Category: Cards

Birthdays, Cards, Embossed Background, Watercolor techniques

Birthday Cards: Watercoloring an Embossed Image featuring Crafters Companion

kittieslovecrafting

Hello friends. In an effort to spend less this year, I’m trying to shop my stash and use some less loved items. This embossing folder (Crafter’s Companion – Embossalicious – Birthday Cupcake) has been in my stash for a very long time and I cannot remember when las I used it so it’s time. I used watercolor paper so I can color the image with watercolors. It gives it a fun organic look.

For this card, I cut a piece of Bazzill Lime Crush 12 x 12 Cardstock to 6 x 12″ and scored at 6″ to create a square card base and piece of Cold Press 140 lb Watercolor Paper to 6 x 6″. I embossed the panel using the Crafter’s Companion – Embossalicious 6 x 6″ Birthday Cupcake Embossing Folder.

Then I colored the image with watercolors. Once everything was dry I re-embossed the image because when you add water to an embossed image it can lose some of the details.

I die cut the sentiment word ‘Celebrate’ from Neenah 100lb Classic Crest Cardstock 8.5 X 11″ and Stampin’ Up! Early Espresso 80lb Cardstock using the Catherine Pooler Celebrate Die (no longer available I believe). Then stamped a sentiment from Stampin’ Up! Sweet Ice Cream Stampset (retired) onto Neenah 100lb Classic Crest Cardstock 8.5 X 11″ with Stampin’ Up! Early Espresso Ink.

I finished off the card by adding some sparkle to the ‘Celebrate’ by using a Spectrum Noir Clear Overlay Sparkle Pens, as well as some Tonic Ivory Seashell Nuvo Crystal Drops, Ripened Pumpkin Gloss Nuvo Crystal Drops, and Tonic Dandelion Yellow Gloss Nuvo Crystal Drops.

On the inside of the card, I cut a piece of Neenah 100lb Classic Crest Cardstock 8.5 X 11″ to 5-1/2 x 5-1/2″ and stamped another sentiment from Stampin’ Up! Sweet Ice Cream Stampset (retired) with Stampin’ Up! Early Espresso Ink.

Dimensions

Supplies

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Thanks for reading this post. I hope I’ve inspired you to try watercoloring an embossed image. Leave comments or questions below or feel free to email.

Cards, Love & Friendship, Stenciled Background

Love/Friendship Cheddar Card featuring Trinity Stamps

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Hello friends. Here’s another adorable cheddar card using Trinity Stamps products. I also really like that the images are a quick color.

For this card, I cut a piece of Neenah 100lb Classic Crest Cardstock 8.5 X 11″ to 5-1/2 x 8-1/2″ and scored at 4-1/4″ to create a card base. I die cut a piece of Stampin’ Up! 80lb Pool Party Cardstock with the Hero Arts Fancy Dies Circle Confetti and a piece of Neenah 100lb Classic Crest Cardstock 8.5 X 11″ with Catherine Pooler Designs Narrow Stripe Cover Plate Die.

I die cut the hearts from Stampin’ Up! 80lb Daffodil Delight 8-1/2 x 11″ (retired) with the Lawn Fawn OUTSIDE IN STITCHED HEART STACKABLES and Queen and Company Vintage Truck – Sweater Weather 6 x 6 Paper Pad (discontinued), using the Lawn Fawn Lacy Heart Stackables. I used the Cheesy Background 6×6 Stencil on the stitched heart with Tim Holtz Fossilized Amber and Mustard Seed Distress Oxide Inks to make it into cheesy heart (LOL).

I stamped the little images from the Trinity Stamps My Cheddar Half Stamp & Die Set onto Neenah 100lb Classic Crest Cardstock 8.5 X 11″ with Memento Tuxedo Black Ink. I colored them with Copic Markers. I used Y11, Y13, & Y18, R20, and YR27. I added some highlights with a White Gel Pen.

I stamped a sentiment from the same stampset onto Neenah 100lb Classic Crest Cardstock 8.5 X 11″ with Memento Tuxedo Black Ink and cut it down to [1/4 x 2″].

I finished off the card by adding some Simply White Nuvo Crystal Drops – Gloss.

On the inside of the card, I cut a strip of pattern paper from Queen and Company Vintage Truck – Sweater Weather 6 x 6 Paper Pad (discontinued) to 1 x 5-1/2″ and added another cheddar couple.

Dimensions

Supplies

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Thanks for reading this post. I hope I’ve inspired you to give this cute cheddar card a try for yourself. Leave comments or questions below or feel free to email.

Cards, Embossed Background, Get Well Soon

Get Well Cheddar Card featuring Trinity Stamps

kittieslovecrafting

Hello friends. This mini stamp and die set, Feelin Bleu, from Trinity Stamps is just too cute! Had to make a card with it. This turned out to be a really quick card to make. Love that!

For this card, I cut a piece of Neenah 100lb Classic Crest Cardstock 8.5 X 11″ to 5-1/2 x 8-1/2″ and scored at 4-1/4″ to create a card base, and another piece of Stampin’ Up! Crushed Curry 80lb 8-1/2 x 11 Cardstock (retired) to 4 x 5-1/4″. I embossLove Fed this panel using the Cheesy Background 6×6 Stencil. To accomplish this, I used the same sandwich in my Sizzix Big Shot as I do for embossing folders which includes adding an impression plate and silicone plate (check your die cutting machine for the proper sandwich).

Then I added some more dimension by coloring the raised areas with Ranger Tim Holtz Wild Honey Distress Oxides Ink. Next, I cut a strip of pattern paper from Honey Bee Stamps The Bees Knees 6 x 6 Paper Pad (unavailable) to 1 x 5-1/4″. And added some Love From Lizi Black Glitter Peel-offs.

I die cut a scalloped circle, measuring 2-3/4″, from Simon Says Stamp 100lb Black Cardstock and another circle from Neenah 100lb Classic Crest Cardstock 8.5 X 11″, measuring 2-3/8″, using the Stampin’ Up! Layering Circles Dies (retired).

I stamped the cheddar image from the Trinity Stamps Feelin Bleu Stamp & Die Set onto Neenah 100lb Classic Crest Cardstock 8.5 X 11″ with Memento Tuxedo Ink. I colored the image with Copic Markers. I used R20, Y02, Y11, Y15, Y18, YR23, and BG02 (tears).

I stamped the sentiment from the stampset onto Neenah 100lb Classic Crest Cardstock 8.5 X 11″ with Memento Tuxedo Ink and cut the strip to 1/2 x 2-1/4″. I finished off the card by adding som Nuvo Midnight Sky Glitter Drops (not sure if this is still available).

On the inside of the card, I added a strip of pattern paper from Honey Bee Stamps The Bees Knees 6 x 6 Paper Pad (unavailable) to 1 x 5-1/2″ and stamped a sentiment from the same stampset with Memento Tuxedo Ink.

Dimensions

  • Card Base = 5-1/2 x 8-1/2″ and scored at 4-1/4″ Neenah 100lb Classic Crest Cardstock 8.5 X 11″
  • Background Panel = 4 x 5-1/4″ Stampin’ Up! Crushed Curry 80lb 8-1/2 x 11 Cardstock (retired); 1 x 5-1/4″ Honey Bee Stamps The Bees Knees 6 x 6 Paper Pad (unavailable)
  • Inside Strip = 1 x 5-1/2″ Honey Bee Stamps The Bees Knees 6 x 6 Paper Pad (unavailable)

Supplies

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Thanks for reading this post. I hope I’ve inspired you to give this cute get well card a try for yourself. Leave comments or questions below or feel free to email.

Cards, Easter, Spring

Shaped Easter Gnome Card featuring Trinity Stamps

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Hello friends. This cute egg shaped card features the Trinity Stamps Springtime Gnome Die Set. This little gnome is very easy to put together and the can be used for many occasions. Let’s put this card together…

For this card, I die cut a piece of Neenah 100lb Classic Crest Cardstock 8.5 X 11″, folded in half using the Sizzix Framelits Die Set 10PK – Egg (discontinued) to create the card base. to accomplish this I simply left one side of the die off the edge of the folded card base before die cutting. This card base measures 3-3/4 x 5-1/4″ I also cut a smaller egg shape for the front panel.

I colored the sky with Tim Holtz Uncharted Mariner and Chipped Sapphire Distress Oxide Inks. Then die cut the grass from Simon Says Stamp 100lb Green Apple Cardstock with the Lawn Fawn Simple Grassy Hillsides and also used the Egg framelits to shape it.

I die cut the gnome’s hat, hands and bunny ear insides from Echo Park 12 x 12 I Love Easter Cardstock Pack (discontinued I believe) using the Trinity Stamps Springtime Gnome Die Set. The bunny ears, nose, face and beard were die cut from Neenah 100lb Classic Crest Cardstock 8.5 X 11″ and colored with Copic Markers. I used E000 for the nose, E000, E00, R20 & 0 for the face; and C0 & 0 for the ears. His shoes, hat band and all the eggs were die cut from Doodlebug 6 x 6 Dot Grid Daisy Stripe Pack (discontinued I think).

I added a sentiment using the Simon Says Stamp Sentiment Strips REVERSE EASTER WISHES. I finished off the card by adding some highlights with a White Gel Pen.

I left the inside of the card blank.

Supplies

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Thanks for reading this post. I hope I’ve inspired you to give this cute gnome Easter card a try for yourself. Leave comments or questions below or feel free to email.

Cards, Easter, Watercolor techniques

Turning Simon Says Stamp Suzy’s Watercolor Prints Into Scene Cards

kittieslovecrafting

Hello friends. I made these two cute Easter cards using the Simon Says Stamp Suzy’s Watercolor Prints. The prints I used are from an older set but I will link to the newer one that was released this year. I created cute scene cards by using them in a non traditional way.I love to just sit and watercolor these prints! It’s very relaxing and fun to me. If watercolor isn’t your thing you can probably use color pencils to color the images.

For the first card, I cut a piece of Neenah 100lb Classic Crest Cardstock 8.5 X 11″ to 5-1/2 x 8-1/2″ and scored at 4-1/4″ to create a card base.

I used my Kuretake GANSAI TAMBI Watercolor Paint Set (I love this set!) to color the images. Then cut all the background white areas out and used one of the Egg framelits from Sizzix Framelits Die Set 10PK – Egg (discontinued) to cut out the watercolor print, making sure to not cut his ears. I die cut a piece of Lawn Fawn Stripes ‘n Sprinkles 6×6 Paper with the same framelit for the background.

I die cut grass from Simon Says Stamp Cardstock 100lb Green Apple Cardstock using the Lawn Fawn Simple Grassy Hillsides. I die cut two pieces of varying heights but 4-1/4″ in width and popped up the front one with 3M Foam Tape.

For the sentiment I used the Simon Says Stamp EASTER WISHES Sentiment Strips.

I left the inside of the card blank.

Dimensions

For the second card, I cut a piece of Neenah 100lb Classic Crest Cardstock 8.5 X 11″ to 5-1/2 x 8-1/2″ and scored at 4-1/4″ to create a card base and a piece of Echo Park I Love Easter 12 x 12 Pattern Paper (discontinued) to 4 x 5-1/4″. I die cut a window from the panel using the Egg framelits from Sizzix Framelits Die Set 10PK – Egg (discontinued). I also used 2 of them to cut out a frame from Neenah 100lb Classic Crest Cardstock 8.5 X 11″.

Once again, I used my Kuretake GANSAI TAMBI Watercolor Paint Set to color the images. I then placed the panel behind the window panel.

I stamped a sentiment from the Lawn Fawn Eggstraordinary Easter onto the panel with Catherine Pooler Midnight Ink.

I finished off the card by adding some highlights with a Uni-ball Signo White Broad Point Gel Pen and some Tonic IVORY SEASHELL Nuvo Crystal Drops.

On the inside of the card, I cut two strips of the pattern paper from Echo Park I Love Easter 12 x 12 Pattern Paper (discontinued), measuring 1 x 4-1/4″ and 1-1/4 x 4-1/4″.

Dimensions

  • Card Base = 5-1/2 x 8-1/2″ and scored at 4-1/4″ Neenah 100lb Classic Crest Cardstock 8.5 X 11″
  • Top Panel = 4 x 5-1/4″ Echo Park I Love Easter 12 x 12 Pattern Paper (discontinued)
  • Inside Strips = 1 x 4-1/4″ and 1-1/4 x 4-1/4″ Echo Park I Love Easter 12 x 12 Pattern Paper (discontinued)

Supplies

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Thanks for reading this post. I hope I’ve inspired you to give these cute Easter cards a try for yourself. Leave comments or questions below or feel free to email.

Cards, Easter, Spring, Window Cards

Easter Window Scene Card featuring Lawn Fawn

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Hello friends. Here’s another way to use the Lawn Fawn Window Scene: Spring Stampset if you don’t have a window die. I combined it with the Lawn Fawn Secret Garden Window Dies to create a cute dimensional window scene. Check out the Lawn Fawn website for even more ideas!

For this card, I cut a piece of Neenah 100lb Classic Crest Cardstock 8.5 X 11″ to 5-1/2 x 8-1/2″ and scored at 4-1/4″ to create a card base, and another piece to 4-1/4 x 5-1/2″. I embossed this panel with the Darice Embossing Essentials Folder 1218-66 Basket Weave (discontinued). I colored the panel with Tim Holtz Seedless Preserves and Villainous Potion Distress Oxide Inks.

I stamped the window scene from Lawn Fawn Window Scene: Spring Stampset onto Neenah 100lb Classic Crest Cardstock 8.5 X 11″ with Tsukineko Memento Tuxedo Black Ink. I also stamped some images from the Lawn Fawn Eggstraordinary Easter and Lawn Fawn Eggstraordinary Easter Add-On Stampsets. Then colored the images with Copic Markers. I used Y13 & Y17, R20, YR04 & YR09 for the chicks; C0, C1, R20 & 0 for the bunny; YR04, YR09, YG25 & YG67 for the carrots; Y17, RV55, BG000, YR04 & YR09, V22 & V28 & BG02 for the butterflies; YG25, YG67 & G28, E27 & E49 for the trees and grass; Y13 & Y17 for the sun; Y17 for the flower centers; RV000, RV52 & RV5, YR04 & YR09, Y13 & Y18, and BG000 & BG02 for the tiny eggs; RV000 & RV52 for the large egg.

I die cut the window from Neenah 100lb Classic Crest Cardstock 8.5 X 11″ using the Lawn Fawn Secret Garden Window Dies. I cut two pieces; the first piece I colored with Copics and the second I left white and cut off the flowers and leaves to create a border. I used 3M Foam Tape to pop up the window.

I added a sentiment using the Simon Says Stamp Sentiment Strips Easter Wishes. I popped it up using 3M Foam Tape. I finished off the card by adding some highlights with a White Gel Pen.

On the inside of the card, I added another sentiment from the Simon Says Stamp Sentiment Strips Easter Wishes and added a chick and flower.

Supplies

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Thanks for reading this post. I hope I’ve inspired you to give this easy Easter window scene card a try for yourself. Leave comments or questions below or feel free to email.

Cards, Emboss Resist Technique, Spring

Emboss Resist Background Spring Card featuring Lawn Fawn

kittieslovecrafting

Hello friends. Here’s another cute card featuring the Lawn Fawn Giant Easter Messages. For this one I created a bright background using the emboss resist technique with Distress Oxides. I also watercolored the center panel for a softer look.

For this card, I cut a piece of Neenah 100lb Classic Crest Cardstock 8.5 X 11″ to 5-1/2 x 8-1/2″ and scored at 4-1/4″ to create a card base, another piece to 4 x 5-1/4.

For the background, I stamped the tiny images from the Lawn Fawn Giant Easter Messages using Lawn Fawn YETI Pigment Ink and heat embossed it using WOW OPAQUE BRIGHT WHITE Super Fine Embossing Powder. Then used Tim Holtz Picked Raspberry, Squeezed Lemonade, Mowed Lawn, Salty Ocean, and Villainous Potion Distress Oxide Inks.

Next, I stamped the sentiment panel 2x from the Lawn Fawn Giant Easter Messages onto Neenah 100lb Classic Crest Cardstock 8.5 X 11″ with Catherine Pooler Designs Midnight Ink and then poured Ranger Clear Embossing Powder overtop and heat set it. The second piece I will fussycut and pop up with 3M Foam Tape later.

I colored the panel with my Kuretake GANSAI TAMBI Watercolors. Heat embossing the image first makes it easier for the watercolors to stay in place and not bleed. Then I die cut the sentiment with Stampin’ Up! Layering Ovals Dies (retired). As previously mentioned I also fussycut the second sentiment panel that I had stamped and heat embossed and popped it up with 3M Foam Tape.

I stamped the tiny images from the same stampset as well as some from the Lawn Fawn Eggstraordinary Easter onto Neenah 100lb Classic Crest Cardstock 8.5 X 11″ with Memento Tuxedo Black Ink.

I colored them with Copic Markers. I used C0, C1, R20 & 0 for the bunnies; Y11, Y13 & Y18, R20, YR07 for the chics; RV52, RV19 & RV55, Y13 & Y18, V22, V25 & BV17 for the flowers; YG06 & YG67, and YR07 & YR04 for the carrots; RV52, RV19 & RV55, Y13 & Y18, V22, V25 & BV17, and YR07 & YR04 for the butterflies.

I left the inside of the card blank.

Dimensions

Supplies

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Thanks for reading this post. I hope I’ve inspired you to give this cute and bright Spring card a try for yourself. Leave comments or questions below or feel free to email.

Cards, Spring, St. Patrick's Day, Stenciled Background

Slimline St. Patrick’s Day Gnome Card featuring Trinity Stamps

kittieslovecrafting

Hello friends. I am loving the new Springtime Gnome Die Set from Trinity Stamps! You can make so many cute gnomes and they are a nice size too!

For this card, I cut a piece of Neenah 100lb Classic Crest Cardstock 8.5 X 11″ to 7 x 8-1/2″ and scored at 3-1/2″ to create a slimline card base, and another piece 3-1/4 x 8-1/4″.

For the background I used the Simon Says Stamp BUILD A RAINBOW Stencil with Catherine Pooler Designs Samba, Limoncello, Lime Rickey, and Something Borrowed Inks to create rainbows. I used same stencil with Catherine Pooler Designs Oh Boy! Ink to create the sky.

I die cut the gnomes from the Springtime Gnome Die Set with Doodlebug Essentials 12 x 12 Lots o’ Luck Paper (I think the paper pack is discontinued), Stampin’ Up! Petal Pink 8-1/2″ X 11″ Cardstock, Simon Says Stamp 100lb Black Cardstock, Simon Says Stamp 100lb Green Apple Cardstock, Stampin’ Up! Cajun Craze 8-1/2″ X 11″ Cardstock, Tim Holtz Idea-ology 8 x 8 METALLIC KRAFT STOCK Paper Stash, Tim Holtz Idea-ology 8 x 8 METALLIC JEWELS KRAFT STOCK Paper Stash, and DCWV Single-Sided 4.5″ x 6.5″ Brights Mat Stack. And the pot of gold was die cut using Trinity Stamps Leprechaun Loot Die Set from Simon Says Stamp 100lb Black Cardstock and Tim Holtz Idea-ology 8 x 8 METALLIC KRAFT STOCK Paper Stash. And the clover in the leprechaun’s hands is from the Lawn Fawn Lucky Clovers.

I added a sentiment from the Simon Says Stamp Sentiment Strips Lucky which I die cut from the DCWV Single-Sided 4.5″ x 6.5″ Brights Mat Stack.

On the inside of the card, I added a strip of pattern paper from Doodlebug Essentials 12 x 12 Lots o’ Luck Paper (same as on the gnome) measuring 1 x 3-1/2″ and stamped a sentiment from Lawn Fawn Happy Happy Happy Add-on with Catherine Pooler Designs Lime Rickey Ink.

Dimensions

Supplies

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Thanks for reading this post. I hope I’ve inspired you to give this cute slimline St. Patrick’s Day card a try for yourself. Leave comments or questions below or feel free to email.

Cards, Shaker, St. Patrick's Day

Flat Shaker St. Patrick’s Day Card featuring Simon Says Stamp

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Hello friends. Want to make a fun card for St. Patrick’s Day but short on time?!? This flat shaker card was super quick to make! I used the Flat Acetate Shaker Pouches from Trinity Stamps which made it so much easier.

For this card, I cut a piece of Neenah 100lb Classic Crest Cardstock 8.5 X 11″ to 5-1/2 x 8-1/2″ and scored at 4-1/4″ to create a card base, and another piece of Authentique Paper Emerald 6×6 Paper to 4-1/4 x 5-1/2″.

I used a Trinity Stamps A-2 Card Flat Acetate Shaker Pouches with double-sided tape to adhere to the back panel. I adhered 3 sides then filled it with different shaker bits. Then closed the fourth side and adhered it to the card base.

I die cut a sentiment using the Simon Says Stamp Fancy Lucky Wafer Dies from Neenah 100lb Classic Crest Cardstock 8.5 X 11″ (Lucky word) and Stampin’ Up! Garden Green 8-1/2″ X 11″ Cardstock (shadow). Also die cut some shamrocks from Stampin’ Up! Garden Green 8-1/2″ X 11″ Cardstock and Simon Says Stamp 100lb Green Leaf Cardstock using the Lawn Fawn Lucky Clovers. Finally I added a sentiment strip from the Simon Says Stamp Reverse Lucky Sentiment Strips.

On the inside of the card, I cut a strip of pattern paper to 1 x 5-1/2″ and added a sentiment from the Simon Says Stamp Reverse Lucky Sentiment Strips as well as some more shamrocks.

Dimensions

Supplies

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Thanks for reading this post. I hope I’ve inspired you to give this cute flat shaker card a try for yourself. Leave comments or questions below or feel free to email.

Cards, Spring, St. Patrick's Day, Stenciled Background

Easy Circle Shaped St. Patrick’s Day Card featuring Trinity Stamps

kittieslovecrafting

Hello friends. Here’s a very easy St. Patrick’s Day card using the Circle Shaped Card Die Set from Trinity Stamps as well as the Leprechaun Loot Die Set.

For this card, I die cut a piece of Neenah 100lb Classic Crest Cardstock 8.5 X 11″ with Trinity Stamps Circle Shaped Card Die Set to create a card base. Then also die cut a circle, measuring 4″ with the Sizzix Framelits Circle Die Set.

I used the Lawn Fawn Corner Rainbow Stencils with Tim Holtz Picked Raspberry, Squeezed Lemonade, Mowed Lawn, Salty Ocean, and Villainous Potion Distress Oxide Inks to create the rainbow and My Favorite Things Mini Cloud Edges Mix-ables Stencils with Tumbled Glass Distress Oxide Inks for the sky.

I die cut the pot of gold from Simon Says Stamp 100lb Black Cardstock and the gold from DCWV The Glitzy Glitter 12 x 12″ Cardstock Stack with the Trinity Stamps Leprechaun Loot Die Set. I added some shamrocks cut from Simon Says Stamp 100lb Green Apple Cardstock and Simon Says Stamp 100lb Green Leaf Cardstock.

I added a sentiment using the Simon Says Stamp Sentiment Strips Reverse Lucky. I popped it up using 3M Foam Tape. I finished off the card by adding some sequins in rainbow colors.

On the inside of the card, stamped a sentiment from the Lawn Fawn Happy Happy Happy Add-on with Catherine Pooler Designs Midnight Ink and added more shamrocks.

Supplies

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Thanks for reading this post. I hope I’ve inspired you to give this easy St. Patrick’s Day card a try for yourself. Leave comments or questions below or feel free to email.