Unicorn Shaker Card

Today I have a fun shaker card. I have been playing with Sweet N Sassy’s  Be Unique stamp set and dies all month and trying to come up with different looks/techniques so they are “unique”.

When I saw the little flower dies I thought that, while I wouldn’t want to fussy cut enough flowers for shaker piece, die cutting them would be perfect for shaker pieces! I grabbed a background card from my stash that used the Grunge Grid stencil and I built everything around that and the idea of shaker flowers haha!

I used Distress Inks in Worn lipstick, Squeezed lemonade, and Broken China (Those were the first blue, pink, and yellow inks I saw.) I stamped all my images on watercolor paper using VersaClair and water colored with the Distress Inks. When I needed orange, purple, and green, I mixed them up with the three colors I had.

When I had it put together, I decided it would be a birthday card so I grabbed a simple sentiment from the Lots of Love set and heat embossed it in white on a black cardstock. It is simple but it is super fun!

Here are the others from this month 🙂

Thanks for stopping by! I hope you are inspired to try different techniques and stretch your stamps a bit!
Lyn

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Watercolor Unicorn

Today’s card uses last month’s “water color” challenge technique at Splitcoast (originally found HERE). Essentially, you add some water based ink (I used Distress Inks) to a craft mat, spritz it, and then use that to “ink up” your stamp. Best of all…you do not have to be exact about this! This technique is so addictive and fun that I have been trying it with lots of different stamps just to see if they work haha!

My card uses a bunch of left over color paper cut into strips for the background then I “water colored” the unicorn from the Be Unique set using colors similar to my scraps. I did a little bit of shading with color pencils, fussy cut it out, and adhered it to my card with foam tape. I added the sentiment from the set to finished it off. I think it is pretty cool looking but what do you think?

Thanks for stopping by – I hope you try out the technique!

Hugs,
Lyn

Splitcoast Stampers Tag card – TLC Challenge

Today I am hosting the Technique Lovers Challenge at Splitcoast Stampers. My challenge is to create a tag shaped card. I hope this is a great technique for the upcoming holidays but I needed a birthday card first so that is the theme I went with for my project today.

First cut out 2 tags…I used a tag shaped die for my card, but you can cut the corners off of a rectangle and create your own tag shape.

On one of the tags, score across the top just below the corner.

Add glue or tape to the top piece (above the score line) and add the unscored tag on top. Technically, you now have a tag shaped card.

Now you decorate!!

You can add the hole and ribbons and/or emboss, color blend, stamps, JUST have fun!! For my card, I did some watercolor ink blending on Bristol Cardstock, embossed it with a birthday embossing folder, then added a color hole at the top with ribbons.

I popped up a Birthday Word Die (cut out of a panel of strips of color cardstock) and a “Wishes” sentiment from the Joyful Day set (I also added a sentiment from this set to the inside). To finish it off, I added a “tag” tag using the Mini Tag Sentiment and Die bundle.

Now I can write a not on the inside and still pop it on the package to help decorate it.

Inside the card:

I hope you are inspired – jump over and join the challenge at Splitcoast Stampers!

Thanks for stopping by!
Lyn

Happy Birthday Sweet N Sassy!

Sweet N Sassy Stamps is celebrating 15 years this month and there is a month long celebration going on. Today there is an awesome digital product release which includes 5 new digital stamp sets, 1 printable, and 3 digital paper packs!

I have two cards today using the new digital set called Celebrate with Cake.

My first card uses the cake. It is simple Copic colored card but it has dimension and even a little bling with some “flame” shape gems.

My second card is a “background” card. I added the confetti and megaphone in a couple of spots on my card then I added a sentiment. I cropped out some of the confetti and copied and pasted it all over the remaining background. I colored everything with Copic markers, mounted it on a black background, and then onto my card base. Another clean and simple card but so much fun!

Thanks for stopping by! That’s all for today! This weekend there is a stamp-a-thon going on over at the SNSS VIP Page. Come on over to join the fun!!

Hugs,
Lyn

“Tag” Tags…

Today I have several Tags for different occasions and I added a mini tag to each of them to embellish the ribbon. I call these my tag, tags :). I L-O-V-E this new Mini Tag Sentiment set from Sweet N Sassy! It is so cute and coordinates with all the sweet little Mini Tag Dies perfectly AND it is the product of the month this month so it’s free with a $65 order.

First, I have a Birthday Tag using some distress inks with a Birthday embossing folder on kraft to create my big tag background. I added a cupcake and sentiment from Joyful Day and ribbons and my Mini Tag Sentiment and die “tag, tag” and this one is ready for a birthday gift.

I used Copics on my cupcake and the balloon on my mini tag and the black is Versaclair Nocturne.

Second, I have a Valentine, Love, Whatever tag.

I used the Background Builders: Stripe stamp and Candy Apple, Picked Raspberry, and Worn Lipstick Distress Oxides on kraft to create a background for my tag. I added the bunny from the Valentine Critters Stamp Set. You can also get a digi for this one. Finally I added ribbons and my Mini Tag Sentiment and die “tag, tag” and this one is ready for a birthday gift, Valentine gift, etc..

I used Copics on my bunny and the heart on my mini tag. The black is Versaclair Nocturne.

Finally, I have a Christmas tag.

I used the Christmas Text Background stamp and Candy Apple Distress Oxides on kraft to create a background for my tag. I added two tags connected to create a “belly band” tied on with red twine. I added a flower from the Winter Birds Set then I added ribbons and my Mini Tag Sentiment and die “tag, tag” and this one is ready for a Christmas gift.

I used Copics on my flower and the gift on the mini tag. The black is Versaclair Nocturne.

Thanks for stopping by! I hope you were inspired today!

Hugs,
Lyn

Totally Wonderful Day – Gift Tag

Today I have a gift tag for your inspiration. I used Distress Oxides and the Grunge Grid stencil as well as the word “Happy” and the stars from the Beautiful You stamp set for background texture.

With a scrap from a previous card, I created a birthday candle. I added a sentiment from the Beautiful You set (colored in with Polychromos pencils) and some super fun textiles and that is it.

I can’t wait to add it to a wrapped gift. I think it will be the perfect touch but what do you think?

I hope you are inspired.

Thanks for stopping by!
Lyn

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SNSS Happy Birthday Jesus (Christmas in July Sale!)

Today I am using All Wrapped Up. It is one of the stamp sets in this week’s Christmas in July sale – now through the 26th, Christmas and Winter sets are 25% off.

For my projects today, I have gone with non-Christmas cards and created birthday cards. I mean ultimately, Christmas IS Jesus’ birthday so maybe they are Christmas cards. Hmm…

My cards are fairly clean and simple but they are created using different coloring mediums.

For my first project, I did a little masking with most of the gift boxes to create a PILE of gifts. I inked them with Versaclair black ink on Neenah Solar white. I colored everything with polychromos pencils and added a sentiment (heat embossed on black cardstock) from the Birthday Wordfetti set. To finish it, I simply mounted it on a black card base.

For my second project, I used the stack of gifts again but this time colored it (and the bow) with Copics. I fussy cut the stack and the bow. I cut off the top gift to add to the front of the stack and added the bow to the top gift – I glued these onto a card panel, mounted that on blue cardstock, then mounted that on a Neenah Solar White card base. My big sentiment banner is from Bold Birthdays.

That is both of my Christmas in July projects. I hope you are inspired!! Check out all of the Christmas and Winter stamps – 25% off until the 26th…no coupon code needed!

Thanks for stopping by!
Lyn

Bugaboo Sketch Challenge – Birthday Cupcake

Today we have another Stella Says Sketch Challenge. This month it will be month long.

My project features Scarlette Cupcake – she is so fancy in her long gloves and high heel shoes. I love her!

I just went with it on this one. There wasn’t a whole lot of planning. I cut my image with the banner die before I colored it and when I cut off the flame, I almost started over, but then remembered an awesome yellow flame shaped gem I had in my stash so I just kept moving ahead. I colored her up and then found the cardstocks to match her. I used a piece of washi to look like the top of the sketch and then I took a little liberty with my sentiment placement. I hope everyone will be ok with that because this card was so much fun – it makes me happy! 🙂

I hope you are inspired to join in the sketch challenge with us and have fun!!

Thanks for stopping by!
Lyn

Bugaboo ATG Challenge CAS Birthday

Catch the Bug is going to two month long challenges. Today we have the first and it is an Anything Goes Challenge. I have a clean and simple birthday card for you inspiration.

I combined the sentiment and image from Stella Facebook Birthday and printed it out on lightweight watercolor paper. Then I smooshed some Distress Oxides on top to add color without having to color. It was hard not to pull out my color pencils or Copics but ultimately I love that I was able to create a fun card in a relatively short amount of time. I just had to die cut the layer and adhere them together.

What do you think?

Thanks for stopping by! I hope you were inspired! Now its your turn to try to create something clean and simple without spending a lot of time!

Hugs,
Lyn

Bugaboo ATG Challenge – Birthday Puppy

Today starts a new challenge at Bugaboo Stamps and as the new format says…Anything Goes! I have really been trying to use some of those tools, papers, stamps, dies (you get the picture) that I just “had to have” at one time or another and then proceeded to put in a drawer and forget about them… Am I the only one? Today, I pulled out a die from Waffle Flower that cuts strips and some colored cardstock colors that I don’t often reach for anymore…

I used a cute puppy from the Bugaboo Stamps Birthday Puppies Set. I colored up my image with Copic markers. Die cut the square with a Simon Says Stamp die then put it all on my fun hand made stripe background. SWEET!!

Thanks for stopping by! I hope you were inspired! Grab your supplies and USE them!

Hugs,
Lyn