Beautiful Bluebells Card with Cathy

Hey friends! Cathy here today sharing a thank you card featuring the Beautiful Bluebells Stamps. The gorgeous details in these stamps can’t be overstated!

I kept the design of this A2 card fairly simple to showcase these beautiful flowers. I started by die-cutting a paper from the Spring Fever Paper using the frame portion of the Frilly Frames Quatrefoil Dies and adhering it to a white card front. Next, I die-cut 2 pieces of white cardstock using the largest Stitched Rectangles Die. I die-cut one of them using the quatrefoil portion of the Frilly Frames Quatrefoil Dies and adhered it to the solid stitched rectangle. I then adhered the combined piece to the card front.

To provide a base for the flowers, I die-cut a piece of white cardstock using the second largest Stitched Semi-Circle Dies and inked it lightly just short of the edges with Milled Lavender and Shaded Lilac Distress inks. I adhered it 3/4" from the top of the card.

I stamped the bluebells in various shades of purple ink and a dusty blue ink (Simon Says Stamp Lilac, Amethyst and Orchid, Memento Elderberry and Hero Arts Dusty Blue. Stems in Simon Says Stamp Celery and Limelicious) and die-cut them using the coordinating dies. I adhered them to the Stitched Semi-Circle die-cut beginning with the tallest flowers at the top and working down to the base of the semi-circle. (I reserved one bud to adhere overlapping the leaf)

Next, I die-cut a piece of white cardstock using a Spring Greenery Die and inked it with Twisted Citron/Mowed Lawn Distress inks. I adhered this below the bouquet and then overlapped/adhered one last flower bud.

To finish, I stamped the sentiment from the Big Bold Greetings Stamps using Simon Says Stamp Orchid ink and die-cut it using the coordinating dies. I adhered it with foam dimensional tape.

I just love how this turned out and I hope you enjoyed! Thanks for stopping by today! For more inspiration, please visit my blog www.inkredibleadventures.com and you can also find me on Instagram as @cathy.chapdelaine.

Sunny Studio Supplies Used:

Stitched Rectangle Dies Shop at: Sunny Studio	Stitched Semi-Circle Dies Shop at: Sunny Studio	Frilly Frames Quatrefoil Shop at: Sunny Studio	Spring Greenery Dies Shop at: Sunny Studio	Big Bold Greetings Stamps Shop at: Sunny Studio
Big Bold Greetings Dies Shop at: Sunny Studio	Spring Fever Paper Shop at: Sunny Studio	Beautiful Bluebells Stamps Shop at: Sunny Studio	Beautiful Bluebells Dies Shop at: Sunny Studio

Puddle Jumpers Card with Nicky

Hello! This is Nicky with you today and I'm sharing the details for this new card featuring the cute Puddle Jumpers stamp set.

I started by using the Stitched Rectangle Die to create a panel of light blue cardstock. I glued this to a white A2 panel and then to my card base. I die cut a white panel of cardstock using the Fancy Frames Ovals Die. I backed the frames with dimensional foam tape and adhered it to the card base.

Next, I used the Rain Showers and toning blue ink to stamp the rain drops background on the inside cut that was left after creating the frames. I then came in with a small blending brush and the same ink and ink blended around the edges to form a soft focal point. This was then recessed and glued within the frame.

I stamped the Puddle Jumpers images using Memento Ink in Rich Cocoa and I coloured the images with the following Copic marker combinations:

Yellow - Y17, YR31
Orange - YR09, YR04
Skin - E04, E11, E21, E00
Blush - R22, R20, R00
White - C3, C1, C0
Green - YG41, YG11, G40

Images were die cut using the coordinating dies, arranged and adhered with foam tape and I highlighted with a white gel pen. Finally I stamped the sentiments on little strips of the pale blue cardstock and used foam tape to apply them at playful angles.

I appreciate you coming to the blog today and hope you like this card.  I will be back next Friday with something brand new to share.

Sunny Studio Supplies Used:

Stitched Rectangle Dies Shop at: Sunny Studio	Rain Showers Stamps Shop at: Sunny Studio	Fancy Frames- Ovals Shop at: Sunny Studio	Puddle Jumpers Stamps Shop at: Sunny Studio	Puddle Jumpers Dies Shop at: Sunny Studio

Tree Branch Die Focused Card with Marine

Hello crafty friends, Marine here with you today, I'm back with another example of how you can find inspiration among your cards/projects. Last week, I showed you that you can create the same background (or almost) on two cards but have different images and different themes on each card. Well, for today's card, I was inspired by the Winter Love Birds card I shared at the beginning of February, I really enjoyed making that card, and thought how nice it would be to recreate it using die cuts only. Challenge accepted :)

So, just like the other card, I started off by creating a cloudy snowy sky on a 5,5 x 4,25 inches Strathmore bristol smooth panel. I used lost shadow and hickory smoke oxide inks along with a cloud stencil from my stash to make that sky, and then added texture to make it less flat. I mixed some hickory smoke oxide ink with water and used a small brush to make splatters all over my panel, and then did the same with black soot oxide ink and with copic opaque white ink.

I set my panel aside to dry, and die cut all my bits and pieces out of different colored cardstock. Here is the detailed list of the die sets I used:

• Tree Branch: branch, leaves
• Build A Birdhouse: birdhouses, birds, pole
• Botanical Backdrop: snowflakes
• Sweet Treat House Add-On: bow
• Little Birdie: nest coordinating die

I added a little bit of shadows on all my pieces using oxide inks, stamped my "Sending winter hugs" greeting from Holiday Hugs in black on my panel, and then assembled and stuck everything using 1mm and 2mm foam squares.

Once everything was nicely arranged on my panel, I added a few details to finish my card: a Snowflake Polymer Clay Confetti in the center of each snowflake, a black pearl on each bird for the eyes, and three white dots in the center of each flower using white nuvo drops. 

And that's it! I really love how this card turned out, and I hope that you like it too. Thanks so much for stopping by, and see you next time!

Sunny Studio Supplies Used:

Botanical Backdrop Die Shop at: Sunny Studio	Sweet Treats House Add-on Shop at: Sunny Studio	Little Birdie Stamps Shop at: Sunny Studio	Little Birdie Dies Shop at: Sunny Studio	Build-A-Birdhouse Dies Shop at: Sunny Studio
Holiday Hugs Stamps Shop at: Sunny Studio	Tree Branch Die Shop at: Sunny Studio

Sprawling Surfaces Card with Tina

Hello crafters, it’s Tina and today I am featuring the versatile Sprawling Surfaces stamp set which will be a staple in my stash for sure! I love that you get three different textures, so the possibilities are endless.

I had been wanting to use the adorable houses from the Charming City for a while and they are the perfect match for the brick pavement. Since I incorporated several fun colors for the houses, my card base and frame needed to be more muted. To start, I created a simple white base and cut a panel with the border die from Frilly Frames Chevron and a tiled paper (Subtle Grey Tones pad). The largest Stitched Arched Die creates the perfect opening for any scene and you’ll end up with a an arched frame and an inner piece that I put aside for another project.

Next, I stamped the row of houses from Charming City and the cycling cuties from Bighearted Bears. All the coloring was done with Copic Markers, and I added some details with a white gel pen. This time I opted for a more Mediterranean vibe and houses in bright colors.

For my background, I stamped the brick pavement onto a piece of white Neenah paper and used some more Copics in matching pink shades. The sky portion was ink blended with Distress Oxide Victorian Velvet.

I glued the background to my card base and added the row of houses directly above the brick pavement. Then I could mount the grey frame with foam tape. That instantly creates lots of dimension. Lastly, I placed the cute bears in front of the houses.

My sentiment (Heartfelt Wishes) was stamped in a purple die ink onto a white Brilliant Banner 2. It fitted perfectly above the row of houses. As extra embellishments I added a few white hearts (Bursting Hearts die), some leaves (Winter Greenery dies) and small flowers (Spring Garden dies).

I am sure you will create amazing projects with these great surface stamps! Thank you for joining me and happy crafting!

Sunny Studio Supplies Used:

Heartfelt Wishes Stamps Shop at: Sunny Studio	Frilly Frames Chevron Die Shop at: Sunny Studio	Subtle Grey Tones Paper Shop at: Sunny Studio	Stitched Arch Dies Shop at: Sunny Studio	Winter Greenery DIes Shop at: Sunny Studio
Bursting Heart Die Shop at: Sunny Studio	Charming City Stamps Shop at: Sunny Studio	Charming City Dies Shop at: Sunny Studio	Brilliant Banner 2 Dies Shop at: Sunny Studio
Bighearted Bears Stamps Shop at: Sunny Studio	Bighearted Bears Dies Shop at: Sunny Studio	Sprawling Surfaces Stamps Shop at: Sunny Studio	Spring Garden Dies Shop at: Sunny Studio

Big Bunny Card with Isha

Hello everyone! Isha here with a fun spring theme card featuring the adorable Big Bunny stamps and coordinating dies. I know I am so very ready for spring, which shows in my color choices these days :)

I started by sponging kitsch flamingo, worn lipstick, dried marigold and wild honey distress oxide inks to create the background. Flick some water. Use the Dotted Diamond Portrait die to add texture to this panel.

Die-cut the grass using Mini Grass Border die, sponge using mowed lawn and peeled paint distress ink. Adhere to the panel. Stamp the images using the Big Bunny stamps, color using the copic markers and die-cut using the coordinating dies.

This adorable bunny can hold things as there is a separate die to die-cut the hand part, it's such a sweet and cute idea.

Adhere the card to a white cardbase. Thank you for dropping by and have a nice day!

Sunny Studio Supplies Used:

Dotted Diamond Portrait Shop at: Sunny Studio

Big Bunny Stamps Shop at: Sunny Studio

Big Bunny Dies Shop at: Sunny Studio

Mini Grass Border Dies Shop at: Sunny Studio