Introducing Birthday Smiles: Cupcake Trio Card

Hi there!  Today I have a card using the new Birthday Smiles stamp set.  For my card I decided to scraplift myself, using a card I previously created and shared on my personal blog HERE.

This particular stamp set is chocked full of tiny little images and sprinkles to layer on the cupcakes and ice cream cone images.  I decided to stamp those mini sprinkles in random patterns on the 2-inch circles I had sponged with the same color of ink to create perfectly coordinated patterned paper.

For my cupcakes, I colored them in with Copic markers and fussy cut them with my scissors.

And for once I actually remembered to leave out my Copics so I could share the colors I used.  ;)

Here's a look at the full Birthday Smiles stamp set used for today's card (available for purchase on September 8th):

Thanks so much for stopping by.  I hope you're day is sunny!  :)

Introducing School Time: Cards For Teachers & Students

Today I have two cards to share using the School Time stamp set.  I'm sure it will be evident in no time at all, but I adore bold, bright colors so school themes have always appealed to me. These images bring the scent of fresh school supplies to mind.  Maybe it's the nerd in me, but I seriously can't resist taking in the sweet smell of a fresh box of pencils, crayons or pink pearl erasers!

For my first card I inked up my background using a mix of Festive Berries and Fired Brick Distress Ink and then stamped over the top using the same fired brick ink with the apple image in the set to create a patterned paper of sorts.

To form a base for my design, I stamped the notebook paper image three times in pale blue ink and fussy cut them.  I then stacked it with the ruler image which I airbrushed with my Copic marker.  The pencil and apple were also colored with copics.  As a finishing touch I added a coat of Glossy Accents to make my apple shiny.

My next card focuses on the crayon image.  With my love for bright & happy colors, crayons in rainbow colors hold major appeal for me (and of course there's something special about a fresh box of new sharp crayons, right?)

I colored them in with my Copics and then heat embossed my sentiment on a black semi-circle which I layered the crayons around.  For the bottom of my card I used Doodlebug's Petite Prints patterned paper and another airbrushed ruler.

Here's a look at the full School Time stamp set used for both of today's cards (available for purchase on September 8th):

Thanks for hanging with me today.  :)