Guest Designer Cards & Technique Video with Nichol Spohr Magouirk

Hello there!  I'm so excited to welcome Nichol Spohr Magouirk to the blog today!  She is someone who I have admired for a number of years and I'm ecstatic that she agreed to be our special guest today!

For her first card Nichol created a darling scene using the Backyard Bugs and coordinating dies.  She colored her images with Zig Clean Color Real Brush markers and I love how vibrant and happy it is.  That little rainbow caterpillar is super fun!  

Nichol created a wonderful video to share with you today on how she created the Backyard Bugs card that you can view at her YouTube channel in HD here.

           


For her second card she used the Sending My Love stamps and coordinating dies.

I love her beautiful background, wonderful color scheme and how she shows the versatility of this stamp set and how it's good for more than just Valentine's Day cards.  ;)

She has also created a video for her card that you can watch on YouTube in HD here:

           


I hope you will leave some love for Nichol.  On the tiny chance that you aren't familiar with Nichol's work, you really must subscribe to her YouTube channel and blog.  She is sure to inspire you on a regular basis!  

Backyard Bugs Home Sweet Home Card with Elise

Hi there! It's Elise here this morning to share a "new home" card that features the "Backyard Bugs" stamp set and dies!

I started by stamping the images on white card stock and coloring them with Copic markers. I added the two smaller mushrooms on the sides to give the little ladybugs a bigger house!

For this card, I also used the "Sunny Borders" set for the banner, and the "Happy Home" set for the sentiment. I had to do some selective inking to get the sentiment arranged the way that I wanted for the banner. I also attached the images with foam tape, and I used two layers of foam for the banner so that it really stood out on the card. Here is a close up:

I hope you like the card! Thanks for stopping by this morning! :)