PUPPY B-DAY FEATURING SPINNER

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Playing along with this SEIZE THE BIRTHDAY 

#326 Feature an Animal

(ends 5/26)

and this WE LOVE STAMPING with option 

All Creatures Great and Small Challenge

(ends 6/3)

I was excited to try these nail art spinners on a card, and this ball is perfect for them! 

A few helpful hints about these:

 *TIPS* The spinners are tiny! Craft tweezers make the job easier, and the best adhesive I found is some of my old stock Ultra Strength Small Clear Adhesive Permanent Dots by Zots / Therm O Web. It’s also helpful to back the die cut item to spin with an additional piece of card stock. Since the spinner is dimensional, raising surrounding images with foam tape distracts from that. Normally you’d want to center the spinner on the reverse side of your object, but if your object is slightly out of round like the red ball shown, it’s better to mount the spinner slightly higher so at rest your object is always balanced. 

Images were stamped in Memento black, colored with alcohol markers, fussy cut and then foam mounted. The sentiment was heat embossed, die cut and foam mounted. Clouds die cuts were ink blended with Distress Speckled Egg blue. 

 

SUPPLIES

dog and ball stamps - Rare Image Rubber Stamps* 

hat stamp (trimmed down) - Simon Hurley #HUR85560 Big Hugs clear set

sentiment stamp and die - Fun Stampers Journey Birthday Candles set

scallop circle die - Spellbinders Scallop Journal Cards #S4-1438

cloud dies - Tonic Studios Rococo Layered Clouds set

patterned papers - My Mind’s Eye Kraft Funday Happy Days 6x6 pad, and red polka dot from Recollections pad

spinner - Leelosp Nail Spinners (Amazon #X004KK6HQ3)

alcohol markers

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SPLIT FLORALS

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I was inspired by a new-to-me technique blog GROUP OF CARDMAKERS 

This month’s focus is on a Split Card technique. Technically both of these florals should be the same color scheme but I stamped the image onto the middle of two 8.5” x 5.5” white panels of cardstock and then trimmed them into four separate panels before coloring them 😂 Go to their blog and follow the directions better than I did to save yourself some time!

 

Set 1:

 

Playing along with this JUST ADD INK challenge:

(ends 5/20)

Set 2:

Playing along with this BEAUTIFUL BLOSSOMS challenge:

(ends 6/12)

Playing along with this STENCIL FUN challenge

(ends 5/30)

I outlined one of the florals with neutral marker to help camouflage a minor marker outside the lines situation and liked it enough to do a few that way. My coloring wasn’t that fabulous overall so I used some stencils and matching inks to blend patterns around the florals for interest, leaving some space open for a soft halo effect. 

 

SUPPLIES

stamp - JRL Designs #V 126 Paris Floral

Strength sentiment stamp - MFT #CS-156 Deepest Sympathy set

Trust sentiment stamp - Stampendous! #SSC1428 Floral Prayer set

Joy sentiment stamp - unmarked clear set

Blessing sentiment stamp - Stampin’ Up! Blessings of Home set

circles stencil - StampersAnonymous Tim Holtz Collection

squares stencil - StampersAnonymous Tim Holtz Collection

enamel dots and sequins - random

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BEACHCOMBER HELLO

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Playing along with this FRESHLY MADE SKETCHES Challenge

(ends 5/18)

and this AS YOU SEE IT Challenge

(ends 5/20)

I’ve been waiting all Winter and Spring to dig out some seashell images - nothing says Summer to me like all things beach!! 

As soon as the newest FMS challenge sketch posted I knew I wanted shells, but didn’t decide on blues/greens til I went pawing through my handmade card stock scrap folder and saw this piece. I’ve hoarded it because it just screamed to me that it had to be beach-related. 

*TIP* When I get a sluggish day in the craft room, I dig out some favorite Distress ink pads, smoosh them on to a slick surface, spritz with water and press white card stock into the mess. If you dry between colors you’ll get brighter more distinct patterning. 

I embossed a 3D folder lightly to get a wavy sand feel on the kraft card stock. The shells were stamped in Versamark onto colored card stock, heat embossed with detail white powder and fussy cut.

*TIP* In this instance I didn’t want any adhesive interfering with the vellum effect so I folded each end over the patterned card stock, then trimmed off at the seam line any vellum that would be doubled over the kraft area. This still left a good size tab to fold over and glue onto the back of the patterned paper. 

Starfish points and sentiment were foam mounted. 

SUPPLIES

sand dollar stamp - PSX #C-194 (1983!!)

starfish stamp - Fred B. Mullett #201

nautilus Shell stamp - JRL Design

word dies - Spellbinders Hello Smile die set S1-154

embossing folder - Altenew Ribbon Waves

flat back dots - Pink & Main Marshmellow

white detail embossing powder

vellum

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MISS YOU BIRDIE

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Playing along with this CAS Colours &Sketches Challenge

(ends 5/25)

Initially I just had the yellow strip down but it was looking too high and too blah so I did add the green to tie in the grass that I had filled in under the mailbox. I was compelled to restamp, color and pop dot the bird because the first try was way too orange.  Hard to see but I colored the placard in with a gold pen to continue the yellow tones.  

Here’s your nudge to send a card out TODAY to that person who’s been on your mind lately 😃 Don’t let their mailbox sit all empty-like of happy mail. 

SUPPLIES

bird on mailbox and sentiment stamps - unmarked, probably Stampin’ Up! For the Birds set

postage dies - Waffle Flower Nesting Postage die set 

cloud die - Tonic Studios Rococo Petite Layered Clouds #1661e

patterned paper - Stampin’ Up! retired

vellum

 alcohol markers

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GOOGLY BIRTHDAY

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Playing along with this PENNY BLACK SATURDAY CHALLENGE

(ends 6/5)

and this AAA BIRTHDAY CHALLENGE

(ends 5/32)

All Penny Black animal images are beyond cute, but I’m really loving this one currently. Although it’s new to me, it was actually part of the 2003 Margaret Sherry line. Per usual I’ve colored it in with alcohol markers in the same basic format as the index sticker. I added my own background by using Waffleflower’s mini blending brushes with a chiseled point, and the stencils listed below.  

These arch dies are also new to me, purchased on the last Spellbinders Warehouse Sale, and they did not disappoint. They cut one of poor birds in half, but I cut another one out and colored it, and foam mounted it as shown. It adds a nice unexpected design detail. And of course, googly eyes, every chance I get 😁

A design element I had ruled out was clouds, but as I was adhering the black frame I got a line of glue in the area, and it left a streak that needed covering. Happy accidents. RIP Bob Ross

SUPPLIES

animal birthday stamp - Penny Black “…to you” #2610K

arched dies - Spellbinders Arch Labels and Tags die set S5-624

cloud stencil - Rosie’s Roadshow Cloud Template

grass stencil - Set the Scene - Grass #TESN66

patterned papers - Recollections

googly eyes

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TRIO OF SHROOMS

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Playing along with this SUNDAY STAMPS Challenge

(ends May 15)

These mushroom dies have been on my desk for quite awhile, and I was happy to get them cut and colored up today. 

The spattered background was stenciled with Distress Oxide Citron ink. The distressed circle was die cut and the bottom two thirds shaded with the same brown ink as the sentiment. 

Mushrooms were cut from oatmeal card stock and shaded with Fired Brick Distress Oxide ink. A white gel pen was used to highlight the speckles and fill in some of the stem areas, with a little brown colored pencil used along the stem edges to give them some shadowing. 

Top of largest mushroom is foam mounted and butterflies are glued down the center only and the wings are bent upwards. 

Sentiment strip has antiqued brass brads attached. 

SUPPLIES

sentiment stamp -  Creative Worship Be Encouraged 2 clear set

mushroom dies - Hero Arts Mushroom and Ferns die set

butterfly dies - Sizzix Stampin’ Up! Embosslits Beautiful Wings

circle die - Sizzix Thinlits #665039

splatter stencil - Tim Holtz

I had a little guy left over so I made a little vignette on the inside corner. 

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