Summer Card Series - Sweet Hello

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Here is the third card I've made using the Cool Treats digital stamp set from Craftin Desert Divas. It's simple, but very colorful. Perfect for summer!

I first started by creating the ice cream pattern on Photoshop and printing it on watercolor cardstock. I wanted the colors to be coordinated with the ones on the card "Smile" so I picked a bunch of distress inks and painted all the little images.

I die cut a stitched scallop rectangle from some polka dot paper I had in my stash, and made the ice cream panel smaller using a stitched rectangle die. To get some dimension, I glued some pieces of fun foam at the back and attached it to the polka dot piece.

I die cut the word Hello four times: one from gold glitter paper and three from white paper. I glued the white pieces together to create dimension, and glued the gold piece on top. Attached it to the main panel using liquid glue, and added white dots and brown dots on some images to finish the card.

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CRAFTIN DESERT DIVAS SUPPLIES

- Cool treats digital stamp set

- Fancy frame dies

- Pocket pieces hello dies

OTHER SUPPLIES

- Distress inks from Tim Holtz: vintage photo - antique linen - ground espresso - picked raspberry - mustard seed - weathered wood - cracked pistachio - candied apple - twisted citron

- Watercolor cardstock from Canson

- Gold glitter paper from American Crafts

- Polka dot paper from my stash

- White gel pen from Uniball

Summer Card Series - Little break in the city - Pop-Up Card

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Here is the second card I've made using the Cool Treats digital stamp set from Craftin Desert Divas. When I saw it, I knew I wanted to create a pop-up card using these cuties!

I first started by coloring my images using my alcohol markers. I wanted the whole project to be well coordinated so I chose a main color (aqua/teal) as a main theme. I also used the same colors for the ice creams as the ones I had used on the "Smile" card.

I picked three different pattern papers to build the background and floor of my pop-up card: clouds for the sky (obviously ^^), buildings to create a skyline, and bricks for the floor.

I used my images as guides to mark the places to create the pop-ups, cut them using a cutter, and attached my images using liquid glue.

I rounded the corners and started to decorate the outside of the card. For that, I die cut a stitched scallop rectangle in some polka dot paper, tied a bow around the card so it could stay closed and attached one last image with my sentiment on top of it.

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CRAFTIN DESERT DIVAS SUPPLIES

- Cool treats digital stamp set

- Fancy frame dies

OTHER SUPPLIES

- Spectrum Noir alcohol markers

- Solar white cardstock from Neenah

- Pattern papers from my stash

- White gel pen from Uniball

- Ribbon from Stampin Up!

Summer Card Series - Smile

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Here the first card of a set of three that I've made using the digital stamp set Cool Treats from Craftin Desert Divas. I really loved making this card from the start to the end. I also thought it would be fun to add cute faces on these adorable images. I got inspired by the colorful rubber rings on the CDD July Monthly Challenge.

So I first started by editing the images in Photoshop to add faces on the images. Then I printed them, colored them using my alcohol markers and fussy cut them. Using those pretty bright colors was so fun! I also added some touches of white to create some highlights.

At the beginning I wanted to add two scallop borders at the top and the bottom of my panel but I ended up not using them.

I die cut a stitched scallop frame, taped it to my mix media sheet and started to paint using four different distress inks. I applied several layers of ink to get more vibrant colors. Then I sprayed some water just to smooth everything a little bit.

I stamped my sentiment using my Misti tool and black ink. I attached my panel to a white card base, attached the images on top of it using foam squares, added some pretty sequins, glossy accents to the cherries, black enamel accents to the eyes and white dots to their cheeks to finish the card.

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CRAFTIN DESERT DIVAS SUPPLIES

- Cool treats digital stamp set

- Simply said stamp set

- Fancy frame dies

- Glossy accents

- Shimmer sequins

OTHER SUPPLIES

- Distress inks from Tim Holtz: picked raspberry - twisted citron - mustard seed - cracked pistachio
- Spectrum noir alcohol markers
- Watercolor cardstock from Canson
- Black enamel accents from Ranger
- White gel pen from Uniball

MFT + Marianne Designs - Bastille Day - Shaker Card

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Today is July 14th and we celebrate Bastille day here in France. For the occasion I've made quite a large card showcasing the Eiffel tower and the colors of the French flag. Hope you'll like it.

I first started by cutting my three pieces of pattern papers, and used a stitched line to add cute details of each one. I attached them on a piece of white cardstock and die cut the Eiffel tower. To create my shaker, I attached a piece of clear acetate at the back of my panel, as well as a piece of fun foam. I applied some powder to avoid any stickiness of the double sided tape showing.

On another piece of white cardstock, I attached a piece of the same white pattern paper as the one on the main panel so the Eiffel tower would have a coordinated background. I prepared my shaker material using blue and red sequins and white beads, and placed everything in the tower hole. Next I attached the second piece of white cardstock at the back to close the shaker.

Then I stamped my images on white cardstock, colored them using my alcohol markers and cut them using the coordinating dies. I also die cut some clouds from another set, and attached all these elements on my panel using foam squares.

I attached my panel on a piece of heavy white cardstock. And to finish the card, I decided to add some sparkles. So I die cut the word celebrate four times: three times from white cardstock, and one time from gold glitter paper, glued the pieces together and then attached the piece on top of the Eiffel tower.

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SUPPLIES

- Eiffel tower die from Marianne Design

- Strike up the band stamp set from My Favorite Things + coordinating dies

- Cloud dies from the Sweet sloths set by My Favorite Things

- Celebrate die from Waffle Flower

- Basic stitch lines from My Favorite Things

- Spectrum Noir alcohol markers

- Solar white cardstock from Neenah

- Gold glitter paper from American Crafts

- Pattern papers from my stash

- Sequins from Rayher

- Beads from Pretty Pink Posh

- Fun foam from Simon Says Stamp

Craftin Desert Divas - Happy 4th of July

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Here is the second card I've created to celebrate 4th of July using my distress inks as watercolors.

I first started by printing my images on watercolor cardstock and by creating the background of my card. For that, I simply painted blue and red strips, and splattered some water to make them a little more interesting and pretty. Next I used a stitched frame to make my panel smaller.

I painted my images using several distress inks and fussy cut them. To add some dimension to my card, I glued a piece of fun foam to the back of my panel and attached the whole thing to a stitched scallop frame panel.

I printed my homemade sentiment and created a banner that I attached using double sided foam tape. I also attached my images under that banner using foam squares. I attached the whole panel to a white card base, glued some sequins here and there, and added glossy accents to the balloon to finish the card.

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CRAFTIN DESERT DIVAS SUPPLIES

- Patriotic fox

- Fancy frame dies

- Glossy accents

- Shimmer sequins

OTHER SUPPLIES

- Distress inks from Tim Holtz: blueprint sketch - candied apple - vintage photo - antique linen - rusty hinge - mustard seed

- Watercolor cardstock from Canson

- Solar white cardstock from Neenah

- White gel pen from Uniball

Craftin Desert Divas - Freedom March

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I think it is my first time creating a card to celebrate 4th of July. I hope you'll like it, especially my American friends!

Usually I begin with the background, but this time I first started by coloring all my images using alcohol markers. I'm not used to these colors but I really enjoyed coloring with them! I also added some touches of white on their cheeks and clothes.

I created the background using blue distress ink at the top of my watercolor panel and red distress ink at the bottom, and sprayed some water on it to create a nice effect.

I also die cut two stitched scallop borders from white cardstock and attached them at the top and bottom using double sided foam tape.

I printed my sentiment on white cardstock, cut it to form a banner, inked the edges using the same blue ink as previously, and attached it on the left side. Then I attached my images, added some sequins and glued the whole thing to a white card base to finish the card.

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CRAFTIN DESERT DIVAS SUPPLIES

- Freedom bear digital stamp

- Freedom bird digital stamp 

- Freedom march digital stamp 

- Patriotic elephant digital stamp

- Stitched scallop dies

- Shimmer sequins

OTHER SUPPLIES

- Distress inks from Tim Holtz: blueprint sketch - candied apple

- Spectrum Noir markers

- Solar white cardstock from Neenah

- Watercolor cardstock from Canson

- White gel pen from Uniball

Summer Card Series - Hello Summer

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Here is a new card for my Summer Card Series. It was made using Craftin Desert Divas digital stamps, some distress inks and was directly inspired by a picture from the July Monthly Challenge on the CDD facebook page.

I first started by creating my background. For that, I used some masking paper to ink three different parts on my cardstock: the sand, the ocean, the sky. I used several distress inks to color my background.

Then I printed my images andcolored them using a bunch of alcohol markers, and fussy cut them.

I placed and glued my palm trees, making sure to attach the middle one higher that the other two just to give the impression of a taller tree. Attached the beach sign as well as the bucket and the shovel.

I added some dots at the base of my images to create sand texture, some white lines on my ocean to create little waves, and adhered my school bus transformed in a summer van using double sided foam tape. And finally I attached my panel on a white card base.

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CRAFTIN DESERT DIVAS SUPPLIES

- Beach crab digital stamp

- School bus digital stamp

- Summer days digital stamp

OTHER SUPPLIES

- Watercolor cardstock from Canson

- Distress inks from Tim Holtz: antique linen + vintage photo for the sand - cracked pistachio + salty ocean for the sea - tumbled glass for the sky

- Spectrum Noir markers

- White gel pen from Uniball