Freakin' Cute Stamps - Citrouille

dimanche 10 novembre 2024

Hello there,

I'm back with the second card I've made as a guest designer for Freakin' Cute Stamps. This one features the adorable Citrouille, and just like my first card I made with Pedro, I used brown, yellow, green and turquoise shades to match with the current autumn season.


Here is a quick intro about the lovely Citrouille:

If you're in need of some gourdgeous decorations, Citrouille's place is where it's at! Born in a patch of pumpkins, Citrouille possesses an uncanny knack for sniffing out the most charming squash specimens to spruce up your space.

I printed Citrouille on 80lb Neenah solar white cardstock, as well as two fences from Button, Teacup and Truffle , cut the images using my Scan 'n Cut machine, and colored everything using my Ohuhu markers and my Graph'it brush markers.

For my background, I cut a 5,25 x 4 inches Strathmore bristol smooth panel that I stenciled using distress inks. On the upper part, I created a cloudy sky using a cloud stencil from my stash along with salvaged patina and peacock feathers distress inks. And on the lower part, I created a hill border using a hillside stencil from my stash along with peeled paint and forest moss distress ink.

I stuck my panel to a 5,5 x 4,25 inches brown panel using double sided tape, and then the images using 1mm and 2mm foam squares. For my greeting, I cut a wavy banner out of dark brown cardstock, white heat embossed "Wishing you a very sweet day" and attached it below Citrouille using foam squares. And as always I finished my card with highlights and details on the images using a white gel pen.


FREAKIN' CUTE STAMPS SUPPLIES
- Citrouille digital stamp
- Button, Teacup and Truffle digital stamp


OTHER SUPPLIES
- Ohuhu markers
- Graph'it brush markers
- Sakura white gel pen
- Copic opaque white ink
- Clear embossing ink by Lawn Fawn
- Fine white embossing powder by Hero Arts
- Cloudy stencil by Lawn Fawn
- Hillside stencil by Lawn Fawn
- Simple wavy banner die by Lawn Fawn
- Colored cardstock by Lawn Fawn
- 80lb Neenah solar white cardstock (images)
- Strathmore bristol smooth cardstock (background)

Lawn Fawn - Interactive Snowball Fight

vendredi 8 novembre 2024

Hello there,

I was on the Lawn Fawn YouTube Channel & Blog this week with this holiday card showcasing the adorable Snowball Fight stamp set. I've made it interactive using the Reveal Wheel dies, and had a lot of fun creating this bright pink winter landscape.


I started off by cutting a Reveal Wheel panel out of Strathmore bristol smooth cardstock which I divided it into three sections: the sky on the upper part and two snowy hills on the lower half. I created the hills using a Hillside stencil along with spun sugar and kitsch flamingo oxide inks, and then the sky using kitsch flamingo, picked raspberry and seedless preserves oxide inks. On the sky, I splattered water that I dried using a paper towel. I also mixed some picked raspberry and seedless preserves oxide inks with water, and used a slim brush to add more splatters to my sky. Next I mixed some spun sugar oxide ink with water and added splatters on the snowy hills. I mixed some copic opaque white ink and some Liquid Stardust with water, and added even more splatters all over my panel.


I set my panel aside to dry, and stamped all my images on 110lb Neenah solar white cardstock using Jet Black ink. I cut them all using the coordinating dies, and colored everything using my Ohuhu markers and my graph'it brush markers.

Here is a detailed list of the stamp sets I used:  Snowball Fight - wall, mice, snowballs, piles of snow, snowflakes, small sentiment  Yeti Or Not - Christmas tree, tree  Winter Village - pile of snow, tree  All The Speech Bubbles - speech bubbles  Simply Celebrate Winter Critters Add-On - small sentiment.

Next I cut a Simple Wavy Banner out of Textured Canvas Pink cardstock, white heat embossed my "Have a very cool Christmas" from Penguin Party on the banner, set it aside for later, and then assembled my Reveal Wheel panel. Please check the process video down below to watch that part.


Once my interactive panel was complete, I attached it to a Pixie Dust Outside In Stitched Rectangle panel, and then to a 6x6 Candy Cane Lane Large Stitched Rectangle panel using liquid glue. I cut another Simple Wavy Banner out of Holographic cardstock that I stuck at the back of the pink banner. I attached my banner at the bottom of my panel using 1mm foam squares, and then all the images.

Next I added the last details: I applied a little bit of liquid glue to the trees tops, wall, snow piles and snow mouse, and sprinkled Prisma glitter on those places to make them sparkle on the glue has dried. I added a tiny drop of glossy accents to each light on the trees to make them all shine. And as always I finished my card with highlights and details to the images using a white gel pen.




LAWN FAWN SUPPLIES
- Snowball fight stamp set
- Yeti or not stamp set
- Winter village stamp set
- All the speech bubbles stamp set
- Penguin party stamp set
- Simply celebrate winter critters add-on
- Reveal wheel die set
- Simple wavy banner die
- Small stitched circle stackable die
- Outside in stitched rectangle stackable die
- Large stitched rectangle stackable die
- Pixie dust cardstock
- Holographic cardstock
- 80lb white cardstock
- Candy cane lane 6x6 paper
- Textured canvas pink cardstock
- Jet black ink
- Clear embossing ink
- White embossing powder
- Prisma glitter
- Liquid stardust


OTHER SUPPLIES
- Ohuhu markers
- Graph'it brush markers
- Oxide inks: spun sugar, kitsch flamingo, picked raspberry, seedless preserves
- Sakura white gel pen
- Copic opaque white ink
- 80lb Neenah solar white cardstock (images)
- Strathmore bristol smooth cardstock (background)

Sunny Studio - Thank You Cards Trio

jeudi 7 novembre 2024

Hi there,

I'm so happy to be back on the Sunny Studio blog with this trio of colorful Thank You cards showcasing the Buffalo Plaid Straight die and Buffalo Plaid Diagonal die. I used the cute turkeys from Turkey Day only one time last year, so I thought it would be nice to bring them back during this year's autumn season. And as you may already know, I looove to stamp and color images on kraft cardstock, especially on fall cards, so these cards were another occasion for me to have some fun, and I hope these will inspire you to try to do some coloring on kraft, if you haven't already.


And speaking of which, I started off by stamping my images on kraft cardstock using an alcohol marker friendly black ink, I cut them all using the coordinating dies, and colored everything using my Ohuhu markers and Graph'it brush markers using a red, orange, yellow, green and brown color palette.

Here is a detailed list of the stamp sets I used: • Turkey Day - turkeys, pumpkins, cup, leaves, slice of pie • Beautiful Autumn - oak leaf, acorn • Fall Friends - acorn • Happy Harvest - sunflowers.


Next I cut three panels out of kraft cardstock using the Mini Mat & Tag 4 die, and I stenciled them using the Diagonal & Straight Stripes stencils along with a different color palette for each panel. On the first panel, I used vintage photo, fossilized amber and peeled paint oxide inks. On the second panel, I used fossilized amber, rusty hinge and lumberjack plaid oxide inks. And on the third panel, I used vintage photo, lumberjack plaid and rusty hinge oxide inks. I mixed some ground espresso oxide ink with water and used a slim brush to add splatters on my panels, and I did the same with copic opaque white ink.


I cut three 4,5 x 3,25 inches Stitched Rectangles out of dark brown cardstock, and attached a panel on each dark brown panel using 1mm foam squares, and then each panel on a 5 x 3,75 inches Gingham Jewel Tones panel using liquid glue.


I attached my images on each panel using 1mm and 2mm foam squares, added highlights and details using a white gel pen, tied some twine at the bottom of each panel, right below the images, and then worked on the greetings. I stamped three different sentiments from Words Of Gratitude on brown cardstock using black versafine ink, and trimmed them into slim banners. Next I white heat embossed "Thanks" from Big Bold Greetings three times on dark brown cardstock, cut them using the matching die, and then attached all those pieces of my cards using 1mm and 2mm foam squares again.


SUNNY STUDIO SUPPLIES
- Buffalo plaid straight & diagonal dies
- Mini mat & tag 4 die set
- Stitched rectangles die set
- Diagonal & straight stripes stencils
- Turkey day stamp set
- Beautiful autumn stamp set
- Fall friends stamp set
- Happy harvest stamp set
- Words of gratitude stamp set
- Big bold greetings stamp set
- Gingham jewel tones papers


OTHER SUPPLIES
- Ohuhu markers
- Graph'it brush markers
- Oxide inks: lumberjack plaid, rusty hinge, fossilized amber, peeled paint, vintage photo, ground espresso
- Sakura white gel pen
- Copic opaque white ink
- Clear embossing ink by Lawn Fawn
- Fine white embossing powder by Hero Arts
- Memento tuxedo black ink
- Black versafine ink
- Twine by Lawn Fawn
- Kraft cardstock by Lawn Fawn
- Paper bag cardstock by Lawn Fawn
- Chocolat bar cardstock by Lawn Fawn

Freakin' Cute Stamps - Pedro

vendredi 1 novembre 2024


Hello there,

I'm thrilled to be back as a guest designer for Freakin' Cute Stamps, a lovely new brand of digital stamps designed by the amazingly talented Lounon aka Craft Me Craft Moi. To celebrate the opening of Freakin' Cute Stamps, join a bunch of crafters in a great Instagram Hop for a chance to win ten digital stamps of your choice. So make sure to check my post over on IG to get all the details about this hop!


I've created three matching autumn cards to support the launch of Freakin' Cute Stamps, and the first one features the adorable Pedro digital stamp. Here is a quick intro about this cute little guy:

Pedro is so happy and proud to present his brand new home! With the assistance of his friends, he constructed it from the ground up. Now that the final coat of paint has dried, it's time to plan a pawsome housewarming celebration!

I printed Pedro and his cute little house on 80lb Neenah solar white cardstock, as well as two fences from Button, Teacup and Truffle and pumpkins from Coccyx to set my scene. I cut the images using my scan 'n cut machine, and colored them using my Ohuhu markers and Graph'it brush markers.


For my background, I cut a 5,25 x 4 inches Strathmore bristol smooth panel that I stenciled using distress inks. On the upper part, I created a cloudy sky using a cloud stencil from my stash along with salvaged patina and peacock feathers distress inks. And on the lower part, I created a hill border using a hillside stencil from my stash along with peeled paint and forest moss distress ink.

I stuck my panel to a 5,5 x 4,25 inches brown panel using double sided tape, and then the images using 1mm and 2mm foam squares. For my greeting, I cut a wavy banner out of dark brown cardstock, white heat embossed "Wishing you a very sweet day" and attached it above the house using foam squares. And as always I finished my card with highlights and details on the images using a white gel pen.


FREAKIN' CUTE STAMPS SUPPLIES
- Pedro digital stamp
- Button, Teacup and Truffle digital stamp
- Coccyx digital stamp


OTHER SUPPLIES
- Ohuhu markers
- Graph'it brush markers
- Sakura white gel pen
- Copic opaque white ink
- Clear embossing ink by Lawn Fawn
- Fine white embossing powder by Hero Arts
- Cloudy stencil by Lawn Fawn
- Hillside stencil by Lawn Fawn
- Simple wavy banner die by Lawn Fawn
- Colored cardstock by Lawn Fawn
- 80lb Neenah solar white cardstock (images)
- Strathmore bristol smooth cardstock (background)