MONTHLY 9: MARCH 2017

Bye bye March and hello April! Here are my nine favorite projects of the month of March.

Chirpy Chirp Chirp, Translation: Happy Easter! (4)

Happy Birthday (15)

Happy Birthday (I'm So Jelly) (1)

Wishing You a Happy Day (1)

Enjoy the Ride (1)

I Otterly Adore You (1)

Thankful That We're Friends (1)

Happy Easter (1)

I Dig You (1)

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I DIG YOU (1)

For this love card I used the You Gnome Me set from My Favorite Things.

I die cut a piece of Watercolor Wishes paper, from Lawn Fawn, with the Wonky Stitched Rectangle STAX from My Favorite Things. This is going to be my sky. I did it once more with a piece of green cardstock, which I later die cut with the Grassy Border die from Lawn Fawn.

I stamped one of the gnomes and the two toadstools. I colored them with Copic Markers. Here are the colors I used:
Face: E00 – E11
Beard: C0 – C2
Hat + pants + belt: YG03 – G14
Shirt + shoes: R22 – YR02
Belt buckle: W7
Shovel: W7 – W5 – W2/ E41 – E43
Toadstools: E00 – E11/ Y11 – Y02/ R22

I fussy cut all the images and assembled the card. I stamped the sentiment and added the panel to an ocher colored cardbase.

I just love these gnomes, I don’t used them often enough.

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HAPPY BIRTHDAY (I'M SO JELLY) (1)

I created an underwater scene with the So Jelly mini stamp set from Lawn Fawn.

I started on the background. I took a piece of watercolor cardstock and trimmed it to a rectangle. I blended three Distress Ink colors onto it with a mini ink blending tool. I used Mermaid Lagoon, Peacock Feathers and Cracked Pistachio. I added some water droplets to it an dabbed them off with a paper towel. < br/>
I die cut the Distress Ink panel with the Stitched Hillside Borders from Lawn Fawn, to create a wavey sea. I adhered these pieces to the pink cardbase. I also die cut a hill from kraft cardstock and stamped the sentiment onto it. I used one part of the sentiment from Hang In There.

I stamped the jellyfish three times and colored them with Copic Markers. Here are the colors I used:
Top jellyfish: BV02 – BV13
Middle jellyfish: RV21 – RV13
Bottom jellyfish: BV000 – BV02

I fussy cut the jellyfish and adhered them to the card with foam tape. I added some glitter to the little dots on the jellyfish, with the Clear Sparkle Pen from Spectrum Noir. I also added some white dots with a gel pen.

A very simple card, but a perfect birthday surprise.

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CHIRPY CHIRP CHIRP, TRANSLATION: HAPPY EASTER! (4)

For this Easter card I used the Chirpy Chirp Chirp stamp set from Lawn Fawn and also one die from the Happy Hatchling die set. I combined watercoloring and Copic Coloring as well.

I started on my background. I took three Distress Ink colors and used them as watercolors. I used Cracked Pistacho, Worn Lipstick and Wild Honey. I took a thin brush and made strokes from left to right, creating a pattern. I didn’t want straight lines, I wanted them a bit messy and squiggly. I set the background aside to dry.

I die cut the striped egg from the Happy Hatchling set from Watercolor Wishes paper. I used two colors and assembled the egg.

I stamped two of the chicks, each holding a brush, and I stamped the paint bucket twice. I colored the images with Copic Markers. Here are the colors I used:
Chicks: Y02 – Y11
Beaks + feet: YR16
Brushes: W5 – W7/ G02

I fussy cut the images and went over to my sentiment. I stamped the sentiment in two Lawn Fawn Inks: Carrot Ink and Minty Fresh Ink. I then embossed some crossed stitched details into the paper, with the Stitched Border dies from Lawn Fawn. I trimmed the strip.

I assembled the card and added the panel to a peach colored cardbase. I also rounded off the two bottom corners.

I love Easter and its pastel colors!!!

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THANKFUL THAT WE'RE FRIENDS (1)

For this friendship card I combined the Love Letters stamp set with the Dream mini set, both from Lawn Fawn.

I wanted to create my own pattern with the feather from the Dream set. I stamps the larger feather several times and colored them with Copic Markers. Here are the colors I used:
Aqua colored feather: YG41 – G02
Peach colored feather: YR00 – YR02
Coral colored feather: R22 – R35

I die cut a rectangle with the Wonky Stitched Rectangle STAX and stamped the two birds onto it. I colored them with Copic Markers as well. Here are the colors I used:
Left bird: R22 – R35
Right bird: YG41 – G02
Beaks: YR02

I stamped the sentiment in two Lawn Fawn ink colors: Merman Ink and Peachy Keen Ink. The sentiment is from the Jump For Joy stamp set.

I matted the little rectangle with the birds onto a coral piece of cardstock. This I adhered onto the feather background with foam tape. The entire panel was adhered to a coral cardbase.

As a finishing touch I added some hearts, that I die cut with the Hearts dies from Lawn Fawn. I added glitter to them with the Clear Sparkle Pen from Spectrum Noir.

This is one of my favorite cards I created this year. Maybe it will end up in my top 10 at the end of the year.

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I LOVE YOU TO THE STARS AND BACK (1)

For this love card, I finally used the Shooting Star dies from Lawn Fawn. I think I got them for my birthday in October, but I never used them. Well, at a shooting star than.

I wanted to create a purple/ blue sky. I took Mermaid Lagoon and Wilted Violet Distress Ink. I blended it onto a piece of watercolor paper. I did it a bit messy, because I added Chipped Sapphire Distress Ink overtop. I sprinkled some water over the panel and dabbed them off with a paper towel. I also added some splatters of white paint onto it. I set the background aside so it could airdry properly.

I die cut the two parts of the shooting star, the little sparkles and also two of the clouds from Simple Puffy Clouds. I blended Fossilized Amber and Squeezed Lemonade Distress Ink onto the shooting star and the sparkles. The clouds I left white.

I stamped the sentiment, which is from the Out of This World stamp set. I adhered all the die cut elements onto the background with foam tape.

I added the panel to a blue cardbase and rounded off the bottom right corner. All die cuts and only the sentiment was stamped. It could be send to a friend, your partner, your mom, dad or even a sibling.

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HAPPY BIRTHDAY (15)

I saw someone of the Lawn Fawn Design team do this with the Hang In There stamp set. I loved this idea, that I wanted to try it myself. I did it a little different though.

I started by stamping the sloth. I also stamped the balloons from the Bicycle Built For You stamp set. I colored the images with Copic Markers. Here are the colors I used:
Sloth: E57 – E29/ W0 – W2
Branch: E41 – E43
Orange balloon: YR16 – YR07
Green balloon: G14 – G05
Purple balloon: BV02 – BV13
Pink balloon: RV21 – RV13
Yellow balloon: Y15 – Y17
Red balloon: R14 – R46

I fussy cut the sloth and die cut the balloons. I also die cut a bunch of clouds with the Simple Puffy Cloud dies. I added the clouds to a piece of Watercolor Wishes paper and then adhered all the other images, with foam tape. I stamped the sentiment on another piece of Watercolor Wishes paper and trimmed it to a strip. I added it to the panel with foam tape.

I adhered the complete panel onto a piece of Perfectly Plaid Rainbow patter paper, with foam tape. The complete panel I added to a white cardbase.

This sloth makes every card happy, doesn’t he?

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I OTTERLY ADORE YOU (1)

I created this friendship card with the Otterly Love You stamp set from My Favorite Things.

I started on the background, because I wanted to watercolor with Distress Inks. I created a sky on the top of the watercolor paper, with Mermaid Lagoon. On the bottom I used Cracked Pistachio. I let it air dry and set it aside.

I stamped the images and colored them with Copic Markers. Here are the colors I used:
Otters: E57 – E29
Heart: R22 – R35
Rocks: C0 – C2 – C5
Fish: B23 – B93

I fussy cut the images and went over to the scene. I stamped the two birch trees from the Joy to the Woods stamp set from Lawn Fawn, onto beige cardstock. I used Manatee Ink. I die cut them. I also die cut some clouds with the Simple Puffy Clouds, some grass with the Meadow Borders and a sun with the Small Stitched Circle Stackables. All the dies are from Lawn Fawn.

When the background was dry, I heat embossed the waves onto the water portion of the card, with Opaque Bright White Embossing Powder from Wow. I adhered all the elements together and added the sentiment in Soot Ink. I rounded off the two bottom corners.

It’s a prey cute scene isn’t it!

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ENJOY THE RIDE (1)

I wanted to create a wedding card today, with the Bicycle Built For You stamp set from Lawn Fawn.

I started by stamping all the images. I colored them with Copic Markers. Here are the colors I used:
Skin: E00 – E11
Girl’s hair: E57 – E29
Dress + shoes + veil: C0 – C2
Boy’s hair: E41 – E43
Shirt + Shoes: C0 – C2
Pants + Tie: W5 – W7
Tin cans: C2 – C5
Top hat: W5 – W7/ BV000 – BV02
Flowers: BV000 – BV02
Bicycle: BV000 – BV02/ BV17 – BV29/ C2 – C5

O die cut all the images and set them aside. I went over to my scene. For the sky I wanted to blend clouds. I die cut a cloud border with the Puffy Cloud Borders from Lawn Fawn. I used it as a stencil. I blended with Shaded Lilac Distress Ink and an ink blending tool, off of the stencil This way I created a soft colored cloudy sky.

I die cut a grassy hill, with the Meadow Borders die and I also die cut the tulips and butterflu that come with this die set.

I assembled all the elements and stamped the sentiment in Manatee Ink. I also stamped the swirly line from the Chirpy Chirp Chirp stamp set from Lawn Fawn, to make a trail for the butterfly. I added some glitter to the butterfly and the veil with the Clear Sparkle Pen from Spectrum Noir.

I love how this turned out. I don’t make enough wedding cards, because I just don’t need ‘em that often.

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WISHING YOU A HAPPY DAY (1)

I was inspired by an Instagram friend when I created this card. I used the Octopi My Heart stamp set from Lawn Fawn.

I started by stamping the Octopus several times. I also used the bow tie, the big and little heart and the bubbles. I also used the balloon from the Year Four stamp set. The sentiment is from the Bicycle Built For You stamp set and the Year Two stamp set.

I colored all the images with Copic Markers. Here are the colors I used:
Aqua colored octopi: YG41 – G02
Peach colored octopi: YR000 – YR61
Hearts: R22 – R35
Balloons: B93 – B95
Bubbles: B00
Bows: BV000 – BV02

I added some glitter to the big hearts with the Spectrum Noir Clear Sparkle Pen, added the panel to a lilac cardbase and rounded off the top right and bottom left corner.

I really love how it turned out. I was inspired by a fellow crafter, but gave it my own twist.

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HAPPY EASTER (1)

Finally I have the time to use the Happy Hatchling die set from Lawn Fawn. I used it for an Easter card.

This card is all die cutting and no stamping (aside from the sentiment). I used the Watercolor Wishes paper pad from Lawn Fawn for all the elements. I die cut the chick and the various eggs. I also die cut grass with the Meadow Borders die and the Grassy Border die, and trimmed a piece for the sky.

I assembled all the elements and then stamped the sentiment. I used a part from the Year Two stamp set and the Hoppy Easter stamp set.

It’s really easy to use these dies and I will probably also use it for a baby card, since my cousin is about to have her second child.

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LOVE & HUGS (1)

I just love the Fab Flowers stamp set from Lawn Fawn. I really like layering those flowers to create a beautiful floral look. I made this love card with them and all the inks I used are also from Lawn Fawn.

I used my Misti for the stamping. I used the following colors to stamp the flowers:
Pink flowers: Peachy Keen Ink and Wild Rose Ink
Yellow flowers: Sunflower Ink and Carrot Ink
Purple flowers: Fresh Lavender Ink and Sugarplum Ink
Leaves: Minty Fresh Ink and Merman Ink

When I stamped all the flowers, I stamped the sentiment with Versafine Onyx Black Ink. I then heat embossed it with Clear Closs Embossing Powder from Wow. I rounded off the bottom right corner and done is the card.

Because I used the Misti stamping tool, I could create three of these at once. Realle awesome!

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HAPPY BIRTHDAY (14)

For this birthday card, I combined the Love Letters stamp set with the Scripty Happy die, from Lawn Fawn.

I started by die cutting a piece of Watercolor Wishes pattern paper with the Double Stitched Rectangle STAX, from My Favorite Things. This is my base. I took another piece of Watercolor Wishes paper and die cut the word happy three times. I layered them, to give the die cut word dimension.

I stamped the two birds and the envelope. I colored them with Copic Markers. Here are the colors I used:
Pink bird: RV10 – RV21
Purple bird: V91 – V95
Beaks: Y08 – YR15
Envelope: C0 – C2
Heart: YR00

I trimmed a strip of black cardstock and stamped the word birthday onto it. I heat embossed it with Opaque Bright White Embossing Powder from Wow.

I fussy cut the images and started assembling the card. I added all the elements to the base. The base I added to a white cardbase, that is bigger. This gives it a broad white border. As a finishing touch I added some musical notes to the top bird.

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