HAVE A WILD BIRTHDAY (2)

I wanted to make a peek-a-boo card with the Wild For You stamp set and Lift the Flap dies from Lawn Fawn.

I started by creating the peek-a-boo element of the card. I die cut a piece of kraft cardstock with the Small Stitched Rectangle Stackables. Then I took the smalles die from the Lift the Flap die set and die cut it three times. I’m going to hide three of the animals behind those flaps.

I took a piece of watercolor cardstock and traced the peek-a-boo windows onto it. This way I know where each window is. I blended Distress Inks onto this paper, so each window shows a different colors I used three colors from left to right: Squeezed Lemonade, Candied Apple and Mermaid Lagoon.

I stamped the lion, big elephant and giraffe image and colored them with Copic Markers. Here are the colors I used:
Lion: E41 – E43/ E57 – E29
Elephant: W0 – W2
Giraffe: Y21 – YR15/ E57 – E29/ E00 – E11
Crown: Y21 – YR15
Striped party hat: BG01 – BV05/ Y21 – YR15
Polka dot party hat: BG01 – BV05/ R14 – R17

I stamped the sentiment, adhered the animals behind the windows, added the blended background to it and adhered the panel onto a piece of Guava cardstock.

I predict that the Wild For You stamp set is a set I will you very often this year.

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HAPPY BIRTHDAY (19)

I wanted to create a birthday card with a hidden gift card. I used one of Lawn Fawn’s newest sets: Ahoy, Matey. And man, this is a fun set to work with. For the gift card, I used the new Lift the Flap die set.

For the front of the card, I started with the die cutting of all the scene elements. I die cut hills and water with the Stitched Hillside Borders. For the background I used Lawn Fawn’s new background die: Stitched Cloudy Backdrop: Landscape. I used watercolor paper for all the die cutting.

To add color to all the scene elements, I used Distress Inks and a blending tool. For the sky I used Peacock Feathers, for the hills I used Antique Linen and Scattered Straw, for the water I used Mermaid Lagoon. I stamped the sentiment onto the water piece and heat embossed it with Opaque Bright White Embossing Powder from Wow. To add a distressed look, I drops some water onto the pieces and dabbed the droplet of with a paper towel.

I stamped the images (the fish is from Fintastic Friends) and colored them with Copic Markers. Here are the colors I used:
Skin: E00 – E11
Hair boy: E57 – E29
Pirate hat: W5 – W7
Skull: W0
Vest + shoes + bandana + cloth around girl’s waist: R14 – R17
Dress + pants: B18 – B39
Hair girl + peg leg: E41 – E43
Dots bandana + shirt boy: W0 – W2
Treasure chest: E57 – E29/ Y21 – Y17
Coins: Y02 – Y08
Fish: YR15 – YR68
Parrot: YG11 – G21/ YR15
Map: W0 – W2

I fussy cut the images. For the water border, I decided to add a bit more detail. I took the new Ocean Wave Accents dies, from Lawn Fawn, ad die cut some wavy lines into the ocean water. I then assembled the card.

For the inside of the card, I die cut a piece of watercolor cardstock with the Small Stitched Rectangle Stackables. I used Antique Linen and Scattered Straw Distress Ink to give it some color. I stamped the mountains and the compass with Doe Ink. The X I stamped in Lobster Ink. I die cut the largest flap, from Lift the Flap, to create a hiding spot for my gift card. I adhered the piece on the inside of the card and used a little piece of double sided adhesive to adhere the gift card. The cardbase I used is from Peacock cardstock.

What a super fun set to craft with and what a great way to add a gift card to your creation!

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CRAFTY HAUL (13)

Yay, the new Lawn Fawn release is online and I just got my order in. Here is what I picked up:

The Stitched Cloudy Backdrop: Landscape is an expensive die, but one I know I'm going to use very often. It's such a great die, that can be used for so many different scenes.

That background die is perfect in combination with the Plane and Simple stamp set. I didn't have anything like this yet, so I wanted it in my stash. This set is great for more masculine cards and cards for boys.

There was one stamp set that I immediately needed when I first saw it. And that's the Wild For You stamp set. I just love those animals and it's been a while since we've had an all critter set. I already have a lot of ideas with these cute stamps.

Ahoy, Matey is another original set. Such cute pirates and additional images. Great to create a treasure map or a fun beach scene. I can't wait to craft with these stamps.

The Lift the Flap die set is fun for so many things. You can hide an image or sentiment on or inside the card, but it's also the perfect hiding place for a gift card. Loving it!

This mini set, called Duh-nuh, is just super cute. Who tought a shark could be this cute. I can combine it with Ahoy, Matey, but also with some other water themed sets I have, like Mermaid For You and Fintastic Friends. And I just love those sentiments!

And to finish off that water theme, I also got the Ocean Wave Accents. When you die cut with these, you can slide in an element to make it look like it's in the water.

I can't wait to craft with all these great goodies. Happy Crafting everyone!!!