Flying Cupcakes

I tried my hand at the "Flying Easel" card that I've seen all over the internet!  It was fun and a lot easier to make than I expected it to be!  The trick is finding a symmetrical stamp to hang in the opening.  It would work for butterflies, Christmas trees, stars, ornaments.  I know I'm fickle, but this is my new favorite layout/fold!  If you want to try it, Google, Flying Easel, and you will find lots of tutorials and videos. 

Here is a view of the card closed...

I stamped the cupcakes 4 times on typing paper, colored them with copics and glued them together with a string in the middle.  That way when the card is in the open position, they can be spread out and it gives a real 3-D look to the cupcakes as they swing in the opening...so cute!!  It makes me want a cupcake!! 

Thanks for visiting, have a stamping kind of day!

Love,

Janet

Supplies Used:

Stamps: Stampin' Up Crazy for Cupcakes, Heritage Farms greetin

Cardstock: Stampin' Up Designer paper, Doodlebug Designs Inc.

Inks: Momento Tuxedo Black

Copics: Sorry, didn't keep track for this one.  

Dies: MFT Rounded Banner Stax

Miscellaneous: Washi Tape

Kindness Matters

Another "Thank You" card!  I've had a lot to be thankful for lately!  For this one I colored a Magenta butterfly with lots of Copic BG colors (see image below), they blend together beautifully!  I didn't like how the sentiments looked when I stamped them straight, so I curved them on the block so they would stamp alongside the trail of hearts.  I liked that much better.  Silly little stamps kept popping off as I was about to stamp and that about drove me crazy so I ended up putting little cuts along the bottom of the rubber and that made it curve better and stay on the block!!

Supplies Used:

Stamps: Magenta butterfly

Cardstock:  White Cougar Opaque

Inks: Momento Tuxedo Black and Versafine Black

Copics: See photo below

Miscellaneous: Stampin' Up heart punch, Black Sharpie pen, sequins, Stampin' Up pearls

Thanks for stopping by!  Have a happy day :)

Janet

Heart Tag Thank You

A simple little "Thank You" card!!

I really like the Memory Box bow and string die cut.  I used it to make it look like the tag is hanging from the branch.  It amazes me how precise and fine the cuts are with MB dies.  They are really wonderful!  Here is a close up view...

I didn't have a branch die so I drew a branch that I liked, then I traced it on vellum and scribbled graphite on the back (remember doing this in grade school?).  I positioned the branch where I wanted it on the front of the card and then traced over the branch to get the image on the card.  I used a brown Copic marker to color the branch in and then added some little leaves and some punched flowers.

Supplies Used:

Cardstock: Stampin Up Baja Breeze & Chocolate Chip

Inks: Distress Inks - Broken China

Copics: E57, YG05, YG17

Dies: Sizzix Tag Die, Memory Box Crisp Bows

Miscellaneous: Marvy Heart Punch

Little Fairy

I tried a new fun fold for this card.  It is called the Double Fold Gate Card.  It's very versatile and works well with lots of different die cuts and stamps.  I used a Stampin' Up Framelit and one of the cute little fairies from Lili of the Valley Rubber Stamps.

Here is how the card looks when it's opened...so cute!

and a close up of the little fairy!

I liked this card so much that I made another one using different colors...

I thought the finished card needed some more pink so I used an EK Success punch to make a chain of little circles.  Because of the way the card opens, I needed something that looked good on the inside and out.  Here is a close up...

Thanks for visiting, have a happy weekend!

Supplies Used:

Stamps: Lili of the Valley - Fairies on Tiptoes

Cardstock: Scenic Route - Providence - Madison St. (red fairy)

                     3 Bugs in a Rug - Chloe - Mini Floral (pink fairy)

Inks:  Momento - Tuxedo Black

Copics: Hair: E50, E53, E57, E79 (both)

              Skin: E00, E02, R02 (both)

              Dress & Wings (red): R05, R08, R29, YG11, YG13, YG95

              Shoes (red): E50, E33,E53,E57

              Dress, Shoes & Wings (pink): BG000, BG01, BG 53, BG57

                                                                   RV00, RV02, RV04

              Flowers (red): R05, R08, R29

              Flowers (pink): RV04, RV06, RV09, R39

              Leaves (red): YG25, G99

              Leaves (pink): YG13, YG93, G99

              Shadow: BG90

Dies: Stampin' Up - Framlits - Labels Collection 

Miscellaneous: EK Success - Circles border punch 

Itty Bitty Sand Bucket

A friend challenged us with an interesting card sketch this week.  We could either do the square or the round version.  It was a fun one!

I haven't  finished the inside yet, but I used the opposite halves of the circles I used for the front to add some color to the inside.  Pretty cute!

Here's a close up of the cute little sand pail!  It's such a cute little stamp, it's one of the Itty Bittys from Pink Ink Stamps.  They work great for inchies if you are into making those!  I also really like the banner stamp from Taylored Expressions. I used Copic markers to add the shadows so it looks more 3-D!

Here's the card sketch I used. 

Supplies Used:

Stamps: Pink Ink Stamps - Itty Bitty-Sand Bucket

                Taylored Expressions - It's a Banner Day 2

Cardstock: K&Company Designer Paper - Sea Glass

                    Stampin' Up - Certainly Celery

Inks:  Momento- Tuxedo Black 

Copics: Pail - E31, B93,B95, YG01, YG05, G12, C2, RV06, RV09

               Banner -  BG70 & BG72

Dies: Spellbinders - Standard Circle SM & LG

                                    Classic Scallop Circle LG

Miscellaneous:  Martha Steward branch punch, wood veneer star, 

                             Stampin' Up twine 

One Layer - Crayon Resist Cards

I found out that I really don't like making one layer cards.  I admit they are easy and quick and I'm ok with how the cards turned out...but the stress involved when I was trying to figure out how to make one piece of card stock folded in half look good made me a little bit crazy!  I put my big girl panties on, got some glossy white card stock and my Ranger Distress Stains and Ink Pads and went to town!  Here are the two cards I came up with.  One layer is still weird to me and I don't think it will become a standard fare, but I rose to the challenge!!

On the first one I wanted the look of a layered greeting so I used a die to cut the shape out of Eclipse Masking Paper.  I stuck it on and stamped the leaves with black Staz-On.  I wanted some white spaces to complement the center so I used the crayon resist technique and colored the leaves before adding the ink.  After the background was complete I rubbed off the wax from the crayon with a paper towel and colored some of the leaves with a Copic marker.

For the 2nd card I used the same stamps but didn't use the mask.  These were fun to make, but it was really difficult for me to stop myself from layering them onto something else and adding embellishments!!

Thanks for stopping by!

Supplies Used:

Stamps:  Dylusions - Around the Edge, 

                 My Favorite Things - Complimentary Greetings 

Cardstock:  Glossy White 

Inks: Staz-On - Black

         Ranger Distress Ink Pads - Fired Brick, Aged Mahogany, 

                                                         Mustard Seed

         Ranger Distress Stains - Wild Honey, Rusty Hinge, 

                                                     Scattered Straw, Peeled Paint, 

                                                    Tumbled Glass

Copics: G99

Dies: My Favorite Things Die-namics - Textile Rectangle Frame

Miscellaneous:  White crayon, Black Sharpie pen, paper towels, sponges  

Blue Dog!!

I liked this card and the dog so much that I had to make another one!  I decided to go outside my box and color the dog a weird color and I love it so I thought I'd share!

Weird, but cute...right??!!
Thanks for stopping by :)