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Sunny Shaker Card

by Andrea Shell on Feb 11 2025

Hi there! It's Andrea back to share a fun shaker card featuring the Big Piggie Hugs stamp from Picket Fence Studios. This cute piggie and barrel were leftover from last week's card. I colored the images from Big Piggie Hugs with Copics, cut them out with the coordinating dies, and added white highlights. That awesome background is from the Bright and Shiny Day Fabulously Glossy A2 Card Fronts pack, which I trimmed slightly. Using the Basic Die Cutting Set 1 Dies, I created frames from white cardstock and a yellow gingham paper from the Happy Gingham Fabulously Glossy A2 Card Fronts pack. I layered the two frames together and backed them with clear acetate. I glued my colored images onto the background and placed some Pick Me sequin mix on top (Does anyone else struggle with how much filler to use for shaker cards? I either put too much or, in this case, not enough). I adhered my layered frames with foam tape and glued the shaker to a panel of green cardstock, which I affixed to a white cardbase. To create my sentiment, I diecut orange cardstock a few times with the alphabet die from the Pinking Shear A2 Cover Plate Dies. After stacking the letters three times for dimension, I glued my sentiment to the acetate. Thanks for stopping by! *Affiliate links used at no cost to you.

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Plant Happy Thoughts

by Evgeniya Ishbul’dina on Apr 07 2023

Hello, Eugy here! I have always had a love for indoor plants. They bring a fresh, vibrant energy to any room and are a great way to reconnect with nature. However, despite my best efforts, I seem to struggle to keep them alive for very long, unlike the ones on the cards 😂. Today I would like to share this card with you. It's very easy to make! First, I blended light inks using the Life Changing Blending Brushes. Then I chose a stamp from the Plant Happy Thoughts set and applied various colored inks to it. Before stamping, I blended them with the new Paper Pouncers. To finish up my card, I used my absolute favorite sentiment from this set. Well, that's it, just a couple of simple steps and the card is ready! And finally, just a quick reminder that there will be an Easter sale on the website from Friday, April 7 to Monday, April 10, stay tuned. Happy crafting and have a wonderful weekend! Eugy

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Hello and Blooming Blossoms dies

by Silvana Chambon Scarenzio on Nov 16 2022

Hi, Crafty friends! It´s Silvana here and today I´m sharing with you this lovely slimline card made with some new products of the November release. The new Layering flora: Blooming Blossoms dies are just amazing! You can create beautiful layering flowers in different sizes and use any cardstock you like. I used some colored cardstock, arranging the flowers in a "rainbowish" order. The hello word die comes in the 5x7 Double stitched Layering Rectangles dies set. I diecut it three times in a heavy white cardstock and then one time in a gold cardstock. For the background, I used the Slimline Hexagon Randomness Stencil to dryemboss it. It makes a very subtle but elegant background. I hope you like this inspiration card. See you in my next blog post. Have an amazing week. Silvana.

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Hello shaker card with Michelle

by Michelle Lupton on Dec 31 2021

While it is the last day of the year (and it's a year than many of us might want to forget), I prefer to look forward and say a bright, rainbow hello to the new year. I used the Hello die insert along with the slimline double stitched rectangle die to create a shaker card. I decorated the shaker with the Lots of Blossoms stencil, Distress oxide inks and lots of the new Crystalline Diamonds. Thanks for visiting :)

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Two Eye-Catching Cards with Larisa

by Larisa Hohman on Mar 31 2021

Hello! Larisa here and today, I'm sharing bold and bright cards that are sure to grab your attention. Both feature products from the new release and both have vivid pops of color that catch your attention! My first card features the NEW Mail's Here Stamp. To begin, I stamped out the Raining Envelopes Stamp a couple of times. This Building Backgrounds stamp is perfect because it lines up perfectly. You can stamp it and infinite number of times to create any sized background! I colored my background using a light teal Copic Marker (BG10). Then I added a strip of red polka dot paper to the bottom and trimmed it to fit my card base. I also layered the panel on some light grey card stock and trimmed to fit. For the hello sentiment, I die cut it in bright blue card stock and blue foam. I adhered the two layers together and added them to the card panel just above the polka dot paper. I love the dimension this technique adds! Then, I stamped out the Mail's Here image, colored it up to match, and cut it with the coordinating die. After adhering that to the panel, I also added "my dear friend" sentiment just below it from the More Fancy Sentiments Stamp set. For my next card, I decided to create a shaker card using the NEW Purple-Rita Sequin Mix. I started with a piece of purple card stock and added some tulle to the top of it. I stitched down the sides with my sewing machine and filled it with my sequins. Then I used the Netting Cover Plate to cut a piece of white card stock and I adhered that to my card panel only in the center of the card where I knew the glue would be covered. I stamped out the Lilies For Spring and Kylee Girl images, colored them up, and cut them out using the coordinating dies. I layered them on top of my card panel using foam tape and a bit of hot glue to make sure they were stuck down well. My sentiment from the Job Well Done Set finishes it off! Products Used: Mail's Here Mail's Here Coordinating Die Raining Envelopes Kylee Girl Kylee Girl Coordinating Die Purple-Rita Sequin Mix Lillies For Spring Lilies For Spring Coordinating Die Job Well Done More Fancy Sentiments Clear Stamp More Fancy Sentiments Die Netting Cover Plate Die Slim Line Oversized Hello Word Die Gem Pick Up Tool Black Hybrid Ink Thanks so much for stopping by! Have a great day!

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Hello Lovely Slim Line with Larisa

by Larisa Hohman on Nov 04 2020

Hello! Or should I say, "Hello, Lovely!" I hope you are having a fabulous week! Today, I am sharing a pretty slim line card featuring the NEW Slim Line Die Cutting System! As you've probably already heard, this Die Cutting System is so easy to use and offers endless possibilities! For my card, I paired it with some patterned paper and Beautiful Girl Karen! First, I die cut the smaller rectangle from some plaid patterned paper. Then I layered that on top of some white card stock die cut with the larger rectangle. This created the base panel for my card. Then I used the tree square from the set and die cut that from some white card stock. I trimmed around the edges to create a white border and then layered that onto some black card stock and trimmed again. Then I adhered it to the top of my card panel. I stamped, colored, and die cut my image and popped her in the center of the frame using foam tape. Then I die cut and layered up my "lovely" sentiment. I adhered that just below my image. The "hello" sentiment is from the Dragon Fruit stamp set. I heat embossed that in white and trimmed it into a rectangle. Then I added it just over the bottom of my "lovely" sentiment. A few Gin and Tonic Sequins finish this card off! I just love how it turned out and it was so easy to create! Products Used: Black Hybrid Ink Gin and Tonic Sequin Mix Beautiful Girl Karen Karen Girl Coordinating Die Lovely Word Die Dragon Fruit Clear Stamp Set Slim Line Die Cutting System

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Rainbow leaf card with Michelle Lupton

by Michelle Lupton on Sep 25 2020

Today, I'm sharing a card using the Slimline leaf stencil on a standard sized card I placed the stencil on my card front so that the pointy end was in the centre, and added some Distress Oxide ink with my Life Changing Blender Brushes. I repeated this with a rainbow of inks. The stencil is shaped so that you can place it six times in a circle and you will get a hexagonal share in the centre - so satisfying! I finished with a sentiment from the Dragon Fruit stamp set, and some Gin and Tonic Sequins. Thanks for visiting :)

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Coffee Understands with Becky Roberts

by Becky Roberts on Jun 26 2020

Hi Stamping Friends! Becky Roberts of Inking Idaho here today with a couple of coffee cards to share with you. I used the stamp set Coffee Understands and the Coffee word die. I colored the girl with Copic markers and placed her on a hand cut tag. I embossed the sentiment in white and then lightly sponged over it with Frayed Burlap Distress Oxide Ink. Coffee Understands Coffee Word Die This card has the sentiments in the stamp set embossed in white for the background. Both cards backgrounds are stenciled with Distress Oxide ink in Speckled Egg with the Flowers Stencil and the Life Changing Blender Brushes. I stenciled first, and then embossed. Life Changing Blender Brushes Have you tried ink blending or stenciling with these brushes yet? Please do, you will find the application so much smoother and easier! Happy Friday, friends! Becky

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Paper Cranes & Lemons

by Ceal Pritchett on Jun 17 2020

Hello Everyone! It's Ceal! Today I am sharing some cards using some 4x4 stamps from the June release. We have several of these 4x4 stamps in the shop and they are so fun to create with. The first two cards use the Paper Cranes along with some word dies, Hello and I Miss You. These stamps are seamless on all four sides so you can line them up for days. They make an easy background for a slimline card like the one above or a card front like the one below. You could even line them up to create a 12x12 background for a scrapbook if you wanted. For my third card I used the Fruitylicious 4x4 stamp, isn't that a fun name for a stamp? You can make this stamp any fruit from lemons to oranges, limes, grapefruit and even Kiwi. I embossed them in gold and turned them into lemons by ink blending the background with yellow ink using the Life Changing Blender Brushes. I stamped the Baker's Twine along the left side in a darker color of yellow and wow does this stamp look real! I am in love with this stamp to add twine without the bulk so it can be mailed without extra postage!

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Hello from Michelle Lupton

by Michelle Lupton on Mar 20 2020

Hello! Michelle Lupton here today to share an alcohol ink card using dies and a stamp from the February release from Picket Fence Studios. I started with a panel of Yupo and added some alcohol inks in blues and greens. I then took some black cardstock and die cut the "Hello" word die three times and layered them up. I cut the shadow from vellum, adhered the word to the shadow and then covered it with Glossy Accents to give a glassy shine. I decided I needed a bit more, so I stamped the sentiment from Favorite Notification and fussy cut it before adhering it below the die cut. Thanks for visiting :)