Right as Rain - Cardmaking and Scrapbooking with Jean Manis

Rubbernecker Dies – Gnomes on Vacation

Hello and Aloha! Today I am sharing a vacation-themed card created with Rubbernecker die sets. I purchased winter supplies from Rubbernecker at the end of last year, and I’ve recently added more dies to my collection.

I die cut the Gnome Couple from colored cardstock and assembled the pieces.
I die-cut the Palm Trees from colored cardstock. Before assembling the trees, I added Mowed Lawn Distress Oxide ink to help blend the two colors.
I die-cut the Beach Bag with accessories from colored cardstock and assembled the pieces.
I printed the sentiment on to white cardstock on my computer and cut it with the frame.
I blended Tumbled Glass Distress Oxide onto a rectangle. I blended Desert Sand ink on to cardstock and cut it with a die in the Deckle Hills set.
I adhered the Deckle Frame to the sky and sand with foam adhesive. I added the palm trees to the scene, followed by the gnome couple and the beach bag, which are popped up with foam and fall outside of the scene.
I added the framed assembly to an orange cardstock base.

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Monkey on the Farm – Elizabeth Craft Designs Die-cuts

Hello! Today I am sharing a farm-themed card crafted with Elizabeth Craft Designs die sets. I recently shared another ECD farm-themed card here. The Elizabeth Craft Designs farm release includes a farmer die set that I don’t own. There are some cute examples of various farm animals from the release driving the tractor, which are on my list to try. I figured I would start with the monkey, (part of a safari-themed release from several years ago) who I have used on cards here, here, and here.

I die-cut the tractor and assembled the pieces. I made the tractor orange as that’s the color of my husband’s tractor.
I die-cut the grass from patterned paper and die-cut the fence from white cardstock.
I die-cut the corn stalks with dies in the Farm Accessories set.
I used a Taylored Expressions alpha die set to cut the “Howdy” sentiment. I like the balance the black letters provide with the black tires.

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Patriotic Fourth of July Card

Hello! Today, I am sharing a patriotic card for the Fourth of July.

I started with the Reverse Confetti Big Polkas Cover Panel, which I cut from Polar White cardstock. (You can see a Christmas-themed card featuring this cover plate here.)
I cut circles in red, two shades of blue, and Polar White with a circle die, sized slightly larger than the holes in the cover plate; I taped the circles to the frame on the back.
I used the Taylored Expressions Star Stacklets to cut stars out of navy and red cardstock. I attached the stars to the panel.
I used a now-retired set (TE Caps Lock – USA) to cut the letters from Polar White cardstock. (I cut the letters twice for additional depth.)
I created the smaller sentiment on my computer and cut it with a banner die.

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Nautical-themed Die-cut Card

Hello (or should I say ahoy?)! I am always enthusiastic about crafting anything nautical-themed. I’ve been interested in all things nautical my entire life, even though I didn’t spend my childhood anywhere near the water.

Today’s card features the Memory Box Marina Sailboats. I chose a favorite color scheme of red, white, and blue for the boats.

I cut the sailboats from red (SU Real Red), white, and navy (SU Night of Navy) cardstock. I trimmed pieces in order to change the color of the hulls.
To create the background, I applied white embossing paste to SU Daffodil Delight cardstock through the MFT Radiating Rays stencil. I used Dreamweaver white embossing paste, which I can no longer find online. I’m looking for a replacement and welcome any suggestions!
I created the sentiment by cutting the letters twice, once in white and once in red (SU Real Red), with the Cole’s ABCs dies. I offset the letters when I adhered them.
I used the Lawn Fawn Ocean Wave Borders to cut the ocean from Memory Box cardstock. The wave die set includes three wave patterns (three different sizes of the waves); I used all three.

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Spellbinders Heartfelt Thanks Vignette

Hello! Today I am sharing a CAS card, which was both quick and easy to assemble, created with the Spellbinders Heartfelt Thanks die set, part of the Beautiful Sentiment Vignettes Collection by Becca Feeken.

I die-cut ivory cardstock and Simple Stories patterned paper with the Heartfelt Thanks die set and assembled the pieces.
I added the assembly to a card base measuring 5 inches wide x 6 1/4 inches tall to which I had adhered a Simple Stories patterned paper panel measuring 4 3/4 inches wide x 6 inches tall.
To embellish, I added a butterfly and flowers from Prima in the upper-left and lower-right corners. (It’s just a coincidence that the embellishments matched the patterned paper. I bought the embellishments specifically for this project and had the patterned paper in my stash.)