Jean Manis - Right as Rain

Freshly Made Sketches 345

Hello! I am playing along with the Freshly Made Sketches #345 Challenge.

For my CAS card, I combined a My Favorite Things die and stamp set (Die-namics Double the Smiles and All Smiles) with Carta Bella patterned paper and a Spellbinders flower (from the Die D-Lites Daisy set). I heat-embossed the sentiment from the All Smiles set with Ranger Red embossing powder.

On CAS cards, I tend to start out with the mindset of “Oh, this won’t take any time at all”! I quickly realize that because there are so few items on the card, the choices have to work just right. I obsessed a lot over the colors and patterned paper with this card.

Spellbinders Top Floral Panel – Two Ways

Hello! Today, I am sharing two cards created with the Spellbinders Top Floral Panel die, part of the Blooming Garden Collection by Marisa Job. The cards vary in orientation and color.

I used the same technique for both versions:

I cut the Top Floral Panel from white cardstock three times. I adhered the panels together to create a thick die-cut.
I heat-embossed the sentiment on to a rectangle, which I sized to fit just inside the Top Floral Panel, and adhered the heat-embossed rectangle to the card base.
I adhered the Top Floral Panel to the heat-embossed rectangle before adding the petals and flower centers.
I used the Top Floral Panel die to cut the the petals and flower centers. I added a small amount of liquid adhesive inside the Top Floral Panel frame and inlaid the petals and flower centers.

Taylored Expressions 2018 Sale

Taylored Expressions is bidding a fond farewell to over 200 products as we retire some of our favorite items with an amazing SALE. Choose from a variety of stamps and dies at prices up to 70% off — but hurry, once they’re gone, they’re gone forever! Visit the SALE HERE to start shopping!

Plus, for a limited time, you can receive additional savings on these soon-to-be collector’s items. Additional discounts expire 11:59 pm CST on July 20, 2018.

I am sharing four projects using the Picture Perfect – Sunny Days frame, one of the many products included in the sale. The frame is a favorite of mine as it not only adds a sentiment, it also ties the card together.

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CAS(E) this Sketch 279 – Sail Away

Hello! I am playing along with the CAS(E) this Sketch #279 Challenge.

I stamped the sentiment (now retired but a favorite of mine) in Gray Flannel on white cardstock.
I inked the Waves Stencil (which I masked) with Tumbled Glass, Mermaid Lagoon, and Blueprint Sketch.
I colored white cardstock with Hickory Smoke and Mermaid Lagoon from which I cut the Sailboat (now retired.
I added the stamped and stenciled panel to a Slate Gray card base.

Lawn Fawn Tropical Scene

Hello! Today, I’m sharing a “just because” tropical-themed card combining several Lawn Fawn products.

I have been wanting to color more with the Zig Clean Color Real Brush markers. Both the flamingos and the alligator were stamped on the Mixed Media paper and colored with Zig markers (the markers yield bright results!).

I added the animals to a die-cut scene created with Palm Trees, Hillside Borders, and a card base cut with the largest die in the Large Stitched Rectangle Stackables set. I used the Speech Bubbles set for the sentiment. I envisioned the alligator luring the flamingos over with his “Hello”!

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