cardmaking - Right as Rain

Die-cut Chickens

Hello! Today, I am sharing a card combining die-cuts from the Marianne Design Eline’s Chicken Family set with a sentiment in the Technique Tuesday Chicken Family stamp set. This card also combines the design element of color with the die-cut technique (two of my favorite things when it comes to card making).

For the card background, I applied Tumbled Glass ink to Neenah cardstock and stamped the sentiment in Ranger black ink. To create the chickens, I grabbed a bunch of Stampin’ Up cardstock colors and cut them with the Eline’s Chicken Family die set until I liked the combinations (I tried several different yellows, oranges, and reds before deciding).

Taylored Expressions – Card Maps Sketches

Hello! Today I am sharing two cards created with Taylored Expressions supplies using sketches from Card Maps.

My first card features the Seas the Day stamp set sentiment paired with the Little Bits – Sailboat die cut for a nautical-themed card using a square sketch.

Here is the sketch I used:

For the card base, I stamped the Striped Background with Sprinkles ink on Sugar Cube cardstock. I stamped the Seas the Day sentiment in Blue Corn ink on a square cut from Sugar Cube cardstock. I cut the Little Bits – Sailboat from Cherry Pop, Earl Grey, and Sugar Cube cardstock and assembled it. I cut two squares from Blue Corn cardstock and dry-embossed them with the On the Spot embossing folder for the ocean water. I dry-embossed the Sugar Cube cardstock square on the right with the Cloudy Days embossing folder. I added fish cut with the On the Water – Fishing Boat set from Lemon Meringue cardstock to the water for a bit of color.

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My second card combines several different Blooms die sets with a sentiment from the Laurels stamp set.

Here is the horizontal sketch I used:

I stamped the Laurels sentiment in Lollipop ink on Sugar Cube cardstock and cut it with one of the Stitched Circle Stacklets dies. I cut two additional circles with the same die. I cut the flowers with the Mini Bloomers, Mini Bloomers 2, Bloomers 5, and Bloomers 6 die sets from Strawberry Milkshake, Lollipop, and Lemon Meringue cardstock and assembled them. I cut the rectangle panel from patterned paper in the Playful Patterns – Sweet package and added scallop edges cut with the Postage Stamp Edger die from Strawberry Milkshake cardstock. I added the assembled panel to a card base covered with patterned paper from the Playful Patterns – Sweet package.

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The Adventure Begins – a Die-Cut Camping Scene

Hello! Today I am sharing a camping scene in which I have combined the Spellbinders Camping die set with a sentiment in the Hero Arts The Adventure Begins stamp set. With warmer weather here in the PNW, my thoughts turn to outside adventures.

To create the sky, I inked white cardstock with Distress Oxide inks in Fossilized Amber and Blueprint Sketch. I then added Chipped Sapphire Distress Ink to darken the sky.

The back row of trees was cut with the Poppystamps Pine Tree Border from black cardstock. The tent was cut from Chili Pepper cardstock and Taylored Expressions Earl Grey cardstock. I trimmed away the tent portion of the piece I cut from the gray cardstock. I cut the ground (using the MFT Snow Drifts die set) and the trees (included in the Spellbinders Camping die set) from Lawn Fawn Noble Fir cardstock. I cut the lantern from TE Silver Foil Cardstock and added a tiny circle cut from TE Potato Chip cardstock.

The sentiment was stamped on a panel of Taylored Expressions Toffee cardstock from which I cut the circle in the center to create a frame. The card base was created with Lawn Fawn Blue Jay cardstock.

TE Sunshine Cutting Plate – Two Ways

Hello! Today I am sharing two CAS cards created with the Taylored Expressions Sunshine Cutting Plate. I cut the Sunshine Cutting Plate from Yupo paper which had been colored with alcohol inks in Sunshine Yellow, Watermelon, and Red Pepper. I saved both the positive and negative pieces.

I adhered the positive image on to a Sugar Cube cardstock base.

For the sentiment “sun” I colored Sugar Cube cardstock with Spiced Marmalade Distress Oxide ink and stamped the Tropical Trio Stamp & Die Combo sentiment in black ink. I used a circle die to cut the sentiment. I also cut a slightly larger circle from Sugar Cube cardstock and then another larger circle from the cardstock colored with the Spiced Marmalade ink. I added the assembled circles to the cutting plate, popping up the one with the sentiment using foam adhesive.

For the second card, I inlaid the negative pieces into a frame cut from Sugar Cube cardstock.

For the sentiment “sun” I colored Sugar Cube cardstock with Spiced Marmalade and Candied Apple Distress Oxide inks (which is why this sun is slightly darker than the one on the other card) and stamped the Tropical Trio Stamp & Die Combo sentiment in black ink. I used a circle die to cut the sentiment and added it to the frame with foam adhesive.. For a custom match, I created the card base from cardstock colored with Spiced Marmalade and Candied Apple Distress Oxide inks.

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A Thank You Bouquet

Hello! Today, I am sharing a square, CAS “thank you” card created with a combination of Simon Says Stamp products.

To begin, I created the background by inking cardstock with Wild Honey, Worn Lipstick and Picked Raspberry Distress Oxide inks. I then stamped the inked cardstock with the Kaleidoscope Background stamp using Picked Raspberry Distress Ink (not Oxide). I used the same inks for the background as I used on this card. Next, I stamped foliage from the Choose Joy set, colored the blooms and leaves with Copic markers, and cut them out. I chose to color the flowers with colors similar to, but slightly brighter than, the background. I cut the background with a Lil’ Inker square die. I cut out the circle from the center to frame the sentiment, which I created with sentiments in the Big Thanks Words stamp set.

I arranged the flowers around the circle and then lifted them with the Press ‘N Seal method. I applied adhesive to the backs of the flowers and placed them back on the card. Two of the flowers are popped up with foam adhesive.

Wishing you a wonderful Monday (or Tuesday, as the case may be)!