Cardmaking and Scrapbooking with Jean Manis
I’m sharing a “just because” card featuring the images from Lawn Fawn’s Year Four set.
I Copic-colored the hippo and bird, adding die cut elements and a heat-embossed sentiment (which I amended with the die cut letters for a punny sentiment). I dry-embossed the background for some texture. I thought that the larger polka dots fit the card’s playful theme.
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I’m playing along with Retrosketches #177 with a card that showcases the Thank You die cut from Avery Elle. I cut the sentiment three times for added depth.
Even though we’re almost headed into fall, I ended up creating a card with more spring/early summer colors! The blossoms and leaves were stamped with Mama Elephant Lollipop and Blush, VersaMagic Turquoise Gem and Sea Breeze, and Fresh Ink Tuscan Olive.
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I’m playing along with the latest CAS(E) this Sketch #136 challenge. I couldn’t resist practicing my Distress Ink backgrounds to create a CAS fall-themed card. Here in the Pacific Northwest, we’re definitely seeing signs of fall!
Distress Ink background (top to bottom): Scattered Straw, Dried Marigold, Ripe Persimmon; Spellbinders bird die; Stampin’ Up sentiment
I’m going to start keeping a notebook with Distress Ink background combinations. I never seem to know what combinations to use. I’ve got a remnant piece from this card that I’ve labeled with the colors.
Welcome! Today is the first day of the Reverse Confetti Summer Sale! I’m sharing a card featuring the lion images from the Leaping Lions set.
I stamped the lions on a white cardstock base with black dye ink to which I added hearts cut with the Shakers ‘n Frames set. The sentiment combines a die cut from Fancy Words (cut twice for extra depth) and a heat-embossed sentiment from Fancy Word Coordinates. I cut the banner with one of the dies in the Layered Banner Duo set.
Be sure to check out projects from the other designers posting today: Heather, Amy T., and Susan.
Have you seen this month’s Sketch for You to Try at Reverse Confetti?
Here’s my take on the sketch, featuring the Later Alligator stamp set with corresponding Confetti Cuts:
I heat-embossed the alligators onto patterned paper and cut them with their corresponding dies. I added googly eyes to the “wild” gator and paper pieced his belly. The sentiment was heat-embossed and cut with one of the Layered Banner Duo dies. The yellow-orange background panel was cut with a die in the Documented set, to which I added waves from Doin’ the Wave and stars from Shakers ‘n Frames.
Did someone say “giveaway”? I’m giving away one Later Alligator stamp set – just comment on this post by Friday, August 14, 3pm EDT.
