CAS - Right as Rain

Penny Black – Hope Blooms

Hello! Today I am sharing a CAS encouragement or friendship card created with Penny Black supplies. Despite the pandemic (our state is under stay-at-home orders until early May), the flowers are blooming, the birds are chirping, and the sun is out.

- I stamped a sentiment from the #30-703 Blooming Sentiments set in black ink on blue cardstock and cut the panel with a 3 1/2″ square die.
- I cut the tree and flowers with the #51-596 Bird and Branch set. I adhered the tree to the square and trimmed as necessary. I added the flowers with glue.
- I die-cut the birds using the #51-094 Tweets and #51-050 Tweet Things sets and added them to the panel with foam adhesive.
- The 4 1/4″ square card base is Bazzill Orange Peel cardstock.

We’re in this together! Stay safe!

Elizabeth Craft Designs Monkey Birthday Card

Hello! I recently created a listed of occasions for which I regularly need cards. While I create a lot of holiday-specific cards (Halloween, Christmas, Easter), I’m often short on Thank You and birthday cards. Today I am sharing a whimsical birthday card featuring the Elizabeth Craft Designs Monkey. I’ve previously used this set here and here.

I die-cut the Monkey body from Bazzill 12 x 12 textured cardstock in brown and ivory. I own a lot of 12 x 12 cardstock from the period of time during which I scrapbooked.
I used the Lawn Fawn Make Me Smile dies to cut the eyes, nose, and mouth from black cardstock.
I assembled the monkey. Once assembled I decided that the ivory cardstock needed a little more color and I added Tea Dye ink with a small sponge applicator.
I cut the balloon and party hat using the Party Accessories set.
I stamped the sentiment on to a patterned paper rectangle.
I added the elements to the card.

Supplies: Tea Dye Distress ink

Die-cut Easter Chicks

Hello! Today I am sharing a CAS spring- or Easter-themed card featuring chicks cut with the Karen Burniston Spring Animals set. I used this set last year on this card and this one.

I die-cut the chicks, egg, and accessories and assembled them. I used a Paper Smooches set (Bees) to cut the small eye.
I added the chicks to a patterned paper background.
I stamped a Lawn Fawn greeting and cut it with a banner die. I only have a few Easter stamps and decided this sentiment worked just fine.
I cut a mat for the patterned paper square and added the assembly to a patterned paper card base. (Both from the Echo Park I Love Spring pad.)

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Die-Cut Easter Bunnies

Hello! Today I am sharing an Easter card created with a Freshly Made Sketches Challenge sketch from last year. I was particularly fond of the sketch. You can see my original card using the sketch here.

I die-cut the Poppystamps bunnies from yellow, pink, and blue cardstock.
I die-cut the now-retired MFT fence from white cardstock. I trimmed the fence to be the width of the three bunnies.
I cut the patterned paper pieces and adhered them to a card base on which I had printed Happy Easter on my computer printer.
I added yellow Taylored Expressions Enamel Dots in the upper-right corner.

Supplies: SU Strawberry Slush cardstock (retired), Poppystamps Fuzzy Bunnies (retired), Poppystamps Bunny Buddies (retired)

Special Celebrations – April 2020 Spellbinders Small Die of the Month

Hello and Happy April! Today I am sharing three cards created with the April Small Die of the Month kit from Spellbinders – “Special Celebrations.” The set includes dies with which you can create unique cards for engagements, weddings, anniversaries, and Christmas, to name a few. The set is designed to work with the Trucking Through the Seasons set; the dies can also be used on their own.

I created three cards – “Just Married,” “Happy Holidays,” anniversary/engagement – using the Special Celebrations set along with Truckin Through the Seasons.

I used silver foil, gold foil, gliiter paper, and brushed gold cardstock, along with colored cardstock to create the trucks, the license plates, and the accessories. I used patterned paper for the card bases.

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