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Monkey Business – Die-cut “Just Because” Card

Hello! Today I am sharing a “just because” card combining monkey-themed supplies.

I die-cut the Elizabeth Crafts monkey from Bazzill Chocolate Malt (face) and SU Chocolate Chip (body) and assembled him with glue. I tried a number of combinations for the face and body. If I were to die-cut the monkey again, I would consider cutting him from inked cardstock.
I used a circle punch to cut the mouth. I used a hexagon punch to cut the nose.
I stamped the Monkey Business sentiment and cut the white cardstock with a circle die.
I cut another circle in the same yellow as the banana for a mat.
I dry-embossed the card background with the Tropical Leaves stencil. Initially I tried an inked background (with the stencil) in green, but the orange worked much better with the colors used for the monkey.
I added the monkey and banana with foam adhesive.

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Hello Sunshine – Die-cut Tropical-themed Card

Hello! Today, I am sharing a tropical-themed card created from a variety of products in my stash.

My starting point for the card was the Newton’s Nook Tropical Leaves stencil which I sponged with Shabby Shutters ink on Easter Grass cardstock.
I used the Penny Black Poinsettia die to cut the blooms from SU Melon Mambo and Bazzill Circus Peanuts. The centers were cut from Marshmallow Chick. I used the Penny Black Flower Frolic die to cut the greenery from SU Gumball Green (now retired) and attached the blooms to the greenery with foam adhesive.
I heat-embossed the FSJ Touch the Sky sentiment on to white cardstock which I cut with a circle die.
For whatever reason, I’ve been feeling the need to add sequins to my cards lately. I tried a number of different colors before choosing yellow sequins from Doodlebug.

Thanks for stopping by!

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Spellbinders/FSJ Hello Summer

Hello! Today I’m delighted to be sharing three cards over on the Spellbinders blog featuring new summer-themed products, part of the Hello Summer – Splash Zone Collection. I’m a big fan of anything ocean-themed and fascinated the different takes on that theme in papercrafting – nautical, tropical, and everything in-between.

The details on how I created the cards can be found in this post. I hope you’ll head on over to learn more and leave a comment. Below, I’ve shared photos of the projects and the supply list.

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It’s Strawberry Season! – Die-cut Berry Truck

Hello! I’m back online with a “just because” card. I’m still getting things rearranged in my new workspace. It’s strawberry season and the ones we’re getting in the PNW are fantastic. I crafted this Pacific Northwest scene with Impression Obsession dies, a My Favorite Things stencil, Memory Box dies, and a Hero Arts sentiment.

As I created this card, I was using a Valentine’s Day card that my brother and I sent my grandmother sometime in the 1960s as a straight edge and a Cross pencil of my father’s to draw lines for trimming. That’s a good indication of how much crazy is in my life – that I could lay my hands on those tools faster than a ruler and pencil from this century!

The sentiment is from the Hero Arts Stamp Your Own Fruit set (now retired). The clouds are from two different sets – Memory Box Puffy Clouds and Marshmallow Clouds.

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My Favorite Things – Birthday Cake Take Two

Hello! Today I am sharing a second card featuring the My Favorite Things Birthday Cake die set. On this card, I incorporated the My Favorite Things Confetti stencil set. You can see the first card I created with this die set here.

I cut the cake layers, cake plate, and decorations from white, yellow, and pink cardstock. The decorative pieces were glued. I assembled the cake stack by taping the layers together on the back.
I stenciled the confetti in Spun Sugar and Tumbled Glass inks. The set contains two stencils.
I stamped the sentiment (from the You Wow Me stamp set) with Picked Raspberry ink on the stenciled panel.
To help the cake stand out from the stenciled background, I die-cut a circle.
The assembled cake was added to the circle with foam adhesive. The circle was added to the card base with foam adhesive.

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