Right as Rain - Cardmaking and Scrapbooking with Jean Manis

Penny Black Tropical Hello

Hello! Today, I am sharing a CAS tropical card created with die sets from Penny Black. I won’t have the chance to make many more summer-themed cards this year!

I cut the sprigs in the background with the 51-119 Flower Frolic die.
I cut the foliage in the right-hand corner with the 51-643 Tropical Paradise set. I shared a card using this die set here.
I used the 51-638 Thanks & Hello set to cut the sentiment (twice for depth).
I used a Taylored Expressions embossing folder (Weathered) for texture on the background.

Rubbernecker School Spirit Gnomes

Hello! Can you believe it is almost time for fall football? I created a card featuring the Rubbernecker Gnome Couple headed to a football game at the University of Colorado (my alma mater). CU’s colors are gold and black; the mascot is a buffalo.

I die-cut the Gnome Couple from colored cardstock and assembled the pieces.
I die-cut the Rectangle Stitch frame from Brushed Gold cardstock.
I die-cut the Pine Tree Forest from Noble Fir cardstock.
I trimmed the Pine Tree Forest before attaching it to a panel of Sea Glass cardstock.
I attached the frame to the front of the panel.
I die-cut and attached the custom sentiment to the sky.
I added the gnomes to the scene with foam adhesive and added the assembly to a white card base.

I have previously featured the Gnome Couple here and here. I used the Pine Tree Forest here.

Introducing Spellbinders Trim the Tree Collection

Hello! I am delighted to be a guest on the Spellbinders blog featuring two cards created with the recently-released Trim the Tree Collection, which includes dies, glimmer plates, and a stencil that work together or separately. I created the cards with a three-step approach: create the background, create the focal point(s), and embellish. Head to the post for all of the details!

Penny Black Ship in a Bottle

Ahoy! Today I am sharing a CAS, masculine, nautical-themed card created with the stamp set 30-842 Set Sail from Penny Black. I have always been fascinated with concept of a ship in a bottle (although I have never been inclined to make one!). Anyone else feel as if summer is winding down? I am in the process of making Halloween cards, Christmas cards, as well as summer-themed cards. (A crazy time of year!)

This card has two layers (in addition to the card base) – the ship in the bottle and the sentiment panel. (I could have taken another step in masking to achieve a one-layer image.)

To create the ship in the bottle, I stamped the boat, stamped the bottle around the boat, and stamped the boat and top part of the bottle on masking paper, which I fussy-cut.
I masked the boat image and top of the bottle (cork and seal) before applying inks to the bottle to create a sky and ocean.
I colored the boat, as well as the seal and cork on the bottle, and then fussy-cut the bottle.
For the sentiment panel, I stamped the sentiment and applied inks to create a horizon line for the bottle. I stamped the bottle on to the panel so that the string around the top and the detail of the bottle (on the left-hand side) would be included.
I adhered the bottle to the panel and the assembly to the card base.

Elizabeth Craft Designs – On the Farm

Hello! Today I am sharing another farm-themed card created with Elizabeth Craft Designs die sets. You can see more about the ECD Life is Better on the Farm Collection here. I have shared similar cards created with this collection here and here.

I die-cut the rooster, the hen, and the farmer from cardstock colored with Distress Oxide Inks and assembled the pieces.
I die-cut the grass from cardstock to which I had applied Mowed Lawn Distress Oxide ink.
I die-cut the fence and clouds from white cardstock.
I applied Tumbled Glass Distress Oxide ink to the background and added the die-cut greeting.
I added the layers to the card, popping the hen up with foam adhesive.