Right as Rain - Cardmaking and Scrapbooking with Jean Manis

Taylored Expressions 2018 Sale

Taylored Expressions is bidding a fond farewell to over 200 products as we retire some of our favorite items with an amazing SALE. Choose from a variety of stamps and dies at prices up to 70% off — but hurry, once they’re gone, they’re gone forever! Visit the SALE HERE to start shopping!

Plus, for a limited time, you can receive additional savings on these soon-to-be collector’s items. Additional discounts expire 11:59 pm CST on July 20, 2018.

I am sharing four projects using the Picture Perfect – Sunny Days frame, one of the many products included in the sale. The frame is a favorite of mine as it not only adds a sentiment, it also ties the card together.

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CAS(E) this Sketch 279 – Sail Away

Hello! I am playing along with the CAS(E) this Sketch #279 Challenge.

I stamped the sentiment (now retired but a favorite of mine) in Gray Flannel on white cardstock.
I inked the Waves Stencil (which I masked) with Tumbled Glass, Mermaid Lagoon, and Blueprint Sketch.
I colored white cardstock with Hickory Smoke and Mermaid Lagoon from which I cut the Sailboat (now retired.
I added the stamped and stenciled panel to a Slate Gray card base.

Lawn Fawn Tropical Scene

Hello! Today, I’m sharing a “just because” tropical-themed card combining several Lawn Fawn products.

I have been wanting to color more with the Zig Clean Color Real Brush markers. Both the flamingos and the alligator were stamped on the Mixed Media paper and colored with Zig markers (the markers yield bright results!).

I added the animals to a die-cut scene created with Palm Trees, Hillside Borders, and a card base cut with the largest die in the Large Stitched Rectangle Stackables set. I used the Speech Bubbles set for the sentiment. I envisioned the alligator luring the flamingos over with his “Hello”!

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Spellbinders Layers of Flowers

Hello! Happy July! Today, I’m sharing a CAS, red/white/blue card created with the Spellbinders Layers of Flowers die set. It’s not technically a Fourth of July card, but I certainly had the holiday in mind while I created it.

This set, designed by Marisa Job, includes three different floral panels. I have used the three panels together to create a dimensional panel, although the panels could be used alone. I stamped a stacked sentiment on white cardstock to create a vertical card.

I plan to use this die set with a different color scheme on another card. I’m also thinking about rotating the dimensional panel to create a horizontal card.

Hibiscus Frame – CAS Friendship Card

Hello! Today, I’m sharing a CAS friendship card showcasing the Hibiscus Frame from the Simon Says Stamp GOOD VIBES release.

I cut the Hibiscus Frame from 110 lb. white cardstock and trimmed it to A2 panel size (the die cuts the inside but not the outside frame).
I created the background with alcohol inks – Flamingo and Sunshine Yellow – on Yupo paper.
I used a spray adhesive to attach the frame to the alcohol-ink panel. I also adhered die-cut pieces around the edges into the frame.
To finish, I heat-embossed a sentiment from the Kind Flowers set on black cardstock.

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