Right as Rain - Cardmaking and Scrapbooking with Jean Manis

Lawn Fawn | Sailing with the Car Critters

Hello! Today I am sharing a whimsical, nautical-themed card that uses the Lawn Fawn Car Critters stamp set in a novel way. Strips of cardstock mimic a cruise ship, proudly named the SS CUBBY. Through five die-cut windows, the Car Critters take center stage, offering a twist on their traditional use. This mini slimline card not only showcases the versatility of the Car Critters set but also demonstrates how simple techniques, like using strips of paper, a circle die, and an alpha die set, can yield a unique card.

Stamp Car Critters on Arches Cold Press watercolor paper with VersaFine ink; heat set.
Color bears with watercoloring mediums of choice.
Create card base for a mini-slimline measuring 6 1/2 x 3 1/2 inches from Snowdrift cardstock.
Create portholes by cutting a Snowdrift cardstock panel, measuring 6 1/2 inches wide, five times with a 3/4 inch circle die.
Adhere the watercolored bears to the back of the porthole section.
Add strips of cardstock to card base to resemble cruise ship along with the porthole section.
Die-cut Journal Letters from Snowdrift cardstock and foam. Adhere foam to the back of the letters. Adhere letters to card front.

I used the Car Critters in a car in this post.

Pawsitively Adorable | Sunny Studio Stamps Birthday Cats

Hello! Today I am sharing an adorable birthday card featuring two feline friends ready for a purr-fect party. These charming cats, stamped with the Sunny Studio Stamps Birthday Cat set, have been brought to life with watercoloring. This card would be perfect for any cat lover or someone who appreciates adorable and whimsical designs.

I paired the Birthday Cat set with other supplies from my stash to help bring the scene to life. This stamp set, and the coordinating die set, are my first ever Sunny Studio Stamps supplies. I just could not resist the cute illustrations.

- Stamp Birthday Cat images on Arches Cold Press watercolor paper with VersaFine ink; heat set.
- Color images with watercoloring mediums of choice. Once dry, cut with coordinating dies. Check out this post on watercoloring stamped images.
- To create the background within the circle, add Tumbled Glass and Hickory Smoke Distress Oxide inks to white cardstock, using a piece of vellum as a mask while applying the inks. Once dry, stencil clouds with white pigment ink using one of the Lawn Fawn Cloud Background stencils.
- Cut balloons with dies in the Lawn Fawn Party Balloons set from cardstock to which Distress Oxide inks have been applied. Cut balloon strings from white cardstock, glue to balloons, and trim as necessary.
- Stamp sentiment from the Let’s Celebrate set in black on red cardstock. Cut a 2 1/2 inch circle from the stamped panel with die in the Everlasting Circles set. Cut panel again with a rectangular stitched die, measuring 4 x 5 1/4 inches. I used one from a now-retired My Favorite Things Blueprints die set.
- Adhere frame to the stenciled scene background and the assembly to a card base of Bazzill Canvas cardstock.
- Add cats and balloons to scene with foam and dot adhesive.

Art Impressions | Fourth of July Front Porch Delight

Hello! Today, I am sharing a card on which I have used the newest Art Impressions Front Porch stamp and die set – Patriotic. As I shared in this post, there is an entire Art Impressions Front Porch Series. This card showcases a charming front porch decorated for the Fourth of July with a sleeping dog in a chair, fluttering flag bunting, and a container of fireworks ready to light up the night sky. Read on for step-by-step instructions on how to create the card.

Stamp Front Porch and Front Porch Patriotic images with VersaFine ink on Arches Cold Press watercolor paper; heat set.

Color images with watercolor markers (Tombow and Zig) using the watercolor palette, No. 4, and No. 1 brushes. Once dry, cut with coordinating dies. Note: the Front Porch door die cuts the window panes. I chose to fussy-cut the door, as I had watercolored the window panes. For the flag, bunting, and doormat, I used the Tombow Navy marker (brush tip) directly on the watercolor paper.

Create a panel, measuring 4 x 5 1/4 inches, of dry-embossed Chamomile cardstock background (I used an older Stampin’ Up folder) and add a 1 1/4 inch strip of dark gray to the bottom to represent the ground. Add assembly to a card background of white Bazzill canvas cardstock (which has been added to an A2-size card base). Add elements to card with foam adhesive.

Lawn Fawn | Charming Farm-themed Card

Hello! Today, I am sharing a farm-themed card, created with Lawn Fawn products. Whether “just because” or to cheer up someone under the weather, the scene will delight its recipient.

- Stamp Hay There animals with VersaFine ink on Arches Cold Press watercolor paper, heat set, and watercolor with mediums of choices. Once dry, cut with coordinating dies.
- Cut Build-A-Barn pieces from cardstock colored with Distress Oxide ink, dark gray cardstock, and white cardstock; assemble.
- Create background by cutting Sea Glass cardstock with the Stitched Cloud Backdrop and the Large Stitched Rectangle die. The Stitched Cloud Backdrop was made both portrait and landscape. As I only own the landscape version, I have to cut the background when making a portrait card.
- Cut grass with Grassy Border die and the largest Large Stitched Rectangle die from cardstock to which Distress Oxide ink has been applied. I combined Mowed Lawn and Rustic Wilderness. Add grass to cloud background and assembly to A2-size card base.
- Stamp sentiment on white cardstock and cut with Simple Puffy Cloud die. Cut additional cloud with die in the same set. Add to card background.
- Add barn and animals to scene with foam adhesive.

Stampendous Hugs Collection at Spellbinders

Hello! Today I am delighted to share two cards created with products in the just-released Stampendous Hugs Collection at Spellbinders. From a charming die-cut dog proudly holding a trophy to another adorable pup clutching a present, this collection can be used to easily create cards for a variety of occasions. The Stampendous Puppy Hugs set, which I used on both cards, is designed to work with the collection’s Puppy Hugs Faces and Sentiments (not shown).

With the sentiment “Time to Celebrate,” the first card can commemorate special moments or victories, such as a grade school graduation or a trip to the Little League All Stars, to name a few.

- Cut dog body from Beeswax cardstock with die in the Stampendous Puppy Hugs set. Cut eyes from Onyx cardstock and cheeks and nose from pink cardstock. Cut trophy from gold foil cardstock. Assemble.
- Create background by dry-embossing light blue cardstock with the Stargazer embossing folder.
- Glimmer foil in gold a sentiment in the More Sentiments set on dark gray cardstock. Trim and add to background; attach to A2-size card base.
- Embellish with additional stars cut with dies in the Stampendous Puppy Hugs set.

The second card, with a feminine color palette, was designed with a girl’s birthday in mind.

- Cut dog from flocked white cardstock with die in the Stampendous Puppy Hugs set. Cut eyes from Onyx cardstock and cheeks and nose from Pink Sand cardstock.
- Cut hair ribbons and package pieces with dies in the Stampendous Hugs Accessories set from Pink Sand and Waterfall cardstock. Note: The package is designed to be folded or partially folded; I cut the package piece on the score lines so it would lie flat.
- Create background by dry-embossing light blue cardstock with the Puff Dotty embossing folder.
- Glimmer foil in gold a sentiment in the Birthday Unboxing set on light gray cardstock. Trim and add to background; attach to A2-size card base.
- Add dog to card, folding one arm over as if to hold the package. Note: both of the arms can be folded inwards.
- Embellish with Gold Mix Gems.