Surfin' Frenchie!

Happy Friday crafty friends! I was in need of pure summer inspiration card and this is what came of it, lol! What's better than a surfing dog :)

I don't have the Chillin' Frenchies Dies (Simon Says Stamp) so I decided to work around my image and use a mix of Copic Markers for my water and selective stencilling for my clouds.

I started by stamping my cutie franchie and colouring him in (also with Copics).

I moved onto my water with B family Copics, and I am happy with the way it turned out.  I chose my Simon Says Stamp cloud stencil and Salty Ocean Distress Ink.  Once that was complete, I decided I wanted to add some pattern paper so I trimmed my panel down on either side and chose this Sunny Studio blue polka dot paper.

I felt like it was little too blue (if that's possible) so I added some slim Washi from my stash and I liked that better.  To finish off, some Iridescent Bubbles by Studio Katia, white gel pen detail and some of my favourite Simon Says Stamp Unicorn dust :)

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Kim

Simon Says: Reach for the Stars!

Hello crafty friends! It's Wednesday and that means it's time for a new Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge! 

This week Simon Says: Reach for the Stars! We are featuring always amazing Simon Says Stamp Brand Exclusive products, it isn't a requirement to use them but if you have them we would love to see them!

Come join in on the fun, you have the chance of winning a $25 gift card to the fantastic Simon Says Stamp store!

So this is new to me, tone on tone is not something I play with often. I tend to use lots of color on my projects. Trying to shake things up, lol!

I started by die cutting my Mermaid cardstock and ink blending some Peacock Feathers Distress Ink. I then added some Tonic Glitter pastes using my Falling Stars Stencil and set it aside to dry.

I die cut my elements using a mix of Tonic Glitter, Lawn Fawn and Simon Says Stamp cardstocks and glued them together.

Once my panel was dry, I added my die cut elements and placed the panel on the card base.

I added my secondary sentiment and finished off with some Sparkling Clear Sequins :)

 

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Kim

My Shoe Obsession on a Card!

Happy Tuesday crafty friends!  Today I am sharing a card based on my own personal obsession - shoes! I blame Mini Mouse and my first trip to Disney as a 6 year-old for this shoe obsession that I have had since then! lol.

This shoe die is an older one by Memory Box that I pulled out to play with again. I have been looking at my older products a lot since the COVID imposed "lock-down" as mail is super, super slow and most stores were closed... Next trip for me will be my local scrapbook store that I have missed terribly.

I die cut my shoes from a bunch of rainbow coloured cardstock by Lawn Fawn and Simon Says Stamp.  Once that was done I embossed my panel to give some added texture and glued my shoes on using foam tape and cut the excess off using my Tim Holtz Tonic Trimmer.

I chose my Hello Gorgeous from Simon Says Stamp and die cut it from both black and gold cardstock and glued it in the centre of the panel.  To finish off, I added Sparkling Clear Sequins and some Tonic Jewel Drops! 

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Kim

Simon Says: For A Child

Hello crafty friends! It's Wednesday and that means it's time for a new Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge! 

This week Simon Says: For A Child! We are featuring always amazing Honey Bee Stamps products, it isn't a requirement to use them but if you have them we would love to see them!

Come join in on the fun, you have the chance of winning a $25 gift card to the fantastic Simon Says Stamp store!

Lots of new babies on the way in my network lately so this challenge was timely! I chose to feature the amazing Honey Bee Baby Dies, I love the Honey Bee word dies - so many options with the three layers offered.

This card was quick to put together, I started by blending Worn Lipstick, Picked Raspberry and Festive Berries Oxide Ink. I let it dry and went over a Studio Katia Stencil with Unicorn White Pigment ink.  I die cut it using my largest MFT Mod Stitched Rectangle.

I die cut two of the three baby dies using black glitter cardstock and Lawn Fawn Guava cardstock. 

I placed the sentiment on the card panel using foam tape and then stamped the Baby Girl by Lawn Fawn. To finish off, I added some white candy hearts and a mini pink clothes pin from my stash.

 

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Kim

Slim Line Card using IOS flower dies

Happy Tuesday crafty friends! I am loving all the slimline cards I am seeing lately so I felt like making one using some super fun flower dies by Impression Obsession.

I started by cutting and prepping my card base and panel (cut from Lawn Fawn woodgrain paper). I then die cut my flowers using rainbow cardstock from my stash.  I added some Distress Inks to the flowers for added dimension.

I placed my flowers and leaves on the panel to judge my sentiment placing and decided on this super fun Neat & Tangled Awesome die that I haven't used in a while. I then decided to add some Lawn Fawn butterfly dies on a few of the flowers and die cut them from Tonic Black Glitter cardstock. I put all of my elements on the panel using a mix of foam tape and glue.

To finish off, I added some Studio Katia Icy Crystals to the flower centres and a few around the sentiments.

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Kim

Simon Says: Moving Parts

Hello crafty friends! It's Wednesday and that means it's time for a new Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge! 

This week Simon Says: Moving Parts! We are featuring always super fun Lawn Fawn products, it isn't a requirement to use them but if you have them we would love to see them!

Come join in on the fun, you have the chance of winning a $25 gift card to the fantastic Simon Says Stamp store!

Such fun making this card! Ah, summer - love all of it! I started by using my Distress Inks to create my "water panel" for my bear to "float" in the waves.  I put that aside to dry and blended some Antique Linen, Gathered Twigs and a little Ground Espresso Distress Inks to create my beach.

Once those were done and dry, I die cut them using stitched waves (Mama Elephant) and Stitched Hillside border (Lawn Fawn).  put them aside to work on my other elements.

I stamped all of my images from the On the Beach Clear stamp set and colored them with my Copic markers and used the accompanying die cuts.

I then used one of my MFT Cloud stencils with Salty Ocean Distress Ink for my background.  I placed everything on my base panel to see where to die cut my Slide on Over die making the Bear fluid in the background of the waves.

I put all of my elements together using foam tape for the interactive element. Added the remainder of my stamps. I stamped my sentiment using Versafine Onyx Black Ink.

To finish off, I added my Slide Me circle some white gel pen detail and some Picket Fence Distress Paint on the "waves" and sand.

 

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Kim

Simon Says: Bright and Cheerful

Hello crafty friends! It's Wednesday and that means it's time for a new Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge! 

This week Simon Says: Bright and Cheerful! We are featuring Pink & Main products, it isn't a requirement to use them but if you have them we would love to see them!

Come join in on the fun, you have the chance of winning a $25 gift card to the fantastic Simon Says Stamp store!

Also, go to the challenge blog and check out the amazing new designers that will be joining us every Wednesday!!!

This card was inspired by the super fun pattern paper from the Pink and Main Enchanted Garden 6x6 pack.  These papers are such fun!

I die cut my pattern paper and a piece of Neena (white insert piece) using my Pink and Main Cloudy Frames.

I stamp and masked my beverages from the Pink and Main Happy Hour stamp set on my insert panel and colored the images with my Copic markers. I then gold embossed my sentiment from the Chillin' Frenchies by Simon Says Stamp.

I added some grey shading using my Copics and put all of my elements on a piece of Mermaid Lawn Fawn cardstock.  To finish off, I added some Pretty Pink Posh Jewels.

 

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Happy Canada Day for those of you celebrating today (like me :)

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