Using Up More Leftover Colored Images

Hey friends, today I've got a video using up leftover colored images to create a card. Whenever I have extra colored images, I put them in a bowl on my desk, and every once in a while, I'll sort through them and make a card. Today is that day! I did hesitate to use these images since they're from the Hello Bluebird Fly a Kite stamp set, which is now retired. But I just hated to see them go to waste, so I decided to use them anyway, along with a Pathway background.

This is a real-time card making video, so you'll get to see all the decision making that goes into creating a card with leftovers. If that sounds interesting to you, check out the video by clicking the thumbnail below or you can find it HERE on my YouTube channel. Thanks so much for watching! I really appreciate your support!

Paper Plane Give it a Whirl - Lawn Fawn Feature

Hey friends, I'm so excited to be featured over on the Lawn Fawn blog and YouTube channel with a fun, interactive card using the new Give it a Whirl dies! I paired it with the adorable mice from Just Plane Awesome.

The interactive feature spins around to reveal a secondary scene, which is a real surprise for the recipient! I also brought in the Give it a Whirl Scalloped Add-on and used the Give it a Whirl Template to complete this card.

I'll have all other supplies and details in my post over there, so I hope you'll check it out! If you'd like to watch the video tutorial and see how this card came together, you can click below or find the video on the Lawn Fawn YouTube channel. Thanks so much for watching! Have a wonderful day!

Flying High Birthday Card - Lawn Fawnatics Feature

Hey friends, today I'm so happy to be featured over on the Lawn Fawnatics blog with a fun birthday sunrise surprise card using Really High Five and the Puffy Cloud Borders with some Rainbow Ever After 6x6 patterned paper. I'll have all other supplies and details in my post over there. This card is for our Bingo Board Challenge, which has been so fun! So if you're looking for some new and interesting card making inspiration, definitely check that out. I've got a video tutorial for this card as well, which you can view by clicking down below or find HERE on my YouTube channel. Thanks so much for watching! Have a great day! 

Fairy Bayou Birthday Card

Hey friends, it's Christy here with another magical fairy garden card using Hello Bluebird. This time I had the song Blue Bayou on my mind, and so I wanted to create a scene with a fairy hopping across lily pads, as if she were playing hopscotch. I pulled together images from Fairy Dance, Fairy Garden, and Fishin' Hole, colored them with Copic markers, and trimmed them out with their matching dies.

For the background, I started with a panel of Bristol and blended on some Distress Oxide Inks. I used Shaded Lilac, Wilted Violet, Villainous Potion, and Chipped Sapphire for the sky, and Salty Ocean with Chipped Sapphire for the blue bayou. Then I die cut another piece of Bristol using the Pond Builder and blended on Mowed Lawn and Pine Needles. I stamped a sentiment from Birthday Script in the center and popped the grass up with foam tape.

I added my images to the scene and finished off the card with some clear sequins and Stardust Stickles. If you'd like to see how this card came together, click below or you can find the video tutorial HERE on my YouTube channel. I really hope you enjoy this one! Thanks so much for watching and for stopping by!

Birthday Bouquet Card - Hello Bluebird Feature

 Hey friends, today I'm so happy to be featured over on the Hello Bluebird blog with a colorful birthday card featuring Bloomin Happy and Party on the Farm. I'll have all the other supplies and details listed in my post over there, so I hope you'll check it out! If you'd like to see how this card came together, click below or you can find the video tutorial HERE on YouTube. Thanks so much for watching!

Rainforest Birthday Card - Lawn Fawnatics #171

Hey friends, it's time for a new Lawn Fawnatics Challenge and this one is so much fun! We've got a Bingo board for you to use, which gives you so many possibilities! You can get Bingo by doing a vertical, horizontal, or diagonal line. For my card, I went with a diagonal line, going from the top left to the bottom right, so paper trimmer, critter, birthday, ink blending, and glitter.

I brought in a bunch of stamp sets for this one, including Simply Celebrate More Critters, Toucan Do It, Wood You Be Mine, Beary Rainy Day, and Ahoy Matey. I colored the image with Copic markers and trimmed them out with the matching dies. Then I trimmed out the Giant Happy Birthday to You from Woodgrain Light Brown Cardstock and Chocolate Bar and glued them together to create a drop shadow with the woodgrain cardstock on top.

For the background, I blended Distress Oxide Inks onto some Bristol Smooth Surface Cardstock using the Birch Tree Stencils to create the look of a jungle or rainforest. In the center I used Twisted Citron and darkened that up at the top and bottom with Mowed Lawn. I trimmed off a little bit with my paper trimmer and glued it to a Noble Fir card base. I popped up my sentiment and images and finished with a little Stardust Stickles. BINGO!

If you'd like to see how this card came together, you can click the video thumbnail below or find the tutorial HERE on my YouTube channel. I really hope you enjoy it! Don't forget to check out the rest of the design team's Bingo board creations on the Lawn Fawnatics Challenge blog and link up your own projects to play along. Thanks so much for stopping by!

Magical Fairy Garden Card - Hello Bluebird Feature

Hey friends, today I'm over on the Hello Bluebird blog with a colorful card inspired by some patterned paper. I combined several stamp sets for this one, including Fairy Dance, Fairy Garden, and Strawberry Patch and colored all the images to match with my Copic markers. I'll have more details and links over there, so I hope you'll check out my post! If you'd like to see how the card came together, I have a video tutorial for you, which you can view by clicking below or find HERE on my YouTube channel. I really hope you enjoy it! Have a magical day!

Plan a Card with Me - Using Patterned Paper as Design Inspo

Hey friends, today I've got another Plan a Card with Me video. This time the entire card was inspired by a piece of patterned paper from the Pebbles Cool Girl 6x8 pad. I ended up combining a few different Hello Bluebird stamp sets including Fairy Dance, Fairy Garden, and  Strawberry Patch. I take you through my whole thought process, from the initial idea to a fully fleshed out card concept with all the supplies picked out. If that sounds interesting to you, you can check out the video by clicking below or find it HERE on my YouTube channel. I really hope you enjoy it!

Patterned Paper Breakdown - Tips for Mixing Prints for Spring

Hey friends, today I've got a new Patterned Paper Breakdown video, sharing you four new paper pads for Spring and giving you my tips for mixing and matching different patterns. If that sounds interesting to you, you can check out the video tutorial below or find it HERE on YouTube. Thanks so much for watching!

Spring Bird-day Card - Lawn Fawnatics #170

Hey friends, it's time for another Lawn Fawnatics Challenge and this one is right up my alley. It's patterned paper! Yay! You can use any of Lawn Fawn's existing papers or you can create your own. I combined three different patterns from the new Rainbow Ever After 6x6 and used the Winter Birds to make a Spring card by combining it with Toucan Do It and Really High Five. I colored all the images with Copic markers and trimmed them out with the matching dies.

For the focal panel, I cut down a piece of Bristol Cardstock with one of the Outside In Stitched Rectangle Stackables and blended on some Distress Oxide Inks using the Cloudy Stencil. I wanted it to be a sunset sky, so I used Spun Sugar, Shaded Lilac, Tumbled Glass, I did a little splatter detail to look like confetti, and stamped a sentiment down at the bottom in black ink.

Then I took the patterned papers and trimmed them down with a Large Stitched Rectangle Stackable and layered them on a Speckled Eggshell card base. I popped the focal panel up with foam tape and adhered my images with liquid glue. To finish off the card, I added a few Clear Sequins and some Stardust Stickles.

If you'd like to see how this card came together, you can click below or find the video tutorial HERE on my YouTube channel. I really hope you enjoy it! Be sure to stop by the Lawn Fawnatics Challenge blog to see what the rest of the team created to inspire you and to link up your own patterned paper projects to play along. We can't wait to see what you make!