Enjoy Life

So many things around us inspire what we create.  I recently spotted an embossing folder that also cut out a hot air balloon window and bought it immediately.  I knew just what I wanted to do with it and this is the card I am sharing today.

Even with a plan, this card did take a while to make as I did little parts at a time.  With my recent knee surgery, I could only sit with my leg down for a limited time so lots of interruptions.  I had made some backgrounds with alcohol inks and chose one that looked like sky and clouds and ran it through the folder.  I stamped the two Just For Fun balloons on the front and the heat embossed their Enjoy Life sentiment in white on the background layer, through the cut out window.  Acetate was placed behind the window and the embossed front was popped up to create a shaker window filled with sequins.

The JFF Flower Balloon and the Steam Punk Balloon were stamped and colored with Tombow Markers.  The circular balloon and the basket from each were cut out and layered on the front stamped images.  A few more sequins were added.

These stamptangle designs are a lot of fun to color and worked great with this folder.

What inspires your cards?

Happy To "Sea" You

I just had the most wonderful weekend, playing/stamping with my friends.  This is a card I created using Just For Fun’s StampTangle Tri-Circle Block.  It has three circles that make great windows for images and sayings and is also perfect for a shaker card.  I inked this stamptangle image with three different Distress Ink colors, though the variation in colors is hard to see in the pictures. 

After fussy cutting and cutting out the circle windows, a piece of clear acetate was adhered to the back.  This was popped up with foam tape over a white rectangle, stamped with the Happy to Sea You sentiment from JFF, and run through a bubble embossing folder.  Extra foam tape was placed all around the top circle to create a small shaker window.  This was layered on brightly striped cardstock from Graphic 45’s Sun Kissed collection.

JFF's Stamptangle Fancy Fish (Small) was stamped twice with Paris Dusk Memento Ink and colored with Copic Markers.  These were fussy cut and adhered to the card front. 

Thanks for stopping by!

Moonlight Witch Silhouette Shaker

Watch out!  Guess what is sneaking up on us?  That hauntingly fun holiday, Halloween.  Just For Fun has some new stamps just for this, and today’s card uses the Moonlit Witch Silhouette.

The image was stamped with black Memento Ink two times, once on green for the card front and once on orange for the background.  The circular window was cut out of the card front and layered on black and a piece of acetate.  This was popped up and lined up with the orange background.  Halloween Greetings from the Sentiments 1 Unmounted Sheet was stamped at the bottom.

A variety of orange and lime green sequins, along with a few stars were added to the shaker window.

Have a great week.

E. Marie

A Grillin' Good Time

What are you doing for the 4^th of July?  This is such a fun time for family and, of course, grilling out.  Sparkle N Sprinkle’s Summer Grilling Set #1 and Summer Grilling Set #2 are all about this.  I used the digital versions to create this card.

Both sides of a piece of white cardstock were punched with a Martha Stewart star border punch and adhered to a slightly larger piece of sticker paper.  Gypsy Red Velvet Glitter was added to the exposed adhesive on one side and Cobalt Glaze Velvet on the other side.  This was layered onto the card front.

Another piece of white cs was cut to fit just inside punched borders.  A circle shaped window was cut out using a Spellbinders die and a star shaped window was cut out using a Sizzix star die. 

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Strips of 1/8” "Tear-ific" Tape were run across a piece of Embossable Clear Acetate, the protective layer removed, and Black Suede Velvet Glitter was added.  This was adhered behind the circle window to look like a grill.  The little BBQ bottle from the Summer Grilling #1 digital set and the Oven Mitt from the Summer Gilling #2 digital set were printed, colored, and fussy cut.  These were added to the side of the grill.

More acetate was added behind the star window and a small shaker was created behind it with the printed sentiment from the Summer Grilling #2 digital set and blue and red sequins.  Additional sequins were glued to the card front.

Have a safe 4th!!

E. Marie

Marshmellow Bunnies

I know that Easter is past, but I couldn't resist sharing these two adorable bunny cards that use the same style and Just for Fun Stamps.  With a change of sentiment, they could also be used for other occasions.

My favorite Easter candy is “Peeps” so this sweet Marshmallow Bunnies image was a must have.  It comes as a two-sided stamp with the basic outline of this bunny in three sizes is on one side and the shaded version of all three sizes is on the other side.  

The largest shaded image was stamped on four different designer papers, a little more shading added to the ears with markers, and cut out.  I trimmed them to fit different directions in the windows of the Cloverleaf Frame stamped in black.  The coordinating template was used to sponge Shabby Shutters Distress Ink in each window.

The “happy Easter” sentiment is from the Sentiments 1 Unmounted Sheet.  It was stamped several times on the top and bottom of the card front, using Peacock Feathers and Picked Raspberry DistressInk.  This was all layered on coordinating cardstock.

 The second card uses the same style of card, along with the Marshmallow Bunnies and Cloverleaf Frame images but this time I created a shaker card. 

I colored the bunny images with Copic Markers, cut them out, and fit them in the four windows.  Mowed Lawn Distress Ink was sponged inside each section, using the coordinating template, and small black and pink pearls were added to the eyes and noses.   A second Cloverleaf Frame was stamped and the inside of each section was cut out.  After adding acetate to the back, this was layered over the original window, using dimensional tape, to create four little shaker windows with little green, glass beads inside.

The Happy Spring sentiment was stamped with Picked Raspberry Distress Ink  and die cute with Spellbinders’ Ribbon Banners die.  Mowed Lawn Distress Ink was sponged on before it was removed from the die and Picked Raspberry was sponged around the outer edges.

I can think of some fun ways to use these card besides for Easter/Spring.  How would you use them?

E. Marie

Valentine's LOVE

February is one of my favorite times to make cards.  I started making cards because I wanted them to be more personal and let friends and family know how special they are to me.  I want them to be extra special when they say “I love you”.

This Valentine’s card uses the Old Medicine Bottle and has the look of a shaker card.  It was stamped on two pieces of cardstock, one was cut out and layered over the other with a piece of acetate behind the cut out window and stamped cork to add to the look of the bottle.

I stamped and cut out the hearts from the Sentiment Hearts Mini Cube and layered these “inside” the bottle, popping up several of them.  Coordinating colored sequins were added inside and outside the bottle.

The Love Letters was stamped with Barn Door Distress Ink and edged with Spun Sugar and layered over the bottle. 

I like to think whoever receives this card will feel truly special.

E. Marie