Pretty Pink Posh Hoiday Signs - Last card for 2020!

Yay! It's nearly Christmas!!  Boo, that means no more Christmas projects for a while.... :( I absolutely love making Christmas cards so I'm super excited to bring one last card to my blog and YouTube video today.  

For this card I used the Pretty Pink Posh 'Holiday Signs' stamp set which sooo cute!

I created a watercolour background using some watercolour cardstock and a nice navy coloured paint.  Once the background was dry I added a few snowflakes  using a sparkly white embossing powder.  I also splattered on a few white 'snowflakes' with some watered-down white gouache....you can never have enough snowflakes!!  I trimmed my card panel down to 4"x5.25" and adhered this a piece of navy cardstock measuring 4.25"x5.5" which leaves a nice 1/8" border all the way around and ties in really nice with the navy watercolour.

I stamped my images on to copic friendly cardstock with memento tuxudeo black ink and coloured the images using a variety of copic markers (colours used are listed below) and cut them out using my pixscan mat and silhouette portrait.  I popped the coloured images in to my misi tool and added all the sentiments using the same memento black ink.

To add dimension to the card I used foam tape behind my images and then secured them to the card with the help of a T-square ruler.

I adhered the whole card panel to a landscape top folding cardbase and finished off the card by adding a bit of nuvo crystal glaze on to a few elements of my characters.

I had some images left over so added them to some tags and added some pretty red glittery ribbon and voila.... some super easy and super cute Christmas tags!

I hope you like these super fun and festive designs...here's a list of all the products used:

- Holiday Signs - Pretty Pink Posh
- Watercolour cardstock - Rowney Daler
- Gansai Tambi 36 Colour Palette - No.67
- Silver Black Velvet Round Brush No.8
- Snowflakes: Cheerful Christmas - Simon Says Stamp, Christmas Deer - Time for Tea Designs
- White Twinkle Puff embossing powder - WOW!
- Superfine White Embossing Powder - Ranger
- Heat Gun
- Guillotine
- White Gouache - Winsor & Newton
- Copic Markers:
Signs
E27, E25, E23 , E21
Santa 
Hat/gloves/coat: R59, R39, R27
Hat trim: C3, C1, C00
Boots: C10, C7, C5
Reindeer
Face/ears/body: E55, E53, E51, E50, E37, E33, E31
Antlers/Hooves: E29, E25
Ears/cheeks: R22, R20
Snowman
Hat: C9, C7, C5, G99, G94
Body: G00, G000, G0000
Nose: Y09, Y04, Y02
Cheeks: R20
- Sizzix Bigshot Die Cutting Machine - https://bit.ly/2MKlLBp
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I wish you all a very merry Christmas and a happy new year!

xxx

Hello Bluebird 'First Snow' Winter Scene Card

Hello crafty friends!

Finally I'm back with a new video and blog post!  It's been quite a crazy few months with house renovations and sadly some illness (nothing serious thankfully) so I've needed to be in full Mummy mode looking after everyone!  Crafting has had to take a bit of a backseat...such a shame when Christmas cards are my favourite to make.

Today I'm excited to share this adorable card using the Hello Bluebird 'First Snow' stamp set along with some of my favourite Mama Elephant dies.  There's also lots of shimmer and shine with sparkles and glitter along the way.  

I used a colour pallet for inspiration for this card.  Sometimes I just don't know what I want to create....even though I know I want to make SOMETHING...so colour pallets help me as a jumping off point and I go from there.  This is the image I found to help me create this card:

If you would like to see my Pinterest board with all the colour pallets I have saved then just click here!  This particular image has been take from here.

 To see the video I created showing how I made this card then just click below:

Here is a list of the supplies used in the making of this card:

~ First Snow Clear Stamps - Hello Bluebird - https://bit.ly/2ORrVCZ
~ First Snow Dies - Hello Bluebird -https://bit.ly/34Ubk76
~ Landscape Trio Creative Cuts - Mama Elephant - https://bit.ly/2Ln38EM
~ Home Collection Creative Cuts - Mama Elephant - https://bit.ly/33MokKM
~ Cloud 9 Creative Cuts - Mama Elephant - https://bit.ly/361NfeB
~ Strathmore Bristol Smooth Cardstock - https://bit.ly/2qjV9Rq
~ Distress Ink (Tattered Rose) - https://bit.ly/2ONamUC 
~ Distress Ink (Victorian Velvet) - https://bit.ly/2Rm1eIq
~ Distress Ink (Aged Mahogany) - https://bit.ly/2LnJ9G6
~ Distress Ink (Iced Spruce) - https://bit.ly/2YgeSOw
~ Delicata Ink (Rose Gold) - https://bit.ly/2Pcg0i6
~ Ranger Archival Ink - Potting Soil -https://bit.ly/2Lk7Xyw
~ Glitter Cardstock (houses & trees) - https://bit.ly/2LoBDur
~ White Premium Cardstock 300gsm - https://bit.ly/2DKsiZR
~ Signo White Gel Pen - https://bit.ly/2RkaEnz 

~ Silver Black Velvet Brush Size 4 Round - https://bit.ly/34RTS30 
~ Liquid Stardust - Lawn Fawn - https://bit.ly/34QR4Ds
~ Mini Mister - https://bit.ly/2Lpol0H 

~ Copic opaque white - https://bit.ly/2YjJWg9

~ Clay Snowflakes - Lucy’s Cards - https://bit.ly/2YekfxM
~ Gold Stars - Lucy’s Cards - https://bit.ly/2RjSwKz
~ Gina K Connect Glue - https://bit.ly/2DXMW8Z
~ Zig Clean Color Real Brush Markers - https://bit.ly/2qqwYkw

Bunny: Mid Brown (065), Blender (999)
Penguin:Green Gray (093), Pale Gray (097), Oatmeal (064), Light Brown (061)
Reindeer: Dark Brown (062), Light Beige (074), Mid Green (046)

~ Sizzix Bigshot Die Cutting Machine - https://bit.ly/2MKlLBp

Thanks for stopping by my blog and I hope it gave you some inspiration!  Leave me comment if you have any questions xx

Mama Elephant 7th Anniversay Stampede

Welcome to a very special Mama Elephant Design Team blog hop! We are celebrating 7 years this month with a fantastic new holiday release along with our amazing friends!

Hello and welcome!  I'm so honoured to be part of this stampede and I can't wait to share my projects with you.  Once I've shown you the cuteness and fuzzies from this epic release be sure to carry on reading to hear about the amazing freebies on offer for the release and also a GIVEAWAY!!  Let's jump in to my projects!

For both of these cards I started by taking a piece of cardstock measuring 5.75"x4.5" and began blending ink top to bottom in portrait layout.  I wanted the top to be darker then gradually fade away into white.  I used Picked Raspberry distress ink for the pink themed card and a navy dye ink on the blue card.  I created the look of falling snow by diluting some copic opaque white with water and flicking it on to the card panels with a small paint brush.

 

I cut the beautiful tree scene from heavy weight smooth white cardstock using the Winter Forest Cover CC I then used post it note tape to mask off around the stitched border and then began blending on ink to snow bank/ground.  The bunny card I used Iced Spruce distress ink and for the bears Evergreen Bough distress ink.  On the trees I lightly blended on some ink (a very light layer of Picked Raspberry on the pink cards and some Evergreen Bough distress ink on the blue card). For the snow drift sitting behind the trees on the blue card I used a die from the Landscape Trio CC to cut another snow drift. I ink blended this with the same navy ink fading in to Evergreen Bough distress ink.

To add sparkle I dotted on glue with a glue pen all over the tress and along the base of the trees then sprinkled on white glitter...I love the subtle sparkle it gives the snow banks and trees!

The adorable bears and bunnies are from the Fuzzy Hugs stamp set which I coloured with copic markers.  Here are the markers I used:
Bunnies: E55, E53, E51
Dress/Boots: RV69, RV66, RV63
Scarf: YG67, YG63, YG61
Trousers: B26, B24, B21
Jumper: C5, C3, C1
Boots: W8, W6, W4
Large Bear: E39, E37, E35, E34, E33
Small Bear: E25, E23, E21
Jumper/Hat: RV69, RV66, RV63, BG49, BG15, BG13, BG11
I love the cuties in this set SO much!  I can't wait to colour them in different colours and with different mediums!

I cut the bears and bunnies out with the co-ordinating dies and set them aside for later.  I used sentiments from the same stamp set on both cards.  The pink card I stamped directly on to the card panel with Versafine onyx black ink.  For the blue card I white heat embossed the sentiment on to black cardstock and trimmed it down with my mini guillotine.  I adhered it on to the trees with some liquid adhesive.

To make all the elements come together as a card I took at A2 side folding card panel and secured the ink blended panel first with liquid glue (I previously went ahead and trimmed the panels down to 5.5"x4.25").  For the blue card with the bears I next adhered the snow bank.  The tree panel was adhered next, again using liquid adhesive.  I was careful when pressing down to secure this layer so as not to disturb the glitter too much!  Last step was to adhere my coloured images and add some nuvo aqua shimmer pen on to the bears and bunnies - never enough sparkles!  I also added a dot of Nuvo Glaze to the bears and bunnies noses.  For the pink card I added a few snowflake sequins and teeny tiny pink rhinestones...you can jazz things up any way you choose!

I've created a YouTube video if you would like to check that out after you've followed along the stampede

I hope you enjoyed these cards and they give you some inspiration!  This anniversary release is truly amazing!  Be sure to check out the fantastic giveaway and freebie information below PLUS you'll also find links to the stampede blogs...next in the stampede is the amazing Laura Bassen!
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Here is the promotional flyer for this year's celebration. We've added an extra freebie tier this time around!

You can shop the newest release which is LIVE in our store now!

www.mamaelephant.com

That's not all! To celebrate this special Anniversary release, Mama Elephant is giving away ten $25 gift certificates to our store!!! That is 10 winners!!! Winners will be chosen at random from the collective blogs in the 3 day Stampede. You have up to 4 chances to qualify to win!

» 1. Leave a comment on this blog post «

» 2. Like/share us on Facebook: facebook.com/mamaelephant «

» 3. Follow/tweet us on Twitter: twitter.com/heymamaelephant «
» 4. Follow/leave a comment for us on Instagram: instagram.com/mamaelephant «

(Each action qualifies for one entry, max 4 entries per stampeder please!)

Here are the designers for today. Please make sure to visit each of them and leave some kind words and comments!

Amy Yang » www.sharingnewlove.blogspot.com
Mette Witus » www.mettewitus.home.blog
Elaine Wakeling » www.pinkpeppermintcards.blogspot.com
Laura Bassen » www.laurafadora.com

Francine Vuillème » www.1001cartes.ch

Laura Volpes » www.abitofmycrafts.blogspot.com
Krstina Werner » www.kwernerdesign.com/blog
Mama Elephant » www.mamaelephantblog.com

Thank you and Happy Stampeding!

Little Mermaiden Agenda Shaker Card - All Mama Elephant!

Good morning Crafters!  Today I'm back on my blog and YouTube channel bringing you some bright and summery vibes with some cute mermaidens thrown in for good measure!  Thank you to Karen of Karen_Kards who suggested I make something summery or with mermaids (I asked in my YouTube community page what you'd like to see!)  I decided to use both as inspiration!

I'm entering this card in to Mama Elephants Top Card Contest so I used all ME stamps and dies to create this card - check out all the supplies in my list below (they are also all listed in the description box of my co-ordinating video on YouTube).

A full process video is available on YouTube - there were lots of steps to this card and a little difficult to explain with just words....a visual always helps so I hope you check out the video if you want to make something similar!  

I used my Faber Castell Polychromo pencils to colour in the mermaidens....I swatched out some colours to try and match them as closely as possible to the distress inks I used.  Here is a list of colours and the co-ordinating ink colour:

Peacock Feathers - Cobalt Turquoise (155)

Blueprint Sketch - Helioblue-Reddish (151)

Wilted Violet - Manganese Violet (160)

Picked Raspberry - Middle Purple Pink (125)

All other colours:

Burnt Ochre (187) - skin

Dark Flesh (130) - cheeks

Cadmium Orange (155) - fish

Copper (252) - star & fork

When I use my coloured pencils I like to use a blending fluid - the one I use is by Winsor Newton and called Sansodor (I have linked where I buy it from below (UK) but its available widley here in the UK...I'm sure gamsol is similar and I've even heard baby oil works - not tried that myself though!!

When using the blending fluid I like to pop a small make up sponge (really, nothing expensive just a small cheap sponge to hold some fluid is all you need) in to a container - I use a small jar (a clean mini jam jar to be exact) and then pour a little of the blending fluid on to the sponge.  Using a container with a lid is great as it stops the fluid drying out!!

For these small mermaiden images I found it easiest to colour a very light layer of colour on to the image then blend it all out with a stump pencil with blending fluid on.  I then went in with the colouring pencil again to add in shadows and hair streaks.  I then blended the colour out again but not too much, I wanted to keep some definition so its just about blending out harsh lines!  I recommend a sharp point on the pencils especially for creating the hair streaks - you want to keep some nice definition on those streaks of colour!  These images are super tiny so keep pencils sharp to help you stay inside the lines :)

When using a stump pencil you need to make sure you are cleaning off the colour when moving from one colour to the next.....plus you also need to keep the stump pencil to a fine point if possible to help keep in the lines.  One of my lovely subscribers gave me a great tip recently and that was to use a nail file/emery board to file down stump pencils.....what a genius idea!!  Thank you xx

that's it for today folks!  I hope this post inspires you and you enjoyed it...be sure to check out the video here!

Thanks my lovlies...have a great day!! xxx

Here is a list of the supplies I used to make this card!  Some links are affiliate links but most are just there to make things easier for you to find!  If you do use an affililate link I receive a small commission at no extra cost you (yay) but it does help me to keep my crafty passion going and keep bringing you guys inspiration!

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SSS - Simon Says Stamp (US)

DST - Dies To Die For (UK)

SVN - Seven Hills Crafts (UK)

CST - Craftstash (UK)

AMZ - Amazon (UK)

CTA - Crafty Arts (UK)

• Mama Elephant LITTLE MERMAIDEN AGENDA

https://shorturl.at/imwGK [ SSS ]

https://shorturl.at/biAHJ [ SHC ]

https://shorturl.at/svIP8 [DST ]

• Mama Elephant PARK AVENUE CREATIVE CUTS

https://shorturl.at/adGO3 [ SSS ]

https://shorturl.at/acnp9 [ SVN ]

https://shorturl.at/auOQ7 [ DST ]

• Mama Elephant PICNIC WITH FRIENDS

https://shorturl.at/glCIV [ SSS ]

https://shorturl.at/ANQ14 [ DST]

https://shorturl.at/ghxS3 [ SVN ]

• Mama Elephant OCEAN WAVES TRIO

https://shorturl.at/ixDGV [ SSS ]

https://shorturl.at/fsyEP [ DST ]

https://shorturl.at/imqHY [ SVN ]

• Tim Holtz Distress Ink Pad PEACOCK FEATHERS

https://shorturl.at/bxFR5 [ SSS ]

https://shorturl.at/aEGU6 [ CST ]

• Tim Holtz Distress Ink Pad EVERGREEN BOUGH

http://tiny.cc/roth7y [ SSS ]
http://tiny.cc/brth7y [ CST ]

• Tim Holtz Distress Oxide Pad BLUEPRINT SKETCH
https://shorturl.at/muJNZ [ SSS ]
https://shorturl.at/amnA9 [ CST ]

• Tim Holtz Distress Ink Pad PICKED RASPBERRY
http://tiny.cc/nxth7y [ SSS ]
http://tiny.cc/fzth7y [ CST ]

• Tim Holtz Distress Ink Pad WILTED VIOLET
https://shorturl.at/nCOU5 [ SSS ]
https://shorturl.at/fiqHO [ CST ]

• Cosmic Shimmer PIXIE POWDER White Pearl
https://shorturl.at/clvzT [ CST ]

• Ranger MINI MISTER SPRAY BOTTLE
https://shorturl.at/hqzKW [SSS ]

• Tsukineko VersaFine ONYX BLACK Ink Pad VF

http://tiny.cc/k4th7y [ SSS ]
http://tiny.cc/k4th7y [ CST ]

• Ranger ANTISTATIC POWDER TOOL
https://shorturl.at/oDU34 [ SSS ]

• 3M SCOTCH FOAM TAPE
https://shorturl.at/ctuvX [ SSS ]

• HEAT RESISTANT ACETATE SHEETS
https://shorturl.at/fiCFJ [ SSS ]
https://shorturl.at/hpvF9 [CST ]

• Nuvo/Tonic PURE SHEEN CONFETTI Ice White Circles (Golden Years)
https://shorturl.at/vBJPY [ SSS ]
https://shorturl.at/sxYZ2 [ CST ]

• Winsor Newton SANSODOR Blending Fluid
https://shorturl.at/hyzE2 [ CTA ]

• Tim Holtz Tonic GLASS MEDIA MAT
http://tiny.cc/96th7y [ SSS ]
http://tiny.cc/z9th7y [ CST ]

• Sizzix Big Shot Machine Only White & Grey UK
http://tiny.cc/lbuh7y [ CST ]

• Sakura STARDUST GLITTER PEN Silver
https://shorturl.at/iwDEO [ SSS ]
https://shorturl.at/gkGK3 [ CTP ]

• Gel Pen WHITE uniball
https://shorturl.at/fjkwG [ SSS ]

• Nuvo by Tonic AQUA SHIMMER PEN
https://shorturl.at/hqQY6 [ SSS ]
https://shorturl.at/vyMNR [CST ]

• FABER CASTELL POLYCHROMO PENCILS
151 Helioblue
160 Manganese Violet
125 Middle Purple Pink
155 Cobalt
130 Dark Flesh (cheeks)
187 Burnt Ochre (skin)
155 Cadmium Orange (fish)
252 Copper (fork/star)
https://shorturl.at/uT348 [ CST ]
https://shorturl.at/jnENQ [ SSS ]

• Spellbinder TOOL N’ ONE
https://shorturl.at/eESY1 [ SSS ]
https://shorturl.at/rBCKL [CST ]

• Tonic 12” GUILLOTINE
https://shorturl.at/iBHJO [ SSS ]
https://shorturl.at/aDIQ3 [CST ]

Swedish House Crafts Guest Design Team Post ft. Paper Nest Dolls 'Elephants'

 Hello crafters!  Thank you so much for joining me here today on my blog!  I'm very excited to be a Guest Designer over at Swedish House Crafts today; welcome if you have joined me from there!

My card today features a stamp set from Paper Nest Dolls called Elephants.  There are lots of cute elephant stamps in the set and I have used one on my card today....I also snuck in another elephant on a matching tag (see other photo).

 I used lots of different dies from my stash to create this dimentional card.  The scallop base is the Lawn Fawn Inside Stitched Scallop Rectangle Die and the quilted panel is also a Lawn Fawn die-Quilted Backdrop.

To create a focal area for my elephant I used some square scalloped frames from MFT.  I originally just used the larger frame but it just didn't look right (my elephant looked a little bit lost) so I left the card on my desk (for about a week!) until I could work out how I wanted to proceed.  I finally had a eureka moment and cut another smaller frame to better place my elephant inside and I was really happy with how this looked.

Behind the frame, on the scalloped panel/base I used some distress inks to lightly blend on a scene.  I made sure to mask the area with post it tape to keep the colour with in the frame area.  I used some distress inks to create a sky and some grass.  

I used copic markers to colour my elephant - all of the colours I used are listed in the visual below:

I fussy cut the image using my cutterbee scissors.

I added some dimention to the card by popping foam adhesive squares behind the quilted panel, the large & small frame and the elephant.  All elements were adhered to the base layer and then adhered to a side folding A2 (american) sized card base.

I created a simply sentiment layering the white card on to a base of pink inked card.  I die cut some hearts from the same pink card and adhered them to the sentiment finishing with some glaze pen to make the shine.

The corners of the card were embellished with some cute dies from CC Designs.

Finally, to complete the card I liberally covered the elephants dress, bow and both frames with Nuvo aqua shimmer pen.

I hope you enjoyed my guest design team project!  All of the supplies are listed below.  Thank you to Swedish House Crafts for having me today!

https://www.swedishhousecrafts.co.uk

Supplies

• Paper Nest Dolls ELEPHANTS
——— https://bit.ly/2YQQqlP [ SHC ]

• Lawn Fawn OUTSIDE IN STITCHED SCALLOP RECTANGLE STACKABLES
——— http://tiny.cc/43sh7y [ SSS ]
——— http://tiny.cc/e3sh7y [ CST ]

• Lawn Fawn QUILTED BACKGROUND die
——— http://tiny.cc/u4sh7y [ SSS ]
——— http://tiny.cc/55sh7y [ DST]

• My Favorite Things STITCHED SQUARE SCALLOP FRAMES DIE-NAMICS
——— http://tiny.cc/q6sh7y [ SSS ]
——— http://tiny.cc/z7sh7y [ DST ]
——— http://tiny.cc/rath7y [ SVN ]

• Clearly Besotted SWEET LITTLE SENTIMENTS STAMPS
—— http://tiny.cc/vbth7y [ SSS ]
— http://tiny.cc/bdth7y [ CLB ]

• CC Designs QUAD COLLAGE DIE
——— http://tiny.cc/kfth7y [ DST ]
——— http://tiny.cc/9ith7y [ CCD ]

• Tim Holtz Distress Ink Pad TUMBLED GLASS
——— http://tiny.cc/jkth7y [ SSS ]
——— http://tiny.cc/jmth7y [ CST ]

• Tim Holtz Distress Ink Pad EVERGREEN BOUGH
——— http://tiny.cc/roth7y [ SSS ]
——— http://tiny.cc/brth7y [ CST ]

• Tim Holtz Distress Oxide Pad SALTY OCEAN
——— http://tiny.cc/ksth7y [ SSS ]
——— http://tiny.cc/ksth7y [ CST ]

• Tim Holtz Distress Ink Pad PICKED RASPBERRY
——— http://tiny.cc/nxth7y [ SSS ]
——— http://tiny.cc/fzth7y [ CST ]

• Scrapbook Adhesives 3D FOAM SQUARES
——— http://tiny.cc/u2th7y [ SSS ]
——— https://amzn.to/2Xb8kiN [ AMZ ]

• Tsukineko VersaFine ONYX BLACK Ink Pad VF
——— http://tiny.cc/k4th7y [ SSS ]
——— http://tiny.cc/k4th7y [ CST ]

• Tim Holtz Tonic GLASS MEDIA MAT
——— http://tiny.cc/96th7y [ SSS ]
——— http://tiny.cc/z9th7y [ CST ]

• Sizzix Big Shot Machine Only White & Grey UK
——— http://tiny.cc/lbuh7y [ CST ]

• Gel Pen BLK GLAZE sakura
——— http://tiny.cc/3cuh7y [ SSS ]
——— http://tiny.cc/3cuh7y [ CTP ]

• Gel Pen CLR GLAZE sakura
——— https://shorturl.at/kyRZ0 [ SSS ]
——— https://shorturl.at/hrPX1 [ CTP ]

• Gel Pen WHITE uniball
——— https://shorturl.at/fjkwG [ SSS ]

• Nuvo by Tonic AQUA SHIMMER PEN
——— https://shorturl.at/hqQY6 [ SSS ]
——— https://shorturl.at/vyMNR [CST ]

• COPIC MARKERS:
Elephant: W4, W3, W1, W00, RV93, RV91
Dress/Bow: V09, V06, V01, V000

• Spellbinder TOOL N’ ONE
——— https://shorturl.at/eESY1 [ SSS ]
——— https://shorturl.at/rBCKL [CST ]

• Tonic 12” GUILLOTINE
——— https://shorturl.at/iBHJO [ SSS ]
——— https://shorturl.at/aDIQ3 [CST ]

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Some of the links above are affiliate links.  This means I receive a small commission should you purchase something through one of the links in the supplies list at no additional cost to you.  Please know I appreciate every single purchase made through my links and it enables me to continue to bring you crafty inspiration!  Thank you from the bottom of my heart xx

Time for Tea Designs new release! 'Moo-vellous' stamp set

Hi crafty friends I hope you are well!  Today I am back to share this super cute clean and simple card featuring stamps and dies from Time for Tea Designs new release...I just love this cow and his floppy hair!  This stamp set is called 'Moo-vellous'.

To celebrate the new release I have a coupon code to share - T4TPINKPEPPER10.  Use this at the checkout to receive 10% off your order for a limited time.  Right, now to move on to how I made the card!

I first stamped the images on to my favourite copic friendly cardstock with memento tuxedo black ink.  The images were coloured using my copic markers which I have listed below:

Once the images were coloured I die cut them with the co-ordinating dies, then popped them to one side while I worked on the rest of the card.

I next made a cardbase using some heavyweight white cards stock.  This particular card is a side folding A2 size card so the base was 8 1/2"x5 1/2" scored and folded at 4 1/4".  The top card panel was also cut from heavyweight white card and measured 5 1/4"x4" and was adhered to a piece of kraft cardstock measuring 4 3/8" x 4 1/8" to give a small border around the top panel.  

Before adhering anything to the cardbase I cut the 'smile' sentiment die from some black cardstock and stuck this to the white card panel.  The 'you are moo-vellous' stamp was stamped using my mini misti tool with some Versafine onyx black ink.

The kraft panel was then adhered to the white card base with some strong liquid adhesive.  I gathered my coloured images and then arranged them on to the card front.  I laid some post-it tape over the top of the images in the arrangement I was happy with.  I flipped them over, popped foam tape on to the back and this held all the images together.  I removed the release paper from the foam tape and then carefully turned the collection of images over and secured to the card base.

Finally I added some nuvo aqua shimmer pen to the petals of the flowers and the birds along with some clear glaze pen for the birds beaks.  This is the card complete!

I hope you enjoyed this card and the crafty process to make it!  Here is a list of the supplies used to make the card....don't forget you can use my coupon code T4TPINKPEPPER10 to get 10% off your order!  Happy shopping!

Product list:

Moo-vellous stamp set - click here

Moovellous co-ordinating dies - click here

Inside Scalloped/Stitched Frame and Smile Script Die - click here (this item is a create and craft exclusive and not eligible for the discount)
Copic Cardstock  - click here
Heavyweight White Cardstock - click here
Memento Tuxedo Black Ink
Versafine Onyx Black Ink
Copic Markers
Foam Tape
Liquid Adhesive
Kraft Cardstock - click here
Tonic Guillotine
Fiskars Scoring Paper Trimmer & Scoring Tool

DIY Sliding Window Card with Secret Shaker Element

Hello everyone! So sorry I've not posted in a few weeks! Life has been crazy busy with Easter holidays, illness and general life admin! Over the next few weeks I hope to post a lot more on my blog and upload more videos to my YouTube channel which you can find here.

For today's card I am sharing another sliding window card but this time I've added a twist!  I've added a hidden shaker element to the card plus I've created my own sliding window panel.

I started with a card panel slightly larger than A2 size blended on some twisted citron and evergreen bough distress ink.  I used the Newtons Nook Tropical Leaves stencil and blended on some more of those inks over the top to create a fun jungle theme element to my card.  To add texture I splattered on some green jewel paint (I used the Gansai Tambi Pearl Watercolor pallet) before removing the stencil.  Once the panel was completely dry I used and A2 size rectangle die to die cut the panel to size.

To start creating the sliding window panel I took a rectangle die from my stash to create a template.  Any rectangle die will do...you just need it to be smaller than A2 size and give a wide enough border to allow adhesive to run along the edges - I used  to cut a rectangle from lawn fawn.  I cut the rectangle from a piece of scrap cardstock.  This will be my template to help create my sliding window panel. On to the template I measured out some markings to help me work out where I would score and cut my card panel-I've created this diagram below to help explain.

The small rectangle at the bottom will help form part of the pull mechanism for the sliding window.  Rectangles 1 & 2 should be even in size so that the sliding window can pull up without buckling or bending.

I then placed this template centrally on to my inked up card front and used by craft knife to cut around three sides of the template.  I removed my template and then used a scoring tool to create score lines to form the pop up sliding feature (my video will probably show a better visual explanation!)

This diagram shows where to cut, and where to score.....

To cut out the notch at the top of the card panel (and the front panel of my cardbase) I used a die from MFT blueprints tag 5. Before moving on to decorating the hidden panel I flipped over the front card panel (i.e. jungle face down) and placed some double sided adhesive along the small strip at the base of the sliding window flap.  I cut a piece of cardstock slightly wider (ensure it is only slightly wider - you don't want it to get in the way when you put the card together) than the sliding window element, removed the release paper from the tape and secured the cardstock flush along the edge.  If the cardstock is too long (overhangs the top of the top edge of the card) just trim it down to size

For the hidden panel/shaker window I took the cardbase and lightly blended on some distress ink (twisted citron, evergreen bough), stamped some leaf images in co-ordinating colours (hello bluebird-jungle littles) and stamped a sentiment in Versafine onyx black ink (sentiment also from jungle littles stamp set).

I took strips of foam tape (I made custom sized strips by sticking foam tape to the release paper of label paper and then cut into strips with a craft knife).  I placed the foam tape along both sides of the cardbase, the bottom of the cardbase and then a small strip along the top but below the cut notch.  

I placed sequins in the well created, removed the release paper from the foam tape and secured a piece of acetate over the top.  The acetate was cut to size, avoiding interfering with the notch at the top of the card.

More double sided adhesive was placed on top of the acetate using the foam tape as a guide for placement. The release paper removed from the tape and then the front card panel (the one with the slider flap on!) secured to the cardbase. 

With the slider and shaker elements finished its time to finish the front of the card!

I cut the 'HAPPY birthday' sentiment by hello bluebird from some black card stock.  I then glued the HAPPY to the card front.  I coloured and die cut the cute little monkey from jungle littles and hooked him on to the 'birthday' element.... I used glue and some reverse tweezers to secure into place.  To secure to the card I only placed glue on the bottom half of the 'birthday' die cut to ensure it popped up when the slider mechanism is pulled as it is placed across the middle score line.

The monkey's little present is from Mama Elephant Page Huggers stamp set....it was the perfect size for the monkey!

I used copics to colour the monkey & present.  The monkey was coloured with E70's (body) and E40's (face).  The present I used some R80's.

To finish off the card I added some black glaze pen to the monkey's eyes and nose plus some white gel pen to add some highlights.  To add a little bit more sparkle I took some spring green jewels from Pretty Pink Posh and glued them to the card front using my jewel picker and some Gina K connect glue.

I hope you enjoyed this card and I hope this post helps you to make one too! I made YouTube video which I think will explain thing better, visually:

 Here is a list of all the supplies I used to create this card:

SS - Simon Says Stamp US
DST - Dies To Die For UK
SVN - Seven Hills Crafts UK
CST - Craftstash UK
BMB - Bumbleberry’s UK

• Hello Bluebird JUNGLE LITTLES Clear Stamps
https://bit.ly/2Y9pHkh [ SSS ]

https://bit.ly/2PMfKpV [ MNN ]

• Hello Bluebird JUNGLE LITTLES Die
https://bit.ly/2ZQpeVT [ MNN ]

• Hello Bluebird HAPPY BIRTHDAY Die
https://bit.ly/2WqCnmg [ SSS ]
https://bit.ly/2VLGU5F [ MNN ]

• Lawn Fawn LARGE STITCHED RECTANGLE STACKABLES
https://bit.ly/2ZUevJZ [ SSS ]
https://bit.ly/2Y8EqMh [ DST ]
https://bit.ly/2J1Jrmi [ SVN ]

• My Favorite Things TAG BUILDER BLUEPRINTS 6
https://bit.ly/2vD5LtE [ SSS ]
https://bit.ly/2vzl1Id [ DST ]
https://bit.ly/2Jlfe15 [ SVN ]

• Tim Holtz Distress Ink Pad TWISTED CITRON
https://bit.ly/2vzBYSG [ SSS ]
https://bit.ly/2I6SIol [ CST ]

• Tim Holtz Distress Ink Pad EVERGREEN BOUGH
https://bit.ly/2H1y4sj [ SSS ]
https://bit.ly/2vCusq4 [ CST ]

• Newtons Nook TROPICAL LEAVES stencil
https://bit.ly/2IYEUkF [ SSS ]
https://bit.ly/2DOa75J [ SVN ]

• Gansai Tambi PEARL WATERCOLOR SET - 6
https://bit.ly/2Y6iktE [ SSS ]

• Sequins - The SKYFALL mix are no longer available but this sequin mix from Lucy’s Cards are similar and equally lovely!
https://bit.ly/2LkBzOF [ LCY ]

• Nuvo Pure Sheen Confetti GOLDEN YEARS (ROSE GOLD SQUARES)
https://bit.ly/2VN4uPk [ SSS ]
https://bit.ly/2Ln5Dt3 [ CST ]

• Mama Elephant PAGE HUGGERS Clear Stamps
https://bit.ly/2JaGu20 [ SSS ]
https://bit.ly/2Y3LZDU [ DST ]
https://bit.ly/2Lm2UAc [ SVN ]

• Mama Elephant PAGE HUGGERS Creative Cuts/Dies
https://bit.ly/2JaGu20 [ SSS ]
https://bit.ly/2Y3LZDU [ DST ]
https://bit.ly/2Lm2UAc [ SVN ]

• Scor-Tape 1/8 Inch Crafting Tape
https://bit.ly/2H0FNa2 [ SSS ]
https://bit.ly/2Kzp9kE [ CST ]

• Tsukineko VersaFine ONYX BLACK Ink Pad VF
https://bit.ly/2rkFAWm [ SSS ]
https://bit.ly/2tvJL2H [ CST ]

• Tim Holtz Tonic GLASS MEDIA MAT
https://bit.ly/2uZEMaX [ SSS ]
https://bit.ly/2HrbrON [ CST ]

• Sizzix Big Shot Machine Only White & Grey UK
https://bit.ly/2MKlLBp [ CST ]

• Copic OPAQUE WHITE WITH BRUSH APPLICATOR 053720
https://bit.ly/2vyksOP [ SSS ]

• Pretty Pink Posh SPRING GREEN Jewels
https://bit.ly/2IW507X [ SSS ]
https://bit.ly/2WldXL3 [ DST ]

• 3M Scotch DOUBLE-SIDED FOAM TAPE Permanent
https://bit.ly/2gUCulx [ SSS ]

• Hot Off The Press HEAT RESISTANT ACETATE 5 Sheets 8.5x11
https://bit.ly/2VbeGSg [ SSS ]
https://bit.ly/2J7QNjI [ CST ]

• Gina K Designs CONNECT GLUE Adhesive 5614
https://bit.ly/2JdtGI9 [ SSS ]
https://bit.ly/2LlpFUT [ BMB ]

• Gel Pen BLK GLAZE sakura
https://bit.ly/2Iqg2yb [ SSS ]

• Gel Pen WHITE uniball
https://bit.ly/2he8ncq [ SSS ]

• Spectrum Noir CLEAR SPARKLE PEN
https://bit.ly/2ZWe55B [ SSS ]
https://bit.ly/2LlrTDJ [CST ]

• COPIC MARKERS:
Monkey (body): E77, E74, E71
Monkey (face): E44, E43, E42
Present: R85, R83, R81

Interactive Sliding Window Card - Pink Puffy Clouds Birthday Card

Hi crafty friends:...…

Thank you so much for joining me here on my blog!  Today I'm sharing another interactive sliding window card....I absolutely love the sliding window die and how easy it makes to create a fun interactive element on your card.

I used some scrap watercolour cardstock to create the base panel of my card and used the mini cloud stencil and some picked raspberry distress ink to apply some pretty fluffy clouds.

The stamp set I used for the main images on my card is the 'Up We Go' stamp set from Mama Elephant/Hampton Art and I used my Zig Clean Color Real Brush Markers

to colour in the images:

• Balloons (Peach Pink, Sugared Almond Pink, Lilac, English Lavender, Light Blue, Haze Blue, Turquoise Green, Pale Green, Blender)
• Bunny (Pale Gray, Pink Haze)

I have posted a youtube video to show you how I created this card...I hope you find it helpful and gives you some inspiration on how to create your own card :)

Here is a list of all the supplies I have used to create the card in this post:

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There are some affiliate links contained in this post (not all....I have included some links purely for your convenience!)

Crafting Desert Divas Monthly Challenge - Pastels!

Well if you follow my Instagram you'll most likely have seen than I loooove pastels!  I especially love pinks and purples :)

For this months CDD challenge I chose to go with the pastel theme (you could have also chosen interactive cards) and I absolutely love how it turned out and I really enjoyed pulling out all of my CDD goodies!

For the background of my card I used four shades of distress ink: 

- wilted violet

- tumbled glass

- worn lipstick

- squeezed lemonade

I used a make up brush to lightly blend on the colour and build the colour up slowly.  I then smooshed some of the ink pad on to my glass mat (I first started with wilted violet), loosened it with some water and then used a paint brush to splatter on some purple droplets.  To protect the rest of the panel (blue, pink and yellow sections) I used a paper towel to lightly cover them while I splattered each section.  I then repeated the splatter process on each of the colours (blue on blue, yellow on yellow etc).  I trimmed down my panel to 4"x5
25" and used double sided adhesive to secure it to a white A2 side folding card base.

I used the 2nd largest die from the inside scalloped rectangle frame die set and cut it from some heavyweight white card and then secured this to the center of  the pastel card panel using some liquid adhesive.

The clouds were cut from some heavyweight white card with CDD puffy cloud die and lightly ink blended around the edges with the same distress inks as the background.  These were also adhered to the card with liquid adhesive. 

My bunny on a swing comes from the stamp set 'Look for Stars' which is full of adorable images.  I stamped the image with Memento Tuxedo Black Ink on some copic friendly cardstock.  I used the following copic markers to colour my image:

* Bunny - W4, W3, W1, W00, RV10

* Onsie - BV13, BV02, BV01, BV31

* Heart/Bows - R85, R83, R81

* Stars - Y13, Y11

Swing - BG34, BG11 (rope), E35, E33, E25 (seat)

I fussy cut the bunny and used liquid adhesive to secure to the card base.  I used a white gel pen to highlight a few points on the image.  I popped some Nuvo Aqua shimmer pen on the clouds, stars and heart and some glossy accents on the heart and star for a little pop of dimension.  I secured some confetti stars from the 'fairy dust' sequin mix with liquid glue on to the pastel background.

I hope you enjoyed this card and look forward to seeing you again soon!

Shaker card & colouring with polychromo pencils

Hi my lovely crafty friends!  Today I share with you this very cute, pink and sweet shaker card!  I'm also using my Faber Castell Polychromo pencils on a card for the first time!  

I'ved used lots of different stamps and goodies from my stash...scalloped heart dies from Pretty Pink Posh, Joyful Mouse stamps from Hello Bluebird and Carnival Cupcake stamps from Mama Elephant.

I have created my pink background panel by layering ink with an ink smooshing technique.  I have layered several heart scallop frames to create a shaker window and filled it with some lovely pastel confetti pieces from my stash.

The colouring of my images was kept soft with just a few colouring pencils and some odourless mineral sprit (the one I use is listed below) and paper blending stumps.

If you would like to see how I put this card together from start to finish then just click the link below to watch my YouTube Video!

Craft supplies used for this card:

Joyful Mouse - Hello Bluebird
Scripty Birthday - Mama Elephant
Carnival Cupcake - Mama Elephant
Scalloped Hearts Die - Pretty Pink Posh
Quilted Heart Background Cling Stamp - Simon Says Stamp https://bit.ly/2tTPm3e
**Outside In Stitched Scallop Rectangles - Lawn Fawn https://bit.ly/2sKeV6f
**Antistatic Powder Bag - https://bit.ly/2tM2x5J
**Tim Holtz Glass Media Mat - https://bit.ly/2HrbrON
**Tim Holtz Stamp Platform - https://bit.ly/2H8qe1g
Daler Rowney Watercolour Card - https://bit.ly/2Tf2QWv
**Distress Ink - Picked Raspberry https://bit.ly/2MtANPJ
**Distress Oxide- Picked Raspberry https://bit.ly/2TFwjIr
**Paper Blending Stumps https://bit.ly/2SVALhG
Gina K Connect Glue
Artists Medium (blending fluid) - Winsor & Newton https://bit.ly/2NPANH4
StazOn Ink - Cotton White
**Acetate Sheets - https://bit.ly/2J7QNjI
Neenah Classic Crest Solar White Cardstock
** Premium Mirror Card - Silver https://bit.ly/2EXb3FQ
**Tuxedo Black Ink - Memento https://bit.ly/2KsWwW5
3M Scotch Foam Tape - https://amzn.to/2GCIEWQ
Cutterbee Precision Scissors
**Versamark Ink https://bit.ly/2zHz0jO
**White Pearlescent Embossing Power - WOW https://bit.ly/2J0Dzuq
Confetti Pieces - from my stash!
Liquid Platinum Embossing Powder - Ranger
**Heat Tool - https://bit.ly/2N0DipN
Faber Castell Polychromo Pencils
Mouse: Cold Gray V (234), Rose Carmine (124)
Bows: Helio Turquoise (155)
Present - Purple Violet (135), Rose Carmine (124)
Cupcake Frosting - Fushia (123)
Cake Bow - Blue Violet (137)
October Crystals - Studio Katia https://bit.ly/2NPLj0Y
**Tim Holtz Sidekick Die Cutting Machine https://bit.ly/2J0jKDu
**Big Shot Die Cutting Machine - https://bit.ly/2MKlLBp
**Tonic Guillotine Paper Cutter - https://bit.ly/2FwVLtc
**Nuvo Aqua Shimmer Pen - https://bit.ly/2MJcWIx
Uniball White Gel Pen Size 1.0

Thank you for joining me today for this cupcake frosting inspired card!  Hope you have a great day and look forward to sharing more creations with you soon!

Elaine x

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Disclaimer:

*All of the products used in this video have been purchased by me and are products I love :)

**Affiliate links are contained in this description box. I hope that you find them useful and if you purchase through these links (at no extra cost to you) it will help me to keep brining you crafty goodness and inspiration...mwah!

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