Mama Elephant Little Gingerbread Agenda Card & Tags

Hey Crafty friends!  It's been a while since I posted on my blog but I just had to share this card with you here as I just love these cute little Gingerbread Agenda stamps from Mama Elephant. I couldn't resist making a couple of tags to go with the card too.

To start the card I cut a panel of smooth white heavyweight cardstock to just larger than 5.5" x 4.25" and blended on ink using Distress Inks in Festive Berries, Worn Lipstick and Spun Sugar.  I applied Spun Sugar all over the panel first, then applied Worn Lipstick all around the edges trying to keep the centre from getting too dark, then I applied the Festive Berries around the edge, carefully drawing the colour in with my blending brush.  To add some interest to the panel I smooshed some Festive Berries on to my mat, loosened it with a few drops of water and then splattered on ink all over the panel with a small paint brush. I set the panel aside to dry and in the meantime ink blended on Spun Sugar all over another piece of white cardstock measuring 4" x 5.25".  Once my ink splattered panel was dry I ran it through my die cutting machine along with the Mama Elephant Little Globies Cover Plate.  I also ran the Little Globies Cover Plate through my machine again with a piece of white heavyweight cardstock.  With the plain white negative pieces I used the stitched hill borders from the Landscape Trio die set to create some snowy hills to sit inside my snow globe cut outs. I set all my die cutting aside to work on stamping and colouring my Gingerbread people.

I used my Silhouette machine to cut out all the little Gingerbread Agendas.  I then stamped them and coloured them with my Copic markers.  The pinks and reds I used are my favourite combos and I use them a lot in my projects!

Before assembling the card I took some glittery gold cardstock and die cut the bases for the snow globes.  I applied some liquid adhesive to the back of the snow globe panel and adhered it to the panel covered with Spun Sugar Distress Ink.  I then placed the stitched snowy borders in to the snow globe openings and adhered the gold glittery bases to the front of the card.  I used my Nuvo Aqua Shimmer Pen to apply a thin layer of shimmer on to the hills and then glued my gingerbreads in to place.  

To go with the card I created the cute tags using some more Mama Elephant goodies.  I used the smallest tag die in the Tags A Lot die set and applied the same Distress Inks, along with some splatters.  With the some left over ink blended cardstock from the card I cut two hexagonal shapes from the Winter Taggins die set.  I also created two stitched hills by die cutting a white hexagon shape and using the same hill borders to create snowy hills.  I cut two snowflake tags from white cardstock with the Winter Taggins set plus 2 white bows for layering and also 2 bows from gold glittery cardstock.  The gold elements helped to tie the two projects together.  Before assembling all the tags together I stamped a sentiment from the Mama Elephant Mixed Holiday Greetings stamp set in Versafine 

Clair Nocturn Ink.  All my layers were adhered together with liquid adhesive and then my little gingerbread people on top.  I used some bakers twine through the holes at the top.  As a final touch I used a white Gelly Roll pen to add dots to the cheeks and some highlights to make things pop!

I really hope you enjoyed this project!  Please feel free to drop me a message if you would like anything explained or have any questions... I love getting messages and spreading the crafty love!

Hopefully I'll be back soon soon with another festive project to share xxx

Card 1 - Halloween Card Series 2020

 BOO - Pretty Pink Posh stamps & dies

Hello and welcome back!  I'm thrilled to be doing another Halloween card making series on my YouTube and blog this year!  My last was one back in 2018...its flown by!  I've linked to the playlist for 2018 down below...be sure to check it out!

For today's card I'm using the amazing BOO stamp set by Pretty Pink Posh.  I adore all the stamps in this style (LOVE, BABY & JOY) and I was excited I could finally get to use the BOO version.

Before stamping all the images on to copic friendly cardstock I planned out the background on a piece of white copy paper.  I wanted to make sure I was happy with the placement before inking on to my speciality card which is more expensive!

Once happy with my 'cheat sheet' I stamped all of the stand alone images in the set on to copic friendly card stock using my mini misti and my Memento Tuxedo Black ink.  I coloured the images with copic markers.  A colour map is provided below.  The panel was then trimmed to 4"x5.25".  

For the BOO letters I placed a piece of black card into my Misti, treated it with an anti-static powder tool and then inked up the stamp with Versafine ink.  I coated the card with clear embossing powder and then heat set until the images.  The letters were then cut out with the co-ordinating dies.

I cut another set of BOO letters and used liquid adhesive to secure them together to give extra dimension on the card. 

My card base measured 4.25"x5.5" and the coloured image panel was secured to it using liquid adhesive.  I used liquid to adhere the BOO letters ensuring they were straight with a T-square ruler.  

To pull the card together I added a bright orange sentiment by colouring a piece of white card stock orange using the same copic colours as the pumpkins on the background.  The sentiment was stamped in Versafine Onyx Black Ink and coated with clear embossing powder, then trimmed down to a small strip.  This was again secured with liquid adhesive.

For a full 'how to' tutorial, please see the video below:

Copic Colour Map

Full supplies list:

BOO stamps & co ordinating dies - Pretty Pink Posh
Copic Markers
Anti static powder tool
Mini misti stamp platform - My Sweet Petunia
Clear embossing powder
Heat tool
Tuxedo Black ink - Memento
Pumpkin ink cube - Taylored Expressions
Lilac - Memento
Onyx Black ink - Versafine
Black Card stock
Copic friendly card stock

Big Shot die cutting machine

Liquid adhesive

Tim Holtz guillotine trimmer

2018 Halloween Series - click here

Thank you so much for stopping by!  See you next time! x0x0

Mermaid Shaker Card using stamps featuring Time for Tea Designs!

Happy Friday crafty friends!  Today I'm super excited to be sharing this shaker card using Time for Tea Designs stamps and dies.  I was thrilled to be contacted by owner, Joanna to see if I wanted to designs some cards using her stamps and here is my first creation!

For the background of my card I used some alcohol inks to create a watery ethereal background.  The frame for my shaker was created using the rectangle die from the 'Best Fishes Banner and Border Dies' which I lightly inked with wilted violet distress ink.

 

I filled my shaker with a selection of sequins from my stash....I love using a variety of shapes and sizes in my shaker cards!

I used copic markers to colour my images and I'ved listed all of the shades I used down below!

For the foiled dots on the mermaids tail I used a quickie glue pen and left it to dry/go tacky for 5/10 mins.  I then rubbed some rose gold foil over the top of the tacky dots which left behind small dots of foil and created a super shimmery effect...I love this technique!

Please join me again soon as I will have more cards featuring mermaid themes by Time for Tea Designs - be sure to find links to their products in the list below....go check the full range out NOW by clicking here!

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

Shell Phone stamp set - Time For Tea Designs - https://bit.ly/2CZOQWJ
Shell Phone die set - Time For Tea Designs - https://bit.ly/2Rh8gPR
Best Fishes Border & Banner Die Set - Time For Tea Designs - https://bit.ly/2shClj9
Copic friendly cardstock - https://bit.ly/2ChEi4Y
Yupo Paper - Ranger
Alcohol Ink - Raspberry, Amethyst - Ranger
Alcohol Ink Solution - Ranger
Distress Ink - Wilted Violet
Perfect Pearls - Copper
Felt Pads - Ranger
Mini Blending Tool
Mini Blending Foam Pads
Mini Misti Stamping Tool - My Sweet Petunia
Memento Ink - Tuxedo Black
Staz-on Ink - Cotton White
Clear Acetate Sheets
Embossing Buddy - WRMK
Copic Markers:
Mermaid Tail - RV66, RV55, RV52, RV00
Skin - E00, E11, E13
Hair - E23, E25, E27, E49
Phone - B63, B66
Sequins - Gingerbread Sequin Mix - Lucy’s Little Things, plus others from my stash (which ive been collecting for over 10 years)!
Big Shot Die Cutting Machine
Tonic Guillotine Paper Cutter
Glossy Accents - Ranger
Quickie Glue Pen
Rose Gold Foil - Crafters Companion
Tombow Mono Multi Glue
Nuvo Liquid Adhesive
Jewel Picker
Multi Medium Matte - Ranger
⅛” Double Sided Adhesive Tape
Uniball White Gel Pen Size 1.0

Time for Designs Social Media Links

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/timeforteadesigns
Blog: https://timeforteadesigns.wordpress.com/
YouTube: https://bit.ly/2H6FXim

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Disclaimer:
*the stamps and dies used in this video have been sent to me as part of design team work. All other products have been purchased by me :)
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Valentines Card - Simon Says Stamp Quilted Background Stamp & Favorite Nut Stamps

Hello and welcome back to my blog!

Today I am sharing a grey and pink themed card...one of my favourite colour combinations!

I used my copic markers to colour the squirrel and envelope and used the same pink copics to make my own matching cardstock to die cut the hearts and banner.  I love how co-ordinated it all looks.

Here are all the products I used to make this card:

Favorite Nut - Neat & Tangled

Quilted Heart Background Stamp - Simon Says Stamp

Happy Valentines Day - Crazy Talk Stamps - Tim Holtz

Stitched In Circle Dies - Craftin Desert Divas

Blueprint 27 Dies - My Favorite Things

Quad Collage Die - CC Designs

Heavyweight White Cardstock (300gsm)

Black Cardstock - Creative Expressions

Graphite Cardstock - Creative Expressions

Fog Cardstock - Simon Says Stamp

Copic friendly cardstock - click here

Memento Ink - Tuxedo Black

Versafine Onyx Black Ink

Tim Holtz Stamp Platform (Full Size)

Embossing Buddy/Anti-static Powder Tool

Super Fine White Embossing Powder - Ranger

Clear Embossing Powder - Papermania

Heat Tool

Copic Markers:

Squirrel - E43, E42, E41, E40, W8, W4, W3, W1, W0, R81

Envelope - R85, R83, R81

Acorn - E43, E42, E77, E74

Big Shot Die Cutting Machine

Tonic Guillotine Paper Cutter

Glossy Accents - Ranger

Tombow Mono Multi Glue

Jewel Picker

Multi Medium Matte -  Ranger

¼” Double Sided Adhesive Tape

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Disclaimer:

*All products used in this video have been purchased by me and are products I love and enjoy using!

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Simple Die cut Thank You Cards using Lawn Fawn Background Dies

Happy New Year year everyone!  I hope you all had a super festive season and are excited to start 2019 as much as I am.  For my first card share of 2019 I am sharing these simple cards I created for my relatives who looked after us over Christmas!  We were lucky enough not to have to do any cooking over Christmas so I wanted to make some thank you cards for our hosts!

All of the supplies I have used are listed below but if you'd like to see how I put them together then just check out my YouTube video below.

List of crafty supplies used:

• Dinky House die - Xcut
• Quilted Background die - Lawn Fawn
• Polka Heart Background die - Lawn Fawn
• Scallop Stitched Circle - Craftin Desert Divas - Stitched in Circle Dies
• Stitched Circle - Lawn Fawn - Stitched Circle Dies
• Stitched rectangle die - CC Designs - Make a Card #17
• Heart Smoke stamp - CC Designs - Wintertime Wishes
• Thank you stamp - Mama Elephant - Pix's Favorites
• Superfine White Embossing Powder - Ranger
• Versamark Ink
• Embossing Buddy - EK Success
• Foam Tape
• Mono Multi Glue - Tombow
• Heavy Weight White Cardstock - 300gsm
• Kraft Cardstock - 290gsm
• Fiskars Paper Trimmer
• Mini Misti Stamping Tool
• Heat Tool

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Disclaimer:
*All products used in this video have been purchased by me and are products I love and enjoy using!
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