Ghouls Just Want to Have Sun Summer Ween Card with Scrapbook.com

For this Halloween card I used the Happy Summerween stamp and coordinating die set from Scrapbook.com along with the Sunkissed pattern paper collection and Rustic Duo cardstock pad to create the most fun summerween scene! I started with some detailed paper piecing for the skeleton on her pool floaty, layering a blue card stock base, a wavy patterned paper floaty layer, a white cardstock skeleton, and finally peachy orange sunglasses on top, using a hole punch to get into all the tiny spaces during the fussy cutting process. For the background I built a sunset scene inside a large wavy circle die cut by layering purple, coral orange, yellow, and pale teal wavy pieces from top to bottom, added corner spider web die cuts, palm trees from the Beach Vacation die set, and purple starfish in two shades scattered around the panel before tucking the skeleton onto the water section of the sunset circle and adding two little bat die cuts near the upper left to balance everything out.

I stamped the "Ghouls Just Wanna Have Sun" sentiment from the stamp set in black ink onto a coral orange stitch tag die cut, trimmed it into a clean sentiment strip, and popped it up with 1mm foam adhesive at the bottom of the card to anchor the design. I layered everything onto a black cardstock panel cut with the Nested Stitched A2 Rectangles die so there would be a nice dark border all the way around, trimmed any palm tree branches that went past the card edge, and finished with a few Black Magic Glitter Pops of Color scattered around for a subtle Halloween shimmer that ties the summer fun into the spooky season just right!

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Amaze It Is Your Birthday Fandom Friday Cards with Kindred Stamps

For this week's Fandom Friday I am featuring the brand new Saviors stamp set from Kindred Stamps, and I am sharing two different card ideas using these adorable characters! For the first card I die cut a rectangle from the Card Basics die set out of a galactic space patterned paper and a stitched circle from a rocky planet looking paper, then spelled out "Amaze" using the Stitched Alpha die set in white cardstock, carefully curving the letters to follow the shape of the circle before securing them with mint tape and foam adhesive. I stamped "It Is Your Birthday" from the Saviors stamp set onto a white sentiment strip, arranged both colored and fussy cut characters onto the circle with layered foam adhesive, and finished the front of the card with a white border card base and a white gel pen for character highlights, with "Why Old. Question?" stamped on the inside.

For the second card I created my own repeating background by freehand stamping the rock alien character and the "Fist My Bump" and "You're a Savior" sentiments randomly onto kraft cardstock using Weeping Willow Simon Hurley ink, then die cut the panel with the Card Basics rectangle die and darkened all four edges with the same ink before adding a watercolor splatter for extra texture. I layered a 1-1/4" strip of galaxy paper with thin 1/4" borders of rocky planet paper peeking out behind it to create a fun little layered accent down the center of the panel, then popped both characters up with foam adhesive so their hands faced each other for that fist bump moment, added the "Fist My Bump" sentiment with foam as well, and finished the inside with "I Think You Are Amaze" stamped in Weeping Willow ink using my Card Maker T Square to keep it centered!

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Birthday Wishes Brick Wall Card with Scrapbook.com

For this card I started by cutting a piece of white cardstock to 4x5-1/4" and running it through my die cutting machine with the Bricks 3D embossing folder to give it a fun textured background, then glued that panel to the center of an A2 card base. I die cut the Birthday Wishes sentiment from the Birthday Wishes die set using white cardstock for the shadow layer and a mix of blue and orange cardstocks from the Gelato A2 Smooth Cardstock Pad for the colored layers, then die cut five candles from the Birthday Wish die set in those same blues and oranges to create a coordinating set of birthday candles across the brick panel.

For the finishing details I die cut the flames and little shiny starburst pieces from the Birthday Wishes die set out of gold holographic mirror paper so they would really catch the light, then used 1mm millimeterfoam adhesive to pop the candles up onto the brick panel before adhering the Birthday Wishes sentiment on top of the candles with liquid glue. It is a simple and clean card but I love how the blue and orange color combination with those gold holographic flames makes it feel really celebratory and versatile enough to send to just about anyone!

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You Make Life Lovely Oh So Inspired Card with Scrapbook.com

For this month's Oh So Inspired collaboration hop coordinated by Call Me Crafty Al, our group was inspired by the gorgeous card from Sandy M. on Instagram, and what drew me in most was her neon bright center, the embossing, and that beautiful thick white border! I pulled out the Neon Ombre A2 Patterned Paper Pad from Scrapbook.com and immediately fell in love with the rainbow colorway at the end of the pack since it felt so close to Sandy's original card.

I then ran some white cardstock through my die cutting machine with the Tiny Hearts 3D embossing folder twice in slightly different positions to create a cool double embossed heart texture across the panel. I die cut the colored panel with ta Nested Wavy Rectangles die at a slight angle to capture as much of that gorgeous color as possible, then heat embossed the large Wildflowers floral image from Scrapbook.com onto the panel using holographic embossing powder from Ranger for a beautiful tone on tone shimmery finish.

For the layering I die cut a vellum rectangle from the Nested Stitched Rectangles die set to sit between the embossed colorful panel and the texted card base, which gave me that subtle separation I wanted without covering up the heart texture the way a white layer would have. I stamped the "You Make Life Lovely" sentiment from the Blooming Sentiments stamp set in Dahlia Purple VersaFine Clair ink, cut it out with the coordinating die, and tucked it into the lower right corner of the panel with 1mm foam adhesive strips before adhering everything centered onto a white card base so just a touch of white would show around the edges. I finished with a few Unicorn Tears Glitter Pops of Color tapped flat for that enamel dot look, and I love how all the shine and shimmer layers came together on this one!

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That's a Rock Fact Fall Shaker Card with Popsiclesticks

For this week's Fandom Friday I am celebrating fall with the That's a Rock Fact stamp set from Popsiclesticks, paired with the A2 Tree Frame die from Trinity Stamps to create a full A2 shaker card! I started with an ink blended background going from Crackling Campfire at the top down through Lumberjack Plaid, Aged Mahogany, Ground Espresso, and Black Soot at the bottom, then added brown graphite watercolor splatter for extra texture before die cutting the tree frame out of both black and red cardstock. I layered the red frame behind the black one after blending Aged Mahogany and Crackling Campfire onto the red layer to deepen the color, assembled the shaker using 1/4" double sided tape and acetate trimmed slightly smaller than A2, and filled it with fall sparkle blend sequins plus some deeper red and black sequins to keep things moody and spooky before sealing it to the ink blended background with 3mm foam adhesive strips.

For the focal images I stamped the lantern in alcohol marker friendly ink first and colored it red using two shades of Ohuhu Honolulu markers with a soft gray for the light inside the globe, then restamped both the lantern and the beast character together in Nocturne VersaFine Clair ink using my MISTI so the outlines would stay perfectly crisp and clean. I white heat embossed the sentiment "If Dreams Can't Come True Then Why Not Pretend?" from the stamp set onto black cardstock, fussy cut the beast, lantern, and sentiment out, then arranged everything on the card with the beast going down first, the sentiment layering in front of him, and the lantern tucked into the bottom left corner. I finished by adding Snowflake Glitter Pops of Color to the eyes of the beast and the center of the lantern for the most perfect glowing detail, and I love how this shaker turned out for a fall and Halloween card all in one!

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Winter Wishes Nature Scene Card with Scrapbook.com

For this card I kept things almost completely flat and single layered by puzzle piecing together all the different border dies from the Nature Borders Decorative Die Set to create a full landscape scene on an A2 panel! I started by cutting two white A2 panels of cardstock, then used the cloud border die to cut one white sky piece and worked my way down through the scene cutting pale blue paper from the Rustic Duo A2 Paper Pad with the same cloud and a mountain border die, purple cardstock with the mountain and tree border dies, green cardstock from the same paper pad with the tree border and hills border dies, yellow patterned paper with the hills and wavy hill border dies, and finally orange patterned paper with the wavy hill die, making sure every piece was cut to the same A2 width so they would all nest together perfectly. I ran the blue sky piece through my die cut machine with the Snowflakes 3D Embossing Folder for a subtle embossed texture, then glued all the landscape layers flush onto the second white A2 panel until the whole scene came together from sky to rolling hills.

Once the scene was assembled I blended Vintage Photo Distress Ink around all the edges with a blending brush, then smooshed some ink onto my glass mat, spritzed it with water, and splattered it across the whole panel with a paintbrush for a warm aged look, before rubbing the Clear Shimmer Glitter Brush across the embossed snowflakes to give them a subtle shine. I glued the finished panel to a top folding A2 card base, then stamped the Holiday Sentiments One clear stamp set in Pinecone VersaFine Clair ink onto white cardstock and cut it out with the coordinating Sentiments Rectangles die before popping "Winter Wishes" up with thin foam adhesive across the blue sky area of the card. I finished with a few Satin Pearl Pops of Color scattered around the sentiment, clouds, and sky for a little extra shine, and I love how much mileage you can get out of this die set just by layering all the different border dies together into one cohesive scene!

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Let's Celebrate Floral Card with Scrapbook.com

For this card I die cut a series of nested panels to layer onto a top folding A2 card base, starting with the second largest of the Nested Stitched A2 Rectangle dies cut from vellum, then working down through the die set to cut a blue, white, and yellow floral panel from the Timeless Traditions A2 Patterned Paper Pad, a medium sized panel from a gingham patterned paper, and finally a smaller panel from white cardstock. I stamped the "Let's Celebrate" sentiment from the Sweet Land photopolymer stamp set in Twilight VersaFine Clair ink onto the white panel, positioning it all the way to the left so that once it was nested with the gingham panel and trimmed down together it would read as centered on the finished panel.

For the florals I stamped the images from the Heirlooms Floral stamp set onto white cardstock first in a pale alcohol marker friendly ink, colored everything in with alcohol markers, then restamped the outlines in my MISTI using Twilight VersaFine Clair ink after the coloring was done so the outline color would match the rest of the card. I fussy cut them out and arranged the flowers and leaves onto the layered white and gingham panels with liquid glue, stamped three tiny firework bursts from the Land That I Love clear stamp set in that same Twilight ink, then glued all the nested panels together and onto the center of the vellum before attaching everything to the card base. I finished by adding Lemon Chiffon Pearl Pops of Color on top of each little burst so they read more as flowers or flourishes than fireworks, and while this one is a simpler card for me I really do love how the paper and floral details came together!

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