Let It Snow with Ranger Ink

I started this card by cutting a piece of Stark White Cardstock to A2 size, which is 4.25 x 5.5". I ink blended Midnight Snack Stellar Ink across the entire panel with a blending brush, then placed the Dazzling Snowflake Stencil on top and spread Clear Skies Astro Paste through it with my Paste Tool Set. While it dried, I cut another Stark White panel to 3.25 x 4.5". I ink blended Clear Skies Stellar Ink over the whole piece, then cut a second panel the same size and used scissors to create two snow hills. On the front hill, I stamped the sentiment Let It Snow in Midnight Snack. Along the borders of both hills, I added Unicorn Horn Astro Paste for a soft shimmery edge and set them aside to dry.

Next, I stamped the snowman from the Skating By Stamp Set in Black Widow Stellar Ink and colored him with markers. Even though there is a coordinating die, I fussy cut him so he would match the hand cut edges of the tree I created with the Ethereal Trees Stamp and Stencil Combo. I stamped the tree in Black Widow, added the leaves with Ivy League Stellar Ink, and used the dots stencil with Clear Skies Astro Paste for sparkle before fussy cutting it out. Once all the pieces were dry, I glued the snowflake panel to an A2 card base. I popped up the light blue panel with foam adhesive and glued the larger snowy hill at the bottom. I added the tree with liquid adhesive, then used thinner foam adhesive to attach the smaller hill with the sentiment and finally the snowman. A short video is below if you want to see the stenciling process in action.

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Layered Oak Lane Thank You Card with Scrapbook.com

Today I am sharing a thank you card I created using exclusive products from Scrapbook.com. I started by die cutting a sheet of patterned paper from the Oak Lane 6x8 pad with the stitched scallop block frame die. I glued the frame and the six little blocks that were cut out of it to a top folding A2 card base. I trimmed a second patterned paper with small daisies to 3.5 x 4.75" inches and glued it to the center of the framed panel. Next, I die cut the three ornate decorative dies from the Oak Lane die set using three different patterned papers from the A2 Oak Lane paper pad. Before stacking them, I added a few rub on flowers from the Oak Lane transfer set to the smallest piece. I glued all three layers together to create one focal stack.

For the sentiment details, I die cut the curved banner twice, trimmed the folded sides off one of them, and added the rub on sentiment sending a hug to the trimmed banner. I layered the two pieces together with one millimeter foam adhesive and added a touch of pale yellow shading with an OLO marker. I glued the banner to the top of the stacked ornate die cuts. I then die cut the thank you sentiment twice from brown paper in the Oak Lane A2 pad, glued them together, and adhered it below the banner. For a final touch, I stamped the bow from the Oak Lane stamp set in Weeping Willow Stellar ink, added shading with OLO markers, and glued it to the bottom of the layered pieces. I attached the entire stacked element to the center of the card front and finished with a few Chocolate Kiss Pops of Color around the thank you sentiment.

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A Flamazing Croquet Scene with Miss Ink Stamps

I created a fun croquet inspired card using a mix of stencils, dies, and stamps, with almost everything coming from Miss Ink Stamps. I started by stenciling the Alice Background Stencil onto white card stock using black soot and candied apple distress inks. Once the background was fully blended, I die cut it using the largest rectangle from the Punny Farm Frame die set. For the next layer, I took the stitched rectangle from the EIEIO Frame Die Set and cut it from some powder green card stock. I stamped the sentiment you are flamazing in the top left corner using nocturne versafine clair ink. I used the same stitched rectangle die to cut a second panel from lime green card stock, and then used one of the grassy borders from the Popsicle Sticks Border Die Set. I blended a little mowed lawn distress ink onto the grass pieces and layered them onto the blue sentiment panel. Once everything was glued together, I adhered that panel to the middle of my stenciled background and then attached it to a top folding A2 card base.

Next I stamped the images from the Croquet Stamp Set and colored them with my OLO markers. I originally fussy cut them with my Scan N Cut because I forgot I owned the coordinating dies, but there is a die set for this stamp set. I arranged the scene by placing the queen with her croquet ball, Alice with her little hedgehog ball, and two card soldiers acting as the arches. I glued down the queen, her hedgehog, and the smaller card with liquid glue, then popped up the medium card, Alice, and her hedgehog with one millimeter foam adhesive for added dimension. On the inside of the card, I added an extra card soldier image and stamped the sentiment "it's all fun and games until someone loses their head." Everything was stamped with nocturne versafine clair ink. This card came together so playfully and the layered grass and stenciled background really make the scene come alive.

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A Little Bottle of Magic with Kindred Stamps

I started this card by creating the potion bottle shaker. I used the large circle from the Card Basics die set to cut two circles from a pattern paper in the Kindred Spirits paper pack, then cutting out the center of one with the smaller circle die, and I also cut one of the tickets from the same pack to act as the bottle top. I cut a matching acetate circle with the same die and layered everything together with 3 millimeter foam adhesive. Before sealing it up, I added the shaker mix from Day 5 of the Magical Kindred Stamps Advent Calendar. I freehand cut a cork from kraft cardstock, darkened the edges with Weeping Willow Stellar Ink, glued it to the back of the bottle top, and set it aside so I could work on the background.

For the background panel, I die cut pashmina gray cardstock with the Card Basics rectangle. I stamped one of the potion bottles from the Day 6 “Potions” stamp set in Morning Mist VersaFine Clair Ink, rotating the stamp to create a random pattern. I added purple ink around the edges with 100% Juice Stellar Ink and a blending brush, then splattered on the purple from the Gem Colors watercolor set. Once that dried, I added a layer of bleedproof white paint and blotted with a cloth to remove excess moisture. Along the bottom, I stenciled the Pixie Dust stencil with black opaque texture paste for extra magic. I stamped the sentiment "You don’t need a love potion" in Nocturne VersaFine Clair Ink on the upper right side, then glued the panel to a top folding A2 card base. I finished the card by attaching the potion bottle shaker, tilting it slightly so the cork points to the upper left and the sentiment stays visible.

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Faith, Trust, and Churro Dust Birthday Card with Miss Ink Stamps

I had so much fun creating today’s churro themed card using the Churrific Stamp Set, the Magic Star Stencil, and some of my favorite frame dies from Miss Ink Stamps. The inspiration for my color palette came from a patterned paper in my stash that has a cute magical mouse design on a pink and peach checkered background. I stenciled that same soft blend onto white cardstock with Dried Marigold and Saltwater Taffy before stamping and coloring the churros with my OLO markers. Since my blackout ink pad needs a refill, I left the stamps in my Misti so I could restamp the images with Pinecone Versafine Clair after coloring, which gave me a bold brown outline that matched the theme perfectly.

Once all my pieces were ready, I created layered panels using the EIEIO and Punny Frame die sets along with a simple banner for the sentiment. I curved the stamp to match the shape of the banner and stamped it with Pinecone ink. After stacking my layers, I arranged the churros around the sentiment and added splatters of Liquid Stardust for a sparkly churro dust effect. The full start to finish process is in the video below if you want to see every step. I love how sweet and simple this card turned out and how well it works as a fun birthday design for any magical amusement park fan.

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Bright and Cheery Gumball Birthday Card with Scrapbook.com

Today I am sharing a sweet and colorful birthday card I made with some of my favorite products from Scrapbook.com. I started by die cutting a sheet of balloon patterned paper from the Hooray A2 paper pad using the largest Nested Swiss Rectangles die. I also die cut all the pieces for the gumball machine from the Bright Celebrations die set. I cut the main machine pieces from the red watercolor paper in the Watercolor A2 Paper Pack and used the gold paper from the Holographic Mirror Paper Pack for the accents. For the gumballs, I stamped the circle from the Bright Celebration stamp set in Lawn Fawn Jet Black ink onto white card stock, then colored them in with my OLO markers. I even used an alcohol friendly fineliner to draw in a few extra gumballs to fill it up a bit more.

Once all the pieces were ready, I assembled the gumball machine and popped it up onto the die cut balloon panel with 1mm foam adhesive. I glued that panel to the center of a top folding A2 card base. For the sentiment, I die cut a banner from white card stock and stamped “happy birthday” from the Bright Celebration stamp set in Versafine Clair Nocturne ink. I glued the banner to the front of the card to finish everything off. This one came together so quickly and I love the bright, happy look of all those rainbow gumballs.

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A Whomping Good Birthday Card with Kindred Stamps

I created this card using the Pocket Magic stamp set from Day 4 of the Kindred Stamps Magical Advent Calendar, and I had so much fun bringing this tiny scene to life. I started by stamping all the images in blackout ink that is friendly for alcohol markers. I colored everything with my OLO markers and then re stamped the images in nocturne Versafine Clair ink to give them a deeper outline before fussy cutting them out. For the background, I die cut a panel of pitch black card stock with the rectangle die from the Card Basics die set and stenciled the confetti stencil over it using villainous potion distress oxide. I sprayed the panel with iridescent glitter dust and set it aside to dry.

While that dried, I stamped the sentiment "have a whomping good birthday" in nocturne ink onto lavender card stock, fussy cut around it, and added a little Villainous Potion. Once my background panel was ready, I glued it to an A2 card base and started assembling the scene. I popped up the star shaped pocket toy using 1mm foam adhesive. I also stamped, colored, and fussy cut the three little characters inspired by our three main character wizards and added them to the card with more foam adhesive. To finish the front, I added some opaque white confetti from Day 2 of the advent around the card. For the inside, I stamped the sentiment "conjuring up some fun sized magic just for you" to complete the card.

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