YOU SET MY HEART A FLUTTER!

Hi there,

Today I am sharing a card using another of the Sparkle N Sprinkle January Reveal sets.  This time it's the Sweetheart Frog, Set 677.

I received a couple of Sizzix Movers and Shapers at Christmastime and this card uses the Square Stand-Up one. These are fun to use and the card opens out and lays flat for mailing (if you don't add wobbles and Dimensional Dots like I did!). The little easel stop is already built in!

I stamped the froggy image in Black StazOn ink and then colored with an aqua brush and watercolor crayons. I cut and embossed the image with Spellbinders Classic Ovals Large, sponging on a little Memento Summer Sky before removing the die. I added Celestial Glitter (G1031) with a Sakura Glue Pen to the cattails.

The birds were added using a Darice Embossing Folder (Nature 3-pack). I ran the top piece of cardstock through the embossing machine which had been swiped with Memento London Fog, I then filled in the inside of the birds with a Copic marker - C5. Memento Summer Sky and London Fog were then directly applied to create the streaked sky effect. I carried the Summer Sky down to the base.

The blue cardstock was run through the bottom portion of the card base die before running through the Sheena embossing folder - "Water Ripples". I attached that to the base of the easel card and then used the Glue Pen again to add some more Celestial glitter to the ripples. The base of the card was edged with London Fog.

I ran another piece of the same blue through the embossing folder and cut and embossed with the one size larger oval to layer the frog image to. I attached the image with a Wobble to make it have a little more movement.

The sentiment was stamped in Versamark and heat embossed with Black Detail. I added a little pre-made flower to the tag, which was cut and embossed with Spellbinders Standard Tag and attached to the base with Dimensional Dots.

Hope you've enjoyed my Valentine Day's card share today. That special love day will be here before you know it!

Hugs,

Shona

A MUSICAL HAPPY BIRTHDAY!

Hi there, I'm back to share a card that I made last week for my daughter, Gillian's birthday. She's the singing and ringing member of the family - pretty much her life is music. Right now she is on a two-week East Coast tour with her Handbell Choir from College. Here is the link to the itinerary for those of you in warmer climates. It may be that she will be at a venue near you - and if you like handbells - you'll love the concert!  Anyway, back to the card, which of course, had to have music incorporated into it!

Over the holidays, while I was making my MIL's birthday card - I broke my Big Shot!  Total crisis! Amazon Prime came to the rescue and two days later a Big Kick was delivered!  I've had fun getting to know my new friend. This card uses the Sizzix Movers and Shapers XL Die - Square Stand-Up. 

Gillian's favorite color is purple, so I used a purple card base and then distressed the music sheet paper with Memento Lulu Lavender before layering to the base.

I stamped the music label from Sparkle N Sprinkle's Set 424 in Versamark and heat embossed with Concord. The set coordinates with SB Labels Thirteen and that is what I used to cut and emboss the image and the layer with. The sentiment was stamped on glossy white and was cut and embossed with SB Classic Ovals Large. Lulu Lavender was sponged over the sentiment before the die was removed. I attached the sentiment with a wobble to add some movement.

I tied a bow at the side of the top flap with lavender satin ribbon before adding the stamped pieces with dimensional dots. A little note charm was tied to the bow to finish off the card.

Hope you've enjoyed my quick share today. I'd like to enter this card in the Scrapy Land Challenge #9 - Use a die that Scrapy Land sells.

Hugs,

Shona

WEDDING CONGRATULATIONS!

Hi there,

Hope the New Year is off to a good start for you. Today I'd like to share a card made from one of the other new December Reveal Sets. This time I chose to use the Love and Kisses Set 676. It was intended to be used as a Valentine card set, but I chose to change it up a little and make it into a fun engagement or wedding card.

I stamped the kissing couple in Memento Tuxedo Black ink on white cardstock and colored them with Copics B34, B66, B63, Y32, E31, YR00 and R00.  They were then fussy cut out. I applied a little Sparkling Snow glitter to the hearts on the girl's dress with a Sakura Glue pen.

I used the Die-Versions Congrats. Cut-Out at the base of a 5 1/2" x 5 1/2" piece of glossy cardstock. Then I ran the same piece of cardstock through the embossing machine with the Darice Fireworks embossing folder. Memento Rose Bud ink was applied directly to the white glossy cardstock, which made the fireworks pop!

A strip of 3/4" Tear-ific Tape was attached behind the Congrats. cut-out and the background was layered at this point to a red 6" x 6" card base. Cerise Glitter was then applied to the exposed sticky surface of the Congrats. background. Sparkling Snow was also applied to the firework lines with the Sakura Glue Pen.

The hearts were leftovers from a Cheery Lynn Doily Heart die cut, which were covered with Brushable Glue and then applied with Cerise Glitter.

The hearts and the couple were attached to the card front with Dimensional Dots to finish the card.

Hope I've inspired you to put a spin on your stamps. They don't always need to be used for what they were intended!

I'd like to enter this card in the Scrapy Land Challenge #9 - Anything goes using a brand of die that Scrapy Land carries (I used Die-Versions and Cheery Lynn)

Till next time,

Happy Stamping,

Shona