A Moose Celebration by Rachel Duong

Hi to all! It's Rachel here with an a-M00se-ing Poppystamps card.  I am super excited about this Nordic Wonderland release... I just love it!  The "Nordic Moose" die I used is great on its own and also comes with a sweater for the winter months.  I skipped it for now since I wanted my card to throw out summer vibes.

To create this card I die cut all the pieces out of  the Poppystamps  "Large Mushroom House", the "Nordic Dimple Trees" and the "Nordic Moose". 

I loosely painted the pieces in bright, bold hues. I used Prang watercolor paints. After they were dry, I glued them together to form the images. 

Using white woodgrain paper, I ink blended brown and teal distress inks over the surface. (listed below) Teal in the center and brown tones around the perimeter. I glued the woodgrain paper to a kraft cardbase and then the images to the cardfront. Because they are overlapping, some of the pieces required extra cardstock underneath areas where the image was not level. 

Also I gave the moose extra layers to reinforce the legs and antlers. This definitely gave it a stronger appearance. This is what it looks like underneath. 

Finally I stamped the sentiments-- "It's Your Day " in brown and "Let's Celebrate" in teal. I watercolored the latter. I glued them down allowing parts of the banners to stay lifted off the paper. 

This card was so much fun to create. I hope you enjoyed it. If you are not fond of watercoloring, this card can be made with solid sheets of colored cardstock.

Please take a look at the new Poppystamps release. It is fantastical and filled with nature's treasures! You won't be disappointed. Thanks for stopping by, see you very soon.

Supplies

 

2660 Nordic Moose

2655 Large Mushroom House

2635 Nordic Dimple Trees

CB514 Birthday Banners clear stamp and die set

SH44001 White Woodgrain Paper

WP101 Watercolor Paper

A Moose Celebration by Rachel Duong

Hi to all! It's Rachel here with an a-M00se-ing Poppystamps card.  I am super excited about this Nordic Wonderland release... I just love it!  The "Nordic Moose" die I used is great on its own and also comes with a sweater for the winter months.  I skipped it for now since I wanted my card to throw out summer vibes.

To create this card I die cut all the pieces out of  the Poppystamps  "Large Mushroom House", the "Nordic Dimple Trees" and the "Nordic Moose". 

I loosely painted the pieces in bright, bold hues. I used Prang watercolor paints. After they were dry, I glued them together to form the images. 

Using white woodgrain paper, I ink blended brown and teal distress inks over the surface. (listed below) Teal in the center and brown tones around the perimeter. I glued the woodgrain paper to a kraft cardbase and then the images to the cardfront. Because they are overlapping, some of the pieces required extra cardstock underneath areas where the image was not level. 

Also I gave the moose extra layers to reinforce the legs and antlers. This definitely gave it a stronger appearance. This is what it looks like underneath. 

Finally I stamped the sentiments-- "It's Your Day " in brown and "Let's Celebrate" in teal. I watercolored the latter. I glued them down allowing parts of the banners to stay lifted off the paper. 

This card was so much fun to create. I hope you enjoyed it. If you are not fond of watercoloring, this card can be made with solid sheets of colored cardstock.

Please take a look at the new Poppystamps release. It is fantastical and filled with nature's treasures! You won't be disappointed. Thanks for stopping by, see you very soon.

Supplies

 

2660 Nordic Moose

2655 Large Mushroom House

2635 Nordic Dimple Trees

CB514 Birthday Banners clear stamp and die set

SH44001 White Woodgrain Paper

WP101 Watercolor Paper

A Ray Of Sunshine by Birgit Norton

Good morning crafty friends!  I just love the warmth the sunshine brings and today's card is full of sunshine just for you.  This card meets the requirement for the current challenge "Good Day Sunshine" too.  Double win!  Let's jump right in on how this card came together.

Using the Potpourri Flower Set, I cut several sets of flowers from some warm toned scraps I had in my scrap box.

In keeping with the sunshine theme, I cut the largest Double Scalloped Stitched Frame out of soft yellow cardstock from the Sunrise 6x6 cardstock pack and the medium sized frame from white cardstock. 

I used a heat embossed sentiment from Diamond Sentiments and cut it using a circle die and then layered it onto a Brilliant Ring cut out of a darker shade of yellow from the Sunrise pack. 

I layered the frames onto a piece of printed paper from the Gladiola 6x6 pack of paper and attached the circle sentiment and added the flowers, finishing the centers off with Fairy Jewels.  A warm and encouraging card to send to a friend.

 

Supplies

 

2512 Potpourri Flower Set

2474 Double Scalloped Stitched Frames

2328 Brilliant Rings

cb498 Diamond Sentiments clear stamp and die set

sp1013 Sunrise 6x6 pack

pp1027 Gladiola Plaid 6x6 pack

A Ray Of Sunshine by Birgit Norton

Good morning crafty friends!  I just love the warmth the sunshine brings and today's card is full of sunshine just for you.  This card meets the requirement for the current challenge "Good Day Sunshine" too.  Double win!  Let's jump right in on how this card came together.

Using the Potpourri Flower Set, I cut several sets of flowers from some warm toned scraps I had in my scrap box.

In keeping with the sunshine theme, I cut the largest Double Scalloped Stitched Frame out of soft yellow cardstock from the Sunrise 6x6 cardstock pack and the medium sized frame from white cardstock. 

I used a heat embossed sentiment from Diamond Sentiments and cut it using a circle die and then layered it onto a Brilliant Ring cut out of a darker shade of yellow from the Sunrise pack. 

I layered the frames onto a piece of printed paper from the Gladiola 6x6 pack of paper and attached the circle sentiment and added the flowers, finishing the centers off with Fairy Jewels.  A warm and encouraging card to send to a friend.

 

Supplies

 

2512 Potpourri Flower Set

2474 Double Scalloped Stitched Frames

2328 Brilliant Rings

cb498 Diamond Sentiments clear stamp and die set

sp1013 Sunrise 6x6 pack

pp1027 Gladiola Plaid 6x6 pack

Wish We Were Together by Tricia Barber

Hello there!  I am sharing a slimline card using the Whittle Racing Giraffe Kit!   There are many ways that you can color your die cuts and today, I used a combination of ink blending and alcohol markers with my colored cardstock to create this card.   I pulled some scraps from my scrap pile and used my scraps to create this card.   I typically cut more than I need as I am adding details, I may make changes.  Worst case, I have few extras for the next card. 

I die cut a white card panel 3 3/4 inches by 8 1/4 inches.  I ink blended the sky and grass onto the card panel.   I created my dirt road with some kraft cardstock and added some ink blending to the edges.   I adhered this directly to the card panel.   I then started building my scene to figure out how many giraffe's, trees, cars and clouds I could use.   Next I determined where I would stamp my sentiment.  

I typically don't have a plan until I can start placing my die cuts around and start to see the scene come together.  I love to have my images go beyond the panel like the second giraffe with this head going above the card, having the cloud and tree extend beyond the sides.   For mailing, I would use a large envelope and will add a piece of cardstock to the envelope slightly larger than my card to help provide support to the inside of the card.   I used a combination of ink blending to each of the die cuts and then added more details to the giraffes with my alcohol markers and adding little bits of extra card stock behind the mouths of each one with darker cardstock. 

To finish off my slimline card, I added some Fairy Jewels.   What are your tips for adding color to your die cuts? Hope you have a wonderful day! 

 

 

Supplies

 

KT007 Whittle Racing Giraffe Kit

JWL002 Pastel Jewels

Wish We Were Together by Tricia Barber

Hello there!  I am sharing a slimline card using the Whittle Racing Giraffe Kit!   There are many ways that you can color your die cuts and today, I used a combination of ink blending and alcohol markers with my colored cardstock to create this card.   I pulled some scraps from my scrap pile and used my scraps to create this card.   I typically cut more than I need as I am adding details, I may make changes.  Worst case, I have few extras for the next card. 

I die cut a white card panel 3 3/4 inches by 8 1/4 inches.  I ink blended the sky and grass onto the card panel.   I created my dirt road with some kraft cardstock and added some ink blending to the edges.   I adhered this directly to the card panel.   I then started building my scene to figure out how many giraffe's, trees, cars and clouds I could use.   Next I determined where I would stamp my sentiment.  

I typically don't have a plan until I can start placing my die cuts around and start to see the scene come together.  I love to have my images go beyond the panel like the second giraffe with this head going above the card, having the cloud and tree extend beyond the sides.   For mailing, I would use a large envelope and will add a piece of cardstock to the envelope slightly larger than my card to help provide support to the inside of the card.   I used a combination of ink blending to each of the die cuts and then added more details to the giraffes with my alcohol markers and adding little bits of extra card stock behind the mouths of each one with darker cardstock. 

To finish off my slimline card, I added some Fairy Jewels.   What are your tips for adding color to your die cuts? Hope you have a wonderful day! 

 

 

Supplies

 

KT007 Whittle Racing Giraffe Kit

JWL002 Pastel Jewels

Nordic Floral Butterfly by Birgit Norton

Good morning Poppystamps crafters!  Birgit here with you, fluttering by today to share this card I made using Nordic Floral Butterfly.  What a beautifully detailed butterfly, right?  Let's jump right in and I'll show how this card came together.

I started by cutting all the elements of the Nordic Floral Butterfly out of the Delicate Pastel Glitter Pad, Vintage Pastel Mirror Pad and Lagoon 6x6 Cardstock Pad.  Because the Nordic Floral Butterfly die cuts all the pieces out at once, I had enough to create three butterflies.  I layered each of the butterflies, alternating the cardstocks and used one on today's project, leaving me with two more butterflies for future projects.  Win! Win!

To make the background, I cut the Circling Frame out of a piece of blue cardstock from the Lagoon 6x6 Cardstock Pad and laid it over a sheet of the same color, giving me a nice textured but cohesive background.

I adhered the butterfly to the center of the card front and added a Thank You Greeting Tab for the sentiment.  Easy peasy and oh, so pretty!

Supplies

 

2611 Nordic Floral Butterfly

2508 Circling Frame

GP1001 Delicate Pastel Glitter Pad

FP1002 Vintage Pastel Mirror Pad 6x6 pack

sp1010 Lagoon 6x6 pack

Nordic Floral Butterfly by Birgit Norton

Good morning Poppystamps crafters!  Birgit here with you, fluttering by today to share this card I made using Nordic Floral Butterfly.  What a beautifully detailed butterfly, right?  Let's jump right in and I'll show how this card came together.

I started by cutting all the elements of the Nordic Floral Butterfly out of the Delicate Pastel Glitter Pad, Vintage Pastel Mirror Pad and Lagoon 6x6 Cardstock Pad.  Because the Nordic Floral Butterfly die cuts all the pieces out at once, I had enough to create three butterflies.  I layered each of the butterflies, alternating the cardstocks and used one on today's project, leaving me with two more butterflies for future projects.  Win! Win!

To make the background, I cut the Circling Frame out of a piece of blue cardstock from the Lagoon 6x6 Cardstock Pad and laid it over a sheet of the same color, giving me a nice textured but cohesive background.

I adhered the butterfly to the center of the card front and added a Thank You Greeting Tab for the sentiment.  Easy peasy and oh, so pretty!

Supplies

 

2611 Nordic Floral Butterfly

2508 Circling Frame

GP1001 Delicate Pastel Glitter Pad

FP1002 Vintage Pastel Mirror Pad 6x6 pack

sp1010 Lagoon 6x6 pack

Later, Gator by Meghan Kennihan

Hi Crafty Friends,
Have you seen Poppy Stamps Whittle Kits? I am showing off the NEW Tropical Gator Kit. It comes with all the cute dies to make a tropical summer scene with a fun sentiment stamp set too.

Make Crafty Friends Q & A:
Q: Do you like card kits or do you prefer to buy products separately?
A: Me? Both!

I started my card by putting together the alligators with their pink tie, bow tie, and hula hoop. I used Poppy Stamps Double Scalloped Stitched Frame Dies for my blue and green frame.
I put the water dies at the bottom of my frame and added the palm trees to the center. Then I arranged the alligators across the card with the the cute sentiment in the top left corner and the "Hoop to it" next to the hula hooping alligator. I finished my card by adding white highlights to the dies to give them some dimension.

 

Supplies

 

KT001 Whittle Tropical Gator Kit

2474 Double Scalloped Stitched Frames

Later, Gator by Meghan Kennihan

Hi Crafty Friends,
Have you seen Poppy Stamps Whittle Kits? I am showing off the NEW Tropical Gator Kit. It comes with all the cute dies to make a tropical summer scene with a fun sentiment stamp set too.

Make Crafty Friends Q & A:
Q: Do you like card kits or do you prefer to buy products separately?
A: Me? Both!

I started my card by putting together the alligators with their pink tie, bow tie, and hula hoop. I used Poppy Stamps Double Scalloped Stitched Frame Dies for my blue and green frame.
I put the water dies at the bottom of my frame and added the palm trees to the center. Then I arranged the alligators across the card with the the cute sentiment in the top left corner and the "Hoop to it" next to the hula hooping alligator. I finished my card by adding white highlights to the dies to give them some dimension.

 

Supplies

 

KT001 Whittle Tropical Gator Kit

2474 Double Scalloped Stitched Frames

Challenge Reminder ~ Good Day Sunshine

Hi Friends!  I hope  you're having a great day!  I just wanted to remind you that there is still time to play along with this month's challenge.   On the first of every month we announce the challenge and you get most of the month to join us!  Just link up your design with an on line gallery like Flickr, Splitcoaststampers or Instagram.  We select one card that we like best as the monthly winner, and then randomly select one entrée as the winner of a $20 gift card to the store. 

For this month's challenge, our theme is "Good Day Sunshine", so we're looking for cards featuring sunshine and warmth for any occasion.

My card features the Whittle Racing Giraffe Kit.  I used a patterned paper from Glimmering Gladiola 6x6 paper pack for the background and framed the tall chap using a frame from Scalloped Stitched Frames.  The sentiment is from the Whittle Tropical Gator Kit.  I love how all the elements in each of these kits can be interchangeable.

  We can't wait to see what you make for the challenge!  You can always find the current monthly challenge by clicking on the Challenge badge in the top right hand column of the blog.  Have a great day!

Supplies

 

KT007 Whittle Racing Giraffe Kit

KT001 Whittle Tropical Gator Kit

2478 Scalloped Stitch Frames

pp1028 Glimmering Gladiola 6x6 pack

Challenge Reminder ~ Good Day Sunshine

Hi Friends!  I hope  you're having a great day!  I just wanted to remind you that there is still time to play along with this month's challenge.   On the first of every month we announce the challenge and you get most of the month to join us!  Just link up your design with an on line gallery like Flickr, Splitcoaststampers or Instagram.  We select one card that we like best as the monthly winner, and then randomly select one entrée as the winner of a $20 gift card to the store. 

For this month's challenge, our theme is "Good Day Sunshine", so we're looking for cards featuring sunshine and warmth for any occasion.

My card features the Whittle Racing Giraffe Kit.  I used a patterned paper from Glimmering Gladiola 6x6 paper pack for the background and framed the tall chap using a frame from Scalloped Stitched Frames.  The sentiment is from the Whittle Tropical Gator Kit.  I love how all the elements in each of these kits can be interchangeable.

  We can't wait to see what you make for the challenge!  You can always find the current monthly challenge by clicking on the Challenge badge in the top right hand column of the blog.  Have a great day!

Supplies

 

KT007 Whittle Racing Giraffe Kit

KT001 Whittle Tropical Gator Kit

2478 Scalloped Stitch Frames

pp1028 Glimmering Gladiola 6x6 pack