Thursday, May 31, 2018

Hibiscus Bouquet With Kara

Hello! It's Kara and I couldn't be happier to be here sharing this tropical project with you! I have been loving tropical motifs lately so when this new release arrived at my house I was thrilled to see all of the new tropical stamps and dies. I grabbed the Hibiscus Bouquet set right away and made this card.

I started by stamping the bouquet in two opposing corners and colored them with Copic markers. I chose reds and oranges that reminded me of the hibiscus outside our house where I grew up in Florida. I decided to create an oval window using the Basic Labels Die.

To add some dimension I stamped, die cut, and colored a few images from the new Tropic Fever set which works so perfectly with the Tropical Bouquet.

Using the new Oh My Gostrich! stamp set and coordinating dies I created this little Happy Birthday banner at the top of the window. To add some interest inside the window, but not take the focus off those beautiful flowers, I added some chalkboard style stamping on a black panel placed behind.

I hope you're enjoying this release! Thanks so much for stopping by.

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Wplus9 White Cardstock
Wplus9 White Cardstock
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Wplus9 Black Cardstock
Wplus9 Black Cardstock
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Wplus9 4 Bar Stitched Rectangles Die
Wplus9 4 Bar Stitched Rectangles Die
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Wplus9 Basic Labels Die
Wplus9 Basic Labels Die
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Tropic Fever
Tropic Fever
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Tropic Fever Die
Tropic Fever Die
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Oh My Gostrich!
Oh My Gostrich!
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Oh My Gostrich! Die
Oh My Gostrich! Die
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Hibiscus Bouquet
Hibiscus Bouquet
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Wednesday, May 30, 2018

Rainbow Backgrounds ft. TROPIC FEVER + HAPPY BIRTHDAY DIE

Hello! In my last post, I introduced you all to the new Tropic Fever stamp set. Today, I wanted to share a totally different look for it by pairing it with our Happy Birthday Die.


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I really love how a good background image can add such interest so easily. For the card featured here, I used a Kaleidoscope Uninked pad to create my own rainbow ink pad by filling it using our PURE COLOR reinkers. I chose Flamingo, Wild Mango, Appletini, Falling For Blue and Bloomsberry.

I inked up the background stamp included in Tropic Fever and stamped to quickly create the all-over rainbow pattern.

For the sentiments, I die cut the "Happy" and "To You" labels twice from white cardstock. On one set, I quickly colored the letters with Copic Markers to match my inks and then replaced the letters in the second one. There is a little trick for this that makes it super fast and easy and you don't have to fiddle with the letters. I show you how in the video above.

I adhered a couple of the "birthday" die cuts on top of each other to give it a little weight and adhered them all with foam tape. I wanted the sentiment to stand out from the background, so I cut a fishtail banner and vellum square to layer behind them. For the candles above the "happy" label, I stamped the image from the And Many More! stamp set and heat embossed in gold.

I think this is a great gender neutral birthday card that is great for all ages. How about you? If you want to see this background in action on a few different variations of this card, be sure to watch the video as I share quite a few different versions.

Before you go, I highly recommend you check out some of the projects that Kara has created with the new products from our May 2018 Release:

I hope you enjoyed today's projects and as always, thanks for stopping by!

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Wplus9 White Cardstock
Wplus9 White Cardstock
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Wplus9 4 Bar Stitched Rectangles Die
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Wplus9 PURE COLOR Black Dye Ink
Wplus9 PURE COLOR Black Dye Ink
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Tsukineko Versamark EMBOSS INK PAD
Tsukineko Versamark EMBOSS INK PAD
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Simon Says Stamp EMBOSSING POWDER GOLD Ultrafine Detail
Simon Says Stamp EMBOSSING POWDER GOLD Ultrafine Detail
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Precision Heat Embossing Tool Gun Hero Arts
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3M Scotch DOUBLE-SIDED FOAM TAPE
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Ranger Multi-Medium Matte
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Sizzix BIG SHOT
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Neenah Classic Crest 80 LB SMOOTH SOLAR WHITE Paper Pack 40 Sheets
Neenah Classic Crest 80 LB SMOOTH SOLAR WHITE Paper Pack 40 Sheets
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MINI MISTI PRECISION STAMPER Stamping Tool Kit
MINI MISTI PRECISION STAMPER Stamping Tool Kit
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Wild Mango PURE COLOR Dye INk
Wild Mango PURE COLOR Dye INk
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Flamingo PURE COLOR Dye Ink
Flamingo PURE COLOR Dye Ink
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Falling For Blue PURE COLOR Dye Ink
Falling For Blue PURE COLOR Dye Ink
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Bloomsberry PURE COLOR Dye Ink
Bloomsberry PURE COLOR Dye Ink
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EK Success CUTTER BEE Scissors
EK Success CUTTER BEE Scissors
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Sizzix Magnetic Platform
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Inkadinkado EMBOSSING MAGIC Powder Bag
Inkadinkado EMBOSSING MAGIC Powder Bag
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Simon Says Stamp STITCHED CIRCLES Wafer Dies
Simon Says Stamp STITCHED CIRCLES Wafer Dies
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Tropic Fever
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And Many More!
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Happy Birthday Die
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Appletini PURE COLOR Dye Ink
Appletini PURE COLOR Dye Ink
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Elmer's CraftBond EXTRA STRENGTH Spray Adhesive
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Bazzill 40 LB VELLUM 8.5 x 11 White 25 Sheets
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WOW Embossing Glitter BLACK GLINT Regular
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Tonic AQUA SHIMMER PEN Nuvo
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TSUKINEKO UNINKED KALEIDACOLOR PAD
TSUKINEKO UNINKED KALEIDACOLOR PAD
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Tuesday, May 29, 2018

Ostrich Birthday with Joni

Hello Everyone! Joni here sharing my take on the new Oh My Gostrich! stamp set and companion die.

For the background, I used my Silhouette to cut some grass from white card stock and colored it using Copic Markers. I stamped all of my images, colored them with Copics and then used the Oh My Gostrich! Die to cut them all out.

For the background of the white card panel, I used the small confetti burst image from the And Many More! stamp set stamped in several different colors.

I heat embossed "Happy Hirthday", also from And Many More!, in white onto black cardstock and die cut using the banner from Oh My Gostrich!. Then I added some Sparkling Clear Confetti from Pretty Pink Posh.

For my second card, I used the cute double ostrich image. It could be a pair or a couple, like I've chosen to depict today.

Next, I die-cut the Kraft panel using the decorative border circle from Oo My Gostrich! Die, then stamped the circular sentiment from And Many More!. I die-cut the space from the two ostrich in black then adhered the ostrich on the card with foam tape.

I also added a birthday cut out using the "birthday" from the new Happy Birthday Die to finish off the card.

Thank you so much for stopping by!

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Oh My Gostrich!
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Oh My Gostrich! Die
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