Beautiful Birthday Girl w/Kara ft. HELLO & THANKS

Hello! I'm back again with a clean and simple card design that reminds me of a Victorian style photo frame. A lot of the detail is created with texture from some of my favorite dies. Brightly colored florals accentuate the focal point and make it pop. With the help of the many customizable sentiment stamp sets, this is a design that can be used for any occasion.

To begin creating the 'frame' I die cut a piece of white cardstock using the Sunshine Layers Die, a real classic. I placed the large oval die, from the Basic Labels Die, in the center and ran it through my die cut machine again. Using a scrap of black cardstock, I die cut the oval once more in order to place behind the opening and add a shadow to the left side.

Again in black, I die cut the word 'beautiful' from the Beautiful Butterflies Die. I positioned the letters inside the oval window and adhered them to the card base beneath with some liquid adhesive.

To add that pop of color I used floral clusters from Hello & Thanks colored with Copic markers. I added a hint of shimmer to the flowers with a clear Wink Of Stella pen before adhering them around the oval opening with dimensional adhesive.

Finally, I added the secondary sentiment to the inside using the Hand Lettered Hello stamp set. This is when you can really customize the card to your recipient and the occasion. I love being able to create a card in advance and then decide later how I'll use it.

Thanks so much for stopping by today!

Featured Supplies

For your convenience, here is a list of the featured Wplus9 supplies used on today's project(s), along with links to purchase.

Wplus9 White Cardstock Shop at: WP9	Wplus9 Black Cardstock Shop at: WP9	Wplus9 Basic Labels Die Shop at: WP9	Wplus9 Sunshine Layers Die Shop at: WP9
Beautiful Butterflies Die Shop at: WP9	Hello & Thanks Shop at: WP9	Hello & Thanks Die Shop at: WP9	Hand Lettered Hello Shop at: WP9

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.

Featured Supplies

For your convenience, here is a list of the featured Wplus9 supplies used on today's project(s), along with links to purchase.

Wplus9 White Cardstock Shop at: WP9	Wplus9 Black Cardstock Shop at: WP9	Wplus9 4 Bar Stitched Rectangles Die Shop at: WP9	Wplus9 Basic Labels Die Shop at: WP9
Tropic Fever Shop at: WP9 | SSS | EH	Tropic Fever Die Shop at: WP9	Oh My Gostrich! Shop at: WP9	Oh My Gostrich! Die Shop at: WP9
Hibiscus Bouquet Shop at: WP9

Summer Citrus + Deal With Kara

Welcome Back, it's Kara! It has gone from winter to summer in a matter of days, at least that's how it feels. Don't get me wrong, I love it! To cool off I had to pull out this refreshing set called Summer Citrus. And right now at wplus9.com, if you purchase the Summer Citrus stamp set you'll get 50% off of the Citrus Background Builders stamp set!

I stamped the citrus images using a variety of PURE COLOR Dye Inks including, Last Leaf, Coconut Husk, Wild Mango, Falling Star and Fairy Dust, then die cut them all out. I added multi-layered panels to my card base and tucked the citrus images in between the layers as well as on the focal point. I die cut 'kindness' using the No One Else Die from the large oval included in the Basic Labels Die and it fit perfectly.

I curved the sentiment from No One Else on my acrylic block to follow the curve of the oval and stamped in Coconut Husk. I also a little bit of 'ghost' stamping in the background. It's subtle, but if you look closely you will see some images from Citrus Background Builders stamped in Fairy Dust ink.

These sets are perfect for summer. If you don't already own them, be sure to take advantage of this deal! All price adjustments will be automatically applied and reflected in your cart. Offer is valid May 7, 2018 - May 13, 2018 (11:59 p.m. EDT) while supplies last at wplus9.com. Can not be applied to previous purchases. No rain checks. Excludes wholesale orders.

Thanks so much for stopping by!

Featured Supplies

For your convenience, here is a list of the featured Wplus9 supplies used on today's project(s), along with links to purchase.

Wplus9 White Cardstock Shop at: WP9	Wplus9 4 Bar Stitched Rectangles Die Shop at: WP9	Wplus9 Basic Labels Die Shop at: WP9	Wild Mango PURE COLOR Dye INk Shop at: WP9
Falling Star PURE COLOR Dye Ink Shop at: WP9	Last Leaf PURE COLOR Dye Ink Shop at: WP9	No One Else Shop at: WP9	No One Else Die Shop at: WP9
Coconut Husk PURE COLOR Dye Ink Shop at: WP9	Fairy Dust PURE COLOR Dye Ink Shop at: WP9	Summer Citrus Shop at: WP9	Summer Citrus Die Shop at: WP9
Citrus Background Builder Shop at: WP9

Holiday Thank You Cards With Kara

Hello! It's Kara and I hope everyone has had a wonderful holiday season. As we approach the new year I like to send out my holiday thank you cards. I don't send out a ton of them, but I especially like to send a thank you to family and friends far away who have sent me a gift. I'm not able to give them a hug in person so a handmade card is the next best thing!

I couldn't resist making another window card scene with the adorable Holiday Houses stamp set. I started by die cutting two white panels with the same size rectangle die. In one panel ;I die cut a window using the large oval from Basic Labels Dies. I positioned the window panel on top of the second panel and traced the inside of the oval with a pencil very lightly. This way I knew exactly where to apply my distress inked evening sky.

Once my sky was compete, I die cut a few pieces of cardstock with the Landscape Border Die to create my snowy hills. I adhered them together with thin dimensional adhesive so as not to add too much bulk, but still create dimension. I was then able to tuck in all of the tiny houses and trees to create my village.

I used the Basic Greetings Die to die cut the word Thanks several times and adhered them together to create a chipboard-like embellishment. I used a few more bits from the Basic Labels stamp and die set to create the secondary sentiment.

Thanks you so much for stopping by today. Happy New Year! See you in 2018!

Featured Supplies

For your convenience, here is a list of the featured Wplus9 supplies used on today's project(s), along with links to purchase.

Wplus9 White Cardstock Shop at: WP9	Wplus9 Black Cardstock Shop at: WP9	Wplus9 Basic Greetings Die Shop at: WP9	Wplus9 Holiday Houses Stamp Shop at: WP9
Wplus9 Holiday Houses Die Shop at: WP9	Wplus9 Basic Labels Die Shop at: WP9	Wplus9 Landscape Border Die Shop at: WP9