VIDEO: Rainbow Panda with Kelly Latevola

Hello Crafters! I hope you all enjoyed a wonderful weekend! I spent a bit of time playing with the new release before I had to go into work. At least I snuck in a bit of playtime! My craft time was spent with some cuddly cute pandas.

I recently realized it had been forever since I pulled out my Zig Clean Color markers and did some watercoloring. I thought the panda holding an umbrella would pair perfectly with a rainbow for an encouragement card.

I actually ended up modifying this card. And before we jump into the video I thought I'd share the original finished card with you. . .

The same, but different. I'll explain in the video below :)

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After staring at that card for two days I just HAD to change it. Not that I can't appreciate the simplicity of the original design, I can. I just LOVE it with the added embellishments.

The moral of the story? Do what you love. If at first you don't succeed, rip it apart and put it back together again! :)

Featured Supplies

For your convenience, here is a list of all of the supplies (or equivalents) used on today's project(s), along with links to purchase. Please note: this list does contain some affiliate links.

Friends For All Seasons: Spring Love Shower Layers Die White Cardstock Black Cardstock Black Dye Ink Canson MONTVAL SPIRAL WATERCOLOR 9x12 Pad 7026761 Zig CLEAN COLOR 36 SET Real Brush RB6000AT36V Ranger Studio Paint ARTIST BRUSHES Brush BRU40842 Tim Holtz Distress Ink Pad BLACK SOOT Ranger TIM19541 *Ranger Inkssentials INK BLENDING FOAM REFILLS Applicator Tool Refill IBT23623 *Ranger Inkssentials INK BLENDING TOOL Applicator Foam IBT23616 Ranger MINI ROUND FOAM REFILLS for Mini Round Ink Blending Tools IBT40972 Simon Says Stamp Premium Ink Pad INTENSE BLACK Ink065 My Favorite Things DIAGONAL STRIPES Mix-ables Stencil MFT *Tombow MONO MULTI Liquid Glue Two Applicators 62191 Simon Says Stamp EMBOSSING POWDER WHITE Fine Detail WhiteEP2 https://www.simonsaysstamp.com/product.aspx?id=342224 EK Success WRITING PEN FINE TIP 55-30080 Tsukineko Versamark EMBOSS INK PAD Watermark VM-001 Inkadinkado EMBOSSING MAGIC Powder Bag 05847 Hemptique THICK NATURAL Hemp Cord Twine 029263 Crafter's Companion CLEAR OVERLAY Spectrum Noir Sparkle Pens SPECNSPACLE3 Copic Sketch MARKER C7 COOL GRAY Grey Copic Sketch MARKER C5 COOL GRAY Grey Copic Sketch MARKER C3 COOL GRAY Grey Copic Sketch Marker C1 COOL GRAY Grey Copic Sketch Marker YG17 GRASS GREEN Bold Copic Sketch Marker YG03 YELLOW GREEN *Copic Sketch Marker YG01 GREEN BICE Bright Yellow-Green *Copic Sketch Marker Y19 NAPOLI YELLOW Bright Bold Hot Copic Sketch MARKER Y11 PALE YELLOW *Copic Sketch Marker Y02 CANARY YELLOW Sunshine Cheery Bright *Copic Sketch Marker Y00 BARIUM YELLOW Light Soft Pastel Subtle Copic Sketch Marker V04 LILAC Purple Pastel *Copic Sketch Marker V15 MALLOW Violet Purple Bright Bold Copic Sketch MARKER V09 VIOLET *Copic Sketch Marker V12 PALE LILAC Pastel Purple *Copic Sketch COLORLESS BLENDER Marker Blending Dual Tips

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Wplus9 Tips & Tricks: Separating Your Dies

The other day, I mentioned that I was editing a quick tip video on separating our dies. As promised, here it is!

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This is a short, to the point video covering a frequently asked question on separating our dies. I go over which dies to separate and how, as well as which dies we do not recommend you separate. I've also included a tip or two on die cutting in general.

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Inspiration Challenge #1 Glitter and Chipboard, Oh My!

I took some time to create my own glittery chipboard embellishments using my Big Shot. The little cutie above uses some left over pieces from the Lattice Sizzix Die from Stampin' Up!. I just LOVE this die. I have done so much with it already...but I have submitted some for pub, so if I don't hear something in a week or so, I will post them as well. Here is a shot of some of the pieces I made today.

I tried a few different techniques. I left the little curly brackets naked, covered the front with Stampin' Up! liquid glue and then glittered them up with Dazzling Diamonds. The big heart is also naked, covered with glue, and then sprinked with red cozmo glitter. For the little petals of my flowers above, I first covered them with white craft ink by pressing them directly on the pad. Once dry, I covered with glue, and then sprinkled with Dazzling Diamonds. For the large black curly bracket, I used some black embossing powder and then applied a light sprinkling of Dazzling Diamonds. Nothing earth shattering, but it saves a little cash when you already have the product on hand. ;o)

OK, now it's your turn. Let's see your inspiration with chipboard!

Here's the details: Create a card, scrapbook page, altered item, or anything using chipboard. It can be totally unique or something tried and true. I will keep Mr. Linky opened until ETA: 8pm Friday August 15th. Have fun and I hope you decide to play along!

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Raspberry Suite Color Challenge #13

Just a quick post tonight as I am super busy doing some baby shower invitations for a friend, but I saw Dawn McVey's Color Challenge and just had to play along. I used Stampin' Up! Kiwi Kiss, Cameo Coral, Real Red, and Whisper White. Nothing too fancy, but I really like this one. It's going to double as my first in the "Triple Your Fun" Series. I will pick a stamp and use it on three different cards {hopefully} in three different ways. We'll see how it works out. ;)

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Edited 8/8: Wow! So honored to be spotlighted, thanks Dawn! BTW, be sure to check out and play in my Inspiration Challenge, I'd love to see what everyone comes up with.

Stampin' Away

This weekend was a crazy crafting weekend! I thought I would share with you guys (all 5 of you) what I was up to. LOL This first project combined my 3 loves:

• Graphic Design
• Paper Crafting
• Photography

We just got back from Hawaii for my sister-in-law's wedding. She is such a great woman, and of course her new groom is awesome as well! They are both avid surfers, and LOVE the ocean. In that case, where do you have a destination wedding? Hawaii of course! Since it was not the most inexpensive wedding to attend, it was a small private affair. I decided to make her wedding announcements as a small gift. My first attempt was nice...but when she mentioned that she wanted to include a photo with them, well...sparks went off in this tiny head of mine. I get to combine all 3 of my FAVS!! So I started to dig through the hundreds of photos I took from the wedding and voila! this is what my table looked like Friday night:

I had so much fun creating these. I couldn't decide, so I finally settled on 4 different pictures in three different colors. Who says you can't have it all?! My mother-in-law suggested I include their address...ingenious! So I created matching little address cards to insert under the belly band. Here is a close-up of one:

And here is a shot of all 4 final designs:

As if that wasn't enough, I also made some fun stuff with my girlfriends on Sunday. Here's a peek at some of the stuff we made.

This layout was CASEd from the extremely talented Dawn McVey. It uses the new Stampin' Up Razzleberry Lemonade dsp and In Colors Rich Razzleberry and Melon Mambo. LOVE this paper. Let me tell you, it is sooo much prettier in picture than in the catalog. I've also used a new found favorite on this card, Papertrey Ink buttons! I CAN NOT get enough of them.

That cute little fellow up there is part of the new Stampin' Up Animal Stories stamp set. You might remember I used the giraffe from the same set here. This is another set I really like right now. It's so fun!

And last but not least, while trying to use up some retired paper, I created this little home decor project. So simple and fun. I used the Martha Stewart postage stamp punch and Stampin' Up's retired dsp Bella Rose.

If you got this far, congratulations, and a great big THANK YOU for reading. As always, I love reading your comments!