Tic-tac-toe Challenge with Hippest Hippos

For my monthly challenge we were given a Tic-tac-toe challenge. The line I chose was stencil, colored card base, and purple or pink. I picked the Hippest Hippo stamp/ die set for the card. I think the Hippos are pretty cute. I colored him up with the  light and dark Smokey Slate blends. Using a stencil is not something I do very often at all!! I was able to pull out my Blending Brushes and give them a whirl on the stencil. The purple is his goggles and some of the flowers are purple and pink. My card base is the retired Rococo Rose, and I layered Soft Seafoam on top of that. I am pretty happy with my card. Breaking out of my comfort element a little bit at a time.

I have a couple of grandsons who are having birthdays so I am thinking the Hippest Hippos will see more action!

See ya later!

Barb

Sun Prints Suite

Happy Friday everyone!

Today I am sharing a card I am casing from my fellow demonstrator, Mary Louise Johnson. 

You can check out her blog at East Coast Stamping with Mary Louise.

This card is so quick and easy!

What's in it?

Starry Night cardstock 4 1 /4 " x 11", scored  at 5 1/2"

A piece of Sun Prints dsp, 4" x 5 1/4 " Adhere to Starry Night.

A piece of Starry Night cs 1 1/4" x 6"

Basic white cs 1" x 6"

Stamp a greeting to the left, on the basic white. Mine is from the Nature's Prints stamp set. I used the Starry Night Ink. 

Adhere the white to the Starry Night, and place on Card front on an angle. Trim the excess cs.

Stamp your images, and cut out, and arrange on card front. Again I used Nature's Prints, using the dies to cut them out.

Voila! Pretty easy!

Till next time!

Barb

Hippest Hippos for Piper

Our beautiful granddaughter Piper, turns 1 today. For her birthday card I chose the ballerina from the Hippest Hippo Sale-a-bration stamp set. I am getting better with my Stampin blends, and trying to do a bit more coloring. I love how the blends don't leave that line.

We love her sooooo much! Happy 1st Birthday Piper!

Till next time 

Barb

Accordian Fold using Wonderful World

Hey everyone! Today I have a quick and easy card to share with you. Were you able to snag the Wonderful World stamp set and Co-ordinating Dsp with Sale-a-bration? This Accordian Card showcases both.

How did I do that?

Starry night cs cut 5 1/2"  × 11". Score at 1 3/4", 3 1/2", 5 1/4", 7".

Second piece of Starry night cut at 3" x 6". Score at 3".

Cut 4 pieces of Dsp 1 1/4" x 5 1/4".

Cut 2 pieces of Dsp 2 3/4" x 2 3/4".

Inside of card, Basic White cut 4" x 5 1/4". Stamp flower in Starry Night. Make sure to position so it's hidden when card  is closed.

Stamp second flower on scrap piece and fussy cut out.

Using a favorite die, cut out for greeting.

Assemble card as shown. Adhere flower and die cut using dimensionals.

Stamp Sets used: Wonderful World (SAB R), Soft Seedlings, Wetlands (R)

Die: Stitched So Sweetly (R)

Thanks for stopping by!

Till next time ... craft lots!

Barb

Sending Smiles Thank you cards

A couple of weeks ago, I held a card class. I wanted to give the girls a thank you card, in appreciation of them supporting my little business. I searched pinterest and found this card. The Sending Smiles stamp set and dies has been used a lot! So many lovely sentiments, to use. Birthdays, Thank you, Sympathy or just a hello! 

I used up some more retired dsp, which is always good! I also did some heat embossing,  something I don't do very often. I loved the end result!

Happy Crafting!

Barb

Slimline Dies

My daughter and her husband recently celebrated 12 years of marriage. For their anniversary I chose to make a card using her wedding colours. Lime green and black. I love slimline cards so this was a great opportunity to use the now retired, Slim card dies. The dsp I used is also retired, and I still had some of the leftover dsp from her wedding invitations to use up. I chose the  Nature's Prints stamp set and co-ordinating dies to accent the card.  Other cuts found on the card were bits and pieces on my desk. 

When both Jeff and Kelly saw the card, they recognized the dsp from their wedding.❤

Till next time! 

Barb

Carey likes Giraffe's

Today I am sharing a card I made especially for my grandson Carey, who is celebrating his 11th Birthday today. He loves Giraffe's so I found a stamp just for him. I colored the Giraffe using SU's Crumb Cake blends, both light and dark. Various shades of greens were used as well for the leaves inside the frame. The dsp is retired, but suits the card perfectly! 

Thanks for stopping by!

Happy card making.

Barb