FLORAL PARTY w/Trinity Stamps

I took a break from blogging and Christmas cards. So for this post Im sharing these 3 cards. 

To start off I used Trinity stamps "First Bloom" Stamp/die set. I stamped my 1st card (teal) onto 80lb Neenah cardstock from cutcardstock.  I colored the images in with flicking motion. I used copics in BG11,BG23 & BG15. Set them aside. I took my panel, trimmed it down to 4"x5.25". I then stamped only the leaves in Memento Tuxedo black.  I added some hand drawn squilly lines. Then I took some 48lb heavy vellum (cutcardstock) and stamped in Versamark the leaves and I used White Embossing powder. Then i die cut them. I did that 4x for 4 leaves. 

I stamped my sentiment from Pink fresh studios "perfect sentiments "and die cut it. 

I propped up my flowers onto foam tape and sentiment where it did not overlap on the flowers. 

i added some Trinity stamps baubles in "Bubble bath" and some black splatter with a Gelly roll glaze pen.  

The final touch i added dome stickles (color caymen) in a swiping motion to the petals for sparkle. 

And thats it. The other 2 cards are similar just with different colors and Sentiments.

I hope you like them. 

Have an awesome day and thanks for the visit💙🌸

NEW OBSESSION-COLLAGE PAPER

Awhile ago I saw Tim Holtz use this collage paper and it melted into fabric. I was blown away. 

Recently I got this very rough cardstock called Shizen. So I wanted to pair them together. 

To start I took Multi Medium Matte and a distress paintbrush and brushed the medium onto my shizen cardstock (after I cut the 5x7 shizen to A2 size)

Then I took a piece of the collage paper and laid it accross my panel burnishing out any air bubbles with my fingers.

 I put it aside to dry for about 30 minutes. I took my deckle edge trimmer and I ATTEMPTED to trim the sides but the Shizen was too thick to cut and tore the edges. Turns out, I Liked that look,thank God! A happy accident 😜

I added a Tim Holtz label sentiment with some cardstock scrap strips underneath for dimension and some red baubles for a pop of color. 

I REALLY love this collage paper.  Not sure why it not more popular. I recently bought a plain one so I can create my own collage paper! Cant wait.  

Thanks for stopping 

Freestyle panel/Floral Bday card

Hi guys! Kelly here. For this card Im using Altenews "Beauty Within" Stamp & Die set. I have the coordinating stencil but I didn't use it or need it for this card. 

To start off I stamped my Images onto 80lb Neenah cardstock from Cutcardstock. I used Copics to "flick" color onto them. I used:

RV10,RV21,RV23 & RV25

V20,BV20,BV01,BV02 & BV13

BG10,BG23,BG45, & BG13

YG11,YG03,YG25 & YG17

the centers I used YR24 & YR27

Then I die cut everything out. 

Once I laid out how I wanted them to appear I used Press n Seal and press it onto my layout, flipped it over and added glue and foam tape so its 1 large arrangement. 

Now comes the FREESTYLE....I took another 80lb panel of Neenah and I used the CHISEL side of my black Copic and from the outside edge I swiped in like a brushstroke. I repeated that down the left side of my panel. 

I grabbed 3 copics from the flower colors and added dots to the panel. 

I then die cut this above panel with a rectangle embossed edge die from Kat Scrappiness. 

Then I glued it to my 110lb Neenah cardbase from Cutcardstock. I removed the liner from the foam tape and adhered it to my panel on my cardbase. I added a bit of shimmer pen and black glaze pen to the dotted centers.

Then I added my label sticker Sentiment. Done.

I was  going to add some gems but decided this card had enough going on. Thanks so much for stopping by!❤

Simple Coloring

Kelly Fusco here.... thesunshinecrafter here & thanks for stopping by.

I enjoy and appreciate color but I struggle with coloring, like many people. 

So for this card Im using the "flick" method. 

I used Gina K "Caring Flowers" stamp set & Waffle Flowers Deckled frames dies for this card. 

To start I stamped my image with Memento Tuxedo Black onto 110lb Neenah. I used copics:

BG11,BG32,BG34 & BG15 BV01,BV02 

RV21,RV23,RV25 

& a wee bit of YG13 for the leaves. 

Here you can see the flick coloring and for the stamen which got drowned out from the markers I added White Gelly Roll pen. When you color using flicks you leave some white space and you don't have to be perfect or worry about blending. Whoo hoo. Thats for me!

After I finished my coloring I used Versafine Onyx (pigment ink) for my sentiment and I added Hero Arts Clear Embossing powder on top, heated n melted it. 

I die cut my panel with the smaller deckle frame die and I used the full size for my black panel. Then I decided it was kind of plain. So I added white ink splatter. It cracked some when I die cut it but I like the look it gave to it. I also used a Black Glaze pen for some specific splatter.  

I mounted my main panel up on foam tape and I added a few clear Nuvo drops (Morning Dew). At the very end I added a bit of shimmer pen(Wink Of Stella)to the flower petals (hard to see in pics but in person its shimmery)

 Thats it. So easy!

I hope you like this card. I love these colors together and Im a sucker for a floral stamp. Thanks so much for stopping by & check out the shop for all these goodies and much more!

Hugs,

Kelly Thesunshinecrafter

The above links are not affiliate links but rather links to the BRI store. I am not an affiliate with BRI just a fan. 

Cutest Chubby Snowmen Ever!

 Art Impressions Chubby Snowmen is one of my favorite snowman stamp sets! I'm excited to show you this card.

To start off I took a strip of masking tape and sectioned off the bottom half of my panel which is 110lb Neenah cardstock.  I cut a freestyle mask for the ground as well. I used distress oxide inks in colors Chipped Sapphire & Blueprint sketch for the bottom. I splattered a bit of water for interest.

The top half of my panel I masked off in the middle vertically and I used faded jeans on the left and hickory smoke on the right. I added water splatter to these sections as well then I cut a thin piece of Holographic cardstock and glued it down on the trimmed borders. 

While that dried I stamped the images onto 110lb Neenah and colored them with copics.

I stamped my Sentiment with versamark and added white super fine Embossing  powder and heated it. 

I propped my images up on foam for dimension and adhered them to my panel.

I added white gel accents to my images and white "stars"  to the background with the gelly roll pen.

I also added some clear gelly roll pen for some extra shine. And some sparkle pen for the lights on the tree.

I had alot of fun creating this card & I hope you like it. 

 

Hi Guys! For todays blog post (also on Butterfly Reflections Ink blog) I'm using Honey Bees Lovely Layers Maple Leaf Die. This die set is AMAZING & makes creating leaves so easy! This die set was a gift to myself, for my birthday TODAY!! lol :)

 To start off I grabbed some Alcohol ink panels that had "Autumn Colors" and I used the shadow die and die cut it. Then I grabbed some white & Gold cardstock and die cut the top layer (2 white & 1 gold). I glued them all together. I added a gold bow on top of the stem base using Altenew Metallic Thread and glued it onto my base panel (pierced die plate) which was added to 110lb Kraft Cardstock.

I made a few cards with slight variations (Background, sentiments & embellishments)

The one above (sentiment) is Altenew Label Love  & the Embellishments are the AMAZING Satin Gold From Trinity Stamps. 

What's great about this die from Honey Bee is you can use anything as your shadow layer.  I just happened to use Alcohol inks because I had them made. You can make a striped layer with scraps, a patterned paper layer, mirrored cardstock or anything!

Here's a 3rd card I made below. So easy & fast to put together!

 This one I left plain & the background is Memory Box Pinpoint leaf. 

Thank you so much for stopping by! Have an awesome UnbeLEAFable day🍁❤🌞

Autumn Floral Slimline Card

For this card I started off by die cutting the floral border from Spellbinders Large Die of the month 04/21in 110lb Neenah cardstock from Cutcardstock.  

Then I grabbed a 8.5"x4" panel (same cardstock)  and I used my Finger Brushes and blended with Distress inks Fossilized Amber, Crackling Campfire, Aged Mahogany,  Peeled Paint, Faded Jeans, Walnut Stain & Black Soot. Then I took the coordinating floral dies snd cut out some white felt florals. 

Before I glued them down I took Waffle Flowers Oversized Grace & Kindness set and bent the 1st part of the sentiment. This took a few times as I stamped it ON TOP of acetate 1st which was laid on top of my panel EXACTLY so if it was crooked i could fix it before screwing it up,lol.

I heat embossed it by using Versamark & WOW clear Embossing powder. I die cut "Kindness" in black cardstock and stacked the shadow 3x for dimension. 

I then glued that ink blended piece (trimmed down to fit under the floral panel) onto my 8.5"x 

3.5" cardbase. I added a white mat which is 1/8" smaller than cardbase. Then another black mat which was 1/8" smaller than the white one. Lol. Im not good with measurements so I just go down 1/8". Then my ink blended panel was, you guessed it, 1/8" smaller. Once it was sll glued down I added my felt flowers and Trinity Stamps Something New pearls to the centers. 

I really like how this card came out. So I made two! Last pic is the 2nd one. 

I love the fall colors. 🍁🌈 

I hope you like it too!

Stay crafty my friends🌞🎨❤

No Line Copic Coloring

Ok so lets face it, no line coloring is without a doubt a commitment of time. However the results are always beautiful. 

I started off stamping the image with a light gray ink. 

One that I can see but can be covered by coloring. I used a copic friendly Fog ink. 

I stamped it onto 110lb Neenah cardstock from cutcardstock. 

Then i started off with the sunflowers. I used 3 shades of yellow (YR23,YR24,YR27)

Im not the best at it but I enjoy it. 

Then for thr tulips I used 3 deep reds (R56,R39,R59)

The Greens were (YG03,YG17,YG67)

The background I colored using some light blues (B000,B00,B02)

And a couple browns for the flower centers. I used a white Gelly roll pen to add highlights and "splatter dots" for a bit of interest.

I die cut the "thanks" 3x with black cardstock (135lb Epic Black Classic Crest) from cutcardstock 

And on top I added black glossy cardstock. 

The shadow is vellum which i die cut with double side adhesive on it so the glue wouldnt show.

I added some clear droplets and thats it. 

I hope you like it & thanks for stopping by!

Hugs🤗🌼

No Stamps, No problem! Fast & Easy cards!

Im sure we all struggle with creativity and the time it takes to create. 

So this direct to paper technique is perfect for simple & fast cards. 

To start off with I used Watercolor cardstock. Some on the smooth side and some on the textured side. I took masking paper (I have a roll of Judikins that I love!)

I tore it and laid it across my panel about an inch in. I took my mini distress inks and simply swiped from the masking paper torn edge over the cardstock in rainbow order. I used Picked Raspberry,  Candied Apple, Spiced Marmalade, Mustard Seed, Twisted Citron, Mowed Lawn, Peacock Feathers & Seedless Preserves.  I wanted it to be 8 colors on my horizontal cards (4 on 1 side and 4 on the other)

The next set of cards I angled my masking paper from corner to corner on an an angle. 

I used the same colors and repeated the process. I used tumbled glass and shaded lilac.

Whats great about this technique is you can change up the colors to suit your needs. Masculine cards too. 

I have a short video up on my channel if you want to check it out.

https://youtu.be/qHJJvHKMtgw

Thanks for stopping by!

Rainbow/Black resist Card

To start, I used an oval stencil and I created a rainbow blend with Distress inks. Once dry i kept the stencil on the rainbow blend and I stamped the image using Stampers Anonymous Vines & Roses stamp in Clear Versamark. I clear heat embossed the image without the stencil of course. 

Then i put the stencil back on and added black versafine pigment ink on top. Then i wiped away the black ink from my Embossed image. While the stencil stayed on to prevent smearing. 

 I then die cut "Happy" From Hero Arts, Happy Stamp & Cut in Holographic cardstock and added the birthday. A few Bubble Blowout gems and edged the panel in black. 

Thats it. Hope you like it and thanks for stopping by!

Easy Floral Watercolor card

For this card I used all Hero Arts Products. I stamped the Togetherness floral bouquet onto Bristol cardstock with Versafine black and added clear Embossing powder on top.  I then used a combination of Tombow markers in blues,lavenders and purples to get a multi-colored look. I used a lime green for the leaves and added some shimmer pen to the flowers. 

The Sentiment was Hero Arts Thanks Stamp & Cut, a set i use ALOT! 

For the Background i stamped Hero Arts Script Background stamp onto Neenah Epic black 130lb cardstock from cutcardstock using Hero Arts Unicorn white pigment ink.

I can not recommend this cardstock enough. Its FABULOUS! So smooth and black. Its amazing!

 I added a lavender mat onto a  110lb neenah cardstock cardbase. A few pearls from Trinity Stamps to match and its done.

I made a 2nd card in a similar way but i heat embossed the Background in clear and changed up the colors and Sentiment. 

I hope you like them. Have an awesome day and thanks for stopping by 🤗🌈🌞

Easy Slimline Card

I love making Slimline cards and they are so popular now. 

So for this one I used Hero Arts Monarch Butterfly which gives incredible realistic results. 

I started off stamping the bottom layer in the light color, next layer in a darker shade (same color family) and the final outline in black. It would be great embossed too! I used Catherine Pooler & Hero Art Inks.

I die cut each butterfly, I lined them up how I wanted them to be and I used Glad Press n Seal to pick them up as a whole. I then added foam tape.

I die cut my panel from Trinity Stamps Quilted Cover die and added the polka dots from the Quilted trio coordinating stencil set in gray ink. 

My card base is 110lb Neenah from Cutcardstock  and measures 3.5" x 8.5".  I added a black mat slightly smaller. And my Quilted panel a bit smaller than that.

I adhered the butterflies to my panel and added some shimmer pen for some sparkle. I added Trinity Stamps unicorn tears gems for some more sparklie goodness (love those gems...drooling)

My sentiment was heat embossed using Versafine onyx with Clear embossing powder from WOW!. 

if you would like to see the video and more details heres the link:

https://youtu.be/Z5QlPSynGkc

Thank you so much for stopping by! Stay safe, stay healthy  & stay CRAFTY🖌🎨🖍✂️🌞🤗

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