Photoplay Paper - Go With the Flow

Hello,

This is my second Photoplay Paper card for World Cardmaking Day! I had so much fun playing with the Fish Tales collection I had to make another card!

I started by stamping and cutting out the images with my mom's Brother  Scan and Cut. Then I used my Spectrum Noir markers to color them up.

From the Fish Tales collection pack I pulled out a wave pattern and I cut a panel with a stitched rectangle. From my scraps I found some light Kraft and I fussy cut a wave to match the bottom wave of the panel. I adhered it to the pattern paper panel to make sand.

I added the panel to a Kraft card base. Then I added the images with foam tape. From the sticker sheet I added the Go With the Flow sentiment flag with foam tape.

Thanks for stopping by!!

Dana

Happy World Cardmaking Day!

Hello and Happy World Cardmaking day!!

My mojo has been missing the past week or so, but I saw that were would be some WCD challenges today. So I gave it a try and was actually able to spend whole day making some cards!! Beware, I have a few to share today and tomorrow, so get ready for a lot of posts!!

My first card is for a Photoplay Paper challenge I saw on Instagram. The challenge is to make a card with your favorite products. I have a lot of there paper collections, and my current favorite is Fish Tales! In fact I ended up making two cards with this collection and stamps! I'll share the second card tomorrow probably, but my first card was made with one of the Fish Tales stamp sets.

I started by stamping the hammerhead shark and using my Spectrum Noir markers to color it. Then I used my mom's Brother Scan and Cut to cut it out.

Then I pulled out a dark blue card base and a set of Art Philosophy metallic watercolors. I used the blue watercolor and did some waves across the the card base.

While the card base dried I used a heart die to cut some red card stock. I stamped the I Love You More Than Shark Week in the center of the heart.

Then I added the heart and shark to the card with foam tape. I also added a few clear sequins, kind of like air bubbles coming from the shark. Last I rounded the corners.

Thanks so much for stopping by!! I'll be back in a few with another card!! :)

Dana

Coffee Loving Cardmakers & Graciellie Designs Collab Blog Hop

Hello!!

Coffee Loving Cardmakers & Graciellie Designs have gotten together for a fab Collaboration Blog Hop!! You should have come from the amazing Lisa Golzbein!! You can find the hop list and/or start at the beginning on the Coffee Loving Cardmakers blog!!

Make sure to comment at each stop for your chance to win a $25 gift card to Graciellie Designs! If you can't wait Graciellie is having a Special Coffee Lovers Sale, 25% off everything!! No code needed!

I made two cards for the hop! I'm not going to go into a lot of detail so you can get on your way through the hop and see all the inspiration!!

My first card features Bubbly Feels digital stamp set! I kept the coloring simple and did some fussy cutting.

I found some great rainbow pattern paper and made my own sentiment with glitter chipboard letters! The bubble tea was added with foam tape. 

For my second card I used Fresh Start, a new digital set this month!! Got to love coffee and flowers!! I colored the image with my Spectrum Noir Tri-Blend markers keeping to cool color palette!

From my stash I found some pretty pattern paper that matched my coloring. I added the sentiment and image with foam tape and finished it off with a few gems!

Thanks so much for stopping by! Your next stop is Graciellie Designs! Make sure to comment for your chance to win a gift card!!

Dana

National Iced Tea Day with Coffee Loving Card Makers & SugerPea Desings

Hello!!!

Happy National Iced Tea Day!! Coffee Loving Card Makers and SugerPea Designs have gotten together to celebrate with a blog hop!! You can start at the SugerPea Designs or you should have arrived from the fabulous Annette Allen's blog!!

Make sure to leave a comment along the way for your chance to win a $25 SugarPea Designs Gift Card!! Commenting closes on Saturday, June 15th at 11:59pm Pacific. The winner will be announced on the CLC blog the following week!

I made two cards featuring the Coffee To Go Cup die! While Coffee might be in the name, you can easily use it for tea cups like I did! I'm not going to go into a lot of details for the hop!

For both cards I made my tea cups, but using my Spectrum Noir Tri-Blend markers to color the die cut cup brown. I used a coffee die cut from MFT to cut the ice cubes, using a gray marker to add some shading.  The straws are from the pattern papers I used.

With my first card I used Photo Play Paper Summer Daydreams collection adding a stripe pattern to a card base. Then I used a few stickers from the collection, adding them with foam tape. I also added one of the SugarPea tea cups that I made.

For my second card I got a little inky. I picked out a three Distress Ink colors that matched and blended them together. Then I spritzed a little bit of water over the background and finally splattered some gold ink spray I have.

I finished the card off with the SugarPea tea cup on some vellum and a tea sentiment below. Last, I added the inked panel to a white card base!

Thanks so much for stopping by! Your next stop in the hob is the amazing Erin Theim! And don't forget to comment for your chance at a SugarPea gift card!!

Dana

Spring/Summer Coffee Loving Cardmakers Blog Hop

Hello!!!

It's that exciting time again!!! The Spring & Summer Coffee Loving Cardmakers Blog Hop starts today!!! YAY!!! We are switching it up a little this year, instead of separate Spring & Summer Hops we are doing them together!!! Make sure to stop by the Coffee Loving Cardmakers blog to see all the fab sponsors, giveaways and a TON of inspiration!! Instructions are on the blog, but if you are not aware link up one or more spring or summer coffee theme project (on the CLC blog) for your chance to win!

Okay on to my cards!! I was in the mood for some coloring so I figured I would create a card set! I went a bit summer with my cards too! I'm ready for some warm (but not hot) weather! These cards use a few different stamp companies, but for all, I used Photoplay Paper Summer Day Dreamers collection pack.

I started with My Favorite Things Coffee Cup die and die cut it four times from white cardstock. Then I used Sweet Stamp Shop Explore The Sea and stamped three of the super adorable narwahls and on the third cup a couple of the shells and heart.

Then I used my Spectrum Noir Markers to color everything up! AB1, AB2, AB3, AP3, AP4, BGR3, BGR4, BGR5, CT1, CT3, CT4, DG4, DR5, DR5, DR7, GY2, IG1, IG2, IG4, PV2, YG1, YG2, VB2, VB3, Blender.

Then with the collection pack, I planned my the patterns, sentiments, and stickers I would use on each card. I'm not going to go into details because it's pretty self-explanatory! The coffee cups and most elements were popped on foam tape for dimension!

Thanks so much for stopping by! Don't forget to make your spring or summer coffee themed project and link it up! I'll be back later in the week with another coffee card, more spring-like! And Friday is my day on the CLC blog, with a great new digi and some great ideas using up your crafty stash!!

Dana

Supplies
Stamps: Sweet Stamp Shop - Explore the Sea, Ellen Hutson - Oh, Frappe, Joy Clair - Coffee Love, Maple & Ink - Espresso Yourself
Collection Pack: Photoplay Paper - Summer Day Dreams
Spectrum Noir Markers
Die: MFT - Coffee Cup

Coffee Loving Cardmaking & Joy Clair Stamps Blog Hop

Hello!!

Coffee Loving Cardmakers and Joy Clair Stamps are having a Collaboration Blog Hop!! Joy Clair has some great coffee stamps and both design teams have some great inspiration for you!!  You should have come from the talented Becca Cruger, or you can start at the beginning with Joy Clair's Blog!  Make sure you comment at each stop for your chance to win a Joy Clair Gift Card!!

I used the Coffee Lovers stamp set and Photo Play Paper Gypsy Rose pattern paper and stickers. First I picked out a couple different patterns and stamped the coffee cup, then I fussy cut them out and adhered the coffee wrap. Then I cut a circle and stamped the I Love You. I stamped the Latte on the coffee wrap.

Next, I picked out the butterfly pattern and trimmed it about 1/4 shorter than the black card base. From a different pattern, I cut a small rectangle and wrapped some twine around it and tied it in a bow. I added this to the card with foam tape.

Then I added the coffee cup with foam tape and the sentiment. I also added a flower and couple heart stickers, though I always use baby powder on the back so they are not sticky anymore. Sometimes like with the hearts I add them with foam tape.

Thanks for stopping by! Your next stop is the fabulous Erin Thiem!

Dana

Supplies
Stamps: Joy Clair Stamps - Coffee Lovers
PhotoPlay Paper Collection - Gypsy Rose
May Arts Twine

Coffee Loving Cardmakers - Border Stamps

Hello!!

This is my second post today, click here for my Art Impressions post. I'm also on the Coffee Loving Card Makers blog today! Here is a little sneak peek, I hope you will stop by!!

Dana

Mixing Pattern Paper Collection

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Today I'm sharing a card I made for Photo Play Paper Mix/Match Challenge. I almost forgot to post my card, the deadline is tomorrow, so if you want to play along you better hurry!! You can check out their Facebook page for the details!!

I wanted to play along because it gave me a good excuse to use the Summer Daydreams collection I got somewhat recently, LOL!! I also used the Paper Dolls collection. After checking out both collections to come up with a way to use them together I decided to use Jillibean Soup stamp set (sorry it doesn't have a name) with a super adorable whale!

To start I used a cool scallop border pattern paper from Paper Dolls and die cut it with a stitched rectangle. Then I adhered it directly to a white card base and rounded the card bases' corners.

I stamped the cute whale on the water pattern paper from Summer Daydreams and then fussy cut it out. From the same collection, I found a couple bubble stickers. I added the whale and bubbles to the card with foam tape.

From the Jilliean set, I stamped the Sea You Soon! in between the scallops. And last added a small flower sticker from Paper Dolls to the whale, making the whale a girl!! LOL!!

Thanks so much for stopping by!! I'll be back tomorrow with a bonus card I made for the Coffee Lovers Blog Hop!!

Dana

Supplies
Stamps: Jillibean Soup
Pattern Paper: Photo Play Paper Collections: Summer Daydreams, Paper Dolls
Die: Gina Marie Designs: Stitiched Rectangle

I'd Be Lion

Hello!!

I'm sharing a card I made this past weekend. I made it for fun and for Unity's Facebook Show & Tell Challenge. The challenge this week is to use an Itty Bitty stamp, so I looked through my Unity collection and pulled out I'd Be Lion Itty Bitty that saw ink for the first time!

First I cut some stripe pattern paper from Photo Play Paper, Paper Doll Collection to fit a card base. Then I used a heart die to cut a heart window from the stripe panel. I found a piece of water color that would fit behind the heart.

I stamped the lion and then used some Prima water colors to color the lion. Then I adhered the stripe panel with the heart window over the lion.

Next I stamped the sentiment below the heart. From the Paper Doll Collection sticker sheet I picked out a heart and sentiment sticker. Then I used baby powder to take care of the stickiness, that way I can play around the placement. I used twine to make a little bow, then added the heart and sentiment on top of the bow.

Dana

Supplies
Stamps: Unity Stamp Co - I'd Be Lion
Dies: Little B - Hearts
Pattern Paper/Stickers: Photo Play Paper - Paper Doll Collection
Watercolors: Prima Watercolor Confections - Decadent Pies

Happiness

Hello!!

Today i'm sharing a card that has no stamping!! Shocking i know!! Also shocking is the snow that is coming down as i write this!! It's supposed to do this all weekend! I wish spring would stick around, i'm ready for some warm weather!!

My card features products from Photo Play Paper - Paper Dolls Collection Pack. I got lucky and won the pack on their Facebook page and decided to play with it and make a card.

I started by die cutting a stitch rectangle from the Sweetness sheet, then from the Cuteness sheet i cut a stitched oval. Then i picked out a few different elements from the sticker sheet.

Since i never know for sure how i'm going to arrange stickers, i use baby powder to take care of the stickiness. I can then arrange and rearrange the stickers until i have them how i want them.

First i wrapped the oval with twine and tied it in a bow. Then i placed one of the sticker girls and used foam tape to adhere her to the oval. Next i added the rectangle and oval to a white card base.

Then i added the sentiment sticker, the flowers and scissors with foam tape. Last i added a few clear sequins to my card.

Thanks so much for stopping by!!

Dana

Supplies
Pattern Paper & Stickers: Photo Play Paper - Paper Doll Collection Pack - Sweetness, Cuteness, Element Stickers, Alpha Stickers
Sequins: Neat & Tangled - Winter Wonder Land
Twine: Maya Road
Dies: My Favorite Things - Ovals. Lawn Fawn - Stitched Rectangles