Thursday, April 25, 2024

Apron Fold-it using the Stamps of Life and Honey Bee Stamps

 I want to start using products I have not yet used.  So with Spring just around the corner I pulled out Honey Bee Stamps Apron A2 Card - Honey Cuts, Apron: Garden Tools Add-On - Honey Cuts, and My Favorite Flower stamp set.


I am using the Stamps of Life Pixie card stock and Powder Sugar card stock.
I cut out an Apron Card base and a Apron layer for the inside.

I cut out the little poked and neck piece as well.
I used a 6X6 Pattern Paper pad from an older card kit called Remember This collection.
The paper pad is where I choose the Pixie for my card base.

I used the same Apron die that I made my card base from to cut the Apron.

My Sizzix Side Kick to cut out the little tools.
I used Twig card stock from the Stamps of Life for the handles.
Some Silver Foil card stock for the tops of the tools, also from the Stamps of Life.

I found some Pixie and Silver ribbon from an older kit and wrapped it around the front of the card.
I used Sticky Strip to hold it down.
I used a combonation of Tombow Mono Liquid Glue and Sticky Strip to glue the Apron to the card base.

The My Favorite Flowers stamp set I used for the sentiment on the front of the card, inside, and back of the card.
I used Elle's Studio dies to cut out my sentiment.

Finished card front.

I cut the gloves from anouther 6X6 pattern paper pad from the Stamps of Life called the So Cool collection.
The flowers are cut from Lemonade card stock and I added a small yellow pearl from Pink & Main in the center of the flower.

I added the Powder Sugar to the inside and stamped with Twig ink using my Hampton Art Stamp Tool.

The back I decided to stamp in Grape ink from the Stamps of Life.
My name stamp came from Altenew.

Products I used

From My Stash -
Sizzix Side Kick
Stampin Up - Big Shot
Tombow Mono Liquid Glue
Sticky Strip - from an older Spellbinders card kit - using it up

Pink and Main -
Yellow pearls

the Stamps of Life -
Twig - ink and card stock
Grape - ink
Pixie, Powder Sugar, & Lemonade - card stock
Pixie & Silver ribbon - from an old kit
Silver card stock
6X6 pattern paper - So Cool Collection
6X6 pattern paper - Remember This Collection

Honey Bee Stamps -
Apron A2 Card - Honey Cuts
Apron: Garden Tools Add-on - Honey Cuts
My Favorite Flower stamp set

Wednesday, April 10, 2024

2 Cards with the Layered Orchid Stencil

 Brought out anouther flower tool and made two cards.


I started off with two alomost 6X6 pieces of Sea Salt card stock from Taylored Expressions.
I am using a layering stencil from Waffle Flower called Layered Orchid


I am using blending brushed from Taylored Expressions - there small ones.
For one card I am using Plum Punch ink.
I start heavier in the center and pull out around the edges.


I used Cilantro ink for the leaves - the darkest ink toward the petals.
Dijon ink for the center.
This was stencil two - it has the leaves and the center of the flower.

I have cut out tow sentiments and their shadow.
The sentiments and shadows came from Waffle Flower and Simon Says Stamp.
I cut two from Oreo and one from Neutrals Pearl Paper.
And the shadow from Vellum.


I used my Sizzix Side Kick to cut out the sentiments and the shadow.

I used some washi tape to carefully remove the little hairs from the die cuts.

I also used the pear paper to create a frame.
I used Waffle Flower A2 layering die to help me out along with Tombow Mono Liquid Glue.

I decided to go with some gems from Pink Fresh studio, they are a clear with some gold flexs in them.
I used my Pink and Main pick up tool and Barley Arts Glitter Glue to adhere them.

Here are the back of the cards, one in Watermelon and one in Plum Punch ink.
The background stamp came from a free gift from Altenew.

These are the inside of the cards.
I used some extra from the stenciled panel to line the inside.
I also used the Sea Salt card stock on the inside as well.

A close up/side view

A close up/side view

Finished Card

Finished card


Taylored Expressions
Watermelon, Plum Punch, Cilantro, and Dijon ink
Oreo, Sea Salt, and Sugar Cube card stock

Pink Fresh Stuidous 
Gems - clear with gold dust

Pink and Main
Pick Up and Place Tool

the Stamps of Life
Neutrals Pearl Paper

Waffle Flower
A2 Rectangle Layering Dies
Layered Orchid Stencil 2 pack
Hugs Sentiment Die and Shadow

Simon Says Stamps
Your In My Thoughts Sentiment Die and Shadow

My Stash
Fiskars Paper Trimmer
Stampin Up Big Shot
Sizzix Sidekick
Tombow Mono Liquid Glue
Barely Art Glitter Glue



Friday, April 5, 2024

Frog Stand Up Birthday Card

 I am trying to use product I have not used yet, so I went to my Paper Smooches stamp section and pulled out my Frog and Bear Card Die set.


I began by cutting out the Word Stand Up card die in Kiwi but changed my mind to Twig.

It cuts the fold lines and the little pop up to have you card stand up.

I cut out the Frog die out of Kiwi card stock and out of Kiwi felt.

I am using some double sided sticky tape on the back of the card stock to adhere the felt to it.

I cut the felt a little bigger because its easier to trim off excess at the end.

Adhere the frog bottom half only to the bottom half of the card.
 I cut the layering dies for the front with the Vanilla card stock and realized there were to small.
My pattern paper is from a 6X6 pack called Just a Note Collection.

I am using my Sizzix Side Kick to cut out the face pieces from Felt in matching colors.
Kiwi, Licorice, Powder Sugar, and Flamingo.

My smile ripped so I added some double sided adhesive on the back of felt and cut it out again and no ripping this time.

I cut out the Happy Birthday from Green Apple card stock.
I used some banner sticker from a card kit die.

I die cut and inked up some lily pads and a lily.

Finished Card Front.

I die cut the lily from Cherry card stock and the lily pads from Green Apple card stock.
I added some birthday candle stickers from a card kit as well.

This is the card open.

This is the back of the card.




Supplies I used -

Stamps of Life
Kiwi card stock and Felt
Cherry and Green Apple ink and card stock
Twig and Vanilla card stock
Powder Sugar, Flamingo, and Licorice Felt
Just a Note Collection 6X6 paper pad from a card kit
Stickers from previous card kits
Frog Background Dies - for the lily pad

From My Stash -
Stampin UP Sizzix Big Shot
Sizzix Side Kick
Tomobow Mono Liquid Glue
Double Sided Adhesive
Fiskars Paper Trimmer

My Pink Stamper - Discontinued
I *Heart* Punny-licious and That's Punny-Licious Stamp Set
Paper Smooches - Discontinued
Bear Frog Card Die

Wednesday, April 3, 2024

Amazing card with Create-in-Quads Ever in Bloom

 I am really trying to get into using more florals so I decided to bring out Taylored Expressions Create-in-Quads Ever in Bloom stencil.


I am starting off with a 8 1/2 by 11 inch piece of Sugar Cube card stock from Taylored Expression.
I am also using my Waffle Flower Mixed Media Mat to hold my paper and stencil down.

I started off by placing my paper snug in the corner.
I am using Kiwi ink for the first layer.

The second layer of the stencil is in Cookie Monster,

The third layer i used a tiny blender brush and filled the stems in with Dill Pickle ink.
I left the flower centers blank. 

The fourth stencil I used Pineapple ink.

I used Distress Texture Paste in Black with my finger to go back and add the flower centers.

I used the cordinating die cuts to cut out some of the panels.

I am using a Arched Stacklets die to cut out my foiled panel.
I used Deco Foil in Silver to foil my panel.
The panel is from Taylored Expressions The insiders Petal Prints.

Finished Card.

Side View.

Inside of the card, I used Dill Pickle as my card base.
For my layers around the front panel and sentiment panel I used Oreo card stock.

The back of the card.
A new sentiment from Altinew, they sent it to me as a free gift.
How cool is that.
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Create-in-Quads Ever in Bloom from Taylored Expressions

Mixed Media Mat from Waffle Flower

The Insiders Petal Prints - Taylored Expressions

Taylored Expressions Products
Kiwi - Cookie Monster - Pineapple - ink
Dill Pickle - ink and card stock
Oreo - Sugar Cube - card stock
The insiders Petal Prints
Create-in-Quads Ever in Bloom
Arched Stacklets
Blender Brushes - All their sizes

Waffle Flower Products
Mixed Media Mat

From My Stash
Fiskars Paper Trimmer
Tombow Mono Liquid Glue