Handmade Paper Hugs

 A very girly card, and my first side-step card. I struggled a bit with the layout, but I'm really happy with the result.  The girl is from Make it Crafty, which has sadly closed.  All make-up, ring/diamonds and shoes are from Three Scoops Nail polish and perfumes are from NHH Small text sentiment from Gavlhuset Brush Tillykke die from Gitte's eget design 18 numbers from Mama Elephant  Numbers and die cut word cut from Nuvo mirror card.  The "paper" is ink smooshed paper using Victorian velvet and Spun sugar Distress inks.

 Yep! You guessed it, it's my daughter's birthday card. This year is her 10th and I can't believe how fast things are going with her. Where did time go? I usually ask her what she wants for her birthday card. But this year I decided. You see, she just started riding classes and she's so excited, so I colored up this full panel with Copic markers.  It's a mash of digital stamps from Make it Crafty (background) and Some odd girl (girl with horse). I even colored the horse to match the first horse she rode, AND she recognized it immediately which made me so happy.  Hobbyboden Gitte's eget design Brush tillykke (congrats) die cut from Nuvo mirror card. A bit of string and popped up.

This cute set deserves a moment in the spotlight, don't you think?  I don't know if this technique has a name, but I'm calling it selective spotlight. Quick coloring and easy cards that packs a punch. I used a palm tree and sand dune (from Three Scoops) to create a no-coloring background and then spotlighted the cute Rosie and Bernie in Hawaii from Stamping Bella.  Sentiment from Hobbyboden. 

Here are 2 more sets of cards for the Danish Operation write home where I've used my so-called selective spotlight technique.  All stamps used are from Three Scoops, except for the "sender dig solskin" (sending you sunshine) sentiment, which is from Gitte's eget design. Stencil from My favorite things.  

Hello everyone! The September release of Alex Syberia Design digital stamps are now available in Alex's Etsy shop . It features beautiful floral designs in the fall/Christmas category. I also want to encourage you to check out Alex's new release through Maker Forte . It includes clear stamps, stencils, a paper pad and enamel pins AND it's super cute cookies and critters and of course gorgeous florals! I'm sharing 2 cards today, let's start with the fall card. I used the Autumn bouquet, which is actually a slim-line design. However, I decided to down-size it for a regular card size. As I colored with Copics I wanted to make the large pumpkin the focus: Pumpkin: YR20, YR21, YR04, YR09, E09 + G94, G43, G40 Smaller pumpkins: E97, YR21, YR20 / RV09, RV17, RV25, RV13, RV10 + E57 Small leaves: G17, G14, G00 Oak leaves: YG17, YG13, YG11, E99, E97, R46, R14 Maple Leaf: R46, R24, YR68, Y17, Y06, Y02, YG01, YG06, G05 Berries: RV69, RV66, RV29, RV25, E47 / C9, C7, C3 I added a ...

Hello everyone! This without a doubt is my biggest project to date. And I'm so happy (and proud) of how it turned out. See this young woman on the right, a family friend (picture published with permission) asked if I could create 30 invitations for the christening of her daughter. No problem, right! She really liked a bokeh background I did a while back - man, did they take a long time to create. My arm was falling off by the 30th 😆 I had the layout all figured out. Background and label cut with Simple and Basic dies, cutie batootie MFT elephants colored, MFT Baby rattle and Altenew In-line alpha's cut. This year however, we've all been affected by a certain virus. So they've had to delay the christening. And now it was conveniently close to her 30th birthday, so she'd really like for me to add that. What a challenge it was to get this just right. I wanted her to love it, but perhaps more importantly I wanted me to love it. To be proud of it. So I came up with this...

Hey guys! I really like sketch challenges because I'm forced to think of a creative way to use my stams (or dies) that I may not have used them before. Some I like so much I create multiple cards. Like this one. And I even decided to use some of that patterned paper I had to have and haven't used. This first one even fits te current color sketch as well. Using stamps and coordinating dies from MFT Cooler with you colored with copics. In my mind the bear is sleighing down a hill in such high speed he sends the penguin in a swirl and his goggles fly off. The paper looks like the swirling snow, don't you think? I think it's from Joy! The snowman is from the same set as before. The trees are from MFT Polar pals. Sentiment is from Gittes eget design and means Wishing you a peaceful Christmas. A different paper pad, but also Joy! I think. I used the MFT Mod square stax. Same stamps and dies again. Sometimes just stick to what works and honestly it takes out all the thinking. ...

Hello everyone! I'm back with a birthday card I made for my daughters best friend. Of course it had to include unicorns and rainbows. I stamped a couple of images from My favorite things Unicorns and glitter and colored with copics: Dog: Fur: E39, E99, E97 + YR000, YR20, E97 + W3, W0 Nose: C7, C3 Horn, butterfly, tail: RV17, RV14, RV11 Wings: RV13, RV11, RV10 Girl: Skin: E13, E11, E00, E000 + RV32 Headband: C7, C5, C3, C1 + RV11 / RV14, RV23, RV10 Dress, boots: W3, W0 + RV14, RV23, RV10 + RV17, RV14, RV11 Hair: RV17, RV14, RV11 + V12, V15, V17 + B26, B24, B21 + G17, G14, YG13 + Y02, Y08, Y17 + YR21, YR04, YR09 I stamped the rainbow repeatedly on the cardbase with a very light purple ink (Altenew). With a slightly darker ink I stamped a sentemint from Gittes eget design. It means Wishing you a wonderful day. The congrats die, also from Gittes eget design, I colored with the markers as I used for the hair. I cut a circle from Doodlebug paper using a p...

Hello everyone! How about some panda cuteness to brighten our day in between all the Corona horror.  I bought this Simon says stamp Party like a panda set while on vacation and I couldn't wait to color the black and white cuties. The background honestly is one I tossed a while back. Tossed in the sense that it didn't fit my project. However, true to Kelly Latevola I don't throw anything out. And I'm glad I didn't because it fits this. It's simple ink smooshing using yellow/pink Distress inks for a spring look. On top I've white heat embossed the SSS Ornate background - one of my all time favorites. I used the 'tillykke' (congrats) die from Hobbyboden to cut pink glitter paper. Using a My favorite things pierced circle die I cut a piece of vellum to back the panda and popped it up. I hope that cheared you up! Thanks for stopping by, STAY SAFE and why not spent your home-stay crafting! This card is entered into: simon says ...

   Hello everyone! Today we are kicking off the March challenge over at  AAA Birthday challenge blog  and the theme this month is Flowers! I recently bought the Altenew Camellia Japonica Build-a-flower set. They are a series of layered flower stamps that include the die - YAY!, for lots of easy flower cards! Now, the setup can be a little time consuming, but it's so worth it! I cut a piece of cardstock in half so that it will fit inside my Misti. Then I cut the flower out 4 times, since there's 4 layers in the set. I used Neenah 80lb cardstock. Placing the cardstock piece in my Misti and backing it with a piece of printer paper, allowed me to test if the first layer was centered on the die cut piece. After getting that just right I stamped onto one of the die cut pieces. I could then move the die cut flower to the next negative space and place the 2nd stamp perfectly and so forth. Once all 4 layers are placed in the Misti you are good to go and you'll ...