Today, I’m back with another colorful card I created using Ink n’ Splatter’s “Beary Wishes” Stamp & Die Set and our new “Honeycomb” Stencil
I don’t normally create CAS cards. I actually love the ones that are done well and with a purpose. I just don’t think about creating them because I seem to have an uncontrollable urge to keep building on my cards..ok I said it!
Well, slap my hand and make me stop here! Even as I look at my card I see many other opportunities to ass and build! Which is why, I used this Honeycomb stencil to create a few more cards (coming soon) where I gave into my addiction!
Technique…
I ink blended my background using the Honeycomb stencil and distress oxide inks (full supply list below) and I colored my Bear image with comic markers.
Always Take Time to Smell the Flowers…
I stamped my sentiment, “Always Take Time to Smell the Flowers” from the Beary Wishes Stamp Set.
There are several sentiments in the Beary Wishes Stamp Set but I chose this one because it seems fitting at the moment.
It reminds me to live in the moment because every moment is precious!
I hope I have inspired you to simply create something Fabulously Fun & Heart-Warming to bring you, or someone else, a little bit of joy for the moment.
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With 4 adorable frogs, 2 sweet turtles, many coordinating elements to create super cute scenes, cute little bugs, small chicks, and 8 pond inspired sentiments, this set id packed full of creative possibilities for all occasions, all year round.
As you can see, there are many coordinating designs to choose from!
Shake Shake Shake…
If you follow me at all, you already know I LOVE shaker cards!
They are so fun, colorful, creative, irresistible and of course, I could go on but…I’m sure you can fill in your own blanks 😉
So, for my shaker window, I die cut a rectangle from white cardstock and then I die cut a square from the rectangle to give it a polaroid picture look.
The dies weren’t stitched, but I always enjoy a good stitch look, so I took this opportunity to add some stitch dots around my de cut polaroid with a coordinating color.
Stenciling & Blending…
Since I’m using the cute little frog peeking up from the water for the center of my shaker, I decided to carry a water look behind the frog by stenciling some waves on a piece of white cardstock.
Then I created a t well with double-sided adhesive to hold my shaker bits and sealed it by adding a piece of clear acetate behind my polaroid opening.
Slow Down…
On a separate piece of white cardstock, I stamped my sentiment, “Slow Down & Enjoy Your Day” with a coordinating color ink…
…and then I die cut it out with a super cute, stitched banner.
Putting It All Together…
I cut my pattern paper slightly smaller than my card base and attached it with double-sided adhesive to give my card a little dimension.
Then I placed my shaker window on a slight angle toward the upper center of my card, also with double-sided adhesive.
Once my card base was set up, I added my images on and around my shaker window with dimensional foam.
Then I attached my banner sentiment toward the bottom of my card and added a coordinating-colored enamel dot.
and with that, my “Slow Down & Enjoy” Pond Life card is finished.
I hope I have inspired you to try something new, or simply create something Fabulously Heart-Warming to bring you, or someone else, a little bit of joy for the moment.
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Did you know it is “Love Your Pet Day” today? I didn’t, until recently. I’m sure that anyone who loves their pets as much as I do, does not need a special reminder day to love their pets, but it is fun to pay tribute….
The inspiration for my “Lilibeth’s Wagon” illustration came from a time when I was very young.
As the second child of 4, I often found myself playing alone. My older sibling wanted nothing to do with me. Maybe because I was too young. My two younger siblings were always being tended to by my mother.
So, I relied heavily on my own imagination, and my pets. I often wheeled my little puppy around in an old baby carriage I found down in our basement.
I loved to put little bows on her head, and stroll her around, as if we were walking through a meadow, or a park, full of happy people with bright smiling faces.
Thinking back now, I probably had way more fun dressing her up, and pretending, than she did, but she was very good natured. She always let me baby her…and as long as we were together, everything was right in the world.
Oh the beauty of innocence!
Some Things Just Fill Your Heart Without Trying…
There has never been a time in my life when I was without a pet. Most of them have been dogs, but I have had cats, and I have one now. I’ve also run the pet gamut with guinea pigs, hamsters, goldfish, frogs, turtles, and so on… even crickets…but that’s another story for another time.
I can honestly say, by far, my favorite pets have always been my puppies and my kitties!
And, if you’re a pet lover like me, you already know that they all have one thing in common….
It’s so true! Most, especially dogs, will love you unconditionally, and most, if not all, are truly loyal, especially when you love them with your whole heart.
Cardmaking on Love Your Pet Day…
So with that said, creating a card for “Love Your Pet Day” was an easy decision because just as I mentioned before, I don’t need a special day to love my pet. I also don’t need an excuse to create a handmade card. I just need to find time to do it.
Today, I made the time!
So let’s get started…
I began by sizing, printing, and cutting, my digi stamp image using my die cutting machine.
Believe it or not, I had designed this card in my head before I even started creating it. But I didn’t have the papers I needed, or wanted, so I decided to create “Hello Spring”, a new digi paper pack, for this project.
These papers give a slight appearance of fabric. They are so pretty and delicate looking.
I just love them! I’m sure I will use them again and again! Hope you will too!
I also die cut a leafy/heart die from pastel green parchment paper that I just happen to have in my stash. I don’t think I’ve used that paper in years…but there it was, begging to be used on this “Love Your Pet Day”!
And…it matched my card, and my “Hello Spring” papers, perfectly, don’t you think?!
I also cut a piece of double-sided adhesive sheet to attach the water-colored background to the pattern paper base, this time for dimension, and to add interest to my card.
I printed it on white cardstock and die cut it using a stitched square in keeping with the square/rectangle design of my card..
I attached my sentiment to a slightly larger stitched square that I die cut from some more of the green parchment paper to tie the design all together. Glad I found that old paper!
I added a few paper flowers and white cord, tied in a bow, and placed them, under and around, my sentiment.
I also tucked the super cute die cut leaf/hearts, under and over my image panel…
…added a few coordinating enamel dots to the bottom right corner of my card, spattered a little pink paint, and on to the sentiment panel as well…. and my card was finished!
Well that was fun!
I hope I have inspired you today to try something new, or simply create something Fabulously Heart-Warming to bring you, or someone else, a little bit of joy for the moment.
Today I’m super excited to share a double mixed media canvas art project that I created for Altenew’s Home Decor Contest.
I love to decorate canvas in many different ways, using different mediums. They can be so much fun to create, and very inspiring once finished. The thought of it always pushes my creativity.
I started by prepping my canvases with a titanium white, and light sand colored acrylics, which believe it or not, I painted with my fingers! SO FUN! Then I distressed the edges with oxide ink.
While I was waiting for my canvases to dry, I stamped and layered several flowers, blooms, and leaves, in coordinating colors, from Altenew’s Beautiful Day Stamp Set and die cut them out.
At first, I didn’t really like how the Kraft Cardstock looked without being stamped, so instead, I spattered them with white ink to tie them into the design.
I also stamped several blooms from the Beautiful Day Stamp Set on small pieces of white cardstock and then rolled them up to make little flutes to put under my flowers for dimension…well, and because I just like the look of them. How about you?
Placing and Arranging…
So now all of my elements are ready to be arranged on my two prepped canvases.
I first stamped my sentiment in black ink but…it was too stark against my soft color palette, so I went with gold ink. Now it looks like a great color match!
A Few Added Extras…
For my finishing touches, I added a little white twine, and frayed the edges slightly, which I tucked under a few of the stamped flowers on the top canvas.
I couldn’t just have two random canvases without a purpose, so I joined them together with a piece of white satin ribbon with gold polka dots.
Would you believe, I just happen to have that fabulous ribbon in my stash, just waiting to be used? Well it’s true! I did, and it actually was just the finishing touch I was looking for!
So there it is…my Altenew inspired Home Decor Canvas Art is finished and ready to go up on my wall…or better yet, I think I will give it to someone who needs a little encouragement today.
I hope I have inspired you today to try something new, or simply create something Fabulously Beautifulusing Altenew. I’m sure you will be able to find something to spark your creativity!
If you have enjoyed my Home Decor Canvas Art project, please be sure to leave me a comment below.
I also hope you will follow my journey as I continue to create using the many techniques available through Altenew’s Educator Program.
