Showing posts with label Swirly Frames. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Swirly Frames. Show all posts

Monday, June 1, 2020

We'll Walrus be Friends

We'll Walrus be Friends is a set a just got before the retirement list was announced. I thought for sure we would have another year with this adorable set but the powers that be decided one year was enough. I wanted to get it inky before I ran out of time so I went to town! I made 6 different cards! Usually I only share 3 at a time but I wanted to keep them all together since they will be retiring so soon!

I fussy cut this little guy out. I thought about cutting the eyebrows off but just couldn't lose the personality the eye brows give him.


This peekaboo walrus is soooo cute! I love the hammered embossing folder with these dudes. The inside of this card says, "It's your birthday!" How fun!


The crisscross pattern of the strips really helps draw your eye to this guy and his friend.


More fussy cutting, I cut the walrus and 4 of the 5 fish out. After I had taped this one all down, I decided the Smoky Slate card base was too plain so I added the circles. They is why they are on the edge of the card. I would have preferred to have them all over but I couldn't get my image off without ripping the card base so this is what you get!


You can't see it but there is Wink of Stella on the ice block the walrus is sitting on. It makes this sparkle and shine just a bit. Yes, the fish were fussy cut again.


And my last card with this set. More Wink of Stella on the ice. 


While I'm sad to see this set go, I'm glad I was able to have some fun creating with it! Now I have some great cards to mail out! Who wants one?

Happy Stampin'!
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Wednesday, December 18, 2019

Winter Woods 3

My last installment of Winter Woods and I have four more cards to share. In case you missed the first two posts, here they are, ONE or TWO.

This first card was labor intensive. It turned out beautiful! Maybe it felt more labor intense because I really didn't have a plan and I jumped in and then kept layering. I started with stamping the birch trees with Crumb Cake on the card base. Then I sponged the blues over the birch trees. The white layer at the bottom was ripped to create the snowbank. I stamped the frame and then fussy cut it out. I stamped the trees with VersaMark and heat embossed them with Shimmer White embossing powder. Then sponged the blues over the top. I did use a mask to keep the snowbank in tacked. I added Snowfall Puff Paint to one of the cards and Shimmery Crystal Effects on the other. The greeting was stamped and punched with a bit of ribbon added.

Whew! It really is pretty and I'm so glad I made it but this isn't a card I would recommend for making in mass.


I have forgotten about Merry Merlot in my creating! I pulled it out for this card and boy, am I happy that I did! This card is striking and I'm sure that's because of the Merry Merlot. I embossed the second layer with the Subtle folder. The doily looking piece is from the die set called Stitched Labels. I stamped the tree with Mossy Meadow and then die cut with In the Woods tree. The Happy is also die cut from Gold Glimmer paper. Christmas was stamped then punched. My rhinestone on the top of the tree was colored with Dark Cherry Cobbler Blend. 


I stuck with Merry Merlot for my next card and I kept it simple. I stamped the trees with Merry Merlot ink. I cut the Merry Merlot card stock with the snowbank die, stamped the greeting with VersaMark, and then heat embossed it with Gold embossing powder.


This last card I used for my Stamp-a-Stack in November. This is a class where you create 4 cards of 4 different designs for a total of 16 cards and envelopes. I have always enjoyed planning and executing these events. I am planning one for January to make birthday cards for the new year! Stay tuned for more information! I would LOVE to have you join me!

The create this card I stamped the Birch background stamp with Mossy Meadow ink. The tree and greeting are also stamped in Mossy Meadow. The tree has Shimmery Crystal Effects on it, the rhinestone on the top was colored with the Dark Cherry Cobbler Blend and the sentiment has gold marker around the edge.


I have so many more ideas for this stamp set and dies. I'm hoping to get this set out again but I don't know when as I have MANY new sets sitting on my shelves waiting to see ink. Anyone want to hibernate the winter away with me and just stamp? Ahh...that sounds like a slice of heaven to me!

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