What fun interactive cards are! Valerie here, and I have that on my card today, featuring Lawn Fawn’s 3 Sprinkled with Joy products (1 stamp set, and 2 different die sets)! I created a birthday card, and pulled in Lawn Fawn’s Baked with Love stamp set & coordinating die set to do that.

The images are stamped with Lawn Fawn’s Black Licorice ink onto X-Press It paper, and colored with Copic markers. I stamped the Happy Birthday sentiment inside the oven from Lawn Fawn’s Year Two stamp set and their Yeti ink. The background papers (yes, Lawn Fawn’s!) (links here & here) are die cut with dies from Lawn Fawn’s Stitched Square Stackables dies – Large and Small.

I went a little crazy with the sequins, but I couldn’t help it! I LOVE my Pretty Pink Posh sequins, and this was the perfect card to add a ton of them! You can see which ones I used in the Supply List below.

Thank you for stopping by; have a wonderful day, and happy crafting!

‘Morning, Crafters! Valerie here today! Hey, wanted to let you know that my new, facelifted blog is up & running! I hope you’ll stop by & check it out!

OK, on to my project this week! Ever want to just stamp in pretty colors and not have to color? Well these sets today are FABULOUS for that. I combined 2 My Favorite Things stamp & die sets: the Monster Love die set & coordinating Die-namics set, and the Celebrate with Cake stamp set and coordinating Die-namics set (now, AFTER I completed making the card, I was mortified to find we don’t have 3 of those 4 products in our store anymore; but I will continue with this post because the other products I used ARE in the store, and I think this is still good inspiration for those other solid image sets we DO carry!).

The images are stamped using 5 Lawn Fawn Premium Dye Ink Pads: Lobster, Fish Tank, Sunflower, Manatee, and Black Licorice. I used my wonderful Mini Misti to stamp the images nice & straight, and exactly where I wanted them; there are many wonderful Misti products to choose from now – check them out!

The black frame is created using an Avery Elle die set. And the embossed border on the inside is from Lawn Fawn’s Stitched Borders die set. Pretty Pink Posh is the name of the game for the sequins on this card; I’m featuring 3mm Sparkling Clear Cupped sequins, 11mm Silver Stars, and 4mm Silly Eyes.

Thank you for stopping by; I’m sorry some (only SOME!) of the products aren’t in the store, but I hope this was good inspiration for you anyway! Have a wonderful day!

Valerie

Well HELLO, MarkerPop Fans! Guess who THIS is… Valerie, and I’M BACK! I can’t tell you how much I’ve missed the MarkerPop World the past few months, but I’m all settled in to my new home (in a great suburb next door to Iowa City), and I’m READY to get crafting again! I was THRILLED when my friend, Holly (the MarlerPop Design Team Leader), asked me if I’d like to come back; it was a quick and easy “Yes!” for me. So anyway, today I’m working with a bunch of great new products from My Favorite Things!

I created an adorable Birthday Card, and the main features of this card are the MFT Knight in Shining Armor stamp set & coordinating Die-namics set; I used a ton of other MFT products, also, and you can see them in the supply list below.

One of the fun things about this card is pulling the sentiment out! You can do this very easily to any card using MFT’s great new Slider Channel Builder Die-namics set.

The images are all stamped using Memento Tuxedo Black ink, onto X-Press It Blending Card Paper, and colored with Copic markers. I added a little bling with Pretty Pink Posh sequins: Lilac Garden Flower Confetti sequins and Aquamarine Cupped sequins. The background sky and grasses are created using various Ranger Tim Holtz Distress Ink Pad inks (see specific colors in Supply List below).

I hope you enjoyed this project, and that it gave you some inspiration! Have a great day, and Happy Crafting!

Valerie

Supplies Used

Good Monday morning! Valerie here, and I hope you all had a great weekend! I know I did – my first baby graduated high school! So hard to believe!

OK, on to my card for the week – I made a sweet Birthday Card using a newer Mama Elephant set – the Butterfly Kisses stamp set & die set! I stamped it with a waterproof ink onto Tim Holtz Distress Watercolor cardstock so I could color it with my…. (ta-da!) NEW PRIMA WATERCOLR PENCILS! Yes, I decided to try something new!

I practed alot before I did this project; and even this is not very good if you ask me! I watched a bunch of videos; this is the first one I watched, from the Prima web site:

I am very excited to introduce a LOT Ken Oliver products to the store! In fact, I’m using his Color Burst Spash paper on this project!

And my final touches were the Zig Clear Wink of Stella painted in the large butterfly and the script word “you”, and my Pretty Pink Posh Clear Droplets.

Hope you enjoyed! Have a great day, a fantastic week, and Happy Crafting!