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Happy Mail

Written by Holly Endress. Posted in Eye Candy (Projects), Tutorials, Uncategorized, Videos

Welcome back everyone.. It’s Holly here today and this week our Bi-Weekly Challenge is all about “Embossing” so I created a cute card with some Heat embossed images and I watercolored them with Distress Inks. You can find out more about the challenge in this post here. I also have a new video for you today as well.. you can find a link for it at the bottom of this post.

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I started out by die cutting a piece of Tim Holtz Watercolor paper using the All Prettied Up Creative Cuts from Mama Elephant. Then I used an anti static powder bag on it and stamped the Happy Mail sentiment from the Mama Elephant Happy Mail set in VersaMark ink and heat set it using some Hero Arts White embossing powder. Then I did some ink smooshing all over the background with a piece of acetate and some Pick Raspberry Distress ink. I added a few drops of water and lifted the color with a paper towel to create a distressed look. Then I heat set the panel and adhered it to the a top folding card base with some fun foam and my ATG.

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I stamped and heat embossed images from the adorable Incoming Mail set also from Mama Elephant in White and Clear embossing powders onto a piece of Tim Holtz Watercolor card stock. Then I colored the images in with Distress Inks by creating a palette on my craft mat. I used a small damp paintbrush to add the color to the images. Once they were dry I die cut them using the coordinating dies from Mama Elephant and my Big Shot. Then I adhered them to the lower portion of the panel with some Ranger Multi Medium Matte and some Scotch Foam tape. For a touch of sparkle I added a few Pretty Pink Post Sparkling Clear sequins from the Mix collection.

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I created two of these cards changing up some of the colors but they are both so cute!! I really can’t get enough of this technique with the Distress Inks.

Check out the video below for all the details on how I created these cards. Thanks for stopping by today!

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Happy Birthday!!

Written by Holly Endress. Posted in Eye Candy (Projects)

Happy Monday… It’s Holly here today! Have you played along with Challenge #100 yet? There’s a great Prize package up for grabs for one lucky winner. This week’s theme is “Create a Scene”. I created a scene on my card today using the Stitched Cloud Edges from My Favorite Things. I’m also using the super cute new  Band Camp set from Avery Elle and the Coordinating Dies.

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I started with some Neenah Solar White card stock and I added some Tumbled Glass Distress Ink to created the sky. Then I die cut the clouds from some White card stock and adhered them to the background with the Scotch Advanced Tape Glider. Then I adhered that panel to a Standard A2 size White card base.

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I die cut the images first on a piece of White card stock lining them up where I would want the images. I partial die cut them by placing the cutting pad about halfway down the dies. This leaves the lower half of the dies uncut after you run it through. Then using an X-acto knife I cut out the bottom of the scene cutting around the partial die cuts. Then I placed the piece into the Mini Misti and stamped the images into the die cuts. I colored the images with Copics. I created the grass area by drawing it in with a Copic Multiliner pen.

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I adhered the image panel to the background with some Foam tape to give it some dimension. This came out way cuter then I imagined it would. Have you tried partial die cutting yet?

I used the following Copic Sketch Markers: 

Alligator~ YG91, YG93, YG97 & YG99 Sax~ Y23, Y26 & Y28 Turtle~G21, G24, BG93 & BG96 Banner ~ Boo, B000, E34 &E37  Owl~E21,E34,E53,E25,E27, E37, E23, YR23, YR12, R17 & R29,

You can head over to this post to find out more about Challenge #100.. The Linky will close on Sunday Aug. 7th @ 12pm CST. We hope you will join in the fun.. Thanks for stopping by today!

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Watercolored Dalhias…

Written by Holly Endress. Posted in Eye Candy (Projects)

Hi everyone it’s Holly here today with a set of Watercolored cards. I’m using the Gorgeous Beautiful Bouquets: Dahlias set from WPlus9.

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I started with some Tim Holtz Watercolor card stock and I Heat embossed the images in White. Then I die cut each panel using the Sew Fancy Creative Cuts from Mama Elephant. Once the Panels were all cut out I watercolored each image using Distress Inks. I smooshed each ink pad onto my Craft Mat creating a Palette.

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I added clean water directly to the image first and then dropped in the ink using a slightly damp paint brush. After the first layer was dry I went over the images again adding in some more color to create some depth. Once the images were dry I added the panels to a top folding A2 size card bases. For the sentiments I used a few from the Altenew Label Love set and the Mama Elephant Organic Blooms Set.

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After I created three cards I couldn’t stop…lol These came together so fast and would make a great gift set. I used several Distress Inks in… Wild Honey, Picked Raspberry, Spun Sugar, Mowed Lawn, Spiced Marmalade, Victoria Velvet, Seedless Preserves & Salty Ocean.

Thanks for stopping by today!!

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Whale Wishes Spinner!!

Written by Holly Endress. Posted in Eye Candy (Projects), Tips & Tricks, Tutorials, Uncategorized, Videos

Hey everybody.. Happy Friday!!! It’s Holly here today with a fun Interactive Spinner card. I’m a little behind on using my Mama Elephant stamps and Dies.. there are a lot of new release products sitting on my desk waiting for some ink! Today I’m using the super cute Whale Wishes and the coordinating Dies along with the Framed Tags Columbus Circle Creative Cuts and the Ocean Wave Trio dies from the same release.

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There’s a video below with more details on how I created this card with some tips as well. The Whale jumping out of the water is the Spinner on my card. I started by die cutting a piece of Neenah Solar White card stock with the Sew Fancy Creative Cuts and then I used the Columbus Circle creative Cut for the center of the panel. I stamped the sentiment on the lower portion of the card using the Mini Misti and some VersaFine Black ink. I added a few of the water splashes from the set using some Fish Tank ink from Lawn Fawn.

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Then I die cut a circle from a piece of Tim Holtz Watercolor Card stock and using some Distress inks in Squeezed Lemonade, Spun Sugar & Tumbled Glass I created a sunset with a Mini ink blending tool. Then I die cut the waves from the same piece of watercolor card stock and added some Tumbled Glass, Salty Ocean and Mermaid Lagoon Distress inks. I added the waves in the circle area on the front panel and used some foam tape between the layers. I stamped the Whales and die cut them out and adhered them. For a little pop of color on the Whales I added some Copic marker in R000  around their cheeks.

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The upper Whale has a spinner element behind it allowing it to spin around. There are many techniques on how to create a spinner element on your cards and different products you can use. I used some elements from MFT’s April card kit that will be released in June. Once all the images were in place I added some additional adhesive and added the front panel to a top folding Licorice  A2 sized card base. I created two different cards one where the Whale will spin behind the wave and the other it spins in front of the wave.

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Check out the Video Below for more details on how I created these cards. Thanks for stopping by today!

https://youtu.be/Q1jKXJZRYKw

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