Happy Monday everyone.. I hope you all had a fun weekend. It’s Holly here today and I’ve got a card using “Trishell” from the Greeting Farm‘s new Mermaid line. I love this new line of stamps! There are 3 individual images and a mini set with lots of mermaids and undersea images.

I created the background first by adding some Mermaid Lagoon, Cracked Pistachio and Wilted Violet Distress Inks to a piece of Tim Holtz Watercolor card stock. Once I had the colors all blended how I wanted them I added some drops of Perfect Pearls Mist. This product is discontinued but you can achieve the same look but added some Perfect Pearls powder to a mini mister filled with water and then use the end of the sprayer to flick drops onto your background. I also added a few drops of water and dabbed them off with a paper towel. Then I die cut the panel using the Dainty Scallop Cover up from MFT. I held all the pieces in place with some Glad Press n Seal and added some foam tape to the back and adhered it to a top folding White card base.

I stamped the image onto some Neenah Solar White card stock and colored it in with Copics. I used Colors similar to the background. I fussy cut the image out and added some Clear Wink of Stella to the tail and pearls in her hair. I die cut a Banner from some White card stock using the Avery Elle Pierced Banner Die set and stamped the sentiment from the “Trishell” set using some VersaFine Onyx ink.

I adhered the Mermaid and the banner to the front of the card with some Foam Tape and then I added some Mixed Sparkling Clear Sequins from Pretty Pink Posh.

I used the following Copics:

Tail~ BG11, BG13, BG15 & BV13 Hair~Y0000, Y00 & Y02 Skin~ E21, E51 & E50 Shell~E41, E42, E43 & E44 Top~BV00 & BV02 Cheeks~ R20 Pearls~ BV02 & C00

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Trishell Mermaid Stamp (The Greeting Farm)	Dainty Scallop Cover-Up Die (My Favorite Things	Ranger Tim Holtz Watercolor Paper	Pierced Banner Layers Die (Avery Elle)	Ink Blending Tool 1" Round (Ranger)
Neenah Solar White 80lb Cardstock	VersaFine Pigment Ink Pad – Onyx Black (Tsukineko)	Tuxedo Black Memento Ink Pad (Tsukineko)	Mermaid Lagoon Distress Ink Pad (Ranger Tim Holtz)	Advanced Tape Glider and Tape – Pink (Scotch)
Wilted Violet Distress Ink Pad (Ranger Tim Holtz)	Cracked Pistachio Distress Ink Pad (Ranger Tim Holtz)	Sparkling Clear Mix (Pretty Pink Posh)	Scotch Foam Mounting Tape .5"	Copic Sketch Markers

Happy 4th of July everyone… It’s Holly here today with a Watercolor card featuring Hero Arts Color Layering Pineapple Stamp set.

I started with a piece of Tim Holtz Watercolor Paper and Stamped the pineapples randomly over the paper. I stamped each part of the pineapple and the flower separately layering as I went. I used Distress markers in the colors: Squeezed Lemonade, Wild Honey, Peeled Paint, Twisted Citron, Mowed Lawn, Pine Needles, Spun Sugar, Picked Raspberry & Black Soot.

I colored directly onto the Stamp and then I spritzed it with some water using the Ranger Mini Mister and stamped down onto the paper. Hold it there for just a few seconds and lift up. It will leave a washed out look to the image. After I stamped each layer I heat set it with a heat tool and moved onto the next stamp. I dried the images in between each layer.

Once the panel was dry I die cut it using the Wonky Stitch die from Avery Elle. I added some Black paint splatters with a paintbrush and some Black Soot Distress Ink Refill. Then I layered the panel onto a top folding A2 size card base cut from some Black Licorice Card Stock with Foam tape. I stamped the sentiment onto the same card stock using some VersaFine Black ink and trimmed it into a Banner and adhered it with some foam tape.

For a bit of Sparkle I added some Sparkling Clear Sequins from Pretty Pink Posh. I think this is my favorite Pineapple stamp. You can really change the look of it by using different colors and omitting some of the layers.

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Color Layering Pineapple Stamp Set (Hero Art)	Ranger Tim Holtz Watercolor Paper	Ranger Time Holtz Distress Markers	Inkssentials Mini Misters Spray Bottles (Ranger)	Wonky Stitches Die Set (Avery Elle)
VersaFine Pigment Ink Pad – Onyx Black (Tsukineko)	Sparkling Clear Mix (Pretty Pink Posh)	Black Licorice Cardstock 8.5″ x 11″ (10 pk) (Lawn Fawn)	Heat It Craft Tool (Ranger)	Scotch Foam Mounting Tape .5″
Black Soot Distress Ink Refill (Ranger Time Holtz)

Happy Friday everyone.. It’s Holly here today! Who’s ready for the Weekend? Today I have a Super Adorable Birthday Card featuring Mama Elephant Stamps & Dies.

I created this card for a Special Friend of mine who just turned 40!!! I created a standard A2 size card base from some Neenah Solar White and then I die cut a Piece of Dark Grey card stock with the Mama Elephant Pizazz Pieces Creative Cuts. Then I adhered it to the card front and set that piece aside. I die cut another piece of White card stock using the Dotted Details Creative Cuts and added a Background with the Geometric Grid Stencil from My Favorite Things and some Squeezed Lemonade Distress Ink.

I stamped Happy Birthday from the Big Greetings Set from Avery Elle over the center of the panel with some VersaFine Black ink and then I adhered the piece to the card front. I die cut a second frame from some Black card stock and added just the frame around the image panel. I stamped the images from the Rock and Paws Set and colored them in with Copics. Then I used the coordinating dies to cut them out. I adhered them to the card front with some Foam mounting tape.

For a touch of Shimmer I added a little Clear Wink of Stella to the Guitar and the star over the eye and the Musical Notes. This is a Masculine card so I didn’t want to over do it with the Sparkles. I really like the way Grey, Black and Yellow look together and How adorable is this stamp set?

I used the following Copics for my images:

Musical Notes ~ 100,C9,C7,C5 & C1 Speakers ~ T7,T5, T3 & T1 Dog ~ R05,W7,W5,W3,W1 &W0 Guitar ~ C3, C1 & C00 and a little 0 Colorless Blender

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Taffy Card Shoppe Paper (Bazzil)	Pizazz Pieces Die Set (Mama Elephant)	Neenah Solar White 80lb Cardstock	Dotted Details Die Set (Mama Elephant)	Geometric Grid Stencil (My Favorite Things)
Squeezed Lemonade Distress Ink Pad (Ranger)	Ink Blending Tool 1″ Round (Ranger)	Big Greetings Stamp Set (Avery Elle)	VersaFine Pigment Ink Pad – Onyx Black (Tsukineko)	Black Licorice Cardstock 8.5″ x 11″ (10 pk) (Lawn Fawn)
Rock and Paws Stamp Set (Mama Elephant)	Rock and Paws Die Set (Mama Elephant)	Copic Sketch Markers	Scotch Foam Mounting Tape .5″	Tuxedo Black Memento Ink Pad (Tsukineko)
Advanced Tape Glider and Tape – Pink (Scotch)	Clear Wink of Stella Glitter Marker (Zig)

Hi everyone it’s Holly here today. I hope you are having a great week so far! Today I have a Thank you card featuring the new Konnichiwa set and coordinating dies from Avery Elle. I’m also using the new Mountain boarder die from WPlus9.

I started by die cutting three pieces of Bristol card stock using the Wonky Stitches Die from Avery Elle. I cut the Mountain Border from one of the pieces and I also cut a stitched edge using the Landscape trio die from Mama Elephant. Then I added color to each of the pieces with some Distress Inks in Twisted Citron, Mowed Lawn, Salty Ocean, Tumbled Glass and Iced Spruce with a Mini Ink Blending tool. I adhered each of the panels together with some liquid glue and set them aside to dry.

Then I stamped the Images from the Konnichiwa set onto some Neenah Solar White card stock using some Memento Tuxedo Black ink and colored them in with Copics. I die cut them with the coordinating dies and my Big Shot.  Then I added the main panel to a top Folding White card base and then adhered the images with some Foam tape. I stamped the sentiment onto a tag die cut from the Scalloped Banner set from Avery Elle. I adhered it to the front of the card with some additional foam tape and trimmed off the edge.

I added some Clear Wink of Stella to some of the images for a bit of shimmer and then I also added some Sparkling Clear Sequins from Pretty Pink Posh. This such a cute little set from Avery Elle there are also three different faces you can choose from. Head over to the store and check it out!

I used the following Copics to color in my images..

Geisha: E50, E50 , E21, R20 Kimono: R22, R24, R29, R37, Y13, Y15, YR21, Y23 & Y26 Flowers: R10 & R21 Cherry Blossoms and Branch: R0000, R10, R21, E53 & E57

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Scalloped Banner Die Set (Avery Elle)	Wonky Stitches Die Set (Avery Elle)	Konnichiwa Stamp Set (Avery Elle)	Konnichiwa Die Set (Avery Elle)	Mountain Border: Die Set (WPlus9)
Neenah Solar White 80lb Cardstock	Tuxedo Black Memento Ink Pad (Tsukineko)	Mowed Lawn Distress Ink Pad (Ranger Tim Holtz)	Salty Ocean Distress Ink Pad (Ranger Tim Holtz)	Iced Spruce Distress Ink Pad (Ranger Tim Holtz)
Twisted Citron Distress Ink Pad (Ranger Tim Holtz)	Ink Blending Tool 1" Round (Ranger)	Tombow Mono Multi Liquid Glue Carded	Sparkling Clear Mix (Pretty Pink Posh)	Scotch Foam Mounting Tape .5"
Copic Sketch Markers	Clear Wink of Stella Glitter Marker (Zig)