It’s time for another Guest Designer Sunday!!

This month we are so excited to have Crafty Paws joining us!

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I am absolutely beside myself thrilled that I have been asked to be a guest designer for MarkerPOP.com! For my first guest design team project, I chose the super cute WPlus9 “Going Places” stamp set and the La La Land Stitched Cloud Border die set to make this scene card.  It’s one of a series of cards that I made for my hubby to celebrate our 6th wedding anniversary, and I thought the “YOU MAKE EVERY DAY an adventure” sentiment from the stamp set was perfect to celebrate what has been a wonderful marriage–through thick and thin and everything in between.

To create the semi-stormy sky background, I used three Tim Holtz Distress Inks in Tumbled Glass, Salty Ocean, and Chipped Sapphire on 140 lb Strathmore watercolor paper. The layered smooshing technique (yep, I think that’s the technical term–lol) is a great, easy way to create unique backgrounds with lots visual texture and interest.

For the cloud formations, I used the La La Land Stitched Cloud Border dies with some fun polka dot vellum paper and shimmery white card stock. Having 2 different cloud dies to combine, tilt and mix and match makes for wonderful layered looks.  I alternated with the vellum and the shimmery card stock and also popped up the card stock layers with double sided foam adhesive for extra depth.

I used the following Copic colors for the adorable little bunny and teddy flying away in the hot air balloon:
Bunny: W1, W3 and R30
Teddy: E31, E35 and R30
Teddy’s balloon and basket: BV01, 02 and 04; Y11 and 15; RV21, 23 and 25; E31, 35 and 37
Bunny’s balloon and basket: B000, 01 and 04; RV21, 23 and 25; Y35 and 38

Besides the basic masking of the bunny and teddy to put them into the baskets, the trickiest part of making this card was fussy cutting out the critters in their hot air balloons.  The lines connecting the balloons to the baskets were so thin. But really, just using a sharp X-acto knife and taking my time, it wasn’t too bad.  I did tear one of them, but the repair was easy (it’s all in the video below).

To match the black card stock card base (I have recently started a love affair with black card bases–I just love the way the colors on cards seem to pop from the dark card base “frames”), I stamped out the sentiment onto black card stock with VersaMark ink and used Sparkle N Sprinkle platinum opaque extra fine embossing powder. I cut a banner out of it, and popped it up on foam adhesive to match the depth of the cloud formations and the critters in their hot air balloons.

 The following is a process video of making this scene card:

Thanks so much for stopping by and joining me for this exciting crafty moment! WOOF

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Thank you SO MUCH, Crafty Paws!!

Welcome to another Guest Designer Sunday! We are so lucky to have Rubeena Naz from A Rare Ruby with us again!

Ruby made a fantastic, adorable shaker card for today! She actually wrote out her process and techniques for me  (yay!), so I’ll let her take it from here!…

With some masking, I stamped the giraffes from WPlus9’s Party Animal and the tree stump from WPlus9’s Happy Mail with Ranger black dye ink on watercolor paper. The sentiments are from Unforgettable.

I colored them with Zig Clean Color Real Brush Pens in the following colors: 060 Brown, 062 Dark Brown, 064 Oatmeal, 066 Dark Oatmeal, 071 Flesh Colour, and 220 Tea Rose. I didn’t add any water to them. I masked them and watercolored the background with some distress inks in Black Soot, Chipped Sapphire, Hickory Smoke, Stormy Sky, Salty Ocean, and Mowed Lawn. Once it was dry, I sprayed with Hero Arts Unicorn White ink spray.

I stamped the balloon from Party Animal on separate watercolor paper and watercolored in Mermaid Lagoon. Once it was dry, I die-cut it and attached some fun foam behind it.

I die-cut the frame using stitched rectangle dies and taped it to acetate sheet. I colored it with a Zig Clean Color Real Brush in the color 023 Scarlet Red. For this part, I did add water since I was coloring a larger area.

I added more fun foam behind the frame and attached the balloon to the frame so I would know where to draw the balloon string.

I filled the inside with Pretty Pink Posh sequins that matched the colors I used and then taped down the top frame.

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OK, Valerie back again – THANK YOU SO MUCH, RUBY! We were thrilled to have your work on our blog with us!  

Thanks for stopping by, crafters, and have a great rest of your weekend!!

Hello, all you lovely crafters out there! Welcome back for another Sunday with our awesome guest designer, Audrey Tokach!

Audrey create this OH-SO-ADORABLE card today using the new Mama Elephant Playful Pups stamp set and Sew Fancy dies.

She created those sweet little clouds using the Cute Clouds Dies by Paper Smooches, and that great grass line is cut using the Lawn Fawn Grassy Border die.

This card is SO PRECIOUS; thank you so much, Audrey, for your inspiaration!!

Check out Audrey’s blog for lots of other eye-popping projects; she always uses a bunch of products that the MarkerPOP store carries!

Have a wonderful Sunday, and Happy Crafting!

Good morning, Crafters! Who’s ready for some awesome inspiration from our next Guest?! I know I am, and I’m so excited to have  Audrey Tochach joining us for the month of June!

Audrey is working with 2 adorable stamp sets from Paper Smooches, We AdoreYou and Luminos Spring, to create this  super sweet birthday card! All the balloons is the perfect final touch to this sweet couple!

Here’s a side view of the sparkle and shine on her card from Glossy Accents she added on the ballons.

Thank you so much, Audrey, for the inspiration and adorableness today!