Flowers and Hearts Card

 Hello again, thank you for stopping by!  Today I've got a rather feminine card full of flowers and hearts.

 

Paper Rose Studio supplies used:  Black & White A5 12pc Sentiment Sheets 19023, Slimline Heart Borders Metal Cutting Die 20886, Leah's Flowers Metal Cutting Die 28468

This was a very easy card to make.  I started by cutting three of the heart borders, and kept the die cut hearts together with them by using some Press 'N Seal to hold the hearts.  I only saved them for the bottom two borders.  I also staggered the heights of the borders, so there would be three tiers.  I glued the bottom two heart borders to the largest one.  I used some Distress Oxide ink in Kitsch Flamingo to colour in the hearts, and then I glued them into position in the bottom two borders.  I popped the heart border up onto double sided foam tape for added dimension.

The flowers and leaves were die cut from scraps of cardstock I had previously coloured with a variety of inks.  I mixed and matched the centres of some of the flowers, and layered up others. I love the whimsical look these flowers have!

I adhered the heart border to my card front, and then placed all the flowers and leaves behind it, tucking them in where I could.  The sentiment was foiled in my laminator with gold foil, and then popped up on foam tape and adhered just below the flowers. 

I hope I've given you a little inspiration today, and thank you for joining me!

Love Truck Bunny

Hello again everyone! I've got a fun little card today that I think could possibly be used for a masculine birthday.

Inside of card

Paper Rose Studio Supplies Used:  Love Truck Builder Metal Cutting Die 28843, Trevor and Friends Clear Stamp 26119, Black & White A5 12pc Sentiment Sheets 19023, Happy Birthday Chunky Script Stamp Set 24640

I started this card by creating a background for the truck and bunny to star in.  I'm terrible at drawing so please excuse my very amateurish background!  But I just wanted you to get the impression the bunny was driving down a dirt road, so hopefully, that came across.  The bunny was stamped from the Trevor and Friends stamp set (he's the one at the left elbow of Trevor), and I was careful to wipe away the ink from his arms when I stamped him.  I could still faintly see where his left arm would have been, so I used a Copic pen to fill that arm back in.  After colouring him in with Copic markers, I cut him out.  

I die cut the Love Truck from white cardstock and coloured it in with Copic markers, and I also cut extra hearts to have fall out the back of the truck. I used silver foiled cardstock for the bar across the bottom of the truck.  Once I had the truck assembled, I inserted the bunny into the driver's seat and glued him in place so it looked like he was holding the steering wheel.  I popped the truck up on foam tape for added dimension and then attached it to the background panel. Then I used glue to attach the hearts, making it look like they were falling out the back as he raced by.  The sentiment was cut from the Black & White sentiment sheet, and I just thought it was a really fun and different sentiment to go with the image.

For the inside of the card, I stamped the Happy Birthday sentiment with black ink.  I had stamped and coloured in the Trevor stamp image onto Neenah 80# Solar White cardstock, and coloured it in with my Copic markers. Finally, I fussy cut the image out and glued it into place above the inside sentiment. 

Thank you so much for stopping by today, and I hope I've given you a little inspiration.  That Love Truck is a really sweet little die!

Getting the Most out of Your Background Dies *VIDEO*

Hello everyone,  I'm glad you're here.  I've got a video for you today that is full of ideas on how to use those background dies in creative ways to get more value from them.  I love background dies as they are usually beautiful and add a real impact to our cards.  But they are a significant investment, and I like to make sure I'm using mine in as many ways as possible.  I've got lots of examples in my video for you, but below are just two of the cards you will see me create in the video.

So if you would like to see more PLEASE CLICK HERE.  Thank you so much for stopping by and I hope you enjoy the video!