Thinking of You Card

Hello everyone, I've got a little "thinking of you" card to share today. 

Inside of card

Supplies Used: Garden of Hope 12x12 Paper Collection 29443, Tree of Love Metal Cutting Die 28825, Farm Gate Metal Cutting Die 22771, Wonky Picket Fence Metal Cutting Die 22762, All Occasions Sentiments A5 12pc Sentiment Sheets 22339, Frankie the Fox Clear Stamp 26131.

To start this card, I did a little ink blending on the card front with Distress Oxide Mowed Lawn and Cosmic Shimmer Colour Cloud ink in Clear Day.  I die cut the fence, tree and the gate from white cardstock and used Copic markers to colour in the tree.  I die cut three layers of the gate from white cardstock, and made sure I kept one set of the inset pieces of the gate safely.  I glued the three layers of the gate together and did a little shading on the inset pieces with a C0 copic marker.

I used my Prismacolour pencil crayons to colour in Frankie the fox and added a few whiskers with a black multiliner pen.  

Next, I glued the tree in place on the card front and added the leaves.  Then I glued the fence portion on the left and the gate just to the right of it.  I cut the tail piece off Frankie and attached this to the back of the gate before gluing it down.  Then I paper pieced in the saved inset pieces of the gate.  Finally, I added foam tape to the back of Frankie's head and attached him to the front of the gate.  There was a tiny space to the right of the gate so I just added in the one fence post.

I fussy cut the flower border from one of the Garden of Hope papers, and added it to the front of the card on either side of the gate, and then added the leftover piece to the inside.  Finally, I added the sentiment onto the gate. 

Thank you for stopping by, and I do hope you're having a great day!

Puppy Mail for You

Hello everyone, thanks for joining me today. I wanted to make a happy mail card using the new “Puppy Mail” stamp set from Gerda Steiner Designs.  I love to get happy mail (especially when it’s crafting supplies!), but a fun or loving note from someone is equally as good to receive and this stamp set is perfect for those cards.

Inside the card

I coloured my images with copic markers and added a few extra envelopes. I drew my envelopes but you could easily stamp the mailbox stamp again and use a few from the mail pile already on the stamp.

I then made a stencil from a “Bright Hearts” Memory Box die I had just received - in some happy mail! - and ink blended the hearts in Distress Oxide Worn Lipstick in the center of my card. Then I applied some Moonstone glimmer paste over this and let it all dry. Once it was dry I glued my puppy mail box image over the stencilled area and added a few extra envelopes to fill in the gaps. I stamped the sentiment just below my scene and the card front was done! 

I love it when there’s a little something extra on a card, so on the inside, I added the two puppy images. I stamped the “I woof you” sentiment on some white cardstock, and die cut it with a speech bubble die I had in my stash (I had to do a little partial die cutting to make it fit around the words).  I ran a black marker around the edges to highlight the speech bubble, and then glued it onto the inside of my card. This was a quick and simple card to make, and it’s just so nice to have some stamps in your supplies that can make a great “thinking of you” type of card. I hope you’ll give this card a try!