Picnic Sophie

Hi! Today I am sharing my last DT project for Little Blue Button Stamps.

I used the sweet image, "Picnic Sophie" which can be found HERE:

I created the easel card using files from Bird's Cards. The card base is cut from "Watercolor Ombre" Stack by DCWV.  The floral frame was cut from Pearlescent Cardstock by Recollections. The card is accented with purple gel gems and paper flowers. The sentiment is from Digital Delights by Louby Loo and was added using foam squares.

"Picnic Sophie was colored with my Tri-Blend Markers from Spectrum Noir. She was also attached to the card base with foam squares. 

Thanks for stopping by!

Happy Crafting!

Flower Cone Card

Today is New Release Day at Little Blue Button Stamps and I have made this criss cross card using "Flower Cone." The New Releases can be found HERE:

I started with a 5.5 by 12 inch piece of double sided patterned cardstock. ( I used an Ancestry.com double-sided designer paper from K and Company for my card. ) Along the 12 inch side I folded the cardstock at the 4 inch and 8 inch points. I then cut from the bottom left (point 1) to the top of the 4 inch fold (point 2). Then I cut from the bottom right edge (point 3) to the top of the 8 inch fold (point 4). ( 1 to 2 and 4 to 3 to create a shape as below. )

A scalloped border was added to each of the top edges, cut from cream pearlescent cardstock. I also added a dainty cream trim to the diagonal edges. A sage bow and three cream flowers were added to the left flap as shown.

To make the tag I printed the Flower Cone image on a 3.25 by 4.75 piece of white cardstock. I colored the image with Prismacolor Pencils. I inked the edges with sage ink. The finished image was mounted on a 3.5 by 5.0 cream pearlescent cardstock, then a 3.75 by 5.25 piece of the same double sided cardstock that was used for the criss cross section.

The finished card.

I hope you liked my criss cross card. 

Thanks for stopping by!

Gardener

Hi! Don't you love to dig your hands into the soil and grow something beautiful or delicious?

Today I used the New Release image, "Gardener" from Little Blue Button Stamps to make this swing card. (Swing Card pattern by Simply Crafty SVGS)

I made the card base using a medium blue cardstock from Recollections. The floral print mats were cut from the "Heritage" Stack by Craft Smith. The lattice and foliage were cut from a glossy gold cardstock. (source unknown)

I colored the image with my Prismacolor Pencils and added three small, pink, paper flowers and the gold foliage along the bottom edge.

 On the other side of the swing section of the card I added a sentiment from Digital Delights by Louby Loo.

I hope you liked my little swing card.

 Thanks for stopping by!

Dressed Up Sophie

Hi! Today I want to share a card I made for a special friend. I used the sweet Dressed Up Sophie Digi Stamp from Little Blue Button Stamps for my card. This image comes with the sentiments pictured.

I made my card in Cricut Design Space. The card base is a pink 6 inch square card. I then added a 5.75 inch square light yellow mat, then a pink mat at the top that measures 5.5 by 2.75 inches. (The paper is from the Watercolor Ombre Stack by DCWV.) A floral mat the same size was added to the bottom. ( The pink rose floral cardstock is from Samantha Rose by DCWV.) A 5.75 inch wide heart border was added to the center where the two mats meet and a daisy trim was added down the middle. Small pink pearls were added to the center of each flower.

To create the image I started by slicing the sentiments off of the image, then attached the Sophie image to a 4.75 inch decorative shape with a matching frame. (from LSHD) I colored Sophie and her furry friend with my Spectrum Noir Triblend Markers.  The frame was cut from vanilla Pearlescent Cardstock by COLORBOK. The completed image and frame were attached to upper left side of the card with foam tape.

 The sentiments were printed separately, cut into small rectangular shapes, then matted on coordinating cardstock. These were glued to the lower right side.

I love how sweet this card is. 

Thanks for looking!

Miss Lilly Silly

Sometimes we just have to be a little silly. 

Today I made a card using Miss Lilly Silly from Little Blue Button Stamps. I created the card is Design Space.

Start with a 12 by 5 inch piece of cardstock. Mark the top and bottom of the long sides at 2, 4, 6, 8 and 10 inches. Connect the top 2 inch and 10 inch points to the bottom center point. Then connect the bottom two inch and 10 inch points to the top center point. Connect the top and bottom two inch points and the top and bottom 10 inch points.

Fold the card to look like this from the back.

The sentiment says, "I'm not WEIRD, I'm a limited edition." I added pink flower gems in the corners of the sentiment mats.

I added the image to the white decorative  background circle and colored the image with Prismacolor Pencils. A pink decorative frame was added and the whole thing was attached to the center section of the card.

Thanks for stopping by! 

Go out and do something silly today.

Valentines Day Puffy Heart Box

I fell in love with this Puffy Heart Candy Box  from My Scrap Chick and knew I needed to make one for my granddaughter.

Here are the files I used.

I used cardstock from "Uptown Flair Glitter Stack" by the paper studio  for my box.   I decided to make a double bow for my box. I simply stacked a smaller bow on top of a larger one.

           

I decided to put a cute Cupid's Cloud image on the back of my box. I started by duplicating the heart mat and making it slightly smaller, then attached the image to it.

I colored the image with Spectrum Noir Alcohol Markers and added accents with gel pens and a glitter pen.

                                                                       

This is how the finished box looks from the side.

This was such a fun, easy project, and I love how it turned out!

Thanks for stopping by!

Happy Valentine's Day!

Shirley

I'd Rather Be Fishing

Hi! After all the cold weather, I am really looking forward to camping and fishing. I made this card using an older Teddy Bo stamp.

I stamped the image, scanned it, sized it to 4.5 inches and printed it out in brown on 4 by 5.5 inch cardstock so I would get a no line effect. I colored the image using Spectrum Noir Alcohol Markers and added accents with gel pens. The background is light blue chalk and light blue dots. 

The card is large at 5.5 by 8 inches. The base is an old olive cardstock from Stampin Up. The light colored hook patterned paper mat is "Hooked" by Match 'em Ups" and is cut at 5 by 7.75 inches.

The smaller fish print mat is "Green Fish Texture" by Karen Foster, and is 4.5 by 6 inches. The image was added to this mat so it was centered at the top and on both sides, There will be a 1.5 inch strip of the fish print showing below the image. Then center this mat on the larger mat. All the layers are then centered on the card base.

A strip of Fishing themed ribbon was wrapped around a 1 inch by 5.5 inch strip and then added 5/8 inch up from the bottom of the card. Finally, I added a bucket of fish from Jolees and a fishing pole from K and Company .

Thanks for stopping by! 

Have a great crafty day!

Shirley

Tea Time

Hi! I find a good cup of tea so relaxing on a cold January day, don't you?

I made this sweet little easel card using Teapot Card and Envelope and an oval easel card base from Easel Card Collection. Both files are from My Scrap Chick.

                                                                       

                                                         

The image is from Magnolia and was colored with Spectrum Noir Alcohol Markers.

I made the card from Cardstock from the Samantha Rose Stack from DCWV along with some scraps from my paper stash. I omitted the card layer of the file, and attached the teapot to the easel card base, I attached the image and the sentiment with foam tape, then added paper flowers, a tiny butterfly, and an aqua bow as accents.

You can turn any shape into an easel card by attaching it to an easel card base from My Scrap Chick. Give it a try. I have to admit that I have a special fondness for easel cards.

Thanks for stopping by.

Happy Crafting!

Shirley

Caroling Kids Easel Card

Hi! There is still time to get those last minute Christmas cards made. Today I'm sharing an easel card made with the sweet image,  Caroling Kids .

My easel card was made using a card base from Bird's Cards.

I colored the "Caroling Kids " using Prismacolor Pencils and added a light-post paper piecing behind the image.

 The large snowflake was cut from pearlescent and glitter cardstock. The sentiment, from Cricut, was added to a snowflake and pearls and glitter snowflake stickers were added as a final touch.

Thank you for looking! Have a great crafty day!

Merry Christmas!

Christmas Fairy House Impossible Card

Today is New Release Day at Little Blue Button Stamps.

I used Christmas Fairy House for my impossible card. 

I made my card design in Design Space. You can find the file here:

https://design.cricut.com/#/design/110147835

If you do not use Design Space, or you want to see how this goes together, you can find a tutorial here:

http://stampingbella.com/blog/dt-thursday-create-a-fairy-house-impossible-card-with-sandiebella/

I used Spectrum Noir Alcohol Markers to color my image. I also used their clear glitter pen on the snow. I added sequins for the ornaments on the fairy house. I added the image and round mats to the card with foam tape.

I added sentiments from Digital Delights between the open spaces between the flaps. This will create more stability in the card. I also added a pine branch (file from Cuddly Cute Designs) to each sentiment. 

I love the impossible card design! It looks so complicated, but is really very easy.

Thanks for stopping by, and have a great day!

Native American Dream Catcher

Hi my crafty friends!

Today I am sharing a little dream catcher featuring the image, "Mixed Media Native American digi stamp" by Little Blue Button Stamps, which you can find here:  http://lbbstamps.com/product/mix-media-native-american-digi-stamp/

I started with two circles 5.5 inches and 7.5 inches in diameter. (I cut mine from a Ziploc lid and a frozen dinner tray.)

Using Canon Americana yarn, I single crocheted around each hoop keeping the stitches close together and straight across the top.

I then sewed the two hoops together, as shown, being careful to maintain an equal distance between the hoops, all the way around. The stitches are about one inch apart.

I printed the image on a 5 .5 inch circle using design space and my Cricut Maker. I colored the image with Prismacolor Pencils then glued the circle to the back of the smaller circle. 

I cut eight sets of three strands of yarn, cut 15 inches long and folded in half. I attached these groups to the back of the bottom of the larger hoop using bolin knots. Then I braided each group and tied the ends with an overhand knot. Finally, I added paper feathers and beads to the sides and bottom of the larger hoop. The feathers were taken from a free dream catcher svg from Caluya Design. It can be found here:

  https://caluyadesign.com/free-dream-catcher-svg/

I hope you liked my dream catcher.

Thanks for stopping by!

Shirley