Secret Garden with Concord & 9th

Hello!  Today I have a delightful little scene for you from Concord & 9th’s newest release.  It’s called Secret Garden Stacks and it pairs with their Pop Out Stacks Base Die.  It is THE most delightful die set to create the most lovely garden!  I had the best time creating with it, and did a little borrowing from my own backyard for the colour palette.  I have the prettiest Indian Spring Mix of Hollyhocks that are having their best year yet, so that inspired the colours.  

The die comes with sections of pop ups that you can add details to on four levels.  Base, background, middle ground and foreground.  I love the little touches in a tiny birdbath, a stone wall and pathway, the pretty fence and sign.  There are several more die in the set that I didn’t even use this time. 

Amazingly, it all folds down into a A2 size for an envelope, without a lot of bulk.  Everything about it feels sweet and fanciful!   It feels like you can peek into little corners.  

Here you an see it folded up.  And here is my own secret garden along the backyard fence with my beautiful hollyhocks. 

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Secret Garden with Concord & 9th

Cozy Cabin with Concord & 9th

 

Hi there!  It seems our Winter deep freeze has finally broken!  Today the sun was out and the temperatures hovered at the freezing mark.  It felt glorious!  You do start to get a little cabin fever when its that cold don’t you?  Today I’ve got the cutest cabiny scene with products from Concord and 9th called By the Fire Bundle.  It is the CUTEST little Winter Scene making set!  As you can see it’s a number of dies and stamps put together to create a cozy little environment.  

I did some ink blending of some of the elements of the stove and cast iron pans, and then added a bunch of homey texture to the cabin by using the Wood Slat Embossing Folder for the walls, and then by using the Our House Embossing Folder and stamp from the Our House set to create a brick floor.  I love the fantastic combination it creates when pulled together. 

Aren’t all the tiny details amazing?  It is a labour of love kind of card, but I also found it really relaxing to make.  The perfect cozy card for a friend!  

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Cozy Cabin with Concord & 9th

Little Lamb Cuddle with RAM

 Hello!  It’s been a busy couple of weeks, and a cortisone shot in the shoulder which has prevented me from being as creative as I’d like.  But I’m back today with the cutest little lamb cuddle from Rachelle Anne Miller Stamps!  This one is called Lamb Cuddle, and my link my referral code at no cost to you.  I thought this adorable little girl snuggled up with her sheep was the perfect Spring image.  

She’s coloured up with Copics, and I’ve paired her with pretty plaid digital paper from RAM called Love Bugs.  I can’t wait for things to be growing in the garden again!  I added some fun pennant accents, typewriter style sentiment and a few enamel dots.  And when is the last time you used ribbon?  It’s been ages for me, but the touches of lace seemed just right. 

A great design to cheer up a friend!  Thanks for joining me today!  

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Little Lamb Cuddle with RAM

You’re Otterly Fintastic with TCP

 

How’s your Summer going?  That is, if you’re in the Northern Hemisphere.  Mine has gone far too quick for my taste!  Today I’m bringing you some delightful tastes of Summer and the Sea with August New Releases from The Cat’s Pajamas.  We’ll kick it off with another FINtastic mermaid from the Be a Mermaid set.  I just love the illustration on this set with all its wavy sketchy lines, and the creatures have such personality!  I have two fun designs to show you! 

I printed the digital stamp onto Copic XPress It Blending cardstock, and then coloured the design with Copics, then die cut it out, with the addition of a few starfish from the Doodled Shells set.  

Next, I created a background on watercolour paper using shimmery Lindy’s Magical Powders and a water stencil.  I moved the stencil several times to get the reflection of water on the paper in purply blues and teals to coordinate with my mermaid.  I also added in additional sparkle with a Jelly Roll pen on the mermaid’s hair and on her fish buddy.  

I applied the same treatment to the sentiment and added some iridescent sequins to accent and mimic the bubbles in the design.  

Next is an Otterly adorable Bendy Card design!

This little water scene utilizes a new template from TCP called the  Portrait Bendy Card Template, combined with the cutest little otters!  This set is called Otterly Amazing, and it comes in a line drawn set, as well as a SVG Cutable .  I’m always about the colouring, so I chose the line drawn otters, coloured them up with Copics.  I think they are darling!  

I fussy cut the otters and starfish, and then built the Bendy Card shape after cutting it with my Silhouette machine.  It’s very simple to put together!  I added in some turquoise paper waves with a TCP retired die, and stencilled “waves” with blue and white ink and a retired TCP Stencil.  Finshing off the colouring with some white gel pen bubbles.  These otters are perfect for this style of card because you can create a 3D scene. 

A few holeless sequins give a touch of sparkle, along with the cute sentiment.  Thanks for your visit, here’s a peek at the items I used today from the August Release.  They are TOO cute! 

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You’re Otterly Fintastic with TCP

Sea and Summer Fun with TCP Stamps

 

Hi There!  Today on the blog I’ve got some wonderful Summer cards that will soothe your soul!  And that’s because they all involve water, and they are brand new from The Cat’s Pajamas.  First off we’ll start with this Slimline beach scene with the new August set “Just Add Water”.  

I arranged the digital images into a scene and coloured the slimline scene up with Copics, with sparkly sea accents using a white Sharpie pen, and connecting lines in the scene with a black Micron pen.  My beach is definitely in the Caribbean somewhere with its beautiful coloured waters.  

I kept the details quite simple since the scene was detailed, but added the sentiment from the set which reads “Happiness Comes in Waves”.  

I’d love to be here right now!   Our next stop on the journey is under the sea with new Mermaids from The Cat’s Pajamas.  

This pretty set is called Be A Mermaid, and I’ve used just one of the mermaids that are included.  After colouring the image with Copics, I placed it windowed style with a watercolor paper frame which I had used Lindy’s Magical Powders on.  This gave me the sparkly pigmented water colour you see.  

It’s full of shimmer with the background as well as shimmery pen added to teh mermaid hair, the crab and the shell.  Even the star fish accent is coloured with Lindy’s Magical Powders.  I also added in some teal “waves” with a retired TCP die and some pretty holeless sequins to give the feeling of bubbles under the water.  

And she’s simply Mermazing!  So glad that you joined me today and I hope it sent you to a beautiful spot in your imagination.  

Here’s a peek at the new August sets I used. 

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Sea and Summer Fun with TCP Stamps

Happy Birthday Pardner - A Western Scene with TCP

 

Howdy Pardner! It’s been ages since I’ve created a scene, so I thought it was high time to get to it!  I pulled out two adorable digi images from The Cat’s Pajamas called Happy Trails Set and the Western Set.  

For this adorable Old West scene, I arranged all the background elements on my computer to give the illusion of sandy hills in the desert and then printed it onto Copic cardstock.  Then I used my multi-liner pen to join the hills together.  

Next I masked the hills and cacti and used a retired TCP Cloud stencil and ink-blended the deep blue sky in with Distress Oxide ink, with bright white clouds at the horizon.  

Then I was able to bring some life to the scene with Copic colouring.  Starting with the background hills and Saguaro cactus, gradiating the colours to give perspective and distance to the hills. adding in pebbles and rough ground in the foreground. I coloured the cute cowboy and campfire separately, fussy cut them out and added them popped up to the scene, along with the ink blended sentiment, even right down to that hangry looking buzzard.  

Finally, I cut some strips of Kraft coloured cardstock, ran those strips through a woodgrain cover plate and swiped them with Vintage Photo Distress Ink. Once I cut the corners of the frame to look like a picture frame, I then added a few vintage brads to accent to the corners. 

 What a hoot! I hope you’ve enjoyed this old west scene! Here’s a peek at these adorable sets:

Here’s a peek at the sets I used. 

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Happy Birthday Pardner - A Western Scene with TCP

Elephant Birthday Balloons with MFT

 Dropping in today with an elephant that never forgets Birthdays!  This sweet little dude is almost ready for the party, except he just lost one balloon!  This set from MFT is called Adorable Elephants, and they really are.   I’m also playing along with MFT”s Weekly Sketch and Colour Challenge.  

Colouring is done with Copics, and I’ve also used several stencils to ink blend the background sky and the Small Brick Wall walkway that grounds the image.  The patterned paper arch uses a retired MFT plaid that was perfect for the colours.  

Thanks for joining me today!  Hope you have a happy Monday!  

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Elephant Birthday Balloons with MFT

Foxy Blue Christmas Cloche with Concord & 9th

 

It's the week of Christmas! Many of you are probably in the same boat as me, and not quite ready yet, but I’m trying to enjoy the season rather than stress about it.  So, in the theme of calm,  I created a pretty monochromatic scene with Concord & 9th’s gorgeous Christmas Cloche bundle.   All the items included in this die set are just dreamy in miniature form, and then put it under glass?? Amazing.  That sweet petite element to the set is what gave me the idea for the all blues style.  I’ve used Concord & 9th’s beautiful Powder shade of blue, it’s just the softest lightest shade!  

I’ve added some sparkle to the garland on the largest tree, and some chunky glitter on the tiny one, as well as stamped snow flakes from the stamp set included.  Isn’t that tiny fox just darling?  The merry sentiment is die cut and stacked 3 x to give it some stability and depth, and I’ve layered all the elements in different depths with foam dots to give it dimension.  I think texture and dimension are key to making a monochromatic card work.  

The cardbase is die cut with Concord & 9th’s Basket Weave die to add to the texture.  It evokes the calm of a cool crisp night in the snow.  Thanks for joining me!   

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Foxy Blue Christmas Cloche with Concord & 9th

Fox in Socks and Harvest Mice for WCMD

 

Hello!  I didn’t want to let World Card Making Day go by without creating something fun!  This hobby has given me such joy, a chance to create little canvases of love, connection to some beautiful people across the world that are now friends, and the chance to work for a number of companies that have been a real joy.  With it also being Thanksgiving for us in Canada this weekend, I count it one of my many blessings.  

This little mini slimline design uses a couple of adorable sets from My Favorite Things, both since retired.  Fox and Friends and Harvest Mice.  They’re coloured up with Copics and fussy cut.  

I created this scene with cardstock from Concord & 9th - Peacock and Spiced Cider.  The Slimline dies are from PinkFresh Studio, Essentials: Mini Slimline Dies, the cloud dies are from Concord & 9th - Cloudy Double Card Front Die, and the hill is a retired die from The Cat’s Pajamas.  I also drew in the sweaters and socks on the foxes - otherwise they’d be jealous of those mice.  

Since there was a lot going on on the outside of the card, I added the inked sentiment on the inside, with a few coloured leaves.  

A sweet harvest scene for Thanksgiving!  I hope you’ve had a chance to create today too!  Happy World Cardmaking Day!  

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Fox in Socks and Harvest Mice for WCMD

Home for Christmas Cloche with Concord & 9th

Oh the Holiday Charm Release at Concord & 9th just did me in!  So many of the elements make charming cards that evoke the perfect cozy Christmas feeling.  Today I combined two of the new sets, the Christmas Cloche Bundle and the Over the Rooftops Bundle to create a sweet Christmas Cloche scene.  

 

Ok....these pieces are tiny, and it takes a little time to put it all together, but oh how precious does it all look together!?  I picked crisp blues and greens from Concord & 9th and made the house scene including little details like the Christmas trees in the upstairs windows, and the ornaments on the outside tree.  And just check out that retro car!  The background hill uses the die from the Over the Rooftops set

The plaid background uses the Plaid Cardfront Bundle tying all the colours together, and the sentiment (which I also used on my last card), is included in the cloche set.  A dreamy scene for the Season!  

 

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Home for Christmas Cloche with Concord & 9th

MFT Coloring Superstar Entry

 

Hello!  Today I’m throwing my colouring utensils into the ring at My Favorite Things Card Design Superstar Challenge - Coloring Virtuoso.  I had a great time combining a number of MFT sets and adding in some of my own hand drawn details to create this cozy Autumn scene.  

I started with MFT’s Nobody Nose Me Like You Do - a since retired YUZU stamp set did some masking, and also added in the Scene Builder from Stacy Yakula. I hand drew the blanket and some of the hill line with a multi-liner pen, and then began colouring with Copics.  

To add in more details and depth of colour, I pulled out my Prismacolor Pencils and Faber Castell pencils and added in more colour.  Its great for adding in textures like the Corgi’s fur, the texture of the jeans, straw hat and tree trunk.  

Cutting the scene out with a Stitched Rectangle Scalloped Edge Frame die and a sweet sentiment strip finishes off the design.  It was so fun to create!  

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MFT Coloring Superstar Entry