HELLO HAPPY MAIL

 

Hi everyone! I've been MIA lately. Between starting a new job and going back to school things have been getting away from me. Crafting has taken a back seat to all the homework lol.

I recently joined the Honey Bee Buzzworthy Challenge group on Facebook and thought this challenge looked like fun.

These colors are so bright and cheerful. I can't believe Summer has finally started making an appearance! It has been such a cool spring, I'm glad to finally have some warmer weather.

I decided to use hugs enclosed and love enclosed stamps and dies. 

I purchased both these stamps and dies back when they were released but never got around to playing with them. I was originally going to color ALL the envelopes on the background but gave up after two. 

As I started coloring I knew I wanted to add more dimension so I stamped, colored, and then die cut out different envelopes. Using the envelope die I created the one with the hello stamped on the front. 

Since I stamped the sentiment at the same time I needed to give it some color on the outer edges so it would "pop" a bit. Using a copic marker I edged the sentiment and then used foam to give some lift. m

I almost forgot the had the little happy mail accents. They added just the right amount of sass!

THANKS FOR STOPPING BY!

PUPPY LOVE

 

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Prize: 2 digi images of winners choice

Prize: 2 digi images of winners choice

Prize: 2 digi images of winners choice

For my project today I got the pleasure to use Woof You by all dressed up. i really loved getting to color this darling pooch. I pulled out a great set of stencils and a stamp set that I received in a kit from Hedgehog Hollow recently.

Using a light blue ink I blended over the stencils to create the fun paw and bone background. I needed a sentiment so I finished it with this cute love sentiment. I added a bit of the light blue to the outer edges of the dog panel to give a bit more depth.

I finished the card with some fun dew drop embellishments from The Robin's Nest. 

FOR YOU! FOILED RAINBOW

 Hi everyone! Diana here today to share a fun card I made using Rinea foils and a rainbow die. 

I was going though my dies trying to decide what I wanted to create for this weeks post. I haven't done any rainbows, like, ever. So why not start! I love how the Rinea foils make a perfect rainbow. 

I started by choosing five different foil colors from the starstruck designs (these came out of my misfit packs). Once I had them picked I started cutting them out one by one. I loved seeing this rainbow on my work table. 

You can make several different cards with the amount of pieces you get out. I then cut a white set so I could have the border for my rainbow. I followed the natural rainbow order for this card. 

Once all the foiled die cut pieces were added in I trimmed out the excess from the end and adhered it to my card base. the last step was to find the perfect sentiment. 

I used the color block rainbow die and modern messages stamp set both from Pink Fresh Studio. 

I hope you like this card and it gives you some inspiration to create your own rainbows.

Supplies:

Rinea: misfit packs, gold/gold starstruck, violet/violet starstruck, sapphire/sapphire starstruck, marigold/marigold starstruck, emerald/emerald starstruck, ruby/ruby startstruck

Other supplies:

Pink Fresh Studios: color block rainbow die, modern messages stamp set

Altenew: permanent black ink  

IT'S BEEN A MINUTE

  Hi everyone! Diana here today to share a fun card I made using dew drops and foiled paper together and a rainbow die. 

I was going though my dies trying to decide what I wanted to create for this weeks post. I haven't done any rainbows, like, ever. So why not start! 

I started by choosing the foil colors I wanted to use and then got to cutting them all out! Seeing them all on the table was really inspiring. 

You can make several different cards with the amount of pieces you get out. I decided to mix it up and backwards in the rainbow order to change it up a bit. 

Once everything was together I trimmed of any extra pieces and added my rainbow panel to my card base. I then stamped my sentiment.

To finish this card I added my Robin's Nest Dew Drops in the rainbow colors. I love that there are so many different ones that you can do a rainbow and have ALL the colors!!

Supplies:

Robin's Nest: ornament mini dew drops, neon blue dew drops, limoncello dew drops, neon orange mini dew drops, purple hair mini dew drops

Rinea: misfit packs, gold/gold starstruck, violet/violet starstruck, sapphire/sapphire starstruck, marigold/marigold starstruck, emerald/emerald starstruck, ruby/ruby startstruck

Other supplies:

Pink Fresh Studios: color block rainbow die, modern messages stamp set

Altenew: permanent black ink  

CELEBRATE EVERY LITTLE THING

 

Hi everyone! Welcome to another fun challenge over at 

As always: ANYTHING GOES

Our sponsors for today's challenge are:

Prize: 3 digi images of winners choice

Prize: $10 store voucher

For my project today I used Warm Feelings from The Paper Shelter. This image comes with full color or black and white. I usually color in but decided to give the full color image and background a go. 

The colors in this image were so soft. I love how just using the background paper provided in the kit along with the main image made a quick card. 

I decided to add a few coordinating flowers to give a little more depth to the image.

Thanks for stopping by!!

YOU MAKE MY WORLD BRIGHT

 Hi everyone! I'm here to share a fun card for you today for

As always: Anything Goes! 

Our sponsors for this weeks challenge are:

Prize: 3 digis of winners choice

Prize: 3 digi images of winners choice

For my card today I got to use Anime Peace Out by Stampers Delights. I had so much fun coloring her in eighties fashion colors. I also was able to borrow some fun bright colored cardstock from a scrappy friend for my background!

I knew I wanted to bright color in her hair so I added pink to make it stand out. Coloring this image brought back some fun memories or when I was a teenager and had a skirt just like this one!

TULIP LOVE FOILED CARD

 

Hi everyone! Diana here to share a fun spring card using pastels variety pack. 

It's been so cold this last month that I knew I wanted to create a fun spring card. I pulled out some dies and started cutting out my main focal point, the flowers.

I used all three colors in the variety pack to create the flowers. Using the colors and different textures really gave some dimension to them.

Then I used a gradient cardstock set in green meadow colors from Altenew to create the leaves and stems. Here I'm starting to adhere all the pieces together. 

I wanted my flowers and sentiment to pop so I used a fun cover plate in white and layered in onto a white card base. Once I had that put together I started adding my flowers. 

To finish off the card I die cut out the love sentiment and adhered it on the lower right hand corner. I decided not to add any other embellishments as I wanted my foiled flowers to be the center of attention. 

I hope you'll give this fun easy card a go! 

Supplies: 

Rinea Foiled Paper: Variety: Pastels

Other supplies:

Altenew: green meadows gradient cardstock set, script words dies, the right angle cover plate. craft-a-flower: tulip dies

NOORA

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Prize: 3 digi images of winners choice

Prize: 2 digi images of winners choice

Today I'm sharing a card using Noora from Sheepskin Designs. This image is so sweet and I like that it has such a big space for coloring hair. I need to work on that so this image was perfect. 

I wanted the image to be the focal point of the card so I enlarged it. I colored it in and left the background white to help her stand out. 

I created the background by using layering stencils and three different colors of ink.  Here's a close up of her hair.