Clean and Simple Cards with SomeBunny

Hello everyone!  Maria here with you today and I am super excited to share my very first post as a member of the CAS-ual Fridays Ink Squad.  It is definitely a dream come true for me!  I have always admired the talented girls on the Ink Squad and when I received the good news that I made it on the team, I was happy and terrified at the same time!  I hope I will be able to inspire you in this amazing journey and get creative with me.

For today's project, I am showcasing the SomeBunny stamp set with the Bunny Fri-Dies, and the Best Day Fri-Dies. 

  

I started out by die-cutting the two bunnies on some Neenah Solar White Card Stock.  I placed the die-cuts back on the negative piece and lined-up my images, and held it in place with low-tack tape.   I used my stamping tool to stamp the images using Memento Tuxedo black ink.  I colored the images in with my Copic markers.

For my first project, I wanted to make a birthday card using the adorable Bunny holding a balloon.  I cut another piece of some white card stock and stamped the little stars using some light gray ink.  I wanted the stars on my background to look like watermark so that these images wouldn't overwhelm the whole card design.  I also die-cut the "Best Day Ever" using the dies and adhered these pieces onto my card panel with my Nuvo Liquid adhesive.  

To finish my design, I adhered my little bunny with some foam tape, and added Glossy Accents to the balloon.  Here is my first card:

I love the simplicity of this birthday card.  Here's another look:

I really love the white-on-white background and the glossy accents on the balloon just gave it a little something extra!

For my second card, I did the same technique by stamping the little stars on my card panel with the same light gray ink.  I die-cut another piece of some white card stock to create the frame for my cute little bunny.  I stamped the sentiment onto the frame, and adhered this piece on my background panel with some foam adhesive.

To finish my design, I stamped 3 little stars next to the bunny with some light blue ink and added Stardust Stickles to the moon.  Here is my second card:

I am in-love with this stamp set.  

The stardust stickles added a little touch of whimsy to the design.

I hope I have given you some inspiration today to create some clean and simple cards.  Please don't forget to use my coupon code below for 15% off your order at the shop.  Isn't this the best day ever? 

Thanks for stopping by and happy crafting!

How to Paper Piece a Birdie Baby Card!!

Hello Crafty Friends!! 

Larissa here today to share a SWEET Paper Pieced Baby Card!! I just LOVE the Little Birdies Stamp Set and wanted to show how you can Paper Piece this Image, even though its a single image!! 

I Started by choosing my Patterned Papers!! I find its easier for me to choose Patterns if I pick them from a 6x6 Paper Pad!! Most of the time you're insured that the Colors and Patterns will all work well together!! I'm using Papers from the Simple Stories 6x8 Oh Baby Collection!! 

I LOVE the Pastel Colors!! I chose 5 different Patterns!! The Grey Text for the Background, The Rulers for the Border and three different Patterns for the Birdies!! I Stamped and Embossed the Images onto each of the Patterns placing the Images on the Pattern where I wanted the Designs to be!! Then I Fussy Cut the Images out!! If you're careful while doing this you could create 3 Cards with the extra Birdies, just rotating how the Patterns would Layer!! 

Then I Die Cut a White Cardstock Piece using the coordinating Birdies Fri-Die and layered the Patterned Birdies onto the White Cardstock Die Cut for the Outline Layer!! If you didn't want a White Cardstock Layer, you could also Stamp your Little Birdies Image straight onto your Cardbase and then Adhere the Patterned Little Birdies on top of the Images lining them up for a One Layer Card Design!! I personally LOVE the Dimension!! 

I wanted some Texture for my Background so used some Scattered Straw Distress Inks to Ink a Sunscape Stencil Design and then I Stamped the Small Flower from the  Best Day Ever Stamp Set using some Tattered Rose Distress Oxide Ink!! Then I used the Small Paint Splatter Image from the Bomb Diggity Stamp Set to stamp some Leaves using some Peeled Paint Distress Oxide Ink!! Some Black Diamond ColoriQue Ink Splatters were added to finish off the Design!! I added some Studio Katia Iridescent Crystals to the center of the Flowers and  I Stamped and Embossed the Sentiment from the Little Birdies Stamp Set to ground my Images!! 

I LOVE the Way it turned out and think this makes a SWEET Baby Card or Birthday Card!! 

THANKS SO MUCH for stopping by today and I hope you have a FABULOUS WEEK!! 

If you create a Paper Pieced Card, I hope you'll share with us on Social Media using the Hashtag #CasFridays as we LOVE to see what you create!!