A Simple Thank You using Pretty Posies

Hi everyone!! Nora here from  A Creative Touch. I hope everyone is remaining happy and healthy during this unprecedented time. One of the things I have been trying to do is COLOR. It relieves stress and when I used stamped images, I can make cards with them when I want to.

Today I created a simple thank you card where the colored flowers from Pretty Posies are the 

main event.

Stamps: Pretty Posies and Foxy 

Dies: Posies Fri-dies, Trellis Cover Die

I began my card by stamping my flowers and a leaf from Pretty Posies with a Copic safe, black ink and then colored in my images using Copic markers. I never wound up coloring the leaf as I decided I was not going to need it for the design I had in mind.

My next step was to use the matching Posies Fri-dies to die cut each of the stamped images.

While I was die cutting, I also die cut a background out of gray cardstock using the Trellis Cover Die. I love this die because you can use it to emboss or as a die cut. It stayed together nicely so I decided to use it to emboss my cardstock. I then cut my embossed panel in half.

I then started fooling around with the stamped images to figure out what I wanted to use. When I found what looked good to me, I stamped my sentiment using the "thank you" from the Foxy stamp set.

I adhered the Trellis die cut down and the large flower over it. I then popped up the smaller flower using foam adhesive.

My last steps were to cover the flower centers with a bit of shimmer and add some purple rhinestones around the sentiment.

I hope this inspires you to dig out your blooms and make them the star of your card!!

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I thank you for taking the time to stop by today. Have a FABULOUS day!!

You have Survived.............

HELLO CRAFTY FRIENDS!! 

Larissa here today to share a Dimensional Encouragement Card!! 

I'm using the NEW Doing Great Stamp Set, along with the Trellis Cover Fri-Die!! I wanted to showcase the dimension of this Die Cut if you want to showcase it!!??  

I personally LOVE dimension, so I KNEW I wanted to highlight it!! I Started by Die Cutting the Trellis Die from some Tonic Studios Pearl Damask Handmade Paper!! SWOON!! It's HARD to see in the photos, but this paper really makes this Die Design come to LIFE in person!! I adhered the Die Cut to my Tumbled Glass Distress Inked Background using liquid adhesive and I only applied it to the main lines of the die so I could POP the other areas up!!

I adhered a Studio Katia Iridescent Crystal in the middle of every Flower and I just LOVE the way it looks!! For my sentiment I Stamped and Embossed the NEW Doing Great Stamp Set using Peacock Feathers Distress Oxide Ink and WoW Embossing Powder in Neutral Shimmer!! The Iridescent Glitter matches with the Iridescent Crystals I added!! I wanted to add a POP of Color so I used some of the leftover Deco Foiled Heart Die Cuts that I saved from this Card that I created HERE!! I used the BEAUTIFUL Hearts A2 Panel Fri-Die that I Die Cut from some Therm O Web Deco Foil Toner Sheets that I Foiled with some of the EXCLUSIVE "Rainbow Bright" Taylored Expressions & Therm O Web Deco Foil!! I think they add the POP I was looking for and match with the Iridescent Sparkle of both the Crystals and Embossing Glitter, plus it adds a bonus Visual Triangle that I think this Design needed!! ALWAYS Save those leftovers as you never know when you might be able to use them!! Then I adhered it to the center of the Card with some Foam Tape!!  

For TONS of AMAZING Inspiration make sure to visit the CAS-ual Fridays Stamps Blog and shop the New, Old and Sale Products in the CFS Shop!! You can also use my discount code LARISSASENTME to SAVE 15% off anything in the Shop!! WHOOP WHOOP!! 

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

Larissa  💙

 

Angels danced the day you were born!!

Hi there everybody!! It seems like FOREVER since I've been on the blog and I'm so happy to be back. With only five weeks till Christmas I bet your all racing around like me trying to get everything made, finished and posted in time for the big day. It seems to have come around extra-fast this year or maybe I say that every year.....

I have a card to share with you today using one of the New Release stamp sets and I tried something different with a background die:

 

Instead of removing all the pieces from the die-cut, I left some in to create a little frame. Background dies can be a bit pricey so I'm always looking for new ways to use them to get my money's worth!! To find out exactly how I put this card together pop over to my blog  for all the details.

Thanks so much for stopping by and I'll see you back here in a few days with a new card and tutorial!!

Take care

Shona

 

You have Survived 100%........

HELLO CRAFTY FRIENDS!! 

Larissa here today to share a FUN and HAPPY TEXTURE FULL Encouragement Card!! 

I'm using the NEW Doing Great Stamp Set, the Trellis Cover Fri-Die along with some of the Therm O Web Deco Foil Flock Transfer Sheets in Blue Diamond!! If you've ever worked with Flock you know its FUZZY to the touch!! I LOVE the look that you get, and that it cuts SO BEAUTIFULLY!!

It's HARD to see in the photos, but this Deco Foil Flock paper really makes this Die Design come to LIFE in person!! I adhered the Die Cut to my Patterned Paper Background using liquid adhesive and I only applied it to the main lines of the die so I could POP the other areas up!! 

I adhered some Buttons Galore & More Iridescent Stars in the middle of every Flower and I just LOVE the way it looks!! For my sentiment I Stamped and Embossed the NEW Doing Great Sentiment using Versa Mark Ink and WoW Embossing Powder in Rockin' Red!! The Iridescent Glitter matches with the Iridescent Stars I added!! Then I inked over the sentiment with some Spun Sugar Distress Ink and adhered it to the center of the Card with some Foam Tape!! 

For TONS of AMAZING Inspiration make sure to visit the CAS-ual Fridays Stamps Blog and shop the NEW, Old and Sale Products in the CFS Shop!! You can also use my discount code LARISSASENTME to SAVE 15% off anything in the Shop!! WHOOP WHOOP!! 

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

 

An Autumn Hello With Distress Oxide Die Cuts

Lisa here and today I'm sharing a card I made using all Die Cuts... not a stamp to be seen!  And CAS-ual Fridays has some of the best in town!

I started with a neutral but beautiful background layering a base of Kraft with a Kraft layer of the Trellis Cover Die.  When it came time to cut the pieces of the Acorn Fri-Dies I thought I'd use some pretty design papers, but they were too distracting... cardstock was too flat... so I pulled out a 6X9 piece of white cardstock and a bunch of autumn colors in Distress Oxides and decided to make my own:

I started with some Antique Linen and Brushed Corduroy that I applied to the whole sheet.

Then I added some Fossilized Amber to the entire sheet except for one corner that I wanted to leave very light for the bottom part of my acorns and I wanted an area with some green for some of the leaves, so I added the bundled sage just to one corner.

I added Rusty Hinge and Vintage photo (for some leaves) to all of the areas except where the Sage and Antique Linen areas were.  And for my acorn tops and leaf veins I darkened up an area with the Ground Espresso.  So I had all of the colors I needed on one sheet and slowly started taping down the dies to the colors I wanted and ran them through my Gemini.

And I ended up with all of these!  And my favorites are the ones that overlapped the various color "blocks"

I cut a large Scallop Tag from some cool "graph paper" patterned design paper.  Added my leaves and acorns and splattered some gold, bronze and white glitter watercolors over the whole thing.  Then I added and a gold Hello using a die from the Sweet Friend Fri-Dies across them, using popup tape, cut very thin in the middle to support it.

I also cut a couple of the Casual Tree die cuts from some darker kraft and added those to my foliage clusters.

And I still have lots of die cuts left over for another project!  You'll be seeing that soon!

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Hi All - it's Vicki here today from All I Do Is Stamp. 

Today I used a few products for making my card.

 I started by stenciling the 2 back panels using the Curtis Stencil and the Bold Trellis stencil.  I then used the Trellis Cover Die to place over the top.

For my final step, I 4-layered the Hello die, from the 3 combo Sweet Friends Fri-Dies, and adhered it to the bottom corner.

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I Love You MORE than Coffee!!

HAPPY FRIDAY CRAFTY FRIENDS!! 

Larissa here and I'm so glad you stopped by today!! The 2019 Spring/Summer Coffee Lovers Blog Hop has been in full swing ALL Week and Blogland is awash with incredible coffee themed projects!! Today is the LAST Day to play along, so I hope you'll join in the FUN!! 

 All of the Coffee/Tea products are on sale, so now is the time to buy if you've been wanting anything!! AND if you use my special code you'll get an extra 15% off on top of the sale price.....WHOOP WHOOP!! 

 Use my discount code LARISSASENTME, to save 15% off on all of the goodies in the CFS Shop!!

Here's what I've created for today!! I thought it would be FUN to create a Masculine Designed Card!! I find they can be the hardest to create, so I wanted to share some Ideas!! 

Have you ever looked at your Cover Fri-Dies as Stencils!!?? I wanted something circular, and the    Trellis Cover Fri-Die fit the bill!! I used some Therm O Web Purple tape the hold it down as I inked over the Cover Fri-Die with some Gathered Twigs Distress Ink!!

How GREAT is this!!?? Now you can get even MORE out of your Cover Fri-Dies!!   

I Stamped the Coffee Sentiment using Vintage Photo Distress Oxide Ink then I Stamped the I Love you more than sentiment in TE Early Grey Ink and then added the Stamped and Embossed Heart from the Puffy Heart Love!! !The sentiments are from the Coffee Talk Set!! I Die Cut the Coffee Cup from some Masculine Patterned Paper and then added some Inking for some Shading!! I Colored the Coffee with Copic Markers in E25 & E29 then added some Tonic Studios Morning Dew Nuvo Drops to make it look more like Coffee!! I added some Patterned Paper for the Counter and then some more inking for the shading!! It's these little details that I think really make a BIG impact on the over all look of the finished Card Design!! 

I LOVE the way it turned out!! 

  

THANKS SO MUCH for stopping by today and I hope you have a Very BLESSED and FABULOUS Mother's Day WEEKEND!!

LARISSA  =)

Coffee Cup Fri-Dies 

Coffee Talk   

Puffy Heart Love  

Trellis Cover Fri-Die