Unicorn Trio

Hello crafters! This is Ashlea and I'm back today showing this card I created with the new Unicorn release. I kept this card super simple (per usual) but I made sure there were fun pops of color and interest included in the basic design. The no-line coloring is what took the longest here, but let's go through what I did to give it some pizzazz.

I used my MISTI to stamp the three unicorns perfectly spaced from one another on a piece of 4" x 5 1/4" card stock. As you can see, I stamped the right unicorn with blue ink and the left hand unicorn with pink ink, but what you may not noticed is that I stamped a center unicorn in black ink. I did this basically as a place holder to remind me exactly where to adhere my colored unicorn later. On a separate piece of scrap card stock, I stamped the unicorn again, but this time I used a very pale beige color in order to do a no-line coloring.

I used comics to color the unicorns body and hair and made sure to use fun, bright colors to make the design pop even more. I used a very black thick point pen to define the eye and nostrils of the unicorn to be sure they didn't get lost in the coloring. I used foam tape to adhere the center unicorn to add dimension and interest to the card. Finally, to add a little more interest, I used a piece of decorated patterned paper as a matted background sized to 4 1/8" x 5 3/8" and then adhered this all to an A2 sized card base. I decided to leave a sentiment off of this card because I love the symmetry of it and didn't want to throw that off. (It's on the inside, though!)

I hope that you have enjoyed learning a bit about how I created this card. Thank you so much for stopping by! I'll see you very soon!

Ashlea

Colored Cardstock for Setting a Scene

Hello everyone! Ashlea here, and I'm sharing a super simple tip for setting a scene for your card. Colored card stock is not a new supply by any stretch of the imagination, but for someone like me, it doesn't get a whole lot of love. I tend to make very simple white base cards, so colored card stock is something I collect and love but not something I use very often. That changes today! ;)

As I was staring at my rainbow of pretty colored card stock, I had an urge to use this deep navy blue color and I knew exactly what I could do with it to fit my clean and simple style. Check out the video below to see how simple creating this night sky scene was with just card stock and the Somebunny Stamp and Bunny Fri-die set! 

PSST! There are also some tips for lining up closed dies (the ones you can't see through)

Now that I've opened this door for myself, I have so many ideas! I would love to see your favorite ways of using colored card stock. 

I hope that you have enjoyed my post and video and maybe gotten an idea of how you can use your colored card stock if you don't always tend to use it like me!

  

                                          SomeBunny Stamp Set               Bunny Fri-Dies

Thank you so much for joining me. Create some happiness every day!

Ashlea

Beautiful Background Inspiration using "Sloppy" Stamping

Well, hello there! My name is Ashlea and I'm ecstatic to be sharing my first post as part of the CAS-ual Fridays Stamps Design Team. I have a clean and simple kind of style but I love adding pops of color or fun techniques to make each design pop. Today, I'd love to share with you how I get myself crafting and creating even when inspiration isn't there. I'm calling it "sloppy" stamping even though the end result looks anything but!

Check out my video below showing how I use this method! 

We all go through it sometimes, especially this time of year. It's summer, it's hot, kids are home from school and asking you for snacks every few minutes; I get it! When you finally do get some time to yourself, all you really want to do is pour a tall glass of wine -- errr I mean water, and scroll through Pinterest. Inspiration is everywhere but it seems impossible for you to get it onto your card. It's something most of us deal with occasionally and often it's like pulling off a band-aid, you just gotta do it. Pour that "water", surround yourself with a beautiful color palette of ink, your favorite stamp set and get to stamping! You'll be glad you did! 

Peaceful Garden

Thank you so much for joining me. Create some happiness every day!

Ashlea