Hey guys!! I’m really excited to share this card with you!

I used Heffy Doodle’s “Hello Squeakheart” stamp set to create this adorable scene!

Keep scrolling to see how I put this card together!

I started by setting up my scene. This die is called “Peek-a-Boo Backdrop” by Lawn Fawn. I love it’s versatility and use it all the time!

I like to lay out my stamps on my backdrop, so that I can get an idea of how my scene will look. This is sort of the look I’m going for:

I used Memento Tuxedo Black ink because it is very Copic-friendly.

Then, I went ahead and started coloring my images! The photos show each of the markers used for each component.

Next, I took my background piece of cardstock and blended an “ombre” backgruond with Scattered Straw and Squeezed Lemonade.

I used Darice foam strips to give my frames some dimension.

I adhered everything with 3D foam adhesives and glue.

Once I had everything adhered, I wanted to add extra fun to the card! I stamped some more cheese and some sunflower seeds and colored them using the same Copic markers as above!

I adhered my new stamped images using 3D foam squares. I cut some of the squares in half for my sunflower seeds because they were too big. I also used a few Sunshine Crystals from Ink Road.

That’s it! Thanks so much for coming to my blog!!!

Xoxo,

Amanda

If you don’t have any Avery Elle Peek-a-Boo Pals in your crafty collection, you are missing out! This stamp set is “Peek-a-Boo Summer Pals”. To see more photos and how I made this card, please keep reading on!! Enjoy!!

Here’s how I put this card together:

1. Start with the My Favorite Things Inside and Out Stitched Rectangle dies.

2. Place them on the A2 100# Neenah cardstock for your DIY frames. (I use Purple tape to hold them in place. I re-use the same pieces of tape over and over until it’s no longer sticky.)

3. Now it’s time to stamp your images with Memento Tuxedo Black ink. I use this ink pad because it works well with Copic markers. I use the MISTI stamping tool to stamp with.

I grabbed a sentiment bubble from the Avery Elle “Peek-a-Boo Pets” as well.

4. Start coloring!!

I used Y0000, Y000, Y00, Y11, Y21, Y32, and Y26 for the seahorse.

I used R0000, R00, R01, R02, and R05 for the crab.

I used C1, C3, B0000, B000, B00, B21, and B34 for the shark.

For the shark’s belly, I used C00, C0, C1, and C3.

I used a white Gelly Roll pen to create some highlights on my stamped images.

5. Use the coordinating dies to cut your images out.

(Side note… I used the white gel pen on my word bubble, but didn’t like the way it looked. I ended up re-stamping the word bubble again.)

6. I used the “inside” squares to create little backgrounds for each frame.

For the biggest square, I used Faded Jeans and Salty Ocean distress oxides. I used this wave stencil from Pretty Pink Posh.

(You can use tape on the BACK of your square to hold your stencil in place!)

For my medium square, I used Candied Apple distress oxide and this Abstract Background stamp from My Favorite Things.

I used a makeup blending brush to blend in the square with Abandoned Coral.

For the smallest little guy, I used all my yellow Copics (that I used for the seahorse). I made the edges darker and got lighter in the center.

7. I decided to stamp this cute little sentiment from the Summer Pals set. I used Versafine Onyx Black because I like how deep and crisp this stamp pad makes the sentiment look.

8. I used 3D foam tape from Darice all along my frame cardstock.

9. I adhered that to a plain piece of 110# Neenah cardstock.

10. I put this super sticky Sookwang tape on the back of each of my squares and adhered them to the card.

11. I used 3D foam circles from Darice to adhere my stamped images.

12. The seahorse was lonely in his square, so I decided to give him some waves! This is a cheap stamp set I found at Michael’s years ago. It doesn’t even have a name! But the waves were perfect, so I stamped them in Salty Ocean distress oxide.

13. I fussy cut my waves out with my Tonic scissors.

14. I used B05 Copic to color in the white spots that I missed on the waves.

15. I used more 3D foam circles to adhere the waves to the card.

16. I then added the cute seahorse behind the wave. I had to add his little fins in the tight space behind him and the in front of the wave.

17. I used this sun die from My Favorite Things “Sun, Moon, and Stars”.

18. I cut it down so that it would fit behind the shark.

19. I colored it in with Y000, Y00, and Y11.

20. I used my sticky double sided tape to adhere it to the card.

21. I added sequins for the finishing touch! I used Gina K Connect glue and some tweezers!

Thanks so much for reading!

I can’t get enough of this release from Pretty Pink Posh! The whole release coordinates so well together!

Keep reading to see how I put this card together!

First, I used these diamond dies from The Stamp Market:

On my background piece of card stock, I blended Lucky Clover and Cracked Pistachio distress oxides.

I wanted to add a little more excitement to my diamonds, so I used a Sharpie to add dot borders to each diamond.

I used Darcy 3D strip adhesives to adhere my foreground diamond piece to my background.

(I should’ve done this part first, but didn’t decide I wanted to use the stencil until it was too late!)

I used Tattered Rose distress ink and this stencil (from Pretty Pink Posh).

I stamped all my images with Memento Tuxedo Black ink. I colored them with Copic markers and used my white Gelly Roll pen for the highlights. The copics I used are in a photo below.

I adhered them using Darcy 3D foam circles.

I used some sentiments from the Stamp Market’s “Bear Hugs” stamp set and then die cut them with some word bubbles dies.

I adhered them with the same Darcy 3D foam circles.

I adhered my smaller stamps and embellishments last.

I used Gina K Connect glue for my gems (from Pretty Pink Posh, as well).

And voila! All finished! See below for close-up photos!

Using stamping mask paper, I stamped my 3 penguins from the “So Cool” stamp set from Pink and Main. I used Memento Tuxedo Black ink – since I would be using Copics to color my penguins.

I went ahead and cut my little penguins out with my cute little tonic scissors.

CONFESSION TIME:

I actually did everything below 2 times. The washi tape was NOT a good idea – it ripped up my card stock when I pulled it off. I ended up doing it again just using post-it notes! So in the steps below, DON’T use washi tape! Use masking paper or post-it notes! 🙂

I stamped my penguins above the washi tape / post-it notes.

Then I put their masks over top of them.

Then I stamped my middle guy.

And put his mask over him.

I stamped my sentiment.

When I re-made this card with post-it notes, I didn’t stamp my sentiment until the very end (since the post-its were in my way).

I blended the top portion using Lucky Clover, Twisted Citron, and Cracked Pistachio. I focused the Twisted Citron in the center and then went darker towards the edges.

I removed my masks.

Then, I colored in my little penguins using the Copic colors shown below.

I added some droplets with Nuvo drops on my frozen treats.

Here’s another look at the final card!

I created this card for the MFT Wednesday Sketch Challenge #440! I loved the sketch and thought it’d be a fun challenge!

I used the “Up in the Air” stamp set and coordinating dies from My Favorite Things.

I thought it would be fun to have the balloons and bird inset. I put the stamps where I wanted them (using the sketch as a guide). Then I put my dies in approximately the same location on another piece of cardstock.

I ran them through my die cut machine. This piece of cardstock will be my forefront of my card.

I had to lay my stamps on the other piece of card stock so they’d line up with the die cuts. This was a little tricky, so I tried it a few ways.

In the photo below, I put my stamp down (in my MISTI, so I’d be ready to stamp right away) in approximately where I thought it would go. Then, I checked to see if it was in the correct spot. I just nudged it one way or the other until it looked centered.

(I closed the lid to pick up the big balloon stamp so I wouldn’t accidentally move it.)

Another method I tried was to center it first (holding it behind the die cut) and then laying it down on the cardstock. That didn’t work at all! So I ended up nudging it until it lined up again.

(I shut the lid and picked up the smaller balloon.)

Since I already had the 2 balloons in place, it was easier to place the bird. I held it in FRONT of the die cut bird. Then, I lined up the cardstock with the 2 balloons. That was easier – but only because I already had the balloons set correctly.

FINALLY – ready for some ink! 🙂 I used Memento Black ink because I was going to use Copics to color in my images.

(You might notice that even though I just put all that effort into lining up my images and die cuts, it STILL didn’t end up perfect!! Oh well!!)

I lined up my sentiment so that I could find out where to make my cut on the “forefront” cardstock.

I made my cut so that it’d be about 1/8″ above my sentiment.

I stamped my sentiment with Versafine to get a more crisp and bold sentiment. (I wish I could use it all the time, but it doesn’t do so well with Copics!)

On my die cut piece of cardstock, I wanted to do clouds. I used this stencil from Simon Says Stamp. I wanted to have an ombre/fading effect, so I used a lot more ink at the top and then gradually lightened my blending towards the bottom. I used Tumbled Glass distress oxide.

See the below image for the colors of Copics I used on the balloons and bird.

I used 3D foam tape to adhere my forefront to my base.

I realized that I wanted to put another 3D cloud strip on the bottom of my card – so I had to get my distress oxide, blending brush, and stencil back out (*sigh* – have to clean it all again!) I added some quick, light clouds. I added 3D foam tape to this strip and adhered it to the base.

I used Nuvo drops and sequins to add a little more pizzazz!

Now to enter it into the MFT Challenge!!

Because – let’s be honest – is Dad really going to hold and treasure this handmade card forever? Or is it likely to hit the bottom of the trash can before the end of Father’s Day? 😉

I used this pearlized navy card stock that I purchase from The Paper Studio at Hobby Lobby.

This “Deco Borders and Corners” stamp set is from Simon Says Stamp. I stamped with VersaMark Watermark and then heat embossed with white embossing powder.

I stuck it back in my MISTI and did a smaller border on the top of the card.

These awesome DAD sentiments are from My Favorite Things. I used the same process on the sentiments that I used for the border.

Voila! So easy and only a few minutes to make!

Hey ya’ll! Just wanted to share this super sweet SHAKER card with you and let you know how I made it!

I started off with this really fun background stamp from My Favorite Things. I used my anti-static tool from EK Tools to remove the static before stamping my background with Versamark Watermark ink.

I used clear embossing powder on the stamped image. Then, heat embossed with my heat gun.

I used Candied Apple and Abandoned Coral distress oxides with a blending makeup brush.

Pro Tip: Wipe off the excess ink/oxide with a paper towel. Some of the ink/oxide will sit on top of the embossed image, but will not stick to it. Later on, that might come off on your hand or another part of your card! Save yourself the heartbreak! 🙂

I used these diamond die cuts from The Stamp Market. With this crazy background, it was hard for me to “eyeball” where the dies would line up correctly.

Pro Tip: Use a “L” or “T” ruler to line up dies and then use washi tape to hold them there!

I grabbed another piece of white card stock for my base. On this one, I used Cracked Pistachio and Lucky Clover with a different blending makeup brush. (I only needed to blend where the diamonds would be.)

I started stamping my images with Memento Tuxedo Black ink. I chose this stamp pad because it works well with Copic alcohol markers! I used My Favorite Things “Aussie Friends” stamp set along with Avery Elle’s “Peek-a-Boo Pals” set.

I knew I wanted a limited color palette, so I stuck with muted greens that matched the distress oxides I used for the card base. (G46 and YG45)

Gray is always a great neutral, so I didn’t have to worry about which grays I used. I decided to use T3, T5, and T7 for my koala.

I used B41 for the Kookaburra’s wings. I tried to make it as subtle as possible because I was still trying to stick with that limited color palette. I used E40 and E41 for the rest of the bird’s feathers. I used T3 and T5 for his beak.

I kept with the T’s for my grays so they would all coordinate with each other nicely. I used T4, T5, and T6 for the panda. I used R20 and R32 for his pink spots.

I wanted to make the trunk of the tree subtle as well, so I did a light layer of E43 and E41.

For the shaker portion of the card, I grabbed my Acetate sheets. I cut a piece down that would be about 1/8″ – 1/4″ away from the edges of my card base. Then I used some foam adhesive strips all the way around the perimeter of my card base (again, 1/8″ – 1/4″ away from the edges), making sure that I didn’t leave any holes around the perimeter.

Pro Tip: Don’t pull the white sticker backing off of the adhesive strips yet! Wait until you’ve added all your sequins, glitter, prills, beads, etc. That way, nothing sticks to your adhesive strips!

After pulling of the white backing, I placed my acetate sheet on top. I then used a really tiny adhesive around the perimeter of the acetate sheet.

After pulling off the backing of that adhesive, I placed my pink diamond card stock on top, lining up the edges carefully.

I placed all my stamped images where I thought I wanted them.

Pro Tip: Snap a quick photo on your phone of your card at this step (just in case you start adhering pieces onto your card and forget where you had everything.)

Next, I started adhering everything where I wanted them using 3D foam dots and flat double sided tape.

Then, I was ready for my sentiments! I used these from the same Avery Elle stamp set. I used VersaMark watermark ink and used white embossing powder.

I embossed them with my heat gun.

I cut them down to the size I needed with my cutter.

I had to cut them down even farther, so I just used my scissors.

I used Connect glue from Gina K to adhere my black and gray sequins.

I added a few more clear drops with some Nuvo drops.

And that’s it! Make sure to tag me if you try this technique! @craftyandcreativevibes