Neon Colored Bears Birthday Card

Hello! I created a fun card. I made this to join Lawn Fawnatics latest blog challenge. After I saw the photo, all I can think of is the lively colors of the cupcakes.

I stamped the bear from Lawn Fawn Party Animal stamp set on Arches water color paper using Versafine Onyx Black ink. I colored the bears using Karin Neon Brushmarkers, following the colors of the cupcake icing. I stamped the party hats from the same stamp set following the colors of the cupcake wrappers. I brushed these party hats with Spectrum Noir Sparkle Glitter brush pen. I fussy cut these stamped images leaving a white border around the image.

For the pennants, I partially die cut the ends of the longest banner die in the LF Fancy Folded Banners die set to create small pennants. I die cut different colored card stocks and white card stock from my paper stash following the colors of the birthday candles. I used the negative cut created by the banner end as a placement guide for stamping the individual letters to create the sentiment. To do this, I added a full adhesive Post It tape to the back of the negative die cut. I nestled the banner in the open area, positioned the letter on the banner die cut. I used the Misti Stamping Tool so I can double stamp each letter for embossing. I stamped the letters using Hero Arts Unicorn White pigment ink and HA white embossing powder. The letters are from the LF Milo's ABCs stamp set.

After I have completed embossing the letters, I cut each pennant to an inch and scored the top 1/8". I folded the pennant on this scored line and adhered this to a twine. I adhered the white pennant die cut to the back of the colored pennant.

For the background, I trimmed two blue colored card stocks to 8 7/8" x 3 7/8" to create a slim card for an A9 sized envelope. I also cut a patterned paper using the same measurement. I partially die cut the patterned paper using the LF Outside In Stitched Rectangle to be able to create a longer framer.

I embossed the LF Fancy Lattice Background die on the darker blue card stock. I also did partially embossing on this card stock so I can embossed the whole slim sized card stock.

I created a confetti background on the light blue card stock using some of the small stamps on the LF Animal Party stamp set. I embossed these stamps using Wow! White Pearl embossing powder.

To put the scene together, I adhered the lattice embossed card stock to the bottom of the confetti background panel. I cut off the excess. I positioned the bears next. I adhered the banner using foam adhesive. I glued the excess twine to the card stock panel. I adhered the party hats with foam adhesive. I adhered the scalloped patterned paper next. I added Ranger Glossy Accents to the party hats and set this aside to dry.

Thank you for visiting my blog. It seems like a lot of work done for this card but I truly enjoyed putting this scene together. Have a SAFE, blessed, brilliant and creative day!

Maria Giselle B.

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Bottle Cap Shaker Card

Hello! I created this card using Pebbles This Is Family Collection. I created several projects using this collection which you can check out by clicking the linked titles of the projects (Home Themed Card, Sketch Inspired Scrapbook Lay Out, and See Through Shaker Birthday Present Card). 

What motivated me to create this card is the people faces included in this line, specifically the washi tape. I have used all of the washi tape included in the pack except this people face washi tape. I transformed this washi tape into an embellishment. Do you remember the Bottle Cap embellishment? Yes, I still have my puncher and clear bubble caps. The caps are not crystal clear anymore, unfotunately. Now, it has a yellowish tint. The adhesive under the cap rolls or peels off. This can easily be fixed by applying Glossy Accents to the washi tape before applying the cap. I should have done this to all of the washi tape bubble caps. One cap came loose after several shaking of this shaker card which you will see on the picture below.

I trimmed one of the patterned papers in the collection at 4" x 5 1/4". I cut a hole to create a window. I used one of the ephemera acetates to seal the shaker card. I applied a thin line of Glossy Accents to the back of the clear ephemera, just following the line created by the frame. I wiped off any excess that seeped out of the acetate. I set this aside to dry. 

I am using another ephemera as the center piece of the shaker card. I colored the flower with Spectrum Noir Sparkle pen which oozed a lot of ink when I removed the cap. Bad news is that it created red droplets on my center ephemera piece. I did not want to toss this ephemera so I covered this boo-boo with some gems. 

  

I colored the flower with the sparkle pen, adding some accents. I also colored the leaf with a green sparkle pen, which I am glad that it did not create a mess like the red one. I drew in dash lines on the sentiment. 

This circle ephemera is slightly smaller than the circle window. I adhered this on a black card stock to make this gap less noticeable. I used Gina K. black foam tape that I doubled up and adhered on this black card stock to create the well and the dimension for the rest of the window panel. I added the bottle cap and some Pretty Pink Posh gems to the well, then placed the window panel to seal the shaker card.

I added colors to the clear acetate with Sakura Souffle 3D Paint pens. I added more gems to the front.

Thank you for visiting my blog. Have a SAFE, blessed, brilliant and creative day!

Maria Giselle B.

Pastel Rainbow Message Board Card

Hello! I created this card with the front liners and first responders in mind. I am in healthcare, too, but I don't do bedside care anymore. I do work with these front liners very closely in the units that we monitor. Seeing the circumstances right now, they are in a very difficult position to be on.

I am using the SugarPea Designs Message Letter Board die. I have used this die for several projects already. I am linking it here, in case you are interested to check it out (Vinyl on Greeting Card, Teacher Inspired Letter Board Card, and Letter Board Birthday Card). I embossed the die on a Neenah Solar White cardstock. I ink blended the panel using the lines as guide. I used Tim Holtz Distress Inks in Sugar Spun, Squeezed Lemonade, Twisted Citron and Tumbled Glass. I chose these colors to match the colors of the challenge. I masked the areas that I was not blending ink on.

I die cut my sentiment using the letter die included in the SPD Message Letter Board die set. I adhered these letters close to the bottom of the message board.

I stamped the image from the retired SPD This Little Piggy stamp set on Strathmore Water color paper using Versafine Onxy Black ink. I colored the image with Karina markers. I have used these markers on Canson water color paper in which this paper had some warping. The Strathmore brand worked well with these markers. I also tried the blender pen in this project. I did not see any blending. It was the water brush that made the pigment blend. I will try this blender pen with the Karin marker on a different paper.

Back to the project, I fussy cut the image leaving a white border around it. I partially stamped the angel pig image on a heavy weight Clearprint Vellum using Versamark ink. I made sure I got a good impression of the wings. I embossed the wings with Wow! Midas Touch embossing powder. I fussy cut the wings leaving a small border on the outer border of the wings. I cut the wings next to the embossed lines where the wings meet the pig's body.

I die cut some clouds on Grafix Platinum Vellum. I used a sticker maker to add adhesive to these clouds and to the wings. I adhered the wings to the pig. I colored the wings and the letters with Nuvo Aqua Shimmer Glitter Gloss. I adhered the clouds to the letter board panel. I applied an action mini wobble spring to the back of the pig. I adhered this to the letter board panel.

I created a frame for the letter board panel using a white card stock. I adhered this to a top folding white A2 note card.

Here is a short video showing the wobbler in action.

Thank you for visiting my blog. Have a SAFE, blessed, brilliant and creative day!

Maria Giselle B.

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Photo Inspiration

Floating Image Birthday Card

Hello! I created this card to participate in Newton's Nook Inky Paws Challenge. After seeing the colors for this challenge, all I can think of are unicorns and mermaids. Good thing, I have this stamp in my stash!

I stamped the image from Newton's Nook Purr-maid Newton stamp set on Canson water color paper using Versafine Onyx Black ink. I colored the image with Gansai Tambi water color, mixing colors on a palette to make the color more pastel. My inspiration in coloring this cat is my sister's black kitten, Pikit, which means eyes closed in Filipino. Very appropriate, I can say, since the image has its eyes closed, too. I fussy cut the image, leaving a white border around it.

Working on the front panel, I embossed a 110 lb. white card stock with an embossing folder. I wanted the raised impression to resist the ink blending that I will be doing. To do this, I first treated the panel with an anti-static pouch. I traced the lines with a glue pen. I poured Wow! White Pearl embossing powder to the area. I heat set this after. I did these steps about three times. I did not want the glue to dry out and not have the embossing powder stick to it. I also made sure the heat gun was heated enough before zapping the powder, moving the heat gun so it does not melt the area with the already melted powder. 

I die cut an oval window at the center using Hero Arts Nesting Die. I also created a frame on a white card stock. I taped a transparent thread to the back of the mermaid cat. I adhered the ends of the thread to the back of the window panel. I adhered this in a way that it will be able to shake enough inside the oval window. I adhered this window panel to a yellow Lawn Fawn Rainbow Scallops 6x6 patterned paper with foam tape.

For the sentiment, I heat embossed the sentiment from Newton's Nook Newton Loves Cake stamp set on a pink card stock. I used Versafine Onxy Black ink for the ink and clear embossing powder. I trimmed this to a rectangle and adhered it to the bottom of the window. I added some Pretty Pink Posh gems for some bling.

I created a short video to show how this floating image shakes. 

Thank you for visiting my blog! Have a SAFE, blessed, brilliant and creative day!

Maria Giselle B.

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Easter Egg Stitched Decor

Hello! I have always wanted to use this Sitched Alphabet die from Stamp Market since I bought it but I seem not to be able to find the right project for it. Easter is coming, so I thought about finally using this die in.

I die cut the Easter egg on Neenah Dessert Storm card stock. The Easter egg die is from Paper Smooches Easter Eggs dies set. I then positioned the alphabet die on the center of the egg, slightly more to the bottom. I secured this with a washi tape, then ran it through the die cut machine. This will make holes on the card stock, perfect for stitching. I repeated this process on the rest of the eggs to spell out the word Easter.

I cross stitched the letters using DMC floss I have in my stash. I doubled the 6-strand for extra thickness. You don't have to do it this way. I just thought of doing it this way since the holes are big enough to accommodate the 12-strand.

Once I am done stitching, I inked the edges of the egg with Tim Holtz Distress Oxide inks. I matched the thread colors with whatever oxide inks I have. I flicked some Finetec Gold watercolor to the inked area. I set this aside to dry.

I die cut the ribbon using papers from my scrap stash, matching the color of the paper with the color of the thread. I used a scraper to curl the ribbon die cut. I adhered the ends of the ribbon with Gina K Connect glue, clipping the seam with a tweezer while I work on the next ribbon. I repeated this process until I am done creating this 3-part bow. I adhered this to the top of the egg.
 

I die cut another set of kraft card stock using the egg die. I adhered this to the back of the stitched eggs to cover the stitching. I clipped this on a white crochet thread using mini clothes pins.

What's so funny is while I was showing this to my sister through Facetime, she was able to create a new word from Easter by jumbling the letters. She actually formed her name, Teresa. What a way, sis! At least, this decor is not limited to Easter only. I can give it to you for a whole year round personalized decor.

Thank you for visiting my blog. Have a SAFE, blessed, brilliant and creative day!

Maria Giselle B.

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Challenge #5~Anything Goes/Everything Spring

Challenge #18~Anything Goes

Clean and Simple Shimmery Focal Point

Hello! I created this card to participate in the Pinkfresh Studio March Challenge. I am using a technique I've used on a previous card I've created (Using Negative Die Cuts to Create New Cards) in which I used double sided adhesive and glitter to the recessed areas of the die cut.

I am using the one of the dies in the Pinkfresh Floral Squares die set. I am using colors from the color challenge inspiration. I had to do a bit of die cut surgery to create a colored die cut. You may just cut this die on a white color card stock and color the elements with a marker instead of die cutting the elements on different colored card stocks. For the back panel, I placed a double sided adhesive tape on a blue cardstock. Without removing the release paper on top, I positioned the floral square die on top of the release paper and ran this through the die cut machine. The die only cuts up to the adhesive layer, and it leaves a embossed impression on the card stock layer. Using a craft knife, I carefully removed the release paper on the areas where I will be applying glitter. I poured Elizabeth Craft Designs Cool Diamond Silk Microfine Glitter over this. After I poured off the excess. I burnish the glitter with my finger and wipe off the excess with a Swiffer cloth. I continued to remove the rest of the release paper, adhering the stem and the frame. With the flowers and petals, I wanted glitter on the petals so I did the same technique as I did on the blue background. I adhered the petals first before adhering the flower.

I added yellow flock to the flower center. I applied liquid glue to the center of the flower. I poured the flock to this area. I pressed the flock to the glue, then set it to dry. Do you remember this old embellishment? Do you still have a flock in your stash.

For the card panel, I am using a top folding white A2 note card. I embossed the front of the card using a Li'l Inker Design Quilted Stitched Pattern Die. I spritz Prima Cotton Candy Color Blooms to this embossed area.

For the sentiment, I embossed a sentiment from the Pinkfresh Studio My Favorite Things To Say stamp set. I used the same colored card stock I used for the frame.

I adhered the flower frame and the sentiment to the center of the note card.

Thank you for viewing my blog. Have a blessed, brilliant and creative day!

Maria Giselle B.

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Home Themed Card

Hello! This is a very timely card with the social distancing being encouraged to control the spread of CoVid 19. I hope you are safe, wherever you are. 

I am using Pebbles This Is Family collection for this card. My previous post entitled Sketch Inspired Srapbook Lay Out features this collection too. 

I trimmed the house patterned paper to 5 1/2" x 4 1/4". I colored the houses with Akashiya Sai watercolor brush pens. I colored these houses using the colors on the sentiment as a guide. This sentiment is cut from one of the patterned papers. Although there are other elements in this collection that has the same sentiment, I like the font and size of this sentiment. 

I looked through the ephemera pack and found these two house shaped sentiment die cuts. There are only two house die cuts in the ephemera pack. To keep up with the rule of three's, I created a third house by tracing the skinny house on a white card stock. I covered the back part of this white card stock with washi tape. I cut the house by following the pencil lines. I added a goid foiled sticker to the center of the house.

I traced the letters on the sentiment with a We R Memory Keepers Quill Glue, poured clear embossing powder to it, then heat set it. I applied some shimmer to the hearts using a clear Nuvo Aqua Shimmer Glitter pen.

To mute down the colored background, I cut a 5 1/2" x 4 1/4" vellum. To create a ground for the houses, I adhered the copper colored washi tape to a scrap strip of card stock. I added texture to this washi strip by running it through the crimper tool. I have not used this tool for a really long time. Do you still have yours?

I adhered the vellum panel to the water colored patterned paper by applying adhesive to the back of the embellishments. This hides the adhesive and secures the vellum to the water colored patterned paper. 

Thank you for visiting my blog. Have a blessed, brilliant and creative day! Stay safe!

Maria Giselle B.