Perk Up Soon

 

The 2017 Summer Coffee Lovers Blog Hop started yesterday and since I am a loyal coffee drinker, I have been working on several cards for this event.  I will be sharing these with you in the next few days, starting with today’s card. 

I used this fun, older set from Whimsey Stamps that I purchased during the last hop.  I used a variety of coordinating cardstock to create the little flags and layered them on sparkly green polka dot cs.  All the edges were inked with a mix of Abandoned Coral and Festive Berries Distress Ink.  This was also sponged on the edges of white cs to create the layer and to color the Memory Box Loopy Loop die.

I enjoyed creating this colorful coffee themed Get Well card.  Check back tomorrow for more.

E. Marie

I entered this project in the following challenge:

SummerCoffee Lovers Blog Hop – Coffee/Summer

Simon Says Stamps Wednesday Challenge – Use Patterned Paper

Crafts Galore Encore Challenge Blog - Anything Goes

Crafty Creations Challenges #344 – Anything Goes

Word Art Wednesday Challenge #288-#289 - Anything Goes

Let's Negotiate!

 

 Time for another Christmas card idea, using the Christmas Goose stamp set. He’s a fun little character and I used the digital version for my card.

I colored him with alcohol markers and die cut him with Spellbinders’ Wonky Rectangles, sponging ink around the edges before removing it from the die. This was layered on a slightly larger red die cut with Firecracker Red embossing powder added to the edges using the Distressed Embossing Powder technique. This is added to the card front that is layered with designer paper and red cardstock, also edged with the Firecracker Red EP. A little sparkle was added to the lightbulbs on the designer paper and the goose image, using a glue pen and Sparkle EP.

The sentiment was handled the same as the image and popped up with dimensional tape. Mini Christmas Bulb garland was wrapped around the sentiment and the bottom of the card.

E. Marie

I entered this card in the following challenge:

Simon Says Stamps Wednesday Challenge – Simon Says Anything Goes

As You Like It Challenge - Favorite Fur or Feathers (and why - I love both but chose feathers because I am so fascinated how they can fly)

Suzy Bee's Bloomin Challenge 91: Anything Goes With A Twist... Add Feathers or Wings

Fussy and Fancy Challenge 144 - Things With Wings

Stamping Sensations August Challenge - Anything Goes with a Stamp and a Die

Jo’s Scrap Shack Challenge FFC #99 "Anything Goes"

Crafts 4 Eternity R#237 – Anything Goes

TTCRD Challenge – “Anything Goes”

Craft Your Passion Challenge 273 – Always Anything Goes

Sister Act Card Challenge #116 - Anything Goes

Papertake Weekly Challenge – Anything Goes optional extra is to add torn edges

Your How Old?

Have you seen the new chick sets, Cool Chicks and Birds of a Feather, that were just released.  These sweeties are irresistible.  I had so much fun with these and thought I would share a simple card using the Cool Chicks digi version.

One of the great things about digi stamps is they can be printed out at any size.  I designed the card with the images on my computer and printed it out for my card front.  I colored the three birds with alcohol markers and ran it through an embossing folder.  This was layered on the white card base and then Dimensional Glue was run around the edges and covered with Sun Dazzle Sparkle N Soft.

 

I ran dimensional glue around the edges of the sentiment, covered it with Sun Dazzle Sparkle N Soft, and popped this up in the center of the card front.  After printing this little guy three more times, they were colored with alcohol markers and fussy cut.  I also added a little Sun Dazzle Sparkle N Soft on the wings and tails, using a glue pen.  Then I used more dimensionals to pop the little chicks over the original images around the sentiment.  Of course, I had to add some wiggle eyes.

Hope things are cooler in your area than they are in mine. Have a great week.

E. Marie

I entered this card in the following challenge:

As You Like It Challenge - Favourite Single Colour (& why) – I chose yellow since it is so bright and cheerful.

Incy Wincy Designs Challenge – Things With Wings

Scrap & Craft Inspiration #11 - Celebrations

Crazy 4 Challenges C4C294 – Critters    Put one or more critters on your card or project"

Sweet Stampin’ Challenge – No Designer Paper

Stamping Sensations July Challenge - Feature a Creature

Wags N Whiskers Challenge 158: Birthday

Papertake Weekly Challenge – Build It Up

Love To Scrap! Challenge LTSCB # 58 - Anything Goes!

Sister Act Card Challenge #115 - Anything Goes

Crafty Your Passion Challenge 271 – Always Anything Goes

Crafty Sentiment Designs Challenge – Anything Goes

Word Art Wednesday Challenge #192 - Anythying Goes/Family Friendly

Sparkle N Sprinkle Mid Month Mini Blog Hop

Surprise!!
Sparkle N Sprinkle is having a Mid-Month Mini Blog Hop

We have TWO new stamp sets that we couldn't wait to share with you.  These new sets are 20% off until July 18.  So once you finish the blog hop, head on over to the store and start shopping.  All of the new sets are available on cling mounted rubber or as a digital image.  

The sets are:

Cool Chicks 725   (digi version DIGI725B)
Birds of a Feather 726   (digi version DIGI726B)


A WINNER will be selected from the comments left on the Designers' blogs and will receive BOTH of these new sets.  Please leave a comment with each Designer in order to be eligible for this Prize.  You never know who the Mystery Designer will be that has the winning comment.

The Grand Prize Winner, will be announced on July 19 on the SNS Facebook page and on the SNS Blog.


The Blog Hop order for our Mini Reveal is:

Irit
Chris
Diane
Marie
Jess
Ani
Eret
Anne
Ashley
Shona

(*Tip: if you have difficulty with a particular link, try clicking on the Designer's blog title to send you to their Home page.)

Both of these sets are so adorable and fun to play with so it was hard to choose one project to share.  I used the digital sets for my cards and actually set it up on my computer first to determine the size I wanted to print.  This is the fun of digital – you can use any size to make what you want.

I printed three different birds from both sets two times on white cardstock and colored them with alcohol markers.  I die cut one of each with Spellbinders’ Circle dies.  These were layered on slightly larger circles of sticker paper and Cherry Lemonade glitter was added to the remaining exposed adhesive.  I fussy cut the bodies of the three remaining images, popped these on top, and used a glue pen to add Raspberry Soda and Sunny Daze glitter to the accessories.  The three circles were popped up on the embossed card front (who could resist using a chicken wire embossing folder).  This was layered on a slightly larger piece of cardstock lined with Tear-ific Tape and more Cherry Lemonade glitter was added.  The sentiment was layered this way, too, and popped up on the front.  And with a saying like that, I just had to add a few feathers from my stash.

While working with these chicks, I thought about how as a child at Easter we would get baby chicks that were somehow dyed different colors.  My sisters and I would each get a different color so we knew which one was ours (you know that created some arguments).  I decided to create a 2^nd similar card but with colorful chicks.

I used Dandy Dandelion embossing powder on the 2^nd layer and die cut circle openings in the slightly smaller top layer to reveal the bright yellow sparkle.  Then the circular die cut images were adhered in the center of each circle.  Sparkle EP and Sunny Daze glitter were added to the accessories and a little White Opal Liquid Pearls to the pearl necklace.

We hope you enjoy this surprise Mini Reveal as much as we have enjoyed creating new projects for it.  And hopefully, we have inspired you as well.  Look for more of these cute chicks in the future too :-).

  Thanks for joining us and remember to comment on each of the Designers' blogs to be eligible for the Grand Prize.  (We love reading your comments since they also inspire us.)  No one knows who the Mystery Designer will be for this Mid-Month Blog Hop.

The next stop on our blog hop is Jess.  Enjoy!

E. Marie

I entered this card in the following challenge:

Crazy 4 Challenges C4C294 – Critters

OohLa La Challenge #184 - All that Glitters

Penny's Challenge 236 - Anything Goes

Stamping Sensations July challenge - Feature a Creature

Sister Act Card Challenge #114 - Anything Goes

TTCRD Challenge – “Anything Goes”

Word Art Wednesday Challenge #192 - Anything Goes/Family Friendly