Easy Interactive Card - Wobbler Splashes Thru Puddles

 

Hi Friends! I've got a quick and easy interactive card to share with you ... a cute little girl splashing her way thru the puddles on a rainy day!

Cute Boots

This adorable image is from the Spellbinders Cute Boots Stamp Set and comes with a few accessories and clever sentiments.

After watercoloring the little girl, with a staggered rainbow stripe umbrella naturally, I wanted to create a simple, but dynamic, background that gave the feeling she's splashing in puddles. 

So I inked up my stamping block with a couple shades of blue, added some water droplets to the ink, and smooshed it onto the card background. Her puddle! Then with the left over ink, I used a paint brush to flick it onto the card base. Her splashes!

To make the interactive element, I made my own wobbler by winding a thin gauge wire around my paintbrush, and taping one end to the card and the other end to my girl. Done!!

WOBBLER TIP: If you want the wobbler to stand farther away from your card, just wrap the wire around the paintbrush a few more times. Since the girl splashing is the main focus of of the card, I wanted her to stand out, so I wound the wire 7-8 times. It also results in a lot of action. Conversely, when your wobbler is part of a large scene, like my buzzing bee scene, you may want something more subtle and only wind your wire 2-3 times. All up to you! A benefit of making your own supplies when possible vs. buying pre-made things.

Here's a quick look:

 

 

Thanks so much for stopping by!
- Kelly

Supplies used (affiliate links, thanks for your support!)

Cute Boots

New Anita Jeram! Colorado Craft Company Blog Hop!

 

Hi Friends! I think Anita Jeram could design a thousand stamp sets and I'd never get tired of them! Here she is one more time with four different stamp and coordinating die sets that I'm pretty sure you're going to love as well!

You may have come from the blog of Jennifer Kotas, but if not feel free to start at the beginning with Colorado Craft Company- Adrienne Kennedy.

Watch This! Stamp Set

One of the new sets features some "doggone" adorable pups doing tricks for your entertainment. What I love about this set is the broad appeal it has for kids, teens, masculine cards, so many of the categories of cards I need to make.

I've chosen to feature the juggling doggie on this birthday card. 

And he actually juggles the balls!! I did some surgery and cut the ball off his nose, and made 5 additional balls from one of the small stamps (always gotta look for those small stamps in the set, they're often quite useful!) Then I adhered them to a circle of thick acetate and used a brad to fasten it to the card. The "Have a Ball!" sentiment is adhered on top of the brad. I taped the ends of the brad in place on the back so when you "juggle" the balls, the sentiment does not move.

Want to take a quick look?

I did put another thick circle of chipboard in between the acetate and the card base (like a washer) since it's easier for your finger to spin the balls when they're lifted off the card base slightly.

He's so cute! I added a little mouse friend from the Coffee House Stamp Set who was in the perfect position to celebrate, and hold the birthday sign.

Another adorable set is the Hedgehog Day Stamp Set. Anything more cute than hedgehogs giving each other cards?!

After I inked the edges of the panel in green, I felt it needed a little something else, like a pattern. I was looking for a pattern stamp, when it occurred to me to just use the quills of one of the porcupines. So I inked up the back of a porcupine and started stamping along the edges. Love how it turned out!

Really appreciate how intricate the coordinating dies always are in the entire Anita Jeram line, and this one especially with all the cutouts between the branches in the trees. Colorado Craft Company is the only company I know of with this level of detail, and I think it really shows off the stamped image that much more. This is also one of my requirements for buying a coordinating die set, it can't be something I can easily cut out myself (like a circular shape). 

The Happy Birthday sentiment (and detailed coordinating die) was stolen from the Watch This! set. 

That's all from me for today, but stay tuned, as I'll have one more card to share in a few days. 

Prizes!
Colorado Craft Company is giving away a $25 gift card at each stop along this hop!! To be eligible, leave a comment on my blog and on every other blog between now and May 18. I will announce the winner on May 20.

I am now pleased to send you to Bibi Cameron who has some amazing projects to share!

Thanks so much for stopping by!
-Kelly

 

Supplies Used (affiliate links, thank so much for your support!)

Coffee House Stamp Set

Coffee House Die Set

Hedgehog Day Stamp Set

Hedgehog Day Die Set

Watch This! Stamp Set

Watch This! Die Set

Working with Background Layering Dies - Spellbinders Wistful Windows

 
Hi Friends! I'd like to share some quick options for working with large layering die sets like the Spellbinders Wistful Windows Die Set.

Wistful Window Die Set

This set comes with a lot of different dies that are all different sizes to allow for layering, but sometimes I still have a hard time visualizing how they operate independent of each other.

So the first thing I do with large sets like this is die cut all the options, lay them out, and see what combination(s) I want to work with. This shows all the different die cuts, aside from the largest rectangle that I just used for the card base.

You can layer all of these separate panels of paper together, like I've done with this card. I like the bulk and the thickness that all those layers create. However, another option is for you to use just one piece of paper and die cut all the layers on that same paper ...

I made a sample here for you to see. It's not as thick, and doesn't use as much paper, but it's not as easy to layer different colors underneath without doing some fancy masking.

Here you can see the different colors layered underneath. I could have added a third color under the largest frame die, but I liked sticking with the graded yellow/orange and light/dark green.

A close up of the pretty sunflower from the Hello Sunflower Stamp Set ... it was originally part of a kit a few years ago, and now it's available for individual purchase (and on sale!!) Can't go wrong with a center filled with mini sequins, especially for a sunflower with its textured centers!

Both of the sentiments are also from the Hello Sunflower Stamp Set and look fabulous embossed in gold on vellum. It's a very happy card, with the colors, the gold, and all the thick layers. I can't wait to give it to someone special!

Thanks so much for stopping by!
-Kelly

Supplies Used (affiliate links, thanks so much for your support!):

Wistful Window Die Set

Hello Sunflower - ON SALE

Altenew 8”x11” Majestic Bouquet Stamp Set Release Blog Hop + Giveaway ($200 in Total Prizes)

Hello Friends! Goodness, if you like layering sets, this giant-sized Majestic Bouquet Stamp Set is a must-have! I can't wait to show you why!

You may have come from Bridget Casey, but if not feel free to start at the beginning of this blog hop with Altenew Card Blog.

Majestic Bouquet Stamp and Die Set

The two large florals are different enough to make it seem like you've bought two separate sets! You can make multiples for a a full bouquet, or feature as single blooms. Use the flowers layered or just the outlined version with your own coloring. Then you have all those simple vs. fancy layered leaves! What a set!

I made six of the flowers in purple and melon hues (Sugarplums Inks, which are on sale now, and Martian Terrain Inks), and put them together for two different cards.

Check out the larger purple flower and how unstructured it is, and then the two melon flowers and how distinct the shape is. What a great contrast!

Although the flowers are layered with the different colors, I chose to stamp the solid versions of the leaves to keep things from being too detailed and busy. Also stepped out of my comfort zone a little and went for some golden leaves.

Side note, loving the script word dies and shadow dies from the Simple Greetings Die Set. At only $12 it's a good staple set with all the words I use the most.

Check out those purple blooms!! It's ridiculous how pretty they are. The detail in the layers of colors is really something else.

Just a few stripes from the Striped Circle Stamp Set on the background to keep things simple. 

No shortage of usefulness, this Majestic Bouquet set has a ton of sentiments too. These are two of the sentiments, which I embossed on a coral paper to blend in with the flower.

Giveaway Prizes

$200 in total prizes! To celebrate this release, Altenew is giving away a $50 gift certificate to 2 lucky winners and a $20 gift certificate to 5 winners! Please leave a comment on the Altenew Card Blog and/or each designer’s blog post by 5/16/2021 for a chance to win. Altenew will draw 7 random winners from the comments left on each stop of this blog hop and announce the winners on the Altenew Winners Page on 5/19/2021. 

I'm pleased to send you to the next stop on this blog hop, Nandini Karmarkar who has some fun projects to share!

Thanks so much for stopping by!
-Kelly

 

Supplies Used (affiliate links used, thanks so much for your support!):

Majestic Bouquet Stamp Set

Majestic Bouquet Die Set

Simple Greetings

Martian Terrain Ink Set

Sugarplums Ink Set - ON SALE!

Striped Circle Stamp Set

Altenew Wildflower Paper Crafting Collection Release Blog Hop + Giveaway

 

Hello Friends! I'm super excited to share something I haven't for quite awhile, a scrapbook page!! And once I dusted off my photo printer, cleaned the print nozzles, and found the photo paper, it came together fairly quickly with the new Wildflower paper crafting collection from Altenew.

You may have come from the blog of Kymona Tracey, but if not feel free to start at the beginning with the Altenew Blog

Although black and white photos are really popular in scrapbooking, I still love using colored photos. The only problem is, quite often the colors in my photos don't go with the color scheme of the scrapbooking products, and then I get discouraged from using them. Not the case here! So happy with how well the muted, yet fun, colors in this Wildflower Collection go with my photos.

It's such a luxury to reach into a package and pull out ephemera that instantly works with your photos. 

This layout documents the final party we hosted at my husband's grandma's and father's house before the closing that happened this week. It's been quite an emotional ride these last few months, and it couldn't have ended in a happier and more fulfilling way, with lots of guidance from above.

Framing key photos was a snap with the embellishments in this collection. And how well they go with the photo is so satisfying!

The Tall Alpha Dies call out the address our family has loved for over 60 years : ) And check out all those new little fishermen!! How cute are they?!

Big flowers are great background fillers and add to the happiness of the day. I added colored cardstock to the back of the Fun Stuff die cut to further customize the embellishment.

Two strips of the patterned paper border the main section of photos, which is all mounted on a coordinating paper in the same collection. Also wanted to point out how much I enjoyed using the retractable eraser putting this layout together. It's a nice size/shape to hold in my hand.

Since I'm mostly a card maker, I thought I'd make a card with this collection too!

I picked a few embellishments to feature on the patterned paper and cut along the pattern at the bottom.

 

Easy as can be! And plenty left for many more crafting sessions!

Giveaway Prizes:

$200 in total prizes! To celebrate this release, Altenew is giving away a $50 gift certificate to 2 lucky winners and a $20 gift certificate to 5 winners! Please leave a comment on the Altenew Card Blog and/or each designer’s blog post by 05/05/2021 for a chance to win. 

Altenew will draw 7 random winners from the comments left on each stop of this blog hop and announce the winners on the Altenew Winners Page on 05/07/2021.

I'm happy to send you to the blog of Kim Jeffress where you'll find a very inspiring project with beautiful Memory Dex cards!

Thanks for stopping by!
-Kelly

Supplies used (affiliate links, thanks so much for  your support!

Wildflower 6x6 Paper Pack

Wildflower 12x12 Paper Pack

Bitty Bits Ephemera Pack

 

Pink Posy Ephemera Pack

Eraser and Refill Package