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Mama Elephant

Have an unbelievable day (Lawn Fawn)

written by Kylie

Hi Everyone,

Despite the silence on my blog in recent times, I have actually been creating! I hope to have a few more regular posts coming up as I share some of my creations. The card I am sharing today is the birthday card for my youngest nephew, Max. He turns 13 tomorrow (and I feel pretty confident in posting the card as I know he doesn’t read my blog. lol). I decided to make a scene card for him – lots of die-cutting and inking…and it was so much fun. I haven’t made a scene card in the longest time!

Here’s the card…

Have an unbelievable birthday

It’s not a traditional looking birthday card and is rather “dark” but I was trying to avoid going too cutesy and girly. I’m definitely going to have to build up my masculine card stash!

Thanks for stopping by today!

Happy Stamping!

Supplies Used:

DISCLAIMER: Although a member of the Simon Says Stamp Affiliate program, all items used to create my projects were purchased by myself. I only link to items I have used, like to use and actually recommend. I have included both sizes of distress ink pads as you may prefer the mini over the regular size. I have also linked to the dies which match the stamp set although in this case I decided to fussy cut out the images.

Lawn Fawn SMALL STITCHED RECTANGLE STACKABLES Lawn Cuts Dies	Mama Elephant SNOW CAPPED MOUNTAINS Die Creative Cuts Set	Lawn Fawn STITCHED HILLSIDE BORDERS Lawn Cuts Dies	Lawn Fawn ADMIT ONE Clear Stamps
Lawn Fawn ADMIT ONE Lawn Cuts Dies	RESERVE Lawn Fawn LOVABLE LEGENDS Clear Stamps LF1038	RESERVE Lawn Fawn LOVABLE LEGENDS Lawn Cuts LF1039	RESERVE Lawn Fawn SET LF16SETLL LOVABLE LEGENDS Clear Stamps and Dies
*ZIG Wink of Stella GLITTER CLEAR Brush Tip Marker 025320	EK Success CUTTER BEE Scissors EKCB01	Tim Holtz Distress Ink Pad MOWED LAWN Ranger Summer TIM35008	Tim Holtz Distress Mini Ink Pad MOWED LAWN Ranger TDP40033
Tim Holtz Distress Ink Pad TWISTED CITRON Ranger TIM43294	RESERVE Tim Holtz Distress Mini Ink Pad TWISTED CITRON Ranger TDP47322	Tim Holtz Distress Ink Pad BRUSHED CORDUROY Ranger TIM21421	Tim Holtz Distress Mini Ink Pad BRUSHED CORDUROY Ranger TDP39884
Tim Holtz Distress Ink Pad TUMBLED GLASS Ranger TIM27188	Tim Holtz Distress Mini Ink Pad TUMBLED GLASS Ranger TDP40248	Tim Holtz Distress Ink Pad BROKEN CHINA Ranger TIM21414	Tim Holtz Distress Mini Ink Pad BROKEN CHINA Ranger TDP39877
Tim Holtz Distress Ink Pad SALTY OCEAN Ranger Summer TIM35015	Tim Holtz Distress Mini Ink Pad SALTY OCEAN Ranger TDP40132

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17 July, 2016 4 comments

Birthdays Cards WPlus9

Hope Your Birthday is Unforgettable (WPlus9)

written by Kylie

Hi Everyone,

A super quick post today (mainly because it is getting late and I need to get to bed! lol). I totally forgot it was my boss’s birthday today and I’ve always given her a card for her birthday. I felt so bad even though I did actually wish her a happy birthday in person. So tonight, the plan was to make a birthday card. (Turns out I don’t actually make a lot of birthday cards so I need to remedy that too and put a few away for days like these). At first I thought I would use the WPlus9 stamp set Unforgettable as it has a couple of sentiments related to forgetting birthdays but when I sat down I decided to just make a regular birthday card.

Here’s the card…

Hope your birthday is unforgettable
Materials used: Stamps – Unforgettable (WPlus9); Dies – Die-namics Blueprints 13, Landscape Trio (Mama Elephant); Cardstock – American Crafts, Knights Smooth; Designer Paper – Hello Sunshine (Lawn Fawn); Distress Inks, Copic Markers and Rhinestones (KaiserCraft).

Hope you enjoyed my card! Thanks for stopping by today!

Happy Stamping!

17 August, 2015 2 comments

Cards Christmas Lawn Fawn Paper Smooches Stamping

Evolution of a Christmas card (continued)

written by Kylie

Hi Everyone,

Continuing on from yesterday’s post regarding the evolution of my Christmas card for this year, I am sharing two more of the “not quite right” designs I was playing with before I arrived at my final idea.

I had decided it might be fun to create more of a scene for the dog (Penny Black’s Xmas treat!) and the idea of using acetate popped into my card. I thought how fun it would be to have the greeting peek through from the inside layer. And then I thought maybe I should use snowmen. The reasons this card didn’t work for me – the trees were too short and there really wasn’t anywhere for me to write (although I suppose I could have written on the back of the card).

Here’s card one…

Merry Christmas
Materials used: Stamps – Autumn Groves, Freezy Fellas, Merry Motifs, Swanky Snowdudes (Paper Smooches); Dies – Stitched Hillside Borders (Lawn Fawn), Clearly Creative Cuts – Landscape Trio (Mama Elephant); Acetate, Cardstock – American Crafts, Knights; Copic Makers and Wink of Stella.

Deciding I needed to use taller trees (and preferably from a stamp set for which I had the matching dies!), I switched over to the Joy to the Wood stamp set by Lawn Fawn. I wasn’t quite ready to give up on the acetate idea either but I really didn’t like all the glue showing on the inside. I went to so far as to cover most of the back with white paper. WAY too much work for a card I need to reproduce multiple times. I stayed with the snowman idea too.

Here’s card two…

Merry Christmas
Materials used: Stamps – Joy to the Woods (Lawn Fawn), Freezy Fellas, Merry Motifs, Swanky Snowdudes (Paper Smooches); Dies – Joy to the Woods, Stitched Hillside Borders (Lawn Fawn), Clearly Creative Cuts – Landscape Trio (Mama Elephant); Acetate, Cardstock – American Crafts, Knights; Copic Makers and Wink of Stella.

So, there are two more of the cards which lead me to the design I used for this years card. lol I hope you enjoyed seeing some of my thought processes.

It’s Christmas Eve here so I am going to switch off the computer and settle down in front of the TV to watch “Carols by Candlelight“. It is tradition. Wishing you all a very Merry Christmas! I hope you all have a wonderful time with your families and friends.

Happy Stamping!

24 December, 2014 4 comments

Cards Christmas Lawn Fawn Paper Smooches Penny Black Stamping

Evolution of a Christmas card

written by Kylie

Hi Everyone,

Yesterday I posted my Christmas card for this year and I mentioned I had a number of designs which didn’t quite work for me. I thought I would share three of the “rejected” designs. They aren’t fully polished cards as I was just playing around with different elements to see how they would work but they aren’t hideous either. lol They actually have potential so I wanted to remember the designs so they could be further developed at another time.

Here’s card one…

For this card, I had decided I was going to use the cute Starburst Cover die from Mama Elephant. I love the look of the starry background but I was a little heavy handed when spritzing water onto the sky (not a great thing to do when you aren’t using water colour paper). The horizon line is too far up the card and makes it look a little odd. lol I’m thinking it might be better to trim the design into a smaller panel. I want the dog to be framed by the stars so wouldn’t like to drop him too far down. I actually really like the colours of the sock too (and I really only moved away from this colour combination to the red and green for my final Christmas card design at the last minute).

Merry Christmas
Materials used: Stamps – Xmas Treat! 2230F (Penny Black), and Merry Motifs (Paper Smooches); Dies – Starburst Cover – Creative Cuts (Mama Elephant); Project Life White Cards (Becky Higgins); Cardstock – American Crafts, Knights; Copic Markers; Distress Inks; Hybrid Ink – Black Licorice (My Favorite Things); and Wink of Stella.

Here’s card number two…

The more I look at this card, the more I think it could have been my Christmas card and that it would have taken me a fraction of the time to create compared with the design I ended up going with…I better stop looking. lol I was still playing around with the above design and I felt that moving the sentiment to the bottom of the card helped with the spacing issue. It was at this point I decided the card needed a little more dimension so the sock and the puppy dogs head were popped up. I also added a few pale snowflakes from Lawn Fawn’s Snow Day set to the greeting from Paper Smooches. I think this is such a nice touch and I carried this concept right through to my final card design.

Merry Christmas
Materials used: Stamps – Xmas Treat! 2230F (Penny Black), Snow Day (Lawn Fawn) and Merry Motifs (Paper Smooches); Dies – Starburst Cover – Creative Cuts (Mama Elephant); Cardstock – American Crafts, Knights; Copic Markers; Distress Inks; Hybrid Ink – Black Licorice (My Favorite Things); and Wink of Stella.

Onto card three…

For the final card I decided I was overthinking things and decided to go simple! I did pop up the sock and head again to make it look a little less flat. Unfortunately, the card just looked a little too plain and not very Christmassy. It’s nice enough but plain. I think the colour choice of the sock was to blame.

Merry Christmas
Materials used: Stamps – Xmas Treat! 2230F (Penny Black), Snow Day (Lawn Fawn) and Merry Motifs (Paper Smooches); Cardstock – American Crafts, Knights; Copic Markers; Distress Inks; Hybrid Ink – Black Licorice (My Favorite Things); and Wink of Stella.

After playing with the above three designs, I decided to try something completely different and I will share that card tomorrow.

Thank you for stopping by today!

Happy Stamping!

23 December, 2014 4 comments

Cards Lawn Fawn Stamping

Have an ice day – part 3 (Lawn Fawn)

written by Kylie

Hi Everyone,

When I mentioned in my post that I had a coloured walrus ready to make into the third card in my “Have an ice day” series (part one can be seen here and part two is here), using Lawn Fawn’s Critters in the Arctic stamp set, I was so inspired! When I sat down to make the card I had a few issues. Limiting myself to creating a card in the same style, varying only a few features, but at the same time making a completely unique card was actually a little more difficult than I had thought it would be. After a few (now recycled) attempts, I finally decided to stop over-thinking things and just make the card. lol In my eyes, this card doesn’t have the flair and creativity of the first two but, on the other hand, had I made it first I’d have loved it. It was just unlucky enough to come in third place. lol

Here’s the card…

Have an ice day
Materials used: Stamps – Critters in the Arctic, Monster Mash(Lawn Fawn); Dies – Stitched Hillside Borders (Lawn Fawn), Landscape Trio (Mama Elephant); Stencil – Under the Seas (Simon Says Stamp); Cardstock – Unknown, Doodlebug Design; Copic Markers; Distress Ink, KindyGlitz glitter and Wink of Stella.

Thanks for stopping by today! Hope you have a great day!

Happy Stamping!

18 September, 2014 5 comments

Cards Lawn Fawn Stamping

Have An Ice Day – part 2 (Lawn Fawn)

written by Kylie

Hi Everyone,

I had so much fun making my card yesterday so I couldn’t put the Critters in the Arctic set away just yet! There are still so many other delightful critters to colour, including the subject of todays card – the narwhal! How cute! I thought it might be fun to create another little scene like yesterday but vary a couple of features. I’m so pleased with how it turned out.

Here’s the card…

Have An Ice Day
Materials used: Stamps – Critters in the Arctic, (Lawn Fawn); Dies – Stitched Hillside Borders, Project Life (Becky Higgins), Landscape Trio (Mama Elephant); Stencil – Under the Seas (Simon Says Stamp); Cardstock – Unknown, Doodlebug Design; Copic Markers; Distress Ink and Wink of Stella.

And…just to give you the heads up…I’ve already coloured in the walrus so you just know the third card in this series isn’t too far away. lol

Thank you for stopping by today!

Happy Stamping!

14 September, 2014 5 comments

Cards Lawn Fawn Stamping

Have an ice day (Lawn Fawn)

written by Kylie

Hi Everyone,

Today I sat down to create with a particular stamp set. I had an idea percolating away and had even stamped out a rough design. It was then that I made a fatal mistake – I turned on the computer to watch some YouTube while I created and it seemed like everyone was using the same set (a slight exaggeration, Kylie!). Instead of being inspired, I confess I became a little intimidated. It really is a silly attitude but I guess we all fall victim to comparisons from time to time. I decided to put the stamp set away and grab another one. The idea will still be there another day. It was a great move! And if you are in the same boat, I’d recommend doing exactly the same. Grab another stamp/stamp set and just create! Stop with the comparison. Don’t put that stamp away and never use it again!

Okay, so I’ve been crushing on all the new Lawn Fawn stamp sets which have recently been released. I had a little splurge and picked out a few of my favourites, including Critters in the Arctic and Winter Penguin. I *love* their critters and you know I *love* creating scenes. It’s a win win. As soon as I saw the two sets I knew I wanted to combine them and create a little winter scene so that’s what I did. (I can tell I am going to use that little iceberg a lot!) I did have a bit of drama with the embossing (reminder: make sure inked background is completely dry before applying embossing powder. lol). I thought long and hard about re-doing it but I decided that I actually liked the rough, splotchy look. To me it looked more realistic. I have to say I *love* how this card turned out. Go me! lol

Here’s the card….

Have An Ice Day
Materials used: Stamps – Critters in the Arctic, Winter Penguin (Lawn Fawn); Dies – Stitched Hillside Borders, Happy Trails (Lawn Fawn), Project Life (Becky Higgins), Landscape Trio (Mama Elephant); Cardstock – Unknown, Doodlebug Design; Copic Markers; and Distress Ink.

Hope you are all having a wonderful weekend! Thanks so much for stopping by!

Happy Stamping!

13 September, 2014 9 comments

Cards Lawn Fawn Stampin' Up!Stamping

Everything is fun with you (Lawn Fawn)

written by Kylie

Hi Everyone,

I’ve been colouring again! This time I pulled out the Lawn Fawn set Love You S’more as I realised that I haven’t used it since I bought it, apart from the initial “stamp up all the images to see what they look like” play. I LOVE this set, especially the bear. I now have a sleuth of bears of all different colours decorating my craft space. lol

The scene for this card came together because I have also been playing with the Critters in the Forest set testing out the new Stampin’ Up! Blendabilities markers (I recently purchased the Old Olive Assortment and the Coastal Cabana Assortment as I’ve been keen to see how they compared with Copics).

I’d been busy colouring away – animals and trees – and it hit me that I really should make the images into a card. What a novel concept! lol I decided that instead of distress inking the sky (I do tend to favour this technique), or using a stamp to create a starry night, that I would use some pretty paper from the Hello Sunshine 6×6 petite paper pack from Lawn Fawn (which I couldn’t find on their website – please don’t tell me it is discontinued…). I thought the paper was a little too bright for the scene I had begun to set so I sponged over it with Faded Jeans Distress Ink. That’s better! I stamped the greeting and embossed to make it pop and then finished assembling my scene.

Here’s the card…

Everything is Fun with You
Materials used: Stamps – Critters in the Forest, Love You S’more (Lawn Fawn); Dies – Landscape Trio (Mama Elephant); Distress Ink Pads; Copic Markers; Blendabilities (Stampin’ Up!); Designer Paper – Hello Sunshine (Lawn Fawn); Wink of Stella and Glossy Accents.

It’s a typical “Kylie” card, isn’t it? lol

Anyway, I hope you are all happy and well and spending lots of time creating! Thanks for visiting my blog today.

Happy Stamping!

2 September, 2014 10 comments

Cards Gorjuss Stamping

Totally Gorjuss

written by Kylie

Hi Everyone,

What do you do when you stamp up and colour some images (which you are reasonably happy with) and then you go blank on how to finish off your cards? That’s the situation I found myself in after my last post. I had coloured in a couple of images but when I went to finish off the cards I didn’t like any of the papers I chose or designs, etc I came up with. It was tempting just to put them aside and move onto something else but I feared that I might never return to them. I sucked it up and just assembled them. They may not be my favourite cards and they may not have any real flair to them but they are done. 🙂

I used the Gorjuss stamp set “Ruby” which is so cute. Decided to see how she would look if I water coloured her with distress markers and then coloured using copics. I stayed rather true to the colours displayed on the stamp set. Room for improvement with both but it is a start. Think I am getting better with skin tones, hair shading and shadows too. So yay!

Here’s the first card…

I Love You
Materials used: Stamps – Ruby (Docrafts/Gorjuss), In My Heart (Mama Elephant), Stinkin’ Cute (Simon Says Stamp); Distress Inks, Distress Markers; Designer Paper – Hello Sunshine (KaiserCraft) and Wink of Stella.

And here’s the second card…

Gorjuss
Materials used: Stamps – Ruby (Docrafts/Gorjuss); Copic Markers; Designer Paper – Favourite Things (Heidi Swapp); Distress Ink (Ranger); Ribbon (American Crafts).

The above cards were a great learning experience for me in many ways. I thoroughly enjoyed colouring them both – playing with watercolours and then seeing if I could create the same/better/different look using copics. The putting the card together bit though…was less satisfying. Perhaps next time I’ll begin with the end in mind. lol

Happy Stamping!

23 August, 2014 4 comments

Cards Mama Elephant Stamping

Spread Happiness (Mama Elephant)

written by Kylie

Hi Everyone,

I hope you are all enjoying a lovely and creative weekend. I still had the Mama Elephant stamp set Up and Away on my craft table so decided to make the card which had been in my mind before I got side tracked by ball pit cards. lol

My idea was to make a moving card especially when I saw the sentiment “Spread Happiness wherever you go”. I had all the pieces almost ready to assemble when I decided that the cotton thread might not be strong enough to pull the little critter across the card. At that moment I decide to anchor all the pieces and I’m pretty happy with how it turned out.

Here’s the first card…

Spread Happiness
Materials used: Stamps – Up and Away (Mama Elephant); Dies – Creative Cuts – Landscape Trio (Mama Elephant); Mister Hueys Colour Mist – Shine (Studio Calico); and Distress Markers.

Of course I always stamp up (and usually I colour them too) multiple images when I create so I decided to try my moving card again but this time I would I wouldn’t separate the balloons and the strings. I was partially worried by the appearance of the white behind the string and toyed with the idea of sponging ink but now that it is finished I’m not unhappy with the white.

Here’s the card…

And as the critter flies across the card…

I’m sorry the photographs aren’t the best – one of the downsides to being a nighttime crafter, especially during winter.

Hope you all have a wonderful day! I’m super excited as I am off to play with Dingo puppies tomorrow. *Squeal*

Happy Stamping!

10 August, 2014 6 comments

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