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 Hi there!

 Wedding season is here and today I have a custom order
Wedding card to share, another one is in the making!

 The request was...rockabilly! This digi from Kenny K is one
of my favorite bride & groom and I immediately thought
of it for this special occasion and couple! 

 White, black and red, the perfect color scheme to go with this rock theme!

When I was asked if the groom could have a beard and a
mustashe I gulped a little... I so didn´t wanted to ruin this image!!!
But I was so pleased with how it turned out!

 The banner and lettering with the  names were hand drawn by me! 

I colored the images with Copic markers and the soft
”background” were colored with Distress Inks.

The huge heart shaped brad is one of a kind and is such
a great detail, I have this packet I purchased several years ago,
I think I have about six brads left, I use them for very special
cards only, as I haven´t found similar brads since!
For the heart underneath the heart shaped brad
I used a heart die from the ”Tag along die collection” set from
Clearly Besotted, and replaced the white die cut heartwith a red!

Thanks for stopping by today!
Tina

Hello!

 This following week I will be sharing three cards I
have made as DT for Isabel Cristina using the adorable
”Flower friends” digi stamp set!

 
For my first card I used the flower wreath together with the
bunny and the raccon, happy friends holding paws!

I am always impressed with how many images that
comes with every one of Isabel´s stamp sets.

Such great value for money! I have said this before but
I´ll say it again, these digi sets are perfect gifts!
You´ll find her digi stamps in her Etsy store.

In the Flower friends set you´ll find among other
things a beautiful flower wreath, several adorable
critters, the cutest tipi tent and of course flowers!

  I found a patterned paper in my stash that matched the colors
of my wreath perfectly! I colored the images with Copic markers.

I very carefully and with a light hand used Distress ink Spun
Sugar behind the flower wreath for a subtle, barely there ”glow”.
The sentiment comes with the stamp set! The wreath, the
bunny and the raccoon were raised up on foam for dimension! 

Thanks for stopping by today!
Tina

Hello!

 Today I have a CAS card to share! As I usually color quite
a lot, which often takes time, (depending on the image I
use of course,) a card like this every now and then feels 
easy breazy to make as it didn´t take too long to make! 

I often stamp more then one panel at a time, especially if
masking is involved as it saves me so much time.

This bunny is from the ”Party animals” set
from Mama Elphant. This was the set I used most
frequently last year and it is still one of my favorites!

The bunny was colored with Copic markers as well as the
light blue shadow behind him. The grass and the edges of
the panel were colored with Distress Inks. The sentiment
is from the ”Brushed wishes” set from Stampendous.

Thanks for stopping by today!
Tina

Hi there! 

Today I have two cards to share, both were made using super
cute images from the "Flower cats" digi stamp set from Isabel Cristina!   

I have layered the images on both of the cards, to find
out how I do that in a Word document on my PC,
please see my blog post from a few weeks ago.

On the first card I started out with the image on the
right hand side, bottom of the sheet, the kitten with
the flower pot. I then layered the kitten with the butterfly
on his tail and the kitten laying down. 

Images were colored with Copic markers, Stickles
were applied to the flowers for some sparkle!

For the second card I layered the two flowers in front of
the kitten. I masked the images, making the mask
using post-it notes carefully tracing the images!

As this is a one layer card I printed the images
and the sentiment on the same sheet of cardstock.

I used painters masking tape to mask of the areas
to color the backdrop, using Distress Inks. 

To finish off the card I adhered strips of multi colored striped
paper to both sides of the the stamped and colored panel.
The images on this card were also colored with Copic markers!

Thanks for stopping by!
Tina

Hello there!

I couldn´t resist making a few Easter cards using
these adorable chicks from Stampingbella!

This stamp set is called "Tiny Townie Peyton Loves to Pretend".
I masked the three little chicks and placed Peyton behind them.

My first set of chickens were colored yellow but 
I just had to color the second set pink!

Images were colored with Copic markers and the background
panels were colored with Distress Inks and Distress Oxide Inks!

 Thank you for stopping by today!
Tina

Hi there!

 Today I have a very colorful card to share! 

I have used the Uptown Girl Zodiac stamp ”Gemini”
from Stampingbella for this card. This is the first card I have
made using the full stamp, I have made both cards and
tags using just one of the girls, that was my thought when purchasing
this stamp, that it could be used with both or one girl only!

Colorful! Yes, I went all in when coloring this card, not
leaving one area of white at all!
The gemini and the blue shadow were colored with Copic
markers and the areas adjacent to the shadow
were colored with Distress Oxide ink, Picked Raspberry.

The photos doesn´t do the card justice as it looks white
but in person its pink, best shown in the first photo!

The sentiment is from the ”Bold buzzwords” set from Paper Smooches.
The finished card made me think of Hawaii, warm breezy nights,
beautiul and comfy summer dresses, yummie drinks...

I might need to go on a vacation?!!!

 Thank you for stopping by today!
Tina

Hi there!

Today I have not one but two Mother´s Day cards
that I have made for Isabel Cristina to share!

The cute bunnies and the sentiments are from the
”Mother´s day bunnies” digi set. If you are new to her
brand I suggest you go check all the adorable digi sets
out in her Etsy store, there are so many to choose from,
all of them with a generous amount of images and sentiments.

Digi stamps are the perfect gift for anyone who has
access to a printer! What I love about digital stamps are
that you are able to choose what size you want the
image, to fit all of your projects perfectly! 

I consider these two cards quite CAS, even though they aren´t one layer!

I printed the images out, colored them with Copic
markers and cut them out using my Scan n Cut.

The background panels were colored with Distress
Oxide inks, Spun Sugar and Picked Raspberry. 

I used foam dots underneath the bunnies for a little dimension.

 Thank you for stopping by today!

Tina

Hi there!

 For today´s card I have used the cute
”I am a mermaid” stamp from Picket Fence Studios.

  I masked and stamped the fish several times,
to get a whole bunch swimming by!

 What color is a mermaid really supposed to be?
I decided to color this one purple, turquoise and green.
I applied Wink of Stella to her for a beautiful shimmer!
First and second photo from the top shows it best!

 I used Copic markers to color the mermaid and the fish,
the blue shadow was also colored with Copics.
I used the same Copics to color the scalloped border!
This stamp set comes with a few different sentiments,
I just love ”Always be yourself unless you can be a mermaid”!

 Thank you for stopping by today!

Tina

Hello!

Pink is still the color I use the most at the moment as you can tell!

Inspired by the get well card I made a few weeks ago,
I decided to use the same color scheme for this card, pink and grey!

This is the sweet "Big little elephant" digital stamp set from
Isabel Cristina Stamps, now available in her Etsy store! 

I used one of the five elephants and two of the
sentiments from the set for this card!

I colored the elephant with Copic markers, I used Distress
Oxide inks, Spun Sugar and Picked Raspberry for the grass!

 Thank you for stopping by!

Tina

Hi there!

The "Besties" from the Curvy Girl Collection from Stampingbella
are so versatile! They are perfect for birthday cards,
just because, thinking of you and so many more occasions!

For this card I choose soft pinks and soft turquoise
tones. I colored the image with Copic markers.

I blended pink and turquoise Distress inks and
Distress Oxide inks for the background.

I cut the image out using my Scan n Cut, choosing a 1mm
white edge. I think that white edge gives the card a little
dimension even though I didn´t use foam dots but just
adhered the image to the panel using double sided tape!

 Thank you for stopping by!

Tina

Hello!

This card was made using some of the images from the
"Beauty Princess" digi set from Isabel Cristina Stamps.

There are so many adorable images in this set!
I choose one of the Fairies, one of the birds and
two of the sentiments for this card.

The Fairy was so much fun to color and I added a few extra folds
to her dress! I colored the images and the shadows with Copic markers.

I applied a few coats of Wink of Stella to the Fairy´s dress
(and on the bird too!) for extra sparkle,
it is best shown in the second photo from the top!

 Thanks for stopping by today!

Tina

Hello! 

Today´s card was a custom order, the recipient
of the card lives in the Netherlands where they
ride bikes and there are a lot of tulips!

I had the perfect stamp, (retired, unfortunately)
a lovely girl and a bike, from Kraftin´Kimmie Stamps.
No tulip stamp but the beautiful magnolia digi´s from Isabel Cristina. 

Images were colored with Copics, background were colored
with Distress inks, Tumbled Glass and Mowed Lawn. 

The pink flowers, the bike and her top were colored with
my magic pink Copic combo! I applied a coat of glossy
accents to the bike to make it look like metal!

Pink Copics used: RV000 – RV00 – RV02 and RV93

 Thanks for stopping by today!

Tina

Hello!

Today I share a clean and simple just because card.
You can never have too many of those cards, right! 

 I made this card for a friend, sent but not yet recieved!
I love how it turned out and I will make a few more with
the same design and stamp, great to have on hand
when you want to send some crafty love!

For this card I used the gorgeous Uptown Zodiac Girls
"Virgo", from Stampingbella. I colored her with Copic
markers, applied just a few drops of Stickles Glitter glue
to the flowers in her hair, to get some sparkle! 

The pink background panel was blended with Distress Oxide
inks, Spun Sugar, Picked Raspberry and Seedless Preserves.

 Thanks for stopping by today!

Tina

Hi there!

I want the on and off winter weather to be done and over
with, maybe that´s why I felt the need to make a spring like card! 

I have been using stamps from two different sets from
Hello Bluebird, the "Springtime" and the "McGregor´s garden" set.
The sentiment stamp is from the "Brushed Wishes" set by Stampendous.

Images, shadow and grass were colored with Copic markers.
I applied some Stickles glitter glue to the pink cloud!

For the clouds I used a cloud border die from the "Landscape trio"
set by Mama Elephant. I die cut the clouds in both white and pink
cardstock, letting the pink show just a little from underneath the white!

 Thanks for stopping by today!

Tina

Hello!

A bunny, carrots, a carrot cake, carrot cupcakes...
the theme for today´s card is Bunny brunch!

For this card I used digi images from the "Bunny brunch" digital
stamp set by Isabel Cristina, you´ll find them in her Etsy store!
Also included in this set are adorable chickens, eggs, chocolate
bunnies, a sheep and many sentiments for your perfect Easter cards!

I have layered the images on my card, to find
out how I do that in a Word document on my PC,
please see my blog post from a few weeks ago. 

I colored the images with Copic markers,
the background was colored with Distress Inks.

 Thanks for stopping by!

Tina