Spring Blooms Card with Crafty Meraki Dies

Hello, crafty friends!

I am back today to share a soft, pastel floral card featuring stamps and dies from Crafty Meraki. There are so many gorgeous layered florals in the Crafty Meraki store, but I thought the Kelsey Meraki Floral Para-Dies would look great in pinks and yellows. I loved mixing the floral die cuts with artsy blends and splatters for my card today.

My card today features the Kelsey Meraki Floral Para-Dies, April Meraki Floral Para-Dies, Spade Meraki Floral Para-Dies, Imperial Garden Layering Stamp Set, and the Angel Wings Layering Stamp Set.

For my card, I started out by trimming a piece of Snowdrift Cardstock to 4.025" X 5.625". Next, I placed the Diamond Motif Stencil in the centre of the panel and applied Mint Ink lightly all over with a blending brush. I then flicked some black paint on my panel using a paint brush for a fun splatter effect. 

Next, I die cut the Kelsey Meraki Floral Para-Dies, April Meraki Floral Para-Dies, and Spade Meraki Floral Para-Dies twice out of Snowdrift Cardstock and White Foam using my Spellbinders Platinum 6" Machine. To colour the pieces, I blended Bubble Gum and Sparkling Rose inks over the three large flowers using sponge daubers. Next, I coloured the pistils using Sunshine Ink and adhered it down to the centre of the flowers. Then, I blended Bubble Gum, Sparkling Rose, Ocean Breeze, and Fresh Pear inks over the florets using sponge daubers before adhering down the foam die-cut pieces behind for dimension.

Next, I stamped the small and large leaves from the Imperial Garden Layering Stamp Set using Olive and Fresh Pear inks and then cut them out with scissors, leaving a small border. Once that was done, I die cut the Small Circle Die from the Diagonal Stitched Circles Die Set twice out of Snowdrift Cardstock and White Foam and adhered it down to my panel using Liquid Glue. I then assembled my floral bouquet and then adhered down the pieces on to my panel using a combination of foam adhesive and Liquid Glue.  

Then, to accentuate my design, I die cut the Outer Frame Die from the Pretty Frames 2 Die out of Snowdrift Cardstock and adhered it to my panel using Liquid Glue. To complete my design, I stamped a sentiment from the Angel Wings Layering Stamp Set on a strip of Snowdrift Cardstock using Versafine Onyx Black ink and then die cut the sentiment out using the Fishtail Flag Trio Die Set, before popping it on my panel using foam squares for dimension. Finally, I adhered a few Sparkling Clear Sequins to my card panel and mounted it to an A2-sized top-folding white card base made out of Snowdrift Cardstock.

I hope you liked my floral card and thanks so much for stopping by today. Be sure to check out Crafty Meraki on Instagram or visit their Blog for tons of inspiration!

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Floral Springtime Card with Crafty Meraki Dies

Hello, crafty friends!

I am honoured to be guest designing on the Crafty Meraki Blog today and have a bright and fun floral card to share featuring dies from Crafty Meraki's October Release. The Meraki Floral Para-Dies cut several different beautiful florals and foliage which can be used for both A2 and Slimline-sized Cards all year long. I simply love the versatility of these dies! 

My card today features the Spade Meraki Floral Para-Dies, April Meraki Floral Para-Dies, Chloe Meraki Floral Para-Dies, and the Blooming Birthday Stamp Set. 

To create my card, I first die cut Watercolor Cardstock using the Outer Rectangle Die from the Essentials: Stitched Rectangles Die Set. Then, I wet my watercolor panel with water and used Tumbled Glass, Peacock Feathers, and Cracked Pistachio Distress Inks with a Water Brush in a dabbing motion, allowing the colors to mix slightly. I let the panel dry and then added some black paint splatters for interest.

Next, I die cut the Spade Meraki Floral Para-Dies, April Meraki Floral Para-Dies, and Chloe Meraki Floral Para-Dies twice out of Snowdrift Cardstock and White Foam using my Spellbinders Platinum 6" Machine. I coloured the die cut pieces using a variety of Copic Markers in different colour families before adhering down the foam die-cut pieces behind for dimension. I love how these flowers look combined together. They're so delicate and pretty! 

Next, I stamped a greeting and the coordinating banner from the Blooming Birthday Stamp Set on a strip of Neenah Solar White Cardstock using Versafine Onyx Black ink and then fussy cut the image using a pair of scissors. Once that was done, I die cut the Outer Frame Die from the Pretty Frames 2 Die twice out of Snowdrift Cardstock and White Foam and adhered it down to my panel using Liquid Glue. Then, to finish, I adhered a few Sparkling Clear Sequins to my card panel and mounted it to an A2-sized top-folding white card base made out of Snowdrift Cardstock.

I hope you liked my floral card and thanks so much for stopping by today.  Be sure to check out Crafty Meraki on Instagram or visit their Blog for tons of inspiration!

If you like what you've seen from me, please give me a follow over on my Instagram (@hussena_cal) and/or subscribe to my blog if you haven't already

Crafty Meraki Instagram Hop | #MerakiCraftober

Hello, crafty friends!

I am excited and honoured to be joining Crafty Meraki for an Instagram Hop featuring some of their NEW stamps and dies! You can visit the Crafty Meraki Instagram page to find out all the details for today's hop!

Have you seen the AMAZING stamps and dies just released by Crafty Meraki this month? There are so many designs to choose from for all kinds of projects. Today, I am sharing a bright and cheery floral card using some of the new goodies from the shop. 

My card features the Imperial Garden Layering Stamp Set along with the April Meraki Flora Para-Dies.

To create my card, I began by stamping the large layered flower from the Imperial Garden Layering Stamp Set in my MISTI on to Snowdrift Cardstock using Candy Apple, Berrylicious, Passion Fruit and Coral Reef dye inks. I then trimmed out the images with a pair of scissors, leaving a small white border.

Next, I stamped the leaves on to Snowdrift Cardstock using Fresh Pear, Key Lime and Olive dye inks. I fussy cut them using a pair of scissors to work on my card background. If you don't want to cut the images by hand, you can use the coordinating dies available for the set. 

Then, I trimmed a piece of Snowdrift Cardstock to 4.25" X 5.5" for my card background and applied a thin layer of Liquid Watercolor - Aquamarine towards the lower two thirds of the cardstock and dragged the color out loosely with water using a Waterbrush Pen. Next, I die cut Snowdrift Cardstock using the floret dies from the April Meraki Flora Para-Dies. I watercolored the pieces using Bubble Gum, Sunshine, and Aquamarine Liquid Watercolors in a light wash for a soft look. 

Next, I die cut Snowdrift Cardstock and White Foam Sheets using the outer rectangle die from the Stitched Scallops Rectangle Die Set. I adhered the foam die cut piece beneath the white die cut piece and popped it to my panel using liquid adhesive. I also adhered the stamped and die cut pieces to my panel using a mix of foam and liquid adhesive. Then, I stamped a sentiment from the Blooming Birthday Stamp Set on to a strip of Snowdrift Cardstock using Versafine Onyx Black ink and popped it on to my panel using foam adhesive. To finish, I added a few gold ink splatters using the Heidi Swapp Color Shine Spray in Gold Lame. 

I hope you enjoyed this bright floral card and thank you so much for stopping by today. Be sure to check out Crafty Meraki on Instagram or visit their Blog for tons of inspiration!

If you like what you've seen from me, please give me a follow over on my Instagram (@hussena_cal) and/or subscribe to my blog if you haven't already.

Pinkfresh Studio | Floral Delight

 

Happy Friday, crafty friends!

I have two Cards to share today that I made using a multitude of dies and stamps from Pinkfresh Studio. I have combined and used dies from the November Release along with stamps and dies from previous releases for my cards today and I am so excited to share them with you. 

My first Card features the Essentials: Stitched Scallop Rectangles Die Set, Diagonal Stitched Plaid Die, Diagonal Stitched Circles Die Set, Classic Words Die Set, and the Fancy Blooms Stamp Set.

To create my card, I began by stamping the floral images from the Fancy Blooms Stamp Set onto a piece of Canson Montval Watercolor Paper using a light hybrid ink that is watercolor-friendly. I then started coloring the images using Liquid Watercolors from Pinkfresh. The flowers were colored using Bubble Gum and Aquamarine, while the leaves were colored using Key Lime and Emerald City. I diluted the colors with water while watercoloring to achieve a nice, soft look. After the coloring was complete, I die cut the images using the coordinating Fancy Blooms Die Set and set it aside to work on other components of my card. 

To create the background, I die cut a card panel using the Diagonal Stitched Plaid Die from Canson Montval Watercolor Paper and did a light color wash on it using Aquamarine Liquid Watercolor. I also flicked some black paint splatters on the panel for detail and interest. Then, I foam mounted this panel to my card base.

Next, I die cut the two stitched circles from the Diagonal Stitched Circles Die Set from Neenah Claasic Crest Solar White Cardstock (110 LBS) and adhered them to the card panel using foam dots. Once that was done, I die cut the outer rectangle from the Essentials: Stitched Scallop Rectangles Die Set from Neenah Cardstock and foam mounted it to my card panel for dimension. 

I then arranged the floral images to my card front using foam squares. I also fussy cut some of the smaller flowers from the floral cluster and added them to the card to create a more cohesive design.

The sentiment is die cut from the Classic Words Die Set. I cut the outer shadow for the sentiment from Vellum Paper and 'Hooray' from from Gold Glitter Cardstock. The sentiment from the Floral Notes Stamp Set was heat embossed in white on a strip of Black Cardstock and then attached to the panel using foam squares. I finished off the card with a few clear Jewels. 

My next Card features the Essentials: Stitched Scallop Rectangles Die Set, Fancy Oval Frame Die, Slim Stripes Die Set, the You Are My Favorite Stamp Set, Lea's Onrnate Lowercase Die Set, and Heather's Lowercase Die Set.

To begin, I stamped the floral outline cluster using the You Are My Favorite Stamp Set on a piece of a Neenah Classic Crest Solar White Cardstock (110 LBS) using Detail Black ink. The You Are My Favorite stamp, die, and stencil set is one of my all-time favorites from Pinkfresh and I love using it time and again for my cards. One of the things I like about this set is that the coordinating Stencils make it so easy to add color without stamping or coloring, so you can blend colors and add shading as you like.

 The coordinating You Are My Favorite stencils consist of 3 layering stencils to color the stamped image without having to mask. I used Berrylicious and Sparkling Rose to ink the flowers and Fresh Pear for the leaves and foliage. Once I was done, I die cut the image using the coordinating You Are My Favorite Die Set and set it aside to work on other elements for my card.

For my card background, I die cut a couple of paper strips from White Cardstock using the Slim Stripes Die Set. I colored the die cut strips using Mint and Coral Reef and then adhered the various strips to the centre of my card panel. Next, I die cut the Fancy Oval Frame Die from Neenah Cardstock and foam mounted it over on my card panel. I also went ahead and die cut a stitched rectangle frame from the Essentials: Stitched Scallop Rectangles Die Set. I lightly coloured the frame using Coral Reef ink and then foam mounted it to my card front. 

I adhered my floral clusters on my panel using foam tape for dimension. For my sentiment, I used a combination of Lea's Onrnate Lowercase Die Set, and Heather's Lowercase Die Set. l love that these are all interchangeable and can be mixed and matched together. They are truly very versatile! I die cut the letters to spell Hi twice - once in Gold Glitter Cardstock and again in White (which was then colored using Coral Reef for a soft, transparent look) to swap out the pieces for the outline before adhering them to my card. The sentiment from the Floral Notes Stamp Set was heat embossed in white on a piece of Black Cardstock and then adhered to the card front using foam tape. To finish, I embellished my card with clear Jewels. This card required me to do quite a bit of die cutting, but I really enjoyed creating it.

I hope you like today's cards! I would love to hear what you think of them.

 Thanks so much for stopping by!

Pinkfresh Studio | Florals Galore

Hello, crafty friends!

I hope you're having a great week so far!

I have two bright and summer-y cards to share today using a variety of new and old Pinkfresh products. I love combining and using different supplies for all my projects and these cards were simply a delight to create!

My first Card features the Sending Love and Hugs Stamp, coordinating Sending Love and Hugs Die, Essentials: Pretty Frames 2 Die, Inverted Diamond Stencil, and Classic Words Die Set.

To create my card, I began by stamping the floral cluster from the  Sending Love and Hugs Stamp in my MISTI on a piece of Neenah Classic Crest Solar White Cardstock (110 LBS). I used Passion Fruit and Berrylicious to ink the flowers and Mint for the leaves and foliage. I have a thing for coral pink flowers - I find them very pretty!

Then, I die cut the images using the coordinating Sending Love and Hugs Die and kept them aside to work on my card panel. I took a piece of White Cardstock and used the Inverted Diamond Stencil to create my card background. I used two different ink colours - Warm Buff and Mint to stencil the design as I wanted to create some visual interest. Then, I trimmed it to size and adhered it to a panel of grey cardstock. 

 To accentuate my design, I die cut the Essentials: Pretty Frames 2 Die from grey cardstock and foam mounted it to the stenciled panel for a raised look. The best thing about this cover plate is that you can either stack all the different frame layers as I have done on my card, or you can just use the frames individually if you like. Either way, it looks very elegant!

I adhered the stamped images over the frame using foam squares for dimension. I also fussy cut some of the smaller flowers from the floral cluster and added them to the card to create a more cohesive design. Then, in order to glam things up, I added Diamond Stickles Glitter Glue in the centre of the flowers and leaves. It looks quite nice and sparkly in real life!

The sentiment is die cut from the Classic Words Die Set. I die cut the outer shadow for the sentiment from Vellum Paper and the word from Silver Glitter Paper. I adhered it to my panel using glue dots. My card was almost complete, but I decided to add some enamel dots dots in red and green to tie it all in together. Finally, I matted my panel to Silver Glitter Paper, and then adhered it down to a white side folding card base. 

My second Card features the Full Bloom Stamp, coordinating Full Bloom Die, Colour Block: Gradiating Stripes Die, and the Classic Words Die Set.

To start off, I stamped the floral image from the Full Bloom Stamp Set in Peach Fuzz on a piece of Canson Montval Watercolor Paper to do no-line colouring. I don't consider myself to be a very good colorist, but I still wanted to give this technique a try and see how it goes. I coloured the imnage using an array of Pinkfresh Studio Liquid Watercolours: Bubblegum, Candy Apple, Clementine, Key Lime, and Emerald City. I mixed some of the colours to create colour variations. 

Once my image was coloured, I die cut it using the coordinating Full Bloom Die. Next, I started working on my card background. I took a piece of White Cardstock and watercoloured it using a blend of Aquamarine and Emerald City. I diluted the latter with lots of water to get a pale green colour and mixed it with Aquamarine to create a nice, soft teal colour. I wadded gold and black paint splatters to the panel for more interest. I then die cut this panel using the Colour Block: Gradiating Stripes Die and foam mounted it to a white card panel. 

It was now time to assemble the card together. I foam mounted the watercolored image to the die cut background, and adhered the card front to a panel of Gold Mirror Cardstock, which was then adhered to a white card base. The sentiment is again die cut from the  Classic Words Die Set. I die cut the outer shadow from Vellum Paper and the word die from Gold Mirror Cardstock. The accompanying stamped sentiment is from the Floral Notes Stamp Set. I stamped it on a strip of white cardstock using Hybrid Black ink. I finished off the card with a couple of White Jewels. 

Hope you enjoyed looking at my cards today! I would love to hear what you think of them.

Thank you so much for stopping by!

Pinkfresh Studio | Holiday Cards

Hello, crafty friends!

Hope you're all doing well and having a great week so far! I'm here today to share with you two Holiday Cards which I created using products from the September 2020 Release by Pinkfresh. 

My first Card features the Ornate Poinsettias Cover Plate Die along with the Holiday Vibes Die Set. Pinkfresh carries a fantastic range of stand-alone dies in their store and I absolutely love using them for my projects now and then. 

To begin, I die cut the Ornate Poinsettias Die twice from Neenah Classic Crest Solar White - 110 LBS Cardstock. 

Next, I took a piece of White Cardstock and lightly watercoloured this panel using Sky Blue Liquid Watercolour. I also added some paint splatters in Aquamarine to this panel for more interest and then adhered it down to my card base. 

I then die cut the Ornate Poinsettias Die from a sheet of White Fun Foam and adhered it over the watercolored panel. Once that was done, I adhered the white die cut panels over it and carefully inlaid the entire piece back to the outline design. While this was a bit time-consuming to do, I loved working on it!

 The flowers were coloured using Candy Apple and Bubble Gum, while the leaves were coloured using a mixture of three different ink colours - Emerald City, Key Lime, and Sunshine. The tiny flower centres were coloured using Sunshine to add a bit of contrast to the red and green. The Liquid Watercolours from Pinkfresh are simply AMAZING and work so well with all kinds of watercolour techniques! 

The sentiment was die cut using the the Holiday Vibes Die Set. The main sentiment was cut from Silver Glitter Paper, while the shadow was cut from Vellum. I adhered the sentiment piece on to my card panel using foam dots for dimension. I finished off the card with some fine black paint splatters and White Crystals. I love using Crystals as accents for my cards as they are so pretty and come in a variety of sizes and colours. They are the perfect finishing touch for any card!

My second Card features the Our Home To Yours Stamp Set, Charming Floral Wreath Stamp Set, Floral Diamond Stamp, and the Artistic Bows Die Set. 

It gives me immense joy whenever I am able to combine different supplies to create my card designs and I love that I was able to do that for this card. 

I started off by heat embossing the Floral Diamond Stamp on a piece of White Cardstock using Super Fine White Embossing Powder. Once that was done, I ink blended the panel using Meadow dye ink and then die cut it using the Stitched Rectangles Die Set. Next, I die cut a circle from the centre of the panel using the Essentials: Braided Circle Die Set. I then started working on the focal for my card.

I took a piece of Watercolor Paper and ink blended the entire background using a combination of Lemon Whip and Sweet Mustard dye inks. Next, I used the Our Home To Yours Stamp Set to create a little holiday scene on this panel. I also stamped two houses from the set using Ballet Slipper and Sparkling Rose, cut them out using the coordinating Our Home To Yours Die Set, and then adhered them to the panel using foam dots for dimension. I then adhered this panel to my card base. Next, I adhered my second panel over it using White Fun Foam for dimension and interest.

I stamped the floral wreaths from the Charming Floral Wreath Stamp Set using Ballet Slipper and Sparkling Rose, while for the leaves, I used Grassy Knoll and Meadow dye inks. I cut them out using the coordinating Charming Floral Wreath Die Set and adhered them to my panel using foam squares. 

My sentiment is from the Our Home To Yours Stamp Set and was stamped using Detail Black Ink. My card was almost done at this point, but I felt something was slightly amiss with regards to the card design, so I decided to add a bow to give it a more finished look. I used the Artistic Bows Die Set to die cut the bow from Vellum and then adhered it to my card panel using glue dots. I added some fine black paint splatters and White Crystals as the finishing touch to my design. 

Hope you enjoyed looking at my cards today. I would love to hear what you think of them. :)

Thank you so much for stopping by!

Have a crafty day!

Hussena