Rainbow Hibiscus

Hi everyone, Maria here, hope you are all well.  Today I have the Rainbow Hibiscus card for you.  Made using the Hibiscus Stamp by Colourific.

Here’s what you will need:
A5 Hibiscus Stamp from Colourific
Versamark ink pad
White Embossing Powder
Multicoloured die inks - I used Catherine Pooler minis Life if the Party set
Nuvo drops - multicoloured
White Stamping Card
7x7” white card blank
3D Foam Pads
Coloured Card for mounting - I used pastel pink and blue
Sentiment stamp - I used Thanks from my stash.

To make the card:

1. Take a square of white stamping card for the main background (I used 6” x6”), and blend the coloured die inks in stripes diagonal lines across the card.
2. Randomly stamp the stamens, flourishes and blooms using the Versamark and emboss using the white embossing powder.
3. Using the green ink pad, stamp the small stamen randomly on this backing paper.
4. On a separate piece of stamping card, stamp different sizes of the blooms in different colours and cut out leaving a small white border.
5. Using the same colour Nuvo Drops as the blooms, work your way around the outside of each bloom making small dots. Do this to all the cut out blooms.  Leave these to air dry.
6. Mount up the backing paper onto the pink and blue card and stick these onto a 7x7” card blank.
7. Add 3 yellow Nuvo Drops to each of the corners in the white card base and leave to dry.
8. Stamp a sentiment, I used Thanks from my stash, and mount using 3D foam pads.
9. Finally, once the Nuvo drops are set, attach the blooms to the card using 3D foam pads.

Voila, all done.  Hope you like it. See you next week with another new card.

Penguin Agenda 3

Hi everybody

Here is the last of my three cards for today, using the Penguin Palace Penguin Agenda stamp set which is one of the new stamps from The Little Paper Tree.  Use my new code for 10% discount at the checkout
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To make this card this is what you will need:

White Card cut to size A6

White stamping card

Penguin Palace Penguin Agenda Stamp set

Catherine Pooler Minis Ink set - Life of the Party

Versafine Onyx Black ink pad

Picket Fence Studio stencil - Peacock Mandala

Make a Wish sentiment from my stash - you can add any of yours

Clear embossing powder

Alcohol Inks

3D foam pads

Clear glitter glue

Picket Fence Blending Brushes

How I did it

1. To make the background I used the Peacock Mandala stencil from Picket Fence Studios and place it halfway onto the right side of the card blank, I chose the Aquatini coloured ink pad out of the Catherine Pooler minis ink set and blended the ink through the stencil using the PFS Blending Brushes.
2. Then choose three different penguins from the Penguin Agenda set and stamp and emboss onto  a separate piece of white stamping card.
3. I used my alcohol pens to colour in the images, then cut out leaving a small white border.
4. Attach the three penguins in a line on the bottom of the card using 3D Foam Pads.
5. To finish off the card, I added a highlights to the penguins using a clear glitter glue and stamped a sentiment out of my stash to the top left of the card - I used Versafine and clear embossing powder to make it shine.

I hope you have enjoyed making these cards - they are lovely and simple to make but they look so effective.

See ya later

Maria





Penguin Agenda 2

Hi everybody

Here is the second card for today, using the Penguin Palace Penguin Agenda stamp set which is one of the new stamps from The Little Paper Tree.  Use my new code for 10% discount at the checkout
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To make this card this is what you will need:

White Card cut to size A6

White stamping card

Penguin Palace Penguin Agenda Stamp set

Catherine Pooler Minis Ink set - Life of the Party

Versafine Onyx Black ink pad

Clear embossing powder

Alcohol Inks

Circle die cuts in two different sizes to mat and layer

Pink glitter card

Happy Birthday stamp from my stash

3D foam pads

Clear glitter glue

Picket Fence Blending Brushes

How I did it

1. I chose the Party Dress coloured ink pad out of the Catherine Pooler minis ink set and blended the top and the bottom of the card blank.  I made the colour more intense on the outside of the card and blending into nothing.
2. I cut a circle with one of my die cuts in my stash onto white stamping card and stamped the penguin wearing the party hat in the middle of the circle in black versafine and embossed in clear embossing ink to give it a shine.
3. Colour the image in using alcohol pens and don't forget to ground the penguin by colouring in a patch under his feet - now he doesn't look like he is floating.
4. Using the Party Dress ink, blend around the outside of the circle to frame the penguin.
5. Cut out a larger circle in a pink glitter card and mount the penguin circle onto this using 3D foam pads.
6. Attach this to the top half of the card blank leaving space underneath where you can stamp your sentiment - use black versafine and emboss this with your embossing powder.
7. Then choose four different penguins from the set and stamp and emboss onto  a separate piece of white stamping card.
8. I used my alcohol pens to colour in the images, then cut out leaving a small white border.
9. Attach the four penguins in a line on the bottom of the card.
10. To finish off the card, I added a highlights to the hat, balloons, presents and camera using a clear glitter glue. 

Watch out for the next one - coming soon.



Believe

Happy Friday everybody, I've used the Colourific A5 Hibiscus stamp to make this lovely card.

If you like my card and want to make one like it, here is what you will need:

A5 Hibiscus stamp from Colourific

White watercolour card

Distress Oxide inks in Candied Apple, Twisted Citron, Weathered Wood, Twisted Lemonade

Catherine Pooler Minis set - Life of the party - Lime Rickey, Tiara, Tutti Frutti

PVA Glue

Dark red card

3d Foam Pads

Coloured pencils, I have Faber-Castell Polychromos

Pink Nuvo Pearl drops

8 x 8 card blank

Here is what I did:

1. Use the Distress Oxides to make a splodgy background by stamping on a blending mat, adding water and swishing a piece of card through, just smaller than the 8x8" card blank.  Dry with heat gun.
2. On a smaller piece of watercolour card, wet it with water and stamp the inked up solid flower stamp (I used the medium one) by using the Catherine Pooler Inks, yellow in the middle and red on the outside.  Spritz with water again until the inks all blend together - then dry with heat gun.
3. Stamp the large solid flower and the swirls onto a separate piece of water coloured card and cut out leaving a small border.
4. Use a red coloured pencil to colour the inside part of the flower head.
5. Use a sentiment stamp from your stash and stamp onto a separate piece of card and again, cut it out.
6. Mount up the cut out images onto the smaller piece of background card using the glue for the flower stems and 3D foam pads for the blossoms.
7. Add small dots of the Nuvo Pearl Drops to the inside of the flower and let it dry.
8. Mount this topper onto a piece of dark red card which is cut out slightly larger to give a darker border.
9. Mount this on an angle onto the Distressed Oxide background, then attach it to an 8 x 8" card Blank.
10. Finally add the sentiment on a piece of 3D foam.

There you have it, all done.  Don't forget to clean up through the background inking process, it can be quite messy, but that where the fun is!

Hope you enjoy making this card, if you do leave me a message and tell your friends.

Bye for now

Maria

Eskimo fishes and warm wishes

Christmas in July!  Well there is a Christmas sale on at The Little Paper Tree, so here is my card to give you inspiration

Here's what you will need:
A5 card blank
Blue Sparkle paper
Light blue card
Stamping card
Heffy Doodles Warm Hugs stamp
Catherine Pooler Something Borrowed ink pad
Catherine Pooler Tutti Frutti ink pad
Picket Fence Blending brushes
Versa fine Onyx Black ink pad
Ice Sparkle Glitter glue
Double sided tape
Black fine liner
3D foam pads

Here is how I made it:

1. Using the large blending brush, gently brush the Something Borrowed ink from the top of the card to half way down, using a teared strip of paper to stop the ink where the snow would start.
2. Repeat this lower down on an angle to show snow hills, then glitter.
3. Stamp the igloo and Eskimo on a separate piece of stamping card and colour using the Catherine Pooler inks, then cut out leaving a small border.
4. Stamp the ice hole, bucket, fish and fishing rod onto the main picture and colour.  Use a fine liner to draw the fishing line in.
5. Using 3D foam pads, stick the Eskimo and igloo onto the card.
6. Stamp and glitter the small snowflakes onto the sky area.
7. Stamp the sentiment onto a separate piece of card and cut out as an arrow.  Use 3D foam to mount onto card.
8. Using the Blue sparkle paper, and light blue card, mount onto the A5 card blank.

I hope this card has inspired to you start you Christmas cards early, so hop off to The Little Paper Tree Shop to get your materials.  Don't forget to use my unique code gail10 to get your 10% discount, and don't forget - there is a sale on at the moment!!!

Please feel free to leave me a comment and recommend to a friend.

Hola Llama

Hola Llama,

Sometimes it’s just nice to say Hola I’ve given the Llama a lovely bright background - reminds me of holidays.

I used the Catherine Pooler minis to create this background, just by blending all the bright colours onto a piece of card and randomly stamping the Hola stamp from the No Problama stamp set and blended the orange colour around the outside.

The Llama was stamped in Versamark and embossed in clear embossing powders, I used Distress Oxides (Vintage  Photo and Fossilized Amber) I also stamped the little flower for her hair.

On a separate sheet of card I Stamped the Hola stamp 3 times and cut out. I went round the border of the rectangles in the same inks as the background and 3D mounted them onto the card. I finished the card by mounting onto a light blue background and adding a few gems.


All the items used can be bought from The Little Paper Tree, just follow the link, and don’t forget to use my discount code:  gail10 at the checkout.

Have fun
Hola!

Llama card

Happy Tuesday everyone,

Today I am showing you the first card I made with the No Probllama set of stamps by Honey Bee.  This set of stamps includes 19 stamps that can be used together or can be used as standalone items.  I have made a few different cards using this set of stamps so keep watching to see what I come up with next.  This is one of my more sensible ones.
These stamps can be bought from The Little Paper Tree Shop along with many more stamps that have been shipped over from America.
I have used Distress inks and Distress Oxide inks to colour the picture - these inks are also available from the shop #thelittlepapertreeshop.
Don't forget to use my unique discount code gail10 to get 10% off your order.

The Little Paper Tree site is nearing its 500 followers, so get yourself down there and bag yourselves a bargain - and see if you can be their 500th follower.  They also have a facebook group called #thelittlepapertreehousetribe it may be only a small group but you will find many more links to cards and youtube blogs to help you on your crafty voyage. 

Anyone interested in helping the charity MIND whilst enjoying your crafting? keep tuned ……..

Here is what you need:

White stamping card
Honey Bee stamp set No Probllama
Versafine Black Onyx stamp pad
Masking paper
Distress Oxides to paint Fossilized Amber, Vintage Photo, Peeled Paint and Twisted Citron
Distress inks - Mermaid Lagoon and Soot Black
White Gel pen
Black card
7x7" card blank
Glue or double sided tape

This is how I made it:

1. Stamp the Llama on a piece of 5x5" stamping card using the black onyx Versafine pad.
2. Stamp and cut out a mask of the Llama or use drawing gum to mask.
3. Stamp the image of the cactus on top of the end of the Llama and another one slightly higher up.
4. Using a strip of torn paper as a mask, blend some distress black ink off the mask and onto the card to give the Llama something to stand on.
5. Stamp the Llama sentiment above the cactus.
6. Using the Twisted Citron and Peeled paint, paint the cacti and the llama is painted by using the Fossilized Amber and Vintage Photo Distress Oxides.
7. I then used the Mermaid Lagoon to paint the sky, the Peeled Paint for the distant trees and the Fossilized Amber for the sand. Once dried, I used a white gel pen to highlight areas of the picture.
8. I mounted the topper onto white and black card before adhering it to the 7x7" card blank.

That's it, all done.  Now its time to tidy up 😒

Catch you later for more crafting fun. Don't forget the discount code gail10 - every little helps!

Maria