Hey Pumpkin - Waffle Flower Pumpkin Patch die and stencil set

 Hi crafty friends! Today I'm sharing a fun pumpkin card using a few new goodies from Waffle Flower. Their fall release is amazing! If you missed my card using their Sunflower die set, you can find it HERE. Check out what I made and scroll down to see the supplies used.

WAFFLE FLOWER PUMPKIN PATCH DIE AND STENCIL SET

 

 I used the Pumpkin Patch die, which is a cover plate that cuts the pumpkins, leaves and squiggles into the cardstock, but not completely out. The coordinating Pumpkin Patch stencil set colors the pumpkins and leaves. There are 2 layers, one for the pumpkins and the second for the stems and leaves. The sentiment is from the Hey Pumpkin die. I like these little sentiment dies, they are so cute and only $4!

I wanted to color my pumpkins with a bit of whimsy so I pulled out the Distress Oxide ink blending cards I keep on hand and chose the colors: Abandoned Coral, Spiced Marmalade and Fossilized Amber and the leaves use Peacock Feathers and Cracked Pistachio.

To add a bit of sparkle I traced the squiggles with my sparkle pen and added some gems. This is flat and can be mailed with a regular stamp. Gotta love that!

What do you think? Did I go a little too far with the whimsy? I'm still on the fence...

 

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Pretty Pink Posh Mushroom Shaker card

Hi crafty friends! I'm sharing a super cute shaker card using some goodies from Pretty Pink Posh. I am new to PPP, but I absolutely love their shaped shaker dies and I fell in love with this mushroom shaker as soon as I saw it!

Check out what I made and scroll down for a complete list of supplies.

I combined some of my favorite die sets for this card. I started out with some of my favorite fall papers from the Cozy A2 paper pad. I used the Mushroom Shaker Die set for the main focal point. I used flowers from the Build-a-Wreath die set by Spellbinders and the fabulous foliage branches are from  the Classic Foliage die set by Alex Syberia Designs. 💖

My blooms are layered with white cardstock and vellum to give them a light feel. The foliage is die cut from the Harvest A2 cardstock paper pad. The solids coordinate perfectly with the Cozy patterns making it easy to look put together! I love how this turned out!

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3D Embossing Folder Blackout Technique You Are Wonderful card

 Hi crafty friends! I have a fun card to share using the 3D Embossing Folder Blackout technique. This is my first time doing this technique and I am on the fence if I like it or not. With this technique, you color the REVERSE side of the embossed image and then drag your black ink pad over the flat "raised" areas.

There are a few videos on YouTube if you want a visual of how to do this.

AMARYLLIS GARDEN 3D EMBOSSING FOLDER AND WONDERFUL SCRIPT SENTIMENTS
 

  I used the gorgeous Amaryllis Garden 3D Embossing folder from the newest collection by Yana Smakula for Spellbinders called Amaryllis Christmas!

Yana's new collection features die sets, Glimmer hot foil and BetterPress Plates, layering stencils and a 3D Embossing Folder. Check out what I made and scroll down for a list of all the supplies I used.

I used blending brushes and inked the flowers with Distress Oxide inks in Picked Raspberry and Lumberjack Plaid and the leaves and stems with Rustic Wilderness. Keep in mind, with this technique, you are coloring the RECESSED side.

I used a yellow glitter gel pen for the stamen accents. The sentiment is from the Wonderful Script Sentiments dies combined with the coordinating hot foil set.

Lastly I added a tiny flower bloom from the Mini Blooms and Sprigs die set with a single gem in the center.

This technique is a bit messy up close (which is why I'm on the fence), but overall gives a fun dramatic look. Have you tried this technique? I'm curious!

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Gina K Designs October release - Missing You Turtles card

Hi crafty friends! I'm sharing a water colored turtle card using the new Serene Sea Life stamp set by Gina K Designs. There are quite a products released this month including and you can check them all out HERE.

SERENE SEA LIFE STAMP SET

There are quite a few sea critters in this set, but my son's favorite animal is turtles, so I chose this lovely image. I wanted to do some simple water coloring, so after I made the sea background, I stamped the image with Versafine black ink and heat embossed it in clear. I googled sea turtles and found them to have the most gorgeous rich brown tones for their shell, so I went with those colors.

I kept things pretty clean and simple, so I added a few dew drop adhesive gems from my stash and a small black and white striped paper along the bottom. I adhered the turtles on the card base with 1mm foam adhesive for a little dimension. I really love how this turned out!

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Watercolors: MeiLiang 36 color set from Amazon

 

Waffle Flower Peachy Sunflowers slimline card

 Hi crafty friends! I love sunflowers and may have a minor obsession with them. I just HAD to have the new Sunflower die set by Waffle Flower when it was released a few weeks ago. No joke, I think this is my 4th sunflower die set 💖

To start my card, I looked through the Woodland A2 paper pad and found this pretty gingham paper. I liked the soft peach, pale yellow and white colors and used them as my starting point. I die cut my Sunflowers from a matching peach and leaves from a dusty blue color, both from the Harvest A2 cardstock paper pad. I used the Mini Slimline Lacy Layers die set for the card shape and popped a piece of brown cardstock between the die cuts to tie in the sentiment.

I sponged the flowers and leaves with a matching ink for a little depth and used a Copic marker along the veins. Lastly I used a couple Glitter Brush markers to add some shimmer and added a few Glitter Drop accents. I love how this turned out!

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