My Sunshine Stand-up Card

Happy Monday Crafty Friends!! Back again! This time with an easel card!!

I had purchased this die set quite a while ago... I can't even remember when... but I know it was sometime last year. I bought it off of the Sizzix website back when they were have crazy deals plus free shipping. I finally got around to using it. Yay!! See, I don't "just" hoard craft tools and supplies... I use them too... Well, I eventually do!

**SPOILER ALERT**

NEW, NOT YET RELEASED, STAMPS AHEAD

Here's a sneak peek of one of the newest stamp sets from Pink and Main!

This little guy comes from the new Puddles Boy stamp set.

The sentiment on this card is included in this set.

OMG... Look at those boots!! Isn't he the cutest!! Boys aren't your thing...Well, don't fret, P&M is also releasing a girl version!! EEEEk!! CUTIE OVERLOAD!!

I can't wait to show you all the rest!! But for now, this will have to do!

Check back again soon and who knows...

Happy Crafting!!

~ Mitsy

Supplies Used

Puddles Boy (Pink and Main)

Royal Stand-Up Card (Sizzix by Stephanie Barnard)

Bookplate Die (Sizzix - Retired)

Illustrator Paper 150lb.

Momento Ink Pad (Tsukineko- Tuxedo Black)

Patterned Paper (DCWV- Sky's the Limit, Playshop Paper Hawaii- Baby Blue Polka-Dot)

Cardstock (baby blue, white)

Spectrum Noir Markers ( OR1, GB5, CT2, CR8, DR5, BGR1, BGR3, BGR4, FS1, FS4, GB10, GB8, TB1, IB1)

Cherish Border Punch (Martha Stewart)

Scissors (Cutter Bee)

Foam Adhesive

Double-sided Adhesive Tape (Scotch)

Mini Brads (orange)

Little Monkey

Hello Crafty Friends...

I'm back again!! Just stopping in to quickly share this adorable card I made with the monkey from the "Cutesy Zoo Animals" set from KaDoodle Bug Designs. 

How stinkin' cute is he?!!

And you know I just had to ebrush him to make those layers and details pop!!

 I love the entire Cutesy Zoo animals set! It is just the cutest!! It comes with 9 different , utterly adorable, zoo animals (koala, elephant, lion, bear, tiger, giraffe, hippo, monkey, and zebra)!! 

AND...

IF you want to own this set you better hurry! This set is soon retiring! But, because it's retiring it is 90% off... yup, I said ...90...% ...OFF!!! Which makes this set less than $1!! You'd be crazy not to get it at that ridiculous price!!

AND.... as if that wasn't awesome enough...

Kaddodlebug is having an additional sale!! 

10% OFF

PLUS...

an extra 80% OFF

When you spend $5 or more.

Use coupon code SAVE80 during checkout.

This enabler alert was brought to you by me... 

You are welcome!! LOL

Have fun shopping!

And hope you have a crafty day!!

~ Mitsy

Another Pink and Main January Release

Hey Stamp Lovers...

Looking for a something cute to make for that special guy in your life? How about this card? 

It is sure to let him know that you think he is out of this world!!

For this card I used the new January Release from Pink & Main called "You Rocket". Should be released soon and available for purchase from the Pink and Main website shortly.

And, here is a view of the inside of the card.

Stay tuned for more projects featuring Pink and Main stamps and be sure to keep an eye out for all their New Releases!!

NEW JANUARY RELEASES:

Thanks for stopping by

and Happy Crafting!

~ Mitsy

Baby Ducky Card

Hey craft friends... took a little break for some much needed down time. And just stopping in to share a really quick and easy Baby Ducky Card.

For this card I used Designs on Cloud 9's Flutter Card for the card base

and  Baby Duck for the cute little duckies.

For the Monogrammed "B", I used the Rockwell Extra Bold font.

For a the deep tone on tone shading I used my eBrush with Spectrum Noir markers and airbrushed all my paper pieces.

Sorry no step by step instructions here. Will be working on more in depth tutorial soon and possibly video tutorial also.

Thanks for stopping by and hope to see you all soon!

Hoppy Birthday- Froggy Birthday Card

Hello Crafty Friends!! Just wanted to pop in and share this a project I made for a special little boy. You may have heard about him. He is simply know as Colin but his story has gone viral across social media and he  has become internationally known.

 If you are unfamiliar with his story you can read more about it here. 

 Colin, since the news report, has gained over 2 million likes on his Facebook fanpage.

A few of us ladies from Design on Cloud 9 have made Colin birthday cards in celebration of his 11th birthday... which is this Sunday, March 9th. 

Here is my birthday card that I made. I hope he loves it and I hope that this will be the most unforgettable birthday this awesome little man ever has. He's a remarkable young man that has an incredible & loving family!

Happy Birthday Colin!! This is for you buddy!!

Valentine's Day Card - To the Moon

Hey Crafty Friends... Just making this quick. Well, it's the last week before Valentine's day!! Are you ready for it? Valentine's Day is this week Friday and I have another card to inspire you for that last minute push...

I used Designs on Cloud 9's Space Cadet file for the card front & the inside panel.

The font used is called Rockwell, which usually pre-installed into most computers. If you do not have it already installed into your computer you can download a free version here.

This card would be great for a boy or a girl. Not feminine enough for you? Try making the alien pink and adding a bow atop it's head... bows instantly turn almost any character girly.

Stay tuned for more last minute ideas. Which reminds me... I still have to make valentine goodies for my daughter's first grade class!

I should get to it! Craft Happy Everyone!!

Valentine's Day Card - I Dig You

Hello Crafty Friends... I've decided to do more male friendly cards.
I know most of the items out on the market are geared towards women & girls... Valentine's Day color are reds and pinks. Which makes it increasingly hard to find something for that special guy (or little guy) in your life. I hope that me posting these GUY inspired cards will help inspire you to make something special also. So,this week I have another BOY valentine I'd like to share with you all entitled I DIG YOU. 

All cutting files are from Designs on Cloud 9.

I used the following:

Big Boy Toys for the excavator (digger).

My Sunshine Title for the sun & clouds.

Photo Mat Fun for the wavy mat & scalloped border.

And, Beach Stuff's (sandcastle's sand) for the pile of dirt.

Heart shape is from the Sizzix Eclips Library.

Font used is called EastMarket  by Nick Fonts

 Don't forget...

Freebie Friday

This week's freebie is called Flourish Heart.

Rocking Horse Card - Blue

Hello hump day! 

Here's a cute Rocking Horse card I made using Designs on Cloud 9's Lil' Monkey set.  

All the following directions were done using my Sizzix Eclips with Ecal (SCAL) software:

 Assemble the rocking horse( body, hair, & rocking base) in scal, using the shadow feature then give it a 1 pt border. Then give that shadow a 4 pt shadow border... make a copy of the that last shadow and then placed the new one directly over it and line them up. They should look like one piece at this point. Next, use the flip vertical feature and raise the image till the two heads are just slightly overlapping making them look like they  are stacked on each other.  Now, merge the two images together. This will make the base of your card.  Cut the rocking horse and accessories to size and assemble.

You can make almost any shape into a folded card following the steps above. And to make a card that horizontally instead of vertically just use the flip horizontal (mirror image) instead of flip vertical mode.

Rocking Horse Card:

In this picture you can see where the two horse heads were merged together to make one... this is where you make your fold.

I also made a mat for the inside of the card by making another shadow of the original horse at  2.5 pt.

* quick tip*

If your horse is a little off balanced you can always weight one end by gluing buttons or bling to the inside of the card on the it's mat as embellishments. This way it doesn't affect the results of the outside of your card and decorates the inside at the same time.

And there you go... a rocking horse card that can rock!

Thanks for stopping by!

&

Happy Crafting!!