Roller Coaster Card with Xyron & Lawn Fawn

Hello, Crafty Friends!! 

It's FRIDAY-FUNDAY here with Team Xyron and we are winding down our week-long partnership with our awesome friends at Lawn Fawn.

And today's project pretty much summarizes my past couple months of CRAZY! LIFE, what can you do? Am I right?? Well, let me tell you that more times than not life throws you for a loop and slaps you with the unexpected. But if you have a great support system your temporary obstacles become more maneuverable. 

We all could use some sunshine and rainbows on our cloudy days... and sometimes it take a friend holding an umbrella can help us get out of the rain. 

... And that is why I made this today's adorable card

I have a dear friend going through a rough patch. I created this card to remind her that I am always here for her and she doesn't have to go through it alone.

Supplies Used

Coaster Critters (Lawn Fawn)

Coaster Critters Die Cuts (Lawn Fawn)

Rainbow Plaid Paper Pad (Lawn Fawn)

Mega Runner (Xyron)

Creative Station (Xyron)

Big Shot (Sizzix)

Magnetic Platform (Sizzix)

Mixed Media Paper (Strathmore)

Chalkboard Cardstock (DCWV)

Black Archival Ink

Clean Color Real Brush Markers (Zig Kuretake)

Procolour Pencils (Derwent)

ColorBox Petal Point- Enchantment (Clearsnap)

Top Boss Embossing Ink (Clearsnap)

White Embossing Powder (Clearsnap)

White Gel Pen (Sakura)

Craft Foam

MISTI (My Sweet Petunia)

Acrylic Blocks

Paper Trimmer

Makeup Brush

First, I stamped my images from the Coaster Critters onto Strathmore Mixed Media Paper using a black archival ink. Then, I colored my images in with Zig Clean Color Real Brush Markers. To add more detail and depth, I added shadows with Derwent Procolor Pencils.

I used my Sizzix Big Shot with a magnetic platform to die cut the images out using the matching Coaster Critters Die cuts.

I like to spread all my pieces out and play with the arrangement before committing and gluing anything down.

 I knew I wanted a soft background that looked like the evening sky. So, I used a makeup brush to lightly blend the Heliotrope(purple)  onto plain white cardstock.

I applied color heavier at the top and worked my way down and softening the color as I go down,

I trimmed my background piece down to 3 7/8" x 5 1/8".  I trimmed a 1" x 3 7/8" piece of green plaid cardstock. Then I used my Mega Runner to attached it to the bottom for grass.

Then, I adhered that piece onto a 4 1/4" x 5.5" piece of rainbow plaid.

I mounted that card front onto an A2 sized card base made from plain white cardstock.

I love how Lawn Fawn included options to personalize my booth. I chose to stamp the word tickets onto mine. 

I wanted to make all my little pieces pop off the card but couldn't find my foam dots...

No problem!! I had tons of crafts foam laying around. I simply ran a sheet through my Creative Station, flipped it over, and ran through again. And presto, instant handmade foam adhesive sheet!!

I cut the foam sheet into tiny pieces and applied them to the back of all my little images to give them tons of dimension and assembled the pieces onto my card according to how I had laid them out earlier.

My card still needed a sentiment. I used the sentiment that reads " Life is full of ups and downs". I placed the stamp into my stamping tool to stamp my sentiment with clear embossing ink onto black chalkboard cardstock. Then, sprinkled white embossing powder over the top, heat emboss it, then cut it down to about a 3/8" strip.

I added some of my homemade adhesive foam to the back and attached it towards the top of my card.

Then, I stamped "Let's roll with it together" in black ink onto the inside of the card.

And here is my finished card...

I totally love all these little critters!!  I have this little guy manning my booth selling tickets.

And this cutie has her ears and balloon flying backward because the roller coaster is going so fast.

And what carnival is complete without cotton candy?!! YUM!!

As you can see there is just so much you can do with these little cuties... there are so many possibilities!!

I hope you all enjoyed my project for today!!

I can't wait for my friend to see it!! She could use something bright and cheerful! I'm pretty sure this is just enough happy to put a smile on her face.

Thanks for stopping by!

Until next time...

HAPPY CRAFTING!!

~Mitsyana

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May your day be...

Hello Crafty Friends!! It is week #2 of our June Sponsor, Latina Crafter!! And today I have another adorable card!! I am loving combining my eBrush with Latina Crafter's Stamps and Stencils!! I was amazed at the quality of their product! The stamps stamp nice and crisp and the stencils are thick and sturdy!! WOW... just, WOW!!

For this card I used Latina Crafter's Birthday Girl - Chica Cumpleañera. This little girl is just so sweet and I love her little bloomers and striped stockings!!

I started by stamping my image on illustration paper with my Momento Tuxedo Black ink pad. Then colored my image using my Spectrum Noir Markers.

I then cut out my image using my second to the largest Spellbinders Labels Twenty-Five die.Using my eBrush machine I airbrushed around the outer edge f my cut out with some of the same colors I used to color my image.

I also cut out heart patterned paper with my the biggest of my Darice Nesting Square dies. I also ebrushed around the outer edge of this cut out. I find ebrushing my cut outs defines the shapes more and makes them really "pop"!

Next I taped my shaped down to my work area. I will be applying modeling paste and taping down whatever it is I'm working on helps minimize bulging and warping. 

I applied a thin layer on top of my stencil... the stencil I used is from the Latina Crafter's Stencils Cumpleaños set. I used a spatula to apply my modeling paste and scraped off the excess and removed my stencil. I cleaned my stencil right away and set my modeling paste aside to dry.

Once it was dried I place my clean stencil back on top of my modeling paste fitting it back into the grooves. I covered the remaining stencil cut-outs with blue painters tape so I wouldn't accidentally spray into any of the exposed areas.

Then I eBrushed each pennant with the same Spectrum Noir Markers I used previously. Now I have individually colored 3D pennants!! Too cute!

I had a border punch that went perfectly with a birthday theme... so I cut out about a 6 inch chain... I don't need that much but this way I can pick and choose which section looks the best and crop it. I ebrushed my cupcake chain too... isn't it just too sweet?!!

After stamping my sentiment and assembling my card front together I did notice a little warping in my paper so I ran the whole front through my Xyron Create-a-Sticker. 

Once it was adhered I couldn't even tell it was warped to begin with.  And lastly, I also ebrushed some flatback pearls to make them look like cherries and added them to the top of the cupcakes.

And here is my finished card!!

CLOSE UP

I hope you enjoyed today's project!!

Supplies and Tools used

eBrush  (Craftwell)

 Birthday Girl - Chica Cumpleañera (Latina Crafter)

Stencils Cumpleaños (Latina Crafter)

Spectrum Noir Markers (TN3, TN4, TN5, LG1, LG2, LG3, PP1, PP2, PP3, PP4, HB1, HB2, HB3, LY1, LY2, LY3, IB1, IB2, IB3, FS4, FS6)

Spellbinders Nestabalities Labels Twenty-Five

Darice Nesting Squares

Ek Success Cupcake Chain Large Edger Punch

Canson Illustration Paper 150 lb

Momento Tuxedo Black Ink Pad

Patterned Paper ( DCWV- The Countdown Stack, Sanrio-Hello Kitty Paper Crafting Pad)

White cardstock 

EK Success Corner Punch

Flatback pearls (Michael's )

Opaque Marker- Snow (Recollections)

~ Mitsy

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Life's a Breeze!

Hello crafty friends... I wanted to share with you a paper piecing a did a while ago but never got around to finishing up my project. have you ever got into a crafting funk... you visualize something in your head and it just doesn't come out the way you planned. Well, this is one of those times!!

And when you get in a funk sometimes the best thing to do is stop, step away, and come back later! Well my "later" got later and later... until a couple weeks later I finally remembered her... that's right, I plain, flat out forgot all about this little cutie!!

For this little lady I used the Sunshine Cuties set from KaDoodle Bug Designs. 

The eyes, nose and mouth are not included in this file. It is a personal file I hand drew and then turned into an svg file using the trace function in my ecal software. 

BTW... the sentiment in the above picture came from a stamp set called "Life's a breeze" from Pink and Main. And it is their free with purchase stamp set for the month of May. 

  I believe, the patterned cardstock with the clouds came from DCWV's "The Great Vacation" stack.

The rest of the papers were actually scraps I pulled from my stash. Eveb that rolling hill was even cut from a scrap piece I had saved from a project done back around Easter!! I love to save my scraps... waste not, want not...I always say!! Ok, who am I kidding?! Waste not, but still will want a whole lot... but will "need" a little less! Ok, that sounds more accurate.  

Of course I had to eBrush my little cutie...

I used Spectrum Noir FS4 for the skin. GB3 and GB4 for the yellows of her dress and apron. PP5 for her pink balloon, bow, shoes, and lips. TN7 on her hair.

Isn't she just so sweet?! I love how she came out!!

Additional Supplies Used

Glossy accents (Ranger)

2-way glue (EK Success)

Chalklets (EK Success)

XS PITT Artist Pen (Faber-Castell)

3D Dots (EK Success)

Xyron 5" Sticker Maker

Snow White Opaque Marker (Recollections)

Come back soon fot more paper piecing inspiration!!

Wish Big- Monster Birthday Card

 Hello Crafty Friends! I'm sharing a cute monster birthday card today using my Sizzix eclips machine , ecal software, & Designs on Cloud 9's Monster Birthday file set. My daughter will be turning 7 and I thought this would make a cute card for her. Did you know, monsters don't only have to be for boys?! Change the colors of the monsters or add a bow and presto... instant girl monster! I chose this particular monster because I loved how it has it's arms stretched WIDE open like giving a big hug. And I just adore those cute little bucky teeth!

I was asked if the sentiment was a part of a cut file and sorry to say that it is not. I made the sentiment from a font I already owned on my compuer. The font I used is called Independence  and  it is available to download for free if you don't already have it.

I just love balloons... and what better way to top it off than with twine. I'm so glad that a lot of craft companies started making baker's twine in more colors than the classic red. There's something about this silly string that just makes me happy!!

And, speaking of happy... another one of my favorite things that is guaranteed to put a smile on my face...cupcakes!  I just had to include cupcakes all over. I just couldn't stop at a couple of cupcakes! Nope, I had to plaster cupcakes all over the background!! I embossed it with the 5x7 cupcake folder from Cuttlebug's Once Upon a Princess set.

I hope this card puts a bigger smile on my daughter's face than it did on mine! 

Happy Crafting Friends!

All digital files and svgs are cut using my Sizzix eclips machine & ecal software.

Happy Birthday To Ewe

Hello Crafty Friends. I'm sharing another "Lamby" layout with you today. I loved how my last layout turned out so much that I decided to keep with the sheep theme. This just goes to show you that you're not stuck with just using your Easter files just for Easter. Sheep, chicks, & even bunnies can make great EVERYDAY  projects too!!

For this creation I again used Design on Cloud 9's Egg-stra Cute Ewe file set. 

The file comes with 4 different sheep. I created the running, front facing, & side standing sheep by adding the legs from the other sheep to the different body parts.

Closer view of page 1.

Closer view of page 2.

I used the peeker in the cracked egg from the set to peek over my photo mat. And, sorry, the eyes are not included with this set. It is a personal file I created especially for my piecings.

For the running lamb I simply used the side sitting lamb and turned it tummy side down and added 4 legs. Positioned 2 legs as front and 2 as back.

I used flat-back buttons as accents throughout the layout to give a little more dimension. I love the little hearts on the sheep's bottoms... kind of reminds me of Care-Bears.

This little guy was made using the file's front sitting lamb and adding standing legs. I thought he would be extra cute holding a piece of candy & clutching the strings from the balloons.... which, by the way,I tied off all the balloons with hot pink twine that I had purchased at Michaels' in their $1 bins for half off... sale, yay! On top of it being a SUPER SWEET deal this twine is GREAT quality. It is not cheaply made at all!! 

This gal was also made with the side sitting lamb... except I stood her legs up instead of laying them down to make her stand.

The birthday cake is not from DC9's Egg-stra Cute Ewe set but from is their Birthday Title file.

And, the party hat & balloons are they are from the Pipsqueak file set.

I also made all the presents from the pipsqueak file set. I used the same present but made them in a variety of sizes.

The font I used for the title is called Antique No 14 and is free to download here from 1001freefonts.com.

And last, but certainly not least, I used EK Success' Cupcake Chain Punch to make the cupcake border strip going across my my layout.

And there you have it... I hope "EWE" enjoyed this project as much as I did making it!

Thanks for stopping by & Happy Crafting!!