G'Day Mate Card

Good Morning Crafty Friends!!

I'm back to share with you all another adorable little card!

I have gone absolutely bonkers over the little critters in the stamp set! 

How stinkin' cute is the little platypus?? When I first saw him I immediately knew this set was going to be a favorite. And check out the cute little cactus and Kiwi bird... that was it, I'm dead... this set just killed me with cuteness!!

Pink & Main Supplies Used

Koalaty Friend (Pink and Main)

Koalaty Friend Dies (Pink and Main)

Be Brave 6"x6" Paper Pad (Pink and Main)

Others SuppliesUsed

Blueprints 29  (MFT)

Wonky Stitched Rectangle STAX (MFT)

Tim Holtz Distress Markers (Ranger)

Versafine Onyx Black Ink (Tsukineko/ Imagine Crafts)

Mega Runner (Xyron)

Natural Corrugate Stack (DCWV)

140 lb Mixed Media Paper (Strathmore)

To make this card, I first stamped my images from Pink and Main's Koalaty Friend set with VersaFine Onyx Black Ink onto Strathmore Mixed Media Paper.

I like to color more images than I need as a just in case. You know, just in case I mess up or have an accident, or little hands carry them off. LOL

Then I colored these cute little critters with Tim Holtz Distress Markers. 

For the platypus, I used Stormy Sky and Vintage Photo. 

]The cacti were colored Mowed Lawn and Worn Lipstick. 

And the little Kiwi bird was colored in Vintage Photo.

Once I the coloring was done, I die cut the images using Pink and Main's matching Koalaty Friend Dies.

For my card base, I used these awesome patterned papers from Pink and Main's new Be Brave 6"x6" Paper Pad. I framed and layered them onto a standard A2 (4.25"x5.5") corrugated cardstock card base.

The bigger rectangle mat measures 4"x 5.25" and the smaller rectangle measures 3"x 4.25". 

I also used MFT's Wonky Stitched rectangles to layer over the large rectangle mat and Blueprints 29 to layer over the smaller rectangle.

I stamped my little sentiment on the little flag, also from the Blueprints 29 set.

I used foam adhesive to pop up my images and adhered them to the front of my card.

Then finally added a twine bow topped with an orange button.

And here is my finished card...

I cannot get enough of this little platypus!! And the kiwi bird is the perfect little sidekick to any of the cute animals from this set.

Hope you enjoyed this quick and easy card today.

Until next time...

Happy Crafting!!

~Mitsy

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Happy Everything!

Hello Crafty Friends!!

It's been a long month and I'm finally getting back to my normal crafting routine. So I decided to perk things up with a bright and cheerful card with lots of warm colors. We've had nasty weather off and on here in Texas and I wanted to make something "HAPPY"!!

For today's project, I decided to use a paper stack that always puts a smile on my face...

Hello Darlin' Stack

It is full with lots of bright colors, florals (not much flowers blooming around here lately), and lots of fun and whimsical patterns!

Other Supplies Used

Autumn Leaves Mini Stack (DCWV)

The Basics Stack (DCWV)

A7 Black Cards w/ Envelopes (DCWV)

Stephanie Barnard's Drop-Ins Card Front Dies (Sizzix)

Die- Succulents (Stamps of Life)

Die- Succulents TWO (Stamps of Life)

Mega Runner (Xyron)

Color Pencils - 057, 059, & 101 (Spectrum Noir)

Odorless Mineral Spirits

Blending Stumps

3D Dots (EK Success)

Hemp Twine

Glossy Accents

2way Glue Pen

I started of by die cutting these adorable cacti out of green striped paper from DCWV's Autumn Leaves Mini Stack. I used the same striped paper for all three types of cacti. I die cut one each of the prickly cacti and two of the leafy.

Instead of inking my edges I used color pencils and a blending solution to add depth to my die-cuts. These papers are very high quality and didn't smudge, run, or warp while I did this technique.

I also shaded the die cut pots as well. outlining first with color pencil then going over and blending with the blending solution (aka- odorless mineral spirits). 

I added foam adhesive dots to make the lips of the pots pop. Then added foam adhesive to the back of the cacti as well to make them three dimensional.

Next, I worked on the card base.

I started with these premade A7 Black Cards.

Then I matted it using this colorful honeycomb paper from the Hello Darlin Stack. It was one of the sheets from this stack that immediately grabbed my attention. It is so bright and playful! If that doesn't just scream HAPPY I don't know what does!! In this same stack I also found this sunny yellow paper and a fresh green paper that went together beautifully!

I cut each piece at the following measurements...

Honeycomb: at 4-3/4" x 6-3/4"

Black mat: 4" x 6"

Yellow: 3-3/4"x 5-3/4"

Green: 1-1/2"x 5-3/4"

I shade the edges of the yellow and green papers. Then used my Xyron Mega Runner to layer the all together.

I thought this "Happy Everything" sentiment drop-ins die went perfectly with the HAPPY feel of my card. So I cut out two copies of this die cut, one in black and one in white. Then used a glue pen and attached them together, shifting it slightly to make the black look like a shadow. 

I attached all my die cuts to my card front and pulled my little leafy plant stem forward for added dimension.

Lastly, I attached little bows of twine to the front of each pot.

And here is my finished card...

Here is a close-up...

I really love how this card turned out! And it really does make me HAPPY just looking at it.

We need more BRIGHT and CHEERFUL in our everyday lives...

And this was an awesome start to what I know is going to be an awesome week!

Hope you all find your HAPPY. 

Mine was in my craft room!!