Peace, Love, and Koala Hugs

Hey friends, 

A friend of mine really likes koalas.  She had a birthday a while ago and this card was inspired by her (I waited to post this so I didn't ruin the surprise).  I thought she might like this cutie bringing her a basket of flowers.       I wanted to make this card a little unique so I made it a back folding gate card.    I think it gives it just a touch of personality.  

Copics used:

Grey: C5, C3, C1

Pink: RV04, RV02

Blue: B04, B02

Basket:  E30, E31, E33

Green: YG67, YG63, YG61

white gel pen

Freedom Post

Happy Veterans Day! 

Thank you to all the men and women who have sacrificed for our country.  There are no words that could ever express how thankful we all are for your service. 

I wanted to share a Patriotic card today. Just to celebrate the Red, White and Blue.  This is the postage die from Waffle flower.  It has been very popular.  They created stencils that coordinate with it.  They are available in a variety of different themes.    I've had a lot of fun creating with this. I can't wait to play with  other sets. 

No copics today

Betterpress Mandala

Greetings, 

Hello all,  I'm so excited I have a new toy!  I added the Spellbinders betterpress to bag of tricks.  I've purchased it a while ago but I wanted to practice a bunch before I bought it to class.  This is my first project that I brought to class.    I love the betterpress because the cards are often simple.  The plates do all the work.  You can't tell from the photo but the paper is debossed from the plate pressing the design into paper.   I used the gel pen and stardust pen to accent parts of the design.  

I thought there were a lot of circles in the design, so I chose a circle for the sentiment to carry the theme throughout the entire card. 

No copics

White gel pen 

Stardust Pen

Puppy Love

Hello, 

I've been wanting to play with this dog die set for while.   It is called intertwined dogs by Waffle flower. The dogs open up to reveal a hidden gift card.  You could hide anything you want behind the puppies a hidden note or maybe a photo. 

I used just a little brown ink to sponge on the dogs to add some depth.  I kept them pretty simple.  I'd like to make this card in a few more colors. 

  

No copics today

Birthdays Fly By

Hello, 

I love this card.  It is so simple, yet striking.  I'm afraid the photos don'g do it justice.   The background is a 3D Flower embossing folder.  There is so much dimension in this folder.  It is a WOW all on its own.  The hummingbird is die cut from white card stock.   I used distress inks to color the bird.  I intentionally picked colors that blended well together so I didn't have to worry about the colors getting muddy.   

Once the ink was dry. I used my Wink of Stella pen to apply a coat of glitter to the bird.  It just sparkles.  I wasn't sure what I was going to do for a sentiment, but I had this foiled Happy Birthday floating around my desk and it just seemed to fit.   It was meant to be, right? 

No copics today