Have a Lemonade with this Cool Mouse Digital Stamp

 Greetings everyone! It's me again, Jessie Scott (@chevy.scott on IG) here to share a fun card with the new Stay Cool - Mouse with Drink digital stamp set. This digital comes with a ready-to-go printable to make a quick card to color and give, or you can take the image like I did and use it for any card you like! 

I LOVE digital stamps because you can size them to fit anything in your craft stash. I had this fun Adirondack chair from Simon Says Stamp I never used and I thought this little guy would be cute having a lemonade on the beach! I sized him juuuuuuuuust right to sit comfy in my chair :-).

I colored this critter with my OLO Markers

I challenged myself to use more older things from my stash like this Hero Arts layered stamp background. I used some older Stampin' Up inks for the water layers and then Antique Linen Distress Ink for the sand. 

Now we have a scene for the mouse to enjoy! I added some colorful starfish from Trinity Stamps embellishments to give a little extra pop of color to the card.

I found a fun play on words for a custom sentiment to print when I printed the digital stamp. I hope you have a SQUEAKING good summer!

 

See you again soon!

Hedgehog with Ice Cream Shape Card

 Greetings everyone! It's me again, Jessie Scott (@chevy.scott on IG) here to share a shape card with the new Hedgehog with Ice Cream digital stamp set. This digital comes with a ready-to-go printable to make a quick card to color and give, or you can take the image like I did and use it for any card you like! 

I hope you didnt miss last week's post with wild hair!

This time I chose some more traditional colors haha. Coloring video later in the post!

I used the same sentiment as my last card because it was just TOO GOOD and I can't think of another one haha! This time I wanted the appearance of the sentiment resting on his feet. I cut out extra feet and just placed them on top! Easy Peasy!

I sized the digital stamp to be the full 5-1/2" height of a card. 

I made this card into a shape card with a quick and easy use of my Brother Scan n Cut. I have a CM350, but the steps will be similar for any model. You can also use any other electric cutter by using the same technique in their tool to take the outline of your digital image, duplicate it, and then meld the two together to form a card base in that shape. 

  
Here's a step by step video I made to show you how easy it is!

Want to see all the OLO Marker colors I used? Here's a coloring video as well! 

 

See you again soon!

Hedgehog with Ice Cream Fun Fold Card

 Greetings everyone! It's me again, Jessie Scott (@chevy.scott on IG) here to share a fun fold card with the new Hedgehog with Ice Cream digital stamp set. This digital comes with a ready-to-go printable to make a quick card to color and give, or you can take the image like I did and use it for any card you like! 

OK... so I went a little wild with my color choices!!! I had this fun ice cream paper in my stash and I thought to color my Hedgie with the same colors.

This card is called an A2 landscape easel card. To create it, all you do is take a regular top fold landscape A2 and score the card front in half. That's it! Decorative paper adds the fun detail and then you place a raised decorative element or a raised sentiment on the inside to stand the card up.

I sized the digital stamp to be the full 4-1/4" height of the card.

  

Want to see all the OLO Marker colors I used? Here's a coloring video complete with assembly. 

Or skip here to see the finished project in action!

See you again soon!

Stay Cool and Catch a Wave this Summer!

 Greetings everyone! It's me again, Jessie Scott (@chevy.scott on IG) here to share a fun light up card with Gerda Steiner Designs products!

Today I have another fun collaboration with Pear Blossom Press products to share. This week I'm feeling super hot here in the desert and I'm wishing for the beach! Thanks to this little duckie, I was able to "Stay Cool" haha! Let's make this card with the Catch a Wave stamp set!

The background is made using a hand-made mask from printer paper that I cut to match the curves I wanted for this beach scene. 

 

I ink blended the bottom with Distress Ink Antique Linen and Tea Dye, spritzed with water and then splattered with some gold water color. The blue is Salvaged Patina blended into a lighter Tumbled Glass and then a yellow glow out from the sun with Mustard Seed. I splattered the sky with a blue shimmer watercolor from Kuretake Pearl Colors set. Love how bright this blend looks! I want to go to this beach haha!

Here's an ink blending video:

Images were colored with my Olo Markers.  I'm still in love with them! 

Here's a coloring video:

For the sentiment to fit in the sun I CUT IT! (I know! I know!) That's the beauty of stamps though! You can always mount it back to a block just the way it was. Don't be afraid.

For the rest of the card details and how to make this sun LIGHT UP, venture over to the companion post on my blog today!

Here's the finished card!  I also have a full process video on my blog.

 

 

See you again soon!

Life Is A Journey!

Hi everyone!

Stacey here with you today to share a fun card using the new stamp called, Enjoy The Ride.

Here is a look at the card that I created:

Fun right? This stamp set includes 3 images and 6 sentiments! There is also a coordinating die set that will allow you to cut out the card window, as well as the 2 pups. 

Here is how I made my card: 

I started by making an A2 cardbase using white cardstock. I trimmed down a piece of light blue patterned paper and adhered that to the card front. I then added a strip of striped patterned paper, added that to the bottom of my card and tied some red crochet thread around for a little separation of the two patterned papers. I die cut a stylized scalloped rectangle from some road themed patterned paper and popped that up onto my card with foam tape. I stamped my car from the  Enjoy The Ride Stamp Set onto a piece of red patterned paper, fussy cut it out and added it to a piece of white cardstock. I used the coordinating die to cut out my window, going through both layers & ran it through my die cutting machine with a stitched stylized rectangle die so that the stitching was consistent on the car and the white cardstock layer. I added a piece of vellum to the back so that it could act as the window on the opposite side of the car before adhering it to my road patterned paper. I stamped the little doggy with some black Memento Ink and did some simple Copic coloring. I die cut him out, tucked him in behind the stamped window, added my sentiment and some matte enamel dots to complete my card. So fun!

Copic Colors Used:

--Window: B000, B00

--Dog: E31, E33, E41, Roo, R20, E04

--Glasses & Door Handle: C3, C5, C6

Thank you so much for stopping by today!

I hope you have a great crafty day!

Stacey

You can find Stacey on Instagram: @staceyscreativecorner

A Father's Day Puppy Ride!

 Greetings everyone! It's me again, Jessie Scott (@chevy.scott on IG) here to share a fun interactive card with Gerda Steiner Designs products!

1st... DID YOU ORDER YET? Don't miss the Summer Sale! 20% off all your favorites in stock, going on now through June 14th 2024. Visit the store for the coupon code and limitations. 

Ok, now on to the card for today!

I saw this Enjoy the Ride Puppies stamp set and immediately thought I wanted to have a door open on the car. It is a fun way to add an extra message before you open it up for a personal one inside.

 

The sentiments are from Best Mom Best Dad sentiment stamp set.  Quick summary, I extended the stamp lines with my 0.03 Multiliner Pen to create the door and then cut it with my x-acto knife but kept the left side of the door for a creased hinge. 

Colored with my Olo Markers, ink blended some clouds with Distress Ink and viola! 

Watch the full card video here!

Or skip here to see the finished project!

 

See you again soon!

Go Wild !

Hey dear creative friends,

I hope you are doing well. 

Today I have another postage card for you. This time made with the super cute “Go Wild” set.  The giraffe in particular is soooo cool looking out of the car. I mean, even if it has the longest legs, that doesn't mean that the giraffe always has to walk. 

As always, I colored with Copics. 

Have a nice day and if you like, feel free to check me out on Instagram. 

And go wild!!!!

Best wishes from Germany,

your Nicole aka Kimba-Slydog

https://www.instagram.com/kimbaslydog/

Enjoy the little things by Noga Shefer

Hi crafty friends,  Noga  here and I am so happy to share with you another project for Gerda Steiner Designs today.

My card featuring the brand new adorable  Little Things Clear Stamp Set .

To make this card I took an A2 panel of Bristol smooth cardstock. 

For the background, I die cut the Double Stitch Window die out of white cardstock. 

Behind it, I ink blended a background using Distress Oxide in squeezed lemonade, splashed it with water and and glued it behind the window cover panel.

Next I colored the sweet images using copic markers: T6, T5, T4, T2, T1, T0, RV11, R0000, R56, E13, E30, YG63, YG61, BG11, BG10, Y18, Y13.

Next I stamped a greeting from this stamp set using black ink.

I hope you enjoy the card I created and feel inspired to create!

Thanks for stopping by,

Noga

So grateful for you by Noga Shefer

Hi crafty friends,  Noga  here and I am so happy to share with you another project for Gerda Steiner Designs today.

My card featuring the brand new adorable  Little Things Clear Stamp Set .

To make this card I took a piece of bristol smooth cardstock and cut a slimline card.

I ink blended a background using distress oxide in stormy sky with cloud stencil.

Next I colored the sweet images using copic markers: T6, T5, T4, T2, T1, T0, RV11, R0000, R56, E13, E30.

Than I glued them to my panel and stamped a greeting  using black ink.

I hope you enjoy the card I created and feel inspired to create!

Thanks for stopping by,

Noga

Enjoy the ride

 

Hi Everyone!  Just passing by to share this card with the adorable new set "Enjoy the ride".

To create this card I used the masking technique to stamp the puppies and car on one sheet.  I started by stamping the puppies on a piece of watercolor paper (I used Tim Holtz distress watercolor paper).  Next I used some 'not too sticky' washi tape I had laying around to loosely cover up the puppies where I didn't want the lines from the car image to stamp.  Alternatively, you could stamp the puppies on some scrap paper, cut them out and lay the cutout over the stamped puppies.

Next I lined up where I wanted the car window to be with the puppy's paws and stamped this over the washi tape.  I carefully removed the washi tape (watch out for wet ink over the washi tape if using this as the mask) and then realized I covered up too much of the puppies and had to draw in part of the window (after all, it is a journey right?).

To color the puppies, I used Derwent Inktense and a water brush.  Once this dried, I used a Misti to position the top and bottom sentiments from the 'Enjoy the ride' set and stamped these.  

I used the scalloped rectangle from Unity Stamp Co to cut out the image and glued this to an A2 dark grey card base.  Lastly, I finished by gluing some sequins to the card.

Hopefully part of your journey includes creating some cute cards with these two puppies.  Enjoy the journey!

Frogtastic Fireflies Card!

 Greetings everyone! It's me again, Jessie Scott (@chevy.scott on IG) here to share a fun light up card with Gerda Steiner Designs products!

Today I have another fun collaboration with Pear Blossom Press products to share. I needed a summer swap for a card swap group I am in and the GSD Frogs stamp set gave me a fun idea for a bayou sunset with fireflies.

 

For the background, I used Villainous Potion, Uncharted Mariner, and Black Soot Distress Oxide Ink. For the fun look behind the fireflies I spritzed water and then splattered with gold Kuretake watercolor. 

Quick ink blending video here:

Did you realize yet that the GSD Frogs stamp set actually only has FLIES? not FIREFLIES? :-)

It's really easy to stretch your stamps by using a fineliner/multiliner pen to add extra features to a stamp. I just needed to add a little "bulb" bum to the flies and viola! FIREFLIES!

Last but not least.... COLORING! I used my OLO Markers to color these cuties. Here's a fun coloring video I made, including the frog on his lily pad. 

 

For more details on how to light up this card, head on over to my blog today for the companion post! I also have a full video linked there today if you want to see how to make this card in its entirety. 

Here's the finished project!

See you again soon!

Car Rides are PAWSOME!!

 Today the puppies and I are heading out for another ride, this time to the country.  I live just outside DC and we have just come through cherry blossom and azalea season, so I was inspired to add a touch of spring to this outing with Gerda Steiner Designs “Enjoy The Ride Puppies” stamp set.

These puppies remind us that every day is a gift and we need to make time for a little fun!!

As with my earlier post I wanted to make sure the puppies could truly hang out of the window to catch the breeze, so I fussy cut the window out of the car door. I also stamped just the rolled down window part of the stamp on vellum using StazOn Jet Black ink (I discovered StazOn was a must so that the ink didn’t smear), fussy cut it out and attached it behind the window frame.  Puppies were also fussy cut and I stamped an extra set of paws for the second puppy so he could hang onto the window.

I used distress inks and cloud and grass stencils to fill in the background and copics to color the puppies and car:

Puppy 1:  E37 E15 E13 R14 R43 R32 R30

Puppy 2:  E34 E33 E31 R32 R30

Sunglasses:  C8 C6 C4 and then added some Glossy Accents to the glasses

Car:  FBG2 BG02 B02 B01 C3 C1

I’m pawsitive you’ll enjoy playing with these puppies as much as I do.

Life truly is a gift~be sure to take time and have some fun!!

Enjoy ~ Debbie Throckmorton