It’s Cake Time

Hi there! It’s Rachel with a bright and cheerful birthday card. Even though it’s winter, the sun is out and the Poppystamps Fancy Party and Birthday penguins are ready for cake.

To create this card I die cut the penguins out of glossy black and white cardstock. I colored the eyes, beak and feet with permanenet markers. The penguin dies come with party hats but I opted to leave them off the card. I die cut the sunglasses with gold glittered paper and glossy black for the lenses. The Poppystamps Layer Cakes candles were cut in gold and purple specialty glitter papers. They are listed below. The cake in pearl white and yellow paper make it a beautiful cake.

The Poppystamps Nordic Swirl Tree dies are next. I love their rounded layers and gorgeous detail. Beginning at the top, I die cut the three layers in a gradient of green– Key Lime, Leaf Sprout and Cilantro.

I glued the pieces together for the penguins, cake and trees. So much fun!

Then I cut a white cardfront measuring approximately 4″ x 5.25″, just enough to leave a border from the Key Lime cardbase. I laid the Nordic Bloom Stencil over the cardfront and gently applied Mustard Seed Oxide Ink over it. I glued the cardfront to the cardbase.

I arranged the elements and when I found a design I liked, I glued it down. Finally I stamped the sentiments on the top right and the lower center. The picture above shows the magic of the specialty papers. Fabulous!

I guess I better be going as I don’t want to miss the cake! It was a fun time creating this card. I hope you take a look at the Poppystamps penguin release. It is so versatile and easy to put together. I love every single piece in this collection!

Supplies

2696 Layer Cakes

2701 Birthday Penguin

2700 Fancy Party Penguin

2737 Nordic Swirl Tree

T107 Nordic Bloom Stencil

SH44004 Black Glossy Paper

SH44005 Key Lime Paper Pack

SH44006 Leaf Sprout Paper Pack

SH44007 Cilantro Paper Pack

SH44018 Summer Squash Paper Pack

FP1002 Vintage Pastel Mirror Pad 6×6 pack

GP1007 Glitzy Glitter Pad

A Poppystamps Penguin Surprise!

Hi crafty friends! It’s Rachel here sharing a birthday card. Who would have thought a penguin would be jumping out of a present?! Surprise! It’s the Poppystamps Fancy Party Penguin! Birthday Penguin is joining in on the fun.

To create this card I used sparkle and shine specialty paper to give the card an extra burst of energy. I die cut the Poppystamps Fancy Party Penguin and the Birthday Penguin in glossy black cardstock and heavy white cardstock. The black paper is just gorgeous and reminds me of patent leather! I colored the eyes, nose and feet with permanent markers and adhered them together. I gave the Birthday Penguin an orange mirrored hat and a navy glitter top.

Next I die cut the Poppystamps “Fancy Gift” using mirrored raspberry paper for the box and two shades of glitter green for the ribbon. I glued the present together leaving the top box and bow separate.

Then I cut an A2 size cardfront out of Poppystamps Leaf Sprout paper. I framed the cardfront with the same green paper using the largest die of the Scalloped Pinpoint Frames. I adhered these pieces to an A2 white cardbase.

I arranged the penguins and glued them to the cardfront. I used dimensionals for the present to pop it up.

Treasure Chest Fairy Gemstones placed around the card. the iridescent quality is fabulous!

A gold foiled black Greeting Tab in bold letters finishes the card.

Oh how I love the Poppystamp Penguins latest release. I went all out with loads of glitz on this card. So much fun to make, I hope you get a chance to check out all the goodies!

Supplies

2701 Birthday Penguin

2700 Fancy Party Penguin

2694 Fancy Gift

2751 Scalloped Pinpoint Frames

SH44004 Black Glossy Paper

FP1003 Rainbow Reflections Mirror Pad 6×6 pack

GP1007 Glitzy Glitter Pad

GP1006 Festive Glitter Pad

SH44006 Leaf Sprout Paper Pack

GEM101 Treasure Chest Fairy Gemstones

A Cool and Chilly Poppystamps Christmas!

Hi friends! A brand new Poppystamps release just arrived and I am super excited to share a cool and chilly Christmas card with you. An adorable set of Penguins in party mode with balloons, presents, cake and even a snazzy car. My very favorite die has got to be the Poppystamps Floating Igloo and Iceberg! Wow, a definite “must have!”

I die cut the Poppystamps Fancy Party Penguin and Floating Igloo and Iceberg out of watercolor paper. Next I loosely watercolored the pieces to give it a fluid appearance.

Then I cut an A2 size cardfront out of the 8.5 x 11 Powder Blue Paper Pack. I added a small portion of water to white acrylic paint. The consistency should be loose enough to splatter but thick enough to resemble snow. On this background, I loaded a fan paintbrush with the paint and tapped the handle onto the cardfront and snow appeared!. The first time the paint was too thin so I let it dry and went back and repeated the process with less water. The result was varied layers of splatters that were just the right consistency!

I trimmed the cardfront slightly smaller than an A2 size and adhered it onto a white cardbase. I glued the igloo and penguin together and placed them onto the cardfront. I couldn’t get over how adorable this looked ! I chose an Open Studio gold foiled greeting tab saying Merry Christmas. I decided it could use a bit of sparkle, so glitter glue on the glasses and top of hat added just the right amount. A Fairy Jewel next to the sentiment completes the card–so cool!

I can’t wait to make tons of cards using the Poppystamps Penguins. These adorables are quite the sought after arctic friend this season! I will be back very soon with another penguin card– a different style, but equally wonderful. Brrr, it’s getting chilly out here but it’s never too cold to be cool! Until then, check out this release. I guarantee you are going to love it just as much as I do!

Supplies

2700 Fancy Party Penguin

2698 Floating Igloo and Iceberg

SH44011 Powder Blue Paper Pack

JWL004 Autumn Fairy Jewels

Poppystamps Joy of the Season

Hi crafty friends! It’s Rachel here with a holiday card featuring the Poppystamps Nordic Serene Dove. It’s one dove that I adhered the wings in multiple ways to make the doves appear as more than one type.

I die cut the Poppystamps Nordic Layered Joy. I used a heavy white cardtock for the full letters and silver glitter paper for the lower half pieces. I arranged the doves on the card surrounding the sentiment. I glued the birds down to complete the card!

To create this card, I cut out the Nordic Serene Dove in midnight navy gold and silver glitter paper, white and cream cardstock and grey and gold pearl papers. I love this color combination. All the paper packs used are linked below.

I spent alot of time deciding what color I would make each dove. Next I glued the body pieces together. I glued the two pieces of the wings. Then the best part was deciding what each bird would be doing! One was dipping. one was flapping its wing in an arched position, one was perched and a few were in flight. I glued the bodies to the wings.
What a fun project!

I die cut a charcoal grey cardstock using the Poppystamps Scalloped Pinpoint largest frame.I adhered it to a heavy white card base. The white border is crisp and a nice border to frame the grey.

I love the beautiful sparkle and glow this card displays. It has an elegance just perfect when it catches the light just right.

This card was pure joy to create! The Poppystamps Nordic Serene Dove die is one that you will want to add to your collection. I hope I captured the beauty of this dove for you. Thanks so much for stopping by. Until next time, have a joyful day!

Supplies

2747 Nordic Serene Dove

2762 Nordic Layered Joy

2751 Scalloped Pinpoint Frames

FP1002 Vintage Pastel Mirror Pad 6×6 pack

GP1001 Delicate Pastel Glitter Pad

FP1003 Rainbow Reflections Mirror Pad 6×6 pack

Poppystamps Corgi Wishes!

Hi, it’s Rachel here with a holiday card featuring the Poppystamps Happy Corgi die! He is so handsome in his shiny red sweater with the sparkly green trim. I’m sure he is ready for the next walk out on the town!

To create this card I die cut the corgi body in white cardstock. I watercolored the ears in a pale pink. The spots, outlined ears and tail, I used a creme paper and watercolored a warm caramel brown on them. The eyes and nose were cut out in black. The fancy sweater I cut out using the reflection and glitter pads listed below. I love these special papers so much!

The Poppystamps Cute Bow is gorgeous in shiny raspberry and red glitter paper. I die cut the Nordic Holly Sprig two times in three shades of green sheets of paper listed below. The stem is kraft cardstock from my stash and the berries are the red glitter paper I used on the bow!

I diecut the Poppystamps Diamond Oval Pinpoint Background in white and adhered it to a heavy white cardbase. Then I used the largest of the frames die from the Scalloped Pinpoint Frames and cut it out in Raspberry Sorbet. I adhered it onto the background.

I diecut the Warm Wishes Cheerful Script in glossy black paper also listed below. It also comes with the outline die which I will use at another time.

I glued all the pieces together and arranged them on the card. Once I had the composition just how I envisioned, I glued it onto the cardfront. Notice I overlapped the images onto the frame! The card is complete!

I must admit I love this card and the Corgi is absolutely one of my new favorite dies. You can omit the sweater for warmer temperatures and this dog will be useful for all year long. The Poppystamps holiday release is a must-have so please check it out, you won’t be disappointed! Until next time, happy crafting!

Supplies

2756 Happy Corgi

2749 Nordic Holly Sprig

2755 Warm Wishes Cheerful Script

2753 Cute Bow

2757 Diamond Oval Pinpoint Background

2751 Scalloped Pinpoint Frames

SH44005 Key Lime Paper Pack

SH44006 Leaf Sprout Paper Pack

SH44007 Cilantro Paper Pack

SH44004 Black Glossy Paper

SH44016 Raspberry Sorbet Paper Pack

GP1007 Glitzy Glitter Pad

FP1003 Rainbow Reflections Mirror Pad 6×6 pack

Growing In Unity ~ Day 5

Happy Friday crafty friends! I have enjoyed a wonderful week with you. Unity Stamp Company is so kind to allow me to share my card creations this week. I appreciate it so much, thank you Unity!

My final card is a bit of a mash-up combining two sets into one card. It has vintage elements and yet contemporary hints of colorful hair and fish eye camera angles inhabit the card.

Creating this card began with choosing the placement of the images. After many trials, I liked this one the best. The little girl is in the foreground and the dog is a little further back watching dandelion seeds blown in its direction.

First I stamped the images on watercolor paper in Tsukinemo Versafine ink. I used Komerebi MozArt paints. I gave the girl a teal streak in her hair and decided on a tri-colored beagle.

I love these stamps! “…breath of bliss” is from the artist and author Phyllis Harris. Her talents are incredible and she often depicts childrens’ carefree postures with hair blowing in the wind.

Next I found my Sizzix floral die and ran it through the top of the card with my Cuttlebug. The intricate deal was just what it needed. I loosely painted a border with distress ink in spun sugar. Then I ink blended over the edges with distress ink, tea dye. I adhered it to a pale pink cardbase.

I stamped a sentiment from the dog set, cut it in half and mounted it on patterned paper. I stamped the paw print in lieu of another embellishment. It also goes with the sentiment “Paws a moment to enjoy the little things today”. A burlap twine completes the card.

A close up. A nice addition would be glitter on the dandelion.

As my GIU week comes to a close, I hope you’ve seen something that sparked ideas and creativity. Thank you for dropping in and your comments are so encouraging. Thank you Unity for the GIU program. It’s awesome connecting with cardmakers all over the world and getting to see their creations.

Have a beautiful weekend. I look forward to seeing you on the Facebook Show N Tell page

Rachel

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Growing In Unity ~ Day 3

Hi everyone, it’s Wednesday. Hope your week is going well. In keeping with Unity Stamp Company’s Membership Wednesdays, I thought I would create something from the June Kit of the Month. We are in a bit of a heat wave, no rain this month and lots of sunshine and blue skies. My card today is a reflection of citrus, summer, water and happy vibes.

I began this card with stamping the image on an A2 size of watercolor paper in Versafine black ink. I watercolored the lemons, grapefruit, limes and oranges using Komorebi MozArt paints. I had the most relaxing time painting these juicy fruits! I have to admit my mouth puckered a few times when working on the lemons!

I die cut the image using a Spellbinders fancy stitched nesting circle die careful to keep the remainder of the cardstock in good condition. Next I used the larger die to cut out a larger circular border. Then I glued the the pieces to a turquoise cardbase.

I painted the open space between the image and the outer border of the card. I used teal and I liked the way the teal enhanced the image and filled the dull space. It reminds me of a pool and waves! I stamped the sentiment.

Finally the embellishments complete the card. Pink, clear and fuschia sequins were randomly placed around the card to carry on the festivities. Stickles glitter glue gave sparkle to the fruits which created monement and that extra special quality. My favorite part are the new Unity Stamp Company’s washi tape – metal dies. It was so satisfying imagining these die cuts were pieces of torn washi!

Thanks for stopping by! Don’t forget to comment each day to win a prize. Have a beautiful day and squeeze a little summer citrus into your week.

See you tomorrow!

Rachel

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