Wishing...

Hello Evelin T. Design Friends... Annette Allen here with you today and I am sharing a card created using the very cute Sneaky Kitties stamp set. 

This set is so fun to color. I used Copic sketch markers and added a little white gel pen here and there. 

I love beach themed cards so I thought this was perfect for created such a card. It reminds me of Hawaii with all the leaves and then I used this fun die to add the palm trees. I fussy cut around the image to give it some dimension. 

The background was created using Ranger oxide inks and a splashed a little water to get the texture. Finishing up with stamping this fun sentiment. 

That is all for today.

Thanks for stopping by.

Memory Planner with Patricia

Hello Evelin T Design Friends.  I truly hope everyone is well during this time.  I hope creating cards, or just stamping and coloring is good therapy for you right now!  This difficult time we are going through reminds me of the difficult time of going through the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina.  That time period pushed me into my love of being crafty where my creative journey began.  So the difference from that circumstance to this one is I want to document it creatively, even though I do have to push myself to take photos ;)  This time has pushed me to go back to my Memory Planner love.  I will admit I gave it up because I could not keep up, but I realize how important it is to do.  Today, I'm using the Coffee Art stamp set to document the first week at home.

I first start by adding photos for each day, trimming cards and adding journaling, and then adding stamping.  In this case, I wanted to emphasize the coffee cups from the stamp set.  To me it really means home and even more so since coffee really helps to relax me and need it right now!

I didn't add any coloring to the stamped images.  I wanted to create a clean look to the spread and add embellishments to them.  One way I used the coffee cups the most was to do a partial stamping in the rectangles for the day.  Then for the sentiments from the stamp set, I added them to the rectangles and die cuts.

 

The 'Hallo There!' and 'Smile' are perfect for these spots above, and the leaf image from the set, frames the rectangle and the circle chipboard.

Once my days were filled in, I go back go the first page and add more journaling and stamping (kind of like my title).  Along with my die cuts and stamping the month, I added another coffee cup image from the stamp set and filled it with hearts!  

Thank you for stopping by and prayers for health for everyone!

Coffee Art Trio

Hey you!  It's Amy here with a card trio that came together super quick.  Here's a peek at the set:

I spotted THIS sketch and decided I should use some of the paper pads that I recently purchased to make a quick card set.  The main images I used are from the Coffee Art set.  What makes things easier for me is to keep the same overall color palette in all of the cards that I am creating.

It goes without saying that using the same card design makes it super easy too!  Less of a thought process.  I cut 4 panels from one paper pad and mixed and matched the patterns.  This sentiment, Wishing You're Here,  is from the Sneaky Kitties set.  With our state in Stay Home mode until at least May 4th, I'll be sending this one to my girl.  I miss her and she loves plants and coffee.

This card with the green foliage strip has a sentiment from the same set as the coffee cup, Coffee Art.

In an effort to make my designs postal friendly, there is no foam adhesive.  Oh boy, that's a challenge for me.  Those 'enamel dots' are actually called 'puffy dots' and are squishy as opposed to the traditional enamel dots.

This is my final design.  I'm a sucker for gingham.  This sentiment is from the Evergreen Foliage set.

That's it for me!  Stay Safe!

Coffee Art

Evergreen Foliage

Sneaky Kitties