So after I did party balloons with the Reverse Word set, I decided to do hot air balloons. The balloon is die cut using the Up & Away Thinlits and the background paper is the Salebration paper Carried Away. The Reverse Words is stamped in Mint Macaron. I’m sure you can create a prettier hot air balloon! Hugs, Fran
Does it feel like Deja vu? This is the same card from yesterday – just straightened up and popped up. This time I fussy cut the balloons (there is a punch for balloons – I just forgot!) and used the die for the ribbons. Then the balloons are popped up with Dimensionals. Now you decide! This one –
or this one –
Hugs, Fran
Starting on the February 21 there are 3 more Saleabration items to pick – Glimmer paper (!) and 2 stamp sets. This is one of the upcoming sets called Reverse Words. The two stamps say “hooray” and “cheers.” I paired it with Balloon Adventures to make this card. The base is Tempting Turquoise and the colors are Tempting Turquoise, Crushed Curry and Tangerine Tango. I added some sequins and drew the lines with a marker. Hugs, Fran
This card is made with the Occasions set Everyday Hero and it has some great cartoon images! I made a card with a 1″ opening that shows the sentiment. I’ve made these before with acetate in the opening – but this one is just held together with the superman image.
It’s much easier to tell what’s going on from a side view. The bottom cityscape is popped up and the top is embossed with the star embossing folder. I went over each star and the lights behind superman with my Wink of Stella pen. Very fun! Hugs, Fran
Here we go with a trio of cards simply creaTed because I cut way too many butterflies. I watercolored a piece of watercolor paper with Peekaboo Peach, Melon Mambo and Pink Pirouette and then die cut some butterflies using the Butterfly Thinlits. With the leftover piece I used the Elegant Butterfly and Bitty Butterfly punches to punch the rest. This gave me a lot of butterflies!
Using Gorgeous Grunge and Suite Sentiments, I created 3 background pieces and placed all the butterflies around the sentiment.
That’s a little strip of Glimmer paper down the left side – hard to see in the photograph! So now there are 3 cards – similar but different. Hugs, Fran
This set is called Double Take and it has large letters! It’s a two step set that makes a bold impact. I paired it with the Urban Underground Specialty paper to make this masculine card. I tucked some black twine behind the words and added some sequins and washi tape – and that’s about it! Hugs, Fran
It’s a redo (with maybe another one coming soon!) of this card. So in case you can’t tell, it’s meant to have the feel of a postcard. I drew the box around the stamped images and used an old postage punch to make the stamp. The sentiment was done with a rotary stamp and the images are colored with Copic markers. This time I only put Crystal Effects on the beach ball and the sunglasses. So maybe next I’ll combine the redo of this card with the die cut on the old card and see where that takes me! Hugs, Fran
This is a 5 1/2 x 5 1/2 card full of LOVE. Using the Largest Letters Framelits, I cut them out of the Real Red strip and then replaced them with white letters stamped with the line of hearts from Sealed with Love. The “In the Air” is embossed with white embossing powder. The heart border is made using the Love Notes Framelit dies. I cut a sliver of silver Glimmer paper to run through the middle of the hearts. Hugs, Fran
Here’s my version of the Salebration set Hey Chick. I used inks and an aqua painter to color the hens and Serene Scenery Designer Series paper for the card. Lots of fun! Hugs, Fran
This Rocking Horse is from Little Cuties and is colored with the new Watercolor pencils. I used the Lots of Labels framelits and some buttons from my stash to finish it up. The pencils are wonderful! Hugs, Fran
