Thought I’d play around with this new set, Bike Ride, and the matching die! The background paper is Pick a Pattern and I used the Flirty Flamingo pattern for my colors. The sentiment is from Beautiful Bouquet – which is full of beautiful sentiments! The clouds in the background were very gently stenciled using the new Pattern Party Decorative Masks in Soft Sky. Hugs, Fran
Some Birthday fun today! I used the cute Designer paper Birthday Memories to create this card. The fun part about this paper is that the characters can be fussy cut from the paper and used as is! There is also a matching stamp set that has stamps of many of the images. But the REAL fun here is in inside 🙂
I used Karen Burniston’s new Twist Panel Pop Up to make the card! Again, the images are fussy cut from the paper and are marching across the panel.
Here’s a closer look at the panel. Such a fun die – no measuring!! Hooray! Just die cut, assemble and go! Perfect to pair with this paper 🙂 Hugs, Fran
The Wood Crate Framelit creates these cute little boxes that can be used in a lot of different ways. I paired it with the Wood Texture Designer paper, stamped a bit and came up with two treat holders.
This one is the crate with a label. I used the new Pretty Label punch to punch a piece of Cajun Craze stamped with the floral stamp in the Wood Words stamp set and added the rooster and sentiment on a circle punch. A bit of linen thread finishes the label.
For this one, I stamped an image from Tuscan Vineyard in Early Espresso on the crate. It looks like it was wood burned into the paper. Then I added treats in cello bags and tied them off with ribbon. Hugs, Fran
I’m still adding splatters and bling 🙂 This Crafting Forever card is colored with the watercolor pencils on watercolor paper. Since I was messing around with this set, I decided to try it on wc paper – and it was fun! The pencils are easy to use with an aqua painter though I still let the bling get out of control! Hugs, Fran
Sorry if this didn’t show up for you today. I’m not sure what the problem is but I’m working on it! Here’s another Crafting Forever idea that’s similar to this one, except I got a bit more carried away with the sequins and hearts! The pens in the set are easy to mask off and use one at a time. I colored mine with Copics, drew and wiggly line and went crazy with the bling. The paper is the retired Pop of Pink on a Melon Mambo card but you could use any combo for this. Hugs, Fran
Sorry if this didn’t show up for you today. I’m not sure what the problem is but I’m working on it! Here’s another Crafting Forever idea that’s similar to this one, except I got a bit more carried away with the sequins and hearts! The pens in the set are easy to mask off and use one at a time. I colored mine with Copics, drew and wiggly line and went crazy with the bling. The paper is the retired Pop of Pink on a Melon Mambo card but you could use any combo for this. Hugs, Fran
(ETA – I goofed! This was for this Tuesday – not last Tuesday! I’m a week ahead!) Just in time for Father’s Day, the Paper Pros are sharing masculine cards. I started with Guy Greetings (my “go to masculine” stamp set) and some retired paper. I colored just the pants on the strong man and accented the word Father with a hand drawn line. But the fun is in the inside 🙂
On the inside I used the new Karen Burniston Twist Panel Pop Up card. These style of cards are SO much fun, and the new die takes all the guess work and measuring out of the equation! Just die cut and go! I added a little message strip on the left side by just folding a strip of vanilla card stock and tucking it in the fold. The banner die across the top comes with the set – so easy! Have fun checking out all the other ideas from the Paper Pros! Hugs, Fran
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A little masking created this card. Crafting Forever is such a fun set! I drew a line with a pencil and masked off the area where the bottom blade touched the line and stamped the scissors. Then I drew the box with a Melon Mambo marker. Add some hearts and sequins and here’s a fun card. Of course, this is the time of year when I suddenly realize that some of my favorite things have retired – like the heart border punch. But any kind of sequins or embellishments would work here. Hugs, Fran
Here’s the last little – dancing around my card! As you can see, I used the Playful Background and Diagonal Stripe in a different layout for this one. And yes, I used Crystal Effects on the little bubbles in the background – can’t help it!
So here’s my pink pig group! Too much fun! Hugs, Fran
This Little Piggy is clean and simple! Since I had all the supplies out from yesterday’s card, I thought I do a few more. Using the same color combo of Powder Pink and Black I did this card and………
this card. I might go back and bling them up a bit – but for now they remain clean and simple! Hugs, Fran
