April 28, 2023, Moon and Stars CLR274 Stamps and PPRS-D274 Dies

Hey everybody! Happy Fri-YAY! I hope you have something fun planned this weekend! Leslie here, sharing an inspiration project featuring the Moon and Stars stamps and coordinating Moon and Stars dies which are part of the amazing Celestial Collection! I consider myself a 'fun fold fanatic' and have an oldie but goodie impossible card to share with you today! I've made quite a few of these over the past number of years, and this design never gets old! It's so versatile and can be used for many different occasions! 

I cut the card base and layering panels from dark blue patterned paper in my stash along with additional layering panels from yellow patterned paper. I inked the edges of the dark blue paper with chipped sapphire distress ink before assembling the card layers. 

I die cut quite a few elements from yellow, red and medium blue patterned paper in my stash using the Moon and Stars dies. I stamped a sentiment from the Moon and Stars stamps in blue ink on a yellow tag and embellished it with crafting cord, a strip of medium blue paper and some gemstones. The finishing touch was adding randomly-placed gemstones all over the card front. 

Prickley Pear Stamps products used:
Moon and Stars stamps 
Moon and Stars dies

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Leslie
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April 24, 2023, You Are My Sunshine CLR268 Stamps

Hey everybody! Happy Monday to you all! Sure seems like Mondays are rolling around rather quickly, doesn't it?! I hope your weather is warming up where you are, and if not, I have the perfect card to warm you up! Leslie here, sharing a sweet inspiration project featuring the You Are My Sunshine stamps which are part of the amazing Celestial Collection! Isn't this sun and those little singing flowers just the cutest things you've ever seen?! I can't stand it!

I cut a standard A2 size side-folding card base from white cardstock and rounded the bottom right corner. I stamped the sun from the You Are My Sunshine stamps on yellow patterned paper in my stash, fussy cut it, and adhered it to the card base. Next, I stamped those adorable little flowers on white cardstock, colored them with alcohol markers, and fussy cut them as well. 

I stamped the rounded sentiment under the sun in yellow ink and adhered the flowers in the bottom right corner. The finishing touch was adding a few clear gemstones. 

Prickley Pear Stamps products used:
You Are My Sunshine stamps

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Leslie
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April 20, 2023, Rainbow Dreams CLR261 Stamps

Hey everybody! I hope you're having a fabulous week! This month is flying by - can you believe we're already on the downslide to May?! Leslie here, sharing a sweet card featuring the Rainbow Dreams stamps which are part of the amazing Celestial Collection! It's been ages since I've played with my stencils so I got out my mini cloud stencil and some distress ink and created a fun background to compliment these amazing stamps!

I cut a standard A2 size top-folding landscape card base from white cardstock and stenciled the cloud background with a mini cloud stencil, distress ink and a blending brush. I stamped the rainbow and clouds from the Rainbow Dreams stamps on white cardstock, colored the rainbow with alcohol markers, and fussy cut them. I added a mini butterfly brad to the rainbow for a little interest. 

I stamped a sentiment from the Rainbow Dreams stamps in the bottom center of the card front, added fluffy stuff to the clouds, and adhered the piece to the card base with foam squares. The finishing touch was adding several white enamel dots. 

Prickley Pear Stamps products used:
Rainbow Dreams stamps

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Leslie
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April 17, 2023, Moon and Stars CLR274 Stamps and PPRS-D274 Dies

Hey everybody! Happy Monday - I hope you had a great weekend! Leslie here, sharing an inspiration project featuring the Moon and Stars stamps and coordinating Moon and Stars dies which are part of the amazing Celestial Collection! It's always fun to have a variety of cute 'love you just because' cards in your stash, and these stamps and dies are just the ticket!

I cut a standard A2 size top-folding landscape card base from white cardstock along with a layering panel from red patterned paper. I die cut a mini stitched scalloped circle from a coordinating red patterned paper along with a larger scalloped circle from white cardstock, and adhered them together. 

I stamped several elements from the Moon and Stars stamps, colored them with alcohol markers, and cut them with the coordinating Moon and Stars dies. I stamped the sentiment in Versamark and heat embossed it with white embossing powder. I added several red gemstones which completed the card. 

Prickley Pear Stamps products used:
Moon and Stars stamps 
Moon and Stars dies

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Leslie
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March 28, 2023, You Are My Sunshine Stamp Set CLR268

Hey Y'all!!! Teresa here. You are my sunshine, my only sunshine. You make me happy when skies are gray.... I can sure hear my mom singing that to me when I was little. Be sure to check out the new Celestial Collection at Prickley Pear. You Are My Sunshine is just one stamp set in a beautiful collection. All the details for making this card yourself are below (including links).

I started by stamping and coloring the sun and these cute little sunflowers on Neenah Classic Crest Solar White paper and coloring them with Copic markers.

COPIC MARKERS:

• Sun (Y19, Y18, Y13)

• Flowers (Y19, Y18, Y13, RV09, RV06, RV02, BV17, BV13, BV11, YG67, YG63, YG61)

• Pots (E19, E09, E08, E99, E47, E13, E11)

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PAPER & EVERYTHING ELSE

• Neenah Classic Crest Solar White 80lb Paper

• Card Stock - Gorgeous Grape

• Stamp Sets - You Are My Sunshine Clear Stamp Set

• Ink - Polished Pink

• Dies - Slimline Everyday Borders, Tags

• Bearly Art Glue, Foam Tape, Dots

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Here is the link for the clear You Are My Sunshine stamp set:

You Are My Sunshine Stamp Set

The card base is cut from Gorgeous Grape card stock. It's cut to 8 1/2" x 5 1/2" scored at 4 1/4" on the long side. Just a tip I learned. Make sure you use your bone folder and burnish the fold well so it doesn't tear the fold.

I cut a piece of beautiful patterned paper to 5 3/8" x 4 1/8". Colors are perfect to be the background for my little sunflower friends. It's glued directly to the card base using wet glue.

I cut a piece of Gorgeous Grape card stock with one of the border dies and popped it up with a piece of foam tape across the bottom edge. The sunflowers are glued flat to the patterned paper behind the fun border and the sun is popped up with foam tape in the upper left corner.

I love all the sentiments that are part of this stamp set. I remember my mom singing 'You Are My Sunshine' to me when I was little. Brought a smile to my face.

The sentiment is popped up with foam tape for some additional dimension.

You are my sunshine, my only sunshine...

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March 27, 2023, You Are My Sunshine CLR268 Stamps

Hey everybody! Is your weather warming up where you are?! Our temps here in southwestern Colorado are still pretty chilly! Leslie here, sharing a fun fold featuring the You Are My Sunshine stamp set that was just released as part of the Celestial Collection! This stamp set is so stinkin' cute, I can't stand it! I had a lot of fun creating this hidden message slider card with it! 

I cut the standard A2 size flat card base from white cardstock along with the slider mechanism. I then cut several panels from coordinating prints. I stamped the image from the You Are My Sunshine stamp set in black ink, colored it with alcohol markers and fussy cut it. I adhered it to a scalloped square die cut angled into a diamond shape. I fashioned a loop from green crafting cord for the pull tab.

I stamped the sentiment (hidden message) on the panel inside the slider and added a pink pearl strip to the bottom of the slider, which completed the project.

Prickley Pear Stamps products used:
You Are My Sunshine stamp set 

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Leslie
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March 24, 2023, Moon & Stars Clear Stamp Set CLR274

Hey Y'all!!! Isn't the sky just a beautiful place. Full of the moon and these wonderful stars all shining bright. What a great stamp set to tell someone that you love them. Be sure to check out the new Celestial Collection at Prickley Pear. The Moon and Stars stamp & die set are just one set in a beautiful collection. All the details for making this card yourself are below (including links).

I started by stamping and coloring the moon and several stars on Neenah Classic Crest Solar White paper and coloring it with Copic markers.

COPIC MARKERS:

• Stars & Moon (Y17, B66)

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PAPER & EVERYTHING ELSE

• Neenah Classic Crest Solar White 80lb Paper

• Card Stock - Starry Sky, Crushed Curry, Basic White

• Stamp Sets - Moon & Stars

• Ink - Distress Oxide (Antique Linen, Chipped Sapphire), Starry Sky

• Dies - Moon & Stars, Stitched So Sweetly, Border Details

• Bearly Art Glue, Foam Tape, Crystal Stickles, Glitz Glitter Gel (Brillant Blue)

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Here is the link for the clear Moon & Stars stamp set and matching die:

Moon & Stars Stamp Set

Moon & Stars Die Set

Moon & Stars Bundle

The card base is cut from Starry Sky card stock. It's cut to 8 1/2" x 5 1/2" scored at 4 1/4" on the long side. Just a tip I learned. Make sure you use your bone folder and burnish the fold well so it doesn't tear the fold.

I cut a piece of Crushed Curry card stock to 5 3/8" x 4 1/8". It's glued directly to the card base using wet glue. Cut a piece of Basic White card stock to 5 1/4" x 4". Used a small brush to color the front of the white card stock with Chipped Sapphire Oxide Ink. Embossed it with a star embossing folder and ran the Oxide Ink pad of Antique Linen across the stars to lift them up a little off the page. Glued this piece directly to the Crushed Curry card stock with wet glue.

I cut two strings of stars using Crushed Curry card stock and an old stars borders set I had laying around. Brushed the strings of stars with Chipped Sapphire Oxide Ink and added a little sparkle with some Glitz Glitter Gel. The strings are glued from the left to right side of the card at a pretty angle.

The moon and stars from the Prickley Pear stamp set are adhered to the card using foam tape so they pop up out of the night sky.

The sentiment is stamped on Basic White card stock with Starry Sky ink. I used my blending brush to add a little Chipped Sapphire Oxide Ink to the background of the sentiment so it wasn't so bright white. Cut it out with a beautiful die and used foam tape to pop it up on the card.

Who are you over the moon over?

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March 23, 2023, Rainbow Dreams CLR261 Stamps

Hey everybody! I hope you're having a great week! I have an inspiration project to share with you today featuring the new Rainbow Dreams stamp set that was released yesterday! This stamp set is part of the amazing Celestial Collection, so stay tuned for more inspiration to come! I absolutely LOVE fun folds, and this one is an interlocking gatefold! I've made a few of these in the past and yes, they are quite fun!

I cut a standard A2 size landscape gatefold card base from white cardstock along with patterned paper layering panels. I cut two frames from silver foil cardstock using two dies in my stash and adhered them together for a little extra stability. I stamped the rainbow image from the Rainbow Dreams stamp set on two layered die cut rectangles (from the same die sets in my stash) cut from white cardstock, and colored the rainbow with Kirarina Wink markers and the clouds with an alcohol marker. 

I stamped the sentiment on a scrap piece of white cardstock, colored it with a purple Ultra Fine Point Sharpie marker and trimmed it. I popped the sentiment up on double-sided foam strips, and added two enamel hearts along with 3mm white pearl strips around the silver foil frame, which completed the project. 

Prickley Pear Stamps products used:
Rainbow Dreams stamp set

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Scrappy hugs,

Leslie
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