June 30, 2023, Snow Ladies Trio Clear Stamp Set CLR233

Hey Y'all!!! The Snow Ladies Trio from Prickley Pear Stamps are so fabulous. I chose two of the three to use on this card. Wouldn't you just love to hang out with them? I would! Can't you imagine what trouble they are getting into? All the details for making this beautiful box yourself are below (including links).

I started by stamping these fun little Snow Ladies on Neenah Classic Crest Solar White paper and colored them with Copic markers.

COPIC MARKERS:

• Ladies (R89, R46, G09, G05, BG57, B0000, YR07, YR04, 100, N1, 0, White Gel Pen)

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PAPER & EVERYTHING ELSE

• Neenah Classic Crest Solar White 80lb Paper

• Card Stock - Real Red, Basic White, Silver Foil

• Stamp Sets - Snow Ladies

• Dies - Connected Oval, Stitched So Sweetly

• Ink - Real Red, Memento Tuxedo Black, Distress Oxide (Candied Apple, Lucky Clover)

• Bearly Art Glue, Foam Tape

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Here is the link for the clear Snow Ladies stamp set:

Snow Ladies Stamp Set

The card base is cut from Real Red 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 paper.

I cut a piece of Neenah paper and colored it with the Distress Oxide inks. Just created a random pattern that would show through the holes in the Silver Foil. The paper I colored is glued flat to the back of the paper with the holes in it and the entire piece is glued directly to the card base using wet glue.

I used the Connected Oval die to cut the shape from a piece of Basic White card stock. It's glued with wet glue to the Silver Foil.

My two beautiful Snow Ladies are raised up with foam tape right in the center of the Connected Ovals piece. Obviously you can arrange them however you would like.

 

Snow Ladies has 6 fabulous sentiments. I stamped 'Merry Christmas' on Basic White card stock using Real Red ink. I cut it out with my Stitched So Sweetly die that I love so much. Creates a great visual with a fun border.

Don't you just wanna hang out with these ladies?

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~Teresa of Lollipots 'N' Polkadots

How To Create a Bold Clean and Simple Design with Mini Butterflies

Hello pals!  It's Joy here with you today and I'm going to talk about how to create a bold, but clean and simple design using the Mini Butterflies stamp set.  I think at times we think of clean and simple as being a lot of white space and not a lot going on, but why not add punches of colors to keep the eye engaged?  

I like to use the rule of thirds similar to photography. The theory is to have intersecting grids that correspond both vertically and horizontally.  In photography you typically choose if the horizon is going to be in the top 2/3 or bottom thirds.  In this card I chose the pink splash to be my "horizon"  leaving the bottom one third empty.   

To create this card I blended Distress Oxides through a Paint Splatter stencil in the colors Picked Raspberry, Squeezed Lemonade and Mermaid Lagoon.  You could use any splash or linear stencil to obtain this same look.  

After the stenciling was complete I then stamped three of the Mini Butterflies onto the splashes of colors making sure to have a portion of each one hanging off into the white space. This add a lot of interest without having to apply "more". To finish of my card I added matching enamel dots and stamped the beautiful sentiment that quotes Ralph Waldo Emerson.

Well, friends, I hope you’re feeling inspired from this post! Tag me on Instagram if you make a project using this as inspiration!! I’d love to see how you made it your own!! Xx, Joy

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Dance Like No One's Watching

Hey Y'all!!! It's day 7 of the new Southwest Release at Prickley Pear Stamps and I'm showcasing the Kokopelli - Just Dance stamp set. It's so fun. Can't you just hear the music and see them dancing. Get up out of your chair and join us! And be sure to check out the fun stamp sets and dies in the new release! All the details for making this card yourself are below (including links).

I started by stamping the the dancers on Neenah Classic Crest Solar White paper with Memento Tuxedo Black Ink. I didn't need to use any Copic Markers on this card.

The set comes with 5 images and 6 sentiments. You can mix and match them in so many great combinations. Here is the link for the clear Kokopelli - Just Dance stamp set & matching dies:

Kokopelli - Just Dance Stamp Set

Kokopelli - Just Dance Die Set

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PAPER & EVERYTHING ELSE

• Neenah Classic Crest Solar White 80lb Paper

• Card Stock - Basic Black, Basic White

• Patterned Paper - Back to Basics

• Embossing Folders - Chevron

• Water Based Dye-Inks: Basic Gray, Smoky Slate, Gray Granite

• Foam Tape, Black Enamel Dots

The card base is from basic black. The base is 8 1/2" x 5 1/2", scored at 4 1/4" on the long side.  Make sure you use your bone folder and burnish the fold well so it doesn't tear the fold.

The layer on top of the black is basic white. The white is 5 3/8" x 4 1/8". Obviously you can make it whatever size make you happy. It's glued to the card base with wet glue.

Next in line is a piece of some chevron patterned paper I had. It's cut to 5 1/4 x 4. I love the striking contrast between black and white.

The next section of layers has three different pieces. The back layer is a piece of white card stock cut to 4 1/2" x 3". For the 2nd layer I cut a small piece of white card stock to 2 7/8" x 2". I used the heart of musical notes to create a background with Distress Oxide inks of Basic Gray, Smoky Slate, Gray Granite. It is wet glued to the white card stock on the top. For the 3rd layer I cut a piece of white card stock to 2 7/8" x 2 5/8". I used a chevron embossing folder for more dimension. This piece is wet glued on top of the other two layers at the bottom.

Busy Box Blends has such fun ribbon. I wet glued a piece of ribbon around the white background and popped the entire piece up. with foam tape.

The three dancers are wet glued on top of the top layers with black dots for added fun.

'Dance like no one's watching'. We should all learn to do that. I stamped the sentiment with Memento Tuxedo Black Ink and fussy cut it out like a banner. It's popped up with foam tape.

Just Dance!  ~Teresa