January 30, 2023, Dinosaur Pals CLR262 Stamps and PPRS-D262 Dies

 Hello friends!  Kim here with a super fun birthday card that I created using the darling Dinosaur Pals stamps and dies.  I never seem to have enough birthday cards, and so I have been working to build up my stash.  I love that this stamp set is perfect for anyone! 

I started by coloring this little cutie and the greenery with Copic markers and using the coordinating dies to die-cut them. 

I kept my color palette very simple with greens and whites, and I love how the color really pops off of the front of the card.  I used some dies and an embossing folder from my stash to add texture and dimension.

I seriously love this card!  The Dinosaur Pals stamp set is full of cute dinosaurs and some great elements to build a scene.  Stay tuned, as I will be sharing another card that I made soon. 

Make sure to head over to the shop and check it out!  

Thanks so much for spending a few minutes with me!  I hope you have a great day! 

Xoxo, Kim

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Cupcake Celebration!

Happy Woot-Woo-Wednesday! Prickley Pear Fans! Tia here from RockyMtnCraftia.com. I don't know which I love more, birthdays or cupcakes. But when you bring them together...that's a party! Today we're creating one of  those much needed birthday cards for your stash. I know you're busy making the "holiday cards", but take a break with me for a little Cupcake-Celebration!

Today's design team card features the stamp set: Build A Cupcake and the Cupcake Die.

The Design:

This was a really fun and fast card to make. I've been eager to "build a cupcake" with this super cute and ingenious stamp set. I love sets like this-that give you SO many creative options! Talk about bang for your buck!

I keep all of my birthday themed design papers, tags, stickers and embellishments in one storage container. There I found some Project Life cards that made me smile. I pulled matching cardstock in teal, orange and red for my card base. I threw out the red & orange cardstock after I looked at my embellishments and decided I wanted to use red sequins.

Coloring:

Next I built my cupcake (yes, I'm seriously smiling right now!) it really was fun! I stamped my image with London Fog-Memento Ink (Copic Friendly). With the light colored lines I wanted to do no-line coloring.

COPIC COLORS:

Top: C1; E35; E57; E29

Candies: R17; R29; White Gelly Roll Pen

Wrapper: Y08; YR14; BG10; BG23; BG13

The Layout:

After coloring both pieces, I die cut the images with the coordinating dies. I love that the die set cuts close to the images! No excess to trim away.

I created an A2 card base (4.25 x 5.5in) from Bermuda Bay cardstock. I offset both cards, letting them hang off the edges and then trimmed off the overhang. I added foam tape to the back of the cupcake and glued sequins around it . I finished my card by wrapping the top with a piece of white organza ribbon (just like a gift!).

I completed this birthday card using the 'Happy Birthday' sentiment from the set stamped onto a scalloped oval die from Prickley Pear and adhered inside.

Thanks for taking a break from your "holiday" cards to follow along with me and make this cute birthday card!

Now stop dreaming about cupcakes and...

Go get crafty!
-Tia

 

Thursday Inspiration with the Design Team

Happy Thursday!

I'm delighted to bring you another week of inspiration with the talented Prickley Pear Design Team. 

Today's creations come from a wide variety of themes.

Leading off this week is Sharon. This card features two stamps from our May New Release, Bicycle and Congratulations. I love the coloring on the bicycle.

 

Have a musician in your life? Check out this awesome Flourished Guitar! Tracie has colored it beautifully and paired it with the Happy Birthday sentiment from the Circles set.

 

Check out Lisa's adorable birthday card! This is Bucket of Tulips and the sentiment and flourish come from the Butterflies 2 set.

 

And look how easy Lisa turned this beauty into a set! Lovely!

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Celebrations!

July is just around the corner and we've got Canadian and US Design Team members who are getting ready to celebrate their national holiday. 

And so this week we bring you celebrations. 

Not necessarily patriotic celebrations, but celebrations for any special event! 

Turns out what the Prickley Pear Design Team has been celebrating lately is birthdays...

Here is Tracie celebratory birthday card, using the Bold Daisies from our May release. Sentiment is from the Circles Set. 

 

Heather has brought out the Butterfly Sentiments and Butterfly Die for this great way to use up your favorite scraps. Did you know the Buttefly Die goes with three other sets besides this one? 

 

Lisa is getting crafty with the Build a Cupcake set, one of three sets that work with the Cupcake die set.

 

Inside you'll find sentiments from the same set and a place to tuck in a little gift for the birthday gal or guy. 

 

And one more from Heather. This overflowing birthday basket is made with the cone from the Build an Ice Cream set. The florals are from the Poinsettia Leaf die. And, sentiment is from the Mini Butterflies 2 set. 

Thanks for stopping by to visit today. We'll be back on Thursday with a Vintage Viewpoint. 

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May New Release - Day 2, Post 1

Happy Tuesday, Prickley Pear fans!

If this is your first time here on our blog this week, you will be happy to find out that we're celebrating our May New Release. All the New Release product (2 clear sets, 21 red rubber images and 13 sentiments) are now available in the Prickley Pear store and we're here all week, twice a day, with FANTASTIC projects from the Design Team. 

Today, let's start with this adorable card from Sharon. This is A Mother's Love and it's perfect for those mother's day cards you need to get done. Today, Sharon's made this image into an anniversary card with one of the new sentiments available. 

  

Those aren't the only "tweet" birds now available. Heather has this sample with Momma and Baby Bird.

Prickley Pear has such a great selection of floral images and these new release Jar Full of Daisies are no exception. Here, Tracie created a beautiful birthday card. 

 Heidi has created an great thank you card with the same image.

 

And Heather gives us this great everyday "just because" option.

Lovely!

These great images (and plenty more) can be found in the Prickley Pear New Release section of the website. Swing by and check it out! Plus, free shipping is available until midnight on the 14th on all orders over $15 (domestic shipping only). Use the code FREESHIP in the coupon box.

We'll be back with more! 
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