Kick Up Your Heels, Mischief Allowed

Hey Y'all!!! It's day 2 of the new Southwest Release at Prickley Pear Stamps and I'm showcasing the Kokopelli - Happy Birthday stamp set. I love celebrating birthdays. Especially someone else's. Hehe. How would you say Happy Birthday? 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.

I started by stamping the the dancer, the notes she's playing and the sentiments on Neenah Classic Crest Solar White paper with Memento Tuxedo Black Ink. I didn't use any Copic Markers on this card.

The set comes with 11 images and 11 sentiments. You can mix and match them in so many great combinations. Here is the link for the clear Kokopelli - Happy Birthday stamp set & matching dies:

Kokopelli - Happy Birthday Stamp Set

Kokopelli - Happy Birthday Die Set

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PAPER & EVERYTHING ELSE

• Neenah Classic Crest Solar White 80lb Paper

• Card Stock - Basic Black, Mango Melody

• Ink - Distress Oxide (Black Soot)

• Stencils - Random Music Notes and Music Symbols

• 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.

On top of the black card base is a piece of Mango Melody cut to 5 3/8" x 4 1/8". Another layer of black and Mango Melody is on top of that. The black is cut to 5 5/16" x 4". The Mango is cut to 5 3/16" x 3 15/16". Obviously you can make them whatever size make you happy. They are all glued down with wet glue.

Before I glued them all down I stamped the top Mango card stock with lots of musical instruments using a Random Music Notes stencil. They are colored with Distress Oxide, Black Soot.

The next section of layers has more black and mango pieces. The black is 2 3/4" x 2 1/8". The mango is 2 9/16" x 1 15/16". I stamped the dancer directly on top of the piece of mango. They two pieces are wet glued together and popped up on top of the musical notes with foam tape. Added some black dots just because I could.

I stamped the melody she is playing on mango card stock, fussy cut it and popped it up with foam tape. Wonder what melody she's playing? Can you hear it?

The two sentiments go together perfectly I thought. 'Kick Up Your Heels' and 'Mischief Allowed'. I stamped them with Memento Tuxedo Black Ink and cut them out with dies. They are popped up with foam tape.

Mischief Always!  ~Teresa

Mischief Allowed

 

Hello Prickley Pear Pals! Tia here from RockyMtnCraftia.com. I'm excited to be back on the blog today with a brand new release! The Southwest Collection! Such a fun and unique set of clear stamps! 

I went full out and combined the Kokopelli-Just Dance and Kokopelli-Happy Birthday sets for my card.

My favorite aspect of this collection is how completely versatile it is. Let's face it, it's SO easy to create feminine cards, but when it comes to making those 'man-cards' we all freeze like a deer in headlights. Even worse...teenage/young adult male cards! (insert audible gasp). 

My card inspiration came from my son. A card to celebrate him and his love of mischief! So the sentiments in the 'Happy Birthday' set were perfect!

Card Design

I began with a slimline card base 3.5x8.5 in. made with blue cardstock. I trimmed a white panel at 3x8.5 in. and stamped the strip of downward arrows on each side in green ink. It was adhered to the card base. I trimmed another white panel at 2.5x8.5 and prepped it for stamping.

Focal Background

For each Musician I measured a 1.25 x2.25 in. rectangle with a light pencil. I then painted a highlighted background with a mixture of Cadmium Orange, Burnt Sienna and Titanium Ecru acrylic paint (Liquitex).

I then stamped each image in the center of a square with embossing powder. I used WOW! Embossing Powder in Tarnished Teal-just to go all out with the Southwest feel! I had room for not only two sentiments but four! And went for it! I finished the card by 'popping' this panel up on foam tape and adhering it to my card base.

I love when I can pull paints and stamps together for a card! I had such a fun time creating this card and know my son will love it too!

Thank you so much for following along on my crafty adventure! Make sure to wander on over to the Prickley Pear Store and pick-up these adorable Kokopelli and Southwest stamp sets before they're gone! 

Join the team on Facebook in the Prickley Pear Pals Group for more inspiration and to share your card designs with us too!

Now, go make some mischief of your own and...

Go Get Crafty!

-Tia

Happy Birthday, Southwestern Style!

Hello Prickley Pear friends!  We are so excited to be sharing the newest release with you - The Southwest Collection!

I had so much fun creating with this collection, that I made two cards to share with you today!  I love anything animals, so I really love the Southwestern Fun Stamp Set!   It is perfect for masculine cards, though it really works for any occasion!  

  Masculine cards are a huge struggle for me, and I never have birthday cards on hand for the guys, so this was a perfect opportunity to add to my stash.  I paired this stamp set with some fabulous digital paper that I found on Etsy.

Once I figured out what I was doing, these cards came together so quickly!  I heat embossed the animals on die-cut circles and set them aside.  I also heat embossed sentiments from the Kokopelli - Happy Birthday Stamp Set and cut the strip into a banner.  I wrapped my card panels with some champagne colored metallic embroidery thread and added a loopy bow. 

Please make sure to head over to the shop and check out the entire release!  You won't be disappointed!  Also make sure to head to the Prickley Pear Pals Facebook Group and keep an eye out!  The amazing Design Team will be sharing their inspiration with you all week.

Thanks so much for spending a few minutes with me!  

Xoxo, Kim

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Let's Celebrate

 Hey Y'all!!! Teresa here.  I just love celebrating birthdays! All the balloons, presents and especially the deserts. This stamp & die set from Prickley Pear Stamps reminded me of all the things I love. What a great way to say 'Let's Celebrate' with the cutest little shaker card. 

I started by printing the the banners on Neenah Classic Crest Solar White paper and coloring them with Copic markers. The list of markers is below...

Here is the link for the clear banners stamp set & matching dies:

Birthday Banners Clear Stamp Set

Banner Die Set

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COPIC MARKERS:

• Balloons (Y15, Y08, Y04)

• Presents (YG07, YG06, YG01)

• Cupcakes (BG07, BG05, BG01)

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PAPER & EVERYTHING ELSE

• Neenah Classic Crest Solar White 80lb Paper

• Card Stock - Basic Black, Basic White, Melon Mambo

The card base is from basic black. I had already decided to use melon mambo and it's a great accent color for black. The card 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.

Of course it ended up as a shaker card too. You know I'm all about shaker cards. The banners just make the perfect opportunity. I cut the banners out of a piece of Melon Mambo to form the front of the shaker box. The banners cuts have a clear window sheet glued to the back and foam tape around each banner and around the outside of the entire top to keep any of those little sequins stinkers from escaping because you know they love to do that.

Here's a little tip that I learned from another crafter. Make sure you run a small string of glue around all the foam tape on both sides before you stick it to the window sheet or whatever surface you are using. Sometimes the foam tape looses his adhesitivity (is that really a word) and the glue will keep it permanently in place.

I aligned my colored banners on another piece of Melon Mambo right under each matching die cut and placed the top down on the bottom. Glued the shaker parts to the white card stock with wet glue.

Let's Celebrate is a fun sentiment. What else would you do on someone's birthday but celebrate, right?

Happy Birthday!

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