Saturday, March 16, 2024

Spellbinders | National Panda Day with Doodlebug Petite Prints


Today is National Panda Day and I couldn't let it pass without sharing a panda card! Most of you know that I'm crazy about pandas and this adorable Dancin' Birthday Panda is my new favourite! Did you also know that Spellbinders is now carrying 12x12" patterned paper by Doodlebug? These rainbow packs come in so many prints and they're so fun to play with.


I created this darling panda with Onyx, SnowdriftPink Sand and Gold Glitter cardstock. After assembling her, I cut the cute little bamboo car from Gnome Drive Holiday. Isn't this the cutest pairing ever? I could hardly contain my excitement when I realized how well my little panda fit in this car!


I cut the car from the Grasshopper shade of Doodlebug's Gingham-Linen Rainbow Petite Prints 12x12"Cardstock but I also layered it on a piece of white cardstock for strength and sturdiness. I followed up by cutting the other parts of the car using Dill PickleOnyxSnowdrift and Gold Glitter cardstock.


To create the background, I used the largest of the Essential Modern Ovals. I cut this oval from Snowdrift, Peridot, and Grasshopper, Beetle Black and Stone Gray from the Gingham-Linen Rainbow Petite Prints.


Next, I used the Color Block Scenic Scape Dies to cut the patterned papers and adhere them to the oval base. Then I offset the Peridot and Grasshopper ovals at the back. I die cut some clouds from On Cloud Nine, using vellum and Lily White gingham-linen. The tiny gold glitter hearts are from Sky View Pies.


Since the Essential Modern Ovals are 5.5" tall, I wanted a bit more space so I cut this card base at 4.25x6". To stamp the perfect sentiment from Monster Birthday Sentiments, I placed it in my MISTI stamping tool and curved it around the top left corner of the oval.


I hope you enjoyed today's project! If you missed my other Dancin' Birthday Panda cards, please check out that post HERE. Be sure to check out the Bonus Sale to get an extra 15% off clearance items, on now through March 18, 2024. 


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Friday, March 15, 2024

Catherine Pooler | *NEW* Party Ink Release Follow-Up


I wanted to share one more card following Catherine Pooler's *NEW* Party Colors on Wednesday. If you missed the Sweetest Ink Hop, please head over to Instagram HERE. The deadline to comment for a chance to win a $100 gift certificate is 11:59pm EST on Monday, March 18, 2024! You can also click on the badge below and it will take you there, too.


Now that you've been fully introduced to Creamsicle, Lemon Sorbet and Frosted, which one is your favourite? I've been addicted to peachy shades lately and I absolutely love orange as a colour so I would have to say Creamsicle but Frosted definitely runs a close second!


For today's card, I really wanted to use the Creamsicle Gingham from the Spring Gingham Patterned Paper. It's my favourite out of the entire paper pack. The ink colours I chose for the Daffodil Blooms are older colours that came together by accident but shows you how amazing the new colours mix with others.


I'm absolutely in love with this colour palette of Creamsicle, On the Lake, Lilac and Royal Treatment! As before, I also added a tiny bit of Lemon Sorbet to the stamped bee. This design is really giving me birthday vibes so I would love to stamp more of these daffodils, switch out the sentiment, and make some birthday cards.


To create the opening for the daffodils, I used the largest of the Nested Oval Dies and stamped the sentiment in two colours before popping up the frame with foam strips and attaching the daffodils and stems. To embellish the card, I used seed beads from the Salt Lake City Sequin Mix to create stamen for the daffodils.


If you missed my other posts featuring Catherine Pooler's *NEW* Party Colors, you can find them here:


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Wednesday, March 13, 2024

Catherine Pooler | Sweetest Ink Hop + Giveaway


It's Release Day at Catherine Pooler and the *NEW* Party Inks and Spring Gingham Patterned Paper are now available for purchase! We're also having an Instagram Hop to celebrate and you could win a $100 gift certificate just for hopping along. While appreciated, comments here on the blog will not count. 


Be sure to head over to Instagram HERE and enjoy all of the amazing inspiration by Catherine Pooler's design ambassadors and special guests! You have until 11:59pm EST on Monday, March 18, 2024 to enter and the winner will be announced on Tuesday, March 19, 2024.


As with my Sneak Peek post HERE, I'm featuring the Daffodil Blooms stamp set and coordinating Daffodil Blooms Dies once again for this duo. It's such a gorgeous and versatile set, perfect for spring cards and more!


I started by selecting the ombre trios for these daffodils. Since there are two styles of daffodils in this set, I wanted to stamp them with all three shades in each trio. For the new Lemon Sorbet ink, I paired it with Chiffon and Limoncello. For the new Creamsicle ink, I paired it with Bellini and Tutti Frutti. For the new Frosted ink, I paired it with Serenade and Drive-In.


I stamped two daffodils in each pairing for each card and since I wanted a bit of variation between the two cards, I stamped a third daffodil with Creamsicle and Tutti Frutti flower for the first card and a third daffodil with Frosted and Drive-In for the second card.


For both cards, I cut the base from Neenah white linen cardstock and cut a 1.25x5.5" strip of Garden Party Gingham from the Spring Gingham Patterned Paper and adhered it to the card base.


After arranging the flowers down the left side over the gingham strip, I used Glad Press'n Seal to pick up the arrangement and preserve the position of the flowers as is. I added foam squares to the back of three of the daffodils and added glue to the back of all the others.


When I pressed the sheet of daffodils back down on the cards, they were perfectly arranged as before. I trimmed off the overhanging pieces on the bottom of the cards. When I mail them, I may trim off the excess at the top and left side of the card but for now, I'm leaving them as they are.


Next, I placed the cards in my Teal MISTI stamping tool and stamped sentiments from the Best in the Patch stamp set that best fit the space between the daffodils. 


To embellish the cards, I used a mix of sequins from both the Salt Lake City and Hallerbos Sequin Mix.


I love the way these turned out and I love the variation between the different shades of daffodils. Popping up just a few of the daffodils on each card gives them enough dimension for visual interest and I love the way the Garden Party Gingham replaces the foliage for the daffodils.


I appreciate you stopping by and, if you're inspired, I hope you'll shop my affiliate links below. Catherine Pooler would love to know that you were inspired by me. Thank you for your continued support! :)

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