Kool Kitty Musings

DCM - Number It

Good morning!

It's hard to believe we've reached the end of March, the month has flown by for me!

This week, Shabneez has set the challenge over on the Daring Cardmakers blog and wants us to create a card featuring a number or lots of numbers.

Well, as you know it's the year of 50th birthdays for my circle of friends, so here is the next card I made on my list:

Stamps: The Greetery - Always in Bloom, The Greetery - Everyday Labels
Stencils: The Greetery - Always in Bloom
Dies: The Greetery - Always in Bloom, The Greetery - Cake Pops Banner, The Greetery - Handmade Labels, The Greetery - Bold Numbers, The Greetery - Crimped Slimline

I already had a few ideas in mind for this card, and thought it would be a good opportunity to combine a slimline design with some bright florals.

I started out by cutting the slimline panel using the Crimped Slimline die from The Greetery and then taped it down to my work surface so I could stencil the Always in Bloom background florals on both ends of the panel, leaving a gap in the middle where I would later add the sentiment focal point.

I added the stamped details to the florals and set the panel aside while I worked out what elements I'd use for the sentiment.

Well, of course, it had to be the Bold Numbers from The Greetery cut in gold cardstock again! I am really getting my money's worth out of this number set at the moment. :)

I also stamped some of the Always in Bloom die-cut details in pastel shades to add extra floral details.

Then I had the light bulb moment, I could pop the numbers up on the Cake Pops Banner die from The Greetery and have everything springing out of the Everyday Labels birthday sentiment.

I used bright pink cardstock for my card base and added pearlescent sequins once everything was assembled.

Make sure you check out the projects from the rest of the design team here, and play along if you can.

Happy crafting!

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The Greetery - Always in Bloom stamps Shop at: SHC (UK) | TG	The Greetery - Everyday Labels stamps Shop at: SHC (UK) | TG	The Greetery - Always in Bloom dies Shop at: SHC (UK) | TG	The Greetery - Cake Pops Banner dies Shop at: SHC (UK) | TG
The Greetery - Handmade Labels dies Shop at: SHC (UK) | TG	The Greetery - Bold Numbers dies Shop at: SHC (UK) | TG	The Greetery - Crimped Slimline dies Shop at: SHC (UK) | TG	The Greetery - Always in Bloom stencils Shop at: SHC (UK) | TG
Lawn Fawn - Ballet Slippers ink pad Shop at: SHC (UK)	Lawn Fawn - Celery stick ink pad Shop at: SHC (UK)	Lawn Fawn - Freshly Cut Grass ink pad Shop at: SHC (UK)	The Stamp Market - Cheeky ink pad Shop at: MISC
The Stamp Market - Golden ink pad Shop at: MISC	The Stamp Market - Greenery ink pad Shop at: MISC	The Stamp Market - Matcha ink pad Shop at: MISC	The Stamp Market - Rosy ink pad Shop at: MISC
The Stamp Market - Sea Glass ink pad Shop at: MISC	The Stamp Market - Sunshine ink pad Shop at: MISC	Versafine - Onyx Black ink pad Shop at: AZ (UK) | EH | SBC	Bazzill Cardshoppe - Marshmallow Shop at: AZ (UK) | EH | SBC
Lawn Fawn - Gold metallic cardstock Shop at: EH | SBC | SHC (UK)	Ranger - Glossy Accents Shop at: AZ (UK) | EH | SBC	Tombow - Mono-Multi liquid glue Shop at: AZ (UK) | EH | SBC	Lawn Fawn - Stamp shammy cleaner Shop at: EH | SBC | SHC (UK)
MISTI stamping tool Shop at: EH | SBC	Craft blending brushes Shop at: AZ (UK)	Detail blending brushes Shop at: AZ (UK)	Taylored Expressions - Blender Brushes Shop at: MISC
Waffle Flower - Mini Media Mat Shop at: EH | SBC | SHC (UK)	Sizzix - Big Shot machine Shop at: AZ (UK) | SBC	Tim Holtz - Tonic guillotine trimmer (maxi) Shop at: AZ (UK) | EH | SBC	Tim Holtz - Tonic guillotine trimmer (small) Shop at: AZ (UK) | EH | SBC

Spring Showers

Well, we've definitely had a good few Spring showers of late here!

And that reminded me that I really needed to get a few more Spring cards made.

It was time to show a bit of love to some older items in my stash, namely the Egg Window Cut Away die from SugarPea Designs which is now retired, but still a firm favourite for Easter projects.

It was pastels all the way for this project!

Paper: Lawn Fawn - Spiffy Speckles
Stamps: The Greetery - Christmas Time Sentiments, The Greetery - Springtime
Dies: SugarPea Designs - Egg Window Cut Away (r), The Greetery - Christmas Time Sentiments, The Greetery - Springtime, Mama Elephant - Landscape Trio (r), Poppy Stamps - Whittle Eggs (r), The Greetery - Deco Frames

I started out by cutting the Egg Window die and the largest die in the Deco Frames set from The Greetery from this lovely shade of blue cardstock.

I then stamped the elements I was going to use from the Greetery Spring Time stamp and die set and coordinating sentiment banner from the Christmas Time stamp and die set using light Spring shades of ink for these.

I covered my card base and the background to the aperture in papers from the Spiffy Speckles paper pad from Lawn Fawn, using a stitched border from Mama Elephant for the little grassy hill.

I blended ink on some Whittle Eggs from Poppy Stamps for the bunny to hold and then assembled the scene.

And hey presto, card complete!

Until next time, happy crafting!

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The Greetery - Christmas Time Sentiments stamps Shop at: SHC (UK) | TG	The Greetery - Springtime stamps Shop at: SHC (UK) | TG	SugarPea Designs - Egg Window Cut Away dies (r) Shop at: MISC | SHC (UK)	The Greetery - Christmas Time Sentiments dies Shop at: SHC (UK) | TG
The Greetery - Springtime dies Shop at: SHC (UK) | TG	Mama Elephant - Landscape Trio border dies (r) Shop at: MISC | SHC (UK)	Poppy Stamps - Whittle Eggs dies (r) Shop at: MISC	The Greetery - Deco Frames dies Shop at: SHC (UK) | TG
Lawn Fawn - Ballet Slippers ink pad Shop at: SHC (UK)	Lawn Fawn - Fresh Lavender ink pad Shop at: SHC (UK)	Lawn Fawn - Freshly Cut Grass ink pad Shop at: SHC (UK)	Lawn Fawn - Moonstone ink pad Shop at: SHC (UK)
Lawn Fawn - Peachy Keen ink pad Shop at: SHC (UK)	The Stamp Market - Blush Pink ink pad Shop at: MISC	The Stamp Market - Gravel ink pad Shop at: MISC	The Stamp Market - Rosy ink pad Shop at: MISC
The Stamp Market - Sea Glass ink pad Shop at: MISC	Versafine - Onyx Black ink pad Shop at: AZ (UK) | EH | SBC | SHC (UK)	Neenah Classic Crest 110 lb smooth Solar White cardstock Shop at: AZ (UK) | EH	Lawn Fawn - Spiffy Speckles - 6x6 paper pad Shop at: EH | SHC (UK)
Ranger - Multi-Medium Matte adhesive Shop at: AZ (UK) | EH | SBC | TG	Tombow - Mono-Multi liquid glue Shop at: AZ (UK) | EH	Lawn Fawn - Stamp shammy cleaner Shop at: EH | SBC | SHC (UK)	MISTI stamping tool Shop at: EH | SBC
Sizzix - Big Shot machine Shop at: AZ (UK) | SBC	Tim Holtz - Tonic guillotine trimmer (maxi) Shop at: AZ (UK) | EH | SBC	Tim Holtz - Tonic guillotine trimmer (small) Shop at: AZ (UK) | EH | SBC

Have a Fabulous Birthday

Earlier this year, before my Spring cardmaking kicked into gear, I treated myself to the Whimsical Wings stencils from Concord & 9th as part of a Christmas gift card, and wanted to try them out with the colour scheme that features on the instructions.

Rather than use white or cream, I went with Bazzill Taffy cardstock as my background panel.

Stamp: Simon Says Stamp - Tiny Words Birthday
Die: The Greetery - Sentiment Suite Basics
Stencils: Concord & 9the Whimsical Wings

All the ink colours used are listed below, and I used a set of detail blending brushes from Amazon for the smaller areas, and used post-its to mask over the larger openings when moving between colours.

Once the panel was complete, I set it aside to dry. I really didn't want to hide all that lovely inky detail, so I set out in search of a small sentiment for the front of the card, and landed on a simple sentiment from the Tiny Words Birthday set from Simon Says Stamp that I stamped on a banner die-cut from The Greetery Sentiment Suite Basics die set.

And there we go!

I'm already wondering about future colour combos for this set of stencils, and it was actually the stencil set that swung it for me, rather than the stamps!

Until next time, happy crafting!

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Simon Says Stamp - Tiny Words Birthday stamps Shop at: MISC	The Greetery - Sentiment Suite Basics dies Shop at: SHC (UK) | TG	Concord & 9the Whimsical Wings stencils Shop at: MISC | SBC | SHC (UK)	The Stamp Market - Cotton Candy ink pad Shop at: MISC
The Stamp Market - Curry ink pad Shop at: MISC	The Stamp Market - Fern ink pad Shop at: MISC	The Stamp Market - Golden ink pad Shop at: MISC	The Stamp Market - Jade ink pad Shop at: MISC
The Stamp Market - Lagoon ink pad Shop at: MISC	The Stamp Market - Papaya ink pad Shop at: MISC	The Stamp Market - Salmon ink pad Shop at: MISC	Versafine - Onyx Black ink pad Shop at: AZ (UK) | EH | SBC
Bazzill Cardshoppe - Butter Mints Shop at: AZ (UK) | EH	Bazzill Cardshoppe - Taffy Shop at: AZ (UK) | EH | MISC	Tombow - Mono Aqua liquid glue Shop at: AZ (UK)	Tombow - Mono-Multi liquid glue Shop at: AZ (UK) | EH | SBC
Lawn Fawn - Stamp shammy cleaner Shop at: EH | SBC | SHC (UK)	MISTI stamping tool Shop at: EH | SBC	Craft blending brushes Shop at: AZ (UK)	Detail blending brushes Shop at: AZ (UK)
Sizzix - Big Shot machine Shop at: AZ (UK) | SBC	Sizzix - Sidekick machine Shop at: AZ (UK) | SBC	Tim Holtz - Tonic guillotine trimmer (maxi) Shop at: AZ (UK) | EH | SBC	Tim Holtz - Tonic guillotine trimmer (small) Shop at: AZ (UK) | EH | SBC

DCM - Little Ones

Morning!

This week over on the Daring Cardmakers blog, Miri is challenging us to make a card for the little people in our life or feature little images/letters.

Well, as I am still in my Spring crafting zone, I decided it was time to dig out some Whittle dies from Poppy Stamps for my card.

Paper: Pebbles - Spring Fling (r)
Stamp: Memory Box - Springtime Typewriter Sentiments (r)
Dies: Hello Bluebird - Holly and Pine, Poppy Stamps - Whittle Rabbit (r), PTI - Tag Sale #10, The Greetery - Big Branches Eucalyptus

I started out by covering my card base in the pretty daisy paper from the Spring Fling Pebbles collection. For the tag element, I used the kraft gingham paper from this same collection and raided my cardstock scraps for the frame and background to the tag.

I cut the Whittle Rabbit from watercolour cardstock for a little texture, and coloured it in with Copics.

For a pop of spring greenery, I took one of the Eucalyptus branches that I'd cut from green Bazzill cardstock, inked it with some darker green ink, and splattered it with white ink. Once dry, I arranged it behind the tag and assembled the rest of the card elements.

As a finishing touch, I stamped the Springtime sentiment on cream cardstock and cut the bow from bright yellow cardstock in my stash, adding a teeny button for good measure.

Make sure you check out the wonderful projects from the rest of the design team here, and play along if you can!

Happy crafting!

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Memory Box - Springtime Typewriter Sentiments stamps (r) Shop at: MISC	Hello Bluebird - Holly and Pine dies Shop at: MISC	Poppy Stamps - Whittle Rabbit die (r) Shop at: MISC	PTI - Tag Sale #10 dies Shop at: MISC
The Greetery - Big Branches Eucalyptus die Shop at: SHC (UK) | TG	The Stamp Market - Forest ink pad Shop at: MISC	Versafine - Onyx Black ink pad Shop at: AZ (UK) | EH | SBC	Bazzill Cardshoppe - Butter Mints Shop at: AZ (UK) | EH
Dr. Pj. Martin's Bleed Proof White watercolour Shop at: AZ (UK)	Tombow - Mono-Multi liquid glue Shop at: AZ (UK) | EH	Lawn Fawn - Stamp shammy cleaner Shop at: EH | SBC | SHC (UK)	MISTI stamping tool Shop at: EH | SBC
Craft blending brushes Shop at: AZ (UK)	Sponge daubers Shop at: AZ (UK) | EH | SBC	Tim Holtz - Distress Sprayer Shop at: AZ (UK) | EH | SBC	Tim Holtz - Stampers Anonymous Splat Box Shop at: AZ (UK) | SBC | SHC (UK)
Waffle Flower - Mini Media Mat Shop at: EH | SBC | SHC (UK)	Ranger - Artist brush set Shop at: AZ (UK) | EH | SBC	Sizzix - Big Shot machine Shop at: AZ (UK) | SBC	Sizzix - Sidekick machine Shop at: AZ (UK) | SBC
Tim Holtz - Tonic guillotine trimmer (maxi) Shop at: AZ (UK) | EH | SBC	Tim Holtz - Tonic guillotine trimmer (small) Shop at: AZ (UK) | EH | SBC