My Paper Creations

Happy Birthday

It's time for another challenge over on the Lawnscaping Challenge blog.  The new challenge is to Create a Scene.  I pulled out the Critters on the Farm set to use for my card. 

I used some Eclipse Masking tape to create some masks and then stamped my image using tuxedo black memento ink on copic x-press it cardstock.  I colored my image with these copic markers: YR21, YR23, W1, W3, W5, W7, W9, E55, E57, R22, R24, R27, R46, R89, R30, R32, E31, E33, E35, E37, C1, C3, BG01, YG17, colorless blender.  I tore a piece of eclipse masking tape to mask the sky and ground and used my air compressor and copic markers to spray them.

I die cut the image with a labels 8 nestability die and used some patterned papers from Echo Park's Sweet Summertime line.  I used Bannerfic to stamp the banner and a sentiment from Bake Me a Cake.

Hop on over to the Lawnscaping Challenge blog to see the rest of the cards created by the design team and to join us in the challenge.

Have a great week!

Niki

did you get the memo?

Hi Everyone!  Did you all have a good weekend?  We were gone camping and it was so nice to get away.  The weather was nice and not too hot.  We camp in the woods and we only saw a couple people all weekend.  It was a great weekend.

I have the pleasure of guest designing this month over on the Lawnscaping Challenge blog.  You know I love those cute images from Lawn Fawn so how could I say no when Laurel asked me to join them in the challenges this month?!  The new challenge this week is "don't forget the inside."

For the challenge, I pulled out the Just My Type and Just My Type Too stamp sets.  I thought they were the perfect sets for this challenge.  I used the typewriter from Just My Type on the front of my card.  I love that you can customize the sentiment that goes on the piece of paper!  I stamped the image with tuxedo black memento ink on copic x-press it cardstock and on my patterned paper (from Making Memories).  Then, I used some patterned papers from October Afternoon's Thrift Shop paper pad.  I colored the image with copic markers (sorry, I didn't write down the numbers) and layered a second piece of paper coming out of the typewriter with foam adhesive to give it a little more dimension.

I wanted to create the look of a piece of paper stuck to a cork board on the inside of my card (hence the kraft card base).  I stamped the sentiment from Just My Type Too on a piece of yellow cardstock.  Then, I stamped the tack from Just My Type on the top of the yellow cardstock and again on red cardstock.  I cut out the top of the tack I had stamped on red cardstock and adhered it to my yellow piece.  Then, I adhered my memo using foam adhesive.

Come join us in the challenge for the chance to win a great prize!  Thanks so much to Laurel and the rest of the Lawnscaping challenge ladies for letting me join you this month!

Have a great day!

Niki

you make me smile

Yesterday, I had the chance to create this little card to play along with the current Lawnscaping challenge which is to create a CAS card.  Sometimes I have a hard time with CAS so this was as clean and simple as it was going to get yesterday. :) 

I started by stamping the flowers from Lawn Fawn's Petite Florals across the bottom of a piece of white cardstock using tuxedo black memento ink.  I colored them with copic markers.  I stamped a sentiment from Hello Friend and a bird from Fly Free and colored the bird with a red copic marker.  I added a couple cloud masks cut with the MFT cloud dies.  I also masked the bird, but I didn't mask the flowers.  I was just careful when I sprayed around them so I didn't spray too much and cover them.  Then, I used my air compressor and a couple copic markers to spray the sky and grass.  You could also use inks and sponges to create the look of the sky and grass.  Last, I added some clear gemstones to the centers of some of the flowers.

Have a wonderful day!
Niki

happy birthday

Hi Everyone!  I have a cute little birthday card to share today.  I had a chance this week to create a card using some adorable images from Lawn Fawn.  I always have so much fun with their images! 

I started my card by stamping the dog, cat, and tree from the Critters in the Burbs stamp set on copic x-press it cardstock with tuxedo black memento ink.  Then, I stamped the party hats on their heads (I didn't mask this time - more on that in a minute).  The party hats are from the Hats Off to You stamp set.  Then, I stamped the banner from the Bannerific stamp set.  I used a Labels Eight nestability die to die cut my image.  I colored my tree, cat, and dog with copic markers.  Then, I stamped the hats and birds (from Bannerific) on copic x-press it cardstock, colored them, and cut them out.  I stamped the banner on a piece of patterned paper from Echo Park's Playground collection and cut it out.  Then, I masked the tree, cat, and dog, added a few cloud masks cut from the MFT cloud die and sprayed the sky with a BG01 copic marker and my air compressor.  I removed the cloud masks and lightly sprayed the clouds so they aren't too white.  Then, a adhered the party hats, banner, and birds to my image and colored the grass.  I used these copic markers when coloring my image: E31, E33, E35, E37, C2, YR21, YR23, YR24, R20, YR12, YR16, E55, E57, R27, R89, B34, B37, B39, Y19, BG01, YG01, YG13, YG17, colorless blender.

I adhered my image to a piece of black cardstock and hand cut the black mat for my image. I added a couple black brads to the corner.  I stitched my patterned papers from the Echo Park Playground collection to a black mat, wrapped some Charcoal baker's twine around the bottom and adhered my layers.  Image is adhered with foam adhesive. 


The challenge over at Lawnscaping is "Let's Party" so I'm playing along with their challenge today as well.  Come play along for a chance to win a great prize!

Have a wonderful weekend and Happy Mother's Day to all you mothers out there!

Niki

have a whale of a time!

I had the chance last weekend to play along with the current Lawnscaping challenge which is to use Critters on our cards.  I love the cute little Lawn Fawn critters so that was easy enough.  I pulled out the adorable Critters in the Sea set for my card.  I love that little whale!

I stamped my whale on copic x-press it cardstock with tuxedo black memento ink and colored him with these copic markers: W1, W3, W5.  Then, I cut him out to use on my card.  I used patterned papers from Echo Park's Sweet Summertime line.  I stamped the waves from the Critters in the Sea set repeatedly to create my waves and cut them out.  Then, I die cut my sky patterned paper using a Labels 8 nestability die, added my waves to the bottom, and trimmed the ends with a pair of scissors.  I stamped the sentiment on some white graph paper (from the Sweet Summertime line), adhered it in place, and trimmed the edges again with a pair of scissors.

I stamped my kraft card base with the Hero Arts Envelope Pattern background stamp using rich cocoa memento ink.  I used some antique linen distress ink to go around the edges of my patterned papers.  Then, I added some black mats and stitched my base patterned paper.  I stamped the whale's spout and adhered the whale with foam adhesive.  Then, I used the MFT Sunshine die to die cut a yellow polka dot patterned paper.  I stitched an orange button in the center when I stitched it to my piece.  Then, I adhered the whole piece of foam adhesive.

As soon as I finish typing this up, I'm going to package up stamps.  So, if I received payment for your stamps, they will be shipping out today.  Thanks, Everyone!  I hope you enjoy your new goodies. :)

Have a great day!

Niki

some bunny loves you

Hi Everyone!  I'm back to share this cute little card that I made a couple weeks ago with some Lawn Fawn stamp sets.  I had this idea for a CAS (clean and simple) card as soon as I saw the polaroid image in the Say Cheese stamp set.  It makes a perfect frame for the critter images and the little images in the My Silly Valentine set like this little bunny.

I stamped the polariod, bunny, and sentiment (also from My Silly Valentine) on copic x-press it cardstock with tuxedo black memento ink.  Then I colored the bunny with these copic markers: E33, E35, E37, W1, W3, R29.  I cut out my polaroid and wrapped some red twine from my etsy shop around the end.  I tied a large red heart button and added a couple pieces of foam adhesive under it to hold it in place.  I stamped my pink cardstock bases with the little heart background stamp from Teeny Tiny Backdrops using red ink.  Then, I adhered my image with some foam adhesive.

Have a wonderful night and thanks so much for stopping by!!

Niki

happy graduation

I have been having so much fun with my Lawn Fawn stamps.  I love the style and they are so fun to create with.  I created this card a couple weeks ago using a few different sets.  I started by creating some masks using Eclipse Masking Tape.  (You can see my tutorial on masking here.)  I stamped the little graduation cap from the Hats Off to You stamp set with Tuxedo Black Memento ink on Copic X-Press It cardstock.  Then, I masked the cap and stamped the owl from Critters in the Forest.  I masked the owl and stamped the log (also from Critters in the Forest).  I masked the log and added a few cloud masks (cut with the MFT cloud dies).  Then, I used my air compressor and a blue copic marker to spray the sky.  (I removed the masks and lightly sprayed the clouds so they aren't too bright.)  Once I removed all my masks, I colored my image with these copic markers: R29, R89, E53, E55, E57, E59, C1, C2, C3, YG67, B34, B37, B39, E31, E33, E35, E37.

I stamped the polaroid image from the Say Cheese stamp set on white cardstock and cut it out.  I used a square punch to punch the middle where I wanted to cut the image.  This made it easy to cut the rest of the frame.

I stamped a banner from the Bannerific stamp set on a piece of patterned paper (from October Afternoon's Campfire line) with tuxedo black ink.  Then, I colored it with some copic markers (YR20, YR21, YR23, YR24).  I didn't worry about being too careful and staying in the lines because I knew I would be cutting the banner out.  One of the things I love about photopolymer stamps is that you can shape them to meet your needs.  I shaped the sentiment (from Hats Off to You) that I wanted to use so that the letters fit perfectly in the banner.  Then, I cut out the banner.  I also stamped the two little birds from Bannerific on copic x-press it cardstock, colored them with red copic markers, and cut them out.

I used some patterned papers from October Afternoon's Campfire line and some text print paper from Making Memories.  I distressed all the edges with antique linen and walnut stain distress inks and a foam applicator.  Then, I stitched my layers and added a few buttons.  I adhered my stamped images with foam adhesive and my papers to my card base with memory glue dots and my atg adhesive.

We're having my daughter's 5th birthday party this weekend.  Where does the time go?!  I can't believe she is already 5!  I am off to bake her cake and make her a birthday card.  Have a wonderful weekend!

Niki

SUPPLIES (click photos for links to products)

Critters in the Forest	Bannerific	Hats Off to You	Say Cheese
Tuxedo Black Memento Ink	Copic Markers	X-Press It Cardstock	Ultra Clean
MFT Clouds Die-Namics	Eclipse Masking Tape	Copic Air Brush Starting Kit	Antique Linen
Walnut Stain	Ink Blending Foam Tool	Ink Blending Foam Refills	Foam Adhesive
Memory Glue Dots

I {heart} you and little masking tutorial

Earlier this week, I received a fun package of stamps that I had ordered from Simon Says Stamps filled with a bunch of Lawn Fawn stamps.  Their images are so cute and they are so fun to play with! This was the first card I created with my new stamps.  Aren't those little critters so cute?!

I stamped my kraft card base with the little heart background stamp from Teeny Tiny Backdrops and some red ink.  I stamped my images on Copic X-Press It cardstock with Tuxedo Black Memento ink.  I did some masking (little tutorial on masking below) to create the image with my two little foxes (fox, mushrooms, and tree from Critters in the Forest, hearts from My Silly Valentine, and grass from Critters in the 'Burbs). 

I used these copic markers to color my image:
foxes: E08, E09, E18
mushrooms: E31, E33, R29, R46, R89
hearts: R29
grass:YG67
tree: YG63, YG67, G99
sky: BG000, BG0000
colorless blender

After coloring my image with copic markers, I stamped my polaroid image from Say Cheese on white cardstock and cut it out.  Then, I stamped my sentiment (also from Say Cheese) on the bottom and colored the little heart.  I adhered my image behind my polaroid and wrapped some baker's twine from my etsy shop around the bottom and tied a button with a bow.  I stitched a little piece of patterned paper from Cosmo Cricket to some red cardstock and adhered it to my card base.  Last, I added my image with some foam adhesive.

Masking Tutorial

Many of you may already know how to mask images, but I thought I would share a little tutorial for those of you that might not have done much masking yet with stamped images.  The Lawn Fawn images are perfect for masking!  The lines in the images are easy to cut for masking (and paper piecing).
I use these supplies when masking: Eclipse Masking tape (available in 6" and 1" rolls), Tuxedo Black Memento Ink, detail scissors, stamps, and acrylic block.  I used the Lawn Fawn Critters in the Forest stamp set for this tutorial.  (You can also use sticky notes for your masks, but I prefer the Eclipse Masking Tape.)

Stamp all your images on the Eclipse Masking tape and cut out with detail scissors.  For my scene, I used the two little mushrooms and stamped the fox twice so I could use the image twice in my scene.

Stamp your first image (the image that will be at the front of the scene that you will see in its entirety).  Then, apply the mask (littlest mushroom) and stamp the second image that will be slightly behind the first.  The mask prevents you from stamping over the first image so you will still be able to see it.


Mask the second stamped image and stamp your third image.  Continue doing this until all your images are stamped.

After I stamped my two mushrooms and two foxes, I stamped the tree behind them.  I didn't have to mask my tree because it was at the back of my scene and I wouldn't be stamping anything behind it.  I added a little grass stamping to each side of the image. It looks like a mess with all the images stamped over each other, but as you peel the masks off . . .

you can see all the images look like they're supposed to with parts of them masked off.  (I also added a few little hearts above my little foxes.)  I decided it looked a little strange like the first fox was standing on the second fox's tail, but you can't see that part of the image in the polaroid frame anyway.

One more little tip: I store my masks with my stamp sets.  They are reusable so I won't have to cut them out next time.  I just put these masks on the backside of my stamp set before slipping my stamp set back in the package. (I used the little owl, log, and clouds on another card that I'll share next week.)

I hope this tutorial might have helped you if you haven't done any masking before.  Feel free to ask questions if something wasn't clear.  We are heading out this afternoon to go visit my dad and step-mom.  Have a great weekend!

Niki