Hello lovelies! I am here to share some projects that I made for Artful Angel this week. I was so inspired by a blog post by Norine Borys about using mini stamps on cards. I don't know about you, but I struggle with knowing how to use my small images, so they tend to sit unused in the package.
I decided to challenge myself to use the little itty-bitty stamps in the Kraftin' Kimmie Holiday Bears stamp set and to use the Norine's layouts as sketches for my cards. It opened up a whole new world for me. I wanted to share with you just how easy it was to make these cards in case this is a struggle for you, too! Keep scrolling for a super fun bonus card at the end using this same stamp set. (I might have gone a little crazy, once I got going with these little cuties!) I created 3 cards, each with one image from the stamp set as the focal point. They were all relatively quick and easy to make and I can't believe how cute they turned out!
To start, I stamped all of the images and colored them with alcohol markers. I used a combination of Stampin' Blends from Stampin' Up (because I wanted the colors to coordinate with my card stock, and my selection of blue Copics is a bit limited) and Copic markers. The colors will be listed below.
For the first card, I used the Stitched Indented Rectangle Dies from Elizabeth Craft Designs to die-cut the panel for my image. I then stamped my image and sentiment and then colored the image. I die-cut another panel using the next largest die in the set. I adhered them to a panel from the Echo Park Winter Magic 6 x 6 Paper Pad. To finish, I added a bow made from silver metallic thread.
For the second card, I stamped my image in the lower corner of a 3 3/4" x 5" panel of white card stock and colored it. I stamped the sentiment on the panel. I embossed the snowflakes from the stamp set in a mostly random fashion, using WOW Vintage Peacock Embossing Powder. To finish, I layered it on a panel from the Carta Bella Winter Market 6 x 6 Paper Pad.
For all of these images, I used the same color palette, so I didn't have to come up with different color blends. I really wanted to keep it super simple.
For the third card (which just might be my favorite), I embossed the sentiment in white on a scrap of Navy card stock and trimmed it down. I had an extra die-cut from my "bonus card" that I layered behind the sentiment tag as a snow drift in order to ground my image and not have the little cutie "floating". I used a piece from the Carta Bella Winter Market 6 x 6 Paper Pack for my background and then layered up my elements.
Oh, yeah! I said I had a bonus card for you! I recently purchased the new Lawn Fawn Platform Pop Up Dies and had so much fun making a birthday card for my hubby that I wanted to try again, and I thought that these little bears would be PERFECT to create a scene with! The fun thing about this die set is that after it is assembled and decorated, it folds flat and fits in an A2 envelope.
When I stamped my images for the cards, I also stamped all of the images from the stamp set, as I knew I wanted to use them all for the Pop Up! I colored them using the same colors, and then cut them all out. I heat embossed some of the sentiments on blue card stocks and set them all aside.
I used two sheets of the snowflake paper from the Carta Bella Winter Market 6 x 6 Paper Pack to die-cut the Platform Pop Up base. I die-cut the remaining pieces from card stock and I assembled the Pop-Up. Lawn Fawn has an excellent video tutorial for assembling the card here.
Once I had my card assembled, I started playing with the placement of the images until I was happy and then I adhered them in place with liquid glue and embellished the outside of the card. I love how it turned out!
Colors Used:
Bears: N2, N1, N0, R30, R000
Bear Outfits: Stampin' Blends (all Dark and Light) - Night of Navy, Misty Moonlight, Seaside Spray, Balmy Blue
Sled/Snowshoes: E18, E15
Birds: E51, E51, YR04
Snowballs: BG11, BG10, C1, C0, 0
Spectrum Noir Sparkle Pen
This is all four of the cards together. This was really a quick and easy effort and I now have 4 cards ready for winter! I hope that you have found something that inspires you to get crafty and maybe try to tackle something that may have been a struggle for you!
Thanks so much for hanging with me!
Xoxo, Kim
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