Happy Summer Flamingo Card

Hi crafty friends! How was your weekend? Mine was hot and very humid sure feels like summer here finally. 

Today I have a Happy Summer card to share using the Fabulous- Flamingos stamp set  by Sunny Studio Stamps.

I started by stamping the images with Memento black ink onto smooth card stock then colored them in with Spectrum Noir Alcohol markers. I then fussy cut them all out.

I die cut a stitched rectangle out of pattern paper. Secondly I die cut a rounded corner stitched rectangle out of pattern paper.  The center of the pattern paper had a quote that I did not want on the card but I loved the flowers in the shape of a oval so I die cut the center out and backed it with some bright yellow pattern paper. 

I arranged the the fruit and a couple leaves onto the bottom of the oval and layered two flamingos over them.  I had a lot of open space above the flamingos heads so I ended up stamping the sentiment "Happy Summer" above them.

Thanks for stopping by have a great week! 

~Crystal 

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Friends Couch Stamp Card

Happy Monday!

This Monday I have a card to share using Ink Roads The one with all the stamps set. Friends is my favorite show ever. I have seen every episode multiple times. 

This card was fun to make and came together fairly fast.  The most time consuming part was stamping the sentiment over and over on the background paper.  

I stamped the sentiment all over in a light brow then once in a dark brown to help it stand out. "i'm not great at the advice CAN I INTEREST YOU IN A SARCASTIC COMMENT?" 

I stamped the couch and coffee cup onto smooth white card stock in Memento ink and colored them in with alcohol markers. I then fussy cut them out. 

I matted the background paper onto orange cardstock to match the couch. I adhered the couch and coffee cup to the Kraft cardstock with foam tape for some dimension. I then adhered the whole panel to a 5 1/2" x 4 1/4" card base. 

Have a great week! 

~Crystal 

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You're The Avocado To My Toast Picture Changer Card

Happy Monday! I hope everyone had a great weekend. 

This weekend I played with Lawn Fawn's  Magic Picture Changer and Lets Toast stamp set. Lawn Fawn's Magic picture changer die set has so many possibilities. I will be playing with that die set so many times. 

I started with an avocado on the front and used the sentiment "YOU'RE THE AVOCADO TO MY TOAST" 

When you pull the tab up you see the avocado with a piece of toast. I then stamped a few hearts on the bottom left corner. 

Thanks for stopping by today. Hope you have a great week!

~Crystal 

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Sunny Studios Devoted Doggies Valentine's Day Card

Hello Crafty Friends - Annie here with a cute Valentine's Day Card.

So, if your family is anything like mine when it comes to our pets - we celebrate everything with them. As we feel they are a part of our family. We give them cards and have them give cards.

I created this card for my husband from our sweet 1.5 years Pitbull named Echo. 

He is super loving and just adores my husband - as much as my husband adores him.

I used Sunny Studios Devoted Doggies Stamp set to create the card. 

I colored one of the doggies to look like our Echo. I also used the dog bone and paw print to create a heart.  Then, I die cut inside the bone and paw heart. Popped up the front panel and backed it with dark red cardstock. I popped up the little doggie in the center of the heart. Stamped the sentiment onto medium gray cardstock - heat embossed it with white embossing powder. Finally, stamped a few more paw prints and for a finishing touch add a few red sequin hearts.

I hope you give Sunny Studios Devoted Doggies Stamp set  a try!

I would like to thank you for stopping by the blog today.

There is so much more to discover in the store so don't hesitate to stop in and check it out. Also, check out the Kraftgali Fan Page on Facebook, on Pinterest, and on Instagram to connect with other Kraftgali fans and share your work.  Have a crafty day!

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Lawn Fawn You(Calyptus) Card.

Hi crafty friends I'm so excited to be back again this week to share a card with you guys! I love this little stamp set by Lawn Fawn for a little stamp set it is so adorable.  

I stamped the koala bear, flower, and eucalyptus in Memento black ink onto smooth white cardstock. I stamped a couple just in case I messed up and if I don't I can make more then one card. I colored in the images with Spectrum Noir alcohol markers.

For the background I used the Tumbling Heart's stencil by Newton's Nook Designs on red paper with red ink. Then I die cut it with a rectangle stitched edge die. I die cut two more rectangles out of pattern paper to layer on my card.



I stamped the hearts with white pigment ink and heat embossed it with white embossing powder. I fussy cut the hearts out and adhered them to the front of the card. I added clear Nuvo drops to the center of the open hearts.

I die cut a banner and stamped the sentiment in white pigment ink and heat embossed it with white embossing powder.

I love this little koala bear he is way too cute. As a last little detail I added clear Nuvo drops on his eyes and on his nose. I used a pin to even it out on his nose. 

~Crystal 

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First Design Team Project- City Stacks

Hi crafty friends it's Crystal here today I'm super excited to be sharing my first design team post for Kraftgali. 

This week I thought I would play with this fun stamp set City Stacks by Concord & 9th. This stamp set is adorable and so many options I will be using this set many times in the future.

I started our with stamping all of the image onto some white paper scraps I knew I would be fussy cutting them out. I stamped in Momento black ink so I could color them in with Alcohol markers. When I had all of the images colored in I fussy cut them then I set them aside to work on my card base. 

I inked the almost the whole front of my card base with  a dark blue ink because I wanted to do a night scene on my card. I went over it a couple times to get it really dark. 

Once the ink is completely dry I stamped the sentiment up on the top right corner with VersaMark and stamped stars all over the sky. I added Metallic Gold Wow embossing powder on all of my stamped images and heat set them. 

After all of the stamping was done I ended up cutting the last house off and cutting the trees apart. I used Scotch Foam Mounting Tape to add dimension to all of the layers. 

Here is a close up of the sentiment. I love it so much I is just perfect to send to a friend who lives faraway to let them know you are thinking of them. 

Have a great day I look forward to seeing you all next week!

~Crystal 

  

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Quick Cards With Pattern Paper Backgrounds

Hello & welcome to another Kraftgali blog post & video.

Today, we are showing how to make these 2 quick cards with pattern papers. You could use any old or new pattern papers from your stash to create beautiful cards.

The stamp set featured in today's video - Loveable llamas Stamps set by Newton's Nook Designs. I have used the Mini Misti to stamp images multiple times. You could also use any other stamping tool or just an acrylic block. The images are colored using Prismacolor premier color pencils.

In all of my cards today, I am using Lawn Fawn Paper Packs. I have also used Stitched Hillside & Rectangle dies to create the frames as shown.

Card 1: I love this COOL card and the funky glasses. I HAD to gift it to my husband. 😎

 Card 2: The rainbow background colors made this one really stand out. 

Loveable llamas Stamps set & Lawn Fawn paper packs along with other supplies are available for sale at Kraftgali shop if you are interested. Do check out our clearance section as well. Tons of good deals!

Thank you for spending time with me today! Hope you have a good weekend. 

Happy Crafting :) 

xo

Princy

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Distress Oxide Techniques + Graduation Cards

Hello & welcome to another Kraftgali blog post & video.

Today, we are having so much fun making these graduation cards featuring some distress oxide inks.

To begin with, I wanted to apologize for the lighting & filming variations you will come across in the video as I had struggled to complete this recording in several days.

The stamp set featured in today's video - Newtons Graduation Stamps set by Newton's Nook Designs. I am using the Tim Holtz Stamp Platform to stamp the cat images multiple times. The images are colored using Prismacolor premier color pencils.

For the first card background, I have used Distress Oxide inks in a rainbow color order. I have used Concord & 9th All About You Dies Set along with  Newtons Graduation Stamps set.

Colors Being Used in Rainbow Fashion-
1. Wilted Violet
2. Faded Jeans
3. Broken China
4. Peeled Paint
5. Fossilized Amber
6. Spiced Marmalade
7. Fired Brick

I have also used Tattered Angels glimmer mist in all of the cards today to add some sparkle and shine. Xyron Adhesive Eraser is one of my favorite tools handy to prevent any adhesive accidents.

For the second card, I have created the background using distress oxides on Canson Montval watercolor paper and adhered the stamped & colored image on it. I literally spent more than 2 hours playing on this background as it was so much fun! Distress oxide inks are very forgiving. I love it!

For the third card, I have used ALPHABET Dies to die cut the word CONGRATS. I have used an old Quinn's ABC Lawn Fawn Die Set in my video. Link to Other Dies set Here - ALPHABET Dies. I kept the card simple to let the focus stay on the shiny dimensional alpabets created using Distress Oxides.

The alphabets in the BONUS card shown in the video is created using a thick (2.5 inch) washi tape.

Next, I need to find new graduates to send these cards to! 😍😍😍

Thank you for spending time with me today! Hope you have a good weekend. Happy Crafting :)

xo

Princy

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Lawn Fawn's bookmarks for kraftgali card challenge #3 by Noga Shefer

Hi Crafty Friends! I’ts Noga and today I'm here to share a bookmarks for Kraftgali card  challenge #3!!

This is the front side  

This is the back side

The first elephant were stamped from the stamp set slow down and enjoy Stamps - Lawn Fawn

on smooth white cardstock using Jet Black Ink, colored in with Copic Markers C00, C0, C1, C3, R00 and R20.

The second elephant were stamped from the stamp set slow down and enjoy Stamps - Lawn Fawn

on smooth white cardstock using Jet Black Ink, colored in with Copic Markers W00, W0, W1, W3, R00 and R20.

The base of the bookmark was cut from perfectly plaid rainbow petite paper pack papers. now available perfectly plaid spring petite paper pack Papers - Lawn Fawn .      

I used the frame die from slow down and enjoy add-on Stamps - Lawn Fawn .

The sentiment was stamped with a greeting from the stamp set slow down and enjoy Stamps - Lawn Fawn with versamark ink and was embossing with WOW! Embossing Powder Ultra High 15ml Opaque Bright White .

I cut the elephants using slow down and enjoy - lawn cuts Dies - Lawn Fawn and glue all the parts together.

I will be happy to hear which bookmark is your favorite!

Happy crafting :)

XOXO

Noga.

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