4th of July Fireworks!

Happy 4th of July!

My card today is exactly what I will be doing this 4th of July with my family, camping and watching the fireworks in the woods! 

I used a couple of the Lawn Fawn sets, specifically the Happy Trails stamp set and the Coaster Critters stamp set & Coordinating dies for my scene.

I started by trimming my slim line card to an 8 1/2 x 3 1/2 card base and cut a piece of watercolor paper a little smaller.  I then heat embossed my fireworks using a variety of colors and then inked with black soot, chipped sapphire, seedless preserves & picked raspberry for my night sky.

I stamped my images, colored with copic markers, and cut the critters with the coordinating dies and fussy cut the rest.

Next I die cut the layers of grass and inked them each with lucky clover & pine needles popping up two of the layers.

I layered all the images, pop dotting some and then simply added a heat embossed sentiment along the top on a strip.

I wanted to keep it simple to show off the fireworks and let them sparkle!

I hope you all have a fabulous July 4th, even if you live outside of the US!

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Thank you!

Candice

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Silly Sloth Box Card

Happy Monday crafty friends!

Wow this summer is flying by soon school by kiddos will be back in school. I'm having a hard time believing it is already July 1st. 

This week I had fun playing with the Silly Sloths stamp set by Sunny Studio Stamps. I have been really enjoying making box cards. I had always thought they looked really complicated to make but once you make one and know the measurements they come together fast. 

I stamped all of the images into smooth card stock with Memento black ink and colored them in with Spectrum Noir markers. I fussy cut them all out.  I use a strip of acetate to attach all of the sloths and plants to the card.

I think this sentiment is too cute. "Have a Slothsome Birthday".

I used Black Nuvo drops on all of the sloths noses to give a little bit of dimension and shine to the noses. 

I think the back is perfect for a little note to be written. I had a n extra sloth so I adhered him at the took like he is looking over the note. 

Have a great week and I will be back next Monday!

~Crystal 

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Part 3 Embossing Paste Miniseries: Freestyle | Kraftgali

Welcome back everyone to Part 3 of our embossing paste miniseries!  Today, it’s all about freestylin’ and free-play!  Just have a good time with your embossing paste no matter what they might look like at first. 😉 Today's show-stopper is Gina K's Glitz Glitter Gel in Onyx Black . Thanks so much for stopping by!  Don’t forget to head over to Kraftgali and see all the great new products in store! 

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Fun & Games with Lawn Fawn!

Happy Thursday to you all!

Since I have fallen completely head over heels for slim line cards, I am looking at older stamp sets in a new light and pulled out the Lawn Fawn Coaster Critters stamp & coordinating die set for this card!

Since the images on this set are really small, I wanted to have them be center stage and went with a soft and basic design and color palette.

To start my card I created an 8 1/2 x 3 1/2 card base and trimmed some thick cardstock to fit on the front.  I then inked the piece with tumbled glass oxide ink, going lighter near the edges.  Next, I die cut some grass and inked with shabby shutters oxide ink, going lighter towards the top of the grass.

I stamped all the images from Lawn Fawn Coaster Critters stamp set, colored with light copic markers, and then cut out with the coordinating dies.  With the smaller images I always get the coordinating dies because I know I will be using lots of the cuties on one card!

I also stamped the sentiment on thick white cardstock and trimmed to fit on the grass.  Next, I layered the images with glue or pop dots varying to give them depth. 

I really went back and forth deciding if I wanted to add any sequins or nuvo drops but felt it would take away from the softness and instead added some clouds from the Lawn Fawn Village Shop stamp set but Lawn Fawn has so many sets with clouds you can pick from any!

I hope I have inspired you to look at some of your older sets in a new light and share with us your creations on the Kraftgali Fan Club on Facebook!  Stop into the shop to see the great deals here!

Thanks so much for visiting!

Candice

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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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Part 2 Embossing Paste Miniseries: Design Your Own Background

Welcome to Part 2 of the Embossing Paste Miniseries for Kraftgali! We are still playing with amazing embossing paste!  Today’s star is Gina K's Glitz Glitter Gel in this gorgeous sparkling red.  Side note; red is my favorite color and then you add glitter to it….forget about it!  It’s my heart on paper! I love this product.  In Part 2 we are trying our hand at making our own design on the cardstock as opposed to using a stencil.  If you missed last week’s episode, we will link that one as well.  You won’t want to miss how we spruced up plain stenciling with embossing paste.  Thanks so much for stopping by!

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Sunny Studios Rainbow Fishes!

Hello my crafty friends!

Summertime is a favorite of mine!  Living in Minnesota we have beautiful days of sunshine and leaves blowing through the trees.  Another part of summertime I love is creating underwater themed cards!  I have another one for you today using the new Sunny Studio Stamps adorable Best Fishes stamp set and coordinating dies.

Slim line cards are perfect for creating long underwater scenes, and I started this with an 8 1/2 x 3 1/2 card base.  I trimmed a piece of watercolor paper a little smaller than the base and inked with peacock feathers and blueprint sketch oxide inks.

Next, I used some thick white cardstock and cut the wave between the piece on my cameo silhouette, but you could easily draw a curve and cut with scissors!

I stamped the sentiment in black versafine ink and glued the two wave pieces down.  I then stamped the images from the best fishes stamp set, colored with copic markers, and die cut using the cooridating dies. 

I love the long flow of the card and decided a rainbow palette would work perfect with these cuties!

I adhered all the images with either glue or pop dots do give varying heights along the inked wave.  For a little embellishments I added clear nuvo drops as water droplets.

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See you next Thursday as I share another creation with you!

Candice

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