Neat & Tangled Piece of Cake

Hey everyone! Today’s Kraftgali Design Team Project focuses on how we can stretch our supplies a little bit and find multiple uses for large-image stamps. This Neat & Tangled Piece of Cake stamp is perfect for the demo! The first way is simply stamping and coloring; virtually a one layer card.  The second technique is where we cut it out and layer it up putting the images on different levels.  Lastly, the easiest way to use this adorable stamp is to simply stamp and emboss it on the cardstock of your choice and finish it off with any embellishment you like.  Thanks so much for stopping by.

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Happy Trails from Lawn Fawn

Hello to a fabulous Friday!

Today I have a bright and fun interactive card for you using lots of Lawn Fawn products from the Kraftgali's online shop!

I started my card with a 5 x 61/2 card base of thick white cardstock.  I then die cut a cloud printed acetate sheet and adhered to the center.  I set that aside while I made the interactive piece. 

For the changing picture, I colored a square on a larger piece of marker paper with a grey copic marker, stamped the rain scene and sentiment, and colored the clouds a bit more with copics.  Next, I die cut this piece with the straight edge die from the magic picture changer dies.

I stamped the rainbow, colored with copic markers, colored around the rainbow in light blue, and then stamped the sentiment.  Next, I die cut this piece with the diagonal edge die from the magic picture changer dies.

I rubbed both of them with the anti-static pouch to help the pictures move easier.  I then put the two together and added the blue polka dot cover from the Magic Picture Changer add-on and the tab.  I did reinforce the pull tab with an extra strip die cut from white to keep the pull tab sturdy.

I pop dotted my whole interactive piece to the front of the card and started on the scene.  For the scene, I die cut trees, a cloud and a sun and colored with copic markers in rainbow adding them with glue and pop dots for varying heights. 

Next, I stamped the road using an old stamp that is for notepaper lines (love using stamps for different purposes!), and colored with copics.

I used the Happy Trails stamp set to stamp the car, camper, and smoke and colored those with the copic markers too.  I fussy cut them out and added them to the card. 

For the final touch, I stamped the sentiment on a banner die from the Lawn Fawn double slider die set.

I hope I inspired you to try some bright colors on your next creations and remember to share them with us at the Kraftgali Fan Club on FB!

Take a peek at the Kraftgali shop, she still has everything on sale!

Thanks for stopping by, and starting next week, I will be posting on Thursdays, so visit me one day earlier!

Candice

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Happy Easter Shaker Cards

Hi Crafty friends! 

This week I played with this adorable little Easter Chicks Clear Stamps. I love this stamp set it is little but so many fun ways to use it. One of the cards I used this Bohemian Bouquet field of daisies stencil. On all three cards I heat embossed clear embossing powder on black on watercolor cardstock and colored them in with Arteza Real brush markers. 

The first card I made was very simple I just layered different die cut pattern pieces of paper and layered them. 

My last two cards I made shaker cards. I'm really loving shaker cards right now. 

This shaker card I adhered the chicks to the front of the acetate and everything else inside.

On this card I used the stencil with purple ink onto purple cardstock. This shaker card I adhered the chicks inside of the shaker card.

Thanks for stopping by have a great week and see you next Monday! 

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Spring Cards with Memory Box Bright Hearts Die | Kraftgali

Hello everyone!  Today we are doing to make spring cards from just dies and ink!  This Memory Box heart die is so pretty and can be used in the positive or negative form.  Let’s spring it up!! I don't know how you feel but I am definitely ready for Winter to be over!  So let's channel some sun and warm weather with our project today.

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Thank You Bear Hugs with Avery Elle

Good Friday to all of you!

I have a fun little thank you scene for you today using two of Avery Elle's new stamp sets, the market stand & All of Us.  I am so in love with the faces these little critters have!

I began my card by trimming some kraft paper a little smaller than the card base of 5x7 and adhering to the center.  I then die cut some watercolor paper with a stitched frame and inked with tumbled glass oxide ink.  I used a cloud stencil to create the background using broken china oxide ink.  I then glued to the center of the card.

I stamped the bears from the All of Us stamp set and then masked them to add the signs with the sayings.  I then colored them with copic markers and fussy cut around them.  Next, I stamped the market stand, the hedgehog, and the thank you word bubble, colored with copics and fussy cut out.  I lined up the market stand on the card front and then stamped the cute bugs onto the cloud background. 
I die cut some extra stitched scene builders, the sun, clouds, and grass and inked the sun with scattered straw oxide ink and the grass with shabby shutters oxide ink.

To put it together, I glued the grass to the bottom of the bears (I LOVE the sets were you have them all lined up and you don't have to do all the masking!) and lined them along the bottom.  I pop dotted the market stand in the center, glued the hedgehog and his paws down and pop dotted the thank you.  Next, I pop dotted the bears along the bottom and the sun along the top. 

I love creating these fun spring and summer scenes with all the new cuties that are in the stamp sets that are all available at the Kraftgali store!
Please join us on FB at the Kraftgali Fan Club and share your creations with us!

Thanks for stopping by and enjoy your week until I see you next Friday!
Candice

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Hay There - Lawn Fawn

Hi ya crafty friends, today is my day to share my latest make with you all! I've created a little farm scene CAS card.

This cute stamp set is called Hay There and it is by Lawn Fawn. 

Check out the Kraftgali store for this set or for other super cute stamps that you must have!  Stop by the Kraftgali Fan Club on Facebook to see what others are creating and share your own creation as well. Have a crafty day!

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Go Wild Birthday Cards

Hi crafty friends! 

Happy Monday hope you had a great weekend! 

This week I have a few cards to share with you that I made using Wild Ones by Neat and Tangled.

For my first card I stamped the images onto watercolor paper with versafine black ink. I colored them in with Arteza Real Brush pens. Then I fussy cut the images out.

For this card I used the sentiment from the Sending Hugs stamp set by Newtons Nook Designs. I used a yellow pattern paper to frame the design. Green pattern paper as the grass and some blue and white strip paper for the sky. I then adhered the whole panel to a 5 1/2"X 4 1/4" card base. 

For my second card I wanted to play with masking. I love masking but some times I struggle with the order of the stamping so I started out easy with this one. I stamped the turtle and bird first masked them and then stamped the giraffe and gift. I stamped them all with Memento black ink so I could color them in with alcohol markers. After I colored them in I die cut them out with a rectangle double stitched die.

For the sentiment I stamped "GO WILD" and heat set it with Gold WOW embossing-powder. I stamped the second part of the sentiment "PARTY ANIMAL" in black ink. Then I took some pink cardstock and die cut a rectangle with rounded corners. I matted the top panel onto the pink paper. I then adhered the whole panel to a 5 1/2"X 4 1/4" card base. 

For my last card I have to share today I wanted to play with masking again I wanted the cut little monkey to be riding the giraffe. I love the look of white embossing one black cardstock so I die cut a banner and stamped "GO WILD!" onto the black cardstock and heat set it with Opaque Bright White WOW embossing and stamped "PARTY ANIMAL" down the side.

To add a little interest to the card I ran my cardstock through my die cutting machine in a polka dot embossing folder. Then inked it with a darker shade of purple ink to help the polka dots pop off the page. I then adhered the whole panel to a 5 1/2"X 4 1/4" card base. 

Thanks for stopping by today see you next Monday! 

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