Faux Floating Frame

Hiya friends!  Ever started to do a technique card and realized it wasn't going to work out?  That's what happened to me so I improvised and created a new (to me anyways) technique!  You can find all of the details on the Dies R Us blog right HERE. 

I'll tease you with the first card but you'll have to come on over to see the second one!  Sneaky aren't I?

Toodles!
~Kristina

Petals for the Pittmans--take three

Good afternoon!  I am back today with another card created with one of the limited time only Petals for the Pittmans stamp sets.   Time is running out to grab this mini set and the two other sets!  Plus you have until August 14th to link up your floral creation to be in the running to win one of MANY prizes.

You can find the linky party HERE.  Come and play a long!

I also wanted to remind you that these gorgeous collaboration sets are being sold as a fundraiser to help our own design team member Larissa Pittman and her husband.  You can read all about them at the linky party post as well.

Ok, how about that card??

I printed the image and sentiment out on Copic friendly cardstock.  The stem wasn't as long as I wanted so I just drew it in with a Copic friendly black marker.  The green layer and the pink layer were created by just scribbling with the matching Copic marker.  This way I could make sure everything matched perfectly!

List of Copics used:

Butterfly YR09, YR16, YR15

Flower RV06, Y38, Y11

Flower center RV09,RV04, RV02

Stem G09, YG07, YG05

Shadow around flower V01, V000, V0000 and 0

Here is a look at the mini stamp set which you can find HERE in the Polka Dot Orchard Etsy store.

Come on over today and link up your floral creation or purchase these stamps today!

Have an awesome Friday!

~Kristina

Choose to Shine

Hi my crafting friends!  It's Wednesday and that means it is my turn to host the blog post for Dies R Us.  Here's a little peek.

You find all the details for this card and TWO more right HERE.  Hurry on over and check it out!

Toodles!

~Kristina

Sip Happens

Hello my friends!  Popping in for a quick post to share my latest floral card.  It features two digital stamps from Polka Dot Orchard.  They are Sip Happens and Its Your Day.  I combined the flower image with the wine glass.  The stems aren't long enough to go inside the wine glass so I just added them with a fine line marker and a pencil.

I printed it out onto Bristol Smooth cardstock.  I then used Zig Clean Color real brush markers and a water brush to color the images.  I cut it out using my Brother Scan & Cut before adding it to the card.  The papers are from the BoBunny Bee-utiful You paper pad.  I added foam tape to the back of the flower before putting it on the die cut oval.

For a few final touches I added Wink of Stella Glitter Gloss and Midas Touch.  I also added some enamel dots in coordinating colors.  That's it!  

I am adding this to the linky Petals for the Pittman's party over at Polka Dot Orchard.  You can find the link up HERE.  There are tons of prizes to be won and it's all for a great fundraiser!

I tried to capture the sparkle in the sunshine!

Have a fabulous crafty day!

~Kristina

Supplies used:

Bee-utiful You - BoBunny Shop at: EH	Primary Sprinkles - Doodlebug Shop at: EH	Midas Touch - Tonic Nuvo Shimmer Shop at: EH	Shadow Mauve 303 - Zig Clean Color Shop at: EH
Ochre 63 - Zig Clean Color Shop at: EH	Green 40 - Zig Clean Color Shop at: EH	Lemon Yellow 51 - Zig Clean Color Shop at: EH	Its Your Day - Polka Dot Orchard digi stamp Shop at: PDO
Sip Happens - Polka Dot Orchard digi stamp Shop at: PDO	Tombow Mono Multi Liquid glue Shop at: SBC | EH	Wink of Stella - Glitter Clear Shop at: SBC | EH	Strathmore Bristol Smooth paper Shop at: EH
May Green 47 Zig Clean Color Real Brush Marker Shop at: EH

Seas the Day

Holy wow!  Has it been a week already?  I'm back over on the Dies R Us blog with a fun, ocean themed box card.  How how about you head on over HERE and check it out!

See you there!

~Kristina

Petals for the Pittmans take 2

I'm back my friends to share another card I created with one of the images from the limited time, super awesome Petals for the Pittmans digital stamp set.  Only available in the Polka Dot Orchard Etsy store!
Here are some details about the Pittmans and the why behind this collaborative stamp set. This is to help out a fellow crafter and design team member, Larissa Pittman and her husband Gary.

              You can read more about Larissa and her husband Gary here: Pittman’s Go Fund Me

Several different companies and artists have contributed to the set.  You'll find it over in the Polka Dot Orchard Etsy store.  All proceeds from this limited edition set will go directly to the Pittmans.  

There is even a crafty linky up going on right now with many prizes to be won!  You can head right to the Polka Dot Orchard blog HERE for complete details.

My last card was full of lots and lots of Copic coloring.  I wanted to show you how you could color a detailed stamp in a jiffy!  Let's start off with a picture of the finished card.

I started by printing out the digital stamps onto Bristol smooth cardstock.  I then chose a color combination that I liked using Distress Oxide inks.  The colors I used are Cracked Pistachio, Faded Jeans and Dusty Concord.  I blended through the colors several times until I got that gorgeous transition.

Next I covered up the corners and flicked water drops onto the center portion of the card.  I wanted to add some texture here since it's a large open space.  Now, here's where we get to the fun part.  I actual used a water brush filled with clean water and started REMOVING the color from some of the flower petals.  You brush on the clean water, let it sit a moment and then blot it off with a towel.  The reactive properties of the Distress Oxides make it easy to remove some of the color.  Kind of like a bleaching affect...without the yucky bleach!

I just did some of the petals for more punch.  I went back to the ones that I wanted to be lighter and repeated the process.  After that, I pulled a couple of light shades of Copic markers that matched my inks.  I added in darker color on some of the petals that I didn't lighten.  The colors I used were G43, B45, RV34 and RV63.  This adds a lot of different color levels to the card without having to do a lot of work!

Once it was all dry, I cut the panel down to be slightly smaller than an A2 card base.  I printed the sentiment onto white cardstock.  Then I ran it through my Minc with a royal blue foil.  I really like how it makes it pop!  I added a dark gray panel behind the sentiment.  I cut a piece of patterned vellum with a Lawn Fawn Lacy Borders die, wrapped it around the card panel and taped it in back.  Then I glued the panel onto the card base.  I added foam tape the sentiment rectangle and adhered it down.  That's it!  

See??  You can get gorgeous color without doing a lot of actual coloring!

I do hope you will check out this fantastic stamp set available in the Polka Dot Orchard Etsy store.  Remember...it's only available for a limited time! 

You'll definitely want to check out the blog for how to link up and win prizes!  Polka Dot Orchard blog.

See you soon!

~Kristina

Petals for the Pittmans

Hello my fellow crafters.  Today I'm focusing on brand new, collaborative digital stamp set spearheaded by Polka Dot Orchard.  This is to help out a fellow crafter and design team member, Larissa Pittman and her husband Gary.

              You can read more about Larissa and her husband Gary here: Pittman’s Go Fund Me

This is a limited edition floral stamp set and you are going to want to get your hands on it!  Several different companies and artists have contributed to the set.  You'll find it over in the Polka Dot Orchard Etsy store.  All proceeds from this limited edition set will go directly to the Pittmans.  There is even going to be a crafty link up with lots of prizes to be won!

You can head right to the Polka Dot Orchard blog HERE for complete details.

Now, I about fainted when I found out which artist designed the images I used on my card today.  Gracie from Graciellie Design!  I am a HUGE fan of her art.  These images and sentiments are absolutely gorgeous and so full of detail.  So let us see what I made!

I wanted to really make these peonies come to life so I sized it to fit a 5x7 card.  I did reduce the opacity of the lines before I printed it out onto X-Press It cardstock.

Here are a few progress photos.

Here is the list of Copic markers that I used:

Cup-N0, N1, N3, N5 and N7

Leaves-BG11, BG13, BG18 and BG78

Flower Centers-YR32, YR35, YR38

Flowers-YR000, R12, R02, R05 and R59

When I printed the flowers, I also printed the sentiment onto the cardstock.  I ran it through my Minc machine to add teal foil that matches the leaves.

The only other elements I added to the card were Wink of Stella, some dots made with a white gel pen and a few sequins.  I didn't want to distract from the gorgeous flowers!

I do hope you will check out this fantastic stamp set available in the Polka Dot Orchard Etsy store.  Remember...it's only available for a limited time! 

You'll definitely want to check out the blog for how to link up and win prizes!  Polka Dot Orchard blog.

See you soon!

~Kristina