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Little Boys And Layers

It is so much fun playing in the Splitcoaststampers challenges.  The Ways to Use It challenge this week was to create cards with little boy themes.  There is no set or image any cuter anywhere than the retired Stampin’ Up! set Little Boys.  The Free For All challenge was to create a card with lots of layers.  I decided to combine the challenges and create a scene around the little boys playing pirates. 

I decided to create my layers from the inside out instead of the other way around. My first layer is the tree and sky, the second is the fence layer that I cut out with a craft knife. The third, fourth and fifth are the three layers of graduated frame and finally the sixth is the little boys playing pirate in the back yard.

 
 
The tree trunk was sketched on watercolor paper using a waterproof artist pen and the top was sponged on then filled in with my mini fern image from my Outdoor Master. The sky was lightly sponged with blue ink. I sponged in ground area on the second layer of watercolor paper and then I sketched the fence, painted and cut out the fence sections with a craft knife. I wanted the tree and background to show through the fence posts for dimension. I created the frame using three graduated Nestabilities dies. The little boys image was stamped and watercolored with reinkers mixed with water. I love how cute the boys look popped up on the crimped frame and the dimension they create with the scene in behind them.

Here is a closer view of the scene looking straight in.

 

I hope you are having a great weekend.

Stamps: SU Little Boys, Kittie Kits Outdoor Master
Paper: Red, White, Watercolor
Ink: Black Versafine, Fired Brick, Chipped Sapphire, Pumice Stone, Antique Linen, Wild Honey, Vintage Photo, Forest Moss, Tea Dye, Cloud Blue
Accessories: Mounting Tape, Crimper, Craft Knife, Nestabilities, Brushes, Sponges, Artist Pen

Paper Floral Wreath Tutorial

Would you like to see how I make floral wreaths like the one on my project today?  Check out my new paper floral wreath tutorial that I recently added to my tutorial pages.

 

The weekend is almost here and I am really looking forward to being off work and relaxing.  I hope you get to do the same.

Sitting In The Garden

I really enjoying creating dimensional scenes around images.  The Splitcoaststampers Color Challenge on Tuesday was to use Certainly Celery, Bashful Blue and Baja Breeze. The two blues are not colors I would ordinarily mix together so I decided Baja would be used as an accent and Bashful Blue would be the main focus of the card.

 
 
I started the scene by sponging in clouds  on the watercolor paper and then painting a tree on one side. I  punched out several small leaves using a McGill punch and layered them over the branch to create the appearance of a shade tree . I stamped the chair image on watercolor paper, painted and  cut it out. I mounted the frame over the scene and then  attached the tree under the shade tree.  I placed several more leaves and punched pine on both sides of the chair as well as adding tiny springs of pine to the flower pot sitting on the arm of the chair.  I made several tiny flowers with my 3/8'” and 1/8”circle  punches and attached them to the foliage. I added stickles to the flower centers for a little sparkle.  Flowers were created by placing the tiny punch on a mouse pad and squishing it down in the center of the circle using a small stylus point.  Check out my punched flower tutorial if you would like see more about punched flowers.

Here’s a closer look.

 
 
Have a great Wednesday.  Where I work Wednesday is referred to as hump day.  I guess it’s the start of rolling down into the weekend.

Stamps: SU Please Be Seated
Ink: Black Versafine, Bashful Blue, Baja Breeze, Adirondack Latte
Paper: SU DP, Bashful Blue, White, Celery, Watercolor
Accessories: MS Pine Punch, McGill Leaf Punch, 3/8 and 1/8" Punches, Snips, Stylus, Piercing Mat, Stickles, Brush, Glossy Accents, Nestabilities, Mounting Tape, Cloud Template, Sponge

One Project for Two Challenges

Good morning.  I hope you had a great start to your week.  I enjoy playing in both  Splitcoaststampers  Technique Lovers and Clean and Simple challenges on Monday’s.  I was able to combine the two challenge into one fun project yesterday.  The TLC challenge was to stamp on a die cut piece while it is still in the die.  The CAS challenge was the Artist’s Rule of Three.  I recently got the Nestabilities Label Seven that looks like an open book.  I thought it would be perfect stamped with a script background and layered with a larger die to look like an open book.  I paired the book with three little paper punched flowers.  I think I have gone totally crazy making these little punched flowers but I can’t seem to help myself.  Check out my punched flower tutorial if you are interested in how I put them together.

 

I stamped the Rubbernecker French Script image on vanilla die cut cardstock with antique linen ink and layered over brown cardstock.  The flowers were punched from embossed vanilla cardstock, layered into flowers and sponged lightly with the same ink to lightly age.  I punched several pine sprigs and sponged them as well to match the flowers.  I thought embossing half of the main card base was the perfect touch to go with the book.  The little flowers and pine just finished the piece perfectly.  I added clear stickles to the flower centers and the pine springs for a bit of sparkle.

Here’s a closer look.at the flowers.

 

Click on the phoost to enlarge for a close up view.. 

Have a great day.

Stamps: Rubbernecker French Script SKU:448
Paper: Papertrey Cream, Brown
Ink: Antique Linen
Accessories: Sizzix and SU Embossing Folders, MS Hydrangea and Pine Punch, Glossy Accents, Paper Piercer and Mat, Stylus, Stickles

Home Made for Spring

Happy Easter to you!.  I have enjoyed myself this morning playing with the Papertrey Home Made templates and matching stamp set.  I wanted to create a light and airy spring home with lots of colorful flowers and greenery in the window boxes.  I have made several of these houses for my mother-in-law and she displays them on her entertainment center year round.  I thought she would enjoy a spring home for her collection. These little houses make wonderful gifts and can be filled with candy or any other type of small gift item. This would be cute filled with Easter eggs. I have pictures from different views to show the whole house. You can click on the photos to get a closer view.

 

Side and front view.

 
Full front view.

 
Back and side view.

I hope you have been enjoying this holiday weekend with family and friends.  Have a great week.

Stamps:  Papertrey Home Made

Paper:  Bashful Blue, Pretty in Pink, Almost Amethyst, Barely Banana, White

Ink:  White Craft, Adirondack Cloudy Blue

Accessories:  Papertrey Home Made Template, MS Pine and Hydrangea Punches, White Embossing Powder, SU Scalloped Border Punch, Glossy Accents

Punched Flower Tutorial

Happy Saturday.  I hope you are having a wonderful weekend. I made a pretty flower and foliage card today for the Splitcoaststampers Inspiration Challenge.  Many people have asked if I would do a tutorial on how I make my little punched flowers so I decided while I had all the supplies out that I may as well go ahead and do one.  First, here is the card I made for the challenge.

 

Here’s a closer look.

Punched Flower Tutorial

Supply List

Flower Punches, 1/2” circle punch,  1/4” circle punch, Stylus, adhesive, paper piercer, paper piercing mat or mouse pad, embossed and crimped cardstock

Punch out pink and green flowers and circles.  I embossed the pink and crimped the green to add texture.

Lay flower out on the mat and shape the flower using a stylus in a circular motion.

Lay circles on the mat and shape using a stylus in a circular motion. Press the head of the stylus down into the mat to crinkle the circle  into a flower shape.

Assembly

Apply adhesive in the center of three of the four flowers.

Attach the first flower by picking up with piercer and laying it in the second flower.  Turn the flower slightly so the petals are offset from the bottom layer. Continue layering until you have all four flowers and the two circle flower centers assembled.

Apply adhesive to  the green flower and attach a little off set from the bottom pink layer so a tiny bit of the green shows when looking at it from the top.

Apply adhesive to the different shaped flower and attach to the bottom of the flower allowing two of the petals show out of one side of the flower and so the remaining petals are hidden.

The flower is finished.

Here are flowers made with and without embossing.  They are both pretty.  Here is a card that I made with the three flowers.  I added a little punched pine.

Card Supplies:  Sizzix Embossing Folder, Martha Stewart Pine Punch, Adhesive, Satin Ribbon, Stickles

The Same But Different

Monday’s Technique Lovers Challenge on Splitcoaststampers was fun.  The challenge was to create two cards using identical elements but making them look totally different.  This wasn't really a hard challenge but it did make me put my thinking cap on. I decided to make two crisp white cards using pink flowers, green ribbon,  pink accent layers and an embossing folder.  Once I came up with the elements to use the cards came together quickly. Here is what I came up with.

 

Here's a closer look at the individual cards.
 
 
Have a good day.  I am on a count down to a three day weekend and am looking forward to it. 

Paper: White, Pink
Accessories: Grosgrain, Sizzix, Embossing Folders, MS Pine, Frond and Flower Punches, Stylus, Paper Piercer, Matte Accents, Liquid Pearls, Nestabilities

Spring Gifts

Happy Monday morning!  I have so many fun stamps that seem to get pushed a side and neglected due to new stamps crowding ahead of them. It seems we crafters are always looking for the next new release, the next new punch or embossing folder.  No wonder the crafting industry is making tons of money.  I finally got to play in the Splitcoaststampers Sunday challenge yesterday evening and was drawn to make something with one of my older sets.  I pulled out the Stampin’ Up! 2002 Spring Gifts.  I love the simple little bunnies in the set. Make note that although I used an older set I paired the images with a brand new Sizzix embossing folder.  LOL!!!

 
 

I stamped the gardening bunnies on watercolor paper, painted and cut out.  I created a little background scene by sketching in a tree trunk and sponging in the tree top and grassy area.  I filled in grassy texture with my mini fern stamp from my Outdoor Master. I cut the frame opening on my front layer with a Nestabilities die and then embossed with  the Sizzix folder. I attached the frame with mounting tape and then created a tiny garden flower patch for embellishment. The tiny flowers are made with 3/8” punched circles and were formed by lightly rolling a stylus in a circle motion over the circle while laying on my soft piercing mat. The flowers and greenery were attached using Matte Accent. I added Liquid Pearl to the flower centers.

I hope you have a great week.

Stamps: Spring Gifts, Kittie Kits Outdoor Master
Paper: Soft Sky, Pink, Watercolor
Ink: Black Versafine, Shabby Shutters, Peeled Paint, Vintage Photo, Antique Linen, Spun Sugar, Soft Sky
Accessories: Nestabilities, Sizzix Embossing Folder, Liquid Pearls, 3/8" Circle Punch, Stylus, Matte Accents, MS Pine Punch, Glue DOts, Brushes, Sponges

Ace of Cake Inspired and Martha Stewart Pine Punch

NOTICE: Martha Stewart Pine Punch available on Ebay

On April 9th I wrote a post about finding the very hard to locate Martha Stewart Pine Evergreen  punches available on Ebay.  The seller sold out of the punches but she has now replinished her supply as I see they are available again. Click on this link if you are interested. I am making this information available only because so many people have asked me who to find the punch.  I do not have any connection to the seller on Ebay, get no financial gain from posting the punch and cannot vouch for the seller.

Good Sunday morning. The Splitcoaststampers Inspired Challenge featured the Ace of Cakes as our inspiration site.  I love watching Ace of Cakes on the Food Network.  They are all such creative and talented designers each with their own style and expertise.  I was inspired by the Mountains cake you see below. I am no real artist but love the challengeof  trying my hand at creating outdoor scenes with no stamps.  I really love how my project turned out.

The grassy area, water and sky was sponged in with a Color Box stylus with sponge tips. The trees, mountain outline and the borderline around the water was created using Gary Burlin's dual mini tipped applicators. Once again I couldn't resist embellishing the frame with pine sprigs and tiny matching flowers made from 3/8 inch punched circles and formed with the small round tip of an embossing stylus. I added diamond stickles to the flowers, greenery and the water for a touch of whimsy.

 

I hope you have a great Sunday and upcoming week.

Paper: Soft Sky, Baja Breeze, Blue Bayou, Watercolor
Ink: Shabby Shutters, Forest Moss, Cloud Blue, Slate, Vintage Photo, Lemonade,
Accessories: Nestabilities, MS Evergreen Punch, 3/8 " Circle Punch, Stickles, Mini Tip Applicators, Color Box Stylus and Sponge Tip

Paper Pixels Magazine

Are you familiar with the Paper Pixels online magazine.  The April edition is full of beautiful Mother’s Day projects that you will provide you with so many wonderful ideas.

Do you love the punched paper floral wreaths that I have been making lately? Check out my picture tutorial in this edition.

And Everything Nice

I have gone punched flower crazy lately.  Have you noticed?  I am having so much fun with flower and foliage punches and seem to want to put them on everything I make.  Today’s project is no exception.  I made this card for the Splitcoaststampers Sketch Challenge and uses lots more layers than I usually use. I pulled out one of my all time favorite Stampin’ Up sets to play with.  I love creating little freehand scenes around images and the little girl I chose is so precious.  She reminds me of a storybook character.

 
I stamped the image, painted and cut out. I sketched in the tree trunk and branches with an artist pen and then sponged in the little scene.  I finished off the ground area and treetop using the mini fern stamp from my Outdoor Master.  The finishing touch to the scene was to sponge in a light yellow for the sky area. I added lots of punched foliage and flowers to the corner of the frame for embellishment. I love all the heart punched layers even though it is way over the top for my normal style.

We are on the downhill side of the week and I am looking forward to a relaxing weekend.  Have a great day.

Stamps: SU And Everything Nice, Kittie Kits Outdoor Master
Paper: SU DP, White, Watercolor
Ink: Black Versafine, Shabby Shutters, Vintage Photo, Stonewashed, Regal Rose, Barely Banana, Tea Dye, Spun Sugar
Accessories: Martha Stewart Hydrangea, Frond and Evergreen (retired) Punches, EK Success Border Punch, Crimper, Cuttlebug Folder, Artist Pen, Sponges, Sponge Daubers, Liquid Pearls

Kittie’s Bow

Good morning!  I’m not wearing a bow today so don’t be fooled by the title of my post. My project is made using a new Stampavie Gillian Roberts image called Kittie’s Bow. I have been having so much fun lately using my Martha Stewart flower and foliage punches and creating little garden scenes around images.  This little girl and cat image was perfect to pop up in a crisp white eyelet frame with a fun gingham background.

 
I stamped the image on watercolor paper, watercolored using reinkers mixed with water and cut out. I punched and created several flowers using embossed cardstock and I punched out foliage using crimped cardstock.  I think the embossed and crimped cardstock adds texture to the flowers and greenery and makes them look more alive.  I also stamped all the foliage with the mini fern stamp found in my Outdoor Master. I attached the image to the base of the card and then the white frame. I arranged the garden by layering the foliage in front of and behind the image using Matte Accents.  Once the foliage was in place I added the little flowers to finish.

Here is a little closer look so you can see the texture and dimension of the scene. You can click on the photos to get a larger view.

 
I hope you have a great Wednesday and that you have a chance to get in some fun stamping time.

Stamps: Stampavie Gillian Roberts Kittie's Bow, Kittie Kits Outdoor Master
Paper: SU DP, Watercolor, White, So Saffron, Spring Moss, Pretty in Pink
Ink: Scattered Straw, Spun Sugar, Shabby Shutters, Latte, Tea Dye, Black Versafine
Accessories; Martha Stewart Punch Around the Page, Frond, Evergreen and Hydrangea Punches, Mounting Tape, Nestabilites, Brushes, Matte Accent, Crimper, Stickles, Cuttlebug Folder (flowers)

Rubbernecker Release Day "Old Characters"

Welcome to the Rubbernecker ”Old Characters”  Release Blog Hop.  I think you are going to have a lot of fun and good laughs while you hop along on your way to all of our design team posts. Not only will see some really fun and creative “old characters” in our posts but by leaving a comments you can also win a chance to receive a$25Rubbernecker  gift certificate.  If you sign up for the Rubbernecker Newsletter over on the Rubbernecker Blog you could win one of ten $10 Rubbernecker gift certificates. The winners will be announced on Thursday, April 14 so you have plenty of time to hop.  The office blog hop route is listed below.  All of the new released images are available today for purchase at Rubbernecker.  

• Charlene Merrick
• Frances Gumprecht
• Joan Ervin
• Julia Aston
• Karen Hunsaker
• Kittie Caracciolo (that's me)
• Jacquie Peifer
• Maria Gurnsey
• Mutnik-Cathy Bomgardner

My project today is a clean and simple project using Edna Bowling.  Isn’t she a site in her lovely dress and matching bowling shoes?

 
Edna was stamped with black versafine on watercolor paper, embossed with clear embossing powder, painted and cut out. I stamped the image again on designer paper to match the background, embossed, cut it out and paper pieced it over the original image. I downloaded the bowling pen image from Google, resized it in Core, printed.and cut out.

Thanks for joining our hop and I hope you have a wonderful time.

Stamps: Rubbernecker Edna Bowling 562-08, Bowling Ball Sentiment 563-14
Paper: Papertrey Designer Paper, White
Ink: Black Versafine, Tea Dye, Slate, Cameo Coral
Accessories: EK Success Punch, Computer Generated Bowling Pens, Clear Embossing Powder, Snips, Matte Accent (adhesive), Glue Dots

 

 

 

 

 

Rubbernecker Preview Day Two “Old Characters”

Welcome to the Rubbernecker Stamps Preview!! Rubbernecker will be releasing more new stamps on Tuesday, 4-12-11.  To get you all ready for these fun new stamps, we are having two days of previews!!  Welcome to day two!!   You will want to visit every one of the design team participants and leave a comment to increase your chance of winning Rubbernecker gift certificates.   You can find the complete list of today’s participants on the Rubbernecker Blog!

My project today was made with Murray With Catch.  Poor Murray!  It seems he can’t catch anything larger than a minnow but he is proudly displaying it.  “Is that the catch or the bait?” is just the perfect sentiment to accompany Murray.

 

I stamped Murray on watercolor paper, painted with reinkers mixed with water and cut out.  I popped him up over a plain white background so he would pop and be the main focus of the card.  I used some fun nautical paper for the card base.

Here are a couple other projects that I made for the challenges over the weekend using my Martha Stewart flower punches.

 

 

I hope you have a great week.  Don’t forget to check back tomorrow for the Rubbernecker Blog Hop and Release of all the new “Old Characters” images.

Stamps:  Rubbernecker Murray With Catch 562-09, The Catch Sentiment 563-01  Paper:  Papertrey DP, White, Red, Watercolor  Ink:  Tea Dye, Fired Brick, Chipped Sapphire, Antique Linen,   Accessories:  Scalloped Border Punch, Deckle Scissors, Nestabilities, Tag Punches, String, Glue Dots,

Stamps: A New Little Someone  Paper: Celery, White, SU DP   Ink: Regal Rose Classic and Craft   Accessories: SU Scallop Punch, MS Hydrangea and Evergreen (retired) Punch, Matte Accent, Liquid Pearls

Stamps: Blooming with Love   Paper: Amethyst, White, Celery   Ink: Amethyst
Accessories: Cuttlebug Folder, Martha Stewart Punch Around the Page Border, EK Success Stitch Punch ,Pearls, Matte Accent, Martha Stewart Hydrangea and Flower Punch

Rubbernecker Preview Day One

Welcome to the Rubbernecker Stamps Preview!! Rubbernecker will be releasing more new stamps on Tuesday, 4-12-11.  To get you all ready for these fun new stamps, we are having two days of previews!!  Welcome to day one!!   You will want to visit every one of the design team participants and leave a comment to increase your chance of winning today’s prize.   You can find the complete list of today’s participants on the Rubbernecker Blog!

Today I am sharing one of the new Old Character images called Ralph Fishing. I couldn’t resist creating a scene around Ralph and surrounding him with greenery, cattails and a string of caught fish.

 
I stamped Ralph Fishing on watercolor paper, painted with reinkers mixed with water and cut out.  I created a little blue sky and green grass background for him and framed with bright red to make the whole scene pop.  The cattails and string of fish are from the Guy Stuff collection and were painted and cut out to use as embellishments for Ralph’s scene.

Be sure and check out all the other design team blog posts and good luck on winning the prize.

Stamps: Rubbernecker  Ralph Fishing 562-02, Fishes Sentiment 564-08,  Petite Cattail 34-12, Hanging Fish 34-02, Kittie Kits Outdoor Master M001

Paper:  Red, Watercolor, White   Ink:  Black Versafine, Forest Moss, Tea Dye, Ballet Blue, Pumpkin Pie, Fired Brick, Vintage Photo,

Accessories:  White Sharpie (fish splash) Deckle Scissors, Clear EP, Artist Pen, Nestabilities, Brushes, Sponges, String, Snips, Glue Dots

Martha Stewart Pine Evergreen Punch

I get so many questions from people asking where I found my Martha Stewart Punch.  Sadly it is retired and hard to find.  Today I happened to be shopping on Ebay and found a vendor that has ten of them and felt I just had to share this with my blog friends.  Here is a link to the punch.

Here is a project that I made last night for a Splitcoaststampers challenge and I used the pine punch to add softness to my little floral arrangement. I also used the Martha Stewart Frond, Flower,  Hydrangea and Lattice punches.

 

 Here is a little closer up look. Click on either picture if you would like a larger view.

 

If you scroll down through my last several posts you can find lots of examples where I've used the pine punch.  It obiviously works great for winter and Christmas projects but it also adds a fern like softness to floral projects.

I do not have any connection to the seller on Ebay, get no financial gain from posting the punch and cannot vouch for the seller.

I hope you are having a wonderful weekend.

Juliet In The Field Of Nasturtiums

Happy Saturday morning to you. I have another sweet Sarah Kay image to share with you. I really enjoy watercoloring images, cutting them out and creating scenes around them. Sarah Kay Juliet In the Field Of Nasturtiums was perfect to pop up in front of foliage and to create a flower garden around her.  Adding the red paper flowers to the foliage in the garden seemed the perfect contrast against the while eyelet punched frame.

I stamped the image, colored with reinkers, water and a brush and cut out to pop up over the greenery and blue sky. I sponged in the sky and filled in behind the girl with foliage made with punches. I stamped all the foliage with my mini fern stamp for a little depth of green. I layered the frame over the image and created the garden of greenery on the card front and added the red punched flowers to finish it off.

Here's a closer look.

I hope you have a wonderful weekend.

Stamps: Stampavie Sarah Kay Juliet in the Field of Nasturtiums, Kittie Kits Outdoor Master
Paper: Baja Breeze, White, Watercolor
Ink: Baja Breeze, Fired Brick, Shabby Shutters, Tea Dye, Antique Linen, Vintage Photo
Accessories: MS Punch Around the Page, Frond and Evergreen (retired)and Hydrangea Punches, Stickles, Matte Accent, Mounting Tape, Brushes, Nestabilities

Clean and Simple Spring

I have really been enjoying taking part in the Splitcoaststamper’s Clean and Simple challenge each week. This isn’t my best style of card because it really isn’t so easy to create a clean and simple card. I’ve copied and pasted the description listed on the challenge below.

What is CAS?
CAS is an acronym for Clean and Simple. Below is the reworded definition.
It's all about the design.
* not the technique
* not the tools
* not the embellishments
It's all about the design.
* Uncluttered
* lots of white or open space
* one main focal point
It's all about the design.
Clean & Simple

The CAS challenge yesterday was to create a project using soft aqua, soft yellow and white.  I pulled out my Stampin’ Up! bird punch, a Martha Stewart border and flower punch.  I created a spring trellis with soft flowers and foliage around a sweet embossed bird. The thing that makes this sweet spring scene come to life is that it is surrounded by all white and has no ribbons or other types of embellishments to distract from the main focal point.

I punched a trellis border and attached to the card front.  I punched several yellow and aqua foliage stems and attached to the trellis.  I popped the bird up over the foliage using a piece of mounting tape and then arranged the yellow and white flowers around the bird. I added gold stickles to the flower centers for a touch of sparkle.  I love the soft and sweet texture of the bird and flowers layered on the all white background.  The trellis adds another element of dimension without distracting from the main focus.

Have a great week.  After experiencing terrible storms here in Florida last week we are no having gorgeous weather.

Paper: Aqua, Yellow, White, Papertrey DP
Accessories: Stampin' Up! Bird Punch, MS Lattice and Hydrangea Punch, Stickles, Matte Accent, Cuttlebug and SU Embossing Folders

Beach Umbrellas and Laundry Day

Good Monday morning!  I hope you had a wonderful and relaxing weekend.  We had terrible storms here in Florida this past week and we were without power for more than two days.  Ugh!  I was relieved to come home on Friday evening and find the lights on in the house.  Woo Hoo!  It was fun to get into my stamping area and make some cards over the weekend.

My first card today was made for the Saturday Inspiration Challenge on Splitcoaststampers! The inspiration site was the Outer Banks Trading Group and I was inspired by this beach scene with the wonderful colorful umbrellas.

Here is my project.

I stamped the umbrellas and other images on watercolor paper, colored with reinkers and a brush, embossed with vera and clear embossing powder and then cut out. I created a simple ocean/beach scene for the background and popped up all the umbrellas and towels, etc to be the main focus of the project. I love the ocean and sitting out under an umbrella watching the surf and sky on a warm Cape Hatteras summer day.

My second project is a fun laundry day card and expressed my exact sentiment when it comes to doing laundry.

I created the outdoor tree and sky scene by sponging in the clouds and then stamped my mini fern stamp over both sides to create the edges of two trees. I cut a frame using Nestabilities and popped it up over the scene. I created the white drapes using a border punch and then crimped them. I stamped all the images, painted and then cut out to pop up over the clothes line and the base of the card. Laundry is not one of my favorite jobs although one that is necessary. I couldn't resist using the "things to do" sentiment and using folded laundry on both sides.

I hope you have a good week and have time to get some stamping time in.

Stamps: Rubbernecker Kittie Kits Fun in the Sun
Paper: Soft Sky, Barely Banana, Watercolor
Ink: Black Versafine, Aqua, Shell Pink, Lemonade, Willow, Sandal, Lake Mist
Accessories: Nestabilities, Mounting Tape, Matte Accent, Glue Dots, Sponges, Snips, Cloud Template, Liquid Applique (sea foam)

Stamps: Rubbernecker Laundry Days, Kittie Kits Outdoor Master
Paper: Watercolor, Regal Rose, White
INk: Black, Regal Rose, Almost Amethyst, Apricot Appeal, Bashful Blue, Shabby Shutters, Lake Mist
Accessories: Nestabilities, Border Punch, Matte Accents, Snips, Mounting Tape, Craft Knife, Glue Dots, String