A Latte Birthday

Hello everyone,

I'm here with a holiday themed birthday card.  I wanted to play along with the Winter Coffee Lovers Blog hop but just missed it.  

I love patterned paper and I have quite a bit of it for someone who doesn't know how to use it.  LoL!!  I saw this piece and I knew I had to use it because it's so adorable.  

I used the coffee cup from the Coffee Craze stamps and die set and coloured it in with my copics and then die cut it.  When you use the red copics they tend to bleed so I used the white gel pen to clean up the edges of the stamped image.  I then stamped and heat embossed a snowflake onto the cup as I thought it was missing something.  

I then took two sizes of scalloped rectangle dies and cut out a piece of the patterned paper and a smaller piece of white card stock and stamped the sentiment with black ink.  

I adhered the patterned paper to the card base and popped up the sentiment panel with foam tape.  I then added a bit of Wink of Stella to the cup and I thought I'd mix it up and add the cup with a small action wobble.  So it moves!

Thanks for stopping by, see you again soon!

Coralynn  :)

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No Matter How Old...

I am totally loving the snarky sentiments in the new Snarky Birthday Sentiments stamp set!  It's Lisa here with you today, and I'm sharing this totally girly and fun Birthday card with all of you...

To create this card I started by stamping my fun background with the Retro Patterns Stamp Set.  Next I used various spray mists to splatter colors all over, and set this to the side to dry.  I then stamped my sentiment from the Snarky Birthday Sentiments Stamp Set onto pink paper and added the drink images from the Scripty Sentiments.  Finally I finished this off with a sparkly black bow cut with the Packaged Pretty Die Set.

Thanks so much for stopping by today and Happy Crafting!
Lisa

Hello Friend

Good morning, everyone! It's Cassie here, with another fun card using some of the new products from the August release. I'm so excited about this card. Do you ever have an idea for a project that turns out exactly how you hoped? That's how I felt about this card!

Let's take a look at the card!

This card showcases the Birthday Bash and the Banner Sentiments  stamp set. I think these two sets combined are amazing together. As you can see I made a fun scene of balloons using the solid balloon image in Birthday Bash and added the sentiments as if they were printed on the balloons themselves.

I started by grabbing a rainbow of Distress Inks. I picked two colors per balloon. To get them fade from one color the next was a lot easier than it may seem! I pressed the balloon stamp into the first color like you normally would except that I only inked up the left side of the balloon. Then I took the second color and did the same on the right side. I let the colors over lap a little, but it didn't matter if they did too much because of the next step. Once I had one balloon stamped I took a damp brush and mixed the colors on the balloon with water. It helps get rid of any harsh lines and makes the colors blend a bit more. The great thing about this look is that it isn't supposed to be perfect. Imperfections make it cute, so embrace them! 

When the balloons were completely dry I picked some sentiments that fit in the balloon and stamped them in black ink. I added strings to them using a black Copic liner and a T-square ruler. Personally I love the look of completely straight lines here, but you could go crazy and give them curly ribbon too! I added some stitched detail, which you can see better in the picture above, and some black splatters, as well as a black cardstock panel to be put behind the balloon panel. Once that was cone the card was finished!

I hope you liked this card, and that you were maybe inspired to make your own rainbow card. There is still time to enter the August Instagram challenge! That's it for me today, but I'll see you again soon with another card!

Birthday Wishes

 Hello everyone,

I'm back today with a birthday card.  I alway run out of this is the type of card so I make these the most.

I used our new Birthday Bash stamp set and created a background with the bow stamp from the set. I then used our new gift box die and cut it out of red card stock and some patterned paper.

I popped up the gift box with fun foam and adhered it to a piece of vellum that I cut out with a rectangle die.  I then added liquid glue to the back where the gift box is so that you don't see it through the vellum.  I added the sentiment with back ink and heat set it because it takes a very long time to dry and I don't have that much time.  

I added a few sequins from the Peach Passion sequins mix and called this card done!

Thanks for joining me today and I'll be back soon.

Coralynn :)

Bunch of Birthday Wishes

Hi everyone! It's Cassie here, and I'll be showing you a fun card I made using some of the newly released stamps from this month! I used Birthday Bash stamp set as well as the Packaged Pretty dies. From an older release I also used the Ice Cream Cone stencil. Let's take a look at the card!

I started this card by cutting a panel down to 4 1/4 x 5 1/2. Then I took the square die from Packaged Pretty and placed it where I wanted my cuts to be. I also cut a square out of some aqua paper that went with my color scheme. I stamped the balloons on one of the squares and colored them in using my Copics. Then I stamped the sentiment on the aqua square.

Before I put the whole thing together I placed my stencil over the panel and used some Distress Ink and an ink blended to give the background a pattern. I used two colors, and shifted the stencil slightly when doing the second color so both colors could be seen. Once that was done I put all the pieces together like a puzzle on a card base.

Once I added some glossy accents to the balloons the card was finished! I love how bright this card is. The balloons are so fun because they can be colored to match any card or theme!

That's it for me today, but I will see you all again soon with another card! Have a great week!

Bunches of Birthday Wishes!! =)

HELLO!!
Larissa here today to share a FUN Birthday Card!!
I'm using the Newly Released "Birthday Bash" Stamp Set and the "Party Pals" Stamp Set!! I thought it would be FUN to have the Little Girl Holding the Bunch of Balloon and then to have the Sentiment Stamped among the Stars in the Sky!!

I Stamped and Embossed the Images onto some Distress Watercolor Paper and then used my Distress Inks to Watercolor them!! I wanted a DEEP Blue Sky so I used Chipped Sapphire and Faded Jeans and then added alittl Seedless Preserves, Abandoned Coral and Hickory Smoke!! These Colors blend so BEAUTIFULLY and the White Embossed Stars really POP!! Makes me HAPPY!!  =) I Stamped another Bunch of Balloons and a Girl and then Water Colored them and popped them up using Foam Tape after I Fussy Cut them out leaving a small white border to help make them POP off the Background!! I think this Card is going to make someone SMILE!!
Hope you feel INSPIRED and that you'll join us for our Rainbow Challenge!!

I hope you'll play along with the August Instagam Challenge: "Rainbow"!!?? It's so FUN and EASY PLUS you could WIN a little somethin' something'!! =)
Check out the RULES below for more details and I'll see you with another card Friday!! 

Rules:

1. Create a card based on the challenge theme.

2. Upload a photo of it to Instagram.  Tag Mint Owl Studio and add the hashtag #moscardchallenge to your post.

3. Look at the other cards with that hashtag and show some love to your fellow card makers!!  Let's make this fun!!

 There is also a PRIZE with each Challenge!!  One LUCKY Participant will receive a Stamp Set of their choice!! SQUEAL!! =)  The Winner is random, so all card making skill levels are welcome!!

THANKS SO MUCH for stopping by today and I hope you have a FABULOUS WEEK!!
COUNTRY HUGS-N-KISSES
LARISSA   =)

Game Boy Shaker Card!! =)

Hello!! 
Larissa here with you Today to share a SUPER FUN Shaker Card ! As soon as I saw the NEW 90's Party Stamp Set I KNEW I had to create a Shaker Card using the Game Boy Image!! I LOVE LOVE LOVE this Stamp Set and I thought a Sentiment created with the NEW Happy Moments Stamp Set was the PERFECT finishing touch!! I also used the NEW Half Tone Stencil to create an AMAZING Layered background!! I used Candied Apple, then Pumice Stone and lastly Hickory Smoke!!  I really LOVE the way it makes the Game Boy Shaker POP!! I added some Wooden Embellishments and my Card was done!!

I hope you're feeling INSPIRED!!??
THANKS SO MUCH for stopping by and don't forget to TAG Mint Owl Studios in ALL of your Social Media Posts as we LOVE LOVE LOVE to see what you're Creating!!
Have a FABULOS WEEK!! 
COUNTRY HUGS-N-KISSES
LARISSA   =)