Sending you Pugs & Kisses

Hello Crafty Friends - Annie here with a fun shaker card using 

Doodles Paper Playground Sparkle Blends.

I chose three Sparkle Blends for this shaker.

Sparkle Blend: Birthstone Collection: October - Opal

Sparkle Blend: Birthstone Collection: November - Citrine

Sparkle Blend: Birthstone Collection: March - Aquamarine

Here's the card I created.

Materials Used:

Sparkle Blend: Birthstone Collection: October - Opal

Sparkle Blend: Birthstone Collection: November - Citrine

Sparkle Blend: Birthstone Collection: March - Aquamarine

Clearly Besotted Stamp: Bah-Hum-Pug!

Lawn Fawn: Spring Fling Pattern Paper (yellow x-stitch & Floral)

Lawn Fawn: Stitched Hillside Border

MFT Die: Banner

Sizzix Die: Heart

Sakura Gelly Roll Pens: White, Black & Gold

Tsekineko Memento Ink: Tuxedo Black 

Spectrum Noir Markers: CT4, TB2, TB3, 

IG4, IG5, IG7, TN1, TN3 & MB2

Recollections Brand: Puffy Heart Stickers Gold

Recollections Brand 65lbs Cardstock:  Light Blue & Teal

Recollections Brand 110lbs Cardstock: white and card base

Foam Adhesive

Imagine Crafts Tear It Tape

Acetate

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Unicorn Friend

Greetings! Alison here. Today I have a new shaker card to share. If you visited me yesterday and checked out my "Howdy" card, you saw bold, warm colors. The card was bright and loud. Today, I've got something completely different. Soft, sweet, and gentle.

I was digging through some old backgrounds and colored images that I had done who-knows-when, and I came across this very sweet unicorn from A Day for Daisies. Unfortunately, that digi shop has now closed. They've always been one of my favorite digi stamp companies, and I always get a lot of joy when I use them. With the colors I used in the unicorn and butterflies, I just knew I needed to use the "Opal" Sparkle Blend from Doodles Paper Playground for this card. The colors are so soft and pretty!

Behind my shaker window, I used a Distress Oxide background that I made months ago. The colors were just right for this card. My top layer uses one of the purple papers from the Lawn Fawn Watercolor Wishes paper pad. I thought it had a dreamy feel to it.

I used a simple yet pretty sentiment from Gina K Designs. I believe it is from a discontinued set though, as I couldn't find it on her website. I inked it up with VersaFine Clair ink in Twilight, which is a rich, beautiful navy. I also added some sequins to the top layer of my card using On Point Glue.

Creating bulk backgrounds and coloring when you're in the mood to (or if you're doing The Daily Marker's 30 Day Coloring Challenge!) is a great way to get cards made quickly later on. You never know what images will work with what backgrounds, or how you'll be inspired. Sometimes I don't have an idea for a full project, but I just want to color. Or I want to play with a specific medium, like Distress Oxides. Even if I don't go back to those pieces for several months, I find that when I look through my pile, I can come up with a finished project quickly. I'll be back soon with another project. Thanks for stopping by. Have an inspiring day!

Opal Fairy

Hi, it's Rhiannon. Six new Sparkle Blends came out from Doodles Paper Playground this month, and I am excited to show you the "Opal" Sparkle Blend. I was organizing my new Sparkle Blends into my storage container, and I was looking at "Opal" and I thought I wanted to do something with it because it was a really cool Blend. I like it because of the nice colors with the white sequins.

I started by stamping the fairy (from Craftin' Desert Divas) with VersaFine Ink. After I stamped my fairy, I colored it with Memento Markers in pastel colors and a Tombow Marker for her skin. Mom put swirls on her wings for me. After I colored her, I cut her out and made a mat of the the sparkly gold glitter paper.

For my sentiment i used two different stamp sets from Lawn Fawn. I used Baked with Love and Fairy Friends. I cut them apart after I inked them and pieced them together to make my sentiment.

Next, I glued it all together. Once it was glued, I got out the Sparkle Blend that I was using, and chose where I wanted it. After that, I used On Point Glue to attach the sequins to the glitter paper. I used a Memento Marker in Angel Pink to apply color around the edge of the card base.

I believe this card came out really good because the Sparkle Blend works perfectly with the marker colors I chose. And look at all that glitter! I'll have another project for you soon. Please visit the White Rose Crafts shop to see all of the new Sparkle Blends. See you soon!