Design Team Project for Kindred Stamps: Cute Unicorns with a Twist

Cute Unicorns with a Twist

Featuring Cute Unicorns from Kindred Stamps

I've had some internet problems for the past week, but I'm finally back online to share a super fun, interactive card I created using the ultra adorbs Cute Unicorns stamp set, as my Design Team project

To start with, I created a top fold, 110# White card base. I used a cloud border die from my stash to cut a stencil and ink blended some pastel clouds with my Nuvo Dual Ended Blending Brushes & Shaded Lilac, Squeezed Lemonade, Tattered Rose, & Salty Ocean Distress Oxide inks. Next, I cut 3 of the 2nd smallest clouds in the Ellentina Stacked Cloud Dies (retired). I used a cream colored marker, topped with Sakura clear Stardust pen to accent them. Next, I used a grass border die from my stash to cut the ground, and used Squeezed Lemonade mixed with Salty Ocean Oxide ink to blend a custom green (because I was too lazy to walk over to my stamp storage and grab a green ink!) Then I performed a little stamp surgery so I could stamp the "Always be yourself" sentiment in Versafine Onyx Black ink. 

I stamped all of the images from the set a couple of times on 80# white cardstock, using Memento Tuxedo Black ink and colored them using Copic markers. I adhered the elements together with Glue Dots. 

For the inside, I selected a beautiful, ombre purple star paper from the Craft Smith Stay Magical 6x6 paper pad & used the largest of the Double Stitched In and Out Cut Rectangle die set by Gina Marie Designs to cut and adhere panels to the inside. I also used the middle size to cut a white rectangle as my writing area, adhering it to the bottom center of the card, and stamped the "Shine Bright" sentiment in the top left corner of the top panel.

I decided I wanted this card to have a Twist! So, I decided to try out my Lawn Fawn Pivot Pop Up die set! I cut all of the pop up elements from the same 110# cardstock I used to make my card base & attached the pop up mechanism to fold of the card following this Lawn Fawn Tutorial, using super strong Ranger Multi Medium Matte adhesive, to make sure it didn't go anywhere! I used the same technique I used on the front pieces to create my pastel, fluffy cloud background & to color the hill and stamp the other half of the sentiment: "Unless you can be a unicorn. Then always be a unicorn." in Onyx Black ink. I again used glue dots to adhere all of the elements to the pop up panel and Double Sided Sticky Tape to adhere the panel to the mechanism. I added a ton of sparkle with both a Spectrum Noir Clear Sparkle Overlay pen & the Clear Stardust pen.

I absolutely adore this combination of Cute unicorns with the pop up panel & hope you like it too!

You can purchase this Cute Unicorns stamp set for yourself, over at Kindred Stamps.

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Guest Post by Designing Diva: Fawn Kuehne Out Of This World Birthday

Out Of This World Birthday

Fawntastic Creations

By Fawn Kuehne

Hello! It's Fawn!

Today is my birthday!

Since it is my birthday, I made the best birthday card with my favorite things!

Galaxy, glitter, stars and sequins!

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Galaxy background first!!

I decided to use the alcohol ink paper with micro glaze for this background.

First I laid down my splotches of color and sealed them with the glaze.

Next I added two layers of Black Soot

I added more of the colors on top to kinda get rid of the sharp edges on the color.

Every galaxy needs stars!

I first did just some water flecks with some perfect pearl water and then

I added some flecks from my Finetec Iridescent paint set.

After everything was dry I buffed the panel with glaze. . . I love how it turned out!

I thought it still needed more stars so I diluted a little bit of gesso and flicked it onto the panel. 

I know that I just put a waterproof coat on my panel but the gesso dried just fine.

While my galaxy was drying I colored my images. 

I used matching Distress Inks and added a little wink of Stella to each one.

I die cut a banner and white heat embossed my sentiment.

I used the small stitched star frame from Lawn Fawn.

I decided to put the frame back into the base panel and love how it looks.

I added my piece of acetate and a double layer of foam tape to the back of my top panel.

I added a black panel to my card base and measured out my sequins.

I place my top panel on the card.

Lastly I added all my images and my sentiment banner!

I love how this card turned out!

It is one of my favorites!

For this card I used the Sparkle Blend Bubble Gum Ice from 

Doodles Paper Playgrounds new August release. 

I am really loving the flat glitter sequins and the stars in this mix are just great! 

They are my favorite new addition to the sparkle blends this release!

There are more great Sparkle Blends and a large assortment of items for all your crafty projects over at White Rose Crafts!

 www.whiterosecraftsllc.com 

Thank you so much for stopping by!

Now, Get Out There and Create Something Amazing!!

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Guest Post by Designing Diva: Alison Heikkila - Majestic

Majestic

Alison's Random Thoughts

By Alison Heikkila

Greetings! Alison here. Today I am sharing a card that uses one of the newest Sparkle Blends from Doodles Paper Playground. It's called "Majestic," and if you love shades of pink, gold and unicorns, then you've got to get this Blend!

The Sparkle Blends helped me to choose my color palette for the rest of the card. I used the Unicorn Rose stamp from Stampendous, and I colored her in with my Zig Clean Color Real Brush Markers. I also added some gold Stickles to her mane for added sparkle.

My top layer was created with watercolor paper. I applied Delicata Re-inkers from Imagine in Golden Glitz and Pink Shimmer directly on to my brayer, and then I spritzed the brayer with Ink Potion No. 9. Then, I just rolled it on to my watercolor paper. I did add a few more spritzes of Ink Potion No. 9 directly to the paper as well. After the ink was dry, I used the Moroccan Mesh stencil with Rose Bud Memento ink and a sponge dauber, and inked a few areas on the paper. I didn't want to cover the whole thing. Then I die cut my window with an older Sizzix die.

You can see in the photo above all of the wonderful little bits that are inside this Sparkle Blend. I've got to be honest, I'm not much of a pink girl, and I didn't know how much I'd like this Blend in person, but it is absolutely beautiful! I adore the little unicorn heads that are in it! Do you see them?

I especially love the fully glittered sequins like the large pink one you can see on the photo above. Many of the new Sparkle Blends this month have different colored glittered sequins, and they are really fantastic! My sentiment is from one of my favorite sentiment stamp sets. It's from Hero Arts and it's called You Are Loved. Jennifer McGuire helped to create this set, and part of the proceeds go to the Kind Campaign to help end bullying. I stamped the sentiment with StazOn on to vellum, and I adhered it with On Point Glue, where I attached the extra little sequins. The inside of my shaker, by the way, has an older piece of DCWV cardstock.

It was fun to design the whole card based on the colors and what's inside this Majestic Sparkle Blend. I have always loved unicorns, so this card was a joy to make. Remember you can only get Doodles Paper Playground's Sparkle Blends at White Rose Crafts LLC. Thanks so much for stopping by. Have an inspiring day!

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