Floral Layered Card

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Now onto my card, I used Sassy Sue rubber stamp and colored her with alcohol markers. I came across an older chalkboard style paper and chipboard that was perfect for what I had in mind.

I added chipboard accents onto the top layer and glued the flowers. Next I added Sassy Sue and added Nuvo Crystal Drops in Gloss White, Bright Gold and Caribbean Ocean throughout the card.

Love my Nuvo Crystal Drops, if you look closely, I also added some to the large teal and gold centers of the printed flowers.

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DIY Planner Dashboard

I wasn't feeling the orange dashboard for June in my work planner. So I gave it a make over.
I used Rita Barakat die cuts, Veil of the Fairies* and gathered up some scrapbook paper. We are fortunate enough to have Tonic Studios sponsor the Design Team this month. Love their products. I used Nuvo Glue Pen, Nuvo Radiant Gold Gilding Flakes and their Nuvo Crystal and Glitter Drops.

This is the first time I've worked Nuvo's Gilding Flakes. Here are a couple of tips; carefully open the jar. The flakes are very light and fly away easily. Don't breathe to heavily or sneeze for that matter. :)

I trimmed the pattern paper to the size of the dashboard. It was slightly smaller, but I don't mind the matted orange.
I applied the glue with Nuvo's Glue Pen where I wanted the Gold Gilding Flakes, allowed to dry and then used my fingers to rub off the excess. You can use a brush too. You can then store the unglued flakes back into the container.

I fussy cut a few of the blooms from the pattern paper with Westcott's Non-Stick scissors and used the Glue Pen to adhere them along the border of the page.

I then glued down the Fairy and added Nuvo Drops throughout the page. It adds enough dimension to the page without adding too much bulk. I also trimmed an acetate cover with gold lettering; love love love

So happy with the outcome. The most difficult part of this small project is waiting for the Nuvo Drops to completely dry. :)

Thank you for visiting and happy crafting and planning!

*Every month there is a new collection release, however it's only available for one month. Veil of the Fairies is no longer to purchase, but a new collection, Mystical Creatures is available.

Mermaid Card

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I created with Floral Mermaid, she's beautiful! I colored her with Spectrum Noir markers and used my favorite color combo.

The mermaid foiled paper was originally white, but I used a purple marker to color, it makes for a better fit. I recycled the purple netting from a bag of nectarines. It's purple, I just had to use it on this card.

I folded the two large purple flowers to resemble seashells. I then added the image, small flowers and sprinkled it with pearls. I added a purple pearl to her hand; love how she is admiring her find!

I added the tiniest rhinestones to her bikini top and floral headband for a bit of sparkle.

Mer-mazing with Pink and Main

Mermaids and coffee, yes please. Pink and Main's June release includes the perfect images for Summer crafts. Here is a quick look at the new release:

Here is the card I created with the Mer-mazing Coffee stamp set and the Waves border dies.
I took white card stock and applied the On the Green and Sunny Sky with a blending tools. I then used the Waves borders to cut a set of three wave borders. I used the Stitched Rounded Rectangular die cut them the same width as the polka dot paper.

I stamped the sentiment with On the Green ink and blended the edges with the same color.

I wanted her to pop, as to reach out for the latte, so I only glued down her tail and used pop dots on her upper body. You can see it better in this angle.

Love using Glossy Dots! I used the blues in the set Birthday Boy and scattered them throughout the card.

Thank you for visiting and happy crafting!

Ghost Stamping

 I love the look of Ghost stamping on Rinea's foiled paper. It's easy and the outcome is fantastic. For my card, I used Rinea's Fuchsia/Gold Glossy Foiled Paper Pack and Ghost Ink.

I trimmed a sheet of Fuschia/Gold Glossy foiled paper and aligned the Pink and Main's Floral stamp. Next, I used the Ghost Ink, allowed the ink to dry and then gently removed the ink with a baby wipe. I then repeated the steps to stamp the "thinking of you" wording.

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I used Pink and Main's Stitched die to cut the stamped Fuchsia/Gold Glossy sheet and then used the backside,Glossy Gold, to die cut the scallop panel. Next, I added adhesive to and carefully aligned the top layer to the bottom. Then, I cut the card base out of white card stock. I was going to leave the card as is, but I added Pink and Main's cute flower sequins to add on the stamped image.

How I love the Fuschia/Gold Glossy on this card! The flower sequins look so pretty.

The results are simply gorgeous and so easy to achieve.

Thank you for visiting and happy crafting.