Stamp-It Australia Windward Nautical Masculine Card

 

Hi everyone,

I am still making my Nautical Cards in-between other projects that I am working on.  I just love making nautical themed cards for men and really enjoy the process so much - and here is what I made:

Challenges

This is also my card for the following challenges - click on the underlined link to take you to the challenge:

• Splitcoaststampers - USEIT2026 - Use something old or neglected from your stash

• Crafty Catz - #719 - Anything Goes

• A Perfect Time to Craft - #9 September - Anything Goes

• Little Red Wagon - #875 - Use a Stamp

The main image is a very old Stamp-It Australia stamp called Windward which dates back to 1998.  I really miss Stamp-It Australia as they had such a large and diverse range of stamps.  They are still in business but no longer make stamps for cardmaking.

I stamped the ship using Versafine Vintage Sepia Ink onto Ranger Watercolour Cardstock.  The ship was coloured using a variety of mediums - Derwent Inktense Pencils, Lyra Watercolour Pencils and Zig Clean Color Real Brush Markers.  

I extended the sea further down because it looked weird when I diecut it to have a blank area.  I added whitecaps to the ocean using a White Gel Pen and smeared it a little with my finger to help it blend in.

I went over some of the brown lines using a Brown Copic Multiliner - mostly on the body of the ship and the mast to darken up the wood and give it a little more definition.

I layered the main image onto American Crafts Kraft Cardstock then Kaisercraft Shadow Cardstock, then ink blended around the panel using Hero Arts Soft Sand Shadow Ink - as are all the layers on my card.

The designer papers are by Kaisercraft Sandy Toes which was first released in 2014 so are old.

The Navy Blue Grosgrain Ribbon I saved from an old gift bag that was being thrown out.  It was added in 2 separate elements because it is easier for me that way so that it sits nicely on the card.  I added some Fray Stop to the cut ends to stop them from fraying.

The sentiment is from the back of the Sandy Toes Paper Pad and was popped up on scraps of white cardstock.

The red hearts were diecut from Red Cardstock using an Impression Obsession Heart of Hearts Die which I've had for many years.  I love it because it diecuts lots of different hearts:

I added some Uniquely Creative Clear Sparkle Brush to the hearts plus the red flags on the ship as well as the whitecaps on the ocean.

Once I had finished my card front, I glued it to a Kaisercraft White Card Base using Tombow Mono Multi Glue.

Finished size is 5-1/2" x 5-1/2" or 140mm x 140mm.

I think you could use this card for a Birthday or a Wedding Anniversary or Father's Day.

Thanks for visiting my blog today.

Jocelyn

Card Recipe:

Stamps:  Stamp-It Australia Windward 1073G Self-Cling Rubber Stamp (1998 & retired)

Ink:  Versafine Vintage Sepia, Hero Arts Soft Sand Shadow

Designer Paper:  Kaisercraft Sandy Toes PP957 6-1/2" x 6-1/2" Pad (2014)

Accessories:  Big Shot, Zig Clean Color Real Brush Markers, Derwent Inktense + Lyra Watercolour Pencils, #2 & #4 Round Paintbrushes, Copic Brown .005 Multiliner, Uniquely Creative Clear Sparkle Brush, White Gel Pen, Tombow Mono Multi Glue, Navy Blue Grosgrain Ribbon, Fray Stop, Ink Blending Tool with Domed Pad, Cardstock - Kaisercraft Shadow + American Crafts Kraft + Scraps of White & Red, Ranger Watercolour Cardstock, Kaisercraft White Card Base

Dies:  Impression Obsession Heart of Hearts DIE052-I (retired), Lifestyle Nesting Circles (retired)

Wellington Bear Wedding Anniversary Card

 

Hi blogging friends,

My husband and I celebrated our 37th Wedding Anniversary in April and this is the card that I made for him:

I can hardly believe it is 37 years!  I am so lucky to be married to my one true love.  He is the nicest and kindest person I know.

The main image and sentiment are by Docrafts from their Wellington Bear Collection which was released around 2013.  I love this collection and have made many cards from it over the years.  On the card inside, I wrote:  "So glad that I am on this ride with you" to tie in with the car theme.

The plaid background designer paper is by Mintay - Garage - and the woodgrain designer paper is by Studio Light - Denim Saturdays.  The light blue designer paper is from the same Wellington Bear Collection.

The side panel Navy Blue Cardstock was punched using a Fiskars Threading Water Punch.  

The ribbon was attached in two separate elements.  I added Fray Stop to the cut ends to stop them from fraying.  I popped this panel up on scraps of white cardstock.

I also popped the sentiment up on 1mm dimensionals.  I punched some tiny hearts from reddy-orange designer paper from the Wellington Bear Collection using my EK Success Arrows Border Punch - they are the leftover punchies that look like tiny hearts.  I glued them on using Art Glitter Glue.

Once I had finished my card front, I glued it to a White Paper Rose Slimline Australian Card Base using Tombow Mono Multi Glue.

Finished size is 3-7/8" x 8-3/16" or 98mm x 208mm.

Thanks for stopping by!

Jocelyn

Card Recipe:

Stamps and Ink:  None

Designer Paper:  Mintay Garage 12" x 12", Studio Light Denim Saturdays PPDEN103 6" x 6", Docrafts Wellington Bear - Light Blue + Reddy-Orange Paper

Accessories:  Multicraft Ribbon SR108J 10mm-3/8" wide, Fabric Glue, Fray Stop, Tombow Mono Multi Glue, Art Glitter Glue, 1mm Dimensionals, Docrafts Wellington Bear Card Topper and Sentiment, Cardstock - Kaisercraft Navy Blue + White, Paper Rose Slimline Australian White Card Base

Punches:  Fiskars Threading Water Border, EK Success Arrows Border

Penny Back So Loved Wedding Anniversary Card

 

Hi everyone 😃

My husband and I just celebrated our 36th Wedding Anniversary.  It hardly seems that we have been married that long - yet we have - and I am so lucky to be married to such a great guy.  We went out for our evening meal to our local RSL and had a lovely, quiet day at home otherwise.  I received 2 gorgeous bunches of pink roses and a beautiful card.  Our daughter made us the most-amazing mini scrapbook album with photos of us from the last 10 years.   We aren't ones for big celebrations and prefer to keep things low-key.  I am definitely not one for dressing up and going to a fancy restaurant because (a) I like simple foods like Roast of the Day, and (b) it's too expensive, and (c) they have white tablecloths and I am so incredibly clumsy.  I am also clumsy when I cook and are known as Messy Chef - a play on Masterchef - hee hee 😆

And now for story time:  around 24 years ago, my boss gave me an $80 voucher for Christmas to a local and very fancy restaurant.  We booked for 6.00 pm and we were the only ones there till about 7.30 pm.  And then people started arriving really, REALLY dressed up - so much so that I felt more than a little underdressed - but I wasn't wearing jeans and was actually dressed up so I thought!  I guess we were naive and honestly didn't realise that it was a fancy restaurant till we got there (pre-internet days for us) and saw the decor and then the menu and went, uh oh.  The glasses of House Wine turned out to be $25 each as we mistook the menu for meaning $25 for a bottle of House Wine because it said:  "House Wine $25" - and then realised our mistake - so that was $50 of the voucher used already!  We got the cheapest food on the menu and were still over $100 out-of-pocket.  It was just as well that we were both working at the time and it was pre-kids!  And to be honest, I really had no idea what I was eating as the description was completely lost on me - food I was completely unfamiliar with.  I am not taking anything away from the Chef of course - it's just not my scene - and having pub fare like a Garlic Bread Entree and a banging Roast of the Day makes me very happy and you are in and out within an hour.  Suits me just fine 😃

Anyway, onto the card I made for my husband:

This is also my card for the following Challenges (click on the underlined links to take you to the Challenges):

• Crafty Catz Challenge - #691 - Anything Goes with No Optional Twist

• Penny Black Saturday Challenge - PBSC April - Anything Goes with Optional Easter

• Crazy Critter Challenges - Challenge #97 - Anything Goes with a Featured Critter

The main image is by Penny Black from their So Loved Set.  I stamped the cat with Versafine Onyx Black Ink onto Bellbird Paperarts 210gsm Hot Pressed Watercolour Paper and coloured it using various brands of Watercolour Pencils and a #4 Round Paintbrush.  I went over the black lines using an Anko Black 0.3 Pen to darken up the lines on the image.

I re-stamped the image onto a piece of the designer paper lining up the 'One True Love' from the paper to be the centre of the heart cushion then fussy-cut it out.  I re-stamped the image again onto Watercolour Paper and fussy-cut the paws that are holding the cushion.  I went around the edges with an Anko Black Brush Pen to hide any imperfections with my cutting.  I glued the cushion and paws on using Tombow Mono Multi Glue and it looks really cool in real life because you can see a bit of dimension.  I side-loaded a flat paintbrush with Folk Art Burgundy Acrylic Paint and went around the edge of the cushion to make it look a bit more rounded.  

Here is a close-up:

The sentiment is by Impression Obsession - Sentiments 1 - which I have had forever and is retired.  I used my Stamping Platform to ensure perfect placement and to stamp it a couple of times to darken it up.  

I used my EK Success Arrows Border Punch to punch out some Burgundy Cardstock Hearts (the leftover punchies look like tiny hearts) and glued them on using Tombow Mono Aqua Glue then added some Uniquely Creative Clear Sparkle Brush to them for a bit sparkle.

The main image was diecut using a Lifestyle Nesting Circle Die.  I diecut some Dark Teal Cardstock using a My Favorite Things Pierced Stax Circle Die then diecut Burgundy Cardstock using a Spellbinders Classic Scalloped Circle Die.

All the designer papers are by Bo Bunny - Love Letters - which are really old and are from around 2012.  I wish that I had bought more of this collection as I just adore the colour palette and have used it alot over the years.  

The bottom panel was punched using a Fiskars Scallop Border Punch.  The Dark Teal and Burgundy Cardstock layers were trimmed to 1/16" using my We R Memory Keepers Perfect Layers Guides.  I attached the Cream Ribbon in two separate elements then popped the panel up a little on scraps of white cardstock.

The Black Cardstock on the card base was trimmed to 1/8" and the Dark Teal + Burgundy Cardstock to 1/16" using my WRMK Perfect Layers Guides.

Once I had finished my card front, I glued it to a White Card Base.

And now here is a pic of the card inside:

The sentiment is by Avery Elle - Lots of Love - which was released in 2012 so long-retired.  I stamped it using Versafine Onyx Black Ink and then promptly smeared it......grrrrr!  So I re-stamped it onto a separate piece of white cardstock and heat-set it using my heat-gun before I had a chance to smear it - then diecut it using a Lifestyle Nesting Oval.  I layered that onto a Dark Teal Cardstock diecut oval.  

I punched two hearts from Burgundy Cardstock using an Anko Heart Punch.  I bought this punch in a set of 4 different punches from KMart.  These punches punch beautifully and I am really impressed with them.  I added some sparkle with my Uniquely Creative Clear Sparkle Brush.

I added the strips of designer paper just to tie everything together.

Thanks for visiting my blog today.

Jocelyn

Card Recipe - Front:

Stamps:  Penny Black So Loved 30-457 clear set, Impression Obsession Sentiments 1 WP16 clear set (retired)

Ink:  Versafine Onyx Back

Designer Paper:  Bo Bunny Love Letters #13517517 6" x 6" Pad (retired)

Accessories:  Big Shot, Perfect Layers Tools, Kaisercraft Trimmer, Stamping Platform, Bellbird Paperarts 210gsm Cotton Blend Watercolour Paper, Watercolour Pencils, #4 Round + Flat Paintbrush, Folk Art Burgundy Acrylic Paint, Anko Black Pen 0.3 + Brush, Uniquely Creative Clear Sparkle Brush, WRMK Perfect Layers Guides, Cream Ribbon 1/2" or 12.5mm wide, Cardstock - Burgundy + Dark Teal + Black + Scraps of White, Square White Card Base

Dies:  My Favorite Things Pierced Stax Die-namics, Lifestyle Nesting Circles, Spellbinder Classic Scalloped Circles Small S4-125

Punches:  EK Success Arrows Border, Fiskars Scallop Border

Card Recipe - Inside:

Stamps:  Avery Elle Lots of Love clear set (retired)

Ink:  Versafine Onyx Black

Designer Paper:  Bo Bunny Love Letters #13517517 6" x 6" Pad (retired)

Accessories:  Big Shot, WRMK Perfect Layers Guides, Heat-Gun Uniquely Creative Clear Sparkle Brush, Cardstock - White, Dark Teal, Burgundy, Black

Dies:  Lifestyle Nesting Ovals

Punches:  Anko Heart Punch #68775858

Penny Black Critters in Love Wedding Anniversary Card

 

Hi everyone 😀

Today I am sharing a Wedding Anniversary card that I made for my husband.  We are celebrating 35 years!  It really doesn't seem that we were married that long ago but somehow, it is!!  

I am fortunate that my husband loves cute critters and especially cats on his cards which it makes things so much easier because I have a ton of cute Penny Black critters and loads of cats😁

This is also my card for the following Challenges (click on the underlined link to their respective websites for more info):

Penny Black Saturday Challenge - PBSC April - Anything Goes with Optional Extra of Numbers

Crafty Catz Challenge - #669 - Anything Goes + Any Cute Critter

Splitcoaststampers - Free for All Friday Challenge - F4A729 - Cute Animals

The main image is by Penny Black from the set "Critters in Love".   Isn't it sweet?!  I stamped it onto Bellbird Paperarts Watercolour paper using Versafine Onyx Black ink and coloured it with a mix of Derwent Inktense and Lyra Watercolour pencils using a #2 round paintbrush.   I punched a heart using my Carl Craft Heart Duo CP-8 punch and glued it on using Tombow Mono Aqua glue.   I went over all the black lines on the image with a Zig .01 Black Pen to darken then up again.   I diecut the image and the other layers using my Big Shot and Lifestyle Nesting Circles dies.

The sentiment is by Elzybells from their Swirly Greetings set.  Unfortunately Elzybells are no longer in business.  I still miss them and treasure all the stamps that I have.  I can't ever imagine having to part with them - I LOVE them!  I used an Impression Obsession Mini Heart Row die to add the hearts either side of the sentiment.  I glued them on with Tombow Mono Aqua glue.  I diecut the sentiment using a Spellbinders Labels Trio die and popped it up.

Here is a close-up of the image:

The designer papers are by Bo Bunny - Love Letters - and are really old - from 2012.  

The teal and cherry and cardstock layers on the card base were trimmed to 1/16" using my WRMK Layer Guides.  The black layer was trimmed to 1/8".  

The side panel punched border was done with a Fiskars Scallop Border punch.  I added the ribbon in 2 separate elements.  The side panel is popped up.  For the most part, I use scraps of cardstock to pop up panels instead of dimensionals.  It saves money and uses up my scraps.  I added the ribbon in two separate elements.

Lastly, I added some Wink of Stella Clear Glitter brush to the 3 hearts.

Once I had finished the card front, I glued it to a white card base using my favourite glue - Tombow Mono Multi.  Finished size is 5" x 5" or 126mm x 126mm.

I'll finish with a cute photo of our Freya:  

Thanks for visiting my blog today.

Jocelyn

Card Recipe:

Stamps:  Penny Black Critters in Love 30-028 clear set, Elzybells Swirly Greetings 20-004-CB clear set (retired)

Ink:  Versafine Onyx Black

Designer Paper:  Bo Bunny Love Letters 6" x 6" pad (retired - from 2012)

Accessories:  Big Shot, Zig .01 Black pen, Derwent Inktense and Lyra Watercolour Pencils, Born #2 round Taklon paint brush, 3/8" wide Ribbon (stash), We R Memory Keepers Layer Guides, Bellbird Paperarts 140lb Cotton Watercolour Paper, Kaisercraft Paper Trimmer, Stamping Platform, Tombow Mono Multi and Mono Aqua Glue, Cardstock - Black, Teal + Kaisercraft Cherry + scraps of white, Anko White Card Base (KMart)

Dies:  Lifestyle Nesting Circles L-CC-001 (retired), Impression Obsession Mini Heart Row DIE134-D, Spellbinder Shapeabilities Labels Trio S3-147 (retired)

Punches:  Carl CP-8 Heart Duo, Fiskars Scallop Border

Penny Black Don't Break It Anniversary Card

Hi everyone 😀

It is my husband's and my 34th Wedding Anniversary and this is the card that I made for him.  My husband is easy to make cards for because he doesn't mind cute and cuddly critters so that makes life a little easier.  The Penny Black critters are so timeless and adorable - and I have been using their critters for years and years.

The main image is called 'Don't Break It!' and is wood-mounted - and still readily available.

This is also my card for the following Challenges:

Penny Black Saturday Challenge - April - Anything Goes - Optional of Something Funny

Crafty Catz Weekly Challenge - #632 - Anything Goes - Optional Twist of Something Blue

Splitcoaststampers - Ways to Use It - WT920 - Teddy Bears

I stamped the image using Versafine Onyx Black ink and coloured it with a mix of Jasart Voyager watercolour paints and Faber-Castell watercolour pencils using a #2 round paintbrush.  I added some Glossy Accents to the heart that the teddy bear is holding.   I went over the black lines of the image with a Zig Millenium .005 black pen which had lost some of their blackness from the watercolouring.  The hearts around the image and sentiment are a mix of Sizzix Drifting Hearts Thinlets and leftover punchies from using my EK Success Arrow border punch.  I cut them from some of the designer paper.

The designer papers are really old - from 2012 - and are by Bo Bunny - Love Letters from their 6" x 6" paper pad.  Although you can no longer get them, there are so many Valentine's Day releases that you could substitute.

I diecut the main image using a Lifestyle Nesting Circles die using my Big Shot.  The red circle underneath was diecut from one of the designer papers and the black circle is American Crafts black cardstock.

I added a strip of black cardstock underneath the image and it looked like it needed something so added some dry embossing using a Cuttlebug/Provocraft Love Language embossing folder.

Here is a close-up of that adorable teddy-bear:

The sentiment is by Colorado Craft Company - Lots of Love and was stamped using Versafine Onyx Black ink.  I diecut it using a retired Spellbinder Labels Trio Shapeabilities die S3-147.   I added some more tiny hearts from my EK Success Arrows border punch.  All the hearts were glittered using my Wink of Stella clear glitter brush which adds some subtle sparkle so it is isn't too tizzy for a guy 😉

Both the main panel and sentiment are up on dimensionals.  Once I had finished the card front, I attached it to a white card base.

Thanks for visiting my blog today.

Jocelyn

Card Recipe:

Stamps:  Penny Black 'Don't break it!' 3605F wood-mount, Colorado Craft Company 'Lots of Love' AJ418 clear set

Ink:  Versafine Onyx Black

Designer Paper:  Bo Bunny Love Letters 6" x 6" pad (2012) - retired

Accessories:  Big Shot, Ranger watercolour cardstock, Cuttlebug/Provocraft Love Language embossing folder (retired), dimensionals, Tombow Mono Multi glue, Wink of Stella clear glitter brush, Glossy Accents, Jasart Voyager watercolour discs, Faber-Castell watercolour pencils, #2 round paintbrush, Perfect Layers Tools, Zig Millenium .005 black pen, Stamping Platform, cardstock - American Crafts black, white card base (Anko - K-Mart Australia)

Dies:  Sizzix Drifting Hearts Thinlets #663451A, Spellbinders Labels Trio Shapeabilities S3-147 (retired), Lifestyle/Quickutz Nesting Circles L-CC-001

Punches:  EK Success Arrows border

Stamperia Forest Anniversary Card

 

Hi everyone 😀

My husband and I will be celebrating our 33rd Wedding Anniversary shortly and this is the card that I made for him:

Our anniversaries are always very low-key as neither of us like a fuss - so we have never exchanged presents or celebrated it with other people.  Our daughter will be making us a lovely dinner at home so it will be just be the 3 of us.  

The main image is by Stamperia - Forest - and was popped up on dimensionals.  I adore this Stamperia range as it is fantastic for making masculine cards.  The leaf paper is by Maja Design - Vintage Autumn Basics No. XVIII - and the bottom designer paper is by Stamperia - House of Roses.  All are matted on cream and dark brown cardstock.

The punched border is an edge punch by Martha Stewart - Arch Lattice - and I added a strip of dark brown cardstock underneath. 

The Star button is by Jesse James - Dress it Up - Lone Stars - and I tied some string through the holes and glued it on using Helmar 450 adhesive.  The ribbon came from KMart (Australia) and I added Fray Stop to the ends to stop them from fraying.  All the layers were ink-blended using Hero Arts Soft Sand ink just to tie in the cardstock with the muted tones of the image and papers.

The tiny burgundy hearts above the foxes are the leftover diecuts from a Sizzix Drifting Hearts die which was a recent purchase from Spotlight.  I love how this die has so many different sized hearts and I can see that I will get a lot of use out of it.  I added some Glossy Accents to the hearts.

I couldn't figure out where to add a sentiment as everything I tried looked weird and threw out the balance of the card - so in the end, I didn't worry about it as I think my husband will be able to tell what the card is for anyway.

Thanks for stopping by!  Hope to see you again soon!

Jocelyn

Card Recipe:

Stamps:  None

Ink:  Hero Arts Soft Sand

Designer Paper:  Stamperia Forest and House of Roses, Maja Design Vintage Autumn Basics No. XVIII

Accessories:  Star button - Jesse James Dress it Up - Lone Stars #215, ribbon and twine (KMart), Fray Stop, Ranger Ink Blending Tool, Perfect Layers Tools, dimensionals, Helmar 450 adhesive, Tombow Mono Multi glue, Glossy Accents, Big Shot, cardstock - dark brown, cream and burgundy

Dies:  Sizzix Drifting Hearts #663451

Punches:  Martha Stewart Arch Lattice edge

Couture Creations Sunburnt Country Kookaburra Card

 

Hi everyone 😃

Today I am sharing a Wedding Anniversary card that I made for my husband.   I only made it yesterday as I have been sick since last weekend and struggled to do anything much.  Luckily, my husband is on leave at the moment so he has been going up to the shops and making dinner each night.   We celebrated 32 years today which is hard to believe.  He is such a lovely, gentle and kind man and I feel very blessed.

This is also my card for the Through the Craft Room Door Challenge - Anything Goes 6th April.  Please click on the underlined link to take you to the challenge.

We have lots of native birds that visit our garden which we all love and enjoy - and on a very rare occasion, we get kookaburras coming down to our decking.  We hear them laughing in the nearby trees all the time.  So, it wasn't a hard choice to make a card with a native bird on it as my husband loves all the birds who visit us.  The magpies hop on his knee to get a snack which is so ADORABLE!

The kookaburra is diecut decoupage by Couture Creations from their Sunburnt Country range which was released late in 2019.  I adore this range and anything that has Australian images on it is right up my alley.  The decoupage is only 3 layers so was very quick to put together.  I added the gum leaves either side of the image as the image is just a kookaburra sitting on a branch - so I thought it needed a bit of foliage.   The gum leaves are from the Ephemera pack and I cut some of the leaves down so they fitted better.   I fussy-cut the gum blossoms out of one of the 6" x 6" designer papers.  You can see a close-up here:

The background panel was cut from one of the 12" x 12" papers and already had a frame around it which was handy.  I added a strip of corrugated iron paper at the bottom which was cut from one of the 6" x 6" papers.

I layered this onto some more of the designer papers and trimmed the border to 1/8" using my Perfect Layers Tools then layered that onto a cream cardstock base.

The sentiment is by Uniquely Creative and is from their Outback Divine cut-a-part sheets.

Lastly, I glued on 3 x pink hearts around the image using tacky glue.   I got these hearts at a Craft Show (boy, I sure do miss going due to COVID!).  There is no brand name on them unfortunately.   I think you could use this card for lots of occasions just by changing the sentiment.

Thanks for visiting my blog today.

Jocelyn

Card Recipe:

Stamps and Ink:  None

Designer Papers:  Couture Creations - Sunburnt Country 6" x 6" paper pad and 12" x 12" papers

Accessories:  Couture Creations - Sunburnt Country CO727185 Kookaburra diecut decoupage and Ephemera pack, dimensionals, Perfect Layers Tools, Artstar Tacky PVA glue, Tombow Mono Multi glue, Sentiment - Uniquely Creative Outback Divine Cut-a-part sheet, pink hearts (stash), cream card base

Colorado Craft Company Valentine's Day Card

Hi everyone 😊

Today I am sharing a Valentine's Day card that I made for my daughter:

The main image is by Colorado Craft Company and is called Birthday Wishing.  The illustrations in this set are by Anita Jeram who is an accomplished children's book author and illustrator.  Her classic book:  "Guess How Much I Love You" was a favourite of my daughter's when she was little so when I saw this set, I had to have it. 

I stamped the image onto watercolour paper using Ranger Potting Soil Archival ink.  To turn the image into a Valentine's Day image, I masked off the balloon and drew in a heart balloon using a Uni Pin Fine Line 0.1 Sepia pen which matched the Potting Soil ink perfectly.

I coloured the image using a mix of Lyra Watercolour pencils and Jasart Voyager Watercolour discs and a No. 2 round brush.  I used a No. 4 round brush for the sky and grass.  Once the image had dried, I went over the image with my Sepia pen to darken up any lines that had got a bit lost with my colouring.

I stamped the sentiment onto black cardstock using Versamark Watermark ink and heat-set it using Stampendous Detail White embossing powder.  I diecut the sentiment using a Lifestyle Nesting Circle die and my Big Shot and punched a small hole using my Stampin' Up 1/16" hole punch. 

I layered the image onto kraft cardstock using Tombow Mono Multi glue, tied on the Pink Sorbet twine and popped the sentiment up using 2mm dimensionals.  I popped the finished panel onto a white cardstock base.

I added some sparkle to the balloon and the bunny's cheek using my Wink of Stella clear glitter brush.  Lastly I added some pale pink hearts which I picked up at a Craft Show back in 2019.  There is no brand name on the pack.  

I think you could use the card for many occasions such as an Anniversary or Friendship.

This is also my card for the following Challenges:

Cute Card Thursday - Challenge #673 - CAS  

Craft Catz - Challenge #538 - Anything Goes with Optional Twist of Metal  

Thanks for stopping by!  Hope to see you again soon. 

Jocelyn

Card Recipe:

Stamps:  Colorado Craft Company - Birthday Wishing AJ373 - clear set

Ink:  Ranger Potting Soil Archival, Versamark Watermark

Designer Papers:  None

Accessories:  Stampin' Up Embossing Buddy, Stampendous Detail White embossing powder, Heat Gun, Lyra Watercolour Pencils, Jasart Voyager watercolour discs, #2 and #4 round paintbrush, Twine, Wink of Stella clear glitter brush, pink hearts, 2mm dimensionals, pale pink hearts (from stash), Tombow Mono Multi glue, Tacky glue, 140lb Watercolour Paper, Kraft and Black cardstock, White card base 

Dies:  Lifestyle Nesting Circles

Punches:  Stampin' Up 1/16" circle handpunch