LDRS Creative: Let's Paw-ty!

 

Hey everyone!

I'm back with you today for LDRS Creative using the latest Halloween collection in store! You might not have noticed it yet if you have been living under a rock, but Fall is coming rather sooner than later, so it's definitely accepted in craft society to start working on Halloween projects! And what better than to use brand new stamps to spark creativity! I mean, I can't resist seasonal projects, they have such a special feel to them, like... time passes!

 

 

 

 

I first stamped all my images from the new Trick or Treat stamp set with Raven hybrid ink, colored them with alcohol markers and then proceeded to diecut with the coordinating die set.

 

 

I had in mind to create a slim line project with the new Trick or Treat paper pack because the patterns were really calling out to me. So I created a card base with a piece of 6 1/2"x8 1/4" and scored it in two at 3 1/4". Next, I cut a piece of of the purple ghost sheet and covered the entire card front. To frame things, I cut out the Pretty Patterns Slim Line die set with black cardstock and by securing both larger dies, it created a frame that I could place on top of the card front with little squares of foam tape, for more dimension.

 

 

When I was playing around with all the images, I had the idea of creating a "road" to the haunted mansion for my characters, so I sketched a shadowy road out of the bat patterned sheet from the same Trick or Treat paper pack and outlined it with white cardstock.

 

I also made sure to vary the number of little foam squares behind all the puppies to make sure nothing would look to "flat".

 

 

 

I completed the project with a sentiment also from the Trick or Treat stamp set stamped with Raven hybrid ink on a piece of white cardstock that I trimmed into a skinny white rectangle. And that was it!

 

I can't begin to tell you how much fun I had creating this project! There's never a wrong time to play with 

Halloween sets, honestly.

 

Have a great day, all!

LDRS Creative: Friends make happiness bloom!

 

Hey everyone!

Stephanie with you today for LDRS Creative with a fun, quick, and EASY project featuring the Summer collection once again!

I used the Folk Art A2 Cover Plate Die to highlight the wonderful patterns of the Painted Garden paperpack.  Believe me, this card took no time at all to make!

First, I created a regular A2 cardbase, which I covered with a sheet of patterned paper from the 

Painted Garden paperpack. No need for dimension, because that's actually the next step!

 

Next, I diecut twice the Folk Art A2 Cover Plate Die; once in red-ish cardstock, then another time in baby blue cardstock. After that, I sprayed the baby blue panel with liquid adhesive and glued it on top of the red panel, but slightly off-setting it so that we'd see it through.

 

Once that was done, I added tiny bits of foam tape everywhere I could behind the diecut panel to give more dimension when it would adhere the pattern paper. 

 

Finally, I added a sentiment from the Corner Garden set embossed in white on a piece of navy cardstock with foam tape right in the center. And that was it!

I hope you like it and will try it with all the Folk Art goodness in store!

LDRS Creative: Tutorial One-Layer Garden's Edge Flowers: Hello!

 

Hey everyone!

Stephanie here with you today for LDRS Creative to share how I create a garden-inspired scene using the latest Summer collection!

 

 

I've been in a strange place over the last few months, not sure whether I wanted to pick up my markers or read a good book. But once I received the 

Summer collection and especially the new Garden's Edge Slimline stamp set, I couldn't resist jumping back on the wagon.

 

 

Before even getting to the coloring part, I had in mind to create a one-layer project that included both the images and the sentiment. To achieve this, I took out my Chloe Alpha Uppercase stamp set and started placing the different letters on my stamping platform on a piece of A2 white coloring cardstock. 

 

TIP: I find it easier to start by stamping the first and last letter to see how much space I have for the other letters. Of course, I used the Raven hybrid ink and the Stampendable tool to get a crisp, dark stamping every time!

 

 

Next, I stamped the second and second-to-last letters quite close to the first stamped ones, ending with the middle one, to create the word "Hello".

 

 

Once the sentiment was done, I placed the flower border from the 

Garden's Edge Slimline stamp set on my stamping platform in a way that featured only partially the flowers I wanted to color at the bottom of the panel.

 

 

And I mirrored the flower border at the top of the panel as well. 

 

 

Once that was done, all I had to do was to start coloring all the beautiful flowers with my alcohol markers.

I used the same color top and bottom, but you could totally adapt to whatever combo you prefer!

TIP: One-layer projects tend to be "flat", so you can add dimension with markers by shading each element just a little bit here and there. Try it!

To finish off nicely, I ran the colored panel in my diecutting machine with the largest rectangle from the A2 Stitched Layered Card Toppers die set, then adhered the stitched panel to an A2 white cardbase.

I hope you like this kind of one-layer projects and will be back with another project very, very soon!

xox

LDRS Creative: Impatiens all over the place!

 

Hey everyone!

 

I'm back here for LDRS Creative and I'm so excited to share one of my tricks with you, using a background stamp set!

 

When I first saw the Impatiens 6x6 stamp set, I have to admit I fell in love (sorry, hubby!). There are so many possibilities with this set! For today's card, I went simple, though.

 

I first stamped the set with Peachy Keen hybrid ink to get a no-line coloring effect when using alcohol markers. 

TIP: I found it easier to color in the dark areas for the backdrop first, and then to move on to the leaves, finishing with the actual flowers.

 

 

Once that was done, I cut the colored panel to fit an A2 cardbase (which I now would redo with the A2 Stitched Layered Cover Card Toppers die set) and without adding any dimension tape, it gave me a flat, one-layered card. Well, almost.

 

I did add foam behind the three little sentiment done with Raven hybrid ink and the Get Well stamp set, along with the Sentiment Stack die.

 

I hope you like it and will try the 

Impatiens 6x6 stamp set, too! You could divide the full background to create more cards out of one coloring session, emboss it in gold over dark cardstock, etc. Still plenty of ideas to go around!

 

Until next time, xxx

LDRS Creative: Creating the most beautiful flowerbed!

Hey, all!

I'm back for a second time today with you for LDRS Creative and I'm so excited to share this project of mine I like to call flowerbeds for springtime, using the latest products in store and some masking paper!

That's right, flowerbeds. I am obsessed with them at this time of the year, because you can clearly see life appearing with the little blooms here and there. So of course, I had to play with the flower sets that were just released in February and April: the Pelagornium, Snapdragon, Magnolia and Lily stamp sets.

But to get all these flowers on the same card, I had to do a little bit (okay, a LOT) of masking. Here's how I did it.

TUTORIAL

First, I played with the different stamps on my A2 panel to see where they would fit best and what I would like to have at the forefront.

Next, I stamped the two flowers I had selected with Raven hybrid ink and created a mask to go on top of them.

After that, I slowly stamped my way through with more flowers, masking, stamping, until I was satisfied.

This is the final look without all the masks, before coloring in with alcohol markers. 

TIP: Coloring the background first helps a lot with distinguishing what goes where!

When the coloring part was done, all I had to do was to adhere the panel to an A2 cardbase, trim any excess that would show at the edge.

I completed the project with a sentiment from the Get Well 4x4 Sentiment Stack and the coordinating Sentiment Stack banner die set. 

And that is it! Final look!

I hope this brings some joy to you today and I cannot wait to share more in the upcoming days!

LDRS Creative on HSN: New exclusive sets available now!

 Me again today! BEWARE, heavy picture-filled post!

I just wanted to make sure you all knew about the new exclusive sets coming to HSN by LDRS Creative!

We have the new Fruit and Veggie stamp and coordinating die set.

A new Pretty Playful Slimline die and a new Slimline Enveloppe die (OMG!).

And a Pirouette stamp set that will only be available on AUTOSHIP this TUESDAY! Be quick, as I know many of us missed the last autoship on the Pocket Pals and still regret it to this day.

Make sure you don't miss them on the HSN by LDRS Creative page!

LDRS Creative: The Magic of Christmas

 

Good morning crafty friends!

 

I'm here with you to share some magic of Christmas that never ends at LDRS Creative! I have to admit, as soon as I saw the Magic Of Christmas Sentiment stamp set I knew I wanted to emboss it in gold on something!

 

 

So I first cut a piece of coloring cardstock and stamped a little house and the trailer stamps from the 34th Street stamp set in Raven ink. I colored them with alcohol markers.

 

Once that was done, I heat embossed in gold with Watermark ink the large sentiment from 

the Magic Of Christmas Sentiment stamp set. I made sure it would stamp over the house, for a stylish effect. Once that was done, I added a diecut made with the Over The Hills die set in white cardstock and popped the layers with foam tape. I also added a bit of iridescent glitter gel for a sparkly snowy effect.

 

The last step was to cut a piece of patterned paper from the Mackenzie Christmas paperpack that would cover my A2 cardbase. I just love the lines framing the rest of the card!

 

 

And that's it. Simple, but cute! Have a great day!

LDRS Creative: ThermoWeb collaboration!

 

Hey everyone!

 

I'm back with you today for LDRS Creative to share about a fantastic collaboration with ThermoWeb. I've been using their products for a while and only have good things to say. Pairing them with one of my favorite companies was the cherry on top!

 

 

To create this card, I first stamped in Raven ink different elements for a magical snowball from the Snow Deer To Me and Country Corner Accessories stamp sets. I colored them with alcohol markers and cut them out using the coordinating dies.

 

Next, I die cut a piece of patterned paper from the City Sidewalks paperpack with one of the rectangles from the A2 Stitched Layered Card Toppers die set. Then, I placed the Peppermint Stick 6x6 stencil on top of the patterned paper and secured it in place with purple tape, so that nothing would move once I would apply the 

 Iridescent Glitz Glitter Gel from ThermoWeb. I left it to completely dry and I was extremely surprised to feel the paper still "flexible" even after the paste was applied!

 

After that, I matted my patterned paper with a piece of navy cardstock and assembled everything onto a white A2 cardbase. I completed the project with two sentiments from Christmas Wishes Sentiment Stack and diecut them with the Wave Ribbon Stack die.

 

 

And to finish it nicely, I used the Iridescent Glitz Glitter Gel on almost every surface, like the snowball, reindeer, wreath, mailbox, gift and lamppost!

 

That's it, folks! I hope you are going to use those gels on your holiday projects, too! I know I will, hehe!

LDRS Creative: Let's Glitz everything!

 Hey, all!

I'm sharing a special project on Instagram today with LDRS Creative and ThermoWeb! You should definitely hop along to win some prizes. All you have to do is follow both companies' accounts and comment on each stop. Easy peasy!

I have to say, I truly had a blast playing with the Glitz Glitter Gel from ThermoWeb. The huge advantage is that they don't "stiffen" the surface they're applied on, like most pastes on the market. I was able to apply different colours at the same time on a piece of heavy cardstock or patterned paper and diecut later on without a cinch.

For this card, I used a palette knife to spread Glitz Glitter Gel in Turquoise Sea, Bubblegum, Lovely Lavender and Grass Green with the Peppermint Stick 6x6 stencil from LDRS Creative. When everything was perfectly dry, I ran the panel with a die from the A2 Stitched Layered card Toppers die (and yes, it cut like butter into the paste!) so that I could adhere it with foam tape onto my A2 white cardbase.

Finally, I added a couple of sentiments that fit together from the Christmas Wishes Sentiment Stack with the Wave Ribbon Stack die.

And that was it! I completed the card with a few iridescent sequins for a nice finishing touch.

Make sure to comment on Instagram and to hop along for some awesome inspiration!

LDRS Creative: Poinsettia Peace and Love

 

Hello everyone!

 

I'm back with you today for LDRS Creative to share about my latest craft addiction, large backgrounds with watercolor pens! As soon as I saw the large Poinsettia stamp set in the latest release in store, I knew I wanted to create a deeply contrasted background for a Christmas project.

 

 

To create this card, I first stamped the Poinsettia stamp set with Raven hybrid ink  several times onto watercolor paper, to make sure the pattern would be crisp on the slightly bumpy surface. Next, I used my Karin brush markers to colour the whole thing, making sure I would leave some light areas for contrast. I also speckled a few golden drops here and there.

 

 

 

Next, I trimmed my coloured panel to 3 3/4"x5" with a paper trimmer and layered it with some Tiffany Blue cardstock for focal brightness. I layered the whole thing a white A2 cardbase.

 

All that was left to do was to stamp the Christmas Wishes Sentiment Stack 

with Raven hybrid ink onto white cardstock and diecut a whole bunch with the Wave Ribbon Stack coordinating die. I love how you get SO many sentiments with just only one stamp and one cut! I should mention that all the sentiments included in the set mix very well with each other, so I was able to place three of them on my project for a nice finishing touch.

 

 

And that's the end, folks! I hope you like this project and will try it on your own, too!  

 

LDRS Creative: Mermaid fun!

Hey, all!

I'm on a second post today and back with you for LDRS Creative with some mermaid inspiration, mixing in some oldie but goldie sets, too!

I'm sure I'm not the only crafter in town that goes into a backdrop frenzy, creates ton of them, and just let them sit on the corner of her craft desk for a while, waiting for the perfect image to complete them on a card. Right?! 

Today's projects are, in fact, leftovers from a backdrop frenzy, hehe. I first started by creating two shiny panels with the "With All My Heart" 6x6 stencil and some glitter paste. 

For a challenge on the second panel (the blue green one), I added a diecut piece of masking paper done with the Stitched Heart die set before adding the glitter paste, so that when it would be dry, I could remove the diecut piece and have an open space right in the center of my card.

On both cards, I added a sentiment from the Anytime Stack set stamped with Raven hybrid ink, and since I had a bunch, I was able to cut them all and save some time with the handy-dandy Sentiment Stack coordinating die.

I also added a little mermaid character from the Mermaid Treasures stamp set to each card, one stamped with light ink for a no-line coloring look, and the other one with Raven hybrid ink.

And that is all, folks! Stay tuned for more inspiration :)