Card Share: Animal Humor

Now for the cards I created with this kit:

I received a border sticker strip that had a bunch of animals lined up on it. Instead of using it as-is, I cut several of the animals out of the border strip and used them as focal points on my cards. And I came up with some fun sayings that worked with the animal featured on each card...that was the most fun part was coming up with the sentiments to use! :)

Here's the first card, featuring a kangaroo:

I punched out a focal point shape from white cardstock, then stamped some clouds at the top and used a green inkpad and a sponge to create a grassy area for my kangaroo sticker to sit on. I sponged the edges of the punched shape with a black inkpad to help it stand out more. I cut the kangaroo from the border sticker strip, then outlined it with a black marker.

I layered some scraps of paper and ribbon on my card, stamped the first part of my sentiment on the card front, and outlined the entire front section with a black marker to help border it. Here you can also see some of the yellow stars I punched from some cardstock and sponged with a black inkpad.

Supplies Used:
* Imaginisce: Animal Crackers Collection
* -Pixie Sticks Embossed Paper
* -Hot Buttered Popcorn
* Imaginisce Embossed Border Stickers: Animal Crackers

* Bo Bunny Double Dot Ribbon: Orange Citrus

White and Yellow Cardstock
Studio G Wooden Alpha stamps
American Crafts Stamps: City Park
Ranger Distress Inkpad: Peeled Paint
Stampin Up Inkpad: Bermuda Bay
Uchida Marvy Matchables Inkpad: Black
Zig Black Marker
Star Punch
EK Success Punch: Real Estate
Foam Squares

* Products I received as design team member. All other products used were purchased personally by me.

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On to the second card:

This was a really simple card and used lots of left-overs. I basically just layered strips of paper onto some white cardstock for the background, then added a leftover piece of the banner sticker and the monkey sticker that was cut from the border sticker.

Supplies Used:

* Imaginisce: Animal Crackers Collection
* -Kaboom!
* -Step Right Up! Embossed Paper
* Imaginisce Embossed Border Stickers: Animal Crackers
Studio G: Wooden Alphabet Stamps

Uchida Marvy Matchables: Black Inkpad

White Cardstock

Foam Tape

* Products I received as design team member. All other products used were purchased personally by me.

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Now for card three:

 I started with the background for this little card by stamping the bubble wrap texture in clear ink on white cardstock, then heat embossing it with white embossing powder. Then I sponged on some color with a yellow inkpad and the parts that took the color were the parts that weren't embossed.  I also sponged the edges of the papers I used for this entire card. For the focal point, I punched the larger shape from white cardstock, stamped the ticket image on top, and colored the ticket with colored pencils. The area around the ticket was colored with a copic grey marker for subtle color. I also used a black marker to highlight the edge of the little crocodile that was cut from the border sticker strip.

Supplies Used:

* Imaginisce: Animal Crackers Collection
* -Come One! Come All! Embossed paper
* -Step Right Up! Embossed Paper
* Imaginisce Embossed Border Stickers: Animal Crackers
* Imaginisce Snag 'Em Stamps: Animal Crackers: Ticket
KaiserCraft Stamp: Bubble Wrap Background

Studio G: Wooden Alphabet Stamps

Tsukineko: Versamark Inkpad

CTMH: White Embossing Powder

Ranger Distress Inkpad: Scattered Straw

Uchida: Marvy Matchables Black Inkpad

Copic Marker: C1 Cool Grey

EK Success Punch: Real Estate

White Cardstock

Colored Pencils

Foam Squares

* Products I received as design team member. All other products used were purchased personally by me.

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And on to the last card:

For this card, I started with the background image and stamped the bubble wrap texture onto the yellow cardstock with a clear inkpad, then heat set it with clear embossing powder to give a subtle texture.

I punched out some small red hearts to use on the card, stamped my sentiment on front of the card. For the focal point, I punched the main shape from white cardstock, then stamped the ticket image, and colored it in with colored pencils (red). I also added some shading to the outside of the white image by coloring the white background around the ticket with a grey copic marker, and added black sponging. The seal sticker was cut from the border strip and placed on top of the ticket image to cover up the numbers.

Supplies Used:

* Imaginisce: Animal Crackers Collection

* -Hot Buttered Popcorn

* -Under the Big Top Embossed Paper
* Imaginisce Embossed Border Stickers: Animal Crackers
* Imaginisce Snag 'Em Stamps: Animal Crackers: Ticket
KaiserCraft Stamp: Bubble Wrap Background

Studio G: Wooden Alphabet Stamps

Tsukineko: Versamark Inkpad

CTMH: Clear Embossing Powder

Uchida: Marvy Matchables Black Inkpad

Copic Marker: W1 Warm Grey

EK Success Punch: Real Estate

EK Success Punch: Heart

White and Yellow Cardstock

Colored Pencils

Foam Squares

 * Products I received as design team member. All other products used were purchased personally by me.

Layout Share: You Two Make Me Smile

This is the last layout I created with this kit from Memorable Seasons.

I had this larger photo of my kids sitting in a basket on my desk and the colors worked perfectly with these papers! I began by stamping several elements on this layout. The title was a stamp that originally said "you make me smile" and I stamped the word "two" beside it, then cut it out and edged it with a black marker to help it stand out more on my layout. The tickets underneath the title were also stamps that I colored with colored pencils, then layered onto the wooden star.

This photo show the AWESOME crochet elements created by Julie. These were circles and I added larger brads to the centers to attach them to my layout. You can also see some of the silver spritz well in this photo.

The wooden stars were colored using the silver spritz that I sprayed on a plastic sheet. I colored the stars by dipping a q-tip in the spray, then adding it to the star to build up the color. I love how it looks like the star was stained, but still has a slight shimmer.

I loved the silver spray mist and I used it all over this layout by spraying it on the background. The embossed areas on the paper resisted the spray, giving them a cool look.

I added small pieces of the orange ribbon on the side of the photo to help border it. These ribbon pieces were layered on top of the blue pattern paper to help them stand out more. I stamped the tickets on white cardstock, colored them with colored pencils and cut them into pieces to use tucked under page elements. This ticket is the other half to the ticket that had the date written on it.

For my journaling, I added a blue area of pattern paper under the banner sticker, then followed the banner outline to write my journaling. I love the look of this...doesn't detract from the design of the layout.

Supplies Used:
* Imaginisce: Animal Crackers Collection
* -Come One! Come All! Embossed paper
* -Hot Buttered Popcorn
* -Under the Big Top Embossed Paper
* Imaginisce Embossed Border Stickers: Animal Crackers
* Imaginisce Snag 'Em Stamps: Animal Crackers: Ticket
* Bo Bunny Double Dot Ribbon: Orange Citrus
* Studio Calico Wood Veneer: Stars
* Sweets by Memorable Seasons: Crochet Circles
Bazzill Brads: Silver
Smooch Spritz: Silver Foil
Technique Tuesday Stamp (Ali Edwards): You make me Smile
EK Success Image Tree Stamps: Antique Typewriter Alpha
Ranger Distress Inkpad: Barn Door
Zig Black Marker
White Cardstock
Colored Pencils

* Products received as Design Team member. All other products used were purchased personally by me.

Layout Share: Capture the Cricket

For my first layout, I chose these photos of our dog that we had for a short time. She was such a funny dog and loved to play...even with a cricket. :)

The banner paper in this kit reminded me of a hopping cricket, so I used it at the top and added my sticker title along the edge just above the orange ribbon. I like how the stickers came in the package with both the green and the black colors and I used the black ones for the word "cricket".

 

The wooden stars were used for accents on this layout. I stamped the word "the" on the top star for my title, and the other two stars had buttons glued to the tops.

 

 The wooden stars were used for accents on this layout. I stamped the word "the" on the top star for my title, and the other two stars had buttons glued to the tops. The pattern of the green paper worked perfectly for lining up my handwritten journaling.

Supplies Used:
* Imaginisce: Animal Crackers Collection
* -Pixie Sticks Embossed Paper
* -Step Right Up! Embossed Paper
* Maya Road Grosgrain Pleat Ribbon: Rust
* Studio Calico: Elementary Alpha Stickers
* Studio Calico Wood Veneer: Stars
* October Afternoon Buttons: Modern Homemaker
EK Success Image Tree Stamps: Antique Typewriter
Tsukineko: Black StazOn Inkpad
Ranger Distress Inkpad: Peeled Paint
Zig Black Marker
White Crochet Thread
Tim Holtz Tiny Attacher

* Products received as Design Team Member. All other products used were purchase personally by me.

Layout Share: Never a Dull Moment

For the Design Team kit this month over at Memorable Seasons, Jill sent us the Imaginisce: Animal Crackers line. This line was so different from what I would have normally chosen on my own, but I really loved working with these papers and embellishments! After completing 3 layouts and 4 cards total, I even have a few more scraps left over with plans for another layout.

 

 And here's my first layout I created with the products in this kit:

I fell in love with the bright colors and loved how they worked with these photos. And by using the ticket border strip, I was able to add five photos to this single page layout.

For my title, I adhered one of the wooden stars to some green pattern paper, then cut it out. I loved the way the light wooden star looked so bright and cheery against the tone-on-tone pattern paper. Inside the star, I added some red glitter alpha stickers, then stamped the rest of the words in my title. I also added the buttons around the star to balance out the layout.

 Of course, I had to use the ticket stamp on this layout too...I love this little stamp! I stamped it over and over again on white cardstock, colored the borders with colored pencils, cut them out and added them in various places on my layout. I love the random look the tickets gave when layered on top of each other. To finish off the look, I stapled the tiny staples on the tickets.

 I also created a journal area by stamping the tickets in a row and cutting them out in a strip instead of individually.

And who says you have to use the whole image when you stamp it? I just cut off the bottom part of this ticket and tucked it under my photo for an instant date marker.

To finish off the layout, I backed it with white cardstock, then sponged the edge with some brown ink to soften the edges.

Supplies Used:

* Imaginisce: Animal Crackers Collection
* -Come One! Come All! Embossed paper
* -Kaboom!
* -Under the Big Top Embossed Paper
* Imaginisce Embossed Border Stickers: Animal Crackers
* Imaginisce Snag 'Em Stamps: Animal Crackers: Ticket
* Studio Calico Wood Veneer: Stars
* October Afternoon Buttons: Modern Homemaker

Pink Paislee Old School Glitter Stickers: Red Alpha

EK Success Image Tree Alpha Stamps: Antique Typewriter

Uchida: Marvy Matchables Black inkpad

Ranger Distress Inkpad: Brushed Corduroy

Tim Holtz Tiny Attacher

White Cardstock

White Crochet Thread

Colored Pencils

* Products received as Design Team member. All other products used were purchased personally by me.