Hi Everyone,
As you all know Lawn Fawn make some of the cutest stamps and it is a sheer delight to create with them. The Year Five stamp set made it onto my *must have* list as soon as it was released and I couldn’t wait to have it in my hot little hands and start creating with it.
The design for this card popped into my head the minute I saw the stamp set. Originally, I had pictured the middle panel sitting on a white card base but when I placed it down it looked rather bland. I decided it needed a pop of colour! The Doodlebug Design paper pad (Sunkissed) I had used for the water had a lots of really bright background sheets and I thought I might try the beachball/sun page. There were a couple of reasons for choosing this paper – firstly, it matched the existing paper choices. lol Secondly, you might recall from my haul video I mentioned I really struggle using such busy patterned papers and I thought it was time to see if I could make it work. I think it works reasonably well.
(Oh, and you might also remember from the haul video where I purchased the foam paper to use to pop up my images instead of the mounting tape. Turns out I prefer the mounting tape. I can definitely understand why people might like to use the foam but at this stage, once I have used up the foam paper, I am going to be sticking with (no pun intended) the foam mounting tape.)
Here’s the card…
Have an OTTERLY lovely birthday
Materials used: Stamps – Year Two, Year Five (Lawn Fawn); Dies – Spring Showers, Ocean Waves Borders (Lawn Fawn), Pierced Rectangle Stax (MFT); Designer Paper – Sunkissed (Doodlebug Design); Cardstock – Knights Smooth, American Crafts, Doodlebug Design; Wink of Stella; Distress Inks; Copic Markers and Enamel Stickers – Blue (Francheville).
I hope you enjoyed this card. I’m off to use this same stamp set in a one layer card… well, I say one layer but you all know that I rarely do true one layer cards. Wish me luck!
Happy Stamping!
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5 comments
Well, if that isn’t one otterly-amazing card, then I don’t know what is! Yet again, your ability to compose the most darling, sweet scenes EVER has me in awe! The sun, clouds and waves are ‘swell,’ but it’s party-hat sporting Mr. Otter, with a gift on his tummy, that has me mega-watt smiling! Totally fabulous! I hear you about the foam paper…a challenge, that! I bought some foam sheets with adhesive on the back, thinking I’d use it to layer die cuts..NOPE! Stretches too much going through my cuttlebug. Right now, I simply cut it in strips and use it to mount my panels. There must be a trick to using it that I can’t figure out…
Hugs~c
What a fun card, Kylie! You are the queen of making gorgeous scene cards. It’s always such a treat to see them.
Thanks, Elle! Means a lot coming from you. 🙂
Oh just stop!!!! Your talents are endless, and I’m madly in love with this one. The water, the beachball paper, and little Mr. Otter in his party hat are too, too cute!! Kylie I absolutely adore this sweet card. So glad to see you up on my sidebar again. Big hugs!
Bev, you make me smile all the time with your lovely comments. Thank you sooooo much! hugs!
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