You Make the World Magical Card

Hi there!
Samantha here, and today I am sharing a magical and whimsical little treat!

 

     

I just really, really wanted to use those unicorns!! Ha! And when I remembered the sentiment included a unicorn, I knew it was match made in heaven! 

Let's make this card together!
- stamp color the images (I used Zig Clean Color Real Brush Markers)
- once dry, fussy cut and set aside
- time to ink blend! (I used Distress Oxide Inks in Wilted Violet, Blueprint Sketch and Peacock Feathers)
- heat emboss the clouds in white 

- using a water brush, add water to the inside of the clouds, let sit for a few seconds and then blot off with a paper towel (I repeated this a few times)
(splatter some water and white acrylic paint
- attach the unicorns and sentiment with foam tape
- add glitter to the unicorn horns!

I usually ink blend with the plain Distress Inks, but I'm not kidding when I saw that the Distress Oxide Inks blend SO easily and SO smoothly! Definitely give it a try if you haven't!

I just love those cute little clouds from the Cloudy Day cling stamp set! The sentiment is from Friends Like You, which just perfect with the unicorns from the Superpowers stamp set!

    

There is ALWAYS a fun challenge going on in the Create a Smile Stamp Facebook group page! It's fun and filled with prizes! I love seeing all of the incredible, unique and amazing inspiration!

~Samantha

      

    

Have a Ball!

Hello everyone, it's Kerstin again!

Today I have a cute Birthday Card for you.

This year I'm trying to use more of my "older" stamps. That's why I chose this cute armadillo for todays card.

• stamp, color and fuzzy cut the stamped image
• I used my Zig Clean Color Brush Pens, because I haven't used them for quite a long time
• Create a Background by using a large background stamp like Ballons in the Sky
• add a layer of vellum over the Background - that creates a softer look and makes the stamped image pop even more
• decorate your card with some enamel stickers or Nuvo Drops (like I did )

Using clear embossing powder over the versafine ink helps to keep the color in place while watercoloring.

    






Did you check our current Create a Smile Challenge? You have the chance to win a 25 € gift card! We love to see what you create!

We dare you to create a smile : Monochromatic

Hello everyone!

It's seems that the days are flying by and here we are time to share another theme for our ''We dare you to create a smile'' challenge
As you can already tell from the title the theme is Monochromatic and our guest designers and our design team created some amazing cards to inspire you

Lets see what your guest designers made

Candice created this stunning card using All hands on deck stamp set

 Thordis created this fabulous card using Uplifting stamp set (retired)

Wiebke made this lovely card using Focal dots stencil , Doppeltes du cool cuts , Doppeltes Hallo cool cuts

Thank you so much everyone for creating such amazing projects to showcase our challenge.
Make sure to check the social media from this talented ladies and leave them some love

Our design team also created some fantastic cards so lets see what they made

Alexandra created this card using Cool cuts Congrats, Big stars polka stencil

Anita created this stunning card using Tender tulips stamp set

Ashlea made this wonderful card using Cute poppies stamp set

Cassie created this adorable card using Friends like you stamp set , Poppin over stamp set

Elisa made this beautiful tags using All hands on deck stamp set , Cool cuts Lovely Tags M

Ildi created this fabulous card using Fine ferns stamp set , Unfrogettable stamp set

Laurie made this sweet card using Made of snow stamp set , Focal point stencil , Speech bubble cool cuts , Samll sentiments stamp set

Mirella created this awesome card using Same frequency stamp set , Focal point stencil

Such beautiful projects! I hope you feel inspired to create something and to play along with our challenge! Please make sure to check the rules which are listed below before entering your project

Also by playing along with our challenge you get the chance to win a 25€ gift card to Create a smile store and to be our next guest designer .

Until next time have a lovely day!

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Winners from Stamp a background challenge

Hello everyone!

So happy to share with you the winners from our latest challenge Stamp a background. Like usual we had some fantastic entries and we are so happy that so many of you enjoyed this theme.

Playing along with our challenge you have the chance to win a 25€ gift card to Create a smile stamps store and also the opportunity to be a guest designer on our next challenge!

Without further due lets see how is the lucky winner of a 25€ gift card

Izzy  and she created this sweet card using Sophisticated Shells cling stamp  , Gull gang stamp set

Congrats !! Please send an email to challengeteam@createasmilestamps.com to claim your prize!

It's time to see how is our featured artist from this challenge

Kat  and she created this awesome card using Coffee first stamp set 

Congrats! Feel free to take the badge and display it on your blog , is so well deserved 

Thank you everyone who entered our challenge! Please make sure to visit tomorrow the blog to see the new challenge team!

Surprise! Just For You

Hi, everyone! It's Cassie here, and I'm back to share another Create A Smile card! March is a big birthday month in my family, so I've been trying to stock up on birthday cards. The sooner I start the better, and the simpler the card the faster I can make them!

I started the card by ink blending an A2 size card panel with a couple green Distress Oxide Inks. I used Twisted Citron and a color I mixed myself using the reinkers and a custom ink pad. I also splattered some ink over the entire card panel! 

Then I stamped out these adorable images from the Cart Full of Treasures stamp set. I added the packages and balloon images to the wagon for this birthday card, but there are a lot of different types of cards you could make depending on what you put in the wagon! 

Once that was colored I fussy cut it out and attached it to the card panel with foam tape. I finished the card by stamping a sentiment from the Poppin' Over stamp set. I thought this sentiment was perfect because of the little koala peeking out of the present! 

Don't forget to let your Distress Oxide Ink blending dry completely before stamping your sentiment! It could make the sentiment not look as crisp if the paper is still wet.

Cart Full of Treasures: 

Poppin' Over: 

 We love seeing all of your Create a Smile projects! So if you're sharing them on social media, be sure to tag us!

Thank you so much for stopping by! I hope you enjoyed the card. Have a great day, and I'll see you again soon with another one!

Magical Sky

Hi everyone and welcome back to our creative space!
Raluca here with a brand new card showcasing one of the super adorable stamp sets from Create a Smile Stamps shop.

The moment that I saw this cute stamp set I just fell in love with it and couldn't wait to play with the adorable birds.

* First I die cut a panel from one of my watercolor backgrounds using the largest scalloped rectangle dies and then I die cut a panel from white cardstock using the same die.

* The white panel I die cut it again twice using a cloud die and mounted them on the upper part and on the bottom on the watercolor panel.

* I prepared a light grey card base and I adhered the panel on it.

* On a white panel I stamped the images for my card and colored it with Spectrum Noir markers.

* After the coloring was done, I fussy cut the images and mounted it on my card, creating an adorable magical sky scene.

* To add more interest to my card I white embossed the sentiment on a purple banner and mounted it on my project.

* I glued a few clear iridescent jewels and my card was done.

From my nest

Aus meinem Nest

Cool Cuts Scalloped Rectangles

If you love Instagram like I do, you can follow Create A Smile using the name @createasmilestamps and if you have any questions about card making, techniques or products, if you want to share your creations with Create A Smile fans or if you want to participate in our monthly challenge join us on our Facebook group Create A Smile - Friends & Family :).

Have a lovely weekend!
Thanks for stopping by,
Raluca