For the Newlywed!

Hiiii!! It's nice and warm these days and in the summer, there's definitely more weddings and what better way to add to your gift with a handmade congratulations card to the newlywed?

Today, I'm using this bear stamp set called Dress Me Up! How cute is this? You can dress it up in anyway you please.

I know that I wanted to make a couple of bears and so I just stamped them out on a piece of watercolour paper along with their clothings. Colour them and stick on their clothes. It's that simple and FUN!

For the background, I've used the Scattered Hearts stencil which is just so lovely, with the classic white embossing powder.

I've decided not to have any sentiment at the front. Instead, I've stamped and embossed it inside the card using this sweet sentiment from the Just Because stamp set.

I hope you like this card and give these stamps and stencil a try!

Scattered Hearts stencil
Dress Me Up stamp set
Just Because stamp set

Head to the store and check them out.

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Mail Call : Christine is looking to decorate her office with your beautiful Create A Smile cards creation. Send your cards to Merremstr. 21, 47053 Duisburg, Germany.

Thanks for stopping by,

Marina

Yay! Let's Celebrate - Copic Markers Part 3

Hey everyone! Another card for you this week using the my copic markers. What do you normally use to colour in stamped images? I usually and almost automatically, go to my watercolours but sometimes, I like to remind myself that I've spent money other things and try to use them occasionally. 

I want to use a masking technique for this card. Firstly, I've used my We R Memory Keepers Mini Alphabet Punch Board to punch out the word "Yay". I've just punched them using regular thin paper. 

I've used a temporary adhesive to help me hold down the alphabets without permanently sticking them on the card. Obviously, you can do this with a card stock if you want to give your words some dimension :) 

I've stamped out the leaves and flowers using my Antique Linen Distress Ink because it's the lightest ink I have and I wanted a no-line effect to the images. 

And then I  just start colouring them with a bunch of Copics. I feel so rusty and I need to re-practice with my copics but in all I'm happy how it turned out. 

Create A Smile - In Bloom Stamp Set

Create A Smile - Just Because Stamp Set

Follow Create A Smile on Facebook keep yourself updates on all the happenings and if you're an Instagram addict like I am, you can follow Create A Smile using this name : @createasmilestamps ! :)

Mail Call : Christine is looking to decorate her office with your beautiful Create A Smile cards creation. Send your cards to Merremstr. 21, 47053 Duisburg, Germany.

Thanks for stopping by,

Marina

Thinking of You

Hi crafty friends and welcome back to our crafty space.
Raluca here with a new card showcasing the "Cart full of treasures" stamp set from Create a Smile Stamps.

I'm in love with these cute koalas so I enjoy coloring them and playing with them. You can create so many scenes and you can color them in so many different color combos.

First I stamped the images and colored them using Nuvo markers and then I fussy cut them. Next, I stamped the sentiment on a white panel and then I die cut a square. I ink blended some Peacock Feathers Distress Ink on it and glue it to the panel and added a die cut square frame. I'll link to a beautiful square die from Create a Smile down below.
I added everything to the panel and my card was done! Such an easy card to make and such a lovely result!

Just Because

Cart full of treasures

Cool Cuts Magical Frame

There is currently a MAIL CALL!!
We just LOVE our new office, but some more decoration would be nice... Would you like to create a smile on our faces and also see YOUR card displayed in our headquarter?
We'd love to receive some beautiful projects using Create A Smile products.

Please send them to:
Create A Smile
Merremstr. 21
47053 Duisburg
Germany 
We'll of course be sharing the received projects - on Instagram, Facebook and on our blog! 

Have a lovely Tuesday!
Thanks for stopping by,
Raluca

Treat Yourself!

Hi crafty friends and welcome back to our crafty space.
Raluca here with a new card showcasing the "Fruit Salad" mini stamp set from Create a Smile Stamps.

Sometimes I feel the need to craft but I don't have a lot of time, so I go with a clean and easy card.

On a white panel I stamped with light grey ink two sentiments all over it. Next I stamped, colored and fussy cut the fruits. I glued a purple strip of cardstock on the panel and mount all the fruits. 

I mounted the panel on a white card base, I glued a few clear sequins and my card was done. 

Super easy!

Fruit Salad

Just Because

Served Up!

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 or if you want to share your creations with Create A Smile fans join us on our Facebook group Create A Smile - Friends & Family :).

Have a lovely Tuesday!
Thanks for stopping by,
Raluca

Zombie Pig is Sad

Hi there!
Samantha up on the blog today, and I'm sharing a cute little empathetic card...with a zombie pig! Ha!

     

He he he he!! I love this creepy set, it's perfect for Halloween! But it can be used for much more, too!! See? This is the perfect card to send to someone going through a hard time, to let them know they're not alone! 

Let's get down to business and make this card! :)
- stamp and color the images (I used Zig Clean Color Real Brush Markers and some Bristol Vellum Surface Mixed Media paper)
- fussy cut out once dry

- on a piece of white cardstock, spread some white embossing paste with a palette knife and a stencil
- for the 'ground' of the card, ink blend Vintage Photo and Fossilized Amber Distress Oxide Inks, then flick on some color for the 'dirt'.
- attach your colored images with foam tape

You could color this little guy in fully in green to be a 'real' zombie, or you can color him in all pink! I love how the green tinge makes him seem a little sick or stressed! Ha! 

I love the addition of white embossing paste through a stencil onto a white piece of cardstock! For this card, I used the Diagonal Grid Stencil! SO fun and versatile! And that cute little zombie pig is from the adorable Creepy Cute stamp set! :)

    

Did you know that a lot of the newest information regarding Create a Smile Stamps can be found on the home page of their website! The newest releases, and flash sales can all be found right here! :)

~Samantha

    

Thinking of you

Hi crafty friends and welcome back to our crafty space. Raluca here with a new card showcasing the new and gorgeous "In Bloom" stamp set.

I just love this new set and I wanted to make a watercolor card.

First I prepared a panel from watercolor cardstock. 

Next, I stamped the images in VersaMark ink and white heat embossed them. Then I started watercoloring. 

After I was done with the coloring I stamped the sentiment on a strip of vellum and gold heat embossed it. 

I attached the strip to the panel and I mounted the panel on a light green card base. 

I glued a few clear sequins and my card was done.

Double Stitched Rectangles

In Bloom

Just Because

Pretty Pink Posh Sparkling Clear 4mm

Pretty Pink Posh Sparkling Clear 6mm

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 or if you want to share your creations with Create A Smile fans join us on our Facebook group Create A Smile - Friends & Family :).

Have a lovely Tuesday!
Thanks for stopping by,
Raluca

a little bouquet of hellos

Hi there!
Samantha here today on the Create a Smile Stamps blog! 

     

I just really love playing with all of the flower images that Create a Smile Stamps has to offer! So I spent some time coloring the images and then came up with this little bouquet of flowers!

Let's make it together!
- stamp and color the images (I used Zig Clean Color Real Brush Markers and watercolored onto some Bristol Smooth Vellum Mixed Media paper)
- once dry, fussy cut 

- on your card front, add some watercoloring! I used blues and greens, and then splattered over it with white ink!
- once the card front is dry, arrange your images into a bouquet! 
- stamp the sentiment and add the clear droplets!

I colored each flower individually, but imagine how gorgeous it would look to do some really loose watercoloring onto a piece of watercolor paper, and THEN stamp the images! 

I used a stamped the images a BUNCH from the Botanical Love stamp set! Then used the gorgeous Just Because stamp set for the sentiment!! SOOOOO love that script!

    

Create a Smile Stamps started making all of their clear stamp sets in German as well as English!!! How awesome is that?!

~Samantha