Kowabunga

Hi there, Whimsy fans!  Have you seen the Whimsy Build an Island dies? What's not to love?!  There's everything you need to create a fun summer/vacation themed card. Ooh, a retirement card!

I started my card by swiping Ranger Alcohol Pearl Inks across a glossy card base.  The resulting sheen is exactly what I was looking for to represent the sun setting on a hot summer day where it's starting to get a bit hazy as the temperature cools.

I cut out the Build an Island dies and created my little scene.  The clouds I sponged lightly with Distress Oxide Worn Lipstick and a bit of Mustard Seed.

The Snark Attack sentiment is stamped with Versamark and embossed with Ranger White Super Fine Detail Embossing Powder. Fall is my personal favorite season but summer is a close second!

Feel free to check out my other creations on my blog, Frankie Helps Craft, or on Instagram.  Have a great rest of your week!

Happy Place

Hello, Whimsy fans!  It's Andrea with you today sharing a fun, beachy-vibe card.  Is anyone else wishing they were at the beach?!

When I saw the Ocean Stencil and Wavy Nested Frames Die Set, I immediately wanted to make an ocean tunnel-type scene.  I started with three A2 panels of Bristol Smooth paper.  The panel in the back was ink-blended with Cracked Pistachio and Mermaid Lagoon.  I used the same colors of distress ink on the second panel, applying more Mermaid Lagoon than Cracked Pistachio.  I inked up the third panel with Mermaid Lagoon and Faded Jeans.  To the first panel, I added some rays with white pigment ink and the Sun Rays Stencil.  I flicked water droplets on all three panels and blotted them dry.

Using the Wavy Nested Frames Die Set, I die-cut the second and third panels.  Rather than use the die a size down from the first one I used, I went two smaller to have more surface area showing.  I added my underwater elements with the Ocean Stencil.  To create the illusion of depth, I used a light gray ink for the panel with the rays, a dark gray for the second panel, and black for the darkest, ink-blended panel.

I attached the solid panel to a white card and added the die-cut layers with foam tape.  I also die-cut a frame from Desert Storm cardstock with the Wavy Nested Frames Dies and adhered that with foam tape.  I die-cut the palm trees with the Build-an-Island Die Set.  As the trees are connected in the die, I die-cut two pairs and cut them apart with my scissors.  I "colored" the trees with brown and green inks before adhering them to my card (I used foam tape - two layers in some places - behind parts of the trees that extended into the die-cut openings).  Using partial die-cutting and the Quick Strips Die Set, I die-cut a banner from Desert Storm cardstock and stamped a sentiment from Happy Place in Versafine Onyx Black ink.

Thanks for stopping by!