My Friends Are My Estate

Hello there.  I hope your week is off to a great start.  Today, I am sharing another card for The Project Bin using a sentiment that is from the stamp set called #bff.  I really love the clean, graphic look of this sentiment.

This card showcases one of my most favorite techniques.... die cut inlay.   So many different looks can be achieved simply by changing the colors.  You could go with a rainbow theme, a monochromatic theme or a multi-colored look like I did for my card.  I really like how the bright colors pop against the white background.

To get started, I used a background die from Taylored Expressions called Folksy Flowers and cut it from white card stock, then I used a stitched rectangle die to frame the panel.  Then came the fun part..... bringing the panel to life by adding all of the negative pieces back onto the card by using different colors of card stock.  This is also a great die for using up the never-ending card stock scraps that we all collect!

Once I had all of the pieces glued in place, I stamped the sentiment in black ink, then adhered the panel to the card base.

Thank you for stopping by.  Have a great week!

Supplies Used:
#bff - The Project Bin
Folksy Flowers - Taylored Expressions
Stitched Rectangle Stax 1 - My Favorite Things
Neenah Solar White 80 & 100 lb. card stock
Misc. card stock scraps

A Magnificent Day

Hello again! Today, I am sharing another card for The Project Bin.  I am using a brand new stamp set called Birthday Girl.  This set is filled with so many great birthday sentiments, and even includes a half-birthday sentiment, which I can't wait to use and surprise a special someone with a half-birthday card!

Here is my card for this week...

I found this multi-colored crochet thread at Hobby Lobby and I just 'had to have it"!  Fun, bright colors always draw me in.  I used a stitched heart die that pierced the holes and then did some stitching with the crochet thread.  Thank you to Nichol Spohr for this idea.  Even though the sentiment on this card is from the Birthday Girl stamp set, I really like that it can also be used for an "any occasion" type of card.

Thank you for stopping by.  Have a great week!

Supplies Used:
Birthday Girl - The Project Bin
Pinking Layers - Waffle Flower
Stitched Hearts - Waffle Flower
Crochet Thread - Hobby Lobby
Card Stock - Hobby Lobby

Turtley Adore You

Hello again!  Today, I am sharing another card for The Project Bin using one of their brand new stamp sets.  It's called Love Your Shellfie and it contains an adorable, little turtle along with some very "punny" sentiments.  It really is an adorable set!

Here is my card:

I stamped the turtle and colored this cute, little guy using Copic markers.  Then, using a white gel pen, I added the polka dots to the hearts.  I created a very simple "scene" using a grass die cut to ground him and the sweet clouds to add to the playfulness of the turtle.  The clouds are stacked for a bit of dimension.  I finished off the card with the sentiment, heat-embossed in white onto black card stock, and then added the rainbow-striped paper to add a little pop of color.

Thank you for stopping by!

Supplies Used:
Love Your Shellfie - The Project Bin
Perfectly Plaid 6x6 paper - Lawn Fawn
Really Rainbow 6x6 paper - Lawn Fawn
Grassy Fields die - My Favorite Things
Happy Clouds dies - Simon Says Stamp
Stitched Arch Stax - My Favorite Things
Stitched Rectangle die - My Favorite Things
Copic Markers - YG03, YG05, YG07, RV21, RV23
Neenah Solar White 110lb.

Love Completes the Puzzle

Happy Tuesday!  That means it is time to share another card for The Project Bin.  For this week's card, I decided to use Spencer's Set again in honor of Autism Awareness month.

My background was created by blending 3 colors of distress inks onto watercolor paper and then spritzing droplets of water onto the panel, then lifting the water with a paper towel.  I really like the distressed look the water droplets create.  Once it was dry, I used a puzzle die to make my background into a puzzle, I thought it would coordinate well with the Autism puzzle logo.  When I assembled the puzzle pieces onto the black card stock, I purposely left a little gap between the pieces.  When I placed the pieces perfectly back together, it was really difficult to see that the background was a puzzle.  The little gaps make it easier to notice that the background is made up of puzzle pieces.

I stamped and colored the puzzle heart with colored pencils, then cut it out using the coordinating heart die that can be found in the In My Heart set.  I white-heat embossed the sentiment onto black card stock, and then cut one side into a fishtail banner, then adhered to the card.  For the finishing touch, an array of matching sequins for a decorative element.

Supplies Used:
Spencer's Set - The Project Bin
In My Heart - The Project Bin
Puzzle Cover Up - My Favorite Things
Distress Inks - Picked Raspberry, Mustard Seed & Spiced Marmalade
Black Licorice Card Stock - My Favorite Things
Watercolor Paper
Colored Pencils
Neenah Solar White 110 lb. card stock
Pink Lemonade Sequins - Neat & Tangled

Autism Awareness

Hello again.  Today, I am sharing another card for The Project Bin.  Today is Autism Awareness Day and the month of April is Autism Awareness Month, so to promote Autism Awareness, I used the stamp set called Spencer's Set.  A portion of the profits from sales of this set will be donated to the Autism Research Institute.  The Project Bin is also having a sale on this set for the month of April for only $5 (no limit), or it can even be yours FREE with a $60 order.

This card seems to be shouting Spring!, doesn't it?  Well, my mind says Spring, the calendar says Spring.... the outdoors?  Not so much!  My fingers are crossed, though, that it will happen sometime soon!

The heart was stamped onto 80lb. Neenah Solar White paper and colored with Copic markers.  I used 2 shades of each color for a bit of shadow.  Then, I cut out the heart with a coordinating heart die that can be found in the In My Heart set. I also cut 3 more hearts in black to stack them under the colored heart for dimension. I just happened to find the perfect patterned paper to coordinate with my stamped image, added it to the left side of the card, then used a stitched scallop die to trim down the white panel.  I, then, added the quote by Dr. Seuss to complete my card.

Thank you for stopping by!

Supplies Used:
Spencer's Set - The Project Bin
In My Heart - The Project Bin
Scallop Stitches - Simon Says Stamp
Stitched Circles - Simon Says Stamp
Perfectly Plaid 6x6 - Lawn Fawn
Neenah Solar White 80 and 110 lb. paper
Copic Markers - V04, V05, YG03, YG63, B21, B32, YR04, YR07