I hope you enjoyed your holiday weekend! I’m just popping in with a few things on this Tuesday…
First of all, a heads up that we have new products coming to the shop next week! We’ll share some sneak peeks a little later this week and then our latest collection, called Capturing Summer, will go up in the shop on Wednesday, July 14.
I hope you’ll join us for the fun!
Next I just have a couple of recent projects to share. These were posted on Instagram recently, but I know some of our readers aren’t on Instagram, so I thought I’d post them here as well.
This first card uses our Destination series of products to create a fun summery card.
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I used our Bold Alphabet die to spell out “summer”, inking the letters in a rainbow of colors, and also adding some details with a white pen. The Crimped Slimline is the perfect base for this summery scene. I used the Destination Round Map die to cut two map sections, allowing each to hang off the edges of the Crimped base.
My second card uses our Reflections set in a bit of a different way! I wanted to create a summery scene, so I pulled out the house from the Harvest Home set and nestled it on the riverbank, along with some tiny flowers.
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I used the Reflections stamp set and matching die to create two rows of trees, layering them to create the impression of a river using the water from the Reflections set. I added some shading and detailing to the trees using colored pencils. The tiny flowers were stamped onto the riverbanks using a couple of the tiny stamps from the AlphaBuds Bold Floral Details set. I sponged some ink onto the background to create blue sky and sun rays. The rays were creating by sponging over the edge of a scrap of paper, moving, and repeating until I had my corner filled with golden rays. The sentiment here is from the Simple Things set – I thought it was the perfect sentiment for this scene!
Thanks for stopping by on this Tuesday! We’ll be back on Friday with a TGIF and some sneak peeks! Can’t wait! 😊
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Betsy, both these cards are so bright and fun! I love the look of the second card – so peaceful. I didn’t get the “reflection” set, but I will now. Thank you for sharing these and I look forward to next week.
Your projects are beautiful, Betsy! I can’t wait for your summer Capturing Summer Collection!
Wonderful cards… I’m adding some of the Destinations products to my ‘need to buy’ list. And thanks for remembering those of us NOT on Instagram!
Fun cards! Looking forward to your new release!
Love it..so gorgeous!
Your first beautiful card is definitely summery, but your peaceful riverbank scene is spot on with every little detail.
So excited to see the new products! Each release is better than the last and I’m having so much fun with your designs!!
Love seeing you work your magic with stamp sets and dies! The sun rays and flowers add perfection to a summer card! Can’t wait for the new release!
Destination Summer is one of my favorites… you have given me a thought for my granddaughters birthday in August. She is turning 10 and I think the letters and destination set might be my go to for her day. Looking forward to some peeks and the new products. TFS
Wow all are gorgeous cards! Look forward to the new release!
Oh my goodness Betsy, what beautiful cards! This has been a busy and fun summer so far, so I haven’t had a chance to work with the Reflections set yet. Your cards always inspire and move me to pull out sets that haven’t been used and now you’ve inspired me even more. Thanks for sharing your cards on the blog; I can hardly wait for the sneak peeks! 😊 p.s. I love your sun rays!
Love the colors you used. Such fun cards!
Love both of these summer cards!
Oh man, those new dragonflies and butterflies are going to be amazing. Love the cards too. Can’t wait for the reveal!
Beautiful cards TFS
I LOVE these cards! And the sneak peek looks amazing! Dragonflies are my favorite. I can’t wait!!!
These cards are beautiful Betsy. Beautiful and bright!