LDRS Creative Inspiration Blog Hop Day 3: Just Because

Hello and welcome to day 3 of the LDRS Creative Inspiration Week Blog Hop!  Over the past few days, the design team has been showcasing lots of gorgeous projects featuring products from our new release.

We have some awesome new critters with the Candibean Safari and the Polkadoodles’ Just Because and Sink Or Swim stamp sets; fabulous dies with the Woodland Foliage Frames, Petite Pinafore Build-A-Card, Petal Perfection Accordion and Happy Days Circle sets; and, last but not least, a gorgeous Country Friends Sweet Pea Paper Pack for you to use with all your crafting projects!

Each day LDRS Creative is giving away a $25 gift card to one lucky hopper!  To enter, simply leave a comment on each blog in the hop, plus follow us on Facebook and Instagram.  Winners will be announced on the LDRS Creative inspiration blog on May 29th.

For the release event, we are excited to offer some great savings:  Save 20% on EVERYTHING by using code MAY20.  (Coupon valid until midnight EST 5/27/18.)

For my last hop project, I used the oh-so-adorable Just Because stamp from Polkadoodles, the Woodland Foliage Frames Die Set, the Petite Pinafore Build-A-Card Dies, the Happy Days Circles Dies, and the Country Friends Sweet Pea Paper Pack.

After stamping those adorable friends from Just Because with Raven Hybrid Ink, I colored them with colored pencils.  I confess that I’m not very patient, so I like to blend my coloring with Gamsol and a paper stump.

I created a frame for my colored image by layering the two largest dies from the Woodland Foliage Frames Die Set.  I like to use washi tape to hold my dies in place before running them through my die-cutting machine.

Onto my colored panel, I roughly traced the scalloped die from the Woodland Foliage Frames Die Set with a pencil and cut it out with my scissors.  The reason I did not die-cut the image is because I wanted to be able to adhere the frame on top of it.

I used the bow die from the Happy Circles Die Set to create a lavender bow for my frame.  I found the best way to shape the bow in order to maintain some dimension is to wrap the widest part of each loop around a thin paintbrush.  I adhered the tabs with liquid glue to hold the loops in place.

To embellish my card, I die-cut some foliage with the Woodland Foliage Frames Die Set and some flowers with the Petite Pinafore Build-A-Card Dies.  I shaped the flower petals by bending them up and then layered them together.

I trimmed some plaid paper from the Country Friends Sweet Pea Paper Pack into a 5 3/4″ square and adhered it to a white 6″ card.  After adhering my colored image to the back of my die-cut frame, I attached it to my card with foam tape.

I embellished the frame with the bow created earlier, adding to its center a tiny flower die-cut with the Petite Pinafore Build-A-Card Dies.  Although I had die-cut two pieces of foliage, I ended up using only one and trimmed it into smaller pieces with scissors, tucking the sections under my flowers.  I used some matte enamel dots for the flowers’ centers.  To those adorable critters, I added a few details with a white gel pen and brushed on some sparkle.

Thanks for stopping by!  Hop along, and leave a comment on each hop stop for a chance to win $25!

LDRS CREATIVE BLOG

MELANIE SMITH

KIRSTEN  HYDE

LAURIE CASE

ANDREA SHELL {You are here.}

RALUCA VEZETEU

CAROL HELD

REBECCA KEPPEL

ALEXANDRA STAPLETON-SMITH

 

28 COMMENTS

  1. Lori | 25th May 18

    Such a cute stamp and love your card!

  2. Teena | 25th May 18

    This release includes such beautiful paper!

  3. Carla Hundley | 25th May 18

    Love your design with
    the frame over the
    image. Lovely look.
    Carla from Utah

  4. janet gillen | 25th May 18

    Such beautiful colors, I am loving this blog hop.

  5. Sheila R Fisher | 25th May 18

    Really cute.

  6. F. Andre | 25th May 18

    Love the vintage style of this sweet card.

  7. Sue | 25th May 18

    Oh this is just adorable. Ive never seen those dies over here or the stamps. Love your colouring too. X

  8. Lori | 25th May 18

    Adorable card. So sweet.

  9. Dana M | 25th May 18

    Lovely and wonderfully sweet card! The patterned paper is the perfect background for those sweet critters in the lovely frame.

  10. Jennifer Greco | 25th May 18

    Sweetness! Love that the colors here went girly, adorable!

  11. Sondra Campbell | 25th May 18

    Adorable card! Love how your lovely coloring goes so well with you paper choices. You’ve inspired me to get out pencils that I haven’t used in years. Thank you.

  12. Arnisha | 25th May 18

    Hi Andrea, I love all your cards. This one is super cute. Those diecut are adorable. Thanks for the sharing and the inspiration.

  13. Meghan Kennihan | 25th May 18

    I love the little flowers you made! Such a great job coloring too!

  14. Gilda (McStamper) | 25th May 18

    Fabulous card. One of my favorite images, your coloring is awesome and I love your design, background colors and die cuts.

  15. Pam | 25th May 18

    Loving day 3 of the hop, enjoying the animals. Your card is so pretty and the coloring is aweome, love it ! TFS The dies go so well with the stamp

  16. Cheri Furr | 25th May 18

    Love this oval die and the cute flowers on the side!

  17. Von Marie | 26th May 18

    This is a very sweet card, I like the frame it goes well with your image. The bow is so cute too!!

  18. Linda Porasso | 26th May 18

    What a cute card thank you for sharing on this hop 😉

  19. Nan L. | 26th May 18

    I love your two cards! The oval shapes and the pinafore shaped card was so cute! Also the petite florals from another die set. Thank you for the inspiration!

  20. Amy Vitriani | 26th May 18

    Fantastic card! I love all the little details you put into your card. The stacked flowers are so pretty! And the little stitched bow is so cute. Love how you made a frame out the oval die !

  21. Andrea Good | 26th May 18

    What an adorable card! I love your coloring and the stamp is so cute. The decorating of the accent pieces are pefect for this image. Great job!

  22. Betty welton | 27th May 18

    Such a cute stamp. And card

  23. Denise Bryant | 27th May 18

    Pretty layering! Love those sweet critters!

  24. Leanne S | 27th May 18

    Adorable cards!

  25. DUMONTIER Marjorie | 27th May 18

    This is a really sweet card !!
    [margessw(at)icloud(dot)com]

  26. Dee | 28th May 18

    I loving these new dies. <3 What an adorable card!

  27. Sharon | 28th May 18

    I love this stamp its so sweet. I think your card is adorable. Thank you for sharing.

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