When I drew the Ocean Tiles Seas the Day clear set, I knew I wanted to play around with that little tug boat. After all, it’s the one that saves the day for all the other boats, right?! So I create this card using just that little tike and had it pulling the sentiment through the water. Seas the day, it says! I enjoyed using the Curly Q’s Background to create moving water and the Extreme Postage die to give this a traveling exotic feel. This is one of my favorite cards this week.

Metal Dies:
Wonky Stitched Rectangle die set
Extreme Postage die set
Array of Rainbows die set
Slimline Clouds die set
Kinetic Straight Waves die set

Stamps:
Ocean Tiles Seas the Day clear set
Curly Q’s Background rubber stamp

Other:
Tonic Studios Nuvo Crystal Drops
Ranger Distressed Inks
Whimsy Blending Brushes
Copic markers on Hammermill Premium Color Copy 100# paper

Does your world get a little bit gray when your loved one is away? I wanted to try and caption that feeling with this card so I colored the flowers in monochrome black and white then added just a few details of Red to draw in your attention. Have you been drawn in yet and looking at those red areas? Well now the surprise happens when you pull the tab around in a circle to reveal your inner thoughts – and the flower turns from a melancholy gray to a vibrant purple and blue! Our loved ones color our world more than we know. This set uses the new Magic Wheel die set in combination with the Good Luck Flowers clear set as the main focal points.

Metal Dies
Wavy Pierced Rectangles die set
Cutie ABC die set
Bold ABC die set
Magic Wheel die set

Stamps:
Good Luck Flowers clear set
Grunge Canvas Background rubber stamp

Other:
Tonic Studios Nuvo Crystal Drops
Ranger Distressed Inks
Whimsy Blending Brushes
Copic markers on Hammermill Premium Color Copy 100# paper

Get’yer truck, pack it up and let’s go party! I enjoyed this combination of using the Fill a Holiday Truck with the presents inside from the coordinating Fill a Stuff Jam Packed clear set. This card layout and set can be used with any of the Jam Packed items which is something I love that about. I’m all about mixing and matching so these sets for me are extra fun. For this card, I went with a yellow and black theme with just a bit of red for a focus. I think this would be a great guy card – I really need more of those in my collection.

Metal Dies
Quilted Rainbow Inlaid die set
Shaker Maker Rectangle die set
Celebrate Word and Shadow die set

Stamps:
Fill a Truck clear set
Fill a Stuff Jam Packed clear set

Other:
Tonic Studios Nuvo Crystal Drops
Ranger Distressed Inks
Whimsy Blending Brushes
Copic markers on Hammermill Premium Color Copy 100# paper

Let’s get this party started! Here’s another card using the new Chippy Paint Background stamp and those cute awesome balloon animals. I have my Party Animal Balloons coordinating die this time and let me tell you that was a lifesaver! I also paired these elements with items from my stash and ended up with a bright fun celebration card. These animals balloons are a must have – super simple to color and the cards I’ve been making with them have been quick and easy. You’ll certainly see a lot more of them from me in the future!

Metal Dies:
Wonky Window 1 die set
Bold ABC die set
Slimline Bunting Borders die set
Party Animal Balloons coordinating die set

Stamps:
Party Animal Balloons clear set
Chippy Paint Background rubber stamp

Other:
Tonic Studios Nuvo Crystal Drops
Ranger Distressed Inks
Whimsy Blending Brushes LARGE
Whimsy Blending Brushes SMALL
Copic markers on Hammermill Premium Color Copy 100# paper

I have another cute elephant to share! For this card, I basically used the same supplies as the card yesterday with only a few changes but ended up with a completely different looking card. A lot of that has to do with the colors but also the layout contributes to that. At first I didn’t like the colors – what do you think? But then I added some heavy black and some black accents around the words which I think helped brighten it up. Isn’t that weird – to add black which brightens it? I thought so. This one is certainly out of my comfort zone but in the end I like how it turned out.

Metal Dies:
Wonky Window 4 die set
Up in the Clouds die set
Grass Frames die set

Stamps:
Elephantastic Elephants clear set
Free Spirit Sentiments clear set
Chippy Paint Background rubber stamp

Other:
Tonic Studios Nuvo Crystal Drops
Ranger Distressed Inks
Whimsy Blending Brushes LARGE
Whimsy Blending Brushes SMALL
Copic markers on Hammermill Premium Color Copy 100# paper