More Creative Ideas Using July 2020 Release - Week 2

 

This colorful holiday card by Keeway just seems to be lit up.  The strings of lights are die cut from white cardstock.  She added color to the bulbs by ink blending, but you could easily die cut them from colored cardstock. She used gold mirrored cardstock for the peace sentiment and the sentiment strip was heat embossed in gold powder. 

--Supplies--
Holiday Lights Die
Oversized Peace Combo (sentiments)

Natalia's background is ink blended with paint splatter accents.  She did some minimal Copic coloring on her sweet bird, which lets it stand out from the soft ink blended background. She masked and stamped the holly sprig onto her mug.  She die cut 2 hexagon frames one is in silver glitter paper the other she ink blended with the same pistachio color she used on her panel.  The sentiment is stamped in black ink on 2 ink blended strips.

--Supplies--
Holly Bird Combo (focal image and sentiment)
Nesting Hexagons Die

Arjita's stunning pencil coloring seems to be glowing.  The color combination of the red poinsettias against the kraft paper is just so vibrant. You can pick up some great pointers on pencil coloring from her video.  Watch it here: https://youtu.be/wO2MKgY04sM. 

--Supplies--
Poinsettia Combo (flowers)
Holiday Hugs Stamp Set (sentiment)
A2 Layers Die

Rudolph never looked so festive! Love the holiday lights strung around the antlers. Arjita used colored cardstock for the antlers and bulbs.  The glossy accents on the bulbs, antlers, nose and holly berries really add some shine.  How fun is it that the reindeer's arms cut out so that you can put something in his hands?  The cheery polka dot pattern paper background really drives home the holiday vibe.

--Supplies--
Be a Reindeer Die (focal image)
Holiday Lights Die (lights and holly sprig)
Holiday Hugs Stamp Set (sentiment)
Half-Half Dots Enchanted Paper Pad (pattern paper)

Galina used two different pattern papers from the Special Delivery paper pad.  She did a die cut inlay technique with the cloud paper and the scalloped pink panel. She cut out a rectangle that fit into the center panel area and she stamped her sentiment with two different colored inks.  She added some gold glitter stripe stickers and place the die cut flowers, which she Copic colored in coordinating colors, over the band.  The overall effect is dreamy.

--Supplies--
Blanket Stitch Layers Die (scallop panel) **This is a sneak peek for August 5th release**
Sweet Sentiments Stamp Set (sentiment)
Lacy Panel Die (flowers)

This pastel scene is so fun with these Copic colored gnomes and bunnies.  Natalia added some accents to them with a white gel pen. She ink blended the background panel, which you can see peeking out from behind the windows.  One of our older dies was used to create the building structure. The sentiment is white heat embossed on colored cardstock.  Natalia's video for this card can be found here: https://youtu.be/6gzrDB6af_4

--Supplies--
Happy Gnomes Combo (focal images)
Classic Holiday Sentiments Stamp Set (sentiment)
Apartment Builder Die (building structure)

 

Thanks for visiting! The fabulousness will continue next week!

:) Sunshine