Your Speed Doesn't Matter - Snail Mail Flower

 Hello and welcome to Release day 3 over at The Rabbit Hole Designs! I have this slimline shaker card featuring Snail Mail Flower stamp set and the Build Your Garden Stencil to share with you today.

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 This card was so fun to make. I started with a piece of light purple cardstock 3 5/8" x 8 3/8".  I used the Build Your Garden stencil and blended dusty concord distress ink through the flowers and twisted citron through the leaves, moving the stencil around to fill the card. Then I lined the center of the flower on the stencil over the flowers and stenciled Scattered Straw through it. Super easy and such a beautiful background! 

Next, I stamped and colored the snail from the Snail Mail Flower stamp set with Copics {listed below}. I fussy cut the snail out and added it to a frame I had in my stash. I added the Double Thick Crystal Clear Foam tape under the outer edge of the frame. I use the oval cut out from the frame and blended Speckled Egg distress ink over the Clouds in My Coffee Stencil.  Then, I glued the oval down to the purple panel. I added a little bit of sequins on top.  Next, I lined up the frame with the snail and adhered that to the background. 

I stamped the sentiment from the Turtle Botanical Stamp Set on grey cardstock with embossing ink and heat embossed it with black embossing powder. I adhered the sentiment to the card along with some purple sequins. Finally I added the word "Journey" from my stash to the top. I hope you like it!

Copics:

Snail: W0, W2, W4, R30 & white Signo pen for the dots

Flowers: Y13, Y15, Y17, R20, R30, YG21, YG23, YG01

V12, V15, V17 

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Kimberly

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The Rabbit Hole Designs

Kim

Lauren (next stop)

Tangii

Terra

GIVEAWAYS:

To celebrate the next three days of release, The Rabbit Hole Designs is giving away two savings vouchers; one to a lucky Instagram Follower and one to a lucky Fan Page follower. Winner will be chosen at random from the comments left on the INSTAGRAM post, and tagging friends, and also from commenting on the Fan Page post. So make sure to head on over to INSTAGRAM and look for the giveaway post @therabbitholedesignsllc and look for the post at The Rabbit Hole Designs Fan Page by 11:59 p.m. PST 04-27-2021. Winner will be announced on The Rabbit Hole Designs blog 04-28-2021.

Hippo Botanical April Release TRHD!

 Hello and happy day 2 of The Rabbit Hole Designs May Release! Another awesome release to share with you! I have the new Hippo Botanical stamp set and Amanda Stencil here and I really love them. 

To make this card, I started out blending Faded Jeans and Blueprint Sketch distress ink on a piece of watercolor paper. Then I spritzed it with water to get the droplet-water look for the background and I put that to the side to dry. Next, I blended Peeled Paint and Twisted Citron Distress ink through the Amanda Stencil. I lightly spritzed that with water also. 

While both panels were drying, I stamped the hippo image and one flower image from the Hippo Botanical set on a piece of Neenah cardstock with Lawn Fawn Narwhal ink. I colored them in with copics {Listed below} and fussy cut them out. I also cut the single flower in two pieces. 

I prepped the green panel to start assembling the card by die cutting the green panel to have a window for the hippo to show through and framed it. I glued the leaf panel to the blue (distress ink) panel. I added the Hippo to the center and arranged the flower halves on each side of the card. Then I stamped the sentiment from Sassy Sentiments, layered it and popped it up on foam tape. to finish the card, I added a few sequins and ran my clear Wink of Stella over the flowers for a little extra shine! I hope you like it!

Copics:

Hippo:W0, W1, W2, W3, R20, R30

Flowers: RV52, RV55, YG01, Y38

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The Rabbit Hole Designs 

Amanda

Jenn

Joy

Kelly

Kim {you are here}

Tangii *Next Stop*

Terra

Von Marie 

Heather

GIVEAWAYS:

To celebrate the next three days of release, The Rabbit Hole Designs is giving away two savings vouchers; one to a lucky Instagram Follower and one to a lucky Fan Page follower. Winner will be chosen at random from the comments left on the INSTAGRAM post, and tagging friends, and also from commenting on the Fan Page post. So make sure to head on over to INSTAGRAM and look for the giveaway post @therabbitholedesignsllc and look for the post at The Rabbit Hole Designs Fan Page by 11:59 p.m. PST 04-27-2021. Winner will be announced on The Rabbit Hole Designs blog 04-28-2021.

Easy Teacher Appreciation Card - using Maker Forte + GIVEAWAY!

Hi Crafty Friends! I would like to show you how to make this cute card for Teacher Appreciation week or any time you need a card for a teacher. I used the set, “Teach from the Heart”, a collaboration between Maker Forte and Hedgehog Hollow. I love that it has a nice selection of big and bold sentiments that can be used on a card with a pretty patterned paper or one with a background you make like I am going to show you here. See below for the giveaway information.

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To make this card I needed to cut the pencil off of the stamp that says, “Only the brave teach.” so I could use the pencil separately. I didn't use that sentiment for this card because I needed something a little bigger. I used Ranger Archival ink on watercolor paper because I wanted to use my zig watercolor pens and I needed something that would not be affected by water.

To start, randomly stamped the pencil image all over the background making sure to have plenty of images to color. I really wanted the background pretty full for this card. Next, I colored in the pencils with my Zig watercolor pens. I love the bold and bright colors of the watercolor pens. I did not want to shade with them as I wanted this to be a quick card that I could duplicate for multiple teachers. Because I wanted a variety of colors, I did not repeat any of them. 

Zig colors used:

25, 27, 31, 32, 33, 40, 41, 50, 51, 53, 70, 80, 82, 83, 93

 

Once the ink was dry, I die cut the panel with the pencils so I would have a border around the edge. Then I embossed the sentiment on velum. I chose to emboss on velum so you could see all of the bright pencils through it. Before I stamped the sentiment, I used my anti-static bag so random embossing powder did not stick to my velum. I used Color Hive Clear embossing ink and black Wow embossing powder. I just love the colors and didn’t want to hide any of them. Next, I glued the velum to a black frame I had cut out. I added foam tape to the back of the panel with the pencils and attached that to the Ultra White 110 lb. card base. Then I glued the sentiment to the card making sure I lined it up nicely.

 

Finally, I added these really pretty Crown Jewel Gems using the Crafter's Magic Wand Rainbow Craft Picker. It is real easy to add gems using this tool. The color is a beautiful purplish blue color called Scottish Thistle. I love the added bling they gave the card.

***Giveaway rules***

I just recently started my YouTube Channel {KimmieB16} and would like to reward my awesome subscribers with a few products from Maker Forte. 

To be included in the giveaway, you must subscribe to my channel and leave a {nice} comment on the video for this teacher appreciation card. 

The giveaway ends Midnight May 1st EST and the winner will be picked and shared May 2nd on my instagram {kimmieB16} and here on my blog. The winner will receive a Maker Forte stamp set “Flower Cluster” and two stencils “Seashore Slimline” and “Spring Rain” that I have purchased from Maker Forte. 

Thank you so much for your support!! 

Time to Shake it with The Rabbit Hole Designs!

  Hi there! Kimberly here to share with you how I made this card using the Tropical State of Mind stamp set illustrated by Tatsiana for The Rabbit Hole Designs April Release. I am ready to be on the beach looking at her in the grass skirt! 

To start, I colored in my dancing bunny with Copics {listed below} and die cut her using the Tropical State of Mind Dies. Next I blended Kitsch Flamingo distress ink and Twisted Citron Distress ink through the Tastes Like Honey Stencil on white cardstock. I die cut that with an oval die and layered in on an oval piece of pink cardstock. Then I added foam tape and popped it up on another piece of pink cardstock that I die cut using a decorative oval die in my stash.  I added the bunny and a fern leaf that I had in my stash to the oval.  I heat embossed the sentiment on black paper and added it to my oval panel. To make my background, I ink smooshed Kitsch Flamingo Distress ink and Twisted Citron Distress ink on watercolor paper. I dried it with my heat tool and attached it to the card base. I glued the oval panel to the ink smooshed card base. To finish off my card, I added some sequin. to the fern. This is such an adorable set!!

Copics: 

Bunny: E50, E53, R11, RV13 

Skirt: YG21, YG23, YG25

Flower: RV13, RV17

Maraca: Y11, Y13, Y19

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Bloom where you are planted-Maker Forte

 Hello friends! I have a quick card to share with you today. This stamp collaboration from Maker Forte and Varada Sharma called "Flower Cluster" is just gorgeous! I loved coloring in these flowers!

To make this card, I stamped the floral image on a 3 3/4" x 5" piece of Ultra White 110 lb. cardstock using my Misti and Eclipse Black Remarkable ink. While I had the stamp in my Misti, I stamped it on a Masking Sheet. Then, I fussy cut the image on the masking sheet out. Next, I colored the floral image with my Copics. Then, I colored the big flowers using BV00, BV02, BV13, BV08 and the center using C01, C06, C08. I colored the leaves using YG06, YG09, YG45 and I colored the white flower with C0, G20, and V20.

Once I finished the flowers, I covered the image with the mask and blended Tumbled Glass distress ink through the "Flutter By Butterflies" stencil. Next I lined up the sentiment from the set the way I wanted it and using my Misti, stamped with Eclipse Black Remarkable ink. Then I carefully removed the mask from the floral image. I layered the flower panel on a piece of Eclipse Black cardstock. Next I attached a 4 1/4" x 5 1/2" piece of Back to Basics paper from the 6x6 square pack to an Ultra White 110 lb. card base. Finally, I adhered the flower panel to the card base using foam tape and finished it off with some dew drops.

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Mermaid Wishes Shaker Card - TRHD

  Hello! Kimberly here sharing this cute shaker card using the adorable Harley Merbunny set from this month's release over at The Rabbit Hole Designs. I just love this bunny illustrated by Tatsiana and had so much fun creating with it this month!

I started out by ink smooshing Jayne Davenport Incredible Ink in the following colors: Fresh Air, Mermaid Tail, Hydrangea, and Limeade. Once dry, I put the Splash Splash Stencil on the top and dabbed off some of the ink through the stencil with a wet paper towel to reveal the pattern. I trimmed it down to 4" x 5 1/4" and die cut the center with a circle. I placed my card base in my Misti, and lined up my inked panel on the card base so I could line up my mermaid sentiment where I wanted it. I stamped the sentiment, added the acetate to the inked panel, and all the foam tape for the shaker. Before adhering it to the card base I put a bit of shaker elements in the center. Once I attached the inked panel, I added the scallop circle frame around the circle. Next, I watercolored the Harley Merbunny with Distress Oxides {listed below}. I used the Harley Merbunny Die to cut it out and adhered it to the inked panel. I heat embossed the sentiment "#Simple Pleasures" on black paper from the Simple Things stamp set and adhered that to the card. I finished off the card with dew drops and a sequin on the starfish. 

Distress ink:

Harley: Pumice Stone Distress And Distress Oxide inks, Spun Sugar Oxide, Worn Lipstick Oxide

Tail: Worn Lipstick Oxide and Dusty Concord Oxide

Shell: Antique Linen Oxide, Worn Lipstick Oxide, Gathered Twigs Oxide

Starfish: Antique Linen, Worn Lipstick, Pumice Stone Oxide

Building a masculine scene with simple masking. April Hedgehog Hollow Box

 Hi there! I would like to show you how I built this scene featuring the stamps from the April Hedgehog Hollow Box using a simple masking technique. I just love the look of the sunny clouds behind the mountains. Below I have a quick video to accompany this post to show you my process. 

 

First, I stamped the mountain image in the middle of my Ultra White cardstock. Then, I stamped out three masks of the mountains on Gina K. Masking Sheets to build the mountain range. There is no need for the image to be perfectly stamped for this step, just dark enough so you can fussy cut the image on the line. Next, I took one of the masks, removed the back, and then put it over the mountain stamped on the cardstock. Be careful to position it as exact as possible because you will get gaps between the image you stamp over the mask if not placed properly. Then, I stamped and masked off the mountains on both sides of the original masked mountain. 

 

I started stenciling the clouds using the Varada Sharma Slimline Cloud Stencil and Scattered Straw distress ink. I continued stenciling the clouds using Spice Marmalade and Barn Door distress ink. Then, I carefully removed the masks from my mountains after I finished stenciling the clouds. Then, I used my Copic markers {W00, W0, W1, W2, W4} to add some color to the mountains. Next, I stamped the boat silhouette image using my Misti and remarkable Eclipse Black Ink. Then I used a post it note to mask off the scene on the card so I could blend Faded Jeans and Chipped Sapphire distress ink under the boat for water. I sprayed it lightly with water, dabbed it off and removed the post it note. Then, I used a die from my stash to give the panel a little design around the edge. 

 

I stamped the sentiment, trimmed each line of the sentiment so I could arrange it over the scene and glued it down. Finally, I glued that panel to a piece of Eclipse Black cardstock, and then to a card base. I just love how this card turned out. Masculine cards can be hard for me to come up with ideas for. However, this month's box is all you need because the stamps and stencils all coordinate so nicely with each other.

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Masculine cards with a different way to foil!

Hello crafty friends! Kimberly here to share a couple of cards using sets from the April Subscription Box and some products from Maker Forte. This box has many great options for masculine cards and we could all use a few more of them in our stash. I just want to say, this is not a new idea, just one that some of you may not have tried. I foiled over an embossed image.

To start the tool card, I took a piece of 5 1/8" x 3 1/2" cardstock and lined it and the tool stamp up in my Misti. Then I rubbed the anti-static bag over the cardstock and stamped the image using the Color Hive Clear embossing ink. I embossed it with Clear embossing ink and quickly ran it through my laminator (or Minc) with Gold foil over it. I always run it through twice. I do not know if that is necessary though. I found that the tool Stencil can line up nicely to use the bolt heads in the spot for the sentiment. To add the Eclipse black Sugar Sparkle, I used texture paste through two of the bolt heads. While the paste was still wet, I poured some of the sugar sparkle over the paste and gently pressed it in. Once it dried, I stamped the sentiment, layered it on eclipse black cardstock and using foam tape, I attached it to the card base. Finally, I stamped the "Dad" stamp on the bottom corner of the card. It was such a quick and easy card to make and I just love how it turned out.

My second card to share today is this fun golf card. Another super easy card to make. I cut a piece of 5 1/4' X 4 1/8" cardstock and lined up the golf stamp from the Men at Play set in my Misti. Then I rubbed the anti-static bag it and stamped the image in Color Hive Eclipse Black ink. I quickly embossed it with clear embossing powder and let it cool for a second. To mask off the bottom part of the card, I used a couple of post-it notes (you don't want anything too sticky, it may remove the embossing powder) lining them up on that top black line from the image. Using the Cloud slimline stencil and Speckled Egg Distress ink, I stenciled the clouds in the top half. Next, I moved the post-it notes to the bottom black line of the image to cover the upper part of the card and blended Peeled Paint over most of the bottom, leaving a little space in the corners to blend a little Brushed Corduroy distress ink for dirt/sand. I stamped the sentiment using Color Hive Eclipse Black, layered this panel onto a 5 3/8" x 4 1/8" piece of eclipse black cardstock, and finally on the card base. 

 

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Oh...I went there! Heigh Ho!

 Happy Friday! Make sure that you whistle while you work today! I just had to share this card featuring Angie Blom Digital Designs new release "Gnome place like Home." While I was deciding on a color scheme for this image I realized there were 7 boy gnomes accompanying this one striking young lady. It all ended right there. I couldn't get Snow White out of my head. I just love this image. It is so cheerful and bright. 

The finished card measures 8 1/2" x 3 1/2".  I colored this in with Copics....a lot of Copics...But I am sure you could take short cuts if you had to.

Copics:

Snow White:R32, R35, R37 B14, B18, Y11, Y13, Y15, N3, N7, N9

Bashful: Pants YR18, Top Y11, Y13, Y15, Hat BG05, BG07

Sleepy: B14, B18, R22, R35,YR18, Pants:R35, R37, E34

Grumpy:R37, R39, E84, E87

Happy: B12, B14, YR14, YR18, E84, E87

Doc: YR18, R06, E84, E87

Sneezy: E84, E87, R35, R37, Y26, Y28

Dopey: YG01, YG03, YG61, V22, V28

Skin: E000, E01, E11, R30 {cheeks}

Shoes: E84

Flowers/Grass: Y38, RV55, YG21, YG23

Sky: B0000

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