Zen Garden - Four Ways

Oh, hi! I am loving the Zen Garden stamp by Whimsy Stamps! There are so many different ways it can be used!

For this card, I stamped the image and left it black and white and decided to add a colorful background with my Copic markers:

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After I had the background colored, I stamped and embossed a sentiment from the Mini Everyday Sentiment set and used my white gel pen to add a few dots on either side of the sentiment.

Copics used: R22, YR02, Y21, G02, BG13, BV13, Colorless Blender

For my next card, I only stamped the blooms on the outer edge of a piece of card stock and embossed them with white embossing powder. Then I did a bit of easy watercoloring with my water brushes.

After the panel was dry, I ran it through my Gemini, Jr. with a Wonky Stitched Rectangle Die and adhered it to a piece of pink card stock cut slightly larger, and then adhered that to the front of my card base. Then, I adhered the  die-cut birthday word and die-cut shadow to the front. I also stamped and embossed the word "wishes" from the Your Birthday stamp set and fussy cut it.

Waterbrushes used: Cadmium Orange, Bumble Bee Yellow, Lemon Yellow, Teal, Turtle Green, Rouge Pink, Bubble Gum Pink

For my third card, I wanted to use the new Slimline Pocket Die, so after I stamped and colored the Zen Garden stamp, I fussy cut the flowers and a few leaves and arranged them on the pocket.

For the pocket, after I die-cut it from dark blue cardstock, I used my white gel pen to accentuate the stitching detail around the edge.

I cut a piece of patterned paper from the Eggstra Bunnies paper pack just slightly smaller than my card base and adhered it to the front of my card. Then I adhered the pocket to the front of my card.

Copics used:

Sunflower - Y19, Y17, Y08, Y11, YR24, E49, E47, E37, E35, E34, YG00

Pink Flower - R22, R20, Y08, Y13

Teal Flower - BG13, G02, BG10

Leaves - YG17, YG03, YG01

And finally. . .for my last card, I did a bit of simple masking by stamping the super cute Gnome from the Gnome Gardeners stamp set, masked him with a piece of masking paper and then stamped the Zen Garden over it.

Then I colored it up with my Copics, ran it through by die-cut machine with a Wonky Stitched Rectangle die and adhered it to a top folding notecard.

Copics used:

Sunflower - Y19, Y15, Y13, E49, E47, E37, E35, E34, YG00

Pink Flower - R22, R20, Y08, Y13

Teal Flower - BG13, G02, BG10, Y08, Y13

Leaves - YG17, YG03, YG01

Fence - E29, E37, E35, E34

Gnome - E11, E53, E51, C5, C3, C1, YR18, YR09, YR07

Shovel - E34, C5, C3, C1

Gnome's Flowers - Y08, Y11, YG67, YG63

Grass - YG67, YG17, YG03

Sky - B000

Supplies Used:

Whimsy Stamps Zen Garden

Whimsy Stamps Gnome Gardeners

Whimsy Stamps Mini Everyday Sentiments

Whimsy Stamps Your Birthday Stamp Set

Whimsy Stamps Slimline Pocket Die

Whimsy Stamps Wonky Stitched Rectangle Dies

Whimsy Stamps Quick Strips Dies

Whimsy Stamps Birthday Word & Shadow Die Set

Whimsy Stamps Eggstra Bunnies Paper Pack

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Gnome One Else

Oh, hi! I'm back with another card using the super cute Gnome One Else stamp set. This time these two cuties are are enjoying a day in an enchanted forest.

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I started out stamping the gnomes onto Cougar Super Smooth card stock and colored them with my Copics. Then I fussy cut them out.

I trimmed a piece of the Enchanted Forest background paper down to fit the front of a slime line card that measures 3.5" x 8.5".

Next I cut a piece of green card stock using the grassy border die from the Build a Fairy Garden die set. I also cut some mushrooms from the same die set. I adhered the grassy border to the patterned paper, making sure to not add adhesive to the top of the grassy border so I could tuck the mushrooms behind it.

Next, I adhered the gnomes and thought it still needed something . . . so I added some flowers and butterflies that I had die-cut from the Slimline Scallop Pocket Die.

Once I had everything adhered down, I added that to the front of my card base.

Supplies Used:

Whimsy Stamps Gnome One Else stamp set

Whimsy Stamps Enchanted Forest Paper Pack

Whimsy Stamps Build a Fairy Garden Die Set

Whimsy Stamps Slimline Scallop Pocket Die

Copics Used:

Boy Gnome - BG75, BG18, BG72, E13, E21, E51, E27, E25, E35, E33

Girl Gnome - YR65, E95, YR02, R12, E13, E21, E51,Y26, YR21, YR20, E27, E23

Mushroom - E43, E42, E41, R59, R24, R14, White Gel Pen

Flower R22, R12, Y15

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A Romantic Boat Ride

 Oh, hi! How sweet are these little gnomes floating down a stream in a leaf boat? And they had a few fairies sprinkling some fairy dust, too.

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The background is from the Slimline Enchanted Forest paper pack. GAH! This paper makes for the best backgrounds . . .and quick and easy cards, too!

First, I ran the background paper through my die-cutting machine with the Slimline Card Builder Die. Then I stamped and colored the gnomes with Copics. I fussy cut them out. . . which was pretty easy.

I die cut two fairies and the fairy dust from the Build a Fairy Garden die set and then started to put my card together.

I used liquid glue to adhere everything down. Here's a tip to adhere those tiny little fairy dust stars without getting glue all over the place. . . put a drop of glue on some scratch paper and the use a toothpick to pick up a tiny amount of glue. Dab the glue from the toothpick onto the patterned paper and then add the fairy dust.

Anywho. . . after all of the elements were glued down, I adhered that panel to a piece of white card stock just a tad bit larger and the added that to the front of a purple card. Viola! All done!

Supplies used:

Whimsy Stamps Gnome One Else Stamp Set

Whimsy Stamps Build a Fairy Garden Die Set

Whimsy Stamps Slimline Card Builder Die

Whimsy Stamps Slimline Enchanted Forest Paper Pack

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Frolicking Fairies in an Enchanted Forest

 Oh, hi! Have you seen the new Slimline Enchanted Forest background paper by Whimsy Stamps? OH my goodness! It's fabulous! And it goes perfectly with the new Build a Fairy Garden die set, too!

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This card was easy to create and came together in a flash! The background paper really did all the work for me.

I ran the patterned paper from the Enchanted Forest paper pack through my Gemini, Jr. using the Slimline Card Builder die. Then I cut the fairies from Sirio Ultra Black card stock and the grassy border and mushrooms from purple card stock.

I adhered all the elements to the front of the patterned paper with liquid glue and then adhered that to a piece of black card stock just slightly larger than the patterned paper and adhered that to a purple card base.

See? Easy-peasy!

Supplies used:

Whimsy Stamps Slimline Enchanted Forest paper pack

Whimsy Stamps Slimline Card Builder Die

Whimsy Stamp Build a Fairy Garden Die Set

Sirio Ultra Black Card Stock

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