Cute Toucan Card {Waffle Flower Crafts}

Hello friends, 

While shopping at Target this weekend, I came across the most adorable set of pajamas which served as the inspiration for my card. 

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So cute, right?!  I loved the colors and those striped shorts are super fun. Using the Leafy stamp set and Hibiscus stamp set and dies, here's what I created... 

I stamped the fern leaves from the Leafy stamp set with shade 5 from the Spring Blend Inkpad.  I stamped and die cut the bird and colored it with copics before adhering it to the circle and stamping the sentiment. 

I had to incorporate the striped shorts, so I adhered a strip of patterned paper from my stash.  The scalloped edge is from the Flower Circles Die set.  I separated the "petals" and tucked them under the patterned paper strip to make a scalloped border. 

Well, that's all for me today! In the meantime, I think those jammies need to come home with me as a gift for my little niece.  

Thanks for stopping by!

Katie

Coloring Fun Blog Hop {Waffle Flower Crafts}

Hello friends!

It's Release Day at Waffle Flower Crafts and we are celebrating with a blog hop that's all about coloring fun!

You should have arrived today from lovely, talented and witty Laura Bassen's blog. If not, you can catch the entire hop order below or start from the beginning at at the Waffle Flower Crafts blog. 

My first card features the Leafy stamp set, the Hibiscus stamp set and dies, and the Willy and Friends stamp set and coordinating dies. My color medium is Distress Inks. 

I added a wash of watercolor to make the floor and the jungle background.  Next I stamped the ferns from Leafy with Waffle Flower's Chalk Ink (shade 1). I love how beautifully the chalk ink blends with the Distress Ink. 

I stamped and die cut the monkey from Willy and Friends and colored him more Distress Ink.  The branch and sentiment are from the Hibiscus stamp set. 

In honor of Shark Week, I have another card to share featuring the Tiger and Lily stamp set and dies. 

I added a bit of color to the background with Distress Ink and stamped and die cut the shark conga line- this time coloring with Copic Markers. 

Is there anything more fun than a shark conga line?  In costume, no less?  I think not! The sentiment is from Willy and Friends.  

Nina is generously giving away a $50.00 gift certificate to the Waffle Flower shop.  Just leave a comment on each of the stops on the hop and the Winner will be drawn from comments left on all of the participating blogs. Enter by midnight, Sunday July 12. The winner will be announced on Waffle Flower blog on Monday July 13.

The entire new release is available now in the Waffle Flower shop. Your next stop on the hop is stamping superstar, Jennifer McGuire!  

The entire hop list is below: 

Waffle Flower 

Sandy Allock 

Kathy Racoosin 

Tessa Wise 

Nichol Magouirk 

Laura Bassen 

Katie Gehring 

Jennifer McGuire 

Thanks for stopping by and good luck! 

Katie

Introducing Leafy and Lotus {Waffle Flower Crafts}

Hello friends, 

Release week continues at Waffle Flower Crafts and today Nina is introducing two beautiful stamp sets- Leafy and Lotus.  

My first card uses the Lotus stamp set.  I heat embossed the flower and stem with white embossing powder before adding a wash of watercolor with Distress Ink. I stamped the sentiment in black ink and added a few sequins for some extra sparkle.  I just love these pretty flowers! 

My next card uses the Leafy stamp set. I stamped the ferns with Waffle Flower's chalk ink (shades 1 and 2).  I stamped the sentiment in black ink and added the sweet bird with ink shade 6. 

Be sure to stop by the Waffle Flower blog for the full reveal of these sets and even more inspiration from the team!  All of the stamp and die sets previewed this week will be available for purchase in the Waffle Flower store on Thursday, July 9th! 

Thanks for stopping by!

Katie