unicorn

Good morning! Have you seen the new Ellen Hutson release? It’s absolutely fantasmagorical! There are rainbows, unicorns, mermaids… something for everyone, in my opinion. I’ve created two cards using the new Unicorns ‘n Rainbows stamp and die set. Let’s get started on the details!

For my first project, I wanted something super clean and simple with just a pop of color. I stamped the unicorn head from Unicorns ‘n Rainbows and colored it with bright pink Copics and added some shimmer marker. I also die cut an octagonal frame from a panel of white card stock, then popped everything up. I added a stamped sentiment from Pure Magic. I love that “go forth and be fabulous” sentiment!! So many cute sentiments in the Pure Magic set.

For my second card, I decided to take it to another level. I will admit that I struggle a little with cute cards… I’m much more comfortable with flowers. But I had SO much fun with this card!

I started by doing some Oxide blending on two different A2 panels using Picked Raspberries, Shaded Lilac, and Peacock Feathers. I die cut several clouds, a rainbow, and the unicorn from Unicorns ‘n Rainbows and stamped them using Copic-friendly black ink. I colored the images with Copic markers and added quite a bit of shimmer pen to the rainbow, clouds, and unicorn.

I die cut an oval from one of the panels using the Hero Arts Infinity Oval dies, then backed it with acetate and added foam tape. After I had arranged my die cuts on the front of the card, I used my MISTI to determine the placement for my greeting. I heat embossed a greeting from Pure Magic using white embossing powder. I added some sequins, then adhered it to the full blended panel.

Well, that’s all for me today! I hope you will check out the adorable new stamps from this latest release. Have a marvelous day, friends!

Hi there! Some of you may have seen on Instagram that I recently joined the Shimmerz Social Media team. In case you’re not familiar with Shimmerz, this is a company that provides the world with one of my favorite things: sparkle. The Shimmerz products come in many formats: color pots, pastes, spray mists, and many more. Being a part of their new Social Media team means that, a couple times a month, I get to bring you all kinds of sparkly goodness. I hope you’ll enjoy! I did a series of posts with some of the Shimmerz products earlier this summer, and so I can’t wait to dive in and play with them even more.

For my post today, I thought to myself… sparkles=magic=unicorn. So, I pulled out one of the super cute unicorn stamps from The Greeting Farm called Hello Unicorn and heat embossed it in silver on some watercolor paper. Next, I watercolored it using Shimmerz paints in Precious Metal, Pixie Dust, Royal Purple, and Orchid-stra. The paints react wonderfully with water, and so manipulating them and moving them around on the watercolor paper was a breeze. I fussy cut the unicorn out and set it aside to work on the background.

For the background, I used some of the fabulous colored shimmer Spritz to create a ridiculously easy, galaxy-esque sky background. I simply sprayed Plum Pudding, Chance of Rain, and Sapphire Spritz sprays onto a panel of watercolor paper, dabbing some of the color away and spritzing other spots with just plain water, then rolling the panel around so that I got the drips and dribbles where I wanted them. I hit the panel with my heat gun (because, impatient haha!) and then used a Memory Box Shimmer stencil with the Puttin’ on the Glitz Paste-eez to add even more sparkle and dimension to the background. The Paste-eez started out opaque, but dried clear, so all you see is that sparkly glitter. #givemeallthehearteyes

To finish the card, I die cut some clouds from vellum using the Cloud Borders dies from Honey Bee Stamps and popped them up, then added a strip of sparkly fuchsia card stock at the bottom. For the sentiment, I silver heat embossed a sentiment from another Greeting Farm set: Magical Day. I trimmed the sentiment strip down and flagged the end, then popped it up on the card front.

Well, that’s all for me today! I hope you’ve enjoyed seeing so much sparkle and shimmer. Have a marvelous day, friends!