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Zany Zoo Raccoon Card

Zany Zoo Card Class, Card 3

Zany Zoo Raccoon Card

We are now on to the last card from my Weekly Card Class From ME. And this week features the Zany Zoo Bundle by Stampin’ Up!. And this last card has plenty of zany, but not as much zoo.

Want to see another card in beautiful, bright and fun colors using the Zany Zoo Bundle? Click here for a laughable llama lady!

Raccoon Peacock and Raccoon Petal

Just like my Zany Zoo Llama Card, this Zany Zoo Raccoon Card features a color that is newer on scene, Pretty Peacock. And I had fun finding an existing color to pair it with. When I realized Petal Pink added just the right softness to the rich Pretty Peacock, I was smitten.

Once again, I let the Zoo Crew Designer Series Paper lend a black and white element to my card. And how awesome is it that the dotted lines in the DSP match the dotted lines in the stamped raccoon’s tail?

Zany Zoo Raccoon Card Details

In my first card, I did some coloring with the Stampin’ Blends. For my second card, I used Water Color Pencils and a Blender Pen to color with. Now that we are on to the last card in my Weekly Card Class From ME, I picked yet another color medium: Stampin’ Write Markers.

First, I need to say that I love the new version of the Stampin’ Write Markers! The nib end (the small skinny one) is so much better than it used to be. I actually added my color to the balloons with the nib end, rather than the brush end.

And while some of my stamped image from the Zany Zoo Stamp Set is colored in, I left our star critter, the raccoon, un-colored. The black and white imagery works well on this card. After I added a touch of Wink of Stella to give my balloons some sparkle, I was happy with all of it!

Celebrate You!

Just like the first 2 cards in this series, the Zany Zoo Raccoon Card also has a heat embossed sentiment. This time, instead of a circle die or a banner die, I pulled out a punch.

The Banner Pick A Punch is one of my go-to favorites! This punch lets you work with 3 width sizes, 1/2, 3/4 and 1″, you can choose a custom length, and you have 2 punched end options. I think this punch is something to celebrate too!

Get Your Zany Zoo Card Class From ME

This Zany Zoo Raccoon Card is the last card in my featured class this week. If you would like to see the video from my online class, click this link. For more details on what is in this week’s class from Maine and how to get yours, click here.

I have enjoyed sharing cards from the Zany Zoo Card Class this week. Be sure to check back here or follow me, The Maine Stamper, on FaceBook, for more cardmaking inspiration and ideas.

Color Swap Card

Each week, I explore a color change-up with one of my featured cards. This week, the Zany Zoo Raccoon Card got a makeover. I swapped in the colors Pool Party and Bubble Bath, changed the designer paper pattern and embossing folder choice, and selected a new ribbon. Which card do you prefer?

Circle Sayings Birthday Card

Circle Sayings Card Class, Card 2

Circle Sayings Birthday Card

We are on to the next card from my Weekly Card Class From ME. And this week features the Circle Sayings Bundle by Stampin’ Up!. While this card is so pretty in pink, I have pulled in a couple of deeper colors for contrast.

All of the tones on this card are new colors to the Stampin’ Up! Family. Want to see our first card in the newest blue tone using the Circular Sayings Bundle? Click here.

Bubble Bath Pink

As mentioned above, this Circle Sayings Birthday Card features brand new colors. The card base here is in Bubble Bath, an adorable pink that has purple undertones to it. This sweet pink color is perfect for baby girl cards, ballet pink cards, and sugared cupcake cards too!

Circle Sayings Stamp Set

The Circle Sayings Stamp Set has both sentiments and images that work perfectly with the 2-3/8″ Circle Punch and without! For my card, I chose the Happy Birthday sentiment and used it to create an awesome background in Bubble Bath Ink on White Cardstock.

I stamped the Celebrate sentiment in Moody Mauve Ink, a new In Color, on White Cardstock that I punched with the circle punch. The words “celebrate” form a circle on the stamp, so I only had to ink and stamp once to get the image that you see here.

Cupcake Designer Series Paper

For the cupcake on my Circle Saying Birthday Card, I chose to stamp the wrapper on Bubble Bath designer series paper.

I chose the polka dot pattern from the Subtles Collection, and stamped in Copper Clay Ink. Next, I fussy cut the wrapper and adhered it to another cupcake image that I stamped and fussy cut from White Cardstock.

Get Your Dainty Delight Card Class From ME

This Circle Sayings Birthday Card is just one card in my featured class this week. If you would like to see the video from my online class, click this link. For more details on what is in this week’s class from Maine and how to get yours, click here.

I will be sharing more cards from the Circle Sayings Card Class, as well as my bonus cards, as this week goes on. Be sure to check back here or follow me, The Maine Stamper, on FaceBook, for more cardmaking inspiration and ideas.

Petal Park Dear Friend Card

Petal Park Card Class, Card 3

Petal Park Dear Friend Card

We are on to the last card from my Weekly Card Class From ME, featuring the Petal Park Bundle by Stampin’ Up!. It is always fun to play with flower stamps and bright, pretty colors…

Speaking of bright colors, Mango Melody, the main color in my Petal Park Dear Friend Card, is pretty bright! I usually avoid this color yellow, as I find it hard to use. But in this card, it just seemed natural and easy. Maybe this color really is growing on me….

Want to see another card from this class in a much calmer color scheme? Click here.

Mango Melody Yellow

I stand by my earlier thoughts on this bold color choice. Like the rest of the cards from this weekly class, I worked with the coordinating palette from the Regency Park 6 x 6″ DSP pack. And there are a few Mango Melody selections to choose from!

Fortunately for me, there is also some Night of Navy to calm down the overwhelming yellow. I love how the patterns and colors came to play for this card. It was simple to pick a few designs that went well together. From there, I chose to flag the ends of different lengths with the Banners Pick A Punch.

Petal Park Punched Flowers

There are soooo many ways to use the Petal Park Stamp Set and Petal Park Builder Punch to create gorgeous flowers. During my live card class, I shared 3 of them. For this third card, I used only 1 color: Mango Melody.

Petal Park Flowers, Option 3

For this Petal Park Dear Friend Card, I chose Mango Melody Cardstock to stamp my flowers on. I stamped only the outline stamp in Mango Melody Ink onto my cardstock. This gave me the perfect tone on tone look.

After my stamping was complete, I used the coordinating Petal Park Builder Punch to get perfect flowers!

Get Your Petal Park Card Class From ME

This Petal Park Love Card is the last one in my featured class this week. If you would like to see the video from my online class, click this link. For more details on what is in this week’s class from Maine and how to get yours, click here.

I have enjoyed sharing cards from the Petal Park Card Class, as well as my bonus cards, during this week. Be sure to check back here or follow me, The Maine Stamper, on FaceBook, for more cardmaking inspiration and ideas. Another great card class is right around the corner!