LDRS Creative - Tiki Hut Pocket Pals 2nd Card

What I really love about the pocket pal sets is that you can do a card two different ways - you can cut it out and put it on a normal 5x7 or 4x6 card front - or you can make it as a "shaped card base" on its own.  I posted a version of this card on a 5x7 card base earlier today, but I actually colored two sets - the second set I used as a shaped card base here:

The card is still interactive - all the doors and windows still open and shut to put characters behind.  Doing it this way, the card is smaller but oh so cute!  It still uses retired LDRS Creative Tiki Hut and You're Jawsome stamp and die sets.

I am also entering this card into the Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge:  Interactive Card Challenge

Products Used:

LDRS Creative - Tiki Hut Stamps & Dies

LDRS Creative - You're Jawsome Stamp and Dies

Spectrum Noir - Illustrator Markers

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LDRS Creative - Tiki Hut Pocket Pals Card

Ok, I may be getting obsessed with LDRS Creative pocket pals.  They are kind of addictive!  I love a good interactive card - and these are great fun if you like to color.  

I created the background with distress oxides in salty ocean, tumbled glass, and antique linen and then splotched some distress paint in picket fence on top to create a more ocean water look.  The rest of the card is all LDRS Creative "Tiki Hut" and "You're Jawsome" sets that I got off HSN awhile back so I don't think it is available except on ebay/etsy these days, so I'm thrilled to finally have time to dig into my stash!  All colored with Spectrum Noir Illustrator Markers. 

I love that the doors and windows open and shut so that you can put characters behind them to peek out.

I am entering this card into the Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge:  Interactive Card Challenge

Products Used:

LDRS Creative - Tiki Hut Stamps & Dies

LDRS Creative - You're Jawsome Stamp and Dies

Distress Oxide - Salty Ocean

Distress Oxide - Tumbled Glass

Distress Oxide - Antique Linen

Distress Paint - Picket Fence

Spectrum Noir - Illustrator Markers

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Mother's Day Card - Tim Holtz Products

 I couldn't let the holiday go by without one more Mother's Day card!  I sent this one to my daughter. 

I made the background with Distress Paints in Worn Lipstick, Dried Marigold, and Mustard Seed that I then stamped over with a crackled stamp from the Tim Holtz Stamp and Stencil Set called "Basketweave, Checkerboard, Vintage Roses THMM119" and then uses the basketweave stencil bit from the same set.  After the background was done, I cut it out with the Tim Holtz "Stacked Deckle" die to make the card front and then backed it in brown cardstock.

I made the Tim Holtz die set "Artsy Stems" the focal point of the card.  I cut the dies in mixed media cardstock and colored them with Distress Spray Stains in the colors:  Fossilized Amber, Mustard Seed, Wild Honey, Squeezed Lemonade, Dried Marigold, Spiced Marmalade, Crackling Campfire, Saltwater Taffy, Picked Raspberry, Spun Sugar, and Worn Lipstick.  

Luckily, I have a "Happy Mother's Day" retired die from Crafter's Companion in my stash that fit the bill for in front of the flowers that I put on with its shadow die with 3D gel.  Lastly, I added Tim Holtz Idea-ology Hardware Heads to the corners.  

I'm entering this in the Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge - Simon Says Stencil It. 

Thanks for looking!

Products Used:

Tim Holtz - Artsy Stems

Tim Holtz Stamp & Stencil THMM119

Tim Holtz - Stacked Deckle

Distress Ink Spray - Pick your colors

Distress Paint - Pick your colors

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