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Claudia Rosa: Just Sittin' Here Thinking of You

This is a very clean and simple card. The card base is A2 and here is how it was contructed: I embossed half of the white paper with the SWISS DOTS EMBOSSING FOLDER which left the bottom half smooth and ready for the stamped sentiment. I used the JUST SITTIN' HERE sentiment from the new Chasing Butterflies Collection from Magnolia. I tied a ribbon around the seam and added SPRING TILDA with pop up dots onto the ribbon. All coloring is done with COPIC MARKERS. Some LILAC DEW DROPS in the corners finish the card.

LILY AT THE BEACH available today!!!

Pink Cat Studio has released another great set featuring sweet little Lily! This set is in the store now for ordering and I expect to have it in next week. LILY AT THE BEACH stamps absolutely perfect for your summer cards and scrapbook pages.

More Chasing Butterflies...from Claudia Rosa

Magnolia Chasing Butterflies stamps are available for preorder now! 7 KIDS also carries the complete line of Nestabilities.

More images from the Magnolia Chasing Butterflies Collection

Another beautiful card by Claudia Rosa features two new stamps from the Chasing Butterflies Collection (Watering Can and Tilda with Butterfly) which are currently available for preorder in the store. This order shipped to me from Magnolia on April 15, so I hope to have it by the end of the month.

Jodi Lee: sneak peek of the new Pink Cat Studio stamps!

It's sneak peek time with Pink Cat Studio!! This time Lily is headed for the beach! These images are absolutely adorable and I'm sure you'll agree when you see them.

My first card is of Lily sitting on a turtle. I had so much fun making this card and being able to use bold colors for the Summer. My card is based off of a sketch from Mojo Monday a couple of weeks back. As I was making this card and piecing it together, I decided to create a 3D layer for the turtle's shell. So, I stamped him twice and cut the top of his shell, and popped it higher. I also popped up his head and feet for another added effect.

After I added the embellishments, it still seemed unfinished so I added some crystal effects to the shell of the turtle and made it look shiny as if he were glistening in the sun or shall I say sun bathing in the sun.

My next image is of Lily with an Inner Tube. She is ready to jump in the water for some fun in the sun!! Don't these stamps make you want to plan your next summer vacation? To create the background of Lily, I used my COPIC AIRBRUSH SYSTEM that you can get over at 7 KIDS COLLEGE FUND. I used yellow for the background of the sky and brown for the bottom where the sand would be. I have also purchased my COPIC SKETCH MARKERS from 7KIDS too.

I think lately I have been in the mood to pop images off the card, I really do love the 3 dimensional look but just had to make a little extra time to cut it out and mount it. It really does not take that long, but one of the things that could be time consuming is cutting very small objects. This photo shows that I have cut and mounted the inner tube around Lily's waist and I have added crystal effects to this as well for that plastic appeal.

Stay tuned for another sneak peek as well as the release day for these stamps on Thursday.

Posting by: Jodi Lee

Happy Piggies!

Check out this awesome card DT member Claudia Rosa made for the Stampavie Challenge. You can visit the challenge blog by clicking here.

This card uses the brand new Rachelle Anne Miller HAPPY PIGGIES stamp (click here to see all the new stamps), as well as the PINKING, BLOSSOM and CIRCLE NESTABILITIES.

NEWSLETTER

www.7kidscollegefund.com Magnolia Chasing Butterflies Collection The new Chasing Butterflies Collection from Magnolia is in the store now for PREORDER. This order shipped from Magnolia to me on April 15. Shipping from Sweden can take a couple of weeks, so I hope to have them in stock by the end of the month. I also have another order on it's way which looks like it was shipped around the April 3. I expect that order any day now. This will restock me on all out of stock items currently in the store. I will post to the blog and twitter the second I have those stamps in. Of course, check the blog for 3 great card ideas from DT member Claudia Rosa using these new stamps. They are SO awesome!   All-New Basic Grey Collections and this week's COUPON CODE! Check out the incredibly cute paper, stamps and embellishments from the new LIME RICKEY Collection from Basic Grey. These are a quick turn around preorder item. I am expecting them in this week! This collection is so fun, whimiscal and summery. You are going to love the bright colors and sweet designs! The second new collection is WISTERIA. This collection with its purples and blues reminds of you of summer evenings. Beautiful flowers and combined with garden bugs makes this collection a must-have for summer cards and scrapbook pages. I will have these products in the store today. This week's coupon code is BG10 and will save you and additional 10% off 7 KIDS already reduced prices on all Basic Grey products. Code is good through 4/26/09 and includes the new preorder items. New WOJ Medieval Collection stamps In the store now for PREORDER are 6 new stamps from the Alison Action Whiff of Joy Medieval Collection: Queen Charlotte, Rogue Charlotte, Charlotte's Horse, Charlotte's Throne, Knight Charlie and Sword and Shield. Complete your collection with these awesome stamps. If you haven't picked up the others, they are in stock now!   Smooch Pearlized Paint from Clearsnap This great little product was introduced at Winter CHA. SMOOCH is 9 mL of pearlized paint in a nail-polish style bottle. Each handle has a fine-tipped foam brush that will allow you to apply this paint with precision to your project. SMOOCH comes in 8 fantastic colors: Moonlight, Pumpkin, Azuer, Gold, Green Apple, Sugarberry, Siren and Silver. List Price: $4.50 OUR PRICE: $3.99 Distress Ink from Tim Holtz Tim Holtz Distress Inks are a collection of twenty-four acid-free, non-toxic, fade resistant, water-based dye inks that were just added to the store. They're perfect for the new vintage, stained, aged effect crafters are creating in their altered books, scrapbook pages, cards and paper craft projects. The 2" x 2" pads are made with a higher raised felt for easier use with direct to paper technique. Check out DT member Mary Giemza's DISTRESS INK tutorial on the blog. List Price: $4.99 OUR PRICE: $4.49 7 KIDS appreciates your business!!!   Sincerely,   7kidscollegefund.com Join Our Mailing List!

Magnolia Chasing Butterflies Collection is IN THE MAIL!

It looks like Magnolia shipped my Chasing Butterflies order on April 15! The Chasing Butterflies stamps are available for preorder right now. I expect the Chasing Butterflies stamps order within 1 to 2 weeks. Below are three cards from DT member Claudia Rosa using the new stamps. These cards are simply amazing! This collection is so sweet and a must-have. Magnolia has come a long way with their images. They are only getting better and better!

Regarding the currently out of stock stamps, Magnolia charged my card on April 3, so I am hopeful that I will be receiving that order any day. That order will include most of the stamps that are currently out of stock.

This card features the Tilda in Spring Rain stamp, Memento Ink, Copics and gemstones.

This card features Tilda Picking Lilacs, Flower Soft, Liquid Pearls, Memento Ink and Nestabilities.



This card features the Watering Can stamp, Copics, and Memento Ink.

Suzanne Dean: YouTube star!!!

Check out DT member Suzanne Dean's Copic tutorials on YouTube! If you are wanting to try Copics, but may be concerned about how to use them to achieve the amazing results you see on other people's cards, Suzanne's tutorials will take you step-by-step through the process in realtime.

Check out this skin coloring tutorial. Products from this tutorial are available at 7 KIDS.

Also, visit the Copic Creations blog for tons of ideas, tutorials and projects using Copics.

Here's a Flower Soft tutorial from Suzanne:

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