Floating Down the River featuring Gerda Steiner Designs

Hi Everyone!

Today I am sharing a second card as a Guest Designer for Gerda Steiner Designs.

I made another summer inspired card using the
Pool Piggies 4x6 clear stamp set.

For the card, I started by water coloring a piece of water color cardstock with several blue distress inks then added some water droplets, finally I sprayed it with some shimmer mist to sparkle. This will be the water part of the river for the pig to float on.

Then, I took some kraft card stock and die cut it with some wavy border dies to look like the beach or shore, depending on where the river is, I added some dots with copic markers to look like sand. I also double stamped the sentiment in two colors of ink, with a misti stamp tool, in tan and brown.

Next, I stamped and colored the pig, then I stamped the round float and ball on some patterned paper and paper pieced the float.

I added some glossy accents to the ball, pig to look

like water droplets and to the fish for bubbles.

Then I added some stickers to the card for some accents.

The pig looks like he is having fun and so relaxed!!

Thanks again to Gerda and Macy for

letting me be a guest designer.

I hope to have inspired you !

Thanks so much for stopping by!

Have a wonderful day!

Other Supplies Used:

Paper- Solar White card stock (Neenah), Watercolor card stock (Ranger), Crumb Cake card stock (SU!), Splash 6x6 patterned paper (Echo Park)

Ink- Tuxedo Black ink (Memento), Rich Cocoa and Desert Sand ink (Memento), Peacock Feathers, Mermaid Lagoon, Broken China and Vintage Photo distress inks (Ranger)

Die- Scallop Waves dies (Pink and Main)

Other- Summertime pillow puffs (October Afternoon), Glossy Accents (Ranger), Shimmer Mist

Let's Hang at the Pool featuring Gerda Steiner Designs

Hi Everyone!

Today I am sharing a fun card as a Guest Designer
for Gerda Steiner Designs.

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For my card, I made a gel card for the cute piggy from the Pool Piggies 4x6 clear stamp set to float in on her little pool floatie.

I started the card with a white rectangle, then I die cut a rounded rectangle from it and also embossed the edge of the rectangle. Then I stamped the cute pig and colored her with copic markers, I paper pieced her bikini, pool float, towel and ball from the Sunkissed 6x6 Doodlebug paper. Next, I added some glossy accents to her sunglasses and the ball. Then I stamped the sentiment from the set on the towel and heat embossed it in clear.

Next, I made the 'pool water' portion of the pool. I used a small snack size ziplock bag, I cut it down to size and sealed it with my fuse tool. Then I added some heart and star sequins to the bag then some blue hair gel, then more sequins and again until my bag was full enough.

Then I adhered the bag to the backside of the die cut rectangle panel, then added that to a white card base with foam adhesive. Next, I added the cute pig and ball to the water panel, then the towel with the sentiment to the bottom right corner. Finally, I added some glossy accents around the card to look like water droplets.

The card is so fun, if someone presses on the gel it moves just like water and the cute pig goes up and down. I hope you were inspired by my card, I know I am ready for summer and some fun pool time!

Thanks to Gerda and Macy for giving me the opportunity to be a guest designer again, I am honored.

I hope you have a wonderful day!

Other Supplies used:

Paper- Solar White card stock (Neenah), Sunkissed 6x6 paper (Doodlebug)

Ink- Tuxedo Black(Memento), Versafine Onyx black ink, clear embossing powder, copic markers. White gel pen

Die- Stitched Rounded Rectangle dies (Pink and Main)

Other- Sequins (Martha Stewart crafts and StudioKatia), Snack size baggie (Ziploc), Hair Gel (LA Looks), Fuse tool (Project Life), Glossy Accents (Ranger)