Good morning! The Stamps of Life girls are blog hoppin' today with the Clearsnap designers, and I have a couple projects to share with you! My first project is a cheerful swamp scene. I stamped three frogs and die cut them with the coordinating framelit die. I colored them various colors of green and added dots for extra "cute" factor.
I adhered the scalloped layers (the water) to the card by only adding adhesive to the outside edges and the bottom of the layers, leaving the center area of the layers unattached. I placed the frogs between different sections of the scalloped layers with foam adhesive for even more dimension. The sun in the background is actually a snow globe die cut from a Sizzix set that was just the right size for the sun. And the clouds are from another Sizzix set called Kites. I stamped the sentiment on a small banner and attached the banner to one of the clouds with a brad. I think this card turned out so very fun!
The second project I have to share is this "better late than never" snail card. To create the hillside, I pulled a celery colored ink pad across the paper several times, in both directions. I added some faux stitching lines to enhance the suggestion of hills. The balloons are stamped in various shades of ink, and die cut using a coordinating framelit die. The snail was stamped on a separate piece of paper, colored, cut out with paper snips, and adhered to the card with foam adhesive. I added a charming "slime trail" behind the snail with Sprinkles! glitter. I think the purple card base adds extra cheer, don't you!?
If you'd like to start at the top of the blog hop, head on over to the Clearsnap blog. Or, you can make your way through the below list of hop participants ... and have FUN!
Oh, and, you might want to leave comments as you go -- I hear there is a fantastic prize being awarded to one lucky reader! Details about the give-away can be found on the Clearsnap blog.
Clearsnap Blog http://blog.clearsnap.com/
Jeanne Streiff http://inkypaws.blogs.splitcoaststampers.com/
Tami Sanders http://tamisanders.com/
Lorie Souther http://www.thinkinspot.com/
Suzanne Austin http://whatsinalousyananut.blogspot.com/
Kim Howard http://basementstamper.blogspot.com/
Judy Rozema http://jarfullofjoy.blogspot.com/
Becki Adams http://beckiadams.com/
Beverly Sizemore http://bevscreativepath.blogspot.com/
Emily Niehaus http://emmielouwho.blogspot.com/
Jennifer Priest http://hydrangeahippo.com/blog
Laura Williams http://www.lauralooloo.blogspot.com/
Steph Ackerman http://stephaniescraps.blogspot.com/
Anna Wight http://sweetmissdaisy.typepad.com/ [You Are Here!]
Kelli Hull http://stampingwithadream.blogspot.com/
Adrienne Ford http://bry-and-i.blogspot.com/
Tiffany Johnson http://iheartartblog.com/
Lydia Fiedler http://www.understandblue.blogspot.com/
Meihsia Liu http://meihsia.blogspot.com/
Debbie Cole http://debbiecole.com/blog/
Supplies - Frog Card
Stamps: Froggy2Love and TinyAnd2Cute (The Stamps of Life)
Dies: Froggy and Scalloped Border (The Stamps of Life); Birds & Tree Framelits and Clear Stamps, Kites, and Mittens & Snow Globe (Sizzix)
Ink: Licorice (Stephanie Barnard for ColorBox)
Paper: The Stamps of Life, Neenah, Stampin' Up, Bazzil
ShinHan Touch Twin markers: GY175, GY59, GY47, G56, G46
Other: Tracing Wheel, brad
Supplies - Snail Card
Stamps: Snail2Stamp and Balloons2Cut (The Stamps of Life)
Dies: Balloons2Cut (The Stamps of Life)
Ink: Licorice, Celery, Cornflower, Blueberry, Plum, and Grape (Stephanie Barnard for ColorBox)
Paper: Neenah
ShinHan Touch Twin markers: Y36, YR31, YR21, PB144, PB185, PB183, BG3
Other: Sprinkles! Glitter (Stephanie Barnard for ColorBox), tracing Wheel, button, thread
oh, i just loved, loved, loved your cards, they were both so adorable. thanks for the inspiration. xxox
Posted by: Lura Brown | August 22, 2013 at 10:11 AM
Love those frogs & that snail glitter trail is hilarious! Thanks for the Monday morning smiles.
Posted by: Troy Louise | August 19, 2013 at 11:27 AM
Those little frogs are SO CUTE! The snail is pretty cute too!
Posted by: Peggy S from OH | August 19, 2013 at 05:31 AM
So adorable.
Posted by: SueB | August 19, 2013 at 04:27 AM
HAHAHAHAH! Glitterliscious Snail Trail!!! Reminds me of a truck stop in Umatilla! ;) Two SUPER Cute Cards Anna... I do have to tell you that I giggled when your link said, "Be Careful"... even my browser knows you are TROUBLE! ;)
Posted by: KelliJo | August 18, 2013 at 10:03 PM
Your cards are soooo cute!
Posted by: Anna N | August 18, 2013 at 07:32 PM
Super, super cute cards, Anna! I love the way you colored the snail. :-)
Posted by: Lorie S. | August 18, 2013 at 07:17 PM
Such cute cards! Love the fun colors and the layout of each!
Posted by: Miriam Prantner | August 18, 2013 at 06:15 PM
Such cute cards with the little critters!
Posted by: Memoriesbymanda | August 18, 2013 at 06:01 PM
I had to grin when I saw these cards. The frogs and the snail are so cute. thanks for sharing.
Posted by: marylouh | August 18, 2013 at 06:00 PM
I love the snail card. it is so great with the balloons.
Posted by: Jennasa Soos Smith | August 18, 2013 at 05:49 PM
These cards just made giggle! LOVE the frogs!
Posted by: shartl | August 18, 2013 at 05:35 PM
Both cards are ADORABLE! I love the added speckles and dots on the frogs and snails. Too, cute!
Posted by: Carol Dee | August 18, 2013 at 03:05 PM
Fabulous cards!
Posted by: steph | August 18, 2013 at 02:29 PM
These little critters are really cute!
Posted by: Rebecca Ednie | August 18, 2013 at 02:26 PM
Oh my GOSH - those froggies are SO CUTE! I love that you colored in each one differently like that. I like all the spot on your cute snail too - perfect!
Posted by: Crafty Math Chick | August 18, 2013 at 02:18 PM
Love your frogs. Great cards. TFS
Posted by: Teresa Godines #6857 | August 18, 2013 at 01:34 PM
I love the snail with the balloons, fabulous idea!
Posted by: Kim Howard | August 18, 2013 at 10:12 AM
Love your cards!
Posted by: Helen Cryer | August 18, 2013 at 09:12 AM
awesome cards - loved them both..
Posted by: Nancy Rasing | August 18, 2013 at 06:51 AM