Try It On Tuesday Guest Designer

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08/08/26 Weekly Favorite at Splitcoast Stampers!

Hey everybody, happy Tuesday – I hope you are having a nice week so far! I’m happy to share that one of my projects was a Top 5 pick over at Try it on Tuesday, and I was invited to guest for an upcoming challenge, so here I am! I totally love Art Impressions stamps and dies, and their Twister line is off the chain, so this fun birthday card is my guest design project for the Make It Colorful challenge over at Try it on Tuesday! I have quite a few of the Twister stamps and dies, and have actually used most of them. This is one I found in my stash that I hadn’t used yet, so TA-DA… [insert high-pitched angel voice]!

I cut the card base from CutCardStock Lessebo Dawn Maroon cardstock and adhered two coordinating prints from the Doodlebug Design Buffalo Check-Wood Grain Rainbow Petite Prints 6×6 Double-Sided Paper Pad. I used the Art Impressions Twist Frame die to cut the aperture into the front flap. I then stamped the bird front and back on 80# Solar White in Memento Tuxedo Black ink using the Art Impressions Bird Twister stamps. I colored both sides of the bird, cut them with the coordinating Bird Twister dies, and inserted her into the aperture.

I cut the inside panel from 80# Solar White and embellished it with a leftover strip of the Doodlebug Design buffalo check paper used on the front. I stamped a sentiment from the My Favorite Things Sassy Pants Birthday Greetings 3 stamp set in black ink and adhered the panel to the inside of the card base. I made sure to stamp the sentiment high enough so it wouldn’t show through the aperture.

Sharing in the following challenges:
1. https://avenue613.blogspot.com/2026/08/august-2026-anything-goes-w-optional.html
2. https://lovetoscrapchallengeblog.blogspot.com/2026/07/ltscb-180-anything-goes-ltscb-179.html
3. https://movingalongwiththetimes.blogspot.com/2026/08/challenge-192-feminine.html
4. https://mynbus.blogspot.com/2026/08/nbus-challenge-89.html (Art Impressions Bird twister stamps and dies)

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Products used:
CARDSTOCK/PAPER: CutCardStock Lessebo Dawn Maroon cardstock, Neenah Classic Crest 80# Solar White cardstock, Doodlebug Design Buffalo Check-Wood Grain Rainbow Petite Prints 6×6 Double-Sided Paper Pad
STAMPS: Art Impressions Bird Twister stamps, My Favorite Things Sassy Pants Birthday Greetings 3 stamp set
INK: Memento Tuxedo Black ink; Spectrum Noir Tri-Blends- PL4, GT1, BP4, JG4, TB4, IG2/9, BO1/2/4, CT3; Sharpie Ultra Fine Point Red marker
DIES/PUNCHES: Art Impressions Twist Frame die and Bird Twister dies
ACCESSORIES: Fiskars 12″ ProCision Rotary Bypass Paper Trimmer, Spellbinders 12×12 Scoring Board, My Sweet Petunia Precision Glue Press, Bearly Art Precision Craft Glue, MISTI Stamp Tool, Big Shot, Keep It Simple Ruby Enamel Dots

I hope you’ve enjoyed seeing this fun birthday card and you’ll link up with us over at TioT! Thanks so much for stopping by today – we’ll see you next time! ;)

Scrappy hugs,

Live-Laugh-Love Note Card

5/27/22 Top 3 at CAS on Friday!

Hey everybody! Happy Tuesday to you all! I’m happy to share that I was invited to guest design over at Try It On Tuesday after scoring a Top 5 spot last month, so here I am with my GD inspiration project! The challenge theme this fortnight is Butterflies and I created a slimline card featuring butterflies on acrylic block stamping. I’ve done this technique quite a few times over the years although it’s been nearly two years since the last time. It is apparently making a come-back because I’ve seen it again recently on two Instagram reels so it’s been on my mind. And the cool part is I didn’t even realize when I picked out the pink, purple and teal distress oxides that I had matching shades of Stardream Metallic cardstock in my stash to use for the butterflies! A definite ‘score’ there!

I cut a 3-3/4″ x 9″ slimline card base from Basis 110# White cardstock along with layering panels from Bright Silver Foil cardstock and Basis 80# White cardstock. I inked up a 2″ square acrylic block with picked raspberry distress oxide, lightly spritzed it with water in my distress sprayer, and stamped it on the white layering panel. I repeated the process with wilted violet and peacock feathers distress oxides and gave it a few minutes to dry, then splattered white gesso mixed with a tiny bit of water over the panel with a fan brush. I adhered the panel to the Silver Foil cardstock layer and then to the card base.

I printed the Live, Laugh and Love sentiments on Basis White cardstock, cut them with a fishtail sentiment strip die, and adhered them to the panel on foam squares. I punched the butterflies from Azalea, Amethyst and Lagoon Stardream Metallic cardstock, embellished them with tiny iridescent gemstones, and adhered one to each stamped block. The final touch was adding several slightly larger iridescent gemstones.

I cut the inside panel from Basis 80# White cardstock and embellished it with small leftover strips of Amethyst Stardream Metallic cardstock and an additional punched butterfly. Since this is a note card, I left the inside panel blank, leaving plenty of room to write a custom message, and adhered it to a Silver Foil cardstock panel.