Good morning! I am so thrilled to be a stop on the hop celebrating the Spring 2018 release for Waffleflower! One of my favorite things about Waffleflower is their collaboration with artists to create innovative and really interesting stamp sets! And when I saw the adorable critter stamps illustrated by Kamo I fell head over heels for them. Honestly, I never thought I’d get excited about a frog stamp set…but look at Toadally!!! Isn’t it adorable?
I had lots of fun sets to pick from for my post today (and I’ll definitely be sharing more soon) but I just had to start with those singing frogs!
I started by creating my background. I masked off the bottom of a piece of bristol smooth cardstock and blended the sky using shaded lilac and worn lipstick distress ink. Then I masked off the sky and blended the water with salty ocean and a little mermaid lagoon distress ink. I spritzed it with water to create the large, lighter areas and then sprayed the whole panel with shimmer spray for a sparkly finish. I set that aside to dry while I worked on the rest of the card.
Next I stamped all the images from Toadally and colored them with copics before die-cutting them with the coordinating dies. Once my background panel was dry I die-cut it with the Stitched Layers die and reserved the leftover frame. On that area I stamped the music notes with versafine, heat-embossed them with clear embossing powder, and die-cut them with the coordinating dies. I wanted to use them on the background so stamping them on the leftover blended panel was a great way to recycle those scraps. Originally I intended to pop them up with foam mounting tape which is why I didn’t stamp them directly onto the background but I changed my mind because I wanted the sequins in the shaker to move more easily.
I curved the sentiment on the lid of my MISTI and stamped it onto the background with versafine and then heat-embossed it with clear embossing powder. Then I arranged my scene using foam mounting tape for my frogs and regular ATG adhesive for the rest of the images. I adhered a few iridescent clear sequins to the panel so that they’d always be a little higher even if the shaker sequins have settled to the bottom of the card.
To finish my shaker I die-cut the white frame using the same Stitched Layers die set. I love how the outer frame has the diagonal stitching while the inner frame has the regular stitched line. I adhered acetate behind the white cardstock and built up the frame with a double layer of foam mounting tape. I filled the shaker with a mixture of iridescent clear sequins and sparkling clear. The iridescent sequins really pick up the colors of the distress inks! I sealed the card and gave it a good shake to get everything moving! I generally wouldn’t want to be hanging out with frogs in a pond but I’m pretty sure I’d make an exception for this trio and their sparkly home! 😉
To celebrate the Spring 2018 release from Waffleflower we are giving away $25 gift certificates to FIVE lucky winners. Leave comments on all the hop stops for the most chances to win! Leave your comments before 11:59pm ET on 2/25/18 and the winners will be chosen at random stops along the hop and announced on the Waffle Flower blog on 2/28/2018. Here are all the stops on the hop:
This is actually the last stop on the hop but you can start back at the beginning on the Waffleflower blog if you’ve missed any stops! Thanks so much for visiting and have a fantastic day!!
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Those frogs are pretty cute! Lovely card.
Thanks for sharing all the techniques you used to create your spectacular shaker card.
Ctue cute cute!!! Your card is adorable! , going to have to add those frogs to my shopping list for sure now!
singing frogs. SO cute. Thank you
Your shaker card is so cute and those images and sentiment are perfect for a fun card.
Awesome! I love the frogs and the lily pads.
Those singing toads are a scream! Darling and funny.
What a fun and cute card and so beautifully done! Fabulous shaker card!
What could be more fun than receiving your shaker birthday card and being serenaded by those Birthday frogs? Great card!
what a sweet shaker card…love the cute singing frogs!
I’ve never got in a hop about frogs before but this set is so adorable how can you not croak about it. Your shaker is fab, so colourful and cheerful. Thank you for showing these little guys in so much glory.
Singing frogs! So stinkin cute, just like your card. I have to say though that we have a pond behind our house, and when it’s “frog-courting season” you wouldn’t believe how loud and crazy-sounding it gets 🙂
Great card! Love the colors you used.
This card is so freaking cute!! I love all the vibrant colors!!
Your lovely shaker with those cute frogs singing is Toadally awesome!
Such a fun and cheerful shaker card! Love the colours ! Love this new release x
Such an adorable card, love it!
I love your card! So much thought put into all the details – it really shows in the finished product. I think the Toadally set is pretty amazing!
Those frogs are adorable!!
Oh how darling your
frog shaker card is!
Love the colors and
sparkle.
Carla from Utah
SQUEAL!! LOVING LOVING LOVING the New Release and your SWEET Card!! Such BEAUTIFUL Inspiration!! THANKS for sharing and Have a FABULOUS WEEKEND!!
What a cute shaker card. I would love to see a video of your process.
Your shaker cards are so cute. The toads are adorable.
These singing frogs are adorable! You did such a lovely job with this stamp set. I love the versatility of this release from Waffle Flower – it has a little bit of everything.
Just the cutest little scene! Love those little frogs!