Buzzzin' by with Birthday Greetings!

I'm a glad person that enjoys my birthday... every six months!

I'm trying to enjoy others' birthdays too. 

Sending cards is a fun way to celebrate others!

This bee card is a sweet card to buzzz on over to a friend on her 

special day.

The bees come from Wild Things by Gel-a-tins Stamps. 

Did you know that there are two sizes of silhouette sets that focus on grasses and insects?

See the bee peeking from the inside?

I used Bo Bunny Apple Cider Papers, that are perfect for the upcoming fall season

of crafting and living!  I love the way the flirty Lovebug Creations Buttercream Bow matches the lovely pearl accents.

This is my last official DT post for the Gel-a-tins company.

But, I am sure that you will see me using their stamps again and again.

Stop by my hive sometime!

Dawn Mercedes, of Sunnyside Up

Bee Thanks

Another lovely thank you card.

This time, I chose to use silhouette images and a sentiment 

from Gel-a-tins Stamps.

Wild Things stamp set has love flowers and insects.  

A few simple pearl halves dot the panel for interest and tie in some of that lovely

apricot color in a deeper shade.

The sentiment comes from Admission is Free.

To create the colored background, I used post it notes to mask the top and bottom edge

of the area I wanted to color.  First I scraped an apricot ink pad

across the middle portion.

Then, I scraped the pink and celery ink to either side.

I stamped and embossed the silhouettes in black.

Propped up the panel using Pop Up Glue Dots ©.

Then added a few pearls for interest.

Thanks for buzzing by today.

Feel free to flutter by my blog: Sunnyside Up

Dandy Day Greetings!

Here is a terrific technique that you will enjoy creating using your Gel-a-tins stamps and Gelly Acrylic Blocks!  It's super simple so you can create a great card in no time at all.

Start off with a clean Gelly Acrylic Block. Smoosh colored ink directly onto your block.  Here I used colors in striations.  Then, stamp onto a piece of paper.

Next, mask the edges of your color block with post it notes. Then, stamp outline stamps against the color block. Here I used Wild Things from Gel-a-tins.

Add a few extra bling or ribbon if you want.

Presto...You have a finished card!

Gel-a-tins has many great solid stamps to chose from...and many different sizes of Gelly Acrylic Blocks.

Thanks for stopping by today!

I hope your day is DANDY!

Dawn Mercedes, of Sunnyside Up

Have a Beautiful Day!

For this card I used the gel-a-tins 'Wild Things' clear stamp set. This set of stamps is very versatile and either used in a group or as a stand alone they are a must for any collection

 

 

 Have a Beautiful Day!

 

 

 

 

Products Used

 

Gel-a-tins 'Wild Things' Clear Stamps

Xyron 9" Creative Station

Xyron Mega Runner

Crafters Companion Centura Card

Tim Holtz 'Broken China' Ink

Kaisercraft Blooms

Self Adhesive Gems

Cricut Ornamental Iron Cartridge

Petaloo Flowers

docrafts 'Birdsong' Topper

 

 

The Simple Life card

I have made a very clean and simple card for you today.

I am using the set called WILD THINGS.
This has got to be my favorite Gel A Tins set!



I decided to go simple with my colors.

You can see my main color is white.



I have been working a lot with Grafix Arts paper products.



They have amazing Vellum and all my white paper is vellum.

(sorry you can see the adhesive, it must have been the time of night, since you can't see the the adhesive indoors!)



I love how white embossing powder looks on white vellum! So pretty!



I also have used Grafix Arts Black Chipboard to make the frame for my sentiment. It is amazing, since it is black all the way through! PERFECT for mounting and framing things!



I wanted to create a peaceful setting with the placement of the flowers and butterflies..



I thought this would be the perfect for someone going through a rough spot. Someone who needed to take time out and enjoy the little things in life!

Simpler times!

(I think I need to mail the card to myself!!)

I hope you have enjoyed my project for today, this has been Jeannie with The Polka Cabana with today's post.

Merci card by Donna

Happy Wednesday! Today I made a card using the Wild Things & Merci Stamp Sets. I used a watercolor technique for the flowers that Tim Holtz talked about in his current online class that I am taking. He mentioned you could stamp with Distress Stains to get a watercolor effect so I thought I would try it. I used several different pink and purple stains and a green one for the stems. To do this technique you have to be able live with the areas that are smudged and not clear. That's what watercolor is like. Here's a close-up of the flowers. You can see how the colors blend together.

I thought the image was pretty enough that the card didn't need a lot of extras. I liked the Merci with the watercolor effect too. Thanks for stopping by and if you would like to see more of my Gel-a-tins projects, please stop by my blog at http://thecraftycorgi.blogspot.com

Materials
1. Stamps - Wild Things, Merci - Gel-a-tins
2. Distress Stains - Peeled Paint, Dusty Concord, Milled Lavender, Victorian Velvet, Spun Sugar - Tim Holtz
3. Ink - Tuxedo Black - Memento
4. Watercolor paper - Stampin' Up
5. Card stock - kraft, green - American Crafts

Decorated picture frame by Donna

Happy Wednesday! Thanks for joining us at the Gel-a-tins blog today. My project today is a decorated photo frame. I got a wooden frame at my local craft store. You can find these at most craft stores for about $2.

The first thing I did was sand it to smooth out the edges. Then I painted it with an Adirondack Paint Dabber in Mushroom. I used the Gel-a-tins stamp set called Wild Things and stamped the images on the frame using Black Versamark ink. It was super easy and fun project. I was looking on my refrigerator to find a picture to put in it and this was the only one big enough there. It's a picture of me with Michael Phelps at my brother's house at Thanksgiving a couple of years ago. My brother is his coach.

Thanks for stopping by today and be sure to stop by my blog to see more Gel-a-tins products http://thecraftycorgi.blogspot.com

Materials
1. Stamp set - Wild Things - Gel-a-tins
2. Wooden Frame - Michaels
3. Ink - black - Versamark
4. Paint Dabber - Mushroom - Adirondack

Card gone wild!

I have a beauty for you today. Plus I have an idea for you try out while we are at it!

I am using MOJO MONDAY'S SKETCH

But for my card I turned it and used the sketch this way.

What I did first was to get all my supplies out to stamp on a piece of twill tape.

I just used regular stamping ink in a dark color and randomly stamped the twill tape.

Since I was using the sketch, I cut all my papers and figured out what would go where, before I decided where to stamp on the papers.

Here I have all my papers stamped and I'm ready to assemble my card.

Here is the finished card.

The white part of the card is more of a cream color, I had a hard time getting the light right today!  Sorry!

I just love this set.  There is so much you can do with this.  The images are all just gorgeous.

If you like my color and paper palette, I have Authentique Paper to thanks for that. I am using their line called Free Bird Comfort & Familiar.

I will be entering this in Mojo Monday's Challenge # 232.

I hope you enjoyed my idea, this would also work on certain ribbons, so I would love to hear if you try this out! Let me know.

This has been Jeannie with The Polka Cabana with today's post.

Distress Inks and Wild Things by Donna

Happy Wednesday! Today I'm using a new Gel-a-tins stamp set called Wild Things. I decided to use my distress inks to create this little scene. To make this card I lightly taped one of my oval Spellbinders Nestabilities to my card. I sponged on the inks with a dauber. Then I stamped in Versamark ink to make sure the images would stand out from the background. It's a simple technique that gives a beautiful result.

Here is the card with the oval attached.

Here is the stamp set. It has lots of nice silhouette images.

Materials

1. Stamp Set - Wild Things - Gel-a-tins
2. Card stock - Whisper White - Stampin' Up
3. Distress Inks - Stormy Sky, Wild Honey, Tea Dye
4. Sponge Daubers
5. Ink - Versamark - Black
6. Die - Oval - Spellbinders Nestabilities

Stop by my blog http://thecraftycorgi.blogspot.com to see more cards I've made with Gel-a-tin Stamps.