back to the drawing board

a couple of my projects were up on the echo park paper blog recently. this set of 'adventure' cards was up on the blog yesterday - the tutorial is here. i used the wild life collection & that bunny in the canoe is definitely one of my recent favorites.

and last week this 'message in a bottle' project was up on the blog - the tutorial is here. i used the pirate's life collection for this one. i've been holding on to that bottle for a while & this ended up being another recent favorite of mine.


adventure supplies
cardstock: [ultra white felt] carta bella
patterned paper: [the wild life collection, gray/neutral dots & stripes collection] echo park paper
accents: [back mini pearl]
fiber: [white thread] mettler
clear stamps: [adventure time set] echo park paper
distress ink: [fossilized amber] ranger
dye ink: [orange county] studio calico
pigment ink: onyx black versafine] tsukineko
craft dies: [canoe set, into the woods set, happy campers set, wild life set] echo park paper

message in a bottle supplies
patterned paper: [pirate's life collection, pirate's life 6x6 paper pad] echo park paper
accents: [jack enamel dots] echo park paper, [jump rings, sand]
fiber: [twine]
clear stamp: [ahoy matey's set] echo park paper
distress ink: [old paper] ranger
pigment ink: [onyx black versafine] tsukineko
watermark ink: [clear versamark] tsukineko
embossing powder: [black] a muse studio
craft dies: [sail away set, walk the plank set] echo park paper
digital shape: [x marks the spot - 80366] silhouette design store

i had a few cards up on the echo park paper blog this week - the first was this summer 'smile' card i created with the sweet summertime collection & the designer dies from the homegrown collection. there is a tutorial here that shows how i created the background & used a 'summertime' sentiment craft die to create the 'smile' sentiment on my card.

next up is a card set i created with the stars & stripes mini theme. along with this patriotic collection i pulled out the birthday celebration designer die and stamp set. the ‘celebrate’ sentiment from this stamp set makes these cards perfect for those upcoming 4th of july parties.


smile supplies
cardstock: [ultra white felt] carta bella, [black] bazzill
patterned paper: [sweet summertime collection, kraft/neutral dots & stripes collection] echo park paper
solid paper: [sweet summertime collection] echo park paper
accents: [jill enamel dots] echo park paper
fiber: [white thread] mettler
dye ink: [sunny day] studio calico
craft dies: [fruit stand, summertime scene] echo park paper

celebrate supplies
cardstock: [kraft, ultra white felt] carta bella
patterned paper & stickers: [stars & stripes mini theme] echo park paper
accents: [rhinestone stars]
fiber: [white thread] mettler
clear stamp: [birthday celebration set] echo park paper
pigment ink: [onyx black versafine] tsukineko