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5 Cheerful Cards, Guest Designer with Flora Flauna

02/22/2018

Flora Fauna

Hi everyone! I have a wicked FUN batch of cards for you to share! One day over on Instagram I got a message from Flora & Fauna saying how they liked my style and wanted to send me a few stamp sets to play with- nothing like that to really brighten up your day.

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At CHA/Creativeation the Flora Fauna booth was right across from the Lawn Fawn one so I had time to chit chat with the Flora girls- they are so sweet 🙂 I forgot to take a pic with them, but here they are in their booth.

Flora Fauna

I had already purchased a mermaid set of theirs *shocker* but loved seeing some of their new images coming out, especially the VW ones 🙂 I had so much fun creating these cards and can’t wait to share with you a bit more detail about each one!

Hello Sunshine, Flora Fauna | shurkus.com

Hello Sunshine

For this card, I wanted to create a watercolored rainbow background on Distress Watercolor Cardstock (the smooth side). I used Distress Inks (Picked Raspberry, Squeezed Lemonade, Twisted Citron, Peacock Feathers and Seedless Preserves).

I started by taking a wet brush and laying some water down where I wanted the first color, then I touched the color into that pool of water with my paintbrush. Dabbing the color around and moving it where I want it on the background. In between colors I heat set so the colors wouldn’t mix. I repeated this step for all the colors leaving room for the sun stamp. I then stamped the sun in Spiced Marmalade Distress Ink and gently went over the image with a wet brush to give it a more watercolored look.

Hello Sunshine, Flora Fauna | shurkus.com

On a piece of Neenah cardstock, I stamped the VW Bus and colored it in with Copics. I used a combination of warm grays except for the flowers. I then fussy cut out the VW Bus and added foam tape to adhere it to the card.

Love Bug, Flora Fauna | shurkus.com

I stamped the sentiment “Hello Sunshine” with Versafine Onyx Black ink and added 2 layers of Glossy Accents to the lights and windows.

Sending Good Vibes, Flora Fauna | shurkus.com

Sending Good Vibes

Continuing on with the rainbow theme- I ink blended this background with Distress Oxide Inks ( Picked Raspberry, Spiced Marmalade, Twisted Citron, Peacock Feathers, Seedless Preserves). Did you know that Distress Oxide Inks blend like BUTTA? 😉

On a separate piece of cardstock, I stamped the VW Bug and colored it in with Copics, primarily warm grays. Then fussy cut it out.

Sending Good Vibes, Flora Fauna | shurkus.com

Little known fact about me: I have ALWAYS wanted to own an older VW Bug and still hope to someday! For now, my VW Jetta will have to do 😉

I added foam tape to the VW bug and popped it up off the card, stamped the sentiment “sending good vibes” and tiny flowers with Versafine Onyx Black ink. Lastly, I added a little sprinkle of sequins.

Keep movin' love bug, Flora Fauna | shurkus.com

Keep on movin’ love bug

Ok, you might think I went a little overboard with the rainbows and VW’s- but I was having WAY too much fun to stop! Using the solid heart in the Love Bug stamp set I created the background stamping with Distress Oxide Inks ( Picked Raspberry, Spiced Marmalade, Twisted Citron, Peacock Feathers, Seedless Preserves). Since Distress Oxides have some pigment ink properties they stamp solid stamps sooooo nicely.

Volkswagon Car Die, Flora Fauna

I then cut out 3 Volkswagon Car Dies in black cardstock. I layered gray cardstock behind each one and fussy cut it out. I added them to the card with foam tape.

Lastly, I stamped out the sentiments with Versafine Onyx black ink and cut them out in a way I call “word fetti”. I added them to the card with foam tape as well.

Keep movin' love bug, Flora Fauna | shurkus.com

To finish off the card I added 2 layers of Glossy Accents to the headlights and windows.

You are mer-mazing, Flora Fauna | shurkus.com

You are mer-mazing

I couldn’t wait to use this sweet little mermaid!

For this card, I stamped the scallop shell in Distress Oxide Black Soot, and I brushed out some of the color with a wet paintbrush on Distress Watercolor Cardstock, the smooth side.  I also dabbed on a bit of Picked Raspberry and Spiced Marmalade Distress Oxide Inks just to add a hint of color.

Under the Sea, Flora Fauna | shurkus.com Mermaid Love, Flora Fauna | shurkus.com

Then I did a bit of ink smooshing on the background with Peacock Feathers Distress Oxides. I smooshed the inkpad on a transparency and spritzed with water, then you turn that over and dab here and there on the background where you want to lay color down. This way I could avoid getting any on the scallop shell. I heat set in between layers to add a lot of dimension. For the last layer of ink as I was heat-setting it, I also spritzed some water from the Distress Sprayer, adding little water droplets to react with the ink as it dried.

You are mer-mazing, Flora Fauna | shurkus.com

On a piece of Neenah cardstock, I stamped the mermaid and colored her in with Copic markers. I then fussy cut her out. I love using Fiskars Micro-Tip Scissors for fussy cutting, but also in this case to do the space between her hair and tail and around her hair I used a Fiskars Finger Tip Control Craft Knife.

Fiskars 5" Titanium Micro Tip Scissors Fingertip Control Craft Knife, Fiskars

For the sentiment, I stamped “you are mer-mazing” in Versamark ink and heat embossed it with white embossing powder on black cardstock. I cut this sentiment with the same “word-fetti” style. I layered the mermaid and sentiment on the card with foam tape and finished the card off by squeezing a generous amount of Simply White Nuvo Drops, to create a pearl.

oceans of love, Flora Fauna | shurkus.com

Oceans of Love

I have a little secret, I saved my favorite for last 😉 . I absolutely LOVE how this card came out.

I started by stamping the waves from the Under the Sea stamp set in Peacock Feathers Distress Oxide Ink on Distress Watercolor Cardstock, the textured side. While the ink was still wet I started to brush out some of the color from the stamped image. I also smooshed some ink on a laminated sheet of cardstock so that I could use it to paint with to fill in the background as well. I heat set in between layers to add dimension. For the last layer of ink as I was heat-setting it, I also spritzed some water from the Distress Sprayer, adding little water droplets to react with the ink as it dried.

Once the background was dry I stamped some of the coral and seaweed with Distress Oxide Inks (Picked Raspberry, Spiced Marmalade, Twisted Citron).

On a piece of Neenah cardstock I stamped the whale and colored it in with Copic markers. I think blues are pretty hard to shade with, but I was happy with how he turned out. I fussy cut him out and adhered him to the card with foam tape.

oceans of love, Flora Fauna | shurkus.com

I stamped the spray of hearts with Picked Raspberry Distress Oxide Ink, stamped the sentiment with Versafine Onyx Black Ink.

To finish the card off I used the Lawn Fawn Glue Tube and added some Chunky Glitter to the ocean floor. I also added some clear Nuvo Drops around the hearts.

Supplies Used

Supplies I used are linked throughout the post. Click on the picture and you will be taken to the product. I use affiliate links when available which means if you make a purchase I get a small commission at no extra cost to you. Thank you for your support!

Tim Holtz Complete Mini Distress Ink Pads Set Ranger Minis1to12
Tim Holtz Complete Mini Distress Ink Pads Set Ranger Minis1to12
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Ranger Mini Round Ink Blending Tools Ibt40965
Ranger Mini Round Ink Blending Tools Ibt40965
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Lawn Fawn Stamp Shammy
Lawn Fawn Stamp Shammy
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Tim Holtz Distress Oxide Ink Pad Set Of 12 Ranger
Tim Holtz Distress Oxide Ink Pad Set Of 12 Ranger
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Tim Holtz 8.5 X 11 Distress Watercolor Cardstock
Tim Holtz 8.5 X 11 Distress Watercolor Cardstock
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Tsukineko Versafine Onyx Black Ink Pad Vf-82
Tsukineko Versafine Onyx Black Ink Pad Vf-82
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Copic Markers
Copic Markers
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3M Scotch PINK ATG ADVANCED TAPE GLIDER 0.25 Inch Adhesive Glue Gun
3M Scotch PINK ATG ADVANCED TAPE GLIDER 0.25 Inch Adhesive Glue Gun
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3M Scotch DOUBLE-SIDED FOAM TAPE Permanent
3M Scotch DOUBLE-SIDED FOAM TAPE Permanent
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Flora Fauna Mermaid Love
Flora Fauna Mermaid Love
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Flora Fauna Love Bug
Flora Fauna Love Bug
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Flora Fauna Volkswagon Car Die
Flora Fauna Volkswagon Car Die
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Flora Fauna Under The Sea
Flora Fauna Under The Sea
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Fiskars Fingertip Control Knife
Fiskars Fingertip Control Knife
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Fiskars Microtip Scissors
Fiskars Microtip Scissors
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Lawn Fawn Glue Tube
Lawn Fawn Glue Tube
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Lawn Fawn Chunky Glitter
Lawn Fawn Chunky Glitter
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Ranger Glossy Accents
Ranger Glossy Accents
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Tonic Nuvo, Simply White
Tonic Nuvo, Simply White
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Lawn Fawn White Embossing Powder
Lawn Fawn White Embossing Powder
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Versamark
Versamark
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Comments

  1. Janice says

    May 19, 2020 at 6:19 pm

    Hi, Jenn! I’m LOVING the VW Bug/bus stamps! (my husband had a BUG when we met (48 yrs ago!!) Is this a new set that hasn’t been released yet? I’d love to purchase it, but can’t seem to find it!

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  2. Jennifer Shears says

    March 19, 2018 at 1:12 am

    I love all of these so much! Thanks for all the details- I definitely need more work on my smooshing backgrounds- but you’ve inspired me to give them another shot! I also love seeing your blue whale- I fell for flora fauna hard & that was one of my first sets- but I always see that whale as a beluga!! Now I think I may be able to color her blue! 😀

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  3. Misty Elam says

    March 3, 2018 at 9:34 pm

    LOVE these images, LOVE what you created with them, Jen!!

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  4. Greta H says

    February 25, 2018 at 7:19 pm

    Oh wow–such great cards! I love the watercolor backgrounds & that fun VW bus!

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  5. Lesley S says

    February 24, 2018 at 7:19 pm

    Love these! Especially the watercolor rainbow color combos! Thanks for sharing!

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  6. Heidi says

    February 23, 2018 at 11:57 am

    Wow!!! Your cards are so great, what fantastic backgrounds.

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  7. Monika.buzsy says

    February 23, 2018 at 10:57 am

    Fantastic cards Jen. Love the sweet images and the WV die-cut! Too cute! Amazing backgrounds! Especially love the distress oxide one and the cool ocean!

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  8. Christine says

    February 23, 2018 at 3:29 am

    The oceans of love card has so much to admire. Love the glitter and seaweeds. Fantastic. The VWs are also really lovely.

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  9. Carla Hundley says

    February 22, 2018 at 11:42 pm

    Your cards are gorgeous
    and I love the Ocean of
    Love card! Lovely colors.
    Carla from Utah

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  10. Linda Hopton says

    February 22, 2018 at 9:22 pm

    Jenn these are amazing!!! You are so very talented and I love how you are able to bring images to life in such beautiful and fun ways!!

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  11. Rosa M. Vasquez says

    February 22, 2018 at 6:55 pm

    Wonderful cards! Thanks for explaining the techniques. I will try them out.

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  12. Bunny says

    February 22, 2018 at 6:52 pm

    That Love Bug set is so cute. Love all the cards.

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  13. Sue says

    February 22, 2018 at 6:52 pm

    Beautiful creations–you DID have fun! Sounds like a dream come true to be sent new supplies to get creative with!

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  14. Andrea Hastilow says

    February 22, 2018 at 6:47 pm

    Brilliant cards, the VW camper is the exact answer to my problem, I have a lady getting married in September & she & hubby to be are VW camper fans in a huge way. I’ve been searching for a very good stamp & this is the answer to be able to create a unique wedding card. Thank you for showing all these & thanks to Flora & Fauna, you’ve just got me out of a jam. x I’m also glad someone else out there wants an older car, I’ve always wanted a VW Golf but the older style, I will one day !

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