Card featuring a dragon using Stampin' Up products

A Dragon makes a Magical Day

Today I have been making a quick birthday card for a friend.  She loves all things dragon and has quite a collection going so the Magical Day stamp set was the obvious choice for her birthday card.

Making the card

I started by stamping the gorgeous dragon onto a scrap piece of Whisper White cardstock before die cutting it out using the co-ordinating Magical Mates Framelit Dies and my Big Shot. I die cut a square from Whisper White cardstock using the Layering Squares dies and a slightly larger scalloped circle from scrap Basic Gray cardstock using the same set of dies.

Card featuring a dragon using Stampin' Up products

www.crafty-rootes.com – Magical Day stamp set by Stampin’ Up!

I coloured the dragon using Stampin’ Blends in light & dark Rich Razzelberry, light & dark Bermuda Bay and dark Pool Party.  When the image was fully coloured I added the dragon to the Whisper White square and glued this to the Basic Gray scalloped square die cut using Tombow Liquid Adhesive.

Card featuring a dragon using Stampin' Up products

www.crafty-rootes.com – Magical Day stamp set by Stampin’ Up!

I cut a 4⅛” by 1” strip of the Bermuda Bay paper from the Myths and Magic Glimmer Paper stack. I added this strip to the front of a Thick Whisper White card base using Tombow Liquid Adhesive. I added the square topper over the gorgeous glimmer strip using Stampin’ Dimensionals.

Card featuring a dragon using Stampin' Up products

www.crafty-rootes.com – Magical Day stamp set by Stampin’ Up!

The sentiment from the same stamp set was added below in Archival Basic Gray ink.

I think this simple card is so pretty. I really hope my friend likes it.

If you don’t have a Stampin’ Up! Demonstrator I would love to be yours!  If you don’t have a catalogue and live in the UK please let me know and I will be delighted to send you one.  To order any supplies click on the “shop online” button at the top of the page. Alternatively, contact me and I would be happy to place an order for you.

Details of the products I used for this project can be found below. Please visit my blog again soon.

Mo x

Supplies used:
Stamp Sets
Magical Day
Dies
Magical mates Framelits and Layering Squares
Cardstock
Thick Whisper White, Basic Gray, Myths & Magic Glimmer Paper & Whisper White
Ink Pads
Archival Basic Gray
Stampin’ Blends
Light & dark Rich Razzelberry, Light & Dark Bermuda Bay, Dark Pool Party
Tools
Big Shot, Paper Trimmer, Stampin Scrub and Stampin Mist, Bone folder, Paper Piercer and Scissors (Paper Snips)
Blocks
C & C
Adhesives
Tombow Liquid Adhesive & Stampin’ Dimensionals
Accessories
Grid Paper & Whisper White Envelopes

Magical unicorn card

Magical Days with Rainbows

Magical Mates stamp set and co-ordinating Magical Mates Framelit dies – OMG I think I have died and gone to heaven and the gorgeous little unicorn image just cried out for the addition of a rainbow.

Magical rainbows and unicorns

www.crafty-rootes.com – Magical Mates stamp set by Stampin’ Up!

I began by die cutting 3 layers of cloud using the Rainbow Builder Framelits and panels of Whisper White cardstock 4½” by 4”, 4” by 3½” and 4” by 2”.  I stamped the sentiment from the Magical Day stamp set onto the smallest panel in Archival Basic Gray Ink and set it aside to dry.

Rainbows and unicorns

www.crafty-rootes.com – Magical Mates stamp set by Stampin’ Up!

Taking a scrap piece of Whisper White cardstock I stamped the cute ‘unicorn’ image in Archival Basic Gray Ink. I coloured the mane and tail of the unicorn using Rich Razzelberry, Daffodil Delight, Real Red, Tangerine Tango, Wild Wasabi, Marina Mist and Elegant Eggplant Marker Pens. Using the Light Smoky Slate Stampin’ Blends Alcohol Pen I added some shading to the body of the unicorn softening the edges with the Colour Lifter. I added the hooves using the Dark Smoky Slate Pen. After colouring I die cut the unicorn using the co-ordinating Magical Mates dies.

Rainbow unicorn card

www.crafty-rootes.com – Magical Mates stamp set by Stampin’ Up!

Using the Rainbow Builder Framelit dies I die cut each layer of the rainbow from a different colour starting with Daffodil Delight and moving through Real Red, Tangerine Tango, Wild Wasabi, Marina Mist and Elegant Eggplant. I found it easier to adhere the layers of the rainbow to a strip of Whisper White starting with the smallest piece. This also gave the rainbow some stability.

Magical unicorn card

www.crafty-rootes.com – Magical Mates stamp set by Stampin’ Up!

Taking a panel of Whisper White cardstock 5⅜” by 3⅝” I positioned the rainbow and clouds roughly where I wanted them, trimming them down if I needed too. When I was happy with the placement I started gluing them down beginning with the rainbow which was adhered with Tombow Liquid Adhesive. The tallest layer of cloud was then added with Tombow. The 2nd layer of cloud was added with Stampin’ Dimensionals and the unicorn was glued onto the layer using Tombow. The smallest cloud layer with the stamped sentiment was then added with Tombow.

I glued the whole piece to a Rich Razzelberry card base and finished off by covering the clouds in Clear Wink of Stella. Gorgeous, I love it and I know just who to give this card too.

Thanks for stopping by my blog today, if you don’t have a Stampin’ Up! Demonstrator I would love to be yours!  If you don’t have a catalogue and you would like one, please let me know and I will send one to you.  To order any supplies click on the “shop online” button at the top of the page. Alternatively, contact me and I would be happy to place an order for you.

Details of the products I used for this project can be found below. Please visit my blog again soon.

Mo x

Supplies used:
Stamp sets
Magical Days
Dies
Magical Mates Framelits & Rainbow Builder Framelits
Cardstock
Rich Razzelberry, Daffodil Delight, Real Red, Tangerine Tango, Wild Wasabi, Marina Mist, Elegant Eggplant & Whisper White
Ink Pads
Archival Basic Gray
Marker Pens
Rich Razzelberry, Daffodil Delight, Real Red, Tangerine Tango, Wild Wasabi, Marina Mist & Elegant Eggplant
Tools
Big Shot, Paper Trimmer, Stampin Scrub and Stampin Mist, Paper Piercer, Bone folder and Scissors
Stampin’ Blends Alcohol Pens
Light & Dark Smoky Slate, Colour Lifter
Acrylic Blocks
C & D
Adhesives
Tombow Liquid Adhesive & Stampin’ Dimensionals
Accessories
Clear Wink of Stella, Whisper White Envelopes