Creative Kindness Initiative for Scrapbook.com

Hello friends! I'm so happy to share this project today for Scrapbook.com, in collaboration for a special initiative with the Creative Kindness Foundation. Through their Cards for Kindness program, cardmakers all over the world donate their handmade cards which are then distributed to various organizations, spreading kindness to those in need. Did you know that with every purchase made at Scrapbook.com, a portion of those sales is also donated to benefit the Creative Kindness Foundation? 

This card was created specifically for a fundraising initiative. Scroll down for creative details on my card, as well as information on the Creative Kindness donation gift bundle!

 (FTC Disclosure: as an affiliate for various companies in the craft industry, I will receive a small commission for purchases made through my convenient affiliate links, at no additional cost to you.) 

With your $50 donation, you will receive a Creative Kindness Donation Kit which includes the products below:

A5 stamp set, coordinating die set, 5x5 inch stencil, 6x4 inch embossing folder and a randomly selected 8.5 x 11 inch paper pack.

This fundraiser initiative runs from May 18th through May 31st, 2026.  Just tap the donation button here for all the details.

This is a little off topic although relevant, but let me share some details on my dad. I think I've mentioned before, he had a stroke back in January of this year. He is mobile now and doing better but his speech is still affected. He had a mini-stroke last week and landed back in the hospital for 2 days. It was determined to be the result of being off his blood thinners for an invasive procedure, as well as AFIB.

He's back at home now and doing better and I spent the weekend caring for him, making his favorite potato soup and banana bread. My dad has also developed a love of bird watching, thanks to my brother setting up some bird feeders near the patio. I snapped these photos over the weekend. So, making this hummingbird card is so meaningful to me, and I plan to give it to my dad.

Let me try and be brief. Yes, I know, it's hard for me to shut my mouth sometimes, but I'll make a valiant effort today! I'm sure I will fail miserably!

I wanted my card to be colorful, yet simplistic, so I decided to create a watercolor and ink splattered card panel using my Scrapbookcom A2 white Mixed media cardstock, paired with Catherine Pooler inks. You'll need a paintbrush and some mint tape, or other low tack tape.

As an avid stamper, I'm typically compelled to color my stamped images with markers or watercolors. This is me, stepping outside my comfort zone though, letting the color on the paper set the tone, and the black and white images be a compliment to the color.

I used my 1" mint tape and offset all sides of my card panel by approximately half an inch, then lined up my images to get an idea of where I wanted to create my color.

I decided on two colors for my hummingbird, and two colors for my blooms.

The Catherine Pooler inks used are: Sweetheart, Uptown, Orange Twist and Mardi Gras.

This is such an easy technique, anyone can do it!! Simply press your waterbased ink pad onto a craft mat, spritz with water and grab your color with a damp paintbrush. A large round brush works best. Just paint small sections, cleaning your brush between colors. Go ahead and tap your wet, inky brush to create splatters, as well, then heat set before moving on to the next color.

I covered the upper left section, where I planned on stamping my sentiment, before splattering my ink.

With masking tape still intact, I stamped my images with the exception of my sentiment. Next, I pulled off the tape on one side, grabbed a ruler and began to draw a "frame" for my scene, with a fine liner black pen, one line at a time.  Using the outer flat edges of my stamping as the guideline for where my lines needed to be drawn was key. 

Once I felt secure with my first line, I proceed to pull off the remaining strips of tape. There are stamped edges on all four sides that helped me line up my ruler appropriately to draw my rectangle. You could also just pull one strip of tape at a time and draw one line at a time, if that makes you feel more comfortable. 

Next, I stamped my sentiment. There are numerous sentiments included with this stamp set. I chose the one that has a flourish and intentionally stamped it so the flourish would fall outside the lines of my rectangle. 'Cause I'm fancy like that, haha!

Once I assembled my card, using the cardstock from my bundle as the backing to my card panel, and a trimmed and scored side fold card, I added some Pops of Color liquid embellishment. I used Soft Lavender, Turquoise Waters and Summer Peach, placing small dots in various sections.

I use a trick to flatten my liquid dots so they end up looking like enamel dots. You'll want to do this as soon as you get all your liquid dots on the card before they can dry, so work quickly.

Are you ready to get aggressive? Well, not too aggressive. Simply grab your card and slap it on a hard flat surface. Yes, slap it, haha! Your dots will immediately flatten out. This is one of my FAVORITE tricks!

You may want to experiment first, to see how big you want to make your dots, because the bigger the dot, the wider the spread.

I'm so happy that Scrapbook.com invited me to create for this lovely and worthwhile event. Again, simply tap the donate button here for details. My supply list below does not have the bundle listed, as it is not a stocked item to purchase in the Scrapbookcom shop. It is only available at the Creative Kindness link above. Tap any of the clickable affiliate links below, to browse or shop for any of the other supplies used for today's project. Thank you so much for your support! I appreciate you!

Terri

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Ocean Wonders Cards For Catherine Pooler Designs

I'm so happy to be sharing a pair of cards featuring today's new Ocean Wonders collection that is now live at Catherine Pooler Designs. There's also a new ink release! I've got all the details below, along with a clickable shopping supply list at the end of this post.

 (FTC Disclosure: as an affiliate for various companies in the craft industry, I will receive a small commission for purchases made through my convenient affiliate links, at no additional cost to you.) 

Both of my cards feature the Beach Treasures Bundle along with lots of ink! 

I do love my CP ink so much. 

There's also a new ink in town and it's called Oyster! It's featured on both of my cards as well, and you guys are going to love this ink!

Now, for my first card, I started by die cutting the Under The Sea Cover Plate die with white cardstock and my die cut machine. This is included in the bundle, but can also be purchased separately.

I set it aside and proceeded to ink up the white cardstock that would be the backing to my cover plate die cut.

Here's the breakdown for the ink pad colors and technique used:

Oyster - swiped

Gingerbread - swiped

On The Lake - ink blended

Mardi Gras - ink blended

Oh Boy - ink blended

Those were my colors, working my way from the bottom up.

Next, I added water splatters to my inked card panel by spritzing water into my hand and flinging my wet fingers at the paper. It's a fun technique for sure! I also used my craft heat tool to quick dry.

Next, I grabbed my die cut and decided to ink up only the coral and sea weed. You can really do whatever you want. I didn't have a plan, I just went with it. 

I started by ink blending my sea weed with Mardi Gras ink, then decided to apply some Lime Rickey Shimmer on top with a water brush.

That led me to do some water coloring on the coral, and make it multi-colored. I mean, why not? It's the "Year of Color" all year long at CPD!

Here's the breakdown of shimmer/ink refills used on the coral with a water brush:

Oyster - ink refill

Uptown - ink refill

Orange Twist Shimmer

Lime Rickey Shimmer

I actually water colored the entire coral with the Oyster ink first, then added bits of the other colors listed above.

I decided I wanted to incorporate more of the new Oyster ink into my project, so I used the color as the background for my inked sentiment, swiping it on cardstock.

I also used the mask technique for my sentiment, stamping with Black Jack and Mardi Gras ink.

The CPD enamel dots are a new product this year and I have had the best time with them. The cover plate also has a lot of bubble "circles" that are cut out when run through your die cut system. Everywhere that you see an enamel dot simply covers the bubble cut outs. And again....why not? Hey, get creative and do whatever inspires you!

Lastly, I also used CPD white cardstock and this gorgeous deep blue cardstock as the backing for my card panel. It's from the Party Mix Cardstock Assortment.

Now, this card was shared last weekend as a sneak peek. The techniques were simple and I don't have any additional photos of the making of the card, but I can quickly tell you what I did.

First, I die cut the sea shells from the Beachcomber dies (included in my bundle) using white cardstock, then ink blended with Oyster Ink. The die cut backings were die cut with CPD Over Coffee Cardstock.

Next, I used the Around the Loop Nested Dies (the largest one) to create a shaped card. This is achieved  by placing your die just above the score line of a top folded card, leaving a slight gap before running through your die cut machine. I then created another die cut with the same die for my card panel, which would be adhered on top of my card.

I used masking tape across my card panel, to ink 3 sections:

Sand, sea and sky

Here's the breakdown of the inks I used:

Oyster - Sand (swiped)

Spiced - Sand (splattered)

On The Lake, Oh Boy - Sea (ink blended)

Orange Twist, Sweetheart, Pucker Up - Sky (ink blended)

My sentiment was stamped using On The Lake and Also Pucker Up, but the two colors mixed a little bit and I ended up with some purple, haha. I don't mind though!

My sea and sky were also splattered with white paint .

I also decided to get inky on the inside of my card. I stamped my sentiment with the same inks and swiped Oyster Ink across the bottom for my sand. Then I splattered some more Spiced ink. Make sure you cover up the remaining section of your card before splattering, so you don't make a mess!

I certainly enjoyed making these cards. Beachy cards are some of my favorites! If you'd like to do some shopping, I've provided convenient affiliate links below, at no additional cost to you. If you spend over $50.00, be sure to use coupon code OCEAN at checkout, to receive the free Spe-Shell Friend stamp set!

Have a great week, see you next time!

Terri

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