Carried Away With Marie

Hello Sweet Friends! Today I am sharing a very pastel Congratulations card featuring the adorable new stamp set “Carried Away”.

This stamp set is absolutely perfect for all things celebratory so I decided to create an all occasion Congrats card because it’s a theme that I definitely need more of in my stash. To start off my card, I die cut two A2 sized panels from Bristol Smooth Cardstock and Neenah Solar White 110 lb cardstock. I also die cut my background using Hello Bluebird’s “After The Rain Scene Die” from Bristol Smooth Cardstock. Then, with a very light hand, I inked my bristol smooth cardstock using a cloud stencil and Distress Oxide ink in the color ” Shaded Lilac” to create soft purple background clouds. I proceeded to ink the Scene Die elements. For the rainbow strips, I used the colors “Saltwater Taffy”, “Dried Marigold” and “Salvaged Patina” Distress Oxide Inks. For the clouds, I combined “Shaded Lilac” and “Salvaged Patina” Distress Oxides Inks.

Next, using the new Starry Sky Die, I cut out some stars in various sizes for embellishing my rainbow. I then stamped out my images using distress ink in “Antique Linen” and colored the adorable bunny and cat using Faber Castell WaterColor pencils. I then cut out my images using the Carried Away Corresponding Dies.

After playing around with the placement of my images, I adhered everything down using Scoretape. I used some foam squares to add dimension to the bunny and kitty giving them some movement. For my sentiment, I used the Congrats word die that comes with the Gallery Frame #6 Die. I also used the “Yay You did it” sentiment from the “Typed Everyday” stamps. I cut out my sentiment using the smallest rectangle in the Nesting A7 Die. I use this die so much because it is the perfect size for all the Typed everyday sentiments.

As the finishing touch for my card, I added the stars to the rainbow giving it a whimsical feel. And to top it off, I added some Stickles Glitter Glue in the colors Crystal and Unicorn. I then attached my Neenah Solar White Panel to my card panel with a fold at the top of the base panel so it opens upwards and can stand on its own.