June 2020 Sparkle Blends Release Inspiration Blog Hop

Its time for the June

Sparkle Blends Release Inspiration Hop! 

Together with the rest of the Design Team, I will be showcasing the 7 new Sparkle Blends from this month’s release! We’ve got everything from 80’s Neon to a glow in the dark alien blend in this release, so if you haven’t see them yet, make sure you hop over to the Sparkle Blends Shop and check out Broken Glass, Extraterrestrial, I Love the 80’s, Pawsome Pals, She Sells Seashells, Stars & Stripes and You’re Pand-tastic! If you act quickly, there even a couple of discounted release bundles left for order!

Want a chance to win one of 3 fantastic prize packs, each valued at approximately $15.00?

Make sure you leave comments as you hop & you’ll earn one entry for each blog post you comment on! See the Doodles Paper Playground Hop Post for giveaway prizes and entry details. Comments must be posted no later than 11:59pm EST on Sunday, June 28th, 2020 to be eligible to win. Open to US residents only who are at least 18 years old. Winners will be drawn Monday, June 29th & posted on the Doodles Paper Playground blog, Facebook page and in the Sparkle Blends Fan Club on FB.

Who loves Blog Candy??

We’ve got something SWEET in the form of a Discount Code worth 15% off your total order in the shop!

Use Coupon Code: JUNE15OFF 

(Excludes June Release Bundle. Can not be combined with other coupons or offers. Can not be applied to previous Purchases. Valid June 26th through June 30th, 2020)

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Please hop along with us!

Alison, Phoenix & Rhiannon

Fawn

Annie

EK

Roni

Judy

Gina

                   Amber  <--You Are Here

Doodles Paper Playground

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I have a really fun Inlaid Frame Shaker Card to share with you today, featuring the new & super adorable You're Pand-tastic blend!

I knew I needed to use You're Pand-tastic for my card today! I can't get enough of those cute little panda heads in there! I love how the black and white contrasted with my monochromatic card!

I started by cutting that beautiful Leaf Frame die by Paper Smooches (which is sold out--but you can get a similar look with the Feather Frame die. Don't wait, Paper Smooches is closing its doors for retirement!) from Hero Arts Hero Hues cardstock in Palm! Then I selected a perfect tropical leaves patterned paper from the Doodlebug Designs At The Zoo paper pack and cut my window from a 4 x 5.5 inch panel using the same frame die, centering it as best I could. I grabbed a sheet of green fun foam and cut two pieces just a little bit smaller than my card front. I layered them together using double sided tape and then die cut my window from the center. Finally, I selected a scrap of green tie dye paper from my stash as my background.

To assemble my shaker, I added a piece of Hero Arts Acetate to the back of the card front & inlaid the leaf frame with EK Success 2 Way Glue Pen. I flipped the panel over and used double sided tape, again, to adhere my die cut fun foam to the back, careful to line it up with the window opening. I added a generous amount of You're Pandtastic Sparkle Blends and then closed up the shaker with the green tie die paper, using double sided tape to adhere. I added more tape to the back and adhered the shaker panel to the center of a white, 110#, top folding, landscape card base & set it aside.

For my cute panda cheerleaders, I stamped images from the Clearly Besotted Three Cheers mini stamp set (retired) using My Favorite Things Extreme Black ink. I colored them to match the green in the Leaf Frame with Nuvo Creative Pens Organic Greens & Stormy Greys sets. I adhered them in a cute triangular formation around the frame, like they were doing an adorable cheer routine! Finally, I stamped that punny panda sentiment from the Whimsy Stamps Panda Hair Don't Care stamp set (retired) on a banner of white cardstock and adhered it to the top left corner of the card.

I love the beautiful shades of green in this card and how the neutral black and white of the pandas and Sparkle Blend really stand out!

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I hope you enjoyed my card today! I really had fun putting it together! Make sure you check out the other amazing projects in this hop and leave some comment love for our designers for chances to win our 3 fantastic prizes!

Have a Craft-tacular Day,

Amber