CDD June Release Recap

My term with CDD ends this month and these are my last cards on the team.  You'll still see some of my cards using CDD products tho!  Btw, I'm doing a CDD giveaway on my IG if you'd like a chance to win some cute!

The Details:  CDD Mermanimals, Jawsome, Ocean Border Dies, Treat Bag Die and Mermaid Tail Dies, VersaFine Onyx Black, Memento Tuxedo Black, Ranger Multi Medium Matte, Copics, Distress Oxide Salty Ocean, Peacock Feathers and Twisted Citron

The Details:  CDD Fintastic Friends, Merman Lagoon, Scenery Dies, Outdoor Landscape 1 Dies, Distress Oxide Twisted Citron, Lucky Clover, Wilted Violet, Shaded Lilac, Picked Raspberry, and Squeezed Lemonade, Memento Tuxedo Black, Versamark, Ranger Super Fine White Embossing Powder and Multi Medium Matte

The Details:  CDD Fintastic Friends and Stitched In Circle Dies, Distress Oxide Blueprint Sketch, Salty Ocean, and Peacock Feathers, VersaFine Onyx Black, Memento Tuxedo Black, Ranger Multi Medium Matte

CDD June Mood Board 2

I'm up on the CDD blog today sharing how I made two different cards using leftovers. That's what I'm talking about!

You have another couple of weeks to join us for the last CDD Moodboard Challenge (you can also tag #cddmonthly to play).

The Details:  CDD Mermaid Tail Dies, Hello Beautiful Dies, Bubblegum Sequins, Fall Harvest Sequins, Distress Oxide Picked Raspberry and Squeezed Lemonade, Ranger Multi Medium Matte and Glossy Accents, Scor-Tape, Wink of Stella, Recollections Snow Glitter Cardstock

Mermaid Tail Dies

Hello Beautiful Dies

Bubblegum Sequins

Fall Harvest Sequins

CDD June Release Day 5

On the last day of the CDD June release sneaks, we're featuring my favorite of the bunch, the Fintastic Friends set. So flippin' cute! 

I created a slider for my first card.  I love how the submarine boop boop boops across the card.  Check my IG account for a video (I hope--the cat kept trying to head-bump me so I need to remove the cursing--LOL).

The Details:  CDD Fintastic Friends, Waving Hello, Mermaid Trolls, Merman Lagoon, Ocean Border Dies, Distress Oxide Salty Ocean, Broken China and Twisted Citron, Memento Tuxedo Black, Versamark, Ranger Super Fine White Embossing Powder and Multi Medium Matte, Copics

For my second card I created an underwater Christmas scene.  So cute!  I used the tree from the Scene Builder dies for the "tree."  And isn't scuba-diving troll Santa adorable?  I thought about adding a beard by using his hair (picture it--it would totally work!) and then his hair I would color red for his hat.  Ack, next time!

The Details:  CDD Fintastic Friends, Christmas Wishes, Scene Builder Dies, Star and Moon Dies, Party Dies, Beach Scene, Scenery Dies, Ranger Glossy Accents, Distress Oxide Salty Ocean, Memento Tuxedo Black, Versamark, Ranger Super Fine White Embossing Powder, Copics

Waving Hello

Merman Lagoon

Mermaid Trolls

Christmas Wishes

Beach Scene

Ocean Border Dies

Party Dies

 Scene Builder Dies

Scenery Dies

Star and Moon Dies

CDD June Release Day 3

We are on day 3 of the CDD June release and featuring the CDD Mermanimal set. Lots of nautical goodness coming your way for sure!  Everything will be available this Friday, June 15, so best start your wish lists so you can grab your favorites before they're sold out.

My first card features a sentiment from the upcoming CDD Mermanimal set. I love that font and the splash marks which pair perfeclty with the Mermaid Tail Die.

The Details:  CDD Mermanimal, Mermaid Tail Dies, Ranger Multi Medium Matte, VersaFine Onyx Black, Ken Oliver Color Burst Splash 6x6 Paper

Next I was inspired to create a card featuring the siren monkey from the CDD Mermanimal set. Sirens were mythological creatures, often portrayed now as mermaids, that would sing and lure sailors to their deaths. Yeah, not exactly a fun idea but perfect for a cute card!  I took a sheet of music and sponged Distress Oxides right over the top then spattered with water. I then made some waves (ha!) and rocks for the siren to perch on as she sings. The sentiment is so punny to me in this case:  "hey there, cutie, come on over here and be my lunch."  LOL

The Details:  CDD Mermanimal, Friend in Me, Outdoor Landscape 2 Dies, Scenery Dies, Fancy Frames Dies, Ocean Border Dies, and Island Dies, Memento Tuxedo Black, Versamark, Ranger Super Fine White Embossing Powder, Distress Oxide Wilted Violet, Picked Raspberry, Worn Lipstick, and Squeezed Lemonade, Copics

Friend in Me

Mermaid Tail Dies

Ocean Border Dies

Outdoor Landscape 2 Dies

Island Dies

Scenery Dies

Fancy Frames Dies

CDD - Fixing Oops

I'm over on the CDD blog today showing how I took care of a whopper of a Copic mistake. Do stop by!

CDD June Mood Board 1

There's still plenty of time to join us for the CDD June Moodboard.  You can enter by joining the event in the CDD Gallery or tagging #cddmonthly.

For my card I used the CDD Friendship set paired with a sentiment from Far Out. Super cute, right?! To create the focal point I used Outdoor Landscape 2 and Stitched In Circle Dies.  The card base is masked and sponged with Distress Oxide. Oh, so's the grass! I kept the flowers white so that the reds on the card would really pop out.  Not my original intention tho.  Stop by the CDD blog on Thursday, June 7, to read more about how I ended up with a red palette.

The Details:  CDD Friendship, Far Out (sentiment), Stitched In Circle Dies, Outdoor Landscape 2 Dies, Memento Tuxedo Black, Distress Oxides, Ranger Multi Medium Matte, Doodlebug Design Cream and Sugar 6x6 Paper Pad, Recollections Washi, Copics

Friendship

Far Out

Outdoor Landscape 2 Dies

Stitched In Circle Dies

Doodlebug Design Cream and Sugar 6x6 Paper Pad

CDD May Mood Board 2

I'm up on the CDD blog today with a card featuring ombre and inspired by the May Moodboard (enter by joining the event or tagging #cddmonthly). 

The Details: CDD Flower Kisses, Flower Border Die, Outdoor Landscape 2 Dies, Window Pane Die, Ranger Super Fine White Embossing Powder, Memento Tuxedo Black, Distress Oxide, Scor-Tape, Ranger Multi Medium Matte, Copics

Flower Kisses

Flower Border Die

Outdoor Landscape 2 Dies

Window Pane Die

CDD May Release Recap

Happy dancing that the CDD May release is available in the shop now! Everything is so cute and so so summer. Woo hoo!  Let me run through these cards for you real quick like.

For this card I embossed the base, created a focal point using one of the Stitched In Circle Dies, stamped the sentiment which pairs nicely with the sentiment washi that serves as the ground for the Away We Go critters, and added one of the Beach Scene palm trees for balance and interest.

Look at that bling!  For this card I sponged the background and then sponged the sun rays from the Bright Horizons Stencil, used the Ocean Border Dies to create the ocean floor with lots of chunky glitter, and then colored up the Merman Lagoon images using Copics.

Finally, I have for you a sweet Father's Day card featuring World's Greatest, Fall Border Dies, and Scenery Dies. The kiddos are so cute fishing with their dad and reminds me of my own childhood, minus the mountains and inserting mosquito bites and sunburn!

The Details:  CDD Away We Go, Merman Lagoon, World's Greatest, Bright Horizons Stencil, Beach Scene, Fall Border Dies, Ocean Border Dies, Scenery Dies, Stitched In Circle Dies, Distress Oxides, Memento Tuxedo Black, VersaFine Onyx Black, Scor-Tape, Ranger Multi Medium Matte, Doodlebug Design Milk and Cookies 6x6 Paper Pad

Away We Go

Merman Lagoon

World's Greatest

Bright Horizons Stencil

Beach Scene

Fall Border Dies

Ocean Border Dies

Scenery Dies

Stitched In Circle Dies