Wednesday, July 8, 2026

Pajama Crafter Stamps Summer Week | Savanna Babies


Summer! What does it mean to you? For me it's hot and humid and I stay inside as much as possible but I do love that it means weekly trips to the zoo with one of my best friends to walk!

The zoo is one of my happy places and I just LOVE going, even when it's hot and humid, LOL! My favorite animal is the elephant but truthfully I love them all. Fun fact, we moved to the Omaha, Nebraska area so I could work at the zoo (#1 Zoo in the US for many years). I did work there for awhile in guest services and still love visiting as often as I can, which is quite a bit!!


For today's card I thought the Savanna Babies stamp set was perfect to represent what I love about summer! They are such adorable little baby animals!

I stamped them all onto Marshmallow Coloring Paper and colored them up with my Copic markers.


Copics Used:
Giraffe: YR27, YR24, YR23, YR21, E37, R21
Lion: YR15, YR14, YR12, YR23, YR21, YR20, E37, R21
Elephant: C5, C3, C1, R21
Zebra: C7, C5, C3, C1, R21

I used a die from my stash for the layout. I thought it needed a little bit of something to each rectangle so I used the Stitched Scalloped Border Die Set to create some ground for my animals. 

Next I stamped Happy Birthday from the Mix & Match Celebration Sentiments onto the ground piece by the baby lion. The paper in the background is from the Spring Plaids 6x6 paper pad. The animals are all on foam dots to add some dimension.

To finish the card off I added some iridescent confetti from my stash. I think the card turned out so adorable!! 


Have a wonderful day! Go do something for yourself and go get crafty!

Visit the Pajama Crafter Stamps shop HERE!! 

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Tuesday, July 7, 2026

Crafty Stamp Co. Party Like A Panda Birthday Card

I had a friend request several cards using pandas so I immediately thought of the Crafty Stamp Co. set, Party Like a Panda! It is such a darling set and I'm sure I'll use it several times for my friends cards.



I used the Inspired By The Sketch Book to help with the layout and chose Sketch #7. I grabbed out the Birthday Brights 6x6 Paper Pad to go with my cute panda!

I colored the panda with Copics and might have been smiling the whole time I was coloring because I just can't get over the cuteness!!


Copics Used:
Ground/Shadow: W4, W2, BG02, B0000
Panda: C8, C6, R20, YG17, YG13
Balloons: Y17, Y15,YR07, YR04, R85, R83, BG75, BG72
white gel pen highlights

After coloring it was just a matter of putting all the layers together. Some layers are on foam adhesive to give the card a little dimension. The final step was to emboss the sentiment and get it on the card.


Have a super day! Go do something for yourself and go get crafty!

Visit the Crafty Stamp Co. shop HERE! Use the coupon code, DANNI to receive 10% off your order (some exclusions do apply).

Crafty Stamp Co. Products Used:

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Monday, July 6, 2026

Inky Paws Challenge #254- Week 1


Today starts a new Inky Paws Challenge! The challenge runs through July 31, 2026! Link your creations on the Inky Paws Challenge Blog for a chance to win $20 store credit at the Newton's Nook Shop! Check out the Challenge Rules before you create your project!

It's all about the colors for this challenge! Use Pool Blue, Tangerine, Sunny Yellow and White.

Bring the beach to your craft room with the bright and beachy colors in this challenge! Send sunny smiles to a friend or create a cheerful birthday card! Any theme is welcome as long as the colors are used!

For my card today I used the summery stamp set, Aloha Newton and the Summertime Paper Pad. I really like the summery scene I created!




Thanks for stopping by and be sure to grab out your Newton's Nook goodies and come play along with us at the Inky Paws Challenge!!

Have a super day and go do something for yourself and go get crafty!

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Friday, July 3, 2026

Summer Vibes Collab | Patriotic Cards

I'm excited to be doing a little collab today with my friend, Teresa of the Fresh and Renewed with Teresa channel! Teresa started the summer with a series, Summer Vibes where she shares summer themed cards each Friday. I wasn’t able to join her at the beginning of the series but I’m happy to be joining her now!

Watch my video HERE for this week!

This week we are sharing Patriotic themed cards to celebrate 4th of July and the 250th Bicentennial Celebration of the USA! I used the Scrappy Boy Stamps Spirit of 1776 Stamp Set and Paper for both of my cards today.


I used the Crafty Stamp Co. Inspired By The Sketch book for my first card and used Sketch 120.



I let the image shine on it's own for the second card.




I was in tears when my yellow marker did the dreaded blob but decided to just leave the big green spot, maybe he was rolling in the grass!


Have an amazing day and if you are in the USA, have a wonderful, safe 4th of July tomorrow!! Go do something for yourself and go get crafty!

Products Used:
Hammermill Cardstock
Memento Tuxedo Black Ink
Copics

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Wednesday, July 1, 2026

Bright and Cheerful Copic Colored Birthday Card Tutorial

Hi crafty friends! I’m so excited to be sharing my first Pajama Crafter Stamps creation with you all as part of the design team!

 
First, I decided on all the Pajama Crafter Stamps products I wanted to use! I’m a very visual person so I like to pull papers out and see how they work together along with the stamp set, dies, etc.


After the products were chosen, I stamped the main cake image from the Forever 29 Cake stamp set onto Marshmallow Coloring Paper and colored up the fun cake. I used the papers I chose from the Birthday Bash PaperPad for the color inspiration for the cake.

 
Copics Used:
Main layer of cake: YR23, YR21, YR20
Frosting: BG15, BG13, BG11
Frosting in layers of cake: R85. R83
Candle: YR68, YR65, YR04, Y17
Candy: R27, R24, B05, B02
Plate: Y19, Y15

To get the card elements prepared I fussy cut the cake out, die cut the word WHOA from the Dang, Who, Yikes! Word And Shadow Die and cut the background patterned paper to fit the front of an A2 card, 4 ¼ x 5 ½ inches.

 
To finish the card, I adhered the elements to a card base popping some of the elements up on foam dots for some dimension and adding a layer of black cardstock to make the main layer stand out. It needed a little something for interest, so I added some embellishments from my stash, be sure to check out all the embellishments at Pajama Crafter Stamps! I know many of these are going in my next order!

 
I stamped the sentiment from the Forever 29 Cake stampset on the inside of the card and decorated it with a strip of paper from the Birthday Bash Paper Pad.



Have a wonderful day! Go do something for yourself and go get crafty!
 
Pajama Crafter Stamps Products Used:

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