Cardmaking with Emojis
Hi friends! Happy Wednesday! I’m always happy to welcome back the sweet and talented Kelly Rasmussen to our blog as a guest! She made this adorable pair of emoji cards! Be sure to read on to learn how to recreate them for yourself and enjoy!
Emojis seem to be everywhere these days! I’ve seen them on clothing and home decor and there is even an emoji Bible! I will admit I am a fan of a clever emoji used in text message, so the new Hero Arts Emoji Icons caught my attention. The adorable little images can say so much with just a facial expression.
To create the emojis, I stamped each one with black ink and trimmed out the image. Then I used a black marker to color the edges, so the white core of the paper wouldn’t show. I used Zig Clean Color Real Brush Markers to color the images — the super fine tip makes it a breeze to color in the tiny spaces!
I created a 4-bar sized (3 1/2″x4 7/8″) card base from white cardstock and used Distress Inks to blend a gradient background. I think I need some blending lessons from Laura Bassen because I really struggled to get that nice fade out to white at the top. She makes it look so effortless!
Both messages are from the Hero Arts Happy Mail stamp that I designed. It’s got a great mix of messages that are perfect for envelopes as well as cards!
And finally I adhered three emojis to each card with foam adhesive and covered them with a coat of Glossy Accents. I love that shine!
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Such fun cards!
Really cute cards! Thanks for sharing!
These are so cute!!
Adorable!
emojis. so cute
I love using these!!! Super cute cards!
So simly, but so sweet. I’ve never thought of emoji cards before.
Cute cards!!! TFS!
These are really
cute cards.
Carla from Utah
This makes me smile!
Thanks for sharing!
Wow!! Such fun cards!! Love the glossy accents on the emojis! The sentiments are nice!!
-Berina
Moxie Craftie
Adorable cards!
These are so fun and clever…love them!
These cards are soooo cute. My granddaughter loves using emojicons when she sends me messages.
Awesome cards! They look so fun to make. Thanks for sharing! :)
Super FUN and CUTE cards!!
Such fun cards! Awesome ink blending in the background~ TFS and congrats to the winners~!
Gosh these are CUTE!!
Absolutely adorable. I love this card design too. The gorgeous ombre blending and the few details make for a striking card that can be reproduced so easily and fit so many occasions!
Really cheerful and humorous cards! Loved the umbre especially!! You did a great job on blending them!! And congrats to all the winners too!
Oh these are ridiculously CUTE!!!
Clever & cute!
These are so cute!
How adorable! I love the ombre look! Hugs, Robin
What ashore sweet idea! Love it!
FUN! totally adorable. . .
Absolutely Adorable!
This is a fun fun fun card! Love the ombre background!
How cute!
LOL these are fabulous!
Cute emoji cards – thanks for sharing.
Great set! Love the idea, colors and design!
Super cute cards! Love the emojis! :)
OMG, super cute cards made me lol!
Cute emojis, and I think your ink blending looks fine!
Nite cards! Cute emojis!
Really cute Kelly. I saw on the news the other day that some new emojis are coming soon. Love them too. Thanks for inspiring us.
Super fun, cute and creative!!
OMGoodness Kelly, these are priceless! Who would want to receive one of these!
These are so cute! Love the sponged card bases, too.
I just love all my texts from my daughter with all her wonderful Emoji’s every day! Super cute stamps…..I think she would flip if I made her a card with them…..HEHEHE!!! :)
I think your blending looks great, Kelly. These cards are adorable-the Glossy Accents is perfect.
Super cute.
These are so very cute and oh so fun! Love ♥
Very cute–thanks for sharing!
Such cute and fun cards!!!
Cute and especially fun for teens!
Cute.
Omg luv this the emojis are too cute