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Waffle Flower Celebrating 6 Years of Fun

This month we are celebrating Waffle Flower’s 6th anniversary and I’ve got a jam packed post for you that I worked really hard one to share you with projects featuring my top 6 favorite Waffle Flower sets of all time!

Illustrator Kamo is probably my favorite illustrator in the Waffle Flower line and definitely the illustrator that drew me into their products! I love her whimsical style and her sets are very unique. This set features the Jungle Birthday, which is not only a great scene building set, the playful images make this great for any card.

Even with a scene card packed full of images, I still had plenty of more in the set that I have not even included to offer more variations to your scene so that you can use it over and over! Who doesn’t love that? I borrowed a sentiment from the Little Faires set and snuck it right above the cake.

I added a layer of grass in the background using the Over the Fence die and also framed the scene in a kraft card stock. I loved working with this set to create this card, and I can only hope the recipient love it as much as I enjoyed making it!

I’m going to continue with my favorite illustrator Kamo sets here, and share with you another awesome one called Level Up. A small fact about me is that I love playing video games, and I have many friends that enjoy that too, so when I discovered Kamo’s video game themed set, I couldn’t wait to get my hands on it. It’s not every day you see a stamp set with this theme!

So, of course this set definitely made it to my top 6! I was eager to include two scenes, with the knight battling the dragon (although they seem pretty happy, so perhaps it’s a dance off!), and the knight then winning the princess’ heart. To get it all in there, I went for a slimline card design and sectioned it half with a divider diagonally across the card.

I used the Over the Fence die once again here across the whole bottom edge, backed the scenes against a kraft panel, and added all the images with foam tape.

This next card is one of Kamo’s sport themed stamp sets called Batter. And as you can see it’s a baseball themed set. We have tons of baseball fans here and I thought this set was just so well designed and make such adorable cards. Once again, I don’t see too many baseball sets out there, and Kamo knocked this out of the park! Since I posted this card awhile back, you can find more details on this post.

Alright, alright, I could share Kamo cards all day but I don’t want to bore you with the same illustrator over and over! Another awesome illustrator is Big Bear & Bird. I had been such a huge fan of her watercolor work long before she was a designer for Waffle Flower, so imagine how excited I was to find out that she was collaborating!

She has many great sets, but the one I’m showcasing to you today is called Tea for Two. Again, I like picking sets that have a lot of potential for great scenes, and I was especially drawn to these cute mushrooms….go figure! I am also quite the tea drinker, so I am a little biased here!

In addition to this stamp set, I also used the Scenery die for the die cut clouds and the Jars Sentiments stamp set. This set is also a favorite sentiment set of mine as I love the whimsical font and there are so many options in this set that I find very handy. You should definitely check that one out too if you don’t have it!

I wanted to make sure I also picked out a Liz Mytinger set to share with you today in my Top 6, cause her sets are the bomb! She also carries a very fun and whimsical style, and I have to say I love her hamsters the most. This card features the Gym Rat set and it brings such a smile to my face every time I color these images!

The quarantine probably has us all feeling like these hamsters these days trying to get some workouts done indoors and finding fun things to do at home. I also remember very fondly watching aerobics videos on the tv with my mom and working out with her. Haha!

Everything on this card is from this stamp set including the fun pattern stamping in the background to really give that 80s vibe. Oh yeah! Let’s dance!!

A little different from my previous 5 picks, but I knew it’s a definite favorite, is the Color Combos. I love making cute cards, but I also need great tools to help me stay organized and inspired to create. So it really means a lot to me to have products that allow me to organize my coloring mediums well, especially my ink pads, else I’m just an awful mess in the craft room.

Having colors organized like this allow me to easily pick the right colors, reduce the amount of mistakes/redos, and allow me to easily refer back to previous color combos that I really liked. You can read more about my use of the Color Combos in a previous blog post here.

Blog Hop

This post is part of the Waffle Flower Year 6 Blog Hop! The team and invited guests have teamed up together to bring you lots of inspiration with their favorite Waffle Flower products. So hop along, share some love, and most importantly, have fun!

Waffle Flower (Nina)  • Alix Davis • Arjita Sepaha Singh
Channin Pelletier • Elyse Robinson • Galina Filippenko
Jeanne Jacana • JJ Bolton • Keeway Tsao • Mindy Eggen
Natalia Zubkova • Rebecca Keppel • Cathy Zielske
Kathy Racoosin • Kelly Latevola • Laura Bassen •  Lydia Fiedler

Giveaway

To celebrate Waffle Flower’s 6th Anniversary, Waffle Flower is giving away $100 gift certificates to THREE lucky winners. You can leave a comment on my blog and along the hop by 11:59pm ET on 4/8/2019 for your chances to win. Winners will be chosen at random from the comments left on any of the posts on this blog hop and will be announced on the Waffle Flower blog on 4/10/2019.

167 comments

  1. Your jungle birthday card is perfect for the Waffleflower celebration! Be well…

  2. The kids playing baseball is probably my favorite–maybe because it reminds me of my little grandson? The kids are adorable.

  3. I love your cards and your selection! Great job!

  4. Thanks for the reminder of all the wonderful stamps Waffle Flower have made and how you’ve used them to their fullest! Beautiful cards!

  5. Those gym rats always crack me up!

  6. Love the cute cards and love waffle flower. I have some of their stamps and dies too and go to use them often.

  7. Congratulations and thanks for the giveaway!
    I dream with making cards like all of you.

  8. Haha yes those hamsters are definitely reminding us all to workout during quarantine

  9. Some really cute cards!

  10. Your soft coloring is such an inspiration, and I love al the cards you’ve shown today!

  11. Love that Big Bear and Bird too! Waffle Flower is the best for inventive ideas.

  12. Such whimsical happy cards, I just love them.

  13. So pretty! I love all the details of your beautiful cards! you are super talented!

  14. So very cute cards. Perfect for the young ones in your life.

  15. Such CUTE faces on the kids. Those are such happy cards. Love the swatch set!

  16. The scenes you create on cards are fabulous! I do love the baseball card as it takes you right back to childhood. 🙂

  17. I love all of the darling scenes on your cards. thanks for sharing

  18. I love your critter cards.

  19. That base ball player card is so cute. My fav.

  20. Forgot how much I love those hamsters!!!

  21. Such cute cards. They make me smile.

  22. The card that you made with the Batter stamp set is adorable!

  23. Enjoying the coloring on your cards!! TFS 🙂

  24. Such cute cards! The hamsters are just so adorable!

  25. Oh my heart, be still! You know I love your work so much, and these are no exception, but your Level up card is just something else!!! LOVE IT so much!

  26. My favorites WF stamps are the Color Combos for Ink Pads; Plaid Play; Be Her; Be Him; Happy Retirement; and Bear Hugs. Love the beautiful cards. Thanks for sharing!

  27. I honestly can’t choose a favorite, they’re all so fun!

  28. Awesome cards! I love all your cute scenes!

  29. These card scenes are fantastic!!! You are so creative. Love the knights/princess.

  30. I love all of your cards, they are colored beautifully! My favorite stamp set is that Tea for Two one, those critters all so cute having a fun tea party!

  31. I love your sweet and beautifully colored cards, especially the bear tea party!

  32. Your cards are all so cute, especially the hamsters!

  33. I adore your light and airy colour palette! These cards are beautiful. 🙂

  34. You have created amazing scenes in such delicate color pallettes. I love these!

  35. I love the fun of your cards. Level up is definitely my favorite. So cute!

  36. WOW….. lovely WF ‘favorites’ and A-MAZING colors/coloring! Love it all!

  37. Adorable cards! I love the cards you made with the level up set! It’s such a fun set

  38. Cute cards and I love color swatching! Happy Birthday to Waffle Flower.

  39. Your cards always make me smile! Congratulations to WaffleFlower on 6 years of inspiration and fun!

  40. The big bear picnic is so cute! I love your coloring style so much. Also, thank you for sharing your color swatches!

  41. Your coloring is amazing!

  42. You have so much detail in your cards.
    they each tell a complete story.
    Fantastic cards. thanks for sharing
    txmlhl(at)yahoo(dot)com

  43. Your cards are the cutest! I love how you color them and do the layouts. My favorite is the knight and dragon card. But all your cards are to be admired.

  44. Adorable cards!

  45. Adorable cards!!!

  46. Amazing and simply adorable cards!! Love those monkeys and hamsters!!!

  47. Long time follower of your wonderful cards! You have always been an inspiration to me! Keep creating! 🎂

  48. Great cards. Love that level up card. 🙂

  49. I love all of your fun and colorful scenes. They are inspirational and makes me want to tackle this project. I always play it safe with CAS. Thanks!!

  50. I’ve loved your designs for a long time. I especially love those cards you made with the level up set and the big Bear sets.

  51. Your cards are so cute! 🙂

  52. Such adorable cards! Love the kids playing ball and all the critters.
    Thanks so much for sharing.

  53. Adorable cards, Keeway! I especially like the Play Ball card. I need those stamps! Happy Birthday to Waffle Flower!!

  54. Wow your cards and color cards are so beautiful! I really love the softness in your coloring!

  55. Your cards are the absolute cutest! Jungle birthday is my fav too!

  56. I love all the little critters, but the baseball kids are my favorite. Reminds me of my kids growing up playing.

  57. Little masterpieces!

  58. Love your Gym Rats and cutie pie baseball card. All are so cute!

  59. Super cute creations!!

  60. Terrific scenes on all your cards. Bright. Cheery. Happy. Thank you!

  61. Love your cards.. The color choices are so crisp so fun….

  62. All of these whimsical cards are GREAT! Love them!

  63. I miss baseball even more with your card. So adorable!

  64. The cards are playful and cute. Love the Jungle Birthday card. Thanks for all the great ideas, Keeway.

  65. SUPER CUTE choices for your favorites, Keeway! I too LOVE WF Swatches, etc. in this category! It makes me FEEL organized! LOL Even if I’m not sometimes. MAYBE, it’s more like I am organized in my crafting stuff, but NOT other things??? LOL LOVE what you’ve done here! AND HAPPY BIRTHDAY to Waffle Flower!!!!!!!! ;)<3

  66. Your coloring is AMAZING! i Love the little baseball scene sooo much! I love the gym rats too!

  67. Very nice cards. Good inspiration

  68. The way you build scenes with all of those stamps and dies is so perfect!

  69. What great cards. Thank you

  70. The baseball scene reminds me that I missed Opening Day! Such cute cards.

  71. Wow! You have the best adorable critter scene cards!! Love them all! 🙂

  72. The baseball card is my favorite… so cute!

  73. Wow I really enjoyed this and I love your color combos cards, I have the set and need to use it! Thanks so much for all of the inspiration!

  74. We’re a baseball-loving family, so the baseball birthday card is a favorite for me! Kids would just love receiving that one.

  75. These are all cute, but that baseball team is adorable.

  76. Absolutely adorable and inspirational blog post!!

  77. You are magnificent with your colors, I especially love the jungle card.

  78. Your coloring is just amazing! Love how you make all those little characters come to life.

  79. OMG! Those gym rats are so stinkin cute.

  80. So much cuteness here! Love love love these cards Keeway!

  81. Thank you from Australia 🇦🇺 It’s so wonderful to have you all to help keep us busy in these challenging times. You’ve gotta love Waffle critters, they make the best. Thanks for the fantastic inspiration, keep it coming💖

  82. I love the tea one! Hot tea is my favorite and I drink it every day instead of coffee. Id love to have a tea party with little woodland creatures. 😊 Thank you for the opportunity to win!

  83. Thanks for sharing such cute cards!

  84. So many great cards showcasing wonderful products.

  85. The baseball card is darling and I agree, being organized in the craft room makes all the difference! I never thought to swatch my ink pads!

  86. Your cards are so much fun! I love all of the bright colors and cute critters, thanks for the inspiration.

  87. I love your baseball card. My grand daughter’s first softball league got canceled this year with the Covid19 virus and
    I would love to make her this card. Thank you for the idea.

  88. Such lovely cards! Jealous of the color swatches… I am working at organizing a crafting area now, could come in handy!

  89. Wow! Love your blending and shadowing in all your cards. Going to go check out that swatch video too

  90. Keeway, such cute and well-done cards! Thanks for the inspiration. 🙂

  91. Congrats Waffle Flower! You rocked their sets on all of these cards!

  92. Cuteness alert!! Especially the Tea party bear with the bow in her hair , stinkin cute! Those exercise guys crack me up every time! Thanks for the smiles, hard work on these cuties. Please stay safe and healthy!

  93. All of your cards are adorable but I think I like the Batter set and card the best. Your background is perfect for a baseball diamond and American baseball theme. TFS and congrats Waffle Flower!

  94. Fabulous ideas and gorgeous cards with all the characters. I’m still drawn to the gym rat though and definitely need them in my life along with the Colour combo swatches. They look amazing and would help me alot in my choice of colours.
    Stay safe and keep crafting.
    Tracey.x

  95. Love yiur cards!! The leverl up set is the cutest!!
    Love all the character and critter sets 🙈😍
    Thank you so much for the amazing inspiration ❤️

  96. Your cards always amaze me!

  97. What fun set of cards. I love the rat gym card and the swatches.

  98. Beautiful cards! So cute especially the Big bear and Bird one!

  99. Totally adorable cards. Love all the soft coloring

  100. Your card designs are so cute and playful and I love your soft pastel colors! There are so many fun sets from Waffle Flower.

  101. Illustrator Kamo is also my favourite, love her style. Jungle birthday is such an adorable stamp set, love the card.

  102. Your cards are so cute! I am loving those adorable gym rats, they make me smile!

  103. So cute!!! Ahh the hamsters always get me! ❤

  104. Those gym hamsters :O these cards are just adorable!

  105. Cute cards! Love the jungle card! Such cute stamps!

  106. Cute cards!

  107. Love the gym rat set. It is definitely coming out of my stash for a fresh card. the sizing is great for slimline cards.

  108. Happy Birthday Waffle Flower, wishing them much more success in the years to come! Thank you for the inspiration Keeway, love all your whimsical designs! There are many wonderful products on WFC’s line but I have to say my first grabs would be the Mini Media Mat, The Rainbow Combo and the Tulip Bouquet Builder, then I will debate what else to get 😉 thanks for the inspiration and celebration! Stay safe!

  109. Amazing cards!! Love your coloring style!!

  110. Beautiful projects! Thanks so much for sharing!

  111. Love the darling scenes you have created – awesome work:)

  112. Your inspiration is amazing!!!!

  113. Your cards are all adorable! LOVE your coloring!!!

  114. Love these fun, colorful cards.

  115. Such a delightful Top 6 selection and how wonderful the accompanying cards you’ve chosen to showcase them. The exercising hamsters are going straight to my ‘must have’ list! They’re adorable and inspiring!! Thank you for spreading joy during these challenging times!
    ~carol

  116. These cards are so fun! Your coloring on them is amazing! I love the little hamsters in the Gym Rat set. Thanks for being part of this hop! So many creative artists! Happy Birthday Waffle Flower!

  117. These are my favorite lines too. So cute and unique.

  118. I just adore the Gym Rat set and its adorable hamsters! Though they all look way to happy to be at a gym!

  119. Your cards make me want all the sets!

  120. Such adorable cards! Love them all!

  121. Cute cards, the tea party scene is adorable!

  122. Beautiful coloring. They look like they’re right out of a children’s picture book. TFS and congrats Waffle Flower.

  123. Oh my goodness those big bears holding the tiny teacups are so cute! Your ink blended skies are so soft and pretty.

  124. LOVE THESE! Happy Birthday Waffle Flower.

  125. Adorable cards! Thanks for sharing!

  126. Love all your cards.

  127. Beautiful cards! I always love seeing the hamster cards. They are adorable.

  128. Wonderful cards! Love all the cute little scenes.

  129. I am amazed by your beautiful pieces! I can’t believe that I wasn’t following you until now!

  130. Fantastic job using all the cheery characters.

  131. Adorable scenes, lovely coloring and fantastic cards!

  132. If anyone wants to make a cute card, yours are the ones to be inspired by, and Waffleflower has such cute stamps!

  133. All of your cards are adorable. You’re a very talented artist.

  134. Love the cards, the monkeys are so cute. Happy crafting and stay safe.

  135. Delightful cards with these awesome sets! Beautiful coloring and details!

  136. Eeek. So much cuteness. Love your scene cards. Thanks for sharing. Thanks for the reminder to use what we have. Benn definitely doing that these days!!

  137. Very bright and fun cards. I like the color swatches.

  138. I always love what you create!

  139. Your creativity is endless.

  140. Keeway, I have been in a crafty ‘funk’ for months but your sweet cards have inspired me to make a couple of fun cards to mail to my grandsons. They love stamping with me and colouring up their chosen images. I think I’ll make some ink blended outdoor background panels and die cut the images to send them so they can colour them and add them to the fronts as they want.
    Your swatch cards also inspire me to go reorganize my messy craft room…TFS and stay well!

  141. You create the most wonderfully sweet little scene cards, Keeway! I love them all. Gorgeous soft colouring really brings the images to like! Stay safe! 🙂

  142. Your cards are beautiful. I have such a hard time doing scene cards but you make it look easy. Thanks for sharing.

  143. The Tea Party! So stinkin’ cute

  144. Such adorable cards.

  145. Sweet and adorable projects. Thanks for sharing

  146. Your tea party card is so beautiful and adorable!! I love that set too!!

  147. I love the softness of your style! Each card is so sweet because of the delicate colors and your skillful coloring!

  148. You come up with some of the most awesome scenes with adorable images. LOVE all your cards ♥

  149. Looks like color swatching pays off. Love you color combos.

  150. Its always a joy seeing you create these cards with such a story on each! fabulous.

  151. Love your cards! So hard to pick a favorite and my grandchildren would love them all!

  152. What a great selection of cards. Adorable!

  153. Gosh Keeway! I just love your work! The little baseball players have me longing for Spring baseball games that my Neice and Nephew played!

  154. You never cease to amaze me with your creativity.

  155. Your cards are always my favorite.

  156. You have great taste – lots of your favorites are my faves too. Your coloring skills are amazing – you bring your scenes to life with your attention to details!!

  157. Going gaga over your beautiful cards!!

  158. Oh, such cute cards made with these adorable little stamp sets. Love the video game set, the baseball set and those hamsters!! Happy 6th Waffle Flower!

  159. I can not wait to check out your blog post on the color combos! I bought the combo set so long ago and have never used it but keep meaning to. This will inspire me to do so! I love the illustrator choices that you picked and I too love the Level Up set and the Baseball! I have had my eye on the Level Up and I think now I am gonna get it! Happy Sixth Birthday to WFC and thanks for all the wonderful inspiration! Cheers!

  160. Fab cards showcased with these products, Kamo is also one of my faves, I own more of her sets than any other.

  161. Great cards! I love the photo of the color swatches.

  162. Cute cards!

  163. I like the cute scenes you created.

  164. Such great cards, but I love the little hamsters so guess I have to say it’s my favorite. TYFS

  165. So many wonderful cards! I love the various techniques you’ve used!

  166. Beautiful cards!! Love the little scenes. Congrats to Waffle Flower and Thanks for the opportunity to win and for sharing!

  167. Love all your critter cards. So fun!