Carrie Stamps

May Glimmer Hot Foil Kit of the Month

Today I am sharing 3 ways to use the Glimmer Hot Foil kit of the month for May from Spellbinders.  If you are not familiar with the Kit of the Month program from Spellbinders you can get all the details on all the kits right here. I love getting the Glimmer Kit of the Month, as I get a surprise Hot Foiling plate set and a roll of foil each month!!! This month there is a plate that hot foils a background of circles. And there is a die that cuts out circles to fit inside the hot foiling. That alone is so much fun , but there are also sentiments in this set and banner dies to cut them out as well.  That is why this set is call the Spot On Background and Sentiments kit. The foil this month is Polished Brass and it is FABULOUS!  I will be using it on all three of my cards today. You can also see these cards come together in this video.

The first card I am sharing is a Mini Slimline Card (6" x 6", scored at 3"). I am using the background plate to hot foil the circles diagonally across the card front panel. 

This plate set comes with a die that cuts out circles that fit inside these hot foiled circles. I chose to use pink card stock and gold glitter paper for my circles and place them randomly on this card. It creates a fun whimsical look. 

The stamp sentiment is from the Clear Stamp of the Month set and says Hello Sweet Friend. I hot foiled an additional sentiment from the Glimmer Kit. 

It says, You Are One In A Million. 

Here you can see all the plates and dies that come in this set. 

The two rows on the left are Hot Foil Plates, the Large background plate of circles and the 9 sentiment plates. On the right we have dies; on that cuts out 6 circles and two that cut sentiment banners that fit the sentiments in this set. And here you can also see the Polished Brass foil that comes with this kit. 

Now let's take a look at the second way I used this set on a Slimline card (8-1/2" x 7", scored at 3-1/2"). 

For this card I hot foiled the circles twice on this 8-1/4" x 3-1/4" navy card stock panel.  Then I die cut some circles from the same navy card stock and adhered them down for a tone on tone look. I placed the circles in a linear pattern this time for a more elegant look. 

The Happy Birthday sentiment is from the Clear Stamp of the Month. I added to that, This Card is Full of Paper Hugs, hot foiled for an added touch of elegance. 

For my final card I did not use the die cut circles at all, but decided to add some doodling, since I enjoyed it so much when making these cards.

After hot foiling the circles in the Polished Brass Foil, I used a metallic gel pen to add a cross hatch pattern to each circle. 

For the glimmer hot foiled sentiment I lined up the three plates to make a long sentiment that says, Hope This Card Finds You Well.  I love all the hot foil sentiments in this set! And they do pair really well with the sentiments in the Clear Set of the Month. I Hug You with my Heart Everyday, what a perfect sentiment to send to someone who you can not see in person very often!  With that sentiment I had to embellish this card with some hearts. 

Those are the three cards I made with this set, if you want a couple BONUS ideas with this set be sure to check out this video where I make these three cards. You can see Glimmer Hot Foiling in action and get my tips and tricks too.  

If you can not see the video up on this screen, you can also watch it over on my YouTube channel. 

I hope you have enjoyed see these cards using the May Glimmer Kit of the Month. If you have any questions about Hot Foiling please let me know. I'd love to hear from you. 

Below I have listed and linked all the club kits as well as the supplies I used to make these cards. 

 

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Painted Peonies and Background stamps

Hey there stamping friends. Today on the YouTube channel you will find Episode 2 of my May Stamp Set of the Month series. This month I am featuring the Painted Peony stamp set by Concord & 9th.  This is a beautiful layering stamp set, with stunning florals. I fell in love with this floral set and am excited to play with it and create different ideas with this set for you. If you missed the first episode you can view it here.

In this episode I am pairing layering background stamps with the Painted Peonies. I love background stamps and Concord & 9th have some of my faves!  Turnabout stamps allow you to stamp one background in multiple colors and I will be using another background stamp that layers!  

Take a look at today's cards. Both cards measure 5" x 5". I love a fun and different size for my cards!  

The first background I used is the Polka Dot Turnabout Stamp set. I used 4 shades of yellow on this stamp to create the background. And even splattered it a bit with purple metallic watercolor. 

And here you can see the peony with all it's layers in purple. For today's cards I used ink from Altenew. I love that their ink comes in collections of four that layer good together. Perfect for layered stamping like this. I have all the inks I used linked for you below. 

The second background I used is the Gingham background stamp set. It has two pieces in it so you can layer the stitched criscross image over the top. 

I love gingham and plaid, so this stamp is definitely one of my faves!  Even thought peonies are not blue I thought this color of flower would look great with a yellow background. I love that with stamps you can make the impossible, beautiful.  

I just love stamping the three stamps in this set and see the layers come together to create this beautiful flower. 

You can see it come together in the video below. 

If you can not see the video on this screen you can also view it here on my YouTube channel. 

Concord & 9th is sponsoring this month's Stamp Set of the Month series and is generously gifting one of you a $25 shopping spree to their shop!  To enter all you have to do is leave a comment on each of the videos in this series on my YouTube channel.  If you missed episode one you can watch it right here. A new episode will come out every Tuesday in the month of May at 8pm MST, for a total of 4 episodes. 

Below I have listed and linked the supplies I used to make today's cards. 

 

Affiliate links have been used, at no cost to you. Affiliate links are a collaboration between online shops and makers. When you shop these links the retailer gives a small percentage of the sale to the maker, at no cost to you. It is a great way of supporting your favorite businesses and the makers who inspire you. Thank you for shopping my links. Sharing my creations is my favorite thing to do and you have helped make it possible.

 

5 Ways to Alter Patterned Paper

Hey there stamping friends, today I'm sharing with you 5 techniques that you can use to alter patterned paper. And making 5 mini slimline cards. You can watch the video to see all of the techniques and see the cards come together. I am also sharing pictures of all the card in this post. 

Here are all five of the Mini Slimline cards I made, each of them with a different technique to alter patterned paper. 

For my cards I used products from the May Box of the Month from Not 2 Shabby. A lot of the contents of this kit have already sold out. Not only is the box of the month a great value, it is full of darling coordinating product too!  I have all the products still available linked for you below. 

Let's talk about each of the five techniques I used. 

1 - Splatter your Patterned Paper

I love splatter. So splattering all the things is normal for me and the reason why it is number one on my list of techniques today. I also feel that splattering has a bit of a spilt coffee look. I used two different brown water colors for the splattering on this card. 

All of the cards in today's post are Mini Slimline Cards. Which is a 6" x 6" pice of paper folded in half. These fit in a #6-3/4 envelope, the standard size envelope you can buy at the grocery store in the US. 

2 - Stencil over your Patterned Paper

When stenciling over patterned paper you want to carefully choose the pattern of the paper and the stencil that is going over the top. One stencil that I think would go with several patterned papers is a Polka dot stencil. For my background on this card I chose to use a striped paper and a wavy stencil. The medium I chose, Glitz Glitter Gel allowed for the strips to show through the stenciling but added a fun glittered pattern to the paper. 

You can also do this technique with ink over the stencil or any other paste or spread. 

3 Stamp on your Patterned Paper

I chose a polka dot pattern for this background and stamped on it with donuts, coffee cups and the word sweet. I loved customizing the paper, a perfect fit for the images and sentiment I chose. 

I could not stop there with this paper though. I added some splatter to this one as well. You could add splatter to any of the techniques that I am sharing today. 

4 Doodle on your Patterned Paper

This is a fun one. I chose this white paper with black polka dots to doodle on, with a black fine tip pen. I also practiced the doodling I wanted to do before committing it to the paper. I added in the small dots and flowers. And I even ended up doodling on the cup to add some hearts. I had the most fun making this background.

5 - Ink up your Patterned Paper

This paper with the tea cups on it was the perfect paper to add some Vintage Photo ink to. I started at the bottom and worked my way towards the top getting lighter as I went up. I then spritzed the paper with water to get some lighter splattered areas. Then I DOODLED on this paper TOO!  I add the strings with tea bags.  This played into the tag I added to the card, with a tea bag like look. 

Those are all five the techniques, all very easy to do on ANY patterned paper you might already have. It may even help you to use up paper that you might not love as much as others. I hope you'll give these techniques a try. 

Here is the video, I'd love for you to watch with me and see this cards come together. 

If you can not see the video up on this screen you can view it here. 

Below are the supplies used to make these cards. 

Yum Yum Digital Stamp set

Drink the Coffee Stamp Set

I Heart Coffee Stamp Set

Me Time Stamp Set

You can find a lot more at the Not 2 Shabby Shop: https://www.not2shabbyshop.com/?AffId=26 Use code N2S10 at check out for 10% off your order!

 

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Greatest Friend On Earth Hop

Hello Stamping Friends! Today I am hoping along with Trinity Stamps as we show off their brand new release! You can check out the ENTIRE release right here.

There are some AMAZING new products out for you to play with!  I am sharing the Greatest Friend on Earth stamp set as well as the Build a Big Top die set in my card today. 

This is a video hop with a GIVEAWAY! Hop along with us to be entered to win one of TWO $25 shopping sprees to the Trinity Stamps shop. The hop ends 5/7 @ 11:59 PM PDT. Winners will be announced on the Trinity Stamps Blog on May 9. Here’s how to participate: Like this video, subscribe and leave a comment. The more stops on the hop you visit the more entries you will have. 

This hop is open to all, unsubscribers and giveaway accounts do not qualify. Disclaimer: Per YouTube Rules, we must mention that this is in no way sponsored, administered or associated with YouTube, Instagram or Facebook. By entering, entrants confirm they are 13+ years of age, release YouTube, Instagram and Facebook of responsibility, and agree to their terms of use.

Now let's take a closer look at the interactive card I made for today's hop.

This 5" x 5" card is a fun scene as the Ring Master invites you into the greatest show and there is an interactive surprise on this card too. The Big Top actually opens up! 

First the curtains open, with a magnet closure, right where the word OPEN is. I have to pause here to let you know that there is a new stamp set, Papercrafting Magic, that has all the images and words you need for making interactive cards! 

Then the Big Top tent opens up to reveal the show. 

I used the Build-a-Big Top die set to create this fun interactive element. Watch the video to see how.

I am having so much fun creating with this new stamp and die set as well as all the other fun things in this new release! I know you are going to find a few things you will want to create with too. 

 

Below I have the entire new release for you to check out.

 

Affiliate links have been used, at no cost to you. Affiliate links are a collaboration between online shops and makers. When you shop these links the retailer gives a small percentage of the sale to the maker, at no cost to you. It is a great way of supporting your favorite businesses and the makers who inspire you. Thank you for shopping my links. Sharing my creations is my favorite thing to do and you have helped make it possible.

Tiny Friends Mini Slimline Shaker Cards

Hello my stamping friend and welcome back to my blog. Today I am sharing cards from Episode 3 of my Tiny Friends stamp set of the month series. All month long I have been sharing ideas with this fun stamp set. Today the Tiny Friends are getting married and going to the fair! 

You can watch the episode here and see these mini slimline shaker cards come together. 

If you can not view this video on the screen, you can also watch it on my YouTube channel. 

My first card finds the Tiny Friends at the chapel, getting married. 

These Tiny Friends work great with all the village sets from Lawn Fawn. Here I used the Happy Village and Village Shops sets to great the scene. And in this shaker card is bird seed to bless this happy couple. 

One of my favorite things about this card are the birds. If you want to see how I reversed the image to have a bird facing the opposite direction be sure the watch the video.  

I also love the brides pink hair and the grooms tie, which I added in myself. 

Now let's take a look at my second card a scene of tiny friends at the fair, using the Coaster Critters stamp set. 

Do you see how perfect they fit in the booth and coaster cars perfectly!  I thought it would be fun to have a red, white and blue color scheme for this card. Then I could use the American a mix for my shaker elements from the Craft Supplies by CC Etsy Shop. 

I had so much fun making little shaker cards with this cute tiny friends!  Be sure to tune back in next Tuesday at 8pm MST for Episode 4, the final episode with this stamp set. And click over to my YouTube channel to leave a comment on each video in this series to be entered to win a $25 shopping spree to the Lawn Fawn shop!  Winner will be announced on May 3rd! 

Below I have listed and lined all the supplies I used to make today's card. 

 

Affiliate links have been used, at no cost to you. Affiliate links are a collaboration between online shops and makers. When you shop these links the retailer gives a small percentage of the sale to the maker, at no cost to you. It is a great way of supporting your favorite businesses and the makers who inspire you. Thank you for shopping my links. Sharing my creations is my favorite thing to do and you have helped make it possible.

Mini Slimline Envelope Card

Hello my stamping friends. Today I am using the Mini Slimline Envelope Die from Trinity Stamps to make a card. This die set has so many other great dies in it to dress up your envelope or to use o other projects, which is why it is one of my favorite envelop die sets. My other fave is the Slimline Envelope Builder die, also from Trinity Stamps, it also has several other dies in the set! And today's project could be made with either of these two die sets. 

Now let's watch how I turned and envelope into a card. 

If you can not see this video up on the screen, you can also see it right here.

Here you can see the envelope closed up. I used a belly band to hold it shut. Which gives a little hint of what is inside. 

And when you pull that belly band off and open up the flaps there is all kinds of cute inside! 

You can see on the right hand side there is a gift card. That is held in place by a die in the Mini Slimline Die set. The green die cut sentiments are also from this same die set!  And the scalloped rectangle, yes, it is also from this mini slimline envelope die set. I told you it was a great die set! 

I made dressed up this card using the Mouse House stamp set, cause it is darling and I love all things woodland! 

I just love this little house made out of a stump!!! And the mice are just adorable. The fact that their are mushrooms in this set is like icing on the cake! It made it a must have set for me. 

I think this kind of card is fun for a special occasion like Mother's Day because it is a little different than a standard card, making it a bit more special. So I used my Graham Cracker Alphabet to add in the word MOM. 

Is it okay to give yourself a Mother's Day card? Cause I this card just makes me so happy!  

Thank you for stopping by. I have listed and linked everything I used below for you. 

 

 

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Tiny Friends Cottage in the Woods

Welcome To Episode 2 of my April Stamp Set of the Month series! 

This month I am featuring the Lawn Fawn Stamp Set, Tiny Friends. I had been wishing for this stamp set to go with my Build-a-House die set for a long time. So, I just had to pair it with this favorite house die set of mine! 

This card was inspired by my daughter who wants to live in a cottage in the woods. Watch and see it all come together. 

 

If you can not see the video up on this screen, you can also view it on my YouTube Channel. 

This months video series is being sponsored by Lawn Fawn. They have generously given me a $25 shopping spree to gift to one of you!  All you need to do to enter is comment on each video in this month's series! New episodes come out each Tuesday in April at 8pm MST. This is Episode 2, if you missed Episode One, you can watch it right here. The winner will be announced over on my Community Page on YouTube on Monday May 3rd. 

Now let's take a closer look at today's creation. 

Isn't the Build-a-House the perfect size for these tiny friends!?! If you want to see more of the Build-a-House die set I have several videos using it you can see them in my Lawn Fawn playlist. 

See how cute they are and the little cottage in the woods. 

I used so many of my Lawn Fawn dies I have to help create this forest scene. I have them all linked for you below. 

Also, to make this house have more of a cottage feel I used the new Spring add on for Build-a-House. I love the rounded windows with shutters in this die set as well as the planter box with tulips in it! the fence pieces are also from this die set and added a sweet little touch to the scene. You can see in the upper window, you an open the shutters and see the pet frog, as all people who live in a cottage in the woods have! 

To add to my cottage I use the brick stencil and Vintage Photo Distress ink to add texture to the die cut house.  And here you can see that me and my hubby in the not so distant future are going to visit our daughter who is with her cat, in her cottage in the woods. That is her dream! And a surprise for Mom and Dad, when we open the door we see our other daughter is also there to visit. 

So, my daughter that wants to live in the woods also loves frogs and mushrooms, which is why I had to incorporate them into this card. So even thought it seems odd that that would be a frog in the upper window and giant mushrooms all around, it's all inspired by my daughter's dream of living in a cottage in the woods. 

If you missed episode one you can watch that one right here. 

All the supplies I used to make this card are listed and linked for you below: 

 

Affiliate links have been used, at no cost to you. Affiliate links are a collaboration between online shops and makers. When you shop these links the retailer gives a small percentage of the sale to the maker, at no cost to you. It is a great way of supporting your favorite businesses and the makers who inspire you. Thank you for shopping my links. Sharing my creations is my favorite thing to do and you have helped make it possible.

 

Prehistoric Slimline Pull Tab Card

Hey there stamping friends. Today I am playing with one of my favorite Heffy Doodle stamp sets, Prehistoric Pals. And I am making my favorite sized card, a slimline. I love interactive cards, so why not make this one interactive!?! 

 

If you can not see the video up on this screen, you can also view it right here. 

I love watching the Flintstones growing up and when I saw this stamp set, it brought back the happy childhood memories of that show. This card was inspired by those memories. Mr. Stoney (as I call him) is coming home from work in his car to his wife and pet dinosaur.  And when you pull the tab.....

The car moves!  I love that Heffy Doodle has a slimline pull tab die set, the pieces is the die set are perfectly sized for making my favorite sized cards into interactive cards. 

But I think my favorite thing about his card is the volcanic sky! 

I used 3 colors of Distress oxide ink, Mustard Seed, Spiced Marmalade, and Candied Apple. I started out using the Cloudy Sky stencil. And added layers of splatter over that using Distress Oxide Sprays. 

The gray hills also got a spritz with Black Soot Distress Oxide spray to give them some texture. 

For my sentiment I stamped; "have a mammoth day" so I added the cute mammoth to the inside of the card. 

I just love having little surprises in my cards, like interactive elements and cute little images on the inside too. 

Thank you so much for stopping by and letting me share this card with you. You will find all the supplies I used for make it listed and linked for you below. 

 

Affiliate links have been used, at no cost to you. Affiliate links are a collaboration between online shops and makers. When you shop these links the retailer gives a small percentage of the sale to the maker, at no cost to you. It is a great way of supporting your favorite businesses and the makers who inspire you. Thank you for shopping my links. Sharing my creations is my favorite thing to do and you have helped make it possible.

 

No Line Coloring to Alter and image

Today I'm playing with one of my Trinity Stamps gnome stamp sets, it from the latest easter release, All Cracked Up. But I want to bust that gnomie out of this shell! To do that I will be doing a bit of easy no line coloring. And then this gnome can be free to experience new things. And today that is a latte! 

If you can not see the video up on this screen you can also view it on my YouTube channel. 

Using some Antique Linen Distress ink to ink up my Gnome allowed me to do some No-Line coloring of this image and omit the egg shell all together. The top of the shell has now become the new bottom of his beard. I just had to soften the lines out a bit with a more curved edge.  I used Copic Markers for my coloring today, but you can do no-line coloring with any medium that you like. Some high lights with a gelly roll pen really helped add some dimension to this no line colored image

I cut out the gnome instead of die cutting to help remove all remnants of the egg shell. Then my gnomie was ready to be popped up on anything, peeking up out of whatever I could imagine. So why not a latte? 

For my latte I used the Summertime Sips die set from Trinity Stamps. Which is a great die set to make icy drinks, but I altered the dies a bit to make this warm latte. 

The two stamped sentiments I used are from the Frappy Camper stamp set. I added in die cut letters to spell out GNOMIE using the Graham Cracker alphabet die set. 

I love that this gnome can now be used in so many ways with this technique. If you are interested in any of the things I used to make today's card they are listed and linked for you below. 

 

Affiliate links have been used, at no cost to you. Affiliate links are a collaboration between online shops and makers. When you shop these links the retailer gives a small percentage of the sale to the maker, at no cost to you. It is a great way of supporting your favorite businesses and the makers who inspire you. Thank you for shopping my links. Sharing my creations is my favorite thing to do and you have helped make it possible.

 

 

 

Swish & Pop Lazy Days Slimline Card

Are you like me and that you have to tell yourself it is okay to take a break. And sometimes we need to hear that from someone else. And maybe there are times we get to be the person to let a friend know it is okay to take a break. That is what my card is all about today. 

I am playing with the new Lazy Days April Box of the Month from the Not 2 Shabby Shop. I used a couple of the stamp sets in the box to create a relaxing afternoon in the grass scene with a hidden message that gently reminds... it's okay to take a break.  And the new Swish & Pop die set from Lawn Fawn was the perfect interactive die set to make this hidden message work. 

If you can not see the video on this screen, you can also view it on my YouTube channel. 

Let's take a closer look at today's card. 

A day in the park with music, books, coffee, chocolate, a kitty and NO ALLERGIES of course, sounds perfect! 

It would be so nice, but are you like me, would you be laying there thinking about all the things you should be doing instead? 

That's when we need the gentle reminder...

It's okay to take a break. I love that the message is not see when the recipient first looks at the card. and Then it is revealed as a gentle reminder. 

As you can see I had a lot of fun with this card, using a bunch of images from the Me Time and the Not Today stamp sets to create this scene. These sets come with other images that make them great for indoor scenes too; a couch, chair and bath tub. Be sure to check out the April Box of the Month, Lazy Days from Not 2 Shabby. 

All the other supplies I used to make today's card can be found listed and linked for you below. 

 

Affiliate links have been used, at no cost to you. Affiliate links are a collaboration between online shops and makers. When you shop these links the retailer gives a small percentage of the sale to the maker, at no cost to you. It is a great way of supporting your favorite businesses and the makers who inspire you. Thank you for shopping my links. Sharing my creations is my favorite thing to do and you have helped make it possible.

 

Episode ONE - Tiny Friends

Hello Stamping Friends! Welcome to Episode One of my April Stamp Set of the Month series, featuring Tiny Friends from Lawn Fawn. Each Tuesday in the month of April I will be bringing you new ideas with this darling stamp set. New episodes air at 8pm MST on my YouTube channel. 

Another to be giddy about is that there is another GIVEAWAY this month!  Lawn Fawn is generously sponsoring this months series and has gifted a $25 shopping spree for me to raffle off to one of YOU!  All you need to do to be entered into this drawing is to comment on all 4 of the videos in this month series!!! The winner will be announced on Monday, May 3rd on my community page on YouTube. 

In Episode ONE I am creating a Reveal Wheel card and the Tiny Friend in this card is ME!  This card was inspired by you, viewers of my videos. I love that we as crafters can connect through social media and share our love of card making!  So check out this video and know that I so appreciate you reading this right now and watching my videos. Your comments and thumbs up are so touching to me!

If you can not see the video up on this screen, you can also view it on my YouTube channel. 

For this card I brought in the new Virtual Friends stamp set as well. I picture sending this card to one of my viewers and it is that viewer watching one of my videos. So on the first screen of the Reveal Wheel scene you see me talking in one of my videos. 

Then you turn the wheel and the next screen is the dreaded..... LOADING..... 

A reminder of the current times, of everyone on the internet at the same time!  

And the last screen is the making a super cute card of course!  

On the walls are things you might find hanging in my stamp studio. A picture of Toby, my Cockapoo. A giant monogram, which I do actually have, but it is wooden and not pink. Maybe I should just paint mine!  

The sentiments on this card are perfect way for me to say THANK YOU to each of you who watch my videos... Sending (virtual) hugs and the awesome card!  I LOVED making this card and can not wait to play MORE with my Tiny Friends stamp set. So stay tuned for next week's episode for more inspiration with this stamp set. 

Below I have listed and linked everything I used to make this card. 

 

Affiliate links have been used, at no cost to you. Affiliate links are a collaboration between online shops and makers. When you shop these links the retailer gives a small percentage of the sale to the maker, at no cost to you. It is a great way of supporting your favorite businesses and the makers who inspire you. Thank you for shopping my links. Sharing my creations is my favorite thing to do and you have helped make it possible.

Mini Cards for Treat Bags with Love, Dani

Welcome back stamping friends. This week the Trinity Stamps design team has been spotlighting one of the artists who creates art work that get turned into stamps for the Trinity Stamp shop.  This week that artist is Dani Bondurant of Love, Dani Studios. She designs stamps that are what I like to call "all inclusive". The sentiment and the image are one piece of art. So, you can stamp these images and that be the entire focal piece of a card. The other thing I love about her designs is that the sentiments she creates are uplifting or encouraging and bring a smile. 

The image I chose to feature is the Sweet Friendship stamp. I used this image to create mini cards. These mini cards will top some treat bags, so I can fill them with a friends favorite treat and drop it off as a happy surprise. 

You can see them come together in this video: 

If you can not see this video up on the screen, you can also view it right here. 

I had some treat bags left over that I pulled out to use for this project. And they are the inspiration fo the color pallet I used.

I just love to create with images of food, especially sweet treats; candy, donuts, cupcakes, cookies, ice cream, cake.... bring it on. It's a sugar free way to enjoy something sweet! So I was drawn to this image and was very excited to color it up and use it. 

I think the bold bright colors are great for spring and summer. And this image is so much fun to color because the possibilities are endless for color combinations. I did very simple Copic coloring here. 

To make the mini cards I used the Slimline Scalloped Card Panels and Banners Die set. This die set creates scalloped panels for slimline cards. I took the largest of the scalloped panels and die cut it from card stocks that coordinated with the colors in these bags. When flat this scalloped rectangle is about 8-1/2" x 3-1/2", when folded I now have a mini card that is 4-1/4" x 3-1/2".  This is the perfects sized mini card for my Sweet Friendship image. 

To dress up the mini cards just a bit, I splattered all three of them with white acrylic paint thinned out a bit with water. I love the look it gave the mini cards and tied them in nicely with the bags. 

To attach the mini cards to the bags I pulled out some wooden clips from my stash and topped them with a die cut bow, using the Bunch of Bows die set. 

I'd love to know which of these bags you like the best. Feel free to leave a comment or question below. 

Here I have linked all the supplies I used to make these mini cards, as well as several of the other Love, Dani stamps from Trinity Stamps. 

 

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April Glimmer Kit of the Month

Hello my crafty friends! Today I am sharing the April Glimmer Kit of the Month from Spellbinders. I LOVE the look of hot foiling and so getting a Glimmer Hot Foiling Kit in the mail each month is very exciting to me. AND, I love that Spellbinders adds in a roll of foil with each month's kit!  The months kit is a set of borders and coordinating sentiments. It also contains 2 dies. This month's foil color is SILVER. 

Get a look at the Glimmer Curved Borders and Sentiment Kit of the Month. 

And you can see this kit in action in the video below: 

If you can not see the video up on this screen, you can watch it right here. 

The border dies in this months kit are 5-3/4" in length, perfect for an A2 sized card (5-1/2" x 4-1/4"). But also just long enough for a Mini Slimline card (6" x 3", but size can vary a little) as well! So I decided to make a couple Mini Slimline cards with this set. 

For the first card I hot foiled the borders onto three different shades of purple card stock with the silver foil. Each of these pieces of card stock was 5-3/4" long. Perfect size for a card front for a Mini Slimline card. 

The dies in this set, cut the edge in the same curve that the simmered borders make, either in a smooth line or in a scallop. I used both of these dies on this card. 

I also used the "For You" sentiment on this card. 

The florals I used are from this months Large Die of the Month Kit. also a curved border theme!  You can check out what I created with that kit right here. 

I mounted all the pieces on to a 2-3/4" x 5-3/4" white card stock panel and then onto my 6" x 6" panel that is scored at 3" to make a mini slimline card. 

For the second card I brought in some Fuchsia foil to add to the mix. 

I hot foiled the floral border onto white card stock and water colored the images using Watercolor Pencils and a Wink of Stella pen. 

Then I used the plate with the dotted line and scalloped border to hot foil on my three shades of purple card stock. Then cut the edge off with the coordinating die. I layered them all up and added them to a card base that is 5-3/4" x 6" , scored at 3". I also cut way part of the front of the card base so that the curve of the card is the card front. I love this look! 

Here are the two cards once more. I love the silver foil with the shades of purple! 

Below you will find all the supplies I used to make todays cards. And if you want to check out all the club kits that Spellbinders has to offer just click here. 

 

Affiliate links have been used, at no cost to you. Affiliate links are a collaboration between online shops and makers. When you shop these links the retailer gives a small percentage of the sale to the maker, at no cost to you. It is a great way of supporting your favorite businesses and the makers who inspire you. Thank you for shopping my links. Sharing my creations is my favorite thing to do and you have helped make it possible.

April 2021 Large Die of the Month with Spellbinders

Happy April, is it just me or did March fly by?  A new month means all new club kits from Spellbinders!  

Today I'm sharing the Large Die of the Month, Universal Curved Border Set. There are 11 dies in this set. Four of them are border dies that are about 8-1/2" long. You can mix and match these dies to create unique border that fit not only slimline sized cards but everything in-between. There also 7 floral dies, so you can die cut some flowers and leaves to accent your creations. 

This die set coordinates well with the Clear Stamp of the Month and the Glimmer Kit of the Month. You can check out all of the club kits right here. In today's video I will be using the Clear Stamp of the Month, Around the Bend. And stay tuned for another video featuring the Glimmer Kit of the Month tomorrow. 

Here you can check out the Large Die of the month in action. 

If you can not see the video up on this screen, you can also view it on my YouTube channel. 

Here is a closer look at the slimline card I made using this new die set. 

For my card, I used every die in this set. I mixed and matched all the border dies to come up with this lay out. There are so many possibilities with these dies. The floral and lattice border are dies that are going to cut a design into your paper. Then are two dies that cut way your paper in a curve or a scallop. 

I used the additional floral dies to accent the white die cut floral border. 

The sentiment and the stamped branch across the bottom of the card are both images from the Clear Stamp of the Month, Around the Bend. I love how the branch just finishes off the look of this card. 

To embellish my card I used a lot of pearls. I used some teeny tiny pearls down the center of my lattice strip and slightly larger ones in the centers of my flowers. 

I love the mix of dark and light card stocks on this card, it feels so springy. And I am loving the start of this new season!  

Thank you so much for stopping by, if you have any questions about this new die set please let me know in the comments below. 

All the supplies I used to make todays card as well as all the club kit offerings from Spellbinders are listed and linked for you below. 

 

Affiliate links have been used, at no cost to you. Affiliate links are a collaboration between online shops and makers. When you shop these links the retailer gives a small percentage of the sale to the maker, at no cost to you. It is a great way of supporting your favorite businesses and the makers who inspire you. Thank you for shopping my links. Sharing my creations is my favorite thing to do and you have helped make it possible.

Peek-a-Boo Flight Over the Farm

Hey there stamping friends, welcome to Episode Five of my March Stamp Set of the Month series! This is the last episode using the Avery Elle stamp set, Peek-a-Boo Flight. I have had so much fun creating scenes for these aircraft to fly in! I hope you have enjoyed it too! 

Today my plane is flying over the farm. I have memories of sitting in my grandparents backyard, who lived in rural Idaho, watching crop dusting planes flying over the near by fields. And that is the inspiration behind today's card. 

Watch it all come together right here. 

If you can not see the video on this screen, you can also view it on my YouTube channel. 

To fit all the fun into this card I had to go BIG!  This card is size A9, that is 8-1/2" x 5-1/2" when closed. You just take a sheet of 8-1/2" x 11" piece of card stock and score it at 5-1/2" to create this size card. And that gave me enough room to do all the things I wanted to do in this scene. 

When I decided to do this card I thought the Barn Scene Builder die set from Honey Bee Stamps was the perfect starting point for a farm scene. I have also been anxious to open up my Frame Builder die set from Honey Bee Stamps as well, and I ended up using it to create the fence for the card. And it was the perfect spot for me to add my barn yard friends. 

The Frame Builder die set that I used to make my fence is such a cool die set. I got it from the Craft Supplies by CC Etsy shop, who is now carrying stamps and dies from Honey Bee Stamps and Avery Elle. This is also the shop I like to purchase a lot of my embellishments from. 

The "crop" images are from a Lawn Fawn stamp set called Happy Harvest. I stamped 5 of the stalks in Moss ink by Altenew. And it was the perfect image for the look I was going for. 

All the critters I used are from the Peek-a-Boo Pets stamp set and are just adorable!  

I love making cards where I am able to pull from my stash and combine different companies on one card. Do you do this? Or do you tend to stick to one product line at a time? 

If you missed an episode from my March Stamp Set of the Month series you can find them all right here. Be sure to click over and comment on each video to be entered to win the Peek-a-Boo Flight stamp set. The winner will be announced on 4/5/21 on my community tab on my YouTube channel. 

Episode 1: Pull Tab Cards

Episode 2: Slimline Shadow Box

Episode 3: Light Up Card

Episode 4: Rainbows, Unicorns and a Shadow Box

All the supplies I used to make today's card can be found listed and linked for you below. 

Check out the Craft Supplies by CC Etsy shop for crafty embellishments and now Stamp and Die sets too!

 

Affiliate links have been used, at no cost to you. Affiliate links are a collaboration between online shops and makers. When you shop these links the retailer gives a small percentage of the sale to the maker, at no cost to you. It is a great way of supporting your favorite businesses and the makers who inspire you. Thank you for shopping my links. Sharing my creations is my favorite thing to do and you have helped make it possible.

Heffy Doodle + Pink and Main Collaboration Hop

Hello there. You all know I love a collaboration and today's is super fun. The design teams of Pink & Main and Heffy Doodle have come together for a hop where we are all going to mash up products from each company and bring you some fun crafty projects. And of course some prizes too! 

For my projects I am using dies from Pink & Main and stamps from Heffy Doodle. The result are some fun purple easter cards. You can see the products in action and these cards come together in the video below: 

If you can not see the video on this screen, you can click here to view it on my YouTube Channel. 

The dies I used from Pink & Main are the Plaid Slimline Die and the Sunburst Slimline die. I love slimline cards and so these unique slimline cover plate dies were calling my name. 

And from Heffy Doodle I used the stamp and die set; Honey Bunny Boo. 

This first card uses the plaid die, die cut from a lavender card stock and layered over a purple piece of card stock that measures 8-1/2" x 3-1/2". 

I stamped and die cut out almost all of the images from the Honey Bunny Boo stamp set. I colored them with Copic Markers and die cut them out with the coordinating dies. I did this twice, since I am making two cards. 

I wanted something to ground my images and decided to create this sentiment strip that says; Hello Bunny You're Eggstra special to me. And then I added the eggs, carrots and bunnies on top of that. I love that the standing bunny can hold something in it's hand easily as the die cuts around it for me. 

To complete the card I added some All Occassion Enamel dots from Pink & Main. 

Once I had decided on the lay out and design of this card it was easy to make a second card, with just a few tweaks. 

For this card I die cut the Sunburst Slimline die from both Lavender and Purple card stock.  I used the purple frame and inlaid the lavender shapes right onto my card base. Both of these slimline dies measure 8-1/2" x 3-1/2". 

I changed up the sentiment for this card. I love this sentiment; Happy Easter to you and your family. 

I also changed up the placement of my stamped images a bit. I love both cards and have some special people I will be sending them to. 

Now it is time to hop along and see some more Pink & Main and Heffy Doodle creations. The next designer on the hop is the lovely Donna Lewis, hop over to her blog,  right here. 

And here is the entire blog hop line up incase you get lost along the way. We would love to hear from you and know what you think of the hop and our creations, and if you leave comments as you hop along, you will be entered into our GIVEAWAY! 

Amanda Fitterer - Heffy Doodle Blog

Ashley Young

Amanda Wilcox

Cassie Trask

Ilina Crouse

Leica Palma

Lynnea Hollendonner

Carrie Rhoades ---------- You Are Here

Donna Lewis

Yolie Burke - Pink & Main Blog

BLOG HOP GIVEAWAY GUIDELINES:
To be entered to win the giveaway, all you need to do is comment at each stop along the Blog Hop!
Pink and Main will be giving away a Surprise Package worth $25 and Heffy Doodle will be giving away £25 to their respective stores!  Be sure to comment before 11:59 PM on April 1st to be entered to win!

Each company will post their random winner on April 2nd at 10AM EST!  Make sure to check the Heffy Doodle Blog and Pink and Main Blog to see if you’re a winner!

Thank you so much for stopping by! I hope you enjoy the hop. I will be back again very soon with more crafty creations for you! 

 

Light Up Snow Globe Shaker Card

Today I am collaborating with Pear Blossom Press and Lauren Taylor of LaurenTaylorMade to bring you this fun light up card. Pear Blossom Press makes the EZ-Lights, which I featured earlier this month in this video. And they just came out with Halo Lights!  A ring with four LED lights on it. The electrical work is all done for you, all you have to do is add it to the back of your card!  It is that easy. So, Lauren and I decided to come together and give you TWO ideas with these new lights. After you watch my video I have a link to hers so you can get another great Halo Light idea. 

My first idea when I saw the new Halo Lights (4 LED lights mounted in a circle) was to use them to light up the Snow Globe from Lawn Fawn. And it fit perfectly!  Let's watch this Light Up Snow Globe card come together in this video: 

If you can not see the video up on this screen, you can also view it right here. 

Now check out the fun light up jar card that Lauren made using these Halo Lights: https://youtu.be/PesR4yMGfJY

Now let's take a look at my card. 

First off I have to say that I LOVE using the Snow Globe die set for other things beside Christmas. I have already used it two other times for different occasions. Like THIS mermaid snow globe card and this Froggy Snow Globe card. So making this garden gnome themed snowglobe was bound to happen. My daughter loves mushrooms and frogs and plants, so this card was inspired by her. 

Now let's chat about the Halo Lights.  You can see them in their packaging in the picture above. The come two to a pack. There are 4 LED lights around the light weight metal circle. You just pop the Halo out of the casing and it is ready to use. 

Here is how I attached mine. I took my die cut snow globe and traced the opening onto a 3-1/2" x 2-1/2" piece of card stock. Then I stamped my sentiment inside that circle. I added double stick tape to the back of my Halo Light and stuck that around my sentiment, with the battery and button towards the bottom of this panel. I made sure to erase my pencil line before moving on to the next step.

To turn this into a shaker, I used two layers of double stick foam strips around the halo, on the out side of the LED lights, but still on the metal frame. This gave me the reservoir I needed for my shaker elements. 

I adhered a window sheet to the back of my snow globe opening and then stuck the snowglobe down to the halo light so that the sentiment shown in the opening.  Now I removed the paper strip that is behind the battery of the Halo light. When that paper is in place the lights will not turn on. With the paper removed, you just push the red button next to the battery to turn the lights on. 

I felt for the button on my snow globe and added a white enamel dot over it to indicate a button on the outside of the snow globe. If you have a stamp that says PUSH, that would be perfect to use right here. 

I added a sentiment to the base of my snow globe from Heffy Doodle that says, "you light up my world", from a stamp set that is now retired. And the enamel dot button is right next to that. I love how it lights up the inside of the globe, illuminating the sentiment and shaker elements. 

The shaker elements I used, these bright colored leaves, are from the Craft Supplies by CC shop on Etsy. They carry great embellishments, some organizational products and some stamps and dies at great prices. 

Below I have listed and linked all the other products I used to make this card. 

Halo Lights

 

 

Affiliate links have been used, at no cost to you. Affiliate links are a collaboration between online shops and makers. When you shop these links the retailer gives a small percentage of the sale to the maker, at no cost to you. It is a great way of supporting your favorite businesses and the makers who inspire you. Thank you for shopping my links. Sharing my creations is my favorite thing to do and you have helped make it possible.

 

Slimline Stamp Set

Hey there stamping friends! Today I'm sharing two of the new slimline stamp sets by Trinity Stamps. They are the Slimline Bunnies and the Slimline Chicks stamp sets. 

Each of these sets has a stamp in it that covers an 8-1/4" x 3-1/4" card panel!  Trinity Stamps has several of these size stamp sets in their collection and these two are the latest designed for spring and easter.  Today I'm going to be playing with these stamp sets making a background that does not have to be colored in. I am pulling out, for the first time ever, Distress Oxide Sprays! 

You can see these cards come together in the video below.

If you can not see the video up on this screen, you can also view it right here,  on my YouTube channel. 

These cards both started with a piece of white card stock that I sprayed with three Distress Oxide Sprays; Worn Lipstick, Carved Pumpkin and Mustard Seed. I also splattered on some White paint  to complete the look I was going for. When these dried I stamped on my Slimline Bunnies and Slimline Chicks 

When you take a close up look at these stamps you will see so much fun detail!  There is a bunny with sunglasses, a crown, one sleeping, and so many other cute expressions. The same with the chick, my faves are the chick with a bee on his beak and another with a dinky in it's beak. SO cute!!! You really could have so much fun coloring in these images for a completely different look. And if you love coloring these stamps will make you so happy!  Then again, you do not have to color these images in. I have also used these stamps with PanPastels, if you missed that video you can catch it right here. 

Let's take a closer look at these cards. 

I just love these three colors together for a bright and cheery easter feel. 

Here is the card using the Slimline Chicks stamp set. I love that these sets also come with sentiments and single images of the critters for a complete stamp set that I can use to create projects with. 

I also splattered the circle the chick is on with the Distress Oxide Sprays. This look really reminds me of died Easter eggs. 

The bunny card is the same. But I did use the opposite side of the patterned paper, which is from the Slimline Pack, Autumn Rainbow. 

With the fun sentiments in this set I made cards that I think will be perfect to send to my girl friends and deliver some cheer to their mail boxes this spring! 

I love added touch of scallops on this card, with the die cut scalloped panel. It's from the Scalloped Card Panels and banners die set. It's one of those slimline die sets that is a must have for me and one I used repeatedly. Scallops just make me happy.

Thank you for letting me share my creations with you. I really enjoyed creating a bright and cheery splattered background for the amazing stamped backgrounds.  If you love these slimline stamps, Trinity Stamps has several other sets in this size, I will have them in the supply list for you to check out as well.

Below I have listed and linked all the supplies I used to make these cards. If you have any questions please let me know. 

 

Affiliate links have been used, at no cost to you. Affiliate links are a collaboration between online shops and makers. When you shop these links the retailer gives a small percentage of the sale to the maker, at no cost to you. It is a great way of supporting your favorite businesses and the makers who inspire you. Thank you for shopping my links. Sharing my creations is my favorite thing to do and you have helped make it possible.

Slimline Woodgrain Die - 3 Ways

First of all you should know that I love all things woodgrain in my craft room, stamps, embossing folders, paper, dies..... all of it!!! So when this Slimline Woodgrain Die set was released from Scrappy Tails I was SUPER excited about it!  I am currently obsessed with making slimline cards (cards sized 8-1/2" x 3-1/2"). And adding in this new die for my favorite sized cards made me very happy. 

In today's video I am going to show you this die in action and 3 different ways to use it. I will also be using the all new Oopsy Daisy Stamp and die set from Scrappy Tails to complete these cards, another of their newly released products that I just had to have!  

If you can not see the video up on this screen, you can also view it on my YouTube channel. 

Now let's get a look at each of these cards and I will tell you what I did with each background. 

For this first card I die cut the Slimline Woodgrain die from some pool colored card stock. Then I adhered that to the same color card stock for a tone on tone look.

I also splattered this panel with silks, mostly because splattering is my THING, but also for the added interest and dimension it gives. 

I colored all of the Daisys and all of the bees in the Oopsy Daisy Stamp set for each of my 3 cards. I used Copic Markers and did some very simple coloring. 

For the second background I used the Slimline Woodgrain die to do some embossing into a piece of watercolor paper. You will need a silicone mat to do this I have them linked for you below. 

I just LOVE that I can get an embossed look with this die, making it a very versatile die to have in my collection. 

For card number 3 I die cut the Slimline Woodgrain die from a darker card stock and mounted it on a light card stock for a two toned effect. 

I think this look could almost be used as a water ripple look as well. I love all the bees in and around the flowers on this card. 

To help these bees stand out even more against the backdrop of the Daisys I coated them with glaze. 

I am sure by now you can tell that I LOVE this woodgrain die.  I have even more ideas with it, so stayed tuned for that. 

I have all the supplies I used listed and linked for you below. If you have any questions do no hesitate to reach out!  

Slimline Woodgrain Die

 

Oopsy Daisy Stamp & Die Set

 

 

Affiliate links have been used, at no cost to you. Affiliate links are a collaboration between online shops and makers. When you shop these links the retailer gives a small percentage of the sale to the maker, at no cost to you. It is a great way of supporting your favorite businesses and the makers who inspire you. Thank you for shopping my links. Sharing my creations is my favorite thing to do and you have helped make it possible.

 

 

Peek-a-Boo Flight Episode 4

Hello my crafty friends. It is Tuesday and that means time for another Episode of my March Stamp Set of the Month series. This month I am featuring the Avery Elle stamp set, Peek-a-Boo Flight Stamp Set. 

In this video I am bringing in one of my favorite Peek-a-Boo friends, the unicorn from the Peek-a-Boo Fair stamp set. This unicorn will be flying the airplane in a 3D scene card and the helicopter in a slimline shaker card. 

Take a look at these cards being made in this video right here. 

If you can not see the video up on this screen you can also see it on my YouTube channel. 

I really wanted to use this stamp set with some fun colors, showing that this set is good for any one and lots of different occasions. 

Here I have gone with a Pink and Green color combo for this 3D Box card. I think this set is so much fun for 3D scenes. It gives the feel of the airplane really flying. And isn't that unicorn the cutest inside the airplane??? The unicorn is from the Peek-a-Boo Fair stamp set.

The die set I used to make this box card is the Slimline Wide Box die set from Trinity Stamps, you can find it and all the things I used linked below. 
 

I really wanted to put a rainbow in this box card, but it just did not seem to go, so I made a second card. 

You know I can not do a stamp set of the month series with out doing a shaker card!  This rainbow shaker is filled with clouds and raindrops, which make a rainbow, right!!! 

I love the helicopter on the card at a slight angle. It really gives it that feel of flying. 

The rainbow inside this card is done with the Avery Elle die set, Rainbows. I had some left over pieces from a previous make. For that card I die cut the bows for my rainbow from panels that I had water colored. I love that I had left over pieces ready to go for this card 

If you enjoyed today's card and want to see more of this set, here are the other three episodes in this series: 

Episode One https://youtu.be/aJDcSr5ClGs

Episode Two https://youtu.be/gmJUztvKqM0

Episode Three https://youtu.be/ZfZcXkWiSMw

AND Episode 5 will be out on 3/29 at 8pm MST, stay tuned.

If you would like a chance to win this stamp set just leave a comment on each of these videos to be entered into my GIVEAWAY, sponsored by Avery Elle!  Winner will be randomly selected and announced on April 5th on the community page of my YouTube channel.  

Below are all the supplies I used to make today's cards. 

 

Affiliate links have been used, at no cost to you. Affiliate links are a collaboration between online shops and makers. When you shop these links the retailer gives a small percentage of the sale to the maker, at no cost to you. It is a great way of supporting your favorite businesses and the makers who inspire you. Thank you for shopping my links. Sharing my creations is my favorite thing to do and you have helped make it possible.