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July 2020 Large Die of the month from Spellbinders

Hello there my crafty friends!  Today I am sharing the Large Die set of the month from Spellbinders, it is called How Does Your Garden Grow Alphabet. 

This is a complete alphabet die set with some foliage dies to accent the letters. 

The letters are tall and thin, but not too thin. The foliage pieces are designed to be added to the top of the letters. Let's take a look at my cards so you can see what I mean. 

For my first card I created a slimline card that says "Congratulations". This is a long word, but arranging the letters in rows of three letters each makes for a fun modern look. 

I die cut these letters from some Brushed Silver card stock. The stems might appear white in the photos but is actually Tin Pail card stock, a very light gray.  The  buds on each flower are die cut from Peaches and Cream card stock. Which is the same color I used to do ink blending on the background of this card. 

On each petal I painted some Sparkle Silk for shimmer and then added some glaze over the top so they would pop and have some shine. 

Since I made a long word on the first card I wanted to make a shorter word on the next card. 

This is an A2 sized card, 5-1/2" x 4-1/4". This may give you a better ideas of the scale of these letter dies. The approximate size of the letter dies are 3/4" x 1-3/4".  This makes them great for card making, perfect for scrapbooking and even fun to use in your planner projects. 

I used all of the same products I used on the first card to make this one. I love trying to make something different with all the same supplies still out. The hearts on both of the card were made using an 8-1/2" x 11" stencil called Heart Wall. I love that I can use it on my new favorite card, Slimlines!  

On this card I did set the flowers slightly to the side of the letters for a little different look.  

Overall this die set of the month is AMAZING, such a great value for the amount you pay for the Large Die of the Month kit. Which is only $27.50 You can see all the Club Kits Spellbinders has to offer right HERE. 

You can see these dies in action in my video below. If you are new to my YouTube channel, you can visit it HERE. I have 2-3 new videos a week. If you subscribe and ring the bell next to the subscribe button, YouTube will let you know when my next video comes out. 

 

Thank you so much for watching!  

All the supplies I used for today's cards are listed for you below.

 

 

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Thank you for taking time out of your day to stop and visit me today!  I appreciate it so much! 

Car Critters Episode 5

Welcome back my stamping friends!  Thank you so much for stopping by!  Every Tuesday in the month of June I have been bringing you ideas with the Car Critters stamp set by Lawn Fawn.  Today is the fifth Tuesday of the month, which mean this is Episode 5!  

Today I am taking the little critters to the fair!  For some bumper cars and rollercoaster riding! 

And this is an interactive card!  The cars move on a straight slider, a die from the Large Slimline and sliders die set. The bunny moves along the coaster with the Coaster Slider Add on die set. That makes this card a double slider!  So much fun to play with. 

All three of the cars move back and forth in the slider, bumping into each other just like bumper cards. 

You can get a lot of looks from this stamp set by coloring your card in different colors, stamping one of the six bears in the card and coloring the bears different colors. And the critters from the Coaster Critters stamp set, which I used in the background of this card also fit in the car.  Pairing Lawn Fawn sets together to create scenes is one of favorite things to create. 

Let's take a peek at the inside of the card. 

The bears are off on their next adventure, together. 

Now, here is the video, so you can watch the making of this card. 

 

 

If you missed an episode you can watch them all right here: 

Episode 1 - Flippin Awesome Road Trip

Episode 2 - Slimline Reveal Wheels

Episode 3 - Tiny Scenes

Episode 4 - Lift the Flap Shaker card with gift card holder

Below are the supplies used to make this card. Affiliate links have been used. It's a no cost way to show you support to small businesses and the maker who inspired you. 

Thank you so much for clicking and shopping my links, it means I get to keep bringing you more stamping inspiration.

 

 

Thank you so much for stopping by, please take a second to stop by my YouTube channel and let me know which stamp set you want me to feature in July. 

 

Spellbinders June Club Hop WINNER

Today I am announcing my winner of the June Club Hop $25 shopping spree to Spellbinders!  

Thank you to every one who commented on the hop and my card post. You all are so very kind!  It's nice to know I am in the company of so many who have been crafting for so long as well as people just starting to get into paper crafting. I means a lot to me to connect with you. 

And now let's get on with the announcement!  

Congratulations to Regina K!

I will be in touch Regina so you can redeem your shopping spree! 

Thanks again to everyone who participated in the hop. Be sure to check back for more hops and giveaways. And I will be back tomorrow with Episode 5 of my Stamp Set of the Month series for June. 

Paper Crafters Unite Against Racism

Welcome to the Paper Crafters Unite Against Racism Hop. 

When Justine Hovey asked for crafters to join her for this hop and show support to all who are suffering from the effects of racism, I knew I wanted to join. I had been thinking about how I could use my gift of paper crafting as a way to speak up about this issue. 

Let me tell you where I am coming from. I am a white woman. Living an upper middle class life. I believe all people are created equal. I believe the greatest commandment is to love one another. I also know I have privilege that I take for granted that so many do not have. I know that saying nothing will never bring change.  I don’t have all the right words. But I do have a talent and a passion and I want to use that to say, this is not okay. White privileged Americans can make change by acknowledging there is a difference and it’s not okay.  I’m hopeful that saying something is the first step in being a part of change. 

To learn more about this hop, get all the links and details, be sure to visit Justine's blog. There are blog hop participant, video participants, and Instagram participants.  I am sharing on all three as a lot of others are too.  

Let's take a look at the card I made with the theme of support and that we are better together. 

It's no secret that I am in love with all things Peek-a-Boo from Avery Elle!  Using a lot of different critters of all different sizes, colors, and places would represent how I feel.  My hope is that not only will we one day be able to accept each others differences but celebrate them.  Making our world a little bit smaller.  Yes, we are all so different, but we are all people living on this planet together. 

I had so much fun coloring up all these animals from several different Peek-A-Boo sets with my Arteza Brush Pens to put over the top of what I am calling my earth background.  The earth background was made with just blue and green water color.  Love how it turned out so much, I had a hard time covering it up. But I made more that one, which you can see on the left in the above pictures. So, I can make a second card with that. 

I stamped and colored so many critters I had enough to put on the inside of the card. 

The "better together" sentiment is one I made, with a water brush filled with water and drops of ink.  I then stamped a sentiment over the top that says "No dreamer is ever too small, no dream is very too big".  

You can see the making of this card in the video below. 

We would love for you to hop along with us, if you watch the video above on YouTube there is a link there to go to the next video on the video hop.

Next up in the blog hop is Anna Mahtani you can view here post right HERE. 

If you want to show support: 

Instagram Accounts of Black Crafters

If you’re looking for a way to help, check out the following organizations:

Black Table Arts - Brings black artists into communities and provides creative spaces

The Loveland Foundation - provides therapy for black women and girls

Fair Fight - a movement to ensure free and fair elections

Black Girls Code - exposes girls of colour to computer science and technology

Give Lively - combats mass incarceration and reunites families

Thank you so much for taking part in this hop, even reading and clicking is a small step in helping us to unite against racism. 

Below I have listed and links the supplies used to make todays card. 

 

I hope you have enjoyed the hop so far, thank you for stopping by and letting me share my passion with you!

Crafty Christmas Club Hop - June 2020

Welcome my crafty friends, it is the 25th and that means it is time for another Crafty Christmas Club Hop! 

It's the 25th of the month, so we are back to share more Christmas ideas with you!  

Today's card is a long time in the making. Since I got the Oh Gnome stamp set I have wanted to make a Christmas card with it. I am happy that it finally happened. Last month I joked that maybe I would make a slimline card every month for this hop. We will see if I stick to it, but don't be surprised that today's card is in fact a slimline card! 

This card was a ton of fun, die cutting, coloring, and putting it all together to make a scene. 

For this scene I used two Lawn Fawn stamp sets; Oh Gnome and Yeti or Not. 

These gnomes are just so cute, I loved coloring them red and green for Christmas! 

The addition of Fluffy Stuff by Cosmic Shimmer really helps add to the wintery feel of this card.  You just apply it like glue where you want snow. I let mine set for about 1 hour and then heated it with a heat tool to help it puff up. 

I also added a cute little something to see when you open up the door to the mushroom house. 

It's a cherry pie, from the Forest Feast stamp set. I love that each of the gnomes are up to something. 

And I had to finish the sentiment on the inside of the card. 

You can see the making of this card in the video below: 

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Now take a few minutes to see what the rest of the Crafty Christmas Club has designed for June: 

Tanya Boser

Adam Karle

Justin Averill

Brianne Firth

Marcia Caradinta

Tania Cordie

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

Below you will find the supply list for today's card with links to everything I used. Affiliate links have been used. These links cost you NO money. What they do is show support to the maker that inspired you.  I encourage you to click the links of makers who inspired you and shop with them. If you choose to shop my links you are not only supporting the small business that you love but also helping to keep this blog and YouTube channel going. THANK YOU! 

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Car Critters Episode 4

WOW, I can not believe we are already on Episode 4 of my June Stamp Set of the Month series!  But don't be sad, there are 5 Tuesdays in June, so I will be back with more ideas with the Car Critters stamp set next week!  

Today's card is a smorgasbord of cards all rolled into one. It's a Slimline card, a lift the flap card, a shaker card and a gift card holder. 

The story behind this card is that it is the bear in the passenger seats birthday. They are going out for her birthday. When you lift the first flap, the flap on the left, you see the first stop. 

The first stop and the birthday day out is breakfast. And here you get your first look at the shaker. You will have to watch the video to see how I made these shaker elements. ITS SO EASY!

Next stop on the birthday day out is SHOPPING! 

There is no shaker behind this scene, because there is a pocket for the gift card under this flap. 

You can see in the last scene the birthday bear must have made a big purchase at the last store, I think it's a shoe box!  And after all the fun, they really should have a treat! 

On the inside of the card I added one of the Car Critters holding an ice cream cone and a shopping bag. Both of the these little images are from the Village Shops stamp set, perfect size for the car critters. 

You can watch this video for the making of the card right here: 

All the supplies I used to make today's card are linked for you below. 

Affiliate links have been used. These links are partnership between the small business you love and the makers who share their products. Clicking and shopping them is a no cost way for your to show your support to both. Thank you for shopping my links, it means I will be back with more cool ideas for you!  

My favorite place to shop for Copic Markers

SCRAPBOOKPAL

 

Be sure to join me next Tuesday for Episode 5!  

 

Spellbinders June Club Kit Blog Hop

Welcome to the June 2020 Spellbinders Club Kit Blog Hop. 

This hop is to celebrate all the Club Kit's Spellbinders has to offer. There are so many and different kits, die cutting, card making, glimmer hot foiling, really there is something for everyone! This hop is FULL of great ideas to inspire you with the June Kits. You should have arrived here from Nichol Spohr's blog, weren't her cards just amazing!  

For my card I am focusing on the Large Die of the month kit, Geometrical Floral Frames.  I am combining my two loves for today's card; shaker cards and slimline cards!  

This slimline card measures 9" x 4-1/4". This is the perfect size card to fit in the business envelopes that I purchased at the Dollar Tree. Be sure to check the size of business envelopes that you have so that you make your Slimline card to fit in it. 

It was easy to stencil the background for this card using an 8-1/2" x 11" stencil, Polka Dot Wall, from the Spellbinders shop.  It easily covered the front of this slimline card!  

Once the background was stenciled on I cut a window in this card to make it a shaker card. I used the largest from from the Geometrical Floral Frames die set, the June 2020 Large Die of the Month set.  This die not only cuts the opening, but also a super thin frame that is just yummy! I die cut my super thin frame from Silver Mirror card stock, it's gorgeous!

Then I set to work, die cutting out all the florals to go around my frame. 

I find floral arranging, with die cuts, to be so much fun. I love the little detail of the buds on the end of the thin branches. Which I covered with Journey Glaze for a pop of shine, as well as the centers of each of the flowers. 

You can see the making of this card in the video below. Feel free to subscribe to my YouTube channel if you'd you like, I have 2-3 new videos a week. 

 

 

If you are new to my blog, you can subscribe. Which means you will get an email with each new blog post. Just look for the cute computer screen face on the right side bar and enter your email address. 

Also, this hop includes a GIVEAWAY!  Two actually!  Leave a comment on this blog and tell me how long you have been paper crafting for a chance to win a $25 shopping spree at the Spellbinders shop.  ALSO, be sure to visit the Spellbinders post for this hop and comment there for a chance to win a $50 shopping spree. The winner from my blog post will be announced here on Sunday, June 28th. 

Now it is time to hop along!  Next up on this hop is Jackie Pasko, click HERE to see her creations with Spellbinders Club Kits, you will not be disappointed that you did. 

And here is the entire blog hop line up if you need it. 

Spellbinders Blog
Tina Smith
Nichol Spohr
YOU ARE HERE----------Carrie Rhoades
Jackie Pasko
Marie Heiderscheit
Jill Hilliard
Kathy Clement
Jennifer Snyder
Bibi Cameron
Virginia Lu
Laurie Willison
Joy Baldwin
Ilina Crouse

Below you will find all the supplies used to make this Fabulous Slimline Shaker Card. And if you'd like to find out more about Spellbinders Club Kits, all the details are HERE. 

 

Affiliate Links have been used. Which means, when you click a link you are supporting this blog and channel at no cost to you. Thank you for your support!

Thank you so much for stopping by, enjoy the hop!  I'll be back again tomorrow with more cute ideas for you! 

Glimmer Hot Foil Rainbow + Twinkle Lights Plate

You know I love my Glimmer Hot Foil system and making things that shine with it!  When Spellbinders announced they would have a Rainbow Hot Foil, I was giddy!  I do love all things rainbow!!! 

So, today I am playing with the Rainbow Hot Foil and the Twinkle Lights Glimmer Background plate. In the video below I will show you how to easily make and entire A2 sized background with this plate on colored card stock. 

And turn them into these fun unicorn themed projects, a card and matching gift bag. 

Let's take a closer look at the bag. 

This Twinkle Lights background in rainbow just needed a unicorn to go with it. So, I pulled out one of my favorite stamp sets from Fun Stampers Journey, Magical Unicorn for these projects.  

I used Pool Play card stock to glimmer hot foil on my rainbow background. And the rainbow shows up beautifully on colored card stock. I tried it on several different colors of card stock and all looked great with the rainbow foil! 

I colored all my images in with Copic Markers. I had so much fun making the rainbow mane!  

To add a bit more shine to this card I used Journey Glaze to top off the treats, planet, gem, heart, hooves and horn.  It was the added little something that this card needed to be extra special. 

I really wanted to sue another of rainbow hot foiled backgrounds I made so I decided to make a matching gift bag to go with this card. 

The bag was made using the Card Carrier die set, currently on SALE at the Spellbinders shop! It fits 3-4 A2 sized cards. And also makes a great little gift bag for small gifts. 

For this project I die cut hearts from the front panel of the bag and glued one of my hot foiled backgrounds behind it so the twinkle lights would show through the cut outs. 

And what do you think of my brown unicorn?  I would love to know what you think!   

You can see the making of today's projects in the video below. 

 

Everything I used to make these projects is listed and linked for you below. Affiliate links have been used. These links are a no cost way for you to support the companies and makers and you love and inspire you. Thank you for shopping my links, it means I get to continue to share with you fun project ideas. 

*My favorite place to shop for COPIC Markers -------- [ScrapbookPal]

 

 

I hope you are having a fabulous week and and a very Happy Father's Day! 

Car Critters Episode 3

Hello there my stamping friends! Today I am making MINI things with the Car Critters stamp set by Lawn Fawn! 

Mini, meaning a mini scene, and mini card and a tiny shape card!  I had so much fun making all three of these I hope that you will join me and watch this episode. 

And now let's look at the first card that has a MINI Scene. 

Sometimes making an entire scene can be overwhelming. Making a small or mini scene can be just the right size. With a little bit of masking I was able to make this beach scene for my Car Critters to go swimming in. 

But while they were swimming a crab found it's way into their car and started listening to some tunes! 

Next up is the mini card, a Shadow Box card. I love the 3D feel of a Shadow Box card and that they lay flat and fit in an A2 sized envelope. 

In this scene they are out for a drive I the woods. Which in Idaho is not that far away. We can drive for less than an hour and be in the hills and tress and smell the fresh mountain air. 

That is why I colored this card to look like my blue car.  We love going to the mountains, usually with an RV in tow. 

You could make any scene in this card for your bears to go on a drive to. A beach, a safari, the park, so many fun ways to use this combo of the Shadow Box die set and the Car Critters stamp set. 

And here is the mini car shaped card. I just attached the stamped die cut car to the top of the card base. The card base started out at a folded I half piece of white card stock. I used the car die to die cut the shape card by putting the top of the car die just off the folded edge of the paper. When the die hangers off the edge it will not cut that fold. Then you adhere the card to this, creating a car shaped card!  This would make a great gift tag, love note, or add it to a card as a kind of lift the flap interactive element. 

Those are my three mini creations with the Car Critters stamp set. Be sure to tune in next Tuesday for Episode 4! More fun ideas for you with this stamp set are on their way! 

Missed an episode catch them here: 

Car Critters Episode One - Flippin Awesome

Car Critters Episode Two - Slimline Reveal Wheel Cards

All the supplies I used to make today's cards are linked for you below. Affiliate links have been used at no cost to you. Shopping these links means you get to show support to your favorite small businesses and to this blog and YouTube channel. I thank you so very much! 

 

 

Thank you for stopping by! Have a blessed day! 

Slimline Shaker Card with Not 2 Shabby

Hello there my stamping friends. 

So, have you played with Digital stamps?  I am somewhat new to them and it is a like a new world has opened up for me!  I love that I can find an image that I might need for just one occasion and have it that instant to make a card or project. 

So, when Jamie asked me to be a part of her Digital Stamps design team for Not 2 Shabby, I was thrilled. Today's card features two Donut images found on the Not 2 Shabby shop, designed by Jamie herself. And this card and video is for a collaboration I am doing with another of the design team members, Marla Harris. For this collaboration Marla challenged us to use stencils on a slimline card, and I got to pick the digital stamps we use. 

So, you can check out what I made and then see what Marla did for this challenge. 

I used the stencil for the background of this slimline shaker card. It is the Rain of Hearts stencil from Penguin Palace.  In the video I show you how easy it is to use a 6" x 6" stencil on a slimline card.

These donut image are so fun to color. I use COPIC Markers to do my coloring. I printed my images on an HP Envy printer on to Neenah 80lb. card stock.  I did not have any issues with the kind bleeding on this image. If you would like to see how Jamie from Not 2 Shabby colored these images you should really watch her videos here and here.  I don't know why but making desert themed cards is one of my favorite kinds of cards to make. And most of the time they turn out to be shaker cards too. So, this one is no different. For my shaker elements I used some heart shaped sprinkles that I had on hand. 

I did not forget about the inside of the card. IF you are going to say Treat Yo'self on the outside of the card, you should really be a gift card on the inside. Or cash, cash is always good. The sentiment stamp is from Concord & 9th and is in the Cool Treats stamp set.  I also used the heart die from the Cool Treats set for the brown hearts on the outside of the card, they made for cute embellishments. Especially when I added a bit of Cocoa Blush Nuvo Jewel drops to them.  

The gift card holder I used is from Fun Stampers Journey, it's the Gift Slider Die set. I love that the gift card is behind a little bow!  And when put on the inside of a slimline card you still have half of the card to write your personalized message, win!  Also, I just found out that the Gift Slider Die is on sale as part of the Super Summer Sale  at Spellbinders! It's 40% off!  

Now let's watch the making of this card. 

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Be sure to check out what Marla Harris made for this challenge too, you can see her video right HERE. I have seen her card and you will want to see it for sure! 

Below I have listed and linked all the supplies I used to make today's card. Affiliate links have been used on most items. Affiliate links are a way your favorite craft stores can support those of use who have blogs and YouTube channels and share products we love with you.  Whenever you click the link of a maker that inspired you, at no cost to you, you are supporting that person as well as your favorite crafting retailers. So, thank you so much for clicking and shopping my links, it means I get to keep doing what I love and sharing it with you.  

Supplies: 

Shop for these Digital stamps and more at the Not 2 Shabby Shop

My favorite place to shop for COPIC Markers - ScrapbookPal

Rain of Hearts Stencil from Penguin Palace

 

 

 

Thank you so much for stopping by and visiting me. I hope you will come back soon as I have more cute things to share with you! 

 

Car Critters Episode 2

Welcome back my stamping friends. Today, I am sharing Episode 2 of my June Stamp Set of the Month series featuring the Car Critters stamp set by Lawn Fawn. 

Today I am making Reveal Wheel cards that are also slimline!  I will show you two different ways to create slimline Reveal Wheel cards. On of them is a double Reveal Wheel Card!  TWO reveal wheels on one card! If you love Reveal Wheel then you should really check out my Two Window Reveal Wheel card! 

Let's take a look at today's cards. 

It's a birthday theme this week!  

This first card is how we use to do birthdays. Driving around picking up all our friends and heading out to a fun location for a party, like bowling!  

You can see that this card has two square reveal wheels on it. So the balloon gets a different face with the turn of the wheel and gets a new passenger with every turn of the wheel. 

Let's look...

The additional critters in the car come from the Coaster Critters stamp set. I love seeing the car get all crowded with friends. Even though I colored the fox wrong!  I had to go with it because I did not want to redo the entire reveal wheel piece.  But not to worry the fox is colored right on the next card. And then I thought we are all different, and so maybe it's okay if the fox on this card is different.  What do you think, would you have re done it? 

Now let's look at how I used the Square Reveal Wheel to make a slimline version. 

This is what birthday parties look like now days. It's a birthday parade.  They have decorated their cars, they are throwing candy and have gifts to drop off.  But one card is doing all the things. This is grandmas car, she brought balloons as you can see above. 

She brought cake! 

She brought presents! 

And she is playing some good music! 

To see how I made these super fun cards watch this week's episode right here: 

If you want to make sure that you do not miss an episode or crafty video, you can subscribe to my YouTube Channel right here.

Below I have listed and linked all the things I used to make these cards. 

Affiliate links have been used at no cost to you. That means, when you click a link not only are you supporting your favorite brands and stores, but you are also supporting the maker that inspired you.  Please shop the links of the maker that inspired you and thank you to all of you who have shopped the link on this blog and on my YouTube channel, your support means so much to me! 

 Here is my favorite place to buy my COPIC Markers. 

 

Welcome back my stamping friends. Today, I am sharing Episode 2 of my June Stamp Set of the Month series featuring the Car Critters stamp set by Lawn Fawn. 

Today I am making Reveal Wheel cards that are also slimline!  I will show you two different ways to create slimline Reveal Wheel cards. On of them is a double Reveal Wheel Card!  TWO reveal wheels on one card! If you love Reveal Wheel then you should really check out my Two Window Reveal Wheel card! 

Let's take a look at today's cards. 

It's a birthday theme this week!  

This first card is how we use to do birthdays. Driving around picking up all our friends and heading out to a fun location for a party, like bowling!  

You can see that this card has two square reveal wheels on it. So the balloon gets a different face with the turn of the wheel and gets a new passenger with every turn of the wheel. 

Let's look...

The additional critters in the car come from the Coaster Critters stamp set. I love seeing the car get all crowded with friends. Even though I colored the fox wrong!  I had to go with it because I did not want to redo the entire reveal wheel piece.  But not to worry the fox is colored right on the next card. And then I thought we are all different, and so maybe it's okay if the fox on this card is different.  What do you think, would you have re done it? 

Now let's look at how I used the Square Reveal Wheel to make a slimline version. 

This is what birthday parties look like now days. It's a birthday parade.  They have decorated their cars, they are throwing candy and have gifts to drop off.  But one card is doing all the things. This is grandmas car, she brought balloons as you can see above. 

She brought cake! 

She brought presents! 

And she is playing some good music! 

To see how I made these super fun cards watch this week's episode right here: 

If you want to make sure that you do not miss an episode or crafty video, you can subscribe to my YouTube Channel right here.

Below I have listed and linked all the things I used to make these cards. 

Affiliate links have been used at no cost to you. That means, when you click a link not only are you supporting your favorite brands and stores, but you are also supporting the maker that inspired you.  Please shop the links of the maker that inspired you and thank you to all of you who have shopped the link on this blog and on my YouTube channel, your support means so much to me! 

 Here is my favorite place to buy my COPIC Markers. 

 

 

 

Thank you for stopping by, have a great rest of your week! I'll see you again very soon.

 

 

Thank you for stopping by, have a great rest of your week! I'll see you again very soon.

Peek-a-Boo Jungle for Dad

Hello again my crafty friends. Today, I am over on the Scrapbook Pal blog and YouTube channel sharing Father's Day ideas with the Avery Elle Peek-a-Boo line. No surprise right, I love all the Peek-a-Boo things!  

On the Scrapbook Pal blog I give you all the details on how I made these projects, you can check it out right here. 

Here is a look at the three projects: 

You'll want to visit the Scrapbook Pal blog for close ups and all the details of these fun jungle themed projects. 

You can also watch these projects being made in this video: 

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I am so blessed to be able to design for Scrapbook Pal, they are such a great family own paper crafting shop. 

If you have never checked out their shop be sure to swing by and look around. They are amazing at getting your order out fast and it's my favorite place to shop for Copic marker, Lawn Fawn things and of course Avery Elle!  

Shop Scrapbook Pal right HERE. 

 

Thank you so much for stopping by. Be sure to tune back in for more crafty ideas soon. 

Car Critters Episode One

Happy June!  A new month means it is time for a new stamp set of the month series!  

This month's stamp set of the month is....... Car Critters by Lawn Fawn! 

Each week, on Tuesday, I will be brining you new ideas with this set for the entire month of June! 

Today's card is a Flippin' Awesome card. The Flippin Awesome die set, with it's ability to make a waterfall card easy, is one of my favorite interactive cards to make. So, it had to be the first card I made with the Car Critters! 

The Car Critters stamp set is a smaller set and a great price point. I have so many fun ideas with this setI can not wait to share them with you! 

With each flip of this waterfall style card a new scene inside the car is revealed and this sunset drive evolves as well, as the color of the clouds also change. 

 

In the first scene these little bears head out on a sunset drive or road trip. 

They are happy and listening to tunes. 

Until someone took a wrong turn. 

The map to the rescue, perfect if you don't have cell service on the back roads. Do you see the sunset getting darker? 

And then all is right again and we finish with a heartfelt sentiment. 

I think this card would be great for an anniversary card, or bday card for a significant other. I left the inside blank so I can customize it when the time comes. 

You can watch the making of this card right here. 

If you are new to my YouTube channel, please feel free to subscribe. I have a few new videos a week. 

Be sure to tune back in next Tuesday for Episode Two. I have something fun planned, crossing my fingers that it will work out how it is in my mind! 

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

*My favorite place to shop for Copic Markers: Scrapbook Pal

 

 

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Spellbinders Large Die of the Month June 2020

Today we get to take a look at the all new Large Die of the Month kit by Spellbinders. The Geometric Floral Frame die set was released just today. This set has two abstract geometric frames and 6 dies that cut floral images.  I think it is such a pretty set. 

Since there are two large frames in this set, I made two cards. It is so much fun to arrange flowers, when they are paper that is!  

You can watch the making of these cards in the video below. 

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Now let's take a closer look at each of the cards. 

This card features the largest of the two frames in the die set, it is such a fun shape. I love that it is different than the standard shapes I normally use. 

I really wanted to use up some of the hundreds of backgrounds I have made and are anxiously waiting for me to choose them and use them on a project! I thought this die set would be lots of fun to use with some of these backgrounds. Several of the backgrounds were made using the Gel Press. I used the prints to die cut the floral pieces and even the center of my geometric shape. 

You can get a better look at the prints on the leaves and flowers in this close up pic. 

Here is the second card: 

For this card I wanted to use silver for the frame and accents. I love how it turned out. 

Look at the die cuts close up, the prints are so cool. It's little details like this that make a card special. 

Below I have linked the supplies I used to make these cards. 

Affiliate links have been used, at no cost to you. Using affiliate links is one way you can show your support to a maker that inspired you. Thank you for clicking and shopping my links, it means that I get to share more fun ideas with you. 

 

Thank you so much for stopping by and letting me share this fun kit with you. See you again soon.

WINNER of the Spellbinder Shopping Spree

Welcome back my stamping friends!  

This post is to announce the winner of the $25 Shopping Spree to the Spellbinders shop!  Everyone who commented on my May Club Kit Blog Hop post were entered into a drawing to win at $25 shopping spree!  I randomly selected a winner! And the WINNER IS......

MJ1067

MJ, I will be contacting you to give you all the details on how to claim your prize.  Congratulations!!!!! 

Thank you so very much to all of you who participated in the hop and took time to leave comments. I wish I could give you all a shopping spree, your comments brought me so many smile and so much joy!  

If you'd like a chance to win another shopping spree be sure to check out this YouTube hop I am participating in. 

Thank you for being apart of such a loving and fun community that means so much to me!  I am proud to call myself a crazy stamping lady!  

Scrapping for less May Kit Blog Hop

Hello my stamping friends! Today I am hoping along with the Scrapping for Less design team for the month of May.

I get to help reveal the Flavor of the Month Card kit and share some project ideas. The Flavor of the Month kit is either a subscription box or can be a one time purchase. The kit I am sharing today is the Double Dip Kit with with Banana Split. The Double Dip has 4 collections in it. Take a look at them here and all that comes in this kit.

WOW, right!  So much fun in this box! 

The theme this month is Let's Encourage One Another. The images and sentiments in this kit are perfect for this theme. Right now is a great time to send a little encouragement to a friend or loved one. 

Let's take a closer look at the Easy Peasy Collection and the card I made with it. 

The papers in this kit are amazing, so thick, I love them all. 

I used all the images in this set to make my focal image and used Copic Markers to color it in.  I used several of the printed papers on this card and envelope, there are just too many good ones to choose from. 

Another great thing that comes with these kits are card sketches. These are so helpful for getting your mojo going. Here are the four sketches for this months kit.  I used the sketch in the top left corner for this card. And since I am making four cards I used each of the sketches. 

Now let's take a closer look at the Weather Together Collection. 

RAINBOWS!!!! Another awesome thing about this stamp set, it was designed by someone who encourages us all in our paper crafting and coloring endeavors, Courtney Kreeber!  

Here is the card I made with this collection using the sketch in the bottom right corner. 

You can see that my card is a bit different than the sketch.  I find that a sketch is a great jumping off point and as I start creating the card some changes happen and the card goes in it's own direction. Which is why sketches can be so helpful when you are not sure what to make. 

Now lets look at the Love Big Collection and the card I made with it. 

Look at the big foot! So cute, right! His name is Benny, the Big Foot!  I really enjoyed coloring him. And the sentiment in this set, Don't Stop Believing, LOVE!  

For this card I used the sketch in the upper right corner. 

In the kit there is a stencil set; one with raindrops and the other with clouds. Great for backgrounds! The clouds behind Benny really helped to create the illusion that he is SO BIG! 

Last but not least, lets look at the Little Lady Collection up close and my card with this set. 

I could not get over the beautiful papers in this collection!  And this paper is so sturdy, it feels like you have two sheets in your hand when you are holding one.  This collection also comes with several die cut images, I used the black leaves on my card. 

This card was inspired by the sketch in the lower left corner. I could not stop using the printed paper on this card, so much fun!  Polka dots, plaid and such patterns are my favorite in printed paper. I also used the cloud stencil for this little lady scene, what a big difference a little bit of clouds make! 

You can watch the making of these cards in the video below. If you are new to my YouTube channel, feel free to subscribe, I have new video a few times a week. 

 

Find out more about the May 2020 Flavor of the Month Kit HERE. 

>>>>>Next up in the hop is Stacey.  Click over to see her creations and get more inspiration with this kit. 

 

See all the other supplies I used to make today's cards below. 

This is where I like to shop for my Copic Markers: Scrapbook Pal

 

 

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Thank you so much for stopping by, I so enjoy sharing my creations with you. 

Lawn Fawn Fans Spring YouTube Hop

Hello there my stamping friend and fellow Lawn Fawn fans!  Today I am sharing a video that is part of a YouTube hop with some fellow makers who are Lawn Fawn Fans like me! Some of these gals have just started a YouTube channel and I wanted to help support them by introducing them to you. They are all very talented and have great ideas to share with you. So hop along and enjoy the video fun!  

This hop is sponsored by Scrapbook Pal!  It's one of my favorite on-line retailers to shop at!  They are giving away a $25 gift card to their shop!  All you need to do is leave a comment on a video in this hop, the more videos you comment on the more chances you have!  

For my Spring creation I wanted to use the A Bug Deal stamp set, cause it is one of my faves and so darn cute. Plus, all the critters start creeping and crawling around in the spring. And I have been dying to use the new Lift the Flap die set (dying to use, you caught my funny, right?).  Then Lawn Fawn came out with their new Slimline collection and I knew I had to use these for today's card. 

Here's the video and below are photos of the card I made. 

 

You can see the next video in the hop right here: https://youtu.be/vvfjbdCo1Ks

Be sure to subscribe to these new channels and show some love to these talented ladies, you are going to love their creations! 

Here is the card I made. 

I have 4 lift the flap elements on this card, a stump, rock, bush and cloud. Each with something fun inside. How fun is that and so easy for an interactive card! The Lift the Flap die set is a fun addition to all your Lawn Fawn images. You could use the rock images as piles of snow for a winter scene!  

I used the new Large Slimline die set to cut the front panel of this card for the sky. I die cut a second one of these panels, that measures 8-1/2" x 3-1/2", and ink blended on some Mowed Grass Distress Oxide ink. Then, I die cut this panel again using the Stitched Hillside Borders die set to get my two hills for the front of this card. 

I love to play with my Lawn Fawn products, mixing and matching them when I make a card. It makes me so happy that they design so many of the products to work together. The trees on this card are from the Shadow Box Park add on die set. They work great tucked behind the grassy hill. 

And I added a little bit to the inside of the card too. 

This card would be great for so many occasions, a birthday, a promotion, retirement, a big accomplishment. So, I left the inside sentiment out and will add it when the perfect occasion arrises. And I am able to part with it. 

Now it is time to hop along, next up is Neha Tulsyan. She is a just starting to build her YouTube channel and I know you are going to be so glad she is, her creations are beautiful. Watch her video right here: https://youtu.be/vvfjbdCo1Ks

 

Here is the entire line up of the YouTube hop: 

Neha Tulsyan

Cassie Trask

Steph Williams

Gale Thompson

Nancy Van Oosten

Lauren Taylor

Ashley Young

Jen Hartsgrove

Mona Toth

Marla Harris

Lorene Caido

Carrie Rhoades

 

Below are all the supplies I used to make today's card. Affiliate links have been used. Affiliate links are a no cost way for you to support not only the retailer but the maker who inspired you. Every time you shop a link from the blog or YouTube of a maker that inspired you, you are helping to support them in a small way that does not cost you anything. So, thank you for clicking and showing your support to me and any maker that inspired you!  

 

My favorite place to get Copic Markers is right HERE.

Thank you so very much for stopping by my blog. I hope you have a fabulous weekend and stay safe! 

Rainbow Turnabout Episode 4

It's the last episode of my May stamp set of the month series! The Rainbow Turnabout stamps set has been so much fun to play with. 

Today I am sharing some monochromatic creations as well as turnabout layering!  

For today's cards I made monochromatic backgrounds with the Rainbow Turnabout stamp. The best card to see this in the orange card in the center. I made an all orange rainbow panel using 4 different ink pads to create the background panel. 

I made panels in reds, yellow, greens, blues and purples as well.  I then cut these in to small rectangle to use to make multicolored backgrounds. 

I then cut up my monochromatic backgrounds and pieced them back together for this background.  But I did not stop there. Once pieced back together I used the Star Turnabout stamp set over the top to emboss some stars in Gold and Silver embossing powder. And this became the background for my shaker card. 

The sentiment is from the Joy Tiles stamp and die set. 

For the second card, I used the Star Turnabout die set over the top of my background. Once I die cut this turnabout 4 times I adhered gold card stock to the back. 

To add a bit more shine to this card I embossed the "joy" sentiment in gold. 

The puffy heart is one I had on hand left over from a Valentine kit I got years ago. I thought I was so fun for the dot on the "j". 

For card 3 I kept it simple using an orange monochromatic background by itself. 

I love that the Joyful Tiles stamp set has two additional images to change it up, like this, turning joy into enjoy. 

I think it would be so fun to make an entire monochromatic set of rainbow cards as a gift. And they would be great to give to a friend based on their favorite color. 

There are so many fun things you can do with the Rainbow Turnabout stamp set. I hope today's episode gave you another great idea with this set and even with other turnabout sets you may already own. 

Here's a look back at the other episodes and links to the video's in case you missed them. 

Episode  1 - Bold vs. Subtle Rainbows with stitching

 

Episode 2 - Rainbow Turnabout Embossed + Oh, Shoot!

 

Episode 3 - Rainbow Turnabout Treats

 

And you can watch Episode 4 right here: 

I will be back again next Tuesday with a brand new Stamp Set of the Month series!  I hope you will join me for the fun! 

All the supplies I used to make these cards are listed and linked for you below. Affiliate links have been used. Clicking and shopping these links does not cost you  anything, but it does help support this blog and my YouTube channel, so thank you so very much! 

 

 

So glad you chose to stop by my blog today and let me share my creations with you!  See you again very soon with more cute things! 

Crafty Christmas Club May Blog Hop

Hello my crafty friends it is the 25th and that means it is time for another Christmas card with the Crafty Christmas Club!  

Every month the Crafty Christmas Club gets together to make Christmas Cards on the 25th and share them with you in a blog hop! 

Take a look at the card I made for this hop. 

I wanted to play with the Holiday Helpers stamp set, as I have only used it once to add elves to a Santa scene.  So, they needed their own card!  I thought they needed to have a wrapping party!  I had so much fun coloring all these images! 

I made the scene on this slimline card with the help of the Whimsy Stamp die, Slimline Wavy Die. Great for waves and for snowy banks, right!?!  

Each section of the cad has another scene of this wrapping party. 

I used Copic Markers to color in my images. 

I think I used just about every image in the Holiday Helpers stamp set, at least all the ones you can color in. I wanted a couple wrapped gifts for the scene too, so I pulled out the Ho-Ho Holidays stamp set to add to this scene for the presents and the reindeer too. 

You can see the making of this card in the video below. 

If you are new to my YouTube channel I'd love for you to subscribe, I have a couple new videos each week!  

Below I have the blog hop list for you for the May Crafty Christmas Club as well as all the supplies I used to make today's card. 

Adam Karle

Tanya Boser

Brianne Firth

Justin Averill

Joe Hux

YOU ARE HERE >>>>> Carrie Rhoades

Marcia Caradinta

Tania Cordie

We'd love for you to hop along with us and let us know what you think of our Christmas cards for May. 

 

 

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I hope you are enjoying the hop. I appreciate you stopping by my blog and letting me share my creations with you. See you again very soon! 

Dare 2B Artzy Wishing Happiness in Rainbow

Hello there, I am back with another creation using the Wishing Happiness stamp set from Dare 2B Artzy.

This time I am bringing in some rainbow, because I love all things rainbow. Lately I have been crazy about making backgrounds with strips of card stock. Which is what I used for the backgrounds on todays cards. 

The Wishing Happiness stamp set is a perfect match for these backgrounds.  There is so much you can do with this stamp set besides color in the images, like stamp and emboss it over a background. I did this in my last post with watercolor and today over my rainbow backgrounds. 

For the first card I used 1/2" and 1/4" strips of card stock to create this background. The 1/2" strips are lighter and the 1/4" strips are darker. The finished panel size is 3-3/4" x 5". 

Once the background was all adhered together I stamped and embossed the flowers over the top with white embossing powder.  I then mounted this to black card stock that is 5-1/8" x 3-7/8".  I added the thank you sentiment, also embossing with white across the front panel. This was then mounted to an A5 card base (4-1/4" x 11", scored at 5-1/2"). 

To dress up both my cards I added Rainbow Drops, my favorite embellishment for rainbow cards! 

For card two I adhered my strips diagonally. This time the darker color is the 1/2" strip and the lighter color is the 1/4" strip. 

The flowers are in the exact same spot as the first card, thanks to stamping with a stamp positioning tool, but embossed with black powder this time. 

The sentiment was cut using my Silhouette Cameo and the Pix Scan mat. This mat is new to me and I love that I can cut out a sentiment like this that there is no die for. But there is a die set for the floral images in this set. 

You can watch the making of these cards in the video below. 

You can find the Wishing Happiness stamp set and coordinating Happiness Flower Die set at the Dare 2B Artzy shop: https://dare2bartzy.com/collections/new

The other supplies I used are listed and linked for you below. Affiliate links have been used. That means that when you click and shop a link a small commission goes back to the blogger or YouTuber. It's at no cost to you but a great way for you to show support to the maker who inspired you.  

 

 

Thank you so much for taking time out of your day to stop by my blog. I will be back again soon with more cute things!