Carrie Stamps

Snarky Valentine's Card with Glimmer Hot Foil

We all have friends and we might even be that person who does not like Valentine's Day.  It can be a hard day.  I think we should show love to the people in our lives regularly and not just on a date the calendar tells us to. But Valentine's Day is a fun time to say you care and show love to everyone, not just your sweetheart. And today's cards have a little of both, a card for your sweetheart and one for that person who is not excited about Valentine's Day. 

The new Snarky Hearts Glimmer Hot Foil plates are what started these cards. This set is a mix of sweet and sassy conversation like hearts. 

I decided to make one card traditional, for your sweetheart, and the other a snarky, sassy card. Take a look. 

First of all we have to talk about the foils!  Not only do they have the shine of foil, but they also sparkle. But not like glitter, like a disco ball!  They two foils that do this are the Speckled Prism and the Speckled Aura. Both will be coming soon to the Spellbinders Shop. The third foil I used is the Magenta Foil, such a great, deep pink color.  Magenta is available now. And so are the Snarky Hearts Glimmer Hot Foil Plates. I will link some similar foils below and watch for these ones to hit the shop soon! 

If you have never seen Glimmer Hot Foil in action you will want to check out the video making of these cards. And I will attempt to explain it to you here. Glimmer Hot Foil plates look like dies, but do not cut, they are a plate that gets hot when put on the Glimmer Hot Foil machine. Once it heats the plate, you lay a piece of Glimmer Foil on the plate, pretty side down. Then add your card stock and the two shims that come with the machine. Press the timer button. When that goes off after about a minute; remove the base from the machine and run this through your die cut machine. Take care not to move the shims/plates on top and run it through the machine slowly. Then you can remove the foil from the paper, revealing the foiled image. 

These hearts are so easy to foil, the solid surface is great for foils that have a pattern to them.  And this set also comes with a heart die, so you can easily cut them out after foiling them, I so appreciate that!  This particular hot foil kit was designed to go with the January 2020 Glimmer Hot Foil set of the month, a subscription you can get from Spellbinders. Each month they send you an exclusive hot foil set and a roll of foil.  It's pretty cool! 

These cards have the same layout and repeating design elements. They both have a dry embossed background. For the "love" card I used the Love Stripes embossing folder and for the "snarky" card I used the I heart embossing folder, both are from Fun Stampers Journey (aka FSJ). FSJ is a product line sold at Spellbinders. I LOVE the look of dry embossing on white card stock for a background! 

I also used the same die cut heart in the center of each card but from different printed papers. Each has a sentiment on the heart.  The die cut word "love" has been backed with 5 layers of the same die cut from Sweet Berry card stock to give it some height and an added pink element. 

I did the same peek of pink on the snarky card by adding layers of pink hearts behind the largest heart. 

For the sentiment on this card I used a stamp and die set, Outline Bet.  I stamped the letters on black card stock and embossed them with white powder before die cutting them out and mounting them to the heart with foam squares. The word valentine is from an Avery Elle stamp set, super cute, I linked it below. 

 

On both cards I added an additional element of shine by filling in the sequins and focal point sentiment with Journey Glaze. You can see the entire process in this video from my YouTube channel. 

 

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Now, I'd love to hear from you, let me know which card I made today is your favorite. 

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Slimline Pull Tab Card with Peek A Boo Balloon

Hello, it's time for Episode 4 of my January Stamp Set of the month Series. Today I am using the Pull Tab die set to create an interactive card with the featured stamp set, Peek-A-Boo Balloon.  They are the perfect match!  And speaking of great matches, the Peek-A-Boo Balloon set seems to be the perfect match for Slimline cards!  I have decided that I am making a set of Slimline card this month, as this is the third one!  And, next week, might be too! 

Let's take a look at the card. 

First up lets' talk about why I thought of making a hot air balloon card with a car in it. Being from a town that has a lot of hot air balloon activity you learn a few things. One being that when a balloon takes off there is a chaser card that follows the balloon and is then there when it lands to collect the ballon and what not and take it and the people home. Although I am sure in the day of the cell phone it makes all of this much less adventurous as it sounds. 

If you want to try making a Slimline card, a card that fits into a business sized envelope here are the measurements. 

CARD BASE: 9-1/4" x 7-3/4", scored at 3-5/8"

CARD FRONT: 3-3/4" x 9-1/8"

Having an interactive element on any card makes it that much more fun!  And I love the Pull Tab paired with the Hot Air Balloon!  

How about this Peek-A-Boo card!?!  I love that Avery Elle has given us so many fun ways to use the Peek-A-Boo animals!  The card just makes me smile when I put the paws on the steering wheel!  

Okay, time to check out the video, the making of this card. 

 

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Rainbow, Sparkles and a Penguin

I don't think unicorns should be the only ones who get to enjoy rainbows and sparkles and glitter. 

Today's card features all those things and a penguin from the Penguin Agenda stamp set by Penguin Palace. It was a card I made just to have fun creating. I decided to make it a birthday card to build up my stash.  I like to have birthday and thank you cards on hand.  

This card is all about the background for me. I love making my own backgrounds.  I started with a piece of white card stock cut to 4" x 5-1/4".  Then I used some make up style blending brushes to apply Distress Oxide ink. I started with Candy Apple and concentrated the ink to the top of paper, fading it out towards the middle. The second color I used is Mustard Seed, concentrating that color towards the middle and blending it with the red ink to give a nice orange transition. The last color is Salty Ocean, which I applied to the bottom of the panel, blending it with the yellow for a green transition.  

Next, I used the Rain of Heart stencil (LOVE IT) from Penguin Palace, over the top of my background. This time I used the traditional style blending tool (wooden handle with a round sponge on the end) to blend on the same ink colors in the same place as I did before. Using the different brushes to apply the ink allows me to get different intensity in the ink concentration.  The make up style blending brushes give you lighter coverage and the traditional style blending tool gives a more concentrated ink coverage. So using both brushes for a background like this makes this look easy to achieve. 

But I did not stop there. I can not make a Distress Oxide background with out splattering it with water. I broke out my distress sprayer and sprayed it with a mist of water and then pulling the trigger half way a few times gave me the larger splatters.  

Lastly, I splattered this background with some Sparkle Silk by Fun Stampers Journey. Because rainbows need sparkle and shimmer!  

I stamped by Penguin with Jet Black ink by Lawn Fawn onto white card stock and used my Copic Markers to coloring it in.  Even though there is a die set for this stamp set, I do not own it and so I fussy cut him out and guess what, I survived!  And it doesn't even look bad. I am so used having coordinating dies, it was good for me to break out the scissors!  

I needed a spot for my penguin to hang out on this card, so I die cut a cloud from Pixie Dust card stock and added a sentiment banner that says Happy Birthday. The penguin still looks like he is floating by snapping pics, but he is anchored to the card with these other elements. 

To finish off this card I pulled out my Rainbow Drops by FSJ and added them so they were over their matching color as these gems are somewhat transparent. Which I love because they pick up the color behind them, allowing them to match the specific shade of that color. 

For one last touch of shimmer, I used my clear Wink of Stella pen to color over the balloons. A line and dot of white gel pen on the penguins head finished off my card front and was then mounted to a top folding 4-1/4" x 11" card base.  Ready to send, and while he waits he sits on my shelf in my stamp room, so I can see it everyday, rainbows make me smile! 

If you have any questions about this card, how I made it or the products I used do not hesitate to ask. I would love to know what you think of this card. Have you tried making a background like this before. Leave a comment below, I love chatting with my fellow stamping friends!  

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Penguin Agenda Stamp Set

Rain of Hearts Stencil

 

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Night Glow Peek A Boo Balloon

Hey there stamping friends. I am back with Episode 3 of my January Stamp Set of the month series. Featuring the Peek A Boo Balloon stamp and die set by Avery Elle. 

Each week I will be bringing you new ideas with this set!  Today's card is a slimline card, I know I did that last week. But it seems to be the perfect card size for this stamp set. This week I knew I wanted to include two balloons on one card, and slimline is the perfect fit for this. 

This card was inspired by the night glow event that we have in Boise, Idaho. At this event hot air balloons fire up at night but are tethered to the ground. It is a sight to see with hundreds of balloons a glow. 

To set the night time scene, I used Arteza watercolors.  And made a gradient of blues down the watercolor paper panel that would become my card front. For a slimline card (a card that fits a business size envelope) I cut my card front down to 9-1/8" x 3-3/4" to fit my card that is 9-1/4" x 7-3/4" scored at 3-7/8".  

To make the balloon look as if they are glowing I chose to color them with a single color scheme; one yellow and one orange.  I chose two shades of yellow from my Arteza Real Brush pens and colored in a circular motion, so that the color was darker around the outer edge and light as you get to the center. The gave the look of the fire glowing on the inside of the balloon. 

Since the Arteza Real Brush pens are a water based ink I was able to blend them out further with the use of a water brush pen. To finish off the look I added some highlights with a white gel pen. 

To see this card come to life check out the video below. 

You can find all the supplies I used to make this card listed and linked for you below. 

 

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Pan Pastel Sunset for Peek A Boo Balloon

Hey there my stamping friends. Today I am bringing you Episode 2 of my January Stamp Set of the Month series, featuring the Peek A Boo Balloon stamp set by Avery Elle. 

Today my balloon is flying over the mountains at sunset with a few forest friends aboard. 

I decided that since this was a large, slim line card, I wanted to use PanPastels to create the sunset background. They go on so fast, it was perfect for this large surface. If you are not familiar a slim line card is one that fits into a legal sized envelope. The card base measures 9-1/4" x 7-3/4" scored at 3-7/8", so the closed card is 9-1/4" x 3-7/8".  The front panel of this card measures 9" x 3-3/4". This is the piece that I used the Pan Pastels on to make the sunset. You can see how beautifully sunset fades from red to orange to yellow. That is because of the highly pigmented PanPastels. They glide so softly on the card stock and blend together with ease. It only takes a small amount to get this nice even coverage.  Make sure to watch my video below to see them in action. And I will talk about using a fixative. 

I used several Avery Elle stamp sets for this card. They have so many Peek A Boo critter sets that you can mix and match with this balloon.  The Fox and Bear are from the Polar Peek A Boo Pals stamp set and the bunny is from the Peek A Boo Pals stamp set. I knew I wanted to crowd some critters in the balloon, I thought it would look so cute. And they had to be forest animals flying over the mountains, which are die cut using the Stitched Mountain borders by Lawn Fawn. 

I am loving the slim line card and am thinking there will be a few more in this months series.  What do you think, do you like the slim line card?  Have you made one before?  I think this stamp set lends is self well to this size of card. 

If you have any clever ideas for this Peek A Boo Balloon stamp set please leave a comment and let us all know. I have so many more, I can not wait to share them all with you, so make sure to tune back in next Tuesday for more ideas with this stamp set. 

Be sure to check out the video below. And if you have not yet done so I'd love for you to subscribe to my YouTube channel. 

 

You can find all the supplies I used to make this card listed and linked for you below. Please feel free to reach out if you have any questions! 

 

 

Thank you so much for stopping by and letting me share my creations with you. I will be back soon with more stamping inspiration for you and on Tuesday I will have another creation with the Peek A Boo Balloon for you!

Peek A Boo Balloon Episode 1

Happy 2020!  I am going to love this year, I can already tell. 

Today I'm kicking off a new stamp set of the month!  The Peek A Boo Balloon set by Avery Elle. 

Each week in January I will be bringing you new ideas with this stamp set. This week's card is inspired by the frequent visits our neighborhood gets from hot air balloons. They fly right over our house. 

Idaho is a great place to see lots of hot air balloons. And it just so happens that we live were most of the hot air balloons land. So in the spring through fall we get a lot of fly overs in our neighborhood. And often we get to see them land. A few times they have come close enough for us to even talk to the riders while flying over!  It's very exciting and I always take pictures. Here is one of my faves, just outside my house.

So, this had to be my first card with this set. 

I love the elephant in the balloon, he's so big and is floating in a balloon, so cute. 

I used distress oxide ink, Salty Ocean to create the sky background. And the roof and chimney is a die set by Lawn Fawn, Roof Top Border. All the stamped images are from Avery Elle. You can use any of their Peek A Boo critters in this ballon set, which is why I love it!  

You can check out the making of this card in the YouTube video below.

 

I will be back again next week with another fun idea with this set. If you have not yet done so, I'd love for you to subscribe to my YouTube channel. I have new videos coming out regularly. 

Below I have listed and linked all the supplies I used to make today's card. Please let me know if you have any questions. And if you choose to shop the links below know that doing so helps support this blog and YouTube channel, thank you so much for your support! 

 

Thank you so much for stopping by! And have a blessed 2020!

Santa's Workshop Reveal Wheel Card

Hey there stamping friends! This month has been a roller coaster for me!  I am late in bringing you the December stamp set of the month series because my computer crashed.  I am now back in business, Santa came early and brought me a new computer!  

So, this video was in the works when all that happened and I do state that I will be bringing you new ideas with the stamp set of the month each week. Clearly that did not happen, but I will be back next week with another idea with this stamp set. 

I guess this is a good time to announce the December stamp set of the month, HoHo Holidays by Lawn Fawn.  You probably know by now that Lawn Fawn is my spirit animal!  I love everything they put out. And, this Santa themed set is no exception. And I love that there are so many other Lawn Fawn sets and products that I can pair with it. 

Today I am pairing the Build-a-House die set with it. I told you I was not done with this die set!  I am turning the house into Santa's workshop with the toys rotating in the window with the help of the Reveal Wheel. Let's take a look. 

If you have not seen a Reveal Wheel card before it consists of a window in the card and a rotating element that changes the picture in that window. In this case the window shows the different toys being made in Santa's workshop. 

The addition of the Holiday Helpers stamp set made this card possible. That is where all the toy images came from as well as the elf on the front of this card. 

I'd love for you to watch the video so I can show you how I added the brick texture to the house with a tool you probably have at home. 

Check out the video here and if you have not yet done so I'd love for you to subscribe to my channel. Now that I have a new computer I will be back at making a couple video's a week. 

 

Below you will find all the products I used to make this card.

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December Happy Stamping Box

Get your December Happy Stamping Box NOW!

Ordering is now open for the December Happy Stamping Box!

The Happy Stamping Box is a kit by mail and a LIVE virtual class with me! 

This month we will be making Christmas Gift Tags with a cookie theme! 

For the December Box I have teamed up with Inky Stamper to bring you the Cookies stamp and die set.  

As well as Spellbinders/FSJ with the Cookie Exchange stamp and die set. SO, this month you are getting two stamp sets and two die sets!

In the December Happy Stamping Box you are going to get all the things to make 12 Christmas tags. They are shape tags, all designed by me and unique to this month's box.

PLUS, get a FREE BONUS card when you sign up by December 3rd!  Registration for this box closes on December 5th.

With the purchase of the HSB you will get an invitation to my private facebook group, The Happy Stamping Box. There you will have access to the printable PDF tutorial and this is where the virtual class will take place. If you are not able to make it to the LIVE class, a recording will be available for you to watch at your convenience for up to 3 weeks after the LIVE event.

Here's the breakdown of what is included with the December Happy Stamping Box:

OPTION 1: THE FULL KIT $65 (shipping included)

12 exclusive die cut shape tags, Cookies Stamp and Die set, Cookie Exchange Stamp and Die set, Die cut embellishments, Journey Glaze, Sparkle Cuts glitter, Ribbon and Twine assortment, Wooden button assortment.

OPTION 2: TAG KIT ONLY $30 (shipping included)

 This kit is for those who already have the stamp and die sets and just want the tags to create.

SUBSCRIBE!!!

Subscribing to the Happy Stamping Box means that you will automatically get the Full Kit HSB every month.  You will have an automatic payment so you don't have to worry about going to a website and clicking and paying. Subscribers get a $5 discount on their box, free shipping and automatically get the BONUS card! You can cancel your subscription at anytime by visiting PayPal to adjust your automatic payments.

Click here to SUBSCRIBE for just $60 a month (subscribe by 12/5/19 to get the December Box, subscriptions after that will start with the January box).

FREE BONUS PROJECT:

To earn the 6th BONUS project, purchase your kit or subscribe by 12/3/19.

WHAT YOU NEED:

You will need to have some basic supplies on hand to make these projects. Like: scissors, glue, adhesives, coloring medium of your choice (markers, pencils, etc.), die cutting machine, ink pads, etc.

WHEN IS THE LIVE CLASS?

The December Happy Stamping Box class will be held LIVE in the private Facebook page on Saturday, December 14th at 9:30am MST.  If you can not make it to the LIVE event the recording will be available after the event in the Facebook group page for you to watch at your convenience, for up to 3 weeks.

You will be added to the Facebook group page (The Happy Stamping Box) about 1 week prior to the LIVE class. If we are not currently friends on Facebook please find me and send me a friend request when you sign up for the class, find me under Carrie Cady Rhoades, then I will be able to easily add you to the page. You will then need to go to that page to accept my invite at which point you will have access to the page. 

DETAILS:

All products for the kits will be ordered and prepared by me after the registration deadline of December 5th.  I do not have all the product on hand, it is ordered based on registrations.  The ordering, cutting and preparation of these boxes take 10-14 days after the deadline. The expected shipping date for the boxes is 12/09/19. 

Happy Stamping Boxes can only be mailed with in the United States at this time, send me a special request if you are outside the US at carrie@carriestamps.com

Registration closes on 12/5/19.

The PDF tutorial will be emailed and  posted to the Happy Stamping Box FB page on or around 12/09/19 for you to download and print. Use this to prepare for and along with the LIVE class or recorded video.

Every one is welcome to join the Happy Stamping Box; new stampers, professional stampers, beginners, etc.  Please feel free to share this invitation with your friends.  I hope you try out the Happy Stamping Box, I know we will have fun creating these cards together!

QUESTIONS?

Please leave a comment on this post if you have any questions, I am glad to help. Or contact me by email at carrie@carriestamps.com.

As always, I can not wait to stamp with you!

Tone on Tone Glimmer Hot Foiling

I am excited to be bringing you another fun idea with the Glimmer Hot Foil system. For today's cards I made tone on tone backgrounds with the Art Deco Border Hot Foil Plates. That mean, I used red foil on red card stock. The results are stunning and elegant. Make sure to check out the video on the making of these cards, linked here and at the bottom of this post.

Here you can see the three cards I made using Red, Green and Black foils and card stocks.

I used the same stamps and dies to turn each of the backgrounds into cards. With these shiny, eye catching backgrounds not a lot is needed to create a stunning card.  In the video I will show you my tips and trick for getting these borders dies lined up to make quick backgrounds.

Which one is your favorite?

For the green card I added some ink to the edges of the holly leaves so that they would stand out against the green background.

The black card is a smaller square card. Made to this size because of a booboo that happened when making it. A good lesson in make it work, even when something goes wrong.

I love how these backgrounds and cards turned out. It is so satisfying to hold these cards and turn them in the light to get the full effect of the shine from the foiling.

See the Hot Foil machine in action and the making of these cards in this video.

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Below are all the supplies I used to make these cards, listed and linked for you.

 

Thank you so much for stopping by, I will be back again soon with more creative ideas for you.

Episode 4 - Cocoa Stand Festival

This is the last one, the last episode featuring the Cocoa Stand stamp and die set by Avery Elle.

This is the card I have been waiting to make!  I combined all three kinds of stands, Cocoa Stand, Tree Farm, Sledding Stand into one card. One long card.  The finished card is 4" x 9-1/2" and fits in a legal size envelope.

I just adore this stamp set and had to much fun making this card. One of the reasons I love it is because I had so much fun coloring in the images. Every week I have shown you a different medium to color these images in with . This week I used Watercolor pencils. And I AM IN LOVE with watercolor pencils now. I have used them in the past but this time something clicked and I was lost in coloring. I think it is because I have been watching Sandy Allnock, the colorist extordinare, color with watercolor pencils and not only was I inspired but I learned a few things.

So what did I learn about coloring with watercolor pencils?

1.Coloring with watercolor pencils is not like coloring with colored pencils. Think of watercolor pencils as a way of laying down paint. You do not need to worry about blending, about it being neat and smooth. Use the watercolor pencils as a tool to put color in an area. The blending and magic happen when you wet this color and paint with it.

2. Paper matters. I had been using my watercolor pencils on white card stock. And the results were fine. But nothing to get excited about. So I did what seems obvious now and used watercolor paper. The difference was big enough that I started to love watercolor pencils. It was a way for me to get a watercolor look with more control than using straight up watercolor paints.

3. Light to Dark.  When I paint out watercolor pencil I want to start with the darkest color I have laid down, but I found the opposite to be best.  The reason I start with the light is so that the dark does not over take the light color. When you wet watercolor pencil coloring you are able to pick up that color and move it. I dont want to darken my lightest areas. So, I start with the light and work my way into the dark.

4. Go towards the line. I also found that when I paint I need to paint going towards the outline of the image. Otherwise I am removing the paint at the line. But when I paint moving towards the line I a moving color in that direction and am able to blend the lighter color with the dark.

5. Clean your brush often. Went painting over watercolor pencils the water with the pencil makes paint and your brush is picking up that paint. You can easily transfer that to another section of one image. Now an area that you want to be light could be contaminated with the paint on your brush. So, I clean my brush off even when painting one image that is the same color, so I can maintain the light areas. For example, the strings of lights I painted for this card, each light bulb has a lighter area at the bottom, I was able to maintain that by cleaning off my brush in between each light bulb.

Be sure to watch the video below to see the making of this card so you can see the things I learned about watercolor pencils in action. I will be using Arteza Expert Watercolor Pencils, set of 72.  I love how nicely these pencils blend out with water and the price for 72 pencils is perfect for a novice watercolor pencils user.

 

 

Below are all the supplies I used to make this card. Affiliate links have been used, at no cost to you. But you did support my blog and channel by clicking on my links, thank you so very much! Thank you so much for stopping by. I'd love to hear from you, let me know your experience with watercolor pencils in the comments below.

Yeti Or Not, it's Dad's Birthday

Today I am sharing the card I made for my Dad's birthday. For as long as I can remember my Dad as had a thing with Yeti's. So, I knew when I got the Yeti or Not stamp set I would be making some cards for him with the set.

It's a fun set for Christmas but also an easy set to make a masculine card with.

It's a pretty easy card. The background was a quick application of Salty Ocean Distress Oxide ink. Applied in a circular motion and then sprayed with water for the look of snow.

The Stitched Mountain Border dies by Lawn Fawn are a perfect match for this set. And this Yeti is now, over the hill!

And the images in this set make for very quick and easy coloring.  I used Copic markers to color in my Yeti.

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

Thank you so much for watching. If you have not yet done so make sure to click over to my YouTube channel and subscribe I post about 2 new videos a week.

You can find all the products I used to make this card listed and linked for you below.

Affiliate links have been used. Which means that a small percentage of each sale goes back to me, at no cost to you. Thank you so much for your support.

 

Thank you so much for taking time out of your day to stop and visit me! I love to share my creations with you!

Pink Hot Cocoa Stand

Hello there and welcome to Episode 3 of my Cocoa Stand series. Every week I am bringing you a new idea with the Avery Elle stamp set, Cocoa Stand. And today I am actually making a Cocoa Stand. In the past two Episodes I have made a Tree Farm Stand and and Sledding Stand.

I knew that I wanted to do a pink, red and brown card for this hot cocoa theme. It is my current fave for Christmas cards. So I started with an ink blended background. Using ink blending brushes that my daughter spotted in the dollar store!

And I have to say, I was very impressed with how well the dollar store blending brushes worked!

These are the three brushes that my Dollar Tree store had. A dollar a piece.  I would like it if they had a bigger size.  However, these worked great for the background I made that was a full card front size.

For the background I ink blended Spun Sugar and Picked Raspberry Distress Oxide inks. Which I then splattered with water and Avery Elle Clear Shimmer Spray.  Can you see why I love pink for Christmas? This background just makes me happy.

Then I set out stamping and coloring all my images from the Cocoa Stand stamp set and Polar Peek-a-Boo Pals stamp set.  It was a lot of images, but I kept the coloring simple with a small selection of Copic Markers for the coloring.

I love that the moose looks like he just busted into the stand and got the lights all tangled up in his antlers.  My other favorite thing about this card, is how I made gave the sides of the stand candy cane stripes.

The creating did not end with this card, as with all the other cards in this series, I made a matching gift tag!

The little bear is popping up out of his pink hot cocoa cup! On both of these cards I used Nuvo Jewel Drops in Cocoa Blush to make it look like there is cocoa spilling out. These drops dry translucent with a tint of brown. Perfect for my creations!

The cup, cup wrap and straw are from the Coffee First Die set by Fun Stampers Journey.

You can check out the making of these projects in the YouTube video below. You also have a chance to win today's card, just by leaving a comment on the video over on my YouTube channel.  Winner will be announced on next week's video.

 

Have  you made any pink Christmas cards?  Or is pink too much for you on a Christmas card?  I'd love to know you thoughts. Feel free to leave a comment below.

All the products I used to make this card are listed and linked for you below.

Affiliate links have been used. That means that I get a small percentage of any sales made through these links, at no cost to you. Shopping links of the bloggers who inspire you means that you get to support that maker and they will keep bringing you creative ideas. Thank you so much for your support, it means so much to me!

 

I appreciate you stopping by to visit me and let me share my creations with you!

 

Penguin Palace

Hey there stamping friends!

I wanted to share with you the card I made using my goodies from Penguin Palace. I won a giveaway and got their newest release of stencils and got to pick out a stamp set. I picked Penguin Agenda.

It's not necessarily a Christmas stamp set, but I wanted to use it to make a Christmas card along with the Crystal Snowflake Stencil. 

See how cute these penguins are! They are excited and ready for some snow!  Unlike me!  I am enjoying this beautiful fall weather we are having in Idaho!  But I adore how the snowflake background turned out! 

I started with an ink blended background using Tumbled Glass and Peacock Feathers Distress Oxide inks.  I used a light hand so that the background would not be too dark.  Then I laid the Crystal Snowflake stencil over the background and stenciled on the same colors of ink, for a subtle snowflake background. After cleaning off the stencil I rotated it and positioned it so that the snowflakes did not overlap too much. Then I stenciled with the new NUVO Glacier Paste in Sea Sprite.  It is SO YUMMY!  This paste is like a mix between Foil and Shimmer!  I love the look I got with it.

The sentiment was stamped with the Peacock Feathers Distress ink and embossed with clear powder so that it would match the background.

You can watch the making of this card in the video below. You have to see the Glacier Paste in action!

 

I have all the supplies I used listed and linked for you below. Affiliate links have been used where applicable. Which means that when you shop my links I get a small percentage of the sale, at no cost to you. I appreciate your support of this blog and my YouTube channel, it means that I get to keep bringing you fun new ideas.

 

 

Thank you so much for stopping by, I will be back again soon with some more stamped creations to share with you!

November Stamp Set of the Month Episode 2

Hello there my stamping friends. Today's post is Episode 2 of my November Stamp Set of the Month series, featuring the Avery Elle stamp set, Cocoa Stand. For this card I am using the stand to make a sledding stand. And because it is more fun to go sledding with friends I am also using the Polar Peek-a-Boo Pals stamp set from Avery Elle to add some friends to the scene.

It wouldn't be a stamp set of the month series with out a shaker card!

I am in love with the Winter Kiss clay snowflakes from HoneyBee Stamps!  They are the perfect winter shaker card element!

This week I did all the coloring with Zig Clean Color Real Brush Markers. They are the easiest markers to color with. They are water based and blend with each other!  I'm a big fan!  My number one tip for using these markers is to use them on Bristol Smooth card stock, otherwise you will not be able to blend them out.  In this photo you can see the coloring on the sledding stand really well. I was going for a white washed look. I used the 901 Gray Tint marker to add the lines to the boards and do shading around them, I love how this turned out.  I also love all the peek-a-boo pals that Avery Elle has, the little paws popping up in the snow, it's just adorable!

This month I will be making gift tags to go with each of the cards. Today's gift tag features the Special Day tag die set by Fun Stampers Journey, it's a die set I use all the time.

I kept this tag simple as I know these things will most likely get tossed. But if you wanted to make a special tag then you could easily make this into a shaker tag. Here's one I made last year: https://www.carriestamps.com/weblog/2018/12/stay-cozy-ornament-card.html

Also, on this tag you can see that I did not do ink blending on the polar bear.  That is because I used white card stock that is not Bristol Smooth. I was able to color, but not blend. Also, the ink saturation is much darker than on Bristol Smooth card stock. So, the lesson learned here is that you can use the Zig Clean Color Markers on card stocks other than Bristol Smooth, but they will not blend and the color will be much darker.

Now, let's watch the video, the making of these two projects. Make sure to click over to my YouTube channel and comment on this video. Every one who comments will be entered to win the this card!

Below I have listed and linked all the things I used to make today's projects. Affiliate links are used, which means I get a small percentage of the sale when you click and shop my links, at no cost to you. Thank you so much for your support, I love bringing you new ideas every week.

 

Thank you so much for stopping by, tune in next week for episode 3! I will be making a Cocoa Stand this time!

 

Tree Stand Episode 1

It's a brand new month and that means its time for a new stamp set of the month! This month my daughter Hannah picked my stamp set!  She chose the Avery Elle stamp set, Cocoa Stand. It is a super cute stamp set that you can make a Hot Cocoa Stand, Tree Stand and Sledding Stand. Hannah also gave me some rules for this week's card. She challenged me to use Colored Pencils to color with, and to use only one color of card stock beside white and I was only allowed to use one pen.

I love challenges like this, it helps me make something I might not think of on my own. If you have an idea to challenge me with for next week's card leave a comment below.

All the coloring was done with colored pencils!  And the only pen I used was a white gel pen for some hightlights. I am very happy with the texture I was able to get with the colored pencils on the wood of the tree stand and on the trees themselves.  You can see how I did this in the video below.  But it is just a matter of adding in lines with a heavy hand and then coloring over them with a light hand and a few shades of your choice of colors.

I really had fun with the colored pencils, it had been a while since I colored with them. I was very happy that I was able to get texture for the wood planks, it turned out better than I thought.

And here are the cute gift tags to go with today's card. I kept them simple because gift tags are usually tossed but you still want them to make a package super cute!

Check out the video here, and be sure to watch it on YouTube and leave a comment for a chance to win today's card.

Thank you so much for watching, commenting, and liking my video's, it means so much to me.

Below I have listed and linked all the things I used to make today's projects. Affiliate links have been used, that means I do get a small percentage of the sale when you make a purchase. At no cost to you.  Thank you so much for your support!

 

I'm so glad you stopped by, I love sharing my creations with you! Don't forget to leave a comment and let me know what you think I should do with this stamp set for next week.

 

 

 

 

Instagram Card Challenge

Today's card was inspired by a challenge I had with @madewithlovebyterri over on Instagram. If you do not follow me on Instagram and would like to you can find me under my user name, @carrierhoades.

On one of her posts, Terri asked, which do you like best; ink blended cards, shaker cards, stamping on card or coloring on cards. I replied, "why not all four?". She said she would take that challenge and so I had to as well. So today's card has ink blending, is a shaker card, has stamping and coloring. It was so much fun, and I used this opportunity to use a new stamp set from Dare2BArtzy, Christmoose. 

I have to say Thank you to Dare2BArtzy for the stamps and die sets I am using in today's cards and video. I won a recent contest they had and got to pick these stamps and die sets!  And I think they are so cute!

The four elements on this card from the challenge are:

1. Ink Blending - I used ink blending on the background of this card along with emboss resist.
2. Shaker Card - I used the Winter Kiss Clay Snowflakes for this shaker card.
3. Stamping - I stamped the moose image as my focal image as well as a sentiment and snowflakes to accent this card. I also stamped snowflakes on the background of this card as part of the emboss resist technique.
4. Coloring - As a novice copic colorist I enjoy every chance I get to practice my coloring skills. So, I used copics to color this image. I love how the vest turned out with the highlight in the center of each section. 

You can see this card being made in the video below. Make sure you do not miss any of my future videos by subscribing to my YouTube channel.

 

I love how this card turned out and plan on sending to my sister for Christmas this year as she has always loved moose.

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

Affiliate links have been used. That means that I get a small percentage of the sale when you shop these links, at no cost to you. This helps support this blog and YouTube channel so that I can bring you new ideas and projects. THANK YOU SO MUCH! 

 

Thank you so much for stopping by! If you like to stamp with me be sure to check out this post on the Happy Stamping Box.

You are invited to try out the Happy Stamping Box!

The Happy Stamping Box is a kit by mail and a virtual stamping class with me!

Each month I design 5-6 projects around one stamp and die set with a technique or style to learn.

I kit the projects as well as the stamp set, die set and product to make the cards.

You get the box in the mail as well as a PDF tutorial and a seat at the LIVE virtual class that you can take from home.

For the November Box I am partnering with Lawn Fawn!

To bring you the Yeti or Not stamp and die set!

And this month we are focusing on INTERACTIVE cards!  Let's take a peek at two of the cards we will be making together!

In these two cards we have a Yeti that moves on the mountain top as you turn the wheel. On the left we have a Yeti on an action wobblier, sliding to a stop at his winter ski lodge.  These are just a glimpse of the fun we will be having with the Happy Stamping Box this month.

Included in the November box you will be making 5 cards, with an opportunity to earn a 6th BONUS card when you register by November 5th, 2019. You will automatically get the BONUS project for FREE when you register by the early bird deadline of 11/5/19.  The last date to register for this class is on 11/7/19.

With the purchase of Happy Stamping Box you will get an invitation to my private Facebook page, The Happy Stamping Box. There you will have access to the printable PDF tutorial for this class. And the LIVE class will take place on this page as well. If you are not able to make it to the virtual class when I go LIVE, a recording is available for you to watch at your convenience.

So, what's included in your November Happy Stamping Box?

(There are two kit options, contents vary, pick the kit that is best for you. AND, there is now an option to subscribe!)

OPTION 1 : FULL KIT $68 (shipping included)

Full Kit includes: 5 project kits, Yeti or Not stamp set, Yeti or Not die set, all the die cuts to complete the interactive cards, Cool Pool Liquid Color, Foam Adhesive, Ink Blending Tool and Sponge, White Embossing Powder, Snowflake Shaker Elements.  Access to the full color PDF tutorial to download and/or print off. And a seat at the LIVE virtual class.

OPTION 2: CARD KITS ONLY $30 (shipping included)

Card Kit includes: 5 project kits, access to the full color PDF tutorial to download and/or print off, and a seat at the LIVE virtual class. 

 

SUBSCRIBE!!!

Subscribing to the Happy Stamping Box means that you will automatically get the Full Kit HSB every month.  You will have an automatic payment so you don't have to worry about going to a website and clicking and paying. Subscribers get a $5 discount on their box, free shipping and automatically get the BONUS card! You can cancel your subscription at anytime by visiting PayPal to adjust your automatic payments.

Click here to SUBSCRIBE for just $60 a month  (subscribe by 11/7/19 to get the November Box, subscriptions after that will start with the December box).

BONUS PROJECT:

To earn the 6th BONUS project, purchase your kit or subscribe by 11/5/19.

WHAT YOU NEED:

You will need to have some basic supplies on hand to make these projects. Like: scissors, glue, adhesives, coloring medium of your choice (markers, pencils, etc.), spray bottle for water,  die cutting machine, heat tool, ink pads, etc.

WHEN IS THE LIVE CLASS?

The November Happy Stamping Box class will be held LIVE in the private Facebook page on Saturday, November 30th at 9:30am MST.  If you can not make it to the LIVE event the recording will be available after the event in the Facebook group page for you to watch at your convenience, for up to 3 weeks.

You will be added to the Facebook group page (The Happy Stamping Box) about 1 week prior to the LIVE class. If we are not currently friends on Facebook please find me and send me a friend request when you sign up for the class, find me under Carrie Cady Rhoades, then I will be able to easily add you to the page. You will then need to go to that page to accept my invite at which point you will have access to the page. 

DETAILS:

All products for the kits will be ordered and prepared by me after the registration deadline of November 7th.  I do not have all the product on hand, it is ordered based on registrations.  The ordering, cutting and preparation of these boxes take 10-14 days after the deadline. The expected shipping date for the boxes is 11/22/19. 

Happy Stamping Boxes can only be mailed with in the United States at this time, send me a special request if you are outside the US at carrie@carriestamps.com

Registration closes on 11/7/19.

The PDF tutorial will be emailed and  posted to the Happy Stamping Box FB page on or around 11/25/19 for you to download and print. Use this to prepare for and along with the LIVE class or recorded video.

Every one is welcome to join the Happy Stamping Box; new stampers, professional stampers, beginners, etc.  Please feel free to share this invitation with your friends.  I hope you try out the Happy Stamping Box, I know we will have fun creating these cards together!

QUESTIONS?

Please leave a comment on this post if you have any questions, I am glad to help. Or contact me by email at carrie@carriestamps.com.

Looking forward to stamping with you!

I am so glad there are 5 Tuesdays in October so that I could bring you another episode of my Die set of the Month series featuring Lawn Fawn's Build-a-House die set. I have more ideas that weeks, that is how much I love the Build-a-House die set!

For this episode I wanted to make a gingerbread house with the use of the Sweet Christmas stamp set by Lawn Fawn.

This gingerbread house is like the gingerbread people just bought their dream house!

The second project in this episode is the Build-a-Gingerbread House shaker ornament!  It's filled with Diamond Dust Glitter, it looks like sugar. You have to check out the video to see it in action!

I have been anxious to make a Christmas card with a pink sky and I love how it looks on this card!

This card has a good deal of shimmer with the use of glitter paper and the Wink of Stella pen to bring all the candy some yumminess!

You can see the the Diamond Dust glitter in the windows in this picture if you look closely. And I decorated the back too, but you have to check that out in the video, not sure why I did not take a picture of that.

The video is here, be sure to click over and watch it on YouTube because I will be giving away this card over there.

All the supplies I used are listed and linked for you below. Affiliate links have been used. That means that you help support my blog and YouTube channel when you click and shop these links, at not cost to you. Thank you so much for your support!

 

Thank you for taking time out of your day to stop and check out my creations, it means a lot to me! I'd love to hear from you, feel free to leave a comment below.

Hey there stamping friends. Today I am sharing a home decor project made with the October 2019 Glimmer Hot Foil kit of the month, Sunset Harvest.

I asked my Facebook friends what they thought I should do with this kit and Hope Jones said I should make a framed home decor piece. So, that is what I am doing. I also thought it would be fun to watercolor in the images.

I have been wondering how watercolor paper would do when hot foiled. And if you are hot foiling watercolor paper then you might as well go ahead and watercolor!

For my framed piece I not actually putting the finished project into a frame but on to a stand up clipboard that I have had for a while.

The size of the piece is 6" x 9", it's a lot of space to fill, so I knew I wanted to make a cool background.

I started by painting my 6" x 9" Canson Watercolor paper with a wash of watercolor paint. I used my 36 Pan set by Arteza. I used the color Jade Green, it shows up a bit more blue in the photos than in person.  I painted so that the color got lighter as I worked my way toward the bottom of the paper.

While this was drying I set about hot foiling my pumpkins and leaves. I wanted to use the Copper foil that came in the October kit, but it did not see to foil well on the watercolor paper even when I adjusted my shims. So I tried Gold and it worked great. Some foils seem to do certain things better than others.

Then I started watercoloring my images. Here's what I found about watercoloring a Glimmer Hot Foil image.

A puddle of watercolor paint can dry on top of foil and dull that shine.

Here are my tips to overcome this.

1. Avoid painting over the glimmer hot foil lines.
2. If you get a puddle dab it up with a paper towel.
3. If a puddle dries on your foil, wet the line with a fine paint brush and dab it up.

As you can see I did not have much issue with the watercolor covering my shiny foil.

Once my watercolor background was dry I added to it with the Cement Tile stencil by FSJ and some modeling paste. I love this stencil!  It really added what this piece needed so that the bottom was not so bare, cause who likes a bare bottom? Don't answer that!

I splattered the background with Cool Pool Silk to finish it off. I stamped a sentiment from the Gather Together stamp set on a Special Day die cut.  With the sentiment done and all my glimmered pieces die cut (cause the kit comes with coordinating dies! yay!), I was able to start assembling.

The sentiment is adhered with foam squares. I used liquid glue to adhere all the glimmered pieces, except the two yellow leaves that are popped up.

For accessories I added a piece of ribbon around the top. The ribbon is called Sweet Haystack, I love the texture of this ribbon, it's perfect for fall projects! The last touch were a sprinkling of Rainbow Drops. These rainbow drops I used are actually orange, but because they are slightly translucent the background gives them the look of rust. Which goes perfectly with the Pumpkin Bread card stock I used for my sentiment.

I really enjoyed making this and playing with watercoloring. I am going to go set it on my mantle now. But don't you think this would make a great gift! 

You can watch the making of this piece in the video below. If you have not yet done so I would love for you to subscribe to my YouTube channel. 

 

Thank you so much for taking time out of your day to stop and visit me! I'd love for you to say HI, I love to chat with my fellow paper crafting friends!

You can find all the things I used to make the project listed and linked for you below. Affiliate links have been used which means I get a small percentage of the sale when you shop my links, at not cost to you. When you are inspired by a creator and you shop their links you are helping to support that maker. Thank you!

 

Today's episode was inspired by toilet paper! When I saw the toilet paper stamp from the Costume Party stamp set that I used in episode 2 the idea came to me to build an outhouse with my Build-a-House die set! Because we all need cards themed around toilet paper and outhouses, right!!! I thought of it an fun way to bring humor into handmade cards.

So, let's take a look at what kind of cards a person makes with an outhouse. Yes, I did say cards with an "S" because I made 2! Two different outhouse cards.

I mean who doesn't need a laugh when they are sick?  I know this card would make me laugh!  Plus, there is a cute little emoji face when you open the door of the outhouse.

I used a lot of Lawn Fawn stamps and die sets for today's cards. This emoji character is a whip cream stamp from the Thanks a Latte stamp set. It's a versatile stamp!

The sentiment was one I thought up for this card and so I typed it up and printed it out on to card stock. But if someone wants to make this a stamp I wouldn't mind that at all.  And I am sure you can think of all kinds of sentiments that would work on this card.

I use the Simply Sentiments stamp set to finish off the inside of the card.

When I told my Mom that I wanted to make this card she said, Do you have a Santa stamp?  She gave me the idea for this next card. I researched it and there is merchandise out there with this phrase on it. So it is not an original idea. But so much fun for this card!

It's a winter scene of the last card. The stamped images are from the Ho-Ho-Holidays stamp set. Such a cute stamp set!

I hope I made you smile today!  It was a hoot making funny cards.

You can watch the making of these cards, and see how I turned the Build-a-House into an outhouse in this video.

Be sure to click over to YouTube and leave a comment on this video, letting me know which card is your favorite. You will then be entered to WIN one of the cards I make in this video. I will be giving away both cards, so there will be two winners this week!

Speaking of WINNERS!  The winner of last week's card is Candice Cubito!  Congrats, I will be in touch to get your address to send out your card!

You will find all the supplies I used to make today's cards listed and linked for you below. Affiliate links have been used. I do get a small percentage of the sale when you use and shop my links, at no cost to you!  Thank you so much for your continued support.

 

 

Thank you so much for stopping by! See you again soon!

November Happy Stamping Box

You are invited to try out the Happy Stamping Box!

The Happy Stamping Box is a kit by mail and a virtual stamping class with me!

Each month I design 5-6 projects around one stamp and die set with a technique or style to learn.

I kit the projects as well as the stamp set, die set and product to make the cards.

You get the box in the mail as well as a PDF tutorial and a seat at the LIVE virtual class that you can take from home.

For the November Box I am partnering with Lawn Fawn!

To bring you the Yeti or Not stamp and die set!

And this month we are focusing on INTERACTIVE cards!  Let's take a peek at two of the cards we will be making together!

In these two cards we have a Yeti that moves on the mountain top as you turn the wheel. On the left we have a Yeti on an action wobblier, sliding to a stop at his winter ski lodge.  These are just a glimpse of the fun we will be having with the Happy Stamping Box this month.

Included in the November box you will be making 5 cards, with an opportunity to earn a 6th BONUS card when you register by November 5th, 2019. You will automatically get the BONUS project for FREE when you register by the early bird deadline of 11/5/19.  The last date to register for this class is on 11/7/19.

With the purchase of Happy Stamping Box you will get an invitation to my private Facebook page, The Happy Stamping Box. There you will have access to the printable PDF tutorial for this class. And the LIVE class will take place on this page as well. If you are not able to make it to the virtual class when I go LIVE, a recording is available for you to watch at your convenience.

So, what's included in your November Happy Stamping Box?

(There are two kit options, contents vary, pick the kit that is best for you. AND, there is now an option to subscribe!)

OPTION 1 : FULL KIT $68 (shipping included)

Full Kit includes: 5 project kits, Yeti or Not stamp set, Yeti or Not die set, all the die cuts to complete the interactive cards, Cool Pool Liquid Color, Foam Adhesive, Ink Blending Tool and Sponge, White Embossing Powder, Snowflake Shaker Elements.  Access to the full color PDF tutorial to download and/or print off. And a seat at the LIVE virtual class.

OPTION 2: CARD KITS ONLY $30 (shipping included)

Card Kit includes: 5 project kits, access to the full color PDF tutorial to download and/or print off, and a seat at the LIVE virtual class. 

 

SUBSCRIBE!!!

Subscribing to the Happy Stamping Box means that you will automatically get the Full Kit HSB every month.  You will have an automatic payment so you don't have to worry about going to a website and clicking and paying. Subscribers get a $5 discount on their box, free shipping and automatically get the BONUS card! You can cancel your subscription at anytime by visiting PayPal to adjust your automatic payments.

Click here to SUBSCRIBE for just $60 a month  (subscribe by 11/7/19 to get the November Box, subscriptions after that will start with the December box).

BONUS PROJECT:

To earn the 6th BONUS project, purchase your kit or subscribe by 11/5/19.

WHAT YOU NEED:

You will need to have some basic supplies on hand to make these projects. Like: scissors, glue, adhesives, coloring medium of your choice (markers, pencils, etc.), spray bottle for water,  die cutting machine, heat tool, ink pads, etc.

WHEN IS THE LIVE CLASS?

The November Happy Stamping Box class will be held LIVE in the private Facebook page on Saturday, November 30th at 9:30am MST.  If you can not make it to the LIVE event the recording will be available after the event in the Facebook group page for you to watch at your convenience, for up to 3 weeks.

You will be added to the Facebook group page (The Happy Stamping Box) about 1 week prior to the LIVE class. If we are not currently friends on Facebook please find me and send me a friend request when you sign up for the class, find me under Carrie Cady Rhoades, then I will be able to easily add you to the page. You will then need to go to that page to accept my invite at which point you will have access to the page. 

DETAILS:

All products for the kits will be ordered and prepared by me after the registration deadline of November 7th.  I do not have all the product on hand, it is ordered based on registrations.  The ordering, cutting and preparation of these boxes take 10-14 days after the deadline. The expected shipping date for the boxes is 11/22/19. 

Happy Stamping Boxes can only be mailed with in the United States at this time, send me a special request if you are outside the US at carrie@carriestamps.com

Registration closes on 11/7/19.

The PDF tutorial will be emailed and  posted to the Happy Stamping Box FB page on or around 11/25/19 for you to download and print. Use this to prepare for and along with the LIVE class or recorded video.

Every one is welcome to join the Happy Stamping Box; new stampers, professional stampers, beginners, etc.  Please feel free to share this invitation with your friends.  I hope you try out the Happy Stamping Box, I know we will have fun creating these cards together!

QUESTIONS?

Please leave a comment on this post if you have any questions, I am glad to help. Or contact me by email at carrie@carriestamps.com.

Looking forward to stamping with you!

Build-a-House Episode 5

I am so glad there are 5 Tuesdays in October so that I could bring you another episode of my Die set of the Month series featuring Lawn Fawn's Build-a-House die set. I have more ideas that weeks, that is how much I love the Build-a-House die set!

For this episode I wanted to make a gingerbread house with the use of the Sweet Christmas stamp set by Lawn Fawn.

This gingerbread house is like the gingerbread people just bought their dream house!

The second project in this episode is the Build-a-Gingerbread House shaker ornament!  It's filled with Diamond Dust Glitter, it looks like sugar. You have to check out the video to see it in action!

I have been anxious to make a Christmas card with a pink sky and I love how it looks on this card!

This card has a good deal of shimmer with the use of glitter paper and the Wink of Stella pen to bring all the candy some yumminess!

You can see the the Diamond Dust glitter in the windows in this picture if you look closely. And I decorated the back too, but you have to check that out in the video, not sure why I did not take a picture of that.

The video is here, be sure to click over and watch it on YouTube because I will be giving away this card over there.

All the supplies I used are listed and linked for you below. Affiliate links have been used. That means that you help support my blog and YouTube channel when you click and shop these links, at not cost to you. Thank you so much for your support!

 

Thank you for taking time out of your day to stop and check out my creations, it means a lot to me! I'd love to hear from you, feel free to leave a comment below.

Glimmer Hot Foil + Watercoloring

Hey there stamping friends. Today I am sharing a home decor project made with the October 2019 Glimmer Hot Foil kit of the month, Sunset Harvest.

I asked my Facebook friends what they thought I should do with this kit and Hope Jones said I should make a framed home decor piece. So, that is what I am doing. I also thought it would be fun to watercolor in the images.

I have been wondering how watercolor paper would do when hot foiled. And if you are hot foiling watercolor paper then you might as well go ahead and watercolor!

For my framed piece I not actually putting the finished project into a frame but on to a stand up clipboard that I have had for a while.

The size of the piece is 6" x 9", it's a lot of space to fill, so I knew I wanted to make a cool background.

I started by painting my 6" x 9" Canson Watercolor paper with a wash of watercolor paint. I used my 36 Pan set by Arteza. I used the color Jade Green, it shows up a bit more blue in the photos than in person.  I painted so that the color got lighter as I worked my way toward the bottom of the paper.

While this was drying I set about hot foiling my pumpkins and leaves. I wanted to use the Copper foil that came in the October kit, but it did not see to foil well on the watercolor paper even when I adjusted my shims. So I tried Gold and it worked great. Some foils seem to do certain things better than others.

Then I started watercoloring my images. Here's what I found about watercoloring a Glimmer Hot Foil image.

A puddle of watercolor paint can dry on top of foil and dull that shine.

Here are my tips to overcome this.

1. Avoid painting over the glimmer hot foil lines.
2. If you get a puddle dab it up with a paper towel.
3. If a puddle dries on your foil, wet the line with a fine paint brush and dab it up.

As you can see I did not have much issue with the watercolor covering my shiny foil.

Once my watercolor background was dry I added to it with the Cement Tile stencil by FSJ and some modeling paste. I love this stencil!  It really added what this piece needed so that the bottom was not so bare, cause who likes a bare bottom? Don't answer that!

I splattered the background with Cool Pool Silk to finish it off. I stamped a sentiment from the Gather Together stamp set on a Special Day die cut.  With the sentiment done and all my glimmered pieces die cut (cause the kit comes with coordinating dies! yay!), I was able to start assembling.

The sentiment is adhered with foam squares. I used liquid glue to adhere all the glimmered pieces, except the two yellow leaves that are popped up.

For accessories I added a piece of ribbon around the top. The ribbon is called Sweet Haystack, I love the texture of this ribbon, it's perfect for fall projects! The last touch were a sprinkling of Rainbow Drops. These rainbow drops I used are actually orange, but because they are slightly translucent the background gives them the look of rust. Which goes perfectly with the Pumpkin Bread card stock I used for my sentiment.

I really enjoyed making this and playing with watercoloring. I am going to go set it on my mantle now. But don't you think this would make a great gift! 

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Build-a-House Episode 4

Today's episode was inspired by toilet paper! When I saw the toilet paper stamp from the Costume Party stamp set that I used in episode 2 the idea came to me to build an outhouse with my Build-a-House die set! Because we all need cards themed around toilet paper and outhouses, right!!! I thought of it an fun way to bring humor into handmade cards.

So, let's take a look at what kind of cards a person makes with an outhouse. Yes, I did say cards with an "S" because I made 2! Two different outhouse cards.

I mean who doesn't need a laugh when they are sick?  I know this card would make me laugh!  Plus, there is a cute little emoji face when you open the door of the outhouse.

I used a lot of Lawn Fawn stamps and die sets for today's cards. This emoji character is a whip cream stamp from the Thanks a Latte stamp set. It's a versatile stamp!

The sentiment was one I thought up for this card and so I typed it up and printed it out on to card stock. But if someone wants to make this a stamp I wouldn't mind that at all.  And I am sure you can think of all kinds of sentiments that would work on this card.

I use the Simply Sentiments stamp set to finish off the inside of the card.

When I told my Mom that I wanted to make this card she said, Do you have a Santa stamp?  She gave me the idea for this next card. I researched it and there is merchandise out there with this phrase on it. So it is not an original idea. But so much fun for this card!

It's a winter scene of the last card. The stamped images are from the Ho-Ho-Holidays stamp set. Such a cute stamp set!

I hope I made you smile today!  It was a hoot making funny cards.

You can watch the making of these cards, and see how I turned the Build-a-House into an outhouse in this video.

Be sure to click over to YouTube and leave a comment on this video, letting me know which card is your favorite. You will then be entered to WIN one of the cards I make in this video. I will be giving away both cards, so there will be two winners this week!

Speaking of WINNERS!  The winner of last week's card is Candice Cubito!  Congrats, I will be in touch to get your address to send out your card!

You will find all the supplies I used to make today's cards listed and linked for you below. Affiliate links have been used. I do get a small percentage of the sale when you use and shop my links, at no cost to you!  Thank you so much for your continued support.

 

 

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