Carrie Stamps

Hive Five Hop with Lawn Fawn Fans

Hello my stamping friends. Today is a fun day because a few designers from the Lawn Fawn Fans team have come together for a mini YouTube hop sharing idea with the recently released Hive Five Kit. Lawn Fawn released this kit at the end of June and it was available while supplies last. It has since sold out. So that means many a stamper was able to get this fun kit. So, the team at Lawn Fawn Fans wanted to give you some fun ideas using this kit. 

Here's a look at the kit contents. 

These are exclusive products to the kit and can not, at this time, be purchased separately. 

Take a look at the card I made using this kit in the video below. I had so much fun making this card and can not wait to GIVE it away to one of you!  Watch the video for all the details.  If you can not see the video up on your screen you can watch it on my YouTube channel. 

To win the card I made in this video be sure to click over to YouTube and leave a comment on the video!

 Now let's take a close up look at this card. 

I used the stencil in the kit to make my rainbow honeycomb background. I just LOVE how that turned out. 

All the stamped images on this card are from the HIVE FIVE stamp set. These bees are so super cute! 

And because I am so PUNNY, I used my Oliver's Stitched ABC's to make a custom sentiment. 

I added a sub sentiment, embossing it in white on the grassy border. 

And because my card has "heart" in the sentiment I added some Jelly Hearts from Trinity Stamps all over the card in every rainbow color. I'll have those linked for you below so you can check them out. 

I did not forget about the inside of the card, I love that slimline cards leave you enough room for something cute and a personalized greeting as well. 

Now that you have seen my creation, here are the other three stops on the hop for you to check out too. 

Steph Williams

Lauren Taylor

Neha Tulysan

And below you will find all the supplies I used to make this card, minus the Hive Five Kit, as it was a limited edition item that was available while supplies last. 

 

 

Check out my favorite crafty finds on Amazon, like the blending brushed I used in this video.

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

Thank you so much for stopping by and letting me share my creation with you, it means so much to me! 

 

 

Heffy Doodle and Trinity Stamps Collaboration Hop

Hello there!  I am thrilled today to be participating in the Heffy Doodle and Trinity Stamps HOP!  I am on the design team for both companies and just love their products! So making something that mashes up products from both makes me giddy!!!

Design Team members from both companies are sharing inspiration using products from both companies, and that means a lot of cute inspiration for you! 

For this card I used the Udderly Fabulous stamp set from Heffy Doodle and the Island Cocktail set from Trinity Stamps. I also broke out a bunch of dies from both companies to make this strawberry milk themed shaker card. 

My youngest daughter is very much into the strawberry cow trend, and anything strawberry for that matter. Here is a picture of her strawberry cow with my card. 

So that is where the inspiration for this card came from. You can see this card come together in the video below. If you can not see the video on your screen you can watch it on my YouTube channel. 

 

This card is a shaker. The shaker bits are clay strawberries from Trinity Stamps. The shaker bit are actually hidden behind the grass until you shake up the card. I chose my color palette for this card from all things strawberry cow. Google that and see all the cuteness that pops up! 

To frame my shaker card I used a slimline envelope die set from TS, which is currently on sale in there shop and is linked for you below. I love a scallop frame and so it is one of my favorite dies from Trinity. Other dies I used from TS are the grassy hill, its from the Slimline Scenic Borders die set. 

The puffy clouds are a nice little die set from Heffy Doodle that have four different sized clouds with stitched edges. I also used the Leafy Laurel die for my white flowers. The yellow centers are from the Summer Holiday Enamel Dots also from HD.  You can see how nicely the products from both of the companies go together. I love a good mash up! 

Now let's chat about the Blog Hop details and GIVEAWAY!!! 

To be entered to win the giveaway, all you need to do is comment at each stop along the Blog Hop!
Trinity Stamps will be giving away $30 and Heffy Doodle will be giving away £25 to their respective stores!  Be sure to comment before 11:59 PM EST on July 22nd to be entered to win!

Each company will post their random winner on July 23rd at 10AM EST!  Make sure to check the Heffy Doodle Blog and Trinity Stamps Blog to see if you’re a winner!

Now it is time to hop along, next stop on the hop is the Trinity Stamps blog.

Here is the entire hop line up incase you missed a stop. 

Heffy Doodle Blog

Larissa Heskett

Tatiana Trafimovich

Jeannie Lieu

Claudia Mauri

Emelie Genberg

Peggy Emmerink

Silvia Galloni

Carrie Rhoades ---- YOU ARE HERE

Trinity Stamps Blog

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

 

Be sure to check us out on Instagram too, you can find me @carrierhoades or look for Heffy Doodle and Trinity Stamps; @heffydoodle @trinitystampsllc. 

Thank you so much for stopping by, enjoy the hop! 

July Club Kit Hop with Spellbinders

Hey there my stamping friends. Today I am featuring four of the July 2022 club kits by Spellbinders in a HOP!  

There are several designers participating in this hop to bring you a lot of inspiration using the July Club Kits that Spellbinders has to offer. All stops on the hop are listed below. Be sure to visit and comment on the Spellbinders blog post for this hop to be entered to win a $25 shopping spree to the shop! 

The Club kit I am focusing on today is the Have A Chill Summer Clear Stamp Monthly Kit. It has a solid popsicle image in the set. And I am going to show you 3 fun ways you can ink up this popsicle. I am also incorporating 3 other money club kits for July; the Embossing Folder, Large Die of the Month and the Glimmer Kit.

Here is a look at the three cards I am going to show you how to create today. Below you can see how I inked up each popsicle and how I put these cards together in this video. If you can not see the video on your screen, you can also view it on my YouTube channel.

Now let's take a close up look at each of these cards. 

I just love the little strawberry in this set! And I love strawberry popsicles too! I made these popsicles ombre by inking them up with three different ink pads. 

They got a bit of sparkly splatter after that. 

I think LIME popsicles are my FAVE, so I had to make a card featuring them. I did the KISSING technique for these yummy popsicles. You ink the solid popsicle with a light color of ink and then ink the lime stamp with a darker color of ink and stamp it right on to the popsicle stamp. Then you can stamp this down on to your paper. What a fun technique! 

The background on this card was made using the Embossing Folder for July, Geometric Stripes, it's a very versatile pattern and I love it with this card.

Make sure to watch the video to see how I got the shine on my popsicles. 

Last but not least I had to make a popsicle food truck. I just love the July Large die of the Month, what a fun idea to make different food trucks! And this popsicle works great on top! 

This grape popsicle got its cool color with the help of sprays! I love the flecks of grape goodness it adds! And in the background of this card I used the Glimmer Kit of the Month to add those amazing stripes. 

I hope you enjoyed these cards and a few fun ideas for inking up your solid stamps! Be sure to watch the video to see all the techniques in action. 

And now it is time to hop along with us and see more inspiration with the July Club Kits. 

Next up in the HOP is Iliana Crouse, who's creations are always FABULOUS! 

If you missed a stop along the way, here is the entire hop line up. Enjoy the hop and soak up all the gorgeous creations ahead! 

Spellbinders Blog
Tina Smith
Kristie Marcotte
Bibi Cameron
Sandi MacIver
Jennifer Kotas
Yasmin Diaz
Jean Manis
Kelly Taylor
Rebecca Keppel
Tanya Boser
Jill Hilliard
Carrie Rhoades - YOU ARE HERE!
Ilina Crouse
Kathy Clement
Linh Van
Deborah Jenkins
Alanna Moses

Giveaway:
To celebrate this release, we are giving away a $25 gift certificate to 3 lucky blog readers – selected from the comments on our blog. Giveaway closes on Sunday, July 17^th, 11:59 pm MST. The winner will be announced in this blog hop post the following Wednesday. The winner is responsible for shipping costs, duties, and taxes.

Please note, store credit (gift certificate) cannot be applied to Club Subscriptions. Store credit can be applied to shop past Club products, Club extras and regular releases.

 

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JUNE Club Kits from Spellbinders

Today I am sharing the gorgeous fun products I got from Spellbinders club kit program for the month of June. 

Spellbinders has 8 kits that you can subscribe to! Each month you get a new kit of the month in the mail. And I can say, after receiving several club kits a month for over 2 years, they are always amazing! I get 4 club kits each month; Large Die of the Month, Glimmer Kit of the Month, Clear Stamp and Die of the Month, Embossing Folder of the Month. Another thing that makes me so happy about these club kits is that most months all these products coordinate together!!!!!  My two card creations today are showing you how nicely these products work together. 

The kits this month inspired me to create some Gate Fold cards in some large sizes. I have a 6" x 6" gate fold and a 5" x 7" gate fold card. 

Below you can see these cards come together and get a close up look at the club kits I used. If you can not see the video up on your screen, you can watch it on my YouTube channel. 

Let's take a close up look at each card. 

This 6" x 6" Gate Fold card opens in the center and the flaps go up and down. The Large Die of the month is made for the focal piece to be used twice and mirror itself. Which made it perfect for adding to a gate fold. 

The peach layer of this card measures 5-3/4" x 11-1/2", score the long size at 2-7/8" and 8-5/8".  I then mounted this onto a white piece of card stock that is 6" x 6". 

All the die cuts you see on this card are from the Large Die of the Month, Paisley Dreams.  This set has dies that can be used to paper piece on top of this focal image so this element can have several different colors. 

Look closely at the background on this card, I was able to stamp on to the die cut pieces using the Clear Stamp of the Month, Happy Moments. I used another stamp from this set on the inside of the card. 

The Clear Stamp of the Month kit can be purchased with or without the coordinating die set. And this set is a great stand alone stamp set and does not have to be used with the Large Die of the month set. But how cool that it does coordinate! 

My second large gate fold card is 5" x 7". To create this take a 7" x 10" piece of card stock. Score it at 2-1/2" and 7-1/2". 

I then added panels to each of the flaps. These panels measure 2-1/4" x 6-3/4". Do you love the embossing on these panels??? That is from the June Embossing Kit, Botanical Diamond. Each month the embossing folder that you receive is 8-1/2" x 5-1/2", which means I was able to embossing both of these panels at the same time, yay! 

The show stopper on this card though has to be the belly band! First, let's go over the measurements. The top layer of the belly band is 1-3/4" x 11". After hot foiling it I layered it on a white piece of light weight card stock that is 2" x 11". The belly band gets wrapped around the card and the ends adhered. Then the band is able to slide on and off the card. 

The Glimmer Kit, Paisley Glimmer, has a super cool paisley plate that is a long strip of double rows of paisleys. I used Aura foil to foil my belly band with it. This glimmer set also comes with 3 sentiments. I used Forever Friend on my card hot foiled with Aura foil on peach card stock and die cut out with the coordinating dies. Which is another great thing about the hot foil kit of the month, almost every month the set include coordinating dies. AND a roll of foil too. This month the included foil is RAINBOW!!! 

Speaking of coordinating dies, this set has two dies to cut out the foiled paisley. Which I used to add a few paisleys to the inside of this card. 

Be sure  to check out all the club kit offerings in the supply list below. 

 

Thank you for visiting me today! 

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

Sweet Summer Celebration Hop

Welcome to Trinity Stamps Sweet Summer Celebration Release! Thank you for visiting my blog! You are invited to hop around to all of the blogs, leave a comment and be entered into a drawing to win one of TWO $50.00 USD gift certificates to the Trinity Store. 

Trinity Stamps has some AMAZING new products to share and awesome inspiration from our Design Team and Special Guests. The Blog Hop ends June 15, 2022 @ 11:59 PM PDT.  Winners will be announced on the Trinity Stamps Blog. The release is live, so happy shopping!  If you'd like to view the entire release you can check out this video. SHOP the release HERE.

Here’s how to participate: Leave a comment on this page as well as all of the stops listed on the linkup below. The hop is open to all, giveaway accounts do not qualify. By entering, entrants confirm they are 13+ years of age and agree to this site’s terms of use.

Today I am sharing the new Cupcake Card Die set!  

I am so very happy with this new shape card die set!  A die that makes a cupcake shaped card is so my jam!!! 

My cupcake card is my favorite flavor, chocolate cake with chocolate frosting!  You can check out the video below to see how I made my frosting using my Gel Press. 

If you can not see the video on your screen you can also watch it on my YouTube channel. 

 

I love all the texture on this card. I added some Diamond Stickles to the die cut word Wish. It makes me so happy that this die set comes with this beautiful scripty sentiment and shadow layer too!  

Even more texture and dose of realism are the sprinkles. In this new release Trinity has a TON of new embellishments. And entire rainbow of clay sprinkles to top your cupcakes, ice cream cones, popsicles and more! Not to mention fill all your yummy shaker cards too! 

Did you notice that the frosting and the cupcake wrapper have embossed detailing in them? How fabulous that the die adds this for you! 

I am totally in love with this new die set and can not wait to make more cupcakes in so many more delicious flavors! 

You can find this new Cupcake Card Die set and the rest of the new release right HERE!

 

Now it's time to hop along and see more of the AMAZING new products Trinity release in celebration of their 4th Birthday! 

Trinity Stamps

Emelie Genberg 

Carrie Rhoades ----------YOU ARE HERE! 

Lisa Mears

Christine Burillo-Kirch 

Amanda Wilcox 

Katie Brooks

Cassie Trask

Jenny Hall

Jennifer McGuire

Brenda Noelke

Kelly Fusco

Carol Hintermeier

Shanna Slater

Jeannie Lieu

Natasha Davies

Larissa Heskett

Ilina Crouse 

Joy Baldwin

Tanya Boser 

Amanda Stevens

Silvia Galloni

Sandy Allnock

Thank you so much for stopping by and letting me share my favorite new card die with you! Enjoy the hop and good luck in the giveaway! 

Let's Make some Wedding Cards

Hey there stamping friends. Today I am making 3 wedding cards using all new products and a few older ones from Trinity Stamps. I am loving the Happily Ever After release. They have several products perfect for wedding or anniversary cards. What I love so much about them is that you can add just one of them to your stash and create beautiful wedding cards at a low price point. Watch these cards come together and let me know which product you think is most versatile! 

In the video below you can see me create each of these three cards. If you can not see the video on this screen, you can also watch it HERE, on my YouTube channel. 

Below you can find close up pictures of each of the three cards I created  in this video. 

This card features the Happily Ever After stamp set. I love how great this image look in just black and white! 

The background was embossed with images from the Summer Blooms stamp set, one of my favorite floral stamp sets! 

You can not go wrong with a classic black and white card! But why not make it with some special elements. I die cut the Wedded Couple for this card from some black glitter card stock. 

The fancy background on this card was done with the Foiling Floral Hot Foil plate and Prism Foil, GORGEOUS! The Mr. & Mrs. die set is a fun set that you could also use for teacher cards, adding the name of a teacher using just the Mr. or Mrs. and then last name of the teacher. Plus with the way this die set is made you can configure them how ever it best suits your card. 

I couldn't resist making a shaker card using the Wedded Couple die. 

I used the Script Wedding Day die set for my sentiment. The entire die set will spell out Best Wishes on your Wedding Day. And each word is separate. So, you can use Best Wishes all by its self. 

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

You can find the Silver Thread and Micro Beads in my Amazon shop: https://amzn.to/3szJ9s7

 

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

Spellbinders May Club Kits Hop

Hello sweet friends! Today I am hoping along with some of my fellow Spellbinders designers, celebrating the May Club Kits! 

Every month Spellbinders goes out of their way to make sure the club kits are amazing. And this month is no exception. The attention to detail in the kits is outstanding and gives the maker so many options when creating. 

One of my favorite things about the club kits is that they can easily be used together and are fabulous enough to stand on their own. 

For my project today I am going to be using 4 of the club kits; Large Die of the Month, Glimmer Kit of the Month, Embossing Folder of the Month, and the Clear Stamp and Die of the Month. 

All of these kits have something to do with stitching, but then again, you can use them without stitching! 

This card has so many fun things on it. Gel Press Print, stitching, hot foiling... 

You can see it come together in this video.

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

I think my favorite part of this card is the background. I used the Faux Stitched Embossing folder to embossed a Gel Press print. I was then able use a sanding block to sand off the top layer of paint. I LOVE the how it turned out. 

The THANK YOU on this card is from the Large Die of the Month. There are several words that you can put with the large and stitchable "you". If you are feeling like stitching, this die cut also looks great with out. 

The sub sentiment that I hot foiled on my card, celebreate you today, is from the Glimmer Kit of the Month. This month's glimmer kit, Stitched Glimmer Butterflies, is the most versatile kit! There are two different butterflies you can make in this kit. I used the half butterfly, there is also a full butterfly. And you have so many options for dressing up their wings. You can hot foil the wings, stitch the wings, add a layer to the wings, make a window in the wings. I made a window into my wings. And in this months kit there are 4 sentiments that you can hot foil. One of which says, You give me butterflies! 

I used the clear stamp of the month on the back of the card. There is a sentiment in that stamp set that says Stitched with Love, I thought it was a fun addition to the back of the card. 

Now it is time to hop along! 

Giveaway:
To celebrate this release, we are giving away a $25 gift certificate to 3 lucky blog readers – selected from the comments on the Spellbinders blog. Giveaway closes on Sunday, May 15^th, 11:59 pm MST. The winner will be announced on the Spellbinders blog hop post the following Wednesday. The winner is responsible for shipping costs, duties, and taxes.

 

Here is the entire blog hop line up:

Spellbinders Blog
Bibi Cameron
Becca Feeken
Sandi MacIver
Yasmin Diaz
Kelly Taylor
Jennifer Kotas
Jean Manis
Jill Hilliard
Virginia Lu
Carrie Rhoades - YOU ARE HERE!
Sandra Nagel
Alanna Moses
Ilina Crouse
Linh Van
Hussena Calcuttawala
Rosemary Dennis
Birgit Norton
Michelle Short
Melody Rupple

 

Thank you for stopping by and letting me share my creation with you! Below you will find the supplies I used for this card. 

 

 

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

Happily Ever After Release by Trinity Stamps

Hey there! Did you see the new Happily Ever After Release by Trinity Stamps. It is a great collection of stamps and dies for this season. If you have weddings or anniversaries to make cards for, you are going to love the new Wedded Couple Die and the Happily Ever After stamp and die set! We also have a new GNOME to love in this collection! If you want to see all these cute things as well as the rest of the collection you can see it all in my review video below. 

If you can not see the video up on this screen, you can see it on my YouTube channel too, right HERE.

To celebrate this new release the Design Team at Trinity Stamps is putting on a HOP for you to get fresh ideas and have a chance to win a gift card to the Trinity Stamps shop. There are two places to hop along with one, which means two ways to win one of two gift cards! The first is our video hop. 

To enter the giveaway, be sure to click over to see this video on my YouTube channel, so you can comment, see the details and hop along to the next video. Start the hop HERE.

The second place to hop along with us is over on Instagram. 

Be sure to find this post on my IG. Leave a comment and hop along for lots of amazing creations with this new release. 

The hop ends 5/12/22 @ 11:59 PM PDT. Winners will be announced on the Trinity Stamps Blog.

AND, the release is live, so happy shopping! Below you will find all the products from this new release. 

 

I hope you enjoy the videos and find some stamping inspiration along the way. 

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

Heffy Doodle New Release Inspiration Blog Hop

Welcome to the Heffy Doodle New Release Inspiration Blog Hop!  We are so excited to share amazing cards from 8 Design Team members using the new release!  For today's special Blog Hop, you can win a £50 voucher to the Heffy Doodle store! International entries welcome. 

To be entered to win the giveaway, all you need to do is comment at each stop along the Blog Hop before May 4th, 2022 at 11:59 PM EST.  The winner will be announced on the Heffy Doodle Blog on May 5th at 10:00 AM EST!

This new release has to be one of my most favorite! Such cute new image and fun new die sets! For my card I am using Farmyard Fun Stamps and the Stitched Birthday Trio A2 Frame die. I thought it would be fun to make a John Deere inspired shaker card. 

The Stitched Birthday Trio die set really has so many options on which parts you are going to use and how and I just love that about this die set. I chose to use the frame and the negative pieces from die cutting the "happy bday to you". I put all the pieces together to make the front of my shaker card. 

I filled my shaker with some red clay hearts for some nice contrast with the yellow and green. Knowing I was using these red hearts I made sure that my stamped images reflected this color for cohesiveness. 

Isn't that tractor so cute!  The heart detail in this set that you can add to the exhaust pipe makes me smile! And it was the the inspiration for putting hearts in this shaker card. 

You can see this card come together in the video below. If you can not see the video up on your screen, you can watch it HERE.

 

Now it is time to HOP along with us! You should have come from Amanda Stevens blog and the next stop is the Heffy Doodle blog. 

Here is the entire hop line up incase you missed a stop along the way.

Heffy Doodle Blog

Claudia Mauri

Amanda Fitterer

Tatiana Trafimovich

Lauren Taylor

Zsofia Molnar

Ali Farmer

Amanda Stevens

Carrie Rhoades ---------- YOU ARE HERE!!!

Below I have listed and linked the supplies I used as well as all the products in the new release. All stamp sets have coordinating dies available, even if not shown in the list. Click on the stamp set and you will see the coordinating die set in the shop. 

 

 

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

 

 

 

Light Up Shaker Card

Hello there my stamping friends! Over the last 2 weeks I have been sharing the Enchanted Woods release from Trinity Stamps over on my YouTube channel. If you have missed any of the videos check out my Trinity Stamps Playlist. 

Today I am sharing a few more of the products from this fun new release. I'll be making a shaker card using the Floral Mini Slimline Die. And a super cute stamp set; Tiny Fairy Silhouette's. But I am not stopping with a shaker card, I added another interactive element to this card, it also lights up! 

To make this card light up, I used the One Light from Pear Blossom Press. It is the newest in their line of user friendly light products for paper crafting. The One Light has got to be the easiest light I have ever used to make a card! 

You can see this card come together in this video. If you can not see the video up on your screen, you can also view it right here. 

So, what do you think of the One Light??? Pretty easy! And there are so many different ways you can used this fun little light. I think it would be lots of fun to add to a scrapbook page too. 

Here's another look at the card. 

Let's chat about the shaker on this card. I knew the background could not be too busy and with this intricate floral die cut as my background and then filled with shaker bits, it had the potential to be very busy looking. Here's how I kept the background from distracting from the focal images on this card. I die cut the Floral Mini Slimline cover die from gold mirror card stock. After adding a window sheet to the back of that and foam tape around the edges I used Diamond Dust to fill. Diamond Dust is clear, cut glass pieces. It's gorgeous. And being that it is clear, it will not only look like fairy dust, but not be too much of a distraction in the background. I could have backed my shaker with white card stock and the pattern in the floral panel would have really stuck out. Instead I chose brushed gold card stock. This is very similar in color to the gold mirror card stock I used on the front of the card, but still with a bit of contrast. This made for a very cool shaker that was not to overwhelming for the fairies on the front. 

For my Tiny Fairy Silhouettes I stamped and embossed each using specialty embossing powders from WOW. 

These solid images are perfect for using your unique embossing powders with. I used the Party Popper collection of powders. Each powder has larger flecks of white and gold embossing powder suspended in the color powder. When this melts you have an awesome speckled image.  

The One Light fit perfectly behind this 1-3/4" circle. I love that I was able to add a light up element to my shaker card because this light has so few parts and is small. I used a paper piercer to poke holes in the center of the sparkles. This creates a concentrated spot fo the light to shine through. 

If you'd like to see more Light Up cards here are my other videos. 

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

Pear Blossom Press Supplies: 

One Light Two Pack

One Light Five Pack

Narrow Foam Tape

Wide Foam Tape

Interactive Label Stamp set - MFT 

Diamond Dust found in my Amazon Storefront 

 

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

 

 

COOL new stamps for WINDOW CARDS!

Super excited today to share my favorite stamps sets from the Enchanted Wood release with you today. It's the Oh Happy Day and Thinking Tree stamp sets that I am talking about. Both of these stamp sets have some large and very woodland images great for scene building. But when I first saw them and the unique dies that cut them out I immediately knew I wanted to make window cards with them. 

Both of these cards use window sheets so when you open them up you get a little surprise of elements that appear suspended or just the fun of being able to see a bit of what is going on on the inside of the card on the outside. 

Watch them come together in this video. 

If you can not see the video up on your screen, you an also watch it over on my YouTube channel, right HERE. 

The first card with the Oh Happy Day stamp set is an A2 sized card and the window sheet panel is a trim-fold. 

The frog appears to be sitting on the stump, but when you open up the card you can see that he is on a different layer of window sheet. 

Then the layer with the stump opens up as well to reveal the background of the card. 

And you can see there are a few fun elements on this panel as well. I love that little snail peaking out from behind the flower! 

For my second card I made an A7 sized card ( 5" x 7"). 

The focal image in this stamp set is much bigger and even works on a slimline sized card. Watch my video to learn how you can customize this image to work on different sized cards. 

This window card only has one window panel, a simpler look that is easily regrettable with images you might already own. 

On the inside you get a full look at the gnome and that darling earth worm. 

I just love the images in these stamp sets, they were a delight to color up and the turn into cards. 

If you want to see the entire Enchanted Woods release, check out my REVIEW video. 

Below you will find all the supplies I used to make todays card. 

 

Thank you for spending some time with me today! I will be back with more ideas and videos with the Enchanted Woods release for you soon! 

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

 

Slimline Floral Swag Die

Today I am sharing one of the new Slimline dies from the latest Trinity Stamps release in a 5 minute card making video. 

The die is a beautiful Floral Swag. It's dainty and so pretty. I added over the top of a gel press print in white. 

Watch the video below to see it come together. 

If you can not see the video up on your screen, you can also catch it over on my YouTube channel right HERE.

When you have such a beautiful die like this it is easy to make a card. This die steals the scene! All I needed was a sentiment and of course some gems to finish it off. You can find all of the gems I used at the Trinity Stamps shop, under embellishments.

Below I have the video where I share and review the entire Enchanted Wood release, incase you missed it. 

You can also watch it on my YouTube channel if you cannot see it on this screen.

Below I have linked all the new products for you to check out. 

 

Thank you so much for stopping by, tomorrow I will be sharing two cards made with window sheets and my FAVORITE stamp set from this release!!! 

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

 

Enchanted Woods Release is HERE

Hello there my stamping friends. Today is RELEASE day over at Trinity Stamps! 

This is the Enchanted Woods Release!

You are going to love all the fun things Trinity Stamps has in this new offering! 

I have two videos to share with you today. First up is the Trinity Stamps Design Team inspirational hop. 

For my project I am using several new products to make a slimline card that has a woodland feel and it's for Mom! 

This video is part of a hop, which means a GIVEAWAY! So be sure to click over to this video on my YouTube channel to comment and hop along, so you can be entered into the giveaway! 

We also have a giveaway happening over on Instagram. Visit the Instagram hop here.

And I also have a video of the ENTIRE release for you. In this video I am sharing each product in depth. You see all the things stamped, die cut, stenciled and even hot foiled. And I have a card created with each of the products to share with you as well. Check it out here. 

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

Below you will find all the products from this release! Check them out and let me know which one is your favorite! 

 

 

Thank you so much for stopping by! Let me know if you have any questions about this new release! And stay tuned to my YouTube channel this next few days for videos on the cards I shared in the release video!
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5 minute card videos

Have you seen the newest videos on my YouTube channel?  5 Minute Card Videos. Along with my other full length videos I will be sharing shorter videos of one card being made. A quick and easy watch that is fun and inspirational.  You might even learn a few tips and trick along the way. 

My latest 5 minute card video features the Gel Press and stamps and dies from Trinity Stamps.  I made two bright and cheery Slimline Easter cards with a shaker element.

You can watch it right here. 

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

And here's a close up look at these cards, you can see the shaker window and the fun gel press backgrounds I made. 

The background on these cards was the most fun to make. I stamped over my gel press backgrounds with slimline stamp sets from Trinity Stamps, aren't they so cute! 

If you love these cards, you should see the set I made last easter with these same two sets. Watch the video right here. 

I love that both the Slimline Chicks and the Slimline Bunnies stamp sets come with coordinating stamps to complete your card! 

If you like these 5 Minute card videos you should check the other two I already have on my channel. 

Inky, Fuzzy and a Lift The Flap

4 Bar Full Panel Shaker Card

And if you are interested in the supplies I used to make todays cards they are all listed for you below. 

 

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

SPRING Lawn Fawn Fans Hop

Welcome to the Spring Lawn Fawn Fans Hop! 

This hop takes place over on YouTube with my fellow Lawn Fawn Fans. This seasons hop is being sponsored by Lawn Fawn. Thank you to Lawn Fawn for always bringing us darling, fun and useful product. As a sponsor Lawn Fawn has generously donated a $25 gift card to their shop that one of our hoppers will win! Watch the video for details on that and how to enter. 

My hop projects feature one of my favorite die sets from this new release, Strawberry Patch. 

I just LOVE the berries in different sizes and the leafy branch, which I used to create my background on my A7 card. You can see this card and shaker book mark come together in the video below. You can click over to my YouTube channel to watch and hop along as well. 

I went for a bit of a farm stand feel for this card, easy to do with a dusting of Vintage Photo Distress ink. And of course a splatte

r of it as well. To go along with the farm stand feel I added a bit of jute twine to my fruit basket. 

I loved the little clay strawberry embellishments around my sentiment so much I wanted to make a shaker. So, I thought, how about a book mark made using my Fuse tool to make it a shaker. 

That gingham paper makes me so very happy, it's the perfect pairing with these die cut strawberries. If you are wondering about the little flower, I die cut that using the Magic Iris Birdhouse add on die set. 

What new fruits do you think Lawn Fawn should come out with to put in this fruit basket? Cherries? Apples? Avacado? Kiwi? Watermelon? Those are ones I'd love, maybe even Bananas! 

For now I am DELIGHTED with my Strawberry Patch die set. 

Remember this post if for the Spring Lawn Fawns YouTube hop. You are going to want to hop along with us and leave comments on the videos to be entered to win the $25 gift card to the Lawn Fawn Shop! Below I have the entire hop list so you can make sure you do not miss a video. And you are going to LOVE what the other designers from this group have made! 

Carrie Rhoades----- THAT'S ME!!! 

Neha Tulysan

Peter van Elburg Boddendijk

Lauren Taylor

Ashley Young

Steph Williams

Jen Hartsgrove

Marla Harris

Candice Richardson

Below I have listed and linked all the supplies I used to make todays card and book mark. Please let me know if you have any questions. 

 

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

Hot Foiling on Colored Card Stock

Hey there stamping friends. Today I have some great ideas for you! If you have ever tried to hot foil on colored card stock you may have run into some issues. Today's video is going to give you several things to try to get good results with colored card stock. And I am showcasing the Glimmer Kit of the Month from Spellbinders! It's a perfect set to use with colored card stock. 

In this video not only can you see the making of this card, but you are going to get so many helpful things to try when hot foiling, so that you can have gorgeous results. I love hot foiling on colored card stock because it gives me so many different looks with just one roll of foil. What's my favorite foil color you ask??? I love the Aura foil because it has an iridescent finish to it. And it looks great on all colors of card stock as you will see in my video today. 

If you can not see the video on this screen, you can click over to watch it on my YouTube channel, right here. 

Here is my list of things to try when coloring on colored card stock. Take these ideas and give them a try with the colored card stock you have on hand. You may not need to do all of these. The key is to practice, find what works for you. Don't give up on colored card stock. These tips are further explained and shown in action in the video above. 

The reason why I love this months kit for foiling on colored card stock is because the die set cuts the images out right on the line. So, there is no border left behind. It's perfect for this rainbow of flowers, and there's no colored edge showing, just the Aura foil! 

To fit all my flowers on this card I made an A7 sized card, 5" x 7". I love this size card, it is so much fun to give a bigger sized card. I remember my sister asking me a while back why I only made small cards (A2 sized). Since then I haven tried to make different sized cards, maybe that is part of the reason I love A7's and Slimlines. 

If you have any questions about hot foiling on colored card stock please don't hesitate to ask by leaving it in the comment box below. I love hearing from you. 

Below I have listed and linked all the things I used to make this card, as well as all the club kit offerings that Spellbinders has. 

 

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

9 Tips & Trick for Quick & Easy Card Making

Hello there my crafty friends. Today I want to share a few of my tips and tricks with you when it comes to making quick and easy cards. And I am going to use those tips to make 4 Mini Slimline Cards. 

In the video below you can see all 9 of my Tips and Trick and see these cards come together. 

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

Now let me show you each of the four cards I made in today's video. 

All of my cards use Mini Slimline Cover Plate dies from Trinity Stamps. This one is the Geometric Cut Out Panel die. A beautiful pattern that needs no more to make for a stunning card. Especially when it is cut from a Gel Press print, giving it some amazing detail. 

One of the tips and tricks I love for quick and easy card making is having amazing sentiment stamp sets. My favorite right now is the collection of Simply Sentimental stamp sets from Trinity Stamps. Sentiment stamp sets aren't always the sets we get the most excited about purchasing. But they are the sets that I will use the most out of my collection. I can use them with any of the stamp sets I already own, giving them new life just by changing out the sentiment. 

Check out the Celtic Twist Cover Plate die I used on this card, it's so pretty. I love that Trinity Stamps has so many mini slimline products. I cut this panel from another Gel Press print that was made with Iridescent Paint.

Each of these cards uses a different set from the Simply Sentimental collection of stamp set, I have all of the linked for you below. 

If you love this cover plate die, Mini Slimline Star Trio Panel, you should know it is also available in the full slimline size. AND, it is a die that helped design for Trinity Stamps! 

I think the stitching around the border off the panel and each star is fabulous, but, did you know there is also stitching around each of the stars that this die cuts out! Super Cool! 

The Disco Ball die is soooo much fun, but here I show that you can dress it up just a little bit and it still just as fun. 

You can see that these cards are simple yet have details that really make them stand out. 

If you'd like to learn more about making Gel Press Prints for card making, I have several videos on this topic. You can watch them here.

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

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

NEW Not 2 Shabby Stamp and Die Set

Hello there stamping friends. Happy March! Today I have a NEW stamp and die set to share with you from the Not 2 Shabby Shop. 

When Jamie (of Not 2 Shabby) asked it I might like to share the Sweet Critters stamp set this month, as it seemed like my style I was all over it! The critters in this set are DARLING. And the die set cuts around their arms so they can hold any number of cute things that are in the stamp set. This set is for the March Stamp and Die of the Month, a subscription you can join through Not 2 Shabby. This set is a shining example of the cute stamp sets that the N2S shop puts out each month. 

Let's take a look at the card I made with this cute set. 

I love the story book feel of these critters and that I can tuck little things in their hands! 

Here you can see this card come together. 

You can also see this video over on my YouTube channel.

I was in the mood for some ink blending when I made this card. I wanted a very springy storybook look for this card. I used Spun Sugar and Wilted Violet for the sky with a dusting of Vintage Photo. For the grassy hill I used Twisted Citron and Rustic Wilderness and again added a bit of Vintage Photo. I also had some fun with splattering, since I LOVE that look. 

Here you can see how the hands/arms of the critters are cut away from the body, the dies do this for you! Not crafty knife needed! This made me think that they would look cute popping up from behind the fence. This fence is the Slimline Picket Fence die, new from Lawn Fawn. I even tucked a little something into the paws of each critter. 

Have you noticed the fuzzy little tuffs on top of each of the critters heads? That is Cottontail Flocking by Pink and Main. It is the perfect touch to these critters! 

To embellish this card I use Shimmering Rose Nuvo drops to make little hearts. Not only did I have so much fun making this card but I just love how it turned out. 

Make sure you check out the Not 2 Shabby shop to find the Sweet Critters Stamp and Die set. 

If you'd like to purchase from the Not 2 Shabby shop and it is items that are not for subscription use code N2S10 at check out to get 10% off your purchase. 

All the other supplies I used have been listed and linked for you below. 

 

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

 

Using Stamps to make Home Decor

Hello again my crafty friends. Today I am not making a card! Instead I am using stamps to make a home decor piece. When I saw the Porte-Hello stamp set from Trinity Stamps I knew I wanted to make something for my daughter's room. She love mushroom things and this image fits her style. That is where the idea for this project came from. 

I used a couple things from the thrift store to create this wall hanging. The first is the sheet music that I stamped my image on. I saw it and bought it, not knowing exactly what I would use it for and a few years later, I am using it for this project. I have also used a few sheets of this when making Gel Press Prints. 

The second thrift store find I used is the embroidery hoop. They are pretty easy to find when thrifting and are great to use for other things besides cross stitch. 

You can see this project come together in the video below. 

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

To color in this image I used colored pencils, it was the perfect medium for coloring on top of this thin sheet music. 

A bit of ink blending and splattering was the perfect touch to give this piece a vintage feel. 

To embellish this I used a couple different clay elements from Trinity Stamps, a sunflower and some bees. I have both of these as well as all the things I used listed and linked for you below. 

 

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

Not 2 Shabby 10K Hop + GIVEAWAY

Hey there stamping friends. I am thrilled to help my friend Jamie Peters celebrate her YouTube channel, Not 2 Shabby, reached 10K subscribers. To celebrate 10 designers have come together for a YouTube hop! And there are 10 sponsor, each designer will be showcasing one of these sponsors. And each sponsor has a gift card to giveaway!!! Tons of fun right here today! 

I will be showcasing Lawn Fawn and making some easter themed projects. 

You can see it all in the video below. 

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

Now let's take a look at the projects that I made using Lawn Fawn products for this hop. 

The Build-a-Basket die set is the perfect Easter die set that you can use with any other easter stamps you might have. It is one of those timeless die sets that I will hold on to and use for years to come. With this die set I made a mini slimline card and a gift tag with a pull out piece. 

This basket fits perfectly on a mini slimline card! I love that the basket can be the star of the show on this size card. If you are not familiar with a mini slimline card they are 3" x 6", super easy to make using a 6" x 6" piece of card stock and just fold it in half. 

For my background I used Watercolor Wishes patterned paper. I added a bit of sparkle to the blue background using the Lots of Hearts stencil and Fairy Dust Stencil Paste. It makes for a nice subtle something in the background. 

The sentiment on this card is from a Not 2 Shabby stamp set, Easter Wishes, I fit perfectly on the grass and is a great style for this card. I love it embossed with white, it gives it such a fun spring feel. 

I played with different colors of card stock to create my two toned pieces. I love using a light and a dark card stock of the same color family for the eggs, basket and bunny. 

Now let's take a look at the tag. I know it is a bit big for this stuffy peep bunny, but it is what I had. But this tag would fit nicely on a bigger stuffy, maybe one that would not fit in an easter basket. Or an a gift for a person that might not get an easter basket anymore. But wait, there is more to this tag, when you pull on on the eggs.....

This pull out is 1-7/8" x 1-3/4" and it just the right size for a little message or for your "To and From". Make sure to watch the video to see how this goes together. 

If you'd like more inspiration with this die set be sure to check out this video, where I make a banner and place card with it. 

If you are not familiar with Not 2 Shabby, they carry their own line of stamps, dies, paper, stencils and digitals stamps. AND, you can find products from your favorite stamp companies as well. I order my Lawn Fawn products from the Not 2 Shabby shop most of the time, it's because I love supporting not only one of my favorite product lines but also a small business run by a person I know. And Jamie is so great with customer service and getting orders out quickly. 

If you want to shop the Not 2 Shabby shop you can use my discount code N2S10 to get 10% off your order at check out (some new or sale items may not apply).

If you'd like to hop along with us and enter the giveaway you will want to do that over on YouTube, as this is a video hop. Here are all the stops on the hop.

Hop Lineup:

Not 2 Shabby (N2S)

Carrie Rhodes (Lawn Fawn) - - - U R HERE

Crafty Mama Diaries (TGF) 

Cassie Trask (Miss Ink)

Maria Russell (C.C. Designs)

Teresa Russell (MFT)

Crazy Paper Chick (Honey Bee Stamps)

Call Me Crafty Al (Kat Scrappiness)

Jackie's Craft Table (Pink & Main)

Lisa Mears (Trinity Stamps)

Enjoy the HOP and good luck with the GIVEAWAYS! 

Below I have links to the products I used on these projects. 

 

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

Thank you so much for stopping by!