Carrie Stamps

Fall Retreat RECAP

This past weekend I got to be part of the first ever Not 2 Shabby Fall Virtual Retreat. I taught a class on DIY Pattern Paper. This was a free event. If you missed out on this don't fret, it is now available on YouTube for rewatch. AND, you can easily craft along with me and 7 other amazing designers teaching classes there as well. The great thing about these classes is that you do not have to have the kit for the retreat to make along with us. The techniques, ideas and layouts can be translated easily with products you already own! 

Here are the links for you to join in the fun. 

DAY ONE - Enjoy This Life Retreat (you find my class in this video, I am the third to teach)

DAY TWO - Enjoy This Life Retreat

If you are going to craft along with me you will want to watch my HOMEWORK VIDEO first. In this video I give you all the prep work measurements so after making backgrounds with me you can turn them in to 6 cards! 

Let's take a look at the pattern papers we are going to DIY!

This is the first background of 3. It involves, stenciling, stamping, coloring and splattering. Here are the two cards I designed with this paper.


You can see how you can easily used this idea and create a card with stamps that you own. 

I think you are going to love the technique of making this paper so much and will find lots of different stamp and stencil combos to create it with. 

Here is the second DIY Pattern Paper of 3.

This paper has to be my favorite! Let's take a look at the cards made with it. 

This is a gate fold card and uses a darling little ephemera bird as the focal image. 

For this car we just use a strip of the paper that can be seen from the outside and inside of the card, you'll have to take the class to see how. 

THIRD and final background.

This is a great background to make if you want to use up ephemera pieces that you have been saving, but not used!!!

Then pair it up with larger ephemera pieces to make a card. 

And this last card I turned into a shaker card. 

To RECAP this RECAP.

If you want to enjoy the full experience of the Not 2 Shabby Enjoy This Life Fall Retreat, start with the Homework/Prep videos. 

Here is a link to the playlist of all the homework/prep videos for the entire event, including mine. 

HOMEWORK PLAYLIST OF VIDEOS

After you are all prepped, you can enjoy the entire Retreat for FREE! There is a Day One and a Day Two video for a total of 8 classes by 8 instructors. 

Watch Day One Here, this is the day my DIY Pattern Paper class is on.

Watch Day Two Here

Make sure you watch for information on sharing your creations on the Not 2 Shabby Facebook Group.

Lastly, I thought I'd share with you two other cards I made using scraps leftover from my class.

If you have not heard of the Not 2 Shabby Shop be sure to check out this small business. They carry the cutest papers, ephemera and stamps the coordinate. You can even get their boxes of the month! 

Here's more videos of my Not 2 Shabby creations. 

Thank you so much for stopping by my blog today! Enjoy your week and Happy Stamping!

 

 

 

 

 

Slimline Shaker with Balloon Animals

Hello there my stamping friends, welcome to my blog.  Today I am hopping along with the design team from The Rabbit Hole Designs! I feel blessed to be asked to guest design with them for their August Release and the previous July Release as well. Getting to know MaryAnn, the owner of TRHD, has been a blessing in my life. Connecting with people in the paper crafting industry and making friends with people you might otherwise have never met is my favorite thing about working in the paper crafting industry. And I hope to get to know you better too. Us crazy for paper people need to stick together! 

Now let's chat about the August release!!! The two stamp and coordinating die sets in this release are DARLING! And they are so much fun too. I love all the images. We have Balloon Animals #1 and Balloon Animals #2. And yes, you are going to want both!!! They coordinate together and both have some great, punny sentiments. 

To see both stamp sets and the card I made you can check out this video. 

If you cannot see the video up on this screen, you can also watch it right HERE. 

There are so many ways you can stamp out these balloons, for this card I stamped the images on colored card stock with Versamark ink (which is a clear sticky ink) and then embossed them with clear powder. 

To highlight my stamped images, I used Copic Markers to add a shadow and a white gel pen to add a highlight. 

I love the images portrayed in these stamp sets, I had a hard time choosing. In the end I went with three that I thought would work well together on a slimline card; the snail, flower, and butterfly. 

I wanted my card to have plenty of sparkle and shimmer. I added each stamped image to a piece of glittery craft foam to kick off the sparkle. The shaker puts the shimmer level at HIGH. If you are interested in the shaker bit and slimline shaker pocket I used you can find all the things linked for you below. 

I had to include another balloon animal on the inside of the card and color it with Copic Markers. Want to know how I colored this, it's in the video and it's pretty easy to do. 

Want to see more creations with these stamp and die sets? Below you will find all the stops on the hop! 

The Rabbit Hole Designs

Lauren Z

Jenn 

Carrianne

Amrita

Rick

Jessica

Carrie  - YOU ARE HERE!!

Irene -Instagram Only

Deana - Instagram Only

And here are all the supplies I used to make today's shaker card. 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The Rabbit Hole Designs July Release Blog Hop

HELLO there my crafty friends! I am excited to be here sharing with you the latest release from The Rabbit Hole Designs. 

The July Release features 3 stencils and a stamp and die set.  And to give you lots of ideas and inspiration with this new release The Rabbit Hole Designs is hosting a blog and instagram hop. Read to the end of this post where you will find all the stops on the hop. 

I love making my own backgrounds and playing around with techniques, so stenciling is very much my jam! I thought you'd like to see these stencils in action, the fun backgrounds I make and the cards created from those backgrounds. That is why I made a video! In this video I am sharing 3 Ways you can use Sprays with your stencils, maybe some you have yet to try even???

If you cannot see the video up on your screen, you can watch it right HERE. 

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

The first stencil I played with is the Candy Twist Stencil. I love to create with anything sweets related. 

I started by sprinting my stencil covered white card stock with Distress Oxide Sprays. My second step was to stencil over that with Sparkle Paste. It's a glittery delicious background!!! 

Make sure to watch the video to get all the details and really see this background sparkle. 

Next up is the Pinwheel Stencil. 

This background is pretty easy and such a fun result. I did my ink blending first and with the stencil still in place I did a little spritzing with Distress Mica Spray stains. So the shapes have a splattering of shimmer on them.

This card is a full panel shaker, a quick way to turn a background into a special card. 

This last stencil is the Paisley Bandana. This is a layering stencil and it's super cute! 

The panels on this card may look they were stenciled with more than two layers, but they were not. The Paisley Bandana stencil is only two layers, but in my video I share how I got more color variation on this background. 

The spray on this card is a light mist of Frozen Fog Distress Mica Spray Stain over the entire background, giving it another layer of interest. Did you notice the sentiments I used on all my cards, that is the new Sentimentally Speaking stamp set. This stamp set has a saying for any occasion in it. And the coordinating die set, cuts around each one! I love the font, it's classic with some flair and you can use it with so many different styles. 

Be sure to watch the video to see these backgrounds and cards come to life. 

Then you'll want to check out the other stops on this hop for more inspiration with these three NEW stencils and the Sentimentally Speaking Stamp Set. 

HOP LINE UP: 

The Rabbit Hole Designs Blog

Rick

Lauren

Jenn G

Carrianne

Amrita

Jessica

Lydia

Jenn S

Carrie - YOU ARE HERE

DON'T FORGET  there is an instagram hop too! Start your instagram hop on my page and then search the hashtag #therabbitholedesigns to find all the other inspirational posts. 

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

 

Thank you so much for taking time to visit 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.

Favorite 2023 Club Kits Hop

Hello there, thank you for stopping by. Today, I am hopping along with Spellbinders and several of my fellow designers. We are creating with our favorites things from the 2023 Club Kits!  

The club kits from Spellbinders are so well done, it was very hard for me to choose favorites. If you are new to the Spellbinders Club Kit program get all the details about it HERE.

I chose four different club kits for my card today; Large Die of the Month for July 2023 - Stocking Full of Joy, Clear Stamp of the Month for October 2023 - Festive Penguins, 3D Embossing Folder of the Month for July 2023 - Adorning the Tree, and Wax Seal of the Month for October 2023 - Merry Christmas To You. So, I guess that means October 2023 was my favorite month of kits! Let's take a look at the card I made. 

I really wanted to use this image of the stacked up penguins and had yet to do so, and that is where this card began. If you'd like to see the first card I made with this darling penguin set you can catch that one HERE.

You can see the SHORT YouTube video I made of this card on my YouTube channel. 

I also wanted to use one of the backgrounds I made for my video 13 MORE Ways to use 3D Embossing Folder.  And that is where the background for this card came from. So if you like inky techniques and ideas for 3D Embossing folders make sure you check out that video, RIGHT HERE.

I was very excited that Spellbinders added a Wax Seal Kit of the Month, I have so much fun making these!!!  So I knew I wanted to include one on my card today. 

But one of my most FAVORITE kits is the Stocking Full of Joy Large Die of the Month. I have TWO video's featuring this die set. I have made two other cards and a tag. Watch those videos here; July 2023 Club Kits Video and Light Up Shaker Card with Stocking Full of Joy.

The greenery and candy cans on this card are from the Stocking Full of Joy die set. I LOVE how those candy canes turned out. I die cut the candy canes from white card stock, colored them with Copic Markers, added white gel pen touches and then covered them with Glaze. The red and pink candy cane I actually colored on the backside of the candy cane, so I had one facing the opposite direction. 

And now it is time to enjoy this hop. I personally can not WAIT to see what my fellow designers have created, there is a lot of talent in this group! 

If you are following the hop in order you should have arrived here from Teri Duncan's Blog.

And your NEXT STOP in this hop is at Jill Hillard's Blog. 

And here is the entire list of blog's on this hop, just incase you need it. 

Spellbinders Blog
Jackie Pasko
Michelle Woerner
Lin Brandyberry
Alanna Moses
Rebecca Keppel
Teri Duncan
Carrie Rhoades---YOU ARE HERE
Jill Hilliard
Pam Sparks
Rachel Alvarado
Erin Thompson
Cassie Trask
Deborah Jenkins
Melody Rupple
Lauren Taylor
Ilina Crouse
Vera Yates

To make this hop even MORE FUN, there is a GIVEAWAY! 

To celebrate year's Club Kits, we are giving away a $25 gift certificate to 3 lucky blog readers – selected from the comments on our blog. Giveaway closes on Sunday, December 10^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.

All the supplies I used are linked for you below. AND, you can see all the past Club Kits that are available for purchase RIGHT HERE. 

 

Release Day HOP

It's RELEASE DAY at Trinity Stamps! 

See all the fun stamps, dies, stencils and more in this release right HERE.

In celebration of this release the design team has a YouTube and Instagram Hop for you!

You can start the hop right here, with my video. If you can not see the video on your screen you can also watch it on YouTube, HERE.

Here is the entire hop line up so you can check out each video in the hop: 

Carrie Rhoades - YOU ARE HERE

Lauren Taylor

Ricky Burton

Sara Lihz Staraska

Cassie Trask

Emelie Genberg

Shanna Slater

Kelly Taylor

Theary Chea

Here is a close up look at the card I made with a shaker window and the new Frost Bite Cafe stamp set. 

These penguins are so super cute, visiting the Frost Bite Cafe. 

I used so many fun new things from this release on this card. 

The background is the Retro Snowflake Wrap 6" x 6" stamp, isn't that such a fun image. 

That gorgeous snowflake window was made with the Snowflake Trio Die set. It is the largest of the of the three at about 2-1/2". 

Freezin' Season is die cut using the Mini Winter Sentiment die set, I love the look of these die cut sentiments. 

And how about those hot foiled snowflakes, Frosty Foiled Flakes, I love them just for the name. 

You can see all these things and the rest of the release right HERE. 

Happy Release Day, there are so many good things in this release! Be sure to check it out.

Thank you so much for stopping by! 

STAMPtember & Trinity Stamps

I am excited to be sharing with you the Simon Says Stamp STAMPtember set from Trinity Stamps releasing tonight! 

It is the Sledding Gnomes stamp set. These sets sell out FAST, so be sure to grab your early. 

You can see this set in action in this video. 

If you can not see the video up on your screen, you can watch it right HERE. 

I had so much fun playing with this set and pairing it with coordinating products from the Holiday Release at Trinity Stamps. 

I made the card first, it is a Slimline Full Panel shaker, made using the slimline pockets from Trinity Stamps. I also used the North Pole Gnomes stamp set to add a couple extra reindeer to this card. You can see that set as well as the entire Holiday Release at Trinity Stamps right HERE. 

The snowflakes in the background of this card are Hot Foiled, it is a new 14 pieces hot foiling snowflake set, with dies to cut out each of the snowflakes as well. 

It's the Frosty Foiled Flakes set, cute name! 

And, I could not have made this scene with out the Embossed Edge Hills & Slopes die set. It has the perfect die to create a slope to sled down! 

I used another of the Shaker Pouches from Trinity Stamps to make this full panel circle shaker tag. It is large, 4-1/4"! Big enough that you could make it a circle shape card.  And big enough for my sledding gnomes. The background of this tag features the Pine Forest Background stamp. It a great whimsical background. You can find this stamp set and much more holiday fun HERE, in the new Holiday Release at Trinity Stamps .

And get your Sledding Gnomes Stamp set before they sell out right HERE.

Let me know if you get this set and if I should share more ideas with it! 

Thank you for stopping by and Happy Stamping!

 

Christmas in July with Trinity Stamps

Hey there friends. Today I am hoping along with Trinity Stamps for their Christmas in July celebration. 

I pulled out a die set from Trinity that I had yet to use, the Seasonal Mini Cup Decor die set. It's a die set to decorate a mini paper coffee cup with plastic lids.

I am sharing 3 ways to use this die set, it's very versatile and can be used in so many ways besides on a 4 oz paper cup. 

You can see these projects come together in this video. 

If you can not see the video up on your screen you can also watch it HERE. 

Before we move on with the hop, let's take a close up look at each of the projects I made. 

First up is the Mini Coffee Cup. These cups are 4 oz. and an inexpensive purchase on Amazon.

This die set has all the pieces shown to create these decorated mini cups. The die set also has dies to make a santa cup, penguin, snowflakes, ornaments and more. I decided to focus on the snowman, cause I love them! I want to have several of these on hand to give out during the holiday season. I think I would like to put hot cocoa bombs in these. 

These dies are so versatile, so I used them to make a few other fun things for the holidays. 

Next up is a Wine Bottle Tag or, it can also be a Door Knob hanger. 

For this Wine Bottle Tag I pulled out the die set, Bottle Gift Tag Die Set. 

To make the face a little bigger I thought it would be fun to use Rhinestones in Gloss Black. I love the dimension it adds and gives more of a look of coal. 

I also made this tag even more special by using glitter paper for the tag itself and the hat and buttons. 

Lastly, is the full panel shaker with melty snowman. 

This one might be my favorite. First of all I LOVE a shaker card. Second, the melty snowman makes me SMILE! 

For this full panel shaker card I used the A2 Full Panel Layer Shaker Card Pockets. I love this set of pockets because it allows me to make a full panel shaker that mounts to an A2 sized card with a border all the way around the pocket. I love this look. But, Trinity also has FULL A2 sized pockets too, as well as Slimline, Slimline Layer, Mini Slimline Layer, and 3 sizes of circles! 

I also has the PERFECT shaker bits to add to this card, called Summer Snowman. It is a mix of clay bits and sequins that are snowman parts and snowflakes. SO FUN! 

My sentiment is from the Simply Sentimental You stamp and die set. I thought it was fun for a melting snowman to say Missing You. 

I hope you are inspired to play with your Christmas products and get a jumpstart on things like gifts, tags and cards. 

Here is a link to all the supplies I used to make today's projects. 

The mini coffee cups I used from Amazon are right HERE.

Remember this is part of a hop, 2 hops actually. 

We have a hop on Instagram, you can start that on my page, HERE.

And we have our YouTube hop. Below is a full list of the videos on the hop. 

Cassie Trask

Theary Chea

Emelie Genberg

Lauren Taylor

Shanna Slater

Carrie Rhoades - THAT'S ME! 

Ricky Bromero

Be sure to comment along the way on the hops to enter our GIVEAWAYS, details for each giveaway are outlined for you on Instagram and YouTube. 

Thank you so much for stopping by! Enjoy the hop! 

 

Light Up Shaker Card - Spellbinders July Club Kit Blog Hop

Hello there!  I have been having so much fun with Christmas in July, especially with the club kits from Spellbinders.

And today we are celebrating these fun Christmas themed kits with a hop and giveaway!  All the hop details are below. 

For this hop I really wanted to make a shaker card with the stocking from the Large Die of the Month, Stocking Full of Joy. The only issue I had is that the die that cuts out the stocking, also cuts out the hanger for stocking, separately, which means I can not get an opening on my card that is just stocking shaped. So, I came up with a little work around. And was able to make a shaker card. 

If you are a fan of shaker cards be sure to check out the Shaker Card Addicts Facebook Group. 

You can see this work around in the video below.  If you can not see the video on your screen, you can also watch it HERE.

The idea to make this card a light up came from using the new World's Best Foam Tape from Pear Blossom Press. It is designed to work with the EZ Lights that are also from Pear Blossom Press, so I set out to incorporate lights into this shaker card. I am so glad that I did, I love the light up holly garland!!! 

If you have never used EZ Lights, the name does not lie, they are indeed the easiest light to add to cards!  And I show you how in the video. 

The background on this card was created with the 3D Embossing Folder of the Month, Adorning the Trees. I used Distress Oxide Sprays on the Folder its self for this look. You can see how and 12 other ideas with 3D Embossing Folder in THIS VIDEO.

For my sentiment I used the Glimmer Kit of the Month, Glimmering Christmas Flora and white foil on red card stock. I love that this set has dies to cut them out and how it cuts them out so closely. 

SUPPLIES: 

See all the supplies I used to make todays card right HERE.

Want to see more ideas using the July 2023 Club Kits, check out the video below. Or watch it HERE if you can not see it on your screen. 

 

For even more ideas with the July Club Kits you have got to check out this hop! The Spellbinders designers are so very creative and you are going to love all the creations we have to share with you today. Next stop on the hop is the amazing Mindy Eggen. The entire hop list is below for your reference and so you dont miss a stop. 

Giveaway Details:
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 23^rd, 11:59 pm MST. The winner will be announced in a blog hop post the following Wednesday on the Spellbinders blog.

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.

FULL HOP LINE UP:

Spellbinders Blog

Sandi MacIver

Sara Lihz Staroska

Jean Manis

Joy Wilson

Jennifer Kotas

Tanya Boser

Linh Van

Deepa Robbins

Heejung Hunsberger

Michelle Short

Allison Frazier

Lin Brandyberry

Sheri Humes-Gilson

Deborah Jenkins

Lisa Tilson

Alanna Moses

Jill Hilliard

Teri Duncan

Ilina Crouse

Pam Sparks

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

Mindy Eggen

Vera Yates

Rebecca Keppel

 

Thank you for hopping along with us! Looking forward to chatting with you in the comments below. 

 

Introducing Pixi Dust Designs

Have you heard of Pixi Dust Designs?  They are a new paper crafting company and I have fallen in love with so many of their dies!  So when Sandra asked me if I wanted to participate in their first hop I jumped at the chance. I chose the Kisses Box and Gift Card Holder die set to feature in my video. I used to make something similar years ago using a paper cutter and scorer. But with this new die set so much of the work is done for me and it has so many fun little details you can add on. That gave me more time to be creative. So I made a Double KISSES HOLDER!  

Check out the video and hop below. 

If you can not see the video up on your screen you can also catch it right HERE.

Be sure to click over to YOUTUBE if you want to comment on the video to enter into the GIVEAWAY. Which is a $20 gift card to the Pixi Dust Designs shop. 

Here are links to the other designers participating in this hop, be sure to comment on their videos as well because each channel is giving away a gift card to a commenter on their video!!! 

Pixi Dust Designs

Linh

Jen S

Sara Lihz

Carrie Rhoades --- THAT'S ME! 

I also thought you'd like to see close up pictures of my project. 

this is the front side, you can see how the bottom holder has kisses in it and the top holds a gift card. 

This is the back size of the holder, in this box I put a lip balm, Hershey's flavor!!! And in the gift card holder I added a piece of card stock so that a personalized note coulee be added. To dress up my box I used the Kisses Mini Stamp Set. You can find these cute stamps and the dies in the Pixi Dust Designs Shop.

I addes a strip of card stock between the holders as a strap to give it a bit of a purse feel. I think that little strip of card stock really makes the whole project come together. 

Thank you so much for stopping by! 

 

 

March Stamp Set of the Month Series

My March Stamp Set of the Month Series is HERE! 

This month I am featuring the Wheelie Great Day Stamp set from Lawn Fawn. 

It's a darling new stamp set with Ferris Wheel image and little critters to ride in it. 

This week I am pairing it with the Furever Friends stamp set, which was a free with purchase stamp set from Lawn Fawn. 

This card is a full panel shaker with my scene overlaying it. This allows the shaker elements to be hidden away. It's pretty cool. You can see this card come together in the video below.  If you can not see this video on your screen, you can also watch it HERE.

If you like this card and video be sure to stay tuned to my YouTube channel for two more episodes featuring the Wheely Great Day Stamp Set. I'll be back next Thursday, March 16th with Episode 2!  

If you LOVE shaker cards like I do be sure to visit my group, Shaker Card Addicts on Facebook! 

The supplies I used to make this card are listed for you below. Please let me know if you have any questions. 

 

Thank you so much for stopping by and Happy Stamping!

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.

March Club Kits From Spellbinders - A mash up!

The March Club Kits from Spellbinders are HERE!  

It's no secret that I love how well all the club kits work together! And this month is no exception. For this card I used the Large Die of the Month, 3D Embossing Folder of the Month and the Clear Stamp and Die of the month. If you are not familiar with the Spellbinders Club Kits, you can check them out HERE.

I think it is so cool that the Large Die of the Month has a fun fold die in it to make a "stair step" style card that I can used with so many of the things in my stash! 

Check out the video below to see how this card comes together and get a close up look at each of the club kits I used to create it. If you can not see the video up on your screen, you can also watch it here. 

There are so many fun ways you could dress up this tree, seasonal trees would be so much fun. And this tree also looks great on a traditional card. Spellbinders always makes sure their dies have versatility! 

Can you spot the 3D Embossing on this card? That is the Spring Burst 3D Folder, which just means that is gives a very deep and detailed impression/ it's gorgeous! How about the stamping?  Okay, in this picture you can only see a stamped sentiment, but on the back of the card I used one of the very cool stamps, that is a layering set! See it in the video right here.

Thank you so much for stopping by. You can see each of the club kits for March 2023 below. If you want more details on how the Club Kits work you can find that on the Spellbinders site, HERE.

 

Thank you so much for stopping by, please let me know if you have any questions. And have a great day! 

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.

 

Make A Faux Box for a Chocolate Bunny for your card

Hello there my crafty friends. Today I am playing with new products from the March 2023 release at Trinity Stamps. 

I used a bunch of these new products to create todays card. And of course I have a video tutorial for you so you can recreate this look if you like. 

You can check out the all the new products Trinity Stamps has to offer HERE, and they are pictured at the end of this post, just scroll down. 

And now let's take a look at the card I made featuring the Chocolate Bunny die set. 

I wanted to make a little box for this delicious Chocolate Bunny that might look like something you'd buy to add to an Easter basket. 

You can see the 3D box a little better in this picture. It is about 1/4" thick. And the egg shaped opening has a window sheet covering it for an even more realistic feel. 

Be sure to watch the video below for how to make this box, but I have the measurements for you right here: 

4-1/2" x 3-1/2" Score at 1/2" and 1/4" on all four sides. 

You'll need to cut away the corners, add your insert (chocolate bunny panel), fold on the scored lines, add adhesive to the outer most flap and stick down to your card.  Watch it come together in the video below, if you can not see the video on your screen, you can watch it right here. 

This video is part of a hop, which means more inspiration by the Trinity Stamps design team and a GIVEAWAY. So be sure to click over to view this on YouTube, so you can comment and hop along to be entered into the giveaway. 

We also have a hop going on over on Instagram, you can start that hop on my Instagram page HERE.

Below you will find all the new products from the March 2023 Release at Trinity Stamps. 

 

Thank you so much for stopping by! 

 

 

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.

 

Lawn Fawn Fans Valentines Hop

What a great hop I have for you today. It is the Lawn Fawn Fans Valentines YouTube Hop, we usually do a winter hop but this go around decided to focus that on Valentines. Each creations in this hop is so very cute, I know you are going to love this one. 

For my Valentine card I used the new So Dam Much set along with images from the Wood You Be Mine stamp set. I had been wanting to pair that with the Wood Slice Die set from Sizzix and finally got to do that for this card. 

Do you catch the Tiny Gift Box in this picture? I altered the Skunk Add-On die set to create a BEAVER!  You can see both of these projects come together in the video below. If you can not see the video up on your screen, click to watch it HERE.

I love all things woodland, so I have created a few other scene like this one for these beavers, you can see that video HERE.

I find there are a lot of die sets from Lawn Fawn that I pull out repeatedly for creating scene. On this card I used the Ocean Borders, Mushroom Hill, and Stitched Mountain borders. And with the Shadow Box Mountain Add-On die set I was able to create this mountain pond scene. It's where two beavers decided to build their houses, met and fell in love. 

Can we talk about the Wood Slice die set, it is AMAZING!!!! Easy to use and comes with the entire alphabet so you can create whatever saying you want on your wood slice. Plus there is also a circle slice in the set. I just had to pair it with the beavers as soon as I saw it!!! 

Speaking of EASY. Turning the Skunk into a Beaver is as easy as 1,2, 3.  One, use brown cardstock. Two, add teeth. Three, turn the tail upside down and drawn crisscrossing lines. What do you think?  

If you like these projects I have another video featuring the Wood You Be Mine set, making gift box with matching note cards. Watch that HERE.

As I mentioned, this is all part of the Lawn Fawn Fans YouTube hop. The Lawn Fawn Fans are crafty friends of mine who also love Lawn Fawn. We come together seasonally to share some of our favorite products with you. AND, we like to do a GIVEAWAY TOO. To enter the drawing jump over to YouTube, watch and comment on each video in the hop. It's that easy. For this hop we are giving away a $25 gift card to the Lawn Fawn shop!  I will announce the winner on 2/19 on the community tab of my YouTube channel.  Happy Hopping and Good Luck! 

 

To make sure you do not miss a stop on the hop I have them all listed and linked for you below. 

Carrie Rhoades - that's me!

Candice Richardson

Peter van Elburg Boddendijk

Lauren Taylor

Ashley Young

Steph Williams

Marla Harris

Jarle Franceus

I know you are going to LOVE each and every creation you see on this hop, what a talented group of makers! 

Below you will find all the supplies I used to make my projects 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.

Thank you for stopping by and sharing a bit of your day with me. 

 

 

Shamrock Shakers

It's NEW RELEASE DAY at Trinity Stamps and I am thrilled to celebrating with them in both the Instagram Hop and YouTube Hop. 

You can check out the entire NEW RELEASE right HERE.

There is one new product that I just had to play with first and that is the Clover Stencil. It is an add on to the Checkered Stencil from the January release. That means you can use the two together. But what I love so much is that you can use the Clover stencil on it's own too. So I used these stencils in both of my cards for the hop. Both cards are also shakers, I used the Stitched Shamrock die to make my shakers and am showing two different ways to do that too in my video. 

I loved using the traditional green for St. Patrick's Day along with pink for these cards. And did you notice the sentiments on these cards? If you are familiar with Trinity Stamps you probably know about their line of Simply Sentimental sets. These sentiments are from the NEW Simply Sentimental Lucky stamp and die sets. You can see these cards come together in the video below. If for some reason you are not able to see the video up on your screen, you can check it out right here. 

Here are few close up pictures of each card. 

For this card I layered the clover stencil over the checkered stencil pattern. I love the layered look in shades of green. 

This shaker sits on top of the background. I filled it with Clover Cluster Confetti, a great embellishment from this release! The sentiment is stamped and embossed with gold, a great way to tie in the feel of St. Patrick's day, add something gold! 

I took this one up a notch on the background for sure. First I stenciled on the Checkered Background. Then in the open spaces I added the clovers with the new Clover Add-On Stencil. Lastly, I had to incorporate the hearts add-on stencil too, using a darker ink so they stood out over the checkers. 

This shaker is inlaid, it's right in the card front. I also use the Clover Cluster Confetti plus some pink seed beads. This time I used the dies from the Simply Sentimental Lucky for the main part of the sentiment and stamped the sub sentiment right on the card front. 

If you are curious about the inks I used to stencil my backgrounds onto colored card stock here they are. 

Background One:

Cracked Pistachio Distress Oxide Ink

Lucky Clover Distress Oxide Ink

on light green card stock

Background Two: 

Kitsch Flamingo Distress Oxide Ink

Picked Raspberry Distress Oxide Ink

Lucky Clover Distress Oxide Ink 

on light pink cardstock

If you like these cards you might like to see more of this release and hop along with us over on YouTube and Instagram too. 

Start the YouTube hop with my video. AND, visit my Instagram page to hop along with us there.  You'll want to make sure and like, comment and follow along the way at both hops to be entered to win one of two $25 shopping spree at Trinity Stamps. 

Below you will find all the NEWLY Release Products from Trinity Stamps for February 2023. And I will be sharing more creations with these items in the coming weeks so stayed tuned here and to my YouTube channel. 

 

 

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.

 

Wood You Be Mine - episode one

GUESS WHAT!?!

STAMP SET OF THE MONTH IS BACK!

If you are new to my blog or YouTube channel you might not know about Stamp Set of the Month.  It is a monthly series I do on my YouTube Channel. Each month I pick a stamp set that I love and share new ideas with it in weekly episodes on YouTube. I have taken a very long break from doing this and have missed it so it was time to bring it back!  This week is EPISODE ONE! Each Thursday night at 7pm MST, you will find a new episode! To kick things off I am featuring the Wood You Be Mine stamp set from Lawn Fawn. 

You can watch the Episode right here https://youtu.be/iaiIFMcPqDc

With this set I am making a Gift Box and three note card to fit inside. 

This is little box is made using the Gift Box die set from Lawn Fawn, I love all the die pieces it has with it to dress it up. And it perfectly fits cards that are 4 Bar size; 3-1/2" x 5". 

I made 3 of these cards using images from my stamp set of the month, Wood You Be Mine. 

Here is a close up look at each of the cards. 

I love trying to use al of the images in a set when I make a project like this and there are some super cute images in this set. 

Below you will find all the supplies I used to make this project. 

And stay tuned, next Thursday night I will be back with more ideas for you with this stamp set on my YouTube channel at 7pm MST.

Craft Roulette Creation

I had so much fun on Friday night as the guest Designer on Craft Roulette! If you are not familiar with Craft Roulette it is a LIVE crafting game show on YouTube. Mary Gunn is the creator and host of the show and her son Stephen is the producer and puts on a very professional show. Each week they go live and spin the WHEEL!  The wheel is what determines what we are going to create.

There are four catagories, or parameters  the the wheel spins for; Project, Colors, Element and Random. For my episode, #145, these were the parameters... 

PROJECT: Diagonal Cut

COLORS: White Background

ELEMENT: Light (s)

RANDOM: Off to the side

You can see there is a lot of room for interpretation. For example you could make a light up card or use an element that portrays light, like the sun or a car with headlights. 

Once the parameters are defined we chat about ideas and then we gather our supplies and start making LIVE. The views chat along with us and create too if they like, because you can submit a card and it will be shared on next weeks show! I am telling you it is a blast!  You can watch my episode right here. 

Let's take a look at the card I made. 

For my white background I used an embossing folder to give it some interest and texture. I also splattered it with Sparkle Silk. 

I used two diagonal cuts on my card layers and I have to say they really add a nice visual element to the card. 

LIGHTS!  I was thrilled that the wheel gave me LIGHTS because I am a huge fan of EZ-Lights. And so I used them to light up the house as you can see the in the picture below. 

Lastly, "Off to the Side", I put my scene down in the lower right corner. Which happens to be one of my favorite card lay outs. 

To activate the lights you just press on the mail box. 

When you watch the episode it is kind of like a behind the scenes. You'll get to see me take stuff apart and start over all those fun parts you don't always see on my edited YouTube videos. 

AND, you can play along. TODAY is the deadline to submit your card to be featured on Friday's show. Just go to www.craftroulette.live to play along. It is super easy.  Speaking of next week, my friend Chelsea Comer of Inky Stamper will be the guest designer on episode 146. To be sure that you don't miss out on the fun you can find Craft Roulette on YouTube and subscribe to their channel. It really is like hanging out with your crafty friend for a night. 

Below are the supplies I used to make this card. Except the Embossing Folder, it was the Embossing Folder of the Month from Spellbinders for December 2022. It may be on the shelves for purchase soon, but if you want to check out the Embossing Folder of the Month club, I have a link for it below. 

Thank you so much for stopping by and Happy Stamping!

 

Reverse Stamping with the Gel Press

Hello my stamping friends. Today is RELEASE day over at Trinity Stamps and I am helping to celebrate these fun new products with a hop on YouTube and Instagram! 

Check out the entire NEW Release right HERE.

The stamp set from this release that I chose to feature today, because it is so SOUPer cute, is the So RAMENtic set.

I think this cup of noodles is so fun! And to reverse the images I used my Gel Press, you can see how in the video below. If you can not see the video on your screen, you can watch it HERE. 

Have you tried reverse stamping on the Gel Press before? Let me know in the comments below and tell me how it went for you. 

Did you see that today's video is part of a HOP and there is a GIVEAWAY!  It's all over on YouTube so be sure to click over and leave a comment on this video to be entered. You could win a $25 gift card to the Trinity Stamp shop. 

This stamp set has so many PUNNY sentiments in it and I used two of them on the outside of my cups. I also added my own customized sentiment. On the outside of the card I used the Simply Sentimental YOU stamp set to stamp out "you are my". And on the inside...

I used the Graham Cracker Alphabet to add "Cup Of Noodles". That just makes me smile. 

You can also see this card on Instagram as part of the Instagram hop for this release. We have a second GIVEAWAY going on with that hop! Here's a link to my Instagram page so you can check that out too. Good luck on winning one of the two $25 shopping sprees! 

Below you can see the entire new release of products!

 

Thank you for taking time to visit me today, see you again soon with more stamping creations!

24 Advent Projects and BIG GIVEAWAY!

Hey there! Wow do I have a great big fun post for you! First of all this is your one stop look at all 24 of the products and cards I made using the Crafty Advent Calendar from Spellbinders for 2022. Second, I have a video compiling all 24 of the short videos where I show how I created each card. THIRD, I have a BIG GIVEAWAY. That giveaway is worth checking out, it takes place over on my YouTube channel, you can enter by commenting on my compilation video. 

Let's start off with the video, as this shows you the reveal of all 24 advent products and what I made with them. If you can not see the video up on your screen you can watch it here.

Be sure to click over to this video on YouTube and leave a comment there to enter my BIG GIVEAWAY, enter HERE. 

SO WHAT IS THE BIG GIVEAWAY?!?

I am giving away all 24 products from the Crafty Advent Calendar and the 24 cards I made with those products! You don't want to miss it! 

Now take a look at each project I made using the Crafty Advent Calendar, you will also see the product from the Advent Calendar in the picture too. 

DAY ONE

DAY TWO

DAY THREE

DAY FOUR

DAY FIVE

DAY SIX

DAY SEVEN

DAY EIGHT

DAY NINE

DAY TEN

DAY ELEVEN

DAY TWELVE

DAY THIRTEEN

DAY FOURTEEN

DAY FIFTEEN

DAY SIXTEEN

DAY SEVENTEEN

DAY EIGHTEEN

DAY NINETEEN

DAY TWENTY

DAY TWENTY ONE

DAY TWENTY TWO

DAY TWENTY THREE

DAY TWENTY FOUR

PHEW, that is a lot of cards and a LOT of FUN! Note that the 2022 Crafty Advent Calendar has SOLD OUT. Keep your fingers crossed with me that Spellbinders will bring out a 2023 version next year! 

Below is a supply list of products I used, besides the Crafty Advent Calendar, to create these cards. If I missed something or you have any questions please let me know in the comments. 

 

Thank you for such a wonderful year. I appreciate your support by clicking my links, watching my videos, commenting, following me. It is such a great community and because of you I get to do what I love for my job. 

Happy Stamping and Happy 2023! See you soon with more crafty fun! 

 

Mass Produce Christmas Cards - Die Cutting Edition

I could not complete my Christmas Card making for this year with out using Chilly & Freezy! It is the Diecember FREE die set, designed by Tim Hotlz for Simon Says Stamp. I believe it has now sold out. Which means many of you reading this have this darling die set! 

I used this set to mass produce some Christmas Cards. 

Watch the video below for how I did it. If you can not see the video up on this screen you can watch it HERE.

Want to watch my other Mass Producing Christmas Card videos, here's the links: 

MASS PRODUCING CHRISTMAS CARDS - Hot Foiling Edition

MASS PRODUCING CHRISTMAS CARDS -  Stamping Edition

I'd love to know if you have sent out your Christmas cards yet?  I am hoping to get mine out this week. 

One of the things that made this card quick to make is the fact that I started with Gel Press prints I had already made. I love pulling things out of my stash that I have already made, it is not only a time saver, but it jump starts my creativity. 

If you want to learn more about Gel Press print making and using them to make cards check out my Gel Press play list of videos right HERE.

Just a reminder that Chilly and Freezy have sold out, but you could use this card idea with other snowmen that you might have or other die cuts for the season.

I love the Element Stencils for Christmas. The addition of a stenciled sentiment in Winter White Glacier Paste really took this card up a notch!  

Below are the supplies used to make this card. Thank you so much for stopping by. I'll be back again very soon with more stamping inspiration for you. If you want MORE card making fun before the, check out the SHORTS (quick videos) on my YouTube channel, where I have been posting a card making video each day in December, my channel is HERE.

 

 

 

Hidden Gift Card Pocket in a Z-fold Slimline

Christmas is full of surprises, so why not make a card that surprises the recipient with a gift card. The Slimline Z-fold card is perfect for that. 

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

If you want to recreate this card I have the measurements for the Z-fold right here: 

*Card Front Base: 8-1/4" x 3-1/4"

*Z-fold Card Front Panel: 8-1/2" x 3-1/4", scored at 4-1/8" and 8-1/4"

*Red Card Base: 8-1/2" x 7", scored at 3-1/2"

Here are some close up pictures of the card.

The gnome front and center is from the Deck the Farm stamp set, new for this holiday season at Trinity Stamps. If you like holiday gnomes they have a bunch and I used a few more of them in this card. And I have them pictured and linked for you below. 

Now let's see this card unfolded. 

Right behind the tractor driving gnome, tucked in the snow, is the hidden gift card. The little gnomie birds are from the Holiday Tweets set. I thought they were the perfect addition to this card. The gnome with the lantern is from the Let You Light Shine stamp set. 

This card also opens like a traditional card. 

Had to add another gnome friend inside from the Comfort and Joy set. 

I hope you have yourself a Merry Little Christmas! Thanks for stopping by, see you again soon with more crafty inspiration! 

SUPPLIES

 

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.