Carrie Stamps

Halloween Nightscape with Halloween Distress line

Hello again my crafty friends. Today I was up on the Trinity Stamps Instagram page with a LIVE demonstration. I created a Halloween Nightscape slimline card using some of the newly release halloween products from Trinity Stamps as well as the Halloween Distress release! 

Every year I have to make a green and black Halloween scene, with a green sky! And the Nightscapes stamp and die set is the perfect set for this years creation. 

If you missed the LIVE on Instagram, you can watch it right here.

To make the green sky on this card I started with the October Sky stencil set and used the mask of the moon on a piece of white card stock. Then I used Mica Stain Sprays to spray the sky. I used both the Bubbling Cauldron and the Holly Branch. After spraying on the stains I also splattered some on using the end of the spray nozzle. For a few darker spots of splatter I added in a little splatter of the Tree Lot Mica Stain Spray.  This spray is so very shiny! I love the look of it and that the shine and shimmer is built in to the the color! 

After spraying on the night sky, I picked up all the spray that was on top of the moon with a scrap of card stock to save for later use in this card.  With the stencil removed there is a giant WHITE moon. So I added a bit of Twisted Citron Distress Oxide in around the outside of the moon to bring down the intensity of the white. I stamped on a few bats from the Nightscape stamp set. AND, add a few die cut clouds from the Nightscape die set in vellum. You should also know the the Nightscape stamp set has images for making a Christmas night sky, a superhero flying over and fireworks. A great set for so many occasions. 

For the black layer of the card I stenciled on the trees from the October Sky stencil using the Crypt Grit Paste. It is a stone colored paste with black flecks in it. When it dried, the trees are a bit translucent and make for a great element that does not stand out too much and is just the right amount of spooky! The opening on the card front was made using the new Moonlit Town Cutout Die. It's a great die for all the options in the Nightscape stamp set. 

I also used the Empty Tomb spray to splatter on the black for a starry effect. And I could not forget an accessory, so I added a few Glowy Stars, that actually glow in the dark! 

Remember that excess mica spray I picked up off of my moon stencil and saved for later? That is what I stamped my witch on. I did not want her to have a white outline and stand out too much from this background, this way she has an outline that matches the background. 
 

The Happy Halloween sentiment I used is from the Shake Your Bones stamp set. I did not use it but the coordinating die set, has a die that bubble cuts this sentiment! So cool! 

You can still watch the video of me making this card even if you missed it LIVE. Just visit the Trinity Stamps Instagram page to find it. 

I have listed and linked all the supplies I used to make this card for you below. Many of the Mica Stains and Pastes from Tim Holtz' holiday release have sold out, I linked what I could find. 

 

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.

Shadow Box Shaker Card

Hey there stamping friends. You might already know that I love a shadow box card. I recently purchased the Heffy Doodle Big Shadow Box die set because it is a different size than the other two that I have. This shadow box card is the size of an A2 card when it is laying flat. Another LOVE of mine is shaker cards, so why not combine these two favorite things into one?  And then you have a Shadow Box Shaker Card! 

I love that you can make a 3D scene with a shaker card, and a squirrel jumping into a pile of leaves to fetch an acorn, that makes for a fun fall scene for this box. 

You can see it all come together in this video. 

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

To create the shaker on this card you need to make a shaker box out of two pieces of window sheet. The window sheet size need for this card is 4-1/8" x 3-3/8", cut two of these. Then add very thin foam strips around the outer edge of one window sheet, making sure the end touch so that none of the shaker elements can escape. Once you have the shaker elements on the window sheet, remove the backing from the foam strips and add the second window sheet. This is what you are going to add to the back of the window of the shaker box. You just want to make sure you follow the steps in the video as to when to adhere down what so that the box goes together correctly. 

Once you know how to do this you can then decorate you shadow box as you like. I chose to use the Nuts About You stamp set. We have a lot of squirrels in Idaho and they are so busy right now getting all set up for winter, so this card was such a fun card to make.

I used a few new woodland themed products from Heffy Doodle as well on this card. 

For my background I used the Falling Leave Stencil and a few Distress Oxide sprays; Barn Door, Carved Pumpkin, and Mustard Seed. I did this on some very light blue card stock for a feel of the sky. I used this on the out side of the card as well. 

You can see on these side panels that I added a bit of texture to them with the Woodland Texture Background die. LOVING that die so much! 

I added lots of leaves to this card as well. I die cut the Forest Leaves from water color card stock that I sprayed with the same Distress Oxide Sprays as I did for the stenciled background as well as Rusty Hinge. I used this same sprayed paper to die cut tiny leaves from the Tree-Mendous Peek a Boo die set for my shaker elements. 

The tree on the front of the card is also from the Tree-Mendous Peek A Boo die set, I love how it frames this card and give me a place to hand the bird feeder.

My favorite part of this card has to be the squirrel who is jumping into the leaves. I added him with a skinny strip of window sheet that is attached to the bridge of leaves with a glue dot and then to the back of the squirrel with a glue dot. This makes him appear as if he is actually jumping in to the leaves. What a fun fall card this was to make. I hope that you have a moment to watch the video and see it all come together. 

If you are interested in the supplies I used I have them listed and linked for you below. 

Thank you so much for taking time out of your day to visit me and let me share my creation with you! 

 

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.

All Aboard Kit - 21 Cards!

Hello!  This month I am doing something a little different than my usual Stamp Set of the Month. Each week I will be featuring a different card kit and making cards with that kit. This week I am featuring the All Aboard Kit from Spellbinders. This is a GIANT kit. You can see my unboxing of this kit right here. It has card stock a 6" x 6" patterned paper pack, glitter paper, ephemera packs, tags, chipboard stickers, glitter stickers, foam stickers, alphabet stickers, rhinestones, sequins, twine, foam squares, sticky tape, card bases, envelopes, a stamp set, and a die set!  It really is a TON of goodies. 

There are 25, A2 card bases in this kit and I really wanted to make 25 cards, but ended up shooting for 20, as there are 20 patterns of paper in the paper pad. But in the end I made 21 cards as I made one card with NO patterned paper on it. I also wanted to make quick and easy cards with this kit, as that was the only way I would get twenty some cards done. 

Watch below and see each of the 21 cards come together. 

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

If you want a close up look at each of the cards I have them for you below. 

To get me started in creating with this kit I decided I wanted to use every pattern in the 6" x 6" paper pad. Once I had the paper then I stared looking through the other elements of the kit to see what could go with it. This was a great jumping off point and kept me creating all the way through all 20 designs of paper. And since there is two of each sheet I still have plenty to play with. 

I love that there is such a mix of styles in this kit. There are some amazing floral ephemera pieces in this kit, like I used here on the gold card. But there are also some cute images like the stack of christmas books and stockings. There are even tags in this kit that you could use for your cards or for actual gift tags that could coordinate with a card you make. 

Another tip for creating with kits when you want to make a lot of cards is to repeat a technique or element that you love and just give it a tweak. In this photo there are three cards that I did this on. Take a look at the card in the bottom right corner. For this card I adhered several of the floral ephemera pieces to the card base and then cut off what extended over the edge. This gave me a gorgeous background that only needed a bit of splatter and a sentiment. I repeated this on the card in the lower left corner, but this time added in a piece of patterned paper. I love how the flowers extend past the patterned paper to the edge of the card. It makes for a beautiful background. And the card in the top right corner uses this same technique, but I cut the excess off at the edge of the patterned paper for an even different look. Also, the paper used under the ephemera changes the look as well. 

You can see that are not only beautiful florals in this kit but some bright and fun elements as well. I have to point out the "jolly" card in the upper right corner. This card is a full panel shaker card using the red sequins that come in the kit. I just use some clear plastic packaging to wrap around my card front to create this shaker. I show how to do it int he video. Another element that I love is on the bottom right card. I use my Journey Glaze to draw a line around the outer edge of the patterned paper and then sprinkled on the new Tinsel glitter from Ranger by Tim Holtz. It was like stepping back in time to kindergarten art, and I loved it!!! 

Another element I repeated is doing a smaller piece of patterned paper in the center of the card. I varied the sizes, to keep it interesting. If I just do the same exact thing repeatedly I get bored. But figuring out the subtle changes I can make really keeps my mojo going. 

I could have kept creating with this kit. There are things I barely even touched and I have so much left over even after making 21 cards. The one thing I did not even touch in the kit is the amazing Train die set! So stay tuned for another creation or two with this kit and the Train die set. 

Stay tuned for more fun with card kits, I will be back again next Tuesday playing with another card kit!!! 

Below I have listed and linked all the things I used to make these cards. Let me know if you have any questions or just chat with me and let me know which card is your favorite. 

 

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Harvest Rainbow

This post is one of those posts where I am so excited to share with you something that I think is sooooo cool, I wish I could be with you in person and we could play with these stamps, dies and stencils together!  But for now I am sharing with you a card I made using this Harvest Rainbow collection. I wanted to use all three of the products together on this card. 

You can see this card being made in this video right here: 

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

Let's chat about how this card came together. 

I started by stenciling each arch of the rainbow in a light color, then stamping the arch of the same size over that stenciling in a darker color. Then I used the coordinating die to cut out each arch. 

I stuck them to my A7 sized card (5" x 7") by slightly over lapping each arch. To finish off the rainbow I covered each arch with glaze to make it really stand out off the card. 

I also used the sentiment in this stamp set, I LOVE how detailed the die is that cuts out the sentiment and it even has a shadow die to go with. Added a few pumpkins to the scene to give it even more of an autumn feel. 

I have all the supplies I used to make this card listed for you below.  Let me know if you have any questions. I love hearing from you. 

 

 

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.

Sizzix Christmas Dies by Tim Holtz

Hey there stamping friends I am so excited to be among the first to share with you two new die sets from the Sizzix Christmas release, designed by Tim Holtz. I have to give a big THANK YOU to Scrapbook.com for sending these dies to me so that I could create and share with you on release day. 

The two die sets I am sharing with you today are the Winston Colorize die set, a set of 16 dies that create a layered and dimensional snowman that is classic and adorable. The second die set is Funky Nordic. This set has 14 dies in it, but several of the dies cut multiple pieces. This set has an electric mix of wintery, nordic and Christmas elements. 

I LOVE to make tags for gifts that the recipient can also hang on the tree as an ornament. So, that is what I decided to make with these fun new dies sets. 

You can get a close up look at these new die sets and see these tag/ornaments come together in this video. 

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

I started by die cutting out all the pieces I to create this amazing snowman. The Colorize die sets are designed to layer pieces on top of each other in away that gives its dimensional look. These dies also emboss lines in to the cardstock that are a guide for you as to where to adhere the different pieces. And if you are following the die cut sample on the packaging the layering dies also tell you what color to cut with that die. That can be very helpful when you have 4 dies that you use to make the scarf for example. 

I made some very simple chipboard tags that measure 3" x 6". I just cut the top two corners off to make a tag. I covered the chipboard using paper from the Echo Park paper pad called; Jingle All The Way. 

The poinsettia that I added to the top of this tag was made using the Funky Nordic die set, which I also used to make the tag below. 

I made this tree using the die that is meant to be a snowcapped mountain. But since it is the Funky Nordic die set, why not go off script and use these dies to make your own creations. The trunk of the tree is made using the candle stick die from this set. 

All of the paper I used is from Scrapbook.com. They have paper pads that are great for card bases of all sizes and die cutting too. 

Check out all the Scrapbook.com custom paper pads right here.

To finish off these tags I used a bit of Perfect Pearls to add some shimmery splatter all over. And I tied off the tops of the tags with some red and white twine that had a couple mini bells on them. 

Check out the new Sizzix Christmas Collection by Tim Holtz at Scrapbook. com, RIGHT HERE.

Thank you so much for stopping by! I love creating these tags so much I am going to make a coordinating card to go with them.  

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 9 Design Team members using the new release!  I am thrilled to be one of them! You may have arrived here from the Heffy Doodle Blog. Welcome! For today's special Blog Hop, you can win a £50 voucher (approximately $65) to the Heffy Doodle store!

Today I am playing with several newly released products; the Bed Heads stamp set, The Hot Air Balloon Dies, the Mini Double Slider die set, Big Stitched Clouds die set, and the Let's Polka Stencil! Take a look at the card I made with all these fun things. 

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

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

I love this fun scene with a big Hot Air Balloon! We have a lot of Hot Air Balloons that frequent our area, so I see them on a regular basis and it always makes me so happy! 

This card started with a rainbow background created with the Cloudy Skies stencil and the following Distress Oxide inks; Kitsch Flamingo, Spiced Marmalade, Mustard Seed, Twisted Citron, Salvaged Patina, and Wilted Violet. My background is 4-3/4" x 6-3/4" to fit on my A7 sized card (5" x 7"). 

Then I created my hot air balloon using the new die set by the same name. It has all the pieces to create this adorable balloon that is big enough to cover an A2 sized card.  To give my balloon a bit of interest I used the new Hey Polka Stencil to add the polka dots.

Riding in my balloon is the darling pig from the Bed Heads stamp set. This stamp set has all the images you need to build a bedroom scene for a sick critter. Here you can see another card I made using this set. 

Not only is this a shadow box card but it is also a shaker card. I love that you can see in the window, like it is a bedroom window. Poor piggy! 

Back to the balloon card, which has a pop up surprise element on it, using the new Mini Double Slider Die set. Make sure to watch the video to see this die set in action and how it works to pop up my little bear, like he's floating up out of the clouds. 

You can see all the new products from this release below. 

Now let's chat about the hop and GIVEAWAY! 

To be entered to win the giveaway, all you need to do is comment at each stop along the Blog Hop before Sept 15th, 2021 at 11:59 PM EST.  The winner will be announced on the Heffy Doodle Blog on Sept 16th at 10:00 AM EST!

Plus, if you order £30 worth of product, you’ll get a FREE STAMP!  If you spend over £45, you’ll get the coordinating die, too!  Head to the Heffy Doodle store to get your order in!  While supplies last.

Now it is time to hop along!  Next up on the hop is one of my FAVORITE creators, Ashely Young, who also used the Hot Air Balloon die set to make a completely different card. 

If you missed a stop on the hop here is the entire line up:

Heffy Doodle Blog

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

Ashley Young

Cassie Trask

Zsofia Molnar

Claudia Mauri

Ali Farmer

Francesca Vignoli

Tatiana Trafimovich 

You can also see my card for this hop over on my Instagram. 

Check out all the newly released products right here: 

 

 

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

 

 

 

Clear Stamp of the Month Sept 2021

Welcome back stamping friends. Today I am giving you a close up look at the Clear Stamp of the Month from Spellbinders for September 2021. This stamp set, A Little Bird Told Me, is 4" x 6" and has 21 pieces. And for the first time in the history of the Clear Stamp of the Month, Spellbinders is offering an optional coordinating die set, Tweet Friends!  That's is pretty cool! 

For my cards I wanted to give you the feel of coming to my studio for a card making class, which I used to do monthly. At my classes you'd get a packet of card kits and you'd follow along to make cards that I designed with a particular theme. So, I designed 4 cards with this set, all with a Farmhouse theme. So, follow along with me and it would make me so happy if you created along with me too. Check out the video below to do so. 

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

Here is a look at each card and some notes about how it is made. 

CARD ONE

This card started with a piece of patterned paper cut to 3" x 6" from the Good Life paper pack. I added Vintage Photo Distress Oxide ink around the edges with a blending tool. Then I splattered the panel with the same ink and white acrylic paint. I used this same technique for all of the background panels on all of the cards in today's collection. 

I added some stamped images from the Clear Stamp of the Month set to a DIY Hoop, sold a Spellbinders. And topped that off with a bow of twine. Then I added a sentiment from the set stamping Velvet ink from Altenew onto some peach card stock. I accented the sentiment with a bit of torn paper that I wrinkled up. To embellish this card I added a few of the darkest gems from the Gold Mix Rhinestone pack.  This panel was then added to a card base that is 6" x 6", scored at 3" to create a Mini Slimline card, as all the cards that I am making are. 

 

CARD TWO

This background has been done the same way as Card One, but started with a different print of patterned paper, also from the Good Life paper pack. 

I stamped several of the same flower and branch, colored them and cut them to create a fun border in the corners of this card. I also cut one of the flowers away from the stem to add to the banner flag that the bird is holding along with an additional branch. I popped the bird and banner up on the card to make it more of a focal point on the card. I finished the card off with the lighter of the two gold rhinestones from the Gold Mix by Spellbinders to embellish the top corners. 

Below I have listed all the Copic Markers I used to color in today's images: 

Flowers: R02, R05, R08

Greenery: YG17, G05

Bird: B34, B39 and E31, E34

 

CARD THREE

This one was so much fun to make. I just love creating my own background paper. So I stuck all the floral and greenery images to one acrylic block and stamped them repeatedly over this 2-3/4" x 5-3/4" piece of peach card stock with Velvet ink from Altenew to make this background. Vintage Photo Distress Oxide ink was then added to the edges and all the splattering as done is card one was also added. 

I built up the stamped wreath image with flowers and greenery from the stamp set for a simple but cute country wreath. I added a sentiment embossed on red card stock with wihite embossing powder. And a bit of Kraft card stock that was torn and distressed for some added texture and interest finished off my sentiment banner. I popped the banner up with some foam squares. The entire wreath was added to the card with even more foam squares.  The embellishments again are from that Gold Mix Rhinestone pack. And this panel was then added to my card base. I love having a border around my card fronts, it really draws the eye in. Which do you prefer, a border or your card front to take up the enter size of the card? 

 

CARD FOUR

This vertical Mini Slimline card is the last in this collection. I loved stamping my own background so much with the previous cards I had to repeat that technique with this card. I lined up all the straight sentiments from this set and repeatedly stamped them onto this Kraft card stock with Milk Chocolate ink from Altenew to make a text background. The same inking and splattering finished off this background panel. I also distressed the edges of the card stock with the edge of my scissors, adding to that shabby farmhouse feel. I stamped and cut more flowers and branches and adhered them to the card to make them appear as if they were falling on the bird like birthday confetti.  I also altered the flag image by cutting off the pole part of it. I die cut a second flag from red card stock to add as a shadow behind my birthday sentiment flag. 

To complete the card I added more rhinestones, the tiniest size only, they are 2mm!!! So cute! 

There are so many other styles you can use with this stamp set. I found it very fun to play with. 

I would love to know which of these cards is your favorite! And do you like to see this style of post/video, where I make a collection of cards? Leave a comment below to let me know. I love to chat with you. 

Below are all the supplies I used to make this collection as well as all the Club Kits that Spellbinders has to offer. This Clear Stamp of the Month coordinates very well with several of the other club kits. 

 

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 Pumpkin Patch Stamp

Hey there. I am back to share with you the card I made on the Trinity Stamp Instagram yesterday, LIVE!!! It was a ton of fun and I got to share one of the coolest new stamp sets from their Autumn Impression release, the Pick of the Patch slimline stamp.  I went all out on this card! I did some hot foiling, ink smooshing, coloring and embossing!  Check out the final card right here. 

If you missed the LIVE demonstration you can still view it right here. 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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The hot foiled Hello is one of a handful of new Cut & Foil sets that Trinity Stamps has started carrying. 

It is a solid and bold plate, which can mean that it will be harder to foil than a thin line plate. BUT, if you use the right card stock, you will not have that trouble. I recommend the White Card Stock by Heffy Doodle. 

 

I also used this same white card stock to do some coloring with my Zig Clean Color Real Brush markers. Previously, I was only able to use these markers on Bristol Smooth card stock, but the Heffy Doodle White Card stock is soooooo smooth, it is perfect for the Zig markers! 

You can see that I used the Slimline Pick of the Patch stamp over the top of my ink smooshed background. But this stamp would also make a great focal point image for a slimline card. And you don't have to limit it's use to slimline card either. I love that this stamp set also comes with a couple pumpkins, faces you can stamp on them and 3 sentiments. It's versatile enough to use for fall like I have done on this card or, use with the jack-o-lantern faces for a Halloween project. 

 

Thank you so much for stopping by. I have listed and linked all the things I used to make this card for you below. 

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.

Glimmering Build A Banner Kit of the Month

It's time to take a look at the September Glimmer Kit of the Month from Spellbinders! 

This month's kit is a pretty banner set, with 6 sentiment plates and 2 decorative plates. You use these together to build a banner. And there are coordinating dies that allow you to cut out these hot foiled images to build the banner. This kit comes with a roll of Polished Brass foil, one of my faves! 

Now let's see this kit in action in the video below, where I show you each piece and make 2 cards with it. 

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

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

I use the biggest sentiment in the Glimmering Build A Banner set; Wishing You A Happy Birthday. I love this 3 piece banner. The detailed pieces that are the back sides if the banner are FABULOUS!  

I used a few die sets for the background. I used the Color Block Panel die for the green panels. I gave these panels a touch of splatter with some Electric Lime Silk, cause splatter always works!  And for the balloons I used the September Large Die of the month. Check out all 34 dies in the LDOM - Just a Tweet set right here. I brought my white balloons to life with a bit of Journey Glaze and then a sprinkle of chunky glitter. 

And in the background a little bit of dry embossing with the Heart and Soul Embossing folder.  I love that bit of white peeking through, drawing your eyes into the center and that banner. 

Now let's take a look at card number two, using the Color Block Slices dies for the background with a simpler banner on top. 

You do not have to have three section to this banner, you can do one like I have here for the Thank you. And it's still gorgeous. 

And how about that rainbow background with the die cut pieces, so easy to do with the Color Block Slices die set. 

The flowers are also from the September Large Die of the Month. My favorite thing about the Glimmer Build A Banner set is adding things all around it, like I did here with the flowers.

To finish off my flowers I added some Crystal Gems in the center. The are white with an iridescent finish, so pretty. 

This banner is a great set to add to any collection, it and easily go with the things you already have and love to use. 

Thank you so much for stopping by! I have all the things I used listed and linked for you below. I also have all the club kits that Spellbinders offers below so you can check those out. 

 

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

UNBOXING the Lovely Fall Box of the Month from Not 2 Shabby

Today I am unboxing the September 2021 Box of the Month from Not 2 Shabby. I will show you all the goodies in side, up close and personal. See it all in the video below. 

INTRODUCING the Lovely Fall Box of the Month....

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

You can get your September Box of the Month from Not 2 Shabby right here. 

In this month's box you will find the following goodies: 

1 - 6" x 8" stamp set - Autumn Vibes

1 - 4" x 6" stamp set - Welcome Fall

1 - 6" x 6" stencil - Knit Diamonds

1 - 9" x 4" Slimline Paper Pad - Lovely Fall Hues

1 - 6" x 6" Paper Pad - Lovely Fall

1 - Ephemera Pack

1 - coordinating sequin pack

Let me know if you have any questions about the box of the month from Not 2 Shabby. Or get more details on the Not 2 Shabby site, right here.

Thank you so much for stopping by. 

Just a Tweet - Large Die of the Month Sept 2021

Happy September! So many fun new things going on in the month of September and among them are the new Club Kits from Spellbinders. 

In this post I am sharing the Large Die of the Month, Just a Tweet. This set has 34 dies in it!!! You can create a bird, balloons, flowers, music notes, sentiments with layers and vines or branches for the flowers. The possibilities are great with this die set! 

In this video I will show you all 34 dies and how they go together. 

 

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

Now I have some close up photos of the card I made using these new dies. 

I've used all but the balloons to make this card. I created a frame of vines and flowers around my bird and sentiment. I added dimension to the flowers using Copic makers over the colored card stock for shadowing. Then I used my white Gelly Roll pen to add highlights as well. 

The background of this card has been embossed using the Slimline Flora embossing folder. It's such a pretty folder and was the perfect backdrop for my scene. 

I chose to make a yellow bird, as we have some that frequent our bird feeder that is shaped like a flower and they are yellow. I can see them out my craft room window and that is the inspiration for this card. 

Thank you so much for stopping by and letting me share the Large Die of the Month from Spellbinders with you. It's another great set with lots of detail and options. 

I have listed and linked all the club kits that Spellbinders has to offer, as well as the bundle options they have if you like to get more than one kit. 

 

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.

DIY Christmas Bingo

Hello there my stamping friends. I feel so accomplished today!  I have started on my Christmas gifts!!! When I saw the new Christmas Icons stamp set from Scrappy Tails I knew it would be perfect for making a Christmas Bingo game!  

My family plays Christmas Bingo every year. We use a set that I mad a VERY very very long time ago. My husband thought it would be a good gift idea for me to make another set for his brother's family. However, I did not have all the things I had when I made our set. THEN, Scrappy Tails released this new stamp set, Christmas Icons and the gift making was underway!!! This stamp set has 25 images that are just under 1". They are all Christmas related and are solid images that do not have to be colored in. I mean, it was almost as if it was made for me to make these Bingo cards!!! 

You can see my Christmas Bingo set come together in this video. It's so easy you might want to make your own set. 

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

All I needed now was the actual bingo card. So I went to Etsy and searched. I right away found a blank and printable Bingo card from the Heavy Feather Designs shop. It was only $3.99. Once I paid, the file was emailed to me, I downloaded it and print it out. The printable fits two cards on one sheet of 8-1/2" x 11" piece of card stock. I used light weight card stock that I buy in a ream at Walmart for my printer. This bingo card even prints out lines for you to cut on. So, I trimmed out the cards with my paper cutter and then was able to mount each card on to a 5" x 7" piece of colored card stock. 

Now let's chat about stamping the images on you bingo card. There are 25 spaces and 25 images in the stamp set. So, I chose 5 colors of ink and decided I stamp 5 images in each color. Then I set to randomly stamping out the images one at a time. Stamping each card with each image and then moving on to the next. I stamped all the images of one color before moving on to the next color. This worked really well, and I only ended up putting the same image in the same spot twice, oops! I made 5 Bingo cards and to complete the set I think I will make 5 more. It is nice to have plenty for a big group to play and it is nice for players to be able to switch out their cards. 

Other things you are going to need when making a bingo set are the calling pieces and markers. 

I used my Cameo Silhouette to cut out circles that are just under 1" for my markers. I made some in each of the five colors of card stock that I used to back my cards. I also cut these same size circles in white and stamped each image on to a white circle to make the calling pieces. If you do not have an electronic cutting machine you can always use a punch or a die to make your circles. 

I also cut circles slightly bigger from colored card stock to mount the calling pieces on to, this makes them more sturdy. 

The Bingo cards I purchased had large open letters. I thought it was fun, it gave me an opportunity to dress up my cards, give them more character. So I colored in each letter in with an ombre effect, using each of the five colors I chose for my cards; card red, dark green, dark brown, gold, and light blue. 

There was a bit of open space at the top of each card, above the word BINGO, I stamped "Merry Christmas" in this space. This sentiment is also found in the Christmas Icons stamp set. And if you like the Christmas Icons stamp set, there is a similar stamp set called Religious Christmas that would also work for making the bingo cards. 

I am very excited to gift this Christmas Bingo game to my brother-in-law. I am going to find a cute Christmas tin to put it in, that will be cute gift wrapping and a nice place to store the game as well. Let the Christmas memories begin! 

Below I have linked all the supplies I used to make this game. 

 

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 Holiday Inspiration Hop

Hello there stamping friends and welcome to the Spellbinders Holiday Inspiration Hop! 

Today several designers have come together to bring you beautiful ideas using products from the latest Spellbinders release. You will see projects from Halloween to Christmas!  If you are already hopping a long with us then you will have arrived here from Nicole Spohr's blog. Welcome!!! I am Carrie Rhoades and I have been paper crafting for over 20 years. I am currently in love with making slimline cards!  I live in Eagle, Idaho with my hubby and our two teenage daughters. I am blessed to work from home doing what I love, paper crafting. I also love to go camping and am learning how to crochet. 

Now let's chat about my projects for this hop. 

I am using three products from the Be Merry Collection; Shopping Spree Die set, Chill Bear Die set, and the Gifts of Christmas Glimmer Hot Foil set. 

With these fun new things I have created two slimline cards as well as a full panel shaker tag. Let's take a look. 

 

As you can see each of these projects has the Shopping Spree girl on it, holding a large stack of presents. This die set is another of Spellbinders Kinetic sets. It is designed so that the legs swing back and forth. It is such an easy interactive element to add to a card and adds that little touch of wow and I LOVE it. Two of my projects have this kinetic feature, but on the polar bear cards I did not have the legs swing. Let's take a close up look at each of these projects. 

My first card finds this power shopper overloaded with packages and as she is slipping and sliding on the ice her packages are falling. 

The background of this card is embossed with the Big Dot Slimline folder. 

I added a foiled sentiment using the Gifts of Christmas Glimmer Hot Foil set and Viridian Green foil.  I love the classy look of a foiled sentiment! 

This die set is so much fun, I so enjoyed mixing matching the coat with different colors of tights and boots and gloves and presents. I loved it so much I had to make two more of these power shopping girls. Here's how I used the next one. 

For this card I made the girl a little shorter to fit on the slimline card that is horizontal. Because of that I decided not to make her legs swing. I love that I can easily adjust the height of this girl as the legs are a separate die from the coat. 

I think this girl was shopping for presents for her woodland friends and has finally arrived and is BEARing gifts!  

I added another hot foiled sentiment to this card, using the same Viridian Green foil. I am loving the font of this hot foil set, Gifts of Christmas. 

This polar bear is so dar cute! I just love his scarf. I added a bit of shading to the bear using a C0 Copic marker. This just helps him to stand out off the white background. The white background is embossed with the Diagonal Strips embossing folder. I was so excited to have some Slimline sized embossing folders and dots and stripes are the perfect two to use on all kinds of cards. 

For my last power shopper I created a tag, not just any tag, but a full panel shaker tag. 

Full panel shaker means that a piece of plastic sheeting was wrapped around the front panel of a project. The sides attached to the back on three sides. Then you add in your shaker elements before attaching the four side of the window.  The plastic I used was the plastic that the embossing folders came it. Wrapping like this is the perfect material for full panel shakers. 

Once the front panel was wrapped in plastic, I added it to a red card stock base. The power shopper was attached to the front of this with foam squares. And the legs DO swing back and forth.

There did not seem to be much room on this front of this tag for the sentiment I wanted to use. But there was plenty of room on the back! 

What a sweet sentiment!!! 

Do you like to make your own Christmas tags? I'd love to know, leave me a comment below and tell me. I'd also love to know if you'd like some ideas on making christmas tags. 

Now it is time to hop along, your next stop on the hop is: Susan Tierney-Cockburn. Included in this hop is a GIVEAWAY!  

Giveaway:
To celebrate this event, Spellbinders is giving away a $50 gift certificate to 3 lucky blog readers – who will be randomly selected from the comments on the Spellbinders blog.  Giveaway closes on Sunday, August 29th 11:59 pm EDT. The winners will be announced in the Spellbinders blog hop post the following Wednesday. Winner is responsible for shipping cost, duties and taxes.

In case you got lost along the hop, the entire list of hoppers is below for you. 

 

Spellbinders Blog
Jennifer Mcguire
Yana Smakula
Becca Feeken
Jill Hilliard
Jackie Pasko
Becky Roberts
Nichol Spohr
Carrie Rhoades ------------ YOU ARE HERE! 
Annie Williams
Sandi MacIver
Jennifer Kotas
Virginia Lu
Joy Baldwin
Jenny Colacicco
Linda Parker
Rosemary Dennis
Betty Wright
Michelle Short
Norine Borys

Thank you so much for stopping by and hopping along with us! All the supplies I used are listed and linked for you below. 

 

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

Full Panel vs. Traditional Shaker Card

It's release day at Trinity Stamps and I am playing with one of my favorite dies from this release. And it is part of a YouTube hop! You are going to LOVE all the new inspiration in the projects you see today. 

You can check out ALL of the products in this amazing new release right HERE.

For my projects I chose to play with the new Slimline Skelly Die set. And when I first saw this skeleton die set I really wanted to make a rainbow skeleton!  And that is what I did today. I die cut the skeleton one time, but was able to make 2 shaker cards!!! One being a FULL PANEL shaker and the other traditional style shaker. You can check out the video right here and see these fun cards come together. 

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

The Slimline Skelly die set is very cleverly designed because it has a die that cuts out all the bones and it has a die that cuts all around the skeleton. As well as a few accent pieces for it; a hat, bow, and heart. At the end of this post I share two other cards I made using the skeleton die with the outline die. For these cards I ink blended a panel of white card stock with the following Distress Oxide colors; Kitsch Flamingo, Mustard Seed and Salvaged Patina. This blended into a beautiful rainbow panel. I die cut the skeleton from this panel. I used the bones for my full panel shaker card and the negative panel for a traditional shaker card. Tell me what you think of a rainbow skeleton. I am loving how it turned out and think this could be used other times beside just Halloween. 

If you are not familiar with a Full Panel style shaker card it is very easy to create!  You just need to save up some cellophane type packaging material. The piece I used was the packaging from a pack of vellum. I cut it so it was larger than my card front panel. The panel is 3-1/4" x 8-1/4", the plastic is about 4-1/4" x 9-1/4".

Once your card panel is complete you lay it face down onto the plastic sheet, so it is centered. Cut off the corners of the plastic sheet, pretty close to the card front panel. Then using double stick tape you wrap and adhere the flaps of the plastic around the card front panel, only doing 3 sides. Do not pull it back too tight. Leaving one end open allows you to now add the shaker elements. I used the Oh My Stars Silver Holographic mix.   Lastly, fold over and adhere the third flap. Then you can adhere this panel down to your card as normal. 

I attached my full shaker panel to a scalloped border from the Slimline Scalloped Card Panel Die set, which also has the die I used to cut the black sentiment strip. The sentiments are both from the new Shaker Your Bones stamp set, which if you love skeletons, you are going to LOVE. It is stamp set of skeletons in all different poses and some punny sentiments. Like, "it's going tibia okay". 

If you look closely to at the background behind the skeleton in this full panel shaker cards you may be able to see some wispy clouds in a Metallic Frost ink. I stenciled those on used the October Night stencil set. 

Now let's chat about the traditional shaker card. 

I loved my ink blended rainbow panel so much that I could not just throw out the panel after die cutting it. I thought it would make a great shaker card panel. So, I adhered it to a window sheet and piece in the eyes, nose, ribs and pelvis bones. I added the bow and heart die cut from glitter paper, as I did on the first card as well. Then I lined the back of it with foam strips, add more of the Oh My Stars mix and backed that with another window sheet. Doing the sandwich method with the window sheets makes it so much easier to then add the shaker to the card. 

Since my original ink blended panel was only 7" long. I added a strip of glitter paper to the top and bottom of the card and this made the perfect spot to add my sentiments. 

You can really see all the shimmer I added to the rainbow panel in the picture below. That is good old Perfect Pearls mixed with water and splattered on.

I added some bling to my cards too, the Melanite Magic Rhinestones. They are black gems with an iridescent finish. 

I would love to know which card is your favorite! Leave a comment below to let me know, I so enjoy chatting with you. 

As this is part of a YouTube video hop you should check out my video for these cards and from there get the next stop on the hop. Be sure to like comment and subscribe as you hop a long for a chance to win one of two $25 gift certificates being given away to the Trinity Stamps shop. All the details about the giveaway are in the description box of the video. 

Below are all the supplies I used to make today's cards as well as the entire Autumn Impressions 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.

Quick and Easy Watercolored Background

Today I was on the Trinity Stamps Instagram doing a live video where I shared the Summer Blooms Kit and how to do loose watercoloring. 

I stamped all of the line images from the Summer Blooms stamp set as well as the First Blooms stamp set (both of these sets were designed by Melanie of Paper Starr) on to watercolor card stock with clear ink and embossed them with clear embossing powder. 

Then I was able to watercolor these flowers, but before I explain the technique I used take a look at the finished card. 

For this loose watercolor look I started by spraying the paper with water. I used the Atelier inks show in the photo, Petunia Pink, Goddess Green and Marigold Orange. I pressed them down onto my glass mat and watered them down a bit with my water brush. I added the ink to my wet and embossed panel. I let the ink flow outside the lines of the images. One that was done I dried the piece a bit with a heat tool. Then I went back in with more ink, less watered down to give the images more depth and dimension. The last step was to splatter on some of the ink to finish off the look. 

You can watch it come together in the Instagram video right here:

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The finished card is A7 size; 10" x 7", scored at 5". After my watercolored panel was dry I die cut it out with the second to largest die from the A7 Modern embossed panel die set, giving the edge a nice embossed line detail. 

The sentiment I added is from the amazing stamp set; A Sentiment for ALMOST Everything. Speaking of everything, I have all the things I used to make this card listed and linked for you below. 

 

If you love both of these stamp sets you can get the First Blooms stamp and die set at a discount when you purchase the Summer Blooms kit! AWESOME, right! Trinity Stamps is offering 20% off the First Bloom stamp set and and die set when you purchase your Summer Blooms kit. Just add the Kit, the First Bloom Stamp Set and Die set to your cart then enter FirstBloom20off at check out!

 

 

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

 

Teddy Bear Picnic Shaker Card

Hello there, it is time for Episode 3 of my August Stamp Set of the Month series. Every Tuesday this month I am sharing creations made using the Forest Par-Tea stamp set from Trinity Stamps. 

This week I am making a slimline scene for a Teddy Bear picnic and it is a shaker card too! 

You can watch this weeks episode below. 

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

To make this card a cool shaker I used the Foliage frame die as my window. I love this leafy border and thought it would make a great frame for a picnic in the woods with a teddy bear and 3 mice. 

To create the woodland background I used the Layered Birch stencil set. A little sponging and splattering of Rustic Wilderness ink helped set the scene. 

Speaking of the scene. This teddy bear invited the mice to the party and did not know they were going to take over!  These mice are from the Mouse House stamp set. I love how this card came together and the strawberry shaker elements were the perfect thing to add to this shaker! 

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

 

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

Summer Blooms Kit by Trinity Stamps

I am excited to share with you the all new Summer Blooms Kit by Trinity Stamps. 

It's first every kit by Trinity Stamps and it is a GREAT kit. 

Not only am I sharing this fabulous new kit but so is the entire design team at Trinity Stamps. You can get more inspiration and enter the giveaway over on Instagram, start the hop right here: https://www.instagram.com/carrierhoades

You can see the entire kit contents and watch this card being made in the video below.

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

The blooms in this stamp set are defects. They are slightly graphic with a realistic feel.  They were designed by Melanie from PaperStarr. Who also designed the First Bloom stamp set. These two sets will work great together! AND SO, Trinity Stamps is offering 20% off the First Bloom stamp set and and die set when you purchase your Summer Blooms kit. Just add the Kit, the First Bloom Stamp Set and Die set to your card then enter FirstBloom20off at check out!  

If you are not familiar with the First Bloom stamp set, here's a look at a card I made with that set. 

You can see that these blooms will coordinate so good with the blooms from the Summer Blooms kit! 

Start shopping for your kit and more right here.

This kit comes with INK cubes from Ink On 3! The Fade Out No Line Coloring ink is one of them. I was so super excited about that and had to do some no line coloring with this stamp set. 

I found it to be very easy with this set and it was so enjoyable bringing these blooms to life. 

Here are all the yummy things that come in the Summer Blooms Kit: 

4x8 Summer Blooms Stamp Set.

Coordinating Die Set.

1 4x8 Trinity Stamps Product Pocket for Stamp/Die Storage.

12 piece collection of double sided 6x9 papers - two sheets of 6 double-sided designs.

Summer Sparkles - Kit Exclusive mix of rhinestones in Trinity Stamps Signature storage box.

InkOn3 Mini Ink Cubes! One of each color in: Fadeout no-line coloring ink, Sweet Petunia Pink, Marigold Orange, and Goddess Green.

This exclusive kit is available only while supplies last. If purchased separately, these items total over $75.00... That's a savings of $35!

GET YOUR SUMMER BLOOMS KIT HERE

If you are interested in the other products I used to make today's card I have them 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.

 

 

 

Slimline Wide Box Forest Par-Tea Scene

Welcome back! This post is for Episode Two of my August Stamp Set of the Month series. This month I am featuring the Trinity Stamps set, Forest Par-Tea. And in this weeks episode I am making a slimline wide box card. It is such a fun style of card to do with a 3D scene. 

This card was made using the Slimline Wide Box die set by Trinity Stamps. I love that the guess work of making a card like this is done for me with the help of this die set. 

You can see it all come together in this episode below. 

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

To create the scene inside this box I used image from the Forest Par-Tea set of course, but also the Bunny Burrow set which coordinates with this et so nicely! I used the flowers, the forward facing bunny, and the insects to add to this picnic par-tea in the park. The die cut trees and birds are from The Great Outdoors die set. I love this set with is elements that help build an outdoor scene! 

If you like this card you will also like the backyard par-tea scene I created for Episode One, you can watch it right here. 

All the supplies I used to make today's card are listed and linked for you below. Be sure to check back in next Tuesday night for another Episode featuring this stamp set. 

 

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

Introducing Crescent Creation

Hello stamping friends. Today I am part of a blog hop celebrating the opening of the online shop, Crescent Creation. The shop owner is my friend Neha Tulsyan. She previously had an Etsy shop where I would get some of my favorite shaker elements from. On her new website you can still get these fun embellishments but she has also expanded her line. She now carries her own Digital stamps as well as products from several companies that you already love like; Lawn Fawn, Honey Bee Stamps, Avery Elle, Ranger, Pink Fresh Studio and more!  

As part of this hop celebration there are several designers creating fun projects to inspire you, several of whom are my friends, so make sure to hop along with us and leave comments as you so. 

The second part of the hop that is so fun, is that Neha is giving away FOUR $25 shopping sprees to her new shop!  Winners will be announced on August 17th, so be sure to get all your hoping done before then. 

To make sure you are entered follow Crescent Creation. 

Website

Facebook

Instagram

Pinterest

YouTube

Now let's take a look at the card I made for this hop and then I will have all the hop links for you below. 

For this card I combined Digital Stamps and traditional stamps. The slide image is from a Digital Stamp Set, Park Fun. I thought a slide image was such a fun image to add to my collection. And I knew it would pair well with my Avery Elle Peek-a-Boo critters. So, I asked my daughter, what animal is most likely to go down a slide. She said PENGUIN! And so this card was born. I thought it would be really fun to do a Christmas card with this slide. I'm pretty sure I have never seen a Christmas card with a slide before!!! 

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

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

The little penguin I added to the top of the slide is from the Avery Elle stamp set, Polar Peek-a-Boo Pals. I love that it looks like he is about to take a slide down, he even looks a little apprehensive.  But not to worry, his friend (in this case) the polar bear safely made it down the slide and over the snow. 

I found some glitter paper from my stash with a light pink tint and thought it would be perfect for my snowy or icy hill. I also paired up Digital sentiments from the Park Fun set with a traditional stamped sentiment on this card. 

I altered the "to say" sentiment by cutting off the word "hi", so it would then say... "Sliding by to say Happy Holidays". 

I accented this card with some clay elements, Snowflake Mix, also from the Crescent Creation shop. These darling snowflakes were the perfect finishing touch. 

I hope you are enjoying the hop and found some inspiration here. The next stop on the hop is my friend Marla Harris at Mad About Cards & Crafts. 

If you missed a stop on the hop you can find the entire line up right here. Some of the stops are blog some are YouTube videos. 

Crescent Creation Blog

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

Marla Harris

Ashley Young

Silvia Galloni

Erin Reed

Lisa Blanton Mensing

Lauren Taylor

Candice Richardson

Arjita Sepaha Singh

Ishani S

Deborah Jenkins

Don't forget to leave some love along the way to be entered into the giveaway! 

 

 

Positive-Tea Shaker Card

Hello my stamping friends. Today I got to go LIVE on the Trinity Stamps Instagram. I played with some new things paired with an older stencil I had yet to use and made a card inspired by my grandmothers china. I could not be more happy with how this card turned out. It's a bit of a break from my norm of bright colors and has a vintage feel to it.  If you missed the LIVE video you can still watch it right here. 

 

 

 

 

 

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And now let's take a closer look at the card I made.

This card began with a little inspiration from a tea cup, from my grandmother's set of china, Desert Rose. 

I thought the Bed of Roses stencil set could make a great background for this tea cup and then I immediately  thought of the Desert Rose dishes I have of my grandmother's. This card makes me so happy and I am sure my grandma, Teddy, would love it. I miss her sweet little face! 

The focal point of the card is a sweet 4" x 3" stamp set designed by one of Trinity Stamps beloved designers, Love, Dani Studio. It is one set but comes with 4 dies to cut out the images individually if you like. I love how Love, Dani Studio always incorporates uplifting sentiments with her darling images. 

I added the cup to a background stamped with the Encouragement Text 6" x 6" background that was cut down to 4-1/4" x 2-7/8" to fit  behind the pink scalloped frame die cut using the 4 Bar Card Builder Die set .  This frame became the front of my shaker whichhas a few clay lemon slices in it to shake around. 

The second sentiment on this stamp is able to be die cut using a banner die in this same die set. I embossed mine with white onto some dark green card stock. Then added the banner to the bottom of the shaker. All of this fit on to my A-7 sized card,  5" x 7". The two panels on this card were die cut using the Modern Embossed A-7 Layering Die Set. I love the etched line these panels have from this die set. It really adds to the design of this card. 

Below you will find all the supplies I used to make this card. Thank you so much for stopping by and letting me share this special card with you. 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.