Carrie Stamps

THE BEST Glimmer Hot Foil Plate and a card!

Hey there stamping friends. Have you jumped on the Glimmer Hot Foil wagaon?  I did and I'm not sorry!  I'm having so much fun with it I thought I would share with you the BEST Glimmer Hot Foil plate out there. Okay, in my opinion. If you follow me or know you then you already know that I love backgrounds. I love background stamps and making my own backgrounds from all kinds of media. So, it will then come as no surprise to you that the BEST Glimmer Hot Foil plate, I my FAVORITE Glimmer Hot Foil plate is a background plate. Scattered Dots is the BEST Hot Foil plate.

In this video I am going to show you 5 ways to use it. Then I am going to share a card made with one of these background and a video of the making of that card. So much fun on the blog today!

Tell me, is this not the best Glimmer Hot Foil plate??? 

For my first card using one of the backgrounds from this video I am going with the green dots on green paper. Perfect for a Christmas card!

I used the new Spellbinders die set, Santa's Workshop for this card. What a fun stamp set!  I love the dome, it's a fresh new way to make a scene. This card here resembles a snowglobe. I added glaze and sparkle cuts glitter to give it a snowglobe feel. 

I love how the light hits the scattered dots in the background as well as the sparkle cuts glitter on my glass dome.

You can watch the making of this card in this video here:

Stay tuned, I will be back very soon with card 2 with another Scattered Dots background.

Below I have listed and linked all the supplies I have used to make this card.  When you click and shop these links you are helping to support my blog and YouTube channel at no cost to you, thank you for your support!  It means so much to me!

 

 

September Happy Stamping Box

The September Happy Box is now available for order! 

I am thrilled to tell you that Honey Bee Stamps is partnering with me to bring you the Warm Wishes stamp and die set for the September Happy Stamping Box!

What is the Happy Stamping Box? 

It is a stamping class in a box. A stamping class you get to take right from the comfort of home. In the box you will find, stamps, dies, products, embellishments and 5 project kits. We make the cards together in a LIVE virtual class. I love getting to connect with you by stamping together!

YOU are invited to join me in the fun! 

Below I am sharing a few of the cards that we are making with this months box.

For the projects in the September box we will be creating backgrounds using stencils.  Each of the projects in this kit are unique creations, designed by me. The cards in this box are holiday themed. We will make a halloween card, two fall cards and three Christmas cards. And, there is no need to leave your home to create with me!

From this box you will be making 5 cards, with an opportunity to earn a 6th BONUS card when you register by September 2rd, 2019. You will automatically get the BONUS project for FREE when you register by the early bird deadline of 9/2/19.  The last date to register for this class is on 9/6/19.

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

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

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

OPTION 1 : FULL KIT $68 (shipping included)

Full Kit includes: 5 project kits, Warm Wishes stamp set, Warm Wishes die set, Starbrite Stencil by FSJ, Splash Zone Stencil by FSJ, Blending Brush, Sparkle Silk, Golden Wooden Leaves Embellishment pack.  Access to the full color PDF tutorial to download and/or print off. And a seat at the LIVE virtual class. 

OPTION 2: CARD KITS ONLY $35 (shipping included)

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

SUBSCRIBE!!!

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

Click here to SUBSCRIBE for just $60 a month  (subscribe by 9/6/19 to get the September Box, subscriptions after that will start with the October box)

 

BONUS PROJECT:

To earn the 6th BONUS project, purchase your kit by 9/2/19.

WHAT YOU NEED:

You will need to have some basic supplies on hand to make these projects. Like: scissors, glue, adhesives, paper cutter, die cutting machine, heat tool, ink pads, etc.

WHEN IS THE LIVE CLASS?

The September Happy Stamping Box class will be held LIVE in the private Facebook page on Saturday September 28th at 9:30am MST.  If you can not make it to the LIVE event the recording will be available after the event in the Facebook group page for you to watch at your convenience.

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

DETAILS:

All products for the kits will be ordered and prepared by me after the registration deadline of September 6th.  I do not have all the product on hand, it is ordered based on registrations.  The ordering, cutting and preparation of these boxes take 10-14 days after the deadline. The expected shipping date for the boxes is 9/20/19. 

Happy Stamping Boxes can only be mailed with in the United States at this time, send me a special request if you are outside the US at [email protected]

Registration closes on 9/6/19.

The PDF tutorial will be emailed and  post to the Happy Stamping Box FB page on or around 9/23/19 for you to download and print. Use this to prepare for and along with the LIVE class or recorded video.

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

QUESTIONS?

Please leave a comment on this post if you have any questions, I am glad to help.

Looking forward to stamping with you!

EASY Gel Press Prints for Card Making

I am excited for today's video, it combines one of my favorite techniques with my August Stamp Set of the Month.  My August Stamp set of the Month is Sunflower Daisy by Altenew.  I love making my own backgrounds and for todays backgroud and the techinques I am going to be showing you is Gel Press Printing!

You will want to check out the video first to see how I use the Gel Press to make some distress and layered backgrounds. And then I will make a card with a Gel Press background.

Thank you so much for watching, don't forget to click over to the video on YouTube and comment on the video for a chance to win this card.  Now let's take a look at the card closer.

What I love about the Gel Press backgrounds is that it has so much depth and texture and interest. No two prints are alike, so even if you repeat what you did before you will always get variations making for a one of a kind background. 

The background helps to support the amazing blooms stamped from the Sunflower Daisy stamp set. Look closely and you can see all the detail in these flowers.  That is because this stamp set is a layering set. You stamp 4 images over the top of each other to create the large flower. Isn't it amazing?  I love how these flowers look.

These flowers were stamped with Altenew inks. Their ink pads are sold in sets of 4, so I know when I grab the Warm and Cozy set of Orange inks they are going to layer together perfectly. That makes me so happy. I did how ever add a brown layer (Milk Chocolate ink) to each of the flowers to give them more of a fall feel.

The large Grateful sentiment is from HoneyBee Stamps, the set is also called "Grateful".  I love it combined with the smaller sentiment on this card.

Each week I have taken on the challenge of adding something to the inside of the card. This week was no exception.

Thank you so much for stopping by. Be sure to come back next week for my September Stamp Set of the Month reveal. And another set of videos with lots of fun ideas.

Below I have listed and linked all the products I used to make this card. When you click on my links you are helping to support this blog and you YouTube channel at no cost to you. THANK YOU, I appreciate you!

 

 

Using the Sunflower Daisy Stencil to make 4 cards

Hello there, I am back today with part 3 of my Sunflower Daisy series!  If you missed Part 1 or Part 2 I have linked them here for you. Every Monday in the month of August I am sharing creations using my pick for Stamp Set of the Month, Altenew's Sunflower Daisy. I was blown away at the realistic look of the flowers and leaves in this set and just had to play with it.

For today's cards I am playing with the coordinating stencil. You can get the stamp set, die set and stencil set in a bundle, which is what I purchased. Mostly because the stencil set comes with masks!  Check out the masks in action in last week's video if you missed it.

I used the stencil with the Altenew inks, Rose Petal. This is a set of four pink colors that Altenew has grouped together, so I know they are going to layer together and be beautiful.  I made a stenciled background with three of the colors from this set; Rose Quartz, Puffy Heart and Purple Wine. I stenciled the smaller flower with one color and filled an entire piece of card stock that measured 4" x 5-1/2". Then I took the second more detailed coordinating stamp and stamped that over the top of the stenciled flowers in the same ink color. I repeated this with the other two colors, creating 3 backgrounds.

Then I took my three backgrounds and cut them into strips, measuring 1-3/4" x 4".  I was then able to create 4 cards using the three backgrounds that I made.

I used the Elegant Occasions Glimmer Hot Foil plate set and Aurora foil to add the Thank You Sentiment. I did have some over foiling with this set and I am not sure why, that happens sometimes and you can use a sanding eraser to remove some of that but I had a hard time getting it off of the stamped backgrounds. So I just went with this I felt it added to the botanical feel of this card.

I love the iridescent shine of a Hot Foiled image!  I also added a stamped sentiment using one of the greetings from the Sunflower Daisy stamp set.

Speaking of the Sunflower Daisy stamp set, the star of this card has to be the large stamped flower. The layering of the four images in four coordinating ink colors is amazing!

For the center of the flower I used the three lightest colors from the Delectable Delights ink collection, also from Altenew. The leaves were stamped with the three lightest inks from the Tropical Forest ink collection. I LOVE these greens, so bright and vibrant but still earthy.

Now let's take a look at the other three cards I made using the remaining background strips.

For this card I reversed the order of the strips, putting the lightest at the top and moving the flower to the top of the card. The look that you get when ink blending the base of the flower in the backgrounds and then stamping the top layer with the same color of ink is much different than stamping the base image with a light color of ink and then stamping the second detailed image over that with a darker ink. Which makes excellent backgrounds.  If you like the idea of using your focal images to create backgrounds you will want to check out last week's creation in this video.

For my next card I foiled the sentiment on the lightest strip with pink foil.

I love the placement of the flower on this card as well. There where so many options when creating these 4 cards with very similar layouts. I highly recommend creatins more than one card with the same supplies. It gets the creative juices flowing and you already have all the supplies out so it makes it easy to create.

This last card is so different because I only had 1/4" strips left. So I used one here as an accent above my embossed panel. And used pink foil for my sentiment.

I LOVE this flower images, just look at how beautiful it stamps. If you have yet to try one of Altenew's stamp layering sets, I suggest this one. It is more forgiving than some other layering stamps if you do not get it lined up exactly, ask me how I know. Just look closely at this image and you can see one side I did not get lined up. And if you can not find it, then I proved my point I guess. hehe.

You can watch the making of these cards in the video below. AND, if you go over to my YouTube channel and you LIKE and COMMENT on this video, you will be entered to WIN one of these cards!!! The winner of last week's card is Doreen Nelson! Congrats Doreen, I will be in touch and get your card out to you right away!

 

All the products I used to make today's cards have been listed and linked for you below. Shopping my links helps to support this blog and YouTube channel at no cost to you, I thank you!

 

Thank you so much for taking time out of your day to stop and visit my blog!

Glimmering Sentiments 5 ways

Today I am sharing 5 ways to use the Glimmering Sentiments Hot Foil plate set by Spellbinders.  This is the July Glimmer Hot Foil set of the month. This set features 5 sentiments that you can hot foil and matching dies to die cut each out. But I wanted to show you a few other ways to use this set. A lot of these ideas will translate over to other hot foils plates as well.  To really see how to do these techniques, make sure you check out the video posted after the photos of each card.

1 - Foil and Cut

So first I have to show you how to use the Glimmering Sentiments as intended.  Hot Foil the sentiment onto card stock and cut it out. For 4 of the projects I used the foil that came with the Glimmering Sentiments, it's a silver pewter color.

The background on this card is a gel press print that I made a while back using acrylic paint on the Gel Press and then pressing a texture plate into the paint before laying a piece of card stock on it to pick up the print. Can you see the seashell?  I love to pair my Glimmer Hot Foil plates with Gel Press prints. It is a match made in heaven!  My sentiment was foiled with Pewter foil and die cut with the coordinating die. Why that is so darn cool and deserves a spot on 5 ways to use this set is because having dies to cut out your hot foiled images is somewhat new. Not all Glimmer Hot Foil plates come with dies. So, if you have been hot foiling for a while you get excited about coordinating dies.

2 - Direct to Card Front

But you can use the Glimmering sentiments with out the dies, but the problem is how to line them up. In the video I show you how to make a template using the dies so that you can easily line up the sentiment and get it straight.

Again this background was created on my Gel Press using die ink. After braying out the ink I stamped into with the Post Me stamp by Fun Stampers Journey. I also removed a bit of the ink by pressing the Hearts a Flutter Gel Plate on to the inked Gel Press. Then I picked up the print with a piece of card stock. This print is a stand alone kind of print, it does not need much with it because it is so interesting to look at. So, I made a very simple card by just adding a glimmering sentiment. The foil I used is the Pewter, but the pink of the card reflects off it in certain lights. That's what I love about the Hot Foil, the light hits it as you turn the card and you can see lots of different colors.

3 - Direct to Card with a Frame

You do not have to use the coordinating dies to die cut, you can use them to make a frame around the sentiment for added interest. This made possible by using the tan embossing mat by Spellbinders. You can embossing any die into your paper by using this mat instead of a plate.

If you look closely at this card you can see there is an embossed frame around the sentiment, this makes it stand up a bit. Gives the sentiment a bit more interest.

Isn't this Gel Press print so fun?  I love the distressed look you can get on a print made on a Gel Press.

4 - Make a Window

Use the die for your sentiment to die cut a window. This a fun design to make with any stamp and die set so I knew it would be fun to do with the Glimmering Sentiments.

This time I used Teal Foil, since I was die cutting away a piece of the front panel that had blue in it I wanted the sentiment fill in the missing blue. You could easily make this into a shaker card, but if you want the card to be a bit more simple and quick raised up window is fun!

This background is not a Gel Press print but was made with shaving cream. You can see how I made this background in this video.

I always think that shaving cream backgrounds look like a sweet treat so I used the Cool Treat die set by Concord & 9th to die cut my Snowcone to accent this card.  It is so darn cute!

5 - Glimmer Resist

Did you know that Glimmer Hot Foiled images resist ink?  Hot Foil an image onto card stock and do you favorite ink blending over the top. The ink does not stick to the foil.

For my ink blending I use Distress ink; Seedless Preserves and Peacock Feathers. Where they over lap I was able to get a bit of purple. And these colors went perfectly with the Confetti Sparkle elements and so I had to turn this background into a shaker card!

I hope you have learned a little bit about hot foiling and have some new ideas to try. Below is the video where I show you each of these techniques and show you the making of each card. The backgrounds were not made in this video, but if you want to see videos on Gel Press print making check out my Gel Press videos here; Toucan Paradise on the Gel Press, Rainbow Glimmer Unicorn Card (also features the Glimmer Hot Foil system), Gel Press Surprise Prints.

Below I have listed and linked all the things I used to make today's cards.  When you click and shop these links you are helping to support this blog and YouTube channel at not cost to you, THANK YOU!

 

Thank you so much for taking time to stop by and let me share my creations with you, it means so much to me!

 

 

 

 

3 things to hand make for better bday parties

So my youngest daughter, Hannah, just turned 11. If you look back at my blog you will see all the fun birthday parties we have had over the years. Some years I am able to go all out, making all the things. And other years life is busy and that just does not happen. But there I always try to do 2-3 things that are hand made to make the party really special. This year, for the camping themed party, I was able to make 3 things. One is a banner, which I make every year, except the year be moved into our house on my daughters bday. I bought a banner that year, but I am choosing not to have mom guilt over that. The other thing I made were tags for the party favors. Last is water bottle wraps, I wanted them to be canteen themed. Over all these three things were the special touches that the party needed. The things that make a party at home a special event.

If you follow me on Instagram you may have seen my short videos, the making of these projects. If not, no worries, I have compiled them into one video so you can watch in one place. This video is different than the ones I usually make in that it is a sped up step by step video and not a demonstration. It is set to music. I'd love to know if you like this style of video. Not to replace my usual videos but something fun to watch on occasion. If you like it give the video a thumbs up so I know. I also have all the pictures of the projects on this post as well as the birthday card I made for my daughter and a few other cool things from the party. So, scroll down and check that out as well.

 

Now let's take a closer look at each of these projects. 

First up is the water bottle wraps. And easy project to make for any birthday party.  I also like it because I like the kids to have a drink but not add to the sugar overload of cake and icecream.  Keep reading to see the cake I made, it's not quite a pinterest fail, let's just say my creative talents do not translate into frosting.

I always get the shorty water bottles because they actually drink them and I don't end up having to water the plants and lawn with them. Making wraps for water bottles is a cinch. Remove the label on the bottle, measure it and cut your own decorative paper that matches your theme. I use double stick tape to secure it to the bottle. Then add a cute element. For mine I used the bear from the Lawn Fawn stamp set Love You S'more. I colored it in using 3 copic markers. Then die cut it. I made 12 waterbottle wraps in all so coloring 12 bears went pretty fast. The splash of water is also from a Lawn Fawn set,  RAWR.  It is meant to be a splash of lava for the coordinating volcano stamp, but it works great as water too. Now about the canteen. I created this image in my Silhouette design studio myself and then cut it electronically.  This was the element that took me to longest. But now I have this shape I can use again in the future. And I was able to cut all 12 at once. I used a black gel pen to add the details to the lid. The kids LOVED these and most of them saved them and took them home. That made my day!

Next up we have the party favor tags. NOW, I knew these would be  ripped off and discarded. So, I made them fairly simple so I would not be too heartbroken over it.

All the pattern paper I used is from Echo Park, this campfire and s'mores print was perfect for this party. I die cut a Bread Tag die and dressed it up with images from the Love You S'more stamp set, easy as that.

In the party favor bag are Golden Grahams S'mores Bars! You can make them too with this recipe, so easy to make!

We also tied a small flashlight to the party favor bag. And they were a hit!  But make extra, because the parents picking up wanted one too!

Last but not least..... The banner!

Before you ask, my daughter wanted the banner to say Happy Bday. So, that's what she got. You have to check out the video to see close ups of each pennant, it is so adorable! Banners are a must in my house for birthday parties. My plan is to hang up every banner I have made over the years when each of my girls turns 18, which is sneaking up on me. I still remember the Sesame Street banner I made when Hannah turned 2! Or was it three, either way, I am old!

No for the bonus!!! Here's the birthday card I made my sweet girl.

I am IN LOVE with this card!  The coloring was so much fun and I am delighted with how it turned out. I am getting the hang of this Copic Marker thang!  I mean check out that toasty marshmallow! And how the light of the fire shines on the critters! 

The background of this card was a left over background I had from a watercolor class I taught. It was perfect for this night time scene. Take note of the s'more here. I has chocolate dripping down, I hand drew that in, it is not part of the stamped image. Just a wavy line with a black liner pen.

I did not forget about the inside of the card.

The adorable party hat the bear is wearing is from the RAWR stamp set, I can not stand how cute he is!  And that candle on the smore. I drew it!  And I have to say I am slightly impressed with myself! I did not have a stamp the right size so after 6 attempts I had a candle I could live with! 

Now, do you want to see the camping themed cake that my daughter and I made?

SO MUCH FUN!  We made that hard candy on top and broke it into pieces to make the flames. It was fun party with Dream Catcher making, a scavenger hunt, presents and a sleepover (I mean camp out) too. I hope you have enjoyed this post they are always my favorites to share with you. If you'd like to see more of our birthday parties you can check out these posts:

Shopkins Birthday Party

Minnie Mouse Birthday Party

American Girl Party

All the supplies I used to make these projects are listed and linked for you below. When you click on these links and shop you are helping to support this blog and YouTube channel at no cost to you, THANK YOU! Thank you so much for stopping by. I'd love to hear from you. In the comments below let me know if you have ever made a banner for a party before.

Sunflower Daisy background

Welcome back to the blog. Today I am sharing part 2 of my August Stamp Set of the Month series. This month's pick for stamp set of the month is Sunflower Daisy by Altenew. It's a gorgeous layering stamp set. For today's card I am going to use the same stamps to create a background for my card and the focal images. To do this I will be using the Mask Stencil set that you can get in a bundle with the stamps and dies. The Mask Stencil set is just what the name says a Stencil that coordinates with the flower and leaf images in the stamp set, but they also give you the cut out shapes of the flowers and leaves to use as masks. It's fabulous.

So let's take a look at today's card.

The background on this card was inspired by cards that I saw Lydia make on her YouTube channel, Lydia's Crafty Corner. I loved it so much and knew I wanted to make my own for this card.

The trick to making the background with the same flowers is to eliminate the most solid stamp that you normally stamp first in the stamp layering process. That leaves more white showing through. Also, since my background was going to be under the same stamped flowers I stamped the background with mostly light ink. You can use darker inks and put just a sentiment over this background, it is so beautiful. 

I love these flowers, they are so gorgeous, detailed and dimensional just with layering stamps.

The ink that I used for this card should be mentioned. With layering stamps you want 2-4 colors of ink that go together. I used two ink pad sets from Altenew; Sweet Dreams for the Teal Blues and Tropical Forest for the green leaves. If you are not familiar with Altenew ink pads they come in sets of four. So when you do stamp layering you can easily pick a set of ink pads and stamp your flowers in that set of colors, knowing that all the colors in the set will work well and layer nicely together.

For the sentiment panel I used a Gel Press background that I had on hand. A Gel Press print is made by brayering paint or ink over a gel like plate and picking up that paint with a piece of paper.  This card needed something that would stand out between the background and the flowers and solid card stock was a little plain to me. So, I pulled out some prints I had previously made and this one was perfect, the green went really well with the stamped leaves. I also thing the grungy edge of this print is amazing and it adds something special to this card.

With all the cards in the August stamp set of the month series I will be dressing up the inside of the card. It's a goal of mine to add a little something to the inside, which just makes the card more special. If you caught last weeks card, the inside of this card is similar in lay out. I will try to be more creative on the inside of next week's card.

If you are new to my stamp set of the month series, you should know I give away the cards I make each week. It's easy to enter. First, watch the making of this card in the video below. Then, if you like the video give it a thumbs up and leave a comment on the video. Every one who does will be entered to win this card. I will announce the winner on next week's video. And here is the video:

If you have not done so, I'd love for you to subscribe to my YouTube channel. I have new video's every week and will be back with another video before the week is over. 

If you are interested in video of the Gel Press in action check out these:

Rainbow Glimmer Unicorn Card

Gel Press & Distress Oxide Inks

Gel Press Surprise Prints

Below I have listed and linked all the products I used to make this card. Affiliate links have been used, which means when you click on these links you are supporting this blog and my YouTube channel at no cost to you. Thank you! I appreciate you stopping by and letting me share my creations with you!

 

 

Layer Stamping with Altenew

It's the first Monday of the month and that means the kick off of a new stamp set of the month series!  The stamp set of the month for August is by Altenew, the Sunflower Daisy stamp and die set! It is a beautiful set, very pretty, realistic, and detailed. So, somewhat out of my style. But, I love the look of this stamp set so much I just had to play with it and make some cards in my style with it. Plus, I love to take on a challenge. So, let's take a look at my first card with this set.

I really do love how the large flower looks so realistic and has so much depth.

Here's a look at the entire stamp and die set.

If you look closely at this set you will see that the images are labeled, so you know that you are to stamp al the "A" images together to make one flower and all the "a" images together to make the center of the large A flower. And the same for the "B" and "b" images for the smaller flower. The "C" images create the large leaf image. There are also a few filler leaf images as well as some sentiments. And as you know I love a set that includes some sentiments.

I used Altenew inks for my stamped images. The reason why I decided to give Altenew ink pads a try is because they sell them in sets of 4. Four colors that work together, So you don't have to guess when you are doing stamp layering. In this case I used three inks from the Pocketful of Sunshine set and one from the Delectable Delights set. The Hazelnut ink was used as my darkest color on the flower, for the shadows. It really helped this image to pop.

The background of this card is a Gel Press print. I love making my own backgrounds on my Gel Press! I have SO many backgrounds that I have created and need to use them up and I thought it this card would be a good place to use one of my prints. Since the making of this background is not part of today's post I am linking other Gel Press video's for you here:

Rainbow Glimmer Unicorn Card

Gel Press & Distress Oxide Inks

Gel Press Surprise Prints

You can watch the making of today's card right here:

If you like today's video make sure you let me know by giving it a thumbs up.

As a part of the August Stamp Set of the Month series I am also challenging myself to decorate the inside of each card I make. Take a look at the inside of today's card.

When you create a card do you also work on the inside of your cards?  I'd love to know, leave me a comment below.

I have listed and linked all the products I used to make this card for you right here. Thank you so much for shopping my links, it allows me to continue to bring content like this to you, at no additional cost to you.

 

 

It's the first Monday of the month and that means the kick off of a new stamp set of the month series!  The stamp set of the month for August is by Altenew, the Sunflower Daisy stamp and die set! It is a beautiful set, very pretty, realistic, and detailed. So, somewhat out of my style. But, I love the look of this stamp set so much I just had to play with it and make some cards in my style with it. Plus, I love to take on a challenge. So, let's take a look at my first card with this set.

I really do love how the large flower looks so realistic and has so much depth.

Here's a look at the entire stamp and die set.

If you look closely at this set you will see that the images are labeled, so you know that you are to stamp al the "A" images together to make one flower and all the "a" images together to make the center of the large A flower. And the same for the "B" and "b" images for the smaller flower. The "C" images create the large leaf image. There are also a few filler leaf images as well as some sentiments. And as you know I love a set that includes some sentiments.

I used Altenew inks for my stamped images. The reason why I decided to give Altenew ink pads a try is because they sell them in sets of 4. Four colors that work together, So you don't have to guess when you are doing stamp layering. In this case I used three inks from the Pocketful of Sunshine set and one from the Delectable Delights set. The Hazelnut ink was used as my darkest color on the flower, for the shadows. It really helped this image to pop.

The background of this card is a Gel Press print. I love making my own backgrounds on my Gel Press! I have SO many backgrounds that I have created and need to use them up and I thought it this card would be a good place to use one of my prints. Since the making of this background is not part of today's post I am linking other Gel Press video's for you here:

Rainbow Glimmer Unicorn Card

Gel Press & Distress Oxide Inks

Gel Press Surprise Prints

You can watch the making of today's card right here:

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As a part of the August Stamp Set of the Month series I am also challenging myself to decorate the inside of each card I make. Take a look at the inside of today's card.

When you create a card do you also work on the inside of your cards?  I'd love to know, leave me a comment below.

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Turnabout Stamping 3 ways with Tropical Vibes

Hello my stamping friends. It's time for my last guest design project for Concord & 9th!  I have so enjoyed showcasing some of my favorite products and working with C9 for the last four weeks! 

This week's projects feature the Tropical Vibes Turnabout stamp set and coordinating die set.

My favorite kind of stamp is a background stamp, so turnabout background stamps make me so giddy!  If you are not familiar with Turnabout stamping, it is a background stamp that you can ink up with 4 different colors and stamp a multi-colored background. All this is possible because of the stamp design, a stamp positioning tool and the turning of your paper.

Today I will show you three different ways to turnabout stamp.

First is to use 4 different colors, as I just mentioned. And this is probably my most favorite, I love picking color combinations and watching them come to life as I turn and stamp each new color.

Let's take a look a my first card with this look using the Tropical Vibes Turnabout stamp.

The four colors I used are from Altenew; Hazelnut, Maple Yellow, Rouge, Forest Glades. I love that the Hazelnut ink looks gold when paired with these colors.

The good vibes die cut sentiment and die cut flowers are both from the Tropical Vibes die set.  I did some ink blending on whip cream card stock to die cut the flowers from, using the same ink's from the background; Rouge and Maple Yellow. After die cutting them I used a darker color of ink on the edges. In this case I used Altenew's Velvet and Honey Drizzle inks.

For the second card, I stamped the turnabout with 3 colors of ink and then on the 4th stamping, I embossed the images with silver.

The three colors I used are Everglade, Blush and Citrus Burst by Altenew. And I turned this card into a shaker, cause they are my favorite!

The silver shavings are so cool. It's actual silver glass shavings!  The background of the shaker is ink blended with Citrus Burst ink. After ink blending I then stamped over it with flowers from the Toucan Paradise stamp set in the same color of ink. It's subtle, but I love the yellow glow behind the sentiment.  And don't you LOVE the die cut tropical leaves, also in the Tropical Vibes die set.

For card 3, I did a tonal background, using a gradient of colors; Altenew's Rock Collection: Limestone, Silver Stone, Industrial Diamond, and Pure Graphite.

And I brought in the Toucan from the Toucan Paradise stamp set.

I love this card with the subtle background and bright pops of color over it.

I did some more ink blending on this card for the word vibes. I wanted an ombre look for this die cut. I used Coral Berry ink only to get this look.

You can see the making of all of these cards in the video below. If you have yet to do so I'd love for you to click over to my YouTube channel and subscribe. I have new videos every Monday and Friday! And if you like the video let me now by giving it a thumbs up.

So, which card is your favorite? I'd love to hear from you, feel free to leave me a comment below. And I am here to answer any of your questions!

All the supplies I used to make these cards is listed and linked for you below.

 

 

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