When Spellbinders asked me if I wanted to share the Christmas Wishes card kit with you I thought that would be fun. It has been a while since I used a card kit. And since I am already challenging myself to send out mostly slimline cards for Christmas this year I decided I would make all slimline cards with this kit.
I ended up making 8 Slimline cards and I think they all turned out great. There are so many elements in these card kits that you could make dozens of cards.
You can see what all comes in this kit and the 8 cards. I made in this video:
I'd love to know which card is your favorite. Here's a closer look at each card.
Card One:
Card Two:
Card Three
Card Four:
Card Five:
Card Six:
Card Seven:
Card Eight:
I loved playing with the contents of this kit and creating eight different cards. It made making Christmas cards fast, easy and fun. I still have plenty of left overs if I wanted to create more cards, tags or scrapbook pages.
All the things I used to make these cards 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.
The colors I chose for the background of this card were inspired by the heart shaker elements from my stash, a free gift from Trinity Stamps. I did my ink blending with Spun Sugar, Tumbled Glass, and Twisted Citron Distress Oxide ink.
I die cut this with the Large Slimline with Slider die set and the Small Slimline Lift the Flap die set to create the frame. The finished size of this card is 8-1/2" x 3-1/2", the card base started out at 8-1/2" x 7" and I scored it at 3-1/2" to put this shaker on to.
The fall out from this frame then became the background panel for my shaker card. This I stamped repeatedly with the large script thanks and embossed it with clear powder.
The next way I added many thanks to this card was by stamping the THX image on different colors of card stock with a slightly darker colored ink. I then cut this out and they became part of the shaker element I used for this card.
For the sentiment on the out side of the card I wanted some contrast so I used Versafine Onyx black ink and clear embossing powder. I just love how the black and white pop on top of this background.
You can watch the making of this card in the video below.
If you can not see the video on this screen you can also watch it here.
I am very happy with how this card turned out. I love that this card only uses one sentiment stamp set. I would love to know what you think, share your thoughts and comments below.
Below I have listed and linked all the supplies 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.
Hello my stamping friends. I am excited to be here today to share a blog hop with Dare 2B Artzy and My Sweet Petunia. It is a fun collaboration because I love Dare 2B Artzy images and I can not create with out my MISTI.
As part of this hop there are some GIVEAWAYS, for you my faithful followers!
Dare 2B Artzy and My Sweet Petunia are both giving away $20 gift certificates to their shop!
And even better, a gift for every one... use the code FALL10 at both shops to get 10% anything you order!
Have you played with the new style MISTI yet? I am in love with the changes they have made, making my favorite stamping tool even better. My favorite feature is that the door is now slightly bigger than the base, making it so easy to open. I also like a that there is a place for my magnet to hang out where it is out of the way. The corners are rounded off and not sharp any longer. I love the darker grid on the door making it even easier to see and place my stamps. The etched ruler on the outer edges is very sharp. So, I can definitely say getting the new one is worth it!
For my collaboration project I used my new MISTI and Gel Press to do some reflection stamping. And as I thought it might be hard for me to try to type up and explanation as to how I did it I thought a video demonstration was in order.
And now it is time to hop along and see what the other creators have made for this hop.
The next stop on the hop is Ilina's blog, you will love her style and what she created for this hop!
If you get lost on the hop I have the entire blog hop list for you below. Make sure to stop and leave a comment as you hop letting the creators know what you think of their projects. This will give you more entries into the giveaways. Both the Dare 2B Artzy Shop and the My Sweet Petunia Shop are giving away $20 gift cards to their shops. Winners will be announced on the Dare 2B Artzy blog on November 6th.
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.
For this last episode of my October Stamp Set of the Month series. I wanted to do Christmas. So, I CASEd myself. I took each of the three cards I made during this series and used them as inspiration to make a Christmas version of each card!
In this video I show you the three cards that inspired these and then you can watch how I made them. If you can not see the video above you can also view it right here.
Now let's take a closer look at each of the cards.
The first card is a z-fold card. The top left panel pulls back, revealing more of the scene. If you did not catch episode one where I made a Halloween version of this card you can see that here.
First let's look at the left hand side of the card.
Here the squirrels are preparing for a neighborhood Christmas party. I love the squirrels in gray for my winter cards. Like a lot of animals their coats can change in winter and get lighter, so I thought warm gray Copic makers were perfect for today's cards.
Here is the right hand side of the card.
I love using the Mushroom House and acorn house on the same card. And the fact that the Let's Go Nuts stamp set has so many squirrel images makes it so easy to create a scene like this one, a village of critters.
To create the z-fold panel you need to have to piece that you connect together. The right hand panel is 8-3/4" x 3-3/4". The left hand panel is 9-1/4" x 3-3/4", scored at 4-3/8" and 8-3/4". This is the panel you fold in to a z shape and you will also have a tab to connect this piece to the first panel. Once complete I adhered this down to a slimline card that measures 9" x 8", scored at 4". You an easily adjust the size of these panels to fit the slimline card size you like. I found this biggest slimline size to be perfect for the acorn and mushroom house.
The squirrels are all prepared for winter and are celebrating the season together. And what are a squirrels Christmas dreams?
Enough nuts stockpiled up for the entire winter. On the first card I had a window sheet so you could see through the door as to what was inside the house. I did not do that this time, leaving what was on the pull tab a surprise.
The last card in the episode is a shaker card. Inspired by this birthday card.
It is winter time now for the squirrels. That one squirrel is just excited about everything, but especially catching a snowflake on his tongue.
When you open the door you can see a neighborly exchange of Christmas treats.
We love to exchange treats in our neighborhood. We always make Gingerbread cookies and Almond Rocca.
That is all three of the Christmas cards in this episode. If you missed an Episode I have like all of them below.
I am doing a giveaway with this Episode. Just click over to watch today's video on YouTube and leave a comment there letting me know which card is your favorite and you will be entered to win a pack of Lawn Fawn cards that I created.
The winner will be announced on next week's video, so stay tuned!
Below I have listed and linked all the things I used to make today's 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.
Hello there, I am back with another Not 2 Shabby creation. Today I am playing with an exclusive Not 2 Shabby stamp set, Fall Gnomes. But I had the idea to make a rainbow of gnomes instead of going with fall, as the name suggests. This set is versatile and does not have to be used just to make fall cards.
These cute little gnomes were stamped with Versafine Black ink onto Bristol Smooth card stock and embossed with clear powder. This is so that I could color them in with my Zig Clean Color Real Brush Markers. These water based pens work best on Bristol Smooth paper. And look at the vibrant and nicely blended look my gnomes have.
I used Altenew inks on my background to create the cloudy purple sky and the grassy hill for the gnomes to stand on. For the splatter I wanted a bit of shine, so I used my Metallic Water color set from Altenew. All the supplies I used are listed and linked below.
The mushrooms, banner and sentiment are all from the Fall Gnomes stamp set, I love when a stamp set has supporting images as well as sentiments!
You can see the making of this card and the Zig markers in action in the video below.
If you can not see the video on this screen you can also view it HERE.
Here are all the fun things I used to make today's 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.
Thank you so much for stopping by! I will be back again on Tuesday with the last episode of my October Stamp Set of the Month series! See you then.
Today I am sharing my project for the October #not2shabbydigichallenge
October's challenge is to use a Not 2 Shabby Digital Stamp on a Slimline card. With digital stamps you can make them any size you like. So I thought it would be fun to print out this image so that it would nearly cover the front panel of a slimline card. The image I chose is the Pine Tree. A gorgeous, fluffy tree. Great for winter, Christmas or woodland scenes.
I just LOVE how this card turned out. I so enjoyed coloring in this image.
You can see the making of this card in the video below. If you can not see the video on this screen you can also view it right here.
If you think you don't have the right equipment for Digital stamps, you actually might. I use a HP Envy 7645 printer. I print out on light weight "cheap" cardstock that I bought in a ream at Walmart. I color in my digital images with my Copic Markers and have never had an issue.
For this tree I use G02, G16 and G19 Copic Markers. I layered them up and repeatedly went back and forth between these three green markers to fill in this tree and get the look I wanted.
After coloring the tree itself I used my Cool Gray Copics (C4, C2, C0 and C00) to create a shadow around the tree. When it was all colored I die cut the portion I wanted for my card using a stitched slimline rectangle die from Trinity Stamps. This created a panel that measures 8-1/2" x 3-1/2".
Then I set about adding snow to my tree. First I used a bit of white acrylic paint, thinned out with a bit of water, and splattered that over the entire scene. It give the tree some snow definition I use Cosmic Shimmer Fluffy Stuff. It puffs up when you heat it, perfect for snow!!!
The stunning die cut "Merry Christmas" is from a new die set, Scripty Christmas by Trinity Stamps. After my die cut sentiment was mounted to my card, I adhered this panel to a white card base that measures 8-3/4" x 7-1/2", scored at 3-3/4". This fits in the business size envelops I purchased at the Dollar Tree very well.
I would LOVE for you to play along with out challenge. Just created a Slimline card using a digital stamp, in anyway you like. Then post your card to social media and use the hashtag #not2shabbydigichallenge. Then we can all connect with each other and see what we have made. Stay tuned because for the November challenge we will be having a GIVEAWAY with this challenge!
Below I have listed and linked the supplies 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.
Thank you so much for stopping by and letting me share my creations with you!
Hello there my stamping friends. Today I am participating in a YouTube and Instagram Hop with Trinity Stamps. Their new release Warm and Cozy is officially available starting today! I am so excited to be helping share the fun in this hop.
First up let's talk about the YouTube Hop. In these videos you are going to see the new products in action and see some super cute projects by the Design team. There are PRIZES too. Trinity Stamps is giving away two $15 gift certificates to the shop! All you need to do to enter this giveaway is to leave a comment on each video in the hop by 10/30/20.
You can start the hop by watching my video. A link to the next stop is in the description box of the video, so you will want to click over and watch this on my YouTube channel to hop along.
This little gnome is another in the line of cute 4" x 3" gnome stamp sets at Trinity. I mention the size because to me that means I am getting a super cute stamp set at a great price! This gnome is watering a poinsettia, getting his home ready for the season. I had so much fun coloring this little guy.
The next things I am super excited about that might not stand out as much as the other new products on this card is the Slimline Snowfall Layering Stencil. This is a 2 piece stencil set that looks like large clusters of snow falling. I am IN LOVE with it!!! I used both stencils on the background of this card. First, I inked my background with Tumbled Glass Distress Oxide ink. Then I added one of the stencils and used a white pigment ink to add a soft layer of snow. Then I used the second stencil over the top of this and used Glitz Glitter Gel for a sparkly layer.
You can see the effects of the stencils better in this close up image.
The roof top border that my gnome is standing in front of is also one of the new products in the Warm & Cozy release. You are going to love it with the new Christmas Magic stamp set! Which I did use on my card for the Instagram hop, but not the main image which would look great over the top of these roof tops die.
I used the new Scripty Christmas die set for the sentiment on this card. I love a die cut word with a shadow die!
I also used the sentiment stamps that came with the From out Gnome to Yours stamp set on the inside of my card.
Now let's take a look at the card I made for the Instagram Hop. You can find me on Instagram right HERE.
For this card I am highlighting the Hip To Be Square slimline die. It's one of those simple dies that you might over look at first but it is going to be one of those staple slimline dies that Trinity is famous for! I really wanted to show off this die and went for a simple card, which is hard for me! But I am loving how this turned out!
This die cuts out 21 squares. The frame is 8-1/2" x 3-1/2".
To make this card I first ink blended a piece of card stock with Peacock Feathers Distress Oxide ink. Then splattered that with water. Once dry I die cut this panel with the Hip to be Square Slimline die. I carefully laid this out on my desk top to keep all the squares in place so I could inlay them back in place after I stamped and embossed snowflakes from the Magical Christmas stamp set onto each square (technically I think these are rectangles, a little longer on one side).
The frame itself is back with three other die cut frames to give it some lift. I love the simplicity of this card, but you could do some fun techniques with it. Try stamping and coloring in a floral image, then die cut it with this die and piece is back together. Or, how about a shaker card?!?
There are prizes for the Instagram Hop as well. So be sure to click over to my Instagram (@carrierhoades) and hop along there as well, leaving comments on all the posts to enter for another 2 $15 gift certificates to the Trinity Stamps shop.
Thank you so much for stopping by and letting me share a look at a few of the amazing new products available in the Warm & Cozy 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.
Welcome back! Today I am sharing my third card in my Let's Go Nuts Stamp Set of the Month series.
This week the squirrels are preparing for a birthday party! They are decorating a big acorn cake for the occasion.
I used the Acorn House die set to make an acorn cake. And I think it looks yummy.
I added the dollop of whip cream from the Stitched Cupcake die set, as well as the candle to give it more a dessert feel.
to give the body of the acorn layers I die cut some strips using the Simple Waves die set and glued them on to a die cut acorn and then trimmed off the sides. I then pressed the acorn into a clear embossing pad and embossed with the clear embossing powder mixed with glitter.
The sprinkles are the thing that inspired the color combination for this card. They are the Neapolitan Clay Sprinkles from Trinity Stamps. I used them inside my shaker and on the top of my acorn cake. I just love them.
I added a little bit of cute to the inside of the card too.
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.
Hello my stamping friends. Today's card is part of a fun collaboration I did with my friend Lauren Taylor. Lauren and I have been following each other on social media for years, both loving each others style and recently started chatting more and are now on the Lawn Fawn Fans team together. Recently Lauren saw the Glimmer Hot Foil backgrounds I was making with Opal foil and loved the look, so I sent her some backgrounds to play with. We then decided we should do a collaboration video. So, we are both using Glimmer Hot Foil backgrounds and an Avery Elle Peek-a-Boo stamp set (to two) to create a Halloween card.
You can see my video below to see my creation come together.
If you can not see the video above you can watch it here.
You can watch Lauren's video right here. She made three adorable cards that you are going to want to check out!
Now let's take a closer look at this Matchbook card.
This card measures 4-1/4" x 10-1/2", it is scored at 4-1/4", 4-3/4" and 9-1/2"
You then fold it just as if it was a matchbook. Staple the bottom 1" flap so that you can then tuck the front flap into it. I like to cover up the one inch flap with patterned paper so that the staples can not be seen from the front.
This matchbook card has a shaker window on it, meaning the circle is cut into the card base so that you can see through the shaker to the inside of the card.
Here is what the card looks like open and you can see my fun size bag of m&m's tucked in there. Such a fun way to give a Halloween card.
I then used my leftover circles to make a tag.
I just could not waste that fun paper and thought a tag to tie on to a bag of goodies would be lots of fun. I used the witch again, because there is just so many fun ways you can color her in!
I had so much fun doing this collaboration with Lauren. A challenge always gets my creative juices flowing.
You can watch the video where I made the background I used on this card and tag right HERE.
If you want to learn more about Gel Press Prints you can watch my videos on print making right here.
All the supplies I used to make these projects 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.
Today's card is part of a YouTube Hop, Grateful4OneK, celebrating Marla Harris and Cathy Arenzana. I serve on design teams with both of these fabulous makers. We are celebrating a milestone that they both recently reached, 1K subscribers on their YouTube channels! YAY!
To celebrate we have a hop of Grateful themed videos for you to watch. You can start out at my video and then click the hashtag in the video description box #Grateful4OneK and it will then show you all the videos on the hop. Be sure to watch and comment along the way for entries into the Giveaways. A winner will be selected from each video on the hop. All the details on the give away are at the bottom of this post.
Start your hoping here..
If you can not see the video above you can also view it here.
Now let's take a look at my card a little closer.
I paired three favorites to make today's card, glimmer hot foil, lawn fawn images and a shaker card. The Glimmer Hot Foil set I used is call Crimson Fall and is the Glimmer Hot Foil kit of the month for October at Spellbinders.
I love the leafy border and thought it would make a really fun shaker card frame.
I couldn't stop there and added some cute images to the inside of the card as well.
All the supplies I used to make this card are listed and linked for you below:
There are SEVEN GIVEAWAYS on this hop! Just leave a comment on my video letting me know one thing you're grateful for to be entered to be a winner.
One winner will be selected from each video on this hop. So the more you hop and comment the better your chances are!
Just click the hashtag #Grateful4OneK in the video description box to see all the videos in this hop.
Here are the generous give aways by the sponsors of this hop:
The Greetery - $10 shopping spree
Kat Scrappiness - $25 shopping spree
7 Kids Crafts - two $20 shopping sprees
Not 2 Shabby Shop - $25 shopping sprees
Additional prizes Marla is giving away a stamp set from Ink2Paper and a $25 gift card to The Greetery
Cathy is giving away a Whimsy gift card for $25 and Stamping Munchkins gift card for $25
Comments must be received by October 23rd @11:59 p.m. to be eligible for the giveaway.
The winner announcements will be made on MAD About Cards and Crafts and Cathy Arenzana's channels on October 25th.
Thank you so much for stopping by and hopping with us!
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.
Good morning, I am thrilled to announce that as of today I am officially a design team member for Trinity Stamps. That means I will be sharing with you the latest and greatest products from Trinity on a regular basis and you will be seeing my videos up on their YouTube channel. If you have been following me for a while then you all ready know how much I love the Trinity Stamps products. Especially their line of slimline products. So for my first design team project it had to be a slimline card.
I have been in love with the Treetop Adventure stamp set since it came out and so excited to finally be playing with it. I think there is somethings magical about treehouses. They bring your imagination to life.
I knew I wanted to do a fall themed card with this set and have the tree be filled gorgeous orange leaves. So when I set to coloring the tree I tried something I have never done before, well not since I was a kid anyway. I use scribbles! I started with my YR02 Copic Marker and colored swirly, spirally circles all over the tree top of the massive stamped image. I repeated this with my YR16 and YR07 markers. It was scary and I was not sure about how it would turn out, but in the end I got the look I was hoping for. A fall tree with varying colors and the look of dimension.
I decided to make this treehouse into a Pirate ship. You can just see these two kiddos playing pirates in this tree house, and today the waters are shark infested!
All the supplies I used to make this card 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.
The Gel Press print I used here is a more subtle background but has the look of weathered wood. I thought t was a great look for a fall card. I used Polished Brass foil and foiled the leaf plate twice to get this look. Quick and easy for a stunning background.
For the Happy Fall Y'all sentiment with Copper Foil, which has a metallic brownish look to it. I thought it complimented the background quite well.
I used the Happy Harvest stamp set by Fun Stampers Journey to accent today's cards. I just love that scarecrow! At the time of this post this stamp set is currently on sale!!! I colored up the images with my Copic Markers, cut them out and added them to the corner of the card. I then embellished the card with orange and yellow rainbow drops, my favorite gems to use on all my cards!!!
For my second card I went with a brighter background.
This time I hot foiled my background with Tangerine Foil. I just love the look of these leaves over a gel press print background. It would also look good over a watercolor or ink blended background.
I use the Polished Brass foil for the sentiment. I love having a Hello Pumpkin sentiment! So cute and so much fun! The pumpkin stamp I used is also from the Happy Harvest stamp set. I colored three, inspired by the colors in the background.
Again I added some rainbow drops to finish off this card, only orange gems this time. I love all the shine, texture and different mediums used on these cards.
Now let's take a look at these cards side by side. For the card on the left I started with a background panel that measured 5-1/2" x 4-1/4". I then foiled it twice with the leaf plate. You can see the leaves barely overlap, see the mid point on each side. I then trimmed this panel down to 5-1/4" x 4" to fit on my A2 sized card base with a border around the background.
For the card on the right my background started at 5-1/4" x 4". When I hot foiled my background twice on this panel there is much more overlapping on the sides. I don't mind this look at all and I did not have to trim it once it was foiled to add it to my card base. But I wanted you to see the difference and know this before you begin foiling with this plate. Either look is good in my opinion.
Below you will find all the supplies I used to make todays cards and if you want to learn more about Gel Press Printing you can find all my videos 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.
Thank you so much for stopping by and letting me share my creations with you. I love hot foiling! You can see more of my Hot Foil projects here if you like.
Hello there stamping friends. I am thrilled to be back with another Mystery Swap with my friend Jen Hartsgrove of Katahdin Krafts! Each month we decide on a theme and mail each other a mystery box of goodies to be used to make a card or project. This month we swapped die set and challenged each other to make a Halloween card. I sent Jen my Barn Scene Builder die set from Honey Bee and she sent me her Camp Trailer Card die set, also from Honey Bee. Before we mailed these off we both die cut pieces to keep and to send each other. This way you can see both of us make a card with the same things. We also send each other embellishments to use. It's so much fun!!
Next you can watch Jen's video right here: https://youtu.be/kjibXWMVw1M
Let's take a closer look at the cards I made.
Both cards are 6" x 6" to accommodate the size of the barn and camper. Both cards could easily be made into shape cards. But I wanted to have a little scene around mine and really wanted to try my hand at a light up card with the light packs that Jen sent me.
Here's a close up look at the light up camper card.
Jen sent me the patterned paper die cut elements for this camper, several die cut campers from different patterned papers and these are the two that I chose. I LOVE polka dots and the tiny dots with the larger glittered dots on the black paper look so cute together.
I had so much fun creating the night sky with Seedless Preserves and Dusty Concord Distress Oxide inks. I used a die cut circle from masking paper to create the moon . All the die cuts; branches, bats, pumpkins, and fence are items in my Mystery Box from Jen.
Adding lights to this card was pretty easy to do with the light pack that Jen sent me. I did not have to fuss with copper tape and figuring out wiring. I linked the lights used below from Amazon. I had to use two layers of fun foam on the back to adhere the panel with the lights to the card base as the battery pack is a bit thick. One of my layers of fun foam was a very thick piece and the other was a normal piece, so you may actually need three layers of fun foam or foam tape depending on the thickness of what you have.
I added some cute things to the inside of the card. I felt I needed an extra layer on the inside of the card to make it more sturdy as the front of the card is quite heavy. The cat and pumpkin were from the Mystery Box, but he web and spider I die cut myself using Cute Cobweb from Lawn Fawn.
Next let's look closer at the Halloween Barn Shaker Card.
The elements I sent to Jen in her Mystery Box were, three prints of paper from the Fall-O-Ween paper pack from Spellbinders, bat confetti, wiggly eyes and glittery buttons. I knew right away I wanted to make a three window shaker with this barn.
I added the bat confetti to the door, jack-o-lantern confetti to one window and orange and purple seed beads to the top window. I added wiggle eyes to the outside of each window, like so many halloween decorations I have seen. Reminds me of the Farmstead my kids go to, where you walk through the corn maze and pick and pumpkin and pet the animals and play games.
I used the buttons and some thin cellophane (the packaging that the wiggle eyes came in) to make wrapped candy accents. These buttons are glittery and make such cute little candies.
I used the second barn die cut that was part of my Mystery Box as a spot to write your personalized message on the inside of this card.
Both cards were so much fun to make! I loved making a light up card and those little button candies are just too cute!
You can watch my video of the making of these cards right here. And catch Jen's video using the same items right here.
All the supplies I used to make to day's card are listed and linked for you below.
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Thank you so much for taking time out of your day to stop and visit my blog! I love sharing my creations with you!
I wanted to include as many of these cute critters as I could on my card so I went with a horizontal slimline card. Are slimline cards your favorite thing right now, because they sure are mine!!!
It's a fun halloween night with all the critters out and about.
I used Black Soot and Wild Honey to ink blend my night sky and the hills as well. I spritzed the background with water and then with Liquid Stardust from Lawn Fawn.
Here's a close up of these cute critters all colored up.
The bee and the hedgehog have to be my favorite!
To dress up my night sky I added some stars that I punched out from glitter paper and some gems from Honey Bee Stamps.
And to go with it I created at shaker tag.
I just had to use the sloth from this set, he is darling. And now I have a cute tag to put on a treat for someone special.
Here are both projects. I hope that you are inspired to create and have some new ideas.
You can see these projects being made in the video below.
If you can not see the video above you can also see it here.
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Hello my stamping friends. It is a new month and time for new stamp set of the month.
This month I am featuring the Lawn Fawn Stamp Set, Let's Go Nuts. A new stamp set that is all about squirrels. I love squirrels and think this set is so versatile.
For this episode I am making a slimline card that has a Z-fold which has a Halloween scene.
I was inspired to use some non-traditional colors by some recent creations some of my crafty friends. I thought it was a fun twist on the traditional halloween card.
Take a look at what the card looks like when we pull the z-fold out.
These squirrels went in search for acorns to store up for winter and instead they found Halloween. So they are storing up their findings for winter.
I used a few Lawn Fawn stamp sets for the images on this card, which are linked below if you want to check them out. I also used the Acorn House die set and Mushroom House die set to create my squirrel neighborhood. I had fun using the colors to create them and might have a hard time going back to traditional colors after this.
If you want to create a slimline z-fold card you can with these measurements:
Card Base: 9" x 8", scored at 4"
Card Front: 8-3/4" x 3-3/4"
Z-fold Panel: 9-1/4" x 3-3/4", scored at 4-3/8" & 8-3/4"
Watch the video below see how I put this card together.
I also used some of the die cut leaves from Acorn House to adorn the inside of the card. Cute little leaves that could be used on so many projects.
Now let's take a look at the making of this card in Episode One.
IF you can not see the video above you can watch it here.
Below you will find all the products I used to make today's card linked for 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.
Stay tuned next Tuesday for Episode 2. And if you have any ideas for me to try with this stamp set please leave a comment below and challenge me!
The September Stamp Set of the Month has come to an end. I so enjoyed creating with the Bunny Burrow stamp set from Trinity Stamps. In this post I want to share all 10 of the projects I made with this set in one place. This makes it easy for you and me to see all the creations in one spot. I have also made a video recapping each card, you can check that out here. And there is a supply list of all the fun things from Trinity Stamps that I use at the bottom of this post. Links to each of the videos are included in this post as well. All the things, right here in one post! I love it.
Episode Four - A Burrow and a Boot Slimline Card and Tea Bag Holder
Episode Five - Halloween at the Burrow and Coffee shape card
That is all ten of the projects I shared in my September Stamp Set of the Month series. The link for each video is above the photos.
Here you can watch the Recap video showing you all 10 projects and announcing the winner of card 5!
If you can not see the video above you can also view it HERE. Check out my YouTube channel for many more fun stamping video and feel free to subscribe while you are there.
Below you will find all the fun things from Trinity Stamps that I used to make the cards.
Affiliate links have been used, at no cost to you. Affiliate links are a collaboration between online shops and makers. When you shop these links the retailer gives a small percentage of the sale to the maker, at no cost to you. It is a great way of supporting your favorite businesses and the makers who inspire you. Thank you for shopping my links. Sharing my creations is my favorite thing to do and you have helped make it possible.
Hello, it's time for the October Large Die of the Month from Spellbinders. This die set could not be any more fun!
This die set is called Always Welcome. It is a gorgeous set of 18 dies that allow you to create a front door scene.
In my video I will show you what each of these dies looks like die cut and how to put them all together to create a cute front door scene.
Like this fall front porch scene.
Once again, Spellbinder has thought of all the things. Look at the tiny envelope for the mail slot on the door!!!
You can even have the door open for an additional sentiment or surprise, like I did in my Halloween card below.
For both of my cards today I pulled out some Glimmer Hot Foil sets to accent my scenes. For this one I used the Spider Web background behind the door and the Spooky Greetings set (linked below) for the surprise when you open the door.
You can see how easily these die cuts go together to make a scene in my video below.
Below I have linked all the things I used to make today's cards as well as the club kits available from Spellbinders.
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.
Today I am playing along with the Dare 2B Artzy October challenge. On the first Sunday of every month Dare 2B Artzy has a new challenge for you to play along with. This month the challenge is to create a FALL project. You can share your creations over on the Dare 2B Artzy Blog for a chance to win a $15 gift certificate to their shop!
I pulled out one of my favorite D2BA stamp sets for todays card. It is the Christmoose stamp set. I love this set so much and it is great for more than just Christmas. I thought when colored right it could have a very pumpkin spice fall like feel. You tell me....
I think the gorgeous printed papers really help give these moose a fun fall look. These papers are from the Fall Harvest Variety Collection of papers, I LOVE the plaid pattern so much.
This card is a Z-fold card, for some reason I really love a z-fold card. They are easy to make and are a little different from the usual card which give a fun little surprise to the recipient.
The base of this card is 4-1/4" x 11", scored at 5-1/2" and at 2-3/4". Then you fold it into a Z. This is an oldie but a goodie card design.
On the inside there is a panel to write a personalized message on.
I colored my moose in with Copic Markers. I chose my colors based on the colors in the patterned paper.
I hope that you will join the fun and play along with the Dare 2B Artzy October Challenge. Post your projects using the link at the bottom of THIS POST to be entered to win the $15 gift certificate.
All the supplies I used to make this card 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.
Welcome to the 3rd Lawn Fawn Fans YouTube Hop. This is our Fall hop and I am thrilled with all the projects that you are going to see today on the hop! All are either Fall themed or using products from the Fall release from Lawn Fawn.
Today's hop is being sponsored by Kat Scrappiness. She has so many great things in her shop, including Lawn Fawn! As our sponsor Kat Scrappiness is giving away a $25 shopping spree to her shop! All you need to do to enter is Like, Comment and Subscribe to the videos in the hop. A complete list of the hop video are at the end of this post.
For my projects today I am using the Fox Costumes Before and After stamp set. I created a slimline card that has a shaker on it! And I also made a matching camera shaped purse to go with it!
Now let's take a closer look at the slimline card.
My idea was to make a halloween photo shoot of the little foxes all dressed up for Trick-or-Treating. The camera has taken two cute insta pictures. And you can see the the lease of the camera is a shaker.
For all of my backgrounds I used PanPastels. I love how quick and easy they are to apply and to blend. I was even able to mask off my stamped images and do the PanPastels right over the top and then remove the masks to do my coloring.
Aren't the shaker elements so much fun!?! They are from my friends Etsy shop, Crescent Creation. For a limited time you can get 10% off your order if you use my code CARRIE10 at check out. You are going to love all the different shaker elements she has, and she is adding more all the time.
I had to add a little something cute to the inside of the card.
Another insta pic was the perfect thing. Aren't these two so darn cute! LOVE the sweet costumes!
Now let's take a look at the matching camera shaped purse.
To connect my two cameras together I used a piece of card stock that measures 2" x 8-1/2".
Score this at 1/2" and 1-1/2" on the long side.
On the short side score at 1-7/8" and 6-5/8"
Cut at the score lines to make tabs, turn this into a "box" to fit between the two cameras to create a purse.
I stapled on a piece of ribbon for the handle and filled it with halloween goodies! It is much easier to learn how to make this purse by watching this video.
Remember to like, comment and subscribe along the way for a chance to win a $25 shopping spree to the Kat Scrappiness shop. Winner will be announced on the 10th of October.
Below you will find all the supplies I used to make today's projects linked so you can easily check them out.
All shaker elements are from Crescent Creations, use code CARRIE10 at check out to get 10% off your order!
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.
