Carrie Stamps

Peek-a-Boo Flight Over the Farm

Hey there stamping friends, welcome to Episode Five of my March Stamp Set of the Month series! This is the last episode using the Avery Elle stamp set, Peek-a-Boo Flight. I have had so much fun creating scenes for these aircraft to fly in! I hope you have enjoyed it too! 

Today my plane is flying over the farm. I have memories of sitting in my grandparents backyard, who lived in rural Idaho, watching crop dusting planes flying over the near by fields. And that is the inspiration behind today's card. 

Watch it all come together right here. 

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

To fit all the fun into this card I had to go BIG!  This card is size A9, that is 8-1/2" x 5-1/2" when closed. You just take a sheet of 8-1/2" x 11" piece of card stock and score it at 5-1/2" to create this size card. And that gave me enough room to do all the things I wanted to do in this scene. 

When I decided to do this card I thought the Barn Scene Builder die set from Honey Bee Stamps was the perfect starting point for a farm scene. I have also been anxious to open up my Frame Builder die set from Honey Bee Stamps as well, and I ended up using it to create the fence for the card. And it was the perfect spot for me to add my barn yard friends. 

The Frame Builder die set that I used to make my fence is such a cool die set. I got it from the Craft Supplies by CC Etsy shop, who is now carrying stamps and dies from Honey Bee Stamps and Avery Elle. This is also the shop I like to purchase a lot of my embellishments from. 

The "crop" images are from a Lawn Fawn stamp set called Happy Harvest. I stamped 5 of the stalks in Moss ink by Altenew. And it was the perfect image for the look I was going for. 

All the critters I used are from the Peek-a-Boo Pets stamp set and are just adorable!  

I love making cards where I am able to pull from my stash and combine different companies on one card. Do you do this? Or do you tend to stick to one product line at a time? 

If you missed an episode from my March Stamp Set of the Month series you can find them all right here. Be sure to click over and comment on each video to be entered to win the Peek-a-Boo Flight stamp set. The winner will be announced on 4/5/21 on my community tab on my YouTube channel. 

Episode 1: Pull Tab Cards

Episode 2: Slimline Shadow Box

Episode 3: Light Up Card

Episode 4: Rainbows, Unicorns and a Shadow Box

All the supplies I used to make today's card can be found listed and linked for you below. 

Check out the Craft Supplies by CC Etsy shop for crafty embellishments and now Stamp and Die sets 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.

Heffy Doodle + Pink and Main Collaboration Hop

Hello there. You all know I love a collaboration and today's is super fun. The design teams of Pink & Main and Heffy Doodle have come together for a hop where we are all going to mash up products from each company and bring you some fun crafty projects. And of course some prizes too! 

For my projects I am using dies from Pink & Main and stamps from Heffy Doodle. The result are some fun purple easter cards. You can see the products in action and these cards come together in the video below: 

If you can not see the video on this screen, you can click here to view it on my YouTube Channel. 

The dies I used from Pink & Main are the Plaid Slimline Die and the Sunburst Slimline die. I love slimline cards and so these unique slimline cover plate dies were calling my name. 

And from Heffy Doodle I used the stamp and die set; Honey Bunny Boo. 

This first card uses the plaid die, die cut from a lavender card stock and layered over a purple piece of card stock that measures 8-1/2" x 3-1/2". 

I stamped and die cut out almost all of the images from the Honey Bunny Boo stamp set. I colored them with Copic Markers and die cut them out with the coordinating dies. I did this twice, since I am making two cards. 

I wanted something to ground my images and decided to create this sentiment strip that says; Hello Bunny You're Eggstra special to me. And then I added the eggs, carrots and bunnies on top of that. I love that the standing bunny can hold something in it's hand easily as the die cuts around it for me. 

To complete the card I added some All Occassion Enamel dots from Pink & Main. 

Once I had decided on the lay out and design of this card it was easy to make a second card, with just a few tweaks. 

For this card I die cut the Sunburst Slimline die from both Lavender and Purple card stock.  I used the purple frame and inlaid the lavender shapes right onto my card base. Both of these slimline dies measure 8-1/2" x 3-1/2". 

I changed up the sentiment for this card. I love this sentiment; Happy Easter to you and your family. 

I also changed up the placement of my stamped images a bit. I love both cards and have some special people I will be sending them to. 

Now it is time to hop along and see some more Pink & Main and Heffy Doodle creations. The next designer on the hop is the lovely Donna Lewis, hop over to her blog,  right here. 

And here is the entire blog hop line up incase you get lost along the way. We would love to hear from you and know what you think of the hop and our creations, and if you leave comments as you hop along, you will be entered into our GIVEAWAY! 

Amanda Fitterer - Heffy Doodle Blog

Ashley Young

Amanda Wilcox

Cassie Trask

Ilina Crouse

Leica Palma

Lynnea Hollendonner

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

Donna Lewis

Yolie Burke - Pink & Main Blog

BLOG HOP GIVEAWAY GUIDELINES:
To be entered to win the giveaway, all you need to do is comment at each stop along the Blog Hop!
Pink and Main will be giving away a Surprise Package worth $25 and Heffy Doodle will be giving away £25 to their respective stores!  Be sure to comment before 11:59 PM on April 1st to be entered to win!

Each company will post their random winner on April 2nd at 10AM EST!  Make sure to check the Heffy Doodle Blog and Pink and Main Blog to see if you’re a winner!

Thank you so much for stopping by! I hope you enjoy the hop. I will be back again very soon with more crafty creations for you! 

 

Light Up Snow Globe Shaker Card

Today I am collaborating with Pear Blossom Press and Lauren Taylor of LaurenTaylorMade to bring you this fun light up card. Pear Blossom Press makes the EZ-Lights, which I featured earlier this month in this video. And they just came out with Halo Lights!  A ring with four LED lights on it. The electrical work is all done for you, all you have to do is add it to the back of your card!  It is that easy. So, Lauren and I decided to come together and give you TWO ideas with these new lights. After you watch my video I have a link to hers so you can get another great Halo Light idea. 

My first idea when I saw the new Halo Lights (4 LED lights mounted in a circle) was to use them to light up the Snow Globe from Lawn Fawn. And it fit perfectly!  Let's watch this Light Up Snow Globe card come together in this video: 

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

Now check out the fun light up jar card that Lauren made using these Halo Lights: https://youtu.be/PesR4yMGfJY

Now let's take a look at my card. 

First off I have to say that I LOVE using the Snow Globe die set for other things beside Christmas. I have already used it two other times for different occasions. Like THIS mermaid snow globe card and this Froggy Snow Globe card. So making this garden gnome themed snowglobe was bound to happen. My daughter loves mushrooms and frogs and plants, so this card was inspired by her. 

Now let's chat about the Halo Lights.  You can see them in their packaging in the picture above. The come two to a pack. There are 4 LED lights around the light weight metal circle. You just pop the Halo out of the casing and it is ready to use. 

Here is how I attached mine. I took my die cut snow globe and traced the opening onto a 3-1/2" x 2-1/2" piece of card stock. Then I stamped my sentiment inside that circle. I added double stick tape to the back of my Halo Light and stuck that around my sentiment, with the battery and button towards the bottom of this panel. I made sure to erase my pencil line before moving on to the next step.

To turn this into a shaker, I used two layers of double stick foam strips around the halo, on the out side of the LED lights, but still on the metal frame. This gave me the reservoir I needed for my shaker elements. 

I adhered a window sheet to the back of my snow globe opening and then stuck the snowglobe down to the halo light so that the sentiment shown in the opening.  Now I removed the paper strip that is behind the battery of the Halo light. When that paper is in place the lights will not turn on. With the paper removed, you just push the red button next to the battery to turn the lights on. 

I felt for the button on my snow globe and added a white enamel dot over it to indicate a button on the outside of the snow globe. If you have a stamp that says PUSH, that would be perfect to use right here. 

I added a sentiment to the base of my snow globe from Heffy Doodle that says, "you light up my world", from a stamp set that is now retired. And the enamel dot button is right next to that. I love how it lights up the inside of the globe, illuminating the sentiment and shaker elements. 

The shaker elements I used, these bright colored leaves, are from the Craft Supplies by CC shop on Etsy. They carry great embellishments, some organizational products and some stamps and dies at great prices. 

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

Halo Lights

 

 

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 Stamp Set

Hey there stamping friends! Today I'm sharing two of the new slimline stamp sets by Trinity Stamps. They are the Slimline Bunnies and the Slimline Chicks stamp sets. 

Each of these sets has a stamp in it that covers an 8-1/4" x 3-1/4" card panel!  Trinity Stamps has several of these size stamp sets in their collection and these two are the latest designed for spring and easter.  Today I'm going to be playing with these stamp sets making a background that does not have to be colored in. I am pulling out, for the first time ever, Distress Oxide Sprays! 

You can see these cards come together in the video below.

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

These cards both started with a piece of white card stock that I sprayed with three Distress Oxide Sprays; Worn Lipstick, Carved Pumpkin and Mustard Seed. I also splattered on some White paint  to complete the look I was going for. When these dried I stamped on my Slimline Bunnies and Slimline Chicks 

When you take a close up look at these stamps you will see so much fun detail!  There is a bunny with sunglasses, a crown, one sleeping, and so many other cute expressions. The same with the chick, my faves are the chick with a bee on his beak and another with a dinky in it's beak. SO cute!!! You really could have so much fun coloring in these images for a completely different look. And if you love coloring these stamps will make you so happy!  Then again, you do not have to color these images in. I have also used these stamps with PanPastels, if you missed that video you can catch it right here. 

Let's take a closer look at these cards. 

I just love these three colors together for a bright and cheery easter feel. 

Here is the card using the Slimline Chicks stamp set. I love that these sets also come with sentiments and single images of the critters for a complete stamp set that I can use to create projects with. 

I also splattered the circle the chick is on with the Distress Oxide Sprays. This look really reminds me of died Easter eggs. 

The bunny card is the same. But I did use the opposite side of the patterned paper, which is from the Slimline Pack, Autumn Rainbow. 

With the fun sentiments in this set I made cards that I think will be perfect to send to my girl friends and deliver some cheer to their mail boxes this spring! 

I love added touch of scallops on this card, with the die cut scalloped panel. It's from the Scalloped Card Panels and banners die set. It's one of those slimline die sets that is a must have for me and one I used repeatedly. Scallops just make me happy.

Thank you for letting me share my creations with you. I really enjoyed creating a bright and cheery splattered background for the amazing stamped backgrounds.  If you love these slimline stamps, Trinity Stamps has several other sets in this size, I will have them in the supply list for you to check out as well.

Below I have listed and linked all the supplies I used to make these cards. If you have any questions please let me know. 

 

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 Woodgrain Die - 3 Ways

First of all you should know that I love all things woodgrain in my craft room, stamps, embossing folders, paper, dies..... all of it!!! So when this Slimline Woodgrain Die set was released from Scrappy Tails I was SUPER excited about it!  I am currently obsessed with making slimline cards (cards sized 8-1/2" x 3-1/2"). And adding in this new die for my favorite sized cards made me very happy. 

In today's video I am going to show you this die in action and 3 different ways to use it. I will also be using the all new Oopsy Daisy Stamp and die set from Scrappy Tails to complete these cards, another of their newly released products that I just had to have!  

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

Now let's get a look at each of these cards and I will tell you what I did with each background. 

For this first card I die cut the Slimline Woodgrain die from some pool colored card stock. Then I adhered that to the same color card stock for a tone on tone look.

I also splattered this panel with silks, mostly because splattering is my THING, but also for the added interest and dimension it gives. 

I colored all of the Daisys and all of the bees in the Oopsy Daisy Stamp set for each of my 3 cards. I used Copic Markers and did some very simple coloring. 

For the second background I used the Slimline Woodgrain die to do some embossing into a piece of watercolor paper. You will need a silicone mat to do this I have them linked for you below. 

I just LOVE that I can get an embossed look with this die, making it a very versatile die to have in my collection. 

For card number 3 I die cut the Slimline Woodgrain die from a darker card stock and mounted it on a light card stock for a two toned effect. 

I think this look could almost be used as a water ripple look as well. I love all the bees in and around the flowers on this card. 

To help these bees stand out even more against the backdrop of the Daisys I coated them with glaze. 

I am sure by now you can tell that I LOVE this woodgrain die.  I have even more ideas with it, so stayed tuned for that. 

I have all the supplies I used listed and linked for you below. If you have any questions do no hesitate to reach out!  

Slimline Woodgrain Die

 

Oopsy Daisy Stamp & Die 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.

 

 

Peek-a-Boo Flight Episode 4

Hello my crafty friends. It is Tuesday and that means time for another Episode of my March Stamp Set of the Month series. This month I am featuring the Avery Elle stamp set, Peek-a-Boo Flight Stamp Set. 

In this video I am bringing in one of my favorite Peek-a-Boo friends, the unicorn from the Peek-a-Boo Fair stamp set. This unicorn will be flying the airplane in a 3D scene card and the helicopter in a slimline shaker card. 

Take a look at these cards being made in this video right here. 

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

I really wanted to use this stamp set with some fun colors, showing that this set is good for any one and lots of different occasions. 

Here I have gone with a Pink and Green color combo for this 3D Box card. I think this set is so much fun for 3D scenes. It gives the feel of the airplane really flying. And isn't that unicorn the cutest inside the airplane??? The unicorn is from the Peek-a-Boo Fair stamp set.

The die set I used to make this box card is the Slimline Wide Box die set from Trinity Stamps, you can find it and all the things I used linked below. 
 

I really wanted to put a rainbow in this box card, but it just did not seem to go, so I made a second card. 

You know I can not do a stamp set of the month series with out doing a shaker card!  This rainbow shaker is filled with clouds and raindrops, which make a rainbow, right!!! 

I love the helicopter on the card at a slight angle. It really gives it that feel of flying. 

The rainbow inside this card is done with the Avery Elle die set, Rainbows. I had some left over pieces from a previous make. For that card I die cut the bows for my rainbow from panels that I had water colored. I love that I had left over pieces ready to go for this card 

If you enjoyed today's card and want to see more of this set, here are the other three episodes in this series: 

Episode One https://youtu.be/aJDcSr5ClGs

Episode Two https://youtu.be/gmJUztvKqM0

Episode Three https://youtu.be/ZfZcXkWiSMw

AND Episode 5 will be out on 3/29 at 8pm MST, stay tuned.

If you would like a chance to win this stamp set just leave a comment on each of these videos to be entered into my GIVEAWAY, sponsored by Avery Elle!  Winner will be randomly selected and announced on April 5th on the community page of my YouTube channel.  

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

Coffee Lovers Hop with Not 2 Shabby

Hello there and welcome to the Coffee Lovers Hop!  I am hopping along with Not 2 Shabby today, sharing this brand new digital stamp set release, made especially for this hop.  It is the Some Bunny Bring me Coffee digital stamp set. This set was designed by Jamie Peters at Not 2 Shabby. Take a close look at the egg, it has a coffee cup and coffee beans on it! 

I am apart of the Instagram Hop, so if you'd like to be entered to win the $25 shopping spree at the Not 2 Shabby Shop make sure you click over to my Instagram page and start the hop there or search #n2scoffeehop . Here's a quick and easy link to get there: https://www.instagram.com/carrierhoades

I also wanted to share today's creation with you in a video so that you could see how I made my swirled coffee background, using Shaving Cream.  It's an old technique, but a good one. Watch me get all messy right here. 

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

Making a shaving cream background is so much fun!  I love the swirly look it creates that looks good enough to eat. Have you tried a shaving cream background before? 

Here's an up close look at today's card. 

I LOVE digital stamps for a couple reasons; one you get instant gratification. You see a stamp you love, you purchase it and print it out!  No waiting on the mail!  Second, I can make that stamp any size I like. Third, I can easily make a mirror image of that stamp. 

If you have not tried Digital Stamp Sets yet, I highly recommend just giving it a try!  You can find this digital stamp set, Some Bunny bring me some Coffee, right here.

The printer I use for my Digital image is the HP Envy 7645. I print out on light weight card stock that I buy in a ream at Walmart. It is great for Copic coloring. 

I also like to use my Cameo Silhouette to print and cut out my Digital images. In my design studio in Cameo I am able to adjust the size of the image and group them together like I did with the egg for today's card. All of the things I did for my card you can do just by printing out your images. I also designed the pink shaker frame for this card in using my Cameo Silhouette. You can see a clip of it in my video. 

The shaker elements I used are from Trinity Stamps. They have a TON of embellishments. Clay elements, half pearls in all colors, sequins, confetti and gems and more!   These clay elements are made to look like real sprinkles, this mix is called Neapolitan.

I love a shaker card and this one in the slimline size with the shaving cream background, makes me so happy! Thank you for letting me share it with you. 

If you'd like to see more inspiration with this digi stamp set head on over to my Instagram page to join the hop. And if you comment as you hop you will be entered to win the $25 shopping spree to the Not 2 Shabby shop. We are using the hashtag #n2scoffeehop for this hop, you can easily find us that way too. 

All the supplies I used to make today's 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.

 

Slimline Light Up Card with Peek-a-Boo Flight

Hey there stamping friends! It is Tuesday and that means Episode 3 of my Peek-a-Boo Flight series is here!  

In this week's episode I am making a light up card with Trains, Planes and Automobiles!  Well, just one of each, but I knew when I saw the airplane that I wanted to make a card that included the car and train from my Peek-a-Boo collection. And to get all three of them on one card a slimline was the perfect size card. 

Let's take a look at this card being created. 

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

This video series is being sponsored by Avery Elle and they generously donated the Peek-a-Boo Flight stamp set for me to give to one of you! To enter be sure to watch each of the videos in this series and comment on them all. There will be a total of 5 videos this month as there are 5 Tuesdays in March. A new video in the Peek-a-Boo Flight series comes out every Tuesday at 8pm MST. If you missed Episode 1 and 2 I have them linked for you below. And stay tuned for Episodes 4 and 5 coming out later this month (23rd and 30th). 

Episode One: Slimline Pull Tab Cards

Episode Two: Slimline Shadow Box Scene in the clouds

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

This slimline card measures 9" x 4", just enough room for each of my vehicles to fit. The card and the train have headlights that actually light up with the use of EZ-Lights by Pear Blossom Press. 

I added a little stamped image next to the car, showing where to push the button that makes the lights glow. 

The EZ-Lights really are a cinch to use. All you need is tape. And you can make anything light up!  If you have not seen these lights in action please watch the video for this card, you'll be amazed at how easy it is. 

The rest of this car is pretty simple, a road for the car, a hill for the train and mountains for the plane to fly over. The mountains and tree are from Lawn Fawn die sets, which I have linked for you below. 

All the products I used are listed right here for your convenience. 

 

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 Window Card with Dinky Dinos

Hello my stamping friends today I'm sharing some of my favorite things from Heffy Doodle. One of those things is the Dinky Dino stamp set. 

For some reason little stamp sets make me so happy. This stamp set is so cute with two baby dinosaurs in it, one coming out of an egg and the other standing. 

I thought it would be fun to make a slimline card with this set using the Stitched Slimline Trio Die set, it has a die that creates 3 square openings on a slimline panel. Perfect for making 3 mini scenes with mini stamps. I brought in two other stamp set to complete the scenes, Dino Time and Geology Rocks. I will have all of these things listed and linked for you below. 

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 thing that makes this card so cool, in my humble opinion is the background. Let me tell you how I did it. I just ink blended on some Kitsch Flamingo ink on to white paper. I then splattered the ink with water from a Distress Sprayer. Then I splattered on Silk in the colors Bubble Gum and Electric Lime. I love the ethereal look it gives the background. 

I love making mini scenes, so I stamped out images to fill each of the three squares made using the Stitched Slimline Trio die set. But I felt the this front panel was a little too plain, so I stamped the "Dino-mite" sentiment over the entire card front with Coral Berry ink from Altenew. 

I added to each of the mini scene some die cut leaves using the Amazonian Leaves die set cut from Kiwi Crush card stock. Isn't that baby dinosaur so precious, looking up at the Mama Dino?  She is from the Dino Time stamp set. 

The other baby Dino from this set is in the top square on this card, and he has just hatched. In the center of the card I added my sentiment and a volcano from the Geology Rocks stamp set. 

I popped up the frame on this card for added dimension. It would make a GREAT shaker card, but if you don't want to do that extra work, this card looks great as a window card too. 

To complete this card I embellished it with some enamel dots from my stash that had pinks and greens in it. And I stamped a couple Dinos on the inside too. 

Below you will find all the supplies 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.

Slimline Wide Box Pop-Up Card

Bunny Burrow is BACK baby!  If you have followed me for a while you know that I love the Bunny Burrow stamp set from Trinity Stamps. It was my stamp set of the month set in September 2020 and it was because of these cards that Trinity Stamps asked me to join their design team!  Visualize me doing a little happy dance as I type this. I like to reminisce and think of the blessings that have happened and fill my thoughts with gratitude. And using the Bunny Burrow stamp set again does that for me. 

For this Bunny Burrow card I am making a Slimline Wide Box card. It is a Spring version of the Christmas card I made for my hubby. In December I did a mini stamp set of the month series featuring the Winter Burrow stamp set. If you want to check out all of my Trinity Stamps goodness here is a link to my video playlist.

Check out the video of this card and you will also see the Christmas card that was the inspiration piece. 

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

Now let's take a closer look at this Slimline Box Card. 

The box itself if quite easy to put together. Using the Slimline Series Wide Box die set you cut two of the base pieces and they hook together with two tabs. There are also dies in this set to cut the decorative panels for all of the flaps and all of these panels have a stitched border. It makes for a clean look with a decorative touch. This die set also includes a die that cuts the bridges you need to add all your stamped elements too inside the box. I love that the ends are scored for you, so I know where to put the adhesive and stick the bridges to the inside of my box. 

When I made a Wide Box card I love to use patterned paper to accent my flaps. I used two different paper packs from Trinity Stamps, the blue paper is from the All Heart Slimline Paper pad. 

Here you can see all the fun images I used to create this 3D scene. I also brought in the Winter Burrow stamp set for the pine tree and the Mouse House stamp set for the mushrooms and a few other elements. 

And here you can see the Winter Burrow card that inspired todays card. 

You can watch the video for this card right here if you like. 

Below I have listed and linked all the supplies 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.

Slimline Shaker Card with out slimline dies

Hello my stamping friends! Today's post is a part of the Spellbinders March Club Kit Blog Hop! 

I am in love with this month's Large Die of the Month, Spring Together. It is an interactive die set with dies to paper piece together spring animals. It is really like 2 die sets in one, plus it has die cut sentiments!  So maybe more like 3 die sets in one!  

Speaking of two for one..... I love interactive cards so why not combine this interactive die set with my favorite kind of interactive card??? What is my fave??? Shaker cards! And that is what I did. This slimline card is a shaker with an interactive element, where the lever moves the bunnies back and forth. 

ALSO, I wanted to make a Slimline shaker card without using any slimline dies. It can be done, you do not have to buy a special die to make a frame for a slimline shaker. I'll show you how in this video and you can see this card come to life. 

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

Now let's take a closer look at this double interactive card. 

In this video I show you how you can make a shaker card frame for a slimline card with out using any slimline dies. All you need is a blade style paper trimmer. Not a rotary cutter.  It is easies to explain in the video, but you are basically using the trimmer to cut out the center of the paper leaving a 1/4" frame, as I did for this card. The back of my shaker is a fun plaid paper from the Playful Prints, it goes really well with the clay eggs. These eggs are from Trinity Stamp and are called Easter Eggcitement. 

Once my shaker was made I set to die cutting my bunnies from tan, white and gray card stock. And the eggs from a grayish blue card stock, which I added some Sparkle Silk splatter too, for a speckled look.  These bunnies and eggs are attached to arms that are attached to the lever from this Large Die of the Month. If you want to see a detailed video on how to use the interactive mechanism, watch my first video using this die set, right here.  In this video I show you what the different dies are and how to put them together and make two different mini slimline cards. 

When you pull the lever on this card the arms move back and forth, there for the the bunnies go back and forth. 

The grassy borders on this card are die cut using the grassy die from this Large Die of the Month, you can just run it through the die machine twice to make a longer strip. Lay the die on a 8-1/2" strip of card stock, flush with one end and die cut. Then move the die over so it overlaps what you just cut a little bit. Run it through the die machine again to make a custom sized grassy border. Again, you do not have to have a slimline die to create it! 

I embellished this card with the flowers from this die set. There really are so many great dies in this set. 

Now you should hop along and check out the other inspirational projects in this hop featuring all the club kits from March. 

Next up in the hop is Bibi Cameron, she always makes several amazing projects for the hops, so make sure you check out her post. 

Spellbinders Blog
Tina Smith
Becca Feeken
Becky Roberts
Carrie Rhoades
Bibi Cameron
Sandra Nagel
Sandi MacIver
Jill Hilliard
Marie Heiderscheit
Jennifer Snyder
Kathy Clement
Jean Manis
Annie Williams
Yasmin Diaz
Betty Wright
Jenny Colacicco
Hussena Calcuttawala
Virginia Lu
Emily Leiphart
Joy Baldwin
Ilina Crouse
Desiree Kuemmerle
Ilda Dias
Henriëtte van Mierlo
Zsoka Marko

To enter to win one of three $50 shopping sprees to the Spellbinders Shop make sure to visit the Spellbinders Blog and comment on their post for this hop. Giveaway closes on Sunday, March 14th, 11:59 pm MST. The winner will be announced in the Spellbinders blog post the following Tuesday. The winner is responsible for shipping cost, duties and taxes. Good Luck! 

All the supplies I used to make today's card can be found 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.

Lawn Fawn Fans Spring Hop

Welcome to the Spring Hop with Lawn Fawn Fans!  

Each season the Lawn Fawn Fans group throws a party, a YouTube hop, to share our love of all things Lawn Fawn!  There are 12 of us in the group and there are 12 videos in this hop!  So much Lawn Fawn fun and inspiration to share. 

You can start the hop with my video. I am using the new Build-a-Basket Easter Die set to make a banner and a place card. 

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

The next stop in this video hop is Neha's video, be sure to check out here DOUBLE interactive card  in this video. 

Our spring hop is being sponsored by the Only One Life Creations shop.

I love this shop because it is family owned and the goal of their business is to earn extra money to support mission work around the world, in countries like Africa. I love knowing that when I shop there not only am I getting a great deal but my purchase is helping a great cause. 

To be entered to win a $50 shopping spree to the Only One Life Creations shop hop along with us, leaving a comment on each video in this hop. Winner will be announced on 3/20 on my Community Page on YouTube. International entries are welcome!

Now let's take a look at this banner and place card. 

Here you can see the first three pennants in this banner. 

I used all of the dies in the Build-a-Basket Easter Die set in today's project. It is such a fun die set. I really enjoyed making all different colored baskets for this banner. 

There is a pennant in this banner for each member of my family, including Toby our baby dog. 

I used the new Perfectly Plaid patterned paper for the background, each pennant on the banner has a different print. And one of them has a print from the original pack. As this newly release pack is new colors.  

Make sure to watch the video to see how easy it is to make a stand for this basket and turn it into a place card for the easter table. 

If you get lost along the hop here is the entire hop line up. 

Carrie Rhoades ---------- You are Here

Neha Tulysan

Mona Toth

Lauren Taylor

Candice

Ashley Young

Gale Thompson

Steph Williams

Jennifer Hartsgrove

Nancy van Oosten

Marla Harris

Lorene Caido

Be sure to hop along with us and leave comment on each of the designers videos to be entered to win the $50 shopping spree to the Only One Life Creations shop. 

All the supplies I used to make today's 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.

Peek-a-Boo Flight Episode Two

Hey there my stamping friends! Today is Tuesday, and that means it is time for another Stamp Set of the Month episode. This month I am featuring the Avery Elle stamp set, Peek-a-Boo Flight. In today's episode I am putting both the helicopter and the airplane from this set into a slimline shadow box card. If you follow me you know I am currently obsessed with this Slimline Shadow Box die set from Scrappy Tails. I just had to make a cloudy 3D scene for these aircraft and this die set was the perfect thing to do that. 

You can watch Episode Two right here: 

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

The base of this card is the fabulous Slimline Shadow Box die set from Scrappy Tails.  I also used this die in last months Stamp Set of the Month series for a park scene for my frogs. It is so fun to make a 3D scene with this die set, perfect to make these aircraft look like they are flying through the clouds.  If you love this 3D scene you will also like the 3D picnic card I made using this die set, I even incorporated a shaker card into it!!!

The slimline clouds I used to make the scene are from the Slimline Rainbow Builder die set by Trinity Stamps. 

If you'd like to see this die set in use on another card, check out this video. 

If you love this stamp set you can WIN it in this month's GIVEAWAY!  To enter all you have to do is leave a comment on each of the video in this month's series. I have a new Episode every Tuesday at 8pm MST in the month of March with the Peek-a-Boo Flight stamp set. You will need to leave the comment over on my YouTube channel to enter. The winner will be announced at the beginning of April. 

If you missed Episode One of this month's series you can catch it HERE. I made two slimline pull tab cards for this episode, and it was full of crafty mishaps!

All the supplies I used to make today's 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.

 

Slimline Stamp Set and Interactive die set

This Saturday's Trinity Stamps video is a fun one! I am playing with a Slimline Stamp set and and Slimline Interactive die set! 

This slimline stamp set, Tall Tales, is so cute, it has my favorite animal, the giraffe!  A giraffe makes for the perfect slimline stamp, right!  And this giraffe is so much fun to color!  

The stack of books and owl in this set are such fun accents and I love how the card turned out. 

The interactive element comes from the Slimline Surprise die set, in this card it reveals the sentiment and the stamped element stand up! 

I also made a book mark to go with the card, using the stack of books and the owl. 

You can see them both come together in the video below. 

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

Let's take a closer look at my slimline surprise card. 

Here is the card laying flat, with the owl reading to the giraffe, so cute. And when you pull the black and white ribbon at the top of the card you get the surprise. 

I love that the images stand up and the fun sentiment is revealed. I used the Happy Senti-mini stamp set and the Sweet Senti-mini stamp set together to create this sentiment. I think it is so cute for this book themed card.  The finished size of this card is 8-1/2" x 3-1/2". 

Here is the matching book mark. 

This book mark is hinged and holds on to the book pages with magnets. You could do this same book mark with the giraffe, it would be so darn cute!  

If you would like to see more with this Slimline Surprise die set I have two other card video and ideas for you below: 

Here you can see me use the Slimline Surprise die set to make a Surprise card with a hidden $5 bill! https://youtu.be/-_fDXZ31TfM

Here you can see me use the Slimline Surprise die set to make a 3 scene slimline christmas card! https://youtu.be/4mRTNIwtN7Y

You can also see this card being made in my video up on the Trinity Stamps YouTube channel. If you have not yet subscribed to their channel you should definitely go check it out. 

If you are interested in the supplies I used to make today's cards you can find them 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.

March Glimmer Kit for Easter Cards

Hello my stamping friends!

I love sharing the new club kits from Spellbinders with you each month. Today I am sharing TWO club kits. The Glimmer Kit of the Month as well as the Clear Stamp of the Month for March 2021!  The Glimmer Kit of the Month is a great set of 5 sentiments and comes with a roll of Rose Gold foil. Such a great color for spring. The Clear Stamp of the moth is a spring stamp set called Wonderful Spring. This set has 11 images in the set, including 4 sentiments. I paired these two kits together to make 3 cards that I think have a shabby chic feel to them.

I pulled out of my favorite mediums to play with to create backgrounds for these cards, PanPastels. 

Take a look with me at these cards being made. 

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

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

I used PanPastels over the top of images stamped with Versamark Ink. I just love the soft look this gives the background. 

I added my Glimmer Hot Foiled sentiments from the Let Your Sentiments Shine set on to egg shapes. Ovals would work great for these cards as well. I used a peach card stock and I love how well it looks with the Rose Gold foil.   To add to the egg look I splattered Peaches and Cream Silk over the top of the hot foiled sentiment. 

I added one of the bunnies from the stamp set to each of the three cards. I stamped the bunnies with brown ink and embossed with with clear powder. Then I water colored the bunnies for a soft vintage feel. I added a few of the small flower stamps around the bunny to bring in more of the peach to the cards. 

And for some embellishment I added some peach sequins I had on hand. 

Below you will find all the supplies I used to make these cards. 

 

 

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

Mini Slimline Easter cards

Today I am excited to be playing with some products from the Spring Release from the Not 2 Shabby Shop!  

And to kick off this release we have a YouTube Hop and GIVEAWAY for you!!! Jamie, the owner of Not 2 Shabby is giving a $25 gift certificate to the shop to one hop participant and that might as well be YOU!  So, watch the videos in the hop and when you are at Jamie's video be sure to click the Rafflecopter link to enter!

For this hop I get to play with the new stamp set, Easter Wishes. As well as the new paper pack Dots for Spring. 

Here is my video for the hop, where you can watch me use these products to make some Mini Slimline cards. 

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

Next up in the hop is Tanna, you can watch her video right here.

And be sure to check out Jamie's video and the Rafflecopter here.

Now let's take a closer look at each of the cards I made. 

I made three card, each the same but used different colors, inspired by the paper from the Dots for Spring paper pack. 

I used my Zig Clean Color Real Brush Markers so do all the coloring of these images. I have listed them all below for your reference. 

Pale Pink No. 028

Haze Blue No. 302

English Lavender No. 803

Pale Gray No. 097

Brick Beige No. 075

Blender No. 999

I used one color for each of the bunnies and used the blender to blend and soften out the color. I find that I get the best results with my Zig markers if I used Bristol Smooth paper.

The Mini Slimline Die I used over the top of the patterned paper is the MINI Slimline Diamond Wire & Wood Grain Frame Die by Kat Scrappiness. 

For my sentiment I also used the Graham Cracker alphabet to spell out the word Easter. 

Be sure you hop along with us and check out more ideas with this release, you can start the hop with my video right here. 

Check out the Spring release from Not 2 Shabby right here and use code N2S10 at check out for 10% off your order ( some new release items may not be eligible for this discount). 

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

Easter Wishes Stamp Set by Not 2 Shabby

Dots for Spring Patterned Paper Pack

 

 

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Peek-a-Boo Flight Episode One

Hello Stamping Friends! 

Happy March, bring on the Spring weather!!! 

Today is Episode One of my March Stamp Set of the Month series!  Yay, the start of a new series always makes me so happy!  

This month I am featuring the Peek-a-Boo Flight stamp set by Avery Elle.  This stamp set has an airplane and a helicopter that you can put any of the Peek-a-Boo critters in to make some really fun scenes. They also are great stand alone images. 

I am thrilled to let you know that Avery Elle is sponsor this months series. They had donated at Peek-a-Boo Flight for me to GIVEAWAY to one of you!  AWESOME, right!?! 

To enter the Giveaway you need to comment on all FIVE episodes in this month series. Episodes air on my YouTube channel ever Tuesday night at 8pm MST.  The winner will be announced on 4/5/21 on my YouTube community page. 

Now let's watch Episode One and see how I made these two Slimline Pull Tab cards. I hope you are buckled in, because I did encounter a bit of turbulence when making these cards. 

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

I'd love to know which of these cards is your favorite! 

The Slimline Pull Tab die set I used is from Heffy Doodle. It works great for either a horizontal or vertical pull tab card. Which is great because I wanted my airplane to go across the length of my card and my helicopter to go up and down the card. 

When you pull the tab the air plane files over the city and the banner it is pulling unfolds. 

The sentiment reads, "Let Your Dreams Take Flight".

The city scape is from another Avery Elle stamp set, Superheros. It is a great stamp set on it's own and you can use that city scape image on so many other things as well! 

I used this same city scape stamp on the vertical pull tab card as well. 

The pilot of this chopper is from the Peek-a-Boo Scary set. 

I chose him because he is facing the front of the Helicopter. 

And when you pull the tab the helicopter rises up above the city. 

The sentiment on this card reads, " The Sky is the Limit". 

I left the inside of these cards blank so I can personalize the message when I am ready to send them out. 

There are 4 more episodes coming your way with this stamp set. Tune in Tuesdays at 8pm MST for a new episode. 

If you are interested in the supplies I used to make today's cards they 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.

 

Interactive Mini Slimline Cards

YAY!  It's here!  The March Large Die of the Month Kit from Spellbinders! And it is super duper cool!  

This is an interactive die set, but it has so many other dies in the set that you can create with out the lever pieces too. It's really like two or three die sets in one!  

Check out the Spring Together with Lever die set in action in this video: 

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

Now let me show you each of the two cards I made in this video. 

These little chicks move Bach and forth when you pull the lever on the right hand side of the card. 

All of the die cuts you see in this card are in the Large Die of the Month Kit , it is called Spring Together with Lever. 

The head and body of this chick is also used to make a bunny and a lamb. I love that! 

There are also dies in this set that allow you to make your critter wiggle. So the head and the body of the critter move in different directions. Like with this lamb card. 

Isn't this lamb so darn cute! 

And when you pull the lever he dances! 

Both of my cards are mini slimline cards. Which is a 6" x 6" piece of card stock, scored at 3". The patterned paper I used on both of these cards is from the pack called The Good Life from the Spellbinders shop. I linked it for you below. 

You can find out more about the Large Die of the Month Kit as well as the other kits that Spellbinders has to offer right here. 

Here are all the supplies I used and kits of the month that are available. 

 

 

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.