Carrie Stamps

5 minute card videos

Have you seen the newest videos on my YouTube channel?  5 Minute Card Videos. Along with my other full length videos I will be sharing shorter videos of one card being made. A quick and easy watch that is fun and inspirational.  You might even learn a few tips and trick along the way. 

My latest 5 minute card video features the Gel Press and stamps and dies from Trinity Stamps.  I made two bright and cheery Slimline Easter cards with a shaker element.

You can watch it right here. 

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

And here's a close up look at these cards, you can see the shaker window and the fun gel press backgrounds I made. 

The background on these cards was the most fun to make. I stamped over my gel press backgrounds with slimline stamp sets from Trinity Stamps, aren't they so cute! 

If you love these cards, you should see the set I made last easter with these same two sets. Watch the video right here. 

I love that both the Slimline Chicks and the Slimline Bunnies stamp sets come with coordinating stamps to complete your card! 

If you like these 5 Minute card videos you should check the other two I already have on my channel. 

Inky, Fuzzy and a Lift The Flap

4 Bar Full Panel Shaker Card

And if you are interested in the supplies I used to make todays cards they are all listed 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.

SPRING Lawn Fawn Fans Hop

Welcome to the Spring Lawn Fawn Fans Hop! 

This hop takes place over on YouTube with my fellow Lawn Fawn Fans. This seasons hop is being sponsored by Lawn Fawn. Thank you to Lawn Fawn for always bringing us darling, fun and useful product. As a sponsor Lawn Fawn has generously donated a $25 gift card to their shop that one of our hoppers will win! Watch the video for details on that and how to enter. 

My hop projects feature one of my favorite die sets from this new release, Strawberry Patch. 

I just LOVE the berries in different sizes and the leafy branch, which I used to create my background on my A7 card. You can see this card and shaker book mark come together in the video below. You can click over to my YouTube channel to watch and hop along as well. 

I went for a bit of a farm stand feel for this card, easy to do with a dusting of Vintage Photo Distress ink. And of course a splatte

r of it as well. To go along with the farm stand feel I added a bit of jute twine to my fruit basket. 

I loved the little clay strawberry embellishments around my sentiment so much I wanted to make a shaker. So, I thought, how about a book mark made using my Fuse tool to make it a shaker. 

That gingham paper makes me so very happy, it's the perfect pairing with these die cut strawberries. If you are wondering about the little flower, I die cut that using the Magic Iris Birdhouse add on die set. 

What new fruits do you think Lawn Fawn should come out with to put in this fruit basket? Cherries? Apples? Avacado? Kiwi? Watermelon? Those are ones I'd love, maybe even Bananas! 

For now I am DELIGHTED with my Strawberry Patch die set. 

Remember this post if for the Spring Lawn Fawns YouTube hop. You are going to want to hop along with us and leave comments on the videos to be entered to win the $25 gift card to the Lawn Fawn Shop! Below I have the entire hop list so you can make sure you do not miss a video. And you are going to LOVE what the other designers from this group have made! 

Carrie Rhoades----- THAT'S ME!!! 

Neha Tulysan

Peter van Elburg Boddendijk

Lauren Taylor

Ashley Young

Steph Williams

Jen Hartsgrove

Marla Harris

Candice Richardson

Below I have listed and linked all the supplies I used to make todays card and book mark. Please let me know if you have any questions. 

 

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

Hot Foiling on Colored Card Stock

Hey there stamping friends. Today I have some great ideas for you! If you have ever tried to hot foil on colored card stock you may have run into some issues. Today's video is going to give you several things to try to get good results with colored card stock. And I am showcasing the Glimmer Kit of the Month from Spellbinders! It's a perfect set to use with colored card stock. 

In this video not only can you see the making of this card, but you are going to get so many helpful things to try when hot foiling, so that you can have gorgeous results. I love hot foiling on colored card stock because it gives me so many different looks with just one roll of foil. What's my favorite foil color you ask??? I love the Aura foil because it has an iridescent finish to it. And it looks great on all colors of card stock as you will see in my video today. 

If you can not see the video on this screen, you can click over to watch it on my YouTube channel, right here. 

Here is my list of things to try when coloring on colored card stock. Take these ideas and give them a try with the colored card stock you have on hand. You may not need to do all of these. The key is to practice, find what works for you. Don't give up on colored card stock. These tips are further explained and shown in action in the video above. 

The reason why I love this months kit for foiling on colored card stock is because the die set cuts the images out right on the line. So, there is no border left behind. It's perfect for this rainbow of flowers, and there's no colored edge showing, just the Aura foil! 

To fit all my flowers on this card I made an A7 sized card, 5" x 7". I love this size card, it is so much fun to give a bigger sized card. I remember my sister asking me a while back why I only made small cards (A2 sized). Since then I haven tried to make different sized cards, maybe that is part of the reason I love A7's and Slimlines. 

If you have any questions about hot foiling on colored card stock please don't hesitate to ask by leaving it in the comment box below. I love hearing from you. 

Below I have listed and linked all the things I used to make this card, as well as all the club kit offerings that Spellbinders has. 

 

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.

9 Tips & Trick for Quick & Easy Card Making

Hello there my crafty friends. Today I want to share a few of my tips and tricks with you when it comes to making quick and easy cards. And I am going to use those tips to make 4 Mini Slimline Cards. 

In the video below you can see all 9 of my Tips and Trick and see these cards come together. 

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

Now let me show you each of the four cards I made in today's video. 

All of my cards use Mini Slimline Cover Plate dies from Trinity Stamps. This one is the Geometric Cut Out Panel die. A beautiful pattern that needs no more to make for a stunning card. Especially when it is cut from a Gel Press print, giving it some amazing detail. 

One of the tips and tricks I love for quick and easy card making is having amazing sentiment stamp sets. My favorite right now is the collection of Simply Sentimental stamp sets from Trinity Stamps. Sentiment stamp sets aren't always the sets we get the most excited about purchasing. But they are the sets that I will use the most out of my collection. I can use them with any of the stamp sets I already own, giving them new life just by changing out the sentiment. 

Check out the Celtic Twist Cover Plate die I used on this card, it's so pretty. I love that Trinity Stamps has so many mini slimline products. I cut this panel from another Gel Press print that was made with Iridescent Paint.

Each of these cards uses a different set from the Simply Sentimental collection of stamp set, I have all of the linked for you below. 

If you love this cover plate die, Mini Slimline Star Trio Panel, you should know it is also available in the full slimline size. AND, it is a die that helped design for Trinity Stamps! 

I think the stitching around the border off the panel and each star is fabulous, but, did you know there is also stitching around each of the stars that this die cuts out! Super Cool! 

The Disco Ball die is soooo much fun, but here I show that you can dress it up just a little bit and it still just as fun. 

You can see that these cards are simple yet have details that really make them stand out. 

If you'd like to learn more about making Gel Press Prints for card making, I have several videos on this topic. You can watch them here.

Below I have listed and linked 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.

NEW Not 2 Shabby Stamp and Die Set

Hello there stamping friends. Happy March! Today I have a NEW stamp and die set to share with you from the Not 2 Shabby Shop. 

When Jamie (of Not 2 Shabby) asked it I might like to share the Sweet Critters stamp set this month, as it seemed like my style I was all over it! The critters in this set are DARLING. And the die set cuts around their arms so they can hold any number of cute things that are in the stamp set. This set is for the March Stamp and Die of the Month, a subscription you can join through Not 2 Shabby. This set is a shining example of the cute stamp sets that the N2S shop puts out each month. 

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

I love the story book feel of these critters and that I can tuck little things in their hands! 

Here you can see this card come together. 

You can also see this video over on my YouTube channel.

I was in the mood for some ink blending when I made this card. I wanted a very springy storybook look for this card. I used Spun Sugar and Wilted Violet for the sky with a dusting of Vintage Photo. For the grassy hill I used Twisted Citron and Rustic Wilderness and again added a bit of Vintage Photo. I also had some fun with splattering, since I LOVE that look. 

Here you can see how the hands/arms of the critters are cut away from the body, the dies do this for you! Not crafty knife needed! This made me think that they would look cute popping up from behind the fence. This fence is the Slimline Picket Fence die, new from Lawn Fawn. I even tucked a little something into the paws of each critter. 

Have you noticed the fuzzy little tuffs on top of each of the critters heads? That is Cottontail Flocking by Pink and Main. It is the perfect touch to these critters! 

To embellish this card I use Shimmering Rose Nuvo drops to make little hearts. Not only did I have so much fun making this card but I just love how it turned out. 

Make sure you check out the Not 2 Shabby shop to find the Sweet Critters Stamp and Die set. 

If you'd like to purchase from the Not 2 Shabby shop and it is items that are not for subscription use code N2S10 at check out to get 10% off your purchase. 

All the other supplies I used have been 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.