Carrie Stamps

Dollar Tree DIY and Instagram Hop

Hello Stamping friends! Today I am here sharing a Dollar Tree DIY project as part of the Dare 2B Artzy Christmas 3D Instagram Hop!  Sharing some Holiday project inspiration as this season is upon us. There are prizes and giveaways and cute projects ideas!  

For only 2 days you can get 15% off your order at the Dare 2B Artzy shop using code XMAS2020!  

Now let's take a look at the 3D Holiday project I made for this Instagram Hop. 

It all started with a Dollar Tree wooden snowglobe home decor piece. But let's back up just a little bit. You should know I love to watch Dollar Tree DIY video's on YouTube. The makers create the coolest home decor pieces using items from the Dollar Tree. I love it and want to do it so bad. But my talents and passion are in paper crafting. So, I thought I would mash up these two things. I would do a Dollar Tree DIY home decor piece using my talents of paper crafting. So, when I found this wooden snow globe with a paper overlay of a snowman, I knew this was the piece I wanted to do over for my Hot Cocoa bar. 

You can watch the transformation here. 

I honestly feel so I excited that I did a Dollar Tree DIY video!  If you can not see the video on this screen, you can also view it right here. 

Now this project is part of an Instagram Hop, so you are going to want to head over to my Instagram page and hop along for a chance to win one of two $10 gift certificates to the Dare 2B Artzy shop. You have two days to hop along and enter to win. Start the hop here.

I love how this little snow globe turned out and am happy to have a hand made piece to add to my cocoa bar.  The Crazy 4 Cocoa stamp set has got to be one of my favorites this holiday season. The marshmallow man kills me!  

This snowglobe was very easy to make with a bit of sand paper, acrylic paint and paper. A very easy project to do at home with supplies you have on hand, or a few additional products from the Dollar Tree. There are always plenty of wooden things at the Dollar Tree that you can DIY with your favorite papers and stamps. 

Don't forget, if you want to take advantage of the 15% off sale you have to shop December 4-6 and use code XMA2020 at check from the Dare 2B Artzy Store. 

Below I have listed and linked the things used to make this project, besides the wooden snowglobe. 

My favorite place to shop for Copic Markers

 

 

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.

 

 

Happy Snowman Slimline Surprise

Today I have a great project for you!  It is a slimline card with a surprise element in a slimline envelope box with a window. That has enough room for a gift too!  

I am pulling out lots of slimline goodies from Trinity Stamps today to create this project. You can see it all come together in this video. 

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

Here you can see the card from the front, with the Happy Snowman looking so festive.   Looks like a regular slimline card. 

But when you pull on the tab.....

The snowman stands up and the surprise is revealed!  I put the $5 behind a piece of window sheet that can only be accessed by pulling on the rip strip on the inside of the card. 

I used this tree image from the Merry & Bright stamp set to add something cute to the inside of the card. And there on the left you can see the rip strip that is also from the Slimline Surprise die set that I used for the front of the card. 

And here the Snowman card and jumbo chocolate bar are in the box. The box was made using the Slimline Envelope Builder die set and the Build a Box with Long Flap option. When you pair these two die sets together you can make this gift box. I love the window in the box for a peek at the card. 

I had so much fun making this card and box, I think the Happy Snowman die set is just about the cutest thing!!! And Trinity Stamps is my favorite place to shop for all things Slimline!  

Speaking of Trinity Stamps, if you are viewing this post on Small Business Saturday, you should know about the Limited Edition Embellishment Set available at the Trinity Stamp shop!  

How cute are these embellishments in little storage containers and all in a case!  I am sure these are going to sell out fast!  Hurry to get yours right here. 

Below I have listed and linked all the things I used to make today's project. 

My FAVORITE Place to shop for Copic Markers - Scrapbook Pal

 

 

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.

Tiny Gingerbread Episode 4 - Snowglobes

Welcome back to my blog, today I am sharing Episode 4 of my Tiny Gingerbread stamp set of the month series. 

In this episode the theme is snow globes. In addition tot he Tiny Gingerbread stamp set I used the Snow Globe scenes stamp set and the Magic Iris Snow Globe add on. And maybe a few other fun things!  Each week this month I have shared an Slimline Card and an A2 sized card, this week is the same. My slimline card has 3 min snowglobe shakers on it that are removable and can then be used as ornaments. The A2 card using the Magic Iris and Snow globe add on, AND it is a shaker!  So much fun in this video, I can not wait to share it with you. 

You can watch Episode 4 right here. 

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

You also might want to click over to watch this on YouTube, because when you leave a comment there you will be entered to win one of the cards I make in the video! 

You can see here how the little snow globes detach from the slimline card and are now ornaments.  A little bit of white/clear velcro did the trick. 

The Magic Iris snow globe reveals the little gingerbread scene.  All the snow globes on these card are shakers, including the Magic Iris. Watch the video above to see how to turn your magic iris into a shaker. 

Each of these little snow globes was made with the new Snow Globe Scenes stamp set set, die set and the Snow globe shaker add on die set. I attached the snow globes to the background with some velcro. 

Having these removable snow globes on the card is like giving a card and a gift in one. And I think these snow globes will look so very cute on a Christmas tree. 

Now take a look at this Magic Iris Snow globe card. 

 

When you open up the iris, there is the cute little gingerbread scene. 

To see how I created this Magic Iris Snow globe into a shaker card watch the video above. It's just a couple more steps and layers to the Magic Iris. 

All of the supplies I used to make these two 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.

 

Thank you for stopping by! I will be back again soon with an all new stamp set of the month series for December! And be sure to visit my YouTube channel on Monday for my Recap video of this month's series. If you missed any of the Episodes in the Tiny Gingerbread series, you can find them all on my YouTube channel

Lawn Fawn Christmas Card Collaboration Challenge

Hello Stamping Friends!  Happy Monday. Today I am here with a super fun collaboration with my new crafty friend, Candice of Candoodle Creations. Making crafty friends who love to do the same things I do it one of my favorite things about having a YouTube channel. Since Candice and I both love Lawn Fawn we thought it would be fun to team up and bring you a couple of fun videos. The challenge was to use our favorite Lawn Fawn stamp sets to make Christmas cards. I chose one of my faves, Car Critters and the new Christmas Card Critters Add on. Candice chose the Mermaid for You stamp set. For my video I chose to make a card for each of these sets. You can check out my video and the making of these cards below. 

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

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

You might already know that I love the Car Critters stamp set from the Car Critters Stamp Set of the Month series. So when Lawn Fawn came out with the Christmas add on I was very happy to add that set to my collection.  And even more happy to be using to make a fun Christmas card for this challenge. 

In this scene the little deer are out looking at Christmas lights. This is a tradition that we do in my family. We pile in our truck with my parents and drive all over the city checking out Christmas lights. We wear our jammies and  have hot cocoa and popcorn. And of course listen to Christmas music. It is a ton of fun!  Until you have to run in Walmart to use the bathroom. But if you have to run in somewhere to use the bathroom in your jammies, Walmart is a judgement free zone to do so. 

To create this scene I used another favorite of mine from Lawn Fawn, the Build-a-House die set and the Christmas add on die set. The Santa on the roof is from the Tiny Christmas stamp set.  What do you think, it is actually Santa or is part of the Christmas decorations? 

I add glaze to the Christmas lights and the window to give them some shine. 

I adde the glaze to the headlights and Rudolph nose on the car. As well as the ornaments on this tree. 

What do you think of the red and white stripped paper in the background?  I really wanted to add that in the background as I felt the card needed another pop of Christmas. I did not have the right sized paper or color that I wanted to use for a slimline card. So I went to Etsy and found some digital paper. I was then able to print out and die cut this panel for my background. Here is a link to the paper that I purchased from the Periwinkle Pixel Shop. 

Now let's take a look at the Christmas card I made using the Mermaid for you stamp set. 

Santa has found his way to everyone on the Nice List, including this darling mermaid and her friends. 

I used a few other stamp sets to create this scene, Lawn Fawn has so many under the sea sets and they all work together. I used the Ocean Shellfie set because it has a couple rocks in it that coordinate with the big rock from the Mermazing set. And I love the octopus, Dory or Flounder looking fish and the little jelly fish!!! 

I pulled out an oldie but a goodie for my island, Life is Good. The crab, island and tree are from that set. Santa and the present are from the Ho-Ho Holidays set, This Santa and the Santa from Tiny Christmas are almost identical, except in size of course.  The nice list image is from the Holiday Helpers set, it is a cute set featuring elves!  I love how the crab is helping Santa and holding up the list. 

Did you notice that this card has stripped background paper too?  This is also a digital paper,  from The Digi Rainbow shop on Etsy. Again, I printed it out and die cut it wit the large rectangle die from the Large Slimline with sliders die set. This paper matches the Chipped Sapphire ink I used for my night sky perfectly. 

Now it is time to click over and watch Candice's video and see what she made for this challenge. It was so much fun for me. I love a good challenge and making a Christmas card with a Mermaid stamp set was a challenge for me. I love how it made me think differently and stretched my creativity. In the end I love how it turned out!  Thank you Candice for the fun and for collaborating with me!  

See Candice's video right here. 

Below I have listed and linked all the things 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. 

Winter Friends Slimline Lift the Flap Shaker

This card all started with the desire to do some no line coloring with the Winter Friends stamp set. And wanting to pull out the Slimline Scallop Peekaboo die set I have had for a little bit from Whimsy Stamps and play with it too. 

That resulted in a Slimline Peekaboo shaker card with the Winter Friends. And they are so cute colored with no line coloring. You can see it all come together in this video. 

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

The Slimline Scallop Peekaboo die set has two flaps that open to reveal whatever scene or  sentiment or gift card you want to put in there, so many possibilities. 

For the outside of the card I put my sentiments, using the Merry Christmas Senti-mini Die set and stamp set. 

I added trees and snow to the background using the Winter Sentiments stamp set from Not 2 Shabby. This is a stamp set you can purchase or get for free with a $60 purchase at the Not 2 Shabby shop.  You can also get the Winter Friends stamp set when your order reaches $100! Both are darling and work so good together! 

I used the Winter Friends stamp set on the inside of the card. 

I love that you open the flaps to this wintery scene.  I think no line coloring is perfect for this scene because the trees from the Winter Sentiments stamp set are solid and stamped in green ink, they do not have a black outline. And with the no line colored images my critters do not have a black outline either. So they coordinate well with the trees and give the card an over all softer look that is great with a snowy scene. 

Here you can see the bunny up close. I used Copic Markers to do my no-line coloring. I used two shades of pink and two shades of red for the bunny's winter clothing.  For the bunny itself I used three shades of warm gray; W4, W2 and W0.  Then I added some highlights with a white gel pen. I needed a bit more detail on his eyes, so I used a mechanical pencil to draw in the eyelids and lashes. It was the perfect touch. 

I colored the fox with E19, E15 and E13 Copic Markers. And the same warm gray markers for the white areas.  I used YR17, YR13 and YR11 for his hat and scarf. Again, I used a white gel pen for highlight, which I feel really brings these images to life. You can see how well the  no lined color image goes with the solid tree images and snowflakes. 

What do you think about those amazing shaker elements?  These are the Charleston Sequin Mix by Catherine Pooler, and were the inspiration for the colors I chose for this card. Honestly this color combination has been one of my favorites this holiday season. 

Check out the Winter Sentiments Stamp Set Here

and the

Winter Friends Stamp Set Here

Available for purchase or free with purchase. 

Slimline Scallop Peekaboo Die set by Whimsy Stamps

Charleston Sequin Mix by Catherine Pooler 

My favorite place to shop for Copic Markers

The Great Outdoors Slimline Die set by Trinity Stamps

Merry Christmas Senti-Mini Die Set

Merry Christmas Senti-Mini Stamp Set

 

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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 will see you again very soon with more stamping inspiration! 

Tiny Gingerbread Village

Hello there, welcome back. It is Tuesday and that means it is time for another stamp set of the month episode. This is Episode 3 of my Tiny Gingerbread Series. This week I am making a gingerbread village and reveal wheel card. 

You can watch the Episode right here. 

If you can not see the video on this screen you can also watch it right here.  Be sure to click over to YouTube and leave a comment on the video for a chance to win the Reveal Wheel card I make in the video. 

Let's start by taking a closer look at the slimline card. This is a gingerbread village. Full of sugar and spice and everything nice. I thought the new Gingerbread Build-a-House add on die set went perfectly with my Tiny Gingerbread set and knew I had to use it in this series. 

You can see in this village is rains gumdrops and snows sugar. 

Here is the A2 card, using the Build-a-House and Gingerbread house add on to make a Reveal Wheel card. The picture in the upper window changes three times as you rotate the wheel. 

Both of my cards have a snowy background, using the new Snowy Sky stencil. It is one of those must have stencils that I will use repeatedly.  

The tiny gumdrops on this card and the lollipops on the slimline card come from the Sweet Christmas stamp set, another gingerbread set. If you like the Sweet Christmas set, check out this slimline card I made with that set. 

You can watch the making of this card in this video right HERE. 

I guess you can say that I have a thing for gingerbread.  I think they are so cute. And I do make a batch of gingerbread cookies every year with my girls. They are also very yummy.  

If you missed the other episodes in this series, I have them linked for you below. 

Episode One: Tiny Gingerbread Pull Tab Coca bar

Episode Two: Tiny Gingerbread Man Storybook inspired cards

Everything I used to make today's cards is listed and linked for you below. 

 

 

My favorite place to shop Copic Markers

 

 

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

Spellbinders November Kit of the Month Blog Hop

Hello there and welcome to the November Kit of the Month Blog Hop with Spellbinders. 

For today's hop I am showcasing the November Large Die of the Month kit, Merry Stitching. I just found out that this kit has SOLD OUT. So if you are one of the lucky ones that was able to get this kit I have another idea with it for you.  If you were not able to get it you can still make the ornament I am showing today and put another decorative element on the top.  

You can watch these ornaments being made in the video below. 

 

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

These ornaments are one of my favorite things to make at the holidays. I have made them several times. They are easy to do but so beautiful.  And you can decorate them with any fun embellishments you have. 

To make these woven snowflake ornaments you need a 6" x 6" piece of patterned paper. You cut that into 1/2" strips. The assembly is easier to learn by watching, which is why I made the video. You can follow along  with the video and make your own Woven Snowflake Ornament! 

When I first played with the Merry Stitching die set I knew I wanted to make one to put on this Woven Paper Snowflake. They are a perfect match. I find all the dies in this set to be easy to stitch.  But I love that you can use them with out stitching on them too.  For this snowflake I used white thread on a die cut red snowflake. Then I went back with a bit of black thread and accented the center.  Then I finished it off with some black gems.

Here is the second ornament I made. This time I alternated colors for a red and black stitched snowflake. 

I added a Glimmer Hot Foil sentiment in the center from Yana's Christmas Sentiments with Black Foil on red card stock. I think it looks great layered on the stitching. For even more shine I added some small red gems too. 

These ornaments are going to make some great gifts. I think with a home made treat for a neighbor. Or on top of a secret gift exchange gift. It would also look great as part of a wreath. 

If you are really wanting to get the Large Die of the Month for November, you may still be able to get it in one of the Value Kit options. I will link all of them for you below. 

Now it is time to hop along. Remember you want to be sure to stop by the Spellbinders blog and comment there as well to be entered into the giveaway!  There are 5, $50 shopping sprees being given away!  The giveaway closes on the 15th and winners will be announced on the SB blog on the following Tuesday. 

Next up on this hop is Bibi Cameron, who always amazes me with her creations!  

Below is the entire blog hop list incase you missed a stop. 

Spellbinders Blog
Tina Smith
Carrie Rhoades
Bibi Cameron
Sandi MacIver
Jill Hilliard
Jennifer Snyder
Kathy Clement
Sandra Nagel
Virginia Lu
Jean Manis
Marie Heiderscheit
Joy Baldwin
Zsoka Marko
Ilina Crouse
Jenny Colacicco

Below I have listed and linked all the supplies I used to make these ornaments as well as all the Club Kits that Spellbinders has to offer. 

The black and red gems I used are from Craft Supplies by CC on Etsy.

 

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.

Tiny Gingerbread Boy Story Book Cards

Hello there stamping friends! It's time for Episode 2 of my Lawn Fawn Tiny Gingerbread Series. 

This week's cards are inspired by the classic Little Gingerbread Boy stories. There are so many version out there, even Little Gingerbread Girl stories. In my first card the classic scene of the sly fox offering to help the Gingerbread Boy cross the river is playing out. And in my second card the gingerbread people have out foxed the fox and have made their escape. 

You can watch Episode Two right here: 

If you can not see the video on this screen you can watch it right here. 

The slimline card was actually pretty easy to make with the help of the new Over the Mountain stamp set. 

I love that three stamps can make a hilly backdrop for my scene. 

You can see here the fox is pretty proud of himself, he is so sly. But the gingerbread boy on his back sees that half eaten gingerbread boy in the water and is now on to the fox. 

In this close up pic you can see the foot prints I made in the snow with my C0 Copic marker, it's one of my favorite details on this card. 

But let's see what happens next in this story. 

The gingerbread people are smarter than that fox and have made their getaway in their adorable little car. From the Car Critters Stamp set. You can see the fox is not sure what just happened. 

These cards just make me smile!  They are light and bright and tell a story. 

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

Not 2 Shabby Mini Winter Release

Hey there. I am back with another Not 2 Shabby video. Today I have made 2 cards with two new stamp sets that are new and exclusive to the Not 2 Shabby Shop. These are stamp sets are both free gifts with purchase. 

When you spend $60 at the Not 2 Shabby Shop you will get the Winter Sentiments for FREE and when that order reaches $100 you will ALSO get the Winter Friends stamp set for free.  It's a great deal for some darling stamp sets.  You can also purchase these stamp set for a great price. See the Winter Sentiments stamp set HERE and the Winter Friends stamp set HERE.

You can watch me make two cards with this set in this video:

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

Here is the first card I mad with these stamp sets. An A2 card. 

I created the background by taking all the little snow/snowflake images from both stamp sets and putting them on one acrylic stamping block.  I stamped a piece of Whip Cream card stock with clear pigment ink.  Then I applied my two different colors of PanPastels over the top of this. The PanPastels stick to the stamped images, creating a more concentrated, darker image than the area around it. I just LOVE this look. Then I splattered this with Liquid Stardust for some great shimmer.  Then to make sure my PanPastels never smears I sprayed a Matte Fixative Spray over the background. 

Over the top of this added the Lift the Flap Tree backdrop die from Lawn Fawn, die cut from Tin Pail Cardstock, a very light gray. 

I added snowy border along the bottom of die cut from Pixie Dust card stock, for a glittery hill that my critters could stand on. 

For my stamped images I stamped them with Memento Tuxedo Black ink onto Whip Cream card stock. Then I put the stamped images onto my PixScan mat for my Cameo Silhouette. I took a picture of the mat with my phone, sent that pictures to my computer.  I then opened that pictures in my Silhouette design studio program. I trace the images and then off set my tracing with a spacing of .040.  This allows me to have die cut looking images. Once I have these images traced. I can then cut out these shapes to use the next time I want to stamp with this stamp set. In the video for these cards you can see how I used those blank die cuts and my MISTI stamp positioning tool to stamp on the die cuts with precision. 

I colored in all my images with Copic Markers and popped them on with foam squares. 

After making my first card I was inspired to make another. I just love these critters so much!  I wanted to have more of that snowy sky showing and I also thought it would be cute to have the Lift the Flap Trees die cut from a lavender card stock. So, a slimline card was born. 

I added a few more images to this card from other Not 2 Shabby stamp sets. The little squirrel is from the You, Me and Pumpkin Spice stamp set and the mushrooms are from the Fall Gnomes stamp set. I thought they really added to this cute scene. 

Below you can find all the things I used to make today's cards. 

Copic Sketch Markers - from ScrapbookPal.com

 

 

 

 

 

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'll be back again soon with more crafty ideas for you! 

Spellbinders November 2020 Glimmer Hot Foil Kit

I love surprises, I think that is why I love getting the Glimmer Hot Foil kit each month. I get a fun new set to hot foil with and a roll of foil to go with it. 

The November Kit was a good surprise with a very fun Christmas set that includes 4 plates and 1 die. It is the Merry Christmas Wishes set. 

I love the word Merry inside the hanging ornaments. And a die to cut the bottom edge is so much fun! 

Then you can use the remaining sentiments to build on to the Merry for a card that is centered around the foiled wording. 

You can see the card I made with this kit along with the new Quick Trimmer by Spellbinders in the video below. 

 

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

I love pink and green for Christmas and the retro feel of these ornaments had me gravitating to this color combination. 

I foiled the ornament image twice to extend the length of this slimline card, 8", using Polished Brass foil. 

For the bottom half of the card I used Green foil on Limeade splash card stock. 

For the tiny sentiment, To You And Yours, I used Polished Brass foil on Sweet Berry card stock. 

To finish off the card I accented each of the ornaments with a Gold Pearl. And the top left and right corner got a little holly with pink berries. 

I love all the shine on this card and I think shine is the perfect thing for a Christmas card. 

If you have been on the fence about getting into Glimmer Hot Foiling, you should know that you can get 10% the Glimmer Hot Foil system when you sign up for the Glimmer Hot Foil kit of the month. It's an offer you have to take advantage of when you join the monthly kit.  

If you are already a Glimmer Hot Foiler, like me, you should know about the new Quick Trimmer. Spellbinders just released this new tool that helps you to easily cut your hot foil to the size you need for any plate. I am in love with it. You can see it in action in today's video. 

I love the size of this trimmer, not too big so it is easy to store and pull out for quick use. 

The self healing mat has grid lines and a ruler, helping me to get straight cuts.  The top trimming plate has tracks in it that fit the blades of the foil and paper trimming blades. This makes cutting straight a breeze.  I will be using this trimmer every time I cut foil. 

Below I have listed and linked all the things I used to make today's card so you can easily find it. 

 

 

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 soon with more stamping inspiration for you! 

Lawn Fawn Tiny Gingerbread Pull Tab

Hello and Happy November. It is a new month and time for a new Stamp Set of the Month series! For the month of November I will be showcasing the Tiny Gingerbread stamp set by Lawn Fawn. 

I LOVE gingerbread men and so I decided to challenge myself to see what I could come up with for this tiny stamp set. 

For Episode One I am pulling out one of my favorite and my first interactive die set, Pull Tab. I thought it would be fun to have a way to dunk one of the gingerbread men in hot cocoa. 

As a second challenge I decided to make a slimline version and an A2 sized version of the same card. 

You can see Episode One in the video below. 

 

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

First up let's take a look at the slimline card. 

To make this cocoa bar scene for my Tiny Gingerbread people I brought in the Thanks A Latte stamp set. These two stamp sets are the perfect pairing!  Especially for dunking your gingerbread man into your cocoa. 

In the first photo you can see the gingerbread man all the way in the cocoa and in this photo you can see him pulled up out of the cocoa. He is very small and so the movement with the pull tab is also very small.  But it is quite fun to dunk hime over and over in the cocoa.  

The background for this card was made using PanPastels.  First, I stamped the snowflake image repeatedly over my 9" x 4" background with clear embossing ink. Then, I rubbed on red PanPastel. The PanPastel will stick to the stamped images and make them darker. It is one of my most favorite kind of backgrounds to make, as it is so easy.  

Now let's take a look at the A2 sized version on this card. 

If you like the standard size card (A2 - 5-1/2" x 8-1/2", scored at 4-1/4") you can almost always take an idea from a slimline card and pair it down to fit on an A2 card. That is what I am going to be showing you in this months series.  

This A2 card still has the gingerbread man getting dunked but only has the one cup on it. If you are making a lot of Christmas cards this one would definitely be the faster card to make. 

I just adore all the little images in this gingerbread set, but I am pretty giddy over have a stamp of cookie crumbs. It's weird, I know. 

So, which card is your favorite? Do you have any ideas you'd like to see me do with this Tiny Gingerbread stamp set? 

Make sure to tune back in next Tuesday for Episode 2 and more ideas with this stamp set. 

Below I have listed and linked the things 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.

Spellbinders Large Die of the Month - Nov 2020

I love the first of the month, it means I get to share with you the newest Large Die of the Month kit from Spellbinders. And every month I am excited about the die set. This mont is no exception. The Merry Stitching die set is super cool.

It is a set of 6 dies. Three of the dies cut out images that can be stitched and the other three cut out these images. There is a snowflake, a tree and a scalloped border. 

Not only can these dies be stitched but the way they are designed they also look great with out stitching. It is so genius!  For my projects I wanted to show how to stitched on all of the die cuts. The other thing I love about this die set is that the possibilities are endless. Just by changing the colors of card stock and floss you use you can get so many different looks. 

You can see these dies in action and what I made with them in the video below.

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

Now let's take a closer look at each of the projects I made with this die set. 

First up is the card with the scalloped border. 

I used three shades of blue floss on this card and just love the ombre look.  All the of the stitching on these die cuts is easy to do and are all some form of a fan shape. Like on this card you have a square fan and a scalloped fan. You can see how to do it in my video and the die set actually comes with a guide. 

Now let's take a look at the Christmas tree all stitched up. 

For this tree I die cut the image from white card stock and used a dark green floss. I die cut the outline of the tree from a mint tree card stock to back the tree with. Each of the die cuts in this set have openings on them that are not stitched, but decorative elements. So backing them with a colored card stock is another fun way to add detail. 

I used DIY Hoops from Fun Stampers Journey to turned the Christmas Tree and Snowflake into ornaments. 

I seriously love how this snowflake turned out! You can expect to see more of this snowflake. Which also looks like a doily when you just die cut it and do not do any stitching. So don't feel like you have to stitch these die cuts. They look amazing either way. 

I think these ornaments would make great tags that the recipient can then use as an ornament. 

Below I have listed and linked all the supplies I used to make the projects. 

 

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

Spellbinders Christmas Wishes Card Kit

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: 

If you can not see the video above you can also view it right here.

Also, right now all past Spellbinders Club Kits are 30% off. Check out the sale right here. 

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.

Dare 2B Artzy + My Sweet Petunia Hop

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. 

 

If you can not see the video above you can also view it right here. 

Let's take a closer look at the card with the reflection. 

I used my new favorite Dare 2B Artzy stamp set for this card, Just Chillin'. I just love that polar bear and penguin image. 

I used Copic Markers to color in the top image and to add a bit of color to the image on the bottom I used Colored Pencils. 

I almost never make one layer cards and masking scares me, so I have to say I am very proud of this card. 

How about you? Do you make one layer cards very often? 

If you like this card you might also like these other cards I have made with this set. 

Just Chillin Slimline Cards

Pink and Black Penguin Christmas Card

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.

Kendra

Ceal

Melody

Karen

Tonya

Susan

Tasha

Lydia

Carrie - YOU ARE HERE!

Ilina

Jennifer

MISTI Blog

Sandi MacIver

D2BA Blog

Below I have listed and linked all the supplies I used to make today's card. 

 

Shop Copic Markers

 

 

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.

Let's Go Nut Christmas Episode

Hello. Did you catch Episode 4 of my Let's Go Nuts series? 

It went up on YouTube last night. You can see it right here. 

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 next card is a pull tab card. Inspired by this card right here. 

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. 

Episode One - Halloween Z-fold card

Episode Two - Fall Pull Tab card

Episode Three - Acorn Birthday Cake Shaker Card

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. 

Crafty Supplies by CC Etsy Shop - for great shaker elements

My favorite place to shop for COPIC Markers-ScrapbookPal

 

 

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.

Digital Stamp on a Slimline

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.

Supplies:

Pine Tree Digital Stamp

Cosmic Shimmer Fluffy Stuff

Scripty Christmas Dies

Slimline Stitched Die Set

 COPIC Markers

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! 

 

Trinity Stamps Warm and Cozy Release!

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. 

If you can not see the video above you can also watch it right here. 

Now let's take a closer look at the card I made for this video. 

There are several new products on this card. The focus of this card is the From our Gnome to Yours stamp set. 

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. 

And I pulled in another of the cute little gnomes from this new collection, Comfort and Joy, for the inside of the card. He is so super cute holding the candle. You can see this card being made in this video. 

 

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. 

Below you can see all the products I used to make these cards. Or click HERE to see all the products available in this release, all are now available for purchase!!! 

 

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

 

 

Spellbinders August Club Kit Hop

Hello and welcome to another Spellbinders Blog Hop. We are sharing inspiration today for the August club kits. 

I am featuring the Large Die of the month, 3D Still Life Easel and Canvas, for my two projects. If you want to see this die set in action, the making of the Easel and Canvas watch this video where I show you how to put it all together step by step, as well as share some ideas with this die set. If you are new to the Spellbinders Club Kits you can see all of them here.

Also, along with this hop there are GIVEAWAYS. Here's how you can win. Leave a comment on the blogs as you hop a long, the more you comment the more chances you have at winning at $25 shopping spree to the Spellbinders shop. Also, make sure you leave a comment on the Spellbinders Blog for a chance to win a $50 shopping spree!  Winners will be announced on August 30th!  

Right after making my first easel with this set I knew I wanted to make some Christmas ornaments with it. 

I stared out by making two easels, one in gray the other in Kraft card stock. 

I went through all my Christmas stamp sets and pulled out some I thought would make a fun watercolor looking art piece on this mini canvas. 

I die cut the two canvas pieces from watercolor paper. Then I taped one to my glass mat and spritzed it lightly with water. Then I inked up the largest Poinsettia from the Poinsettia Bust stamp set with Rouge and then just the edges with Velvet ink. Before stamping that down I spritzed it lightly with water. 

I repeated this with the smaller poinsettia and some greenery.  Then I watercolored around the images with Aqualicious ink. 

To finish off the canvas I splattered on some Gold Silk while it was still a bit wet. I set that aside to dry and worked on the second canvas.  Once dry I stamped 
"Joy to the World" in Jet Black ink from the Holiday Joy stamp set. 

For this canvas I first painted the damp watercolor paper with Aqualicious ink. Then I inked up with wise men image with Almond Butter ink and stamped it on the wet paper. The tree image was inked up with Milk Chocolate ink.  Next I added the sentiment with Teal Cave ink, so I knew where would be the best space to add the star. Which I stamped in Hazelnut Ink. 

I finished off this canvas with a splattering of Gold Silk as well. 

After the watercoloring was dry I folded in all the edges to give them that authentic boxy canvas look. 

Then I heated up my Glimmer Hot Foil machine and gave each of these an additional sentiment  that was hot foiled for the addition of shine to bring out the shine of the gold accent piece on the easel.  The glimmer hot foil sets I used are linked for you below. 

I glued the canvases to the easel, so they would be permanently attached. I added some gift twine transforming this easel into an ornament. The gift twine is white with a gold thread running through it. Perfect for both of my ornaments. 

I think these will be so much fun to give to my crafty friends. 

Now it is time to hop along and see what the other designers have created with Spellbinder Club Kits. I know you will find lots of different ideas as there are so many Club Kits that Spellbinders offers. Enjoy and comment along the way for a chance to win at $25 shopping spree to the Spellbinders shop. 

 

Spellbinders Blog
Nichol Spohr
Tina Smith
Carrie Rhoades
Bibi Cameron
Jenny Colacicco
Laurie Willison
Joy Baldwin
Michelle Short
Jean Manis
Hussena Calcuttawala
Jill Hilliard
Virginia Lu
Ilina Crouse
Varada Sharma
Henriëtte van Mierlo

Below I have listed and linked all the things I used to make my ornaments incase you'd like to check them out. 

 

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

Thank you so much for stopping by and letting me share my Christmas creations with you. Don't forget to comment below, let me know which of these ornaments is your favorite and you'll be entered to win at $25 shopping spree to Spellbinders.  I'll be back again soon with more creative ideas for you. 

Crafty Christmas Club July Hop!

It's July 25th and the countdown to Christmas has begun. Just kidding, I hate being reminded how many days until Christmas!  Christmas should not be stressful. And that is why I love making a Christmas card on the 25th of each month, it is fun and not stressful.

Welcome to the July 2020 Crafty Christmas Club Hop! 

If you are hopping along then you may have arrived from the fabulous Justin Averill's blog.

I'm going to let a little secret out of the bag, I am shooting to make all slimline cards to send out this Christmas. If you have seen any of the Christmas cards I have mad this far, then you may have already caught on to that. This card, as with most of my slimline cards are 9" x 8" scored at 4", unless I need to change them for a slimline die set or an envelope. 

For todays card I pulled out some cute things from Dare 2B Artzy. I am in love with their bear stamp sets, they have one that is honey themed and this one that is skiing/winter/christmas themed. I just think they are so cute. 

This is the Skisons Greetings set that I am using today. And now let's take a look at the card I made with this set. 

I had a little fun with stamp resist for the background using Peacock Feathers Distress Oxide ink and heat embossed snowflakes from this stamp set. After applying ink over my embossed images I spritzed the panel with water for that oxidized splatter look. And to further the splatter I used Turbo Teal Silk over the background as well. And I LOVE how the background turned out. Add the water and silk for splatter really gives it some depth. 

I decided to make the bears polar bears, but you could do black or brown bears as well. I colored my images in with Copic Markers using the Totally Black stamp pad from Dare 2B Artzy for the first time. And I have to say it works great for Copic coloring! Very black, fast drying and no bleeding. 

The puffy vest makes me so happy! You can see how I colored it in the video below. 

And how about that plaid background paper!  It's the third thing from Dare 2B Artzy that I used. I can not get enough of this pattern. It is what inspired my card. This paper pack (Snow Much Fun) coordinates with this stamp set and the Christmoose stamp set, so of course I had to have it. 

 

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

If you are new to my YouTube channel you can subscribe right here. 

Now it is time to hop along and see what the other Crafty Christmas Club members have made this month. Next up is Neha, she is a fabulous paper artist, so make sure to check out what she has created. 

Anne Mathieson

Marcia Caradinta

Brianne Firth

Justin Averill

Carrie Rhoades - you are here

Neha Tulsyan

Vone Marie

Tania Cordie

 

All of the supplies I used to make this card are listed and linked for you below. 

My favorite place to shop for Copic Markers - Scrapbook Pal

 

 

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. 

Spellbinders July Club Kit Hop

I am back for another blog hop with Spellbinders, showing off the Club Kits for the month of July. 
I am sharing a project featuring the Large Die of the month kit, just one of the many kits that they have to offer.  You can subscribe and get the Large Die of the month kit delivered to you door every month. It is quite fun. And there are so many other kits you can choose from, and you'll see those in today's hop. You can also check them out at the Spellbinders site right here. 

Let's take a quick look at the Large Die of the Month kit, Does Your Garden Grow Alphabet Die set. 

Isn't it a fabulous die set, with the floral pieces that are designed to adhere to the letters!!! Now lets take a look at the card I made for this hop. 

I challenged myself to create a Christmas card with this set, after all it is July and doing Christmas in July is one of my favorite things! 

Technically there should be one more LA. Do you think it matters, I'd love your thoughts. Or is 3 enough to evoke singing in your head??? 

For my additional sentiment I hot foiled Merry Christmas in gold foil on red paper. 

I love the elegant feel this hot foiled sentiment adds to my card!

For my background I used my favorite ink color by FSJ, Cool Pool. 

First I applied the ink around my 8-1/2" x 3-1/2" panel. Then I used the Winter Wonderland Stencil over the top with the same ink color.  Then I splattered on a bit of Gold Silk in the upper and lower corners to complete the background. 

From there is was easy to die cut and add the letters using Does Your Garden Grow die set and Gold paper. The floral die cuts are also from this same die set and added to the holiday feel with the red and green paper. Over all a pretty quick card to make. 

You can watch the making of this card right here: 

 

 

And now it is time to hop along!  Be sure to stop and comment along the way, there are multiple giveaways!  Leave a comment on this blog post and you will be entered to win a $25 shopping spree at the Spellbinders shop!  Leave a comment on the Spellbinders blog and you'll be entered to win a $50 shopping spree!  

Up Next in the hop is Bibi Cameron, she always makes CUTE things, you can find her right HERE.

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Nichol Spohr
Tina Smith
Carrie Rhoades
Bibi Cameron
Kathy Clement
Alicia Havranek
Jill Hilliard
Laurie Willison
Joy Baldwin
Jean Manis
Virginia Lu
Ilina Crouse
Varada Sharma
Hussena Calcuttawala
Jeanne Jachna
Gemma Campbell

Below I have listed and linked all the things I used to make today's card. 

 

 

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Thank you so much for stopping by and letting me share another fun creation made with the Does Your Garden Grow die set.  You can see the other cards I made with this die set right here.