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.

 

 

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.

Dare 2B Artzy Fall Challenge

Today I am playing along with the Dare 2B Artzy October challenge. On the first Sunday of every month Dare 2B Artzy has a new challenge for you to play along with. This month the challenge is to create a FALL project. You can share your creations over on the Dare 2B Artzy Blog for a chance to win a $15 gift certificate to their shop! 

I pulled out one of my favorite D2BA stamp sets for todays card. It is the Christmoose stamp set. I love this set so much and it is great for more than just Christmas. I thought when colored right it could have a very pumpkin spice fall like feel.  You tell me....

I think the gorgeous printed papers really help give these moose a fun fall look. These papers are from the Fall Harvest Variety Collection of papers, I LOVE the plaid pattern so much. 

This card is a Z-fold card, for some reason I really love a z-fold card. They are easy to make and are a little different from the usual card which give a fun little surprise to the recipient. 

The base of this card is 4-1/4" x 11", scored at 5-1/2" and at 2-3/4". Then you fold it into a Z.  This is an oldie but a goodie card design. 

On the inside there is a panel to write a personalized message on. 

I colored my moose in with Copic Markers. I chose my colors based on the colors in the patterned paper. 

I hope that you will join the fun and play along with the Dare 2B Artzy October Challenge. Post your projects using the link at the bottom of THIS POST to be entered to win the $15 gift certificate. 

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

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!  

 

 

 

 

Dare 2B Artzy New Release Blog Hop

Welcome to Dare 2B Artzy's Blog Hop!!

We are excited to have you hop along with us and to share our new Stamps and Slimline Dies!! You all know how much I love Slimline cards!!! 

There are so many fun new products!  Be sure to check out all the lovely inspiration from our Artzy Designers!! You should have arrived here from the Dare 2B Artzy blog! If you get lost you can always go back to the Dare 2B Artzy Blog to start at the beginning.

Be sure to follow each blog on the hop and leave comments along the way for your chance at winning!  TWO winners will be chosen at random from comments left on the blogs, so the more you comment, the more chances you have to win!

Winners will receive a $15 Gift Certificate to the Dare 2B Artzy Store!

The hop ends on Saturday, September 20th at 7:00pm Central.  So only comments before then will count. 

We will post a winner Sunday night!!

I have two fun cards for today's hop and a VIDEO on the making of these cards so you can see these new products in action!

Now let's take a look at the new products I am featuring on my cards today. 

Just Chillin Stamp Set

Slimline Snowflake Border Die Set

Wavy Slimline Borders Die Set

My first card uses the Just Chillin' Stamp set and the Slimline Snowflake Border die set to create a fun winter/Christmas scene. 

I started this card with an ink blended background using Worn Lipstick and Spun Sugar distress oxide inks.  I misted the ink blended panel with water and splattered it with Metallic watercolor. This made for a gorgeous backdrop for the snowflake die cut to sit on. Isn't this snowflake border soooo fun!  The die cut sentiment is also from this die set and I love how it looks on this card in red. 

I colored in these darling images with my Copic Markers after stamping them onto White card stock with Totally Black ink. They are so much fun to color and cute as a button! 

I used the snowflake die and mittens dies to dress up the inside of this card. Brining joy your way is also from the Just Chillin stamp set, what fun sentiment for Christmas cards! 

Now let's take a look at my second card, made with the Just Chillin stamp set and the Wavy Borders Die set. 

The Wavy Borders Slimline Die set is so fun because it has this slider die in it!  So now, my polar bear and penguins are actually on the move!  

This card also has an ink blended background, using Seedless Preserves and Spun Sugar Distress Oxide inks this time. I thought purple would be a fun color combo for these critters. I love having the sled slide across the card. 

You can see the making of these cards in the video below. If you can not see the video on this screen you can also view it right here. 

 

 

Thanks for stopping by!  

Your next stop in the hop is Kendra's blog!  

We hope you are inspired all along the way!  

Check out all D2BA's products here! Find all the supplies I used here. 

Use Code: FALLNEW10 for 10% off your order!! The code is good starting now and will expire  Sunday, Sept. 20th at Midnight CST.

Here is the entire blog hop list. Remember to comment along with way for more chances to win the $15 shopping spree.  Happy Hopping!

Hop Order:

Cindy - Dare 2B Artzy

 YOU ARE HERE --------------------> Carrie

Kendra

Jen

Melody

Tasha

Avra

Teri

Danielle

Helen

Tonya

 

Thank you so much for stopping by! I will be back again soon with more cute things to share with you! 

Fall Christmoose Slimline Card

Hey there stamping friends!  I love being able to get multiple uses from my stamp sets, like using my Christmas stamp sets for other occasions. For today’s card I challenged myself to use the Christmoose stamp set  from Dare 2B Artzy to make a fall card. I love the moose in the puffy vest and thought it would be perfect for my autumn challenge.

I knew the key to getting that fall look would be in how I colored in this image. So I took my inspiration from the Autumn Leaves Paper Pack. In this pack one side of the paper is plaid and the other is leaves.

Here you can see all the Copic Markers I used to color my cute moose in fall fashion, to coordinate with the paper.

I added some gel pen high lights to finish off this moose and set to putting my slimline card together.

This slimline card measures 9″ x 8″, scored at 4″, because that best fits the business size envelopes that I have on hand. That means that I cut my plaid paper to 8-3/4″ x 3-3/4″, so it would have a nice border of the card base around it.

To add to my large background I cut leaves from the other side of this paper and added them to enhance the feel of autumn on this card. And, did you know that there are dies that cut out these leaves?!? It’s true, D2BA is cool like that. The Fall Leaves die set not only cuts out the leaves on this paper but there are also THREE stamp sets that you can get to go with this die set! One die set, three stamp sets and printed paper, these are the things that get me excited. The three stamp sets all have a different style of art to make leafy cards with a different feel. There is the Many Thanks stamp set, Give Thanks stamp set, and the Tangle Leaves stamp set. I think these leaves just make the background on this card.

Now my moose needed a place to hang out, so I die cut a circle, stamped it with an image from the Wishing Happiness stamp set for some added interest. I popped up my moose and sentiment with foam squares to this circle. But I still needed something to help ground this circle to the card. In comes the burlap ribbon, hiding away in my stash. One 4 inch piece was the perfect thing to ground my circle to my card and add some fun fall texture to this card. Also in my stash I found some gems that ended up being the perfect details finish off this card.

But we can not forget about the inside of the card! It’s such a big space, there is plenty of room for dressing it up and a hand written message.

I decided to waste not want not and use one of the leaves on the edge of the printed paper to put on the edge of my card. One little fun something on the inside sure makes the card feel complete. I had so much fun playing with this paper and creating a fall scene for my moose!  

I thought you might like to see a Christmas card I made with this set last year. 

Below I have listed and linked all the supplies I used to make my fall card. 

 

ffiliate 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 love sharing my creations with you!  And, I would love to chat with you! Tell me what you think of today's card?  Do you have stamp sets you have used for other occasions than what they are intended for?  Leave a comment below so we can connect. 

 

 

 

 

Christmas Puppy Shaker Cards

Hello there stamping friends. I am back with another Dare 2B Artzy project for you. It features the Christmas Puppy stamp set! I love it because it looks like my puppy, Toby!  So the first card I made, I colored to look like him. Which by the way, Toby turned 1 yesterday!!! (Copic used to color puppy: E53, E13, E11)

So cute, right! I love the little supporting images in this set that let you dress up your puppy for Christmas!  

I used the Snow Much Fun paper pack for the background of my shaker. And my shaker elements have been in my stash for about 100 years. They are clear micro beads. And they sounds amazing in a shaker by the way!  I added in a few iridescent heart confetti pieces too, which were also in my shaker drawer for an amount of time that equates with me not knowing where they came from. And Yes, I have a shaker drawer, with things I have collected to use to make shaker cards. That is how much I love to make shakers. 

For my second card I used the negative piece from around the circle I die cut out for the first card. 

I colored this puppy to look like one of Toby's friends, Archie. Both are Cockapoo's and in my opinion, adorable. I thought you might want see a picture of my coloring inspiration.  (Copic used: E19, E15, E13)

Now let's take a look at the video making of these cards. 

 

Below are the supplies I used to make these cards.

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.

Thank you so much for stopping by and letting me share this cute puppy stamp set with you! I'll be back again soon with more card creations! 

 

Dare 2B Artzy August Challenge

Happy Sunday to you!  I have some exciting news!  I am officially a member to of the Dare 2B Artzy design team!  They put out a call about a month or so ago and I submitted an application.  I was thrilled when they offered me the spot and accepted right away.  You may have seen me play with their images before, so I already know I love their cute stamps and the quality of their products.  So, you will now start to see me share creations more often with this fun products. 

My first project on the team was to create a card for the August Dare 2B Artzy challenge. It was so fun because this month the theme is, Anything Goes!  

You can see the Dare 2B Artzy blog post with all the designers creations and all the play along rules HERE. You will want to play along because there is a PRIZE!!! 

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

I used a CUTE set, Honey Bees, because I love the style that these bears are drawn in. You may have seen my recent Christmas card with another set, Skisons Greetings, with bears in this same style! I think they are darling and just love their little cheeks! I colored in all the stamped images with Copic Markers. 

 

You can see here all the markers I used to color in these images. They were so fun to color, I made each bear a different shade, just as we are all different shades. 

Now let's chat about slimline cards. There are no set sizes for these cards, you just want your card to fit into a business size envelope.  The business size envelops I purchased, at the Dollar Tree, are 9-1/2" x 4-1/4".  So I make my slimline cards 9" x 8", scored at 4".  But it is nice that these is wiggle room with these cards, so that you can fit what you are creating on to a card.  

To create the front panel of this card (8-3/4" x 3-3/4") I die cut three circles using my D2BA circle dies. These dies cut out a circle with piercing and leave piercing behind where you cut out the circle!  LOVE that! 

To help me get them placed evenly I used a T-square ruler to find the center of the card, drawing a center line from top to bottom and side to side as well. I put my circle die over the center of the card first, lining it up so the cross hairs were centered in the die. After die cutting this it was easy to cut the top and bottom circles.  

I went through all my D2BA papers and picked out 3 patterns that I liked for this card that would go with how I colored up the images. I cut these to fit behind the circles and glued them onto my card base. 

I stamped the sentiment on the yellow patterned paper with Totally Black ink and set that aside to work on the front panel.  I arranged all my die cut images and then stamped the small bee all around randomly for a little something to make the empty spaces have a bit more interest. With all my images in place, I adhered the front panel to the card with foam tape. 

I just had to add one of the sentiments from this set to the inside of my card!  It says, " A day without a friend like you is like a pot without a single drop of honey - Winnie the Pooh" I adore Pooh bear, so I had to add it. And I wanted to dress it up a bit, so I hand drew some drip and cut them out to glue to the top of the inside of the card. A few stamped bees finished off the look. 

Now it’s your turn!! I'd love for you to play along with the challenge! 

AND, the Challenge winner will get a $15 Gift Certificate!!

Be sure to join in the fun for your chance at winning!!

Some Challenge Rules:

– The challenges are open to everyone; those entries featuring a Dare 2B Artzy image will get a second entry into the drawing!

*Add D2BA to your entry title so we know and you'll get a 2nd entry!

– Your submission must be NEW, no back linking projects.

– You must add a link to our blog in your post or mention us in your gallery.

– Leave a link to your actual blog post.

– You may enter each challenge ONLY 3 times.

We reserve the right to remove any submissions that do not follow the rules.

– Please turn off word verification so we can leave comments on your challenge entry!

-Here is the blog post where you can add your links: http://blog.dare2bartzy.com/august-challenge-anything-goes-2/

 Most importantly….HAVE FUN!

I have listed and linked the fun things from Dare 2B Artzy that I used to make this card 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 so much for stopping by, I look forward to sharing more of my creations with you soon!

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: 

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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.