Carrie Stamps

Christmas in July with Trinity Stamps

Hey there friends. Today I am hoping along with Trinity Stamps for their Christmas in July celebration. 

I pulled out a die set from Trinity that I had yet to use, the Seasonal Mini Cup Decor die set. It's a die set to decorate a mini paper coffee cup with plastic lids.

I am sharing 3 ways to use this die set, it's very versatile and can be used in so many ways besides on a 4 oz paper cup. 

You can see these projects come together in this video. 

If you can not see the video up on your screen you can also watch it HERE. 

Before we move on with the hop, let's take a close up look at each of the projects I made. 

First up is the Mini Coffee Cup. These cups are 4 oz. and an inexpensive purchase on Amazon.

This die set has all the pieces shown to create these decorated mini cups. The die set also has dies to make a santa cup, penguin, snowflakes, ornaments and more. I decided to focus on the snowman, cause I love them! I want to have several of these on hand to give out during the holiday season. I think I would like to put hot cocoa bombs in these. 

These dies are so versatile, so I used them to make a few other fun things for the holidays. 

Next up is a Wine Bottle Tag or, it can also be a Door Knob hanger. 

For this Wine Bottle Tag I pulled out the die set, Bottle Gift Tag Die Set. 

To make the face a little bigger I thought it would be fun to use Rhinestones in Gloss Black. I love the dimension it adds and gives more of a look of coal. 

I also made this tag even more special by using glitter paper for the tag itself and the hat and buttons. 

Lastly, is the full panel shaker with melty snowman. 

This one might be my favorite. First of all I LOVE a shaker card. Second, the melty snowman makes me SMILE! 

For this full panel shaker card I used the A2 Full Panel Layer Shaker Card Pockets. I love this set of pockets because it allows me to make a full panel shaker that mounts to an A2 sized card with a border all the way around the pocket. I love this look. But, Trinity also has FULL A2 sized pockets too, as well as Slimline, Slimline Layer, Mini Slimline Layer, and 3 sizes of circles! 

I also has the PERFECT shaker bits to add to this card, called Summer Snowman. It is a mix of clay bits and sequins that are snowman parts and snowflakes. SO FUN! 

My sentiment is from the Simply Sentimental You stamp and die set. I thought it was fun for a melting snowman to say Missing You. 

I hope you are inspired to play with your Christmas products and get a jumpstart on things like gifts, tags and cards. 

Here is a link to all the supplies I used to make today's projects. 

The mini coffee cups I used from Amazon are right HERE.

Remember this is part of a hop, 2 hops actually. 

We have a hop on Instagram, you can start that on my page, HERE.

And we have our YouTube hop. Below is a full list of the videos on the hop. 

Cassie Trask

Theary Chea

Emelie Genberg

Lauren Taylor

Shanna Slater

Carrie Rhoades - THAT'S ME! 

Ricky Bromero

Be sure to comment along the way on the hops to enter our GIVEAWAYS, details for each giveaway are outlined for you on Instagram and YouTube. 

Thank you so much for stopping by! Enjoy the hop! 

 

Introducing Pixi Dust Designs

Have you heard of Pixi Dust Designs?  They are a new paper crafting company and I have fallen in love with so many of their dies!  So when Sandra asked me if I wanted to participate in their first hop I jumped at the chance. I chose the Kisses Box and Gift Card Holder die set to feature in my video. I used to make something similar years ago using a paper cutter and scorer. But with this new die set so much of the work is done for me and it has so many fun little details you can add on. That gave me more time to be creative. So I made a Double KISSES HOLDER!  

Check out the video and hop below. 

If you can not see the video up on your screen you can also catch it right HERE.

Be sure to click over to YOUTUBE if you want to comment on the video to enter into the GIVEAWAY. Which is a $20 gift card to the Pixi Dust Designs shop. 

Here are links to the other designers participating in this hop, be sure to comment on their videos as well because each channel is giving away a gift card to a commenter on their video!!! 

Pixi Dust Designs

Linh

Jen S

Sara Lihz

Carrie Rhoades --- THAT'S ME! 

I also thought you'd like to see close up pictures of my project. 

this is the front side, you can see how the bottom holder has kisses in it and the top holds a gift card. 

This is the back size of the holder, in this box I put a lip balm, Hershey's flavor!!! And in the gift card holder I added a piece of card stock so that a personalized note coulee be added. To dress up my box I used the Kisses Mini Stamp Set. You can find these cute stamps and the dies in the Pixi Dust Designs Shop.

I addes a strip of card stock between the holders as a strap to give it a bit of a purse feel. I think that little strip of card stock really makes the whole project come together. 

Thank you so much for stopping by! 

 

 

March Club Kits From Spellbinders - A mash up!

The March Club Kits from Spellbinders are HERE!  

It's no secret that I love how well all the club kits work together! And this month is no exception. For this card I used the Large Die of the Month, 3D Embossing Folder of the Month and the Clear Stamp and Die of the month. If you are not familiar with the Spellbinders Club Kits, you can check them out HERE.

I think it is so cool that the Large Die of the Month has a fun fold die in it to make a "stair step" style card that I can used with so many of the things in my stash! 

Check out the video below to see how this card comes together and get a close up look at each of the club kits I used to create it. If you can not see the video up on your screen, you can also watch it here. 

There are so many fun ways you could dress up this tree, seasonal trees would be so much fun. And this tree also looks great on a traditional card. Spellbinders always makes sure their dies have versatility! 

Can you spot the 3D Embossing on this card? That is the Spring Burst 3D Folder, which just means that is gives a very deep and detailed impression/ it's gorgeous! How about the stamping?  Okay, in this picture you can only see a stamped sentiment, but on the back of the card I used one of the very cool stamps, that is a layering set! See it in the video right here.

Thank you so much for stopping by. You can see each of the club kits for March 2023 below. If you want more details on how the Club Kits work you can find that on the Spellbinders site, HERE.

 

Thank you so much for stopping by, please let me know if you have any questions. And have a great day! 

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.

 

LARGE Die of the Month - December 2022

Hey there. Let's take a close up look at Blooming Heart, the Large Die of the Month for December 2022 from Spellbinders. Beware - it's drop dead gorgeous! 

This die set has two floral dies that when die cut and placed side by side create a heart! 
I love it so much I had to make two cards. See every piece of this set and these cards come together in the video below. If you can not see the video up on your screen, you can also catch it on my YouTube channel. 

Here's a close up look at each card for you. 

Spellbinders has floral layering dies down. They have detail, whimsy and variety. I chose two shades of red and a pink for my flowers. The leaves are die cut from light green card stock. I added shading with some Copic Markers. You would not believe how easy these are to put together, and yet it has so much detail. 

What do you think about hat woodgrain background? It was done with a 3D embossing folder, Knock On Wood. I have all the things I used for these cards pictured and linked for you below, as well as all the club kits that Spellbinders has to offer. 

I did a little embossing with the dies for this card. The leaves pressed into the paper are so very cool! And to make the florals a little more special, I die cut them from some Gel Press Prints I made. 

I also love the background for this card, made using the largest heart from the Clear Stamp of the Month. 

That is also where I got the little sentiment for the front of this card. 

If you want to check out all the club kit offerings that Spellbinders has to offer you can view them right HERE.

And you happen to LOVE all the kits you can now get them all in a nice bundle! 

Here are all the supplies as well as all of the club kits for December pictured and linked for you.

 

Thank you for stopping by! 

 

SCENTED Felt Ornaments

Bringing out some DARLING dies from Trinity Stamps today to make some Christmas ornaments. If you have not die cut felt before it is amazing. I Love to make felt ornaments with dies. This year I got the idea to make those ornaments SCENTED! 

I made two different hand stitched ornaments and they have two different scents. 

See how they got their scent and came together in this video. 

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

First up is the festive mug. 

I used the Santa Mug Die set for this ornament.  I am in LOVE with this die set, you can see my gift card holder made with this same die set right here. 

The added candy cane is from the Sweet Holiday Wishes Die set. 

All the bling used is from the Trinity Stamps Shop: 

Bubble Mint Clay Elements

Ruby Radiance Rhinestones

And can you find the touch of Rock Candy Glitter on there? 

This mug of cheer has a coffee scent. And it is simple to do. Add drops of your choice of essential oils to a scrap of wool felt. Tuck this inside when you are stuffing the ornament! 

Next let's look at the Happy Snowman ornament. 

OH my WORD! I love this little guy. Actually he is not that little I made him using the Slimline Happy Snowman Die set. Top hat to snow bottom he is almost 7-1/2" long. 

How about those rosy cheeks?  I added a touch of Kitsch Flamingo Distress Oxide ink to create this look. 

I love having another way to use my stand alone dies to make something fun for the Christmas tree!  This one smells like Wintergreen. YUM! 

All the supplies I used are 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.

 

 

 

 

 

Tiered Tray all lit up

Hello there my crafty friends. Today I am sharing two new dies set and a new stamp set from the Spellbinders shop. This new line was designed by my friend Becky Roberts. This is her second collection for Spellbinders and it is ever fun!  It is a Tiered Tray line. Dies that cut pieces to build your own Tiered Tray. An additional die set that cuts all the cute decor pieces to add to the tray. And a stamp set with fun sentiments to go with as well as a couple images to stamp on your decor pieces. I had so much fun playing with this new collection!  On my card I added a light up element and a third tier to my tray! 

In the video below I will show you all the products in this line, how to put them together and make this card. If you can not see the video on your screen, you can also watch it right here. 

To light up my little house on this card I used the One Light from Pear Blossom Press. It is literally the easiest way to add a light to this little house! 

There are 19 dies in the Tiered Tray Decor die set, so many cute things I had pieces that I could not fit on my three tiers!  

So I added some to the inside of my card as well. 

I love that the Tiered Tray Sentiment set has sayings that go with the theme of the dies, and even have images like the "Home Sweet Home" that stamp perfectly on the die cut stack of books! 

You can check out all the products I used to make todays card below. I have also included other stamps and dies designed by Becky that have pieces that will fit in this Tiered Tray die set. 

 

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

Thank you for stopping by and letting me share my creation with you. Have a blessed day. 

 

CHRISTMAS CARD MAKING - Magical Deer

Hello my crafty friends. I know you don't want me to say how many days there are until Christmas, so I wont. But my 14 year old daughter keeps telling me. Which is why I am feeling okay about starting my Christmas card when Pumpkin Spice season just started! Plus, Spellbinders asked me if I would like to create with the new Magical Deer die set. It is soooo pretty I decided, DEFINATELY!  

This die set makes a beautiful deer with a Nordic feel. And, as with all Spellbinders die sets, there is so much attention to detail in this set. 

Get a close up look at this die set, how to put this deer together, and see this card and tag be created in the video below. If you can not see the video on your screen, you can also view it right here. 

Here's a closer look at each of these projects. 

I really wanted to make a white deer. They are rare, but do exist. I have seen one once in captivity. But also, with paper and dies you get to choose how you make your deer. All the white accents on this deer; the horns, hooves, fur, etc. are die cut with white glitter paper for a bit of contrast and shimmer. 

I adore all things woodgrain, so I used the 3D embossing folder, Knock on Wood for my background. For the look of snow I splattered on top of this with Picket Fence Distress paint. 

To complete the card I added a hot foiled sentiment and some clay snowflakes. 

I did not want to stop there because I wanted to make my deer in another color combination. So, staying with the color combo on the card I set to making a coordinating tag. 

This deer is magical no matter what color you choose to create him in. I love the pops of red mirror paper with the browns. One of the things I love most about this deer are the closed eyes, it's just simple and gives him a majestic look. 

You can see I used the Knock on Wood 3D embossing folder in the background again, but with Sparkle Silk as the snow this time. 

I added the same hot foiled sentiment, but on Waterfall card stock. I love how the red foil looks on this colored card stock. 

Even though I am making pumpkin muffins at my house, the Christmas card season is underway! 

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

 

Thank you so much for stopping by and sharing part of your day with me. See you soon with another paper crafting creation. 

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.

 

JUNE Club Kits from Spellbinders

Today I am sharing the gorgeous fun products I got from Spellbinders club kit program for the month of June. 

Spellbinders has 8 kits that you can subscribe to! Each month you get a new kit of the month in the mail. And I can say, after receiving several club kits a month for over 2 years, they are always amazing! I get 4 club kits each month; Large Die of the Month, Glimmer Kit of the Month, Clear Stamp and Die of the Month, Embossing Folder of the Month. Another thing that makes me so happy about these club kits is that most months all these products coordinate together!!!!!  My two card creations today are showing you how nicely these products work together. 

The kits this month inspired me to create some Gate Fold cards in some large sizes. I have a 6" x 6" gate fold and a 5" x 7" gate fold card. 

Below you can see these cards come together and get a close up look at the club kits I used. If you can not see the video up on your screen, you can watch it on my YouTube channel. 

Let's take a close up look at each card. 

This 6" x 6" Gate Fold card opens in the center and the flaps go up and down. The Large Die of the month is made for the focal piece to be used twice and mirror itself. Which made it perfect for adding to a gate fold. 

The peach layer of this card measures 5-3/4" x 11-1/2", score the long size at 2-7/8" and 8-5/8".  I then mounted this onto a white piece of card stock that is 6" x 6". 

All the die cuts you see on this card are from the Large Die of the Month, Paisley Dreams.  This set has dies that can be used to paper piece on top of this focal image so this element can have several different colors. 

Look closely at the background on this card, I was able to stamp on to the die cut pieces using the Clear Stamp of the Month, Happy Moments. I used another stamp from this set on the inside of the card. 

The Clear Stamp of the Month kit can be purchased with or without the coordinating die set. And this set is a great stand alone stamp set and does not have to be used with the Large Die of the month set. But how cool that it does coordinate! 

My second large gate fold card is 5" x 7". To create this take a 7" x 10" piece of card stock. Score it at 2-1/2" and 7-1/2". 

I then added panels to each of the flaps. These panels measure 2-1/4" x 6-3/4". Do you love the embossing on these panels??? That is from the June Embossing Kit, Botanical Diamond. Each month the embossing folder that you receive is 8-1/2" x 5-1/2", which means I was able to embossing both of these panels at the same time, yay! 

The show stopper on this card though has to be the belly band! First, let's go over the measurements. The top layer of the belly band is 1-3/4" x 11". After hot foiling it I layered it on a white piece of light weight card stock that is 2" x 11". The belly band gets wrapped around the card and the ends adhered. Then the band is able to slide on and off the card. 

The Glimmer Kit, Paisley Glimmer, has a super cool paisley plate that is a long strip of double rows of paisleys. I used Aura foil to foil my belly band with it. This glimmer set also comes with 3 sentiments. I used Forever Friend on my card hot foiled with Aura foil on peach card stock and die cut out with the coordinating dies. Which is another great thing about the hot foil kit of the month, almost every month the set include coordinating dies. AND a roll of foil too. This month the included foil is RAINBOW!!! 

Speaking of coordinating dies, this set has two dies to cut out the foiled paisley. Which I used to add a few paisleys to the inside of this card. 

Be sure  to check out all the club kit offerings in the supply list below. 

 

Thank you for visiting me today! 

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.

Sweet Summer Celebration Hop

Welcome to Trinity Stamps Sweet Summer Celebration Release! Thank you for visiting my blog! You are invited to hop around to all of the blogs, leave a comment and be entered into a drawing to win one of TWO $50.00 USD gift certificates to the Trinity Store. 

Trinity Stamps has some AMAZING new products to share and awesome inspiration from our Design Team and Special Guests. The Blog Hop ends June 15, 2022 @ 11:59 PM PDT.  Winners will be announced on the Trinity Stamps Blog. The release is live, so happy shopping!  If you'd like to view the entire release you can check out this video. SHOP the release HERE.

Here’s how to participate: Leave a comment on this page as well as all of the stops listed on the linkup below. The hop is open to all, giveaway accounts do not qualify. By entering, entrants confirm they are 13+ years of age and agree to this site’s terms of use.

Today I am sharing the new Cupcake Card Die set!  

I am so very happy with this new shape card die set!  A die that makes a cupcake shaped card is so my jam!!! 

My cupcake card is my favorite flavor, chocolate cake with chocolate frosting!  You can check out the video below to see how I made my frosting using my Gel Press. 

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

 

I love all the texture on this card. I added some Diamond Stickles to the die cut word Wish. It makes me so happy that this die set comes with this beautiful scripty sentiment and shadow layer too!  

Even more texture and dose of realism are the sprinkles. In this new release Trinity has a TON of new embellishments. And entire rainbow of clay sprinkles to top your cupcakes, ice cream cones, popsicles and more! Not to mention fill all your yummy shaker cards too! 

Did you notice that the frosting and the cupcake wrapper have embossed detailing in them? How fabulous that the die adds this for you! 

I am totally in love with this new die set and can not wait to make more cupcakes in so many more delicious flavors! 

You can find this new Cupcake Card Die set and the rest of the new release right HERE!

 

Now it's time to hop along and see more of the AMAZING new products Trinity release in celebration of their 4th Birthday! 

Trinity Stamps

Emelie Genberg 

Carrie Rhoades ----------YOU ARE HERE! 

Lisa Mears

Christine Burillo-Kirch 

Amanda Wilcox 

Katie Brooks

Cassie Trask

Jenny Hall

Jennifer McGuire

Brenda Noelke

Kelly Fusco

Carol Hintermeier

Shanna Slater

Jeannie Lieu

Natasha Davies

Larissa Heskett

Ilina Crouse 

Joy Baldwin

Tanya Boser 

Amanda Stevens

Silvia Galloni

Sandy Allnock

Thank you so much for stopping by and letting me share my favorite new card die with you! Enjoy the hop and good luck in the giveaway! 

Spellbinders May Club Kits Hop

Hello sweet friends! Today I am hoping along with some of my fellow Spellbinders designers, celebrating the May Club Kits! 

Every month Spellbinders goes out of their way to make sure the club kits are amazing. And this month is no exception. The attention to detail in the kits is outstanding and gives the maker so many options when creating. 

One of my favorite things about the club kits is that they can easily be used together and are fabulous enough to stand on their own. 

For my project today I am going to be using 4 of the club kits; Large Die of the Month, Glimmer Kit of the Month, Embossing Folder of the Month, and the Clear Stamp and Die of the Month. 

All of these kits have something to do with stitching, but then again, you can use them without stitching! 

This card has so many fun things on it. Gel Press Print, stitching, hot foiling... 

You can see it come together in this video.

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

I think my favorite part of this card is the background. I used the Faux Stitched Embossing folder to embossed a Gel Press print. I was then able use a sanding block to sand off the top layer of paint. I LOVE the how it turned out. 

The THANK YOU on this card is from the Large Die of the Month. There are several words that you can put with the large and stitchable "you". If you are feeling like stitching, this die cut also looks great with out. 

The sub sentiment that I hot foiled on my card, celebreate you today, is from the Glimmer Kit of the Month. This month's glimmer kit, Stitched Glimmer Butterflies, is the most versatile kit! There are two different butterflies you can make in this kit. I used the half butterfly, there is also a full butterfly. And you have so many options for dressing up their wings. You can hot foil the wings, stitch the wings, add a layer to the wings, make a window in the wings. I made a window into my wings. And in this months kit there are 4 sentiments that you can hot foil. One of which says, You give me butterflies! 

I used the clear stamp of the month on the back of the card. There is a sentiment in that stamp set that says Stitched with Love, I thought it was a fun addition to the back of the card. 

Now it is time to hop along! 

Giveaway:
To celebrate this release, we are giving away a $25 gift certificate to 3 lucky blog readers – selected from the comments on the Spellbinders blog. Giveaway closes on Sunday, May 15^th, 11:59 pm MST. The winner will be announced on the Spellbinders blog hop post the following Wednesday. The winner is responsible for shipping costs, duties, and taxes.

 

Here is the entire blog hop line up:

Spellbinders Blog
Bibi Cameron
Becca Feeken
Sandi MacIver
Yasmin Diaz
Kelly Taylor
Jennifer Kotas
Jean Manis
Jill Hilliard
Virginia Lu
Carrie Rhoades - YOU ARE HERE!
Sandra Nagel
Alanna Moses
Ilina Crouse
Linh Van
Hussena Calcuttawala
Rosemary Dennis
Birgit Norton
Michelle Short
Melody Rupple

 

Thank you for stopping by and letting me share my creation with you! Below you will find the supplies I used for this card. 

 

 

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

Slimline Floral Swag Die

Today I am sharing one of the new Slimline dies from the latest Trinity Stamps release in a 5 minute card making video. 

The die is a beautiful Floral Swag. It's dainty and so pretty. I added over the top of a gel press print in white. 

Watch the video below to see it come together. 

If you can not see the video up on your screen, you can also catch it over on my YouTube channel right HERE.

When you have such a beautiful die like this it is easy to make a card. This die steals the scene! All I needed was a sentiment and of course some gems to finish it off. You can find all of the gems I used at the Trinity Stamps shop, under embellishments.

Below I have the video where I share and review the entire Enchanted Wood release, incase you missed it. 

You can also watch it on my YouTube channel if you cannot see it on this screen.

Below I have linked all the new products for you to check out. 

 

Thank you so much for stopping by, tomorrow I will be sharing two cards made with window sheets and my FAVORITE stamp set from this release!!! 

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

 

The GOAT Box Card

You've heard that GOAT stands for GREATEST OF ALL TIME, right. Well,I think this die set, the Wide Box Die Set by Trinity Stamps is one of those die sets! I use it a lot and love to create a 3D scene in this box that folds flat and can be sent in a business sized envelope. For today's card I am bringing out one of the newest stamp sets from Trinity Stamps, I Goat You, Babe. These goats are so darn cute! 

You can see this card come together in the video below. 

 

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

A hand stamped card is always special, but there is something about a 3D scene that makes it seem a bit more special. That is what I love about creating cards using the Wide Box die set. 

The goats and clothes on the link are all from the I Goat You, Babe stamp set. I just love these goats, they are so darn cute! 

I also have to point out the rainbow in the back of the card, I made this using the Slimline Rainbow Builder die set, another of my favorite things from Trinity Stamps. 

I love the Simply Sentimental You for a fun sentiment on the front flap of this card, it fit perfectly. 

To see how this card goes together be sure to watch the video.

Below I have listed and linked all the supplies I used to make this card. If you have any questions be sure to let me know. 

 

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

January 2022 Large Die of the Month

Hello my stamping friends. Today I am sharing the Large Die of the Month from Spellbinders. It is the Pocket Full of Love Die set, a set of 10 dies. If you are not familiar with the kits of the Month from Spellbinders, you can find out more about them right here.  Basically, Spellbinders has several different kinds of kits that you can sign up for and they will be delivered to your door each month. Like the Large Die of the Month. There is also a Small Die of the Month, Glimmer Hot Foil Kit of the Month, Card Kit, Clear Stamp of the Month kit, and ALL NEW.... the Embossing Folder of the Month!  I'll show you a couple of these other kits in my video for the Large Die, as these kits often coordinate together!

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

Now that you have watched the video, here are pictures of the card up close for you to check out and a supply list of all the things I used as well. 

Look at the intricate design of these die cuts!  WOW! I am so in love with that pattern. 

I die cut the top layer of my pocket from some copper paper, I just love the contrast of it with the bold dark pink pocket. And this die set has additional dies that you can use to cut out portions of the focal flower. That means you are able to easily paper piece that focal flower with different colors, making it really stand out. 

This die set not only creates a beautiful pocket but carries over the fabulous design to the pull out piece as well. Being that this set has 10 dies and the pieces are separate there are many different configurations you can do with these pieces. I made my pocket on an A7 sized card (5" x 7").  The pocket with out the insert is 4" wide and 3-3/4" tall. 

AND, the insert is the perfect size to stick a gift card to! Super cool!!! I am thrilled, as usual, with this month's kit. There are so many fun things you can do with a pocket! 

 

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Large Die of the Month - 2 Ways

Happy December my friends. One of the things I love about a new month is the arrival of the Spellbinders kits of the Month. Today I am sharing the December 2021 Large Die of the Month. I'll share the die set and all it's pieces, a sort of review and then make two different cards using this die set. 

If you are not familiar with the Kit of the Month program from Spellbinders you should take a second to check it out. They have three different kit of the month that are die sets, a Glimmer Hot Foil kit of the month, Clear Stamp of the Month, Card Kit of the Month and bundles of the different kits you can get as well. They are priced right and come to you each month that you want to continue getting them. 

This month's kit, Stitched Layered Background, has 6 dies in it. They layer together for a stunning look and one of the layers you are able to stitch on, or if you are not into stitching it looks great just die cut. Take a look at the two cards I made with this set, one has stitching and the other does not. 

Here you can watch these cards come together and get a close up look at this die set. 

You can also watch this video over on my YouTube channel, if you can not see it up on this screen.

First let's look at the card I made without stitching. 

For this card I used all four of the largest dies to create this layered white panel. I die cut all the layers from White card stock for an elegant look and backed it with red for a pop of color. 

This elegant background paired beautifully with my Christmas Florals, a Glimmer Hot Foil set. 

For my second card I used the stitched panel to create the look of a Christmas sweater. 

First I stitched all the Red diamond shapes and thought I'd then layer the other die cuts over it like on the last card. BUT, the idea came to me to stitch in the open spaces connecting it all with green thread. Inspired by the Ugly (but not too ugly) Christmas sweater, I went for it. 

I always enjoy stitching these die cut panels that Spellbinders puts out. Did you see the ornament I made last year with a stitching die? If not here's a link to that video: https://youtu.be/1Ye8sXESUew

Thank you so much for stopping by! Please let me know if you have any questions about this die set or the club kits at Spellbinders. 

All the supplies I have used are listed and linked for you below. And you can see ALL the Club Kits available RIGHT HERE. 

 

 

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It's a Lawn Fawn Christmas Episode 5

Hello again my crafty friends. Today I am sharing the final episode in my "It's a Lawn Fawn Christmas" series. For this episode I am playing with the Magic Iris again, and the Camera Add on. And creating a picture perfect Christmas scene. To go with my card, a coordinating flocked ornament. 

Watch these projects come together in this video.

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

This card has so many fun elements on it, but the magic iris has to be the coolest. 

I love that is opens as a camera would and reveals another part of the scene. A yummy Christmas village of gingerbread! 

The thing I had the most fun with on this card is making the background with the Snowflake Background stencil set and the White Stencil Paste. That white is so white and not a spec of red showed through. I LOVE it! 

One of my favorite things to do on a card is to make custom sentiments. With the help of Oliver's Stitched ABCs and the Yeti or Not stamp set I was able to create the " SMILE it's Christmas" sentiment that I wanted for this card. 

This card is 6"x 6" and is such a fun size for Christmas and with this coordinating ornament, you have gift too. 

What I love about this project was adding the flocking. The flock is Cotton Tail with glitter in it! All I did to apply the flock is dab on some glue with a paint brush and then sprinkled the flock on. Just treat it like glitter and the result is so very beautiful and Christmasy! 

To dress up all the cute stamped images I added some glaze all over and sprinkled on some chunky glitter. I loved this so much I went back to the card and added the same thing to the letters in SMILE. 

Thank you so much for stopping by! I had a blast making these and hope that you found a bit of inspiration here today. 

Below are all the supplies I used to make these two projects. Please let me know if you have any questions. 

 

 

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Slimline Snow Globe Shadow Box Card

Hey there I am back with Part Three of my Slimline Snow Globe series. In this video I am sharing how to make the Slimline Snow Globe card from Scrappy Tails into a Shadow Box Card!  If you missed Part One and Two on making a Spinner and a Shaker out of this die set you can watch them here; Part One and Part Two.

For this shadow box card I used the Christmas Tree Spinner Add On Die set. But this card does not spin, having the other layers of the shadow box would get in the way of the tree spinning, but you could have it dangle like I did with the snowman in my shaker card. I did some very simple paper piecing on this tree and I think it really stands out with the white ornaments. 

You can watch this card being made in the video below. 

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

For the other layers of this shadow box I have a layer of Christmas presents in front of the tree, and in front of the presents I have one of the deer. 

I also used some strips of window sheet to attach a couple snowflakes so they appear to be suspended in the air at the top of the card, in front of the Christmas tree. 

And of course I added plenty of embellishment to the outside of the card too, with more die cuts, a sentiment, bling and glitter too. 

If you are wondering about where you right on this card, the back of the card has a nice spot for your heartfelt wishes. And you are able to press this card flat to mail. If you are like me and like a lot of layers and bling then you might want to consider mailing it in a bubble mailer or, included it in a package. Of course, hand delivery is also a great option. 

Below I have all the supplies I used to make today's card. If you have any questions please let me know in the comments below. 

Thank you for taking time to visit me today! 

 

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Large Die of the Month Christmas Foliage

It's time to check out the Large Die of the Month for November 2021 from Spellbinders. Once I again, I am blown away by how gorgeous this die set is!  And the versatility. Several of the dies in this set can be used on any card, not just for Christmas. This die set is called Christmas Foliage Strips & Borders. There are 13 dies in this set, four of which are slimline border dies. 

First, let's take a look at the card and gift tag I made with this new die set. 

Look at the foliage, so very pretty. For these projects I went for a vintage Christmas vibe. You can see the backgrounds created and this die set in action in the video below. 

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

I had so much fun making the backgrounds for these projects. First I did some ink blending with Distress Oxide ink; Black Soot for the bottom and Rustic Wilderness for the top. The next step was splatter. I used water, Distress Mica Sprays, and distress oxide ink. I just love how they turned out. 

But the star of this show is all the amazing die cuts. You can see all the foliage dies here, layered on top of the border die. To add a bit of interest to my die cut foliage I used a W4 or W6 marker to add shading and then spritzed the pieces with Distress Mica Spray stain. 

Once all the pieces were mounted to the card I added more splatter, this time with white acrylic paint for a snowy effect. 

Then it was time to embellish. I used some gold gems, glaze and Black Licorice Sparkle ribbon. 

After making this card I has several die cut foliage pieces left over and so I used them to make a gift tag. 

Do you see the sentiments I used on today's projects? They were stamped and embossed using the Clear Stamp of the Month for November, also from Spellbinders. I love that they coordinate the products in the different club kits to work together. This month's set is called Around the Holidays and now you can get a die set to coordinate with it! 

I used all the same techniques for this tag as I did on the card, but have to point out that lacy trim round the bottom of the tag. That is one of the slimline border dies from this months die set, but it can also be used on other sized cards/projects as well. 

Thank you so much for stopping by and letting me share these projects with you. 

All of the November Club kit offerings are listed and linked for you below as well as the supplies I used to make these projects. 

Please let me know if you have any questions, and I would love to hear from you, so feel free to comment below as well. 

 

 

 

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Santa's Train Ornament

Welcome back my stamping friends. Today I am sharing the Large Die of the Month from Spellbinders for October 2021! I'm LOVING this die set. I looked at it and immediately knew I had to make an ornament with this die set! 

This is the Santa's Fireplace die set. There are 27 dies in this set and the price of the Large Die of the Month is only $27.99. That is an amazing deal!  This set has dies that will create the fire place, complete with log and burning fire and a grate to keep it all contained. There is also a base for the fire place that you can drop in one of six of the sentiment options. There is also a kinetic Santa, which means you can adhere the legs so that they swing back and forth!  You can dress up your fire place with garland, flowers, a bow, candle sticks, stockings  and even a wreath. SO many great dies in this set, no detail was left out. 

You can see all the dies, what they cut, how to put it all together and see how I made this ornament in the video below. 

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

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

Once you see this die set in action and know where all the pieces go, it is very easy to put together. I love that there are dies to cut out pieces to adhere behind the details cuts into the fireplace. I used silver card stock and I love the metallic shine it adds. 

To create an ornament from this fireplace you need a base to adhere it all too. I simply traced around my fireplace and base onto a piece of heavy weight white cardstock.  I then cut this out and was able to pop up my fireplace onto that to create this ornament. The good thing about the base being white is that you can add to it. I chose to stencil on some bricks. You could also ink blend the glow of a fire if you wanted to have a fire inside the fireplace. I did not want to burn up Santa's feet, so I just added the logs and grate. 

Look how great the garland and stocking look. It's the little details that really make this piece special and Spellbinders never forgets to add in the little details with this Large Die of the Month.  Also, I added the words, "Dear Santa" to the base of my fire place, but there are 5 other sentiments you could drop in and die cut out of the base; give thanks, noel, warm wishes, merry christmas, and a gift for you. 

I chose to use the greenery to make a garland to go across the mantel of my fireplace, but you can take these same greenery pieces and create a wreath. This fire place easily fits on an A2 sized card or larger. The wreath would look great as an element above the fire place when you add it to a card. There are also candle sticks you can add to the mantle. They were just too thin to add to the top of an ornament. 

There are so many different looks you can get with this fireplace, just by changing the colors you use. I love the idea of a fall look and using the GIVE THANKS words on the base of the fire place. And it would be easy to make a spooky fireplace as well and add some drips to the candle sticks. So, don't let the name, Santa's fireplace stop you from using this die set for all occasions. 

Below I have listed and linked all the club kits that Spellbinders has to offer. They are all subscriptions that come to you automatically each month. You can bundle and get more than one kit a month. You can also change or cancel your subscription at anytime. Let me know if you have any questions about the kits of the month or about this Large Die of the Month. 

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Sizzix Christmas Dies by Tim Holtz

Hey there stamping friends I am so excited to be among the first to share with you two new die sets from the Sizzix Christmas release, designed by Tim Holtz. I have to give a big THANK YOU to Scrapbook.com for sending these dies to me so that I could create and share with you on release day. 

The two die sets I am sharing with you today are the Winston Colorize die set, a set of 16 dies that create a layered and dimensional snowman that is classic and adorable. The second die set is Funky Nordic. This set has 14 dies in it, but several of the dies cut multiple pieces. This set has an electric mix of wintery, nordic and Christmas elements. 

I LOVE to make tags for gifts that the recipient can also hang on the tree as an ornament. So, that is what I decided to make with these fun new dies sets. 

You can get a close up look at these new die sets and see these tag/ornaments come together in this video. 

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

I started by die cutting out all the pieces I to create this amazing snowman. The Colorize die sets are designed to layer pieces on top of each other in away that gives its dimensional look. These dies also emboss lines in to the cardstock that are a guide for you as to where to adhere the different pieces. And if you are following the die cut sample on the packaging the layering dies also tell you what color to cut with that die. That can be very helpful when you have 4 dies that you use to make the scarf for example. 

I made some very simple chipboard tags that measure 3" x 6". I just cut the top two corners off to make a tag. I covered the chipboard using paper from the Echo Park paper pad called; Jingle All The Way. 

The poinsettia that I added to the top of this tag was made using the Funky Nordic die set, which I also used to make the tag below. 

I made this tree using the die that is meant to be a snowcapped mountain. But since it is the Funky Nordic die set, why not go off script and use these dies to make your own creations. The trunk of the tree is made using the candle stick die from this set. 

All of the paper I used is from Scrapbook.com. They have paper pads that are great for card bases of all sizes and die cutting too. 

Check out all the Scrapbook.com custom paper pads right here.

To finish off these tags I used a bit of Perfect Pearls to add some shimmery splatter all over. And I tied off the tops of the tags with some red and white twine that had a couple mini bells on them. 

Check out the new Sizzix Christmas Collection by Tim Holtz at Scrapbook. com, RIGHT HERE.

Thank you so much for stopping by! I love creating these tags so much I am going to make a coordinating card to go with them.  

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Just a Tweet - Large Die of the Month Sept 2021

Happy September! So many fun new things going on in the month of September and among them are the new Club Kits from Spellbinders. 

In this post I am sharing the Large Die of the Month, Just a Tweet. This set has 34 dies in it!!! You can create a bird, balloons, flowers, music notes, sentiments with layers and vines or branches for the flowers. The possibilities are great with this die set! 

In this video I will show you all 34 dies and how they go together. 

 

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

Now I have some close up photos of the card I made using these new dies. 

I've used all but the balloons to make this card. I created a frame of vines and flowers around my bird and sentiment. I added dimension to the flowers using Copic makers over the colored card stock for shadowing. Then I used my white Gelly Roll pen to add highlights as well. 

The background of this card has been embossed using the Slimline Flora embossing folder. It's such a pretty folder and was the perfect backdrop for my scene. 

I chose to make a yellow bird, as we have some that frequent our bird feeder that is shaped like a flower and they are yellow. I can see them out my craft room window and that is the inspiration for this card. 

Thank you so much for stopping by and letting me share the Large Die of the Month from Spellbinders with you. It's another great set with lots of detail and options. 

I have listed and linked all the club kits that Spellbinders has to offer, as well as the bundle options they have if you like to get more than one kit. 

 

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