Carrie Stamps

3 Ways to Stamp Card Backgrounds

Today I am playing with one of my favorite stamp sets, Oopsy Daisy by Scrappy Tails. I have been wanting to use it to stamp some card backgrounds and I thought you'd find these ideas helpful for card making as well. 

I will be showing you 3 ways to stamp a background for building a card on. 

You can see each background being made and the cards I made with these backgrounds in the video below. 

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

Now let's take a look at each card and the stamping technique I used. 

For the first card I did traditional stamping with black ink on white paper. Because this stamp set is easy to color, as the daisies can be colored white, I colored in my background with Copic Markers. One thing that I feel really makes this kind of background pop is to do some outlining.  I used BG11 to outline each of the flowers. This made them stand out and made the background feel a bit more like patterned paper. 

For background number two I did some heat embossing. 

I started with a piece of Cool Pool card stock (this color of card stock is no longer available at Spellbinders, but I will link a new similar color they just started carrying). Then I stamped all of the florals with Versamark ink, a clear sticky pigment ink. I poured white embossing powder over this. After tapping off the excess and pouring it back into the container, I heat set the powder, melting it till it was raised up and shiny. I love the elegance that embossing brings to any card. You can get so many different looks with this technique just by changing up your card stock color and the color of your embossing powder. Gold is one of my all time favorite embossing powders, it would look amazing on this background I am sure. 

To take this background up a notch I splattered on some Cool Pool Silk for a bit of coordinating shimmer. Each card I made today I used glitter paper, vellum and stamped images also from the Oopsy Daisy stamp set to complete the card. 

I have to say that yellow glitter paper is just yummy!!! Also, take a close look at my bees, I used Journey Glaze to cover each of their bodies. The glaze dries clear and gives them a fabulous raised up and shiny look. 

On to card three, for this background I pulled out my PanPastels. 

To get this look I stamped all my floral images with Versamark ink. Let the paper rest about 1 minute and then apply PanPastels over the paper with the soft tool that comes with it. The PanPastel will stick to the stamped image, making it slightly darker. I love this subtle look for a background! 

Of course I did add a bit of Sour Lemon splatter to it for a bit of pizzazz. 

What do you think of the white die cut on this card. I used the Slimline Brick cover die to create this. I just cut out the center of the die for a lattice like feel. 

Take a look at all three of the card together. I love making a group of cards that coordinate and use a lot of the same product but are all different too. 

I'd love to hear from you, let me know which of these cards is your favorite in the comments below. I hope you found a bit of inspiration while you were here. I will be back again soon with more crafty creations for you! 

All the things I used to make today's cards are listed and linked for you below. Let me know if you have any questions, I am glad to help! 

Oopsy Daisy Stamp and Set

Slimline Brick Background Die

 

 

 

 

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! 

Peek-a-Boo Fair Episode 5

Welcome my stamping friends, to episode 5 of my Peek-a-Boo Fair series!  It's been a fun month of creations with this Avery Elle stamp set, a great addition to the Peek-a-Boo line!  In this episode I am jumping in with both feet to do some no-line coloring. Really it's a light line coloring. Meaning, you stamp your images in a light color of ink and use that as a guide to color in your image so that the line goes away and only your coloring remains. For this technique I used Antique Linen Distress Ink to stamp my images. I used stamp from the Peek-a-Boo Fair set, Peek-a-Boo Pals and Market stand for the card. I also brought in Peek-a-Boo Pets for the cute treat holder I made to match my card. 

To color in my images I used Zig Clean Color Real Brush Markers on Bristol Smooth card stock.  My method is to outline the image with a darker marker and blend that softer with a lighter marker and color that out either with the same marker or a third lighter marker. 

You might be able to tell right off the bat, but this card is a 5" x 7".  I needed a bigger area to create my night at the fair scene, so that I could put the ticket booth next to the Ferris wheel.  

The background on this card was created using PanPastels from the Spellbinders shop. First I put all the hearts and stars from the Peek-a-Boo Fair and Peek-a-Boo Pal stamp sets on one block and stamped them onto Whip Cream card stock with clear pigment ink. Then I applied the PanPastels from the Rich Sorbet collection. The pastel sticks to the ink making the image slightly darker. It's a fast way to create a background, it takes so little pastel to get this look and they blend with almost no effort. 

In this photo you can see the gold shimmer on the background, added using Shimmer Gold Splash Spray by Fun Stampers Journey. 

To take this card up a notch, I added to the inside of the card as well. 

Now let's take a look at the treat bag I made using the Treat Topper die by Avery Elle. 

The farm animals have snuck out at night to get themselves a treat!  That is cotton candy in my 4" x 6" cellophane bag and not dryer lint, fyi. 

I love that this die cuts the perfect bag topper with a little handle. I added a sentiment tag to the handle to finish off the look.  The little farm critters are from the Peek-a-Boo Pets stamp set. I LOVE how the little pig turned out. I think I am getting the hang of no-line coloring and will have to keep playing with it. 

You can watch the making of these projects in this video: 

 

All the supplies I used to make these projects have been listed for you below: 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Affiliate links have been used, at no cost to you. Clicking on links of makers that inspire you is a way to show them your support. Thank you! 

Did you miss a video in this series?  Catch up right here: 

Episode 1: Peek-a-Boo Fair on the Move - https://youtu.be/zKPcOsl7QS0

Episode 2: Peek-a-Boo Fair Tri-Fold Fun - https://youtu.be/37iugDmgRD8

Episode 3: Peek-a-Boo Fair Shaker Cards - https://youtu.be/e0EqVuyhJJo

Episode 4: Peek-a-Boo Fair Slimline Cards - https://youtu.be/nOwyWiFCeWY

Have a great and healthy day! See you again soon with the May Stamp Set of the month series! 

It's a Bug Deal!

Happy Saturday my stamping friends! 

Today I am doing a collaboration video with Lorene's Creative Corner. We challenged ourselves to make a card using PanPastels and the newest Lawn Fawn release. I love collaborating with my crafty friends and can not wait for you to see what Lorene made too!  

Let's take a look at what I made for this challenge. 

I used the Grassy Stencils to create a background with my PanPastels. These glide on so smoothly and blend effortlessly.  PanPastels are ultra soft pastels in a pan. It is suggested to use them more like paint.  

I used the PanPastel collection, Mother Nature from the Spellbinders shop, as well as two colors they sell singly.  The sky on each of these cards is, you guessed it, PanPastel. Once I had the backgrounds scene created I added a bunch of images that I stamped, colored and die cut from the Bug Deal stamp set from Lawn Fawn's latest release. 

What is fun about these cards is what you open them up you get a look at what is going on underground. 

Both of these cards are Tri-Fold cards. Let me give you the measurements so you can recreate this look. 

The front panel is 4" x 11", scored at 1-3/4" and 7". 

The card base is 4-1/4" x 5-1/2"

I did my underground scene on a separate panel, you could do it right on the inside of the card.  I will give you the measurement for that inside panel as well. 

Inside panel is 4" x 5-1/8"

Now let's take a look at the birthday card version. 

For this second card, I went all out. I stamped just about ever image in the stamp set to make a more colorful party scene. I just had to use that cupcake!  

And when you open up this card the party scene continues underground! 

I also added a custom sentiment to the inside of both cards, "I Dig You".  I used the Alphanumeric Label die set from Sizzix and Tim Holtz.  For the first card I used the negative piece and for this card I used the letters. In the video I show you how I got them lined up with the help of purple tape.  But, what I did not tell you in the video is that I used the tape on this card before I set my PanPastel background with Fixative Spray.  So, you can see where the tape picked up a bit of my PanPastels.  Oops.  I was able to set it after and it did not effect the letters I has already glued in place. I then went about adding all the little bugs to the scene. 

You can see the making of these cards in this video right here: 

Also, if you want to see what Lorene made for our challenge you can catch her video right here: https://youtu.be/CWxDpyrAoY0

She made the most amazing card with the new Magic Iris interactive die set!  You are going to love it1 

Below I have listed and linked all the fun things I used to make these cards. Affiliate links have been used, at no cost to you.  So why shop affiliate links?  It's an easy way for you to show support to the maker that inspired you. It's means so much to those of use that create for a living. So, thank you to everyone who has shopped my links, your support is overwhelming!  

 

 

 

Thank you so much for spending sometime with me, I hope you are leaving inspired to create! 

Valentine's Card with a Christmas Stamp Set

Hey there my fellow crafters! Today's card is a Valentine's Card, but I made it using a stamp set I got to make Christmas cards. It's part of a challenge I am doing with Jen Hartsgrove. We are Instagram friends and decided to challenge each other to make a Valentine's card using a stamp set that was not designed for Valentine's. It's very fun, and I actually had a hard time narrowing down the stamp set I wanted to use for this project. In the end I settled on the Skisons Greetings stamp set from Dare 2B Artzy. I won a gift certificate from Dare 2B Artzy in the fall and picked this stamp set, so that I could use it to make Christmas cards. Somehow I never got around to doing that. I think it is such a cute set and it does have a sentiment in it that says "Love You". So there you have it. 

A lot of people here in Idaho are out skiing this time of year and will most likely continue to ski until Spring Break, so going skiing for a Valentine's date is a real thing. Not for me, but for people. I never took to it, I had a bad instructor, my husband. If you want a romantic day out skiing with your spouse I would recommend it not be a skiing lesson, just saying. 

Now let's talk about this background!  I am in LOVE with it!  I could continue to make pink skies and variations of pink skies for a while!  This one was created using PanPastels, show in the picture above. They are an artist quality pastel, but in a pan form, instead of a stick.  The glide onto your paper like butter, so smooth. For this background I started by stamping snowflakes on my white card stock with clear pigment ink. Then I applied the pink PanPastel over the top. The pastel sticks to the stamped image and intensifies the color. I did this half way up my 4-3/4" square piece of card stock. Then, from the other side, I applied the red PanPastel. The two colors over lapping in the center. To smooth out the two coloring and help blend them together I used the Colorless Blender PanPastel. It gave me the ultra smooth transition from red to pink that I wanted. 

The splatter on this background is a product called Silk by Fun Stampers Journey. The are liquid shimmer in different colors that come in a bottle that looks like fingernail polish. You tap the end if the applicator brush to splatter the shimmer on. I use two colors on this background, Bubble Gum and Whip Cream. After that dried, about 1 minute, I sprayed the entire background with a fixative spray to seal the PanPastels from ever rubbing off. 

Both of my skiers were colored using Copic Markers. That puffy vest is my fave!  I really think I need it for myself!  She is adorbs in her ski outfit. 

To give the vest that puffy feel. I used three shades of pink (RV11, RV13, RV14). I outlined each section of the vest, leaving the center of each  white. After all the blending of the three colors the center of each sections remains lightest, creating a highlight and giving the puffy effect. At least I think so, what do you think? 

For this bear, I added some black to his red outfit with a C10 Copic marker. He is such a cool guy! If you did not want to color the hat and scarf, there is a stamp of each in this stamp set that you could stamp on colored card stock, die cut out and paper piece over the top. I love options. 

I also stamped a sentiment on the inside of this card, from this same stamp set, it says; "I could hibernate with you all winter long". Don't you love that. I am starting to think that this set is a Valentine's set!  

You can see this card being made in the video below. I would love for you to subscribe to my channel if you have not yet done so.  I will be back on Tuesday with another video, Episode 5 of my January Stamp Set of the Month Series. 

 

 

 

Now you should go check out what Jen did for this challenge!  You can find her YouTube channel right here: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCEWCMMwsF3OzKUp-KjuaVCw

 

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

Some Affiliate links have been used, which means you get to support your favorite crafters just by clicking and shopping their links at no cost to you! Thank you for your support! It means I get to keep bringing you fun projects like this one! 

 

Skisons Greetings Stamp Set $15.99

Christmoose Stamp Set $15.99

 

 

 

 

Thank you so much for stopping by my blog during your busy day!  Looking forward sharing with you again soon!  I love to connect with you, feel free to leave me a comment below! 

Pan Pastel Sunset for Peek A Boo Balloon

Hey there my stamping friends. Today I am bringing you Episode 2 of my January Stamp Set of the Month series, featuring the Peek A Boo Balloon stamp set by Avery Elle. 

Today my balloon is flying over the mountains at sunset with a few forest friends aboard. 

I decided that since this was a large, slim line card, I wanted to use PanPastels to create the sunset background. They go on so fast, it was perfect for this large surface. If you are not familiar a slim line card is one that fits into a legal sized envelope. The card base measures 9-1/4" x 7-3/4" scored at 3-7/8", so the closed card is 9-1/4" x 3-7/8".  The front panel of this card measures 9" x 3-3/4". This is the piece that I used the Pan Pastels on to make the sunset. You can see how beautifully sunset fades from red to orange to yellow. That is because of the highly pigmented PanPastels. They glide so softly on the card stock and blend together with ease. It only takes a small amount to get this nice even coverage.  Make sure to watch my video below to see them in action. And I will talk about using a fixative. 

I used several Avery Elle stamp sets for this card. They have so many Peek A Boo critter sets that you can mix and match with this balloon.  The Fox and Bear are from the Polar Peek A Boo Pals stamp set and the bunny is from the Peek A Boo Pals stamp set. I knew I wanted to crowd some critters in the balloon, I thought it would look so cute. And they had to be forest animals flying over the mountains, which are die cut using the Stitched Mountain borders by Lawn Fawn. 

I am loving the slim line card and am thinking there will be a few more in this months series.  What do you think, do you like the slim line card?  Have you made one before?  I think this stamp set lends is self well to this size of card. 

If you have any clever ideas for this Peek A Boo Balloon stamp set please leave a comment and let us all know. I have so many more, I can not wait to share them all with you, so make sure to tune back in next Tuesday for more ideas with this stamp set. 

Be sure to check out the video below. And if you have not yet done so I'd love for you to subscribe to my YouTube channel. 

 

You can find all the supplies I used to make this card listed and linked for you below. Please feel free to reach out if you have any questions! 

 

 

Thank you so much for stopping by and letting me share my creations with you. I will be back soon with more stamping inspiration for you and on Tuesday I will have another creation with the Peek A Boo Balloon for you!

Quick Good Mix Cards

Welcome back to my blog! Today is Part 3 of the July Stamp Set of the Month series. July's featured stamp set is Good Mix by Honey Bee Stamps. Each Monday I will bring you a set of new projects made with this stamp set that I have picked because it is versatile, has images as well as sentiments and a coordinating die set. And of course it has to be a set that I love. And if you are wondering why this post and video is coming out on Tuesday instead of Monday, I have been out of town and could not get all of the editing done before we had to leave. So, thank you for showing and watching with me on a Tuesday!

For Part 3 I wanted to make some Quick and Easy cards. And to be honest, coloring the record player from this set intimidated me. So, I decided to go a different route and use this set to make some easy cards. To make sure they still had that WOW factor I pulled some favorite things to go with. And when you need to make a quick card have a cool feature, embossing is always a win! 

One thing I sometimes do when making a quick card is pick one color and one neutral and stick with those colors for all the things on my card. Obviously I chose pink and black for this card, inspired by a time when girls wore poodle skirts.

I used two of my favorite things to make the background of this card, the Graduated Dots background stamp by Fun Stampers Journey as well as their Pan Pastels.

I started with a piece of Whip Cream card stock, which I stamped with the Gradated Dots background stamp and Clear Pigment ink. Then I used the largest Sofft Tool that comes with the Confectionary Days PanPastels set to pick up some pink PanPastel and rub that over the stamped image. The pastel sticks to the inked image as well as lightly colors the card stock. But where the stamped image is the pastel is darker. This is my favorite way to use PanPastels.

I really wanted the record to stand out against the record player, so I brushed on some clear Wink of Stella and then covered the entire record with Journey Glaze. All the stamped images on this card are stamped with Versafine Onyx Black ink and embossed with clear powder. The sentiment is from the For the Record stamp set, another stamp set by Honey Bee that works great with the Good Mix stamp and die set.

I also used the same pink PanPastel and another of the tools that come with the set to color in the bottom of the microphone. I just love the 50's feel of this card, it would be a great card to give to one of my girlfriends.  But, as with all the stamp set of the month post this month, I am making 2 cards. The second card is always a different version of the first. So let's take a look at card 2.

I thought a Harley Davidson version of this card would work great. It was not hard to do, just change up the colors.

For this version, I used two colors of PanPastels for the background; orange from the Party Pop set and the burnt orange from the Rich Sorbets set. That gave me to ombre effect for this background. And to add to the Harley feel of this card I splattered the background with Black Licorice silk.

Both cards have gems to accent them from the set called All The Things by FSJ. Which happens to be another of my favorite things that I use again and again.

If you'd like to see how these cards are made you can check out the video below. Make sure to leave a comment over on YouTube telling me which card is your favorite and you'll be entered to win that card! Winners will be announced in next Monday's video.

 

Thank you so much for stopping by and sharing your time with me. Come back next Monday for more with the Good Mix stamp and die set.

Bread Tag Chapstick Holder

It's one of those projects, friends!  One that I will be making time and time again. I am very excited about it. And it all started with chapstick. I came across cereal flavored chapstick while out school clothes shopping with my girls. For some reason I thought it was so fun! I bought a few and thought, I have to figure out something cute to do with these. That lead me to buying some to go cups of cereal that matched the chapsticks I bought. 

Let's skip to the fun part, here is how I put it all together. 

I created an easy holder that showcases the cute chapstick. It's so easy too! The tag was die cut using the Bread Tag die and the holder for the chapstick is a small piece of Clear View Sheet that I scored to fit the tube of chapstick. 

This project was last weeks Facebook Friday project, which means, I have a video for you on how to make it!  Check it out below and if you do not already follow me on Facebook you can find me HERE so that you can catch all my videos LIVE when they happen. 

 

Here are the measurements for the clear sleeve chapstick holder: 

Clear View Sheet cut to: 2-1/2" x 2-3/4"

Score on the 2-3/4" side at 5/8", 1-1/4", 1-7/8", 2-1/2"

Think of all the fun you can have with this project. There are so many fun chapstick flavors out there!  Make this Bread Tag Chapstick Holder to match your flavor and attach it to a gift!  It's SO much fun.  I will be making more of these so stay tuned! 

Here are all the products I used to make this, you can find the flavored chapsticks, to go cereal, wooden spoons easily in most large one stop shopping retail stores. I check an all of these items are also on Amazon.  

 

If you make a Bread Tag Chapstick holder be sure to share it with me!   

 

Thank you for stopping by, I love sharing my creations with you. Please let me know if you have any questions, I'd love to hear from you. 

 

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No such thing as a bad print

I am really enjoying getting to know the other designers on the FSJ Creative Team.  It just so happens that Marty McGee, who is on the team and is one of the other coaches I got to demonstrate with at convention in June, is also big into making Gel Press Prints!  So, we decided to send each other some prints and get creative. The on stipulation was that at least one of the prints had to be one that we considered to be "UGLY".  But Marty and I like to say, "There is no such thing as an ugly print, just an opportunity to get creative." 

Here is the "UGLY" print that Marty sent me.  

When I saw this print I thought of Halloween. And one of my suggestions when you are working with a print that you might find ugly is to stencil something over the top of it.  So for this card I pulled out my Designer Series Stencil to add to the print. And, I stenciled Modeling Paste on to this print. First, let me show you the finished card, then I will show you the step by step on how altered my print. 

First I taped my Gel Press print down to a scratch piece of paper. Then I taped the stencil down over the top of my print.  That way, nothing is going to move. 

Then I used a palette knife to spread the Modeling Paste over the stencil.  It's just like frosting!  Only it does not have to look perfect, so that is a WIN!  But, you don't have to be afraid to give this product a try, you don't have to be a mixed media artist to use this.  If you want something fun and new to add to your card making, this is just the thing!  It's super fun. 

So, the openings on the stencil will now be white and the areas where the stencil is will stay, letting my Gel Press Print background shine through. 

Once you remove the stencil, make sure you rinse it off under water or wipe it off good with a baby wipe. Then you need to let the modeling paste dry.  I did use my Heat Tool to speed up this process, just make sure you move it around like you would a hair dryer.  Holding it in one spot can cause the paste to bubble up.  But on a side note maybe there is a project in the future where you want to bubble up your modeling paste, so remember that. 

Once my background was dry I knew I could not use it with the background that white. So I decided to color it with PanPastels. I used the Silver and a Sofft Tool to apply it. It gave my background shimmer and darkened it up just enough. 

Then I had a fun print to use to make a Halloween card!  

Below are all the products I used to make this card, if you have any questions, please reach out and ask. I love to chat with my readers and help with crafting questions. 

 

If you'd like to see one of the prints that I sent Marty and what she made with it you can find that HERE. It's a really cute card with one of my favorite stamp sets, Thankful Friends. 

I hope you have enjoyed seeing this print be transformed and are inspired to create, thank you for stopping by. 

Layering PanPastels with a Stencil

Do you love Polkadots?  Do you love new techniques?  How about a quick and easy technique that WOW's?  Todays blog post has all of those things!  Keep reading and I will show you how to get a fun background using PanPastels, a rubber stamp, and a stencil.  

Take a look at that background, do you see how the patten carries through the polkadots to the background!  It really just makes me giddy!  And when I got the Color Me Fall background stamp I knew I had to try my Layering PanPastels technique with it.  

Let me show you how easy this technique is. 

STEP 1: Start with a pice of Whip Cream card stock. Stamp your image with Clear Pigment ink.  Cover this stamped image with a light color of PanPastels, using a large Sofft Tool sponge.  NOTE: I used the Rich Sorbet set of PanPastels on this card. 

You can see the stamp image starts to appear.  The PanPastel colors the entire paper, but the color is more intense on the stamped image. 

STEP 2: Once the entire paper is covered with your first layer of PanPastel it's time to pull out the stencil you want to use and a coordinating color of PanPastel that is darker than the first.  Tape your card stock panel down to your scratch paper.  Tape your stencil in place.  NOTE: I like to use Washi tape for this, but painters tape works great too.  Apply the second layer of PanPastel. 

The PanPastel still sticks to the stamped image!  So cool, right!!!  Tap off any access PanPastel dust that remains. 

STEP 3: This optional step really puts the background over the top.  Spray the background with Shimmer Gold Splash, be sure to swirls your splash around to mix the shimmer in with the liquid.  If your color combo does not go good with gold you can omit this step or try another splash, however the Shimmer Gold is a light dusting of shimmer where others lay down a coat of color.  I would suggest testing them out on scratch paper before spraying your background. 

You can use this technique with different stamped images, different colors of PanPastels and different stencils.  Click here to watch my YouTube video, where I used this technique to make a Halloween Card. 

Here's some GREAT news for you, the PanPastels are currently 20% for the month of August!  Great time to get yourself a set!  They are $10 off, it's a deal you can't pass up!  

To finish this card off I use a sentiment from the ATS, Gather Together. And added some gold accented pinecones using the die set, Branch & Cone. 

Below are all the supplies I used to make this card, click and image to view it in my online store.  While you are there be sure to check out the Prepped to Play sale, there are a lot of fun products on sale including all the PanPastel sets. 

 

Thank you for taking time to stop and visit my blog. I love sharing my creations with you.  

All Year Through

Did you see my Picket Fence card last week? I loved it so much I made another version of it. I just had to have a picket fence with pumpkins! 

I used the new Host Exclusive stamp set from FSJ for this card.  Which means it is a set you can get with your Host Dollars when your order reaches $600, and that can be what you order or what you and some friends order. Let me know if you have questions about getting a host exclusive stamp set, I'd love to do a stamping party with your and a few friends.  What is shown hear is just half of the stamp set, it literally has an image for every time of year.  

You can see here that the fence part of the card is the card front. And when you open the fence I have another saying. You could use the back of the card to write your personal message.  

You can see how I made this card HERE. 

The Sunset background was easy to make using the Party Pop PanPastels.  And I am excited to tell you will be 20% off starting August 1st!  So mark your calendars, set an alarm and get you a set from my online store on Wednesday! 

Thank you for visiting my blog, I love stamping and sharing my creations with you! 

Small Things Window Card

BONUS CARD!  

Today's card is the FREE BONUS CARD you get when you sign up for the June session of Carrie's Stamp School! 

Registration for this virtual stamping class ends today!  So join me for the fun by registering today and I will send you this additional, BONUS card as my free gift to you. 

You can learn all about Carrie's Stamp School HERE. 

 

Watch the Facebook Live video on the making of this card below. 

We are going to have lots of fun in the June Stamp School, playing with Gold PanPastel and Gold Silk, you are going to learn some fun new techniques.  And you get exclusive Gel Press prints hand made by me in your kit.  Coaches are welcome to join in the fun, I have a materials only option for those of you that already have the Small Things stamp set. 

Please let me know if you have any questions.  I am looking forward to stamping with you soon. 

REGISTER FOR THE JUNE SESSION OF CARRIE'S STAMP SCHOOL HERE. 

Carrie's Stamp School June Session

It's time for the June session of Carrie's Stamp School! 

You're Invited to Join the Fun! 

This months class features the Small Things stamp set. 

Carrie's Stamp School is a monthly Virtual Class with ME!  

You will receive all the cut materials to make 5 projects.  Each of this months projects uses Gold PanPastel and Gold Silk.  I will teach you different techniques using both of the products that will make your projects extra special.  

With the purchase of your kit you will get an invitation to my private Facebook page where you will get access to a printable PDF for the class projects.  We will make the projects together during my LIVE video class on this page as well.  

INCLUDED IN YOUR JUNE KIT: 

Small Things Stamp Set

Gold Pan Pastel

Gold Silk

Fashion Gold Pearls

Baby Journey Glaze

Custom printed paper made by me using the Journey Gel Press

5 project kits, cut, scored and organized for you with envelopes

***You will need to have some basic supplies on hand to make these projects, below I have l shared what I will be using.  Use what you have or click on a product to purchase exactly what I am using. 

The included stamp set has a coordinating die set.  You can make all the projects with out the die set, but if you'd like to have it you can click on the image of it below and purchase it, you will not regret having it. 

COACHES - If you are a Journey Coach you are more than welcome to join in the fun!  I have a materials only kit available (Option 2) if you already have the supplies included in the kit. 

WHEN IS THE CLASS?  

The Carrie's Stamp School Virtual Class will be held LIVE in my private Facebook group on Saturday, June 30th at 9:30am MST. If you miss the live event it will be available for viewing after the event in the Facebook group.  If you are not on Facebook the video will be available upon request via a private YouTube link, after the day of the event.  You will be added to the group on 19th, make sure you send me a friend request before then if we are not already friends on FB. 

Registration for the Jun Session of Carrie's Stamp School is open now and closes on June 8th.  There are two class options to choose from: 

OPTION 1: Full Kit - $48

Includes all the product and supplies listed above for the June class and the online content.

OPTION 2: Materials only $28

This option included only the cut materials to make the cards.  Stamps and products are not included.  You will also get the online content.  This is a good option of you already own this stamp set and products.  Coaches are welcome to participate. 

REGISTER HERE:

OPTIONS

Option 1 - Full Kit $48.00 USD Option 2 - Materials Only $28.00 USD

 

SUPPLIES

The basic supplies that you need to have on hand to finish this projects for the June class are:

Black ink pad, Clear Pigment ink pad, Scissors, foam squares, glue, mini glue dots, crease tool, clear acrylic blocks to mount your stamps to. 

If you'd like to use the exact supplies I will be using they are listed below, just click on an image to shop for it. There is a link to the coordinating die set as well. 

 

All product for the kits will be ordered and prepared by me after the registration deadline.  As per FSJ policy, I do not have products on hand ready to ship.  Therefore, it takes about 10-12 days after the deadline for me to order, cut, prepare and ship all the class kits.  Class kits can only be mailed with in the United States.  

 

Registration will close on JUNE 8th. 

Expected shipping date of all kits is June 18th. 

The LIVE virtual class in on Saturday June 30th at 9:30am MST (recording will be available if you miss me live). 

 

Looking forward to see you at Carrie's Stamp School!  Please let me know if you have any questions. 

Spring Botanicals Sneak Peek

Today I am sharing a look ahead to what's new in January. First up is a card I made for a friend who needed a wedding card.  

I got the idea for this card from a card that was shared at the Bloom This Way live event earlier this month.  With just a few tweaks I made this card my own.  Here's the inspiration card. 

The floral stamp set that I used, Spring Botanicals is a new stamp set from the upcoming Bloom This way Catalog.  That features no line images.  These images are soft and shaded.  I used the Sweet Berry Pan Pastel to add a bit more shading to the large flower on my card. 

The new Bloom This Way catalog comes out on January 1st.  If you'd like your own copy of this catalog click HERE and I will send one out to you, for just the cost of shipping. 

Here's another Sneak Peek for you...

The January edition of Coach Collective is chock-full of spring florals and Valentine's projects that you will love! Enjoy a peek at the 12 tutorials in the January Coach Collective and on the 1st it can be all yours!  

Thank you for stopping by.  I am so excited with all the fun things I have to share with you in the upcoming year!  Be sure to check back on January 2nd for my Bloom This Way Launch Party post. 

PanPastel Sunset

Today I am sharing a card that has a beautiful sunset, created with the PanPastels! 

 If you'd like to see how I created this background, I did a Facebook live video demonstrating this card. Check it out HERE and follow my page to see all my live videos. Creating this sunset is as easy as rubbing a sponge on card stock. I started with the yellow from the Party Pop PanPastels and rubbed it in a circle in the middle of the card.  Then went around it with the orange and then around the edge with red.  Using my sponge to blend the colors.  The bottom half of the card I wanted to be a dark green. So I blended the yellow, the two colors of blue and some black PanPastels to create my dark forest floor.  

Not only did I use my Party Pop PanPastels on this background, I also spritzed it with the Gold Splash to give it some shimmer.  Then I stamped my forest image repeatedly over the top on the horizon line with Black Licorice ink.  I love how this image has shadows in it, which works perfect with a sunset behind it. 

I had a hard time deciding what color of card stock to use for the card base, in the end I liked the Blue Lagoon the best. 

The stamp I used with the trees is Stay Wild.  It is one of the stamps in our ATS collection.  A single stamp that is just $8.95.  Of course you can get it for free with a $150 order as well, just one of the perks our hostesses get. 

The sentiment I used is from one of our previous Bloom Boxes.  Bloom Box is a monthly subscription box.  Each month you get an exclusive stamp set and 4 project kits to make with that stamp set. Click HERE to see more about Bloom Box. You could really use any sentiment you have on hand.  This would make a great masculine birthday card as well.  My hubby thought this card was really cool, I think it will be my birthday card for him this year. Especially since he will be off hunting on his birthday this year.  I made three of this card and have mailed them off, I think I am going to have to make a few more! 

Here are all the fun things I used to make this card. To see any of these products in my online store just click on the image. 

 

MEDIA MIX SALE!

And it just so happens that the PanPastels are currently on SALE! They are 20% off along with dozens of other mixed media products!  See all the products on sale HERE. 

 

FREE MEDIA MIX BUNDLE!   

Join Fun Stampers Journey in the month of September and you can earn a mixed media bundle worth over $100 for FREE!  Find out all about it and becoming a Journey Coach HERE.

 

FREE TUTORIAL

As a thank you gift for all who shop my online store in September and spend $35 or more I will send you the September edition of the Coach Collective.  It is a collection of 12 tutorial written and designed by 12 different Journey Coaches, and I am one of them.  You are going to love all the fun projects in this tutorial!  You can purchase the tutorial for $15 if you prefer, order yours HERE. Take a peek at the projects! 

If you do not have a Fun Stampers Journey catalog you can order yours HERE, all I am charging are the shipping and handling fees. The Journey Holidays catalog is also out. You can order it HERE. 

Thank you so much for taking the time to stop by and check out my creations.  I love sharing what I make with you.  I would also love to be your Journey Coach.  Let me know if I can help you with any of your crafting projects or let's chat about becoming a Journey Coach.  I'd love to have you on my team. 

 

On-Line SHOPPING 24/7

Shop all the Fun Stampers Journey products at my On-Line store. 

 

COME STAMP WITH ME!

9/29/17 Join me for my Gel Press Class! All the details are HERE. 

Designers Showcase Blog Hop

Welcome to the first Designer's Showcase Blog Hop! 

What is the Designer’s Showcase? We are a team of ten Journey Coaches from all over the country. Fun Stampers Journey hand selected this group of coaches based on hand stamped submissions that we all sent in. Our goal is to showcase the amazing products that Fun Stampers Journey has to offer and inspire you to create.

If you want to follow along in the blog hop you will find a link below to go on to the next Coach’s blog or facebook page. And at each stop you will find a link to the next, so you can see all of our creations and get to know the 2017-2018 Designer’s Showcase team.

Let me tell you a little bit about me, my name is Carrie Rhoades and I have been a Fun Stampers Journey Coach since June 2017. I am new to this company, but have been a stamping business owner for over 18 years. It was the wide variety of paper crafting products that brought me to Fun Stampers Journey. I am also a military wife and mother of two girls, ages 12 and 9. My girls and I homeschool and are part of a weekly Co-Op school. I am so blessed to have a job doing what I love and being able to be home with my girls. What brings me joy in paper crafting is that I do not have to be an artist to be creative. And what I love about being a Journey Coach, the friendships that I have with my team and fellow coaches.

The theme for this month's blog hop is Mixed Media. I choose to showcase the PanPastels for my creation. 

I used the Party Pop PanPastel set to make the background on this card. 

I thought it would be easier explained to you in a video.  Here is the HOW TO video on this card, a technique I call Layered Poppin' PanPastels. 

 

That background is so cool and was so much fun to bring to life. The possibilities are endless with this technique.  

Here are all the products I used to make this card.  Click on any image to view it in my online store. 

 

 

A few of the things that I used are currently on sale in the Media Mix special going on at Fun Stampers Journey in the month of September. 

 

 

 

 

If you are hopping along in the Deigner's Showcase Blog Hop then next up you are headed to Sara Sherlock’s blog, Much Love. You are going to love her creative style. Be sure leave comments on the projects that you love along the hop. 

 

If you get lost along the blog hop here is a list of all the stops with links: 

 

YOU ARE HERE>>> Carrie Rhoades: http://www.carriestamps.com/weblog/2017/09/designers-showcase-blog-hop.html

 

NEXT STOP >>> Sara Sherlock: http://www.muchlovesara.com/2017/09/designer-showcase-blog-hop-kindness.html

 

Angie Valle-Peteres: NOT HOPPING, Due to Hurricane

 

Melina Wilson: https://www.facebook.com/The-Crafty-Paper-Princess-698808496980585/?ref=nf&hc_ref=ARTpCTVDXcVWqjKJj-8SkICOV3zO6DJuen_NifgAtMcTG2MMcF6n3L3FxIneA9btDlQ

 

Cindy Bristow: https://cindyscreativejourney.blogspot.com/2017/09/designer-show-case-mixed-media-blog-hop.html

 

Eva Bussom: http://evascardsandthings.evabussom.com/2017/09/fun-stampers-journey-designer-showcase.html

 

Kazan Clark: http://www.kazanclark.com/2017/09/media-mix-blog-hop-mid-century-mod.html

 

Angela Kelley:http://artisticdetours.com/2017/09/11/fun-stampers-journey-designers-showcase-blog-hop-mixed-media/

 

Christine Pennington: http://www.christinepennington.com/my-blog/fun-stampers-journey-gel-press-with-christine-pennington-designer-showcase-blog-hop

 

Kim Sinclair: https://www.facebook.com/kimsstudio52/photos/pcb.1631374476935160/1631371676935440/?type=3

 

Thank you for taking the time to stop by my blog and let me share my creation with you. Keep reading for specials going on this month. 

 

 

If you would like your own copy of the Fun Stampers Journey Catalog you can order yours HERE. 

You can also order the Journey Holidays Catalog HERE. 

 

FREE Collection of tutorials for those who shop my ONLINE STORE this month.  When I receive your order confirmation I will email you the September Coach Collective.  A collection of 12 different tutorials by 12 different coaches. 

Have you ever thought about being a JOURNEY COACH?  Well, September is a great month to join the journey!  When you join my team in September you will receive a FREE mixed media kit worth over $100 once you place your first coaches order. Find out more about this great offer and more details about becoming a coach on my JOIN MY TEAM PAGE.