Carrie Stamps

Light Up Snow Globe Shaker Card

Today I am collaborating with Pear Blossom Press and Lauren Taylor of LaurenTaylorMade to bring you this fun light up card. Pear Blossom Press makes the EZ-Lights, which I featured earlier this month in this video. And they just came out with Halo Lights!  A ring with four LED lights on it. The electrical work is all done for you, all you have to do is add it to the back of your card!  It is that easy. So, Lauren and I decided to come together and give you TWO ideas with these new lights. After you watch my video I have a link to hers so you can get another great Halo Light idea. 

My first idea when I saw the new Halo Lights (4 LED lights mounted in a circle) was to use them to light up the Snow Globe from Lawn Fawn. And it fit perfectly!  Let's watch this Light Up Snow Globe card come together in this video: 

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

Now check out the fun light up jar card that Lauren made using these Halo Lights: https://youtu.be/PesR4yMGfJY

Now let's take a look at my card. 

First off I have to say that I LOVE using the Snow Globe die set for other things beside Christmas. I have already used it two other times for different occasions. Like THIS mermaid snow globe card and this Froggy Snow Globe card. So making this garden gnome themed snowglobe was bound to happen. My daughter loves mushrooms and frogs and plants, so this card was inspired by her. 

Now let's chat about the Halo Lights.  You can see them in their packaging in the picture above. The come two to a pack. There are 4 LED lights around the light weight metal circle. You just pop the Halo out of the casing and it is ready to use. 

Here is how I attached mine. I took my die cut snow globe and traced the opening onto a 3-1/2" x 2-1/2" piece of card stock. Then I stamped my sentiment inside that circle. I added double stick tape to the back of my Halo Light and stuck that around my sentiment, with the battery and button towards the bottom of this panel. I made sure to erase my pencil line before moving on to the next step.

To turn this into a shaker, I used two layers of double stick foam strips around the halo, on the out side of the LED lights, but still on the metal frame. This gave me the reservoir I needed for my shaker elements. 

I adhered a window sheet to the back of my snow globe opening and then stuck the snowglobe down to the halo light so that the sentiment shown in the opening.  Now I removed the paper strip that is behind the battery of the Halo light. When that paper is in place the lights will not turn on. With the paper removed, you just push the red button next to the battery to turn the lights on. 

I felt for the button on my snow globe and added a white enamel dot over it to indicate a button on the outside of the snow globe. If you have a stamp that says PUSH, that would be perfect to use right here. 

I added a sentiment to the base of my snow globe from Heffy Doodle that says, "you light up my world", from a stamp set that is now retired. And the enamel dot button is right next to that. I love how it lights up the inside of the globe, illuminating the sentiment and shaker elements. 

The shaker elements I used, these bright colored leaves, are from the Craft Supplies by CC shop on Etsy. They carry great embellishments, some organizational products and some stamps and dies at great prices. 

Below I have listed and linked all the other products I used to make this card. 

Halo Lights

 

 

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.

 

Falling For You 3 Ways

Thank you so much for coming back to my blog. It is Saturday and that means I am here with another video for you featuring Trinity Stamps products. 

Today it is the new Falling For You gnome stamp set. This gnome is so cute with his arms stretched out as he falls into a pile of hearts. I love it so much. 

In this video I will be sharing 3 cards I made with this set and all three are different sizes. I have an A2 one layer card, a 5" x 5" shaker card and a Mini Slimline card which is 6" x 3". 

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

First up I will show you the one layer card, sized A2 (4-1/4" x 11", scored at 5-1/2"). 

Using all five of the images in this stamp set it is easy to make a one layer card. 

I just stamped my images with Copic friendly black in and colored it in. Then I colored the sky around him and added some shadowing beneath the pile of hearts to ground the image. 

The scalloped border at the bottom is from the Slimline Series dies, The Great Outdoors set. 

A quick and easy card made super cute by that little gnome. 

Now let's take a look at a card that takes things up a notch. The 5" x 5" shaker card. 

You can see I used different colors of pink on this card. I thought the background of the hearts could be a cloud in this image, so I thought a shaker full of clouds would make for a fun card. With hearts falling all around him. 

This shaker card is also a window card, you can see through the shaker window into the card. 

For all the circle die cutting on this card I use the new Embossed Edge Circle dies. These dies leave an embossed edge around the outside of the circle and around the circle left in the paper you die cut the circle from. Pretty Cool! If you look closely at the pink circle on this card, near the left side of the bow, you an see those embossed lines.

I added a bow from the Bunch of Bows die set to finish off this card. 

Last I have a mini slimline card for you (6" x 6"). 

Be sure to watch the video to see how I altered an envelope to fit this card. 

The background of this card is a piece of All Heart Slimline Paper pack. I die cut it with this scalloped panel from the Mini Slimline die set. 

And I added a custom sentiment, made with my new favorite alphabet die set, the Graham Cracker Alphabet. 

I just love how the three cards turned out, have such cute images make it easy to create adorable cards. 

Below you will find all the supplies I used to make today's cards. 

My favorite place to shop for Copic Markers

 

 

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

 

Special Delivery Episode 2

In this Episode of my January Stamp Set of the Month series I am turning the birds from the Special Delivery Stamp Set into robins. 

These robins are searching for worms to feed their baby birds after the rain. 

You can watch the episode right here.

I did make custom sentiments for these projects. You can download my printable WORMderful Sentiments right here. 

This card is a shaker card with a rainbow backdrop, because this scene is after the rain. And that is what my shaker element are in this card, raindrops. 

The Slimline Rainbow die set is from Trinity Stamps. I love the large size of this rainbow and that is stretches from small to large over the length of a slimline card. 

This card also has several lift the flaps, two in the tree and two bushes. Behind the bushes are a couple bugs hiding out from the rain storm. And in the tree are the baby birds. 

I was able to make the bird carry the worm easily in it's beak just by using the die that comes in the Special Delivery stamp set, to cut an opening around the beak. I love that there is a die for this and I do not have to use a blade to do it. 

Now let's take a look at the little treat holder I made to go with this card. 

Last week I made a box with the Birdhouse die set, but I wanted to create somethings without sides that could go around a small cellophane bag. 

This is just two bird houses attached at the bottom with an accordion folded piece. 

This connector measures 1-1/4" x 2-1/4", scored at 1/4", 3/8" and 1" on the long side. 

I folded this accordion style and used it to attache two identical birdhouses. I put my cellophane bag of gummy worms in-between, attaching the bag to the back birdhouse with glue dots. 

I closed the birdhouses together and punched a hole for my tag, which is one of the sentiments available on my free printable.

Then I added some more little robins to finish it off. 

All the supplies I used to make these projects are listed and linked 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.

Tiny Gingerbread Episode 4 - Snowglobes

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

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

You can watch Episode 4 right here. 

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

 

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

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

All of the supplies I used to make these two cards are listed and linked for you below. 

 

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

 

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

Neha's Birthday Hop and GIVEAWAYS!

Hello my stamping friends!  Today is a good day for a little birthday celebration. It is my friend Neha's birthday and she decided to celebrate with a birthday hop!  I think that is so fun! So, you get to hop along and watch 10 fun and creative birthday inspired video's by some very talented designers today.  Not only that Neha has several amazing GIVEAWAY's to celebrate you and her favorite retail shops. 

If you are not familiar with Neha, she is on the Lawn Fawn fans group with me, so you may have already seen some of her amazing creations. She is also the owner of the Craft Supplies by CC Etsy Shop where she sells really fun embellishments that are great for shakers. I will be using them in my card today!  Neha is a very creative person and hardworking. She has a beautiful family including the most adorable one year old daughter. Join me in celebrating her and hop along with us. 

Let's jump right in! Here is my video for the hop, where I made a Lawn Fawn birthday shaker card. 

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

Make sure to click over to YouTube to leave a comment on this video to be entered to win one of the amazing prized being raffled off. 

Speaking of prizes, let's take a look at the Sponsors of this hop and what they are generously giving away. 

 

• Scrapbookpal.com - $25 
• Not2shabbyshop.com - $25 
• Kat Scrappiness - $25 for KS brand products 
• Stampin MunchKins (www.stampinmunchkins.com) - $10 
• Crescent Creation (www.Etsy.com/shop/CraftSuppliesByCC) - Christmas blings/embellishments (US ONLY) (worth $25) 
• Lisa Mensing (www.lisamensing.com) - $25 to Whimsy stamps
• Lisa Mensing (www.lisamensing.com) - $25 to HoneyBee stamps

 

Next up on this hop is another friend of mine from the Lawn Fawn Fans group, Marla Harris.  You can catch her video right here: https://youtu.be/kzhuMtsXHfU

Here is the entire hop line up incase you got lost along the way. 

Neha Tulsyan

Laura Bassen

Mona Toth

Carrie Rhoades ---------- You Are Here

Marla Harris

Cassie Trask

Cyn Uehara

Lisa Mensing

Nancy van Oosten

Arjita Sepaha Singh

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

I had to make a shaker card! Why??? Well, for one they are one of my most favorite cards to make.  Two, I wanted to showcase the fun shaker elements from Neha's shop. 

The colors for my card were inspired by the Fall Leaves clay elements that I used for this shaker.  Since Neha's birthday is in the fall I thought it would be fun to make a fall themed birthday card. The bright colors help to make this card more fresh and fun that using just traditional fall colors. I would have never come up with this color combination on my own and I just love how it turned out with these fun colors. What do you think?  Are you feeling the fun bright colors for this fall birthday card? 

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

Thank you so much for stopping by!  I love sharing my creations with you. I will be back again soon with more cute creations! 

Lawn Fawn Thanks Thanks Thanks Slimline Shaker

Today I am sharing a card I made for the ScrapbookPal.com YouTube channel and blog. 

I used the new Thanks Thanks Thanks stamp set by Lawn Fawn for this slimline shaker card. 

The colors I chose for the background of this card were inspired by the heart shaker elements from my stash, a free gift from Trinity Stamps. I did my ink blending with Spun Sugar, Tumbled Glass, and Twisted Citron Distress Oxide ink.  

I die cut this with the Large Slimline with Slider die set and the Small Slimline Lift the Flap die set to create the frame. The finished size of this card is 8-1/2" x 3-1/2", the card base started out at 8-1/2" x 7" and I scored it at 3-1/2" to put this shaker on to. 

The fall out from this frame then became the background panel for my shaker card. This I stamped repeatedly with the large script thanks and embossed it with clear powder. 

The next way I added many thanks to this card was by stamping the THX image on different colors of card stock with a slightly darker colored ink. I then cut this out and they became part of the shaker element I used for this card. 

For the sentiment on the out side of the card I wanted some contrast so I used Versafine Onyx black ink and clear embossing powder.  I just love how the black and white pop on top of this background. 

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

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

I am very happy with how this card turned out. I love that this card only uses one sentiment stamp set. I would love to know what you think, share your thoughts and comments below. 

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

 

Tree Top Adventure Slimline Pirate Shaker Card

Good morning, I am thrilled to announce that as of today I am officially a design team member for Trinity Stamps. That means I will be sharing with you the latest and greatest products from Trinity on a regular basis and you will be seeing my videos up on their YouTube channel. If you have been following me for a while then you all ready know how much I love the Trinity Stamps products.  Especially their line of slimline products. So for my first design team project it had to be a slimline card. 

I have been in love with the Treetop Adventure stamp set since it came out and so excited to finally be playing with it. I think there is somethings magical about treehouses. They bring your imagination to life. 

I knew I wanted to do a fall themed card with this set and have the tree be filled gorgeous orange leaves. So when I set to coloring the tree I tried something I have never done before, well not since I was a kid anyway. I use scribbles!  I started with my YR02 Copic Marker and colored swirly, spirally circles all over the tree top of the massive stamped image. I repeated this with my YR16 and YR07 markers. It was scary and I was not sure about how it would turn out, but in the end I got the look I was hoping for. A fall tree with varying colors and the look of dimension.

I decided to make this treehouse into a Pirate ship. You can just see these two kiddos playing pirates in this tree house, and today the waters are shark infested!  

These clay shaker elements of sharks are found at the Trinity Stamps shop. I thought they were such a fun addition to this card and the perfect shaker element. 

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

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

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

 

 

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

 

Lawn Fawn Fans Fall YouTube Hop

Welcome to the 3rd Lawn Fawn Fans YouTube Hop. This is our Fall hop and I am thrilled with all the projects that you are going to see today on the hop!  All are either Fall themed or using products from the Fall release from Lawn Fawn. 

Today's hop is being sponsored by Kat Scrappiness. She has so many great things in her shop, including Lawn Fawn!  As our sponsor Kat Scrappiness is giving away a $25 shopping spree to her shop!  All you need to do to enter is Like, Comment and Subscribe to the videos in the hop. A complete list of the hop video are at the end of this post. 

For my projects today I am using the Fox Costumes Before and After stamp set. I created a slimline card that has a shaker on it! And I also made a matching camera shaped purse to go with it! 

You can check out the video right here. 

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

Now let's take a closer look at the slimline card. 

My idea was to make a halloween photo shoot of the little foxes all dressed up for Trick-or-Treating.  The camera has taken two cute insta pictures. And you can see the the lease of the camera is a shaker. 

For all of my backgrounds I used PanPastels. I love how quick and easy they are to apply and to blend. I was even able to mask off my stamped images and do the PanPastels right over the top and then remove the masks to do my coloring. 

Aren't the shaker elements so much fun!?!  They are from my friends Etsy shop, Crescent Creation. For a limited time you can get 10% off your order if you use my code CARRIE10 at check out. You are going to love all the different shaker elements she has, and she is adding more all the time. 

I had to add a little something cute to the inside of the card. 

Another insta pic was the perfect thing. Aren't these two so darn cute!  LOVE the sweet costumes! 

Now let's take a look at the matching camera shaped purse. 

To connect my two cameras together I used a piece of card stock that measures 2" x 8-1/2". 

Score this at 1/2" and 1-1/2" on the long side. 

On the short side score at 1-7/8" and 6-5/8"

Cut at the score lines to make tabs, turn this into a "box" to fit between the two cameras to create a purse. 

I stapled on a piece of ribbon for the handle and filled it with halloween goodies!  It is much easier to learn how to make this purse by watching this video. 

Next up on the hop you will be visiting my friend Jen Hartsgrove at Katahdin Krafts. 

If you missed a stop on the hop the entire hop list is below. 

Mona Toth

Cassie Trask

Gale Thompson 

Ashley Young

Nancy van Oosten

Steph Williams

Lauren Taylor

Lorene Caido

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

Jennifer Hartsgrove

Marla Harris

Neha Tulsyan

Remember to like, comment and subscribe along the way for a chance to win a $25 shopping spree to the Kat Scrappiness shop. Winner will be announced on the 10th of October. 

Below you will find all the supplies I used to make today's projects linked so you can easily check them out. 

 

All shaker elements are from Crescent Creations, use code CARRIE10 at check out to get 10% off your order! 

Halloween Sequin Mix 

Wild Indigo Seed Beads

California Poppy Seed Beads

My favorite place to shop for Copic Markers

 

 

 

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

Peek-a-Boo Coaster Shaker Card with Crescent Creation

Hello my stamping friends. Today I am excited to be participating in a hop to help celebrate the opening of the Crescent Creation Etsy shop. My friend Neha Tulsyan along with Geetanjali Murali opened this shop together. In the shop you will find elements great for shaker cards!  There are sequins, seed beads, clay elements and jewels. 

You can check out the stop right HERE.

Use code CARRIE10 at check out to get 10% off your purchase! 

There is also a GIVEAWAY for this Hop to help celebrate the opening of the shop, you can find all the details on how to enter at the Crescent Creation blog.

Now let's take a look at the shaker cards I made for the hop and the fun elements I got to play with to make them.

Look at all these fun shaker elements!  You know I LOVE a shaker card! So having fun new elements to use to make a shaker really inspires me! 

You can see the making of these cards in this video. 

The stamp set I am using for these cards is from Avery Elle, it is the Peek-a-Boo Coaster stamp set. I thought I a Halloween carnival was the perfect use for this stamp set. 

The first card is a full shaker card made with plastic sheets (formerly sheet protectors) and the Fuse Tool. Fusing plastic around the entire card makes the entire scene a shaker card. 

In this close up you can get a good look at the shaker elements. For this card I used the Halloween Clay Bits Mix and the California Poppy seed beads. The Halloween Clay Bit is a mix of halloween clay elements and Halloween confetti. I love the addition of seed beads to a shaker card, they add a fun sound and really help move the elements around the shaker. 

For the next card I went for a portrait card using the same stamp set and was happy that my coaster and critters fit on this style of card, as portrait cards are my go to. 

For this card the shaker is the moon. I changed up how I colored my critters and coaster, there are so many fun possibilities with these just in how you color them. 

To see how I made these backgrounds on these cards, using PanPastels check out the video.


The shaker elements I used on this card are the Halloween Sequin Mix and the Wild Indigo Seed Beads on top of a glittery moon. All the fun Halloween elements are in this mix, jack-o-lanterns, bats, spiders, ghosts, as well as traditional sequins in bright halloween colors. 

I also added some Metallic Gold Jewels all around the card to boost the look of stars in the night sky.  I love all the shaker elements I got to play with today, I know I will be using them again soon!  

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

If you are new to my YouTube channel, you can subscribe here. I share several new videos a week, YouTube will let you know I have a new video if you click the bell next to the subscribe button. 

Now it is time to hop!  Be sure to stop by the Crescent Creation blog and leave a comment there letting them know your favorite embellishments from the shop. And all the details on the giveaway (a $25 shopping spree to the CC shop) can be found there. 

And hop along checking out what the other designers created with the fun elements from the Crescent Creation shop. Like, Comment and Subscribe as you watch the videos for a chance to win at $25 shopping spree to the Crescent Creation Etsy shop. 

Crescent Creation

Lisa Mensing

Katharine Kelly Wilkinson

Diane Warme

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

Jennifer Hartsgrove

 

All the supplies I used have been listed and linked for you below. 

Halloween Clay Bits Mix

California Poppy Seed Beads

Halloween Sequin Mix

Wild Indigo Seed Beads

Metallic Gold Jewels

(Use code CARRIE10 when checking out at the Crescent Creation shop for 10% off your purchase)

My favorite place to shop for Copic Markers

 

 

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

Christmas Puppy Shaker Cards

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

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

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

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

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

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

 

Below are the supplies I used to make these cards.

My favorite place to shop for Copic Markers

 

   

 

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

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

 

Lawn Fawn Fans Summer YouTube Hop

I am excited to be back with another YouTube hop with my friends at Lawn Fawn Fans!  In this hop we are all sharing summer themed creations that feature one of our favorite stamp companies, Lawn Fawn! 

This hop is being sponsored by the Not 2 Shabby shop.  Just by commenting on a video you will be entered to win at $25 shopping spree to the Not 2 Shabby shop. They carry Lawn Fawn products and much much more. If you have not visited the shop before you can find it here. 

As this is a YouTube hop, let's check out the video of my Lawn Fawn summer creation. 

Be sure to click over to watch this on YouTube so that you can leave a comment there to be entered to win the $25 shopping spree at Not 2 Shabby.  (This giveaway is open to US and International viewers)

Now let's take a look at my card. 

It is a slimline shaker card with a Unicorn Picnic at the beach. 

One of my favorite things about Lawn Fawn is how you can mix and match all of their stamps and dies to create with. The style of their images is all the same. For the most part the scale is the same. And that makes me so happy. I have so much fun pulling out all my stamp sets and finding images that will work for an idea I have. And a lot of times doing that sparks new ideas. I have listed and linked all the stamps and dies I used to make this card for you below. 

One thing I really missed when making this card was to use my anti-static powder bag all over the window sheets I used. The sand is sticking to it and had I done that almost no sand would be stuck there. So, learn from my mistake, use your anti-static powder bag generously when it comes to sand. That being said, you can still see the images and it looks like you are looking inside a snow globe, or in this case, as sand globe. 

I am so happy with the addition of the Narwhal to the scene. He wants to hang out, he has finally found his tribe!!! 

I have been wanting to make a beach themed card with this unicorns for a while now. I hoped to fit it in to my stamp set of the month series, but since I did not I wanted to make it for this summer hop.  The unicorn on the surf board was an idea I saw on another creators card, her name is Leontine. If you are reading this, thank you for the fun idea with the snowboard from the Yeti or Not stamp set! 

I did not forget about the inside of the card, I am doing so good at it now actually! 

With slimline cards you have plenty of space to continue the scene to the inside of the card and still have room for a personalize message. 

Now this is a YouTube hop, so you are going to want to hop along, all the links below are to videos. Try to stop by each and leave a comment for a chance to win the $25 shopping spree to the Not 2 Shabby shop. 

Ashley Young

Steph Williams

Gale Thompson

Cassie Trask

Jennifer Hartsgrove

Marla Harris

Carrie Rhoades - this is a link my video 

Lorene Caido

Lauren Taylor

Neha Tulsyan

Nancy Van Oosten

And here are all the supplies used to make this card. 

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Thank you so much for stopping by and hopping along with us!  

 

Unicorn Picnic Episode Four

I am kinda sad that this is the last episode in my July Stamp Set of the month series!  Playing with the Unicorn Picnic stamp set has been so much fun and I still have ideas!  Just be for-warned that you may see this stamp set again, and again! 

But Episode 4 is SO MUCH FUN! 

In this episode I will be making shaker cards, you don't have to see many of my creations before you realize that I LOVE SHAKER CARDS!  So I knew I needed to make one, or some,  with this beloved Unicorn Picnic stamp set. 

And my imagination was off.... I thought, what if I used the reveal wheel to make a rotating shaker!  And that is how card 1 was born.

In the first shaker there are raindrops. 

The second window has clouds. 

And what do clouds and raindrops make??? Rainbows. 

To see how to make a Reveal Wheel shaker card be sure to watch this episode, you'll find it below. 

Now let's check out the slimline shaker, made using left over pieces from Episode 3. 

This magical card features mystical and magical creatures. Each section of this card is a shaker  with it's own color of sequins. 

I colored each of the images to coordinate with the section of the card they would be on, for a hint of rainbow. 

Having these two cards with the sentiment, "you're magical" means that I can personalize this card for anything by stamping a second sentiment on the inside of the card. 

You can see both of these cards being made in this video: 

 

 

If you would like to win one of the cards I made in this video be sure to click over to YouTube and leave a comment there. I will do a random drawing of those who commented and announce the winner on next Tuesdays video. 

You can find all the things I used to make these cards listed and linked for you below. (Except the sequins for the slimline card which came from may stash and possibly from Walmart several years ago). 

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

Thank you so much for stopping by and letting me share my love of unicorns with you. Be sure to tune back in next Tuesday for the reveal of the August stamp set of the month series. 

Car Critters Episode 4

WOW, I can not believe we are already on Episode 4 of my June Stamp Set of the Month series!  But don't be sad, there are 5 Tuesdays in June, so I will be back with more ideas with the Car Critters stamp set next week!  

Today's card is a smorgasbord of cards all rolled into one. It's a Slimline card, a lift the flap card, a shaker card and a gift card holder. 

The story behind this card is that it is the bear in the passenger seats birthday. They are going out for her birthday. When you lift the first flap, the flap on the left, you see the first stop. 

The first stop and the birthday day out is breakfast. And here you get your first look at the shaker. You will have to watch the video to see how I made these shaker elements. ITS SO EASY!

Next stop on the birthday day out is SHOPPING! 

There is no shaker behind this scene, because there is a pocket for the gift card under this flap. 

You can see in the last scene the birthday bear must have made a big purchase at the last store, I think it's a shoe box!  And after all the fun, they really should have a treat! 

On the inside of the card I added one of the Car Critters holding an ice cream cone and a shopping bag. Both of the these little images are from the Village Shops stamp set, perfect size for the car critters. 

You can watch this video for the making of the card right here: 

All the supplies I used to make today's card are linked for you below. 

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Be sure to join me next Tuesday for Episode 5!  

 

Slimline Shaker Card with Not 2 Shabby

Hello there my stamping friends. 

So, have you played with Digital stamps?  I am somewhat new to them and it is a like a new world has opened up for me!  I love that I can find an image that I might need for just one occasion and have it that instant to make a card or project. 

So, when Jamie asked me to be a part of her Digital Stamps design team for Not 2 Shabby, I was thrilled. Today's card features two Donut images found on the Not 2 Shabby shop, designed by Jamie herself. And this card and video is for a collaboration I am doing with another of the design team members, Marla Harris. For this collaboration Marla challenged us to use stencils on a slimline card, and I got to pick the digital stamps we use. 

So, you can check out what I made and then see what Marla did for this challenge. 

I used the stencil for the background of this slimline shaker card. It is the Rain of Hearts stencil from Penguin Palace.  In the video I show you how easy it is to use a 6" x 6" stencil on a slimline card.

These donut image are so fun to color. I use COPIC Markers to do my coloring. I printed my images on an HP Envy printer on to Neenah 80lb. card stock.  I did not have any issues with the kind bleeding on this image. If you would like to see how Jamie from Not 2 Shabby colored these images you should really watch her videos here and here.  I don't know why but making desert themed cards is one of my favorite kinds of cards to make. And most of the time they turn out to be shaker cards too. So, this one is no different. For my shaker elements I used some heart shaped sprinkles that I had on hand. 

I did not forget about the inside of the card. IF you are going to say Treat Yo'self on the outside of the card, you should really be a gift card on the inside. Or cash, cash is always good. The sentiment stamp is from Concord & 9th and is in the Cool Treats stamp set.  I also used the heart die from the Cool Treats set for the brown hearts on the outside of the card, they made for cute embellishments. Especially when I added a bit of Cocoa Blush Nuvo Jewel drops to them.  

The gift card holder I used is from Fun Stampers Journey, it's the Gift Slider Die set. I love that the gift card is behind a little bow!  And when put on the inside of a slimline card you still have half of the card to write your personalized message, win!  Also, I just found out that the Gift Slider Die is on sale as part of the Super Summer Sale  at Spellbinders! It's 40% off!  

Now let's watch the making of this card. 

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Be sure to check out what Marla Harris made for this challenge too, you can see her video right HERE. I have seen her card and you will want to see it for sure! 

Below I have listed and linked all the supplies I used to make today's card. Affiliate links have been used on most items. Affiliate links are a way your favorite craft stores can support those of use who have blogs and YouTube channels and share products we love with you.  Whenever you click the link of a maker that inspired you, at no cost to you, you are supporting that person as well as your favorite crafting retailers. So, thank you so much for clicking and shopping my links, it means I get to keep doing what I love and sharing it with you.  

Supplies: 

Shop for these Digital stamps and more at the Not 2 Shabby Shop

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Rain of Hearts Stencil from Penguin Palace

 

 

 

Thank you so much for stopping by and visiting me. I hope you will come back soon as I have more cute things to share with you! 

 

Peek-a-Boo Fair Episode 3

In Episode 3 I am making my favorite kind of card, shaker cards with the Avery Elle stamp set, Peek-a-Boo Fair. 

For the shaker elements in both of these cards I used Nuvo Rainbow Quartz Triangles. Like kinda look like unicorn horns! 

For card one, I brought in the Peek-a-Boo Pals stamp set to go with my Peek-a-Boo Fair set. My unicorn needed some friends to ride the Ferris wheel with him, that is where the sloth and panda came from. 

One thing I really love about both of these cards is the Cloud Mat background.  If you watch the video you can see how I used this die by Avery Elle three ways to make the cloud backgrounds in these cards. 

If you look close you can see the blue sky in the background, that look was created with a little ink smooshing and Distress Oxide ink. 

 

Card two features the Market Stand stamp set, another great set for all your Peek-a-Boo critters. 

I turned mine into a kissing booth. 

I love the rainbow clouds in the background. 

I was brave on this card and hand wrote in the sign with "UNICORN KISSES".  Not sure I love it, I wish my hand writing was better. But I am letting go of perfectionism!  

You can see the making of these cards in this video. 

 

 

Here is the supply list for these cards. Affiliate links have been used at no cost to you, thank you for your support! 

 

 

Thank you for spending part of your day with me today!  I'll be back again soon with more fun creations. 

YouTube Mystery Swap Collaboration

I am excited to bring you Mystery Swap Collaboration with my friend Jen Hartsgrove of Katahdin Krafts! This is our first one, so be sure to let us know if you like it and want us to do more. 

Here's how it works. We each sent each other a mystery envelope with paper goods in it, the starting of a project. Die cuts, paper, embellishments, for example. 

With this Mystery Swap we are both going to make cards with the things we sent each other and with the things we received!  So, that is a total of four projects in two YouTube videos.  

In the video you will see the unveiling of what Jen sent me. I will then make a card with those items. Then I will show you what I sent Jen and make a card with those same items. After you watch my video you then click over and watch Jen make her two cards with the same things. Sounds like fun to me!  

Since you are on my blog you get to see the finished cards and then watch the video. 

Here is the card I made using items that Jen sent to me. 

I items I used on this card that Jen sent me are the white Fram, the die cut cupcake pieces, the silver paper for the hearts and die the die cut "smile".  
I decided to take this frame and make a shaker card. If you look close you can see that it is two shakers in one. The center section has heart sprinkles in it and the outer rectangle has glitter in it. It's a party in a card!  

I had so much fun creating the watercolor background for this card. You can see the making of it in the video below. I used my Arteza watercolors and then splattered over the top of that with Silks.  I could just make backgrounds all day, love it! 

Now for the card I made used my Mystery items, the things I sent to Jen. 

I do think it is so funny that Jen and I both sent each other items that relate to food.  This die cut popsicle is one that I designed in my Silhouette Studio and die cut with the Silhouette Cameo.  I put that on top of a shaker card.  If one shaker card is good, a second one is even better!  I did make the background on this card as well, on my Gel Press and it is another of the things that I sent to Jen. 

My favorite thing that I sent to Jen are Rainbow Drops, the gems on this card. They are rhinestones that are semi translucent. Which means they pick up the color behind them. This excites me because I don't have to worry about them matching a certain color exactly. The red, for instance can look pink on a pink background, and red on a darker background. AND, there are over 700 gems in one container of Rainbow Drops. 

Now it is time to take a look at the making of these cards. Below is my video, and a link to Jen's channel so you can also check out her video and see what she made. I have not seen what she made yet, I will watch as you do when the video goes up. I love a surprise!!! 

 

Check out Jen's channel, Katahdin Krafts, and see her Mystery Swap video here: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCEWCMMwsF3OzKUp-KjuaVCw

We would love to know if you would like to see more of these swap videos!  Leave a comment below and let me know, should we do more Mystery Swaps? 

Below I have a supply list of things I used to make these cards. Affiliate links have been used, but do not cost you anything when you click and shop them.  It does help to support my blog and YouTube channel, so thank you! My hope is that when you are inspired you will click and shop the links of the maker who inspired you. 

 

 

 

Thank you so much for spending some time with me today! 

Really High Five Shaker on a Shaker

Hello my stamping friends, welcome back. Today I am bringing you Episode 4 of my Really High Five Series. Today's episode is all about shakers!  I love a shaker card, if you have been a blog follower for a while now you already know this. 

For the first card I am doing something fun and different with a shaker card. I put a shaker on top of a shaker card!  Two shakers in one!  

The balloon that the bear is holding is a shaker element on top of this shaker card. It's not just me, that's cool, right??? 

You can watch the video below and see how I made both of the shakers on this card. 

I love this bear and how the illustration makes him look like he's really in motion. He can either be jumping in the air or trailing behind a balloon.  BUT, that is not all, if you put him in a different scene.... 

He and his foxy friend are doing the backstroke at a pool party! And don't forget about the cricket, he wants to join in the fun too!  This card is my entry for the Lawn Fawnatics challenge #73 - Birthday!  We have a lot of pool party birthdays in my family because we live across the street from our neighborhood pool. 

And this is also a shaker card, I think these sequins look like the water is splashing in the pool. 

I used some other Lawn Fawn stamps and dies to complete the scene. The trees are from the Hammock and Trees die set and the stamped images around the trees are from the On The Beach stamp set. Which also has a fox and a bear in it, so it pairs really well with the Really High Five stamp set. 

I'd love for you to watch the video and see how I made these cards. Let me know which one if your favorite. 

 

 

All the supplies I used to make these cards can be found in the supply list below. 

 

 

 

Affiliate links have been used, at no cost to you. Which means you get to support your favorite makes just by clicking on their links. Thank you so much for your kindness and support. I feel blessed that I get to share my creations with you! 

I hope you have a few new fun ideas for your Really High Five stamp and die set. I will be back again next Tuesday with a new episode with this stamp set. Yay for 5 episodes!!! 

Happy Stamping! 

 

 

 

Instagram Card Challenge

Today's card was inspired by a challenge I had with @madewithlovebyterri over on Instagram. If you do not follow me on Instagram and would like to you can find me under my user name, @carrierhoades.

On one of her posts, Terri asked, which do you like best; ink blended cards, shaker cards, stamping on card or coloring on cards. I replied, "why not all four?". She said she would take that challenge and so I had to as well. So today's card has ink blending, is a shaker card, has stamping and coloring. It was so much fun, and I used this opportunity to use a new stamp set from Dare2BArtzy, Christmoose. 

I have to say Thank you to Dare2BArtzy for the stamps and die sets I am using in today's cards and video. I won a recent contest they had and got to pick these stamps and die sets!  And I think they are so cute!

The four elements on this card from the challenge are:

1. Ink Blending - I used ink blending on the background of this card along with emboss resist.
2. Shaker Card - I used the Winter Kiss Clay Snowflakes for this shaker card.
3. Stamping - I stamped the moose image as my focal image as well as a sentiment and snowflakes to accent this card. I also stamped snowflakes on the background of this card as part of the emboss resist technique.
4. Coloring - As a novice copic colorist I enjoy every chance I get to practice my coloring skills. So, I used copics to color this image. I love how the vest turned out with the highlight in the center of each section. 

You can see this card being made in the video below. Make sure you do not miss any of my future videos by subscribing to my YouTube channel.

 

I love how this card turned out and plan on sending to my sister for Christmas this year as she has always loved moose.

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

Affiliate links have been used. That means that I get a small percentage of the sale when you shop these links, at no cost to you. This helps support this blog and YouTube channel so that I can bring you new ideas and projects. THANK YOU SO MUCH! 

 

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I am so glad there are 5 Tuesdays in October so that I could bring you another episode of my Die set of the Month series featuring Lawn Fawn's Build-a-House die set. I have more ideas that weeks, that is how much I love the Build-a-House die set!

For this episode I wanted to make a gingerbread house with the use of the Sweet Christmas stamp set by Lawn Fawn.

This gingerbread house is like the gingerbread people just bought their dream house!

The second project in this episode is the Build-a-Gingerbread House shaker ornament!  It's filled with Diamond Dust Glitter, it looks like sugar. You have to check out the video to see it in action!

I have been anxious to make a Christmas card with a pink sky and I love how it looks on this card!

This card has a good deal of shimmer with the use of glitter paper and the Wink of Stella pen to bring all the candy some yumminess!

You can see the the Diamond Dust glitter in the windows in this picture if you look closely. And I decorated the back too, but you have to check that out in the video, not sure why I did not take a picture of that.

The video is here, be sure to click over and watch it on YouTube because I will be giving away this card over there.

All the supplies I used are listed and linked for you below. Affiliate links have been used. That means that you help support my blog and YouTube channel when you click and shop these links, at not cost to you. Thank you so much for your support!

 

Thank you for taking time out of your day to stop and check out my creations, it means a lot to me! I'd love to hear from you, feel free to leave a comment below.

Hey there stamping friends. I know I am a day late in getting this out to you but, the old computer had other plans, so here we are on Wednesday with Episode 2 of Fringe Frenzy!

Today I am bringing you two more ideas with the Concord & 9th kit, Fringe Frenzy. This kit has a stamp set, a die set and specialty paper for die cutting fringe.  Today I am also bring1ing in the Pinata Party stamp and die set. A coordinating bundle that is great fringed! 

See, how perfect is a fringed pinata!!! And the sentiment, it's what's on the inside that counts!!! I adore this!

I use the Warm and Cozy Altenew ink set to color my fringe for this ombre look on the pinata as well as the background of streamers.

Here are a few fringe tips I have for using this kit.

1. When fringing a piece that you want to then die cut there are a few key things you must do. First, the paper that you die cut the fringe from should be light weight, like the paper that comes in the Fringe Frenzy Kit. Second, when putting double stick tape on the back of your fringed pieces, the tape should be half way on the fringe and half way off the fringe. This will help your fringe to stay in place when you die cut your shape.  IF your fringe still falls all you can do card surgery to glue them back into place. You can see me do this in today's video. Third, the paper that you are adhering your fringe too should also be light weight. Your die will be cutting through two layers of paper and the double stick tape you used. I will sometimes use a light weight card stock for my second layer. You can always back your die cut fringed piece with another die cut from heavy card stock to make it more sturdy if you want. 
2. When custom coloring your fringe a make up style brush works great on the light weight paper. You can color the paper before or after it has been fringed. So when you have scraps of white fringe ink them up with the color of your choice.
3. Fringe makes great little accents too. In last week's video I used a scrap of fringe to go inside a gift bag. This week I used a scrap to make a tassel. Watch the video to see how easy this is.

I used a couple of the other images from the Pinata Party stamp set for the inside of the card.  And before I put it in the envelope I added a surprise.

This is the Slice Fetti from FSJ. I wanted all this to fall out as the card is opened, just like goodies spill out of a pinata.

For each episode using Fringe Frenzy I am making something to go with the card. This week it is a shaker gift tag.

The journey of this tag!  It had some issues, like surgery, markers to the rescue and brightening with silk.  You'll have to watch the video below to see all these turns that this tag took before it got here. I toyed with leaving the fringe flat like this, but decided to ruffle it up in the end.

Ruffling up the fringe give it more of a true pinata look. And check out those cute tassels accenting the top of the tag. They are so easy to make from the die cut fringe!  You really just roll them up, I will show you how in the video below.

The tag itself is from the Special Day Tag die set by FSJ. It's a die set I use repeatedly.

Now you should check out this video and see how I made this card and tag. Be sure to click over to YouTube and leave a comment on this video there. I am raffling off a Mystery Bundle of cards, all you have do to enter is leave a comment. The winner will be announced next week on Episode 3!  And if you like the video will you let me know by giving it a thumbs up.

If you have not done so already be sure to subscribe to my channel. I release about 2, sometimes 3, videos a week. If you want YouTube to tell you when my new videos are out click the bell next to the subscribe button.

If you want to see the Sew Pretty Bundle in action that I mentioned in the video you can check that out HERE.

Thank you so much for stopping by my blog. Getting to share my creations with you and leave you with some good tips is one of my favorite things. If you are interested in the products I used I have listed and linked them for you below.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Build-a-House Episode 5

I am so glad there are 5 Tuesdays in October so that I could bring you another episode of my Die set of the Month series featuring Lawn Fawn's Build-a-House die set. I have more ideas that weeks, that is how much I love the Build-a-House die set!

For this episode I wanted to make a gingerbread house with the use of the Sweet Christmas stamp set by Lawn Fawn.

This gingerbread house is like the gingerbread people just bought their dream house!

The second project in this episode is the Build-a-Gingerbread House shaker ornament!  It's filled with Diamond Dust Glitter, it looks like sugar. You have to check out the video to see it in action!

I have been anxious to make a Christmas card with a pink sky and I love how it looks on this card!

This card has a good deal of shimmer with the use of glitter paper and the Wink of Stella pen to bring all the candy some yumminess!

You can see the the Diamond Dust glitter in the windows in this picture if you look closely. And I decorated the back too, but you have to check that out in the video, not sure why I did not take a picture of that.

The video is here, be sure to click over and watch it on YouTube because I will be giving away this card over there.

All the supplies I used are listed and linked for you below. Affiliate links have been used. That means that you help support my blog and YouTube channel when you click and shop these links, at not cost to you. Thank you so much for your support!

 

Thank you for taking time out of your day to stop and check out my creations, it means a lot to me! I'd love to hear from you, feel free to leave a comment below.

Fringe Frenzy - Episode 2

Hey there stamping friends. I know I am a day late in getting this out to you but, the old computer had other plans, so here we are on Wednesday with Episode 2 of Fringe Frenzy!

Today I am bringing you two more ideas with the Concord & 9th kit, Fringe Frenzy. This kit has a stamp set, a die set and specialty paper for die cutting fringe.  Today I am also bring1ing in the Pinata Party stamp and die set. A coordinating bundle that is great fringed! 

See, how perfect is a fringed pinata!!! And the sentiment, it's what's on the inside that counts!!! I adore this!

I use the Warm and Cozy Altenew ink set to color my fringe for this ombre look on the pinata as well as the background of streamers.

Here are a few fringe tips I have for using this kit.

1. When fringing a piece that you want to then die cut there are a few key things you must do. First, the paper that you die cut the fringe from should be light weight, like the paper that comes in the Fringe Frenzy Kit. Second, when putting double stick tape on the back of your fringed pieces, the tape should be half way on the fringe and half way off the fringe. This will help your fringe to stay in place when you die cut your shape.  IF your fringe still falls all you can do card surgery to glue them back into place. You can see me do this in today's video. Third, the paper that you are adhering your fringe too should also be light weight. Your die will be cutting through two layers of paper and the double stick tape you used. I will sometimes use a light weight card stock for my second layer. You can always back your die cut fringed piece with another die cut from heavy card stock to make it more sturdy if you want. 
2. When custom coloring your fringe a make up style brush works great on the light weight paper. You can color the paper before or after it has been fringed. So when you have scraps of white fringe ink them up with the color of your choice.
3. Fringe makes great little accents too. In last week's video I used a scrap of fringe to go inside a gift bag. This week I used a scrap to make a tassel. Watch the video to see how easy this is.

I used a couple of the other images from the Pinata Party stamp set for the inside of the card.  And before I put it in the envelope I added a surprise.

This is the Slice Fetti from FSJ. I wanted all this to fall out as the card is opened, just like goodies spill out of a pinata.

For each episode using Fringe Frenzy I am making something to go with the card. This week it is a shaker gift tag.

The journey of this tag!  It had some issues, like surgery, markers to the rescue and brightening with silk.  You'll have to watch the video below to see all these turns that this tag took before it got here. I toyed with leaving the fringe flat like this, but decided to ruffle it up in the end.

Ruffling up the fringe give it more of a true pinata look. And check out those cute tassels accenting the top of the tag. They are so easy to make from the die cut fringe!  You really just roll them up, I will show you how in the video below.

The tag itself is from the Special Day Tag die set by FSJ. It's a die set I use repeatedly.

Now you should check out this video and see how I made this card and tag. Be sure to click over to YouTube and leave a comment on this video there. I am raffling off a Mystery Bundle of cards, all you have do to enter is leave a comment. The winner will be announced next week on Episode 3!  And if you like the video will you let me know by giving it a thumbs up.

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If you want to see the Sew Pretty Bundle in action that I mentioned in the video you can check that out HERE.

Thank you so much for stopping by my blog. Getting to share my creations with you and leave you with some good tips is one of my favorite things. If you are interested in the products I used I have listed and linked them for you below.