Carrie Stamps

Winter Burrow POP UP Slimline Box Card

Welcome back to my blog. It's time for Episode 2 of my Winter Burrow Stamp Set of the Month series. In this episode I am making a Pop Up Slimline Box Card. It was easy, because I used a new die set in the Slimline Series by Trinity Stamps. 

I can't wait to show you this card!  It is a Christmas card for a sweetheart. You can watch the making of it in the video below. 

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

I loved making this card into a 3D scene with this pop up box card and it is slimline, so much fun! 

I stuck with traditional colors for this card and love them with the black and white!  

The checked paper is from the Black and White Slimline paper pack by Trinity Stamps, love this print!  Simple prints like this one, or dots or stripes are my most favorite. 

Here you can better see the bridges that the images are adhered to, that make them appear 3D. You can add as many bridges to this card as you like. I think 2 or 3 is perfect. 

Let me tell you how I made this background for this card. I started with Black Soot Distress Oxide ink, once that covered my background panel I spritzed it with water for a splatter look. Then I used one of the Snow Fall stencils over that with white ink.  Next I used the second Snow Fall stencil and added Glitz Glitter Gel over that. This resulted in a background with a lot of depth. I LOVE it! 

For my sentiments I used a smile Merry Christmas stamp from the stamp set, A Sentiment for Almost Everything. It is adhered to the back fo the burrow and tree, so it is suspended in air. 

To finish off the sentiment I used the Sweet Senti-Mini stamp set to make the word Sweetheart. Make sure you watch the video to see what I added to the back of this card. 

I had so much fun making this card, it is the first pop up box card I have ever made, I guess having a die made me want to give it a go, not to mention that it is slimline size!  When this card is folded flat it measures 8-1/2" x 3-3/4", fits perfect in the business size envelopes I bought at the Dollar Tree. 

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

My favorite place to shop for Copic Markers - Scrapbook Pal

 

 

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

Winter Burrow Slimline Surprise

Happy December!  A new month means a new Stamp Set of the Month series!  
This month's set is Winter Burrow by Trinity Stamps!  

You may remember in September I did the Bunny Burrow for my Stamp Set of the Month. I did not make any Christmas cards then because I was waiting for this stamp set to come out! 

The first card I am making is a Slimline Surprise card, it's like two cards in one! 

You can watch Episode One right here. 

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

This card uses the new Slimline Surprise die to make the fun interactive element. 

See the little bow of twine?  When you pull that back you get this....

Two new panels to play with. I chose to do all scenes but you can do anything there. For example, I used this die with a snowman die set and put money in for the surprise. Check that card out right here. 

I used the Snowfall Layering Stencil set and Speckled Egg Distress Oxide ink on all my panels for a snowy scene. 

For this left hand panel, which is the mechanism that moves the cad front I added a sentiment using the Scripty Christmas die set.  I love that little snow mouse!  I needed a little something with my sentiment on this panel and a snow mouse on the hill is perfect! 

Isn't it so fun that you pull back the card front and another scene appears!  See how it is like two cards in one!  The Winter Burrow stamp set is so fun to use to dress up my Bunny Burrow Critters and goes good with the Mouse House and Shoe Sprite stamp sets too! 

This interactive die set for slimline cards is so much fun to play with. I hope that you have enjoyed seeing a creation with it and all the fun I had using the Winter Burrow stamp set. 

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

My favorite place to shop for Copic Markers - Scrapbook Pal

 

 

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

 

Thank you so much for stopping by and letting me share my passion of card making with you!

 

Tiny Gingerbread Village

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

You can watch the Episode right here. 

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Episode One: Tiny Gingerbread Pull Tab Coca bar

Episode Two: Tiny Gingerbread Man Storybook inspired cards

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

 

 

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Lawn Fawn Tiny Gingerbread Pull Tab

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

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

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

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

You can see Episode One in the video below. 

 

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

 

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

Let's Go Nut Christmas Episode

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

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

For this last episode of my October Stamp Set of the Month series. I wanted to do Christmas. So, I CASEd myself.  I took each of the three cards I made during this series and used them as inspiration to make a Christmas version of each card!

In this video I show you the three cards that inspired these and then you can watch how I made them. If you can not see the video above you can also view it right here.  

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

The first card is a z-fold card. The top left panel pulls back, revealing more of the scene. If you did not catch episode one where I made a Halloween version of this card you can see that here. 

First let's look at the left hand side of the card. 

Here the squirrels are preparing for a neighborhood Christmas party. I love the squirrels in gray for my winter cards. Like a lot of animals their coats can change in winter and get lighter, so I thought warm gray Copic makers were perfect for today's cards. 

Here is the right hand side of the card. 

I love using the Mushroom House and acorn house on the same card. And the fact that the Let's Go Nuts stamp set has so many squirrel images makes it so easy to create a scene like this one, a village of critters. 

To create the z-fold panel you need to have to piece that you connect together. The right hand panel is 8-3/4" x 3-3/4". The left hand panel is 9-1/4" x 3-3/4", scored at 4-3/8" and 8-3/4". This is the panel you fold in to a z shape and you will also have a tab to connect this piece to the first panel. Once complete I adhered this down to a slimline card that measures 9" x 8", scored at 4".  You an easily adjust the size of these panels to fit the slimline card size you like. I found this biggest slimline size to be perfect for the acorn and mushroom house. 

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

The squirrels are all prepared for winter and are celebrating the season together. And what are a squirrels Christmas dreams? 

Enough nuts stockpiled up for the entire winter. On the first card I had a window sheet so you could see through the door as to what was inside the house. I did not do that this time, leaving what was on the pull tab a surprise. 

The last card in the episode is a shaker card. Inspired by this birthday card. 

It is winter time now for the squirrels. That one squirrel is just excited about everything, but especially catching a snowflake on his tongue. 

When you open the door you can see a neighborly exchange of Christmas treats. 

We love to exchange treats in our neighborhood. We always make Gingerbread cookies and Almond Rocca. 

That is all three of the Christmas cards in this episode. If you missed an Episode I have like all of them below. 

Episode One - Halloween Z-fold card

Episode Two - Fall Pull Tab card

Episode Three - Acorn Birthday Cake Shaker Card

I am doing a giveaway with this Episode. Just click over to watch today's video on YouTube and leave a comment there letting me know which card is your favorite and you will be entered to win a pack of Lawn Fawn cards that I created. 

The winner will be announced on next week's video, so stay tuned! 

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

Crafty Supplies by CC Etsy Shop - for great shaker elements

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Let's Go Nuts Episode 3

Welcome back! Today I am sharing my third card in my Let's Go Nuts Stamp Set of the Month series. 

This week the squirrels are preparing for a birthday party!  They are decorating a big acorn cake for the occasion. 

I used the Acorn House die set to make an acorn cake.  And I think it looks yummy. 

I added the dollop of whip cream from the Stitched Cupcake die set, as well as the candle to give it more a dessert feel. 

to give the body of the acorn layers I die cut some strips using the Simple Waves die set and glued them on to a die cut acorn and then trimmed off the sides.  I then pressed the acorn into a clear embossing pad and embossed with the clear embossing powder mixed with glitter. 

The sprinkles are the thing that inspired the color combination for this card. They are the Neapolitan Clay Sprinkles from Trinity Stamps. I used them inside my shaker and on the top of my acorn cake. I just love them.  

I added a little bit of cute to the inside of the card too. 

The birthday hat and present are from the Really High Five stamp set, which is another Lawn Fawn stamp set that was previously a stamp set of the month set. You can see all my Stamp set of the Month videos right here. Also in this picture you can see my envelope peeking out from behind the card. I made that using the Slimline Envelope Builder Die set by Trinity Stamps.  I LOVE IT so much! 

You can see the making of this card and envelope in the video below. 

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

If you missed Episode One or Two you an vides them by clicking the link below. 

Episode One - Z-fold Halloween Slimline Card

Episode Two - Pull Tab Slimline Card

I will be back again next Tuesday with Episode Four, the final episode in this series. 

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

My favorite place to shop for Copic Markers

 

 

 

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Let's Go Nuts Episode One

Hello my stamping friends. It is a new month and time for new stamp set of the month. 

This month I am featuring the Lawn Fawn Stamp Set, Let's Go Nuts. A new stamp set that is all about squirrels. I love squirrels and think this set is so versatile. 

For this episode I am making a slimline card that has a Z-fold which has a Halloween scene. 

I was inspired to use some non-traditional colors by some recent creations some of my crafty friends.  I thought it was a fun twist on the traditional halloween card. 

Take a look at what the card looks like when we pull the z-fold out. 

These squirrels went in search for acorns to store up for winter and instead they found Halloween. So they are storing up their findings for winter.  

I used a few Lawn Fawn stamp sets for the images on this card, which are linked below if you want to check them out. I also used the Acorn House die set and Mushroom House die set to create my squirrel neighborhood. I had fun using the colors to create them and might have a hard time going back to traditional colors after this. 

If you want to create a slimline z-fold card you can with these measurements: 

Card Base: 9" x 8", scored at 4"

Card Front: 8-3/4" x 3-3/4"

Z-fold Panel: 9-1/4" x 3-3/4", scored at 4-3/8" & 8-3/4"

Watch the video below see how I put this card together. 

I also used some of the die cut leaves from Acorn House to adorn the inside of the card. Cute little leaves that could be used on so many projects. 

Now let's take a look at the making of this card in Episode One.

IF you can not see the video above you can watch it here. 

Below you will find all the products I used to make today's card linked for you. 

 

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.

Stay tuned next Tuesday for Episode 2. And if you have any ideas for me to try with this stamp set please leave a comment below and challenge me!  

 

Bunny Burrow Episode 3

Welcome back for Episode 3 of my Bunny Burrow series, which is part of my September Stamp Set of the Month series. This stamp set from Trinity Stamps has been so much fun to play with. I love all the critters and the burrow so much!  Each week I am bringing you a slimline cared because I have also fallen in love with the entire line of slimline dies that Trinity Stamps has to offer. The slimline set I chose to highlight this week is the Rainbow Builder Slimline die set. It has a magnificent rainbow to cover a slimline card!  

For this episode I really wanted to do something different with my critters. I decided to color them in rainbow colors. So I have my pink bunny, which is just adorable!  The fox was easy in orange. For the yellow and green I did not have a critter I wanted those colors so I colored my burrow with a yellow door and of course green for the burrow itself. The Raccoon in blue was cuter than I thought it would be and I love it so much. But doesn't that hedgehog look like he was meant to be purple??? The exact Copic Markers that I used can see found in the video for this Episode. 

The die cut rainbow in the background is the inspiration for this entire card. The Rainbow Builder Slimline die set makes me so happy!  I love that it covers an entire slimline card!  But you can also use pieces of it as well. All the clouds on this card are also from the Rainbow Builder die set. I love that I can use the clouds on their own with out the rainbow.  The tree and grass are from the Great Outdoors Borders and Builders Slimline die set. Like I said, Trinity has some amazing slimline die sets!!! 

For the inside of this card I pulled out the Mouse House and Frappy Camper Perking Spot stamp sets for an additional scene. I love that a slimline card gives you that extra space on the inside so that you can continue the fun on into the card. 

The outside and inside sentiments (besides Perk Up) are from the Happy Senti Mini stamp set.  The Perk Up sentiment is from the Frappy Camper set.  I only glued this grassy border down by putting glue on the very bottom edge that way I can tuck a gift card into the grass for a coffee treat. 

This month I am challenging myself to create something cute to go with each of my cards. So this week I played around with all my left over die cut rainbow pieces. Because when you cut with the large rainbow die you will get seven rainbow pieces. You have to die cut the entire die from each of the colors you want in your rainbow. Or from white card stock and then color each white piece the color you want for your rainbow. I chose to do colored card stock. In my video I will show you what I did to use my left over rainbow pieces, so I did not waste any of them. But now on to the cute thing I made. 

You can see this rainbow starts with purple. That is my tip, put the rest of your rainbows together, starting with a different color but still going in rainbow order. You might have noticed that in each episode I am using my fuse tool to create my cute thing. This time I wanted to make a shaped shaker tag with one of my left over rainbows. The shaker elements arePuddle Jumping Raindrop Confetti, from Trinity Stamps. Trinity also has the most amazing embellishments and super fun things for my shaker cards!  

Fusing this shaped tag was much trickier than doing something with straight edges. I have 5 tips for fusing in this weeks episode, sharing what I learn with you as I learn it. 

Be sure to watch the making of this card and tag in the video below so you can see the Rainbow Builder die set in action as well as my tips for Fusing. If you do not see the video below you can also watch it here. 

Be sure to click over to my YouTube channel to watch this so that you can leave a comment to be entered to win one of the projects I made in this video! 

If you missed Episode 1 or 2 I have them linked for you right here. 

Episode One - Bunny Burrow Slimline and Shaker Book Mark

Episode Two - Slimline Z-fold card and gift box 

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

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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.

 

 

Bunny Burrow Episode One

Hello and welcome to my September Stamp Set of the Month series, Episode One!  This month I am featuring the Trinity Stamps set, Bunny Burrow. 

I love critters!  And this set has that burrow house, it's too darn cute. 

This month I am challenging myself to make a card and a cute thing to go with it in each of the Episodes. So stay tuned, every Tuesday, this month for new ideas with this set. You can see this Episode on my YouTube Channel right here. 

Let's start with the card I made. I made a slimline card, of course, I love them so much. And Trinity Stamps has an amazing line of slimline die sets! That being said, I am sure you can guess that there will be a lot of Slimline cards this month. 

For most of my Stamp Set of the Month series I like to start out by "getting to know" the stamp set. Using all the images, creating a basic card with them. And from there I start playing around with different ideas. It's kinda like a first date. And after this first date, I know it is true LOVE!  I am giddy over this stamp set. I had so much fun coloring in these images with my Copic Markers and creating this slimline scene. The worm has to be my favorite image in this stamp set. He reminds me of the worm, Lowly in the Busy Town books. If only he had a hat and a shoe!  

I used two of the slimline dies sets from Trinity Stamps to create this card, Scalloped and Scenic Borders. I love the scalloped edged panels!!!!! 

For my coordinating project I made a book mark. I used the smaller of the scalloped rectangles as the base. This is the base for my shaker book mark. 

This is a shaker bookmark. I used my Fuse Tool to encase my book mark in plastic. I LOVE how it turned out. This was my first project using the Fuse Tool and I might have to fuse all the things now!  

You can see I colored the worm green for this project, isn't he so cute! All the critters are just darling in this stamp set. 

You can see the making of these projects in the video below. If you can not see the video below you can also view it HERE.

 

I have listed and linked all the supplies I used to make these projects for you below. 

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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.

Way To Goat Episode Four

Hello, I am back with Episode Four of my stamp set of the month series for August. This month I have shared cards made using the Honey Bee Stamp set, Way to Goat. In this Episode I am making A9 cards, cards that measure 8-1/2" x 5-1/2" when shut. You make one by folding an 8-1/2" x 11" piece of card stock in half. I wanted to do this large sized cards because I wanted to make a card with the barn from the die set, Barn Scene Builder on it. The barn itself is 5-1/2" x 5-1/4", so this A9 sized card allows me to put the barn on the card and have room left for a scene as well. 

I made two cards for this episode, Fall on the Farm and Halloween on the Farm. 

First let's take a look at Fall on the farm. 

I had so much fun playing with fall colors for this card. I love the golden grass colored hill and how it contrasts so well with the blue sky. 

The background was an easy ink blending job with just Speckled Egg Distress Oxide ink. 

I colored images from the Way to Goat Stamp set as well as the Warm Wishes stamp set with Copic Markers. 

I used Brushed Gold card stock for accents on this card and it is such a stunning look. I love that I was even able to make white highlights on it with my white Gelly Roll pen. 

For the sentiment on this card I used the Grateful stamp set and coordinating die set. I love the large brush lettered sentiment mixed with the smaller type font. 

The door opens to reveal a duck and the top window opens to as well, where all the fall apples are being stored. 

Now let's take a look at the Halloween on the farm. 

You can see the layouts of these cards are basically the same. I used Twisted Citron for the Halloween sky. I love a good green sky for a Halloween card with a giant moon.  

Besides the Way to Goat and Warm Wishes stamp set I used two Lawn Fawn stamp sets to add to this scene. I used Happy Harvest for additional pumpkins and the crows. I also used Tiny Halloween for the bats, the spider and images inside my little windows. 

I love having these little interactive windows on my card! 

These giant cards were so much fun to make and fill up with images to create these scenes.  I love the goat walking on the fence and all the fun halloween colors. 

You can watch the making of these cards in the video below, Episode 4. Be sure to click over and watch this on YouTube and leave a comment there for a chance to win one of the cards I made in this video! 

 

 

Did you miss any of the Episodes?  If so you can find each one linked for you below. 

Missed an episode in this series? You can find them all right here:

Episode One: https://youtu.be/nXrdJeQHLQE

Episode Two: https://youtu.be/axzh75Wmi9Y

Episode Three: https://youtu.be/Nnukxg3Vz5w

BONUS video made by me for Scrapbook Pal: https://youtu.be/zWnEBNVql1Q

Below I have listed and linked all the things I used to make today's cards. Including some envelopes that fit A9 sized cards. 

 

 

My favorite place

to shop for Copic Markers

- Scrapbook Pal

 

 

 

 

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

Thank you so much for stopping by!  I will be back on Monday for my Recap post and reveal the September stamp set of the month. 

Way to Goat Episode 3

Happy Tuesday my stamping friends. I am here to share with you 2 Slimline cards with the August stamp set of the month, Way To Goat by HoneyBee Stamps. 

You all know I am in love with slimline cards. And I thought it would be fun to stack up some goats for a tall slimline card. Goats doing goat yoga!!! And I thought it would also be fun to challenge myself to make a card that does not use the goats at all.

You can watch Episode 3 right HERE. 

Now let's take a look at these fun cards.

The size of slimline cards I make is 9" x 8", scored at 4".  This is what fits in the business sized envelopes that I purchased. Plus, I love having all the space to fill up. I don't know how, but I always seem to easily fill up my slimline and sometimes fun out of room! 

I used all five of the goats from the stamp set for this card. Don't they look so cute doing goat yoga!?!  

I colored in all the images using Copic Marker. I really wanted to color each goat differently. I am in love with the spotted goat at the top. 

The background for this card uses stencils and Distress Oxide ink. It really sets the scene for some morning yoga. 

For card two I chose to use the pig image fro the Way to Goat set and not use any goats. 

Since there is only one pig stamp in this set I used my Gel Press to get a reverse image of this pig. Now I have pigs facing both directions. 

You can see me do this in the video below. 

For this card made custom sentiment. I brainstormed and researched and typed up a bunch of Punny Piggy Sentiments. They are all sized to be die cut using sentiment banners. I have them below for you to use with your piggy stamp sets. Just print them out and die cut or paper cut them to fit your cards. There are two pages. If you are having trouble printing what is below here is a link to the PDF. 

Below is Episode 3 where you can watch the making of this card. 

 

If you are unable to see the video above you can view it on my YouTube channel. 

If you missed the other episodes in this series, they are linked for you below.

Episode One - Lift the Flap Slimline Barn Card

Episode Two - Interactive Barn Shaped Cards

BONUS VIDEO - Way To Goat card I made for Scrapbook Pal

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

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Way To Goat Episode Two

Hello!  It's Tuesday and time for Episode 2 of my Way To Goat stamp set of the month series! 

In this Episode I am making shape cards with the Barn Scene Builder die set, that are also interactive. 

Both of these cards have interactive elements and fun going on on the outside as well as the inside of the card. 

This barn shaped card has a door that you can open to get a peak at the inside of the card. 

To see the entire scene open the card all the way. 

I love the pig and little chick in the hay loft that. 

For this card I colored in my images with colored pencils. I use the Professional Colored Pencils by Arteza. I love these pencils because they are such a great quality for such a great price! 

For the second card I use the same pencils but did no line coloring. 

This shape card has a sliding barn door. And two shaker windows. 

You slide the barn door open to see the shaker window, which has hay and baby chicks jumping around. The smaller top window is the second shaker window. 

This card also opens for more fun animals from this set. 

These barn shaped cards measure 5" x 5". I chose to hinge two die cut barns together of the left side to make these shape cards. The hinge is 2" x 1/2" score at 1/4". 

You can see the making of these cards in Episode 2 below.

 

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

If you did not catch Episode One, a Slimline Lift the Flap card you can catch that one right HERE. 

Be sure to click over to my YouTube channel and leave a comment on the video for a chance to win one of the cards from this video! 

All the supplies used to make todays cards are listed and linked for you below. 

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Thank you so much for stopping by for Episode 2, I will be back next Tuesday for more ideas with this stamps set! 

Way to Goat Episode One

Hello and welcome to my August Stamp Set of the Month series. This month I will be featuring the Honey Bee Stamps set, Way to Goat. 

It is a huge set and is going to be so much fun to play with as we wind up summer and look forward to fall. 

To make this card I used the Build a Barn die set, also by Honey Bee to make some DIY flaps on the front panel. 

Inside the barn doors are little scenes with goats and a fun sentiment that builds as you open each one. 

The backgrounds of each scene were ink blended with the new Speckled Egg Distress Oxide ink and a splash of water.  So quick and easy. 

All of the backgrounds have die cut bails of hay as well. Which is just one of the dies from the Build a Barn die set. I give them more interest I used Copic Markers to add shadows. 

I love that there are 5 different goats in this set, so you can create unique scenes. Plus all the little farm animals that you can add in with them and punny sentiments. It really is a great stamp set!  

You can see how I made these barn door flaps in the video below.  

 

 

I also have a video up on the ScrapbookPal.com YouTube channel today featuring this stamp set, you can watch that video right HERE.

I have listed and linked all the supplies I used for you below: 

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Thank you so much for stopping by and checking out Episode One of my August Stamp Set of the Month series. I will be back next Tuesday with Episode Two, to share more ideas with this stamp set!  See you then, if now sooner, so many crafty things cooking up in my studio! 

 

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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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. 

Unicorn Picnic Episode 3

Hello stamping friends. I am back with Episode 3 of my Unicorn Picnic series. This weeks cards are inspired by My Little Pony. 

I was a big My Little Pony fan as a girl and so were my girls when they were younger. So, I knew right away that I wanted to make cards with this set that were inspired by MLP.  I know not all the ponies are unicorns and some have wings, so that is why my unicorns are inspired by MLP> 

You can see Episode 3 right here: 

Or you can click over to watch it on YouTube. While you are there be sure to comment for a chance to win one of the cards from the video. Only comments on YouTube count for the giveaway. 

 

Now let's take a closer look at these cards. 

In this card we have Pinkie Pie, Rainbow Dash and Twilight Sparkle. You can see how I colored each of the unicorns in the video above. 

For this Reveal Wheel I used the Unicorn Picnic add on die set and stencil set to add revolving sentiments in the cloud!  I love it. The sentiments are from the Reveal Wheel Sentiment stamp set and say, Extra Cool, Really Happy and Fun-Filled. Perfect for this picnic. 

For my second My Little Pony inspired card I had to make a slimline!  The finished size of this card is 8-3/4" x 3-3/4". I used the Slimline Waves Die from Whimsy Stamps for the frame. Each of the windows hold a different MLP character.  Starting at the top we have Pinkie Pie, Apple Jack, Fluttershy, Rainbow Dash, Rarity and then Spike.  Spike is dragon in the series that is the Pet of Twilight Sparkle, who is on the inside of this card. I love the addition of the Little Dragon to this card, what a fun little stamp set by Lawn Fawn!  He might make an appearance in Episode 3 as well. 

Be sure to tune in next week for Episode 4. If you have any questions about these cards feel free to ask! 

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

Slimline Waves Die by Whimsy

 

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Unicorn Picnic Episode 2

Hey there, it's time for Episode 2 of my Unicorn Picnic stamp set of the month series. Today is all about glitter! 

They say.... "You can never have too much glitter". I am sure I have said that, and I believe that, whole heartedly!  But is it true? Can I reach my glitter max. How much glitter can I put on a card before I tap out? In this episode and the making of these cards I set out to find out. 

First we start out with a little bit of glitter, shine and shimmer. 

For all of the card and all of the backgrounds I used the Starry Sky Stencil over an ink blended background.

For this background I used Spun Sugar Distress Oxide ink and the Cloudy Stencil.  Over that I used the Starry Sky Stencils and Deco Foil Metallix Gel in White Pearl.  It has a very nice iridescent shine to it. I added some die cut glitter paper cloud for some more glitter. The stamped images are from the Unicorn Picnic set and the Winter Unicorn set. All the stamped image have clear Wink of Stella on them for shimmer.

Below you can see the inside of this card. With another cute unicorn. 

For the second card I took things up a notch, adding more glitter. 

The background on this card starts with the Cloudy stencil and Salty Ocean ink.  The Starry Sky stencil was used again, with Glitz Glitter gel in Iridescent by Gina K.  

I used a two way glue pen and Sparkle Dust glitter around all of the stamped images. 

For the sparkle, or fairy dust around the unicorn I used the Lawn Fawn Glitter Pen to add to glimmer to them. 

This is also a pull tab card. Because the pixie dust is causing the unicorn to fly.  This card I idea was born when my daughter informed me that unicorns do not fly. Only pegasus do.  Hmmm. I said my card has it's own story and so they do fly on my card.  It all comes down to pixie dust!!! And when you pull the tab, up flies the unicorn!

See the inside of this card... I love using all different colors for my unicorns. 

For the third card, I might have found my limit with glitter. 

This background is Spun Sugar and Salty Ocean blended together on the card front, meeting in the middle for a blend, resulting in light purple. 

I stenciled the Starry Sky stencil with Stickles Glitter Gel in Moon Dust. 

I used the new Stitched Rainbow die set to make the rainbow for the front of this card. And to glitter it up, I used Lawn Fawn's chunky glitter. I ti show shiny and catches the light so well. 

But is it too much???? 

I used the Reveal Wheel on this card so that this unicorn could fly over the rainbow. Moving the wheel caused the unicorn, who's attached to the wheel with a foam square, to move back and forth. 

I left all the insides of these cards blank, so that at the appropriate time I could then add an additional sentiment. 

You can watch Episode 2 below. Or click over to my YouTube channel to watch it and while you are there you can leave a comment to let me know if you think about all this glitter!  Everyone who comments on the video over on YouTube will be entered to win one of the cards from that video!  You can also subscribe to my channel while you are there. I have a few new videos each week, if you ring the bell when you subscribe then YouTube will let you know each time I put out a new video. 

 

 

Did you miss Episode 1?  Watch it right HERE.

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

 

 

 

 

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Thank you so much for stopping by and letting me share my glittery creations with you. I will be back again tomorrow with more card making fun! 

Unicorn Picnic Episode 1

Hello there my stamping friends!  It is the first Tuesday of the month of July! That means it is time for a new stamp set of the month!  My YouTube viewers voted and the stamp set they picked for me to use this month is the Unicorn Picnic stamp set, newly released from Lawn Fawn. 

The majority has spoked, but if you voted for the other stamp sets, not to worry, I will be making some projects with them soon! 

So let's take a look at the creations for Episode One. 

I added in the new Puffy Cloud Backdrop die plate for these cards, in the video I show you how to use it on a slimline card, like the on the left. 

 

This card is a look at the Unicorn village. It's in a magical place with fairies, pixie dust, sweets and bright colors. 

I used several of the Village sets by Lawn Fawn for this scene; Happy Village, Village Shops and Village Heros. I also use the A Little Sparkle stamps set for an additional unicorn, the one in pink is from that set. Which also has two fairies that are mirror images of the fairies in the Unicorn Picnic stamp set.

On the inside of this card, we have a little one who thinks she can find the land of unicorns, so she dresses up as a unicorn determined to find it and prove to the world they do exist. 

My second card is a closer look at just a part of Unicorn Village. 

This is where this unicorn family lives. 

One sweet unicorn has arrived home with ice cream. 

And I know if I lived in a land with fairies, I would definitely have a cleaning fairy! 

And a little something cute for the inside of the card too. 

You can see these cards being made in the video below. 

 

Thank you so much for watching, be sure to check this video out on my YouTube channel, so that you can leave a comment there for a chance to win one of the cards in this video. The winner will be announced in the Episode Two video. 

All the supplies I used to make these cards are listed and linked for you below. Affiliate links have been used. They do not cost you to shop these links, but they do give you a way to show support to the maker that inspired you. Thank you so much for shopping my links, it means I get to keep bringing you cute ideas like this. 

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Car Critters Episode 5

Welcome back my stamping friends!  Thank you so much for stopping by!  Every Tuesday in the month of June I have been bringing you ideas with the Car Critters stamp set by Lawn Fawn.  Today is the fifth Tuesday of the month, which mean this is Episode 5!  

Today I am taking the little critters to the fair!  For some bumper cars and rollercoaster riding! 

And this is an interactive card!  The cars move on a straight slider, a die from the Large Slimline and sliders die set. The bunny moves along the coaster with the Coaster Slider Add on die set. That makes this card a double slider!  So much fun to play with. 

All three of the cars move back and forth in the slider, bumping into each other just like bumper cards. 

You can get a lot of looks from this stamp set by coloring your card in different colors, stamping one of the six bears in the card and coloring the bears different colors. And the critters from the Coaster Critters stamp set, which I used in the background of this card also fit in the car.  Pairing Lawn Fawn sets together to create scenes is one of favorite things to create. 

Let's take a peek at the inside of the card. 

The bears are off on their next adventure, together. 

Now, here is the video, so you can watch the making of this card. 

 

 

If you missed an episode you can watch them all right here: 

Episode 1 - Flippin Awesome Road Trip

Episode 2 - Slimline Reveal Wheels

Episode 3 - Tiny Scenes

Episode 4 - Lift the Flap Shaker card with gift card holder

Below are the supplies used to make this card. Affiliate links have been used. It's a no cost way to show you support to small businesses and the maker who inspired you. 

Thank you so much for clicking and shopping my links, it means I get to keep bringing you more stamping inspiration.

 

 

Thank you so much for stopping by, please take a second to stop by my YouTube channel and let me know which stamp set you want me to feature in July. 

 

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!  

 

Car Critters Episode 3

Hello there my stamping friends! Today I am making MINI things with the Car Critters stamp set by Lawn Fawn! 

Mini, meaning a mini scene, and mini card and a tiny shape card!  I had so much fun making all three of these I hope that you will join me and watch this episode. 

And now let's look at the first card that has a MINI Scene. 

Sometimes making an entire scene can be overwhelming. Making a small or mini scene can be just the right size. With a little bit of masking I was able to make this beach scene for my Car Critters to go swimming in. 

But while they were swimming a crab found it's way into their car and started listening to some tunes! 

Next up is the mini card, a Shadow Box card. I love the 3D feel of a Shadow Box card and that they lay flat and fit in an A2 sized envelope. 

In this scene they are out for a drive I the woods. Which in Idaho is not that far away. We can drive for less than an hour and be in the hills and tress and smell the fresh mountain air. 

That is why I colored this card to look like my blue car.  We love going to the mountains, usually with an RV in tow. 

You could make any scene in this card for your bears to go on a drive to. A beach, a safari, the park, so many fun ways to use this combo of the Shadow Box die set and the Car Critters stamp set. 

And here is the mini car shaped card. I just attached the stamped die cut car to the top of the card base. The card base started out at a folded I half piece of white card stock. I used the car die to die cut the shape card by putting the top of the car die just off the folded edge of the paper. When the die hangers off the edge it will not cut that fold. Then you adhere the card to this, creating a car shaped card!  This would make a great gift tag, love note, or add it to a card as a kind of lift the flap interactive element. 

Those are my three mini creations with the Car Critters stamp set. Be sure to tune in next Tuesday for Episode 4! More fun ideas for you with this stamp set are on their way! 

Missed an episode catch them here: 

Car Critters Episode One - Flippin Awesome

Car Critters Episode Two - Slimline Reveal Wheel Cards

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