I have to take a moment and say a very Happy 3rd Birthday to Trinity Stamps!!! I have come to love this company and being a very small part of it as a member of their design team. So, what does a stamp company do to celebrate it's birthday??? You put out a giant new release of amazing new products for your fans and fans to be to create with! And as a design team we get to showcase it all in a YouTube hop! So, without any further delay, start the video hop out with this little video I made showcasing several new products and making a slimline birthday card.
If you can not see the video up on this screen, you can also view it right HERE.
As with any birthday there are party favors!!! Trinity Stamps is giving away a $25 shopping spree to their shop! Just leave a comment on each video in the hop to be entered. You have until July 2nd to leave your comments and the winner will be announced on July 6th on the Trinity Stamps blog.
When I look at this image of a bear sitting down I think what else can I have this bear sit on and for some reason a super tall cake is what came to me and I thought it would make for a fun birthday card for the Trinity celebration!
I made the cake using a new stencil, Cake and Candles. With this stencil you can make a cake as big as you like. So I had to make a cake that was rainbow, because that is the best color. When in doubt, rainbow it out! After stenciling my cake I wanted it to look more like my stamped images, so I outlined it with a fine liner pen. If I can do this my stamping friends, you can do. Letting go of perfection and just having fun is so rewarding! I then cut my cake out and popped it up on my background. I now had a place for my bear to sit and be happy.
I colored up this little bear and a couple other images from the stamp set for the top of the cake with Copic Markers. I wanted to make a black bear this time, it seemed to fit the color combination I was using the best. I used Warm Grays; W10, W8, W6, W4 and W2. And a touch of R20 for the cheeks.
To make this cake special I added a bunch of Rhinestones, that a new to the shop as well, in a rainbow assortment. I have them all linked for you below, they are a thing of beauty!!!
If you want to see more of the new things I used on this card be sure to watch the video. I do have the entire new release linked for you below.
Make sure you hop along with us over on Instagram too for another chance to win. You can find me on instagram right here.
If you missed a stop along the way in our YouTube hop here is the entire line up.
Remember, leaving comments on each of the videos will get you entered into the GIVEAWAY for a $25 shopping spree! Visit the Trinity Stamps blog for another chance to win.
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.
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.
I have to take a moment and say a very Happy 3rd Birthday to Trinity Stamps!!! I have come to love this company and being a very small part of it as a member of their design team. So, what does a stamp company do to celebrate it's birthday??? You put out a giant new release of amazing new products for your fans and fans to be to create with! And as a design team we get to showcase it all in a YouTube hop! So, without any further delay, start the video hop out with this little video I made showcasing several new products and making a slimline birthday card.
If you can not see the video up on this screen, you can also view it right HERE.
As with any birthday there are party favors!!! Trinity Stamps is giving away a $25 shopping spree to their shop! Just leave a comment on each video in the hop to be entered. You have until July 2nd to leave your comments and the winner will be announced on July 6th on the Trinity Stamps blog.
When I look at this image of a bear sitting down I think what else can I have this bear sit on and for some reason a super tall cake is what came to me and I thought it would make for a fun birthday card for the Trinity celebration!
I made the cake using a new stencil, Cake and Candles. With this stencil you can make a cake as big as you like. So I had to make a cake that was rainbow, because that is the best color. When in doubt, rainbow it out! After stenciling my cake I wanted it to look more like my stamped images, so I outlined it with a fine liner pen. If I can do this my stamping friends, you can do. Letting go of perfection and just having fun is so rewarding! I then cut my cake out and popped it up on my background. I now had a place for my bear to sit and be happy.
I colored up this little bear and a couple other images from the stamp set for the top of the cake with Copic Markers. I wanted to make a black bear this time, it seemed to fit the color combination I was using the best. I used Warm Grays; W10, W8, W6, W4 and W2. And a touch of R20 for the cheeks.
To make this cake special I added a bunch of Rhinestones, that a new to the shop as well, in a rainbow assortment. I have them all linked for you below, they are a thing of beauty!!!
If you want to see more of the new things I used on this card be sure to watch the video. I do have the entire new release linked for you below.
Make sure you hop along with us over on Instagram too for another chance to win. You can find me on instagram right here.
If you missed a stop along the way in our YouTube hop here is the entire line up.
Remember, leaving comments on each of the videos will get you entered into the GIVEAWAY for a $25 shopping spree! Visit the Trinity Stamps blog for another chance to win.
I have to take a moment and say a very Happy 3rd Birthday to Trinity Stamps!!! I have come to love this company and being a very small part of it as a member of their design team. So, what does a stamp company do to celebrate it's birthday??? You put out a giant new release of amazing new products for your fans and fans to be to create with! And as a design team we get to showcase it all in a YouTube hop! So, without any further delay, start the video hop out with this little video I made showcasing several new products and making a slimline birthday card.
If you can not see the video up on this screen, you can also view it right HERE.
As with any birthday there are party favors!!! Trinity Stamps is giving away a $25 shopping spree to their shop! Just leave a comment on each video in the hop to be entered. You have until July 2nd to leave your comments and the winner will be announced on July 6th on the Trinity Stamps blog.
When I look at this image of a bear sitting down I think what else can I have this bear sit on and for some reason a super tall cake is what came to me and I thought it would make for a fun birthday card for the Trinity celebration!
I made the cake using a new stencil, Cake and Candles. With this stencil you can make a cake as big as you like. So I had to make a cake that was rainbow, because that is the best color. When in doubt, rainbow it out! After stenciling my cake I wanted it to look more like my stamped images, so I outlined it with a fine liner pen. If I can do this my stamping friends, you can do. Letting go of perfection and just having fun is so rewarding! I then cut my cake out and popped it up on my background. I now had a place for my bear to sit and be happy.
I colored up this little bear and a couple other images from the stamp set for the top of the cake with Copic Markers. I wanted to make a black bear this time, it seemed to fit the color combination I was using the best. I used Warm Grays; W10, W8, W6, W4 and W2. And a touch of R20 for the cheeks.
To make this cake special I added a bunch of Rhinestones, that a new to the shop as well, in a rainbow assortment. I have them all linked for you below, they are a thing of beauty!!!
If you want to see more of the new things I used on this card be sure to watch the video. I do have the entire new release linked for you below.
Make sure you hop along with us over on Instagram too for another chance to win. You can find me on instagram right here.
If you missed a stop along the way in our YouTube hop here is the entire line up.
Remember, leaving comments on each of the videos will get you entered into the GIVEAWAY for a $25 shopping spree! Visit the Trinity Stamps blog for another chance to win.
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.
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.
I have to take a moment and say a very Happy 3rd Birthday to Trinity Stamps!!! I have come to love this company and being a very small part of it as a member of their design team. So, what does a stamp company do to celebrate it's birthday??? You put out a giant new release of amazing new products for your fans and fans to be to create with! And as a design team we get to showcase it all in a YouTube hop! So, without any further delay, start the video hop out with this little video I made showcasing several new products and making a slimline birthday card.
If you can not see the video up on this screen, you can also view it right HERE.
As with any birthday there are party favors!!! Trinity Stamps is giving away a $25 shopping spree to their shop! Just leave a comment on each video in the hop to be entered. You have until July 2nd to leave your comments and the winner will be announced on July 6th on the Trinity Stamps blog.
When I look at this image of a bear sitting down I think what else can I have this bear sit on and for some reason a super tall cake is what came to me and I thought it would make for a fun birthday card for the Trinity celebration!
I made the cake using a new stencil, Cake and Candles. With this stencil you can make a cake as big as you like. So I had to make a cake that was rainbow, because that is the best color. When in doubt, rainbow it out! After stenciling my cake I wanted it to look more like my stamped images, so I outlined it with a fine liner pen. If I can do this my stamping friends, you can do. Letting go of perfection and just having fun is so rewarding! I then cut my cake out and popped it up on my background. I now had a place for my bear to sit and be happy.
I colored up this little bear and a couple other images from the stamp set for the top of the cake with Copic Markers. I wanted to make a black bear this time, it seemed to fit the color combination I was using the best. I used Warm Grays; W10, W8, W6, W4 and W2. And a touch of R20 for the cheeks.
To make this cake special I added a bunch of Rhinestones, that a new to the shop as well, in a rainbow assortment. I have them all linked for you below, they are a thing of beauty!!!
If you want to see more of the new things I used on this card be sure to watch the video. I do have the entire new release linked for you below.
Make sure you hop along with us over on Instagram too for another chance to win. You can find me on instagram right here.
If you missed a stop along the way in our YouTube hop here is the entire line up.
Remember, leaving comments on each of the videos will get you entered into the GIVEAWAY for a $25 shopping spree! Visit the Trinity Stamps blog for another chance to win.
Have you seen the newest videos on my YouTube channel? 5 Minute Card Videos. Along with my other full length videos I will be sharing shorter videos of one card being made. A quick and easy watch that is fun and inspirational. You might even learn a few tips and trick along the way.
My latest 5 minute card video features the Gel Press and stamps and dies from Trinity Stamps. I made two bright and cheery Slimline Easter cards with a shaker element.
And here's a close up look at these cards, you can see the shaker window and the fun gel press backgrounds I made.
The background on these cards was the most fun to make. I stamped over my gel press backgrounds with slimline stamp sets from Trinity Stamps, aren't they so cute!
If you love these cards, you should see the set I made last easter with these same two sets. Watch the video right here.
I love that both the Slimline Chicks and the Slimline Bunnies stamp sets come with coordinating stamps to complete your card!
If you like these 5 Minute card videos you should check the other two I already have on my channel.
And if you are interested in the supplies I used to make todays cards they are all listed 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.
Hello there my crafty friends. Today I want to share a few of my tips and tricks with you when it comes to making quick and easy cards. And I am going to use those tips to make 4 Mini Slimline Cards.
In the video below you can see all 9 of my Tips and Trick and see these cards come together.
Now let me show you each of the four cards I made in today's video.
All of my cards use Mini Slimline Cover Plate dies from Trinity Stamps. This one is the Geometric Cut Out Panel die. A beautiful pattern that needs no more to make for a stunning card. Especially when it is cut from a Gel Press print, giving it some amazing detail.
One of the tips and tricks I love for quick and easy card making is having amazing sentiment stamp sets. My favorite right now is the collection of Simply Sentimental stamp sets from Trinity Stamps. Sentiment stamp sets aren't always the sets we get the most excited about purchasing. But they are the sets that I will use the most out of my collection. I can use them with any of the stamp sets I already own, giving them new life just by changing out the sentiment.
Check out the Celtic Twist Cover Plate die I used on this card, it's so pretty. I love that Trinity Stamps has so many mini slimline products. I cut this panel from another Gel Press print that was made with Iridescent Paint.
Each of these cards uses a different set from the Simply Sentimental collection of stamp set, I have all of the linked for you below.
If you love this cover plate die, Mini Slimline Star Trio Panel, you should know it is also available in the full slimline size. AND, it is a die that helped design for Trinity Stamps!
I think the stitching around the border off the panel and each star is fabulous, but, did you know there is also stitching around each of the stars that this die cuts out! Super Cool!
The Disco Ball die is soooo much fun, but here I show that you can dress it up just a little bit and it still just as fun.
You can see that these cards are simple yet have details that really make them stand out.
If you'd like to learn more about making Gel Press Prints for card making, I have several videos on this topic. You can watch them here.
Below I have listed and linked the supplies I used to make these 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.
Hello again my crafty friends. Today I am not making a card! Instead I am using stamps to make a home decor piece. When I saw the Porte-Hello stamp set from Trinity Stamps I knew I wanted to make something for my daughter's room. She love mushroom things and this image fits her style. That is where the idea for this project came from.
I used a couple things from the thrift store to create this wall hanging. The first is the sheet music that I stamped my image on. I saw it and bought it, not knowing exactly what I would use it for and a few years later, I am using it for this project. I have also used a few sheets of this when making Gel Press Prints.
The second thrift store find I used is the embroidery hoop. They are pretty easy to find when thrifting and are great to use for other things besides cross stitch.
You can see this project come together in the video below.
If you can not see the video up on this screen, you can view it right here.
To color in this image I used colored pencils, it was the perfect medium for coloring on top of this thin sheet music.
A bit of ink blending and splattering was the perfect touch to give this piece a vintage feel.
To embellish this I used a couple different clay elements from Trinity Stamps, a sunflower and some bees. I have both of these as well as all the things I used 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.
You've heard that GOAT stands for GREATEST OF ALL TIME, right. Well,I think this die set, the Wide Box Die Set by Trinity Stamps is one of those die sets! I use it a lot and love to create a 3D scene in this box that folds flat and can be sent in a business sized envelope. For today's card I am bringing out one of the newest stamp sets from Trinity Stamps, I Goat You, Babe. These goats are so darn cute!
You can see this card come together in the video below.
A hand stamped card is always special, but there is something about a 3D scene that makes it seem a bit more special. That is what I love about creating cards using the Wide Box die set.
The goats and clothes on the link are all from the I Goat You, Babe stamp set. I just love these goats, they are so darn cute!
I also have to point out the rainbow in the back of the card, I made this using the Slimline Rainbow Builder die set, another of my favorite things from Trinity Stamps.
I love the Simply Sentimental You for a fun sentiment on the front flap of this card, it fit perfectly.
Below I have listed and linked all the supplies I used to make this card. If you have any questions be sure to let me know.
Affiliate links have been used, at no cost to you. Affiliate links are a collaboration between online shops and makers. When you shop these links the retailer gives a small percentage of the sale to the maker, at no cost to you. It is a great way of supporting your favorite businesses and the makers who inspire you. Thank you for shopping my links. Sharing my creations is my favorite thing to do and you have helped make it possible.
Hey there stamping friends, today I am back with another of the new stamp sets from the Sweet Shop release from Trinity Stamps. This is the Bon Bon Box stamp set. It is a sweet little stamp set with a box of chocolates. The coordinating stamp and dies make this set a lot of fun to play with. You decide wether you want to color in the chocolates, stamp the chocolates or paper piece the chocolates. Or a combination of these things.
I decided to make 3 card, one with each of these options.
Here are some close up pictures of each of the cards.
CARD ONE
This card is a 4 Bar card, which is a 5" x 3-1/2" card, also called an RSVP card. If you want to see more 4 Bar cards, watch my "What is a 4 Bar Card?" video.
As I mentioned above you can add color to these chocolates in a number of ways, one of them is to use the small stamps in the set to stamp each of the chocolates. The stamp will only cover the chocolate or bon bon and not the paper wrapper around the bon bon.
Then I used the coordinating stamps that create sprinkles or drizzle on top of the chocolates. I stamped in the images in Versamark ink and embossed them with white powder. The rest of the box I colored in with Copic Markers.
CARD TWO
For this box of chocolates I used the coordinating dies to cut out the bon bon shapes. This is my favorite way to add color to the bon bons, as it gives them a bit more dimension. I also added glaze over the top of them and a sprinkle of chunky glitter. I just love how it turned out.
This card is a mini slimline size, 3" x 6". So you can see how this box of chocolates fits on different size cards.
CARD THREE
For this last card I colored in the chocolates with my Copic Markers. This gives you the most ability to add shadows and highlights. I also did a bit of stamping on top of the coloring.
I loved adding the glaze to the chocolates so much that I added it to these as well.
All the supplies I used to make these cards are listed for you below. Please let me know if you have any questions or your thoughts on today's cards in the comments below, I love to chat with 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.
Thank you so much for stopping by and letting me share my creations with you.
Hello my stamping friends, today I am sharing some 4 Bar cards. In Trinity Stamps latest release they have added a die set that is specifically for making 4 Bar cards, the 4 Bard Card and Envelope Builder die set. They also have two new stamp sets from this release that fit perfectly on this card size, I'll be using both of these sets.
So what is a 4 Bar card??? I like to think of it as a FUN SIZE card. It's simple, take a 5" x 7" piece of card stock and score it at 3-1/2". That is a 4 Bar card, also known as an RSVP card or Note card.
See, they are fun sized!!! I will also be making envelopes for each of these cards in today's video. Check it out below.
The first card features the Sunsational 4 x 3 stamp set, designed by Love Dani Studio. Her images are some of my favorite that Trinity Stamps carries. I love that the sentiment is built into the images. And they are always uplifting.
My favorite thing is to color the letters in an ombre. Notice the two rectangle panels on this card? Both are cut using 4 Bar dies, one has a stitched edge and the other an embossed edge. I love that they have detail in the dies and not just a standard rectangle. Because we can all cut a plain rectangle on our paper cutters, right!
Here is the card in the envelope. I made both of my envelopes today with a window in them. With this die set, the window is optional. It's a fun way to present a card that might go in with a gift and be hand delivered.
This second card was designed using the Hugs & Kisses 3" x 4" stamp set, also designed by Love Dani Studio. This set coordinates with the 4 Bar Card & Envelope Builder die set. As that die set cuts out the word Hugs and the word Kisses, that you can paper piece over the stamped image. Of course you can use the die set with out the stamp set and vice versa. Even the hearts have a coordinating die for paper piecing, which I did with White Glitter Paper.
Looking at this picture I am sad to say that the shine on this card is not showing up as it does in real life. The word HUGS has been coated in Journey Glaze and the word kisses has been painted with metallic paint. Be sure to watch the video to get the full splendor of these elements on the card.
And what do you think about those tiny black hearts I added to the corners? They are the Black Licorice Jelly Drop Heart mix. Trinity Stamps has an AMAZING assortment of embellishments. And if you like a particular embellishment, chances are they have it in several other colors. I have linked all the colors of Jelly Drop Hearts for you below as well as all the colors of Rhinestones. I used the Amber Glow Rhinestones on the Sensational card above.
What a fun sized card to give. I always find that when I have a new size of card to play with it gives me a boost to my mojo! I hope you'll give the 4 Bar card a try and have just as much fun with it.
Below are all the supplies I used to make today's cards. Please let me know if you have any questions or just leave me a comment, I love to chat with you.
Thank you for stopping by and letting me share my creations with you, it is truly a joy to me.
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.
Hello! I am super excited for this sweet release from Trinity Stamps! So many goodies to play with, but not an overwhelming amount either. And today the Design Team gets to show off this new release with a YouTube and Instagram Hop! And that means lots of inspiration and new ideas for you as well as a GIVEAWAY!
You can start hoping along with us right here with my video. I have used the new Here Spore You stamp set to create a slimline slider card.
You can also enter our Instagram Giveaway by hoping along with us over there.
Now let's take a closer look at this card.
In this set we have one sad mushroom and one happy mushroom. In this card my happy mushroom slides over to comfort the other mushroom.
I have used several Trinity classics to create this scene. For the background I used the Puffy Clouds slimline stencil and Salvaged Patina Distress Oxide ink. Setting an outdoor scene is easy on a slimline card with The Great Outdoors die set. I used to for my grass, tree trunks and tree tops. To give my happy mushroom movement I used the Slimline Twist and Slide die set, a great set for interactive card, especially in a slimline size. I accented the scene with a few little bugs, from the Bunny Burrow stamp set. This was my first ever stamp set from Trinity Stamps and is still my fave!
You can see how this slider comes together in the video above.
Below you will find all the products from this release as well as the TS products I used to complete 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.
When first saw the Bottle Gift Tag die set from Trinity Stamps I thought it was a door knob hanger die! So, when I got it I just had to see if it would work for a door knob hanger. I love having dies that I can use multiple ways. And this die does make great bottle tags for bottles of wine or champagne.
I wanted to make a holiday door knob hanger. One that I could use to hang on the door of our Den, which has become the dedicated wrapping room each holiday season. The door knob hanger could indicate that wrapping is happening and not to enter. So here is what I made for this purpose.
This Stuck Santa die set is one of my favorites this holiday season, So, I created a very snowy scene for Santa and added No Peeking to the top of the hanger using the Graham Cracker alphabet, which fit perfectly at the top.
But what happens when no wrapping is happening in the Den? This question gave me the idea to make this door knob hanger reversible like many I have seen in hotels.
Side two, has a die cut snowman from the Slimline Series Snowman die set, also from Trinity Stamps.
Isn't he so super cute? Now let's take a look at how this reversible door knob hanger came together.
Did you see all the different ways I added texture to this hanger???
It was hard to capture in photos all the texture here. But I added Snowfall Grit paste to the snow on the top of the chimney and the snow the chimney is sitting in.
To make sure Santa's boot stand out from the background I added some glaze to them, the shine sets them apart just enough from the night sky.
For the white trimming on Santa's suit I added Cotton Tail flock from Pink & Main. Flock is so super easy to use. I added glue where I wanted flocking and then sprinkled the flock on over the glue. EASY! And having the soft fuzziness on his suit really helps to bring Santa to life.
I did cut a slit in the side of the circle at the top of the hanger making it easier to get on and off the door knob.
Now let's take a look at the flip side.
You can see the Snowfall Grit paste on the snow that he is sitting in much better in this picture. That paste really looks like snow, I am in love with it!
His eyes, nose and buttons are covered with glaze.
THE HAT!!! I am in love with it. I covered the hat itself with Grandpa's Slippers Flock, which is Black. And the hat band is covered with Sparkling Santa's Hat Flocking, which is red flock with red glitter in it!!!
I am in love with this double sided door hanger! It is very sturdy with a layer of light weight chip board in the center, so I am planning on using this for several years to come.
Thank you for stopping by and letting me share my creations with you. I have all the supplies I used listed 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.
Hello there! Today's post is totally different! I got to be a crafty scientist and create with Iron On Ink by Artesprix. They specialize in Sublimation products for crafting. Sublimation is basically ink that you can iron on to a hard surface. There is a science behind it all and I show you how to do it with a home iron in today's video. I will be ironing my stamped images on to hard surfaces like wood, plastic and metal. All of these blank pieces are from Artesprix and have a polyester coating on them that allows them to take the sublimation ink. Look how gorgeous they came out using a sublimation ink pad and markers.
Now let's watch how to use this iron on ink in the video below.
Now let's take a look at each of the projects I made.
This is a wooden travel tag. The Poinsettia stamp is from Trinity Stamps and it is the image I used on all of the makes. To get this image in such bright colors onto this wooden tag I stamped it with sublimation ink on to a piece of printer paper. Then I used the Bright set of sublimation markers to color in the image. I use Pink, Red and Orange for the flower petals, to give them a bit of variation. The sentiment is from the Artesprix stamp set, it stamped with word backwards so that when you transfer the image to the blank it read correctly. Once all your stamping and inking is done on the printer paper you tape your blank to this with heat tape, sandwich it in-between the specialty heat paper and iron it. Artesprix does have a very nice silicone mat to use to protect your surface from a very hot home iron. After 3 minutes under a home iron your image will have transferred to the blank.
Here is another I created on the wood tag.
I dressed both of my tags up with my own ribbon at the top, turning them into some fun gift tags, but these travel tags do come with a rubber attacher that works great for adding this to luggage.
Here is another blank surface that Artesprix sells, the keychain. I completely covered the surface of this keychain, coloring around the poinsettia with a light blue marker. I love the look and I added a couple beaded charms to it for fun. The hardware for this key chain comes with it but is not attached making it easier for you to transfer your image. And the hardware snaps in place very easily.
Last but not least I made a metal bookmark, also available at the Artesprix shop. This is metal and again, coated with a polyester coating, which is key to the sublimation process working. I share how I was able to get my hand written sentiment on the tag in the video, although I do not love how my handwriting turned out, it was sure fun seeing if I could do it. Which brings me to another idea for you. You can draw and transfer your own art work to any of these blanks!
I had so much fun doing this, I hope you will check out the video and see how cool using iron on ink is. If you have any questions be sure to leave it in the comment box below, I'd love to help you get started doing Sublimation.
Hello there my stamping friends. Today is a NEW RELEASE day over at Trinity Stamps! You can check out the entire new release right here.
To celebrate the new release, the Design Team is bringing you some inspiration with the new products. I am featuring the Happy Dance Stamp and coordinating die set. And I am bringing in a new stencil set, City Lights as well as the new 9x4 Mixed Media paper! I just had to play with this new paper, so I pulled out my inks, embossing powder, watercolors, sprays and stencil to make a fun background for this card. Check it out!
I wanted to use the Galaxy background technique for this night sky full of fireworks as a backdrop for my happy dancers. They are ready to ring in a new year for sure! I think it is fun to send out a New Year's card, especially if the holidays got too busy and you did not get Christmas cards out. That has even happened to me, no shame in it. Sometimes life is like that. So why not a New Years card?
You can see how I created this background in the video below.
Remember today's post is part of hop. You are going to want to join the fun and enter to win a Trinity Stamps gift certificate too.
You can start the hop on YouTube with my video, right here. You find a link to the next stop on the hop there.
There is also a hop on Instagram, so even more chances to win! You can find me on Instagram (HERE) and join the fun there too.
The image of the Congo line is the main image in the Happy Dance stamp set. This image and stamp set are great for so many occasions besides just New Years. They could be Rockin' Around a Christmas tree! Celebrating a birthday or wedding too! I love the retro feel of this image. And it comes with the Happy New Year sentiment as well as another that says This calls for a Happy Dance.
I inked up my image with two different colors before embossing it with clear powder for a fun look that coordinates with the fireworks on this card. The fireworks are from the City Light stencil set, which also has city scapes you can stencil as well.
Be sure to check out the entire release HERE, there are so many new die sets to love as well as a new line of sentiments that are MUST HAVES!
Thank you so much for stopping by, be sure to join the hop for inspiration with this new release.
Affiliate links have been used, at no cost to you. Affiliate links are a collaboration between online shops and makers. When you shop these links the retailer gives a small percentage of the sale to the maker, at no cost to you. It is a great way of supporting your favorite businesses and the makers who inspire you. Thank you for shopping my links. Sharing my creations is my favorite thing to do and you have helped make it possible.
YAY! It is time for Episode Two of my "It's a Lawn Fawn Christmas" series. This week I am featuring the Eat, Sleep, and Be Merry stamp set from Stamptember. This set was designed by Lawn Fawn for Simon Says Stamp for their big annual event in September. Meaning that is is a limited time offer and when they are gone they are gone. So, that being said, this set did sell out FAST. So fast, I was not able to get the coordinating die set, only the stamp set. So, today I am going to show you how I used my Silhouette Cameo and the PixScan mat to cut out stamped images when I don't have a die set. That also means that you are not able to purchase the stamp set I am using today at Simon Says Stamp. I bet a lot of you reading this might already have this stamp set!
This card started with the All Spruced Up Slimline frame stamp. This stamp made for the perfect scene for these Christmas Sloths. Behind them is a nigh sky created with Black Soot Distress Oxide ink and a lot of snowy splatter.
I used COPIC Markers to color in my images. I found these images be very easy to color. Using a white gel pen for highlights after coloring helps bring the images to life.
I just love this sloth in the stocking so much! I used him again on my tag.
If you look closely at this card you can not only see splatters of snow but some patches of 3D snow, which was done using Stencil Paste in Pearl. It makes great snow. AND I am giving a jar of it away this week! To enter the giveaway you just need to leave a comment on the video for this post over on YouTube.
Now let's take a look at the coordinating tag.
This snowflake die is soooooo super cute, I mean, just DARLING. I thought it would make a great gift tag that doubles as an ornament.
This is a shaker tag filled with white sand. It makes for the perfect snow. I found it at the craft store where they were selling items to make fairy houses.
Thank you so much for stopping by, I will be back again next week with another episode in the "It's a Lawn Fawn Christmas" series. Watch for it on Tuesday.
And if you missed episode one, using Tiny Winter People in a Magic Iris card, you can watch it right here.
Below are the supplies I used to make today's projects.
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.
You might look at this Large Poinsettia stamp from Trinity Stamps and think that would be fun to color, but what else could I do with it???
Today I am going to share with you 3 ways to use this beautiful Poinsettia that do not involve coloring at all. Each of these cards has a vintage vibe to it and are special cards that are made not just with paper but with love.
It is best to see how these cards came together, check out this video to see my process:
The moral of this card is a very famous proverb, Necessity is the mother of invention. When I masked off my watercolored Poinsettia I did not realize that the masking paper I used was actually sticker paper! That lead to my watercolored poinsettia being covered in glitter. I did not want to start over as I already had such a beautiful inky background. And in the end, I love how it turned out.
As far as the watercolored Poinsettia goes, it is super easy. I used Distress ink cubes in Fired Brick and Rustic Wilderness to ink up the stamp. Then I spritzed the stamp with water several times and stamped it down on to my watercolor paper. The result is this beautiful flowy Christmas floral. Then I masked off the flower using the largest die in the coordinating die set and "masking paper". With the flower covered I was then able to stamp the Encouragement Text background stamp around that. Which was inked up with Vintage Photo Distress ink and spritzed with water before stamping down. Then it was time for splattering. I splattered and ink smooshed Vintage Photo, Fired Brick and Rustic Wilderness. And after I added the die cut sentiment I splattered even more with some white acrylic paint.
Each of my cards has a certain feel to it. The feel of the first card is Christmas Fruit Cake, the colors just remind me of that colorful creation. So, I call it with Poinsettia Fruit Cake card. This next card is the Poinsettia Christmas Fireplace card. Think of the soot around the fireplace, where bits of coal have fallen off Santa's boots, but not into your stocking.
I just love how this card turned out.
It all started with a ink smooshed background in Fired Brick. Then I stamped the poinsettia over the top with Vintage Photo ink, spritzing it with water before stamping it down. When that was dry I use a fine liner pen and sketched out the poinsettia. The point is to make it look very sketchy, not perfect. I also decided to make the entire image be just the poinsettia and not have green leaves. It was very easy to sketch the leaves to look like more petals of the flower. Then I masked off the image, with actually masking paper this time. I stamped the same background stamp with Black Soot Distress ink and water. Then I did a bit of water coloring with the same colors of ink. Adding red highlights to the petals and a black shadow around the flower. White splatter finished it off.
I wanted to carry the glitter element over to this card as well, since it was an unexpected addition to the first card, why not challenge myself to add it to each card I was creating.
So, I used Black Mica flakes in the corners, I was a bit nervous doing this as the card has so much work put into it at this point. BUT, it really adds a WOW factor to this card.
This next card I call Poinsettia Christmas Postcard.
For this card I wanted to utilize the 4 piece coordinating die set and make a layered poinsettia. To color this up I used Distress Mica Spray Stains. Now, I know these are sold out and if you did not get these you could use Distress Spray or Distress Oxide Spray for this technique. After spraying you could add shimmer to it with lots of other products. I will link one I love in the supplies below, Sparkle Silk.
With my sprayed Peppermint Stick Panel and Tree Lot Panel I then stamped the poinsettia once on the green and twice on the red. I die cut them and layers them up with foam squares. For the center of the flower I used Flickering Candle. When you turn this piece in the light the shimmer is lovely.
The background was stamped with the Encouragement Text background stamp in Pealed Paint Distress Oxide ink. Spritzing this with water before stamping it, really gave it a glow! I then splattered it with Broomstick Mica Spray.
The glitter I used on the edges of this card is Tinsel Distress Glitter. And how about those Forest Fern Baubles, they are just the perfect embellishment for the card. All of the baubles I used are from Trinity Stamps and can be found in the supplies below.
I'd love to know if you have a favorite. I think mine is the Poinsettia Fireplace card. I am so proud of myself for sketching that poinsettia and I just love the look. But truly I had so much fun playing and getting inky making these cards.
Thank you so much for stopping by and I will see you soon with more creations.
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I am super excited that in the latest Trinity Stamps release there is a new stamp set designed by Love, Dani! I adore her art, it is very much my style. She incorporates her inspiring word art with images. The newest image is Warm Heart. It features a heart wearing a scarf and hat and the sentiment says, "You Warm My Heart". The word art is often open, so that you can coloring the letters. AND, too coordinate with this set Trinity Stamps has a great die set to go with. You can cut out the words in this sentiment and the images! The heart, the scarf and the hat. They are paper piecing dies, which gives you so many possibilities.
For my card today I paper pieced the scarf for more 3D detail. I used one of my favorite Christmas color combinations for this card and it makes me so happy, let's check it out.
Look at that adorable image! And how about that background... it is the Mini Slimline Geometric Cut Out Panel. I thought it looked like a nordic sweater pattern done tone on tone like this.
Here is a close up so you can see the dimension I got by paper piecing the scarf. I love the mix of coloring and paper piecing. Having a lot of different textures on my cards is so much fun to me.
Speaking of texture. I use scraps of corrugated card stock as an accent and it is just delightful.
For embellishment I used Diamond Stickles and Cinnamon Red Hots Jelly Drops Hearts. Both of which are the little something extra that put the love in this card.
I love that I can send this card anytime during the winter from the start of winter to Valentines day and anything in-between! Thank you so much for stopping by. You can find all the things I used to make this card 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.
Hello there my stamping friends. Today I am celebrating the newest release from Trinity Stamps with a hop! Several of the design team are bringing you project inspiration with the new projects from the Treetops and Trimmings release.
I get to share with you the Mistletoads stamp set. This 6 piece 4" x 3" stamp set has cute little frogs that can stand under the mistletoe or can be used year round in other scenes. I made a Christmas themed loved note.
Aren't they just darling! I also made a custom sentiment for these cuties using the Graham Cracker Alphabet and MY OWN HANDWRITING! That was the scary part. But the saying "Meet Me Under the Mistletoad" was just stuck in my head and I had to do it. If you ever have this situation but you do not love your hand writing you could also use alphabet stamps or print out your sentiment. There are two sentiments in this set you can also use, "Hoppy Holidays" and "Blessing bestoad upon you".
I love making Christmas cards in non-traditional colors, like this pink, red, white and green. And it is a card that can be given at Christmas time but is not your traditional Christmas card. However, I have an anniversary in December and it would be good for that, or a great Christmas card to give to your partner.
This stamp set is a fun and unique set for Christmas but can also be used well beyond too. If you have a frog lover in your life this is a great set to make them a birthday card as well, as it has the stack of presents that could work for a birthday as well. And the sentiment from this set; "Blessing BesTOAD upon you" could go with a birthday I think.
You can see this card come together in the video below.
If you can not see the video on this screen, you can also view it over on my YouTube channel. You will want to click over to my YouTube channel to leave a comment there, so that you can be entered into the drawing for the $25 shopping spree to the Trinity Stamps shop! Leaving a comment at every hop stop will get you more entries! You will find the link to the next video in the description box of my video over on YouTube. The winner will be announced on 10/21 on the Trinity Stamps blog.
Below I have listed all the new release products for you to check out. Please let me know if you have any questions.
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.
Today I am playing with stamps from TLC Designs for the first time! Trinity Stamps and TLC Designs are coming together for a mash up Instagram Hop. And I am so happy to get to be part of it. TLC has some very cute images. I picked the Troll Cricket Fun stamp set. I love the art work of these darling little trolls and the frog and mushroom in this set just make it!
As you can see, there is a tab on this card that says PULL! Another part of this hop is that all the designers are making interactive cards! I chose the Slimline Twist and Slide die set from Trinity Stamps. When you pull the tab it looks like the little trolls are running to each other for a hug.
Here you can see what the card looks like when you pull the tab out. The characters move and when you push the tab in they move in the opposite direction.
There are a few dies that allow you to create this mechanism in the Slimline Twist and Slide die set by Trinity Stamps. It's one of those die sets that makes sense on how to use it once you see it being done. And one that you can use for so many different things. I know several of the other designers on this hop are using this die set too, so there will be a lot of inspiration for you and different ideas on how to use it.
This is an Instagram hop and you can join the hop on my page HERE.
Below you can find 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.
Hey there my stamping friends, welcome back. Thank you for stopping by to visit me!
Today I am sharing a card that was super fun to make. I love making my own backgrounds and today's backgrounds is layers of ink, die cutting, stenciling and stamping to create a background with depth and a lot of visual interest.
This background started with a 8-1/4" x 3-1/4" piece of Bristol Smooth card stock. I inked it up using Distress Oxide inks; Prize Ribbon, Spiced Marmalade, and Mustard Seed.
Of course I spritzed this panel with water after ink blending to pick up a bit of that color and add those yummy delish water drops. Adding to that splatter I pulled out the Broomstick Distress Mica Stain Spray. It added a layer of shimmer that is yellow, but also golden.
Next I used the Stitched Swirling Winds die, it cuts stitched lines in swirls right into the paper.
What a cool die that you can really use for so many things!!! I love it.
The next layer is the stenciling. I used the Seasonal Winds stencil and a wet baby wipe to pick up the color of the Distress ink where the stencil was laid. It's is a subtle layer that made is easy for me to add my next layer of stamping.
It's very subtle, but next, I stamped the largest stamp of swirling leaves over the top of my background in Versamark ink and embossed them with clear embossing powder. This completed my background.
Then it was time to make my leaves. I used my MISTI so that I could stamp the leaves several times in different colors. I first inked the leaves up a little bit with the Mustard Seed Distress Oxide ink, spritzed my stamp lightly and stamped it down on watercolor paper. Then I inked the same stamp up with Spiced Marmalade, spritzed it with water, and stamped it right over the top of what I already stamped. And repeated that again, this time using the Prize Ribbon ink. Then, for the last step, I stamped the image again with Versamark ink, so that I could emboss the leaves with clear powder. Once the leaves were done, I was able to die cut them all out and adhere them to my card.
The sentiment is from the Beautiful Breeze stamp set. Each word is it's own stamp and has a coordinating die. I added extra die cuts under the words to help pop them up.
Of course I can not leave out a layer of bling! So, I added rhinestones in yellow, orange and blue. This card front was then mounted to a slimline card base that is 8-1/2" x 7", scored at 3-1/2". All the things I used are linked for you below. If you are looking for the Distress Mica Spray Stains be sure to check out the Ranger website.
Thank you so much for stopping by and letting me share my creation with 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.
Hello again my crafty friends. Today I was up on the Trinity Stamps Instagram page with a LIVE demonstration. I created a Halloween Nightscape slimline card using some of the newly release halloween products from Trinity Stamps as well as the Halloween Distress release!
Every year I have to make a green and black Halloween scene, with a green sky! And the Nightscapes stamp and die set is the perfect set for this years creation.
To make the green sky on this card I started with the October Sky stencil set and used the mask of the moon on a piece of white card stock. Then I used Mica Stain Sprays to spray the sky. I used both the Bubbling Cauldron and the Holly Branch. After spraying on the stains I also splattered some on using the end of the spray nozzle. For a few darker spots of splatter I added in a little splatter of the Tree Lot Mica Stain Spray. This spray is so very shiny! I love the look of it and that the shine and shimmer is built in to the the color!
After spraying on the night sky, I picked up all the spray that was on top of the moon with a scrap of card stock to save for later use in this card. With the stencil removed there is a giant WHITE moon. So I added a bit of Twisted Citron Distress Oxide in around the outside of the moon to bring down the intensity of the white. I stamped on a few bats from the Nightscape stamp set. AND, add a few die cut clouds from the Nightscape die set in vellum. You should also know the the Nightscape stamp set has images for making a Christmas night sky, a superhero flying over and fireworks. A great set for so many occasions.
For the black layer of the card I stenciled on the trees from the October Sky stencil using the Crypt Grit Paste. It is a stone colored paste with black flecks in it. When it dried, the trees are a bit translucent and make for a great element that does not stand out too much and is just the right amount of spooky! The opening on the card front was made using the new Moonlit Town Cutout Die. It's a great die for all the options in the Nightscape stamp set.
I also used the Empty Tomb spray to splatter on the black for a starry effect. And I could not forget an accessory, so I added a few Glowy Stars, that actually glow in the dark!
Remember that excess mica spray I picked up off of my moon stencil and saved for later? That is what I stamped my witch on. I did not want her to have a white outline and stand out too much from this background, this way she has an outline that matches the background.
The Happy Halloween sentiment I used is from the Shake Your Bones stamp set. I did not use it but the coordinating die set, has a die that bubble cuts this sentiment! So cool!
You can still watch the video of me making this card even if you missed it LIVE. Just visit the Trinity Stamps Instagram page to find it.
I have listed and linked all the supplies I used to make this card for you below. Many of the Mica Stains and Pastes from Tim Holtz' holiday release have sold out, I linked what I could find.
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.
This post is one of those posts where I am so excited to share with you something that I think is sooooo cool, I wish I could be with you in person and we could play with these stamps, dies and stencils together! But for now I am sharing with you a card I made using this Harvest Rainbow collection. I wanted to use all three of the products together on this card.
You can see this card being made in this video right here:
I started by stenciling each arch of the rainbow in a light color, then stamping the arch of the same size over that stenciling in a darker color. Then I used the coordinating die to cut out each arch.
I stuck them to my A7 sized card (5" x 7") by slightly over lapping each arch. To finish off the rainbow I covered each arch with glaze to make it really stand out off the card.
I also used the sentiment in this stamp set, I LOVE how detailed the die is that cuts out the sentiment and it even has a shadow die to go with. Added a few pumpkins to the scene to give it even more of an autumn feel.
I have all the supplies I used to make this card listed for you below. Let me know if you have any questions. I love hearing from 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.
Hey there. I am back to share with you the card I made on the Trinity Stamp Instagram yesterday, LIVE!!! It was a ton of fun and I got to share one of the coolest new stamp sets from their Autumn Impression release, the Pick of the Patch slimline stamp. I went all out on this card! I did some hot foiling, ink smooshing, coloring and embossing! Check out the final card right here.
If you missed the LIVE demonstration you can still view it right here.
The hot foiled Hello is one of a handful of new Cut & Foil sets that Trinity Stamps has started carrying.
It is a solid and bold plate, which can mean that it will be harder to foil than a thin line plate. BUT, if you use the right card stock, you will not have that trouble. I recommend the White Card Stock by Heffy Doodle.
I also used this same white card stock to do some coloring with my Zig Clean Color Real Brush markers. Previously, I was only able to use these markers on Bristol Smooth card stock, but the Heffy Doodle White Card stock is soooooo smooth, it is perfect for the Zig markers!
You can see that I used the Slimline Pick of the Patch stamp over the top of my ink smooshed background. But this stamp would also make a great focal point image for a slimline card. And you don't have to limit it's use to slimline card either. I love that this stamp set also comes with a couple pumpkins, faces you can stamp on them and 3 sentiments. It's versatile enough to use for fall like I have done on this card or, use with the jack-o-lantern faces for a Halloween project.
Thank you so much for stopping by. I have listed and linked all the things I used to make this card for you below.
Let me know if you have any questions.
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.
It's release day at Trinity Stamps and I am playing with one of my favorite dies from this release. And it is part of a YouTube hop! You are going to LOVE all the new inspiration in the projects you see today.
You can check out ALL of the products in this amazing new release right HERE.
For my projects I chose to play with the new Slimline Skelly Die set. And when I first saw this skeleton die set I really wanted to make a rainbow skeleton! And that is what I did today. I die cut the skeleton one time, but was able to make 2 shaker cards!!! One being a FULL PANEL shaker and the other traditional style shaker. You can check out the video right here and see these fun cards come together.
If you can not see the video up on this screen, you can watch it right HERE.
The Slimline Skelly die set is very cleverly designed because it has a die that cuts out all the bones and it has a die that cuts all around the skeleton. As well as a few accent pieces for it; a hat, bow, and heart. At the end of this post I share two other cards I made using the skeleton die with the outline die. For these cards I ink blended a panel of white card stock with the following Distress Oxide colors; Kitsch Flamingo, Mustard Seed and Salvaged Patina. This blended into a beautiful rainbow panel. I die cut the skeleton from this panel. I used the bones for my full panel shaker card and the negative panel for a traditional shaker card. Tell me what you think of a rainbow skeleton. I am loving how it turned out and think this could be used other times beside just Halloween.
If you are not familiar with a Full Panel style shaker card it is very easy to create! You just need to save up some cellophane type packaging material. The piece I used was the packaging from a pack of vellum. I cut it so it was larger than my card front panel. The panel is 3-1/4" x 8-1/4", the plastic is about 4-1/4" x 9-1/4".
Once your card panel is complete you lay it face down onto the plastic sheet, so it is centered. Cut off the corners of the plastic sheet, pretty close to the card front panel. Then using double stick tape you wrap and adhere the flaps of the plastic around the card front panel, only doing 3 sides. Do not pull it back too tight. Leaving one end open allows you to now add the shaker elements. I used the Oh My Stars Silver Holographic mix. Lastly, fold over and adhere the third flap. Then you can adhere this panel down to your card as normal.
I attached my full shaker panel to a scalloped border from the Slimline Scalloped Card Panel Die set, which also has the die I used to cut the black sentiment strip. The sentiments are both from the new Shaker Your Bones stamp set, which if you love skeletons, you are going to LOVE. It is stamp set of skeletons in all different poses and some punny sentiments. Like, "it's going tibia okay".
If you look closely to at the background behind the skeleton in this full panel shaker cards you may be able to see some wispy clouds in a Metallic Frost ink. I stenciled those on used the October Night stencil set.
Now let's chat about the traditional shaker card.
I loved my ink blended rainbow panel so much that I could not just throw out the panel after die cutting it. I thought it would make a great shaker card panel. So, I adhered it to a window sheet and piece in the eyes, nose, ribs and pelvis bones. I added the bow and heart die cut from glitter paper, as I did on the first card as well. Then I lined the back of it with foam strips, add more of the Oh My Stars mix and backed that with another window sheet. Doing the sandwich method with the window sheets makes it so much easier to then add the shaker to the card.
Since my original ink blended panel was only 7" long. I added a strip of glitter paper to the top and bottom of the card and this made the perfect spot to add my sentiments.
You can really see all the shimmer I added to the rainbow panel in the picture below. That is good old Perfect Pearls mixed with water and splattered on.
I added some bling to my cards too, the Melanite Magic Rhinestones. They are black gems with an iridescent finish.
I would love to know which card is your favorite! Leave a comment below to let me know, I so enjoy chatting with you.
As this is part of a YouTube video hop you should check out my video for these cards and from there get the next stop on the hop. Be sure to like comment and subscribe as you hop a long for a chance to win one of two $25 gift certificates being given away to the Trinity Stamps shop. All the details about the giveaway are in the description box of the video.
Below are all the supplies I used to make today's cards as well as the entire Autumn Impressions release.
Affiliate links have been used, at no cost to you. Affiliate links are a collaboration between online shops and makers. When you shop these links the retailer gives a small percentage of the sale to the maker, at no cost to you. It is a great way of supporting your favorite businesses and the makers who inspire you. Thank you for shopping my links. Sharing my creations is my favorite thing to do and you have helped make it possible.
