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Cameo Silhouette Hacks for Card Making

Today I am sharing some hacks for using the Cameo Silhouette for card making with digital stamps. 

Several of you have commented, letting me know that you have not used your Silhouette in a while. An electronic cutter, like the Silhouette can be a great tool for card making. In this video I am going to show you the following hacks..

Sizing of digital images to perfectly fit your card

Print and cut card front panels with digital images on them

How to make masks of your digital images

Creating custom sentiments to print and cut

Create custom sentiments that are white with a black background

Create a die cut background around a digital image

Plus, I am sharing 3 totally cute cards using the Snow Happy Digital stamp from the Not 2 Shabby Shop. 

 

 

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

Have you tried digital stamps?  If not let me tell you what I love about them. 

1. You can purchase a digital stamp from the comfort of home and play with it that same day. 
2. You can make the images any size you like. 
3. They are very reasonably priced.

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

On this card I used my Silhouette to size the digital stamp to fill my card front. I also created a mask so that I could ink blend a night sky behind him.  And I created my own sentiment that is black on white with a die cut look. 

I print and cut my image so that it was on a 4" x 5-1/4" panel.  I like to use a light weight card stock that I get by the ream at Walmart. I use a HP 7645 printer to print out my images and then I am able to Copic color with out any problems. 

For this next card I used my Silhouette to create a snowy backdrop for my snowman image. 

You can see the snow falling and snowflakes are cut from the paper around the snowman. This is very easy to do on the Silhouette and you can see me do it in the video above. 

I also made another custom sentiment for this card. This time in a rectangular shape. 

After coloring in my snowman and splattering it with Perfect Pearls, I popped up the panel on to a piece of light blue card stock. I love the shadows this gives the background. 

I just couldn't stop with two cards, so I made this third one with a distinct Valentine's look. I colored in the background around the snowman with my B01 Copic Marker. I created the Happy Valentine's Day sentiment using the Oatmeal Raisin Cookie font that I purchase and downloaded from the Silhouette Design store. And this is the font I used on all the sentiments I made. I did make three others that I used on the insides of these cards.

And after coloring in the image I splattered the entire image with white acrylic paint for a snowy look. 

I am so in love with this Snow Happy digital stamp. You can easily use this digital image with out the Cameo Silhouette electronic cutter. But I hope these card making hacks have inspired you to dust off your Silhouette and use it for card making, there are so many possibilities. 

If you have any questions about the techniques I used or using the Cameo Silhouette, feel free to leave that question below. I am more than happy to try and help! 

Below I have linked all the supplies I used to make today's cards. 

 

My favorite place to shop for Copic Markers - Scrapbook Pal

Snow Happy Digital Stamp

 

 

 

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

Thank you for stopping by! I will be back again soon with more stamping and die cutting projects just for you! 

Weekender Handbag - Designer Edition

Welcome back to another Concord & 9th feature. Today I am share two Weekender Handbags I made, inspired by photos of designer handbags that my friend sent me. 

I have made a video for you, so you can see exactly how these handbags go together. 

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

And if you missed my first video on the Weekender Handbag die set you can watch that video right here. 

Today's blog post is part of a blog hop with the other designers at Concord & 9th. 

I am loving creating with the talented ladies this month, a couple who are my friends!  So be sure to read to the end and hop along to see what each of them have made with the Weekender Handbag die set. 

Now here are some close up pictures of each of the hand bags I made. 

First up is the pink and brown and gold purse. I am IN LOVE with this color combination.  Which was inspired by a photo of a designer purse a friend sent me. 

The tag I used on this purse is a die from the Everyday Purse die set, if you like this Weekender Handbag die set, you will also love the Everyday Purse. I have several videos on that die set as well. I have listed them for you here, if you want to check them out. 

Everyday Purse Stamp and Die Set Bundle Episode 1

Everyday Purse Leather Clutch

Everyday Purse Altered

Everyday Purse Cards

I stamped this purse the the Weekender Handbag stamp set and gold ink for this fun designer look. And I added an accessory with the sunglasses die cut from the Bright Eyes die set. 

The brown purse is very similar, with gold stamping, but this time on the main body of the purse using the clover like image. The XO is stamped onto the Wheat card stock with Wheat ink. 

This Weekender Handbag has a fairly large capacity.  The inside of the purse is about 4" long, 2" wide and 3" tall. I love that you can fit a decent amount of things in this purse, making it perfect for giving a small gift. Great for Valentines, a birthday, Mother's Day or any occasion that you want. 

Now it is time to jump over and see what the other designers have made with this amazing die set. Next on the hop is Sara Sherlock from Much Love Sara. Sara always makes such beautiful things, I know you will be glad you hopped over to her blog. 

If you missed a stop on the hop you can find all of the blogs listed for you below. 

Sue Plote

Becky Roberts

Wanda Guess

Carrie Rhoades - - - that's me! 

Sara Sherlock

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

 

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 hope you will stop back by soon, I will be back on Friday with another post for Concord & 9th, featuring the new Botanical Turnabout stamp set! 

Mini Slimline Card for Valentines

Hey there my stamping friends. I hope you had a fabulous Christmas and continue to enjoy this holiday season. 

Today I am sharing a MINI Slimline card using the Made with Love stamp set by Trinity Stamps. I thought this set that came out in the fall of 2020 would also make for a great Valentine's Card. 

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

What a stamp to color and fun card size to play with. 

A mini Slimline card is made with a 6" x 6" piece of card stock folded in half at 3". It is such a fun size for Valentines day. 

I used Copic Markers to color in the cute little knitting gnome and her puppy. I stuck to pink, red, gray and black to give this image a valentine feel. I also wanted the hair and the clothing on my gnome to stand out from each other, so I used Warm Gray markers on her hair and Cool Gray markers on her clothing. I used the same warm gray markers for the puppy. Don't you just love how he is wearing his hat like her!  

I also have to tell you about this background, as I am in love with it. It started with a light layer of Spun Sugar Distress Oxide ink on to a 3-3/4" x 5-3/4" piece of white card stock. Then I used one of the stencils from the Slimline Lots of Dots set to add another layer of the Spun Sugar Distress Oxide ink.  

My sentiment came from the Happy Senti-mini stamp and die set. I die cut the two happy dies from the die set in pink and black. Then layered these two pieces together. I used this piece to decide where to put the stamped sentiment. Once the image was stamped in black I was ready to adhere my die cut pieces and add this to my card base. 

Trinity Stamps has two Mini Slimline die sets, one makes an envelope for this size card and has several other dies for making these fun sized cards. The other die cuts a card front panel for this size card with 3 windows in it.  These die sets are now on my wish list for sure! 

You can check out all the things I used to make this card 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.

 

Spellbinders May Club Kit Blog Hop

Welcome to my blog stamping friends! 

I hope you are enjoying the Spellbinders May Club Kit Blog Hop!  What a fun and talented group of creators I get to collaborate with today!  You may have arrived here from my friend, Jill Hillard's blog, glad you made it! 

I am excited to share the Large Die of the month for May with you today. Spellbinders has several club kits that you can subscribe to; dies, stamps, glimmer hot foil, card kits.  You should check out all the offerings, I think they are priced great!  See your Club Kit choices HERE. 

The Large Die of the month for May is the Kaleidoscope Card Creator, a set of 11 dies.  You layer the 3 corner pieces and the 3 connector pieces to create a frame on your card.  It's such a cool look.  I have used this die set before to create three different looks, check those cards out HERE if you missed them.  But today I really wanted to see if I could make a Slimline card with this die set, as Slimline cards are my obsession right now. 

So, let's take a look at how my slimline card turned out. 

I was thrilled that I was able to make my current fave, a Slimline card with this beautiful die set. 

Here's a break down of what you need to create this card. 

This slimline card measures 9" x 8" scored at 4".  

You will need 4 of the corner pieces and 8 of the square connector pieces. 

If you are not familiar with this die set there are 3 dies that you use to cut 3 pieces that layer to make one corner.  There are also 3 dies that cut and layer to make a square connector piece.  Of course you do not have to layer them, but I did for this card. The dimension that this look creates is stunning. 

Let's take a closer look. 

For the sentiment on this card I brought out my Glimmer Hot Foil machine, the Thank You Combo Glimmer Hot Foil set, and Aura foil.  I have to tell you Aura is my favorite foil to use. It really goes with everything. And it is iridescent, you can see a rainbow of colors when you turn it in the light.

Also, if you have some pearls laying around that you have not used in a while, they are the perfect match for this die set! The center of these flowers are asking for a pearl!  

I have some tips and tricks for you on this die set and making this card in the video below, check it out and subscribe to my YouTube Channel if you have not had a chance to do so. I have new videos all the time, if you don't want to miss them, ring the bell and YouTube will let you know when I post another crafty video.

GIVEAWAY!!!!!

As part of this Hop you have a chance to win a $25 shopping spree to the Spellbinders Shop!  Just leave me a comment below to be entered into the drawing. I will announce the winner right here on my blog on 5/31!  And if you'd like to be entered to win a $50 shopping spree to the Spellbinders shop make sure you click over to their post for this hop and leave a comment there as well. 

Now that you have seen the awesomeness that is the Kaleidoscope Card Creator it is time to Hop along. 

Next up on this hop is Hussena Calcuttawala, you'll want to check out what she has created to share with you! 

If you got lost on the hop, let me help you find your way.  Here are all the stops for the Club Kit Blog Hop: 

Spellbinders Blog
Yana Smakula
Nichol Spohr
Tina Smith
Desiree Kuemmerle
Kathy Clement
Bibi Cameron
Jackie Pasko
Marie Heiderscheit
Jill Hilliard
You Are Here-----Carrie Rhoades
Hussena Calcuttawala
Jennifer Snyder
Jean Manis
Virginia Lu
Jeanne Jachna
Ilina Crouse

Below you will find all the things I used to make todays card. Affiliate links have been used. These links are a no cost way for you to support the makers that inspire you. Please shop the links of the creators that inspire you, it helps keep their blog and YouTube channel going. I know when you shop my links it means so much to me, so THANK YOU! 

 

 

 

I hope you are enjoying the hop and that I see you again soon! 

Foxy Valentine Sweater Card for Hubby

Hello my crafty friends!  Happy Valentines Day! 

I hope to day you do something for you that makes you happy!  

For today's card I am making a Valentine for my Hubby.  It's part of a collaboration with my friend Jen Hartsgrove of Katahdin Krafts.  We challenged each other to make a card for our hubbies. 

As Bill and I have been marries for 25 years I thought it would be fun to use the Warm Wishes stamp set to make two foxes with matching valentine sweaters. The thought being we have been married for so long that soon we are going to start dressing in matching sweaters. It's corny and cute. 

They are pretty cute, right!  

Let's take a close up look at the sweaters and the background. 

Both the sweaters have heart detailing drawn in with a Copic marker.. It's very easy, just make a "v" like shape. 

The background of the card has some very subtle hearts made with a heart stencil and water over a distress oxide ink blended background. 

You can watch the making of this card in the video below to see how I made the sweaters and the background. 

And when you watch the video you will see how I had to redo a few things, including the stamped and colored girl fox. Here's what I did with the one I ended up not using on the outside of the card. I used it to dress up the inside of the card.

 

 

 

 

Now let's take a look at four other cards I made with the Warm Wishes stamp set. 
First upI have a card made for Halloween. 

In these cards you will see that I colored his face in and did not attempt to leave half white as I did with the Valentine card. This sweater is two colors with a colored pumpkin stamped and colored in the center of the sweater. 

I used the exact same layout for this card, but changed up my fox for a fall look.  You can also use the stamped images meant for the sweater as accents for your creations as well. 

I used the same detailing on this sweater as I did on the Valentine's card, but I put the shapes in rows and closer together. This gives the sweater a cable knit look.  And doesn't adding a mouth bring him to life!!! He looks so warm and cozy in his Christmas sweater. 

Lastly, I have a card that I made with the Warm Wished stamp set, but I did not use the fox. 

I used the trees and snowflakes to make a snow globe on my card.  The snowglobe is a die set also from HoneyBee, I have listed it below if you want to check it out. 

Below I have listed and linked the supplies I used to make my Valentine card. 

Raining Hearts Stencil - Penguin Palace

Affiliate links have been used at no cost to you. Clicking on my links means you are supporting my channel at no cost to you, THANK YOU! 

 

 

 

Thank you for taking time out of your day to stop by and let me share my creations with you. I will be back on Tuesday for more ideas with the Everyday Purse Bundle! 

 

Cupids Card and Treat Box

Playing with a new stamp set from Avery Elle today, Cupids. It is a such a cute stamp set that has three different cupid images and tons of coordinating images as well as sentiments. 

I have had this set sitting out waiting to use it and I am happy I finally got some projects made with it. I am excited to share them with you, in addition to this blog post you can also watch the making of these cards in this video right HERE. 

I felt like my card needed a coordinating treat box with it, cause it's Valentine's Day, everyone should get a box of chocolates! 

To color in my cute little cupids I used my Arteza colored pencils. These images are so quick and easy to color. Colored pencils seemed like the perfect medium to use for the soft look I was going for. I wanted the birds and the cupids wings to match my Cool Pool card stock, so I layered up two different colored pencils; A030 Mint and A089 Ocean Blue. Coloring with the Mint first in a very light layer. Then I went over the top of that with the Ocean Blue in another light layer. Finally finished that off with a light layer of the Mint. In order to help these blend smoothly I used a blending stump and Gamsol.  

The cloud backdrop is the Cloud Mat die by Avery Elle. I die cut it from Cool Pool card stock and then glued the frame from the Snapshot frames die set from FSJ.  The Snapshot frame die set is currently on sale at the Spellbinder shop as part of their Big Sale on Dies. This made a smaller area for my cupid to fly on. 

I also love the white embossed background made with the I Heart embossing folder, also by FSJ.  Isn't it cute how the hearts peek through the clouds. 

Now let's take a look at the coordinating treat box. 

This treat box was made with the Charming Cottage die set by Spellbinders. It was designed to be a Christmas box that you can make into a gingerbread house. But it can be used year round when paired with your other stamps and dies. Plus, it is also on SALE at Spellbinders!  BONUS!  

I used one of the squares in the set to make an opening into the box so you can see the treats inside!  There are about 16 kisses inside and is fills it up about half way.  So there is more room in there than you think!  

I used White StazOn ink to stamp the cloud on the window sheet for a fun added detail.  

You can watch the making of these projects in the video below.  If you have not yet done so, I would LOVE for you to subscribe to my YouTube channel. Ring the little bell when you are there and then YouTube will let you know when I have a new video. 

 

Thank you so much for stopping by and letting me share my creations with you!  

You can find all the things I used to make these projects listed and linked for you below. Affiliate links have been used. That means, when you shop my links you are helping to support this blog and YouTube channel at no cost to you.  So, when you are inspired by a maker, shop their links.  It's a little thing you can do to support the person you learned from and it does not cost you anything. 

 

 

 

 

Valentine's Card with a Christmas Stamp Set

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

 

 

 

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

 

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

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

 

Skisons Greetings Stamp Set $15.99

Christmoose Stamp Set $15.99

 

 

 

 

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

Snarky Valentine's Card with Glimmer Hot Foil

We all have friends and we might even be that person who does not like Valentine's Day.  It can be a hard day.  I think we should show love to the people in our lives regularly and not just on a date the calendar tells us to. But Valentine's Day is a fun time to say you care and show love to everyone, not just your sweetheart. And today's cards have a little of both, a card for your sweetheart and one for that person who is not excited about Valentine's Day. 

The new Snarky Hearts Glimmer Hot Foil plates are what started these cards. This set is a mix of sweet and sassy conversation like hearts. 

I decided to make one card traditional, for your sweetheart, and the other a snarky, sassy card. Take a look. 

First of all we have to talk about the foils!  Not only do they have the shine of foil, but they also sparkle. But not like glitter, like a disco ball!  They two foils that do this are the Speckled Prism and the Speckled Aura. Both will be coming soon to the Spellbinders Shop. The third foil I used is the Magenta Foil, such a great, deep pink color.  Magenta is available now. And so are the Snarky Hearts Glimmer Hot Foil Plates. I will link some similar foils below and watch for these ones to hit the shop soon! 

If you have never seen Glimmer Hot Foil in action you will want to check out the video making of these cards. And I will attempt to explain it to you here. Glimmer Hot Foil plates look like dies, but do not cut, they are a plate that gets hot when put on the Glimmer Hot Foil machine. Once it heats the plate, you lay a piece of Glimmer Foil on the plate, pretty side down. Then add your card stock and the two shims that come with the machine. Press the timer button. When that goes off after about a minute; remove the base from the machine and run this through your die cut machine. Take care not to move the shims/plates on top and run it through the machine slowly. Then you can remove the foil from the paper, revealing the foiled image. 

These hearts are so easy to foil, the solid surface is great for foils that have a pattern to them.  And this set also comes with a heart die, so you can easily cut them out after foiling them, I so appreciate that!  This particular hot foil kit was designed to go with the January 2020 Glimmer Hot Foil set of the month, a subscription you can get from Spellbinders. Each month they send you an exclusive hot foil set and a roll of foil.  It's pretty cool! 

These cards have the same layout and repeating design elements. They both have a dry embossed background. For the "love" card I used the Love Stripes embossing folder and for the "snarky" card I used the I heart embossing folder, both are from Fun Stampers Journey (aka FSJ). FSJ is a product line sold at Spellbinders. I LOVE the look of dry embossing on white card stock for a background! 

I also used the same die cut heart in the center of each card but from different printed papers. Each has a sentiment on the heart.  The die cut word "love" has been backed with 5 layers of the same die cut from Sweet Berry card stock to give it some height and an added pink element. 

I did the same peek of pink on the snarky card by adding layers of pink hearts behind the largest heart. 

For the sentiment on this card I used a stamp and die set, Outline Bet.  I stamped the letters on black card stock and embossed them with white powder before die cutting them out and mounting them to the heart with foam squares. The word valentine is from an Avery Elle stamp set, super cute, I linked it below. 

 

On both cards I added an additional element of shine by filling in the sequins and focal point sentiment with Journey Glaze. You can see the entire process in this video from my YouTube channel. 

 

If you have yet to subscribe to my YouTube channel, you can do so here:https://www.youtube.com/carrierhoades. I have new videos weekly!  

Now, I'd love to hear from you, let me know which card I made today is your favorite. 

All the supplies I used to make these cards have been listed and linked for you below. Affiliate links have been used, meaning I link products I love and use and if you shop for them right here, I get a small percentage of the sale at NO COST to you. It means, you are helping to support this blog and YouTube channel, thank you so very much! 

 

 

Thank you so very much for stopping by! 

 

Eyes On You Pop Up Gift Bag

Happy Valentines Day! 

Today's project happens to be the gift bag I am giving to my girls this morning with a few goodies in it. I used my Let's Toast Pull Tab Add On Die set from Lawn Fawn to make this monster pop up out of the grass.

I folded the legs of the monster to make him short and then when you pull the tab he pops up and gets tall. It's too cute!  

I also attached a sentiment to the pull tab that is revealed when he pops up. 

Just putting a couple little things in here for my girls.  I know these bags will bring them a smile. 

I hope you have a fabulous Valentine's Day and get to show love to someone. 

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

If you do not follow me on Facebook you can find my page HERE. I do live videos every Monday and Friday night at 8pm MST. 

If you want more ideas with the Let's Toast bundle of products by Lawn Fawn you can get my Let's Toast Tutorial HERE. 

And don't miss out on this month's tutorial, Sending My Love. 

I have linked the supplies used at the bottom of this post for your convenience. Please let me know if you have any questions, I am glad to help and love to hear from you. 

Sending My Love Tutorial

Introducing the Carrie Stamps February 2019 Stamp Set of the Month...... Sending My Love by FSJ!

This stamp set earned it's place as stamp set of the month of February because I love that typewriter! 

Two other reasons I picked this set as my stamp set of the month is because it has several sentiments and a coordinating die set.  

So, what can you expect from me each month with my Stamp Set of the month? TWO fabulous things just for you!

1. Every Monday night at 8pm MST I will do a live demonstration with the Stamp set of the Month on my Facebook page.  Be sure to like and follow my page as well as request to be notified when I go live so you don't miss any of my live videos. 
2.  A tutorial with 4 exclusive projects designed by me with the Sending my Love stamp set of the month.  The exclusive projects are ones that only those to purchase the tutorial will see.  Included in the purchase of the tutorial you will receive a full color step by step PDF tutorial to print out or view on line as well as a full video tutorial where I create all four of the projects start to finish.  And this tutorial is only $5. 

Click the image below to purchase your Sending My Love tutorial for just $5. 

Upon receipt of payment I will email you the PDF and private video link. 

So, how would you like to see the Sending My Love stamp set on a cute project?  This is the project I shared on my Facebook Live demonstration on Monday night.  It's a Valentine mail box. 

Complete with little valentines in baby envelopes to put in the mail slot. 

Below you can watch the making of this box incase you missed me live. 

 

Below I have linked all the products I used to make this box. If you have any questions about this project or the Sending My Love tutorial please ask. 

If you are interested in my other stamp set of the month tutorials you can see January's HERE. 

Affiliate Links have been used at no cost to you, thank you for your support. 

 

 

Little Monster Box

It is no secret that I LOVE shakers. And have been making since the beginning of my paper crafting endeavors.  AND, I LOVE using sprinkles as my shaker element. So, today's project includes both!  A shaker with sprinkles. But the twist is that it is not on a card, it is on a box. 

This cute little box is roughly the same size as a deck of cards, that is exactly what this box looks like in fact. So you can see that this shaker window is small. A tiny little shaker window. WITH SPRINKLES!  I'm not even sure I can convey my excitement about such things in writing. 

He is pretty cute. And this was an easy ink blended background to make on a small piece of card stock. Then I stamped the top of the monster and accented the image with a marker and a white gel pen. 

I did save the die cut heart and added a sentiment to it so I had something cute to put on the back of the box. And my finishing touch was the handle made of matching ribbon. 

You can watch the making of this box below, and if you'd like to catch me LIVE you can find me every Monday night and Friday night at 8pm MST on my Facebook Page. 

 

If you have any questions about this project please ask and feel free to leave a comment below. Scroll to the bottom of this post to find links to all the products I used. 

 

Galentines Gable Favor Boxes

Welcome back to another FSJ Creative Team Blog Hop! 

Today I am going to share with you a few projects made using the Gable Favor Box and some of the newly released stamp sets from the Follow Your Heart collection from FSJ. 

These projects are all very different but have a few things in common, they are all made using the Gable Favor die and they all have a background made with Distress Oxide inks. 

All these boxes can be used for Valentines treats/gifts or Galentines!  Especially this first box, made with the Hey Girl stamp set. 

This is the perfect gift box for a friend on Valentines Day! These boxes are very easy to put together.  I love that they have a good size front panel to add something cute. And are big enough to hold a decent sized treat or gift. 

I LOVE the background on this box, a technique that I learned by watching a video of Ashely Tucker's. Aren't the clouds so cute! If you keep reading to the bottom of this post I have a video of the making of all three of the boxes in today's post, as well as a list of all the supplies I used. 

I colored this image in using my Zig Clean Color Real Brush Markers on Bristol Smooth card stock.  

The second box is for a dog lover, I designed it to have the feel of a dog house. 

For this box I used the Valentine Pals stamp set by FSJ, also one of their new releases in the Follow Your Heart Collection. And I think it's my favorite!  Look how cute that little doggie is!  The background on this box was made by layering an ink blended background with a  stamped layer over the top, but with a Distress Oxide twist. 

I love that this box has a little interactive element to it. The door opens to reveal the sentiment. 

 The last box in this series is very unique, in that is combines a galaxy background the Real Gem stamp set. It was inspired by my daughter's love of the tv series Steven Universe. The characters in this show all have a gem attached to them and some of the characters are from other planets. So, this box is one I could gift to my girls and they would LOVE it. But I also feel like it works for any one who loves glam! 

Isn't it pretty!  This background was one of my favorites to make! 

Speaking of back grounds, all the background panels for the front of the Gable Favor Boxes measure 3-1/8" x 3-1/4", so when mounted to the front of this box you have a nice border all the way around. This box is the only one I made where the background was mounted to another panel of card stock. That layer measures 3-1/4" x 3-3/8", just 1/8" bigger on both sides. I like to write these measurements down on the packaging I keep the die in, so that each time I pull that die out to use it, I have it and do not have to figure out that size again. 

This background incorporates 4 colors of Distress Oxide inks, water,  Whip Cream acrylic paint, and 5 colors of Silk.  You will want to watch the video to see it being made. 

I love the addition of the Trendy Gems with this design, it really makes the whole thing just come together. 

Below you can watch each of the boxes come together and see how I made them, step by step. 

 

 

 

In the video I show how to cut out this box using one piece of 8-1/2" x 11" piece of card stock on a large die cutting machine, if you have a standard machine you can also cut this box out with one piece of card stock. Just cut the card stock in half and cut it like described in the video, with the flap hanging off one side about 1/8" of an inch.

Now you will want to continue on with the blog hop. Next up is Christine Chan at Love of Sparkles, she is an amazing paper artist!  

Here is the entire list of blogs on the hop: 

*Carrie Rhoades  - you are here*

 

Christine Chan

 

Jill Hilliard

 

Marty McGee

 

Alissa Hall

 

Kazan Clark

 

Lezlye Lauterbach

 

If you get lost along this hop or a link does not work for you, you can also find this blog hop on the FSJ blog HERE. 

Thank you so  much for stopping by, please leave a comment and let me know how you like the blog hop and the projects. Of course I am here to help if you have any questions.  Below you will find links to all the products I used to make today's Gable Favor Boxes. 

 

 

Little Monster Valentine

All the fun Valentine gifts and decor are on full display every where you go. Recently I was walking through Walmart and saw some cute little stuffies for Valentines Day, they were little monsters. And so cute.  So that is what inspired todays card. I pulled out my Eyes On You stamp set from Halloween and decided to use it to make a Valentine card. 

Below you can see the little monsters that sparked my creativity.

I loved the pink and purple together and so that is the color scheme I used for this Paper Bag Envelope Card. 

For this card I started with a die set from Spellbinders called the Paper Bag Envelope. It is currently on clearance for $8.09!  Which is a reason to love it, right! 

The top layer of my paper bag, the background, was die cut using one of the dies from this set. Then I used my True Color Fusion inks by FSJ to blend a background. Then I stamped the heart from the Eyes on You stamp set over the top of the blended background in the same colors as the ink I used. The ink colors are: Grape Fusion, Watermelon Fusion, and Bubble Gum.  

The insert for this Paper Bag Envelope is 3-1/8" x 4-7/8", I personally write this on the packaging for the die, so that each time I go to use this die I do not have to figure out what size to cut my insert. 

To color in my monsters I used my Zig Clean Color Real Brush Markers. These are a water based marker, that blend with each other. I used #084 - Deep Violet, #080 - Violet, #083 - Lilac, and #999 - Blender for the large monster on the front. I accented the monster in the card insert with #026 - Light Pink. One important think you want to take note of here, these markers work the best on Bristol Smooth card stock by Strathmore.  If you have tried these markers and have not loved the result give them a second try on Bristol Smooth card stock and you will change you mind.  I have also used these markers on image that have been stamped and embossed with black powder on watercolor paper and have loved the result as well. 

Below you can watch the making of this project from last nights Facebook Friday live demonstration. 

 

Scroll to the bottom of this post to find all  products I used to make the projects link for you. 

Thank you so much for stopping by, I love sharing my creations with you and hopefully inspiring you to create as well. 

Affiliate Links have been used at no cost to you, thank you for shopping with me and allowing me to share what I love with you. 

 

January Happy Stamping Box

The January Happy Stamping Box is available for order! 

You are invited to join me in creating some CUTE Valentine themed projects from the comfort of your own home with the Happy Stamping Box! 

The January box features the Valentine Pals stamp set and coordinating die set, heart punch, glittered foam stickers, sequins and printed paper. The theme this month is Valentines, but I have included a birthday card and a card that can be used as a thank you card as well.  

From this box you will be making 5 cards, with an opportunity to earn a BONUS 6th project for FREE! Each project is a unique creation designed by me.  Some cool things we will be making are a shaker window card, a window card, a double z-fold card and if you earn the BONUS project, a shape card with pop ups!  You are going to love these cards so much you might have a hard time giving them away! 

With the purchase of your box you will get an invitation to my private Facebook page, The Happy Stamping Box.  Where you will have access to a printable PDF tutorial for the class projects.  And this page is where the LIVE online class video will take place. 

INCLUDED IN YOUR DECEMBER HAPPY STAMPING BOX:

(a kit only box is available with out the stamps, dies and punch)

Valentine Pals stamp set (set of 15)

Valentine Pals die set (set of 4)

From the Heart Printed Paper sampler pack

Heart Punch

Silver Sequins

Silver Glittered Stickers

Accessories to complete your projects

5 project kits, cut and ready to make

Full Color PDF tutorial to print out for use with the On-Line Class

On-Line Class - taught LIVE so you can stamp along with me and ask questions (available for 3 weeks after the live event to watch at your convenience)

BONUS PROJECT: 

Earn a 6th Bonus Project for FREE by ordering your January Happy Stamping Box by JANUARY 2nd or inviting a friend I have not to join. Just email me your friends name and you BOTH get the BONUS PROJECT! 

WHAT YOU NEED:

You will need to have some basic supplies on hand to make these projects.  Below I have shared what I will be using. Feel free to use what supplies you have on hand or click to shop for exactly what I will be using, scroll to bottom for clickable links. 

Black Licorice stamp pad, Watermelon Fusion Stamp pad (bright pink), Markers or Pencils to color in your stamped images, Glue, foam squares, scissors, anti-static tool, crease tool. 

WHEN IS THE CLASS? 

The January Happy Stamping Box class will be held LIVE in the private Facebook group on Saturday, January 26th at 9:30am MST.  If you can not make the LIVE event the video will be available after the event in the Facebook group for 3 weeks for you to watch at your convenience. 

You will be added to the Facebook group about 1 week prior to the LIVE class. If we are not currently friends on Facebook please send me a friend request when you sign up for this class (Carrie Cady Rhoades) so I can easily add you to the page. 

REGISTRATION: 

Registration for the January Happy Stamping Box is now open and closes on January 4th. Your registration options are listed below with links to register via PayPal. 

OPTION 1 - Full Kit ~ $55 (plus $7 shipping)

Box includes: 5 project kits, Valentine Pals stamp set, Valentine Pals die set, Heart Punch, Silver Sequins, Silver Glittered Stickers, From the Heart Printed Paper sampler, accessories to finish your card, envelopes, access to the private Facebook group, access to the full color printable PDF. 

Register here for the FULL KIT: 

 

OPTION 2 - MATERIALS ONLY KIT ~ $30 (plus $7 shipping)

Box includes: 5 project kits, Silver Sequins sampler, Silver Glittered Stickers, From the Heart Printed Paper sampler, accessories to finish your card, envelopes, access to the private Facebook group, access to the full color printable PDF. 

Register here for the Materials Only Kit:

<center?. /> All products for the kits will be ordered and prepared by me after the registration deadline, January 4th. I do not have all the product on hand, it is ordered when registration is complete. Class kit ordering, cutting and preparing take 10-12 days after the deadline. The expected shipping date for all boxes is January 18th. 

Happy Stamping Boxes can only be mailed with in the United States at this time, send me a special request if you are outside the US. ([email protected])

Registration ends on January 4th. 

The LIVE class is on Saturday January 26th at 9:30am MST.  The recorded class will be available for viewing immediately after the live class is over for your to watch at your convenience for up to 3 weeks.  After 3 weeks the video and PDF will be removed in preparation for the February Happy Stamping Box class.  

The PDF tutorial will post to the Happy Stamping Box FB page around 1/21/19 for you to print out and use along with the LIVE class. 

Everyone is welcome to join, new stampers, professional stampers, beginners, etc. Try out my Happy Stamping Box, I know we will have fun  making!  

I have some very cute cards for you this month, you are going to be thrilled!  Can't wait to create them with you! 

Clickable links to all the supplies I will be using to complete the cards on the live class are linked for you below. Feel free to sub in product that you already have on hand. 

 

Valentine Macarons

Hey stamping friends!  This week I am going to be sharing with you the versatility of the Let's Eat Cake stamp set by Fun Stampers Journey.  It is obvious that this stamp set makes for some CUTE birthday cards.  But I also thought it would be fun to play around with it and see what other fun things I could do this this set. 

Today's card is a Valentine card, because, well, it is 2/14. This is a card I made for a friend. I colored my macarons in pinks and red for the occasion using my Color Burst pencils. 

The background paper for this card was made on my Gel Press, you can see the video of how I made it on my Facebook page. I'd love for you to follow me there, I do live video's every Friday night with exclusive projects just for my followers.  

Be sure to check back here on Friday as well, when I share another idea with this same stamped image, you're gonna flip over it!  

I hope you have a fabulous Valentines Day.  Just enjoy the day no matter what it brings and find a way to show love to someone today. 

Everyday Script Valentine

Wouldn't you love to get a valentine in the mail?  I think Valentines Day is all about how I can show love to the people in my life.  And one of the ways I do that is with cards.  I've heard it said a card is a hug with fold in the middle.  Cheesy, I know, but and unexpected card can really put a smile one someones face and if it's hand made, yeah, that 's a hug!  

I wanted to show off a Gel Press print on book paper and this is the card that resulted. 

I never thought I'd use orange on a valentine card but I love the touches of orange in the book page background and the heart really pulls it out of the background. 

And how about those XO clips!!!  Think of all the things you could put these on!  It's the little things that bring me joy!  (These Love Clips are a Bloom Benefit from Fun Stampers Journey that you can get for free with a $100 purchase #AC-0347)

Have you heard of the Gel Press?  It's such a fun and easy tool for making your own prints, it's one of my favorite things, so please let me know if you have any questions about it. I have done a few video's on it on my Facebook page, you can find that HERE. 

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Thanks for visiting. I'd love to hear from you, your thoughts and comments make my day! 

February Coach Collective

The February edition of the Coach Collective is now available for purchase! 

Coach Collective is a collaboration of 12 Journey Coaches.  We have each designed a project and created a step by step tutorial for this exclusive project.  These 12 tutorials have been bundled together in one document.  In the February edition of the Coach Collective you will get 12 exclusive step by step tutorials for these cute valentine projects that I know you are going to love! 

Take a look at the projects included. 

 

There are THREE WAYS to get this bundle of tutorials: 

You can purchase your February Coach Collective Bundle HERE for just $15.

 

                                                                

 

 

Make a purchase of $45 or more at my On-Line Store between February 1 and 28, 2018, and I will send this tutorial as my free gift to you.

JOIN MY TEAM, every one on my team gets the Coach Collective free each month.  Find out more about becoming a Journey Coach HERE. 

 

NOTE: with all of these options I will email you the bundle directly, if you have not received the tutorial with in 12 hours of your online order or paypal purchase please feel free to contact me.  

If you have any questions about this tutorial please feel free to ask.  I'd love to see your creations from this tutorial! 

Magical Unicorn Valentine

When your nine year old daughter mentions "unicorn valentine", what do you do? If you are a card maker you have to make that card!  That's what we do, when inspiration strikes we put everything else on the back burner while the creative juices are flowing and make that card.  There really is no back burner in this scenario.  All the burners are taken up with rubber stamps, ink pads, cut up paper, dies, glitter, punches, foam squares and all the things. 

What can I say?  Organza Ribbon, a heart rhinestone, Sparkle Silk and a UNICORN.  It's magical. 

To make this unicorn magical here is what I did:

1. I colored the unicorn with Journey Color Burst Pencils (#2, #6,#9,#46)

2. Covered all the colored areas with Sparkle Silk

3. Then covered all of that with Journey Glaze. 

This is such a fun stamp set, great for Mom's and daughters!  I loved unicorns as a little girl and now my daughter love them too. 

I had the Serendipity books and the Unicorn and Pegasus books where my favorite. Did anyone else have these books? 

You can shop the supplies used to make this card here:  

 

Thank you for stopping by my blog.  It brings me joy to share my love of card making with you and my hope is that you are inspired and found some new ideas. 

Today is your last day to get the January Coach Collective. 

 

 

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SNEAK PEEK of February's Coach Collective

Just two more days to get your January Coach Collective tutorial bundle.  But I thought you'd like to take a look at what projects we have for you in the upcoming February Coach Collective.  We have a new way to share these projects with you, in the form of a video.  Check it out and let me know what you think! 

 

You can pre-order your February Coach Collective HERE. I will email it to you on 2/1/18. 

Some pretty cute projects!!! 

You still have two days to get the January Coach Collective!  

Heart Shaped Valentine Card

 I've been playing around in Silhouette Studio to create a card idea that was floating around in my head and it was perfect for this week's challenge at Stampin' Royalty.

Our challenge this week is VALENTINES! The floating idea in my head was a card that opens and is shaped like a heart with a pocket on the front.  I designed this card in Silhouette Studio and let it do the cutting for me. 

And this is the result.  I wanted the card to fit in a standard A2 envelope (5-1/2" x 4-1/4") and this card does. 

And I wanted to be able to have a little pull out card in the pocket to write something cute.  

But I also thought it would be great to put a gift card in there too!

Okay, I did not want to run down stairs to get a gift card from my purse for this picture, so I just used a business card. A gift card would really be more fun. 

This card also looks great with out using the pocket.  

Here is the card open, the sentiment stamped here and on the outside of the card are from the Sealed with Love stamp set by Stampin' Up!  The designer paper I used is the coordinating paper for this stamp set, called Sending Love. 

I'd love the share the cut pattern with you so you can make your own card in the Silhouette design studio.  If you have a Silhouette download this file from Google Docs and open it in Silhouette to use my cut file.  This is the first time I am sharing a cut file, so let's see how it goes.  Click the link to the google doc below.  Download the file and then save it to your computer then right click on it to open it in Silhouette Studio.  You must have Silhouette Studio to us the file below.  If you'd like a print able version of this card so you can cut them out by hand email me at [email protected] and I will send it to you. 

Heart Shaped Valentine Card Cut File

Thank you for taking time to stop and visit my blog.  If you have any questions about this card please let me know.  

And take some time to see what my fellow Goddesses have created for our Valentines Challenge and play along with us!