Two videos and 10 cards! I had so much fun creating I had to turn it into 2 videos! I started by creating Gel Press prints that would be the background for my cards. In the making of the prints I feature DIY stencils that are left over card stock from die cutting images. The prints turned out super cool. And then the thing that always happens when I make Gel Press Prints happened, I could not stop! I was having too much fun playing. In the first video below you get to see the making of these prints. And then there is a second video where I turn them into cards.
Here's a peek a few of the Gel Press prints...
And here you can watch the making of the prints.
And then I pulled out my Glimmer Hot Foil system and some new plates from Spellbinders designed by Yana Smakula. The Polka Dot Strip and Yana's Sentiments. Both are great go to Glimmer Hot Foil sets that I will use time and time again.
The look that you get when you Glimmer Hot foil over a Gel Press Print is not the same as when you hot foil on smooth card stock. You get more of a mixed media, grungy look. I love combining the matte finish of the acrylic paint on the print with the shiny finish of the hot foil. It made for some really fun cards.
Here you can watch the Glimmer Hot Foiling and the making of the cards.
Now let's get a closer look at those cards!
Card #1
Card #2
Card #3
Card #4
Card #5
Card #6
Card #7
Card #8
Card #9
Card #10
The process of making these cards was a lesson in just playing. From playing with the paint when making the prints to picking out the color of foil for the Polka Dot Strip to adding die cuts and embellishments to the cards.
I would love to know which card is your favorite. And what do you think of Gel Press Prints with Glimmer Hot Foil?
Thank you so much for stopping by and letting me share my adventures in creating! You will find cool things I used to make these cards below. Affiliate links have been used at no cost to you. Thank you for your support!
Hello my crafty friends! Today is episode 3 of my Everyday Purse series.
Today I am going to be altering the purses. Making the purse wider, or thiner and able to accommodate items that are longer than the purse.
Here you can see both the wider version and the thinner version.
You are going to want to watch the video to see how it's done. You are going to love how easy it is!
To alter the purse only takes a few easy steps. For either widening the purse or making it more narrow, you are going to want to cut off the side flaps.
You can see here that the chocolate I used is hanging out the sides of the purse. Removing the side pieces allows you to accommodate larger sized objects.
The chocolate I used is also wider than this purse. So, when adhering the bottom flaps of this purse together I widen the base by not completely overlapping the base flaps. This widened the base about 1/4"- 1/2". You can change the width of your purse by measuring the item you want it to hold and then adhere the base flaps together with the added width you need.
And can we talk about the pattern on this wider purse!!! I am in love with it. I used the To The Point Turnabout stamp set to create it. If you are not familiar with turnabout stamps, you are in for a treat. Imagine being able to stamp and background stamp in multiple colors, quickly and easily creating your own printed paper! That is what turnabout stamps do! This unique method and design of turnabout stamps allows you to take one image stamp it in one color, turn your paper stamp it in another color, for a total of four turns and four colors! I am in love with them! And with the To The Point turnabout you can actually put down 8 colors on your stamped panel!!! I'll show you how in the video that goes with this blog post.
Take a look at the thinner Everyday purse.
This purse is great for using up your printed papers. I decided to do some pattern mixing on this one for a fun look. And since the candy I wanted to put in this purse was thin, I needed to make this purse fit it, so there was not too much room around the candy bar.
To make this purse thiner I just cut the bottom flaps of the purse down to about 1/2". With the sides already removed, this makes the purse the perfect size for this thin candy bar.
This purses will make a great little gift, or add a gift card inside to take it up a notch. I also love the idea of these purses being party favors. Which makes me want to throw a party just so these can be the party favors!
Incase you missed it, I have linked the two other videos with this die set. Check them out here:
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.
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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!
Hey there stamping friends, I am back with Episode 2 of my February Stamp Set of the Month series. This month's featured set is the Everyday Purse bundle from Concord & 9th, a collaboration set with my friend, Becky Roberts of Inking Idaho. I am in love with this die set and am excited to be sharing new ideas with this bundle for you each week.
This week, I wanted to use some specialty papers by Tonic for a leather look for my purses. And I decided to turn them into clutches.
The paper that I used to make these clutches is from Tonic's Specialty paper line. The red purse is die cut from the Red Berries paper and the silver from Pewter Slates. Both of these papers are Hand Crafted Cotton Papers. They are very soft and delicate. So when using this paper for these purses be sure to treat them with care. Because the end result is stunning!
Because this paper is delicate it gave me the idea to line it with patterned paper. You can get a glimpse of it the picture above and see it being made in the video below.
For the red purse, I used some fun black and white patterned paper that I had in my stash for the liner.
Also, the liner helps hid the end of the clutch handle.
The tassels on both purses were made with the Playful Lightweight Paper pack that Concord & 9th carries. With 10 colors in this pack it is easy to find one that will coordinate with your project. But if not, one of the colors is white, so you can always add ink to that one so that it matches your project exactly.
Here you can check out the video, making of these clutch purses and get all the tips and techniques to creating these clutches. And I'll show you how I made the patent leather accents.
Below I have listed and linked the items used to make these clutches. Affiliate links have been used. When you click and shop the I do get a small percentage of the sale at no cost to you. And that means you get to help support this blog and YouTube channel. I think it is so generous to shop the links of those makers that inspire us and give them credit for the inspiration and knowledge they share with us. So, I encourage you to shop with those that have done that for you.
Thank you so very much for spending a little time with me today.
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.
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!
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Hello crafters! Today I a fun one! I am getting painty, with the Gel Press. I will be making two different backgrounds to use in todays card and doing some paper piecing with the prints I make.
Watch and let me know if you think Gel Press print making is for card makers, is it for you?
This is Episode 5 of January Stamp Set of the month series featuring the Peek A Boo Balloon stamp and die set. Let me set the scene. I picture a Saturday at the park and there's a Hot Air Balloon booth giving rides. The balloon is tethered so you don't have to worry about going to high, it just a taste of hot air ballooning.
Here's the card, see if you can spot all the places I used Gel Press prints.
You can see all the Gel Press print making in this video:
First up, the sky background on this slimline card is a Gel Press print. I used die cut clouds from the Cloud Mat die as masks on my Gel Press.
I also used several different Gel Press Prints to paper piece the ballon in a rainbow of prints.
For the Market Stand, I paper pieced faux woodgrain print, which I also show you how to make in the video.
Both the animals are from the Peek-a-Boo Pals stamp set and were colored in with Copic Markers. The hippo and monkey have to my faves!
Once again I did a slimline card, a card that fits in a business sized envelope.
Here are the measurements I use:
Card Base: 9-1/4" x 7-3/4" scored at 3-7/8"
Card Front: 3-3/4" x 9-1/8"
You can find all the items I used to make this listed and linked for you below.
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Thank you for your support and stopping by to let me share my creations with you!
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.
I have listed and linked all the supplies I used to make today's card for you below.
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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.
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!
Hello, it's time for Episode 4 of my January Stamp Set of the month Series. Today I am using the Pull Tab die set to create an interactive card with the featured stamp set, Peek-A-Boo Balloon. They are the perfect match! And speaking of great matches, the Peek-A-Boo Balloon set seems to be the perfect match for Slimline cards! I have decided that I am making a set of Slimline card this month, as this is the third one! And, next week, might be too!
Let's take a look at the card.
First up lets' talk about why I thought of making a hot air balloon card with a car in it. Being from a town that has a lot of hot air balloon activity you learn a few things. One being that when a balloon takes off there is a chaser card that follows the balloon and is then there when it lands to collect the ballon and what not and take it and the people home. Although I am sure in the day of the cell phone it makes all of this much less adventurous as it sounds.
If you want to try making a Slimline card, a card that fits into a business sized envelope here are the measurements.
CARD BASE: 9-1/4" x 7-3/4", scored at 3-5/8"
CARD FRONT: 3-3/4" x 9-1/8"
Having an interactive element on any card makes it that much more fun! And I love the Pull Tab paired with the Hot Air Balloon!
How about this Peek-A-Boo card!?! I love that Avery Elle has given us so many fun ways to use the Peek-A-Boo animals! The card just makes me smile when I put the paws on the steering wheel!
Okay, time to check out the video, the making of this card.
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Thank you so much for stopping by! See you again real soon with more cute things!
Hey there stamping friends. I am back with Episode 3 of my January Stamp Set of the month series. Featuring the Peek A Boo Balloon stamp and die set by Avery Elle.
Each week I will be bringing you new ideas with this set! Today's card is a slimline card, I know I did that last week. But it seems to be the perfect card size for this stamp set. This week I knew I wanted to include two balloons on one card, and slimline is the perfect fit for this.
This card was inspired by the night glow event that we have in Boise, Idaho. At this event hot air balloons fire up at night but are tethered to the ground. It is a sight to see with hundreds of balloons a glow.
To set the night time scene, I used Arteza watercolors. And made a gradient of blues down the watercolor paper panel that would become my card front. For a slimline card (a card that fits a business size envelope) I cut my card front down to 9-1/8" x 3-3/4" to fit my card that is 9-1/4" x 7-3/4" scored at 3-7/8".
To make the balloon look as if they are glowing I chose to color them with a single color scheme; one yellow and one orange. I chose two shades of yellow from my Arteza Real Brush pens and colored in a circular motion, so that the color was darker around the outer edge and light as you get to the center. The gave the look of the fire glowing on the inside of the balloon.
Since the Arteza Real Brush pens are a water based ink I was able to blend them out further with the use of a water brush pen. To finish off the look I added some highlights with a white gel pen.
To see this card come to life check out the video below.
You can find all the supplies I used to make this card listed and linked for you below.
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Hey there my stamping friends. Today I am bringing you Episode 2 of my January Stamp Set of the Month series, featuring the Peek A Boo Balloon stamp set by Avery Elle.
Today my balloon is flying over the mountains at sunset with a few forest friends aboard.
I decided that since this was a large, slim line card, I wanted to use PanPastels to create the sunset background. They go on so fast, it was perfect for this large surface. If you are not familiar a slim line card is one that fits into a legal sized envelope. The card base measures 9-1/4" x 7-3/4" scored at 3-7/8", so the closed card is 9-1/4" x 3-7/8". The front panel of this card measures 9" x 3-3/4". This is the piece that I used the Pan Pastels on to make the sunset. You can see how beautifully sunset fades from red to orange to yellow. That is because of the highly pigmented PanPastels. They glide so softly on the card stock and blend together with ease. It only takes a small amount to get this nice even coverage. Make sure to watch my video below to see them in action. And I will talk about using a fixative.
I used several Avery Elle stamp sets for this card. They have so many Peek A Boo critter sets that you can mix and match with this balloon. The Fox and Bear are from the Polar Peek A Boo Pals stamp set and the bunny is from the Peek A Boo Pals stamp set. I knew I wanted to crowd some critters in the balloon, I thought it would look so cute. And they had to be forest animals flying over the mountains, which are die cut using the Stitched Mountain borders by Lawn Fawn.
I am loving the slim line card and am thinking there will be a few more in this months series. What do you think, do you like the slim line card? Have you made one before? I think this stamp set lends is self well to this size of card.
If you have any clever ideas for this Peek A Boo Balloon stamp set please leave a comment and let us all know. I have so many more, I can not wait to share them all with you, so make sure to tune back in next Tuesday for more ideas with this stamp set.
Be sure to check out the video below. And if you have not yet done so I'd love for you to subscribe to my YouTube channel.
You can find all the supplies I used to make this card listed and linked for you below. Please feel free to reach out if you have any questions!
Thank you so much for stopping by and letting me share my creations with you. I will be back soon with more stamping inspiration for you and on Tuesday I will have another creation with the Peek A Boo Balloon for you!
Each week in January I will be bringing you new ideas with this stamp set. This week's card is inspired by the frequent visits our neighborhood gets from hot air balloons. They fly right over our house.
Idaho is a great place to see lots of hot air balloons. And it just so happens that we live were most of the hot air balloons land. So in the spring through fall we get a lot of fly overs in our neighborhood. And often we get to see them land. A few times they have come close enough for us to even talk to the riders while flying over! It's very exciting and I always take pictures. Here is one of my faves, just outside my house.
So, this had to be my first card with this set.
I love the elephant in the balloon, he's so big and is floating in a balloon, so cute.
I used distress oxide ink, Salty Ocean to create the sky background. And the roof and chimney is a die set by Lawn Fawn, Roof Top Border. All the stamped images are from Avery Elle. You can use any of their Peek A Boo critters in this ballon set, which is why I love it!
You can check out the making of this card in the YouTube video below.
I will be back again next week with another fun idea with this set. If you have not yet done so, I'd love for you to subscribe to my YouTube channel. I have new videos coming out regularly.
Below I have listed and linked all the supplies I used to make today's card. Please let me know if you have any questions. And if you choose to shop the links below know that doing so helps support this blog and YouTube channel, thank you so much for your support!
Thank you so much for stopping by! And have a blessed 2020!
Hey there stamping friends! This month has been a roller coaster for me! I am late in bringing you the December stamp set of the month series because my computer crashed. I am now back in business, Santa came early and brought me a new computer!
So, this video was in the works when all that happened and I do state that I will be bringing you new ideas with the stamp set of the month each week. Clearly that did not happen, but I will be back next week with another idea with this stamp set.
I guess this is a good time to announce the December stamp set of the month, HoHo Holidays by Lawn Fawn. You probably know by now that Lawn Fawn is my spirit animal! I love everything they put out. And, this Santa themed set is no exception. And I love that there are so many other Lawn Fawn sets and products that I can pair with it.
Today I am pairing the Build-a-House die set with it. I told you I was not done with this die set! I am turning the house into Santa's workshop with the toys rotating in the window with the help of the Reveal Wheel. Let's take a look.
If you have not seen a Reveal Wheel card before it consists of a window in the card and a rotating element that changes the picture in that window. In this case the window shows the different toys being made in Santa's workshop.
The addition of the Holiday Helpers stamp set made this card possible. That is where all the toy images came from as well as the elf on the front of this card.
I'd love for you to watch the video so I can show you how I added the brick texture to the house with a tool you probably have at home.
Check out the video here and if you have not yet done so I'd love for you to subscribe to my channel. Now that I have a new computer I will be back at making a couple video's a week.
Below you will find all the products I used to make this card.
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Thank you so much for stopping by and letting me share my creations with you!
I am excited to be bringing you another fun idea with the Glimmer Hot Foil system. For today's cards I made tone on tone backgrounds with the Art Deco Border Hot Foil Plates. That mean, I used red foil on red card stock. The results are stunning and elegant. Make sure to check out the video on the making of these cards, linked here and at the bottom of this post.
Here you can see the three cards I made using Red, Green and Black foils and card stocks.
I used the same stamps and dies to turn each of the backgrounds into cards. With these shiny, eye catching backgrounds not a lot is needed to create a stunning card. In the video I will show you my tips and trick for getting these borders dies lined up to make quick backgrounds.
Which one is your favorite?
For the green card I added some ink to the edges of the holly leaves so that they would stand out against the green background.
The black card is a smaller square card. Made to this size because of a booboo that happened when making it. A good lesson in make it work, even when something goes wrong.
I love how these backgrounds and cards turned out. It is so satisfying to hold these cards and turn them in the light to get the full effect of the shine from the foiling.
See the Hot Foil machine in action and the making of these cards in this video.
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This is the last one, the last episode featuring the Cocoa Stand stamp and die set by Avery Elle.
This is the card I have been waiting to make! I combined all three kinds of stands, Cocoa Stand, Tree Farm, Sledding Stand into one card. One long card. The finished card is 4" x 9-1/2" and fits in a legal size envelope.
I just adore this stamp set and had to much fun making this card. One of the reasons I love it is because I had so much fun coloring in the images. Every week I have shown you a different medium to color these images in with . This week I used Watercolor pencils. And I AM IN LOVE with watercolor pencils now. I have used them in the past but this time something clicked and I was lost in coloring. I think it is because I have been watching Sandy Allnock, the colorist extordinare, color with watercolor pencils and not only was I inspired but I learned a few things.
So what did I learn about coloring with watercolor pencils?
1.Coloring with watercolor pencils is not like coloring with colored pencils. Think of watercolor pencils as a way of laying down paint. You do not need to worry about blending, about it being neat and smooth. Use the watercolor pencils as a tool to put color in an area. The blending and magic happen when you wet this color and paint with it.
2. Paper matters. I had been using my watercolor pencils on white card stock. And the results were fine. But nothing to get excited about. So I did what seems obvious now and used watercolor paper. The difference was big enough that I started to love watercolor pencils. It was a way for me to get a watercolor look with more control than using straight up watercolor paints.
3. Light to Dark. When I paint out watercolor pencil I want to start with the darkest color I have laid down, but I found the opposite to be best. The reason I start with the light is so that the dark does not over take the light color. When you wet watercolor pencil coloring you are able to pick up that color and move it. I dont want to darken my lightest areas. So, I start with the light and work my way into the dark.
4. Go towards the line. I also found that when I paint I need to paint going towards the outline of the image. Otherwise I am removing the paint at the line. But when I paint moving towards the line I a moving color in that direction and am able to blend the lighter color with the dark.
5. Clean your brush often. Went painting over watercolor pencils the water with the pencil makes paint and your brush is picking up that paint. You can easily transfer that to another section of one image. Now an area that you want to be light could be contaminated with the paint on your brush. So, I clean my brush off even when painting one image that is the same color, so I can maintain the light areas. For example, the strings of lights I painted for this card, each light bulb has a lighter area at the bottom, I was able to maintain that by cleaning off my brush in between each light bulb.
Be sure to watch the video below to see the making of this card so you can see the things I learned about watercolor pencils in action. I will be using Arteza Expert Watercolor Pencils, set of 72. I love how nicely these pencils blend out with water and the price for 72 pencils is perfect for a novice watercolor pencils user.
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Today I am sharing the card I made for my Dad's birthday. For as long as I can remember my Dad as had a thing with Yeti's. So, I knew when I got the Yeti or Not stamp set I would be making some cards for him with the set.
It's a fun set for Christmas but also an easy set to make a masculine card with.
It's a pretty easy card. The background was a quick application of Salty Ocean Distress Oxide ink. Applied in a circular motion and then sprayed with water for the look of snow.
The Stitched Mountain Border dies by Lawn Fawn are a perfect match for this set. And this Yeti is now, over the hill!
And the images in this set make for very quick and easy coloring. I used Copic markers to color in my Yeti.
You can watch the making of this card in the video below.
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Hello there and welcome to Episode 3 of my Cocoa Stand series. Every week I am bringing you a new idea with the Avery Elle stamp set, Cocoa Stand. And today I am actually making a Cocoa Stand. In the past two Episodes I have made a Tree Farm Stand and and Sledding Stand.
I knew that I wanted to do a pink, red and brown card for this hot cocoa theme. It is my current fave for Christmas cards. So I started with an ink blended background. Using ink blending brushes that my daughter spotted in the dollar store!
And I have to say, I was very impressed with how well the dollar store blending brushes worked!
These are the three brushes that my Dollar Tree store had. A dollar a piece. I would like it if they had a bigger size. However, these worked great for the background I made that was a full card front size.
For the background I ink blended Spun Sugar and Picked Raspberry Distress Oxide inks. Which I then splattered with water and Avery Elle Clear Shimmer Spray. Can you see why I love pink for Christmas? This background just makes me happy.
Then I set out stamping and coloring all my images from the Cocoa Stand stamp set and Polar Peek-a-Boo Pals stamp set. It was a lot of images, but I kept the coloring simple with a small selection of Copic Markers for the coloring.
I love that the moose looks like he just busted into the stand and got the lights all tangled up in his antlers. My other favorite thing about this card, is how I made gave the sides of the stand candy cane stripes.
The creating did not end with this card, as with all the other cards in this series, I made a matching gift tag!
The little bear is popping up out of his pink hot cocoa cup! On both of these cards I used Nuvo Jewel Drops in Cocoa Blush to make it look like there is cocoa spilling out. These drops dry translucent with a tint of brown. Perfect for my creations!
You can check out the making of these projects in the YouTube video below. You also have a chance to win today's card, just by leaving a comment on the video over on my YouTube channel. Winner will be announced on next week's video.
Have you made any pink Christmas cards? Or is pink too much for you on a Christmas card? I'd love to know you thoughts. Feel free to leave a comment below.
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I wanted to share with you the card I made using my goodies from Penguin Palace. I won a giveaway and got their newest release of stencils and got to pick out a stamp set. I picked Penguin Agenda.
It's not necessarily a Christmas stamp set, but I wanted to use it to make a Christmas card along with the Crystal Snowflake Stencil.
See how cute these penguins are! They are excited and ready for some snow! Unlike me! I am enjoying this beautiful fall weather we are having in Idaho! But I adore how the snowflake background turned out!
I started with an ink blended background using Tumbled Glass and Peacock Feathers Distress Oxide inks. I used a light hand so that the background would not be too dark. Then I laid the Crystal Snowflake stencil over the background and stenciled on the same colors of ink, for a subtle snowflake background. After cleaning off the stencil I rotated it and positioned it so that the snowflakes did not overlap too much. Then I stenciled with the new NUVO Glacier Paste in Sea Sprite. It is SO YUMMY! This paste is like a mix between Foil and Shimmer! I love the look I got with it.
The sentiment was stamped with the Peacock Feathers Distress ink and embossed with clear powder so that it would match the background.
You can watch the making of this card in the video below. You have to see the Glacier Paste in action!
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Hello there my stamping friends. Today's post is Episode 2 of my November Stamp Set of the Month series, featuring the Avery Elle stamp set, Cocoa Stand. For this card I am using the stand to make a sledding stand. And because it is more fun to go sledding with friends I am also using the Polar Peek-a-Boo Pals stamp set from Avery Elle to add some friends to the scene.
It wouldn't be a stamp set of the month series with out a shaker card!
I am in love with the Winter Kiss clay snowflakes from HoneyBee Stamps! They are the perfect winter shaker card element!
This week I did all the coloring with Zig Clean Color Real Brush Markers. They are the easiest markers to color with. They are water based and blend with each other! I'm a big fan! My number one tip for using these markers is to use them on Bristol Smooth card stock, otherwise you will not be able to blend them out. In this photo you can see the coloring on the sledding stand really well. I was going for a white washed look. I used the 901 Gray Tint marker to add the lines to the boards and do shading around them, I love how this turned out. I also love all the peek-a-boo pals that Avery Elle has, the little paws popping up in the snow, it's just adorable!
This month I will be making gift tags to go with each of the cards. Today's gift tag features the Special Day tag die set by Fun Stampers Journey, it's a die set I use all the time.
Also, on this tag you can see that I did not do ink blending on the polar bear. That is because I used white card stock that is not Bristol Smooth. I was able to color, but not blend. Also, the ink saturation is much darker than on Bristol Smooth card stock. So, the lesson learned here is that you can use the Zig Clean Color Markers on card stocks other than Bristol Smooth, but they will not blend and the color will be much darker.
Now, let's watch the video, the making of these two projects. Make sure to click over to my YouTube channel and comment on this video. Every one who comments will be entered to win the this card!
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Thank you so much for stopping by, tune in next week for episode 3! I will be making a Cocoa Stand this time!
It's a brand new month and that means its time for a new stamp set of the month! This month my daughter Hannah picked my stamp set! She chose the Avery Elle stamp set, Cocoa Stand. It is a super cute stamp set that you can make a Hot Cocoa Stand, Tree Stand and Sledding Stand. Hannah also gave me some rules for this week's card. She challenged me to use Colored Pencils to color with, and to use only one color of card stock beside white and I was only allowed to use one pen.
I love challenges like this, it helps me make something I might not think of on my own. If you have an idea to challenge me with for next week's card leave a comment below.
All the coloring was done with colored pencils! And the only pen I used was a white gel pen for some hightlights. I am very happy with the texture I was able to get with the colored pencils on the wood of the tree stand and on the trees themselves. You can see how I did this in the video below. But it is just a matter of adding in lines with a heavy hand and then coloring over them with a light hand and a few shades of your choice of colors.
I really had fun with the colored pencils, it had been a while since I colored with them. I was very happy that I was able to get texture for the wood planks, it turned out better than I thought.
And here are the cute gift tags to go with today's card. I kept them simple because gift tags are usually tossed but you still want them to make a package super cute!
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I'm so glad you stopped by, I love sharing my creations with you! Don't forget to leave a comment and let me know what you think I should do with this stamp set for next week.
