Happy Saturday, friends! Yesterday I went Live over on YouTube where I shared a couple of circle shaped floral wreath cards featuring the brand new Mama Elephant Cosmos Wreath Stamp Set and the previously released Circle Combo Creative Cuts Dies. I stamped and embossed the images with clear embossing ink and heat embossed with white embossing powder. The images were colored with embossed resist with Simon Says Stamp Pawsitively Saturated Inks and the incredible Waffle Flower Shading Brushes in Size 0 and/or Size 1.
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Watch the creation of these circle shaped floral wreath cards from start to finish below or click HERE to watch in HD:
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Currently I am doing a Friday morning Lives at 9 am CT. Replays will be on my YouTube Channel.
I have a few requests to edit the Lives. Currently I am not going to edit them. This is for a couple of reasons:
1) Lives are new to me and we are going to stick with this format for a bit. I personally love Lives. I haven't watched an edited Live so I reserve the right to reconsider in the future if I think it's something I can fit in my schedule.
2) I don't want to spend the precious hours I have for creating new content, editing a Live. I will be bringing the exact same amount of traditional content and videos to my channel. Lives/replays are in addition to that content.
If you want to join us for some real-time crafty fun each week I would love to "see" you there. Please make sure to SUBSCRIBE to my YouTube Channel and click the notification bell so that YouTube alerts you when I'm going live. I am trying to reach 100,000 subscribers so if you haven't subscribed yet I would SO appreciate it! I am grateful for my community on all the platforms!
Thanks to everyone who joined me today! I had a blast visiting with everyone. ❤️
Happy Saturday, friends! Today we are celebrating summer a bit with this beach scene card featuring a couple of older Mama Elephant Stamp/Die Sets: Beach Chickies and Summer Splash! The Slim Comic Strip Creative Cuts Die is the perfect way to frame up each mini "scene. I love revisiting previously released stamps and dies for a brand new design!
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Watch the creation of this storyboard slimline beach scene card from start to finish below or click HERE to watch in HD:
More supplies linked in the supply list at the bottom of this post
The Mama Elephant Slim Comic Strip Creative Cuts Dies was die cut from smooth white cardstock. Each "section" was stamped with the waves from the Mama Elephant Summer Splash Stamp/Die Set using clear embossing ink and heat embossing with white embossing powder. A greeting from the set was stamped in one of the sections with clear embossing ink and heat embossed with white embossing powder.
Water from a Distress Sprayer was splattered over the panels for a bit of distressing. Once dry, the frame and panel were adhered to a 3 1/2" x 8 1/2" white slimline card base. The Mama Elephant Slim Comic Strip Creative Cuts Dies frame was die cut three more times and adhered one on top of another for a dimensional frame.
The images were die cut with the coordinating dies and adhered to the mini sections as shown.
The card was finished with a scattering of stars and hearts.
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The brand new Simon Says Stamp Make Merry Release is so incredible! You may be thinking, "girl, where's the holiday cards? It's called, Make Merry." Yes, the release is jam-packed with holiday but there are also some incredible brand new fall-themed products that I couldn't resist! (I will be sharing all the holiday things, soon!) Be sure to check out my video from yesterday HERE featuring the brand new Deco Hat Gnome, Mushroom House, Good Cheer Stamps and Dies, and All Snowflakes Background.
Watch the creation of these fall leaves cards from start to finish below or click HERE to watch in HD:
All three cards feature a crackle background. I stamped the Reverse Crackle Background on a 4 1/4" x 5 1/2" panel of smooth white cardstock with either Simon Says Stamp Fossil or Khaki Ink. I purposely picked a nice, light ink that would showcase the beauty of the fall leaves I'll be inking with Distress Oxide Inks.
STENCILING OVER A CRACKLE BACKGROUND WITH DISTRESS OXIDES
The fifth stencil was placed over the image and a thin layer of Gina K Glitz Glitter Gel in White was spread over the design for a shimmery, glittery effect!
The card was finished with a Trinity Stamps Coffee Bean heat accent and a scattering of gold Nuvo Crystal Drops.
This is the first of two blog hops. Be sure to check Simon Says Stamp Saturday the 10th for more inspiration!
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Simon Says Stamp is giving away a $25 coupon to every stop on the hop from the blog comment section. Winners will be chosen over the weekend and posted on the Simon Says Stamp blog on Wednesday, the 14th of October. Winners can email SSS to claim prize.
Congratulations to: Heike Carlson! Please email SSS to claim your prize!
There are very limited quantities available and it is ONLY available at Simon Says Stamp this STAMPtember while supplies last. I think this set is going to go fast so make sure and grab yours HERE before they're gone!
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Watch the creation of these elegant layered embossing Christmas card and matching envelopes from start to finish below or click HERE to watch in HD:
I'm a huge fan of creating multiple cards at once, especially when I've got the stamps set up in my MISTI. The 6"x8" Snowflake Cascade Stamp Set is just one of those sets that is perfect with this technique!
The snowflake bracket image was stamped on one half of the cardstock background, the paper was flipped and the image was stamped again using clear embossing ink and heat embossed with clear embossing powder.
Each panel was adhered to a white top fold card base.
Envelope flaps were stamped and embossed to match the card.
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Hello friends! Have you seen the newest Distress color from Tim Holtz, Crackling Campfire?!!! It is a gorgeous orange color perfect for fall and beyond! I'm sort of obsessed. Today I'm going to close out August with three easy Distress Oxide Backgrounds that I hope inspire you to play with your inks.
Don't forget that STAMPtember starts tomorrow, September 1st! Be sure to come back at 12 p.m. Eastern tonight for the STAMPtember Release and a video. Whoohoo!
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Watch the creation of these easy Distress Oxide inked backgrounds cards from start to finish below or click HERE to watch in HD:
Smooth white cardstock was adhered to Fun Foam with Stick It Adhesive. The adhesive was also placed on the back of the Fun Foam. The Big Thanks Die was die cut from the dimensional sandwich and inked with Aged Mahogany and Crackling Campfire Distress Oxide Inks. The greeting was adhered to the "shadow" die cut from smooth white cardstock and adhered to the center of the design as shown.
The MFT Stamps Ghoulish Greetings Background was stamped on a 4" x 5 1/4" panel of smooth white cardstock with clear embossing ink and heat embossed with white embossing powder. Crackling Campfire and Black Soot Distress Oxide Inks were applied over the inked area, blended, and the excess ink buffed away from the embossed areas. A Distress Sprayer was used to add oxidation to the and Gansai Tambi Starry Colors gold watercolor was splattered over the background for additional distressing.
A clear embossing ink pad was swiped on a scrap of smooth white cardstock and the Crackling Campfire Embossing Glaze was applied to the ink twice and heat set. The Boo! sentiment was die cut from the glazed cardstock and adhered to the top of two more die cut greetings for a bit of dimension. The greeting was adhered to the panel as shown. A Sentiment Strips Halloween greeting was trimmed into a thin strip and adhered with foam adhesive.
The Friendly Ghosts Die was die cut multiple times from smooth white cardstock. Circles were die cut from Black Licorice Cardstock and adhered behind the faces. The ghosts were adhered around the perimeter of the card with foam adhesive as shown. Any excess was trimmed away with scissors. I kept some of the tails and adhered them in open areas with liquid adhesive.
To easily trim the background so the design is centered I used a Basic Rectangles Die.
A Hexagon Greetings image was stamped on smooth white cardstock with clear embossing ink and heat embossed with white embossing powder. The greeting was inked with Gathered Twigs Distress Oxide Ink for embossed resist and adhered to the background with foam adhesive.
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Happy Friday! Earlier this month when I was sharing some cards featuring the Simon Says Stamp Let's Connect Release products I asked what you wanted to see used from the release and the overwhelming winner was the Crackle Background (and Reverse Crackle Background) so today I'm sharing my take on ink smooshing over a stamped and embossed crackle background and y'all.... it might just be my favorite way to use this background. Seriously. The results are so, so good! In addition to the ink smooshing I used the Summer Roses Gina K Exclusive for Simon Says Stamp. Let's get started!
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Watch the creation of this ink smooshed crackle background card and matching stamped envelope from start to finish below or click HERE to watch in HD:
THE BACKGROUND
The Crackle Background was stamped on a 4 1/4" x 5 1/2" panel of Bristol Smooth Cardstock with clear embossing ink and heat embossed with white embossing powder.
Speckled Egg, Antique Linen, and Gathered Twigs Distress Oxide Inks were pressed into a glass mat work surface, spritzed with only 1 - 2 times with water and picked up with leftover stamp packaging before being "smooshed" into the background.I love how this gives a more organic, imperfect look than ink blending. The embossed areas resist the ink making this the perfect crackle background! What colors would you use? The possibilities are endless and I can't wait to try this with all my favorite Distress Ink color combos!
When the background is dry, I die cut it with an A2 Thin Frames Die and discarded the thin frame. I also die cut the thin frame from Polished Gold Mirror Cardstock. The outer frame, gold thin frame, and center panel were then adhered to a white top fold card base.
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Happy Monday and welcome to the August My Monthly Hero Blog Hop!
Today I am sharing a trio of cards using lots of My Monthly Hero stamps and dies add ons! The add ons are so, so good, y'all! My cards feature simple stamped and embossed backgrounds with all three of the new August Release Bold Prints Backgrounds (you're going to want them all, they're so awesome!), Copic Coloring Die Cuts (Bird House Fancy Die, Greetings From Stamp & Cut, August Word Fancy Die), and new stamped and colored images from the Lounging Pups Stamp Set! I hope these Staycation themed products and projects inspire you to create some fun cards this month! L
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Watch the creation of these staycation cards from start to finish below or click HERE to watch in HD:
The August Word Fancy Die was die cut from smooth white cardstock and colored with Copic Markers in YG25, YG17, G28, E55, E57, YR31, YR23, R35, R37, R59, B34, and B37. The die was cut three more times from smooth white cardstock and stacked one on top of another before being adhered to the card as shown.
The Lounging Pups Stamp Set image was stamped on smooth white cardstock with Hero Arts Itens-ified Ink and colored in with Copic Markers in R35, R37, R59, B34, B37, Y08, B00, and B01. The image was die cut with the coordinating Lounging Pups Die and adhered to the panel with foam adhesive.
The Greetings From Stamp & Cut Die was die cut from smooth white cardstock and colored with Copic Markers in R35, R37, and R59. The die was cut three more times from smooth white cardstock and stacked one on top of another.
The Lounging Pups Stamp Set images were stamped on smooth white cardstock with Hero Arts Itens-ified Ink and colored in with Copic Markers in E53, E55, E57, B34, B37, YG25, YG17, R35, R37, and R59. The images were die cut with the coordinating Lounging Pups Die.
The Greetings From Stamp & Cut Die was die cut from smooth white cardstock and colored with Copic Markers in B34, B37, YR31, and YR23. The die was cut three more times from smooth white cardstock and stacked one on top of another.
The Bird House Fancy Cuts Dies were die cut from smooth white cardstock and colored in with Copic Markers in YR31, YR23, E55, E57, B34, B37, R35, R37, and R59. The house and stand were both die cut three more times from smooth white cardstock and adhered one on top of another. The bird house and bird were assembled and adhered to the card as shown.
The design was finished with crystal clear heart accents.
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We will give away one $50 gift card, drawn from the comments left across the hop. Enter by Sunday, August 9th at 11:59pm pacific, and the winner will be announced on the Hero Arts blog the following week.
Today I'm featuring three brand new products from the Hero Arts 2020 Catalog on a brand new card plus if you keep on scrolling I'm sharing my 2020 Catalog cards! That's 5 cards today, y'all! The new catalog release products are so, so good! Keep on reading to see my coloring die cuts with Copics card and video.
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Watch the creation of this Hero Arts new product card from start to finish below or click HERE to watch in HD:
The background was created by stamping the new Greenhouse Peek-a-Boo Cling on smooth white cardstock with the Hero Arts Embossing & Watermark Ink and heat embossed with white embossing powder. Hero Hues Green Apple and Key Lime Fizz Reactive Inks were applied to the center of the panel but not all the way to the edge. Excess ink was removed from the embossed areas with a dry rag.
Sentiments from the Florals Lavender Bunch Stamp Set were stamped on Pitch Black Cardstock with Hero Arts Embossing & Watermark Ink and heat embossed with white embossing powder. The sentiments were trimmed into strips and adhered to the card background with foam adhesive. The watering can and tulips were glued in place and Nuvo Crystal Drops in Morning Dew were applied to the finished panel for dew drops.
This card features lots of Hero Hues cardstock die cut with and then stamped with the new No Trespassing Stamp & Cut Set. The new Square Infinity Dies were also used to fill in some of the spaces! Love having squares in all the sizes!!!
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Comment by Wednesday Feb 19 at 11:59pm pst, winners will announced on the Hero Arts blog.
Happy Friday friends and welcome to the Simon Says Stamp Hey Bestie & Love You More Release Day 1 Blog Hop! Today I have a card showcase featuring lots of stamps and dies from both the Hey Bestie and Love You More Releases to share with you! SO many great products that make the most incredible cards! We are going to create three entirely different backgrounds and then add cute critter embellishments and sentiments from the Lifting Hearts Stamp Set or Pawsome Love Stamp Set to finish each design. Let's get started!
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Watch the creation of these love-themed cards from start to finish below or click HERE to watch in HD:
With so many great new background stamps and the incredible new Thanks On A Line Dies I decided to concentrate on building the backgrounds first and then adding cute critters next! The result is three entirely different cards all featuring cute critters!
Images from the Pawsome Love Stamp Set were stamped on Bristol Smooth Cardstock with no line coloring ink and colored in with the following Zig Clean Color Real Brush Markers:
Light Pink Heart: Sugared Almond Pink, Blender
Red Heart: Red
Light Red Heart: Light Carmine
Cat: Beige, Medium Beige, Pale Pink, Red, Light Carmine
The images were die cut with the Pawsome Love Stamp Set and adhered to the design as shown.
The next card background was created by stamping the Heart To Heart Background on Bristol Smooth Cardstock with clear embossing ink and heat embossing with white embossing powder. The hearts were watercolored with the following Zig Clean Color Real Brush Markers and a water brush pen:
Light Pink Hearts: Sugared Almond Pink
Red: Red, Light Carmine
Mint: Turquoise Green, Green Shadow
Dark Pink: Pink, Light Pink or Peach Pink, Sugared Almond Pink
Once the background was completely dry, a Simon Says Stamp A2 Thin Frame Die was used to die cut a rectangle frame from the background. I die cut the frame from smooth white cardstock as well and then created an inlay background on a white top fold card base. This is my favorite way to add instant interest and framing to a background!
An image from the Pawsome Love Stamp Set was stamped on Bristol Smooth Cardstock with no line coloring ink and colored in with the following Zig Clean Color Real Brush Markers:
Red Heart: Red
Cat: Beige, Medium Beige, Pale Pink, Red, Light Carmine
The image was die cut with the Pawsome Love Stamp Set and adhered to the design with foam adhesive.
For the scene card, I first stamped the Heart Garland Background on smooth white cardstock with clear embossing ink and heat embossed with white embossing powder. I applied Pinkfresh Studio Mint ink over the embossed background with a blending brush. Excess ink was removed from the embossed areas with a dry rag.
Next, I stamped the You Are Background over the stamped, embossed, and inked background with Pinkfresh Studio Mint ink for a subtle text pattern. Excess ink was again removed from the embossed areas with a dry rag.
Images from the Lifting Hearts Stamp Set were stamped on Bristol Smooth Cardstock with no line coloring ink and colored in with the following Zig Clean Color Real Brush Markers:
Bunny with balloons: Platinum Brown, Gray Tint, Pale Pink, Blender, Peach Pink, Sugared Almond Pink, Red, Light Carmine, Turquoise Green, Green Shadow
Mice with balloon and present: Platinum Brown, Gray Tint, Pale Pink, Blender, Peach Pink, Sugared Almond Pink, Turquoise Green, Green Shadow
Light pink balloon and heart: Sugared Almond Pink, Blender
Red balloon and heart: Red, Light Carmine
Dark pink balloon: Peach Pink, Sugared Almond Pink
Be sure to visit the Simon Says Stamp blog on Saturday January 11th for even more inspiration!
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Simon Says Stamp is giving away a $25 coupon to every stop on the hop. Be sure to leave a comment here, as well as every stop along the hop for a chance to win! Winners will be posted on the Simon Says Stamp blog on Wednesday, the 15th of January. If you are are a winner email Simon Says Stamp to claim your prize!
Hello friends! I am always needing birthday cards for guys. This quick and easy design works for men or women, boys or girls, however I concentrated on using blues and greens and sentiments for this masculine birthday card.
For the background, images from the Birthday Sweets Stamp Set were stamped on a smooth white cardstock 4" x 5 1/4" panel using clear embossing ink and heat embossed with white embossing powder. Hero Arts Reactive Ink in Blue Hawaii, Splash, Green Apple, and Key Lime Fizz were applied over the embossed imaged with ink blending tools. The excess ink was wiped off the embossed areas with a dry paper towel.
Some of the ink was "lifted" from the stars using a water brush pen. Hero Arts Crystal Lacquer was then applied to the stars and allowed to dry.
Smooth white cardstock was applied to Fun Foam with Stick It Adhesive and die cut with the Dude Die before being inked with Splash and Key Lime Fizz. The sentiment was adhered to the background and finished with a layer of Hero Arts Crystal Lacquer.
A sentiment from the Birthday Sweets Stamp Set was stamped on smooth white cardstock inked with Blue Hawaii Reactive Ink using clear embossing ink and heat embossed with white embossing powder. The sentiment was die cut with the coordinating Birthday Sweets Dies and adhered under the "dude" sentiment with foam adhesive.
Another phrase was stamped on black cardstock with clear embossing ink using white embossing powder before being die cut with a Nested Banners Die. This sentiment was also adhered with foam adhesive.
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