Hi card making friends and welcome back. Recently, I signed up for the Spellbinders Small Die of the Month club and wanted to share the cards I made with you. I was so very exited to get this beautiful die set in the mail this week. Spellbinders Small Die of the Month cards: This Ornamental Floral Card Creator…
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Hello card making friends and welcome back. Today I’m sharing Picket Fence Studios Artist Dear. This adorable stamp set is from the June Picket Fence Studios Release and it grabbed my heart as soon as I saw it and the sentiment. “All I need is art and the love of a dog(s), haha….that’s me! Ok, it’s not a corgi, but…
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Hey card making friends it’s Crafty Friends Blog Hop Today and I’ve Got a NEW VIDEO – Distress Oxide Inks – Blended Stripes to share with you. AND a 20% Discount code for all Ellen Hutson Essentials products for today and tomorrow July 20 – 21st – see below. This month, We are happy to announce…
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Today’s share is the Simon Says Stamp Hibiscus Bloom Die. This die was part of Simon Says Stamp June Crafty Hugs release. I have been impatiently awaiting it’s arrived so I can bust it out for a play date. Before we jump into the card details – It’s the Weekend – and that means there are all kinds of NEW Releases…
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The Simon Says Stamp August Card Kit just went live and it’s full of summer fun Put summer into full swing with the August 2020 card kit Picnic Parade. This cool kit includes not one but TWO brand new Simon Says Stamp exclusive stamp sets 6 x 8 Hello Sunshine 3 x 4 Summertime BBQ They Coordinate perfectly with the…
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Hey card making friends, Happy Tuesday. Today I’m sharing the So Beautiful Eclipse Card. I recently ordered this lovely “So Beautiful” stamp from the Simon Says Stamp Crafty Hugs release and once I had it all colored up I decided it would make an awesome Eclipse Card. First, I colored the image with my Altenew Artist watercolor 24 pan…
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Happy Monday you all! Here’s a great way to start off the week: The My Monthly Hero Card Kit July 2020 is live and available for purchase HERE Sea the possibilities: This month we invite you to take a crafty voyage with us to the lost city of Atlantis, deep in the ocean blue! Our July kit features a…
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Hey stamping friends welcome back. My share today is a Slimline Card and Graciellie Designs, Hey Lovely digital stamps. First can I say, welcome back to Slimline cards. I have been stamping for over 30 years and way back then, we made this size of cards because they fit into the then called “legal envelopes”….they are a ton of fun…
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Hi card making friends and welcome back. Today I’m sharing three cards for the Spellbinders Stylish Script Collection Release. These beautiful script font plates are for the Spellbinders Glimmer Hot Foil System and add the perfect amount of bling to your cards. Fun for everyday, and make FABULOUS wedding and anniversary cards too. The process started with a…
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Today is the day, whoo hoo, Concord and 9th NEW Colors and New Dies are now live and available to purchase. New Ink Pads, coordinating Cardstock and reinkers, AND, some beautiful new Flower/LEAF Die Cut Sets. For the release, they are offering up to a 10% discount on the bundles – see links below. Concord and 9th NEW Colors and…
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Hi card making friends I have a NEW Video – Three layer Stamping and the Misti Stamping Tool to share with you today. Today I’m up on the My Sweet Petunia (Misti) blog with this project. The Misti is the absolute perfect tool to help you line up all these layers for stamping. This is Video #4 in the Altenew…
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Hi crafty friends, today I’m sharing Simon Says Stamp Thoughtful Flowers. This is a new floral stamp set from the Send Happiness release and it’s beyond stunning. It contains a beautiful selection of hand drawn floral images to color, some fluttering butterflies and beautiful sentiments fitting almost any occasion. Sadly, I have a friend going through something no one should…
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Happy almost 4th my stamping friends. I have been compiling all the sales and updating links like a crazy woman this morning, haha….and there are some goodies for you. I will continue to update throughout the weekend, so CHECK BACK HERE. I have regular blog posts scheduled over the weekend, so I won’t be sending out an New updated list…
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Hey card making friends, today it’s Simon Says Stamp Chillin Gnomes Round 2….You just knew I would be back with a second card didn’t you? HAHA, I sure did, because I can’t stop coloring with this stamp set. (especially those crazy mushrooms), haha… Details on the card: Today it’s the beach loving, watermelon eating Gnome in his swim trunks….
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Hey Crafty Friends welcome back. My handmade card share today is created with the Simon Says Stamp Home Sweet Home July card kit. This is a fabulous kit with lots of goodies, but I’m totally in love with the adorable Home Sweet Home stamp set. To create this card: I started with a 4-1/4 x 5-1/2 piece of Strathmore Bristol…
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Happy Sunday my craft friends. Hopefully you had a great week and are enjoying your weekend. Today we have Poppy Bouquet Stencil Part 2 again using the Poppy Bouquet Stencil from the NEW Simon Says Stamp Send Happiness collection that went live earlier this week. My Icelandic poppies are blooming in my garden and I love their soft colors…
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Hey there, I’m back again with a NEW Simon Says Stamp Poppy Bouquet Stencil and a couple of cards to share with you. This is another from the SEND HAPPINESS release that dropped today and as you can see, I had a bit of fun with it. Both of the images are done on black card. The red on the…
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Hi there and welcome back to my card making blog. I have some fun for you today with NEW Simon Says Stamp Chillin Gnomes! Yes, the gnomes are back, and this time they have gone to the beach!…. Can you Stand it, haha and a sweet mushroom for a beach umbrella. This is part of the NEW Send Happiness…
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Hi crafty friends, today I have a NEW VIDEO – Distress Oxide Ink Techniques Easy Layered Backgrounds #4 to share with you. Recently, Tim Holtz announced his newest color Distress Oxide Ink Speckled Egg. I decided it was the perfect opportunity to create a new video incorporating the new color. Plus, I added a simple stencil technique to the mix…
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Hi there, hope you are having a great weekend….raining and cloudy here so I’m working on new cards to share with you next week.. My Crafty Sales post is on Sunday this week due to the blog hop yesterday. There are New Crafty Sales and NEW RELEASES going on this weekend and I have them listed below for you….
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Hi card making friends, welcome back to the monthly Crafty Friends Blog Hop. Today I’m sharing a NEW VIDEO with three cards created with an Easy Ink Smooshing Technique and the Concord & 9th Hello Lovely Stamp and Die set. Like these cards? Pin the image above to save the link to this page. We are…
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Hi card making friends, today I have two cards to share with you created with Pinkfresh Just Because with Karin Markers. If you follow me on facebook, you may know that I recently treated myself to a set of Karin Markers. I used them for the first time on this project and they are lovely. Before we get going on…
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Hi crafty friends and welcome back. Today I’m sharing Simon Says Stamp Layered Tulips. This 4 pack stencil set was originally from the “lucky to know you” release and is back in stock – YEAH! I can’t believe how easy it is to create these pretty tulips with these overlay stencils. Start with a 4 x 4 inch square of…
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Hi card making friends, today I’m sharing Metallic Daisy Bouquet. This is the second card for this weeks “Metallic” Challenge over on the Simon Says Stamp Blog. Stuck for a card making theme? Check out the Monday and Wednesday Challenges, there’s always something there to inspire. Then load your card to enter for the $25.00 gift certificate prize donated by…
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Good morning. The Simon Says Stamp July Card Kit – Home Sweet Home went live at Midnight last night and it’s so dang sweet I decided it deserved it’s own post this morning, wait till you see the adorable stamp set. We had a big storm come through last night with a tornado warning, it was kind of scary, but…
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Hey card making friends welcome back. Today’s share is Metallic Rainbows and New Card Kit. NEW SIMON SAYS STAMP CARD KIT Rolls Out today – Info at the end of this post. The Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge Blog challenge for this week is “Metallic”. Visit the blog and download your card to play along, there is even a…
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Hi crafty friends. I love a good Crafty Bargain and I know you do too, so I just spent the last few hours updating all the Crafty Sales and New Releases going on this weekend (and some coming soon) for you. Grab a cup/glass of your favorite refreshment and have a read. There are new products/sales/free/discount shipping etc. AND If…
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Hi card making friends and welcome back. My June Simon Says Stamp Beautiful Butterflies card kit FINALLY arrived, so I got a little play time in. This kit has the most amazing patterned paper in it and a lovely Butterfly stamp set too, but for my first card, I couldn’t wait to get into this paper. The paper is Simple…
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Hey stamping friends, the Hero Arts June Card Kit has just gone live. This fabulous kit is now available for purchase at Hero Arts and remember, once sold out, they are gone for good, so make sure to head over and shop soon. The Hero Arts June Card Kit Includes: 4″ x 6″ Clear Stamp Set 6″ x…
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Hi card making friends, hope you are having a great week so far. Today’s share is Tombow Marker Watercolor and I’m using the containers from the Honey Bee Stamps Farm Fresh Flowers stamp and die set. I was deep in the mood for some water coloring yesterday morning but not for the mess as I had just cleaned up my…
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Hi card making friends and welcome back. As promised here is the second video Multi Layer Stamping and the Spotlight Technique using the beautiful Altenew Handpicked Bouquet stamp set. Like this card? Pin the image above to save the link to the video I also used the Misti extensively for this technique and I show you how to stamp both…
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