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Happy Halloween 2019! Trick or Treat!

HAPPY HALLOWEEN TO ALL MY GHOULFRIENDS!

Hope you have a fun and cheerful day today and get lots of treats! This is kind of a strange thing, but I miss going to work at an office job on Halloween! I always loved driving to work on Halloween and seeing all the clowns and witches and minions driving to work... And I usually worked in an office that would decorate cubicles or have a costume contest... And candy! LOL. So Lucky and I will have a peaceful day in the studio today and then wait for trick or treaters later when hubs gets home! Happy Halloween! 

I thought today would be a good day to post my second finished Cross Stitch project! YEAH! I reeeeallllly wanted to finish this one by Halloween so I worked on it all the time and carried it around with me everywhere (just ask my friends LOL). I finished it last week and framed it, and it's been displayed in our family room. I really love how it turned out! It's been a nice change creatively to try something new - I love that feeling of satisfaction at having completed it! I learned from my last post about cross stitch that a lot of you guys do stitching too. Excellent! 

This pattern is called Trick or Treat and it's by The Prairie Schooler. I bought it at my local Needlework Shop, but you can get it on Etsy. I used 14 count Aida in the color Oatmeal. I used a brighter orange than the pattern called for. The frame is from Michaels and I framed it with a bit of quilt batting behind it! 

Happy Halloween! See you soon! XOXO

Catherine Pooler Retro Winter Collection!

Hey guys! I'm here today with a fun post introducing a new paper/stamp/ink collection from Catherine Pooler! The entire collection is called Retro Winter, and the bundle I'm showcasing is called Feelin' Chilly! And guess what? It's about coffeeee stamps! LOL. It's perfect for me! I made two very different cards using the same stamp set and pretty patterned papers... Chilly fun for sure! In this collection, there are also four new ink pad colors. Gotta love it! It's a very interesting color palette - kind of mod and 60's in my opinion. I think Retro Winter is the perfect name for it. The collection is for sale now! Check it out for sure. Let's look at my cards!

First up is a fun coffee card using the chalkboard technique. I haven't made a chalkboard card in quite a while. It was so fun to create! I started with a white A2 card base and layered pretty light blue patterned paper. I also used one strip of patterned paper across the bottom third of the card for some more color. The rest of the card is black cardstock and white embossing.

 

How cool is that sentiment! Love it! The main panel is a stitched rectangle and the sentiment is inside a stitched circle. I stamped the sentiment, the coffee mugs and the little whip creams using white embossing. 

 

The trick to getting a nice chalkboard look is to emboss in white first. Then, take your finger or a small sponge dauber and use some white ink to smear across the sides or wherever you want that look! EASY! And I think it loos so cool. 

 

Here's a peek at the collection!

 

I attached the mugs to the card using foam tape. I also added a few sequins as accents and some white paint splatters.

 

Next up is this fun and snowy card! I used two more of those awesome patterned papers and lots of white layers to create this one. It's an A2 card base, layered with white and then patterned papers.

 

How fun is that paper with scarves and mittens?? Adorable!

 

I stamped snowflakes and sentiment onto the card using the new ink colors.

 

A little bit of Diamond Stickles for the whipped cream!

 

 

 

 

 

Okay, now I want coffee! (A peppermint mocha, don't ya think??!!)

Thanks for coming by today! Happy Halloween week guys! Hope you have fun tomorrow trick or treating! Wouldn't it be fun if we could trick or treat for craft supplies?? LOL!! See you soon! XOXO

CLICK HERE or on the graphic below to see the supply links for today! (Affiliate Links Used) 

Hello Bluebird October Release Day! Winter Wonderland of stamps and dies!

Helllllloooooo Friends! Happy Monday! And, what a happy Monday it is! It's time for the October brand new release from our friends at Hello Bluebird Stamps! WAHOOO! I was so excited to be a guest designer again this month with the talented crew of the Hello Bluebird team. Such an honor to help reveal all these new stamps. I've been showing cards the past few days on Facebook and Instagram, but today I can show you all four cards I made. Because today is Release Day! All the stamps and dies will be available tonight at 7pm MST. 

There are SEVEN new must-have Christmas and Winter stamp sets (all seven with coordinating dies) and five stand alone die sets! They are all WINTER MAGIC! There is no way for me to pick a favorite this month! All the adorable critters you could ever want, trees, snowy banks, word dies. It's all so so good. CLICK HERE to check out everything from all the designers on the HB Blog.

I'm going to show you my four cards and give you the details about how I made each one! Let's Go! First up is this warm and sweet card made with the Warm Wishes Die and the Cocoa Party Stamp Set (LOVE). I also used the bird and lights string from the Merry Mice Stamp Set. This is a square card to give me some room for all those critters! I started with a white card base and layered brown paper and then gingham paper. I die cut a stitched circle into another white layer to place on top.

 

I die cut the Warm Wishes Die and used three shades of Distress Inks to make it brown ombre. Then I splattered white paint on it to mimic snow. I stamped and heat embossed the sentiment with white embossing powder onto black paper. The animals and lights were colored with Copic Markers. I added bits of Diamond Stickles too! To tie the card together and make it warm like cocoa (ha) I used shades of brown Copics on all the animals. This brings the design together through the use of like colors. 

 

Next up is Santa and Mrs. Claus posing for their Christmas portrait! I used the Family Photo Stamp Set with the Bold Holidays Stamps and Dies too. This one is also a square card (I'm into square cards lately!)... I used traditional colors for this card - red and green! I used my favorite gingham paper to paper piece Santa's coat and Mrs. Claus's skirt. 

 

I die cut around the image with a stitched rectangle die. Quick tip - use a gray Copic Marker (C1) to go around your image to make it 'pop' off the page. This tiny bit of a shadow makes a huge difference! I added white gel pen accents. The Joy die cut was cut from red cardstock. I stamped the first part of the sentiment in black directly onto the card base. 

 

My next card is a sweet snowy scene! I used the awesome new Snowy Sky Scene Die along with the O Christmas Tree Stamp set! This is an A2 card base made from white cardstock. I used Distress Inks and foam daubers to ink the sky. Yellow in the center, then blue, then darker blue. Then I stamped and die cut out the tree and the animals and colored them with Copic Markers.

 

This new die comes in three pieces that completely fill the front of an A2 card - the top (sky) and then two separate hills. It's sooo easy to create this scene, but it looks so nice! The animals were affixed to the card with foam tape. The sentiment was stamped onto a tiny banner and attached to the bottom for a clean and simple design.

 

Last up are these cutie patootie penguins! This finished card is an A2 card base. I used the First Snow Stamp set and matching dies. Lots of my favorite color on this one - bright aqua! SO icy and wintery. I layered one layer of aqua paper then a stitched rounded rectangle with a circle cut out of it. 

 

I stamped and die cut the little penguin pals and colored them with Copics. I also die cut a few snowflakes... The sentiment was stamped directly onto the top layer in black ink. I used one little enamel heart in bright pink...

Okay! That's it for today! Thanks for stopping by! Remember the entire new release will be available on Monday, October 28 at 7pm MST! Have fun shopping and creating. Have a great week everyone! XOXO

 

Concord & 9th October Guest Designer - I like you more than coffee!

Hi friends! Happy Friday! Woot! Hope you had an awesome week. I had a lot of fun this week taking over the Pretty Pink Posh Instagram Stories! Did you see my videos? I really enjoyed it. That's the second time I've done that for PPP. I'm thinking of maybe incorporating some weekly videos over on Instagram... Maybe talking about that weeks' projects, or showing a card up close. What do you think? Do you follow along with me or other crafters on Instagram? I'm pretty addicted. And I really love watching IG Stories! Seeing where people live, and their craft rooms, and their pets... Makes me feel closer to them. So, I'm already off on a tangent here. 

As you know, I'm one of the guest designers for Concord & 9th for the month of October! Yeah! My assignment was for four Feature Fridays using their brand new release. Today is week #3 of Feature Friday. I have two cards to share with you today. I'm featuring the awesome new Coffee Blend stamps and dies. OH and the brand new Coffee Blend Turnabout! Let's get to gettin'.

First up is a big square card! It's 5.25 x 5.25 square. I did that in order to feature more of that cool background/turnabout image. I wanted it ALL to show! I started with a kraft card base and then layered my stamped panel (with a strip of my fav gingham) onto the kraft. I used foam tape so it's popped up just a bit.

 

The new Coffee Blend Dies Set features this cool coffee mug, with extra dies to create a heart foam art top! And a little heart too! I die cut the cup out of aqua paper and then ink blended the edges with a sponge and ink pad. If I like you more than coffee, then I like you A LOT. A WHOLE LOT! Hahaha.

 

I stamped the sentiment onto black cardstock with embossing ink, and used white embossing powder. I created this little strips to use as a fun way to decorate the front of the mug.

 

Can we talk about this new Turnabout stamp??? OMG. I LOVE IT! Coooooffffeeeeee! Do you have any Turnabout Stamps? I have six or seven in my collection now. They are super fun to use and you can get so many looks by switching up the colors of the inks and papers. 

 

I used warm colors and then added a pop of aqua (as I'm known to do)... Here is a photo of the stamping in process. Using the MISTI makes it easy!

 

 

 

Next up I made a second coffee card using the Coffee Blend Dies and the new Sew Striped Die. I started with an A2 white card base and layered red gingham. For the top white layer, I used the Sew Striped Die three times to create that dotted background. I love how the red shows through the dots. I used foam tape to mount the white layer over the gingham.

 

I die cut the mug out of red cardstock and then heat embossed the sentiment with white embossing powder...

 

I tied on a cute little heart onto the handle. I love this as a thank you card! It would be easy to mass produce a lot of these and keep on hand. Maybe in different colors?

 

 

Thank you so much for stopping by my blog today! Now, let's go get some coffee! (My favorite!) I hope you have a fabulous weekend! I will see you back here real soon! XOXO

CLICK HERE or on the graphic below to see the supply links for today's projects! (Affiliate Links Used). CLICK HERE to shop the new release over at Concord & 9th! Let's get creative!

Taylored Expressions New Product Launch - Masking Stencils!

Hi crafty friends! Thanks for stopping by today! I have something awesome to share with you! A brand new product launch from Taylored Expressions! Wooot! Our creative pal Laurie Willison invented some very cool masking stencils and teamed up with Taylored Expressions to manufacture them and bring them to all the rest of us! A small team of designers is launching them today with fun ideas and projects to show you all about them! I made two cards, and I have lots of step out photos to show you some neat ways to use the new stencils. There are four sets - Circles, Ovals, Rectangles and Squares. You can buy each set individually, or in the package of four all together. The stencils allow you to mask off a (for example) rectangle opening or the rectangle itself. I'll explain more later - but trust me - it's very helpful!! 

My first card is an orange-y Autumn creation made with the new Masking Stencils and another stencil in combination! LOVE IT. It's going to be so easy to get perfect masking and do lots of creative things with our cards.... This finished card is an A2 Kraft Card base. I layered some dark orange cardstock. Then my top layer is cream cardstock.

 

I started by masking off the inside rectangle and using my TE Blender Brushes to color it with Antique Linen Distress Ink. Then I placed the rectangle over that light tan part and laying down the patterned stencil over it to do the pretty orange border! I like to use Pixie Spray - makes it a nice neat project. After the stenciling was done, I splashed some brown ink on the paper and inked the edges with a sponge.

 

Here's a close up of the layers and stenciling.

 

Next I die cut the gorgeous pumpkin die and used my TE Blender Brushes and Distress Inks to ink it orange, brown and olive green! I used black ink to stamp that beautiful sentiment onto the inked pumpkin. Seriously, how pretty is that?? The stamps and dies come packaged together.

 

I used yet another one of my favorite TE Products to make the sentiment strip. I'll show you some more pictures of that later in my post. This card overall has a warm tone, perfect for a Thanksgiving card.

 

Here's a graphic that shows all four stencils packs! They will be sold in sets of 2 sizes per shape and in squares, rectangles, circles, and ovals. What’s unique about these stencils you might ask!? No more masking with washi tape hoping your lines are straight and your paper doesn’t rip when you remove it. Simply use Pixie Spray or purple tape to adhere the stencil to the back of your cardstock panel - no more ripping! There are two lines etched into each stencil for perfect alignment of an A2 card base or the layer just inside an A2 size (4” x 5.25”). Takes the guesswork out of centering the mask! The stencil mask also includes the solid shape that falls out from the middle allowing you to reverse mask or apply two tones of ink to the project. Now you see how cool this is??

Each Masking Stencil set is $14 per set! Taylor has a promo launch bundle which includes all four shapes for $48 - plus receive a free roll of 1/2" purple tape with the purchase of the bundle from Oct. 22 - Oct. 28! Good deal! 

 

My tools...

 

 

 

 

 

This next step out process photo set will show you what I was trying to write! It's much easier to show you in photos!! 

 

For this next super cheery and sweet card I used the Circle Masking Stencils to create a focal point for my cutie patootie treats! The finished card is a white A2 card base. I layered Cookie Monster cardstock that was embossed with an embossing folder, and then another layer of white paper. 

 

I used yellow distress inks and the masking stencil with my blender brushes to color in this sunny yellow circle! I also splattered some white paint over it. I love how just that little bit of color sets the tone for the project and gives the images something to 'rest' on.

 

I stamped and die cut my images and colored them with Copic Markers. I stamped the sentiment directly onto the card layer. I finished off with a few clear gemstones for some sparkle! Aren't they SWEET!!??

 

 

 

I think he has a brain freeze!! LOL

 

 

 

I want to talk about Simple Strips for a second...The first card in this post was made using them. And, it was my first time using them. I. AM. HOOKED. Like whoa. Such a cool idea - perfectly executed. You can stamp and die cut out ALL THESE SENTIMENTS in one stamp/cut!!! YES!!!

 

I used my Tim Holtz Stamp Platform, on the rubber side, to stamp the big stamp with all the sentiments. I LOVE stamping with red rubber. It's so perfect and crisp every time.

 

 

 

Here's the genius part! Line up the die with the squares that stamped with the stamp... See the circled parts below... Use a bit of washi tape to tape the die to your paper and run it through your machine... AND... Just like that....

 

These all cut at once and are ready to go! Don't you love this?

Okee dokee... I've showed you lots and lots of things today. Hope you've learned something and are inspired to create today! Thanks for popping by! If you have any questions, shoot me an email or leave a comment. I hope you have an absolutely awesome day! XOXO

CLICK HERE or on the graphic below to see the supply list for today's projects. (Affiliate Links Used).  CLICK HERE to shop the Taylored Expressions store with all these cool stamps and dies and stencils. 

Pumpkin Spice Stitching Project!

Hi crafty people!! How are ya? I'm popping in here on a Sunday to share cross stitch project! Woohoooo! Lately, I have become kind of obsessed with cross stitching! I used to embroider and cross stitch when I was a little girl - with my mom and grandma. But it has been YEARS (like a lot of years) since I picked up a needle and some floss. There are so many fun and fabulous patterns now. I have quickly become entranced by another hobby! LOL. One of the many reasons I love cross stitching is that it's easy to bring it with me everywhere. Just a few supplies in a small case and you're ready to craft anywhere. Today I'm sharing the first one I've actually finished! LOL. It's been delivered to its recipient so now I want to show you! Do you cross stitch?? I am loving it!

Here is my piece, mounted and framed (and bowed!)

 

This adorable pattern is from The Frosted Pumpkin Stitchery. Their stuff is soooooooo cute!!! I used Aida 14 fabric for this one. I finished it with a frame from Hobby Lobby and some fabric from my local quilt store!

 

I used a bit of quilting batting and a easy press board to mat both the gingham and the cross stitch piece. Just looks a little nicer to me with a bit of puff. I used a hot glue gun to attach the pieces together, and then to the frame. Look at that tiny coffee cup!!! So sweet!!

 

 

 

 

Thanks for stopping by today! Hope you're having an awesome weekend! Now I'm off to find something to craft! Love ya! See you soon. XOXO

Concord & 9th October Guest Designer - You're my Type!

Hey guys! Happy happy Friday! I'm back with another "Feature Friday" from Concord & 9th! So happy to be one of their guest designers for the Month of October! I have today's project, and then two more Friday's too! Yippeee! Each Friday I'll be showcasing one of the product bundles from their awesome October New Release. I'm loving it...and I can't wait for you to see everything I made! Today I'm featuring the Talk Type Bundle, which has a cool retro typewriter and all kinds of perfect sentiments and interactive parts. In other words, it's amazing. The best thing about Concord & 9th is that everything is always innovative and clever. I love it!! I combined the Talk Type Bundle with one of my other fav products from Concord & 9th - Rainbow Wishes! (If you don't have this set, you need it!) 

Today's card is very clean and graphic. Lots of white space too. I tried this card a few different ways, but ended up really liking it with the only color being the rainbow. The finished card is an A2 sized white card base. One white layer die cut with a stitched die, and then the design elements...

 

 

Here's a side view to show the dimensional parts of the card. I stamped and die cut the typewriter and the paper with hearts. I set those aside and made my rainbow in bright tropical colors. The rainbow sections are glued directly onto the card. The typewriter is attached to the card with foam squares.

 

Before assembling the card, I splashed some black paint over the layer to look like flying ink! Then I stamped the sentiment directly under the rainbow. Tip: Attach your rainbow sections before die cutting the stitched rectangle - for a clean edge!

 

I added a few clear gems because I always want a little sparkle!

 

 

Thank you SO MUCH for stopping by my blog today! Always happy to see you here! Welcome new subscribers! Thanks for following along with me - let's have some fun! Hope everyone has a great weekend planned! XOXO See you soon!

CLICK HERE or on the graphic below to see the supply links for today's project. (Affiliate Links Used). Have fun creating! CLICK HERE to go directly to the Concord & 9th Store!

Pretty Pink Posh October New Release Blog Hop! Christmas Poinsettias two ways!

Wahooooooo, it's blog hop time! And, more importantly, it's New Release time for Pretty Pink Posh! We are celebrating with a two day blog hop and today is the first day! So glad to see you here. The entire new release is LIVE now in the Pretty Pink Posh Store. The new release is all about Winter and Winter holidays. Pretty stamps, dies, stencils, and sequins for all your creative desires! More details, supplies, prize information, and the blog hop list are all at the bottom of my post. There are so many wonderful designers in our hop. As I'm typing this, I am curiously and anxiously awaiting the time until I can go see all the projects too! Hope you have a wonderful day, and enjoy the hop! CLICK HERE to shop the new release! 

I am sharing two cards today, made with the same supplies. One is a bit more complicated and one is more simple. Just wanted to show you two different ways to work with the same products. I am featuring the amazingly gorgeous new Poinsettia Dies. OOOH LA LA.

This first card is a 5x5 inch square made from kraft cardstock. I layered some gold glitter paper as my first layer, and then my focal/top layer. I love making square cards! I usually just use an A7 envelope (5x7 inches) for my square cards because then it's not more postage. Why do square envelopes cost more? LOL.

 

Here's a close up shot of my sentiment circle. This top layer is cream, red, and more kraft cardstock fitted together into this pattern. I used the gorgeous new Snowflake Stencil to make the cream part of the card. And here you can see that I stenciled one more matching snowflake on top of the sentiment. Just adds one more fun detail I think.

 

Here is a close up of the stenciled part of the card. I used Antique Linen Distress Ink to make subtle, vintage inspired snowflakes paper! Then I splattered "snow" onto it! I'm very happy with how this came out! I am becoming more of a stenciler for sure! I also inked all around the edges of this part of the card - also using Antique Linen Distress Ink.

 

I used the innovative Stacked Edges Dies to make that perfect red swoosh over the bottom 1/3 of the card... Then, of course, that beautiful poinsettia is the star of the show! Oh, I had so much fun making this!

 

 

 

Here's a close up of just the poinsettia flower. It's a layering die set, and there are three different sizes of flower shapes that you layer on top of each other. There are also two different leaves dies, and two dies for the center. I went with a watercolor effect - and also splattered ink and snow over all the pieces. It just looks wintery and icy to me this way! I wanted to make my favorite color of poinsettia - that deep rose pink.... I love those!!! So I mixed and matched watercolors until I got just the right shade.

 

 

 

Some of my supplies...

 

These next few photos are some step-out photos of my process. I hope you find this helpful!! I started with a giant slab of watercolor paper. I freehand painted big swaths of pink/red and green onto it - no rhyme or reason. I let that part dry, and then splattered gold paint and white paint - and then let it dry most of the way by air. Then, a quick shot with my heat tool.

 

Once the watercolor paper was dry, I die cut out the flowers and leaves. I had enough paper to make two big poinsettias. I layered them together using liquid glue so they would stay together nicely. 

 

And here's my stenciling process... I really like to use cream cardstock instead of bright white when I'm creating a vintage feeling card. And, I love red, cream and kraft for Christmas!

So I originally thought two poinsettia flowers would fit on that big square card, but they didn't. LOLZ. So that's how we arrived at this second version! I used the leftover stenciled piece to form a border onto an A2 Kraft card base. Then I mounted the flower onto it. Done. Boom. Oh, yeah, plus some white paint splatters. (Gotta have snow, right?)

 

 

 

For this card I stamped the sentiment directly onto the card.

Thank you so much for stopping by today!! I'm so happy to have you here!! This is a wonderful new release from Pretty Pink Posh and I know you're going to find something you love and want to create with!

PRIZE ALERT PRIZE ALERT PRIZE ALERT! There are 4 $25 gift certificates up for grabs (two winners each day). Winners will be picked randomly along the blog hop. Comments must be left by 11:59 PM PST on 10/22/2019. Winners will be announced on the PPP blog!! Good Luck!!

CLICK HERE or on the graphic below to see links to all the supplies I used in today's projects! (Affiliate Links Used)!

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Happy Autumn Card with Prima Autumn Sunset Collection!

Hey there, my little foxy friends! Happy Autumn! I'm thankful for you! Happy weekend! I am here today to share a card I made with the GORGEOUS new Autumn Sunset Collection from Prima! Oh. My. Goodness. It's soooo beautiful! I bought two paper packs...and ALLLL the embellishments! I couldn't resist it. Seriously. I made this card, and some tags for birthday presents and I'm sure I'll be using it again this Fall and next. I like to make cards with lots of layers and textures and this card fits the bill...

I started with an A2 card base made from cream cardstock. Then I went to town adding paper, twine, gems and acorns. Let's look!

 

On top of the cream card base, I layered some woodgrain paper from my stash, and then that pretty brown and cream gingham from the paper pad. Then I layered a strip across the bottom of the card horizontally. After that it was a matter of picking out stickers and bits and bobs from the papers. I hand cut out the butterflies and that tiny bit of music. Everything is edged with Distress Ink and a sponge.

 

For the sentiment, I die cut a stitched circle and edged it with ink. I stamped the sentiment in brown ink (that stamp is a VERY old wood mounted stamp)... I added some twine and pretty gold acorn from the collection.

 

Finally I added a few of the pretty checkerboard cut gems to add some sparkle.

 

 

 

 

 

The elements were affixed to the card with foam tape and clear glue as needed. Overall, it's a pretty, muted color palette and I just love how it came out! Classy and pretty, with a nice message.

Thanks for stopping by today, friends! Happy Autumn (again! LOL). Wishing you a blessed, happy and creative day! I'll see you soon! XOXO

CLICK HERE or on the graphic below to see the supply links for today's card. (Affiliate Links Used) Thank you!

Concord & 9th October Release! I'm a Guest Designer!

Holla! Hey! Hello! Happy Friday! I'm super excited to say that I am one of the guest designers for the month of October for Concord & 9th! I'll be sharing projects every Friday for the next four weeks, using new stamps and dies from the October New Release. YIPPEEEE! I've known for a while, and now I'm excited to share the news and show you some projects. CLICK HERE to visit the Concord & 9th Blog!

I hope you had a good week - and are looking forward to a fun weekend too. My week was busy and full of activities and creating. Some of you have emailed or messaged me about this crazy power outage situation here in Northern California. UGH. So I live in Sacramento County. When you look on the big power outage map, my county is the only one that has power. We are not on PG&E grids for electricity. We have SMUD. So I've been good here. About five miles east - all my foothill friends have zero power. It's the strangest thing I can remember happening around here. Thank you for checking on me tho. Now, back to cards! 

The first product bundle I'm showcasing is the Annuals Bundle. A beautiful stamp set, matching dies, and calendar pages. You can create your own beautiful calendars with it (there are monthly words), make cards, and use it in your bullet journals and scrapbooking. Super versatile! I chose to make a card with the gorgeous florals and the pretty word dies. I used a graphic color palette of black, white, grey and pops of bright pink. 

 

 

 

My finished card is A2 sized with a white card base. I layered dark grey cardstock, and then vellum. The top layer is white cardstock that I stamped with the graphic image from the stamp set. Basically making my own patterned paper! I love doing that!

 

I stamped and die cut the floral image and colored it with my Copic markers. I die cut the words dies from pink and black cardstock. The friend word was stamped in Versamark ink and embossed with white embossing powder. I love this look of sharp contrast.

 

The center rectangle part of the card is mounted onto the card with foam tape. Then the floral is mounted on with foam tape also. I added a few sequins for just a bit of sparkle!

 

 

Thank you so much for visiting today! If you're new to my blog and came over from the Concord & 9th Blog - welcome! Happy to meet you! Happy crafting! I'll see you on Sunday or Monday - not sure when I'll get posting! LOL. 

CLICK HERE or on the graphic below to see they supply list for today's card. (Affiliate Links Used). CLICK HERE to shop the new release over on the Concord & 9th website!

A little something to perk you up! Autumn Spice Coffee!

Hey guys!! How is Wednesday already?? This week is flying by! It's my favorite month, and it always goes by too quickly! I'm trying to get out and do all the Fall things and enjoy the season! I finished my first Fall Cross Stitch project on Monday, and then yesterday I went to Hobby Lobby to brainstorm ideas to finish/frame it off. Man, was I overwhelmed... I felt like I fell down a black hole of craftiness. I didn't know if it was Halloween, or Christmas or what!! LOL! I found a cute little rustic frame thingee and I think that's going to work out! I'll post it once it's done. There's a photo on Instagram of my stitching, if you can't wait! I love how it looks. I have two more Halloween stitching projects I want to finish and then I have a really lovely Winter one to start on. Anyhoooo, I got off track here. 

I have a fun Fall/Coffee card to share today made with stamps and dies from Honey Bee Stamps! It's a card with a gift card inside! The finished card fits into an A2 envelope - for size reference. The die is one long piece that folds in the middle, and it fits on an 8.5 x 11 piece of cardstock. I used cream as my base and then added Fall colors and a cute pumpkin!

 

Here's the card folded up and decorated. I used woodgrain paper with the cozy dies and then more gingham and woodgrain for the lid. These are all just scraps from my stash. I made an olive green circle for the center part. The cup, the lid, the cozy are all included with the die set. It also has a frame piece. The pumpkin is a set of five dies! That's why it looks so great! You glue it together and it makes the perfect wittle pumpkin! I used orange paper and then edged with orange distress ink.

 

I stamped and die cut the leaves and colored them with Copic Markers. I stamped the sentiment in Cocoa Memento Ink onto the card just under the cozy. I splattered everything with Vintage Photo Distress Ink mixed with water. 

 

 

 

Everything is attached to the cozy. It just slides right off the card in order to open it.

 

Here is the card opened up. I mounted a Starbucks Card inside as a little gift! It fits perfectly! (Fun fact - at my house I have about 500 unused Starbucks cards from all over the world! I've been collecting them for over ten years. My friends send them to me when they go places, and my husband and I collect them too. I have them in a cool binder! Then, when I need a specific one, I just get it out and load it!) I thought this was the perfect gift card for this project!

 

Here is the cozy piece. It's two die cut pieces glued together... SO EASY!

 

 

Thanks for stopping by my blog today! I hope I gave you a little something to perk you up! I love coffee, and coffee themed things...So this was the perfect project for me to make this time of year. I hope you have an awesome rest of the week. I'll be back on Friday with some FUN news! Yippeeeee! See you then! XOXO  

CLICK HERE or on the graphic below to see all the supplies I used for this project. (Affiliate Links Used). As always, thank you from the bottom of my heart for shopping my affiliate links. Every bit matters to me! I've added new shops to my affiliates (Like Target and Paper Smooches, so pop over to my links if you have time.) THANK YOU!

 

Happy World Card Making Day 2019! Hey Ghoulfriend!

Hello everyone! WOWZA, first of all, thanks for all the lovely comments on my last few blog posts! You sure know how to make a girl feel good! I really enjoyed sharing the new Greetery release with you!! Thank you!! Today is WORLD CARD MAKING DAY! Yipppeeee! I've been saving a super fun card to share today. I love it so much and wanted to post it on WCMD! Are you celebrating with friends today, or at your local store? There are so many activities and sales going on. It's a fun celebration for sure. What better thing to celebrate than card making! I hope you have a good day and that you get in some creative time! 

My card today uses loads of new supplies from Lawn Fawn. The finished card is a five inch square because I thought that big round pumpkin looked better on a square! Hee hee. Lots of layers on this one too... White card, then stripes, then black, then that gorgeous background die... I'll give you all the details, but let's look! Hey Ghoulfriends!!

 

I started this card by making my own card base from Neenah Solar White cardstock. I layered some Halloween Stripes (from my LSS) and then black. The top white layer was made with one of my all time favorite supplies from Lawn Fawn - that background die....swoon. It's perfect for every card! I set that all aside and set to work on the images.

 

I stamped the two little ghosties and the word bubble in black ink, and die cut them with the matching dies. I did a tiny bit of Copic Coloring to give them some color... The sentiment was heat embossed with white ink onto black cardstock. I set all those pieces aside...

 

BOO!

 

The pumpkin, stem, face, and leaves are all from two brand new stitched pumpkin die sets. I mixed and matched both sets to make the pieces. I used Distress inks to ink all the edges of everything, and the center of the pumpkin. I used my white gel pen to add accents over the face pieces.

 

Before I attached the pumpkin to the card, I used a bit of twine around the stem. I added glitter enamel dots to the leaves and gently folded the leaves up with my fingers. 

 

Lawn Fawn has a new product out called Liquid Stardust. OOOH LA LA!! It's like pure liquid silver. So gorgeous and sparkly! I put some onto a stamping block and then used a small paint brush to splatter it all over the pumpkin and leaves. It's hard to see in the photo, but trust me... IT'S AMAZING!! I want to put it on everything!!

 

 

 

I turned the card towards the light to try to capture that shimmer from the Stardust. Oh man, that's pretty! The elements were all attached to the card using foam squares in different shapes and sizes. I used liquid glue to glue the two pieces of the pumpkin together. 

Thank you for coming by to celebrate part of your World Card Making Day with me!! SO happy to see you and share this card today. CLICK HERE or on the graphic below to see the supplies I used for today's card. (Affiliate Links Used). Let me know in the comments what you're doing today! XOXO

 

I started to write a separate post for you about all the different sales going on for WCMD, but then I soon discovered, practically every crafty site is having a sale! It's amazing the deals!! So, here's my list of places I shop - easy to click on links of your favorite store and see what's up today. Enjoy! Happy crafting! Thank you to everyone who uses my affiliate links - I am very grateful! 

 

The Greetery Winter 2019 Release! Day four - Candy Pops and Christmas Tags!

Hi friends! It's a very exciting day again today! The Greetery Winter 2019 Release will be on sale tomorrow!! Today is the last day of product reveals!! And the entire new release goes on sale Friday, October 4th at 7am EST. WOOHOOOOO! Have you been following along all week with me and the other designers? I have been in awe of the amazing projects everyone has created! Wowza!! So happy to have been part of the celebrations! CLICK HERE to visit The Greetery Website and blog.

Today I have two more projects! One card, and one set of Christmas packaging tags. The new products I'm using today are the Candy Pops Collection and the Speed Tagging Collection! Both are again, so innovative and creative...Can't wait to show you!

First up is this cheerful and vivid card made in green and red for Christmas. I used the Candy Pops Dies to make a shaker card! These dies can be used like this, or with clear bubbles to enclose candies and other treats. The finished card is a white A2 card base...

 

Here's a close up of the different dies! The stamp set has curved sentiments to fit around the edge!! I die cut the main portion from white cardstock and then used vellum for the ends, to look like candy wrappers. I used bright red for the peppermint center!! It's so clean and graphic.

 

 

 

 

 

This was super easy to assembly and I love how happy it is! I buy my shaker card bits and baubles here. Can you see the tiny snowflakes?? And I always love sparkly things inside my shaker cards. 

 

Next up is a set of vintage inspired Christmas Tags made with the Speed Tagging stamp and die combo! OMG this is soooo clever! I took lots of process photos to show you how easy this is!! I made ALL OF THESE TAGS at one time! Yes! I used Cream cardstock and lots of distress inking and vintage colors.... I really like how they came out.

 

The stamp set has tons of sentiments and also extras like bows, and bells and leaves... You can dress up your tags or leave them clean and simple. Mine are somewhere in between! These are so great to have on hand, or to give as a little gift.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Okay, so here's the deal! It's genius. The stamp is a red rubber stamp, that stamps so nice and clean! I usually use my MISTI, but for red rubber I always prefer my Tim Holtz Stamping Platform and that's what I used for this project. ONE stamp makes SEVEN tags at once!

 

 

 

Magic! Seven tags - boom - done!

 

See in the photo how there are dots on the corners of the stamp??? Those dots line up precisely with the die!! So you die cut ONE time! And all seven tags pop out. 

 

PERFECTION!!!!! I love this so much.

 

I stamped in red ink to start, then gold, brown and olive tones to make it seem vintage. I splattered some Vintage Photo Distress Ink on them too. I think these will be so pretty with some kraft packages and red ribbons...

 

 

CLICK HERE to visit The Greetery Website and blog!! Remember, all the new items will be available to purchase tomorrow - Friday, October 4th at 7am EST! Thank you for following along with me all week as I helped introduce the new toys!! What is your favorite thing from the new release?? I'd love to know! I will be back this weekend with another Halloween Card - and to celebrate World Card Making Day! Yippeeee! If you're not already following along on my Facebook Page - please do! I post sales and other fun stuff there! XOXO

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LIST OF DESIGNERS FOR TODAY'S INSPIRATION PROJECTS!

Kay Miller

Laurie Willison

Dawn McVey

Heather Nichols

Keeway Tsao

Angelica Conrad

Wanda Guess

Kelly Lunceford

Lizzie Jones

The Greetery Winter 2019 Release! Day three - With Love at Christmas!

Welcome back to more release reveals from The Greetery!  The Greetery Winter 2019 Release is in full swing! All the reveals happen until October 3rd! And then the entire new release goes on sale Friday, October 4th at 7am EST. WOOHOOOOO! I'll be posting projects for the next two days to showcase some of the new stamps and dies. It's going to be FUN, that's for sure! CLICK HERE to visit The Greetery Website and blog.

Today my card and envelopes feature the new stamp set called With Love at Christmas (SO pretty) and the new Addressed Die and the Flappable Stencils. LOTS to show you today. My projects are classic Christmas in traditional colors....

 

The finished card is an A2 card base made from deep red cardstock. I used watercolor paper and made two layers of white/cream. I used Distress Inks to make the image and also to ink the edges of the layers. This stamp set is a GORGEOUS Christmas floral that is made with several stamps. They are easy to line up and the results are perfect. To make my floral spray, I stamped with Distress Inks. Then I used clean water and a small brush to move the color around, looking like I watercolored it!!! I splattered white ink to look like snow... The sentiment was gold embossed onto black paper.

 

The Greetery now sells envelopes! This new die goes on the front of envelopes and it's soooo nice. I simply love the tiny scalloped edge. Cuts like a dream. I die cut it from watercolor paper to look luxe. I stamped a second floral spray to use on the envelope. Tip: When you make pretty envelopes like this, mail it in a clear plastic envelope!! That way it stays nice. Be sure to put the postage on the outside! 

 

This release has brand new "Flappable" Stencils that perfectly stencil a design on the back envelope flap! It's such a pretty effect... Sure to impress all your friends when they receive your cards!

 

 

CLICK HERE to visit The Greetery Website and blog!! Remember, all the new items will be available to purchase on Friday, October 4th at 7am EST! More fun tomorrow with more new products! See you then! XOXO

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LIST OF DESIGNERS FOR TODAY'S INSPIRATION PROJECTS!

Kay Miller

Laurie Willison

Dawn McVey

Heather Nichols

Keeway Tsao

Angelica Conrad

Kelly Lunceford

Wanda Guess

Norine Borys

The Greetery Winter 2019 Release! Day two - Fun Vans!

Hey hey hey! It's an exciting day today! The Greetery Winter 2019 Release is in full swing! All the reveals happen until October 3rd! And then the entire new release goes on sale Friday, October 4th at 7am EST. WOOHOOOOO! I know you're going to love it. Betsy's Christmas collections are always so so good. And this one is no different! I'll be posting projects for the next three days to showcase some of the new stamps and dies. It's going to be FUN, that's for sure! CLICK HERE to visit The Greetery Website and blog.

Today's projects I'm sharing feature VW vans! Yes! How cool is that theme? I love it! My uncle had a VW van when I was little, and man, I thought he was the coolest person EVER. Ha! It was the 60's! LOL. I have a card and a fun 3D project here today! XO

This finished card is an A2 card base made from my favorite lime green paper! One layer of white paper and then those adorable vans, with Christmas trees on top. These little vans are racing too and fro, trying to get all the errands done! I can relate. The stamp set is called Care-A-Van! Love it!

 

I used the little snowflakes stamp to stamp random flakes around the white layer, and then stamped that perfect sentiment directly onto the card as well. 

 

The van is made up of several stamps that you layer together. I used my MISTI to get them all perfectly lined up. Then there are cool add ons! I love this sweet little garland, and of course, the tree!

 

I made three identical vans for this card. Then I cut them with my trimmer to go off the card front! It was hard to cut them!! You'll see how I used the other parts in a minute...

 

I attached the vans to the card using foam tape. I used the front of the one van to put on the front of the envelope! It matches perfectly!! FUN!

 

Next up is the brilliant 3D Happy Hippie Van! Adorbs! You assemble it from your own choices of cardstock and the back opens up to put in a gift or treats! EEP. This was so much fun to make. Here's the front!

 

And here's the back! I made a little license plate that says craft! LOL. I made the bumpers from silver glittery paper and used light grey paper for the windows. You can truly customize this a million different ways. I kept mine simple so you could see what it looks like!

 

Pop the hatch!!! LOL. Don't you love this? Lots of things would fit in there!

 

 

 

Here it is in my hand to show you the scale. 

CLICK HERE to visit The Greetery Website and blog!! CLICK HERE to see my supplies for today's project. Remember, all the new items will be available to purchase on Friday, October 4th at 7am EST! More fun tomorrow with more new products! See you then! XOXO

PRIZE ALERT!!!! PRIZE ALERT!!!! 

• Comment here on my blog for one entry (one comment per person)
• Comment on all the Inspiration Team Members’ blogs for more entries (one comment per person, per blog)
• Comments close at Midnight EDT on Thursday, October 3
• Winners will be posted at 7am ET on Friday, October 4 here on the blog

LIST OF DESIGNERS FOR TODAY'S INSPIRATION PROJECTS!

Kay Miller

Laurie Willison

Dawn McVey

Heather Nichols

Keeway Tsao

Lizzie Jones

Kelly Lunceford

Norine Borys

Wanda Guess