Hey everyone! MFT's December release went live this morning!
SO many great stamps and Die-namics right?
I made this card and video using some of the new goodies:
I am in LOVE with the new Beautiful Bloom stamp - it's HUGE and so perfect.
I white heat embossed the Beautiful Bloom onto pale blue card stock and die cut it with the coordinating Die-namics. I used the new Hello, Beautiful stamp set with the Essential Slanted Sentiments Die-namics and the Beautiful Die-namics for my sentiments.
On the inside of the card I stamped the Beautiful Bloom again and then stamped a sentiment from MFT's Anything-but-Basic Friendship stamp set with black ink and that was it!
To see how my card came together check out the video below:
I get asked a lot about where to purchase the supplies I use in my videos and blog posts. I list all the supplies I use at the end of my posts (below) or in the description box directly below my video on YouTube.
Compensated affiliate links used when possible at no extra cost to you. Affiliate linking is what keeps my blog and YouTube channel up and running and enables me to work from home and provide for my children! I appreciate your support more than words can say! I occasionally receive product for free from stores/manufacturer with no obligation on my part to use/review - I only use and share what I personally love. Everything else I purchase myself!
And here are the links to everything in the order I showed/talked about them, plus links to the other items I didn't have to show at the end!! ❤️❤️
I get asked a lot about where to purchase the supplies I use in my videos and blog posts. I list all the supplies I use at the end of my posts (below) or in the description box directly below my video on YouTube.
Compensated affiliate links used when possible at no extra cost to you. Affiliate linking is what keeps my blog and YouTube channel up and running and enables me to work from home and provide for my children! I appreciate your support more than words can say! I occasionally receive product for free from stores/manufacturer with no obligation on my part to use/review - I only use and share what I personally love. Everything else I purchase myself!
OK filmed and edited and uploaded!! Like I mention in the video - if you've sent cards to my PO box and they aren't in this video depending on when you sent them they could still be on their way here! While Canada Post workers aren't technically on strike anymore there is still a lot of backlog to get through the system from what I understand.
Also here are the links to the Concord & 9th stamps and dies that I mentioned in the video:
And now for the rest of the info:
If you'd like to mail a card to be featured in an upcoming Happy Mail Haul video here's my mailing address:
Amy Rysavy
Box 1041 MARTENSVILLE PO
Martensville, SK
S0K 2T0
Canada
December Theme: Valentine's/Love/Pink & Red
January Theme: Circles (whether it be a circle shaped card or a circle frame - anything circular!)
February Theme: Glitter/shimmer/Sparkle (glitter paste, shiny card stock - whatever makes your cards shine and/or sparkle!)
(((a note about the themes - if you have ideas/suggestions for future themes feel free to post them in the comments below!)))
(A repost of some important info!!)
Like I mention in all the Happy Mail Haul videos - I am not strict with the themes.. The post can be notoriously slow especially getting to me here in Canada, so I like to share everything that shows up in my PO Box the previous month regardless! If you ever want to check out previous months Happy Mail Haul videos you can find them all here:
If you want to send ahead and mail cards for multiple themes in the same package I am totally OK with that. It helps if you add a sticky note or something to mark what month each card is for. Please do not send more than 2 cards for each theme (so there are the 3 upcoming months therefore 6 cards in total). I cannot accept large packages/boxes of cards. I don't have anywhere to store large amounts plus it takes up a lot of my time to film/edit/upload these videos and limiting the submissions to 2 per person ensures it's fair for everyone. Thank you for understanding!
If you are interested in donating your cards there are MANY charities and organizations out there. You would need to do your own research to find a cause/group/organization that works for you and what you want to do! Everything from local nursing homes/palliative care units/Ronald McDonald Houses to charities to cards for troops is out there - LOTS to choose from!
Also if you haven't sent in a card before but want to go ahead! I love seeing what y'all are making, and being able to share it with the rest of my audience. We all have to start somewhere ;). Also again there's no need to send gifts or anything like that. I more than appreciate the thought, and I read all the letters I receive (I can't respond to them but I read and keep all of them!).
For those reading/watching - I would love if you'd take the time to leave comments/questions/etc for those that sent in something in the comments below and I know those that sent in would love to read them!
Also - as a special gift with order you can get this Simon exclusive stamp set Nutty & Bright free with ANY purchase with the code DCMBR27 This code is good while supplies last or until 12/9 at 11:59pm ET.
There was a blog hop already (Day 1) and today is Day 2 of blog hops with a ton more inspiration!
If you didn't get here from Yoonson's blog you can start at the top of the hop HERE and then I'll have links to all the stops below. There's also giveaway info at the end of this post!
I really wanted to use the new Decorative Hamsa wafer die and ended up making 2 cards featuring it. I created two really easy shimmery backgrounds using Nuvo Shimmer Powders over watercolor paper. Once those were dry I adhered the Decorative Hamsa die cuts.
I ran some gold and silver glitter paper from SSS through my little Xyron 3" machine to put permanent adhesive on the back of them, then die cut them with the Decorative Hamsa wafer die. I adhered the die cuts to the backgrounds, and then added a shimmery metallic border with one of my FineTec metallic watercolor palettes by painting it along the edge with a paintbrush.
The sentiments are from Simon's Tiny Words stamp set and were die cut with one of the new Nested Banners wafer dies.
I used another sentiment from the Tiny Words set and the same die to add sentiments to the insides of the cards and that was it!
To see how these cards came together check out my video below:
I get asked a lot about where to purchase the supplies I use in my videos and blog posts. I list all the supplies I use at the end of my posts (below) or in the description box directly below my video on YouTube.
Compensated affiliate links used when possible at no extra cost to you. Affiliate linking is what keeps my blog and YouTube channel up and running and enables me to work from home and provide for my children! I appreciate your support more than words can say! I occasionally receive product for free from stores/manufacturer with no obligation on my part to use/review - I only use and share what I personally love. Everything else I purchase myself!
Now for the GIVEAWAY info!!
Simon Says Stamp is giving away a $25 coupon to every stop on the hop (thanks Heidi!!) from each blog's comment section (so leaving comments on all the blog posts of the hop increases your chances of winning!). Simon will choose the winners over the weekend and post on the Simon Says Stamp store blog on Wednesday (12/12). All the winners can email Simon Says Stamp to claim his/her prize.
Thanks so much for stopping by and good luck! ❤️❤️❤️
There's a GIVEAWAY at the end of this post! ❤️❤️❤️
First off - I made 6 cards with one stamp set (plus one sentiment set):
Lawn Fawn's adorable Simply Celebrate Christmas stamp set is THE cutest set - and it lent itself perfectly to mass producing 6 cards using all the images from the set!
I stamped all the images onto Neenah card stock with Lawn Fawn's Jet Black ink and coloured them in with Copics, added highlights and "snow" with a white gel pen then die cut them with the coordinating wafer die set.
The sentiments are from the Simply Celebrate Christmas set as well as the Simply Winter Sentiments set - which I also used on the inside:
I used Lawn Fawn's Really Rainbow Christmas 6x6 paper along with Lawn Fawn card stock to finish off the cards and that was it!
To see how these cards came together check out my video below:
I get asked a lot about where to purchase the supplies I use in my videos and blog posts. I list all the supplies I use at the end of my posts (below) or in the description box directly below my video on YouTube.
Compensated affiliate links used when possible at no extra cost to you. Affiliate linking is what keeps my blog and YouTube channel up and running and enables me to work from home and provide for my children! I appreciate your support more than words can say! I occasionally receive product for free from stores/manufacturer with no obligation on my part to use/review - I only use and share what I personally love. Everything else I purchase myself!
Now for the GIVEAWAY!!!
I have this fun set of Lawn Fawn stamps and dies to give to one of you!
To be entered all you need to do is follow the steps in the Rafflecopter widget below (please make sure you're using a current e-mail address that you check frequently (I don't keep/see any person info other than the winner's e-mail address) as that's what I use to contact the winner!).
Hello everyone! It's the 5th of the month - which means a new release from Waffle Flower!
This is a smaller release (it always looks like more as you can get the stamps and coordinating dies separately or in a bundle) with the CUTEST little mini sets and a couple of amazing larger sets:
And to celebrate the release and provide inspiration there's a hop AND a giveaway too!!
If you didn't get here from the Waffle Flower blog I'll have links to all the stops on this hop further down in my post!
I was so excited to see this new Thinking of You stamp set. I have the Always set with the same girl image (in that one she's holding a bird) that I made a card with HERE. This time she's holding a cat and the stamp is much bigger.
I ended up making three cards because I couldn't settle on one - plus they all started with a simple card design and then I step it up a bit for each card following:
I heat embossed the image onto white card stock using Ranger's Liquid Platinum embossing powder. For the first card that was it. The detail and size of the image lends itself nicely to just stamping or heat embossing the image, adding a sentiment and you're done!
For the second card I did the same thing, but offset the image on the white card stock. I then stamped the new Halftone Background onto the card base with Simon Says Stamp Stone ink. I added the sentiment and some glitter paper that I tinted with the same Stone ink. It's still a simple card - but more detail and more involved than the first clean and simple card.
For my third card I used the same embossing powder but this time I heat embossed it onto watercolor card stock. I then did some simple watercoloring with a couple of my Prima palettes. Once dry I die cut the image with a large stitched rectangle die. I don't have any card stock that matched the Stone ink color - so I blended that onto my white card base.
On all three cards I finished the insides by stamping the main image with the Stone ink and that was it!
To see how this card came together check out my video below:
I get asked a lot about where to purchase the supplies I use in my videos and blog posts. I list all the supplies I use at the end of my posts (below) or in the description box directly below my video on YouTube.
Compensated affiliate links used when possible at no extra cost to you. Affiliate linking is what keeps my blog and YouTube channel up and running and enables me to work from home and provide for my children! I appreciate your support more than words can say! I occasionally receive product for free from stores/manufacturer with no obligation on my part to use/review - I only use and share what I personally love. Everything else I purchase myself!
Now for the GIVEAWAY info!!!
To celebrate the blog hop, Waffle Flower is giving away $25 gift certificates to THREE lucky winners. You can leave comment on my blog and along the hop by 11:59pm ET on 12/10/18 for your chances to win. Winners will be chosen at random from the comments left on any of the posts on this blog hop and will be announced on the Waffle Flower blog on 12/12/2018.
I had an impossible time trying to narrow down what products to use for my card - as I have a LOT of favourites in the Honey Bee line! I finally decided to combine some newly-released stamps and dies that I've been dying to ink up along with some oldie-but-goodie faves of mine to make this card:
I absolutely adore the Snow Buddies stamp set - I think the characters are so cute and of course it has a TON of options. Yet I decided to add one from another set - the to-go cup from the Penny the Platypus set lol! Since anything coffee-themed is always a favourite with me it seemed a perfect fit to give everyone a latte on this card!
I first created the background by blending Distress Oxide inks onto my card base, and then used one of the falling snow stencils from the Winter Wonder Background Stencil sets to apply some Glitter Glaze. After that was dry I added white splatter to really amp up the falling snow feel of the background.
All the images were stamped onto Copic friendly card stock with black ink then coloured in with Copics. I added some highlights and detail with a white gel pen then die cut all the images with the coordinating Honey Cuts wafer dies.
The sentiment is from one of my all-time-favorite Honey Bee sets - the Perfect Blend sentiment set. I originally was going to heat emboss it onto a separate piece of card stock then die cut and adhere - but there just happened to be enough space after adhering all the images to stamp it along the bottom (leaving more of the sky background exposed which I really loved).
I finished off the inside of the card with more sentiments from the Perfect Blend stamp set, and a couple more stamped and die cut images. The gift card is held in place thanks to Honey Bee's Gift Card Slots Honey Cuts wafer dies - it was perfect for this card!
You can see how this card came together in my video below:
I get asked a lot about where to purchase the supplies I use in my videos and blog posts. I list all the supplies I use at the end of my posts (below) or in the description box directly below my video on YouTube.
Compensated affiliate links used when possible at no extra cost to you. Affiliate linking is what keeps my blog and YouTube channel up and running and enables me to work from home and provide for my children! I appreciate your support more than words can say! I occasionally receive product for free from stores/manufacturer with no obligation on my part to use/review - I only use and share what I personally love. Everything else I purchase myself!
I used the new Big Picture Book Latte, Big Picture Book Cinnamon Bun (yes!!), Outline Floral Frame and Big For You wafer dies to make this card.
I created with a color palette that I normally wouldn't think of (and forgive the lack of detail in these pics - my camera does NOT like anything too reflective. The sentiment was die cut from Tonic mirror card stock and while gorgeous in real life it is SO hard to get a good pic with it!) - inspired by a gift card:
On the inside of the card I used Simon's Prettied Up Gift Card wafer die with the Mint card stock to hold the actual gift card that inspired the design of my card.
To see how this card came together check out my video below:
I get asked a lot about where to purchase the supplies I use in my videos and blog posts. I list all the supplies I use at the end of my posts (below) or in the description box directly below my video on YouTube.
Compensated affiliate links used when possible at no extra cost to you. Affiliate linking is what keeps my blog and YouTube channel up and running and enables me to work from home and provide for my children! I appreciate your support more than words can say! I occasionally receive product for free from stores/manufacturer with no obligation on my part to use/review - I only use and share what I personally love. Everything else I purchase myself!
Happy Friday!! I have a couple of fun Clean & Simple Christmas cards to share with y'all:
I used the Simon Says Stamp Critter Sweaters stamp set (that I used in my fist video of my series this year - link to that is below) to gold heat emboss onto white card stock.
I then sponged three different shades of Simon dye inks over the gold heat embossed patterns and die cut several Christmas trees from them using the SSS Christmas Trees wafer die set.
I finished off the insides of the cards with another gold heat embossed sentiment and one more tree and that was it!
To see how these cards came together check out my video below:
I get asked a lot about where to purchase the supplies I use in my videos and blog posts. I list all the supplies I use at the end of my posts (below) or in the description box directly below my video on YouTube.
Compensated affiliate links used when possible at no extra cost to you. Affiliate linking is what keeps my blog and YouTube channel up and running and enables me to work from home and provide for my children! I appreciate your support more than words can say! I occasionally receive product for free from stores/manufacturer with no obligation on my part to use/review - I only use and share what I personally love. Everything else I purchase myself!
Hey everyone! I'm back with another card! And if you look close you'll see the big oops I did with it:
Do you see what it is?
How about now:
It's subtle..... I adhered the red heart patterned paper upside down 🤦🏻♀️🤦🏻♀️🤦🏻♀️ LOL!!
I COULD try to reposition it - it's all attached with foam tape, and if you use dental floss held taught and wiggle it between the foam tape and the paper you can sometimes get it apart. But then I'd have to do that to all the images and embellishments and sentiment too and I am just going to chalk it up to be being too excited and having too much fun making this card LOL!
I used Simon Says Stamp's Right Meow stamp set - NOT a Christmas set, but with the addition of the Christmas papers (Doodlebug's Christmas Town 6x6) I made it a Christmas card!
I finished off the inside of the card with a sentiment from the Right Meow set, one of the cats in her glorious paper-pieced Christmas sweater, and a heat embossed sentiment from the Tiny Words Christmas stamp set.
To see how my card came together check out my video below:
I get asked a lot about where to purchase the supplies I use in my videos and blog posts. I list all the supplies I use at the end of my posts (below) or in the description box directly below my video on YouTube.
Compensated affiliate links used when possible at no extra cost to you. Affiliate linking is what keeps my blog and YouTube channel up and running and enables me to work from home and provide for my children! I appreciate your support more than words can say! I occasionally receive product for free from stores/manufacturer with no obligation on my part to use/review - I only use and share what I personally love. Everything else I purchase myself!
