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Avery Elle Peek-A-Boo Christmas Train Slimline Card | AmyR Christmas 2020 Series #12

Hello everyone! First off - some SALE info!

Simon just release 4 NEW products and they're all on SALE for amazing prices HERE <------click! no code needed! Snag yours while supplies last!

OK now back to the post:

I the host of this week's Color Throwdown Challenge:

You can check out what the rest of the design team created with these colors HERE <------click! and play along yourself if you'd like!

Here's what I created:

This is a 3.5 x 8.5" slimline card.

I used Avery Elle's Peek-A-Boo Christmas Train stamp set and coordinating wafer die set - it's so cute! I stamped the images onto Neenah Solar White 80lb card stock with Simon's Intense Black ink and coloured them in with Copics.

I heat embossed the snowflakes from the set onto the card base using white and silver embossing powders, then blended Peacock Feathers Distress Oxide ink over them.

On the inside and outside of the card I created snow drifts with white card stock using MFT's Slimline Stitched Snow Drifts. I added a few of the images and stamped a sentiment from the Peek-A-Boo Christmas Train stamp set and paired the card with a Silver Slimline envelope and that was it!

To see how this card came together check out my video below:

Or watch in HD over on YouTube HERE <-------click!

If you missed any of my previous Christmas posts so far you can find them all at the links below:

Spellbinders Noel Cards | AmyR Christmas 2020 Series #11

Easy Glittery Christmas Cards | AmyR Christmas 2020 Series #10

Easy Oxide Ink Blending with NEW Rustic Wilderness | AmyR Christmas 2020 Series #9

Distress Ink & Oxide Snowflake Backgrounds | AmyR Christmas 2020 Series #8

Simon Says Stamp Dec 2020 Card Kit Unboxing + Slimline Card | AmyR Christmas 2020 Series #7

Peace & Snowflakes | AmyR Christmas 2020 Series #6

A Latte Warm Wishes Holiday Slimline Cards | AmyR Christmas 2020 Series #5

Easy Snowy Scene Cards w Distress Oxides | AmyR Christmas 2020 Series #4 | MFT Stamps & Die-namics

Easy Watercolor Pinecone Slimline Cards | AmyR Christmas 2020 Series #3

Snowy Mice Slimline Cards | AmyR Christmas 2020 Series #2 | Waffle Flower Holiday Cheese

CZ Design Chunky Christmas | AmyR Christmas 2020 Series #1

Follow me on Instagram, Facebook, YouTube! You can also consider supporting me on my Patreon!

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! 

Spellbinders Noel Cards | AmyR Christmas 2020 Series #11

Hey everyone! After the last couple of posts with Christmas cards in much more traditional colors I really wanted to go NON-traditional again - and this is what I ended up with:

I pulled out Spellbinders Festive Noel wafer die set and paired it with some Tonic Rustic Rose papers (I did an entire Rustic Rose lengthy haul video HERE if you missed it). I LOVE this color combo and the papers and textures with these die cuts just make me happy!

I layered a bunch of the die cuts from the Festive Noel dies and then popped up the letters with a bit of foam tape. I cut down some of Tonic's Peach Parfait Hand Crafted Cotton paper for my card front and matted that with some Concord & 9th Evergreen card stock. I also added several different Nuvo drops in all different finishes (links below to each specific one!).

On the insides of the cards I used Spellbinders To You and Yours stamp set and stamped the Merry Christmas with Worn Lipstick Distress Oxide ink and the "to you and yours" with Rustic Wilderness Distress Oxide ink. I paired the cards with pink envelopes and that was it!

To see how these came together check out my video below:

Or watch in HD over on YouTube HERE <--------click!

If you missed any of my previous Christmas posts so far you can find them all at the links below:

Easy Glittery Christmas Cards | AmyR Christmas 2020 Series #10

Easy Oxide Ink Blending with NEW Rustic Wilderness | AmyR Christmas 2020 Series #9

Distress Ink & Oxide Snowflake Backgrounds | AmyR Christmas 2020 Series #8

Simon Says Stamp Dec 2020 Card Kit Unboxing + Slimline Card | AmyR Christmas 2020 Series #7

Peace & Snowflakes | AmyR Christmas 2020 Series #6

A Latte Warm Wishes Holiday Slimline Cards | AmyR Christmas 2020 Series #5

Easy Snowy Scene Cards w Distress Oxides | AmyR Christmas 2020 Series #4 | MFT Stamps & Die-namics

Easy Watercolor Pinecone Slimline Cards | AmyR Christmas 2020 Series #3

Snowy Mice Slimline Cards | AmyR Christmas 2020 Series #2 | Waffle Flower Holiday Cheese

CZ Design Chunky Christmas | AmyR Christmas 2020 Series #1

Follow me on Instagram, Facebook, YouTube! You can also consider supporting me on my Patreon!

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! 

Easy Glittery Christmas Cards | AmyR Christmas 2020 Series #10

Hey everyone! I hope y'all had a decent weekend - I'm having a hard time believing we're nearing the end of November already.

I did a bit of experimenting for today's cards using some REALLY old (as in prolly 5+ years old which for pastes etc is a long time. I was honestly surprised it wasn't dried out when I opened it lol) translucent embossing paste. However my plan worked and in the video I give a couple of different options to create something similar without needing to deal with "as" much mess (honestly it wasn't that bad - I'm just clumsy and messy when I craft so it happens regardless).

I used Simon Says Stamp's Paver Blocks stencil and blended Hero Arts Unicorn White pigment ink, Candied Apple Distress Oxide ink and the new Rustic Wilderness Distress Oxide ink over it onto Sea Glass cardstock.

I then added the (very old and somewhat goopy-textured) translucent embossing paste - THIS PASTE is a new and available option (that will have a much better texture b/c it won't be way past it's prime like mine was!). Once the paste was applied I sprinkled on Simon's Unicorn ultra fine glitter and Unicorn Confetti - so it's SUPER glittery.

I used CZ Design's Good Cheer stamp and die set combo for the sentiments on the cards. I white heat embossed the sentiments for all the card fronts and die cut the large ones with the coordinating wafer dies and trimmed down the smaller ones with my paper trimmer.

On the insides of the cards I stamped more sentiments from the Good Cheer set using the Candied Apple and Rustic Wilderness Oxide inks and that was it!

To see how these cards came together check out my video below:

Or watch in HD over on YouTube HERE <-------click!

If you missed any of my previous Christmas posts so far you can find them all at the links below:

Easy Oxide Ink Blending with NEW Rustic Wilderness | AmyR Christmas 2020 Series #9

Distress Ink & Oxide Snowflake Backgrounds | AmyR Christmas 2020 Series #8

Simon Says Stamp Dec 2020 Card Kit Unboxing + Slimline Card | AmyR Christmas 2020 Series #7

Peace & Snowflakes | AmyR Christmas 2020 Series #6

A Latte Warm Wishes Holiday Slimline Cards | AmyR Christmas 2020 Series #5

Easy Snowy Scene Cards w Distress Oxides | AmyR Christmas 2020 Series #4 | MFT Stamps & Die-namics

Easy Watercolor Pinecone Slimline Cards | AmyR Christmas 2020 Series #3

Snowy Mice Slimline Cards | AmyR Christmas 2020 Series #2 | Waffle Flower Holiday Cheese

CZ Design Chunky Christmas | AmyR Christmas 2020 Series #1

Follow me on Instagram, Facebook, YouTube! You can also consider supporting me on my Patreon!

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! 

Easy Oxide Ink Blending with NEW Rustic Wilderness | AmyR Christmas 2020 Series #9

Hey everyone!! SO - the NEW Tim Holtz Distress color just showed up at my house!!

I of course got them all as I love all the things Distress. You can check it all out HERE <------click!

For today's cards I used JUST the new Rustic Wilderness Oxide ink and paired it with Lucky Clover and Mowed Lawn Oxides to make my cards:

I ink blended the three Oxide colors onto Distress Mixed Media Heavystock and then die cut the pieces using the Trinity Stamps We Wish You a Merry Christmas wafer die.

I did more ink blending on smaller pieces for the star and the trunk. After die cutting everything I die cut more layers from cream card stock and stacked them to give it all some dimension. I adhered it all to Neenah Desert Storm card bases, and of course heavily splattered the cards with Picket Fence Distress paint. I added some Studio Katia Wine Berry pearls as "ornaments".

On the insides of the cards I stamped Trinity Stamps Merry & Bright tree image with the Rustic Wilderness Oxide ink then paired the cards with Schoolhouse Red envelopes and that was it!

To see how these cards came together check out my video below:

Or watch in HD over on YouTube HERE <--------click!

If you missed any of my previous Christmas posts so far you can find them all at the links below:

Distress Ink & Oxide Snowflake Backgrounds | AmyR Christmas 2020 Series #8

Simon Says Stamp Dec 2020 Card Kit Unboxing + Slimline Card | AmyR Christmas 2020 Series #7

Peace & Snowflakes | AmyR Christmas 2020 Series #6

A Latte Warm Wishes Holiday Slimline Cards | AmyR Christmas 2020 Series #5

Easy Snowy Scene Cards w Distress Oxides | AmyR Christmas 2020 Series #4 | MFT Stamps & Die-namics

Easy Watercolor Pinecone Slimline Cards | AmyR Christmas 2020 Series #3

Snowy Mice Slimline Cards | AmyR Christmas 2020 Series #2 | Waffle Flower Holiday Cheese

CZ Design Chunky Christmas | AmyR Christmas 2020 Series #1

Follow me on Instagram, Facebook, YouTube! You can also consider supporting me on my Patreon!

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! 

Distress Ink & Oxide Snowflake Backgrounds | AmyR Christmas 2020 Series #8

Hello everyone!

Today's cards were supposed to go up earlier this week but technical difficulties took their time (I literally thought I'd lost HALF of the footage for the video - not fun. But it was all fixed in the end!!) but the video is all ready to go!

First off - this week's Color Throwdown Challenge:

You can check out what the rest of the Design Team created with these colors HERE <------click! and play along yourself if you'd like!

Here's what I made:

I started by playing around with Distress Inks and Distress Oxide inks along with Distress Mixed Media Heavystock paper. I usually do ink smooshing on Ranger Distress Watercolor paper but this time I thought I'd experiment with the Heavystock as it has a cream color to it which was perfect for this color challenge PLUS I was just curious to see what sort of results I'd get.

On this background I used both Distress Inks and Distress Oxide inks (all the colors are listed in the supplies below). I used Simon's Prismatic Snowflakes stamp set to white heat emboss the snowflakes all over the background and added a TON of white splatter with Picket Fence Distress Paint as I do for all the things lol!

I die cut the Sophie Snowflake wafer die from some mint card stock to back my Joy Script Dies. It's subtle but I also added some gold thread (I've linked to a couple of options in the supplies) behind the Joy script just to tie in the bits of gold I added to these cards. 

The Joy word itself I made by spraying a piece of the Heavystock with Nuvo Sparkle Spray in Amethyst Shimmer. I then foiled a sheet of the Reverse Christmas Sentiment Strips using Gold Deco Foil and my Minc machine.

On the insides of the cards and on the cream envelopes I stamped the snowflakes from the Prismatic Snowflakes set using the same Oxide inks I'd used for the card fronts. I added some more of the foiled Reverse Christmas Sentiment Strips and that was it!

To see how these cards came together check out my video below:

Or watch in HD over on YouTube HERE <------click!

And if you missed any of the previous Christmas posts in my series so far you can find them all here:

Simon Says Stamp Dec 2020 Card Kit Unboxing + Slimline Card | AmyR Christmas 2020 Series #7

Peace & Snowflakes | AmyR Christmas 2020 Series #6

A Latte Warm Wishes Holiday Slimline Cards | AmyR Christmas 2020 Series #5

Easy Snowy Scene Cards w Distress Oxides | AmyR Christmas 2020 Series #4 | MFT Stamps & Die-namics

Easy Watercolor Pinecone Slimline Cards | AmyR Christmas 2020 Series #3

Snowy Mice Slimline Cards | AmyR Christmas 2020 Series #2 | Waffle Flower Holiday Cheese

CZ Design Chunky Christmas | AmyR Christmas 2020 Series #1

Follow me on Instagram, Facebook, YouTube! You can also consider supporting me on my Patreon!

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! 

Simon Says Stamp Dec 2020 Card Kit Unboxing + Slimline Card | AmyR Christmas 2020 Series #7

Hello friends!!!

Simon's December 2020 Card Kit: Joyful Season <-----click! is HERE and I lost no time in filming an unboxing video AND making a slimline card with it.

ALSO if you missed this announcement (b/c I talk about this in the video too):

Tim Holtz announced his newest Distress color: Rustic Wilderness 😍😍😍. You can check it all out HERE <------click! I have it all (of course) on it's way to me! You get an EXCLUSIVE mini Rustic Wilderness Distress ink pad in the December 2020 kit (we won't get mini's of the new colors till the 4th new color is released - my guess is in January?).

OK here's the card I made with some of the December 2020 Card Kit elements:

This is a 3.5 x 8.5" slimline card.

I used the Santa paper and the striped paper from the Vintage North Pole papers that come in the kit. I fussy cut around the Santa, and blended on some Schoolhouse Red ink with a blending brush on the striped paper before adhering them together.

I added several of the ephemera elements from the kit and then to complete the sentiment I white heat embossed the "merry" word from the Joyful Season stamp set. I also white heat embossed the candy canes twice and cut those out to add to the card. Of course white splatter had to be added along with some of the velvet trim from the kit.

On the inside of the card I used another sentiment from the Joyful Season set and a couple more ephemera pieces. I paired the card with a Slimline Schoolhouse Red envelope and that was it!

To see the unboxing and how this card came together check out my video below:

Or watch in HD over on YouTube HERE <--------click!

Also since I've included this as part of my 2020 Christmas Card Series you can find all my previous posts so far at the links below!

Peace & Snowflakes | AmyR Christmas 2020 Series #6

A Latte Warm Wishes Holiday Slimline Cards | AmyR Christmas 2020 Series #5

Easy Snowy Scene Cards w Distress Oxides | AmyR Christmas 2020 Series #4 | MFT Stamps & Die-namics

Easy Watercolor Pinecone Slimline Cards | AmyR Christmas 2020 Series #3

Snowy Mice Slimline Cards | AmyR Christmas 2020 Series #2 | Waffle Flower Holiday Cheese

CZ Design Chunky Christmas | AmyR Christmas 2020 Series #1

Follow me on Instagram, Facebook, YouTube! You can also consider supporting me on my Patreon!

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! 

Peace & Snowflakes | AmyR Christmas 2020 Series #6

Hello friends! OK so during my Holly Jolly Release & Review video HERE I mentioned what I planned on doing with the Outline Merry Christmas Background and the Holiday Words Background stamp. Here's what I made:

I heat embossed the Outline Merry Christmas Background and the Holiday Words Background stamps onto Neenah Desert Storm card stock using Tonic's Sportscar Red embossing powder.

I used Tumbled Glass Distress Oxide Spray on the background of the cards, and then assembled die cuts using the new CZ Design Peace wafer dies, the Sophie Snowflake wafer die and the Christmas Foliage wafer dies.

On this card with the Outline Merry Christmas Background I ink blended some Tumbled Glass Distress Oxide ink and then added the Tumbled Oxide Distress Oxide Spray. On both cards I splattered Picket Fence white Distress Paint. 

On the insides of the cards I stamped the backgrounds with Simon's clear embossing ink, and on the insides and outsides I used sentiments from the Reverse Holiday Sentiment Strips pack. I finished off the cards with a bunch of Studio Katia bling and that was it!

To see how these cards came together check out my video below:

Or watch in HD over on YouTube HERE <------click!

If you missed any of my previous Christmas posts this year you can find them here:

A Latte Warm Wishes Holiday Slimline Cards | AmyR Christmas 2020 Series #5

Easy Snowy Scene Cards w Distress Oxides | AmyR Christmas 2020 Series #4 | MFT Stamps & Die-namics

Easy Watercolor Pinecone Slimline Cards | AmyR Christmas 2020 Series #3

Snowy Mice Slimline Cards | AmyR Christmas 2020 Series #2 | Waffle Flower Holiday Cheese

CZ Design Chunky Christmas | AmyR Christmas 2020 Series #1

Follow me on Instagram, Facebook, YouTube! You can also consider supporting me on my Patreon!

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! 

Simon Says Stamp Holly Jolly Release & Review! | November 2020

Hello friends! Normally I don't post Release & Review or haul videos back-to-back like this (I like to space them out if I can and have card videos and whatnot in between - it just feels better for whatever reason) however the last of this release JUST showed up. And it's also the MIDDLE OF NOVEMBER already. HOW. Seriously HOW. So I'm scrambling as per usual. I have a million ideas for more Christmas and Holiday and winter cards - stay tuned!

Anywho - on to the Simon Says Stamp Holly Jolly Release. I already posted a card and video using a few of the new products here:

Rest Queen Card | Lumen Embossing Folder | Nuvo Glacier Paste

And now on to the actual Release & Review:

You can watch in HD over on YouTube HERE <-------click!

And you can check out the Holly Jolly Release HERE as well as everything linked individually below!

Follow me on Instagram, Facebook, YouTube! You can also consider supporting me on my Patreon!

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! 

Honey Bee Stamps Holiday Cheer Release & Review! | November 2020

Hello friends! OK as promised here's the Honey Bee Stamps Holiday Cheer Release & Review! It's a long one - this was a HUUUGGGEEE release and OMG it was so amazing so the video is over 30 mins long. I share all the random ideas that pop in my head as I'm showing the products and now I just need to find some time to get creating:

You can watch in HD over on YouTube HERE <-------click!

And as always here are the links to everything I showed:

Follow me on Instagram, Facebook, YouTube! You can also consider supporting me on my Patreon!

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! 

A Latte Warm Wishes Holiday Slimline Cards | AmyR Christmas 2020 Series #5

Hello friends! I made another couple slimline cards and decided to include them in my 2020 Christmas series. If you missed any of the previous posts in the series thus far you can find them here:

Easy Snowy Scene Cards w Distress Oxides | AmyR Christmas 2020 Series #4 | MFT Stamps & Die-namics

Easy Watercolor Pinecone Slimline Cards | AmyR Christmas 2020 Series #3

Snowy Mice Slimline Cards | AmyR Christmas 2020 Series #2 | Waffle Flower Holiday Cheese

CZ Design Chunky Christmas | AmyR Christmas 2020 Series #1

EDIT: I forgot to mention the whole reason I made these! 🤦🏻‍♀️. It's the Fall/Winter 2020 Coffee Lovers Blog Hop:

Anyone can participate in this - you can find all the info HERE <-----click! There's a bunch of sponsors and giveaways and a TON of inspiration. I just like to play along for fun as who can resist making coffee-themed cards?

Here's what I made this time:

These are 3.5 x 8.5" slimline cards.

I stamped the images from the Honey Bee Treat Yo Self set onto Neenah Classic Crest Solar White 80lb card stock with Simon's Intense Black ink and coloured them with Copic markers. I used to coordinating Treat Yo Self wafer dies to die cut all the images, and since I'd stamped and coloured doubles of everything I had enough to make 2 cards.

I used Honey Bee's Mistletoe Slimline Cover Plate die for my backgrounds. I had originally die cut them from Neenah Desert Storm card stock for my previous Honey Bee cards but changed my plans and had these left over. As I didn't want them to go to waste I used them on these cards. I sponged Nuvo Mint Tea Embellishment Mousse on the die cuts to give them some texture and that green tint.

I also used the pine dies from the Lovely Layers: Pinecones wafer die set to tuck in behind all the lattes and whatnot - that was my "ode to Christmas" lol!

For the sentiments I used the Honey Bee Latte Buzzword wafer dies and Honey Bee Buzzword stamp set. I also added some subtle bling with Craft Tacky Glue and Ranger Rock Candy Distress Glitter. It looks like sugar!

I finished off the insides of the cards with more Latte Buzzword die cuts and Latte Buzzword stamped sentiments and paired the cards with Schoolhouse Red Slimline envelopes and that was it!

To see how these cards came together check out my video below:

Or watch in HD over on YouTube HERE <-------click!

Follow me on Instagram, Facebook, YouTube! You can also consider supporting me on my Patreon!

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!