Hey everyone!! This week's Color Throwdown went live yesterday:
You can check out the challenge HERE <--------click! to see what the rest of the team created with these colors as well as play along if you'd like!
Here's what I made:
I created a blended background using Distress Oxide inks over Bristol Smooth card stock. I then stamped it with Simon Says Stamp's Stripe Jumble background stamp that I'd "inked up" by lightly misting with water. That was how I got the first background:
To get the second background all I did was re-mist the background stamp with water and press on another piece of Bristol Smooth card stock so that it could pick up the remaining ink on the background. I love that I was able to get 2 backgrounds from one piece of ink-blended card stock!
I finished off the insides of the cards with sentiments from the Greetings Mix 1 set that I inked up with the same Oxide Inks used on the front and that was it!
To see how these cards came together check out my video below:
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Hello everyone!!! SO - when I posted my SSS Believe In You Release & Review video I'd shown the die cuts using the newest floral stem dies. I've had them sitting here since then just waiting to be coloured up and I was feeling in a bit of a funk so I pulled them out. Having something even partially "done" helps some times (so does organizing my office - because you KNOW when you start you come across things you forgot about and have to start creating with. Which is also why that's a never-ending cycle (for me anyway)) when I'm feeling frustrated and "not crafty".
So I pulled out those die cuts and some water-colours and made a card:
I used the Stripe Jumble Background stamp and clear heat embossed it onto Fog card stock. I am just now IN LOVE with this stamp. I didn't think I would care for it too much at first and as soon as I inked it up and pulled away the card stock I was all 😍😍😍 LOL!
All the sentiments are from the Thanks and Encouragement Word Mix 1 stamp and die set. Also something I'm in love with. I did a video HERE on that set and have had all the extras I didn't use in a (very cute cat shaped) dish on my desk. So that was another "done" thing - I just needed to pick out which ones I wanted and adhere them to the card.
I stamped the Stripe Jumble stamp onto the inside of the card with Fog ink (see what I mean? It's SO perfect) and added a couple more sentiments and that was it!
To see how this card came together check out my video below:
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Ahhhhh happy Monday!! Usually I'm not much of a Monday person (or a morning person...) BUT I'm part of a big, fun, inspiring blog hop using a bunch of new Spellbinders dies AND I had a ton of success with foil! For those that haven't been watching me for a while - I struggle with foil and have yet to really use it on cards. That changed today!
OK first off:
Spellbinders released a bunch of fabulous Christmas sets this season! I was invited to take part in this big blog hop so there's a TON of inspiration as well as GIVEAWAY info at the end of my post!
I ended up making several cards using a few of the new die sets:
(apologies for the crappy photo - this one was taken late at night with horrible lighting)
First off - I got a Glimmer Hot Foil System - AND I was able to make it work. I have been stockpiling foils and foiling supplies for well over a year now and have either been unsuccessful or intimidated by all things foil. I took a gamble and got this machine because I LOVE the idea of being able to create letterpress foil designs - and because it's supposed to be easy to use.
Well if I can do it anyone can. These Ornament Hot Foil pates were some of my first attempts (the sentiments on the puppy cards were my FIRST first attempt) and they were almost perfect. I used 2 different colors of Glimmer Foils for them and alternated the foiled sentiments. The set also comes with all the dies to create the poinsettias and branches etc so I added those as well.
Last but not least is the Puppy Christmas cards!! I used Spellbinders Merry Hugs die set (isn't it adorable?!?). I'd foiled sentiments from the Ornament set, as well as a sentiment from the Holiday Sentiments hot foil plate onto blue card stock.
I die cut the puppers glasses from the same goal foil card stock I'd used on the green cards above. The backgrounds were done in the same way - just a Diagonal Stripe stencil and Schoolhouse Red ink this time.
To see how my cards came together AND to see my first impressions/unboxing/first attempt with the Glimmer Hot Foil System (skip to the 9 minute mark if you want to get right to the cardmaking portion) check out my video below:
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Now for the GIVEAWAY!!!
To celebrate this release, we are giving away a $50 gift certificate to one lucky blog reader – selected from the comments across all of the blogs in the hop. Giveaway closes on Sunday, August 25th 11:59 pm EDT. The winner will be announced in the blog hop post the following Monday. The winner is responsible for shipping cost, duties, and taxes.
And now it's Saturday. Any plans for your weekend? I'm trying to get caught up with a million things as usual lol!
I've had Honey Bee Stamps No Probllama stamp set and dies sitting in the front of my HB container for MONTHS now with the intention of using it. I finally sat down and made a few cards with it and am so glad I did - this llama with his accessories just cracks me up!
The Double Stitched Polygons Honey Cuts Dies were used to create my scenes for each card. After die cutting them from white card stock I blended Tumbled Glass Distress Oxide ink onto them with a blending brush.
The multi-colour sentiment was a fun little twist. I created my own little multi-colour “ink pad” by folding up a baby wipe, applying three different Distress Oxide ink refills and then used that to ink up the “Hola” stamp. You can get blank Distress Oxide ink pads HERE that you can then use to create your own ombré ink pads or custom colors etc. I have one of them but I like the option of just using a baby wipe when I only want to create a few stamped images/sentiments and not commit an ink pad to it.
I used my impromptu ink pad to stamp the llama word and adhered that to the insides of the cards after stamping the rest of the sentiments in black ink and that was it!
To see how these cards came together check out my video below:
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Ahhhhhh it's the weekend!! I have a million things to do, but one thing I wanted to knock off my plate was my container of new/new-to-me/ordered/sent products that has been filling up for MONTHS now.
I did a couple of big haul videos the last couple of months but as I do this as a job PLUS a hobby I really enjoy I definitely get a lot more product in than the average crafter. One of the perks of this though is that it's made me less likely to hold on to products that I've either used or just haven't had a chance to use (or end up with duplicates of).
I've been slowly organizing more and purging and one trade-off that I've been enjoying these last couple of months is by giving away a box full of products when I post a haul video. I don't know if I will do a giveaway with every single haul video I do - but I'm finding that by combining all of it into ONE big video and then doing the giveaway it just seems to work better. I really do hope I can do giveaways more often - usually they go off without a hitch and everyone is awesome. Last month was an off month and I dealt with a ton of drama and ugliness - which I will admit I held off on doing this video because I didn't want to potentially deal with it again. BUT - I'm not going to let the bit of ugliness of last month's giveaway win out - and I know the vast majority of you enjoy these videos and giveaways!
And if you don't like haul videos - feel free to skip this post today! I'll have cards and other videos coming ASAP as always!! ❤️
And here are the links to everything I showed and other random things I mentioned while I was at it:
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Now for the GIVEAWAY!!!
I packed a box full of all the products pictured 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 personal info other than the winner's e-mail address) as that's what I use to contact the winner!). This giveaway is open to everyone. The ONLY way your entry will be counted is through the Rafflecopter widget below and leaving a comment on this post. All the bonus entries are just that - bonuses. You don't HAVE to have extra social media accounts etc - they're just bonus entries and I always appreciate those that do them but it's never necessary!
I apologize if for some reason the Rafflecopter widget or commenting isn't working for you. Try refreshing your browser, or if you're on a mobile device to use a computer to see if that works! I get the occasional message during giveaways wanting technical assistance but I can't answer all of them and it's hard to know exactly what the issue is (but if it was ever a widespread one Rafflecopter and TypePad (my blog host) would fix it).
After all the colouring I kept the rest of the card details simple - I arranged the images into a bouquet and adhered them to the card front with foam tape. The patterned paper came in the kit and I stamped one of the sentiments from the Look for the Rainbows set onto one of the patterns. I added some of the Nuvo Gemstones to the card and they almost blend in to the patterned paper and then when the light hits them you see the sparkle.
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!
There are SO MANY enamel pins available now (case in point -check them all out HERE). I was trying to avoid getting in to them as I didn't have anywhere to put them. Then I received a few from some of the wonderful owners I freelance for and I couldn't resist purchasing some and now my baby pin collection is born lol! I repurposed a cork board one of my kids had and no longer wanted and now Simon's released all these great ones and I think they're all just adorable.
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 hope y'all had a good weekend! I'm feeling mostly back to normal after that rotten cold I had. I also made 2 cards for last week's Color Throwdown challenge which was this:
I liberally sprayed them with water and then applied Distress Oxide Sprays with a brush. After drying the backgrounds I added a ton of splatter with water and Perfect Pearl powder as well as some of the Oxide Sprays.
I also added several Studio Katia crystals to the cards and adhered them into place with Simon's Craft Tacky glue.
I used Simon's Daisy Bouquet set for the inside of the card - well actually I used one individual stamp from the set. I inked it up with Victorian Velvet and Picked Raspberry Distress Oxide ink, then painted the renters with the Squeezed Lemonade Oxide Spray.
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!
You can still see what the rest of the team created as well as all the inspiration from the submissions HERE <-----click!
There's a new challenge for this week up right now (HERE) and I'll have a card for that one ASAP! I got behind last week when I caught a chest cold. I'm feeling a LOT better now - and wanted to share the cards I made for last week. I was totally inspired by the inspiration photo for the challenge with the little mushrooms - and ended up with these cards:
I used Lawn Fawn's Fancy Folded Banners dies for the sentiments that I white heat embossed onto before adhering to the cards.
I used the Mushroom House for the cards and made a third one into a mini card because it's SO cute - and even cuter with the punny sentiment:
I finished off the A2 cards with more images from the set, and stamped sentiments from the Oh Gnome! set onto both the A2 and the mushroom card 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!
