Prairie Paper & Ink

Slimline Sympathy Card | SSS Beautiful Flowers Take 14

Hey everyone!! FYI IF you see this in time it's worth checking out Simon's STAMPtember Limited Edition mixed media Creepy Halloween Kit! <-------click! This one will sell out FAST I'm guessing!

OK on to my post:

This week's Color Throwdown Challenge is a good one! You can check out what the rest of the team created with these colors HERE <------click! and play along too if you'd like!

Here's what I made:

This is a 3.5 x 8.5" slimline card.

I used my all-time favorite stamp set yet again - Simon's Beautiful Flowers. I just love it. I heat embossed the big floral stamp onto Arches Hot Press watercolor paper with Simon's Antique Gold embossing powder. I then watercolored it all in with Distress Oxide inks.

I used Simon's Sympathy Greetings Mix stamp set for the sentiments, heat embossing one onto Cream Off White card stock and adding another to the watercolor panel.

On the inside of the card and the envelope I stamped the same large floral from the Beautiful Flowers set using a couple of the same Distress Oxide inks I used to watercolor the card front. I added a couple more sentiments from the Sympathy Greetings Mix using the Oxide inks and that was it!

To see how this card and envelope 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! 

CZ Design Batty For You Easy Halloween Card | AmyR Halloween 2020 Series #7

Hello everyone!! I don't have a card and video for the newest STAMPtember set (which you can check out HERE <-----click!) as it didn't arrive in time. That said I do have a card and video for my Halloween series!

In case you missed any of the previous posts and videos for my Halloween series thus far you can find them all at the links below:

SSS Happy Haunting Slimline Card | AmyR Halloween 2020 Series #6

Mama Elephant Little Ghosts & Mummies | AmyR Halloween 2020 Series #5

The Boo Crew Slimline Cards | AmyR Halloween 2020 Series #4

Easy Die-Cut Spooky Cards | AmyR Halloween 2020 Series #3

Halloween Card Using NON-Halloween Background | AmyR Halloween 2020 Series #2

Glow in the Dark Wobble Cards | AmyR Halloween 2020 Series #1

For today's card I kept it simple (and spooky):

I heat embossed Simon's Spider Web Background onto black card stock with Hero Arts White Satin Pearl embossing powder. I LOVE the metallic silvery look it gives on black!

I combined the Spooky wafer die and the Reverse Halloween Sentiment strips to make my sentiment, and then die cut some black glitter card stock with the CZ Design Batty wafer dies. I also used some of my Halloween Fun sequins and just adhered several into place with tiny dots of Craft Tacky glue.

I finished off the inside of the card with another die cut bat and another sentiment from the Reverse Halloween Sentiment Strips pack 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!

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! 

Whimsy Stamps Happy Pugmas | STAMPtember Exclusive Limited Edition

Hello everyone! Today's STAMPtember collab is with Whimsy Stamps!

You can check out the Limited Edition Happy Pugmas stamp set HERE or the Limited Edition Happy Pugmas stamp set with coordinating wafer dies HERE. As with all the Limited Edition exclusive collabs these are only while supplies last and once they sell out they're gone!

Here's what I made with the set:

This is a 3.5 x 8.5" slimline card.

I stamped the images from the Happy Pugmas set onto Neenah Classic Crest 80lb card stock with Simon's Intense Black ink and coloured them all in with Copic Markers.

I used the Mama Elephant Slim Card Basics wafer die set for all my die cutting on this card. I die cut the windows and blended several colors of Distress inks into them. I then added the derpy pugs into the openings and a sentiment from the Happy Pugmas set.

I finished off the inside of the card with another pug and sentiment from the Happy Pugmas set. I made an envelope from some Doodlebug patterned paper using the Trinity Stamps Slimline Envelope Builder wafer die set to tie it all together 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!

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! 

Newton's Nook Pocket Full of Happy | STAMPtember Exclusive Limited Edition

Hello everyone! Today's STAMPtember exclusive is with Newton's Nook!

You can check out the Limited Edition Pocket Full of Happy stamp set HERE and the Limited Edition Pocket Full of Happy stamp set and coordinating dies HERE. As with all the Limited Edition exclusive sets these are only available while supplies last and when they sell out they're gone!

Here's what I made with this set:

These are 3 x 6" cards.

I created "mini slimline" cards - I thought this smaller size would be fun to feature a couple of the images from the Pocket Full of Happiness set on.

I did an ooolllldddd technique on the pockets of these critters. After stamping them with Simon's Intense Black ink onto Neenah 110lb Classic Crest Solar White card stock I coloured in the pockets with Copic Markers. I then took my Colorless Blender Refill and put some onto a scrap of denim fabric, and pressed that onto the images - resulting in the pattern you see here! It's a fun and super easy technique to play with - and different types of fabric give totally different results.

Anywho, I then coloured in the rest of the images, and also coloured in the outline pocket word as well.

I finished off the insides of the cards with a sentiment and the paw print from the Pocket Full of Happiness set. The envelopes and other wafer dies I used on these cards were all from the Trinity Stamps Narrow Card and Envelope wafer die set. I show how to assemble the envelope in the video!

To see how these cards and envelopes 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! 

STAMPtember Exclusive: PinkFresh Studio Celebrate Our Differences

Hello everyone!! I don't have a card or video for today's STAMPtember collab (I'm waiting on it to get here - and it will most likely be sold out before it does!) but I wanted to share the links and images of it!

Today's Limited Edition collab is with PinkFresh Studio!

You can check out the Celebrate Our Differences stamp set HERE <-----click!

Or you can check out the Celebrate Our Differences stamp set with coordinating wafer die HERE <-------click!

As with all the Limited Edition collaboration sets these are only available while supplies last and once they sell out they're gone!

I'll be back with another video ASAP!!

TWO STAMPtember Exclusives: Hero Arts & Ink Blot Shop!

Hello friends! It's Saturday and there's TWO STAMPtember exclusive releases today! So I have two cards and two videos to share.

The first collab is with Hero Arts! You can check out their Limited Edition Park Scene stamp set HERE <-------click!

And here's what I created with it:

I created a scene with the images in the Park Scene stamp set and stamped them with Simon's Intense Black ink onto Neenah Classic Crest Solar White 80lb card stock. I coloured it all in with Copic Markers and then cut out the scene with one of Simon's Nested Circle wafer dies.

I stamped sentiments from the Park Scene stamp set onto the inside of the card and added the bench and grass and coloured in the bench with Copics 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!

The second release for STAMPtember today is with Ink Blot Shop!

You can check out the Limited Edition Life Is An Adventure stamp set HERE <-----click! and the Life Is An Adventure stamp and coordinating die set HERE. As with all the Limited Edition exclusive sets these are only available while supplies last and once they sell out they're gone!

Here's what I created with this set:

I stamped one of the characters from the Life Is An Adventure set onto Neenah Classic Crest Solar White 80lb card stock with Simon's Intense Black ink and coloured it in with Copics.

I white heat embossed the stars from the set onto white card stock, then ink blended Distress Inks over it. I splattered the background with white liquid ink and used that as the background to the shaker element.

I finished off the inside of the card with another sentiment from the set, and stamped the stars with Squeezed Lemonade Distress Oxide ink 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!

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! 

SSS Happy Haunting Slimline Card | AmyR Halloween 2020 Series #6

Yay!! Another Halloween card and video!! If you missed any of the previous ones so far here's links to all the posts:

Mama Elephant Little Ghosts & Mummies | AmyR Halloween 2020 Series #5

The Boo Crew Slimline Cards | AmyR Halloween 2020 Series #4

Easy Die-Cut Spooky Cards | AmyR Halloween 2020 Series #3

Halloween Card Using NON-Halloween Background | AmyR Halloween 2020 Series #2

Glow in the Dark Wobble Cards | AmyR Halloween 2020 Series #1

So here's today's card:

This is a 3.5 x 8.5" slimline card.

I JUST got Simon's Limited Edition Halloween kit - the kit sold out within the first day it was released (SO fast - like wow), so I'm not going to do an unboxing etc. If you were one of the lucky ones to snag one you're going to have a ton of fun with it!

Almost everything that was in the kit is available individually so I'll have links to the stamp set and stencil I used along with everything else in the supplies below! I LOVE this Happy Haunting stamp set - that bus!!!

I stamped the bus from the Happy Haunting set onto Neenah Classic Crest Solar White 80lb card stock using Simon's Intense Black ink and coloured it in with Copic Markers. I fussy cut the image and covered the edges with my Memento Tuxedo Black marker.

The card front was die cut with the largest of Simon's Slimline Marquee wafer dies, and then I blended on several distress inks. I created a mask with Simon's masking paper and then blended the inks over the masks. I was inspired by one of the patterned papers that came in the kit - from this LDRS Haunted Halloween paper pack. I used that inspiration for the colors of the bus and for the background as well.

I stencilled GinaK Glitz Glitter gel over the Random Dots and Stars stencil (just the star part) onto the background - and added some Neon Tangerine Crystals and Bat-tastic Sprinkles too lol.

On the inside of the card I heat embossed one of the sentiments from the Happy Haunting stamp set with Tiger Lily embossing powder (which I used on the front as well). I added a bunch more images from the set, and paired the card with one of Simon's Orange Peel Slimline Envelopes 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!

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! 

STAMPtember Exclusive: Paper Rose Long Stem Flowers

Hello everyone!! I don't have a card or video for today's STAMPtember collab (I'm waiting on it to get here - and it will most likely be sold out before it does!) but I wanted to share the links and images of it!

Today's Limited Edition collab is with Paper Rose!

You can check out the Long Stem Flowers stamp set HERE <-----click!

Or you can check out the Long Stem Flowers stamp set with coordinating wafer dies HERE <-------click!

As with all the Limited Edition collaboration sets these are only available while supplies last and once they sell out they're gone!

I'll be back with another video ASAP!!

Riley and Company True Friends | STAMPtember Exclusive Limited Edition

Hello friends! After a long day and tech problems (crashed my finicky laptop yet again - that's the 3rd or 4th time this month? 😬 Doing this many videos really puts a strain on it) I have a card and video using the latest STAMPtember collab! 

First off - if you missed it this is actually my second post and video today:

Easy Distress Oxide Ink Blending | SSS Laugh in Flowers

OK onto the collab:

Today's collab is with Riley and Company!

You can check out their Limited Edition True Friends stamp set HERE or the Limited Edition True Friends stamp set with coordinating wafer die HERE. As with all the limited edition collabs this is while supplies last and once they sell out they're gone! I also HIGHLY recommend checking out all their snarky sentiment stamps HERE - there are so many hilarious ones!

Here's what I made:

I stamped the characters from the True Friends set onto Simon's 120lb smooth white card stock with Intense Black ink and coloured them in with Copic makers. I then masked the images and blended on some Distress Speckled Egg ink with a blending brush.

I stamped the card base with the Wood Planks background using Gathered Twigs Distress Oxide ink. I also stamped the Surf Blue envelope with the characters from the True Friends set using Broken China Distress Oxide ink.

I finished off the inside of the card by stamping the characters with the same Gathered Twigs Distress Oxide ink and stamping another sentiment from the True Friends set with Versafine Clair Nocturne ink 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!

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 Distress Oxide Ink Blending | SSS Laugh in Flowers

Hey everyone!! I'm the host for this week's Color Throwdown Challenge:

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

I saw THIS CARD by Debby and I completely changed what I was going to create I was so inspired by her card. LOVED it.

I heat embossed the Queen Anne's lace image from the Laugh in Flowers stamp set using Hero Arts White Satin Pearl embossing powder. I then did some easy Distress Oxide ink blending using Mowed Lawn, Speckled Egg and Hickory Smoke Distress Oxide inks.

I heat embossed the Deco Squares background onto Neenah Desert Storm card stock with the same White Satin Pearl embossing powder. The sentiments are from the CZ Design Clean Line Gratitude set. 

I added a TON of bling lol - I have links to them all in the supplies below.

I finished off the inside of the card by stamping the image from the Laugh in Flowers set with the same Oxide inks, and added another sentiment from the Clean Line Gratitude set. I also coordinated the Desert Storm envelope to match and that was it!

To see how this card and envelope 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!