Prairie Paper & Ink

Hello Lovely Happy Birthday CAS Card

Hello!! Happy Monday!? I'm finding today to be a rather frustrating Monday however I do have a CAS (clean and simple) card to share with y'all that I whipped up last night:

I absolutely LOVE the Hello Lovely stamp set from Concord & 9th, and it took me quite a while to get my hands on it as it kept selling out after they released it! Once I got it though and showed it in a haul video i had a lot of you ask me to show how the "splotchy" stamps in the set were supposed to be used. Funny thing is is that I got the set mostly for the large floral image as all I want to do is watercolour it LOL!

However last night I wasn't in the mood to do anything detailed or time-consuming - so I pulled out this set and made this card with all the splotchy images. It came together so quickly I am starting to think I need to make a point of using images like this more often!

I paired this set with the large Happy Birthday sentiment from the Mama Elephant Birthday Wishes stamp set that I just got (bonus points to me for inking up a stamp set so soon after getting it LOL).

I finished off the inside of the card by stamping the Hello Lovely floral image with SSS Stone Ink again and another sentiment from the ME Birthday Wishes set and that was it!

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

Or watch directly on YouTube HERE <------click!

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. If the product images have sets of letters below the image it means there's more than one place it can be purchased. SSS = Simon Says Stamp, AZ = Amazon, MFT = My Favourite Things, SnS = Scrap N Stamp (Canada) etc. 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 with my kids! I appreciate your support more than words can say!

Items marked with an asterisk (*) have been sent by a store/manufacturer (with no obligation on my part to use/review - I only use and share what I personally love). Everything else I purchase myself!

HELLO LOVELY	Concord & 9th HELLO LOVELY Clear Stamp Set	Mama Elephant - Clear Stamps - Birthday Wishes	Mama Elephant Clear Stamp BIRTHDAY WISHES Set	Neenah Classic Crest 110 LB SMOOTH SOLAR WHITE Paper Pack 25 Sheets
Simon Says Stamp SMALL TEFLON BONE FOLDER Tool	Small Teflon Bone Folder	Scor-Buddy	Scor-Pal Scor-Buddy Mini Scoring Board, 9 by 7.5-Inch	MISTI
MISTI PRECISION STAMPER Stamping Tool	MISTI	Simon Says Stamp Premium Dye Ink Pad STONE	Simon Says Stamp Premium Dye Ink TEENY BIKINI	Simon Says Stamp Premium Dye Ink Pad LEMON CHIFFON
Simon Says Stamp Premium Dye Ink Pad THISTLE	Simon Says Stamp Premium Dye Ink Pad MINT	Versafine - Ink Pad - Onyx Black	VersaFine ONYX BLACK Ink Pad Pigment	Pretty Pink Posh FRIENDSHIP MIX Sequins
Mini Multi Medium Matte Glue	Ranger .5 Oz. MINI MULTI MEDIUM MATTE	Crystal Katana Tool by Crystal Ninja Rhinestone Applicator	Crystal Ninja CRYSTAL KATANA Mixed Media Pick Up Tool	Kirkland Signature Baby Wipes 900 Count

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Combo Haul - SSS and SnS

Well the weekend is nearly over here, I'm still in recovery-mode from the cold I had all week (but feeling better than I was!), and I finally am starting to tackle the pile of new goodies I have sitting here. My late night "therapy" shopping has started to catch up with me big-time LOL! 

To watch directly on YouTube click HERE <-------click!

And here are all the links to everything I showed both on SSS and SnS and I think I remembered to include all the links to the other random items I showed in the video that weren't necessarily part of these hauls LOL:

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. If the product images have sets of letters below the image it means there's more than one place it can be purchased. SSS = Simon Says Stamp, AZ = Amazon, MFT = My Favourite Things, SnS = Scrap N Stamp (Canada) etc. 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 with my kids! I appreciate your support more than words can say!

Items marked with an asterisk (*) have been sent by a store/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 Stamps And Dies ARTSY FLOWER PARTS Set	Simon Says Stamps And Dies FUNNY FOOD Set	Simon Says Clear Stamps HANDLETTERED ENCOURAGEMENT	Pretty Pink Posh EASTER FRIENDS Clear Stamp Set	Pretty Pink Posh EASTER FRIENDS COORDINATING DIE Set
Pretty Pink Posh EVERYDAY GREETINGS Clear Stamp Set	Pretty Pink Posh FRIENDSHIP MIX Sequins	Pretty Pink Posh SPARKLING CLEAR STARS Confetti	Mama Elephant - Clear Stamps - Birthday Wishes	Mama Elephant Clear Stamp BIRTHDAY WISHES Set
Mama Elephant Clear Stamp HELLO FRIEND WISHES	Mama Elephant - Clear Stamp - Hello Friend Wishes	Mama Elephant Clear Stamp MERRY CHRISTMAS WISHES	Mama Elephant - Clear Stamps - Pandamonium	Mama Elephant Clear Stamp PANDAMONIUM
Mama Elephant PANDAMONIUM Creative Cuts Steel Dies	Mama Elephant - Dies - Pandamonium	Mama Elephant Clear Stamp CARRIED AWAY	Mama Elephant - Clear Stamps - Carried Away	Mama Elephant - Dies - Carried Away
Mama Elephant CARRIED AWAY DIE Creative Cuts Steel Die SET	Mama Elephant Clear Stamp and Die Carried Away SET	Mama Elephant HAPPY SCRIPT Creative Cuts Steel Die Set	Mama Elephant - Dies - Happy Script	Mama Elephant - Dies - Birthday Script
Mama Elephant BIRTHDAY SCRIPT Creative Cuts Steel Die Set	Lawn Fawn - Die Set - Fairy Friends	Lawn Fawn FAIRY FRIENDS Lawn Cuts	Lawn Fawn - Clear Stamp - Fairy Friends	Lawn Fawn FAIRY FRIENDS Clear Stamps
Lawn Fawn SET FAIRY FRIENDS Clear Stamps and Dies	Lawn Fawn - Clear Stamp - Pizza My Heart	Lawn Fawn PIZZA MY HEART Clear Stamps	Lawn Fawn - Die Set - Pizza My Heart	Lawn Fawn PIZZA MY HEART Lawn Cuts
Lawn Fawn SET PIZZA MY HEART Clear Stamps and Dies

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MFT Soda Pop | Crush on You Card

Hello everyone! I hope y'all are having a great weekend so far :). I'm still not feeling well but I wanted to thank you guys for all the get well wishes! :) :) :)

I had the video footage for this card in my files and realized I'd never got around to editing and uploading it! So I got that taken care of and here it is:

I used a WHOLE lotta MFT Die-namics to make this card LOL. One of those times where I was just creating and reaching for things and not realizing untill I go and create the supply list and then yeah........ These are all older stamps/dies/stencils too - all still available as of posting this - so maybe a lot of you already have these goodies in your stash! I personally really like these sets b/c they lend themselves nicely to making guy-themed cards.

I used translucent embossing paste over MFT's Circle Burst stencil on the white card stock, and did some Distress Ink blending and spritzing on the die cut bottles to create a fun little "carbonation" theme for this card.

I finished off the inside of the card with some stamped and die cut bottlecaps and some die cut hearts and that was it!

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

Or watch directly on YouTube HERE <------click!

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. If the product images have sets of letters below the image it means there's more than one place it can be purchased. SSS = Simon Says Stamp, AZ = Amazon, MFT = My Favourite Things, SnS = Scrap N Stamp (Canada) etc. 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 with my kids! I appreciate your support more than words can say!

Items marked with an asterisk (*) have been sent by a store/manufacturer (with no obligation on my part to use/review - I only use and share what I personally love). Everything else I purchase myself!

Stencil Circle Burst	My Favorite Things CIRCLE BURST Mixables Stencil	LLD Soda Pop	MFT SODA POP Clear Stamps	Die-namics LLD Soda Pop Bottles
My Favorite Things SODA POP BOTTLES Die-Namics	My Favorite Things BOTTLECAPS Die-Namics	Die-namics LLD Bottlecaps	Die-namics Radial Stitched Circle STAX	My Favorite Things RADIAL STITCHED CIRCLE STAX Die-Namics
Die-namics Tag Builder Blueprints 6	My Favorite Things TAG BUILDER BLUEPRINTS 6 Die-Namics	Die-namics Blueprints 1	Die-namics Blueprints 2	MFT Heavyweight Card Stock Smooth White
Field Day Prestige Card Stock	Poppy Prestige Card Stock	MFT Translucent Vellum	Wendy Vecchi Embossing Paste TRANSLUCENT Studio 490	Dreamweaver PALETTE KNIFE
Ranger Inkssentials Non Stick CRAFT SHEET Reusable 15 X 18	3M MICROPORE PAPER TAPE White 1 inch x 30 feet 3MMicro	Tim Holtz Distress Mini Ink Pad CANDIED APPLE	Mini Ink Blending Tool	Ranger MINI ROUND INK BLENDING TOOLS
Tim Holtz DISTRESS SPRAYER Ranger 4 Ounces	MINI MISTI	Mini MISTI	Plus HONEYCOMB DOT TAPE Adhesive Glue Double Sided	Powder Tool Applicator
Versamark Ink Pad	Versamark WATERMARK INK PAD	White Detail Embossing Powder	Stampendous DETAIL WHITE Fine Opaque Embossing Powder	Simon Says Stamp Embossing 50 Pack COFFEE FILTERS
ROCKLINE BASKET COFFEE FILTERS (8-12 Cup Basket) 700 Filters	Precision Heat Embossing Emboss Tool Gun Hero Arts	Small Teflon Bone Folder	Simon Says Stamp SMALL TEFLON BONE FOLDER Tool	Scor-Buddy
Scor-Pal Scor-Buddy Mini Scoring Board, 9 by 7.5-Inch	Fiskars PREMIUM CUT LINE Paper Trimmer 12 Inches	Sizzix 660425 Big Shot Cutting/Embossing Machine with Extended Multipurpose Platform, White/Gray	Sizzix BIG SHOT MACHINE	Sizzix BIGkick/Big Shot/Vagabond Magnetic Platform, 6.125 by 8.875 by .625-Inch
Sizzix Magnetic Platform for Wafer Thin Dies	Sizzix Standard Cutting Pads Pair	EK Success CRAFT TWEEZERS Precision Tip	Scotch Magic Tape , 3/4 x 300 Inches, 3 Pack (3105)	3M Scotch 1/2-Inch by 36-Yard Double-Sided Foam Tape
3M Scotch DOUBLE-SIDED FOAM TAPE Permanent	Scotch Advanced Tape Glider & Tape	Ranger .5 Oz. MINI MULTI MEDIUM MATTE	Quilled Creations PRECISION TIP Empty Applicator Bottle

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SALE Info! MFT, SnS & SSS

Happy St Patrick's Day everyone! Happy Friday too! :) :)

I have a couple different sales to share with y'all:

Shop MFT's Easter & Spring Category <------click! then use code SPRING to get 25% OFF!!

Canadians - use code IRISH17 and get 17% OFF your order at Scrap 'N Stamp! Click HERE to shop!!! <----click!

Shop Simon Says Stamp's Copic Selection <-------click! then use code MARKERSALE and get 25% OFF!!

SSS April 2017 Card Kit Unboxing! Wild and Colorful

I'm back! I just posted a card and video earlier today (check that out HERE if you missed it), and wanted to get this unboxing video up ASAP!

Watch in HD over on YouTube HERE <-------click! 

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. If the product images have sets of letters below the image it means there's more than one place it can be purchased. SSS = Simon Says Stamp, AZ = Amazon, MFT = My Favourite Things, SnS = Scrap N Stamp (Canada) etc. 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 with my kids! I appreciate your support more than words can say!

Items marked with an asterisk (*) have been sent by a store/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 Card Kit of the Month 2017 SUBSCRIPTION	SSS Card Kit APRIL 2017 WILD AND COLORFUL	Simon Says Clear Stamps WILD CUDDLY CRITTERS	Simon Says Stamp Hybrid Ink Pad Cube Set FRESH FRUIT	Simon Says Stamp Action Wobble MINI SPRINGS Bulk Pack
Simon Says Stamp Action Wobble SPRINGS Bulk Pack	Neenah Classic Crest 80 LB SMOOTH SOLAR WHITE Paper Pack 40 Sheets	Simon Says Stamp Card Stock 100# ROYAL PURPLE	Simon Says Stamp Card Stock 100# ISLAND BLUE	Lawn Fawn PERFECTLY PLAID RAINBOW Petite 6x6 Paper Pack
Simon Says Stamp KRAFT MINI TAGS	Simon Says Stamp NATURAL MINI TAGS

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SSS Lucky to Know You | Inking Vellum | Color Throwdown Challenge 434

Hey everyone! Like I mention in the video I've been sick most of this week, my kids have been fighting off this horrible cold as well (so much worse when they're not feeling well either), so my creative "energy" is pretty much non-existent!

However I was able to get a card made for this week's Color Throwdown Challenge:

Check out the CTD blog post HERE <------click! to see what the rest of the team created with this combo - it's a fun one!

Here's what I made:

I created my own striped patterned paper with the SSS Diagonal Stripes background stamp, my MISTI and my SSS Intense Black ink. LOL I still prefer just using purchased patterned paper (it's more convenient!) however this is definitely an option for those that like creating their own (plus then you could make it in any color you wanted  - the beauty of stamping!).

I struggled with this card, and show in the video how I ended up salvaging what was turning into a hot mess LOL. 

I finished off the inside of the card with the "leftover" patterned paper and a sentiment from the new Handlettered Encouragement stamp set and that was it!

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

 

Or watch directly on YouTube HERE <------click!

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. If the product images have sets of letters below the image it means there's more than one place it can be purchased. SSS = Simon Says Stamp, AZ = Amazon, MFT = My Favourite Things, SnS = Scrap N Stamp (Canada) etc. 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 with my kids! I appreciate your support more than words can say!

Items marked with an asterisk (*) have been sent by a store/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 Cling Rubber Stamp DIAGONAL STRIPES	Simon Says Stamp LUCKY TO KNOW YOU Wafer Die	Simon Says Clear Stamps HANDLETTERED ENCOURAGEMENT	Simon Says Stamp CLUSTERED LEAVES Craft Die	Simon Says Stamp BASIC RECTANGLES Wafer Dies
Simon Says Stamp VELLUM	MISTI PRECISION STAMPER Stamping Tool	Speedball 4 BRAYER Soft Rubber Roller	Simon Says Stamp Premium Ink Pad INTENSE BLACK	Simon Says Stamp Premium Dye Ink Pad LUCKY
Simon Says Stamp LARGE GRID PAPER Pack Pad	Precision Heat Embossing Emboss Tool Gun Hero Arts	Neenah Classic Crest 110 LB SMOOTH SOLAR WHITE Paper Pack 25 Sheets	Gold Shine Card Stock	Sizzix BIG SHOT MACHINE
Sizzix Magnetic Platform for Wafer Thin Dies	Sizzix Standard Cutting Pads Pair	EK Success CUTTER BEE Scissors	EK Success CRAFT TWEEZERS Precision Tip	Ranger .5 Oz. MINI MULTI MEDIUM MATTE
Quilled Creations PRECISION TIP Empty Applicator Bottle	Scotch Advanced Tape Glider & Tape	Kirkland Signature Baby Wipes 900 Count	Hero Arts ULTRA CLEAN Stamp Cleaner

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MFT Birdie Brown Space Explorer Shaker Cards

Hello everyone! I'm so excited to finally share these cards with y'all - I had a LOT of video footage to edit - and the video is still over 20 minutes long! I hope you all enjoy it though :).

I pulled out the MFT Birdie Brown Space Explorer stamp set that I've been wanting to use for some time now. As usual I couldn't decide on which images to use so I decided to use all of them LOL!

I used Copics to color in all the stamped images, and created galaxy backgrounds for both cards using Distress Inks and Copic Opaque White paint.

I turned both cards into shaker cards, and suspended both of the main images with clear nylon thread so that they can shake around too - SO much fun. 

I finished off the insides of both cards with sentiments from the Space Explorer stamp set and a couple of the stamped and coloured space characters and that was it!

To see how I made these cards check out my video below: 

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

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. If the product images have sets of letters below the image it means there's more than one place it can be purchased. SSS = Simon Says Stamp, AZ = Amazon, MFT = My Favourite Things, SnS = Scrap N Stamp (Canada) etc. 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 with my kids! I appreciate your support more than words can say!

Items marked with an asterisk (*) have been sent by a store/manufacturer (with no obligation on my part to use/review - I only use and share what I personally love). Everything else I purchase myself!

BB Space Explorer	SPACE EXPLORER Clear Stamps	MFT - Clear Stamp - Space Explorer	Die-namics BB Space Explorer	SPACE EXPLORER Die-Namics
MFT - Die - Space Explorer	SINGLE STITCH LINE ROUNDED RECTANGLE FRAMES Die-Namics	Die-namics Single Stitch Line Rounded Rectangle Frames	MFT - Die - Single Stitch Line Rounded Rectangle Frames	Neenah Classic Crest 80 LB SMOOTH SOLAR WHITE Paper Pack 40 Sheets
My Favorite Things BLACK LICORICE Hybrid Ink Pad	MFT Hybrid Ink Pad Black Licorice	MISTI	MISTI PRECISION STAMPER Stamping Tool	MISTI
Copic Markers	Spectrum Noir Sparkle Glitter Brush Pen Clear Overlay, 3 Piece	Crafter's Companion CLEAR OVERLAY Spectrum Noir Sparkle Pens	Scor-Tape 1/8 Inch Crafting Tape	Scotch Magic Tape , 3/4 x 300 Inches, 3 Pack (3105)
Singer Clear Thread	Creative Hands BASIC Multi Color Foam Sheets	EK Success CUTTER BEE Scissors	MFT Heavyweight Card Stock Black Licorice	MFT Heavyweight Card Stock Blu Raspberry
Sizzix 660425 Big Shot Cutting/Embossing Machine with Extended Multipurpose Platform, White/Gray	Sizzix BIG SHOT MACHINE	Sizzix BIGkick/Big Shot/Vagabond Magnetic Platform, 6.125 by 8.875 by .625-Inch	Sizzix Magnetic Platform for Wafer Thin Dies	Sizzix Standard Cutting Pads Pair
3M MICROPORE PAPER TAPE White 1 inch x 30 feet 3MMicro	Simon Says Stamp LARGE GRID PAPER Pack Pad	Strathmore BRISTOL SMOOTH 9 x 12 Paper Pad	Tim Holtz Distress Mini Ink Pad SQUEEZED LEMONADE	Tim Holtz Distress Mini Ink Pad PEACOCK FEATHERS
Tim Holtz Distress Mini Ink Pad PICKED RASPBERRY Ranger	Tim Holtz Distress Mini Ink Pad WILTED VIOLET	Tim Holtz Distress Mini Ink Pad BLACK SOOT	Mini Ink Blending Tool	Ranger MINI ROUND INK BLENDING TOOLS
Mini Ink Blending Tool	Copic OPAQUE WHITE Pigment 30cc Jar	Distress Sprayer	Tim Holtz DISTRESS SPRAYER Ranger 4 Ounces	Cosmo Cricket SPLATTER CUBBY
Martha Stewart MICROBEADS 12 Pack	Martha Stewart IRIDESCENT HEARTS AND STARS GLITTER SET	Studio Katia CRYSTAL CLEAR Fusion Sequins	Studio Katia Crystal Clear - Sequins Fusion	3M AF4300 Write-On Overhead Projector Transparency Film, Letter Size, Clear (Box of 100)
Tombow Mono Multi Liquid Glue	Mini Multi Medium Matte Glue	Ranger .5 Oz. MINI MULTI MEDIUM MATTE	Quilled Creations PRECISION TIP Empty Applicator Bottle	Scor-Pal Scor-Buddy Mini Scoring Board, 9 by 7.5-Inch
Scor-Buddy	Small Teflon Bone Folder	Simon Says Stamp SMALL TEFLON BONE FOLDER Tool	American Crafts - Hemp Basics

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MFT Beautiful Butterflies Card Kit Unboxing!

Happy Monday everyone! I have an unboxing (unbagging if I'm being more precise LOL) of MFT's Beautiful Butterflies Card Kit to share with y'all:

 

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

As of posting this the kit is still available (and like I mention in the video the stamps and die-namics will be available individually as part of MFT's April release). I've also linked to the main kit page at MFT which explains in detail about their kits and how it all works! :)

MFT Card Kit Info	Beautiful Butterflies Card Kit	Versamark Ink Pad	MFT Translucent Vellum	MFT Heavyweight Card Stock Smooth White
Lemon Chiffon Prestige Card Stock	MFT Heavyweight Card Stock Sour Apple	MFT Heavyweight Card Stock Spearmint	Ripe Raspberry Prestige Card Stock	Field Day Prestige Card Stock
MFT Heavyweight Card Stock Cotton Candy	MFT Heavyweight Card Stock Orange Fizz

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Weekend SALES and New Release Info!

Hey everyone! Just wanted to pop on here quick and let y'all know about the NEW releases as well as a couple of SALES going on this weekend!

March 10 & 11th shop MFT's Outdoors Category (there's a TON to choose from!) <------click! and use the code OUTDOORS to get 20% OFF those products!

Don't forget to check out their March release products HERE <------click! that were released on Tuesday! They're not part of the sale but there are a lot of great new things to check out!

Scrap 'N Stamp (Canada) is doing FREE SHIPPING on all orders all weekend!! Click HERE <-------click! to shop their store then use code NOSHIP when checking out! And stay tuned b/c I have a MASSIVE (as in I'd placed several orders and they've all piled up LOL) haul video - or more than likely several smaller videos LOL - to share from SnS. They got in all the new Lawn Fawn hint hint! ;)

Concord & 9th's March Release <-----click! is amazing! They're branching out into stencils and patterned papers and in true Concord & 9th style they have a rather unique take on it all! I need to get another job LOL!

Simon Says Stamp New Beginnings release <------click! went live yesterday! In case you missed it I'm participating in a blog hop for this release HERE <---click!

SO many awesome products in this release! I can't wait to post more cards and videos using some of it ASAP!

 

 

 

SSS Funny Food | New Beginnings Blog Hop | Clean Color Real Brush Markers

Hello everyone! I am SO excited to be participating in a blog hop to celebrate Simon Says Stamp's New Beginnings release! If you're just checking in make sure to start at the top of the hop on the Simon Says Stamp blog! Here are the links to all the stops along the hop - I HIGHLY recommend checking them all out as there is some fabulous inspiration:

Simon Says Stamp Blog

Kristina Werner

Laura Bassen

Yana Smakula

Debby Hughes

Nichol Spohr

Jessica Frost-Ballas

Heather Hoffman

Amy Rysavy (you're here!)

Heather Ruwe

Nina Marie Trapani

Suzy Plantamura

Kathy Racoosin

Barb Engler

Shari Carroll

Also stay tuned to the end of my post for some GIVEAWAY info!

You can check out the entire New Beginnings release over at SSS HERE <------click! So much fabulous new products to choose from!

I decided to use the new Funny Food stamp set and coordinating dies because they made me giggle the first time I saw them. Then when I got to thinking what to create I knew I HAD to combine the donut from Funny Food with the To-go Cup from SSS's Coffee and Tea set:

I stamped these characters onto Canson XL watercolour paper with Versafine Onyx Black ink then watercolored them in with my Clean Color Real Brush markers and a water brush.

The sentiment is from the new Funny Food set and I show in the video how I cut it apart so that I can stamp them separately. The Donut Worry I stamped in black by the images and the Be Happy was stamped with SSS Clear Ink and heat embossed with white embossing powder on the black card stock.

I created the "sprinkles" on the donut by drawing them in with a white gel pen then colouring over them with a couple different Copic markers (BG05, RV17 and RV02). If I had some fun colors of gel pens on hand those would have worked perfectly as well!

The donut patterned paper is from the Doodlebug Cream & Sugar 6x6 pack (linked below with the supplies!) that I just adore.

I finished off the inside of the card with a sentiment from the Coffee and Tea set and added another stamped and coloured donut from the new Funny Food set and that was it!

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

Or watch directly on YouTube HERE <-----click!

Now to head on over to Heather's awesome blog! <-------click!

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. If the product images have sets of letters below the image it means there's more than one place it can be purchased. SSS = Simon Says Stamp, AZ = Amazon, MFT = My Favourite Things, SnS = Scrap N Stamp (Canada) etc. 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 with my kids! I appreciate your support more than words can say!

Items marked with an asterisk (*) have been sent by a store/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 Stamps And Dies FUNNY FOOD Set	Simon Says Clear Stamps FUNNY FOOD	Simon Says Clear Stamps COFFEE AND TEA	Simon Says Stamp STITCHED RECTANGLES Wafer Dies	Simon Says Stamp STITCHED CIRCLES Wafer Dies
VersaFine ONYX BLACK Ink Pad Pigment	Canson XL Watercolour Pads	Copic Multiliner SP 0.5 BLACK Ink Marker	ZIG Clean Color Real Brush Markers	Zig Clean Color Real Brush Marker MUSTARD
Zig Clean Color Real Brush Marker TURQUOISE GREEN	Zig Clean Color Real Brush Marker PALE GRAY	Zig Clean Color Real Brush Marker LIGHT CARMINE	Zig Clean Color Real Brush Marker PINK	Zig Watercolor BrusH2O DETAILER
Uni-Ball Pen Signo Gel WHITE Two Pack	Copic Markers	3M MICROPORE PAPER TAPE White 1 inch x 30 feet 3MMicro	Sizzix BIG SHOT MACHINE	Sizzix Magnetic Platform for Wafer Thin Dies
Sizzix Standard Cutting Pads Pair	Powder Tool Applicator	Simon Says Stamp Card Stock 100# BLACK	Simon Says Stamp Embossing Ink Pad CLEAR INK	Stampendous DETAIL WHITE Fine Opaque Embossing Powder
Simon Says Stamp Embossing 50 Pack COFFEE FILTERS	Precision Heat Embossing Emboss Tool Gun Hero Arts	EK Success CUTTER BEE Scissors	Fiskars PREMIUM CUT LINE Paper Trimmer 12 Inches	Simon Says Stamp SMALL TEFLON BONE FOLDER Tool
Neenah Environment 100 LB SMOOTH DESERT STORM	Doodlebug CREAM AND SUGAR 6x6 Paper Pad	Doodlebug CAKE SHOPPE Sprinkles Shapes Cream and Sugar	Tombow Mono Multi Liquid Glue	3M Scotch DOUBLE-SIDED FOAM TAPE Permanent

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Now for the GIVEAWAY info - Simon Says Stamp is giving away a $25 Gift Certificate at EVERY stop on this hop (thanks Heidi!!). All you have to do is leave a comment on this post to be entered in to win! Random winners will be chosen from the comments on each blog hop post over the weekend and SSS will post the winners on Tuesday over on the SSS blog with instructions for the winners to contact SSS to claim their prize!

Thank you all SO much for visiting me today and playing along on this hop! ((((hugs))))

EDITED TO ADD: CONGRATS to Brenda in IN for winning the GC from my post! SSS posted all the winners HERE with the info! <-----click!

SSS Sketch Ranunculus | Color Throwdown 433 | Clean Color Real Brush Markers

Hello everyone!! How is it Thursday already?!? This week is just flying by. 

Anywho - I finally have my card made for this week's Color Throwdown Challenge:

Make sure to check out the CTD blog post HERE <-----click! to see what the rest of the team created and to play along if you'd like!

Here's the card I made:

I pulled out my old favourite - Sketch Ranunculus to make this card. Like I mention in the video I'm not even sure I've ever stamped these images in black before LOL! I always heat embossed them with white embossing powder. So this time I thought I'd stamp them in black before colouring them in with my Clean Color Real Brush Markers and a water brush.

I used only 3 markers to do this entire card - Persian Blue, May Green and Green Gray for the shading. That was it! 

I also used the oldie-but-a-goodie Sending wafer die and the Sending and Wishing stamp set to create my sentiment for the card. Then to finish it off I added some Crystal Clear Fusion Sequins by Studio Katia - looovvveee those!

I finished off the inside of the card with a sentiment from the Big Scripty Greetings set and stamped a few more images from the Sketch Ranunculus set and that was it!

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

Or watch directly on YouTube HERE <-------click!

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. If the product images have sets of letters below the image it means there's more than one place it can be purchased. SSS = Simon Says Stamp, AZ = Amazon, MFT = My Favourite Things, SnS = Scrap N Stamp (Canada) etc. 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 with my kids! I appreciate your support more than words can say!

Items marked with an asterisk (*) have been sent by a store/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 Clear Stamps SKETCH RANUNCULUS	Simon Says Clear Stamps SENDING AND WISHING	Simon Says Stamp SENDING Wafer Die	Simon Says Clear Stamps BIG SCRIPTY GREETINGS	Simon Says Stamp STITCHED RECTANGLES Wafer Dies
3M 2 INCH WIDE POST-IT TAPE 36 Yards White Mask	VersaFine ONYX BLACK Ink Pad Pigment	MISTI PRECISION STAMPER Stamping Tool	Canson XL Watercolour Pads	ZIG Clean Color Real Brush Markers
Zig Clean Color Real Brush Marker PERSIAN BLUE	Zig Clean Color Real Brush Marker MAY GREEN	Zig Clean Color Real Brush Marker GREEN GRAY	*Sakura KOI SMALL WATERBRUSH Water Brush Watercolor #2	Simon Says Stamp Card Stock 100# GREEN LEAF
Stick It Adhesive HANDY PACK 5 Sheets	Sizzix BIG SHOT MACHINE	Sizzix Magnetic Platform for Wafer Thin Dies	Sizzix Standard Cutting Pads Pair	Simon Says Stamp Card Stock 100# BLACK
Powder Tool Applicator	Simon Says Stamp Embossing Ink Pad CLEAR INK	Ranger Embossing Powder SUPER FINE WHITE	Simon Says Stamp Embossing 50 Pack COFFEE FILTERS	Precision Heat Embossing Emboss Tool Gun Hero Arts
EK Success CUTTER BEE Scissors	Fiskars PREMIUM CUT LINE Paper Trimmer 12 Inches	Simon Says Stamp SMALL TEFLON BONE FOLDER Tool	Cosmo Cricket SPLATTER CUBBY	Tim Holtz Distress Mini Ink Pad BLUEPRINT SKETCH
Tim Holtz Tonic CRAFT PICK Retractable Needle Tool	Crystal Ninja CRYSTAL KATANA Mixed Media Pick Up Tool	Studio Katia CRYSTAL CLEAR Fusion Sequins	Ranger .5 Oz. MINI MULTI MEDIUM MATTE	Quilled Creations PRECISION TIP Empty Applicator Bottle

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MFT March 2017 Release "Haul" & Review!

Hello everyone! As usual my week's been a little crazy and I'm way behind with my posts/cards/videos - but I finally got this one edited and uploaded so here it is:

You can watch directly on YouTube HERE <-----click!

As I said in the video - I've got links to the ENTIRE release below at both MFT and SSS - so you can click to ship wherever works best for you! ;) :) :)

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. If the product images have sets of letters below the image it means there's more than one place it can be purchased. SSS = Simon Says Stamp, AZ = Amazon, MFT = My Favourite Things, SnS = Scrap N Stamp (Canada) etc. 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 with my kids! I appreciate your support more than words can say!

Items marked with an asterisk (*) have been sent by a store/manufacturer (with no obligation on my part to use/review - I only use and share what I personally love). Everything else I purchase myself!

No Place Like Home Card Kit	Black & White Basics Paper Pack	BLACK AND WHITE BASICS 6x6 Paper Pack	Graphic Grid Paper Pack	GRAPHIC GRID 6x6 Paper Pack
Sow Much Cuteness	SOW MUCH CUTENESS Clear Stamps	Die-namics Sow Much Cuteness	SOW MUCH CUTENESS Die-Namics	Critter Clan
CRITTER CLAN Clear Stamps	Die-namics Critter Clan	CRITTER CLAN Die-Namics	LIONS AND TIGERS Clear Stamps	Lions and Tigers
LIONS AND TIGERS Die-Namics	Die-namics Lions and Tigers	Ninja-mazing	NINJA-MAZING Clear Stamps	NINJA-MAZING Die-Namics
Die-namics Ninja-mazing	Sushi Date	SUSHI DATE Clear Stamps	Die-namics Sushi Date	SUSHI DATE Die-Namics
GOOD FORTUNE Clear Stamps	Good Fortune	Die-namics Chinese Takeout	CHINESE TAKEOUT Die-Namics	Die-namics Blueprints 31
BLUEPRINTS 31 Die-Namics	Pure Innocence Showering You with Love	SHOWERING YOU WITH LOVE Clear Stamps	Die-namics PI Showering You with Love	SHOWERING YOU WITH LOVE Die-Namics
LLD Welcome, Baby	WELCOME BABY Clear Stamps	Die-namics LLD Bundle of Baby Clothes	BUNDLE OF BABY CLOTHES Die-Namics	BABY RATTLE Die-Namics
Die-namics Baby Rattle	Die-namics Party Banners	PARTY BANNERS Die-Namics	Die-namics Slider Channel Companion Windows	SLIDER CHANNEL COMPANION WINDOWS Die-Namics
Die-namics Stitched Interactive Window Trio - Vertical	STITCHED INTERACTIVE WINDOW TRIO VERTICAL Die-Namics	FISHTAIL FLAG FRAMES Die-Namics	Die-namics Fishtail Flag Frames	No Place Like Home
NO PLACE LIKE HOME Clear Stamps	Die-namics Home Sweet Home	HOME SWEET HOME Die-Namics	Die-namics Birdhouses	LOCK AND KEY Die-Namics
Die-namics Lock & Key	Free with $60 Die-namics - Stitched Tiny Tags 2	STITCHED TINY TAGS 2 Die-Namics	Die-namics Stitched Tiny Tags	STITCHED TINY TAGS Die-Namics
BG Mesh Background	MESH BACKGROUND	RADIATING RAYS Mixable Stencil	Stencil Radiating Rays

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MFT No Place Like Home Card Kit Unboxing | 50K YT GIVEAWAY!

Hello everyone! So this weekend my YouTube channel passed 50 THOUSAND subscribers!! I told y'all I would do a giveaway to celebrate - and here it is!

I purchased an extra No Place Like Home Card Kit with my last MFT order so that I could give it away to one of you 

To watch directly on YouTube click HERE <------click!

I want to say thank you to ALL of you that take the time out of your day to visit my corner of the interwebs. I never in a million years thought I'd be where I am now, and I am very much looking forward to what's ahead. I love what I do, and love sharing all of it with you (good and bad, b/c hey it's life). I am also thankful I've been able to start doing giveaways like this and finding ways to pay it back to guys in small ways just to show my appreciation! :) :) :) ((((hugs))))

I included a link to the No Place Like Home Card Kit from MFT that I'm giving away, as well as a link to the NEW Beautiful Butterflies Card Kit that some of you may have not seen yet! :)

No Place Like Home Card Kit

Beautiful Butterflies Card Kit

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To be entered in this giveaway just follow the steps in the Rafflecopter widget below!

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Thank you ALL for participating!! Congrats to Ruth! Stay tuned as I hope to do another giveaway soon! :) :) :)

Penny Black Flower Cascade | Sakura Koi Watercolor

Hey everyone! I hope y'all are having a great weekend so far :). I had some time yesterday to sit down and color so I pulled out a stamp I'd bought some time ago and never used (story of my crafting life) and decided to do some watercoloring:

I stamped this Penny Black Flower Cascade image onto Strathmore Ready Cut watercolour paper and heat embossed it with detail white embossing powder. I haven't used my Sakura Koi watercolours in a while so I pulled those out and watercolored in this image with them.

I used a Taylored Expressions stamp set (How Sweet It Is) and Die (Loved Script) to create my sentiment. The die was cut from the same watercolour paper then watercolored before being stacked with some light grey card stock die cuts. The stamped sentiment was heat embossed on vellum so that it would show up a bit more against the watercolored panel.

I also added some Studio Katia Sparkling Crystals to the card - LOVE them. Did y'all know that Simon Says Stamp is now carrying Studio Katia products? You can check them all out HERE <----click!

I kept the inside of the card simple and just stamped the Flower Cascade image again with some Memento Cantaloupe ink and that was it!

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

Or watch directly on YouTube HERE <-----click!

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. If the product images have sets of letters below the image it means there's more than one place it can be purchased. SSS = Simon Says Stamp, AZ = Amazon, MFT = My Favourite Things, SnS = Scrap N Stamp (Canada) etc. 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 with my kids! I appreciate your support more than words can say!

Items marked with an asterisk (*) have been sent by a store/manufacturer (with no obligation on my part to use/review - I only use and share what I personally love). Everything else I purchase myself!

Penny Black - Cling Stamp -Flower Cascade	Penny Black Cling Stamp FLOWER CASCADE	Taylored Expressions - Stamp Set - How Sweet It Is	Taylored Expressions HOW SWEET IT IS Cling Stamp Set	Taylored Expressions - Die - Loved Script
Taylored Expressions LOVED SCRIPT Die	Strathmore WATERCOLOR PAPER 5.5x7 Ready Cut Sheets	My Favorite Things WONKY STITCHED RECTANGLE STAX Die-Namics	Die-namics Wonky Stitched Rectangle STAX	My Favorite Things - Dies - Wonky Stitched Rectangle Stax
MISTI PRECISION STAMPER Stamping Tool	MISTI	MISTI	Powder Tool Applicator	EK Success - Powder Tool
Versamark Ink Pad	Versamark WATERMARK Rubber Stamp Emboss Chalk Resist INK PAD	VersaMark - Ink Pad	Stampendous DETAIL WHITE Fine Opaque Embossing Powder	White Detail Embossing Powder
ROCKLINE BASKET COFFEE FILTERS (8-12 Cup Basket) 700 Filters	Simon Says Stamp Embossing 50 Pack COFFEE FILTERS	Darice - Heat Gun	Precision Heat Embossing Emboss Tool Gun Hero Arts	Sakura XNCW-24N, 24 Assorted Watercolors Field Sketch Set with Brush
Sakura KOI WATERCOLORS SKETCH BOX 24 Colors With Waterbrush	Faber-Castell COLLAPSIBLE WATER CUP	Silver BLACK VELVET Brush Size 4 Round	3M Painter's Tape - Blue	3M Scotch SAFE RELEASE MASKING PAINTER'S TAPE Blue
Masonite Board 17 X 13	Jack Richeson 9 X 12 INCH HARDBOARD PANEL	MFT Heavyweight Card Stock Grout Gray	Lemon Chiffon Prestige Card Stock	Memento Dew Drops GUM DROPS Ink Pads
Simon Says Stamp VELLUM	MFT Translucent Vellum	Fiskar - Sure Cut Paper Trimmer - 12 inch	Fiskars PREMIUM CUT LINE Paper Trimmer 12 Inches	Small Teflon Bone Folder
Simon Says Stamp SMALL TEFLON BONE FOLDER Tool	Sizzix BIG SHOT MACHINE	Sizzix 660425 Big Shot Cutting/Embossing Machine with Extended Multipurpose Platform, White/Gray	Sizzix BIGkick/Big Shot/Vagabond Magnetic Platform, 6.125 by 8.875 by .625-Inch	Sizzix Magnetic Platform for Wafer Thin Dies
Sizzix Standard Cutting Pads Pair	Scotch Magic Tape , 3/4 x 300 Inches, 3 Pack (3105)	3M Scotch 1/2-Inch by 36-Yard Double-Sided Foam Tape	3M Scotch DOUBLE-SIDED FOAM TAPE Permanent	Ranger .5 Oz. MINI MULTI MEDIUM MATTE
Mini Multi Medium Matte Glue	Quilled Creations PRECISION TIP Empty Applicator Bottle	Sparkling Crystals - Mix	Studio Katia SPARKLING CRYSTALS MIX	Crystal Katana Tool by Crystal Ninja Rhinestone Applicator
Crystal Ninja CRYSTAL KATANA Mixed Media Pick Up Tool

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Canadians - Weekend SALE at Scrap N Stamp!

Click HERE <-------click! to shop Scrap N Stamp and get 15% OFF Dies this weekend only! No coupon code needed the prices are already marked down :) :) :).