And of course I filmed a Release & Review video for it - I am blown away by this release and by Simon's generosity! I will have a TON of videos coming this month!!! Stay tuned for those - I still have one to edit and upload using some of these new goodies - I can't get everything done fast enough (and a computer can only process so much at a time lol).
Here are links to everything I shared in order in the video!
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Happy Friday!! And happy end of August and almost-beginning-of-September (which means STAMPtember - but more on that in my next post!!! 😉).
My monkeys head back to school/start school next week - part of me is excited and part of me is a little sad (I think most parents can relate lol). Anywho - I thought I'd made a fun card for back to school and made them for the 2 youngest we have headed to school this year:
I used Simon Says Stamp's School Bus Messages stamp set, and combined with with the Diamond Pattern background wafer die and one of their Picture Book Monkey wafer dies (b/c especially the littles I like to call my monkeys).
Laura Bassen made the cutest little card with this set and I had got a kick out of how she used the monkey (great minds and all that) AND the little Labrador Picture Book character on hers - you can see it HERE. Love!!
I stamped the bus onto Neenah Solar White Classic Crest 80lb card stock with Simon's Intense Black ink and coloured it in with Copic markers. I also die cut the monkey from the same card stock and used Copics to color all the pieces.
I used some Lawn Fawn Really Rainbow 6x6 patterned paper for my card front - just a bright and cheerful pop of color peeking out behind the Diamond Pattern wafer die (I LOVE this wafer die! I didn't think I'd reach for it as often as I do and yet I reach for it a LOT!).
I finished off the inside of the card with more of the patterned paper, and sentiments from the School Bus Messages stamp set and that was it!
To see how this card came together check out my video below:
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Here it is!! AmyR 2018 Halloween Series starts now! Like I mention in the video (and like I am with all the series I do) - these will be posted randomly. I will still be posting a ton of videos (pretty much a new one every day as I've been doing for a while now!) but the Halloween ones will just be sprinkled throughout!
OK - so I HAD to have a go at making a double slider card since I just got my hands on Lawn Fawn's Double Slider Surprise die set. And since I had bought the Candy Corn set last year and never got a chance to use it I decided to combine them.
I used Copics for all my colouring - pretty basic combos for yellow and orange and then my BV20 for shading.
As-is this is a 3 x 4.25" card. Rather simple - nothing too crazy. Till you pull the tabs:
Much more exciting in the video. If I could figure out how to make my own GIFs it would be perfect for this post! It's on my to-do list to figure out!
I created the double slider and covered the inserts with the candy corn stamp and coloured them ALL in. It was a tad more time consuming than what I usually do but totally worth it IMO lol!
I made a little card to go on the back of the double slider - if you cut your card stock to 6 x 4.25 and score at 3 it fits perfectly!
I used the Lawn Fawn Scripty Happy wafer die and Happy Happy Happy Add-On stamp set to make my Halloween sentiment, and then added some more candy corn and that was it!
To see how this card was made check out my video below:
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Now for a fun little giveaway - I'll mail this card to one of you! If you're interested just follow the steps in the RaffleCopter widget below (make sure you're using a current e-mail address that you check frequently (I don't keep/see any person info other than the winner's e-mail address) as that's what I use to contact the winner!).
I inked up Simon Says Stamp's Strangeness stamp set and white heat embossed it onto Strathmore cold press watercolor paper. I then used the Prima Classics watercolors to color in all the images.
I used Simon's Frames wafer die to die cut the watercolor panel after it was dry, and removed the narrow frame, which I replaced with one I'd die cut from Tonic's Gold Pearl card stock. The sentiment was die cut 3 times from Simon's black card stock using the Big Thanks wafer die, then stacked together with Multi Medium Matte adhesive. I added a stamped sentiment from the Vacation Time stamp set stamped with Wilted Violet Distress Oxide ink.
I used the same Oxide ink on the inside of the card (as well as on the envelope!) and then stamped another sentiment from the Vacation Time stamp set and that was it!
To see how this card came together check out my video below:
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Here's the links to everything I showed/talked about!
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Now for the GIVEAWAY!
I have these 3 stamp sets and one coordinating die set to give away to one of you! All you have to do to be entered is to follow the steps in the Rafflecopter widget below (make sure you're using a current e-mail address that you check frequently (I don't keep/see any person info other than the winner's e-mail address) as that's what I use to contact the winner!).
Ahhhhhh Monday is almost over - it's been a hectic start to the week for me and I'm just glad the day is almost done!
As it seems to be the norm lately - it's taken me a couple of days to get this video edited and uploaded!
Like I mention in the video - I've had these Studio Katia stamps and dies sitting on my desk for weeks now LOL! I finally cleared things off and got to making the card that's been forming in my head while the stamps sat here just itching to be inked up!
I stamped the bear and balloon and gift images from Studio Katia's Kobi Bearing Gifts stamp set using GinaK Amalgam ink onto Neenah Classic Crest Solar White 80lb card stock. I coloured them in with Copics, then coated the balloons and gifts with Tonics Glitter Gloss pen before adding white highlights.
To make this a "flat" shaker card I die cut white card stock with the Halftone Dots Cover wafer die, backed it with an acetate sheet, then sandwiched in Studio Katia's Chunky and Chunky Dots glitters between another piece of acetate. That way the glitter and confetti can shake and move around but are mostly suspended behind the die cut dots, rather than falling to the bottom. And it's mostly flat!
I finished off the inside of the card by stamping the Kobi bear from the Kobi the Birthday Bear stamp set and colouring him with the same markers used on the front of the card. I added a balloon and a heat embossed sentiment and that was it!
To see how this card came together check out my video below:
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I used Simon's Beautiful Day stamp set and white heat embossed the leaves and butterflies onto Distress Watercolor paper before colouring them in with PinkFresh Liquid Watercolors.
It was hard to get a good pic showing the background - I white heat embossed Simon's Flower Explosion background onto more Distress watercolor cardstock. I then splattered on the remaining liquid watercolors and once dry I ran it through my die cut machine with the largest of the Wonky Rectangles wafer dies.
The large U was die cut and stacked 3 times, then I white heat embossed the sentiments onto Royal Purple cardstock.
To finish off the inside of the card I stamped a sentiment from the Beautiful Day stamp set with Wilted Violet Distress Oxide ink. I then stamped the small leaf cluster with Twisted Citron Distress Oxide ink then added one of the heat embossed and watercolored butterflies and that was it!
To see how this card came together check out my video below:
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I made SO many cards - I pulled out the new Ranger Tim Holtz Alcohol-Lift ink pad and just started creating!
If you haven't watched Tim's video on this ink pad and all the info on it I HIGHLY recommend it - he explains it all SO well and it's a great reference:
I created a background on white Yupo paper using 3 shades of pink alcohol inks (Flamingo, Currant, and Shell Pink), then inked up Honey Bee Stamps big Zen Bouquet image with the Alcohol-Lift ink pad, pulled off the color then stamped it onto Neenah 80lb Solar White card stock.
With my alcohol inked background I die cut it into 2 panels using Honey Bee Stamp's Stitched Rectangle wafer dies, then matted it with a scalloped rectangle. For the sentiments I used the new Honey Bee With Sympathy stamp set and coordinating wafer die set. I stamped the sentiments with Worn Lipstick Distress Oxide Ink on the Sentiment Banners and on the insides.
I made 2 more cards using the white card stock that I stamped the lifted alcohol ink onto. These ones I made in the same way as the first two - but I switched up the sentiments. I used Honey Bee's Special Teacher stamp set and coordinating dies, and added some pretty Rose Pink Jewels from Little Things by Lucy's Cards.
For my peachy/orange/coral combo I used alcohol inks in Honeycomb, Coral and Peach Bellini. I combined that with MFT's Dots & Stripes Sorbet patterned papers.
For the sentiments on these cards I used the Chin Up Buttercup stamp set (inside) with Abandoned Coral and Wild Honey Distress Oxide inks. On the outsides of the cards I used Honey Bee's Grateful stamp set and coordinating wafer die.
For my last 2 cards I created an alcohol ink background on Yupo using Patina, Eggplant and Mermaid Alcohol Inks along with Honey Bee Stamps Zen Ocean stamp set.
For my sentiments I used Honey Bee's Goodness Gracious stamp set and coordinating die set. My Xyron 3" sticker maker was a HUGE help for putting adhesive on the back of all the card stock pieces before I die cut them with all the word dies I used. It made it quicker and easier to stack so many layers together for each card sentiment!
To see how I made the backgrounds and used the Alcohol-Lift ink check out my video below:
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Heck yes new Doodlebug goodies! Also a couple (there will be more - SO MANY COMPANIES releasing awesome Halloween stuff this year. I'm losing my mind and all my monies 🤪🤷🏻♀️😉😉) Halloween-themed goodies too. Mostly DoodleBug tho b/c hello it's adorable and one must hoard all the things.
And I lost no time in creating a card using a bunch of goodies from the kit!
I decided to make a shaker card - the Treasure Chest sequins that come in the kit are gorgeous and make for perfect shaker elements IMO!
I stamped the mermaid, fish and seaweed from the set onto Neenah 80lb Classic Crest Solar White card stock with Simon's Intense Black ink then coloured them in with Copic markers. I added highlights and dots with my Gelly Roll 10 white gel pen.
I created masks for all the images and masked them off before sponging on the Distress Oxide inks in the kit. I also used the Stormy Sky Distress Oxide to sponge over the white card stock outline for the Big Friend die to tie it all together.
On the inside of the card I stamped the images with the Tumbled Glass Distress Oxide ink and then stamped the sentiment with the Intense Black ink and that was it!
To see how this card came together check out my video below:
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Hello everyone! I pulled out one of Simon's new Picture Book wafer dies the other day. They released a BUNCH of them with their last release - you can check out their entire Picture Book line here:
I used the new Picture Book Octopus - die cutting him from Neenah 110 card stock and sponging Distress Oxide Inks over him. I used a white gel pen to add some dots and highlights and then adhered some 5mm Studio Katia Googly Eyes - LOVE how that changes it's look!!
I used the Tattered Rose and Seedless Preserves Oxide inks on the die cut "love you" sentiment too. Then used Seedless Preserves and Hickory Smoke Oxides over the Tap Dance Stencil on the card front.
I finished off the inside of the card with another sentiment from the CZ Design Simple Sentiments No 1 stamp set (her sentiments crack me up - I love the snarky ones) and that was it!
To see how this card came together check out my video below:
I get asked a lot about where to purchase the supplies I use in my videos and blog posts. I list all the supplies I use at the end of my posts (below) or in the description box directly below my video on YouTube.
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And here are all the links to the kit/kit info/FAQs/Coordinating Wafer Die set:
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.
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I made this set of cards using Honey Bee Stamp's new Cosmos stamp set and Thinking of You Honey Cuts die set.
I stamped all the cosmos onto panels of Distress Watercolor card stock with Versafine Onyx Black ink then used Distress Oxide inks and a paintbrush to watercolor all of them in.
Once everything was dry I adhered the sentiments. I ran black card stock through my Xyron Creative Station Lite to put adhesive on the back of all of it before die cutting it with the Thinking of You word die. Once I had everything die cut I stacked layers of the words together. I did 3 layers of the words, then backed them with outlines that I die cut from vellum.
To finish the insides I stamped the flowers with the same colors of Distress Oxide ink that I'd used to watercolor the fronts of the cards. I then stamped the sentiment from Honey Bee's Truly Great Friend stamp set and that was it!
To see how these cards came together check out my video below:
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I pulled out the new Simon Says Stamp Sketch Lotus Flowers stamp set along with their Diamond Pattern wafer die and Big Thanks wafer die set (that last one rarely gets put away - it's usually on my desk I use it so much LOL!).
I heat embossed the flower stamp onto Distress watercolor paper using Simon's Silver embossing powder. I then used Prima watercolors to color the image in and once it was dry I die cut it with the coordinating wafer die.
The sentiment was stacked with 3 layers of card stock then heat embossed with the same silver embossing powder - LOVE the metallic look it gives!
I finished off the inside of the card by stamping the image with the new Spun Super Distress Oxide ink (LOVE!), and stamping the sentiment in black. I silver heat embossed the image onto a Audrey Blue envelope and that was it!
To see how this card came together check out my video below:
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