Prairie Paper & Ink

First Impression InkOn3 Artelier Inks with Easy CAS Card

Hey everyone! So today's post is literally a first impression/first use of the InkOn3 Atelier inks. These were released a couple of months ago and I was SO excited when Io3 sent them to me. Then I got sick. So they've sat here waiting for me to try them out and so for today's card I did. I'll do more videos and use them in different ways later on - for now it's just a quick first impression:

I heat embossed one of the images from Simon's new Be Kind stamp set using Rangers Liquid Platinum embossing powder. I then watercolored them in using a few of the new Atelier inks (Goddess Green, Bee Sting Yellow, Peacock Blue, My Jam Purple). I used the inks to do a "little" (for me lol) splatter and let it all dry.

So far I am REALLY liking these inks - I talk about them a bit more in the video as well. I'm sure there are already several posts and videos out there with a LOT more info on these than me - thanks to my bout with bronchitis and walking pneumonia I'm way behind.

After everything was dry I stamped Simon's You Are background stamp on top of everything using Simon's Fossil ink. I also stamped a sentiment from the Be Kind set using Versafine Clair ink (today's card while more clean and simple used a lot of different types and brands of ink LOL!).

I used one of the A2 Thin Frames wafer dies on the card front and inlaid a frame die cut from Neenah Desert Storm card stock. I also couldn't resist adding some Studio Katia June Crystals to the card while I was at it.

I finished off the inside of the card by stamping the You Are background and the leaf image from the Be Kind set with the Fossil ink and the sentiment with Nocturne ink. I pulled a purple envelope out of my stash and inked up the leaf image with the Goddess Green and My Jam Purple Atelier inks and stamped it onto the envelope 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!

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! 

I Really Like You Card | AmyR Valentine 2020 Card Series #11

Hey everyone! Happy Friday!! I'm still getting caught up on editing video footage - it feels good to be checking these off my to-do list (and feels good to be feeling back to normal!!). Here's my latest card and video:

This is another Valentine-not-really-Valentine card. I used Simon's new Heart Garland Background stamp and gold heat embossed it onto some patterned paper from the Echo Park Be My Valentine 6x6 pack. I ALSO used my all-time-FAVORITE MFT Black & White Stripes 6x6 paper. 

The sentiments are from the new Like You Words stamp set from CZ Design and I also used the outline wafer die from the Like You die set. I couldn't resist adding some Lucy's True Love bling while I was at it 😍.

I finished off the inside of the card with the remaining bits of patterned paper and another sentiment from the Like You Words set. I couldn't resist making a matching envelope using the A2 V Flap Envelope wafer die and some of the 12x12 patterned paper along with the Black & White Stripes paper!

To see how this card and envelope came together 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.

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! 

If you missed any of my other Valentine 2020 posts you can find them all below!

One Background 2 Cards Take 3 | AmyR Valentine 2020 Card Series #10

Hey everyone! This week's Color Throwdown challenge is up:

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

Here's what I made:

I'm including these cards as part of my 2020 Valentine Series (if you missed any of the other posts thus far I'll have them all linked at the end of this post), even though they're not "valentine" cards. For me I personally LOVE making Valentine-themed cards but I keep the majority of them more open-ended and not specifically "I love you. Happy Valentine's Day" as I just don't need that many! Cards like this I can use/send all year round ❤️.

I pulled out an old favorite: Simon Says Stamp's Center Cut Heart background stamp. I clear heat embossed it onto Slate Grey card stock, then used the outline heart wafer die from the Deco Heart die set to die cut the heart. I originally intended to make one card and use the heart die cut on the inside. Instead I made 2 cards with the background on one card and the die cut heart on another.

I stamped both card bases with the new You Are background stamp with Simon's Fog ink. I then pulled out another oldie-but-goodie fave: Simon's You Matter stamp set and You wafer die. I finished off the cards with some of my favorite Studio Katia crystals.

I finished off the insides of the cards by stamping the Center Cut Heart background with Simon's Smoke Grey ink and then paired them with some 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!

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! 

And here are the links to all my other 2020 Valentine posts so far!

Easy Oxide Ink Blending + Custom Envelope

Hey everyone! So I'm still playing catch up with everything - being sick for a month really put me behind.

Anywho - last week's Color Throwdown challenge was a fun combo - you can check it out HERE. That challenge is over and a new one is up - I'll have a card and video for that posted as soon as I'm done editing!

Here's the card I made for last week:

I used Simon's new Peony Bouquet stencil on top of Neenah Desert Storm card stock. And I made a matching envelope using the A2 V Flap Envelope wafer die cut from the same card stock.

I blended Distress Oxide inks over the stencil (I LOOOOOVVVEEE how oxide inks look over Desert Storm card stock!), and add a light amount of shading using my Polychromos color pencils.

The sentiment is from the Miss You Missy stamp set and was stamped with Versafine Clair Nocturne ink. I added a tiny bit of texture and bling to the flower centres with Nuvo Ballroom Blue Glitter Accents. It went well with the patterned paper which is from the Nuvo Blue Blossom pack. I used the patterned paper on the envelope flaps - and the stencil on the front of the envelope:

On the inside of the card I stamped another sentiment from the Miss You Missy stamp set 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!

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! 

Nuvo Shimmer Powders with SSS Etched Snowflake Background Stamp

Hey everyone! So the other day I posted my Release & Review video of Simon Says Stamp's Hey Bestie Release:

Simon Says Stamp Hey Bestie Release & Review! | January 2020

When I filmed that I mentioned that I REALLY wanted to use the new Etched Snowflake Background stamp with my Nuvo Shimmer Powders. Well I did and here is the result!

I heat embossed the Etched Snowflake Background onto Distress watercolor paper with Ranger's Liquid Platinum embossing powder. I then sprinkled on Atlantis Burst Nuvo Shimmer Powder onto the one background and Violet Brocade Nuvo Shimmer Powder onto the other. After spraying both heavily with water I set them aside to dry.

I used the new A2 Thin Frames wafer dies on both backgrounds, and inlaid a frame I die cut from white card stock. For the die cut sentiment I used the Bold Thanks wafer die and coated the top layer with the Liquid Platinum embossing powder. I also used the embossing powder on the sentiments from the Big Thanks Words stamp set that I stamped onto black card stock.

I stamped the Etched Snowflake Background onto the insides of the cards with Simon's Fossil ink and then adhered the frames left over from the card fronts 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!

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! 

5 Cards with Custom Envelopes | AmyR Valentine 2020 Card Series #9

Hello everyone! OK so I shared my Unboxing Video of the Simon Says Stamp Limited Edition Valentines 2020 kit here:

SSS Limited Edition Valentines 2020 Card Kit Unboxing!

I started creating with the kit and I couldn't stop. I ended up making 5 cards with custom envelopes.

First off - the envelopes. I used Simon's new A2 V Flap Envelope wafer die that was in their Hey Bestie Release (I did a Release & Review video on that release just the other day HERE). I die cut the main part of the envelopes from Simon's card stocks and then the flaps were die cut from the patterned papers that come in the kit.

I used the Heart Pattern Doily stencil on the first card with the DecoFoil Metallix Aged Copper gel. Once dry I trimmed it down and then added ephemera from the kit as well as stamped images and sentiments from the Be My Valentine stamp set.

For my second card I used the gel over Simon's Tumbling Hearts stencil that was a part of their Love You More release (and I used that stencil in a previous Valentine post here).

I added a bunch more ephemera to this one, and another cupid from the Be My Valentine stamp set.

For the next two cards I used the rose and leaf stamps from the Be My Valentine stamp set. I stamped them onto Neenah Solar White Classic Crest 80lb card stock with Simon's Intense Black ink and then coloured them in with Copic markers.

Finally, for the last card I used the Heart Rose cling stamp from the kit and stamped and coloured it the same as the other rose images. I stamped the leaves from the Be My Valentine stamp set onto a scrap of green card stock using Delicata Celestial Copper ink. To make the images pop (and I did the same with all the stamped cupids) I brushed on Bronze Perfect Pearl Powder. 

To see how all these cards came together 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.

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! 

If you missed any of my other posts for this year's Valentine Series you can find them all at the links below!

Simon Says Stamp Hey Bestie Release & Review! | January 2020

Hey everyone. Welp it's been a rough week - and on top of it technical issues on what seems like ALL fronts lol. Me posting this though means I've overcome most of them!!

Simon's Hey Bestie release is here - it actually came out a couple weeks ago but with the postal delays it took a bit longer to get to me. We already did a blog hop for this release and the previous Love You More release here:

You Are Loved Glimmer Paste Cards | AmyR Valentine 2020 Card Series #7

As is my mode of operation - I really like doing these Release & Review videos before I actually start creating. One - it's nice to share how everything looks and my random thoughts with you guys. Two - I like it because I'm brainstorming while showing and filming and then have all these ideas to go on when I start making things.

So here's my thoughts and rambles on all the goods in the Hey Bestie release:

You can 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.

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 February 2020 Card Kit Unboxing!

Post and video (and unboxing!) #2 for today - if you missed my unboxing of Simon's Limited Edition Valentine kit you can see that here:

SSS Limited Edition Valentines 2020 Card Kit Unboxing!

Now on to the next one:

So the earlier post was the Limited Edition Valentine 2020 Card Kit. THIS post is the Unboxing of Simon's February 2020 card kit - this is part of the monthly subscription but you can also purchase it on it's own. I'll also have links to everything that's available individually at the end of this post!

You can 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.

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 Limited Edition Valentines 2020 Card Kit Unboxing!

Usually I'm not a big fan of Mondays - BUT when TWO card kits are delivered to me on a Monday morning I think that's a pretty fab way to start the week. Here's the first unboxing of the first kit which is Simon's Limited Edition Valentines 2020 Card Kit!

 

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

So like I mention in the video - this is a Limited Edition kit, it's NOT part of Simon's monthly kit subscription. I do have links to this kit as well as everything that is available individually, and I remembered to link to the other colors available in the DecoFoil Metallix Gels. Have any of you tried these before? I've been curious about them for some time now - they have the most interesting texture to them!

OK here are the links and I will literally be back in a little bit with the next unboxing video 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.

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 Background | AmyR Valentine 2020 Card Series #8

Hey everyone!! I'm back! It's been a crazy few weeks and I finally am feeling a lot better.

I'm still making "Valentine" cards - if you've been following this years series (I'll have links to all the previous ones at the end of this post!) y'all know I use the term "Valentine" loosely. I don't need much/if any Valentine cards but I LOVE making them. So I make them more open-ended - they can be generic love, thank you, friendship etc etc. That way I can use them for anyone.

Today's card uses some of the new My Favorite Things release - if you missed my Release & Review video on it here:

My Favorite Things Jan 2020 Release & Review!

Now on to the card:

I had a bunch of fun with ink smushing using Distress Inks and Distress Oxide inks on my non-stick craft sheet and Distress Watercolor paper. After I made the background and it was completely dry I die cut it with MFT's Lots of Hearts Cover Up Die-namics.

I used the Lots of Love Die-namics for the sentiment - stacking it 3 times from black card stock. I used Tonic's Gold Pearl Craft card for the inner part of the heart - which was totally inspired by the sentiment I added from the Smitten With You stamp set. 

Of course I had to add some bling and I used the Studio Katia Crystal Rainbow Fusion sequins.

To finish off the inside of the card I pulled out the solid heart stamp from the Cute Conversation set. I inked it up with the same Oxide Inks I used on the front of the card and stamped them onto the inside of the card. I then added another sentiment from the Smitten With You set 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!

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! 

If you missed any of my other posts in this series you can find them all here:

 

You Are Loved Glimmer Paste Cards | AmyR Valentine 2020 Card Series #7

Hello everyone!! So today's post is part of a blog hop that is celebrating TWO Simon Says Stamp releases. And to celebrate said hops I have a coupon code for y'all as well! I also have a GIVEAWAY at the end of this post!

While supplies last (or until 1/12 at 11:59pm EST) get the Friend Outline Die FREE with a purchase of $50 or more at Simon Says Stamp using the code BFF489

Simon had the Love You More release in December:

You can check out my Release & Review video for the Love You More release here:

SSS Love You More Release & Review! | December 2019 Release

And the products HERE <--------click!

Since it was released during the holidays SSS decided to combine the blog hops with the new release - Hey Bestie:

You can check out the Hey Bestie release HERE <-------click! (I don't have this release yet - but y'all can be sure I'll film a Release & Review video and post cards with it as soon as it all gets here!!).

So - today is Day 2 of hops for these releases. If you missed Day 1 you can find that HERE. I'll have links to all the stops lower down in this post as well! 

Another thing worth checking out are the Inspiration Galleries - there's a gallery for the Love You More release, and a gallery for the Hey Bestie release. ANYONE can share their projects to these galleries that use products from these releases. There's a ton of inspiration in them!! 

OK on to my cards:

I used Simon's new Tumbling Hearts stencil with one of my favorite products - Glimmer Paste. Specifically Strawberry Champagne Glimmer Paste 😍.

I used the You are Loved and You are Loved wafer dies (lol not a typo - there's 2 versions of these phrases in different fonts - it's kind of nice to have a choice!) on the cards. The new Love You sequin mix was added for some extra bling.

I finished off the insides of the cards by blending Rosie Cheeks ink over the Tumbling Hearts stencil 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!

Next stop on the hop is Bibi's blog! <-----click!

And here are the rest of the stops in case you missed any:

Simon Says Stamp Blog   

Debby Hughes

Laura Bassen

Yana Smakula

Yoonsun Hur

Amanda Korotkova

Amy Rysavy

Bibi Cameron

Gayatri Murali

Marge Yoon

Vicky Papaioannou

Emma Williams

Crystal Thompson

Preeti Chandran

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! 

Now for the GIVEAWAY info!!

Simon Says Stamp is giving away a $25 coupon to every stop on the hop (thanks Heidi!!) from each blog's comment section (so leaving comments on all the blog posts of the hop increases your chances of winning!). Simon will choose the winners over the weekend and post on the Simon Says Stamp store blog on Wednesday the 15th of January (1/15). All the winners can email Simon Says Stamp to claim his/her prize.

Thanks so much for stopping by and good luck! ❤️❤️❤️

My Favorite Things Jan 2020 Release & Review!

Hello everyone!! So I haven't posted much the last week - I've been fighting bronchitis and this past week has been the worst of it. However I've been on meds and doc-ordered rest and sloooowwwwllllyyyy working to get "caught up" (which never seems to happen with me lol).

However - I have new releases sitting here and anyone who knows me knows I just have a need to post my Release & Review videos before diving in and creating things. I have the MFT one for now, I'll have Honey Bee's coming ASAP and Simon Says Stamp had a new release that I'm waiting to show up! Woot!

MFT's January release was another home run - you can check it out HERE <----click!

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

And here are the links to everything!

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! 

Waffle Flower Blossoms Black and Gold Cards | AmyR Valentine 2020 Card Series #6

Hello everyone! Today is Waffle Flowers January 2020 release! You can check out the release HERE or at my links below:

I'm part of a blog hop to share inspiration for the release - I'll have links to all the stops on the hop further down in the post plus GIVEAWAY info at the end!

I couldn't help myself lol! I LOOOOVVVEEE black, gold and white together! I used the new Waffle Flower Blossoms stamp set (y'all know I love me some large floral stamps!), and since the floral cluster is so big it seemed PERFECT for this combo - AND lent itself to 2 cards easily.

I stamped the large floral stamp onto white card stock with VersaFine Clair Nocturne ink, and gold heat embossed it onto the black card stock. On both cards I used the new Oversized Love wafer die - die cutting it from white glitter card and gold glitter card and stacking each with a couple of layers of card stock.

I stamped the large Blossoms image onto the inside of both cards with Delicata Golden Glitz ink and then stamped in black and heat embossed in gold one of the sentiments from the Blossoms set 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!

Here are all the stops on the hop in case you miss any:

Waffle Flower

Keeway Tsao

Kelly Latevola

Galina Filippenko

Mindy Eggen

Natalia Zubkova

Elyse Robinson

Amy Rysavy

JJ Bolton

Alix Davis

Channin Pelletier

Rebecca Keppel

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! 

 

Now for the GIVEAWAY!

To celebrate the blog hop, Waffle Flower is giving away a $25 gift certificate to THREE lucky winners!! 

You can leave comment on my blog and along the hop by 11:59pm ET on 1/7/20 for your chances to win. Winners will be chosen at random from the comments left on any of the posts on this blog hop and will be announced on the Waffle Flower blog on 1/9/2020.

Thank you for stopping by and good luck!! ❤️❤️❤️

Doodlebug Winter Wonderland Haul!!

Hello everyone!!

My order of the Doodlebug Winter Wonderland products just showed up and I lost NO time getting that package opened and filmed to share with y'all LOL!

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

You can check out the Winter Wonderland release HERE <-----click! plus I have the individual links below. ALSO like I mentioned in the video - Doodlebug's Love Notes release just came out <-----click! AH! LOVE ❤️❤️❤️

Anywho - here's the links and I'll be back soon with another video! If you missed my previous post with a giveaway it's still going on (till Jan 5/2020) - you can find that here:

Season's Givings Blog Hop 

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!