Prairie Paper & Ink: Animal/Critter/Bugs

Shimmer Watercolor with Distress Ink Refills | SSS Wildflowers Stamp Set Take 6

Hello friends!!

So I've been posting a BUNCH of videos lately using Distress Ink re-inkers - and of course I've got another one for y'all:

This is a 3.25 x 6.25" mini slimline card.

I added some Perfect Pearls powder to my Distress Reinker palette to add some shimmer, then watercolored a background using them. Once it was dry I used Simon's Wildflowers stamp set and heat embossed the silhouette image using Tonic's Glitter Noir embossing powder.

I used the 'thanks' wafer die from Simon's Script Trio wafer die set and added a top layer die cut from Simon's Holographic card stock. I die cut the Flickering Butterflies from some of Lawn Fawn's Pearlescent vellum and added those as well.

On the inside of the card I inked up the Wildflowers image using several Distress Oxide inks and sponge daubers. I added a couple more of the Flickering Butterflies, and a sentiment strip from the Reverse Gratitude Sentiment Strip 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!

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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!

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Multiple Distress Spray Stain Backgrounds + 12 Finished Cards!

Hello everyone! Today is Waffle Flowers May release and I'm part of a blog hop to share inspiration with some of the new products!

First off - I LOVE (LOOOVVVEE!!!) this release. I used as many of the new products as I possibly could lol. So many fabulous things:

Second, since this is part of a hop I will have links to the other stops lower down in the post AND there's giveaway info at the end as well!

So I made a BUNCH of cards. I started off making a bunch of backgrounds using 3 colors of Distress Spray Stain and then combined those backgrounds with the new Waffle Flower products:

I used the new Butterfly Background Stencil on these cards (and on the insides of all the cards), by spraying over the stencil onto one background and then flipping over the stencil onto a second background.

Sentiments are from the Thank You stamp set and coordinating wafer dies.

For these cards I used the Flying Butterflies wafer die that I topped with some of Tonic's Gold Satin Pearl card stock. The sentiments are from the Label Maker Sentiments stamp and die set.

For these cards I used the Thank You set and the inner pieces of the butterflies from the Flying Butterflies wafer dies.

Outline Butterflies Panel wafer die, Thank You stamp and die set.

Circle Butterfly Shaker wafer die, Label Maker Sentiments stamp and die set.

I used the Butterfly Background Stencil with some GinaK Iridescent Glitz Glitter Gel over a couple of the backgrounds, let it dry then added the sentiments from the Thank You set.

To see how all 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!

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!

For today’s hop, Waffle Flower is giving away $25 gift certificate to THREE lucky winners. You can leave a comment on this blog and along the hop by 11:59pm EDT on Monday May 10th, 2021 for your chances to win. Winners will be chosen at random from the comments left on any of the posts in this blog hop and will be announced on the Waffle Flower Blog on 5/12/2021.

Thank you so much for stopping by! ❤️❤️❤️

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Oxide Spray Diecuts + Stencil Background Take 3

Hey friends! It's the end of March already?!?! This month just FLEW by it seems.

Anywho - back to my splattery, Oxide Spray etc fun with die cuts. I've done SEVERAL videos using them lately - if you missed the first two of this "mini series" (who knows it may grow into a big series - I really am enjoying the process) you can find them here:

Oxide Spray Diecuts + Stencil Background

Oxide Spray Diecuts + Stencil Background Take 2

And then there's several other posts and videos I've done using sprays:

Oxide Spray Rainbows | Trinity Stamps Slimline Rainbow Builder

Oxide Spray Backgrounds with Piercing Details

Die Cut Leaves with Distress Spray Stains

Distress Oxide Spray Diecuts | AmyR 2021 Easter Card Series #1

Playing with Distress Oxide Sprays & Inks | AmyR 2021 Valentine's Card Series #17

OK onto today's card:

I die cut Simon Says Stamp's Bear Hugs wafer die from Canson XL watercolor paper and then I used Walnut Stain and Antique Linen Distress Oxide Sprays to color them. In the close up photo you can see how I added some gloss to their eyes and noses - I used my Sakura Black Glaze Gelly Roll pen for that.

On the background I used my still-favourite Spring Boho Circle Stencil with Crackle Paste, then made an inky, splattery mess using Speckled Egg, Worn Lipstick, Antique Linen and Picket Fence Sprays.

I did the same with the Etched Laurel Leaves die cuts - using Speckled Egg and Peeled Paint Distress Oxide Sprays.

On the inside of the card I used the Spring Boho Circle Stencil and some Worn Lipstick Distress Ink. All the sentiments are from the Sassy Mama Sentiment Strips Pack. I applies Speckled Egg Distress Ink directly to them and then added a bit of the Walnut Stain Distress Oxide Spray 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!

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Mama Elephant Milkshake Card

Woohoo!! First off - MYSTERY sale!! Shop Simon Says Stamp <-------click! and get 20% off over 35 different mystery brands (y'all can post in the comments which brands you've found the code works on - sharing is caring 😉) with the code LUCKY777

Now for my card. I bought the Mama Elephant Milkshake set when it came out (I am an avid collector of Mama Elephant stamps and dies lol - I just love them) and finally got a chance to make something with this UBERcute set:

I stamped the images onto Neenah Classic Crest Solar White 80lb card stock with Simon's Intense Black ink and then coloured them in with Copic markers and added highlights with my favorite white gel pen.

On the background I ink blended 3 different dye inks (specific colors linked in the supplies below) with blending brushes and splattered with those same inks. I was very much going for a Neapolitan ice cream look here (one of my fave kinds of ice cream - strawberry, chocolate and vanilla all in one - yes please).

On the inside of the card I stamped one of the sentiments from the Milkshake set and added a few of the images 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!

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Lawn Fawn Meow You Doin' Birthday Card

Hello everyone!

Today's card uses some oldie-but-goodie stamps and dies from Lawn Fawn that I had bought ages ago. I have collected Lawn Fawn everything for years lol - and it's nice to pull some out and actually use it 😉:

I used the Meow You Doin' stamp and die set as the main focus of the card. I stamped the images onto Neenah Solar White 80lb card stock with Simon Says Stamp's Intense Black ink and coloured them in with Copics. I used some of the same Copics to color a portion of the card stock that I die cut with number dies from the CZ Design Everett Numbers set.

I die cut some aqua card stock with one of Lawn Fawn's Fancy Folded Banners wafer dies and stamped a sentiment from the Meow You Doin' Set onto it before using some of the Copics to darken the edges.

I finished off the inside of the card with images and sentiments from the Meow You Doin' 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!

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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!

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SSS February 2021 Card Kit Unboxing + Cards | AmyR 2021 Valentine's Card Series #7

Hey everyone!! I have an unboxing video plus 2 cards to share with y'all using Simon Says Stamp's Feb '21 Card Kit AND a coupon code to share:

Shop Simon Says Stamp <------click! and get the Heart Arrow die set FREE with any purchase* with the code HRTU21

*while supplies last

So the February 2021 Card Kit showed up, I did an unboxing video of it and then made a couple of cards using elements from the kit:

These are 3.5 x 8.5" slimline cards.

I used the Poppin Pink glitter gel over the Tumbling Hearts stencil, let it dry then die cut the panels with the largest of Simon's Slimline Nested Rectangles wafer dies. I am loving how this glitter gel looks on the blue - it's so PINK!! lol

I stamped the bear and the speech bubble from the Love You Beary Much set onto Neenah Classic Crest Solar White 110lb card stock with Simon's Intense Black ink and coloured it in with Copics. I white heat embossed a sentiment from the same set onto the heart then added some highlights with my white Gelly Roll pen.

I stamped the insides of the cards with another sentiment from the Love You Beary Much set, then blended some Doll Pink ink over the Tumbling Hearts stencil onto some white slimline envelopes and that was it!

To see the unboxing and how these cards came together check out my video below:

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

If you missed any of my previous posts so far of my Valentine series you can find them all linked below:

Love Your Guts Cards | AmyR 2021 Valentine's Card Series #6

Multiple Backgrounds with Alcohol Lift Ink | AmyR 2021 Valentine's Card Series #5

SSS Botanical Heart Take 2 | AmyR 2021 Valentine's Card Series #4

Layered Hearts & Picture Book Moose | AmyR 2021 Valentine's Card Series #3

Love You Bunches Cards | AmyR 2021 Valentine's Card Series #2

Easy Diecut Slimline Cards with Doodlebug Papers | AmyR 2021 Valentine's Card Series #1

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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!

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Love Your Guts Cards | AmyR 2021 Valentine's Card Series #6

Hey everyone! So today's cards are more of my "sort of Valentines so I'll include them in my Valentine's series but they aren't ACTUALLY Valentine" cards LOL!

In case you missed any previous posts from my Valentine's 2021 Series thus far you can find them all here:

Multiple Backgrounds with Alcohol Lift Ink | AmyR 2021 Valentine's Card Series #5

SSS Botanical Heart Take 2 | AmyR 2021 Valentine's Card Series #4

Layered Hearts & Picture Book Moose | AmyR 2021 Valentine's Card Series #3

Love You Bunches Cards | AmyR 2021 Valentine's Card Series #2

Easy Diecut Slimline Cards with Doodlebug Papers | AmyR 2021 Valentine's Card Series #1

I started off by ink blending some Victorian Velvet Distress Oxide ink onto Simon's 120lb Smooth White card stock. I added splatter with Victorian Velvet Distress Oxide spray that I mixed with a TEENY bit of Aged Mahogany Distress Ink Reinker (I explain the thought process in the video but I probably could have just used Aged Mahogany Distress Oxide Spray).

I then used one of Simon's Layering Hearts Stencils and Ranger's Asteroid Distress Glitter Gel:

CZ Designs Love Your Guts wafer die was used with Lawn Fawn Pencil Eraser card stock and then blended over with Aged Mahogany Distress Oxide ink to give it the ombré look. I then used Wendy Vecchi Pink Peony embossing powder to heat emboss a couple of the butterfly stamps from the Butterfly Kisses stamp set on vellum before die cutting them with the coordinating wafer dies. I also used the same embossing powder for the sentiment which is from the CZ Design Simple Sentiments 02 set.

On the insides of the cards I used the Layering Hearts stencil again and just blended the Victorian Velvet Distress Oxide ink over it, and stamped the same butterflies with the Aged Mahogany Distress Oxide ink 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!

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!

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Layered Hearts & Picture Book Moose | AmyR 2021 Valentine's Card Series #3

Hey everyone! I'm back with another card for my 2021 Valentine's series! If you missed my previous posts so far you can find them here:

Love You Bunches Cards | AmyR 2021 Valentine's Card Series #2

Easy Diecut Slimline Cards with Doodlebug Papers | AmyR 2021 Valentine's Card Series #1

Today's card was made for last week's Color Throwdown Challenge:

While this challenge is now over you can still check out all the inspiration HERE <-----click! and there will be a new challenge up this week!

Here's what I came up with:

I created a patterned background using Simon's Layering Hearts stencil set and Distress Inks. Once I was done with the stencil I stamped the You Are Background stamp over it with Simon's Burnt Orange ink.

My main character is Simon's Picture Book Moose - I've done a bunch of videos using the various Picture Book characters from SSS. You can check out my playlist HERE <------click! with a couple dozen videos in it!

I assembled my moose and die cut some hearts from Cream and Burnt Orange card stocks and added a sentiment die cut from the Heart Animals wafer die set.

On the inside of the card I used the Layering Hearts stencils again, then added a sentiment from the Heart Animals stamp set and a couple more die cut hearts 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!

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Happy Gnomes Cards & Tags | AmyR Christmas 2020 Series #17

Hello friends! WooHoo!! I'm at post/video #17 in my 2020 Christmas card series. My plan is to always do 25 (at least - maybe.....MAYBE I can squeeze in a few more - I have more ideas and stamps and dies than I have time for every year (and always buying more....🤷🏻‍♀️🤦🏻‍♀️)) but we shall see how many I can post this year! If you missed any of this years I have links to all of them at the end of this post.

Recently Waffle Flower released several more of their patterned paper pads:

If you aren't familiar with Waffle Flowers patterned paper packs - they're 80lb weight and measure 8.5 x 5.5". So if you score the sheet in half you have a patterned A2 card base. I did a post when they first started releasing patterned paper here:

NEW Waffle Flower Patterned Paper Packs!

Waffle Flower sent me some of their new Christmas papers and the Happy Gnomes stamp set which coordinates with the Happy Gnomes paper pack. I couldn't resist making a bunch of cards and tags using them:

I stamped all the images from the Happy Gnomes stamp set onto Bristol Smooth card stock with Versafine Clair Nocturne ink and heat embossed them with Wow's Clear Matte Dull embossing powder. I used my Karin Brushmarker Pro's and a water brush to color them all in:

After they were all dry I die cut them with the coordinating wafer dies and then die cut a bunch of the papers from the Happy Gnomes paper pack to make all these cards and tags:

I used Waffle Flowers Oversized Merry wafer die set and the companion stamp set for these two cards. I stacked the die cut Merry 3 times with white card stock then ink blended Simon's Green Apple and Green Leaf inks over it using a blending brush.

I splattered Picket Fence Distress paint on 2 different papers from the Happy Gnomes paper pack and used those to create scenes for my cards. The mushroom papers from the pack I die cut with a circle wafer die to create a spotlight for the images and sentiments. The Merry Christmas sentiment is from Waffle Flowers Essential Sentiments combo set with the coordinating wafer dies.

On the insides of all the cards I used the patterned papers from the Happy Gnomes paper pack - all the little characters in the papers are the same size as the stamp set so you can use the coordinating wafer dies for the stamp set on the papers. I die cut a bunch of them and used them to create little scenes on the insides of all the cards.

I stamped a sentiment from the Holiday Hugs stamp set onto the inside of all the cards using Faded Jeans Distress Oxide ink. I just love the "sending paper hugs" sentiment from the Holiday Hugs set - I should just use that on every single card I make really LOL!

Last but not least I made some tags with the images and sentiments I had left. I used the Combo Swatch Tag wafer die set to die cut several of the Happy Gnomes patterned papers and adhered all the elements to them.

To finish off all the cards and tags I used several different Nuvo Crystal Drops (specific colors are listed and linked below!) and let those dry and that was it!

To see how all these came together check out my video below:

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

If you missed any of my previous Christmas posts so far this year you can find them all at the links below:

Gold, Black & White Snowflake Frame Cards | AmyR Christmas 2020 Series #16

Easy Tri-fold Cards with Distress Oxide Blending | AmyR Christmas 2020 Series #15

SSS Center Cut Snowflakes Background Take 2 | AmyR Christmas 2020 Series #14

Stamping with Distress Oxides | AmyR Christmas 2020 Series #13

Avery Elle Peek-A-Boo Christmas Train Slimline Card | AmyR Christmas 2020 Series #12

Spellbinders Noel Cards | AmyR Christmas 2020 Series #11

Easy Glittery Christmas Cards | AmyR Christmas 2020 Series #10

Easy Oxide Ink Blending with NEW Rustic Wilderness | AmyR Christmas 2020 Series #9

Distress Ink & Oxide Snowflake Backgrounds | AmyR Christmas 2020 Series #8

Simon Says Stamp Dec 2020 Card Kit Unboxing + Slimline Card | AmyR Christmas 2020 Series #7

Peace & Snowflakes | AmyR Christmas 2020 Series #6

A Latte Warm Wishes Holiday Slimline Cards | AmyR Christmas 2020 Series #5

Easy Snowy Scene Cards w Distress Oxides | AmyR Christmas 2020 Series #4 | MFT Stamps & Die-namics

Easy Watercolor Pinecone Slimline Cards | AmyR Christmas 2020 Series #3

Snowy Mice Slimline Cards | AmyR Christmas 2020 Series #2 | Waffle Flower Holiday Cheese

CZ Design Chunky Christmas | AmyR Christmas 2020 Series #1

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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!

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Easy Tri-fold Cards with Distress Oxide Blending | AmyR Christmas 2020 Series #15

Hello friends!

OK first off - Simon Says Stamp DieCember release is available now!!

You can check out the entire DieCember release HERE <-------click!

AND:

Since today's post is part of 2 days of blog hops - you can shop Simon Says Stamp and get a FREE American Crafts Christmas Tag Kit with any purchase using the code JINGLE

As I mentioned this is part of a blog hop - day one of two days of hops! I'll have links to the stops lower down in the post and there will be a giveaway as well!

First off here's the cards I made:

I used the new Sneaky Kitties wafer die from the DieCember release and created simple tri-fold cards by making the black cardstock I die cut the kitties from into a 3rd panel.

I blended Spun Sugar, Picked Raspberry, Seedless Preserves and Chipped Sapphire Distress Oxide inks onto card bases made with Desert Storm card stock. I then applied Winter White Nuvo Glacier Paste over Simon's Large Falling Snow stencil and heavily splattered the card fronts with Picket Fence Distress Paint.

I die cut the black panels with the Sneaky Kitties wafer die and white heat embossed a sentiment from the Christmas Kitties stamp set. The bands to hold the cards closed were made with Simon's new Strips 2 wafer dies and some Cotton Candy card stock.

On the insides of the cards I stamped images and sentiments from the Christmas Kitties stamp 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!

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

If you missed any of the stops on this hop you can find them all here:

Simon Says Stamp Blog

And if you missed any of my previous Christmas posts so far this year you can find them all at the links below:

SSS Center Cut Snowflakes Background Take 2 | AmyR Christmas 2020 Series #14

Stamping with Distress Oxides | AmyR Christmas 2020 Series #13

Avery Elle Peek-A-Boo Christmas Train Slimline Card | AmyR Christmas 2020 Series #12

Spellbinders Noel Cards | AmyR Christmas 2020 Series #11

Easy Glittery Christmas Cards | AmyR Christmas 2020 Series #10

Easy Oxide Ink Blending with NEW Rustic Wilderness | AmyR Christmas 2020 Series #9

Distress Ink & Oxide Snowflake Backgrounds | AmyR Christmas 2020 Series #8

Simon Says Stamp Dec 2020 Card Kit Unboxing + Slimline Card | AmyR Christmas 2020 Series #7

Peace & Snowflakes | AmyR Christmas 2020 Series #6

A Latte Warm Wishes Holiday Slimline Cards | AmyR Christmas 2020 Series #5

Easy Snowy Scene Cards w Distress Oxides | AmyR Christmas 2020 Series #4 | MFT Stamps & Die-namics

Easy Watercolor Pinecone Slimline Cards | AmyR Christmas 2020 Series #3

Snowy Mice Slimline Cards | AmyR Christmas 2020 Series #2 | Waffle Flower Holiday Cheese

CZ Design Chunky Christmas | AmyR Christmas 2020 Series #1

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!

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 9th of December (9/12). All the winners can email Simon Says Stamp to claim his/her prize.

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

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Coffee Spider Cards?!? | AmyR Halloween 2020 Series #10

Hey everyone! As always - if you've missed any of my Halloween posts this year here's links to all the previous ones:

Easy Boo Boxes for Halloween Treats | MFT Boo Box Dies | AmyR Halloween 2020 Series #9

Multiple Glimmer Hot Foil Halloween Cards | AmyR Halloween 2020 Series #8

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

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

Today's cards were inspired by last week's Color Throwdown Challenge:

I didn't get this up in time so this challenge is over but there will be a new one posted tomorrow!

Here's what I made:

These are 4 Bar (3.5 x 4 7/8") sized cards.

I've included these into my Halloween series - tho they don't actually say Halloween anything. However the spider and the colors make it rather fitting for Halloween IMO!!

I stamped the Honey Bee Stamps Coffee Bean Background stamp onto the card base with Simon's Khaki ink. I then mixed up embossing paste with Black Soot Distress Paint and applied it over a Tim Holtz Mini Spiderweb stencil. I also added some splatter using Crackling Campfire Distress Paint.

The spider is from The Rabbit Hole Designs Caffeinated Spider - I stamped it onto Distress watercolor paper with Versafine Clair Nocturne ink. I heat embossed it with Wow's Clear Matt Dull embossing powder, then coloured it in with Distress inks and a water brush.

I used Honey Bee's Coffee wafer die, and sentiments from the Honey Bee Coffee stamp set.

I stamped the spider onto the inside of the card with Crackling Campfire Distress Oxide ink. Another sentiment from the Honey Bee Coffee set was added to the inside to finish it off.

To see how these cards 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!

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SSS October 2020 Card Kit Unboxing + 2 Cards | Copic Marker Coloring

Hey everyone! So amongst all the business and craziness of STAMPtember coupled with the USPS and Canada Post taking longer to get the October Card Kit to me I just got it this past week! To top it off - the kit is still available HERE <------click! AND there's a few of us doing a mini hop to share more inspiration using the kit!

I made a couple of cards using the Happy Fall Y'all set from the kit as well as the GORGEOUS patterned papers:

I stamped the images from the Happy Fall Y'all stamp set onto Neenah card stock with Simon's Intense Black ink and coloured them in with Copic Markers. I added highlights with a white gel pen and cut out all the images.

I used some of the Cozy Days patterned papers that come in the October Kit as the background for both of my cards, then adhered all the stamped images into little scenes.

On the inside of the cards I added another circle of patterned paper and the remaining pumpkin and sentiment from the Happy Fall Y'all set and that was it!

To see my unboxing video and how I made these cards check it all out below:

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

In case you missed any of the other stops on this hop you can find them all here:

Simon Says Stamp blog

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Snowy Mice Slimline Cards | AmyR Christmas 2020 Series #2 | Waffle Flower Holiday Cheese

Hello everyone! Waffle Flower's October release just went live and I'm part of a blog hop today to celebrate it! You can start at the beginning of the hop HERE on the Waffle Flower blog and I'll have links to all the stops lower down in my post as well as GIVEAWAY info!

I have the new Holiday Cheese stamp and die combo so I made a couple of Christmas cards with it for my 2020 Christmas Card series. If you missed the first video for this year you can find that post here:

CZ Design Chunky Christmas | AmyR Christmas 2020 Series #1

OK here's my card:

These are 3.5 x 8.5" slimline cards.

I stamped the images from the Holiday Cheese set onto watercolor paper with Ranger Jet Black Archival ink and then coloured them in with my Prima Odyssey and Prima Classics watercolor palettes. I die cut all the images with the coordinating wafer die set.

I used Neenah Desert Storm card stock for the background and blended Speckled Egg, Faded Jeans and Chipped Sapphire Distress Oxide inks over it. I then HEAVILY splattered the background and the images with my Amsterdam white liquid ink.

I added the mug image to the inside of the cards and white heat embossed sentiments from the set onto red cardtsock. On the Grocery Bag Slimline envelopes I stamped the mouse with the "merry Xmas" sentiment just to give the envelope a little something 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 Cathy Zielske's blog! <------click!

If you missed any of the stops on this hop you can find them all here:

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NOW FOR THE GIVEAWAY INFO!!

For today’s hop, Waffle Flower is giving away a $25 gift certificate to THREE lucky winners. You can leave a comment on this blog and along the hop by 11:59pm EDT on October 11th, 2020 for your chances to win. Winners will be chosen at random from the comments left on any of the posts in this blog hop and will be announced on the Waffle Flower Blog on 9/14/2020.

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

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Tim Holtz STAMPtember 2020 | STAMPtember Exclusive Limited Edition

That's right!! The Tim Holtz STAMPtember Limited Edition exclusive set <------click! just went live!! This is one of the most in-demand sets for STAMPtember and his set ALWAYS sells out super quickly!! You can check it out HERE!

Before I get to my cards using this set don't forget to check out the Limited Edition STAMPtember 2020 card kit that was released yesterday (and there's still some in stock!):

You can check out the kit HERE <-------click! while supplies last! This is a Limited Edition (bigger) kit that isn't part of the monthly subscription - and it's going to sell out quickly IMO!

ALSO - if you weren't aware - Tim will be doing a LIVE video on his Facebook page a little later today:

You can get to his Facebook page HERE <------click! and tune in at 1pm ET for his video! He'll be showing the set along with a bunch of inspiration made using it (I sent my cards in for this so they should be featured in there too!) from several talented designers. ALWAYS worth tuning in to Tim's videos - the amount of inspiration alone is fabulous.

OK on to my cards:

These are 3.5 x 8.5" slimline cards.

I made 4 slimline cards using Tim's STAMPtember 2020 set - the crazy cats and sentiments cracked me up so much I needed to use ALL of them.

I stamped the cats from the STAMPtember 2020 set onto Distress Watercolor paper with Ranger's Archival Jet Black ink. I watercolored all of them with Distress Inks (all the colors used are listed and linked in the supplies below) and the card with the cat tangled in the Christmas lights I coloured the lights in with Copic Markers.

I used one of the stencil's from Tim's Mini Stencil 18 set for this card. I mixed Wendy Vecchi embossing paste with Tumbled Glass Distress ink to tint it blue before applying it to the background.

The scallop frames on 2 of the cards were die cut from Tim's Idea-ology Metallic Jewels Kraft card stock using Simon's Slimline Scallop Frame wafer dies.

On all the cards I added some sparkle using my Tonic Aqua Shimmer Clear Glitter Gloss pen. I also added Glossy Accents to all the cat's eyes and to the light bulbs on the first card.

I finished off the insides of all the cards by stamping the cats used for each card with the Archival Jet Black ink. All the sentiments from the STAMPtember 2020 set were white heat embossed onto black card stock using Ranger's Super Fine Detail White embossing powder and trimmed out with scissors. I adhered the "Meowy Christmas" to the insides 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!

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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!

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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!