Prairie Paper & Ink: Animal/Critter/Bugs

SSS Picture Book Polar Bear | AmyR 2018 Christmas Card Series #6

Hello everyone!

This week's Color Throwdown Challenge is so PERFECT for Christmas cards:

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

This is also part of my 2018 Christmas Card Series - if you've missed any of the other posts you can find them all here:

Christmas Cocktail Shaker Cards | AmyR 2018 Christmas Card Series #5

6 Easy Watercolor Christmas Cards | AmyR 2018 Christmas Card Series #4

Waffle Flower Christmas Cards 4 Ways | AmyR 2018 Christmas Card Series #3

MFT Sweet Holiday Penguins | AmyR 2018 Christmas Card Series #2

SSS Critter Sweaters | AmyR 2018 Christmas Card Series #1

SSS Ornate Ornaments | World Cardmaking Day Special

Here's what I came up with:

I pulled out Simon Says Stamp's Felicity Snowflake wafer die, and after die cutting it from Simon's 120lb card stock I coated it with Tonic Nuvo glue and then covered it with Clear Rock Candy Distress Glitter.

I used Simon's Polar Bear Picture Book die as my main character, and then a combination of the CZ Design Merry Die, Ornamental stamp set and SSS Punny Animals stamp set for my sentiments.

I finished off the inside of the card with sentiments from the CZ Design Ornamental stamp set and that was it!

I'm excited to be a Guest Designer this month for Tonic as they celebrate Nuvember!! I'll have a few posts throughout the month along with a bunch of other fabulous designers showcasing a bunch of Tonic's Nuvo line. If you don't follow Tonic on Instagram you can check out their feed HERE <-------click!

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!

Posted at 11:32 AM in Animal/Critter/Bugs, Christmas/Holiday, Color Throwdown Challenge, Making a Card Videos, Simon Says Stamp, Tonic Nuvo, Videos | Permalink | Comments (1)

Waffle Flower Christmas Cards 4 Ways | AmyR 2018 Christmas Card Series #3

Hello everyone!! I have a LONG blog post with several cards today - it's new release time for Waffle Flower, plus I wanted to create more Christmas cards!! This post is part of a blog hop so if you didn't get here from the Waffle Flower blog you can start HERE and then I'll have links to all the other stops below!

There's also a GIVEAWAY with this post!! Info on that is at the end of this post!

So here are the newest stamps and dies from the Waffle Flower November release:

SO. MUCH. FUN!!

I made 2 different cards using the new Holiday Thanks stamp set:

My first card I stamped the image onto Distress watercolor card stock with Versafine Onyx Black ink and clear heat embossed it. I then watercolored it in with Prima Classics watercolors, and once dry I die cut it with the coordinating wafer dies.

I blended Festive Berries and Candied Apple Distress Oxide Ink onto the card base, and once it was dry I white heat embossed a sentiment from the set onto the card base.

I adhered the scene to the card with Simon's Craft Tacky glue, and then added all the extra little images to finish off my scene.

For the second card I used a red card stock for my card base and heat embossed the image and sentiment with gold embossing powder. Honestly it could have been left at that but I wanted to add some more depth so I sponged on Candied Apple, Aged Mahogany and Black Soot Distress Oxide inks onto the card base as well.

I then added some Wink of Stella to different areas of the images to give them a TON of sparkle.

For both cards I stamped the insides with the same image to finish them off.

Once I got creating I couldn't stop LOL! These stamps and dies are from last month's release - links to all the products are down below!

I used the Pull Tab Tree wafer die to create my Christmas tree - and it literally pops up when you pull on the tab!! I then added all these cute kids from the Yippee stamp set and the Santa hats are from the Holiday Thanks set that I used above!

On the inside of the card I stamped images from the Christmas Tree stamp set using the same Oxide inks that I sponged on the front of the card.

For the second card I used the Pull Tab Tree dies again along with the Pull Tab Pop Up wafer dies - this came together SO quick and easy. I die cut all the "boughs" from green glitter card stock, and then attached them all to the tree "base".

I kept this card really clean and simple - but adding some gems/crystals as "ornaments" could really jazz it up if you wanted to!

Last but not least is a "bonus" card - which inspired my Christmas card above. I saw this card idea on Channin's blog a few weeks ago and thought it was brilliant and wanted to recreate it!!

Using the Pull Tab dies to create a party hat is brilliant (and in her post she made it into candy corn as well LOL!). I had ONE of these fun little glitter pom poms in my stash from one of my kids. It was the final push I needed to make this card as I didn't have anything before to add the "topper" to the birthday hat lol!

I finished off the inside of the card with a sentiment from the Holiday Thanks set and then stamped the confetti and stars with a rainbow of Distress Inks 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 Channin's blog!! <------click!

And if you missed any you can find all the stops are the links here:

Amy Rysavy

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!!!

To celebrate the blog hop, Waffle Flower is giving away $25 gift certificates to THREE lucky winners. You can leave comment on my blog and along the hop by 11:59pm ET on 11/12/18 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 11/14/2018.

Thanks for stopping by and good luck!!

Posted at 08:00 AM in Animal/Critter/Bugs, Birthday, Christmas/Holiday, Interactive Cards, Making a Card Videos, Videos, Waffle Flower, Watercolor | Permalink | Comments (76)

MFT Frightfully Sweet Shadow Box Cards | AmyR 2018 Halloween Series 14

Hello everyone! I think by now y'all know the drill LOL: If you've missed any of my previous Halloween series posts you can find all of them at the links below:

Picket Fence Ink Blended Halloween Cards | AmyR 2018 Halloween Series 13

Whimsy Stamps Halloween Mashup | AmyR 2018 Halloween Series 12

Honey Bee Shine On Nail Polish Cards | AmyR 2018 Halloween Series 11

Glow in the Dark Potion Card | AmyR 2018 Halloween Series 10

SSS Bwahaha Oxide Glow in the Dark Card | AmyR 2018 Halloween Series 9

Shaker Card with Studio Katia Monster Bash | AmyR 2018 Halloween Series 8 | Studio Katia September 2018 Release Blog Hop

Little Pickup | Honey Bee Stamps | AmyR 2018 Halloween Series 7

STAMPtember® Waffle Flower Exclusive: Sweet Tooth (bonus! not part of the series but still Halloween-themed!)

Monster Hugs | Concord & 9th STAMPtember® Exclusive | AmyR 2018 Halloween Series 6

Picket Fence Studios Action Wobble Ghost | AmyR 2018 Halloween Series 5

Waffle Flower Hocus Pocus | AmyR 2018 Halloween Series 4

Whimsy Stamps Frankenstein Schmutz | AmyR 2018 Halloween Series 3

SSS Spiderweb Background 3 Ways | AmyR 2018 Halloween Series 2 | STAMPtember Blog Party!!

Lawn Fawn Double Slider Candy Corn Card | AmyR 2018 Halloween Series 1

Now on to today's cards!!

I have had MFT's Birdie Brown Frightfully Sweet stamp set sitting on my desk for WEEK's now - WEEKS. So I had to make a point of actually using it before Halloween!!

I stamped all the images from the set onto Neenah card stock with MFT's Extreme Black ink and coloured them in with Copic markers and highlighted them with my Gelly Roll white gel pen.

I used MFT's Inside and Out Stitched Ovals Die-namics on the inside of the card to create the window - and used the "left over" oval on the outside of the card for this little scene.

Then you open the card to this really fun shadow box scene!!! It's crazy to think that after around 15 years of card making this is the first time I've ever made a shadow box card LOL!

They're really fun to make - and really easy - I explain the steps in my video but if you want to check out a REALLY good and in-depth video and haven't watched it already check out Jennifer McGuire's video HERE.

I used MFT's Birch Trees for my scene as well as the Mini Cloud Edges stencil and some Shaded Lilac Distress Ink with a Picket Fence Studios blending brush to create my scene for the shadow box portion of the cards. I then adhered everything together and added all my Frightfully Sweet characters to finish it all off.

You can see how these cards came together here:

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!

Posted at 01:42 PM in Animal/Critter/Bugs, Copic Markers, Fall/Halloween, Interactive Cards, Making a Card Videos, My Favorite Things, Stencils, Videos | Permalink | Comments (8)

Heffy Doodle October 2018 Release Hop!

Hello everyone! I'm part of a fun blog hop today to celebrate Heffy Doodle Stamps October 2018 release!

If you haven't seen all the new goodies they released you can check them all out HERE <-----click!

Also if you didn't get here from Nichol's blog you can start at the beginning of the hop HERE and I'll have links to all the stops below as well!

So I received the Dino Time stamps and dies among a few other goodies and I combined them all into these 2 cards. I've always had a soft spot for anything dinosaur-themed - I don't know what it is but I LOVE making Dino-themed crafts lol!

Aren't they adorable?!?

I stamped the Dino's with Versafine Onyx Black ink onto Distress watercolor paper and clear heat embossed them. I then did some quick and easy colouring with my Arteza Real Brush pens and a waterbrush and then after they were dry I die cut them with the coordinating wafer dies.

The die cut "rocks" and the stencilled rocks were inked up with Simon Says Stamp's dye inks, and the palm trees were also stamped with SSS inks before die cutting them.

The long sentiments are a part of the Dino Time stamp set and the speech bubbles and sentiments are from the new Whatcha Saying Now? stamp set and coordinating die set - which I used on the insides of the card as well:

I added those sentiments along with the remaining Dino's and that was it!

To see how my cards came together check out my video below:

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

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

If you missed any of the stops you can check them out here:

Heffy Doodle

Rosali B.

Mona Toth

Jessica Frost - Ballas

Francesca Vignoli

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!

There's also a GIVEAWAY with this hop!! Comments left on the blogs will be entered in to win a £50 voucher to the Heffy Doodle Shop (so leaving comments on all the blog posts increases your chance of winning!). Contest closes 10/31 and the winner will be announced on the Heffy Doodle Blog.

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

Posted at 06:00 AM in Animal/Critter/Bugs, Any Occasion, Arteza, Boy/Masculine Cards, Friendship/Thinking of You, Heffy Doodle Stamps, Making a Card Videos, Stencils, Videos, Watercolor | Permalink | Comments (41)

Good Luck Foxy | SSS Big Picture Book Animal Card

It's Wednesday evening already - this week has been a comedy of errors in my life (tho not really comedic - just one fire after another to put out lol!). Anywho - we had a new Color Throwdown Challenge this week:

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

I honestly wasn't sure at first what I was going to make. But then the wheels started turning and I pulled out some of Simon's Big Picture Book wafer dies:

I am SO GLAD SSS released all those Big Picture Book body and tails and whatnots to use with all these big character heads - GAME CHANGER!

I used the new Mod Trees Background and did tone-on-tone stamping - SSS Soft Navy Ink on Soft Navy card stock. I am loving how those trees look in blue!

I die cut all the pieces for my Fox, using the Big Picture Crouching Paws and Big Picture Tails to give him his body and tail (and make him extra cute). I added Nuvo Crystal Glaze to his eyes and nose to make them glossy and raised.

I used CZ Designs Good Luck wafer die for the die cut sentiment, and SSS's Punny Animals stamp set for the "Hey Foxy" sentiment.

I finished off the inside of the card with sentiments from the CZ Design Great Things stamp set and stamped them with SSS's Burnt Orange and Soft Navy inks and that was it!

To see how my 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!

Posted at 07:44 PM in Animal/Critter/Bugs, Boy/Masculine Cards, Color Throwdown Challenge, Friendship/Thinking of You, Making a Card Videos, Simon Says Stamp, Videos | Permalink | Comments (7)

MFT Sweet Holiday Penguins | AmyR 2018 Christmas Card Series #2

Hey everyone!!! OK I finally got into here to make this post - it's been one of those days with one issue after another. I have another video for my 2018 Christmas Card Series - if you missed my first one for this year you can check that out here:

SSS Critter Sweaters | AmyR 2018 Christmas Card Series #1

Anywho - MFT had a special release today and they'd sent me the stamps and dies and I am losing my mind over all the cuteness:

They have a new illustrator - Stacey Yacula - who designed these adorable penguins and there will be more sets from her in the future!! MFT also released this awesome holiday flamingos set and patterned paper too:

OK - so I couldn't resist making cards with the penguins - what started as one card morphed into 3:

See what I mean??? THEY. ARE. SO. ADORABLE.

All the penguins were stamped onto Neenah Classic Crest Solar White 80lb card stock with MFT's Extreme Black ink and coloured with Copic Markers and highlighted with my Gelly Roll white gel pen before being die cut with their coordinating Die-namics dies.

For card 1 I created a scene using one of the Stitched Basic Edges 2 Die-namics die to create a snow bank. I sponged Tumbled Glass Distress Oxide ink onto my card base (and raved about that perfect blend on my Instagram - it really was perfect - LOVE when that happens). I stacked the letters using the Peace Die-namics with card stock and topped them with patterned paper and adhered the penguins around it to create the scene.

Card 2 saw me adding a large sentiment from MFT's Handwritten Holiday set and more of this patterned paper.

Card 3 I added the Joy Die-namics die cut along with the Let It Snowflake Too Die-namics - all of which were released previously and I used in last years Holiday Card series HERE and HERE.

I finished off the insides of all the cards with stamps and sentiments from the new Sweet Holiday Penguins set and the Handwritten Holidays 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!

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!

Posted at 01:41 PM in Animal/Critter/Bugs, Christmas/Holiday, Copic Markers, Making a Card Videos, My Favorite Things, Ranger, Videos | Permalink | Comments (10)

SSS Big Picture Book Bestie Cards + Giveaway!!

Happy Friday!!!

I'm part of Day 2 of 2 days of blog hops celebrating Simon Says Stamp's Fun & Festive Release! If you missed Day 1 you can check it out HERE. Don't forget there's a giveaway with this post! More info on that at the end of it.

You can shop the entire Fun & Festive Release HERE <-------click! If you missed my Release & Review video on all these new goodies you can find that post below:

Simon Says Stamp Fun & Festive Release & Review!

Also don't forget to use the code FEST587 with your order and you'll get a FREE bottle of Festive Stickles with any purchase while supplies last!

If you didn't get here from Yoonsun's blog you can start at the beginning at Simon Says Stamp's blog HERE and I'll have links to all the stops down below!

Here's the cards I made:

I couldn't resist creating with some of the new Big Picture Book characters as well as the new "add-ons" - the bodies and tails and whatnot just amp up these critters :).

I used Distress Inks to sponge the die cut critters and bodies, as well as Distress Inks over the new Lined Circles stencil on each background.

The eyes and noses (and tongue of the puppy) were coated with Nuvo Crystal Glaze to make them shiny. I white heat embossed sentiments from the Punny Animals set as well as the new Besties set (which I also used the coordinating wafer dies to die cut the larger words).

I finished off the insides of the cards with more sentiments from the Besties set, and added a few die cut hearts (from the Watermelon wafer die - I am loving that die LOL!) 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 Heather's blog! <-------click!

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

Simon Says Stamp Blog

Debby Hughes

Yana Smakula

Yoonsun Hur

Amy Rysavy (you are here)

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 (10/17). All the winners can email Simon Says Stamp to claim his/her prize :)

Thanks for stopping by and good luck! ❤️❤️❤️

Posted at 06:00 AM in Animal/Critter/Bugs, Boy/Masculine Cards, Contests/Blog Candy, Friendship/Thinking of You, Making a Card Videos, Simon Says Stamp, Stencils, Videos | Permalink | Comments (171)

SSS Critter Sweaters | AmyR 2018 Christmas Card Series #1

Hello everyone!! SO - Christmas Card series from me starts now - but I still have Halloween stuff I want to make and post of course! Like usual I'll be jumping all over the place and posting whichever LOL! I always include links to previous posts in series so that y'all can find them - plus I set up playlists on my YouTube channel to keep everything organized (since the rest of me isn't!).

Anywho - Simon's Fun & Festive Release went live this morning:

You can check out the whole release HERE <------click! I'll have a Release & Review video coming in a bit!

For now tho here's a card I made using a bunch of the new products:

Aren't these critters CUTE?!? I used the new Critter Sweaters stamp set and coordinating wafer dies, doing some clear heat embossing then sponging Distress Inks over them to create their "sweaters".

I used the new Merry wafer dies and stamps from the Ornamental stamp set and Tiny Words Christmas stamp set for my sentiments. The background was made with the new Lined Circles stencil and Tonic's Moonstone Glimmer Paste 😍.

I finished off the inside with stamps and a wafer die from the Ornamental coordinating sets and that was it!

To see how my 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!

Posted at 11:50 AM in Animal/Critter/Bugs, Christmas/Holiday, Making a Card Videos, Ranger, Simon Says Stamp, Stencils, Videos | Permalink | Comments (6)

WaffleFlower October Release Blog Hop! + GIVEAWAY!!

Hey everyone!!! Waffle Flowers October Release is now available!! You can check it out HERE or at the links HERE:

So many fun products - really cute stamps and a really unique tree stamp set and funky wafer dies (I'll have a video showing those coon - they look so weird but are so easy to put together!! In the hop you'll see some examples of it!)

Speaking of - yes there's a blog hop to celebrate this release!

If you didn't get here from the Waffle Flower blog you can check that out here - I'll have links to all the stops on the hop after my card info!

I couldn't resist the new Hello Pumpkin and Coffee Time stamp sets. These little mice are SO beyond cute and pairing them with coffee of course makes my day.

I stamped all the images onto Neenah Solar White 80lb card stock with GinaK Amalgam ink and coloured them in with Copic Markers, added highlights with my white gel pen then die cut them with their coordinating wafer dies.

The coffee cups I also stamped onto patterned papers and paper-pieced the wraps of the cups.

This last one is a gift card holder made with Waffle Flowers Love Notes wafer die!

I finished off the insides of the cards with the Coffee Time set, 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!

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

If you missed any of the other stops you can check them all out here:

Waffle Flower (Nina)

Amy Rysavy (you're here!)

Channin Pelletier

JJ Bolton

Rebecca Keppel

Nichol Spohr

Laura Bassen

Yoonsun Hur

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!!

To celebrate the blog hop, Waffle Flower is giving away $25 gift certificates to THREE lucky winners. You can leave comment on my blog and along the hop by 11:59pm ET on 10/08/18 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 10/10/2018.

Thanks for stopping by!! Good luck!

Posted at 07:00 AM in Animal/Critter/Bugs, Coffee!!, Copic Markers, Fall/Halloween, Friendship/Thinking of You, Making a Card Videos, Videos, Waffle Flower | Permalink | Comments (95)

SSS Big Picture Book Hippo | Distress Oxide Background

Hey everyone! The end of the month just seems to be flying by here!!

There was a new Color Throwdown Challenge this week:

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

Here's what I made with these colors:

Eeeep!! Isn't this hippo CUTE?!? When Simon Says Stamp released a bunch of new BIG Picture Book Characters to the Picture Book line I did a happy dance LOL! They're so much fun!!

I sponged my card base with Mermaid Lagoon and Mowed Lawn Distress Oxide inks, and adhered my die cut hippo to it after I'd added some highlights and whatnot with a white gel pen.

I stacked the die cut friend sentiment twice, and all the little sentiments were heat embossed using Simon's Tiny Words stamp set and Ranger's Super Fine Detail White embossing powder. The "bubbles" are from the new Studio Katia Clear Drops Mix 2 bag - LOVE!!!

I finished off the inside of the card with another heat embossed sentiment from the Tiny Words set and that was it!

To see how my 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!

Posted at 04:43 PM in Animal/Critter/Bugs, Boy/Masculine Cards, Color Throwdown Challenge, Friendship/Thinking of You, Making a Card Videos, Ranger, Simon Says Stamp, Videos | Permalink | Comments (6)

Winter Is Here | The Greeting Farm STAMPtember® Exclusive

I'm still playing catch up with the latest STAMPtember® release - this time it's with The Greeting Farm!!

You can check out the Winter is Here set HERE <-----click!

Also there's a category on Simon Says Stamp for ALL the STAMPtember® exclusives HERE <-----click! Like previous STAMPtember® collaboration sets - these are exclusive to Simon Says Stamp and while supplies last. Once they're sold out and/or STAMPtember® is over they're gone!

Here's the card I made using this Limited Edition set!

I started by first using one of the snowflake stencils from Simon's Frozen Fractals stencil set. These were released a while ago (they're still available and I have a link to them with the rest of the supplies) but I just had to use them - they're so pretty! To make it easier to work with I sprayed the stencil with repositionable adhesive before sticking it on to my card front and sponging Distress Oxide Inks over it.

The 2 main images from the Winter Is Here set were stamped onto Neenah Solar White Classic Crest 80lb card stock with Simon's Intense Black ink then coloured in with Copic markers.

I also stamped the small snowflakes and the solid heart image from the set with the same Oxide inks I used to do the sponging.

I finished off the inside of the card with the remaining sentiment from the set then stamped the images with Oxide inks 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!

Posted at 09:37 AM in Animal/Critter/Bugs, Any Occasion, Christmas/Holiday, Copic Markers, Making a Card Videos, Ranger, Simon Says Stamp, Stencils, The Greeting Farm (Anya's), Videos | Permalink | Comments (6)

Holiday Helpers | Neat & Tangled STAMPtember® Exclusive

Hooray!! The latest STAMPtember® collab was just revealed and it's with Neat & Tangled!! Their STAMPtember® set is going to sell out FAST is my prediction - with it being this cute it's a no-brainer IMO.

You can check out the Holiday Helpers set HERE <-----click!

Also there's a category on Simon Says Stamp for ALL the STAMPtember® exclusives HERE <-----click! Like previous STAMPtember® collaboration sets - these are exclusive to Simon Says Stamp and while supplies last. Once they're sold out and/or STAMPtember® is over they're gone!

Here's the card I created using this set:

I stamped the images from the Holiday Helpers set onto Bristol Smooth card stock with Versafine Onyx Black ink and clear heat embossed them. I then coloured them in with my Arteza Real Brush pens and a water brush before adding some dot details to the critters with a few Copic markers.

I created a scene for all my critters using the Lawn Fawn Stitched Hillside Backdrop: Landscape wafer die, then sponging the sky area with Distress inks. I then used Simon's Falling Snow stencil and the Aleene's Glitter Snow paste over it to create a snowy sky.

I also added "snow" in the form of Fresh Snowfall Accents from Tonic.

I finished off the inside of the card with a white heat embossed sentiment from the Holiday Helpers set plus the remaining candy cane and present 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!

Posted at 10:49 PM in Animal/Critter/Bugs, Arteza, Christmas/Holiday, Lawn Fawn, Making a Card Videos, Neat & Tangled, Simon Says Stamp, Videos, Watercolor | Permalink | Comments (8)

More Than S'Mores | Heffy Doodle STAMPtember® Exclusive

Happy weekend! The next STAMPtember® set has been revealed! This one with Heffy Doodle!

You can check out the More than S'Mores set HERE <-----click!

Also there's a category on Simon Says Stamp for ALL the STAMPtember® exclusives HERE <-----click! Like previous STAMPtember® collaboration sets - these are exclusive to Simon Says Stamp and while supplies last. Once they're sold out and/or STAMPtember® is over they're gone!

Here's what I created with the new set:

I was completely inspired by this sentiment in the set to create a coffee-themed AND coffee-shaped card! To get the to-go cup shape I used Honey Bee Stamps Coffee Cup Card wafer die set.

I stamped the images from the More Than S'Mores stamp set onto Bristol Smooth card stock with Versafine Onyx Black ink and clear heat embossed them. I then used my Artesa Real Brush pens and a water brush to color them all in and adhered them to the "wrap" for the coffee cup. There's a cute little to-go cup stamp in the set and I added one to each of the critters paws.

Some of the icons in the set were stamped onto the cup base with Distress Oxide inks and I used the same inks and my water brush to color them in and fill in the little pattern I'd created.

I finished off the inside of the card with a vellum gift card pocked, and another sentiment from the More Than S'Mores 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!

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!

Posted at 10:56 PM in Animal/Critter/Bugs, Arteza, Coffee!!, Heffy Doodle Stamps, Honey Bee Stamps, Making a Card Videos, Videos, Watercolor | Permalink | Comments (16)

Nutty or Nice? | Lawn Fawn STAMPtember Exclusive

Eeeeeppp!! Can y'all tell how excited I am? This set JUST showed up in the nick of time, and of course I had to get a card made and video up to share with y'all!

This is Lawn Fawn's EXCLUSIVE STAMPtember® stamp set with Simon Says Stamp: Nutty or Nice? It's available as a set with coordinating dies or you can just the stamp set.

Like previous STAMPtember® collaboration sets - these are exclusive to Simon Says Stamp and while supplies last. Once they're sold out and/or STAMPtember® is over they're gone! The Lawn Fawn set is always HIGHLY anticipated and flies off the shelves!!

People have been chomping at the bit waiting for this set to be revealed and I'm SO excited to have in here to create with on reveal day!!

I created a fun little scene with the Nutty or Nice? stamp set by combining it with some previously released Lawn Fawn Lawn Cuts wafer dies and their new Really Rainbow Christmas 6x6 patterned papers.

I stamped all the images onto Neenah Classic Crest 80lb card stock with Lawn Fawns Jet Black ink and coloured them in with Copic markers. I added some highlights with my Gelly Roll 10 white gel pen, fussy cut out all the images and then edged them with my Memento Tuxedo Black marker.

I used Lawn Fawn's Stitched Cloud Backdrop: Portrait wafer die on the blue patterned paper, and one of the Simple Stitched Hillside Borders wafer dies on the white patterned paper to create my scene. I matted that with the red patterned paper that I die cut with a Honey Bee Scalloped Rectangle wafer die.

I white heat embossed sentiments from the Nutty or Nice? set onto black card stock and die cut them with Lawn Fawn's smaller Extra Sentiment Banners wafer die before adhering them to my card front.

To finish off the inside of the card I stamped the branch from the set again with Lawn Fawn's Walnut ink, then stamped the sentiments and "strings" for the ornaments with their Jet Black ink. I adhered the ornaments and squirrel I'd already cut and coloured 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!