Prairie Paper & Ink

Easy Graduation Cards that POP | HoneyBee Stamps

Hello everyone!! Earlier this week I shared these cards over on Honey Bee's blog:

It's the time where so many need graduation cards and Honey Bee's Penny the Platypus set has the perfect grad cap image. So I pulled that out and then pulled out some sentiment wafer dies and the new Radiant Stencil to make some fun grad cards with a POP!

 

I used the Radiant Stencil with Moonstone Glimmer paste and applied it over white, black and gold foil card stocks (as I couldn't decided as usual which one to go with so I did all three LOL!).

I used Honey Bee's Yippee wafer dies, Congrats wafer dies and Hooray for You wafer dies for all the sentiments. All these dies have the word, the outline and a second outline that cuts a piercing detail so I used all three layers for each word.

I gold heat embossed the grad cap from the Penny the Platypus set (I made graduation cards using just this grad cap HERE too!) and then die cut them with the coordinating die set. For the heat embossed sentiments I used Honey Bee's Congrats Grad stamp set.

I finished off the inside of the cards with more sentiments from the Congrats Grad stamp set, added another of the grad caps 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! 

 

Ranger Alcohol Lift Ink | Honey Bee Stamps Card Set

I made SO many cards - I pulled out the new Ranger Tim Holtz Alcohol-Lift ink pad and just started creating!

If you haven't watched Tim's video on this ink pad and all the info on it I HIGHLY recommend it - he explains it all SO well and it's a great reference:

Tim Holtz Alcohol-Lift Ink Pad Video

These were the end result:

I created a background on white Yupo paper using 3 shades of pink alcohol inks (Flamingo, Currant, and Shell Pink), then inked up Honey Bee Stamps big Zen Bouquet image with the Alcohol-Lift ink pad, pulled off the color then stamped it onto Neenah 80lb Solar White card stock.

With my alcohol inked background I die cut it into 2 panels using Honey Bee Stamp's Stitched Rectangle wafer dies, then matted it with a scalloped rectangle. For the sentiments I used the new Honey Bee With Sympathy stamp set and coordinating wafer die set. I stamped the sentiments with Worn Lipstick Distress Oxide Ink on the  Sentiment Banners and on the insides.

I made 2 more cards using the white card stock that I stamped the lifted alcohol ink onto. These ones I made in the same way as the first two - but I switched up the sentiments. I used Honey Bee's Special Teacher stamp set and coordinating dies, and added some pretty Rose Pink Jewels from Little Things by Lucy's Cards.

For my peachy/orange/coral combo I used alcohol inks in Honeycomb, Coral and Peach Bellini. I combined that with MFT's Dots & Stripes Sorbet patterned papers.

For the sentiments on these cards I used the Chin Up Buttercup stamp set (inside) with Abandoned Coral and Wild Honey Distress Oxide inks. On the outsides of the cards I used Honey Bee's Grateful stamp set and coordinating wafer die.

For my last 2 cards I created an alcohol ink background on Yupo using Patina, Eggplant and Mermaid Alcohol Inks along with Honey Bee Stamps Zen Ocean stamp set.

For my sentiments I used Honey Bee's Goodness Gracious stamp set and coordinating die set. My Xyron 3" sticker maker was a HUGE help for putting adhesive on the back of all the card stock pieces before I die cut them with all the word dies I used. It made it quicker and easier to stack so many layers together for each card sentiment!

To see how I made the backgrounds and used the Alcohol-Lift ink check out my video below:

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!   

Tonic Shimmer Powders | Emboss Resist Backgrounds

Happy Friday everyone! If you missed my sale post that went up yesterday be sure to check it out HERE:

BIG Christmas in July Sale and NEW SSS Release!

OK so I had a lot of requests for more videos using the Tonic Nuvo Shimmer powders - if you missed any of my previous posts and videos using them I have links to them all in the upper right corner of my video below. A lot of people were asking what did EACH color look like on it's own (as I tend to mix them when I'm working with them) - so I created 8 backgrounds with one each of the powders.

I heat embossed 4 different background stamps twice onto watercolor paper using detail white embossing powder. 2 of the backgrounds are from Simon's new Friendly Frolic release:

Over each of the backgrounds I sprinkled one of the Nuvo Shimmer Powders then sprayed it with water and set it aside to dry. Once they were all dry I trimmed them down and adhered them to white card bases with Scor Tape and craft foam.

For my 2 masculine cards I used the new Diamond Pattern background stamp, Tonic's Storm Could and Green Parade shimmer powders, and the CZ Design Dude wafer die and CZ Emphatic stamp set.

I used the same Emphatic stamp set to stamp my sentiments on the inside of both cards with SSS's Intense Black ink.

These 2 cards use the new Folk Dance Background stamp along with the Atlantis Burst and Blue Blitz Shimmer Powders, and the new Big Happy wafer die and Tabbed Sentiments stamp set.

I used a sentiment from the Messages for Everyday stamp set on the inside of these cards.

For these cards I used the Centre Cut Burst background stamp and Solar Flare and Catherine Wheel shimmer powders along with the Good Vibes wafer die and Tabbed Sentiments stamp set.

For the inside I stamped a sentiment from the Emphatic stamp set.

My final 2 cards use the Flower Explosion stamp set along with the Cherry Bomb and Violet Brocade shimmer powders, the CZ Design Love You Wafer dies and Messages for Everyday stamp set.

I finished off the insides of these cards with a sentiment from the Emphatic stamp set and that was it!

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

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

And for all the supplies used I have links to everything here below!

I get asked a lot about where to purchase the supplies I use in my videos and blog posts. I list all the supplies I use at the end of my posts (below) or in the description box directly below my video on YouTube. 

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!  

Honey Bee Stamps Donut Shaped Cards

Just a quick post and quick video to share these fun Donut shaped cards using Honey Bee Stamps and dies!

Also just an FYI - I uploaded this video to the Honey Bee channel and blog, and then upload to my own. We have different audiences hence the dual uploads (and it's part of my job). I just wanted to clarify that as there have been a few questions and complaints about it from some who don't understand the reason behind it!

Anywho - these cards were FUN to make. I die cut a bunch of fun colors of card stock (I used some older textured card stock I had in my stash. It isn't available anymore so I linked to a bunch of similar card stocks in colors and brands that I personally use frequently and love) and made these 4 donut-shaped cards using Honey Bee's Donut Card wafer die set.

I finished off the inside of the cards with more die cut and heat-embossed sentiments 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!   

PPP Sparkle Dot Patterns Take 2

I wanted to create more cards using Pretty Pink Posh's Sparkle Dot Patterns 1 and 2 stamp sets using some of the new packs of jewels that I got recently.

I stamped the images from the sets onto white card stock with Simon Says Stamp's Barely Beige ink, then adhered varieties of the jewels using Ranger's Multi Medium Matte adhesive.

I used a few different Pretty Pink Posh stamp sets for the sentiments, white heat embossing them on black card stock. For the heart card I die cut the PPP Lovely Script wafer die from white and Tonic's Polished Gold Mirror card stock (which die cut like a dream - no cracking or flaking off) that I'd run through my 3" Xyron Sticker marker before stacking together and adhering to my card.

I finished off the insides of the cards with sentiments from the same Pretty Pink Post sets I'd used on the front, as well as one from the newer Simple Sayings: Life 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!

And since it usually gets asked here's a link to my Sequin Storage video <-----click! FYI you can find all my storage organization posts/videos in the category on the right on my blog sidebar!

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!     

Honey Bee Stamps Graduation Card | Penny the Platypus Stamp Set

Hey everyone! So yesterday I posted a couple of baby cards and today it's graduation cards (they grow up so fast don't they LOL):

Crazy thing is is the card on the right is the one I'd made and filmed a month ago now - and that was the video I was editing when my laptop crashed and I lost all the footage (as well as several other videos). I finally got a chance to re-make and re-film everything and made the card on the left.

The grad cap image is from Honey Bee Stamps Penny the Platypus stamp set and was the focus for these cards. I stamped the image multiple times onto black card stock and heat embossed it with silver embossing powder before die cutting them all out with the coordinating wafer die.

I used Spectrum Noir's Onyx Black sparkle pen on the caps - you can see the shimmer in the pics but in the video the sparkle REALLY shows up.

I used Black Soot Distress Oxide ink on the background, sponging it over Bristol Smooth card stock and splattering it with water.

On the inside of the cards I stamped sentiments from the Congrats Grad sentiment set from Honey Bee and added the grad caps to finish them off.

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. If the products  have little icons below the image it means there's more than one place it can be purchased. You can hover over the icons and it will tell you what store that link will take you to. Compensated affiliate links used when possible at no extra cost to you. Affiliate linking is what keeps my blog and YouTube channel up and running and enables me to work from home with my kids! I appreciate your support more than words can say!

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 Encouraging Animals Teacher Card | Distress Ink Watercolor | CTD458

It's time for another Color Throwdown Challenge (and I'm on time for once!! Woop Woop!!). Check out the CTD blog post HERE <----click! for all the info and to see what the rest of the team created with these colors!

Here's what I created:

Since the inspiration pic is so "back to school" themed to me I pulled out several of Simon Says Stamp's newer products to create my card as they were PERFECT (or puurrrrfect I suppose.....) for this challenge.

I stamped the cat (love his glasses!!) onto Distress Watercolour paper with SSS Intense Black Ink then coloured him in with several Distress Inks and a water brush.

The background was stamped with SSS's Stitched Alphabet set using Green Apple Ink on Green Apple card stock (check out the video to see how EASY it was to stamp that).

The sentiment was a combo of the Script Thanks wafer die and Thank You Teacher stamp set - love that they're the same font so they go together perfectly.

On the inside of the card I stamped another sentiment from the Thank You Teacher stamp set (one of my favourites - it's so true), added a strip of patterned paper and the second cat I'd stamped and coloured in 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. If the product images have sets of letters below the image it means there's more than one place it can be purchased. SSS = Simon Says Stamp, AZ = Amazon, MFT = My Favourite Things, SnS = Scrap N Stamp (Canada) etc. Compensated affiliate links used when possible at no extra cost to you. Affiliate linking is what keeps my blog and YouTube channel up and running and enables me to work from home with my kids! I appreciate your support more than words can say!

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!  

MFT December Countdown Day 3: You

Only 3 days to go until MFT's December release is available! Make sure you check out their blog post here for all the links and info and videos!

For today's card I used the Distressed Patterns stamp set to create my background. If you watch the product video for it over on the MFT blog you'll see that coming together.

It's hard to see in the pictures but I used the new Stitched Alphabet Die-namics to create the "You" and stacked them 3 high (as usual) before adhering them to my card.

I finished off the inside with the same stamps and another sentiment from the Amazing stamp set and that was it!

**some links will not work until the products are released in the MFT Store on December 8, 2015 at 10pm EST**

Die-namics LLD Stitched Alphabet	Amazing	Distressed Patterns	Blueprints 2 Die-namics	Fishtail Flags Layers STAX Die-namics
Smooth White Card Stock	Razzle Berry Card Stock	Razzle Berry Premium Dye Ink	Summer Splash Premium Dye Ink Pad	Lemon Drop Premium Dye Ink
Hybrid Ink Pad Black Licorice	Versamark Ink Pad	White Detail Embossing Powder

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MFT December Countdown Day 2: Photo Booth

2 days to go 'till MFT's December release is available! There are SOOOO many awesome goodies in this release it's crazy (I feel that way every month it seems LOL) - make sure to check out MFT's blog post to see all the products and product videos for today!

Today's card started out much simpler in theory, and then I kept playing with it and adding to it and it's one of those *very* few times that more was better LMAO!

I used the new Photo Booth stamp set with the new Photo Booth Props Die-namics, along with the new Polaroid Cover-Up Die-namics and Zebra Background while I was at it.

The googly eyes were a total afterthought and I am SO glad I had them. I had shown the pack I got in a haul video some time ago - and remember saying that I had no idea what I would use the larger ones for. And then this happened and it was all too perfect. LOVE when that happens!

The mustache is coated with Tombow Mono Multi glue then I pressed black fun flock into it so it's all fuzzy - so hard to get a good picture of but in real life it looks all velvety - again too perfect.

And the bow tie HAD to be coated in Xmas Red Stickles - it just wouldn't "do" otherwise.

I used the extra piece from die cutting the card front on the inside of the card (why toss it?), and added another die cut and stamped sentiment from the set to finish it off. 

I think this could be a great tongue-in-cheek wedding card, or a great grad card for a guy, or really so many other occasions. It just makes me smile ;)

**some links will not work until the products are released in the MFT Store on Dec 2, 2014 at 10pm EST**

Photo Booth	Die-namics Photo Booth Props	Die-namics Polaroid Cover-Up	Zebra Background	MFT Premium Dye Ink Pad Grout Gray
MFT Hybrid Ink Pad Black Licorice	Pigment Ink Pad Sweet Tooth	MFT Heavyweight Card Stock Smooth White	MFT Heavyweight Card Stock Grout Gray	MFT Heavyweight Card Stock Black Licorice
MFT Heavyweight Card Stock Red Hot	Doodle Twine Ladybug	Stickles - Christmas Red	Doodlebug CRUSHED VELVET FLOCK BEETLE BLACK	Creative Hands 120 BLACK GOOGLY EYES Six Sizes
Tombow Mono Multi Liquid Glue	Tombow MONO MULTI Liquid Glu	Scotch Double-Sided Foam Mounting Tape (CCD)	3M Scotch DOUBLE-SIDED FOAM TAPE Permanent

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For a Special Teacher: Making a Card #91 Video

 

Post #2 for today! If you missed my earlier post you can scroll down or click here:

DIY Embellishments: Get Crafty With Patterned Paper Scraps - Craftsy Article

I'm still having fun playing around with my All About Teachers stamp set! For today's card I decided to pair it with the new Roberto's Amigas Miss B stamp and do some strategic inking and stamping. It's easier to show in the video than to explain here so be sure to check it out below.

And if you missed the three other cards I made with the All About Teachers stamps and these patterned papers you can check them out here:

#1 Teacher: Making a Card #89 Video

Thank You Teacher Cards: Making a Card #88 Video

I kept this card pretty simple and let the focus be on the main image and sentiment - of course I threw in a few fishtail flags while I was at it.

I kept the inside simple as well with just a few more die-cut flags and sentiments from the All About Teachers set.

Check out the video below to see how this card was made:

  

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

ETA - forgot to add a SALE alert over at CCDesigns! Use code: kitclowder and get 25% off your entire in stock order until 08/07/2014 in the CCDesigns store!

That also includes any of my AmyR Stamps! I get a lot of people asking for sale info on those and people waiting to save on shipping etc etc so here it is! Happy shopping :).

AmyR Stamps All About Teachers Rubber Stamps	Roberto's Amigas Miss B. Rubber Stamp	Acrylic Stamp Positioner	MFT Hybrid Ink Pad Black Licorice	C.C. Designs Copic Quality White 110lb Cardstock
Copic Markers	Simple Stories Smarty Pants - Paper Pad 6"X6"	Die-namics Blueprints 1	Die-namics Blueprints 2	Die-namics Fishtail Flags STAX
MFT Heavyweight Card Stock Wild Cherry	MFT Heavyweight Card Stock Nightshift Blue	Zig Wink Of Stella Brush Tip Glitter Marker Clear	Inkssentials Mini Glossy Accents	Scotch Advanced Tape Glider & Tape
Scotch Advanced Tape Glider & Tape

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#1 Teacher: Making a Card #89 Video

After posting those 2 cards yesterday I was on a roll and wanted to keep playing with my All About Teachers stamp set and these patterned papers!

So since I already had everything sitting out, I grabbed my MFT Red Delicious Die-namics and whipped up this card.

I sponged Distress inks onto all the layers of patterned paper - love the dimension it gives. The main sentiment was stamped and embossed on vellum, with the #1 being stamped with Distress ink and punched out with a circle punch.

I finished off the inside with more patterned paper and a stamped sentiment from the All About Teachers stamp set and called it a day :).

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

  

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

AmyR Stamps All About Teachers Rubber Stamps	Die-namics Red Delicious	Die-namics Blueprints 1	Die-namics Blueprints 2	Mini Ink Blending Tool 1" Round
Ranger MINI ROUND INK BLENDING TOOLS	Distress Mini Ink Kits / Kit 3	Tim Holtz Distress Ink Pad MINI KIT #3	Tim Holtz Distress Ink Pad MINI KIT #5	Distress Mini Ink Kits / Kit 5
Distress Mini Ink Kits / Kit 9	Tim Holtz Distress Ink Pad MINI KIT #9	Bazzill Vellum 21 lb 5 per pack 8.5" x 11"	MFT Heavyweight Card Stock Black Licorice	MFT Heavyweight Card Stock Kraft
MFT Heavyweight Card Stock Safety Orange	MFT Heavyweight Card Stock Chocolate Brown	Stampin' Up! Garden Green 8-1/2X11 Card Stock	Pigment Ink Pad Sweet Tooth	Powder Tool Applicator
Powder Tool Applicator	Super Fine Embossing Powder - Detail White	ROCKLINE BASKET COFFEE FILTERS (8-12 Cup Basket) 700 Filters	Precision Heat Embossing Emboss Tool Gun Hero Arts	Zap Embossing Heat Gun
EK Success Medium CIRCLE 1" Punch	Scotch Magic Tape , 3/4 x 300 Inches, 3 Pack (3105)	Scotch Advanced Tape Glider & Tape	Scotch Advanced Tape Glider & Tape	Tombow Mono Multi Liquid Glue
Tombow MONO MULTI Liquid Glu	Acrylic Stamp Positioner

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Thank You Teacher Cards: Making a Card #88 Video

Finally got a chance to ink up my All About Teachers sentiment set, and for today I decided to make 2 cards using these adorable new Pollycraft images.

This one's Sparky...

and this one's Brains.

I think they're both super-cute and couldn't decide between them so I made 2 cards LOL!

I colored them both with Copics, keeping all the colors the same except for their hair.

And then finished off the inside with more patterned paper and a stamped and embossed sentiment from the All About Teachers stamp set.

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

  

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

AmyR Stamps All About Teachers Rubber Stamps	Pollycraft Sparky Rubber Stamp	Pollycraft Brains Rubber Stamp	C.C. Designs Copic Quality White 80lb Cardstock	Copic Markers
MFT Hybrid Ink Pad Black Licorice	Simple Stories Smarty Pants - Paper Pad 6"X6"	MFT Heavyweight Card Stock Wild Cherry	Stampin' Up! Garden Green 8-1/2X11 Card Stock	Stampin' Up! Bermuda Bay 8-1/2" X 11" Card Stock
Sticky Stuff Store	Die-namics Blueprints 2	Die-namics Blueprints 1	Die-namics Pierced Rectangle STAX	Pigment Ink Pad Sweet Tooth
Powder Tool Applicator	Powder Tool Applicator	Precision Heat Embossing Emboss Tool Gun Hero Arts	Zap Embossing Heat Gun	Super Fine Embossing Powder - Detail White
Scotch Advanced Tape Glider & Tape	Scotch Advanced Tape Glider & Tape	Acrylic Stamp Positioner	May Arts 3/8" Gingham	Memento Dew Drops SNOW CONES Ink Pads
Memento Dew Drop 12 Pack Snow Cones	Memento Dew Drops GUM DROPS Ink Pads	Memento Dew Drop 12 Pack Gum Drops

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NEW May '14 MFT Available NOW

If you are reading this post it means that all the new products I've been teasing y'all with this past week are now available at the MFT store!

Make sure to get comfy because I have several cards and a video for the launch of all the new goodies!

After this make sure you head on over to the MFT blog post for the links to all the other DT members blog posts (as you get more chances to WIN if you comment on all the posts!). More info on the giveaway is at the end of my post!

For this launch I'm focusing on the new Suit and Tie Die-namics and the All Lined Up Stencil. For my first card I used the stencil:

I used white embossing paste and iridescent embossing powder to make the stencil POP. Then had some fun with the Gerbera Daisy Die-namics.

Here's the inside:

I did a video for this card so you can check that out to see how I made it:

  

Now for the Suit and Tie Die-namics:

LOL! I was totally thinking Dumb & Dumber when making these so of course I had to make 2 - one for Harry and one for Lloyd. I die cut all the pieces from Orange Fizz and Berrylicious card stock and added a bit of Insulation Pink to the orange, and Sno Cone for the blue.

Those tuxedo's they wore had shimmery lapels on them so I spritzed mine with MFT's Sheer Shimmer Mist, and coated the bow ties and buttons with Ranger Glossy Accents.

The frills on the shirts were a lot simpler to make than I thought they would be. I just grabbed some orange and blue seam binding ribbon from my stash, cut them into 3 separate pieces each, then coated all the pieces with Ranger Multi Medium Matte (very thin coat - I pulled each piece between my fingers to remove any excess medium). I was able to crinkle all the ribbon up and adhere it to the "shirt" layer before adhering all the die cut layers of the suit.

I thought this sentiment from the Watt's Up? stamp set not only went well with the suits, but is sort of a play on words - if your'e at all familiar with the movie you'll get it *wink*.

Finally I made a Father's Day card using the tie die cut from the Suit and Tie Die-namics:

I die cut the tie from some Banana Split card stock, then stamped some of the images from the Sea Life stamp set onto it with various ink colors.

I used the new Grid Background stamp on the card base - by pressing unevenly on the card stock I got this cool uneven inked grid on the card.

And I am obsessed with these Rectangle Frames Die-namics - they were another set that when I first got them I wasn't sure if I would really use them and then end up wanting to use on everything LOL! 

I did the same thing on the inside of the card with the Grid Background, then added a sentiment from the Clearly Sentimental About Fathers stamp set.

I'd die cut another tie from the Banana Split card stock and this one I stamped with the vine image from the Sea Life set.

 

White Embossing Paste, Clear Sparkle Embossing Powder, Copic Markers, Corner Chomper, Wink of Stella Dark Pink, Yellow

MFT Stencil All Lined Up	Die-namics Gerbera Daisy	MFT LJD Sea Life Stamp Set	Die-namics Blueprints 15	Die-namics Layered Leaves
MFT Heavyweight Card Stock Black Licorice	MFT Hybrid Ink Pad Black Licorice	MFT Heavyweight Card Stock Smooth White

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Seam Binding Ribbon, Ranger Multi Medium Matte, Glossy Accents 

Die-namics Suit and Tie	MFT LLD Watt's Up? Stamp Set	MFT Heavyweight Card Stock Orange Fizz	MFT Heavyweight Card Stock Insulation Pink	MFT Heavyweight Card Stock Smooth White
MFT Heavyweight Card Stock Berrylicious	Heavyweight Card Stock Sno Cone	MFT MIX-ables Sheer Shimmer Mist	MFT Premium Dye Ink Pad Insulation Pink	MFT Premium Dye Ink Pad Orange Fizz
Premium Dye Ink Pad Sno Cone	MFT Premium Dye Ink Pad Berrylicious

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White Embossing Powder, Dimensionals

Die-namics Suit and Tie	Die-namics Rectangle Frames	MFT BG Grid Background Stamp	MFT LJD Sea Life Stamp Set	Die-namics Fishtail Flags Layers STAX
MFT Clearly Sentimental about Fathers Stamp Set	MFT Heavyweight Card Stock Smooth White	MFT Heavyweight Card Stock Banana Split	MFT Heavyweight Card Stock Orange Fizz	MFT Heavyweight Card Stock Tangy Orange
MFT Premium Dye Ink Pad Banana Split	MFT Premium Dye Ink Pad Orange Fizz	MFT Premium Dye Ink Pad Tangy Orange	MFT Premium Dye Ink Pad Lemon Drop	Pigment Ink Pad Sweet Tooth

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Now for the IMPORTANT info!! Visit each of the MFT Designers' May Product Launch posts linked on the MFT Blog and leave a comment by the end of the day on Thursday, May 15 for your chance to WIN one of two, $100 Gift Vouchers. The winners will be chosen at random from the comments on all the designer's blog posts. Ready? Set. Comment!

*ETA - the winners have been announced HERE. Thank you all SO much for commenting!!*

NEW April '14 MFT Available NOW

WooHoo!! The new April products are now available at the MFT store! I have 2 more projects to share with you guys using some of the new goodies - and be sure to head on over to the MFT blog post HERE for links to all the other DT member's blog posts!

*AND make sure to get to the end of this (really long!) post as there's giveaway info!**

For my post today I'm focusing on the new LLD Bright Lights Numbers and Symbols Die-namics, and the new Oh Baby Die-namics.

For my first ensemble I created a card and tag for a grad:

I used the new LLD Bright Lights Numbers and Symbols Die-namics along with the Bright Lights Alphabet that was released last month (and coordinates perfectly of course!).

I wanted to make this set in "girly" colors - so I went with the newest MFT Color Palette Challenge:

Of course I was looking at last month's color challenge while I was working on this one so I ended up using Berrylicious card stock instead of Blu Raspberry!

(this is a 5.25" square card)

For my card I die cut the 2014 and purposely didn't pop out all the little holes - I like that you can mix it up a bit and either pop them out or leave them in (if you want them to come out really quick and easy I recommend using the metal shim from MFT - it's perfect for detail dies like these).

I coated the numbers with my Wink of Stella Dark Pink for some extra shimmer.

I used the grad cap dies from the Graduation Accents Die-namics and of course my handy Blueprints 14 Die-namics were used too!

I finished off the inside of the card with a stamp from the new LLD Happy Graduation stamp set - which again coordinates perfectly with these Bright Lights Numbers and Symbols Die-namics!

I made a matching tag using the Pierced Tag STAX, Bright Lights Numbers and Symbols and Bright Lights Alphabet Die-namics.

Now to switch gears I have a baby set I created using the new Oh Baby Die-namics:

I have a client that's due in a couple of months with her first baby and they're not finding out what they're having. There's a good chance I may not see her after her baby is born so I wanted to get a gift ready and made a card set to match the gift of a crochet baby blanket - I couldn't take the pics with it as I haven't got it finished yet! I am making the blanket in a variegated white and gray yarn so I made this set to match.

I made a "mini card" with the diaper dies from the Oh Baby Die-namics set, and punched a hole in the corner of it to hang it from the handle of the gift bag with some hemp cord.

Of course I had to finish off the inside so I used a stamp from the Beautiful Baby stamp set and stamped it with Black Licorice ink.

For the card I used the new Baby's Bib Die-namics and embellished it with a card stock button (Blueprints 14!), the little ducky from the Oh Baby Die-namics set, and some stamped stars (Beautiful Baby set).

I finished off the inside of the card with the Star Background stamp, then die cut the baby from the Oh Baby die-namics and adhered that in place and added a stamped "for" from the Beautiful Baby stamp set.

May Arts Ribbon, Wink of Stella Dark Pink, Dimensionals

Die-namics LLD Bright Lights Numbers and Symbols	Die-namics Blueprints 14	Die-namics Bright Lights Alphabet	Die-namics LLD Graduation Accents	MFT LLD Happy Graduation Stamp Set
MFT BG On the Diagonal Background Stamp	Die-namics Pierced Traditional Tag STAX	MFT Heavyweight Card Stock Natural	MFT Heavyweight Card Stock Berrylicious	MFT Heavyweight Card Stock Razzle Berry
MFT Heavyweight Card Stock Gumdrop Green	MFT Heavyweight Card Stock Black Licorice	MFT Premium Dye Ink Pad Razzle Berry	Pigment Ink Pad Sweet Tooth

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Die-namics Oh Baby	Die-namics Baby's Bib	MFT LJD Beautiful Baby Stamp Set	MFT BG Star Background Stamp	Die-namics Blueprints 14
MFT Heavyweight Card Stock Primitive White	MFT Heavyweight Card Stock Grout Gray	MFT Heavyweight Card Stock Steel Grey	MFT Heavyweight Card Stock Black Licorice	MFT Premium Dye Ink Pad Grout Gray
MFT Premium Dye Ink Pad Steel Grey	MFT Premium Dye Ink Pad Black Licorice	Hemp Cord

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Making a Card #12

I needed to whip up a couple of cards to include in my end of the year teacher's gifts - so I thought I'd film them while I was at it and post them here.

Since they don't really "fit" into any specific "series" category that I have right now I just put them under my "Making a Card" series.

If you want to see the previous 11 videos I have in this playlist you can checkthem out here:

AmyR's Making a Card Videos

So for today's card I needed to keep it quick and simple:

To see how I made this card check out the following video:

  

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

SUPPLIES:

Paper Smooches Smarty Pants Stamp Set	C.C. Designs Copic Quality White 110lb Cardstock	Memento Dew Drop Tuxedo Black	Copic Markers	Sticky Stuff Dimensionals
Doodle Twine Bumblebee	*3M Scotch ATG GUN 714 Use GOLD 1/4"" TAPE ROLL Adhesive Applicator Glue Stamp	*3M Scotch ATG 1/4"" GOLD REFILL TAPE Adhesive 36 Yards Acid Free	*EK Success CUTTER BEE Scissors EKCB01

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