Prairie Paper & Ink

Mother's Day Tulips | Second Attempt with Pigment Deco Brush Markers

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Hey friends! I'm hoping to be posting a BUNCH of videos over the next few days. I've been super behind on editing and tech issues (what else is new 🤪) but I'm powering through!

I am just LOVING Simon's Mother's Day Tulips stamp set - y'all know I love me some big floral images and these tulips are HUGE. I made slimline cards recently using the set - if you missed that post you can find it here:

Distress Ink Watercolor Slimline Tulips Cards

This is what I made with it this time:

This is a 5x7" card.

I white heat embossed the tulips on a piece of Ranger Matte Black Alcohol Ink card stock. I then pulled out my Karin Pigment DecoBrush Markers to color it in. I did a previous card using these markers here:

First Attempt with Pigment Deco Brush Markers | AmyR 2022 Valentine's Card Series #3

I used the new Fancy Mom wafer die and Simon's Assorted Holographic card stock for the main sentiment, and the Mother's Day Sentiment Strip pack (that I tinted with a Copic marker) for a companion sentiment.

On the inside of the card I stamped the tulips with Saltwater Taffy Distress Oxide ink. I stamped the sentiment from the Mother's Day Tulips set with Versafine Claire Nocturne ink 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! 

Distress Ink Watercolor Slimline Tulips Cards

Hey friends!! I'm part of Day 2 of blog hops to share inspiration for Simon Says Stamp's Hello, Gorgeous release:

You can check out the release HERE <-------click! plus I have links to all of it below but first:

If you shop at Simon Says Stamp <-------click! during the hop you can get the exclusive Birthday Wishes stamp set FREE with any purchase using the code HBD322

OK here are the links to the Hello, Gorgeous products:

So much fun right? If you missed my previous post and video making a card using some of the other products you can find that here:

Watercolor with Distress Oxide Inks | Happy Spring Card

I will also have links to the other stops on this hop as well as GIVEAWAY info at the end so be sure to check out this whole post!

Here's what I made for today:

These are 3.5 x 8.5" Slimline Cards.

Of course I HAD to use the new Mother's Day Tulips set for my cards. HELLO BIG FLORALS. Especially big tulips - I said in a recent video for y'all to expect to see me post a bunch of tulip-themed cards b/c it's that time of year and I just love tulips. I love the real ones and I love creating them on paper too. And this stamp is HUGE so it makes it extra fun to color in. There's a coordinating wafer die available as well for it (which I don't have but I'm prolly going to order it b/c I think I'll be using this set a lot...).

I heat embossed the tulips onto Canson XL watercolor paper with Simon's Cream embossing powder. I then used a variety of Distress Inks to watercolor them in.

For the greenery I used Twisted Citron, Mowed Lawn and Rustic Wilderness Distress Inks. Then for this first card I combined Saltwater Taffy, Dried Marigold, and Abandoned Coral to get this pretty, peachy, orange color.

For this card I combined Saltwater Taffy, Picked Raspberry and Villainous Potion - LOVE.

I also pulled out my oldie-but-goodie favorite Etched Dragonfly wafer die to add them to the cards. For the sentiments I heat embossed the sentiment from the new All About Mom stamp set with the Cream embossing powder and die cut it with the coordinating wafer die.

On the insides of the cards I stamped the tulips with Simon's Fog ink, and added a sentiment from the Mother's Day Tulips set that I stamped with Saltwater Taffy Distress Oxide ink and Villainous Potion 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!

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

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

Simon Says Stamp Blog  

Laura Bassen

Debby Hughes

Amanda Korotkova

Amy Rysavy

Miriam Prantner

Bibi Cameron

Barbara Tarayao

Alberto Gava

Vicky Papaioannou

Heather Hoffman

Lea Lawson

Tina Smith

Emily Midgett

Jennifer Kotas

Seeka

 

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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! 

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 30th of March (3/30). All the winners can email Simon Says Stamp to claim their prize.

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

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! 

Distress Oxide Ink Blended Background | SSS Stylized Tulips Mother's Day Card

Hey everyone!! I'm the host of this week's Color Throwdown Challenge:

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

Here's what I made:

I created an ink-blended background using Dried Marigold, Picked Raspberry and Seedless Preserves Distress Oxide ink. I then die cut and stacked Simon Says Stamp's Stylized Tulips wafer die 3 times from white card stock.

I white heat embossed the sentiment from the Mom Word Mix 2 stamp set onto vellum and die cut it with the coordinating Word Mix 2 wafer die. I ran it through my 3" Xyron machine and backed it with a second layer of vellum before adhering it to my card.

I stamped the Tulip Background stamp onto the inside of the card with the Dried Marigold Distress Oxide ink. I added splatters with the Picked Raspberry and Seedless Preserves Oxide inks to pull in all of the colors. I finished it off with another sentiment from the Mom Word Mix 2 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!

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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! 

EASY Distress Ink Watercolor on Suzy's MOTHER'S DAY Watercolor Prints

Hey everyone!! Welcome to Day 2 of blog hops for Simon Says Stamp's Sunny Days Ahead release! If you didn't start at the beginning HERE <-------click! is where you can click through to the start! I also have GIVEAWAY info at the end of this post!

I've already done a couple of videos surrounding this release - if you've missed them I have them linked below:

SSS Sunny Days Ahead Release & Review! April 2020 Release

Watercolored Tulip Background | Good Job Mama Card

As part of the blog hop, when you shop at Simon Says Stamp this weekend you can get a FREE Intense Black ink pad with any purchase with the code sssink - OR - code HPT2T9 will get you $5 off orders of $5 or more!

OK here's the card I made:

I didn't do ANY stamping on this card. I used one of the new Suzy's Mother's Day Watercolor Prints. These are drawn by Suzy Plantamura and SSS prints them onto the smooth side of Distress watercolor paper. I used several Distress Inks to watercolor them in (specific colors are listed in the supplies below), and went with a peach/orange/coral/yellow combo. 

I added splatter with some Ranger Perfect Pearl powder mixed with water, and added a few of the new Soft Sunrise sequin mix as well.

The Outline Mum wafer die was cut from Simon's Gold Glitter card stock and vellum. I ended up running the vellum through my little 3" Xyron sticker maker and backing it with a second layer of vellum before adhering it to the card. The 'I Love You' sentiment strip is from the Reverse Mom Days Sentiment Strips pack.

I kept the inside of the card simple and added another sentiment from the Reverse Mom Days Sentiment Strips 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!

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

If you missed any of the other stops here are all the links - there is a TON of amazing inspiration along this hop as well as Day 1 if you missed it!

Simon Says Stamp Blog   

Laura Bassen

Yana Smakula

Amy Rysavy

Heather Hoffman

Bibi Cameron

Gayatri Murali

Vicky Papaioannou

Preeti Chandran

Sidnie Des Jardins

JD Collins

Anna-Karin Evaldsson

Amanda Korotkova

Debby Hughes

Karin Äkesdotter

Yoonsun Hur

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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 29th of April (4/29). All the winners can email Simon Says Stamp to claim his/her prize.

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

Watercolored Tulip Background | Good Job Mama Card

First off: YES!! Simon has a NEW release - check out the Sunny Days Ahead release HERE <-------click! So many great new products!!

I'll have a Release & Review coming and more cards and projects so stay tuned! For now I have this card to share with y'all:

How could I resist this background stamp? I heat embossed the new Tulip Background stamp onto watercolor paper with Ranger Liquid Platinum embossing powder. I then watercolored it with my Prima Classics set, and added a bunch of splatter with the watercolor and Ranger Perfect Pearl powder.

The 'mama to mama' sentiment is from an older set - I bought the CZ Design Good Job Mama stamp and die set last year and pulled it out the other day to make cards with. It just seemed fitting to use it on this one. The companion sentiment was cut from the new Reverse Mom Days sentiment strips from SSS. I also added some Soft Sunrise sequins to finish it all off.

I stamped the Tulip Background onto the inside of the card with Apricot ink, then added another sentiment from the Reverse Mom Days 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!

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! 

Happy Mother's Day and Sale Reminder

I shared this on my Instagram page earlier but wanted to share it here to with those that aren't on my social media! It's bymarianandrew and I think it really sums up Mother's Day (just need to add in step moms and adoptive moms as those tend to get forgotten by many). Huge ((((hugs)))) to everyone whether this day is a joy or a struggle ❤️❤️❤️.

Lastly a reminder about the SSS sale I posted that started Friday and ends tonight at 11:59pm EST:

Click HERE <-------click! to shop Simon Says Stamp and this weekend save $20 off purchases of $100 or more with the code THKUMOM - or save $5 off orders of $5 or more with the code SUBFVE

SSS Bouquet Of Roses Stencilled Cards 2 Ways

Happy Friday!! Simon Says Stamp's Blossoms & Butterflies release was a couple of days ago:

You can check out the release HERE <------click! and I have links to all of it below (I'll have a Release & Review video hopefully up this weekend - it's been a crazy week as usual).

I also have a special gift code to share with y'all as part of this blog hop:

You can shop at Simon Says Stamp HERE <------click! and use code BLSM999 and get a free container of Simon's Unicorn Dust Glitter FREE with any purchase (*valid until 4/14 at 11:59pm ET or while supplies last)

Today is Day 1 of two days of blog hops full of inspiration for this release! I'll have links to all the stops on the hop below as well as giveaway info!!

I made 2 cards using the new Bouquet of Roses Stencil and sentiments from the Wake Up and Makeup stamp set (stay tuned for more cards with that set - I am in LOVE with it!!).

I blended 4 colors of Simon's inks over the stencil with one of my Picket Fence Life Changing Blender Brushes, and then on the card on the left I added Tonic's Nuvo Moonstone Glimmer Paste. On the card on the right I added a bit of splatter with Distress Oxide Sprays.

I finished the insides of both cards with more stencilling and then added another sentiment from the Wake Up and Makeup 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 Heather's blog!! <------click!

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

Simon Says Stamp Blog   

Jennifer McGuire

Cathy Zielske

Nina-Marie Trapani

Nichol Spohr

Jessica Frost-Ballas

Suzy Plantamura

Lisa Addesa

Heather Ruwe

Amy Rysavy

Heather Hoffman

Lea Lawson

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 (04/17). All the winners can email Simon Says Stamp to claim his/her prize.

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

Honey Bee Tea Time | Arteza Real Brush Pens

Hello everyone! I wanted to make the cards I was inspired to create from this patterned paper pack. I do enjoy hoarding all my patterned paper packs but sometimes the ideas and the need to create with them takes over and I'm OK with cutting in to them LOL!

The patterns in the Bo Bunny Summer Mood paper pack completely inspired these cards from start to finish. I pulled out Honey Bee Stamps Tea Time and Lotus Blossom stamps as they went perfectly with these papers.

I stamped the images onto Bristol Smooth card stock with Versafine Onyx Black ink then heat embossed them with Nuvo clear embossing powder. To color them I used my Arteza Real Brush Pens and a water brush before die cutting them with the coordinating wafer dies.

The Mom die cuts are from Honey Bees new Best Parents die set. I die cut the layers from card stock colors that went with the patterned papers, and added Nuvo Drops in similar coordinating colors.

I finished off the insides of the cards with a couple more of the heat embossed and coloured images, then added a sentiment from the Perfect Blend stamp set using Simon's Doll Pink 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!

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!     

Studio Katia Spring Bouquet | Arteza Real Brush Pens | AmyR 2018 Mother's Day Series #9

Hello everyone! I got my card made for this week's Color Throwdown Challenge:

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

I decided to create one more Mother's Day card:

I pulled out Studio Katia's Spring Bouquet stamp set and white heat embossed it onto Arteza water-colour paper. I then used Arteza Real Brush Pens and a waterbrush to colour them in.

I used Studio Katia's Best Ever stamp set and coordinating die set to create the sentiment, and of course embellished with a bunch of Studio Katia jewels 💎.

I finished off the inside of the card by stamping the flower cluster with yellow ink and the sentiment with grey ink 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 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!     

MFT Glitter Foiled Butterflies Card Set

Hello everyone! I hope y'all are in for a long video as this one's close to 25 minutes! What started out as an idea to make one or two cards turned into 8 - not bad considering I only used a few sheets of 6x6 patterned paper and a bunch of card stock scraps!

I pulled out the MFT Stitched Hexagon STAX Die-namics and cut out a bunch of patterned papers from the Patio Party 6x6 patterned paper pack that I'd shown in my Patterned Paper Haul video <-----click! to watch that if you missed it!

Now I've been pretty open about the fact that I tend to hoard patterned paper - I honestly just love having it and will flip through it and be inspired by the colors/textures/patterns etc and more often than not will make cards that don't use any papers but were inspired by one. However I do enjoy using it too so that's what I did for this set.

I combined the Hexagon STAX and the papers as well as a bunch of card stock scraps and ran them through my Gemini Junior machine. To create the butterflies I pulled out the MFT Flutter of Butterflies Die-namics in both the Lace and Solid sets. Those die cut from glitter card stock and a satin foil card stock made a GORGEOUS combination!

I used a bunch of different MFT stamp sets and coordinating sentiment Die-namics sets for all of these - I decided to make then all for a variety of occasions.

All of the sentiments were die cut from the same satin foil card stock, and then the coordinating stamped sentiments were white heat embossed onto black card stock.

I used several different colors of Nuvo Gloss and Glitter drops to embellish all the cards - and made sure to set them all aside to let them dry for a full 24 hours before I touched and smeared them (I'm getting so much better at leaving them alone LOL!).

I finished off the insides of all the cards with more sentiments from the coordinating stamp sets used on the fronts and added a bunch of the die cut hexagons 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!

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!    

Waffle Flower Rainbow Shaker Card | AmyR 2018 Mother's Day Series #8

Hello everyone! It's May!!!

I'm still adding cards to my Mother's Day series. This one like several of the others I've cone this year is again more "non-traditional" - I know that Mother's Day can and is really hard for some - for so many different reasons. I've been trying harder lately to incorporate ideas for cards that aren't specific and geared towards one specific thing (while I know we can take inspiration from anything and turn it to any occasion - I still like to make non-traditional and think out of the box as much as I can) not only because of this but because it's nice to create cards to have on hand that can be thoughtful and used all-year-round and for many different people in our lives. I also wanted to add huge (((((hugs))))) for those that struggle with Mother's Day ❤️❤️❤️.

I literally have a million things on my plate at the moment, and piles of things on my desk (and all the surrounding surfaces and floor - some days it almost nearly resembles a scene from Hoarders.......kidding - not really!) for future projects and hauls and giveaways and all sorts of fun things. One of those piles was the Waffle Flower Rainbows stamps and dies and these Lucy's Rainbow Bright Jewels. I've been wanting to make a shaker card with them since they got here and finally scratched that off my "to-make" list:

I like stamps and dies that work together and take all the guesswork out of everything - which is exactly what these stamps and dies do. You don't HAVE to create a shaker card with them - but that frame in the die set just makes it easy to so of course I did!

I die cut everything from Bristol Smooth card stock and used Distress Inks and a water brush to color them in. The card base was also Bristol Smooth and I sponged on my "go-to" sky combo for Distress Inks - Tumbled Glass and Broken China. The jewels that I used for the shaker and to embellish the rainbow are from the Lucy's Diamonds - Rainbow Bright Mix. They're literally diamond shaped instead of the usual flat-backed rhinestones that we're used to. I've been hoarding them for a while with the intention to use them for cards like this - it's like they were meant to go together ;).

I finished off the inside of the card with a sentiment from the Waffle Flower Rainbows stamp set and a little die cut rainbow 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 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! 

Alcohol Ink and Foil | SSS Cosmo Flower Frame | AmyR 2018 Mother's Day Series #7

Hey everyone! Crazy to believe that it's the end of April already!! I'm still making Mother's Day cards - so many ideas and so little time as usual. I've been having technical difficulties the last few days between my blog provider and my old computer (laptop update for those aware of my laptop crashing a couple months ago - it's bricked. Even after a new hard drive was installed EVERYTHING was done and it's never going to work again. We can re-purpose that new hard drive elsewhere but I'm now trying to figure out what I will do as a new MacBook isn't something I was planning on having to purchase!) I'm behind on things as usual.

Last week's Color Throwdown Challenge was this:

You can check out what the rest of the Design Team created with these colors HERE <-----click! There's a little bit of time left to play along with this challenge before the new one on Wednesday!

Here's what I created:

I decided to experiment for today's card and so I pulled out some alcohol inks in colors that went with the Color Throwdown Challenge, and also added a bit of foil accents to my background. It's definitely something you need to experiment with to find the timing and whatnot that will work - you want the build-up of alcohol ink to be sticky still but not "runny" if that makes sense. Then the foil will stick to that and you get this really neat effect that is much more obvious than just adding any of the metallic alcohol mixatives (which I really like those as well it's just a different look).

I used Simon Says Stamp's Cosmo Flower Frame wafer die and white card stock for my card front - it let so much of the ink background and foil show without taking away from it.

The die cut and stamped sentiment are from Simon's All My Love stamp set and coordinating Love wafer die.

To finish off the inside of the card I used the Simon Loving Heart stamp set and stamped one of the sentiments with black ink and stamped some of the hearts from the set with a pink dye ink 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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Honey Bee Stamps Cloudy Skies | Honey Bee Cloudy Skies | AmyR 2018 Mother's Day Series #6

Hey everyone! I have yet another Mother's Day card for this years series - with this one being very non-traditional as well as being suited for Father's Day, significant others, etc etc etc.

I was inspired to create a rainy day scene using stencils and die cuts after coming across the Honey Bee Stamps Happiness stamp set and this sentiment. I used the raindrop stencil from the HB Fall Showers stencil set along with my Nuvo Blue Topaz Glimmer paste (SOOOOO pretty) on some light grey card stock.

I used the Cloud Borders dies and darker grey card stocks, and the Happy die set and yellow card stock and vellum to complete my card front.

To complete my scene as well as the theme/sentiment I used the Sunburst A2 Cover Plate die and blue and yellow card stocks. I then created a sentiment using stamps from the Happiness set and white heat embossed that onto another grey card stock that I'd cut with one of the Cloud Borders and that was it!

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

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SSS Take Heart | Foil Accents 2 Ways | AmyR 2018 Mother's Day Series #5

Yay! It's Friday!! If you missed my sale info post from earlier you can check it out HERE <-----click!

On to today's card:

I wanted to create a card using the second smaller stamp set and the wafer die that comes in the SSS May card kit (unboxing video of that HERE and first 2 cards and video HERE) - so that's what I did.

I stamped the tea cup flowers image and the hummingbird onto Arches cold press watercolor paper and coloured them in using a Daniel Smith dot chart and a water brush. 

I was completely inspired by the Pinkfresh enamel heart that's adhered to the cup - the gold foil "splatters" in it got me wondering how I could achieve that look on my card.

My first attempt was to spray the new Distress Resist Spray onto the patterned paper, coat it with Sticky Embossing powder and heat it with my heat tool until it melts (unlike regular embossing powder Sticky embossing powder will melt and become shiny and sticky). I then used a DecoFoil gold foil sheet and rubbed it against that sticky embossing powder with Simon's teflon bone folder and peeled it away to reveal gold foil splatter - success!!

To get the gold foil accents on the flower centres and the tea cup I used Tonic's Smooth Precision glue pen - it worked too but I need to experiment with it more.

I finished off the inside of the card with remaining bits of the patterned paper I'd used on the front, and a heat embossed sentiment from the Mom & Dad Icons stamp 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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