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Spooky Skies Flat Shaker Card | AmyR Halloween 2022 Series #17

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Hey friends!! Happy STAMPtember!! If you missed my STAMPtember Release & Review video (or just want to know what I'm talking about) - check out my previous post HERE:

Simon Says Stamp STAMPtember 2022 Release & Review!

If you've missed any of my previous Halloween posts so far you can find them all at the links below:

Zombie Hugs Card | AmyR Halloween 2022 Series #16

Halloween Gnomies Card | AmyR Halloween 2022 Series #15

Spooky Skies Mini Slimline Cards | AmyR Halloween 2022 Series #14

Easy Faux Foil Background | AmyR Halloween 2022 Series #13

Mica Stain + Foundry Wax Web Background Take 2 | AmyR Halloween 2022 Series #12

Faux Foiled Mini Slimline Cards | AmyR Halloween 2022 Series #11

Mica Stain + Foundry Wax Web Background | AmyR Halloween 2022 Series #10

Spooky Boo Glow in the Dark Cards | AmyR Halloween 2022 Series #9

Foiled, Flat Shaker & Moveable Halloween Cards | AmyR Halloween 2022 Series #8

Halloween Shaker Cards! | AmyR Halloween 2022 Series #7

Halloween Cup Shaped Cards | AmyR Halloween 2022 Series #6

Non-Halloween Halloween Card? | AmyR Halloween 2022 Series #5

Easy Textured Glow in the Dark Card | AmyR Halloween 2022 Series #4

Floral Halloween Card? | AmyR Halloween 2022 Series #3

Halloween Ice Cream Card | AmyR Halloween 2022 Series #2

Shimmer Powder Spiderweb Cards | AmyR Halloween 2022 Series #1

So I OF COURSE couldn't resist creating with the new CZ Design Witch, Please stamp set and the Witch, Please Words wafer die. I also wanted to play with sprays again as making spooky skies is FUN. Back in 2019 Stacy Hutchison made some amazing Halloween cards with this fabulous spooky sky technique. You can check out her original post HERE <-------click!

So I created a spooky sky background using the Tim Holtz Moon Mask set, and a combination of Black Soot and Crushed Olive Distress Spray Stains along with Wicked Elixir, Fortune Teller, Decayed and Harvest Moon Distress Mica Stains.

I stamped the witch from the Witch, Please stamp set onto the background, and then used the Layered Bats stencil and added some bats as well. 

After die cutting the Witch, Please Words from some plum card stock I stacked the layers together and then sprayed it with the Fortune Teller Mica Stain. LOVE.

On the inside of the card I stamped the witch and more sentiments from the Witch, Please 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!

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! 

 

Zombie Hugs Card | AmyR Halloween 2022 Series #16

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Hey friends!

OK first off about the email issue (which still isn't working - it's frustrating):

🚨FYI - For those that have signed up in the sidebar on the right here on my blog to receive e-mails whenever I post something new - SOMETHING isn't working. We're looking into it. I have no idea why it stopped working and hope to either get it fixed or figure out an alternative asap! That said I HIGHLY recommend y'all follow me on Instagram, and especially follow/join me on my Facebook page as I update those immediately every time I post something new (which is often!). And just like with everything (including my videos on YouTube) - the more you engage - commenting, liking, sharing etc - the more you'll see my content in your feeds. I am at the mercy of the algorithms and robot overlords with EVERYTHING to do with this job but I hope these tips help and I will continue to trouble shoot behind the scenes!🚨

OK on to the second since a lot of y'all have been asking (and it's literally ALMOST here!!!!):

YES I will be posting a TON of videos for STAMPtember®!!!

For those not familiar, STAMPtember® is our month-long celebration for all things stamping and crafting.

On September 1st there is the Simon Says Stamp branded product release. These products will be a part of Simon's regular product line and available in the SSS store beyond STAMPtember®. So there's no worries with the BIG (it's always a BIG one 😉😁) release on the 1st. They stock up plenty and will restock whatever sells out.

Throughout the month of September there will be MANY collab releases. These are stamp sets (a lot of times with coordinating die sets) that are created by a bunch of amazing brands that SSS sells in their store. THESE collab sets are limited edition and will not be restocked so you’ll have to act fast if you see something you love. There is no set schedule as it is all a surprise. Simon did announce that the first collab set will go live September 3rd (so I'm not giving anything away 😉). All the collaboration sets (with the one exception being the Tim Holtz collab) go live at midnight EST on the nights they're to be released. Not every night is a collab set night, some nights will be something else (they release several limited edition kits for STAMPtember each year!), the 14th is always the SSS monthly kit release, and who knows what else Simon will have up their sleeve. 

Specifically about the Tim Holtz collab: That will be announced separately and you all will be given some notice ahead of time because last year it sold out incredibly fast (as in sold out in 7 hours - it was nuts). More was ordered this year to hopefully prevent that from happening - again that was already announced on the SSS page so I'm not giving away any secrets!

It's all fun, TONS and TONS of inspiration (I'm one of many designers who will be posting a bunch of videos throughout the month) and freebies and who knows what all will happen.

It's a ton of fun and like I said above - make sure to follow me on my Facebook page especially as I generally post each new collab set there with a link as soon as it's available so no one has to go hunting for it!

OK back to the post - if you've missed any of my previous Halloween posts so far you can find them all at the links below:

Halloween Gnomies Card | AmyR Halloween 2022 Series #15

Spooky Skies Mini Slimline Cards | AmyR Halloween 2022 Series #14

Easy Faux Foil Background | AmyR Halloween 2022 Series #13

Mica Stain + Foundry Wax Web Background Take 2 | AmyR Halloween 2022 Series #12

Faux Foiled Mini Slimline Cards | AmyR Halloween 2022 Series #11

Mica Stain + Foundry Wax Web Background | AmyR Halloween 2022 Series #10

Spooky Boo Glow in the Dark Cards | AmyR Halloween 2022 Series #9

Foiled, Flat Shaker & Moveable Halloween Cards | AmyR Halloween 2022 Series #8

Halloween Shaker Cards! | AmyR Halloween 2022 Series #7

Halloween Cup Shaped Cards | AmyR Halloween 2022 Series #6

Non-Halloween Halloween Card? | AmyR Halloween 2022 Series #5

Easy Textured Glow in the Dark Card | AmyR Halloween 2022 Series #4

Floral Halloween Card? | AmyR Halloween 2022 Series #3

Halloween Ice Cream Card | AmyR Halloween 2022 Series #2

Shimmer Powder Spiderweb Cards | AmyR Halloween 2022 Series #1

So I went in the complete opposite direction from the pastel-themed Halloween cards I've been making recently - this time a little more spooky/scary/ghoulish:

I had to use Simon's Giant Hugs Card Wrap wafer die set again for a Halloween card. The idea was bouncing around and I went with it.

I started off with Simon's Chunky Sweater Stencil and I applied crackle paste over it that I'd mixed with different colors of Distress Paint (and if you look closely you still might see the outline of my phone......I share that oops in the video 🤷🏻‍♀️😖🤪).

On the card base and on the card stock I die cut with the Giant Hugs Card Wrap wafer dies I blended several colors of Distress Inks (all the specific colors I used are listed and linked in the supplies at the end of this post!). I added a bunch of splatter with a mixture of Candied Apple and Ground Espresso Distress Paint.

On the inside of the card I added splatter, and the CZ Design Love Your Guts wafer die b/c it's just too perfect. I also used sentiment strips from the Reverse Spooky Salutations pack that I added a bit of Aged Mahogany Distress Ink to 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! 

Spooky Skies Mini Slimline Cards | AmyR Halloween 2022 Series #14

Affiliate links used throughout this post at no cost to you! Affiliate linking is what enables me to provide content (more info on that in the sidebar of this blog ------> as well as at the end of this post). THANK YOU for all of your support!

Hey friends! So I was planning on doing this technique at least once this season and after watching some of Tim Holtz latest live video earlier I HAD to get inky and create. But first:

🚨FYI - I am aware of the e-mail issue. For those that have signed up in the sidebar on the right here on my blog to receive e-mails whenever I post something new - SOMETHING isn't working. We're looking into it. I have no idea why it stopped working and hope to either get it fixed or figure out an alternative asap! That said I HIGHLY recommend y'all follow me on Instagram, and especially follow/join me on my Facebook page as I update those immediately every time I post something new (which is often!). And just like with everything (including my videos on YouTube) - the more you engage - commenting, liking, sharing etc - the more you'll see my content in your feeds. I am at the mercy of the algorithms and robot overlords with EVERYTHING to do with this job but I hope these tips help and I will continue to trouble shoot behind the scenes!🚨

OK back to the post - if you've missed any of my previous Halloween posts so far you can find them all at the links below:

Easy Faux Foil Background | AmyR Halloween 2022 Series #13

Mica Stain + Foundry Wax Web Background Take 2 | AmyR Halloween 2022 Series #12

Faux Foiled Mini Slimline Cards | AmyR Halloween 2022 Series #11

Mica Stain + Foundry Wax Web Background | AmyR Halloween 2022 Series #10

Spooky Boo Glow in the Dark Cards | AmyR Halloween 2022 Series #9

Foiled, Flat Shaker & Moveable Halloween Cards | AmyR Halloween 2022 Series #8

Halloween Shaker Cards! | AmyR Halloween 2022 Series #7

Halloween Cup Shaped Cards | AmyR Halloween 2022 Series #6

Non-Halloween Halloween Card? | AmyR Halloween 2022 Series #5

Easy Textured Glow in the Dark Card | AmyR Halloween 2022 Series #4

Floral Halloween Card? | AmyR Halloween 2022 Series #3

Halloween Ice Cream Card | AmyR Halloween 2022 Series #2

Shimmer Powder Spiderweb Cards | AmyR Halloween 2022 Series #1

So waaaayyyy back in 2019 Stacy Hutchison made some amazing Halloween cards with this fabulous spooky sky technique. You can check out her original post HERE <-------click! I was so inspired by it that I ended up doing a few videos over the last few years using it as it's so fun and turns out different every single time. 

For this one I went more harvest/rusty/spooky with the colors and made these mini slimline Halloween cards:

These are 3.25 x 6.25" Mini Slimline Cards.

I used the Moon Mask Stencil set along with Black Soot and Ripe Persimmon Distress Spray Stains, Old Paper Distress Oxide Spray and several of the new Halloween Mica Spray Stains. Specifically Decayed, Burning Ember, Wicked Elixir and Harvest Moon.

I then mixed texture paste with Black Soot Distress Paint and applied it over one of Simon's Layered Bats Stencils (one of my fave Halloween stencil sets), and while the paste was still wet I poured Nightfall Distress Glitter over them. 

The fright night sentiment is from my oldie-but-goodie favorite Handlettered Halloween stamp set. I heat embossed it with some copper embossing powder on black card stock and used the coordinating wafer die to cut it out.

The little companion sentiments are from another oldie-but-goodie set: the Sentiment Strips Halloween pack, that I blended Rusty Hinge Distress Ink over.

On the insides of the cards I blended the Rusty Hinge Distress ink over the Layered Bats stencil again, and added another sentiment from the Handlettered Halloween 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!

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! 

Easy Faux Foil Background | AmyR Halloween 2022 Series #13

Affiliate links used throughout this post at no cost to you! Affiliate linking is what enables me to provide content (more info on that in the sidebar of this blog ------> as well as at the end of this post). THANK YOU for all of your support!

Hey friends!

More halloween cards from me! 

🚨FYI - I am aware of the e-mail issue. For those that have signed up in the sidebar on the right here on my blog to receive e-mails whenever I post something new - SOMETHING isn't working. We're looking into it. I have no idea why it stopped working and hope to either get it fixed or figure out an alternative asap! That said I HIGHLY recommend y'all follow me on Instagram, and especially follow/join me on my Facebook page as I update those immediately every time I post something new (which is often!). And just like with everything (including my videos on YouTube) - the more you engage - commenting, liking, sharing etc - the more you'll see my content in your feeds. I am at the mercy of the algorithms and robot overlords with EVERYTHING to do with this job but I hope these tips help and I will continue to trouble shoot behind the scenes!🚨

OK back to the post - if you've missed any of my previous Halloween posts so far you can find them all at the links below:

Mica Stain + Foundry Wax Web Background Take 2 | AmyR Halloween 2022 Series #12

Faux Foiled Mini Slimline Cards | AmyR Halloween 2022 Series #11

Mica Stain + Foundry Wax Web Background | AmyR Halloween 2022 Series #10

Spooky Boo Glow in the Dark Cards | AmyR Halloween 2022 Series #9

Foiled, Flat Shaker & Moveable Halloween Cards | AmyR Halloween 2022 Series #8

Halloween Shaker Cards! | AmyR Halloween 2022 Series #7

Halloween Cup Shaped Cards | AmyR Halloween 2022 Series #6

Non-Halloween Halloween Card? | AmyR Halloween 2022 Series #5

Easy Textured Glow in the Dark Card | AmyR Halloween 2022 Series #4

Floral Halloween Card? | AmyR Halloween 2022 Series #3

Halloween Ice Cream Card | AmyR Halloween 2022 Series #2

Shimmer Powder Spiderweb Cards | AmyR Halloween 2022 Series #1

After creating with one of the Tonic Glacier Pastes on a previous Halloween post I wanted to use them again - so this time I used Pixie Wings Glacier Paste over Simon Says Stamp's Scattered Stars stencil on black card stock. 

I have an entire playlist on YouTube HERE using Glacier Pastes in videos as it's the closest look you can get to foiling (IMO) without using actual foil and all the extras needed. 

Anywho I love how the pale purple stars looked on the black cardstock and how reflective they are - plus I LOVE the Scattered Stars stencil - it's one of my faves.

Simon's cute Little Boo wafer die was used as my "main character" and I added some Copic colored pink cheeks and lightly blended some Lilac Pawsitively Saturated ink around the edges.

I die cut some silver glitter card stock using one of the Slimline Scallop Frame wafer dies to have that scalloped piece to add behind the card front. I also used some patterned paper from the DCWV Mysterial pack which inspired the colors for these cards!

On the inside of the card I used the Scattered Stars stencil again with the Lilac ink. All the sentiments are from the Spooky Salutations Sentiment Strips pack and I inked those up with Lilac and Peachy 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!

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! 

Faux Foiled Mini Slimline Cards | AmyR Halloween 2022 Series #11

Affiliate links used throughout this post at no cost to you! Affiliate linking is what enables me to provide content (more info on that in the sidebar of this blog ------> as well as at the end of this post). THANK YOU for all of your support!

Hey friends!

Time for another couple Halloween cards! If you've missed any of my previous posts so far this year for Halloween you can find them all at the links below:

Mica Stain + Foundry Wax Web Background | AmyR Halloween 2022 Series #10

Spooky Boo Glow in the Dark Cards | AmyR Halloween 2022 Series #9

Foiled, Flat Shaker & Moveable Halloween Cards | AmyR Halloween 2022 Series #8

Halloween Shaker Cards! | AmyR Halloween 2022 Series #7

Halloween Cup Shaped Cards | AmyR Halloween 2022 Series #6

Non-Halloween Halloween Card? | AmyR Halloween 2022 Series #5

Easy Textured Glow in the Dark Card | AmyR Halloween 2022 Series #4

Floral Halloween Card? | AmyR Halloween 2022 Series #3

Halloween Ice Cream Card | AmyR Halloween 2022 Series #2

Shimmer Powder Spiderweb Cards | AmyR Halloween 2022 Series #1

These are Mini Slimline 3.25 x 6.25" Cards

I used several different products to create the backgrounds for these cards. I started by stamping Simon's Spider Web Background with white pigment ink and clear heat embossing it. I then used the Clouds for Days Stencil and the white pigment ink with a blending tool. Finally I used the Layered Bats stencils and applied Frosted Pearl Nuvo Glacier Paste over them to create faux foiled pink bats.

The sentiments and images are all from the Too Cute To Spook stamp set. I stamped the images and ghosts onto Neenah Classic Crest Solar White 80lb card stock with Intense Black ink and colored them in with Copic markers. The clouds from the set were white heat embossed onto vellum. I used the coordinating wafer die set to die cut everything before adhering them to the cards and creating the scenes.

On the insides of the cards I stamped the big sentiment from the Too Cute To Spook set with Simon's Bubblegum ink and the spider with Simon's Earl ink. I paired the cards with some Cotton Candy Mini Slimline envelopes 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! 

Oxide Ink Blended Floral | SSS Terrace Floral Embossing Folder and Cutting Die

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Hey friends!

We have a new Color Throwdown Challenge for y'all:

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

Here's what I made:

I embossed some Audrey Blue card stock with Simon Says Stamp's Terrace Floral embossing folder and then used the coordinating wafer die that comes with it to die cut and emboss some Distress watercolor paper. I then used Waffle Flower's Shader Brush 0 and Shader Brush 1 brushes and Distress Oxide inks to add color to the die cut.

I stamped the thank you sentiment from the All About You stamp set with Chipped Sapphire Distress Oxide ink and heat embossed it with Prize Ribbon Distress Glaze before die cutting it with the coordinating wafer die. The Sunshine card stock was stencilled with the Diagonal Stripe stencil and a bit of Mustard Seed Oxide Ink.

And splatter of course. This time it's Harvest Moon Mica Stain - so shiny.

On the inside of the card I stamped a sentiment and hearts from the All About You set and that was it!

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

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

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! 

Halloween Shaker Cards! | AmyR Halloween 2022 Series #7

Affiliate links used throughout this post at no cost to you! Affiliate linking is what enables me to provide content (more info on that in the sidebar of this blog ------> as well as at the end of this post). THANK YOU for all of your support!

Hey friends! I have a fun video with FOUR Halloween cards to share with y'all today. If you've missed any of my previous Halloween posts so far you can find them all at the links below:

Halloween Cup Shaped Cards | AmyR Halloween 2022 Series #6

Non-Halloween Halloween Card? | AmyR Halloween 2022 Series #5

Easy Textured Glow in the Dark Card | AmyR Halloween 2022 Series #4

Floral Halloween Card? | AmyR Halloween 2022 Series #3

Halloween Ice Cream Card | AmyR Halloween 2022 Series #2

Shimmer Powder Spiderweb Cards | AmyR Halloween 2022 Series #1

AND today's post is part of a blog hop for the Pretty Pink Posh August release:

I will have links to the other stops on today's hop (today is day 2 of 3 days of inspiration) as well as giveaway info lower down in the post!

You can check out all the new Pretty Pink Posh goodies HERE <-------click!

OK here's what I made:

I created several backgrounds using the new Layered Candy Corn, Layered Pumpkins and Layered Ghosts stencil sets. I have all the specific ink colors and card stocks used listed and linked in the supplies at the bottom of this post.

I created a shaker using the new Spider Web wafer dies, adding the Boo Script die cut and filling the shaker with a mix of Halloween Party Confetti and Spooky Night Confetti.

For this card I used the previously released Boo Shaker wafer die and filled it with the Spooky Night Confetti.

This card uses the new Cauldron Shaker Die with the Boo Script sentiment and filled with Halloween Party Confetti.

For my last card I didn't create a shaker, instead I stamped some of the ghosts from the new Ghost Friends stamp set onto vellum and embossed them with glow in the dark embossing powder:

And here are all the insides of the cards:

I used all the same stencils and then stamped a sentiment from the Ghost Friends 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!

Here are the links to all the stops on today's hop:

Pretty Pink Posh blog
Amy Rysavy
Mindy Eggen
Rebecca Keppel
Lindsey Larsen
Wanda Guess
Kristie Marcotte
Jeannie Lieu

 

 

Follow me on Instagram, Facebook, YouTube! You can also consider supporting me on my Patreon!

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

Compensated affiliate links used when possible at no extra cost to you. Affiliate linking is what keeps my blog and YouTube channel up and running and enables me to work from home and provide for my children! I appreciate your support more than words can say! I occasionally receive product for free from stores/manufacturer with no obligation on my part to use/review - I only use and share what I personally love. Everything else I purchase myself! 

Now for the GIVEAWAY info!!

Pretty Pink Posh is giving away a $30 gift certificate each day along the hop and a random winner will be chosen from each blog's comment section (so leaving comments on all the blog posts of the hop increases your chances of winning!). You have until 11:59 PM PST on 8/17/2022 to leave your comments and PPP will choose the winners and announce them on the Pretty Pink Posh Blog.

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

Easy No Coloring Floral Thank You Cards

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Hey friends!

Waffle Flower's August Release just went live:

You can check out all the new products HERE <------click!

I'm part of a blog hop today to share inspiration using the new release - I'll have links to the other stops on the hop further down in the post as well as giveaway info!

OK on to what I made:

I die cut white card stock with the new Fancy Frames wafer dies, and then ink blended some Pawsitively Saturated inks over Waffle Flower's Brick Wall Stencil. I added some splatter of course while I was at it.

The florals are from the new Chrysanthemums stamp set, and I clear heat embossed them after stamping them with Versafine Clair Nocturne ink. To color them in I used more PS Inks and blending brushes - SO EASY. I die cut them with the coordinating wafer dies.

I die cut more white card stock with the Fancy Frames wafer dies, used the Brick Wall Stencil again and then stamped a sentiment from the Thank You stamp set and that was it!

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

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

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

And if you missed any stops on the hop you can find them all at the links below:

Waffle Flower Blog 

Cathy Zielske

Galina Filippenko

JJ Bolton

Nichol Spohr

Dilay Nacar

Amy Rysavy

Jeanne Jachna

Rebecca Keppel

Channin Pelletier

Joy Baldwin

Angelica Conrad

Tiffany Pryce Russom

Carol Hintermeier

Cheiron Brandon

Follow me on Instagram, Facebook, YouTube! You can also consider supporting me on my Patreon!

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

Compensated affiliate links used when possible at no extra cost to you. Affiliate linking is what keeps my blog and YouTube channel up and running and enables me to work from home and provide for my children! I appreciate your support more than words can say! I occasionally receive product for free from stores/manufacturer with no obligation on my part to use/review - I only use and share what I personally love. Everything else I purchase myself! 

NOW FOR THE GIVEAWAY!!

For today’s hop, Waffle Flower is giving away $25 gift certificate to THREE lucky winners. You can leave a comment on this blog and along the hop by 11:59pm EDT on Monday August 8th, 2022 for your chances to win. Winners will be chosen at random from the comments left on any of the posts in this blog hop and will be announced on the Waffle Flower Blog on 8/10/2022.

Thank you so much for stopping by!! ❤️❤️❤️

Easy Ink Blended Die Cut Thank You Card

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Hey friends! This week's Color Throwdown Challenge just went up:

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

Here's what I made:

I die cut Simon Says Stamp's Smooth White card stock using the new Alstroemeria Stem wafer die, Blossom Vine wafer die and Layered Hummingbird and then ink blended them with Pawsitively Saturated Inks.

On the card base I used one of the Dimensional Cubes stencils and blended Simon's Latte ink over it (I am LOVING the combo of the Latte ink with Neenah Desert Storm card stock). For the sentiment I used the Bold Thanks wafer die and Simon's Smoke card stock.

On the inside of the card I used the same Dimensional Cubes stencil and Latte ink but just a lighter hand and less ink to make it softer. I then adhered one of the Alstroemeria Stem die cuts 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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Ink Blended Soft Serve Cone Birthday Card

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Hey friends! I have another ice cream-themed card to share with y'all - if you missed my card from the other day you can check that out here:

Rainbow of Ice Cream Slimline Card | SSS Dream Big

So I wanted to make another one:

I used Simon Says Stamp's new Dimensional Cubes Stencil over white card stock and blended some Pawsitively Saturated Inks with it. I then added a bunch of splatter (had to make up for the clean and simple cards I showed y'all in my last post lol) and then die cut it with one of Simon's Basic Rectangles wafer dies.

I die cut white card stock with the Soft Serve Cone wafer die set and then blended more of the Pawsitively Saturated Inks over the pieces before adhering them.

On the inside of the card I blended Simon's Guava ink over one of the Dimensional Cubes stencil, and then added sentiments from the Reverse Bold Birthday Sentiment Strips pack and that was it!

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Quick and Easy Ink Blending with SSS's Graceful Butterflies Embossing Folder and Cutting Dies

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Hey friends! OK I'm on to my third post using one of the NEW embossing folders and cutting dies from Simon Says Stamp's Let's Chill release. If you missed the previous posts you can find them at the links below:

No Line Copic Coloring with an Embossing Folder | SSS Floral Harmony

Easy Ink Blended Textured Sunflower Cards | Hello Sunshine

For today's cards I used the new Graceful Butterflies Embossing Folder and Cutting Dies:

I embossed and cut the butterflies from Simon's Smooth White card stock and then used Pawsitively Saturated Inks and blending brushes to add color to them. I then used a brayer and white pigment ink on them to pick up and enhance the texture and detail - and then added black splatter ;).

This first combo of Pawsitively Saturated Inks is Surf, Orchid and Sweets.

The second combo of inks was Tropic, Amethyst and Galaxy.

I added some subtle texture to the card fronts by embossing Simon's Tin Tile stencil onto white card stock.

For the sentiments I trimmed out sentiments from Simon's Thinking of You Sentiment Strips pack and that was it!

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

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

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Shimmer Powders 4 Ways | SSS Thankful Magnolia

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Hey friends! After my previous card using Simon's Tin Tile stencil and a sentiment from the Thankful Magnolia stamp set I of course needed to use the HUGE floral image in the Thankful Magnolia set to make some cards:

I stamped the floral onto Canson XL watercolor paper with Versafine Clair Nocturne ink and clear heat embossed them. I then used a variety of Nuvo Shimmer powders to paint in the images before letting them dry and die cutting them with the coordinating wafer die.

The backgrounds were done with Ivory Willow and Jade Fountain Nuvo Shimmer Powders over watercolor paper. Once dry I mixed the powders with Rangers Opaque Matte Texture Paste and applied the colored pastes over Simon's Tin Tile Stencil.

I used those same shimmer powder colors to paint pieces of watercolor paper that I then die cut with the Big Thanks wafer die.

On the insides of the cards I stamped the floral with Simon's Fog ink and that was it!

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

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Shimmer Powders Over A Stencil | SSS Tin Tile Stencil

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Hello friends! Are any of you surprised that I have another rainbow-colour card to share with y'all? I have really been enjoying creating with just 3 colors (regardless of product - I've used Shimmer Powders, Spray Stains, Oxide Sprays, Ink Pads....one commenter mentioned using paints as they didn't have the products I use and I hope they did. I bet it turned out awesome (and now I'm thinking about pulling out my Distress Paints and seeing what would happen...)).

ANYWHO - I've been enjoying the creating amidst the random chaos that goes on (hence my lack of videos for a while and then I post daily and multiple times a day - it literally just depends on the chaos lol).

I could have sworn Bibi Cameron posted something on her Instagram recently using shimmer powders with blending brushes over a stencil. For the life of me I can't find it (tho it's probably obvious and I'm missing what's right under my nose) - but if you don't already follow her on her Instagram HERE or her blog HERE I highly recommend you do. She's MASSIVELY talented and her cards and projects are gorgeous. I am always wow'd by some of the out-of-the-box ways she comes up with for using products (which is why I'm thinking it had to be her that did this technique that stuck in my head).

I used Cherry Bomb, Solar Flare and Blue Blitz Nuvo Shimmer Powders mixed with water and applied them with blending brushes over Simon Says Stamp's Tin Tile Stencil. It was a fun thing to try and stay tuned because I think I'll have to do this again but with other colors of the Shimmer Powders...

I added gold splatter with my Starry Nights palette (of course) and for the sentiments I used Simon's Bold Thanks wafer die and a heat embossed sentiment from the Thankful Magnolia stamp set. I die cut some vellum using the Etched Laurel Leaves wafer die and adhered the sentiments over that.

On the inside of the card I ink blended 3 of Simon's Pawsitively Saturated Inks (Watermelon, Lemonade and Cadette) over the Tin Tile Stencil and that was it!

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

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SSS June 2022 Card Kit Unboxing + 2 Slimline Cards!

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Hello hello friends! Simon Says Stamp's June 2022 Card Kit came out this week:

You can check out the Happiest Wishes Card Kit HERE <------click! plus I'll have links to it and everything individual at the end of this post.

After unboxing the kit I decided to focus on the Slimline Sunburst Stencil and the Starshine Stickles Glitter Gel that came in the kit and made 2 slimline cards with them:

These are 3.5 x 8.5" Slimline Cards.

I created backgrounds using Squeezed Lemonade Distress Reinker over Distress watercolor paper. After adding splatter (of course) and letting everything dry I applies the Starshine Stickles Glitter Gel over the backgrounds with the Slimline Sunburst Stencil.

They're SO shimmery and glittery and reflective in real life! I die cut some of Simon's Sunshine card stock with the Scripty Big Hugs wafer die that comes in the kit and stacked 3 layers together to give it dimension. And of course I added some bling from my stash: Studio Katia Pineapple Delight Crystals.

On the inside of the cards I used the Slimline Sunburst Stencil with Simon's Pawsitively Saturated Ink in Sunbeam. On the Slimline Dandelion envelopes I used the stencil with Citrine ink to tie it all together and that was it!

To see how these cards came together along with an unboxing of the kit check out my video below:

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

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Orange Blossoms Yay You Cards

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Hey friends! I'm part of a blog hop today to share inspiration using Simon's new Yay You release.

You can check out the Yay You release HERE <-----click! and if you missed my previous post sharing the products as well as another set of cards and a video you can find that here:

Easily Dry Emboss a Hot Foil Plate To Create Texture

Since this post is part of a blog hop I also have a coupon code to share with y'all!

Shop at Simon Says Stamp <-------click! during the blog hop and get the Beautiful wafer die set FREE with a purchase of $25 or more using the code BEAUTY

I will have links to the other stops on the hop lower down in the post as well as giveaway info!

Here's what I made for today:

I used the new Orange Blossoms stencil and wafer die set along with Simon's Pawsitively Saturated Inks to create these cards.

I also used the new Domed Arches stencil set on the background, then added the Yay You CZ Design Wafer Die. I added a little companion sentiment from the coordinating Yay You stamp set as it's just a good one to add to cards IMO!

I finished off the insides of the cards with stencilled and die cut pieces from the Orange Blossoms set, paired the cards with some Lemon Chiffon envelopes and that was it!

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

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

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

And if you missed any of the stops on this hop you can find them all at the links below:

Simon Says Stamp Blog  

Laura Bassen

Debby Hughes

Jennifer McGuire

Amanda Korotkova

Amy Rysavy

Barbara Tarayao

Bibi Cameron

Emily Midgett

Miriam Prantner

Alberto Gava

Heather Hoffman

Vicky Papaioannou

Lea Lawson

Jennifer Kotas

Sandi MacIver

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 18th of May (5/18). All the winners can email Simon Says Stamp to claim their prize.

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