Prairie Paper & Ink

The Boo Crew Slimline Cards | AmyR Halloween 2020 Series #4

Hello everyone!! As promised in last night's post I have another video for y'all! In yesterday's post <-----click! I explained a bit about STAMPtember in case there are those of you that are new or are unsure of everything that's going on!

Today's post is part of a MASSIVE blog party. Rather than a standard blog hop this is a party because it's HUGE lol! You can check out Simon Says Stamp's blog post HERE <----click! as they have all the info and ALLLLLLL the links to the designer's posts. There is tons upon tons of inspiration using the new STAMPtember release products, and there are also a bunch of random coupon codes as well! Here's one I have to share:

Today only made ANY purchase at Simon Says Stamp <-----click! and get a FREE pack of Therm O Web Rainbow Shattered Glass foil with the code GWRS89

OK on to my cards and video!

If you haven't seen my previous posts for this years Halloween series you can find them all here:

Easy Die-Cut Spooky Cards | AmyR Halloween 2020 Series #3

Halloween Card Using NON-Halloween Background | AmyR Halloween 2020 Series #2

Glow in the Dark Wobble Cards | AmyR Halloween 2020 Series #1

These are 3.5 x 8.5" slimline cards.

I made 4 slimline cards using the new The Boo Crew stamp and wafer die set (the stamp set is available on it's own here and the die set alone here) which is SO insanely cute. It's a big 6x8" set with so many images so I stamped nearly all of them onto Neenah Classic Crest Solar White 80lb card stock with Simon's Intense Black ink and coloured them all in with Copic Markers.

I used the new Slimline Marquee wafer dies to die cut all the white card stock card fronts, and backed those with card stock that I'd stencilled with the new Bubble Wrap stencil and die cut with the new Slimline Nested Rectangle wafer dies.

It's impossible to show in pictures (you can see it better in the video) but I coated the large words and random areas with my Glitter Gloss Aqua Shimmer pen. After that was dry I added white gel pen highlights to make everything pop.

I used the new Orange Peel Slimline Envelopes and Blue Violet Slimline Envelopes and blended the Bubble Wrap stencil over them as well to tie it all together.

On the insides of the cards I created a second scene with more images and sentiments from The Boo Crew set. These could have totally been used to create more card fronts but y'all know how much I love to finish the insides of my cards!

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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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 Gift Card Present Box & Stocking Gift Card Holder Assembly

Hello everyone! Welcome to #15 of my Christmas series - today's post has TWO videos. I'll have both of them here in the post and then links to all the other Christmas posts below!

I used Honey Bee's Gift Card Present Box Honey Cuts dies to make these 2 festive gift card holders. They come together REALLY easily and you can jazz them up however you'd like with patterned papers and embellishments or other Honey Bee stamps and Honey Cuts dies.

I used Honey Bee's Holiday Traditions patterned papers to decorate my present boxes, and added some sentiments using the One-of-a-Kind stamp set and coordinating Honey Cuts dies. The "ribbon" was die cut from Tonic's Ruby Gemstone Cotton card. 

For the assembly of these Gift Card Present Boxes check out my video below:

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

Next I assembled Honey Bee's Stocking Gift Card Holders using more patterned papers from the Holiday Traditions 6x6 patterned papers. For the tops and heels/toes of the stockings I used Tonic's Snowdrop Meadow card.

I used the One-of-a-Kind stamps and coordinating Honey Cuts dies to embellish these gift card holders as well.

For the assembly video of these Stocking Gift Card Holders check out the 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! 

For all my previous Christmas posts you can find them all at the links below!

MFT Pop-Up Wiper Card | Friends with Fins

Hokay folks! Second post and video from me today - I had to detour and share my SSS Card Kit unboxing as it JUST arrived:

Simon Says Stamp August 2019 Card Kit Unboxing! | Party Like a Panda Card Kit

And then got this video edited and uploaded! I made an interactive card (yay me lol) which I don't do very often - this one turned out so cute and once I got it all figured out in my head it will be SO easy to make more like this:

When making a pop-up card like this the bonus to it is that when it's folded flat it easily fits into an A2 envelope and isn't any more bulky (in fact it's usually less bulky as there's no foam dimension etc) than a regular card. You CAN do this in different orientations and different sizes you just need to fiddle a bit - but again once you've done it once it comes to gather a LOT easily and making adjustments doesn't seem as daunting (to me anyway! It's why I usually avoid interactive cards).

So to make this a pop-up wiper card I used MFT's Pop-Up Wiper Die-namics. You can easily make the mechanism without a wafer die but one - I like the convenience and two - there is a long (8.5") grass wafer die and long wave die in the set that I REALLY like. I used the wave one for this card obviously but it would be so cute to make a scene with the grass one and have critters or butterflies or something popping up!

I inked up the Birdie Brown Friends with Fins stamp set and coloured them all in with Copic markers. After highlighting them with my favorite white gel pen I die cut them with the coordinating Die-namics set. I also used one of the little wave dies in that set to die cut the wave for the narwhal to be popping out of.

I used MFT's Mini Cloud Edges stencil for the background. For the wave portion and for the stencilling of the background I used the new Hero Arts Reactive inks in Splash, Blue Hawaii and Sea Salt.

I finished the "inside" AKA the back of the card since there is no inside with this kind by adhering the remaining Friends with Fins images and stamping another sentiment from the 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!

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!   

Glazed Distress Oxide Backgrounds Take 2

Happy weekend!! I made several backgrounds using the Glazed Distress Oxide technique - if you missed my last post showing this you can check it out here:

Glazed Distress Oxide Backgrounds + SSS Good Vibes Blog Hop + Giveaway!

I was inspired by this awesome post by Gayatri. She made some great backgrounds using alcohol inks and I just loved her cards. I hadn't used Simon's Under the Sea Animals set and her entire post made me sit down and start creating!

I used several different Distress Oxide inks and Ranger Glossy cardstock along with Distress Micro Glaze to create all my backgrounds. Some I did the "ink smooshing" technique on an a couple I painted on the Oxides with a paint brush to get a different look.

I added jewels in colors that went with the creatures I used on each card, adhering them with Simon's Craft Tacky glue.

I stamped all the images from the Under the Sea Animals stamp set onto Neenah 80lb Classic Crest Solar White cardstock with Simon's Intense Black ink and coloured them in with Copics. I used a white gel pen to add all the little details and highlights, then die cut them all with the coordinating wafer dies.

I finished off the insides of all the cards with one of the creatures that was on the front of each card 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!  

Glazed Distress Oxide Backgrounds + SSS Good Vibes Blog Hop + Giveaway!

Hey everyone! It's time for Day 2 of the Simon Says Stamp Good Vibes release blog hop!

First off - if you haven't checked out this release you can do that HERE <------click! Also if you use the code PUFFY you get a free gift with purchase!

I did a Release & Review video on all these goodies - if you missed that you can check out my post below:

 Simon Says Stamp Good Vibes Release & Review! | June 2018

There is also a GIVEAWAY happening with this hop - more on that at the end of this post!

Today is Day 2 of the hop - if you missed Day 1 and all their inspiration you can check that out HERE.

If you didn't get here from Yoonsun's blog you can start at the Simon Says Stamp blog (and I'll have links to the hop posts near the end of this post as well).

OK on to my cards:

I created a couple of really fun backgrounds using Distress Oxide inks on Ranger Glossy paper using Distress Micro Glaze to bring out all the detail!

I wanted watery looking backgrounds so that I could have these new Summer Cuddly Critters "floating" in the water for the cards. Are these images not adorable?

I stamped the critters and the companion images onto Neenah Classic Crest 80lb card stock with Simon's Intense Black ink then coloured them all in with Copics. I added highlights with a white gel pen, and shimmer with a Nuvo Aqua Shimmer Pen. I coated the sunglasses and hearts and beach ball with Crystal Glaze, and added several Nuvo Crystal Drops to my background.

I used a TON of Copics to color in all the images LOL!

I finished off the insides of the cards by stamping the main images and bubbles with Distress Oxide Inks and then stamped sentiments with the Intense Black 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 Jean's blog! <------click!

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

Simon Says Stamp Blog 

Debby Hughes

Laura Bassen

Yana Smakula

Yoonsun Hur

Amy Rysavy

Jean Manis

Vicky Papaioannou

Jenn Shurkus

Barb Engler

Lisa Addesa

Lea Lawson

Stephanie Low

Olga Direktorenko

Heather Ruwe

 

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!!

Simon is giving away a $25 coupon to every stop on the hop from each blog's comment section. Simon will choose the winners over the weekend and post on their Simon Says Stamp store blog on Wednesday. The winner can email Simon Says Stamp to claim his/her prize :)

Thanks for stopping by today and good luck!

SSS Stripes Card Wrap & From the Rooftops + Giveaway!!

Hello everyone! I'm so excited to be hopping along with a bunch of other fabulous designers showcasing products from Simon Says Stamp's Friends release! This is Day 2 of hopping - you can check out Day 1 HERE if you missed it!

The Simon Says Stamp Friends release is AMAZING - I did 2 separate Release & Review videos on it - you can check those out below if you missed them. Also stay tuned to the end of the post as there's give-away info!

Simon Says Stamp Friends Release & Review!

Part 2 | Simon Says Stamp Friends Release & Review!

If you didn't get here from Nichol's blog you can start at the beginning at the SSS blog HERE <----click!

Here's the cards I made:

I had so many of you asking how the new Stripes Card Wrap die worked so I combined that with the new From The Rooftops stamp set (as well as 3 new sentiment dies on the inside) to make my cards.

These are 4 1/4" square cards.

This Stripes Card Wrap die is really easy to use once you've done it once or twice. I explain it all in the video, and once I got started I decided to make 3 cards with it.

I used Ranger watercolor paper for all the inner cards (that are 4x4") and stamped the images from the From The Rooftops stamp set with Versafine Onyx black ink then watercolored them in with my Sakura Koi watercolors.

On this card I splattered a bunch of Copic Opaque White paint to make it look like snow.

For this card I masked the buildings after watercoloring (and everything was dry) then splattered on the Copic Opaque white lightly so that it looked more like stars.

On all the cards I added sentiments that I'd stamped and heat embossed on black card stock with white embossing powder.

I finished off all the insides of the cards with die cut sentiments using new dies from the Friends release 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!

Next stop on the hop is Kelly Latevola's awesome blog <------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!    

Now for the GIVEAWAY!

Simon Says Stamp is giving away a $25 coupon to every stop on the hop from all the blog posts comment sections. Simon will choose winners over the weekend and post on the Simon Says Stamp store blog on Wednesday January 17. The winners can email SSS to claim his/her prize :) Good luck!! <3 

Tonic Spooktacular Coffin Treat Boxes 2 Ways | AmyR Halloween 2017 Video #19

After a TON of messages, comments, e-mails etc about the Tonic Spooktacular Coffin Treat Box die set that I showed in my last haul video - I was able to get the bases cut! 

You definitely need a larger die cut machine (something A4 or larger) to be able to cut the box die out. Vickie contacted me and owns a Spellbinders Grand Caliber machine and was able to lend it to me for a night. I cut out several bases and made several Coffin Treat Boxes:

Eeeekkk! Aren't these FUN? 

I used my Big Shot machine to die cut all the decorative pieces - I added a metal shim to my die cutting "sandwich" just to make all the intricate cuts.

I filmed the process of me making these, and showed 2 ways to put these boxes together. There's the "original" way and a second way that opens differently.

I had SO much fun making these - and they're so simple really. All die cutting and gluing together. I forgot to mention in the video that these could easily be jazzed up with Nuvo Crystal drops, googly eyes, etc etc just to make them even more jazzy.

FYI the video is quite long - I never realized how much footage there was till it was time to edit - and I didn't want to cut any of it out (other than as much of the sniffling as possible. This bronchitis is still holding on and it sucks).

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

Or watch in HD 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!  

SSS Lucky to Know You | Inking Vellum | Color Throwdown Challenge 434

Hey everyone! Like I mention in the video I've been sick most of this week, my kids have been fighting off this horrible cold as well (so much worse when they're not feeling well either), so my creative "energy" is pretty much non-existent!

However I was able to get a card made for this week's Color Throwdown Challenge:

Check out the CTD blog post HERE <------click! to see what the rest of the team created with this combo - it's a fun one!

Here's what I made:

I created my own striped patterned paper with the SSS Diagonal Stripes background stamp, my MISTI and my SSS Intense Black ink. LOL I still prefer just using purchased patterned paper (it's more convenient!) however this is definitely an option for those that like creating their own (plus then you could make it in any color you wanted  - the beauty of stamping!).

I struggled with this card, and show in the video how I ended up salvaging what was turning into a hot mess LOL. 

I finished off the inside of the card with the "leftover" patterned paper and a sentiment from the new Handlettered Encouragement stamp set and that was it!

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

 

Or watch directly 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!

Items marked with an asterisk (*) have been sent by a store/manufacturer (with no obligation on my part to use/review - I only use and share what I personally love). Everything else I purchase myself!

Simon Says Cling Rubber Stamp DIAGONAL STRIPES	Simon Says Stamp LUCKY TO KNOW YOU Wafer Die	Simon Says Clear Stamps HANDLETTERED ENCOURAGEMENT	Simon Says Stamp CLUSTERED LEAVES Craft Die	Simon Says Stamp BASIC RECTANGLES Wafer Dies
Simon Says Stamp VELLUM	MISTI PRECISION STAMPER Stamping Tool	Speedball 4 BRAYER Soft Rubber Roller	Simon Says Stamp Premium Ink Pad INTENSE BLACK	Simon Says Stamp Premium Dye Ink Pad LUCKY
Simon Says Stamp LARGE GRID PAPER Pack Pad	Precision Heat Embossing Emboss Tool Gun Hero Arts	Neenah Classic Crest 110 LB SMOOTH SOLAR WHITE Paper Pack 25 Sheets	Gold Shine Card Stock	Sizzix BIG SHOT MACHINE
Sizzix Magnetic Platform for Wafer Thin Dies	Sizzix Standard Cutting Pads Pair	EK Success CUTTER BEE Scissors	EK Success CRAFT TWEEZERS Precision Tip	Ranger .5 Oz. MINI MULTI MEDIUM MATTE
Quilled Creations PRECISION TIP Empty Applicator Bottle	Scotch Advanced Tape Glider & Tape	Kirkland Signature Baby Wipes 900 Count	Hero Arts ULTRA CLEAN Stamp Cleaner

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Molotow Marker with Liquid Frisket: First Impressions Video

Well what do you know, I'm actually getting around to using some of the new-to-me things I got recently in a decent amount of time! Let's not mention some of the products that have been sitting here for MONTHS that I've started to forget I even own.....

Anywho *wink* - I showed this Molotow Empty Marker in a recent haul video - and today seemed like a good day to fill it up and try it out.

I've used Liquid Frisket before, not this Pebeo brand, but one from an art supply store. This one I'd heard good things about, and then had people tell me how great this marker was - so I thought I'd try them out. The one thing I really don't like about liquid frisket is picking it up with an old (or at least one you don't mind getting wrecked) paint brush and painting it over the images I want to mask. I find it tedious and just don't enjoy the process.

This marker is supposed to make it easier - I honestly wasn't sure how well it was going to work but I have to say after trying it out here I am looking forward to using it again!

  

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

I finished the card I started in the video. I didn't add the last footage of all the watercoloring b/c the video was getting long as it was and it takes FOREVER for me to get videos like this uploaded. I still have the footage and I guess if any y'all really want to see it I can edit it and upload it to YouTube.

It's hard to pick up on camera but I coated all the hearts with my Shimmer Pico Embellisher so they're glossy and have just a hint of sparkle. Other than that all I did was die cut the watercolour panel with the largest die from the Blueprints 2 Die-namics set and adhered it to my card base and that was it!

Molotow EMPTY MARKER 2MM FINE TIP Fillable	Pebeo DRAWING GUM Liquid Frisquet	Plastic Transfer Pipettes 3ml	Simon Says Stamp SUZY'S WATERCOLOR DOODLES Water Color Paintable Prints	Claudine Hellmuth Studio Paint ARTIST BRUSHES
Faber-Castell COLLAPSIBLE WATER CUP	Die-namics Blueprints 2	Simon Says Stamp WHITE CARDSTOCK 120 LB Base Weight 12 Pack	Tim Holtz DISTRESS SPRAYER Ranger 4 Ounces	Tsukineko Irresistibles SHIMMER PICO EMBELLISHER
Scotch Advanced Tape Glider & Tape	Simon Says Stamp SMALL TEFLON BONE FOLDER Tool	Scor-Pal Scor-Buddy Mini Scoring Board, 9 by 7.5-Inch	Acrylic Block Round with Finger Grip 3.5"	Tim Holtz Distress Mini Ink Pad TUMBLED GLASS
Tim Holtz Distress Mini Ink Pad BROKEN CHINA	Tim Holtz Distress Ink Pad MINI KIT 13	Tim Holtz Distress Mini Ink Pad PICKED RASPBERRY Ranger	Tim Holtz Distress Mini Ink Pad FESTIVE BERRIES	Tim Holtz Distress Mini Ink Pad SQUEEZED LEMONADE
Tim Holtz Distress Mini Ink Pad MUSTARD SEED	Tim Holtz Distress Ink Pad MINI KIT 14	Tim Holtz Distress Mini Ink Pad CRUSHED OLIVE	Tim Holtz Distress Mini Ink Pad GATHERED TWIGS	Tim Holtz Distress Mini Ink Pad MILLED LAVENDER
Tim Holtz Distress Mini Ink Pad SHADED LILAC	Tim Holtz Distress Mini Ink Pad DUSTY CONCORD	Sizzix BIG SHOT MACHINE	Sizzix Magnetic Platform for Wafer Thin Dies

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Heat Embossed Snowflakes - Video

Hey hey everyone! I've got a crafty video to share! I FINALLY had a little bit of time to get creative - and remembered to film - so here's the process.

I'm hoping I'll have at least one more video to share showing the card(s!) that I've made using these snowflakes posted within the next day or two. I decided to split up the process because this video was starting to get long and I made a LOT of snowflakes - so I can just refer back to this video with the future posts! :) :) :)

I am in LOVE with MFT's new Snowflake Flurry and Snowflake Flurry Die-namics. When I'd posted cards using it for the October countdown I had a lot of questions about embossing on vellum. So I decided to show that in this video, plus emboss them on some foil card stock and regular card stock as well. Aren't they gorgeous?

To see how I made all these check out my video below:

  

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

 

Snowflake Flurry	Die-namics Snowflake Flurry	Gold Shine Card Stock	MFT Heavyweight Card Stock Black Licorice	MFT Translucent Vellum
Versamark WATERMARK Rubber Stamp Emboss Chalk Resist INK PAD	Versamark Ink Pad	Stampendous DETAIL WHITE Fine Opaque Embossing Powder	Super Fine Embossing Powder - Gold	Zing! Opaque Embossing Powder 1 Ounce Black
Powder Tool Applicator	EK Success CRAFT TWEEZERS Precision Tip	ROCKLINE BASKET COFFEE FILTERS (8-12 Cup Basket) 700 Filters	Precision Heat Embossing Emboss Tool Gun Hero Arts	Swiffer Sweeper Dry Sweeping Cloth Refills, 48 Count
Dahle Self-Healing Cutting 18x12	Sizzix BIG SHOT MACHINE	Sizzix Magnetic Platform for Wafer Thin Dies	Sizzix Big Shot Pro CUTTING PAD STANDARD 656253

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MFT March Ingenious Inking Challenge: Mixed Media Madness

Hello everyone! This month's Ingenious Inking Challenge with MFT was for us to use the MFT Hybrid Inks with Mixed Media. Make sure to check out MFT's blog post for the links to all the other DT member's blog posts to see what they made!

I had some tumbled tiles that have been sitting in my stash for YEARS now - so I pulled them out along with some stamps and a couple different colors of Hybrid Ink and made a couple sets of stamped coasters:

The first set I made uses the Romantic Script background stamp with Chocolate Brown Hybrid ink and then I stamped images from the MPD Timeless stamp set on top with Black Licorice Hybrid Ink.

For my second set of tiles I used the Romantic Script background with Nightshift Blue Hybrid Ink then stamped the flowers from the LJD Grand Peaceful Wildflowers set in Black Licorice Hybrid Ink.

For all the info and how-to and whatnot make sure to check out my video below:

 

 

MFT Hybrid Ink Pad Black Licorice	MFT Hybrid Ink Pad Nightshift Blue	Hybrid Ink Pad Chocolate Brown	MFT BG Romantic Script Background Stamp	MFT LJD Grand Peaceful Wildflowers Stamp Set
MPD Timeless

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MFT Ingenious Inking Challenge: Magical MIX-ables

That's right - another new challenge for the MFT Design Team! For this first one we're showcasing how to use MFT's MIX-ables with their different inks. Make sure you check out their blog post here for info and links to all the other DT members blog posts. LOTS of inspiration to check out!!

I made 2 cards and show 3 ways how I used MFT's Sheer Shimmer mist with their dye inks - and yes this time I have a video to go with it (honestly sometimes it's just too much to do a video for everything - I wish I could but then I wouldn't get ANY sleep!).

For my first card I used the Shimmer Mist and dye inks to watercolour this embossed tulip from the Spring Tulips stamp set. I then created my own coloured shimmer mist with a Sno Cone dye ink refill and Sheer Shimmer mist (I purposely made it really pale so it's just got a hint of color - but a person can make them as pale or as vibrant as they want depending on the amount of ink you add. The sky's the limit).

In real life the shimmer is just GORGEOUS. It's a clean and simple card but the shimmer just makes it POP!

After the first card I decided to use the same supplies and create a different card with a different way to combine the mist with dye inks:

This time a sponged the dye inks over the Harlequin stencil blending them together, THEN sprayed the Sheer Shimmer mist over it. So I end up with a multicoloured shimmer background without needing to create several different shimmer mists (you wouldn't be able to achieve the blended and smooth look like this with mists anyway).

I watercolored the tulips the same way I did for the first card - this time just stamping the images onto their coordinating die cuts with Black Licorice hybrid ink then colouring them with the dye inks and Sheer Shimmer mist instead of water.

To see how I did both card check out my video below:

  

LJD Spring Tulips	Die-namics LJD Spring Tulips	Stencil Harlequin	Die-namics Stitched Rounded Rectangle STAX	Die-namics Happy Hellos
MFT MIX-ables Sheer Shimmer Mist	Versamark Ink Pad	Summer Splash Premium Dye Ink Pad	Tropical Teal Premium Dye Ink Pad	MFT Premium Dye Ink Pad Sour Apple
Green Room Premium Dye Ink Pad	MFT Hybrid Ink Pad Black Licorice	MFT Premium Dye Ink Refill Sno Cone	MFT Heavyweight Card Stock Smooth White	MFT Heavyweight Card Stock Black Licorice
Mini Ink Blending Tool	Mini Ink Blending Foam Pads

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MFT February Creative Challenge: Hop Into Action - Easter-style

 

Hello everyone! This month's Creative Challenge for the MFT Design Team was "Hop Into Action" - AKA create Easter-themed things! Make sure you check out MFT's blog post for links to all the other members playing along to see how they interpreted this and what they made!

I was in a floral mood - and I've had the new Spring Tulips set sitting on my desk and was still itching to use it - so I did - for both cards LOL!

I decided to do watercolour with MFT's dye inks and did it in a different way for each card - I've got a video below that you can check out as well.

For my first card I kept things clean and simple. I heat embossed the tulip line image with detail white embossing powder then watercoloured it with different MFT dye inks (Sour Apple, Green Room, Cotton Candy and Ripe Raspberry).

To achieve the soft background I simple sponged Sno Cone Dye ink with the mini ink blending tool around the edges that I'd taped off with painter's tape.

The sentiment is from the Easter Bunny stamp set, I stamped it with Black Licorice Hybrid ink then stamped the tulip image with Sour Apple ink to finish off the inside of the card.

For card #2 I used dye inks again but this time inking up the solid images from the set and spritzing them with water before stamping them onto the watercolour card stock.

 

This is one of those techniques that will look different every time you do it. You can experiment with different colors, different amounts of water and different types of card stock to see what works for you. I made a couple of "mistakes" that I explain in the video and how I could have fixed them, but I just went with the splotchy look in the end (mostly b/c I didn't have time to re-do any of it - my stamping/crafting time lately has been REALLY limited :P).

I finished off the inside with another stamped sentiment from the Easter Bunny set and stamped another tulip image and that was it!

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

 

 

LJD Spring Tulips	MFT LJD Easter Bunny Stamp Set	Die-namics Inside & Out Diagonal Stitched Rectangle STAX	MFT Heavyweight Card Stock Smooth White	MFT Premium Dye Ink Pad Sour Apple
Green Room Premium Dye Ink Pad	MFT Premium Dye Ink Pad Cotton Candy	Ripe Raspberry Premium Dye Ink Pad	Versamark Ink Pad	MFT Premium Dye Ink Pad Bubblegum
MFT Premium Dye Ink Pad Razzle Berry	Heavyweight Card Stock Sno Cone	MFT Hybrid Ink Pad Black Licorice	Mini Ink Blending Tool

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NEW MFT January Products Available NOW!

I'm back with another MFT January post - if you're reading this it means the new January products are available NOW in the MFT store!

Make sure to check out MFT's blog for all the info and links to all the other DT member's blog posts. PLUS stay tuned to the very end of this post for info on how you can WIN ;).

I've got 3 cards and a video to share with y'all so I hope you're sitting back with a cup of coffee LOL:

I'm focusing on the new Love Center-pieces Die-namics for all 3 of my cards - and the first 2 are shaker cards. I made them in different ways and it was easier to show/explain via video so check that out below if you're interested in seeing how they came together.

For this first card I made a "traditional" shaker card with layers of foam tape and transparencies (any office supply store carries them - I've had mine for forever) that sandwich some glitter and die cut hearts and XOXO's from the Love Center-pieces Die-namics.

I finished off the inside with a sentiment from the All My Love stamp set and a die cut heart.

Card #2 is a "flat" shaker card that doubles as a window - love that you can see the inside of the card through all the glitter and little die cut pieces.

I adhered the die cut "you" on the inside of the card so that it would show through the heart with the card closed.

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

  

For my third card I used some of the leftover die cut pieces from the first 2 cards. I LOVE how this one turned out (no pun intended).

I stamped the heart with the Damask Background and Sno Cone pigment ink (loving the new pigment inks!!), and popped it up on dimensionals.

I used the same sentiment from the All My Love set that I used on the first card - but this time I cut it up to stamp it how I wanted it, and used the die cut heart to stamp the word "heart" onto it to finish off the card.

Die-namics Love Centerpieces	Die-namics Love & Adore You	LJD All My Love	Damask Background	Die-namics Heart Puzzle
Die-namics Blueprints 1	Die-namics Blueprints 2	Die-namics Blueprints 20	MFT Heavyweight Card Stock Black Licorice	MFT Heavyweight Card Stock Pink Lemonade
MFT Heavyweight Card Stock Red Hot	Heavyweight Card Stock Sno Cone	MFT Heavyweight Card Stock Smooth White	MFT Heavyweight Card Stock Grout Gray	MFT Hybrid Ink Pad Black Licorice
Premium Dye Ink Pad Sno Cone	MFT Premium Dye Ink Pad Grout Gray	Sno Cone Pigment Ink Pad

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GIVEAWAY info!! Visit each of the MFT Designers' January Product Launch posts linked on the MFT Blog and leave a comment by the end of the day on Thursday, January 8, 2015 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. Good luck! :)