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Bee Yourself Slimline Card | Karin Brushmarker Pros

Hello everyone!! I am zipping through all the footage and getting the voiceovers done finally! And of course MORE slimline cards - the obsession (and fun) is real:

This was my first portrait slimline card - all the other ones I've made so far have been landscape orientation. The only big different being they're a little harder (for me anyway) to photograph. Still super fun to make though.

I pulled out an older set again for this one: Simon Says Stamp's Bee Yourself stamp set. I had bought the coordinating wafer dies for it MONTHS ago and it's just been sitting and waiting to be used again.

I stamped the bees and hearts from the Bee Yourself set onto Bristol Smooth card stock with Nocturne ink and heat embossed them with Simon's Clear embossing powder. I used my Karin Brushmarker Pro's and a water brush to color them in and then die cut them with the coordinating wafer dies.

For the background I stamped the "honeycomb" images from the set onto more Bristol Smooth card stock and heat embossed them with Wendy Vecchi's Sunflower embossing powder. I used the Canary yellow Karin marker and a big paintbrush to color over them, added some splatter, and added white splatter (it's subtle but it's there).

I recently got the Mama Elephant Slim Card Basics wafer die set so I used the stitched wafer die on the background, and then used the scalloped wafer die on some of Simon's Sea Glass card stock.

On the inside of the card I stamped the honeycomb with Wild Honey Distress Oxide ink, and the hearts with Candied Apple Distress Oxide ink. I added the last bee images I'd coloured plus another white heat embossed sentiment from the Bee Yourself set. I made a coordinating envelope from some Doodlebug patterned paper in my stash and the Trinity Stamps Slimline Envelope Builder wafer die 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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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! 

Slimline Card | SSS Beautiful Flowers 2 Take 6

Hey everyone! I've had issues with editing lately (all resolved finally!) - so here's my card and video for last week's Color Throwdown Challenge:

This is a slimline 3.5 x 8.5" card.

I pulled out Simon Says Stamp's Beautiful Flowers 2 stamp and die set to make another slimline card. If you haven't seen all my recent slimline card posts you can find some of them at the links below:

EASY Watercolor w Distress Oxide Sprays | Sketch Tulip Bouquet Take 5

Studio Katia Artsy Trimmings | Rainbow Slimline Card

Easy Messy Watercolor w MFT Main Squeeze Stamps | Slimline Card

Let the Good Times Roll Slimline Card with Custom Envelope | Trinity Stamps

Slimline Card Using Honey Bee Stamps Up, Up and Away Stamp Set 

So many fun cards. I'll be posting more slimline cards as I make them - I'm really enjoying this size as a fun diversion from making A2 size cards all these years!

I stamped the large floral stamp from the Beautiful Flowers 2 stamp set onto Ranger watercolor paper with Versafine Clair Nocturne ink then watercolored it using the Prima Classics watercolor palette. I added splatter using the watercolor palette as well as Ranger Perfect Pearl powder and water for the shimmery splatter.

The background was done using Simon's Diagonal Stripes stencil over white card stock. I blended Hickory Smoke Distress Oxide ink over the stencil, then removed the stencil and blended Weathered Wood Distress Oxide ink over it. More splatter was added of course.

On the inside of the card I stamped the large floral using Mustard Seed Distress Oxide ink and then stamped a sentiment from the Thankful Flowers set with the Nocturne ink. I used another sentiment from the Thankful Flowers set and heat embossed it onto the front of the card using Wendy Vecchi Sunflower embossing powder. 

Of course no slimline card of mine wouldn't be complete without a matching envelope. I used some Doodlebug patterned paper from my stash and the Trinity Stamps Slimline Envelope Builder die 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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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 Watercolor w Distress Oxide Sprays | Sketch Tulip Bouquet Take 5

Hello everyone! Last week ended up being totally crazy so my editing for this card and video got pushed to this week. The card was originally meant for last week's Color Throwdown Challenge (which you can still check out HERE and be inspired by!). There's a new challenge going up tomorrow so I'm going to be scrambling to get caught up as usual lol!

Anywho - I'm still just LOVING making slimline cards. I've made a few recently and there will be more. I set up a dedicated category for them here on my blog (all the categories are listed in the right hand side bar - you just need to scroll down to check them all out) and will continue adding to it as I get them made and posted.

This is a 3.5 x 8.5" card.

I pulled out the Simon Says Stamp Sketch Tulip Bouquet set again for this card. I've done a few videos on this one already - it's definitely a favorite of mine!

I stamped the tulips onto Ranger watercolor paper with Nocturne ink, then used Distress Oxide Sprays and a watercolor brush to color them in. Of course I added a TON of splatter to them, let it all dry then die cut them all with the coordinating wafer die.

I blended Faded Jeans Distress Oxide ink onto another piece of watercolor paper, and splattered that too of course! For the sentiment I white heat embossed a phrase from the Luck and Hugs stamp set onto a strip of black card stock. I added some bling from the Strawberry Shortcake sequin pack just because 😉🤩.

I finished off the inside of the card with a couple more clusters of the tulips. I then stamped the large Hugs sentiment from the Luck and Hugs set with the Faded Jeans Distress Oxide ink. The envelope was made with the Trinity Stamps Slimline Envelope Builder wafer die set that I bought a few weeks ago (and is the reason I keep making and will keep making slimline cards lol! Having a cute envelope to put them in is key). I used some Doodlebug patterned paper from my stash to make it 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! 

Studio Katia Artsy Trimmings | Rainbow Slimline Card

Hey everyone!! I'm still SO into slimline cards - and there will be more. They're fun to make - if you've missed any of my more recent ones here's links to those posts:

Easy Messy Watercolor w MFT Main Squeeze Stamps | Slimline Card

Let the Good Times Roll Slimline Card with Custom Envelope | Trinity Stamps

Slimline Card Using Honey Bee Stamps Up, Up and Away Stamp Set 

For today's slimline card I pulled out some Studio Katia stamps and dies:

This slimline card is 3.5 x 8.5"

I stamped one of the images from Studio Katia's Artsy Trimmings stamp set onto Ranger watercolor paper with Nocturne ink. I then used Prima's Classics watercolor palette to watercolor in all the images. I added a TON of splatter with Ranger Perfect Pearl powder and water and white ink.

I used the Crafty word die that comes in the Artsy Trimmings coordinating wafer die set to create my sentiment. To make it into a sentiment I white heat embossed words from the Paws for Kindness set and trimmed them down before adhering them.

I stamped the image from the Artsy Trimmings set again onto the inside of the card, this time with Tumbled Glass Distress Oxide ink. I made an envelope for the card from some Lawn Fawn patterned paper in my stash using the Trinity Stamps Slimline Envelope Builder Die 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! 

Double Stamped and EASY Watercolor Card | SSS Beautiful Flowers Take 13

Hello everyone! I am late with my card for last week's Color Throwdown Challenge:

You can still check out what the rest of the team created with these colors HERE <-----click! plus there's a ton of inspiration from everyone who participated (on time 🤪) with it as well! There will be a new Color Throwdown Challenge up Wednesday morning so stay tuned!

I still wanted to create with these colors and I just loved them together - so here's what I made:

I pulled out my oh-so-loved SSS Beautiful Flowers stamp set and gold heat embossed it twice onto Distress Watercolor paper. I used my Prima Currents watercolor palette to color in the blooms, then added a bunch of splatter.

I used the A2 Thin Frames wafer die set and die cut the main panel, then when I adhered it to the card base I inlaid a frame I'd die cut from Smoke grey card stock. I used the Thank You Script wafer die set for my main sentiment, and added a sentiment strip from the All Things Happy sentiment strips pack.

OF COURSE I had to add some bling lol - I added some Studio Katia Golden Crystals and Ocean Wave Crystals. I also added some Nuvo Jewel Drops in Sea Breeze.

On the inside of the card I stamped the Beautiful Flowers image again - this time with Smoke ink. I then adhered the thin frame left over from die cutting the front panel 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! 

Easy Messy Watercolor w MFT Main Squeeze Stamps | Slimline Card

Happy Friday everyone!

My Favorite Things had an amazing May release - you can check it all out HERE <------click!

So many fun new products - but I couldn't resist inking up the new Main Squeeze stamp set. Since I'm on a slimline card kick I decided to make another one:

This is a slimline card measuring 3.5 x 8.5"

I stamped all the images from the Main Squeeze set onto Distress watercolor paper with Nocturne ink. I then did some REALLY easy messy watercolor using the Prima Classics and Prima Pastel Dreams watercolor palettes.

I used Tumbled Glass Distress Ink and a SK Blending Brush to create the background, and then I splattered on Tumbled Glass Distress Oxide Spray over it. I trimmed down some (of my all-time favorite lol) MFT Black & White Stripes patterned paper, and then glued it together to make a strip long enough to fit on the front of the card.

I finished off the inside of the card with the leftover piece of the Black & White Stripes paper and a few more of the images from the Main Squeeze set.

I made another envelope using the Slimline Envelope Builder wafer die set and some patterned paper from my stash 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! 

Galaxy Background with PinkFresh Liquid Watercolors & HoneyBee Stamps and Dies

Hello everyone! It's MAY?!? April felt like such a crazy long month and then it's just over!

Anywho - the other day I posted a card using some of the latest Honey Bee Stamps release. Side note - the last part of the release I was waiting on should be here this week! Once it is I'll film a Release & Review video for y'all to show you all the new products!

Another project that I wanted to make was a galaxy background - one because I haven't done one of those in a while and two because one of the mini sets in the new release inspired me to:

This is a 5x7" card.

I pulled out my PinkFresh Liquid watercolors to make this background. You can you anything really - dye ink refills, watercolors, Distress Inks or Oxides. Play with what you've got! I chose the PF Liquid Watercolors this time as I haven't used them in a while, plus when you keep them concentrated and don't add much water they're REALLY intense and vibrant. 

I used Strathmore watercolor paper and it comes in 5x7 sheets. I originally intended to cut it down to make an A2 card but in the end decided to keep the larger size and make a 5x7 card. After the watercolor background was dry I splattered on a bunch of white ink to make the "stars". THIS is what brings a galaxy background together - at least for me. Mine look like ugly hot messes till the splatter is added lol!

I used the new A7 Thin Frames Honey Cuts dies - the die is all one piece (you can see it in the video) and it cuts a BUNCH of frames all at once. I die cut it from Tonic Silver Screen Glitter card, chose a frame for this card and the rest I put in the package with the die to use on future projects. 

I used the same glitter card with the new Friend Honey Cuts die along with white card stock and vellum. I finished off the sentiments using the coordinating Friend stamp set that I white heat embossed onto black card stock.

Of course I couldn't resist adding some bling - I added some Studio Katia Iridescent Stars Embellishments and Silver Foil Sequins.

On the inside of the card I stamped the sentiments that inspired the card. I used both stamps from the mini Good Friends set and stamped them onto the inside with VersaFine Clair Nocturne ink. I didn't want just the sentiment on the inside so I used a bunch of the little tiny star images from the new Far Out Friends stamp set and inked them up with Distress Oxide inks and that was it!

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

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

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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 Stamps Farm Fresh Flowers | Prima Watercolors

Hello everyone!

SO - Honey Bee Stamps recently had a HUGE release. They celebrated 5 years in business and as always they released a ton of great new products. I will have a Release & Review video to share with y'all as soon as the package I'm waiting on gets here with the last of the products (I want to be able to include them in the video!) - so stay tuned for that!

In the meantime you can check out all the new products HERE at SSS <-------click!

And here's a card I made using some of the new products:

Of course I couldn't resist the new Farm Fresh Flowers stamp set and coordinating die set. Anything that has large floral images I'm IN. I stamped the floral image and the milk can from the set onto Distress watercolor paper with VersaFine Clair Nocturne ink. I used Prima watercolors to color them in - both the Classics set and the Pastel Dreams palettes.

I white heat embossed the new Buffalo Plaid background stamp onto another piece of Distress watercolor paper. I then blended on Cracked Pistachio Distress Oxide ink and splattered the same ink over it. I used one of my all-time favorite die sets: Honey Bee's Scallop A2 Card Frames to die cut the panel before adhering it to my card base.

I did the same thing with the Cracked Pistachio ink onto a piece of Distress Watercolor paper and then die cut it with the new Friend wafer die.

On the inside of the card I stamped the floral cluster from the Farm Fresh Flowers set with Cracked Pistachio Distress Oxide ink. I then stamped a sentiment from the Friend stamp set that coordinates with the Friend wafer die.

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! 

No-Line Watercolor with Prima Watercolors | Sketch Tulip Bouquet Take 4

Hello everyone!

This week's Color Throwdown Challenge is up!

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

Here's what I made:

I pulled out another old favorite: Simon Says Stamp's Sketch Tulip Bouquet stamp set and coordinating wafer die.

I stamped the tulips onto Strathmore watercolor paper with Antique Linen Distress Oxide ink and did no-line watercoloring using the Prima Classics watercolor palette. I added splatter with the watercolors as well as with Ranger's Perfect Pearl powder mixed with water to add some shimmer.

I pulled out the Diagonal Stripes background stamp and stamped it onto my card base with Blueprint Sketch Distress Oxide ink, then added a BUNCH of splatter while I was at it!

I die cut the Painted Thanks wafer die from Neenah Desert storm card stock, and to complement that added some of the new Studio Katia Cafe Au Lait pearls.

I inked up the tulips with Distress Oxide inks and stamped them onto the inside of the card as well as a sentiment from the Sketch Tulip Bouquet 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!

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! 

Feeling Cooped Up? | Honey Bee Stamps | Karin Brushmarker Pro

Hello everyone! I pulled out some oldie-but-goodie Honey Bee Stamps and dies to make this card:

This is a 5.5" square card.

I thought this was a rather fitting card for the current times - as it DEFINITELY is how we've been feeling around here!

I pulled out Honey Bee's Spring Chicks stamp set and the coordinating wafer dies. I stamped the chickens onto Strathmore Ready Cut watercolor paper with Versafine Clair Fallen Leaves ink then coloured them in with Karin Brushmarker Pro's and a water brush.

I used Honey Bee's Chicken Coop wafer dies and die cut the main part and the "inside" from woodgrain card stock, then used Distress Oxide inks (colors used are listed in the supplies) to sponge on the colors I wanted. I used Honey Bee's largest Deckle Edge Square wafer die to die cut the background and also sponged and splattered some Distress Oxide ink on it.

For the sentiments on the outside and inside of the card I used the Eggcelent Sentiments stamp set and the coordinating wafer dies. I white heat embossed the sentiment and die cut it for the outside and stamped the second sentiment (and one of the chicks from the Spring Chicks set) on the inside of the card and that was it!

To see how the 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! 

NEON Florals with Karin Brushmarker Pros | SSS Look For the Rainbows Take 4

Hey everyone!! I missed the boat with last week's Color Throwdown Challenge - this video/cards/process just took longer than usual for all the reasons. That said - these were fun to make and the crazy-bright neon colors just make me happy!!

It's the 4th time I'm using the Look for the Rainbows stamp set - if you missed any of my previous posts using it you can find them all at the links below:

Copic Coloring on Floral Images | SSS Look For the Rainbow Stamp Set

Birds on a Wire Distress Oxide Watercolor | SSS Sept Card Kit

NEW Karin Brushmarker Pro First Impression | SSS Look For the Rainbow Take 3

For today's cards I'm using my Karin Brushmarker Pro's again - I recently got my hands on the neon set of them and have been itching to play with them!

I had the hardest time getting pictures of these cards. Filming the video seemed to work OK but trying to photograph such intense neon colors kept making my camera go haywire (literally - I'm not very skilled with a camera and I'm sure there's settings to combat that but I'm clueless). 

I stamped the florals, stems and leaves from the Look for the Rainbows stamp set onto Bristol Smooth card stock using VersaFine Clair Nocturne ink and then clear heat embossed all the images. I then used the Neon Karin Brushmarker Pro's to color them in, and one of the browns (Praline) from the big box to color in the flower centres.

I used the coordinating wafer dies to die cut all the images, and arranged them into bouquets on all 4 cards.

The card bases were stamped with Simon's Outline Leaves Background using Fog ink - just subtle and perfect IMO!! I white heat embossed one sentiment on black card stock and stamped another sentiment onto the card bases from the Look For the Rainbows set.

Of course I finished off the fronts with some bling - Pretty Pink Posh's Flamingo Pink crystals were perfect for these cards.

I finished off the insides of the cards by stamping the florals with neon inks. The ones I used aren't available at SSS anymore - however I've linked to alternative RinaK inks that work fabulous. She's got a bunch of awesome neon products available now <-----click to check 'em out! I'm going to have to order a bunch of it b/c I have a thing for neon (and bling, and large floral stamps, etc etc etc lol).

So I finished off the insides of the cards with the large sentiment from the Look for the Rainbows set and that was it!

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

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

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

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Easy Painting with Distress Oxide Spray | SSS Beautiful Flowers Take 12

Hey everyone! I'm on time for this week's Color Throwdown Challenge (shocking I know lol). Here's the challenge:

You can see what the rest of the team created with these colors HERE <------click! and there's plenty of time for y'all to play along if you'd like!

Here's what I made:

I pulled out my still-all-time-favorite stamp set: Simon Says Stamp's Beautiful Flowers, and the coordinating wafer dies. I also pulled out Simon's Circle Thin Frames wafer dies and used one of them on some Lawn Fawn Noble Fir card stock.

I stamped the large floral from the Beautiful Flowers stamp set onto a white card base with Versafine Clair Morning Mist ink. I then white heat embossed the individual flowers in the set onto Distress watercolor paper and watercolored them with Worn Lipstick Distress Oxide spray and a water brush.

I used Mowed Lawn Distress Oxide spray and a paintbrush to add some splatter and added some bling with Studio Katia Gold Sparkle Crystals.

I stamped the large floral onto the inside of the card with Worn Lipstick Distress Oxide ink, then added some sentiments from the same stamp set and that was it!

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

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

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

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

Painting with Nuvo Shimmer Powders | MFT Hydrangeas in Bloom

Hey everyone! I hope y'all are staying in (if you can - and for EVERYONE working in necessary jobs to keep us stocked with food and medicine, healthcare workers etc etc - THANK YOU) and staying safe!

I started this card over a month ago.....normally I make a card in one sitting (and then share it with you guys). This one just had one thing after another going on - but I saved the footage and the pieces and finally got it finished:

I white heat embossed MFT's Hydrangeas in Bloom stamp onto Distress Watercolor paper. I then used Nuvo Shimmer Powders in Violet Brocade and Falling Leaves to paint them in.

I pulled out my Glimmer Hot Foil system and used Prism Glimmer Foil and MFT's You Impress Me Impressive Die-namics. I haven't foiled anything in so long and it was one of those "ah-hah" moments when I pulled the foil away and just LOVED the result. Prolly going to be foiling all the things again soon 😉. I used the All About You wafer die to cut out the foiled sentiment before popping it onto my card with foam strips.

I used the Candy Stripes stencil on the background with some Slate ink, and white heat embossed a sentiment from the All About You stamp set onto some green card stock.

To finish off the inside of the card I inked up the Hydrangeas in Bloom image with Tombow markers, lightly misted it with water and stamped it on the inside of the card. I then stamped sentiments from the All About You stamp set with the Slate ink I used with the stencil and that was it!

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

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

ALSO - FYI I have a coupon code to share with y'all (the timing of this e-mail with me finishing this card and post was too perfect lol):

Shop all things MFT HERE <---------click! and save 15% with the code SVMFT44

OR there's this code:

Purchase any MFT product from Simon Says Stamp and get the You Have the Biggest Heart stamp FREE with the code MFTF33

Alternatively there's also the code HP2T9 that will get you $5 off orders of $5 or more (*one code per order and cannot be combined with other codes. Not valid on previous purchases, card kits or card kit subscriptions)

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!