Hello my friends, Sizziz and 49andMarket have come together and released a fabulous collection of stamps and dies which are right up my mixed media street and combined with 49andMarket Spectrum Gardenia Classic papers as ready made backgrounds, I had a fun time creating a trio of easy peasy, quick to make, encouragement cards.
I used 49andMarket Spectrum Gardenia Classic 6" x 8" papers trimmed to 3.3/4" x 5.1/4" and stamped the images from Painted Pencil Butterflies 666634, die-cut with the dies included with the stamp set and stamped the sentiments from the Hello Sentiments stamp set 666630Friday, April 26, 2024
Sizzix + 49andMarket
Thursday, April 25, 2024
Tim Holtz/Stampers Anonymous - Abstract Florals
Hello my friends, I'm back to share a trio of cards I made for the YouTube Live launch of Tim Holtz/Stampers Anonymous new stamps and stencils using Abstract Florals. I love the bold statement these beautiful images make on a card and decided to keep the background fairly simple using Alcohol Inks.
I trimmed Ranger White Yupo to create 3 - 4" x 5.1/4" panels, stamped the images and sentiments from Abstract Florals, inked with Black Soot Distress Archival ink, sprinkled with Ranger Black Embossing Powder and heat set. The Yupo is a plastic substrate and is prone to warping when heated, so I made sure my heat gun was good and hot and kept it moving until the powder melted.I added drops of Dijon and Moss Alcohol inks with a little Blending Solution to the felt pad on a Mini Round Blending Tool and pounced on to the panels.I matted the panels on to Distress Black HeavyStock trimmed 1/8" larger and added dots to mimic the dots around the images using a Sakura Black Glaze Pen.Wednesday, April 24, 2024
Simon Says May Card Kit - Thank You
Hello my friends, I'm back to share another card with the products from Simon Says Stamp Celestial Wishes May Card Kit using the Celestial Wishes stamp set and Warm Tones Pawsitively Dazzling Gems. You can check out the contents of the kit or if you wish, purchase individual items from the kit HERE.
Tuesday, April 23, 2024
Tim Holtz Curiosity Shop - Her Notebook
Hello my friends, I'm back to share the Her version of the notebook from an earlier post using Tim Holtz/Stampers Anonymous Curiosity Shop and Wheel and Labels Layering Stencils.
I trimmed Distress Watercolor card to create the covers for the notebook, coloured with a light wash of Scorched Timber Distress Oxide ink and applied Scorched Timber and Vintage Photo Distress Oxide ink through the Wheel Layering Stencil using a Tiny Blending Tool.I repeated the process with the Labels Layering Stencil using Worn Lipstick Distress Oxide ink.I inked the number strip from Curiosity Shop with Peeled Paint Distress Archival and holding the stamp in my hand, stamped randomly over the background.I stamped the typewriter, label and sentiment from Curiosity Shop on what will be the front cover of the notebook, inked with Black Soot Distress Archival.I coloured a scrap of Distress Watercolor with the same light Scorched Timber Distress Oxide Wash, stamped the label and sentiment, inked with Scorched Timber Distress Ink and over-stamped the four leaf clover, inked with Worn Lipstick Distress Oxide.I cut a slit in the panel above the typewriter with Tim Holtz Craft Knife, fussy cut the stamped label and tucked it into the slit.I fussy cut the rest of the labels and fixed to the back cover of the notebook with Distress Collage Medium.Monday, April 22, 2024
Simon Says - It's Up In The Air
Hi Everyone...welcome to another week on the Simon Says Stamp Monday Challenge Blog. Thank you for joining us for last week's challenge and we hope you can join us this week too because
Saturday, April 20, 2024
Simon Says Stamp - Celebrate Blog Hop - Day 2
Hi my friends, welcome to my stop on Day 2 of the Simon Says Stamp Blog Hop for the Celebrate release. I'm thrilled to be joining lots of talented friends and designers to share inspiration using products from this fabulous release.
Simon Says Stamp has a blog hop exclusive give-away, the Groovy Happy Birthday die is FREE with any purchase, just enter the code GHBD when you checkout. This promotion is valid until April 21 at 11.59 PM EDT or while supplies last.
Simon Says are also giving away a $25 coupon to every stop on the hop so make sure you leave a comment on each participant's blog to be in with a chance of winning. The winners will be chosen and posted on Simon Says Stamp Blog on Wednesday April 24, and if you are a lucky winner, you can e-mail Simon Says Stamp to claim your prize.
Kath
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