Spellbinders – Photosynthesis Release Day

Happy Friday my friends! Today is release day for the Simon Hurley Photosynthesis collection with Spellbinders! I got to play with a few of the products in this release and they are so easy to create with but fun and beautiful too! Today I have two cards featuring the new Daffodil Frame dies and Must-Have Sentiments glimmer plate.

First of all, the new Must-Have Sentiments glimmer plate is one plate that has six sentiments and a coordinating die that cuts them all out at once. It’s fantastic and pure genius! I tried some simple silver foil on black cardstock and beautiful teal on white cardstock and now I have a bunch of sentiments ready to go!

This first card is a shaker but has no bulk. No foam strips or anything. I cut the daffodils from a white A2 cardfront and ink blended it green. Then I used the flower and stem dies to cut coordinating pieces from yellow and green cardstock, adhering them with liquid glue. Then I cut the daffodils and frame from yellow cardstock, trimmed the flowers out so I just had the frame and glued it around the edge.

I created a little glitter pocket using an acetate sleeve I usually put my finished cards in and adhered it on the side of my card. I trimmed the right size window out of a piece of white cardstock and adhered it over the glitter pocket to hide the ugly parts.

Last of all, I added my glimmered sentiment with foam squares and also adhered a few gold baubles around the design.

This daffodil frame is absolutely perfect for a mini slimline card, so I just had to create one my first go-round with it. This time I cut the daffodils and frame from green cardstock and then cut the leaves from a lighter green and flowers from yellow and orange. This time I added a little dimension to the die cut pieces with copic markers.

Next, I trimmed a piece of white cardstock to 2.5×5.5 inches and inked it up with peacock feathers and salvaged patina distress oxide ink. I spritzed the panel with water, blotted it dry and flicked white paint on the panel as well.

Once the panel was dry, I popped it up on a 3×6 mini slimline card base with foam tape. Then I added the daffodils with foam squares too. Last, with a combo of liquid glue and foam squares I added a glimmered sentiment to the bottom right side.

Be sure to check out the whole Photosynthesis collection. It’s beautiful! I will have a few more cards for you using more products in the release very soon!

Products used today:
Daffodil Frame dies
Must-Have Sentiments glimmer plate
Foam tape and squares
Liquid glue
White liner tape
Distress Oxide Ink – salvaged patina, peacock feathers
Twiddler’s Nook gold baubles
Pink & Main – super fine glitter

I appreciate you sharing your time with me. Have a fabulous day!

Coffee Loving Cardmakers – 2023 Spring Summer Hop

Eeekkk! So excited to be back in the groove of sponsoring these fun hops again! It feels like it’s been a while and I’m here for it! This is the start of the Coffee Loving Cardmakers 2023 Spring | Summer Hop and I’m very proud to be a sponsor of it.

I love carrying a variety of coffee products in the shop to keep you all in perfect theme while crafting – whether it be your tools or embellishments for your creations, we’ve got it.

I’m super excited to announce that I have a new product coming to the shop…

Drum roll please…

The plan is to have them available on Sunday, as long as UPS cooperates and delivers them on Saturday. So be sure to check the shop for new items HERE.

These stickers are going to be so fun! Decorate your water bottles, laptops, project bags…all the things!

GIVEAWAY

I’m going to be giving away a full set of the new stickers plus one of our new project bags to one commenter on today’s post. Then I’m going to give a second set of stickers plus a $20 gift code to the shop to another commenter.

Commenting closes Thursday, May 11 at midnight PDT.

Good luck everyone!

BLOG HOP

This is your last stop on the hop but if you didn’t start at the beginning, head back to the CLC post HERE and catch up whatever you missed.

Miss Ink Stamps – How Do You Do?

Hello everyone! I’m happy to be here sharing a fun Alice in Wonderland themed card featuring stamps, stencils and embellishments from Miss Ink Stamps. I adore this whole collection and love how they can all be used separate or together to create fun and whimsical cards featuring your favorite Alice characters and scenes.

Another thing that’s fun is to color them any way that suits me in the moment. We all get stuck on the iconic color schemes but changing things up even just a little makes them new and refreshing. I stamped and colored Dee and Dum with my copic markers before using the scan-n-cut to cut them out.

Next, I trimmed a piece of white cardstock to 4×5.25 inches and inked up the Circle Harlequin stencil with orange and teal inks. Then I chose sentiments from Dee and Dum and stamped them in gray ink, using the image as a guide where they fit best.

I added gray cardstock to the front of a white card base and popped the stenciled panel up with foam tape on that. Then I added the image with foam squares because, well, dimension and you know I love it!

For finishing touches I added a scattering of Champagne Stardust glitter across the whole design. Then I added Touch of Gloss to the propellers, buttons and bowties on Dee and Dum. Just a little sparkle and shine on a very fun card.

Products used:
Dee and Dum stamps
Circle Harlequin stencil
Champagne Stardust glitter
Foam tape and squares
Touch of Gloss
Liquid glue
Blending brushes
Lawn Fawn mermaid and peach fuzz inks
Copic markers

I appreciate you sharing your time with me. Have a fabulous day!

Pink & Main – Stenciled Panel Focal Point Cards

Hello everyone! Today I’m on the Pink & Main blog with a pair of cards using the new Rectangle Patterns stencil to create two different cards. This new stencil has four different patterns on it creating the perfect size for a small central focal point on your card, or they meet up to cover your whole panel if you’d like as well.

I used a few Pink & Main inks blended together on these panels to create beautiful backgrounds, then trimmed them out to use as stand out focal points on my cards.

This first one is a simple design but so pretty and eye catching. A great design when you need something in a pinch for any occasion if you just swap out your sentiment. Mine came from the new Envelope Pop Up Card die set and I cut it from silver foil cardstock for a little something extra.

My inked panel is popped up on blue patterned paper with foam tape, which is popped up again on a white card base. I simply finished the design off with a scattering of glitter enamel dots for added interest and bringing a little color into the white space along the edge.

My second card was really fun to build but adding the stenciled panel with foam tape and then adorning opposite corners of the panel with flowers from the Envelope Pop Up Card dies. The flowers are cut from the park and streetlight cardstock with the centers using copper glitter cardstock from the Fall Glitter paper pack. I think it makes them look like sunflowers which I love!

Next, I stamped a sentiment from Sweet Posies using barbershop ink and cut it with the banner from the Envelope Pop Up Card dies. I added it with foam squares and also popped a little butterfly up above it. I used a marker to color the body and then added Wink of Stella glitter brush pen for shimmer.

Remember when ink blending, if you use your basic primary color combos (blue + pink = purple), you can expand your colors with less ink pads too!

Products used:
Envelope Pop Up Card dies
Sweet Posies stamps
Rectangle Patterns stencil
Inks – barbershop, dress shop, construction, the park, night sky
Cardstock – the park and streetlight, fall glitter pack
Ergonomic blending brushes
EZ Squeeze liquid glue
Foam tape and squares
Wink of Stella glitter brush pen
Glitter enamel dots – floral hearts

I appreciate you sharing your time with me. Have a fabulous day!

Doodlebugs | Mama Elephant – Happy We Are Friends Shaker Card

Hello everyone! I’m excited to be guest designing on the Doodlelbugs blog using some fun Mama Elephant products that she carries.

Do you ever have a hard time not making something a shaker when you have the option? I think I really do because every time I can, I seem to go that route and love it! That’s how today’s card came about.

I had a general design in mind with the polaroid frame dies holding my sentiment and the sweet images from Flower Friends below. So I die cut my frame from white cardstock and took the inside piece that cuts out and ink blended it before stamping a sentiment. For that I chose carved pumpkin and squeezed lemonade distress oxide inks. I spritzed it with water and blotted it dry, then stamped my sentiment and adhered the cute clip to the top, which is a die included in the frame set.

Layering my stamps in place to make sure things will fit the way I want, I thought…this could be a shaker frame! So that’s what I did. I lined the back of the frame with acetate and then foam tape, sprinkled Pixie Dust micro beads inside and sealed it up with my sentiment panel. Then I moved on to stamping and coloring images from Flower Friends with my copic markers. I used the coordinating dies to cut them out and moved on to the background.

The background panel is a piece of teal cardstock with peacock feathers distress oxide ink blended at the top fading to nothing. Then I splattered watered down peacock feathers ink across the panel, followed by white paint too. I trimmed the panel to 4×5.25 inches and popped it up on a white card base.

The photo frame is added with liquid glue and the images are added with a combination of foam squares, strips and liquid glue as well. Finally, my finishing touches were black glaze pen to the puppy and bee eyes, along with stardust Stickles to the flower centers and bee wings.

Wouldn’t this card be so sweet and heartwarming to receive in the mail? I hope the recipient loves it when she gets it!

Products used today:
Mama Elephant Flower Friends stamps and dies
Mama Elephant So Appreciated stamps and dies
Mama Elephant Polaroid Tag dies
Distress Oxide – squeezed lemonade, carved pumpkin, peacock feathers
Stickles – stardust
Sakura black glaze pen
Bearly Art liquid glue
Foam squares and strips
Copic markers
Lawn Fawn acetate sheets
1/4″ double-sided tape
Twiddler’s Nook Pixie Dust Micro Beads – Rosetta

I appreciate you sharing your time with me. Have a fabulous day!

BYSHC Hop WINNER

Hey crafty friends! I just wanted to pop in with a winner from the Build Your Stash Holiday Cardmaker Hop. I said that I would giveaway one of my $50 destash packages to a random commenter.

Drum roll please…

Congratulations Von Marie! Please email me at twiddlersnook@gmail.com or message me through social media to claim your prize.

Thank you everyone for your comments, orders and just taking a moment to check out the Twiddler’s Nook shop.

Remember we have a sale going on through tomorrow, April 29, so there’s still time to shop!

Spellbinders – Floral Friendship Paper Suite Cards

Hello everyone. Thank you so much for stopping by today. I have a pair of cards featuring more brilliant products from the Floral Friendship Paper Suite collection but this time I paired it with one of the dies from the Four Petal collection too.

I got the idea to use this die with the Floral Friendship Paper Suite when I came across the sentiment die cut for the card on the right. See how it’s the same shape! So cool!

I wasn’t entirely sure how I was going to put the cards together so I started by die cutting Scrolled Punch and Pierce plate from pink cardstock. This is one large die that gives you three separate pieces. So I took each piece and inked the edges of them with picked raspberry distress oxide ink. Next, I decided that I wanted to separate the pieces and make two cards.

I chose patterned paper for each background and adhered them to white card bases with liquid glue. Then I started sorting through the pre-made die cuts to choose sentiments and accent images.

For this card, I popped the pink frame up with foam squares and then added the sentiment with double-stacked foam squares. I chose a sweet 3D butterfly from the stickers and added gold foil leaves and a flower to the opposite corner. To finish it off I added a few of the gemstones to the design.

On my second card, I added the outer frame with liquid glue and popped the center piece up with foam squares. Then I popped the sentiment up as well. Next, I glued leaves directly to the pink frame with liquid glue and popped the bird up with foam squares.

I wanted the butterfly to have lift as well so I double-stacked foam squares on the outer wings and used single-layer foam strip in the body. This was the wings are higher than the body to look like it’s flying a bit.

Last, I trimmed off anything hanging over the edge with my scissors. Then this card is finished too.

I’m still loving playing around with the elements from this beautiful collection! Next, I think I’ll add some to my journal for decorations here and there.

Products used:
Floral Friendship paper pad
Floral Friendship printed die cuts
Floral Friendship printed die cut sentiments
Dimensional Butterfly stickers
Iridescent gemstones
Scrolled Punch and Pierce plate
Foam squares
Bearly Art liquid glue
Distress Oxide Ink – picked raspberry

I appreciate you sharing your time with me. Have a fabulous day!

Pink & Main – Hello Friend Envelope Pop Up Card

Hi there everyone! I’m really excited to share my card from the Pink & Main blog today. It features new products from the April release and is SO MUCH FUN! These new envelope pop up card dies are super easy to use and so fun to create with!!! The possibilities are endless, seriously!

To create my card, I die cut all the elements from the Envelope Pop Up Card die set using Pink & Main cardstocks – salon, river walk and pebble colors. Then I cut a couple of the sweet notebook paper shapes from white cardstock and stamped them with the Sweet Posies stamp set using Pink & Main inks, heat embossing the flower centers with ray of sunshine embossing powder.

I used EZ squeeze liquid glue to attach the details to my envelope, then 1/4″ EZ tear tape to adhere the pieces of my pop up box together. I added “hello friend” to one of the paper die cut pieces and then glued them together before attaching them to the inside of the envelope.

I stamped a sentiment from sweet posies but die cut it with the banner in the envelope pop up set and added it to the front of the envelope with a sweet pink bow.

When you’re all finished creating your card, it just folds over to one side and fits perfectly in an envelope for mailing. I just adore this new set and can’t wait to have different fun things spilling out of the envelope. Such a genius take on a box card. Don’t you think?

Products used:
Envelope Pop Up Card dies
Sweet Posies stamps
Ink – dress shop, night sky, construction, the park and embossing
Cardstock – salon, lakeside and pebble
Magic anti-static brush
Embossing powder – ray of sunshine
EZ Tear Tape – 1/4″
EZ Squeeze liquid glue

I appreciate you sharing your time with me. Have a fabulous day!

Pixi Dust Designs – Dream Big

Welcome friends. I have another card featuring the April release from Pixi Dust Designs. Today I used the Hot Air Balloon dies without making it a shaker but still included sweet images from Up, Up and Away stamp set.. I love decorating this balloon. There are so many options that one idea just leads to another.

After die cutting all of my hot air balloon parts, I ink blended them with distress oxide inks and splattered them with water. I used liquid glue to adhere the pieces. Then I stamped and colored the bear and bird from Up, Up and Away, colored it with copic markers and used the coordinating dies to cut them out. I adhered him to the balloon with liquid glue as well.

For my background, I used a textured glitter cardstock from my stash, die cut some clouds and added them to the background. Using my balloon as a guide I stamped a sentiment in the lower left corner before popping the balloon up with foam tape.

For finishing touches, I added Touch of Gloss to the bear’s eyes and nose and the bird’s beak. Then I added a little pink clay heart above the bear and some gold baubles on the ribbon on the balloon.

Be sure to check out the sweet April release from Pixi Dust Designs if you haven’t yet. It’s very fun!

Products used today:
Up, Up and Away stamps and dies
Hot Air Balloon dies
Foam tape
Touch of Gloss
Bearly Arts liquid glue
Distress Oxide Ink – gathered twigs, peacock feathers, scattered straw
Sweethearts embellishment mix
Gold Baubles embellishments

I appreciate you sharing your time with me. Have a fabulous day!

Build Your Stash Christmas Holiday Cardmakers – Spring Into Christmas Hop

I’m very happy to be a sponsor for another BYSHC hop. These are so fun and such a great inspiration to get a jump on your holiday cardmaking. It gives you an extra excuse to use what you have before the new holiday goodies are there to tempt you, plus you have holiday cards ready to go!

For those of you who are new here, I’ll give a little run down of the products we offer at the Twiddler’s Nook Etsy Shop.

My initial drive for the shop was to create some simple tools to help me while making cards. Thus the embellishment tray. I hated dumping embellishments on my desk and having to pick them up one at a time to get them back in the bag. These grew very quickly to lots of shapes from customer requests and lots of fun colors because we all have different styles.

The next thing was the magnetic die holder. I wanted a safe place to stick my dies while I was in the middle of something and didn’t want to keep putting it away or risk losing it. I also have a second one that lives on my desk with the basics I’m always reaching for.

After a bit I wanted to expand so I started carrying fun embellishments to use in cardmaking and various other crafts too. I have had people order these for making slime with kiddos, decorating tumblers and snow globes, so many ideas!

We have a number of other products available like blending brushes with color coordinating caps and platforms for them to magnetize to so they stand up, but this gives you a little idea where things came from. Do you have a crux in the craft room that needs a remedy? Reach out and I’ll see what we can do.

In case you don’t follow me on social media, I have been doing a destash mystery box sale this week. I happen to have a few left – price points at $50, $75 and $100. Message me if you’re interested. The packages are stuffed full and worth at least 4x the price. Someone was so excited that she just ordered a second box today! No duplicates because this is my stash of stamps, dies and embellishments from over the last couple of years.

GIVEAWAY
I’m going to reserve one $50 package to giveaway to a lucky commenter on here. Comment whatever you’d like and you’re in the running for a fun package of crafty goodies. Commenting closes Wednesday, April 26, at noon.

SALE
Extra bonus for you…we’re having a sale in the Twiddler’s Nook shop. Click HERE to get there.