Pink & Main – Spooky Infinity Shaker Cards

Hello again! I have been totally immersed in everything fall and Halloween lately and just loving it! Today I’m over on the Pink & Main blog with a couple of infinity shaker cards featuring some older products paired with the new Hello Bootiful! These ghosties are just super fun so I couldn’t stop at one card.

To start my cards, I stamped the images from Hello Bootiful and colored them with my copic markers. I used the coordinating dies to cut them out. Next, I stamped and heat embossed sentiments from the set on black cardstock and used the large sentiment strip dies to cut those out too.

To create my card front, I cut a piece of black cardstock to A2 size and slipped it inside a plastic sleeve I used to store my cards in. These are a bit oversized so I lined the back with the new EZ tear tape and folded the sides in to secure them. Then I poured some of the new extra fine glitter in the top and sealed that up too.

It did that twice, once with foliage glitter and one with pumpkin spice. Then I die cut the spider web cover die with white cardstock and iridescent vellum and glued them to the front of the shakers. I thought it would be fun to add a frame so I cut 2 black reverse scalloped rectangles and glued those down next.

I added foam squares to the back of my images and sentiment strips and placed them on the shaker panels next. Then I moved on to finishing touches.

For those I added glossy accents to ghost cheeks and tongues. Then unicorn Stickles on the spider and the boo letters the ghosts are holding.

Because of the minor bulk on the back of these panels, I went ahead and used more EZ tear tape to adhere the shaker card fronts to white card bases.

After that, these super cute cards are all finished and ready to go!

Products used on today’s cards:
Hello Bootiful stamps and dies
Spider Web Cover Plate die
Reverse Scallop Rectangle dies
Large Sentiment Strip dies
Super Fine Glitter – foliage and pumpkin spice
EZ Tear Tape – 1/4 inch
EZ Squeeze liquid adhesive
Glossy accents
Stickles – unicorn
Foam squares

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

Twiddler’s Nook Shop – Labor Day SALE

Hey there friends!!! Just popping in to let you know that we’re having a sale this weekend in the Twiddler’s Nook Shop! We’re offering 20% off your entire purchase from today through Monday, Sept. 6. Also, if you spend over $35 you get free shipping too!

For a bit of added fun this weekend, if you type the word “dinglehopper” in the notes to the seller portion at checkout I will add an extra surprise in your package! Click HERE to head to the shop and look around.

Have a happy and safe holiday weekend! Enjoy that last bit of summer before the kiddos head back to school if they haven’t already or maybe get a little extra crafting in.

Crafty hugs my friends!

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Miss Ink Stamps – You’re the Hippest

Hello everyone! Thank you so much for stopping by today. I have a super cute, punny hippo card to share with you today featuring Miss Ink Stamps stencils and Hippo Hooray stamp set.

To create my card, I cut a white cardstock panel to A2 size and a yellow cover panel 1/8 inch smaller on both sides. This makes the yellow panel measure 4 1/8 x 5 3/8 inches. Using my hippo stamp as a guide, I cut a circle off the edge of the yellow panel.

Then I places both panels in my MISTI and lined up the stamps. I removed the yellow one and stamped my images. Then I used my copics to color the hippo and a light blue for a watery background.

Next, I sprayed my floral wave offset stencil with pixie spray and stuck it to the yellow panel. I inked it up with a brighter yellow ink and a blending brush. I removed that stencil and taped the tiny snowfall stencil down next. This time I spread champagne metallix gel from Thermoweb through it. I removed the stencil and cleaned everything up. While it was drying, I stamped and heat embossed a sentiment, then die cut it with a banner from Trinity Stamps Mini Slimline Card and Envelope Builder die set. It fits most of these sentiments perfectly!

Moving on to assembly and finishing touches, I adhered the colored panel to a white card base. Then I backed the yellow panel with foam tape and popped it in place. Last I added foam squares to the sentiment banner and added it to the bottom of the circle cut out.

For finishing touches I went over the hippo eyes with black glaze pen and when then dried I gave it a white gel pen highlight. I added glossy accents to the hippos teeth and feet. I gave the bubbles a little unicorn Stickles for fun and then finished things off with a scattering of Trinity Stamps seashore confetti mix.

Products used on today’s card:
Miss Ink Stamps Hippo Hooray stamps
Miss Ink Stamps Floral Wave Offset stencil
Miss Ink Stamps Tiny Snowfall stencil
Thermoweb pixie spray
Thermoweb Metallix Gel – champagne
Stencil pal
Ultrabond liquid adhesive
Foam squares
Trinity Stamps Embossed Edge Circle dies
Trinity Stamps Mini Slimline Card and Envelope Builder die set
Trinity Stamps Blending Buddy
Trinity Stamps Seashore confetti mix
Trinity Stamps Pick Up Stick

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Trinity Stamps – You’re FA-BREW-LOUS

Hello my fa-brew-lous friends! So happy for you to join me today! I am beyond excited about how today’s card turned out. I just love the bright, spooky Halloween feel that it gives. And it was ridiculously fun to create!

I started by die cutting the elements from the new Boo Brew die set from Trinity Stamps. I just wanted to play around with the dies and see how they went together. Well, it was too fun and I immediately had an idea! So I cut 3 cups with the intention of the black one to look like a cauldron. I didn’t want the orange pumpkin mugs to look the same so I did the spider for one and the jack-o-lantern face for the other. I used liquid glue to adhere all the elements together and moved on to my background.

With all the awesome orange and black it was a no-brainer for me to make a slime green background. Lol! I inked it up with one layer of the snowfall stencil and then used Rina K Glitter Glitz Gel on the second layer. After it dried I die cut it with the largest stitched slimline die. This die gives a 1/8″ border so I adhered it to a black slimline card base for a teeny black border.

I popped each mug up with foam tape for extra visual texture. Here’s a closer look at the spidery pumpkin mug. I think this might be my favorite!

But the face on this jack-o-lantern is pretty frightfully cool too! I just love him!

Last, but not least, our ghostly cauldron is pretty awesome! To finish things off I stamped a sentiment from Fa-BREW-lous in the same green ink I used on the stencil and die cut it with a banner from the slimline scalloped panels and banners die set. To get it shorter I cut one end, realigned the banner to be shorter and then cut the other end. This totally extends the use of your dies whether they are too long or too short.

I had a blast creating this card and could seriously make these little mugs for days and days! Next up is definitely a fall rendition for pumpkin spice because that is literally what I wait for all year long!

Products used on today’s card:
Boo Brew dies
Snowfall stencil
Slimline Stitched Panel dies
Slimline Scalloped Panels and Banners dies
Blending Buddy brush
Rina K Glitz Glitter Gel – green
Stencil Pal
Foam tape
Ultra Bond liquid adhesive

I appreciate you sharing your time with me. Have a fa-brew-lous day!!!

Coffee Loving Cardmakers – Alcohol Blending Card Duo

Welcome everyone! Today I’m over on the Coffee Loving Cardmakers blog with a pair of cards featuring some great new goodies from the Trinity Stamps release that went live last Friday.

To create these cards, I started with a scrap of yupo paper and some alcohol pearl inks and did a little blending. Once that panel was dry, I cut it in half which happened to fit perfectly behind this new cafe cup die cut from Trinity! Meant to be? I think so!

I die cut an embossed edge rectangle from white cardstock and then cut the mug window from there. I used my MISTI to stamp a sentiment under each window from the Fa-brew-lous stamp set and switched over to my card bases.

While each base is created from brown cardstock, I decided to decorate them slightly different. This first one has leaves from the new Autumn Impressions stamp set stamped in dark brown ink all around the edge. Then the white panel is popped up with foam tape. I die cut a second white rectangle to put on the inside for my message too. Then I finished things off on the front with a few coffee beans from the Crafty Roast clay embellishment mix.

For my second card, I stamped the encouragement text background stamp in the same brown ink. I popped the white panel up and finished things off with a few crystal clear rhinestones.

These cards were super quick to create and could be addicting to mass produce. I love playing with alcohol ink blending and always end up with extra backgrounds which works great with this new die!

Products used on today’s cards:
Cafe Cup die
Modern Embossed Edge Rectangle dies
Fa-brew-lous stamps
Encouragement Text background stamp
Autumn Impressions stamps
Crystal Clear Rhinestones embellishment mix
Crafty Roast Clay Coffee Bean embellishment mix
Alcohol Pearl Ink – mineral and smolder
Yupo paper
Foam tape

I appreciate you sharing your time with me. Have a fa-BREW-lous day!!!

Pink & Main – Long Legged Cuties

Hey friends! I have some fun cards to share today using the leftovers of a card I made ages ago. These are all pull of Pink & Main goodness and are the result of a card I made for them back in June. Click HERE to check out the original post.

Whenever I make rainbows like these I end up with 6 rainbows in the end. Most of the time I make all of the cards immediately but this time I just tucked the rainbows away for another day. Well, that finally came because these new long legged cuties were just too perfect for the occasion. So I used the new Bearly Wait bear and the sentiments in it for a few. Aren’t they adorable?!?

But I didn’t feel like doing all bears when this adorable flamingo from Stand Tall is just as perfect and fun!

These were just a few quick cards that were fun to create and I wanted to share for more inspiration!

Products used:
Stand Tall stamps and dies
Bearly Wait stamps and dies
Rainbow dies
Let’s Polka embossing folder
Large Sentiment Strip dies
Glossy accents
Copic markers
Stickles – unicorn

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Birch Press Design – Fall is in the Air

Happy weekend again my friends! I hope your day is starting off wonderfully! I’m over on the Birch Press Design blog today with a fall-themed card that just makes my heart so happy! I’m really ready for the season change and all the things that come with it like pumpkin spice, chai lattes, crisp mornings and pumpkin patch fun! Hence, today’s card theme!!!

For my layers, I did some ink smooshing on watercolor paper for the green layer. Then a fabulous foiled plaid paper for the middle. And finally, I ended with ink blending over the die cut panel on kraft cardstock for the top.

Keeping things muted, with no harsh black lines, I chose to stamp my sentiment in brown ink as well. I love the overall look of this fun card! Lots of visual texture and fabulous fall colors!

If you’d like the full step-by-step tutorial, please head over to the Birch Press Design blog HERE and check it all out!

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

Trinity Stamps – Autumn Impressions Release Day

Hey friends! I’m super excited to share that the new Trinity Stamps Autumn Impressions release is available for purchase finally! It is completely slam packed with a huge amount of amazing product! Today I have a really fun card to share featuring a stamp and die set and a stand-alone die as well. Plus, it’s interactive which makes it that much more fun!

Today I started by stamping and heat embossing the super fun skeletons from Shake Your Bones on black cardstock with white embossing powder. I stamped a couple of the bows in green and teal ink, then used the coordinating dies to cut them out. I also stamped a sentiment from the set and cut it out as well.

For my background, I used a piece of patterned paper from the rainbow brights pack and cut it with the new star trio mini slimline die. I cut it a second time to get some contrasting stars from the yellow polka dot paper in the same pack.

Time to move on to our interactive elements. I adhered a strip of white cardstock along the back of the rainbow panel covering all the star openings. Then I used a small circle die to cut a hole in the far right star. I also die cut another circle slightly larger so it wouldn’t fit through the hole I made. I stacked 3 foam squares on this circle and pushed it through the hole. I removed the release paper and adhered my yellow star. Then I popped my skeleton up with foam squares too.

The far left skeleton is adhered to the star with foam squares the same way but the star is attached with and action wobbler. This gives you your shake and the right-hand skeleton gives you your roll.

Next, the middle star is attached with foam squares slightly off kilter for a little added interest and the sentiment is popped up on foam strips.

To help the rolling skeleton move freely, I added foam tape to the back of the rainbow panel and adhered the whole thing to a mini slimline card base measuring 3×6 inches.

Isn’t this a super fun, non-Halloween way to use the skeletons? I had so much fun putting this card together!

Products used today:
Rainbow Brights paper pad
Shake Your Bones stamps and dies
Mini Star Trio die
foam squares
foam strips
Action wobbler

To celebrate the release today we’re having a fun hop over on Instagram. Be sure to head over there and check out all the great inspiration! Then click HERE to go to the shop and see all the amazing contained in this new release!

Pink & Main – Go Nuts!

Hello again everyone! I’m over on the Pink & Main blog today with another fun fall-themed card using one of the new August release stamp sets called Oh Nuts! Since last summer when we had a teeny baby squirrel literally fall into our lives, I’ve had an extra special place for them and am drawn to all the cute squirrel things I see. So it was a no-brainer that I just had to use this new set immediately!

To start, I stamped a bundle of the images from the set and colored them all with my copic markers. I used the coordinating dies to cut them out and switched to my background. For that, I decided to play with the new Pumpkin Season paper pad. I’m absolutely swooning, in love over this entire pad! It’s the best for this fall-loving girl!

I thought the blue leafy paper was great for a sky so I cut it to A2 size and then trimmed a 1 inch strip of the brown dotted sheet for my ground. I adhered them together with my EZ Squeeze liquid adhesive and then to a white card base. Next, I added foam squares to all my images so I could decide final placement.

Using those as a guide in my MISTI, I stamped my sentiment in the open air spot on the left side of the tree. Then I removed the release paper from my images and popped them all in place.

For finishing touches on this card, I added glossy accents to the squirrel’s eyes and noses and then to all the nuts.

Don’t these cuties just look mischievous, like they’re getting away with something. I just love it! It totally cracks me up!

I hope you enjoyed today’s card and found a little inspiration to create something wonderful and share it with someone!

Products used today:
Oh Nuts stamps and dies
Pumpkin Season paper pad
EZ Squeeze liquid adhesive
Glossy accents

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

Miss Ink Stamps – Trick or Treat Photo Booth Strip

Hello everyone! I’m popping in with a fun card featuring some adorable Halloween critters from Miss Ink Stamps. I got this set last year and love it so much! I was super happy to be able to pull it out again and ink it up.

Today I’ve paired it with some great ink blending and an MFT Stamps photo booth strip die for a fun design element.

I started by stamping and coloring the critters from Boo Crew with my copic markers. Then I used the scan-n-cut to cut them out. Next, I cut the photo booth strip die from orange cardstock and inked the edges up with black soot distress ink. Then I cut a black panel slightly smaller than that and flicked some pearl and gold watercolor on it. Once it was dry I glued the two together and added my critters to it.

Next, I ink blended a panel with distress oxides in wilted violet, seedless preserves and twisted citron. Then I spritzed the panel with water and flicked some watered down black paint on it too. Once the panel was dry I die cut it with a Trinity Stamps Modern Embossed Edge Rectangle die. I adhered the panel to a card base and then popped the photo booth strip up with foam tape.

Last, I stamped a few sentiments from the set on a strip of cardstock and trimmed them apart. I used a combination of liquid glue and foam strips to adhere them in place. For finishing touches I adhered a scattering of glow-in-the-dark stars from Twiddler’s Nook and added a little glossy accents to the critters eyes.

Products used on today’s card:
Miss Ink Stamps Boo Crew
MFT Stamps Photo Booth Strip die
Trinity Stamps Modern Embossed Edge Rectangle dies
Distress Oxide Ink – twisted citron, wilted violet, seedless preserves
Distress Ink – black soot
Glossy accents
Twiddler’s Nook Glow in the Dark Stars and Moons clay embellishment mix

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