Hi everyone! Last year Thermoweb and Gina K Designs partnered to bring an absolutely adorable and fun gnome themed Christmas card kit. It’s got stamps, dies and a stencil that all coordinate together. So much fun! They were such a hit that they sold out super fast! Well, this year they’re back PLUS there’s an adorable fall add-on to go with it! I’ve got 2 Halloween cards to share over on the Thermoweb blog today.
After playing around with the gnome dies and creating two different cuties to play with. I chose one and created a fun scene card with him. Lots of ink blending, shine and texture going on here and I love it all!
For my second card I made a shaker and filled it with bats, skulls and some clear bits for added interest and shake-ability. Lol. Technical terms…
For all the details and a step-by-step tutorial for both of these cards, head over to the Thermoweb blog and check it all out.
I appreciate you sharing your time with me. Have a fabulous day!
Hey friends! It’s been a minute since I’ve checked in. I hope you’re all doing well. I’m back and sharing a sneak peek today of the upcoming release from Trinity Stamps. Today I have a card featuring a new die called Moonlit Town and a stamp and die combo called Nightscape Scene Builder. These work perfectly together but also great on their own too!
For my card today, I ink blended a background night sky with distress oxide inks in seedless preserves, wilted violet and blueprint sketch. Then I went around the edge with distress ink in black soot. I spritzed the panel with water and flicked some gold watercolor on it for stars. Then I cut this panel and a black one with the embossed edge rectangle stack dies.
I stamped and heat embossed a sentiment and ghost in white. I die cut some fog from vellum which gave me the idea to heat emboss my witch on vellum so I didn’t have any stark white outlines on a card without white anywhere. To fill in the sky a bit I stamped some really cool bats off to one side and started assembling my layers.
I added foam to the back of the black panel and stuck my vellum fog bits to that, then I adhered it to the ink blended panel. Next, I popped my witch up with foam squares. Last, using liquid glue I adhered the whole thing to a white card base.
Let me just say that this new Nightscapes Scene Builder set has much more to offer than Halloween too! These cards are going to be happening year round! It’s so much fun! Stay tuned for all the goodness to come to the store this Friday, Aug. 27!
Happy weekend my friends! I’m still on the Halloween roll so I have another fun one to share with you today. It’s a shaker card featuring lots of goodies from Pretty Pink Posh – some from the new release and some older.
I started my card by die cutting the boo shaker die twice from black cardstock. Then I cut 2 pieces of vellum to fit and used liquid glue to adhere it to the back of one and front of another. Then I lined the edge with foam tape, sprinkled my shaker bits and sealed it up. This way my shaker mechanism is it’s own thing and I can move it around to decide final placement.
Next, I stamped and colored images from Halloween Pals with my copic markers and used the coordinating dies to cut them out. Then I arranged them around my Shaker mechanism and used liquid glue to adhere them where possible.
Next, I decided to ink blend my background…big shocker, I know. Haha. I used seedless preserves, ripe persimmon and carved pumpkin. I spritzed it with my distress sprayer and flicked black acrylic paint on it too. After trimming the ink blended panel down, I adhered it to an A2 card base and adhered my shaker and images with a combination of foam squares and liquid glue.
Full transparency…didn’t like how plain it was and wanted another sentiment so I carefully used my MISTI and stamped Happy Halloween below the shaker. Then I stamped and heat embossed the stars in the set with glow in the dark embossing powder, die cut and adhered them with liquid glue as well. This made me super happy!
I went and hid in my closet with my card and boy did those stars glow! It was super cool and made me happy. After this was a success I went back to the craft room for finishing touches on my card.
I used black glaze pen on the critter eyes and glossy accents on their noses, hats and the pup’s hook. Then I used Stickles on the pumpkin openings for glitzy light coming through their jack-o-lanterns.
I had so much fun creating this card and hope you liked it too!
Hey, hey my fabulous friends!!! If you haven’t already, head over and pick up your fabulous fall goodies from the Newton’s Nook release! It’s available for purchase today! YIPPEE!!!
When I was playing around, creating backgrounds for the release, I ended up with an extra and couldn’t resist making another card with it to share with you today!
For this background, I did some ink smooshing with Tombow Dual Brush markers on a white panel. I chose brown, orange and green and made sure to heat the panel in between for that awesome layering effect. If you don’t dry it in between, your colors can get muddy. But if you do, they layer on top of each other and give a much more impactful look.
When the panel was completely dry I die cut it with the scalloped rectangle in Frames & Flags die set. Then I stamped the Heartfelt Fall stamp in Versamark ink and heat embossed it with copper embossing powder.
Next, I stamped another mouse from Autumn Mice and colored him with my copic markers. Then, I used the coordinating dies to cut him out. For this card I decided to stamp my sentiment on the background panel and use Tombow markers to color the word “fall” in kind of an ombre effect.
For assembly, I adhered a green cardstock panel to a white card base, then popped the background panel up with foam tape. Next, I popped the mouse up with foam squares.
For finishing touches I added glossy accents to the word “fall” on the sentiment, the mouse’s nose and black glaze pen to his eyes. Last, I glued a scattering of brown clay heart embellishments around the design.
Voila! This sweet card is all finished and ready for fall to get here so it can be mailed out!
Welcome back friends! I’m here to share a card featuring stamps and stencils from Miss Ink Stamps today. I got a little inky and also did a little foiling for some bling on today’s card. Let’s jump right in.
I started by choosing one of the floral images from the new Blooming Brushes stamp set. I stamped it twice, colored it with my copic markers and used the scan-n-cut to cut them out. Next, I cut a kraft panel to 4×5.25 inches and centered up the smaller Ins & Outs Quatrefoil stencil on it. I inked it up using a blending brush and brown ink. Then I centered the Circular Harlequin stencil and used a green ink on that. I removed both stencils and then taped down the Quatrefoil frame stencil in place. I spread Thermoweb transfer gel blanco on that and set it aside to dry.
Once it was dry, I heated up my laminator and ran it through with grass green decofoil. After removing that I decided to add texture to the panel so I flicked watered down brown ink all over. Once that was dry I used the floral images as a guide and stamped my sentiment in the center. Then I added foam tape to the back and adhered it to a white card base.
Next, I added the floral images with foam squares and moved on to simple finishing touches. For that I just used glossy accents on the flower centers with the exception of the small blue ones. For those I added some waterfall Stickles.
I can hardly believe we are actually to the final day of reveals for the Newton’s Nook August release! It’s been so fun sharing creations with you and I hope you’ve enjoyed it too! Today we have 2 more stamp sets to reveal and I have a card to share for each.
Heartfelt Fall stamps
Signs of Fall stamps and dies
First I’m going to share my card featuring the Heartfelt Fall stamp set. I shared a heat embossing technique with you for these busy background stamps so today I wanted to share a version where I colored the whole thing with my copic markers. It was so relaxing and colored up very quickly considering the size of the images.
After I colored the leaves, I die cut the image with the scalloped heart in the Heart Frames die set. Then I went around the edge with a teal marker to help the leaves pop a little more. Next, I took a darker teal panel and trimmed it to 4 1/8×5 3/8 so it left a really thin border of the card base but not much. I inked this panel up with a darker teal ink and the Basketweave stencil. This panel is popped up with foam tape and so is the heart.
For the sentiment, I die cut a vellum banner from the Banner Trio set and heat embossed the sentiment in copper. Then I cut another banner from the same teal cardstock as the stenciled panel. I carefully hid adhesive behind the heat embossing to adhere the 2 together and then added them to the heart with foam squares. For finishing touches on this card, I added a scattering of pearls from my stash across the design.
For my final card I am using the awesome Signs of Fall stamp set. Today I’m using it on its own to really make it the focal point but I have plans to definitely combine it with other great Newton fall images very soon!
I stamped and colored the images in the set with my copic markers and used the coordinating dies to cut them out. Then I placed the sign image back in my MISTI and stamped a sentiment on the sign. It’s so cool how all of these sentiments fit in the sign or you could use them out of it too!
Next, I die cut a scalloped circle from Circle frames from brown cardstock and another circle from yellow. Then I did some tone-on-tone inking with the Houdstooth stencil and adhered my layers together with foam tape.
For the background panel, I ink blended distress oxides on a white panel in gathered twigs, mowed lawn and carved pumpkin. I spritzed it with water and adhered it to a card base. I wrapped twine around the left side and tied it in a bow. Then I popped the focal circle in the center of the card front.
For finishing touches I added glossy accents to the flower centers, pumpkin stems and glass on the lantern. This card is the epitome of fall to me. I just love the colors and the image and it makes me crave crisp mornings and crunchy leaves!
Would you like to win the “Signs of Fall” or the “Fall Roundabout” Stamp Set? We will choose ONE lucky winner for each stamp set!
Here’s how to win: Comment on the NND blog and Design Team blogs (see list below)! The winner will be chosen at random from the collective reveal posts. Make sure to check out each of their blogs and comment for your chance to win. You will not know which blog has been chosen so the more you comment on the better your chances are of winning! You have until Thursday August 19th at 9pm ET to comment — winners will be announced on the blog post on Friday, August 20th.
Check out all the awesome Design Team Blogs below to enter:
Hi there! I’m over on the Trinity Stamps blog today with another fun card featuring the newly release Summer Blooms Papercrafting Kit. I just love everything included in this kit and have had so much fun creating with it.
For this card, I stamped and heat embossed the largest image in the stamp set with clear embossing powder. Then I came in with my Zig Clean Color Real Brush markers and colored it in. I used the coordinating dies to cut the images out and set them aside. Here’s a look at the colors I used.
Next, I took the Modern Embossed Rectangle dies and cut pieces of the patterned paper in the kit. The red is A2 size and the frame is 2 sizes down from that and then 2 sizes down again for a bit of a thicker frame than normal.
I added foam strips to the back of the frame and adhered it to the background panel. Then I intertwined the floral images and added foam to the back of them and popped them in place.
I went digging in my stash for a sentiment and since I needed a thank you card, this one was perfect in the With Gratitude stamp set. I stamped it on a strip of paper matching the frame and popped it up with foam strips as well.
To finish my card off, I added a scattering of the jewel embellishments from the kit and then also added some to a few flower centers. I really love how this finishes the design off. It’s so pretty and sparkly!
Just a friendly reminder that this kit is limited edition. So, if you’re interested, it’s a fabulous deal and when it’s gone, it’s gone. Click the link in the supply list above to get yours.
I appreciate you sharing your time with me. Have a fabulous day!
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Welcome back everyone! Today we have another pair of gordgeous (pun intended!) stamp sets to share with you! I love the mix of fall and Halloween in this release! It’s so fabulous, I hope you love it too!
Heartfelt Gourds stamps
Fall Friends stamps and dies
Just like yesterday, I have two cards to share with you featuring both of these amazing sets! I’m so excited to have more to add to the Heartfelt collection. These are fun to color if you need to relax but great as backgrounds, heat embossed or ink blended too!
For this card, I did a little ink smooshing with my Tombow Dual Brush markers and a clear acrylic block. I chose some earthy purples, greens and oranges. Once the panel was dry, I stamped and heat embossed the Heartfelt Gourds in white and cut the panel out with the Heart Frames die. Next, I stamped one of the mice from Autumn Mice in a gray copic friendly ink and color him up. I die cut him and decided on a sentiment. After cutting a banner from the Banner Trio dies, I heat embossed it in white to coordinate with the gourds more. Everything is so soft on this card, I didn’t want any harsh black lines.
Next I created a kraft card base and die cut a whilte scalloped rectangle from the Frames & Flags die set. I cut another from vellum and layered them together. At this point I didn’t like the stark white background so I ink blended blue, purple and brown on the white panel. I love the diffused look the vellum layer adds to this.
I adhered all of my layers together with either tape runner or foam tape and squares. Liquid adhesive can make vellum wrinkle so I tend to use dry adhesives for these always.
For finishing touches, I added a scattering of brown clay heart embellishments, glossy accents on the mouse nose and black glaze pen on his eye. I’m so happy for all things fall and harvest and it was really fun to pull out an older set from my stash to accent this new adorable Heartfelt Gourds set! Don’t forget to do that! Shop your stash and stretch your supplies!
Next, I have a fabulously foiled fall card to share with the new Fall Friends stamp set. This duo is just too cute napping together on the front porch so I had to create a fitting scene for them.
I stamped and colored the image in the set and cut it out with the coordinating dies. Then I taped my Falling Leaves stencil to a piece of blue cardstock and spread Thermoweb transfer gel through it. I set it aside to dry while I worked on the floor of my porch. For that I inked up a scrap of white cardstock with the Hardwood stencil and some brown ink. I removed the stencil and went over the whole panel with the same brown. This darkens the already inked areas so you don’t loose your stenciling at all.
Once the blue panel was dry, I ran it through my heated up laminator with bronze decofoil! This looks so cool when you move it around in the light! Anyway, once it was foiled, I used the scalloped rectangle from Frames & Flags dies to cut it out. I also did the same with the Hardwood stenciled panel so they would fit together for my scene. I used liquid glue to adhere the two together and added foam squares to my image and popped it in place too.
Next, I took a white panel trimmed to A2 size and inked up the edges with wild honey and rusty hinge distress oxide inks. I spritzed them with water and adhered it to a white card base. I added my scene panel with foam tape for dimension.
Finally, I stamped and heat embossed a sentiment from the set on a banner die cut from Frames & Flags as well. I added foam squares to the back, adhered it down and trimmed off the excess.
Moving on to finishing touches, I added glossy accents to the animal noses and stems of the pumpkins. Then I came in with Wink of Stella glitter brush pen on the flowers for some added interest there too.
Would you like to win the “Fall Friends” or the “Heartfelt Gourds” Stamp Set? We will choose ONE lucky winner for each stamp set!
Here’s how to win: Comment on the NND blog and Design Team blogs (see list below)! The winner will be chosen at random from the collective reveal posts. Make sure to check out each of their blogs and comment for your chance to win. You will not know which blog has been chosen so the more you comment on the better your chances are of winning! You have until Thursday August 19th at 9pm ET to comment — winners will be announced on the blog post on Friday, August 20th.
Check out all the awesome Design Team Blogs below to enter:
Hello again, I know it’s a busy day but it’s packed full of cuteness so it can’t be all bad, right?!? Thanks for hanging in there with me. I’m also over on the Pink & Main blog today with a few sneak peeks of the upcoming August release. It’s full of fall amazingness and I’m swooning over every bit of it!
I used the new embossing folder to give my sky a little texture and inked the blue cardstock with a darker blue ink and my blending brush for added definition and texture. I stamped and colored images from the new Harvest Greetings stamp set with my copic markers. Then I used the coordinating dies to cut them out.
I chose a sentiment from the set and cut it out with a large sentiment strip die. To create a little grassy ground, I inked up a white panel with two different green dye inks and my blending brush, then moved on to assembly.
For that I used EZ Squeeze Liquid Adhesive to adhere the grass to the embossed sky panel, then adhered that to a white card base. For the images, I added them all flat to the card with liquid adhesive except the scarecrow and sentiment banner that I popped up with foam squares.
Moving on to finishing touches, I added glossy accents to the scarecrow’s nose, cheeks, patch, shoes and buttons. Then I also added them to the stems and leaves of all the pumpkins and the crow’s beak.
We’re so excited to share this new release with you! You’re going to love it! Stay tuned during the rest of the week for more sneaks and inspiration from the design team. The release will be available on Friday!
Happy Tuesday friends! It’s Tuesday Tea with Twiddler’s Nook over on the Coffee Loving Cardmakers today and I had some spooky fun creating today’s card! I used some newly released Halloween goodies from Pretty Pink Posh with the never-failing, ever-amazing Trinity Stamps Coffee Mug Card die.
To start, I die cut the coffee mug card from black cardstock. Then I inked it up with the spooky sky layering stencil set and pigment inks. For the last layer I used ThermOWeb glitz glitter gel to have sparkly black bats! To decorate the mug a little more I die cut the boo portion from the center of the boo shaker die from silver cardstock and also 4 times from white cardstock. I trimmed the word out and glued them together for the layered effect. Next, I chose 3 of the supporting images from the Halloween Wreath stamp set and colored them with my copics. I used the coordinating dies to cut them out and popped them up with foam squares on my mug.
At first I was going to make this a shaped card but I switched gears and ink blended a fun Halloween background instead. I used distress oxide inks in twisted citron, blueprint sketch and seedless preserves. I spritzed it with my distress sprayer and also flicked black acrylic paint on it. After the panel was dry I die cut it with the Trinity Stamps Modern Embossed Rectangle die.
I adhered the inked panel to an A2 size card base, glued my mug closed and to my card front and trimmed off anything hanging over the edge. For finishing touches I drew a web string from the end of “boo” to the top of my spider so it looks like it’s hanging down. Then I also added white gel pen accents to the images and black glaze pen to their eyes.
I know there are people clutching on to the last of summer but this girl is BEYOND READY for all thing FALL! These cards are just making my heart so happy to create! Where do you stand? Pumpkin spice or hand me another iced latte?
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