Trinity Stamps – Hello There

Hi again! Popping in with a super bright and happy slimline card featuring Trinity Stamps goodies today too. Hoping these sunshiny vibes will go out into the universe and come back to me in the form of a weather change around here. Haha!

I started by stamping and coloring images from Hello There with my copic markers. Then I used the coordinating dies to cut them all out. I stenciled a white panel with the Waving Hello layering stencil in 2 different yellow inks. I die cut a scalloped frame from Slimline Series: Envelope Builder die set.

Moving on to assembly, I used liquid glue to adhere the stenciled panel to a slimline card base measuring 3.5×8.5 inches. I added foam strips to the back of the frame and put that down next. Then I added foam squares to the back of all my images and sentiment and put them in place.

For finishing touches, I added some glossy accents here and there on places like the gnome shirt sleeve and parts of random butterflies. Then I went back and added a little sparkle with unicorn Stickles to other parts of butterflies.

Cheers to better weather soon…I hope. I could really use some sunshine and walks outside soon.

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

Newton’s Nook – Barnyard Party

Welcome! Welcome! The party is just getting started! So glad you could join us…

Haha! I couldn’t resist. I’m over on the Newton’s Nook blog today sharing a really fun barnyard party slimline card. Now that we’ve got sheep to add to the farming mix I couldn’t resist getting everyone together for a birthday celebration.

I started this card by die cutting a panel with the Slimline Frames & Portholes scalloped die and laid out my stamps across it to make sure everyone would fit. Then I stamped images from Bleat, Moo, Baa, Neigh, Oink and Cluck. I used my copic markers to color everything in and then the coordinating dies for each set to cut them all out.

For the background, I inked the top of the white scalloped panel I started with in a light blue. Then I cut a second scalloped panel and then used the Land Borders die to cut a hill. I inked the top brown and then used the Hills & Grass Stencil to add some grass to the bottom. This gives the look of another layer without an actual extra layer.

I added foam tape to my hill and attached it to the sky panel. Then using a combination of foam squares and liquid glue I adhered all of my animals and the barn. Some are popped up for extra dimension and some are glued straight down. Once that was finished, I popped the panel in my MISTI and stamped the sentiment in some of the open sky.

Next, I cut a yellow panel 3.5×8.5 inches and used liquid glue to adhere it to a white card base. Then with foam tape I popped the panel on that and moved on to finishing touches.

For those, I started with black glaze pen on all of the critter eyes so it had time to dry. Then I moved on to glossy accents on things like hooves, beaks and noses. Then I added some glossy accents to the white parts of the barn as well. Once the critter eyes were dry, I went back in and added white gel pen highlight to the ones that typically have one in the stamped image.

I can’t get over all these different critters and how well they work together. This is such a fun and happy card! I hope you enjoyed it too!

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

Miss Ink Stamps – How You Bean?

Hi everyone! I shared this card on social media earlier in the week but hadn’t had a chance to write up a post about it. Someone had asked so I wanted to pop in with a quick explanation how I created this fun mini slimline card. It features stamps and stencils from Miss Ink Stamps and dies from Trinity Stamps.

I started by die cutting the largest panel from Trinity Stamps Clean and Simple Mini Slimline Panels die set from a melon cardstock and a second from kraft. Then I used champagne metallix gel from Thermoweb over the Circular Harlequin stencil from Miss Ink Stamps and set it aside to dry. I stamped and colored images from Miss Ink Stamps Brewtiful and colored them with my copic markers. Then I fussy cut them all out.

Once the metallix gel was dry I used one of the Trinity Stamps Lift the Flap dies to create a flip up window. Using that panel as a guide, I stamped sentiments on the kraft panel that would show when the flap was opened and moved on to assembly.

I adhered the melon panel to the kraft one with tear tape and then used liquid glue to attach all of my images. The trick here is to not attach something to the flap and the card front. You have to choose one. Haha. I stamped one more sentiment and trimmed it into a small strip and attached it as well. Last, I used liquid glue to adhere the panels to a white card base that measures 3×6 inches and trimmed off images that hung over the edge.

I hope this helps and inspires you to create something wonderful.

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

Avery Elle – Raining Rainbows

Hey everyone! I have a new happy card to share with you today. This idea popped in my head the moment I saw the reveal for Avery Elle’s new Look For Rainbows stamp set. It’s just too cute and had to be paired with the Rainbows stamps immediately!

I started by stamping and coloring my bunny images with copics. I die cut these images and set them aside to work on the rainbow background. I stamped it on a full panel and colored it with copics, then put it in my MISTI and stamped a sentiment in the cloud. I adhered the panel to a card base with liquid glued.

Then, I die cut the Avery Elle plus frame from white cardstock, lined the back with foam tape and popped it in place. I added the puddle with liquid glue and the bunny with a combination of foam squares and liquid glue where it overlaps the frame. Last, I glued the raindrops down in place.

Finally, for finishing touches, I added glossy accents to the bunny’s nose, the raindrops and just a few lines on the puddle.

I couldn’t be happier with how this card turned out. I think it’s a wonderfully uplifting and happy card and can’t wait to share it. I’m kind of feeling a set of these coming soon because I want to color that bunny in every color possible!

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

Pink & Main – Hey There Sneak Peeks

Hello there friends! Today I have a super fun sneak peek to the new Pink & Main February release for you! The release is available for purchase tomorrow and it’s packed full of soooo much cuteness you won’t be able to handle it!

I have got 6 different sneaks on here for you today! New paper, new enamel dot colors, an embossing folder?!? Oh my goodness! And vertical sentiments plus banner dies??? And don’t get me started on that super adorable bear!

To create my card, I just trimmed patterned paper from the Happy stack down to 4.25×5.5 and adhered it with liquid glue to a card base. I used the new embossing folder on a piece of purple cardstock and trimmed it down to 3.75×4.75. I added a strip of sliver glitter paper to the bottom and popped the panel up with foam tape. I stamped and die cut my sentiment and popped it up as well. Then I stamped and colored my bear with copics and popped him up with foam squares too. For finishing touches, I added a little glossy accents to his nose and some enamel dots scattered around.

I can’t wait for you all to see the new release tomorrow. It’s just wonderful and so happy!

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

Newton’s Nook – February Release Day 4

I can’t believe we’re on the final day of Newton’s Nook February Release reveals. Let’s go out with a bang and share 2 totally wonderful stamp and die sets today! Beautiful and adorable are totally covered!

Newton’s Rainy Day Trio

Daffodils

When I saw these cute kitties I just saw them singing in the rain and couldn’t help myself…

I started by stamping and coloring the image from Newton’s Rainy Day Trio with my copics, then cut it out with the coordinating dies. I also stamped multiple sets of raindrops and cut those out too. I die cut the largest scalloped rectangle from Frames & Flags out of white, then cut the center out with the rounded rectangle in the same set. Taking that rounded rectangle, I used the music stencil and some Glitter Glitz gel for a tone-on-tone musical wonder in the background. I die cut a flag, stamped my sentiment on it and moved on to assembling everything.

I added foam strips to the back of the frame I created earlier and adhered it to a white card base. I used liquid glue and adhered the stenciled panel inside that and when I started arranging images I realized I wanted a ground for my kitties. So I die cut another rounded rectangle from vellum and cut it off with the land borders die. Hiding liquid glue behind where the kitties would be, I adhered the grass down before popping the kitties up with foam tape. Then I used liquid glue to attach the raindrops and finally foam squares to slip that sentiment banner in place. For finishing touches, I added glossy accents to the raindrops, kitty noses, umbrella accents and coat buttons.

Up next, I just had to watercolor those beautiful daffodils so I started my stamping and heat embossing them in white on Bristol smooth cardstock. Then I used Zig Clean Color Real Brush markers and a water pen to color them in. I used the coordinating dies to cut them out.

I die cut the scalloped square from Frames Squared and taped off the edge before inking up the basketweave stencil with blue ink. I adhered my images with foam squares. For my sentiment I die cut a blue label shape from the same die set and heat embossed it in white. I wanted the background to have a little texture so I cut a yellow A2 size panel and just inked the edges with scattered straw distress oxide ink. The label is adhered to the square with liquid glue and the whole thing is popped up with foam tape.

Would you like to win the “Newton’s Rainy Day Trio” or the “Daffodils” 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 February 18th at 9pm EST to comment — winners will be announced on the blog post on Friday, February 19th.

Check out all the awesome Design Team Blogs below to enter:

Newton’s Nook Designs
Ellen Haxelmans
Tina Herbeck
Larissa Heskett
Samantha Mann
Zsofia Molnar
Maria Russell
Farhana Sarker
Tatiana Trafimovich
Samantha VanArnhem
Amanda Wilcox

Trinity Stamps – Missing You So Much

Hey there! I’m over on the Trinity Stamps blog today with a fun idea. I’ve made the same card two different ways…same products and design, same colors and everything but one is slimline and the other is traditional A2 size.

I started these cards with the backgrounds. I really wanted to play with the new Bed of Roses stencil from Trinity Stamps. They make stencils specifically sized to fit slimline and A2 size panels, which extends the life of your product x100 in my book!

I inked up my panels with two different yellow/peach colors of ink so there was a little dimension in the flowers. The darker color is focused toward the center but isn’t perfect.

For the second layer which are the leaves, I used Thermoweb Transfer Gel Blanco and set it aside to dry all the way. Once it was dry, I ran it through my laminator with the awesome green flocking transfer sheets so I have fuzzy leaves! Seriously people, I could play with these all day long. I love this flocking!

To build my cards, I die cut the backgrounds from the modern embossed slimline panels and rectangles so they have a finished look. Then I die cut 2 fences from the Slimline Great Outdoors Borders. I took the clouds from the Slimline Rainbow Builder and cut them from white and vellum. I stamped the bird from Best Place to Be twice and colored it the same, using the coordinating dies to cut them out. Finally, I die cut my sentiment from the Beary Special Sentiments set.

For assembly, I simply used liquid glue to adhered the background panels to card bases and then carefully used liquid glue to adhere the clouds, hiding glue on the vellum pieces behind other pieces. The birds are popped up with foam squares for a little added interest. And last, I added the sentiments with a Quickie Glue Pen because the lines are so fine.

I love how versatile all of these awesome products are and how you can stretch them in different ways.

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

Newton’s Nook – February Release Day 3

Moving along quite quickly this week, we’re already on day 3 of the Newton’s Nook February Release reveals! I literally squealed with delight when I saw today’s set. It’s just the cutest. It also caused me to place an order immediatey to fill a couple holes I had. Hehehe!

Baa

This is what I’m talking about…filling in holes. I couldn’t believe I didn’t have all of this cuteness yet. Well, it was quickly rectified and you’ll be enjoying some fun farm themed goodness from me in the near future!

I didn’t go the farm route today though. These little sheep were speaking to me in the dreamy, counting sense instead.

So, I actually started this card by watercoloring with distress oxides on watercolor paper. I used chipped sapphire, blueprint sketch and salty ocean, drying in between each layer. Then I flicked gold watercolor on the whole panel. Once the whole panel was completely dry, I die cut it with the scalloped rectangle in Frames & Flags. Then I stamped and colored my sheep from Baa and used the coordinating dies to cut them out.

I pulled out the sky scene builder dies and cut some clouds, stars and a moon. I used some gold paint from my stash to color the stars and moon and then used liquid glue to attach clouds and sheet together. I laid everything out as a guide and decided where to stamp and heat emboss my sentiment.

After that was finished I added foam tape to the back of the watercolor panel and added it to a dark blue A2 sized panel. Then I used liquid glue to adhere that to a card base. Finally, I added all of my images with a combination of liquid glue and foam squares.

For finishing touches on this card, I added glossy accents to the sheep hooves and noses and left it alone. There is a lot of texture and interest from the layers and different watercolor. I just love it!

Would you like to win the “Baa” Stamp Set? This stamp set will be given away to ONE lucky winner!

Check out all the awesome Design Team Blogs below to enter:

Newton’s Nook Designs
Ellen Haxelmans
Tina Herbeck
Larissa Heskett
Samantha Mann
Zsofia Molnar
Maria Russell
Farhana Sarker
Tatiana Trafimovich
Samantha VanArnhem
Amanda Wilcox

Newton’s Nook – February Release Day 2

Oh, I can hardly stand the absolutely adorable things we have to share with you for day 2 of Newton’s Nook February Release reveals! They are quickly becoming some of my favorites. I want to put bunnies on everything! Let’s get started!

Hoppy Greetings

Hare Mail

I have 2 more adorable cards to share with you today before we get to the giveaway details. I hope you enjoy them!

I had this little scene in my head as soon as I saw this sweet bunny so I started stamping and color straight away with my copic markers. Then I used the coordinating dies to cut everything out. Working on the background, I blended twisted citron, scattered straw and salty ocean distress oxide inks on a panel and spritzed them with water. I trimmed the panel down to 5.5×4 inches and added foam tape to the back.

I pulled out the sky scene builder dies and cut some clouds and a sun. I used copic markers to color them. Then I die cut a fence border out of kraft cardstock and added shading with copic markers as well. I used liquid glue to adhere all of this to my ink blended panel and moved on to attach my images with a combination of foam squares and liquid glue.

I adhered the panel to a white card base and popped it in my MISTI to stamp a sentiment on the bottom. For finishing touches on this sweet card, I added Wink of Stella glitter brush pen to the sky and glossy accents to the bunny’s nose and feet, flower centers and parts of the Easter eggs.

Isn’t this Hare Mail image just the absolute cutest? I’m always obsessed with the mini sets. They’re so fun and I love getting extra creative with ways to use them. Today, I stamped the postmark image all over a gray panel and heat embossed it in silver. Then I die cut the panel from the Framework die and moved on to my cute bunnies! I stamped the image 3 times and colored them with my copic markers, using the coordinating dies to cut them all out. I stamped the sentiment and trimmed it into a strip. Adding foam squares to the back of everything I popped it in place. Then I put foam tape on the back of the panel and added it to the front of a white card base.

For finishing touches on this card, I just added glossy accents to the bunny noses. I love the shine the embossing powder gives the background.

Would you like to win the “Hoppy Greetings” Stamp Set? This stamp set will be given away to ONE lucky winner!

Check out all the awesome Design Team Blogs below to enter:

Newton’s Nook Designs
Ellen Haxelmans
Tina Herbeck
Larissa Heskett
Samantha Mann
Zsofia Molnar
Maria Russell
Farhana Sarker
Tatiana Trafimovich
Samantha VanArnhem
Amanda Wilcox

Coffee Loving Cardmakers – Hero Arts

Happy Tuesday everyone! It’s time for another Tuesday Tea with Twiddler’s Nook over on the Coffee Loving Cardmakers blog. I was recently gifted some incredible caffeinated products from Hero Arts from a very generous friend and I’m obsessed with it all! This was the My Monthly Hero kit from August 2018, so maybe you have it in your stash and can bring it out to new light.

As soon as I laid my eyes on this die I knew I had to try it in black and white and I love them both! Such different effects by just changing a simple color of cardstock, always amazes me.

For this black one, I blended distress oxides in tattered rose, ripened perssimon and fired brick on an A2 panel. I spritzed it with water and flicked gold watercolor all over it. Once that was dry, I grabbed a sentiment from the stamp set and inked it up with VersaFine onyx black ink, using my die cut panel as a guide. Then I added foam squares and strips to the back of the die cut panel and adhered them together. I used liquid glue to attach the whole thing to a card base and, voila, it’s all done.

For this second panel, I used cracked pistachio, broken china and wilted violet distress oxides on the background panel. Then after spritzing water, I flicked a pearl watercolor over the whole panel. It gives a great shimmer in the light. I used my die cut panel for a guide again and stamped another sentiment from the stamp set included in the kit. Adding the same foam squares and strips to the back I popped the panel in place and adhered this to a card base.

If you’ve followed me for long, you know I love getting messy in the craft room so these cards were extra fun! My fingers are always rainbow when I’m finished and it just makes me smile. I hope you found a little inspiration to create something wonderful.

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