Trinity Stamps – Beary Special Duo

Hey friends! I’m over on the Trinity Stamps blog today with a couple of fun slimline cards featuring the newly released Beary Special slimline stamp set. I thought it would be fun to make 2 different cards using a lot of the same techniques and products.

I started by inking up my Beary Special stamp with VersaMark ink and heat embossing 2 panels – one in white and one in black. Then I ink blended distress oxides over each one. I cut the green-toned one with the largest of the Modern Embossed Slimline dies. For the pink-toned panel, I cut three pieces with those same dies – coral cardstock, rose gold foiled cardstock, and then the inked panel.

Finishing off the pink-toned card, I adhered the largest panel to a white cardbase, then popped up the other 2 panels with foam tape. I stamped a sentiment from Beary Special with Seedless Preserves and die cut it with a banner from Slimline Series Scalloped Panels and Banners. I popped the banner up with foam tape and glued a scattering of confetti embellishments across the design.

Switching gears back to the green-toned card, we’ve got our panel and now it’s time to build it into a shaker. I die cut the scalloped frame that comes with the Slimline Envelope Builder die set from back cardstock. I cut a piece of acetate and adhered them together with double-sided tape. Then I lined the frame with double-height foam strips.

I sprinkled confetti bits and resin hearts on my panel, removed the release paper from the foam strips and adhered them together. I used liquid glue to add the shaker to a card front and moved in to the sentiment.

For that, I die cut the heart from the Marshmallow Alphabet dies from a similar green and black cardstock and adhered them to the acetate window with liquid glue. I stamped and heat embossed a sentiment from Beary Special on vellum and cut it into a rectangle. I smeared a layer of liquid glue on the back of the vellum and attached it to the heart.

I hope you’ve enjoyed today’s projects and found a little inspiration to create something wonderful.

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

Coffee Loving Cardmakers – Joy to My Heart

Hey friends! It’s Tuesday Tea over on the Coffee Loving Cardmakers blog today and I’m playing with some old and some brand new Trinity Stamps goodies today. They’ve got such a fun line of gnomes I decided to pair one of the new ones with the coffee mug die.

I started my card by die cutting half of the coffee mug and then inking up the layered coffee bean stencil. Half is red dye ink and the second half is glitter glitz gel. So sparkly and fun! I had die cut the hole for the coffee initially, so I colored some white cardstock and layered it behind the opening too. Then I die cut the new intertwined heart 3 times from red, white and teal. I glued the frame to the mug and popped the inside pieces up with foam squares.

Next, I stamped and colored the gnome from Joyful Heart with my copic markers. Then I used the coordinating dies to cut him out. I added foam squares to the back of him and added him to the mug. For my background, I die cut the “floor” from the slimline room builder dies and trimmed it to fit my card front. Then I cut a piece of red paper from the Autumn Rainbow pad for the top and adhered both to my card front. I thought it needed a border so I cut a strip of white paper 1/4 inch and glued it over the seam. Then I popped my mug and gnome up with foam tape and adhered them down.

Last, I stamped a sentiment from the Joyful Heart set and used the coordinating dies to cut it out and added it to the bottom of the card with foam squares. I thought the white heart on the mug looked a little empty so I also stamped a sentiment on it with red ink.

For finishing touches, I just added some white gel pen accents to my image and hearts to the gnome’s hat.

This combo is just too cute! A giant coffee cup with a sweet gnome professing his love…to you or the coffee??? I suppose that’s up for interpretation.

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

Newton’s Nook – I Whale Always Love You Plaque

Hello everyone! I’ve been on a major Valentine decor creating kick lately to go with my cards. Today I’m sharing a fun wood plaque I created featuring a few Newton’s Nook goodies that I absolutely adore!

I started by painting my plaque white. These have been available at my local craft store for years and they are only $1. So, needless to say, I have a stash and we’ve done a bunch of different projects with them. Then I set to deciding on a theme and some general pieces I wanted to go together. I stamped and heat embossed critters from Tides of Love and watercolored them with my Zig markers. Then I used the coordinating dies and cut them out.

Next, I made a mess which is always so fun to me. I used the seashell stencil with Thermoweb transfer gel blanco on some coral colored cardstock and white glitter glitz gel on light blue cardstock with the waves stencil. I cleaned up after myself and left them over night to dry. In the morning I ran the seashells through my laminator with iridescent decofoil and totally swooned! These are gorgeous in the light!

Time for trimming and assembly. I trimmed everything down and decided on final layout before adhering anything down.

Here are the specs:
seashells – 5 1/4 x 5 1/4 inches
glitter waves – 3×3 inches
white frame – 3 1/2 x 3 1/2 inches
polka dot teal stripe – 2 x 5 1/4 inches

I hope that helps if you want to recreate the same layout.

Now for assembly. I used liquid glue to attach the seashells to the plaque. Then I wrapped twine around the polka dot teal stripe and tied it in a bow. Then I added foam tape to the back so it would lay flat. I adhered the waves to the white frame and added foam tape to the back of that to help it lie flat around the twine too. Last, I added foam squares to the back of my images and put them in place. I learned a trick with vellum a while ago and have never gone back…if you have an even layer of glue behind the whole image you don’t see any glue spots showing through. Using the Xyron sticker maker is the easiest for this but mine is empty right now so I used liquid glue and my trusty finger. 😉

I seriously wish you all could see this in person. The shimmer and shiny of all the pieces is so pretty!!! I just adore this sign and am excited to make more for other occasions.

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

Birch Press Design – Sending Love

Hey friends! I’m over on the Birch Press Design blog today with a different technique for you to try. It’s embossing with your dies, especially panel dies! I paired it with some alcohol ink blending and love how it turned out.

I started by blending and mixing Ranger Alcohol Pearl Inks in enchanted and villainous on a piece of Yupo paper. When I got it how I wanted, I left it to dry for a while really make sure it wasn’t sticky. Then I took the Kinsley Heart Plate A and the sandwich for my die cutter that embosses and ran it through. It gives this great embossing of the areas that would have cut if I used the regular sandwich. This usually requires a silicon mat for your die cutter but they are very inexpensive and can totally open up a new world for your dies!

Then I die cut the layers for the Kinsley Heart in white and glued them together. For my sentiments, I used a combo of white, black and light purple cardstocks with vellum shadows. Each one has 4 layers for extra dimension and are attached with liquid glue and foam squares to keep things laying nicely.

Because I used alcohol pearl inks, the background is full of shimmer and I didn’t want to detract from that so the only extra thing I did for finishing touches on today’s card was add a little Wink of Stella glitter brush pen to the word LOVE.

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

Pink & Main – Roll With It

Happy Friday friends! We’ve done it again and made it to the end of the week. ❤ I’m over on the Pink & Main blog just rolling with it…sushi style!

I thought these cute sushi images from Roll With It fit perfectly in the windows the Mask It In-Line stencil creates so I paired them together. First I put the stencil down on an orange cardstock panel and inked up the circles with some white pigment ink. Then I replaced the circle masks, put the dotty stencil over them and used an orange ink on those. Then I took the orange ink and went around the edges for a little texture to draw your eye in to the center of the card.

I stamped the images from Roll With It and colored them with my copic markers. Then I used the coordinating dies to cut them out. I absolutely love this banner die that comes in the set and perfectly fits all of the sentiments! I popped up the images in the windows with foam squares. Then I used liquid glue to adhere my chopsticks to the bottom and popped the sentiment banner up with foam squares.

For a little extra texture I added glossy accents to the stripes on the chopsticks and parts of the sushi. Then I added Stickles in stardust to all of the sushi cheeks too.

I love this set so much and I don’t even eat sushi! They’re so cute and the sentiments range so much that you can literally use it for almost anything!

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

Coffee Loving Cardmakers | Sweet ‘n Sassy Collab

Happy Friday everyone! I’m super excited to be apart of the Coffee Loving Cardmakers – Sweet ‘n Sassy Stamps Collaboration today! I’ve made 2 cards to share with you featuring I Like Big Cups and Coffee Talk 2. These sets pair perfectly together so I couldn’t resist.

Let’s talk slimline first, shall we? I inked up a panel with ground espresso, vintage photo and tea dye distress oxide inks. Then I flicked some watered down ground espresso ink and regular water all over the panel. Once that was dry, I pulled out the Trinity Stamps slimline modern embossed panels dies and cut the 3 largest sizes from: dark brown, rose gold and the inked panel. The brown was adhered to a slimline card base with liquid glue, then the rose gold with foam tape. I wrapped some twine around the inked panel, tied it in a knot and put foam tape on the back avoiding the twine and put it in place too. Then I stamped and colored the travel cup and sleeve from I Like Big Cups and cut them out. I stamped a sentiment from Coffee Talk 2 on the sleeve and adhered them together with liquid glued. I added foam tape to the back of the cup, skipping the part where it overlaps the twine so it lays flat and popped it in place. For finishing touches I added some hearts and coffee beans from Twiddler’s Nook Caffeinated Crafting embellishment mix.

For my second card, I wanted to brighten things up a bit. So I chose a selection of blue and teal cardstocks and cut some different width strips. I added adhesive to a white panel and stuck the strips down at an angle and trimmed off the excess. I trimmed the panel down to 4×5.25 inches and stamped a sentiment from Coffee Talk 2 in the bottom right corner. I stamped another mug from I Like Big Cups, colored it with my copics and cut it out. I popped it up with foam squares and added foam tape to the back of the striped panel. I decided for a little contrast so I attached it to a black A2 size panel and used liquid glue to adhere it on a white card base. Then for finishing touches I added some white gel pen accents to the mug and a scattering of Twiddler’s Nook Princess Rings – Tiana across the design.

Remember, we’re hopping along today for the chance to win a $25 gift code to the Sweet ‘n Sassy Stamps store! You should have come from the fabulous Lori Turner and now will head over to the amazing Christine Burillo-Kirch.

If you get lost along the way, head back to the Coffee Loving Cardmakers or Sweet ‘n Sassy pages to get your bearings.

You have until Friday, Feb. 5, at 11:59 PDT to comment. Winner will be announced on the Coffee Loving Cardmakers blog Sunday, Feb. 7.

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

Miss Ink Stamps – Thank You Very Much

Hello everyone! I’ve got a fun Miss Ink Stamps card to share with you today. It features one of those sweet Punny Farm Pigs that I love so much, with a thank you sentiment from the Fall Bouquet set. I just love the fonts of the sentiments in that set.

I started today’s card by stamping and heat embossing images from Scene Builder: Meadow on white cardstock. Then I used blending brushes and dye inks to ink up the panel. Then I put the sunburst stencil over top and inked it up again. Once that was done, I trimmed the panel to 4×5.25 inches and used tea dye distress ink around the edges. Then I watered some of the same ink down and flicked it on the background.

I stamped and heat embossed a sentiment from Fall Bouquet in copper on kraft cardstock and die cut it with a banner die from Newton’s Nook. I also took a 4.25×5.5 inch panel of kraft and stamped it with the striped background from MFT Stamps with tea dye distress ink. I stamped one of the pigs from Punny Farm Pigs with brown VersaFine ink and colored it would my Zig markers. Then I fussy cut him out and started arranging my pieces.

I thought the card could use a little something still so I also added a wonky frame from Avery Elle to set the scene. For assembly, I used liquid glue to adhere the kraft panel to a white card base, then popped the inked panel up with foam tape. The frame and banner are attached with foam strips and the piggy with foam squares.

This was a fun card to play around with since it’s so different from my usual style or technique. I hope you enjoyed it.

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

Trinity Stamps – Sending Smooches Release Day

Hello everyone! It’s release day for Trinity Stamps’ Sending Smooches release. It’s packed full with so much lovey goodness! We’re having an Instagram hop today so be sure to head HERE and hop along for great inspiration and a chance to win a certificate to the Trinity Stamps shop!

I wanted to share my card for the hop with you here too and a little info about what I used to create it.

Trinity is releasing a new paper pad today call All Heart which I used with the modern embossed slimline dies to create the background panel. Then I used the new slimline wide heart trio on white cardstock to make my window panel. This is also available in a tall version which is so fun! I trimmed a little off each side because I wanted the yellow paper to show around the edge but it does cut a full slimline panel.

I stamped and colored the gnome from the new Falling For You with my copics and cut him out with the coordinating dies. Last, I used the new Scripty Love dies for my sentiment. I love how these have the shadow along with the words. It just gives you more options how to use them on your projects. It’s perfect.

For finishing touches on my card, I added glossy accents to random hearts in the pile and all of the hearts in the air. I absolutely love the little accent it gives this fun card!

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

Newton’s Nook – Let Love Bloom

Welcome everyone! I’m over on the Newton’s Nook blog today sharing this pretty floral slimline shaker card.

I had a completely different idea in my head when I started this card but I think it turned out very elegant and pretty in the end. I’ll give my other idea another try in the future. 😉

I started this card by stamping and coloring the Roses image with my copic markers. Then I used the coordinating dies to cut it out. Next, I cut a panel and inked it up using the new square masking stencil. Then I die cut the Slimline Frames & Windows frame from white cardstock and layered it on top. At this point I thought things were too plain so I die cut my stenciled panel with the Slimline Frames & Portholes scalloped panel die and turned my card into a shaker.

I added acetate to the back of the window panel and lined it with foam strips. Then I sprinkled some Princess Rings embellishments from the Twiddler’s Nook shop on each stenciled square and popped the frame in place. I added foam squares to the back of my rose image and popped it in place. Then I die cut one of the Banner Trio banners and stamped a sentiment from the new Heartfelt Roses set and adhered it with liquid glue.

I added foam tape to the back of my shaker and popped it on a yellow panel measuring 3.5×8.5 inches. Then I used liquid glue to attach it to a white slimline card base.

For finishing touches I just added some Wink of Stella glitter brush pen to the flower petals and leaves.

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

Jane’s Doodles – Stinkin’ Cute

Hey friends!!! I’m super excited to share all the things with you today! I had a massive crafting session this weekend and created a ton of projects! It was so much fun and felt so good to be so productive! A handful of them all revolve around Jane’s Doodles’ set – Stinks! – so I thought I would group them all into one blog post to share with you.

It’s going to be long but I hope you’ll bear with me because there is so much cuteness to share. I hope you’ll find some fun inspiration along the way. Let’s get started with a peek at everything and then I’ll break it all down in case you’re curious.

This whole thing came about because I needed to create some gift tags for my daughter’s Valentine gifts she is delivering to friends in a few weeks. We both decided that the sentiments in this set plus the ADORABLE skunks were just too perfect to pass up. But I couldn’t stop at tags, I just wanted to color a million of these cuties so we’ve ended up with some string art, a dozen tags and two cards…and I love it all!

Let’s start with the tags. I’ve been fairly obsessed with Trinity Stamps nested hearts dies lately, so I cut 12 white ones in the middle size. Then used Newton’s Nook grass & hills and clouds stencils on it. I adhered the skunks with tape runner and stamped the sentiments, some hearts and a flower on them assembly line style. I die cut another heart the same size in pink and adhered them together for stability. Then I punched holes, added twine and glued some red bows on. My daughter loves taking her time with handwriting so she’ll add to and from herself to the back of each one. I just love them!

Next, I made some cards with extra images I had colored. Aside from the Jane’s Doodles Stinks! skunks, the goodies on these cards are all Newton’s Nook. They’re pretty self explanatory but I used stencils for the backgrounds – hills & grass, cloudy sky, argyle, and bokeh hearts. Then I used dies like frames & flags, framework and fancy edge tags for the components. Then everything is pretty much attached with foam tape or foam squares because I love dimension on my cards.

My final project today is another string art creation that popped in my head and I just had to create! I added water to my acrylic paint to create more of a white wash look, rather than the coated paint. I love this and will be making more with this idea. I used another one of the Trinity Stamps nested hearts to outline my nails for the string art. Then I die cut additional Stinks! images so each one is layered 4 times for stability and added with foam squares. I die cut LOVE from the Trinity Stamps marshmallow alphabet and adhered that directly to the wood with liquid glue. I finished things off with some red hearts from the Twiddler’s Nook conversation hearts clay embellishments.

Phew, that was a lot. Thank you so much for making it this far. I appreciate you sharing your time with me. I hope you found some inspiration to create something wonderful! Have a fabulous day!