OCC Stenciled 2 Class

Howdy, crafty friends. I’m taking THIS Stenciled 2 class over at Online Card Classes and was inspired by the first day of class. Jennifer McGuire taught a lesson about rotating your stencils for a new look… For the first card… I applied pink ink through THIS Mermaid Scales stencil on a white A2 carstock panel. I flipped the stencil upside down and applied blue ink through the same stencil, creating a whole new look…...

Just For You Release Blog Hop

Hello, crafty friends. I’m excited to be part of THIS blog hop celebrating THIS new release. I started by die-cutting an older goodie bag die twice for each bag from white cardstock. On the front of half of the panels, I stamped images from THIS adorable stamp set. I colored the images in with Copic Markers and then assembled the bags. I stamped a sentiment from THIS stamp set on one of THESE stitched...

More Just For You Release Inspiration

Hello there, crafty friends. I’m back with more inspiration from THIS new release from Simon Says Stamp… I started by stamping the images from THIS set and coloring them in with Copic Markers. I used THESE coordinating dies to cut them out. I applied ink through THIS stencil on to a slimline panel to create a background. I die cut grass using THIS die and adhered it along the bottom of the card. I...

Just For You Release

Hello, crafty friends. Today’s card features products from THIS new release from Simon Says Stamp… I started by creating the background. I stamped THIS background using several colored inks. I did one ray at a time because this stamp is a peel apart stamp. You can also stamp it whole as one color, but I like the option of peeling apart the layers to get multiple colors. Next, I die cut it using one...

Customizable Card Set + Video

Hello again, crafty friends. Today’s post shares how to create a customizable card set… I’ve made several of these card sets as gifts and they are always a hit with the recipient. They really enjoy being able to choose which greeting they will use. Before we get to the card set details, let’s start with the creating of the cards. VIDEO You can watch the video on how I created this card set HERE...

Coloring with Distress Watercolor Pencils

Hello, crafty friends. I have a bright and bold card to share today. I recently took THIS class by Jenn Shurkus and it has made me fall back in love with my Distress Watercolor Pencils… To create this card, I stamped THIS background with black pigment ink and then clear heat embossed it. I colored in the image with THESE Distress Watercolor Pencils. I colored heavy in one corner and then used a bit...

Be Creative Release Blog Hop

Howdy, crafty friends. I’m thrilled to be part of THIS Blog Hop celebrating THIS new release. Today’s card share features an acrylic block background technique… VIDEO You can watch the video on this technique HERE or click on the video below… To create this card, I started by creating the background. I applied Distress Ink to THIS extra large acrylic block (that came with the Bubble Background Stamp), spritzed with water, and laid it...

Be Creative Release

Hi there, crafty friends. Today’s cards features products from THIS new release by Simon Says Stamp… To create these cards, I stared with the backgrounds. I hot foiled THIS Mini Slimline Falling Confetti hot plate using THIS rainbow glimmer foil. I did this on THIS smooth white cardstock as well as THIS black specialty cardstock. (If you are new to Hot Foiling, I share a video on the process HERE if you want more...

Happy Hello Card Kit

Hello there, crafty friends. Today’s card share features THIS new card kit form Simon Says Stamp. To create this card, I cut a slimline sized panel from a piece of the kit’s colored cardstock. I used the kit’s embossing glaze to emboss the main image from the kit’s stamp set. I just love the image so I embossed it three times down the panel. I cut apart the sentiment stamp in the stamp set...

Sending Love Shaker Card

Hi, crafty friends. I have a fun shaker card to share today… To create this card, I started by applying a few colors of Distress Ink on a piece of acetate. I spritzed it with water and laid it down on a watercolor piece of cardstock. I die-cut THIS die several times from white and adhered them together. I gold heat embossed one of THESE sentiments inside the heart area directly on to the...