Happy STAMPtember, crafty friends! If you are unfamiliar with STAMPtember, it’s a month long celebration of stamping and crafting hosted by Simon Says Stamp. There is so much fun in store for this month but let’s start with a Halloween card I created with THIS STAMPtember release… To create this card, I started by die cutting THESE strips from black glossy and white cardstock. I used the back side of each strip that picks...
Hello there, crafty friends. Happy Halloween! I thought I’d share a Halloween card today to celebrate… I started by ink blending a night scene using Distress Oxide inks on the front of a slimline card base. I spritzed THIS on top for some texture and shine. Next, I cut THIS pumpkin house and accessories from colored cardstock and the door from THIS woodgrain cardstock. I added ink to the edges of the die cuts...
Hello there, crafty friends. I’m back with even more Halloween inspiration… To create the background, I started by applying Distress Oxide ink with THIS stencil to create some colorful clouds. I stamped the images and sentiment from THIS stamp set using THIS black pigment ink. I finished off the design by adding gold stars cut with THIS die, a favorite of mine for creating embellishments. I also decorated the flap of the envelope with...
Hello, crafty friends. I have a Halloween card to share today featuring THIS stamp set… I started by die-cutting THIS strip from white and black glossy paper. I adhered the strips to the front of a white side folding card base and stamped a sentiment from THIS stamp set on one of the white strips using black pigment ink. I added clear embossing on top and heat set. Next, I die-cut a stitched circle...
Howdy, crafty friends. Today’s STAMPtember collaboration stamp set is THIS one from Newton’s Nook… To create this card, I started by stamping the images from THIS stamp set on patterned paper and kraft paper. I fussy cut them out and added some shading with Copic Markers. I inked up a piece of THIS woodgrain cardstock with a dark brown and cut a strip of it to resemble a wood floor. I used patterned paper...
Hi there, crafty friends. Today’s STAMPtember collaboration stamp set is THIS one from Pretty Pink Posh… I started by stamping the coffee cup images from THIS stamp set using the Gina K. Wreath Builder to get the spacing just right. I colored in the images with Copic Markers and stamped hearts in the center of the cups. I also stamped the steam image above the lids on the small cup images. I white heat...
Hi there, crafty friends. Today’s STAMPtember collaboration stamp set is THIS one from Tim Holtz… I started by stamping the main image and sentiment from THIS stamp set with black pigment ink and clear heat embossing it for some shine. I masked off the Santa scene and ink blended the night sky. Once it was dry, I masked off the sentiment area and applied white pigment ink over the ink blended sky to create...
Hello, crafty friends. Today’s STAMPtember collaboration stamp set is THIS one from Avery Elle. I started by die-cutting THIS oval die from the center of a white card stock panel. I inked up the outer portion of the frame with a rainbow of ink colors. I stamped the reindeer image from THIS stamp set in the center of the front card panel and colored it in with Copic Markers. I added some crystal glaze...
Hello again, crafty friends. Today’s card features hot foiling on acetate… I started by creating the clear acetate front panel. I hot foiled THIS plate using THIS gold foil on a piece of THIS heat resistant acetate. I trimmed down the piece to be 4.25 x 5.5 inches. Next, I trimmed down the front panel of the top folding card base. I cut the front panel so only 1/2 of an inch was left...
Hello, crafty friends. Today’s STAMPtember collaboration stamp set is THIS one from Reverse Confetti. I decided to create some simple gift tags. I stamped the images and sentiments from THIS stamp set on to colored tags cut with THIS die. I stamped with Distress Oxide inks because of their pigment property. It allows the color to show up on colored card stock. I finished of some tags with ribbon, string, and a tiny jingle...
