World Card Making Day 2020

Hi, crafty friends. Happy World Card Making Day! I’m celebrating with two card designs today featuring a water stamped background… I started by inking two card panels with Distress Oxide inks. For the first card… I spritzed water on THIS background and stamped it on top of the ink blended panel. I white heat embossed a sentiment from THIS stamp set and added THIS die-cut wreath. For the second card… I spritzed water on...

Let’s Get Coffee Card

Happy October, crafty friends. STAMPtember has wrapped up but there are still a few projects that I didn’t get a chance to share… I started by stamping the background with THIS background stamp. Next, I used a single image from THIS stamp set and used THIS stencil as a guide to create a repeating circle pattern with it. I colored in the images with Copic Markers and stamped a sentiment from the same stamp...

Art Impressions STAMPtember 2020 Collaboration

Hello, crafty friends. THIS is the final STAMPtember collaboration stamp set and it from Art Impressions. I started by stamping the main image from THIS stamp set on THIS paper. I chose Bristol paper because I colored the images with THESE markers and the Zig markers blend well on that paper. I die-cut THIS border to create a snow bank and adhered it to the bottom of the card. I added lots of THIS...

The Greeting Farm STAMPtember 2020 Collaboration

Howdy, crafty friends. THIS stamp set by the Greeting Farm is the next STAMPtember collaboration stamp set. I stamped, colored, and cut out the girl and cat image from THIS stamp set. For the background, I applied ink through THIS stencil, creating a patterned rectangle. I created a gift box by adding THIS bow die-cut on top. I added lots of THIS to the bow for some shine. I adhered the stamped images along...

STAMPtember 2020 Card Kit

Hi, crafty friends. Today’s card features THIS STAMPtember 2020 card kit… I decided to use the kit’s patterned papers and do some paper piecing. I started by die-cutting the sun rays patterned paper with THIS die and used THIS die on the green patterned paper for the grass. I stamped the main flower image in the center and stamped the individual flower and leaf images on other patterned papers. I fussy cut them out...

Kitchen Sink Stamps STAMPtember 2020 Collaboration

Hello, crafty friend. THIS is the next STAMPtember collaboration stamp set and it’s from Kitchen Sink Stamps… I started by stamping THIS layering leaves image repeatedly to cover a background. I only stamped two of the three layers. I trimmed down the panel and cut it in half both ways. I adhered the pieces on a kraft panel and die-cut THIS circle die from the center. I used the same circle die to cut...

Newton’s Nook STAMPtember 2020 Collaboration

Howdy, crafty friends. THIS stamp set from Newton’s Nook is the next STAMPtember collaboration stamp set… To create these cards, I die-cut strips of colored card stock using THIS die. I adhered them to a white card panel and stamped the coordinating sentiment on the white strip in the pattern. I stamped, colored, and cut out the dog and cat image in a pocket from THIS stamp set. I adhered it towards the top...

Pinkfresh Studio STAMPtember 2020 Collaboration

Hi there, crafty friends. THIS stamp set is the next STAMPtember collaboration stamp set and it’s from Pinkfresh Studios. Usually, I’m not a big fan of layering sets. I find them difficult, but these backgrounds came together in very little time and the layering portion is super simple. I chose to stamp the layers from THIS stamp set with Distress Oxide inks. The reason I chose these inks is because of their pigment properties....

Hero Arts STAMPtember 2020 Collaboration

Hello, crafty friends. I’m back again with THIS new STAMPtember collaboration stamp set… I started by die-cutting a piece of THIS patterned paper using THIS die. I die-cut a window die (an older Hero Arts die) and stamped a sentiment under from THIS new stamp set. I stamped the scene images from the stamp set on another panel and used the die-cut window as a template for placement. I colored in the images with...

Ink Blot Shop STAMPtember 2020 Collaboration

Hello there, crafty friends. THIS stamp set from the Ink Blot Shop is the next STAMPtember collaboration stamp set… I started by stamping the border image from THIS stamp set along the bottom of a white card panel. I only stamped the left side first and then shifted the image in my MISTI to stamp the other end. I did this to stretch the length of the image and give me more trees on...