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winnie & walter birthday bash special guest

I'm over on the Winnie and Walter blog today sharing these fun rainbow cards as part of their 4th Birthday celebration that's been going on all month. I hope you will stop by and take a peek at what I've created! 

tim holtz: beer blueprints

Sharing another card that I made for the Tim Holtz/Stamper's Anonymous Creativation booth. The blueprints from this release are at the top of my favorites list, they are so fun to color! For this card I used the Beer Blueprints set: 

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tim holtz: ornate trims

Back today with another Creativation 2018 share. For this card, I used the Ornate Trims set to create the pattern in my background: 

To create the background I blended Distress Oxides on a panel of Distress Watercolor Cardstock to create a rainbow pattern and spritzed it with water. Then I used the same colors of Distress Oxide to stamp one of the trims stamps in a repeating pattern on the panel in coordinating colors on top of the inking. I cut the finished panel with the Stitched Rectangle die.

To create the sentiment, I lined the stamp up on my Stamp Platform and inked the sentiment in one area at a time, starting with the Fossilized Amber, wiping off the ink then adding the other colors to the outside of the sentiment. The Stamp Platform is the perfect tool for doing this, as you get perfect placement each time. 

To finish the card, I added mirrored stars that I colored with alcohol inks in coordinating colors. A super easy and fun card to make!

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tim holtz: glorious bouquet

Sharing another card I created for the Tim Holtz Stampers Anonymous booth for the 2018 Creativation show. This stamp is big and beautiful and can be stamped in many different directions on the card to create different looks. This stamp set includes a large size stamp block in the package, but I used the Stamp Platform since it's always on my table.

To make the panel, I started with a piece of Distress Watercolor Cardstock cut to A2 (4.25 x 5.5 in) to cover the entire front of a card. Then I pressed some Distress Oxides onto my craft sheet in Worn Lipstick, Picked Raspberry, Fossilized Amber and Carved Pumpkin, building up the layers and drying in between each layer and and making sure to get those little inky dots by tapping the paper lightly into the ink. Once the panel was completely dry, I stamped it with the Glorious Bouquet stamp coming up from the bottom of the card using my Stamp Platform and embossed it with Copper Embossing Powder.

 
I then took Peacock Feathers Distress Oxide along with the same colors of Distress Oxide I used to create the panel and used a Detail Waterbrush to paint in some details, especially on the leaves.Once the panel was dry, I stamped the sentiment with Jet Black Archival. I cut the panel with the largest of the Stiched Rectangle dies.I then layered the outside (frame cut) onto the card, added a panel of blue cardstock underneath then layered the main panel on top with foam tape. This type of design is a great way to use up those "practice" panels you may have lying around :)


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neat and tangled: you're a gem watercolor background

Hi there! I'm over on the Neat and Tangled Blog today sharing this cute card make with the You're a Gem set. Hope you will pop on over and visit: 

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winnie & walter: 4th birthday bash blog hop

 

I am so excited to be joining Winnie & Walter in their 4th Birthday Bash Blog hop today! You should have arrived here from the blog of the very talented Heather Hoffman.

The theme of this hop is Celebrating Love and Friendship and I've made a card for you today that celebrates both. I don't usually use soft colors, but I love how this card turned out. 

 

To create this card, I started off by inking up the Spotty Creative Screenings stencil with Tattered Rose Distress Oxide, spraying it with a Distress Sprayer and printing it onto a cardstock panel. I added more to the background by stamping the xoxo from The Big, The Bold and Friends and the tiny heart from the Sketchy Thoughts sets repeatedly to add to the background. I then added a quote bubble and sentiments from the Sketchy Thoughts set. 



The next stop on the hop is the wonderfully creative Vanessa Menhorn! 

There will be 4 winners picked at random from the comments along all the stops of the hop! Each of the 4 winners will receive a $40 credit to the Winnie & Walter shop. So have fun hopping along and be sure to leave your comments for a chance to win.  All comments must be made before February 28^th 11:59 p.m. CST!!

Here is the full list of stops on the hop in case you missed any!

w&w blog

Rubeena Ianigro

Kelly Griglione

Jessica Frost-Ballas

Lea Lawson

Laura Bassen

Heather Hoffman

Cheiron Brandon

Vanessa Menhorn

Amy Tsuruta

Laura Sterckx

Isha Gupta

Taheerah Atchia

Miriam Pratner

Keren Baker

Emily Leiphart

Gayatri Murali

Amy Kolling

Kate Capper

Laurie Willison

Crystal Thompson

Evelin Tee (instagram)

 

get cracking on christmas: february

Continuing along with my goal to 'Get Cracking on Christmas' all year long, by creating my Christmas cards throughout the year! If you want to see how it all started, go to my original post here.

This time, I am playing around with a die that I did not get to buy in time for Christmas since it sold out! I finally got my hands on it. These cards are CASEd from Day 8 of Kristina Werner's Holiday Card series for 2017, and its the entire reason I bought the tree die. That's the thing about Christmas cards, I always feel that there is such pressure to design them, and then I never get around to doing it. So this year, I am going to use one of Kristina's simple, perfect designs. I made it even easier on myself by cutting my little trees out of glitter paper...there are so many fun color combos you can make. And once you cut all the trees out, the cards are super simple to put together! 

2018 Christmas Card Count:

6 cards for January
6 cards for February
2018 CARD TOTAL = 12

 
Be sure to stop by and see what my crafty friends have done to Get Cracking on Christmas this month:

Jenn Shurkus
Chari Moss
Libby Hickson
Caryn Davies

 

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neat and tangled: feb release wrap up

The February release is now live in the Neat and Tangled shop! Just in case you missed anything here is a quick recap of all my projects from this week: 

 

And here is a quick look back at all the products in this month's release. I'd love to know what your favorites are! 

neat and tangled: s'more fun

Today is Day 4 of the Neat & Tangled release and we've got a sweet treat for you! This adorable S'More Fun set has everything you need to make a s'more complete with smiley faces...just look at those fun little marshmallows. I hope you've been getting your wish list ready, since everything you've seen this week will be available in the Neat and Tangled shop tomorrow! 

 Be sure to stop by the Neat and Tangled Blog to see all of the design team inspiration! Don't forget - there is a giveaway every day this week of the set(s) being featured that day, and a $25 gift certificate up for grabs at the end of the week. Comment on all of the design team blogs all week for a chance to win.  Winners will be announced on Friday at 7:30am EST
 

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neat and tangled: geometric circles

Day 3 of the Neat and Tangled Release and we are featuring the Geometric Circles die and stencil today. I used the die to cut out this fun patten of alcohol ink on yupo paper that I created. I love the fun, tile like look it creates when cut out since its so shiny. I pared the design with one of my all time favorites, the Awesome stamp and die set: 

Be sure to stop by the Neat and Tangled Blog to see all of the design team inspiration! Don't forget - there is a giveaway every day this week of the set(s) being featured that day, and a $25 gift certificate up for grabs at the end of the week. Comment on all of the design team blogs all week for a chance to win.  Winners will be announced on Friday at 7:30am EST

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