Hi Everyone, Every year I'm excited to create Christmas cards - something about them just make me so happy! I've had Neat and Tangled's Santa's Wonderland stamp set in my stash for awhile and just had to use the cute Santa this year. Sadly, this set is now retired but hopefully this card will give you inspiration on how to use another set in your stash if you don't have this one. Images To create this sweet card I stamped two of the images from the Santa's Wonderland stamp set onto Neenah ...
Hi Everyone, I can't believe how quickly the seasons seem to be going! I just have to sneak in one or two more Fall themed cards before turning my attention to Christmas. I absolutely adore Avery Elle's Falling For You stamp set. The images are so cute, I mean just look at how adorable this little fox catching the falling leaves. Images I stamped a few of the images from the Falling For You stamp sets onto Neenah Solar White, 110 lb, cardstock with Gina K Designs’ Jet Black Amalgam ink and ...
Hi Everyone, I feel like Fall isn't complete without Sunflowers and these lovely blooms from Honey Bee Stamps' Sweet Sunflowers stamp set are absolutely beautiful! I knew the moment I saw them I had to snatch them up. Images I began by stamping all of the images from Sweet Sunflowers onto MFT's Kraft cardstock and then heat embossed them with Hero Arts' Brass embossing powder. Next, since I've been neglecting my color pencils for awhile I decided to color the images using Faber Castell’s ...
Hi Everyone, A stamp set that always make me happy is MFT's Happy Hedgehogs - it's just a cute set with so many adorable images and great sentiments! Sadly, it is now retired but I know a lot of you likely have it so I wanted to create a card using it. I love it when crafters use older stamps and give fresh inspiration! Plus, who knows maybe MFT will open the vault and it'll come back around. Images To start, I stamped some of the images from the Happy Hedgehogs stamp sets onto Neenah Solar ...
Hi Everyone, Last year I fell in love with Sunny Studio's Merry Mice stamp set - it's soooo darn cute! So, this year when I saw Sunny Studio's Harvest Mice stamp set I was over the moon with happiness. I love these super cute mice and I am so happy that we now have even more of them and more ways to use them! Images I stamped most of the images from the Harvest Mice stamp sets onto Neenah Solar White, 110 lb, cardstock with Gina K Designs’ Jet Black Amalgam ink and then colored them with ...
Hi Everyone, This time of year is always exciting to me, since I love to see all the new Fall and Christmas themed products that craft companies have developed. When I saw Reverse Confetti's Lanterns stamp set I adored the images but was in love with the versatility of this cute set. This set includes both Fall and Christmas images and if you purchase the Reverse Confetti's Lantern Additions you'll have an additional Christmas image and an image that could be used for Spring. Such an awesome ...
Hi Everyone, It's finally starting to feel a bit like Fall where I live and I must admit that I love this time of year with the crisp air, warm days, and turning leaves! It's also the start to my favorite time a of year for card making. I love making Fall themed cards and absolutely adore making Christmas cards so for the rest of the year I'll be a super happy crafter. Images I completely adore Pretty Pink Posh's Fall Signs stamp set - all the images are so cute! To create this card, I ...
Hi Everyone, I adore Concord & 9th's Turnabout stamps and how quick and easy they make beautiful background patterns for cards. So, I had to snatch up Concord & 9th's Butterfly Love Turnabout stamp - I mean, butterflies, yes please! Background To start, I stamped Butterfly Love onto Neenah Solar White, 80 lb, cardstock using Lawn Fawn's Peachy Keen, Gina K. Designs Innocent Pink and Lovely Lavender, and Simon Says Stamp Steel Blue inks. I love these pretty ink colors ...
Hi Everyone, One of my favorite stamp companies is Hello Bluebird - I just love their adorable images and wonderful dies! Every release is like Christmas morning to me! Today, I wanted to use Hello Bluebird's Maverick stamp set which I've had in my stash for awhile. Well, to tell the truth, I colored these images last year but I just couldn't come up with a card design I like using them...until now! Images I started by stamping the adorable dog and plane from the Maverick stamp set onto ...
Hi Everyone, I really enjoy Whimsy Stamps and their many adorable stamp sets as well as really awesome dies but some of my favorite stamps sets are their beautiful mermaid sets. I absolutely love Whimsy Stamps' Let's Be Mermaids stamp set but a few of my other favorites include Elania, Mermaid Escape, and Mermaid Birthday. Images I started by stamping the images from Let's Be Mermaids onto Strathmore's Bristol Smooth cardstock using VersaFine Clair's Nocturne ink and then embossed them with ...
