A Peek Into My Stamping Room

Simply The Best Dad!

Hello friends!  Can you believe it's almost Father's Day?  This time last year, I was in full wedding mode with my daughter's wedding.  Thankfully that's all over because this weekend is supposed to be the hottest weekend so far!  Well we will have a quiet little celebration for my husband on Sunday.  So I got busy making some Father's Day cards.  I got out some supplies that I have had for a long time and have never used.  

Here is my card.....

This was a pretty simple card to create.  I took my color combo from the plaid paper.  I love these papers from Lawn Fawn.  There is two different plaids in every color in the paper pad.  I used the circle and star dies to create interest.  I used some StickIt! adhesive on the back of the white cardstock so it was easy to adhere the letters down.  I stamped the sentiment onto a strip of white and cut the banner ends.  I used foam tape and 3d foam squares to adhere things down.  I think my husband will really like this!  Now I have to get it to my girls so they can sign it!

Try to stay cool this weekend!

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Silver Stars and Congratulations!

Hello friends!  Today I have a graduation congratulations card to share with you.  This particular card is for a guy and you know I have issues making masculine cards.  This one turned out great!  See what I mean??

I used some new stuff from Tonic Studios.....those star sequins are very pretty!  They are called Mirrorball Stars and they are from the Nuvo Pure Sheen Confetti line.  I highly recommend that Marvy Jewel Picker for sequins and rhinestones.  It's cheap and it works great!

I think I will create this card in alot of different colors of glitter paper and sequins.  That way no two cards look alike even though they are!  If you need a graduation card like this, I have a few to sell.  Just shot me an email!

Thanks for stopping by today!! 

Here is a list of supplies I used for the cards...(I have used Affiliate links.  These links are to different stores, where if you purchase something using that link, I will receive a small commission at no cost to you.  Thank you for your support!) 

 

Two Butterfly Cards

Hello friends!  This week is a busy one here at our house.  Our daughter is graduating from college this weekend and we are so excited!  I took some time to create a few cards for this occasion and just for fun, too!  I have been getting the Simon Says Stamp monthly kit for awhile now and sometimes I am really bad about actually using them.  Well I decided to make the cards that I needed from the April Kit.  I really love the butterfly stencil that was in this kit.  In past months the kits have included some Distress Oxide pads and I thought I would use those and have some fun.

Here is my first card.......

For this card, I just placed the stencil onto my white cardstock panel and used some sponges to add and blend the Cracked Pistachio & Broken China Distress Oxide inks.  I really love how easy and smoothly these inks blend together!  I put this panel onto a 4 1/4 x 5 1/2" white cardstock base.  I added some patterned paper along the edge.  Plus I fussy cut out one of the butterflies to pop up for some dimension.  I also used the Stamp Platform to add my sentiment in black ink.  I love using the platform because I don't have to worry about not getting a good image the first time....I can just stamp it again!

Here is another card I created using the same stencil and the same ink pads.  Instead of using a sponge, I pressed the ink pads onto my craft mat and then spritzed water.  I pressed a piece of Bristol paper onto this ink and few times and allowed it to dry.

Once the panel was dry, I put the stencil into place and applied some Nuvo Aquamarine Embellishment Mousse using a palette knife.  I also did the same on some white cardstock so I could fussy cut out the butterflies to add interest to my card.  I really love these colors, don't you?

I think this is my favorite card of all the ones I made the last couple of days!  I really don't have anyone to give it to either!  LOL  

Here is a list of supplies I used for the cards...(I have used Affiliate links.  These links are to different stores, where if you purchase something using that link, I will receive a small commission at no cost to you.  Thank you for your support!)

 

I Love Your Face Card!

ello friends!  Hope you are enjoying springtime weather in your area.  I am happy that today the sun is shining and it's warm.  The flowers are starting to bloom in my yard and that makes me so happy.  What a long and cold winter we have had around here.  Hope it's over!

Today I have a fun card to share with you that I created using stamps & dies from Neat & Tangled.  I am really loving this stamp set.  I am not an expert watercolorer but I do love it because you get so much freedom with colors and blends.  I used some watercolor paper and Tonic Studios Aqua Flow pens.  These pens have a brush marker.  You can use them full strength on the paper or with a water color brush or even a waterbrush.  Today I used the Tonic Studios Aqua Shimmer glitter pen to watercolor the flowers for this card.  I stamped the flower image using Antique Linen Distress Ink so that the lines were very light.

 

Here is a closer look......

 

I think in this picture you can just see the glitter that is on each flower.  Using the glitter gloss pen to add color to the images gives you the watercolored look and lots of glitter!

On May 2, Crafter's Companion will be on HSN (Home Shopping Network) and I have some projects to share using products that will be available on that day.  Check back tomorrow to see a couple of these projects!

Here are the links to the products I used to create this card.  (I have used Affiliate links.  These links are to different stores, where if you purchase something using that link, I will receive a small commission at no cost to you.  Thank you for your support!)

 

You Are Eggstra Special

Hello friends!  I don't know about you but I am really wishing for spring.  Yesterday we got about 3 inches of snow.  I have to say that I am completely over winter.  To help me think about spring, I created a cute card using a new-to-me stamp set from Neat & Tangled.  Here is my fun card and I hope it makes you think of spring!

To begin, stamp the chick & egg images onto white cardstock with black ink.  Color with the markers.  Fussy cut each image and set them aside.

 

 

Die cut the patterned paper using the largest scalloped rectangle in the Mixed Edge Rectangle die set.  Die cut the pink and white cardstock using the dies from the Hello ATC Die.  Stamp the sentiment onto the white die cut using the Stamp Platform.

 

 Assemble the card using 3d foam tape to give some dimension.  Here is the finished card again.

I have more projects to share with you this week.  I have a few projects I created using Crafter's Companion new products!  Can't wait to share with you!

 

Here is a list of supplies that include affiliate links (at no cost to you).....

 

 

 

Quick and Easy Watercolor Card Plus Video Tutorial

Hello friends!  Today I have a quick and easy watercolor card to share with you.  I created a quick video to show you how I did the watercolor wash using Nuvo Aqua Flow Pens on watercolor paper.  I can't do a voice over for the video right now as I have lost my voice.  Some weird virus has settled in our house and I am the last to get it.  So hopefully you get the idea how easy these pens are to use from the video!

Here is my card.....

To begin this card, I stamped the floral images onto watercolor paper using embossing ink.  I applied Nuvo Fine Detail Glacier White embossing powder and heat set the images.  Using the Nuvo Medium Water Brush, I wet the images first and then used the Nuvo Aqua Flow pens.  This is a super quick way to get the watercolor wash look.

Here is the video......

 

 

 

Here is another close up of my card....

 

Using the Nuvo Aqua Flow Pens was really fun and easy.  I am definitely not a watercolor expert.  In fact, I will never be a watercolor expert.  But I think I got some really good results with this technique!

 

Thanks for stopping by today!  

 

 

Supplies Used:  Includes affiliate links (at no cost to you)

• Nuvo Aqua Flow Pens - Tonic Studios
• Nuvo Aqua Flow Water Brush - Tonic Studios
• Nuvo Glacier White Fine Detail Embossing Powder - Tonic Studios
• Essentials - Mini Moments - For You - 1713E
• Essentials - Scalloped Square Dies - Tonic Studios
• Essentials - Layering Basics Squares Dies - Tonic Studios
• Heat Tool- Wagner
• Perfectly Plaid - Rainbow Petite 6x6 paper pad - Lawn Fawn
• Anti Static Powder Tool - EK Success
• Watercolor Paper - Ranger
• More Spring Flowers Stamp Set - Simon Says Stamp
• Embossing Ink Pad - Simon Says Stamp
• 3d foam tape

Happy Valentine's Day!

Hello friends!  Hope you are having a very Happy Valentine's Day.  It's also the start of Lent since today is Ash Wednesday.  You just haven't lived until you go thru the grocery store with ashes on your forehead!  LOL  Love the looks you get!

Today I have a fun Valentine's Card to share with you.  This week, Tonic Studios and Neat & Tangled have been doing a collaboration.  There have been some really cute projects this week.  You can check them out on the Tonic Studios Blog and on the Neat & Tangled Blog.    

For my project, I used My Favorite Nut Stamp set from Neat & Tangled plus a few Essentials dies from Tonic Studios.  To see a tutorial, go to my blog post today over at the Tonic Studios Blog.

If you haven't heard of Neat & Tangled Stamps and dies, you really need to check them out!  Such cute images!  I really love them!

Thanks for stopping by today!

 

Supplies Used:   Affiliate Links included with no cost to you!  Thanks!

 

Squirrels In Love Card and Video Tutorial

Hello friends!  Recently I received some really cute stamps from Neat And Tangled to create some Valentine's Day cards.  I have had so much fun creating with this set of squirrels called My Favorite Nut.  I don't design for Neat & Tangled but did receive these sets as a product exchange with the Tonic Studios Blog Ambassadors.  I will have a few more blog posts for you the next couple of weeks using Neat & Tangled sets.  These stamps are just so fun!  Here is what I created for my first project!

  

One thing you should definitely know about me is that when it comes to coloring, I am kinda lazy.  If I can find a way to NOT color, I will.  LOL  Fussy cutting and paper piecing are something I really like to do so that is what I did with the cute squirrel couple in an acorn stamp.  But I did use the Nuvo Alcohol Markers to color the squirrel couple and the leaves.  Then I fussy cut them out and adhered them into place.  There are matching dies that go with the My Favorite Nut stamp set and they work really well!  Love that!

Using the Tim Holtz Stamp Platform, I stamped the love sentiment using Watermelon ink pad and then stamped on top of the love with embossing ink.  I sprinkled on some Nuvo Shimmering Pearl Embossing Powder and heat set it.  I used the matching die to cut out the sentiment.  

Here is a video showing you how I created this card.......be kind to me because I seem to have forgotten how to make a tutorial video.  I didn't realize it had been so long since I made a video!

 

 

Here is another look at my cards......

Thanks for stopping by today!

Supplies Used:  Compensated affiliate links may be used at no cost to you

• Nuvo Creative Pens - Fair Skin Tones, Woodland Greens, Natural Browns
• Nuvo Shimmering Pearl Embossing Powder
• Versamark Embossing Ink Pad
• Tuxedo Memento Ink Pad
• Tim Holtz Stamp Platform
• Tim Holtz 5" Mini Snips
• 3m foam tape
• Embossing Heat Tool
• Spectrum Noir Premium White Ultra Smooth Cardstock

An Easy Shaker Card

Hello friends!  Are you ready for Valentine's Day?  I love making cards for this fun holiday.  I recently received some cool items from Tonic Studios that I thought I should share with you.  If you like the look of a shaker card but hate to make them, then the Heart Die and Shaker Set is for you.  Here is the card I created using this super cool set....

You can see the tutorial on how I created this card over on the Tonic Studios Blog HERE.   I would love it if you would go to that blog post and check it out!!  

 

Thanks for stopping by today!

A Gingerbread House Card!

Hello friends!  I don't know about you but I am in Christmas cookie and gift mode.  I have made so much candies and cookies, I have used over 8lb of butter so far!  LOL  But now that the goodies are made for the teachers, postman, ups guy and trash man, I can take some time to get back to paper crafting.  Today I have a fun card to share with you using a really cool 3d die from Tonic Studios called Gingerbread House.  To see the full tutorial, please head over to the Tonic Studios blog!

Here is my card.....

Be sure to check out the full tutorial on the Tonic Studios blog!!  Thanks for stopping by!