Framed Family Artwork - on the Unity Stamp Company Blog

Good morning! I'm back with another card for my series on the Unity Stamp Company Blog this morning! I'm so excited to be featuring the amazing Kit of the Month on Monday's on the Unity Stamp Company Blog! Since the Kit of the Month was the first thing I purchased from Unity, and what got me hooked to begin with, they hold a special place in my heart, so I'm super excited about this opportunity to give these kits some love! You can check out all the details HERE for today's project!

Thanks for stopping by today - have a WONDERFUL day!!!

You are Always Welcome - Simon Says Stamp March 2021 Card Kit

 Hello! I'm here today to share my first card with the BRAND NEW March 2021 Simon Says Stamp Card Kit - Spring Windows! This kit is full of all the spring feels! The included stamp set by the same name has the sweetest little window and floral images - along with some fabulous sentiments, there is some DREAMY pattern paper, distress markers, sentiment label stickers - that's all not to mention the cardstock, envelopes, and more!

You know that I just couldn't wait to put that gorgeous pattern paper to use, so I layered it up for my first card!

If you have spent much time looking at my cards, you know that while I often edge towards fairly clean and simple designs, I absolutely ADORE layering up some gorgeous pattern paper like this! I chose some complementary layers, trimmed them all down in descending sizes, and adhered them together on my card front.

I used one of the more solid bits of pattern paper to heat emboss one of those gorgeous windows from the Spring Windows stamp set in the kit, then fussy cut it out to adhere on top of those layers - adding a piece of vellum in between the floral paper and the window to keep it from getting lost in that pattern, while not completely obscuring it. Added sentiments with a mix of the fun Sentiment Label stickers in the kit, and a stamped and heat embossed sentiment from the stamp set, and embossed on another scrap of that pattern paper.

Here is a closer look at the entire kit contents - you can find all the details HERE:

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Emboss Resist Love Card - on the Pretty Pink Posh Blog

 Good morning! Just popping in with a little peek at a card that was over on the Pretty Pink Posh blog and Youtube channel yesterday! You can check it out HERE on the blog, or just watch the video on YouTube HERE!

Thanks for stopping by today - have a fabulous day!

Believe in Hope Cloudy Sky Card - on the Unity Stamp Company Blog

Good morning! I'm back with another card for my series on the Unity Stamp Company Blog this morning! I'm so excited to be featuring the amazing Kit of the Month on Monday's on the Unity Stamp Company Blog! Since the Kit of the Month was the first thing I purchased from Unity, and what got me hooked to begin with, they hold a special place in my heart, so I'm super excited about this opportunity to give these kits some love! You can check out all the details HERE for today's card!

Thanks for stopping by today - have a WONDERFUL day!!!

Pinkfresh Studio February 2021 Stamp, Stencil and Die Release Blog Hop

  Good morning! Today is an amazing blog hop to celebrate Pinkfresh Studio's February Stamp, Stencil and Die Release! You aren't going to want to miss a stop along the way - TONS of inspiration and prizes up for grabs! YAY!

As always, there is also a shipping promo - FREE US Shipping with $50 purchase, or discounted shipping for our international friends. Details and coupon codes are on this graphic:

And finally - while supplies last, you can also get this super adorable Fancy Edger border die cut! This is large enough for the entire edge of an A2 card - so 5 1/2" long! No coupon code needed - it will be automatically added to orders over $50 while supplies last!

Usual disclaimers apply...I went a *bit* crazy with this new release - so be prepared for lots of photo scrolling! And I won't be offended if you scroll past them all quickly to find the rest of the blog hop info at the bottom of this post! :)

This first card uses one of my favorite new layering stencils from this release - Folk Floral Print Stencil!

I used a soft color combo of Ocean Breeze, Coral Reef, Seaside, Aquamarine, and Passion Fruit on the layers of the stencil, then die cut with a Stitched Rectangle die and adhered with foam to a soft blue cardbase.

I added a new Leafy Circle - die cut 3 times from white cardstock and stacked together for a bit of dimension, a sentiment from the new Happy Birthday Sentiments, and a few sparkly Essentials Jewels to finish it off!

Next up, we go from soft and delicate, to bold and modern using the new Reset stamp set and coordinating die:

I used a bright and fun color combo for this one - Lavender, Apricot, Sweet Mustard, and Aquamarine.

I love how the coordinating dies cut the words out for a simple one piece focal point on a card. I layered it with some pattern paper, and the center oval piece from Ornate Oval Frame - and popped it up with foam adhesive from the background.

I also tucked some of the amazing new Curvy Leaves die cut from white cardstock under the oval, and added a few enamel dots for a modern finish.

Next up, there is a totally fun new layering stencil with coordinating die - Rustic Floral Wreath:

I used the layers of the stencil, then added some details with colored pencils for a different look on this one. Soft colors included Lemon Whip, Sweet Mustard, Ocean Breeze, Aquamarine, and Rocky Slope, and then coordinating pencils.

I layered it over my background, cut using Diagonal Stitched Plaid, and trimmed down slightly to mat the layer with white cardstock before mounting on a coordinating yellow cardbase.

Sentiment is from Happy Birthday Sentiments - how fun are the coordinating dies for the larger script words?!? I also added a few sparkly jewels on this one to finish off.

And we have yet another fun new floral set - Friendship Blooms:

This is such a fabulous layering stencil, stamp, and die combo. I used Peach Fuzz, Apricot, Clementine, Fresh Pear, and Grassy Knoll for the stenciling, then stamped over each piece using either Persimmon or Olive ink before die cutting with the coordinating dies.

I layered one of the flower and leave combos over an Ornate Oval die cut from kraft cardstock with a few Curvy Leaves die cut from vellum, and added a sentiment from My Favorite Things to Say 2.

I added a lacy border with Lacey Edgers 1 dies, and mounted on a coordinating orange cardbase with a few sparkly crystals in coordinating colors.

And of course, I had more blooms to use - so instead of layering them all on one card, I created another card with the larger bloom!

I added some stenciling to the background using Diagonal Stripes stencils and Summer Shower ink, and die cut a Scallop Rectangle from soft peach glitter paper to frame the front panel.

Sentiment on this one again is from My Favorite Things to Say 2, stamped in Detail Black ink of course!

A few sparkly jewels finish this card off - isn't the detail of that flower AMAZING?!?

The next few cards you might have had a chance to see in advance - these were shared as sneak peeks of the release in the last couple week's Facebook Lives - this first one you can watch and see more details for HERE!

These next two cards were different color combos of very similar cards - you can watch the replay of the Facebook Live for these HERE!

GIVEAWAY INFO:

Make sure and leave a comment before you leave for a chance to win a $25 gift certificate to Pinkfresh Studio! All winners will be chosen and posted on the Pinkfresh Blog on Monday, February 22, 2020 - so make sure and check back to see if you were a winner! Winners must check that page and claim their prize within 2 weeks.

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Happy Birthday in the Woods

 I've had such fun catching up on posts this week form last year - I hope you will bear with me one more time as I share ANOTHER important birthday card from last year - this time last fall for my youngest daughter. I love creating custom cards to fit each of my daughter's personalities - sometimes it can be difficult to get them just right! But I was pretty happy with how this one came out:

I used one of my favorite Pinkfresh Studio sets - Through the Trees - heat embossed on white cardstock, and then did some ink blending over the top with some fun distress ink colors, using the emboss resist to reveal the trees on the background. Also added some splatters with the same ink colors, an dsome white paint thinned down with water. Once that dried, I die cut it with Diagonal Stitched Rectangles.

Sentiment was created by using just the outline portion of the letters to form "happy" - using Lea's Uppercase Alpha Dies for the first letter, then Heather's Lowercase Alpha dies for the lower case letters. I used the solid portion of the numbers, and then added a sentiment from Simon Says Stamp Reverse Sentiment Strips All Things Happy. 

Mounted everything on a white cardbase, then finished off with a few sparkly jewels for just a touch of sparkle!

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