Saturday, March 31, 2018

Kindness Matters Bunny

Good morning! Remember the card I made the other day with the alcohol ink background and the beautiful Kindness Matters die from Simon Says Stamp? (click HERE to see it) Well...I started looking at the negative letters from the silver piece, and didn't want to let them go to waste - so...this card ended up coming together just from those pieces and wanting to use them! Kind of funny how that works sometimes!


I started off by cutting the Kindness Matters Die again from white cardstock, and piecing in the silver letters - even adding back in the tiny white pieces in the centers of certain letters.


Then I stamped, softly colored, and fussy cut out the bunny from Showers and Flowers Stamp set (from a previous card kit - but available individually). I also added a pom-pom for the tail (that had also come in the kit). I also heat embossed an additional sentiment from the stamp set on a small piece of black cardstock.


I used some Lawn Fawn plaid pattern paper, die cut a partial circle out of the corner using Simon Says Nested Circles Dies, and fit some Green Apple Cardstock behind the negative piece.I layered all the elements in that circle, then finished off with a few White Gloss Nuvo Drops.


Also linking this up with the current Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge - Anything Goes (they are having a Design Team call by the way as well - you may want to go check it out!


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Technique Tuesday Countdown Day 2 - Piggy Thoinks

Good morning! Welcome to Countdown Day 2 for the April Release from Technique Tuesday! I had so much fun playing with all the goodies in this release! Make sure and check out the Technique Tuesday Blog to find links to all the Design Team's projects for today!


Today's card features the adorable new Parker and Penny Pig Stamps and Coordinating Dies - and this piggy has a little surprise as well...


I stamped colored and cut out the larger pig from the set, as well as the feed trough and some goodies to sit in it - and layered together some fun (and fitting) pattern paper from Carta Bella's Country Kitchen 6x6 paper pad. Then...


Yep! I popped that piggy on an Action Wobble!!! Here is a look at him in action:



What's more fun than a dancing pig, right?


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Friday, March 30, 2018

Technique Tuesday Countdown Day 1 - Beautiful Iris

Good morning! So excited to begin sharing my cards for the April Release from Technique Tuesday! Woohoo!!! This is a big and beautiful release! Make sure and check out the Technique Tuesday Blog to find links to all the Design Team's projects for today!


Today is all about the florals - and there are some seriously lovely ones! Here is my card for today using one of my favorites - the Iris Stamp Set:


I had SOOO much fun coloring up this image! I used my MISTI to stamp it in a soft colored ink, then took lots of time to color it in with my Chameleon Double Ended Colored Pencils. I then put it back in the MISTI and restamped with embossing ink, and heat embossed in white. Then, I used a couple of Warm Gray Copic markers to add some shading and depth around the outside of the image.


I added a heat embossed sentiment from another set - Just Us Girls - that seemed like a perfect fit, and added a row of machine stitching around the outside edges, and on a whim, added a bit of wonky stitching on the base of the flower. Kind of scary doing it when the card was almost done - so I was SOOO glad it looked good when I was done!


Finished off by adding a thin white matte, then mounting on a cardbase made with Simon Says Stamp Blue Violet cardstock.


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Wednesday, March 28, 2018

Finger Marbled Ink - video on the Reverse Confetti Blog

Good evening! A little late - but thought I'd pop in and let you know about a fun video I have no the Reverse Confetti blog today! I'm super excited for how this worked on these cards - using my finger, RC dye ink, and Saran wrap! Go watch the video HERE if you want to see more!


Thanks for stopping by! Have a great night!

Tuesday, March 27, 2018

MISTI winner from Spring Fling Hop

Good evening! Just popping in to announce the winner of the MISTI from the Spring Fling Blog Hop!!! Thanks to all who hopped along and left comments! Here is the lucky winner:



YAY!!! Congrats Jennifer! Please send me an email at housesbuiltofcards@gmail.com with your email address, and I'll get your info sent off to MISTI so they can contact you to get your prize shipped out!

Have a great week everyone!!!



Simon Says Stamp Best Days Release - Garden Floral Thanks Trio

YAY! I've been waiting for these Big Thanks Wafer Dies from Simon Says Stamp to come back into stock so I could post these cards - and happy that they finally are back in the store!


I had fun layering up lots of pattern paper and sticker elements from Carta Bella's Spring Market line - most of which came in the Simon Says Stamp March Card Kit (now sold out) - such a perfect way to use everything up and make some beautiful thank you cards!


All the sticker elements I used my powder tool on first to remove the stickiness, that way I could add them with foam adhesive where I wanted them. I also die cut the pattern paper with Wonky Rectangles to fit on the front of my cards.


Two of the cards have a strip of vellum across to help the stickers and sentiments pop from the busy backgrounds. A bit of jute twine is tucked onto two of the cards as well. And of course the sentiments are finished off with the fabulous Big Thanks Words stamp set and a variety of Simon Says Stamp Dye ink.


Also linking this up with this week's Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge - Floral Frenzy:


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New Day Butterflies - Simon Says Stamp and Watercolor

Good morning! Stopping by today to share a card using the stamp set from the April Simon Says Stamp Card Kit of the Month - I didn't use any of the other elements in the kit for this card, just the stamp set. Since the entire kit is sold out, it is fortunate that this awesome Beautiful Day stamp set is still available on it's own! I used three of the beautiful butterflies on my watercolor card today!


I stamped each butterfly with Simon Says Stamp Barely Beige Ink on Arches Watercolor paper using my MISTI, and watercolored them in with my Daniel Smith Watercolors. Once those dried, I pulled out my MISTI again (with the stamps still lined up in the same place), and did some partial outline stamping with my Tim Holtz Vintage Photo Distress Ink. I basically inked the outer edges of the butterfly with the mini cube, and the centers, but left some of the details in the middle without ink for a softer look. Kind of a hybrid between no-line watercoloring and not.


Finished off with a sentiment from the same stamp set heat embossed on a bit of black cardstock with a bundle of gold thread underneath, and a few Nuvo Drops scattered around to finish it off before mounting with foam on a Neenah Desert Storm Cardbase!


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Monday, March 26, 2018

Kindness Matters - Alcohol Ink Background

Good afternoon! Popping in today with a card I made using Simon Says Stamp supplies and my FIRST ever Alcohol Ink blended background. I think I'm officially addicted - I held off for a while, but couldn't resist giving them a try. So I got some alcohol inks, some blending solution, Yupo paper, and some metallic mixatives and had fun playing! The Simon Says Stamp Kindness Matters Die was the perfect finishing touch!


For this card, I used one single blue ink - Stream. Adding the Silver Mixative and the clear blending solution is what ended up creative all this variation - so fun, right? It's kind of like magic watching it work.


I matted that panel with white and black cardstock, then mounted that on an Audrey Blue cardbase. I die cut the Simon Says Stamp Kindness Matters Die out of Tonic Silver Mirror Satin Effect cardstock, and mounted with very thin strips of Darice foam adhesive over the top.


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Shiny and Glittery Bandaid Cards on the Unity Blog

Good morning! Just popping in with a peek at a set of cards I have up with a video on the Unity Stamp Company Blog this morning - aren't those bandaid images the cutest?!?!? I used embossing powder to add some glitter and shine to these - pop over HERE to check it out!


Thanks for stopping by - have a wonderful day!


Sunday, March 25, 2018

Such a Gouda Friend on the Heffy Doodle Blog

Hi there! I'm popping in to share a look at a little card I have posted over on the Heffy Doodle Blog today - you can check out all the details HERE!


Thanks for stopping by! Have a wonderful day!


Thursday, March 22, 2018

Instagram Giveaway

Good evening crafty friends! If you don't follow me yet on Instagram, now would be a great time to pop over and check it out! I have an amazing giveaway going right now! I'm leaving it open through tomorrow evening and will pick and announce all my winners on Saturday! You can find me HERE!


Have a great night!

Easter Goodie Boxes on the Reverse Confetti Blog

Good evening! Hey - just wanted to let you know that I have a video for these sweet little treat packages on the Reverse Confetti Blog today! And yes...it's Thursday, not Wednesday, but sometimes life happens and you just roll with it! Anyway - would love if you pop over to the Reverse Confetti Blog HERE or the Reverse Confetti YouTube Channel HERE to check it out!


Thanks for stopping by! Have a great evening!

Wednesday, March 21, 2018

Neutral Birthday Card on the Reverse Confetti Blog

Hello! Popping in with a peek at a card I have posted on the Reverse Confetti Blog today for the current edition of Confetti Camera! You can check out the details on this card HERE!


Thanks for stopping by - have a wonderful day!

Tuesday, March 20, 2018

Spring Fling Hop with Reverse Confetti and MISTI

Good morning! This morning I'm happy to be blog hopping along with Reverse Confetti and My Sweet Petunia - using my MISTI (one of my FAVORITE crafting tools) along with Reverse Confetti Stamps and Dies! There are of course prizes up for grabs as well (including a BONUS giveaway!) -  more on that at the bottom of this post!

You should have arrived here from Dina Kowal - if you just started here, make sure and head over to Amy Tsuruta to start at the beginning of the hop, or refer to the Blog Hop list at the bottom of this post.



I'm sharing a photo tutorial today for this little treat/gift bag:



I'm using my MISTI for this project to perfectly align my stamped image behind the negative die cut - this would work well on a card also!


I started off by die cutting the new Stitched Rays Cover Panel from white cardstock, then die cutting one of the Tall Blooms Coordinating Dies from the center of it.


Next, I aligned my paper bag in my MISTI, added that panel over the top and held in place with the magnets, then fit the stamp from Tall Blooms into the negative of the die cut. 


I then picked up the stamp with the lid of my MISTI, removed the white panel, and was able to stamp in the perfectly aligned place I wanted too, but with no risk of getting ink on my white panel. I stamped the image with Olive Dye Ink. Then it was easy to attach the white panel with the negative lined up over the stamped image.


Next, I heat embossed a sentiment from the Tall Blooms Stamp Set on a banner from Flowers for Mom Confetti Cuts, attached it with foam adhesive and a bundle of white thread tucked underneath, and finished off by embellishing with some Nuvo Jewel Drops. I also used a white colored pencil on the leaves of the stamped image.


Once that all dried, I folded over the top of the bag, punched a couple holes in the top, and tied it closed with some jute string! Simple and fun!


GIVEAWAY INFO:
There will be two lucky winners picked from comments left across the blog hop - one for a $60 shopping spree at My Sweet Petunia, and one for a $60 shopping spree at Reverse Confetti! Woohoo!!! All comments must be left by 11:59 PM Central Time on March 25th, 2018 - winners will be announced Tuesday March 27th on the Reverse Confetti and My Sweet Petunia Blogs.

ADDITIONAL GIVEAWAY INFO:
But wait...there's more! I also have a MISTI up for grabs for one winner that leaves a comment here on my blog! Winner can choose either an Original or Mini MISTI! YAY!!! So make sure and leave a comment here before you head off to your next stop - Jana Millen!

Here is the entire blog hop line-up in case you get lost along the way:

Heather Hoffman (you are HERE)

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Monday, March 19, 2018

Vintage Layered Pattern Paper - on the Unity Blog

Good morning! Just stopping by to give you a peek at a couple vintage layered pattern paper cards I have up on the Unity Blog this morning! There is a video as well showing some tips on layering pattern paper! You can check it all out  HERE!



Thanks for stopping by! Have a great day!