Bold Sunflower and Watercolor Card - on the Unity 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 Holiday Stamp & Die Release Blog Hop

Good morning! So excited today to be hopping along with Pinkfresh Studios as we celebrate the BRAND NEW Holiday 2019 Release! This release is super fun and full of gorgeous products! You aren't going to want to miss a stop along the way - TONS of inspiration and prizes up for grabs! YAY! You also might want to pop over to the Pinkfresh Studio Facebook Page at 10 AM Pacific Time this morning - I will be going LIVE featuring the new release, and there will be a gift certificate up for grabs as well!

For the blog hop today, I have a $25 gift card up for grabs here on my blog (details below) - and the ENTIRE RELEASE is up for grabs as well! See details on the Pinkfresh Blog! Pinkfresh Studio is also offering free shipping on all orders over $100 at Pinkfresh Studio Store! 

I love unique color combinations for Holiday cards - and one of my favs is red and turquoise, with a touch of black thrown in for good measure as well...so I started there for my card today!

I love the way the new Merry Days Stamp set pairs up with the Merry Days Dies! So many different possibilities - but I decided to layer them together and use the cover die as a window to peek through and see all the fun images from the stamp set, heat embossed in gold on the white cardstock. 

I die cut the Merry Days Die once from aqua cardstock, then two more times from white cardstock, layering them together for a nice dimensional embellishment. It's like adding a thin layer of foam adhesive, but much easier!

I layered one of the phrases from the new Classic Holiday Words Die set using red and black cardstock to make it really pop, and placed that over the front cover die. To help tie the extra color in, I stamped and heat embossed the bow from the new Season's Greetings stamp set in black on red cardstock, die cut with the Coordinating Dies, then added it to the top of the tree.

To finish tying all the colors together, I matted that front panel with a super thin strip of black cardstock, then some red, then mounted on an aqua card base. I also added a few sparkly jewels from Essentials: Jewels Mix to finish this card off! Can you see the dimension from the layered cover die?

And finally...here is a peek at the card we are going to be making on Facebook Live today - I hope you'll tune in and join me at 10 AM Pacific Time this morning! And if you don't have a Facebook account, feel free to check back here tomorrow, as I always try to post details on my blog the next day for Facebook Live cards. :)

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, October 7, 2019 - 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.

Here is the entire blog hop line-up so you don't miss a single stop - and product links are below - including affiliate links where possible, which simply means if you use one of the links below that I receive a small commission at no additional cost to you. Thanks so much for stopping by! Have a wonderful day!!!

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All is Calm...and Rainbow - on the Evelin T Designs Blog

Good morning! Dropping by with a little sneak of of a bright and happy holiday card I have posted on the Evelin T Blog this morning! You can check out all the details HERE!

Thanks so much for stopping by - have a wonderful day!

I am Stronger - Simon Says Stamp October Card Kit

Good morning! I was out of the country when the October Simon Says Stamp Card Kit - Thankful Flowers released earlier this month - but was super excited to break it open and plan when I arrived home this past week! This is a GORGEOUS vintage-feeling kit - the included large stamp set by the same name is absolutely GORGEOUS, the pattern paper is so elegant, AND a pair of Tim Holtz Tonic Mini Craft Snips Scissors is included in the kit as well! Pair all that up with some lovely metallic and colored cardstock, envelopes, Bold Thanks word die, and gold foil letter stickers - and this is one fun kit!

Today I'm sharing my second card with this lovely kit - and using lots of different elements from the kit for this card!

I started off this card by heat embossing that lovely large floral image from the Thankful Heart stamp set in the kit on the Cream cardstock using Antique Gold embossing powder. I then carefully fussy cut it out using the Tim Holtz Tonic Mini Craft Snips Scissors - so nice and sharp and worked great for this!

I die cut some layers using Stitched Rectangles dies and some of the pattern paper from the kit, as well as more of the cream cardstock. I also die cut the Bold Thanks word die, once from some of the metallic cardstock in the kit, and two more times from the cream cardstock - layering them together for a dimensional word. Layered everything together, stamped the additional sentiment under the "Thanks", and adhered the flowers with foam adhesive to finish it all off!

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

Isn't this floral image so pretty and intricate? I love it - even stamped and heat embossed with no coloring added!

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You're Amazing - Simon Says Stamp October Card Kit

Good morning! I was out of the country when the October Simon Says Stamp Card Kit - Thankful Flowers released earlier this month - but was super excited to break it open and plan when I arrived home this past week! This is a GORGEOUS vintage-feeling kit - the included large stamp set by the same name is absolutely GORGEOUS, the pattern paper is so elegant, AND a pair of Tim Holtz Tonic Mini Craft Snips Scissors is included in the kit as well! Pair all that up with some lovely metallic and colored cardstock, envelopes, Bold Thanks word die, and gold foil letter stickers - and this is one fun kit!

Today I'm sharing a card featuring some of that lovely pattern paper I was talking about!

I trimmed that lovely map background down to just slightly smaller than an A2 card - then used my MISTI to line up and stamp a series of sentiments from the Thankful Heart stamp set.

I adhered it on a cardbase that I created with Neenah Desert storm cardstock, then wrapped some jute twine from my stash around it and tied it in a simple knot. This kept it a bit less girly than a bow - and means it would work even for a masculine thank you card!

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

Since I'm so late in the month, you may have already purchase or even received this kit! If you've already purchased this kit, I'd love to hear your favorite element or component in the kit!

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Simon Says Stamp - Home Sweet Home

Good morning! Popping in today as we near the end of STAMPtember with a fun card combining a couple of different stamp sets from Simon Says Stamp - none of these are new releases this month, but I thought it was fun to combine two different previously released sets for this card that is completely stamped and has no die cutting on it at all!

I started off by using two different complimentary shades of Distress Oxide Ink - Stormy Sky and Faded Jeans - and my MISTI to stamp the solid house image from Home Sweet Home in an ombre look in the center of my white card front.

Next, I added some sentiments from the same set underneath the house in simple black ink.

I then pulled out my Beautiful Flowers stamp set, and stamped around the edges of the card a bit to add some framing around my focal point - great way to stretch your stamps too! It felt like it still needed a little something more, so I did some very simple masking of the stamped images, then added some black splatters with my Pinkfresh Licorice Liquid Watercolors, and used my Corner Chomper to round off one of the corners for a touch more interest.

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Simon Says Stamp STAMPtember Fall Watercolor Card Duo

Good morning! Happy STAMPtember - I know it is coming to an end soon, but it's still September, so it still counts! Can you believe how fast this month went? I just got back earlier this week from a two week trip to Italy - so I'm adjusting to the colder weather, different time zones (hello jet lag!), and getting back into the routine of things. But fall is one of my favorite seasons, so I don't mind at all! And I'm grateful to be home for the last tiny bit of STAMPtember! Woohoo! Today I'm sharing a couple cards made with the NEW STAMPtember Release from Simon Says Stamp - I actually made these before I left, and didn't have time to get my post written up in the pre-trip flurry of activity! These use the beautiful pre-printed Suzy's Fall Watercolor Cards!

I colored them in two different ways. This first one, I used my Daniel Smith watercolors, then added a layer of sparkle over the leaves with my Nuvo Glitter Pen. I also coated some of the letters and the acorns with Glossy Accents for additional texture.

The second one I colored with Distress Inks in Fired Brick, Carved Pumpkin, and Mustard Seed - starting off with some distress ink smooshing, then layering on some additional color layers using the same colors of ink! I also added a splatter of white using Copic Opaque White medium for nice, thick, and opaque white droplets.

I trimmed both panels with Stitched Rectangles, matted with a bit of white cardstock, then mounted on kraft cardbases!

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Snowy Gouache Background and Snowflakes - on the Unity 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!!!

Sparkly Poinsettia Card - on the Unity 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 STAMPtember Exclusive

Hello! I stopped by to share a card using the BRAND NEW Pinkfresh Studio STAMPtember exclusive! I've used it to put together this simple card design:

This beautiful set has a gorgeous floral rectangular wreath with a coordinating die that does some partial die cutting.

I die cut the image first from vellum, then used my MISTI to line up and stamp the image over the top and heat emboss in white. I turned if over and used a rounded embossing tool to rub some texture into the images and raise it up a bit - something I haven't done for a while, but one of my favorite techniques!

I die cut a window using Essentials: Basic Label Frames, and placed some Just a Little Lovely pattern paper behind, stamping my sentiment in the window. I did some messy machine stitching around the window to attach it to the pattern paper.

I masked that area and the outside off and added a few splatters around with Licorice Liquid Watercolors, and let it dry VERY thoroughly! Can you see the embossed texture on this card?

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Snowglobe Winter Scene Shaker - on the Unity 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!!!

Evelin T Second Release Blog Hop - Wishing You Much Joy Winter Scene

Good morning! I'm so very excited this morning to be hopping along for the second release from Evelin T Designs! If you haven't seen her designs before - you are going to love them! She has such an adorable and whimsical style of illustrating - I know you are going to fall in love with it all! Today is a blog hop with some talented designers - and the new release goes live at 9 AM EDT so you can start shopping!

For this card today I'm using the darling new Fun in the Snow stamp set!

I created a wintry background using Gouache Paint - and once that dried, layered on some vellum for "ice" and a few snowflakes sprinkled around the background.

I added very simple Copic coloring to those darling images, and layered them on with foam adhesive. Tied some jute string in a simple knot underneath.

Stamped the sentiment on a piece of white cardstock, then layered some glittery Nuvo drops around the edges of that, and the scarves and skates of the sweet bears.

GIVEAWAY INFO:

One lucky person will stand a chance to win a $25 gift certificate, all you have to do is hop along to each stop and leave a comment along the way to be entered to win! You have until Sunday, September 22nd at 11:59 PM PDT to leave a comment. For extra chances to win, please leave a separate comment on this post letting us know that you just followed us on Instagram, Facebook, and YouTube.

Winners will be posted on the GIVEAWAY PAGE on Tuesday, September 24th. You must check this page and claim your prize within 2 weeks.

Here is the entire BLOG HOP order so you don't miss a single stop along the way:

Evelin T Designs
Amy Tsuruta

Heather Hoffman (you are here)

Emily Leiphart

Annette Allen

Kelly Griglione

Product links are all below - including affiliate links where possible, which simply means that if you use one of the links below, I receive a small commission at no additional cost to you. Thanks so much for supporting my blog, and stopping by! Have a wonderful day!!!

Reverse Confetti STAMPtember Exclusive

Hello! I stopped by to share a card using the BRAND NEW Reverse Confetti STAMPtember exclusive! I've used it to put together a rather simple card design - since I was running out of time before heading out of town for two weeks, I didn't have a ton of time to spend on it. Fortunately...this stamp set doesn't require much work to be stunning!

This stamp set is so fun and a bit unique - each of the different leaf designs is tinted a certain color to help it line up. I actually just followed the color coding on the stamp set!

Once I had it all stamped, I also added the sentiment, then coated the leaves with Glossy Accents for a bit of dimension.

Finished off with a few Pretty Pink Posh white jewels, and a rounded corner at the top left!

Product links are all below - including affiliate links where possible, which simply means that if you use one of the links below, I receive a small commission at no additional cost to you. Thanks so much for supporting my blog, and stopping by! Have a wonderful day!!!