Technique Tuesday February Release Hop Day 2

Good morning! Welcome to the second day of the new release blog hop for Technique Tuesday! All products are now available at Technique Tuesday in the new product category HERE.

Today I'm using the beautiful new Kind Cosmo stamp set - colored up very simply with Copic markers, then die cut with the coordinating Kind Cosmo Crafting Dies.

I used the positive frame from yesterday's card from Essential Stitched Labels Crafting Die, and did a bit of ink blending in the bottom corner before stamping my sentiment and mounting my flowers with foam adhesive over the top.

I used a We R Memory Keepers Embossing folder to add some texture to the white background, trimmed it a bit smaller than my bold pink cardbase, tied some twine around the entire card, then mounted my framed florals over the top with more foam adhesive!

GIVEAWAY:

We are super excited to share all the sneak peaks and new projects with you. And we’d love to hear what you think. Please leave a comment here and on each of the creative team members’ blogs telling them what you like about the sneak peek, project, or post. If you leave a comment before February 2nd you will be entered for a chance to win one of three $20 gift certificate to the Technique Tuesday store. We’re going to pick 3 people from all the comments and announce the winners on February 5th. Hope you enjoy seeing the projects!

Here is the entire blog hop line-up so you don't get lost along the way:

Dana

Heather (you are HERE)

Amy

Daniela

Emily

Jill

Kymona

Product links are all 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!!!

Simon Says Stamp Best Days Release Hop - Tip of the Iceberg

Good morning! I'm thrilled to be hopping today to celebrate the NEW Simon Says Stamp Best Days Release with a FABULOUS line up of talented creators! Make sure and check out Day 1 of the Hop starting on the Simon Says Stamp Blog yesterday - there is a $25 prize up for grabs from EACH and EVERY stop along BOTH days of the hop!!!

I have a couple more thank you cards to share today - I have been loving the new Big Thanks Wafer Dies and Big Thanks Words Stamp Set - and this sentiment was a PERFECT fit for the brand new Picture Book Walrus dies, don't you think?

Just like the cute croc cards I shared HERE the other day, I used two colors of cardstock and then just switched out the pieces to get two cards out of each! I did have to cut a bit of black for the noses on these, and also some white for the tusks, but the idea was still pretty much the same. I also added wiggly eyes to these as well - I love the character it adds to them!

For the background of these, I my Gemstones Next Level Embossing Folders to create a background that totally makes me think of icebergs! I thought it was the perfect fit! I then layered on the die cut walruses, the die cut thanks, and added my stamped sentiment on a strip of white popped up on foam tape underneath.

Finished off by matting that front panel on some silver cardstock from Tonic Studios - Silver Screen Glitter cardstock for one, and Frosted Silver Satin Effect for the other. I couldn't choose which one I like best - so I did one of each. What do you think - do you have a favorite?

For tons more inspiration with the new release - come visit the Simon Says Stamp Best Days Gallery HERE - and when you receive your own orders and begin crafting, make sure and link up your creations! It's a great place to come for tons of inspiration!

Here are a couple more cards I made with this release! Click HERE to go see details on these:

And here is a peek at a few more cards that I will be sharing on the blog soon - combining lots of pretty stickers and pattern papers with the new stamps and dies:

GIVEAWAY INFO:

Simon Says will be giving a $25 gift certificate to their online store at each stop along the hop - so make sure and leave a comment before you leave for a chance to win! Winners will be announced next week on the Simon Says Stamp Blog.

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

Simon Says Stamp Blog

Debby Hughes

Laura Bassen

Yana Smakula

Nichol Spohr

Amanda Korotkova

Amy Rysavy

Lisa Addesa

Heather Hoffman (you are here)

Barb Engler

Bibi Cameron

Tracy Freeman

Lin Brandyberry

Gayatri Murali

Product links are all 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!!!

Watercolor and Embossing Folders

Good morning! Sharing another catch up card and video from Unity Stamp Company - this is another one of those random happy accident cards! I had a new embossing folder to try out, and really wanted to do some watercoloring, so I suddenly thought, why not emboss the watercolor paper? I'm so happy with how it came out!

Here is the video:



Such an easy way to create a background for an image - I left the image and sentiment pretty simple, since the background was plenty interesting enough!

A little fussy cutting of the butterfly, and attached that and the sentiment with foam adhesive.

Here are links to the products I used on this including affiliate links where possible. Thanks for stopping by! Have a wonderful day!!!

Keep Going Anyway %u2013 Unity Stamp Co | Unity Stamp Co We R Memory Keepers GEMSTONE Next Level Embossing Folders 662687 *Sakura KOI MEDIUM WATERBRUSH Water Brush Watercolor #6 *Ranger WATERCOLOR PAPER Inkssentials Surfaces ISW39532 Zig Kuretake Gansai Tambi 36 COLOR SET *Neenah Classic Crest **110 LB** SMOOTH SOLAR WHITE Paper Pack 25 Sheets Scor-Tape 1/2 Inch Crafting Tape 3M Scotch DOUBLE-SIDED FOAM TAPE Permanent EK Success CUTTER BEE Scissors EKCB01 Sizzix BIG SHOT MACHINE Gray And White 660425

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Little Tangles - Embossing

Good morning! It's the start of a new challenge at Little Tangles - and this month is all about embossing! I went a little crazy and incorporated both heat embossing and textured embossing using the adorable new Say Yes to Donuts stamp set and dies - SOOO stinkin' cute!

Can't wait to see how you use the theme this time:

I had just seen something recently on another blog (wish I could remember where!) that I had to try - I stamped my images in a soft gray ink using my MISTI, colored them in with Copic markers, then used the MISTI again to stamp over the top of the image and add my heat embossing. Perfectly colored images and heat embossing without hurting your Copic markers! Here is a closer look at it:

I used an embossing folder from We-R-Memory keepers that I had recently gotten and wanted to try, added the sentiment heat embossed on strips of black, and a green cardbase. This card is going to be for my niece's birthday party this coming Sunday! Shhh!

Here are links to the products I used on this including affiliate links where possible. Thanks for stopping by! Have a wonderful day!!!

Neat and Tangled SAY YES TO DONUTS Clear Stamp Neat and Tangled SAY YES TO DONUTS DIE Set We R Memory Keepers GEMSTONE Next Level Embossing Folders 662687 Simon Says Stamp WHITE CARDSTOCK 120 LB Base Weight 12 Pack Simon Says Stamp Card Stock 100# GREEN APPLE GA6 *Neenah Classic Crest **110 LB** SMOOTH SOLAR WHITE Paper Pack 25 Sheets Simon Says Stamp Card Stock 100# BLACK Black8 Simon Says Stamp Premium Dye Ink Pad FOG Gray Ink025 Tsukineko Versamark EMBOSS INK PAD Watermark VM-001 Ranger Embossing Powder LIQUID PLATINUM EPJ37484 Simon Says Stamp EMBOSSING POWDER WHITE Fine Detail WhiteEP2 MISTI PRECISION STAMPER Stamping Tool Whole Kit and Kaboodle Copic Sketch MARKER b04 TAHITIAN BLUE *Copic Sketch Marker YG05 SALAD Green Bright Bold Copic Sketch MARKER B34 MANGANESE BLUE Copic Sketch MARKER B37 ANTWERP BLUE Copic Sketch Marker RV10 PALE PINK Pastel Light *Copic Sketch Marker RV02 SUGARED ALMOND PINK Light Bright Copic Sketch MARKER Y15 CADMIUM YELLOW Copic Sketch Marker E50 EGG SHELL Cream White Copic Sketch Marker e00 SKIN WHITE Flesh Tone Copic Sketch MARKER E21 BABY SKIN PINK Flesh Copic Sketch Marker E31 BRICK BEIGE Cream Copic Sketch MARKER E000 PALE FRUIT PINK Copic Sketch Marker E55 LIGHT CAMEL Tan Copic Sketch Marker E59 WALNUT Dark Brown Copic Sketch Marker E23 HAZELNUT Brown Copic Sketch Marker E25 CARIBE COCOA *Copic Sketch Marker W5 WARM GRAY NO.5 Medium Blend Blending Copic Sketch MARKER W7 WARM GRAY NO. 7

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