Hello crafty friends! Thanks for joining me again today! I've got a new video up for Trinity Stamps featuring an acetate base card which I am calling a "Flip Surprise" card. When its closed, it features one scene with these rhinos and when it's opened it reveals another scene completely! Check out the video here:

I love this style of card because it adds a little something and it a bit interactive but also easy to create!

HAPPY SOA DAY! I know I say it every time, guys. I know each and every Stamp Of Approval is my favorite but this one is seriously great. After a long holiday season, I am so excited to create with fresh new images and this SOA does not disappoint. Before we get into the cards I created today, let's get into the details of what the Stamp Of Approval collection is for all you newcomers!

The Stamp of Approval is a collection of stamps and dies that coordinate and work together. The products included in the collection are exclusive to the Stamp Of Approval and will not be available individually for many months. Once the collection is sold out, its gone! So if you're all gaga over the contents, don't hold back! 

CLICK HERE FOR THE ADORING YOU STAMP OF APPROVAL 

For my first card I used the Sweet Home Wreath stamp set, the Happy Together Stamp Set, and the Congratulations Sentiment stamp set. I knew I wanted this card to be bright and cheery because like I said, I was really looking forward to creating with bright colors as oppose to all those holiday cards I'd been making. I love that the wreath can be layered however you see fit. You can rotate the second layer several times wherever you like, so each wreath is different! The only thing you'll have to be careful of is die cutting the wreath. If you'd like it to be die cut, I'd suggest die cutting the first layer and then stamping the second and third layers after die cutting!

For my second card today I used the Love Note background stamp and the Happy Together Stamp and die set. I absolutely love the teensy tiny print of this background stamp and Midnight Ink does such a wonderful job at catching that tiny detail. I'm also just head over heels for the "love you" stamp and die in the Happy Together stamp set. The die is so intricate and beautiful and some of the team has even been embossing the word love to give some contrast. I can't get enough!

Click either SOA graphic above to be forwarded to the Stamp Of Approval Link! I can not wait to see what you all create with these beautiful products! Thank you so much for stopping by today! I'll see you again very soon!

Hello there crafty friends! Today I've got a brand new video featuring some of my favorite Trinity Stamps products. Before I get into details here on the blog, check out this video on the Trinity Stamps channel:

The Seasonal Sweetheart stamp set includes this adorable girl and lots of fun accouterment stamps that you can die cut and place inside the girls arms once you've cut her out using the coordinating die. The coordinating girl die cuts around her arms so they become free and you're able to slide the items inside her arms as if she is holding them, like you see here with the flower bouquet.

I decided to use a masking technique with the flower stamp to create this bouquet and then fussy cut it and slid it into her arms. I used the new Blendability Brushes to ink blend the sky a nice pink color using Be Mine ink by Catherine Pooler. These brushes are my new favorite thing in my craft room at the moment. They blend seamlessly and SO easily and as a bonus, they have a flat bottom so that they store standing up! Once I'm done ink blending with one, I just rinse with water and allow to dry and then I can use it again with another color. No more storing those round sponges for every single ink color I have. These are a real game changer!

I finished off the scene by stamping some silhouette trees from the Season's Greetings Silhouettes stamp set and adhered my girl and little bird with foam tape onto my card front.

I hope that you've enjoyed learning a bit about how I created this card. Thank you so much for stopping by today and I'll see you again very soon!

Hello crafters! Happy 2019! I can't believe 2018 is over. I have really had such an amazing year of growth through my crafting and card making. I've met incredible people and had opportunities to work with companies that I never could have imagined would happen. One of my absolute favorites has been Spellbinders. I love creating with their products, especially their monthly club kits. I've got the newest Large Die of the Month to share with you today! Check out my video below for an in depth look:

I love that the dies in the kit this month work beautifully together or separate. It makes it so easy to stretch them to lots of different designs and uses, and that's always something I look for when purchasing stamps and dies to create with. 

I decided to create a very clean and simple card with the floral bouquet and flower dies in the kit. I thought the 3D image of the bouquet popping off the page created enough interest and I didn't want to   draw attention away from it as my focal point. 

Instead of using the bow die, I decided to use the "Cherish" word die as my sentiment and placed it over the lower half of the bouquet. 

I hope that you've enjoyed learning a bit about how I created this card using the Large Die of the Month from Spellbinders. I can't wait to see what you create with it! Thanks so much for stopping by!

Hello there! I'm over on the Butterfly Reflections Ink blog today with a new video showing you 3 different ways you can color your stamped images with ink pads that you already own! Here's the link to the blog post with product info and the video is below:

Thank you so much for stopping by today! I'll see you again very soon!

Hey everyone! I'm really excited to be sharing a fun and different card making kit with you today! Fun Stampers Journey's Bloom Box comes with everything you need to create 4 cards that have been pre designed and include step by step instructions inside a beautiful brochure included in the box. Here's a video showing a closer look:

Check out the Bloom Box HERE

I love this box for beginners or anyone who wants to try a new technique. The box is put together so well and includes everything down to the last embellishment needed for all 4 cards. They're also packaged separately according to card in handy zip lock storage bags so you can store them and revisit later if you wanted.

Thank you so much for stopping by today! I'll see you very soon!

Hey, friends! I'm thrilled to be guest designing over at Hedgehog Hollow this month! This month the box is filled with Pretty Pink Posh designed products and it does NOT disappoint. I decided to create a "morning after" New Years Eve card with the stamp set included in the box. Here's a video of my creative process!

For more information, I'm over on the Hedgehog Hollow blog! Check it out HERE.

Thank you so much for stopping by today! I'll see you again very soon!