Hello again! Thank you so much for hopping along with us today for the September Stamp/Die/Stencil release from Altenew. Before we get into the giveaway details, I'd love for you to check out my video tutorial showing some simple tips that you can use to perfect your no-line watercoloring skills. (Trust me! You can do it!)

This release includes a few winter holiday sets that are perfect to get started on all of your Christmas/Holiday card making. The card below shows a design using the new Birch Impressionism set. The sentiments included in the set are great for holidays or everyday cards which makes it easy to stretch the uses of this stamp.

Next is one of my favorites from the release, the Festive Foliage stamp and die set. I love the combinations that can be made with the different layers of the set. For this card I used the full layer tree stamp with the solid heart stamp in the center. I love the clean and simple design this creates and how simple it would be to create multiple cards at once. 

Finally for today, I've got a card featuring the new Tall Alpha die set. These letter dies are small enough to create substantial sentiments on card front, but large enough to be easily legible. I used them here to create a large Hello as the focal point to my smaller sentiment "you make my world brighter"

I hope you've enjoyed seeing some of the inspiration that I've created using the newest release from Altenew. Your next stop on the hop is my friend Caly Person. I know that she'll wow you with her inspiration. You can find the full hop list just below the product links. See you again soon!

Hello! Thank you so much for stopping by today. I'm over on the Spellbinders blog showing how I created a few different DIY Christmas cards using the newest holiday collection of glimmer plates by Paul Antonio for Spellbinders. You can check out my new video tutorial here:

You can find the full post if you CLICK HERE to go to the Spellbinders blog. 

You can find the full list of products used today just below the photos underneath. Thank you so much!

Hi there! Thank you so much for hopping along with us celebrating the newest Build A Flower release from Altenew. This month they're featuring the Hellebore flower and I can't wait to share a quick and fun tip on how to elevate your layered stamping using this set. Check out my video tutorial linked here:

Did you know that Altenew offers a Build A Flower Subscription?! It's true. CLICK HERE to save $5 on each new Build A Flower bundle! 

To celebrate this release, Altenew is giving away a $30 gift certificate to 6 lucky winners! Please leave a comment on the Altenew Card Blog and/or Altenew Scrapbook Blog for a chance to win. 

We’ll also draw a winner to receive a $15 gift certificate from the comments left on each designer’s
blog on the blog hop list below. All winners will be announced on the Altenew blogs on 9/7/2019.

I love pulling inspiration from supplies I already have in my stash and the Mid Century Frame die from an earlier Altenew release was the perfect addition for this card.

I loved the idea of the die peeking over the flowers like a sun set or rise and adding a gold mirror card stock was a wonderful way to give that feel to the design. I decided to add some dark purple flowers for an autumn feel because I am absolutely ready for cooler weather.

To brighten things up a little bit I added a nice yellow budding flower to this card nestled just being a dark purple one. To add a little more dimension and interest to the design, I used the Leaf Clusters stamp set in a very light gray just behind the floral arrangement. 

I hope that you've enjoyed getting to know a little more about how I created these cards using the new Hellebore Build A Flower stamp set. Your next stop on the hop is my incredibly talented friend, Caly Person. You can find the full hop list just below the supply list links. Thank you again for stopping by today!

Hi there, everyone! Thank you so much for hopping along with us today to celebrate the Pinkfresh Studio's August Release. Pinkfresh releases always get my creative juices flowing and this one is no different and I was blown away by the floral stamp sets. I knew that I wanted to focus on the Floral Garden set today, so I've created this video showing how I use Copic Markers with Colored Pencils to create a detailed and beautiful gradients on the images in the set. Check out that video here:

Before we get into the other projects I created with the new release products today, let's get into the giveaway and freebies that Pinkfresh is offering with this release! For the blog hop, be sure to comment on each stop for your chance to win $25 to the Pinkfresh shop. Each stop along the hop is giving away a $25 gift card so there's so many chances to win!

There's also a FREE stand alone die included in any order while supplies last! Check out the exclusive, beautiful die below:

For my next card, I decided to dive into the Delicate Wreath stamp and die set. I'm in love with wreath cards and this one is great because it can be used all year round. I decided to stamp my wreath in a metallic gold ink which I thought would give a bit of a cozy feel to the design.

To create a more feminine feel, I added a few layers of detail using the Classic Edgers Dies from the Essentials collection. I can't believe how much detail this simple set adds without over taking the design in any way. Finally, I added a blush pink bow from the Partial Cut Bouquet with a Bow set and some pink jewels from the Essentials jewel collection. 

Carrying on with my nature inspired cards, I created this delicate card using the new Leafy Branch die, Floral Garden Stamp, and No One Compares To You sets. I also used the Inverted Stitched Scalloped circle die to create more dimension and interest while also giving me something to frame the Leafy Branch die. I used both a green and metallic gold card stock with the die to create a layered look and topped in off with a small, floral die cut from the Painted Floral washi tape and coordinating dies. To help the card sparkle even more, because sometimes mirror card stock and gold embossing powder just aren't enough, I included the cream color jewels at each pierce around the perimeter of the circle die. I love the way this framed the sentiment in the center,

I hope that you've enjoyed learning a bit about how I created these projects today and perhaps gotten some inspiration on how you can use the new products as well! Your next stop on the hop is my incredibly talented friend, Caly Person. For a full hop list, see the InLink link just below the supply list. Thank you!

Hi there, crafty friends! I'm excited to be over on the Pinkfresh Studio's YouTube Channel today showing a couple of different ways to create cards that look like you've spent a ton of time, but are actually quick and simple to put together! Check out my video showing in detail, how I created each of these looks here:

I've used the Hello With A Bouquet die for each of these methods to show how easy it is to stretch your supplies and create several different looks with the same product. That's so important for me, because I want to be sure that I can use a stamp or die set over and over again, and this die is the perfect example. 

I hope that you've enjoyed the video and learning a bit about how you can create some different looks with just one die. All of the supplies are listed below and I will see you again soon!

Hi there! Thank you so much for joining us on our collaboration blog hop with Hero Arts and Pinkfresh Studio today! I'm overjoyed to be participating in this celebration of our community with this gorgeous stamp set designed by Pinkfresh Studio including lettering by design team member Caly Person. (Just want to give a little WOO for her, here! Great job, Caly)

If you're like me, you're more of a visual learner/inspiration getter (it's totally a word) I've created this video tutorial showing how I created two looks using this one stamp set. Check it out at my youtube channel linked here below: 

Giveaway information: Comment on each hop along the way for your chance to win one of three prizes! One commenter will win the You Make A Difference stamp set that we're all working with today, one will win $25 to Hero Arts and one commenter will win $25 to Pinkfresh Studio! There are lots of chances and stops along the way, so be sure to leave a quick comment before you continue on.

For my first card today, I decided to do a quick no-line coloring technique with fadeout ink and colored pencils. The lines to this stamp set are thin and sketch-like which makes it the perfect set for this technique. I stamped the floral image with my MISI using fadeout ink and simply traced all of the lines with very sharp colored pencils. I wasn't too worried about being exact because I wanted the end result to look like I sketched it myself, so imperfections didn't bother me this time around. Finally, I embossed the sentiment with white Hero Arts embossing powder onto a black piece of card stock and  used my wire trimmer to create several strips which I adhered to the center of the floral image with foam tape. I finished it all off with some Pinkfresh jewels and adhered it to an A2 sized card base. 

My next card uses the set in an understated way. I used alcohol inks to create a border that runs from the bottom right all the way up the right side of my card front. I then selectively stamped just that portion of the stamp (if you're wondering how I did that, check out my video above!) in versa mark ink and heat embossed the image with a sparkly gold embossing powder.

I used the sentiment "I'm your biggest fan" from the set, and stamped it in STAZ ON black ink to be sure that it would leave a good impression on the slick alcohol ink card stock. I finished it off with some more Pinkfresh jewels and adhered it to a yellow A2 sized card base. 

I hope that you've enjoyed the inspiration on my stop today! As always you can find all of the products that I used today linked below. Your next stop in the always amazing Caly Person and I know you are just going to LOVE her examples. You can find the full hop list just below the supply list. I'll see you again soon!

Hello, makers! I'm so glad you could stop by today for another 10 Cards 1 Kit video featuring the Spellbinders Card Making Kit for August 2019. As always, I've attached my newest video here so you can see how I created all these cards using just the products and add ons in the kit!

This month's box is named Hang With Me, and it's adorned with some of the cutest sloths you ever did see. I was able to create 10 individual, beautiful cards easily by using the contents of the kit. Everything is cohesive without being too match-y and compliments one another perfectly. 

Here are the cards I created featuring the sloths in the kit, including the die set that creates the sloth which is included in the kit! 

Here are the more simple designs I created from the kit. Sometimes a clean white base is what you really need.

FInally, here are the remaining designs from my video. I love how quickly these beautiful cards come together using the elements of the kit.

Thank you, again, for stopping by today! I hope that you've enjoyed seeing the contents of the kit and maybe some inspiration on how you can use yours! You'll find links to the kits and other products used below. See you soon!