Hi there! I’m back with Mama Elephant highlighting the Summer Days stamp set.
For the background I blended distress inks with flicks of water.
The images were stamped with Memento ink and colored with Copics. Then I used the coordinating dies to cut them out and popped them up with foam tape.
Check out the Mama Elephant blog to see more inspiration using this adorable Summer Days stamp set. Thanks so much for stopping by!
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Hello there! Today I’m excited to be joining Hero Arts in a blog hop to launch their 2017 Summer Catalog. There are some seriously fantastic designs & products in this new release. You can check out the 2017 Summer Catalog HERE. I’ve created a couple of cards using a few of the fun new sets.
My first card features the Unicorn Stamp & Cut set. This set is pure perfection!
I don’t think unicorns & rainbows will ever go out of style, do you?…not on my watch. This takes me back to my 5th grade sticker collection and Lisa Frank obsession. I love it just as much now as I did then.
I used distress inks for the background in Cracked Pistachio, Mermaid Lagoon & Blueprint Sketch. I colored the images with Copics and added a few Sparkling Clear Crystal by Studio Katia to finish it off. These crystals are seriously ah-mazing!
This next card features the Paper Layering Shark die set as well as the Killer Messages stamp set. So my Charlie(he’s 11) came home from school today and I held this card up to him. He said, “Who’s that for?” I said, “Nobody yet.” He said, “That is SO COOL MOM!”…need I say more? He just said I was cool. Well, he said the card was cool, but I made the card, so doesn’t that indirectly make ME cool? Just go with it:)
I blended more distress inks on the background with lots of flicks of water. I die cut the shark with Smoke, White & Slate cardstock and added also added some googly eyes. The sentiment is from Killer Messages which goes absolutely perfectly with this Paper Layering Shark die.
Giveaway
Hero Arts will be giving away three $25 shopping sprees, drawn from comments left across all blogs in the hop. Leave me a comment by Wednesday, 5/24 at 11:59pm PT. The winners will be announced on the Hero Arts blog the following week.
Here’s the full blog hop order:
The Hero Arts Blog
Jennifer McGuire
Laura Bassen←you are here!
Wanda Guess
May Park
Amy Tsuruta
Cheiron Brandon
Yana Smakula
Lydia Fiedler
Jessica Frost-Ballas
Jenn Shurkus
Clare Prezzia
Tracie Pond
Michelle Short
Heather Ruwe
Ilina Crouse
Libby Hickson
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Hi there! Today I’m sharing this fun project over on the Waffle Flower Crafts blog.My project features the Across the Miles stamp set & coordinating dies. I also used the MISTI Creative Corners to create this fun watercolor striped background.
How fun is this Across the Miles stamps set? I love that sweet little bear peeking out from the hot air balloon.
I stamped all the images with Memento Tuxedo black ink and colored them with Copics.
Here’s a video to show how I used the MISTI Creative Corners to created this fun watercolor striped background.
GIVEAWAY!!
To celebrate Waffle Flower’s 3rd birthday My Sweet Petunia is giving away 2 MISTI stamping tools & Creative Corners over on the Waffle Flower blog. You can check it out HERE and enter to win!!
Thanks so much for stopping by!
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Hi there! Just popping in to share a fun, fun giveaway to the next Altenew Academy class: Creative Watercolor Media. I am so very honored to be an instructor alongside Jennifer Rzasa & Debby Hughes, who are incredibly talented! You can find out more about the class HERE. Here’s a little peek at one of the projects I’ll be sharing in class.
GIVEAWAY!!
I have two free spots to giveaway for the Creative Watercolor Media class!
Leave me a comment for your chance to win a free spot.
I’ll announce the winners on May 20th.
Thanks for stopping by!
You can never have too many cats, right? My little Emma said, “Mom, why are you coloring the cats pink & purple?” and I said, “Because I like them that way.” Whatever floats your boat, right? I stamped two rows of cats and colored them with Copics.
It was easy to stamp two rows of cats to make a big happy crowd of kittens. Then using the coordinating dies, I partially die cut only the top of the cats and popped the panel up over some pattern paper. The sentiment is from the Sweetest Greetings set.
Each action qualifies for one entry, max 4 entries per stampeder please!Now let’s get on with the Stampede with our amazing designers!
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Hi there! Today I’m over on the Neat & Tangled blog sharing this clean, simple & stripey project featuring the On the Strip stamp set.
I used Mama Elephant pigment inks to stamp the stripes. Using the MISTI along with the Creative Corners helped me to get the perfectly consistent spacing. The precision of all these stripes rocks my world.
For the sentiment I used the Out of the Box stamp set. I also added a few Crystal Clear sequins to finish it off.
Here’s a video to show you how I created this card.
Also, I have a winner to announce for the free spot in the latest Online Card Class.
Congrats BarbGhig!!!
Thanks so much for stopping by!
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Hi there! Today I’m sharing this clean & simple, one-layer wonder over on the Altenew blog featuring the Halftone Circles stamp set.
No fancy techniques here. Just good old fashioned stamping with lots of gorgeous Altenew inks. Using a MISTI & a Grid Sheet really helps to get consistent spacing.
I’m in love with this clean, modern design. I added an embossed sentiment, also from Halftone Circles.
Here’s a video to show you how I created this card.
Thanks so much for stopping by!
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Hi there! Today I’m sharing this project over on the Simon Says Stamp blog featuring the Tropical Leaves set along with a sentiment from the Uplifting Thoughts set.
You can see the whole project along with a video over on the Simon Says Stamp blog.
I am also very excited to be a guest designer for the upcoming Online Card Class called Sparkle & Shine. If you love glitz & glam and want to learn some fun techniques to add more shimmer to your projects then check out the info page HERE.
GIVEAWAY!!
Class starts Monday and I have a free spot to giveaway….wooot!!!
Leave me a comment & I’ll announce the winner on Sunday, May 7th.
Thanks so much for stopping by!
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Hi there! Have you seen the latest May release by Waffle Flower Crafts? There are some fantastic new designs! I have a couple of projects to share featuring two of the new sets. This first card features the adorable new Stay Cool stamp set with coordinating dies.
Seriously, I can’t even handle that bear’s big belly:) I masked of a background with post-it tape and blended Coffee Love Milk ink for the sand and Daydreaming for the water. I stamped the images with Memento ink and colored them with Copics.
This next card features the Pawsome stamp set along with the coordinating dies. I just love it when cats & dogs get together for a birthday party!
For the background I masked off the outer edge with post-it tape and blended Safe Choice ink on the top and New Fish in the Pond on the bottom. I stamped the images with Memento ink and colored them with Copics.
So many fabulous new sets in this May release with Waffle Flower Crafts! Check out their shop for more inspiration. Thanks so much for stopping by!
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Hi there! Just popping in to share a fun, little Mother’s Day card using one of the Suzy’s Mothers & Flowers Paintable Prints.
My kids always want to play with these Watercolor Prints. They make the best little crafty gifts for people, too. They can be colored in a variety of ways, but I just used Copics this time.
I added Wink of Stella, Glossy Accents, Enamel Accents as well as Nuvo Jewel drops to each flower & leaf for some extra detail & shimmer.
To finish it off I popped it up onto a card base. Such a quick & easy way to make a pretty card. You can check out the rest of the fun Watercolor Prints HERE. Thanks so much for stopping by!
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