Waffle Flower Top 7 for Year 7

March 15, 2021

Hi there! Today I’m joining Waffle Flower to celebrate their 7th birthday with a blog hop! Since we are celebrating 7 years, we are featuring our 7 favorite Waffle Flower products. My first favorite product are the Media Mats: full size & mini. I have used these things so many times. You can scruntch them up into a suitcase and they never wrinkle or loose their shape. The are perfect to use with all sorts of wet media.

Waffle Flower-Media Mats

My next favorite are these fun stencils. I love the idea of a rotating stencil and these are three of my faves: the Infinite Triangles, Rings Builder and Infinite Petals Stencils.

Waffle Flower-Infinite Petals, Triangles, Rings Builder Stencils

My next favorite Waffle Flower products are the Paper Pads. Ofcourse you know I love JJ’s Rainbow pad, but I also love the Half-Half Dots & Lines pads, too. The colors are so happy and the weight of the cardstock is sturdy.

Waffle Flower-JJ's Rainbow, Half-Half Dots & Lines Papers

Next up is the Color Combo die set. This is perfect for swatching out your inks or cardstocks, but I love to use them to create geometric designs.

Waffle Flower-Color Combo

Next is the Big Dots Combo set. I love a good dots die and the Big Dots Sentiment set is probably one of my most used Waffle Flower stamp sets to date. Classic font and useable sentiments.

Waffle Flower-Big Dots Combo

Next is the Fresh Rainbow Combo set. This rainbow die gives me life and pairs perfectly with JJ’s Rainbow paper pack. The sentiment are perfect as well with a great mixture of fonts.

Waffle Flower-Fresh Rainbow Combo

My last favorite product is the Oversized Hope combo. I love this big hope die and the sentiment set gives it many uses for various occasions. I think hope is always a fabulous sentiment to send.

Waffle Flower-Oversized Hope

I created a couple of projects using a few of my favorite products.

Waffle Flower-Half-Half Lines Paper, Color Combo Dies, Big Dots Sentiments

For both of these cards I used the Color Combo die with Half-Half Lines paper packs.

Waffle Flower-Half-Half Lines Paper, Color Combo Dies, Big Dots Sentiments

I used a mixture of the Enchanted, Unicorn & Christmas Half-Half paper packs for this happy color combo.

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For the sentiment on both cards I used the Big Dots sentiment set.

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I embossed both sentiments in white onto black cardstock.

Waffle Flower-Half-Half Lines Paper, Color Combo Dies, Big Dots Sentiments

Giveaways:
For today’s hop:Waffle Flower is giving away one $100 gift certificate, two $50 gift certificates, four $25 gift certificates to a total of 7 lucky winners! You can leave a comment to this post on my blog and along the hop by 11:59pm EDT on Monday March 22nd, 2021 for your chances to win. Winners will be chosen at random from the comments left on any of the posts in this blog hop and will be announced on the Waffle Flower Blog on 3/24/2021.

Waffle Flower Blog
Arjita Singh
Caly Person
Channin Pelletier
Galina Filippenko
Jeanne Jachna
Jessica Frost-Ballas
JJ Bolton
Laura Bassen
Rebecca Keppel
Renee Day
Vicky Papaioannou

Rainbow Stitching

March 11, 2021

Hi there! Today I’m over on the My Favorite Things YouTube channel featuring some rainbow stitching or “faux” stitching. I started with the Cross-Stitch Rectangle Die-namics to create my stitching panel. For the sentiment I used the Little Birthday Notes.

MFT-Cross-Stitch Rectangle Die-namics, Little Birthday Notes

I was inspired by the beautiful threading designs of Aheba Williamson. She creates amazing thread designs on card, and I wanted to try something similar with all of this floss that I seem to keep hoarding. You can check out my video HERE! Thanks so much for stopping by!

Altenew Storybook Fantasy Stamps/Dies/Stencils/Embossing Folders Collection Release Blog Hop + Giveaway

March 9, 2021

Hi there! Today I’m joining Altenew for their Storybook Fantasy Blog Hop! If you are following the hop then you should have arrived here from the Altenew Card Blog.

Altenew-Book Engravings, Hill Blossoms Layering Stencil Set

I’ve created two projects featuring some of the gorgeous new products. My first card uses the Book Engravings Stencil, Stamp & Die Sets.

Altenew-Book Engravings

These blooms are drop dead gorgeous and so incredibly effortless to create. To begin I used the Book Engravings Stencil to blend the base blooms & leaves. I didn’t stamp the outline of the images, but I stamped the added detail images using darker shades of each base. For the sentiment I used the Sentiments & Quotes stamp set.

Altenew-Book Engravings

This next card features the Hill Blossoms Layering Stencil Set.

Altenew-Hill Blossoms Layering Stencil Set

Such a simple little stem, but yet so detailed using Sweet Leaf for the stem and Pink Pearl & Heart Beat for the blooms. The sentiment is also from the Sentiments & Quotes set.

Altenew-Hill Blossoms Layering Stencil Set

Giveaway Prizes

$300 in total prizes! To celebrate this release, Altenew is giving away a $50 gift certificate to 2 lucky winners and a $20 gift certificate to 10 winners! Please leave a comment on the Altenew Card Blog and/or each designer’s blog post on the blog hop list below by 03/15/2021 for a chance to win. Altenew will draw 12 random winners from the comments left on each stop of this blog hop and announce the winners on the Altenew Winners Page on 03/17/2021.

The next stop on the hop is the amaying Jaycee Gaspar!

Pretty Pink Posh March Blog Hop

March 9, 2021

Hi there! Today I’m joining Pretty Pink Posh for Day 2 of their March release blog hop.

Pretty Pink Posh-Pretty Petals Background, Fancy Easter Script, Floral Corners, Mom/Mother Script

I’ve created two projects using these gorgeous new products. My first card uses the Floral Corners stamp set. I embossed the floral images in clear and blended distress inks for color. I also added a few flicks of added detail using Copic markers.

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For the sentiment I used the Mom/Mother Script dies. I stacked a few up in white cardstock and added gold foil on the top. To finish it off I added a few Sparkling Clear sequins for embellishment.

Pretty Pink Posh-Floral Corners, Mom/Mother Script

This next card uses the Pretty Petals Background die. I blended a panel with the same distress inks, adding a few flicks of water, white ink and distress inks. Then I die cut the Pretty Petals Background out of white cardstock as well as the blended panel. I adhered the white panel including all of the inner pieces to a card base and then adhered just the inner pieces from the blended panel on top for a slight bit of dimension.

Pretty Pink Posh-Pretty Petals Background, Fancy Easter Script

For the sentiment I used the Fancy Easter Script dies with gold foil cardstock and adhered it over a vellum circle die cut.

Pretty Pink Posh-Pretty Petals Background, Fancy Easter Script

GIVEAWAY
There are 3 $25 gift certificates up for grabs (one winner each day). Winners will be picked randomly along the blog hop. Comments must be left by 11:59 PM PST on 3/16/2021. Winners will be announced on the Pretty Pink Posh blog.

Pretty Pink Posh blog
Laura Bassen
Dana Kirby
Mindy Eggen
Jeanne Jachna
Mona Toth

Pinkfresh Studio March 2021 Stamp, Die, and Washi Release Blog Hop

March 8, 2021

Hi there! Today I’m excited to join Pinkfresh Studio for their March release blog hop.

Pinkfresh Studio-Indigo Vines, Joyful Bouquet

For this new release I used the gorgeous new washi, stamp & die combinations. For my first card I used the Indigo Vines washi & die set. I embossed a sentiment from Floral Notes and added several Jewels for embellishment.

Pinkfresh Studio-Indigo Vines, Joyful Bouquet

This next card features the Joyful Bouquet washi, stamp & die combination. For both cards I added strips of solid colored cardstock to squeeze in more color. The sentiment is also from the Joyful Bouquet stamp set.

Pinkfresh Studio-Indigo Vines, Joyful Bouquet

Here is a video to show you how I created these cards.

GIVEAWAYS
Pinkfresh Studio will be giving away the full release on the Pinkfresh blog and YouTube channel. There will be a total of 10 $25 gift cards chosen from all the blogs on the hop list. As per usual with blog hops – the winners will be picked from the comments.
Winners will be posted on March 15, 2021 on the Pinkfresh Studio GIVEAWAY PAGE. Please check that page & claim your prize within 2 weeks.

You are invited to the Inlinkz link party!

Click here to enter

Enjoy the Ride

March 5, 2021

Hi there! Today I’m rolling into Friday with an adorable stripey bicycle project.

Lora Bailora-Enjoy the Ride, SSS Reverse Happy, WOW Summer Scoops

Do you follow me on Instagram? I’ve been dabbling in creating Reels. They are short little videos set to fun music, and I created a Reel with this project.

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For the background I adhered strips of 1/2″ score tape to white cardstock and poured on some Summer Scoops embossing glitter by WOW. The sweet bicycle die cut is by Lora Bailora and the sentiment is from the Reverse Happy sentiment strips. I added a tiny silk bow & jewel just for fun.

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You can check out the Reel HERE. It’s so short, almost too short. Maybe I should stick to videos so I can take my time and ramble more:) But these are fun to do, too! Wishing you a wonderful weekend!! Thanks so much for stopping by!

Blooming Meadow

February 28, 2021

Hi there! Can you believe today is the last day of February already? Where do the days go? Today I’m sharing another project featuring the Hello Beautiful release by Simon Says Stamp.

SSS-Blooming Meadow, Mix & Match Squares Stencil

For the background I used the Mix & Match Squares Stencil. I blended Pinkfresh Studio inks onto a panel first to lay down a soft base, then I adhered the stencil over top and blended with the same colors with more intensity. I added a few flicks of similar color inks as well as water & white ink over top of the blending for a little texture.

SSS-Blooming Meadow, Mix & Match Squares Stencil

For the bouquet I embossed the outline images from Blooming Meadow in white onto vellum and used the coordinating dies to cut them out. The sentiment is also from Blooming Meadow embossed in white onto black. For embellishment I added a few Raindrops.

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You can check out the amazing Hello Beautiful release HERE! I always like to look at the products and check out the examples for each one. It gives me so much inspiration. Thanks so much for stopping by!

Hello Beautiful Release Hop

February 27, 2021

Hi there! Today I’m joining Simon Says Stamp for their Hello Beautiful Release Blog Hop! You can check the amazing new release HERE!

SSS-Mix & Match Squares, CZ Welcoming

For my cards I used the Mix & Match Squares stamp set.

SSS-Mix & Match Squares, CZ Welcoming

I used the MISTI to help me get consistent, even spacing. I used several different shades of Pinkfresh Studio inks to stamp each square a shade darker but in the same color family.

SSS-Mix & Match Squares, CZ Welcoming

For the sentiment I embossed the Welcome sentiment from the CZ Welcoming set in white onto Slate cardstock. You KNOW I love you when I’m willing to share my fries with you😂

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I love this Welcoming set because it has so many versatile and humorous sentiments to pair with the larger sentiment.

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Here’s a video to show you how I created these cards.

GIVEAWAY
Simon Says Stamp is giving away a $25 coupon to every stop on the hop. Winners will be posted on the Simon Says Stamp blog on Wednesday, the 3rd of March.

HOP ORDER:
Simon Says Stamp Blog   
Laura Bassen
Debby Hughes
Amanda Korotkova
Bibi Cameron
Heather Hoffman
Yoonsun Hur
Bobbi Lemanski
Emma Williams
Vicky Papaioannou
Dilay Nacar
Kim Hamilton
Natasha Vacca
Kath Stewart
Mandy Stacey