Hello friends!! It’s countdown time!! The February My Monthly Kit is coming Monday (2/6) and it’s so so fantastic!! In fact it’s one of my absolute favorites.
Also this month with this February kit Hero Arts is rolling out their new Premium kit option!! The premium kit will include everything in the regular monthly kit but will also include several additional elements! My card today however ONLY features products included in the standard kit.
To create this card I first die cut an A2 panel of Delux White cardstock with the Butterfly Window fancy die included in the kit. Then with the layering stencils, I ink blended over the butterflies and flowers with several inks. For stencil “a” I used Pool Party, Splash, and Blue Raspberry Reactive Inks. For stencil “b” I used Purple Galaxy and Pitch Black inks. For stencil “c” I used Spicey Mustard and a little Fawn to create a gradation. Then for the final stencil I used Fawn.
Next, I drew details over the butterfly wings with a copic multiliner. I then also added details to the flowers with a few copic markers (Y21, YR23 & E35).
Next, I trimmed down a sheet of Mustard cardstock to create an A2 panel. I then ink blended around the sides of the panel with fawn ink. I then stamped a sentiment from the included stamp set in Pitch Black ink.
Next, I pressed some Root Beer Reactive Ink onto a piece of acetate and added some water to the ink. I then splattered the panel with watered down ink. Next, I placed some Gold Hero Wax onto the acetate, mixed it with water and then splattered the panel to create gold speckles.
Once the panel had dried I then adhered it to the front of an A2 top-fold white card base. I then finished the card by adhering the butterfly panel with foam adhesive.
I hope you enjoyed my card. Thank you so much for stopping by!
Hello crafty friends!! It’s release day at Pinkfresh Studio!! I love this release! First there are so many beautiful new floral sets then there’s an awesome sentiment set with a fantastic font and lastly so many new gorgeous dies!!
For today’s card I chose to focus on the essential Wonderful Sentiments foil plates and dies as well as the fun and graphic Spiral Circle die.
To create this card I first die cut two spiral circles out with the two largest dies from the Spiral Circle die set out of white cardstock. I then adhered the two circles together and then set aside. Next, I dry embossed the front of an A2 top-folding white card base with the second largest die from the Spiral Circle die set. I then copic colored the spiral circle impression on the card front.
Next, I die cut a large (5 1/2″ x 8 1/2″) panel of cream cardstock with the largest Spiral Circle Die. I then lined up the remainder of the panel with my card front so the opening in the panel matched up with the impression. Then holding the two in place, I flipped the two over and traced along the edges of the card front onto the cream panel. I then trimmed the panel down along the traced lines to create an A2 panel.
Next, I adhered the cream A2 panel to the card front and then adhered the layered spiral circles. I then hot foil a sentiment from the Wonderful Sentiments Foil plates in Polished Brass onto white cardstock. I then die cut the sentiment out with the matching die from the Wonderful Sentiments Die set. I then finished the card by adhering the sentiment to the card front with foam adhesive.
GIVEAWAY:
Pinkfresh Studio will be giving away the full release on the Pinkfresh blog & YouTube channel.
They will also be giving away a total of TEN $25 gift cards along the hop. As per usual with blog hops – the winners will be picked from the comments.
Pinkfresh will pull the winners & post them on January 31, 2023 on their GIVEAWAY PAGE. Please check that page & if you are one of the lucky winners please follow instructions to claim your prize within 2 weeks.
Hello friends!! The Hero Arts January 2023 My Monthly Hero Kit is now available! We are celebrating with a hugh inspirational blog hop and GIVEAWAY!!
Before we dive into my projects let’s first take a look at the new kit!
Kit Contents:
Clear Stamp Set, 6″ x 8″
18 Fancy Dies
2 Frame Cuts
Heart-Shaped Daisies Stencil, 6″ x 6″
3 Sheets of Kraft Cardstock, 5.5″ x 8.5″
1 Sheet each of Azalea and Peony Cardstock, 5.5″ x 8.5″
Love Mix Sequins
Kit Value: $77
Kit Cost: $34.99
My first card features the stamps and dies included in the kit.
To create this card I first die cut the matchbox cover out of white cardstock. I then stamped the bird image onto the cover in INTENS-ified Black ink. I then created masks for the birds by stamping the image onto a full-adhesive post-it note and then fussy cutting them out. I then placed the masks over the birds and then ink blended the cover in Peony Hero Arts Core Ink. I then removed the masks and then copic colored the images. After I copic colored the images I then re-inforced the score lines on the cover with my score tool and score board. I then folded my cover.
Next, I die cut a matchbox box out of Mist cardstock. I then masked off the walls and ink blended the center of the box with Pool Party Reactive ink. Then with the masking tape masking the corners, I ink blended the edges where the side walls meet. Next, I die cut two birds out out of white cardstock. While I was die-cutting I placed a piece of copy paper under my cardstock to prevent marring the backside of my birds with my cutting plate because I wanted to flip one of the birds over. I then copic colored the die cuts.
Next I adhered the matchbox cover, box and birds to the card front with foam adhesive. I then stamped and white heat-embossed a sentiment onto Pitch Black Cardstock. I then fussy cut the sentiment out and then finished the card by adhering it to the card front with foam adhesive.
My next project features the 3D Matchbox Fancy Dies, the Box of Chocolates Fancy Dies and the Mini Hearts Bold Prints. I filled my sweet little matchbox with paper chocolates but this box could hold real valentines treats as well.
To create this box I first stamped some Coral cardstock with the Mini Hearts Bold Prints stamp set in Raspberry Jam. I then die cut this cardstock with the cover die from the 3D Matchbox Fancy Dies and then constructed the cover. Next I die cut a ribbon and bow out of Peony cardstock using dies from the Box of Chocolates Fancy Die set and then adhered them to the cover.
I then die cut the matchbox box out of Peony cardstock with the 3D Matchbox Fancy Dies. I then folded and constructed the box. Next, I die cut chocolates with the Box of Chocolates Fancy Die set out of Cup O’ Joe and Woodland cardstocks. I cut two of each chocolate, one from each of the brown cardstocks. I then hand cut some of the accents out from the rest of the chocolate and then adhered them to the opposite brown base.
Next, I die cut wrappers out of Dove White cardstock and then adhered the chocolates to the wrapper with foam adhesive. Then I adhered the wrappers with the chocolates to the inside of the box also with foam adhesive.
GIVEAWAY:
Hero Arts will be giving away a $50 gift card, drawn from the comments left across the hop. Enter by Sunday, January 15th at 11:59pm Pacific, and the winner will be announced on the Hero Arts blog the following week.
Hello crafty friends!! The new My Monthly Hero Kit will be release Monday, January 9th which means it’s countdown time!! This kit is so fun and there are a ton of possibilities, I can’t wait for you to see it!!
My card today is a fun and colorful valentine!
To create this card I first die cut the matchbox cover and inside out of Dove White cardstock. I then stamped “valentine” onto the cover in an ombre with Creamsicle, Fruit Punch and Taffy Reactive Inks. I then stamped over the “valentine” in Embossing & Watermark Ink and then poured over clear embossing powder and then heat set with my heat tool. Next, I ink blended over the cover with Pool Party Reactive Ink. After I ink blended a base layer of pool I then masked off the front and then ink blended the side and bottom darker.
Next, ink blended the matchbox inside with Sand. I also used masking tape to tape off the walls to enhance the illusion of depth. I then die cut the nesting hearts out of Dove White cardstock. Next, I ink blended the hearts with Creamsicle, Fruit Punch and Taffy Reactive Inks. I then constructed the matchbox cover and adhered the cover to the matchbox inside. Then I adhered the matchbox to the front of an A2 top-folding white card base.
Next, I adhered the nesting hearts to the matchbox with foam adhesive. I then stamped and white heat-embossed a sentiment onto Pitch Black Cardstock. I then fussy cut the sentiment out and then finished the card by adhering the sentiment to the card front.
I hope you enjoyed my card. Thank you so much for stopping by!
Hello crafty friends!! Welcome to the Waffle Flower January Release Blog Hop! I’m happy to be hopping with the folks from Waffle Flower to show you all the fun new stuff awaiting you on the Waffle Flower website! Be sure to check out each stop in today’s blog hop for fun, inspiration, and chances to win some of these new release goodies!
My card today features several products from this release. I used the Line Frames foil plate and stencil to create the background, the Little Birdie Die for an accent and the Oversized Hope Print Die and Little Birdie Sentiments Stamp Set for the sentiment.
To create this card I first hot foiled a panel of white cardstock in Pewter with the Line Frames Foil Plate. Then with the Line Frames stencil I ink blended the pattern in with several Distress Inks (Picked Raspberry, Spiced Marmalade, Cracked Pistachio & Shaded Lilac). When I finished ink blending with the stencil I then ink blended with Antique Line over the panel. I then adhered the panel to the front of an A2 top-folding white card base.
Next, I die cut bird out of white cardstock with the Little Birdie Die. I then cut off the feet and then copic colored the bird. Next I adhered the wing to the base of the bird and then set aside. I then die cut “hope” out of white cardstock and then the shadow layer out of vellum with the Oversized Hope Print Die. Next I adhered the white “hope” and the vellum shadow layer together. I then adhered bird to the sentiment and then adhered them to the card front with foam adhesive.
Next, I stamped and white heat-embossed a sentiment from the Little Birdie Sentiments Stamp Set onto gray cardstock. I then fussy cut the sentiment out and adhered it to card front with doubled up foam adhesive.
Giveaways:
For today’s hop, Waffle Flower is giving away $25 gift certificate to THREE lucky winners. You can leave a comment on this blog and along the hop by 11:59pm EST on Tuesday January 10th, 2023 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 01/11/2023.
Specials:
From now till January 8th, 2023, all orders placed at waffleflower.com will receive a mysterious gift (No code required!).
For those of you who are new to Waffle Flower, they have a Last Chance section on their website that lists many goodies for 25% off until they are gone! This would be a great place to start your collection!
Hello friends!! It’s time for a new Pinkfresh Studio release!! This release features several new gorgeous floral backgrounds as well a pretty floral frame. In addition to the all the floral designs there is also a beautiful leaf focal design and several very handy hot foil sentiments.
My card features the stunning Blooming Peony cling stamp and layering stencils. This set is so unique because it allows to ink blend the background as well as all the flowers and leaves. This allows you to have dark background with light flowers!!
To create this card I first stamped the Blooming Peony cling onto the front of an A2 top folding white card base in embossing and watermark ink. I then pour white embossing powder over the image and then heat set with my heat tool. Next, I ink blended over the stamped images using the Blooming Peony layering stencils and several Pinkfresh Studio ink.
I used Peach Fuzz, Apricot, Passion Fruit, Berrylicious and Lemon Whip for the peony. For the smaller flowers I used Lemon Whip and Marigold. For the leaves I used Mint, Olive and Evergreen. And for the background I used Lavender and Regal Kiss to create a gradation.
When I finished ink blending the background I then added a drop shadow to the leaves and flowers with copic markers. I then stamped and white heat-embossed a sentiment from the Detailed Leaf stamp set onto gray cardstock. I then fussy cut the sentiment out and then finished the card by adhering it to the card front with foam adhesive.
GIVEAWAY:
Pinkfresh will be giving away the full release on the Pinkfresh blog & YouTube channel.
They will also be giving away a total of TEN $25 gift cards along the hop. As per usual with blog hops – the winners will be picked from the comments.
Winners will be posted on December 27, 2022 on their GIVEAWAY PAGE. Please check that page to your claim prize within 2 weeks.
Hello friends!! The December My Monthly Hero Kit is now here!! This month we invite you to go on a celestial fantasy adventure with us! Our December release is full of stars, galaxies, moons and clouds. The playful December My Monthly Hero kit, with its adorable space cadets, is perfect for birthdays, encouragement, or simply sending a friendly hello. The kit includes a jam-packed 6 x 8 stamp set with coordinating dies. There’s also the perfect cling stamp for your interstellar backgrounds, a gorgeous Rose Gold pigment mini ink pad, and four half sheets of our ever-popular Pitch Black cardstock!
Kit Contents:
6″ x 8″ Clear Stamp Set
15 Coordinating Frame Cuts
4.625″ x 5.875″ Cling Stamp
4 Sheets of Pitch Black Cardstock, 5.5″ x 8.5″
Rose Gold Pigment Mini Ink Pad
My first card focuses on the kit especially that gorgeous background cling stamp.
To create this card I first stamped the background onto a large panel of white cardstock with the cling stamp in several ink colors. I first inked up the center of the stamp in Pool Party. I then used a blending brush to soften the edges and then stamped. I repeated this process several times till the center was solid and crisp. Next I inked up the sides of the stamp in Blue Hawaii. Again I used a blending brush to soften the edges and then stamped till the blue was opaque. I then repeated this process with Purple Galaxy and then INTENS-ified Black Ink to complete the background.
Next, I trimmed the panel down to 4 1/4″ x 5 1/2″ and adhered it to the front of an A2 top-folding white card base. I then stamped an image from the clear stamp set in INTENS-ified Black Ink onto white cardstock. I then copic colored the image and then die cut it out with the matching die.
Next, I stamped and white heat-embossed a sentiment from the stamp set onto Pitch Black cardstock. I then fussy cut the sentiment out and lastly, I finished the card by adhering the sentiment and image to the card front with foam adhesive.
My next card features the pretty Color Layering Stellar Flowers Bundle, one of the many gorgeous add-on products from this release.
To create this card I first stamped the outlines for the floral images in Embossing & Watermark Ink. I then heat-embossed them in Detail Black Embossing Powder. Next, I stamped over the embossed images with their corresponding solid image stamp in Pool Party, Taffy, Grape Slush and Blue Hawaii Reactive Inks. To create the soft tones I applied the inks to the stamps with blending brushes. I then cleaned the stamps and then inked them up and stamped them once more but this time in Unicorn Pigment Ink to soften the colors even more. I then cleaned off any residual ink on the heat embossed areas with a dry towel and then die cut the images out with the matching dies.
Next, I created the background with the Nebula Cluster Stencil with tinted Hero Paste. I used Party, Taffy, Grape Slush and Blue Hawaii Reactive Inks to tint the paste and then applied the paste through the stencil onto an A2 panel of Pitch Black cardstock. When the panel had dried I then adhered it to the front of an A2 top-folding white card base.
Next, I trimmed down some vellum to create a 3″ x 4 1/4″ panel. I then adhered the floral images to the panel with foam adhesive and then adhered the panel to the card front. Lastly, I stamped and white heat-embossed a sentiment, fussy cut it and then adhered it to the card front with foam adhesive.
GIVEAWAY:
Hero Arts will be giving away a $50 gift card, drawn from the comments left across the hop. Enter by Sunday, December 11th at 11:59pm Pacific, and the winner will be announced on the Hero Arts blog the following week.
Hello crafty friends!! It’s countdown time!! The December My Monthly Hero Kit is coming in just a few days and the design team is sharing some inspiration as we countdown the days to the release.
For my card today I created a bold background with the included background stamp and added focal point with one of the images from the kit.
To create this card I first placed the background stamp into my MISTI and then inked up the bottom quarter with Pool Party Reactive Ink. I then softened the inked edge of the a blending brush and then stamped a 8 1/2″ x 5 1/2″ panel of white cardstock. I repeated this process approximately three more times. Next, I repeated this whole process for the remaining three quarters of the stamp using a different ink for each quarter (Splash, Blue Hawaii, and Purple Galaxy). When I finished stamping the background, I then trimmed the panel down to 4 1/4″ x 5 1/2″ and then adhered to the front of an A2 top-folding white card base.
Next, I stamped the girl riding a star and a shooting star from the main stamp set in INTENS-ified Black Ink. I then copic the images and then die cut them out with the matching dies. I then added Wink of Stella to the large star and then glued the large star over the shooting star.
Next, I copic colored the stars in the background and then adhered the diecut image to the card front with foam adhesive. I then stamped and white heat embossed a sentiment onto Pitch Black cardstock. I then fussy cut the sentiment out and then finished the card by adhering the sentiment to the card front with foam adhesive.
I hope you enjoyed my card. Thank you so much for stopping by!
Hello crafty friends!! It’s release day over at Pinkfresh Studio! This release is so so gorgeous! There are several new hot foil and layering stencil backgrounds that I just adore as well as several new florals and even a new alphabet die set and a hot foil sentiment set.
Today’s card features one of the new hot foil backgrounds with coordinating stencils as well as the new alphabet die set.
To create this card I first hot foiled a panel of white cardstock with the Quadrant Backdrop Hot Foil Plate in Copper Glimmer foil. Next I ink blended over the foiled panel with the Quadrant Backdrop Stencils in Royal Kiss, Lavendar, Marigold and Persimmon Pinkfresh Studio inks. I then die cut the panel with the Quadrant Backdrop die. Next I adhered the die cut panel onto an A2 panel of light purple cardstock. I then trimmed the panel down to a 4 1/8′ x 5 3/8″ panel and then adhered to the front of an A2 top-folding white card base.
Next, with the Solid Hot Foil Plate I foiled some white cardstock with the Copper foil. I then stamped and white heat embossed a sentiment from the With Sympathy stamp set onto the foiled cardstock. I then trimmed the sentiment down to a strip.
Next, I diecut the outline layer and the shadow layer for the letters LOVE out of white cardstock with the new Jeff Alpha Die Set. I then adhered the outline layer to the shadow layer and then set aside. Next, I trimmed down some vellum to create a small panel. I then adhered the letters and the sentiment strip to the vellum. Next, I adhered the vellum to the the card front.
GIVEAWAYS:
Pinkfresh Studio will be giving away the full release on the Pinkfresh blog & YouTube channel.
They will also be giving away a total of TEN $25 gift cards along the hop. As per usual with blog hops – the winners will be picked from the comments.
The winners will be posted on November 29, 2022 on the Pinkfresh Studio GIVEAWAY PAGE. Please check that page & claim your prize within 2 weeks.
Hello friends!! The November My Monthly Hero Kit is here!!! ‘Tis the season… for making holiday tags and decorations! Our November My Monthly Hero release is packed full of darling products you can use to create handmade ornaments, tags, cards and more! The kit includes a large set of 31 scene-building dies that can be combined in countless ways. There’s a message set featuring holiday essentials. The kit is rounded out with ribbon and sequins – the perfect finishing touches for your tags or ornaments!
Kit Contents:
3″ x 4″ Clear Stamp Set
31 Ornament-building Fancy Dies
6 Sheets of Acetate Panels
10 Sheets of Deluxe Smooth White Cardstock, 5.5″ x 8.5″
Scarlet Satin Ribbon, 1/4″ wide, 3 yds.
Snowflake Sequins
Kit Value: $71 Kit Cost: $34.99
For my tags I decided to take a vintage approach.
To create these tags I first diecut all my images for my scene out of white and colored cardstock. I die cut the trees out of Pine, the buildings out of Cranberry and the snowman and snow out of Dove White. I then modified the snowmen by cutting off their arms and then colored a hat, eyes and buttons with a black marker. To finish the snowmen I then die cut a second snowman out of Cranberry cardstock, cut off the arms and then glued one to the snowmen’s neck to make a scarf.
Next, I die cut the church and house out of Pitch Black cardstock. I then placed a piece of washi tape to the backside the Cranberry buildings and then inlaid the Pitch Black door and windows. Next I die the tags out of Palm cardstock and then ink blended the bottom half with Forever Green Core Ink. I then thoroughly dried the tags with my heat gun and then stamped and black heat-embossed a sentiment.
Next, I splattered the tags with watered down Unicorn Pigment Ink to create the look of falling snow. Lastly I finished the tags by adhering the die cuts with foam adhesive and liquid glue.
My next set of tags features the adorable Santa Gift Tag Fancy Die set. This die set is just one of the many incredible add-ons from this release.
To create these tags I first die cut the body of the Santa out of Antique Linen and Woodland cardstock. Then with the same die I die cut the eyes out of Pitch Black cardstock. I then placed a small piece of washi tape behind the eyes and then inlaid the black eyes. Next I partially die cut the body, stopping just before the eyes, out of Dove White cardstock.
I then lined up one of the previous die cut bodies over the partially cut one and then traced the around the rest of the head and hat. I then trimmed the rest out with scissors and then adhered the white cardstock body to the backside of either the Antique Linen and Woodland bodies.
Next I die cut the remaining elements of the Santa out of Dove White, Cherry, Pitch Black and Shamrock cardstocks. I then adhered all the elements onto the Santas. Lastly I finish the Santas by die cutting the belt buckle out of mirrored gold cardstock and adhering to the tags.
GIVEAWAY:
Hero Arts is giving away a $50 gift card, drawn from the comments left across the hop. Enter by Sunday, November 13th at 11:59 pm Pacific, and the winner will be announced on the Hero Arts blog the following week.
Crafts by Channin 