Hero Arts Mixed Media Release and Blog Hop

Hello friends!! Today the Hero Arts summer catalog releases and with it a bunch of new mixed media stamps, dies and products!!

I have two projects to share today. The first is a card featuring several of the new stamp sets.

To create this card I first ink blended the front of an A2 top-folding Dove White card base with Taffy, Grape Slush, Pool Party, Blue Hawaii and INTENS-ified Black Ink. I then die cut a moon with the Dream Catcher Fancy Dies out of scrap cardstock and used the diecut as a mask and ink blended over the card front with the same inks.

Next, I thoroughly dried my card front then stamp and bronze heat-embossed a stamp from the Tiling Textures Stamp Set. When I stamped the texture stamp I used a ripped piece of paper as a mask to create a rounded edge. I then finished the background by splattering water-down Unicorn ink to create the look of stars.

I then die cut 3 more moons out of Pitch Black cardstock and adhered them together. I then pressed the stacked die cut into Embossing & Watermark Ink and then heat-embossed it in Copper. Next I die cut the three layers of each feather out of Dove White cardstock and then adhered them together. I then die cut a string out of Pitch Black cardstock and then I adhered it, the moon, and feathers to the card front.

Lastly I finished the card with a Copper heat-embossed sentiment strip made with the Art Journal Messages Stamp Set.

My next project is a little different, I used the Dream Catcher Fancy Dies to create earrings!

To create these earrings I first die cut six layers of the moon a six layers of each feather out of Dove White cardstock. I then ink blended four of the moons with Taffy, Grape Slush, Pool Party, Blue Hawaii and INTENS-ified Black Ink and then splattered with a water-downed Unicorn ink. Next, I adhered the blended moons onto a plain moon and then adhered these onto another blended moon to create two stacked moons with color on both sides.

I then press a third of two diecut leaves of each style into Embossing & Watermark Ink and then heat embossed in Copper. Next, I adhered two matching leaves to the backside of the embossed leaves. I then sprayed the moon and leaves with a Matt fixative spray and allowed them to dry. Lastly I finished the earrings with jump rings to attach the feathers to the moons and the moons to the hooks.

GIVEAWAY:

Hero Arts is giving away a prize pack valued at $68 so be sure to leave comments along the way – every comment is an entry into our giveaway! Comment by Sunday, May 22, 2022 to enter. The winner will be announced on the Hero Arts blog the following week.

BLOG HOP:

Hero Arts

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Dana Joy

Daniel West

Debi Adams

Emily Midgett

Ilina Crouse

Jessica Frost-Ballas

Lydia Fiedler

Maria Willis

Michelle Short

Mindy Eggen

Pocono Pam

Seeka

I hope you enjoyed my projects. Thank you so much for stopping by!

~Channin

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Pretty Pink Posh May Release Blog Hop and Giveaway

Hello friends!! I’m super excited to be joining the fun today over at Pretty Pink Posh celebrating their May release!! Today is the first day of this 3-day blog hop and I so excited to share with you my card create with these incredible release!

First off everything in this release is darling! I especially love all the new layering stencil sets and the fun crafty themed products! But the minute I saw the gorgeous new Spring Foliage Dies and the Layered Spring Flowers stencils I was instantly inspired.

To create this card I first ink blended the first layer of the Layered Spring Flowers lightly over the front of an A2 top-folding white card base with several Distress Inks (Shaded Lilac, Wilted Violet, Picked Raspberry, Festive Berries, Spiced Marmalade & Mustard Seed). I then ink blended over the second layer of the flowers with the same inks but more heavy-handedly this time. Next, I positioned the final layer for the flowers, the flower centers, and ink blended them in Ripe Persimmon. Once I had finished ink blending the background I added white highlights to the flowers with a white gel pen.

I then moved onto creating my floral heart. To create my heart I first die a bunch of flowers and flower centers using the Spring Foliage Dies out of white cardstock. I then adhered the flower centers to the flowers and then arranged them into a heart-shaped wreath. When I had my wreath complete I then picked up all the flowers with a sheet of press-n-seal, flipped the wreath over and added foam tape to the backside. Next, I removed the backing on the tape and adhered the wreath to my card front.

I then die cut three “Celebrate” out of white cardstock using the Celebrate Script Die, adhered them together and then adhered my stacked sentiment to the card front. Next, I stamped and white heat-embossed a sentiment from the new Celebration Scripts Stamp Set, trimmed it down to a strip and added it to the card front with foam adhesive. Lastly, I finished the card with some iridescent sequins.

GIVEAWAY:
Pretty Pink Posh is giving away 3 $30 gift certificates (one winner for each day of the 3-day blog hop). Winners will be picked randomly along the blog hop. Comments must be left by 11:59 PM PST on 5/22/2022. Winners will be announced on the PPP blog.

BLOG HOP:

Pretty Pink Posh blog
Caly Person
Rachel Alvarado
Channin Pelletier <<< You are here >>>
Nichol Spohr
Tammy Stark
Mindy Eggen

I hope you enjoyed my card! Thank you so much for stopping by!

~Channin

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Waffle Flower Crafts May Release Blog Hop and Giveaway

Hello friends!! Welcome to the Waffle Flower May 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 the new 4.25″ Flat Circle Shaker Cover. I used this shaker cover to create an easy shaped shaker card! This card was made in a LIVE and you can check out the replay here.

To create this card I first created the circle card base my die-cutting a folded A2 side-folding card base with a 4.25″ circle die from the Nesting Circles Die Set. I then applied some double-sided adhesive the backside of an A2 panel of pool cardstock and then die cut the panel with the same circle die I used to create the card base.

Next, I created the mandala for the background of my shaker. To create the mandala I first die cut the mandala shape out of white cardstock using the Mandala Stencil Die. I then ink blended the mandala image using the Mandala Stencil Quad and several Distress Oxides. After I ink blended the mandala I then adhered it to the pool circle.

I then removed the backing on the circle and then adhered the all tabs of the 4.25″ Flat Circle Shaker Cover to the backside of the circle EXCEPT for five tabs. I then filled the shaker pocket with sequins. After I filled the pocket I then stuck down the remaining tabs to close the shaker up.

Next I adhered the circle to my card base and then finished the card with a gold hot foiled sentiment created with the Hey There Hot Foil Plates and matching dies.

SPECIALS:

From now till Sunday May 8th, 2022, 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! 

GIVEAWAY:

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 Monday May 9th, 2022 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 5/11/2022.

BLOG HOP:

Waffle Flower Blog

Galina Filippenko

Cathy Zielske

JJ Bolton

Laura Bassen

Dilay Nacar

Rebecca Keppel

Jeanne Jachna

Channin Pelletier <<< You are here >>>

I hope you enjoyed my card. Thank you so much for stopping by!

~Channin

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May My Monthly Hero Release Blog Hop and Giveaway

Hello crafty friends!! It’s release day!! We’ve cooked up some creativity with the May My Monthly Hero kit release. Join us in the kitchen for a kit made for sharing birthday greetings, friendship, or decorating your baked goodies! The main kit features a gorgeous kitchen-themed Cover Plate die. The A2-sized cling stamp adds a great backsplash to your scene, or is versatile as a background on any project. There are dies for embellishing with pots or adding food, a fun new “cast iron” embossing powder, and messages for your card and gift giving needs. The kit is rounded out with cardstock in colors that give a vintage kitchen vibe, as well as wonderfully theme-appropriate baker’s twine.

Kit Contents:

• 4″ x 6″ Clear Stamp Set
• Cover Plate Fancy Die
• 6 Additional Fancy Dies
• Cling Background Stamp (4.625″ x 5.875″)
• 12 Sheets of Cardstock – 4 each of Pink, Mint, White (5.5″ x 8.5″)
• Watermark & Embossing Ink Cube
• Cast Iron Embossing Powder (0.5 oz.)
• Blue Baker’s Twine (10 yards)

Kit Value: $70 Kit Cost: $34.99

May first card features the awesome cover plate fancy die, the background cling, and even the clear stamp set from the kit.

To create this card I first die cut the cover plate die out of white cardstock. I then copic colored the scene.

Next, I stamped the front of an A2 panel of Mustard cardstock with the background cling stamp vertically in Butter Bar Shadow Ink. Next I added a litter shadow to the tiles with a copic market. I then stamped a sentiment in INTENS-ified black ink.

Lastly, I finished the card by adhering the colored die cut panel with foam adhesive.

My next card features one of this month’s add-on products, the Kitchen Shelf Background Stamp.

To create this card I first stamped the background stamp onto the front of an A2 top-folding white card base in INTENS-ified Black Ink. After I stamped the background I then copic colored all the images.

When I had finished coloring the images I then stamped and white heat-embossed a sentiment from the new Olive Branch Stamp Set onto Pitch Black cardstock.

I then fussy cut the sentiment out and lastly finished the card by adhering the sentiment 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, May 8th at 11:59pm Pacific, and the winner will be announced on the Hero Arts blog the following week.

BLOG HOP:
Hero Arts

Channin Pelletier <<< You are here >>>

Dana Joy

Daniel West

Debi Adams

Emily Midgett

Ilina Crouse

Jessica Frost-Ballas

Lydia Fiedler

Maria Willis

Michelle Short

Mindy Eggen

Pocono Pam

Seeka

Special Guests:

Jennifer Kotas

Meg Brooks

Nichol Sphor

Rebecca Keppel

I hope you enjoyed my cards. Thank you so much for stopping by!

~Channin

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Pinkfresh Studio’s April Release Blog Hop

Hello friends!! The new Pinkfresh Studio release is now available!! This release has some truly gorgeous products and I had so much fun creating with these new products!!

My cards today feature the beautiful Blooming Vines stamps and layering stencils.

To create these cards I first stamped the images from the Blooming Vines twice in Versamark Ink and then heat-embossed the images in pink embossing powder. I then ink blended the images in with stencils and several Pinkfresh Studio Inks (Slumber, Stargazer, Bubble Gum and Raspberry Bliss).

After I had ink blending the images I then die cut them out with the matching dies. I then adhered two A2 panels of blue cardstock onto two A2 top-folding white card bases and then adhered my images with foam adhesive.

Next, I ink blended two sentiments using the Simplest Gestures and Bubble Gum and Raspberry Bliss Inks. I then die cut the sentiments out with the matching dies and then added some highlights with a white gel pen. Next, I stamped some sub-sentiments from the new Simplest Gestures Stamp Set in Stargazer ink, one directly onto the card front and the other onto a scrap of blue cardstock and then trimmed it down to a strip. I then finished the cards by adhering my sentiments and remaining sub-sentiment to the card fronts 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.

Winners will be post on May 10, 2022 on the GIVEAWAY PAGE. Please if you are one of the lucky winners you have two weeks in which to claim your prize.

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I hope you enjoyed my cards. Thank you so much for stopping by!

~Channin

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Hero Art May My Monthly Hero Countdown

Hello crafty friends!! Today starts the three day countdown till the new My Monthly Hero release!! The minute I got my hands on this release I was inspired! With gorgeous tile background stamp and detailed full panel die I knew exactly what direction I wanted to go, Brady Bunch kitchen! 😂

To create this card I first stamped the tiled background stamp over the front of an A2 top-folding white card base in Soft Olive Shadow Ink. However, I did position the stamp so the tiles would be vertical instead of horizontal. After I stamped the card front I then colored tiles with several orange copic markers.

Once I had finished coloring the tiles, I then popped the card front back into my MISTI and stamped the card front once more in Soft Olive ink to create a bolder and crisper image. Next, I die the full panel die out of Dove White cardstock. I then die cut the very bottom openings of the kitchen out of Sand cardstock. I then adhered the white kitchen to the card front with foam adhesive and then inlaid the Sand bottom sections to the card front.

Next, I die cut a turkey using the included dies out of white cardstock. I then hand cut a swirl of smoke out of vellum and then adhered it to the turkey. Next, I adhered the turkey and smoke to the card front with foam adhesive. I then finished the card with a white heat embossed sentiment stamped with the included 4 x 6 stamp set onto Sand cardstock and then fussy cut out.

I hope you enjoyed my card. Thank you so much for stopping by!

~Channin

Waffle Flower Crafts April Release Blog Hop and Giveaway

Hello crafty friends!! Welcome to the Waffle Flower April 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 first two cards feature the awesome Abstract Foil Plate and one of my favorites from this release, the Outlined Hello Die.

To create these cards I first hot foil two white panels (8″ x 5 1/2″) with the Abstract Foil Plate. I learned you could foil on top of foil, so I foiled multiple times over these panels. For one panel I just used Rainbow foil but for the other panel I used several different metal foils (Polished Brass, Silver, Aura, Pewter, and Copper). When I finished foiling the panels I then trimmed them down to 4 1/4″ x 5 1/2″ with the A2 Layers Dies and then adhered then to two A2 top-folding white card bases.

Nexts I die cut four “hello’s” out of white cardstock and one vellum mat using the Outlined Hello Die. I then adhered three of the white “hello’s” together and then adhered the vellum layer on top and finished the stacked sentiment with the last white “hello” on top of the vellum. Next I repeated this process to create a second stacked “hello”.

I then stamped and heat-embossed a sub-sentiment from the Oversized Hello Stamp Set onto black cardstock. Next, I trimmed the sub-sentiments down to strips and then finished the cards by adhering the sentiments to the card fronts.

My last card features the beautiful Organic Floral Foil Plate and Organic Floral Coloring Stencil as well as the Outlined Hello Die again.😆

To create this card I first hot foiled a panel of white cardstock with the Organic Floral Foil Plate in Aura foil. I also hot foiled the remaining Aura foil using the Solid Foil Plate. Then with the Organic Floral Coloring Stencil, I ink blended the flowers and leaves over both panels with several Distress Oxide (Picked Raspberry, Candied Apple, Shaded Lilac, Wilted Violet, Speckled Egg & Evergreen Bough).

When I finished ink blending I then trimmed the first panel down to 4 1/4″ x 5 1/2″ and adhered it onto an A2 top-folding white card base. I then die cut some of the image out of the second panel with the Organic Floral Matching dies.

I then created a stacked “hello” in the same manner I did for the last two cards with the Outlined Hello Die. I also created a sub-sentiment with the Oversized Hello Stamp Set but this time I heat-embossed over a scrap of the foiled Aura. I then trimmed the sub-sentiment down to a strip and finished the card by adhering the stacked “hello”, sub-sentiment, and diecuts to the card front.

GIVEAWAY:

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 Monday March 11th, 2022 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 4/13/2022.

SPECIALS:

From now till Thursday April 7th, 2022, 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! 

BLOG HOP:
Waffle Flower Blog

Jennifer McGuire

Galina Filippenko

Cathy Zielske

JJ Bolton

Laura Bassen

Dilay Nacar

Amy Rysavy

Arjita Singh

Nichol Spohr

Jeanne Jachna

Channin Pelletier <<< You are here >>>

I hope you enjoyed my cards! Thank you so much for stopping by!

~Channin

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Hero Arts April My Monthly Hero Release Blog Hop and Giveaway

Hello crafty friends!! The April My Monthly Hero Kit now available!! This fun and floral April kit is a celebration of spring as well as the amazing people in all of our lives. It features a gorgeous cling background with bees and flowers. Three layering stencils make the coloring process easy; simply pair them with the inks and blending brush included in the kit, and you’ll quickly have cards in fresh spring colors. Combine the “amazing” word die with the mix and match messages in the stamp set for expressing thanks, celebrating birthdays, sending Mother’s Day greetings and more. There’s also dies included for highlighting select images from the background, and the kit is rounded out with enamel embellishments which complement the ink colors perfectly.

Kit Contents:

• 3″ x 4″ Clear Stamp Set
• 6″ x 6″ Cling Stamp
• 3 6″ x 6″ Color Layering Stencils
• 3 Frame Cuts
• Word Fancy Die & Frame
• 3 Ink Cubes (Rose Madder, Green Apple, Cotton Candy)
• Ink Blending Brush (size may vary)
• Spring Enamel Dots

Kit Value: $75 Kit Cost: $34.99

My first card features almost every product included in this kit! When it all just works together so well its hard not to use it all.

To create this card I first stamped the cling stamp in INTENS-ifed Black Ink onto Dove White cardstock. I then colored the images in using the layering stencils and several Reactive Inks. I used Taffy and Creamsicle for the larger flowers and Thistle and Purple Galaxy for the smaller flowers. I also used Key Lime Fizz and Blue Raspberry for the leaves. For the bee, however, I copic colored it with a couple yellows and a light blue for the wings. I then finished the images by adding a highlight with a white gel pen.

Once I had finished coloring the images I then die cut the ones out that had a matching die out and fussy cut the rest. Next, I die cut three “amazing’s” out of Dove White cardstock and one mat layer out of vellum. I then stacked and adhered the “amazing’s” together, sandwiching the vellum mat between two white cardstock layers.

Next, I stamped and white heat-embossed sub-sentiments onto an A2 top-folding Peony card base. I then adhered the images and the “amazing” with liquid glue and foam adhesive. Lastly I finished the card by adhering a couple clear sequins.

My second card features one of the add-on stamps from this release, the Flowers and Swirls Bold Prints.

To create this card I first ink swiped over the front an A2 top-folding white card base with several Reactive Inks. I used Lemon Drop, Pool Party, Taffy, Grape Slush, and Blue Hawaii Reactive Ink CUBES and gently swiped the ink pad over the card front to create this stripy, somewhat plaid-like background.

When I finished with the Reactive Inks, I then stamped the Flowers and Swirls Bold Prints over the card front in INTENS-ified Black Ink. I then made a stacked “amazing” out of black cardstock and vellum using the word dies from the April My Monthly Hero Kit and adhered it to the card front.

Lastly I finished the card by stamping, white heat-embossing, and fussy cutting sub-sentiments, then adhering them 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, April 10th at 11:59pm Pacific, and the winner will be announced on the Hero Arts blog the following week.

BLOG HOP:

Hero Arts

Channin Pelletier <<< You are here >>>

Dana Joy

Daniel West

Emily Midgett

Ilina Crouse

Jessica Frost-Ballas

Lydia Fiedler

Maria Willis

Michelle Short

Mindy Eggen

Pocono Pam

Seeka

Special Guests:

Meg Brooks

Nichol Spohr

Rebecca Keppel

I hope you enjoyed my cards! Thank you so much for stopping by!
~Channin

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Hero Arts April My Monthly Hero Countdown

Hello crafty friends!! It’s day two of the Hero Arts’ countdown for the April My Monthly Hero Kit!! This kit is SO gorgeous and I have a strong feeling this one might sell out.

My card takes full advantage of all the beautiful products in this kit.

To create this card I first stamped the bold prints stamp on to white cardstock in Soft Vanilla ink. I then ink blended with Berry Smoothie, Grape Slush, Purple Galaxy, Moss and Pine inks over the layered stencils included in the kit. Next, copic colored the bees and then I stamped the panel again with the bold prints stamp in Embossing Watermark Ink and then gold heat embossed.

I then trimmed down the panel to 4″ x 5 1/2″ and adhered it to the front of an A2 top-folding white card base. I then die cut three “amazing” out of black cardstock and then adhered them together.

Next I stamped and gold heat-embossed a sub-sentiment with the included stamp set. I then trimmed the sentiment down to a strip and then adhered the “amazing” and the sub-sentiment to the card front.

I hope you enjoyed my card. Thank you so much for stopping by!

~Channin

Pinkfresh Studio’s March Release and Blog Hop

Hello crafty friends! The Pinkfresh Studio’s March release is NOW available which its time to celebrate with an inspirational blog hop and a bunch of GIVEAWAYS!! Whoop whoop!!

Pinkfresh never ceases to amazing me with their gorgeous and creative designs and this month is no different!! I must start with all the stunning new washi tapes!! There are four new washi tapes designs, each with a matching stamp set and die set. And if that weren’t enough Pinkfresh has also released Hot Foil Nesting Circles, Diamonds, and Hexagon Plates along with matching dies!

My card features the new Nesting Hexagon Hot Foil Plates as well as the beautiful new Rainbow Floral Washi Tape and dies!

To create this card I first placed a large section of the Rainbow Floral Washi Tape onto 8 1/2″ x 5 1/2″ panel of white cardstock. I then die cut the washi tape with the Rainbow Floral Die. Next, I hot foiled a panel of white cardstock with all the Nesting Hexagon Hot Foil Plates in Prism Glimmer Foil. I then die cut them out using the Nesting Hexagon Dies.

Next I adhered two of the frames to the front of an A2 top-folding white card base. Then I adhered several of the Rainbow Floral flowers and leaves around the frames with foam adhesive. Next, I adhered the second largest hexagon frame on top of my flowers and leaves.

I then added two more floral die cuts to the card front with foam adhesive. Lastly, I finished the card by stamping and silver heat-embossing a sentiment from the Rainbow Floral stamp set onto white cardstock, fussy cutting out it out and adhering it to the card front with foam adhesive.

GIVEAWAY:
Pinkfresh Studio will be giving away the full release on the Pinkfresh blog & YouTube channel. 

Pinkfresh 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 picked and posted on April 5, 2022 on the Pinkfresh Studio’s GIVEAWAY PAGE. If you happen to be one of the lucky winners please contact Pinkfresh within two weeks to claim your prize.

BLOG HOP LIST:

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I hope you enjoyed my card! Thank you so much for stopping by!

~Channin

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