Waffle Flower Crafts September Release

Hello all!! It’s time for another Waffle Flower Release!! Yahoo! 😁 I’m so excited for this release because it is filled with holiday fun! From Halloween, to Thanksgiving, to even Christmas, this release has it all, so let’s jump right in!!

First up is the awesome We Blend Combo!! This fun set was illustrated by the incredibly talent Liz Mytinger!

I made a fun shaker card with this set, please check out the video below to get all the details!

We Blend Shaker Card

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You guys! I loved coloring the images from this set! The many of the images have large open areas allowing you to color beautiful gradations!

I can’t wait to make some more cards with this set!

Next up is the adorable Hocus Pocus Combo! This set was illustrated by the amazing Kamo!

Isn’t this witch adorable!! I copic colored the images from the Hocus Pocus Stamp Set and then die cut them with the matching dies. I then ink blended the background with Twisted Citron and Wilted Violet Distress Oxides.

Next I die cut an A2 Black panel with a die from the Scenery Die Set and then stamped and heat embossed a sentiment in the lower half. I then adhered the black panel to the blended background and then colored the images. Lastly, I stamped the cobwebs at the top and added the spiders.

Next up is the Stitched Harvest Combo! This beyond cute set was illustrated by the super fun Frosted Pumpkin Stitchery!

I am such a fan of these cross stitch stamp sets! They make my stamping lovin heart so happy! For this simply sweet card I first stamped the pie in Distress Oxides; Wild Honey, Ripe Persimmon, Antique Linen & Old Paper. Then die cut it with the Embroidery Hoops Die. I also used the same hoop die and die cut the frame repeatedly out of craft cardstock and then glued the layers together.

I then put two together and adhered them to a cream card base. Lastly I added a dollop of whipped cream with Ranger White Enamel Accents and then added some glitter.

Of course this stamper had to make one card with this set!

I stamped the pumpkins and leaves from the Stitched Harvest Set repeatedly on an A2 panel of cream cardstock with Distress Oxides (Wild Honey, Spiced Marmalade, Ripe Persimmon, Crushed Olive, Peeled Paint, & Walnut Stain). I then die cut the panel with the Patched Layers Die Set to add a blanket stitched edge.

Lastly, I stamped a sentiment in Walnut Stain Distress Oxide onto kraft cardstock and added it to the card front.

Next is the festive Cookie Time Combo! This set was also illustrated by Kamo and it is seriously so much fun!!

I created a cheery Christmas scene by Distress Ink watercoloring several images from the Cookie Time Stamp Set and die cut them with the matching dies. I then created the background by stamping the bricks from the Cookie Time Stamp Set in Like a Pro Dye Ink on an A2 panel. I then ink blended the lower two thirds with Coffee Loves Milk Dye Ink and then stamped the woodgrain pattern with the Layering Woodgrain Stamp Set.

Next, I added a panel of striped pattern paper with foam tape and then adhered the images. To finish the card I cut a frame using a die from the Rainbow Panel Die Set from white glitter cardstock and adhered it to the card front.

Next up is the sweet Sweet Treats Combo, illustrated by Big Bear and Bird!

First I stamped and copic colored several images from the Sweet Treats Stamp Set and then cut them out with the matching dies. I then ink blended a background half with with Tickled Pink Dye Ink and the other half with Cracked Pistachio Distress Oxide.

I then created a table cloth with the Lacy Layers 5×7 Die from whit cardstock. I then adhered it to the panel with foam tape and then adhered all the images with liquid glue.

And last but not least is the Gingerbread House Die! This die was also illustrated by Kamo.

I created the house using white, red, glitter and kraft cardstock. I then colored several elements with copics and then added Stickles Crystal Glitter on top.

I then adhered it to the front of an envelope created with the Love Notes Die.

I then stamped a sentiment from the A Homemade Christmas Stamp Set in red on the front.

And I that’s all folks!😆

Promotions:

To celebrate the blog hop, Waffle Flower is giving away $25 gift certificates to THREE lucky winners. You can leave comment on my blog and along the hop by 11:59pm ET on 9/10/18 for your chances to win. Winners will be chosen at random from the comments left on any of the posts on this blog hop and will be announced on the Waffle Flower blog on 9/12/2018.

To celebrate the new release, all orders placed by 11:59pm ET on 9/10/18 will receive a mysterious gift; Limited 1 per customer; While Supplies last.

Please find the hop list below.

 

Waffle Flower (Nina)

Amy Rysavy

Channin Pelletier <<<>>>

Nichol Spohr

Rebecca Keppel

Amy Yang

Thanks so much for joining me today! Enjoy the rest of the hop!!

~Channin

Rubeena’s Crafting Anniversary Blog Hop

Hello all! I’m so excited to be here you all celebrating Rubeena’s Crafting Anniversary with this incredible Blog Hop. This hop is an epic 2-Day hop with more than 70 guests and over $1000 in sponsored prizes! If you are following the hop then you should have arrived here from Erica’s blog.

In today’s video I demonstrate how to create your own stencils with your dies and contact paper. I then use this stencil with ThermoWeb’s Transfer Gel to create a fun foiled background. To get all the details please check out the video below.

Contact Paper Stencil & Transfer Gel

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GIVEAWAYS

In celebration of this anniversary, we have several amazing sponsors. Let’s thank them for their generosity! Winners will be randomly selected from comments left on all the blogs. The winners will be announced by Wednesday, September 5 on this page. Winners will have up to 2 weeks to contact Rubeena at ararerubycrafts@gmail.com to claim their prize before another winner is selected.

Studio Katia – $50 gift card

Hello Bluebird – $50 gift card

Altenew – $50 Gift card

Pinkfresh Studio – $30 gift card

Gina K. Designs – $50 gift card

Clearly Besotted – £25 gift card

Simon Says Stamp – $25 gift card

Spellbinders Card Kit ($55 value).

Jennifer McGuire – $50 Simon Says Stamp gift card

Winnie & Walter, LLC – $40 gift card

Mama Elephant – $25 gift card

Hero Arts – $25 gift card

Nichol Spohr LLC – Custom-sewn rainbow pencil case filled with brand new Spellbinders dies

Danielle Flynn – $25 Simon Says Stamp gift card

Picket Fence Studios – four $25 gift cards

Ellen Hutson – two $25 gift cards

Pretty Pink Posh – two $30 gift cards

The Stamp Market – July 2018 Release (estimated $100 value)

Indigojade Art Shop – $50 gift card to Art Prints & Gifts Shop

Flora & Fauna – a 4×6 stamp set

Waffle Flower – $25 gift card

Power Poppy – $50 gift card

Your next stop on the hop is Kimberly Wiener.
Thanks so much for stopping by!

~Channin

[Video] Spray Bottle Watercoloring Technique

Hello all! I have a new video up over at Waffle Flower Crafts! In today’s video I share a fun and easy wet on wet watercoloring technique that involves a spray bottle!

I use this technique to create the look of fall foliage to complete the tree from the Adventures Stamp Set. To get all the details please check out my video below.

Spray Bottle Watercolor Technique

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For more information please visit Waffle Flower and thank you so much for stopping by!

~Channin

Waffle Flower Crafts August Release

Hello all and thanks for joining us in Waffle Flower’s August Release Blog Hop!! This is such an incredible release with so many innovative and beautiful products and I have a lot of cards to share so let’s dive right in!!

First up is these two cards that I created with the new Color Swatches Stamp Set!

Not only did I use this set to create the backgrounds but I also used it to create a glazing chart which helped me pick a wonderful Distress Ink palette! To see the whole process please check out the video below.

Glazing Chart with Distress Inks & 2 Cards

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Next up is a couple of cards I created with the new Adventures Stamp Set!

This is such a fun stamp set! Kamo’s illustrations are so enchanting and gestural and the intentionally leafless tree allows you to use whatever coloring technique of your choice to adorn it!

For this card I chose to use ink smooshing with Distress Inks to create the leaves. You can check out the video tutorial over at Simon Says Stamp!

Next up is an autumn version of this card with the Adventures Stamp Set.

For this card I used a really fun spray bottle technique to create the leaves.

I will have a video coming soon on this technique, so stay tuned! 😉

Last up is a group of cards I created with the new Lacy Flower XL Die and a few simple watercolor techniques! I will only briefly describe how I created these cards because I will also have a tutorial video

For these two cards I created two simple graded washes using my Gansai Tambi watercolors. I used only a single color for each card.

I used one graded wash as a background for the card on the left but die cut the second wash with the Lacy Flower XL Die for the card on the right.

The sentiments are from the Adventures Stamp Set.

For this card I created a graded wash with 2 colors. I then adhered a white Lacy Flower onto the wash and then stamped and white heat embossed a sentiment from the Adventures Stamp Set.

For these last two cards I played with a couple wet on wet techniques and created 2 panels.

I die cut one with the Lacy Flower XL Die and adhered it to an A2 top-folding card base. For the second panel, I die cut the Lacy Flower XL Die from mirrored gold and adhered it to the side of the panel.

I trimmed off the excess and then glued the remaining portions to the panel and trimmed again. I then finished the card with a gold embossed sentiment on black cardstock.

Promotions:

To celebrate the blog hop, Waffle Flower is giving away $25 gift certificates to THREE lucky winners. You can leave comment on my blog and along the hop by 11:59pm ET on 8/12/18 for your chances to win. Winners will be chosen at random from the comments left on any of the posts on this blog hop and will be announced on the Waffle Flower blog on 8/15/2018.

To celebrate the new release, all orders placed by 11:59pm ET on 8/15/18 will receive an Adhesive Eraser from our friends at Xyron! No code required; Limited 1 per customer; While Supplies last.

Please find the hop list below.

Waffle Flower (Nina)
Kathy Racoosin
Laura Bassen 
Amy Rysavy
Channin Pelletier  <<<<< You are here >>>>>
Wanda Guess
Nichol Spohr
Debby Hughes
Emily Midgett
Yana Smakula
Lydia Fiedler
Mariko Brown
Kristina Werner

I hope you enjoyed! Thanks so much for stopping by!

~Channin

[Video] Cheers with Alcohol Ink Water Background

Hello all! We had a terrible monsoon storm and our internet was down for several days. So now I’m playing catch up and posting a couple of videos (hopefully today) I created for Waffle Flower Crafts.

Cheers with Alcohol Ink Water Background

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This was a very simple card to create. I’m still getting comfortable with alcohol inks but I really liked how this turned out! Plus I think it’s crazy you can get all this visual interest from just one ink color!

For all the details please head over to Waffle Flower Crafts blog. Thank you so much for stopping by! Have a wonderful day!!

~Channin

 

Waffle Flower Crafts July Release

Hello all!! Today is the day!! It’s release day!! Yassssss!! This is a fantastic release and I have 2 videos and a bunch of cards to share so let’s get this party started!

First up let’s get a good look at all the products apart of this release with a release overview video.

Waffle Flower Crafts’ July Release Close-up

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Now that we have had a good look at all the stamps and dies from this release let’s check out the cards!!

Let’s start with the Deck the Halls Set. This set was illustrated by Flora Waycott and it is so sweet and cozy. Perfect for your those holiday cards!

I created a video for this first card! Please check it out below to get all the details. Also, over the next few weeks I’ll be sharing videos for all the other cards that you see in this post so stop back in to check those out if you are interested in a thorough tutorial of a particular card.

Wintry Deck the Halls Card

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Next up is the second that I created with the Deck the Halls Set.

I stamped several images from the Deck the Halls Stamp Set in VersaFine onto watercolor paper. I then colored the images in with Distress inks.

Once I had finished coloring the images I diecut them out with the matching dies. I then constructed my windowed card using the A2 Arch Window Die and the A2 Nested Domes Die.

I created the frosted window by sprinkling and heat setting white embossing powder and stamped and embossed the snowflakes from the Deck the Halls Set. I completed the card with a sentiment from the Stocking Stamp Set.

Next up is the Bouquet Builder 2 Set! I love this set illustrated by Helen Dardik. It’s perfect for coloring and painting!

I actually have a video for this card over at Simon Says Stamp’s Blog. So please head over there to check it out.

Next up is the Sketchbook Set! This sweet little set was also illustrated by Flora Waycott.

For my first card, I stamped the images in VersaFine onto Bristol paper and then colored them in with Tombow Dual Brush Pens. I did masked and stamped a second sketchbook to create a blank book.

I then diecut all the images out and adhered them onto a kraft panel cut with the largest die from the A2 Nesting Rectangles 1 Die Set. I completed the card with a sentiment from the Boutique Builder 2 Stamp Set.

For my second card, I masked and stamped 3 blank sketchbooks in VersaFine onto watercolor paper.

I then stamped the flowers from the Bouquet Builder 2 Stamp Set onto the pages of the books. I then colored them images in with Tombow Dual Brush Pens and then cut the pages out with the matching dies.

I then scored all he books along the spine and then adhered one page from each book to the other books.

I then ink blended a background with Distress Oxides (Wild Honey, Spiced Marmalade, Picked Raspberry, Candy Apple and Wilted Violet) onto an A2 panel of white cardstock cut with the A2 Nesting Rectangles 1 Die. I then added some water spots, stamped my sentiment and adhered the sketchbook.

And last but not least is the fun Rainbow Cheers Combo! This adorable Set was illustrated by Kamo!

For this card, I stamped and copic colored the cat and then die cut him out with the matching dies. I also foiled his sunglasses with Iridescent Decofoil. I then created an alcohol inked background for him to float in with Yupo paper and Sailboat Blue alcohol ink.

I then stamped a sentiment on a strip of white cardstock and adhered it and the cat to the to the alcohol inked background.

For my final card, I also started by stamping and copic coloring the cat from the Cheers Stamp set. I then created a foiled background with Decofoil Transfer Gel and Iridescent foil.

Next, I diecut a rainbow using the Rainbow Die (included in the Rainbow Cheers Combo) from white cardstock and then colored it in with my copics. I then stamped and white heat embossed the sentiment onto black cardstock. I finished the card by adhering the cat, rainbow and sentiment to the iridescent panel.

Promotions:

To celebrate the blog hop, Waffle Flower is giving away $25 gift certificates to THREElucky winners. You can leave comment on my blog and along the hop by 11:59pm ET on 7/9/18 for your chances to win. Winners will be chosen at random from the comments left on any of the posts on this blog hop and will be announced on the Waffle Flower blog on 7/11/2018.

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Plus to celebrate the new release, all orders placed by 11:59pm ET on 7/8/18 will receive a mysterious gift (Wink!) No code required; Limited 1 per customer; While Supplies last.

Please find the blog hop list below.

Waffle Flower
Amy Rysavy
Channin Pelletier  <<< You are here>>>
Joni Andaya
Kristina Werner
Nichol Spohr

I hope you enjoyed my cards! Thanks for stopping by and please enjoy the rest of the hop!

~Channin

[Video] Layering Dye Ink with Pattern Stamping

Hello all! I’m over at Waffle Flower Crafts with a new video. In today’s video I combine one of my favorite stamping techniques, layering dye ink with pattern stamp. These are very simple techniques but combine together create endless possibilities!

I just love to play with pattern and color and could easily make hundreds of cards with a good pattern set, like the Arrowhead stamp set and a bunch of dye inks! In today’s video I demo just two cards but like I mentioned earlier the possibilities are truly endless!

Layering Dye Ink and Pattern Stamping

Watch below or on my YouTube channel.

Please head over to Waffle Flower to get all the details and to see more photos. Thanks so much for stopping by! Have a wonderful day!

~Channin