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Dec 13, 2020

One Stamp Two Cards and Gift Ideas for the Card Maker

Happy Sunday! I'm sharing two easy to recreate Christmas cards today using the same stamp as the focal point. The stamp I used is new this season but I used it before recently on this card. I love this delicate line art!

At the end of this post I'm also sharing gift ideas for card makers, these are either things I have and love or would love to get.

Please note: Some affiliate links are used in this post, meaning I may earn a small commission if you purchase something through the links. As always this is at no cost to you. Thanks so much for supporting this blog.

Both times I stamped with Versafine Onyx ink and colored with my Zig Clean Color brush pens and a Zig Detailer brush. The stamp is called Birdhouse Blessings from Penny Black's Season of Hope release. You can see more from this release HERE (just be sure to select "newest" in the dropdown menu on the right side).

On the card above I adhered the image panel to a simple patterned paper (old, from my stash) and stamped the sentiment from the Penny Black set Holiday Snippets. I finished off by brushing clear Wink of Stella over the bird house roof and the star. Then mounted onto a white card base.

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Like on the card above, I stamped with Versafine Onyx and colored with Zig Clean Color markers. The Christmas words border was done with Penny Black's background stamp Christmas Story, also stamped with Versafine Onyx ink. I tied some Jute twine around the card, brushed Wink of Stella glitter over the birdhouse roof and star then adhered to a green cardstock base.

Gift Ideas for the Card Maker

Since I shared a Gift Idea post for teens (here), I thought it's just appropriate to share one for card makers as well, maybe you want to treat yourself to some new goodies or maybe you know a card maker who would love these. These are all items I either have and love or wish I had.

These are all clickable images and link to Amazon. They are affiliate links meaning I may earn a small commission if you purchase something through the links but as always at no cost to you.

Thanks so much for taking the time to stop by today!

Linking up here:

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Feb 17, 2016

Whimsy Inspires - February Challenge

Good morning!

It's the 3rd Wednesday of the month, time for the monthly Whimsy Stamps challenge. This month the theme is anything goes, so come play along for a chance to win a Whimsy prize.

When I shared this cute little goody bag I made for my daughter a little while ago, I mentioned that I would be making a boy version too. Here it is using Whimsy's new "Frog Prince" stamp. I made this one for my son and filled it with some goodies.

The image has been colored using copic markers and Faber Castell Polychromos pencils. The two hearts in the "sky" part are from the Whimsy stamp set "All you need is love" from an older release. When I was taking this photo, I was still playing with the thought of adding the die cut "Love" to the bag, but in the end I left it off. The love die is also from Whimsy, and I also used one of Whimsy's stitched border dies for the hill behind the frog. The grass in front has been simply cut using scissors.

The goody bag instructions can be found HERE on Splitcoast Stampers. If you ever need a little treat bag, this one is super easy to make. Of course mine took a little longer because of the colored image, fussy cutting, etc, but the basic instructions are really quick and easy.

I am also playing along here:
Creative Chicks - Anything Goes
Deep Ocean Challenge - Hearts (Week 2)
Craft-Dee BowZ - (February) Anything Goes with a Handmade Bow
Crafting from the Heart - Always Anything Goes
Get Creative Challenges - Hearts
Stamps & Fun = Creativity - Dots
Where the HeART is - (February) Love
Dragonfly Dreams - Projects With Hearts and Flowers
Eclectic Ellapu - Purple Team ~Mark or Decorate Gift Box/Bag

Thanks so much for visiting!!

Feb 14, 2015

Bookmarks for Valentine's and Mixed Media Monthly

Happy Valentine's Day!

I spent the whole morning yesterday playing with stamps and inks, and today I get to show you the 3 bookmarks I made :-) If you are following me on Instagram, you might have seen them already.

All 3 bookmarks are double sided. Below is the one I made for the kids, side 1.

Below is the other side. I didn't really plan on adding blue here, but I hadn't cleaned my stencil last time I used it, so I got some blue ink mixed into the modeling paste.

I made two of these, pretty much identical, so both kids would have the same one.

I used copic makers for coloring the images above. You can see that it was bleeding through the paper a bit, but since they are of vintage style, it doesn't really matter.

Since I was having so much fun, I decided to make one for my husband too. He loves to read, so it will come in handy :-)

Side 1

Side 2

The images on hubby's bookmark were colored with Faber Castell Polychromos, mainly because I have trouble coloring the cats above with copics, but I decided to color them all with pencils because of the bleeding through.

These were actually pretty easy to make. I simply used different stamps for the background, sponged some distress inks along the edges and then stamped my images right onto the tags. After coloring, I used a stencil and some modeling paste to finish them off.

I wanted these bookmarks to last a while, so I laminated them.

You can see in the first one here (below), that there is more blue ink on the modeling paste. It was the first backside I made. (Didn't get as much blue on the second one, which you can see above.)

Sorry about the bad photo above, it was copied from my Instagram account. These are the 3 I made. Since I made two of the same I was able to photograph both sides of that one, but not of the 3rd one.

Product List:

Share a Hug, So Very Much, Furry Affection, Butterfly Suite

(all above are by Penny Black)

Distressed Backgrounds and ink splats (whimsy stamps)

little hearts in envelope stamp by SU

Tags by Altered Pages

Distress inks in various colors

copics, faber castell polychromos pencils

stencils (sorry I don't know the names)

modeling paste, grosgrain ribbon

These bookmarks are made to fit the challenge at

Mixed Media Monthly - Think Pink (pink hearts, pink umbrella)

Lots of love and hearts challenges so I am also playing along here:

Bloggers - Love is in the Air
Chocolate, Coffee & Cards - Love is in the Air
Fussy and Fancy - It's All About Love

Jo's Scrap Shack - Valentine's Day
Scrap & Craft Challenge - Valentines/Love/Romance

Tuesday Throwdown - Love is in the Air
Crafter's Cafe - Hearts
Crafting By Designs - Love Is In The Air
Crafting for all Seasons - Have a Heart (2nd Week)

Inky Impressions - Valentine's/Love
Stampotique Designers' Challenge - It's All Love and Hearts

Deep Ocean Challenge -Love is all around

The Stamping Boutique - Hearts
Wags 'n Whiskers - For Someone You Love
4 Crafty Chicks -Valentines

Also playing along here:

Frosted Designs Friday Challenge - Get Messy x2 - use 2 messy items- I used inks and paste

Just Inspirational Challenges -Any Animal
Simon Says Stamp - All Creatures Great and Small
Crafty Gals Corner - Anything Goes
Simply Create Too - Anything Goes
Red Rubber Inspirationals - So Sentimental

Thanks so much for visting! I hope you have some fun things planned for today! The kids and I are going to be making some Valentine's cupcakes this morning and surprise hubby with them after he gets off work :-)

Nov 20, 2013

Whimsy Stamps November Rubber Stamp RELEASE DAY HOP

It's release day at Whimsy Stamps!!! Today Whimsy Stamps released several new super cute stamps, as well as dies, a couple of gorgeous designer paper packs and something completely new - digital card kits designed by Michele Roos for Whimsy Stamps.

If you'd like to see all the newly released products on one page, just visit the
Whimsy Inspirations Blog to take a peek.

Of course we are holding another blog hop with some fabulous inspiration from the Design Team.

And as always one lucky "hopper" will win two gorgeous new release stamps. All you have to do to be entered, is visit each DT member (listed below), and leave comments along the way.

For today I decided to use one of the brand new digital card kits designed by Michele Roos. These are so fun to create with and use! I used the kit "Frosty Night 1" and made this adorable little box. I thought it was the perfect size for a set of handmade earrings.

Yes, I did make those earrings myself. So proud of myself. I have been wanting to create earrings for some time now, but always got confused by all the different materials, stones, metals out there that I had no clue where to even begin. Finally decided to buy the e-book "visually teaching jewelery making", and that really helped me a lot. So there it is, my first pair of handmade earrings, which I will be wearing for my daughter's christmas dance recital :-)

The beautiful sentiment is part of the card kit. The penguin however is not, it is a stamp from today's release, illustrated by the amazingly talented Crissy Armstrong - Penguin Chocolate Surprise.

The image has been colored using copic markers, and then cut out. I added a little bit of glitter to the bow and the hat.

Here is another view. I added an eyelet onto the polka dotted tag (which is part of the kit), then used some twine to hold the penguin and tag together.

Doesn't this make a cute little gift? Of course instead of the earrings you can add other jewelry, maybe some candy or even folded $$. The box measures about 2" square by 1 1/4 deep. Super cute!

And it was so easy to create, all I had to do is print out the template, then cut out, score and fold.

Be sure to visit the rest of the Whimsy Designers so see what they have made, and don't forget to leave comments along the way for a chance to win some Whimsy Goodies. You have until tomorrow, Thursday, noon EST to hop along. The winners from all the hops will be announced on the
Whimsy Inspirations Blog on Friday!

Shanna
Ellie (me)
Melissa
Shannah
Jodi
DeNetra
Heidy
Debbie
Ann-Marie
Janette
Patricia
Simonne

Have a wonderful Wednesday and

Happy Hopping!!

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