Hello friends and Merry Christmas (though surely you are all enjoying the magic of being with your friends and families right now and hopefully not spending the day reading here)!  But, in spite of Christmas, the rest of the world goes on and today is my last day sharing as a member of the Butterfly Reflections, Ink Design Team.  A new team is currently being selected and will be announced soon to kick off the new year.  I am so grateful to Vanessa for selecting me to be a part of her team.  I have discovered many new creative friends along the way and I have even been offered some amazing new opportunities that I will be announcing soon!

Today I am sharing a pop-up card featuring the Do Re Me Ow stamp set from Trinity Stamps.  It's a perfect set for me because of my love of cats and these punny sentiments are over the top!  I purchased this stamp set (and many others!) when I was fortunate enough to visit the Butterfly Reflections Ink store on Black Friday this year. 

The base of this A2 sized card is made from Kraft cardstock.  I lined the base of the card with a piece of light blue watercolor paper from the Lawn Fawn Watercolor Wishes paper pack.  I die cut the mountains from Balmy Blue cardstock using the Mama Elephant Snow Capped Mountain dies.  The tops of the mountains were cut from Neenah Solar White smooth cardstock. Along the bottom of the card, I created a curvy snowbank that I lined with a thin coat of Lawn Fawn Chunky Glitter.   I stamped the images (cats, lampost, box) from the Do Re Me Ow stamp set in Memento Tuxedo Black ink on Neenah Solar White smooth cardstock and then I colored the images with Copic Markers.  I used the coordinating Do Re Me Ow dies from Trinity Stamps to die cut the images after coloring.  I adhered the images to the card using foam adhesive for added dimension.  Lastly, I stamped the sentiment in the lower left corner and a few music notes all in Memento Tuxedo Black ink.

The bottom of the inside of the card is a piece of Neenah Solar White Smooth cardstock. I stamped the inside sentiment and music notes in Memento Tuxedo Black ink.  The top of the inside of the card is another light blue piece of watercolor paper from the Lawn Fawn Watercolor Wishes paper pack.  I heat embossed some white snowflakes over the paper.  To create the pop-up component, I used the Lawn Fawn Stitched Hillside Pop-Up die and cut it out from Neenah Solar White Smooth cardstock.  I added a layer of Lawn Fawn Chunky Glitter to each of the "snowbanks."  I stamped all of the cat images, fences and lamposts in Memento Tuxedo Black ink on Neenah Solar White smooth cardstock and colored the images with Copic markers.  I used the coordinating Do Re Me Ow dies to cut out the colored images and adhered them to the inside of the card to create a scene. Lastly, I added some more music notes stamped in Memento Tuxedo black ink. 

Merry Christmas, friends!  May you be blessed with the spirit of the season which is PEACE, the gladness of the season which is HOPE, and the heart of the season which is LOVE.

Hello readers!  I am so excited to be a guest designer for the Coffee Loving Cardmakers today.   A big thank you to co-hosts Amy and Chaitali for having me!  Because we are still just a few days away from Christmas, I have created a seasonal inspired coffee themed card to share with you.

The base of this A2 sized card is made from Kraft 80lb cardstock.  Using the Gina Marie Scalloped Stitched Nesting Rectangle dies, I cut the first layer from Neenah Solar White Smooth cardstock. I heat embossed the sentiment in gold embossing powder in the upper right hand corner of this scalloped piece.  Using both the pine leaves, berries and branches from the Papertrey Ink Holiday Greens and Papertrey Ink Spruce and Sprig stamp set and dies, I cut branches and berries in evergreen cardstock, rich cherry cardstock and gold glimmer paper. I adhered all of these die cuts directly to the white scalloped cardstock using a Mono tape runner.

I die cut the coffee mugs, cozies and lids using the Hero Arts Coffee Cup Tags Frame Cuts.  The lids were cut from solid cherry cardstock and the coffee cups and cozies were cut from the Echo Park Here Comes Santa Claus paper pack. I adhered the two coffee mugs to the card using foam adhesive for added height and dimension.  Lastly I added two pine cones cut from gold foil paper and a red bow die cut from red sparkle paper to the center of the coffee mugs for lots of added glitz and sparkle!

In my mind these two mugs are filled with extra chocolate-y hot cocoa or overly nutmegged chai, since I’m not a coffee drinker.  I call that my “Christmas in a cup!” 
 
I hope you have enjoyed today’s card.  And, once again, a big thank you to the Coffee Loving Cardmakers for having me as a guest designer. Thank you for visiting and happy creating! 

Hello crafty readers!  Today I am excited to be sharing the first card I made using some really fun products from Whimsy Stamps.   I credit my friend Candice for being the one who introduced me to making slimline cards, and ever since I discovered this larger canvas to work on, I have been hooked!  This is just one of the reasons I love Whimsy Stamps - because they are now offering slimline dies.  P.S.  -I'll share another reason soon! For today's card I have used the Slimline Postage Die and the fun and slightly sassy gingerbread men from the GingerSnaps stamp set.

*Full list of supplies at end of post.

The base of this 8 1/2" x 3 1/2" sized card is made from Neenah Solar White Smooth cardstock.  The first
8 1/4" x 3 1/4" matted layer is a piece of kraft cardstock.  I cut the Postage Slimline Die from red cardstock.  I lined the back of the Postage Slimline die with a scrap piece of plaid designer paper.  I stamped all of the gingerbread men in Memento Tuxedo Black ink on Neenah Solar White Smooth cardstock.  I colored all of the images with Copic markers.  I used my Scan & Cut to cut the images out.   I adhered the gingerbread men to the card with foam adhesive for added dimension.  I stamped several of the sentiments in Versafine CLAIR Pinecone ink on white cardstock and notched both ends before adhering them to the card also with foam adhesive.  I added in a couple red candy mints (stamped in Versafine CLAIR Tulip Red ink) and candy canes to fill in the spaces between the gingerbread men.  Lastly, I added a coat of Clear Wink of Stella to the images for added sparkle.

I hope you have enjoyed today's funny holiday themed card.  Thanks for visiting and have a wonderfully creative day!

Hello friends!  Today I am sharing this multiple interactive card on the Butterfly Reflections Ink blog.  I put off purchasing this adorable "Mice On Ice" stamp set for as long as I possibly could, but in a war between my wallet and Lawn Fawn products, my wallet loses. Nearly every single time!  I added three different interactive components all on this one A2 sized card.  The bottom left corner is a shaker, the top left mice are on Mini Action Wobbles and the mice on the top right are only visible when you lift the flap. 

The base of this A2 sized card is made from Neenah Solar White Smooth cardstock.  Using the Lawn Fawn Peekaboo Backdrop Lawn Cuts, I cut the frame from raspberry cardstock.  On the top upper right corner, I added a lift the flap die to the frame.  I stamped the sentiment in raspberry ink.  I stamped all of the mice images in Memento Tuxedo Black ink on Neenah Solar White cardstock.  I colored the images with Copic markers and then used the coordinating Mice on Ice Lawn Cuts to die cut the images out.  On the lower right side of the card, I lined the frame with a small piece of pink plaid cardstock from the Sunny Studios Classic Gingham 6 x 6" paper pack. I then handcut a white snowbank to fill the square and added two mice with foam adhesive.

On the upper left side of the card, I lined the frame again with a small piece of pink plaid cardstock from the Sunny Studios Classic Gingham 6 x 6" paper pack. I then handcut a white snowbank to fill the square and added two mice with this time on a Mini Action Wobble Spring, so that when you touch them they jiggle, or wobble.

In the lower left corner of the card, I created a mini shaker.  I lined the back of the rectangle with a piece of acetate film.  I placed approximately one tablespoon of Iridescent Diamond Dust behind the frame and layered the frame with foam adhesive to give the Iridescent Diamond Dust room to move when you shake it.  I added two more little skating mice on top of the shaker and the word "happy" which I stamped in raspberry ink and cut with the coordinating Mice on Ice Lawn Cuts dies. 

I hope you have enjoyed this very interactive card!  It was a lot of fun to conceptualize and create.
Thanks for visiting and have a wonderfully creative day!

Hello readers!  I am back today sharing another beautiful stamp from Power Poppy called "Flowering Santa."  We think of many things when it comes to Santa Claus, but certainly not "flowering!"  But, here the jolly ol' man himself is stunning with a full poinsettia beard!   You might recall that just recently I shared my newfound love for this company and it's designer Marcella Hawley. In this post, I shared some of the Power Poppy stamps I had recently purchased and this Flowering Santa stamp was one of those new purchases. 

The base of this A2 sized card is made from Real Red cardstock.  I stamped the flowering Santa image in Memento Tuxedo black ink on Neenah Solar White Smooth cardstock.  I colored the image with Copic Markers and then using the Gina Marie Designs Scalloped Stitched Nesting Rectangle dies, I cut a large rectangle around the image.  I adhered this directly to the card base.  I stamped the sentiment "Merry" in Versamark ink on vellum cardstock and heat embossed it in white embossing powder.  I added the sentiment strip to the bottom half of the card with vellum tape.  Lastly, I added a few clear rhinestones to the card for added sparkle.

What do you think?  Is Santa still Santa even with a flowering beard!?

Hello friends and readers!  Welcome back from the weekend.  I hope you all had a great one.   Mine was equal parts crafting, relaxing and baking.  I have been starting to design cards and classes for 2020 and would you believe that I'm already thinking about Valentine's Day!?  I know, I know!  Christmas isn't even here yet, and yup, Lawn Fawn is already enticing us with their Stud Puffin release!  But, I've still got a few more Christmas themed cards to share with you just yet. . .

The base of this A2 sized card is made from Neenah Solar White Smooth cardstock.  I die cut the mountains from Neenah White Solar Smooth cardstock using the Lawn Fawn Stitched Mountain Border dies.  I created an alcohol ink backround for behind the mountains.  (See highlight below on alcohol ink backgrounds). I die cut the mountain tops from Smoky Slate cardstock.  Using the Stitched Slopey Joe Borders, I cut one snowbank from white cardstock.  I put a thin layer of Lawn Fawn Chunky Glitter on the top of that snowbank.  I created the trees from white cardstock using the Lawn Fawn Stitched Tree Borders.  I cut the "leaves" of the trees out from Silver Glimmer paper.  I stamped the sentiment in salmon ink in the lower right corner of the card.  I stamped the yeti's and trees in Memento Tuxedo black ink on Neenah White Solar Smooth cardstock.  I colored the images with Copic markers and adhered them to the card using foam adhesive for added dimension. 

*Because I am not currently creating video technique content on my website, I highly recommend checking out this Easy Alcohol Ink Background Tutorial on YouTube by the amazing Jennifer McGuire.  She has created a very simple introduction to working with alcohol inks to create background pieces.  This was the first video I watched after purchasing my alcohol inks and then I just spent time playing with them!

Here is the Yeti or Not stamp set from Hello Bluebird that I used to create today's card:

Thanks for visiting and have a great week!

Hello readers and happy Friday!  I hope you have fun things planned for the weekend ahead.  I will be holding my last stamp camp OF THE DECADE (that still sounds funny!) tomorrow morning.  After that, I will begin my annual holiday baking.  Each year I bake huge trays of cakes, cookies, bars, biscotti and more for my office, my husband's office, our friends and neighbors, the mailman, and yet there is still enough to freeze for our family on Christmas!   I will be covered in flour dust and confectionery sugar by sundown on Sunday.  I will also have probably eaten my weight in cookie dough and vow to NEVER bake another cookie again in my life!  : )

Today I am sharing two cards that were created using the RG Avenue monthly card subscription kit.   You can read more about these kits below.  While this month's stamp set is called "Birthday Blooms," I saw that truck and immediately thought of Christmas.  So, yes, along with birthdays, you can make this set work for other occasions too!

Here is the Birthday Blooms digital stamp set I used to create these cards:

The base of this A2 sized card is made from Neenah White Solar Smooth cardstock.  I cut a 4 1/4" x 3" piece of holiday plaid paper and placed it on the left side of the card front.  On the right side of the card I splattered Black Taffy ink.  Using the Gina Marie Stitched Nesting Circles, I die cut a large circle from white cardstock.  I printed the digital Birthday Blooms stamp set out on Neenah Solar White Smooth cardstock and colored the images using Copic markers.  I ran the colored images through my Scan & Cut to cut them for me.  I adhered the truck to the center of the large circle using foam adhesive.  I adhered the sentiment in the upper right corner also using foam adhesive.  Lastly, I tied a red satin ribbon around the card for added texture.

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The base of this A2 sized card is made from Neenah White Solar Smooth cardstock.  I cut a 4 1/4" x 3" piece of pink floral patterned paper and placed it on the left side of the card front.  On the right side of the card I splattered pink guava ink.  Using the Gina Marie Stitched Nesting Circles, I die cut a large circle from white cardstock.  I printed the digital Birthday Blooms stamp set out on Neenah Solar White Smooth cardstock and colored the images using Copic markers.  I ran the colored images through my Scan & Cut to cut them for me.  I adhered the truck to the center of the large circle using foam adhesive.  I adhered the sentiment in the upper left corner also using foam adhesive.  Lastly, I tied a pink guava ribbon around the card for added texture.

I hope you have enjoyed today's cards using the Birthday Blooms monthly card subscription from RG Avenue.  Thanks for visiting and have a wonderfully creative weekend!

Where are all of my kitty followers at?  Today's Christmas card is perfect for those feline friends in your life. This card features the adorable Santa Paws stamp set from Newton's Nook Designs.  I have long been a fan of NND due to the company's namesake, Newton, being a beloved orange tabby cat.  My first cat, as an adult, was also an orange tabby.  Unfortunately, this past fall Jennifer and Jeff (the owners of NND) suffered a loss when 18-year-old Newton passed away.  His memory will live on through the company name and the kitty images that everyone uses on their cards.  This Santa Paws stamp set is one of my favorite NND Christmas sets for all it's punny cat themed holiday sentiments.

The base of this A2 sized card is made from Neenah White Solar Smooth cardstock.  I cut a 5 1/4" x 4" piece of red snowflake patterned paper (source unknown) and adhered it directly to the card base.  Using the Lawn Fawn Stiched Hillside Landscape Backdrop die, I cut the background also from Neenah White cardstock.  I added Lawn Fawn Chunky Glitter to the two sloping snowbanks of the background die. I stamped the images in Memento Tuxedo black ink on Neenah Solar White smooth cardstock and colored the images with Copic markers.  I added a few highlights to the images using a white Uniball gel pen.  I used the coordinating Santa Paws die to cut out the images and adhered them to the card using foam adhesive.

Here is the Santa Paws Newton stamp set from Newton's Nook Designs that I used to create today's card:

Thanks for visiting and have a wonderfully creative day!

Hello and happy Tuesday readers!  Today I am sharing three cards that were inspired by fellow cardmaker, Ivana Camdzic.  I first discovered Ivana through Instagram and was drawn to her beautiful use of pastel colors and her stunning layout photography.  I have later come to learn she is a foodie, a traveler and also married to a wonderful man named Mark.  So, we have discovered much more in common through our social media friendship than just our shared passion for papercrafting!  What I have also realized after creating these cards is that I really like pastel colors and that even though they are considered more non-traditional for holiday cards, they are equally as stunning!  I do hope to incorporate many more of these soft colors in the future.

Here are the beautiful cards created by Ivana that inspired my cards:

The base of this A2 sized card is made from Smoky Slate cardstock.  Using the Gina Marie Designs Scalloped Stitched Nesting Rectangles, I cut a piece of silver star patterned paper (source unknown).  I adhered this scalloped patterned paper directly to the card base using a dot tape runner.  I die cut the wreath in both Mint Macaron and Pistachio cardstock.  I punched little white flowers to adorn the wreath and placed clear rhinestones in the center of the flowers.  Lastly, I die cut the sentiment "joy" from silver glimmer cardstock and adhered it to the bottom of the card.

The base of this A2 sized card is made from Crumb Cake cardstock.  I die cut a piece of music patterned paper (source unknown) and adhered it to the center of the card.  Using the Hello Winter Nice and Neat Dies from Neat And Tangled, I die cut the word in Cherry Cobbler and white cardstock. I adhered the sentiment to the middle of the card using foam adhesive.  I stamped the leaves, greenery and berries using the Spruce and Sprigs stamp set and coordinating dies from Papertrey Ink. I adhered the berries, leaves and greenery to the top left and lower right side of the frame to make the sentiment pop. 

The base of this A2 sized card is made from Crumb Cake cardstock.  Using the Gina Marie Designs Scalloped Stitched Nesting Rectangles, I cut a piece of Neenah Solar White Smooth cardstock.  I adhered this scalloped patterned paper directly to the card base using a dot tape runner.  I die cut the wreath in both Blushing Bride and Flirty Flamingo cardstock.  I placed pink rhinestones in the center of the wreath.  I cut a 4" x 1 1/2" sheet of birch gold foil paper, notched both ends and placed it behind the wreath.  I die cut the "believe" sentiment from gold glimmer cardstock and white cardstock.  I layered the two on top of each other and adhered the sentiment to the center of the card using foam adhesive. 

I hope you have enjoyed seeing a variety of ways to incorporate pastel colors into your holiday cards.  Thank you for visiting and have a wonderfully creative day!

Hello friends and welcome back from the weekend!  Today I have three cards to share with you that were all created from the Cozy Christmas digital stamp set by RG Avenue.  This was an exclusive free digital stamp offered as a Black Friday special if you purchased $50 worth of products.  I wanted to show you the various ways you can use that set with today's cards.  I chose a modern color palette in pink, red, aqua and kraft to keep these cards fresh, fun and cohesive.  

The base of this A2 sized card is made from Sweet Cane sugar stock.  I heat embossed white ink splatter onto the base of the card using Versamark ink and white embossing poweder. Using the Gina Marie Designs Stitched Rectangles, I die cut a rectangle from Neenah White Solar Smooth cardstock.  I also cut a rectangle using the same dies from the "Ho, Ho, Ho" patterned paper.  I cut each rectangle in half using only the white cardstock on the top and the "Ho, Ho, Ho" paper on the bottom half of the card.  I die cut a pink circle using the Gina Marie Designs Stitched Circle Dies.  I tied a ribbon around the middle of the card before adhering the circle die cut.  I colored the deer from the Cozy Christmas digital stamp set using Copic markers and then cut it out using my Scan & Cut machine.  Lastly, I added a coat of Dazzling Pat to the deer for added sparkle. 

The base of this A2 sized card is made from Sugar Cane cardstock.  Using the Gina Marie Designs Stitched Rectangle dies, I die cut a piece of Neenah Solar White Smooth cardstock and a piece of chevron patterned DSP.  I only used the top half of the white paper and the bottom half of the chevron.  I die cut a wreath from Pool Party cardstock and adhered it to the center of the card.  I colored the deer and the two ornaments hanging from the antlers from the Cozy Christmas digital stamp set using Copic markers and then cut it out using my Scan & Cut machine.  Lastly, I added a coat of Dazzling Pat to the deer for added sparkle. 

To create this A2 sized shaker card, I began with a base of Blushing Bride cardstock.  I cut a 5 1/4" x 4" piece of aqua polka dotted paper for behind the shaker card.  I cut an additional 5 1/4" x 4" piece of Neenah Solar White Smooth cardstock for the shaker frame.  I used a semi circle die to cut the hole in the white cardstock and lined the back with acetate film.  I put about one tablespoon of iridescent sequins behind the shaker frame.  I colored the sweets, gingerbread house, coffee and candy canes from the Cozy Christmas digital stamp set using Copic markers and then cut it out using my Scan & Cut machine.  I adhered these images to the bottmo of the semi-circle using foam adhesive. Lastly, I added a coat of Dazzling Pat to the images for added sparkle. 

I hope you have enjoyed seeing the variety of ways to use one stamp set.  Thanks for visiting and have a wonderfully creative day!