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Holiday Card Series 2021 – Day 5 Pink Fresh Studio

November 8, 2021

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Good afternoon everyone. Holiday Card Series 2021 Day 5 is here. Pink Fresh Studio is our featured products for today and I’m using a totally non-traditional color palette. If you missed day 1 and want to start through the series click here.

Let’s get into the card. The tutorial will show you how I used a stamp set that you normally would not consider to be a Christmas stamp. By pulling out those non-traditional stamps you can really make stunning just by having a cooler color palette. Mixing the Olive and Tidal Pond inks really makes the green leaves pop!

My second for inspiration using the same color palette really is a clean and simple card. Just a touch of greenery behind the sentiment and this card is complete.

You can watch the tutorial here on the blog or over on my Youtube channel.

Thanks for stopping by today and I will see you back here soon with more card making inspiration.

Holiday Card Series 2021 – Day 4 MFT

November 5, 2021

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Hey everyone. We are on day 4 of the Holiday Card Series 2021. Today I’m featuring products from MFT. The color palette is number 2 in the Ink Combos guide. I love this happy little color palette. The cards today were really quick and easy so I have two to show you in the tutorial.

First up is the rainbow “northern lights” sky! I mean come on, you know you want a rainbow sky! Both cards are featuring the Seasons Greetings Stamp set from MFT.

The next card is using the My Favorite Things Confetti stencil. I love this stencil for bokeh effects on cards. Just a little bit of coloring with Copic markers and this card was another quick one to make.

You can watch the tutorial here or over on my page or you can view it on my Youtube channel.

Okay everyone. I’ll catch you back here on Monday for another holiday card series card. Have a great weekend.

Altenew Rustic Charm Stamp/Die/Stencils/Embossing Folders/Washi Tape/Brush Marker/Fine Mister Collection Release Blog Hop + Giveaway ($300 in total prizes)

October 5, 2021

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Welcome to the Altenew Rustic Charm Stamp/Die/Stencils/Embossing Folders/Washi Tape/Brush Marker/Fine Mister Collection Release Blog Hop. You should have arrived here from Norine’s blog. Today is an awesome day and I have a TON of inspiration for this release to share. Let’s dive right in.

The color palette I used today will be featured on all cards. My first card is featuring the new Altenew All Is Bright stamp set. Oh how I love me a great stamp with lights for quick and easy cards. This is set perfect for your holiday cards however I think this stamp set would also be fun for a celebration card or an invite to a BBQ under the lights.

The next card I have might be one of my favorites. This card was made using the new Altenew Mid Century Cover Die. Squeal my heart is bursting. I love mid century modern style and this cover plate pulls out all the stops. I paired the cover plate with the new Altenew Mid Century Festivities stamps and dies! One this is one retro card.

Okay on to the next card. This card is featuring the new Altenew Shattered Cubes Builder Stencil. This stencil was so much fun to use. I can’t wait to use it again with different color combinations.

Ready for more? Here we go. We can’t have a holiday without ornaments. The Altenew Lovely Ornaments are perfect for my holiday cards.

I know there are photo overload in this post however I hope you are inspired to create with the new release. Altenew has a free stamp with purchase offer.

Get a FREE brand new Rustic Charm Mini Inspiration Guide with every order from 10/05/2021 through 10/07/2021. Shop HERE!
Get a FREE brand new Online Cardmaking Class with every order from the new Rustic Charm Stamp & Die Release Collection from 10/05/2021 through 10/11/2021. Shop HERE!

And you know there is always a giveaway. To celebrate this release, Altenew is giving away a $50 gift certificate to 2 lucky winners and a $25 gift certificate to 8 winners! Please leave a comment on the Altenew Card Blog and/or each designer’s blog post on the blog hop list below by 10/11/2021 for a chance to win. Altenew will draw 10 random winners from the comments left on each stop of this blog hop and announce the winners on the Altenew Winners Page on 10/13/2021. That’s a total of $300 in prizes.

Next on the hop is Laurie. I’ve added the entire list of participants in case you get lost along the way.

Have a great day everyone and good luck.

Hero Arts Holiday Catalog Release Blog Hop

August 18, 2021

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Hello everyone and welcome to the Hero Arts Holiday Catalog Release Blog Hop. I’m so excited to share card inspiration using products from this catalog. There are so many new products I’m sure you are going to fall in love with. You should have arrived here from Channin’s blog. Let’s get into the cards I have to share with you.

My first card is featuring the Hero Arts Holly Berries Stamp Set and the Hero Arts Holly Berries Fancy die. I love the simplicity of the lines of this image and the presence of it on a card. It’s large enough to be the star of a card without having to do loads of coloring or adding many details to the card.

For the second card I’m using the Hero Arts Holiday Ornaments and Hero Arts Holiday Ornaments Fancy Dies. These ornaments are absolutely gorgeous. I used Hero Arts Liquid Watercolors for my medium on this card however you can use Copic markers, color pencils or the Hero Arts Layering Ornaments Stencil.

My last card might just be my favorite. The Hero Arts Geometric Spiral Stencil is awesome! I LOVE a fabulous graphic stamp, die or stencil and this one fits the bill perfectly! Filling in the design with a white gelly roll pen steps up the look just a bit.

I have linked all the products I used for this card below just in case you would like to recreate them on your own. Next on the hop is Daniel. I’ve included the entire list of participants in case you get lost along the way. There is also a giveaway today. We will give away THREE $50 gift cards, drawn from the comments left across the hop. Enter by Sunday, August 29th at 11:59pm pacific, and the winner will be announced on the Hero Arts blog the following week.

Hero Arts
Channin Pelletier
Dana Joy
Daniel West
Debi Adams
Emily Midgett
Ilina Crouse
Jessica Frost-Ballas
Libby Hickson
Lydia Fiedler
Maria Willis
Michelle Short
Mindy Eggen
Pocono Pam
Seeka
Special Guests:
Nichol Spohr
Jennifer Kotas
Meg Brooks
Rebecca Keppel

I have even more exciting news to share today. The Hero Arts Holiday Stamp Along will be here next month. I will be an instructor for this event and I’m so excited. Registration starts today. I hope to see you all in class.

Have a great day everyone. See you back here soon.

Beautiful Night Sky Holiday Cards

October 16, 2020

Hey peeps. Still playing with the October 2020 My Monthly Hero Kit. I’m making some beautiful night sky holiday cards. These cards are easy to create. Pretty much a one layer and done.

If you missed my post using bright colors for holiday cards, check out this post Colorful Ornaments Holiday card. I pulled in the same pink I used on that card and paired it with grape juice and navy ink. This allowed me to have a spectacular night sky for my card.

Night Sky Holiday Card

I masked off a portion of the card to create a snowy hill. Sponging on the layers of ink above that making sure to work my colors into the paper. Starting with the pink in the lower portion of the panel and working my way up to the navy. I LOVE how this night sky turned out. Next I stamped sleigh Santa’s in embossing ink and heat set it with white embossing powder. Of course I needed to add my favorite white iridescent shimmer spray.

Night Sky Holiday Card

For the trees and deers, I stamped them multiple times in Cocoa ink to get them nice and dark. Night sky holiday cards are just so beautiful to make.

Night Sky Holiday Card

Show us your night skies using this My Monthly Hero kit. We are inspired by your creativity. Be sure to tag @heroarts on Instagram. See you back here soon.

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