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Holiday Card Series 2021 – Day 1 Gina K Designs

October 29, 2021

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Hey everyone. Welcome to the Holiday Card Series for 2021! I’m so thrilled to be doing this series again this year. I will be posting tutorials Monday-Wednesday and Friday. During the series this year I will be providing an Ink Combos Guide for color inspiration. The amazing Kristina Werner and I collaborated to bring this bonus to you for our holiday card series. There is a PDF you can download that contains all the colors used for my series. Ten color ink combos you can use for your holiday cards. There are inks from various companies so you can create with any brand you have in your crafty stash. You can find the Ink Combos Guide PDF in the sidebar of the blog. Look for this graphic or click below.

Today we are starting with Gina K. Designs. I adore Gina and featuring her products bring me so much happiness. Each tutorial I will share with you a project I will complete and additional cards for inspiration. This will hopefully show you the ways you can use the color ink combos. Let’s check out the first card.

The ink color combo today will work for a masculine or feminine holiday card. This color palette is so warm and rich. Colors of ink from Gina K. Designs are Honey Mustard, Kraft, Dark Sage and Slate. Adding a touch of Gina K Designs and Therm-O-Web White glitz glitter gel makes it looks like snow is resting on the bottom of each letter. The Gina K. Designs Peace Love and Joy Plate makes card creating super easy.

Here’s a quick tutorial. You can watch it here or over at my Youtube channel mzdanajoy. I’ve used affiliate links for your convenience at no cost to you.

BONUS CARDS:

Here are two other ways I used the color ink combo. The first card is made with the Gina K. Designs Star Struck and Playful Penguins stamp set.

This card was made using the Gina K. Designs A Very Merry Christmas. A very stylish clean and simple card.

Okay everyone. Day 1 of the Holiday Card Series for 2021 is in the books. I will see you back here on Monday for more card inspiration. Have a wonderful 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.

Simon Says Stamp DieCember Is Here

December 3, 2020

It’s the most wonderful time of the year. Simon Says Stamp DieCember is here!! If you are a fan of Simon Says Stamp you know this is big! Each December Simon Says Stamp releases special dies just for the month. This makes creating your holiday cards super easy.

You should have arrived here from Keisha’s blog. For my cards today I’m using several products from the release. My first card was made using the Autumn Splendor die. This die creates striking cards when paired with a festive yet simple background. The background on this card was made using the Winter Floral Mix. A quick sentiment and this card was complete.

My second card is featuring the large Be Kind die. Oh I love love love this die. I paired it with the Detail Petal Plate. Having stacked my sentiment a few times I added shimmer pen, an additional red heart and glossy accents to make it pop.

And for my last card I made a simple yet colorful card using the Hexagon Tile Wafers. I stuck to my tried and true color combo of aqua and red with a splash of white and gold. A simple sentiment and this one was complete as well.

Simon Says Stamp is giving away a $25 coupon to every stop on the hop. Make sure to comment below and along the way on the hop. Winner will be announced on the Simon Says Stamp blog on Wednesday December 9th. Now on to the blog hop. Next on the hop is Daniel. The entire hop list is below for your convenience.

Simon Says Stamp Blog

Hero Arts Rolling Hills

November 27, 2020

Hey everyone. Today’ I’m sharing a card made with the Hero Arts Rolling Hills Window Die. This die is incredible for quick and easy cards. Check out this soft and elegant holiday card.

I paired the Hero Arts Rolling Hills Window die with the Hero Arts Etched Winter Scene Bold Prints stamp. Stamping in image in soft pink ink for my base color then stamping again with embossing ink and sprinkling it with Hero Arts Sparkle Embossing Powder. Oh MY that embossing powder is amazing with this ink color.

After heat setting the embossing powder I die cut the in Dove White cardstock. I layered this piece on top of embossed background with Hero Arts precision glue. For the sentiment I used the Merry Christmas from the Winter Woods Heroscape stamp set.

For added interest I added some glitter to the rolling hills of the die cut. Also added some sparkle gems for good measure.

Lastly this panel was adhered to a Soft Pink card panel and placed on a white card base. I love the softness this card has. To see move cards made using Hero Arts products click here. Thanks for stopping by today. See you back here soon.