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Welcome back, it’s time for the new challenge at Scrapbook Boutique, that means it’s also time for a blog hop… so of course more wonderful prizes to be won!Today you should have arrived here from Continue reading
Video : WFC Interactive Thursday – A Shaker Card with Images!
I have some exciting news, I have joined the Waffle Flower Crafts Inspiration Team, and today I have my first card and video to share!
So it’s time for a card and I have a fun idea, Continue reading
Video : Altenew Focus Post – Cake Love!
I am so excited to be here today celebrating Altenew’s newest release with Cake…. Cake Love that is! This focus post features the Cake Love stamp set and that means 3 cards for inspiration and one video too… just scroll a little further for that one.
My first card (and probably my fave) was created with Continue reading
Video : Colour with ‘U’ – Simple Copics!
I am back to Colour with ‘U’ and it’s time for some simple Copic colouring and these Art Impression images are perfect with their cartoon style! Continue reading
Video : Remember Paper Piecing?
Back with an oldie but a goodie, it’s time to paper piece and this little hippo from Gerda Steiner, a newly added stamp line at Scrapbook Boutique (YaY!) couldn’t resist a Lawn Fawn Plaid Rainbow super hero outfit… Continue reading
Video: Neat & Tangled Guest Designer – Floral Hearts : Two Ways!
Today I have two more cards using some fun products from Neat & Tangled, this is my last post as Guest Designer… I can’t believe how quickly this month has flown by.
My focus today is the Floral Heart stamp set and matching die and the video is a little longer than usual as I filmed both cards, almost in production line style.
You can see my video here or Watch it in HD at Youtube.
[youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_5bHTEt5vM0]
I had to use the Awesome die again, but this time I made it all gold and shiny!
For the remaining sentiments I used the My Favorite Nut stamp set.
I love that the Floral Heart die can be separated, what a genius idea!
I would just like to say a big Thank You to Neat & Tangled I have thoroughly enjoyed my time as Guest Designer this month!
Other Supplies: Copics 0 / G20,24,40,43 / R02,22. Zigs – Pale Green / Olive Green. Tombow Markers 873 / 885. Cardstock – Recycled / MFT – Sno Cone / Blu Raspberry / Insulation Pink.
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Video : Altenew May 2017 Release Blog Hop & Giveaway!
Altenew have done it again, today they are not only releasing some fabulous new stamp sets and dies but now they have their very own luxurious embossing powders! We are all hopping along to celebrate and you should have arrived here from AMY’S fabulous blog. I couldn’t stop making cards with this release, so scroll down to see them and the video that I have made showcasing the fab new Layered Plaid Cover Dies as well as to find out how you can WIN!
To created my Plaid background I used Moonrock, Dark Gray and the blue cardstock from the New Day Card Kit, then I added a Modern Cat (coloured like the lilac burmese that we used to have…. and she did manage to sneak a photo into the video today).
and I used the Pure White Embossing Powder for the first time and am totally impressed with the ‘brightness’ of the white, tick!
Next I created a gift card set using the mini stamp sets: Latte, Strawberry and Ice Cream.
This time I heat embossed the images with the beautiful Golden Peach embossing powder on some Spicy Yogurt cardstock and added a touch of colour with some Prismacolor Pencils.
I also used the new Watercolor Frames stamp set to emboss a frame around each of the images.
My final card was heaps of fun and came together very easily. To create the background I stamped a panel with one of the Watercolor Frames.
Two of the flowers from Best Buds were stamped directly onto the card front and the final one coloured with Copics, fussy cut and popped up on the front. One of the best things about this set is that if you want, you can also get the layering set separately if you prefer to add colour with stamp layering.
You can see my video here or Watch it in HD at Youtube.
[youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_I39fORJDu0]
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Now, to the good stuff and onto the Prizes and there are
two ways to win!
Prizes:
To celebrate this release, Altenew is giving away a $50 gift certificate to THREE lucky winners! Please leave a comment on the Altenew blog by Thursday, June 1st at 11:59 pm EDT for a chance to win. The winners will be announced on the Altenew blog on Saturday, June 3rd.
Also I will randomly choose a winner from the comments left on this post (only one per person) to win a $30 gift certificate to the Altenew online store, you have until midnight Thursday June 1st (AEST) and I will announce the winner here on Friday June 2nd.
Blog Hop Order:
Altenew
Jennifer McGuire
Virginia Lu
Lilith Eeckels
Nina-Marie Trapani
Svitlana Shayevich
Laura Bassen
Raquel Bowman
Joni Andaya
May Sukyong Park
Lydia Evans
TaeEun Yoo
Kavitha
Marika Rahtu
Lisa Spangler
Nicole Picadura
Yoonsun Hur
Amy Sheffer
Therese Calvird
Debby Hughes
Carissa Wiley
Flora Monika Farkas
Erum Tasneem
Keeway Tsao
Eunyoung Lee
Sveta Fotinia
Agnieszka Malyszek
From here you are heading off to DEBBY’S amazing blog I hope you have had the most wonderful time. If you would like to start at the beginning you can CLICK HERE.
So Sorry – Other Supplies: Prismacolor Pencils – French Grey 20% / Warm Grey 10,70% / Peach.
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Gift Card Set – Other Supplies: Prismacolor pencils – Cream / Warm Grey 20% / Light Umber / French Grey 70% / Sand / Nectar.
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Just For You – Other Supplies: Copic Markers – T0,2.
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Video : Guest Designer Neat & Tangled – You Can Do Anything!
It’s Friday and time for my second Guest Design post at Neat & Tangled. I’m seriously having so much fun with these stamps and dies that I couldn’t stop at just one card, so I made two!
You can see the video of my first card here or Watch it in HD at Youtube.
[youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3Ox1m90HOvM]
I think I was channeling my inner Laura Bassen today… (I wish lol.) Smooshing, grey background, cas, bright colours!
I used mostly the same products on both cards and kept them clean & simple, but love that they are still different
Looking forward to seeing you again next Friday with some more Neat & Tangled fun, the products that I used today are listed below. Hugs
Smooshed Sentiment – Other Supplies: Cardstock – AC – Smoke. Copics – 0 / W0,2 / R00 / E40,42,43,44 / T0. Copics – R05. Fun Foam – dark brown Cardstock – American Crafts – Smoke. Paper Pad – Simple Stories SN@P! wood & notebook basics.
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In a Nutshell – Other Supplies: Prismacolor Pencils – Cream / Pink / Peach Beige / Sandbar Brown / Chocolate / Dark Umber / Goldenrod / Limepeel / Chartreuse / Olive Green.
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Video : Colouring with Pencils on Design Paper!
Colouring on design paper is one of the funnest ideas for sure, and when I saw these little cuties at Scrapbook Boutique, and the rainbow plaid paper, I just had to play!
You can see my video here or Watch it in HD at Youtube.
[youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U5v-djkYHFk]
Don’t ask me why…. but I thought it would be funny to have the mice pedaling around the card.
You can find all of the supplies linked below or you can head on over to Scrapbook Boutique. And I will give you the heads up, this is going to be a big week for me here, so I will be seeing a lot of you.
Other supplies: Prismacolor pencils – Cream / White / Light Peach / Peach / Canary Yellow / Spanish Orange / Yellowed Orange / Greyed Lavender / Violet / Apple Green / Yellow Chartreuse / Light Aqua / Aquamarine / Pink / French Grey 50% / Cool Grey 50% / Black / Light Umber.
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Video : Stretch Those Stamps – Neat & Tangled Guest Designer!
Today I am very excited to share that I am Guest Designing for Neat & Tangled this month! They have such a variety of fun unique stamps and dies that it’s very easy to be inspired.
Today I decided to create my own background pattern… well, actually I decided to make two….
You can see my video here or Watch it in HD at Youtube.
[youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8ukLoHf1e9s]
…..and all this from one leaf. Isn’t it great to be able to stretch your stamps!
So happy that you stopped by to visit me, hope you like my video and cards today and I’m looking forward to sharing some more Neat & Tangled goodness next Friday! Hugs,
Other Supplies: Copics – 0 / W0,2,4 / R11,20,22 / BV20 / B91,95 / YG00.03 / C5 / T0,2,4 / E000,00,11,25,40,43,44,49.
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Video : Altenew New Day Card Kit – Wood Veneers!
I’ve been asked to share some ideas on how to use the Altenew New Day Card Kit and in particular using the wood veneers included in the kit. So I decided to make two cards and I have a video showing you how!
You can see my video here or Watch it in HD at Youtube.
[youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GkdP66A4Q6E]
I used Altenew Artist Markers to add colour to my projects today.
Other than that I kept it very simple.
Head on over to the Altenew blog to find out more, Hugs
Other Supplies: Altenew Artist Markers – B201 / R302 / R304 / R318 / G702 / G715/ G554.
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Scrapbook Boutique Bloghop & Giveaway!
Welcome back, it’s time for the new challenge at Scrapbook Boutique, that means it’s also time for a blog hop… so of course more wonderful prizes to be won! Today you should have arrived here from Lynn’s fabulous blog.
For your chance to WIN a $10 store voucher, just leave a comment at each blog along the hop, you have until midday 17th May (you must have an Australian or NZ address to be eligible) and the winner will be announced at the Scrapbook Boutique blog
Also for all the deets on how to join this month’s challenge and have the chance to WIN a $30 gift voucher stop by Scrapbook Boutique blog, you have until the end of May to join us!
Here is the inspiration for this month’s Moodboard challenge…
It was obvious that I was inspired by the beautiful pinks, but I also thought it would be fun to add some gold bokeh dots…. with lots of MFT cuteness happening here!
From here you are heading to the Scrapbook Boutique Blog, thanks for joining us, it’s been heaps of fun!
Other Supplies: Prismacolor Pencils – Cream / Deco Pink / Pink / Goldenrod / Warm Grey 20%
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Video : Colour with ‘U’ – Using a Coloured Image!
Today I am back to Colour with ‘U’ and it’s all about watercolouring with a ‘coloured’ image. My ‘go to’ stamping colour for outlines is black and today I thought I would have some fun changing it up a little. I have filmed the card today and
You can see my video here or Watch it in HD at Youtube.
[youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wIH1XW9Q57E]
These ballerinas are so sweet, and I know it’s a bit cliche, but I just had to colour them in pink (just to get it out of my system… next time I’ll try different colours, I promise)
Thanks for stopping by today, I really enjoyed creating this card and look forward to sharing more with you real soon. Hugs,
Other Supplies: American Crafts Glitter Cardstock – Lipgloss / Zig Clean Color Real Brush Pens – Flesh Colour / Pale Pink / Light Pink / Oatmeal / Light Gray. Spectrum Noir – Crystal Clear glitter pen / Bigshot
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Video : How to Use a Large Sentiment on a CAS design!
I adore this fab sentiment set from Penny Black but sometimes I can really struggle to make the ‘larger’ style sentiments work on a clean & simple design. So today I thought I would share with you a fun way to use them, and have filmed the process so you can watch.
You can see my video here or Watch it in HD at Youtube.
[youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6xv8Vf5zgMY]
The focus is really the sentiment so I decided to keep the colouring very simple and subtle.
Thanks so much for stopping by for a visit, I promise to be back real soon with another card to share!
Other Supplies: Copic markers – 0 / R00 / B0000,000 / C0,1 / T0,2 / W00.0,2 / E000,50.
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Video : Collab with Olga!
Today I have an extra special collaboration video with Olga Direktorenko. She creates the most amazing papercraft projects with a focus on die cutting and her blog is called Building Your World (what a perfect name)!
The focus today was water lilies and the Lotus set from Altenew was an obvious choice for me.
You can see my video here or Watch it in HD at Youtube.
[youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IuNsBONBXvA]
And of course don’t forget to head over to visit Olga, you can see her amazing video HERE!
Other Supplies: Copic Markers – 0 / BV00, 02,04 / YG00,03,17. Mister Hueys Mist – Silver.
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Video : Colour with ‘U’ – Prismacolor Sweet Wish!
I have a quick share today, it’s another Penny Black beauty and this time I used Prismacolor Pencils to Colour with ‘U’ and it was seriously so much fun! I decided to film as I created so you can watch the process.
You can see my video here or Watch it in HD at Youtube.
[youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-mjYH32YOxg]
Isn’t she fabulous darling? I could never look this glamorous just lying around eating chocolate… but I could try!
Til next time!
Other Supplies: Prismacolor Pencils – Eggshell / Light Peach / Peach / Pink / Godlenrod / Yellowed Orange / Lemon Yellow / Sand / Greyed lavender / Sky Blue Light / Non-Photo Blue / Jade Green / Slate Grey / Muted Turquoise / True Blue / Magenta / Crimson Lake / Cool Grey 70% / Black / Dark Umber / Chocolate / Dark Brown / Olive Green / Limepeel / True Green / Chartreuse.
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Video : Going Retro with MFT for Scrapbook Boutique!
I’ve been wanting to use this background technique again for a while now and decided that today was the day as I have a post up at Scrapbook Boutique Blog! I thought it would be fun to ‘Retro’ these fun owls from MFT and add a sweet combo of colours from Altenew.
You can see my video here or Watch it in HD at Youtube.
[youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=huZmXktr7s8]
All these products are linked below or you can head direct to Scrapbook Boutique here to find them!
Other Supplies:
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Video : Cards 4 Men – Inktense Doggie Treat!
Hiya, today I have a fun card to share in my Cards 4 Men series. I love the finished look of this card but I realized one thing today, I’m not real good at waiting for ink to dry…. I know, I know, take a breath and just wait!
You can see my video here or Watch it in HD at Youtube.
[youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4cpUkElCFRw]
See you again real soon!
Other Supplies: Inktense pencils – Poppy Red / Mustard / Saddle Brown / Dark Chocolate / Sepia Ink / Neutral Gray / Chinese Ink.
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Video : Stamping a Sentiment Background with Altenew!
I have a quick and easy card to share at the Altenew Blog today. I decided it would be fun to create my own sentiment background using almost a rainbow of colours, I thought this would make a fun kids or teen card.
You can see my video here or Watch it in HD at Youtube.
[youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BRswttsHygo]
I stamped out the Congrats sentiments with the Altenew Crisp Dye Inks and then coloured some of the air benders using the Altenew Artist Markers. I am loving the bright cheery feel!
I’ve linked the Altenew products below. Hope you are having a great week, Hugs,
Other Supplies: Altenew Artist Markers – G702 / B201. Copics -RV10.
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