Sunday, September 30, 2018

Night Sky with Distress Inks | Clean and Simple Fall Card feat Gerda Steiner Designs

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Hi everyone! Today I am back with a card and a video I created with the Gerda Steiner Designs Foxes stamp set. This set was released during the summer and is full of cute images! You can get it from the Gerda Steiner Designs shop, where you will find also the coordinating dies.

For my card today I used one of the foxes and the owl in the set, and created a clean and simple card. If you follow

Thursday, September 27, 2018

Fall Card with Alcohol Ink Background feat C.C. Designs

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Hi everyone! Today I am on the C.C. Designs blog, sharing a super fun card I created with the Funny Pumpkin stamp set. 

I started by stamping the pumpkins on some Neenah Solar White cardstock, and I colored them with my Spectrum Noir markers. Once the coloring was done I die cut the images with the coordinating dies. 








I then used Alcohol Inks in Limeade, Patina and Dandelion

Tuesday, September 25, 2018

Fall Scene feat Sugar Pea Designs

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Hi everyone! Just a quick post to let you know that I am on the SugarPea Designs blog with a card that I made for my monthly DT feature. Make sure to visit the full post for more pictures, and all the details about how I made this card! 



I will catch you guys soon with another fun project, and, in the meantime, I wish you all a great day! 

Monday, September 24, 2018

Prismacolor on Strathmore Toned Gray Paper - Halloween Card feat C.C. Designs

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Hi everyone! Today I am back with a super fun card I created with the C.C. Designs Bat & Spider Stamp set. I really love the style of these illustrations, and I was very excited to finally get a chance to color them in! For this card I decided to use Prismacolor Pencils on Toned Gray paper by Strathmore. I took my time and really enjoyed the coloring process. When I was done coloring I die

Saturday, September 22, 2018

Studio Katia September 2018 Release

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Hi everyone! Today I am sharing a video in which I show you all the new products from the Studio Katia September 2018 release! This release features 7 stamp sets, 5 standalone dies, 2 stencils and 7 embellishment packs! Studio Katia also released a new glue, that I forgot to share in the video, but that you can see in action here and here. And now, without further ado, let's have a look at

Friday, September 21, 2018

Copic Coloring a Floral Image - Studio Katia September 2018 Release + Blog Hop + Giveaway!

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Hello everyone, and welcome to Studio Katia September 2018 Release Blog Hop! To celebrate the release, Studio Katia is giving away TWO $50 CAD Gift Certificates every day of the Blog Hop! That’s FOUR chances to win! You can read more about it at the end of this post, but for now let's talk about today's card.





I decided to go for a clean look and to use the new You're So Sweet stamp set

Alcohol Inks and Acetate - Sweet2Repeat Blog Hop

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Hey crafty friends! Today I am super excited to be sharing a card I created for the SugarPea Designs Sweet2Repeat Blog Hop! The whole design team is sharing inspiration with products from the latest release, and you can hop along for your chance to win a 20$ gift certificate to the SugarPea store! More on that at the end of this post :)











For this card I decided to use the Darling

Thursday, September 20, 2018

STAMPtember 2018 Studio Katia Exclusive: Fresh Bunch Stamp Set - Watercoloring with Gansai Tambi

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Hi everyone! I am super thrilled to be sharing this card with you, created with the Fresh Bunch stamp set, which is a collaboration set between Studio Katia and Simon Says stamp for STAMPtember 2018! This gorgeous set, which also comes with coordinating dies, will be available at Simon Says Stamp while supplies last. This means that, once it is sold out, it is gone forever! And STAMPtember

Wednesday, September 19, 2018

Winter Scene Card - Studio Katia Fall 2018 Release Preview

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Hi everyone! It's time for another Studio Katia release, and, for day 2 of Release Preview Week, I am sharing a card I created with the new Kobi's Ice Day stamp set.

As a first step I started working on my background. I blended Distress Oxides in Blueprint Sketch, Shaded Lilac and Spun Sugar on a panel of Bristol Smooth cardstock, that had I cut with the new Dotted Patterns Set 3 dies.

Monday, September 17, 2018

Spooky Background with Nuvo Shimmer Powders feat C.C. Designs

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Hi everyone! Today I am back with a spooky Halloween card I created with the new C.C. Designs Vampy Wishes. I really love this set, this guy is so fun, and perfect for more masculine or in any case less cutesy cards.
I started off by stamping the vampire and the bat on Neenah Solar White 110lb cardstock with Memento Tuxedo Black ink and I colored them with Spectrum Noir and Copic Markers

Thank You Card feat Studio Katia

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Hi everyone! Today I am back with a fun thank you card I created for the Studio Jatia blog using the  Best Friends stamp set. This stamp is super cute and this would be the perfect thank you card to send to an animal lover :)



As a first step I stamped the image in the set on Neenah Solar White Cardstock and colored it with Spectrum Noir markers. 










I then cut the front panel

Friday, September 14, 2018

Fail-Proof Masked Stamping Technique - MFT 2018 Card Design Superstar - Clean and Simple Genius

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Hi everyone! Today I am back with a cute fall-themed card featuring the My Favorite Things Fall Friends stamp set. I created this one for the Clean and Simple Genius category of the Card Design Superstar contest, and I tried to play with colors and design to draw attention towards the little girl, which is the focal point of this card.






I rarely do it, but this time around I actually

Monday, September 10, 2018

Underwater Scene with Spectrum Noir and Copic Markers - MFT 2018 Card Design Superstar - Coloring Virtuoso

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Hi everyone! Today I am back with a card I created using stamps by My Favorite Things for this year's Card Design Superstar contest on the MFT blog. I really wanted to push my boundaries for this one, so I decided to go for and underwater scene and tried to recreate the effect of water ripples on the surface of underwater creatures and objects. I also tried to mimic the look of glitter on

August 2018 Cardmaking Haul | Lawn Fawn, My Favorite Things, Ranger

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Hi everyone! Today I though I would try something different and show a haul video to you, where I share my crafty shopping for the month of August 2018. I am aware of the fact that not everyone enjoys this type of content, but I thought I would give it a try and see how you like it. I see it as a way to share my excitement about new products, show you a few items you might want to add to your

Friday, September 7, 2018

Tea Party with Impronte d'Autore

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Hi everyone! Just a quick note that I am on the Impronte d'Autore blog with a card I created with stamps from their Alice in Wonderland series. The card was inspired by a work by Michelle Short, so thanks, Michelle for the inspiration!
Make sure to read the full post here, and I will catch you guys soon with another fun project!

Thursday, September 6, 2018

Halloween Treat Bag feat C.C. Designs

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Hi everyone! It's release day over at the C.C. Designs store, and to celebrate I am sharing a treat bag I created with the new Goodie Bag die and images from the Trick or Treat stamp set. I love creating projects for Halloween, and this release is just perfect!




For the bag itself and for the rectangular panels I used the Treat Bag die and papers from the Lawn Fawn Let's Polka in the

Wednesday, September 5, 2018

Simon Says Stamp Stamptember feat Sugar Pea Designs Cuddly Cacti

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Hi everyone! Today I a back with a sweet card I created using the collaboration stamp between SugarPea Designs and Simon Says Stamp for STAMPtember 2018! We’re so pleased to be sharing in the excitement of STAMPtember with our friends at Simon Says Stamp! Today we’re thrilled to share with you a stamp set created exclusively for this event and only available while supplies last, called

Best Witches - Sugar Pea Designs Mix It Up Challenge

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Hi everyone! Today I am back with my inspiration post for the current Mix It Up challenge on the SugarPea Designs blog. If you are not familiar with the challenge, you can enter your projects created following the monthly inspiration board. Projects featuring Sugar Pea Designs products are in for a chance to win a 50$ shopping spree to the SugarPea store. So, without further ado, let's have

Tuesday, September 4, 2018

No Line Coloring with Spectrum Noir Markers - C.C. Designs September 2018 Release Preview

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Hi everyone! Today I am back with a card I made for day 3 of the C.C. Designs Release Preview Week, featuring the new Haunted House and Halloween Tickets stamps and coordinating dies. 







For today's card I decided to try my hand at some no-line coloring with my Spectrum Noir markers. I stamped the images on Neenah Solar White 110lb cardstock using My Favorite Things Grout Gray Hybrid

Monday, September 3, 2018

Card with Die Cuts Only feat Spellbinders

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Hi everyone! Today I am back with something I don't do very often: a card with no stamping, using only die cuts! This was really fun to make and I loved getting inky, so it's definitely something I need to more often!
For today's card I used dies from the Spellbinders Shapeabilities Sew Sweet Valentine and the Sew Sweet Sentiments, part of the Tammy Tatterow Sew Sweet Collection. These are

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