Friday, November 30, 2018

Heat Embossing + Watercoloring - Thank You Card feat Studio Katia

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Hi everyone! Today I am back to show you a card I created as part of the Studio Katia team for the November Coffee Lovers Blog Hop.





For today's card I used the A Cup of Thanks stamp as a focal point, and for the background I used the Floral Trimmings set. 





I heat embossed the main image with WOW! Gold Rich Embossing Powder and colored it with Zig Clean Color Real Brush Markers. I

Thursday, November 29, 2018

Quick and Easy Christmas Card feat SugarPea Designs

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Hi everyone! Today I wanted to share a fun Christmas card I created with the Merry Makers stamp set for my DT Feature post on the SugarPea Designs blog! 



For the base of my card I used papers from the Spots & Stripes Brights paper pad. I first die cut the green one with the Postage Stamp Sugar Cut, and then cut three circular openings with the Zig Zag Stitched Circles. 

I added a

Wednesday, November 28, 2018

Winter Scene feat MFT Warm and Feathered Hugs + GIVEAWAY!

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Hi everyone! Today I am back with a super exciting post, as I am having a giveaway on my YouTube channel sponsored by My Favorite Things! I will tell you more about it later, but for now let's have a look at what I created for this super special occasion!



I thought for a while what kind of project I wanted to make, and then I decided to go for my favorite: a scene card. To make things

Tuesday, November 27, 2018

Studio Katia Marvy Uchida Collaboration Blog Hop

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Hi everyone! Today I am back with a floral card I created for the Studio Katia and Marvy Uchida Collaboration Blog Hop! Make sure you check out the Studio Katia blog for more details on today's giveaways and how you can enter for your chance to win!






For today's card I used the Studio Katia Lovely Blooms stamp set and I colored it with the Marvy Uchida Color In Le Plume II Pastels

Saturday, November 24, 2018

Floral Christmas Card feat Studio Katia Poinsettia Trimmings

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Hi everyone! Today I am back with a floral Christmas card I created for the Studio Katia blog with the gorgeous Poinsettia Trimmings stamp set.
As a first step I heat embossed both borders in the Poinsettia Trimmings stamp set with Oyster embossing powder and did some very quick watercoloring with Distress Inks. I then added some depth and definition with a red Zig Clean Color Real Brush

Monday, November 19, 2018

Prismacolor on Kraft - Two Clean and Simple Christmas Cards feat C.C. Designs

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Hi everyone! Today I am back with two clean and simple cards I created with the new C.C. Designs Ho Ho Ho stamps. I adore this set, and I wanted these fun images to be really the star of the show, so I decided to go super clean and simple today, and to do some coloring with Prismacolor pencils on Kraft cardstock. 







I die cut some Neenah Desert Storm cardstock with the Lawn Fawn Large

Studio Katia and WOW Collaboration Blog Hop

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Hi everyone! Today two amazing companies are teaming up and invite you to WOW! Embossing Powder and Studio Katia Collaboration Blog Hop! Our Design Teams members are sharing their creativity with you through stunning and inspiring projects they created using fabulous products from these two amazing companies. Be sure to check every stop on the way to enjoy all the inspiration we have for you

Friday, November 16, 2018

Create Your Custom Background - Christmas Card feat Gerda Steiner Designs

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Hi everyone! Today I am back with a cute Christmas card featuring stamps by Gerda Steiner Designs, and a process video showing how to create your own custom background.

I started off by die cutting two panels out of some Bristol Smooth cardstock by Strathmore. The larger one measures 4.25”by 5.5” and the smaller one measures 3.75” by 5”.





On the larger panel I created a stripey pattern by

Wednesday, November 14, 2018

Cozy Winter Card feat SugarPea Designs

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Hi everyone! Today I am back with my inspiration card for the current Mix it Up challenge on the SugarPea Designs blog! 







I really love both the color palette and the sketch for this month, and they ispired me to create a cozy winter card with the Mugs and Kisses Stamp set. 

As a first step I stamped my images with My Favorite Things Black Licorice Hybrid Ink and I colored them

Tuesday, November 13, 2018

Interactive Winter Card feat MFT Peek-a-Boo Wheel

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Hi everyone! Today's post is extra special to me, because I am joining the My Favorite Things Team as a Guest Designer for the MFT&Friends Feature, to celebrate the November 2018 release! I still can't quite believe that this is really happening, and I want to start this post by thanking My Favorite Things for this amazing opportunity! Make sure to pop over the MFT blog to see more

Saturday, November 10, 2018

25 Days of Christmas Tags feat Studio Katia

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Hi everyone! Today I am back with a fun card I created with Studio Katia products for Tracey McNeeley's 25 Days of Christmas tags. Tags are really fun and quick to make, and adding a handmade tag to your Christmas presents will make them even more special!

For this tag I used the fun penguins from the Kobi's Ice Day stamps set by Studio Katia. I stamped them with Memento Tuxedo Black ink

Wednesday, November 7, 2018

One Design - Two Cards feat Impronte d'Autore

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Hi everyone! Just a quick heads up that today I am on the Impronte d'Autore blog with two cute Christmas cards I made using the same design, but different stamp sets. You can read the full post here (it is in Italian, but you can translate it pretty easily with Google Translate...plus, you get to see more pretty pictures).



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Quick and Cute Christmas Card feat C.C. Designs

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Hi everyone! Today I am back with a cute Christmas card I created with the new C.C. Designs Santa and Friends Clear Set for the C.C. Designs blog!
As a first step I stamped my images with black ink and colored them with Spectrum Noir markers. I then die cut them with the coordinating dies.



For my background I used patterned paper from the Doodlebug Here Comes Santa Claus Collection, the C.C.

Monday, November 5, 2018

Shadow Box Card feat Gerda Steiner Designs

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Hi everyone! Today I am back with another card and a video I made for Gerda Steiner Designs! I was so fascinated by Jennifer McGuire's tutorial about shadow box cards, that I had to give it a shot!
The stamps I used for this fun birthday card are from the Gerda Steiner Designs Owl Rather Be With You stamp set. I stamped them with Black Licorice Hybrid ink by My Favorite Things on Neenah Solar

Christmas Card feat Studio Katia

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Hi everyone! Today I am back with a Christmas card I created for the Studio Katia blog using the new Poinsettia Trimmings stamp set and the Friends of Winter stamp set.
As a first step I created my background. I blended Distress Oxide in Candied Apple on some watercolor cardstock, creating an ombre effect. I then used the same Candied Apple Distress Oxide to repeatedly stamp the images in

Friday, November 2, 2018

Advanced Mirror Stamping Techniques feat Heffy Doodle and My Favorite Things

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Hi everyone! Today I am back with two cards and a video, to show you some advanced mirror stamping techniques. I shared a video last week, where I show the basics of this technique, you can find it here. And, if you are reading this before November 7th, 2018, I suggest that you check it out, because there is a giveaway going on over there! 

In a few words, when using the mirror stamping

Thursday, November 1, 2018

C.C. Designs November 2018 Release - Christmas Card feat It's a Roberto's Christmas Clear Stamps

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Hi everyone! Today is another very special day, as the new C.C. Designs release is finally out! And, as always, is full of super adorable stamps! Whohooo! Make sure you join the C.C. Designs Facebook group - there is a Party at every new release, full of fun games and giveaways! 







To celebrate this great release, I created a card with the new Roberto's Rascals It's a Roberto's

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