Spellbinders - Wreath Slider Card - Club Kit Sale

There's a big sale going on right now in the Spellbinders shop.  They are offering up to 40% off a selection of past Club Kits.  I'm sharing a card I created with one of the sale kits - Festive Wreath Slider Card Large Die Kit. All dies needed to create this style card are included in the kit.  

I created a colorful wreath of snowflakes to adorn the front of this slider card using the tiny snowflakes die.  To give the snowflakes their vibrant colors, I used some Nuvo Shimmer Powders.  I simply took a large piece of Bristol card stock and colored with two different Shimmer Powders - Cherry Bomb & Atlantis Burst. I then die cut the snowflakes from this panel giving me a range of different color intensities to work with.   

I also die cut some snowflakes from Sugar Crystal Glitter Card.  I layered lots of snowflakes randomly onto two half circle wreath bases to form a full wreath. To add just a bit of bling, I adhered some Crystal Gems to the center of a few snowflakes. 

Honey Bee Stamps - Season To Sparkle Blog Hop Day 1

Hello friends! The Season To Sparkle holiday release from Honey Bee Stamps is now live in the shop and we are celebrating with blog hop.  

Your next stop on the hop is Mindy Eggen. 

***Be sure to leave a comment on each blog today

 to be eligible for the $30 gift card giveaway***

I've combined a few of the new holiday products to create my card for today. They are all listed and linked below: 

• Gnome Place Like Home stamp set - Gnome image
• Joy Noel Wreath Honey Cuts dies - wreath, bow, & letters
• Holiday Traditions 6x6 paper pad - gingham & knit pattern
• Log Cabin 6x6 paper pad - kraft background
• Holiday Traditions gem stickers - berries on wreath 
• Scallop A7 Card Frames Honey Cuts - die cut scalloped edge

I have Copic colored the gnome to coordinate with the overall color scheme of the card.  I die cut the wreath from two different shades of green card stock to layer together and give the look of a nice full wreath.  The gem stickers were a quick and easy way to add berries to the wreath plus they aren't too flashy and take away from the rustic vibe of the card.  I also want to note that the kraft colored paper from the Log Cabin pad already comes printed with the white splatters and snowflakes.  

Day 1 Blog Hop Line Up

Honey Bee Stamps 

Leanne West<--you are here

Mindy Eggen

Ilda Dias

Courtney Kreeber

Brenda Noelke

Mindy Eggen

Caly Person

Nicole Vogeli

Jana Millen

Seeka

Antonia Giuliana

Sunny Studio - Hogs & Kisses Holiday Card

I have a fun holiday card to share today. This scene came together quickly and easily with using a pre printed background from the Very Merry paper pad.  And how adorable is that trio of piggies from Hogs and Kisses.  More details over on the Sunny Studio blog. 

Tonic Studios Wonderful Wishes Online Party

Hello crafty friends! I'm joining Tonic Studio's Wonderful Wishes online party today. We are celebrating the launch of their Christmas release.  It's a very fun release full of cute Christmas and winter stamp sets.  I've made three cards using one of them but first let me share some special links for 10% off your Tonic Studio purchase. The 10% off will automatically be added to your cart at check out.  

Tonic Studios USA shop

Tonic Sudios UK shop

Now let's get to the cards I've made.  All three cards are A2 size and feature images from the Christmas Snow Globe set.  Christmas Snow Globe is an 8x6 inch stamp set fully illustrated by artist Tonia Tkach. The set contains 22 individual stamps including a large snow globe, trees, cute characters, and sentiments. I've listed and linked all the Tonic Studio products used below each card. So without further ado....

First up I created a simple little scene and ink blended background to showcase the fun Santa and snowman images in the set. 

• Christmas Snow Globe stamp set
• Winter Wishes Sentiment Strip dies
• Nuvo Alcohol Markers to color all images
• Blue Blossom Nuvo Hybrid Ink cube set for ink blended background
• Nuvo Dutchess Blue embossing powder for stamped sentiment

For my second card, I created a small shaker window but fussy cutting the inner part of the snow globe image out and filling with some pretty glitter and confetti. 

• Christmas Snow Globe stamp set
• Let It Snow Sentiment Strip dies
• Nuvo Alcohol Markers to color all images
• Blue Blossom Nuvo Hybrid Ink cube set to stamp background
• Siren Blue Nuvo Hybrid ink for blended background inside snow globe
• Crimson Silk Specialty Card for die cut "let it snow" sentiment 
• Bluebell Pure Sheen Glitter inside snow globe 
• Rose Shell Blossoms Pure Sheen Confetti inside snow globe

This last card features a collage scene of holly and berries plus some presents and a little mouse.  I used multiples of theses images to fill the space across the card and then used a border of patterned paper to cover the bottom.  

• Christmas Snow Globe stamp set
• Nuvo Alcohol Markers to color all images
• Merry & Bright 6x6 patterned paper pad
• Pink Sherbet Nuvo Hybrid ink for blended background
• Spanish Sangria & Moroccan Teal for stamped background snow flakes

Thanks for stopping by today and be sure to check out the Party Gallery over on the Tonic Studios blog. Happy crafting! :)

MFT & Friends - October 2019 Release

Hello everyone! It's time to shop MFT's October release! If you've been following the release countdown then you already know there's a lot of fun holiday themed products to choose from this month.  I have three projects to share today showcasing some of the fabulous new stamps and dies. First up is festive holiday card featuring a die cut wreath with a super cute little reindeer peeking out from the center. 

I started with a Kraft A2 size card base. I used white pigment ink and a blending brush lighten the center of the card front.  I splattered with white paint and stamped a few snowflakes images.  To build the two tone wreath, I used the Joyful Wreath Die-namics. The reindeer, bird, and candy cane images are from Reindeer Games. The fun sentiment is also from that stamp set. 

This next card features a cute crew of holiday critters from the new Stacey Yacula Merry Wishes stamp set. 

This card is A6 size.  Again I used a Kraft card base and blended white pigment ink all around the outer edges.  I wanted to try something a little different with this scene.  I arranged the critters around the large greeting which is stamped using the Merry Christmas Blend set. I added a little dimensional detail to the background with gloss white Crystal Nuvo Drops.  I added Silver Glitter Nuvo Drops to the string decor on the tree.  

For my last project, I created a wine bottle tag adorned with one of the new Christmas Crew Die-namics. 

I started with the Wine Tag base. I created the elf using the Girl Elf Christmas Crew Die-namics.  I added the Wine Glass Shaker and a fun sentiment.  The sentiment is from the Sassy Pants Holidays Too stamp set. As an extra bit of embellishment, I added some foliage sprigs and berries.  

Visit each of the October Product Launch posts linked here and leave a comment by the end of the day on Thursday, October 10, for your chance to WIN one of two, $100 MFT Shopping Sprees. The winners will be chosen at random and winners will be announced October 11.

Sunny Studio - Christmas Garland Die Cut Card

Happy Monday! I'm sharing a holiday card that's decked out with lots of die cut elements including the Merry Christmas Garland Frame.  Please join me over on the Sunny Studio Blog for more details.  

Sunny Studio - Merry Little Christmouse Card

Please join me over on the Sunny Studio blog where I'm sharing more details on this slimline Merry Mice card.