Deck the Halls

Hello!  It is Lisa here with you, and can you believe we only have 4 more sleeps until Christmas?!  Yay!  Any who I'm sharing a sweet and bright Christmas card today with all of you...

Isn't he just so cute?  This little guy comes from the I Moose You Stamp Set and I've used my new Clean Color Real Brush Markers to color him, and the background in.  Now I know this is kind of a Christmas card, so why did I make a spring background... well hey! Some places don't get snow at Christmas, so that's where this guy is... somewhere that it doesn't snow hahaha!  I then used the Banner Sentiments 2 Set for my sentiment and stamped it onto a banner die cut.  I finished it off with a bow in the corner from the Packaged Pretty Die Set.

I hope this card has brightened your day a bit and Happy Crafting!
Lisa

His and Her Gift Card Holders

Hello wonderful crafty friends!  It is Lisa here with you today sharing some cute his and her Holiday Gift Card Holders.  I don't know about you, but I tend to have quite a few gift cards to give out during the Holidays and I always want something cute to give them in, so the recipient still feels like they have something to open, you know what I mean?  And I think these little guys are just the thing...

To decorate my gift card holders I used the Packaged Pretty Die Set for the front with Fancy Pants Patterned Paper.

For the back of my gift card holders I used the Mini Banner Die Set and adhered them on their side before stamping my sentiments from the Banner Sentiments 2 Stamp Set.

Yes, this is a super easy project, but isn't that just what we need during the Holidays when we can't seem to find enough time for anything?  Love it!

Happy crafting and thanks so much for stopping by!
Lisa

Coffee Lover's Blog Hop

Hello!

We are excited to be hopping with the Fall Coffee Lover's Blog Hop once again!  I made a card using the Coffee Craze set, which now has matching dies!! Make sure to pick up the set or just the dies if you already have the stamps!  We are offering a discount code through Sunday at 11:59 PM for hoppers.  Use code COFFEE for 20% off your entire purchase!

I started with a smooched watercolor Distress Ink background in oranges, reds, and yellows.  I then die cut the leaves from gold foil and added them to the background.

I colored in the coffee mug from the Coffee Craze stamp set and die cut it out with the Coordinating dies.  I then die cut out a banner from the Mini Banner die set and stamped the sentiment from the Banner Sentiments 1 stamp set.  Don't forget about the sale going on because it's the perfect time to stock up on your favorite supplies!

Have a great day!

Tracy

VIDEO Using Glitter with Your Stencils

Hi there and happy Thursday!  I'm Tara and I am here with a fabulously sparkly way to use your stencils!  I have been dying to use the Christmas Quilt Stencil from the new September Mint Owl Studio release and decided it was perfect to try out an idea I've had brewing in my mind!

To start, I used Post-It tape to mask off the back of my card base and then place my stencil over the top of the front of the card.  I then used my palette knife to apply Ranger Multi Medium Matte over the top of the stencil just like I would apply embossing paste.  After carefully peeling the stencil away to reveal the gorgeous pattern left behind I poured generous amounts of glitter right over the top.  After tapping off the excess I was left with the beautiful, intricate stencil pattern in shiny, sparkly glitter!

This worked so well I had to test to see if it was a fluke so I made a second card using some pretty holiday red glitter and it worked like a charm!  I cannot wait to use this technique to create all kinds of backgrounds!  I feel like I finally found something to do with all that glitter I've been hoarding all these years!

I finished the cards up with some sentiments from the Banner Sentiments 2 stamp set heat embossed on the Mini Banner die cuts, all from Mint Owl Studio!  A few Pretty Pink Posh sequins and these super sparkly cards are done!

Thank you so much for stopping by!  I can't wait to see what you all create with this fun and easy technique!  See you next time!  Bye!