Saturday, January 23, 2021

Ink-Stamp-Share Monthly Blog Hop

 January Blog Hop - Spring/Summer and Sale-a-Bration

I love the new January to June mini catalog and Sale a Bration is the best time of the year. So many new goodies to play with it's hard to decide what to share.

Some of the next buttons are not working today, click on the names in the roll call to see all the projects, technology is awesome when it works. Hahahah!!!!

You have just come from Jo Blackman ,what a hard act to follow, her projects are always fantastic. Hope you enjoy my card and I have a great video to share how to make the brick background and how to use the blends to color the snail. Enjoy..

 Snailed It is such a fun set to color, when I saw the sample in the back of the catalog I knew I had to make it. What I didn't know is the background of the card is not an embossing folder. I found this out at 10:30, who could go to bed without making the card. What's a little sleep when you're having fun.

Yes, each block had to be cut and glued down.  Sure an embossing folder would of been easier but once you get going it's not that bad.

I wasn't completely happy with my coloring of the snail so I re-did it today when I wasn't as tired.
That's the great thing about creating, if you are not happy, you can always change it.




These are the colors I used for my 

little snail, I think they were a good choice. 

Leave me a comment and let me know what you think.


So I had a lot of people ask about the card and how I did the background. Let me show you how I did it, just click on the video below and if you like it subscribe for other fun ideas. 

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Wow!! There is a lot of talent on this blog hop, 26 hops for you today, so much inspiration. If you get lost, just click on any of the links below.

If you have time leave a comment so that we know you love the projects and videos.

Hop on over to Deb Naylor I'm sure you will love her project, just click on the next button.



Roll Call

Laura Mackie

Libby Fens

Sue McDonald

Nicole Mahler

Sue Allen

Karen Egan

Rebecca-Jo Unwin

Stacey Marsh

Mo Rootes

Kim Price

Cindy Mitchell-Clark

Sharon Dalton

Tracie St-Louis

Alison Carter

Tricia Butts

Gez Carpenter

Jill Chapman

Rochelle Laird-Smith

Jo Blackman

Donna Coffman

Deb Naylor

Donna Lester

Victoria Littlewood

Annette Elias

Dana Sullivan

Susan Simpson


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Wednesday, January 13, 2021

Fine Art Floral Suite and Stitched Rectangles

I don't know if you knew this but I love the Fine Art Floral suite. 
I did a video before this one to show you how to put some of the gilding leafing in the center of this card. But in this post it's a visual of the stitched rectangles to make this card.

Layering your dies is so fun, but take the time to add a little painters tape so they don't jump around because that will wreck them.







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Saturday, January 9, 2021

Ink-Stamp-Share January Blog Hop


 Ink Stamp Share January Showcase Blog Hop, didn't you love what Stacey Marsh made?


I had some fun playing with the Fine Art Floral suite. I have three videos for you with some really fun techniques.

My first video shows how to make the art pieces for the following cards. Watercolor wash and how to use your embossing folder in a new way.




This card is a case of Shelly Gardner from OnStage in Novemeber, one of the perks of being a demonstrator.

I changed a couple of things from Shelly's card, we always have to put a little spin on a case right?

Can you see the textured background, I used the fine art floral embossing folder two different ways in my video. The video is right below the card, if you haven't subscribed to my YouTube channel, just click on the link please.

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Up next is my card and video of a card Sara Douglass made for OnStage in November. I loved it so much and I think you will too.





My next video has another fun technique,  amd this card uses left over pieces which is always fun.

I used the stitched rectangles, gold leafing and a dead blender pen for a fun technique.



Up next is Alison Carter, keep hopping there are so many wonderful crafters on this blog. If you get lost you can click on any of the links below. Click on the next button to hop.





Allison Carter is up next, if the next button doesn't work, just click on her name.


Roll Call

Sue McDonald

Jo Blackman

Kim Price

Tricia Butts

Laura Mackie

Nicole Mahler

Mo Rootes

Libby Fens

Gez Carpenter

Karen Egan

Donna Lester

Sue Allen

Victoria Littlewood

Rebecca-Jo Unwin

Annette Elias

Dana Sullivan

Cindy Mitchell-Clark

Stacey Marsh

Donna Coffman

Alison Carter