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Hi crafty friends, Lisa Mears here. For my card today, I used some stepped-up stenciling techniques to add sparkle and shine to a stenciled card. Today I’ll be using the new Layered Coffee Cups stencil.

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I used the Layered Coffee Cups Stencil. I inked Layer A using a green ink for the shape of the coffee cups. I inked Layer B with a brown ink to everything except for the coffee cup sleeve.  I added Versamark ink for the coffee cup sleeve and then I sprinkle red embossing powder over the sleeves of the coffee cups and heat set them.

For Layer C, I inked the coffee steam with a light gray ink. Next, I added Versarmark ink to the hearts and bottom of the coffee mugs. I use red embossing powder to cover these areas and then heat set them. Next, I reapplied stencil Layer C, adding Versamark ink to the stars followed by a gold embossing powder and then heat set them. I just love the look of the embossing powder on the stenciled background. It adds such a pretty shine to the stenciled background. I used a rectangle die to cut the coffee cup background and added it to a piece of white cardstock.

Using the snowflake die from the Mitten Shaker die set, I die cut 10 white snowflakes and glued them around the outside edge of a piece of red cardstock. I added the coffee cup layer to the top of the red snowflake paper.

I stamped a sentiment from the Holiday Sentiments stamp set and cut it out with a banner die from the Holiday Envelopes die set. I layered the white banner onto a red banner and offset it.

I added some Ruby Red Pearls to finish off my card. My finished card is an A2 size card which measures 4 1/4″ x 5 1/2″.

Thank you for stopping by! I hope you enjoyed today’s video and post!

Lisa Mears

Hey friends! It’s Mindy with you today to share how I created this Spooky Sky for my little ghost friends.

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When I think of spooky, I think of bats and the Spooky Sky stencil is perfect to set my scene.

I start by ink blending Cracked Pistachio distress oxide ink to the center of the card front. Then I went around the edges with Hickory Smoke and Black Soot.

To start creating the scene, I’m using the clouds layer and ink blending on Hickory Smoke. For the bats layer, I’m adding a heavy amount of Black Soot.

Before I add the third layer of the stencil, I’m going to splatter on some copic white using a paint brush. Then I’ll hit that with my heat tool to speed up the drying process.

Now to add my stars, I’m using Gold Glitz Glitter Gel which has a ton of sparkle!

I’m using a sentiment from the Ghost Friends stamp set which I stamped in black ink onto white cardstock. I’m going to add this to a circle I die cut from Black cardstock using the Halloween Circles die. This grounds my sentiment a little bit.

I can then add the sentiment and circle to the center of the card and arrange my ghosts around that. The light ink blending I did previously will help draw your eye into the center of the card.

I hope you enjoyed today’s spooky card! Thanks for spending time with me today.

Hello crafty friends. It’s Lisa Mears here to share an autumn card using the new Autumn Leaf Wreath stamp set. 

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One thing I love about the fall season is the changing colors of the leaves and so I wanted the leaves in my wreath to have several fall colors in them. It was so easy to get a beautiful blend of fall colors by using only four colors of the Zig Clean Color Real Brush pens (although I’m sure any watercolor pens would work). The pens I used were red, orange, yellow, and mid green. These colors blended seamlessly. If there were any parts that needed a little extra blend, I used the blender marker to do that. The blender marker is simply a marker with a blending solution in it to help move the colors on your paper, however, a paint brush and water would work too. Once my coloring was complete, I die cut the wreath with the coordinating dies. 

Next, I worked on my background. I cut a piece of cardstock to 4” x 5 1/4” and used the Trellis stencil along with Antique Linen Distress Oxide ink. I stamped the sentiment “Fall Blessings” and then I added the wreath to the top portion of the stenciled card panel, popping it up with foam. 

I added some twine around the bottom portion of the card panel and tied it in a bow. I added two additional larger leaves from the stamp set and I added an acorn image to the top of the bow. Next, I added some Pistachio Pearls to the wreath and to the card front.

Finally, I added the stenciled panel to a piece of brown cardstock that measures 4 1/4” x 5 1/2” and then added it to an A2 size card base.

Thank you so much for stopping by today. Have a wonderful day!

Lisa Mears

Hi friends, Carly here. Halloween is coming and I’m excited for the treats! I’m always all about the treats but I like to give them almost as much as I like to eat them! I especially love to give treats in easy DIY boxes like this!

**All items in the Halloween Section are 15% off during theme week!

Check out this quick process video to see how to create this simple box and make it adorable with the Monster Hugs stamps…

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Thanks so much for stopping by! Hugs!

Carly

Hi crafty friends! This is Mindy with you today to share some inspiration using the Sunflowers stamp set.

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I love everything Fall and these sunflowers brought me all the Fall vibes. I cannot wait for the leaves to change colors!

I’m coloring the sunflowers with my copic markers today. The colors I’m using are:

• E99, YR24, Y08, Y02
• E79, E77, E74
• G28, G07, YG06, YG01

To create a little scene behind my sunflowers, I’m going to use the Layered Clouds stencil with a light blue ink and blending tool. I’m going to blend so that it fades off into the white of the cardstock before getting to the bottom.

Then at the bottom of the card, I’ll blend on a light green ink for the look of grass. For my sentiment, I’m using the Encouragement Greetings which has such a great variety of sentiments.

After my card is adhered to an A2 size card base, I’m going to bring in some detail to the center of the sunflowers with a white gel pen.

I hope you enjoyed this video tutorial and were inspired to create your own fall card.

Mindy

Hello crafty friends. It’s Lisa Mears here.  Halloween cards are so much fun to make and I created a cute Halloween scene with some fun new Halloween products from the Pretty Pink Posh. 

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I started off by coloring the mummy bear image from the Halloween Critters stamp set.  I colored it with Zig Clean Color Real Brush pens. The colors I used are as follows: —-Bandages – Gray, Light Gray, Blender—-Body – Brown, Blender —-Nose – Black —-Inside Ear – Beige —-Pumpkin – Orange, Bright Yellow

I also colored some of the images from the Halloween Envelopes stamp set, specifically the candy and a spider. The colors I used are as follows: —-Jelly Bean – Carmine Red, Blender —-Candy Corn – Bright Yellow, Orange, Light Gray —-Candy – Violet —-Spider – Black, Blender

For my background, I cut a piece of cardstock to 4 1/8″ x 5 3/8″. I added Twisted Citron Distress Oxide ink to the bottom inch of the cardstock which will represent the grass for my Halloween scene. Next, I added Shaded Lilac Distress Oxide ink all over the remaining background. Finally, I added Wilted Violet Distress Oxide ink around the edges. 

After I inked the entire background, I was ready to do some stenciling. The stencil I used is the Layered Ghosts Stencil. I placed Stencil A over the background. This stencil is the one with the shape of the ghosts. I wanted a very subtle ghost background so I added a white pigment ink to the ghosts. Next, I placed Stencil B on the background. This stencil contains ghost faces and I added them with a black ink. Finally, I added Stencil C which contains the stars. I used Picket Fence Studios Paper Glaze in Daffodil Yellow along with a palette knife to add the glaze. The glaze not only made the stars bright yellow, but it also added some dimension to my background which I love!

After my background dried,  I stamped the fence from the Halloween Borders stamp set onto the green grassy portion of the card layer using a black ink. I added my critter from the Halloween Critters stamp set, some candy from the Halloween Envelopes stamp set, and the word “boo” from the Boo Script die set. 

Finally, I added this layer to a piece of a black cardstock that I cut to 4 ¼ x 5 1/2” and then added it to an A2 card base which is 4 1/4″ x 5 1/2″.

Thank you so much for stopping by today. Have a spooky day!

Lisa Mears

Hey friends! It’s Mindy with you today to share inspiration using the new Layered Candy Corn stencil.

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The Layered Candy Corn stencil is a 3-piece layering stencil. I’m going to ink blend distress oxides inks to create my background using Squeezed Lemonade, Carved Pumpkin, and Antique Linen.

Next, I’m going to stamp a sentiment from the Halloween Critters stamp set. I love that Pretty Pink Posh has a coordinating die for the larger sentiment. I heat embossed it in white onto black cardstock and die cut out. Be sure to watch the video for a fun tip I’m sharing about trimming down small sentiments.

I wanted to add the new Spider Web to my card but not make it too creepy so I die cut it from white glitter cardstock and 2 more times from plain white cardstock so I could layer it up. Creating dimension with the layers is going to help separate it from the busy background.

I had trimmed the candy corn background down to 3 ¾” x 5” and added to an orange card base. This helps pull out the orange in the card. A yellow or even purple card base would work here too to keep with the Halloween theme.

I added the Spider Web with liquid glue and then popped up the die cut sentiment using foam tape.

I love creating Halloween cards and can’t wait to get spooky with this new release!

Thanks for stopping by!

Hello crafty friends. It’s Lisa Mears here. I LOVE to make SHAKER CARDS and today I’m sharing this fun Halloween shaker card using the Cauldron Shaker die. 

If you would like to see how I made my card, you can watch my video here.

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I started off by creating the candy corn background for my card. I cut a piece of white cardstock to 4 1/8″ x 5 3/8″ and used the Layered Candy Corn Stencil with the following inks: Squeezed Lemonade Distress Oxide ink, Carved Pumpkin Distress Oxide ink, and Scrapbook.com Fog ink. 

Next, I cut a Scallop Circle die from orange and white cardstock. I used the orange scallop frame and the white inside piece for the circle on my card. 

I used the Cauldron Shaker die and made a shaker for the centerpiece of my card. Be sure to watch my video to see how I made the cauldron shaker! 

I added the Halloween Party Clay Confetti to the inside of the cauldron. The confetti pieces are so much fun with pieces that look like real candy! My favorites are the ones that look like real candy corn! I glued some of the confetti pieces above the cauldron so it would look like the pieces are boiling out of it. 

I used a sentiment from the Halloween Envelopes stamp set and die cut it with the banner die from the coordinating die set. I tied twine around the lower portion of the card layer and then added it to an A2 size orange card base.

Thank you so much for stopping by today. Have a wonderful day!

Lisa Mears

Hello crafty friends. It’s Lisa Mears here. I love to make scene cards and today I’m sharing a scene card featuring the Layered Roads Stencil and the Across the Miles stamp set. If you would like to see how I made this card, then watch my video here.

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The Layered Roads Stencil is a three layer stencil that will make a road background for your cards.  I added Twisted Citron and Mowed Lawn Distress Oxide ink for the grass, Black Soot Distress Oxide Ink for the road, and a white pigment ink for the dashes in the road. 

Once my stencil was complete, I colored the vehicles from the Across the Miles stamp set using Zig Clean Color Real Brush markers. The colors I used are as follows: Bright Yellow, Yellow, Carmine Red, Light Blue, Emerald Green, Gray, Blue, Violet, English Lavender, and Orange. After coloring the stamps, I die cut them with the coordinating dies and adhered them to my card front. I also added the sentiments “Vroom!”, “Beep”, and “Sending Smiles Across the Miles!” to the front of the card. I added the card panel to an A2 size card base.

Thank you so much for stopping by today. Have a wonderful day!

Lisa Mears

Hi friends! It’s Mindy with you today to share some inspiration using the Layered Clouds stencil. When all else fails or I’m in a slump, I will normally go for a rainbow. Rainbow never fails!

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The Layered Clouds stencils is a two piece stencil. Starting with one of the layers, I’m going to ink blend a rainbow of colors using blending brushes. I’m using colors from Simon Says Stamp but anything in your collection will work for this.

The colors I’m using are Bubblegum, Grapefruit, Sunbeam, Sprout, Surf, and Lilac.

After I blended this first layer on, I’m going to place the second layer of the stencil on my background. This will slightly overlap some of my previous clouds.

I’m going to repeat my same steps as before using that rainbow of color.

After I remove the second layer of the stencil, I’m going to lightly go over the whole background with the left over ink on my blending brushes, following the rainbow down the front of the card.

I trimmed the panel down to 4” x 5 ¼” and added to a white card base.

For my sentiment, I’m using the Just A Note Script die. I die cut it once from gold mirror cardstock and twice from white cardstock to layer together for dimension.

Truly a simple card that has a strong, happy vibe. Hope you enjoyed today’s card project!

Mindy