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Hello friends! It’s Mindy with you today to share a fun way to color up your die cuts. I’ll be using my Distress Mica Stains but I talk in the video about other ways you can color them up.

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Using sprays is a way to quickly add color to your die cuts, add texture and it’s tons of fun! I’m using my seasonal Distress Mica Sprains because they have some gorgeous shine in them that I want on my die cuts.

It’s best to use a watercolor paper when using sprays because it can hold up to water really well. You can either spray directly onto your surface and smoosh your paper into the ink or spray directly onto the paper. Drying the paper and smooshing again will add more texture to the background.

After the paper is completely dry, I can die cut from it using the Winter Foliage dies. I’m also going to die cut the foliage from white cardstock and gold mirror cardstock.

For the center of the flower, I’m going to use Metallic Gold Pearls adhered with liquid glue.

The background for the card was created using the Layering Snowflake stencil blended onto light blue cardstock with a light blue ink. I love how the red pops off of the blue background.

The card is finished off with a sentiment from the Holiday Scripts stamp and coordinating die set.

I hope you enjoyed today’s inspiration and it has given you some ideas on how to add color to your die cuts. Thanks for stopping by!

Hi crafty friends. It’s Lisa Mears here. I’m back with a Halloween shaker card featuring the Spider Web die set and some other fun Halloween sets from Pretty Pink Posh.

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For the card background, I cut a piece of white cardstock to 4″ x 5 1/4″. I inked the cardstock with Distress Oxide inks. I used Twisted Citron in the center, followed by Mowed Lawn, and then Rustic Wilderness along the outside edges. Next, I mixed some black acrylic paint with water to thin it out and then flicked some of the paint onto the background. I set this aside to dry.

Next, I stamped the ghosts from the Ghost Friends stamp set and colored them with Zig Clean Color Real Brush Pens. The colors I used are as follows:

Ghosts – Light Gray/Blender (body), Sugar Almond Pink (cheeks)
Hat – Deep Violet, Violet, English Lavender 
Hat Stripe – Orange, Blender
Pumpkin – Orange, Blender
Broom – Beige, Gray, Blender
Lollypop – Sugar Almond Pink, Peach Pink
Bow – Violet, English Lavender
Bow – Peach Pink, Blender

I die cut the spider web with double-sided adhesive foam. I placed the spider web foam piece in the center of the card layer making sure to add two ghosts slightly behind the spider web foam piece before fully adhering it to the card.

I also die cut the Spider Web Die with black cardstock and glued it to a piece of acetate. I cut the acetate along the outside edges of the black spider web until all of the excess acetate was removed from the spider web. I set this piece aside and then filled the spider web foam piece with the Spooky Night Clay Confetti and the Monster Mash Clay Confetti. Once the spider web was filled with confetti, I glued the black spider web acetate piece to the top of the spider web foam piece to enclose all of the shaker pieces. Be sure to watch my video to see this process in action.

I added die cut the spider from the die that comes with the spider web die and colored it with Violet and English Lavender Zig Clean Color Real Brush Pens. I added the spider to the center of the web.

I added the sentiment “boo” from the Boo Script die set and then added this card layer to a piece of black cardstock that measures 4 1/8″ x 5 3/8″. I added the final layer to an A2 size card base.

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

Lisa Mears

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!