Love Birds with Simply Stamps

Hello and Welcome to Love Birds with Simply Stamps

Today, we will be making a beautiful Anniversary card using the Love Birds Stamp that can be found in the craft section of the Simply Stamps site.

Supply list for this card are:

Simply Stamps Love Birds

1 - 5" X 10"Piece of Cream colored card stock

1 - 5" x 5" Piece of card stock - I used Bristol Smooth Card stock

A Heart shape template - you can freehand it if you prefer.

Assortment of floral stamp.

Adhesive - tape runner 

Trimmer

Scissors

Bone Folder

Cleaning Pad

Coloring medium - I used my Faber-Castell Gelatos

Embossing Ink - I used VersaMark

Embossing Powder - I used gold - You can use your favorite.

Embossing Anti-static Powder tool 

Embossing Heat Tool

Hole punch

Instructions:

I want to first explain my photo - yes you see three pieces of paper. When I first tried this card I did it much differently. Same results of but a different start.

The easy way to do it is the following. First, cut one colored card stock of your choice 5 X 10 so then you fold it in half. Now, trace or draw heart making sure that one section of the heart meets the crease section of your card.  Next cut the heart. Again making sure that the section that meet the crease stays connected.

 

Now, insert your 5 X 5 card stock into the card. Trace your heart onto the 5 x 5 card stock. Next remove the card stock insert and set aside.  Then put the card for in your stamping platform or surface. arrange your extra stamps. They to stay withing the draw lines. Now, use the embossing powder tool on the card stock. Next,  ink up you stamp with embossing ink (i.e. Versa make) stamp the floral arrangement on the card.

Then, add embossing powder on top of the inked images. Making sure all the images are completely cover with powder. Now, use your heat tool to melt the embossing powder. 

Now you have beautiful gold floral on the front of your card. 

Now, it's time for the Love bird stamp. Place it in the center of the heart on the smooth card. Next, add a few floral around it. Then, repeat the above step for embossing your images. You will end up with two beautiful gold embossed images. 

Now, tape you image to a board. Now pull out your coloring medium I use my Faber-castell Gelatos to color them because I wanted color look (this is up to you how color them).

 Now, to finish the card. While my watercolor images dried I cut the word Happy using a die cut three times. Twice from light blue card stock and once for dark blue card stock. I also stamped the word Anniversary and a banner. I trimmed the anniversary banner and layered and glued the happy word. 

I then inserted my now dry watercolor image inside my card.

I adhered it to the back and from of the card.

All but the Heart section of the card. That I left as an open flap. I then used a hole punch to make a notch so that it is easy to open the flap.

Now, you have a beautiful to celebrate a family member, friend or even your own Anniversary. 

Thank you for stopping by blog and please feel free to stop by the Simply Stamps Website and order your own beautiful Love Birds Stamp.

Sunsational Stamps August Halloween Release Blog Hop

Welcome to  Sunsational Stamps Design Team Blog Hop for August 2017. Thank you for joining  us today!  We will be showcasing one set this month for Halloween this 4x6 clear set "Trick or Treat" has 12 images including pumpkins, a ghost, bat, faces and 2 sentiments. They are too cute for words and you will be inspired by our amazing Design Team's projects. .

  

 Here are a few simple rules we ask you to follow  to show support for each crafter and the time they have put into their work. In order to be eligible for the drawing for the blog candy and the Free digital stamp

1) you MUST visit each blog,

2) leave a comment,  

3) become a follower of each DT Members Blog and our DT blog at http://sunsationalstamps.blogspot.com/ 

We also are offering a special for this release:

You will get 10% off any order of $10.00 or more. Just use the code August17.

The code will be valid in the "Sunsational Stamps" store  

This special offer is good until  Sunday,  September 3rd at midnight  EST.   

Grab your favorite beverage, and let's get hopping. 

I created this - Lift the Flip style card. I love that the sentiments & images lend themselves for this style of card. 

  

If you happened to have stumbled upon this blog by chance or accident, please make sure to head to the first blog listed so you don't miss any of the Love we have to share with you. This hop runs from 9 am EST August 30th through  11:59 pm September 3rd, so you  have plenty of time to visit every blog in the list below.  

Here is the line up for the hop:

      Lisa        

LeeAnn  

Christine

Marji

Annie

Eileen

Lorraine

Margreet

Shylaa

Steph

Noe

So: now that we are fully inspired... how about getting creative and join us over on the Sunsational Stamps Facebook Challenge Page.

Jo's Scrap Shack - Challenge

Another fun and wonderful challenge on Jo's Scrap Shack.  It's an Anything Goes with Sunny Studio Stamps Challenge!

Our Sponsor this week is:

The winner will win a $20 gift card  from 
the Sunny Studios Online Store!

  

 So make sure to play along this week~

    Starts: Friday, Aug. 25th     12:00AM

 Ends: Friday, Sept. 01st    6:00PM

(Eastern time)

Here is my card for this challenge.
The card standing. I used Sunny Studio Stamps - Oceans of Joy

The card laying flat.

What do you need to do to enter?

Challenge Rules

1. Please post a direct link to your blog post that includes your

challenge entry project, using the linky tool at Jo's Scrap Shack Blog. 

2. Be sure to include a link back to Jo's Scrap Shack and to the challenge post you are entering your project into

3. THREE entries per person are allowed for each challenge and you must post a separate blog post for each entry.

4. For all entries -NO BACK LINKS ACCEPTED- 
The date on your blog post should be dated between the start date & the end date for the challenge you are entering, in order to be eligible for the challenge & prizes

5. You may link up to other challenges but be sure to link back to Jo's Scrap Shack and to the challenge post you are entering 

 * All entries that do not meet the challenge requirements

WILL NOT be eligible for the top 3, any sponsor wins or any random wins by Jo
All random wins will only be mailed within the US and Canada only.

You have until Sept. 01st by 6:00PM  (eastern, USA) time to link up.

All winners will be announced during the week of  Sept. 04th

Let's Go Fishing

This month we're creating projects based on Camping and Nature. We're having a Camping/Nature Challenge on our Facebook Group - Sunsational Stamps Challenges. The other Design Team members have made some really amazing projects. 

I too wanted to bring you another fun project. I made a corner fold pop up card that opens up to a wonderful fishing scene. I truly wanted to bring you to the campground and on the boat with our little bear friends. I used several stamp sets to create all the components for my card. I enjoy mixing and matching my stamp sets and these really lend themselves well for this.

I used the following sets - which all can be purchased at the Sunsational Stamps Store:

      Go Fishing         Camp More                   Canada Day          Woodsy Critters     

This is the card I made.

This is the outside of the card. I left it blank for now.

I hope I inspired you to want to create your own camping/nature scene card and join us over at the Facebook group - Sunsational Stamps Challenges - where you can enter your wonderful project. You can find all of the sets I used and more at the Sunsational Stamps Store 


Thanks for stopping by today. 

This week on the Crafty Gals Corner Blog we're doing a fun challenge - You must use  Punches and/or Dies  So, dust off those punches and break out that new die set you just got and join us.

Our sponsor(s) this week are:

Faery Ink

Prize: 3 Digital Images

This is the card I made for this challenge.

I created a twisted easel card. I used 2 die cuts The oval frame behind the image and the oval with the sentiment. 2 punches are the dragonfly and butterfly. I water colored the image. Added some Prima flowers as a finishing touch.

Using: Calavera Rose by Faery Ink

A few close ups

I used pearlescent watercolors to give it a bit of shimmer.

Please be sure to check out the rest of our simple rules for participating in our challenge. 

You have until 12:00 pm CST on August 29, 2017 to enter!

I can't wait to see all your amazing projects!

Summer Fun with Simply Stamps

Today, I am bringing you a card made using Simply Stamps

 Square Pineapple stamp and their Summer Fun sentiment stamp.

I created lots of layers on this card. 

I have a process video showing how I made the card.

Thanks for stopping by. Be sure to leave me a comment and share your project with me.

Fun-Day Friday Challenge #201

Another fun and wonderful challenge on Jo's Scrap Shack.  It's an Anything Goes Challenge!

Our Sponsor this week is:

The winner will win 4 digital
 images of their choice from the
  Bugaboo online store!

 So make sure to play along this week~

    Starts: Friday, August 11th  12:00AM

 Ends: Friday, August 18th    6:00PM

(Eastern time)

Here is my card for this challenge.

What do you need to do to enter?

Challenge Rules

1. Please post a direct link to your blog post that includes your

challenge entry project, using the linky tool at Jo's Scrap Shack Blog. 

2. Be sure to include a link back to Jo's Scrap Shack and to the challenge post you are entering your project into

3. THREE entries per person are allowed for each challenge and you must post a separate blog post for each entry.

4. For all entries -NO BACK LINKS ACCEPTED- 
The date on your blog post should be dated between the start date & the end date for the challenge you are entering, in order to be eligible for the challenge & prizes

5. You may link up to other challenges but be sure to link back to Jo's Scrap Shack and to the challenge post you are entering 

 * All entries that do not meet the challenge requirements

WILL NOT be eligible for the top 3, any sponsor wins or any random wins by Jo
All random wins will only be mailed within the US and Canada only.

You have until Aug. 18th by 6:00PM (eastern, USA) time to link up.

All winners will be announced during the week of Aug.21st

Sunsational Campgrounds

This month the Sunsational Stamps Design team is creating projects based on Camping and Nature. We're having a Camping/Nature Challenge on our Facebook Group - Sunsational Stamps Challenges. The other Design Team members have made some really amazing projects. 

I too wanted to bring you a fun project. I made a gate fold card that opens up to a wonderful camping scene. I truly wanted to bring you to the campground. I used several stamp sets to create all the components for my card. I enjoy mixing and matching my stamp sets and these really lend themselves well for this.

I used the following sets - which all can be purchased at the Sunsational Stamps Store:
Camp out                                Camp More            Woodsy Critters              Canada Day

        


Here is my card - Front I drew & fussy cut out the tree post for my sign. The letter I used are a font on my computer. I used pattern paper(small trees- Paper Studio - Hobby Lobby) for the background. I then colored the paper with TH Distress Oxide Inks. to make the sky and ground.

When you open the card you see the camping scene all with a loving couple toasting marshmallow by the fire, sipping on cocoa and a night sky, woodland critters peaking in on them.

I used again Distress Oxide ink to create the sky and ground. All critters, bears, trees, mountains and camping equipment were colored with PrismaColor Colored pencils. Foil paper was used for the moon and some Zig Wink of Stella was used on the fire and love hearts. The sentiment was placed just over the tree reads: Like campfires and marshmallows, we're better together!

I hope I inspired you to want to create your own camping/nature scene card and join us over at the Facebook group - Sunsational Stamps Challenges - where you can enter your wonderful project. You can find all of the sets I used and more at the Sunsational Stamps Store 

Thanks for stopping by today. 

This week on Crafty Gals Corner we're playing Bingo! We're using the bingo card below to inspire us to create a card. Come along and play Bingo with us! 

This week the challenge is Bingo #4!

Our sponsors this week are:

Wink Wink Ink

Prize: $15 Gift Certificate

Lemon Shortbread

Prize: 3 Digital Images

This is the card I created using the Bingo card as my inspiration. 

Using: Winter Fairy by Lemon Shortbread

Bingo: 2 Designer papers, Free space & Flowers

Be sure to stop by Crafty Gals Corner Blog for all the details and rule for entering. You have until 12:00 pm CST on August 15, 2017 to enter!