Using Embossing Folders in a New Way - August Collected Crafty Collabs

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Today's card is for the Collected Crafty Collabs Hop! Which is a Monthly Themed Hop For Supplies You've Squirreled Away! We are part of the Handmade Happiness group on Facebook. Which is a great community of paper crafters of all styles. Handmade Happiness also has a mentorship program.

This month's theme is Vacation/Summer and/or Embossing Folders

If this is your first stop on the hop. Your next stop is Katy Ingram (eastwickpaperandink) . But if not then you were last at Teresa Russell.

For today I chose to play around with embossing folders and my gel plate! The video is below the card pictures.

Challenges Being Entered

Crafting Happiness Challenge #63

PIP Challenge 2034

The Paper Girls Challenge #206 - Emboss Like a Boss

Crafty Sentiments Anything goes challenge

Lemon Shortbread Challenge #127: Anything Goes

Stamps: CTMH Southern Sass

Paper: CTMH White Daisy, Georgia-Pacific Spectrum Standard 92 Multipurpose Paper, Book Paper

Ink: CTMH Intense Black

Accessories: Hunulu Rectangle Cutting dies, WYSE Geometric Rectangle die, Tim Holtz Stitched Circles die, Gel Press Monoprinting Plate 5" x 7", Mod Podge Professional Decoupage Tool Set, FolkArt Calypso Sky, Metallic Pure Gold, Apple Barrel White, Tim Holtz Distress Paint Candied Apple, DecoArt Tutti Fruitti, Heidi Swapp Marquee Love Collection Distress Paint Kit, Park Lane Honeycomb EF, Brush Dot EF, CTMH Happy Thoughts EF, Cuttlebug James' Set EF

Here is a video of how I created these cards!

A complete list of the supplies is under the picture. The list, contains compensated affiliate links. If you wish to create a similar card. There is no cost to you for using the links. But it does provide funds to help continue this blog.

Thank you for stopping by!

Stay safe!

Stay healthy!

Stay crafty!

Happy Crafting,

M.E.

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If The Shoe Fits Mixed Media Madness Hop

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Today I am participating in the Mixed Media Madness Hop for bloggers. 

The next person along the hop is Courtney: https://courtneyspapercrafting.com/2020/08/14/mixed-media-madness-hop

Challenges Being Entered

Simon Says: Midsummer Blues - Dark Turquoise

TFJB Challenge Stencilmania

Lavinia World Challenges #33

Aud Sentiments Challenge #257 Anything Goes + A Sentiment

PENNY'S CHALLENGE #477

Crafty Creations August Challenge (#412) - Anything Goes

Paper Funday August 2020 - Challenge #20 Anything Goes with Optional Twist: Back to School

Creative Artiste Challenge #63

Creative Fingers Challenge #191

CARDZ TV ANYTHING GOES CHALLENGE #121

Polkadoodles Craft Challenge Week 33 Anything Goes Craft & Card Making Challenge

Stamps: Unity Stamp/Archiver's Sassy Style Card Kit

Paper: CTMH White Daisy, Book Paper

Ink: CTMH Intense Black

Accessories: FolkArt Metallic Pure Gold Acrylic Paint, M. Graham & Co. Ivory Black Acrylic Paint, DecoArt Crafter's Acrylic Dark Turquoise, Andy Skinner Vogue Stencil, AALL & Create Steam Cogs Stencil, Tim Holtz Measured Stencil

Here is a video of how I created this card!

A complete list of the supplies is under the picture. The list, contains compensated affiliate links. If you wish to create a similar card. There is no cost to you for using the links. But it does provide funds to help continue this blog.

Stay safe!

Stay healthy!

Stay crafty!

Happy Crafting,

M.E.

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Mixed Media Madness Hop - Faux Leaf Monoprinting

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Mary Ellen here from Creative Time With ME!  Today I have a fun way to create a mixed media piece using die cuts! 

Challenges Being Entered

Simon Says: Midsummer Blues - I used Mermaid Lagoon

PENNY'S CHALLENGE #477

Crafty Creations August Challenge (#412) - Anything Goes

Paper Funday August 2020 - Challenge #20 Anything Goes with Optional Twist: Back to School

Stamps: CTMH Autumn Air Stamp, Life Is a Journey

Paper: CTMH White Daisy, Printer Paper

Ink: VersaFine Instant Dry Pigment Vintage Sepia, Catherine Pooler Icing On The Cake

Accessories: Cheery Lynn Designs SM Leaves #1, M. Graham & Co Quinacridone Violet Acrylic Paint, Liquitex Acrylic Paint Burnt Sienna, Raw Sienna, DecoArt Crafter's White Acrylic Paint, Tim Holtz Distress Paint Candied Apple, Vintage Photo, Mermaid Lagoon, Ground Espresso

I have created a video to share with you how I created this card! Also this video is part of a mixed media madness hop over at YouTube. 

Some of the products that I used in this card are retired. But here are similar items you can find in the Dies R Us site.

Impression Obsession - Dies - Leaves

Impression Obsession - Dies - Patchwork Leaves

Poppystamps - Dies - Autumn Leaf Set

Lawn Fawn - Small Stitched Leaves Dies

Don't forget to come join in the fun at the Dies R Us Challenge Blog.  There's a new challenge theme offered on the 1st and 15th of each month and one lucky randomly drawn winner will receive a gift voucher prize to the Dies R Us Store.  For your convenience, all the important Dies R Us links are provided below.

click below for:

STORE 
 CHALLENGE BLOG
  FACEBOOK
  INSPIRATION BLOG

FRIENDS OF DIES R US PINTEREST PAGE

Thank you for stopping by!

Stay Healthy! 

Stay Safe!

You Mean the World

Howdy Y'all!

Mary Ellen here from Creative Time With ME! Today I have a fun interactive card for y'all!

Challenges Being Entered

Simon Says: Use Your Favorite Tool - I love my die cuts and Sizzix Big Shot and Sidekick

The House That Stamps Built DCC A520 ~ In the Dark

PENNY'S CHALLENGE #477

Crafty Creations August Challenge (#412) - Anything Goes

Paper Funday August 2020 - Challenge #20 Anything Goes with Optional Twist: Back to School

Stamps: CTMH Wish You Were Here

Paper: CTMH White Daisy, Black

Ink: VersaFine Clair Nocturne, Tim Holtz Distress Oxide Peacock Feathers, Distress Mowed Lawn, Wilted Violet

Accessories: Yasutomo Pearlescent Watercolor Set, Plaid Nylon Brush Set, Apple Barrel White Acrylic Paint, Colgate Toothbrush, Amazon Makeup Brushes, Echo Park Rocket Ships, Spellbinders Around the World, Lawn Fawn Slide on Over Circles, Spectrum Noir Triblend Dark Red, Citrus, Orange, Dylusions Ink Spray Black Marble, Crushed Grape, Vibrant Turquoise, Mica Spray Crushed Grape, Vibrant Turquoise

Here is a video to share with you on how I created this card!

Similar items you can find in the Dies R Us site to what I used. 

Frantic Stamper - Dies - Outer Space

Frantic Stamper - Dies - Rocket Launch

Don't forget to come join in the fun at the Dies R Us Challenge Blog.  There's a new challenge theme offered on the 1st and 15th of each month and one lucky randomly drawn winner will receive a gift voucher prize to the Dies R Us Store.  For your convenience, all the important Dies R Us links are provided below.

click below for:

STORE 

 CHALLENGE BLOG

  FACEBOOK

  INSPIRATION BLOG

FRIENDS OF DIES R US PINTEREST PAGE

Thank you for stopping by!

Stay Healthy! 

Stay Safe!

Stay Crafty!

Floral

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Today over at the Color My Heart Color Dare challenge blog. We have a color challenge. With white being the card base color.

This is a wonderful retired floral stamp set. I also stamped the colors in and then flicked cinnamon brown acrylic paint on the card.

Stamps: CTMH Bunches of Love

Paper: CTMH White Daisy, Chocolate

Ink: Tim Holtz Distress Ink Frayed Burlap, Aged Mahogany, VersaMark Dazzle Frost

Accessories: Ranger Princess Gold Embossing Powder, DecoArt Cinnamon Brown Acrylic Paint

Challenges Being Entered
Polkadoodle Week 29 Anything Goes Craft & Card Making Challenge
CARDZ TV ANYTHING GOES CHALLENGE #119
Creative Fingers Challenge #190
Pattie's Creations Challenge 172
Craft Catz Challange # 515 ATG with optional twist Fairies

A complete list of the supplies is under the picture. The list, contains compensated affiliate links. If you wish to create a similar card. There is no cost to you for using the links. But it does provide funds to help continue this blog.

Thank you for stopping by!

Happy Crafting,

M.E.

Something Good in Every Day

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Today over at the Color My Heart Color Dare challenge blog. We have a NEW Tic-Tac-Toe challenge! I chose to go for the middle column and off the middle row to the left.

For today's card I started out by die cutting and then stamping. I picked this stamp set because it only has 2 layers for each image. So I was able to create the images by using black ink for the second layer. Except for the leaves, which I did heat embossing with Gold Tinsel for the second layer. I then took the stamped and die cut floral images and laid them onto the card. Then I brought out Glad Press'n Seal and put that over 3 of the images. That made it easier to add adhesive to them. For the leaves and smaller flowers I used Liquid Glass. While the larger flowers have 3M foam tape behind them. But before attaching the flowers to the card base. I stamped the sentiment and then heat embossed with Princess Gold embossing powder. Then I placed the floral bunches on both sides and cut away the excess. And to finish the card off I masked the sentiment with Post-It note. Then splattered gold paint over the front of the card.

Stamps: CTMH Boutique Scrapbooking Day-to-Day, Altenew Peaceful Reverie

Paper: CTMH Linen

Ink: CTMH Intense Black, Peacock, Evergreen, VersaMark Dazzle Frost

Accessories: Altenew Peaceful Reverie dies, folkArt Metallic Acrylic Paint Pure Gold, Ranger Embossing Powder Princess Gold, Gold Tinsel

A complete list of the supplies is under the picture. The list, contains compensated affiliate links. If you wish to create a similar card. There is no cost to you for using the links. But it does provide funds to help continue this blog.

Thank you for stopping by!

Happy Crafting,

M.E.

Merci Floral Constellations

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Today's card is being entered into the following challenges:
PBSC April - Anything Goes...Optional 'Use Ribbon or Twine'
Penny Black and More Challenge April - Anything Goes
Simon Says: Flower Power
If You Give A Crafter A Cookie Cookie Challenge #140 - Anything Goes

To color in this stamp I used distress crayons in the colors Seedless Preserves and Peeled Paint. I then spritzed water onto the stamp. Then I stamped it onto watercolor paper. Next, I mounted the watercolor paper onto Flaxen cardstock. And then I wrapped black and white bakers twine around it. After that I used 3M foam tape to place the piece onto the cardbase. Then I used Post-It tape to cover that piece up. Next I brought out gold paint, a toothbrush, and water bottle to flick the paint onto the cardbase. Finally, I stamped the sentiment and mounted it onto a purple scrap.

Stamps: Penny Black Constellations, SU! Faites vos voeux!

Paper: CTMH White Daisy, Black, Flaxen, Spectrum Noir Watercolour Paper Pad

Ink: CTMH Intense Black

Accessories: Tim Holtz Distress Crayons Set 2, bakers twine, FolkArt Metallic Acrylic Paint 660E Pure Gold

A complete list of the supplies is under the picture. The list, contains compensated affiliate links. If you wish to create a similar card. There is no cost to you for using the links. But it does provide funds to help continue this blog.

Thank you for stopping by!

Please stay safe!

Happy Crafting,
M.E.

Always Here For You

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I am so excited because today is my start as a Design Team member of the Color My Heart Color Dare team. The  new challenge is to get inspiration from this color wheel picture. And to keep it in a single gradient of colors. So if you pick the color pink as I did you would go light,  medium and dark pink.

If you are a regular follower of my blog, I know this card is a little outside of my regular style. I'm experimenting right now. Let me know what you think of my experiment. I'm thinking I should ease up a little on the ink splotching. But that it does in general look cool.

Stamps: Altenew Painted Rose

Paper: CTMH White Daisy

Ink: CTMH Intense Black, Ballerina, Pixie, Raspberry, New England Ivy, Fern, Sweet Leaf

Accessories: FolkArt Metallic Pure Gold Acrylic Paint, M. Graham & Co. Ivory Black Acrylic

Today's card is also being entered into the following challenges:

Lil Patch of  Crafty Friends Challenge #130
Simon Says: Flower Power

A complete list of the supplies is under the picture. The list, contains compensated affiliate links. If you wish to create a similar card. There is no cost to you for using the links. But it does provide funds to help continue this blog.

Thank you for stopping by!

Please stay safe!

Happy Crafting,
M.E.

Force You to Love Me

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Today over at the Make My Monday challenge blog. We have a NEW challenge it's to Make Your Own Background.

Today's card is also being entered into the following challenges:
The Paper Girls CHALLENGE #196 - Babies! - baby Yoda or the Child - as we don't know his actual name
The Cutie Pie Challenge Blog Little Cuties!!! - pretty sure baby Yoda is a little cutie
Dare 2B Artzy March Challenge: Anything Goes
Lil Patch of Crafty Friends C #128
613 Avenue Create Challenge #231 - Anything Goes w/Optional Twist: Use Colored Pencils - baby Yoda was colored with pencils

For today's card, I started out by stamping onto some cardstock. The cardstock had previously run through the Xyron. Then I colored him in with my colored pencils. Followed by blending the coloring in with baby oil. And finally, I fussy cut baby Yoda out.

Next, I took some cardstock and sprayed ink onto it. When I was done with the ink spray, I took out my acrylic paint. With my acrylic paint I also brought out a toothbrush. To create the stars, I put a bit of the acrylic paint on the toothbrush and then rub that against my finger. This creates a spray effect.

Stamps: KS Chickie Nuggies

Paper: CTMH White Daisy

Ink: CTMH Archival Black

Accessories: Prismacolor Premier Deco Pink, Peach Beige, Celadon, Green Jade, Blush Pink, Ginger Root, 20% French Grey, 30% French Grey, 50% French Grey, 70% French Grey, Dylusions Ink Spray Crushed Grape, Vibrant Turquoise, Slate Grey, Black Marble, Sprinklers Midnight

This is a close up of baby Yoda.

A complete list of the supplies is under the picture. The list, contains compensated affiliate links. If you wish to create a similar card. There is no cost to you for using the links. But it does provide funds to help continue this blog.

Thank you for stopping by!

Happy Crafting,
M.E.

Lovely Bella Notte

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Today's card is being entered into the following challenges:
#SSSIGCHALLENGE - Spring Has Sprung
LAWN FAWNATICS CHALLENGE 72 – INSPIRED BY A BOOK, MOVIE OR SONG!
Stamplorations March Stencil Challenge
Inkspirational Challenge 208 - Designer's Choice - Animal
Shopping Our Stash #415 - Is It Summer Yet??? AND A DT CALL





Are y'all playing along with The Daily Marker 30 Day Challenge? It's to work on your coloring everyday.  This is my Day 9 coloring project.

My card is that scene from Lady and the Tramp where they spend the night out after their Italian dinner.  To create this card, I used my We R Precision Press Advanced. This system only comes with one plate. But, you can buy extras.

I put the cardstock in the Press. Then I laid one of the dog stamps on the card and press it onto one of the plates. I used my second plate. to position the second dog and pressed my plate onto it. Then I stamped the Tramp onto my cardstock piece and a Post-It. The Post-It was then fussy cut and used as a mask. After placing the Tramp mask on top of him. I then stamped the Lady stamp on top of it. Then I brought out another Post-It and stamped it to create a Lady mask. When both dogs were stamped. I then used my colored pencils and baby oil to blend the pencil lines out.

Then I used both masks to cover up both of the dogs. I brought out my grass stencil and applied ink. Then I used a mask to cover that. And I then cut a circle from the same Post-It to create a moon. Next, I brought out my makeup brush to apply ink, to create the nights sky. When that was done, I brought out my acrylic paint to create stars.

Stamps: Lawn Fawn Critters at the Dog Park

Paper: CTMH White Daisy

Ink: CTMH Intense Black, New England Ivy, Pacifica

Accessories: Amazon makeup brush, homemade stencil (MFT Grassy Edges), Prismacolor Premier Salmon Pink, Blush Pink, Light Peach, Terra Cotta, Black Raspberry, 30% French Grey, 50% French Grey, 70% French Grey, 90% French Grey, Fantastix, Baby Oil, M.Graham & Co Titanium White

A complete list of the supplies is under the picture. The list, contains compensated affiliate links. If you wish to create a similar card. There is no cost to you for using the links. But it does provide funds to help continue this blog.

Thank you for stopping by!

Happy Crafting,
M.E.

Warm and Cozy Holidays 2019

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OK,  so I took this card sketch from the MFT blog, Wednesday Sketch Challenge 469. SI was too late to submit this card for that challenge though. But, I am submitting this card for the TGIF Challenges blog, the challenge is to do a Product Spotlight on Foil.

Stamps: MFT Cozy Mittens

Paper: CTMH White Daisy

Ink: Dylusions Ink Spray London Blue, White Linen, Vibrant Turquoise, CTMH Raspberry, White Daisy, VersaMark Dazzle

Accessories: Nuvo Gilding Flakes Silver, Spellbinders Shapeabilities Create-A-Flake Four, SU! Bitty Banners, Ranger Embossing Powder White, M. Graham & Co. Acrylic Paint Titanium White

This card uses a couple of different techniques. The first is masking, I stamped and cut out the glove on the left. Then if you've visited my blog before you'll notice that I did my favorite technique. Which is using spray inks. After I had stamped the glove onto the card base and covered it with the mask, which was a Post-It.

The third technique I did was a two step process. First, I took a scrap of white daisy cardstock. And then I ran it through my Xyron machine, twice. This allowed the cardstock to be sticky so that it would take the Gilding Flakes. It also allowed it to remain sticky so that I could die cut the snowflakes and apply them.

A complete list of the supplies is under the picture. The list, contains compensated affiliate links. If you wish to create a similar card. There is no cost to you for using the links. But it does provide funds to help continue this blog.

Thank you for stopping by!

Happy Crafting,

M.E.

Lighthouse Holidays

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I created today's card for the Impression Obsession blog challenge. Which is to create Quick and Easy Holiday cards. The stamp that I used is Currituck Lighhouse from Impression Obsession and can be found HERE.

Stamps: Impression Obsession Currituck Lighthouse, CTMH Reindeer Crossing

Paper: CTMH White Daisy

Ink: CTMH Pewter, White Daisy, Tim Holtz Distress Ink Mermaid Lagoon, Seedless Preserves

Accessories: M. Graham & Co Acrylic Titanium White, Ranger Embossing Powder White, Blending Brushes

For this card, I stamped the image three times. One stamped image was on white cardstock and the other two were for masks. Of the masks, one was a mask of the moon and the other was a mask of everything above the tree line. After I set aside the mask of everything above the tree line. I took the cardstock piece and applied the moon mask. Then, I used my blending makeup brushes and applied distress ink. Once, I was happy with how that turned out. I then put the cardstock piece back into my stamping platform and then put the mask on top of it. Again, I stamped the lighthouse. But this time the ink was only on the tree line. I removed the mask and then took some white embossing powder and placed it over the inky bits. At this point, I heat embossed the powder onto the stamp.

I then took out my white ink pad, white acrylic paint, toothbrush, and water bottle. Then, I placed the cardstock piece into my spray box. And set to work on applying the ink and acrylic paint using the toothbrush. For this, I start out by spraying water onto the brush first. Then apply a white medium onto the brush. Next, I take the bristles and brush them over my finger to create a spray that goes over the cardstock. The first medium I applied was the ink. I then repeated the process, using the acrylic paint.

A complete list of the supplies is under the picture.

Except for the Currituck Lighhouse from Impression Obsession and can be found HERE.

The list, contains compensated affiliate links. If you wish to create a similar card. There is no cost to you for using the links. But it does provide funds to help continue this blog.

Thank you for stopping by!

Happy Crafting,

M.E.