Hi peeps. How are you doing? I hope you all stay safe and stay home during this uncertain time.

I try to keep myself occupied. I thought I’d be doing a lot of crafting, but in reality I feel like I craft less. Kind of hard to craft when I am anxious. But, I do notice that when I actually push myself to sit and just start stamping or coloring, I end up able to let go of my anxiety for a few hours.

I made this card last night and the springy colors reminds me of hope.

I’ve been playing with Spring Layered Alpha Stamp Bundle and after several tries, finally end up with color combo that I really love. For the letters I used Noir, Caribbean Turquoise, Azurite, Soft Green & Soft Garnet. I love that I can do the whole alphabets with a few extra vowels all at once. Die cut the alphabets using the matching dies.

I stamped , Peony Crush Cling Background to a panel using Soft Green ink pad.

As you notice it’s pretty bright green. The letters seem to just disappear into the background. So, I put this background aside and was going to go with all white background, because I really want the letters to shine and take the center stage. But, that’s kind of blah… I tried layering it with blue cardstock, but still not quite right.  

I was starting to feel like my mojo not co-operating at this time. Started getting annoyed at myself, then low and behold I remember that little thingy that can make a background looks more subtle. Vellum! Yay…. So, back to the original green peony background. 

Adding the vellum allowed me to keep the pretty background and let the letters take center stage at the same time. After arranging the word BIRTHDAY, I simply add a strip of sentiment on the middle to complete the card.

Phew… so close to giving up and thank goodness, my brain get a jolt. It made me realize how sometime I just need to look around and open all drawers to figure out what I can find to make things work. 🙂

I think turquoise and green is one of my favorite color combination. And, I still have more letters that I can play with to make another card. I just save those letters in a bowl for future use.

Well peeps, hope you enjoy today’s card & may be it will inspire you to take some time to craft a bit as well. Praying for everyone to make through this period safely. Sending virtual hugs for you all. Have a blessed day everyone.

Vera

 

Hello, everyone! It’s Anna here with baby cards I made using Floral Balloon stamp set.

I started by stamping floral balloons on a white cardstock with Versamark and heat embossed them in white. Then I colored images with Holbein watercolors. To cut out balloons, I used Floral Balloon SVG file.

I stamped mini balloons and clouds from Hey There Sentiments in Rose Qurtz (Baby Girl card) and Cali Blue (Baby Boy card) and fussy cut them all. I made “A BOY” and “A GIRL” by ink blending Soft Garnet (girl) and Cobalt Breeze (boy) onto a white cardstock and cut out letters with Modern Alphas Coverplate Die.

To create the background, I ink blended Rose Quartz and Cali Blue on white cardstock card panels. “Congrats” from Hey There Sentiments and “it’s” from 2d Ed Fill it in Sentiments were stamped in Noir. To embellish my cards, I added a few sequins from Summer Skies Couture Mix and Watermelon Twist Couture Mix.

Thats’ all from me today! Thank you so much for stopping by!

Hello and welcome back to The Season for our Spring 2020 release! Today, we’re debuting 11 new stamp designs. All of our new stamps are available to ship immediately. We have a limited number of coordinating dies available to ship for our Floral Bits immediately. Our Rose of Sharon and Spring Alpha dies will begin shipping on March 27th (preorder status). If orders contain a preorder item, your package will ship at the later preorder date.

For our Spring Release promotion, receive triple rewards points from today until March 20th.

We have a giveaway for today so be sure to scroll all the way down for more details! Let’s introduce our Spring Release!

First up is the newest addition to our grouped layering stamps: our Spring Layered Alphas stamp set! This is a giant pair of 9×12 inch stamps. TWO 9×12 inch sets which features a modern font with fill in grouped floral stamps. Use the bars and squares in each stamp block to easily align each layer.

This set also has 103 add on sentiment stamps so that you can easily create customized cards.

If you loved our Layered Floral Alphas, you’re going to love our Spring Alphas. You can watch the layering video for our Layered Floral Alphas here. The layering method is the same for both sets! Just align the bars and squares for each layer and die cut the letters using the one coverplate die which will cut all the letters in one single pass. **The coordinating die is available for preorder and will begin shipping around March 27.**

Created by Anna using our Spring Layered Alphas and Swatch It stamps.

Since our Peony Memories was such a hit, I designed a new floral grouped layering set. Our new Rose of Sharon set is a 9×12 inch stamp set that features several grouped layers with alignment squares that allows you to stamp three Rose of Sharon florals and four leaves easily.

The set also has a single stamp with seven outline images that you can color in. This single stamp also coordinates with the die so you can also die cut this cluster in one single pass.

**The coordinating die is available for preorder and will begin shipping around March 27.**

Created by Brenda using our Rose of Sharon, Floral Bits, Spring Layered Alphas stamps and Modern Plaid Background stamps.

Created by Vera using our Rose of Sharon and Floral Bits.

Next up is our Floral Bits stamp set! This is also a new grouped layering floral set but the scale is much smaller. Our previous grouped layering sets are 9×12 inch stamps or bundles. I wanted to make a more affordable version of this new type of layering stamp and this is what I came up with.

The coordinating die cuts out all the images in one single pass.

Created by Anna using our Floral Bits and 2d. Ed. Fill It In stamps.

Created by Tae Eun using our Rose of Sharon, Floral Bits stamps and Modern Plaid Background stamp.

Here’s a snapshot of all three grouped layering stamps from this release:

Next up is our Wild Rose Close Up stamp! I really wanted to add a new rose design to our lineup so I thought this beautiful large rose was perfect as the latest addition to our collection.

Created by Tae Eun using our Wild Rose Close Up and Spring Layered Alpha stamps.

Next up is our new Story Rose stamp! I took the same gorgeous rose design from our Wild Rose Close Up and created a smaller design that you can use as a standalone cluster.

Created by Tae Eun using our Story Rose and Diagonal Stripes Background Stamp.

Next up is our new Lily Bloom! This 4×6 clear set features versatile Mother’s Day and Thank You sentiments.

Our new Floral Balloon stamp set features a whimsical hot air balloon design with delicate floral elements.

Created by Brenda using our Floral Balloon and Ocean Free stamps.

Created by Tae Eun using our Floral Balloon stamp.

Next up is our Fill It In Classic Numbers! I’ve been venturing into scrapbooking and planner journaling in the last year so I’m really excited to introduce this set.

It features larger numbers – one set with open fields that you can stamp inside of and another set where the numbers are complete. You can mix and match the numbers for a more varied effect.

In addition to crafting, I’m a huge fan of cooking so I thought this set was such a fun addition to our lineup. The stamps are meant to be stamped on 4x6inch cards but you can, of course, use any size card that floats your boat!

Created by Anna using our Recipe Card, Quick Labels and washi tape (Pink Peonies and Wildflowers).

Whether you’re a cardmaker or a scrapbooker, if you have a sister, you need this stamp set. I am one of three girls and am extremely close to both sisters. This set was truly designed from the heart and I cannot wait to use it on more projects to document the bond that I have with my sissies.

Last but not least is our Jet Alphas! I love the size and weight of this font so I had to create an alpha set.

That is all of our 11 new designs! Do you have a favorite? Let me know in the comments. Don’t forget to leave a bit of love for our design team on their respective blogs for a chance to win a stamp set of choice from our Spring 2020 Release (excludes Spring Alphas Set).

• Brenda
• Anna
• Tae Eun
• Vera

GIVEAWAY: Comment period ends on Thursday, March 19th. The winner will be announced on our blog on March 20th.

Thank you all so much for stopping by! I hope you enjoyed seeing the new designs. We’re going to continue to celebrate our Spring Release with a three day Instagram Hop from the 17th to the 19th at 3pm EDT each day. So be sure to join us on IG tomorrow for some more inspiration!

Hugs,

Hello everyone! I want to share with you a couple of cards.

I used Lovely Lily for it. I stamped the flowers with Caviar and cut it. Then I colored it with markers.

I stamped the lily on cardstock, colored it and covered with masking paper for the background of first card. Then I toned it with Irish Blooms and Grape Crush Dyes.

I stamped the title with Noir Dye and put all details together. I decorated my card using sequins and white splash.

I stamped the title on grey cardstock for my next card. Then I glued the lily and added the black splash. I also decorated it with sequins.

Have a nice day!

Hello everyone!Olga with you today.

I want to share one beautiful card with Peony Memories Scrapbooking.

I stamped the peony using Red Sangria Hybrid, Valentine Red Dye, Bright Fern, Deep Emerald and Lemon Drop. Then I using hot embossing for final layer of flowers. I cut it using Peony Memories Coordinating Die.

I toned the cardstock with Red Sangria Hybrid for background. I stamped Confetti Borders with watermark ink and applied hot embossing to it.

I stamped the title from Confetti Borders with Noir Dye and decorated my card with sequins.

Have a nice day!

 

 

Hello, everyone! Anna here with you today and I’m sharing a wedding card I made using Lifetime of Love and Confetti Borders stamp sets. Spring is everywhere, and wedding season has started ))

I started by stamping images from Lifetime of Love stamp set in Caviaron a white cardstock. Then, I colored them with Copic markers and fussy cut them.

I cut out a card panel with Double Stitched Rectangle Dies (Large) and ink blended Arctic Sky onto it. Next, I stamped Confetti Borders repeatedly on the card panel and heat embossed them in Glitter White.

To create the sentiment, I ink blended Rose Quartz on a stripe of white cardstock and stamped “So happy to celebrate…” onto it in Noir. I adhered all elements of my card on the card panel.

That’s all from me today! Thanks so much for stopping by!

Anna

 

Hi peeps. Vera here bringing you more Lovely Lily inspiration as promised on my post from last week.

Although, I have to admit that I made a big whoopsy. As I mentioned on my previous post I made 2 lily cards and will share the next one on today’s post. Well, as I was getting ready to type the post, I realized that I had made that card using some new release sets as well that I simply can’t share, yet. And, I was actually super excited to share that card because I was using quite a few set on 1 card.

Well, I have to wait to share that card till new release time & needless to say, I ended up making another one, so I can keep my promise of sharing another lily card. I really don’t mind at all as I can honestly say lily is one of my most favorite flower to color.

I decided to do watercolor on this lily and mix it up with some color pencil. Once I am done with the lily, I cut it with Brother Scan ‘n Cut & put it aside. For the background I simply stamped Peony Crush Cling Background with Versamark ink. This such a gorgeous set, I almost don’t want to cover it at all.

I trim the panel and adhere it to white cardstock base. I like to use white cardstock for base to make it easy writing on the inside. Then, I adhere the flower to the card. I adhere the stem flat with regular adhesive and the petal part with foam adhesive.

For the sentiment I used one of my favorite sentiment from Layered Floral Alpha Bundle and stamped it with Smoky Quartz ink pad.

During the process of this card, I am reminded that sometime it’s good to try to work with color or method that you’re not used to. I tend to avoid dark color, like this teal, but I am really glad that I give it a try as I actually love the way it look. I would like to encourage you to do the same. Use that cardstock or technique that you normally avoid. Who knows, the result might surprise you.

Well peeps, that’s all from me today. Hope you enjoy today’s card and may your weekend starts off wonderfully. Cheers…….

Vera