Blog Hop · cards · Christmas · Die Piecing · Flowers · Hot Foiling · Spellbinders dies · Winter

Blog Hop for Spellbinders July2023 Clubs!

Welcome cardmakers and friends! Today I’m participating in Spellbinders Christmas in July blog hop!  We’re sharing the July monthly clubs release.

Find out how the clubs work HERE.  I’m using the Small Die of the Month in this post.  You’ll find it HERE.

I made an A2 size top fold card.

Spellbinders die sets are beautifully designed and easy to assemble.  I die cut in three colors and gold foil cardstock.

I used a hot foil plate from the Christmas Magic Glimmer Set for the sentiment and die cut it with the smallest die from the Precision Layering Mini Slimline B die set.

I kept my card clean and simple but there’s so many embossing folders or hot foil plates for backgrounds if you want to add more to your card!  That’s part of why the sets of the month are so fun.  You can use already purchased products with them also!

Links to my other cards I created for the July Clubs of the Month…

Large Die of the Month Club – HERE

Stamp and Die of the Month Club – HERE

3D Embossing Folder of the Month Club – HERE

Now for the GIVEAWAY!  Can’t have a blog hop without a giveaway and this is an awesome one!

To celebrate this release, Spellbinders is giving away three $25 gift certificates to 3 lucky blog readers – selected from the comments on our blog. Giveaway closes on Sunday, July 23rd, 11:59 pm MST. The winner will be announced in this blog hop post the following Wednesday. The winner is responsible for shipping costs, duties, and taxes.

The next blog on the hop is Carrie Rhoades

Thank you so much for hopping by!  I appreciate it and below are the links to the products I used for my card!

Small Die of the Month Membership –…
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Christmas Magic Glimmer Hot Foil…
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Precision Layering Mini Slimline B…
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Precision Layering Mini Slimline Die…
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Glimmer Hot Foil Roll – Gold -…
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Glimmer Hot Foil 4 Rolls – Essential…
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Portobello Color Essentials Cardstock…
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Blue Spruce Color Essentials…
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Pomegranate Color Essentials…
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Mirror Gold Cardstock 8 1/2″ x 11 -…
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Fashion Gold Embellishments -…
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New & Improved Platinum SIX Machine…
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Glimmer Hot Foil System Platinum |…
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Tombow Mono Multi Liquid Glue
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Scrapbook Adhesives Crafty Foam Tape…
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Blog Hop · cards · CAS · Christmas · Distress Ink coloring · Simon Says Stamp · Winter

Simon Says Stamp Stamptember Blog Party!

Hi everyone!  Here it is September and time for ALL the excitement of the 10th STAMPtember at Simon Says Stamp!!! Throughout STAMPtember there will be exclusive collaborations, contests, prizes, special promotions, announcements, and more surprises!

Starting today with this blog party, participants listed on the SSS blog will be sharing a special code for a free gift with your order today. You’ll want to click around to see what code you want to use when you order!  A code scavenger hunt! 

Click over to SSS store HERE to see the release and see the stamp set I used to make this Christmas card!

This is the NEW Chunky Christmas stamp set.  I stamped on Neenah Solar White cardstock and heat embossed with Ranger Gold Detail Embossing Powder and colored in with Distress Ink Refills and water.  Faded Jeans for the blue,  Fired Brick for the berries and Peeled Paint for the leaves.  The die cut pine branch is from the Christmas Foliage die set.

I used some NEW Memory Box Fairy Sugar glitter glue in Dewdrop, Ruby and Sunlit Gold.  The frame is Stitched Rectangles.  I skipped a die so I’d get a wider frame when I die cut them.

I think that pretty much covers it… thank you so much for stopping by and enjoy the blog party!

Here’s what I used to make this card…

CZ Design Clear Stamps CHUNKY…
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Simon Says Stamp CHRISTMAS FOLIAGE…
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Simon Says Stamp STITCHED RECTANGLES…
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Tsukineko Versamark EMBOSS INK PAD…
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Ranger Embossing Powder SUPER FINE…
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WOW DUAL SPEED HEAT TOOL WZHT-USA
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Memory Box RUBY Fairy Sugar Glitter…
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Memory Box DEWDROP Fairy Sugar…
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Memory Box SUNLIT GOLD Fairy Sugar…
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Blog Hop · Reverse Confetti

Reverse Confetti ‘fetti friend February Blog Hop…


YAY You!  I’m back today to share another card as a ‘fetti friend for Reverse Confetti this month.

Here’s the list of cardmakers participating in the hop…

Reverse Confetti Blog

Amy Kolling

Tricia Barber

Lisa Henke

Heather Hoffman

Amy Tsuruta

Kathy Schweinfurth

Jeanne Jachna

Deanne Kuntz

Michele Ferguson

Olga Moss

Olga Matyushevskaya 

Ali Farmer

Pam Sparks  (me)

What a sweet little mouse and elephant duo!  I struggled today…not feeling the greatest but coloring and keeping this simple makes me smile anyway! The name of the set is so fitting!  ‘Cheerful Pals’!

I used the new Confetti Cuts Hearts Dies and So Very Lovely sentiment stamp set.

Thanks for stopping by today!  Be sure to check out the posts by the other designers and happy crafty day!

Here’s what I used to make this card…

Reverse Confetti CHEERFUL PALS Clear…
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Reverse Confetti Cuts CHEERFUL PALS…
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Reverse Confetti Cuts HEARTS Dies
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Reverse Confetti SO VERY LOVELY Clear…
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Blog Hop · cards · Distress Ink coloring · Perfect Layers Tools · rubber stamps · Watercolor

Perfect Paper Crafting and Art Impressions Blog Hop…

 

 

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Hi everyone! I have a card to share here and a card on the PPC blog today. There’s a blog hop happening there this week!

 

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What a fun set to color!  I love these Try” folds stamp sets form Art Impressions!  The one I used for my card is Shoppes TF-4339.

I stamped with Ranger Archival Black Ink on watercolor paper and colored with Distress Markers.  I add color to an area and move it around with a paintbrush and water.  Love how easy it is and that I’m happy in the end! lol

I didn’t do the try fold for my card… I just turned it into a scene by cutting and layering with 3D mounting squares.

Of course I had to mat the focal piece with my 1/16th inch Perfect Layer Tools… I will never quit using them! : ) They work so slick and what a time saver.  None of the back to the trimmer thing going on!  YAY!  Link to shop in the sidebar and don’t forget to use the coupon code for 10% off.

 

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I don’t remember all the colors I used but you can’t go wrong with these stamps!  So much fun!  I have a few other sets too…thinking they could work up fun for Christmas!  You know…when you start getting tense as the holidays approach, you can always use a little color book therapy!  I know it’s good for me!

Now, if you would like to see the other card I made with Art Impressions, Chameleon Pens and Perfect Paper Crafting… hop over to the Perfect Paper Crafting blog HERE!  From there you can hop to the Art Impressions and Chameleon Pens blogs for chances to win prizes!

Thanks for stopping by today… if only we lived close enough we could run across the street for show and tell now and then!  Wouldn’t that be fun!  : )  Happy creating for Father’s Day.  I’m working on birthday cards for two of the grandsons also. Always cards to be made!  Take care!

Supplies I used …

Blog Hop · Card Sketch · cards · CAS · LOVE · Memory Box · Paper Smooches · Perfect Layers Tools · Spring · Uncategorized

Spring Coffee Lovers Blog Hop and Memory Box…

 

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Have you heard of this event? It’s been a coffee kind of day!  Lots of people love coffee, me, not so much!  I’m a cocoa kind of gal! Have you heard of raw cacao powder?  That’s what I use… love it! ; ) So what am I doing making coffee cards?  I know people that love coffee and would like receiving coffee cards!  So here I am with 2 more cards to show you and link up!  I got inspired!  Scroll down to my previous post to see the CAS card I made with a Paper Smooches stamp and die.

 

HERE is where the action is.  Make a card or two and link up!  All the info is at that link too.  Hop around and enjoy the inspiration!

 

The card at the top is the 2nd card I made… I used some Memory Box dies and some Pink Paislee papers… yay… using some of the stash! I crimped the little cozy and embellished with Lawn Fawn Trimmings.

 

Dies I used…
Cross Stitched Frame Borders
Cross Stitched Frames
Splendid Clarkia
Large Coffee on the Go

 

Here’s the first card I made…my go to colors…lol

 

 

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Here I used Memory Box dies again, a bit of paper twine and pattern paper from the 6×6 Authentique Crush paper pad.  So much fun!  I love this card! hehe  It’s got ‘faux’ coffee in it! haha

 

Dies I used…
Large Coffee on the Go
Stitched Rectangle Layers set
All About the Love set
Cross Stitch My Heart set

 

Linking up to some challenges…

Simon Says Stamp Monday challenge – no rules!
Simon Says Stamp Wednesday challenge – anything goes!
City Crafter Challenge – use it up (white and red scraps and old silver brads)

Thanks for stopping by today!  Enjoy the rest of the weekend!  Happy creating!