Spellbinders - New Collections Inspiration Blog Hop!

Hello and welcome to the "Spellbinders - New Collections Inspiration Blog Hop" Today Spellbinders has loads of inspiration for you that features the newest collections including   Exquisite Splendor by Marisa Job | Great, Big, Wonderful World by Sharyn Sowell | Destinations China by Lene Lok. I am excited to be a part of this hop and I am showcasing products from the "Great, Big, Wonderful Collection" 

Giveaway

To celebrate this release, Spellbinders is giving away a $50 gift certificate to one blog reader – selected from the comments across all of the blogs in the hop. Giveaway closes on Sunday, December 23rd at 11:59 pm EDT. The winner will be announced in the blog hop post the following Monday. 

If you are following the hop you must be coming from fabulous Brenda Noelke's Blog. You can also begin your hop HERE.

Let me show you the cards I created using the newest Dies...

This die is simply gorgeous, you an use it as is and pair it with inking or patterned paper. I decided to water color this one :) The die used is Shapeabilities Love Grows Etched Dies 

I die cut this from watercolor card stock and water colored this using Gansai Tambi water colors . I the die cut a black fun foam for adding dimension and layered it on patterned paper [Amy Tangerine Plus one] I also added a few floral sequins to accent. Here is a closeup...

Next I made a set of cards, I used Die D-Lites Sun Face Etched Dies. I wanted to make a red hot sun so I decided to use alcohol inks [Adirondack Sunshine Yellow and Red pepper] and I inked the whole panel. Once dry, I die cut the sun and decided to pair it with blue patterned paper [Spellbinders Sunshiny Day] . I wanted to use the negative die cut too to I made two cards from one panel.

In  the negative space, I made a blue sun bursts by cutting patterned paper into triangular shapes. Also I added a white circle behind the sun face to add a touch of softness :)For sentiments I used stickers from the Spellbinders October Card Kit.

Lastly, I went with traditional inked background for this fabulous die Shapeabilities Sweet Letters Etched Dies I die cut this using black card stock and black fun foam for dimension.

I used a combination of Distress inks to ink the back panel. sprinkled some water and adhered the die cut on top. For sentiment I used sticker alphabets I had in stock. To accent it further I used Wink of Stella Glitter pen to glamorize the die cut :)

I hope you enjoyed my creations. Don't forget to hop along :) your next stop in the hop is the talented Tina Smith's Blog

Here is the Blog Hop Order:

Spellbinders    Marisa Job   Desiree Kuemmerle   Hussena Calcuttawala   Jennifer Snyder   Erum Tasneem   Anita Kejriwal   Sharyn Sowell   Mayline Jung   Anna Komenda   Brenda Noelke   Deepti Malik   Tina Smith   Mona Tóth   Ilda Dias   Laura Volpes   Kaja Vezenšek   Caly Person   Jean Manis 

Happy Hopping!

STAMPlorations Inspiration - December 4th 2018

We are back with STAMPlorations Inspiration post. We the inspiration team at STAMPlorations are here to inspire you with our creations using STAMPlorations products through these weekly inspiration posts and there is more to inspiration... We'll have a monthly random drawing -- 1 commenter wins a $10 gift certificate Yay!! This week we will showcase cards using any of the stamp line and I am using my designs Dee's Artsy Impressions

Use the Discount Code STAMPGIRLDEEPTI to get 20% off on all stamps, stencils, and dies 

Let me show you my first  Inspiration card for December 2018...

I know a little late for a pumpkin card. Actually I made it a while ago during Thanksgiving but did not share it here. A simple card with no line water coloring and layering the panel over corrugate paper.  I have used these products Thankful & Blessed and Gansai Tambi Watercolors

Here is a closeup...

Hope you like it! Head over to STAMPlorations Blog, HERE for more inspiration :)

Thank you for stopping by and leaving me a comment !

STAMPlorations Spotlight - One more way to color

Hello friends! I am up with a spotlight project over at the STAMPlorations blog. I hope I will be able to inspire you. Today again, I am playing with the newest stamp club set "Bloom Doodles" Remember my last tutorial where I used mini ink cubes as my stamps to add color, today I have another creative way for adding color to your cards ;) This time I picked up colorful card stock :) Super fun and quick way to create your cards :) Let me show you...

I have used  "Bloom Doodles" , Hello You 

    

Please head over to STAMPlorations Blog for a photo tutorial on this. click HERE. Thank you for stopping by and leaving me a comment :)

Spellbinders - December Large Die of the Month kit

Hello friends! I am super excited to be playing with some new goodies from Spellbinders. I am showcasing their newest December Large Die of the Month Kit

This Kit comes with dies that will make for a fabulous Gate fold card, not only that you can mix dies to create a variety of designs. I have created a set of three cards to showcase three different styles you can achieve using the dies included in the kit. I kept the color scheme and theme the same :)

For my first one I made the sentiment die cut as my focal by cutting out a window through corrugated paper and accented the design by adding a patterned paper scalloped edge at the bottom edge.

Here is another look..

For my second card, I used one of the layering die cut to make the lower corrugated edge and accented groove with flowers and leaves cut from card stock and patterned papers.

For my final design, I created the Gate fold card, following the color scheme.

This is how the card look from top view in a folded position. It is so much fun to open and then close it. The Gate fold is pretty cool especially with that gorgeous intricate sentiment.

These are all the dies included in the kit. You can always combine these with your stamps or any other dies to make a variety of thank you cards for all occasions :) 

I had so much fun making these... that I have a few more gate folds cut out. I will be sharing a few more designs later :)

I hope you enjoyed my creations, you can find this kit HERE. Thank you Spellbinders for sharing these goodies with me 

STAMPlorations Inspiration - November 27th 2018

We are back with STAMPlorations Inspiration post. We the inspiration team at STAMPlorations are here to inspire you with our creations using STAMPlorations products through these weekly inspiration posts and there is more to inspiration... We'll have a monthly random drawing -- 1 commenter wins a $10 gift certificate Yay!! This week we will showcase cards using Shery Russ Designs

For the week of November 27 to December 3, stamps by Shery Russ Designs are 10% off -- no coupon needed. Use the Discount Code STAMPGIRLDEEPTI to get 20% off on all stamps, stencils, and dies.

Let me show you my fourth Inspiration card for November 2018...

For this one, I stamped the image on watercolor card stock and water colored it. I then fuzzy cut it and layered it on scored grey card stock. For textured details on my flowers I added some white dots with white pencil color.  I have used In Bloom: Precious Plumerias, The Birds and The Blooms
Gansai Tambi Watercolor and Prismacolor Pencils

  

Hope you like it! Head over to STAMPlorations Blog, HERE for more inspiration :)

Thank you for stopping by and leaving me a comment !

STAMPlorations Inspiration - November 20th 2018

We are back with STAMPlorations Inspiration post. We the inspiration team at STAMPlorations are here to inspire you with our creations using STAMPlorations products through these weekly inspiration posts and there is more to inspiration... We'll have a monthly random drawing -- 1 commenter wins a $10 gift certificate Yay!! This week we will showcase cards using my designs Dee's Artsy Impressions

For the week of November 20 to 26, stamps by Dee's Artsy Impressions are 10% off -- no coupon needed.  
Use the Discount Code STAMPGIRLDEEPTI to get 20% off on all stamps, stencils, and dies 

Let me show you my third Inspiration card for November 2018...

With Christmas coming in close, I see all things that inspire me in that direction. One such thing is the color red :) To make this card I inked the red card stock in red ink using a wood grain stencil. I did added some more tones of red with darker on edges and lighter towards the center to make it glow. I stamped, fuzzy cut and colored the image in Sharpie and Spectrum Noir markers and adhered it with some dimension. I have used these products Kathryn and Christmas, Artplorations Weathered Wood stencil.

Hope you like it! Head over to STAMPlorations Blog, HERE for more inspiration :)

Thank you for stopping by and leaving me a comment !

STAMPlorations Spotlight - Add color but differently!

Hello friends! I am up with a spotlight project over at the STAMPlorations blog. I hope I will be able to inspire you. Today again, I am playing with the newest stamp club set "Bloom Doodles" and for this one I decided to add color to my design a bit differently for a modern and trendy look. Looking at these beautiful images, the obvious choice is to color them but I decided to challenge myself and get creative. I was looking into some distress mini ink cubes to decide for my color scheme, when this idea hit me :) Let me show you...

I have used  "Bloom Doodles" , Hello You and Trendy Spring Bloom dies

    

Please head over to STAMPlorations Blog for a photo tutorial on this. click HERE. Thank you for stopping by and leaving me a comment :)

STAMPlorations Inspiration - November 13th 2018

We are back with STAMPlorations Inspiration post. We the inspiration team at STAMPlorations are here to inspire you with our creations using STAMPlorations products through these weekly inspiration posts and there is more to inspiration... We'll have a monthly random drawing -- 1 commenter wins a $10 gift certificate Yay!! This week we will showcase cards using Big Grins by Becca Cruger

For the week of November 13 to 19, stamps by Big Grins by Becca Cruger are 10% off -- no coupon needed. Use the Discount Code STAMPGIRLDEEPTI to get 20% off on all stamps, stencils, and dies.

Let me show you my second Inspiration card for November 2018...

To make this card, I took a red card stock and stamped the sentiment to build a background in a shade darker than card panel. I then die cut the sentiment, layered it on black fun foam. I also stamped some cookies and accented them with some hand drawing using white pencil. I then stuck those on a white twine. I have use Christmas Cookies & Cheer and Making Spirits Bright Phrase Die

Hope you like it! Head over to STAMPlorations Blog, HERE for more inspiration :)

Thank you for stopping by and leaving me a comment !

Spellbinders - Amazing Paper Grace Die of the Month Club Kit

Hello friends! Did you hear Spellbinders have the added a new Club Kit of the month "Amazing Paper Grace Die of the Month" This month's Christmas Village Vignette Frame Die Set is perfect for making holiday themed cards, scrapbook pages, and more. 

I am so happy to share some of the projects I made using this kit. The dies are awesome and cut beautifully. I also love the little dies included to build an entire scene. For my cards, I made two sets one with traditional Christmas colors and another with more muted/ soft tones :) I had so much fun and this definitely added to my Holiday card making collection :)

Let me show what I created...

For this set, I cut out card base to match the frames :) I went with red and cream shades of card stock to cut all the layers. To add some more interest, I added a layer of patterned paper in similar color tones :)

Here is a closeup and a closeup into each card...

I was so fascinated by these dies that I decided to create one more set :)

Now my second of cards... I followed the same process of layering, only here I layered them on a card base. I like these muted tones... kind of reminds me of snow :)

A lots of layering and interchanged colors for the two designs :) Here are a few more clicks...

I had fun creating, hope you like these :)

This is the kit I used and you can find all the details about it HERE.

Thank you so much for stopping by and leaving me a comment :)

STAMPlorations Inspiration - November 6th 2018

Welcome back to STAMPlorations Inspiration post. We the inspiration team at STAMPlorations are here to inspire you with our creations using STAMPlorations products through these weekly inspiration posts and there is more to inspiration... We'll have a monthly random drawing -- 1 commenter wins a $10 gift certificate Yay!! Today we showcase The Bee's Knees Stamps.

For the week of November 6 to 12, stamps by The Bee's Knees are 10% off -- no coupon needed.

Let me show you my first Inspiration card for November 2018...

For this card, I did simple stamping in shades of grey and yellow and added the sentiment die cut. To finish I layered this panel with some dimension. I have used Layered Leaves, Thanks word die

Use the Discount Code STAMPGIRLDEEPTI to get 20% off on all stamps, stencils, and dies.

Hope you like it! Head over to STAMPlorations Blog, HERE for more inspiration :)

Thank you for stopping by and leaving me a comment !

Guest Designing for Paru's Card Making Challenge - November 2018

Hello everyone, I am excited to be a part of Paru's Card making challenge for the third time. She was kind enough to invite me again :) Thank you so much Paru. The challenge for the month of November is "THANK YOU" 

I am also sponsoring this challenge and the winner of the Guest Design Spot gets one of the stamp set, I illustrated for my stamp line Dee's Artsy Impressions. The challenge runs for a month, so you will have plenty of time to play along :) Click HERE

Now let me show you the card I made :)

Those of you who know me know that I love water coloring. So for this one I used Thankful & Blessed stamp set, stamped the images by masking on water color card stock in a light ink and water colored these :) I then layered this on text patterned paper. To finish I added the sentiment strip in black. For water coloring I used Gansai Tambi Watercolors.

I want to thank Paru for having me over :) I hope you will play along and have fun ! Click HERE for more details 

Thank you so much for stopping by and leaving me a comment :)

Spellbinders and Fun Stampers Journey!

Here's some awesome news !!Fun Stampers Journey and Spellbinders are coming together as of today, November 1st 2018! You can now shop for awesome FSJ products at Spellbinders, HERE. I am super excited to be able to play along with the awesome stamps from FSJ.

Here are 4 fun facts about FSJ products -

• FSJ stamps are made in the USA of deeply etched red rubber for a perfect impression every time.
• Our thin metal dies are made of steel to give you clean cuts time and time again, without warping or dulling. And, they’re coated in FSJ green so they're easy to find!
• We offer over 50 exclusive colors – matching cardstock, ink, ribbon and accessories makes creating easy!
• Over 50% of our stamps have coordinating dies – no more fussy cutting!

I made a fun one layer card incorporating lovely fall colors :) The stamps I used are Pumpkin Kisses Stamp Set and Bountiful Thanks Stamp Set and I accented it with the leaf die from Spellbinders October Card kit of the month.

To make this card, I took a fog card stock. I stamped the pumpkins and flowers in the inks that I wanted to color those in. I stamped the sentiment in brown ink. I stamped all the other foliage. I then colored the flowers and pumpkins in Prismacolor pencils. I die cut some of the leaves in rust color card stock and accented the card with those.

Here is a closeup...

I so love the font of that sentiment :)

I had so much fun palying with the new goodies. Don't forget to check @teamspellbinders and @fsjourney on Instagram for more inspiration :) Thank you for stopping by and leaving me a comment :)

STAMPlorations Inspiration - October 30th 2018

We are back with STAMPlorations Inspiration post. We the inspiration team at STAMPlorations are here to inspire you with our creations using STAMPlorations products through these weekly inspiration posts and there is more to inspiration... We'll have a monthly random drawing -- 1 commenter wins a $10 gift certificate Yay!! This week we will showcase cards from any of the four designers I am using my designs Dee's Artsy Impressions

Let me show you my final Inspiration card for October 2018...

This is one I embossed the ampersand and stamped the floral image in light ink.  I did no line pencil coloring. I have used these products Thankful & Blessed, You and Me and Prismacolor Pencils

Use the Discount Code STAMPGIRLDEEPTI to get 20% off on all stamps, stencils, and dies

Hope you like it! Head over to STAMPlorations Blog, HERE for more inspiration :)

Thank you for stopping by and leaving me a comment !

SPELLBINDERS - Zenspired Holidays by Joanne Fink

Hello friends! I am back with the newest Spellbinders - Zenspired Holidays by Joanne Fink collection. These stamps and die sets are just gorgeous. You can color those intricacies or leave them as is... they will look gorgeous anyway! Today I am showcasing two sets from Joanne Fink collection the Holly Bells Stamp and Die Set and Christmas Joy Stamp and Die Set 

Let me show you the cards, I created...

These jingle bells are so beautiful, I had to make them the focal image of my card. So to make them shine, I simply stamped and colored them and adhered them with some dimension on a Distress inked panel with a splatter of pearl white :)

No Christmas card making complete without the traditional colors. So for my second card. I stamped colored and die cut the Holly and the bells and layered them on corrugated paper and patterned paper. Corrugated paper is from Spellbinders too :)

Here are the next set of cards using the other set... I went over the board and made four cards :)

For this one I stamped and pencils colored the Christmas tree. I inked the panel in Distress inks, masking the lower edge with torn masking paper to create the illusion of snow and did some splatter for snowfall :) To finish I adhered the die cut tree on top of the panel.

Those of you who know me, know that I have lately been addicted to grey. So here's another grey card with a pop of reddish pink. For this one I stamped the image with white ink on grey card stock. I die cut it and scored the base panel. I colored the image, layered it on die cut fun foam piece and adhered it back . To finish I added white splatter.

And now back to traditional colors. Stamped die cut and colored the image and layered it on patterned paper :) 

With all the reds and pinks in my collection, I decided to bring is some blue. I stamped and selectively colored the image, die cut it. Next I adhered a patterned paper of card base and layered a oval die cut panel on top. to finish I added the tree and the sentiment :)

I had so much fun creating these :)

These are the products, I used  Holly Bells Stamp and Die Set and Christmas Joy Stamp and Die Set  along with some patterned papers and Spellbinders classic Ovals die set. All the coloring was done using Prismacolor pencils :)

 

You can check out more of these stamp and die sets here,  Zenspired Holidays by Joanne Fink 

Thank you so much for stopping by and leaving a comment :)