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Magical Castle Card

By on July 22, 2023 in Paper Crafting

Hello! I have a Magical Castle card to share today, with a video! These are fun products from Miss Ink Stamps that I really love creating with.

Watch the video below or in HD on YouTube:

I have to admit, this was a really fun card for me to create. I love the Majestic Arch stencil, which includes two sizes of archways AND the masks are also included! That allows you to do fun techniques like ink the arch, add the mask and another stencil (in this case the Cobblestone stencil) to add around the edges! Check out the video to see just what I am talking about here.

While the mask arch was on, and the Cobblestone stencil was on, I added a Mica Spray for those splatters! It added some fun texture and shine to the castle walls.

I heat embossed that sentiment with white embossing powder…what a fun sentiment! I know many people I could send this to…LOL.

Both frames are from one die set from Miss Ink Stamps. I just love that there is an alphabet die AND multiple frames in one set to choose from. I didn’t use the alphabet die set this time, but you could certainly add your own custom sentiment using the alpha dies.

I’m often asked what supplies I use to make my cards and projects, so I’ve put together a list using affiliate links when possible. If you make a purchase with these links I may receive a small commission. These help me to keep up with blog costs and continue bringing you fun projects. Thank you so much for your support! 








		
		
			
			
		
	





I hope you enjoyed this project today! See you soon with more cards!

	

	

		
   
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Smile Bear & Bunny
By  on July 15, 2023  in Paper Crafting   

	

	    

Hello! Today I have a new video sharing a sweet Smile Bear & Bunny card. This is another collectible 4×4 Bear & Bunny stamp set from Miss Ink Stamps and I just love them.





Watch the video below or in HD on YouTube:














		
		
			
			
		
	





I love these Bear & Bunny sets…and this one is so cute with the bear giving the bunny a ride on his back. I created a frame using the Modern Typeset Frame Die. For the sentiment I used the Modern Typeset Frame Die Placement Guide as a stencil! I added back the dot inside the “e” with a white gel pen.






		
		
			
			
		
	





I share how I colored up these images with Copic Markers on the video. I hope you enjoy!





I’m often asked what supplies I use to make my cards and projects, so I’ve put together a list using affiliate links when possible. If you make a purchase with these links I may receive a small commission. These help me to keep up with blog costs and continue bringing you fun projects. Thank you so much for your support! 












		
		
			
			
		
	





Thanks for stopping by today! Don’t forget to smile!

	

	

		
   
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Repeating Patterns and Yoga Frogs
By  on July 9, 2023  in Paper Crafting   

	

	    

Hello! Today I have a card using Repeating Patterns and Yoga Frogs. I love these happy frogs from the Be Hoppy stamp set from Heffy Doodle. A Couple of the frogs look like they could be meditating or practicing yoga.





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How happy are those little frogs?! And they must have some great balance, since they are practicing yoga on some lily pads! LOL.






		
		
			
			
		
	





The Polka dots are the repeating pattern here: stenciled on the background panel and colored onto the frogs body and bellies! I just love a polka dot frog.






		
		
			
			
		
	





The Build A Pond die set is so great…with a couple sizes of ponds you can use, as well as lily pads and flowers like I used here. There are also grasses and cattails and vines to build any pond scene or lagoon.






		
		
			
			
		
	





I’m often asked what supplies I use to make my cards and projects, so I’ve put together a list using affiliate links when possible. If you make a purchase with these links I may receive a small commission. These help me to keep up with blog costs and continue bringing you fun projects. Thank you so much for your support! 












		
		
			
			
		
	





Thanks for stopping by today! Yoga anyone?

	

	

		
   
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Magnolia Card
By  on July 8, 2023  in Paper Crafting   

	

	    

Hello! I am so excited to bring you a sneak peek of a new Magnolia Layering die coming soon! This die set comes with a beautiful frame die also and I share it all with you in my video below:














		
		
			
			
		
	






		
		
			
			
		
	





These new sets will be available next week on July 15th! I will link everything as soon as it releases.





I’m often asked what supplies I use to make my cards and projects, so I’ve put together a list using affiliate links when possible. If you make a purchase with these links I may receive a small commission. These help me to keep up with blog costs and continue bringing you fun projects. Thank you so much for your support! 












		
		
			
			
		
	





Thanks for stopping by today! I’ll be back soon with more cards to share.

	

	

		
   
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Two Cards for the Price of One!
By  on June 24, 2023  in Paper Crafting   

	

	    

Hello! Today I’m excited to share some techniques to get two cards for the price of one! I’m using some new products from Miss Ink Stamps, including the adorable Highland Cows stamp set.





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Just how cute are those Highland cows!!? I just love them. 





To start, I used a fun stencil technique, where you ink on a light color, then move the stencil a bit and ink on a darker color. For the first card I used a light green then moved the stencil and used a darker green over the top. On the darker cardstock (Desert Storm cardstock) I used WHITE PIGMENT INK first, then inked on Pine Needles Distress Oxide over the top after shifting the stencil a little. This creates a real POP in the color! Try this with any dark cardstock and white pigment ink…then a darker shade of Oxide over the top.






		
		
			
			
		
	





Once the stenciling was done and the ink was completely dry, I die cut the “HI” sentiment out of both cardstock pieces in approximately the same place. Then, you can switch the sentiments, add the shadow die and glue them back on top of where you cut that HI out of the panel! Such a fun technique and allows you to create 2 cards so fast!






		
		
			
			
		
	





That Hi Swirl Frame die set also includes all these beautiful flowers and leaves. I layered some up and created a spray of flowers for one card, and a small splash of flowers on the other card.






		
		
			
			
		
	





I’m often asked what supplies I use to make my cards and projects, so I’ve put together a list using affiliate links when possible. If you make a purchase with these links I may receive a small commission. These help me to keep up with blog costs and continue bringing you fun projects. Thank you so much for your support! 












		
		
			
			
		
	





I hope you enjoyed this double project today! Thanks for stopping by.

	

	

		
   
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