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Hi Hey Hello Friends!

by Justin Adkins on Jul 03 2024

Creating a scene with stamps doesn't require a bunch of coloring! Design Team Member Justin Adkins shows you how you can easily create a safari background with a little bit of ink blending and stamping in this card tutorial! Get ready for some wild inspiration!

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Happy Birthday and Many More!

by Brenda Noelke on Jul 02 2024

Hello, crafty friends and happy Tuesday!! I hope your week has started off well!! Brenda here with a colorful birthday card featuring goodies from the latest June Release!! I'm always in need of birthday cards and this one's great because it will work for any age, male or female!! I began by stamping the Birthday Dance Confetti Stamp onto white cardstock with dye inks in shades of blue and green. It was die-cut with the smallest die in the A2 Layering Rectangle Die Set. The "happy" die from the Happy Birthday Word Die Set was die-cut from the center of the panel. It was adhered to a panel of Birthday Bash Fabulous Foiling Toner Card Stock that was cut out with the largest die in the A2 Layering Rectangles Die Set. The "birthday" script was also from the Happy Birthday Word Die Set. It was die-cut once from black glitter cardstock and three times from heavyweight white cardstock, then stacked and adhered together and adhered across the center of the card. The rest of the sentiment, from the Swanky Sentiments: Birthday Stamp Set, was white heat embossed onto black cardstock, cut out with the Coordinating Die and popped up with foam tape. A sprinkling of Razzle Dazzle Sequins finishes off the card. That'll do it for me today!! Thanks so much for hanging out with me!! Brenda

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Giraffes Get the First Piece of Cake

by Justin Adkins on Jun 18 2024

Justin is on the blog today showing a fun way to use ALL the new Paper Glazes from our June 2024 release in one card! Come check out the details!

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Sending Prayers with the Blooming Trumpet Flowers Stamp

by Andrea Shell on May 16 2024

Hello, again! It's Andrea with you sharing some inspiration featuring the gorgeous, new Blooming Trumpet Flowers stamp set. Aren't those flowers from the Blooming Trumpet Flowers stamp set beautiful?! I love that the set has individual flowers that you can use to add to the large image! I stamped my images with Black Hybrid Ink and colored them with Copics. I cut out the images with the coordinating dies. To keep the focus on those blooms, I left the rest of the card rather simple. I created the lattice panel by diecutting white cardstock with the A2 Rectangles for Card Layering Dies. I used two of the layering dies from the set to cut the peach and green mats and layered all three diecuts onto a white card. While the Blooming Trumpet Flowers set has some lovely sentiments (I love the combination of fonts and sizes), I decided to use the new Get Well Word Dies for my sentiment. I diecut the sentiment once from gold foil cardstock and several times from white cardstock and stacked the diecuts. I arranged my colored images onto my card, adhering them with foam tape. I attached my diecut sentiment with liquid adhesive and finished with some gold pearls from my stash. Thanks for stopping by! Don't forget about the Instagram hop and giveaway going on now. *Affiliate links used at no cost to you.

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The Best Dad Father's Day Card

by Brenda Noelke on May 01 2024

Happy May Day!! Brenda here with you!! I hope your week is going well!! I can't believe that it's May already!! I have a card to share with you today that would be perfect for Father's Day!! I began by gold heat embossing the Tranquil Seas Stamp onto a panel from the Beachcombing Fabulous Glossy A2 Card Front Pack. I die-cut it with the third largest die in the A2 Rectangle Layering Die Set. I used the largest and second largest dies in the same set to cut a panel of white cardstock and blue cardstock from the Ocean Breeze Blue Fabulous Foiling 8.5 x 11 Card Stock. All of the panels were adhered to a white A2 card base. The Best Mom/Dad Word Dies were cut from white cardstock and adhered with liquid glue. The sub-sentiment, from the Escape With Me Stamp Set, was gold heat embossed onto white cardstock and fussy cut. It was popped up with foam adhesive. Sequins from the Tropical Breeze Sequin Mix matched the background perfectly and add a bit of shine to finish off the card. Do you have your Father's Day cards finished? It will be here before we know it!! Thank you so much for spending a bit of your Wednesday with me!! Enjoy the rest of your week!! Brenda

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The Sound of the Sea Helps Tides Rise

by Brenda Noelke on Apr 15 2024

Happy Monday, Picket Fence friends!! Brenda here with a shaker card created with goodies from the Ocean Odyssey Release that just dropped yesterday!! Such a fantastic release!! My card today features the Seahorses of the Sea Stamp Set & Coordinating Dies, the Beachcomber Fabulous Glossy A2 Card Fronts!! I started much like I do most cards, by stamping the seahorse from the Seahorses of the Sea Stamp Set onto white cardstock with PFS Black Hybrid Ink. I colored him with Copic markers, added highlights with a white gel pen and used the Coordinating Die to cut him out. Next, I created my shaker by die-cutting a panel of cardstock from the Beachcombing Fabulous Glossy A2 Card Fronts with the smallest rectangle die in the A2 Rectangle Layering Die Set and cutting an oval with a die in the Basic Die Cutting Set 1 Die Set. Can we just take a moment to appreciate how stunning this cardstock is?!? So beautiful!! I adhered the oval in the center of a panel of burnt orange cardstock that was cut out with the largest die in the A2 Rectangle Layering Die Set. Acetate and foam tape were adhered to the front panel, Tropical Breeze Sequins were added for the shakers and the layers were adhered together. The sentiment is also from the Seahorses of the Sea Stamp Set. Not only does the sound of the sea help the tides rise...it totally relaxes me!! The sentiment was stamped onto white cardstock with burnt orange ink and cut out with the Coordinating Die. The seahorse and sentiment were adhered to the front of the card with liquid glue and this card was complete. I LOVE these colors and who doesn't love a shaker card?!? Be sure to check out the fabulous Ocean Odyssey Release in the shop!! Thank you so much for spending part of your Monday with me!! Have a great week!! Brenda

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The Right Pair of Boots

by Brenda Noelke on Apr 03 2024

Hello, fellow crafters and happy Wednesday!! Brenda here with a card featuring The Right Pair of Boots Stamp Set from the Botanical Blooms Release!! If you know me at all, you know that I am obsessed with shoes...especially boots, so this set is right up my alley!! Combine a boot with flowers and I couldn't love it more!! I stamped image from The Right Pair of Boots Stamp Set onto white cardstock with PFS Black Hybrid Ink and colored with with Copic markers. I used the smallest die in the A2 Rectangles Layering Die Set to cut it out and adhered it to a panel of black cardstock that was cut with the next largest die in the same set. Next, I die-cut the Pinking Shear A2 Cover Plate Die (bonus...this comes with a complete alphabet set) from a panel of paper in the Cotton Candy Clouds Fabulous Glossy A2 Card Fronts Pack (this complimented my flowers perfectly) and adhered it to a white card base. The two rectangle layers were adhered to the background. The sentiment is also from The Right Pair of Boots Stamp Set. It was white heat embossed onto black cardstock, fussy cut and popped up with foam tape. To finish, I added dots to the centers of some of the flowers with a yellow gel pen. I LOVE how this turned out!! In fact, I have a pair of boots just like this...minus the flowers, of course!! Thanks so much for stopping by!! I appreciate your time!! Brenda

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Friends and Wildflowers Can Grow Anywhere

by Brenda Noelke on Mar 25 2024

Hello, friends & happy Monday!! I hope you had a great weekend!! Brenda here with a floral friendship card featuring some of the goodies from the latest Botanical Blooms Release!! I started by die-cutting the Garden Topper Die two times from white cardstock. I colored one of them with Copic markers, then adhered the white one behind it for added stability. The window frame from the Basic Die Cutting Die Set 1 was cut from gray cardstock, along with a 4.25” wide strip. Next, I drew the outside of the window frame onto a panel from the Clouds of Dreams Fabulous Glossy A2 Card Fronts, trimmed it down and adhered it to the back of the window. The Scene Building: Falling Brick Wall Die was cut two times from light gray cardstock. They were adhered to a panel of white cardstock that was cut with the largest die in the A2 Rectangles Layering Die Set and the excess was trimmed from each side. The window and flowers were adhered to the background panel and it was adhered to a white A2 card base, all with liquid glue. The sentiment, from the Like A Wildflower Stamp Set, was white heat embossed onto the strip of gray cardstock. It was adhered across the bottom of the flowers to complete the card. That’ll do it for me today!! Thanks so much for stopping by!! Have a terrific week!! Brenda

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You're An Amazing Friend!

by Justin Adkins on Mar 21 2024

Justin is on the blog today sharing some fun inspiration with our new Brighter Days Gerbera Daisy by Kelly Taylor Stamp Set! Learn how stamping your images in a color other than black can really change the whole feel of your image when you color it up with your alcohol markers!

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Thinking of You - Brighter Days Gerbera Daisy

by Brenda Noelke on Mar 15 2024

Join Brenda on the blog today for some no-line Copic coloring of this "thinking of you" card featuring the beautiful Brighter Days Gerbera Daisy Stamp Set from the March release!!

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Let Your Spirit Soar

by Brenda Noelke on Feb 23 2024

Join Brenda on the blog today as she is inspired by one of the latest Paper Glaze Luxe mixes!!