Paper Gal

Today I am sharing a project featuring the newly release coordinating dies for the Tim Holtz Festive Schematic stamp set. This was so fun to make and the dies make it easy to add dimension to these beautiful stamp sets! Card Base: I cut a square card base from smooth white cardstock. It is a 5x5 square. Background: I used some of Tim's gorgeous patterned paper that I had in my stash and layered it over gold metallic cardstock to fit the card base and leave a bit of a border. I splattered a bit of white paint over the plaid panel for a bit of interest. Focal Point: I chose the santa face from the stamp set. I stamped it in black alcohol friendly ink and colored the image in using copic markers. I then used the coordinating die to cut him out and adhered to the stamped image that I cut out with a circle die and used gold paint around the edges.  Sentiment: I stamped the sentiment on to black cardstock and heat set with white embossing powder. I again used the coordinating dies to cu...

 Hi all and welcome to another week of the Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge . This week's challenge theme ~ Halloween/Spooky This week we are featuring products from Mama Elephant . You don't have to use them to join in but if you have some we would to see what you make. As always just for entering you will be eligible for the drawing of a $25 voucher to the Simon store! Today I am featuring the Mama Elephant Graveyard Bash die set to create this fun Halloween project. Card Base: Card Base: Half sheet of black cardstock top folded to create an A2 card size. Background: Quarter sheet of white cardstock I ink blended with a cloud stencil and a blending tool. I used a shade of pink distress ink and adhered it to the card base. I then dic cut the Mama Elephant Graveyard Bash frame and a few images from black cardstock and adhered it over the stenciled sky. Focal Point: I cut out the ghost trick or treaters out of white and black cardstock and used distress ink to color. I adher...

I am happy to share a project today featuring the Simon Says Stamp Special Delivery stamp from the Sending Cheer release . This stamp and die set may be smaller but it packs a big punch! I just fell in love with the old truck image and the sentiments from this set that I thought it would make a fun holiday tag. I began with the tag set and cut a small and larger tag from white cardstock. I used a stencil to create the festive lines on the smaller tag. I cut the reinforcer from white cardstock and adhered it with craft glue to tie my ribbon through. I then stamped the images from the Special Delivery stamp set on white cardstock using copic friendly ink and colored them with copic markers. I cut the bow from white cardstock and also used copic markers to add color to the bow and adhere that to the bottom of the tag. I used the coordinating dies to cut out the images from the stamp set and adhered them to the tag. Last, I added some white gel pen detail to the wheels. I hope you got ins...

 Hi all and welcome to another week of the Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge . This week's challenge theme ~ Add a Number This week we are featuring products from Whimsy Stamps. You don't have to use them to join in but if you have some we would to see what you make. As always just for entering you will be eligible for the drawing of a $25 voucher to the Simon store! Today I am featuring the adorable Whimsy Stamps Postal Minis stamp set to make my hubby a birthday card. Yes, he will be 56 but doesn't look a day over 35!😉 Card Base:Top folding half sheet of 8 1/2 x 11 white cardstock cut to an A2 size card base. Background: I cut a quarter sheet of white cardstock and ran it through a 3d textured embossing folder and then slid an oxide ink pad over the raised areas. Trimmed it down to fit the card base with a bit of a border. Focal Point: I stamped the mini envelope images from the Whimsy Stamps Postal Minis set in alcohol friendly black ink and colored them in with co...

Hello crafty friends! Today I am going way out of my comfort zone and tapping into my inner Tim Holtz. I am featuring the Simon Says Stamp Bells die set and I going to just distress the heck out of these pretty bell dies! I inked, smudged, sprayed and tried to do all the things I've watched Tim do. I hope you like them as much as I do because it was a lot of fun. Card Base:Top folding half sheet of 8 1/2 x 11 white cardstock cut to an A2 size card base. Background: I cut a quarter sheet of light green cardstock and used a gingham background stamp and a darker green ink to create this panel. I trimmed it to leave a bit of a white border. Focal Point: I cut two of the Bell dies out of watercolor paper and gold cardstock. I used distress ink to add color to the bells as well as spritzing water and gold paint. I list all the colors I used below in the supply list. I then trimmed the gold cuts to add the ball part of the image and adhered it with some craft glue. I then used the bow em...

I'm so happy to be participating in day 2 of the Simon Says Stamp Sending Cheer blog hop. I hope you get some inspiration and enjoy the giveaway and a special offer for this blog hop.👇👇👇   I have created three projects for this hop using the festive items from the Sending Cheer release. A comment on this post will be selected to receive a $25 shopping spree at the Simon store. Each blog on this hop is a chance to win! Winners will be announced on the Simon Says Stamp blog. Be sure to check out day 1 of the hop for more chances to win and for more inspiration visit the Sending Cheer gallery . This first project features the Stitched Mittens wafer dies . I used distress ink to color them and adhered them to the stenciled panel with foam squares. Next, I have made a very festive project featuring the aptly named Joyful Snowman die , the new CZ Designs Holiday Wishes sentiment die and CZ Designs Simple Trees set to create my wintery scene. The last project I created feature...

Hello crafty friends! I am happy to share a project featuring some goodies from the Simon Says Stamp Sending Cheer release . Leave it to Simon to make our paper crafting experiences even better! I am using a new coordinating stencil set for the Gingerbread Man embossing folder.  These stencils make it so easy and fun to color these 3d stencils. Card Base:Top folding half sheet of 8 1/2 x 11 white cardstock cut to an A2 size card base. Background and Focal Point: I ran a quarter sheet of white cardstock through the gingerbread embossing folder. I used a sticky mat to lay the first of two coordinating stencils to add color to the raised images. I used a blending brush and dark brown, red and tan color ink pads to add color to the gingerbread men. I also used the next stencil and white texture paste to add a white frosting cuffs to the arms and legs with a off set pallet knife. Sentiment: I cut the All the Joy die from red cardstock and again from white cardstock for thickness and pop...