National Coffee Day: SPOOOOOOKY Concoctions...

 

Hello there Coffee Loving Crafty peeps!  Today is OUR DAY!  I'm excited to be joining my fellow Coffee Loving Cardmaking designers AND the Miss Ink Stamps team in sharing some Coffee inspiration!  This is not your traditional hop (we'll save that for the Fall/Winter Hop) but is a Sponsor featured hop.  That means each one of our fabulous sponsors listed on the hop page.  Since Miss Ink Stamps is one of the super sponsors and is offering up a fab prize, I thought I'd join the fun!!!

I created this spooooooky Halloween coffee card with some of the newest stamp sets released this month.  I stamped and colored the image from the Coffee Gnomes set and then stamped/masked/ colored the images from the Pumpkin Spice Gnome set.  I also doodled a spider web for the background and added a little color/splatter before attaching the images.  To finish things off, I attached some enamel dots and mounted the panel onto a purple panel before attaching to a white card base.

I am in such a Halloween kick lately so I'm having fun making my sets "halloween-ie"!  Hope you enjoy!

Thanks so much for hopping over to my blog and I hope you hop over to the Miss Ink Blog and the Coffee Loving Cardmakers blog to check out all the fab info on this hop!  You just may win a coffee loving prize!!!

The Cat's Pajamas Sneaky Peek Week: Alice...

 

Hello again my inky friends!  Today I'm joining my fellow Cat Pack teamies as we share another sneaky peek for the September lauch of stamps/dies from The Cat's Pajamas.  This sneak is all about the fun set "Alice".  You know who she is!  

I decided to go a different direction with this set because I'm not that into the story.  I know, GASP!  Well, there are a few stories that just don't get me...but I love the stamp sets nonetheless.  I particularly love the poison bottle!!!  SOOOO...I created a fun little Halloween card featuring this image.  I also included. peek-peek of a new stencil that is debuting this month too.  

Of course, when making my card, another FUN die popped into my mind.  I needed a spider web and I found it in the Halloween Tag Duo die.  I stenciled the background and popped it up against some neon green cardstock.  I then added the cute poison bottles...I also clear embossed the stencil on the black background paper so it has a yummy shine!  

Adding the little bat onto the card was the finishing touch before attaching it to the card base!  So fun!  Thanks for hopping over and see you again tomorrow for another sneaky peek!  

Coffee Lovers Blog Hop Day 4: Super Sponsor RG Avenue!

Hello there coffee loving crafters!  It's Day 4 of the Coffee Lovers Blog Hop and I'm hopping every day!  Today, I'm featuring Super Sponsor RG Avenue!  RG Avenue is offering a SWEET prize for some lucky hoppers and I get to share with you some yummy inspiration!  

While late night crafting with my friends at RG Avenue Convention, I played around with the yummy new RG Avenue exclusive Gel Press Petite set called "RG PLAN".  This mini Gel Press collection includes three Gel Press shapes:  a lightbulb, Arrow and coffee cup!...Yes, you read that right, a COFFEE CUP!  RG's Gel Press Petite sets (he has three! were first debuted at Creativation and were sold out to retail distributors and online.  Now, RG is offering them exclusively in the RG Avenue shop!  Check them out here:  

RG Plan: (lightbulb, arrow, coffee cup)

RG Call (three different callout bubbles)

RG Love (heart, lips, mustache)

RG is offering two winners a stamp set and Gel Press Petite of their choice!  Sooo...Good luck and hop along for a chance to win!

So while playing with the coffee cup, I inked up the cup with some Tangy Apple and Rich Cactus ink (directly onto the plate) and then splattered some Black Taffy reinker onto the plate and then applied the plate to some Powdered Sugar cardstock.  Next, I cut out the image and used a paint brush to apply some Media Mixer and some Vanilla Cream and some Black Taffy sugar drops reinker along the edges of the cup.  After that, I just flicked some Rich Cactus sugar drops reinker and some Dazzling Pat onto the cup to finish it off before overstamping the design.  

Since it was a few days before Halloween, I decided to grab the pretty and appropriate images from the new Life Celebration set called "Boho Skull".  It matched perfectly to a ceramic tumbler I have in my pottery collection from the amazing potter/artist/teacher named Tony Young (@youngy_03 on Instagram).

I stamped the skull on the cup then distressed the paper a bit with Black Taffy ink.  I then dripped a few droppers of Rich Cherry reinker down the side to create some "bloody drips".  I also added some flicks of black acrylic paint and media mixer/rich red reinker onto the cup before coloring the flowers. 

 I colored the flowers with Copic Markers and then I fussy cut them and rubbed a bit of black ink over them with a blending brush before attaching them to the cup. 

To finish off the card, I applied the sentiment and flicked some reinker on the white panel before attaching the flowers and mounting it onto Nectar Stone cardstock and then mounting it onto a powdered Sugar card base.  I also added a few blingy bits here and there and of course, had to add some ribbon! 

Thanks for hopping over!  I hope my card inspired you and got you dreaming about some yummy fun you could have with these gel plates!  See you tomorrow!!

New Release Reveal Continues: TCP Sugar Skull

Welcome back inky friends!  As promised, I'm back to share a more in-depth explanation of how I created this fun Sugar Skull card.  The new Sugar Skull Duo die from TCP is such a fun die to create with!  I diecut several pieces of cardstock to allow me the ability to mix and match elements to create a perfectly perfect and colorful sugar skull.

After diecutting several colors:  Neon Green, Magenta, Teal, Orange, yellow and Gold, I had enough elements to insert into my white skull diecut.  I mounted the white skull diecut onto a piece of pink cardstock so that I could glue the inset pieces in very easily.  

After insetting each and every little piece, I cut the pink panel around the edge to create a little border.  Next, I set that aside and started working on the base panel.  Notice I also added a little bat from the Halloween Tag Duo Die Set.  

 I stamped the sentiment from the new Faboolous set using Versafine Clair Warm Breeze ink.  Then I assembled the yellow, orange and metallic gold panel and mounted that onto a magenta card base.

To finish off the card, I fanned some lime green tissue paper and mounted it under my sugar skull-kind-of an ode to Mexican paper flowers.  After that, I added some of the extra pieces and parts from the diecutting escapade (including a piece of the gold remnants) and finished off by applying the sugar skull with some foam squares.  Fenito Bandito!  Wahoo!  

Thanks for hopping over to check out this project today!  Tomorrow I'll be back...I'm in the mooood for a fun Halloween project!  Stop back again to see a deelish project featuring some new dies and treat containers from TCP!

TCP Sneaky Peek Week...BOO!

EEEK!  I'm excited to announce that I've been invited to be a part of the The Cat's Pajamas Design Team!  I am thrilled to be joining this fabulous team and I'm itchin' to get down and dirty creating some fun projects with their awesome stamps, dies and embellishments!  This month, I'm joining the team in sharing some projects created with the newest additions to the TCP collection and they're all about the upcoming holidays!  WAHOO!  

I created a fun little Halloween gift container featuring the new "Halloween Tag Duo" die set.  It's a fabulous little die collection and I know you'll be itchin' to create something fun with it too.  Take a peek at this fab die set!  

Today I'm sharing a little tutorial on how I created this fun little dimensional treat container.  It's quick and simple and requires just a few supplies!  

Step 1:  I diecut the frame out of some dark gray cardstock.  Two of the frames were also diecut with the web insert.  I saved the extra "parts" to add to my project later.  

Step 2:  I cut a piece of magenta cardstock for the base.  2 1/2 x 2 1/2 inches was the perfect size.  Using some double sided multiliner tape, I mounted the gray panels on the magenta square as shown below.  I made sure to test out the alignment to make sure the edges would connect perfectly before adding the tape.  I chose to use double sided tape so that I could add a clear insert on the inside.  

Step 3:  I attached tape to each edge and connected the side panels to each other to create a little vessel.  When the "vessel" was complete, I set out to work on the inside.  

Step 4:  Next, I folded a clear card envelope in half placed my die on top and ran them through my die cutting machine.  This allowed me to create four perfectly clear inside panels.  I attached these panels to the inside by pressing them securely over the double stick tape.  

Step 5:  The final step is always my favorite!  The DECORATING!  I selected some sparkly green tissue paper and placed that inside the container.  I filled it up with some yummy white gumballs (I would also recommend some eyeball gumballs for extra smiles).  After it was filled to the brim, I attached some pretty satin magenta ribbon and threaded it through the holes of the solid diecuts.  I tied them securely with a bow and then added some fun sequined and tinseled ribbon.  I also added that little spider on the top for some EEEEEKY fun!  

Thanks so much for stopping by today to check out my fun EEKY Peek!  I can't wait to share the other projects I created for this month's release.  Make sure to stop by tomorrow as we celebrate the new release with a fun Blog Hop!  YOU could win a fabulous prize!  See you tomorrow!  

Gettin' Ready for Spookfest!

Hello there inky friends!  I'm excited to share a fun little Halloween Card I created using the new October Fun stamp set from Joy Clair.  This is such an adorable set and I just love the little characters in this set.  It's perfect for those trick-or-treaters who love a fun costume!  

I decided to add a little scene and a few doodly embellishments to the TOO CUTE mummy in this set.  I created a boy and a girl mummy heading out for a night on the town!  Little Mr. Mummy has a spooky little mohawk and Little Miss Mummy is sportin' a big floppy ponytail!  Of course, they're leaving the cemetery so they have a few little tombstones to take care of before they head into town.  I think the bats also got the message there was something going on because they're ready and flappin! 

Not that spooky but oh so fun and playful!  Love this little scene!  :)

It's that time...

Bags, and bags of sweet treats line the aisles and now I'm on the AVOID THAT AISLE campaign...Problem is, there is more than ONE aisle!  Now I have to avoid the whole store so I don't head down those aisles and pick up "just one bag" if you know what I mean! 

Here's a little treat that is calorie free...

Yummy!  This adorable image (and the stars too) are from the set called Candy Witch by Christina Lynn Myers.  It's available right now at the QKD shop! 

Here's a closer peek at this lovely lady ")

Make sure you check out the NEWEST FUNKY images available today (all by Miss Megs):

Steampunk Angel

Under The Sea

Steampunk Cutie

Ghostly Girl

Mermaid and Fish

Rosey Skull

Grave Digger

Pin Cushion

Ha Ha Ha Ha HAAAAA...

Trick or Treat! Tomorrow is Halloween and I can think of no better way to avoid eating all the candy in my candy bucket than to lock myself in my stamping room to make a few festive creations!

Halloween Colors? Well, I guess you can say the traditional colors are green, purple and orange...so I think I followed the line pretty well this week even though I added a few more to the mix.

I decided to make a square cardfront that will double as a scrapbook page for my three year old niece. She loves playing dress-up all year long and has been wearing her costume (a cute little bat fairy) for WEEKS around her house. I don't make pages often, but Halloween and Christmas seem to get the most showcase in my scrapbook layouts anyway.

On this creation, I used one of my most favorite WoodwareUSA sets (I think I say that about all of my sets, but it's TRUE!) called Mary and Friends. I added a little witch hat (QuickCutz) to Mary's head so she and her friend "Boo" can spook the town Sunday night!

Hope you have a safe and HAPPY Halloween!

Happy Halloween!

Had a chance to stamp a bit this morning and boy, seems like I haven't stamped in ages! I try to keep up with the challenges at the Shack, but I've been too busy or tired to keep up. So this morning, I completed last week's challenge 22 and made this Halloween Card. Part of the challenge was to mail it to a fellow shackie....Hmmmm...Wonder who's getting this. Trick or Treat!

Guess maybe now that I'm trapped at home (flu bug everywhere but my house, rain outside), I can this week's challenge done too. It's a color challenge using a pretty sage and teal combination.

Kerry