Hello Everyone!

Check out the Birch Press Design Blog today, yup you guessed it I am over there today!  Let’s work with those awesome layering dies we have all seen and fell immediately in love with!  Hopefully this video will help if you have been intimidated by them!  I know I was at first…  Once you get the hang of them, they are absolutely beautiful!  …and there is so much you can create with them….  Just wait until you see!

I just started playing around with them to see just what they can do!  Pulled out some card stock and a die cutting I went! I had to start with the SPLASH Layering Die Set!  I love the way it look as if it is moving majestically across your card front!

I even pulled out there Big BEST Sugar Script Die and the Best Friend Clear Stamp Set to add my sentiments.

Click the video below to see just how I over came my intimidation and make sure you check out their blog for more designs that will inspire you!

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Be Inspired, Be Creative, ENJOY and SHARE what you create today!
~ Desiree

​Hello Everyone!

We are back with another design team project for Scrapping for Less! Today, let’s have fall be magical and elegant at the same time! Fall pulls in some great depth and richness in our color choices!

​The stamp set for my design team project is by Brutus Monroe and it’s called Conservatory of Quotes! The floral bouquet is perfect for any coloring medium you want to dig into and play around with!

​For today, I had to choose my distress inks, they have been very neglected lately and I wanted to create a water color background affect. I remember seeing a video by Kristina Werner and I just fell in love with the colors she chose…  I was very much inspired by her and the panel she made! Once I chose my colors, I pulled out a piece of Canson XL watercolor paper and traced a rectangle using one of my dies from my stash.  I used my blue tape to secure my water color panel down since there was going to be a lot of water going on here…

​Picked up my colors that I laid down onto my craft earlier and went to town just dropping them all in.  I did this twice making sure it was dry in between each time I added more color.

After this was completely dry I stamped my focal image and sentiment using my versafine black ink and heat set it with my clear embossing powder. Trimmed my panel down to 4 1/4 in x 5 1/2 in and adhered it to my card Standard A2 size top folding card base.

​Added some Nuvo Drops in black to give just some added shine!  So now we can let fall begin with elegance!

Check out all the fun details in the video below!

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Be Inspired, Be Creative, ENJOY and SHARE what you create today!
~ Desiree

Hello Everyone!

We are back with another design team project for Scrapping for Less!   Today I am going to show you a ‘gem’ of a card!  LOL

The stamp set I used for my project is by Heffy Doodle and it’s called Geology Rocks!  Some great images to color along the sentiments to match!

​I started by stamping my images using VersaFine black ink and colored them in with my Spectrum Noir Glitter Markers. I love these, and they come in so many different colors! Once they were dry, and yes I helped this along with my heat tool… I fussy cut them out and set them aside so I could work on my card base.

​I decided to attempt a gatefold card so I cut my cardstock 5 1/2 in x 8 1/5 in and scored each side at 2 1/4 in.  This way each side folds in to create that simple gate fold card!  I stamped one of my sentiments on the lower right-hand side, and another for the inside to add something extra!

​I placed my diamond images on a diagonal up my card front with the center focal image propped up with some double-sided foam squares and extended over the right-side edge of my gatefold!  Now how easy was that!

Check out all the fun details in the video below!

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Be Inspired, Be Creative, ENJOY and SHARE what you create today!
~ Desiree

Hello Everyone!

Welcome to the Spellbinder's Holiday Blog Hop!  Today we are featuring some wonderful collections being released!  My projects will feature the Zenspired Holidays Collection by Joanne Fink! I am such a doodler and I love the fact these cards look as if they were drawn by hand!

For my first card I just had to use the Dangling Ornaments along with my Distress Oxides.  I started by creating a blended background cut down to 4 1/4 in x 5 1/2 in. I sprayed the background to give it some texture for an added touch. I stamped my images in white pigment ink and then heat set with white embossing powder! I wanted to make my ornaments stand out even more, to do that I used my oxides as watercolors and painted some of the focal areas. Once everything was dry I added some NuVo Drop Embellishments for some added dimension.

My second card is featuring the Christmas Candy Canes Stamp and Die Set!  I think it is wonderful you get a die for each stamp in this set and their are two candy cane facing in opposite directions!  No Mirror Stamping Here!

I stamped my images using an alcohol marker friendly ink and colored away!  Cut my images using the coordinating dies once my coloring was finished. Adhered my candy canes using my liquid adhesive and double sided foam tape!  Finally, what card is complete without some glitter!
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​Need to see all the details?  Just click on the video below!  ENJOY!

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Be Inspired, Be Creative, ENJOY and SHARE what you create today!
​~ Desiree

Hello Everyone!

I am over on the Birch Press Design Blog today!  

Check out the detail in this card, and here is the best part....  IT TOOK NO TIME AT ALL!  The Metro Triangle Collage Die does all the work for you!

I only added a blended background using my Distress Oxides and turned it into a shaker card with some iridescent sequins just to give it a little shimmer...

Use their 'Just Because' Clear Stamp Set for my sentiments inside and outside!

Click on the video below to see how to make this card!

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Always Remember...
 
Be Inspired, Be Creative, ENJOY and SHARE what you create today!
​~ Desiree

Hello Everyone!

Are a Coffee or tea drinker... Spellbinders has created the perfect etched dies for your card making ventures!

These Shapeabilites Etched Dies Sets are from their new release Cuppa Coffee - Cuppa Tea by Sharyn Sowell!  There are so many wonderful designs to choose from!

For my first card I used the Stock o. Cups Set!  These are the perfect size to be a focal point on any card!  I pulled out my alcohol inks and went had fun creating many color combinations!

For my second card I used the Heart Latte Die Set! There are so many ways you can create your card using these dies.  I chose to make my image center stage, but this set is perfect to create a shaker card!

These cards were simple and easy to make come see all the details and MAKE SURE YOU SUBSCRIBE!

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Always Remember...

Be Inspired, Be Creative, ENJOY and SHARE what you create today!
~ Desiree

Hello Everyone!

Well its the month we have ALL been waiting for...  STAMPtember® has finally arrived an everyday we get to see something fabulous and new!

​So many products, but what I love most about STAMPtember® is the fact all companies in this industries come together to celebrate! It's the best!

So make sure you celebrate with Simon Says Stamp on their Blog to find so many other wonderful creatives and ya never know, you may see a coupon or too floating around out there!

Are you a Picturebook Die fan?  As always Simon Says Stamp has you covered!  They now have launched Big Picturebook Dies as part of their launch for STAMPtember®!  The Big Picturebook Fox is absolutely adorable and so easy to put together, just like all the others!

I used scraps from my stash and I die cut them twice!  I cut a 1/2 inch from the bottom of my card base...  I had to let his little nose stick out a bit!  LOL

After the pieces were cut I added some distress oxides tot he edges just to give some dimension...  The colors I used were antique linen, worn lipstick, mowed lawn, and vintage photo!

For my sentiment I used Simon Says Stamps Big Greetings 1 Stamp Set! I added some Nuvo Shimmer - Midas Touch to the inside of the letters, just to add a hint of sparkle!

Now go....  ENJOY the CELEBRATION Party!  ...remember look for those coupons (hint, hint, look at the top of this bost!) They are all over!

Inspiration is a wonderful thing!  Check out the STAMPtember® Gallery...  There are awesome ideas here...  CLICK HERE to check it out!

​Always Remember...

Be Inspired, Be Creative, ENJOY and SHARE what you create today!
~ Desiree

Hello Everyone!

I am here with the Simon Says Stamp August 2018 Card Kit!  I am absolutely in love with the images in this this kit!  ...and when you loose power in your house, the medium of choice becomes color pencils! YAY!

While I had a moment running around the house thinking how I was going to get everything done...  I got to play with my favorite medium! - now I have many, and I mean MANY pencil sets, from Crayola to Prismacolor and everything in between!

My first card shown was very much inspired by Yana Smakula...  Now I was not as ambitious as she with stamping the flower image twice, but when I saw her color this image, I new my sets had to be pulled out!  The above image was colored with my Marco Renoir Fine Art Set.  When I color my images the process is very similar to alcohol markers.  I start with my darkest and work my way to where I want my lightest to be.

My second card was very much clean and simple!  I just used a very pal soft sky colored ink and stamped my image and added a couple banners using the pattern paper from the kit!

For the final card I am showing today, I used the background stamp with a pale ink to just add texture...  I cut my panel using my Penny Black Antique Frame dies for an uneven edge and placed a piece of the pattern paper behind to add a pop of color!  For this image I pulled out my Lyra Rembrant Polycolor pencils.  Added a double bow from the twine included in the kit.

Make sure you click on the video below to see more card projects and details!

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Be Inspired, Be Creative, ENJOY and SHARE what you create today!
~ Desiree

Hello Everyone!

I am back with another reveal for Spellbinders for their September 2018 Card Kit! 

Dies, Stamp Set,Paper Pad and all the embellishments you could  ask for in one kit!  They provide 10 Card bases and envelopes, but trust me you can make so many more cards from this kit! 

So let's dig right in!

For my first card, I just had to use the dies to form my bug!  This is a perfect die with a lot of detail.  I used the solid and mirrored card stock that came in the kit!  I cut out my sentiment three times to add some dimension onto my card.  

For my second card I could not resist all the wonderful die cuts.  I when I say all and really a whole lot!  There were so many to choose from but I immediately fell in love with the floral and the typewriter!  This card remind me of a journal page...

They stamp set included comes with man images.  With the whale there are actually two images that can be layered with no problem at all!  I puled out some inks to blend on the solid stamp and then used the line stamp to add definition to the image!

Of course there are a few more cards completed, so check out the video below to see all the wonderful details!

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Always Remember...

Be Inspired, Be Creative, ENJOY and SHARE what you create today!
~ Desiree

Hello Everyone!

Coffee Anyone?  I am one of those who must have their coffee first thing in the morning! But I also do enjoy the taste and the smell as well...

This month's Hero Arts Card kit is fantastic and full of many images of coffee along with their dies!  These stamps are perfect for any medium you chose to complete your cards...

I broke out my alcohol markers for my first card, but kept it simple...  (yes I am still learning the alcohol world, LOL)  The majority of my mugs I colored in warm grey tones with one bright and cheery!

I enjoyed working with the puff embossing powder by Hero Arts!  If you think you love watching the embossing powder change when it is heated, wait until you try this one!  AWESOME!  Stamps all my mugs to fill my background with white pigment ink and then embossed using white powder!  To fill in the shipped cream I pulled out Emboss It Pen by Ranger...

This kit even came with come coffee and tea dyed papers!  Used a couple stitched square dies from my stash to create a layered panel on my card design base and then one single mug on top for the focal point!

Want to see more cards and all the fun details?  Just click on the video below...

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Always Remember...

Be Inspired, Be Creative, ENJOY and SHARE what you create today!
~ Desiree