Creativity Within

Wednesday, July 8, 2020

Hero Arts and Honey Bee Stamps Partner Set Blog Hop and Giveaway!

Hi Everyone!
Today the Hero Arts Creative Team is hopping with Honey Bee Stamps and celebrating the new Partner set called You Are Amazing. We also have couple give aways (details on bottom of this post)
If you are following the hop you have probably arrived from Debi Adams blog and your next stop is Janette Kausen.

For my card I started with piece of Dove White card stock piece measuring 4 1/4" x 5 1/2" and ink blended Soft Apricot, Fresh Peach and Bubble Gum ink. Once the ink was dry, using Embossing and watermark ink (and your MISTI) stamp the sentiment and image. Emboss in white. Remove the sentiment from the door of the MISTI and stamp the image again and emboss in white. Repeat this few times, so you get more dimensional embossed image.

Once you are satisfied with the look, trim the panel to 4" x 5 1/4" and add some white enamel dots. Using fun foam adhere to Dove White top folding note card.

Giveaway: We will give away TWO $50 shopping sprees during this hop - one to the Hero Arts store, and one to Honey Bee Stamps! Winners will be drawn from the comments left across the hop - comment on more blogs for more chances to win! Enter by Wednesday, July 15th at 11:59pm pacific, and the winners will be announced on the Hero Arts and Honey Bee Stamps blogs the following week.

Blog Hop:

Monday, July 6, 2020

Spellbinders: Watercolored Glimmer Backgrounds

Hi everyone!

Happy Monday. Today I had fun playing with hot foiling and I have few samples to share using the Spellbinders Glimmer Backgrounds. In particular I used the Hand Drawn Wave Glimmer plate and added few more for the sentiments such as the Honeycomb Alphabet, More Sentiments and Border Greetings.

For two of the cards I first did my backgrounds using Karin markers then foiled, and the last one I did the foiling then colored few of the waves like rainbows (I made a mistake and have the orange between the yellow and green, I was going to toss it, but decided to keep going and embrace my mistake)

All supplies are on the bottom of this post

Saturday, July 4, 2020

Spellbinders: July Card Kit of the Month Inspiration and a Coupon Code

Hi everyone!
Happy Saturday and Happy July 4th! Unfortunately I don't have any patriotic project for you today, but I do have some projects using the July Spellbinders card kit of the month.
This month the kit has vintage feel, but you can make also clean and simple cards too (as you can see from my samples below).
You can subscribe to the kits HERE and if you do it by July 7th, use code JULY to get 10% off
The name of the kit for this month is Vintage momentos and it comes with Stamp Set, assorted card stock, note cards and envelopes, adhesive, 6x6 paper pad, sequins, set of dies and assorted stickers and die cut elements and also a set of chipboard frames.
So, here's my take of the kit. I used only the kit supplies besides black and Versamark ink pads, gold embossing powder and alcohol markers!
You can see the content of the kit at the bottom or directly on the Spellbinders website HERE

Friday, July 3, 2020

4th of July Crafty Deals, Sales etc

Hi all,

Below are few crafty sales that are happening this weekend! I will update the list as I come across more sales. Happy shopping!

Picket Fence Studios has 20% off sales with code PFS20! You should check the latest release

Catherine Pooler Designs has FREE Shipping promotion plus a SALE section with items up to 40% off. Check it out! Also there are two new sizes of blocks!!!!

Ellen Hutson has 20% off everything using code fireworks20! And she has huge assortment of stamps and dies from lots of different companies!

Spellbinders has a SALE of up to 40% category full of stamps and dies and other items!

PinkFresh Studio has sale of 15% of everything!!! Use code HAPPY4TH

Tuesday, June 30, 2020

Hero Arts and Ink Blot Shop Partner Set Blog Hop and VIDEO and Giveaway

Hi Everyone!
Today we are hopping with Hero Arts and Ink Blot Shop celebrating the new Partner set called Please Deliver. We also have couple give aways (details on bottom of this post)
If you are following the hop you have probably arrived from Emily Mydlowski blog and your next stop is Janette Kausen.
For my card I used the new set along with Craft sentiments set.
I stamped the envelope border 3 times using my MISTI and creative corners. Embossed in clear and watercolored using Karin markers.
Set aside. Stamp the sentiment on black card stock and embossed in white trim to size and assemble the card. Stamp the envelope
Watch the video below to see how this card came to be. (or click HERE)

Giveaway: We will give away TWO $50 shopping sprees during this hop - one to the Hero Arts store, and one to Ink Blot Shop! Winners will be drawn from the comments left across the hop - comment on more blogs for more chances to win! Enter by Sunday, July 5th at 11:59pm pacific, and the winners will be announced on the Hero Arts and Ink Blot Shop blogs the following week.

Blog Hop:

Hero Arts

Tifany DeGough / Ink Blot Shop