Winner Winner Chicken Dinner!

Hi all,

Just a quick post announcing the Winner from the New Craft Stash Blog Hop for the prize pack that is personally provided by me!

The winner is

Sue DJuly 17, 2018 at 2:34 PM

Cool card. I like the accents of gold.

Sue, please email me your address, so I can get your prize pack mailed.

Impression Obsession 2018 Fall/Winter Stamps Release Hop and Give Away: Day 4

Welcome to the Impression Obsession 2018 Fall/Winter Stamps Release Hop!
We have some beautiful new stamps to share AND Gift Certificates to give away!
The Blog Hop will be posted on the Impression Obsession Blog at 6am EST July 16th – July 19th. Visit the IO Design Team’s blogs (only one comment per blog please) for a chance to win one of FOUR $25 Gift Certificates! The more blogs you visit … the better chance you will have to win!!!

Don't forget to start over at the IO Stamps blog as well as visit the other Design Team members for more inspiration:

ANNA WIGHT
DINA KOWAL
GIOVANA SMITH
ILINA CROUSE - that's ME!
JEANNE STREIFF
KAREN AMIDON
KELLI HULL
LAURA FULCHER
VICKI GARRETT
Comment entries will be open on all posts until 9pm CT on Sunday July 22nd and all winners will be announced July 24th.

Catherine Pooler's Tropically Yours Stamp of Approval is LIVE!

Hi everyone!

The Tropically Yours Stamp of Approval is live for the general public. Since last night when it went on sale for the Stamp Nation members who attended t he PJ party, then for those on the wait list, only 30% of the boxes remain in stock. So hurry up! Head over Catherine Pooler's store to get yours and in mean time there are some add-ons too and new items in the store ;)

In meantime here are couple more cards I made using the collection!
For this card I used the Fearless Pursuit set along with the Stand tall set and dies.
To create the background use Orange Twist, Rockin' Red and Tiara inks along with mini ink blending tool. Stamp the images in black and the sentiment. Cut piece of Midnight card stock to create the "ground". Set it aside.

Stamp the Flamingo in Midnight, color with Copics and die cut. Assemble your card.

Next is a card using again Fearless Pursuit set and dies along with Good Vibes borders. To create the sun, cut a circle mask and do some reverse masking and blending using Orange Twist, Tiki Torch and Tiara inks. STamp and die cut the palm trees using Grass Skirt and Icing on the cake inks. For the sentiment, stamp it on Midnight card stock and emboss in white. Cut to size.

Assembled your card ;)

Impression Obsession 2018 Fall/Winter Stamps Release Hop and Give Away: Day 3

Welcome to the Impression Obsession 2018 Fall/Winter Stamps Release Hop!
We have some beautiful new stamps to share AND Gift Certificates to give away!
The Blog Hop will be posted on the Impression Obsession Blog at 6am EST July 16th – July 19th. Visit the IO Design Team’s blogs (only one comment per blog please) for a chance to win one of FOUR $25 Gift Certificates! The more blogs you visit … the better chance you will have to win!!!

Don't forget to start over at the IO Stamps blog as well as visit the other Design Team members for more inspiration:

ANNA WIGHT
DINA KOWAL
GIOVANA SMITH
ILINA CROUSE - that's ME!
JEANNE STREIFF
KAREN AMIDON
KELLI HULL
LAURA FULCHER
VICKI GARRETT
Comment entries will be open on all posts until 9pm CT on Sunday July 22nd and all winners will be announced July 24th.

For my card today I used:
My Heart is Warm stamp
Snowman Wreath 

I stamped the image onto white card stock and colored with Prismacolor and Chameleon pencils. Once done,  I stamped the sentiment and adhered to a pink note card.
I wanted the coloring to take central stage, so kept my card clean and simple.

Pink and Main: Spread your wings

Hi everyone!
I am back again today with a card featuring the You can Fly set and the coordinating dies along with the Butterfly background from Pink and Main.
To make the card start by stamping the butterfly on watercolor paper using Versamark ink (or any other sticky ink), next emboss with white embossing powder. I colored it using liquid watercolors, but you can use any other watercolors.

Then die cut it and set it aside. Stamp the Butterfly Background onto white card stock with Skyscraper Surface ink.   Die cut a rectangle using the Rounded Rectangles Stitched dies. Cut another rectangle of the same size from vellum. Adhere them together.  Adhere the butterfly using foam dots onto the butterfly panel. On a strip of black card stock stamp the sentiment with Versamark ink and emboss with white embossing powder. Adhere to your butterfly panel using foam dots.

To finish off the card adhere the butterfly panel onto black top folding note card ( 4 1/4" x 11" piece of black card stock scored at 5 1/2"). And embellish with few Rainbow Glossy Dots.

Thank you so much for stopping by and hope you are inspired to be creative today