Friday, February 9, 2018

Unity Stamp Company | Bohemian Backgrounds | 3 Color Stamping

Happy Friday! Today I have part 2 of 4 from my Stretch Your Stamp series featuring Bohemian Backgrounds from Unity Stamp Company.







I would tell you how I made this, however, I think a video is worth a lot more, so please check out the full tutorial here:https://youtu.be/2kzVVGoZIVA

Hugs,

Crystal

Thursday, February 8, 2018

Unity Stamp Company | Bohemian Backgrounds | Embossed with Vellum

Hey, there friend! Today I have a quick post with a 4 part series using the stamp set from Unity Stamps called Bohemian Backgrounds.

I have 4 different cards using this one stamp set. This is a great way to stretch your stamps!






I have created a video for your viewing pleasure.
https://youtu.be/ZKLvOqkaZ-Q

Enjoy!

Crystal

Monday, February 5, 2018

Pretty Pink Posh | Birthday Scene | Soft backgrounds + Giveaway!

Hi there friend! Today, I am stopping by in the midst of sick kids, with this card using Pretty Pink Posh stamp set Birthday Scene, which was just released! 


This sweet scene was completely colored in Copics, then framed with Scallop Frames Dies  and placed over a lovely floral patterned paper. 


I thought it would be very fun to add some additional die cuts to give it some dimension. So with Stitched Borders 2 Dies die cut on white cardstock then added a bit of glitter Nuvo drops.



To finish this card, I added some confetti on the scene to draw the eye back to this.

These critters are quite cute!

Now for a giveaway! We celebrated Pretty Pink Posh birthday month on Saturday at Impress Rubber Stamps in Seattle. Paulina was kind enough to provide these stamp sets for a lucky winner.

To win you MUST comment and share the graphic below on Instagram. Also, you must be a follower.

Click HERE to take you to my Instagram page.

Well, that is all today, hope you all stay healthy and check back to Instagram on Friday to see who won this lovely set of Pretty Pink Posh sequins.

Hugs,
Crystal

Friday, February 2, 2018

Pretty Pink Posh | Valentine's Day Theme Week

Hi there! Stopping by with this card I shared over on the Pretty Pink Posh blog for the Valentine's Day Theme week. For this, I wanted to create something that would utilize the beautiful “love” word from the Love Shaker die.
Let’s start by gathering our materials, for this card I used the following Pretty Pink Posh products :
 
With our Love shaker, I have die cut 4 “love” words from Melon Mambo cardstock and have trimmed off the heart. To save paper, I cut strips just wide enough to fit the “love”.
Once those were trimmed out, I glued the “love” on top of each other to create a thick die cut.
From the Love Sentiment stamp set, I used the “All My Love”. I masked the “love” from the set with washi tape, inked the stamp, then removed the washi tape. I stamped the sentiment on the card base above of where I plan to place the die cut “love”.
Now it’s time to work on the card panel. First I wanted to stamp the darker of my ink colors, so using the solid hearts from Cupid Friends with Melon Mambo, which will coordinate with the “love” die cut.
For the larger hearts from the Love Sentiments set, I have stamped those in the following ink colors. SU Powder Pink, SU Melon Mambo, Pink Shimmer Delicata, Altenew Blush and Altenew Soft Lilac.
I felt this card needed some touches of gold, so I heat embossed the heart outlines from Cupid Friends in gold embossing powder. Since the gun was hot and the powder was out, I decided to create a dipping effect on the love die cut.
This was super simple, as I tapped the half of the die cut in embossing ink, covered with powder and heat set. To finish the card, I added a strip of gold washi and added a few Sparkling Clear Sequins.
I hope you like the simplicity of this card! I certainly did! The colors could easily be changed and the sentiments from Love Sentiments could also be easily interchanged.
Have a fabulous day! Join us tomorrow for another day of Valentine inspiration!

Winnie & Walter | Repetitive Stamping Challenge

Hi there! I am here with Winnie & Walter today with this video and card to celebrate the 4th Winnie & Walter birthday.   I am hosting this repetitive challenge over on the Winnie and Walter blog. 




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We can't wait to see how your take on repetitive stamping in your project!

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For more information on how to enter to become our Guest Star for the next release CLICK HERE.  Please remember you need to include GS in the Link Title to be considered for the Guest Star competition.



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Thursday, January 11, 2018

Unity Stamp Company |Unity Inspiration Blog Hop | January Release

Hi Unity fans! This evening I am joining Unity in hopping along for the newest release! I created a very sparkly card with one of the gorgeous Hannah Girl from the Angie Girls collection


To make this card, I stamped and colored the entire image with my copic markers.

Then, using matching shades of Nuvo Glitter drops, I added them on top of the colored images.
 I then, die cut the congrats sentiment from Winnie & Walter. Added it to the card and added more Nuvo drop glitter.

She turned out pretty cute!

Now on to the GIVEAWAY!



We have TWO amazing Unity filled prize packages to giveaway. Leave a comment on EACH blog in the hop for your chance to win. — PRIZE WINNERS WILL BE ANNOUNCED MONDAY NIGHT ON THE UNITY BLOG —

Now on to the Hop: Your next stop is Donna , but if you get lost you can find the list below.


Pretty Pink Posh | 4th Birthday Celebration Blog Hop


Hi y'all! Thanks for joining me on this awesome 4th birthday celebration blog hop! You should have arrived from the AMAZING Sandy Allnock's blog. (*blushing)

For this hop, I've created a card with the super cute set you can get with a $60 purchase!




To make this, I stamped the butterflies and colored them with copics. Stamped the "Hello Gorgeous" from the NEW Love Sentiments Set.  Next I fussy cut the edges around it and set aside. My Perfect Plum cardstock was then die-cut using Stitched Borders 3 Dies 


I then repeated the process 3 more times. Next, using foam adhesive I placed my stamped panel on to the larger of the border cardstocks. Alternating between foam adhesive and regular I added the borders. 

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Then, I added lots of Nuvo drops to the butterflies. 


 To top off my card, I added the NEW Spring Blossom's Mix. 

This is a FUN card with the little but MIGHTY set, right?!









Now on to the real important deets!

There are several giveaways for the comments YOU make on the blog hop! Also, Paulina has special discounts for your orders. 




Your next stop on the hop is Liz Sarkisyan

If you get lost, here is the lineup:   (Be sure to start on the Pretty Pink Posh Blog)
Crystal Thompson (You are Here)