Stamptember & Heffy Doodle

Hi there friends!! Crystal here for Heffy Doodle, celebrating Simon Says Stamp Stamptember. I a so excited to be celebrating this very special day as Heffy Doodle turned one back in July and now we get to be among some of the best and neatest stamp companies out there. I

Anyways, today I have a card using our collaboration with Simon Says Stamp.

To make this card, I stamped the smores, coffee cups , hearts and tea cups on a white panel. 

The stamped panel was placed over kraft cardstock , then a sentiment was heat embossed in pink.

The cute squirel was stamped, handcut, copic colored and placed in the circle cut out 

How fun was that?! I love this set designed by Leslie (owner of Heffy Doodle) because it has many sentiments. 

Thanks so much for stopping by!

Crystal 

Reverse Confetti September Release Blog Hop

Hi there! Welcome to my stop of the Reverse Confetti September Release Blog Hop. This is a very special release as it encompasses all 3 upcoming holidays in a neat little package!

You should have arrived here from Laurie Wilson's blog. Isn't that woman absolutely talented?!

For my stop of the blog, I decided to show you another Christmas card using one of the newest sets called Holiday Gnomes and the AMAZING Triangles Die.

I believe I don't do cute cards very well, but the little town in this set was super fun to work with. 

Using Distress Oxydes to create the skyline.

Stamped the little houses, die cut and colored with copics. I drew some bricks on them to make them different

Then the trees were colored, and Nuvo drops added as ornaments. 

Glitter Nuvo to be my twinkling stars

The triangles die at the bottom for snow and texture!

Make sure to visit the other talented crafters joining the hop -you'll find lots more inspiration!

Reverse Confetti Blog

Amy Kolling

Laurie Willison

Crystal Thompson

Melissa Phillips

Amy Sheffer

Lydia Fiedler

Tricia Barber

Kelly Lunceford

Lisa Henke

Yana Smakula

Amy Rohl

Lea Lawson

Laurie Schmidlin

Wanda Guess

Heather Hoffman

Amy Tsuruta

Kathy Schweinfurth

Michelle Short

Audrey Tokach

Jeanne Jachna

Therese Calvird

Olga Moss

Maria Sabina

Thanks so much for stopping by today, your next stop is Melissa Phillips!

Reverse Confetti Release Sneak Peek 2 | Fall Foliage

Hello crafty friends!

I'm joining you again as a 'Fetti Friend for the months of September and October- today is the second peak at the new release that will be available on September 8th!

Day 2 of the new release peaks brings some very beautiful stamps! 

Up for showcase today is Fall Foliage stamps and dies. 

Fall Foliage is is a fabulous set with the perfect balance of images and sentiments! I decided to go for a watercolor panel full of fall colors.

To make this card, I stamped and heat embossed in gold the leaves onto Neenah 110lb paper.

Using Daniel Smith watercolors, I added a light wash of brow to the outer edges of the leaves and allowed to dry.

Then adding several layers of color to each leaf, allowing time to dry between layers

A kraft banner with the heat embossed sentiment wrapped the whole thing up!

Don't forget there's tons of inspiration from the following amazing crafters - leave a comment on their blog posts and be in the running to win a $15 USD voucher from Reverse Confetti! To be announced on the RC blog and FB page

Reverse Confetti Blog

Amy Kolling

Crystal Thompson 

Melissa Phillips

Amy Sheffer

Tricia Barber

Kelly Lunceford

Lisa Henke

Amy Rohl

Lea Lawson

Laurie Schmidlin

Heather Hoffman

Amy Tsuruta

Kathy Schweinfurth

Audrey Tokach

Jeanne Jachna

Olga Moss

Thanks so much for visiting and I'll see you for the next sneak peek tomorrow!!

Reverse Confetti Release Sneak Peak 1 | Boo Yea & Frighting Friends!

Hello Crafty Friends!

So excited that this is the first of 4 days of peaks at the new Release from Reverse Confetti!!I was so excited when I asked to be a 'Fetti Friend for September and October and was blown away when this release reached me - so much spectacular variety, there's something for everyone! Stay tuned at the end of the post for further inspiration and a chance to win prizes!

To begin we are sneak peeking two sets today. If you have heard this release has everything from Halloween, Thanksgiving and Christmas. Giving you some serious head start on your holiday crafting. The release is LIVE on September 8th, however let me show you TWO sets today!

Let me introduce Boo Yea &  Frightening Friends, seriously cute and super versatile

Let me show you what I made with this!

The front panel of the card has the Boo Yea set stamped in fun halloween colors 

The Frighting Friends set with coordinating confetti cuts made scene building a breeze!

Do you see the sneak peek of the NEWEST paper pack?!

The Boo Yeah set does not only have to been for treats, by using the other fun sentiments you can make a cheery card.

Now, there is so much more inspiration for this set is on the following blogs - make sure you visit and give them some crafty love!! Leave a comment for each designer and be in the running for a $15 USD voucher!! (announced on the RC facebook page)

Reverse Confetti Blog

Amy Kolling

Crystal Thompson

Melissa Phillips

Amy Sheffer

Tricia Barber

Kelly Lunceford

Lisa Henke

Amy Rohl

Lea Lawson

Laurie Schmidlin

Heather Hoffman

Amy Tsuruta

Kathy Schweinfurth

Audrey Tokach

Jeanne Jachna

Olga Moss

Right At Home | Christmas Foliage 2 | Guest Designer

Hi there! Crystal here with my second appearance for the Right At Home blog.

 I am super thrilled to share these two cards I made for the occasion. One was a bit more complicated than the other, however, they both showcase the beauty of the Christmas Foliage stamp set.

To begin, I have the clean and simple out of the two. 

To make this I stamped the foliage with green ink on to the white card base.

Next, I stamped the sentiment in black ink and added gold splatters.

Next, I heat embossed the Ponsietta in gold powder and colored it with Copics, then die cut with the matching Christmas Foliage die set.

I really liked the way it turned out, and it would be a good design to mass produce.
Next up, is a card idea I had in my head for quite some time.

Stamping the Ponsietta on the card base, then negative cutting a top white layer and adhering the top card panel with foam adhesive to raise it above the stamping.

The sentiment was stamped on the top card panel.

The Ponsietta are colored with Copics and added a bit of gold glitter Nuvo drops on the center.

TO add a bit of sparkle, a few Metallic Gold Confetti from Pretty Pink Posh finished off the card.

Which one is your favorite?

Thanks so much for stopping by today!

Crystal 

Pretty Pink Posh | Best Wishes | Video

Hi, there friends! I hope you are staying cool on this gorgeous Summer day. Today I have a fun and simple project made especially for Pretty Pink Posh with lots of PPP goodies!

If you are wondering where are the instructions, I have something so much better! A super short video making this card.  Of course, the coloring is not included as I did that this past weekend while we watched a movie. 

Products used for this card are

Fly Away Friends Stamp Set 

Fly Away Friends Coordinating Dies 

Stitched Notes Dies 

Everyday Greetings Stamp Set 

Thanks so much for stopping by!

Crystal 

PinkFresh Studio | Say it with florals

Hi there!Today I have a very floral card featuring the newest release from Pink Fresh Studios!

This set is absolutely gorgeous and really fun to work with. The various petals allow for layering and the variety of sentiments are awesome. 

To make this card I began by trimming a yellow card stock to be my background. I stamped the sentiment in black ink. Next, the white card stock was die cut with Pretty Pink Posh Scallop Borders Die.

Now to the fun stamping part: All flowers were stamped with the following Altenew Crisp Inks in alternating order. Buttercream, Warm Sunshine, Caramel Toffee, Paper Bag. The leaves were stamped in Olive and Moss. 

I simply love one layer cards as they don't require extra postage. This pattern of florals reminds me of sweet summer days.



That is all for me today, I hope you enjoy the weekend and get some crafty time!



Crystal 

Concord & 9th | Petals & Pallets Bundle

Hello, Friends! Thanks for joining me on this beautiful summer morning. Today I am playing around with Concord & 9th Petals & Pallets Stamps & Dies. 

These beauties have summer written all over them and I thought they would be perfect for a series of thank you cards I needed to make for the ladies that made it to my baby shower.

To make this I began by stamping the wood grain pallet using Altenew Rocky Shore Ink. The pallet was stamped multiple times using the MISTI as I made at least 6 of these cards.



Next, the Hydrangeas (that's what I think they are) are stamped in Altenew Midnight Violet and Deep Iris and die cut with the coordinating die along with the leaves.

The sentiment was stamped on kraft cardstock with Altenew Midnight Violet and trimmed to size.

That is all for me today. Thanks so much!



Crystal