Highlander Travels through Standing Stones

Hello friends!

I am excited to show off the new Kindred Stamps Highlander Travels Stamp Set. This is such a fun set and the people are so fun to color up. I colored each of them up with a combination of PrismaColor and Chameleon colored pencils. I don't use gamsol like a lot of folks, but I do occasionally use a PrismaColor Blender pencil.

The first gentleman, I turned into a English Captain with the fun hat that is included in this set. Next, I used the Kindred Stamps Distress Brick Stencil with Catherine Pooler Twilight and Black Jack Inks. For this card, I used i-crafter's Flip Card, Dashed Circle die. I used the small circle to die cut a piece of the brick paper. 

I used a sheet of paper that has text on it for one side of the flip and then for the other side a sheet that looked like a fancy wallpaper. Next, I added the word "legendary" on the front.

My final touch was a sentiment from Kindred Stamps Villainous Sentiments underneath the flap.

My next card is a little simpler, I used a fancy oval die to cut out the new Kindred Stamps Standing Stones Craft Die then ink blended using Catherine Pooler Inks. I added a second oval out of a dark blue patterned paper that looks a night sky. I stamped and heat embossed "dinna fash" from the Kindred Stamps Highlander Travels Stamp Set which means "don't stress" or "don't worry".

My last card had this beautiful family from the Kindred Stamps Highlander Travels Stamp Set in front of the Kindred Stamps Standing Stones Craft Die! 

I created a blue sky with fluffy clouds using The Stamp Doctor's Cloud Dies and green grass using their Grass Edger Dies. All of this was layered over a sheet from an Echo Park paper pad that reminded me of burlap. 

My last touch for the card was stamping the "Anything is Possible with Family" sentiment from Kindred Stamps Highlander Travels Stamp Set on the same burlap looking paper, and layering that with the same green from the grass for the interior of the card!

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Thank you for visiting today, I hope that you enjoyed my take on this set.

~R. Winn

Annie's Adventures: Happy Hanukkah

 Hello again friends!

Today, I am sharing my project for the Kindred Stamps Monthly sets. I used the new Annie's Adventures Happy Hanukkah stamp set. 

I started by coloring up Annie using Prismacolor and Chameleon colored pencils. I wanted a soft look and really find that colored pencils give me just that. I used a circle die from The Stamp Doctor's Circles #1 set to cut her out and layered it with another circle from the set and used a die from Stitch Circles #2 to add a bit of detail to the bottom layer.

Next, I placed the Kindred Stamps Blizzard Stencil on a sheet of blue cardstock and covered it with a layer of the DecoFoil Blanco Transfer Gel with my Stencil Pal. This I foiled with a Heidi Swapp Iridescent Silver Foil. I cut this down and layered it onto a white card base.

 I used an extra piece from The Stamp Doctor 's A2 Card in a Box to cut out the sentiment "Happy Hanukkah" from the Annie's Adventure's set. To add a bit of  interest to the die cut piece, I used i-crafter's i-brush Blender Brushes and Skysail Blue Hybrid Ink around the edges of the rectangle.

I'm excited to send this off to my friend Laura this holiday season since I colored Annie up in her likeness! Be sure to check out all of the new monthly sets available on the 16th at Kindred Stamps!

~R. Winn 

Kindred Stamp Limited Edition Part of a Pride Box

I've had such an amazing time playing with the newest Kindred Stamp Limited Edition Part of a Pride Box! This box is absolutely fantastic, and the price point is so low for so much. You get a fantastic 4"x8" stamp set, a 12 sheet paper pack, washi tape, a stunning Shaker pack, a 1.5 oz Glitter Gloss container, a 6"x6" stencil, a sticker sheet, and a cute button! Oh, and a digi! I'm OBSESSED!

Let's start with my use of the  Savannah Glitter Gloss! I used the Kindred Stamps Basket Weave Stencil and my Therm O Web Stencil Pal to create this stunning background. I liked the brown cardstock paired with the orange of the gloss. I used a Pretty Pink Posh Scalloped Frame Die to create a diagonal cut in the background. I layered this onto a white cardstock and stamped the "I'm Glad You're in My Pride" sentiment in Catherine Pooler Samba ink so it lined up with the cut in the background.

I colored my lion using my Chameleon Colored Pencils, which I'm honestly obsessed with! I layered this all onto another piece of brown cardstock for the card base. 

 My next card is about a strong female! I used the AMAZING stencil included in this box to create a grass and clouds background. I used Therm O Web Pixie Spray to make my stencil stick to the cardstock so I didn't have to move tape over and over again. I used multiple colors of Catherine Pooler inks for both the grass and sky.

Again, my lion is colored using Chameleon Colored Pencils. I used the build-able sentiment "You're a queen" and "Let out a roar!" I stamped them out in Stazon Pigment in Brown. To finish this card, I mounted it on orange cardstock, and added a few sequins from the Shaker Pack.

My last card features three best friends. They were colored in Chameleon Colored Pencils. This card was actually a fairly quick and simple one. I used a paper from the paper pack, added a few strips of the washi tape and lined up the best friends up on top of it all.

My sentiment is heat embossed using a brown embossing powder and placed on a die from The Stamp Doctor. I added the little grub that is included in the stamp set. I put them all on a light green cardstock.

I hope you have enjoyed my take on this box! Make sure you head over to Kindred Stamps and snag your own box before they're gone.

Thank you for visiting to!

~R. Winn