i-crafter August Release

It's release times for i-crafter! I played with the new Mason Jar Box Card by Lori Whitlock dies and had so much fun doing it. You know my love for using up scraps right? Well all of this card was cut from my scrap stash. 

I started my jar using a light blue cardsock. The front panel of the jar I shaded with Copic markers and stamped the "Thank you" sentiment from i-crafter's Thankful Sentiments stamp set in the center. I left the back panel blank without shading so that it can be used to write a message on.

I tried to use some Cool Gray Copics on the lid but it didn't work out as well since the surface is so reflective. Once the lids were glued to the front and back pieces, I used twine to add a little bit of a rustic feel to the card. To do this, I added glued the back of panel and wrapped it a few times. The front piece, I tied a simple knot on the front, the back panel I tied it in the back so it appears to be wrapped around both pieces without a break. Next, I added two side panels and two bridge or center pieces that I cut out in that same light blue to keep that jar look intact.

For the flowers, I cut out all of the flower dies from each the set from several colors. I really love the look of the biggest flower with two petal layers. I added Copic shading to the center of the three largest petal sizes. I probably added a few more flowers than were needed... but I was having SO much fun!

After shading the larger flowers, I used the i-Press Burnisher and Pad to create some real dimension for the flowers. Here is a short tutorial showing what I did:

I also used the added some color depth with Copics then used the i-Press on the long leafy pieces of greenery. This gave them a slightly curled look. I burnished the front of one stem and the back of the other stem, I loved the way they looked when I finished.

Ok, because I'm obsessed with the end results, you get a ton of photos from all angles!

The back is just as pretty as the front!

The neat thing about this style of card is that it can be folded flat (I would have needed to burnish my sides a little more for it to stay on its own.) Had I not added flowers quite so far to the side, I could have slide it into an A2 envelope easily, but I think this one may need a 5.5"x5.5" envelope instead!

I hope that you have enjoyed my project for today and can't wait to see how you use the Mason Jar Box Card by Lori Whitlock die set in the future!

Until next time, 

R. Winn

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Crabby Card

Hello again friends,

I am so excited to show you my card for today! I played with Sassy and Crafty's Sassy but Sweet Stamp set. This set features an adorable mermaid and fantastic "king" crab along with some amazing sentiments.

I decided to stamp the crab from Sassy but Sweet for my card today. I stamped him using Ink On 3's Fade Out Ink and colored him with Copics. To add a bit of extra fun, for the gems on his crown, I used clear rhinestones colored red using a Copic. I also stamped each of the shells from Sassy but Sweet a few times to color in different fun bright shades, again using Copic markers.

Once I had finished coloring, I focused on the background next. I used black cardstock and the Mermaid Tails Stencil for this. I used my i-Brush Blender Brushes and Distress Oxide inks in various shades of blue and one purple to create a watery feel. I added a few spritzes of watered down Ink on 3 Liquid Pixie Dust to add some shimmer to the background.

Next, I cut out Kindred Stamps "Sorry" word die. For the bottom layer I used a purple scrap with a kind of watercolor or bubbled look to it, and for the top layer I used a blue glitter cardstock scrap. The sentiment I stamped on to a silver cardstock scrap and heat embossed it with a metallic light purple WOW embossing powder. I trimmed this down.

When it came time to build my card, I layered my dark watery sheet over a light purple card base. TIP: I like to buy card bases and envelopes in bulk from box stores when I find them on sale, this saves my energy so I'm not constantly cutting and scoring card bases. Once the card front was adhered to the card base, I glued the "sorry" layers toward the top center of the card. I added a strip of Thin Double Thick Foam Tape to the back of my "I've been crabby" sentiment strip and positioned it under but crossing into the "sorry" layers.

I added my king crab to a mini wobbler to give him a fun little interactive element and positioned him towards the center(ish) of the card. To finish the card, I added the shells that I had previously colored up and a few clear sequins.

Here is a short video of the crab in action!

Well, I hope that I've inspired you to check out Sassy and Crafty for yourself and look forward to seeing what you create next! 

Until next time,

R. Winn

Bunnies and Mermaids, oh my!

I have two fun cards to share today, I will start with my take on the i-crafter Box Pops, Easter Add-On. I am not big on sending Easter cards, but these little bunnies are so dang cute, they were perfect for sending some happy thoughts!

I started by die cutting the bunny trio from a Echo Park patterned paper of carrots. I added some shading with my lightest Warm Gray Copics.

The die includes a base that normally goes between the sides of the base and I could have easily cut it off, but I decided to leave it and put my sentiment on it. I used another Echo Park Patterned Paper and the Scattered Thoughts Sentiment Stamps. I loved the "Wishing you happy thoughts" stamp since it can work for so many occasions. To stamp it out, I used the Skysail Blue i-crafter Hybrid inks and my MISTI, I had to stamp a few times to get the blue nice and thick to stand out from the patterned paper.

Next, I used some scraps of paper and the flower dies from the Box Pops, Oval Base dies and created a trio to put in the corner of the card. I layered it all and added a little bit of sparkly pink ribbon to tie it all together! I think it's pretty precious!

My next card is combining the Box Pops, Oval Base and the Tunnel Card, Mermaid Add-On. I thought the Oval Base would be a gorgeous stand for the mermaid. I started by cutting the base out from some pretty water paper to give my mermaid a home.

Next up was cutting the mermaid out with Copic friendly paper, then colored the mermaid and her grotto with my Copics. I cut out the back layer from a bright green paper and used scraps to cut out the fish, coral, and seaweed. I added little fishies on the front and back pieces that pop through.

I used the scroll die to stamp the "Wishing you high tides and good vibes" sentiment from the Layered Shells Sentiments, which I cut to fit on the scroll. I added more fish and seaweed to the front of the base.

The finished project is so fun to look at, and I really love it! I hope that you all enjoy too!

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Until next time,

Rachel

Kindred Stamps Earth Day Birthday Card!

Hi friends!

I am excited to share my card showing off the new Kindred Stamps Earth Day stamp set. I love these little robots and wanted to let them have a little fun in space for my cards.

I began by coloring them with Copic markers. For the white robot, I used VERY light colors in the Blue and Cool Gray families to create a  light shadow affect for her body. Then I covered her face with Nuvo Crystal Glaze I fussy cut both robots out and used a black water-based marker on the edges.

Next, I created a space background with watercolors, I used a mixture of brands, but was really impressed with the new colors I got recently from HydraColour. I used a mixture of different white watercolors to make some little "clouds" like the yellow robot was being propelled by something. I mounted my watercolored background onto a black card base.

I stamped the binary "happy birthday" and "(Happy Birthday)" sentiments from Earth Day onto the Squiggle Mat Die from Stamp Anniething and trimmed it down to put on the top corner of my watercolored background. I used a black paper and stamped in Hero Arts Unicorn Ink. I was pretty pleased with the way it stamped since this was my first time using this ink.

I popped my robots up on some thin foam tape and placed them on the card. To finish my card off, I added some clear droplet pieces from the Unicorn Legend Shimmerz to embellish the card. It's hard to photograph but the card is covered in a fine shimmer creating a magical affect.

The new Kindred Stamps Earth Day set will probably end up being my favorite stamp set ever! I love these sweet little robots and the sentiments are super fun, I chose the happy birthday sentiments because I seem to always be short on birthday cards. I look forward to see what you create with these cuties when they make it to your craft room.

The entire Kindred Stamps January release will be available Friday, January 29 at 8am PST/11am EST. Be sure to subscribe to the Kindred Stamps blog to see a daily line up of sneak peeks from our amazing Design Team and see the full product release on Friday! Come join the Fan Club and release event to be part of the release fun, and you may just win some Kindred Stamps credit!!

Until next time,

~R. Winn

Pear Blossom Press & Pink & Main Collaboration

 

Today's card is part of a collaboration with Pear Blossom Press and Pink & Main! I am superrrrrr excited to share my card!

I started by stamping out the mugs on Pink & Main's Need to Venti stamp set and cutting them out with the matching die set. I stamped with Ink On 3 Black Out ink and colored with Copic markers.

Next, I used the Pink & Main Leafy Slim Line Die with a Sparkle Sheet in Construction, I backed this with vellum. I also cut the Leafy Slim Line die out with a deep blue card stock, I filled in the exterior pieces surrounding the leaves with these.

After that, I worked on getting the "guts" built. I started by laying out the EZ-Lights, I back them and the Power Pack base with Glue Dots. In order to keep the wires from showing through the vellum, I used a black washi tape to mute the colors and secure the wires, of course! 

I used the Double Thick Foam Tape that Pear Blossom Press carries (life changing!) to back the card, normally I use it as is, but because the lines of this die are SO thin, I cut it down into super skinny strips. In order to kinda trap the light in the areas I wanted them, I also enclosed each area so that no light escaped.

Next, I stamped the little leaves from Need to Venti out in a dark yellow ink, on a lighter yellow cardstock and die but them. I also stamped out the sentiment "Thanks a latte" (so cute!) on The Stamp Doctor's Tag #1 Stitched Dies in a brown ink. I stamped out "Push Here" from a Lawn Fawn stamp set on the yellow cardstock and used one of the small leaf dies to cut it out too!

Tada! I'm obsessed!

Lit up with the lights on!

Lit up with the lights off!

I move the card part way through the video so I apologize!

Thank you for hopping along with us for the Pink and Main & Pear Blossom Press Collab Hop! For more inspiration, check out all of the stops in the hop!

Annette Allen

Niccole Kulig

Kathy Schweinfurth

Renee Moran

Amanda Wilcox

Carol Hintermeier

Ilina Crouse

Cassie Trask

Lynnea Hollendonner

Rachel Winn (You are here!)

Pear Blossom Press

~R. Winn

Kindred Stamps and Sassy & Crafty Under Water

Hello friends!

I'm excited to show off a few projects using Kindred Stamps "Seas The Day" stamp set and Sassy and Crafty's "Salty but Sweet" stamp set. 

I started by stamping out each of the seahorses from "Seas The Day" and the mermaid from "Salty but Sweet" and then several of the seashells from each set. I colored them up with Copic Markers. For the mermaid, I covered her tail in Liquid Pixie Dust from Ink on 3 to give her an extra magical finish.

For the background, I used a Gel Press and alcohol inks with Sassy and Crafty's Mermaid Tails Stencil.  It took me a few times to get be happy with the results, this was really only the second time I've used my Gel Press! When I was happy, I used the Kindred Stamps Waves Craft Die on two of my prints and a light blue scrap paper to create 3 layers of waves for my seahorses and mermaid to swim in.

Next, I used a combination of DecoArt Texture Sand, Picket Fence Studios Brown Dahlia Paper Glaze, and Deco Foil White Pearl Metallix Gel on the bottom layer of the waves to create an ocean floor. I added a ton of  my colored up shells and included just a few starfish from an old embellishment pack. 

The end result is fun, and makes me happy to just look at!

I did manage a second "bonus card" using the Kindred Stamps "Seas The Day" stamp set and the Sassy and Crafty's "Salty but Sweet" stamp set too! I took the left over shells, and a Sassy and Crafty's Mermaid Tails Stencil "mess" up Gel Press print, and created a 3"x3" card. 

"Salty but Sweet" has these fun sentiments that can be build-able, or stand-alone. I stamped the "what the shell" sentiment on to the Gel Press print using Stazon Pigment ink to start the card. 

Then I added my shells that I had covered in Ink On 3's Liquid Pixie Dust and topped with Nuvo Crystal Glaze to add extra dimension to the shells. I sprinkled them across the card front, and mixing them with the shellfish embellishments. 

Again, the end result makes me smile, and they both could be used for a variety of occasions!

Be sure to head over to the Kindred Stamps blog to see the rest of the projects created by these two talented teams! Follow these links to grab the awesome stamp sets, (and lots of other goodies too): 

Kindred Stamps "Seas The Day" stamp set 

Sassy and Crafty's "Salty but Sweet" stamp set

Until next time,

~R. Winn

Blonde and Ambitious

Welcome back!

I am sharing two projects using the new Kindred Stamps stamp set, "Blonde and Ambitious." I love how sassy and smart this set is and just had to make a few things that really felt "RIGHT" for it. 

I started with a bookmark, I bought a big pack of plain white bookmarks on Amazon a while back, and used one as the base for this project. I used i-crafter's pink i-brush blending brush to dust Radiant Neon Electric Pink Ink around the edges of the bookmark. 

Next, I colored up my brilliant fashionista using Copic markers on X-Press It card stock. I fussy cut her out and set her aside. Next, I used scrap black and gray card stocks with Frantic Stamper's Stack of Books die and cut just the top book off of 3, the whole stack was a bit overwhelming for the bookmark. 

There are some really cute sentiments in the "Blonde and Ambition" set, but for the bookmark, I felt like "You're like really smart" was perfect for a bookmark though! I stamped that in i-crafter's Hushed Darkness Black ink using my Mini MISTI. I finished the project off by adding some fun pink ribbon to the top.

My next project, I wanted to do a gift card holder. I have a Sizzix Bigz die, and used it to cut out my base with some bold pink card stock, then a white inner piece for the gift card holder. 

Again, I stamped my expert shopper from "Blonde and Ambitious" out and colored her with Copic Markers, then fussy cut her. 

I used a Sweet Stamp Shop die to cut out a cityscape in gray, then a Sizzix die to cut out a film negative in black and layered these both over a white piece of cardstock. I tilted it and cut it down a bit, then glued it to the top of the box. 

I added the "Snaps to you!" sentiment from "Blonde and Ambitious" stamped on the same pink card stock as the box in a Circle die cut from The Stamp Doctor.

The last step for this gift card box, was stamping the sassy shopper from "Blonde and Ambitious" using Ink on 3's Fade Out ink for a second generation stamping look, and the "You're legally awesome" sentiment from "Blonde and Ambitious" in a bright pink Catherine Pooler ink.

"Blonde and Ambitious" and the entire Kindred Stamps May release will be available Friday, May 22 at 8am PST/11am EST. Be sure to subscribe to the Kindred Stamps blog to see a daily line up of sneak peeks from our amazing Design Team and see the full product release on Friday! Come join the Fan Club and release event to be part of the release fun, and you may just win some Kindred Stamps credit!!

I hope you enjoyed my projects, and will see you next time!

~R. Winn

Playing with Dragons

I have a card showing off the new Sassy and Crafty "Plushies Happy Dragon" stamp set! Sassy and Crafty doesn't have a design team, but I happen to be friends with both of the amazing gals who own the company and wanted to show off my first card using their stamps. I am obsessed with the stuff they are putting out! I knew I had to have this set the second that I saw it. Naturally since it was dragons, it was the first one that I colored up (but I ordered several more from them, ha!)

I began by coloring up this little cutie with Copics, I used the Florescent colors to build my blends around, Amy of Sassy and Crafty used a lot of neon colors in her release makes and really inspired the colors I used. Next, I cut him out with my Scan N Cut. I also added some Ink on 3 Liquid Pixie Dust to make him really shiny!

 

I've been on a patterned paper kick (which is GREAT since I have enough to last 3 lifetimes!) and selected this one I picked up at Tuesday Morning, I can't remember the brand, but it is both foiled AND flocked! I decided my dragon would look great against the night sky. I decided to place him in the bottom right corner, and added a cloud made from a Marvy Snow Marker for him to sit on.

I stamped the sentiment in i-crafter Aqua Bay Hybrid ink I always heat set these inks since they are formulated a little differently making them need extra time to dry, OR to be heat set. After heat setting the sentiment, I cut it and a piece of silver glitter paper with banner dies from The Stamp Doctor.

I finished the card off with a few crystal embellishments, and popped it up on a card base from a box set I bought at Michaels.

Be sure to head over to see my friends Beth and Amy at Sassy and Crafty for some super sweet stamp sets, and fantastic stencils too!

Until next time,

~R. Winn

En Pointe!

Hello again friends! 

I'm so excited to show you the light up box card that I made using Kindred Stamps new "En Pointe" stamp set! This set is full of the cutest little critters doing ballet!

I started by coloring up the ballerinas in realistic colors using Copics. I gave them each their own colored tutus, and for the unicorn, I went with bright bold colors. After they were colored I used Ink on 3 Liquid Pixie Dust painted on with a small paintbrush to accent their tutus, headbands and shoes.

I decided that I wanted to make a box card using The Stamp Doctor's A2 Card in a Box #2 die set to make a stage for my dancing cuties.  I started with a tan cardstock and cut 3 of the panels for the card using it. Then I cut the 4th out of black cardstock.

I built my card and used a champagne bokeh (I think that's how it's spelled!) scrapbook paper to create panels on the 3 outward facing tan panels. For the front top panel I stamped the "Dance Your Heart Out" sentiment from "En Pointe."

For the inside, I used the Kindred Stamps Woodgrain Stencil, I ink blended Catherine Pooler Sand Castle and Over Coffee inks to create a wood floor for the stage. I did this on the 3 tan panels for their inner facing side. I added the same scrapbook paper to the 3 inner facing tan panels too. I used the stencil on the 3 strips I was  placing my ballerinas on too.

For the back of the stage, I sprayed Tonic Nuvo Mica Mist in Fog on the black cardstock. After the card was built, I decided I wanted to make it light up so I took a second layer of the black card stock and sprayed it. Then I used a star hole punch and punched out a few stars in the second layer. 

I used Pear Blossom Press EZ Lights that come pre-wired with 3 led lights. I chose where to put the lights and fed them through the back of the box securing them with glue dots and the wires with washi tape. The Power Pack battery holder and button for the EZ-Lights is secured in the bottom of the back half of the card using larger glue dots. I covered this with another panel of the tan woodgrain stenciled cardstock. I marked the button with a "Press here" stamp from Heffy Doodle's Interactively Yours stamp set.

For the back, I cut down a piece of white cardstock and used i-crafter Candy Coated ink to stamp the "I hope your birthday is" and "en pointe" sentiments from "En Pointe" leaving space for the card to be written on as well.

The entire Kindred Stamps April release will be available Friday, April 24 at 8am PST/11am EST. Be sure to subscribe to the Kindred Stamps blog to see a daily line up of sneak peeks from our amazing Design Team and see the full product release on Friday! Come join the Fan Club and release event to be part of the release fun, and you may just win some Kindred Stamps credit!!

Until next time,

~R. Winn