Family Additions

This set is SO special guys! Today, I am sharing the new Kindred Stamps "Family Additions" stamp set! We wanted a set that really encompassed the ways our family can grow. 

The first card I made, is one showing off how the adorable baby can be used in different ways. For this stamp set, I decided that paper piecing would be a great technique. I used a ton of different paper pads from Echo Park, Lawn Fawn, Sunny Studios, and I'm probably missing a few other. 

The twins, I decided to do in pink and green plaid. I stamped and colored the faces/hands first. Next, after cutting the onesies out, I shaded them with my Copics too, then cut them out and glued them onto the colored bodies. I placed these on vanilla cardstock that was die cut using Tonic dies.

For the card itself, I used more vanilla card stock, and layered a second sheet of vanilla cardstock onto it. Then I took a sheet of mint green card stock and used the Kindred Stamps "Skinny Plaid" stencil with Gold Cosmic Shimmer Glitter Kiss to create a simple, but beautiful background. 

I stamped the sentiment (which is buildable and makes me happy) on a large piece of vanilla cardstock in black ink and cut it down so it was the same width of the background, and centered slightly left on the card. I tied a brown sugar twine bow on the blank right side of the sentiment strip. The sentiment is popped up on some dimensional foam adhesive.

I colored up the pregnant momma a few different times. A fan commented in the Kindred Stamps Fan Club about how important she feels it is for different skin tones to be shown in cards. It really made me think, and gave me a push to attempt to diversify my coloring, darker skin tones are intimidating because they are more difficult to master. That being said, I am pretty pleased with how this momma turned out! I paper pieced her dress to have a rainbow on her belly.

I have several friends who have dealt with miscarriage, and it is so heartbreaking. So, rainbow babies are something so wonderful and magical, they represent love, purity, and hope. I used a sheet of Sunny Studios Bright Rainbow paper pad to create a background for this card. I used a scrap sheet of patterned paper that I die cut using The Stamp Doctor Oval dies, I popped the momma on that oval. 

For the sentiment, I decided a layer of clouds would be cute to stamp on. I used Rina K Electro Pop Raging Red ink and the rainbow sentiment. To finish the clouds off, I used some leftover Rina K Electro Pop Blaring Blue that was on one of my brushes to dust the edges of the cloud. After assembling the card, I added a few Doodlebug Sprinkles to the top right of the card. 

Next, there is an adorable adoption card, or step-child, or fostering, really anything that's a bit non-traditional I suppose! My family is big, and blended, and beautiful, so this sentiment REALLY hits my heart. 

I started by using the Kindred Stamps Star Stencil and some Metallix White Pearl Gel, I angled the stencil and just did the bottom left of the card with it. For this baby, I did a light blue, star onesie, again paper pieced and then shaded with Copics. 

I stamped the sentiments on gray cardstock, then die cut them using banners from The Stamp Doctor. The card was finished off with a few white star enamel embellishments. 

My last card, I used a stencil from A Colorful Life Designs, that had the negative of the stencil included, I created a sort of spotlight using the stencil negative and Rina K Electro Pop Blaring Blue ink. I put the momma in the spotlight, she was colored up and then paper pieced in a pretty blue dress. 

The sentiment was stamped in that same blue ink on a tag. I finished it off with a brad, normally I don't use brads... cause they're stabby, but it just was perfect for this card. 

The "Family Additions" set is just one of the awesome new stamps we are releasing this week, I hope you've enjoyed my take on it! The entire Kindred Stamps February release will be available Friday, February 28th 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 will see you all next time!

~R. Winn

New Digi Brand - Amy Doodles Stamp Co

 Hello again friends! 

I am back (I know, three blogs in two weeks??? Amazing!) I'm super excited to share with you a new friend's digi stamp shop, Amy Doodles Stamp Co! Her Chubby Unicorn stamp was what made me reach out to her, but then she released her Magical Friends Savings Pack and clearly I had to have it!

Amy is a real sweetheart and I've enjoyed getting to know her and she is SO encouraging and full of tips for improving my coloring skills (she's an amazing colorist, and I've learned a TON from her).  My first card, I colored in her crest background, it was the most daunting task, but SO amazing once it was done. I love that she included multiple background with her designs. 

I printed out the badger and colored him in, using Copics and Brutus Monroe StyleFile markers, I made a few mistakes but ended up being pleased with the overall look. Her little accessories made finishing the card super easy. I went with the encouraging sentiment in the pack and broke out my Cosmic Shimmer Glitter Kiss in Sahara Gold for a touch of magic (this stuff is super fun and sticks immediately, it does NOT come off).  Last, I grabbed a few amber/gold rhinestones for the corner.

Next, I wanted to use the Raven, he was a little tricky to color, black isn't the easiest thing to color. But between Amy and my amazing friend Marcia, they encouraged me and I feel pretty pleased with it.  I used a really fun Harry Potter washi tape I found on Etsy for the background.  One of the neat sentiments included in the set shows the different defining characteristic of each house, I chose to included all 4 houses and colored the "S", "H", and "G" in a light grey. The "R" I colored in a pretty blue. I chose to fussy cut my Raven and his magic sparkles out, This allowed me to position the magic how I wanted!

All in all, I've had so much fun with this set, and still have two more characters colored from it, and a chubby unicorn to make a card with!

I hope you'll check out Amy's shop HERE. I would love to know what you make with her designs!

~R. Winn

Something a Little Different!

Hey all!! This month's Kindred Stamps release is already here!! I'm EXTREMELY excited about this set and decided to try something a little different this month! 

First, I found a very neat Step Card Tutorial on Pinterest and knew it was right for Kindred Stamps new set, "Yo Ho"! I decided to create a dock for the pirate to stand on using a retired Stampin' Up Woodgrain background stamp on kraft paper. I cut small strips of the large block and drew on small back "nails" on the ends to make the wood planks.  I colored the pirate using various Copics and StyleFile Markers from Brutus Monroe.

Next, I used my new favorite, shiny origami paper to create the layers of water, the layer closer to the dock I left smooth. For the back layer to add more of a choppy waves feeling, I crumpled the paper up and added texture, then cut the top into a rolling wave look.  My base was made from retired Stampin' Up chalkboard paper, I am not sure what I'm going to do when I run out of this stuff, I love the thickness and weight of it!  

I wanted to create a kind of stormy sky to contrast with the pretty blue water. To do this, I smudged Tim Holtz Distress Oxide in Antique Linen over the black paper. After that dried I used Brilliance white ink and a dauber to create the clouds. I finished it off with a simple "Yo Ho" sentiment!  The back of the card can have a piece of white cardstock added to leave space for writing on.

My next card also features Kindred Stamps' "Yo Ho", I used Lawn Fawn's Shadow Box Card Die to created a light blue base. This die cut was VERY easy to use and created an awesome look!  I chose not to use any sort of sentiment on this one, but colored in the pretty lady and the ship again. 

I wanted the water to be a little different this time, I retrofitted the hills that come in the die kit with Wave CutUps from The Cat's Pajamas, I chose to do layers to add depth and add the ship to it.  I just got this amazing Cosmic Shimmer Glitter Kiss in Sahara Gold and decided it would be excellent to create a beach for pretty lady to stand on!  This brand comes with a built in sponge and so I dabbed it on and left it rough, it created a pretty, glittery, sandy beach.  Lastly, I finished the background off with clouds using a Lawn Fawn die! 

I hope you've all enjoyed my "something a little different" attempts this month.  Our release this month is much smaller than the past but personally I think the sets are fantastic! We've also got new Shaker Packs, and maybe another surprise up our sleeves, I can't wait for you to see!

As always, we have a blog hop going on for this release, to be entered you must comment on each blog. The winner will be chosen at 9:00PM EST on 2/14/18 and will win a $10 credit to the shop!

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~R. Winn