Slimline Fun with i-crafter

It's release day at i-crafter! I am showing off 2 ways to use the new i-crafter Slimline Windows die set. I wanted to play with some alcohol inks because I have so many mediums that just don't get enough love! Since the Yupo paper that I have is too short for a slimline card, I used glossy photo paper instead. I picked a Brea Reese Slate ink, then Tim Holtz purple and green inks. I was trying to create a dark contrast, it's definitely not perfect, but it worked beautifully when cut out using the Slimline Windows die. I used a dark teal paper for the frame, again cut from the i-crafter Slimline Windows die. I added the alcohol ink rectangles and squares to the teal frame.

Next, I cut the "Hello" and "Friends" dies out 3 times, two backed with the i-stik adhesive sheets. I stacked the cut outs and created some depth on the card. I went over stacks with a black Wink of Luna brush pen and the words have a nice shimmer to them!

Next, I cut out the cute little heart die, 3 times. I used a bright white and a hot pink for the hearts. These, I popped up with foam tape. Finally, I finished the card off with 3 of the arrow dies from the Slimline Windows die set, this was cut out of scraps of silver glitter paper.

Next, I used the Slimline Windows die set to create a fun coffee themed shaker card. I am trying to used colors that I don't normally reach for, and picked a mustard colored cardstock for the background, then a grass green for the frame. I backed my frame with acetate. 

Next, I used a skinny foam tape to back the frames and create a solid space to put my shaker bits. I decided to do 3 of the square windows for mini shaker sections. I used some coffee themed shaker bits in the squares, then took the coffee mug die from the Slimline Windows dies set and created one more shaker section at the bottom of the card with 3 of the mugs.

I finished the card off with a white "Hello" from the Slimline Windows die set, this I glued on top of the acetate in one of the rectangles.

Head over to i-crafter to get the new Slimline Windows die set, and check out the other wonderful new release items too! Be sure to join the i-crafter Facebook Fan Club, then follow us on Instagram, and Pinterest too! We love seeing all of your creations using the i-crafter products.

Until next time,

R. Winn

Chilling Birthday Card

I played with the Kindred Stamps "Witch Please" Digital Stamps, ok, I only colored one but, still! I adore this chill dude and couldn't wait make a card with him on it. I didn't really know what I was doing until I did it, I'm not much for pre-planning my cards.

I started by trimming down a piece of watercolor paper that I used Catherine Pooler Color Burst on the night before. I ended up with a very magical looking piece, it reminds me of the colors you see shooting out of wands and fingertips in movies and tv shows involving witches and wizards. The trimmed piece I mounted onto a black card base.

Next, I cut out several pieces from The Stamp Doctor's Halloween Dies #1, in black and orange sparkly paper, and gold foiled paper. I decided these would make a fun filling for a shaker card!

I used Close to My Heart's Shaker die set and cut out a gray background and maroon front piece.

It was time to build my card! I placed my shaker housing over a darker piece of the background that I wasn't happy with, the CTMH kits have a foam circle to use for your cards, the piece is white so I colored the exterior with a gray marker so it doesn't stand out on the darker background. I put my die cut pieces in and added a bit of stardust sequins from Stamp Anniething into my circle. 

My sentiment was stamped onto the acetate using black Stazon Pigment ink (OMG, this is a must have ink!) I added my maroon circle to the front of the card to finish the shaker.  I add my chill dude to the right of the shaker. I finished my card off with 3 black glitter bats from The Stamp Doctor's Halloween Dies.

My shaker doesn't really shake, because I may have used a bit too much filling, but I still love how this card turned out.

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 I hope you've enjoyed my card and will see you again soon!

Thank you,

~R. Winn

Designer Cupcakes - SWEET!

Hi again friends!

I'm back to show off Witt and Sass Stamp Company's new Designer Cupcake stamp set! This set has a little something for everyone, it allows you to pick your toppings, has a nice large sentiment, and some really neat little ones too!

I decided to make a gamer cupcake that would work for one of the guys in my life. I started by no-line coloring the cupcake using Ink On 3's Fade Out Ink. The controller was a bit small for me to no-line so I went ahead and stamped it with black ink and colored it in dark shades of grey. 

Next, I used Catherine Pooler inks and the Layered Stencil Dots to create a card background. I used different Pretty Pink Posh sequins to fill up the card and used the part I had cut out for the back of the card too, it was a little tricky so it's not perfectly lined up.

Last, I couldn't decide on how to stamp the "happy birthday", a friend suggested I heat emboss in white, which was just perfect! (I always suggest showing a friend when you're stuck, fresh eyes are the solution 99% of the time for me!)

I added a the "dude you rock in the corner and my card was complete!

I hope you enjoy my take on this set, stop back by on Wednesday for a different twist from me!

~R. Winn

Magical Friends!

Hello again, are you sick of me yet friends? Too bad! I have more fun things to share and you need to see them all!

Today's fun, is brought to you by Witt and Sass Stamp Company! When Amy showed me her Magical Friends set, I was SO excited. These cuties started off as digis and are now full blown clear stamps! I've got THREE projects to share with you today!

I started out by no-line coloring the friends with Ink On 3's Fade Out ink, the little smartypants bird almost killed me... but I did it! Next, I fussy cut them out, and then they just sat for a little while. I was so excited that I had zero ideas. Opps!

Then, I started looking at the other supplies that Witt and Sass has launched... and that Layered Dot stencil in the right colors, looked to me pretty magical! Then, I looked through the dies I have, because I do a ton of die cutting... and I realized I have this amazing box card by Pink and Main that I got from Kraftgali months ago but haven't used yet. Suddenly, I knew what I was doing!

I started with a navy base, I love dark bases for box cards, I find they are forgiving and when I'm messy on accident (constantly) it doesn't screw over my project since the dark paper is more forgiving. Next, I knew I wanted to use the flying keys, I decided to heat emboss them in gold on vellum. I hit the inside of the keys with a gold Wink of Stella pen, and the wings, I used the white Wink of Stella, and topped it with clear Wink of Stella once it was dry. I used some small silver star sequins from Pretty Pink Posh to cover the glue dots I used to hold the vellum to the card base. This became the card background.

I chose the brave and patient friends to be on this card, I feel like they are a good pair of companions, and well, they look good together! After I built the card base, and placed the friends, I started working on building the extra elements to polish the look of the card. My stencil came out to play, I started with purple Distress Oxide and brushed it over the white card stock, then I took the Dots Background Builder Stencil and a iridescent silver ink with a blender tool to the top of the purple. I added a few large silver stars from Pretty Pink Posh to the side panels. After I die cut and affixed them to the card, it was time to pick the sentiment. On box cards, I like to use a sentiment on the exterior and interior of the card. For the inside, I picked "You are magical!".

Finally, I need to finish the outside of the card. I brought the flying keys back out and used my lightest grey ink cube from my Altenew set to create a light, simple background for the front. The front sentiment is perfect for these two friends "I'm glad we're friends" which I heat embossed onto the same navy card stock and used a silver powder. To finish the card completely, I cut down a piece of white card stock to fit on the back, to give me a writing space, I added a single flying key in the light grey to tie it all together!

My next project, I decided to break out a few new stamps I picked up at 7 Kids Craft Store to build a spooky forest scene. I started by blending the greyscale Altenew inks, I worked lightest to darkest and finished the bottom with black MementoLuxe ink. Next, I took the Lavinia Scared Tree stamp from 7 Kids and stamped it using brown Distress Oxide Ink 3 times.

I wanted to create a magical protection spell, with my spirit animal, a unicorn, and the Lavinia Unicorn 2 was perfect for that since it's a silhouette stamp. I heat embossed him using a mixture of Brutus Monroe's Mermaid and Rainbow embossing powders.  He looks iridescent and slightly sparkly, like a spell!

I added my witty friend to the card and finished the card off with the "Happy birthday to my favorite muggle" sentiment from Magical Creatures. For the sentiment, I stamped it then spritzed with a shimmer spray, which ended up causing the ink to bleed, but it looked magic spell like to me, so I went with it. I used a tattered edge die cut for it.

My last card, I was running out of steam and decided to keep it simpler,. I still had the clever friend from Magical Friends to showcase, and well, I wanted to make a shaker card using the Kindred Stamps Little Green Men Shaker Pack that I had just gotten.

I started by picking a neutral colored DSP from a retired Stampin' Up pad and cutting it down to size for the background. Next, I used two sizes from the Stampin' Up's star die cuts to create a "hallow" star for my shaker portion. I used the center star that was cut and outlined it in dimensional line strips to bump star up and then added the Little Green Men shaker pack and a few Pretty Pink Posh small silver stars (I'm almost out of these and really need to order more!) to create a pretty, magical looking star.

Then, I used the center star and another small, white die cut star and stamped "For you're outstanding achievement..." and " I award you 100 points! Well done!" in black ink. I added my clever friend next to the large star, and then hand placed a few sequins by the smaller stars to finish the card!

I know that was a lot, so thank you for baring with me! I hope you don't forget to swing by Witt & Sass and pick up a set of Magical Friends of your own, I can't wait to see what you make!

~R. Winn

Addison's First Shaker Card!

So, my amazing little sister, Addison, has been itching to try a few of the more taxing card making techniques. I love her desire to learn and the fact that she loves to craft with me, so when she asked to make a shaker card, and I actually had the energy to teach, I said "yes!" Plus, it's been a little while since you've all heard from the Beth Duff Designs, Jr Design Team!

She started by coloring up one of the newest digi releases at Beth Duff Designs, Make Waves. She loved the whale and had to make it a "Shamu" whale... it's a thing in our house, my explaining that "Shamu" is the name of a Killer or Orca whale, and her insisting I'm wrong. Again, she is wanting to learn new things and I recently gave her my old set of Stampin' Up alcohol markers to let her have practice with blending. She used a black Copic on the whale, and the SU markers on the water he is spouting. She also chose to color the puffer fish and the crab. She cut them out by hand.

One of her favorite tools is the Big Shot, so we die cut her sentiment out, which I absolutely adore. I had visions of using it to cover most of a card, and she stole it from me! Next, we broke out another new to her tool, the Blending Tool and Distress Oxide Mermaid Lagoon ink (which I got from Kindred Stamps, you can use that link for 10% off your first purchase!) Addison loved seeing the change once we sprayed water on it and patted it dry. Very watery!

Her next step was building the shaker... let me tell you, I was a bit spacey so we went around in a few circles on that one. Picking the sequins colors was probably her favorite part, I have... a lot of options, but ultimately, she chose Pretty Pink Posh's Strawberry Burst and Sparkling Clear Mix so they stood out from her blue background.

She also chose a sheet from Sunny Studio's Rainbow Bright paper pack that I picked up at Crafty Doodle Chick that looked like waves but wasn't blue, to create her ocean look. She wanted her sentiment tipped a little so we die cut the paper at an angle to make that happen. She chose her water babies placement all on her own!

All in all, I think her first shaker was a success, she now understands that it is pretty time consuming, and that I need to nap before we start one! (True story!)

I hope you enjoyed seeing my and Addison's process, and we can't wait to see what you make with Beth Duff Design's new Make Waves digi set! Make sure you join us on the Beth Duff Designs Fan Page to see more makes from our team, and to share your own with us!

~R. Winn

A Bit of Magic!

 Have you ever been stupidly excited for something, then when it arrives you don't know what to do with it?

That's what the Magical Alphabet from Kindred Stamps had me feeling. I told my best friend that I wanted to make something "obnoxious and amazing" with it. I came up with this!

I knew I wanted to use the alphabet to create "Yasss" which is something I will use typing on Facebook when I get excited, but honestly don't actually saw.  Using my Chameleon Pens and their Color Top counterparts to color my letters and the extra embellishments. Then hit the little magical bits with a clear Wink of Stella.

I went with a mix of the new Kindred Stamps Unicorn Poop and Unicorn Farts Shaker Packs... this stuff is SO fun. There is such a unique blend of glitter, sequins, and other magical items. The star design in the center Stampin' Up's star framelit die cut, I used Stampin' Up's White Shimmer paper (this may be retired) to create a clean background. Then grabbed just a random large piece of pinkish paper from my scraps pile.  I went with an Orange BrazzilBasics Cardstock for the card base. 

Finally, I grabbed the Magical Unicorn stamps from my stash, Kindred Stamps for the win!  I colored it with my Copic Atyou Spica Glitter Pens.  I knew I didn't want to leave it white, so I went with the turquoise for the body, then went with every single colorful pen I could find for the hair.

I am so pleased with how this card turned out and can't wait to find the perfect person to give it to!

So! If you are ready to give in and grab a Kindred Stamps set or embellishment yourself,  you can click HERE to create an account and get 10% off your first purchase!

Thanks for stopping by!

~R. Winn