Happy Saturday, Crafty Friends!
Today is the release of Spellbinders Stitched Alphabet dies and Stitched Alphabet Descriptors Sentiment stamp. If you are new to stitching on paper, like me, this video is excellent (HERE). I created a bold sentiment with the new dies and then used the Stitched Alphabet Descriptors to tie it together.
To create my card, I first cut a piece of white cardstock down to a mini slimline 3x6 inch panel. I then inked the panel using a mix of rainbow ink colors that coordinated with my color palette. I was a little nervous stitching on paper; however, it was easy to do and wonderfully relaxing after watching the Spellbinder's tutorial. To make sure that the stitching would not rip the paper, I die-cut each letter twice and glued the diecut pieces together. This provided extra support, especially when working the letter "m" where the diecut was susceptible to creasing along the connector points. After stitching on the cardstock, I arranged the letters to spell out the word Smile and added the heat embossed sentiment "You have that x-factor" onto black cardstock for a finishing touch.
Thank you for stopping by and spending a bit of time with me. I hope you have a chance to visit the new May Release from Spellbinders (HERE) and create a little paper magic of your own!
Create Beauty Every Day!
Keia
Hello, Crafty Friends!
This week we are celebrating National Scrapbook Week at Scrapbook.com. I hope you have a chance to join us for some wonderful FREEBIES, inspiration, and a chance to win a $200 gift card to Scrapbook.com (HERE)! So join us all this week as we stamp, diecut and tape together the memories we want to hold onto forever.
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I am hoping to get in a little scrapbooking this week, too! I have printed my pictures and pulled a few embellishments I am planning on using. I believe the Brooklyn Upper and Lower Case Alphabet stamp set should work out nicely.
Looking forward to seeing what you create this week!
Happy National Scrapbook Week!
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Hello, crafty friends!
I am excited to join you on the Ellen Hutson Blog (HERE) as the featured guest. Today, I am sharing a card featuring the Panton 2022 Color Very Peri with Ellen Hutson's Painted Floral.
Very Peri is a color that blends the boldness of the blue family with the subdued saturation of the purples to create a fresh perspective on a beloved color family. When I looked at my collection of inks from Pinkfresh Studio to Concord and 9th, and everything in between, I wasn't quite sure how to achieve the depth of color in Very Peri. The color leans toward a saturated expression of periwinkle...a color not in my ink stash. However, with a little experimentation, I was able to combine Tim Holtz's Distress Oxides Shaded Lilac and Blueprint Sketch to achieve a close match to Very Peri.
Very Peri pairs nicely with colors in the orange range for a bit of pop. I stamped the Painted Florals set using Shaded Lilac, Blueprint Sketch, and Catherine Pooler's Ginger, Apricot, and Terracotta. The leaves were stamped using Concord and 9th's Parsely and Pinkfresh Studio's Evergreen.
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Once I had my color palette chosen and the florals stamped, it was time to create my greeting with the Casual Greetings Hot Foil Stamp. I am not a foiling pro, but I have learned a few things to make foiling a bit easier. For me, hot foil stamping improved when I used the right tools for the job. The Spellbinders Quick Trimmer Tool is perfect for cutting foil to the correct size without leaving marks on the delicate material. Also, I use masking tape for Post It tape to adhere my foil to the bed of my foiling machine to keep my foil in place.
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With the floral bouquet and sentiment prepared, it was time to add the last few finishing touches to the card. To add visual interest to the background, I die cut Altenew's Diamond Frame Cover three times and adhered the diecut pieces together using liquid adhesive. The Hands die, from Ellen Hutson, is perfect for holding my bouquet. I die cut the hand onto Copic-friendly cardstock and colored it using E11, E13 and R27. I didn't want the hand to appear as if it was floating, so I die cut the hand in the center of my cardstock and used scissors to cut the image to the desired length. Using masking tape and a mix of Shaded Lilac and Blueprint Sketch Distress Oxides, I created a Very Peri inked background on an A2 card panel. Just a bit of color added another layer of visual interest to an otherwise white background. A few dabs of the Nuvo Black Ebony Crystal Drops for the flower centers completes this card.
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Thank you for spending time with me. I hope this card inspires you to use the new Pantone 2022 Color Very Peri in your papercraft designs.
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The following products for this card can be found in the Ellen Hutson shop (HERE).
Create beauty every day...
Keia
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Hello, sweet friends!
Happy Monday. Today, I am sharing another post featuring stamps and dies from the new Ex Libris collection from Catherine Pooler. This card is designed using the new Apothecary inks and Filigree Background stamp.
This card came together quickly and makes for an easy card to make and send to a beloved friend or family member. To create this card, I first inked an A2-sized card front with the new Apothecary colors, Ginger, Apricot, Terracotta, and Wintergreen. Once dry, I heat embossed the panel with white embossing powder and the Filigree Background stamp. I completed the card with the "You are in my thoughts" sentiment and the single bird from the Lovebirds collection.
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Thank you for spending time with me on this fine day. I hope you have a chance to step into your creative space and create something beautiful.
Happy Crafting,
Keia
Hello, Crafty Friends!
The new Catherine Pooler Ex Libris release is now LIVE! I hope you had a chance to see the amazing sneak peeks over the last several days, and yes, the newly released inks are FABULOUS. Today, I am sharing a card featuring the Lovebirds stamp/die and Cross Your Xs Coverplate.
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The Lovebirds collection is too cute and are so fun to color. To create the first card, I start by using Twilight ink to design my birdcage pattern background on a piece of A2 white cardstock. I then take a piece of medium gray cardstock and use a square nesting die to create a geometric design in the top layering panel. Before adhering the gray panel, I heat embossed the "Sending Congratulations" sentiment and added the lovebirds as the finishing touch.
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My second card pairs together the Lovebird set with the Cross Your Xs Coverplate. I decided to keep this card very simple. After coloring the single Lovebird, I diecut the coverplate from white cardstock and adhered this to an A2 card base using foam adhesive. The simple "You are in my thoughts today" sentiment is heat embossed onto vellum cardstock and the lovebird adhered with foam tape.
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Thank you for spending time with me. I hope these two cards have inspired you to take a look at the new Ex Libris collection from Catherine Pooler and create your own beautiful designs. For more information on products and inspiration, visit Catherine Pooler online (HERE).
As always...
Create beauty every day.
Keia
Happy Thursday, Craft Friends!
Today is Scrapbook.com's Live Stream (HERE) featuring the new Plush and Velvet Albums!
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As a mom of two boys, in the midst of adolescence, I tend to forgo soft, plush material. While my creative space is my little oasis in the midst of boyhood, my boys are always welcome in my space which means the occasional dirty handprints, a smudge of cheese curlers there, and well a smelly sock or two. This means I tend to keep soft, plush fabric to a minimum. However, the new Limited Edition Plush and Velvet Albums from Scrapbook.com just might change my mind. I had a chance to play with these pretty albums and create a coordinating 9x12 layout of my youngest son. The quality of the album is the same great quality as my previous Scrapbook.com albums, but with added luxury. The 9x12 D-ring album can hold approximately 40 pages, has the Scrapbook.com logo embossed on the back inside cover, reinforced corners, and a metal label holder on the spine. My scrapbook pages fit nicely in the binder without any overhang. And the new album additional looks rather lovely sitting on the shelving in my creative space.
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