Last Day!

HAPPY HALLOWEEN! I hope you have a fun holiday!  Be sure to check my social media later tonight to see what fun costume I have come up with for this year!
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Don't forget that today is the FINAL day of Fun Stampers Journey under it's current configuration.  As of midnight (central time) tonight, the site will not work, and everything will be transferring to the new system.  And tomorrow, FSJ will be available again, through the Spellbinders site.
This means, if you have been eyeing a fun Bloom Benefit, you want to get your order in, within the next few hours!  After the system changes, Bloom Benefits will not be available in the same way.  There is discussion of a few possibilities how they may return, however, if you want something in particular, get your order in before the system change to guarantee that you can get it!

Have a wonderful holiday!  I'm so excited to start bringing you new things - starting Friday!
Thanks for stopping by!

Much love,                    

   

Easy Geek Chic Cards | Video

Hi there!  Today I'm sharing two cards that are super easy, and the layout is a great simple one to keep in your arsenal.

For these cards, I'm using the Grid Paper background stamp, and the Geek Chic stamp set.

I started off by stamping the background onto two pieces of A2 sized Whip Cream card stock panels.  I used Tin Pail ink on one panel, and Pool Party ink on the second.

I cut two pieces of card stock at 2.5" wide, to stamp my center panels.  I stamped and heat embossed the computer and glasses image, and the sentiment, on one panel.  I trimmed that down a bit, and stamped the pocket protector image randomly on the background stamped in Tin Pail.  I added the center panel on foam squares, then added a few googly eyes to the computer image.  Then I adhered the card front to a top folding Whip Cream card base.

For the second card, I stamped the atom image in Lemon Drop, Limeade Splash, and Candy Apple, on the background with the Pool Play grid.  Then I stamped the atom image in River Stone on the center panel I had cut.  I stamped the sentiment beneath in Candy Apple, and trimmed down the center panel.  I adhered the card front to another card base, and added the center panel with foam squares.

Thanks for stopping by!

Much love,                    

Supplies Used:

Use this easy list to find the products I used in my projects. (Contains affiliate links - where I earn a commission from purchases made from my links, at no cost to you. Your support helps me keep this blog going, and continue to create - Thank you! Affiliates and disclosures can be found here.) 

Stamps:

Geek Chic SS-0636, Grid Paper SS-0615

Inks:

Tin Pail True Color Fusion Ink IP-0152, River Stone True Color Fusion Ink IP-0053, Pool Play True Color Fusion Ink IP-0051, Candy Apple True Color Fusion Ink IP-0017, Limeade Splash True Color Fusion Ink IP-0019, Lemon Drop True Color Fusion Ink IP-0043, Clear Pigment Ink Pad IP-0102,

Papers:

Whip Cream 8.5" x 11" Card Stock CS-0040

Embellishments:
Wiggle Eyes (suggested) AC-0173

Tools:
 Journey Blooms Paper Trimmer TO-0039, Crease Tool TO-0040, Heat Gun TO-0083, Mono Sand Eraser
Adhesives:
Easy Glide Permanent Adhesive Runner AD-0081, Journey Foam Squares - Medium AD-0085, Journey Glue Dots AD-0083

Believe

You know how sometimes the best ideas come to you, just as you're drifting off to sleep?  That's what happened to me with today's card.  It struck me just as I was falling asleep, and I sat bolt upright in the bed, and picked up my phone to make a note for myself so I wouldn't lose it.  This card is incredibly simple, but perfect for Christmas!

I began by stamping the deer image onto a piece of Buttercream card stock.  I made sure the ink was completely dry, then stamped the sentiment over the top, and heat embossed it with gold embossing powder.  I dotted a bit of Cranberry Bliss Silk onto the deer's nose.  Once that was dry, I went back in and watercolored on a small amount of Sparkle Silk.  The panel was adhered to a Cranberry Bliss card base.

So simple and easy, and would be very easy to assemble in multiples.  The supplies are listed and linked in the list below for US readers, however, come November 1st, those who live internationally will FINALLY have the chance to get their hands on some of these fun FSJ products.  I highly recommend the Sparkle Silk (As I'm writing this, it is not listed yet, but I've linked you to the search for the silks, for reference.  The full bundle of the silk colors is listed currently.), Liquid Colors, PanPastels and Stamp Cleaner!  (Contains affiliate links - where I earn a commission from purchases made from my links, at no cost to you. Your support helps me keep this blog going, and continue to create - Thank you! Affiliates and disclosures can be found here.) 

Thanks for stopping by!

Much love,                    

Supplies Used:

Use this easy list to find the products I used in my projects. (Contains affiliate links - where I earn a commission from purchases made from my links, at no cost to you. Your support helps me keep this blog going, and continue to create - Thank you! Affiliates and disclosures can be found here.) 

Stamps: 

Winter Build-A-Scene ATS AT-0333, Holiday Script SS-0383

Inks:

Hazelnut Blend True Color Fusion Ink IP-0012, Clear Pigment Ink Pad IP-0102, Gold Embossing Powder IP-0101, Sparkle Silk IP-0126, Cranberry Bliss Silk IP-0094

Papers:
Buttercream 8.5"x 11" Card Stock CS-0006, Cranberry Bliss 8.5"x 11" Card Stock CS-0090

Tools:
Journey Blooms Paper Trimmer TO-0039, Crease Tool TO-0040, Heat Gun TO-0083, Journey Blending Brush - Small TO-0097
Adhesives:
Easy Glide Permanent Adhesive Runner AD-0081

Christmas Poinsettia Card | Video

I've wanted to recreate this card design for some time, but had not quite figured out what stamp combo I wanted to use.  When I was going through some of my Christmas stamps though, that particular design  immediately struck me with these two stamp sets.

As always, a full list of the products used in this project is at the bottom of this post.  Compensated affiliate links are used where possible, at no cost to you.  

I started out, by cutting masks - lots, and lots, of masks.  I stamped the image on sticky notes, and then trimmed out the stamped image right along the edge.  Then, I started stamping my flower.  I would stamp a flower image, then mask the image to stamp the next flower.  I stamped one more flower than I had created masks, so I did have to move one mask when I went back and stamped the greenery.

Once I stamped my panel, I die cut the coordinating die from the center of the panel.  Then, I temporarily adhered the panel down, so that I could I line up the stamp with the die cut, and I stamped the sentiment in Clear Pigment Ink, onto my Whip Cream Card Base.  I removed the stamped panel, so that I could heat emboss the sentiment. and then reattached it with foam squares for a little dimension.

I realized after I had attached the panel, that I had wanted to add some Sparkle Silk, that was no problem, however. I simply put the die cut portion of the panel in place while I added the Sparkle Silk, and then removed it after, so that the sentiment was still "clean".

Thanks for stopping by!

Much love,                    

Supplies Used:

Use this easy list to find the products I used in my projects. (Contains affiliate links - where I earn a commission from purchases made from my links, at no cost to you. Your support helps me keep this blog going, and continue to create - Thank you! Affiliates and disclosures can be found here.) 

Stamps: 

Poinsettia Burst SS-0524, Holiday Script Stamp & Die Bundle BD-0160

Inks:

Cranberry Bliss True Color Fusion Ink IP-0049, Peaches & Cream True Color Fusion Ink IP-0149. Fresh Forest True Color Fusion Ink IP-0013, Green Olive True Color Fusion Ink IP-0072, Clear Pigment Ink Pad IP-0102, Gold Embossing Powder IP-0101, Sparkle Silk IP-0126

Papers:

Whip Cream 8.5" x 11" Card Stock CS-0040

Tools:
Journey Platinum Machine TO-0090,  Journey Blooms Paper Trimmer TO-0039, Crease Tool TO-0040, Detail Pro Shears (4.5") TO-0063, Heat Gun TO-0083, Inkadinkado Stamp-A-Ma-Jig Stamp Positioner, Journey Colorless Blender JM-0095, Dauber Dowel - Large TO-0138
Adhesives:
Easy Glide Permanent Adhesive Runner AD-0081, Journey Foam Squares - Medium AD-0085

Colorful Trees

I'm more into traditional Christmas colors typically.  However, in the last few years, I've been incorporating a few brighter colors here and there.  Particularly for Christmas cards.

For today's card, I stamped and die cut a bunch of colorful trees, as well as a sentiment banner.  I layered them in a row on a strip of River Stone, and applied the trees onto a background embossed with the Tiny Dots embossing folder, which is a Bloom Benefit  (Due to the changes coming, if you want to earn any of the Bloom Benefits from the current catalogs, I suggest ordering by October 31st.)   .

Thanks for stopping by!

Much love,                    

Supplies Used:

Use this easy list to find the products I used in my projects. (Contains affiliate links - where I earn a commission from purchases made from my links, at no cost to you. Your support helps me keep this blog going, and continue to create - Thank you! Affiliates and disclosures can be found here.) 

Stamps: 

Winter Build-A-Scene Bundle BD-0434

Inks:

Turbo Teal True Color Fusion Ink IP-0116, Watermelon Fusion True Color Fusion Ink IP-0027, Limade Splash True Color Fusion Ink IP-0019, River Stone True Color Fusion Ink IP-0053, Black Licorice True Color Fusion Ink IP-0041

Papers:

Whip Cream 8.5" x 11" Card Stock CS-0040, River Stone 8.5"x 11" Card Stock CS-0094

Tools:
Tiny Dots Embossing Folder EF-0037 (Bloom Benefit), Journey Platinum Machine TO-0090,  Journey Blooms Paper Trimmer TO-0039, Crease Tool TO-0040, Detail Pro Shears (4.5") TO-0063, Grand Pro Shears TO-0064, Heat Gun TO-0083
Adhesives:
Easy Glide Permanent Adhesive Runner AD-0081, White Liner Tape AD-0001, Journey Craft Glue AD-0111, Journey Foam Squares - Small AD-0084, Journey Foam Squares - Medium AD-0085

Huge Celebration Card with Gift Card Slide | Video

Today's the final card in this birthday/celebration themed week. Today's card is one that I think I will make in a wide variety of colors to keep for special occasions.  This card is perfectly suited for birthdays, graduation, engagements, weddings, promotions, new homeowners, or retirement.  Basically it's good for any occasion you might be celebrating and giving a gift card.

Today's card features the Celebrate Everything Stamp Set, the Confetti Fun ATS Stamp, and the Gift Slider Die Set. Fun Fact: The item number for the Confetti Fun ATS stamp, happens to be the month and day of my birthday!

I started my card, by stamping an A2 sized panel of Cool Pool Card Stock with the Confetti Fun Stamp Set.  I stamped horizontally in the middle of the panel, and then rotated my stamp, top to bottom, to stamp the top, and bottom of the panel.  Once that was done, I trimmed 3/8" off of each side to have the stamping fill the panel (some adjustment to the sides may be necessary, depending on how centered you were able to stamp the background).  I also trimmed a piece of Whip Cream Card Stock to 3.75" x  5.5".

Then I die cut the third largest circle cut die from the Journey Circles set, from the lower right side of the confetti panel.  I also die cut the bow portion of the Gift Slider Die Set, into the top panel of the Oatmeal Cookie Card Base at this time.  

I lined up the Whip Cream panel and the Confetti Panel, and stamped my sentiment.  Then I adhered down the Whip Cream panel with Easy Glide Adhesive, being sure to keep the adhesive on the outer edges of the panel, to keep from adhering the gift card slide down.  I attached the confetti panel with foam squares, and then added a few sequins with Journey Craft Glue.

Super fun and easy!  I hope you have enjoyed this celebration week, and have found something to inspire you when you are creating for your next celebration.

Thanks for stopping by!

Much love,                    

Supplies Used:

Use this easy list to find the products I used in my projects. (Contains affiliate links - where I earn a commission from purchases made from my links, at no cost to you. Your support helps me keep this blog going, and continue to create - Thank you! Affiliates and disclosures can be found here.) 

Stamps: 

Celebrate Everything SS-0579, Confetti Fun AT-0328

Inks:

Blue Lagoon True Color Fusion Ink IP-0002

Papers:

Whip Cream 8.5" x 11" Card Stock CS-0040, Cool Pool 8.5"x 11" Card Stock CS-0118, Oatmeal Cookie 8.5"x 11" Card Stock CS-0023

Embellishments:
Journey Sequins Special Celebration AC-0115

Tools:
Gift Slider Die Set DI-0384, Journey Circles Die Set DI-0039, Journey Platinum Machine TO-0090,  Journey Blooms Paper Trimmer TO-0039, Crease Tool TO-0040,  Grand Pro Shears TO-0064
Adhesives:
Easy Glide Permanent Adhesive Runner AD-0081, Journey Craft Glue AD-0111, Journey Foam Squares - Medium AD-0085

Letterboard Wishes

Continuing with Birthday/Celebration Week, I have another card to share with you today that is easy to customize for your favorite birthday girl or boy.

Today's card features the Letterboard Sentiments Stamp Set, and the For You Die Set.

I stamped two Whip Cream panels with the Make A Wish sentiment.  I started in the middle of the card stock, stamping in my mid-tone ink, and then stamped an additional two times below, and two times above the fist stamping.  I then stamped my lighter tone to the top of the page, and then the darker tone to the bottom.  This created a semi-ombre style sentiment tower on the card.

I die cut the For You gift boxes die six times total, and stacked three die cuts together for each card.  I used the Journey Craft Glue to adhere the die cuts together.  Once the adhesive was dry, I used the blending brush and a small amount of water to brush on the Sparkle Silk.  I adhered the completed die cuts to the card fronts with Journey Craft Glue, then mounted each card front to a card base made with the coordinating mid-tone card stock.

This would be easy to recreate in a ton of colors, and there are a lot of fun sentiments that you could stack like this in the Letterboard Sentiments set, so you could change out the sentiment for a card more geared towards graduation, a wedding or engagement, or just a general celebration.

Thanks for stopping by!

Much love,                    

Supplies Used:

Use this easy list to find the products I used in my projects. (Contains affiliate links - where I earn a commission from purchases made from my links, at no cost to you. Your support helps me keep this blog going, and continue to create - Thank you! Affiliates and disclosures can be found here.) 

Stamps: 

Letterboard Sentiments SS-0629

Inks:

Cool Pool True Color Fusion Ink IP-0074, Turbo Teal True Color Fusion Ink IP-0116, Blue Lagoon True Color Fusion Ink IP-0002, Bubble Gum True Color Fusion Ink IP-0058, Sweet Berry True Color Fusion Ink IP-0029, Pomegranate Splash True Color Fusion Ink IP-0008, Sparkle Silk IP-0126

Papers:

Whip Cream 8.5" x 11" Card Stock CS-0040, River Stone 8.5"x 11" Card Stock CS-0094, Turbo Teal 8.5"x 11" Card Stock CS-0127, Sweet Berry 8.5"x 11" Card Stock CS-0034

Tools:
For You Die Set DI- 0252, Journey Platinum Machine TO-0090,  Journey Blooms Paper Trimmer TO-0039, Crease Tool TO-0040, Journey Blending Brush - Small TO-0097
Adhesives:
Easy Glide Permanent Adhesive Runner AD-0081,  Journey Craft Glue AD-0111

Make A Wish Birthday Card

Birthday cards are some of the most fun cards to make.  This week, I'll be sharing birthday & celebration cards with you.   Starting today with this super fun (and super pink!) birthday card.  

Today's card features the Make A Wish ATS stamp set, and the Graduated Dots stamp on this card.  As always, a full product list is at the bottom of this post.


I began the card front, by ink blending Bubble Gum and Sweet Berry inks up the piece of Bubble Gum Card Stock.  I made sure the ink was completely dry, then stamped the Graduated Dots stamp with Clear Embossing Ink, and applied a custom mix of 2 parts Clear Embossing Powder, and 1 part Sparkle Dust (the small container I store that in, shown in the video, was purchased from the dollar store).  I heat set the background stamp using my heat gun.    

I stamped and heat embossed the Make A Wish ATS stamp, using Rose Gold Embossing Powder, onto Whip Cream Card Stock.  I die cut that out with the Treat Label die set, and attached foam squares to the back.  I tied a piece of Bubble Gum Satin Ribbon around the card front, and tied it into a bow, before adhering the sentiment panel over that.  A few scattered pearls finished the card off.

This super glitzy card was fun to make, and my inner magpie loves the glitter.

Thanks for stopping by!

Much love,                    

Supplies Used:

Use this easy list to find the products I used in my projects. (Contains affiliate links - where I earn a commission from purchases made from my links, at no cost to you. Your support helps me keep this blog going, and continue to create - Thank you! Affiliates and disclosures can be found here.) 

Stamps: 

Make A Wish ATS AT-0246, Graduated Dots Stamp SS-0117

Inks:
Bubble Gum True Color Fusion Ink IP-0058, Sweet Berry True Color Fusion Ink IP-0029,  Clear Pigment Ink Pad IP-0102, Rose Gold Embossing Powder IP-0147, Journey Clear Embossing Powder IP-0097,  Sparkle Dust AC-0013 

Papers:

Whip Cream 8.5" x 11" Card Stock CS-0040, Bubble Gum 8.5"x 11" Card Stock CS-0099

Embellishments:
Bubble Gum Satin Ribbon AC-0105, Pearls AC-0024

Tools:
Treat Label Die Set - DI-0037, Journey Platinum Machine TO-0090,  Journey Blooms Paper Trimmer TO-0039, Crease Tool TO-0040, Grand Pro Shears TO-0064, Heat Gun TO-0083, Dauber Dowel, Small - TO-0137
Adhesives:
Journey Foam Squares - Medium AD-0085

Autumn Smile

We're definitely in Idaho Autumn here.  Temperatures are bouncing back and forth, and people in my hometown are already posting photos of snow!  Meanwhile, at my house, my front lawn has been turned into a Halloween play land.  The neighborhood kids all love to come walk through the yard each afternoon, and I get messages from my neighbors of their littles staring out the window at all the blowups.

For some reason, it popped into my head the other day that I really needed to stamp the Flannel Life stamp in Buttercream ink on Green Olive card stock.  So, I did.  I had zero idea where this card was going beyond that step when I started, but all things have to start somewhere, right?

I chose to make my focal panel using the Cottage Bouquet Stamp Set.  I heat embossed my sentiment first, on a die cut oval, then stamped and created a mask for the first flower (the one colored Raspberry Berry).  I then stamped the additional flowers surrounding the first image.  Using a small dry paint brush, I colored the images with PanPastels.  (I created the orange tone by sandwiching a layer of Raspberry Berry between two layers of Summer Days.) 

I layered a dry embossed strip of Pumpkin Bread card stock over the flannel background, and tied a piece of Oatmeal Cookie Organza ribbon around the panel, then added my sentiment piece on foam squares.  The card front was adhered to a Whip Cream card base.

Thanks for stopping by!

Much love,                    

Supplies Used:

Use this easy list to find the products I used in my projects. (Contains affiliate links - where I earn a commission from purchases made from my links, at no cost to you. Your support helps me keep this blog going, and continue to create - Thank you! Affiliates and disclosures can be found here.) 

Stamps: 

Cottage Bouquet Stamp Set SS-0606, Flannel Life Background Stamp SS-0325

Inks:

Buttercream True Color Fusion Ink IP-0031,  Hazelnut Blend True Color Fusion Ink IP-0012,  Clear Pigment Ink Pad IP-0102, Copper Embossing Powder IP-0148, Rich Sorbets PanPastels JM-0082, Raspberry Berry PanPastel JM-0111

Papers:

Whip Cream 8.5" x 11" Card Stock CS-0040, Green Olive 8.5"x 11" Card Stock CS-0113, Pumpkin Bread 8.5"x 11" Card Stock CS-0098

Embellishments:
Oatmeal Cookie Organza Ribbon AC-0246

Tools:
Changing Seasons Embossing Folder EF- 0031, Journey Ovals Die Set DI-0042, Journey Platinum Machine TO-0090,  Journey Blooms Paper Trimmer TO-0039, Crease Tool TO-0040, Detail Pro Shears (4.5") TO-0063, Heat Gun TO-0083
Adhesives:
Easy Glide Permanent Adhesive Runner AD-0081, Journey Foam Squares - Medium AD-0085

Winter Build-A-Scene Card | Video

I love cards that allow me to use them for a variety of things.  It makes it easy to be able to pull out a card for a birthday, thinking of you, or holiday, when the card is not defined to a specific occasion.  Even when it's seasonal, you can still use it for a variety of things during that season.

Today's card is one of those types of cards.  Despite the wintery scene, it can be sent for far more reasons than just a Christmas card.  

I created the background by inking my panel, and then applying PanPastels and Sparkle Silk.  I stamped the elements along a traced curve, before adhering my hillside to the card.  Sparkle Dust applied to the hillside, gave a shimmery frost to the "snow".

I loved the finished card.  That night sky is so pretty!  Who would you send this card to?

Thanks for stopping by!

Much love,                    

Supplies Used:

Use this easy list to find the products I used in my projects. (Contains affiliate links - where I earn a commission from purchases made from my links, at no cost to you. Your support helps me keep this blog going, and continue to create - Thank you! Affiliates and disclosures can be found here.) 

Stamps: 

Winter Build-A-Scene ATS AT-0333

Inks:

Black Licorice True Color Fusion Ink IP-0041, Sparkle Silk IP-0126, Confectionary Days PanPastels JM-0079, Journey Color Burst Pencils JM-0077

Papers:

Chambray Shirt 8.5"x 11" Card Stock CS-0145, Tin Pail 8.5"x 11" Card Stock CS-0147, Whip Cream 8.5" x 11" Card Stock CS-0040

Embellishments:
Journey Sparkle Dust AC-0013

Tools:
Heart-Felt Die Set DI-0033, Journey Rectangles Die Set DI-0041, Journey Platinum Machine TO-0090,  Journey Blooms Paper Trimmer TO-0039, Crease Tool TO-0040, Dauber Dowel - Small TO-0137
Adhesives:
Journey Craft Glue AD-0111, Journey Foam Squares - Medium AD-0085