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Sunday, August 16, 2020

Hey there friends! Extra, extra read all about it!!! In case you missed the big announcement last week! 
Thank you, blogger, for not making my post go live while I was on vacation...but that's O.K.! 



We are so please that we can now share with you that the most awesome soul I know has launched her own craft line partnered with HSN!!
3 cheers for...
The brand new Kingston crafts line features stamps sets, a fabulous paper pad with solid and patterned paper that coordinates, chipboard, and more to come!! 

Here are a few samples I created with the new products!



The paper pad is awesome! 84 sheets of amazing paper. It cuts like butter in the Cricut machine, embosses beautifully, and coordinates with all your other papers!
The stamps coordinate with the chipboard too! See the whole collection here on HSN!

and beth's also launched her own site where you can purchase her products! 

 Click here to visit!


Stay tuned for more inspiration and fun from the brand new collection!

Thanks for stopping by! 

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Anna Griffin Tea Cup Pop up cards

Thursday, August 6, 2020

Hello friends! I know it's been a while. I hope you're all doing well through this difficult time. I've tried to keep myself busy with as many craft projects as possible which is why I haven't been sharing on my blog as much.

Today I wanted to share some cards I made using the Tea Cup Card kit from Anna Griffin. This kit is so beautiful!

For this card, I thought it would be a great technique to emboss the card base with an embossing folder. I love the way the design looks!


For the inside, I wanted to add a butterfly so I cut this cute die twice and layered it with a foam dot. So pretty! If you want to learn to make this card, Anna did a Charm school video on her blog featuring similar pieces from the kit here. She walks you through each step to create your own pop-up card. She also shows other advance cards using the kit that are just stunning.



For this card I used a die behind the sentiment and flowers to make the front of the card stand out.




and filled my tea cup inside with a variety of blooms.




Another fab front with a die from Anna's library of designs. There are so many now you can really mix and match!



and I added another sweet butterfly to the flowers





I kept it fairly simple for this card.








But filled the tea-cup to the brim with flowers.




I had some flocked cardstock tucked away and I thought it would be perfect for the tea cup dies.





I love how the cup turned out with the embossing and flock. So delicate and pretty.






My last card features a little inking of the teacup on the inside.




It looks so delicate and fun right?



Thanks for visiting today. I promise to have more action here going forward. Aren't we all just trying to figure out our new lifestyles? 

I'll have some fun news coming soon too!

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Another Cuppah for the Coffee Lover's Blog Hop!

Friday, May 29, 2020

Hello! I'm so glad to be linking up again for today's 2020 Spring/Summer Coffee Lover's Blog Hop!  



For this card I am using Unity Stamps Company's Hot Mess rubbah cling stamp!



I used my water color pen and some die inks to color in the cuppas. I added the Happy Birthday to you die and the cute always time for coffee logo from Whimsey stamps.


If you haven't done the hop yet, the link is at the top of this post. Grab a cuppa and enjoy! It will take you a while to get through all the fabulous cards and projects!

Have a creative day!

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2020 Spring/Summer Coffee Lovers Blog Hop

Friday, May 22, 2020

Hello! I'm so glad to be linking up for today's 2020 Spring/Summer Coffee Lover's Blog Hop!  I love all the coffee/tea inspired inspiration this hop brings.  




I'm going fancy with today's card that I created using all Anna Griffin products.  My favorite part of the design is the napkin die. I doubled it up in 2 colors and create a little tea time scene. 





Anna's Teacup cardstock is the perfect spring palette to pair the die and the favorite tea embellishments. 

If you haven't done the hop yet, the link is at the top of this post. Grab a cuppa and enjoy!

Have a creative day!

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Soft Hues Metallic Layers II

Tuesday, April 21, 2020

Hello friend! I am back today sharing a few of my designs with Anna Griffin's new Soft Hues Metallic Layers II cardstock. I looooove this cardstock for my dies. It helps make some beautiful cards. 
Here's a look at some of the designs I made with this set.



I love the soft colors in this cardstock collect and they look beautiful as die cuts. Also, look at the embossing detail on the blue.





Anna's Castle cardstock and Card Making Compendium dies are a great way to build layers on your cards.


Anna's flocked cardstock also looks really pretty behind the soft hue colors.

I've linked back these products to Anna's webpage if you're interested in purchasing.


Thank you for spending some time here today!


Springtime Collage Toppers

Saturday, April 18, 2020

I know that Easter has passed but I did not want to forget to share these lovely Springtime collage toppers from Anna Griffin. The layering and details make it easy to create cards quickly that look like you've spent alot of time making them. Here's a look at what I created with them.



For this card, I started with a flocked cardstock base. That cardstock is my all-time fave and I seriously hoard it. Next, I used Anna's gold Foil Flourishes 2 corner stickers and mounted them using Therm-O-Web's 3D foam squares which are excellent for layering on the flock.

Next, I added the collage topper and a few more flourishes, Mini favorite flower stickers and finished with a bow.

Layering 2 different dies (Mini Frame Dies & Reticulated Border Frame Dies) cut with 2 different cardstock colors can add color and interest behind your collage topper.



I like to use a lot of layers when I create my cards. There are 5 on this card.



Cutting out the center of a card base and adding a contrasting pattern of cardstock with 3D foam squares can really add dimension to your design. I also cut the center of this Mini Frame die out to create a window.



I've linked many of the products I used to create these cards back to Anna's webpage if you are interested in purchasing.

Thank you so much for spending your time here today!

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Anna Griffin Trimmings Cut and Emboss folders

Wednesday, April 15, 2020

Hello friends! Today I am sharing some of my designs with Anna griffin's Trimmings cut and Emboss folders featured again on HSN yesterday. 



I love that you can layer these folders for a fun look. For this card, I used two of them and a floral border sticker.


This one has 3 layers of the same folder.




For this card I turned the layer vertically and added another floral border stip and sentiment.  


Here's another vertical card. The border really adds to the design of the card.





I love using the color purple in my designs. I love how this one turned out.





If you'd like to pick these up, you can order them from Anna Griffin's website here 
Thank you for stopping by today!

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Lovely Concentric Frame Dies

Monday, April 13, 2020

Hello friends, I am back to day sharing some beautiful cards that I created using Anna Griffin's Lovely Concentric Frame dies. These are available now at HSN and will be airing on tomorrow's show along with some other great products. Click here to purchase. Meanwhile here's a few things I created with them.


This thinking of you card with the gold cardstock really shows off the intracut details of the die.


A sweet "For my Grandmother" sentiment finished this card perfectly.



My heart is bursting from the die cut and tucking some flowers on each side really makes it the focal point of the card.




This one my be my favorite since I love the color purple so much and this embellishment was perfect for the card. The metallic cardstock really makes the embossed image stand out from behind the dies.





Don't foget, Anna will be on HSN April 14th! Here's a link to the program guide so you don't miss her here!

Cardmaking fun with some Rina K Designs Electro-Pop Neon Flock

Friday, April 10, 2020

Hello friends! It's been awhile I know and wow have things changed in the world. I hope you are all safe and well during this unprecedented Stay at Home order. I wanted to share with you some really fun products from Therm-o-Web and Rina K Designs. I created these projects for the blog last week.

Here's a look at the supplies I used to create these cards. Therm-O-Web's deco flock can really take your projects to another level. Rina K's fun Electro-Pop Neon colors look fabulous on black cardstock too! 


I started out with some black cardstock and a fun Hero Arts stencil that I used Pixie Spray to adhere to the cardstock so that when I spread the Deco Foil transfer gel duo would stay in place.


Apply the gel generously and let dry overnight. It's also ready in about 90 mins but I personally prefer to allow to dry over night.


While that was drying I colored the hummingbird images with my Copic markers.


I then used my favorite white gel pen from Sakura to enhance my images.


Another fun way to use Copic markers is to die cut sentiments and color them in a gradient manner using darker and lighter shades of color. For the Hello I chose to use shades of purple.




The finished look turned out so fun. I also added some glitter stickles to the bottom where the darker purple was.


Here's my finished sentiment.




And my cute hummingbirds with the flocked cardstock.


Now that the Transfer Gel Duo has dried, simply place the flock, color facing down on the dried gel and run through your laminator.


Once it cools, gently peel back the sheet of Deco Flock to reveal the design. Easy, peasy.


The finished cards turned out stunning. This is an easy technique to achieve. Right now Therm-O-Web is offering free shipping when you spend over $25.



These cards were so fun to create.




I hope that you'll give these products a try. If you do, be sure and tag them on social media with #thermoweb #decofoil #rinakdesigns 

Have a craftstic day!


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