alex syberia designs betterpress release blog hop & giveaway

I'm thrilled to be joining my friends at Alex Syberia Designs to celebrate their new press plate collection! The release is GORGEOUS!!! (BTW, if you are hopping with us, you should be arriving from Emelie's amazing blog.)

Now before we talk cardmaking, let's talk about something else fun...prizes! 

Alex Syberia Designs is giving away a $50 gift certificate to 1 winner and a $15 gift card to 3 lucky winners!

This giveaway is open internationally, with prizes awarded in GBP (£) for non-U.S. winners and in USD ($) for U.S. winners. All 4 winners will be drawn from the entrants that have played along with this blog hop by midnight BST April 6th, 2025. Winners will be announced on the Alex Syberia Designs blog Giveaway Winners page on April 7th, 2025.

Ok now let's talk about the card I've made...

I started by blending Distress Oxide Picked Raspberry and Carved Pumpkin inks on a white cardstock panel. Then I applied a little Picked Raspberry Distress Spritz and let the panel dry.

After it was dry, I used the Elegant Bloom press plate with black ink. And dang, it's so beautiful!!! 

I added a sentiment from the Beautiful Day stamp set and a little faux splatter (made by dotting a pen here & there).

I have more cards to share with this wonderful release but there are many more fun stops on this hop so you need to get going! Your next stop is Brenda's awesome blog and I know she is going to have something gorgeous for us!

And here is the whole hop list just in case...

Alex Syberia Designs

Sylvie

Sandi

Samantha

Nina

Nicoletta

Nicky

Martin

Michelle

Lien

Hannelie

Therese

Erin

Erica

Emelie

Carly

Brenda

Bobbi

Amanda

Thanks so much for hopping with us! Hugs!!!

Carly

simon says stamp whimsical branch frame

The Rain or Shine collection just arrived in the Simon Says Stamp shop and from the moment I saw the Whimsical Branch Frame, I knew I had to make it into a shaker card! LOL!

I started by ink blending (Distress Oxide Salvaged Patina & Cracked Pistachio) on the front of my card and then added a little Distress Spritz Salvaged Patina.

Then I die cut the Whimsical Branch Frame five times, four from white cardstock and one from kraft cardstock.

I layered the white frames together and adhered them to the ink blended card front to create the shaker "container".

I added chunky glitter and sealed it with acetate.

Then I adhered the kraft frame on top and added bunches of the little flowers that I die cut from white and blended with Milled Lavender and Picked Raspberry ink.

Thanks so much for stopping by & don't forget to check out the rest of the Rain or Shine collection! Hugs!!!

Carly

egg-stra special easter cards

Pretty Pink Posh has a brand new release out today and it's egg-stra adorable!!! It's packed with cute stamps, dies and stencils that are perfect for creating spring and Easter cards! And I've been busy creating a few...

The Bunny Holder die really couldn't be any cuter!!! It can hold things and peek around them too, like this Easter Cupcake. And how adorable is the sentiment from the new Easter Greetings set?!!

Have I mentioned how much I love the Bunny Holder? LOL! 

For this card the bunny is holding an egg from the Build An Egg die set and nestled in a little tissue paper grass that I created with the Fringe Present. The little sentiment is from the Sentiment Strips: Easter set and I love how easily they can be shaped!

Another really fun die set is the Tulip Shaker...

Don't you love it?!! And with the new Sugar Pop shaker beads!!!

And just one more...

The Easter Bucket Additions for the Candy Bucket are fabulous!!! 

I used foam tape on the edges of the bucket to adhere it to the card so I could "fill it" with paper Easter grass and treats from the Easter Bucket set. I gave the jelly beans a coat of Glossy Accents and wrapped the "chocolate" egg in foil.

Thanks so much for stopping by! And don't forget to check out the whole release in the PPP shop! We've got to support our small crafty businesses!!!

Hugs!

Carly

pinkfresh studio “joyful blooms” release blog hop

Happy Tuesday and welcome to the Pinkfresh Studio Joyful Blooms blog hop! I'm so thrilled to be joining in the fun!!!

This release has so much gorgeous stuff!!! I wasn't sure where to start! SO MANY IDEAS!!! But since I know you have a whole hop to do and can't spend your whole day with me, I decided to start with the Foliage Flair stamp! I am so smitten with this stamp!!!

I ink blended on the front of a folded card with Distress Oxide Picked Raspberry and Carved Pumpkin. After letting it dry, I stamped the Foliage Flair on top in black.

Then I die cut a cardstock panel with the Elongated Ovals to create a window. I stamped a sentiment from the Blooming Grace set and added a little faux splatter (I just make dots with a few pens). Then I adhered the window panel over the ink blended/stamped card. Easy peasy!

Ok, now before you go on to the next hop stop! Let's talk about all the cool GIVEAWAYS! 

• Pinkfresh is giving away the full release on their blog and YouTube!
• You also have a chance to win one of TEN $50 to the Pinkfresh shop by leaving comments here and at each hop stop!

BLOG HOP LINK LIST

You are invited to the Inlinkz link party!

Click here to enter

simon says stamp favorite things release blog hop day 2

I am thrilled to be joining in day 2 of Simon Says Stamp blog hop celebrating the new Favorite Things release! (You should be arriving from Misty's blog!)

Before I show you what I made, there's are prizes!!! There are $25 gift certificates to Simon Says Stamp up for grabs at each hop stop! Enter to win by leaving comments along the hop!

And there's a gift with purchase!!! Just follow the instructions on the graphic below when you go to shop😉

Ok, now let me show you what I made! I created two cards with the adorable Eggstra Special stamp set, one for when you are in a rush and when for when you have more time to create!

This card is for when you only have five minutes...

I stamped the group of Easter eggs off both sides of my card front with Distress Oxide Picked Raspberry.

Then I stamped the sentiment in black and added a little faux splatter by dotting a black pen. 

Cute, easy and so fast!

This card is for when you have a little more time to relax and color...

I arranged six of the adorable chicks in a grid pattern with the sentiment at the bottom and stamped them all at the same time.

Then I colored them with a collection of pastel Copics.

Lastly I added a little faux splatter.

You're next hop stop is Rachel Alvarado's amazing blog!

And here's the whole hop list just in case...

Simon Says Stamp Blog 
Caly Person
Suzy Plantamura
Jennifer McGuire
Debby Hughes
Emily Midgett
Lisa Addesa
Miriam Prantner
Bibi Cameron
Sandi MacIver
Kath Stewart
Betsy Green
Misty Elam
Carly Minner ---> you are here
Rachel Alvarado
Revati Panickar

Thanks so much for hopping with us! Hugs!!!

Carly

P.S. And check out the inspiration galleries for the Favorite Things collection!!!

this might be my new favorite card design...

...if you're looking for day 4 of the Pretty Pink Posh birthday blog hop, you've found it! I can't wait to share this birthday card with you, it might be my new favorite card design!

Before we talk more about cards, there's more fun! There are four $30 gift certificates to Pretty Pink Posh up for grabs! Enter to win by leaving comments along the hop by 11:59pm PST of March 4th, 2025. The winners will be announced on the PPP blog.

Now let's talk about my new favorite card design...

This is not the first card I've made with the adorable Pretty Pink Posh holders (ghost & fox) dies holding candy but the Dog Holder made me realize how fun they could be for birthday cards! Plus I've decided we should all be sending a lot more candy to each other! I need a little sweet treat mixed in with the bills, LOL!

For this card I used a combination of the Streamers dies and Layered Garland stencils to create a background.

I die cut the Dog Holder from some light tan & kraft cardstock and assembled him, adding pink cheeks with a colored pencil and a party hat from the Birthday Holder Additions die set.

I adhered a plain white cardstock Dog Holder behind the tan one for a little extra stability and then adhered the whole thing to my card. 

I used tweezers to pop out the arms and glue dotted a mini Reese's Cup there because who doesn't love candy?! LOL!

The sentiment is from the Birthday Dogs & Cats set and it's so perfect!

And even though I think candy is the perfect treat for the Dog Holder to give, there are so many options! A real balloon with a message written on it to blow up...little bag of confetti to sprinkle...a gift card...or any of the adorable things from the Birthday Holder Additions die set!

Your next stop on the hop is Dana's fabulous blog and I know she is going to share something gorgeous!

And here's the whole list if you need it...

Pretty Pink Posh blog 
Joy Baldwin
Allison Frazier
Carly Minner --> you are here
Dana Kirby
Melody Rupple
Debbie Frank

Thanks so much for hopping with us! Hugs!!!

Carly

P.S. There's a free gift and a discount when you shop!!!

simon says stamp pretty bows

The Favorite Things collection just arrived in the Simon Says Stamp shop and it is so much fun!!! There are so many things that I can't wait to create with but I started with the Pretty Bows die set!

This card was inspired by a friend who just had a baby shower with bows on the wall like this for a photo backdrop! 

Each bow on my card is a stack of three die cuts with Distress Oxide inks (Picked Raspberry, Kitsch Flamingo & Milled Lavender) added to the top one.

The sentiment is from Circle Sentiments, one of my favs! And the splatter is just made with a few black pens.

Thanks so much for stopping by & stay tuned for more SSS Favorite Things projects! Hugs!!!

Carly