alex syberia designs october release blog hop & giveaway

I'm delighted & grateful to be joining my friends at Alex Syberia Designs to celebrate their latest release! This release is lovely and fun! (BTW, if you are hopping with us, you should be arriving from Sylvie's blog...isn't she so talented?!) 

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!!!

Open internationally, all 4 winners will be drawn from the entrants that have played along with this Blog hop by midnight BST October 31st, 2024. Winners will be announced on the Alex Syberia Designs blog 'Giveaway Winners' page on November 1st, 2024.

Ok, now let's talk about what I made!

The Garden of Blooms layered stencils are GORGEOUS! You could stencil those blooms on trash and it would be instant art!

I started by using the coordinating die to cut a panel and make a shaker window. Then I used the die cut panel as a guide for where to position my stencil on another cardstock panel.

I used Distress Oxide inks to stencil the blooms.

Then I wrapped the stenciled panel with some scrap plastic, adhering it on three sides to create a pocket. I added glitter to the pocket and sealed it shut.

I stamped a sentiment from a Beautiful Day on the die cut panel and then adhered it to the pocket panel.

Then I adhere all of that to a folded card.

I have many more cards to share with this wonderful release but there are so many more fun stops on this hop so you need to get going! Your next stop is Bonnie's 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

Samantha

Rachel

Hannelie

Emelie

Hanh

Allison

Erin

Colleen

Sylvie

Carly

Bonnie

Amanda

Bobbi

Brenda

Nicky

Lien

Sandi

Nicoletta

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

Carly

meraki craftober giveaway hop

Are you looking for a little crafty inspiration to kick off the week? Join us for the Crafty Meraki Craftober video hop!!!

holiday ornament card & ppp blog hop day 2

Pretty Pink Posh is ready for holiday crafting with their gorgeous new release! And I'm thrilled to joining day 2 of the blog hop to share ideas with you!!!

Before I show you what I made, there's more fun! There are 3 $30 gift certificates to Pretty Pink Posh up for grabs! Enter to win by leaving comments along the hop by 11:59pm PST of October 22nd, 2024. The winners will be announced on the PPP blog.

Now let's talk about the adorable new Build An Ornament die set! 

This set has so much potential & versatility!!! There are 25 dies!!! You can create so many different adorable dies and for this card I went with round...

I die cut six of the round ornaments from white cardstock and added color with Distress Oxide inks (Cracked Pistachio, Kitsch Flamingo and Salvaged Patina) & a blending brush.

To decorate the ornaments I used the scallops & tiny dots from the Build An Ornament set, and the little snowflake from the Stitched Snowflake set. The ornament hangers are silver cardstock.

I foam mounted the ornaments in a grid on a white card and trimmed off the ones hanging over the edge.

The sentiment is from the Sentiment Strips: Christmas stamp set. And the faux black splatter was done with a couple of black pens.

Your next stop on the hop is Gemma's blog and I know she is going to WOW us!

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

Pretty Pink Posh blog 
Amy Rysavy
Wanda Guess
Carissa Wiley
Dana Kirby
Marine Simon
Lisa Mears
Carly Minner ---> you are here
Gemma Campbell
Suzy Plantamura

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

Carly

simon says stamp heartfelt snowflakes

There is something so wonderful about snowflake stamps...they are perfect for holiday cards, winter cards, thank you cards and more! Simon Says Stamp has a new snowflake set that feels especially magical, Heartfelt Snowflakes!

My first two cards with the Heartfelt Snowflakes couldn't be more different...

For this card I masked some stripes with low-tack tape and ink blended with Distress Oxide inks (Faded Jeans, Salvaged Patina & Cracked Pistachio).

After the blending was dry, I stamped the sentiment and snowflakes with Distress Oxide Black Soot because I think the oxide over oxide gives better results than my usual go-to black inks.

A few faux splatters done with black pens and it was done! It is really bold and I think I love it...but black snowflakes? LOL!

So next I went much more traditional...I stamped the snowflakes with clear embossing ink and embossed with white powder.

Then I blended Distress Oxides (Picked Raspberry, Shaded Lilac, Salvaged Patina & Twisted Citron) over the snowflakes. Then it was easy to wipe the excess ink off of the snowflakes. I love an emboss resist technique!

I added a little water splatter for texture. Then a sentiment from the Peaceful Trees set and more faux splatter.

What do you think? Which do you like better?

Thanks so much for stopping by! Hugs!!!

Carly

spellbinders shine bright collection

My very talented (and sparkly) friend Carissa Wiley has a brand new collection with Spellbinders and it's out TODAY!

The Shine Bright collection is all about shining brightly and sharing your sparkle so of course there are disco balls!!! 

My favorite thing might be the shine bright word dies and super cool coordinating stencil...

Carissa created this stencil set very thoughtfully and has great tips for using it! I followed one of her suggestions and embossed the shine die on my card panel first. Then I used the embossed word as a guide for lining up my stencils. Worked like a charm!

Next I die cut the words three times, twice from white cardstock and once from silver glitter paper. I layered the letters and adhered over the stencilled background.

To finish my card, I added a few die cut & layered sparkle shapes borrowed from the Disco Balls set.

I hope you check out this fun release! And definitely pop by Carissa's IG and give her a little high five!

Hugs!!!

Carly

simon says stamp village snowman

The Sweet Wishes collection just hit the Simon Says Stamp shop and it's adorable! As always, there are so many fab sets but one of my favorites is this sweet little guy...

I love how simple the Village Snowman is but also how much personality he has!

For this card I ink blended with Faded Jeans and Salvaged Patina on the front of a folded card.

When the ink blending was dry I adhered a piece of scrap plastic over it, leaving the top open to create a pocket. I added some chunky eco-glitter inside the pocket and then sealed it shut.

I die cut a circle window from another panel of white cardstock and added a sentiment from the Peaceful Trees set. I used the die cut panel as a guide to shaping the sentiment on the lid of my MISTI.

I die cut the Village Snowman, added color to the pieces and assembled him. Then I tucked him into the circle window and adhered everything over the shaker pocket.

Thanks so much for stopping by! Hugs!!!

Carly

how to create an easy halloween treat bucket with ppp

I'm sharing a new video tutorial on the Pretty Pink Posh blog today, a super easy (and cute if I can say so myself😁) Halloween treat bucket! I would LOVE it if you stopped by and let me know what you think!

Hugs!!!

Carly