confetti paste + honey bee spring release hop day 1

Welcome to day 1 of the Honey Bee Spring Release Blog Hop!!! I'm always so thrilled to be included in these celebrations because not only are the products so darn cute, but everyone at Honey Bee is so sweet & wonderful!!! 

I had a hard time deciding what to share with you today (if you've been following the sneaks on Instagram, you know I've been having lots of fun), but I decided to share a little DIY Confetti Paste using sentiments from the new Heaven Sent set...

I love everything galaxy, stars, constellations, etc. so these sentiments are perfect even though on first glance it looks like a baby set. And DIY Confetti Paste is something my sparkly friend Carissa Wiley & I dreamed up. Honey Bee has an adorable collection of confetti and DIY Confetti Paste is a great way to adhere them. You can see more in my video below...

Have fun hopping along...

Honey Bee Stamps 

Carly Minner ---> you are here! 

Jennifer McGuire 

Jo Ann Danchik 

Kathy Racoosin

Kristina Werner 

Lisa Cisneros 

Lydia Fiedler

May Park 

Vera Yates 

Wanda Guess 

And make sure to leave a little love at each hop stop by commenting for a chance to win the Honey Bee giveaway! There will be 2 winners of $50 gift certificate and 4 winners of Bee Organized Prize Pack! Winners will be announced here on May 5th.

Thanks so much for stopping by! Hugs!

Carly

P.S. Please forgive my mess as my blog is under a bit of construction. If you are having trouble leaving a comment, just click the post title and scroll down. 

supplies:
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Honey Bee Stargazer Confetti Gold & Silver

Honey Bee Stamps, Heaven Sent

Hero Arts Dies Infinity Circles & Hearts

Catherine Pooler Inks Aquatini & Pixie Dust

Distress Oxide Ink Black Soot

Distress Collage Medium

honey bee sneak peek day 1

There's something exciting happening at Honey Bee Stamps! The spring release is coming soon and it is bursting with adorable stamps & dies! 

Want a little sneak peak of two of my favorite new sets? Here's Pinky the Pig and Ham It Up sentiments...

He can hold treats, isn't that adorable?! I hope you love Pinky as much as I do! And I hope you check out the other fun stuff happening over at the Honey Bee blog.

Have a good night! XO!
Carly

easy watercolor cards with pattern happy

Hi Friends! I'm over on the Pattern Happy blog today with my first Pattern Happy video. Please come by and let me know what you think!

xo,
Carly

masking with the stamp market

The Stamp Market is now available at Ellen Hutson and I am super excited to be part of the welcoming committee! I love the bold & fun style of The Stamp Market! Their great mix of graphic & floral designs make me happy!

Today I want to share a card I created with my favorite stamping technique - masking! And I also tried to mix graphic & floral, what do you think?

And I made a quick video of the process...

Thanks so much for stopping by!
Carly

supplies:
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The Stamp Market Clear Stamps, Beautiful Blooms

The Stamp Market Clear Stamps, Hexagon Hello

The Stamp Market Dies, Nested Hexagons

Catherine Pooler Ink Pad, Pixie Dust

Catherine Pooler Ink Pad, Flirty Fuchsia

VersaFine Ink Pad, Onyx Black

COPIC Multiliner Set Fine, Black, 4pc

Neenah Cardstock, Neenah Classic Crest Solar White, 25 pk

Inkadinkado Stamping Mask Paper, 5x7, 12 pk

Pretty Pink Posh Jewels, Pansy Purple

positive & negative die cuts for a layer cake

Hi Friends! Today I wanted to share a quick way to use the positive and negative pieces of a die cut to create something a little different! It is a great way to stretch your dies!

Check out my little video on turning the Banner Cake into a layer cake!

And because I'm a bit of a crafty enabler, I think you should run right over to Ellen Hutson LLC and get this die! They are having a die sale! 

Hugs!
Carly

supplies:
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Right At Home Clear Stamps, Thanks A Bunch

Right At Home Clear Stamps, Freshly Picked

Essentials by Ellen Designer Dies, Banner Cake By Julie Ebersole

Ranger Distress Ink Pad, Cracked Pistachio

Ranger Distress Ink Pad, Twisted Citron

VersaFine Ink Pad, Onyx Black

Tonic Nuvo Crystal Drops, Black Ebony

how to "lazy" mask stamps + right at home stamps

Masking is one of my favorite stamping techniques and today I have a quick card to share with what I like to call "lazy" masking!

Thanks so much for stopping by!

Carly

supplies:
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Right At Home Clear Stamps, Freshly Picked

Right At Home Dies, Freshly Picked

Right At Home Clear Stamps, Folk Alphabet Solid

Right At Home Clear Stamps, Folk Alphabet Detail

Right At Home Clear Stamps, Thanks A Bunch

Catherine Pooler Ink Pad, Mint To Be

Avery Elle Pigment Ink Pad, Strawberry

Mama Elephant Creative Color Ink Pad, Apricot

VersaFine Ink Pad, Onyx Black

Tonic Nuvo Crystal Drops, Black Ebony

easy chalkboard backgrounds + new essentials by ellen

There is a brand new Essentials by Ellen release today and it is awesome! There are two new Leading Ladies, the Everyday Hero Lady and the Hot Mess Lady. And I have lots of love for both these ladies because I feel like they represent us all, maybe just on different days. *laugh*

I love using white ink on black cardstock to create a chalkboard "look" and I have a quick video to share...

Have a happy day!

Hugs,
Carly

supplies:
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Essentials by Ellen Everyday Hero Lady stamps & dies
Essentials by Ellen Hot Mess Lady stamps & dies
Essentials by Ellen stamps, Be Strong
Essentials by Ellen dies, Strong
Uni-Ball White Pen
Lawn Fawn Ink, Yeti
Copic Markers E51, E11, E02, E13, E37, Y00, Y17, Y21, YG41, G02, R05, R08, R37, BG11, BG34 & B28