Sending Big Hugs Card

Hello my friends! Today I'm back with a sweet comfort card featuring Hello Bluebird Big Woodland Hugs. The critters in this set are just so dang cute! I colored the images with Copic markers and trimmed them out with the matching dies.

For the focal panel, I selectively die cut a panel of Lawn Fawn Speckled Eggshell Cardstock with the Hello Bluebird Nesting Deckle Mini Slimline dies and popped that up over a Kraft card base. I also die cut the Sending Hugs Words dies out of Ground Coffee Cardstock and Vellum for my sentiment. I finished the card by stamping a few hearts in Bubblegum and Ballet Slippers ink and adding a bit of Stardust Stickles.

To see how this card came together, click below or watch on YouTube. And don't forget to like, comment, and subscribe! I so appreciate you stopping by!

Tea-rrific Birthday Card - Lawn Fawn Feature

Hey friends, I'm back again with another video! Today I'm so happy to be featured over on the Lawn Fawn Blog and YouTube Channel with a birthday card featuring the new Tea-rrific Day and Tea-rrific Day Add-on stamps and dies. I'll have all other supplies and details listed over there, so be sure to check it out!

Of course I have a video tutorial for this one, which you can also find on my own channel. Click below to watch. I really hope you enjoy it! Thanks so much for visiting!

Time to Par-Tea Card - Lawn Fawnatics Feature

Hello my friends! Today I'm being featured over on the Lawn Fawnatics Blog with another card for our Dies Only Challenge. For this one I used the new Stitched Teapot along with some Flower Market 6x6 papers and Finley's ABCs dies. I'll have all other supplies and info listed over there, so I hope you'll check out the post.

I also have a video tutorial, so if you'd like to see how this card came together, click below or watch on YouTube. And don't forget to like and subscribe to my channel! Thanks so much for stopping by!

Love You Deerly Card - Hello Bluebird Blog Feature

Hello friends, today I'm so happy to be over on the Hello Bluebird Blog with a card featuring the darling, new Forest Fawns stamp set and Love You Words dies. I truly adore these sweet deer, and was so excited to color them up! I'll have all the details in my post over there, so I hope you'll check it out.

I also have a video tutorial for you, so if you'd like to see the process of how this card came together, click below or watch on YouTube. I really hope you enjoy it! Have a great day!

Art Journal with Me #5 - Don't Forget to Fly

Hello my friends! Today I'm so happy to bring you another installment in my Art Journal with Me Series! So far this marks my 5th spread, one for each month of 2022. That schedule seems to work perfectly for me, so I can focus on cards for the majority of the time, but let loose and try something fun and new every once in a while. For my May spread in my Art Journal, I wanted to showcase some papers from the Stamperia Flower Alphabet 12x12 pad. I chose a bird theme, since the birds have been singing up a storm in my backyard lately and it just makes me so happy!

I also included some different washi tapes, stickers, vintage papers, and bits of ephemera, and sealed them in with a coat of clear gesso. I added texture by applying embossing paste through a stencil, and used Iridescent Gelatos to bring in some extra color. And of course, I couldn't finish off a page without a title using Tim Holtz Ideology Small Talk Stickers.

For a full list of supplies and links, check the description bar below the video on YouTube. I hope you'll come hang out with me, grab your supplies and create a page or a card or whatever it is that you love to do. We'll have a good time chatting and making something beautiful together.

Sending Big Hugs - Hello Bluebird Preview Day 3

It's Day 3 of Previews on the Hello Bluebird Blog for our brand new release TONIGHT at 7pm MST (9pm EST). For today's card I used the sweet Big Hugs Woodland stamps, with the Nesting Deckle Mini Slimline and Sending Hugs Words dies. I love how this one turned out! I will have a video tutorial for this card coming up later this month, and I will share all the products I used in that post. For now, please hop over to the Hello Bluebird Blog to see the other amazing cards that the design team has worked so hard on to inspire you! You are going to love this release! For a complete look at all the products, check out my Release Overview video below.

Oh Baby Card Duo - Hello Bluebird New Release Preview Day 2

Hello friends, it's Day 2 of previews for the Hello Bluebird New Release on 5/21. Today I'm showcasing the Little Star stamps, and Starry Sky and Oh Baby Words dies. I created two cards, a boy version and a girl version. Which one is your favorite? For both, I colored the images with Copics and trimmed them out with the matching dies.

The backgrounds were created by blending Distress Oxide Inks onto Bristol Smooth Surface Cardstock. For the boy version I used Tumbled Glass, Salvaged Patina, and Stormy Sky, and for the girl version I used Saltwater Taffy, Kitsch Flamingo, and Picked Raspberry. Then I splattered those with Liquid Stardust. I die cut the Starry Sky and adhered the panels to Sticky Note card bases. I adhered the images and die cut sentiments and finished with some Stardust Stickles.

If you'd like to see a sneak peek of these sets in action, click below, or watch the video tutorial on YouTube. Make sure to visit the Hello Bluebird Blog to see what the rest of the design team has been working on with these amazing products, and come back tomorrow for another day of previews!

Christy Gets Crafty with My Favorite Things - May

Hey friends, welcome to the May edition of Christy Gets Crafty with My Favorite Things! Today I've got a super cute masculine card for you. I made this one for my hubby's birthday using the new Stacey Yacula Backyard BBQ stamp set. I colored the images with Copics and trimmed them out with the matching dies. Then I die cut the Picnic in the Park Die-namics out of Kraft Cardstock and the table cloth out of Black and White Plaid 6x6 patterned paper.

For the background, I blended Distress Oxide Inks onto a piece of Bristol Smooth Surface Cardstock using the Drifts & Hills Stencil for the grass, and the Cloud Stencil for the sky. I stamped a sentiment at the top and trimmed it down with an A2 Stitched Rectangle STAX Set 2. I popped that up with foam tape over another piece of the patterned paper and adhered my images to complete the scene.

If you'd like to see how this card came together, click below, or watch on the MFT Stamps YouTube Channel. I really hope you enjoy it! Thanks so much for stopping by!

Flower Friends Mini Slimline - Hello Bluebird New Release Preview Day 1

Hello friends! Today kicks off Day 1 of the Hello Bluebird New Release Previews. Today I am showcasing the adorable Flower Friends stamp set and the Nesting Deckle Mini Slimline dies. I stamped all the images in Lawn Fawn Jet Black Ink on Spectrum Noir White Cardstock, colored them with Copic markers, and trimmed them out with the matching dies.

For my focal panel, I blended Distress Oxide Inks onto a panel of Bristol. I used Mowed Lawn and Lucky Clover with the MFT Drifts & Hills Stencil for the grass, and Tumbled Glass and Salvaged Patina with the Lawn Fawn Cloudy Stencil for the sky. I popped up that panel with foam tape on a Speckled Eggshell card base and finished with a sentiment and a bit of Stardust Stickles.

If you'd like to see this sneak peek stamp set it action, check out the video tutorial below or watch on YouTube. And make sure to visit the Hello Bluebird Blog to see what the rest of the design team has created to inspire and entice you! Come back tomorrow for another exciting day of previews!

Heffy Friends Blog Hop

 

Hello and welcome to the Heffy Friends Inspiration Blog Hop! Today we're here to share some inspiration using the brand new Heffy Doodle Release. As if that weren't enticement enough, there is also a £50 gift voucher up for grabs! All you have to do to enter is hop along and comment at each stop by May 20th at 11:59pm EST. The winner will be announced on the Heffy Doodle Blog on May 21st at 10am EST.

For my card, I featured the cute koalas from Koality Hugs. I colored them with my Copic markers and trimmed them out with the matching dies. For the background, I used the Vertical Vines Stencil on a piece of Bristol, and blended on Distress Oxide Inks. I'll have all the shades I used clearly shown in the video tutorial, and also linked in the description bar on YouTube. I also used Distress Oxides to color in the Leafy Laurel Circle.

To build my card, I added a piece of patterned paper from the Man Cave 6x6 pad to the front of my card base. Then I added the stenciled background. The Leafy Laurel Circle I popped up with foam tape, and then added my images. I finished the card with a stamped sentiment and some Stardust Stickles.

To see how this card came together, click below or watch on YouTube. If you enjoy it, please make sure to like the video and subscribe to my channel! I really appreciate your support and I post new videos every Monday and Friday, plus occasional bonus videos like this one.

And now it's time to continue the hop! A list of all participants is below.

Heffy Doodle Blog

Jessica Frost-Ballas

Angelica Conrad

Koren Wiskman

Alberto Gava

Christiana Reuling <--- you are here

Ashlee McGregor

Birdhouse Card - Lawn Fawnatics #125

Hello friends, welcome to another Lawn Fawnatics Challenge! This one is a new one for me. I've never attempted a dies only card, but there's a first time for everything, am I right? For this one I decided to use the Magic Iris Birdhouse Add-on to create a sweet Springtime scene.

For this one, I used a whole bunch of different colored cardstock. The card base is Moonstone, and the Spring Showers clouds and roof are Woodgrain White, with a drop shadow of Narwhal on the roof. For the vines I used Cilantro and Noble Fir. The flowers are Sticky Note and MFT Grapecicle, the birdhouse MFT Sno Cone.

I created a nest inside the house using Kraft and Ground Coffee. The birds were cut out of Moonstone with Blue Jay for their wings and Black Licorice for the eyes. To finish it off, I added a Scripty Hello sentiment.

To see how I completed the inside without stamps, you'll have to check out the video tutorial! Hit the thumbs up if you enjoy it, and subscribe for new videos every Monday and Friday!

 

Head on over to the Lawn Fawnatics Blog to see what the rest of the team has created to inspire you!

There for Me Card

Hey friends, welcome back! Today I've got a sweet card to share using the Mama Elephant You Raise Me Up stamp set. I stamped the images in Lawn Fawn Jet Black Ink on Spectrum Noir Premium White Cardstock and colored them with my Copic markers to match some patterned paper from the Simple Stories Boho Baby 6x8. Then I trimmed them out with the matching dies.

For the focal panel, I cut down a piece of Bristol with the Lawn Fawn Mini Slimline Stackables and blended on Distress Inks with the MFT Drifts & Hills Stencil. I used Stormy Sky and Tumbled Glass for the sky and Bundled Sage for the grass. Then I layered that over the patterned paper, which I die cut using the same Mini Slimline set, plus the Lawn Fawn Large Stitched Rectangle Stackables, and Stitched Scalloped Borders. I white heat embossed a sentiment and finished with a touch of Stardust Stickles.

To see how this card came together, click below or watch on YouTube, and don't forget to like and subscribe if you enjoy it! Thanks so much for watching! Have a great day!

Mom's Day Sloth Card

Hello friends, today I'm bringing you a bright and cheery Mother's Day card using Thanks a Sloth from The Greeting Farm. I love all three of the sweet sloths in this stamp set, but this one here is my favorite. I stamped the image in Lawn Fawn Jet Black Ink on Spectrum Noir Ultra Smooth Premium White Cardstock and colored it with my Copic markers. 

I trimmed down the focal panel with a Lawn Fawn Small Stitched Circle Stackable, blended a little Tumbled Glass Distress Oxide Ink around the edges, and stamped a sentiment from Lawn Fawn Rub-a-Dub-Dub. Then I popped that up with foam tape over layers of Simple Stories Full Bloom 6x8 patterned paper and finished with a bit of Stardust Stickles.

To see how this card came together, click below or watch on YouTube and don't forget to like, comment, and subscribe! I appreciate your support so much! And I hope all you moms out there have a wonderful Mother's Day this weekend!

Galaxy Belated Birthday - Lawn Fawnatics #124

Hey friends, I'm back with another Lawn Fawnatics Challenge! This round we're creating masculine cards with an inspiration color palette. The brown in that palette wasn't really working for me, so I replaced it with the green from our watermark at the bottom. Absolutely make these challenges work for you! I combined images from Year Eleven and Out of this World and colored them with Copic markers.

For my galaxy background, I blended Distress Inks on a panel of Bristol Smooth Surface Cardstock. I used Twisted Citron, Salvaged Patina, Peacock Feathers, and Blueprint Sketch, then darkened up the edges with Black Soot. I added some splatters of Liquid Stardust and Dr. Ph Martin's Bleedproof White for the stars. Once that panel was dry, I trimmed it down with an Outside In Stitched Rectangle Stackables.

I mounted the panel onto a Black Licorice card base, and also White Heat Embossed my sentiment and trimmed that down into strips. I added that and all the images except the stars with foam tape and finished the card off with a bit of Stardust Stickles.

To see how this card came together, click below or watch on YouTube. And don't forget to like and subscribe! When you're done watching, you'll want to head over to the Lawn Fawnatics Challenge Blog to see what the rest of the design team has created to inspire you! Thanks so much for stopping by!