Flowerbug's Inkspot

So Many Stars meets Noble Peacock Foil paper!

I decided to use the So Many Stars bundle (seen here) for my Flowerbug's Team swap this weekend.  I absolutely love the Stitched Stars dies and how they 'stitch' inside AND out! 

You might wonder how I did this....   I first cut the stars from the 4" X 5 1/4" White card stock. creating 'windows'.  Then I cut a bunch of Noble Peacock foil stars (seen here) to fit in the windows.  I adhered the White window layer to my main White card made from our Thick Whisper White card stock. Then I added Multipurpose liquid glue in the 'windows' and added the foil star die-cuts. 

I did not insert the tiny star die-cuts.  For those I added a piece of the Foil paper behind the window. They are so small I didn't want to fuss with them.  This card is easy though! 

You might remember this Birthday card I shared last week. That was my inspiration for this Christmas card. 

You can see these products on the links above or here below.  Just click on them to get to my online store.  

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Stitched Stars & So Many Stars bundle; not just for Christmas!

Here is a card I made to display at my Holiday Open House last week to highlight the Stitched Stars dies.  These dies are amazing and include 23 dies in the set!  Swirls, stars and accent pieces that are so unique. 

It might look difficult or 'futsy' but it's not! 

After you die-cut the 'windows' add small pieces of card stock scraps behind the smallest stars first.  Then you can add larger pieces to the rest of the star windows.  Super easy and what a great birthday card!  I was going for a bright and happy card and I think I got it! 

I used the Friend Like You stamp set and Real Red ink for the greeting. 

Look at all of the dies in this set! 

Here's a link to this bundle; you can choose to get just the Stars dies or both for a 10% discount. 

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*If your order is over $40 you get my 10 cards Snow Front tutorial & videos FREE! 

**If your order is more than $65 you'll get the tutorial, videos AND the new Holiday Rhinestones! 

 

Back on Your Feet; 3 ways with video!

We made these cute and totally adorable cards at my August Card Clubs.  The 'Back on Your Feet' stamp set (seen here) is going to be a classic set we go to when we need a 'get well' card or a 'thinking of you' in difficult times card.  The critters are fun and a bit quirky and the greetings are so perfect when you struggle with just what to say.

It's a simple fun fold card where I trimmed off 1" along the outside front of the card flap so I could showcase the Mosaic Mood specialty designer series paper on the edge.  This paper seems to work beautifully with this set.   For inks I used So Saffron, Mint Macaron, Terracotta Tile, Black Memento and Garden Green. We colored the images with Blends markers. 

For the dotted background I used the bokeh dots stamps from the Beauty Abounds set.  They're one of our Distinktive stamps that has multiple hues of color and a lot of depth. 

If you can, take a few minutes to watch my video on this card below.  And don't forget to subscribe to my YouTube channel! 

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September's online hostess code is EBBHNZS7

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*If your order is over $40 you get my 10 cards Snow Front tutorial & videos FREE! 

**If your order is more than $65 you'll get the tutorial, videos AND the new Holiday Rhinestones! 

 

Feels Like Frost; September's Cards kit to go

I'm super excited about this month's cards kit to go.  It features the absolutely gorgeous Feels Like Frost specialty designer series paper on page 42 of the Holiday catalog. See it here. I couldn't wait to use it!  

Isn't it amazing?!  It features photographic imagery on one side and hand drawn designs on White with silver foil on the other.  It has 12 designs and you receive 4 of each one for a total of 48 sheets in 6" X 6" size.  

Here are the 10 cards I designed for this months pre-cut cards kit to go. 

I used the Frosted Foliage stamp set and dies bundle (seen here) for many of the cards.  It's 10% off if you purchase the bundle.  You can substitute any stamps you like but if you choose to get the bundle to go with the kit I'm offering it for an additional 10% off!  

The kit includes $20 in product (before tax & shipping) including the following:

• a pre-cut kit for 10 cards including all pre-cut and die-cut pieces
• 1/2 package of the 6 X 6" Feels Like Frost Specialty Designer Series Paper
• 1/2 full spool of the 3/8" metallic ribbon
• the new Shimmery Crystal Effects
• 1 spool White twine
• A complete written pdf tutorial with photos, directions, measurements and supplies list (sent via email)
• It does not include stamped images or jewels like rhinestones. 

I used the Frosted Foliage stamp set and dies bundle on most of these cards.  But you can easily substitute your own greetings and images to finish these cards. 

 

***RSVP to receive this product based kit to go by September 20th by paying with the link below.  The cost with Priority Shipping is $35.  For locals it's $28.  The kits are ready to go out at the end of each month. 

 

To sign up for it you can use the link below.  You are subscribing to my monthly kits but can unsubscribe at any time.

 

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September's online hostess code is EBBHNZS7

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*If your order is over $40 you get my 10 cards Snow Front tutorial & videos FREE! 

**If your order is more than $65 you'll get the tutorial, videos AND the new Holiday Rhinestones! 

 

Silhouette Scenes video with my easy sponged background technique

We made this pretty card at my August Card Clubs using the Silhouette Scenes bundle seen here.  

Isn't it pretty?  The sponging looks hard but it's so easy!  I share my favorite sponging tips in the video below.  Watch it and you can get this soft sponging effect too!

Steps:

1. We die-cut the tree from Black CS using the Sweet Silhouettes dies.  
2. The background is sponged with Gorgeous Grape, Calypso Coral and Daffodil Delight. 
3. The main image is heat embossed using our new Shimmer Black embossing powder.

We saved a bit of card stock by die-cutting the large tree from our Black layer.  I love saving paper this way!  Another benefit is that your card is less layers for mailing.

Here's the video for you.  

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September's online hostess code is EBBHNZS7

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*If your order is over $40 you get my 10 cards Snow Front tutorial & videos FREE! 

**If your order is more than $65 you'll get the tutorial, videos AND the new Holiday Rhinestones!   

New Holiday Catalog Party!

This Wednesday, September 4th the new Holiday Catalog goes live!  I'm hosting a big Catalog Launch party from 4-6:30 pm and I hope to see a bunch of my local customers here.  Click here to see it on my FB page.

 

As usual I'll have a ton of displays of our fabulous new Holiday catalog products, lots of food, prizes, a free project to make and so much more.  In the last week I've shared some sneak peaks of the Holiday Catalog to wet your appetite a bit.  Here's one more:

I created this card for a swap with the  Stampin' Up! Advisory Board group I'm honored to be in.  The colors are not my usual but I love them!  Gray Granite with Cherry Cobbler, Black and White.  I stamped the background images in Versamark as I wanted them to be subtle. Don't forget to use it for this; it's perfect to change just the color of your card stock a bit.

I used a few new products here; two stamp sets and a set of dies I won while on the cruise.  They're called 'Itty Bitty Christmas' and 'Christmas Countdown'. The dies are called Ornate Frames Dies and they coordinate with the 'Spooktacular Bash' stamp set.  These dies were my top pick in the entire catalog so I was super thrilled to win them on the Greek Island Cruise in July. 

Look at them!  If I had to choose just one thing from this catalog this is what I would get.

Card measurements:

• Gray Granite 5 1/2" X 8 1/2" plus a stitched rectangle at 2 1/8" X 3 1/2"
• Cherry Cobbler 1" X 5 1/2"
• White 2 3/8" X 3 3/4"
• Black 2 1/8" square

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If you'd like to see these new items in my online store they'll be available sometime today when the catalog goes live.

Click here.

September's online hostess code is EBBHNZS7

If your order is over $40 you get my 10 cards Snow Front tutorial & videos FREE!  If your order is more than $65 you'll get the tutorial, video AND the new Holiday Rhinestones!