Summer School 2018:: Symmetry and Primary Colors

I've got two cards for the MFT Summer School 2018 classes, the first one is for Symmetry. I created a wedding card for this class. I started with a white card base and on the upper half, I inked a sunny sky with the Radiating Rays Stencil, drew a "wire" and then colored two reflected birds like bluebirds (a male and female), from Springtime Critters. I then added a small heart and stamped a sentiment from Essential Sentiments.

The Primary Colors Class was a bit more difficult for me, I don't use these colors in their pure form very often. I started by stamping some monsters from the More Monsters Stamp Set and then adhered them to a dark blue cardstock base embellished with the Bold Stripes Cover Up Die-namics. I finished with sentiments from Essential Sentiments and More Essential Sentiments and custom eyes made from Nuvo Drops.

Summer School 2018:: White Space

MFT is holding their Summer School 2018 and the first class is White Space. Clean and Simple Cards are my favorite to make, and Laurie is an idol. She shared a ton of tips in her video.

I silver heat embossed a unicorn and clouds from Magical Unicorns, die cut them and then adhered them to an all white card base. I then added a silver heat embossed sentiment from the same set, and a few gems to finish off the card. I used the rule of threes for placement and images. 

Catherine Pooler Designs & WOW Embossing Blog Hop

What a fun adventure it is to team up amazing Wow embossing powders with amazing

Catherine Pooler Designs products!

I absolutely love that WOW offers some masculine, earth-toned powders in their line, and Catherine Pooler has some great sets that can be used for guys as well.

I paired a stamp from the Everyday Mod Stamp Set (affiliate links used) with Blueberry, Olive, Honey and Paprika and then a sentiment from Happiness Enclosed that was embossed with Platinum. Love this color combination for masculine cards!

I also used the same set of colors for a slightly more feminine card. This time I embossed a series of floral images from The World Awaits Stamp Set with Platinum WOW Embossing Powder.

I colored the backround with sponged ink from the Spa Collection. I then created a die cut word from the Wonderful Word Die, making it 3D by layering and heating the Paprika Embossing Powder.

This hop is fantastic! Check out all the participants below:

Catherine Pooler

Ardyth Percy-Robb

Ashlea Cornell

Chrissie Tobas

Ilina Crouse

Ingrid Blackburn

Jaine Drake

Jen Carter

Jennifer Colacicco

Jo Herbert

Josefine Fouarge

Julie Hickey

Justine Hovey

Karen Baker

Kelly Martin

Laurel Beard

Marion Embersom

Melissa Miller

Rosali Bartz

Susan Powell

Tracie Pond

Zsoka Marko

Olga Lukaseviciene

Wow Embossing

No blog hop is complete without some prizes. Are you ready for some awesome giveaways?

WOW! Embossing Powder: Any 6 powders from your choosing along with a WOW carry case to store you powders safely in.

Catherine Pooler Designs: Set of Life of the Party Inks (Party dress, Tutti Fruitti, Tiara, Tiki Torch, Lime Rickey, Aquatini, Something Borrowed, Flirty Fuchsia)

The winners will be chosen at random from the comments left on all of the participants of this blog hop. Winners will be announced the week of July 2nd and be posted on WOW's blog.

Catherine Pooler Designs:: Sunny with a Side of Sparkle Release

Are you ready for Sunny with a Side of Sparkle- the newest, awesome release from Catherine Pooler Designs?! (affiliate links used) This collection features stamps, coordinating dies, stand-alone dies, a stencil, a super pretty patterned paper pack and then individual items from the Love is in the Air Stamp of Approval Collection.  Wow!

I've got a few projects to showcase today for the first day of the blog hop-although all items are now available! 

My first card features the Starlights Stamp Set, Starlights coordinating dies, Peacock & Paisleys Patterned Paper Pack, and the Postage Stamp Dies. I went with an 80's vibe and I love how it turned out!

My next card features the show-stopping Say it in Diamonds Stamp Set! Some simple stamping (with the help of a MISTI) and Nuvo Drops completed this card.

Going back to stars with this card, as it features the Star Word Die, stamped in an ombre of inks. I used-starting from the top- Peppermint Scrub, Rockin' Red, Mandarin Spice Tutti Fruiti, Orange Twist, Tiki Torch, Sauna inks. 

I finished with a sentiment from the Starlights Stamp Set.

I saved my favorite card for last! I started by creating a card base using the Postage Stamp Dies, This created my "grass" base. I added a sky with blue cardstock and It's a Boy inked through the new Twisted Sunburst Stencil. 

I then die cut clouds and a hot air balloon from the Love is in the Air Stamp Set and coordinating Love is in the Air Dies, added my own details with a black marker. I finished with a die cut sentiment from Thanks.

Please be sure to hop and comment, as there are prizes! 5 random winners chosen to receive two free ink pads (and free shipping!)  Winners will be announced on Catherine's blog, the evening of Friday, June 22.

Here is the complete list of the Creative Team that are hopping today:

Catherine Pooler

Josefine Fourage

Jen Carter

Ashlea Cornell

 Melissa Miller

Kelly Martin

Karen Baker

Ilina Crouse

Where Creativity Meets C9:: Kindness Sparkle & Shine

I have a card up on the Where Creativity Meets C9 Challenge Blog for Challenge #22: Sparkle & Shine.

Please stop by there to see the full card!

The current challenge ends on in a few days, on June 29th, I hope you have a chance to play along! Check out Where Creativity Meets C9 on Facebook and Instagram!

LID:: June 2018 Release:: Day 3

Today is the last day of the Lil' Inker Designs Juen 2018 Release Showcase... I hope you've enjoyed seeing all this release offers! If you are following the hop, you should have arrived from the ever so talented Jen Carter's Blog! (Visit the Lil' Inker Design's Blog for the full link up.)

Babies are such gifts, and it is always tons of fun to pull out pastels and work with them! There are a few products from this release that are geared towards these precious gifts we call babies, Baby Onesie Shaker Die, Baby Word Tags Dies, and Little One Stamp Set.

I created a onesie shaker with the  Baby Onesie Shaker Die, so super easy! (PS-save the inside die cut...it has a score line created in the design so you can fold it over and it becomes a diaper!). I then die cut some large sentiment words from the Baby Word Tags Dies- I simply cut off the tags. And then I finished the card with an adorable stamped sentiment from Little One Stamp Set.

My last card for this release features an everyday thanks message and large, detailed flowers, made from the Perky Posies XL Dies.

I started the card with a white card base that has been embossed with the classic Quilted Stitched Pattern Cover Up Die. It provided the perfect background for the large flowers die cut from colorful paper and the Perky Posies XL Dies. I added some Nuvo Drops and a die cut sentiment from the Thanks Word Die.

Here's a look at the new release products showcased in my two projects today:

It is with pleasure that I get to send you to the talented Kimberly Rendino, as the next stop along the hop. I hope you get a chance to visit the Lil' Inker Designs Store now as products are already up at the store!!

Don't forget to leave a unique comment along the each of the stops on the hop! You can win the ENTIRE release by leaving unique comments on each of the stops along the hop each day. 

LID:: June 2018 Release:: Day 2

Today is the second of three days of the Lil' Inker Designs June 2018 Release Showcase... Once again, we have a fabulous hop for you featuring new stamps and dies! If you are following the hop, you should have arrived from the ever so talented  Jen Carter's Blog! (Visit the Lil' Inker Design's Blog for the full link up.)

What's not to love about a crowd of smiley cats giving gifts?? Such a cute combo the Cat Hugs Stamp Set and Cat Hugs Die Set are! There are so many ways to decorate these kitties, but I chose to black heat emboss on kraft paper and added a bit of detail with Copic Markers (cheeks) and white gel pen. I then stamped, heat embossed, and Copic colored some of the accessories in this set. The die lets you cut out the top of the heads, and then you can also choose to cut out the individual hands as well, as I've done here. I finished the card by mounting the kitties onto some blue cardstock and stamped and heat embossed a sentiment, also from the Cat Hugs Stamp Set.

This next card was super fun to create as well, and it quite possibly is due to the cuteness of the Super Coffee Die and Stamp Bundle. I started this card by stamping, coloring and die cutting the super hero coffee mug. I added the smiley face stamp as well, and then some eyeballs created from Nuvo Drops.

The next step was to stamp the sentiment included in the Super Coffee Die and Stamp Bundle. I die cut the panel from Stitched Mats: Long and Skinny Rectangles. I also die cut from bright yellow cardstock some bright rays from the Wrappers Delight: Sunburst Die. All of the elements were adhered to a bright blue card base.

Here's a look at the new release products showcased in my two projects today:

It is with pleasure that I get to send you to the talented Kimberly Rendino, as the next stop along the hop. I hope you get a chance to visit the Lil' Inker Designs Store now as products are already up at the store!!

Don't forget to leave a unique comment along the each of the stops on the hop! You can win the ENTIRE release by leaving unique comments on each of the stops along the hop each day. 

LID:: June 2018 Release:: Day 1

Today is the first of three days of the Lil' Inker Designs June 2018 Release Showcase... Once again, we have a fabulous hop for you featuring new stamps and dies. This release from Lil' Inker Designs is chock full of cute items, perfect for coffee lovers, summer and beyond! If you are following the hop, you should have arrived from the ever so talented Jen Carter's Blog! (Visit the Lil' Inker Design's Blog for the full link up.)

My first card features a few of the new items! I started with a kraft card base and then added a white die cut from the new Cover Up Die: Perfectly Plaid. This die is sooooo cool. I used it in the most simple manner today, but you can cut it from multiple colors and layer it by turning it upside down, flipping it over, etc. You can create many plaid looks, I'll have more examples to show you after the release.

To finish the card, I create a steaming paper mug of coffee with the Coffee Talk 2 Die Set, embellished with the perfect sentiment that was stamped and heat embossed with the new. large and perfectly awesome Coffee Talk 2 Stamp Set. A little inked edges and Copic colored details make the mug and spoon pop off the card.

I was really liking the color combination used in the above card, so I created a complimentary gift card holder using the new, fun To Go Coffee Cup Gift Holder Die Set using the same combination. This gift holder is so cool, it can be made in three swipes of a die cut machine: I used white cardstock for the lid (Copic colored detailing), Kraft for the base (inked edges) and coral for the mug sleeve. The sentiment was stamped in black, using the Coffee Talk 2 Stamp Set.

Here's a look at the new release products showcased in my two projects today (affiliate links used):

It is with pleasure that I get to send you to the talented Kimberly Rendino, as the next stop along the hop. I hope you get a chance to visit the Lil' Inker Designs Store now as products are already up at the store!!

Don't forget to leave a unique comment along the each of the stops on the hop! You can win the ENTIRE release by leaving unique comments on each of the stops along the hop each day!