More Stamped Only (Mostly) Cards From My Newest Video

In my newest video I shared a bunch of cards made with only stamping (with one minor exception below) and some stenciling. I made this card for my amazing grandson with a new stamp set from Stampin' Up and a stencil from Simon Says Stamp. 

I have two adorable grandsons and I made this theatre fun fold card for the younger one using a bunch of old stamps (and one die- can you spot it?)

I stamped and paper pieced the "see you later alligator" and on the inside when the theater doors open, "in a while crocodile." I think Evan will love it! 

I had fun making my stamping only cards and hope you like my samples and take time to watch the video.

Video - Cardmaking - Stamping With Stencils and (Almost) No Dies

My newest video is full of cards I made with a technique I just don't do all that much anymore - stamping! I admit I am die cut crazy but felt the need to get back to my roots - cardmaking with stamps. 

This is the card I show how to make in the video. Isn't that Old World Door gorgeous! It is made with a layered stamp set from Kitchen Sink Stamps - no shading or coloring, just stamps! I started with a beautiful paper from Divinity Stamps and stamped the tree and sentiment from Penny Black. As I show in the video, the door is a series of browns and black ink to create that dimensional realistic door. The front of the card was cut down to about half way and stenciled with a brick wall stencil from Honey Bee Stamps.

This card combines my current favorite card layout (slimline) with creating a background with stamps and paper piecing. I do not color but I am fine with fussy cutting and paper piecing and I love the look of the patterned paper on the stars and Julie Nutting's Toby. The background is a combination of Taylored Expressions and Lil' Inker sentiments.

This card was created with two Pinkfresh Studios background stamps. 

Do you mostly stamp on your cards or use die cuts, stencils and other products on your cards nowadays? To see all the new stamped cards and how I made the first one, please watch the new video here.

Crafty Chefs October Challenge Tag

I am having fun with a new challenge Facebook group called Crafty Chefs. Each month the host chef posts some prompts for us to use to make a crafty project. Here are the October prompts:

I decided to create a tag with a pocket and of course I used plenty of dies since I am die cut crazy.  My analogous colors were blue, blue violet and violet and I used my blending brushes to blend them on a piece of Perfect Blend Cardstock from Maker Forte. Here is another look at my tag:

I embossed the blended front with an embossing folder from Taylored Expressions. The back was die cut with a die from Elizabeth Crafts out of Tonic Studios mirror card and also embossed with snowflakes. I added some pretty ribbon, a "for you" scripty sentiment (from Tonic Studios) and a gift card from JoAnns. 

Anyone can join the Facebook group and you can choose to participate or not and do your project anytime, even months later. It is laid back and fun, but also a challenge to make something I would not have made without the challenge. Why don't you come join us?

Slimline See Through Cards With Laminating Pouches From My Newest Video

I had so much fun making see through cards with laminating pouches for my newest video, that I made a total of seven cards for the video. The four I am sharing today are slimline and this fall card has leaves and confetti in a colored laminating pouch as well as a pretty slimline die from Rubbernecker. Here is a peak at the inside of this card:

I love this leaf die from Gina Marie designs and the sentiment is from Gina K Designs.

Here is another slimline card with a colored laminating pouch filled with snowflakes and confetti. "Christmas Blessings" is a die from Sue Wilson and "Peace, Love & Joy" is a die from Penny Black. I added some silver punched snowflakes with gems from Gina Marie Designs.

This faux shaker slimline card features a window slimline die from Whimsy Stamps and the butterfly is a layered die from Birch Press Design. I call it a faux shaker because all the windows look like I shook a shaker but the confetti stays in one place. 

This card also features a slimline die from Whimsy Stamps and confetti and glitter from Maker Forte. The top two windows are faux shakers but the bottom window has confetti inside the window and also is a real shaker with beads and confetti that move. 

I hope you will watch the video and that my cards inspire you to give this fun look a try.

I am entering the first card in the Anything Goes challenge at Simon Says Stamp Wednesday.

Video - See Through Cards Made Easy With Laminating Pouches

I was inspired by an idea from Jennifer McGuire and some new flat confetti I received recently for a class I taught to try some see through cards with laminating pouches and had so much fun making cards with this easy awesome technique that I share seven cards in my newest video here! 

I show how easy it is to make a see through card cover with laminating pouches in the video and fill it with fun confetti like the butterflies in all sizes you see here. I started with Tonic Studio's blue mirror card and die cut the butterfly edger die from Gemini. On the inside you can see "Sending Hugs" cut with dies from Sizzix and Lawn Fawn.

I made this thank you card for a class I taught with confetti, glitter and paper from a new company called Maker Forte. The stamps are from Waffle Flower.

Here is a holiday card I made with the see through laminating pouch in the middle filled with snowflakes and stars confetti. "Believe" is a die from Tonic Studios.

I am entering the first card in the Anything Goes challenge at Simon Says Stamp Wednesday.

To see many more cards and how easy it is to use laminating pouches to add confetti to see through card fronts, watch the new video here.

Holiday or Celebration Cards 4 Kids at Send a Smile 4 KIds

It’s the first Saturday of a new month and time for another fun challenge at Send a Smile 4 Kids! Again this year, all challenges at SAS4Kids are Anything Goes 4 Kids! We will often have an alternative theme that you can choose to follow, but are not required to. Create and link any card that is appropriate for a child and your card could be chosen as one of our top three cards and you could join us as a guest dt member on a future challenge. We are also continuing as a monthly challenge so new challenges will be posted on the first Saturday of every month and you will have a whole month to make and link your cards.

 

The theme for this challenge is: Holiday or Celebration Cards 4 Kids Or Anything Goes 4 Kids. As always, be sure to check the current needs page before sending any cards in and stay safe and healthy.

 I made my celebration card with a pinwheel stencil set from The Greetery and some neon inks, foil and flock from Rina K and Therm O Web. The streamer die is also from The Greetery.

 

Be sure to check out the rest of the cards from TEAM SAS here and we would love it if you entered our challenge.

 

I am entering this card in the Anything Goes Challenge at Simon Says Stamp Wednesday.

Basket and Other Unique Weaving With The Creative Expressions Intermediate Weaving Die

After creating the woven cards for my newest video, I did some searches on Pinterest for some more unique weaving patterns and created 3 more cards I am sharing here today, The card above was made for a dear friend to congratulate her on a fantastic new job and opportunity. The bottle is a die from Creative Expressions and the sentiment strip is by Taylored Expressions.

Here is another basket weave card (I learned this one on Splitcoast Stampers) and I framed the weaving with Lil' Inker stitched rectangle dies and added another sentiment strip from Taylored Expressions.

I also found this pattern on Pinterest and had fun making this card. It took some time weaving under 3, over 3, then under 1, over 2 etc. but was fun to try and gives a unique look to this wedding card. I framed the diamond of weaving with an embossed card base (Cuttlebug embossing folder) and added a sentimet from Tonic Studios. Here is a peak at the inside with another Tonic Studios die:

The start for all these cards and the ones I share in my video was the Intermediate Weaving Die Set from Sue Wilson and Creative Expressions. I recommend it highly and hope my cards and video have inspired you to try some weaving!

I am entering the 3rd card in the Anything Goes at Simon Says Stamp Wednesday.