New Challenge at Inkspirational!

 Hi friends!

I'm glad to be back at Inkspirational after having a couple of months break! It was a good time to come back, because the challenge theme for the next fortnight was chosen by me when the challenges where put together for this year. :) I love adding 3 of something to cards and it's especially nice for CAS cards... which is the route I went this time too. 

I've used a stencil and inks from Altenew for the blobs and combined them with my favorite Hero Arts butterfly stamp Special Day Stamp And Cut stamp and die set . This is already a third card I make with this stamp within a short time period, I can't put it away! The sentiment comes from I Appreciate You stamp set. After my stenciling and stamping was done, the card still looked a bit bare so I drew two black lines to it and added shimmery gel pen to the butterfly wings. 

Thank you for popping by and I hope to see you joining us at Inkspirational! 

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More Inspiration with Spellbinders Say Cheese Classic Mouse Collection!

Hello friends!

I'm back with more inspiration with the Say Cheese Classic Mouse Collection by Spellbinders! Click the link below to view the whole fun collection:

Spellbinders June 2025 New Arrivals

I've made two pretty clean and simple cards in classic Maritime colors combining red, navy and light blue. I'd love to hear which one of this cards is your favorite! Both are quick makes with simple die cutting, no coloring, inking, no nothing! :) 

Card 1 featuring

Classic Mouse Borders Etched Dies 

La Dolce Vita Banners Etched Dies

I love the fresh look I was able to achieve with these border dies... Quite perfect for a masculine card or for anyone who loves sea, seaside or sailing!

With this card (card no 1) I'd like to join: 

Simon Says Stamp Monday Challenge: Vacation (seaside vacation)

Allsorts Challenge: Seaside

Krafty Chicks Challenge: Masculine

Card 2 featuring

Steamboat Willie Etched Dies

Bamboo Screen 3d Embossing Folder

Frame and Sentiments Etched Dies 

I love the way Mickey's cute little face fits perfectly to the frame die that also has the sentiment.. Such a cute, perfect quick card with die cutting to make! I used the Bamboo screen embossing folder (also new in July) because I thought that in this context the knots looked like knots in a sailboat robe. :)

With this card (card 2) I'm joining:

A cut above challenge: Anything Goes

Simon Says Wednesday Challenge: Anything Goes

Thank you for popping by and I hope you like what I made! 

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New Say Cheese Classic Mouse Collection at Spellbinders!

Hi friends!

The Stay Cheese Classic Mouse Collection by Spellbinders is finally available! Click on this link below 

Spellbinders June 2025 Arrivals

for checking out the whole collection! I've made six cards with these fun new products and am sharing the first two of them today. The collection is very versatile; in addition to Mickey and Minnie Mouse themed products, there's also a lot of fun shapes, alphabets and numbers to play with. In my cards today I've combined die cut Mouses along with other die cut shapes with fun water color backgrouds for contrasting look. 

Card 1: Mickey

Mickey is a sailor isn't he so I wanted to bring the element of water to his card with blue watercolor. He is no doubt also a star so some star shapes were needed too! All dies are from this new collection, here are the product links if you want to check them out:

Steamboat Willie Duo Etched Dies (these create Mickey and Minnie characters)

Frame and Sentiments Etched Dies (Mickey's round frame + stars)

Card 2: Minnie

It was so fun to dress up Minnie and decide on the color palette for her card... So in the end I decided to go all in with reds and pinks, as girly as it gets! It will be fun to create a completely different kind of outfit for her next time. Here are the product links if you want to check them out:

Steamboat Willie Duo Etched Dies (these create Mickey and Minnie characters)

Flags and Banners Etched Dies (the sentiment die and fun rosettes)

With my cards I'd like to play along in these challenges:

Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge: We're Going Around In Circles (both cards fit the theme)

A Cut Above Challenge: Anything Goes (both cards fit the theme)

Allsorts Challenge: Seaside/Anything Goes (Mickey card)

Crafty Animals: Anything Goes ((both cards fit the theme)

Creations in Pink Challenge: Anything Goes in Mainly Pink (Minnie card)

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Reminder for June Stay Crafty Challenge With a Blog Named Hero!

Hi friends!

Our June challenge at Stay Crafty With a Blog Named Hero is still up and running for a couple of weeks and I'd love to see you playing along! The theme is a fun one: Saturday in a Park... With that we want you to make picnic themed cards or cards celebrating the 4th of July. I'd love to see you joining us! The winner of this challenge (drawn randomly) will win a whopping $50 gift voucher to Hero Arts Store. 

In my card I've played with two Hero Arts stamp sets and "merged" them together with the magic of masking! It's not everyday you see a picnic basked filled with flowers lol! I'd love that though!! 

The stamp sets I used are

Togetherness Flower Bouquet stamp set

Picnic Basket Bundle

I stamped the basket first, covered it with a mask, stamped the floral image on top... Removed the mask and voila, we have a basket filled with flowers! After coloring the image with Copics I also cut a mask for the flowers, masked the whole thing, and inked some blue ink around the image. The butterflies come from the Picnic Basket Bundle as well and are just so small and cute, super quick to color in and add as embellishments! 

I hope you'll want to join me and my friends at the Stay Crafty challenge... We'd love to see you using your favorite Hero Arts products and playing along! 

I'd like to join:

Simon Says Stamp Monday challenge: Splatter

Try it on Tuesday: Garden (my card has flowers and one can also have a picnic in a garden!)

Stamping Sensations: Anything Goes

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New Challenge at Time Out!

Hi friends!

I'm here today to share my DT card for our new challenge at Time Out, where we are inspired by this beautiful beachcombing art by Alyson*Romantheocean. You can be inspired by many things in this art photo: the seashells, the colors, the heart, the various shapes... There's lots of possibilities. If your inspiration is less than obvious, please let us know how you were inspired, thank you! 

I was inspired by the overall colors, the beach theme and the seashells. I played with a bunch of Honey Bee Stamps dies... It's been too many months since I used my Honey Bee stash and playing with those products always makes my heart happy! There's just something exciting about them! I layered lots of die cuts for a sort of collage look. I'm not sure if it's a bit strange or nice, but at least I had lots of fun making it lol! 

I'd like to join these challenges:

Everybody Art Challenge: Maritime

Allsorts Challenge: What makes you happy/AG: 

Holiday on the beach certainly would make me happy!!

Simon Says Monday Challenge: Splatter

I hope to see you joining us at Time Out!

 

Spellbinders La Dolce Vita + Coloring Die Cuts with Alcohol Markers!

Hi friends!

Spellbinders has just released some amazing new products and I've had the joy to be playing with some of them! There are several new collections and you'll find all of them at 

June 2025 New Arrivals at Spellbinders

The products used in this post come from La Dolce Vita collection, a stunning collection with summer vacation and sea breeze feel! The products used here are only a small part of the collection, so make sure to check out all of the fun dies, embossing folder and press plates in Spellbinders store. 

Card 1 and 2:

Copic Coloring Die Cuts

One of my favorite ways to add my personal touch to die cuts is to use alcohol markers for coloring them in. Here I've used both Copics and Altenew markers. The stunning lady from Amalfi Breeze Edged Dies is perfect for this technique: the individual parts of the die are not too tiny to color and also there are beautiful curves you can accencuate with shading the curves darker (like the swimsuit for example). 

You can also create nice, lively looking skin with markers. I made my ladies similar color to myself (I call my color frozen turkey lol!) and used a blend of E04, E13, E11, E21, E00, R20. I varied the blend here and there to make the skin look even more realistic. I think the lady in the yellow swimsuit has burned a little bit in the sun! That easily happens to us turkey skin ladies lol! 

Card 3 and 4:

Highlighting products with clean and simple cards

Sometimes it's nice to make fairly simple cards with fun techniques. One of my favorite techniques for making simple cards is to use 3d embossing folders! 

Here I've played with the new Lemon Fresco 3d Embossing Folder both as a backround for the lemon dies of Citrus Spritz Edged Dies and as a focal point of the blue card. 

In the lemon card a basic white on white 3d embossed look is just so classic and stunning... And in the blue card I've played with some masking and white pigment ink. 

Let me know if you'd want to see a video of how I made the blue card, I'd be happy to recreate this look! It makes me think of mediterranean tiles! 

All Spellbinder Products used in the cards of this post:

Amalfi Breeze Edged Dies

La Dolce Vita Banners Edged Dies

Bamboo Screen 3d Ebossing Folder

A-2 Matting Basics Card Creator Edged Dies

Lemon Fresco 3d Embossing Folder 

Citrus Spritz Edged Dies

I've Got You Covered Sentiment Stamps

Thank you for popping by! I look forward hearing which card is your favorite! For more product details, do head on over to Spellbinders Paper Arts using the links above. 

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New Release at Spellbinders + Ink Blending Die Cuts!

Hi friends!

Spellbinders has just released some amazing new products and I've had the joy to be playing with some of them! There are several new collections and you'll find all of them at 

June 2025 New Arrivals at Spellbinders

The products used in this post come from Cheerful Chirps Collection , a fun collection of bird dies, embossing folder, sentiment stamps and sequins with a slight tropical feel! I wanted to show you two different colorways for this fun birdie... And the question is, which bird friend do you like better!?! 

I've used various inks from my stash to ink the birds that I've cut from white card stock to start with. Choosing white card and blending ink on the white die cuts gives your die cuts a slightly softer look than using colored card stock for die cutting. 

If you want to have a very artsy, soft and blended look, leave your die cut edges white like I did with my blue bird and the green flowers. 

There's a fun video on ink blending die cuts HERE by Joy Baldwin using Spellbinders die cuts. If you are new to ink blending, check out that video! 

Products used from the new collection:

Flying High Edged Dies

Bamboo Screen 3d Ebossing Folder

Spread Your Wings Sentiment Stamps

Older Spellbinders essentials in these cards:

Essential Arches Edged Die

I've Got You Covered Sentiment Stamps

Rosie's Studio Golden Afternoon 6 x 6 Paper Pack

Thank you for popping by! I look forward hearing which bird is your favorite! For more product details, do head on over to Spellbinders Paper Arts using the links above. 

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