Simon Hurley Create Holiday Release

Hello everyone!  I've been under the weather, so I'm sad I didn't get a video made to show off the cool new products from Simon Hurley create. and Ranger, but I'm here on the blog to share.

My first card uses the new red rubber stamp set called Sketched Poinsettias.  I paired it up with the new Stained Glass Snow Stencil and some Sugar Rush Astro Paste.  This set will make some beautifully elegant holiday cards.

My next two cards use the super cute Yeti or Not stamps and dies.  These little yetis are so whimsical and fun.  I love that this set is perfect not only for the holidays but also the snowy season. This card also uses the Geo Trees Stencil along with some Ice Breaker Astro Paste.  The colors on this one are always a favorite of mine, using Iced Out, High Tide, Tropical Tango, and Loch Ness.

This final card not only uses the Yeti or Not set, but it also uses the new Snowscape Stencil with the Sugar Rush Astro Paste.  I had so much fun building up this little holiday scene.

There's one more set that I had planned to use in a Release and Review video, but again, I was under the weather.  That set is called Holiday Birds, and it is STUNNING!  There are some gorgeous, detailed images along with a TON of sentiments for all of your holiday cards.  It's definitely another great release!  You can find everything linked down below.  Happy shopping!

Cassie

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Hope Your Day is Totally Delicious!

Hello there friends, and welcome back to my blog!  Today I'm sharing a card that just makes me smile every time I look at it!  It's shaped like a cake mix box, but it can be even more.  The die set is called the Crafty Pantry Box Die Set and it coordinates with so many stamps and dies!! I paired it up with the Pantry Box Greetings Stamps and dies as well as the Tiny Whisk and Wish die set.

Some of the other coordinating products you can check out include the Pantry Box Branding Basics stamps and the Tiny Bowl Buddy dies.  While you're checking those out, be sure to check out the many, many samples that these products have.

Thanks for stopping by!

Cassie

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STAMPtember with Trinity Stamps!

 

It's STAMPtember, and you know what that means!  New collaboration stamps every day over on Simon Says Stamp, and today they are collaborating with Trinity Stamps to give us the Confetti Yeti!!  Is this not so super cute?!

So be sure to head over to the Simon Says Stamp store to check out STAMPtember and get the Confetti Yeti!  Once it's gone, it's gone!

Thanks for stopping by!

Cassie Trask

Pear Blossom Press and This Calls for Confetti Instagram Reels Hop

Hi there and welcome back to my blog!  Today I'm sharing some cards I made using a combination of interactive products from Pear Blossom Press and some stamps, dies and stencils from This Calls for Confetti.

My first card is a spinner card that uses the Snap 'n Slide discs from Pear Blossom Press and stamps from This Calls from Confetti.  My background was made using some Magicals from Lindy's Gang.  I love how snarky and fun this card turned out, and I'm slightly 'bananas' about the fact that the banana actually spins, lol!

 

My next card lights up using an EZ-Light from Pear Blossom Press.  The EZ-Lights actually have 3 lights on them, but I only wanted two so I was able to cut one off to suit my needs.  How cool is that?

It also uses a stencil and die combo called Peel Good.  I didn't use the die, but I love that you have that option after you've stenciled out those adorable bananas.  Their heart eyes are actually a paste.  I just love how this turned out.

Like I mentioned in the beginning, this is actually for an Instagram Reels hop, so you'll want to head to my Instagram page to get all of the details and see these cards in action.  I think you're going to be quite inspired after you've hopped around.  Thanks so much for stopping by, and happy crafting!

Cassie

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It Would Be a True Crime to Miss This Release from Miss Ink Stamps

 

Hi friends, and welcome back to my blog!  Today I'm sharing a card I made using some of the newest release from Miss Ink Stamps.  There are several new products being released and they all follow a very popular theme.  My card features the True Crime stamps as well as the Drips and Drops stencil.

To celebrate this new release Miss Ink Stamps is giving away for a $25 gift card to the store!  To enter you'll want to head to Instagram and make sure to comment on the various Release Day posts from the design team. Thanks so much for stopping by, and happy hopping!!

Cassie

Mixed Media Halloween Tags

 

Hello, and welcome back to my blog!  Today I had a little fun playing with some Halloween tags!  These are always a fun way to play around with supplies and try new techniques.  I especially enjoy making these and including mixed media, which is exactly what I did here.

Both tags use mostly the same tings.  I used the Wicked Hipsters stamp set and colored them both up are stamped with Versafine Clair Nocturne ink and then watercolored with Tim Holtz Distress Watercolor Pencils.  My girl hipster uses the colors Spiced Marmalade and Iced Spruce Distress Spray Stains.

My second tag uses the colors Villainous Potion and Iced Spruce Distress Spray Stains. I used some tissue from the Collage Paper Archives collection, and adhered that used Collage Medium. I did stamp the Bubbles Stamp on this one as well using Jet Black Archival Ink.

Both were splattered with some Dina Wakley White Acrlyic Gloss.  Both images were propped up with some foam tape, and both of them use a sentiment from the Small Talk Snarky stickers set.  These were so much fun to create and I can't wait to make some more tags to add to my collection.

Now go out and get a little inky, friends!

Cassie

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New Colors of Ink from Simon Hurley create. and Ranger

 

Hey everyone and welcome back to my blog! I'm such a big fan of the Simon Hurley create. Stellar Ink pads and colors for so many reasons, and now there are more colors to choose from! They are great for stamping, watercolor, and even alcohol marker coloring!

I paired up some of the new colors to make my card today, so you can see just how beautiful they are.  I blended Love Bomb and Bee Sting for my background and stamped the Sheet Music with Black Widow. The images come from the new Christmas Postage Stamp Set, and I used the new colors Ivy League, Love Bomb, Slippery When Wet, and Loch Ness.  My snowman was stamped with Jet Black Archival ink and watercolored with Shady, Love Bomb, and Tropical Tango.

Twelve new colors to add to your collection, and they go so beautifully with the 12 previously released colors. Thanks for stopping by to see what I've made.  I hope it inspires you to get a little bit inky!

Cassie

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Sha-Gnome and My Favorite Dry Adhesives

Hello there crafty friends, and welcome back to my blog!  Today I'm sharing this sweet gnome Hanukkah card with you all.  I uses the Sha-Gnome Stamps and dies as well as the Checkered Background Stencil and the Checkered Background Stencil Add-on Striped Squares Stencil.

To make my background, I started with a piece of blue cardstock from my stash.  Using the Checkered Background Stencil, I blended some Midnight Snack Stellar Ink on to it using a Blending Buddy.  I then put the panel into my makeshift splatter box, and sprayed some Distress Spray Stain in the color Tarnished Brass.  Once it was dry, I used my E-Z Runner Strips from Scrapbook Adhesives to adhere my panel to my cardbase.

I stamped out my adorable gnome and colored him using OLO Markers, and once he was die cut out I adhered him and the sentiments to the front of my card using some 3D Foam Squares from Scrapbook Adhesives.  The adhesives from Scrapbook Adhesives are my favorite for dry adhesives.  I have never had a problem with my cards falling apart, and I love how affordable they are.

The finishing touch was some Matte Metallic Bronze Confetti from Trinity Stamps.  I can't wait to give this to one of my friends for Hanukkah!

I hope this card makes you want to get a little crafty and make a few holiday cards of your own.  You'll find everything I used linked down below.

Thanks for stopping by!

Cassie

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Background Fun with Simon Hurley create.

 

Hi there, and welcome back to my blog! I was playing around the other day making backgrounds, and decided that I needed to turn those backgrounds into some Halloween cards.  Both cards use the Simon Hurley create. and Spellbinders die called Boo Crew, which is just so absolutely adorable.  Not only are the ghosts super cute, but you can dress them up in hats and glasses, LOL.

This first card was made using a Black Mixed Media Paper from Scrapbook.com.  It's such a great product and it holds mediums really well.  The shimmery background was made using some Solar Sprays in the colors in Trust Fund, Twin Flame, and Royal Flush.

This background was made on a White Mixed Media paper from Scrapbook.com using some Dina Wakley Gloss Sprays in the colors Lime and Tangerine.

My ghosts were die cut out using white cardstock and then colored with alcohol markers.  I'm just kind of loving looking at these with their fun backgrounds and darling images.  I hope it makes you want to get a little inky!

Thanks for stopping by!

Cassie

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Happy Hanukkah Using a Large Die Set

I really like big sentiment dies like this Hanukkah die from Trinity Stamps.  You can make it the focal point or your card and then have fun making whatever background you want.  I made mine using some Mixed Media paper and various Distress Inks.  The little gold coins are from the Sha-Gnome set from Trinity Stamps. To finish off that large sentiment, I did add some Icicle Stickles to the bottom half of both words.  It's such a beautiful look.

Everything I used is linked down below.  Thanks for stopping by!

Cassie

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Craft Roulette Episode #287

 

Hi friends and welcome back to my blog!  Today I'm sharing a card I made for Craft Roulette.  If you don't know what that is, head on over to their page to get the deets. I'm always a bit of a lurker when it comes to the show, because I find I don't do so well trying to get a card done in a couple of days to meet the deadline.  My weekends are usually booked, but I was able to make something, and I'm so glad I did!

My little pop up box hits all of the parameters!  It's always so fun to come up with something using the various parameters and do it in a timely manner.  Would I have ever made a card like this otherwise. . .I'm not sure, but I'm happy I did.  I have everything I used linked down below using affiliate links (which are no additional cost to you, should you choose to use them).  I always appreciate the support.  While I don't have a video to share for this card, I do have a YouTube Channel with tons of content, so head on over there for more inspiration if you'd like.

Thanks for stopping by!

Cassie

May Your Season be Stacked with Joy

Hey everyone!  Today I want to share this adorable Snow Stacks card I made by stamping out the image onto some X-press It blending card and coloring it with my OLO Markers. Their little faces are just so sweet, and because it's snowmen, it was super easy to color.  I did use the Snow Stacks die cuts to cut out not only my image, but my sentiment as well.  The background was made by stamping all of the snowflakes from the set onto some green cardstock and heat embossing them in white.

This set is a part of the Trinity Stamps Holiday Release.  You can see all of the new release HERE.

Thanks for stopping by!

Cassie

 

Movers and Shakers - A NEW Release from Simon Hurley create.

 

Hello friends and welcome back to my blog! Often times I am all about the YouTube videos, but today I wanted to quickly get on here and share some of the new products from Simon Hurley create.  It's a Christmas release, and it's the perfect time for us to get started (if you haven't already) on those Christmas cards. The two new sets are called Ho Ho Ho and Christmas Hugs, and I'm focussing on Christmas Hugs today.

As soon as I saw this set, I knew it needed to put in motion!  The images are big and bold and perfect to fill up the front of an A2 sized card.  My snowman uses and Action Wobbler, which means he wobbles around!  Those Action Wobblers are the perfect thing to make an easy interactive card.

Our penguin uses the new Snap 'n Slides from Pear Blossom Press.  He doesn't look like it in the picture (you can see it over on my Instagram), but he slides from side to side behind that snowbank holding his plate of cookies!  Those Snap 'n Slides are genius!!

Thanks for checking out what I have for you today!  Hopefully it makes you want to get a little inky!

Cassie

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Blast Off with a Light Up Card!

Hey friends!  I have so many cards I want to share over the next couple of weeks, so let's get started!  I made this one to send off to Creativation up in Seattle, and I loved how it turned out.  It uses the new Blast Off die from Trinity Stamps along with the Abducted stamps and dies.  I love how the Pink Mylar paper conceals the image until you press the One Light to get the alien.  It's like magic!

You can check out all of the products I used down below.  Thanks for stopping by!

Cassie

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Spellbinder December Club Kits

 

Hey friends!  Welcome back to my blog!  I hope you all enjoyed your holiday!  I’m still on holiday and will be for a few more days. We’re enjoying family time and snuggling up in our rv with the kitties. It’s been magical.

Today I’m sharing a couple of cards I made using a couple of the December club kits from Spellbinders. The Stencil of the Month is such a great one!  I went with more of a winter color palette, but I believe this one can be used for any type of card. 

 

The Wax Seal of the Month is another that could be used universally. Hearts are great for any season, if you ask me!

Both of my cards use the Thanks Enclosed die set, which is another product that can be used for so many occasions. It’s a new year soon, so it’s time to replace a lot of those everyday cards I used up from last year. What are you working on?

Thanks for stopping by!

Cassie