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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