Winter Coffee Lovers Blog Hop

Here is my first project for the Winter Coffee Lovers Blog Hop.  

The DT from the Not2Shabby Shop are playing along and Not2Shabby Shop is also participating as a super sponsor.  

The hop runs from December 9th to 16th and you can participate by creating a project with a winter theme using coffee, tea or hot cocoa.  There are many prizes to be won including a $25 gift certificate to the not2Shabby shop.  And to make it easier for you to find all the coffee related stamps Jamie has created a section in the shop - just click here.  

Even more exciting news there is a special coupon code during the hop for 15% off your purchase just use the code COFFEE.

Now to get on with my project.

I had to make a special card for my boss from the whole team and since our gift was coffee themed then this was the perfect opportunity to use some of my coffee stamps.  I decided to use the new Coffee Hedgehog from Gerda Steiner Designs and paired with it the Hedgehog with Sign.  These two are so cute.  My design was to stack them like a Christmas tree and use their signs to send our message.

I have to say that they worked out perfectly and the only masking I needed to do was for the coffee cup on the top hedgehog.

To colour my image I used Derwent Inktense pencils which I received as a birthday present this year, I am still new to them and working out how they work and what I can do with them but I have to say I am very happy with them.  The colours and very bright and Intense (hence the name).  

If you would like to see my process video for colouring these super cuties then please check out my YouTube channel here.  

Please hop along and visit the Coffee Loving Cardmakers blog HERE.

I hope you enjoyed this project, don't forget to check out the other members of the Not2Shabby Shop DT.

Maria Russell
Ashley
Jamie

Happy Papercrafting! 
Sarah

Stampoholic Episode 6 - More Repeat Stamping!

Welcome back for the sixth and final episode for Die Cuts and More and Stampoholic tool.  Hope you've enjoyed the last three months and found great uses for your Stampoholic tool.  Don't forget to follow the instructions for the giveaway below.

So this week I decided to share some more repeat stamping with you - I know we did that last week but this week I'm taking it one step further and using a plastic sheet to help position our stamps.  This will help to ensure that you get your image exactly where you want it and is great to fill up an area with the stamp stamp over and over again.  Check out the photo below and watch the youtube video to see the process in action.

Hope you enjoy the video and get inspired to make many great projects.  But before you go Die Cuts and More is having a give away, at the end of this 6 Video series there will be a draw and you can win a Stampoholic Nano of your very own.  Please see the rules below.

Stampoholic Nano Giveaway
1. Must be a subscriber to Die Cuts and More on YouTube.
2. Must be a subscriber to ME on YouTube.
3. Join the Stampoholic Fans Facebook Group and Like the Stampoholic Shop on Facebook.
4. Leave a comment on the Die Cuts and More blog for Episode 1.

Good Luck and Happy Papercrafting!
Sarah

Stampoholic Episode 5 - Repeat Stamping

This week I have a super cute Flamingo card to share with you.  I created my own background using my Stampoholic tool and a linear stamp.  All you need to do is stamp one image, move your paper the width of your stamp and stamp again, you can fill an entire page or just stamp a highlight like I did.   I also added some water droplets to make the distress ink move around on the background.

And not to leave out my Stampoholic Nano I used it to stamp the sentiment on my card front and the Flamingo too!

Check out the video to see the full process and instructions.  All stamps used for the flamingo and sentiments are from Your Next Stamp.

Hope you enjoy the video and get inspired to make many great projects.  But before you go Die Cuts and More is having a give away, at the end of this 6 Video series there will be a draw and you can win a Stampoholic Nano of your very own.  Please see the rules below.

Stampoholic Nano Giveaway
1. Must be a subscriber to Die Cuts and More on YouTube.
2. Must be a subscriber to ME on YouTube.
3. Join the Stampoholic Fans Facebook Group and Like the Stampoholic Shop on Facebook.
4. Leave a comment on the Die Cuts and More blog for Episode 1.

Good Luck and Happy Papercrafting!
Sarah

Stampoholic Episode 4 - Mouse Pad Grid

This week I had the opportunity to use the Grid Mouse Pads that were created for the Stampoholic regular and Nano tools.  There are very handy for finding the perfect placement for your stamp.  You just use it in place of the regular black foam pad.  I decided to permanently mark on mine the size of an A4 card front and show the centre lines so that I can place my stamps exactly where I want them to appear on my cards.

I also realized that the grid lines are perfect to create shadow stamps.  This is where you stamp an image and then slightly move the paper and stamp again in a different colour to create a shadow.  Makes for a very beautiful sentiment on a card!

I really love how my card turned out - I also added some wink of stella to the word awesome to help it glitter and shine.

Here is the link to my video for this week...

Hope you enjoy the video and get inspired to make many great projects.  But before you go Die Cuts and More is having a give away, at the end of this 6 Video series there will be a draw and you can win a Stampoholic Nano of your very own.  Please see the rules below.

Stampoholic Nano Giveaway
1. Must be a subscriber to Die Cuts and More on YouTube.
2. Must be a subscriber to ME on YouTube.
3. Join the Stampoholic Fans Facebook Group and Like the Stampoholic Shop on Facebook.
4. Leave a comment on the Die Cuts and More blog for Episode 1.

Good Luck and Happy Papercrafting!
Sarah

Stampoholic Episode 3 - Red Rubber

Welcome back!

This week I would like to show you how to use your Stampoholic with red rubber stamps. We all know it works great for clear acrylic but did you know that you can take out the foam mat and use it for your larger rubber stamps and it works especially great for the large background stamps.

I always have such a hard time stamping larger red rubber background stamps even after going out and getting the special acrylic rocker handle.  I still get spots that don't stamp well and you know you can't just try and line that up and stamp it again - nope - you have to keep going until you get one that you like.

I have wasted so many pieces of paper trying to get the perfect impression and in some cases just leave the background stamps in my room to collect dust because it is too frustrating.

Well now they can come back out to play.  All you need to do is remove your foam mat and use temporary adhesive on your piece of paper to place it on the acrylic base and then stamp away.  This stamp I used is so detailed that it took quite a few impressions but totally worth it in the end to get an image that you can use and I didn't waste any paper.

Now pull out your red rubber and get stamping.  Check out the video to see my finished cards and the full process.

Hope you enjoy the video and get inspired to make many great projects.  But before you go Die Cuts and More is having a give away, at the end of this 6 Video series there will be a draw and you can win a Stampoholic Nano of your very own.  Please see the rules below.

Stampoholic Nano Giveaway
1. Must be a subscriber to Die Cuts and More on YouTube.
2. Must be a subscriber to ME on YouTube.
3. Join the Stampoholic Fans Facebook Group and Like the Stampoholic Shop on Facebook.
4. Leave a comment on the Die Cuts and More blog for Episode 1.

Good Luck and Happy Papercrafting!
Sarah

Stampoholic Episode 1 - Layered Stamps

Today I would like to share the first of my projects for the Stampoholic tool from Die Cuts and More.

This tool can come in handy when you are trying to perfectly position sentiments or other stamps and great for when you are not always able to get a perfect impression on your first try.  The paper and stamp stay in the same position so that you can stamp over and over.  But I would like to share some other uses for this tool.

The first project that I have to share is this "Lovely" Anniversary card.  I want to share how you can position your multi-layered stamps so that you can use them over and over again to make more than one image without having to place the stamps every time, which can take a lot of time and patience.

You will need a stamp set that has layers to the image and co-ordinating inks to stamp the layers in.  I am using the Vintage Roses stamp set from Altenew and Stampin Up Inks.

This is a very hard process to explain so please check out the video attached.  Below is a photo of what the stamps will look like after you have gone through placing and stamping for your first image.  Once they are all in place you can just put in a piece of paper and ink up the stamps one corner at a time to stamp as many images as you want.

Hope you enjoy the video and get inspired to make many great projects.  But before you go Die Cuts and More is having a give away, at the end of this 6 Video series there will be a draw and you can win a Stampoholic Nano of your very own.  Please see the rules below.

Stampoholic Nano Giveaway
1. Must be a subscriber to Die Cuts and More on YouTube.
2. Must be a subscriber to ME on YouTube.
3. Join the Stampoholic Fans Facebook Group and Like the Stampoholic Shop on Facebook.
4. Leave a comment on the Die Cuts and More blog for Episode 1.

Good Luck and Happy Papercrafting!
Sarah

Another Embossed Background

I had so much fun with the tree background that I decided to try a different one.  I picked this triangle embossing folder from WeRMemory Keepers and did the same technique.  You can see the whole process from start to finish on my YouTube channel.

I used the Booyah stamp set from Lawn Fawn, my favourite Halloween stamp set this year =)

Happy Papercrafting!
Sarah

Getting Crafty with the Kids

We decided to take a break from carrying things up from the basement to my new room for a little bit of creative relaxation.  So I invited the kids in to do some stamping.

My mom picked up these Local King Rubber Stamp sets at the Heirloom Stamp show in Novi, Michigan.  Madison has been bugging to use them ever since we borrowed them but finding table space has been pretty hard with the craft room move going on. 

These stamps are very interesting because they focus on the negative space so that you can color the images with water based markers and ink to get a marbled look.  Oh and it works best on glossy paper to help blend the colors.

 It is so much fun to play with different colors and get different effects every time.  It's hard to pick favorites but I really love the turtles.  We also have matching dies to cut out the turtles and emboss the shell.  Awesome!!

Jonathan loves to color and loves to stamp so he had a lot of fun.  We even found a Micheals $1.50 stamp that was a solid monster that worked beautifully with the technique.  His "tickle monster" had chicken spots - lol.

Hopefully my organizational chaos will be done soon and I will share some photos of my new room.  Maybe even a room tour on youtube.  

Happy Papercrafting!
Sarah