Saturday, June 30, 2018

Heffy Doodle Awesome Teacher Card Video

Hello fellow card makers.

Today I am sharing with you a video I created for Heffy Doodle. In it, I am using the NEW Teacher's Pet stamps set and coordinating dies and some other Heffy Doodle NEW RELEASE goodies. Here is a link to the YouTube video I posted on my channel, which shows this card being made, just click the video below to see it all come together.


To find out more about Heffy Doodle and all of the awesome products they have, (CLICK HERE!) to go to HeffyDoodle.com. Here is a few pictures of my finished card.





I also have this Copic marker color map that I created. It lists all the copic markers I used on this project in a pinable graphic, just in case you like a color combination. You can save it to your Pinterest board. I have a huge amount of saved color combos on my Pinterest boards for all sorts of things. You can find a link to my Pinterest boards under my photo on this very blog : )


I want to thank you for visiting my blog today. I have listed my supplies below. Find me on Social Media, I would love to interact with you there. All of my social media links can be found under my photo.  I look forward to connecting with you all!

Koren

Saturday, June 23, 2018

Your Next Stamp June Feature Day Animal Antics

Hello fellow card makers.

Today is Feature Day over at the Your Next Stamp Blog (CLICK HERE!) to visit and check out what the rest of the design team came up with around this month's theme. This month's theme is Animal Antics. So, I broke out my very first Your Next Stamp Waddles Food Truck and a few other supplies to create my card.



I love this stamp set. Food Trucks are super popular where I live in Maryland. I created a congratulatory card for a new job. I started with my typical Simon Says Stamp Fog card base. I cut down a piece of Neenah 110 lb cardstock with the stitched rectangle die. I stamped the food truck image with Your Next Stamp Black Olive ink and colored it with my Copic Markers.

I cut the t-shirt that you see popped up over the truck and stamped waddles on the front to mimic a pocket (I know the scale is a little off, but you get the point). I was going for a uniform type t-shirt. I also stamped him with Black Olive ink and colored him with Copic Markers. The mustard splat you see is Hero Arts Butter Bar and the stamp is from Your Next Stamp Got Mud, another favorite of mine. I popped the t-shirt up with 3M Foam tape.


The "congratulations" sentiment is from Your Next Stamp Cool Tag Banner Sentiments set. It is stamped on Lawn Fawn Black Licorice cardstock and heat embossed with Hero Arts Ultra Fine White embossing Powder. I cut it out with a Heffy Doodle Strips of Ease Die. The following sentiments are very similar. Also stamped with Versamark ink, but the middle sentiment is stamped with Lawn Fawn's Milo's ABC's and embossed with Zing Charcoal embossing powder on a piece of Fog cardstock. The last sentiment is from Clearly Besotted Many Mini Messages and it mimics the first sentiment.


I added some wood veneers that I had in my stash. I have had them for a while. They are originally from Tailored Expressions. I have never tried stamping on wood veneer before. I used Black Olive ink and added some color with my Copic Markers. It did bleed a little. I don't think it looks too bad, but I will definitely try it a different way next time.

I attached all of my wood veneer pieces with Ranger Multi Medium Matte liquid adhesive. I wanted to use a strong adhesive that I knew wouldn't be going anywhere. Here is a video I created of me making this card. Maybe it will explain it a little better or at least the very least, entertain you for a little while.



I want to thank you for visiting my blog today. Don't forget to visit the Your Next Stamp blog (CLICK HERE!) and check out all the Animal Antics inspiration.

Koren


Friday, June 22, 2018

Your Next Stamp Challenge #92

Hello fellow card makers.

It's time for another biweekly challenge over at the Your Next Stamp Blog. (CLICK HERE) to visit the blog and have a look at all the inspiration that the design team and fellow challengers are uploading. Your Next Stamp hosts a biweekly sketch and/or color combination challenge where you can pick which most inspires you to create with Your Next Stamp supplies. Here is a look at this weeks sketch and color combo.


I was more inspired by the sketch this week so my card has a bit different color theme but maintains the look of the sketch. I used the Happy Smiley Alphabets and their coordinating dies to create my card. Along with some other fun supplies.

I started with a Simon Says Stamp Fog card base in A2 size portrait orientation. My front panel began as a piece of Lawn Fawn Raspberry cardstock. I cut it down using the Your Next Stamp Stitched Rectangle Die (second from largest). I cut similar strips to mimic the sketch using My Favorite Things Word Window die set. It leaves behind the stitching detail that I really love.



To give you something to look at behind those windows. I added some Scotch 3M foam tape to the front panel at lined up some patterned paper for it to attach to. That way, you look through to some fun confetti celebration detail. I call this faux shaker : )

For the sentiment, I used the Your Next Stamp Smiley Happy Alphabet and coordinating dies to cut out the word Happy. I used YNS Black Olive Ink and colored them with various Copic Markers. I popped them up with foam tape as well to add dimension. I cut out the word birthday from some of the Patterned paper pack I used for the confetti. It's called Let's Party by Simple Stories. I used Scrapbook.com tape runner adhesive to adhere that under the happy.



I then stamped "to you" from the Your Next Stamp Cool Tag Banner Sentiments set masking off the rest of the sentiment before stamping it with Versamark ink and using Hero Arts Ultra Fine White embossing powder to heat emboss it. I stamped it on Lawn Fawn's Black Licorice cardstock and cut it down using my paper trimmer. To add just a touch of flare, I cut a diagonal banner tail at one end.

To further embellish the card a bit. I added some Nuvo Jewel drops in various colors on the word "Happy" and attached some Studio Katia Satin Rainbow Sequins with Ranger Multi Medium Matte liquid adhesive. The entire panel was then attached to the card base with Scrapbook.com double sided adhesive. It is super strong, so I know it won't go anywhere.

Thank you for visiting my blog today. If you would like to play along with us (CLICK HERE!) to visit the Your Next Stamp blog and check it out.

Koren


Saturday, June 16, 2018

Heffy Doodle Ocean of Love Card Video

Hello fellow card makers.

Today I am sharing a new video featuring Heffy Doodle stamps and dies. In this video I am using the new Oceans of Love stamp set with a few other goodies to create a sweet under water ocean scene. I used my Copic Markers to color my images. I have a Copic Color Map below listing all of the makers I used.  I would go into my more traditional description of the steps required to make this card, but there simply isn't a way to write it all out without it becoming a novel!  So, if you would like to see how I created this card, please head over to my Youtube channel, and see all the tips and tricks!


I hope you enjoy my video. If you ever have any questions, you can leave me a comment over on YouTube under the video description box. There I can talk to you and answer your question within a few hours.





I have a complete list of supplies below, including what I use to store my stencils. Here is a secret, I show you my stencil storage in this video : ) Enjoy.

Thank you for visiting my blog today.


Wednesday, June 13, 2018

Your Next Stamp Summer Fun Kickoff

Hello fellow card makers.

Today is the months design team dare with Your Next Stamp. Our theme this month is Summer Fun Kickoff! and we are creating project around the fun of summer. Visit the Your Next Stamp blog to check out with the rest of the design team came up with. (CLICK HERE!) 

I used a piece of Neenah 110lb cardstock, and stenciled the mini clouds stencil with Distress Oxide ink in salty ocean.  Then I used the faber castel cement to create the sandy base where my adorable penguin is playing in the sand.



The Penguin and sand toys are from "Waddles Beach Fun" from Your Next Stamp.  The images were stamped with MFT hybrid ink in Cement Gray.  I then colored the images with Derwent Intense pencils and used my Tombo Blender pen, in combination with a water brush to smooth out the image, resembling a no-line watercolor look.



The images are popped up with 3M foam tape.  The sun is die cut from the Your Next Stamp "Beach Day" and cut from Stampin Up! "So Saffron" cardstock.  The sun was also popped up with 3M Foam Tape.  The sentiment was stamped directly onto the background using Distress Oxide ink in Faded Jeans, and the stamp is also from the "Waddles Beach Fun" set.  The front panel was then popped up with white craft foam and secured with double-sided tape.  The panel was then affixed to a fog cardstock base from Simon Says Stamp.

Thank you for visiting my blog today. Make sure you stop by the Your Next Stamp blog (CLICK HERE!) to see all the wonderful inspiration from the rest of the design team.

Koren 



Saturday, June 9, 2018

Your Next Stamp June Fave Blog Hop Card Video

Hello fellow card makers.

Today is the June Faves Blog Hop with Your Next Stamp. We were told to use our favorite Your Next Stamp products to create our hop projects. I can not pick a favorite. To go along with the theme of the hop, I picked one of my favorites from the last release. I used the NEW Beach Day die set. This set is fantastic. I have used it a bunch and on different styles of cards. It is a very fun, very versatile die set. It is perfect for summer.




Your Next Stamp is having a crazy good sale June 9-12. Check out the info graphic above with the details. Make sure you hop along with us and comment along the way for your chance to win a $25 gift certificate to the Your Next Stamp online store.

I started with a piece of Neenah 110 lb cardstock. I took the MFT mini cloud stencil and some Distress Oxide Ink in Salty Ocean and ink blended some clouds for my background. I also took that same ink blended panel and sprayed it with Hero Arts Iridescent Shimmer spray to make it very shiny. To complete the background I cut it down with my favorite Your Next Stamp Stitched Rectangle Die (second from largest).



For the front panel, I also took a piece of Neenah 110 lb cardstock and cut it down with the same stitched rectangle. I also used the MFT Porthole die to cut out the porthole aperture. I cut out several of these portholes from the same Neenah cardstock, including one from Neenah 80 lb Desert Storm cardstock. I adhered them all together using Lawn Fawn Glue Tube adhesive. I used the NEW Wave Panel Die from Your Next Stamp and embossed it into the front panel using my Sizzix Big Shot.

I then used the NEW Beach Day die set from Your Next Stamp to cut out the palm tree also from Neenah 110 lb cardstock. I used some Copic Markers to color the palm tree.



To put it all together. I added double sided tape to both sides of scrap craft foam that I needed to use up and arranged it double thick behind the front panel. I removed the adhesive backing and stuck it to the ink blended background. I used Stampin' Up! adhesive foam strips to the porthole to give it a bit more dimension and adhered it in the open hole in the card.  I then added Scotch 3M foam adhesive to the back of the palm tree and placed it in the center of the porthole. Now, it appears like you are looking out from the boat onto a peaceful island oasis.

To finish off the porthole, I added Stampin' Up! enamel dots that are sadly no longer available. You could easily use brads for this or Nuvo drops.

I cut the word Hello from a Your Next Stamp Scripty Words die set four times and adhered the layers together using Ranger Multi Medium Matte adhesive. I use blunt tipped syringes sold in my Etsy Shop to get small amounts of precision adhesive onto the delicate word die. Once all the layers were stuck together. I also adhered it to the bottom left of my card front.

Thank you for visiting my blog today. I hope you will comment below for your chance to win a $25 Your Next Stamp Gift Certificate and continue along the hop.

Koren



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Friday, June 8, 2018

Your Next Stamp Challenge #91

Hello fellow card makers.

Today I am sharing with you my card for the Your Next Stamp challenge #91. Your Next Stamp hosts a biweekly sketch and/or color combination challenge over on the YNS Blog (CLICK HERE!) to visit. Have a look at the sketch and color combination below for this week's challenge.



This week, I was mostly inspired by the sketch but ended up staying the the realm of the color combination as well. I was really inspired by Melania Deasy from the MFT Stamps design team by her awesome use of the Itsy Bitsy Polka Dots Background stamp as well. You can see her blog by (CLICKING HERE!) To me, the sketch appeared square, so the card I made is 4 1/4 by 4 1/4. The card base is cut from a piece of Simon Says Stamp Fog cardstock. The card base measures 4 1/4 by 11 and scored at 4 1/4.

I used the second from largest Your Next Stamp Stitched SQUARE!, lol, you thought I was going to say rectangle, didn't you? I used it to cut a piece of Neenah 110 lb cardstock for my card front. I then used the circle die from the My Favorite Things Jumbo Peek a Boo die set to cut a circle in the center of my card front.

Behind the front panel, I placed a piece of Lawn Fawn's Merman that I had stamped with the My Favorite Things Itsy Bitsy Polka Dots Background stamp with Distress Oxide ink in Evergreen Bough. I also ink blended the top to appear darker using the same Evergreen Bough ink and a Ranger ink blending tool. I cut this pice the same width of the front panel but I cut it slightly longer. On the long end, I used an old EK Success scalloped border punch to mimic the scallops from the sketch. I'm sorry, but I couldn't find this border punch in order to link it, but you can find many things online to get the same kind of look.



I attached Scotch 3M foam tape to the back of the Neenah panel and popped it up on the polka dot ink blended background. I added strong double sided adhesive tape to the back of the new assembly and centered it onto my square card base.

I stamped my image from the Puddles of Fun stamp set by Your Next Stamp in My Favorite Things Hybrid ink in Cement. I stamped it onto a piece of Simon Says Stamp Fog cardstock. I have seen many crafters over the past few months stamp floral images and color them with Faber Castell Polychromos. I don't color very many flowers, but I wanted to see if the same process could be used with critter images or even people to get another level of vibrancy from the pencils.



I then colored the image using my Faber Castell Polychromos. I absolutely loved how the color was enhanced by the light gray of the cardstock behind it. I am still learning how to use my Polychromos but every since I colored this image, I can't stop stamping them on the fog to make them come alive. I love how the image turned out, but I do think that it get lost on the background of this card. I'm not sure, what do you think? It too is layered with foam tape.

I stamped the sentiment onto yet another piece of Fog cardstock with Versamark ink and heat embossed it with Zing Charcoal Embossing powder. I cut down the sentiment with the largest of the Heffy Doodle Strips of Ease dies and popped it up with foam tape.

I want to thank you for visiting on my blog today and don't forget to (CLICK HERE!) to visit the Your Next Stamp blog and see all the awesome cards that get entered into the challenge. I hope one of them will be yours.

Koren

Friday, June 1, 2018

Heffy Doodle June 2018 Release Blog Hop



Hello fellow card makers.

Today is an exciting day. We are celebrating the Heffy Doodle's NEW June 2018 Release. This release is so AWESOME. I think Lesley did a great job. I love everything about it, but if I had to pick a favorite, then I would totally pick the Shellabrate stamp set which is the NEW freebie with a certain purchase amount. It has the cutest little turtle and a heart that you can stamp right on his back to make a little turtle heart tattoo. Its the cutest!

One Lucky winner will receive a voucher equal to $50 GBP ($66.44 USD) to the Heffy Doodle store. Leave a comment on each hop to qualify. Winner will be announced on Friday, June 8th on the Heffy Doodle Blog. 



For my hop project, I'm using the NEW Teacher's pet stamp set and Teach Me Words stamp set. I've also incorporated the NEW Numicon stencil.

I started with a piece of Neenah 110 lb cardstock cut to 3 1/2 by 4 3/4 and the Numicon stencil taped securely to my Tonic Easy Clean Mat with Thermoweb Purple Tape. I used Distress Oxide Inks in Candied Apple, Wild Honey, Twisted Citron, and Cracked Pistachio blended with ink daubers through the stencil. I used all of the colors in a circle patterned blending to the middle. That piece was then set aside to dry.



I used the My Favorite Things Jumbo Peek A Boo Window die set to cut an aperture through the front panel and then made into a shaker window. I used some of the smaller stamps in the Teacher's Pet stamp set like, the A+ and the 2+2 and the ABC stamp. I inked them with Hero Arts Wet Cement ink in various places on the front. I did use Taylored Expressions Cherry Pop to ink up the A+ (like the teachers do). I then stamped the "Best Teacher Ever" sentiment from the Teach Me Words stamp set. I used the same Distress inks from the background. If you would like to see me making this card on video, I've linked my YouTube video creating this card below.



I cut a piece of Lawn Fawn's 6x6 Really Rainbow paper pack down to 3 1/2 by 4 3/4. I used the simple circle die from the MFT Jumbo Peek A Boo Windows die set to cut a circle into the patterned paper. Than I took a piece of Lawn Fawn's Cilantro cardstock cut down to the same dimensions as before but this time I used the scalloped circle die to cut into the cardstock. This way you can align the patterned paper piece in front of the piece of Cilantro and you can see the scallops pop out from behind the circle. I then cut a piece of acetate to live behind it to create the window to my shaker card.



Once I adhered all of my layers together, I then began to adhere two layers of foam tape behind the window panel making sure to create a well for my sequin mix to live. I'm using Kindred Stamps Sequin Mix called Balloon Adventure Shaker. I added a few scoops and then fixed my ink blended background to seal in the shaker bits.

I stamped the sub sentiment with Versamark ink onto Lawn Fawn's Black Licorice cardstock. I used Hero Arts Ultra Fine white embossing powder to heat emboss it. I then used Heffy Doodle Strips of Ease die to cut it out. I stuck it to my card front using Scotch 3M foam adhesive.


The entire front panel is adhered to a A2 sized card base cut from Simon Says Stamp Fog cardstock. I used double sided tape along the back of the panel to make sure it stays on the card base with all of the added shaker weight.

As for the adorable images from the NEW Teacher's Pet stamp set, I stamped them onto a piece of Neenah 110 lb cardstock with Versafine Onyx Black Ink. I masked the teacher before stamping the students to make it appear as though the students are holding the teachers hands. I colored them using my Faber Castell Polychromos Colored Pencils. I cut out the images and adhered them under my shaker window using foam tape.

Thank you for visiting my blog today. Below is a list of the blog hop participants.

Koren