UNBOXING | SSS FEB 2017 Card Kit PLUS CARD Tutorial

Hi friends! Today, I wanted to share the unboxing of the Feb. 2017 Card Kit from Simon Says Stamp, as well as show a tutorial using this kit.  As I am writing this post up, the kit itself is sold out, but I have listed and linked the individual items and you are still able to get them outside of the kit.

I wanted to incorporate as many of these adorable pattern papers from doodlebug on my card with out it looking too busy.  And, I love the color scheme!  For my coffee cups, I heat embossed them with some brass embossing powder from Hero Arts, and paper pieced the middle of the cups for a fun look.  

For my sentiment, I usually don't like to stamp directly onto pattern paper, but with the help of my MISTI stamping tool, the ability to stamp this 3 times created that bold black sentiment I needed for it to stand out.  

So, below I  have the unboxing showcasing the contents of the box, and then onto the making of this card!  Thank you all for stopping in today!!  See you soon!

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Making a Card: Start to Finish ( SSS July 2014 Card Kit) + video!

Hello everyone, and happy Saturday!  If you are here today reading this, I appreciate you stopping by my blog!  I wanted to share with all of you quickly a card I put together pretty fast using the Simon Says Stamp July 2104 Card Kit.  It is a really great kit this month, and if you haven't picked it up yet, and you've been eyeing it, better grab it before its gone!  Better yet - just subscribe to the card kit every month, and it will be sent to you automatically!

Below is the video on how I put this card together!  So, be sure to head over to my You Tube Channel and watch!  I'd love for you to!

Enjoy!  Have a great day!

Kari

Inspiration Sunday featuring Lawn Fawn

Happy Sunday! And, here in the states Happy Father's Day to all the wonderful dads out there!! Today, I am using some Lawn Fawn products as well as some Simon Says Stamp, and Ranger for today's How To video!! Hope you all enjoy and as always products will be linked below of what I used! Make a great day!!

HOW TO VIDEO LINK

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Inspiration Sunday : Happy Birthday!

Hi everyone!! Welcome back to another Inspiration Sunday!! This card is a very quick and simple card to make. I focused mainly on die cutting by using some fun dies from Simon Says Stamp and Lawn Fawn! Below is the video!! Enjoy!!

Supplies used linked below

*Bazzill BUTTER MINTS Card Shoppe Heavy Weight 8.5 x 11 Cardstock	*Simon Says Stamp POSTAGE STAMP EDGE FRAMES Craft Dies SSSD111330	*Simple Stories DIY BOUTIQUE 6 x 6 Sn@p Paper Pad 5122	*PRE-ORDER Lawn Fawn LARGE STITCHED JOURNALING CARD Lawn Cuts Dies
*Best Creation BIG SQUARES 3-D Foam Tape Adhesive FT004	*Hero Arts Clear Stamps GLOW GIRL 2012 CL650	*VersaFine ONYX BLACK Ink Pad Pigment	*Memento TUXEDO BLACK Dual Tip MARKER Tsukineko

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LSC # 79 Try a New Technique

Welcome back to a new Lawnscaping Challenge!  We are focusing on new techniques!  Is there a technique that you haven't tried yet, and wanted to, or haven't?  We'll for this challenge, we want you to try it!

For me - believe it or not, I have never used my dies to emboss before!  I have only used them to do what they were intended...die cut.  I have always wanted to try to emboss with dies - so that is what I did for my card.

I used "Happy Trails" from Lawn Fawn for my card.  I first die cut a piece of Bazzill Marshmallow ( my favorite) card stock using the one of the postage edge frame dies from Simon Says Stamp and I did some Distress Inking on the card stock to create a night sky.  I used Tumbled Glass and a little Chipped Sapphire. I then took a star pattern stencil I have from Studio Calico, and I took my Versa Mark ink, and pressed it onto the stencil to create "sticky stars", and then I heat embossed it using silver embossing powder.  I, then embossed another one of the postage edge frame dies onto a piece of Butter Mints card stock from Bazzill.  I love how it gave it a subtle look.

 After that, I worked on my trailer - I stamped, and die cut it out and color it using some of my Copics.  I created my card base which is 5.5 X 4.25 and scored it at the top from a piece of wood grain card stock from Simon Says Stamp, and I adhered both panels to the card base.  I popped up my trailer using foam adhesive, and then I worked on my sentiment which is a piece of vellum, and I stamped my sentiment from the same stamp set in Versa Fine Onyx Black ink, and then applied some clear embossing powder since it is a pigment ink, and then I heat set that with my heat gun.  I used a little of Tombo Mono Multi on the end of my vellum, and then I added two enamel dots to finish it off.  Here is a closer look at my embossing with my die.

So - I am looking forward to seeing what techniques are used over at gallery!!  Have fun creating, and I will see you there!

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