Jingle Bells

Hello!

Click here if you are looking for my Art Impressions post or here for The Alley Way Stamps post! (yes its a busy day on the blog!! )  :)

I hope everyone is having a great day! I'm back with a sneak peek of some new Christmas dies from Crafter's Companion. The new collection is Edge'ables Christmas Only Words and i am showing off the Jingle Bells die.

I started with a cut file by Sweet Afton called Christmas Bell. I used my Silhouette software to make the file into a card. I cut the card from some grey card stock and Crafter's Companion Silver Starlight Shimmering card stock. Then i cut the holly from green card stock.

From some Candy Red Shimmering card stock i cut the Jingle Bells die. After adhere the grey and Starlight layers together, i added the Jingle Bells to the front of the card. I trimmed off the over hang. As a final touch i added three red pearls to the holly leaves for berries!

Thanks so much for stopping by!! I'll be back with another project, show casing another die from this release!!

Dana

Art Impressions & Tombow Blog Hop

Hello!!

Welcome to the Art Impressions & Tombow Blog Hop!!

You should have gotten here from Beth Watson's blog but if you stumbled across my blog stop by the Art Impressions' Blog to start! My post is photo heavy, but i think its worth it!! :)

For my project i made a present shaped card. I started with a present cut file that i manipulated to make a card. I cut the base from white card stock and the different pieces from a pattern paper pad.

To assemble my card i first scored a line on the back piece about an inch and half from the top. Next i used Tombow Mono Multi Liquid Glue. This glue is great when you need a really good strong hold!

While my card base dried, i stamped and colored my image, but i'll go into a little more detail in just a second. I cut a some strip paper for the present and used Tombow Mono Permanent Adhesive, you can see i used it on the back of side of the pattern paper.

I used the same adhesive for the pattern piece for the lid of the present.

Next i used the Multi Liquid glue to add the three bow pieces to the card. It works great with smaller pieces that the tape runner is too big for.

Next i wanted to cover the point where the ribbon pieces come together, i don;t like how it looked. So i found a grey button from my stash. To adhere it i used Tombow's New Adhesive Dots, which works great with adhereing embellishments!

Last i just needed to adhere the stamped panel. While my card base was drying i stamped Art Impressions Girlfriends Out to Lunch set. I used distress markers, water and a paintbrush to color the image. Next i stamped the 'Happy Birthday' above the two ladies.

I added three strips of Tombow Foam Tape to the back of my stamped panel and adhered it to the center of the present card.

And here are a few pictures of the finished card!! It was really fun to make! Using a cut file cuts down on the time and the adhesives are so easy to use! And of course doing some fun coloring!!

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The Art Impressions prize includes: Elephant Set, Cat Big Mouth, The Queen Set and Joy Found Window.

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Your next stop is the talented Daniella Hayes.

The hop list in case you get lost or want to start at the beginning

Art Impressions Blog

Cheri Burry

Beth Watson

Dana Warren  (You are here!)

Daniella Hayes

Diane Zechman

Jennie Garcia

Karen Day

Jennifer Priest

Kerry Kung

Latrice Murphy

Reneé Matarese

Sharon Caudle

Tombow USA Blog

Dana

Supplies:
Stamps: Art Impressions: Girlfriends Out to Lunch
Adhesives: Tombow Mono Permanent Adhesive, Tombow Adhesive Dots, Tombow Mono Multi Liquid Glue, Tombow Foam Tape
Pattern Paper: Craft Smith - Blackberry Lemon
Cut File: Presents by Echo Park Paper Co

Love You to The Moon

Hello!!

Well, its FINALLY the end of the semester!!! Whoohooo!!! To celebrate i did some card making!!! (which i'm probably going to be doing a lot over the next month) I started my making a card using The Alley Way Stamps new stamp set More Than Words.

I used my silhouette to cut out two small owls and a tree branch. I cut a circle from vellum, then covered the front with versamark ink, then with a paint brush added white perfect pearls to the circle. The perfect pearls gives the circle a cool metallic shine to it.

I stamped the sentiment in versamark ink, then embossed it in white. I add the circle (or moon) to the card base, then added the branch and owl to the card with foam tape.

I also had some tiny hearts that i colored them read then added them to the moon. Originally i had 3 (you know rule of 3 and everything) but i thought oh i'll use a little glue on the other side of the moon, it will dry clear, right?!...... but of course it didn;t so i had to add another heart!!

Thanks so much for stopping by!!

Dana

Supplies
Stamps: The Alley Way Stamps - More Than Words
Cut Files: Silhouette - Owl Night by Sophie Gallo
Perfect Pearls
Embossing Powder: Hero Arts

The Alley Way Stamps November Blog Hop

Hello!!

Yipee! It's time for The Alley Way Stamps November Blog Hop!!! That means its release time and we have some fun new stamps!!! Three new sets plus a mini set free with a $40 purchase!! There is also a chance to win all new sets!! (details below)

My card today features the new set Line Upon Line! This an awesome background set, its nice and big!! I pulled out a big piece of watercolor paper.

I pulled out four different distress markers, a purple, green, dark blue and a light blue and i randomly colored the lines on the stamp. Next i spritzed the stamp once or twice with pearlized water. I set the panel aside to dry.

This months free with $40 purchase mini stamp set has the sentiment Sparkle, and since my background would sparkle when its dry, i thought this was the perfect sentiment. I also decided to pull out last months new set Snow Daze and use the sentiment Shine, Sparkle and Shine just go together!!!

But i needed an And (the symbol), only i didn;t really want to stamp it, so i looked through my embellishments and stickers and of course i had nothing the right size or color. Then it hit me!!  I have wonderful thing called a Silhouette Cameo!! It of course will cut an And in the size and the color i need!!!

Once my stamped background was dry i trimmed a little strip in the lower half of the panel. I added the top part to a dark brown card, base and then added the strip just a little below it and then finally the the bottom part (trimming off any overhang).

I stamped the sentiments twice so they would show up better on the busy background. The And was cut from purple glitter paper and added to the card with foam tape.  So even though you can't see it very well in the picture the background and the purple And sparkles and shines!!

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I you want a chance at winning the new release, check out The Alley Way Stamps Blog for the Rafflecopter and all the chances you have to enter the giveaway!!

You have until Tonight at 9:00PM TAWS time!
All winners will be announced by November 5!

This beautiful  mini set, Winter's Butterflies, is FREE when you spend $40.00 

or more during the month of Novemberl!!! 

It will automatically be added to your order, so shop away!

  

Thanks so much for stopping by!!

Dana

Supplies

Stamps: The Alley Way Stamps - Line Upon Line, Winter's Butterflies, Snow Daze

Distress Markers: Stormy Sky, Peeled Paint, Seedless Preserves, Faded Jean

Cut File: Kolette Hall - Ampersand, &, and Collection

Glitter Card Stock: The Paper Studio

The Alley Way Stamps September Blog Hop!

Hi!!

Its time for The Alley Way Stamps September Blog Hop!! That means its release time and we some fun stamps!!! Three new sets plus a mini set free with a $40 purchase. There is also a chance to win all three new sets!!! (details below)

But first i made not one but two projects to share today!! My first project is a Kraft pillow box that can be filled with candy or gift card. I used my Silhouette to cut the pillow box from Kraft cardstock. I also die cut a tiny little tag and stamped the You're Dino-Mite on the tag. I wrapped the box with orange and white backers twine, threading the tag on it. I tied a bow at one end of the pillow box.

Next i stamped a cute little dinosaur from the new Livin' Fossils set on some watercolor paper. I colored him with distress markers and then cut him. I adhered the dino to the pillow box with foam dots. I also used foam dots to the back of the tag, so it would stay in place and not flap around.

I also made a card to go with the pillow box! I started with a Kraft cardstock panel and a stripe stencil. I added white pigment in with an ink applicator. After i cleaned the stencil, i placed it back over the panel but i moved it over a bit. I added more ink this time a dark orange.

Next i die cut a tag from Kraft and stamped my sentiment, the Happy Birthday from Rock Solid and To A Living Fossil from the Livin' Fossils set. I added a little orange twine to the tag.

I stamped a Dino from the Livin' Fossils and colored him with Distress Markers. I also stamped and colored some grass and a rock. I cut them all out and added them to my card base with foam dots. I also added the tag with foam dots and trimmed off the extra that over hang.

Make sure you stop by The Alley Way Stamps blog to see all the Design Team Ladies projects and make sure to leave comments on each designer's blog for your chance to win all three new sets!!!

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If YOU want to be that lucky winner, all you have to do is comment on the hop! 

You can pick and choose which ones you want to do, but the more you comment, the more chances you have to win!

Here are ways you can win: 

1-Comment on The Alley Way Stamps Blog

2-Comment on the DT girls blogs (below)

3-Post about it on Facebook or your blog

4-Like us on Facebook

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(leave a separate comment for each that you do)

You have until Tonight at 9:00PM TAWS time to leave them!
All winners will be announced tomorrow, September 1!

This super duper sweet mini set, Rock Solid, is FREE when you spend $40.00 
or more during the month of September!!! 
It will automatically be added to your order, so shop away!

Now it's time to hop!  

  

  

Thanks for stopping by!!

Dana

Supplies

Stamps: The Alley Way Stamps - Prehistoric, Livin' Fossils, Rock Solid

Distress markers

Silhouette cut files: Pinecone and Bough Pillow Box

The Twinery: Orange & White twine

Dies: PTI - Tag, Mini Tag

Ink: Memento Ink - Morocco . PTI - Fresh Snow

Stencil: Heidi Swapp