The Rabbit Hole Designs Halloween Release--Guest Designer post

Good morning, everyone!  I'm back with my second card for The Rabbit Hole Designs Halloween release using the adorable Spellcaster Witch.  This stamp set also has Coordinating Dies available for purchase if you hate to fussy cut as much as I do!  :D  I started out my card using two awesome Stencils from The Rabbit Hole Designs on 110 lb white cardstock.  I first used the Ribbon Star 6x6 stencil with a Cotton Tail Blender Brush and Wilted Violet Distress Oxide ink.  I then used the Illusion Circle 6x6 stencil oriented in the other direction using the same blender brush and Shaded Lilac Distress Oxide ink.  I then cut the panel down to an A2 size (4 1/4 x 5.5).  I then got to work on my sentiment.  I heat embossed it onto black cardstock using VersaMark ink and white embossing powder (I use Lawn Fawn white embossing powder). I then trimmed it into a banner shape.

Next, I worked on the adorable witch and cat from the Spellcaster Witch stamp set.  I stamped them using Copic-friendly ink onto the same heavyweight white cardstock.  I used my Copic markers to color both images, then used fine-point scissors to fussy cut them out.  I trimmed off the mushroom that she is holding for this card.  After fussy cutting, I ran a black marker all along the cut edges to conceal any imperfections.

After my images were cut, I added a little glitter to the witch's tights using a Spectrum Noir Clear Overlay glitter brush pen and used Glossy Accents on her eyeglass lenses.  I glued everything down with liquid glue (I use Nuvo Deluxe adhesive), then adhered my card front to a card base that was cut and scored to A2 size.  Thank you so much for joining me today--hope this card inspired you to create your own cute Halloween cards using these adorable witches.

The Rabbit Hole Designs Guest Designer--Halloween Release

Good morning, everyone!  I am thrilled to announce that The Rabbit Hole Designs asked me to guest design for their Halloween 2020 release.  This cute stamp set is called Spellcaster Witch and there is also a coordinating die available:  Spellcaster Witch Die.

For this release, there are also some awesome giveaways:  To celebrate the next three days of release,  The Rabbit Hole Designs is giving away two saving vouchers; one to a lucky Instagram Follower and one to a lucky Fan Page follower.  Winner will be chosen at random from the comments left on the INSTAGRAM post, and tagging friends, and also from commenting on the Fan Page post.  So make sure to head on over to INSTAGRAM and look for the giveaway post  @therabbitholedesignsllc and look for the post  at The Rabbit Hole Designs Fan Page by 11:59 p.m. PST 07-30-2020.  Winner will be announced on The Rabbit Hole Designs blog 07-31-2020.

To start my card, I used the awesome Aim For The Stars Stencil with a Cotton Tail Blender Brush.  I used Wilted Violet with a tiny bit of Black Soot Distress Oxide Ink to ink through the stencil onto a piece of heavyweight white cardstock.  These Cotton Tail Blender Brushes blend like a dream!  After my cardstock was inked, I cut it out with a stitched rectangle die and then lightly inked over my background with Speckled Egg Distress Ink.  The purple stars bled a teensy bit, but not enough to bother me and I think it actually kind of adds to the "magic" of the scene.  If it would bother you, you can sprinkle clear embossing powder on the stars and heat set them with your heat tool (as long as you used a pigment-based or hybrid ink like Distress Oxide), then the purple ink would stay put when you blended over it.  If you don't have a pigment-based ink, you could also blend with dye ink through the stencil, then blend VersaMark or another clear, sticky ink on top to do your heat embossing.

I stamped my witch with Copic-safe ink onto heavy weight white cardstock, colored her with Copic markers, then fussy cut her out.  After fussy cutting, I used a black marker all along the edges to make it look cleaner and like I cut her perfectly.  I added Glossy Accents to her glasses and Spectrum Noir Clear Overlay Sparkle pen on her tights for a little glitter.  I then stamped the spider directly on my background, then stamped him again onto white cardstock, colored him in, and cut his body out and glued it on top of the other spider.  I used a Copic multi-liner and a T-ruler to draw in the spider web.  I then stamped the cauldron onto the same heavyweight cardstock, Copic colored it, fussy cut it out, used the same black marker to coat the edges, then added the sparkle pen and glossy accents onto select areas.  I used a small patterned paper strip for my "ground," then adhered everything with foam squares.  The final touch was heat embossing the sentiment, cutting it out into a strip, popping it up onto foam squares, and then adhering a scattering of hole-less sequins throughout the stars with liquid glue.  I like how the card looks clean-and-simple, yet special at the same time due to the little special touches of glitter and gloss.  Thank you so much for joining me today, hope it inspired you to create your own card using the Spellcaster Witch.  Head on over to The Rabbit Hole Designs shop and blog for more inspiration.

Lots of Fun with Avery Elle!

Butterfly Reflections Ink--guest design

Hi everyone!  I'm up today on the Butterfly Reflections, Ink blog today with a guest design post using Concord & 9th stamps.  Head on over for detailed directions and supply links for the full card design.

Lawnfawnatics Die Cut Beach Scene

Instagram:  @amypeach1978

I had some time to participate in the Lawnfawnatics Color Inspiration challenge today and decided to go with a (mostly) die cut only card--the only stamping is the birds.  I'm going to choose a sentiment for the inside of the card once I decide to give it to somebody.  :)
Supplies (all by Lawn Fawn, unless otherwise noted):
Palm Trees dies
Palm Trees & Hammock dies
Stitched Simple Wavy Border die
Stitched Hillside Border die
Stitched Umbrella die
Smooth Sailing stamp set (birds)
Large Stitched Rectangle Stackables die
Mermaid, Peacock, Paper Bag, Chocolate Bar, Noble Fir, Cilantro, Fake Tan, Narwhal, Fog, Guava, Sugarplum, and Ground Coffee card stock
Vellum
Mermaid, Peacock, Doe, Walnut, Noble Fir, Manatee, Guava, Cilantro, Jet Back, and Fake Tan ink pads
Other:  Foam tape, ink blending brushes

Lawn Fawn Magic Picture Changer birthday card/Reveal Wheel Father's Day card

Instagram:  @amypeach1978

My girls and I made two of the Father's Day cards (on the left)--one for my husband and one for their dad, and a birthday card for their dad because his birthday was a few days after Father's Day.  I pretty much used the same design for the Reveal Wheel Father's Day cards that I used for the card I made for my friend and coworker a couple weeks ago.  Nobody does interactive dies like Lawn Fawn--they are so impressive and don't take too terribly long to make.  The "gravel" in the fish bowl was kind of covering up a mistake, but I ended up liking it a lot--I mounted the wheel just a teensy bit too high, apparently, and the very tip of the brad prongs was showing up in the fish bowl as you turned the wheel.

Supplies for fish bowl card (all by Lawn Fawn, unless otherwise noted):
Keep on Swimming stamps and dies
Reveal Wheel die
Critter Chatter: Pets stamps
RW Keep on Swimming add on
A Birdie Told Me stamps and dies (speech bubble)
Chocolate Bar, Moonstone, Chili Pepper card stock
Walnut, Jet Black, and Peacock inks
Knit Picky Fall Petite Patterned Paper Pack
Other:  Neenah Solar White Classic Crest 110 lb cardstock, foam tape, Copic Markers

Supplies for birthday card (all by Lawn Fawn, unless otherwise noted):
Magic Picture Changer die
Magic Picture Changer add-on die
Birthday before 'n afters stamp set
White Embossing Powder
Just Stitching Double Rectangles die
Large Stitched Rectangle Stackables die
Knit Picky Fall Petite Patterned Paper Pack
Storm Cloud cardstock
Hippo and Moonstone ink
1/8" double sided tape
Other:  Copic Markers, Neenah Solar White 110 lb cardstock, foam tape

Lawn Fawn Peas & Carrots--For My Husband

Instagram:  @amypeach1978

Very early in our relationship, my husband mentioned something about how cool it was that we "go together like peas & carrots," (from the movie Forrest Gump).  I just got the Stitched Garden Border die, so I had to make him a Peas & Carrots card with the Reveal Wheel.  :)
Supplies (all by Lawn Fawn, unless otherwise noted):
Stitched Garden Border die
Be Hap-Pea stamps and dies
Simple Puffy Clouds dies
Reveal Wheel dies
Large Stitched Rectangle Stackables
Perfectly Plaid Chill 6x6 Petite Paper pack
Reveal Wheel Friends & Family Sentiments
Moonstone, Noble Fir, Paper Bag, and Fake Tan cardstock
Moonstone, Noble Fir, Fake Tan, Jet Black, and Walnut ink
Other:  Neenah Solar White Classic Crest 110 lb cardstock, Copic Markers, Glossy Accents, Foam tape