Sweet November Stamps ~ A Christmas Cheer Release Sneak Peek!

 

The Sweet November Stamps newest clear stamp release is coming and coming soon!

This collection is called the "Christmas Magic Collection" and will be live in the SNS shop next Saturday!!

The little moose friend above is from the "Signs of the Season" stamp set and he's paired up with some more adorable warm & cozy woodsy friends and some cute customize-able signs!

In anticipation of this release, I thought I would share some more holiday fun!

Today's card features a variety of digital stamps from Sweet November Stamps.  I started with the Santa & Mrs. Claus image from "North Pole Snapshots: Before the Ride".  I love this sweet image of the Claus and his wife.  Next I added the sweet little reindeer, Puddin from the "Reindeer Games: Puddin" digi stamp set.  To finish off the scene I grabbed the sweet little sitting polar bear from the "North Pole Friends: North" image. Plus we needed a little North Pole image from the "Reindeer Games: Scene Builder" set.

I colored up the scene using Copic Markers except this time, I printed out the blue sky from my printer instead of having to color it up myself.  Yup... I cheated a bit... LOL!

This card was also made with this last week's Craft Roulette challenge in mind, #235.

The four parameters that the wheel gave us last week were:

• Project: Not a Single Fold A2 Card (so I made a 5 1/4" x 5 1/2" card)
  
• Colors: Mood Board Colors (I went traditional Christmas colors: green, white and red)
  
• Element: World (I used the word World in my greeting)
  
• Random: Stars (the sky is full of stars (and snow))

This was so fun to create!

I hope you check out Craft Roulette!  We watch and play every Friday.  Join us over on the YouTube channel at 6:10pm CST.  You can play along with us too and submit a card using that week's parameters on your project.  PLUS you have a chance to win some amazing prizes for our Spin Sponsors for participating!

See you there!

~ Ally ~

Scrap 'N Stamp ~ Anything But a Card Inspirational Hop *PRIZE*

Welcome to the Scrap 'N Stamp Anything But a Card Blog Hop!

Today's hop is all about sharing some ideas for creating project outside the card world.

I'm sharing a sweet idea and super EASY to make!

Today I have made a simple little box decorated with the adorable "Pins and Needles" stamp set from Sweet November Stamps.  She'll be coming to the shop very, very soon!  I have colored her up using Copic Markers. To create her fabric body texture, I used some Copic Blender Solution and a textured cloth.

I made sure it had a little window so you can view whatever kind of treats or small gift you place in it.

Isn't she cute!?!?!

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JOIN ME LIVE on Sunday where I'm going to share how I made this very simple project.  I'll see you on Sunday at 8pm EST over on the Scrap 'N Stamp Facebook group. 

NOW... check out all the other projects that our design team has to share!!

Here's our hop list...

Scrap'n Stamp
Meghan
Allison
Tara -- go here next!
Tracey

Now for the GIVEAWAY...

 GIVEAWAY DETAILS!!

1.  Hop along and LEAVE A COMMENT on each designers blog post.
2.  One lucky WINNER will be chosen to receive a $50 gift certificate to the store.
   
3.  Winners will posted on the Scrap 'N Stamp blog sometime in mid to late October.  Good luck!

Thanks for stopping by!  Happy hopping and GOOD LUCK!

~ Ally ~ 

 

Catherine Pooler ~ Have a Magical Christmas

Come and check out the new Sizzix and Catherine Pooler Designs collaboration, the "12 Days of Christmas"! 

Today I'm featuring the cool "White Christmas" stamp set.

I began by gathering some purple CP inks; Glam, Flirty Fuschia and Pixie Dust.

I stamped a series of the snowflakes using these 3 inks but to allow the ink to be softer and blend from one color to another, I used a Blending Brush to apply the ink to my stamps.

Before putting my inks away, I flicked some ink across the snowflakes.

To create the greeting cluster, I first die cut the little stitched tag from the "Scalloped Tag Duo Dies" and inked it up with some sparkly Gold ink.

I adhered a little cluster of gold thread under the tag and adhered it to the card front.

Then I die cut 2 short white tickets from the "Tickets and Tape Dies".  I ink blending one and stamped a greeting from the "Greetings of the Season" stamp set in Grape Crush ink.

I just love the touch of gold over the 3 tones of purple snowflakes!

Make sure to check out the full 12 Days of Christmas Collection for all the cool fun!

Have a great week!

~ Ally ~

Chibitronics & Whimsy Stamps Hop ~ Light Up Witch & Black Cat *PRIZES*

Welcome ghoulfriends to a Halloween Hop that is sure to leave you lit up with excitement! 

I'm delighted to be hopping with some friends from my Chibitronics Team & Whimsy Stamps who will be showing us all how it’s done with amazing light sets for cardmaking! 

One randomly chosen lucky Instagram hopper is in for a fabulous $25 Git Certificate from Chibitronics and a second randomly chosen lucky Instagram hopper is in for a $50 Git Certificate from Whimsy Stamps. 

START THE HOP HERE!

My card today features the sweet little witch and her furry pal on a broom from the Whimsy Stamps stamp set, "Halloween Wishes".  

I masked the moon and image off and then blended several orange Distress Oxide inks around the moon to create a glow effect.  I used Spiced Marmalade, Ripe Persimmon, Candied Apple and Lumberjack Plaid Oxides.

I used Copic Markers to color up the moon and the witch & cat.  I used a tree stamp from Lavinia Stamps to create the finally spooky effect.

Here's a glimpse of the circuit.  I used 7 White LED Light Stickers, a Battery Holder and Conductive Fabric Tape.

The red lined tape is the positive side of the circuit and the blue lined tape is the negative side of the circuit.

I used a fussy cut image of the same witch & cat combo for the back of the of the image to block the light.

For the sentiment, I used one from the "Halloween Wishes" stamp set from Whimsy Stamps.

And here is the sweet card all lit up...

Come and make sure to check out all the amazing lit up creations...

START THE HOP HERE!

See you over on Instagram!

~ Ally ~