World Card Making Day ~ Celebrate at StampNation!

 World Card Making Day is Coming this Weekend!

This weekend, StampNation will be hosting a WCMD Virtual Retreat with our StampNation Community!  This inspiration-packed retreat will include LIVE holiday card making, video tutorials with special guest instructors and a Zoom style party with members from around the world!

...and did I mention this is all FREE to StampNation Members?  

Just one of the many perks of being a member of this exciting stamping community. 
If you haven't joined yet, now is a great time to get in and try it out.

Join StampNation Today!

 Hope that you'll join us!

~ Ally ~

Three Room Studio ~ Happy Birthday Hugs

Happy Saturday! It's time for another fun Saturday Challenge over at Three Room Studio.

This week's challenge is to use GLITTER.  Yup!  It's that simple!

I began by grabbing my Golden Era Glacier Paste by Nuvo and the new "Star Ray Full" Stencil.  Once it was dry, I inked up the masked off background using Fiesta Blue and Flirty Fuchsia inks.  Then I added array of tiny star stamps from the "Believe in Fairies" stamp set.

I added a splatter of gold inks and some dots of "Diamond" Stickles.

Then I stamped the woman image from the "Aww Thanks" stamp set and I coloured her in with Copic Markers and then I used some Polychromos Pencils to add all the finer details and shadows.

I put her underneath the circle window filled with glitter and little star sequins.

The sentiments were from the "Believe in Fairies" (Happy Birthday) and "Aww Thanks" and I also used the coordinating dies.

Now, check out my fellow Design Team members...

Marilyn Scheller - https://onestampingfool.blogspot.com OR @onestampingfool

Tracy Freeman - http://inkyfingersandribbon.com OR @inkyfingersandribbon

Susan Powell - https://creatingwithsusan.blogspot.com/ OR @creatingwithsusan

Pam Tinney - @pocono.pam

Check out all the details on the Three Room Studio Blog.

Good luck!

~ Ally ~

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Party Penguins

Hello and Happy Hump Day!

Today I'm sharing my newest sketch over at Splitcoaststampers and I chose to create a slimline card sketch for this week.

Sketch SC872:For my card example, I needed a birthday card to send out right away so I pulled out the adorable "Penguin Party" stamp set by My Favorite Things.

I stamped and coloured all my little penguins and their party supplies and then added some stripes of "Preppy Prints" 6x6 patterned paper and some stitching to the front panel.

I hope you'll come an join me for this week's sketch challenge!

Happy crafting!

~ Ally ~

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Club Canvo ~ Starry October Days

Today I'm sharing a few spreads in my Canvo bullet journal featuring the Club Canvo subscription for September.

For September, the Club Canvo subscription is STAR & BOOK themed! So cool!

This subscription contains: "Light Reading" 4x6 stamp set, the "October Reads" 3x4 stamp set and the "Bookshelf Stencil".  All three of items are perfect for card making too!  PLUS, later on this month, Catherine will release a coordinating die for the "Light Reading" stamp set too!

For my first week of October, which is only 3 days, I started with a single page in my Canvo journal.  I stamped the fun oval label shapes down and then masked off the rectangle shapes on the top and right side of the page.

Mounting my stamps from the "Light Reading" 4x6 stamp set and the "October Reads" 3x4 stamp set on my CP acrylic blocks, I stamped the stars and constellations using Grape Crush ink.  Then I inked the entire rectangle using Fiesta Blue ink.  I took my CP Blending Brushes in with a very soft application of Flirty Fuchsia ink around just the edges.

I love the end result of this page!

As a subscriber, every month you’ll receive:

• a 6 x 9 stencil for easy weekly layouts
• a monthly themed 4×6 stamp set featuring a weekly tracker and lots of helpful headers, bullets, and other page elements
• 3×4 stamp set with 3 hand-lettered words for each month

For more information on the Club Canvo subscription, CLICK HERE. 

I hope I've inspired you to create your pages for October in your bullet journal.

Happy planning!

~ Ally ~

 

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Chibitronics - Vampire Light Up Card

Howdy and happy Monday!

Today I'm over on the Chibitronics YouTube channel sharing a fun and interactive Halloween card tutorial today.

I began my card by created the die cut vampire from Sizzix from the "Costume Party, Colorize" die set.  I die cut all the elements from white cardstock and used some Copic Markers to color all the layers and adhered them together.  I have also cut out some black cardstock and patterned papers from the Simple Stories "Spooky Nights 6x8" paper pad using the Catherine Pooler Designs "Scallops and Dots Dies".

For the card today, we're using the Chibitronics "Circuit Sticker Effects", the "Heartbeat" sticker, Copper Tape and Yellow LED light stickers from the "Red, Yellow, Blue MegaPack".

Here is a close up of the circuit I created for the vampire's eyes.  I just LOVE those cool "Effects" stickers and can't wait to use up the other 3 effects found in the package (blink, fade and twinkle).

Once my circuit was complete, I used adhesive foam tape to build up the background of the panel to allow for the 3 dimension of the battery housing.  Since foam does not conduct electricity, you can place it right over top of the Copper Tape.

And VOILA... a light up Vampire!  Make sure to check out the video for a final peek at those blinking eyes!

To see this circuit being made and in action, CLICK HERE for the full video!

Thanks for taking the time to check out my fun card tutorial today!

Come back soon for more inspiration!

~ Ally ~

Pawsome Stamps ~ Pumpkin Lattes

Happy Sunday!  Today I'm over on the Pawsome Stamps YouTube channel sharing how I made this fun fall inspired card.

My card today features the adorable coffee cups and accessories from the "Coffee Besties" stamp set, one of the mini pumpkins from the "Hey Pumpkin" stamp set and also a fun sentiment from the "Just Sentiments: Basic 1".

Those fun sequins are our "Roasted Coffee Sequins" (how appropriate right?!?).

Take a moment and check out my quick video on how I created my card... click the image below...

I hope you enjoy it!

Have a great rest of your weekend!

~ Ally ~

Three Room Studio ~ Witchy Woman

Happy Saturday! It's time for another fun Saturday Challenge over at Three Room Studio.

This week's challenge is to use CIRCLES.  Yup!  It's that simple!

I began my card by printing out the adorable new digital stamp "Witchy Woman 2.0". I also printed off a mask and applied it over the image.  I then place a circle mask on for my moon and ink blended some fun Distress Oxide inks over the entire sky.  I used Seedless Preserves, Dusty Concord, Wilted Violet and Scattered Straw Oxides.

For my greeting I stamped and die cut the word "hello" from the "Hello Friend" stamp set and coordinating die. I printed the "BOO-tiful" sentiment out on my computer to finish off the greeting.

To create more circles, I die cut some circles for some masking paper and used some white pigment ink to create a bokeh effect.

Please take a gander at some of our fellow designer creations for today's challenge...

 

Karen Boyce - https://www.cardsstampsandink.com/ OR @cardsstampsandink

Kerri Boucher - http://kerri-thankgodforcolors.blogspot.com OR @kerri1974mar

Kim Skinner - http://stampingimperfection.com OR @stamping_imperfection

Marilyn Scheller - https://onestampingfool.blogspot.com OR @onestampingfool

Susan Powell - https://creatingwithsusan.blogspot.com/ OR @creatingwithsusan

Pam Tinney - @pocono.pam

Check out all the details on the Three Room Studio Blog.

Good luck!

~ Ally ~

Winner, Winner! Chicken Dinner!

Happy Friday!  Now for my winner of the Catherine Pooler mini bundles...

Since I only had 2 people complete entries for my giveaway, I'm going to send BOTH of those people some goodies!

Congrats Carol Sue (@sabelljones) and Jodi Wayman (@jomiway)!!

Please contact me via Instagram.  Please leave me a message with your full name and mailing address and I'll send out you each a package of goodies! 

Congrats ladies!

~ Ally ~

This Christmas ~ Little Pink Bug

Happy Thursday!  Just a little pink Bug to say "hello" to you today!

I started with a card base cut using the fabulous "Scallops and Dots Dies" and inked up with Seafoam, Sea Glass and finally Bay Breeze.

Then I stamped and die cut the VW Bug from the "Wrapped and Ready" stamp set and colored in with more CP inks: Limencello, Tiki Torch, Samba and Party Dress.

A fun holiday card indeed!

Have a great day!

~ Ally ~

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Catherine Pooler ~ A Little Tree Shaker

Hello fellow Catherine Pooler lovers!

Today I'm sharing this fun and simple little shaker card featuring the adorable little tree form the "Wrapped and Ready" stamp set.

To make my card, I first die cut 2 scalloped rectangles from the cool new "Decked Out Holiday 6x6" patterned papers.  I die cut the straight edged rectangle from the navy paper to create a frame using the "Scallops and Dots Dies". I backed the blue frame with a piece of acetate and added foam tape to the back of the frame.

Next I poured some of the beautiful "Wintergreen Sequins" on to the light blue polka dotted paper and placed the foam backed frame over top to trap the sequins behind the frame.

Then I stamped the little tree using "In the Park" ink and die cut it using the "Wrapped and Ready Dies" plus I stamped the greeting in "Rockin' Red" ink.

All the new products used today can be purchased in the "Urban Holiday Bundle"...

This release has so many fabulous product bundles to choose from... (click the below images from more information...)

I hope you have a great Hump Day!  Happy browsing!

~ Ally ~

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This Christmas ~ Bundled Bugs

Today's the day that the "This Christmas" collection from Catherine Pooler Designs hits the CP Shop!

Today's cards started as one!  I cut a large piece of CP Premium White Cardstock and stamped the adorable Bug image from the "Wrapped and Ready" stamp set right in the center.  I created a mask using the corresponding die set and then inked up the sky with some Serenade, Drive In and Queen for the Day inks. I spattered some water across the background to create a starry appearance.

Next I colored my image using a variety of fun Copic Marker colors and added a white embossed sentiment from the same stamp set.  I cut the panel in half to create two card front panels.  Voila!  Two cards were born! 

All of the new products featured today will go live in the CP Shop on Wednesday September 15th. If you are a StampNation member, you can shop TODAY at 9:00am ET.

I hope you'll join me again tomorrow for more holiday card fun!

~ Ally ~

 

Double Car Cards
stamps: Wrapped and Ready
cardstock: Premium White Cardstock
inks: Midnight, Serene, Drive In, Queen for a Day, Copic Markers, WOW Embossing Ink
dies: Wrapped and Ready Dies
embossing powder: WOW Opaque White

 

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This Christmas ~ Non-Traditional Holiday Colors

Happy Tuesday!  Today the CP Shop will go live for StampNation members at 9am EST for you to purchase all of the fun new "This Christmas" release!

For my first card, I went teal as my color.  I masked off the edges of my slimline card front and then I created 1/2" stripes of masking paper.  I blended Cummerbund across the stripes and then some All That Jazz on the top and bottom of each stripe. I then stamped out the tree and stack of presents using a combination of the Cummerbund & All That Jazz inks.

I stamped the sentiment from the "Near Or Far" Stamp set using All That Jazz and I heat embossed the "Christmas" word with gold embossing powder.  A splatter of bronze paint puts a metallic fun touch!

Next I decided I wanted a purple and red card.  I started by stamping all three of the adorable ornaments from the "Wrapped and Ready" stamp set all over my card front using Serenade ink.  Then I inked up our new "Gradient Diamond Stencil" with Serenade and Drive In inks.

Then I stamped the cute little gift adored Bug on a die cut using the "Scallop and Dots Dies", then adding a Rockin' Red scalloped die cut edge.  The red sentiment is from the "Near or Far" stamp set.

I love working with non-traditional colors on holiday cards.  I hope these two cards inspire you to do the same.

All of the new products featured today will go live in the CP Shop on Wednesday September 15th. If you are a StampNation member, you can shop TODAY at 9:00am ET.

I hope you'll join me tomorrow for more Christmas card fun!

~ Ally ~

Striped Merry Christmas
stamps: Near or Far, Wrapped and Ready
cardstock: Premium White Cardstock
inks: Cummerbund, All That Jazz, Versamark
embossing powder: Stampendous! (Detailed Gold)
dies: Wrapped and Ready Dies
paint: FineTec (Bronze)

Purple & Red Afar
stamps: Near or Far, Wrapped and Ready
cardstock: Premium White Cardstock
inks: Rockin' Red, Serenade, Drive In
stencil: Gradient Diamond Stencil
dies: Scallops & Dots Dies

 

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Catherine Pooler ~ My Little Yellow Beep Beep!

"This Christmas" is the newest release for Catherine Pooler Designs!  This release is jam packed full of fun holiday crafty goodness!

Today I'm playing with the "Urban Holiday Bundle" which features the stamp set, "Wrapped and Ready" and this adorable gift stacked Volkswagon Bug.

I stamped the car image using Sand Castle ink and then I used the "Wrapped and Ready Dies" to mask off the car from the background which was cut using the "Scallops and Dots Dies". I created the moody green background using Mardi Gras and Deck the Halls inks.  The entire image was colored in using Copic Markers.

The fun striped patterned papers are from the new 6x6 "Decked Out Holiday" paper pack.

All of the new products featured today will go live in the CP Shop on Wednesday September 15th. If you are a StampNation member, you can shop on Tuesday September 14th at 9:00am ET.

I hope you'll join me tomorrow for more holiday fun!

~ Ally ~

stamps: Wrapped and Ready
cardstock: Premium White Cardstock
patterned papers: Decked Out Holiday 6x6
inks: Sand Castle, Mardi Gras, Deck the Halls, Copic Markers
dies: Wrapped and Ready Dies, Scallops & Dots Dies
paints: FineTec (Bronze, Silver Pearl)
sequins: Wintergreen

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Hello Autumn + a Giveaway!

Happy Monday all!  Today I'm sharing a few fun Fall cards that I created on the weekend.  All three cards feature the fabulous "Front Porch" stamp sets from Catherine Pooler Designs.

For my first card, I stamped my pumpkin image using a no-line ink and then I watercolored it using my Karin Markers.  I gold embossed my greeting from the "Give Thanks Sentiments" stamp set and added my watercolor paper panel to some fun "Urban Plaid 6x6" patterned paper.

For my second card I started by die cutting a piece of gold cardstock from Tim Holtz using the "Among the Seaweed Cover Die" and then added my floral pumpkin on a die cut from the "Skyscape Mini Cover Plate Die".  I stamped the pumpkin using Merlot ink and then colored it using Copic Markers.  Don't you just love this pumpkin in teal?  I stamped the simple greeting from the "Give Thanks Sentiment" stamp set in Aquatini ink.

For the final card, I first took a combination of Tiki Torch and Mandarin Spice inks and stamped the little pumpkin all over the front card panel.  Then I die cut the frame, "A2 Thin Frame Die" from Simon Says Stamp from the front panel. I then inked the panel underneath with a ombre effect using Mandarin Spice and Merlot ink.  For the sentiment, I first stamped in Merlot ink and then I shifted the stamp slightly and then heat embossed it with gold embossing powder.  A little gold paint splatter across the front and the card was complete!

I have a little bundle of Catherine Pooler products to giveaway to one lucky commenter.

HOW TO ENTER (each comment counts as a ballot):

1.  Comment below and tell me what color palette you like to use for Autumn cards?

2.  Subscribe to my Instagram account:  @i_card_so_hard  Then comment below with your Instagram account name.

3.  Click ANY of the CPD affiliate link images below and comment "I clicked" below when you're done.

A winner will be announced here on my blog on Friday September 17th.  You will have 48 hours to respond back using my contact email to claim your prize. You can enter the giveaway up until I post on Friday (can't say what time that will be).  Open world wide!!

Good luck!

~ Ally ~

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