BRI #Hashtag Stamp Blog Hop!!!!

Hi everyone and welcome to this super fun blog hop celebrating the release of two awesome stamp sets from Butterfly Reflections Ink!!  These stamp sets were made in collaboration with Bossy Jocsie and feature some humorous and straight to the point hashtags! The larger of the sets (4X6) is called #Hashtag. The smaller (3X4) set is called #Hashtag-Bossy.

If you're coming from the fabulous CASSIE, you're in the right place.  If not, that's ok!! The hop begins at the Butterfly Reflections Ink Blog.  You also want to stay tuned for details on how you can win one of these new sets!!

For my project, I decided to make a coffee-themed card.  If you follow Vanessa on social media, you will know that she has a love for coffee mugs (and leggings!)

I used the mug image from the mini stamp set, Warm Wishes from Waffle Flower.  I used the #Hashtags Stamp Set and picked out a few hashtags that could relate to being addicted to coffee and or coffee mugs :)  I also stamped the large "seriously" onto a scalloped piece of cardstock.

I popped up all the images onto an embossed card panel.  And of course, I had to add sparkle to those cups with my Crafters Companion Clear Sparkle Overlay. I added a few sparkly bits for that added bit of bling!

How would you like to win one of these sets??!  All you have to do is leave a little love at each stop of the hop!  Winners will be announced on the Butterfly Reflections Ink Blog on Tuesday, December 27th!!  Good luck:)

Thank you for visiting today!! The next stop is my beautiful Canadian friend, CORALYNN!!!

Purse-nality

Hi everyone!!  I wanted to pop in to share a card. I had so much fun with this!!

I have been LOVING everything Waffle Flower lately!!  And I got my hands on some of their latest release!  I wanted to show you how I combined two different sets to create, what I think, is a pretty cool card :)

I started by using my Mini Mist to layout my sentiments.

The first part of the sentiment comes from the set First Step and the second part of the sentiment comes from Purse-nality. I thought they worked so well together!  Before I inked up the stamps, I had to do a little masking.

Next, I stamped the three purses in Bubblegum Pink, Ultra Pink and Raspberry Jam.  These colors, along with Soft Pink come in May's Shades of Pink Ink cubes from Hero Arts.

Before adhering the purses to the card base, I decided to take a fine liner pen and freehand some lines.   Which is one of my favourite techniques to fill white space.

I also had a scalloped frame in my "leftovers" stash so I decided to use it around the sentiment.  I adhered the purses with a combination of liquid glue and foam adhesive.

And as you can see, I added some pearl accents to the purse closures. As well as some Stardust Glitter Pen and Glossy Accents.  And to top it off, black enamel dots!!  I hope you like this card and I thank you for stopping by!!

Until next time.....

Laurie

(I've linked supplies to Butterfly Reflections Ink.  This little shop is packed with goodness and customer service is top-notch!)

Waffle Flower-A Bunch

Hello everyone and welcome back!!  I'm here today to share a card using Waffle Flower stamps and dies.  I had always had my eye on the A Bunch stamps and dies.  I thought they were super cute but I never seemed to add it to my cart.  But I finally bit the bullet and purchased it.  And am I ever glad I did!!  It's a cute, whimsical set with many possibilities.  I used it in the most basic way today, though. Good 'ol simple stamping and die cutting!!

I started by stamping the outline of the flowers in Tuxedo Black Memento ink. I used my mini Misti for this as it was the first time I used this set and thought that a double stamp might be needed.  I was wrong!!  It stamped perfectly the first time.

 Now the solid images for the leaves and flowers is actually all one piece.  But the images are spaced far enough apart that you can ink with mini ink cubes (masking might be necessary with full size ink pads).  I used inks from Plus9 and Simon Says Stamp. Again, no double stamping needed!!!

 (the flower centres are separate stamps)

I die cut the flowers with the co-ordinating die. Now this is an interested die.  It's all one piece but it die cuts the flowers separately!  There are also separate flower dies if you want to layer over the main stamped image...it is a very unique set!!

I then die cut the Doily Circle Die out of a light grey cardstock.  I used the Sizzix Precision Baseplate for this and ran it through my Big Shot a couple of times.  It is a very detailed die.  It cut well using this sandwich.  I adhered a section of the doily on one corner of the card and trimmed off the excess.  Then used another portion for the opposite corner.  I used Multi Medium in Matte.

I stamped the sentiment also with Memento Black ink on white cardstock and trimmed it out.  I adhered the flowers with a mixture of liquid glue and foam adhesive.

And finally, a few sparkling clear sequins and some Glossy Accents finish this card!!  

Here are the Waffle Products I used:

A Bunch Stamp Set

A Bunch Die Set

Doily Circle Die

Thank you so, so much for stopping by!! 

Laurie