Today I am posting two video’s showing the cards I made for the Chemo Angels October Birthdays.
With both cards, I used a white card base. On the cards above, I embossed the pink layer using one of my cuttlebug embossing folders. For both cards I used a retired Stampin Up stamp set as well as a happy Birthday sentiment from Hampton art stamps.
Recently I took card stock to my local FedEx Kinkos and had it cut down to size. This decision is already paying off. I didn’t have to cut the card bases or the pink layer. All the other layers are cut using dies form my collection.
Please check out my YouTube channel and facebook pages for more inspiration. Please let me know if you have any questions! Have a great Wednesday! Stamp happy and be a blessing!
Craftin Desert Diva’s is a company I recently discovered. I was surfing some of the subscriptions I have to other great crafters on YouTube and came across a channel were the young lady used stamps from this company.
Knowing full well my crafty style, I couldn’t help myself. I paused the video and went to their website to check out what they have to sell. I placed an order and received it within a few days. The stamps are high quality photo polymer and easy to work with. They offer both digital cut files and dies for use with their images. I prefer just having the dies as I do not currently own a digital cutting machine.
Apparently I am just not technically savvy enough to figure out how to use them. I’ve own three different electronic cutting machines and have sold or returned all of them. I would much rather have my dies. Now that the dies are thinner, lighter and coordinate with stamps, it plain just makes my life easier.
The second video is a progress video making a card using these adorable images. Please email me with any questions!
A week or so ago, I decided that I would take a bunch of card stock to my local FedEx/Kinko’s office and have it cut down to 4 x 5 1/4″, as well as cut in half both vertically and horizontally. The young lady who was helping me was really nice. I have had a previous bad experience with cutting services and wanted her to be clear on what I expected.
She was so accommodating. When I went this afternoon to pick up the card stock, I was extremely pleased. Not only was it all cut correctly, but the company had taken the time to put all the like colors together each divided by sturdy cardboard and bundled in rubber bands.
The experience couldn’t have gone any better. I am happy to report this will save me time. The entire cost was just over $20.00. Well worth the money.
I also had a creative day. I created some cards for an upcoming Halloween swap. I ha the hardest time coming up with what I wanted to do. Generally I have an idea or have found a sketch I like. Not this time. So, I followed my own advise. I sat down at my stamp desk and stamped out dozens of different images. Coloring and die cutting them all. Then I played around with the placement until I found what I liked.
Below is the video of how I put the card together. I hope you’ll like the fun Halloween music! Stamp happy and Be a blessing!
I sm sorry to say i do not remember the individual who showed some of these stamp sets from www.craftingdesertdivas.com on their web page or youtube video. However, I fell totally in love with their images and placed my first small orders. Folks, please make more coordiating dies for your stamp sests. It just makes my life so much easier to have them ready to go.
below is the card I made for an upcoming Facebook swap. I used sometransparency film to make the “window” and die cut most of the panels from doodlebug papers, mft stamp papers, as well as punches and confetti/glitter from my personal collection.
Most of the pieces for the cards had been pre-decided before I even received my order. Which in all honestly was a huge time saver. I had a vision in my head of what I wanted and simple worked through the visin until it all came together in a wonderful finished cards.
Not only do the ards have shaker portions, but they are set up in a scene type of layout. Copic markers brought in the right amunt of color and contrast to keep this project fun and pulled together.
The final video for the evening is the lost footage from the “care and feeding” catagory oon my personal you tube channel. I thoght i was editing the video online and accidently deleted it. So, here it is once again. This is shot in real time. Hand sanitizer and baby wipes can clean up just about any mess you can throw at them.
I hope you have enjoyed todays web entry. Stamp happy and be a blessing. Always be kind to one another, life is just too short not to.I love you all!!
There is a give away coming up on my website and on youtube, so stay tuned fr more details. Want a sneak peak? Leave me a comment on this post telling me your faorite stamping compay.
