Thursday, April 30, 2020

Pinkfresh Studios April Release and a Giveaway!

Hi Everybody! How are you all doing? I am hanging in there (so much going on)... luckily I have the happy distraction of joining Pinkfresh Studio for their April Stamp and Die Release! This is such a great release and I'm excited to share four cards with you today.

For my first card I used a stamp set called Take Pride (main floral image),  another called, Simply Sentiments Hello (sentiement), and the Believe in Yourself die (Believe). I started out by stamping the floral image in black ink and watercoloring it with my Daniel Smith watercolor paints. Then I cut the image out with the coordinating die. 
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Next, I grabbed a piece of watercolor paper and taped off the background. I ink blended the background with Distress Oxide ink. Then, I splattered the background with water, a shimmer pen  from Tonic Studios, and white metallic ink from Hero Arts. I heat embossed the sentiment onto the bottom of this sheet.
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I die cut the word, "Believe," four times out of black cardstock. I glued each layer together to create dimension. I wanted the sentiment to really pop so I used a white gel pen to write, "Believe," on the die cut. 
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I glued my floral piece to my card front and added, "Believe" on top of that. The final touch was to add some white rhinestones (Hai Supply).
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For my second card I used the same stamp set but went for a one layer card and used my Copic Markers. This card has a much softer look than the first one does. 
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After coloring the main image I used my Cool Gray markers to color the inside of the circle to make it pop. I used two different stamps to create the sentiment which I absolutely love (yes, I did stamp surgery and cut one of the stamps in half).
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It's pretty rare that I create a one layer card but I was determined to keep this one simple. I finished it off by splattering a little bit of gray ink onto the background and adding some subtle rhinestones.
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For my third card I used the new Ornate Floral Die. I cut it out three times in black cardstock, glued the layers together and set it aside. While that dried, I ink blended the background with Distress Oxides. I also splattered the background with Glitter Gloss from Tonic Studios.
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I heat embossed the "hello" from Simply Sentiments Hello in turquoise. I heat embossed the rest of the sentiment in white. I adhered the die cut onto the background and added my sentiment to the top. A variety of sequins and embellishments added a little texture and shine to this card.
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For my last card I used a sentiment from the Simply Sentiments Hello set (this set is seriously so good). I ink blended the background to create a cloud scene. Then I added a rainbow embellishment from Hai supply and the heat embossed sentiment. they go perfectly together and this card came together in minutes.
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Here's a closer look at the rainbow. It's so fun and that little heart on the cloud is such a sweet touch. 
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Ok, you guys, that is it for me today but before I go I wanted to let you know that Pinkfresh Studio has some giveaways! First, you can enter to win a $25 gift certificate just by leaving a comment here on my blog. Pinkfresh will also be giving away this entire release on their blog, IG and YouTube channel. Good luck to all of you! The winners will be announced on May 8th over on the Pinkfresh Studio Giveaway Page. Winners must claim their prize within two weeks so be sure to check to see if you've won.
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Pinkfresh Studio is also offering FREE SHIPPING  to US addresses when your order is $35 or more. International shipping is also discounted for orders over $35. Happy shopping!
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I hope you all have an amazing day today! Keep on hopping along with all of the amazing Pinkfresh Studio inspiration by following the blog roll below.

Bye for now!
Maria Willis



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Monday, April 20, 2020

Crafty Friends: Trinity Stamps and a Discount!

Hey everybody! Happy Monday and I hope your week is getting off to a great start. Hopefully I can make it a little bit better by offering you an exclusive discount to Trinity Stamps! Today the crew from My Crafty Friends is hopping and featuring Trinity Stamps and the owner, Taniesa, was so generous as to give a us a discount code for 20% Off of the entire store with the exclusion of the April 2020 Release. All you need to do to receive the discount is to shop at Trinity Stamps on April 20-21 and use the code: CRAFTYFRIENDS20

For my card today I used a gorgeous stamp set called, Love You Bunches. I stamped it in Versafine ink using my new black Misti from Hero Arts.
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Next, I watercolored the image with my Daniel Smith Watercolors.
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To add some extra shading I used my Polychromos pencils in the background.
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The last thing I did was to use my blender brushes to add some Distress Oxide ink to the background to give the appearance that the top right was light and the bottom left was dark.
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I cut my card front out using dies from Honeybee Stamps and adhered it to a black card base. I added some sequins as a final touch.

Thank you so much for stopping by today! To see more inspiration using products from Trinity Stamps please head on over to my friend Becky's Blog!

If you'd like to shop this awesome discount that Taniesa has so kindly offered to all of us just click HERE to enjoy your 20% off with code: CRAFTYFRIENDS20

Have an awesome day!
Bye for now,
Maria




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Tuesday, April 14, 2020

Picket Fence Studios: One Stamp, Three Cards!

Hi Everybody! I hope you all are having a great day so far. I am because today I get to share some of Picket Fence Studio's newest release with you. I decided to pick one gorgeous stamp set called, Face the Sun and create three different cards with it using the same layout. 

My first card features the large, gorgeous sunflower from this set. I used my copic markers to color this.
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After coloring with my copics I added some extra details as well as shadows and highlights to my card.
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 The final touch was to add color to the background with my Distress Crayons. I smeared the color around with my finger until I had the look that I wanted. I love the sentiment on this card, "Turn your face towards the sun and the shadows will fall behind you."
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For my next card I decided to do some watercoloring with my Arteza brush pens. I started with a sheet of Arches watercolor paper and heat embossed my image in white. 
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Then, I watercolored using a paintbrush to pick up the ink off my media mat ( I scribbled it on with my brush pens).
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The last things I did were to add a fantastic sentiment and some embellishements. I think that this is a little advice that we can all take to heart right now as our days are so drastically different from a month ago.
#mariawillis, #cardbomb, #cards, #stamp, #ink, #paper, #papercraft, #craft, #cardmaker, #cardmaking, #art, #diy, #handmade, Picket Fence Studios, Face the Sun, #sunflower, #copicmarkers, #watercolor,

For my third card I decided to watercolor again but this time I used my Daniel Smith paints. Again I heat embossed the image in white onto Arches Coldpressed Watercolor paper.
#mariawillis, #cardbomb, #cards, #stamp, #ink, #paper, #papercraft, #craft, #cardmaker, #cardmaking, #art, #diy, #handmade, Picket Fence Studios, Face the Sun, #sunflower, #copicmarkers, #watercolor,

Then selected a rainbow of colors from my Daniel Smith watercolor palette and washed the colors over the image allowing the colors to blend. After that I dried I cut the image out with my scissors.
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 I used a black card base and created a shimmering, spattered background using a shimmer spray and Hero Arts white metallic paint. Then, I popped the flower up on foam adhesive to give the card some dimension and added some sequins. 
#mariawillis, #cardbomb, #cards, #stamp, #ink, #paper, #papercraft, #craft, #cardmaker, #cardmaking, #art, #diy, #handmade, Picket Fence Studios, Face the Sun, #sunflower, #copicmarkers, #watercolor,

Here is a quick look at what all three of my cards look like side by side...
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I hope you guys liked my cards today. This stamp from Picket Fence Studios is so beautiful and I had so much fun playing with it. Remember that this is not the only goodness PFS has to share today-they have an entire release launching today and it is incredible! If you'd like to check out the products that I used for today's cards I'm adding links for you below.

Have an awesome day you guys! See you back here soon,
Maria


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Monday, April 6, 2020

My Monthly Hero Release with Video Tutorial and a Giveaway!

Hi Everybody! Guess what day it is?! It's the first Monday of the month and that means it's time for the Hero Arts My Monthly Hero kit release! If this is your first time hearing about the MMH kit you can CLICK HERE for more information. This month's kit is all about Australia. It wasn't long ago that Australia suffered a devastating amount of damage from relentless fires. Among the damage was great loss of life to much of Australia's wildlife. This month's kit is a tribute to Australia and it is truly beautiful! For my card I made an ocean scene (video tutorial below)...

#cardbomb, #mariawillis, Hero Arts, #heroarts, #mymonthyhero, #stamp, #ink, #paper, #cards, #cardmaker, #cardmaking, #handmade, #handmadecards, #craft, #papercraft, #diy, #art, #color, #sharks, #ocean, #video, #videotutorial,

...but the kit is full of images of a variety of wildlife as well as trees, terrain and other items to help you build scenes (check out that stencil!). 

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Here's a link to my video if you'd like to check it out:




I love the stencil included in this month's kit and I decided to use it to create an ocean scene with a fiery sky!
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I started off by heat embossing the sharks in black. Next, I masked off the top portion of the stencil so that I could focus on the lower half of the card. I ink blended the ocean using Hero Arts reactive inks in blues and blue greens. Then I used a sponge dauber to add some embossing ink. I sprinkled that Sparkling Sea embossing powder to give the water a salty, shimmering texture. I used an embossing pen on top of that and heat embossed some puffy white embossing powder to give the look of sea foam.
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Next, I cleaned off my stencil and masked off the bottom portion. I ink blended the sky in Hero Arts Reactive Inks in yellows, corals and bright pink. Then, I used a yellow Copic marker to fill in the white space so that it looked like it was glowing.
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To finish my card off I mounted it onto a top-folding black card base and added a heat embossed sentiment from the kit. I love how striking those black sharks look against the bright ink colors.

This kit is so much fun! I hope to have time to create more with it soon because I had so many ideas for it. Interestingly enough while the world seems to be standing still I am busier than ever. I have just closed my business (so I'm cleaning out a huge commercial space) and we are also moving house. Soon things will settle down over here and I will have more time to craft. In the mean time, I cannot wait to see what you all will create with this kit!

Before i go here is some important information:

GIVEAWAY:
Hero Arts will be giving away a $50 gift certificate to one lucky winner! To enter just leave a comment here on my blog.

SHIPPING:
Shipping is estimated to begin on April 20th. Aaron (owner of Hero Arts) and his family will be shipping the kits themselves. Please be patient as there are just three of them and thousands of kits to be sent. Thank you Aaron, Laura and son for your dedication!

RUBBER STAMP AVAILABILITY:
Did you know that Hero Arts employees hand cut the rubber stamps?! They also hand mount the rubber stamps onto wood blocks for wood stamps. The amount of care that goes into Hero Arts products is truly amazing. Due to the Shelter In Place that is currently in effect in California  there are no employees in the warehouse to cut and mount these stamps for us. For now, they will be unavailable. 

WE ARE ALL IN THIS TOGETHER!
Now, more than ever, it is so important to remember that we are all in this together. Hero Arts has created this beautiful pin as a reminder to us all. 100% of net profits from the sale of this pin will be donated to support COVID-19 disaster relief.

#cardbomb, #mariawillis, Hero Arts, #heroarts, #mymonthyhero, #stamp, #ink, #paper, #cards, #cardmaker, #cardmaking, #handmade, #handmadecards, #craft, #papercraft, #diy, #art, #color, #sharks, #ocean,

Ok, you guys! That's it for today. Head on over to Seeka's blog and see what beautiful things she has created to share with us today!

Hugs to you all, stay healthy, stay Happy!
Maria



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