Saturday, December 26, 2020

Tonic Studios Stamp Club Release, VIDEO, and Giveaway: Shoot For the Moon!

Hi everybody! It's time for a new Stamp Club release from Tonic Studios! This month's release is called Shoot For the Moon (Click here for UK link) and it is fantastic! The release includes a large 6" x 8" stamp set and the same size coordinating die set. Some of the dies in the set match the stamps and others are stand-alone dies. For more info you can head over to Tonic Studios  (USA/UK) to check it out.

Before I get too far into this post (because I've got eight cards to share with you today) I want to let you know that we've got a great GIVEAWAY and a really inspiring blog hop today. All of the info is at the bottom of my post so be sure to check it out. 
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I've also made a video for you sharing many different ways that you can use the Shoot For the Moon (UK bundle) bundle...

Here's a look at the full bundle...




My first card today showcases the full moon die, galaxy star stamp and many of the dies from the set. 
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I watercolored all of the pieces, added some grunge with glitter gloss and embellishment splatters, brushed mousse on the mountain tops and then layered all of the pieces with foam tape.
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I heat embossed a sentiment from the Happy Mail Envelope stamp set (Happy Mail UK) to finish the card off. This card ended up having so much depth and dimension. It's a 5" x 7" card so it really makes a statement!
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My second card is a simple card that features the tree stamp stamped in black ink on top of an ink blended moon.

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I splattered the background with Midas Touch Shimmer Pen and popped the panel up onto a gray cardbase.
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After adding a heat embossed sentiment I finished the card off with some sequins.
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My third card is 100% stamping. I used Nuvo Hybrid inks to stamp everything and you can see all of the techniques I used in my video. 

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First, I stamped the trees in gradient colors so that some would appear to be in the background and others in the foreground.
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I stamped the full moon with the back of the detailed full moon stamp. 
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For my fourth card I used the large half-moon die. This die is big and can easily carry a card on it's own.
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I cut it out using Holowaves Iridescent  cardstock and popped it up with foam tape on a watercolored background.
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I added some small stars covered in embellishment mousse to the background. The background is also splattered with Glitter Gloss to give it a little shimmer.
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My next card is a slimline card. I've used just two stamps for this card (tree and sentiment). I stamped the tree stamp repeatedly using Distress Oxide inks.
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Then, I used the same colors of Distress Oxide inks to splatter the background to grunge it up a little. I also splattered on some Midas Touch to give it a little bit of golden magic.
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The moon is one of my favorite parts of this card. I cut out a small circle and covered it with white and gray stone drops. Then I dabbed my fingers in the wet stone drops to create peaks. I heated the wet stone drops with my heat tool and this caused them to bubble slightly. I brushed some platinum embellishment  mousse on both the moon and some stars I had cut out. I glued the stars to the background of my card and added a few to the moon as well. I love all that grungy, texture!
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I stamped the sentiment in black and that was it. 
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I think I may save this card to give to my husband.
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This next card features the mountain range stamp. I used an easy watercolor technique that I share in my video to color it.

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I added an ink blended moon and background above the mountain range. I water colored some water in below the mountain range.
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I splattered the background with Glitter Gloss and added a sentiment to finish off this card.
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This next card is totally different from any of the other cards. I started out by heat embossing the tree branches around the edges of my cardstock. Then I used shimmer powders to create a wild night sky.
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I cut out the half moon using the die and then I watercolored the moon yellow using shimmer powder.
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I popped the moon and sentiment up on foam tape to finish off this card.
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For my eighth and final card I used an easy masking technique (yep, it's in the video) to create a forest scene. 
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I used the large half moon die cut out of irridescent cardstock to frame the forest scene.
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I mounted the scene onto a square cardbase that was rubbed with gold embellishment mousse and splattered with white gouache.
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Ok, that's all for me today you guys but before I go I've got tell you about a fantastic giveaway from Tonic Studios!

GIVEAWAY!!
Tonic Studios will be giving one lucky winner this Shoot For the Moon (UK link) release AND a $50 gift card to spend at Tonic Studios ( £50 if you're in the UK!)! That is such a fantastic giveaway and someone is going to be so happy! To enter the giveaway you need to comment on every blog in this blog hop (the list of blog hoppers is down below). Get your comments in by 11:59 pm PST on January 3rd, 2021. The winner will be announced on the Tonic Studios Instagram and Facebook accounts on January 5th, 2021 (so make sure you're following the Tonic Studios social media accounts). Good luck to you all!


Ok, the blog hop list is below (or just head over to Michelle's blog right now). I've also linked most of the products that I've used today in case you'd like to check anything out. 

Have an awesome day (or evening if you're on the other side of the Earth from me)! Bye for now.

Maria.


BLOG HOP LIST:

Maria Willis

Michelle Short

Mindy Eggen

Seeka

Amber Rain Davis

Daniel West

Ilda Dias

Jen Kray

Jennifer Kotas

Lydia Fiedler



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Tuesday, December 22, 2020

Video: Ornament Cards with a Peek-A-Boo Door Surprise Inside

Hi everybody! I'm just popping in to share a fun project with you. I made this card a while back and forgot to share it. It's a fun project because inside it's got some peek-a-boo doors that hide gifts or small surprises.

I've got a video below for you to see exactly how I've put it together.

If you are having trouble viewing this video, please watch it HERE.

The front of my slim-line card was stamped with the Ornament Peek-a-Boo Infinity Parts Stamp Set. 


Inside of the card I used the Circle Peek-a-Boo Doors Mini Infinity Dies to cut doors that lined up with the ornaments. The doors are sealed with foil so that you can hide small gifts or surprises inside. The recipient just breaks the foil to retrieve them.

I topped the front of my card with a beautiful "Merry Christmas" word die from the Merry Christmas Script Stamp & Cut set.

For all of the details of how I put this card together you can watch the video I've put together for you. Enjoy!

Have a great day everybody and I'm sending wishes for a lovely holiday season for all of you. 
Maria



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Wednesday, December 16, 2020

Reverse Confetti: Stock Your Stash- Huggable Bear!

Hello everyone! Thanks so much for stopping by today. Today I am playing along with the Reverse Confetti "Stock Your Stash" challenge. This month's theme is Thank You cards and I paired the Huggable stamp set with the Plaid Lines- Small Confetti Cuts to make this bold and sweet card.
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I started out by watercoloring the adorable bear hugging a heart from the Huggable stamp set with my Arteza brush pens. I set that aside to dry and ink blended a piece of cardstock using Distress Oxide inks in Picked Raspberry, Salty Ocean and Blueprint Sketch. Then, I used the Plaid Lines- Small Confetti Cuts to cut the ink blended background. 
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I glued the ink blended background to a black card base. Then I wrapped the top of my watercolored piece in black twine and tied a bow. I adhered this piece to the front of my card using foam tape. 
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Inside of my card I will write a thank you note to a friend. You can enter this challenge by heading over to the Reverse Confetti Challenge blog and entering you own project over there. Just CLICK HERE if you'd like to head over.


Alright you guys, that's all I've got for today so I hope you have a great day and I will see you back here soon! Bye!

Maria



 

Friday, December 11, 2020

Sending All the Love in the World and a Grungy Background!

Hey everybody! I am just popping in today to let you all know that I am up on the Hero Arts blog today with this fun card. For all of the details on how I made it please head over to Hero Arts
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I used the You Shine and Galaxy Peek-a-Boo Parts stamp sets for this card.

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I created a fun, grungy background and used an image and sentiment from the You Shine stamp set as my focal points.
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All of the details for this card are available now over at Hero Arts!

Have an awesome day you guys!
Maria


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Tuesday, December 8, 2020

Reverse Confetti: December Blog Hop

Hi everybody and welcome to this month's Reverse Confetti blog hop. This month's theme is anything goes and I've combined the Yultide Mice stamp set with the awesome You're Super Duper Confetti Cuts die for my card. I started out by watercoloring the mouse image and a rainbow of color using Arteza brush pens on watercolor paper.
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Next, I used the You're Super Duper Confetti Cuts to cut both a black piece of cardstock and my watercolored rainbow piece. I trimmed the top of the black piece of cardstock with some holographic paper and glued the whole thing to an ink blended, sparkly card base (minus the black letters). Then, I pieced the letters I cut from the rainbow paper into the black outline.
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I used my Misti to stamp a sentiment onto the right, upper side of my card base and then added the cute little mouse with some foam tape to add dimension. The final touch was to add a few clear sequins.
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That's all I've got for today you guys but today's post is part of a blog hop full of talented crafters and I hope you will join the fun and continue along on the hop! Enjoy and have a wonderful day!


Maria



BLOG HOP LIST:

Reverse Confetti Blog

Amy Kolling

Ali Farmer

Tricia Barber

Lisa Henke

Joan Bardee

Kathy Schweinfurth

Olga Moss

Jeanne Jachna

Deanne Kuntz

Maria Willis: You are here.

Cheiron Brandon

Olga Matyushevskaya

Amy Tsuruta

Cindy Norberg


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Monday, December 7, 2020

VIDEO: Hero Arts My Monthly Hero December Release and a Giveaway!

Hello everybody! I hope you all had a great weekend! I'm glad you're here because we are kicking Monday off with a bang! Today is the launch of the new Hero Arts My Monthly Hero Kit and it is a fun one! In case you aren't familiar with the My Monthly Hero Kit... It's a kit that comes on the first Monday of every month and has an incredibly high value but is offered at a discounted rate. This month's kit is valued at $78 but you can pick it up for just $34.99. There is a catch though... Once the kit is sold out it's gone for good. You can put dibs on a kit of your own by subscribing to receive the kit each month. Each month there are add-on products that match the theme of the kit too and subscribers get the perk of being able to add those extra products for no additional shipping costs. You can check out the entire release HERE.
    This month's kit is phenomenal and so perfect for this time in many of our lives. The theme of this month's kit is hope and it is filled with everything you need to make gorgeous, uplifting cards. I've got a video showing how I made this card so if you'd like to check that out you can click HERE or scroll down a bit. I started this card by adding some double sided adhesive tape to the back of white cardstock. Then I stamped my clouds in a combo of buttermilk and bubblegum inks. I heat embossed the clouds in clear embossing powder to seal the ink.


Next I ink-blended Splash ink over the cardstock panel using a flat, round brush. I ink-blended right over the top of my clouds since they were sealed with embossing powder. 


I used the hope die to cut into my card panel. Then I peeled the sticker backing off of the cardstock and stuck it onto my black card base. The last thing I did was to stamp my sentiment in black ink using my Misti. 

If you'd like to check out how I made my first card here's the video...

 
If you're having trouble viewing this video please click HERE.


For my second card I'm giving you a look at a card that I shared yesterday. I think my favorite parts of this kit are the cloud die and the fancy cloud window die. For this card I've combined these two dies to make a bright and happy card. The clouds are shimmery and so is the background.  To make this card I sprayed white cardstock with shimmer spray and die cut clouds. Then, I cut the cloud window fancy die from white cardstock and ink-blended it using Splash and Blue Hawaii inks. I ink-blended a background using Lemon Drop and Fruit Punch inks then splattered it with white metallic ink and a some shimmer spray. After that I just adhered it all together using foam tape.

For my third card I used the layering  cloud stamps, sunshine and the Sea and Sky stencil which is one of this month's kit add-ons. I used Grape Slush, Butter Bar, Bubble Gum and white puff embossing powder to build my cloudy sky.

 Next, I stamped my sunshine, taped it off, and then ink blended the ocean using a stencil. I adde a sentiment and some detail with a white gel pen and that was it.

Here's a look at the full December kit... Did you notice that there are some new colors of reactive ink?! Yellow embossing powder too! 

Ok, that is it for me today but before we go I want to make sure you know about the giveaway...

GIVEAWAY: Hero Arts will give away one $50 gift card, drawn from the comments left across the hop. Enter by Sunday, December 13th at 11:59pm pacific, and the winner will be announced on the Hero Arts blog the following week. All you need to do to enter is leave me a comment below.

To continue on the hop you can head over to Michelle's blog to see what beautiful things she's made with this kit. If you prefer to see the whole list of blog hoppers I've got that listed for you below.

Have an awesome day!
Maria





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Sunday, December 6, 2020

Hero Arts My Monthly Hero December Kit Countdown and Giveaway!

Hi everybody! It's time for the monthly countdown to the Hero Arts My Monthly Hero kit and this one has stolen my heart. Here's one of the cards I've made with this month's kit and it just makes me happy to look at (I'm a sucker for sunshine and bright colors). These kits release on the first Monday of every month and you can either subscribe to them to make sure you never miss a kit, or, try to snatch one up before they sell out!
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Both the cloud window die and clouds are part of this month's kit (the sentiment is too) and they made it so easy to create this happy, colorful card. 

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Ok, you guys, that's it for today but I can't wait for Monday when the whole kit will be revealed. I hope you've enjoyed this little sneak peek of the December My Monthly Hero kit. If you want to win a kit before you can buy it then head over to the Hero Arts Blog and leave a comment so that you can enter to win!

I'll see you all back here on Monday for the full kit reveal!
Bye for now and have an awesome day!

Maria



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