Using DecoFoil as Snow with Therm O Web and Echo Park!

Hi!
I'm up on the Therm O Web blog, sharing how to use DecoFoil as a snowy accent!

Please head on over and check it out!

SUPPLIES:

Therm O Web Supplies:
DECO FOIL™ ADHESIVE PEN.34FLOZDECO FOIL™ TRANSFER SHEETS • IRIDESCENTMEMORY TAPE RUNNER XL™3D WHITE FOAM SQUARES • COMBO PACK

Other Supplies:
Echo Park I Love Christmas Christmas Joy Papers
Echo Park I Love Christmas Element Stickers
Kraft Cardstock
Distress Inks: Barn Door, Vintage Photo, Mowed Lawn
Newton’s Nook Pines and Holly Die
Spectrum Noir Sparkle Pen: Crystal Clear
Die Cutting Machine (Big Shot used)
Paper Trimmer
Scoring Tool/Bone Folder
Ink Blending Tool

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MarkerPOP! + SP & Company - Tina Wenke Collection Blog Hop

Hello everyone and welcome to the MarkerPOP! + SP & Company - Tina Wenke Collection Blog Hop!!!

MarkerPOP! is the home of premium markers plus lots more!

SP & Company is the home of cute and fun photopolymer stamps (made in the USA!), die tools, and a color line of buttons, ink and more!

Today we are teaming up to share some amazing projects using some of the awesome new stamps from the Tina Wenke Collection from SP & Company along with some of our favorite coloring tools fromMarkerPOP.com.

If you are just joining us on the hop, you are going to want to start back at the beginning of the hop list which can be found at the end of this post!

For my cute card, I used the new Hedgie with a Large Bouquet set from the Tina Wenke Collection.  Is he the cutest or what? I used my Spectrum Noir markers to color in the image and then I fussy cut around it and adhered it to the acetate window I cut.  The sentiment is from the Birthday Family stamp set (Gill Roberts Collection).  The patterned paper is from A Perfect Summer pad, which was available in the past Monthly Kit Club.

I think he is just the cutest!!!

And now for the goods:

PRIZES:
We have TWO great prizes up for grabs.  One sponsored by MarkerPOP! and one from SP & Company!

Prize #1 - Sponsored by SP & Company:  1 Stamp Set and 2 Single Stamps of Winner's Choice all from the SP & Company - Tina Wenke Collection

Prize #2 - Sponsored by MarkerPOP!:  $20 Voucher to the MarkerPOP.com Store

HOW TO WIN:
Visit the blogs on the hop list below and leave a comment on their Blog Hop post.  TWO winners will be randomly selected from all comments left.  The more you comment on, the better your chances of winning!

Hop will run through Tuesday, June 25th at 11:59pm EST.  Blog Hop winners will be announced Wednesday, June 26th!

Happy Hopping!

Stamps: SP & Company
Ink: Memento
Paper: Echo Park
Markers: Spectrum Noir

High Five!

Hi!
I have a CAS card today to share! I used some papers from the SP & Company January Kit, which are super cute.  I also used a sentiment from the new Happy Banners set.

I cute the card in half and placed the patterned paper underneath it before adhering it back together.  Then I stamped the sentiment on the cute airplane paper - I thought the "High Five" sentiment was appropriate for an airplane!

Fun, huh?

Remember, Kit Club Memberships are available and once you are a Kit Club Member, you also receive a discount in the SP & Company Store for other items, plus free shipping along with anything you want to add to your monthly kit shipment! Subscribers also receive special previews on the 7th of the month, too!

Thanks for stopping by today!

Stamps: SP & Company
Papers: Echo Park
Ink: Memento
Other: Pop Dots

Sneak Peek!

Hi!
I have a little sneak for you today! I'm using a brand new set that comes out on the 10th of this month called In Love Emma, which is part of the AppleDapples Collection.

I colored her in with some alcohol markers (Spectrum Noir brand) and I paper pieced her dress.  The papers are all from Echo Park's This & That collection.

I think this set is so fun - she's holding an envelope here, but there are a ton of other options available in the set.  You are going to love it!

Thanks for stopping by today! Pop on back over on the 10th for the Design Team Blog Hop and new release.  We will have our newest DT members participating, plus an awesome Guest DT showcasing the newest releases for November and December! There are some SUPER cute stamp sets that are coming out!

Stamps: SP & Company
Patterned Paper: Echo Park
Cardstock: Recollections
Markers: Spectrum Noir
Adhesive: ATG, Pop Dots
Ink: Memento

A Little Gift "Purse!"

Hi! Today I'm excited to kick off a week full of inspiration on the SP Stamps blog! We are all focusing on gift ideas this week and I decided to make good use of my Silhouette.

I started out by cutting out a darling purse, matching accents and a tag from plain cardstock and papers from Echo Park's So Happy Together 6x6 paper stack.  This stack is one of my all-time favorites and was available in the SP Monthly Kit Club.  I chose this particular cut because that center slot holds a gift card!

After the pieces were cut, I started stamping and adhering everything together.

I stamped the chevron on the little tag and I only inked up the area that I would need.  Remember, if you don't have a block large enough for some of our background stamps (like Chevron Chase, pictured above), you can just use the acetate that the stamp comes on as your block.  It's also perfect when it's 2 am and you're still stamping, but getting lazy.  Oh, I'm not saying I do that or anything, it's just an idea.  Wink, wink.

Here's a little close up of the tag and a flower I created using punches.  I love to mix and match patterns, so I also used the Large Polkadot Background stamp along with the papers and Chevron Chase to keep it interesting.

Inside, I stamped the sentiment in black and in watermark ink, so it will sit right behind the gift card.  This is from the Swirly Doo set.  It fit perfectly inside!!!

And this is the finished piece.  The little "Happy Birthday" on the tag is from the All Zipped Up set.  I think this would be a fun gift for anyone to receive - I know my mom already had her eye on it!

Make sure you stop back each day this week to see what the entire DT will be sharing.  And don't forget that new stamps come out each month on the 10th!

Stamps: SP & Company
Digital Cuts: My Time Made Easy (purse), Silhouette store (tag)
Ink: Memento, VersaMark, VersaMagic
Papers: Echo Park, Recollections
Punches: EK Success

You are One of a Kind!

Hi! Today I thought I'd go into my stash and use the pocket stamp I created for the All Zipped Up set.  Even though I originally designed the pocket to hold a gift card, I thought it would be fun to "stuff" it with other images.

I chose to use some stickers from Echo Park's Sweet Day kit (that was in the SP Monthly Kit!!!).  They just worked really well with the pocket.  I made the pocket black and heat embossed it with white so it would realllllyyy stand out against the pastels.  I don't normally do anything this bold. 


I think it's a fun concept and a cute card.  It shows how incredibly easy it is to use products from the Monthly Kit Club.

Thanks for stopping by today!!!

Stamps: SP & Company
Paper: Echo Park, Recollections
Stickers: Echo Park
Embossing Powder: Stampendous
Ink: VersaMagic, VersaMark

Turtle-y Awesome Coloring!

Hi! I hope that everyone in the U.S. had a great Independence Day!

Today I want to share a card I created using colored pencils and Mineral Spirits.  Of course I use Copics and other alcohol-based markers all the time, but once in a while, I love to break out my pencils! They give a softer look and I have a TON of pencils, so it's  easier for me to achieve the colors I want.

I knew right away I wanted to use papers from Echo Park's So Happy Together (which was part of the June Monthly Kit - soooo awesome).  I love these happy, colorful papers!!! So, I picked out the pencil colors that matched and got to work.  I do this often - I try to pick papers FIRST, so I know what colors to use.  If I color first, sometimes I don't have the right papers I need on hand and that requires a trip to the store.  :-)

I stamped the image from Turtle-y Awesome and then lightly colored the edges.  I dipped the blending stick into the Mineral Spirits (also known as Gamsol) and started blending in a circular motion towards the center of the section.  Once I have the color pulled across the portion I'm coloring, I started shading.  I drew a light source in the corner to show where the light would be coming from.  It's the same technique you would use with Copics, paint, or really any other medium.  If you have a hard time trying to figure out where the light will hit, draw that little light source in the corner.  It will help!!!

I used more than one green to get the effect I wanted.  I started with a light green, but went back in and blended in a darker green a few different times.  After I was all done with coloring, I adhered the shell (that I had stamped on So Happy Together) with foam adhesive.

For the background of the card, I stamped Wooden It Be Nice in the background and then I traced over it using a stencil and a micron pen.  I simply added the sentiment and the turtle and the card was done!

Don't forget about those colored pencils you have, hanging out in that bottom drawer!!! They need love, too.  :-)

May All Your Dreams Come True!

Hi!
I have an awesome card for you today!!! I created the card below using Spellbinders dies (now available in the SP & Company Store!)to create that edge, Echo Park's Note to Self pack, along with Stitchery Doo Banners and the brand new Bold Sentiments III: Birthdays.

To create the soft coloring on the banner, I've created a video (it's at the end of this post)! I used colored pencils and Mineral Spirits.  I know Copics are hot and I do love using them, but I love my colored pencils so much, I can't help but go back to them over and over again.

I think the edge of the card is awesome.  I love that chevron-type edger die!

I finished the card off by adding some awesome twine and adhering the banners to the top left of the card.  Check out the video below to see how I created the colors on the banners or go HERE to watch it.



Thanks for stopping by today!!

Stamps: SP & Company

Stock: Papertrey Ink

Patterned Paper: Echo Park

Ink: Memento, Papertrey Ink

Twine: Divine Twine

Dies: Spellbinders

Bright and Fun Mini Cards

Today I want to share my project for Mini Card Week! Oh, how I love mini cards!!! The cards I created today are all fun and bright and I used my newest Spellbinders dies (Labels Four).  And don't forget that there are now Spellbinders dies available in the SP & Company store!

Here are the dies that I used, in action (well, not really in action, but right after they were in action):

Those fun papers are from Echo Park's Candy Shoppe Kit - *Swoon*! They are all 2-sided and  I love the look of the dots and stripes together.  For the pink one, I die cut the same frame twice and then die cut the center afterwards.  I used some pop dots to create a really cool frame.  I LOVE how it looks!

The joy of creating mini cards is that they are quick to do, and you can use your scraps since they are all small (which I did - ALL of these cards were made with scraps).

I made sure all 3 of my cards had similar elements (the sentiment from Stitchery Doo Banners was stamped on a die cut), but they all have different layouts.

I think this one is sooo fun! I love the different patterns all placed together.  I simply cut that yellow strip and added some tissue tape I had on hand, then placed the die a little off-centered onto the card.

One card done!

For this card, I stamped the grid from Journal This onto the base, cut the pink strip, sewed it onto the card and then placed the die cut onto the card.  Those little circles are from my All Zipped Up set.

Second card done!

 

For my last card, I stamped Large Polkadot at the top, and took some scraps and stamped the small banners from Stitchery Doo Banners.  I added that die cut and....

Card three done!

I love using mini cards to give as gifts, too.  It's so easy and fun to create little note cards and box them up! If you don't have a scoreboard to make the matching envelopes, I've seen them at all of my local craft stores and online, too.  

Thanks for stopping by today!

Stock: Echo Park

Stamps: SP & Company

Ink: Memento, VersaMagic, PTI

Dies: Spellbinders

Washi Tape: Queen & Co.