Amuck!

 Hello, friends! I have been sharing cards made with new sets from Vera Lane Studio with images inspired by Hocus Pocus, and that's the focus of this post! I already shared my card with Winifred and my card with Mary, and today I am back with the final Sanderson sister--Sarah!

I used a box card set from The Stamps of Life for the main base of this creation, patterned paper from Honey Bee Stamps, and a bunch of different dies to add details. The sentiment and main image are from the Sarah set from Vera Lane Studios.

This card will lay "flat" for shipping purposes, which I love! I think this turned out super fun, and I am glad to have now completed my Sanderson sister trio!

I'm entering this card into these fabulous challenges~

Crafty Catz: Anything Goes w/ Optional Lots of Layers

Creative Creases: Fun Fold Cards

Cut It Up: Add a Sentiment

Festive Friday: Choose 3

I chose black, spooky sentiment, spider. And, technically, witches. ;)

Crafty Gals Corner: Halloween Colors

Thank you so much for stopping by today, friends! I hope you take some time to create soon and, if you can, enter some or all of these amazing challenges! Until next time, HUGS and happy crafting, friends!

Mynn xx

Let Us Form a Calming Circle

 Hello, friends! I posted a few days ago that I had seen new sets at Vera Lane Studio with images inspired by Hocus Pocus, so of course I HAD to get these amazing sets! I already shared my card with Winifred, and today I am back with Mary!

I used a die set from The Stamps of Life for my card base and some of the layering pieces--specifically the ones on the "top". The BOO! sentiment is from Great Impressions and, unfortunately, not available anymore.

I used the Vera Lane Studio sentiment as the prop up for this easel card. The spider web pattern is from another Great Impressions stamp. The patterned papers I used are from Honeybee Stamps. I colored the image with alcohol markers before fussy cutting it and adding it to the front with dimensional foam.

I had a ton of fun making this card, and I love the way it turned out! For one of the challenges I am entering, I have to explain why I like either Halloween or Fairies better, and I chose this card to enter for that reason! I LOVE Halloween. It's a time of year when children get excited and you get to dress up as someone or something else. As a teacher, it is one of my absolute favorite times of the school year because of all the fall fun we can have! I do love fairies, but if they are in competition with Halloween, Halloween has to win. Also...it includes fairies, technically! ;) 

I am entering this creation into the following fabulous challenges~

As You Like It: Halloween or Fairies & WHY

CD Sunday Plus: Anything CD/USB/Digital

Crafting Happiness: Halloween

Make My Monday: Autumn Colors

Inspiration Station: Inspiration Photo

Thank you so much for stopping by today, friends! I hope you take some time to create soon and, if you can, enter some or all of these amazing challenges! Until next time, HUGS and happy crafting, friends!

Mynn xx

The Rainbow Card Challenge: Radiant Ruby

Hi, all! Happy August! I hope you are all well and staying safe! This month, we decided to use a warm color for our inspiration at The Rainbow Card Challenge, and I hope you love it! This month's challenge is called Radiant Ruby! Take a peek at our fun inspiration for this month...

SO much inspiration there, don't you agree? I LOVE it! I was very inspired by the square texture down in the bottom left and the upcoming school year and autumnal season! Here's what I came up with...

I created this card with patterned paper from Stampin' Up!, liquid pearls, and a stamp set from my stash that I had almost forgotten about! I totally love how this card turned out! What do you think? I would love to hear your opinion about it in the comments below!

If you're looking for even more inspiration, you should take a peek at what the other amazingly talented gals on the design team have created, too!

Em | Nandini | Sue | Katy | Mary Ellen

Izzy Scrap | Sue N. | Elena

Thank you so much for stopping by today, friends! I hope you come and join our challenge--I always love to see what you create! Until next time, HUGS and happy stamping, friends!

Christmas 24: Black & Silver

Hello, friends! I am SO excited to be sharing another card created for  Christmas 24! If you follow along, you will have 24 cards made before the Christmas holiday each year! Challenges are biweekly on the 1st and 15th of the month, and this time's challenge is BLACK AND SILVER! 

Take a peek at my creation...

I am so pleased with how it turned out! I went deep into my stash and grabbed many things that are now unavailable, but they work so well together. What do you think? I would love to hear your thoughts in the comments below! 

Thank you so much for stopping by today, friends! Please come join us at Christmas 24, and don't forget to leave some love with the other members of this fabulous team! Until next time, HUGS and happy stamping!

Scrap Hoarders Vol. 2: Tags and/or Bookmarks

Hi, friends! It's the SECOND WEEK of the SCRAP HOARDERS VIDEO HOP TRIO! This week we are making bookmarks and/or tags! Don't forget that we have LOTS of prizes up for grabs, and some are open internationally! You can find my video for this week HERE!

This is what I came up with~

For all the details, head over to my YouTube channel! I'm sharing how to make magnetic bookmarks out of scraps and how to use scraps of bubble wrap to stamp a textured background!

I really love how these bookmarks turned out, and I hope you do, too! I would definitely enjoy reading your thought in the comments below!

Thanks so much for stopping by, all! I am so grateful for your kind words and your willingness to stop by! Please join our video hop by clicking HERE for my video--we have PRIZES up for grabs! Until next time, HUGS and happy stamping, friends!

5 Minutes in Photoshop: Coloring Digital Images w/ Gradients in Photoshop

Hello, all! Today's the day my second video tutorial for 5 MINUTES IN PHOTOSHOP goes live! Today I am sharing how to color digital stamps with a gradient in Photoshop. This technique is SO versatile! You get to choose the colors you want, making each card completely unique! Today's card was created using the gorgeous Special To Me digital stamp set from Rachel Vass Designs.

Rachel is being INCREDIBLY generous and giving my YouTube subscribers a discount code to use on their next purchase! Head over to the video tutorial to grab the code, then get some digital stamps to create with!

Thanks so much for stopping by today, friends! I hope you hop over and watch my video tutorial on how to create a digital split negative effect! And don't forget to grab the discount code to use at Rachel Vass Designs! Until next time, HUGS and happy crafting, friends!

Christmas 24: Sketch Challenge

Hello, friends! I am SO excited to be sharing another card created for  Christmas 24! If you follow along, you will have 24 cards made before the Christmas holiday each year! Challenges are biweekly on the 1st and 15th of the month, and this time's challenge is A SKETCH! 

Take a peek at my creation...

I wanted to use some fun shapes for this card, and the poinsettia dies from Spellbinders were the perfect fit! I also used some glitter paper from my stash, cardstock from The Stamps of Life, gold pearls from Close to My Heart, a sentiment from Great Impressions, and punches from Stampin' Up!

I think this turned out to be so pretty! What do you think? I would love to hear your thoughts in the comments below! 

Thank you so much for stopping by today, friends! Please come join us at Christmas 24, and don't forget to leave some love with the other members of this fabulous team! Until next time, HUGS and happy stamping!

Scrap Hoarders vol. 1: Embellishments

Hi, friends! I'm back with a fun idea for how to use your PAPER SCRAPS! Yes, we ALL have them. And it's a shame to let them go to waste, so join me and an amazing group of gals as we share projects and ideas over the next three weeks for the Scrap Hoarders 3-Week Hop on YouTube! This week we are sharing how to use scraps to make embellishments! 

DID I MENTION THERE ARE PRIZES UP FOR GRABS???

Check out the videos for all the details on how to win!

THESE PRIZES ARE AVAILABLE FOR INTERNATIONAL VIEWERS, TOO!

Here are the embellishments I made~

There are SO fun and simple to make! Just grab some scraps of patterned paper (I used patterned paper from The Stamps of Life), cardstock (The Stamps of Life and Stampin' Up!), and glitter paper (?). I added some rhinestones from Want 2 Scrap and liquid pearls by Ranger onto my creations. The punches are from Stampin' Up! and EK Success. You could also use dies! Click HERE for the process video!!!

I really adore these! I love the bright colors and how they POP off the neutral/soft tones! What do you think? I would love to hear your thoughts in the comments below!

Thanks so much for stopping by today, my friends! I will be back again soon with more inspiration and YouTube videos! Until then, HUGS and happy stamping, friends!

5 Minutes in Photoshop: Digital Split Negative

Hello, all! I am SO excited for today! Why, you ask? Well, it's the day my FIRST video tutorial for 5 MINUTES IN PHOTOSHOP goes live! Today I am sharing how to create a split negative effect in Photoshop...

This technique is SO versatile! Your creations can be masculine, feminine, CAS, layered and texture heavy, and more! These cards were created using the gorgeous Succulent Background digital stamp set from Rachel Vass Designs.

Rachel is being INCREDIBLY generous and giving my YouTube subscribers a discount code to use on their next purchase! Head over to the video tutorial to grab the code, then get some digital stamps to create with!

Thanks so much for stopping by today, friends! I hope you hop over and watch my video tutorial on how to create a digital split negative effect! And don't forget to grab the discount code to use at Rachel Vass Designs! Until next time, HUGS and happy crafting, friends!

Christmas 24: Blue & Gold

Hello, friends! I am SO excited to be sharing another card created for  Christmas 24! If you follow along, you will have 24 cards made before the Christmas holiday each year! Challenges are biweekly on the 1st and 15th of the month, and this time's challenge is BLUE & GOLD! 

Take a peek at my creation...

I actually went more of a turquoise blue for my card than true blue. I saw this fun snowy patterned paper that I had purchased YEARS ago (probably about 10 or more!), and I just HAD to use it. I also used some glitter paper from my stash, cardstock and letter dies from The Stamps of Life, a glitter enamel dot from Doodlebug Designs, and punches from Stampin' Up!

I think this turned SO fun! What do you think? I would love to hear your thoughts in the comments below! 

Thank you so much for stopping by today, friends! Please come join us at Christmas 24, and don't forget to leave some love with the other members of this fabulous team! Until next time, HUGS and happy stamping!

Pay It Forward Video Hop

Today is the day!!! It’s the Pay It Forward video hop! Join us for your chance to win one of TWO GRAND PRIZES, both open INTERNATIONALLY, plus many channel prizes! You’ll also see TONS of inspiration! Come see who I CASEd and be inspired along the way!

Click here for my video to start the hop!