Kitchen Sink Stamps - Butterfly Birthday

 Hello! Today I have a mini-slimline card that I made to help promote the Mod Squad Challenge Blog which has been sponsored by Kitchen Sink Stamps. The Mod Squad Challenge page can be found here: https://modsquadchallenge.com/birthday-butterflies/

The deadline to enter the current challenged is 12 p.m. EST on 2/28/2022  The Mod Squad Challenge is a card challenge. The designer selects a theme, creates a card for the theme, and then card markers entire their cards.  There is a $25 gift card for Kitchen Sink Stamps given to one random winner. There are also three top cards selected by the designer (no prize, but bragging rights!).

To create my mini-slimline card I used the Butterflies stamp set from Kitchen Sink Stamps and my sentiment came from the Words 4 Celebrating Stamp Set. I also used the Cloudy Skies Stencil from Kitchen Sink Stamps. 

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These are the steps I took to create the card:

1. Using the free SVG cut files available from Kitchen Sink Stamps, I stamped the smaller open winged butterfly SVG (with and without antenna) using the following Catherine Pooler Ink (Starting with Layer 1):

• Layer 1: Oh Boy!
• Layer 2: Something Borrowed
• Layer 3: Juniper Mist (Stamped off 1 time)

I repeated these steps with the following Catherine Pooler Ink  (starting with Layer 1):

• Layer 1: Chiffon
• Layer 2: Limoncello
• Layer 3: Tiara

2.  From the Words 4 Celebrating stamps set, I used to SVG files and stamped Happy Birthday with Versafine Clair Nocturne Ink. 

3. Using the Cloudy Skies Stencil and Catherine Pooler Oh Boy ink, I ink blended clouds for the background panel (size: 2.75" wide x 5.75" tall). 

4. Using Oh Boy Ink from Catherine Pooler, I swiped my ink pad directly to another piece of paper to create a mat layer (3" wide x 6" tall) 

5. Using black card stock I created a black card base (size 3.25 wide x 6.25" tall) and adhered both the Mat Panel and the cloud back ground panel. 

6. Using foam tape I adhered the sentiment to the cloud layer.

7.  I adhered the butterflies without antenna flat to the cloud panel. I adhered the butterflies with antenna with a thin line of glue along the body of the butterfly and lined them with the flat butterflies. 

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New Release - Kitchen Sink Stamps

 Hello!  It's new release day at Kitchen Sink Stamps!  

My first card is a slider card. I used the new Just Ducky Stamp Set to create this cute slider card. I also used the Bubbles All Around and Ilse of Big Bay Lake Stamp sets. 

For my second card, I used the new Candle Wishes Stamp Set and the Birthday Wishes Printable Foil Background (Swirly Cupcakes)

I have a new video up on my YouTube Channel with all the details:

https://youtu.be/9i-4mBU6gOw

There are other items available through this new release. You can purchase them here:

https://www.kitchensinkstamps.com/shop/whats-new-kss.html

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Stamps Used: Just Ducky (Multi Step) Stamps Candle Wishes (Multi Step) Stamps Birthday Wishes Printable Digi Background

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Kitchen Sink Stamps - Get Well Teddy

Hello!  Today I have another adorable Teddy Bear Card - this one a Get Well Card featuring the Get Well Teddy Multistep Stamp and the AH-LO-HAA Printable Background for toner foiling (Minc foiling) Water Splashes (I think they look like flourishes). Be sure to check out these and all the amazing Kitchen Sink Stamps: here: https://www.kitchensinkstamps.com/shop/sc/ref.cgi?storeid=*14894f2aab5d40e710c47a8a&name=Tracy_Shultz

For a step by step how to video, please click on the link below to my YouTube Channel:

 https://youtu.be/29PxnJrlAF0

I used my Brother Scan and Cut to cut out the free SVG digital cut file for the Carnations and the Teddy Bear provided free at the time of purchase by Kitchen Sink Stamps. This is a digital file for use on all electronic cutting machines and is free when you purchase any stamp set from Kitchen Sink Stamps. These offer a free die cut of your stamps. You must put the SVG file in your card before you check out. If you purchase them after you check out they cost .99 cents. They are sent directly to your email and you have a limited time to then download and save the files to your computer. I like using the SVG files because when cut out they provide a jig that helps with alignment. 

I stamped the Carnations with these Catherine Pooler Ink colors: 

Stems Step 1: Eucalyptus

Stems Step 2: Green Tea

Flowers Step 1: It's a Girl

Flowers Step 2: Tutti Fruity

Flowers Step 3: Party Dress

 

For the Teddy Bear, I used the following Altenew Inks:

Step 1: Rocky Shores

Step 2: Mocha

Step 3: Espresso

Step 4: Versafine Clair Nocturne Ink

I foiled the Water Splashes Digi Background with pink hearts toner (minc) foil. I selected that background because it reminded me flourishes. I used the Altenew Fluted Oval Dies for the large pink oval and the foiled oval. I used a scalloped oval die to cut the light pink foil centerpiece that the Teddy Bear sits inside. I used foam tape to pop up the Teddy Bear and trimmed down the carnations to make a small bouquet for the Teddy Bear to hold. I used the Get Well Soon sentiment from the Get Well Teddy stamp set on my card. 

List of products uses:

Kitchen Sink Stamps:

• Get Well Teddy Stamp
• AH-LO-HAA Printable Background for toner foiling (Minc foiling) Water Splashes

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A Colorful Life Designs New Release | 6"x6" Layered Candles

 Hello! Today is new release day at A Colorful Life Designs and I have a birthday card made with stencils from the new release. Save 10% off your purchases with my code: TracyFan10.  Also, watch me live on my YouTube channel on 2/3/2022 at 8 pm EST for a live unboxing of all the new stencils in the collection:  https://www.youtube.com/c/TracyShultz

Layered Candles Stencil: https://shrsl.com/3d77e

Simple Happy Birthday Stencil: https://shrsl.com/3d77h

To create my card, I used Catherine Pooler inks to ink blend the candles, the flames and the sentiment. I used a stitched rectangle die to trim the candle panel and glitter card stock for the mat layer. 

Join me on Thursday, Feb. 3, 2022 at 8 p.m. EST on my YouTube Channel where I will share a complete unboxing of all the new stencils. 

Don't forget to use my code to save 10% off your order:

TracyFan10

Here is a list of all the new stencils in the release:

Full Release:  https://shrsl.com/3d79r

Layered Candles Stencil: https://shrsl.com/3d77e

Simple Happy Birthday Stencil: https://shrsl.com/3d77h

Happy Birthday Friend Stencil: https://shrsl.com/3d79t

Old Buzzard Stencil: https://shrsl.com/3d79x

Fab Streamers Stencil: https://shrsl.com/3d7a0

Layered Party Stencil: https://shrsl.com/3d7a3

Mid-Century Party: https://shrsl.com/3d7a6

Big Birthday Cake: https://shrsl.com/3d7a7

Papel Picado Happy Birthday Stencil: https://shrsl.com/3d7aa

Happy Birthday Queen: https://shrsl.com/3d7ab

Big Birthday Stencil: https://shrsl.com/3d7ad

Cake Layers Stencil: https://shrsl.com/3d7ah

Crowns Stencil: https://shrsl.com/3d7aj

Birthday Celebration Stencil: https://shrsl.com/3d7al

Balloons Stencil: https://shrsl.com/3d7ao

Big Candles Stencil: https://shrsl.com/3d7aq

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Technique Junkies February 2022 New Release

Hello! Today is new release day for Technique Junkies. I have two new slimline cards that I created with several stamps from the new release. My first slimline card features the Slimline Band Border (#SL002), Rock Star Birthday Sentiments (#SL004), and from a previous release, Artistic Swipe (#SD1007).  As always, the new release stamps are on sale for 15% off through February 8, 2022. Save 10% on your other items with my code: TJ10Tracy

                                              techniquejunkies.com/slimline-band-border/

and techniquejunkies.com/rockstar-birthday-sentiments-set-of-4/

To create my card, I started with the Artistic Swipe stamp from a previous release. I trimmed a piece of Accent Opaque Cardstock 120 pound cardstock to 3.5" x 8.5" and stamped with a rainbow array of Catherine Pooler Inks. You can purchase Catherine Pooler Inks at Technique Junkies (use my code TJ10Tracy to save 10%). . For my card I used the following Catherine Pooler colors from left to right:

• Pucker Up
• Catching Rays
• In the Park
• Cummerbund 
• Something Borrowed

I then stamped Slimline Band Border with VersaFine Clair Nocturne Ink over top the rainbow colored inks. I then stamped the sentiment "You're A Rockstar" from the Rock Star Birthday Sentiments with VersaFine Clair Nocturne Ink centered at the top. I then heat embossed the Happy Birthday Sentiment from the "You're a Rockstar" using Midnight Dream embossing powder. I ink blended the sentiment strip with Cummerbund Ink. I used stitched rectangle dies to trim both the stamped panel, and a mat layer. The mat layer is pearlescent black cardstock. I adhered everything to a white slimline card base. 

echniquejunkies.com/slimline-band-border/

techniquejunkies.com/rockstar-birthday-sentiments-set-of-4/

My second slimline card features two new stamps: Slimline Candles (#SL003) and the sentiment Make A Wish which is from the Hooray sentiment stamp (#SDX207) from the new release. 

techniquejunkies.com/slimline-candles/ and 

techniquejunkies.com/hooray/

To create the background for my card panel, I ink smooshed Catherine Pooler Inks in a rainbow variety of colors using a piece of watercolor cardstock. I built up the color intensity by drying the panel with my heat gun each time it became wet. After getting a colorful ink smooshed panel, I then stamped the Slimline Candles Stamp with Versafine Clair Nocturne Ink. Next, I heat embossed the Make A Wish sentiment from the Hooray sentiment stamp set with Midnight Dream embossing powder. I inked the mat layer behind the sentiment with Something Borrowed ink using the direct to paper method (dragging the inkpad directly over the paper). I finished by die cutting both the stamped panel and the mat layer using scalloped slimline stitched rectangle dies from my stash. The mat layer is black pearlescent cardstock. I adhered everything to a white slimline card base. 

Here's a look at all the new stamps in this release techniquejunkies.com/february-2022-new-stamp-release/   All new stamps are on sale 15% off through Feb. 8, 2022.  Use my code TJ10Tracy to save 10% off everything else: 

If you are like me and you gotta have it all, here is a link to the discounted bundle price  techniquejunkies.com/february-2022-gotta-have-it-all/

: 

Join me live on my YouTube Channel tonight at 8 p.m. EST where I will unbox the 

February 32022 Technique Junkies New Release:

https://youtu.be/S047ni-3D5k

Be sure to check out the other members of the Design Team who are hoping along today:

TJ Blog:https://techniquejunkies.blogspot.com/2022/02/february-2022-new-stamp-release.html Pam:https://4mustangcreations.blogspot.com/2022/02/the-technique-junkies-wonderful.html Holly: https://glitterstampsandink.blogspot.com/2022/02/technique-junkies-february-2022-stamp.html Patti: https://cherisheachpreciousday.blogspot.com/2022/02/youre-not-old.html Judy https://judysstampart.blogspot.com/2022/02/fun-and-fabulous-new-stamps-for-february.html Pat: https://patstamps.blogspot.com/2022/02/february-2022-new-stamp-release.html

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