Christmas Snowflake

 

Welcome to this week's LIMES inspiration post!

I chose this card as my inspiration from the gallery of this week's Splitcoaststampers' Featured Stamper!

LIST: Colours (teal, red, white), Techniques (stamping, die cutting), Elements (envelope with flap, red scalloped circle, layered snowflakes, sentiment on label die cut, pearl embellishment))

INCLUDE: teal, red, white, layered snowflake

MODIFY: stenciled, embossed background, no scallops on red circle, created flap-look with extra inkblending on my background

EXCLUDE: sentiment

SPIN: square card, gem, spritz and splattered

This colour combination is one of my favourites for Christmas, and I also have a weakness for snowflake dies. 

I stenciled a square of cardstock, then blended over the whole thing for a tone on tone look. Then I masked off a triangle and added another layer of ink to create my faux flap.

I blended red ink onto a white cardstock circle, and then put the two layers through my die cutting machine with a 3D embossing folder to add some texture. I spritzed the panels with shimmer spray and splattered with some silver watercolour. 

I added dimension to my layered snowflake by die cutting small circles and layering them up between the two snowflakes.

Compari-SPIN!

 

Today, I'm comparing the new Sizzix Stamp and Spin/Stencil and Stamp tool combination with the Altenew Stampwheel. Which one's better? Watch and see:

Kaleidoscope Cards

 

Today I'm sharing how I used the Debut Release of Catherine Pooler Designs products with Sizzix!!  …It's part of a video hop with a giveaway, and wait until you see how I made Kaleidoscope cards with the NEW Sizzix Stamp & Spin Tool!

If you want to be entered for a giveaway, watch the video below and follow the directions in the description (comments here on the blog will not be entered, so be sure to head to my channel!)

Flower Thanks

Welcome to this week's LIMES inspiration post!

I chose this card as my inspiration from the gallery of this week's Splitcoaststampers' Featured Stamper!

LIST: Colours (rainbow, white, pink, purple), Techniques (stamping), Elements (patterned paper, big floral, horizontal 'ribbon', rectangle sentiment with mats and brads, horizontal layout)

INCLUDE: pink, puple, yellow, white, big floral, horizontal ‘ribbon’

MODIFY: stenciled dotted background and stencilled flower, die cut sentiment

EXCLUDE: stamping, brads

SPIN: square card

Last weekend, I met Effie (owner of The Ton Stamps) in Virginia - so fun! I bought this pretty Calming Cosmos 1 layering stencil and played with it this week. I also pulled out an unused stencil from Simon Hurley to create my polka-dot background. I finished with a gold die cut sentiment.

Stamp and Spin Tool

 

There's a new tool in town! You know I love to spin, and this addition to the Sizzix Stencil and Stamp tool  is so fun! I'll have a full video next week showing more details but right now, here's what you need to know:

• stamp positioner (think MISTI) and spinner (think Stamp Wheel) in ONE!
• you need the Stencil and Stamp tool for the Stamp and Spin accessory to work.
• similar 'door' design for stamp positioning to MISTI (not flip over like Stamp Wheel)
• if you have a Stamp Wheel already, you don't need this tool to spin
• 8 'clickable' positions vs Stamp Wheel's 16
• tool is larger than an original-sized MISTI - takes up more space, but allows for larger designs

I made this card with 2 stamps (well, 3 if you count the sentiment). 

Love Drama

 Welcome to this week's LIMES inspiration post!

I chose this card as my inspiration from the gallery of this week's Splitcoaststampers' Featured Stamper!

LIST: Colours (black & white), Techniques (die cutting, stamping) Elements negative heart with diagonal strips of patterned paper, embossed dots, black ribbon and bow, stamped sentiment

INCLUDE: black, white, die cutting, stamping, 

MODIFY: die cut 'scribble heart' - scribbles are like diagonal strips, gold splatter instead of embossed dots, die cut sentiment on the heart

EXCLUDE: ribbon, bow

SPIN: square card

I don't often make cards in just black and white, but this inspiration really caught my eye. I pulled out an unused heart die and embraced the graphic look of it. I stacked up 3 instead of having a negative die cut, and I splattered gold watercolour on the top layer. I added a simple love die cut sentiment, along with a tiny stamped 'you'. 

Happy Birthday Daisies

 

Welcome to this week's LIMES inspiration post!

I chose this card as my inspiration from the gallery of this week's Splitcoaststampers' Featured Stamper!

LIST: Colours (coral, white, blue, olive), Techniques (die cutting, stamping, embossing), Elements (flowers, scalloped circle mat, lots of layers, embossed background, ribbon, stamped sentiment on rectangle strip

INCLUDE: flowers, coral, white, stamping, die cutting

MODIFY: masked flowers, freshened the blue and olive to aqua and lime, created 'texture' on my background by doubling up the flower mask with a stencil, flowers are white, colours in the background, sentiment is stamped on rectangle with negative frame

EXCLUDE: scalloped circles, embossing, layers, ribbon

I reversed my inspiration by having white flowers on a coloured background. I reduced layers a lot by masking my flowers and then stenciling the 'texture' in my background. I simplified my sentiment by cutting a framed rectangle out of my panel, and then leaving the frame out when I popped everything up.