Fall Inspiration Instagram Hop

I'm excited to join a special Instagram hop today, organized by my super talented friend Bobbie Sue McConathy. All the designers on this hop have created Fall inspired cards and if you haven't heard me say this before, Fall is my favorite season of the year! Today's card features products from Spellbinders, Catherine Pooler, Sizzix, Echo Park Paper, Scrapbookcom, Ranger Ink and Picket Fence Studios. You also have a chance to win a prize on this hop. Scroll down for creative details, I have lots! 

(Craft alert!! Confession time below, you won't believe what I did!)

(FTC Disclosure: as an affiliate for various companies in the craft industry, I will receive a small commission for purchases made through my convenient affiliate links, at no additional cost to you.)

 

I used a lot of techniques for my card: dry embossing, stamping, ink smooshing and die cutting. The stamp set is from Catherine Pooler's Inside Out Gratitude Sentiments. 

In addition, I used my Spellbinders Hexi-Gem dies with my Platinum 6 die cut machine, to create a layered frame for my stamped sentiment. 

I chose lots of neutral colors to pair with my black gingham paper, pulled from one of my Echo Park Paper scrapbook collections called Little Ladybug.

I thought it might be fun to pull the plaid into my sentiment as well, and had the idea to trim a piece of my gingham paper, then trim off two corners and offset them at the top and bottom of my hexagon shape.  It really helped to create a lovely boundary for my sentiment. I can see myself creating lots of these framed designs as focal pieces for my cards in the future. I love the look!

For my leaves, I did some ink smooshing with Ranger Ink using these colors:

Distress Carved Pumpkin

Distress Kitsch Flamingo

Distress Oxide Vintage Photo

Distress Oxide Wild Honey

 + Jack O'Lantern Distress Mica Stain (splattered)

If you've never tried ink smooshing, it's a lot of fun! You need a craft mat, a water spritzer, ink and a craft heat tool. Just press your ink pads onto the craft mat (one color at a time), spritz with a little water, then dab your white cardstock randomly into the mix. Only ink smoosh one color at a time, then heat set, then the next color and so on.

Once I was done ink smooshing and drying my other colors, I unscrewed my Ranger Mica Stain and tapped the tube feeder to sprinkle droplets all around my inked cardstock. It leaves a dark orange reddish hue that has lots of shimmer and shine.

OK, CONFESSION TIME!!! You know, sometimes as crafters/cardmakers, we have to make lemons out of lemonade, right? Well I went to visit my dad on a Saturday, took some of my supplies to make these leaves while I was there because I knew he'd take a nap and then I would be bored, haha.

So, I start ink smooshing and lo and behold I left my heat tool at home. What's a girl to do? Hmmmm.....I wonder if I could dry these in the microwave. I guess you can see where this is going. I did however, use a heavyweight mixed media cardstock for my leaves, so I don't know if this would work as well for lightweight cardstock. I wouldn't want you to set the microwave on fire. I placed my inky cardstock in the microwave and did 5 second increments. After a total of 10 seconds, it was mostly dry. There were a few tiny spots that I just blotted with a paper towel and then I proceeded on to ink smoosh the next color and repeat the microwaving.

I can't believe I microwaved my inky card panel, but there you have it folks. Lemons out of lemonade!

Next, I used a leaf die from one of my Sizzix/49 and Market stamp/die sets to cut the leaves from my ink smooshed card panel. I also cut some leaves on black cardstock and used it as staggered backing for a shadow effect. They're popped up an adhesive foam strips as well. My backdrop is a tan colored paper from one of my Scrapbookcom Christmas paper pads, embossed with my Spellbinders Circle Illusion 3D embossing folder for more visual appeal. 

Lastly, I glued some embellishments from a Picket Fence Studio Halloween Sequin Mix. This is an A2 sized vertical card, so some of my papers were trimmed to fit and layer within those dimensions.

Thanks so much for hanging with me today! Make sure you stop by the Instagram hop and follow the requirements to be entered to win a prize! The hop begins today, Oct. 10th at 10 am EST.

(Clickable shopping links below)

Terri

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Neenah A2 Solar White Card/Env. 25 pc set Shop at: Scrapbookcom	Neenah Card Front Solar White 5.5 x 4.25 inch 25 pk Shop at: Scrapbookcom	Ranger Ink Distress Ink Vintage Photo Shop at: Scrapbookcom	Scrapbook.com Hybrid Ink - Black Shop at: Scrapbookcom
Refillable Permanent Adhesive Runner - 49 feet Shop at: Scrapbookcom	Exclusive Black Platinum 6 Die Cut System Shop at: Scrapbookcom	3D Circle Illusion Embossing Folder Shop at: Scrapbookcom | Spellbinders	Essential Hexi-Gems Etched Dies Shop at: Scrapbookcom | Spellbinders
Exclusive Neenah White A2 Vertical Cards 25 ct Shop at: Scrapbookcom	Artis Craft Glue - Only at Scrapbookcom Shop at: Scrapbookcom	Exlusive Pink Mini Misti Stamp Positioner Shop at: Scrapbookcom	Exclusive Tiny Details Blending Brushes - 3 pk Shop at: Scrapbookcom
Tonic Studios Tim Holtz Comfort Trimmer 8.5 Inch Shop at: Scrapbookcom	Project Grip Mat Large - White - 24x18 inch Shop at: Scrapbookcom	3 mm Adhesive Strips - 160 strips Shop at: Scrapbookcom	Noel Patterned Paper Pad - 6x8 inch Shop at: Scrapbookcom
Ranger Distress Ink Pad - Carved Pumpkin Shop at: Scrapbookcom	Pink Stamp Cleaning Shammy Shop at: Scrapbookcom	Sky Blue Stamp Cleaning Shammy Shop at: Scrapbookcom	Sizzix/49 and Market Pencil Line Harvest Stamps/Framelits Dies Shop at: Scrapbookcom
Exclusive Magnet Mat Shop at: Scrapbookcom	Catherine Pooler Inside Out Gratitude Sentiments Shop at: Scrapbookcom | Catherine Pooler	Echo Park Paper Black Gingham Sheet Double/Sided Shop at: Scrapbookcom	Ranger Ink Distress Mica Stain - Jack O'Lantern Shop at: Scrapbookcom
Ranger Wild Honey Distress Oxide Ink Pad Shop at: Scrapbookcom	Ranger Kitsch Flamingo Distress Oxide Ink Pad Shop at: Scrapbookcom	White Mixed Media Heavyweight Cardstock - A2 Shop at: Scrapbookcom	Picket Fence Studios Halloween Mix - October 31st Shop at: Scrapbookcom

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Birthday Maze Card for Erin Lee Creative

Hello lovelies. I'm joining some of my designer friends for a fun Instagram hop today featuring the new release from Erin Lee Creative that was released a few days ago. It's got something for everyone! I love that Erin always comes up with something different that you won't find anywhere else. Her products are innovative and unique! That's her super power, haha! Scroll down for a few brief details on my card. I'll have my supply list at the end, if you'd like to shop or browse or get more information on the products.

(FTC Disclosure: as an affiliate for various companies in the craft industry, I will receive a small commission for purchases made through my convenient affiliate links, at no additional cost to you.)

 

My card features 3 different products from the new release.

Maze Cover Plate

Vintage Bow Frame Die Set

Jumbo Sentiments and Coordinating Dies

Now, I'm generally not a fan of piecing together intricate die cuts. I just don't have the patience for it. With that being said, I actually enjoyed mixing up and adhering the various colors of cardstock that were die cut with the Maze cover plate.

I chose some complimentary colors from a variety of paper pads in my stash: white, pink, yellow and a confetti patterned paper from a birthday paper pad. 

I think adding that patterned paper was a smart choice. It gives this card a little something extra, don't you think?

For my die cut bow, I did some ink blending along the edges with my Catherine Pooler ink and a blender brush, then used adhesive foam tape to pop up each die cut element.

My sentiment was stamped with black hybrid ink and also the same ink I used for the bow, CP Bay Breeze.

I thought about adding sequins but I think the patterned paper provided enough "bling" that sequins weren't really necessary.

I saved all my leftover pieces and frames from the various colors, storing them in a baggy so I can create more cards in the future with those bits. 

Make sure you stop by Erin's Instagram starting at 9 am CST and hop to each designer's IG link on the hop. Follow the instructions to be in the running to win one of two $50 gift codes to shop! You do need an Instagram account to participate.

Thanks so much for popping in!

Terri

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Neenah Card Front Solar White 5.5 x 4.25 inch 25 pk Shop at: Scrapbookcom	Scrapbook.com Hybrid Ink - Black Shop at: Scrapbookcom	Refillable Permanent Adhesive Runner - 49 feet Shop at: Scrapbookcom	Exclusive Black Platinum 6 Shop at: Scrapbookcom
Artis Glue Shop at: Scrapbookcom	Exclusive Blending Brushes - Small - 3 pc Shop at: Scrapbookcom	Rose Quartz Misti Stamp Positioner Shop at: Scrapbookcom	Neenah Solar White A2 Vertical Cards - 25 pk Shop at: Scrapbookcom
Vintage Bow Frame Die Shop at: Erin Lee Creative	Maze Cover Plate Shop at: Erin Lee Creative	Jumbo Sentiments + Coordinating Dies Shop at: Erin Lee Creative	Birthday Patterned Paper Pad - 6x8 in - 40 sheets Shop at: Scrapbookcom
Joyful Smooth Paper Pad - A2 - 40 sheets Shop at: Scrapbookcom	Catherine Pooler Ink Pad - Bay Breeze Shop at: Scrapbookcom	Vacation A2 Paper Pad - 40 sheets Shop at: Scrapbookcom	Project Grip Mat - Black - Medium Shop at: Scrapbookcom
Reverse Tweezers Shop at: Scrapbookcom

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