Holiday Release at Crackerbox and Suzy Stamps!

Hey crafty guys and girls! I'm guest designing and hopping with the design team today, for the new holiday release at Crackerbox & Suzy Stamps! They've got some adorable products being released and I know you'll want to hop along, check out the new release, current sales and prizes up for grabs! But first, scroll down for creative tips on my mini slimline card.

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Slimline cards are all the rage right now. The standard slimline card stands on average at 9" tall. The mini slimline typically is 6" tall. The stamp images that I'm using today are rather large so I scaled down to a 6" card, to keep the focus on these seasonal cuties:

Santa Large (new)

Reindeer Large (new)

and Christmas Tree Fun

I started with a black base layer for my slimline card and created some snowy slopes using a stitched die with my die cut machine. I left black space between my slopes, to create a shadow effect and add interest. 

Next, I colored up Santa and his reindeer with Copic markers and used my Scan N Cut to turn them into die cuts that I could place anywhere on my card. I did the same for my tree, only I stamped an extra image on patterned paper and fussy cut two portions to place over my original image, keeping my tree mostly white with a pop of red.

Lastly, I used white acrylic paint to dot onto my night sky, then heat embossed the new release sentiment called "Hey Santa", onto trimmed cardstock, and adhered to my card. A bit of trimmed ribbon and embellishments from 28 Lilac Lane, finish off my card. I really love the size of these stamps which work well for scrapbooking too. You can even get the kids involved and make a bunch of cute holiday tags. So many uses!

Now, for the new release, not only will you receive 25% off through Oct. 19th, but the October sale is still going strong on Fall, Thanksgiving and more with 20% off those categories through the end of the month, as well. Sweet!

Be sure and stop by the Crackerbox & Suzy Stamps blog and follow the directions to be entered to win a $25 or $50 gift certificate. Woo hoo! Spend it on stamps, inks, whatever your little heart desires!

Thanks so much for stopping by. I hope you will help support my little corner of the world and shop with my affiliate links, highlighted and scattered throughout this post. It helps me to buy a coffee and maybe one for the hubs, and at no extra cost to you! Thank you!

Terri

*Let me also invite you to join The Seasonal Cardmaker Facebook Group. I'm having a big giveaway when we get to 500 members and would love to have you join us. We're almost there!

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Remembering Mom

It's been awhile since I've blogged and I thought it was time that I shared why. Mom has been in bad health for awhile and two months ago, she had a stroke. I made the decision to step down from a couple design teams, to spend time helping my dad take care of her.  Of course, the whole pandemic thing took place and life got even crazier. A couple weeks ago, Mom came home with hospice, from a rehab nursing home and passed away peacefully last week.

This will be my first mother's day without her and it's going to be hard for all of us. I'm so thankful to have another very special "second mama" in my life. It's my mom's best friend, June. When we first moved to Alabama, over 40 years ago, and being a military family, as kids, we met what would become our best family friends in the world.  Just down the street, my siblings and I met Cindy, Mike and Jennifer. We hit it off immediately and they were also a military family. Both of our families retired in the same town and lived close by and before long, my parents met their parents and well....the rest is history. 

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All these years later, both of our families are still best friends. Wedding, babies, holidays.... they're our family. It was especially hard on June to say goodbye to my mom as she lost her husband just a few short years ago, as well. Since I can't send my mom a card this week, this Mothers' Day card will go to my second mama who I love just as much.

For my cardmaking friends, let me share some details. This tulip stamp set is one of my favorites, from Crackerbox & Suzy Stamps. That company holds a special place in my heart.  A few years ago I guest designed for them. I went on to join their design team and eventually designed my first stamps with that company. It means so much that they took a chance on me and allowed me to fulfill a dream.  So, I hope you'll hop over and look around and maybe send a little business their way.

They're having a 20% off sale right now and their flower stamps are included in that sale so that's an added bonus!

Shop, here.

I also used my Misti and a masking technique to get that "field" of flowers, water coloring with my Altenew pan watercolors with a water brush, on watercolor paper. Some paint splatters and Sparkletz gemstones from Buttons Galore, round out the card.

Thanks so much for stopping by today, and Happy Mother's Day. Cherish your loved ones!