Embossalicious Release

Can Crafter's Companion get any more fabulous? The answer is YES! They just did: a new line of Embossalicious 6X6 folders was released and is available in store now! Here's a quick project I made using the Cherrylicious folder, a birthday card for my oldest daughter (I'm ahead of the game: all November birthday cards are made!):

This was super easy: I ran a piece of black cardstock through my embossing machine using the folder. It wasn't Core'dinations, so I couldn't pull my usual "sand it-ink it" technique. That just makes the colors pop better when you rub the ink on. Instead, I pulled out my Memento Brilliance white ink pad and put a base layer on the raised, embossed cherries. I then added color to the cherries with some Memento Dew Drops, both Ladybug and Cottage Ivy. Their tiny size makes them perfect to get the parts of the cherry colored perfectly!

The sentiment is from the Bebunni - Hip Hip Hooray EZ Mount Stamp Set which I mounted with adhesive foam squares for added dimension, and simple penstitching adds the perfect finishing touch.

Head to the Crafter's Companion store to get your hands on these must-have embossing folders! Don't forget to follow our blog, Facebook page, and Twitter feed to see the fun stuff the design team is making, and hear about our deals FIRST!

xoxo
Khristen

More Stamp It Twinkle Sneak Peek Goodness!

Before I get too far into my post, I want to wish my wonderful, supportive, hard-working husband a very happy anniversary. I don't know where I'd be, or what my life would be like, without you! I love you, can't believe it's been 8 years since we decided to take the plunge. Best 8 years of my life!

I thought that since tomorrow is the scheduled release day for the new Stamp It Australia Twinkle stamp range, I should tease you with another great set. This is the Falling Snowflake set, and I made two cards with it. The first: simple. The stamps, on vellum, with patterned paper and a red cardstock backer.

 I curled up the points of the star after adhering the entire piece to the card with adhesive squares.

The second card features images stamped on vellum, and after adhering them with Stick & Spray Permanent adhesive spray, I added stitching above the sentiment. The red cardstock was embossed prior to adhering it to the card with the 6X6 Embossalicious Christmas Patchwork embossing folder, which was cut to fit the size card I wanted to make.

This is my #2 favorite stamp set from this range...but like I said, I want them ALL! Check out the amazing work from our other designers on our blog and Facebook page, who have been sharing awesome sneak-peekiness all weekend! And head to the Crafter's Companion store tomorrow to buy yourself these stamps!

xoxo
Khristen

Crafter's Companion September Challenge: Embossing

Good evening! It has been a crazy weekend around here, and I've finally carved out some time to write this post. I love how easy this month's challenge is at the Crafter's Companion Challenge Blog! All we want to see is some embossing on your card. I decided to use both my Ultimate Tool and an Embossalicious Embossing folder to create this quick and easy beauty.

 I used my 6x6 Petite Dot Embossalicious embossing folder for the teal cardstock, adding a strip of vellum that I emossed using a design on the inside of The Ultimate Tool. I find vellum super fun to work with on The Ultimate Tool, it makes it easy to see the outline you are to emboss underneath the paper!

 Yellow brads to adhere the strip to the card base, and Black Diamond Stickles accent the top and bottom.

I stamped another piece of vellum with this fun sentiment from the Stamp-It Australia Unmounted Stamp Set 60- Friendship Sentiments, spraying the back with Stick & Stay adhesive and outlining it with the Stickles as well.

Quick and easy, and quite pretty! I love the combo of teal, black, and yellow!

So head over to the blog and enter your own creation in for the chance to win a gift certificate to the store, and there's a bonus prize this month: the chance to be a guest designer! Woo hoo! So what are you waiting for?! Check out the blog for details :)

xoxo
Khristen

Christmas In July At Crafter's Companion!

I'm back from my vacation, just in time to share this layout I created for Crafter's Companion's Christmas in July week! Head over to the Crafter's Companion blog all week to see fun Christmas inspiration, and knock some of those Christmas cards off of your list!

I decided to make a layout with the 6X6 Let It Snow Embossalicious embossing folder, available soon in the Crafter's Companion store :) It was perfect, and after I embossed it, I thought it would look great rubbed in gold ink, more specifically Tsukineko's Golden Glitz Delicata, coming soon to the Crafter's Companion store:

 I turned to the Dee Gruening Ahh...Christmas! stamp set from Crafter's Companion for the title, adding simple journaling and a burlap flower. The edges of the cardstock are inked up as well.

Isn't that embossing folder so fantastic covered in shimmery gold?

Don't forget to check out the blog all week to see more fabulous Christmas creations, and visit the special Christmas shop!

Crafter's Companion July Challenge: Die Cuts

Good morning! It's time for a new Crafter's Companion challenge. This time, we want to see you use a die cut or two on your project. Here's what I came up with:

I turned to the Stamp It Australia - Friendship Sentiments unmounted stamp set for my card, stamping it on a doily die cut in Memento Espresso Truffle ink, and adding another doily die cut and a Studio Calico chipboard butterfly. I adhered it to the embossed cardstock (Embossalicious 6x6 Petite Dot embossing folder, to be precise) with my extra strong permanent tape runner. That is mounted on a sheet of Crate Paper DIY Shop paper (LOVE the black and white!) A simple yet fun card to give to any of your loved ones!

I hope to see your creation entered for a chance to win a gift certificate to the Crafter's Companion Store! Head to ***this page*** to see more inspiration and find the link to enter your project.

SCS Product Focus: Embossalicious!

Good morning!

Do you love Splitcoast Stampers? I do. They offer excellent crafty advice and loads of new techniques. Whenever I want to try something new, I always go here to choose one of their tutorials. Remember the shaving cream technique I highlighted? Splitcoast Stampers taught me that one :)

This week's product focus: Embossalicious embossing folders from Crafter's Companion! You know how much I love them from my post a couple of days ago, which I can't help but share again:

This card uses the 6X6 Petite Dot folder. I lightly sanded the edges to make the dots pop right off the card. The stamp: Sheena's A Little Bit Sketchy - Poppies and Daisies colored with Spectrum Noir pens.

Here's another pretty card I whipped up for this event:

This time, I used the 6X6 Elegant Frame embossing folder, and inked the raised edges with Memento Teal Zeal ink. The sentiment was stamped in the same ink, one of the freebies that comes with the Crafter's Inspiration magazine, and the image was taken from the Country Diary of an Edwardian Lady CD. Such a quick card to make, but so pretty!

Do you have a favorite Embossalicious embossing folder? Head over to Splitcoast Stampers and find out how to get a discount off your next embossing folder purchase with Crafter's Companion. Enter your favorite card made with the Embossalicious line of folders in the SCS gallery, using the tag CraftersEmbossing

xoxo
Khristen

CC Summer Challenge: Poppies!!

I love poppies. So very, very much! They are so beautiful. Outside the window I work in front of, I planted gorgeous, red poppies with deep purple centers, and they make me happy when I stand to stretch or open the window. They tend to bloom right around the start of summer here, and it's my way of knowing that the end of school is near, the end of hectic schedules, and the beginning of beach days and hiking trips. It's camping, garden harvests, canning those garden treats, cookouts, sparklers, and late nights by the fire pit watching the lightning bugs. Poppies remind me that this is all around the corner.

So I decided what better stamp set for the Crafter's Companion summer challenge than the flower that signals summer's arrival? Sheena's A Little Bit Sketchy - Poppies and Daisies Unmounted Stamp Set was calling to me! Here's my creation:

I started by stamping the poppies in Memento Tuxedo Black ink, and coloring it with my Spectrum Noir pens (CR7, DR4, DR7, CG4, CG1). After it was colored, I grabbed a sheet of black Core'dinations cardstock, cut it down to 5X5, and ran it through the embossing machine using the Embossalicious 6X6 Petite Dot Embossing Folder. I lightly sanded the raised dots, making them white, and adhered that to a sheet of red cardstock using my Extra Strong Permanent Tape Runner, adhering it all to the card base. A red satin ribbon over it all, and a matching bow in the upper corner, coordinated perfectly! I adhered the image with adhesive circles, stamped the sentiment and double matted it, adhering that to the card, and finishing it off with black Liquid Pearls. Voila! A gorgeous card that someone I know will love very much!

Head over to take a look at the other gorgeous creations from the other design team members, and enter your project in the Crafter's Companion Summer Challenge! You have a shot at winning a gift certificate to the Crafter's Companion Store! 

xoxo
Khristen

CC: Camden Town Release!

Good evening! Doing up a late post today, only because I had to share what I made earlier! I just couldn't wait (I only wish the rain would have held off until after Rileigh's Advanced Band dress rehearsal so I didn't have to take pictures inside!)

Have you seen the new Camden Town EZ Mount stamp sets over at Crafter's Companion? They are awesome! Why, you ask? I'll bet there is at least one set you'll just have to have. They are good for both the men and women in your life, which is hard to find! Everything can be so feminine. I showed you a nice manly card a couple of days ago, so let's look at a more feminine stamp today.

I used the Camden Town - Female 1 stamp set, choosing the "Thank you" sentiment and the cute little cupcake. What a great way to say thanks to someone you love :)

I sent a sheet of pink Core'dinations Distress cardstock through my embossing machine with the Embossalicious 6x6 Regal Damask embossing folder, sanding the raised damask pattern (which I just love, reminds me of old, vintage wallpaper!) lightly. I decided to sand the edges as well, and adhered it to a sheet of black cardstock with my tape runner. After affixing a strip of patterned paper and gluing down two strands of twine to the front, I added the sentiment. The cupcake is colored with my Spectrum Noir pens (Rose: PP5, PP3, PP2; Cupcake: EB5, EB3; Butterfly: PL4, PL2; Wrapper: IB3, IB1.) I decided I didn't want the colors on the butterfly to blend, as wings of a butterfly don't always fade in color. Of course, there is a little blending going on, but I added back some dark without re-blending to assure that it stood out. I started with the light color on the wrapper, adding in the highlight lines to represent the creases in the cupcake wrapper after the fact. The bow is Flamingo Liquid Pearls, adding some dimension to the image :) When it was dry, I affixed it with foam squares.

Again, poor photo here, but wanted to do a close-up on the cupcake. It was pouring rain outside, after being a GORGEOUS day all day long.

I love this embossing folder sooooo much!

There is the card I just couldn't wait to show you :) Don't forget to head over and check out the entire Camden Town range for yourself. Are you a fan of the Crafter's Companion USA Facebook page? You should be! Head over and like them for more gorgeous work using this range, as well as sneak peeks prior to the launch of any of our stamp ranges. Don't forget the giveaways!!!

Have a great night!

xoxo
Khristen