Hey Honey Bear

Hi peeps. Just want to share a wee bit of sneak peek of my card. I am up on SugarPea Designs blog today and you can check out the full card there. Big hugs.

Honey Bee 5th Anniversary Blog Hop Day 1

Hi all! Welcome to Honey Bee 5th anniversary blog hop! There will be 2 days of hop as we have lots of projects to share. I am glad that you are here joining us on day 1 and helping us celebrate. We have many fun & beautiful sets line sup for this release and we sure hope you love them.

You should arrive here from Honey Bee blog (that's also where you can find complete list of today's hop participants). Without further delay, here are my cards. Let's start with this soft pastel rainbow color flower card.

For this card, I started by ink blending some colors on a panel of cardstock and then run it through my Cuttlebug with the Flower Centers Coverplate. This plate added those dots details around each petal. Once I did that, I layered the panel with Flower Petal Coverplate. This plate cut the petals. You could use each coverplate individually, but layered together they create fun detailed petals.

Once I finished gluing all the petals, I added drops of Nuvo Jewel Drops in various color (trying my best to match the flower colors). Once they dry, I stamp sentiment from Friend set and use the matching Friend dies.

For my next card, which is one of my favorite from this release, I used the gorgeous Farm Flowers set and  Buffalo Plaid stamp set for the background. How pretty is this flower bouquet?

Started by stamping the plaid background and then simply stamp, color and die cut the flower and the tin can. Finished by adding sentiment and some enamel drops.

There you go. A couple cards that hopefully help inspire you to create this weekend. 

And, of course, we have a giveaway as part of the celebration. For each day of the hop we're giving away $25 gift certificate to the shop. Simply comment along each blog and winners will be chosen randomly and will be announced on Honey Bee blog. 

Happy 5th anniversary Honey Bee and I am so thankful that I get to be part of such great company. Here's to many more . From here please hop on over to my dear friend, the fun & amazing Kelli Latevola. Thank you all for stopping by here. Please stay safe, stay healthy and have a blessed weekend. 

#spreadjoynotgerms Blog Hop

Hi all. As we all going through this uncertain time and doing our part staying at home, we all looking for ways to bring joy to others. For us, card makers, one way to do that is by sharing creativity and inspiration for others to create. And, of course, to actually sending out the cards that we've been making.

Along with The Ton stamp company, I am joining over 100 cardmakers with #spreadjoynotgerms blog hop hosted by Catherine Pooler and Hedgehog Hollow. This is just a fun blog hop filled with fun projects. Of course, there are major giveaway going on as well (see below for details). 

Get yourself a drink or two (there are lots of blogs!!) and join us for a line up of inspiration. I hope you enjoy this hop. So, let's get on with the card, shall we?

I am so obsessed with the latest release sets from The Ton. All the products I used on my cards today are from The Ton. I can't resist playing with the gorgeous Lily Fields. 

I love using random color combination on my card. Often I start with no plan and just go with whatever I feel by the time I start coloring. I started by stamping and heat embosing the image on a piece of watercolor cardstock and then watercolor it using Tombow and Karin markers.

Added details to the flowers with white gel pen. Adhere the panel to card base & then for sentiment I die cut the letters for hugs using Modern Alphas Coverplate Dies from silver foil cardstock. Stamp the rest of sentiment on a strip of cardstock (from Layered Floral Alphas set)

I was going to do just 1 card, but then I started playing again & ended up with another card with different colors.

No rhyme or reason why I chose these colors for my lilies. I was just having fun watercoloring. My therapy. :)

On this card, for the sentiment I die cut the word you from Brushed You Dies. Layered it 4 times with the base layer made of silver foil cardstock. Otherwise the letter just disappear with all the colors. The sentiment Thinking of You from Brushed You set.

There you go. 2 cards from me that in my opinion totally screaming spring is here!! :) From here please hop on over to Kari VanNoy. In case you missed any link, you can find the complete list at Catherine Pooler's blog or at Hedgehog Hollow blog.

Did I  mention that we have amazing giveaway??

THIRTY ONE companies are offering more than FIFTY prizes on this hop! Comment on the blogs on the hop to be entered. No minimum number of comments required, but the more blogs you comment on, the greater the chances of winning.

Deadline to enter is April 24 and winners will be announced on Monday, April 27 on the Catherine Pooler Designs and Hedgehog Hollow blogs.

Well peeps, that's all from me. Thank you to Erika who organized this massive hop. Have a blessed Friday everyone and may you find lots of inspiration along the way. Cheers.....

Catherine Pooler Designs - $20 GC on the CP blog and each of the Brand Ambassadors' blogs
Hedgehog Hollow - one month free sub to the box with free us shipping
CAS-ual Fridays - Win the new release - over $80 value
Heffy Doodle - £35 voucher for the store
Whimsy Stamps - $15 GC on each of their Creative Team team blogs
Sassy and Crafty Stamps - $35 Gift Certificate
The Ton - $20 GC (stamps, dies, ink or sequins)
Ellen Hutson - $35 GC
Polka Dot Orchard- $20 GC
Ink on 3 - $35 GC
Brutus Monroe - $50 GC
STAMPlorations - $25 gift code on the STAMPlorations blog + $10 gift code on each designer blogs.
Trinity Stamps- $25 GC
WOW! Embossing Powder - two gift vouchers 1 x £30 and 1 x $30 that covers the USA, UK and Europe
Greeting Farm -$25 GC
Miss Ink Stamps -$25 GC
Pear Blossom Press -$25 GC
Trinity Stamps -$25 GC
Paper Sweeties - $50 GC
Xyron - Mega Runner, Refill & 1.5 inch sticker maker, refill
Beacon - Product gift bag
Artesprix - Getting Started Kit
iCrafter - $20 GC
Joy Clair - $25 GC
Dina Kowal - Two $10 gift codes to Dina Kowal Creative
Rabbit Hole Designs - $10.00 gift code on each DT members blogs
You're Next Stamp - $25 GC
Taylored Expressions - $50 GC
Pink and Main - $25 GC
Unity - two $25 GC
Dress My Craft - $35 GC

The Ton April Release

Hi everyone. We are celebrating The Ton's April 2020 Release with 13 new sets (with delayed shipping - see The Ton's post for more details).

I am trying to balance my time between watching news and self care by not watching news and doing something fun, which this past weekend means lots of watercoloring. This release has some of my favorite sets that I can guarantee go to my always keep stash.

Let's get on with it, right away, shall we? For my first card, I am showcasing this gorgeous Lily Fields set. I am so in love with this set.

I started by stamping and heat embossed the image on Master Touch watercolor cardstock. I was curious to see how this set would look on the line patterned watercolor cardstock. All I can say, I totally lost myself in coloring this. When I looked at the clock it was literally almost midnight. I just didn't want to stop.

Once I am done with the panel, I adhere it to the card base. For the sentiment, I stamped & heat embossed "Sending" from Peony Laurel set on a piece of vellum and die cut the letter for the word "LOVE" using the Modern Alphas Coverplate Dies. Finished by adding some jewel enamel drop.

If my first card, all feminine and flowery, my second card is more on the festive side, using Confetti Balloons, Mega Confetti Numbers & Confetti Alphas.

I started by stamping the first balloons with Amber Citrine ink pad. Then, I created a couple mask for the balloon and stamped the other balloons repeatedly in Soft Garnet, Soft Garden, Caribbean Turquoise, Azurite & Soft Amethyst. Then I stamped the sentiment, number and the corner confetti. Since I am into jewel enamel drop, I used it here for a little extra oomph.

So, there you go, a couple cards that I hope help brighten your day and hopefully inspire you to get crafty. Now, for more fun stuff, how about a giveaway?  The Ton is giving away 1 stamp from our April Release (excludes 9x12 stamps). Simply leave a comment on all design team member blogs by midnight 4/15. Winner will be announced on The Ton blog.

My teammate has created some amazing projects. Please check them out and leave some love. We appreciate you joining us and I am sending you  big virtual hugs. Be safe & be kind.

The Ton
Olga
Vera <-- you are here
Brenda
Tae Eun
Anna

Sending You Spring Pugs & Kisses

Hi peeps! It's been a while, isn't it? I am popping in today to share my card that I made for SugarPea Designs Mix It Up challenge 65.

I love rainbow and when I saw the color inspiration on this pic, I was like, woohoo, my cup of tea. :)

I am going all pastel with my card. I used my For Pugs Sake set and paired it with Meadow Motifs. Have I told you, I love Pugs? :)

If you want to play along, there's still time, but hurry. Check out all the details and enter you card at SugarPea Blog.

Hope you all stay safe during this uncertain time. I am personally very anxious and wish I could hug my mom and be with my family,  but for now, we do lots of Facetime. I definitely treasure our chat time even more so. Praying that this will pass soon. Thinking of you all and sending virtual hugs.

The Ton March Release

Hi peeps. Welcome to The Ton spring release. The Ton is releasing 11 new stamps to celebrate our Spring 2020 Release! We have a mixed collection of grouped layered stamps, coloring outline stamps and a variety of sentiment, alphas and number stamps for this release!

We will also going to have an Instagram hop on the following days, so check out Instagram for extra inspirations & giveaway. :)

For today, Ia am showcasing Rose of Sharon stamp & dies set, Floral Bits stamp & dies set.

The Rose of Sharon is one of the big set and what I love about it is that it allows you to do the layer stamping quickly. For the big flowers, I layered Soft Amethyst, Iris Bloom and Violet Fringe and Lemon Drop for the center of the flower. Then for the leaves I layered Lofty Mint, Bright Emerald and the additional Hot Tourmaline for the small flowers.

Once I am finished with all the layering, I stamped and heat embossed the outline of the flowers and leaves with Rose Gold embossing powder. Die cut all of them. Before adhering them to the card panel, I flicked some watercolors to the panel. 

For the sentiment, I used the sentiment from Lily Bloom set. I love the cursive and the print type font combination. As usual, for finishing touch I added some mix size dew drops. So, what do you think? I hope you like the sets I showcase here. I sure have lots of fun making it.

GIVEAWAY
We are giving away one stamp set (excluding Spring Layered Alphas) of choice from our Spring 2020 Release. Simply leave a comment on The Ton blog and each of my teammates blog. Winner will be announced on The Ton Blog.

Well folks, that's all from me today. Hope you love our spring release and the team has created some awesome projects, please check them all below. Thank you so  much for stopping by here. Cheers...

The Ton
Brenda Novel Noelke
Anna Kutcenko
Tae-Eun Yoo
Vera Wirianta Yates

The Ton February Release

Hi all. Welcome to The Ton February release. For this release, we have 8 new stamps and one stand alone alphabet die for this release! The new Release orders will begin shipping on 2/22/2020. And, there's special promotion as well. Received double rewards point on all orders placed from 2/13-2/14/2020.

Now, let's get on to the project, shall we? For my card, I am showcasing this gorgeous Peony Memories Cardmaking set along with Peony Memories Coordinating Die.

I went outside my comfort zone with this card. If you have followed me for a while, you know that I tend to work with soft colors. Well, this time, I challenged myself to create with bold colors. Boy, I can tell you, it took three tries. The first two I ended up trashing it. I almost gave up, but finally blue comes to the rescue.

The cool thing about this set is the fact that pretty much you can just stamp each layer all at once. Check out Effie's video HERE to see it in action. So, as far as stamping part, this all come together pretty quick. 

It's hard to see on the pic, but before I adhere all the flowers, I speckled the card with gold inks. then i arranged the flowers on the card base.

I finish the card by die-cutting the letters from Modern Alphas Coverplate Die from foil cardstock and add it to the card. So, there you go, my bold color card. I think my next card is going back to soft coloring. Hah!!

Giveaway:
We're giving away one stamp set of choice from our February Release. To qualify, leave a comment on each blog (The Ton Stamps blog and each design team member linked in this post). Winner will be announced on The Ton blog.

Well peeps, that's all from me today. I am currently dealing with leak on my 2nd floor and we'll have to tear out and replace our hardwood floor. So, yep, it's a bit crazy at my end. While I am trying to stay sane, I hope you're loving & enjoying this new release. Cheers...

The Ton
Vera <-- you are here
Brenda
Anna
Tae Eun
Olga

SugarPea Designs Sweet Peek Day 5

It's here!! Today is the day, peeps. It's release day at SugarPea Designs and last but not least we are introducing our Friendship Sentiments set, the matching Friendship Sentiments dies & the super cool Interlocking Circles dies (my favorite!!)

For my card, I die-cut the Interlocking Circles three times and layered them together. Colored it with various ink. Before adhering it to the card base, I used one of opening from the left over from die-cutting the Interlocking Circles over the card base and used it as a mask. On the opening, I layered the Geotrihex Stencil and colored over the stencil, matching the color on the circles. Once done, adhere the Interlocking Circles over the stenciled area.

Stamped and heat embossed sentiment from Friendship Sentiments set and adhere to the card with foam adhesive. Add a strip of patterned paper to the bottom of the card. I have to say, this is my favorite card that I made for this release. It scream clean and simple design without being boring. I just love the way the circles look against the white background.

Here's a look at today's sets:

GIVEAWAY:

Would you like to win a $50 Gift Voucher to our store? Leave a comment on SugarPea Designs blog

for your chance to win. TWO lucky commenters will be randomly selected from the Sweet Peek Week comments to win a $50 Gift Voucher! Winners will be announced on our blog: Monday, January 27th.

Please check out what my teammates has created for this release. Below are the links for their blog. Leave a comment along the way for extra chance for the giveaway. Thank you for stopping by here! Happy Friday!

Amy Kolling

Becky Pearce

Kara Pogreba

Kelly Lunceford

Nicole Vögeli

Simonne Clay 

Tatiana Trafimovich 

Tricia Barber
Vera Yates

SugarPea Designs Sweet Peek Day 4

Welcome to day 4 of SugarPea Desigs release week. We're almost there!! 1 more day and all  the new sets will be available for purchase in the shop. Today we are introducing Jukebox Jive stamp, Jukebox Jive dies & Rock N Roll Jukebox Dies (please note all links will go lives on release day, January 24, 2020).

I stamped, colored and die cut the jukebox before adhering it to the card base. Oh yes, I stamped the border directly on the car base to ground the jukebox. I had so much fun coloring this!! I know my color combo probably not your usual jukebox color, but I figure, hey why not? Go wild! And, I just love the way it seems to glow. Feel so 80s. Hah!! Plus the font on the sentiment??? LOVE!

Here's a look at the set:

GIVEAWAY:

Would you like to win a $50 Gift Voucher to our store? Leave a comment on SugarPea Designs blog
for your chance to win. TWO lucky commenters will be randomly selected from the Sweet Peek Week comments to win a $50 Gift Voucher! Winners will be announced on our blog: Monday, January 27th.

Please check out what my teammates has created for this release. Below are the links for their blog. Leave a comment along the way for extra chance for the giveaway. Thank you for stopping by here! Cheers....

Amy Kolling

Becky Pearce

Kara Pogreba

Kelly Lunceford

Nicole Vögeli

Simonne Clay 

Tatiana Trafimovich 

Tricia Barber
Vera Yates

The Ton 5th Anniversary Release

Hi everyone and welcome to The Ton 5th anniversary release. I've been with The Ton for 4 years now and am still enjoying creating for them. I think when you love the products it shows. :)

As always, this release is filled with fun and pretty sets.  We are introducing 8 new designs and there's also a free GWP (gift with purchase). The free GWP for this release is our 3x4 XOXO Peony set. This set is free with a $50 purchase*. Or spend $75* and receive our XOXO Peony and 3x4 Chickadee Greetings stamp. 

Restrictions apply. GWP promo ends on 1/31/2020

Threshold amount is calculated before taxes and shipping. 

Must type GWP in order notes. Order must include a new Anniversary Release stamp

Does not apply to prior orders. No rainchecks

Let's get on to the card shall we? For my first card, I am showcasing the new Fill It In Sentiments set.

I think this sentiment set has such a clean & modern look to it. Here I paired it up with an older Fresh Cut Carnations set. I first stamped the sentiment and making sure I left enough space to stamp the flowers. Then, I simply stamped the flowers in various color, adhere the panel to the card base and finished with some sequins.

On to my 2nd card. On this one, I used the new layered Large Florals: Peony.

I have a weak spot for flowers. Pretty much whenever Effie show us new designs, I tend to immediately pick the flower sets. And, on this card, I was pretty darn excited when I started working on it, because I get to use a way older set that need some love. Yes, I haven't used the Pragmatic Wreath forever and when I was playing on the placement of the peony, I felt like I need something extra. And flipping through my stash, I was very happy when I saw that I can use part of the wreath on this card.

GIVEAWAYS

Would you like to win one of the new stamp? One winner will receive a stamp of choice from our new Anniversary 2020 Release. Simply leave a comment on our blog and team member blogs for a chance to win. Comment period closes on 1/27 at midnight EST. Winners will be announced on The Ton blog on January 30th.

Also join us on Instagram as we'll be having an Instagram hop on January 23 to 25th, 2020. That's all from me today and below are the links for my teammates. Have a blessed Wednesday. :)

The Ton Blog
Tae Eun
Brenda
Anna
Olga
Vera <-- you are here