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(VIDEO) Penguins on Ice with Christy

Posted by Christy Reuling | Nov 18, 2022 | Uncategorized

Hello friends, it’s Christy here with a fun and frosty scene starring Penguins on Ice. I love these little guys and they are so quick and easy to color! Which makes them the perfect subject when you’re trying out a brand-new technique, or should I say, brand-new to me. I’ve been wanting to try the reflection technique for so many years, and for some reason I’ve chickened out every time. But this time I determined I was going to give it a go. And you know what I discovered? There really was nothing to be so afraid of! The...

(VIDEO) Autumn Days with Christy

Posted by Christy Reuling | Nov 4, 2022 | Uncategorized

Hello friends, it’s Christy here with you today to share a sweet fall card using our adorable new Autumn Days stamp set. For this card, I featured one the girls, plus all of the critters. I also stamped the tree three times to create a little forest, and included an extra pumpkin and some falling leaves. I colored all the images with Copic markers and trimmed them out with the matching dies. For the background, I used a cloud stencil to create a sky with Spun Sugar and Kitsch Flamingo Distress Oxide Inks. Then I used the Grassy Knoll...

(VIDEO) Bonfire Buddies with Christy

Posted by Christy Reuling | Sep 26, 2022 | Uncategorized

Hey friends, it’s Christy here with a cozy card featuring the adorable Bonfire Buddies stamp set. I just love these sweet critters, huddled around the campfire, chatting, singing songs, and making s’mores. What could be the more perfect end of summer/early fall activity? I colored all the images with Copic markers, added some detail to the bunny’s sweater with white gel pen, and trimmed them all out with their coordinating dies. The Campsite Scene die creates the perfect setting for these critters to hang out in. I die cut it out of Bristol Smooth Surface Cardstock, then used Distress Oxide...

(VIDEO) Sweet Dreams Fall Edition with Christy

Posted by Christy Reuling | Sep 9, 2022 | Uncategorized

Hey friends, it’s Christy here to talk about my card for our new Fall Challenge! If you missed the announcement post with all the details about how to enter, you can find it here. One of my favorite things to do with my stamps and dies is to find ways to use them that might be a little unexpected. It just unlocks so many more creative possibilities! For example, take this little sleeping fawn from Sweet Dreams. It’s meant to be a baby themed set, but by combining it with autumnal images from other stamp sets, I was able to...

(VIDEO) Life is but a Dream with Christy

Posted by Christy Reuling | Aug 29, 2022 | Uncategorized

Hello friends! It’s Christy here with a card using our adorable new Life is but a Dream stamp set. I just love these adventurous cuties so much! They make such fabulous lake or river scenes, perfect for masculine cards for the guys in our lives. I colored all the images with Copic markers, giving the canoe and oars a fun and easy block pattern. Then I trimmed the images out with their coordinating dies. Next I wanted to challenge myself to use the North Fork Slimline Scene on a standard A2 size card. I love that this die is so versatile...