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(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...

(VIDEO) Sea Friends with Christy

Posted by Christy Reuling | Aug 19, 2022 | Uncategorized

Hello my friends! It’s Christy here with another card using our adorable new Sea Friends stamp set, combined with images from Sea Life and Sea Sentiments. I used to pretend I was a mermaid any time I got into the water when I was a kid, and I would have absolutely loved to live in an underwater world like this one! To turn this into a birthday card, I added in a little gift from Christmas Is Coming. I colored all the images with Copic markers and trimmed them out with the coordinating dies. For the background, I trimmed...

(Video) Carried Away with Christy

Posted by Christy Reuling | Jul 15, 2022 | Uncategorized

Hey friends, it’s Christy back here with you today to share a card using the adorable Carried Away stamp set. I just can’t get enough of these super cute critters! I paired them with two extra birds from Flying High to fill in the scene a bit more. I colored all the images with Copic markers and trimmed them out with the matching dies. Then I took the second largest Nesting Deckle Mini Slimline die and trimmed that out of Bristol Smooth Surface Cardstock. I blended on Salvaged Patina and Stormy Sky Distress Oxide Inks to create my sky. I...