LDRS Creative November Release – Day 3

Hello Everyone,

Thank you for joining us on our LDRS Creative inspiration week blog hop! We are showcasing lots of gorgeous projects using products from our new release. You can even see them in action with step-by-step projects by our amazing designers on their blogs and our own LDRS Creative Youtube channel (make sure you subscribe)! In this release, we are celebrating love and friendship, being on Cloud #9 with sweet new products!

There areFOUR stamp sets that are oh-so-sweet:  CLOUD NO.9 from Cre8tive Cre8tions, LOVE IN BLOOM, BEAUTIFUL BLOOMS, and HANGING OUT from our very awesome Polkadoodles line!

We also have FOUR new die sets that will help you get a professional look in no time, thanks to the LOVE LETTER LACE ENVELOPE, the FAIRY FANTASY LACE ENVELOPE, the EYELET LACE RECTANGLE and the BUILD-A-CARD GARDEN ESCAPE die sets.

Who’s ready for mini hybrid inks? We are adding two sets of our very popular Hybrid inks in a mini version, perfect for ink blending, stenciling, stamping, colouring and embossing: COUNTY FAIR and SUMMER SHORE.

Lastly, because we wanted to show you how all the products come easily together, we decided to rerelease the Sincerely Yours 6×6 paperpack. It has so many fantastic patterns; give them a try!

And you can grab the entire release in bundles, because you KNOW you need them all!

GIVEAWAY AND DISCOUNTS

Simply use the list at the end of the post to keep hopping!

Each day we are giving away a $30 LDRS Creative gift card to one lucky hopper! To enter leave a comment on each blog in the hop, plus follow us on Facebook and Instagram. Winners will be announced on the LDRS Creative inspiration blog on December 4th.

AND for the release event we are excited to offer some great savings!

Save 15% on the new release*, including already discounted bundles and use code LOVE15

(*Coupon valid until midnight EST 12/2/18)

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And now let’s get started with the cards I made for you today.

CARD 1

This clean and simple card features the new Cloud no.9 stamp set and a bunch of Hybrid inks. I will show you how i swatched them and keep them in a 2×2″ page protector.

For the card itself I made a little tutorial for you to see the process.

I started with a piece of Bristol Smooth cardstock and white heat embossed the cloud border and one of the sentiments.

Then i selected a rainbow of colours from the hybrid ink range: Plum Crazy, Bali Blue, Key Lime Pie, Lantern Yellow, In your face Orange, Kiss me Red. I used a little ink blending tool to apply the inks in rainbow order. To make it very gentle, i tapped off the access ink on a piece of scrap paper before applying it on my embossed piece. I used a light hand first with circular motion.

Whenever i was done with one colour, I added the next one, then went back with the previous colour to make the transition smooth. 

After i was ready, I used a clean paper towel to wipe off the access ink which coloured my white embossing. It worked for me, but if you want to be absolutely sure that your sentiment is bright white, i suggest doing the ink blending first, drying it completely with a heat gun and only then add the white heat embossing.

I wanted to make the clouds pop more, so i pressed my ink cubes on an acrylic block and used a wet paintbrush to apply the ink on the clouds. This way my clouds got a bit more intense. I also used a clear shimmer pen to make them sparkly.

I added a thin black mat to my panel and adhered it to a white heavy weight card base. The only embellishment i used was 3 tiny clear sequins scattered around the sentiment.

CARD 2

My second card today features some other images from the Cloud 9 stamp set and also the pretty Eyelet Lace Rectangle die. 

I started with die cutting the gorgeous big rectangle die from this set 3 times from white cardstock and once from silver metallic cardstock. I kept the little eyelet pieces from the silver one in the die cut as much as i could and layered the white lace on top of them using liquid glue. I love how dimensional it got with this tiny trick! To place the escaped little pieces back where they belong to, i used a sticky jewel picker and a craft pick. 

I used silver embossing powder to heat emboss the sentiment and 2 cloud images from the above mentioned stamp set. I coloured them with pink glitter pens and also went over the embossed frame with the light pink glitter marker to add more sparkle to the design.

I adhered this panel to an A2 sized white notecard which i previously covered with one of the patterned papers from the Sincerely Yours paper collection.

And now it is time to hop along and leave a comment so you could win! 

LDRS CREATIVE BLOG

JANE

KASSI

ALANNA

JEANNIE

ZSOFIA  (you are here)

I hope you liked my cards and got inspired. If you have not seen my first 2 days’ posts, please check them out and leave me a comment for a chance to win. 

See you soon,

Zsofi

 

 

LDRS Creative November Release – Day 2

Hello Everyone,

Thank you for joining us on our LDRS Creative inspiration week blog hop! We are showcasing lots of gorgeous projects using products from our new release. You can even see them in action with step-by-step projects by our amazing designers on their blogs and our own LDRS Creative Youtube channel (make sure you subscribe)!In this release, we are celebrating love and friendship, being on Cloud #9 with sweet new products!

There are FOUR stamp sets that are oh-so-sweet:  CLOUD NO.9 from Cre8tive Cre8tions, LOVE IN BLOOM, BEAUTIFUL BLOOMS, and HANGING OUT from our very awesome Polkadoodles line!

We also have FOUR new die sets that will help you get a professional look in no time, thanks to the LOVE LETTER LACE ENVELOPE, the FAIRY FANTASY LACE ENVELOPE, the EYELET LACE RECTANGLE and the BUILD-A-CARD GARDEN ESCAPE die sets.

Who’s ready for mini hybrid inks? We are adding two sets of our very popular Hybrid inks in a mini version, perfect for ink blending, stenciling, stamping, colouring and embossing: COUNTY FAIR and SUMMER SHORE.

Lastly, because we wanted to show you how all the products come easily together, we decided to rerelease the Sincerely Yours 6×6 paperpack. It has so many fantastic patterns; give them a try!

 And you can grab the entire release in bundles, because you KNOW you need them all!

GIVEAWAY & DISCOUNTS

Simply use the list at the end of the post to keep hopping!

Each day we are giving away a $30 LDRS Creative gift card to one lucky hopper! To enter leave a comment on each blog in the hop, plus follow us on Facebook and Instagram. Winners will be announced on the LDRS Creative inspiration blog on December 4th.

AND for the release event we are excited to offer some great savings!

Save 15% on the new release*, including already discounted bundles and use code LOVE15

(*Coupon valid until midnight EST 12/2/18)

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For my card today I used the super sweet Hanging out stamp set from the Polkadoodles line. Such adorable critters! Perfect for any occasion, you just need to change the sentiment! How versatile is that?

I stamped the image on white cardstock using Raven Hybrid ink. I used alcohol markers to add some colour, then trimmed the panel down to a square shape. I gave it a black mat and used a patterned paper from the Sincerely Yours paper collection in the background before I adhered it to a white card base.

I used a sentiment from the Love in bloom stamp set just under the image. To match the frame, I used Raven Hybrid ink.

As I love to add details to my colouring, I used a black glaze pen on the eyes of the critters and a clear shimmer pen on the butterflies, flowers and the scarves. I also added a bit of glossy accent here and there to emphasize some details.

Hop along and leave a comment so you could win!

LDRS CREATIVE BLOG

JANE

KASSI

ALANNA

JEANNIE

ZSOFIA(you are here)

And make sure to be back tomorrow for more inspiration!

 

Zsofi

 

 

LDRS Creative November Release – Day 1

Hello Everyone,

Thank you for joining us on our LDRS Creative inspiration week blog hop! We are showcasing lots of gorgeous projects using products from our new release. You can even see them in action with step-by-step projects by our amazing designers on their blogs and our own LDRS Creative Youtube channel (make sure you subscribe)! In this release, we are celebrating love and friendship, being on Cloud #9 with sweet new products!

There are FOUR stamp sets that are oh-so-sweet:  CLOUD NO.9 from Cre8tive Cre8tions, LOVE IN BLOOM, BEAUTIFUL BLOOMS, and HANGING OUT from our very awesome Polkadoodles line!

We also have FOUR new die sets that will help you get a professional look in no time, thanks to the LOVE LETTER LACE ENVELOPE, the FAIRY FANTASY LACE ENVELOPE, the EYELET LACE RECTANGLE and the BUILD-A-CARD GARDEN ESCAPE die sets.

Who’s ready for mini hybrid inks? We are adding two sets of our very popular Hybrid inks in a mini version, perfect for ink blending, stenciling, stamping, colouring and embossing: COUNTY FAIR and SUMMER SHORE.

Lastly, because we wanted to show you how all the products come easily together, we decided to rerelease the Sincerely Yours 6×6 paperpack. It has so many fantastic patterns; give them a try!

 And you can grab the entire release in bundles, because you KNOW you need them all!

GIVEAWAY & DISCOUNTS

Simply use the list at the end of the post to keep hopping!

Each day we are giving away a $30 LDRS Creative gift card to one lucky hopper! To enter leave a comment on each blog in the hop, plus follow us on Facebook and Instagram. Winners will be announced on the LDRS Creative inspiration blog on December 4th.

AND for the release event we are excited to offer some great savings!

Save 15% on the new release*, including already discounted bundles and use code LOVE15

(*Coupon valid until midnight EST 12/2/18)

And now, let’s dive in today’s inspiration. Many times when I give a gift to someone I love, I need tags as well as a card. Therefore today’s project shows you a way how to make coordinating tags with a Clean and Simple card.

For my card I used the beyond pretty Beautiful Blooms stamp set and stamped the bunch of flowers and the sentiment on white cardstock using Raven Hybrid ink. I used alcohol markers to colour the image and trimmed the panel down.

I added a gold mat to it and used 3D foam tape to adhere it to a 4.24*5.5 inch rectangle cut from patterned paper from the Sincerely Yours paper pad. I love how heavy weight this patterned paper has!

I really wanted to keep the card simple, but I had to use a white gel pens to add some dots and also glossy accents to the middle of the flower.

For the tags I die cut first the gorgeous die from the Eyelet Lace Rectangle die set 4 times from white cardstock.

I stamped the flower from the Beautiful Blooms stamp set on 2 of them along with a sentiment using Raven Hybrid ink. I used the same alcohol markers as above to add colour.

Then I layered a piece of gold metallic paper in between a stamped and a plain tag and used liquid glue to adhere them together. Not only I get a layered look, but also the tag looks so neat from the back also and I have space for my personal message too.

I recycled some ribbon from my stash and used simple white twine to tie a bow on the top of the tags. I added a bit of glossy accents to the middle of the flowers and my project is finished.

I hope I inspired you!

Now it is time to hop along and leave a comment so you could win!

Day 1:

LDRS CREATIVE BLOG

JANE

KASSI

ALANNA

JEANNIE

ZSOFIA (you are here)

And make sure to be back tomorrow for more inspiration!

Zsofi

 

Newton’s Nook Designs November Release – Day 3

Hello Everyone,

Due to Thanksgiving, today is the last day of the November Release reveals at Newton’s Nook Designs. But worry not, Newton is back in 2 adorable sets which coordinate so well with each other! Not only for New Year’s celebration, but for any occasion!

NEWTON CELEBRATES

I stamped and coloured the kitty in the Martini glass using Copics, and cut him out with the coordinating die. I also added a party hat to enhance the party feel 🙂

For the background i used the Sunscape stencil on Bristol Smooth cardstock with Peacock Feathers distress ink. After removing the stencil i softened the edges with Tumbled glass distress ink and sprayed it with Tsukineko Shimmer Spritz for a subtle sparkle. I die cut the panel with a stitched rectangle die afterwards. 

I die cut the word “party” from glitter cardstock using the Essential alphabet dies and adhered it to the bottom left corner. I popped up the die cut image with 3D foam squares and added a few golden confetti die cuts (Balloon shaker die set).

I also stamped a sentiment in black above the kitty and added a few black dots with a multi-liner. I used my favourite clear shimmer pen to give extra sparkle to the drink and covered the olives and hat stripes with glossy accents. When it was all dry, I adhered it to a kraft card base.

NEWTON’S NEW YEAR

After stamping, colouring and die cutting the images from the set, i planned my card design. I cut a piece of patterned paper to cove an A2 sized card. I cut a thin strip of white cardstock to hold the heat embossed sentiment (i embossed it in green to match the colour theme). I matted it with a tiny wider golden strip and adhered to the card base.

I die cut a stitched scalloped circle frame die (Lawn Fawn) from white and dark green cardstocks. The frames i layered on top of each other for more dimension. I felt that the occasions needs a bit more shine, so i decided to make the inner circle a bit more festive. I used the Confetti stencil and Nuvo Clear Shimmer paste. I love the sparkle it gives!

After adhering everything in place, i covered the champagne with a clear shimmer pen and added glossy accents to the labels and the hat.

GIVEAWAY

Would you like to win a $25 store credit to Newton’s Nook Designs? ONE lucky comment will be chosen from each reveal day to win!

Here’s how to win: 

Comment on the NND blog and Design Team blogs (see list below)! The winner will be chosen at random from the collective reveal posts. Make sure to check out each of their blogs and comment for your chance to win. You will not know which blog will be randomly chosen so the more you comment on the better your chances are of winning! You have until Wednesday November 21st at 9pm EST to comment  — winners will be announced on the blog post on Friday, November 23rd. 

Check out all the awesome Design Team Blogs below to enter:

Newton’s Nook Designs

Amanda Bodine

Holly Endress

Ellen Haxelmans

Larissa Heskett

Samantha Mann

Juliana Michaels

Zsofia Molnar

Naki Rager

Maria Russell

Tatiana Trafimovich

I hope you enjoyed the reveals of Newton’s Nook Designs November Release. Don’t forget, the new products go live on Friday 23/11 with a huge Black Friday Sale! Happy Thanksgiving and treat yourself during the holidays.

See you,

Zsofi

 

Newton’s Nook Designs November Release – Day 2

Hello Everyone,

Did you like yesterday’s product reveals of Newton’s Nook Designs November Release? Well, today we have some beauties for you. We are showcasing another 2 stamp/die sets:

I love flowers and those birds, oh how pretty! A joy to colour! But let’s dive in the cards I created as inspiration for you.

POINSETTIA BLOOMS

I stamped and coloured the poinsettia bunch with Copic markers and die cut it with the coordinating dies.  To give it dimension in a different way, I used the coordinating die to cut a piece of white fun foam. I adhered it to the coloured die cut using liquid glue.

On a white top folding notecard I adhered a strip of black and white striped patterned paper and topped it with a tin strip of gold sparkle specialty paper. On this I mounted the die cut dimensional flower. It looks so pretty from the sides.

I stamped a sentiment from the Poinsettia Blooms set in black above the bunch of flowers and used a black pen to add dotted details. I also used a white gel pen and Honey Gold Nuvo Glitter Drops to add a touch of golden sparkle to the flowers.

WINTER BIRDS

The new winter bird set is such a beautiful one, I have ever seen anything like that before. We don’t have cardinals in Hungary, but I always admired them for their beauty. It was my first time to colour a cardinal, I tried to be as close to real as I could. It was such a relaxing time I spent with my favourite Copics!

As I wanted the bird to be the star of the show, I kept the rest of the card simple. I blended Salty Ocean and Tumbled glass distress oxide inks on a piece of Bristol Smooth cardstock. I spritzed it with water from a mini spritzer and blotted it dry. I also splattered white paint to look like snow fall.

I white heat embossed the sentiment and the snowflakes from the set on the background and placed it behind a white panel of which I die cut a stitched oval window. I popped up the bird and the branch using 3D foam squares and scattered a couple of clear sequins all over the window.

GIVEAWAY

Would you like to win a $25 store credit to Newton’s Nook Designs? ONE lucky comment will be chosen from each reveal day to win!

Here’s how to win: 

Comment on the NND blog and Design Team blogs (see list below)! The winner will be chosen at random from the collective reveal posts. Make sure to check out each of their blogs and comment for your chance to win. You will not know which blog will be randomly chosen so the more you comment on the better your chances are of winning! You have until Wednesday November 21st at 9pm EST to comment  — winners will be announced on the blog post on Friday, November 23rd. 

Check out all the awesome Design Team Blogs below to enter:

Newton’s Nook Designs

Amanda Bodine

Holly Endress

Ellen Haxelmans

Larissa Heskett

Samantha Mann

Juliana Michaels

Zsofia Molnar

Naki Rager

Maria Russell

Tatiana Trafimovich

I hope you enjoyed the second day of Newton’s Nook Designs November Reveals and will come back tomorrow for more fun!

See you,

Zsofi

Newton’s Nook Designs November Release – Day 1

Hello Everyone,

I am so excited to share with you the first sneak peeks to the wonderful November Release at Newton’s Nook Designs! We are showcasing 3 stamp/die sets:

They came up with 2 new gorgeous stencil sets too, so unique! Each set contains 2 stencils, which you can layer on top of each other to get a pretty argyle or plaid look. They look amazing on their own, but the sky is the limit when you use them together. Just imagine all colour combinations and layering options. By the way there is a guide engraved on the stencils itself, which helps aligning them. I am in love with these, I must admit!

CHRISTMAS HAUL

For my first card I created the background first using the Plaid stencil set on Bristol Smooth cardstock. I used green distress ink for the first layer and then I aligned the second stencil using the engraved lines and added red ink. I trimmed the panel down a bit and matted it with a light green cardstock.

Then I stamped and coloured the images from the Christmas haul set using Copic markers. I went with the classic Christmas colour combination: red and green. I used a light grey marker to add some shading to the white pieces and used the coordinating dies to cut out the images.

I die cut a red banner using one of the dies from the Frames and Flags die set. I used the partial die cutting technique to make it longer so that not only the images but also the white heat embossed sentiments fits the length.

I popped up the images with 3D foam squares and used a generous amount of clear shimmer on the dress and packages along with glossy accents on some of the details. We need a lot of sparkle during the holidays, right?

MOOSE MOUNTAIN

My favourite set this month I think is the Moose Mountain one. These funny images really make me smile and it is so much fun to colour them! I used Copics and die cut them with the coordinating dies.

I also die cut a stitched rounded rectangle from the Frames and Flags die set, cut it almost in half and popped up the moose images on them using 3D foam squares. I also added clear shimmer to the white parts of their jackets and glossy accents to the ski goggles and snowboards.

While it was drying I create the backgrounds using the Argyle stencil set. I applied Peacock Feathers distress ink on Bristol Smooth cardstock and sprayed it with Tsukineko Shimmer spritz for a subtle shine before shifting the stencil. I then applied Twisted Citron on one panel and Spun Sugar on the other. I got a gorgeous diamond background like this.

Then I added Black Soot distress ink to a little bit of Tonic Nuvo Clear Glimmer paste and applied it over the second stencil in the set. I didn’t have to wait too much for it to dry. After drying I trimmed them a bit to be slightly smaller than an A2 sized card front and matted them with dark grey cardstock.

The sentiments I white heat embossed on a stitched flag from the same die set and used 3D foam tape to adhere them together with the focal panels. I love all the texture and shine I got combining different mediums.

SNOWMAN ADVICE

For my last card today I stamped the sentiment and the 2 adorable snowmen from the Snowman Advice stamp set using Versamark ink and heat embossed it with silver embossing powder on white heavy weight cardstock. I used my paper trimmer to cut around them for a unique shape and used my Copics carefully (they are not advised to be used with heat embossed images as the nibs can be ruined, but I had no problems thanks to the careful application) to add a bit of colour and shading. I also used my favourite clear shimmer pen to add sparkle to the snowmen.

Then I created a winter sky background. I used Nuvo shimmer powders on Distress Watercolour cardstock and spritzed it with water. I dried it with a heat gun and repeated the process till I was happy with how it looked. When it was fully dry I silver heat embossed the snowflakes from the set and used white paint to add some splatters.

I mounted the sentiment panel with 3D foam tape when it was all dry and my card is finished.

GIVEAWAY

Would you like to win a $25 store credit to Newton’s Nook Designs? ONE lucky comment will be chosen from each reveal day to win!

Here’s how to win: 

Comment on the NND blog and Design Team blogs (see list below)! The winner will be chosen at random from the collective reveal posts. Make sure to check out each of their blogs and comment for your chance to win. You will not know which blog will be randomly chosen so the more you comment on the better your chances are of winning! You have until Wednesday November 21st at 9pm EST to comment  — winners will be announced on the blog post on Friday, November 23rd. 

Check out all the awesome Design Team Blogs below to enter:

Newton’s Nook Designs

Amanda Bodine

Holly Endress

Ellen Haxelmans

Larissa Heskett

Samantha Mann

Juliana Michaels

Zsofia Molnar

Naki Rager

Maria Russell

Tatiana Trafimovich

I hope you enjoyed the first day of Newton’s Nook Designs November Reveals and will come back tomorrow for more fun!

See you,

Zsofi

 

 

Dimensional background with die cuts

Hello Everyone,

I am back today with a clean and simple card design using goodies from LDRS Creative. The pretty Peek-a-boo Autumn Breeze background die makes a perfect clean and simple card with the oval cut in the centre for your sentiment. This is such a beautiful die, can easily be the star of the card on its own. To take it to the next level, I will show you a trick.

I started with die cutting this gorgeous background from a specialty gold cardstock. For easy handling I used washi tape to hold the oval die in the middle.  I love dimension on my cards so I die cut the same die another 2 times from dark brown cardstock. I layered them on top of each other and adhered it to a dark brown card base. It looks almost like a decorative chipboard with a golden finish!

Then I die cut the oval from cream cardstock and stamped a sentiment from the Happy Fall stamp set using Coffee Bean Hybrid ink along with 2 little leaves from the same set.

And here comes the second trick: I added some sparkle with a sparkle pen to the coloured leaves and went over the letters of Blessings too. As a finishing touch, I added two lines under the sentiment with the same gold sparkle pen and adhered the oval to the card.

I hope you like today’s inspiration and you will try to stack up your dies for a dimensional look. Until next time, happy crafting!

Zsofi