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Top 16 Of 2016 {My favorite cards to make and give this year}

Friday, December 30, 2016

It's almost a new year! Just a one more day and it'll be 2017! Before then, I wanted to take a look back at 2016 and share a few of the cards that were the most fun for me to create and send this year! Whether it was the excitement of creating with a new product or for a special occasion, these were the cards that stand out for me. Thanks so much for visiting me this year. I look forward to sharing more in the coming year!

Top Row: Hello, Wild and Free, Sending, Christmas Wishes

Second Row: Ugly Sweater, Mom, Love, But First

Third Row: Rare and Precious, Thinking Of You, Magic, You Are

Bottom Row: A Friend Like You, World Without Color, Hello Fox, Fabulous

For more Year In Review posts click year below!

I have created a list below of most of the main stamp sets and dies used on these cards. If there is anything I missed, feel free to ask!

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Wplus9 BE MERRY Designer Dies WP9D165	https://www.simonsaysstamp.com/product.aspx?id=342532	https://www.simonsaysstamp.com/product.aspx?id=342538	Wplus9 FREEHAND FLORALS Clear Stamps CLWP9FHFL
Wplus9 FREEHAND FLORALS Designer Dies WP9D150	Wplus9 SENDING HOPING WISHING WORDS Designer Dies WP9D144	Wplus9 A POCKETFUL Designer Dies WP9D-009	Wplus9 A POCKETFUL Clear Stamps CL-WP9AP
https://www.simonsaysstamp.com/product.aspx?id=342518	https://www.simonsaysstamp.com/product.aspx?id=342514	https://www.simonsaysstamp.com/product.aspx?id=342506	https://www.simonsaysstamp.com/product.aspx?id=342542
Wplus9 LOVE MOM LAYERS Designer Dies WP9D-116	Simon Says Clear Stamps UGLY SWEATER sss101465 Cold Hands Warm Heart	Mama Elephant Clear Stamp ORGANIC BLOOMS	Waffle Flower WILD AND FREE Clear Stamp Set 271067
Wplus9 WOODLAND BASICS Designer Dies WP9D145	Concord & 9th FRIEND LIKE YOU Die 10080C9	Hero Arts Cling Stamp GARLAND Bold Prints CG684	Wplus9 SUNSHINE LAYERS Designer Dies WP9D-109
Simon Says Stamp STITCHED RECTANGLES Wafer Dies sssd111455 In Stitches

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Essentials by Ellen Designer Dies, Oh Frappe by Julie Ebersole

Essentials by Ellen Clear Stamps, Oh Frappe by Julie Ebersole

Essentials by Ellen Designer Dies, Totally Fabulous by Julie Ebersole

Essentials by Ellen Designer Dies, Positive Word by Julie Ebersole

{Sweet}Heart Garland

Monday, January 4, 2016

Hello! It's back to the real world today; holiday break is over. Since Valentine's Day is he next major holiday, hearts are everywhere. It got me thinking about this garland stamp from Hero Arts and how cute the little ornaments would look if I changed them to hearts!

For both of my cards I started by masking off the circle ornaments before inking. This card I inked with three Pure Color Dye Inks from WPlus9: Little Piggy at the bottom, Sweet Gelato in the middle, and Cranberry Crush at the top. Once the stamp was inked, I removed the masks and made an impression on my cardstock. Using the hearts from the WP9 Little Bits stamp set, I added the ornaments back in using the same ink colors.

Curving the sentiments on my acrylic block first, I stamped them along the garland in the darkest ink.

For my second card, I repeated the process this time using Versamark embossing ink. I embossed the garland and the hearts with white powder. There were a few areas along the garland that did not emboss. I took the opportunity to fill in the space with small sentiments! Before adding the sentiments, I added color to the stamped panel with the same WP9 dye inks as well as a few Distress Inks to help it blend.