*Stamptacular* Stamp + Thin Cuts Blog Hop!

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If you've just arrived here from

Krista's BLOG

then you are on the correct path.

We currently have so many amazing stamp sets 
on sale right now that it was hard to choose
 just one set to feature today.

I never seem to have enough birthday cards
on hand, so I chose a set that would motivate
me to make more birthday cards.
I just love the variety of funny sentiments
included in this set and know I'll continue to get
a lot of use from them...so this was a must-have
set for me! 

These two standard-size cards feature item #Z3629
Celebrate Today - Cardmaking Stamp + Thin Cuts
along with the Celebrate Today paper collection (X7252B).
Ink colors I used include Almond, Bluebird, 
Intense Black, Lagoon, and Lemonade.
The sentiment "pretending to be" was stamped with
intense black ink on mint cardstock, cut out by hand,
and adhered with 3d foam mounting tape.
The glasses were also stamped with intense black ink
(on vellum!) and then cut out with the thin cuts. 
The white triangles you see peeking out from behind
the lenses are just the pieces of 3d foam mounting tape
 (showing through) that I used to adhere it on with.
I used simple/basic stamping techniques,
nothing fancy... because I want to be able to make
a whole bunch of these cards quickly and easily.

I hope my cards will motivate you to want to play
with this fun stamp set if you haven't already!
Now you can continue on with the blog hop

and be inspired by more creativity

by visiting Becca's BLOG next!

*Celebrate Today* Scrapbooking Workshop Kit (February 2020)

*Cherishing Her* Stamp of the Month Blog Hop!

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February Stamp of the Month Blog Hop

featuring this month's SOTM:
Cherishing Her S2002

If you've just arrived here from

Darlys' BLOG

then you are on the correct path.

Today I'm sharing a standard-size card I created

using the SOTM and the Julep "Mix-in" patterned
paper that can be seen using this link.

My featured technique today is:
Partial Scene Masking with Dies
You can easily find a variety of instructional videos
that show how to do this technique on YouTube,
just do a quick search for"partial scene masking."

Ink pad colors I used here include:
Intense Black, Ballerina, Pixie, and Raspberry.
The thin-cut I used was the largest frame from
our new Stitched Bracket Thin Cuts Z3631.
The mask was cut from an address sticker label
backing I had saved. The thin waxy paper holds
up nicely as you blend your ink inward from the 
edges and can then be re-used multiple times.

It required a little practice to get my ink to blend
perfectly, but I used three round make-up sponges 
(that's just what I happened to have on hand),
and it worked just fine. No special tools required!

I hope my card inspires you to try this beautiful technique!
Now you can continue on with the blog hop

and be inspired by more creativity using this 

stamp set by visiting Ramona's BLOG next!