Stamps and Dies Card Kit

Yesterday was my birthday and today is happy crafting day on HSN!! Sara will be there to show you all the Crafter's Companion including the card kit! The newest kit is called the Stamps and Dies kit, I'm so amazed by the size of dies that comes in the kit, it's huge! Look at the butterfly and the rose dies I used on these cards below, they almost fill up the whole card front. These are the pre-scored card blanks that are included in the kit and I believe the dies will look just as amazing on larger card size.

This first one is a shaker card, as you can see I stamped on a heat-resistant acetate and heat-set it in gold embossing powder. I had so much fun making this! Oh and the sentiment, it can't be more accurate than this. 

The second one is this rose stamp (and a matching die, no fussy cutting!), I used it a little differently which is why it doesn't look like a rose. I stamped and heat-set also in gold embossing powder, it really makes those petals pop don't you agree?

Supplies:

- Crafter's Companion Stamps and Dies Card Kit

Happy Birthday To Me, and a GIVEAWAY!!

It's my birthday today! And to celebrate I'm giving away this fabulous prize below, a selection of items from the Birthday Party collection by Crafter's Companion so now you can also makes a lot of birthday cards/projects for the ones you care. I'm also throwing in a Tea Party edgeables die, a 5x7 3D embossing folder, an assortment of sequins, a stamp and three rolls of birthday-themed washi tapes for extra crafty time!

I'm also sharing one project I created for Crafter's Companion HSN show tomorrow (yes, it's tomorrow alright!), don't forget to check all the amazing stuffs they have added to HSN website. I'm blessed to have YOU, thank you for supporting my creations all this time. By the way, this tag is created using Gemini Go, the brand new Gemini family addition! If you haven't seen the machine bundle you should keep an eye out on HSN website because they usually add the items before it's on air. All I can tell you is that the bundle is AMAZING, it has dies, stamps and even embossing folders to get you started. One feature I like the most is that it has a battery charger to connect to the machine!! So you can carry it wherever you go as long as you have a portable battery. How can you say no to that?!!

Supplies:
- Crafter's Companion Embossing Folder (Everyday)
- Crafter's Companion Luxury Cardstock (Gold)
- Gemini Go

Spectrum Noir Metallic Wax

Omigosh!! Spectrum Noir is now carrying their own brand of waxes!! Love these metallic waxes so much!! And the colors are just indescribably amazing, they have purple, turquoise, pink, red, blue and green. These waxes work very well on its own or multi-dimensional surfaces which you can create using the 3D embossing folders. The one I used here is the new holiday's word 3D embossing folders (also coming to HSN in 3 days!) called Joy To The World. Doesn't it look great with those shininess? I like how Spectrum Noir is including the untraditional colors of waxes such as purple and blue in the range because Christmas not necessary always in red and green! 

Supplies:

- Crafter's Companion 3D Embossing Folder (Joy To The World)

- Crafter's Companion Shimmering Cardstock (Black Pearl)

- Wax

Crafter's Companion 12x12 Paper Pad (Decorative Christmas)

- Gemini Machine

Others:

- Ribbon

- Decorative Dew Drops

Spectrum Noir Metallic Markers On HSN!

They say girls like shiny things that's so true because I'm for one is a fond of the Spectrum Noir metallic markers! Unlike the sparkle markers (which I also love!) the metallic markers give a shimmering effect instead of a glittery one! It's good for hand-lettering project or even coloring, like this one I created here. I used the markers to color in the rose and the background. 

I stamped the same image on the background (used Crafter's Companion black shimmering cardstock - black pearl) and heat-set it with white embossing powder, then I colored the surrounding with metallic markers. I really like how it turned out. These amazing markers will be on HSN again this August 15th, grab them before it's gone!

Supplies:

- Crafter's Companion Stamps (Roses In Bloom)- Spectrum Noir Metallic Markers- Crafter's Companion Luxury Cardstock (Gold)- Crafter's Companion Shimmering Cardstock (Black)- Create-a-Card Dies Set (Rosie)- Crafter's Companion Embossing Glue Pad- Crafter's Companion Heat Gun- Gemini Machine
Others:- White Embossing Powder

Gemini Go On HSN August 15th

Welcome August, still hard to believe it's already first week into August. Last month was a busy month for me, mainly I was preparing birthday invitation for my son who had just had his party 3 days ago (his actual birthday is later in August) but since he decided to have the party at the cinema and the show he picked out was just released two weeks ago we didn't want him to wait too long because then everyone would have had seen the movie already. 

And at the same time my DT assignments were sent out so I had to work on those so I could get them send out before due date! It had been a roller coaster for the past few weeks. But anyway, I'm back!! And I'm ready to show you what I'd been working on for the HSN show that's coming in a week - August 15th! All I can tell you is that awesome things are coming!! If you had seen the video Sara shared on Crafter's Companion page you'll know about the Gemini Go! The Geminis, they are just getting more and more adorable! Now I have a family of three of them, the original Gemini, Gemini Junior and now the brand new Gemini Go!

Here is one of the cards I made using the Gemini Go bundle that's going to be on HSN! This bundle has all the stuffs you need to get you started, they include stamps, dies and embossing folders! Check out this:

Supplies:

- Gemini Go Papercrafting Bundle

Birthday Party Collection On HSN!

This Birthday Party papercrafting collection is on HSN today! I created a few cards using the metal cutting dies, embossing folder and foil kit from this collection. This collection is a perfect one for making party decorations, cards, and so on! First of all I have this shaker card which I created using the number dies, the dimensions of these dies are around 1"-1.5" so they are perfect to create shaker card like this. Each of the number on this card is filled with unique sequins! 

Secondly is this easy and simple card using pre-cut decorative pieces from the 12 x 12 paper pad in this collection. All you have to do is punch out the shapes and embellish! For the background I used the non stick plastic film from one of the foil sheets. Killed two birds with one stone!

Lastly is the foiled background (this is the one where I used the non-stock film for card above) card, Another simple card using the pre-cut elements from 12x12 pad. The possibilities are endless, if you are looking for more inspirations make sure to visit Crafter's Companion website or join their Fans Group on FB!

Supplies:
- SS Birthday Party Embossing Folder (Scattered Dots)
- SS Birthday Party Metal Does (Fun With Numbers) 
- SS Birthday Party 12x12 Cardstock Pad
- Gemini Machine

Others:
- Sequins

Find Your Wings Stamps Set - HSN June 13th

Lookie here!! See what's coming to HSN next week June 13th! The stamps set used on all the following cards is going to be on HSN next week. Other than the love for coloring floral images I'm also into coloring living things which of course not limited to this beauty below. Crafter's Companion definitely hired the most talented designers!

For the following card I first stamped the image, colored it with Spectrum Noir alcohol markers then I filled up the rest of the background in a deeper tone color. To create the tiny white splatters I used a clean toothbrush + white paint, it was then let dry before I applied a layer of gilding wax over it.

Supplies:
- Crafter's Companion Stamps Set (Find Your Wings)
- Spectrum Noir Alcohol Markers (Vintage Set)
- Crafter's Companion Pabeo Gilding Wax
- Crafter's Compamiom Embossing Glue Pad

Others:
- White Embossing Powder
- White Paint

This is the easiest of all, I stamped and colored the image with Spectrum Noir alcohol markers, fussy cut out and then stick it onto a card front.

I used alcohol inks to create the background for this card, stamped over the bird image in black permanent ink then recoloring it Spectrum Noir alcohol markers. What do you think about the result?