honey bee sneak peek day 1

There's something exciting happening at Honey Bee Stamps! The spring release is coming soon and it is bursting with adorable stamps & dies! 

Want a little sneak peak of two of my favorite new sets? Here's Pinky the Pig and Ham It Up sentiments...

He can hold treats, isn't that adorable?! I hope you love Pinky as much as I do! And I hope you check out the other fun stuff happening over at the Honey Bee blog.

Have a good night! XO!
Carly

easy watercolor cards with pattern happy

Hi Friends! I'm over on the Pattern Happy blog today with my first Pattern Happy video. Please come by and let me know what you think!

xo,
Carly

masking with the stamp market

The Stamp Market is now available at Ellen Hutson and I am super excited to be part of the welcoming committee! I love the bold & fun style of The Stamp Market! Their great mix of graphic & floral designs make me happy!

Today I want to share a card I created with my favorite stamping technique - masking! And I also tried to mix graphic & floral, what do you think?

And I made a quick video of the process...

Thanks so much for stopping by!
Carly

supplies:
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The Stamp Market Clear Stamps, Beautiful Blooms

The Stamp Market Clear Stamps, Hexagon Hello

The Stamp Market Dies, Nested Hexagons

Catherine Pooler Ink Pad, Pixie Dust

Catherine Pooler Ink Pad, Flirty Fuchsia

VersaFine Ink Pad, Onyx Black

COPIC Multiliner Set Fine, Black, 4pc

Neenah Cardstock, Neenah Classic Crest Solar White, 25 pk

Inkadinkado Stamping Mask Paper, 5x7, 12 pk

Pretty Pink Posh Jewels, Pansy Purple

positive & negative die cuts for a layer cake

Hi Friends! Today I wanted to share a quick way to use the positive and negative pieces of a die cut to create something a little different! It is a great way to stretch your dies!

Check out my little video on turning the Banner Cake into a layer cake!

And because I'm a bit of a crafty enabler, I think you should run right over to Ellen Hutson LLC and get this die! They are having a die sale! 

Hugs!
Carly

supplies:
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Right At Home Clear Stamps, Thanks A Bunch

Right At Home Clear Stamps, Freshly Picked

Essentials by Ellen Designer Dies, Banner Cake By Julie Ebersole

Ranger Distress Ink Pad, Cracked Pistachio

Ranger Distress Ink Pad, Twisted Citron

VersaFine Ink Pad, Onyx Black

Tonic Nuvo Crystal Drops, Black Ebony

how to "lazy" mask stamps + right at home stamps

Masking is one of my favorite stamping techniques and today I have a quick card to share with what I like to call "lazy" masking!

Thanks so much for stopping by!

Carly

supplies:
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Right At Home Clear Stamps, Freshly Picked

Right At Home Dies, Freshly Picked

Right At Home Clear Stamps, Folk Alphabet Solid

Right At Home Clear Stamps, Folk Alphabet Detail

Right At Home Clear Stamps, Thanks A Bunch

Catherine Pooler Ink Pad, Mint To Be

Avery Elle Pigment Ink Pad, Strawberry

Mama Elephant Creative Color Ink Pad, Apricot

VersaFine Ink Pad, Onyx Black

Tonic Nuvo Crystal Drops, Black Ebony

easy chalkboard backgrounds + new essentials by ellen

There is a brand new Essentials by Ellen release today and it is awesome! There are two new Leading Ladies, the Everyday Hero Lady and the Hot Mess Lady. And I have lots of love for both these ladies because I feel like they represent us all, maybe just on different days. *laugh*

I love using white ink on black cardstock to create a chalkboard "look" and I have a quick video to share...

Have a happy day!

Hugs,
Carly

supplies:
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Essentials by Ellen Everyday Hero Lady stamps & dies
Essentials by Ellen Hot Mess Lady stamps & dies
Essentials by Ellen stamps, Be Strong
Essentials by Ellen dies, Strong
Uni-Ball White Pen
Lawn Fawn Ink, Yeti
Copic Markers E51, E11, E02, E13, E37, Y00, Y17, Y21, YG41, G02, R05, R08, R37, BG11, BG34 & B28

creating repeating patterns with pattern happy

I'm so excited to be over on the Pattern Happy blog for the first time! And I have 2 quick cards to share that use stamps to create repeating patterns. 

Please come by and say hey!

Hugs,
Carly

autism awareness blog hop

I'm so happy to be joining with the Stamping For Autism Awareness Blog Hop! How cool is it that we can support awareness with our crafts?! And what a wonderful community we have!

Our lovely & amazing host Veronica suggested a theme for our cards today of feel good encouragement and I knew exactly the sets I wanted to use, Essentials by Ellen Totally Awesome and Positive Words. These are sets I keep coming back to over and over because everyone needs to hear how awesome they are! And in addition to the encouragement theme, we are painting the internet blue! Here's what I created...

To create my card, I used my MISTI to stamp "awesome" down the front in Distress Oxide Blueprint Sketch.

I colored many little Lawn Fawn Yetis before I settled on this one, foam mounting him on the card front.

For the sentiment, I used my Copic B000 to color a scratch strip of cardstock. Then I stamped the "you are". And to complete the sentiment, I layered one black "awesome" word die cut over 4 white ones.

Does anyone else do this? When I choose a image, I stamp it bunches of times so I can have "practice shots" for the coloring. And I still need lots of practice with my coloring, LOL!

Here is the full hop list:

Veronica Zalis
Erica A-B

Sandy Allnock

Amanda Bodine

Kimberly Crawford

Joscelyne Cutchens (Instagram)
Dana Joy

Wanda Guess

Jill Dewey Hawkins

Jennifer Ingle (Instagram)

Emily Midgett

Kay Miller

Carly Tee Minner --> you are here

Miriam Prantner

Elena Roussakis

Heather Ruwe

Amy Tsuruta

Marcie Sharp

Alice Wertz

Vera Yates

Tenia Nelson

Katherine Cosimano

Rachel Parys

Pocono Pam

Terri Burson

Becca Dawn Cruger

And don't forget to check out our awesome sponsors!

An InLinkz Link-up

Thanks so much for stopping by and have fun hopping!

Carly

P.S. Please forgive my mess as my blog is under a bit of construction. To leave a comment, just click the post title and scroll down. 

supplies:
affiliate links may be used at no additional cost to you. thank you!
Lawn Fawn Stamps, Yeti Set Go
Essentials by Ellen Stamps, Totally Awesome
Essentials by Ellen Dies, Positive Words
Distress Oxide Blueprint Sketch
Copic B0000, B000, B00, B01, R22 and 100