My First Woodblock Wednesday Challenge

I have found a monthly challenge where you use woodblock stamps as the main focus for a card. This challenge is run by Amy Tsuruta of Tsuruta Designs. Her Instagram is @craftee1. I thought this would be a great challenge for me to use some of my older woodblock stamps that have been sitting and being neglected in my storage bins! 

Amy also runs the fun Facebook group called Coffee Loving Papercrafters. This group is all about coffee, tea, and cocoa cards and papercrafting! I thought making this coffee card with a woodblock stamp would kill two birds with one stone!

The stamp I used is an older one from Stampendous called Beaucope de Cafe. It's quite a large stamp that measures 6"W x 1.5"H so I decided it was perfect for a mini-slimline card. I stamped this directly onto the card base then colored it with Copic markers. 

I could not find a stamp with the perfect sentiment, so I found this quote online by Henry Rollins and printed it out.

The rules for this challenge are quite simple. I believe I've met each criteria:

• Must be a newly created project
• Must use a woodblock stamp as the focal point
• When posting to social media, must use the hashtags: #Woodblockwednesday #woodblockstamps

Thank you for stopping by today. Have a creative day!

Scrappy Boy Stamps: Coffee Mini-Album & Diddly Squats!

Here we are on the last day of 2023! Happy New Year everyone! I'm having so much fun playing with the December 2023 Scrappy Boy Stamps releases. I have two projects to share today. First, I created this Coffee Recipe Mini-Album complete with six recipes for my coffee-loving friend using the I'll be There for You Couch Mini-Album Die Set. Second, I created a card using the fun Cute Girls Let's Work Out stamps, dies, and papers. A fun card to send to my exercise buddy!

This new release sold out in a matter of hours, but pre-order for the next shipment is available at the Scrappy Boy Stamps webstore. 

Please scroll down to see both projects.

Project 1: I'll Be There For you Coffee Recipe Mini-Album

Scrappy Boy Stamps products used:

• Couch Mini Album Die Set
• I'll Be There For You stamps and outline dies
• The One With the Lobster stamps and outline dies
• I'll Be There For You Paper Pack
• Cute Girls Coffee (For the word "coffee" from an older set)
• Stitched Rectangle Dies

Other supplies used:

• Chipboard
• Solid cardstock (brown, white)
• Binder ring
• Ribbon
• Eyelets

Copic Markers used:

Woman with coffee (Rachel)

• Skin: E04, E11, E21, E00, E000
• Cheeks & Lips: R20
• Hair: E39, YR24, YR23, YR21
• Blue: B97, B95, B93, B91
• White: C3, C1, 0
• Skirt & Cup: C7, C5, C3, R37, R35

Central Perk Logo

• Green: BG09, YR17, YR06, YG11
• Blue: BG02, BG01, BG000
• Brown (coffee): E25, E21
• White: C5, C3, C1
• Red: R46, R35, R43

Woman with guitar (Phoebe)

• Skin: E04, E11, E21, E00, E000
• Hair: E17, E13, E11, E51
• Cheeks: E93
• Lips: R22
• Guitar: E27, E23, E21
• Green: YG97, YG95, YG93
• Red: R17, R14, R12
• Silver: T3

Man with yellow shirt (Joey)

• Skin: E15, E11, E21, E00
• Hair: E49, E47, E44
• Blue: B97, B95, B93, B91
• White: C3, C1, 0
• Shirt: BV31, Y38, Y15, Y02
• Shoes & Belt: T5, T3

Man with turkey

• Skin: E15, E11, E21, E00
• Hair: E49, E47, E44
• Blue: B97, B95, B93, B91
• White: C3, C1, 0
• Shirt: E39, E35, E33, E31
• Shoes & Belt: T5, T3

Woman with chef hat (Monica)

• Skin: E04, E11, E21, E00, E000
• Cheeks & Lips: R20
• Hair: E79, E44, E42
• White: C3, C1, 0
• Silver: T5, T3, T1
• Purple: V17, V25, V22
• Brown (shoes): E44, E42

Man with dinosaur (Ross)

• Skin: E13, E11, E21, E00
• Hair: E49, E44, E42
• Black: C7, C5, C3, C1
• Blue: B29, B26, B24, B21
• Green: YG97, YG95, YG93, YG91
• Yellow: Y38

Woman with coffee (Rachel)

• Skin: E04, E11, E21, E00, E000
• Cheeks & Lips: R20
• Hair: E39, YR24, YR23, YR21
• Purple: V17, V15, V12
• White: C3, C1, 0
• Skirt & Cup: C7, C5, C3, R37, R35

Man with green shirt (Chandler)

• E35, E53, E51, E50
• Cheeks: R20
• Hair: E29, E25, E23, R21
• Green:G17, G14, G12
• Pants (brown): E47, E44, E43, E42
• Gray: T7, T5, T3

Picture frame/door peep hole

• Gold: E35, Y17, Y35, Y23
• Purple: V09, V06, V04

This mini-album is easy to put together. I cut out the pages using chipboard to add some weight to them. Then I used the I'll Be There For You Paper Pack to cover the chipboard and used the stamps and dies to decorate each page. I found some coffee and hot chocolate recipes on the Internet and printed them out and adhered them to each page. I used my Crop-a-dile to punch a hole in each page and added an eyelet. I attached the pages to a binder ring then added some colorful ribbon and the album was finished!

Project 2: I've got a new exercise for you...They're called diddly-squats!

Scrappy Boy Stamps products used:

• Cute Girls Let's Work Out stamps and outline dies
• Cute Girls Let's Work Out Paper Pack
• Stitched Circle Dies

Other products used:

• Gina Marie Designs Lattice Die

Copic Markers used:

Girl with dumb bells

• Skin: E29, E25, E23, E13
• Cheeks: R22, R20
• Hair: 100, C7, C5, C3
• Turquoise: BG07, BG05, BG02, BG11
• White: C3, C1, 0
• Silver: T5, T3, T1
• Pink: R89, R85, R83, R81

Girl 

• Skin: E25, E33, E11, E21
• Cheeks: R20
• Hair: E59, E57, E34
• Blue: B28, B26, B24, B21
• Red: R46, R24, R32

This card is easy to put together. I used an A2 top folding card base and cut out the lattice mat using a Gina Marie Designs Lattice Die. I then layered the black cardstock about a third of the way up from the bottom. I cut the patterned paper a little smaller to leave some black cardstock on the bottom to make it look like the floor. Added the two Cute Girls and the sentiment and the card was finished.

Thank you for stopping by! Have a happy New Year everyone! See you all in 2024!

Scrappy Boy Stamps: December 2023 Sneak Peeks!

I hope everyone is enjoying the holiday season! The year went by so fast. Today I am sharing Scrappy Boy Stamps' last sneak peek of 2023. As the going says, we saved the best for last! Well, that's my opinion since the theme is based on one of my favorite "pal" TV sitcoms of all time! There are two sets, the first one is I'll Be There for You and the second one is The One With the Lobster. Of course, there are matching dies, papers, and a stencil that coordinate to create your projects.

This month's Cute Girls line is just adorable and is called, Let's Work Out. This stamp set is perfect for cards and your planner to keep you motivated and disciplined to stay active and healthy! Also available are coordinating dies, papers, and a stencil.

This new release will be available on Friday, December 29, 2023 at the Scrappy Boy Stamps webstore. 

Please scroll down to see both projects.

Project 1: I'll Be There For you

Scrappy Boy Stamps products used:

• I'll Be There for You stamps and outline dies
• I'll Be There for You Coffee Mug Layered Background Stencil
• Stitched Rectangle Dies
• Stitched Oval Dies

Other products used:

• Distress Inks for stenciling: Salty Ocean, Blueprint Sketch, Chipped Sapphire, Ground Espresso
• Vellum
• White embossing powder for sentiment

Copic markers used:

Girl 1

• Skin: E04, E11, E21, E00, E000
• Hair: E17, E13, E11, E51
• Cheeks: E93
• Lips: R22
• Guitar: E27, E23, E21
• Green: YG97, YG95, YG93
• Red: R17, R14, R12
• Silver: T3

Girl 2

• Skin: E04, E11, E21, E00, E000
• Hair: E39, YR24, YR23, YR21
• Cheeks and Lips: R20
• Blue: B97, B95, B93, B91
• White: C3, C1, 0
• Skirt & Cup: C7, C5, C3, R37, R35, R32

Couch

• Brown: E25, E34
• Orange: YR16, YR14, YR12

Central Perk Logo

• Green: BG09, YR17, YR06, YG11
• Blue: BG02, BG01, BG000
• Brown (coffee): E25, E21
• White: C5, C3, C1
• Red: R46, R35, R43

Project 2: I don't need buns of steel...

Scrappy Boy projects used:

• Jump Rope Layered Background Stencil
• I Love Working Out Paper Pack
• Stitched Rectangle Dies

Other products used:

• Black cardstock
• Turquoise cardstock
• Dumb bell die cuts 
• Cinnamon roll die cuts 

Copic Markers used:

• Skin: E04, E11, E21, E00, E000
• Hair: 100, T7, T5, T3
• Green: YG67, YG25, YG03
• Blue: B06, B04, B01
• Bike: W9, W7, W5, W4, W3, W1

I hope you give these cards a try. These stamp sets are fun to color and the cards are fun to put together. 

Thank you for stopping by! Have a creative day!

Stamp Anniething: Happy Kwanzaa

Kwanzaa is an African American and Pan-African holiday that celebrates history, values, family, community and culture that was created in 1966 by Maulana Ron Karenga. It is a week-long celebration, which begins December 26 and ends January 1 with a communal feast called Karamu. If you need a Kwanzaa card, I am sharing one that is cute and easy to make! This is a digital stamp called, "Malik - Happy Kwanzaa" from Stamp Anniething. All you need to do is print and color and add it to a card.

Stamp Anniething products used:

• Malik - Happy Kwanzaa Digital Stamp (print at 3-1/2" tall)

Other supplies used:

• A2 white card base
• Black cardstock mat; one large, one small
• Bristol paper for ink smooshing
• Distressed inks for ink smooshing background: Squeezed Lemonade, Lucky Clover, Barn Door, Blue Print Sketch
• Happy Kwanzaa sentiment. I just typed in on my computer and printed it out.

Copic markers used to color digital stamp:

• Skin:  E25, E23, E13, E11
• Cheeks & Tongue: R22, R20
• Hair: C9, C5, C3
• Black: C9, C7, C5, C3
• Blue: B29, B26, B23
• Green: G17, G07
• Yellow: Y38, Y35
• Gold: YR23, Y15, Y11
• Red: R39, R37, R24

Thank you for visiting and Happy Kwanzaa to all those who celebrate this holiday! Have a wonderful day!

Stamp Anniething: OMG! It's Christmas!

OMG! Christmas is only four days away and if you still need to make a quick card, then grab this adorable digital stamp from Stamp Anniething called, "OMG! It's Christmas!" I used one of the leaves dies from the Flowers & Leaves Builder Dies to create this wreath added some red jelly dots for the holly berries and a bow to make this quick card. More details below.

Stamp Anniething products used:

• OMG! It's Christmas! Digital Stamp (print at 2-1/2" tall)
• Flowers and Leaves Builder Die
• Shaker Basics Set #1 (circle frame die)
• Chipboard
• Hybrid Inks in Willow Bough and Parakeet
• Red Jelly Dots
• December 2022 Stencil from Stencil Club
• Card Mat Die

Copic markers used to color digital stamp:

• Skin: E04, E11, E21, E00, E000
• Cheeks: R20
• Tongue: R22, R20
• Eyes: B12, B000
• Hair: E49, E37, E35
• Yellow: Y26, Y15, Y11
• White: T2, T1, 0
• Green: G28, G24, G21
• Red: R39, R37, R24
• Black: T7, T5, T3

Instructions:

Wreath:

1. Using the circle frame from the Shaker Basic Set #1, cut out one in white cardstock and one in chipboard. Use the Hybrid Ink in Willow Bough to ink the white cardstock
2. Cut out two pieces of white cardstock at 5.5" x 4.25". Swipe the entire cardstock with the ink pads to color the cardstock. Color one in Willow Bough, the other in Parakeet. 
3. Using the leave die as shown on the card, cut out 5 leaves from each color.
4. Alternately, glue the leaves on the circle frame to form the wreath.
5. Add the jelly dots for the holly berries.
6. Make a bow out of 1/4 ribbon and adhere to the wreath.

Background mat:

1. Using the scalloped edge card mat die, cut the mat using white cardstock.
2. Run this cardstock through your die cut machine using the December 2022 stencil with the diagonal patterns using the dry emboss method. If you don't have this die, use any die to create the background.
3. Adhere the mat to to an A2 size card base, then the wreath, and then the sentiment.

Such a fun and cute card to make. I will be making more wreaths like this for Valentine and Easter cards! 

Thank you for stopping by and I wish you the happiest holidays!

Stamp Anniething: Merry Christmas

I have another quick Christmas card to share using a digital stamp from Stamp Anniething. This stamp is called Warm Winter Wishes. This digital stamp comes with the igloo too! I put the cute little Eskimo in front of the igloo and sized it for an A6 sized card. I created the snow and mountain background using Copic markers. If you're not into drawing your own background, add some patterned paper instead. Fun card to create!

Stamp Anniething products used:

• Warm Winter Wishes digital stamp
• Sentiment from Holidayville stamp set
• Banner Dies
• Snowflake Sprinkles

Copic Markers used:

Eskimo

• Skin: E13, E11, E21, E00
• Cheeks: E95
• Tongue: R22, R20
• Hair: 100, C7, C5, C3
• Pink: RV13, RV21, RV10, RV00, C3, C1
• Blue: B24, B23, B21

I also used blue and pink Prismacolor pencils to create the fur on her hood and dress. Blue Prismacolor is also used for the designs on her dress.

Igloo and snow: C3, C1, BG000, BG0000

Mountains: BG000, BG0000

Thank you for stopping by. I wish everyone a very Merry Christmas! 

Scrappy Boy Stamps: Easy Last Minute Holiday Tags

There's only one week until Christmas and if you need some last minute gift tags, I have some very easy ones you can make. I made these 4 tags in less than an hour! I used Scrappy Boy Stamps dies, stamps, papers, pre-colored die cuts! 

Scrappy Boy Stamps products used:

• Torn Stitched Tag Dies
• Clouds Edger Dies
• Vintage Christmas Slimline Paper Pack
• Pre-colored Die Cuts: Cute Girls Camping, Cute Girls I Put a Spell on You, Hair Hopper, and I Y'am What I Y'am
• Santa's Workshop Stamp Set (Sentiment and To/From stamps)

Instructions:

1. Using a Torn Stitched Tag Die (I used the next to the smallest one), cut out one tag out of patterned paper and another one on white cardstock. Since the paper is double-sided, you will need solid cardstock for the back. Glue the two pieces together
2. Using one of the Clouds Edger Dies, cut out some "snow" using white cardstock. I then used the Torn Stitched Tag Die to cut the snow to fit the tag. Glue to the tag.
3. Glue one of the pre-colored die cuts to the tag.
4. Using one of the hole dies that come with the Torn Stitched Tag Dies, create the hole at the top of the tag. 
5. Using the Santa's Workshop Stamps, stamp the sentiment and the To/From to the back of the tag.
6. Tie your favorite ribbon and/or baker's twine to the tag.

I was able to make four tags in less than an hour. Now that I've made a set, I can make them even faster. Fun to do and your recipient will love them! 

Thank you for visiting today and I wish you Happy Holidays!

Stamp Anniething Sneak Peek Day 3: I Really Like... Your Heart

Welcome to Day 3 of Stamp Anniething's December 2023 sneak peeks where this month's theme is inspired by social media! Today's card features the beautiful stamp, Courtney - I Really Like..., the Grid Stencil, and the #Memories Word Die. Such a cute and fun release to make cards and scrapbook pages for all your social media family and friends!

Stamp Anniething products used:

• Courtney - I Really Like... stamp and outline die
• Grid Stencil
• #Memories Word Die
• Stripes and Dots Paper Pack
• Farm Life Paper Pack
• Enamel Dots

Copic markers used:

• Skin: E27, E25, E23, E13
• Cheeks and tongue: R22, R20
• Hair: 100, N7, N5, N3
• Pink: RV69, RV66,RV63, RV55
• Blue: BG09, BG07, BG02, B000, B0000

To create the sparkly stenciled strip, I used the Grid Stencil with transparent texture paste mixed with fine glitter and stenciled a piece of pattered paper from the Farm Life Paper Pack.

Thank you for visiting today. I hope you enjoyed this month's sneak peeks! Have a creative day!

Stamp Anniething Sneak Peek Day 2: Thought I'd Check In

Welcome to Day 2 of Stamp Anniething's December 2023 sneak peeks where this month's theme is inspired by social media! Today's card features the cute stamp, Penelope - Thought I'd Check in and the awesome Grid Die. Instead of using my usual Copic markers, I used Spectrum Noir Tri-Blend markers to color the stamps.

Stamp Anniething products used:

• Penelope - Thought I'd Check in stamp and outline die
• Grid Die
• Banner Dies
• Card Mat Dies
• Enamel Dots

Spectrum Noir Tri-Blends used:

• Skin: Earth Brown Blend (Medium & Dark), Tan Blend (Light)
• Cheeks: Pink Violet Blend (Medium & Light)
• Hair: Gold Brown Blend, Gold Yellow Blend (Dark)
• Turquoise: Green Turquoise Blend
• Purple: Pink Violet Blend
• White: Brown Grey Blend + Blender
• Pink: Antique Pink Blend

To create the background, I used the Grid Stencil with Hybrid Ink Cubes in Rose Cheeks and Lavender Bloom.

Thank you for visiting today! Please come back tomorrow for Day 3 of sneak peeks. Have a creative day!

Stamp Anniething Sneak Peek Day 1: #Memories

Welcome to Day 1 of Stamp Anniething's December 2023 sneak peeks where this month's theme is inspired by social media! Today's card features the adorable couple stamp, Darius and Eleni - #Smiles, the awesome Camera Builder Die, the fun Grid Stencil, and the #Memories Word Die. This set is great for all occasion cards, scrapbook pages, and planners.

Stamp Anniething products used:

• Darius and Eleni - #Smiles stamp and outline die
• Camera Builder Die
• Grid Stencil
• #Memories Word Die
• Enamel dots

Copic markers used:

Darius

• Skin: E27, E25, E23, E13
• Cheeks and tongue: R22, R20
• Hair: E47, E44, E43, E42
• Red: R29,R05, R02

Eleni

• Skin: E04, E11, E21, E00, E000
• Cheeks: R20
• Tongue: R22, R20
• Hair: E99, YR24, YR23, YR20
• Green: YG17, YG25, YG21

Sky: B00, B000

I used the Grid Stencil to emboss the white mat of my card; however, it did not photograph well. It's a subtle emboss, but it does add texture to the card. 

Thank you for stopping by. Please come back tomorrow for Day 2 of Stamp Anniething's sneak peeks!

Scrappy Boy Stamps: You Gotta Dream Big to be Big!

I can't get enough of Scrappy Boy Stamps' November release that was was inspired by one of my favorite “dance, music, big hair and integration” films, Hairspray! This new release consists of two stamp sets: 1) Hair Hopper and 2) Permanently Punished; the Build A Stage die set; the Music Notes Background Stencil, and the coordinating Hair Hopper paper pack! Today's project is a card that features two of the stamps from Hair Hopper, the Hairspray Can Mini Album Die, and the Hair Hopper paper pack. 

The November release is available in the Scrappy Boy Stamps webstore.

Scrappy Boy Stamps products used:

• Hair Hopper stamps and outline dies
• Hairspray Can Mini Album Die
• Hair Hopper paper pack

Copic markers used:

Man

Skin: E04, E11, E21, E00

Cheeks: E93

Tongue: R22

Hair: E08, E07, YR14, YR12

Pants & Shoes: E47, E44, E42

Shirt: E43, E42, E41, E40

Bowtie: YR15, BG07, R27

Woman

Skin: E04, E11, E21, E00

Cheeks: E93

Tongue: R22

Hair: E08, E07, YR14, YR12

Orange: YR09, YR07, YR04, YR02

Pink: RV19, RV17, RV14, RV13, RV10

Yellow: YR24, Y19, Y15, Y11

Gray: C7, C5, C3

The background is ink smooshing with Distress Oxides in Squeezed Lemonade, Carved Pumpkin and Picked Raspberry.

Thank you for visiting today. I hope you give this card a try. Have a wonderful and creative day!