Stamp of Approval Blog Hop - Peace, Love & Joy

Hello! I'm so excited to be participating in today's Stamp of Approval Blog Hop.  Hopefully you've reached my blog by way of Kelly's blog. (To start at the beginning of the hop, please click HERE.) I've created a card using one of the stamp sets that's available in the upcoming Holiday Magic Collection, Winnie & Walter's Scenery: Holiday Trimmings.  It's really hard to tell in my pic, but I put my Minc machine to good use and foiled this super fun candy cane/peppermint-esque stripe! :)  

To create my card, I started by first stamping the striped image repeatedly on a piece of white CS in Versafine ink, leaving a space for the sentiment.  I then copied the image onto another piece of white CS using my copier, then ran it through my Minc with mint foil.  

Here's a better pic of the foiled image! Sooooo pretty!

Next, I stamped the scripty sentiment in Versafine ink before adhering the stamped layer to a medium gray card base.  To finish up, I embellished with clear sequins.  Easy peasy! :)

Just as a heads up, MOST of the products found in the Holiday Magic Collection won't be available to purchase separately until much later in 2016, including the Scenery: Holiday Trimmings set I've used on my card today.  To purchase the entire Stamp of Approval Holiday Magic Collection, please click HERE to sign up for the wait list. 

Want to be entered for your chance to win one of the Holiday Magic Collection boxes? All you need to do is leave a comment by Friday, noon EST to be entered for the prize. :) Two winners will be randomly picked from all the comments throughout the blog hop. Good luck! :)

Thanks so much for stopping by today, up next is Danielle's blog.  Also, here's the complete list of participants in today's hop in case you get lost along the way:

• Catherine Pooler
• Maureen Merritt
• Kristie Goulet
• Heather North
• Allison Cope
• Isha Gupta  
• Laurel Beard  
• Lisa Harrolle  
• Kay Miller
• Jessica Frost-Ballas
• Lydia Evans for Winnie and Walter
• Vanessa Menhorn for Winnie and Walter
• Kelly Griglione for Winnie and Walter
• Heather Pulvirenti for Winnie and Walter (Me!)
• Danielle Walls for Neat and Tangled
• Effie Cho for The Ton 

Have a great one!

Happy Halloween

Hello! I'm posting over on the Winnie & Walter blog today, but wanted to share my card here as well... I finally broke down and bought a Minc about a month ago, and it's so fun! If only I could figure out how to take photos that could capture just how pretty that shiny image really is! Lol :)

To create my card, I started with a piece of white paper and stamped the spiderweb image from Moonlight in Versafine Ink to create the background.  I then photocopied the design onto a piece of white CS, then ran it through my Minc machine with silver foil.  Next, I die cut three scallops using one of the border dies from the Goldie Trim Cutaways on black CS, then adhered them to the foiled CS layer.

I adhered the foiled layer to a piece of coral CS, then attached it to a light orange card base.  I stamped one of the sentiments from Moonlight onto coral CS in black ink, trimmed one end into a banner shape then adhered it to the card front with pop dots.  To finish up, I used the Big, Bold and Happy Cutaways on a piece of silver foil CS and adhered it to the card front before embellishing with light orange enamel dots.

Have a great one! :)