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25+ Cards with Recollections Cheeky Modern Pop

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Hello crafty friends! Today I have another 6x6 Paper Pad tutorial featuring Recollections. I love using 6x6 paper pads  because it is so easy to create a bunch of cards without using many extra supplies. I wanted to use one a paper pad that could be found at a big box store, in this case Michael's, because I know that some people prefer to shop there. For today's cards I used the Cheeky Modern pop 6x6 paper pad  and the coordinating stickers because I felt like they would be well suited to cards for teenagers I could easily whip up a bunch of cards for card drives like  Cards for Hospitalized Kids . If you want more info on donating card please check out my  Card Drive Resources  page. So today I'm using the Recollections Cheeky Modern Pop 6x6 paper pad   while making 25+ cards! To see it all in action check out the video. This post contains affiliate links. I cut most papers in the collection with my Kat Scrappiness Wonky Wavy Stitched Rectangles. I use th...

Coffee Lovers Blog Hop Spring/Summer 2018 featuring Kat Scrappiness

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Hello crafty friends! Today I'm here with a card for the Spring/Summer 2018 Coffee Lovers Blog Hop. I love these blog hops and have been participating for many years but today I'm playing along as a Kat Scrappiness design team member and sharing the latest coffee themed products released by Kat. Kat Scrappiness is a super sponsor and will be offering two $25 gift certificates and the coffee dies as a set. To create today's card I made the Kat Scrappiness Got Coffee die into a stamp by cutting it from fun foam twice and mounting the layers on a stamp block. I love stretching my dies to make them more useful and stamping them is a simple way to do that. I covered a background with Distress Oxide ink and then stamped the coffee sentiment all over the background in a darker brown Distress Oxide. Distress Oxide inks are perfect for these homemade foam stamps as they are a bit juicier than dye inks. I used my Distressed Edge Rectangles to cut out that panel. Then I cut the Sti...