Elle's Studio: Sincere Sentiments Scrapbook Inspiration!

 

Hi Creative Friends! 

Welcome back for more Elle's Studio inspiration!

Today I'm shining the product spotlight on the gorgeous new Sincere Sentiments: Wonderful You collection - for scrapbooking! Yes, you read correctly! I am absolutely loving this new collection designed specifically for card makers but you know me, I can't resist demonstrating how versatile the Elle's Studio products are! 

Here's a look at my completed project...

"YOU shine so bright" - 12 x 12 inch scrapbook layout

Oh how sweet & fun! Sincere Sentiments: Wonderful You is definitely a scrapbook must-have! 

Elle's Studio Supplies: Sincere Sentiments Wonderful You Chipboard Banners, Sincere Sentiments Wonderful You Acetate Stickers, Gold Puffy Heart & Star Stickers, Cool Solids Paper Stack, Sincere Sentiments Wonderful You Stamp, Sincere Sentiments Wonderful You Metal Die, & Autumn Die Cuts.

Apart from the addition of the Autumn Die Cuts, my page was crafted entirely from the Sincere Sentiments Wonderful You collection! 

Here are a few of the key elements and techniques that I used to create this page:

1. Solid Paper Perfection!

Solid papers can seem a little plain if you're an avid pattern paper fan, but when used to highlight and draw attention they can be really effective! Try layering different colors together, and using strong geometric shapes to make them pop. I layered two of the Cool Solids Paper Stack blue papers together with a 1/4 inch trim, and cut the papers into rectangles and triangles. 

I also directed the solid paper triangles into my photo cluster for added impact. 

Simple, but so effective! 

2. Mix Up the Title! 

With such an awesome array of sentiments, phrases and titles in the Sincere Sentiments Wonderful You collection, mixing the title font, color and material is a great way to create interest on memory keeping pages!  You'll spy that I stamped & die cut the large outline 'YOU'  onto some cork for my title. This not only added interest to my title, but also some much needed warmth to my overall design. With warmth needed, I completed my title with the  Sincere Sentiments Wonderful You Chipboard Banner, 'shine so bright'. 

3. Get Inky With Journaling & Sub-Titles! 

The Sincere Sentiments Wonderful You Stamp has so many phrase combinations and heartfelt sentiment options! Stamping not only fills white space, it also adds a pop of color and detail to the background cardstock. I repeat stamped a few of the YOU stamps with a mix of story appropriate sentiments to make my journaling a feature of the layout rather than a block of text. Such a cool idea! 

4. Stick To It! 

When it comes to embellishing, nothing beats a good sticker (or 20!) Stickers add color, detail, interest and even more story telling to the page. I mixed the Sincere Sentiments Wonderful You Chipboard Banners, Acetate Stickers, & Gold Puffy Hearts for my sweet layout. To ensure attention was directed into my photos, I only adhered stickers around my photo cluster. Again, a really simple idea to maximizing the Sincere Sentiments Wonderful You collection for scrapbooking!

5. Repetition & Color Are Errrrrything! 

Repetition in design creates a more cohesive and seamless look. Use similar shapes, embellishments, patterns and or, colors to connect your page. You'll notice that I repeated hearts and florals within my color scheme. I know, I've mentioned this tip many times before, but nothing looks more classy than a beautiful color scheme! Choose colors that compliment your photo or story mood, and that play off each other well. The Solid Colors Paper Packs are loaded with beautiful colors to inspire you! 

I hope these top tips have given you some ideas on incorporating the 

Sincere Sentiments Wonderful You Collection 

into your scrapbook and memory keeping pages! 

Thanks so much for visiting, 

til next time, 

Happy Arty Days,

 Amanda xo 

Altenew Paint-A-Flower: Camellia Outline Stamp Set Release Blog Hop + Giveaway

 

Hi Altenew Friends & Crafters! 

Welcome to the Happy Arty Days blog! 

Amanda here, & I am so super happy to be joining Altenew for today's 

Paint-A-Flower: Camellia Outline Stamp Set Release 

Blog Hop + Giveaway!

If you've just arrived here from the amazing Erum Tasneem 's blog, then you're in the right place! If not, or you're a lil unsure of the blog hop order, here's the full list for you...

Start here --->   Altenew Card Blog

Erum Tasneem

You are here --->   Amanda Baldwin

Lilith Eeckels

Christine Pennington

Norine Borys

LauraJane

Nathalie DeSousa

Jessie Banks

Preeti Chandran

Terri Koszler

Mindy Eggen

Virginia Lu

Laura Volpes

Cheryl Espie

Tenia Nelson

Dana Joy

Emily Midgett

Tina Smith

Jenny Colacicco

Michelle Short

Seeka

Teresa Litchfield

Agnieszka Małyszek

Whoa! That's quite an amazing line up! Prepare yourselves for tons of inspiration, and truly beautiful projects with this gorgeous Paint-A-Flower release! 

Like always, Altenew has some amazing giveaways and promotions to share with you...

Like, $200 in total prizes!!!

Yes, you read correctly! $200 in total prizes!

To celebrate this release, Altenew is giving away a $50 gift certificate to 1 lucky winner and a $15 gift certificate to 10 winners! Please leave a comment on the Altenew Card Blog and/or each designer’s blog post on the blog hop list featured above by 01/28/2021 for a chance to win. Altenew will draw 11 random winners from the comments left on each stop of this blog hop and announce the winners on the Altenew Winners Page on 01/30/2021.

Good Luck!!!

Plus, don't miss this great Paint-A-Flower offer...

Join the Altenew Paint-A-Flower Monthly Subscription Plan & be guaranteed to receive the Altenew Monthly Paint-A-Flower releases at a specially discounted price! ($15.99 →$12.99)Yes!!! Save money and never suffer FOMO again! Join HERE

With the formalities taken care of, here's what I have crafted with this beautiful Camellia Stamp...

Swoon!!!! Painted flower perfection!

Oh my! How preeeeeetty! I.can't.even!!! 

This Paint-A-Flower: Camellia Outline Stamp Set is SO Beautiful!

Altenew Supplies:Paint-A-Flower: Camellia Outline Stamp Set, Watercolor 36 Pan Set, Permanent Black Crisp Ink, Celebrate Scrapbook Collection, Enamel Dots: Shades of Purple, Tropical Forest and Warm & Cozy, & Fine Liner Pen Set. 

I think it's no secret that I had so much fun stamping & painting these cards! 

Let's take a better look at them...

Oh aren't they just divine?!!

To keep them looking like a set, I've used the beautiful Celebrate Scrapbook papers for all three card bases, as well as sprinkled Enamel Dots for the embellishments.

Super pretty blooms and such encouraging sentiments - love it!

For these two cards, I simply stamped with the Permanent Black Crisp Ink and then painted with the Watercolor 36 Pan Set. Simple, and yet so effective! 

Beautiful!

But it's this card that really has my heart...

So.much.gorgeousness!

No line coloring for the win! 

To create this card, I stamped the Paint-A-Flower: Camellia Outline Stamp onto some scrap paper until the Permanent Black Crisp Ink was almost completely disappeared. I then stamped (with the barely visible ink) the Camellia image onto my card, and used it as a painting guide for my watercoloring. 

Here's a few close-ups for you...

Truly stunning!

So much beauty with the Paint-A-Flower: Camellia Outline Stamp Set! 

I hope my cards have inspired you today! 

Get yours HERE!

***Please remember to leave a comment on this post to enter the giveaway***

Time to send you hopping over to the awesome Lilith Eeckels's blog for more crafty inspiration!

Thanks so much for visiting, & for all your thoughtful comments -

 they really mean so much!

Best of luck with the giveaways!

til next time,

Happy Arty Days,

Amanda xo 

Altenew Mini Delight Polar Bear Instagram Hop

Hi Friends! 

Today I’m joining in on a fun Instagram Hop with Altenew to celebrate the release of

Altenew’s Mini Delight: Polar Bear Stamp & Die Set!

Isn't this the sweetest?! 

Did you know that Altenew have an exclusive Mini Delight Club? 

Never suffer FOMO again! This subscription saves you 20% off, too! #winning!

Join the Mini Delight Club HERE

This Mini Delight set is so super cute that I just had to create a couple of cards to share with you! 

Here's what I came up with....

Sigh! Such sweet cards!

Altenew Supplies: Mini Delight Polar Bear, Mountain Scene Stencil, Crisp Dye Inks, Ink Blending Tool-Small, 2 in 1 Precision Glue. 

Let's take a better look at each individual card...

Isn't this just divine?!

I know it's a Polar Bear set, but I really wanted to showcase how versatile this lil stamp and die set could be! I just adore the Great Outdoors vibes that this card evokes! Kinda has me dreaming of the Canadian Rockies!

You'll spy that I used the new Altenew Blending Tool with the Mountain Scene Stencil to create that awesome wilderness background. I also mixed the Crisp Dye Inks with a bit of water on an acrylic stamping block, and painted that very pretty skyline. Just gorgeous!

Beary sweet, indeed! 

The use of both light and dark Kraft cardstock really enhanced the warmer tones, and nature feels of this card! LOVE it!

My second card is more predictable, but just as lovely....

Winter Wonderland perfection! 

Aren't those Polar Bears errrrrything?!

To give a more Arctic feel, I created a very subtle Northern Lights sky using the Crisp Dye Inks and my watercolor brushes. I altered the Mountain Scene Stencil so that it appeared more like a glacier and frozen lake too. Simple, and yet so effective!

I think you'll agree that this really is the sweetest mini stamp & die set around! 

You can shop this amazing Mini Delight HERE

Looking for more inspiration, or wanting to join in on the prizes, giveaways & instagram hop fun?!

Start the Instagram hop over at @altenewllc

What are you waiting for? Gorgeous project inspiration and fun prizes await you!

Thanks so much for visiting!

til next time,

Happy Arty Days,

Amanda xo

Pinkfresh Studio & Altenew "Celebrate" Collaboration Blog Hop & Giveaway

Hi Friends! 

Welcome to the Happy Arty Days blog! 

I am so incredibly excited to be participating in today's fabulous 

Pinkfresh Studio & Altenew 

'Celebrate' Collaboration Blog Hop! 

It's no secret that I adore both of these amazing paper crafting companies, & I am so happy to be celebrating this milestone 6th birthday occasion with them! 

And talk about celebrating in style - 

the new Celebration collection is simply gorgeous!!!

SO beautiful!!!

To make this 6th birthday celebration even more momentus,

 there's a ton of giveaways happening too!

Pinkfresh Studio is giving away the full Celebration release on their blog

PLUS

Every blog you visit in this hop is also giving away either a Pinkfresh Studio, or Altenew Gift Card!!!

My blog has this fabulous Pinkfresh Studio giveaway....

 $15 Pinkfresh Studio Gift Card

YAY!!!

Giveaway Details

To enter the giveaways, be sure to leave a comment on every blog involved in the hop by July 8th, 2020 for a chance to win one of the fabulous prizes!
Winners will be chosen by Pinkfresh Studio at random from the comments left on the blogs listed in the hop. Winners will be announced on the Pinkfresh Studio GIVEAWAY PAGE. It is the entrants responsibilty to check that page & claim their prize within 2 weeks.

Goodluck!

And, as if that wasn't enough, Pinkfresh Studio are also offering the following special deal....

Awesome!

If you've just arrived here from the amazing Heather Hoffman's blog, then you're in the right place - if not, or you're a little unsure of the blog hop details please visit Pinkfresh Studio HERE to see the full hop list & get started!

Now, onto my pretty project....

"Hello, Love"

 

Sigh! SO pretty!!!

For the love of florals and pinks and all the pretty things - this collection is just divine!

Supplies Featured: Celebrate 12 x 12 Paper Pack, Celebrate Today Stamp Set, Celebrate Today Metal Die, Celebrate Ephemera Pack, Pinkfesh Studio Liquid Watercolors, Pinkfresh Studio Essentials: Jewels Mix.

Such a beautiful collection for documenting my darling daughter with! 

I instantly fell in love with pattern paper THIS STORY and knew I would have to fussy cut it! To make it even more amazing, it has a coordinating stamp & die set which I have also featured in my layout too!

The clear stamp is called Celebrate Today, & I inked mine in permanent black ink before hand coloring the florals with the following Pinkfresh Studio Liquid Watercolors: Candy Apple, Bubblegum, Clementine, Sunshine, & Key Lime. 

Such a beautiful stamp set! 

I am so happy with how these florals turned out - it's hard to pick which florals are mine and which are the manufactured die cut ephemera ones! LOVE it! 

I also couldn't resist that stunning floral pattern paper, PROGRESS. The repeat watercolor floral print works beautifully with my design, and of course those Celebrate Today stamped images! 

As well as the Celebration stamps and die cuts,  I also included some sewing machine stitching & those stunning Pinkfresh Studio: Essential Jewels for soft texture and interest. 

Celebration is such a beautiful collection! 

Please watch me create this lovely scrapbook layout in my process video below, or alternatively, you can watch in Full HD on my channel by clicking HERE.

Thanks so much for watching! 

Don't forget to leave a comment below to go in the draw to win that fabulous 

$15 Pinkfresh Studio Gift Card!

Time to send you hopping on over to the crazy talented, Jaycee Jaspar's blog HERE now! 

Thanks so much for stopping by, 

and Good Luck with the giveaways! 

til next time, 

Happy Arty Days, 

Amanda Baldwin

Technique Tuesday: February Memory Keepers & Fresh Cut Studio Inspiration!

Hi Friends! 

Welcome back for more Technique Tuesday inspiration!

This month's Memory Keepers & Fresh Cut Studio release is a really fun one! 

Emojis Stamp Set & coordinating Emojis Crafting Dies

How awesome are these?!! So.much.fun!!!

Here's what Technique Tuesday has to say about them....

"Emojis are a great way to communicate how you feel...without using words! With over 18 expressions, the Emojis stamp set with matching dies can add a bit of humor to your paper craft projects. With this emoji stamp and die bundle you can die cut a solid 1" circle and layer die cut emoji faces over it, or stamp an emoji face on it. You could custom stamp a background for a card or scrapbook layout with a variety of emoji faces, then add a few dimensional emoji die cuts to drive home the true feeling. Another fun use for these clear emoji stamps with dies would be to make a chore chart for your kids and let them glue pre-made emoji die cuts in the square each day...a smile for a job well done, a sad face when they forget, or a straight face for a job that needs more effort. You'll find so many ways to use these icons that are such a part of our daily lives!"

Clearly a super cute set to create cards with, but of course, I wanted to share how you could incorporate the Emojis Stamps & Crafting Dies into your memory keeping projects! 

Here's what I came up with....

"All Heart Eyes" 

Nawww!!! All the heart eyes, indeed!

Such a sweet traveler's notebook page documenting our darling doxie pup!

Here's a closer look for you....

You'll spy that I repeat stamped the 'smile' (semi circle) stamp to create my scallop trim on the top and bottom of my white cardstock. Such a super cool, alternative use of this stamp! 

I also stamped the 'This photo makes me' sentiment label in the same mint colored ink, and tucked it under my photo to create the appearance of a photo tab. 

I used the heart eyes Emojis Crafting Dies to embellish beneath my photo and add a playful element to my design!

SO cute 'n' fun!

Did you know you can become a Technique Tuesday Member? 

Click HERE for more information on membership benefits & discounts!

***You can shop the March Memory Keepers & Fresh Cut Studio products HERE***

I hope you enjoyed my project!

Thanks so much for visiting, 

til next time, 

Happy Arty Days, 

Amanda xo