giveaway... good and bad news

Hello Friends, How are you today? Did you have a relaxing weekend? Any time to get crafty? I had a nice chunk of time to play with Simon Says Stamps April Card Kit. The bad news is that April's card kit is SOLD OUT! I know that Simon tries really hard to not let that happen but, sometimes it's hard to prevent. If you have fallen in love with the kits you can register to get them at a mere $19.95 and a kit will be reserved just for you. It also gives Simon a heads up on how much to order AND you can opt out of the subscription... pretty sweet deal! I hear that May's card kit is going to rock your socks so keep that in mind. :)
THE GOOD NEWS IS I HAVE APRILS SOLD OUT CARD KIT TO GIVEAWAY! Just leave me a comment and tell me if you have ever used a card kit or not. I'll select a random winner on the 17th of April but, you must check back with me. If I don't hear from you I will pick another winner ( I will give the winner five days to contact me. If you have a card kit Simon will credit you for the value of the kit. )

I loved all the prints and colors in this "Fancy Pants, Park Bench" 6x6 paper pad. This fun die cut called, "Full Card Bubbles" has been dubbed by a few friends as the swiss cheese die..lol.  In case you missed it... I colored inside the bubbles for the Simon Says blog hop here. As you can see it's a pretty versatile die cut and love how it's fills a card.

I filled the centers of the bubbles/circles with smallers ones and randomly placed them. If I filled them all it would have been to much. The yummy bow was a hit at a card making retreat I was just at. After die cutting mine I covered the bow with Glossy Accents. (stay tuned for two more cards using the "Perfect Bow" die but, NOT as a single bow as you see today)

When a card comes together it's always fun to make another one. The scale of this sentiment is perfect for a window card. The stamp set that was in the card kit is still available to purchase .... just an F.YI. :)

If you have questions about the card please email me. The center of the bow on this card was replaced with a dot left over from the die cut. Stay tuned ... I have some Penny Black stamps to giveaway on Friday! Have a great week! Hugs, Kathy

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Hello Sweet Friends,How are you? I am happy to bring you two cards that are being featured on The Penny Black Blog today. The card on the right is the more simple version of my first card using this brushstroke background stamp from Penny Black. For the card on the left I stamped the "Hearts All Over" with StazOn Teal Blue on white card-stock. I added more color to the hearts by coloring them with Copic markers.

Five coats of Glossy Accents we applied to four of the hearts (after coloring all of the hearts). You must wait for each coat to dry completely before adding the next layer so plan ahead :) 
When you are satisfied with your hearts dimension add a final layer of Crackle Accents.
I hope you get a chance to try this. The dimension is so cool with the multi layers. 

The background sentiment is from this transparent set & was stamped with this ink, then embossed with Clear Embossing powder. (The idea was for the words on the background card stock to be shinny like the hearts on the front.) 

Using a spellbinder circle I die cut a hole on scrap paper that fit my card base. Stamp on top of the open area with this ink centering one of the hearts in the open area. After the ink dries color the center heart and the area around the heart. Apply Crackle Accents to the heart and let dry. (On this card I skipped the multi layers so it was super fast to create.) Don't forget to stamp your sentiment with the teal ink. 

I was tempted to rub the hearts with some red ink to stain the cracks but, didn't want to make them to prominent. I hope you are enjoying seeing two cards on each post and I say it all the time but, I mean it each time too. Thanks so much for your visit. Hugs, Kathy

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