Altenew Vintage Flowers

One of my favorite Altenew stamp and die sets is Vintage Flowers. This stamp set is uber versatile. It contains images for the classically beautiful rose as well as other flowers and leaves in style and size. Can you believe there are 43 stamps in this set?

Here are a couple of cards I made quickly with the Vintage Flowers stamp set. I found this set very easy to layer and create images with depth and dimension.

Supplies:  Altenew (Painted Butterflies, Vintage Flowers stamp and die, dye inks); pattern paper (source unknown); gems on a roll (previous Scrap Shotz monthly kit)

And another card using the Vintage Flowers stamp set with different dye inks from Altenew.

I absolutely adore this set!

The Amazing Wonders of Stick It

Have you ever felt frustrated because your adhesive is oozing around your delicate die cuts? That you struggle to tack down your filigree die cut? That you made a mess in your craft space as you glittered, foiled or embossed a filigree die cut?  

Well consider using Stick It! This relatively new product is absolutely fantastic. The adhesive is wafer thin and when sandwiched with cardstock and a die, it passes easily through your die cut machine. 

Check out the cards below. This Taylored Expressions Holly die was cut from a Stick It-cardstock sandwich and then glittered using Glitter Ritz. 

Again, using a Taylored Expressions die, all the intricate pieces were adhered securely to the card background. Once the Stick It - cardstock combination was die cut, I removed the release paper and adhered my die cut easily to the background.

Using Wplus9 snowflake dies that Sandy specially ordered for me, I used the Heidi Swapp Minc to foil the snowflakes and the Happy sentiment. The foiled finish was smooth and even - no bubbles.

Just to provide you with a frame of reference, I cut 60 of the Believe dies from the large package of Stick It. The die cuts were then foiled and adhered to the card background.

I hope you love the Stick It as much as I do!

Altenew: Painted Butterflies

Another wonderful layered stamp set from Altenew is Painted Butterflies. This set is also very forgiving if you are new to the layered stamps world. As well, this stamp set is like a LBD (little black dress) in that it is a staple in your stamp stash and can be dressed up or dressed down depending on the occasion. The butterflies can be glittered, sequined or layered with another stamped butterfly image from the set. (Pssst the dies are available for this stamp set - just contact Sandy directly.) Most of the Altenew stamp sets come with several sentiments that can be used for a variety of cards and layouts.

Supplies: Altenew (Painted Butterflies); Tim Holtz (distress inks)

Supplies: Wplus9 (Thanks sentiment); Altenew (Painted Butterflies); Tim Holtz (distress inks); Memento black ink

What do you think of this wonderful stamp set?

Altenew Wild Hibiscus

2015 was definitely a year of amazing stamps!  Check out Altenew's Wild Hibiscus stamp below. Both cards were inspired by pinterest artists :-) What I love about this stamp is its ease of use. If you are new to layered stamping, this is a great stamp to start with. This stamp pairs with almost any sentiment too!! (The sentiment below is from Altenew's Painted Butterflies.)

Supplies: Tim Holtz metallics cardstock; Altenew (Wild Hibiscus stamp, inks, Painted Butterflies); Wow white embossing powder

Supplies: Tim Holtz metallics cardstock; Altenew (Wild Hibiscus stamp, inks, Painted Butterflies); Wow white embossing powder; WRMK Next Level embossing folder (Woven)

Supplies: Tim Holtz metallics cardstock; Altenew (Wild Hibiscus stamp, inks, Painted Butterflies); Wow white embossing powder; WRMK Next Level  (Gemstone)

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Taylored Expressions: Party Banner Cutting Plate

Recently I was organizing my impressive set of dies and found an oldie but goodie! Yes, that is the Taylored Expressions Party Banner Cutting Plate. As with all Taylored Expressions products, the quality is excellent. I have used this cutting plate to die cut starched thin muslin, thick textured cardstock and pattern papers.

Additionally, this die is extremely versatile. Below is a birthday card. Rather than have a single coloured background, I decided to use all my bright cardstock off-cuts to create different coloured banners for the background. Then I added a stamped Taylored Expressions Happy Birthday image to the front. The black background makes everything pop! Very easy!

However, I have also used this die to create Anniversary, Celebrate, New Years and Congratulations cards. Wouldn't this be cute as a baby announcement card? Yes, this is a well loved die and continues to be used often. I even cut extra banners to accent my layouts!

What do you think of this Taylored Expressions die???

Fabulous Finds: WRMK Next Generation Embossing Folders

I love embossing. Why? It's easy, quick and consistently produces beautiful results. As well, I am a tactile person so I love feeling the unique textures created by the embossing folders on my finger tips. These Next Level embossing folders by WRMK have literally flown off Sandy's shelves. Currently, the Dotted, Quilted and Wave embossing folder packages can be found in the store - don't delay!

The embossing folders used for the card samples below are Woven,  Gem, Geometric and Woven, respectively. The cards were created using Jennifer McGuire's 3D Faux Metal technique. Other supplies used are Tim Holtz Distress inks, Finnabair Mica Powder, Ranger Perfect Pearls, Quietfire Dies and Heidi Swapp Minc.

Give these fabulous embossing folders a try soon!

Wishing Everyone a Happy New Year!

From everyone at Scrap Shotz, we wish you a very Happy New Year! Hope that 2016 is filled with joy, peace and lots of scrapping and card making time!

Supplies:  Bazzill (cardstock); WRMK (Next Generation embossing folder); Quietfire Dies; Tim Holtz (distress inks); Heidi Swapp (foil)

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