Bubble Tea Blog Hop!

It's always fun when you learn something new while crafting. Like the fact that today is National Bubble Tea Day! And the tribe at Trinity Stamps is celebrating with a Collaboration Blog Hop with some of our favorite gals from Coffee Loving Cardmakers and a $25 gift card to be given away! Did you come from Emily's blog? You're right in line. Otherwise, start HERE. Read on!

If you haven't yet purchased the Coffee With Character, matching dies, and Caffeinated Sentiments sets from Trinity Stamps, you really must. On the hop today, you will see oodles of amazing things you can do with these sets. So many possibilities! PLUS, there will be a few little sneak peaks of some new product! 

I chose a traditional route today with my card, and paired my images with some cute paper from Doodlebug Designs. I stamped my images on Hammermill 100 lb. cardstock using Altenew's Jet Black ink. Copic markers were used to color the cup. The straw die was cut from some glitter cardstock by The Paper Studio. Isn't it cute?

I stamped part of my sentiment on the Doodlebug patterned paper and cut it out in random shapes for fun. The cup is popped up with foam tape. I wrapped some white mini ric rac around one of the panels, and added a felt heart, which matched perfectly! 

Oh - we can't forget about the Tapioca pearls! Those were made with the end of my stylus dipped in a coordinating dye ink color.

Now how about a FREEBIE? Check out this adorable limited edition digital stamp! Yay! 

Trinity Stamps will offer it to everyone for download through the month of May. But you have to head over to the Trinity blog to do it. So don't forget that. First though, take a look at the hop lineup for today, and join in! 

One reader will be randomly selected to receive a $25 Trinity Gift Card. Leave your comments on all of the participating blogs by Wednesday, May 8th at 11:59 pm Pacific, then look for the winner announcement on the Coffeelovers blog the following week (link below). Thanks for stopping by, and have fun! NEXT UP: EMELIE.

Trinity Stamps- https://blog.trinitystamps.com/?p=2890

Jeannie Lieu- https://urlzs.com/mVJN

Shanna Slater- https://urlzs.com/7Y71

Erica Andersson-Burke- https://urlzs.com/uKha

Donna Lewis- https://urlzs.com/beKf

Christine Burillo-Kirch- https://urlzs.com/Dnjv

Courtney Kreeber- https://urlzs.com/ot6a

Emily Mydlowski- https://urlzs.com/1nta

Judy Rozema- https://urlzs.com/eN9H

Emelie Hessler- https://urlzs.com/s8RV

Amy Brown- https://britedesignsbyamy.wordpress.com/ 

Katie Brooks- https://urlzs.com/WrK9

Coffee Loving Cardmaker’s blog http://coffeelovingcardmakers.com/10334

Kerry Urbatch http://bit.ly/2IAdzVw

Erin Thiem  http://bit.ly/2GkYljC

Lisa Bzibziak  http://bit.ly/2ZnRO0l

Kathy Schweinfurth http://bit.ly/2XCUaXv

Helen Gullett  https://helengullett.com/?p=17215

Dana Warren  http://bit.ly/2XGNgAE

Amy Tsuruta http://bit.ly/2ZtaY5g

Freshly Made Sketches #385

It's Wednesday and time for a new sketch at Freshly Made Sketches! Kim is our hostess this week. Be sure to visit the FMS blog to see her card, as well as the rest of the team's! 

I am using one of the new releases from Picket Fence Studios today: Pretty Birds. You save 20% when you purchase the bundle!

My background side panel was made using acrylic paints, stencils, and my Gel Press. I watercolored the bird with Kuretake paints to match, and then cut it out with the matching die. I cut an additional die out in black to back the bird and separate the colors. The birds have so many color possibilities!

  

Our challenge is open until 3 PM EDT on Monday! Click on the links on the FMS blog by each photo to see what my teammates have created!

"Clean Up" Background

Hello friends! I know many of you have tried monoprinting using a Gel Press, or similar tool. It's tons of fun to make beautiful prints. But -- inbetween those prints, what do you do with your brayer?

Don't clean it with water just yet! Run in on a piece of cardstock set to the side (I use Georgia Pacific White for these). Every time you add new color and need to clean, just roll it on cardstock right over the top of the previous color. And then save those pieces for just the right occasion. It may take awhile, but you'll know when you see it!

I'm using a new release today called BFF GIRL KATE with a sentiment from YOU GOT THIS. The background is one of my "brayer cleaning papers" from monoprints with acrylic paints. The gold squares are negative die pieces from a card I made recently with glitter cardstock. Just kind of a crazy idea to stick them on there, but they were on my desk, and I thought, Why not? So I painted her shoes and bag buckle with Gold Nuvo Glitter Pen to match! 

A little mixed media love! She looks pretty hip, don't you think?

Don't miss out on the 20% savings when you buy the BUNDLE - stamp and die together!

Challenges:

• Crafty Sentiment Designs -  Anything Goes
• Lemon Shortbread - #92 - Always Anything Goes (Week 1)
• A Inky Mess - #29 - Anything Mixed Media Goes

Freshly Made Sketches #384

It's Wednesday and time for a new sketch at Freshly Made Sketches! Linda is our hostess this week. Be sure to visit the FMS blog to see her card, as well as the rest of the team's!

I am using a brand new release from Picket Fence Studios today:

Part of the Den. You save 20% when you purchase the bundle!

I wish I had done something totally different for the two strips down the side, but once you stick it on with Scor-Tape, it's a done deal! The pink paper I chose has subtle hearts on it. 

Lots of fun sentiments in this stamp set and a pair of separate wolves for all sorts of fun designs! Check out my post HERE for a Picket Fence Studios Giveaway!

Our challenge is open until 3 PM EDT on Monday! Click on the links on the FMS blog by each photo to see what my teammates have created!