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Hello! In today’s video I am showing you how to create sequin garlands. They look super fun and festive! 🙂

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I love when stamp companies have new releases. When I saw the new release from the German company Create A Smile, I was giddy. My favorite stamp set of the release is Eggstaordinary Egghunt. This stamp set includes adorable critters and matching sentiments. Perfect for spring themed cards! Next, I created a bokeh background using the Big Bang Confetti stamp set from Winnie & Walter.

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These sequin garlands look fun, don’t you think? The best part? They are very easy to create! Simply take a piece of white thread and adhere some sequins on top of it. You could use any type or color of sequin! I used different sizes of Sparkling Clear sequins from Pretty Pink Posh. They are my favorite because they match with every single color.

That’s it for today! Thanks so much for visiting! 🙂

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The winner of my birthday giveaway last week is Tracy Moloney. 🙂 Congratulations! Thanks everyone for leaving comments. They all made my birthday extra special.

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(Multiple shops are linked. Click SSS for Simon Says Stamp, PPP for Pretty Pink Posh, W&W for Winnie & Walter, EH for Ellen Hutson.)


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Happy Saturday everyone! 🙂 In today’s video I am showing you how to make a sequin shaker card using the new Sugar Rush stamp set from Winnie & Walter. Be sure to watch until the very end of my video, because there might be little giveaway.

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I started out by die cutting three circles using a die cut set from WPlus9. Next, I stamped bokeh dots using the Big Bang Confetti stamp set from Winnie & Walter. I love this stamp set so much. There are a lot of images included that you can use to create your own background. I used Lemon Yellow ink from Hero Arts and Cotton Candy ink from Simon Says Stamp. These colors look so pretty together. Can you tell I really like yellow lately? 😉

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After stamping the bokeh background, I created my shaker. On the inside of the sequin shaker, I stamped images and a greeting from the new Sugar Rush stamp set from Winnie & Walter. I think this stamp set is simply fabulous and it’s perfect for birthday cards. (Did you know Winnie & Walter used my input to create this stamp set? I asked for a stamp set with donuts and cupcakes and ta-da! This is what they came up with. Love it!)

I colored the images using Copic markers and paper pieced the cupcake wrapper with Dear Lizzy patterned paper. I filled up the sequin shaker with new seed beads from Pretty Pink Posh and the traditional sequins. What can I say…. I love sequins.

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It’s my 18th birthday this Monday (February 9th) so I decided to celebrate by giving away my new favorite stamp set from Winnie & Walter called Sugar Rush. Be sure to leave a comment on today’s VIDEO by Monday, February 9 at 11:59 p.m. EST for your chance to win. Winner will be announced shortly after. This giveaway is open internationally. Thank you Winnie & Walter for sponsoring this giveaway!

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(Multiple shops are linked. Click SSS for Simon Says Stamp, PPP for Pretty Pink Posh, W&W for Winnie & Walter, EH for Ellen Hutson, SCR for Scrobby.)

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Hello everyone! Today I am here with a blog post which is part of a surprise birthday blog hop for one of the owners of Winnie & Walter: Shay. She is such a lovely and hardworking lady so Julie and the Winnie & Walter DT decided to host a blog hop to surprise her!

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For today’s card, I used a lot of the new products from the January 2015 Release from Winnie & Walter. First, I stamped stripes using the new Scenery: Stripes stamp set. I used Hero Arts inks to stamp these solid and crisp lines. Love! Afterwards, I took one of my new favorite stamp sets from Winnie & Walter called The Party. I used that set to stamp the balloon with black ink. I really like how the balloon turned out. To give it an extra oomph, I adhered some Pretty Pink Posh sequins.

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After I finished the balloon and stripes, I used the new Sparkle stamp set. You’ll get this stamp set for free when you purchase at Winnie & Walter. There are some requirements, though. Here they are: your order must be placed through February 13 at 10 am CST time, your single order must total $35 or more before shipping and handling and taxes are applied. This offer is while supplies last. Don’t worry if you didn’t get the stamp set this time. It will be available for purchase later in 2015. 🙂 To finish off the card, I stamped a cute heart and star from the Sugar Rush stamp set.

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To make this blog post a little bit more personal, I recored a video message wishing Shay a happy birthday. By the way, I had to record this video about 10 times until I was a *bit* happy with how it turned out. Lol!

Thanks so much for stopping bye! Be sure to visit the Winnie & Walter blog for more inspiration. xo

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(Multiple shops are linked. Click W&W for Winnie & Walter, PPP for Pretty Pink Posh, SSS for Simon Says Stamp, EH for Ellen Hutson.)


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Hey everyone! Today I am here with a video showing you how to create a fast and colorful birthday card with new Winnie & Walter products. This video is also part of a video hop, hosted by Emily Leiphart, in honor to celebrate a milestone. More on that video hop later in this blog post…

For today’s bright and cheerful card, I used new stamps and sequins from Winnie & Walter.

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First, I stamped a quick and easy background using a new stamp set from Winnie & Walter called The Party. This stamp set is filled with so many tiny images that are perfect to use to create your own background. I used different Hero Arts inks to stamp these images. This time I decided to go for bright colors since this is a special occasion! 😉

Next, I created a frame because I wanted to make another sequin share. First I used a smaller rectangle die cut from the Large Stitched Rectangles die cut set from Lawn Fawn. Then, I used a larger frame from the Stitched Duo 2 die cut set from Pretty Pink Posh. I didn’t do actually die cutting using that die. Instead I did some embossing! It is an easy and quick technique. Here’s the recipe:

MULTI PURPOSE PLATFORM (NO TABS SHOWING) + GLASS PLATE PLATE + A MOUSE PAD OR PIECE OF RUBBER + YOUR PIECE OF PAPER WITH THE DIE CUT ON + GLASS PLATE. 

If you run it trough your Big Shot machine like so, you will end up with embossed lines!

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After I created the frame, I adhered a piece of acetate to create a shiny little box. Next, I used Fun Foam to create dimension. Before filling up the shaker, I stamped a cute scene using the Sugar Rush stamp set from Winnie & Walter along with the Sparkle stamp set (this is a free with purchase stamp set. Please check my video description of this video for details about that set.).

I adhered the piece of Fun Foam using Multi Medium Matte. This is a very strong adhesive which is perfect to adhere the foam. This time I filled up the shaker using an exclusive sequin mix for Winnie & Walter created by Pretty Pink Posh. These colors are absolutely lovely! 🙂

VIDEO HOP

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As I mentioned before, this video is part of a video hop hosted by my friend Emily Leiphart. She is celebrating 100 videos and 2500 subscribers! I served with Emily on the Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge DT and we have become friends ever since. Emily’s cards are always bright and playful. If you haven’t checked out her blog or YouTube channel yet, then you should definitely do that now! You will be very inspired by her work.

I am so happy to be part of this great video hop. Your next stop is the extremely talented Taheerah Atchia.

GIVEAWAY

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There are a bunch of giveaways today! Prizes include gift certificates from Ellen Hutson, Simon Says Stamp, Avery Elle, Lawn Fawn, Neat & Tangled, Newton’s Nook Designs, Paper Smooches and Winnie & Walter. For your chance to win, comment on the videos on YouTube. (Comments must be left by Monday, February 9 at 11:59 p.m. EST. Winners will be announced on Emily’s blog shortly after.) Good luck!

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(Multiple shops are linked. Click SSS for Simon Says Stamp, EH for Ellen Hutson, W&W for Winnie & Walter, PPP for Pretty Pink Posh.)