{Two Many Cards Video Series} featuring Gerda Steiner Designs + Giveaway!

Hi, everyone! Kalyn and I are back with our video series, Two Many Cards. If you missed our other videos in this series, check out the original post HERE, which explains how and why we're sharing our own unique take on the same products. 

Today, we're featuring On the Bookshelf by Gerda Steiner Designs! These stamps and dies are also sold separately at Ellen Hutson and Simon Says Stamp, and you can find those links below. There are a lot of sales going on this week so be sure to check 'em out!

This is one of my favourite sets by Gerda Steiner Designs. It has kitties, books, plants, a globe and a picture frame and, of course, a shelf that doubles as a desk and frame. Yes, really!

For my first card, I flipped the shelf and made it a desk for bookish kitty and her must-haves. All of the images were stamped with Archival Jet Black ink and watercoloured with distress inks. You can find all of the colours I used in the supply links below.

I love the simplicity of this first card, especially with the splattered glow anchoring the desk.

I went for a more artistic look for my second card. I also turned it into a shaker card by using the die for the desk as a frame.

My favourite part of this card is the repeating sentiment, which I stamped with the same distress inks I used to colour all of the images.

I filled the border with crystal from Studio Katia and retired sequins from Neat & Tangled. I've listed all of these supplies and substitutes below for your shopping convenience.

GIVEAWAY
We’re giving away one $15 gift certificate to the Gerda Steiner Designs shop. One lucky winner will be chosen randomly from my video or Kalyn’s video. You must be a subscriber to both our channels!

Be sure to leave some love for both of us to increase your chances of winning! Comments will close at 11:59pm EST on November 27, 2018 and the winner will be announced in the YouTube description for today's video before the next video goes live. Be sure to check back to see if you're the lucky winner!

Please head over to Kalyn's blog and YouTube channel to see her beautiful take on On the Bookshelf!

Thanks so much for stopping by!

Supplies:

Save the Crafty YouTuber Video Hop: Day 5

The Save the Crafty YouTuber Video Hop is a celebration of cardmaking video tutorials created by a group of talented crafters of all different styles and levels. We are coming together to give our viewers a chance to discover other amazing cardmakers and help reach monetization goals! All you have to do is watch, like the video, consider subscribing, comment and click the link in the video description below to hop to the next video. Let yourself be inspired!

Don’t forget to comment because we have tons of prizes to give away. Please indicate if you are located in the USA or International so that prizes can be awarded appropriately as some prizes (not all) have restrictions on them. Be sure to check back every day this week since there are five themed days of video hops. You never know when you'll discover your next favourite YouTuber!

Here are a few photos of the card featured in my video. I used the fun and adorable Coffeesaurus stamp set by Gerda Steiner Designs.

I heat embossed the coffee-loving T-Rex and used the mirror stamping technique to create a reflection in the water. He's inviting a friend to join him for coffee but he's also enjoying coffee with his reflection. ;)

I used distress inks to watercolour the panel and added gold crystals to symbolize prehistoric rocks on the shore. 

GIVEAWAYS:

I'm giving away the Coffeesaurus stamp set to one lucky winner and Gerda Steiner Designs is giving away a $15 gift certificate to their store! There are over 100 giveaways and every comment counts as a chance to win.

Please visit Justine Hovey's blog for a full list of participants. Thanks so much for hopping along with us!

Supplies:

Black Friday and Cyber Monday Deals!!

So many sales, so little time, right?! I know how you feel since I'm spending my day shopping online, too! I can't seem to decide where to shop so I'm going to do a little shopping at each of my favourite stores. LOL! I hope you find some great deals and, more importantly, have fun shopping! Simply click on each banner or the inspiration photos below each banner to head to the store. :)

Ellen Hutson LLC

Neat & Tangled

My Favorite Things

Simon Says Stamp

Altenew

Gerda Steiner Designs

Catherine Pooler Designs

Sunny Studio Stamps

Have an amazing weekend!

{Gerda Steiner Designs} Guest Designer | VIDEO | Go Wild!

I'm delighted to be sharing another video featuring the Go Wild! stamp set and coordinating dies by Gerda Steiner Designs. I squealed when I saw that jeep and safari guy/park ranger/archeologist. There's just so much you can do with them and I can imagine so many cards by mixing and matching this set with other sets from Gerda Steiner Designs.

I stamped and die cut three giraffes and watercoloured all of the images with distress inks. Then I used a lot of masking paper to mask off and sponge the background, which includes the sky, sun, grass and dirt road.

All of the images were heat embossed, which is my favourite way to stamp watercoloured images. I flicked water droplets on the sponged background and sprayed shimmer mist on the sun to add visual interest.

Thanks so much for stopping by!

Sources:

InLinkz.com