Save the Crafty YouTuber Video Hop feat. Concord & 9th + Giveaways!

Welcome to the 4th Save the Crafty YouTuber Video Hop! I'm so honoured to be participating in this event, organized by the fabulous Justine Hovey, and you can find all the details on her blog HERE.

I'm featuring Concord & 9th stamps and dies in my video. I was looking through my stash for cards to send out and I came across the ones I made while I was a guest designer and two of the cards, in particular, inspired me to create these cards.

I pulled the recently retired Hi There Bear bundle and combined it with a well-loved Gingham Background and the Lots to Say mini stamp set.

I stamped a custom version of the Gingham Background in three shades of purple - Soft Lilac, Lavender Fields and Deep Iris. I cut up the stamped background into 2/8" and 5/8" strips and adhered them to the card.

I also added a strip of pearl glitter cardstock from the Neutrals Glitter Paper Pack. I also used a sparkle pen to add shimmer to the green bow ties and both the bouquet and cotton candy.

I stamped the panda details as well as the grey sentiments with Cloudy Night. I used three shades of green - Bamboo, Parrot and Olive - to create the scripted ombre sentiments, as well as the grass.

With the exception of the panda outline, which was stamped in Gina K Designs obsidian amalgam ink, I used all Altenew ink pads and you can find the colours listed in the supply links below.

There are so many prizes to be won. Some video artists are giving away a specific prize but our sponsors are giving away prizes to anyone who comments. The more love you leave, the higher your chances of winning! Comments close on April 5, 2020 and winners will be announced on Justine's blog and YouTube channel on April 10, 2020.

Thanks so much for hopping with us!

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{Save the Crafty YouTuber Video Hop} featuring Paper Smooches with Store Coupon + Giveaways!

Welcome to the 3rd Save the Crafty YouTuber Video Hop! I'm so honoured to be participating in this event, organized by the fabulous Justine Hovey, and you can find all the details on her blog HERE.

I'm featuring many Paper Smooches stamps and dies in my video and I'm sharing a shop coupon, which appears twice in my video, so be sure to watch carefully and have a pen ready to write that down that coupon code for a wonderful discount!

I made four cards with the Splash stamp set and Splash Icons, and I managed every image in the set except the whale's tail. It could also be used as a mermaid's tail, if you wanted to get creative. ;)

The other die set featured across all four cards is the Water Dies, which is an absolute must-have  since it can be used as water, grass, sand and even party streamers! On my first card, featuring the beaver, I used it to cut windows for a shaker element.

I use the ink blended Water Dies cut from the beaver card on the shark card, as additional waves. I love the layered look of the coordinating die cuts, which adds even more depth to the water.

The top edge of both the beaver and shark water panels were cut with one of the Waves Dies. This has been one of my go-to sets for years. The sentiment on the shark card is from the Super stamp set.

The next technique I used on the duck card was to dry emboss with the Water Dies. This worked out perfectly since I ink blended a single panel with a sky-to-sea transition.

The glittery white Curly Clouds were a perfect balance to the dry embossed waves. The sentiment on this card is from the Group Hugs stamp set, another one of my well-loved sentiment sets.

On my otter card, I added several glittery white die cuts to the panel. I also used one of the dies to create a slit in the panel so I could tuck the 'beaver's paws' behind the wave. It's holding a clam shell from the Summer Lovin stamp set.

As always, all of the detailed instructions are on the video, and all of the supplies I used on these cards are in the supply links below. Don't forget to use the Paper Smooches shop coupon that appears in my video. The coupon code is valid for the duration of this video hop.

There are so many prizes to be won. Some video artists are giving away a specific prize but our sponsors are giving away prizes to anyone who comments. The more love you leave, the higher your chances of winning!

Thanks so much for hopping with us!

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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!

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