Nicole Martel: BLOG HOP

Friday, April 17, 2020

SPREAD JOY, NOT GERMS HOP

Welcome to the Spread Joy, Not Germs blog hop! You should be arriving from Joni Wilson's blog. If you get lost along the way, the entire blog list can be found on Catherine Pooler's Blog.

I've had a lot of spare time due to the Covid19 and got to thinking about all of those essential employees putting their lives at risk for us! I'm doing my part...staying inside. It's actually been nice being stuck inside the house. My house is clean, the closets are organized, the laundry is done, and I've done a lot of scrapping!

Be sure to hop along each blog and comment for your chance on winning lots of prizes from some fabulous companies!! The prizes will be randomly drawn from all the blogs and comments. Deadline to enter is April 24 for prizes. Winners will be announced on Monday, April 27 on Catherine and Alexandra's blogs.

Some prizes that are up for grabs include:

Trinity Stamps- $25 Gift Certificate
Catherine Poolers- $20 Gift Certificate on each of the Brand Ambassadors' blogs*
Heffy Doodler- $35 voucher for the store
Paper Sweeties- $50 Gift Certificate
Beacon-Product gift bag
CAS-ual Fridays- Win the new release- over $80 in value
Ink on 3- $35 Gift Certificate

These are just a few of the prizes... there are 31 sponsors!!!

I used Trinity Stamp's "A Crafter's Heart" stamp set to create my second card. I had fun with this one... I used Ink on 3's Artist Grade Fusion Inks to color the card. The colors are soooo pretty! Once the ink was completely dry, I used markers to color in some of the shapes.

For the Dust for you card, I used Catherine Pooler's inks (Lime Rickey andSomething Borrowed). I used a blending buddy to blend the colors onto the white cardstock. Then I stamped the bunny from Trinity Stamp's Dust Bunny Stamp Set on a scrap piece of paper, colored him using markers and cut him out to use for the card. After I stamped the "Dust for you" I felt the card still needed something else so I used the butterfly and grass from the Rhino Bird Stamp Set that is on sale and it's your last chance to grab it before it's gone! Lastly, I used the Rainbow Die Set to add a rainbow!

For my last card, I used Trinity Stamps' Love You Bunches Stamp Set and the Thank You Sentimini Stamp Set. I love this floral stamp set, it's been used quite a bit these past few months. I used my Altenew markers to color in the flowers. These are my favorite markers ever. I just love them.

Thanks so much for taking time out of your day to stop by today! I really appreciate it. Your next stop is Annie Collin's blog. Enjoy!

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Friday, January 24, 2020

TRINITY STAMPS WINTER RELEASE INSPIRATION BLOG HOP

Happy Friday friends and family! Welcome to Trinity Stamp's January Blog Hop. You should be arriving from Kelly Butler-Fusco's YouTube Channel! I am so excited to have this wonderful opportunity... I have enjoyed their stamps since they first opened their company! When you have time, go check out their shop! Until then, hop along and check out all of the wonderful new releases! There is something for everyone!

I was so excited to receive the Layered Heart- 6x6 Laser Cut 2-Piece Stencil Set! These stencils are great for creating colorful layers to your projects! For this layout, I used a few Blending Buddy Brushes, Stencils and ink pads to create two hearts to frame my photo!

Along with the Layered Heart 6x6 Laser Cut 2-Piece Stencil, you can purchase the Nested Hearts Stand Alone 4 Piece Die Set. I used the heart to cover the center of the heart so I could make the layers. This die set also coordinates with our Layered Heart stencil set and our 4x6 A crafters heart stamp set.

This layered heart stencil set contains 4 different size hearts that can be used individually or together. The three smaller hearts in the set contain an etched line for the next biggest heart to make it easy to line up each layer. Our layering stencils are etched with their partnering stencil's design to make it effortless to line up your stencil just right. Use them with glitter or stencil paste, trace with a pencil lightly and watercolor, or blend ink through the stencil with our Blending Buddy Brushes! The possibilities are endless with our stencils!

Also, new in the shop...we have Crafty Love-Mixed-Size Clay Heart Sprinkles. There is a variety of colors to chose from, perfect for all of your projects!

Here is a closer look at the stencils. Isn't it pretty!?

I used the 3x4 Senti-Mini Stamp Set to create the title at the bottom. LOVE the font with the heart.

The flowers were creating using the Spring Fling Florals Stamp Set. I simply colored an area of white cardstock with the markers, stamped the images over the ink and trimmed them out using scissors. I using this technique when I am low on certain embellishments. It works every time.

There is so much to see in today's hop lineup and of course prizes to be won! We will be giving away 3 prizes! 2 $15 gift certificates and 1 $25 gift certificate. Just comment on all of the stops today to be entered to win. Comments are due by 2/7/2020 11:59 PST. Winners will be announced on 2/10/2020 on the Trinity Stamps Blog.

Thank you so much for joining us today! Don't forget to hop along to check out the amazing inspiration using our products by these wonderful designers! Your next stop is Shanna Slater's blog! Here is today's lineup:

Christine Burillo-Kirch