I thought I was done creating Halloween cards until on a whim I ordered our new Spooky Gnomes stamp and die set. I have seen so many adorable cards made using the Gnomes, but what I ordered the stamp set for was the spider web, cat, and bats on the set. I already had sketched out my card idea that included the house off another of our promotional stamp sets called Got Candy. This stamp set has been loved. We used it to make two of our cards earlier this month in class. You can find both cards in my recent post. I will use the Gnomes, but most likely on my Christmas cards. One of the figures I can already see as a Santa and the other a Candy Cane. We are starting to make our Christmas Cards in October. I sure hope this stamp set does not sell out before our class.
Close To My Heart now carry fourteen Distress Oxide Inks in our new 2020-21 Core Products book and I have been on a kick using them. Many of us already have the older distress inks in our craft room, but the Oxides are totally different that they are a dye ink combined with pigment ink which makes them stay wet longer and with the pigment added they blend wonderful. We used them in class last week and my ladies, who never used the inks before, their cards were absolutely beautiful. You do have to have patience using them, because you need a layer of ink on top of another layer of ink to get them to seamlessly blend. Just like when you use an alcohol marker. You have to have two to three layers of color for an amazing blend.
Well, I hope you enjoy my card. I loved making it and it turned out so much cuter than my sketch I made. Thank you for stopping by my blog. I am a Close To My Heart Maker (consultant) and if you have any questions or would like to place an order, I would be happy to assist you.
Happy Scrappin and card making! Cheryl
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