HAPPY NATIONAL HOT COCOA DAY EVERYONE!!! We are celebrating this fun day with a collaboration blog hop.

We’re collaborating with Super Sponsor The Stamps of Life! This blog hop starts at The Stamps of Life blog!

And for this blog hop… I made 2 projects to share with you that I created using the hotchocolate2stamp set and Hot Chocolate Dies.

My first project is a hot cocoa hello card. I cut out the patterned paper with the mug die from the Hot Chocolate Dies. Then, I also cut the foam out of watercolor paper, colored it with Arteza Real Brush Pen and watercolor brush, then I added the glitter on it with glue adhesive.

I added the snowflake patterned paper on the card, and added some metallic silver watercolor paint on it and dried it. Then I cut out the frame with Double Stitched Rectangles Dies and added it on the card with permanent glue on top of the card.

I added the mug and foam on the card with 3D foam tape. I cut out the sentiment strip with Double Stitched Banner Dies, and I stamped the sentiment from the hotchocolate2stamp set with VersaFine Clair Pinecone ink pad.

My second project is the hot cocoa mug tag. I used the same stamp set and die set. I did the stamping, watercoloring, and die cutting the mug and spoon. I stamped the marshmallow on white cardstock and fussy cut them, I put them in a clear bag and tied it up with twine ribbon.

Here’s the full list of the blog hop where you can see lots of inspirations from both Stamp of Life team and Coffee Loving Cardmakers team. Not only you will be inspired, there are chances for you to win the giveaway by Leaving comments along the way! Commenting to be open from December 13 – December 20th with the winner to be posted on Saturday December 22 at 6 am pacific.

Stamps of Life

Vanessa Buzard

Katherine Cartwright

Leslie Capone

Coffee Loving Cardmaker

Amy Tsuruta –> You’re from here

Helen Gullett –> You’re Here

Dana Warren –> You’re Next Stop

Kathy Schweinfurth

Lisa Bzibziak

Laurel Seabrook

Katie Brooks

Thank you so much for stopping by my blog today! I hope you enjoy today’s project. Enjoy your hot chocolate all day long!!!

Hello everyone… I hope you all have a great start of this week. I have another mixed media Christmas card to share with you all today.

On my mixed media Christmas card, I used the Christmas Baubles #1 Layering Dies, Crazy Double Running Stitch Rectangle Nesting Dies, Homespun Christmas Stamp Set, Holly Background ARTplorations Stencil. And here’s what inspiration me to create for the CUTplorations December Challenge.

I used the watercolor ghosting technique with Holly Background ARTplorations Stencil to create the background. After that, I added some white paint splatters and dried it with craft heater. After that cut it with the medium size of the Crazy Double Running Stitch Rectangle Nesting Dies.

I cut out the ornament Christmas Baubles #1 Layering Dies using red cardstock and gold metallic cardstock. I stacked them together with dries-clear adhesive. I tied some of the baker’s twine on the ornament and added it on the card panel with 3D foam tape. I secured the twine behind the panel with tape, and I added the panel on the card with dries-clear adhesive permanent glue.

I stamped the sentiment from Homespun Christmas Stamp Set with VersaFine Clair Glamorous Ink Pad.

I drew lines to make the frame using Gold UniBall Gel Pen.

That’s my card for this challenge. I hope you all like it. And… it is your turn. When you create a project for this CUTplorations December Challenge and using one of STAMPlorations products on it, you also can link it up at their Never-Ending Anything Goes Challenge.

I also link it up at the Mixed Media December Challenge, that is now accept mixed media card!

If you don’t have any of STAMPlorations products, you can always grab the freebie digital stamp here to use on any of your projects. Or… if you would like to grab some of their products… you can use this code: STAMPGIRLHELEN to get 20% OFF discount on your order from STAMPlorations Store.

Thank you so much for stopping by my blog today! Have a wonderful season!

Hello everyone… It is the first Sunday of December and that means Advent Season has started. I hope you all have a blessed Advent journey this year.

I have a mixed media Christmas card to share with you all that I created with stencils and phrase word set from STAMPlorations.

On this mixed media Christmas card, I used: Christmas Tree 1 ARTplorations Stencil, Christmas Blessings Phrase Die, Crazy Double Running Stitch Rectangle Nesting Die.

I added some watercolor wash on a piece of watercolor paper, and then I added some of the Gold Screen Paint randomly on the paper with finger.

I mixed the Pine Needles Distress Crayon and some Shimmer Creative Medium, and then I added it on the card with the Christmas Tree 1 ARTplorations Stencil using palette knife.

Once the stenciled background dried, I added some white paint splatters on it.

I dried the panel with craft heater and cut it with the largest size of the Crazy Double Running Stitch Rectangle Nesting Die. I added it on the white card with dries-clear adhesive glue.

I cut out the Christmas Blessings Phrase Die with red cardstock and then I added it on the card with the dries-clear adhesive glue.

I hope you like this mixed media card and inspired to play along with the STAMPlorations Mixed Media December Challenge. And want an extra entry? When you use STAMPlorations product on your project, you can link it up also at the Never Ending Anything Goes Challenge. Have no STAMPlorations products yet? grab the freebie digital stamp here that you can use on your mixed media projects.

Before you go…

Enjoy the 20% OFF discount on all your order using this code: STAMPGIRLHELEN when you check out at STAMPlorations Store. And right now… there are gorgeous new stamps, dies, and stencils that you will love!

Thank you so much for stopping by my blog today. Have a wonderful season!