Day 3: Blue Knight Rubber Stamps Week , a GIVEAWAY and a Video Tutorial

Hello my crafty friends!

Welcome to Day 3 of Blue Knight Rubber Stamps & GIVEAWAY Week, 

here at my blog!

The week is passing quickly....
and I'm having a great time creating cards with so many terrific stamps!
I hope that you've been enjoying this special week as well.

Today I'm sharing 2 cards...(and a speedy video tutorial)
Both cards are happy...cheerful..fun and bright 

and have lots of little details that make each one pop and sparkle and shine.

I've got lots to share today...
So I am going to jump right in...

and start the sharing!

Today's card were created with some great Blue Knight Rubber Stamps sets...

The first card was created with

the You & Me stamp set

  

and the second card...the shaker card...was created with the following stamp sets...
I'll Never Stop Believing (left).....and....Best Wishes (right)

        

The first card that I'm sharing today

was created with the You & Me stamp set.
and...it's also the card featured in this video tutorial.

I just love this large stamp

and the pairings of so many recognizable duos!
I, myself, am an Ethel...to 3 of my dearest red headed Lucy friends

with whom I have been known to get into many antics with since childhood!
(What are the chances that my 3 closest dearest lifelong childhood friends would all have red hair!)
This being said...it makes sense that I would opt to create a Lucy & Ethel card!

The video that I've shared above will show you how to create this window card

with a dynamic duo of your choice being the highlighted name.
I think that this stamp is so clever and versatile.
I'm so glad that I've added it to my stamp-stash.

I hand cut a small glittery arrow as an embellishment...

...and added the You & Me sentiment to the inside of the card.

You'll be amazed at how easy it was to create this card...

So be sure to check out the video (above)

After Lucy and Ethel were complete...
I created another a bright shimmery  card.

I have to say that I am NOT a big shaker card person...
BUT...I made a shaker card!
I started out by creating a foiled mat layer with

the start pattern from

Gina K's Foil Mates Stars and Stripes Background foil-able elements.
I chose a rainbow foil...so the foiled stars have lots of varied color.
I chose bright pink and black card stock colors for matting.
I used my MISTI stamping tool and Gina K's AMALGAM INK to stamp the image.
(My new favorite ink for silhouette stamping

because it gives a nice solid jet black image)
Once the image was stamped..
I die cut it with a stitched rectangle die

and matted it with black card stock.

Next...I created the shaker pouch by adding sequins to the pouch and sealing it.
(I used a cello-envelope for the shaker pouch)
I die cut a rectangle "window" in the center of the foiled piece

and used fun foam to position the foiled star piece.
I also stamped the sentiment and created  quadruple matting for the sentiment

with foiled pieces and card stock pieces.

This was a fun card to create!
I'm so glad that I created a shaker card ...

The first, for me...in a very long long time.

And now..
it's time to remind you about the giveaway.

If you have a USA address...

just leave a comment below to be "in" on the giveaway.
2 Winners will be chosen and announced here at the blog on Saturday
Winner #1 will have the opportunity to choose one of the silhouette stamps on the left...
and winner #2 will have the opportunity to choose one of the stamps on the right
(Mark and Salem...or Tracie and Bailey)
**You'll have an entry to each comment that you post 

each day during Blue Knight Rubber Stamps Week....

There's still time to visit prior blog posts and to post a comment.
       

Thanks a bunch for visiting today my crafty and creative friends!

I hope that you've found a little bit of inspiration here at my blog today!
See you tomorrow for Day #4 of Blue Knight Rubber Stamps Week!
Michelle.