You Rock!

Hello crafty friends, it's Kerstin here! Today I have a male card for you.

Every once in a while I need a card for a male recipient. A retro design without any critters is perfect for this occasion.

• the Vinyl record is heat embossed with black embossing powder and the middle part is colored with alcohol markers
• for the background I grabbed some of my favorite colors, cut small stripes of paper and glued them onto the card base
• I adhered the stamped Image with some foam tape
• finished the carddesign with a few notes and the sentiment from the Radio Rock stampset 

         
   




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Thanks for stopping by and happy crafting,
Kerstin

We dare you to create a smile : L is for ...

Hello everyone!

We are so happy that so many of you liked our latest challenge, so we are back with another one and as usual by playing along with our challenge you got the chance to win a 25€ gift card to Create a smile store

Here is the new challenge

Let's see what our fabulous team created and hopefully they will inspire you to play along 

Alexandra made this card using Vinyl Greetings stamp set  and Alphabet Sticker Seafoam 

Anita made this adorable card using Secret ingredient stamp set

Ashlea created this lovely card using Lovely critters stamp set

Cassie created this awesome card using To the moon stamp set

Elisa made this lovely card using To the moon stamp set  , Lettering Alphas CAPS stamp set , Lettering Alphas stamp set

Ildi made this adorable card using  Dress me up stamp set  , Cool cuts Tiny Sentiments  , Vinyl Greetings stamp set

Laurie made this cute card using From my nest stamp set  , Cool Cuts Speech bubbles , Heart Rays stencil

Mirella created this lovely card using Cling Ocean Waves stamp , Gull gang stamp set , Say what ?! stamp set

Make sure to check their projects and leave them some love. Now is your turned to be creative and we can't wait to see what you come up with .

Also please make sure to read the rules ( which are below ) before entering your  project

Thank you for stopping by! Till next time have a great day!

An InLinkz Link-up

Cheers!

Hello crafty friends, it's Kerstin here!

Today I have a male birthday card for you (attention: no cute critters involved).

Lately I needed a last minute male birthday card for a colleague. So no chance to use any cute critters on this card. Luckily some of the Create a Smile stamp sets are perfect for this occasion.

• stamp, heat emboss, color and fuzzy cut the vinyl record
• stamp and color the bottle from the message in a bottle (in this case I tried to color it like a beer bottle)
• create a background using one of the super cool stencils and distress oxide inks
• for a little more interest sprinkle some water and black ink on the finished background
• glue everything together with foam tape to add some dimension

If you want to be super quick look for precolored images from past coloring challenges.  I for example store these images in the bag of the stamp set.

               







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[VIDEO] Vinyl-Records in 3 Ways

Hello.. is it meee you loooking for? ;-)

Who else loves music? Sings all the time? No matter where ore when? Or is there even a karaoke-fan like me? hihihi...

So, now you know why I LOVE this stampset from Create a smile. Because its music :-)

I wanted to try out all the ways I can imagine to use this record-stamp... embossing, stamping. Ok, there a not sooo many ways.. but I put 3 of them for you together in one video.

Here you can watch the video in english






Here is the Video in Deutsch














Sometimes, when you have not enough time or mojo for coloring, just blend in with distress ink, as I did it for my Venylrecord-Player-"Arm" ;-)

Did you already went to the shop for the new release? Please hop THIS WAY :-)

Nothing Compares 2 You

Hi everyone and welcome back to our creative space! 

Raluca here with a brand new card showcasing the awesome "Vinyl Greetings" stamp set along with the "Music" cling stamp from the new Create a Smile Stamps release.

After last week's card I decided to create a similar card, using the same sketch, but easier to create than the last one.

* I die cut a white panel with the largest stitched rectangle die and mounted it on a bigger mint card base using craft foam.
* On the panel I stamped the "Music" cling stamp using different ink pads, so I would get like a rainbow effect.

* On a white piece of cardstock I stamped in dark grey the vinyl and stamped one of the sentiments from the set using a purple ink pad.

* I die cut it using a circle die and mounted it on the card.

* Glued a few clear sequins and my card was done.

Vinyl Greetings

Music

Cool Cuts Double Stitched Rectangles

Cool Cuts Postage Edge Circles

If you love Instagram like I do, you can follow Create A Smile using the name @createasmilestamps and if you have any questions about card making, techniques or products, if you want to share your creations with Create A Smile fans or if you want to participate in our monthly challenge join us on our Facebook group Create A Smile - Friends & Family :).

Have a lovely Tuesday!
Thanks for stopping by,
Raluca