Happy Birthday Shaker Card

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Hi everyone! I recently made this super cute shaker card for my Mom’s Birthday! To make this card you either need the My Favorite Things Happy Birthday To You Die OR a Silhouette Cameo to make your own die!

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Products used ( Click the picture to purchase):




Sakura KOI MEDIUM WATERBRUSH Water Brush Watercolor #6 xqr-m
Simon Says Clear Stamps BIRTHDAY CELEBRATION SSS101538

Tsukineko VersaFine ONYX BLACK Ink Pad VF-82
Clearsnap Colorbox CLEAR Embossing Powder 10175

Simon Says Stamp BIG MOMMA FOAM TAPE ROLL Foam72

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New Lawn Fawn in Stock & 25% Off!

Did you know we have over SIXTY Lawn Fawn items in our store? That’s quite a bit!

We just posted some of their newest products for sale including the highly sought after Fairy Friends , Plan On It and Lovable Legends stamp sets! Plus, tons of new dies, inks, and paper.

After you add items to your cart, you will automatically get 25% off at checkout since the entire store is on sale right now!

Don’t wait until all the stamps you want are gone. Click here to get to the store. 

 

Turn Your Stamps into Die Cuts

As you know from my last blog post, I recently got a Silhouette Cameo 2 Electronic Die Cutting Machine. When I finally decided to purchase this machine after drooling over it for years, I told myself if I am going to dish out hundreds of dollars for another electronic die cutting machine I BETTER USE IT A LOT. Yes, I yelled it at myself in my head. I deserved the yelling though. Considering I spent $350.00 on the Sizzix Eclips when it first came out and I have a SLICE machine. I actually occasionally use the SLICE machine still just because it’s so small and convenient. Sizzix obviously realized they made a huge mistake with the Eclips machine because the cartridges that they used to sell for $40-60 each are now $5.00-6.00 on their website. I’d say that’s admitting you messed up. I didn’t purchase any cartridges and the only reason I bought the Eclips was because I knew I would also purchase the ECAL software (for $50.00 more) and make my own designs. Sizzix actually has an Eclips 2 now that’s specifically designed to be used only with a computer.  I suppose I could have just kept using my Eclips but I just did not like the software at all! So, after years of contemplation, I bought the Silhouette Cameo 2 and got a great bundle with a ton of extra stuff for only $250.00 and Silhouette doesn’t charge you for software (unless you want the designer edition). Now there’s a company that knows what they’re doing!

So, here’s a fair warning that a lot of my blog posts will likely include the use of the Silhouette Cameo 2 machine. However, I am sure a lot of what I am using it for could be achieved in other ways. Such as fussy cutting or using the dies that manufacturers make that you can run through a manual die cutting machine such as the Big Shot (which I still plan on using).

On to the real reason we are here! 

I was playing around with the Silhouette Cameo 2 and thought it would be sooooo cool if I could turn some of my stamps into die cuts!

It was easier than I expected and I am so happy with the results.

Here’s how you do it:

  1. Pick a stamp and stamp it in black on white cardstock. (I used Tim Holtz Flower Garden Stamp Set)
  2. Take a picture of the stamped images after mounting them on your PixScan Mat. 
  3. Import the Pixscan image and trace it. Don’t just trace the outside edge like you normally would. Trace the entire image.
  4. Cut out the images and assemble on a card.

    It’s as easy as that! I also cut out the outer edge so I had something to stack the inside of the flower on. I love how well this worked and it’s an awesome way to stretch your stamps.
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    Isn’t that just amazing!? If you have a Silhouette Cameo, I HIGHLY recommend getting a PixScan mat if you don’t already have one. It will greatly increase your creative abilities.

    All of the papers used on this card are Authentique and the stamped sentiment is by Avery Elle.

    That’s it for today. Thanks for stopping by!

Silhouette Cameo 2 Unboxing & First Cuts

Hi everyone! I hope you had an awesome New Year’s! I recently purchased a Silhouette Cameo 2 as a Christmas present to myself. I’ll be releasing videos using this awesome machine.

Here’s the first one:

If you want to purchase this bundle, just click here.

If you want to see these videos the second they are posted, make sure to subscribe to the Intoxicating Arts YouTube Channel! 

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Buy 1, get 1 at 35% Off! All Memory Box & Avery Elle!

Looking for a great deal on Christmas crafting supplies that isn’t last minute?

Well, it’s just a click away! Right now we have Buy one, get one 35% off on all of our Memory Box and Avery Elle products! That is a seriously awesome deal. It’s like getting 17.5% off each which is a bigger discount than we normally do! Plus, you can mix and match. You still qualify for the deal if you want one Avery Elle product and one Memory Box product. Isn’t that great?

Click here to see all of the great NEW RELEASE products that are discounted! 

We Now Carry Memory Box Dies!

I’m so excited to announce that Intoxicating Arts now carries Memory Box Dies!

We have some great winter dies that we just got posted for sale. We also have a couple stencils as well.

Click here to check out what’s for sale! 

Here’s a few of my favorites:

The Frostyville Border will add a touch of elegant class to any card

Just $11.70

The stitched snowflake circle frame can help you make some great shaker cards! The stitching adds a little something extra.

$18.90

The Sketch Shining Star would look amazing over a manger scene or with an angel!

Just $9.45

The Floral Confetti Stencil would also make some great snow!

$5.50

I’ll stop there or I’ll end up posting all of them . Check out all of the Memory Box Dies and Stencils we have for sale at Intoxicating Arts!

NEW LAWN FAWN IN STOCK – UP TO 15% OFF!

We have new Lawn Fawn products in stock and ready to ship tomorrow!

CLICK HERE TO SEE ALL OF THE LAWN FAWN PRODUCTS WE HAVE LISTED! 

For a limited time, you can save up to 15% off new Lawn Fawn Products!

Get 10% off all Lawn Fawn items with an MSRP over $5.00, plus an extra 5% off your entire order when you spend $50.00 or more.

As always, you get $5.00 flat rate shipping on all orders over $40.00.

We have stamps, dies, inks, twine, and papers ready to ship tomorrow for the big release!

Don’t delay! Halloween, Thanksgiving, Hanukkah and Christmas will be here before we know it. Get crafting now and be ready for the holidays!

To see all of the new Lawn Fawn products and to get inspired, visit the Lawn Fawn Blog. 

Here’s a look at some of the adorable projects the design team has made :

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I hope you’re inspired and excited for the new Lawn Fawn Releases! I know I am!!

Insane Sale on Lawn Fawn!

For a limited time, you can save up to 30% off Lawn Fawn Stamps and Dies!

As if that wasn’t good enough, we added FREE SHIPPING  to all Lawn Fawn Orders!

Why would we offer such insane prices you ask?! Well….we have NEW Lawn Fawn on the way! They will be released tomorrow, so you may want to wait to place your order so you can add some of the awesome new products to your cart too. To see what new products Lawn Fawn has to offer, check out their recent blog posts here. 

>>>To get to the SALE click here! <<<

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Shimmer Flight Halloween Card

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Angled without flash

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Angled with flash

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Close-up of moon area

This was one of those cards I made up as I went along. I really like how it came out, which was nice because it seems to be hit or miss with those types of cards. The background was done using 4 different smooch spritz colors. The moon was punched with a 1-1/2″ circle punch. The clouds and lightening bolt were cut on my eclips . The background paper is from a Martha Stewart mat pad. Various distress inks were used throughout. The moon was colored using Spectrum Noire markers. The lightening bolt was colored using one of the new metallic distress stains. The bird stamp and cityscape on the edge die are both Tim Holtz. If you need specifics or a tutorial on anything, just let me know!

Thanks for stopping by 🙂

Sunset Cemetery Halloween Card

I’ll have to be quick about this post but I want to cover some basics . The sunset idea was taken from Kristina Werner . She did it darker than this but the idea entirely came from watching her recent video. I originally did want to have a haunted house in the background and to have a fore and mid ground. However my brain has issues putting distances on a piece of paper so I scratched that plan. The On the Edge die that I used for the fence is called “iron gate” . The stamps are various studio g, fiskars, and inkadinkado stamps from this year and the past year. I used Spectrum Noire markers for some simple coloring. The labels die cuts are from a Spellbinders set. The far right headstone was made using ECAL and cut on my eClips . It was very easy to make, but if you’d like the svg file I’d be glad to send it. I’m not going to get into details but if you need to know the colors I used, what stamp is which company and etcetera , just ask me and I’ll be happy to tell you .

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