Hens' Den layout - featuring KaiserCraft 75cents

Head on over to The Hens' Den blog to see my second layout for April featuring KaiserCraft's 75cents Collection!  This is such a fantastic line - I love the colors!!

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MSB - have a great day card!

Today I have a card on the myStamp Box blog featuring these stamp sets!

I wanted this card to be fun and whimsical to brighten someone’s day so along with a bright color combo I mixed three myStamp Box stamp sets:  Pixel Perfect Set, Striped Stems Set and Mention It Set.  I cut out both the tape and flower stamped images and to add additional layers I used pop dots under the flower.

New Layout on the Hens' Den Blog!

Wowza - the new KaiserCraft 75cent collection is amazing!!  You can find it here in The Hens' Den Store!  To see the full layout head on over The Hens' Den blog!

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~Carolyn

You're so sweet card featuring myStamp Box

Today my card features two myStamp Box stamp sets - Funky Flowers set and Mention It set.  Last week I was cleaning out my scrap papers and I had all of these papers cut so I stamped on the die cut circles to give them a little bit of a pattern and added the dragonfly stamp on the card background.

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~Carolyn

Hen's Den Blog Feature today!

I have a layout on The Hen's Den blog today featuring the fantastic timeless Prima Engraver Line!  Head on over to check it out!

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~Carolyn

thanks mSB Card

Today I have a simple springy thanks card to share with you that features myStampBox stamps!

Featured set:
myStamp Box Funky Flowers Stamp Set

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~Carolyn

New Card on the mSB Blog TODAY!

Head on over to the myStampBox blog to check out my latest card featuring myStamp Box stamps!

I love so many things about this card!!

Stamp sets featured:
myStamp Box Funky Flowers
myStamp Box Graphic Borders

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~Carolyn

Hi Friend mSB Card

Hi Friend is a great boy card for my son to send to his pal that moved away last year - I had fun repeating the circle 'hi' myStamp Box stamp.  These circle sentiments are so much fun!!
I love that you can mix and match the sentiments in this set to create your own sayings!

myStamp Box Lots of Dots - Sentiments stamp set

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~Carolyn

Featuring Prima's Engraver Collection!!

It's March & the new CHA goodies are in stock at The Hens' Den!!  This month I received Prima's Engraver Collection to play with - and WOW it's awesome!!  I knew the vintage feel of the line would be perfect for our stay at The Stanley Hotel last fall!

Here is a peek of my two page layout, but you have to head over to The Hens' Den Blog to see the rest of it!

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~Carolyn

Sketches, sketches & more sketches!

This month over at My Scraps and More they are having a birthday sketch-a-thon!  I am really hoping to play along to use up my stash!

Sketch 1 and also must use two different alphas on your page:

My take:

Sketch 2 with two sets of two of something:

My take:

Thanks for stoppin' by & check back through out the month to check out my progress with the sketch-a-thon!

~Carolyn

myStamp Box Card inspired by Creative Jumpstart

Today the myStamp Box Design Team is featuring projects inspired by the Creative Jumpstart Videos - go check out all of the fantastic projects on the myStamp Box Blog!!

I didn't use inspiration from just one video, I went for the art journaling look with inky layering using stamps and stencils with Distress inks and Glimmer Mist Spray - I LOVE how this card turned out!!

I could not find any of my stencils so I used the negative space from some older Scenic Route chipboard - I knew I saved it for something fun! :)

My card features:
myStamp Box Graphic Borders Stamp Set
myStamp Box Seal It! Stamp Set

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~Carolyn

mSB 'it's your b-day" card

Here is a fun little card I made using Distress Inks and myStamp Box Stamps!

Stamp sets used:

Graphic Boders - I LOVE this set!! I didn't even know I wanted this set but now I cannot put it away!  

Seal It - A fun go-to set!

Mention It - Love all of the sentiments you get in this set!

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~Carolyn

mSB Card with a happy oops!

Today's card for myStamp Box had a little oops but turned out okay in the end!

I was playing with Distress Inks on the background along with some Brilliance black ink and then I decided to stamp some circles using Versamark ink and clear embossing powder - well the clear embossing powder stuck to all of the inks making the whole card embossed and my circles invisible :(  I tried to add some more circles but of course they didn't really want to stick to the embossed card but if you look close enough you can see parts of the circles - lol!  But in the end I like the crazy inks and textures - fun to get messy anyway! :)

My card features:
myStampBox Stamp Set - Graphic Borders
myStampBox Stamp Set - Mention It
myStampBox Stamp Set - Seal It

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New My Minds Eye Hens' Den Layout!

Howdy!  Here is a detail shot of my latest layout for The Hens' Den featuring My Mind's Eye Follow Your Heart line - head on over to The Hens' Den Blog and check it out AND while you are there go ahead and drool through the store at all of the NEW CHA goodies that have arrived!!  

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~Carolyn

myStamp Box Card

Good Morning!  Today I have a card featured on the myStamp box blog - head on over to check it out!

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The Hens' Den Valentine's Day Design Team Blog Hop!

Welcome to The Hens' Den Valentine's Day Design Team Blog Hop!

Featuring: My Mind's Eye - Follow Your Heart

Anniversary Flowers Layout - by Carolyn Lontin

Today I will be featuring the Prima Marketing Rasp Tool. I have always loved to distress on my layouts - so when I received this FANTASTIC Prima Marketing Rasp Tool from The Hens' Den store I was thrilled!! This tool contains metal brushes,  paper edge scraper and two files.

Prima Marketing Rasp Tool

First up on the Rasp Tool - the metal brushes. I like to use these to distress the edges of my photos. I like the look of a border around the photo without having to add cardstock to the back of the photo. I use a photo cloth to minimize my fingerprints and I have a self-healing mat that I only use for distressing.

Here is the edge of the photo before it is distressed.

Here is the edge of the photo after it is distressed.

Next up, the paper edge scraper - this is seriously my most used technique ever.

Here is the paper edge before using the paper scraper.

Here is the paper edge after using the paper scraper.

Here is the paper edge after using the paper scraper
and a little bit of distress ink on it.

Finally, the file can be used on the edge of a table
using a self-healing mat as shown here.

After using file on edge of table.

Or you can use the file flat on your self-healing mat.

After using file flat on a self-healing mat.

Check out all of these goodies from The Hens' Den store that I used in my layout featured below:

A few detail shots:

My Layout: Anniversary Flowers

To be entered for a chance to win some goodies, leave a comment on the rest of the design team's blogs.

The prize from The Hens' Den featured on my blog is Scor-Tape (1/2"):

Design Team Blogs:

Anita Mulcahey

Carolyn Lontin

Janet Bagnall

Lori McClellan

Nicolle Kramer

Moriah Macdonald

Stephanie Wagner

Charlie Labonte (The Hens' Den owner!)

TheHensDen.com

Supplies: 
Cardstock
My Mind's Eye - Follow Your Heart - Be Happy - Happy Doily Paper
My Mind's Eye - Follow Your Heart - Be happy Follow Paper
My Mind's Eye - Follow Your Heart - Be Happy Stamps
My Mind's Eye - Follow Your Heart - Be Happy Gems
My Mind's Eye - Follow Your Heart -  Be Happy Buttons
Prima Marketing - Rasp Tool
Prima Marketing - Decorative Wood Clocks
Prima Marketing - Sun Kiss - Perle Beebe Flowers
Ranger Distress Ink - Peeled Paint
Ranger Distress Ink - Black Soot
Ranger Distress Ink - Old Paper
May Arts - Lace Ivory 1.5" Ribbon
Petaloo - Color Me Crazy Fancy Frames
Petaloo - Canterbury - Vine Spray - Green
3D Foam Squares
Date Stamp

Thanks for stoppin' by and don't forget to leave a comment on all of the blogs above for your chance to win!


Please note:

Prize is one big giveaway. One winner will win everything.

Must comment on everyone's blog in order to be in the drawing to win.

Winner will be announced on Feb. 17th.