NEW Series! Card Pairings! Using Products From My Stash To Make Awesome Cards!

May 30, 2023May 30, 2023Leave a comment

I have a confession to make…I purchased too many card supplies last year! In fact, I have so many card supplies, they are piling up and the situation has become very overwhelming!

To remedy this, I’ve decided to reach deep into my cardmaking stash and challenge myself to pair a variety of products together to make card projects in a new series I like to call Card Pairings.

The Challenge: To pair 2-4 cardmaking supplies from my stash (different manufacturers and designers) to make card projects – A2, slimline, mini slimline, shaker cards, and more. This also includes using cardmaking tools such as my Spellbinders Hot Foiling machine, stencils, and embossing folders.

(Seriously, I have enough cardmaking supplies to stock a small craft store!)

Below is the first video of this series that features a stamp set from Hero Arts. Click on the video to see today’s card project. And be sure to scroll down to see project photos and a list of products used.

NOTE: Keep in mind that some of the products featured may no longer be available. The intention of this series is to encourage you (and myself) to use items from your STASH!

Share Your Projects! If you are inspired to play along with this series, come share your projects with the Victoria Marie Designs Facebook Group Community. Click HERE to join the fun!

Selected Card Pairing

Here are the supplies I pulled from my stash to make today’s card project. A list of products is available below. If you have similar supplies, try using them to make a card project of your own!

Card Project – Just a Note: Have an Ex-Straw-Dinary Birthday

Supply List*

Momenta Clear Stamp (Woodgrain) (Not an affiliate link)
Scrapbook and Cards Today Metal Sentiment Die (not available)

*NOTE: Scrapbook.com affiliate links are provided and are free for you to use. Victoria Marie Designs receives a small commission when these links are used for purchases. Thanks so much for your continued support!

Easy Card Design Using A Spellbinders Embroidery Stitch Die!

July 23, 2022July 21, 2022Leave a comment

Today on the Victoria Marie YouTube Channel, I’m sharing an awesome card project using the Spellbinders Stitch Petal Frame Die. I am completely obsessed with all things embroidery and stitching, so when I learned that companies like Spellbinders offer a full line of stitch dies, I had to “add to cart” and get my hands of some of these awesome products!

Stitching on a card or a scrapbook layout is a great way to add tons of texture and interest to a project. For this card, all you need is the Petal Stitch Frame Die, a die cutting machine, your favorite floss, and a needle. I highly recommend grabbing a nice cup coffee or tea as you enjoy the relaxing process of stitching this beauty design.

For this project, I had a lot of fun making a set of cards that feature warm and cool tones using DMC floss. You can stitched the entire panel, but you can certainly opt to stitch only part of the panel or not at all. The panel looks great on it’s own and can add a lot of texture to a card project!

To see how this card came together and how to stitch this panel, click on the following video! A list of products featured in this video are provided below. I hope you are inspired to stitch on your next card project!

Products Featured (subject to availability, no affiliate links provided)

Spellbinders Petal Frame Stitch Die
Link: https://bit.ly/3znBOQe

Spellbinders Yana’s Special Sentiments Hot Foil Plates and Cutting Dies
Link: https://bit.ly/3Pq8i1M

Spellbinders Platinum 6 Die Cutting Machine
Link: https://bit.ly/3IRsoj1

Spellbinders Glimmer Foil Machine
Link: https://bit.ly/3uZCTLi

DMC Floss No. 162, 3771, 168
Link: https://bit.ly/3Ooz3Cv

Cardstock Warehouse
Link: https://www.cardstock-warehouse.com/

Wednesday LIVE! Let’s Play With The New Pink and Main Flock!

April 27, 2022April 27, 20222 Comments

Come join me today at 2:00 pm CST on the Victoria Marie YouTube Channel for Wednesday LIVE! During today’s live stream, I will be playing with the new Pink and Main Flock, an awesome product that adds a fuzzy texture to any craft project!

I had the pleasure of meeting Pink and Main owner Michelle Currie at the 2022 Creativation Trade Show in Orlando, FL and filmed a quick Facebook Live for Scrapbook and Cards Today that featured some of Pink and Main’s new products. To see the recorded live, click HERE!

On display were several stunning projects that featured the Pink and Main Flock. I love anything that is textured and couldn’t get enough of the flock material! It’s like running your fingers over crushed velvet! Of course, pictures don’t do it justice!

During today’s live stream, I’m going to play with the Flock using Pink and Main Double-Sided adhesive, stencils, and gloss gel.

To learn more about this product and more, head to the Pink and Main website!

And, a special thank you to Michelle Currie for sending me these awesome goodies!

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Disclaimer: The products featured were provided by Pink and Main. Victoria Marie Designs only reviews high quality products from trusted craft and hobby companies. This is not an affiliate post.

Altenew Summer Adventure Stand-alone Dies Collection Release Blog Hop + Giveaway!

June 17, 2021July 31, 202345 Comments

Hey friends! I’m back with the Altenew Summer Adventure Blog Hop! Come hop along for a change to win fantastic prizes.

This fun collection of dies are perfect for creating stunning summer inspired cards and other crafty projects! Here are a few projects I created using this new release!

**Altenew All About You Word Die Set and Tropical Leaf Mix Die Set**

Grab a Freebie!

Here are THREE ways to get a FREEBIE to kickstart your creativity!

A FREE gift will be added to your cart automatically.
Get a FREE brand new Summer Adventure Release Inspiration Guide (worth $5.99) with every order of high-value Summer Adventure release bundles. Shop HERE! *Exclusions apply.
Get a FREE brand new Summer Adventure Release Mini Inspiration Guide with every order from 06/17/2021 through 06/19/2021. Shop HERE!

Giveaway Prizes – $300 in total prizes!

To celebrate this release, Altenew is giving away a $50 gift certificate to 2 lucky winners and a $25 gift certificate to 8 winners! Please leave a comment on the Altenew Card Blog and/or each designer’s blog post on the blog hop list below by 06/23/2021 for a chance to win.

Altenew will draw 10 random winners from the comments left on each stop of this blog hop and announce the winners on the Altenew Winners Page on 06/25/2021.

Come Hop Along with Us!

Come hop along and checkout the creative projects from my fellow guest designers. Be sure to leave comment for a chance to win a prize! Thanks for stopping by and good luck!

Victoria Calvin <—-YOU ARE HERE!

Altenew 8”x11” Majestic Bouquet Stamp Set Release Blog Hop + Giveaway ($200 in Total Prizes)

May 11, 2021July 31, 202347 Comments

Hello friends! I am so excited to be participating in the Altenew 8”x11” Majestic Bouquet Stamp Set Release Blog Hop + Giveaway! Come play along with the hop for a chance to win $200.00 in prizes!

Make a huge statement with this 8″ x 11″ stamp set!

This is Altenew’s first-ever stamp set in their largest stamp size category. We hope it inspires you to create projects that are bigger, bolder, and drop-dead gorgeous!

The set features two beautiful layering flowers illustrated in a loosely painted style, plus a collection of leaves. The matching flowers and leaves from the Majestic Bloom 3D Embossing Folder perfectly coordinate in size and will allow you to take your gorgeous flower to the next level by giving it extra dimension!

This is a 8″ x 11″ clear stamp set containing 41 stamps made in the USA from high-quality photopolymer.

I had so much fun creating this stunning A2 card using Majestic Bouquet Stamp and Die set. Pair this set with your favorite stamping inks to create beautiful projects, from cards to scrapbook layouts!

The set is perfect for creating layered stamped designs. For my project, I used three different shades of coral for the floral images, and two shades of green for the leaves.

Also, this large stamp set can be easily stored in an 8.5×11 binder!

Blog Hop Details!

New products will go live in the Altenew store on 05/11/2021 at 12:01 am EDT. Below are the product links:

The blog hop will be hosted on the Altenew Blog. Click on the link to learn more! LINK: https://wp.me/p6Dps1-dFn

Giveaway Prizes

$200 in total prizes! To celebrate this release, Altenew is giving away a $50 gift certificate to 2 lucky winners and a $20 gift certificate to 5 winners! Please leave a comment on the Altenew Card Blog and/or each designer’s blog post on the blog hop list below by 5/16/2021 for a chance to win. Altenew will draw 7 random winners from the comments left on each stop of this blog hop and announce the winners on the Altenew Winners Page on 5/19/2021.

Blog Hop Order

Come hop along with us! Click on the links provided to see some awesome creative inspiration! And don’t forget to leave a comment in order to be eligible to win a prize! Thanks so much for playing along and good luck!

Victoria Calvin <—-YOU ARE HERE!

Linda Westfall <—– NEXT!

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Disclaimer: Affiliate links are provided in this post and are free for you to use. Victoria Marie Designs receives a small commission anytime these links are used for purchases. Thank you for your continued support!

Altenew 7th Anniversary Blog Hop Day 1 + Giveaway (over $1,400 in Total Prizes)

April 8, 2021July 31, 2023343 Comments

Altenew is turning SEVEN and we are celebrating with a fun blog hop! There is a ton of creative inspiration and over $1400 in prizes! Check it out!

Special Offer

Enjoy FREE U.S. shipping with code HAPPY7TH or $5 OFF international shipping with code ANNIV21 at checkout. Offer valid from 4/8/2021 at 12:01 am EDT through 4/11/2021 at 11:59 pm EDT. Shop here: https://altenew.com/ Not valid on prior purchases. Cannot be combined with other promo codes.

Giveaway Prizes

Over $1,400 in total prizes! Altenew is giving away a $70 gift certificate to 5 lucky winners and one Altenew Academy class to 15 lucky winners. There are also 19 awesome companies/crafty friends who are celebrating with us, and they are offering the following prizes:

Altenew: 5 $70 Altenew gift certificates
Jennifer McGuire Ink: $100 Altenew gift certificate
Gina K. Designs: $100 gift certificate
My Sweet Petunia: $100 gift certificate
Spellbinders Paper Arts: $100 gift certificate
CiLi in Papers: €75 gift certificate
Lawn Fawn: $75 gift certificate
Online Card Classes: 3 online class spots
Altenew Academy: 15 online class spots
Auzz Trinklets N Krafts: $50 gift certificate
Concord & 9th: $50 gift certificate
Hero Arts: $50 gift certificate
My Little Attic: $50 gift certificate
Scrapbook.com: $50 certificate
Simon Says Stamp: $50 gift certificate
Pinkfresh Studio: $50 gift certificate
Bumbleberry Papercrafts: £25 gift certificate
Waffle Flower: 1 prize bundle valued at $32
Butterfly Reflections Ink: $25 gift certificate
Ellen Hutson LLC: $25 gift certificate
Scrapbook & Cards Today: 1 copy of Scrapbook & Cards Today Spring 2021 issue

Be sure to leave comments by 4/18/2021 for a chance to win one of 41 prizes! To make the hop more exciting, start your comment with “Hi from (city or country where you’re from)!” 41 winners will be chosen at random from the comments left on any of the blogs listed below and will be announced on the Altenew Card Blog on 4/24/2021.

Check out the project I created using the Build A Flower Hawaiian Coral Stamp Set*!

Altenew layering stamps and coordinating die sets make it super easy to create stunning projects!

Each element can be layered to create a unique design.

Hop Along – Check Out These Designers

Be sure to check out the featured designers for this hop. Links are provided below! Thanks so much for joining us today and don’t forget to play along for a chance to win fun prizes! Enjoy!

Day 1: April 8th, 9:00 AM EDT

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*Disclaimer: Affiliate links are provided in this post and are completely FREE for you to use. Victoria Marie Designs receives a small commission anytime these links are used for purchase. Thank you for your support!

FREE Class: 10 Designers Create 10 Cards for Kindness™ from Scrapbook.com!

April 2, 2021Leave a comment

Looking for something creative to do this weekend? Why not take a FREE class! Join me and my fellow instructors for 10 Designers Create 10 Cards for Kindness™, an online course hosted by Scrapbook.com!

In this ten-part series, you will get an insider look into the creative process of 10 celebrated designers who are joining Scrapbook.com to create handmade cards for Cards for Kindness™. Each designer will share their favorite card making tips and techniques.

For this course, I am teaching a lesson called Quick and Easy Cards! In this lesson, I demonstrate how to make a stunning card using just a few supplies: stamping ink, glitter paste, and a die cut sentiment. This card design is super easy to mass produce and is the perfect weekend project!

Come join us! Click HERE to learn more and to enroll!

Altenew Craft-A-Flower: Poppy Release Blog Hop + Giveaway

November 8, 2020July 31, 202317 Comments

Hey friends! I’m back with more awesome product releases from Altenew! Play along with the Craft-A-Flower Poppy Blog Hop for a chance to win some awesome prizes! This Craft-A-Flower Poppy is such a fun stamp and die set. Check it out!

Special Offers: Altenew is running a free gift promotion to celebrate the release.

Get 25% off ALL Washi Tapes and receive a FREE Gift(Crafting 101 – Washi Tapes class) from 11/07/2020 at 12:01 AM EST until 11/08/2020 at 11:59 PM EST.
Shop HERE>>https://altenew.com/collections/washi-tape .
Not valid on previous orders. Free gift will be added to cart automatically. Excludes November 2020 release products.

Giveaway Prizes

To celebrate this release, Altenew is giving away a $30 gift certificate to 2 lucky winners! Please leave a comment on the Altenew Card Blog by 11/12/2020 for a chance to win.

Altenew will also draw a winner to receive a $15 gift certificate from the comments left on each designer’s blog on the blog hop list below. All winners will be announced on the Altenew Winners Page on 11/16/2020.

Project

Here is the card I created using this fun stamp and die set!

Hop Along!

Be sure to check out our fantastic designers as you hop along! Enjoy!

Victoria Calvin <—-YOU ARE HERE!

Amy Hill <——NEXT!

Altenew Twinkle & Shine Stamps/Dies/Stencils/Embossing Folders Collection Release Blog Hop + Giveaway

November 4, 2020July 31, 202333 Comments

Hey friends! There are so many awesome releases from Altenew this month! Check out the Altenew Twinkle & Shine Stamps/Dies/Stencils/Embossing Folders Collection Release Blog Hop + Giveaway! You can participate for a chance to win awesome Altenew products.

SPECIAL OFFERS!

Here are THREE ways to get a FREEBIE to kickstart your creativity!

Get a FREE brand new Twinkle & Shine Stamp & Die Release Inspiration Booklet (worth $5.99) with every order of high-value Twinkle & Shine release bundles. Shop HERE! *Exclusions apply.
Get a FREE brand new Online Cardmaking Class with every order from the new Twinkle & Shine Stamp & Die Release collection from 11/04/2020 through 11/10/2020. Shop HERE!
Get a FREE brand new Twinkle & Shine Stamp & Die Release Mini Inspiration Booklet with every order from 11/04/2020 through 11/06/2020. Shop HERE!

GIVEAWAY PRIZES!

To celebrate this release, Altenew is giving away a $50 gift certificate to 3 lucky winners! Please leave a comment on the Altenew Card Blog by 11/10/2020 for a chance to win.

Altenew will also draw a winner to receive a $15 gift certificate from the comments left on each designer’s blog on the blog hop list below. All winners will be announced on the Altenew Winners Page on 11/12/2020.

A list of designers participating in this hop event are provided below!

Here are some of my projects I created using products from this release.

Thanks so much for stopping by today! Be sure to check out my fellow designers for more creative inspiration and to play along with this hop! Good luck and enjoy!

Blog Hop Order:

Victoria Calvin <—- YOU ARE HERE!

Tania Ahmed <—- NEXT!

Altenew Build-A-Flower: Hawaiian Coral Release Blog Hop + Giveaway

November 1, 2020July 31, 202340 Comments

Hello friends! I so excited to be participating in the Altenew Build-A-Flower Hawaiian Coral Release Blog Hop and Giveaway! Join me and my fellow designers for a chance to win fabulous product from Altenew.

Today, I am sharing the Hawaiian Coral Stamp and Die Set. This set is perfect for creating a variety of creative projects from cards to scrapbook layouts.

Be sure to check out the Altenew Card Blog Hop HERE!

Take a look at the Hawaiian Coral products by clicking on the links below.

Here’s a project that I made using this stunning stamp and die.

This layering stamp is super easy to use. The images can used on a single panel card, or die cut to create a variety of designs or dimensional elements.

Giveaway Prizes

To celebrate this release, Altenew is giving away a $30 gift certificate to 2 lucky winners! Please leave a comment on the Altenew Card Blog by 11/06/2020 for a chance to win. Altenew will also draw a winner to receive a $15 gift certificate from the comments left on each designer’s blog on the blog hop list below. All winners will be announced on the Altenew Winners Page on 10/09/2020.

Next in the Hop…

Be sure to check out Vicki Finger, the last designer for this hop! And don’t forget to grab the Hawaiian Coral Stamp and Die Set today! Thanks so much for stopping by.

Victoria Calvin <—- You are HERE!

Vicki Finger <—- Up NEXT!

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Disclaimer: Affiliate links are provided in this post. These links are free for you to use. Victoria Marie Designs receives a small commission anytime these links are used for purchase. Thanks for your support!