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Welcome to Trinity Stamps & Artesprix Collaboration. Today, I have some amazing inspiration to share!I’ve wanted to try out sublimation for awhile now… it’s always been on my list of crafty things to do. This collaboration let me really test it out and see if I like it. I loveeeee it! It’s such a fun way to create unique gifts, especially with the upcoming holiday season. I ended up making a matching card and bookmark set, which is perfect for a gift along with a bonus item — just for fun!

For my Artesprix bookmark, I used the white bookmark blank to start off and traced the shape of it onto regular copy paper so I knew where I wanted to place the design. I used the Artesprix black stamp pad with the Artesprix clear sublimation stamps. These stamps are sentiments that are mirrored so they will show up correctly on your projects. It’s important with sublimation to remember that things are mirrored. Around the sentiment, I went ahead and stamped the images from Trinity Stamps’ Autumn Impressions stamp set using Fadeout Ink. I did this because they were solid images and I wanted to color them up using the sublimation markers.

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This is the first time I’ve used the sublimation markers and it’s so cool! The ink looks desaturated but when you finish your project, it’s actually really bright colors. I didn’t know if I would be able to blend the markers, but I did it anyway. I taped the design to the surface of the bookmark that it will transfer to using the Artesprix heat tape.

I went to finish this off. I placed the Artesprix project mat on my desk, added an extra piece of copy paper for good measure and then went to create my sandwich. I placed the protective paper first, then the bookmark with the design taped to it, and then another piece of protective paper.

Since I have a Circut EasyPress, I set the temperature to 360 degrees and set the timer for 75 seconds. It was recommended by Artesprix to add 30 seconds to the time they provide for each item. The anticipation was real but once my timer went off, I removed the heat press, waited for it to cool off and revealed my bookmark. It’s SO pretty — I love it so much!

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I couldn’t help myself but want to make a matching card so I did exactly that. I pulled out the Trinity Stamps’ Slimline Envelope Builder because I remembered it has a “Friend” word die in it. I wanted it to match the sentiment on the bookmark. I cut that out of gold cardstock. I stamped the same Trinity Stamps’ Autumn Impressions leaves onto card panel using Fadeout Ink and colored them up in the same way but using copic markers. To finish off the card, I used the sentiments from the Trinity Stamps’ A Sentiment for (Almost) Everything to pair with the Friend sentiment. I’m so giddy because I love how this matched perfectly!

Now for my bonus project, which was actually my tester project. I was super nervous on how it would turn out so I wanted to a simple design. I traced my plastic keychain on a piece of regular copy paper and stamped the images from Trinity Stamps’ Autumn Impressions stamp set using Fadeout Ink to create a wreath. The middle looked a little plain so I threw in a flower from the First Bloom stamp set. I colored everything in using the sublimation markers.

Then I went to work on my heat press, creating the same sandwich as my above project but setting the timer for 90 seconds (adding 30 seconds to the recommended Artesprix heat press time). Voila! A cute key chain!

There are so many great ideas that you can create using these tools and if you don’t have a Circut EasyPress, I’m pretty sure you have an iron on hand and that works perfectly as well! Just remember to adjust your heat settings accordingly. Yay to a new crafty adventure — I’m so glad it turned out well and could share my experience with you!

–> SUPPLIES USED <–

Trinity Stamps – Autumn Impressions Stamps
–TS: https://shrsl.com/37wbf
–SSS: https://shrsl.com/37wbg
–EH: https://bit.ly/3jvg3pi
Trinity Stamps – Slimline: Envelope Builder Die
–TS: https://shrsl.com/37wbi
–SSS: https://shrsl.com/37wbj
–EH: https://bit.ly/2YIimLq
Trinity Stamps – A Sentiment for (Almost) Everything
–TS: https://shrsl.com/37xlk
–SSS: https://shrsl.com/37xll
–EH: https://bit.ly/3iuyLLD
Trinity Stamps – First Bloom
–TS: https://shrsl.com/37xm1
–SSS: https://shrsl.com/37xm3
–EH: https://bit.ly/3b6jYUV
Ink on 3 – Fadeout Ink
  –Io3: http://bit.ly/2RulfMP&nbsp;
  –EH: https://bit.ly/2ZAIEP9&nbsp;
  –TS: https://shrsl.com/2cgl0
Cricut EasyPress 2
–AMZN: https://amzn.to/3jACcSZ
Artesprix White Bookmark
–AMZN: https://amzn.to/30XTiUt
Artesprix Permanent Thermal Transfer Markers
–AMZN: https://amzn.to/3jxsMb1
Artesprix Green Heat Tape
–AMZN: https://amzn.to/3GifzMK
Artesprix Black Stamp Pad
–AMZN: https://amzn.to/3jAsuQF
Artesprix Clear Sublimation Stamps
–AMZN: https://amzn.to/30Xsh3w
Artesprix Project Mat
–AMZN: https://amzn.to/3nj7pew

Welcome to the A-Haunting We Will Glow Collab Hop with i-crafter and Pear Blossom Press! We’re sharing spooky sweet projects for Halloween. Featuring interactive dies from i-crafter, and with help from Pear Blossom Press, they all really light up! Be sure to hop along with us (line up below) for lots of inspiration; we’ve come up with some brilliant cards. Let me show you mine…

Every good hop has prizes, right? So i-crafter, and Pear Blossom Press are each giving away a $25 store credit! Comment on this post by October 4, 2021 to be entered to win. Winners will be announced on October 8th. 

Ready for more inspiration? Amanda from Pear Blossom Press will be live on YouTube today, and Lynda from i-crafter will be live on Facebook today at 11:00am. Be sure to tune in!  (If you plan to go live as well, please include that here too.)

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Happy Monday everyone! I’m sharing a card featuring i-crafter die sets named, Mini Halloween Hauntings and Alphabet Carly along with Pear Blossom Press EZ Lights. 

For the background, I used distress oxide inks (Mowed Lawn, Spice Marmalade, Blueprint Sketch, Black Soot) on black cardstock to create a fun and spooky background and splattered with some Perfect Pearls. I used the die cuts from the Mini Halloween Hauntings to decorate my card panel and for the items I wanted to light up are the skull, spider, and ghost. For the images, I wanted to do something fun, so I inked up a two pieces of white cardstock and one piece of grey cardstock with Versamark ink. I covered the white and grey cardstock with Hero Arts Satin Pearl embossing powder and covered the second piece of white cardstock with Lawn Fawn’s Glow in the Dark embossing powder for the ghost. Isn’t the glow so cool?!

With the EZ lights, it’s really easy to use but the visual is a lot easier to understand and see, so make sure you check out my YouTube video linked up above. The lights are lighting up the skull, ghost and spider and the rest of my die cuts will decorate the card panel. One of my favorite parts of the card is the custom made sentiment using the Alphabet Carly die cuts, which spells outs “Happy Haunting”.

Thanks for stopping by! Happy Crafting! 

HOP LINEUP

I-crafter
Amanda Wilcox
Niccole Kulig  
Nancy May
Lauren Zertuche 
Jeannie Lieu <YOU ARE HERE>
Marcia Caradinta  
Rachel Winn
Cassie Trask
Jenn Gross   
Pear Blossom Press

SUPPLIES USED

i-crafter – Mini Halloween Hauntings
–ic: https://bit.ly/3o31pIP
i-crafter – Alphabet Carly
–ic: https://bit.ly/3EPVpsG
Pear Blossom Press – EZ Lights (5 Pack)
–PBP: https://bit.ly/2OFArUB
–MFT: https://shrsl.com/2esn9
–TS: https://shrsl.com/2k7zy
Pear Blossom Press – EZ Lights (3 Pack)
–PBP: https://bit.ly/2DOoI3V
–MFT: https://shrsl.com/2esn5
Pear Blossom Press – EZ Lights (2 Pack)
–PBP: https://bit.ly/39BxvlE
–MFT: https://shrsl.com/2esn2
–TS: https://shrsl.com/2k7zz
Essentials by Ellen – Vellum
–EH: https://bit.ly/38U7DRz
Distress Oxide – Black Soot
–EH: http://bit.ly/3mZD6Y8
–SSS: https://shrsl.com/2ph05
–S.com: http://shrsl.com/1fd79
–Spal: https://shrsl.com/36a7p
Distress Oxide – Blueprint Sketch
–EH: http://bit.ly/2U0FGlb
–SSS: https://shrsl.com/36a7s
–S.com: https://shrsl.com/36a7x
–Spal: https://shrsl.com/36a7u
Distress Oxide – Mowed Lawn
–EH: http://bit.ly/2UjwKX9
–SSS: https://shrsl.com/2vqdg
–S.com: https://shrsl.com/2vqdi
–Spal: https://shrsl.com/2vqa8
Distress Oxide – Spiced Marmalade
–EH: https://bit.ly/3meVWff
–SSS: https://shrsl.com/2vqda
–S.com: http://shrsl.com/1ipmm
–Spal: https://shrsl.com/2vqa4
Perfect Pearls – Perfect Pearl
–EH: https://bit.ly/2VvRNak
–SSS: https://shrsl.com/2t1i9
–Spal: https://shrsl.com/2vqez
Versamark Ink
–EH: https://bit.ly/3gc618q
–SSS: https://shrsl.com/2hbln
–S.com: http://shrsl.com/1eone
–Spal: https://shrsl.com/2vq9i
Hero Arts – Satin Pearl Embossing Powder
–SSS: https://shrsl.com/2rqd8
–HA: https://shrsl.com/2rqd9
–EH: http://bit.ly/3oGHSe0
–S.com: https://shrsl.com/2rqdd
Lawn Fawn – Glow in the Dark Embossing Powder
–SSS: https://shrsl.com/36aby
–EH: https://bit.ly/3u6cHwO
–S.com: https://shrsl.com/36ac0
Honey Bee Precision Glue
–EH: http://bit.ly/2XqIVDt
–SSS: https://shrsl.com/2pywr
–HBS: https://shrsl.com/2pyws
Scotch Foam Tape
–EH: https://bit.ly/3dQwx5z
Cheap Foam Tape:
–Amzn: https://amzn.to/3lU6nTW
Be Creative (½) Double Sided Tape:
–EH: https://bit.ly/3j25BUk

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