{Product Review} Inky Antics: HoneyPOP 3D Collection

The HoneyPOP 3D Collection from Inky Antics is a great product to pick up the next time you're in a scrappy place like AWDML. The 3D papers add a "WOW" factor to your projects and cards in a way I haven't really seen before! I love the festive layer the honeycomb feature adds to cards. The reaction I received when I showed my kids was, "Oh, cool. I like that." (They see a lot of cards-so to actually get a sentence as a reaction is pretty big).

Here's a card I created using the Inky Antics Carrot Bunny HoneyPOP set:

You'll love how easy it is to create great cards with the easy to use Inky Antics Honey Pop 3D Collection. Your friends will say, "Wow, that's cool. How did you do that?" The great thing about Inky Antics HoneyPOP 3D stamps is that the package comes with well written directions that are easy to follow. You'll also want to grab some HoneyPOP paper pads along with the stamps.

I also love that the stamp collections come with great quality acrylic stamps. The sayings are awesome too! Inky Antics not only include greetings for the outside of the card; but the inside of the card too. The cute image style and quippy sayings even make grown-ups giggle.

Hint: I used glue lines in the 1/8" gutter of the card to really hold the HoneyPop paper in place.

Supplies:
Stamps-Inky Antics 11029MC Carrot Bunny HoneyPOP Set
Paper-Inky Antics HoneyPOP paper in goldenrod and green, Little Yellow Bicycle
Pens-Copics,  Atyou Spica glitter pens
Adhesive: Glue lines
Ink: Colorbox Cat Eye Ink pads, Memento Black Tuxedo Ink Pad
Tools: EK Success scissors, EK Success punches, EK Success Martha Stewart scoring tool

{Product Review} Sizzix Embossing Folders
Shelly here with a product review for Sizzix embossing folders. Sizzix embossing folders offer lots of options to your tool inventory. When creating layouts or cards I frequently want to add dimension while keeping my project relatively flat. During times like this I reach for embossing folders. I know that the textured impressions created with the folders offer the deepest and boldest textured look especially when I ink or paint over the embossed image. Cardmakers and scrapbookers can turn ordinary cardstock, paper, metallic foil or vellum into an embossed, textured project. Here are some examples of what I've created using Sizzix Dot Matrix and Grid Lock embossing folders and Bella Blvd. Making the Team papers & Ciao Chips self adhesive stickers.

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Supplies
Sizzix Embossing Folders
Bella Blvd. Making the Team Paper & Ciao Chip
Ranger Sticky Back Canvas
Tim Holtz Idea-ology Kraft Glassine
Ribbon (stash)
Buttons (stash) 

A Walk Down Memory Lane: Product Review

Slick Writers by American Crafts
The Slick Writer is a pen "must-have" in my opinion because it allows scrapbookers and cardmakers to write on surfaces that would otherwise go unused and less embellished. Slick Writers contain quick-dry ink and their durable acrylic tip makes this the ideal marker for writing on lots & lots of surfaces, including photos, stickers, ribbon, vellum, metal and glass. I was introduced to the Slick Writer several years ago when I was whining to a friend about not being able to find a pen to write on Maya Road plastic journaling tags. Well, with Slick Writer's you can! They also work great on photo paper (which is what I used in my card example here). Sometimes I find myself wanting to add a bit of journaling to a picture-especially in an area of the photo that is blank-maybe an inspirational word-like "Hope" or "Love". I pull out my Slick Write and it works great. Slick Writers come in lots of different sizes-fine, medium, and broad and are also available in different colors. I created my card using American Crafts patterned paper, photo paper, Ranger alcohol inks, stencils, bling and green gingham ribbon & of course a fine black Slick Writer!