CARDMAKING

Greetings, cardmakers! Are you looking for a new way to add some extra enchantment to your handmade creations? Look no further, because the latest release of Spellbinder Four Petal Collection is here to take your cardmaking to the next level! With a wide range of intricate shapes and sizes, these die cuts are designed to help you bring your vision to life in a way that’s as effortless as it is enchanting. Whether you’re a seasoned pro or a beginner just getting started, these die cuts are sure to bring a touch of magic to every card you make. So, gather your materials and get ready to join this creative journey with the latest release of Spellbinder die cuts and foiling products!

Below you can find the cards I have created with products from this new release and I hope I can inspire you with this color palette.

Thank you so much for stopping by today. Check out my Instagram for a video on how I made one of these cards. Below are the links to the new Spellbinder Collection. Have a wonderful day!

Happy crafting,

Karen

Four Petal Collection —–> Link

Four Petal Bloom Reflection Etched Dies —-> Link

Stitched Fan Cardfront Etched Dies —-> Link

Four Petal Scroll Label Glimmer Hot Foil Plate & Die Set —-> Link

Thanks Enclosed Sentiments Etched Dies —-> Link

Four Petal Thank You Floral Etched Dies —-> Link

Glimmer Hot Foil System – (Bronze) —-> Link

New & Improved Platinum SIX Machine with Universal Plate System —-> Link

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Spellbinders and Simon Hurley January Collection 2023

January 13, 2023January 13, 2023 littleblessingsbykj

Today Spellbinders is having a collaboration with Simon Hurley and I have created these two cards showcasing the Butterfly Kisses Stamp and dies.

I hope I can inspire you to create using this beautiful floral design that includes three adorable butterflies.

I really hope you like these creations and you can find the link to this collection bellow ⬇️.

Thank you so much for stopping by and have a marvelous weekend.

Your friend, Karen

Link to products:

STAMPS & DIES BY SIMON HURLEY COLLECTION —–> Link

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Altenew: A Year In Review: Crafters’ Edition Blog Hop + Giveaway

December 21, 2022December 21, 2022 littleblessingsbykj

I’m really excited to be participating on this Altenew Blog Hop where we are going through a review of all the cards from this 2022. It is a pleasure to be part of this amazing company and be creating with their awesome products. We also have a GIVEAWAY so be sure to participate, LINK here. You will find more details below so keep reading.

Here are my favorite cards and a few more that I also love so much.

Giveaway & Prizes:

Over $500 in total prizes! Altenew is giving away a $100 gift card to 1 lucky winner, 3 $50 gift cards, and 27 $10 gift cards. Winners will be chosen from both blog hop #1 and blog hop #2. Please leave a comment on the Altenew Card Blog HERE by 12/27/2022 for a chance to win.

Wait, there’s MORE!

We would also LOVE to see YOUR favorite handmade cards, layouts, home decor, etc. featuring Altenew products! Feel free to share them on social media or on your blog using the hashtag #AltenewBest2022. You may also add a link by clicking the blue button below.

FOUR lucky crafters will each win a $15 gift certificate to our store! Winners will be announced on the Altenew Winners Page on 12/29/2022. We are looking forward to seeing your beautiful creations!

Blog Hop Order:

Karen Reátegui ===>>> YOU ARE HERE

Below you will find links to Altenew products. Thank you so much for stopping by and don’t forget to enter this awesome giveaway! Your friend,

Karen

Links to Products:

Just Imagine Coordinating Stamp & Die & Stencil Release Bundle —>>> Link

Just Imagine Embossing Folder Release Bundle —>>> Link

Just Imagine Coordinating Stencil & Embossing Folder Release Bundle —>>> Link

Fairy Tale Florals Complete Bundle —>>> Link

Marvelous Monthly Series Bundle – October 2022 —>>> Link

Versatile Greetings Die Set —>>> Link

Holiday Greetings Complete Bundle —>>> Link

Build-A-Garden: Dear Dahlias —>>> Link

Craft-A-Flower: Epiphyllum Layering Die Set —>>> Link

Craft Your Life Project Kit: Casual Bouquets —>>> Link

Cherry Blossoms Bunch Complete Bundle —>>> Link

Geo Tiles Cover Die —>>> Link

Gracious Peonies Layering Stencil Set (5 in 1) —>>> Link

Fairy Tale Florals Detailed Simple Coloring Stencil Set (4 in 1) —>>> Link

Gracious Peonies Complete Bundle —>>> Link

Essential Alpha Complete Product Bundle —>>> Link

Build-A-Flower: Wild Rose Complete Bundle —>>> Link

Triangle Madness Die Set —>>> Link

Outlined Thank You Die —>>> Link

Adorned Frame Complete Bundle —>>> Link

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Sealed Collection by Spellbinders Wax Seals

November 15, 2022November 15, 2022 littleblessingsbykj

Spellbinders has a new wonderful collection with Wax Seals that you will enjoy so much playing with and here are my creations that I made with so much love and I hope you like them.

You can also check out my Instagram to see a video of how I made one of these cards. I promise you will enjoy it.

Below you will find all the links to the new supplies from this Sealed Collection.

Thank you so much for stopping by and have a marvelous day. Your friend, Karen 😊

List of Supplies

Wax Seal Starter Kit —-> Link

Sending a Hello Wax Seal Stamp —-> Link

Do Not Open Wax Seal Stamp —-> Link

Geometric Flower Background Glimmer Hot Foil Plate —–> Link

Geometric Diamond Background Glimmer Hot Foil Plate —-> Link

Geometric Optical Background Glimmer Hot Foil Plate —-> Link

Sealed Squiggles Etched Dies —-> Link

Layered Geometric Flower Stencils —-> Link

DecoColor by Marvy Uchida Premium Gold Metallic Marker —-> Link

DecoColor by Marvy Uchida Premium Silver Metallic Marker —-> Link

Sealed Twine Etched Dies —-> Link

Sealed Berry Wreath Glimmer Hot Foil Plate & Die Set —-> Link

Sealed Leaf Sprigs Etched Dies —-> Link

Green Wax Beads —-> Link

Teal Wax Beads —-> Link

Antique Gold Wax Beads —-> Link

White Wax Beads —-> Link

Silver Wax Beads —-> Link

Wax Bead Warmer Spoon —-> Link

#altenew, #cardmaking, #giveaway, New Release, Stencil, Uncategorized

October 2022 Marvelous Monthly Series by Altenew

October 20, 2022October 20, 2022 littleblessingsbykj

Hey, crafty friends! Yesterday, I joined a fun Instagram Hop with Altenew to celebrate the release of the October 2022 Marvelous Monthly Series!

To celebrate this release, Altenew is giving away a $20 gift certificate to 5 lucky winners! For a chance to win, please head over tu my Instagram account for all details @_littleblessings_ 🥰. Altenew will announce the winners on altenewllc’s post on 10/24/2022. What are you waiting for? Gorgeous project inspiration and fun prizes await you!

Below you will find all my creations using this wonderful new release and I hope I can inspire you.

You can find all links to the products from this new release below. Thank you so much for stopping by. Your friend, Karen.

Marvelous Monthly Series Bundle – October 2022 —> Link

Craft Your Life Project Kit: Casual Bouquets —> Link

Build-A-Garden: Dear Dahlias —> Link

Craft-A-Flower: Epiphyllum Layering Die Set —> Link

Paint-A-Flower: Waterlily Dahlia Outline Stamp Set —> Link

Mini Delight: Wild Geraniums Stamp & Die Set —> Link

#cardmaking, #spellbinders, New Release, Uncategorized

Tiered Tray Collection by Spellbinders

October 20, 2022October 20, 2022 littleblessingsbykj

Hi friends, last week I was over the Spellbinders Blog sharing these creations part of the new Tiered Tray Collection by Becky Roberts.

This project was really fun to create, a fabulous Tiered Tray with lots of elements to make some fall cards for all your friends. I was inspired by a fall color palette and I tried to stick to those colors but I gave each card its own personal touch. My preferred technique was die cutting and adding a bit of shades here and there using blending brushes and Copic markers.

Below you will find all my cards and you can head over to Spellbinders Blog to read my post and how I created these beauties that I hope you like so much.

Tiered Tray Collectionhttps://shrsl.com/3r7v8

Below you can find the link to shop this new collection over Spellbinders website. Thank you so much and have a wonderful day. Your friend, Karen.

TIERED TRAY COLLECTION BY BECKY ROBERTS —-> Link

#altenew, Cardmaking, Embossing Folders, Foil, New Release, Uncategorized

Just Imagine Collection by Altenew

October 17, 2022October 17, 2022 littleblessingsbykj

Altenew latest collection, Just Imagine from October 2022, it’s absolutely gorgeous. We have lots of Stamps, Dies, Stencils, Embossing Folders and Hot Foil Plate being released.

There is an Instagram Hop happening and if you join it you can enter the Giveaway.

Giveaway Prizes:

Altenew is giving away a $15 gift certificate to 4 lucky winners! Please leave a comment on @altenewllc’s post and/or each designer’s Instagram post on the hop list. Altenew will announce the winners on @altenewllc’s post on 10/21/2022. You can check out the full hop list over my Instagram account.

I made several cards using different products from this collection and I hope you like them.

Below you will find the products I used on this cards and links to them.

Thank you so much for stopping by and have a wonderful day.

Your friend, Karen

List of products

Just Imagine Full Release Bundle —-> Link

Geo Tiles Cover Die —-> link

Gracious Peonies Stamp Set —-> Link

Gracious Peonies Layering Stencil Set (5 in 1) —-> Link

Gracious Peonies Die —-> Link

Cherry Blossoms Bunch Stamp Set —-> Link

Cherry Blossoms Bunch Layering Stencil Set (2 in 1) —-> Link

Cherry Blossoms Bunch Die —-> Link

Triangle Madness Die Set —-> Link

Essential Alpha Hot Foil Plate —-> Link

Essential Alpha Die —-> Link

Essential Alpha Simple Coloring Stencil Set (3 in 1) —-> Link

Wild Rose Hot Foil Plate Set —-> Link

Versatile Greetings Die Set —-> Link

Cherry Blossoms Bunch Complete Product Bundle —-> Link

Fairy Tale Florals Complete Bundle —-> Link

Holiday Greetings Complete Bundle —-> Link

#cardmaking, Uncategorized

Spellbinders Winter Tales Collection

September 14, 2022September 14, 2022 littleblessingsbykj

A new collection by Spellbinders is being released and this is Winter Tales by Zsoka Marko. She has designed so many better dies for this collection that you are going to love. You can check her collection at the end of this post.

I had the pleasure to play with Folk Song dies and I have created two cards with these beautiful dies that I hope you like.

Thank you so much for stopping by and take a look to my cards for this new collection by Spellbinders.

Links for the products used on my cards are below. Have a great week,

Your friend, Karen

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Altenew Get Inky with Alcohol Inks Blog Hop + Giveaway ($300 in Total Prizes!)

August 25, 2022December 21, 2022 littleblessingsbykj

I’m so excited to be getting inked with this awesome blog hop that is being hosted over the Altenew Card Blog, link here. I had a wonderful time playing with the Altenew’s Alcohol Inks. You can find the whole collection here. For this particular card I used the Tranquility and Fall Harvest Alcohol Ink Bundles to color directly on top of these flower and leaves. I really hope you like it.

I really hope you liked this card and get some inspiration. Now it’s time for the fun time, read all about the GIVEAWAY bellow ⬇️ Good luck!

Giveaway Prizes

$300 in total prizes! To celebrate this special blog hop, 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 09/06/2022 for a chance to win. Altenew will draw 10 winners from the comments left on each stop of this blog hop and announce the winners on the Altenew Winners Page on 09/08/2022.

Full List of Blog Hop

Terri Koszler <==== Before

Karen Reátegui <====> YOU ARE HERE!

Tenia Nelson ====> Next

Reiko Tsuchida ***Note: Due to strict regulations in Japan, you might not be able to leave a comment on her blog post.

Michelle Burnier

Mindy Eggen

Amy Hill

Thank you so much for stopping by and have an amazing and colorful day.

Your friend, Karen

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#cardmaking, #wowembossingpowder, Alcohol Ink, Uncategorized

New Video Inspiration

July 25, 2022July 24, 2022 littleblessingsbykj

Hello crafty friends, I have a new video over my Youtube channel, LittleBlessings, link here. I was clearing up the storage from my laptop and I found footage from a card that I made a few years ago using WOW! Embossing Powders, alcohol inks and foil. I couldn’t resist and I had to make this video that I hope you enjoy.

Let’s start! I created a panel with alcohol inks and WOW! Gold Fab Foil, then I adhered it to a white card base.

Next, I die cut four times the Lovely Frames by Pinkfresh Studio out of white cardstock and placed it on top of the alcohol inked background using glue.

Mint MacaroonMacchiatoI used wood veneers in the shapes of cups and kettles for this project. Each of were heat embossed using the following WOW! embossing powders: Caramel Macchiato, Angel Eyes, Aztec Glintz and Mint Macaroon. I adhered these veneers to the card using glue and foam tape.