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Hello, friends! It’s so crazy to think about November already nearing it’s end, but I LOVE that it means that the Kindred Stamps November 2023 Release is upon us!! For my sneak peeks this month, I am featuring the new Friendship Bracelet KIT (that’s right, I said kit)! This kit includes both a 3″ x 4″ stamp set AND a coordinating die set to create your very own friendship bracelet projects!
Let’s get into the details of the 3 cards that I created!
Kindred Stamps Products Used:
Friendship Bracelet Kit
Bubbles Stencil
Showtime Paper Pack
Clear Embossing Powder
Other Key Products Used:
Copic Markers
Versafine Clair Nocturne Ink
Distress Oxide Inks: Kitsch Flamingo, Salvaged Patina & Shaded Lilac
Distress Inks: Kitsch Flamingo, Salvaged Patina & Shaded Lilac
Metallic Watercolor Accents
Holographic paper
Liquid Adhesive
For my very first project using the Friendship Bracelet Kit, I wanted to do the expected “Best Friends” card using the new set. I decided to use a light pink, light blue and light purple color palette, and paired it with a blue stripe pattern that matched from the Showtime Paper Pack!
Now, to give my beads a little extra bit of flair, I actually embossed each of the stamped letters with Clear Embossing Powder, as that made each of the letters pop a bit!
Kindred Stamps Products Used:
Friendship Bracelet Kit
Merry Mint Paper Pack
Card Basics Dies
Clear Embossing Powder
Other Key Products Used:
Copic Markers
Versafine Clair Red Tulip Ink
Liquid Adhesive
I thought it would be SUPER cute to use the new Friendship Bracelet Kit to create a Christmas Card! Now, a little bit of insight… If you are creating an A2-sized card, and it’s in Portrait Orientation, you really can’t get away with more than 6 dies across your friendship bracelet string die cut. That being said, I knew that the word “Christmas” wouldn’t fit. I don’t really LOVE using the term “xmas”, but given my sizing constraints, I knew that it would have to do!
I paired this card with some of the patterns provided in the Merry Mint Paper Pad, and I just adore how all these colors came together!
Another tip I wanted to share… I used Copic Markers to shade the left sides of each of my beads. I wanted to do something that added a little bit of dimension to my beads, and it really does add a nice detail!
Kindred Stamps Products Used:
Friendship Bracelet Kit
Howdy Word Craft Dies
Rodeo Paper Pack
Other Key Products Used:
Distress Oxide Ink: Antique Linen
Distress Inks: Vintage Photo & Ground Espresso
Sequins
Liquid Adhesive
For my last card using the Friendship Bracelet Kit, I wanted to use the set in a non-traditional way. I have been ITCHING to use the newer Rodeo Paper Pad, because I love the colors and slight rustic feel to the patterns. I thought it would be really fun to just use the stamp set, and not the included dies, to create a hello card with a twist! I used the Howdy Word Craft Dies, and stamped out the letters to spell “PARTNERS” on a strip of paper, and just love that I have a card that now says “Howdy Partner”! I made this card into a full panel shaker card, and grabbed a gold and brown sequin mix from my stash, and it worked so well with all these colors!
And there you have it! 3 cards using the brand new Friendship Bracelet Kit!
I have a little more information to share with you about the Kindred Stamps October Release!
The entire Kindred Stamps release will be available this Friday at 8am PST/11am EST. Be sure to subscribe to the Kindred Stamps blog to see a daily line up of sneak peeks from our amazing Design Team! Come join the Fan Club and release event to be part of the release fun, and you may just win some Kindred Stamps credit!!
Thank you so much for stopping by my blog today! I am so hopeful that this trio of cards leaves you with so much inspiration on how you can use the new Friendship Bracelet Kit to create cards for all your besties!
Happy Crafting!
Justin
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