This weekend is the Lunar New Year, so wishing all of you who celebrates it a Happy Chinese New Year and 恭喜发财🍊

This week is also special because Unity Stamp have a special stamp set called "KOALA-TY Friends" and Unity will donate $5 of each sale of this kit to the wildfires in Australia. So, let us all help them together and pray that everything will be OK soon.

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I've made some cards with the step-by-step videos. Feel free to watch them on my Youtube channel (TheScrappyScrappy) and if you like, do click SUBSCRIBE.

You can also drop by my Instagram @scrappyscrappy_ to say Hi :)

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For my first card, I used the awesome stamp set "KOALA-TY friends". I absolutely love this set for all the cute graphics and beautiful sentiments. I wanted to create a fun background for the flying koala bear, so I grabbed my Simon Says Stamp "leafy frame" stencil and inked it up with lots of my favorite Tim Holtz distress oxide inks. Do watch the video to see how I get the different colors on my background. I also added some Nuvo dream drops on the leaves to look like water dew drops :)

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For my next card, again I grabbed the "KOALA-TY friends" stamp set and stamped out a whole bunch of images from this set and fussy cut all of them. I also cut out two wreaths with white cardstock using MFT Stamps "Joyful wreath" die. I colored the wreaths with Altenew watercolors to match my Unity Stamp Graciellie Design "Pink & Blue watercolored" patterned paper. I did paint some gesso on the paper so that the focal point would be the cute koalas. The sentiment is from the "Cuddlebug Koala" set.

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And finally, this cute koala from the "Cuddlebug Koala" set. I die cut the cardstock using Gina Marie's rectangle scallop die, then colored the entire image in using Copic markers. I wanted to add a rainbow behind the koala, so I decided to grab my Nuvo Jewel Drops and just had fun with it! SO EASY to make this card - easy peezy :)

I hope you will lend a hand and help Australia by getting some beautiful stamps this week. Thank YOU so much from the bottom of all our hearts.

Visit Unity Stamp for more details on how you can help.

Have an awesome week.

Happy New Year! 

I cannot believe that it is already 2020. 

A BIG Thank YOU for all your love, kindness and support. Here's wishing you a fabulous year ahead and may all your dreams & heart's desires be met.

This week we are also celebrating Angela - our fearless leader's birthday! So, let us all go wish her a HAPPY Birthday and time to shop some brand new stamps for this year.

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For the first card, it is dedicated to Angela using the "Hip Hip Hooray" stamp set. I wanted to create a fun background for this card, so I doodled some designs with the Thermoweb Decofoil adhesive pen - which then I can add the Thermoweb Decofoil rainbow shattered glass foil to the card without using a laminator. This is a cool way to add some foil to your card and creating some unique patterns. 

Pro Tip: If you want a more opaque look, doodle with the pen in smaller portions then add the foil. This way, the glue will not dry out too fast. If you prefer a more sketchy look like mine - please watch the video :)

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For the next card, I used the "Old Ways" kit which is this really cool retro vintage phone. Who else remembers these? :)

I stamped it all over my background, then used Tim Holtz distress crayons to color everything in. If you want a more opaque look, just color directly. If you want a softer look, add water to it. And if you want a complete watercolor look, scribble some of the crayon onto an acrylic block and use your waterbrush to color.

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And for my final card of the day, I used the Tierra Jackson "They Built A Life" kit - which I colored with some Copic markers. Isn't the old couple just so precious? I decided to "frame" it all up using the Avery Elle frame die. For the background, I used the Unity Stamp SMAK April 2019 kit and distress oxide inks. 

So, where to shop for all these awesome stamps? Go to Unity Stamp website for all the details and freebies*