Flair Additions: Cazenovia

Today Inky Hot Mess is happy to make a new flair introduction. We love living in the Finger Lakes. People frequently ask how we ended up here. Our family is originally from the Capital Region in New York (Albany, NY - the State Capital - Nope, New York City is not the state capital). We used to vacation out here frequently. Between the day trips and weekend trips, we were there almost every weekend during the summer and early autumn.

Sailboats on Cazenovia Lake

Somehow we lost our minds and ended up building our dream house in South Carolina. Inky was homesick within 6 months and wanted to move back home. Inky's husband had a company approach him with a new job and it was in New York. We jumped on it and moved back to New York, but this time we went to the Finger Lakes. The rest is history! 

Cazenovia Lake

One of the towns on the way from Albany to the Finger Lakes has a gorgeous lake....shocking I know. There's a ton of lakes in this area. There are 11 Finger Lakes and numerous other lakes. The 11 Finger Lakes were created at the same time from the same glacier 10,000 years ago. That glacier took all of our dinosaur fossils, but left some amazing soil behind which produces fabulous fruits (think wine) and vegetables (think tons of farms and farm stands) and lakes all over the region.

Kayakers on Cazenovia Lake

The first lake you come across on US Route 20 is Cazenovia Lake. It's just gorgeous! There's a quaint town - Cazenovia - on the lake. Cazenovia is the home to Cazenovia College - a small, private, liberal arts college. Lots of historic houses are in the area. There's lots of history as well, not to mention the historic sites. 

New York State Historical Sign

Inky absolutely loves Cazenovia. It's a small town and it's pretty calm and quiet even with the college there. Not much traffic except during the summer when lots of people come to the lake. Apple picking isn't far away! 

Inky has brought Cazenovia and flair together. There are 2 new pieces to this collection. The first is Cazenovia Flair.

The second is Cazenovia Lake Flair.

And we have the Cazenovia Flair Collection where you receive both pieces of flair.

Check back soon! You never know what will appear in Inky's Travels next!

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Did you start following us on Instagram? Ok so now you can win these sweet new flair! Remember our new product line Inky's Travels? Inky loves to travel and one of her favorite places on earth is Cape Cod. So she decided Cape Cod would be our next release. She has a list about 20 feet long of places, beaches, activities, lighthouses, and famous bridges from Cape Cod so there will be a few phases to Cape Cod.

Phase 1 is being given away on our Instagram! You can only enter to win on our Instagram. We will ship these flair to the USA only. This does include Alaska, Hawaii, and our military bases! A random winner will be chosen on April 6th at 1 pm EST. To enter, you have to like the Cape Cod Flair photo we have up on Instagram and share it. Seriously. That is all you have to do!

Adventure Seeker & Autumn Harvest Part 2

I found a few more photos that I took of my cards from my last crop. Brace yourselves. I got pretty adventurous with a few of these. I'm still using pieces from the Autumn Harvest Living Life and Adventure Seeker Living Life  collections along with pieces from their Add Ons from Inky Hot Mess.


You really don't have to go to town with each journaling card. There are times I just use them as is or only add a few things. Shocking I know, right?


Here is a whole layout with only 1 card embellished. And it's embellished only a tiny bit. The card all the way on the right is one I made from cardstock and embellishments.

Stars! Love the chipboards stars that came with the Adventure Seeker Living Life. I will be so bummed when I finish off this collection. You can see how much I have enjoyed using it in the blog posts. 

This is how I begin to figure out what cards I need. I put my photos in the pocket page protector I select, then I look through the cards I have that coordinate with what's going on in my pics. These pics are from Clingman's Dome in the Great Smokey Mountains. It was autumn and we went on a hike in the mountains to get to this place.....so I chose autumn colors and embellishments from autumn and the outdoors.

I start by laying out cards in the spaces I need to fill. I may go back and forth on the cards or cardstock a few times until I'm happy. I was happy with the Leaf Peeping card from the Autumn Harvest Living Life. I can tell that because it's in a pocket!

Then I jazz up the cardstocks. Some embellishments. Some stamping. Make sure you put the date somewhere on either the left or right page! 

Believe it or not, all of those embellishments are available from Inky Hot Mess. Love washi. Love flair. I just love love love love embellishments! And yes, those 4 cardstocks above were used to make these cards. Crazy, right? Be sure to check out the Add Ons. There's lots of coordinating embellishments there! 

This card is so so so simple to make! I just used a piece of 12"x12" paper that I cut down to 4"x6" and embellished it. All of the embellishments came from Adventure Seeker Living Life. And I love my Tiny Attacher!

One thing I am frequently asked is how I attach my wood veneers to my cards. I use a liquid glue and I let the pieces sit for at least an hour before I put them in a page protector. Sometimes I have to let them sit longer. Occasionally, the need to dry overnight. 

I use the Tombow Mono Liquid Glue. You can also use Glossy Accents which is made by Ranger. Inky Hot Mess has both of these liquid adhesives available in their shop. 

Well that is all from that crop. Check back soon for more details on my last crop and what I brought with me on my trip to North Carolina to scrapbook!

Adventure Seeker & Autumn Harvest

What can you create with a Living Life collection? The answer is plenty! I recently attended a crop and spent the weekend creating and embellishing journaling cards from the Autumn Harvest Living Life and Adventure Seeker Living Life collections. Both Living Life collections are from Inky Hot Mess.

Using a designed journaling card as is can be just what your layouts need. I used just a simple card - no extra embellishing.....You'll see how rare that is for me!

You can always make your own journaling cards whenever you need them. Taking something as simple as cardstock and embellishing it can give you exactly what you need. I used a flair, sticker, and ribbon as the embellishments. Why the yellow? I was visiting the Great Smokey Mountains in the autumn and wanted to use only colors found on autumn trees for these photos.

I have always struggled with journaling. I'm really making a conscious effort to journal. I've been working on photos from many moons ago - years - and is seeing how important getting those details down are. Even a trip from 5 years ago is tough to remember!
  

I actually journaled on a journaling card! And added a colored mini paper clip for a little pizazz. 

Once again, I created my own journaling card using cardstock. This is one of the Swiss Dots cardstocks from Bazzill. All I did was add a sticker and the sign veneer. Viola! Done.

Here we have 2 cards from the Adventure Seeker Living Life along with the journaling card I made.

With the trip to Chimney Rock State Park in North Carolina, my husband and I took tons of photos. I struggled to find outdoor theme kits and forget finding anything as specific as the park. So when necessary I craft own cards. This one is so simple! Cardstock, stickers, ribbon, and stamp from Outdoor Trail Clear Stamps.

Another card that is super simple! Cardstock, die cuts, stickers, and flair. You're done. Simple. Oh and yes those are elk in the photos!

These photos are from Cades Cove in the Great Smokey Mountains in Eastern Tennessee. I made another journaling card with cardstock, burlap, twist ties, a die cut, and the Tiny Attacher. All of these pieces are in the Adventure Seeker Living Life and Adventure Seeker Embellishment Kit. Love how the twist ties are used to hang the Wild Adventure die cut......kind of looks like a hanging sign.

At some point, I made a huge error in printing some photos. They weren't printed in true 4"x6". They were something like 4"x5.3" which is the true digital size. Oops! So all of those prints needed to be matted. I debated matting them on ivory cardstock, but thought that was too blah. I'm a little crazy in my style. I love colors and patterns so I used scrapbook paper instead. Since there's about an inch of paper showing once the photos are cropped and matted, I needed to jazz them up. All I did was add some twine held in place with tiny attachers and a piece of flair. Done. Simple. Looks pretty snazzy!

Check back soon. I will be sharing more from this crop soon. There is plenty more to share!

Introduction: Grace & Gratitude Living Life

Grace & Gratitude Living Life is now available! Grace & Gratitude Living Life is the Inky Hot Mess Thanksgiving Living Life collection. All of the cards, flair, and veneers are designed by Inky Hot Mess and are exclusive to us!

The Grace & Gratitude Living Life collection is $16.95 plus shipping and tax (NYS residents only). This collection comes jam packed with lots of goodies!

You will receive 17 4"x6" and 24 3"x4" journaling cards that are locally printed on Neenah cardstock which they make in Wisconsin.

A scrapbooker can never have too many embellishments!

We have also included two pieces of flair. You'll receive Tom Turkey and a modern cornucopia.

Love veneers? We sure do! Grace & Gratitude contains 7 maple veneers hand crafted for us in the USA. The veneers come in a variety of sizes. Each kit contains a pilgrim hat, an acorn with 2 oak leaves, Count Your Blessings, November, GOBBLE GOBBLE GOBBLE, Giving Thanks, and a modern cornucopia.

Next up are the Trinkets. Sunflower pearls and a geo tag love clip are Grace & Gratitude's Trinkets.

Die cuts are also included. We have chosen the die cuts from Authentique's Grateful collection. All of the die cuts have been punched out for you to save you time. We know you're eager to get scrapbooking when you receive your Grace & Gratitude Living Life. There are 18 die cuts.

Quantities of Grace & Gratitude are very limited. We will not be offering this kit again. Once they have sold out, they are gone forever!

Introduction: Snapshot Living Life

Inky Hot Mess is so excited and proud to introduce Snapshot Living Life! Inky recently visited George Eastman's House and he was such an inspiration for this collection. He was truly a remarkable man and his mark has been left all over the area near Inky.

Snapshot Living Life  is available via subscription. You may start your subscription with Snapshot until February 20th at 1 pm est (while supplies last). Snapshot retails for $16.95 (For subscribers it is $15.95) plus shipping and applicable tax.

Snapshot Living Life is our first Living Life collection with our new printer! Our journaling cards are locally printed on Neenah cardstock. Neenah makes their papers in Wisconsin. We love Made in the US.

We scrapbookers love our photos. Snapshot is all about photos! The colors are very subdued. There's a vintage vibe to this collection.

Snapshot includes 12 4"x6" journaling cards.

There are 24 3"x4" journaling cards.

We have loaded Snapshot up with lots of great embellishments.

The flair in Snapshot is super fun! You will receive a vintage camera flair and a flair that says Snapshot on a distressed banner.

There are 4 die cuts included in Snapshot. We have included a variety of black cameras on kraft cardstock (styles and sizes may vary), a Polaroid die cut on kraft cardstock (sizes and styles may vary), and a kraft tag.

We've also include 2 camera transparencies and blue Deco Dots.

There are lots and lots of Trinkets in Snapshot. Did someone say cameras? The Trinkets include an assortment of 5 wood veneer and 5 blue chipboard cameras (sizes, styles and colors may vary) along with a camera metal clip.

No collection is complete without veneers! We have a new addition this time around. We have 5 maple veneers which include Photo Date:, Capture, Snapshot on a distressed banner, Picture Perfect, and a vintage camera. There is also a cork camera! This is our first cork embellishment.

This was such a fun collection to design and choose the embellishments. We hope you enjoy this collection. Be sure to share your creations with us!

Introduction: Countdown Short Stack

Inky Hot Mess is happy to introduce Countdown Short Stack. Countdown celebrates the New Year. Perfect for New Year's Eve and New Year's Day. Countdown Short Stack retails for $9.95.

The journaling cards are locally printed on Neenah cardstock which is made in Wisconsin. All designs are exclusive to Inky Hot Mess.

Countdown includes 4 4"x6" journaling cards and 1 4"x6" Metallic Gold Triangle Vellum Card.

There are 4 3"x4" journaling cards and 2 3"x4" Metallic Gold Triangle Vellum Card.

As always, we have included an embellishment bag full of goodies!

Inky really, really loves flair. She has created one that says Cheers! and one that says Happy New Year. All of our flair is Made in the US. We design and print our flair.

The Countdown Trinkets included are 2 Metallic Gold Flag Clips and 5 Metallic Gold Geotags.

Countdown has a whole bunch of sparkle! The Sparkle includes a Gold Glitter Kraft Tag, 2 Gold Star Flags (styles may vary), and Clear Rock Candy.

Of course, we have veneers. All of our veneers are Made in the US. These veneers are made from maple. There are 5 veneers which include New Year's Eve, Happy New Year, Celebrate, Champagne Flute, and Resolutions.

We hope you enjoy Countdown!!