Gina K. Designs AUGUST 2020 MONTHLY MIX CHALLENGE

Hello everyone!

I'm playing along with the Gina K. Designs Monthly Mix Challenge.  This months hostess is Mindy Eggen and she is challenging us with the Design Concept, "White Space". You can find out all the details HERE.

Here is my take on the challenge, My card is an A2 size card, I am using the "I Like The Way You Roll" Stamp Set from the NEW Gina K. Designs Peace, Love and Sushi Card Kit.  My layers I used the new Master Layer 2 dies.  

Thank you for stopping by, I hope you will join the fun!

Here are the supplies I used for this card. Affiliate Links used at no cost to you.

Gina K. Designs June 2020 Illustrator Blog Hop - Day 1

Hello everyone!

Welcome to Day 1 of Gina K. Designs June 2020 Illustrator's blog hop! You should be coming here from Cathy Tidwell's blog, if you get lost along the way, you can get the full list over at Gina K. Designs blog. The release is now available over at Gina K. Designs and can be found HERE under the "what's new" tab. Today the design team is featuring Macramade with Love by Melanie Muenchinger and Let's Celebrate by Beth Silaika.

There is a prize up for grabs for each day of the hop. Just leave a comment on each stop of the hop for a chance to WIN a $50 Gina K. Designs gift certificate! A total of THREE certificates will be awarded. The winners will be announced over in Gina K. Designs blog.

Here are the first two stamp sets and dies the design team will be featuring today!

Macramade with Love by Melanie Muenchinger

My card is an A2 (4 1/2 x 5 1/2) CAS card, I used rainbow colors to stamp the image from the Macramade with Love stamp set, and added the sentiments from the same set.  I used the NEWLY released Master Layout dies to cut my layers.  

Let's Celebrate by  Bethann Silaika

My next card is a square card measuring 4 1/4 x 4 1/4, I used the Let's Celebrate stamp set to stamp the word "congratulations", I used the Beautiful Balloons for the sentiment under celbrate and All Stars to stamp some of the confetti on my card.  I inked around the edges to give the card some definition.  I die cut the layer with the Gina K. Designs double and single square dies.

I hope you have been inspired! Please stop over to Facebook page for more inspiration! Come back tomorrow for Day 2 for the Gina K. Designs January 2020 Illustrator blog hop. Don't forget your NEXT stop will be Karen Hightower. If you get lost or looking for the full hop list you can find it over on the Gina K. Designs blog.

NEW RELEASE PRODUCTS AND OTHER ITEMS I USED ON MY CARDS (affiliate links):

Crackerbox & Suzy Stamps - Laugh a Lot

Hello everyone!

I am here with Crackerbox & Suzy Stamps sharing a card with the newly released Laughing Lady rubber stamp and the sentiment Laugh a Lot.  This is a perfect card to send one of your girlfriends to brighten her day. 

My card is an A2 top folding card. I stamped the Laughing Lady with black memento and stamped the sentiment Laugh a Lot.  I colored the image with copics, I then used a stitched die to cut the image out.  I inked the edges to give the card more definition.  To finish off the card, I added a black stripe to the card.

Closer look of my card.

The June specials are listed here:

Thank you so much for stopping by, I hope I have inspired you in some way. Be safe and healthy, please come back again soon!

Crackerbox & Suzy Stamps - Be My Valentine

Happy New Year Everyone!

This is my first post of the year, I hope all of you had a Merry Christmas and celebrated the New Year with family.   I am excited to be here sharing a card I created using Crackerbox & Suzy Stamps.  It's hard to believe I'm not making any Christmas cards right now, I just jumped into making Valentine's Day cards. 

Crackerbox & Suzy Stamps has lots of new incentives for you this year, please be sure to click here to find out all about it.

Here is my card for your inspiration:

My card is a clean and simple card which is the theme for the month.  My card is a square card measuring 4 1/4 x 4 /14, I used the Wreath Builder stencil to create my card, I stamped the beautify Butterfly 3 with red ink four times, I then stamped the sentiment called Be My Valentine.  I finished my card by adding some bling to each butterfly.

Closer look at my card.

Thank you so much for stopping by, please come back again soon!

Here is the current promotion going on at Crackerbox & Suzy Stamps.

Crackerbox & Suzy Stamps - Do I Fly

Hello everyone!

I am here with Crackerbox & Suzy Stamps featuring a couple of their stamps which are Witches Broom and the sentiment is called Do I fly.

My card is simple, but I love how it turned out.  I stamped the Witches Broom three times and colored them with copic.  I used my scan and cut to cut the brooms out, I used foam tape to adhere them to my card..  I stamped the sentiment Do I fly and die cut it with a stitched die and adhered it to my panel.

Here is a closer look

Thank you so much for stopping by, please come back again soon.  The promotion for the month of October is the following:

Joy Clair Stamps - A Great Teacher!

Hello everyone!

I am here with Joy Clair stamps and I have a clean and simple teacher card I created using the newly released stamp set "Teacher".  This stamp is so versatile, you can use it to make teacher cards and thank you cards to anyone other than a teacher.  The possibilities are endless!

Here is my card and how I created it:

1.  My card is an A2 top folding card,
2.  I used a die cut to create the top layer,
3.  I die cut the shaped element on my card and stamped the sentiment from the "Teacher" stamp set,
4.  I then stamped the apple, colored it with copics and used my scan and cut to cut it out.  I then adhered it to my card with foam dots.

Closer look at my card

Listed below are the products I used. Click on the link to go directly to the product. Where available I have used compensated affiliate links which means if you make a purchase I will receive a small commission at no extra cost to you. Thank you so much for your support!



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2019 SPRING SUMMER COFFEE LOVER'S BLOG HOP - Coffee and Friends

Hello Coffee Lover's!

It's the last day of the hop, if you plan to play along, you have to have your card loaded on the 2019 Spring/Summer Coffee Lovers Blog Hop by today at 11:55 pacific time.

I have a clean and simple card.  I love how there are ephermera packs and journaling cards for your projects.  I love to cut the journaling cards and adhere them to a card base and that is exactly what I did with my card I am sharing with you today.  To finish my card I added some pearls on the flowers to give my card some dimension.  The supplies I used are listed below and I have included links to the ephermera and 6x6 paper pad.

Thank you so much for stopping by.  I have enjoyed this week sharing my coffee cards.  I hope I have inspired you in some way.

Supplies Used (Affiliate Links used at no cost to you).

Joy Clair - Scripture of Love

Hello everyone,

I am back again with Joy Clair featuring two of the newly released stamp sets, The background stamp is called "Valentine Background" from the Everyday Collection and the sentiment is from the stamp set "Scriptures of Love" which is from the Color by Faith Collection.  

I love the background stamps because you can create your background with one of the stamps or mix and match.  The Scriptures of Love set is so versatile....you can use them in your bible journaling or make cards like I did.

Here is how I put my card together!

1.  I started with an A2 card (4 1/4 x 5 1/2),

2.  I used the splattered hears and created my background with red ink (this was so easy, I didn't even use my misti!)

3.  I stamped the sentiment from the "Scriptures of Love" with black 

4.  I finished the card off by adding foam tape to pop the sentiment on my card and added some clear sequins.

For more inspiration make sure to follow Joy Clair on their social media platforms:  Joy Clair blog,  facebook page, Joy Clair Stamp Projects, Color By Faith Facebook Group, Instagram 

and Twitter, Pinterest and Youtube channel to be the first to hear the news, sales and giveaways! 

Thank you for stopping by, Ii hope you have been inspired to want to use these stamp sets.  Please come back again soon!

Joy Clair - Just Kitten Around

Hello everyone,

I am here with Joy Clair, this is my first post this year with the 2018 Design Team.  I am no stranger to Joy Clair I have been with them since November 2015.  Wow, has it been that long?  It seems like it was just yesterday I joined the team, that's how much fun I have been having!  I am excited about the opportunity and look forward to creating along with the rest of the talented team members.

I live in Northern Virginia (near Washington, DC).  I have a husband, two children and three grandchildren who keep me very busy!  My husband and I love travelling and spending time with our grandchildren.  I love crafting, but mainly I am a card maker.  When I am designing my cards, I like clean lines, I love coloring with Copic markers, and layering.  I love playing with all sorts of stamps, digital images, dies and papers.  My style varies but it is always elegant and well put together.  I hope I can inspire you during my time with Joy Clair.

The card I am sharing with you today is an oldie, but goodie called "Just Kitten Around". 

Don't you think these images are adorable?  My card is clean and simple, but yet cute!  That cat seems like he is up to no good!  

Here is how I put the card together:

1.  I started with an A2 card (4 1/4 x 5 1/2),

2.  I took some distress spray stain black soot and splattered on my card.

3.  I used the swoosh from the Joy Clair "Uh-No Ink Splatter" with some Kraft ink, 

4.  I stamped the cat with Memento on X-Press It cardstock,

5.  I colored the cat with Copics (E35, 57, 79 and r81,

6.  I finished the card off by adding foam tape to pop the cat on the card.

For more inspiration make sure to follow Joy Clair on their social media platforms:  Joy Clair blog,  facebook page, Joy Clair Stamp Projects, Color By Faith Facebook Group, Instagram and Twitter, Pinterest and Youtube channel to be the first to hear the news, sales and giveaways!

Thank you for stopping by, please come back again soon!

Thinking of You

Hello everyone,

I have a CAS card I am sharing with you today.  My card was inspired by the CASology Challenge this week and the cue word is "Safari".  It was also inspired by the a2z Scrapbooking Challenge this month which is "bright and beautiful".  I think I managed to create both of these challenges.  The sun is bright and beautiful and love the silhouette of the giraffe.  I am using the Hero Arts Birthday Animal Silhouette stamp set and the sentiment came from the Hero Arts Color Layering Water Lillies.

Here is my take on the challenge.

Thank you so much for stopping by, please come back again soon!

Joy Clair - Let's Celebrate

Hello everyone,

I am here with Joy Clair with a birthday card to share with you.  It's the summer time, and it just seems like everyone's birthday is during the summer months.  My granddaughters have lots of birthday party's to attend!

Here is my card I have to share with you today.  It's a cute birthday card that is perfect for a child.  The set is called "Let's Celebrate, it has lots of images you can use.  This set is very versatile.  I chose to just use the balloons on my card today.

Here is a closer look at it....do you see the shimmer?  I used some Shimmer Sparkle spray to get the shine.  

Here is how I put my card together:

1.  An A2 card,

2.  I masked my card off so I would have the distress color in the center of my card,

3.  I added some of the images to my card with ink,

4.  I sprayed my card with Shimmer Spray,

5.  I then cut the balloons out using my Silhouette,

6.  I colored them using Copic markers - these are the colors I used:

R81, 83, 85,  Y17, Y38, YR68, and BV05, 07, 09,

7.  After the Shimmer dried, I adhered the two balloons to the card and added the middle one with dimensionals,

8.  I finished off my card by adding the sentiment.

Have you stopped by the Joy Clair blog to play along with the current challenge which is "anything goes". If not, please come play, Joy Clair will be giving away one $25 gift card to the Joy Clair Store, randomly selected to give everyone a chance to win.

Please follow Joy Clair's facebook page, Color by Faith Bible Journaling facebook page, Instagram and Twitter, be the first to hear the news, sales and giveaways! They also have a Pinterest page and Youtubechannel for your inspiration!

Thanks so much for stopping by, please leave me a comment if you like my project, I love reading them. If you are not a follower, please follow my blog to stay up to date on what's going on.

Happy Puperoni!

Hello everyone,

I am stopping in to post this cute card for the CASology challenge blog, which the theme is "Pizza". When I saw this, I knew exactly what stamp set I was going to use. I received this set which is called "Favorite Puperoni" for my birthday from Simon Says Stamp.

I stamped the cut dog and then stamped it again on some masking tape and masked the dog off and stamped the pepperoni pizza and birthday hat.  I colored the images with copics and added the sentiment.  So cute and clean and simple.  I really wanted to add some sequins, but since the challenge is CAS I decided not to.  

Thank you so much for stopping by, please come back again soon!

Retro Rubber Challenge Blog #65 - Sketch Challenge

Hello everyone!


I am here with Retro Rubber Challenge Blog and we have a sketch challenge.   I hope you can join us, just make sure the stamp set is over a year old.   If we feel you are using newer stamps, you may be disqualified from the challenge without notification.  For more details on the rules, you can find them over on Retro Rubber Challenge blog.  I hope you can join in with the challenge, please be sure to stop over at the Retro Rubber Challenge Blog to see what the design team has created, I am sure you will be inspired.

Here is my take on the sketch.  I am using the Impression Obsession rubber stamp called Bird on a Branch released in January 2016.  The sentiment is from Stampin Up called A Dozen Thoughts which was released in June 2013.

Thanks again for stopping by, please don't forget to stop over at the Retro Rubber Challenge blog and join the fun and check out the beautiful projects the design team members have created. You have until June 30th to join in on the fun!

Joy Clair - Make A Joyful Noise

Hello everyone,

I am here with Joy Clair and I am showcasing the Joyful Noise stamp set.  This set is part of the Color By Faith - Bible Journaling line, but I am not a journaler, so I have created a clean and simple card, to share with you today.  The set is so cool, it has several music notes and many sentiments that you can use for many occasions.  

Here is how I created my card:

1.  A2 card, 4 1/4 x 5 1/2 - my card is a one layered card,

2. I used my misti and positioned the stamps from the "Joyful Noise"stamp set where I wanted them and stamped my card,

3.  I colored the guitar with copic markers - E31, 35, 57 and 79

4. I added some washi tape at the bottom of my card to give it more dimension.

If you have not had a chance to join the "anything goes" challenge, please take a minute and join.   Joy Clair will be giving away one $25 gift card to the Joy Clair Store, randomly selected to give everyone a chance to win.

Please follow Joy Clair's facebook page, Color by Faith Bible Journaling facebook page, Instagram and Twitter, be the first to hear the news, sales and giveaways! They also have a Pinterest page and Youtube channel for your inspiration!

Thanks so much for stopping by, please leave me a comment if you like my card, I love reading them. If you are not a follower, please follow my blog to stay up to date on what's going on.

Joy Clair - God's Focus

Hello everyone!

I am here with Joy Clair stamps, with the newly released set called God's focus.  This set is part of the Bible Journaling line of Joy Clair's.  If you are not a journaler, this is still a wonderful set to own.  As you can see I have created a card using the set.  There are some wonderful sentiments and images you can use to send anyone a card. 

If you have not had a chance to play along with the Joy Clair Challenge this month, please stop by the Joy Clair blog and play.  The theme is always anything goes and our Design Team uses a photo inspiration to create their project that you can use too.  If you would like to join the challenge, you can find all the details here.  As always, you will have a chance to win a $25 Gift Certificate to the Joy Clair Store. 

Here is my card, this month theme for the design team is all about layers!  I will tell you how I created my card below.



How I put my card together:

1.  A2 card 4 1/4 x 5 1/2,
2.  The black cardstock measures 4 x 5 1/4,
3.  The top piece of cardstock measures 3 7/8 x 5,

4.  I die cut the white top piece with a camera embossing folder I had in my stash,

5.  I then had some camera paper in my stash and cut it out and layered it with black cardstock,

6.  I stamped the camera from the "God Focus" stamp set by Joy Clair with gray ink,

7.  I then stamped the image on top,

8.  I die cut two layering circle dies and adhered them together,

9.  I used foam tape to adhere the circle to my card.

Another clean and simple card!  I love how it turned out and I love this stamp set.  Here is a closer look at the image and sentiment.



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Joy Clair February Blog Hop - New Release!

Hello everyone!

I am here with Joy Clair for our monthly blog hop! Joy Clair has released four new stamp sets this month. Two sets for the "Color by Faith" line and two for the "Everyday" line.  So don't miss out on hopping along with us, you will want to see what the design team has created. Today I am featuring the new stamp set "Prayer Warriors".  Here is a peak at all the sets that are being released.

Aztec Background - Everyday Line

 Happy Camper - Everyday Line

Wild and Free - Color by Faith

Be Brave - Color by Faith

Prayer Warrior - Color by Faith

As always, Joy Clair has some awesome giveaway's! Two lucky winners will have a chance to win a $25 Joy Clair gift certificate to spend in the store. To be a winner you must comment on Joy Clair's blog and each Design Team's blog (list is below). Increase chances of winning by sharing the blog post with your friends! You have until February 6th at midnight (ET) to enter. The winners will be announced on Joy Clair'S blog on Tuesday, February 28th.

Please follow Joy Clair's facebook page, Color by Faith Bible Journaling facebook page, Instagram and Twitter, be the first to hear the news, sales and giveaways! They also have a Pinterest page and Youtube channel for your inspiration!

Thank you for stopping by and please come back again soon!

Here is the list to join the blog hop. Good Luck everyone.

LINE UP:

Joy Clair

Martha

Kerry

Lindsay

Jessica

Lori

Helen

LeeAnn  

Donna - YOU ARE HERE

Steph

Joy Clair - December Blog Hop

Hello everyone,

I'm here with Joy Clair's blog hop!!! You will definitely want to hop along with Joy Clair this month! There will be TWO winners from the blog hop!!! Each winner will receive a $25 Joy Clair gift certificate. To be a winner you must comment on Joy Clair's blog and each Design Team's blog (list is below).  Good luck to all of you.

Here is my card, I am showcasing "In God's Time".  This set is perfect for bible journaling, but I decided to make a card.

Here is how I put it together:

1.  A2 card, 

2.  I cut the design papers and added them to my card,

3.  I stamped my images and die cut it out,

4.  I added the image to my car,

5.  Finished my card off by adding clear sequins.

Please follow Joy Clair's facebook page, Color by Faith Bible Journaling facebook page, Instagram and Twitter, be the first to hear the news, sales and giveaways! They also have a Pinterest page and Youtube channel for your inspiration!

Thank you for stopping by and please come back again soon!

Be sure to visit each of the designers on this blog hop!

Joy Clair
Steph

Cornelila

Martha

Lori

Helen

LeeAnn 

Jessica

Donna - YOU ARE HERE

Monica