Monday, November 2, 2015

May Arts' Ribbon Resource and DCWV Blog Hop Day 1



 


Welcome to the Ribbon Resource (May Art's Retail Online Store) and DCWV Blog hop! Get ready to see tons of cute Christmas projects this week, as we share some of favorite ribbons for the season.  This week there will be three prize packages - each winner will receive 2 stacks of Christmas paper and 2  - 5 yard  bundles of Christmas ribbon! Be sure to check the blog to see the different ways to earn entries!

I created an easy stitched flower using checkered ribbon and added jingle bells as the center. The glitter velvet was the perfect addition to the sparkly papers.

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ColourArte Mixed Media Dragonfly Card

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 Hi, it's Gini back to share with you easy ways to incorporate ColourArte products into your everyday creations. Working on cards or other small scale projects is a great way to experiment with mixed media.  

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  1. Cut a piece of chipboard for the card front. Paint with gesso. Mist with Radiant Rain. Novstep1
  2. Die cut and emboss the dragonfly from cardboard. Paint the raised areas with the silks, then mist with Radiant Rain to finish the coloring.Novstep2
  3. Stamp the rain droplets on the background. Mix a small amount of Primary Elements with Crystal Lacquer. Use a toothpick or the end of a paintbrush to drip the droplets of lacquer over the stamps to form a dimensional rain drop. Novstep3
  4. Assemble the card adding flowers, string and die cut sentiment.
  5. Glue prills around the flower cluster, but while the glue is still wet, tap a little primary elements over the prills to add shimmer.
  6. Mix Golden Bamboo Primary Elements with water and use a spatter brush to flick onto the card.Novstep4
These were all easy ways to use different products from the ColourArte family. I really love that colors are true from one product to the next, so you can use tons of techniques, while still having the colors blend seamlessly. Until next time! NovDetail3 
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Sunday, November 1, 2015

Technique Junkies November Release Blog Hop

 Welcome to the November Blog Hop for the Technique Junkies! If you are following along from the beginning you should have started that the Design Team blog, but arrived here from Pam's Blog. If not, be sure to check out all of the stops, so you don't miss any of the wonderful projects. And as you are hoping, make note of your favorite new designs, because all of the September new release stamps will be on sale, 15% off through Nov.. 8th.

I used a pattern paper as my background, which made this card look rather mystical, but it was super easy.  I painted my road with Primary Elements from ColourArte - just a light wash, so the pattern beneath still showed through.

Now, you're off to Beth's blog to see more inspiration!

Technique Junkies Stamps:
Bridge #S657 (new for Novemeber)
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Wednesday, October 28, 2015

CardMaker and Heartfelt Creations Blog Hop


It's time for another blog hop with CardMaker Magazine...and today we are hopping with one of my all time favorite companies, Heartfelt Creations! I know you will be so inspired by the gorgeous creations along the way.  I chose to work with one of their newest collection, Farmer's Market.  I love how delicate the die cuts around the berries.

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Blog Hop List
Stacy Morgan: http://twinshappy.blogspot.com/
Jennie Harper: http://stampawaytheday.blogspot.com/
Gini Williams Cagle: http://ginicagle.blogspot.com/
Chitra Nair: http://www.craftingchitra.blogspot.com/
Mendi Yoshikawa: http://www.snippets-of-mendi.blogspot.com/
Heartfelt Creations: https://www.heartfeltcreations.us/blog/

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Tuesday, October 27, 2015

Heartfelt Creations Alumni DT Hop for October

 Welcome, to the October Edition of the Heartfelt Creations Alumni Blog hop! The hop runs now through Friday night - at midnight.  And one lucky commenter, chosen from one of the stops on the blog hop, will win a $25 gift certificate to HC.  How great is that?  You get to hop around and see some wonderful projects, plus have the chance to win some goodies of your own!  The winner will be announced on Saturday, October 31, and will have 72 hours to claim their prize.

 I was really lucky to visit the Heartfelt Creations booth at the Smokey Mountain Rubberstamp and Scrapbook show in Tennessee a couple of weekends ago. It is always so amazing to see such an overwhelming collection of projects using these gorgeous stamps and dies! So I was inspired to come home and pull out some of my favorite supplies and start creating!

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Monday, October 26, 2015

Santa's Coming with Joy Clair

 
Oh, is this not the cutest Christmas scene?!!!! I love this stamp set from Joy Clair - it made creating this vignette so easy.  For the sky, I inked the background with a brayer, and then heat embossed Santa with black powder.  I punched a 1" circle and inked it to look like the moon. The sentiment was heat embossed with silver. The houses were stamped, but then decorated with a little snowy glitter, and then they were nestled behind a snowy hill die cut.

Supplies
Joy Clair Santa's Coming Clear Stamp Set
Carta Bella - Have a Merry Christmas Patterned Paper
Crafter's Companion/Die'sire - Scenic Pines
May Arts 5/8" Candy Cane Ribbon; Burlap String



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Merry Christmas Angel

 

Good morning! Over on the Technique Junkies Blog, we are celebrating 30 Days of Christmas Cards! And this is my first creation for the event. I love kraft and gold together, and thought that the Folk Art Angel would be great to use with this color scheme. I dry embossed the background and heat embossed the angel. The sentiment, Merry Christmas 2, was stamped on the kraft paper.  And what is Christmas without a big festive bow? 
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Friday, October 23, 2015

Rustic Thank You with Joy Clair

I'm back with another lovely card for Joy Clair. I combined the Rustic Occasions Sentiments Clear Stamp set, along with Trick Or Treat Clear Stamp set to create this masculine, rustic Thank You card. I love the pine boughs on the Rustic set - they match perfectly with the woodsy font.
 
 
Challenges:
MFT Sketch Challenge
Simon Says - Wrap it Up

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Wednesday, October 21, 2015

Hello Autumn with Joy Clair Stamps

 I'm really excited about the new stamp company, Joy Clair - and even more thrilled that I am part of their first design team! I will be sharing their lovely designs with you every week.  These are the best quality clear stamps I've ever used - they stamp like a dream. These stamps are perfectly clear, have no odor, have sharp and deep etch depth, adhere well to acrylic blocks, have excellent ink transfer and are resistant to yellowing. You've got to try them!

http://www.joyclair.com/ 
For my card today, I used the Hello Autumn Stamp set. This set is loaded with wonderful fall sentiments and lovely leaves and acorns - just what you need for your autumn projects. 

Be sure to check out the other stamps in the Joy Clair Store.
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Monday, October 19, 2015

CardMaker Magazine Inspiration

I've got a blog post today over at the CardMaker Magazine Blog.  I remade a card that Colleen Schaan had originally designed.  I updated the card using adorable stamps from Joy Clair ( and these stamps are on sale right now!).  Please go to the blog to see her gorgeous inspiration piece.
 
Supplies used: Kraft cardstock from Coredinations; Getaway patterned papers from Echo Park; Happy Halloween and Trick or Treat stamp sets from Joy Clair; paper cord ribbon from May Arts Ribbon; adhesive foam from Close To My Heart.


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