Bee-utiful Birthday

Just a quick post on this really HOT afternoon!

The card I'm sharing was created with one of the  new Buzzy Bee Gnomes digis from

Polkadoodles!

using Blooming-Bee Buzzy Gnome

This cute gnome was colored with pencils.

I trimmed to a rectangle shape and matted with black cardstock.

The background is comprised of 2 patterned papers from

Bee Buzzy Stripes & Gingham Printable Paper Patterns

Bee Buzzy Polka Dots Printable Paper Patterns

I cut diagonally, pieced together, added to a black card base and 

added a strip of black cardstock between the 2 patterns.

The sentiment was printed from

Buzzy Bees Message/Sentiment/Quotes Printable Bundle.

Thanks for stopping by and enjoy your weekend!

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Linking up  to:

Crafty Catz - ATG

Creative Fingers - ATG

Ellibelle's Garden Party - Anything in or from

A Place to Start - playing ATG

Crafty Calendar - Add a Sentiment

613 Avenue Created - ATG w/For the Guys Twist

A Perfect Time to Craft - ATG

Classic Design Challenge - ATG option

 

Beach Please!

Beach please does sound nice! Don't you think relaxing on a warm, sandy beach with a breeze coming off of the water makes for a perfect day?

Hey there! It's Judy V here sharing my latest project for Pajama Crafter Stamps.

For this project I am using one of this month's New Release stamp sets, Beach Huts Stamps.

I'm also using one of the Beach Retreat Flashcards.

The "Beach Please" flashcard will serve as the background.

Ink the bottom and top part of the card.Stamp the huts from the stamp set near the top of the flashcard.

Create a mask to cover the stamping.

Add some sandy brown ink.

Color the stamped image. Prismacolor pencils are my preferred coloring medium.

I create an A2 card base with a bright blue card stock. Cut a piece of black card stock to mat the flashcard which I trim down to @ 3 3/8 x 4 3/4 inches. 

Deciding I need to add a little something more, I stamp the driftwood image with seashells from the stamp set. Color the shells and fussy cut.

Add the shell to the card with a few Opalescence Confetti Embellishments to complete.

I hope you enjoy my Beach Please card as much as I enjoyed creating it!

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Linking up to:

Creative Knockouts - Summer Fun

The Sisterhood of Crafters - Fun in the Sun

A Place to Start - playing ATG

613 Avenue Create - ATG w/For the Guys twist

Lil Patch of Crafty Friends - ATG

Crafty Catz - ATG w/use hot colors twist

Creative Fingers - ATG

A Perfect Time to Craft - ATG

Ally's Angels - ATG

Classic Design Challenge - ATG w/vacation holiday option

The Four Seasons Challenge - Anything Summer Goes

Music Theme Layout

Judy here sharing my latest project for CutCardStock which is a Music Theme Layout. 

Music is an important part of my life as a former music teacher and musician. If not for music, the opportunity to meet my husband, who is the subject of this layout, would've not been possible.

Layout Base

Start this layout by pulling out 12 x 12 inch pieces of DCS Discount Black Card Stock and Cougar WHITE Card Stock. I print a photo at 4 x 6 inches.

I will be using the white card stock as the background for the layout. Trim the card stock down to 11 3/4 x 11 3/4 inches.

Wanting to add a little something, I randomly add some stenciling with gray ink and Journalling Stencils - Set #3.

Adhere the white card stock to a 12 x 12 piece of the black card stock.

Creating and Adding Elements

To create a border for the lower edge of the layout I stencil a music staff onto DCS Discount Black Card Stock with white ink.

Fussy cut the music staff.

Cut 2, 3/4 x 8 1/2 inch pieces of Lessebo DAWN MAROON Cardstock. Attach horizonally to the lower portion of the layout base.

Add the fussy cut music staff to the layout base over the red strips.

I'm adding a large quote to the layout which is a Silhouette cut file. It is cut twice, once with DCS Discount Black Card Stock and once with Lessebo DAWN MAROON Cardstock.

Adhere the cut outs. It's hard to tell in the photo that I layer some of the red and black letters as to add shadowing.

Add 3 red strips vertically to the right side of the layout.

To complete my Music Theme Layout I add the photo. 3 red hearts left over from the cut files embellish the music staff.

Thanks for checking out my Music Theme Layout!

Join us over on the CutCardStock Facebook Page and the newly revamped Facebook Group Creating with CutCardStock for more inspiration.

 And even more inspiration can be found on the CutCardStock Creative Blog.

July 4th Wall Decor

Hi there!Today I'm sharing a 4th of July project created for Clear Scraps!

I am using 4 products for this project. 

Blank Wood Card

6 “ Fireworks Splash Stencil

Stars Chipboard Embellishments

Rocket Chipboard Embellishment

Start by painting the wood cards with white acrylic paint.

Paint the chipboard embellishments.

Stencil the fireworks onto one of the wood cards. I used acrylic paint.

Stenciling and painting is complete.

I tied the 2 wood cards together with baker’s twine.

Add star chipboard embellishments to top. A die cut star was also added. I created a bow with ribbons and adhered.

Complete the project by adding the rocket and a few die cut stars and July 4th.

Thanks so much for stopping by. I hope I’ve provided some inspiration for your crafting.

Be sure and check out more Clear Scraps inspiration 

by following on social media

Clear Scraps Blog

Clear Scraps Facebook

Clear Scraps Instagram

Clear Scraps Pinterest   

Chasing the Sun InstaHop

Happy Friday!

It's New Release Day at

Pajama Crafter Stamps!

☀️ Welcome to the “Chasing the Sun” Inspiration Hop with Pajama Crafter Stamps! We’re celebrating sunshine, creativity, and all things new with a vibrant showcase of our latest release—featuring fresh stamp sets, coordinating papers, and a brand-new stencil that’s perfect for summer crafting. Each stop along the hop is bursting with bright ideas, beautiful cards, and sunny inspiration to spark your creativity. Whether you love clean and simple or bold and beachy, you’re sure to find something that shines. Join the fun and see how our team is bringing the heat with bright, bold summer card ideas - plus chances to win some new release goodies of your own! 

I created 2 inspiration cards.

using

Beach Hut Stamps

Several techniques were used for this card.

The sky was stenciled.

Card stock was torn for a sandy beach effect.

3 of the image stamps were used from the stamp set.

I stamped, colored with Prismacolor pencils and fussy cut.

2 of the sentiments were stamped on cloud die cuts.

The grasses were die cut and hand cut thinner.

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using

Mother Puffer Stamps

Dang Whoa Yikes Word and Shadow Die

Opalescence Confetti Embellishment

For the 2nd card, I stamped, colored and fussy cut the cute fish.

Circles were die cut to form frames.

A sentiment from the stamp set was stamped onto a circle die cut.

I added the "DANG" die cut.

A ship's wheel was die cut and added.

Some confetti embellishments were adhered.

My background is a pattern paper from my stash, 

as well as the glitter and metallic card stocks.

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Here’s how to join the hop and see these sets in action! Follow along, get inspired, and maybe even be the LUCKY winner!

1. Leave a comment and a like at each hop stop for a chance to win a $25 store voucher!

2. Follow me and @pajamacrafterstamps.

3. A winner will be chosen randomly from all comments left by June 17 at 11:59 PM EDT. The winner will be announced on the Pajama Crafter Stamps Instagram and Facebook on June 18.

This hop is in no way sponsored, administered, or associated with Instagram or Facebook. By entering, entrants confirm they are 13+ years of age, release Instagram and Facebook of responsibility, and agree to their terms of use.

Let’s chase the sun together - one project at a time! 

Hop order:

@pajamacrafterstamps 

Joy - @joywilsonink

Kerri - @kerri1974mar

Justine - @stationarybyjustine

Pam - @stellarcraftsbypam

Kelly - @stampedbykelly

Betsy - @betsybirgeart

Annie - @anniec09

Jill - @tinytreasureworkshop

Michelle - @michelle.langley.design

Judy V - @createdjust4udesigns

Angie - @bowdangel

Judy R - @joy_in_a_jar

#pajamacrafterstamps #newrelease #chasingthesun #cards #cardmaking #cardmakingideas #stamping #diecutting #coloring #createdjust4udesigns

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Linking my 1st card up to:

A Perfect Time to Craft - ATG

The Four Seasons Challenge - Anything Summer Goes

Craft Rocket Challenges - No Design Paper

Creative Knockouts - Die Cuts, Stencils, Punches

The Sisterhood of Crafters - Fun in the Sun

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Linking 2nd card to:

Creative Fingers - ATG

A Place to Start - Playing ATG

Make My Monday Challenge - Something Fishy

613 Avenue Create - playing ATG

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Challenge Recognition

 

Celebrate in Style with Tori the Dragon

Hello there!

Today I thought I would share some inspiration for

Conie Fong Art & Design!

using Tori the Dragon - Up

I love this cute little dragon!

And, wouldn't a little boy love this card!

Tori is colored with Prismacolor pencils.

I fussy cut, surprise, surprise! It'd not very often I don't fussy cut.

Stamped the sentiment onto one of the balloons.

Popped the image on a simple background of a couple of rectangles,

a strip of card stock and a few enamel dots.

Thanks for stopping by!

I hope you all have a great weekend ahead!

 

Pajama Crafters Sketch Change

Popping in this afternoon to share a card I created earlier today.

Pajama Crafter Stamps has a new Sketch Challenge going on

in the Pajama Crafters Stamps and Friends Facebook Page .

You have until June 30th to submit your creations using

Pajama Crafter Stamps products and this sketch.

The ink to enter is

https://www.facebook.com/media/set?set=oa.704267138991212&type=3

Here's my take.

I pretty much used the sketch just as it is  but

if you've played with sketches before you know

there's a little leeway for creativity.

You can turn the sketch, use a different shape other than the circle, etc.

I used Dinomite Birthday Stamps for my card.

One of the cute dinos was stamped, colored with pencils and fussy cut.

The background was stamped with music notes from the same stamp set

and colored in with a glitter gel pen.

The sentiment is from the stamps set.

I added Opalescence Confetti Embellishments.

I added a music staff die cut using a die from my stash.

If you don't have any Pajama Crafter Stamps products

you should check them out HERE!

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Linking up to:

Word Art Wednesday - ATG

Ellibelle's Crafty Wednesday Challenge - ATG

Addicted to Stamps and More - Any Occasion

A Cut Above - ATG w/a die cut

A Place to Start - playing ATG

613 Avenue Create - For the Guys twist

Lil Patch of Crafty Friends - ATG

Crafty Calendar Challenge - Add a Sentiment

Craft Rocket Challenges - No Design Paper

A Perfect Time to Craft - ATG

Classic Design Challenge - Masculine

Daisy Chain Challenges - Birthday

Pearly Sparkles Challenge - Masculine