Patriotic Wreath

Do you like creating home decor projects? if so, now is the perfect time to make a Patriotic Wreath that is fairly simple and easily made with minimal materials. Hey there! It’s Judy here with my latest project for CutCardStock.

Cardstock & Wreath Form

For this Patriotic Wreath I am using, of course, red, white and blue cardstock.

DCS Discount Cardstock: Smooth Red Wagon 

Cougar White Smooth CardStock 

Lessebo Colors NAVY BLUE Cardstock

To start you’ll want to make a wreath form. I am using a piece of cardboard. Find something round you can trace onto the cardboard for the outside edge. I used a plate. You’ll need a smaller circle shape to trace for the inside edge. A smaller plate works. Cut both circles.

My wreath form measures about 10 inches on the outside. The inner circle opening measures about 7 inches. You can go larger or smaller.

Wreath Components

Cut the cardstock into strips measuring 8 x 1 3/4 inches. I cut 6 blue, 8 red and 9 white pieces. You may cut more or less depending on the size of your wreath form.

Score each cardstock strip every 1/2 inch along the 8 inch side.

Accordion fold each strip along the score lines.

Start adding the accordion fold strips to the wreath form. Hold one end of the folds together and apply glue to the backside. A low temp glue gun works well for this. Adhere the end with the glue across the width the the wreath and fan out the top, as seen in the photo below.

Add all the blue pieces by overlapping about 3/4 of an inch. I alternate the white and red strips adhering in the same fashion all the way around. The last piece is a little tricky. Just tuck the end with glue into the first blue piece.

To embellish I die cut various size stars.

Start adhering the stars randomly.

Add the rest of the stars to complete. I did punch a few more small stars to add.

Thanks so much for taking a look at my Patriotic Wreath project. But, this wreath is not really limited to the patriotic theme. You can use my idea to create a wreath for any occasion, season or holiday and I hope you’ll give it a try!

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.

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Linking up to:

A Perfect time to Craft - ATG

Crafts Galore Encore - ATG

Classic Design Challenge - ATG w/Masculine option

A Place to Start - ATG w/Recycle Twist (cardboard wreath base)

613 Avenue Create - ATG w/For the Guys twist

July at Morgan's ArtWorld

Hello there!

It's time for this month's challenge at

Morgan's ArtWorld!

The theme is always 

ANYTHING GOES.

You can enter with projects created with any company's products.

using Fantasy Fae 8

I printed this lovely digi and colored with Prismacolor pencils.

After fussy cutting I added to my 5 x 6 1/2 inch card.

The back ground is a white floral die cut piece.

I backed the die cut with a glitter cardstock.

The sentiment was stamped and heat embossed.

Hope to see you in this months gallery!

Fall Home Decor Project

Have you seen all the New Release Products Clear Scraps has to offer this month?

Hi there! It’s Judy here with a fall home decor project created with 2 of those new products!

I am using one of the new DIY Wood Regular TagBox and a new set of Fall Chipboard Embellishments.

To,start I printed some fall themed digital papers.

I traced each of the wood pieces for the box onto the backside of the papers and cut.

I’m only going to apply paper to the outsides of each piece except for the back piece. Both sides, inside and out will be covered.

Adhere the papers to the old with Mod Podge.

Glue the wood piece together with wood glue to construct the box.

I will be applying minimal embellishments to the box. The chipboard pieces are painted with an acrylic paint.

The chipboard pieces are adhered. 

Although, this is a “tag box”, I chose to use it for a floral arrangement. This is one of the things I love about Clear Scraps products. They can all be used in multiple ways! 

I hope you like my home decor piece and I’ve inspired you to create something unique!

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   

You're My Honey Bee

Happy Thursday! It's Judy V here sharing my You're My Honey Bee card project for Pajama Crafter Stamps.

I am using one of this month's New Release stamp sets, Bruno Bee Keeper. What a cute and fun stamp set this is! It includes 11 images and 4 sentiments.

To create my card, start by stamping one of the bears, 5 bee houses, 3 sets of flowers and 1 set of bees. Color the images. My preferred coloring medium is pencil colors. Do some fussy cutting next.

To create the background of my scene, I die cut grass, hills and clouds.

My blue card base measures 5 x 6 1/2 inches. Add the grass and hills to the bottom half of the card. Stamp the sentiment onto the cloud die cut. Adhere the cloud to the top of the card.

Piece some of the bee houses together to form 3 different sizes. Adhere to card.

Add Bruno the bear, the flowers and bees. Draw some loopy doodles behind the bees with a fine line marker. 

Embellish with some Opalescence Confetti Embellishments.

Thanks for taking a look at my You're My Honey Bee Card project. Check out Bruno Bee Keeper at Pajama Crafter Stamps!

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Linking up to:

Krafty Chicks Challenge - Masculine

Word Art Wednesday - ATG

Color Throwdown - Photo Inspiration

Addicted to Stamps and More! - Die Cuts and/or Stencils

A Cut Above - ATG w/die cut

A Place to Start - playing ATG

Ally's Angels - ATG

Classic Design Challenge - ATG /Vacation Holiday Twist

Crafter's Cafe - ATG/Masculine option

Crafty Animals - ATG/animal

613 Avenue Create - ATG/For the Guys Twist

Stamping Sensations - Our Furry Friends/ATG

We Love Stamping - Nature or ATG

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Challenge Recognition

You & Me

Hello there!

Today I'm posting on behalf of

Conie Fong Art & Design.

 My inspiration card was created with

First Kiss.

This digi is so adorable.

I just love it!

I printed on white card stock and colored with Prismacolor pencils.

My background was created with an embossing folder

from Crafter's Companion. I used white card stock and

added color with glitter gel pens for the flowers and inked the rest.

An arched opening was cut with a Spellbinders die.

I cut to take out mushrooms and a fairy that were part of the folder.

Just goes to show, you can alter almost anything to fit your design!

The sentiment was die cut with a die set from Scrapbook.com.

Thanks for stopping by and taking a look at today's card!

I love putting it together!

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Linking up to:

{Pin}spirational  - photo prompt

Ally's Angels - ATG

Classic Design Challenge - ATG

Crafts Galore Encore - ATG

A Place to Start - playing ATG

Craft Rocket Challenge - No Design Paper

Ellibelle's Garden Party - Anything in or around the garden

Ellibelle's Crafty Wednesday - ATG

Crafty Calendar Challenge - Add a Sentiment

613 Avenue Create - playing ATG

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Challenge Recognition

Noodle Panda Graduation

It's time to share inspiration for this month's

Polkadoodles Craft & Card Making Challenge!

 The DT was asked to create a graduation themed project for this week's inspiration. 

I chose to create a card using 

Graduation You Passed Noodle Panda. 

The sweet panda was colored with Prismacolor Pencils and fussy cut.

My simple designed background consists of white card stock.

I added strip of burgundy card stock and a silver rectangle 

which was embossed with a stars embossing folder.

The sentiment from 

Winnie Celebrations 2 Sentiment Pack.

Enamel dots were added to complete my Graduation Card design.

Won't you join in this month?

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

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Challenge Recognition

 

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

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Challenge Recognition