Birthday Peonies

Sharing a simple but pretty card today created for

Conie Fong Art & Design!

I used a beautiful floral digi,

Peony Delight.

I love coloring flowers and peonies are a favorite.

These were colored with Prismacolor Pencils and fussy cut.

I simply inked a white card stock panel.

Popped the flowers with foam tape.

Added a die cut sentiment t and a few sequins.

Thanks so much for stopping by today!

Have a great week!

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Linking up to:

A Place to Start - playing ATG

613 Avenue Create - ATG w/Splash of Color

Lil Patch of Crafty Friends - ATG

Stamping Sensations - Animals, Flowers Birds

Inkspirational Challenges - Seasonal

Crafty Catz - Feminine Birthday

Creative Fingers - ATG

Classic Design Challenge - Feminine

Crafter's Cafe - Feminine

The Creative Crafters - ATG

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Challenge Recognition

Serenity Fairy Kisses

Hi there! 

Sharing some inspiration project for this month's

Polkadoodles Craft & Cardmaking Challenge.

Challenge theme: ANYTHING GOES

 Wings is the theme for the Design Team for this week's inspiration projects. 

I created a card using a mixture of digis and clear stamps.

 My focal point is the digital version of Serenity Fairy Kisses. 

She is framed with die cuts. 

I used stamps and dies from the Daisy Butterfly Wings Bundle for embellishments and the sentiment. 

All the images, digital and stamped, were colored with Prismacolor Pencils.

Won't you join in?

We'd love to see your creations!

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Linking up to:

Crafty Calendar Challenge - Feminine

Ellibelle's Garden Party - Anything in or from a Garden

Creative Fingers Challenge - ATG

Classic Design Challenge - Feminine

Crafter's Cafe - Feminine

A Place to Start - playing ATG

Cupcake Inspirations - Friendship

613 Avenue Create - Splash of Color

Bee Kind Mason Jar Lid Covers

 Hi there!

 I'm  here today with fun project created for Clear Scraps.

Clear Scraps carries a Mason Jar Lid Cover Kit that makes it easy create a one of a kind lid cover with interchangeable wood circles made from birch wood that can be painted, inked and/or embellished. 

I have some empty jars around my house that these lids just happen to fit on perfectly and 

thought it would be fun to create a cute container for holding some beads.

To decorate the interchangeable wood circles I am using the 

Bee Happy Chipboard Punchout Embellishments.

Let’s start by assembling the lid cover.

Layer and glue 3 of the included rings together. 

Next, add the piece with the hole in the middle.

Finish with the last ring and paint. I used a light blue acrylic paint.

Next I am decorating the 3 interchangeable wood circles.

I printed 3 digital papers.

I die cut the papers with  circle die and colored the edges of the wood circles with a black sparkle pen.

Add color the the chipboard pieces chosen. I used the black sparkle pen, red glitter gel pen and some gold paint.

The papers and chipboard pieces are adhered. I added some gem bees and flowers from my stash.

With the lids complete, I am embellishing my jar.

I adhered a digital paper to the center of the jar.

Lace and ribbon were added next.

To embellish, I pulled a die cut label from my stash and punched some flowers.  I will add he rest of the gems used on the wood circles.

Here’s the finished jar.

Thanks for taking the time to check out my project! I loved putting it together.

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   

Ladybugs & Flowers

Ladybugs & flowers are the perfect combo for a fun spring card, don’t you think?

Hi there! Today I'm sharing my latest Pajama Crafter Stamps inspiration project. 

And, since it seems spring has finally arrived here in Colorado, 

I thought a spring theme card would be perfect!

My card features the Where Hope Blooms Stamps. 

This is such a fun stamp set.

 It includes a cute puppy, kitten, bunnies, birds, ladybug and a flower. The set also includes some sentiments. So many possibilities for crafting.

My card design process starts with stamping 3 flowers along the bottom of a white card stock panel. Then I stamp 4 ladybugs in a curve.

Coloring these ladybugs and flowers with Prismacolor pencils is the next step.

Wanting to add some clouds, a hill and some grass, 

I create masks by stamping a ladybug and a flower and fussy cut.

Stenciling is the next step, starting with a cloud stencil and blue ink. 

I cover the ladybugs with the mask, place the stencil over and ink. 

Continue with green inks, a hill and grass stencils, using the flower mask on the 3 flowers.

I decide to add a few more flowers, so I stamp, color and fussy cut 4 more flowers and 

arrange around the other 3.

Mat the panel with the stamping and stenciling with white card stock. Adhere to a green card base.

Stamp the sentiment on white card stock and die cut with a circle die to complete.

Thanks so much for checking out my Ladybugs & Flowers project.

 I hope you’ll check out this fun stamp set and all the other products from Pajama Crafter Stamps.

For more Pajama Crafter Inspiration, be sure to visit the following places:
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YouTube
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Shop

 

It's Game Day

Hi there! 

Popping in with another inspiration card created for

Pajama Crafter Stamps!

Play Ball Stamps

Legends Born Stencil

 I created an easel style card this time around.

The stencil was place on green card stock to simulate grass

and inked with brown, green and a mixture of purples, blue and black.

I stamped the silhouette images with black in and fussy cut.

The baseball and glove were stamped, colored and fussy cut.

Die cut star were added.

I stamped 3 sentiments from the stamp set.

Check these sets out along with the others in this month's New Release at

Pajama Crafter Stamps!

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Linking up to:

Cardz 4 Guyz - Fancy Fold

Creative Creases - ATG w/Fun Fold

Little Red Wagon - Birthday

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

A Perfect Time to Craft - ATG

Classic Design Challenge - ATG option

A Place to Start - playing ATG

613 Avenue Create - ATG Splash of Color twist

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Challenge Recognition

Who's Your Caddy Card

Happy Friday!

It's New Release Day at

Pajama Crafter Stamps.

There are lots of great new products available this month!

The card I'm featuring here was created with

Who's Your Caddy Stamps

I colored 2 of the images with Prismacolor Pencils.

One was trimmed to a rectangle and the other, the gold bag, was fussy cut.

The card background was created with an embossed panel and 2 patterned paper panels. 

These 3 panels were applied to a lighter green mat. Strips of card stock cover where

the 3 panels came together.

The mat was applied to my A2 card base created with green card stock.

My focal image rectangle, which is matted was added to the card center.

I used the fussy cut golf bag as an embellishment.

It is popped with foam tape.

The sentiment was stamped, fussy cut and adhered with foam tape.

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Liking up to:

Creative Fingers Challenge - ATG

A Perfect Time to Craft - ATG

Ally's Angels - ATG

Classic Design Challenge - ATG

Crafts Galore Encore - ATG

Daisy Chain Challenges - Not Square

The Creative Crafters - ATG

A Place to Start - playing ATG

613 Avenue Create - ATG

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Challenge Recognition

Creating a Mother's Day Card

Creating a Mother’s Day Card is one of those projects that you want to make extra special! 

After all who is more special than a mother?

Hey there!I'm here today with a Mother’s Day Card project for CutCardStock.

 I am using several techniques for this card. 

They include die cutting, stamping, embossing, inking and I threw in a little bit of pencil coloring as well! And, of course, a variety of pretty card stocks. 

When deciding to make a Mother’s Day Card I sorted through my die collection. 

I fell upon a watering can stamp and die set. 

Knowing I have quite a few flower dies I thought it would be fun to add flowers to the can. 

What a great focal this will make!

Mother’s Day Card Focal

The first thing I did was stamp the watering can onto a piece of DCS Discount 8.5×11 Card Stock: Dolphin Gray Cardstock. 

Then I die cut.

Secondly I die cut flowers and foliage to fill the can. 

The tulips are cut twice to piece together.

 Using Lessebo Colors Premium Bubble Gum Pink 83lb Discount Cardstock

Lessebo Colors Premium AMETHYST 83lb Discount Cardstock

Lessebo Colors HUNTER GREEN 83lb Cardstock

Pop Tone GUM DROP GREEN 8.5×11 Discount Card Stock

Adding a little color to the watering can, flowers and foliage with 

Prismacolor Pencils gives a little dimension.

A little cutting on the top of the can to enable me to insert the flowers. A piece of tape on the backside of the can hold them in place.

With the completion of the watering can, I develop a plan for the rest of the card design.

Mother’s Day Card Design Plan

I’m thinking embossing would be great as a background and will ground my focal. 

So, I flip through my embossing folders and decide on one that cuts and embosses.

 Cougar White Smooth CardStock works great for embossing.

I add color to the embossing with inks and finger daubers.

The opening of the embossed piece is a good place for a sentiment. 

I take a “Happy Mother’s Day” stamp from my stash and stamp on 

a piece of Cougar White Smooth CardStock. 

This cardstock is cut to fit behind the embossed piece.

To add color to the sentiment panel I do some inking. 

Add foam tape to all 4 edges. 

Trim the panel with the embossing down to 5 x 7 inches. 

Adhere to the sentiment piece.

Mother’s Day Card Base

Since my panel with the embossing measures 5 x 7 inches, 

I am creating a 5 1/2 x 7 1/2 inch card base. 

A piece of Cougar White Smooth CardStock is cut to 7 1/2 x 11 inches. 

Score at 5 1/2 inches along the 11 inch side and fold.

I cut a piece of DCS Discount Card Stock: Hydrangea Purple 8.5×11 Discount Card Stock to 

5 1/2 x 7 1/2 inches. This will cover the card front.

A piece of Pop Tone BLACK LICORICE 8.5×11 Discount Card Stock is cut to 

5 1/8 x 7 1/8 inches. I will use this to mat the panel with the embossing.

Adhere the panel with embossing to the black mat.

Cover the white card base with the hydrangea purple card piece.

Add the black mat to the card base.

Finishing

Adhere the focal to the card with foam tape for some dimension.

Add tiny flatpack pearls to the butterflies and purple flowers to complete the design.

Thank you for taking the time to check out my Creating a Mother’s Day Card project.

 I love the results!

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.