Mermaid Birthday Wishes

Happy Friday!

Here we are at the end of May and I've yet to share

a mermaid card for MerMay until today!

I love this beauty from

Conie Fong Art & Design.

Rosealea Mermaid

 She is colored with Prismacolor pencils and fussy cut.

I used a die from Spellbinders to create a frame,

cut with a matte metallic card stock.

The background paper is a digital alcohol ink paper

matted onto gold card stock.

The sea shells were die cut with dies from Crafter's Companion.

The sentiment is die cut as well.

Thanks for stopping by and checking out my Mermaid card!

Have a great weekend!

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Linking up to:

A Place to Start - ATG w/For a Child twist

Dream Valley Challenge - Hand Colored Image

613 Avenue Create - playing ATG

Lil Patch of Crafty Friends - ATG

Dragonfly Dreams - Sea Life

Krafty Chicks Challenge - ATG

Creative Fingers Challenge - ATG

Ally's Angels - ATG

Classic Design Challenge - ATG option

The Creative Crafters - ATG

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Challenge Recognition

Summer Softball

My younger sister played summer softball when she was about 14 or 15. I haven't thought much about it until I pulled out some supplies to make a card. Funny how some things trigger memories of many years ago! Don't you think?

Hey, it's Judy V here with a card project for Pajama Crafter Stamps with Play Ball Stamps, the Legends Born Stencil andDang Whoa Yikes Word and Shadow Dies.

I went with a pretty simple card design this time around to create this A2 size top folding card.

Use ink to add color to the 4 x 5 1/4 inch white background panel with the stencil.

I stamped the girl batter directly onto the stenciled card panel with black ink. Stamp the girl batter 2 more times using a lighter black and a dark gray ink.Fussy cut before adhering in a staggered fashion to give the illusion of hitting the ball and follow through!

Die cut the word "WHOA" with white card stock. I die cut the shadow with a matte metallic card stock. Layer the word and shadow die cuts. Add an outline to the word with a glitter gel pen.

I stamped the "You're an All-Star" sentiment directly onto the background.

Adhere matte metallic card stock to the card base. Layer the background panel onto the base. Pop the "Whoa" die cut with foam tape.

I decided to stamp the ball, fussy cut and add to the word die cut.

Oh, how I enjoyed putting this card together and thinking of those summer softball memories!

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Linking up to:

Krafty Chicks Challenge - ATG

Crazy is our fame-Stencils are our game - Anything with stencils

A Place to Start - ATG w/For a Child twist

613 Avenue Create - playing ATG

Lil Patch of Crafty Friends - ATG

Ally's Angels - ATG

Classic Design Challenge - ATG option

Love to Craft Challenge - ATG

Love to Scrap Challenge - ATG

The Creative Crafters - ATG

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Challenge Recognition

Spring House Memory-Dex Box

Hi there! Judy here with a spring themed memory-dex box project created for Clear Scraps.

Clear Scraps has many Memory-Dex Boxes available. I am using the House Memory-Dex Box the new Spring Chipboard Embellishments.

I start by painting the 3 fence pieces with white acrylic paint.

A patterned paper will cover the backside of the house piece.

Trace the house onto the back of the patterned paper and adhere. I used a brick pattern embossing folder to emboss a piece of white card stock for the chimney. Dark red ink was added. I cut a piece of burgundy card stock to mimic eaves along the top edge.

Adhere

I cut out and added another piece of patterned paper for the other side of the house piece.

Green card stock is applied to the box bottom piece.

Assemble the box

I cut some grass piece with a die 

Paint the Spring chipboard pieces

Add the grass and chipboard pieces. I fussy cut some flower clip art to add as well.

I added a die cut window and some hand punched butterflies.

The box is complete. 

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   

Yellow Themed Card

Happy Saturday!

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

Polkadoodles Craft & Card Making Challenge! 

The challenge theme is 

ANYTHING GOES

You may enter using products from any company for

a chance tow win 1 of 4 vouchers to purchase Polkadoodles products.

This week's inspiration project is a card created with Toadstool Mushroom Winnie Daisy Fairy. 

                                      I colored the image with Prismacolor Pencils and fussy cut. 

The background paper is from Winnie Daisy Fairy Paper Patterns 4. 

                                  A frame was created by cutting the center of white card stock to 

                                                   let the background paper show through. 

The sentiment from Winnie Daisy Fairy Everyday Greetings and Quotes

                 was printed and trimmed to a banner. I added some butterflies created with a punch.

                                                                      I hope you join us!

New Buzzy Bee Gnomes at Polkadoodles

Have you seen the new

Buzzy Bee Gnomes Printables at Polkadoodles?

So cute & fun and so many possibilities!

I used Nom Nom - Bee Buzzy Gnome for my card here.

The black/white image was printed, colored with pencils and fussy cut.

I created a background using a combo of 2 of the printable papers from

Bee Buzzy Polka Dot Printable Paper Patterns

Bee Buzzy Honeycomb Printable Paper Patterns

Thanks for stopping by and have a great Memorial Day Weekend!

Pajama Crafter Stamps Father's Day

Happy Saturday!

Yesterday was New Release Day at

Pajama Crafter Stamps!

We are celebrating this release with an Instagram Hop.

You can hop along with us if you like for 

a chance to win a $25 store voucher.

Get started at 

https://www.instagram.com/p/DJtyJjlNFuS/

and follow instructions to be eligible.

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I shared a card yesterday using the new

Yankee Doodle Day Stamps.

There are 4 more new stamp sets available.

Today I'm sharing a 2nd card I created using the new

I Wanna Be Like You Stamps!

 

This is a great set perfect for creating masculine cards.

 My hubby loves to fish and we have a 2 year old grandson.

I thought the image I used from the set would make a great

Father's Day card for him!

I colored several of the images from the set with Prismacolor Pencils.

The focal image was die cut and matted before adding to

a background created with patterned papers and solid color card stock.

The other 3 images were fussy cut and arranged

below the focal next to the stamped sentiment which was cut to a banner.

I added Opalescence Confetti Embellishments to complete.

I hope you'll check this new release out and

all the other great products available at

Pajama Crafter Stamps!

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Linking up to:

A Place to Start - ATG w/For a Child twist

613 Avenue Create - playing ATG

CRAFT Challenge - ATG

Crafty Catz - ATG

Creative Fingers Challenge - ATG

Ellibelle's Crafty Wednesday Challenge - ATG

Ally's Angels - ATG

Classic Design Challenge - ATG w/ Masculine option

Crafts Galore Encore Challenge - ATG

Love to Craft - ATG

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Challenge Recognition

Grad Wave Pop Up Card

Do you know anyone graduating from high school or college this month? If so, I have a card idea to offer up that is a little different than a regular card. Hi there! It’s Judy here with a Wave Pop Up Card project for CutCardStock.

Maybe you are familiar with this card style but, I just recently saw some on Pinterest and had to try one.

Materials

I am using 3 colors of Lessebo Card Stock for my card.

Lessebo NAVY BLUE Cardstock, Lessebo SALT WATER BLUE Cardstock,  Lessebo WHITE Discount Cardstock

Also using some pattern papers, dies, adhesives, score board and bone folder, paper trimmer.

Wave Pop Up Card Base

Start by creating a card base. You can go with any size card base, but I am going with 4 1/4 x 5 1/2 inch size.

Cut a piece of Lessebo NAVY BLUE Cardstock to 4 1/4 x 11 inches and 3 pieces of Lessebo WHITE Discount Cardstock to 4 x 5 inches.

Score at 5 1/4 & 5 3/4 inches along the 11 inch side. Fold and burnish along the score lines. 2 score lines are necessary as the inside of the card is a little bulky.

Adhere the white pieces of card stock to the front and inside of the card base.

Cut 3 pieces of pattern paper for card. 

Adhere a rectangular piece to the card front.

 Cut 2 pieces diagonally for inside of the card and adhere.

Create the “Wave” Pop Up Card Pieces

It’s time to create and add the “wave” pieces. 

The first step is to cut a piece of Lessebo WHITE Discount Cardstock to 6 x 7 3/4 inches. Score this piece of card stock at 3, 3 3/4, 4 1/2 & 7 1/2 inches along the 7 3/4 inch side.

Cut 6, 1 inch strips along the 6 inch side. Fold and burnish on the score lines to form an “M” shape as in 2nd photo below.

Glue the 1/4 inch end to the inside edge of the other end as in 3rd photo below.

Begin adding the “wave” pieces to the inside of the card. To do this, adhere 1 piece to the right side just below the bottom score line. The part that forms an “M” will face toward the bottom of the card as in photos below.

Continue by adding the next 5 pieces stacking on top of the left side of each piece overlapping about a 1/4 inch.

Once you adhere all 6 “wave” pieces, glue the last piece on the far left side just above the uppermost score line. So, attach the top of the last piece to the upper flap of the card.

The inside of the open card should look like this photo.

Decorative Pieces

Die cut pieces to decorate the card. I die cut a large sentiment piece and circle that will go on the card front. Cut 6 elements to go on the “waves”. I am using graduate silhouette die cuts.

Use Lessebo NAVY BLUE Cardstock and Lessebo SALT WATER BLUE Cardstock for the die cut pieces.

I also die cut a “Congratulations” sentiment out of the Navy card stock not pictured here.

Finishing

Adhere the “You Did It” sentiment piece to the die cut circle.

Add sentiment piece to card front.

Attach the graduate image pieces to the “wave”.

The “Congratulations” sentiment is the last piece to add.

My Grad Wave Pop Up Card is complete and I will definitely be making more cards in this style. It, of course, can be adapted for any theme and/or occasion.

Thanks for taking the time to check out this card project. I hope you give this type of card a try for yourself.

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 Place to Start - playing ATG

A Cut Above - ATG w/die cut

613 Avenue Create - ATG

Creative Creases - ATG w/fun fold

Creative Fingers - ATG

A Perfect Time to Craft - ATG

Classic Design Challenge - ATG/Masculine twist

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Chalenge Recognition