You're Prehistoric

 Hey there!

Had some fun this afternoon putting together

this cute card using a sketch as inspiration.

Do you like using sketches as inspiration?

I use them quite often.

They are great when you may be having little issue with ideas for projects.

This one is for this month's Sketch Challenge in the

Pajama Crafter Stamps and Friends Facebook Group.

To enter Pajama Crafter Stamps or Prickly Pear products need to be used.

I used Prehistoric Birthday Stamp and

Dang, Whoa, Yikes! Word and Shadow Dies.

The stamped images are colored with Prismacolor pencils.

I stamped and heat embossed the "You're Prehistoric" sentiment and

of course, the "Yikes" was die cut.

The pattern papers are from my stash.

Thanks for taking a look and have a great week!

Purrfect Kitties Christmas

Hello!

I hope everyone's had a nice weekend.

Mine was good. A little lazy.

But, hey, we all need that every once in a while, right?

Anyway, I wanted to share my latest inspiration card for

Conie Fong Art & Design.

It's Christmas in July, so of course, I made a Christmas card.

using Purrfect Kitties

These kitties are so cute I just had to color them up!

I went with black, white and grays for their fur and

blue, red and a little green for their outfits.

All done with Prismacolor pencils.

My card background is blue with an acetate overlay of snowflakes.

The panel the image is printed in was trimmed down and

matted with red card stock. I punched white borders.

The sentiment is die cut.

Thanks so much for stopping by.

 

Cozy Cozy Cozy Season

Well 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 have until July 31st, noon UK time to enter for 

a chance to win 1 of 3 vouchers to the Polkadoodles Shop.

                                                      It's time to celebrate Christmas in July!  

My DT inspiration project is a holiday card created with 

the Sweet Gingerbread Cookie Christmas Bundle. 

I printed the Hot Chocolate image from the bundle, 

colored with Prismacolor pencils and fussy cut.

2 of the papers from the bundle were added to the card background. 

One of the tags from the bundle was printed and added as the sentiment.

I hope you'll join in!

Thanks for stopping by!

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Linking up to:

Caffeinated Christmas Card Challenge 

Addicted to Stamps and More - Christmas

Unicorn Challenge - Christmas in July

A Perfect Time to Craft - ATG

Ally's Angels - ATG

A Place to Start - playing ATG

Dream Valley Challenge - ATG

613 Avenue Create - Any Holiday

Unstoppable Adventures Inspiration Hop

 Happy Friday!

It's New Released Day at Pajama Crafter Stamps and

we're celebrating with an Instagram Hop!

☀️ Welcome to the “Unstoppable Adventures” Inspiration Hop with Pajama Crafter Stamps! This month we’re celebrating the wild, sunny ride of summer - with all its highs, lows, and hilarious detours on the struggle bus. Each stop along the hop is bursting with bright ideas and beautiful cards to spark your creativity. Whether you’re chasing sunshine, wrangling picnic baskets, or just trying to keep your cool in the pool, our new release has you covered with one dynamic “must have” stencil and five adventurous stamp sets. This collection is all about embracing the chaos and remembering that no matter what summer throws your way, you are unstoppable! Join the fun and see how our team is seeking adventures with summer card ideas - plus chances to win some new release goodies of your own! 

I created 2 cards for the hop.

The 1st uses Unstoppable

I colored this sweet image with Prismacolor Pencils and fussy cut.

My 5 1/2 x 5/1/2 inch card background was created with die cuts and embossing.

Two of the sentiments from the stamp set are used.

One was stamped onto the white circle die cut.

The other, "UNSTOPPABLE" was stamped and fussy cut.

I added die cut hearts and Opalescence Confetti Embellishments.

My 2nd card was created with Dog Days of Summer.

Once again, I colored with Prismacolor Pencils and fussy cut all the image stamps.

The background was done with dies.

I stamped the sentiment onto one of the die cuts.

All the images were added the die cut areas.

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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 July 22 at 11:59 PM EDT. The winner will be announced on the Pajama Crafter Stamps Instagram and Facebook on July 23.

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 go on an adventure together - one project at a time! 

Hop order:

@pajamacrafterstamps 

Michelle - @michelle.langley.design

Angie - @bowdangel

Judy V - @createdjust4udesigns

Shilo - @shilomiles

Pam - @stellarcraftsbypam

Kelly - @stampedbykelly

Annie - @anniec09

Jill - @tinytreasureworkshop

Justine - @stationarybyjustine

Judy R - @joy_in_a_jar

#pajamacrafterstamps #newrelease #unstoppableadventures

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Linking 1st card up to:

Creative Fingers Challenge - ATG

Word Art Wednesday - ATG

Ellibelle's Crafty Wednesday - ATG

A Perfect Time to Craft - ATG

Ally's Angels - ATG

Love to Craft - ATG

Love to Scrap - ATG

The Creative Crafters - ATG

A Place to Start - playing ATG

613 Avenue Create - playing ATG

Lil Patch of Crafty Friends - ATG

2nd card linked to:

Little Red Wagon - Household Pets

The Male Room - Dogs/Cats for a male

Classic Design Challenge - Sun, Sand or Surf

Critter Crazy Challenge - ATG w/featured critter

Crafty Animals - ATG w/animals

The Four Seasons Challenge - Anything Summer Goes

Bee House Junk Journal

Junk journaling is not something I’ve done before, but with the new junk journal covers from Clear Scraps I can see myself making many journals.

Hi there! It’s Judy here with a Bee themed junk journal project.

I am using the Large House Journal Cover.  This cover measures approximately 7.0 x 10.5 x 2.0  inches. It is the perfect cover for all your junk or folio cover albums. Made from thick laser cut chipboard that will last over time. Be sure to see the website for a PDF template to create binding page holes. Comes with a binding needle and wax thread.

I started by taking tracing the front and back covers onto the backside of solid colored card stock. Trace each side of both covers so you have pieces to cover the outside and inside.

Next I cut a piece of the same card stock for the spine. This piece was cut the same length of the spine and 5 inches wide. Adhere the chipboard spine to the center of the card stock piece. Score along the spine edges.

Adhere the spine to covers. Leave a very narrow space between the spine and the front and back covers. Apply the card stock pieces cut earlier to the outside of the cover.

I printed some patterned papers from a digital junk journal kit.  2 pieces were cut slightly smaller than the width and height of the front and back covers. A piece was cut to cover the spine and wrap to the front and back.

Adhere patterned paper to front and back. Add the paper cut for the spine. I decided to cut some narrow strips to cover the edges of the papers on the front and back and the top of the spine.

Cover the inside of the journal with the solid color card stock cut earlier.

Patterned papers were added to the inside covers.

I used some patterned card stock from my stash that coordinated with the junk journal papers used to make covers for 3 signatures. The covers measure approximately 1/4 inch smaller than the covers.

These were put together with a mixture of different papers in various sizes.  Each signature was sewn into the cover. I covered the center of each signature, where sewn, with paper bags which are folded to form pockets.

Embellishments were added to the front cover. I added a piece of card stock to the spine to cover where the signatures were sewn.

Thanks for taking a look at my project.

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   

Keep on Chuggin'

 “Keep on chuggin’, you got this” is a piece of advice we’ve all needed to hear at some point. Am I right? And a fun card with those words is a great way to let someone that needs to hear this know that you have faith in them and they should too.

Hey, it’s Judy V here with an inspirational card project for Pajama Crafter Stamps.

My inspiration for this card comes from Episode #273 of Craft Roulette. The 4 parameters given to use:

I am using 3 stamp sets.

Chuggin’ On Stamps – the girl image from the set makes for a Lady Card & she’s wearing a belt.

Happy Camper Stamps – using the tent image along with some hand cut hills and stenciled grass covers the Camp aspect.

Sliding By Stamps – the tree image stamp adds to the whole camping vibe.

I meet the color aspect by coloring the images using a Crispy M & M package for inspiration. 

My coloring is done with Prismacolor pencils. I fussy cut. Inking the edges of my hand cut hills adds some dimension. I add clouds with a stencil. The sentiment is a stamp from the Chugging’ On Stamps.

Although a little challenging using the above parameters I am quite happy with the outcome of my Keeo on Chugging’ card project! 

Thanks for checking out my card.  I hope you take some inspiration from it!

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Linking up to:

A Place to Start

613 Avenue Create 

Lil Patch of Crafty Friends

Addicted to Stamps and More

A Perfect Time to Craft

Vacation in July

Happy Wednesday!

It's time for a new challenge at

Crafty Gals Corner.

The theme for this challenge is: 

~ Fill in the blank -  _____ July ~

(4th, Christmas, vacation, gardening, picnic, etc.)

  Our sponsors for this challenge are: 

(listed in alphabetical order)

Pattie's Creations

Prize ~ 3 Digital Images

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Ram Stamps

Prize ~ $10 Gift Certificate

A note from Rachelle Anne Miller:

I am an artist & designer living in the beautiful Adelaide Hills in South Australia with my husband and three amazing children! I love to create and am especially drawn to all things cute. I've worked on children's books, greeting cards, craft supplies, children's room décor, tech accessories, and more. I love to bring out joy and imagination in my art and create something a little different to inspire and make you smile.

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Using: Bathing Beauties

Pattie's Creations

My card design is really simple, but, I love the way it came out!

The digi was colored with Prismacolor pencils and fussy cut.

My background was created by inking.

I die cut the "Friends" sentiment.

Won't you join us this month?

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Linking up to:

Pattie's Creations Design Challenge - ATG

Addicted to Stamps and More - Make Your Mark

Ally's Angels - ATG

A Perfect Time to Craft - ATG

Classic Design Challenge - ATG option

The Four Seasons Challenge - ATG Summer

{PIN}spirational Challenge - photo

If You Give a Crafter a Cookie - photo

A Place to Start - playing ATG

Make My Monday Challenge - Summer Fun

Inspiration Station - photo

613 Avenue Create - ATG w/Any Holiday twist

Lil Patch of Crafty Friends - ATG

Blooming Hello!

Happy Saturday!

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

Polkadoodles Craft & Card Making Challenge. 

Challenge theme is

ANYTHING GOES

You are free to enter the challenge with projects using images from any company.

My inspiration project for this week is a flower themed card created

with Flower Meadow Printable Download.

This download has everything you need, the floral image, papers and sentiments. 

I printed the flowers, colored with Prismacolor pencils and fussy cut.

One of the papers was used for a border at the bottom of my card.

The sentiment was printed and added near the bottom.

I added some confetti embellishments to finish my design.

I hope you'll join in!