Hello from Little Blossom

 It's kind of quiet here this afternoon and

not nearly as hot as it has been.

A good day to get a little crafting in.

So, I put together an inspiration card created for

Conie Fong Art & Design.

I've used a sweet digital stamp called

Little Blossom.

This digital download comes with 3 images.

One has a floral background.

The 2nd has balloons and the 3rd, which I've used, has no background.

My card design is simple.

A2 sized with a dark pink metallic card base,

gold matting and a white metallic background embossed.

3 strips of dark pink and a gold cards stock cut a placed

behind a fussy cut and popped Blossom.

I colored her up with Prismacolor pencils.

The sentiment was die cut.

Thanks for stopping by and taking a look.

I hope the rest of your weekend is great!

Florals at Polkadoodles

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

Polkadoodles Card Making & Craft Challenge! 

This week's inspiration project is a floral card created with the 

Daisy Butterfly Wings Bundle. 

I stamped the floral image and colored with Prismacolor Pencils.

The cutting die included in the bundle was used to die cut. 

A diagonally cut piece of patterned paper from 

Bee Buzzy Stripes & Ginghams Printable Papers was 

adhered to the top left corner of my white card base. 

Two of the word stamps from the set were stamped in the lower right corner.

 I added some confetti embellishments from my stash.

Join us!

The theme is

ANYTHING GOES

You can enter with projects using any images from any company.

Deck the Halls & Hit the Halls

Happy Friday!

It's New Release Day at

Pajama Crafter Stamps!

We're celebrating with an Instagram Hop!

 

Get ready to Deck the Halls and Hit the Halls with our festive August release! Pajama Crafter Stamps is thrilled to unveil six brand new stamp sets designed to capture the excitement of Back to School and the early sparkle of Christmas in August (a chill way to beat the heat and get a head start on the holidays!). Crafting cheerful classroom cards? Or looking ahead to the holiday season? We’ve got it! Our design team is decking the halls and hitting the halls with festive flair - get ready to be inspired by clever combos, crafty cheer, and cool creations to jumpstart your projects –  plus chances to win some new release goodies of your own! 

My Hop inspiration card is created with

Hippo Ho Ho Stamps.

I stamped this adorable little hippo image twice and colored one with Prismacolor Pencils.

The colored image was fussy cut and popped with foam tape onto the b/w image,

which was cut with a circle die.

I stamped the holly leaves from Holly Jolly Christmas Stamps.

These were also colored with pencils and fussy cut.

My card background is made up of solid and patterned cardstock.

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 August 19 at 11:59 PM EDT. The winner will be announced on the Pajama Crafter Stamps Instagram and Facebook on August 20.

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 get to the hop!

Hop order:

@pajamacrafterstamps 

Angie - @bowdangel

Annie - @anniec09

Jill - @tinytreasureworkshop

Judy R - @joy_in_a_jar

Judy V - @createdjust4udesigns

Justine - @stationarybyjustine

Kelly - @stampedbykelly

Michelle - @michelle.langley.design

Pam - @stellarcraftsbypam

Shilo - @shilomiles

#pajamacrafterstamps #newrelease #cardmaking

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Linking up to:

Creative Fingers Challenge - ATG

Craft Rocket Challenges - Animals

Krafty Chicks Challenge - Christmas

Ellibelle's Crafty Wednesday - ATG

Addicted to Stamps and More - Any Occasion

The Holly and Ivy Christmas Challenge - Anything Christmas Goes

A Place to Start - playing ATG

A Perfect Time to Craft - ATG

The Crafter's Cafe Challenge - Use Patterned Papers

Crafty Animals - ATG w/animals

Critter Crazy Challenge - ATG w/featured critter

The Creative Crafters - ATG

613 Avenue Create - playing ATG

Dragonfly Dreams Challenges - Lots of Layers

Classic Design Challenge - ATG option

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CHALLENGE RECOGNITION

Sweet as Honey

Hey there!

Judy V here to share a sweet card created with 

Bruno Bee Keeper Stamps 

from Pajama Crafter Stamps. 

                               Ink blending creates a two-tone scene — a soft green for                                                                the grassy meadow and a rich teal for the sky. 

                                 All images are stamped with black ink, colored with                                                       Prismacolor Pencils and fussy cut for a dimensional pop. 

                            “Sweet as Honey” says it all — stamped and mounted on a                                                      banner for a playful finishing touch.

To add extra depth, I matted the scene onto green and dark forest cardstock.

This fun stamp set is perfect for summer or nature-themed cards. Whether it’s for a birthday,   a thank-you note, or just to brighten someone’s day, Bruno is sweet as honey and                 brings  a smile every time!

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Linking up to:

Craft Rocket Challenges - Animals

A Place to Start - ATG/Twist Summer Things

A Perfect Time to Craft - ATG

Ally's Angels - ATG

Classic Design Challenge - ATG option

Crafty Animals - ATG w/animals

Critter Crazy - ATG w/featured critter

Love to Craft Challenge - ATG

Love to Scrap Challenge - ATG

613 Avenue Create - ATG w/Summer Fun Twist

Little Patch of Crafty Friends - ATG

Blue Christmas Tags

Hey all! It’s Judy here with my latest project created for Clear Scraps.

I am using 4 of the #10 tags. 

Chipboard Rounded #10 Tags, Chipboard Pentagon #10 Tags, Acrylic Scallop #10 Tags, Acrylic Angle #10 Tags

I used the 6” Quarterfoil Stencil on 1 of the tags

My last project shared here on the blog was a Blue Christmas Tag Box and I wanted to create coordinating tags. And I wanted to make them with Prima Dolls, which I stamped and paper pieced.

The Chipboard Tags were traced onto the backside of patterned papers, cut and adhered. I did cover both sides.

I then added some fussy cut pieces from the patterned papers and die cuts. The Prima Dolls were added along with die cut sentiments. I added sequins to one of the tags and some gems to the other. Ribbons were added.

For the Acrylic Tags, I removed the protective film and added acrylic paint to the backside. 

The 1st tag has some stenciling and I added a patterned paper strip and fussy cut flowers.
The sentiment was fussy cut. I added ribbons.

The frontside of the 2nd tag has a layered die cut oval, fussy cut flowers and a die cut sentiment. Ribbons were added.

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 

Vibrant Birthday Card

 Looking to brighten someone’s special day? This vibrant birthday card is bursting with bold colors and cheerful layers—perfect for bringing a smile! Hey there! I'm here today with my latest project. Follow along as I walk you through the steps to create this sunny, die-cut design using cardstock from CutCardStock.

Supplies

• Assorted cardstock from CutCardStock (sunset hues, blues, greens, and white)
• Circle, cloud, hill, and sentiment dies
• Die-cutting machine
• Paper Trimmer
• Adhesive
• Clear embellishments/sequins

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Create Sun Ray

Choose a mix of warm and cool cardstock shades and cut sunburst rays using your die or trimmer. I am using

Lessebo Sunflower Yellow

Pop Tone Orange Fizz

DCS Flame Tree Orange

Lessebo Bubble Gum Pink

DCS Amaranth Pink

Lessebo Dawn Maroon

DCS Hydrangea Purple

Pop Tone Grape Jelly

Lessebo Aubergine

I cut each ray with a paper trimmer. To start cut each piece 7/8″ wide & 3″ long. Mark the bottom of each piece at the center. Trim diagonally from the top to the center mark on each side.

Adhere the rays to a Cougar White Smooth 4″ x 5 1/4″ background panel in a fanned-out pattern to mimic the rising sun. I mark the center of the background panel to help align the rays as the photos show.

Trim the rays with the edges of the background panel.

Die cut pieces for the sun, clouds and hills using

Lessebo Sunset Orange

DCS Indigo Blue

DCS Blue Calico

Lessebo Salt Water

DCS Mantis Green

Pop Tone Gum Drop Green

BUILD SUN CLOUD AND HILL LAYERS

Center the circle die cut.

Add blue cloud dies starting with the darker color up top, then medium blue and light blue.

The green hill die cuts go on next.

Adhere the die cut sentiment cut from Cougar White Smooth to the bottom. 

I cut a piece of Cougar White Smooth to 4 1/4″ x 11″. Score at 5 1/2″ along the 11″ side and fold to create a top folding A2 card base. 

Adhere the background panel to the card base.

EMBELLISH WITH SPARKLE

Add a few clear sequins or gems across the card front to give it a touch of sparkle and a polished finish.

Final Thoughts

This card is a celebration in itself—colorful, happy, and full of texture. It’s perfect for birthdays, encouragement, or any occasion that needs a little extra sunshine.

 Shop all the vibrant cardstock used in this project at CutCardStock.com and

 don’t forget to tag us if you create your own version!

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Linking up to:

A Place to Start - ATG w/Summer Things Twist

A Perfect Time to Craft - ATG

The Creative Crafters - ATG

Creative Fingers - ATG

Classic Design Challenge - ATG

Crafts Galore Encore - ATG

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CHALLENGE RECOGNITION

Happy 3rd Birthday

Happy Saturday!

I'm posting an inspiration project for this month's

Polkadoodles Craft & Card Making Challenge.

The challenge theme is

ANYTHING GOES.

You can enter a project using any image 

from any company.

The DT was asked to created inspiration project with Birthday Numbers this week.

My card was created with Party Bear with Cupcake,

 which I colored with Prismacolor pencils and fussy cut.

My background is made up of embossed white cardstock and a patterned paper from 

Birthday Party Celebration Digital Paper Download.

The sentiment was printed from

Birthday Celebration Party Sentiments Greetings Printables.

I printed and fussy cut balloons from the Birthday Party Celebration Bundle.

My #3 was stamped from Birthday Celebrations 4x8" StampSet.

A die cut bunting was added.

Hope to see your project in the gallery!