Sweet Birthday Wishes

Happy Saturday, Pink & Main friends! Our family has a few July birthdays, so I have been cranking out the birthday cards and wanted to share one of my latest Pink & Main creations.

Today, I am working with one of Pink & Main oldies, Birthday Wishes stamp set.

I paired up the Pink & Main stamps with some festive birthday prints. The background of the card is cut from print and a circle is cut out and attached to the card base. The fun Pink & Main sentiment is stamped in the empty space of the circle and colored in.  A few colorful diecut balloons are attached to the card with foam tape and twine. To complete the card, I added a few diecut stars on the card!

Do you love to create with Pink & Main stamps? We would love to see your projects! Please join the Pink & Main Creations Facebook Group and share your projects!

Thanks for stopping by!

Jessi

Supplies:

Pink & Main - Birthday Wishes

DCWV - The Birthday Stack

Trendy Twine - Totally White

Paper Smooches - Balloon Dies

MFT - Star Dies

DCWV August Stack-a-holic Sketch

There is still time to join in this month's DCWV Stack-a-holic Challenge! Check out the layout sketch and the rules, HERE!

 

For my take on the card sketch, I am using one of the new stacks available at JoAnn Fabric and Craft Stores, Ocean Breeze! First up, here is the card sketch:

 

 

And here is my creation:

 

 

To create the banners, I cut strips of the patterned paper. The strips are folded in half over a piece of white twine. It is hard to see in the picture, but there are a few diecut vellum clouds placed behind the banners. A simple sentiment is stamped on a patterned piece at paper.

 

Want to play along with the sketch? You have until the end of the month to join in!

 

Thank you for stopping by today!

 

Jessi

 

Supplies Used:

DCWV - Ocean Breeze Stack

Trendy Twine - Totally White

Avery Elle - Red & Goldie

 

 

Pink & Main - I've Been Crabby

Hello, Pink & Main friends! Can you believe that July is almost over? Where does the time go? But there is still time to showcase some more cards using the new stamps from the July release!

 

I am using the Pink & Main Sunkissed Greetings stamp set for my card today!

 

 

What crab wants to be pulled from the water? I thought creating a scene to resemble that, would go perfect with the "Sorry I've been crabby" sentiment.  To keep the card simple, I used a printed paper with the sun and clouds as the background of the card. The water is created with a different print and using a border punch. The crab is colored with a variety of markers and cut out. Using a small hole punch,  a hole is added to one of the arm's to place the string through. The crab is dangled between the waves and the string is attached and taped to the back.

 

New to Pink & Main? Check out the store, HERE, to see all their fun designs!

 

Thank you for stopping by! Have a wonderful day!

 

 

Supplies:

Pink & Main - Sunkissed Greetings set

American Crafts - Day Dreamer and Yes, Please

Trendy Twine - Totally  Black

Fiskars - Border Punch

Memento - Tuxedo Black

Little Tangles - Sequins

Happy Thursday, everyone! I hope you are enjoying your week and finding some time to create something wonderful!

Today starts a new challenge over on the Little Tangles challenge.

And it is all about SEQUINS!!!

 
 

Here is my card using the Neat & Tangled Crafting is My Jam stamp set:

 

 This CAS card was super easy to make. I knew I wanted to use a jar die because of the word 'jam' in the sentiment. I filled the jar with sequins. And tied it off with some Trendy Twine.  The patterned paper was made to look like it had a few crafting messes on it. (Ink smudges and paint drops.)

 

Don't forget to check out the Little Tangles blog for some new freebies!

  Don't forget to link up your projects HERE!

Here are a few rules about the Little Tangles Challenge:

Challenge Guidelines:

• Create a NEW project based on the challenge theme. Your project must fit within the challenge theme in order to be eligible to win.
• Submit your entry through the Inlinkz tool below. (If you have a blog, please link to the blog post with your challenge entry, not your entire blog!)
• Link back to our challenge and display our challenge graphic in your blog post.
• The use of Neat & amp; Tangled stamps is not required, but it is strongly encouraged! If you don't own any Neat & Tangled stamps, check out the FREE digi stamps HERE
• You may enter as many times as you'd like.
• We'd love for you to be a follower of Little Tangles!
• You have until Thursday, April 23rd 11:59 EST to enter.

 

Neat and Tangled Used:

Crafting is My Jam

 

Pink Lemonade Sequins

L-O-V-E Trendy Twine

Hello, Trendy Twine friends! It is Jessi from Kissin' Krafts. Today, I am sharing a treat packaging idea perfect for a quick gift-giving idea!

This month's spotlight color is the yummy Valentine Cherry Cupcake twine!

 

When I think of Valentine's Day, I always think of the delicious conversation hearts. So I used those candies as my inspiration today!

 

 

I used two different heart die cuts to form these conversation hearts.  Once the two different colors are glued together, alpha stamps are used with red ink (just like those conversation hearts. To highlight one of the hearts, I used Trendy Twine's Valentine's Cherry Cupcake to outline one heart.

 

 

Looking for other ideas about treat packaging? Look in the store for these candy chutes and other packaging items!

 

We would love to see you join our Twine It Up Facebook group and show off your creations!

 

 

Have a wonderful day!

Jessi

Goodbye, 2014!!! It has been fun!

Happy New's Year Eve!

 

Hello, Trendy Twine friends! Who else is excited for tonight's celebrations?

 

Let's get the party started with my last post of 2014 for Trendy Twine!

 

Here is a sneak peek of my project using some Cherry Limeade twine:

 

 

Please stop on over to the Trendy Twine blog to learn more about this project!

 

Have a wonderful and safe New Year's Eve!

Merry Christmas to all!

Merry Christmas to all!

I hope you are having a wonderful and peaceful day!

 

The Trendy Twine design team is getting together today to share some fun and festive cards to you!

I wanted to share a simple card with you!

 

I love the bold combination of red, black and white. I think it is a fun, non-traditional holiday color combo. So I created this card below.

 

 

However, it is not Christmas without a touch of green. I added the fun Trendy Twine Cherry Limeade at the top of the card. To add more green, a couple of green (and red) sequins are scattered on the card.  So simple and so pretty!

 

 

For this card I also played along with the DCWV Stack-a-holic Card Sketch:

 

 

 

Supplies:

Trendy Twine - Cherry Limeade

DCWV - Candy Cane Lane Stack

 

Trendy Twine 12 Days of Christmas Day 7

Hello, friends! It is Jessi from Kissin' Krafts and I am excited to be back on the wonderful Trendy Twine design team! My project today is part of the Trendy Twine 12 Days of Christmas (Day 7).

These candy boxes make for a simple, yet perfect gift! They can be used for a variety of occasions, and of course, holiday gift giving! All you have to do is fill with a yummy candy and attach a fun tag and you are finished.

For this project, I stamped an festive image on white cardstock. Once the coloring was finished, the image is cut out and attached to the front of the tag.  To finish the project, a fun sentiment is stamped on the backside of the tag. The tag is attached to the candy box with a double shoelace tie of Cherry Limeade twine.

 

Trendy Twine products used on this project:

Cherry Limeade Twine

Clear Candy Chutes

New to Trendy Twine??? Check out the other places where we share our projects .....

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and the

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Thank you for stopping by! come back tomorrow to see what is next in the Trendy Twine 12 Days of Christmas!



 

Jessi

 

 

 

Trendy Twine's Christmas Tin Blog Hop

Good Morning and welcome to the 

Trendy Twine Christmas Tin Blog Hop

a perfect way to start December and the start of a special 12 days of Christmas celebration where the DT will be WOWing you all with creative gift giving ideas using Trendy Twine (of course) as well as other products found in the Trendy Twine store.But we will have more on that tomorrow.

Today the DT is showcasing all the different "tins" that are offered in the Trendy Twine store and getting you all in the gift giving mood!

So sit back, grab your favorite beverage and get ready to be inspired!



If you have been hopping along with the Trendy Twine blog hop, you should be arriving from the talented, Melissa's blog! If you happen to be joining the hop midway, feel free to start the hop HERE at the Trendy Twine blog!

On to my project! The square tin I am highlighting is this beauty in the Trendy Twine store, HERE!


When I first saw these tins, I knew I wanted to make a shaker top. To create the shaker, I stamped and colored the snowman image. The snowman is attached with a foam dot after the twine scarf (using Cherry Limeade) is added. I also used foam dots cut into small pieces to line the edge of the tin lid. I filled the lid with a variety of sequins and inserted the snowman image/patterned paper into the top. To finish the project, I simply wrapped the twine (also Cherry Limeade) around the lid.

I hope you enjoyed the hop! Don't forget to leave a comment on the blogs for your chance to win one of the blog hop's prizes!

Two winners will receive a spool of Trendy Twine Candy Cane Twine! (Must comment and follow all the blogs!)



Thank you for stopping by today!!

Hello Fall with Paper Smooches!

I am so ready for FALL! So tired of the hot and muggy weather! Luckily, our first "cold front" is suppose to arrive overnight and our highs tomorrow will be in the 80's... I guess that will have to due for now!

 

So to get in the fall mood, I am bringing out the fall wreath and crafting with some fall stamps!

 

When I saw the sketch for the current Paper Smooches' SPARKS Designer Draft Challenge, I knew exactly what I wanted to do! Here is the sketch:
 

And here is my take of the sketch:

 

This card was so easy to create! If you have the patience to color. Which can be a challenge for me, but I managed:)

 

I grabbed two of the leaves images from the Paper Smooches' Gently Seasoned stamp set. Once the ink was dry, then the coloring began! To finish the leaves banners, I attached the twine (Trendy Twine's Orange Truffle). The last step was to create the simple sentiment. The sentiment was made using a stamp (also from the Gently Seasoned set) and some tiny alpha letter stickers.

 

I am entering this card in the Paper Smooches' SPARKS Designer Draft Challenge, as well as their Guest Designer search.

 

 

Thank you for stopping by today!

Happy 'SWEET' Friday

Today, I am excited to share I card I made using some awesome Sweet Stamp Shop stamps! It was also time to break out the watercolors...AGAIN! The pairing of Sweet Stamp Shop stamps and watercolor is a match made in heaven!

I love the ability to work with several stamp sets that flow so well together! For the project below, I used Sweet Stamp Shop's Koala and Just the Basics.

 

 

Simple watercolors were used to create the background.  The koalas are stamped in gray ink. I choose to use a little shade of gray to color in the images. The sentiment is stamped in the same ink. A tiny twine bow is added to create the female koala.

 

Thank you for stopping by today! Love the Koalas? Check out the rest of the adorable creatures available in the Sweet Stamp Shop store!



 

 



 Supplies:
Sweet Stamp Shop - Koala and Just the Basics
Trendy Twine - Totally Lemon Twine
Amy Tangerine - Yes, Please 6x6
Spectrum Noir Markers

Yummy Treat Packaging

Hello, Trendy Twiners! It is Jessi from Kissin' Krafts!

 Today I am sharing a simple treat packaging that is perfect for all ages!

I love this month's spotlight twine: CELEBRATION! 

The red, yellow, white and black color combo is simply YUMMY!

To keep the packaging simple, I used a variety of die cuts to create the layered center. A simple sentiment is added to the center of the dies. The twine is used as a simple touch to the packaging.

In case you are not aware of the awesome ideas in the Trendy Twine store, please stop by and check it out! Are you in need of treat packaging? Or even looking for unique packaging options? Check out the PACKAGING, BAGS, BOXES section in the store. These fun large wooden forks are also available, HERE. I love that this forks are big enough to stamp a fun sentiment right on the fork!

CELEBRATION twine is on sale for a few more days! Also available is this month's mini set:

Thank you for stopping by today!

Masculine Trendy Birthday!

It is my day on the Trendy Twine blog! I hope you will stop by to check out my project using this month's spotlight color:

Celebration

Here is a sneak peek of the card I made using this fun twine:

 

Don't forget to stop on over to the Trendy Twine blog to see the rest of my project!

Have a wonderful day!

 

Trendy Twine Magnetic Bookmark

Gallery Idol Round 2 voting is still open until 1:00PM CST today! Please stop by and cast your vote! To make it easier, I included the widget for voting on the right sidebar ------------------------------------>

Happy Thursday, Trendy Twine friends! I have fun project today! Who loves to read? And who is always looking for a bookmark? (I don't fold the corners, because most come from the library.) So when I saw the idea of a magnetic bookmark, I had to give it a try!

Using a fancy shaped Spellbinder, I cut out the shape twice. I glued the top of the two together, leaving the bottom of the diecuts alone.

I glued too much of the top together. I attached the twine bow at the top of the bookmark. My goal was to have only the word 'relax' showing when the book is covered.

To finish the bookmark, I attached a magnet on the inside of each diecut.

Trendy Twine is spotlighting all their SOLID twines this month, so there is still time to get the solids at the sale price. Check out the Trendy Twine store to see the color selections!

 (Psst... I used Totally Grape on this project!)

Thanks for stopping by! Have a wonderful day!

Gallery Idol 2014 Round 2 is now open for voting!

Let Round 2 of the Gallery Idol begin! And it is all about Diecutting!

When I found out the theme for this round, I went to Pinterest for some inspiration. It was there that I came across the 'Die Cut Inlay" Technique. I will be honest. I was not familiar with that technique before this search. So the ideas started to come in. I made the first card and LOVED the technique!  I even made went on to make another! (Mainly because I was doubting my creation, but also because I had so much fun!)

So here is the card I submitted for Round 2 (and it was the first card I made using the technique):

To create the 'inlayed' target, I nested all the circle dies and ran them through the machine with two different papers. I separated the circles and re-created the target design alternating the paper.  Other dies used on this card were the heart die and the pendant die.

The finishing touches included the sentiment (made with both stamps and stickers). Wood veneers are attached using twine.

I truly appreciate you visiting my blog. I hope you will take a look at the other 19 talented designers! You can take a look at all the entries HERE. Please take the time to vote for your favorite! 

Have a great day! 

Supplies:
Crate Paper -  Love Notes
Spellbinders - Circles and Pendant Dies
Sizzix - Heart Dies
Studio Calico - Wood Veneers
Trendy Twine - Totally Natural
Sweet Stamp Shop - Wheely Like You
My Mind's Eye Word Stickers

Playing along with the following challenges:
Through the Craft Room - Anything Goes
Scrapbooker PhD Challenge  - Die cuts
The Pink Elephant - Anything Goes

Pinch Me...Gallery Idol Top 20!!!

It's Friday! And a holiday weekend! Does it get any better? 

I am super excited to share some wonderful news I received this morning! Our you a fan of Papercraft & Scrapbooking Magazine? (If not, check out their website and it won't be long before you become a fan!) Each year they hold a contest card 'Gallery Idol'. Similar to American Idol, with a number of rounds until they eventually crown a winner. So I decided to give it a try this year. The first round theme was Washi Tape. (A craft supply that I do not use very often.)

Over 200 designers submitted their cards and the top 20 were announced this morning! I am still in complete shock that my name is on that list!!! Check out the lucky 20 talented designers HERE. You will not be sorry, they are all very inspiring!

So here is my card I created using Washi Tape:

As you can see, I decided to make a washi banner. Not very original, so I tried to find a unique use for the washi tape. After several attempts (and disasters), I decided to use the tape as a masking agent and LOVED how it made the sentiment POP.

I used the following supplies on this card:

Stamps: Winnie & Walter Stamps - The Big, The Bold and You

Tape: Solid Yellow

Twine: Trendy Twine - Totally White

Ink: Assorted ColorBox Brights and Memento Tuxedo Black

So my task for the next couple of days is to make a card with the Round 2 theme - die-cutting! I hope you come back on Monday when the voting begins!!!

Have a wonderful and safe weekend!

Jessi

Trendy Type of Day

 Happy hump day Twiners! It's Jessi from Kissin' Krafts! 

Today I am excited to share a sneak peek of my project over on the Trendy Twine blog. My project plays along with the current Trendy Twine Monthly Challenge and uses one of this month's spotlight twine:

Totally Black

 

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 Current Monthly Challenge Rules

Say It With a Sentiment:

 

Recipe:

(1) Sentiment as the focal point

(2)  Trendy Twine

**If you do not have Trendy Twine, use hemp, jute,
embroidery thread, or yarn only; NO ribbon

(no other brands of bakers twine)**

 

Deadline is 11:59 p.m. central time, Friday, May 23rd. 

 

Project must be new for the challenge.

 

No back linking.

Only one entry, please.

 

Must  follow directions for the challenge.

 

Projects not qualified will be unlinked.

(including wrong twine)

 

Winner will receive a Trendy Twine Starter Pack.

 

 

 

Have a wonderful day!

Trendy Twine 'We Like You a Latte' Blog Hop

Today is the day! Trendy Twine is introducing 2 new twines and they are FABULOUS!!! I have always loved this color combo! I hope you love them as much as I do! You should be arriving from the awesome blog of Shelly! If you are just joining the hop and would like to start from the beginning, please hop on over to the Trendy Twine blog!

Introducing Cherry Latte and Krafty Red:

 Now onto my project using the yummy Krafty Red!!!

 Now let's get to the blog candy!!!! To be entered into the drawing for the following prizes, you will need to FOLLOW and COMMENT on all the blogs (including the Trendy Twine blog) along the blog hop. The three prizes up for grabs are the following:

*Must also like the Craftin Desert Divas Facebook page to be entered for the stamps*

 

Are you ready to continue the hop? Your next stop is to the lovely Helen's blog!


In case you get lost along the way, here is the lineup for the Trendy Twine Blog Hop:

Trendy Twine blog~ http://trendytwine.blogspot.com/
Jessica~ http://chick-n-scrap.blogspot.com
Migdalia - http://craftingwithcreativem.blogspot.com/
Sukie - http://scrappindhilly.blogspot.com
Shelly - http://mypaperlove.blogspot.com/
Jessi - www.kissinkrafts.blogspot.com
Helen -- http://www.htbcreations.com/
Kim - http://www.hellocutiecrafts.blogspot.com/
Becki - http://www.happycardfactory.com/

You are Amazing!

Happy Wednesday Trendy Twiners! I hope you are having a wonderful day! Thank you for stopping by the Trendy Twine blog to see the latest projects from the talented design team!


It's Jessi, from Kissin' Krafts, and I am excited to share my latest creation using this month's spotlight twine, Bubblegum Taffy!  It feels like it has been forever since I made a card! My creative card mojo has been missing for a while now! Hopefully, this is a sign that it is starting to make a comeback!


So here is my CAS card:

 

The sentiment is popped up on foam dots, allowing the twine to wrap around the front of the card twice. **Tip** To wrap the twine around the front of the card, you can cut a small slit into the folded top of the card.

Stop by the Trendy Twine store to see this month's sales! They will be ending soon!

Happy Easter

Happy Easter!!! To celebrate today, there is some fun projects over on the Trendy Twine blog! I hope you stop on over to see what the talented ladies created!

Here is my project using the Watermelon Taffy and a fun treat cup available in the Trendy Twine store:

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Once again, Happy Easter! Hope you have a wonderful  day!