Showers of Love

Happy Spring, everyone! I am excited to be on the Pink & Main Stamp's blog today!

It is Springtime! Who else is excited about that? Except here along the Texas Gulf Coast, it is our rainy season! (As I am typing this, it is raining outside!) So what better day to share this fun Pink & Main card, using the fun Puddles Girl stamp set.

 

The background includes a few different prints cut on a slate. The stamped image is colored with markers and a touch of paper-piecing. The image is attached with foam dots to add dimension to the card. A simple sentiment is stamped on a die cut pendant and attached to the card.

 

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Thank you for stopping by today!

Jessi

 

Supplies:

Pink & Main Stamps - Puddles Girl

 

Lawn Fawn- Hello, Sunshine Paper Pad

Hello, Friend!

Hello, Butterfly Reflections friends! I am excited to be in the Butterfly Reflection, Ink blog today!

One of the colors I gave myself for 2015 was to improve my coloring skills. It is a work in progress and I am having a blast with it!

Have you noticed that there are several cute elephant stamps out there!  I bought the Avery Elle Ellie stamp set from the Butterfly Reflections.

 

This elephant is simply adorable! Because I am learning (and make lots of mistakes) I stamp the scene on a blank cardstock. Then I stamp the images I will be coloring onto a separate sheet. That way if I make a mistake it is not on the actual card. After I few attempts, I was finally happy with the coloring. I cut out the elephant and attached to the card. I did the same step with the balloons. The grass and flowers are stamped and colored. A simple sentiment is used to finish the card.

 

**This Avery Elle set is currently out of stock, but check out the Avery Elle section in the Butterfly Reflection, Ink store to see more amazing images!

 

Thank you for stopping by today! Check out Butterfly Reflections for the latest product! Their selection is full of amazing possibilities!

Supplies:

Avery Elle - Ellie

Markers

i Heart You

Do you love to make cards, but have a hard time finding the time to get crafty? I believe that is why I love CAS so much! Trying to find time in between the hectic schedules of three kiddos can be difficult!

Today's card is made using the new DCWV Chit Chat Stack (available at Michael's)

and DCWV  Card Boxes.

 

I choose a to make the focal point of the card one of the printed sentiment for the stack. I took a circle punch and punched out circles of a variety of patterns. The circle punches are attached at the bottom of the sentiment. The final step is to attach the sentiment to the card base with foam dots.

 

Such a simple and quick card!

 

Thank you for stopping by!

 

Jessi

My Lucky Charm

Happy Saturday, everyone! I am excited to be on the Pink & Main Stamp's blog today!

 

With St. Patrick's Day next week, it is only fitting to showcase Pink & Main's Lucky Charm stamp set, as well as the popular 'inlay' technique.

 

The focal point of the card is of course the adorable leprechaun. I am continuing my goal of improving my coloring skills, so I broke out my marker to color in the leprechaun. Now it is time to create the rainbow.  I grab a variety of colors of glitter cardstock and used a rainbow die to form the rainbow. To create the 'inlaid' rainbow, I also used the rainbow die on the blue background paper. Now it is time piece the rainbow together in the rainbow spot on the background paper. To finish of the rainbow, I added two cloud die cuts. A simple sentiment is stamped at the bottom of the card. The

leprechaun is attached with foam dots to pop of the card.

 

Interested in learning more about Pink & Main Stamps?

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Thank you for stopping by today!

Jessi

 

 

Supplies:

Pink & Main Stamps - Lucky Charm

DCWV - The Basics 6X6 Stack & Glitter Brights Cardstock Stack

Paper Smooches - Rainbow Die

Cheery Lynn Designs - Cloud & Rain Die

Chameleon Markers



Love Ya A Latte

Hello, Pink & Main friends! It is Jessi from Kissin' Krafts! I have said it before and will say it again...I love to paper-piece with Pink & Main stamps!

 

The stamp I used today is Pink & Main's Latte Love stamp set:

 

 

To create this card, I stamped the coffee cup image on a variety of patterned papers. The next step is to paper-piece the cups and create the tower. To create the tower, I cut a slit into the tops of the cups and slid in the next cup. The sentiment is stamped on a simple patterned paper. To finish the card, I added a wooden veneer heart to add texture/dimension to the card.

 

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Thank you for stopping by! Have a wonderful day!

 

Jessi

 

Pink & Main Stamps used today:

 

Latte Love

 

 

 

 

DCWV Project Stack - Cone Wreaths plus Tip

Hello, everyone! This week the DCWV Social Media Design Team is showcasing the new DCWV Project stacks available at Joann stores! Today I am using the DIY Cone Wreaths Project Stack for my post.

 

 

Interested in seeing the other DCWV Project Stacks release, check out videos the talented Tessa did for the release!

 

The Cone Wreaths Project Stack includes the paper and instructions for four wreaths. Today, I focused on the Spring/Easter wreath. 

 

 

This was my first cone wreath that I have created. The instructions made it super simple to complete the wreath.  I also included Glue Dots to connect each cone to the next cone.

 

One lesson I learned...step back and double check the patterns as you lay them in place. Once I finished the project, I noticed I had a repeated prints next to each other in two different locations.

 

 

Bonus tip of the day:

 

Once I finished creating the Spring wreath, I did have leftover paper from the Spring section of the DIY Project Stack. I wanted a way to keep the extra straps together. I use larger envelopes and attach to the front or the back cover of the stack. The scraps are tucked into the envelope. This allows you to be able to tell with stack the scraps came from.

 

 

Thank you for stopping by today! Hope you have a wonderful day!

 

Jessi

Little Tangles Challenge - Anything Goes

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 Anything Goes!

 

Here is my card using the Neat & Tangled's Everyday Circles stamp set:

 This card is super simple to create! Use two different patterned papers to create the lays. Stamp the 'HAPPY' circle onto to light green cardstock and cut out (I used a circle punch). To finish the sentiment, a pendant die is used on a patterned paper and stamped with 'birthday'. The card is pieced together and finished!

 

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 & 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 Monday, March 23rd 11:59 EST to enter.

 

Supplies:

Neat and Tangled - Everyday Circles

Dear Lizzy - Lucky Charm

Spellbinders - Pendant Die

Playing along with:

SCSketches -

 

DCWV March Stack-o-holic Challenge

Can you believe that it is March already? Time for a new DCWV Stack-o-holic challenge! Below are the two sketches for this month:

 

Layout:

 

 

Card:

 

 

Today I am playing along with the card sketch and here is my take using one of the newest DCWV stacks, Seaside Yacht, now available at Michael's!

 

Hope you are inspired to play along! Find out how you can plan along below!

Please send your entries to meganlloyd(at)dcwv(dot)com by Monday, March 30th.  In between now and then, we'll  post all entries on our Facebook page so that you can keep an eye on the fun things others are creating.  The top 10 entries for each set of submissions will be announced on the blog Tuesday, March 31st.  4 of those submissions will be chosen for a prize! 

 

Have a wonderful day!

Love You Soy Much

Happy Saturday, friends! I am breaking out the Pink & Main Stamps, markers and watercolors for today's project!

 

It is my goal to improve my coloring skills in 2015. Pink & Main images are super easy to coloring!

 

Here is my card to today's post:

 

The Pink & Main Stamp set used is the Pandamonium set. The bowl image is stamped, colored, and cut out. The pandas are stamped and cut out as well. On a piece of watercolor paper, the blue background is created using watercolors. Once the paint is dry, the pandas are added. Next, the bowl image is added using a foam dot to add dimension to the card. The simple heart and sentiment are added as final touches. It is time to piece all the layers (backing, cork, and picture) together.

 

 

Thank you for stopping by today! Stop by the Pink & Main Stamp Facebook page to see the latest Pink & Main new!

 

Jessi

 

Pink & Main Stamps used today:

 

Pandamonium

 

Playing along with:

Simon Says Stamp Challenge - Anything Goes

 

 

 

Sweet Thanks Card

Hello, friends! Hope you are staying warm! I know I am enjoying the colder weather, but I also know that I am in the minority on that! But the cooler weather allows me more time to get crafty!

 

Who is ready for a simple card to create? I love DCWV products because they making crafting super easy!

 

Here is the card I created for today's post:

 

DCWV provides a variety of Box of Cards bases! This card uses one of the square cards for the Brights card collection. The patterned papers actually come from one of the Insta Photo Fun Accessories collections. The collections include 2x2, 2x4, and 4x4 pre cut papers that make is easy to create an album. But I decided to use some on this card. The precut pieces are added to a white card layer. The sentiment is cut out of two shades of pink to create the shadow effect and attached in the middle of the card.

 

How simple was that to create!

 

Hope you stop by the DCWV blog to see the latest creations for their design team. Also, stop by their Facebook page to hear the latest news!

 

Thank you for stopping by! Have a wonderful (and warm) day!

Jessi

 

Supplies:

DCWV Box of Cards - Brights

DCWV Insta Photo Fun Papers - Pink

DCWV Insta Photo Fun Accessories - Pastels

 

Happy Birthday Movie Star!

It's Jessi from Kissin' Krafts sharing my latest Pink & Main project. Today's card uses focuses on the new Movie Star stamp set. When I first saw this stamp set, the ideas started to flow! I have a sketch pad that includes a few more cards I need to crank out!

 

The large image from the Movie Star stamp set is perfect for coloring! And perfect for improving your coloring skills!  Once the image is colored, I cut it out and set aside.  Next the background image is created by repeat stamping the film stamp across the back mat . The colored image is attached using a foam dot. The sentiment is stamped on the a white stripe of cardstock. To fill in the white space, stars from the You Rocket stamp set are stamped in red ink. The sentiment is also attached with foam dots.

 

 

Thank you for stopping by today! Stop by the Pink & Main Facebook page to receive the latest Pink & Main news!

 

Jessi

 

Stamps Used:

 

My first post with Pink and Main Stamps

I am excited to be sharing my first post for Pink and Main Stamps! Their stamps are simply adorable and I am having so much fun getting inky with them! My first card is using one of the new Pink and Main stamp sets from the Mega Release. To see all the stamps, check it out HERE!

For this card, I am using the You Rocket stamp set! One thing I love about the Pink and Main images is being able to paper-piece! Just look at the card below!

 

To create the paper-piece image, the image is stamped multiple times on a variety of papers. After a lot of fussy-cutting, I pieced the image together. Doing this step is the most time consuming part of this card. Once that is done, enamel dots are added for the lights of the spaceship.

 

The star printed paper makes the perfect backing! The moon image from the You Rocket stamp set is stamped with gray ink and cut out using a circle punch. The sentiment also came from the same Pink and Main stamp set. The original sentiment would not fit on the banner, so I used tape to cover part of the sentiment and stamped in two lines. The final touches to the card were the stamped stars on the banner and adding the paper-pieced image to the card using foam dots.

 

 

Thank you for stopping by today!

 

DT - Jessi

 

Pink and  Main Stamps used:

You Rocket

 

DCWV Layered Birthday Card

Hello, DCWV friends! It is Jessi here. Today I am sharing a fun card using one of DCWV Premium Paper Collection! This collections come with 5 different cardstocks and textures that go perfectly together to create any project.

 

Here is the card I created:

 

 

To start the project, I decided which papers I was going to start of with.

 

 

 Now it is time to create the card base (made from a greyish brown cardstock from the DCWV Naturals Stack) and the layers to go on the front of the card.

 

 

 

 The vision of the card includes the sentiment off to the right and will add embellishments to the left. So to begin, attach a strip of the yellow cardstock towards the bottom of the card. Stamp the sentiment.

 

 

 For the flowers, I fussy-cut a few of the flowers from the patterned paper. To add dimension to the card, I used a foam dot on the larger flower.

 

 

 At first I thought the card would be finished, however, it felt like it was missing something. So out came some fun DCWV Gem Stickers.

 

 

The gems were added to the top right corner of the card for the finishing touch!

  

 

Thank you for stopping by today!

 

 

Supplies:

-DCWV Premium Paper Collection

-DCWV The Natural Cardstock Stack

-DCWV Gem Stickers



Little Tangles Challenge - Watercolors

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 watercolors!

 

Here is my card using the Neat & Tangled Kindness Matters stamp set:

 

 

 

I am always inspired with the watercolor cards I have been seeing in the blog world. However, I find it very hard to create such beauties! After several attempts, I finally brought out some stencils to see if it will help me along the way!

 

I traced the circles with watercolor pencils. Once all the circles were done, I used water to spread the color some. Once the paint was dry, the sentiment was stamped and the card was finished!

 

 

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 & 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, February 26th 11:59 EST to enter.

Supplies-
-Neat and Tangled - Kindness Matters
-DCWV - Circle Stencils
-Artist Loft Watercolor Pencils

Watercoloring with Lawn Fawn

Hello, Butterfly Reflections friends! It is my day on the Butterfly Reflections blog today!

Today is using stamps from one of my favorite stamping company, Lawn Fawn! I love the selection Butterfly Reflections carries! From the new and the old! Check out the Lawn Fawn selection to see what is in the store now!

Here is my card using Lawn Fawn's Wish You Were Here stamp set:

 

The bottom sentiment came from Lawn Fawn's Milk and Cookies stamp set. I love how simple it is to create the sentiment on a curve with clear stamps! I believe it adds so much to overall look of the card!

 

I attempted to watercolor the map to resemble the landscape of the US. I love how watercoloring can be somewhat forgiving!

 

Check out the Butterfly Reflections for the newest products available!

 

Thank you for stopping by!

February DCWV Stack-o-holic Challenge

Can you believe that it is February already? DCWV is starting the new month with a new sketch challenge! Check out the DCWV blog for more details on the February Stack-o-holic Challenge.

Here is the card sketch used to spark your creativity:

And here is my card:

 

I found this pretty foil doily and wanted to use gold as the main color.  I used paper from the DCWV Sparkling Holiday paper stack. I pretty much stuck to the sketch and finished the card with adding one DCWV Mirrored Heart Embellishment.

 

Hope you are feeling some inspiration to play along! However, if you need more inspiration to spark your creativity, hope on over to the DCWV blog to see what some talented designers created!

 

Thank you for stopping by! Hope you have a wonderful day!

Operation Organizing Craft Room Pt. 2

I can finally see the light at the end of the tunnel! It has been a project, but I am loving the end result! Along with organizing all my craft supplies, I need to also find a way to organize my list of future projects and deadlines. I have bought a few planners and notebooks which I hope will do the trick!

I bought a simple composition notebook and wanted to dress it up a bit! So I brought out one of the DCWV Premium 5 Piece Paper Collection available at Joann Fabrics. And let the creativity begin!

 

The first step is to create the bind of the notebook. I measured the width I was looking for. First you attach the paper to the front of the cover  and wrap around to the back side.

 

 

Next it is time to create the rest of the cover. I measured and cut 2 equal size papers to cover the front and the back. Once the paper is attached, trim off the excess around the rounded corners.

 

 

I believe that this cover is beautiful, but needs a little more detail! I attached ribbon where the two papers attach, in hope to hide the paper seam. (As you can see in the picture below, the front of the May Arts ribbon is a satin teal color. However, the back side is a kraft, papery feel. I chose to use the kraft side).

 

 

The cover still needed something, so I added a cute metal embellishment to the corner. The embellishment is attached to a piece of dark brown burlap paper that is include in the DCWV Premium Paper Collection.

 

 

Once I added a stamped title to the embellishment, the notebook was finished! I am in love with the outcome and look forward to creating more! They would make cute teacher gifts! Is it too soon to think about Teacher Appreciation Week??

 

 

Thank you for stopping by! Have a wonderful day!

 

 

 

 

Operation Organize Craft Room Pt. 1

My project for the last week or so has been organizing my craft area. Currently my craft area consists of the closet in the guest room and the corner of the living room. My goal is to condense the goods to one location. It has turned into a larger project than planned.  However, progress is being made!

As I am going through the organizing process, I am trying to find different things that might help out.

A few months ago, I believe I had a die that was thrown away with a pile of scraps. During one of the trips to Pinterest land, I found this idea about keeping the dies you are working with safe and in a clear space.

I found this fun frame in a clearance bin and was ready to give it a try. Time to gather the supplies!

 

It is time to make this magnetic frame:

 

This is super simple (and cheap) to create! The metal sheet comes for the shingle materials at your local hardware store. One 8x8 square is under a dollar. Make the measurements needed to fit the frame. And cut. Also, cut out a piece of patterned paper the same size. Layer the print on top of the metal and put into the frame.  Throw a few neo-magnets and you are finished. (The neo-magnets will hold your dies as you are working. Pull them off when you are ready to use them.)

 

Now how simple was that!  I have a few more organizing projects in the works! Looking forward to sharing with you soon!

 

Have a wonderful day!

 

 

The DCWV Cotton Bloom Stack is a HOT BUY from Michael's.



  

It's Your Time to Soar

Hello, Butterfly Reflections friends! It is Jessi from Kissin' Krafts and I am glad to be back to share with you a fun and fresh card. Reflection

 

Who else is ready to put winter behind them? I am ready to start crafting with fun and fresh prints!

 

Today's card, I am using a few supplies I bought from the Butterfly Reflections store lately!

 

 

I knew I wanted to use this fun sentiment from Avery Elle's Look Up stamp set.  My first thought was to use cloud print paper and maybe add a kite. As I was searching for the right paper, I came across the paper airplane print from AC Day Dreamer 6x6 paper pad.  The rest of the prints came from the same paper pad. (Who doesn't love paper pads? They make it so easy to coordinate papers!!!)

 

Once I attached the papers, I added a small white wooden clothespin to the card. However, it needed something else. I started messing with adding string to the project, but simply could not decide how to make it work. So after several attempts, I decided rely on my go-to add-on, enamel dots.

 

Thank you for stopping by today! Check out Butterfly Reflections for the latest product! Their selection is full of amazing possibilities!

 

Supplies:

American Crafts - Day Dreamer paper pad

Avery Elle  - Look Up stamp set

My Mind's Eye - Market Street Enamel Dots