ConGRADulations

Happy Saturday, Pink & Main friends! Graduation season is upon us! High school and college graduates ready to close one chapter in their lives and move on to the next!

Pink & Main's Grad Owl stamp set is simply adorable and perfect for the season!

I have a hard time coloring larger images, so I tend to lean towards patterned papers to help me out! I used a brown print to stamp the owl image on. I colored the cap with a black marker. I really wanted the eyes to pop, so I used a white gel pen to color them in. The owl image is cut out and attached to a printed circle. I used the new Pink & Main's Stitched Rounded Rectangles dies to create the frame at the bottom of the card and used stickers to form the 2016. A simple sentiment is stamped on the card to finish it off.

  

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!

Do you love to participate in card challenges? Please check out the details HERE for Pink & Main's current challenge!

Thanks for stopping by!

Jessi

Supplies:

Pink & Main - Grad Owl and Stitched Rounded Rectangles Dies

DCWV - My Sunshine Stack

Joy Clair, Dieversions & DL Art Blog Hop

We here at Joy Clair Stamps have collaborated with two awesome companies:   Die-Versions and DL.ART  to come up with a fun and festive Celebration Blog Hop. We want to showcase how well our three companies products work together.  Die-Versions makes very intricate and lovely dies; Joy Clair makes high quality clear stamps; and DL.ART makes gorgeous rayon hand dyed crinkle ribbon and also carries bakers twine and other hand crafted seasonal supplies.

 

The Celebration Blog Hop will take place on Wednesday, May 18th, Thursday, May 19th and Friday, May 20th.  Over the three days all Design Team Members will be sharing with you projects they have made for all the many upcoming Celebrations that come around this time of year, ie....Weddings, Baby Showers, Baby Births, Graduations, Father's Day, and of course Birthdays!  All Design Team Members will be using supplies from all three companies to make their projects so you can see for yourself how lovely these products work together and how dies, stamps and ribbons are the perfect combination!

There will be prizes for those who comment on all the blogs over the three days and who become followers of all the blogs. Die-Versions is giving away a $50.00 Gift Certificate to the Die-Versions store. Joy Clair is giving away 3 $25.00 Gift Certificates to the Joy Clair store, one each day  and DL.ART is giving away a $10.00 Gift Code to the DL.ART store to one lucky winner!!  The prizes will be announced on all three of the companies  Die-Versions, Joy Clair and DL.ART blogs on Sunday, May 22nd.

DL.ART is running a 3 day Special during the Blog Hop for all of the Design Team Followers ~ 12% off your entire order at DL.ART by using code:  DJDHOPS this code will only be valid on the 3 days of the Celebration Blog Hop.

 

Welcome to the first stop on the Day 2 Celebration Blog Hop! The entire list of Designers for the entire Celebration Blog Hop is listed on the

Joy Clair blog.

 

 

I paired up the fun DieVersion Baby Boy Bootie die, DL Art Baby Bundle ribbon and Joy Clair's Oh, Baby stamp set with fun papers from Pebbles. I decided to use a variety of prints of pinks to make a girl card.

 

 

The baby boy bootie die is attached to a circle cut out and added to the card front. I wrapped the ribbon around the card and slipped a printed paper for the sentiment towards the bottom of the card. This is a very simple card to recreate and easy to switch to a card for a baby boy!

 

 

Your next stop on the blog hop is Karen's blog.

 

If you should get lost along the way please go back to the Die-Versions Blog and the whole list for each day will be listed there.

 

Now here is the list of the blogs with their links!!

 

Jessica Pascarella
Karen Hasheck
Cornelia Wenokor
Katie Ota
Kara Snyder
Crystal Ramo
 Mary Moisan
Monica Edwards

Well
I hope you have enjoyed the Celebration Blog Hop!! Be sure to
leave comments on all the blogs for a chance at winning one of the many
prizes!

Thanks
for stopping by!!

Heartfelt Thanks

It has been a rainy few weeks here in Texas, with more predicted in the week ahead! One good thing about this rain is that the flowers are in full bloom! The bright colors help out with the gloomy days! Right outside our front door is a hibiscus plant with large orange blooms! So flowers have been on my mind lately, so when I saw this inspiration picture from Inspired by Stamping, the floral print jumped out!  So I decided to play along for the chance to be one of their Inspired by Stamping guest designers.

So I decided to create a card focused on flowers!

 

I chose one of the gorgeous flowers from the Inspired by Stamping's Elegant Flower stamp set. I stamped the image in white and added white embossing powder. I used a couple different ZIG watercolor markers to color in the images. A simple sentiment is stamped with brown ink. I added the floral panel to the front of a kraft card base.

 

Want to learn more about Inspired by Stamping? Find them on Facebook, HERE!

 

Jessi

 

 

Pink & Main Ever After

Happy Saturday, Pink & Main friends! Did you see Pink & Main's newest release! It is full of cute stamp sets! I hope you stop by and check them out HERE!

I am working with the adorable set, Ever After, to create a perfect CAS card
for the newly married couple.
 

 

 I used an embossed A2 card for the base of this simple card. I stamped the cake image and cut it out. Once the image is colored, I attached it to the card. A simple sentiment is stamped towards the bottom of the card.

 

 

 

To finish the card, I also included a sentiment on the inside of the card. 

 

What a perfect card to recreate when you are in a rush to give to a happy couple!

 

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!

 

Do you love to participate in card challenges? Please check out the details HERE for Pink & Main's current challenge!

 

 

Thanks for stopping by!

 

Jessi

 

Supplies:

Pink & Main  - Ever After

DCWV - A2 Embossed White Cards

Happy Wishes DCWV-style

Hello, DCWV friends! It's Jessi from the Social Media Design Team. May is my birthday month, so I figured it was time to work with the new DCWV Confetti Stack! So I am sharing with you my first ever shaker card!

This is a very simple shaker card to create. I used a premade foam balloon for the shaker part of the card. The foam piece is attached to a fun print from the stack. In the back of the Confetti Stack there are several confetti packets available. I cut one open and added the paper pieces to the inside of the balloon. To finish the shaker part of the card, I added a piece of acetate to cover the front. I added a twine bow to the bottom of the balloon. I wanted a fun sentiment, so I used word dies with a piece of DCWV Gold Foil cardstock to finish the card.

Have you seen this month's sketch challenge? Stop by HERE to see the details! Here is a look at my card using the beautiful DCWV Garden Charm Stack:

Thank you for stopping by today!

Jessi

Hello, Sunshine! - Sneak Peek for Pink & Main

Happy Saturday, Pink & Main friends! The new May Pink & Main will be available on May 10th! It is another adorable release!
 

Today, I am giving you a sneak peek of one of the new word stamp sets with coordinating dies,
Hello Friend.

 

 

 I am in love with the new rounded rectangle dies from Pink & Main. I used two of them to create the white frame. I placed a beautiful print under the frame. I paired two different prints with the new "Hello" word and shadow dies. I created a simple banner with a different print and stamped the rest of the sentiment.

 

Do you have problem matching prints as much s I do? My solution is to work with prints from the same collection. In fact, my favorite thing to use are 6x6 paper pads. I used the AC Shimelle True Stories paper pad for this 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!

 

Do you love to participate in card challenges? Please check out the details HERE!

 

 I fell in love with the current sketch challenge over at Freshly Made Sketches and had to play along! Please stop by and check it out here!

 

 

Thanks for stopping by!

 

Jessi

Joy Clair Friday

 Hello, Joy Clair friends!  I am working with a couple new Joy Clair stamp sets today! I am working with the fun Joy Clair set, Oh, Baby, and the

 Color by Faith stamp set, Prayer Words 1. You can see the entire May release, HERE!

First up, Oh, Baby! stamp set:



Here is the card I created using this fun stamp set:

  

Next up is the Color by Faith's Prayer Words 1:

 

Here is the page I made using this set:

Interested in learning how I made these projects? You can find out the details on the Joy Clair blog!

What to learn more about Joy Clair stamps or see a number of inspirational projects using the stamps, please join the Joy Clair Facebook Group and our Color by Faith Facebook Group.

Thank you for stopping by!

Jessi

Supplies:

Joy Clair - Oh, Baby! and Prayer Words 1

Joy Clair May Release Blog Hop

Welcome to the Joy Clair April Release Blog Hop! The design team has been working hard creating a variety of projects that are sure to spark your creativity juices! You should be arriving from the talented  LeeAnn's blog. If you happened to join the hop in the middle,

please start at the Joy Clair blog!

Joy Clair’s May release contains two everyday stamp sets and two stamp sets from their bible journaling line, Color by Faith!

All the stamps from this release will be on sale starting May 2nd.. 

Today I will be showcasing my Bible journaling page using the new Ignite stamp set.

  

I took some of the flame images from the Ignite stamp set and inked with three colors (red, orange and yellow). The flames are stamped along the edge of the page. The phrase stamps are stamped in black. I felt the page needed alittle more, so I added the match image.

Now let’s talk about the grand prize! There will be THREE winners from the blog hop. Each winner will receive $25 Joy Clair gift certificate. WHAT A PRIZE!!!

1. Comment on the Joy Clair blog and the blogs of each participate along the way!

You have until May 4th, 2016 at noon EST. The winners will be announced onMay 5^th.

Thank you for stopping my blog! Your next stop will be the talented Penny's blog!

In case you get lost along the way, here is the order for the Joy Clair’s Blog Hop:

Joy Clair Blog- http://joyclair.typepad.com/blog/
Cornelia- http://fun-stamping.blogspot.com/
Martha- http://stampartpapel.com/ 
Donna- http://myblogidlet.blogspot.com/
Alicia- http://sassycardsbyalicia.blogspot.com/
LeeAnn - http://mimiscraftyabyss.blogspot.com/

Jessica- http://www.kissinkrafts.blogspot.com/ (YOU ARE HERE)
Penny- http://www.pennywardink.com/ Crystal T.-  http://www.crystalthompson.net/ 
Dawn-
http://dipndotscreations.blogspot.com/ Steph- http://stephaniescraps.blogspot.com/ Crystal R.- http://snapcolorpaste.com/ 
Monica- http://scraps2treasure.blogspot.com/ 

Joy Clair May Card Challenge

Are you ready for another Joy Clair Challenge?

Here is the inspiration photo for this month:

I chose the Joy Clair Hugs & Smiles stamp set to make a card for this challenge!

I stamped and embossed the floral image around the edge of the card. I used a variety of ZIG watercolor markers to color the images and the background of the card. A simple sentiment is stamped with grey ink! It looks like a lot of work, but this card is very simple to recreate!

Prize:

A $25 gift card to the Joy Clair store.

Randomly selected to give everyone a chance to win!

Rules for the Joy Clair Challenge:

• Create a new card, bible journaling or project using the theme of the challenge posted above. Use of Joy Clair products is optional.
• Post your project on your personal blog or online gallery.
• Please directly link to the Joy Clair blog in your post. 
• Add a direct link to your project using the InLinkz below.
• Projects must be NEW, no back linking, please.
• Number of entries is unlimited.

Please make something with the inspiration above.

This challenge will go from May 1st and closing on May 30th 12pm mst.

The winner will be announced May 31st.

Supplies:

Joy Clair - Hugs & Smiles

Pink & Main Anything Goes Challenge

Hello, Pink & Main friends! Who is ready for another Pink & Main Monthly Challenge? This month we are going with a very simple theme, and one of my favorites, ANYTHING GOES!

May is my birthday month, so I decided to make a super cute birthday card, using the adorable Dinomite stamp set.

I fell in love with this fun collection from Echo Park! I also wanted to pair it up with a the Dinomite stamp set. I took the image that matched the papers and colored with green markers. The image is cut out and set aside. I layered several prints to form the front of the card. The dinosaur image is attached to the top panel. The balloon is paper-pieced to the card. The sentiment is stamped onto a banner diecut and the card. A sticker embellishment is added using a foam pop dot.

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!

We would love for you to join in this month's challenge! Please check out the details HERE!

  

Thanks for stopping by!

Jessi

Sneak Peak of Upcoming Pink & Main

Happy Saturday, Pink & Main friends! Happy last day of April! Can you believe that it is almost May? Meaning that there will be a new release of Pink & Main stamps!
 

Today, I am giving you a sneak peak of a new Magical Unicorns stamp set.

 

 

This card sounds CAS! I love the unicorn images from the set, I really wanted them to POP on the card. I stamped and colored in the unicorn and cut the image out.  I used a new stitched die and stamped cloud and stars onto the diecut. The diecut is attached to a fun print. The unicorn image is attached using a pop dot. A simple sentiment is stamped to finish 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!

 

Do you love to participate in card challenges? Please check out the details HERE! Tomorrow will start a new challenge!

 

 

Thanks for stopping by!

 

Jessi

DCWV Garden Charm

Hello, DCWV friends! It is Jessi from the DCWV Social Media Design Team! Now that April is almost over, I realize that I forgot to share my DCWV card I made for this month's sketch challenge! I figure it is better late than never to post.

I used one of DCWV new stacks, Garden Charm, available at Joann stores.

 

 

I stuck to the sketch, so it was pretty simple to recreate. I hand cut a large purple flower from the stack to be the focal point of the card. I used a simple sentiment stamp to finish of the card.

 

I finished up my card for the May challenge. I am off to write that post for next week, so I can be ahead of schedule!

 

 

Thank you for stopping by today! I hope you have a great day!

DCWV Vase

Hello, DCWV friends! It's Jessi from the Social Media Design Team. Can you believe that May is next week? EEKK...where did April go?!? They always say May brings flowers. With Mother's Day just a few short weeks away, I thought it would be fun to incorporate the two together.

A few weeks ago, I found a cute unfinished wooden vase at my local Michaels store. My first thought was to cover it with some pretty paper! So I decided to pair the vase up with prints from the DCWV Seaside Yacht Stack.

 

This is a very simple project to complete. Trace the vase on the back side of the paper and cut out. The paper is attached to the vase with Mod Podge. Once the vase was finished, I thought it looked a little plain, so I decided to add a tag.

 

 

The tag was included in the Seaside Yacht Stack. I added a simple stamp and a few rhinestones to the tag. The tag is attached to the vase using a string of navy twine.

 

 

For this picture, I used a fake flower. However, I think it would be wonderful to use it with fresh flowers. All you need is a thin cylinder vase and stick it inside the wooden vase. Add some water and a few fresh stem flowers.

 

Throughout this week's blog posts, the design team members will be sharing a few of their own stories and their mothers (or special women) in their lives. 

 

I have some very creative women in my family. I truly believe that I have been blessed with their creative genes. My mother loves to make quilts, knits, and sews. I have tried to use a sewing machine for different purposes, but am lacking those skills. My paternal grandmother is a artist. She has completed some amazing paintings and has created a whole line of wooden Santas. My maternal grandmother is a quilter and a cardmaker. She has been creating handmade cards for several years and that is where my love for papercrafts started! I hope that I continue to pass the creativity genes on to my daughter. She is 6 and loves to make cards along side of me. She even has her own desk setup next to mine.

 

Thank you for stopping by today!

 

Jessi

 

Supplies:

DCWV Seaside Yacht Stack

ArtMinds Wooden Vase

DCWV Rhinestones

Trendy Twine Navy

 

 

Rain Frogs

Happy Saturday, Pink & Main friends! We definitely has seen our fair share of rain here in Texas. I believe that we received over 10 inches of rain this week. The sun finally made its appearance and the water is drying up.
 

Today, I am working with the new Rain Frogs stamp set.

 

I was inspired by the Freshly Made Sketch challenge for this week. When I saw this sketch and the partial circle, I immediately thought about a rainbow and I knew the perfect stamp set to work with.

 

 

The image from the Rain Frogs stamp set is stamped in black ink onto white cardstock. The image is colored in with a variety of markers. The image is then fussy-cut. I used some fun prints to make the background of the card. The rainbow is made from a few different cardstocks and a rainbow die. The sentiment is stamped onto a different print.

 

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!

 

Do you love to participate in card challenges? Please check out the details HERE! This month the challenge is a color challenge:

 

 

Thanks for stopping by!

 

Jessi

 

Pink & Main Supplies:

Rain Frogs

Joy Clair Tuesday!

 Hello, Joy Clair friends!  I have a couple Joy Clair projects to share with you today! I am working with the fun Joy Clair set, Puppy Love, and the

 Color by Faith stamp set, Books of the Bible.

 

First up, Puppy Love stamp set:



Here is the card I created using this fun stamp set:

 

 

 

Next up is the Color by Faith's Books of the Bible stamp set:

 

 

I used this stamp set for the main reason it was created for, tabs!

 

 

 These were very simple card to recreate! You can find out the details on the Joy Clair blog!

 

What to learn more about Joy Clair stamps or see a number of inspirational projects using the stamps, please join the Joy Clair Facebook Group and our Color by Faith Facebook Group.

Thank you for stopping by!

Jessi

Supplies:

Joy Clair - Puppy Love
Color by Faith - Books of the Bible

Poppin' by to say...

Hello, Pretty Cute Stamp fans! We have been experiencing some heavy rain and flooding here in Texas. Perfect weather to stay inside and work in the craft room!

Today I am working with the super adorable Snack Time stamp set.

 

 

 

I grabbed a few prints from a 6x6 paper pad and used a few to cover the front of an A2 card base. I used a circle die to cut a circle out of white cardstock. I used the popcorn images from the Snack Time stamp set and stamped them randomly onto the circle. I also stamped the bucket of popcorn and colored it in with markers. The image is cut out and attached to the card using a foam dot. A sentiment is stamped onto a strip of cardstock and attached to the card. To finish the sentiment, I used foam alpha stickers.

 

Thank you for stopping by today!

 

Jessi

Supplies:

Pretty Cute Stamps - Snack Time

Sweet Hummingbird

Happy Saturday, Pink & Main friends! I hope everyone is having a wonderful weekend! It is a busy one here with yard work, baseball games and birthday parties!
 

With Spring here the birds are chirping away (sometimes annoyingly!) I don't get to see them often, but I love hummingbirds! They are some beautiful creatures!
So when I saw the new Hummingbird set, I was in love!!!,

 

 

 

 To create this card, I measured an A2 card with black cardstock. I cut a panel of watercolor cardstock to place on the front of the card. I used a variety of blues and greens to create the sky background of the card. On a separate piece of cardstock, I stamped the feeder and hummingbird images and colored in with a variety of markers. I cut the images out and attached to the card. I poked a hole above the feeder and attached a string of black twine. The sentiment is stamped on the bottom corner of 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!

 

Do you love to participate in card challenges? Please check out the details HERE! This month the challenge is a color challenge:

 

 

Thanks for stopping by!

 

Jessi

 

Pink & Main Supplies:

Hummingbird

DCWV: Paint and Create Cards

Hello, DCWV friends! It's Jessi from the Social Media Team.

Today I am sharing my latest DCWV project!

 

Have you seen the new DCWV Paint and Create sets available at Joann stores?

 If not, check out their online store HERE.

 

I am in love with the fun Paint and Create Card and Envelopes. The quality of the watercolor cardstock is awesome! So thick and sturdy! It holds up so well during the painting process!  Another wonderful thing about the Paint and Create is that it comes with its own paint! And most important...they are super easy to use! All ages welcome!

 

Today I am using the Paint and Create Card and Envelopes: Hearts.

Each pack includes 3 different designs (2 cards each design).

 

The first card I used the paints that are included in the set. The colors are so soft and beautiful!

 

 

For the second card, I used my ZIG watercolor markers to color in the image. I decided to use some bolder colors for this card!

 

 

I love how different the cards look just by changing the color palette! What colors would you choose for this design?

 

Thank you for stopping by today! I hope you stop by Joann store to check out some of DCWV newest product!

 

Jessi

A Sweet Hello

Happy Saturday, Pink & Main friends! I hope everyone is having a wonderful weekend. I am hoping to get some stamping done between today and tomorrow!

 

With Spring weather outside, I used the new Pink & Main's Doodled Flowers stamp set is perfect to create a Spring card!

 

 

 To create this card, I measured an A2 card. I also cut down a piece of cardstock that matches the measurements of the front of the card base. I cut an strip larger than one inch of the piece of cardstock. I then took the cardstock and cut the piece into two pieces. I placed the last two pieces on top of the card base to create the open space between the two strips (marking the opening with a light pencil mark). I stamped the floral images from the Doodled Flowers stamp set and colored in using markers. I attached the two strips of cardstock to the card base, show casing the floral images. A simple sentiment (from the Hummingbirds stamp set) is stamped onto a diecut pendant.

 

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!

 

Do you love to participate in card challenges? Please check out the details HERE! This month the challenge is a color challenge:

 

 

Thanks for stopping by!

 

Jessi

 

Pink & Main Supplies:

Doodled Flowers and Hummingbird