Paper Sweeties 3rd Birthday Celebration and Giveaway!

Have you heard? Paper Sweeties is celebrating their third birthday! In honor of the big event, they are having a month long celebration, with lots of wonderful prizes! To find out more details, please stop by the Paper Sweeties blog to find out how you can win!

 

 

Today, I am using one of the new Pink & Main stamp sets - Birthday Wishes.

 

Who wants a chance to win a fun stamp set? Michelle Currie, owner of Pink and Main, has given permission to giveaway one of her awesome stamp sets! The winner will receive the Pink and Main Stamp Set - What a Hoot!

 

Here's what you have to do:

1) Follow my blog

AND

2) Leave a comment below

 

Giveaway ends 8-15 at midnight CST. Winner will be announced the following week.

 

What a Hoot Stamp Set

 

Bon Voyage! Pink & Main Style

Hello, Pink & Main friends! It is August, but I am sharing one more card using the July release! I cannot put these stamps down!!! The images are just too cute!

Today, I am using the Pink & Main Destination Fun stamp set for my card today!

 

I had a fun travel themed paper pad that I used for this card. The tropical sentiment paper fits perfectly with this adorable stamp image. The boy image is colored in with a variety of markers. The luggage is actually stamped and cut out of paper. A simple banner diecut is used for the card's sentiment.

 

 

 

 

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

Thank you for stopping by! Have a wonderful day!

 

Jessi

 

Supplies:

Pink & Main Stamps - Destination Fun

DCWV Happy Day Stack - Hello Friend Card

Hello, crafty friends! It is Jessi from the DCWV Social Media Team. Have you been enjoying the projects the design team has been whipping up with the new DCWV products? They have been inspiring for me and hopefully you as well!  In case you have not heard, DCWV just had a HUGE release of products available at JoAnn Stores! If you do not have a store near you, check out their website!

Today I am working with the new DCWV Happy Day stack! The colors in this stack are beautiful! The possibilities are endless!  Due to limited time, I needed to create a quick project. The card below was created in less than 15 minutes! 

Instructions to create this card:

1. Cut and score cardstock to form A2 card.
2. Measure and cut print to fit the front of the A2 card (4.25in x 5.5in). Attach to front of the card.
3. Measure and cut floral print layer (3.5in x 4.75in). Add adhesive .5 in from the edges and attach to the card. Using fingers or a tool, curl the paper edges up. (Check out the picture below.)
4. Measure and cut vellum layer (3.25in x 4.5in). Placing the adhesive in the center. Attach to card and curl up the edges.
5. Cut out printed tag and push hole in the top. Attach satin pink ribbon. Attach to the card with foam dots.

 

What to see products before they hit the stores? Check out the DCWV Instagram page to see more product reveals! Thank you for stopping by today!

 

Supplies:

DCWV Premium Stack - Happy Day

 

 

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

Welcome Little Man - Cocoa Vanilla Studio

Have you heard about the paper company Cocoa Vanilla Studio? If not, you really should check them out! They have some adorable collections! Along with their papers, they also have a variety of embellishments that match their collections.

 

Today, I am working with the Cocoa Vanilla Studio collection, Flying High!

 

This is a really simple card to create. Start off with a printed paper measuring A2 size (4.25in x 5.5in). Cut off a strip from the long edge, measuring .25in  (or wider). Attach the two pieces to the front of an A2 card base. Take one of the airplane/banner stickers, stamp sentiment,  and attach with foam dots towards the bottom third of the card. To complete the sentiment, attach a sticker below the banner. To finish the card, I added a couple different embellishments (flair button and wooden veneer stars). And the voilà, the card is finished!

 

Thank you for stopping by today! 

Supplies:
Cocoa Vanilla Studio - Flying High (Little Man) Paper
Cocoa Vanilla Studio - Flying High Accessory Stickers
Cocoa Vanilla Studio - Flying High Flair Buttons
Cocoa Vanilla Studio - Flying High Wooden Veneers

Hello Girlie DCWV Layout

Hello, DCWV friends! It is Jessi from the Social Media Team.  In case you haven't heard...DCWV Inc. is coming out with some new product! And to wrap it up in a few words... they are amazing! Today, I am sharing a layout created with the new Hello Darlin' Stack!

 

I am not one to scrapbook. I try, but I tend to lean towards cards. However, when I received the DCWV Hello Darlin' Stack, the first project that came to mind was a scrapbook page. The colors and prints are PERFECT for 'girly' layouts!

 

I was also inspired by this month's DCWV Layout Sketch:



 

Here is my take on the sketch:

 

I think my favorite print in the entire stack is the black floral. I love how bold the colors are. With that in mind, I wanted it to be a highlight on the page. Resulting in choosing a light background.  The entire layout is very simple. In addition to the simple pieces of paper, I added a variety of embellishments to make the layout POP.

 

If you feel inspired, I hope you will join in this month's DCWV Challenge!

You can find the details HERE.

 

Thank you for stopping by! Stay tune for more information about the new products!

 

 

You're So Sweet

Hello, Butterfly Reflections friends! Did you know that yesterday was National Ice Cream Day? Did you have the chance to enjoy any?  Sadly, I did not have the chance to enjoy the real thing. So to make up for it, I decided to celebrate with paper! :)

Using a Crate Paper 6x6 paper pad, choose a selection of papers to form the card layers and ice cream cone.  My Favorite Things dies make it super easy to create the ice cream cone.  Attach the layers of cards onto the card base. Attach the ice cream cone, topped off with a red sequin...as a cherry.

 

To finish the card, a sentiment from the Lawn Fawn Sweet Smile set does the trick! The card seemed a little too Clean and Simple, so the addition of enamel dots, complete the card!

 

There are always new products arriving in the Butterfly Reflections, Ink store! Stop by and check out what is available!

 

Jessi

Supplies:

Crate Paper - Open Book

Lawn Fawn - Sweet Smiles

My Favorite Things- Die-namics You're the Sweetest Dies

My Mind's Eye - Enamel Dots

 

Pink & Main Stamps - Mermaids

Happy Saturday! I missed last week due to a much needed vacation, but I am excited and refreshed to be back to a normal routine! Which means, today is my day on the Pink & Main Stamps blog! :)

 

Pink & Main Stamps July release is full of fun summertime images! If you have not seen the new stamps, please check them out HERE!

 

For my card today, I used the new Mermaids stamp set.

 

 

When I came across theses patterned papers, the idea for this scene came to me.  I just had to wait for the right images to use. So when I received the Mermaids set, it was time to create!

 

Instructions:

1. Color stamped images with a variety of markers and cut the images out.
2. Attached the sun and water strips to the card base.
3. Cut out large wave and attached to the bottom of the card with a few foam dots
4. The stamped images are placed behind the large wave.
5. Stamp sentiment onto the card.

Thank you for stopping by today! I hope you have a wonderful weekend and go outside to enjoy the sun!

 

Jessi

 

Supplies used:

Pink & Main Stamps - Mermaids

Echo Park Co. - A Perfect Summer

 

Much needed Vacay!

Hello, everyone! I know that I have been missing from blogland for a few days! My family and I had a wonderful vacation with a road trip to Utah!  It was refreshing and now I am ready to get back to the crafting table!

I will be back later this week with more creations!

Pink & Main Warm Wishes

Happy Saturday, Pink & Main friends! Today I sharing a sneak peek of the July release! Be sure to check out the full release on July 10th!

For this card, I used the following Pink & Main stamp sets, Sunkissed Greetings and Tickled Pink

 

The crab is colored in with a variety of markers. Once the coloring was finished, I cut out the image and set aside.  To create the background on the card, I used ink and blended them onto the cardstock. I attached the crab to the card. This was my original plan for the card. However, I felt that it needed something else! So I took the sunglasses image from the Tickled Pink set. Once the image was colored, I added glossy accents to the glasses. To finish the card, I attached the glasses and stamped the simple sentiment!

 

Thank you for stopping by today!

 

Jessi

 

DCWV July Stack-a-holic Challenge

New month means it is time for a new DCWV Stack-o-holic challenge! Below are the two sketches for this month:
 

Card:



Here is my take of the sketch, using some of the DCWV My Sunshine Stack:

 

 

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 July 29th.  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 a few days after the deadline.   

Have a wonderful day!

New Little Tangles Challenge - Die-cutting

Happy Thursday, everyone! Today starts a new Little Tangles Challenge and it is all about Die-cutting! So break out those dies and get to cutting!

 

My card today uses the Neat & Tangled's Hoop Die:

This was a very simple card to create.  I paired up the fun Neat & Tangled Hoop die with fun printed papers. A simple sentiment is stamped onto a banner. A perfect card for a new home owner!

 

I hope you stop by the Little Tangles blog to see more of the design team projects.

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, July 30th at 11:59 EST to enter.

 

Thank you for stopping by today!

 

Jessi

 

Spellbinders Summer Road Trip Partner Hop Day 3

I am excited to be a part of Spellbinders Summer Road Trip Partner Hop Day 3. If you want to join in the fun at the beginning, head on over to the Spellbinders Blog!

 

 

Spellbinders is introducing a new die-cutting machine, Sapphire!

 

Sapphire is an easy to use manual die cutting machine for beginners that cuts and embosses paper and other materials.

Cut and emboss using dies up to 2  1/4” wide with the turn of a handle. It has co-ordinating Sapphire™ blue dies.

Affordable price allows you to experiment with paper crafting without making a big commitment.

Use with the NEW blue Sapphire die templates, as well as with most Spellbinders and other leading dies.

 

How to participate:

Over the next 3 days visit each of our featured partners for tutorials from their designers. Each partner's post will have a link to their entry form. Entries for each blog will remain open for 48 hours after their designated day.

One Daily Winner will win the product featured on that day, including the Sapphire™ dies. One Grand Prize Winner will win all the products featured, the Sapphire™ dies and the Sapphire™ machine! You must visit all the tutorials over the 3 days in order to be eligible to win the daily and the Grand Prize giveaways. (Winners will be notified via email.) Visit this post for full details, regarding your entry submission: Contest Rules.

I used the new Spellbinders Sapphire Die Sets, Basic Tag Two and Birds & Butterflies

for her card below:

 

1. Create the A2 card base with ivory cardstock.

2. Pick out patterned paper from the DCWV The Coral Couture Stack.

3. Using the new Spellbinders Sapphire Dies Basic Tag Two (PHD-009) and Birds and Butterflies (PHS-507), create the diecuts of the bird, branch and label.

4. Stamp sentiment on oval diecut. Attach to the center of the label.

5. Form background panel with two patterned papers. Adhere gold label diecut. Attach satin ribbon to the label and adhere ends on the back of panel. Attach background panel to the card base.

6.  Attach the branch diecut to the card.

7. With the use of Glue Dots, form "nest" with twine ribbon. Attach bird diecut to the branch.

 

 

Here are a few more projects I created using the new Spellbinders Sapphire Dies and DCWV products:

 

The Sapphire™ machine and the Sapphire™ dies are sold exclusively at Jo-Ann craft stores and Joann.com. Visit www.SpellbindersCreativeArts.com/Sapphire to Learn More.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Pink & Main Sun-Kissed Vacation

Happy Saturday, Pink & Main friends! Who is dreaming of a tropical summer? I know I am! How much better could it be than to sit on the beach with a good book to read? However, I don't have a vacation like that planned in the near future, so why not create a card to inspired by one!

For this card, I used the following Pink & Main stamp sets: Tickled Pink, Birthday Boy, and Planning Vacation.

 

The first step is to create the scene with a variety of stamps stamped with embossing ink and embossing with white powder. Once the scene is complete, it is time to bring out the watercolors. It is some much fun to watercolor this way. I am by far a beginner when it comes to watercolor. So having the embossing images, makes it easier to "paint in the lines". To finish the card off, the sentiment is formed from words on different stamp sets.

 

Thank you for stopping by today!

 

Jessi

 

Pink & Main Stamps used:

 

Tickled Pink

 

Birthday Boy

 

Planning Vacation



 

DCWV Stack-a-holic Sketch Challenge

There is still time to play along with DCWV June Stack-a-holic Sketch Challenge! Stop by the DCWV blog to see the details!

Here is the card sketch:

And here is my simple take on the sketch:

Want to join in the challenge? Here is the information to join:

 

A Stack-a-holic challenge to be precise!  Now if you are new to our blog, you may be asking…just what is a “stack-a-holic” challenge? Well…we like to have a fun competition with our fans to see what they make with a page and/or a card sketch.  You have from now until June 29th at noon to submit a project for our review.  We would ask that 75% of your project be made with DCWV product.  We will post the winners (if all goes well) on Tuesday, June 30th. From the top 20 submissions, 4 people will be chosen to win a prize.

Happy Father's Day from Pink & Main

Let me start off with saying --- Happy Father's Day to all the Dads out there--- from the Pink & Main crew!

I hope you are having a wonderful weekend! I know that Father's Day is tomorrow, but we started a little earlier today. Resulting in this late Saturday evening post!

Today's card, I used the Pink & Main's Super Dad stamp set:

I stamped the superhero in black ink and colored in, with a variety of markers. The background was super easy to create. A blue watercolor is used to create the sky. (Please remember to use watercolor paper...unless you want it to warp...oops!) I used a skyline diecut with black cardstock. A few windows were popped out and some yellow cardstock added to the back. Attach the superhero and stamp a simple sentiment! Viola the card is finished!

I hope everyone has a wonderful day!

Jessi

Pink & Main stamp set used:

Super Dad

Pink & Main Birthday Boy

Happy Saturday, Pink & Main friends! I hope you are having an awesome Saturday! Today, I am getting a slow start to the day! It is a gloomy, rainy day here on the Texas Coast. A perfect day to get my craft on!

Today's card is using one of Pink & Main's June release stamp sets - Birthday Boy.

 

The birthday boy image is stamped and colored in with a variety of markers. The balloons for the same image are stamped on a couple of different prints. This was done to paper-piece the balloons. The boy and balloons are attached to a patterned backing. The corners of the backing are rounded. The card base mat is create with 2 different prints. To finish of the card, a few sequins are added to the card.

 

 

Have you seen the new Pink & Main June Release? If not, check out the sets, HERE! There are some adorable sets available!

 

Thank you for stopping by today!

 

Jessi

Pink & Main Stamp set used:

Birthday Boy

 

 

 

 

DCWV - Hello, Little One!

I am excited to be on the DCWV blog today! I don't know about you, but I have a hard time matching prints together. To make it easier on me, I tend to stick with using prints from the same collection. DCWV stacks make this SUPER simple! I normally use a solid card base, but with all the pretty prints they include in their stacks, I could not resist switching it up on today's card.

Today I am using the DCWV Baby Boy Stack available at Michaels.

 The A2 card base is formed by using a fun plaid print available in the stack.  I loved the blue foil polka dots, so I used that as a mat for the sentiment. From the beginning, I knew that I was going to use the adorable Pink and Main Stamps (Little One), so I used a circle die to create the background for the elephant. Once I attached the circle, I trimmed off the excess.

 

Two different gray prints were used to paper-piece the elephant. When it came time for the sentiment, I used a banner that was printed in the stack. I attached the banner to a toothpick to make it look like the elephant was holding it. The rest of the sentiment is stamped onto a diecut below the banner.

 

I had so much fun working with this card. I truly enjoyed using a print as the card base! I think I will be doing this more often!

 

Thank you for stopping by today! Check out the DCWV blog for more inspiration projects from the talented design team members!

 

Have a great day!

 

Jessi

 

DCWV Baby Boy Stack

 

 

Pink and Main Stamp Little One

 

 

Get Whale Soon!

Happy Saturday! It is my day on the Pink & Main Stamp blog! If you are unfamiliar with Pink & Main, you need to check out their shop! Their images are awesome to work with. They are easy to color and even easier to paper-piece!

Today's card is using the new Whale of a Time stamp set, from the upcoming June release!

 

 

This whale is adorable! It is stamped onto a gray print and cut out. I chose to use chevron print for the water.  Using an Exact-o knife, I cut along the edges of the blue chevron. This allowed the whale to slip into the paper, making it look like it was swimming in the water.  To finish the card, I stamped the simple sentiment onto a banner diecut and added some enamel dots.

 

 I hope you enjoyed today's card! It uses just one of the amazing stamp sets being released this month!

Thank you for stopping by!

Jessi

 

Supplies: 

Whale of a Time

Create A Smile Guest Designer Call Entry

I am finally going to throw my name into the Create A Smile Stamp July Guest Designer Search. I love the Create A Smile images! And would love to be part of the talented team! You can check out the details, HERE!

 

Here is my Create A Smile creation using their Underwaterlove stamp set.

To create this card, I used a few different watercolor techniques to form the background. (Honestly, I tried one technique...ink smooshing, and it didn't really work out. So I finished it off with a traditional paint brush.) I also added drops of water onto the focal part of the watercolor. After a few seconds, I used a paper towel to soak up the water.

 

As the watercolors dry, I moved on to the stamped images. Using variety of markers, I colored in the images and cut them out. I stamped the sentiment onto a die cut banner.

 

Thank you for stopping by today!

 

Jessi

 

Create A Smile Stamps used:

Underwaterlove

 

 

 

 

Little Tangles Challenge - Sketch

Hi! It's time to announce a new challenge today...

We are excited to be teaming up with Leslie Hanna and her sketch challenge for this one. Here's the sketch that Leslie created for the challenge...

 

 

Here is my card using the Neat and Tangled Send Pretty Mail and Everyone Circles stamp sets.

 

I am determined to improve my watercoloring skills. So I decided to use the flowers from the Send Pretty Mail stamp set to create two of the circles. The 'HELLO" circle stamp from the Everyday Circles stamp set was perfect for this sketch. I decided to leave the 'white space' on the card empty versus adding an additional sentiment.

 

I hope you stop by the Little Tangles blog to see more of the design team projects.

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, June 25th at 11:59 EST to enter.

 

Thank you for stopping by today!

 

Jessi

 

 

Neat and Tangled stamp sets used:

 

Send Pretty Mail

Everyday Circles