Jaded Blossom Guest Desinger

Hello and Happy Wednesday!!

Today I have the honor to be a

December Guest Designer here at Jaded Blossom!!

I want to thank Candace and Michelle for

the opportunity to be featured on their blog,

and to be able to highlight their amazing products!

I need to start wrapping all my Christmas presents,

but first I need some tags!!  I always put homemade

tags on all my gifts.  So of course I reached for Jaded Blossom!! 

I started with the Treat Tag Die.  

I used the beautiful Swirly Tree and Reindeer

from Christmas Wishes for all my tags.

I cut 2 of the tags from Watercolor Paper.

Love these colors!! 

These are my favorites!!  I first stamped my images

with Versamark Ink and then added 

Hero Arts Sparkle Embossing Powder.

I then inked up the tags with

Distress Ink.  I added gems from my stash.

For my other tags, I used Bo Bunny Pattern Paper.

I used Card Mat Dies for my tags and the 

sentiment is also from Christmas Wishes.

I just love the these swirly images!!

These tags were super easy to put together

and I plan on making alot more!!

Thanks so much for visiting!!

Super Exciting News!!

Hello and Happy Friday!!

I have some super exciting news to share.....

Not only was I selected as a December Guest Designer

for Jaded Blossom,  I will be sharing a project on the 16th.

 I just found out yesterday that I was 

also selected to be a Guest Designer

for the month of May 2016!

I am so honored to have been selected.

Jaded Blossom has some amazing products

and amazing designers.

I want to thank Candace and Michelle

for giving me this opportunity.

Here are a few projects I have

made in the past using the 

wonderful products from Jaded Blossom

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PDE Linky Party 12-04-15

Hello and Happy Friday!

It is time for a new PDE Linky Party and

as always the Theme is ANYTHING GOES!!

Today I am sharing a set of christmas cards that I made

for one of the ladies at my church that will be distributing cards

to senior citizens in convalescent homes.  I made 40 cards,

in 8 different color combinations!!  I kept the design very simple

so they would be easy to mass produce.

Here is a close up of my favorite color combo!

I started with glitter card bases that I bought

from Joann's.  The stamp set I used for the tree 

is My Favorite Things Trim the Tree.

I honestly don't recall which stamp set 

I used for the sentiment!!

I inked up the stamps with different

inks, mostly using 1 in. ink cubes. 

They needed a little more, so I added

a strip of patterned paper, again from

My Favorite Things, then finished with

a few Doodlebug Sprinkles.

Here is a pic of all 8 color combos.

I made 5 of each color.

I really need to make some more of these

as they were so easy, and I like the way

they turned out!!

We can't wait to see your projects

and remember it is ANYTHING GOES,

so any handmade item is eligible!!

Link up HERE

I have entered this card in the following challenges:

Word Art Wednesday

Little Scrap Pieces

DL Art

MERRY

Hello, and happy Tuesday!

I have a super quick clean and simple card to share today

I used the Hero Arts Merry Stamp and Cut

I die cut the Merry out of metallic cardstock.

This card was quick and easy, I made a few

for a card swap this past weekend.

Thanks for stopping by :)

PDE Linky Party

Hello and Happy Friday!

It is time for a new PDE Linky Party and

as always the Theme is ANYTHING GOES!!

Today I am sharing a birthday card I made

for a family member.  The image is from

Stamping Bella: Uptown Girl Bentley is BLOWN Away

my Spectrum Noir markers, colors are listed below

Skin:  FS2, FS9, TN5, CR3

Hair:  TN3, TN8, EB3, EB4

Dress:GT1, GT2, GT3, PP1, PP2, PP3

Balloons:  GT1, GT2, GT3, PP1, PP2, PP3, CT1, CT3, CT4

For the Sentiment I used

My Favorite Things:

Label Maker Sentiments & Dies

I also used the Blueprints 22

The pattern paper is from Doodlebug

and I added some Want2Scrap Bling.

We can't to see your projects

and remember it is ANYTHING GOES,

so any handmade item is eligible!!

Link up HERE

Halloween Treat Bags

Hello My Friends!

I know Halloween is over and done with,

but I wanted to share the treat bags I made for my

grandchildren.  I was super busy over the weekend

and did not get a chance to post these.

I used all the Halloween images that I colored throughout

The Daily Marker 30 Day Challenge.

A few of the images are from Penny Black.

One is a Sheri Baldy Image and

one is from Tiddly Inks.

All papers are from Doodlebug

as are the Sprinkles.

I also used various Dies from My Favorite Things

Blueprints Dies and Jaded Blossom.

The Happy Halloween Sentiment

is from the Tim Holtz Crazy Talk Stamp Set.

The names were all cut with my Silhouette Cameo.

Thanks for stopping by.

I will be entering these in the following Challenges:

PDE Linky Party

Little Scrap Pieces Show it off Saturday Linky Party

Cut it Up Challenges - Sweets for my Sweet

Jennifer McGuire Ink - Sharing Handmade Kindess: Family & Friends
Simon Says Anything Goes
Craftin Desert Divas

Happy Holidays

Hello Friends!

I have a super quick post to share with you today.

I created this card using the My Favorite Things

Snowflake Flurry and Hand Lettered Holiday stamps.

I first stamped my images using Versamark Ink,

then I heat embossed using Holographic Embossing Powder from Ranger.

I watercolored the background using Distress Inks

in Twisted Citron and Peacock Feathers.

The background paper is My Favorite Things Fresh Squeezed Chevron paper.

I finished it off with some glitter tulle and a few sequins.

This photos don;t capture it, but the snowflakes

and sentiment are really sparkly :)

Thanks and enjoy your weekend!!

Happy Christmas

Hello and Happy Friday!!

I am having so much fun participating in

The Daily Marker 30 Day Coloring Challenge.

It is really encouraging me to get a little coloring

in each day, plus it is great practice!

The other day, I colored this image

and I was able to get a card made too :)

This image is from the My Favorite Things

Happy Christmas stamp set.

I have used my Spectrum Noir markers to color her up. 

I have also used the My Favorite Things Blueprints 15

dies for the elements on my card, plus I have used

My Favorite Things Homespun Gingham

paper pack for the grey checked paper. 

I masked my image and used Distress Inks

to color the background.  Then I used the

Simon Says Falling Snow stencil

with some Bo Bunny Glitter Paste to

create my sparkly snow!

Thanks for stopping by :)

Trick or Treat

Hi Everyone and Happy Friday!

I have some exciting news.

Janis with PDE has asked me to join

her PDE Linky Party DT for the last few months of the year.

This is my first posting for PDE and

This weeks Challenge is HALLOWEEN COLORS

We hope you come join in the challenge

We would love to see your creations!

For my project, I made a card using the Tim Holtz

Crazy Birds Stamps and Dies.

I was seeing so many projects using these

Crazy Birds, I just had to have them :) 

As you can see, I also bought the Crazy Things

Accessories and the Crazy Talk Sentiments!

I stamped all my elements on Ranger Watercolor cardstock

and used Tim Holtz Distress Inks to color the bird and

the accessories.  I used Prima Color Bloom

Spray for my moon.  I used a few different

My Favorite Things Blueprints dies for the

elements on my card.  The pattern paper is from Doodlebug.

Thanks for stopping by, and please be sure to Link Up

your projects using Halloween Colors HERE

Celebrate Your Special Day

Hi Friends!!

Today I have a birthday card to share with you

that I made for my boss and friend :)

I used lots of  My Favorite Things items.

I used the Stiched Cover Up Companion die

to make the front panel of my shaker card.

Paper is from Doodlebug 

I colored up this cutie from the Sweet Birthday Wishes

stamps and dies using my Spectrum Noir markers.

The sentiment is from LJD Birthday Greetings.

I embossed it using Zing Embossing powder.

The Sequins in my shaker are from

Craftin Desert Divas,

Thanks for stopping by!!

Skating Mimi

Hello, I have a quick post to share today.

I made this card using the

Penny Black Christmas with Mimi stamp set.

Sorry for the bad picture!!

I colored the stamp in with my Spectrum Noir Markers.

I used the Jaded Blossom Card Mat Dies

for some of the elements and

the paper is from Doodlebug (of course)

Thanks for stopping by!!

Cast a Spell

Hello and Happy Sunday.

I spent a little time in my craft room today,

and I created this card.

I enjoyed coloring this image called

Cast a Spell from Tiddly Inks.

Of course I used my Spectrum Noir Markers.

I used the Blueprints 15 dies from My Favorite Things

for the elements on my card.  I recently bought

6 of the Blueprints Dies when they were on

sale at Blitsy.com.  This site has some great deals!! 

I used papers from Doodlebugs October 31st paper pad.

The sentiment is from Craftin Desert Divas

Wonderfully Wicked stamp set, it was perfect!

I will be entering this in the following challenges:

Craft it Up and Link it Up - Things with Wings

Thanks for stopping by!!

Thankful Friend

Hello and Happy World Cardmaking Day!!

I made a card to celebrate the day

and to enter a few challenges :)

I have recently really fallen in love with

My Favorite Things

Their stamps are adorable and most have

matching dies, which is fabulous!!

I also love the Blueprints Dies,

they make it so easy to build a card.

For today, I used the Thankful Friend

and Harvest Mouse stamps sets.

I also used the Blueprints 24 die set.

I colored my stamps with my

Spectrum Noir markers.

The pattern paper and sprinkles

are from Doodlebug Fall Friends.

I will entering this card in

the following challenges:

MFT Wednesday Sketch Challenge

Cut It Up - Back to Nature Challenge

Little Scrap Pieces Show it off Saturday Linky Party

let it snow!

Hello and Happy Monday!!

I have a quick and simple card to 

share with  you today.

I recently took an online class over at Craftsy.com

The instructor was Laura Bassen from Doublestick Heaven.

The class was Vibrant Stamping - Creative Color Techniques.

This class was so much fun and Laura was a fabulous instructor.

I learned some new techniques I cannot wait to try,

The first technique I could not wait to try was partial die cutting.

I have recently been buying lots of stamps that have the matching dies,

so this technique was perfect to try out.

The cute little snowman and sentiment is from Simon Says Stamps

Winter Friends stamp and Cold Weather Friends matching Dies,

I colored the snowman using my Spectrum Noir Markers.

The circle is a Spellbinders die.

I made my card a shaker, The background is colored with 

Distress Ink and stamped with little snowflakes from the 

same Winter Friends stamp set.

I added some glitter and sequins to my shaker.

I also added a few Doodlebug Sprinkles and

some crinkle ribbon.

I will be entering this in the following challenges:

Simon Says - No Designer Paper Challenge

Little Scrap Pieces Show it off Saturday Linky Party

Thanks for stopping by!!

1930's Jeanne

Hello, and Happy Tuesday!!

I hope you all had a wonderful Labor Day Weekend!!

Saturday was my Mother in Law's 84th Birthday

and all she wanted was to have her 3 boys together :)

My husband, who is the oldest brother, planned a dinner

at a local restaurant and invited the brothers, 

the grandchildren and  all the great grandchildren!!  

Out of her 12 grandchildren, only 2 were missing.  

She was so happy to have her family all together!!

Here is a picture of my MIL with her 3 boys!!

(my hubby is the one in the red shirt :) )

So she was born in 1931, so I decided to make her a card

using the Julie Nutting 1930's Jeanne Doll Stamp.

I just love the way my card turned out, and my

MIL loved it too!!

Here is a close up of her face,

I used the Peachy Keen Laughy Taffy Faces

I colored her face, hair and skin with my Spectrum Noir Markers

and paper pieced her dress with paper from a My Mind's Eye

6x6 paper pad.  The sentiment if from Craftin Desert Divas 

Happy Celebrations Stamp Set

I added some fun embellishments to finish off the card.

Thanks for stopping by.

I will be entering this in the following challenges:

Little Scrap Pieces Show it off Saturday Linky Party

Sesame Street Shaker Card

Hello and Happy Tuesday!!

Today I have a super fun card to share.

I got to use my We R Memory Keepers Fuse Tool

for the first time to make a shaker card.

I was inspired by Jennifer McGuire's post HERE

My husband's niece has twins, and they recently

celebrated their 1st Birthday and it was a

Sesame Street Themed Party.

When I photographed this card outside, I had to put a 

white envelope behind it.  The cute character faces are from

PPBN Designs - Sesame Street Member Exclusive Set

I added a number 1.  The inside of the card holds

various sequins and a Happy Birthday Target Gift Card.

Here is a picture of the card without the envelope

so you can see it is transparent.

This was the first this I made with my

Fuse Tool.  It has a learning curve, I had to

seal it again because the seam split open,

You have to be sure to use the right amount of pressure.

Thanks for stopping by. 

I will be entering the following challenges:

Little Scrap Pieces Show it off Saturday Linky Party

Hello Gorgeous

Hello, and Happy Monday.

Today I have a card I made with an image I had colored 

during the last 30 Day Challenge over at the Daily Marker.

This image is from the Penny Black "Hello Gorgeous" Stamp set.

I purchased it on Overstock HERE

I colored her up with my Spectrum Noir markers.

Skin:  FS2, FS9, TN2, CR3

Dress:  TB1, TB3, TB5

Hair:  TN1, TN3, TN7

Blue Star Gelly Roll Pen

I finally got around to making a card with this image.

The paper is from one of the many 6x6 paper pads I have

and I cut the sentiment out of one of the papers.

The flowers and bling are from Prima.

I will be entering this into the following challenges:

Little Scrap Pieces Show it off Saturday Linky Party

Thanks for Stopping by today :)

Ladybug Card

Oh My, I cannot believe that it has been more 

than 2 months since I posted anything on my blog!!

Every since my term was up on my last Design Team, 

I have just been taking a break, but that does not mean I 

have not been crafting.  So over the next few, days/weeks, 

I will be sharing some of the projects that   I have made over the 

last  few months that I have not shared.

This sweet card was made for a birthday 

party we went to the was all Ladybug Themed!

I used the oh so cute Lady Bug Card file from My Scrap Chick.

The pattern paper is from Doodlebug, as are the little dots 

in the corner.  For the sentiment, I used Craftin Desert Divas 

All Aboard Stamps I embossed my ladybug using the Swiss Dots 

folder  and my Cuttlebug I used the Peachy Keen 

Erkle and Merkle Stamps for her eyes

On the inside I used a sentiment from Craftin Desert Divas

Bring on the Cake statmp set.

I will be entering this into the following challenges:

Little Scrap Pieces Show it off Saturday Linky Party

Thanks so much for stopping by :)

The Sky is the Limit

Hello,

 it is my turn to share a super fun project over at Craftin Desert Divas

using The Sky is the Limit Stamps and Dies from out latest release

 

I used Design ID #37860 from the Silhouette Store

for my card, but I used the cloud dies from

The Sky is the Limit Dies set.

 The Sky is the Limit Stamps

The Sky is the Limit Dies

 

Thanks for stopping by!