Let's Party

Let’s Party Birthday Card 

Hello again crafty friends. I don’t know about you, but my birthday card stash was seriously depleted last year. Since I couldn’t celebrate with family and friends, I sent them hugs via snail mail.

Today I’m using some of the items in the New Celebrations release . I started out by removing the foam pad in my Misti, treating the panel with an anti-static tool and then stamping Shower of Gifts with Clear Color Hive ink. I then generously sprinkled white embossing powder over the stamped image and shook off the excess. I heat set the powder until it was melted and shiny.

I grabbed a rainbow of inks. Because, well, rainbows make everyone happy. I lightly ink blended with Bubblegum, California Love, Palm Tree, Neon Lights, and Coronation Purple. I absolutely, love watching the image emerge against the background.

I cut down the panel to an A2 size, 4¼ x 5½. Then I cut a small strip of vellum about 1¼ x 6, and wrapped it around the panel and taped it down. I then adhered the panel down to the A2 Top Fold Pre-Cut Card Base.

The new Simple Saying – Lets Get This Party Started has so many fun sentiments. They’re printed on thick 110lb cardstock and are foil transfer ready. I choose Let’s Party from the set. I wanted to keep it simple so I just cut it out and framed with black cardstock so it would pop off the page.

In no time at all this card was done and ready for the mail. 

Until next time my friends – ❤️ Jackie 

Love & Hugs

 

Hello and happy Friday friends. Jackie here and I’m excited to show you this slimline card I made using Hugs stamp set.

I started out by cutting down a sheet of Hammermill cover paper to 3½ x 8½. I wanted the stamp image to hang off the edge a little, so I used my Misti and inked up the flowers with Color Hive Remarkable Ink Pad in black Then I flipped the panel and stamped it again. If the paper hangs off the edge of the Misti a bit, it’s okay, it’ll still stamp perfectly

I knew that I wanted to add some color with a stencil, so while the stamp was still in my Misti, I stamped the flowers two more times on full stick Post-It note sheets. I fussy cut them out and carefully placed them over the flowers.

I then taped down the Glass Ceiling stencil and very carefully ink blended using Neon Lights.

Now for my favorite part, Copic coloring. It’s really where I’m most comfortable. I usually pick three markers from each color family. Coloring light, medium, dark then back to medium, finishing back off with light. That’s just my preference, but there’s no wrong way. I used a total of 15 different colors. I’ve listed them in the photo

My card was finally coming together. I chose the Love and Hugs sentiment stamp from the set and an “&” diecut from my stash. I thought it fit perfectly in the space between the floral clusters.

I cut my card base at 7 x 8½, and scored it at 3½ and glued down the colored panel.

Sometimes, my cards don’t always turn out the way I see them in my head. This card didn’t look finished. So I added the scalloped border from Honey Bee stamps Slimline Sentiment: Eyelet and Iuile No.5 watercolor to the black dots.

Super happy with the finished card. Hope you like it too.

If you have any questions about any of the techniques I used on this card, leave me a comment and I’ll do my best to answer them for you.

Until next time…..

❤ - Jackie

New Design Team

 I have some exciting news!!

I'm so happy to announce that I will be designing for Maker Forte this year

Stay tuned to see what I create using their great products.

❤-Jackie

I'm back!

After a very long blogging break, I'm back.  I've been creating the entire time, I've just been really bad at posting to my own blog. 

I'm not going to go back and add pictures, but will be much better about adding them her in the future. 

These are a few projects I've completed recently for my DT work with Rachel Vass Designs.  Sadly, Rachel notified all of last week, that she will not be designing any more images.  She's leaving her Etsy shop open for the time being, but I don't know for how long.  Wish you the best Rachel

I'll eventually get around to posting these on IG, but for now, you all get the sneak peek

You Are So Beautiful

Hello and happy Tuesday my friends. 

Today I'm practicing my watercoloring. 

I stamped this floral image from Simon Says Stamp and brought out the Kuretake watercolor set to color.  I cut the image down to 3¾ x5.  I originally thought I would just frame the image in black, but felt like it needed something more.  So I cut a white frame and added black and white horizontal striped washi tape.  I was just el what it needed

Just Because

I can't be the only person that has a bin full of colored images.  Today I finally dug through it and was able to make this card for some of those pieces. 

I die cut the Honey Bee lattice from Neenah #80 cardstock and sprinkled it with purple and black ink.  I then glued it to an ink blending card base.  The Pink Fresh floral image was  colored with Copic markers and cut using my Scan n Cut.  I then added foam tape to the back to give it dimension.  

Break time is over

The last few months have been extremely difficult.  I started this blog on January 6 by celebrating my wonderful mothers birthday, and yesterday I mourned the 2 month anniversary of her death.  I miss her everyday.