Saturday, July 29, 2017

Hello Sunny Friends - Annie Collins here bringing you my last post for Christmas in July!

I used the  Owl I Want for Christmas is You  digital stamp which you can get here.  I embossed the stars and the sentiment in silver. I added  some poinsettias for nice pop if red. I hope you have been enjoying the Christmas in July projects by the Design Team. I know we have enjoyed creating them for you. Be sure to stop by the Sunsational Stamps shop for more wonderful photo-polymer and digital stamps.




Are you feel festive yet?  Join the Christmas in July Challenge !

Friday, July 28, 2017

Hello Friends - Today is Fun-Day Friday Challenge on Jo's Scrap Shack.

WITH A TWIST!
USE SOME VELLUM ON YOUR PROJECTS!

Our Sponsor this week
  The winner will win 4 digital images from the LBBS online store!

 So make sure to play along this week~

    Starts: Friday, July 28th   12:00AM

   Ends:  Friday, Aug. 04th     6:00PM
(Eastern time)


This is my card for this challenge.


What do you need to do to enter?
Challenge Rules

1. Please post a direct link to your blog post that includes your
challenge entry project, using the linky at Jo's Scrap Shack.
2. Be sure to include a link back to Jo's Scrap Shack and to the challenge post you are entering your project into

3. THREE entries per person are allowed for each challenge and you must post a separate blog post for each entry.

4. For all entries -NO BACK LINKS ACCEPTED- 
The date on your blog post should be dated between the start date & the end date for the challenge you are entering, in order to be eligible for the challenge & prizes

5. You may link up to other challenges but be sure to link back to Jo's Scrap Shack and to the challenge post you are entering 

 * All entries that do not meet the challenge requirements
WILL NOT be eligible for the top 3, any sponsor wins or any random wins by Jo
All random wins will only be mailed within the US and Canada only.
You have until Aug. 04th by 6:00PM (eastern, USA) time to link up.
All winners will be announced during the week of Aug. 07th.
Have fun and we look forward to seeing what you create!





Friday, July 21, 2017

Today, I am bringing you 2 fun cards using a Donut stamp from Simply Stamps. One is a simple card and the other is a shaker.


The Simple Donut Card:




Supply list for this card are:

1 - 4" X 5"Piece of Cream colored card stock
1 - 4-1/4" X 5-1/2" Piece of Kraft colored card stock
1 -  8-1/2" X 11" Piece of  Heavy weight (110 lb) White colored card stock for card base.
1 - 4-1/2" X 4-1/2" Piece of cream colored card stock - For your extra donut & banners
Ink - I used Colorbox Pigment ink in Brown - Which can be purchased at Simply Stamps
coloring materials - watercolors, Copic Markers, color pencils, Distress Markers Etc.
Adhesive - tape runner & dimensional foam tape
Trimmer
Scissors
Bone Folder
Cleaning Pad
Sentiment stamp or Letter stickers.

Optional Supplies:
White Gel Pen
Colored Fine Tip Markers - I used Sharpie
Zig Wink of Stella Glitter Pen

Instructions:

1.  On the 4" X 5" & 4-1/2" X 4-1/2" - Cream card stock - stamp the donut using the brown ink. Making sure to cover the entire paper. Stamping some of the donut just off the paper so that you have a continuous pattern. Then using your coloring materials color in all the donuts. I enjoy coloring the glaze and sprinkles area in different colors. Optional - I also colored over some of the sprinkles with different colored markers and a white gel pen.  

2. The donut of the 4-1/2 X 4-1/2 card stock cut it out after you colored it. Optional - I used Zig Wink of Stella Glitter pen to give it a sugar sparkle. Reserve the rest of the card stock for the banners.

3. Now, create your card base by cutting your 8-1/2" X 11" Piece of  Heavy weight (110 lb) White colored card stock in half - I cut mine long way so I have a top folding card measuring 4-1/4" X 11"
Fold in half, using the bone folder to get a crisp crease. Then, adhere the 4-1/4" X 5-1/2" Piece of Kraft colored card stock to the base. Next, adhere your 4" X 5"Piece of Cream colored card stock with colored donut images centered on top of the Kraft card stock.

4. On the back of the small donut - put foam adhesive and place on top of one of the donuts. I chose the top left.  Next, I stamped my sentiment on the remaining cream card stock and cut it into 2 banners which I fishtailed the ends. I adhere the banners underneath the popped up donut.





Now for the Shaker Donut Card:


Supply list for this card are:


1 - 4" X 5" Piece of Kraft colored card stock
1 - 2-1/4" X 2-1/4" Piece of Kraft colored card stock- for your extra donut.
1 - 5" X 5" Piece of  White color card stock
1 -  8-1/2" X 11" Piece of  Heavy weight (110 lb) White colored card stock for card base.
1 - 1" X 6" Piece of cream colored card stock - For your banner
Ink-I used Colorbox Pigment ink in Brown & Various color ink Which can be purchased at Simply Stamps
Coloring materials - watercolors, Copic Markers, color pencils, Distress Markers Etc.
Sequins - Various colors & sizes
Acetate Plastic for shaker front. I used a recycled adhesive packaging,  
Adhesive - tape runner, liquid & dimensional foam tape
Trimmer
Scissors
Bone Folder
Craft knife
Sentiment stamp or Letter stickers.
Cleaning pad 

Optional Supplies:
White Gel Pen
Colored Fine Tip Markers - I used Sharpie
Zig Wink of Stella Glitter Pen
Donut stickers





Instructions:
1. On the 4" X 5" Kraft card stock - stamp the donut using the brown ink. Making sure to cover the entire paper. Stamping some of the donut just off the paper so that you have a continuous pattern. Then, Using your various color ink repeat the steps above.


Note: I stamped more than I needed. I was making more card.

Then using your coloring materials color in all the donuts. I enjoy coloring the glaze and sprinkles area in different colors. Optional - I also colored over some of the sprinkles with different colored markers and a white gel pen.  Then cut out only the glaze part of the donuts set aside.



2. The stamp donut on the 2-1/4" X 2-1/4"  Kraft card stock cut it out after you colored it. Optional - I used Zig Wink of Stella Glitter pen to give it a sugar sparkle.




3. Now, create your card base by cutting your 8-1/2" X 11" Piece of  Heavy weight (110 lb) White colored card stock in half - i cut mine so it measures  5-1/2" X 8-1/2" Fold in half, using the bone folder to get a crisp crease. Set a side.

4. On the now donut covered and colored Kraft card stock I traced the plastic adhesive packaging. Note: if you are creating this with acetate - then you would cut the shape you desire and then follow the next step.  I then use my craft knife to cut out the circle.


Then, I turned over my Kraft card stock with the circle cut out and put adhesive on the back all along the edge of the opening. I then put the plastic into the opening from the back. This way I have a nice clean look. Keep the center that you just cut out. You will be using it.



Next, I adhere the colored glaze piece to the donut bases. Note: I should have adhered them first and then cut my circle but, I didn't. Would have been much easier.  



 5. Now,  on the card base center the cut it piece (from before) adhere one of the glaze to the donut and then adhere to base.  Then, place the sequins on top of it.




Optional: I used some cute donut stickers for the shaker inside. I place the stickers on a piece of white card stock the cut them out. You don't have to do this part. I just wanted to show you where the little donuts came from.



Next, adhere the card front to the base - making sure that you have plenty of adhesive foam around the back of the plastic piece so that the sequins do not fall out.  On the back of the small donut - put foam adhesive and place on top of one of the donuts. I chose the bottom right.  Next, I stamped my sentiment on the 1" X 6" Piece of cream colored card stock  and cut it into a banner which I fishtailed the ends. I adhere the banner underneath the shaker donut. 


Now your cards are complete! Give them to someone special.

Be sure to visit Simply Stamp for more stamps and supplies.






Saturday, July 15, 2017


This week is FFC#197 - Anything Goes

Our Sponsors this week are:

  The winner will win 4 digital images of their choice from the Bugaboo Store!


AND
Little Blue Button Stamps
The winner will win 4 digital images of their choice from the LBBS online shop!
 So make sure to play along this week~
    Starts: Friday, July 14th    12:00AM

   Ends:  Friday, July 21st    6:00PM
(Eastern time)

Here is my card for this challenge. I used Little Blue Button's Miss Lilly Hawaiian digital stamp. I created a action wobble/easel card. Touch the hula girl and she dances for you.


I created the background with Tim Holtz Distress Oxide Inks. I even stamped the Palm tree. I colored my hula girl with Prismacolor Color Pencils. 

What do you need to do to enter?
Challenge Rules

1. Please post a direct link to your blog post that includes your
challenge entry project, 
using the linky tool below. 
2. Be sure to include a link back to Jo's Scrap Shack and to the challenge post you are entering your project into

3. THREE entries per person are allowed for each challenge and you must post a separate blog post for each entry.

4. For all entries -NO BACK LINKS ACCEPTED- 
The date on your blog post should be dated between the start date & the end date for the challenge you are entering, in order to be eligible for the challenge & prizes

5. You may link up to other challenges but be sure to link back to Jo's Scrap Shack and to the challenge post you are entering 

 * All entries that do not meet the challenge requirements
WILL NOT be eligible for the top 3, any sponsor wins or any random wins by Jo
All random wins will only be mailed within the US and Canada only.
You have until July 21st by 6:00PM (eastern, USA) time to link up.
All winners will be announced during the week of July 24th.
Have fun and we look forward to seeing what you create!

Over on the Sunsational Stamps Blog we're doing Christmas in July Challenge.

I used the Oh, Christmas Tree digital stamp which you can get here.  I live in Sunny Florida so our Christmas is more sunny than snowy. We make Sandmen not snowmen. Or in this case Sand-People. I use my children's favorite colors for their hats. I also decorated the tree with sequins. I flip them over to give a more Christmas ornament feel.



Are you feeling festive yet?  Join the Christmas in July Challenge !

Thursday, July 13, 2017

Let's Hear it for the Dudes!

You know you started singing this song as soon as you saw the title of this post.  Actually, this post has nothing to do with the song but, it has everything to do with card making.







Over on the Crafty Gals Corner blog we're showing our dude - Men cards. Each of the Design Team was challenged to  created a card with a male theme. We used Dr, Digi's House of Stamps Images.



Here is my card for this challenge. I used Psychedelic Syd
I created a tye dye background with Distress Inks. Stamped  rock on, some happy faces and peace signs. Die Cut the Happy for a Hero Arts die.
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Hop on over to the Crafty Gals Corner Blog to join the Challenge.


Tuesday, July 11, 2017

Monthly Challenge over at Koala T Crafts.




We will post a new challenge every month.  We are primarily a card making blog, but if you wish to make another item that is great too. We welcome every type of paper crafting at KoalaTCrafts; scrapbooking, mixed media, altering, tags and more! We would like you to stick to the theme, and using an image from or sponsor (optional) would be wonderful, but otherwise it's anything goes! We want you to have fun creating!


July Theme: Red OR Blue OR Stars 

⭐ RULE

  1. Be a follower of this blog Jen's Koala T Crafts
  2. Subscribe to our sponsor's blog http://sherribaldy.blogspot.com
  3. Post a direct permalink URL using our Mr. Linky Magical Widget
  4. Create any project using any one, or all, of the monthly themes
  5. NEW projects only please, no back linking
  6. Limit 3 entries per person
Prizes are:
Challenge runs July 1-31, 2017
a) Winners will receive Digital Image for personal use only. 
b) Winners chosen at random on the last day of the month
c) 1 winner chosen from current Patron entries and 1 winner from ALL entries.
d) Winners announced on the 1st
e) 1 Honorable Mention to be picked by Design Team will be featured on the blog.

Here are my entries for the challenge.
I used Besties Fluffy Sunshine Girl - I created a Bendy card. Jen of Koala T Crafts did a tutorial recently you can find it here. I adapted mine a bit, but the concept is the same.

 Close-up of the card.

 Side views of the card so you can see the crane and the little jumping fish.



For my next card I used Besties Twinkle Toes Troll - I created a layered card. I did a technique call Distress Oxide Ink water stamping that Jennifer Mcguire showed on her blog and on her YouTube Channel  Jennifer Mcguire Ink recent for my background.

 Changed the lighting so you can see the background better.

I hope you join the challenge it's a good one!

Thanks for stopping by - leave me a comment tell me which one is your favorite.