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Joy Clair Meets Imagine Crafts: Blog Hop and Giveaway

Welcome to Joy Clair and Imagine Crafts Collaboration Blog Hop! We are so glad you joined us for this fun blog hop. We have two different design teams, full of talented ladies that will surely inspire you along the way for these 2 days: May 17th and May 18th! And of course amazing prizes to share with you!!!

I have 2 projects to share with you today. First is mixed media card using the Dream Big clear stamps, Hello Sentiments clear stamps, Kaleidacolor Bouquet, Memento Tuxedo Black, GooseBumps Texture Spray, and Fireworks! Girls’ Night Out Pack.

I used a brayer to add the Kaleidacolor Bouquet on a piece of white cardstock. I just love how the colors blend so well! Rainbow makes me happy 😀 Next step, I sprayed the GooseBumps Texture Spray on it and let it dried aside. Once the panel dried well, I run it through my diecutting machine with Double Stitched Rectangle Dies.

On another piece of white cardstock, I sprayed the Fireworks! Sprays and then stamped the Dream Catcher image from Dream Big clear stamps with Memento Tuxedo Black ink pad  and fussy cut it out. And I also stamped the sentiment with the same ink and cut out a banner.

Check out the shimmer from the Fireworks! Sprays… don’t you love it? I know I do and I cannot stop using these sprays.

On my second card, I also use the same Fireworks! Girls’ Night Out Sprays to create the background and as watercolor paint. Oh yes… I love watercoloring with these sprays 🙂

For the background shaker window, I sprayed the inks on a piece of watercolor paper, and then using my Mini MISTI I stamped on of the borders from the Aztec Background clear stamps with Memento Tuxedo Black ink pad. Then I run it through my diecutting machine with 2 sizes of Rectangle dies to create the shaker window.

I stamped the warrior image from Prayer Warrior – Bible Journaling clear stamps with Memento Tuxedo Black ink pad and watercolored it with the Fireworks! Girls’ Night Out Sprays. Then I fussy cut it with scissors.

For the sentiment, I stamped the sentiment from the same stamp set with Memento Dew Drop – Sorbet Scoops (Rose Bud and Angel Pink) and Mini MISTI to create the ombre color. Then I cut it out as banner.

I added the acetate on the shaker window with On Point Glue. Next, I added the sequins on the cardbase, and then added the shaker window with thick 3D foam tape, and added the girl warriow and sentiment banner with On Point Glue on top of it.

That’s my cards today to share with you all. I hope they inspire you to create your own handmade cards to share the joy with others!

***GIVEAWAY***

To enter the giveaway, just be sure to leave comments during these two days of blog hop so you can be entered to win a one of two $25 Joy Clair Stamps Gift Cards or one of two $25 Gift Cards from Imagine Crafts!!!

Joy Clair winners will be announced on the Joy Clair Blog at the end of the month and Imagine winners will be announced on the Imagine Crafts Blog.

MAY 17th – Day 1 Blog Hop List:

Imagine Crafts Blog

Joy Clair Blog

Martha Lucia Gomez

Jennifer Vanderbeek

Kerry Urbatch

Mischelle Smith

Helen Gullett —> That’s Me!

Next Hop —> Neva Cole

Jessica Pascarella

Nadine Carlier

Tenia Nelson

Supply List:


And I link it up at:

Joy Clair May Anything Goes/Inspiration Challenge

Challenge #282-283 – Anything Goes

May Anything Goes With Dies Challenge 

Simon Says: A Bit Of Sparkle

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A Jillian Vance Design: Thank You Mixed Media Cards

Hello everyone… I hope you all had a great weekend celebrating Mother’s Day with your loved ones. I am so thankful for my husband and daughters who took me out and spend the weekend doing what we love: camping, hiking and exploring!

Today I am sharing a mixed media project at A Jillian Vance Design Blog. I hope you all can visit me there 🙂 THANK YOU and have a wonderful day!

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Father’s Day Gift Idea: Gift Bag and Card Set

Mother’s Day just passed. We celebrated it in a special way by doing what we love to do as family: tent-camping, hiking, and doing out door fun activities. The next special day is the Father’s Day and it is about a month away! Can’t you believe that?

Picking a Father’s Day gift is a challenge every year 🙂 But it will make easier if you know a special thing that they love or what is their wish list. Our favorite gift is handmade gifts. My daughter and I love to make gifts as an expression our loves to the special person in our lives, our Papa. This year, I made a set of note cards and gift bag for him.

Here’s the card I made for him where the kids and I will write notes for him. I run a blue cardstock with the Darice stripe embossing folder through my diecutting machine to create the background mat. The triangle border, I die cut it using Taylored Expressions triangle die plate and silver glitter cardstock, and I cut it to fit as border.

For the sentiment, I stamped the sentiment from Joy Clair – Dad’s Day Clear Stamps on a white cardstock with Versafine Onyx Black Ink Pad, and die cut it with Our Daily Bread Designs – Pierced Circles Dies.

I added the triangle border with Glitter Glue Adhesive, then I wrapped around the twine, and added the sentiment circle with 3D foam tape on it. And I added the whole panel on the white card base with 3D foam tape.

I created a set of note cards as gift. I simply embossed the white cards with We Are Memory Keepers – Classic Embossing Strips. He loves stationary and write notes for special occasions. I put all the note cards and envelopes inside a gold white chevron paper gift bag.

I sealed the gift bag with the fun ribbon that I created with Joy Clair – Dad’s Day Clear stamps. It is very simple and quick to create it.

First, I stamped the ribbon image on a white cardstock with Memento Tuxedo Black Ink Pad using Mini MISTI stamping Toll. And then I color it with the ShinHan Touch Twin Markers. Then I fussy cut it with micro-tip scissors (or you can also cut it out with the svg cutting files that comes with every stamp set you get from Joy Clair website).

And it is done. Our gift ready to give it to the world’d greatest Papa ever on Father’s Day which we will be on our vacation trip in Indonesia later.

If you are looking for more inspirations, here are couple more projects that we made made for Father’s Day. Check them out:

DIY Father’s Day Gift for the #1 Papa

Captured Memory Mini Scrapbook Album

I hope you all are inspired to make your own handmade gifts for this Father’s Day! THANK YOU for visiting today and have a fabulous blessed day!

And I link it up at:

Challenge #282-283 – Anything Goes

AAA Cards CAS Game #90 – Embossing

May Anything Goes With Dies Challenge 

 

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ODBD Weekly Inspiration: You Are Appreciated

Hello everyone… Mother’s day is in 2 days and school will be out in less than 2 weeks! Can’t you believe that? Summer break is almost here! I am excited 😀 I hope you all are, too.

Today, I have another appreciation card for teacher to share with you. I created it using Our Daily Bread Designs May New Release stamps and custom die sets.

For the base, first I cut out the Lattice Background Die with white and black cardstocks and put them together slightly overlapping. For the frame, I cut out the frame using Rectangles Dies. I added the some distress ink on the frame. And then I added the lattice background on the white card base, and added the frame on top of it using double side tape.

I cut out the red, green and black cardstock using the A+ Apples Dies. I put each apple together with liquid adhesive and added a twine bow on each of them, too. Then I added the biggest one on the card, next the medium apple, and last the smallest one. I added the A+ with 3D foam tape.

For the sentiment, I stamped the sentiment from Class Act stamp set on a white cardstock with black archival ink and then I cut it out using the Double Stitched Pennant Flags Dies. And I added some red ink along the edge of the pennant banner. I added the sentiment banner on the card with adhesive and tucked it under the apple a little bit.

I finished the card with some red gems. This card is flat enough for mailing too. That’s my card for today. I hope you all are having a fantastic weekend with your family. Have blessed day and thank you for stopping by.

And I link it up at:

ODBDSLC286 Just Say Thanks

Challenge #282-283 – Anything Goes

May Anything Goes With Dies Challenge 

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Joy Clair: God Created Us In His Image

Hello everyone…Today I have a Bible journaling page to share with you all. The Bible verse I journal today is from Genesis 1:27

“So God created man in his own image,

in the image of God he created him;

male and female he created them.”

This is an amazing truth to know that we all were created in God’s image. When I was in school until college I had a low-selfesteem and had no confident at all. Not knowing who I was and why I was created the way it was led me to close my self to others. I felt uncomfortable being in the public.

Then in 2001, I came to know Christ and born again in Him. I found the truth. The truth set me free from all of my fears and low-selfesteem. This truth that I was created in GOD, the creator and the powerful living God. I walk in confident that God created me in his image and has perfect plans for me to live my life. This truth helps me to raise up from the ash and self-pity. This truth helps me to know all God has given to me meant for me and to make Him known and show His glory alone.

I hope this truth can set you free, too, today!

On my Bible journaling page today I am using the God’s Focus – Bible Journaling Clear Stamps, Micron Pen, Archival Ink pad, Acrylic Paints, and some die cuts. I am sharing the full post on Joy Clair Blog today. I hope you all can come and visit me there!

THANK YOU so much for stopping by and have fabulous blessed day!


And I link it up at:

Challenge #282-283 – Anything Goes