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STAMPlorations Things With Wings Blog Hop & Linky Party Week 1

Welcome to STAMPlorations Things With Wings Blog Hop & Linky Party! It is a 25 Days of celebrating Spring. The Design Team has created gorgeous Spring Themed projects to share with you.

This blog hop starts at STAMPlorations Blog. Also, you are invited to the the Linky Party, too. More fun to have a party with prizes, right? Find out how you can win one of the prizes and special discount code, please read till the end of this post…

STAMPlorations Things With Wings Blog Hop

Kicking of this Things With Wings Blog Hop… I created a mixed media card with some texture paste, Metallic Gelatos, stamping, and die cutting.

STAMPlorations Things With Wings Blog Hop

First, I added some texture paste on the background with the Delicate Links – ARTplorations Stencil, and then I added some of the Metallic Gelatos on it. I blended the colors with damp baby wipe. Then I run it through my die cutting machine with the largest size of the Crazy Double Running Stitch Rectangle Nesting Dies.

STAMPlorations Things With Wings Blog Hop

For the butterfly, I die cut both base and top of the Flutter Zen 1 Layering Dies – CUTplorations with 2 shades of pink cardstocks. And I only added glue in the middle of the butterfly and I fluffed the wings a little bit for 3D look.

The sentiment is from the Fond Expressions 2 – Sherry Russ Designs. I stamped it on a white cardstock with Versafine Onyx Black ink pad and then cut it out and added it on the card with strong adhesive becuase it sits on tip of the stenciled texture paste background.

***GIVEAWAY***

Blog hop starts at STAMPlorations Blog. Visit and leave comment at STAMPlorations blog and at each designer’s blog from April 5th through April 30th, 11:55 p.m. Pacific Time.

Winners will be announce on May 10 in the April Challenge & Hops winner post at STAMPlorations Blog. There are many prizes to win!!!

Now it is your turn to get crafty and join the party. By linking up you also have chances to win the prizes. Here’s how to play along:

  • Create a new winged-themed spring project project (any kind!).
  • Post it on your blog or online gallery (like Flickr, Instagram, SCS gallery, etc.) and then link up here.
  • Display our event graphic in your blog post and link back to this post to qualify for the prizes.
  • You may enter as many projects as you want, but each project must be in its own post (1 project = 1 blog post = 1 entry)
  • Use whatever product(s) you have; STAMPlorations products are not required.
  • Link up by Sunday, April 30, 11:55 p.m. Pacific (GMT-7).

And if you use any of STAMPlorations stamps, dies and/or stencils, make sure also to link it up at STAMPlorations Never-ending Anything Goes Challenge

Before you go… I have a special code for you to use to get 20% off on all regular and sale-priced items STAMPlorations stamps, stencils, and dies by using this code: STAMPGIRLHELEN when you check out (please copy and paste the code). Code can not be combined your code with any other discount codes.

THANK YOU for stopping by today and I hope you all have a fabulous Spring!

I also play along at:

Challenge #276-277 – Anything Goes

Work It Wednesday March 2017

Simon Says: Making Rainbow

CAS Game #87

MMMC #35 – What’s Your Superpower?

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Sending Prayers

Hello everyone… I am back again today with a new challenge for you, crafty friends.

This week challenge at Addicted To Stamps and More is Anything Goes. You can link up here any new projects that as long as follow the ATSM rules.

And here’s my take to this challenge. I created a clean-and-simple card with watercolor, stamp, and die cut.

Joy Clair - ATSM Challenge 236 Anything Goes

I created the background with Sakura Koi watercolor paint, plastic cling wrap and Perfect Pearl mixture spray. If you like to check out, this is the tutorial that I tried 🙂 I let it dried naturally, no heat gun. That what created the texture on the panel. And becuase I used Perfect Pearl mixture instead of regular water, the panel is also sparkly 🙂

Once the panel dried, I run it through my die cutting machine with Double Stitched Rectangles Dies and Rectangles Dies.

Then using Mini MISTI and Versafine Onyx Black Ink Pad, I stamped the dandelion from Spring Time Flowers Clear Stamps and the sentiment is from Hello Sentiments Clear Stamps.

I added them on the green card base with Scor-Tape and 3D foam tape for the middle panel for extra dimension.

That’s my card today… I hope you all will join the ATSM Challenge 236 this week. Visit ATSM blog to see more inspirations from the team.

THANK YOU for stopping by my blog.

I also play along at:

Challenge #276-277 – Anything Goes

Simon Says: Anything Goes

CAS Game #87

Supplies:

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A Jillian Vance Design: You’re Earresistible

Hello everyone.. Easter is coming soon! It is less than 2 weeks we will celebrate the victory over death done by Christ alone on the cross, He defeated death and redeemed all of us with his blood to be his own people forever!

My prayer is that our hearts will be ready to celebrate this great work of God to save all of us from the punishment of sins.

Today I am sharing a Spring themed card at A Jillian Vance Design Blog using their cute Bunny Hugs Stamp Set and Chocolate Bunnies Die Set. I hope you all can visit me there today!

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

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Joy Clair April Challenge: Anything Goes, Photo Inspiration

Hello everyone… I am back again with second blog post today with a new monthly challenge with Joy Clair! Every month, it is anything goes and picture inspiration challenge.

Check out this month’s photo inspiration! You need to create a new project, any shape of cards base on the inspiration picture. You also can create your project base on the color combo. Just let your creativity flow 🙂 You also can use any kind stamp sets you have in stash, but if you have Joy Clair stamps, we would love to see how you use them on your project, too 🙂

Joy Clair April Challenge is open until April 29th, and the winner will be announced on April 30th. You can link up as many as you like with direct link to your project on your specific blog post or online gallery, not the your whole blog or gallery. Visit Joy Clair blog to see more inspirations from the design team!

Here are my cards for the April Challenge. I was inspired by the oval shaped of the eggs when I created these 2 oval shaped cards for Mother’s Day.

Joy Clair April Challenge

First I die cut the card base with oval dies to create, then I cut out 2 more ovals out of watercolor paper for the front panels.

Then using my Mini MISTI, I stamped the flowers from Hugs and Smiles Clear Stamps with Versafine Onyx Black ink pad and watercolor them with Spectrum Noir Aqua markers and watercolor brush.

When the watercolored images dried, I stamped the sentiment from Mother’s Day Clear Stamps with Versafine Onyx Black ink pad with Mini MISTI, too. And then I added some of the white pearls and vintage pink pearl gems on each of the card.

I thought these cards need extra sparkle on them 🙂 So… I sprayed them with the mixture Perfect Pearl powder and water that I always have it handy in my mini mister spray bottle.

Joy Clair April Challenge

Look at all the shimmer and sparkle all over the cards 🙂

Joy Clair April Challenge

I hope these cards will inspire you to create a project and join us at theJoy Clair April Challenge!

THANKS for stopping by today and I hope you all have a fabulous day!

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ODBD April New Release Blog Hop & Giveaway

Hello Everyone! April is here! I am so looking forward to spend more time outside the house with my daughters and enjoy Spring flowers around us.

Kicking of this new month, I am joining Our Daily Bread Designs for their April New Release blog hop today. I am so very thankful to be part of their amazing design team. This blog hop starts at ODBD Blog where you can find all the information about the new release, money-saving bundles and inspirations from the Design Team. And…. there is a giveaway for you… please read all the way to find out how you can enter!

For this blog hop, I created 2 projects: a card and a luminous lantern.

I created my card with the new To My Friend stamp set. This is one beautiful stamp set that you can create special handmade card just for your friends, to share the love and joy with them. I also use the new Lattice Background Die on the background.

I use the Pierced Rectangles Dies to cut 2 of the color burst watercolored panels and I heat-embossed the dandelion from To My Friend stamp set on the green panel and added some white pearl gems on it. For the sentiment, I stamped it on a white cardstock and die cut it with one of the Mini Label Dies.

Here’s a second card I created for my swap friend this month. The Bible verse is just perfect for celebrating our friendship.

On my second card, I used the sentiment from To My Friend stamp set, Tulips stamp set, Tulip Die, and Fence Die. The background panel I created with color burst powder and some perfect pearl mist.

My second project I created using the new Luminous Lantern Die, Roses Dies, and Rose Leaves Dies. If you like to make DIY home decor, this dies are perfect for you! You even can use them to create centerpiece and gifts.

On those roses, I added some glitter on them for extra sparkles on them 🙂 First, before I put them together, I added liquid glue on all over the edges of the petals and leaves and then sprinkle some of the glitter on them. I used fast dry glue for the glitter and using glue gun to put the flowers together (fast dry glue works great also for flowers).

ODBD April NR

***GIVEAWAY***

Three randomly selected winners will each receive a $25 Gift Code to the ODBD Website just for commenting on the Design Team cards! You have until April 2, 2017 at 9:00 p.m. EDT to leave your comments on the Designers Blogs for a chance to win! The Winners will be posted on the ODBD Blog on April 3rd so be sure to check back there to see if you won!

Here are the designers who are sharing their projects with April New Release stamps and dies:

Dawn * Cathy * Grace * Lisa * Angie * Kathy * Sandee

Robin * Sabrina * Julie * Diana * Chris * Lori * Helen (it’s me)

I hope these projects today inspire you to create and share the joy and love through handmade projects. THANK YOU so much for stopping by my blog today. Have a fabulous day!

Here are ODBD supplies I used today: