Things With Wings and Rainbow

CUTplorations May Challenge

Hello everyone…This whole month of May, we are the 31 Days of Celebrating Spring at STAMPlorations Blog. All the blog hop, linky partyies and challenges have one theme: Things With Wings. And today I have another Things With Wings card (plus some rainbow) to share with you.

On my card, I used For The Birds , For The Birds Dies, Luggage Tags Nesting Dies from STAMPlorations. For the background, I created a watercolored wash with watercolor paper, Distress Ink Oxide Ink and water using smooshing technique. After that I trimmed it and added it on white card.

Then, on another watercolor paper, I painted the rainbow colors with Koi watercolored paint. I only use 3 primary colors: Red, Yellow, Blue. I blended them to create the secondary colors: Orange, Green, Purple. This is a fun and quick way to create rainbow, and my daugthers LOVE to do this with their own watercolor paints.

I dried the watercolor panel with craft heater and then I cut it using the Luggage Tag die.

After that, I stamped the sentiment from For The Bird stamp set on the tag with Versafine Onyx Black using my MISTI, and I also stamped another sentiment on a white cardstock and trimmed it into sentiment banner.

I die cut the bird using the For The Bird Dies out of black cardstock, and after that I added some white acrylic paint splatters with fan brush. For the branch, I used the negative die cut that I cut out the image from previous project as a stencil. I traced it with Faber-Castell Black PITT Artist Pen. Then, I added the bird on top of it. (go here to see the project)

I added some more white acrylic paint on the tag with fan brush to give some extra texture on the background.

My tag is done. I hope you all get some inspiration today to create a project to share with us at CUTplorations May Challenge. For more inspirations, make sure to head over to the STAMPlorations blog to see the projects from the team.

Before you go, I have a coupon code for you to save 20% of your order at STAMPlorations store. Use this code: STAMPGIRLHELEN when you check out. This code good for all regular and sale-priced stamps, stencils, and dies.

THANKS so much for stopping by today. Have a wonderful day!


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Blossom and Flourish ~ CAS Card

Graciellie Design Digital Stamp

Hello everyone… I hope you all have been having fabulous Spring season! We are enjoy some flowers that have sprung at our back porch.

Today, I have another card I created using the new Desert Rose Digital Stamp Set from Graciellie Design.

I started with creating the watercolored background using Distress Oxide Broken China and water using smooshing technique. It is simply dab the ink on the craft mat, spray with water, dab the watercolor paper, and dry between adding colors to crate the texture on it. After I was done adding colors on it, I dried it again with craft heater, trimmed it into 5 1/4″ x 4″, and I added it on the A2 White Card using dries-clear adhesive glue.

For the flowers and sentiment, I opened the files with picture editing software, resized the flowers and sentiment to fit on the card, and then printed them on heavyweight white cardstock using inkjet printer in black and white color. Before I colored it, I dried the ink with craft heater, or you also can let it dry half day or over night. You can plan ahead if you want to work with digital images.

Graciellie Design - Desert Rose CAS Mixed Media Card

I added just the Metallic Melon Gelato on top and bottom of the flower petals, and added some of the Green Tea Gelato on the leaves. Just add a little bit on them and I used my finger to smudge the colors all over the image, it is like coloring with finger. After that, I fussy cut them with micro-tip scissors.

I trimmed the printed sentiment into sentiment banner with paper trimmer.

I put together the flowers and sentiment with dries-clear adhesive glue, and I added them on the card with white fun foam and adhesive glue for the 3D dimension effect. I finished the card with some Pearl gems.

I love how this CAS card turned out and I hope you do, too. Before you go… Gracie is having a Big Birthday Sale at her Etsy store, everything is 50% OFF until May 31st, and Big Birthday Giveaway on her Facebook Page and Instagram.

Thank you so much for stopping by… Hope you all have a wonderful day!



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Father’s Day Card For Grandfather

Joy Clair Stamps

Hello everyone… About a month from today it will be Father’s Day! The day we celebrate how special a dad, father, and grandfather in our lives. Today, I have a Father’s Day Card for Grandfather.

Joy Clair Father’s Day Event

Both of my grandfather had passed away when I was little, but I have some memories about them. My card I created today because of the memory of my Grandfather.

I started with the background. I stamped the Broken Brick Background Stamp Set using MISTI with Brilliance Moonlight White Ink Pad on a light grey cardstock. I dried it with craft heater, trimmed it to 4″ x 5 1/4″ , and added it on a black A2 card with E-Z Runner Grand adhesive.

Next step, I stamped the 2 sentiment phrases from the Classic Father’s Day Stamp Set on a white cardstock strip with VersaFine Clair Glamorous Ink Pad. And I added it on the card with 3D foam.

For the car, I stamped it on a heavyweight cardstock with VersaFine Clair Nocturne Ink Pad and added some of the holographic embossing powder for extra sparkle on it. I heat it up with craft heater and after that, I colored it with Leisure Arts Watercolored Pencils and small round paint brush. I dried it with craft heater, and then I fussy cut it with micro-tip scissors. I added it on the card with 3D foam tape slightly overlapping with the sentiment.

My card is done. It is a quick and easy card to make. I hope this give you an idea to make a card for someone special on the Father’s Day. For more inspirations, visit Joy Clair Blog today to see lots of projects from the Design Team.

Thank you so much for stopping by my blog. Have a fabulous day!

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Precious Remembrance – Imagine Crafts Blog Hop & Giveaway Day 1

Hello everyone… Welcome to Precious Remembrance Shop and Imagine Crafts Blog Hop! This is a collaboration blog hop from Precious Remembrance Shop Design Team and Imagine Crafts Design Team.

End of school year is getting so close and we love our school bus driver. He is totally awesome. So… we got some XL and Giant Chocolate Bars (He’s gonna love them!!!) and I put them inside the Plain White Flat Paper Bag which is perfect for any kind gift.

My project today is a thank you card for school bus driver that I created using School Days Stamp Set, Totally Stamp Set, and VersaFine Clair ink Pads!

I started with creating the background. On a white cardstock, I stamped the phrase “i (heart heart hear) school” from the School Days Stamp Set with VersaFine Clair Purple Delight Ink Pad using MISTI and Creative Corners.

After done stamping the background, I cut it with one of the scallop rectangle die set I have in stash. I added the background panel on the card with E-Z Runner Grand runner.

I cut a piece of vellum paper with the smaller scallop rectangle die and added it on the card with dries-clear adhesive glue.

I stamped the school bus image from the School Days Stamp Set with VersaFine Clair Nocturne Ink Pad on a white cardstock and then I dries it with craft heater. I colored the bus with alcohol markers. After that, I fussy cut it with micro-tip scissors. I added the bus on top of the vellum paper with adhesive glue.

Then I decided to add some liquid glads glue on the headlights to give it some extra glossy look on them. I let it sit flat on my craft table to dry. It tool couple hours to really dry.

For the sentiments, I stamped the word “thanks” from School Days Stamp Set with VersaFine Clair Nocturne Ink Pad and I fussy cut it. And I stamped another sentiment “you are awesome” from the same stamp set using VersaFine Clair Cheerful Ink Pad, and I trimmed it into sentiment strip.

I added both sentiments on the card with the dries-clear adhesive glue and I finished the card by adding the three Sweet Lavender Buttons on it with the dries-clear adhesive glue.

***GIVEAWAY***

  • Hop Along and leave us some comments on each blog.
  • Show us some love! Like & Follow both companies on Facebook & Instagram
  • Giveaway is open until May 19,2018. Winners will be chosen randomly.
  • Have fun & Goodluck!

Precious Remembrance Shop Blog | Facebook | Instagram

Imagine Crafts Blog | Facebook | Instagram

And here are the prizes to win:

1 Winner : School Days & Totally stamp sets (Precious Remembrance Shop)
1 Winner : $30 Gift Certificate from Imagine Crafts

Visit each designer blog and leave comment on their projects for chances to win!!! Here is the full list of this Blog Hop participants:

Precious Remembrance Shop Blog

Lisa Elton

Kelly Lunceford

Greta Hess

Helen Gullett –> You’re Here

Rosemary Dennis –> Next Stop

Steph Ackerman

Melissa Andrew

Nadine Carlier

Martha Lucia Gomez

Roni Johnson

Jowilna Nolte

Kyriakos Pachadiroglou

Iris Rodriquez

Elina Stromberg

Kassy Tousignant

Jennifer Vanderbeek

Imagine Crafts Blog

THANK YOU SO MUCH for stopping by my blog today. Hopefully you enjoy the project. Have a wonderful day!


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Hooray For Today ~ Graduation Shaker Card

A Jillian Vance Design

I hope you all had a wonderful Mother’s Day weekend with your loved ones. We did have a great one spending with my husband’s mom, grandmother, and aunt. And… my husband cooked amazing dinner for us, too!

A Jillian Vance Design - Graduation Card

This week, my youngest is going to graduate from Kindergarten. She is super excited for that day and also excited that she will be First Grader!!! Today, I have a fun shaker card for celebrating graduation day.

I created this card using the Graduation Cap & Tassel Die Set (sold out) and Congrats Grad Stamp Set that I stamped it on the white card using Flirty Fuchsia CP Ink Pad. For the shaker filler, I added some of the Lemon Yellow Satin Sequins

For full details and steps, I am sharing it at A Jillian Vance Design Blog today. Hope you all enjoy it there…

THANK YOU for stopping by today!


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