Hello everyone… Welcome to the Joy Clair New Release Blog Hop and Giveaway! The blog hop starts at Joy Clair Blog. This time, Joy Clair is releasing 12 (twelve) amazing new clear stamp sets, including the Everyday stamps and Color By Faith – Bible Journaling stamps.

I created a simple mixed media card using the new Broken Brick Background Stamp for the background and the Rose Sentiment Stamp Set for the sentiment.

I started with creating the background using watercolor paper and Distress Oxide Inks: Worn Lipstick, Cracked Pistachio, and Broken China. I used smooshing technique and dry the panel each time I added colors. After that, I sprayed some water with Distress Sprayer, dabbed it off with paper towel, and dry it with craft heater.

Using brayer, I added grey acrylic paint on the Broken Brick Background Stamp and I stamped it on the background panel. Craft Acrylic paint dries quick. Once it is dry, I added the grey shadow around the edges using sponge using Distress Oxide Ink – Iced Spruce. I added the finished background panel on a card base with adhesive glue.

For the sentiment, I stamped it on another watercolored paper with Distress Oxide Ink – Iced Spruce and cut it with one of the stitch dot dies. I added it on the card with 3D foam tape.

***GIVEAWAY***

Let’s start the fun with the creativity and remember that we always have prizes for our readers and visitors that comment HERE in our corporate blog and in ALL the designer blogs during the hop.

Just leave your comments and tell us which is your favorite stamp set! Here is the complete list of the Blog Hop:

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Angie Cimbalo

Martha Lucia Gomez

Monica Maier

Kerry Urbatch

Donna Idlet

Nicole Winslow

Jenny Fruchey

Helen Gullett –> You’re Here

Andrea Bjork –> You’re Next Stop

Ceal Pritchett

Lindsay Andreon

Have fun and get inspired!!!

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Hello everyone… “April Showers Bring May Flower” I bet you all familiar with that saying, right? We got lots of rain showers in April, and surely they bring May flowers and also will draw more butterflies… One of my favorite flowers in our garden is the giant tulips.

As you can see, my card today is inspired by May flowers and butterflies, also… Joy Clair May Challenge Photo Inspiration. Isn’t that beautiful?

I stamped the jar image from Doodle Flowers Clear Stamp Set with VersaFine Onyx Black Ink Pad on a heavyweight white cardstock. I created a mask for the jar lid by stamping it on a post it note and cut it with scissors.

I also created masks for the tulip from Spring Time Clear Stamp Set. And then I used VersaFine Onyx Black Ink to stamp the first tulip, added the mask on it, stamped one more on the left, and another one on the right. After that, I used Faber-Castell black artist pen to extend the stems.

I colored the tulips and the jar to make it look like pink tinted jar using Leisure Arts – Watercolored Pencils and watercolor brush. To add the extra darker color on the tulip petals, I picked up the pigment directly front the pencil with watercolor brush and painted on them. I did the same way with the stems and jar. I set it aside to dry.

I stamped those butterflies from Butterfly Kisses Clear Stamp Set with VersaFine Onyx Black on a heavyweight white cardstock. First I colored the big butterflies wings by adding colors the just small area of top of the wings with pink watercolored pencil, and then blue at the bottom of the wings. And then using the watercolor brush, I blended both colors.

For the little butterflies, I colored them with blue and purple watercolored pencils with the say method and then blended them with watercolored brush.

I fussy cut the jar of tulips and butterflies using micro-tip scissors.

And then stamped one of the sentiments from the Butterfly Kisses Clear Stamp Set with VersaFine Onyx Black on a white cardstock, and then I trimmed it into a small tag.

I wrapped the jar with natural twine ribbon, tied up a bow, and added the tag sentiment under it with Art Glitter Dries Clear Adhesive Glue.

I created the watercolored wash background on a piece heavyweight white cardstock by adding the Broken China Ink on craft mat, sprayed some water, and dipped the card. I dried it with craft heater. I trimmed it slightly smaller than A2 black card base.

I added the panel on the card with permanent adhesive runner. Next, I added the jar couple of the small butterflies on the card with 3D foam tape, and then I added one big butterfly under the jar with dries-clear adhesive.

For more inspirations and challenge details, head over to Joy Clair blog. I hope you all will have time to play along and share your project with us this month 🙂

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

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Challenge Week 332-333 Anything Goes

Simon Says: Anything Goes

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Hello coffee loving crafty friends… Raise your hand if you are thankful for coffee… I know I am!!! Let’s take a little break with me today and enjoy your favorite drink 🙂 Today’s project is a clean-and-simple, mixed media coffee card 🙂

I am sharing this project at Coffee Loving Cardmakers blog today. Head over there to read the full details and tutorial, too 🙂

I started with sponging the Vintage Photo Distress Ink all over a watercolor paper, then I sprayed with some water, dabbed with paper towel, and dried it with craft heater. And then after that, I trimmed the paper into 4″ x 5 1/4″ panel.

I distressed the edges with paper distresser tool and sponge more Vintage Photo Distress Ink on them. And that is how I ended up with this fun distressed, textured background 🙂

I added the Coffee Cup ARTPlorations Stencil on the panel, secured it with painter tape, and using old credit card (or you can use palette knife) I added the Heidi Swap – Gold Art Screen Ink. This is not really ink, it is a metallic soft paste. Gently I lifted up the stencil, and I dried the stenciled image with craft heater.

And to get the sentiment at the center of the cup, I stamped one of the sentiments from STAMPlorations – Caffeeology Stamp Set using Mini MISTI and Pinecone VersaFine Clair Ink Pad. I added the finished panel on a 4 1/4″ x 5 1/2″ card with Art Glitter Dries Clear Adhesive Glue. The card is done 🙂

And…before you go… There is a special sale at STAMPlorations Store! All of the stamps and dies are 10% OFF, including all new release — no coupon needed — The discount is automatically applied in the shopping cart! You can even snap them up at an extra 20% off if you use my discount code: STAMPGIRLHELEN (copy paste the code when you check out). Enjoy shopping and saving!!! I hope you all can enjoy this clean-and-simple, mixed media coffee card. Thanks a latte for stopping by today. Have a fabulous caffeinated day!

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Challenge Week 332 -333 Anything Goes

 Simon Says: Anything Goes

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