Share Joy Challenge #18

Hello!

The latest Taylored Expressions Share Joy Challenge is up! I just loved the inspiration picture, with the gradient colors, the banner, and the wood. 

For my card, I ended up just incorporating the gradient colors, and it was fun!

I used the adorable Love Is An Adventure, along with Distress Inking, and watercoloring. I started with the heart balloon image, black heat embossing it onto watercolor paper. I then watercolored the balloon, and the bucket, using the Kuretake Gansi Tambi pigments.

After I die cut it, I allowed it to dry. I then heat embossed my sentiment in white powder onto a piece of black card stock. I then began working on my ink blending. I started from dark to light using a round sponge applicator. I then adhered the black sentiment strip with foam, along with a strip of gold glitter paper. I attached the heart balloon with foam, as well, and rounded the bottom corners.

What do you say? Give it a go? I hope you do, and I can't wait to see! Thanks so much for stopping by!

NEENAH CARDSTOCK, NEENAH HEAVYWEIGHT, CLASSIC CREST SOLAR WHITE 110 LB, 25 PK	DIECUTS WITH A VIEW 6X6 CARDSTOCK STACK - GLITZY GLITTER	Black Licorice Prestige Card Stock	Kuretake Gansi Tambi Watercolors
TE Love Is An Adventure	TE Love Is An Adventure Die Set	VERSAMARK INK PAD	HERO ARTS EMBOSSING POWDER, WHITE
RANGER DISTRESS INK PAD, PICKED RASPBERRY	RANGER DISTRESS INK PAD, WORN LIPSTICK	RANGER DISTRESS INK PAD, SPUN SUGAR	CROP-A-DILE CORNER CHOMPER TOOL, 1/8" & 3/8"

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Happy Birthday On the Memory Box Blog

Hey there!

I am stopping by to let you know I have a post up on the Memory Box Blog, and would love for you to stop by! Here is a little peek..

Thanks for stopping by today, have a great day!

Happy Birthday - Butterfly Reflections, Ink

Hey there!

I have a colorful card to share today, over at the Butterfly Reflections, Ink blog! 

I used some really fun products, and I hope you will go check it out, to see what they are and how I made it! Thanks so much for stopping by!

Memory Box New Release!

Hellooo!

I thought I would drop in, and share a sneak peek at the projects I have up on the Memory Box blog! This is the week of the Spring release, and WHOA! It. Is. Amazing. Well, I think so anyways...Hee! Be sure to check out your favorite craft store to see if they have them!

I used a few fabulous dies, as well as incorporated a sentiment from one of the fun stamp sets released as well. Details will be on the MB blog, as well as the specific products I used.

I hope you'll go visit! Thanks so much for stopping by!

Share Joy Challenge #17

Hey there, friends!

I am here with this weeks Taylored Expressions, Share Joy Challenge #17! 

I chose to turn the sketch counter-clockwise, and keep the tag element. I used the adorable Balloon Buddies stamp set, and coordinating dies to create a fun and colorful birthday card.

I started with a piece of watercolor card stock, and blended yellow inks onto it. I flicked a bit of water, and allowed it to dry. White that dried, I created a tag, using my Crop-O-Dile, and Corner Chomper, and watercolored it with blue pigment. White that was drying, I stamped my image, and watercolored it, as well. I die cut it out, and layered all of my elements onto a white card base. 

I slipped in a bit of black glitter paper onto the side of the panel, and added a bit of purple twine to the tag.

So, wanna play? I can't wait to see what you make! Thanks so much for stopping by! Have a great day.

NEENAH CARDSTOCK, NEENAH HEAVYWEIGHT, CLASSIC CREST SOLAR WHITE 110 LB, 25 PK	VERSAFINE INK PAD, ONYX BLACK	Master's Touch Watercolor Paper	Taylored Expressions Balloon Buddies Stamp Set
Taylored Expressions Balloon Buddies Die Set	Kuretake Gansi Tambi Watercolors	Ranger Ink Blending Tool	RANGER DISTRESS INK PAD, SQUEEZED LEMONADE
RANGER DISTRESS INK PAD, MUSTARD SEED	RANGER DISTRESS INK PAD, FOSSILIZED AMBER	RANGER SUPER FINE EMBOSSING POWDER, CLEAR

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First Post for Butterfly Reflections, Ink!

Hey there! 

I don't know if you heard, but crazy me went and got accepted to the fabulous Butterfly Reflections, Ink Design Team! BRI has a fabulous selection of crafty goodness, seriously, fabulous! Oh, and Vanessa, the owner is pretty awesome too! So, I am up on their blog today, sharing this fun, colorful card. I would love for you to stop by and check it out! 

Thank you for sharing in my fun news! I will be back tomorrow with more, until then, have a great day!

A Winner and A Clean and Simple Card!

Hello!

Thanks for stopping by!

I have the winner of my giveaway, and it is Christi! I have emailed you! Thank you so much to everyone that left such kind comments! I appreciated every one of them.

I know you would probably love to see a card while you are here, so a card you shall see! This week, Memory Box's Spring 2016 Release is now available at retailers. I will have a couple of projects up on the Outside the Box blog, featuring some really fun dies, at the end of the week, so be sure to stop over there Friday!

I used the lovely Colette Butterfly Branch die for this very Clean and Simple card. I began by die cutting it from plain white paper, and sponging on yellow ink. I removed the negative portion, and simply adhered the positive die cut over the color.

Super simple, and the color possibilities are endless! Thanks so much for stopping by today!

Avery Elle I {Heart} U Challenge!

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Hey there!

I am back again today, to share this months AEIHeartU challenge for January! Luckily we have dodged the white stuff here in Northeastern Ohio for a while now, but I am sure it will fall any day. Which brings me to this month's theme of Winter. Do you like snow? I would love to know!

I wanted to create a serene white scene, so I pulled out an oldie but goodie, Let It Snow.

I started with a white card base, and stamped the Birch tree image in a light gray ink. I then masked the trees, and laid down a mask I cut to look like a hill. I sponged on Tumbled Glass Distress ink twice, and then added white embossed snowflakes. 

I stamped one of the cardinals onto white card stock, using Antique Linen Distress Ink, and colored it in with Copic Markers. I then trimmed it out, and adhered it using foam tape.

Lastly, I stamped my sentiment using Smokey Gray Versafine ink, and adhered a few rhinestones.

Thanks for joining me today! I can't wait to see what you create. I hope you have a great one!

NEENAH CARDSTOCK, NEENAH HEAVYWEIGHT, CLASSIC CREST SOLAR WHITE 110 LB, 25 PK	RANGER DISTRESS INK PAD, TUMBLED GLASS	Ranger Ink Blending Tool	Wplus9 Fairy Dust Dye Ink
VERSAMARK INK PAD	HERO ARTS EMBOSSING POWDER, WHITE	Various Copic Sketch Markers	Inkadinkado Stamping Mask Paper

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Seasons Giving Blog Hop

Hello, and Happy New Year!

I am super excited to be among the bloggers participating in this years Seasons Givings Blog Hop! It is a fabulous hop, where we thank YOU, our dear blog readers, with fabulous prizes and lovely card making eye candy! Did I mention fabulous prizes, at every blog?!

Over the years of blogging my projects, I have realized many times, how much all of you mean to me. You are encouraging, and kind, and I just appreciate you all so much! The paper crafting community is a wonderfully, caring group, and I am thankful to be a part of it. It is hard for me to believe that I have been blogging my cards for six years, this month. I plan on having another giveaway in a couple of weeks for that very reason, so watch out for that, wink!

For my giveaway, I have two stamp sets from Jane's Doodles, as well as a stamp and die set from MFT, and a large floral stamp set from Winnie & Walter! Also, the latest Memory Box Spring release is in a few days, and I snuck in a couple of their fabulous dies! I obviously can't show them, but they will be included! Everything is new, and never used, and I know you will love them!

All you have to do is leave me a comment. Any comment will do! I will pick by Random.org, and notify the winner via email (so make sure your email is connected to your name). You have until Monday January 4th, 11:59pm EST. Sadly, I can not ship international at this time, so US residents are the only ones eligible for the prize. Good luck!

Now, how about a card? I can't leave you without some card goodness, now can I? :0)

Using some fabulous MFT products, I started by die cutting the sweet mugs from the Hot Cocoa Cups from watercolor paper. I blended in some different shades of purple Distress Inks, and then splattered them with water. Once they dried, I added the white heat embossed snowflake, as well as the "hot chocolate," and the steam. I set them aside, and worked on the card.

I die cut the center of my panel using the Wonky Windows Die, and proceeded to add Distress Ink to the card base. I then stamped a sentiment from the Hug In A Mug set, and popped the panel up with foam tape. As a last little accent, I added some Kisses from a discontinued die set. 

Before you leave, check out the other places you can find me, in the right side bar! I love to hang out on Instagram, Pinterest, and Flickr, as well as YouTube, and Twitter! 

Your next stop is the lovely Laura Williams, so be sure to see what she has for you! If you need it, here is a complete list of participants! Enjoy!

Lawn Fawn

Lawnfawn.blogspot.com

Scrapbook Cards & Today Magazine

http://www.scrapbookandcardstodaymag.typepad.com

Scrapbook Adhesives by 3L

http://www.scrapbook-adhesives.com/blog

Reverse Confetti

https://reverseconfetti.com/blog/

Technique Tuesday

http://techniquetuesday.typepad.com

CAS-ual Friday Stamps

http://cas-ualfridaysstamps.blogspot.com

Verve Stamps

http://www.vervestamps.blogspot.com

Donna Salazar

http://donnasalazardesigns.blogspot.com

Richard Garay

http://www.richardgaray.com/blog/

AdTech

https://makesomethingreat.wordpress.com

Stamp Simply Ribbon Store

http://notimetostamp.blogs.splitcoaststampers.com

Inchie Arts

http://www.inchiearts.typepad.com

Avocado Arts

http://www.avocadoarts.blogspot.com

OHscrap (Bossy Joscie)

http://www.cutchens.com

Rubermoon Stamps

http://www.rubbermoonarts.blogspot.com

Latina Crafter

http://latinacrafter.blogspot.com

A Jillian Vance Design

http://blog.ajillianvancedesign.com

JustNick

http://justnick.myshopify.com/blogs/justnick

Your Everyday Stamps

http://youreverydaystamps.blogspot.com

Latisha Yoast

http://www.crafteebee.blogspot.com

AJ Otto

http://thewillowgarden.blogspot.com

Kimberly Crawford

http://kimberly-crawford.blogspot.com

Julia Stainton

http://juliastainton.com/blog/

Laurie Willison

http://www.soapboxcreations.blogspot.com

Teri Anderson

https://terisplace.wordpress.com

Jennifer Gallacher

http://jengallacher.blogspot.com

Vera Yates

http://www.lingshappyplace.blogspot.com

Wanda Guess

http://www.ablogcalledwanda.com

Nichol Magouirk

http://www.nicholmagouirk.typepad.com

Kelly Klapstein

http://www.kellycreates.ca

Anabelle O’Malley

http://www.anabelleom.blogspot.com

Kim Watson

http://kj-starre.blogspot.com

Chari Moss

http://www.mossymade.com

Laura Bassen

https://laurafadora.wordpress.com

Lydia Fiedler

http://understandblue.blogspot.com

Lisa Adametz

http://www.papergrace.com

Alice Wertz

http://aliceslittlewonderland.blogspot.com

Daniela Dobson

http://danieladobson.blogspot.com

Jenn Shurkus

Shurkus.com

Lori Craig

http://loricraig.blogs.splitcoaststampers.com

Amy Tsuruta

http://tsurutadesigns.blogspot.com

Lisa Henke

http://www.mylittlecreativeescape.blogspot.com

Margie Higuchi

http://margieh.blogspot.com

Lee Murphy

http://luvleestamper.blogspot.com

Lori Tecler

http://inkingaloud.blogspot.com

Dina Kowal

http://mamadinis.blogspot.com

Loretta Lock

http://lovetocreate.blogspot.ca

Darsie Bruno

http://craftingwithdarsie.blogspot.com

Marcie Sharp

http://www.cardmakinchaos.blogspot.com

Veronica Zalis

http://lk2thestarz.blogspot.com/?m=1

Barbara Anders

http://barspaperpursuits.blogspot.com

Maria Levine

http://riacreations.blogspot.com

Dana Joy

http://www.gotjoycreations.blogspot.com

Melody Rupple

http://apapermelody.blogspot.com

Keri Sereika

http://www.pinklemonade.typepad.com

Asia King

http://underacreativespell.blogspot.com

Jennifer Ingle

http://justjingle.blogspot.com

Yvonne Van de Grijp

http://phoebeez.blogspot.nl

Beth Pingry

http://bethpingry.com

Erica Houghton

http://ericahoughton.blogspot.com

Mary-Ann Maldonado

http://lumpbumpandclump.blogspot.com

Piali Biswas

http://touchofcreation.blogspot.com

Ashley Newell

http://www.hearthugsdesigns.com

Nicole Maki

http://madebynicole.blogspot.com

Julee Tilman

http://www.poeticartistry.blogspot.com

Leigh Penner

http://www.leighpenner.blogspot.com

Christina Griffiths

http://flowersribbonsandpearls.blogspot.co.uk

Lindsay Amrhein

http://lindsayamrhein.blogspot.com

Laura Williams

http://www.lauralooloo.blogspot.com

Debbie Seyer

http://www.debbieseyer.com/my_weblog/

Christine Emberson

http://creativity-continues.blogspot.co.uk

Kerry Urbatch

http://www.thestampingbugsjourney.blogspot.com

Linda Lucas

http://lovelylindascraftcentral.blogspot.com.au

Tosha Leyendekker

http://www.stamptalkwithtosh.blogspot.com

Giovana Smith

http://giovana-believe.blogspot.com

Bunny Vance

http://www.bunnyrunswithscissors.com

Stacey Schafer

http://stampinwithstacey.blogspot.com

Lee Ann Barrett

http://greytpapercrafts.blogspot.com

Ruby Naz

http://www.arareruby.com

Julie Dinn

http://www.kreativejewels2.com

Jill Hawkins

https://fastestturtle.wordpress.com

Christiana Reulling

http://christygetscrafty.blogspot.com

Jodi Collins

http://stampingalatte.blogspot.com

Gracie Chavez

http://gracielliedesign.blogspot.com

Michelle Woerner

http://stopandstamptheroses.blogspot.com

Tania Willis

http://www.throughtrialsiambeingpurified.blogspot.com

Karisse Schilling

http://karissejoy.com

Lori McAree

http://smilingwhilestamping.blogspot.com

Ashley Harris

http://www.ashleyharris.typepad.com

Emily Leiphart

http://www.leiphartonart.blogspot.ca

Heidi Blankenship

http://embellished-dreams.blogspot.com

Coralynn Murray

http://sunrisestamper1.blogspot.ca

Tenia Nelson

http://jazzypaper.blogspot.com

Pretty Philosophie

http://www.prettyphilosophie.org

Jillian Vance

http://www.princessandthepaper.com

Misti Oblander

http://misti-acardaday.blogspot.com

Ceal Pritchett

http://simplybeautifulcreations.blogspot.com