Custom Family Christmas Cards with The Hedgehog Hollow

Hello friends!

I'm so excited to be back one more time with a quick video tutorial for The Hedgehog Hollow!  As soon as I saw the stamps I KNEW what kind of card I wanted to make - something clean, simple and QUICK for those last minute holiday cards!  How adorable is this Christmas card?  You are going to love making them - and I will show you how with my newest YouTube Video!

You will need your November Subscription Box, some scissors, black & red ink and a glue pen - that's about it!

Let's get crafting:

Here is one more close up photo of my card:

Thanks for stopping by today! I hope you will go out and create your own adorable "Custom Family" cards for the holiday season!

Thanks once again to The Hedgehog Hollow for inviting me to join the team this month. I had a lot of fun and I hope to do it again soon.

Have a great day!

xoxo

Jess

Cheeky Studios - November Guest Designer

Hello friends!

I'm so excited to share with you my Guest Design Team Member creation for Cheeky Studio this month!  I shared an unboxing video earlier this month along with a sneak peek over on my Facebook page!  Now today I get to do the grand reveal!!

For this sweet layout, I used the Autumn Beauty Cut Apart Labels and the Autumn Beauty Ephemera. They perfectly fit with my fall themed layout!

I used the leaves in the ephemera to make a border at the top of the page and gently wrapped some twine around them.  I love the bright and bold colors in the pack!

I did a little "doodle borders" around my photo boxes.The Cut Apart Labels made adorable little title boxes. 

Other supplies: Paper (PhotoPlay Fall Breeze), neutral twine, white cardstock, journaling pen.adhesive and foam squares.

I also was blessed to play with the beautiful Sweet Succulent Cut Apart Circles and Ephemera! With these, I decided to make up a set of cards!   Take a peek:

I hope you head over to the Cheeky Studio site to grab a few things! The quality it top notch and who doesn't love supporting small family businesses? I even have a discount code for you: Guest10

Thanks for stopping by and I hope you are inspired to go and create handmade cards & scrapbooking layouts!!! 

See you again soon!

Joy Clair Around the World Cardmaking Day - Challenge #3 - Ink Smooshing

Hi Crafty Friends!

I'm joining the gang over at Joy Clair Stamps to help celebrate World Cardmaking Day!  This is Challenge #3!  Of course I had to play with the "Coffee Lovers" Stamp Set - I think it's one of my faves!

I created a fun card for you to showcase the "Ink Smooshing "technique! It's a real simple technique - exactly how it sounds!  I inked up my Tonic Glass Mat, spritzed with water and transferred the ink to my watercolor paper using a scrap piece of clear acetate.  You could even just lay your watercolor paper over top of the ink too and sop up all that glorious ink!  I went for a "spilled cup of coffee" background look - how do you think I did?  Want to know how I created my "coffee rings"? I grabbed one of my glitter jars, dipped the bottom of it into ink and used it as a stamp! :D  

  

NOW - did you know that if you participate all day long in all of the fabulous hops, you can win PRIZES??

Randomly we will have one winner for each challenge. The prize will be a $25 gift card from Joy Clair. 

If you participate in ALL FIVE CHALLENGES, you will be entered in the random drawing for one collection from the October Release. Each collection will have 6 different stamp sets. Remember that we have two collections: Color by Faith and Everyday Stamps!  WOW!  How cool is that?

I hope you enjoyed this card - I had tons of fun getting inky to make it!  See you again soon and good luck!!!

Under the Sea

Hello friends!

I have another brand new card to share with you this month for Southern Ridge Trading Company!  SOoooo - summer is just slip sliding away and I have a very ocean-tastic card to share with you today.  I am just wanting to soak up the summer for as long as I can!!!

Let me share how I made it!  These are the Southern Ridge products I used on this card:

Ocean Mix 1

I also used the following supplies:

- White Cardstock

- Embossing Powder (various colors)

- Beach themed patterned paper (from my stash)
- beach themed stickers

- 3D Foam Squares

- rope trim
- wave die (Stamps of Life)
- Versamark Ink

Ok - let's start embossing! LOL Here are the colors of embossing powders that I used:
Cayenne 
Pebbled Copper
Magic Speckle
Cordial Red
Checkers

It's really easy to emboss your chipboard pieces!  Simply cover with your Versamark Ink, then sprinkle on the powders, then heat set! I use multiple layers to get a full coverage.







Here you can see the waves I cut using a thin metal die and get a load of those realistic shell stickers! So much fun!!!

Look at all that detail ! I used the Magic Speckle Embossing Powder to add extra dimension to the cute seahorse!  I love how versatile these fabulous Chipboard Items are!!!!! 

I hope you had some fun here on the blog today! Who would you give this beach-tastic card to?

See you again real soon!!

Cute & Crafty Challenge Blog Guest Designer

Hello friends!

I'm excited to be a Guest Designer this month for Challenge #1 with Cute & Crafty Challenge!  It is a brand new Challenge blog and I hope you will play along!

I worked with this ADORABLE digi called: Bella the Ladybug

Here is what I created:

I hope you will play along! :)

See ya soon!

Rinea Christmas Cards

Hello crafty friends!

I'm soooo excited to be a Guest Designer for Rinea this month!  I'm back again with my next official project, this time some gorgeous Christmas Cards!

Rinea Foiled Paper is sooo much fun to play with!

"What makes it special is that it is paper lined with colorful foil on both sides which allows it to hold its shape while remaining sturdy. A large variety of double sided shiny colors with the ability to sculpt adds plenty a bling and a whole new dimensions to your crafting projects." - Rinea

I have truly enjoyed playing with this amazing product this month!  It's been a lot of fun.  For this post, I set about creating cards. BUT, I couldn't just stop at one...so I made a couple!

I grabbed the Jolly Assorted Package and decided to go traditional red, gold and green for my cards.  I used a Tim Holtz Calendar Embossing folder and ran it through my Big Shot. I thought this calendar themed background would be perfect.  I also used another embossing folder featuring Christmas Bows & branches.

  



Look at that incredible detail!  I love how clearly everything shows up.  I wanted to give a slightly distressed feel to the paper, so I lightly sanded the paper.  I then applied some Distress Oxide Ink in Vintage Photo slightly over top of my sanded edges using a sponge. The effect is very subtle, but it was what I wanted!



Next, I die cut some wreaths using a die from Tonic Studios. I actually cut 2 layers in one pass and both showed great detail.  It was a good time saving trick I will save for later if I need to make multiples of an item.  My sentiments were all die cut too!  No stamping required for these cards.

 



Next up was assembly!  I adhered my die cuts onto the base using Nuvo Deluxe Adhesive Glue and added some patterned paper to the base with double sided tape. I really wanted the foiled images to be the focus of these cards.  A few Crystal drops were added for final touches!



.....and VOILA!  Finished cards!

Just look at the detail you can achieve when embossing this foil paper!  Incredible.

 

Thank you so much for tuning in!  A huge thank you to Rinea for allowing be to be a Guest Designer - I had a lot fun and I know I will continue to create some more fun things with this beautiful product line.

See you next time.

Jess

Rinea - Guest Designer

Hello crafty friends!

I'm soooo excited to be a Guest Designer for Rinea this month!  What an honor - and a privilege - to create something for this amazing company!  If you have not ever heard of Rinea, well you must hurry to learn! Let's go!

Rinea Foiled Paper is sooo much fun to play with!

"What makes it special is that it is paper lined with colorful foil on both sides which allows it to hold its shape while remaining sturdy. A large variety of double sided shiny colors with the ability to sculpt adds plenty a bling and a whole new dimensions to your crafting projects." - Rinea

I was so excited when I opened my package! I was sent the Jolly Foiled Paper Variety Pack and the Frosted Foiled Paper Variety Pack to work with. So pretty and the colors were just PERFECT for Christmas creations of all kinds!

To begin, I started playing around with the paper to see how it responded - I used punches, dies and embossing folders. These papers are beyond versatile!  I had some styrofoam shapes on my desk and my mind immediately thought of making a Christmas Tree using a cone!  For this project, I used the Jolly Foiled Papers - you will see another 3D project focusing on the Frosted Papers tomorrow!

Cool, right?  Now how did I create this sweet little tree? Actually, quite easily!  I used a petal punch!  Yes - all the tree branches are petals!  Using the GREEN foiled paper, I punched out a whole ton of leaves!  Then, working from the bottom of my cone, I started layering them on. I used some double sided tape for my adhesive.  I started with the larger petals and finished with some smaller, narrower ones. I love how flexible the foil is, but yet it holds it shape! Very cool.

  

Next, I die cut some cute banners using the gold foil paper. Using Glue dots, I added my banners around my tree as decorations. I also added a few small circle punched shapes to the tree and finished it off with a flower star punched shape - of course we needed a star on the top of our tree!  Some Glass Head pins were also pushed into the sytrofoam base to decorate. 

I hope you love this little project - I had a lot of fun playing with this exciting product.  I have a few more projects to share with you throughout the month, so stay tuned!

See you next time!

Jess

Stick It Down - Guest Card Designer!

Hello friends!

(Please note this is my second post today~! Scroll down for the Creative Corner Challenge post!!)

So, I'm back again today (I know, my blog is BUSY these days) with a guest card post for Stick It Down!

As you remember, here was the sketch:

I dove into my paper scraps (PERFECT for this challenge I might add!) and here is what I created:

Head on over to the blog to enter! You still have another 15 days to get creative. While you are there, check out the layout sketches. So many great ideas!

Until next time,

Jess