It’s a Girl Thing - Turner Syndrome Blog Hop

Hello friends! Welcome to the It’s A Girl Thing Blog hop!

I’m here as part of the Joy Clair team and so excited to support this cause.

Thanks to all the sponsors: 

Here are my cards based on this mood board:

So little is known about this syndrome among the general population and we appreciate that you are taking the time to learn about it! If you wish to learn more, there is a
Photo Presentation is on the blog here.

Turner Syndrome is a genetic disorder leaving a girl baby with only one X chromosome, instead of two. These children (and adults) contend with life-long medical issues and learning disabilities. Occurring once in every 2,500 female births worldwide, it is more common for pregnancies to not survive full term. That is why TS live births are considered miracles. It’s truly a unique situation!

Remember to visit the "It's A Girl Thing" Turner Syndrome Awareness Blog Hop 2020  page to become eligible for prizes.

Thanks for joining us in the blog hop!

Xoxo 

Jess

Merry ChristMOOSE with Joy Clair

Hello friends!

I hope you have all your Christmas shopping and creating finished (or at least in full swing!). I know I'm a last minute shopper/prepper - so I'm still going strong! haha  

If you are like me and still need some inspiration to create those cards, I have one more cute card idea using the Merry ChristMOOSE stamp set from Joy Clair!  Take a peek at how CUTE this set is:

I started by stamping the moose onto a piece of white Neenah cardstock and coloring with my Nuvo Maker pens. He's just so darn cute!  Then I cut out the image leaving a bit of a white border. 

I had some Kaisercraft paper in my stash that was PERFECT with the pine trees, but still whimsical feeling along with some woodgrain paper, so I used that as my background.

Look how happy this guy is! LOVE it!  I used some really cool twines I had in my stash (thank you Dollar Tree!) and added the "Merry ChristMOOSE" sentiment, stamped in red.

Finally, I haven't played with Nuvo Crystal Drops in a while, so I added a few of those just to add a little sparkle. Every Christmas card needs some sparkle!!

Thanks for stopping by today!  I wish you a very MERRY CHRISTMAS with a happy, healthy and CREATIVE New Year!

xoxo

Jess

Fall Family Football with Joy Clair

Hello friends!

I have a brand new card to share with you for Joy Clair stamps today!  Now, I've been making Christmas cards like crazy lately, so I took a little break away from sparkle and tinsel to create a super cute Football themed card!  

It is the end of our CFL Football season here in Canada now, and for anyone who follows the NFL - it's just getting amped up! So a football card seemed totally appropriate. I used the "Fall Family Football" stamp set to create this card. I love this set - it's a perfect fall/masculine/sporting themed set!  Great sentiments for all occasions - and you can modify it to apply to most sports too!

I stamped the football, helmet and sentiment stamps onto some white cardstock and colored with my Nuvo Markers, then cut them out.  I had some really adorable football themed paper from Echo Park in my stash, so I used the football field to make a backround and randomly stamped the goal posts, score play and some sentiments randomly on it to add some interest.

I really like how this card turned out!  It can be so hard to make a simple, yet interesting "masculine" or sports card with little embellishment. I mean, everyone likes SPARKLE, but not everyone wants to receive a football card decked out with rhinestones, right? hehe

Of course I had to make the helmet green in honor of my home province's beloved football team, the Saskatchewan Roughriders!  Go RIDERS!!! I'm sure you've been to a sporting event and have seen someone wearing a rider jersey. If not, I challenge you to look around next time - there is ALWAYS one!  It's a great game to play.

Thanks for stopping by today! I hope that you enjoyed my stories and this card. Be sure to grab your fave JOY CLAIR stamps today!  I promise, you will have so much fun using them!

See you again really soon!  Hugs!!

Jess

Pink Christmas Fun with Joy Clair & Imagine

Hello friends!

 I'm continuing with my "pink Christmas" trend for our Joy Clair collab with Imagine Crafts! For this card I'm using the "Merry Christmoose" Stamp Set. I focused on the tree image for this particular card. It's just so pretty!

I used the Mboss Embossing Powder in Rose Gold once again to emboss the tree and I used Sheer Shimmer in Dauber Top Sparkle and Spritzer in Frost, Gold and Rose Gold along with Fireworks Spray in Angel Pink! I love how easy the products were to layer and not completely end up with a mess! They dry quickly too!  It's hard to photograph all the shimmer - but this card is really sparkly and pretty! The Frost Sheer Shimmer really looked pretty on the tree.

Thanks for stopping by today! 

See you soon!

Jess

Fall/Winter Coffee Lovers Blog Hop

Hello friends!

I'm so excited to be joining the Fall/Winter Coffee Lovers Blog hop with Joy Clair Stamps!

Joy Clair is giving a way two stamp sets of your selection to one random winner that left your original comment on Joy Clair blog post and the 9 designers participating on this hop. In your comment you need to mention the name of the stamp set that designer used as main image to qualify to the prize. This will be open since November 1st until November 8th. Winner will be announced on November 30 here in Joy Clair Blog.

Tonight I will be posting the image to promote the sales. All the store will be 25%, during the week of blog hop.

I created a cute card using the Coffee Lovers Stamp Set! It's perfect for this hop!  Don't forget to check out all the other fun Coffee Themed Stamps that Joy Clair has to offer.

Here is my card:

I kept it fun and simple. Not all cards need to be over complicated - especially when you make them first thing in the morning BEFORE you've had your first cup of coffee ;).

Thanks for stopping by! I know you will be inspired by all the coffee themed creations today!

See you again soon!

Jess

Shadow of the Almighty with Joy Clair

Hello everyone!

I'm back again today with a new Joy Clair creation!  This time, I'm using the Color By Faith series of stamps - and I chose to use the new release set called "Shadow of the Almighty".  I really love the beautiful lettering of this set.

I ended up creating two cards with this set  - as I couldn't decide between them!  Here they are:

 

Once again, I did use a shimmer spray over the sentiment - I really love the sheen it gave and softened everything. Aren't those little rubber boots adorable? I know it's Autumn...but I feel like these cards had a spring vibe to them! 

Thanks for stopping by today and as always, thanks for supporting small business's like Joy Clair!

See you again next time!

Jess

Wish Big with Joy Clair

Hello friends!

I have a quick new card to share with you for Joy Clair stamps! I am using the beautiful NEW ARRIVAL stamp set called "Wish Big" on this card.  Aren't the images and sentiments just so darn pretty?

I was inspired to use a black & pink palette for this card, and here is what I created:

 

It's hard to see, but I sprayed the final card front with some really pretty shimmer spray to make it sparkly! It's a really iridescent shine - I love it!  I embossed the flower images too.

I really love how pretty this card turned out! I hope you like it too. Thank you for supporting small businesses like Joy Clair Stamps!!

See you again next time!

Jess

World Cardmaking Day with Joy Clair - Outside the Box

Hello friends!  I'm back with CHALLENGE #3!

Click HERE to find all the information about Challenge #3. For this challenge, we are thinking OUTSIDE the box with our stamps!  That's right - open your window wide and create! SOOO - I set about create a vinyl covered altered notebook using the Mermaid at Heart stamp set!

I started by watercoloring the vinyl after it was adhered to my notebook and lightly sealed with a spray sealant. I added some super thick emobssing powders for dimention and texture.





There mermaid tail was stamped twice - once with ink and once with Versamark so I could emboss with a glitter embossing powder.  I stamped the sentiment onto the vinyl with Versamark and embossed with Gold Detail EP.  I repeated the same process on a piece of paper and fussy cut to fit on the original stamped image.





  

On the inside, I just added some simple stamping and started writing!  Both inside covers were covered with some mermaid patterned paper as well.

  Did you know that you can win a prize simply by hopping along with us?  Good luck!  Here is a little more information about all the Challenges of World Card Making Day with Joy Clair.

1. 1. Our challenges will be open until next Sunday, October 13th, 2019 at 11:55 p.m. EST to let you create a little more, because celebrations should never be limited to a single day, right?
2. 2. We want everyone to be able to play so there is *no* requirement to use Joy Clair Stamps for Challenge #3 but for Challenge #2 you must use only Joy Clair Stamps. Please make a new card or project though!


3. Add your link to the appropriate Inlinkz Link-up tool for that post. You may enter for Challenge #2 many times as you wish while the challenge is open. Just remember that ONLY NEW PROJECTS are considered to the prize.
4. For Challenge #1 and Challenge #3 you can link only ONCE while the challenges are open.
There will a prize posted on each challenge and one card will be randomly chosen as a winner of that prize from those that Link-up.
5. If you are unable to participate in the challenges, simply comment on the posts. We will be giving one prize to a randomly drawn commenter compiled from all WCMD 2019 posts.
Have tons of fun!

>>>SCHEDULE & CHALLENGE LINKS<<<

9:00 a.m. EST WCMD-19 Challenge #1: My Crafty or Work Space OPEN NOW!

12:00 m. EST WCMD-19 Challenge #2: My Versatile Joy Clair Stamp Set. Just stretch your stamps and create your idea. Open NOW!

3:00 p.m. EST WCMD-19 Challenge #3:Break the rules and Open your window! Create something different that move you from your comfort are. YOU ARE HERE! Open NOW!

EDITOR'S NOTE: Winners of all the challenges will be announced as usual on a Joy Clair Blog post on October 31, 2019.

You can also save 25% off of all Joy Clair stamps today too!!

Thanks for stopping by!!! Happy World Cardmaking Day! :)

xoxo

Jess

World Cardmaking Day with Joy Clair

Hello friends!  I'm back with CHALLENGE #2!

Click HERE to find all the information about Challenge #2. For this challenge, we are creating, of course, a CARD!  I decided to use No Prob-Llama to create a non-traditional Christmas Card!

How cute is that?

  Did you know that you can win a prize simply by hopping along with us?  Good luck!  Here is a little more information about all the Challenges of World Card Making Day with Joy Clair.

1. 1. Our challenges will be open until next Sunday, October 13th, 2019 at 11:55 p.m. EST to let you create a little more, because celebrations should never be limited to a single day, right?
2. 2. We want everyone to be able to play so there is *no* requirement to use Joy Clair Stamps for Challenge #3 but for Challenge #2 you must use only Joy Clair Stamps. Please make a new card or project though!



3. Add your link to the appropriate Inlinkz Link-up tool for that post. You may enter for Challenge #2 many times as you wish while the challenge is open. Just remember that ONLY NEW PROJECTS are considered to the prize.
4. For Challenge #1 and Challenge #3 you can link only ONCE while the challenges are open.
There will a prize posted on each challenge and one card will be randomly chosen as a winner of that prize from those that Link-up.
5. If you are unable to participate in the challenges, simply comment on the posts. We will be giving one prize to a randomly drawn commenter compiled from all WCMD 2019 posts.
Have tons of fun!

>>>SCHEDULE & CHALLENGE LINKS<<<

9:00 a.m. EST WCMD-19 Challenge #1: My Crafty or Work Space OPEN NOW!

12:00 m. EST WCMD-19 Challenge #2: My Versatile Joy Clair Stamp Set. Just stretch your stamps and create your idea. YOU ARE HERE! Open NOW!

3:00 p.m. EST WCMD-19 Challenge #3:Break the rules and Open your window! Create something different that move you from your comfort are.

EDITOR'S NOTE: Winners of all the challenges will be announced as usual on a Joy Clair Blog post on October 31, 2019.

You can also save 25% off of all Joy Clair stamps today too!!

Thanks for stopping by!!! See you soon with Challenge #3!

xoxo

Jess

Celebrating World Cardmaking Day - MY SPACE

Hello friends!

Click HERE to find all the information about Challenge #1. 

I'm here with the rest of the gang of the Joy Clair team to share a bit about our workspaces and a tip!

SOOO....here it goes!  I finally found my desk (hahaha) and was able to take a few quick pics of it before it was completely covered again.  Take a peek:

You can see a few sneak peek projects in the making - can you spot them?

My tip is actually both papercraft AND non-papercraft related (SHOCKING!). I'm also a sewist - so I need to organize all my fabric!  Originally, I had it in totes, but it wasn't getting used that way. I decided to group it all by type - and LOOK how much I ended up with! WOW!  Better get to the sewing.  This brings me to my next tip - organizing your papercraft supplies!  Those black bins above the fabric are sorted between different types of supplies - in this case, my Rinea Foiled Paper, Adhesives, Tonic/Nuvo Products and Chipboard/Wood Accents. The rest of my office (while not this neat right now!) are also sorted this way - bins and photo boxes! It makes grabbing what I need quick and easy.

  Did you know that you can win a prize simply by hopping along with us?  Good luck!  Here is a little more information about all the Challenges of World Card Making Day with Joy Clair.

1. 1. Our challenges will be open until next Sunday, October 13th, 2019 at 11:55 p.m. EST to let you create a little more, because celebrations should never be limited to a single day, right?
2. 2. We want everyone to be able to play so there is *no* requirement to use Joy Clair Stamps for Challenge #3 but for Challenge #2 you must use only Joy Clair Stamps. Please make a new card or project though!


3. Add your link to the appropriate Inlinkz Link-up tool for that post. You may enter for Challenge #2 many times as you wish while the challenge is open. Just remember that ONLY NEW PROJECTS are considered to the prize.
4. For Challenge #1 and Challenge #3 you can link only ONCE while the challenges are open.
There will a prize posted on each challenge and one card will be randomly chosen as a winner of that prize from those that Link-up.
5. If you are unable to participate in the challenges, simply comment on the posts. We will be giving one prize to a randomly drawn commenter compiled from all WCMD 2019 posts.
Have tons of fun!

>>>SCHEDULE & CHALLENGE LINKS<<<

9:00 a.m. EST WCMD-19 Challenge #1: My Crafty or Work Space - YOU ARE HERE - OPEN NOW!
12:00 m. EST WCMD-19 Challenge #2: My Versatile Joy Clair Stamp Set. Just stretch your stamps and create your idea.

3:00 p.m. EST WCMD-19 Challenge #3:Break the rules and Open your window! Create something different that move you from your comfort are.

EDITOR'S NOTE: Winners of all the challenges will be announced as usual on a Joy Clair Blog post on October 31, 2019.

You can also save 25% off of all Joy Clair stamps today too!!

Thanks for stopping by!!! See you soon with Challenge #2!

xoxo

Jess

National Coffee Day 2019

Hello friends!

It's that time of the year again - time to celebrate all things COFFEE! AHHH - coffee!  One of my fave treats!

I'm celebrating with the Joy Clair Coffee Stamp extravaganza! I created the following two cards using two of my favorite coffee themed Joy Clair Stamps - Coffee Love and Coffee & Jesus!

I used the Welcome Home paper pack from Carta Bella as my base. The images were stamped and colored with Tonic Nuvo Marker Pens. I hope you like them!

Did you know that Joy Clair has TONS of coffee themed stamps? There is a full category of them! You can find them HERE.  You can save on all your coffee purchases using code NCD2019 and shop here.



Thanks for checking out my COFFEE love post!  See ya soon!

Jess

Fall Greetings Card with Rinea & Joy Clair

Hello friends!

I'm back again today with another beautiful Rinea creation.  Today I'm sharing a handmade card and we are continuing on with our Joy Clair collaboration! I'm still using the "Fall Greetings" stamp set. I hope you enjoy it!

Here are the products you will need for this project:

Autumn Foiled Paper Variety Pack

(I used these colors from the pack:
Starstruck Marigold Orange
Glossy Ruby/Gold
Glossy Marigold/Gold
Glossy Mocha/Gold)

Joy Clair Fall Greetings Stamp Set

Sand Paper

Fall Themed Embossing Folder

Adhesive of Choice

Cardstock

Jute Twine

Stazon Ink

I created a YouTube Video for the creation of this card. Check it out below!


Thanks for taking the time to stop by my blog!  I love to read your comments -they are always an encouragement.

Have a great day!

Jess

Mermaids, Joy Clair & Rinea

Hello stamping friends!

I have a brand new card to share with you today for Joy Clair Stamps!  PLUS - we are collaborating with Rinea all month long too!  So you are in for a treat - shiny, pretty foils combined with gorgeous stamps make for some amazing creating!

Today I'm using a new release called "Mermaid at Heart". I think this is going to be one of the most popular of this release - it's just so pretty and I love all the sentiments!  I combined it with the Princess Foiled Paper Variety Pack from Rinea.

Check out the HANDMADE CARD I created:

I used some ShinHan Alcohol markers to color the tail - it works perfectly on the Rinea Foiled Paper!

Thanks for stopping by today!  I really love reading all your comments :) 

Until next time,

Jess