Snowman Selfies with The Hedgehog Hollow

Hello friends!

Guess what? I'm so excited to announce that I am a Guest Designer for The Hedgehog Hollow this month! They have such adorable things and I had a lot of fun playing with the November Subscription Box. The stamps were super adorable and I know I will use them time and time again.  

For my first creation, I wanted to created a cute "Polaroid Camera" scene using the Christmas characters. I chose the reindeer and the snowman - they wanted to make a selfie together! So that's what we did! 

I had a cute polaroid style die in my stash that worked perfect! I cut out some white cardstock and used the stencil from the subscription box to add dimension to the outside of the frame. I set it aside to dry and started on my cute images.

I stamped them onto a piece of white cardstock that was die cut from the center of my polaroid die. I wanted them "peeking" in, so I slightly offset them.  I used my Nuvo Marker Pens to color them images, and added a touch of the Sparkle Dust to Rudolph's Nose!  When I looked through the cute patterned papers that were included in the kit, this black and white polka dot paper stood out to me for the background because it kind of looked like a snow storm!  Of course, I had to grab my White & Ivory Seashell to make some texture dots on the "snowflakes" and the frame.

 

I had so much fun creating this adorable scene card! I hope you liked it too!

If you want to see more of what was included in my box, you can check out my unboxing video:

Thanks for watching and stopping by today!  I hope you enjoyed my card. I will have a video tutorial for you next week, so stay tuned!

Until then,

xoxo

Jess

Cheapo Dies - Winter Tree

Hello crafty people!

Happy Wednesday!  Wednesday is my day to share with you a new Cheapo Dies creation!

Today I'm using the Winter Tree Die!  I really love that you could use this as either a Christmas Tree OR a plain old every day tree! LOL :) 

 Here is what I created for you:

I used the Santa Baby Paper line by Prima along with some Shaved Ice Glitter, Sparkling Snow Glitter, Nuvo Crystal Drops and Nuvo Glitter Drops!  I love the vintage color palette!

 If you're not familiar with Cheapo Dies, you are missing out!!!

Here's a listing of their store, blog & FB links to help you get familiar:

STORE

BLOG

FACEBOOK

Thanks to all of you for stopping by today.  Can't wait to see you again soon!

Jess

SparkleNSprinkle - The Old Tractor

Hello crafty friends!

We started a brand new Stamp Reveal over at SparkleNSprinkle - and we have 3 beautiful stamps to choose from!  They are:  The Old Tractor, Feathered Friends and Sketched Pear.  Today I'm going to share a card featuring "The Old Tractor".  This is a perfect masculine stamp set, and you can even pick up the companion Farm Silhouettes & Sayings Digi Stamp with tons more farm sentiments!!!

Here is my SNS Supply List:

The Old Tractor Stamp Set #910

Nuvo Marker Pens - Assorted

Silver Dreams Glitter G1002

Sakura Glue Pen (quicky)

Irish Spring Embossing Powder EP260

1/2" Tear-ific Tape SAT04

1/4" Tear-ific Tape SAT01

Nuvo Crystal Drops - Dark Walnut 684N

Versamark Ink VM-001

This is a really simple card (not all cards have to be complicated!!!). I started by stamping the main tractor image with a black ink and coloring with my Nuvo Marker Pens. 

   

Once I colored my image, I trimmed it down to size and added a bit of shading around the edges.

 

The sentiment was stamped with Versamark Ink and heat embossed with Irish Spring Embossing Powder. I went for a layered look on this card - so lots of 1/4" and 1/2" Tear-ific Tape was used to adhere all the layers. I find when making masculine cards you don't need a lot of "extra". 

I figured the tractor needed a bit of "bling", so I used my Quicky Glue Pen to add the Silver Dreams Glitter to the wheels of the tractor. I love this glue pen - it is precise and it dries pretty quickly too.

 

I did a bit of ink distressing on all the paper edges (I haven't done that in a long time!). Finally, I used the Nuvo Crystal Drops in Dark Walnut to accent the corners of the card.

  

I hope you enjoyed this quick make card! :)  You definitely want to add this stamp set to your collection - and if you want to take 10% off your order, you can use my special discount code "JessDT10" when you checkout at the SparkleNSprinkle store!!

See you really soon!!!

Royally Purple Roses

Hello friends!

I am SOOO excited to share another fun SparkleNSprinkle June Reveal project with you today!  This handmade card just screams "royal" to me - what is a more classic color combo than purple and gold?

Here is my SNS Supply List:

My Wild Rose Stamp Set 00-898P6

Amethyst Spray Embossing Powder EP389

Tonic Craft Perfect Papers - Satin Effect Honey Gold 9487e

Nuvo Marker Pens 328n - Palma Violets

Nuvo Marker Pens 325n - Irish Clover

Versamark Ink VM-001

1/2" Tear-ific Tape SAT04

Sweet Lilac Crystal Drops 668N

Crushed Grape Crystal Drops 662N

Silver Moondust Glitter Drops 756n

Anti-Static Bag 99512

Black Detail Embossing Powder EP171

This card has a fun fold feature (try saying that 10 times fast! LOL). Want to know the trick? Fold your A2 Card base the traditional way (in half). I scored the front of the card in the middle and folded it back over! Simple as that!  So when it opens, you see the entire inside. Really - it is that easy!! 

Let's color!  

I stamped my focal image from the My Wild Rose stamp set (isn't it GORGEOUS?) onto a piece of white Neenah cardstock. using Versamark Ink and heat embossed with Amethyst Spray Embossing Powder. Next, I grabbed my Nuvo Marker Pens from the Palma Violets and Irish Clover collections and set to coloring. I think the blending came out fantastic, don't you? These pens are so much fun to work with!!!  I also use the Colorless Blender Pen. (You can see in the photo I was also playing with coloring using the Nuvo Aqua Flow Pens!!)

I trimmed the image down and use a matching piece of purple cardstock to mat the image for the card front. Next up came embossing on the gorgeous Tonic Mirror Cardstock!!!  Grab your Antic Static bag and let's get embossing.

First up, I rubbed the Anti Stati Bag across the mirror cardstock and then I stamped the rose image multiple times, creating a beautiful border edge (this piece is going to be on the interior of your card - so you want the roses "peeking" off the edge). I used the Amethyst Spray Embossing Powder again and heat set. 

  

Use your Tear-ific Tape to adhere it to the inside of the card. Isn't that rose image GORGEOUS???

The sentiment was stamped using Versamark Ink and embossed with Black Detail Embossing Powder. Another rose was added on the front panel as well. Finally, Sweet Lilac Crystal Drops, 

Crushed Grape Crystal Drops and Silver Moondust Glitter Drops were added as accents - look how fine you can make your drops!

I hope you enjoyed this elegant handmade card!  I just love the combo of gold and purple together, don't you?  I hope to see you again really soon!!  I also love reading your comments - they mean a lot to me!!!

See ya next time!

Southern Ridge Kitty Cat Birthday

Hello crafty friends!

I'm here today to share with you another Southern Ridge Trading Company Design Team Project!

I used the following Southern Ridge items on this card:

Cats

   

Alrighty!  So, this card is quite a departure from last time!  I loved that the Cats had different poses to choose from!  I picked 3 of them and embossed them with various shades of SNS Embossing Powder. I covered each piece of chipboard with Versamark ink and covered them with multiple layers of embossing powder, heat setting each time.



    

To create the background, I tried some "mixed media" - now this is a big deal for me as I don't really think I'm GREAT at it...yet!  But, I like to try.



I used Tonic Nuvo Embellishment Mousse in Mother of Pearl and Lilac Lavender to create some dimension with stencils! I used the Cherry Blossom Stencil and Butterfly Field Stencil and just randomly added them to the background. I sprayed the Turkish Rose Mica Mist over some of the flowers, the background and just randomly all over (look at me go with all the medias! Haha). I added some Fuschia Glass Glitter to the center of some of the flowers using Fresh Snowfall Glitter Accents.

  

My sentiment was stamped with Versamark Ink and embossed with Gold Detail Embossing Powder. Finally, I used some Crystal Drops in Party Pink and Gold to randomly add accents. I love that the playful cats are peeking out to wish the recipient a happy birthday!

  

I can't wait to see you all again in two weeks or so to share my next creation!  Now, head on over to www.chipboard.ca to grab your fave chipboard! :)

Southern Ridge Trading Company Products Used:

Cats

Other Supplies Used:

- SparkleNSprinkle Embossing Powders (Cotton Candy, Rosa, Gold Detail, Heliotrope, Flashy Flamingo) www.sparklensprinkle.net
- Nuvo Embellishment Mousse - Lilac Lavender and Mother of Pearl
- Nuvo Crystal Drops (Bright Gold, Party Pink)
- Metal Stencils (Butterfly Field, Cherry Blossoms)

- Versamark Ink

- Nuvo Deluxe Adhesive

- Foam Squares

- White Cardstock, scrap patterned paper

See ya soon!

Jess

MHKDesigns - April 2018 Challenge

Hello friends!

It's time for a new Monthly Challenge at MHKDesigns!

Here is our Challenge Inspiration:

Here is what I created using the new release stamp set called "Caring Crocus".

Here is what I created:




This is a sweet little notecard size card!  I used Nuvo Marker Pens (alcohol markers) to color the crocus and then "smooshed" on a mix of Nuvo AquaFlow Watercolors and Nuvo Shimmer Powder.  Nuvo Glitter Drops in gold were added along with a bit of green twine to top off this sweet spring card. The card size is approximately 4x4.5 inches.

I hope you will join us this month for your chance to WIN a prize!

See you soon!