Happy Hello

It finally feels like spring here in Ohio, yay!!!  And I'm celebrating with a pretty little card for all of you...

Have you seen the stamp set called Mail Delivery yet?!  I'm obsessed with it!  It is such a fun collaboration that several stamp companies came together and created for the latest Creativation Show, and then they made it even better and made it available for all of us to purchase!  You can grab one now in the store, yay!!!!  This sweet hello envelope was one of the images in the set, so I stamped it onto some colored pencil paper and use my Colourblend pencils to color the image in.  Next, I used my Altenew Sketched Lines Stencil with Gina K. Glitz Glitter Gel in Gold on purple cardstock.  While this was drying I die cut a panel of gold and some turquoise to go behind it all.  Once the gel was dry I went ahead and die cut a window with the Lawn Fawn Reverse Stitched Scolloped Circle Dies for my image to be framed with.

I'm in love with how this card turned out, and I hope you are too!  Check out all of the new goodies in the store while you're here and make sure you get your hands on this new stamp set while it's still available!

Happy Crafting!
Lisa

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Adopt! Don't Shop!

Happy Thursday, everyone!  Thanks for joining me, Julissa of Paper Gems by Jules, for another fun stamping blog post.  Now this one is very near and dear to my heart.  I'm a huge animal lover.  As a young girl, I would sing to the birds, feed the squires and whisper secrets to my dog.  I loved all the animals in the yard.  As a young adult, I rented an apartment that was pet friendly because, although I knew I could not afford nor had the time to take care of my own pet, I offered to pet sit for others... just to have time with animals.  So when I saw this adorable Whimsy Stamp set called "Adopt, Don't Shop - Dogs," I knew I had to have it!!

For my first card, I colored all the pups in a grey scale using my toner grey set of Copic markers.  I liked the idea of a bunch of different dogs that all could be cousins.  I don't know why; just thought it'd be fun.  Well, since these dogs were grey... the background had to be much more fun!  Using the Neat & Tangled "Balloon Duo" stencil, I used three Distress Oxide Inks to make a fun balloon covered scene. 

Colors were:  Twisted Citron, Peacock Feathers and Fossilized Amber.  By using Distress Oxide Inks, it allows the top color to cover the layer below making it look like real balloons that you can partially see through.  I then splattered a little of the peacock feathers ink on the background to add a little more interest.

Once dry, I stamped on of the many fun sentiments, cut my pups out using my Brother Scan & Cut, popped the image up and added it to the card.  Threw in some fun sequins and now it's a PARTY!

A Puppy Party!!!

For my next card, I took these pups for a walk in the city.  Using a city die from my stash, I die cut the background using grey paper.  To add a little more depth, I shaded the top part of the houses with black ink giving it a ombre effect.  This time I colored the pups in various neutral colors, cut them out and once again popped them up on the card.  Adding another cute sentiment, this card was done!

Another fun idea is to cut out some of the dogs that are in the front of the scene and you can make individual cards or scenes with them.  There are just so many ways to enjoy these adorable puppies!

Thanks so much for joining me this week.  If you love dogs and or cats, check out these new Whimsy Stamps "Adopt Don't Shop" stamp series as they are just too cute to pass up!  And remember... Adopt! Don't shop!

Yappy Crafting!

Feeling Purple

Hi friends!  It's Lisa here with you today.  Lot's of wonderful new products have been added to the store recently and I'm so excited to share a card that I've created with some of the new Altenew products I purchased...

I have fallen in love with large washi tapes and this beautiful Gilded Ombre Washi Tape from Altenew is even yummier in person than it is in my photo.  So to create my card I started by adding a strip of the tape up one side of the panel.  Next I added a thin strip of the Golden Edge Washi Tape very close to the other one.  Once my panel was done I stamped and heat embossed one of the large floral images from the Wonderland Stamp Set, also by Altenew.  (This set also comes with a Mask Stencil that I can not wait to use on my next card!)  In contrast to the darker shades of purple on the washi tape I decided to use bold purples to color my flower in.  I did this with a mix of Zig Clean Color Markers.  Once it was colored in I used scissors to fussy cut my image, and then popped it up with foam adhesive and glue.  My sentiment was embossed in the same gold and I finished the card with a few flat backed rhinestones.

Thanks so much for stopping by today, and if you are interested in any of the products I've used on my card today make sure you pop by the store and pick them up!  Most items are limited quantities, so grab them while you can!

Happy Crafting!
Lisa

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Sew Lovely!

Hey everyone!  This is Julissa of PaperGemsByJules.com and today I'll be heading to an awesome crafting retreat for the weekend with some of my favorite crafty friends.  I'm so fortunate that I can go away for a few days and do what I love!  But before I go on a crafting adventure, I wanted to share my latest card series.  This week, I use Altenew's "Embroidered Blooms."  This set has sooooooo much potential ways to use it.  I opted to demonstrate the same stamp layout, with a different set of colors.  Let's check it out!

What drew me to this stamp set was the fact that it made it looks like the florals were sewn on to the card.  I love the idea of stitch work on a card, but I don't know that I have that kind of patience, LOL.  If you do, please share some of your work as I absolutely love how it looks.  This lovely set allows you to give that amazing stitched look without all the hard work.

Above shows the layering technique for each of the stamps. 

For this first card, I used a light peach, an orange and a red along with an olive green to stamp the layers.  I then used the center dot for the small flower to fill in some of the white space between the images.

For my second card, I used a navy, blue purple and a light lavender along with olive to stamp the layers.  Both have that detailed look of embroidering.  Which do you like more?  Tell me in the comments below!

Thanks for joining me on this blog and I encourage you to subscribe to see more of the crafts using stamps from CraftyDoodleChick.com.  Until next time...

Happy Crafting!

Magic Picture Changing Time!

Hello crafty friends!  It's Lisa here with you today, and I know that I say I'm excited to share my newest project with all of you, but today I really really am!  That's because I was finally able to get my hands on the Lawn Fawn Magic Picture Changer Dies and Add-On Dies, and eeeekkk!!!  They are so much fun!  And so easy to use too. Trust me, I was skeptical at first too thinking that this new interactive die would probably take forever to put together, but it honestly does not. Yay!  Check it out...

You can use any stamp set you have to make a magical fun changing scene.  I chose the newest Lawn Fawn Set: Oh Gnome and my Spectrum Noir Markers to color them in.  You'll definitely want to color your images in before you die cut them, or all of the lines it will cut into your stamped images will make it too hard.  While the Add-On dies are not a necessity, they do cover up more of your paper underneath, and keep the surprise element a little more hidden.

And there you have it!  A fun surprise for any recipient, and the possibility of changing scenes are endless.  ( Think day to night, rain to shine, sad to happy! )  I hope I've inspired you to try out these new interactive dies, and don't forget to share your makes with us in the Crafty Doodle Facebook Group.

Happy Crafting!
Lisa

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Simply Thinking of You

Hi everyone!  This is Julissa of Paper Gems by Jules back again to share two colorful cards showcasing some Distress Ink Oxide blending combinations.  Both cards feature Neat & Tangled's "Just Thinking of You" stamp set and can be a background idea for any of your stamps!  Let's hop right into it...

Both cards started with Bristol Smooth paper and die cut to 4" x 5.25".  For the first card, I stamped the speech bubble, sentiment and the little bubbles using Gina K Amalgam Ink.  I then created a mask of the speech bubble and put that on top of the stamped image.  Using a combination of Twisted Citron, Peacock Feathers and Salty Ocean Oxide Inks, I gently layered the colors on the paper.  Starting with the lightest Twisted Citron on the bottom, I blended up to Peacock Feathers and then Salty Ocean.  Because they're oxides, they really blend sooooo well together.  It was only when I removed the mask, I realized the little bubbles had been colored over.  I used a water-brush pen to lift the oxide ink and lighten the bubble.  It worked well enough to correct my error.  For the final touch, I added some turquoise sequins.  Now that it is complete, I used some foam tape and adhered it to a lime green card base.  Pretty easy and so vibrant!  

For the second card, I opted to make it a little more fun by turning it into a shaker card.  First, I stamped a plain white piece of Bristol smooth paper and die cut it to 4" x 5.25".  Just like the first one, I stamped the speech bubble, sentiment and little bubbles.  However, this time I ran this piece through my brother scan and cut.  This allowed me to cut out the speech bubble without the die.  Then I colored the piece with Worn Lipstick, Picked Raspberry and Wilted Violet Oxide Inks.  (Side Note:  Boy do I love Oxide Inks!) Once the front is colored, I glued a piece of acetate to the back of the colored cardstock.  Using foam tape, I added two layers of foam tape creating a weird oval outside of the cute out speech bubble.  This allowed for me to drop some iridescent embellishments into the center to create a shaker.  I then adhered the stamped cutout speech bubble to a piece of white cardstock to adhere to the foam tape.  To keep the volume of the card, I added foam tape behind the colored card stock and adhered it to a hot pink card base.  

   

I absolutely love how these cards turned out.  With such a simple stamp can make some fun cards.  Can you think of someone that you'd love to send these cards to?!

I hope that this blog would inspire you to keep some cards simple and to try some new techniques with you stamps.  Thanks so much for reading along.

Happy Crafting!

Happy Blooming Birthday!

It's Friday and that means that it's Lisa here back up on the blog again.  Spring feels like it's just around the corner, but today here in Ohio we are seeing more snow, ugh!  Thank goodness for happy stamps that can make it feel like Spring no matter what Mother Nature is doing.  Today I'm playing with a mix of new Lawn Fawn Paper Pads as well as the new Newton's Nook Loads of Bloom Stamp Set.

And Bam!  It's Spring!  To create this card I started by stamping this sweet girl with all of her flowers onto Spectrum Noir Ultra Smooth White Cardstock.  I then used a mix of Spectrum Noir Blendable Colored Pencils to color the image in.  With a pair of EK Success scissors I fussy cut her out and set her to the side.  I then mixed various patterned paper from the Lawn Fawn Spring Fling and Spiffy Speckles Paper Pads.  I decided to stamp my sentiment onto colored cardstock to help it blend into the card, rather than pop out.  To finish the card I used a tag and an extra diecut circle to adhere the image.  I then threw on a few brightly colored sequins to keep your eyes moving across the card.

Make sure you pop over to the store to see the new products being added!  Including the new Lawn Fawn and Newton's Nook.  Thanks so much for stopping by!

Happy Crafting!
Lisa

Eat, Sleep and Create!

Hi everyone!  It's Julissa of Paper Gems by Jules back again for another fun set of cards.  This week I'm using Catherine Pooler's "Eat, Sleep and Create" stamp set.  This set is filled paint strokes, splats and great sentiments that allow you to create (pun intended 😆) a wide variety of creative cards.  Here are three ideas I came up with!

In this stamp set there are four different fonts used to spell out the word "create."  I used all four stamps in different shades of purple and pink to fill the top layer of this card.  I used the darkest color to have the sentiment "create more" stand out.  You can use this with any of your word fonts or even florals!  On to the next card...

For this card, I took the long paint stroke stamp and used red, orange, yellow, green, blue and purple inks to create stripes in the background.  Once dried, I used Versafine black ink to stamp the "eat, sleep, Create" sentiment and embossed it with clear embossing powder to give it a little more dimension.  You can choose to use use different shades of color and create an ombre effect as well.  The options are endless with this stamp set.

  

Last, but only for now... this card, I chose to use some designer paper from my stock and a rainbow die to create this fun rainbow of color.  I used a different set of words from this stamp set to create a different vibe on this card.  

All three cards are very different, but it is because this stamp set really has a lot of versatility.  Share your creativeness on the Crafty Doodle Chick Chat & Create FaceBook page.  I hope you enjoyed these cards and subscribe today to be stay tuned to updates, sales and more crafting fun.

Until next time...

Happy Crafting!

Gnome One Like You

Hello, hello!  TGIF crafty friends!  This week has been exhausting to say this least, so when my new Lawn Fawn goodies arrived I was in desperate need of a pick me up.  And let me tell you what... these happy little gnomes did just that...

The Oh Gnome Stamp Set is adorable!!!  I love the sweet Gnomes and the fun embellishments that come with them.  To create my card I started by stamping all of my images onto Spectrum Noir Ultra Smooth Cardstock and colored them in with Spectrum Noir Markers before diecutting them out.  For a soft background I used Distress Oxide Inks in Broken China and Pistachio.  I then added a cut out frame from my stash and popped it up with a few strips of foam adhesive.  With liquid adhesive I created a sweet little gnome scene using both inside the frame and outside for more depth.

I hope you get a chance to check out more of the new Lawn Fawn goodies available in the store today, and if you are getting crafty with your new goodies make sure you share photos in our Facebook group!  Thanks so much for stopping by today!
Happy Crafting!
Lisa

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