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Make A Wish – PCC298 Sketch Challenge

Have you every wanted a simple, versatile stamp and die set that can become whatever you want it to be? Well, let me introduce the Make A Wish ATC stamp set with coordinating die. What a great way to bring in the New Year, a special person’s Birthday, a great gift tag on a PRESENT, a CAKE TOPPER, . . .  I can go on and on!!!

This post will feature a bright and cheery birthday card as one of the card challenge entries on Paper Craft Crew Sketch Challenge #298. Here is the featured sketch challenge:

This card was so quick and simple to make. I started out with a Watermelon Fusion card base; then, placed a Tangerine Fusion mat on top. The designer paper (I hate to admit is retired – but, Colorful Journey or Playful Prints  will work – see supplies) has a rectangle shape cut from the middle using one of the Journey Rectangle dies. The Tangerine Fusion frame is next and it is popped up using Small Foam Squares.

TIP: Use the same rectangle die to cut out the middle portion of the designer paper as well as the center portion of the Tangerine Fusion cardstock to create the frame. This will allow your layers to line up easily.

The Make A Wish sentiment is stamped onto Pineapple Smoothie cardstock with Tangerine Fusion ink. The sentiment was die cut with the coordinating die and Journey Glaze was added to create a focal point. It is popped up with the Medium Foam Squares to add greater dimension to the card.

TIP: Use a positioning tool like the MISTI to stamp the image multiple times creating a deep, rich, vibrantly colored  sentiment.

The final touches are the Rainbow Drops just below the sentiment and the Tangerine Fusion Gingham ribbon.

Let me know what you think about this card in the comments:

To order, click here or click on any of the supplies listed below:

Product List

Make A Wish Bundle

$17.00

Watermelon Fusion 8.5 x 11 Cardstock

$6.95

Tangerine Fusion 8.5 x 11 Cardstock

$6.95

Pineapple Smoothie 8.5 x 11 Cardstock

$6.95

Colorful Journey Prints

$16.95

Playful Prints

$16.95

Tangerine Fusion True Color Fusion Ink Pad

$7.95

Journey Rectangles Die Set

$24.95

Rainbow Drops

$24.95

Tangerine Fusion

$7.95

Journey Foam Squares - small

$2.95

Journey Foam Squares - medium

$2.95

Journey Craft Glue

$4.95

White Liner

$6.95

Details Pro Shears (4.5")

$13.95

Journey Blooms Paper Trimmer

$34.95

Journey Platinum Machine w/Plates

$249.95

The RG Amaze (for FSJ)

$139.95

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Amazing Cottage Bouquet Florals – FMS 345

One of the FREE gifts from Fun Stampers Journey to each coach in June at convention was the Cottage Bouquet stamp set. I am in love with this set. There are so many beautiful papercrafting project possibilities using this dynamic set of florals not to mention the cute bow and sentiments – did I mention we received the coordinating dies FREE too!

When I saw the Freshly Made Sketch #345, I knew this set would make the perfect card.

Freshly Made Sketches are clean and simple cards. Making sure I kept to this design style, I chose FSJ Whip Cream cardstock for the base. I pulled out one of the stitched designed frames from the Pocket Cuts Die set and cut the initial rectangle. To create a frame, I cut the center of the rectangle out with one of the Journey Rectangles dies using Huckleberry Fusion cardstock. The frame mat is stamped in Pretty Amethyst with the Flannel Life stamp background stamp. I wanted the “amazing” sentiment to create a pop of color and Lavender Fusion cardstock was just the right touch of color to create this affect. The “amazing” die came with a set of dies included when I ordered my Amaze machine. The flowers are stamped on Whip Cream with Black Fusion ink and colored with Pretty Amethyst and Electric Lime ink by dabbing color onto the petals with the small dowel sponge set. The stems are colored with a Color Burst Pencil. I accented the card with Cosmic Grape silk, Rainbow Drops and a triple bow created from our Whip Cream twine.

A simple but amazing floral card:

To order click here or click on one of the featured products for this project below:

Product List

Cottage Bouquet Bundle

$38.60

Flannel Life Stamp

$14.95

Pocket Cuts Die Set

$24.95

Journey Rectangles Die Set

$24.95

Whip Cream 8.5 x 11 Cardstock

$6.95

Huckleberry Fusion 8.5 x 11 Cardstock

$6.95

Black Licorice True Color Fusion Ink Pad

$7.95

Pretty Amethyst True Color Fusion Ink Pad

$7.95

Electric Lime Ink Pad

$7.95

Dauber Dowel Small (2CM)

$6.95

Rainbow Drops

$24.95

Cosmic Grape Silk

$5.95

Journey Thread Whip Cream

$5.95

Journey Craft Glue

$4.95

White Liner

$6.95

Details Pro Shears (4.5")

$13.95

The RG Amaze (for FSJ)

$139.95

Journey Blooms Paper Trimmer

$34.95

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One Layer Card Challenge

Can you create a one layer card? For those who like clean and simple this might be an easy task, but for me, it is a challenge. I love to create a lot of depth and dimension on my papercrafting projects. This means layer upon layer of mats and the stamped images are often raised using FSJ foam squares, not to mention embellishments such as Rainbow Drops, ribbon, twine, clips, etc. . .

When Christine Pennington called her Bloomin’ Buddies to take part in a one layer card challenge, I jumped on board. I needed a quick and simple thank you card to place in the envelope with my Ebay sales of retired stamps and dies. I immediately knew our NEW Wallpaper stencil from our NEW Inspiration Book and Catalog would make a beautiful card (click here to order). To begin the project, I chose fusion inks which would blend together nicely. They are Cool Pool, Turbo Teal, and Pretty Amethyst (if you want a darker shade of purple, you can choose Lavender Fusion).

I began by cutting my Whip Cream cardstock into 5 1/2″ x 4 1/4″ rectangles.  I placed the stencil onto the cardstock and using my large dowels I began applying color.

TIP: To keep the cardstock and stencil from moving, place a rolled piece of washi tape on the backside of the cardstock and place onto your stamping surface, add washi tape onto the stencil to hold it in place.

TIP: Use the small dowels for better application management; otherwise, tilt the large dowel back towards you to apply a small amount of color at a time.

Apply the Pretty Amethyst with the sponge dowel starting from the bottom of the image and going up about a third of the way. Using a different sponge, apply the Turbo Teal from the top of the Pretty Amethyst and to a little above the mid-point of the image. Finish sponging the image with Cool Pool (use a different sponge). Go over the entire image with Cool Pool to help blend all colors seamlessly.

TIP: Since Turbo Teal is a deep, rich ink, dab off some of the ink before apply.

Once all the color has been applied, add a sentiment of your choice. That’s all there is to it. I was able to create approximately 20 cards in an hour. Here is the finished project.

 

Product List

Whip Cream 8.5 x 11 Cardstock

$6.95

Wallpaper stencil

$12.95

Cool Pool True Color Fusion Ink Pad

$7.95

Pretty Amethyst True Color Fusion Ink Pad

$7.95

Turbo Teal Ink Pad

$7.95

Dauber Dowel Small (2CM)

$6.95

Many Thanks ATS

$8.95

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Will Miss You Summer Garden – FMS 336
Who doesn’t love a big party? It’s Fun Stampers Journey’s Retirement Party, up to 50% off over 500 items, including our Journey Girl tote, Amaze machine, jewelry, accessories, stamps and dies! This party lasts until June 30, 2018!
To celebrate this party, I am featuring the Summer Garden stamp set (SS-0078) in Freshly Made Sketches #336 card challenge. The FMS336 sketch is below:
The card base is FSJ Whip Cream Card stock with a base mat from FSJ Lemongrass card stock. The stamped portion of the card is Whip Cream with images stamped using Black Licorice Fusion ink. I used FSJ Color Burst Pencils to color the stamped images in shades of pink, green, yellow, and highlighting around the images with light blue.
The sentiment is stamped on the Whip Cream mat using Black Licorice Fusion ink. All the other stamped images are popped out with foam squares. The card is accented with Sweet Candy Drops and there’s a little sparkle dust on the bee’s wings.
Summer Garden is the perfect stamp set for any occasion. If you would like to purchase this stamp set or other products, please click here.

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Delicious Happy Birthday Macarons – PCC286

Celebrate your birthday with some delicious macarons. This week’s Paper Craft Crew Challenge sketch was a definite challenge for me. Do you have those times where nothing seems to work and/or pull together? Well, this was one of those times. Let me show you the sketch:

I used Whip Cream card stock as a base for my card. The solid mats were cut from Cranberry Bliss. I took out some designer paper and created some fun mats from them. The plate of macarons and the sentiment are from Fun Stamper Journey Let’s Eat Cake stamp set, and they were stamped onto Whip Cream card stock with Cranberry Bliss Fusion ink. The macarons were colored with the Color Burst pencils.

Let me know in the comments whether you like macarons and what color/flavor is your favorite.

All supplies are from Fun Stampers Journey. If you would like to order any of the supplies featured in this blog, please click here.

 

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Happy Birthday Masculine Card – PGCBchallenge149

Having trouble creating a Masculine Birthday card? Well, I have a great card for just such an occasion. The Paper Girls Challenge #149 helped to spur my creativity with their fun card challenge; especially, when using the Fun Stampers Journey stamp set, “Thanks Dad”. I really love this set. It is so trendy and a great set for guys of any age.

Since most guys are not about the bells and whistles of an elaborate handmade card, I wanted to keep this card design simple and clean. I began with a base of Whip Cream card stock; to the base, I added a Black Licorice mat. Once this part of the card was completed, the real fun began. I used Rock Candy fusion ink to stamp the images from the Thanks Dad set stamped onto a River Stone card mat. To add a little interest, I added a couple of accent strips that blend nicely into the card (the clear strip with black diagonal stripes is the Deco Strips-Black and the gray glitzy strip is from the Classic Elegance Journey washi Tape collection). Easy peasy.

Now, I needed a sentiment to wish that special guy, Happy Birthday. I chose a sentiment from the Celebration Script stamp set and stamped it onto Whip Cream card stock using Rock Candy fusion ink.  The final touch was a Black Licorice mat. And, that’s all she wrote. So quick, so simple, so cute, and so masculine. Love it!

All supplies used are Fun Stampers Journey products. If you would like to order supplies to create this card, please click here.

 

 

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Black and White – A Better Place FMS331

Fun Stampers Journey new Spring into Summer Trends Mini Catalog is LIVE!!! I am super excited to showcase one of the new Host Exclusive stamp sets. As a Journey Coach, I was able to order the host exclusives at retail price and I decided to order the $600 or more party host exclusive “A Better Place” SS-0577.  An image of the stamp set from the catalog is featured below (click on the image to view the Spring into Summer Trends mini catalog).

This week’s Freshly Made Sketch #331 is shown below:

For the Freshly Made Sketches #331 Challenge, I chose to create a black and white card with just a little touch of gray. I took the globe with stand, sentiment, and floral pieces and stamped them onto Whip Cream card stock using Black Licorice fusion ink. I cut two strips of River Stone card stock and stamped the floral images with Black Licorice. The mat is Whip Cream cut and pierced using the Journey Rectangles Die Set and popped up using medium Foam Squares. The globe with stand, floral pieces and sentiment are all popped up using Foam Squares.

This is a super simple, clean card. Great for birthday, graduation, or a new job.

All products used are Fun Stampers Journey. Click here to shop.

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So Handsome – Masculine Card

Every once in a while, I get behind on a card challenge and miss the posting time. Today was one of those days. I was busy getting work done, time slipped by too quickly and I missed the upload time by one hour.. Regardless, I’m going to share the card I made for the PCC Challenge. Click here to check out their page.

I love entering cards for the Paper Craft Crew Challenge. This week’s challenge was a color challenge featuring turquoise, shades of purple, shades of yellow and mint. I had recently purchased FSJ Thanks Dad Stamp Set (SS-0363) and I thought this would be a perfect card to think outside the box using more of a pastel color palette.

I used my MISTI to stamp deep, rich images (note: I stamped each one approximately 3 times). I began with the glasses and positioned them onto the MISTI and inked with Pretty Pansy Fusion ink (IP-0026). The ties were next and they were stamped with Turbo Teal Fusion ink (IP-0016). Next came the watch and it was inked with Cool Pool Fusion ink (IP-0074). Then, the adorable bow ties. The first color I used was Banana Cream (IP-0046). Since the eyeglasses looked so dark, I decided to add a couple of bow ties using Lavender Fusion ink (IP-0036). The hat was stamped using Rock Candy Fusion ink (IP-0028). Finally, the sentiment, it was stamped using River Stone Fusion ink (IP-0053).

The card base is Whip Cream card stock (CS-0040) as well as the mat with the stamped images. The stamped images were matted onto Pretty Pansy card stock (CS-0029).

I think this card turned out super cute. I love it!

All supplies are Fun Stampers Journey. To order click here.

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Bold and Bright Happy Birthday – FMS329

I love bold and bright colors. They catch my eye and shout “HAPPY,” “JOYFUL,” “FUN,” and the list goes on. This week’s Freshly Made Sketch 329 challenge features a large circle with a sentiment. I couldn’t wait to create a card for this challenge using their card design.

Last night I was playing around with my Fun Stampers Journey splashes using them to watercolor. I wanted to incorporate this month’s promotion, Over The Rainbow, and next month’s promotion featuring our splashes and silks into one amazing card.   I began by stamping the three tier cake from my new stamp set “Let’s Eat Cake” (SS-0555) in Black Licorice (IP-0041) onto watercolor paper. I placed a dab of each of the splashes onto a clear acrylic stamping block and pulled my colors with a Journey Blending Brush (TO-0097). I selected the following splashes for my project: Sweet Berry (IP-0086), Citrus Cooler (IP-0079), Sour Lemon (IP-0124), Electric Lime (IP-0121), Blue Lagoon (IP-0084), and Cosmic Grape (IP-0120). To add a little depth and richness to the rainbow cake, I took my Color Burst Pencils (JM-0077) and went over the icing portion of the cake as well as the glow from the candles and topped them off with some Journey Glaze (AD-0002). The glow from the candles did require a little Journey Sparkle Cuts (AC-0151) for that hint of glitz. The sentiment is from the same stamp set, and it was stamped with Watermelon Fusion ink (IP-0027) using my MISTI to add color upon color giving a rich, deep color.

The base of the card is Whip Cream card stock (CS-0040), the mat is Lemon Drop card stock (CS-0018) and the circle was die cut out of Electric Lime card stock (CS-0123). The cake and the sentiment were popped out with foam squares. The final accent were orange Rainbow Drops (AC-0178). A perfect card for a perfect birthday.

If you would like to order any of the supplies I used to create this card, click here.

Other supplies: Circle Die Set DI-0039, adhesives, trimmer, etc.

 

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It’s All About the Angles FMS 327 Sketch Challenge

What do I like the best about the Freshly Made Sketches card challenges? I must preface this with the majority of my cards are not clean and simple. I just can’t help adding and adding and adding; well, I guess you can see where this is going. And, this is why I really enjoy the FMS card challenges. I am challenged to create a simple and clean card. This week’s challenge is Jen Mitchell’s “All About the Angles”.

A digitized sunflower is featured on my challenge card. I first saw this sunflower in a collection of sunflowers featured on Instagram by Junior Aguilar a very accomplished artist as well as a tattoo artist in the Atlanta, GA area (Instagram @jr_aguila_mk_v). I immediately thought these would look beautiful colored and placed on a card. He was gracious enough to print them off for me along with some gorgeous roses.

This week’s FMS #327 sketch is below:


This was a super simple card to create. It began with the digitized sunflower which I colored with Fun Stampers Journey Color Burst Pencils. I added some texture in the center of the flower with a fine tip Sharpie pen. To give it a little shine, I added FSJ Journey Glaze to the center.

The base is FSJ Whip Cream cardstock with a mat created from FSJ Summer Sun cardstock cut at an angle. I stamped the sentiment from last month’s Bloom Box at the top of the card with FSJ Black Licorice ink. It was just that quick and simple.

Please click here to purchase any Fun Stampers Journey products to create your awesome papercrafting creations.

 

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