Tuesday, August 1, 2017

Joy Clair August Challenge, Layer It Up

Greetings friends and fellow crafters, LeeAnn here with my project for the Joy Clair Inspirational Challenge.


My project came about in a strange way, and it hit me quick. I was looking through my Joy Clair Stamps for a particular set, and came across this one from March 2016 and said PERFECT!!! This Sunflower layering set I knew would match up for the Layering Theme and the colors would lend itself perfectly.

The inks used are all Memento Dew Drops Dandelion, Cantaloupe, Tangelo, New Sprout, Rich Cocoa and Summer Sky.  I used the Darice Clouds embossing folder, ran the Summer Sky over the top side and placed my 4 x 5.25 piece of Recollections 110 lb card stock and ran it though my big shot. This enabled the background to accept the Summer Sky color and left the clouds white.
For the Sunflower I used the Dandelion on the bottom solid layer, followed by Cantaloupe on the 2nd layer and Tangelo for the top. I then used New Sprout on the solid center layer and Rich Cocoa for the seed layer.
Sentiment is stamped using Rich Cocoa and New Sprout is used around the edge of the tag, with some gold jewels to add a little bling.

I hope you have enjoyed my project today, and that it has given you a bit of inspiration to work on a project of your own for our challenge. Remember you have until 8/31 to enter.

If you have read this far, let me say how excited I am. This post is my 200th post on my blog. I started this blog July 15, 2015, just as a way to keep track of my projects and gain inspiration to keep working. I then joined my first design team in October 2015, and was very excited to receive an email in December 2015 inviting me to be a member on the Joy Clair team. The past 19 months have been awesome, and I hope to be with this team for much longer. The friendships we have made and the feedback we give each other, the camaraderie and just overall fun.
 And since I am celebrating my 200th post, I would like you to celebrate with me. One lucky winner has the opportunity to win a Joy Clair Stamp Set, All you have to do is tell me which one of my Joy Clair projects is your favorite. WARNING... I have made 98 posts using Joy Clair stamp sets in the past 19 months. 

Monday, July 31, 2017

I'm Mad About You with Joy Clair Stamps

Greetings friends and fellow crafters. LeeAnn here with a post for Joy Clair using an oldie but goodie. We were asked to choose one of our favorite stamp sets to work with. In doing so I sat and looked through my boxes and chose the "Love Quotes" set. The original plan is not the project I made, but I may go back and make it as well at a later date. SO, lets get going with my project.



The background paper is from a Recollections Valentine's Pack from either 2016 or 2017. The die cut layers and base are Recollections 110 lb card stock and the sentiment is stamped with Memento Tuxedo Black Dew Drops on Recollections 110 lb card stock.

To make this card I used  an A2 Base and cut the pattern layer at 5.25" x 4". I affixed this layer with double side tape.

I used my Big Shot to cut the dome layers and again used double side tape to adhere together and to the base.

The sentiment I stamped and cut with my Scan N Cut, then adhered it with foam dots.

And with that last step my project was complete.

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Friday, July 21, 2017

Christmas In July Tag with Joy Clair Stamps



Greetings friends and fellow crafters, LeeAnn here today with a Christmas in July tag I made using Joy Clair stamps. For this project I used the "Three Wise Men" stamp set. 

To make my project I used Recollections 110 lb weight card stock as my base. I stamped the wise men with Versamark ink, sprinkled with Gold embossing powder and heat set it, I did the same with the stars and used yellow embossing powder for them. 










While in stamping mode, I stamped the sentiment on a second piece of card stock. 

Once that was complete I used my Zig Clean Color Real Brush Markers to color the robes of the wise men. 

I followed that up with using my distress inks in Seedless Preserves, Tumbled Glass and Hickory Smoke and blended them for the sky, and a bit lighter towards the bottom of the tag and left it lighter to act like a halo around the men. 

Once this was done I used my Gina Marie Stitched Tag Dies to cut the project to the size desired. I used my Perfect Punch to add a hole in the desired spot, and then add a gold star brad so the tag would turn to reveal the sentiment. 

This project will go in my Christmas Box with the cards I have made in the past six months in preparation for this years holiday season. 

I hope you have enjoyed my project today, and that it gives you inspiration in getting your Christmas projects started early. 


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Wednesday, July 19, 2017

Chocolate Lovers Greetings

Chocolate Lovers Post

Greetings friends and fellow crafters. I had the pleasure of getting a bunch of Sunsational stamps clear stamps in the mail last weekend, and have been having fun with them. This set is called Addicted to Chocolate and comes with three awesome bears and the sentiment. What is great is each bear has its favorite chocolate. Using some fun background paper, I went to work.


Addicted To Chocolate




This background paper is from a Die Cuts With A View paper pack, this little bear loves her chocolate bards. Colored with Spectrum Noirs. 
This is background paper is from a Doodlebug 6x6 pack. Also colored with Spectrum Noirs and he loves his cocoa. 


This background paper is also from a Doodlebug 6x6 pack. Colored with Spectrum Noirs and loving kisses. 

I hope you have enjoyed this project.

If you haven't checked out this months challenge yet, the theme is Christmas in July, the link is here, looking for your projects.

Tuesday, July 18, 2017

Quick Quotes Christmas in July fun

Greetings friends and fellow crafters, LeeAnn here today with a Christmas in July project using Quick Quotes Paper and a few other fun items from my stash.  
To make this project I used a mixture of papers including Serenade (our new paper), Winter Bliss and Windsong.
To start this project I chose the paper I wanted to use. My base is from our new paper Serenade 4.25" x 5.5", I then cut another piece of the same paper at 4" x 5.25" so I could use the green flipside as my background. 
For the base that my sentiment is stamped on, and the stamped piece for the little girl I used Windsong paper, The sentiment piece is supposed to simulate carpet for the girl (colored with colored pencils) and tree to stand on. 
The tree is a die from my friend Kat, and I used Winterbliss to to cut the tree and flip flopped the pieces to get varied looks for each layer, and added a few metallic stars to finish it off. 

Please be sure to stop by and take part in this months Challenge 77 where the theme is Red, White and Blue. 

Thanks for stopping by, please come back again soon. 


Quick Quotes Products used:
Serenade SR101 coming soon

other products used...
My Favorite Things overflowing joy stamp/die set
Kat Scrappiness Christmas Tree Die
Colored Pencils


YOU ROCK ATS&M Challenge 251 Anything Goes

Greetings friends and fellow crafters, today I am bringing you a project made for the Challenge 251 at Addicted to Stamps & More. 


Items Used:
Recollections 110 lb cardstock as the beige base, black panel, beige and black circles as well as the black bar under the ribbon. The blue cardstock is from my scrap stash
The ribbon and gemstone are from the stash given to me back in 2015 by a lady downsizing her belongings. 
The stamp is from Studio G, and was stamped using Memento London Fog.

Hope you have enjoyed this project and it has given you some inspiration for your challenge project. 

Friday, July 7, 2017

Quick Quotes Red, White and You

Greetings friends and fellow crafters, LeeAnn here today, it is the first Friday of the month and that means it is time to reveal the July Challenge. This month our theme is... Red White and Blue!

Be sure to stop back at the blog this weekend for the Challenge Winner Announcement for Friday Challenge 76 - "Masculine Cards or Projects".

I created a 6x6 4th of July project to sit on the mantel for years to come. 

Using Paper from several of the Quick Quotes sets I put this project together, and hope you enjoy it. 

Using Serenade QQP-SR103 I cut a 6x6 panel to cover my canvas.
Using Serenade QQP-SR102, Anchors Aweigh QQP-AW100, Adventure Awaits QQP-AD101, and a Pine Needle Die I ran each panel through my Big Shot and turned the cut upside down to simulate fireworks. 

I used my Canon Selphy to print a photo from our fireworks my husband set off this year. This machine is the easiest printer I have ever use. I just open the Canon Print app on my phone, choose the image I want to print and hit print. It goes to the printer and does its thing. 

I used Buttercup and Sunset Powderpuff inks to blend a sunset at the bottom of the 6x6 panel. I then used a small piece of the opposite side and stamped out Happy 4th of July using Royal Blue and Red Lipstick Powderpuff inks. I blended the Buttercup and Sunset along with Warm Grey over the top so that it would blend in with the background. This I cut with an oval die, and used foam dots to pop it up. 

I used double sided tape to adhere the fireworks, and the photo paper is actually a sticker.

I then found this flag banner that is leftover from a project my daughter did in middle school (11 years ago) and added it along the top. 

I really hope you enjoyed this project. I had a great time making it and again plan on setting it out each year.


Quick Quotes Products Used...

Serenade QQP-SR103- coming soon
Serenade QQP-SR102- coming soon 
Anchors Aweigh QQP-AW100
Adventure Awaits QQP-AD101
PowderPuff Inks:

Other items used:
Joy Clair 4th of July Stamp Set
Gina Marie Pine Needles Die
Sizzix Oval Die
Flag Banner from Stash