Some cards I designed recently showcasing stamp sets by CC Designs and The Greeting Farm, as well as dies by MFT Stamps. The sequins I’ve used are from http://www.katscrappiness.com.
Here is the process video for the shaker card:
card making
Christmas in July with JLO + Thank You Card
The time has come to start the design team season with a bunch of digital stamps from JessicaLynnOriginal. Jessica (owner and artist) had drawn some amazing beautiful stamps for everyone to enjoy. Whether you are into cutesy designs, serious or just a nature-lover, Jessica has everything for you. For more details, please check out all of the new digital stamps at www.jessicalynnoriginal.com. For those of you who love to start creating Christmas cards early and getting it out of the way, you are in luck! Download it and keep your little ones busy by coloring and crafting with them. By the time summer is over you will not only be thankful that you started your cards early, but you would be creating some great memories with your children!
I honestly struggle designing realistic cards. I’ve always been a fun of cute stamps so I naturally picked the stamps that were more “my style”. Here are the 3 Christmas card samples I have for all of you. I hope you love them:
The last card inspired me to do a Thank You card for a teacher. My children were lucky enough to have had amazing teachers in the past. For me, teachers are super heroes. They do amazing work to sharpen the minds of our children and inspire them to do greater things and most often, they are completely unappreciated! If your child has or had a great teacher, show him or her how much you appreciate them. My daughter has a great relationship with her past teachers and is now finishing her degree in a year to become one.
I am currently in London with my family by the time this post goes live. If you have any questions about the stamps or would like to know more about the upcoming events with JLO and the design team, please head on over to Jessica’s Blog (www.jessicalynnoriginal.net). Jessica is also offering special rates if you’d like to buy all of the digital stamps. Please also join the Facebook group to win prizes this weekend and tag a friend. 2 lucky winners will win a $15 gift certificate to Jessica’s store. Jessica will announce the winner on July 5th at 8:00 a.m.
Happy crafting and have an amazing weekend!
LED Tea Light Vellum Cards
Here is the process video if you’d like to see how I made the cards:
Summer Coffee-lovers Blog Hop
Hello everyone! Today’s cheerful card is for the Coffee Loving Cardmakers blog hop. I was super excited when I found out that there is going to be another hop and of course I just had to participate. This cute digital stamp that I used is from www.jessicalynnoriginal.com. This image is currently free for download at Jessica’s website and if you’d like to get your own copy, here is the link: http://www.jessicalynnoriginal.com/limited-edition-instant-download-jessicalynnoriginal-coms-brentwood-owl-good-days-start-with-coffee-digital-rubber-stamp/
I love coffee and I love making shaker cards! So here is my card. Isn’t Brentwood adorable?! I used 6 mm white diamonds sequins and pink star confetti from http://www.katscrappiness.com/?aff=21. Check out Kat’s sequins and confetti at her shop. They’re all so sparkly and beautiful!
I hope you all have a great weekend!
We Mermaid For Each Other
I have always wanted a mermaid stamp set and my wishes came true! Lawn Fawn has finally released this magical stamp set called Mermaid for you with 3 mermaid images, and a merman. Lawn Fawn never ceased to amaze me! Here is my card using the stamp and dies, as well as sequins and confetti, received from my friend, Kathleen Driggers, who is the owner of a small online store in Washington called, www.katscrappiness.com. I have included a photo of the sequins and confetti that Kat had sent to me below. Aren’t they just beautiful? The stamps, dies and other supplies I have used are all from http://www.markerpop.com Adhesive of course, is from http://www.tombowusa.com
Here is the card:
Here are the supplies I’ve used:
Lawn Fawn Mermaid For You Stamps and Dies
Lawn Fawn Stitched Hillside Border Dies
Lawn Fawn – Lobster Ink Pad
Lawn Fawn – Mistletoe Ink Pad
Sequins – 4 mm Blue Cotton Candy
Sequins – 4 mm – Mother of Pearl
Confetti – 4 mm Silver Star Confetti
Recollections A2 size card base
Recollections Blue Card Stock
Tim Holtz Watercolor paper
Tim Holtz Salty Ocean Distress Ink
Acetate Sheet
Scotch Foam Adhesive
Copic Markers – Mermaid & Merman – E50, 51, 55, 57 (Hair)
Copic Markers – Mermaid & Merman – BG11, BG32 (Fish tail)
Copic Markers – Mermaid’s top – R27 and R39
Copic Markers – Merman’s crown – Y11, Y13
Copic Markers – Fish – YR 17
Copic Markers – Rock – C00, C2, C4
Copic Markers – Sea Horse – V20, V22, V25
Memento Tuxedo Black Ink
Tombow Mono Adhesive
Doodlebug heart sprinkles
This card is just too cute for words! I hope you like what I created and somehow got inspired by my design. Have an amazing day!
Sienna Dragonling by JLO Stamps
The spring term for the design team for www.jessicalynnoriginal.com has officially ended, but that doesn’t stop me from creating and designing for JLO Stamps.
I love coloring! It is so relaxing to just sit on my comfy chair in my craft room, listen to my favorite music and color stamp images and bring them to life!
In honor of one my favorite TV shows, Game of Thrones, I decided to color this whimsical Jasmine Becket-Griffith/Jessica Lynn Original stamp called “Sienna Dragonling”.
I first colored the image using my Copic markers, Sakura gel pens, my wink of Stella brush markers, and glossy accents, to give Sienna a whimsical look! Since this image didn’t come with a die, I took my time to fuzzy-cut the image, and then proceeded to highlight the cut edge with my black memento marker to give it a finished look.
Here is the card:
Supplies I used:
Sienna Dragonling stamp set by Jessica Lynn Original
Recollections A2 size card base
Black Card Stock
DCWV Glittered card stock
Copic Markers – Face and Arm – E000, E00, R00
Copic Markers – Eyes – G17
Copic Markers – Hair – E50, E55, E57 and E59 with Sakura Gold Stardust gel pen
Copic Markers – Lips – R85
Copic Markers – Wings and dress – V22, V25, V28 with Sakura Silver stardust gel pen and Sakura white gel pen
Copic Markers –Dragon – G12 and G17 with silver stardust gel pen and white gel pen
1/8 inch. Scor-Tape
Lawn Fawn – Grass Border Die
Gina Marie Designs Tree Frame Die
Sizzix double-sided adhesive sheet (used to adhere the tree background)
Tombow Mono Adhesive
Mini Glue Dots
Flower punch
Recollections purple gemstones
I hope you like what I created today. Have an amazing Memorial Day weekend everybody!
MFT Sketch Challenge 281
Another week has passed and there is a new sketch challenge at MFT Stamps no. 281. I love joining the challenges because it helps me get creative and challenges me to go outside of my comfort zone.
Here is my card for this week’s challenge. It is a tiny shaker card! I used fun-foam for the whipped cream to make it look realistic. I used my hot cocoa cups die-namics from MFT Stamps, as well as the banner from Blueprints 27 and the stitch circle die-namics. I only have one coffee-themed stamp set in my stash and that is what I used for this card.
Here is the photo for this week’s sketch challenge in case you’d like to join. Please visit the MFT Blog for more details.
Have a great week!
Custom Stamp by JessicaLynnOriginal
The time has finally come to end the Spring Design team season with a bang! Jessica wanted to give us something special to cherish forever. We were each given a choice to design our very own custom stamp. Since I love bows and hearts, I decided to incorporate both images to use as my custom stamp for my happy mail envelopes. Since I am a card-maker, I wanted my handmade cards to go with decorated envelopes.
My family and friends know that I love hearts and bows. The idea behind the stamp is that when people see their happy mail, they would immediately know who it’s from without even looking at the return address. I take a lot of time decorating my cards, and the envelopes should be the same.
I honestly pictured my custom stamp to be a lot smaller, so when I received it, I was bit surprised. However, now that I have stamped about 50 envelopes so far, I really like the size. Needless to say, the custom stamp is made of high-quality rubber and it stamps like a charm!
Here are some photos of how I used my custom stamp. I also decided to create a shaker card. It turned out really cute!
I also would like to take this opportunity to thank the Owner, Jessica Lynn Mould for being so generous and kind, as well as our DT Coordinator, Amanda Pollock, for having the patience with our schedules and blog hops; and to the rest of the design team, I had so much fun working with you all and admire your amazing creativity! I am looking forward to another great season!
Sharon is next on the hop. Please click on this link to get to Sharon, then hop along to the rest of the team’s blogs (Sharon: http://sharonshowcase.blogspot.com)
If you guys would like to check out the store and have your very own custom-stamp, please visit www.jessicalynnoriginal.com now. (The link will take you directly to the online store) You will not be disappointed!
In case you got lost, here is the full link for the hop:
Jessica: http://jessicalynnoriginal.net
Maria: https://mariarusselldesigns.wordpress.com/
Sharon: http://sharonshowcase.blogspot.com/
Jeanette: http://creativeplayischeaperthantherapy.blogspot.com
Vickie: http://stuffbyvickie.blogspot.com
Jennifer: http://glitterinmyhair.blogspot.com
Have an amazing weekend!
Sparkle It Up Lawnscaping Challenge #130
To celebrate the new Lawn Fawn summer release and also participate in the current Lawnscaping Challenge # 130, Sparkle It Up, I made an over-the-top birthday card for a little girl, using the Lawn Fawn Fairy Friends Stamp Set and Dies, with the Stitched Cloud Border Dies.
Here is my rendition for the current challenge. I used Stickles, Wink of Stella, Glitter, Star Confetti, Glitter Card Stock and Gold Card Stock to make my card sparkle, shimmer and shine. The little fairy inside is popped up with an acetate sheet to make her look like she’s hovering on top of the carriage.
“Little girls dreams are of magical things”
Here is the photo of the current challenge, and the link if you would like to participate http://lawnscaping.blogspot.com/2016/05/lawnscaping-challenge-sparkle-it-up.html
I hope you like the card that I created. Have an amazing day!
Maria Russell Designs 