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Joy Clair World Cardmaking Day - Pick and Mix with Steph

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Hi everyone, Steph  here on WCMD with a new challenge.  I'd love for you to PICK and MIX using this selection of techniques, themes and trending topics. Simply pick 1 item from each column to create your card. 

For my card, I selected Ink for my Technique, paint for my Trend and Christmas for my theme.  I then used the Ugly Sweater Background Builder  stamp set and Joyful Wishes stamp set to create my card.

To create the background, I placed assorted colors of paint on my Gel Press and placed cardstock on top picking up the paint.  I created an assortment of backgrounds so I have some available for future projects.

I selected one of the backgrounds, dry embossed it for a little dimension, then added it to my card.

I used the MISTI to align the images, stamping each in a different color.  The MISTI helps align the stamps on the panel. 

I wrapped pattern paper with twine adding it to the card with foam adhesives.  I die cut the Ugly Sweater panel and matted it with a scalloped circle, adding it to the card.

Finally I stamped a sentiment from Joyful Wishes and added it to my card with foam adhesives for dimension. 

So now it's your turn! Create a card using the Pick and Mix items to build your card. Use one choice from each category and really stretch your creativity! And remember you can use any products for the WCMD challenges, not just Joy Clair ones! Link it up to the Inlinkz below. I can't wait to see all your creations!

Prize: One randomly chosen project that is linked up will win a stamp set from Joy Clair Store.

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Joy Clair World Cardmaking Day - Color Combo with Helen

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Hello everyone... HAPPY WORLD CARDMAKING DAY!!! We are at Joy Clair is celebrating this special event with all day full of fun cardmaking challenge with tons of prizes!

It is my turn with the Color Combo Challenge. You need to create a project with these 3 color combo: RED, ORANGE, and BROWN. Other neutral colors are okay to be used if necessary, the 3 color combo need to be the focal point on your project.

Here's my card that I created using the Give Thanks - Bible Journaling Clear Stamps and Harvest Blessings Clear Stamps.

I used kraft cardstock as the cardbase, white watercolor paper for the background panel and for the pumpkins, and white heavy cardtock for the sentiment banner.

I used Memento Rich Cocoa Ink Pad to stamp all the images and Arteza Watercolor Real Brush Pens to color the images.

I used some very light blue color to create the faded sky on the background of the scarecrow. And I used the Spectrum Noir Sparkle Brush pen to add the glitter on the scarecrow and pumpkins.

I embellished my card with the red stripe ribbon to finish the card.

Hopefully this card can inspire you to create a project and play along with our challenge. It is your turn and we cannot wait to see your projects!

Thanks so much for stopping by, enjoy WCMD and good luck on winning a surprise.   Be be sure to come back to get some more inspiration!

Prize: One randomly chosen project that is linked up will win a stamp set from Joy Clair Store. 

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Joy Clair World Cardmaking Day - Background Builder with Kerry

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Hello there Joy Clair friends!  It's Kerry here!  How are you enjoying WCMD so far?  I am loving all the events, challenges and The Big Hop of the Design Team and Special Guest that we organized for you!  

When picking a challenge this year I went with an old favorite: background building.  I'm thrilled to share a fun project I created using the new Little Monster Set.  This is such a fun and POWERFUL stamp set and I wanted to incorporate as many sentiments as I could.  

I don't know about you, but I really have a problem cutting up my beautiful decorative printed paper.  I just can't seem to cut it up.  Sooo...because I'm a hoarder, I tend to resort to creating my own backgrounds instead.  That's just what I did with this stamp set!  

I love the power of these sentiments in this set and thought it would be neat to create a wall...You know, the wall we sometimes build around ourselves that inevitably hinders our ability to be the best person HE created us to be?  You know, the person who needs that wall broken? 

I decided to focus on the sentiments by stacking them one by one (such a heavy load) on paper then did a bit of distressing.  The monsters arrived soon after to destroy everything.  The monsters...Yeah, they look cute but they're up to something more sinister!  

I mean really, look at those innocent smiles and those sparkly eyes?  They'll get you if you're not careful!  So please, check yourself and be on guard!  They're always ready to pounce!  

I hope something I made will inspire you to make some backgrounds of your own with stamps, stencils, dies, paint, or anything that makes you happy!  I can't wait to see your creative backgrounds take center stage on your lovely cards.

 

Prize: One randomly chosen project that is linked up will win a stamp set from Joy Clair Store. 

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Joy Clair World Cardmaking Day - CAS with Martha Lucia

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Hello crafty friends, it's Martha Lucia here and it's my turn to share a challenge with you for World Card Making Day! This is a fantastic event and we are so proud that you are sharing with us!

 

My challenge for you is create a "Clean and Simple"  (CAS) project. I love clean and simple designs. Take a look at my project:

 

 

For my card I used the stamp set Spring Time Flowers and one image form the set Doodle Flowers. I selected a honeycomb stencil to create the background using fossilized amber distress ink directly over the card base that is whisper white. However here is my first TIP: Color! White space doesn't have to be just white. Using colored card or paper in large blocks can still be CAS. 

 

 

Then I stamped the Flowers in a separate piece of Whisper White card stock and the mason jar using Memento Tuxedo Black Ink. I only inked the mason jar using the same color of the background  and fussy cut all the images with my scissors. This is my second TIP: Time! Take your time. Even a CAS card can take an hour if you want to make it perfect, and get the look you want.

 

 

I arranged the flowers using foam tape. I pasted the jar with glue dots over the flowers and here is my third TIP: Minimal! The less you put on you card means it has to be perfect as it will be easy to see even the slightest mistake.

 

And the last TIP: Embellishment! Even CAS cards can have lots of added extras. Ink or paint, sequins, Glossy Accents or Enamel Accents and heat embossing even die cuts can all add lots of important detail and texture to a CAS project. On this sample I just added a few loops of natural twine on top of the jar and it made a big difference on this look.

 

I hope something I made will inspire you to make some CAS cards with stamps, stencils, dies, inks, or anything that makes you happy!  I can't wait to see your creative cards for this amazing challenge.

 

Prize: One randomly chosen project that is linked up will win a stamp set from Joy Clair Store.

 

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Joy Clair World Cardmaking Day - Make a Card for aFriend with Donna

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Happy Joy Clair World Cardmaking Day 2017!

It's Donna here, I hope you have been enjoying all the World Cardmaking Day festivities! I hope you have been able to join our challenges or make a card to celebrate today!  To celebrate World Cardmaking Day Joy Clair will be offering 20% off your entire order October 7th and 8th.  The coupon code is JCWCMD2017.  So please hop over to the store and get all the stamps you have been wanting.  Also Joy Clair will be having challenges and surprises all day long!  So be sure to check back to see what they are.

All day Joy Clair will be sharing a card of inspiration.  My card for today was to make a card for a friend!  My card is for a dear friend Avis that I have known for almost 30 years.  She is a wonderful christian friend and is always there when I need her.  I know I can call her and she would be right there for me.  My card is perfect for  her, because I know she will always be sweet on the inside.  

Here is my card I made with Avis in mind!

I started off with an A2 card.  I used some flowery design paper I had in my stash and added it to my card.  I die cut a panel and added it to my card.  I die cut two circles and stamped the sentiment on the white cardstock.  I stamped the pineapples from the Joy Clair Color By Faith set called Be a Flamingo.  I colored them with copics and used foam tape to pop them up on the white circle cardstock.  To finish off my card I added some black dots from Nuvo Black Drops.

Here is a closer look of the pineapples.

So now it's your turn! Create a card for a crafty friend. Post it on your blog and dedicate it to that friend! Write a little bit about who you're dedicating your card to and why. Maybe even include their blog address in your post too (if they have one) so that others can visit them and appreciate their work too! Link it up to the Inlinkz below. I can't wait to see all your creations - and the little love notes you leave for your friends!

Thanks so much for stopping by, enjoy WCMD and good luck on winning a surprise.   Be be sure to come back to get some more inspiration!

Prize: One randomly chosen project that is linked up will win a stamp set from Joy Clair Store.

 

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Joy Clair World Cardmaking Day - Stretch Your Stamps

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Are you all loving all of the challenges so far today?? I hope so!! Today my challenge is to stretch your stamps and use them in unexpected ways.

• Use a stamp set in a way that is different than originally intended.
• For example, you might ink a Christmas present stamp in a color other than red or green and use it on a birthday card. Or use a sentiment stamp for something other than a sentiment (to fill in a shape, etc)

For my stamp set, I chose one of my all time FAVORITE sets from Joy Clair Stamps to use today, the Hello Sentiments Stamp Set. Now whenever you look at a sentiment set, you obviously think of using that set for sentiments, but there are so many creative and fun ways to use them in your cardmaking. Using sentiments with different techniques for different looks is a great way to change them up, but you can also use them for shape stamping, creating backgrounds, fill in die cuts, etc. Today, I used the Hello Sentiments stamp set to create a fun background for a die cut shape. You can watch the full video tutorial below to see exactly how I did it!

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Using the outline of the die cut that I was using, I first used it as a mask to blend in some Worn Lipstick Distress Ink to fill in the background with one solid color. Then, I chose a few of the small sentiments in the Hello Sentiments stamp set to stamp repeatedly inside that mask to fill in the shape as well. I used a Peony die cut, however, this technique will work with any shaped die cut so think outside the box!! You can use ballons for a fun birthday card, hearts for an anniversary or Valentine's card, and just random shapes for a fun look on your card, including clouds, flowers, circles, etc.

 

To add a bit more interest on this card, I cut quite a few more of the peony die cuts and stacked them on top of each other for a chip board effect, gluing the final product on top of the ink blending. Finally, I stamped the large "hello" sentiment on the bottom center of the card panel in the same brown ink I used on the smaller sentiments and mounted the entire panel onto an A2 top folding card base with double sided adhesive and fun foam.

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So many wonderful challenges today, after all it is WORLD CARDMAKING DAY!!! Be sure and play along and link up your card to be entered into a drawing for a Joy Clair Stamp Set!!! Happy World Cardmaking Day everyone!!!

Here is the Joy Clair Stamp Set I used on my card today!! (Affiliate link is used at NO additional cost to you!)

Hello Sentiments Stamp Set

 Dont forget to use the code below for 20% off your order!!!

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Prize: One randomly chosen project that is linked up will win a stamp set from Joy Clair Store.

 

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Joy Clair World Cardmaking Day - Case a Card with Jessica

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Hello, card-making friends!! Today is World Card Making Day and Joy Clair has a entire day of challenges to celebrate the day! Please check back regularly to see the different challenges.

My challenge: CASE A CARD FROM A JOY CLAIR DT MEMBER (that was posted on the Joy Clair blog). It was hard to choose which card to CASE, but I narrowed it down to this card created by Lindsay:

I love the scene and also the masking technique that she used. I will also be using Happy Camper stamp set. Here is my take:

I wanted to switch up the scene a little, so I rotated the card. I also decided to use the masking technique with the trees behind the camper. I chose to keep the sky as 'empty space'. I used a blue strip of cardstock to represent the sky. 

**Special World Card  Making Day Sale going this weekend! Use the coupon code, JCWCMD2017 to receive 20% off your order!

So know it is your turn! What card will you CASE? Search the Joy Clair blog and find a card. Make sure to link your creation with the link below.

A winner will be randomly drawn from the entries for this challenge and win a Joy Clair stamp set of your choice.

Thank you for stopping by!

Jessi

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Joy Clair World Cardmaking Day - Rainbow with LeeAnn

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Greetings friends and fellow crafters, welcome to Joy Clair World Cardmaking Day 2017 Challenges!!! LeeAnn here today with my project for a very special challenge. I am using two of the Joy Clair Stamp sets and when given the option of theme to use for my project I chose RAINBOW and  I am so glad I did. I had fun with this.

 

Like many other crafters these days, I have been experimenting with Distress Oxide inks. I made for different backgrounds a few nights ago, each one different than the other, and all will be seen in upcoming projects the next month or so. The background on this project is the final result of my inky fun. 

 

Each time I made a background I cleaned up my mat with the same baby wipe and realized they, this could be interesting. I laid it flat on my mat and smooshed a 4.25" x 5.5 " piece of distress watercolor cardstock onto the wipe. The end result after drying is the background on this project.

 

I then used my stamp platform to position the frame from the Rustic Christmas Stamp Set on a piece of Recollections 110 lb cardstock, I made multiple impressions using Memento Dew Drops Rich Cocoa in  case I was to mess up when I stamped the sentiment. I then used the Brother Scan n Cut to cut the image leaving a .04" border. 

 

I positioned the sentiment from Rustic Occasions Stamp Set and used 3 different Memento Dewdrops (Peanut Brittle, Toffee Crunch and Cottage Ivy) to stamp giving it an Ombre look. 

 

To complete this project, I have an A2 base of kraft cardstock, the next level is 4" x 5.25" of olive green and then the watercolor panel cut at 3.75" x 5". All layers are adhered using Double sided Tear Tape from Imagine Crafts. The sentiment frame is adhered using foam squares for added dimension. 

 

Hope you are inspired by my rainbow card. So its your turn to play along. Have a fun creating a rainbow card and share your gorgeous card with us using the linky below. 

Prize: One randomly chosen project that is linked up will win a stamp set from Joy Clair Store. 

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Joy Clair World Cardmaking Day ~ Pinspiration with Lori

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Hi Joy Clair Fans!!  Happy World Card Making Day!!  This is the first time I have ever participated in World Card Making Day and I am super excited to be doing that with the Joy Clair Design Team!! Mine is a Pinspirational Challenge. Please feel free to be inspired however you choose ~ colors, layout, design, floral elements or a little of all of those like I was!  Here is the Pinterest Picture I used for my inspiration:

Photo Credit

I used the Joy Clair Doodle Flowers stamp set and Memento Black ink to stamp the flowers onto white watercolor paper.  

For my card I started with White card stock for the base of the card.  I added a piece of LemonCraft green paper to the base.  For the cake I cut out white paper for each of the layers, the bottom layer is 3 1/4 inches by 1 1/2 inches and I rounded the corners with my corner rounder.  I then took my Creative Memories Grass border maker and cut out some gold and orange paper and layered them together.  I cut the piece down to fit the bottom cake layer, rounding the corners with the corner rounder.  I cut the middle layer of the cake with white paper 2 1/2 inches by 1 1/2 inches and I put the grass border icing on the bottom of that layer facing up.  

For the top layer I cut the white paper into an 1 1/2 inch square and rounder the corners.  I took a little piece of the grass border and put that on the top of the cake.  I took the Joy Clair Doodle Flowers stamp set, some watercolor paper and some Memento black ink and stamped the flowers out.  I colored them in with Copic markers and fussy cut them out and then added them to the cake.   I took some dark green paper and the Dee's Distinctively Dies Lattice 1 die and cut out the lattice and added that to the card. I placed the decorated cake on top of the lattice and then got some more white paper, black ink and the sentiment from the Joy Clair Hello Autumn stamp set and stamped that onto the paper.  I took the Gina Marie Designs Big and Little Pierced Chain Oval die and cut out the sentiment and pop dotted it onto the card.

I can't wait to see how this image inspires you!  

Hope you are inspired by my rainbow card. So its your turn to play along. Have a fun creating a pinspirational card and share your gorgeous card with us using the linky below. Have a wonderful day!

 

Prize: One randomly chosen project that is linked up will win a stamp set from Joy Clair Store. 

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JOIN US WORLD CARDMAKING DAY - ALL DETAILS

Do you want to celebrate with us? The time is now!!! Beginning at midnight of October 7 we will be kicking off the World Card Making Day (WCMD) celebrations! Woohoo!

 

 

Beginning at 1:00 a.m. (Easter Time) we will be posting challenges throughout the day, every 2 hours, right up until 11:00 p.m.! And that's not all! At 9:00 a.m. we have a very special WCMD Big Hop featuring a dazzling array of very special guests!!

 

For right now let's get some of the most important information out of the way so we can have fun, fun, fun all day (and night) long!

 

1. We want everyone to be able to play so there is *no* requirement to use Joy Clair Stamps although we would be thrilled if you did.  Please make a new card though!
2. We will have all challenges open until next Sunday, October 15, 2017 at 11:55 p.m. EST to let you create a little more than just on WCMD because celebrations should never be limited to a single day, right?   
3. If you are unable to participate in the challenges, simply comment on the posts.  We will be giving one prize to a randomly drawn commenter compiled from all WCMD 2017 posts.
4. Add your link to the appropriate Inlinkz Link-up tool for that post.  You may enter as many times as you wish while the challenges are open.  There will a prize posted on each challenge and one card will be randomly chosen as a winner of that prize from those that Link-up.
5. Have tons of fun!

>>>SCHEDULE & CHALLENGE LINKS<<<

 2:00 a.m. EST WCMD 2017 Pinspiration with Lori
4:00 a.m. EST WCMD 2017 Rainbow Color with LeeAnn
7:00 a.m. EST WCMD 2017 CASE a card with Jessica

9:00 a.m. EST WCMD 2017 Big BlogHop!
11:00 a.m. EST WCMD 2017 Stretch Your Stamps with Lindsay
1:00 p.m. EST WCMD 2017 Make a Card for a Friend with Donna
3:00 p.m. EST WCMD 2017 CAS with Martha Lucia
5:00 p.m. EST WCMD 2017 Background Building with Kerry
7:00 p.m. EST WCMD 2017 Color Combo with Helen

9:00 p.m. EST WCMD 2017 Pick 'n' Mix with Steph

11:00 p.m. EST WCMD 2017 Matching Game Challenge

EDITOR'S NOTE: Winners of all the challenges will be announced as usual on a Joy Clair Blog post on Tuesday, October 31, 2016.

We really want to reward those who enter multiple challenges.  The crafters who enter a different card for at least 3 of the challenges (hopefully all of them!) AND add JCGP to the name of their link (for example "Lisa Lane JCGP") will be entered into a special pool to receive the Grand Prize.  Entering the WCMD Craftie Challenge below will qualify as 1 of those 3 challenges.    

 

What is the Grand Prize you ask?  We are giving away 6 Stamps Sets from Joy Clair Store (just in time for our upcoming next Release)! 

>>>WCMD 2017 CRAFTIE CHALLENGE<<<

So to kick off our challenges we have a fun and easy one for you.  Simply take a craftie.  A craftie can include a picture or two of where you are making all of your cards for WCMD (this may include the table you are working on, the room, locale, etc.), you crafting, your crafting companions, etc.  We simply adore pictures of crafting in action, crafty spaces and works in progress! Post about your picture(s) on your blog, instagram (#JCWCMD2017, #craftie), Facebook, gallery or the like and link them up below using the Link-up tool.

 

Prize: One randomly chosen crafter that is linked up will win a stamp set of your election on the Joy Clair Store!!! 

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