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Life's a Breeze...

Hello there Joy Clair friends!  It's Kerry here and I'm back with another fun summery card.  Today I'm featuring the new set called "Life's a Breeze".  It's a fun set that incorporates several kites and some fun sentiments and scene building images.  

I started out by stamping one of the kites with some Versafine Clair Summertime Ink.  After that, I drybrushed some of the ink onto the kite to give it some faint color.  I didn't want too much color on this image so I used a fine paintbrush and barely brushed the ink on.  A light touch was all I needed.  After that, I assembled the panel by applying strands of colorful twine (from Hemptique) into a block onto the panel then applied the kite with some foam squares.  I attached a piece of twine to the kite so that I could add some little kite ribbons (also included in the stamp set).  I drybrushed these little ribbons with Versafine Clair Warm Breeze and Charming Pink ink too.  

I wanted to add a bit of grass to ground the image so I opted to doodle some grass onto white cardstock using Copic Markers.  This helped contrast against the fibers.  I applied this grass with some foam squares and then mounted it onto the panel.  

A closer look at the card panel reveals some machine stitching and a whimsically cut border.  I tied a bit of black twine around the panel and then added a little green dot to finish it off.  Mounting this panel onto a white card base finished it off!  

Thanks for stopping by today.  I hope you enjoyed this creation.  It was such a fun card to create!  

Be Fearless, Be Strong, Have Faith with Joy Clair and Imagine Crafts

Hello everyone... Helen is here. Today, I have a patriotic themed card that I created using the new Color By Faith - Inspirational Arrows Stamp Set and Grungy Flag Background Stamp together with VersaFine Clair Ink Pads.

This card is very easy and quick to create and I am inspired by our June Challenge photo inspiration.

I started this project with creating the background. Using Original MISTI, I stamped the Grungy Flag Background Stamp directly on a white cardstock with VersaFine Clair Tulip Red Ink Pad and VersaFine Clair Blue Belle Ink Pad. These VersaFine Clair ink pads are pigment inks that we can get great stamped image in just one time stamping. After I stamped the flag, I dried it with craft heater.

I trimmed the background panel to fit on a 5" x 7" white card and I added it on the card with dries-clear adhesive glue.

 After that, I cut a piece of vellum paper and I stamped 3 of the word arrows from the Color By Faith - Inspirational Arrows Stamp Set using the VersaFine Clair Nocturne (Black). I dried the stamped vellum with craft heater. To avoid wrinkled vellum paper, I pre-heated the craft heater for several seconds to make sure it was hot enough to dry the ink.

Once the vellum paper dried, I added it on the card by adding the dries-clear adhesive glue right under the stamped images, and then I wrapped both edges around the front card and secure it with some dries-clear adhesive glue. You can leave the inside of the card as is, but I always like to add a piece of cardstock to cover the extra vellum inside the card, just look nicer.

My patriotic card is done and hope you all enjoy it, too. It is your turn now to create and share your projects inspired by the challenge inspiration picture this month.

June Challenge with Joy Clair

Hello everyone!!!

This month we are using  a mood board with images and colors for our summer season. You can also use it for your inspiration or you can surprise us with your own idea. This challenge will be open during all June and you could have the opportunity to use old and new stamps from different companies, but if you use a Joy Clair stamp set you will have the double of opportunities to win!

Play with us is very simple, you only need to create a project using Anything Goes as theme, post your project on your personal blog or online gallery and link to us. You can use any brand of stamps!!!

• MUST directly link to the Joy Clair blog in your post. (Or entry will not count)
• Projects must be NEW, no back linking, please.
• Number of entries is unlimited.
• Add a direct link to your project using the InLinkz below.
• If you use a Joy Clair Stamp Set you will have a double of opportunities to win.

Donna Idlet

Angie Cimbalo

Ceal Pritchett

Monica Maier

Martha Lucia Gomez

Jenny Fruchey

Helen Gullett

Andrea Bjork

Lindsay Andreon

Kerry Urbatch

You have until June 29, 2018 to create a new project and enter it into Inlinkz below. 

By entering you will have a chance to win a $25 Gift Certificate to the Joy Clair Store.

ONE lucky winner will be announced on June 30, 2018!!!

Good Luck!!!  

An InLinkz Link-up

Joy Clair and Coffee Lovers Blog Hop

Happy Friday!!! We’re so thrilled to be hopping with the Design Team of Coffee Loving Cardmakers!  Coffee for us is very special, we have a exclusive Coffee Category of Stamps on our store and it was created to celebrate with all the coffee lovers. You should star the hop here and continue with the line up.  

Here’s a sneak peek of what’s coming up from the Coffee Loving Cardmaker’s Design Team:

Giveaway:

To celebrate the blog hop, Joy Clair is giving away $25 gift certificates to TWO lucky winners. Leave us a comment by 11:59pm ET on 5/18/18 for your chances to win. Winners will be chosen at random from all of the comments and will be announced on the Joy Clair on 5/31/18 and Coffee Lovers Makers blog  on 5/19/2018. This is the line up of the Hop, grab you Cup of Coffee and enjoy!

Joy Clair Blog

Kerry Urbatch

Helen Gullett

Donna Green Idlet

Ceal Pritchett

Monica Maier

Angie Cimbalo

Nicole Winslow

Martha Lucia Gomez

Jenny Fruchey

Lindsay Adreon

Coffee Loving Cardmakers Blog

Amy Tsuruta

Laurel Seabrook

Lisa ReynoldsBzibziak

Robyn Jordan

Becca Cruger

Dana Warren

Erin Thiem

Kathy Schweinfurth

Katie Brooks

APRIL CHALLENGE - ANYTHING GOES

Anything Goes and/or Spring, why not!  These are the themes that all our readers and followers love because a lot of us are enjoying the spring!!!

This month we are using  a mood board with a spring colors that you will love. You can also use it for your inspiration or you can surprise us with your own idea. This challenge will be open during this month and you could have the opportunity to use old and new stamps from different companies, but if you use a Joy Clair stamp set you will have the double of opportunities to win!

Play with us is very simple, you only need to create a project using Anything Goes as theme, post your project on your personal blog or online gallery and link to us. You can use any brand of stamps!!!

• MUST directly link to the Joy Clair blog in your post. (Or entry will not count)
• Projects must be NEW, no back linking, please.
• Number of entries is unlimited.
• Add a direct link to your project using the InLinkz below.
• If you use a Joy Clair Stamp Set you will have a double of opportunities to win.

Martha Lucia Gomez

Nicole Winslow

Jenny FruChey

Helen Gullett

Monica Maier

Angie Cimbalo

Ceal Pritchett

Lindsay Andreon

You have until April 29, 2018 to create a new project and enter it into Inlinkz below. 

By entering you will have a chance to win a $25 Gift Certificate to the Joy Clair Store.

ONE lucky winner will be announced on April 30, 2018!!!

Good Luck!!!  

An InLinkz Link-up

March Challenge - Anything Goes

Anything Goes!  This is the theme that all our readers and followers love and the design team this month used as inspiration a mood board with a magic colors that you will love. You can also use it for your inspiration or you can surprise us with your own idea. This challenge will be open during this month and you could have the opportunity to use old and new stamps from different companies!

But before to star our Challenge we need to share with you a very good news. During March Joy Clair Stamps and My Sweet Petunia will work together. 

We have two different design teams, full of talented ladies that will surely inspire you along of this month. And of course we will offering amazing prizes to share with you!!! Just be sure to leave comments during this month in all our posts, so you can be entered to win one of two $25 Joy Clair Stamps Gift Card or Certificate and a MISTI (original or mini, your choice)!!!

All the projects created for our March Challenge have been created using My Sweet Petunia Products in combination with Joy Clair Stamps. For more details  on how to create these projects, please head on over to designer blogs for that info.

Play with us is very simple, you only need to create a project using Anything Goes as theme, post your project on your personal blog or online gallery and link to us. You can use any brand of stamps!!!

• MUST directly link to the Joy Clair blog in your post. (Or entry will not count)
• Projects must be NEW, no back linking, please.
• Number of entries is unlimited.
• Add a direct link to your project using the InLinkz below.

Martha Lucia Gomez

Jenny Fruchey

Angie Cimbalo

Monica Maier

Helen Gullett

Nicole Winslow

Donna Idlet

Andrea Bjork

Ceal Pritchett

Lindsay Andreon

You have until March 30, 2018 to create a new project and enter it into Inlinkz below. 

By entering you will have a chance to win a $25 Gift Certificate to the Joy Clair Store.

ONE lucky winner will be announced on March 31, 2018!!!

This month we are ce

Good Luck!!! 

An InLinkz Link-up

February Challenge - Month of Love

Month of Love!  This is the theme that our design team use as inspiration for our first challenge of the year. You can use the photo for your inspiration or the projects created by the team. Our most recently release is plenty of love with sentiments and images that you can use and personalize on your creations. This challenge will be open during this month and you could have the opportunity to use old and new stamps from different companies!

Play with us is very simple, you only need to create a project using Anything Goes as theme, post your project on your personal blog or online gallery and link to us. You can use any brand of stamps!!!

• MUST directly link to the Joy Clair blog in your post. (Or entry will not count)
• Projects must be NEW, no back linking, please.
• Number of entries is unlimited.
• Add a direct link to your project using the InLinkz below.

Helen Gullett

Nicole Winslow

Kerry Urbatch

Angie Cimbalo

Jenny Fruchey

Monica Maier

Lindsay Andreon

Ceal Pritchett

Nicole Winslow

 

For more details  on how to create these projects, please head on over to designer blogs for that info.

You have until February 27, 2018 to create a new project and enter it into Inlinkz below. 

By entering you will have a chance to win a $25 Gift Certificate to the Joy Clair Store.

ONE lucky winner will be announced on February 28, 2018!!!

Good Luck!!!  

An InLinkz Link-up

December & January Challenge!!!

POP UP!!! This is the theme that our design team to close the year and give a warm welcome to 2018!!! What that mean? That you can create whatever you want and if it is Pop Up will be better. You can use the inspiration photo and/or theme on you creation to participate with us. This challenge will be open during the months of December and January and you could have the opportunity to use old and new stamps from different companies!

Play with us is very simple, you only need to create a project using Anything Goes as theme, post your project on your personal blog or online gallery and link to us. You can use any brand of stamps!!!

• MUST directly link to the Joy Clair blog in your post. (Or entry will not count)
• Projects must be NEW, no back linking, please.
• Number of entries is unlimited.
• Add a direct link to your project using the InLinkz below.

Martha Lucia Gomez

Jessica Pascarella

Lori Kobular

Lindsay Andreon

Donna Idlet

Hellen Gullet

LeeAnn McKinney

Steph Ackerman

Kerry Urbatch

For more details  on how to create these projects, please head on over to designer blogs for that info.

You have until January 29, 2018 to create a new project and enter it into Inlinkz below. 

By entering you will have a chance to win a $25 Gift Certificate to the Joy Clair Store.

TWO lucky winners will be announced on January 30, 2018!!!

Good Luck!!! 

An InLinkz Link-up

3d Christmas Poinsettia

Hello everyone!

It's Donna here featuring the newly release Everyday set called "3d Christmas Poinsettia".  This set is an amazing set it is a 6x8 set.  There are several petals to layer the poinsettia and many sentiments and elements to decorate your card.  This would be perfect for your Christmas cards!

Closer look of the poinsettia

Here is how I put my card together:

1. My card is an A2 size card, 

2. I cut a black and pink piece of card stock 4 x 5 and die cut the design on the bottom, I cut about an 1/8 inch on the three sides of the pink card stock so they were layered,

3. I stamped the three larger petals of the poinsettia and leaves (2) with versamark on vellum paper, I added some white embossing powder and heat set them,

4.  I colored the backside of each petals and leaves with copics,

5.  I then adhered the leaves on the card, and then used pop dots in the middle of each set of petal,

6.  I then stamped some of the twigs from the set with versamark and added white embossing powder and heat set them,

7.  I then added some gold NUVO around the twigs and in the middle of the poinsettia,

8.  I then stamped the sentiment "Noel" with versamark and added black embossing powder and heat set it.

I hope you will play along with the Joy Clair Challenge this month. The theme is always anything goes and our Design Team uses a photo inspiration to create their project that you can use too. If you would like to join the challenge, you can find all the details here. As always, you will have a chance to win a $25 Gift Certificate to the Joy Clair Store.

Please follow Joy Clair's facebook page, Color by Faith Bible Journaling Facebook page, Instagram and Twitter, be the first to hear the news, sales and giveaways! They also have a Pinterest page and YouTube channel for your inspiration!

Thank you for stopping by, please come back again soon!

November Challenge - Anything Goes

Stencil It!!! This is the theme that our design team is using for November Challenge!!! Normally our themes are anything goes with a twist and each time we are more than happy to see all your amazing creations. You can use the inspiration photo and/or theme on you creation to participate with us. All that you create is perfect!!!

Now play with us is very simple, you only need to create a project using Anything Goes as theme, post your project on your personal blog or online gallery and link to us. You can use any brand of stamps!!!

• MUST directly link to the Joy Clair blog in your post. (Or entry will not count)
• Projects must be NEW, no back linking, please.
• Number of entries is unlimited.
• Add a direct link to your project using the InLinkz below.

Martha Lucia Gomez

Kerry Urbatch

Donna Idlet

Helen Gullet

Lindsay Andreon

Lori Kobular

LeeAnn McKinney

Steph Ackerman

For more details  on how to create these projects, please head on over to designer blogs for that info.

You have until November  29, 2017 to create a new project and enter it into Inlinkz below. 

By entering you will have a chance to win a $25 Gift Certificate to the Joy Clair Store.

One lucky winner will be announced on November 30!!!

Good Luck!!! 

An InLinkz Link-up