Hi everyone, Steph here today and I'm using an older stamp set from Joy Clair - Christmas Penguins. These little guys are adorable and make for some fun Christmas cards.
Consisting of 10 different Penguin stamps, this is an adorable stamp set. I selected two penguins I wanted to use then stamped them in black ink on white cardstock. I added a touch of color to his beak as well as the Christmas ornaments and Christmas lights with Copic Markers.
The cards were created from green cardstock and cut 4 1/4" x 11". As I wanted top folding cards, I scored the panel at 5 1/2". Red cardstock was cut 4" x 5 1/4" and the pattern paper was cut a little bit smaller. After inking the panels with red ink, I adhered the panels to the red cardstock.
Twine was wrapped around each panel and the panels were added to the green card with foam adhesives. After coloring the penguins, I used Spellbinders dies to die cut them. I also inked the oval with red ink then matted the images with larger dies. As I wanted the images to pop, I added them to the cards over the twine with foam adhesives.
Merry Christmas is from the Cozy Snowman Wishes stamp set. I also stamped it in black ink on scraps of white cardstock. After inking the sentiments, I matted them with red cardstock before adding to the cards with foam adhesives for dimension.
Aren't they adorable? I see lots of penguins in my Christmas cards this year.
It's Donna here to share with you a birthday card. It's the summer time, and it just seems like everyone's birthday is during the summer months. My granddaughters have lots of birthday party's to attend, so I like to keep them on hand for them to use
Here is my card I have to share with you today. It's a cute birthday card that is perfect for a child. The set is called "Let's Celebrate, it has lots of images you can use. This set is very versatile. I chose to just use the balloons on my card today.
Here is a closer look at it....do you see the shimmer? I used some Shimmer Sparkle spray to get the shine.
Here is how I put my card together:
1. An A2 card,
2. I masked my card off so I would have the distress color in the center of my card,
3. I added some of the images to my card with ink,
4. I sprayed my card with Shimmer Spray,
5. I then cut the balloons out using my Silhouette,
6. I colored them using Copic markers - these are the colors I used:
R81, 83, 85, Y17, Y38, YR68, and BV05, 07, 09,
7. After the Shimmer dried, I adhered the two balloons to the card and added the middle one with dimensionals,
8. I finished off my card by adding the sentiment.
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This month our Design Team prepared an amazing projects using Layers as theme: layers of colors, layers of papers, layers of stamps and layers of imagination!!! If you want to use the same theme to create your project and participate with us this will be great but anything goes projects ae always welcome.
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.
Today is the last day of our Cross Promotion with Quick Quotes Scrapbook Paper and your last opportunity to participate and win prizes from both Joy Clair and Quick Quotes!!
I received some lovely papers and inks from Quick Quotes to pair with Joy Clair stamps.
The pattern papers are awesome and perfect to combine with Joy Clair stamps.
For my Hello card, I used the sentiment from the Hello Sentiments stamp set. Included with this stamp set are 4 larger words and 26 smaller words and phrases that can be mixed and matched. I created a card from black cardstock, then cut the Quick Quotes paper to fit. Next, I fussy cut the flowers to fit my card. After inking with Sunset and Aqua Inks, I added the flowers to the card with foam adhesives for dimension. Hello was stamped with Midnight Ink, then lightly inked nestled amongst the flowers with foam adhesives.
Hi friend uses the same floral paper used in my first card plus 2 different stamps from Joy Clair. I used the Lovely Swirl Background stamp, stamping it with Sunset Ink on the Quick Quotes paper. I then matted it with cardstock. I had a scrap of muslin that I inked with Sunset Ink and placed around the card then added the panel to a blue card. Again, I fussy cut some more flowers and leaves, inked them with Light Moss Ink and added them to the card with foam adhesives for dimension. The sentiment is from the Bandana Bits stamp set and it was die cut to snuggle amongst the leaves.
And since I was having so much fun, I decided to create another card. This time, I stamped flowers from the Spring Time Flowers stamp set in Midnight Ink. Using a water brush I painted the flowers with Sunset Ink. For a bit more color, I used a dauber to pick up additional ink for the flower centers. The sentiments are also from the Hello Sentiments stamp set. I stamped them with Midnight and Sunset Inks then die cut with Spellbinders dies before adding to the card.
Lindsay here!!! I hope everyone is enjoying this week long partnership with Joy Clair Stamp & Quick Quotes! It is Lindsay here with you today, sharing my card that I made with products from both Quick Quotes & Joy Clair Stamp. If you haven't noticed from my style, I don't normally use a lot of patterned paper on my cards, but I did want to share with you a few tips and tricks I like to use when I do find myself reaching for it! Also, in the video below, you will also find a few other ideas for your vellum quotes and 12 x 12 papers!! So be sure to watch the video tutorial below and keep checking back in this entire week as all of the DT has some amazing projects to share with you!! Also, be sure to leave a comment each day to be entered into a drawing for a $25 Gift Card from Joy Clair Stamps & a prize from Quick Quotes!!!!
ENJOY!!
Starting with the 12 x 12 paper filled with quotes, I cut out the quote "the sweetest moments are moments togehter". Using a few circle die cuts I die cut the sentiment into several layers so I could add dimension for more interest. To be able to assemble the sentiment back together, I cut a backing paper from plain computer paper and glued all of the layers to it. For the outer circle, I glued it straight down with liquid adhesive, the scalloped frame I popped up with fun foam and double sided adhesive, and the final inner sentiment I glued down with liquid adhesive as well. I also die cut a gorgeous 12 x 12 patterned paper from the 49 Shades of Gray line with a scalloped rectangle die to be my mat. (I had a hard time cutting up that beautiful paper!! LOL)
To accent my papers I used the "Doodle Flowers" stamp set. I first stamped the jar with the Midnight Confessions Chalk Ink from Quick Quotes onto vellum and because chalk ink will stay wet for a bit, I heat embossed it with clear EP. Next up, I stamped the bunch of flowers with the same ink onto watercolor paper and again heat embossed with clear EP. To give each stamped image color, I used my chalks and dove blender pen, then fussy cut each one, leaving a thin white border. While I had my cutting tools out, I also cut a slit in the top of the jar, so I could insert my flowers!
To put all of the pieces together, I chose an A2 top folding kraft card base as my my starting point. For the large patterned paper mat, I used double sided adhesive to adhere it directly to the card base. I also used the same adhesive to adhere the sentiment that I had die cut. Finally, I used fun foam and double sided adhesive to adhere my jar and flowers on the bottom right of the card base. And my final touches were a few clear sequins, which I glued down with a bit of multi medium matte.
Welcome Kerry!!!
I am excited to be joining the fun collaboration of Joy Clair and Quick Quotes this week. Today is my day to share and I hope you enjoy what I created! My cute and trendy card combines some awesome products from Joy Clair and Quick Quotes. I selected delish papers from the Ahoy There Collection as well as the mermaid set called Seas the Day from Joy Clair. They are a perfect match!
I had a ball creating this cute mermaid card using the inks and papers from Quick Quotes. The inks color beautifully and the double-sided papers are so rich and gorgeous. I love that this pattern coordinates SO perfectly with the mermaid stamp set from Joy Clair. Isn't it perfect?!
Such a gorgeous collection of papers and panel cut-outs. I chose a to use some papers from the Anchors Aweigh Collection, some papers designed by Joy , the little pennant cut-out from the Mulberry collection. It works perfectly with the theme too.
I started out by stamping my Mermaid and jellyfish image using the Midnight Confessions Ink. I colored the image using Aqua Powder Puff and Sunset inks and a super-fine paint brush. I wasn't worried at all when the black bled a bit because it actually accentuated the color of the images. I was careful lot to make it too muddy by coloring around the black lines.
Stitching a bit of the peachy paper gave an added texture and layer to the paper...and finished off this layer to perfection.
Even the little jellyfish got a sparkly treatment with some Wink of Stella!
If you haven't already, be sure to head back to the beginning of the week, so you don't miss any of the fun!! And please be sure and watch the video tutorial, where I share a few more ways to use the Quick Quotes products!!! If you're interested in any Quick Quotes products you can find them all on their website HERE. And you can pick up the "Doodle Flowers" and the another stamp sets from Joy Clair Stamps HERE!! ***Affiliate Link*
Thank you so much for spending a bit of time with me today!! Until next time, Happy Crafting!!
It's Donna here and I am so excited about this post! Joy Clair and Quick Quotes have joined together for a promotion and a giveaway! It's Day three of the promotion, if you have not stopped by Day 1 and 2, please check out the wonderful projects from the design team. Joy Clair and Quick Quotes will be giving away a $25 gift certificate!
Now onto my project, I decided to change it up a little and I have created a portfolio with the Quick Quotes products and Joy Clair stamps. The portfolio measures 8 1/4 x 5 1/4. I started out with using the design paper from Quick Quotes to cover the front and back panels with the design paper which is from the Anchors Await Collection.
I created the frame with some blue card stock. I die cut the center and added some chipboard to the blue panel and inked the edges with Quotes Powder Puff ink and then added the family quote from the Quick Quotes Family & Special Moments Vellum Strips. I used my 5" Xyron to put adhesive on the back of the vellum. I used foam tape to pop the panel up into the frame. I then had some "nautical" items in my stash and I added the rope and shells to the front. I stamped and colored the mermaid from the Joy Clair Stamp Set called "Seas the Day". I added some mini rhinestones to look like bubbles coming from the mermaid.
Here is what the portfolio looks like opened.
These are the first two pages, I cut some Quick Quotes design paper and covered the pages which measures 7 1/2 x 4 1/2. The pocket measures 3 1/2 x 4 1/2, the card measures 5 x 4. The quote on the front of the card is from the Anchors Aweigh Strip. The right hand page I added a 1/2 stripe down the side and only adhered the top and bottom. You could add some pictures or post cards under the strip if you do not want to adhere them down. At the bottom right hand corner I stamped an image from the Joy Clair Bible Journaling Collection Anchor of Hope set.
The next pages are the same measurements as the pages above. The quote on the front of the card is from the Anchors Aweigh Strip. The image stamped on the right hand page is also from the Joy Clair Bible Journaling Collection Anchor of Hope set.
The last two pages are the same measurements as the first pages. The design paper on the left hand side is from Quick Quotes 49 Shades of Grey Collection. I used the quotes from the Quick Quotes Anchors Aweigh Strip. The quote on the left hand side, I adhered it to the page on the ends so I could fit the frame under it. The frame measures 4 1/4 x 3 7/8. I added a layer of white on the frame and stamped the image on the bottom from the Joy Clair Everyday set Seas the Day. On the right hand side, again I left the middle open so the tags could fit under it. I stamped some images on the bottom of the tags from the Seas the Day set also. The memories is from the Quick Quotes Family & Special Moments Vellum Strips. You will see the tags in the video below.
Here is a short video so you can see the details of the portfolio.
Hello, Joy Clair friends! This is a super fun week on the Joy Clair blog. We have teamed up with Quick Quotes for a week long promotion. The design teams from both companies are sharing a variety of projects in hopes to inspire you to get crafty!
When I received my Quick Quote papers and embellishments, I figured it was time to attempt another scrapbook layout. I decided to highlight the anchors that are included in the Anchors Aweigh collection. I used a few different Joy Clair stamp sets on this layout: Soft Letters, Anchors of Hope and Bible Planner.
A few different prints from the Anchors Aweigh collection were used for layers on the layout. I really wanted to highlight the anchors, so I decided to use a large piece of the navy/white anchor print to go across the page. The title of the page is created using a mixture of stamps and stickers. The word 'anchor' is created using letters from the Soft Letters stamp set. The letters are stamped onto a print and cut out.
Multiple pieces of the chipboard embellishments from the Anchors Aweigh collection are also used on the layout. The picture is highlighted with the chipboard photo corners. A couple worded embellishments are used as extra detail. To break up some of the empty space, I used a sticker saying that is also part of the Anchors Aweigh collection.
One of the last details of the layout is the peach anchor. I used the anchor from the Anchor of Hope stamp set and stamped it onto the paper. Once the image is cut out, I poked a hole in the top and placed a string of white twine. I looped the twine around the page by gluing sections of the twine to the paper. To finish the page, I used the numbers from the Bible Planner stamp set to stamp the date onto the bottom of the layout.
Let talk about prizes! All you have to do is leave comments of the Quick Quote blog and the Joy Clair blog throughout the week to increase your chance of winning. The winners will be announced on the companies' blogs.
Thank you for stopping by and have a wonderful week! Please make sure to stop by and check out more of the Quick Quotes and Joy Clair Cross Promotion!
Hello Everyone! Welcome to the Joy Clair stamps and Quick Quotes Scrapbook Company Promotion and Giveaway!!
We are so glad you joined us for this fun collaboration. We have two different design teams, full of talented ladies that will surely inspire you along the way. And of course there are amazing prizes to share with you!!! Just be sure to leave comments on all the blogs during the promotion so you can be entered to win a $25 gift card from Joy Clair and a Gift Card that Quick Quotes will be offering as prize too.
Today Martha Lucia and Lori will be sharing their projects with you!!!
To make the little favors I used the Gift Bag Punch Board, which made the process very easy. I just cut from a sheet of 49 Shades of Grey 100 3 pieces of 3-1/2 "x8-1/2". I used the both sides of the papers and created score lines and pouches just following the basic score lines of the board between the start line and the side line.
Then I folded the main lines and scored the lateral lines and assemble the star boxes. I tied these with a thick Bakers twine and added at the end of the twine a die cut with a sentiment from the Every Day Sentiments Stamp Set that I stamped using the PowderPuff Chalk Ink Midnight Confessions.
For the card I used other designs from 49 Shades of Grey. I created a card base with whisper white card stock and then pasted a second layer using 49 Shades of Grey 105. Over this I pasted a big scallop die cut that I cut using the 49 Shades of Grey 102 and with dimensionals I added a tiny border on top. In a separate piece of whisper white card stock, I stamped one of the bunches of flowers included on the stamp set Doodle Flowers of Joy Clair and fussy cut with my scissors. I colored the flowers with different colors of PowderPuff Chalk Ink, I used Pixie Pink, Light Moss, Desert Sun, Sky Blue and Green Leaf and pasted over the decorated card using dimensionals too after tying tiny loops of coral thread.
I hope my project inspired you to combine your stamps and use different types of inks and decorated papers to develop your ideas. They incentivize your creativity and you will discover an endless world of opportunities using decorated papers.
Welcome Lori!!!
Now on to my cards that I made for this event. Here is my first card:
For this A2 card I started with white card stock for the base of the card and then I added the Quick Quotes Mulberry paper and added that to the card base. I took the Quick Quotes Friendship Isn't A Thing Vellum Quote and cut it out with the Stitched Oval die, ran it through my xyron sticker maker and then attached it to the center of the card. I took some watercolor paper and my Joy Clair Springtime Flower stamp set and some black ink and stamped the flowers and then colored them in with Copic markers and then fussy cut them out and attached them around the vellum quote. Aren't these flowers beautiful? I really love the way they surround the oval!
Today other designers of Quick Quote are sharing their ideas too. To see them you just need to visit the brand company blog and if you leave us a comment on our post you will have the opportunity to participate in the raffle of one $25 Gift Card from Joy Clair Store and a Gift Card from Quick Quotes Store. To visit the Quick Quotes Blog CLICK HERE.
I made a lot of tags for my gifts using the single images and combining some of them. The base of the tags is card stock, I stamped the images using Memento Tuxedo Black Ink, colored each image with Prismacolor pencils and enhanced the details of each penguin with irRESISTible Clear and irRESISTible Shimmer from Imagine. Then I cut the same shape with a window using Rinea Foil in different and attractive colors. I pasted the foil over the card base using Tombo Glue.
To finalize the decoration I added a border die cut over the front of each tag using a Christmas border die cut and on top a few loops of bakers twine to attach it to the present.
Remember that until July 21, you can buy ANY CHRISTMAS STAMP SET from Joy Clair using the DISCOUNT CODE:CIJ17 and receive the 10% off in your stamps. Also if your order is of $50 dollars or more, your SHIPPING IS FREE!!!
My suggestion is to not wait until the last minute, so take advantage of this amazing promotion right now. Just CLICK HERE and see all the CHRISTMAS SETS that we have. I just completed my collection and I can't wait until I receive my new stamp sets to share with you my creations.
Lindsay Andreon is here!!!
Merry Christmas in July everyone!!! It's Lindsay from the DT here with you today, sharing my Christmas in July card using the oh so cute "Merry Christmoose" stamp set! This is such an adorable and fun set that I used to make a card with some no line coloring with colored pencils. (If you can't tell I'm on a colored pencil coloring kick, LOL!) Be sure and watch the full video tutorial below for all the details on how I made and colored my card for today! And when you're done here, be sure to head over to the Joy Clair shop and take full of advantage of the Christmas in July Sale!!! Right now, you can get any and all Christmas stamp sets at a 10% discount!!!! How awesome is that?? Be sure to use the code that is included in the banner above!!
ENJOY!!
To start my card I first made a kraft panel and red frame with two different sized rectangle dies. I used a die cut inlay technique to create the red frame and the smaller rectangle to make my kraft panel. On the kraft panel, I used Desert Sand Memento Ink and the Merry Christmoose Stamp Set to stamp for a tone on tone look (Maybe a little too close in color! I'll explain how I fix this.). I started with the moose in the set, and after masking off that image with a mask I had made beforehand from Inkadinkado Masking Paper, I stamped three trees "behind" the moose. After removing the mask to reveal the very quick scene I had created, I brought out my Prismacolor colored pencils and started coloring.
So a quick disclaimer and word of warning/quick tip, I had to stop coloring in the middle of my project, like I have to do quite often because I'm a Mom and it was time to make supper and when I came back my lines had pretty much faded into the paper and I couldn't see them anymore. In order to fix this I brought out my MISTI and used a darker brown ink to stamp my moose and bottom of the trees, and a green ink to stamp the tops of the trees. Honestly, if you want to recreate this card, I would suggest using the green ink on the trees from the get go. Having that there allowed me to not be so precise when coloring in the needles and really gave the trees a more full look! After I fixed my blunder, I went on and finished the entire scene with my colored pencils!
To finish off the front of the card, I adhered the kraft panel with double sided adhesive and the red frame with fun foam and double sided adhesive for added dimension. I also added my sentiment, which I had heat embossed in a gold twinkle embossing powder on a vellum flag. Finally, I added one last tree with the same inks I had used before on the inside of the card so it was completely ready to send off!!
So that was a very quick run down on my card, but for the full information, plus some tips and tricks, be sure to watch the video tutorial above! Don't forget to take full advantage of the Christmas in July sale too!! It is never too early to start your Christmas cardmaking!!
If you are interested in the set I used today, I have linked it below for your convenience!! This is an affiliate link, so if you don't feel comfortable using it, just head over to the Joy Clair Shop and search "Merry Christmoose" and that will bring the set up for you!! Until next time, Happy Crafting!!!
We are celebrating Christmas a little early! For the entire week, Joy Clair will be sharing some Christmas inspiration. So be sure to keep coming back this week. If you see something you just have to have, there is a discount code (CIJ17) you can use. Do you realize it is just a little over five months before Christmas? It's really never to early to start with your Christmas shopping and making your handmade cards if you make them.
We start our Christmas Weed with two fabulous designers: Donna Idled and Jessica Pascarella!
Welcome Donna!!!
I have made a cute box to hold the Joy Clair Christmas tags. The tags are from the Joy Clair "Christmas tags". There are four in the set. I cut the SVG tag file and then stamped each image on the tag with different colors. I then added a small hole at the top so you can thread some string through it to attach to a gift. The top I stamped the "Christmas" from the Joy Clair Rustic Christmas Sentiment set and the word "tags" is from the Joy Clair Fancy Curl alphabet set.
Here is the box opened with the tags. Remember back in the day, you could buy Christmas tags and it had the string in the box? This is the look I was going for.
Here are the tags I stamped, there are about 12 in the box.
Welcome to the Christmas in July Celebration with Joy Clair! This week the design team is showcasing the different Christmas stamp sets available in the Joy Clair Store! I know that Christmas is still a few months away...but it is never too early to get your Christmas crafts underway!
Welcome Jessica!!!
Today I am showing one of the first ever Joy Clair's Christmas sets, Christmas Wishes:
When I first saw this set, I fell in love with the cutesy tree and the adorable handwritten words! I wish my cursive was that pretty!
I really wanted the tree to be the highlight of the card. I took a decorative panel and stamped/embossed the tree in gold. To add to the tree, I stamped ornaments onto the tree using the small dot stamp from the set. The star is colored in with a yellow marker. The decorative panel is layered onto a few different prints and attached to the card front.
For the inside of the card, the sentiment is stamped in black ink. I decided to add the decorative lines to the top and bottom of the sentiment. The lines are also stamped/embossed in gold.
There is a special sale going on during our Christmas in July event! From July 17 - 21, there will be a 10% off sale on all Joy Clair Christmas stamp sets. You will need to use the special discount code CIJ17 to receive the sale price.
What is your favorite Joy Clair Christmas set? We would love to hear any ideas you might be interested in for future holiday sets! Because, let's be honest...you can never have enough Christmas stamps!
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Hello Everyone! My name is Christy and my crafting partner is Amanda. We want to share our passion for crafting with you. We hope our designs bring a little joy to your life!
