JOY CLAIR AND MY SWEET PETUNIA HOP

Hey guys!

Welcome to the Joy Clair & My Sweet Petunia's Misti Blog Hop! We are so glad you joined us for this fun collaboration blog hop. We have two different design teams, full of talented ladies that will surely inspire you along the way. And of course amazing prizes to share with you!!! Just be sure to leave comments during the hop 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)!!!

I hope everyone had enjoyed all the wonderful projects created using the Misti and Joy Clair stamps.  I am usually behind the scenes during the the blog hops, but I decided this time I would join in. We are close to the end of the hop and I am blown away by all these creative ladies and their wonderful projects!

Today I am going to show you how I created this card using the Misti and some Joy Clair stamps. 

I wanted a very organic non traditional look to this, I have had this idea in my head for sometime to create something that was just a little different but still simple.

The supplies I used are: 

• The Misti
• 2 A4 size cuts of water color paper 
• A4 size card
• Spring Time Flowers Clear Stamp Set
• Hello Sentiments Clear Stamp Set
• Ranger embossing ink
• Ranger embossing powder (silver)
• Ranger embossing powder (white)
• Heat gun
• Water color paints 
• Double sided foam tape.
• Silver ranger stamp ink
• Double sided tape

I started out by setting up my stamps where I wanted them to go.  Since I am going to have a layered look I wanted to make sure they would look right so I lined them all up to start out with. 

I embossed the sayings-Sending birthday wishes first using the embossing ink and the silver Ranger powder.

After I let that cool back down I went ahead with my water color and did a wash over that part of the card and let that dry.

On the second sheet of water color paper I stamped the two dandelions and embossed them with the shimmery white.

I also did a water color wash over this and let it dry.

After everything was dry I cut out my sentiment. I wasn't going for a particular shape I wanted to to flow at the bottom.  After that I rubbed some silver ranger ink around the cut edge to give just a hint of silver to go along with the embossing. 

Using the double sided foam I placed the sentiment on the main water color part of the card. Then using regular double sided tape I placed my card face on my A4 size card.  

I hope you like the results as much as I did.  

Thanks so much for stopping. And be sure to leave comments during the hop so you can be entered to win a one of two $25 Joy Clair Stamps Gift Card or Certificate and MISTI (original or mini, your choice) and one of two $25 Joy Clair Stamps Gift Certificate.

Joy Clair winners will be announced HERE in Joy Clair Blog at the end of the month and MISTI winner will be announce on My Sweet Petunia Blog on April 14.

Below is a list of the hop members:

Ilina Crouse

Martha Lucia Gomez

Jeanne Streiff

LeeAnn McKinney

Maureen Wong

Kerry Urbatch

Lydia Fiedler

Lori Kobular

Kia Gibson-Clapper

Donna Idlet

Ceal Pritchett

Lindsay Adreon

Dina Kowal

Helen Gullett

Giovana Smith

Jessica Pascarella

Stephanie Severin

Steph Ackerman

Amanda Woodruff - YOU ARE HERE!!!

My Sweet Petunia

Comments

[LeeAnn McKinney]

Great project, love the way this was done.

[steph]

Love it Amanda!

[Helen Gullett]

Amanda, your project is fabulous. Love how you created the top layer of the card. Thank you for the tutorial.

[Becky Green]

VERY "ARTSY," Amanda!!! BEAUTIFULLY DONE!!! YES, I DO LOVE the results! ;) Sometimes, just doing things differently from others, is the KEY!!! ;) SUPER JOB!!!!!!!!!!!!!! ;)

[Kia Gibson-Clapper]

Wonderfully done ...

[Lori Kobular]

Amanda I am so glad that you joined us on this wonderful blog hop! It has been so much fun! Your card looks absolutely gorgeous! I love the watercolor background on your card, it looks perfect!

[Kerry Urbatch]

Beautiful background you created and the top sentiment design reminds me of a fancy envelope. Love this dandelion set soooo much! Thanks so much for hopping along with us! I love to see what you create too! :)

[Denise Bryant]

Beautiful card! I love the soft colors and the pretty dandelions! Pretty font on the sentiment also. The Spring Time Flowers set is on my wish list!

[Teresa Doyle]

I absolutely LOVE your card Amanda. Its positively gorgeous. Both sets of stamps are great, (the sentiments are lovely). Thanks for sharing the step by step tutorial, very helpful!

[Janet Ingraham]

Beautiful technique of pastels!

[Tracy A]

I love the background you created. The dandelion set is a must have.

[Kim S]

Love your background and beautiful embossed details.

[Karen Page]

The dandelion images are just beautiful and I love the watercolor background of your card! So pretty!

[Bobbi Ann Day]

So very pretty!

[Wendy Thompson]

What a clever idea Amanda

[Rose]

Love the coloring on your card. Very pretty.

[Dee Earnshaw]

Wow this card is amazing - thanks for sharing your creativity with us:)

[kReN@afourthlife]

I never knew much about Joy Clair but with this hop, I had to visit. There are some great images and I love the low shipping cost. You did a beautiful job with these stamp sets. TFS!

[Peggy Garber]

Lovely cards.

[Marsha D]

What beautiful results. So different.

[Michele K. Henderson]

This is a really fun technique! So creative and beautiful!

[Maria]

I love those white flowers. Lovely card.

[El Difani Ivens]

Your card is beautiful. Thanks for sharing and participating in this blog hop.

[Dorothy S]

What lovely colors to back the beautiful white flowers.

[Lindsay]

Stunning card!! Thanks so much for sharing!!