Doodle Paper Playground October Sparkle Blends Release

Welcome to the Sparkle Blends October Release Blog Hop for Doodles Paper Playground! This month is full of Blends that are perfect for the upcoming holiday season and beyond! The Designing Divas will be sharing projects featuring these new Sparkle Blends on their blogs and you can check out a close-up look at each of the Blends on the Doodles Paper Playground Blog.

For my card I used the New Release Boughs of Holly Sparkle Blend.

Thank you so much for hoping along with us today! Be sure to stop by the Doodles Paper Playground Blog to see the entire New Sparkle Blends release. 

Doodles Paper Playground Blog

Fawn

Karen

Kelli

Carolyn

Alison

Annie

GIVEAWAY: For one of 2 chances to win a full set of all 6 sample packs from this release,
 please leave comments on each leg of the hop,
including one idea of how you would use
 the Sparkle Blend used in that Designing Diva's inspiration card!

Space Ranger with Rinea Foil Paper

Hello Friends - I am  here with another quick project for you to try out. Today, I am making a layout. I kept this one simple. Just let the photo and paper shine.

I used the Haunted Variety Crafter's Pack to create this layout. I also pulled Violet/Gold Glossy Foiled Paper to accent my photo.

Let's get started by gathering the Supplies:

Haunted Variety Crafter's Pack 

Violet/Gold Glossy Foiled Paper 

Rinea Ghost Ink

Rinea Starburst Sentiments Stamp Set

Rinea Clear Round Stamp Block 

Heavy Weight Cardstock - White - Recollections Brand

Thickers Alphabets - Daiquiri - in the color Leaf

Tools: Trimmer - Fiskars

Scissors - Fiskars

Die cutting Machine - Cricut - Cuttlebug

Die Cuts & More Double Stitched Stars

Momenta Dies - Single Cut Stars & Shooting Star

Scotch 3M ATG & Quick Dry Craft Glue

To create this layout I cut the Starstruck Ebony Black and the Violet/Gold Glossy Foiled Paper into 2" wide strips. I then trimmed the Starstruck Ebony to 7-1/2" long and the Violet/Gold Glossy Foil Paper to 6-1/2" long. I trimmed the Starstruck Emerald Green to 3-1/4" X 4-1/4" to mat my photo. 

Next, I used several dies from Momenta and Die Cuts & More to cut out various sized stars from Startsruck Marigold Orange,  Glossy Marigold/Gold & Violet/Gold Glossy Foiled Paper. I then used Rinea Ghost Ink, Rinea Starburst Sentiments Stamp Set and Rinea Clear Round Stamp Block to add some details to some of the stars.

The Ghost Ink lifts the color from the Foil Paper creating a two tone look. If you haven't given it a try you really should it's amazing!!

To assemble the layout - I used a 8-1/2" x 10" Heavy Weight White Carstock and  I layered the strips Starstruck Ebony Black and the Violet/Gold Glossy Foil paper and adhered them toward the bottom of my cardstock. Then, I layered my photo onto the Starstruck Emerald Green Foil Paper adhered into place. Next, I adhered the photo on top of the layered strips. I then adhered the stars around and above the photo - Creating clusters. Making sure to have the three colors of the stars spread out evenly throughout. To finish the layout I used some Thickers in Daiquiri-Leaf.

I hope you give Rinea Foil Paper a try on your next layout. It's so easy to use and it provides the prefect touch to any layout!!

Thank you for stopping by today!

 I you share your Rinea Foil Paper creations with us on Social Media!

A Girl and her Alien Go Trick or Treating with Kindred Stamps

Hello Friends today I am sharing a card with you for the New Challenge happening over on the Kindred Stamps Fan Club on Facebook. The Challenge calls for you to use a NON-holiday stamp and making a holiday project. 

I chose the Family is Forever stamp set 

This is such a cute set featuring a little Hawaiian girl and her favorite Blue alien. 

This fun duo decided to go trick or treating dressed as each other. If you know these two then you will know they are always up to something silly. 

Supplies used: Kindred Stamps -Family is Forever stamp set, Markers - Spectrum Noir, Sakura Gelly Roll White Pen 08, Zig Wink of Stella Clear Glittter Pen,  Ink - Memento Tuxedo Black, Distress Oxide: Blueprint Sketch, Cardstock - Recollections Brand: White & Black Heavy Weight and Pattern Paper - Pebbles Inc.

I add a bit of my own drawings and some trimming to create this card. I think it so silly.

 I think I want an ALIEN onesie now. 

I hope you will join us at the Kindred Fan Club Facebook page and enter your project for this challenge. We're always having some fun!

Thank you for stopping by today - Have a creative day!!

Happy Fall with Dies R Us

Hello Friends - Today I  have a cute fall card. This card is a fun dimensional card - creating a full scene with a pull up raccoon from the pile of leaves. 

Now in the pile leaves is our friend Mr. Raccoon.

How I created this dimensional fun card. I started with a card panel - A2 size, I applied Distress Oxide Ink in Blueprint Sketch and Shaded Lilac moving from the base of the panel. Next, I sprinkled with some water and set aside to dry. I also have ready to go 2 more A2 Panels in kraft and Brown cardstock.

I then stamped the animals (Squirrel, Porcupine and Raccoon), Apple and Acorn and Leaves (from my stash - I have linked a stamp that you can use to create a leaf pile) using Memento Tuxedo black ink. i then colored the images using my Spectrum Noir Alcohol Markers. Next, I fussy cut them out - the coordinating dies are available I do not own them. Set them aside.

Then, I die cut the clouds 3x, hillsides 2x and frame from pattern paper. Next, I decided where I wanted my leaf pile and raccoon to be on the panel. I then die cut the slider from the Distress inked panel. I also cut 2 pieces of cardstock measuring 2" wide by 4-1/4" long from brown cardstock - I scored them at every 1/2"  these are for side panels. This creates 2 accordion panels.

 Now, that I have all my components it's time to put the card together. I start by cutting a simple rectangle into a card panel from kraft cardstock a bit larger than the scallop frame. I then adhered the frame to the kraft cardstock. Next, I layered  two of the clouds and adhered them to the top of the Distress inked panel. I also adhered one leaf to the panel. I flip the panel over and add foam tape to panel creating a channel for the pull slider to move freely.  I glue the piece of the slider (the part that is positive) to a thin piece of brown cardstock measuring 1/4" by 3" - this is what I glued my raccoon to - this creates a more finished look. Next, I placed it into place from the back of the Distress panel. 

Now, I adhered the accordion side panels to the distress panel. Then, I removed the foam adhesive liners and placed the Brown cardstock panel onto the back of the distress panel making sure the slider is in the channel and moving freely up and down. Next, I attached the raccoon onto the slider I just used a bit of foam tape. I then adhered a leaf on the raccoon's head. Set aside.

Then, adhere the leaf pile to one of the hillside and then adhere the hillside to one side of the accordion panel. I repeat to the other side. Again, making sure that the raccoon can move freely up and down. Next, I adhere to the back of the frame one of the cloud and the hillside. I then flipped over the frame and adhered the squirrel and porcupine to the front of the hillside. Then, gave them a acorn and apple to give to one another as a happy fall gift.  Next, I adhered the frame to the card side accordion panels I used clips to hold in place until the glue sets. I then, stamped the sentiment onto kraft cardstock adhered it to the banner die cut and added a few leaves to each side. Finishing touches- I added some sequins to 2 of the corners of the card. 

Now you have a finished dimensional Happy Fall Card.

Thank you so very much for stopping by today be sure to share your creations with us!!  

Products Used:

Lawn Fawn Forest Feast 

Lawn Fawn Happy Harvest

      

Lawn Fawn Reversed Stitched Scalloped Rectangle Window Dies

Lawn Fawn Puffy Clouds Border Die

Lawn Fawn Stitched Hillside Border Dies

Lawn Fawn Slide On Over Dies

Lawn Fawn Fancy Folded Banners Dies 

Inks:

Distress Oxide - Blueprint Sketch 

Distress Oxide - Shaded Lilac

Memento - Tuxedo Black

Best Glue Ever

Don't forget to come join in the fun at the Dies R Us Challenge Blog.

Around The World Cardmaking Day - My Creative Space with Joy Clair

Hello Friends - Thanks for stopping by today. I am sharing with you a bit of my crafty space. This is the view of my craft table. I am very fortunate to have an entire room to craft in but, unfortunately we had to do some repairs to our home to fix our AC unit which has a adjoining wall to my room. so I won't to able to share the rest of my room because it's a hot mess.

This is the table were I do all my cards and layouts. It's a 6 foot long table. which gives me plenty of room to spread out. Sometimes I do just that. I am only showing you a 3' area because I have other Design Team work on the other side.

My inks are stored in an recycled cassette tape holder. Alcohol markers are stored in a marker tower by Crafter's Companion. My other markers and pens are stored in a Recollections marker storage. I have over the sink self - I painted turquoise to raise things of my desk. I have plenty of baskets to hold my Nuvo Drops, Liquid Pearls and mini ink pads. I have plenty of light throughout my room. A few cute stamps to inspire me.

I have a desk with my computer and printer to the left of this table. Also behind my chair I have another table with my Brother Scan n Cut & Silhouette Cameo. A wall of storage behind that not pictured. Strange things I have in my craftroom - a collection of Sugar Skulls. Fun things I have in my craftroom - Funko Pop Figures - All the Animanics (Yakko, Wakko and Dot), Bob Ross, Groot & Rocket Raccoon and a Minion. Also a collection of cameras.

I hope you enjoyed this quick peek into my creative space. Thanks for stopping by!!

Around the World Cardmaking Day Blog Hop with Joy Clair

Hello Friends - I was invited by Joy Clair to be a Guest Designer and create a card for World Card Making Day. I am so honored to a part of the fun and festivities of World Card Making day. This is a hop will have you so inspired. I hope you participate in the activities.

I created this card using the Joy Clair Bee Kind Stamp Set. I made this fun shaker card.

Supplies used are as follows: Joy Clair Bee Kind Stamp Set, Inks: Tsukineko StazOn Jet Black Ink & Memonto Tuxedo Black Ink, Zig Wink of Stella Glitter Pen - Clear, Recollections Heavy Weight Card stock - White, Dark Yellow & Black, Spectrum Noir Alcohol Markers: CT3, CT4, GY4, AB1 & Blender, Darice Brand Sequins & Beads.

I stamped out the bees twice and the hive. I colored my images with Spectrum Noir Markers. I then fuzzy cut the out and set them aside. I die cut the hexagon background from dark yellow cardstock and frame from black carstock I used the negative instead of the frame.

I then adhered the hexagon background to an A2 card base. Next, I adhered the Hive to the top left of the card making sure that the frame did cover it. Next I stamped the Bee trail onto the background.  I added a bit of shimmer spray over the Hive and background set aside to dry.

I stamped my sentiment onto a piece of acetate with StazOn Jet Black Ink. I adhered the acetate to the back of my black frame. Next, I took a two small pieces of black wire about an 1" long and formed a V shape. I then used needle nose pliers to curl the ends to make two of the Bee's antenna. I then adhered three of the Bees on the front. I then flipped it over an added a double layer of foam tape. Next, I brush my embossing power tool onto the inside of the card front so that way it wouldn't have any stickiness. I added mix of beads and sequins to the card front. I then adhere the hexagon background to the card front. Flipped it over and I shook my card.

Thank you for stopping by today!

I hope you continue to hop and participate in the activities that Joy Clair has set up for you for your chance to be entered to win a Prize! Leave a comment on each of the teams post  We're giving away three Stamp sets from Joy Clair Store! Just leave a comment on every destination along the Hop to be in with a chance to win! Comments close at 11:59 EST on October 7, 2018.

More Chances to win - Make a Card  to join in on the fun - the only requirement is just make a New Card or Two!! You have until Sunday, October 14, 2018 11:55 pm EST to complete and enter your cards for a chance to win a Prize. All Winners will be announced in

 the Joy Clair Blog on October 31, 2018

Be sure to start at the Joy Clair blog

Jowlina 

Martha

Melissa 

Donna

Elina

Lindsay

Kassandra

Jenny

Kyriakos

Monica

Nancy

Helen

Betz

Ceal

Annie -(you made it here - YAY!!)

Angie

Steph

Roni

Jessica

Rainbow Challenge with Joy Clair - World Card Making Day

For this hop - Rainbow Challenge I have created a card featuring the Doodle Flowers Stamp Set. I wanted to make a Rainbow bunch of flowers because nothing is more happy than a bunch of pretty colored flowers!!

So let's gather the supplies and get started:

Joy Clair Doodle Flowers Stamp Set
Tsukineko VersaMark Watermark Ink Pad
Tsukinneko Memento Tuxedo Black Ink Pad
Tim Holtz Distress Oxide Ink - Broken China and Forest Moss
Ranger Gold Embossing Powder
EK Success Powder Tool
Spectrum Noir Markers - GY4, CT3, CT4, DR1, DR7,PL2, PL3, PL4, PL5, CR5, CR6, CR8, TB3, TB4, OR2, OR3, AG2 & AG3 
Heavy Weight 110lbs - White, Black & Glitter Gold Cardstock Recollections Brand
Heavy Weight Vellum - Recollections Brand
Washi Tape - Gold and Hearts - Recollections Brand
Word Dies - Memory Box

I stamped the Doodle Flowers  bouquet, several flower tops, Stems and leaves onto alcohol friendly paper using Memento Ink.  I also stamped extra stems and leaves with Tim holtz Distress Oxide ink - Forest Moss. Then, colored them with my Spectrum Noir alcohol markers. I then fussy cut out the flowers and stems.

Next, I rubbed the vellum with some powder from my EK Success Powder tool and stamped the Jar with Versamark Ink and heat embossed it with Ranger Gold embossing powder on to Vellum. I then fussy cut it out and set it aside with my flowers. Then, I die cut the words Happy Anniversary 3x from heavy weight cardstock and once from glitter cardstock.

Now, I am ready to assemble my card. I start by sponging a bit of Tim Holtz Distress Oxide Ink Broken China onto a scrap piece of paper large enough to fit the back of the jar. Then, I cut a small slit in the top of the vellum jar. Now, on the back of the vellum jar I use some foam adhesive around the edge - (creating a shaker card) I then, placed a few gold sequins onto the inked paper and placed vellum jar on top of the inked paper. creating a shaker. trimmed away excess paper if needed.

Next, I insert the bouquet flowers & leaves into the jar arranging them & gluing them into place. Set aside. Now, I cut two pieces of washi tape one in a solid gold and another with hearts, I layer them towards the bottom of my card cutting the end in an angle. Then, I adhere the Vellum Shaker Jar with Flowers on top of the washi tape trying my best to center it.

Now, I arrange the remaining flower tops and stems at the base of the jar. Making sure to tuck in a few leaves. I set my card as side to dry while I work on my sentiment. I start stacking and gluing the layers of the die cut words making sure the line them up. I place a few acrylic block on top of them while the dry. Once the die cut words are dry I adhere them to my card. Again, placing some acrylic block on top to set them in place. For some finishing touches I add a few Nuvo Drops in Pale Gold to the centers of the Flowers.