Spring Celebrations: Graduation, Weddings, and Babies

Hey Festival Friends!! This past Christmas, I decided to invite some crafty friends to join me in a Festival of Christmas with a themed limited run series of social media hops. It was so fun that we decided to do more limited run series!

And it is time for another one: Spring Celebrations. There are five episodes in this series, and this one focuses on Graduations, Weddings, and Babies.  In other words, Transitions!

This year, things are being done a little differently. But life finds a way, and prevails! Let's spread focus on these hopeful and joyous celebrations of life.

Simon Says Stamp came out with a new set of stencil, and I just had to play with them.

I started by ink blending Distress Oxides in Tumbled Glass, Squeezed Lemonade, and Worn Lipstick with the balloons stencil.

Then I took the confetti stencil and used a teeny tiny blender brush to add Gold Encore ink.

The last layer uses Black Ice Deco Foil Metallix Gel with the graduation hats stencil.

Ohh, shiny! Look at those hats! I have been really enjoying digging through my stash and using some older products. The sentiment on this card is from Papertrey Ink's Keep It Simple: Graduation stamp set. I don't think is is available anymore.

Inside, I also stenciled the balloons, and added a sentiment from another Papertrey Ink stamp set, this time the Tucked In: Congratulations set.




That's all I have today, be sure to check out all the other projects!

Blog Roll:

Tania Cordie
Sue Plote
Justin Averill
Tanya Boser
 




Instagram Roll:

Justin Averill
Adam Karle
Tanya Boser

Spring Celebrations: Teacher Appreciation

Hey Festival Friends!! This past Christmas, I decided to invite some crafty friends to join me in a Festival of Christmas with a themed limited run series of social media hops. It was so fun that we decided to do more limited run series!

And it is time for another one: Spring Celebrations. There are five episodes in this series, and this one focuses on Teacher Appreciation. OK, true confession time here. When I was creating the schedule for this series of hops, I did not realize that Teachers Day is actually May 5th this year! Shame on me, right?! But it is absolutely not too late to give those special people a thank you. Just sayin'.

Not just teachers, but bus drivers, paras, coaches, lunch staff, janitors, and anyone who helps in your child's care and education! Let's give them some love (and maybe money, lol!) I know you have a new found appreciation of everything they do now that you have been homeschooling your kids for the last few weeks 😁

I was just not feeling inspired yesterday when I finally got around to working on this project. I wandered around my craft room, reorganized some stuff, played with some other stuff, and just generally procrastinated.

Then I picked up the Spellbinders August 2019 Large Die of the Month set. It makes a clipboard shaped card and some other office supplies.  I thought "Hmm, clipboards are teacher-ish".  FYI: Here is a great video showing how to use this die set: https://youtu.be/kUHqBOO8Wc0

After I had the clipboard diecut, I found a scrap of kraft cardstock that I had smeared some leftover Gina K Wild Lilac Glimmer paste on a while back. I didn't want to use my metallic paper (I'm hoarding it-don't judge!), so I was digging through my scrap bin.

So, now I needed to go with a purple theme.

 After digging through my stash for something teacher themed, I found the Kindred Stamps Masters of Magic stamp set. All of these sentiments and images are from that stamp set. And bonus- I already had this magical headmaster watercolored and cut out!

 Look at the shimmer on the clip. And the dimension! That die set is full of special details, and is super easy to use.

The magical swirls are heat embossed with White Satin Pearl embossing powder.

This sentiment is from Trinity Stamps Magical Sentiments, and I used some sparkly purple embossing powder from my stash. I believe it is from a My Monthly Hero kit. 


Wow, I really had fun shopping my stash! What are you going to come up with? Be sure to share your creations with us by using the #craftyfestivalfriends hashtag wherever you share on social media! 




The rest of the blog roll is at the end of this post. Have a great weekend, and come back next Friday!
Some of the supplies listed below are affiliate links, some are not. If you use an affiliate link here to make a purchase, I may get a small compensation. I only use things that I love, and do not create paid posts.

Supplies: 






Kindred Stamps Masters of Magic- retired
Trinity Stamps Magical Sentiments stamp set: http://shrsl.com/281kr [TS]
Spellbinders Large Die of the Month Kit August 2019-Write On: http://shrsl.com/29rek [SpB]
Hero Arts May 2019 My Monthly Hero: http://shrsl.com/29rgf [HA]
Gina K Wild Lilac Glitz Glitter Gel: http://shrsl.com/29rf7 [GK] http://shrsl.com/29rfc [ScB]
Distress Oxide ink pads and refills: http://shrsl.com/24gdb [ScB]
Versafine Onyx Black: http://shrsl.com/24gdo [ScB]
Daniel Smith watercolors: http://shrsl.com/24gdi [DB]
Hero Arts Rose Gold and White Glimmer Metallic Inks: http://shrsl.com/24gcv [HA]
Neenah Solar White #110 Cardstock: https://amzn.to/2uS2ppZ [AMZ]
Color coded Blender Brushes, set of 5: https://amzn.to/2WhcmIM [AMZ]
Katz Coaster Blanks: http://estore.katzamericas.com/category/Blank-Coasters
Kat Scrappiness Embossed Edge Rectangle dies: https://www.katscrappiness.com/collections/kat-scrappiness-dies/products/embossed-edge-rectangle-dies-by-kat-scrappiness

Blog Roll:

Tania Cordie
Tanya Boser
Instagram Roll:

Adam Karle 
Tanya Boser
Jenny Hall

Creating Kindness: Animals

The Creating Kindness hop is here again, and the Guest Designer this month is Jess Collard. Welcome, Jess! I can't wait to see what you create 😁

The theme this month is Animals, so let's see where this takes us!

ETA: I finally got the kinks worked out on uplaoding my videos, so here is the one I created for this hop.

So, this card started with a stencil. I was playing with this stencil to create a water background, as the stencil is called Water Ripples. It evolved and inspired me to make this critter bonfire!

I used Peacock Feathers, Mermaid Lagoon, and Faded Jeans Distress Oxides to ink bled over the stencil, and to create the panel behind the stenciled background. It was also spritzed with Picket Fence Distress Spray, and spattered with Hero Arts White Glimmer Metallic Ink.

These critters are from the Hero Arts S'mores Bonfire stamp set with coordinating dies. They are colored with Copic markers. 

The sentiment is from the same stamp set, and is die cut with the Kat Scrappiness Embossed Edge Rectangle dies.

I even had to put a die cut bonfire on the inside of the card with that awesome sentiment from the stamp set.

How many of you are having bonfires now? Have some S'mores for me!

Some of the supplies listed below are affiliate links, some are not. If you use an affiliate link here to make a purchase, I may get a small compensation. I only use things that I love, and do not create paid posts.



 

 

Blog Roll:

Jess Collard - Guest Designer – UK
Lou Kitzelman – Australia
Tanya Boser – USA
Cheryll Miller – Australia
Danielle Bennenk – Netherlands
Marcy Denning – Canada
Sara Levin - USA
Jay Soriano – UK
Charlet Mallett – USA

Spring Celebrations 2020: Mother's Day

Hey Festival Friends!! This past Christmas, I decided to invite some crafty friends to join me in a Festival of Christmas with a themed, limited run series of social media hops. It was so fun that we decided to do more limited run series!

And it is time for another one: Spring Celebrations. There are five episodes in this series, and this one focuses on Mother's Day.

I don't know about you, but I am always whipping up a few last minute Mother's Day cards. And everything I make gets used right up! Let's give tribute to all those female role models in our lives.

One of my co-workers commissioned me to make a few Mother's Day cards for her, and this one is for a pregnant friend of hers, for her very first Mother's Day!

I started by ink blending the background with Cracked Pistachio and Shabby Shutters Distress Oxide inks. Then I very carefully, with the aid of my MISTI, covered the 5x7 panel in a diagonal with the Concord and 9th Sketched Stripes background using Versamark ink. It was then White Satin Pearl heat embossed. 

The panel was then die cut with my now go-to dies, Honey Bee Stamps A7 Double Stitched Frames dies.  Because I am obsessed with 5x7 cards now. Seriously.

All of the dimension on this card is achieved using coaster blanks. Inexpensive, lightweight, recycled, and recyclable. Easily die cut too! If you haven't tried it, you might want to. I will never go back to foam tape or fun foam.

This floral cluster is from Concord and 9th Hello Lovely stamp set and coordinating dies. It is White Satin Pearl heat embossed on watercolor paper and watercolor painted with Daniel Smith paints. LOVE them. Obsessed with them. Thankful to be part of a group that does shares of them. That way, I get about 25 colors in half pans for about $100. I only have 2 shares, but that will hold me for a while 😉

The sentiment is from Papertrey Ink-Keep It Simple: Mother. It is stamped in Cracked Pistachio, then clear heat embossed with Brutus Monroe Icicle Ultra Fine embossing powder. It is, by far, my favorite clear embossing powder.

It needed something more, so I dug out the Concord and 9th Tropical Vibes dies and cut out a bunch of leaves from vellum to tuck behind the die cut floral cluster. 

I hit the inside quick with Pumice Stone ink and the floral cluster and finished with Versafine Onyx Black for the sentiment. 


Some of the supplies listed below are affiliate links, some are not. If you use an affiliate link here to make a purchase, I may get a small compensation. I only use things that I love, and do not create paid posts.

Don't miss the rest of the hop, linked at the end of this post.





Supplies:

Concord and 9th Hello Lovely bundle http://shrsl.com/28vx6 [C9]
Concord and 9th Hello Lovely stamp set http://shrsl.com/28vx5 [C9] http://shrsl.com/28vx7 [ScB]
Concord and 9th Hello Lovely dies http://shrsl.com/28vx4 [C9] http://shrsl.com/28vx8 [ScB]
Concord and 9th Sketched Stripes background: 
http://shrsl.com/28vxf [C9] http://shrsl.com/28vxd [ScB]
Concord and 9th Tropical Vibes die http://shrsl.com/28vxx [C9]  http://shrsl.com/28vy6 [ScB]
Papertrey Ink Keep It Simple: Mother http://shrsl.com/28vxu [PTI]
Honey Bee Stamps A7 Double Stitched Frames: http://shrsl.com/25ger [ScB]
Distress Oxide ink pads and refills: http://shrsl.com/24gdb [ScB]
Hero Arts White Satin Pearl embossing powder: http://shrsl.com/2639q [ScB]
Brutus Monroe Icicle Ultra Fine embossing powder: https://www.brutusmonroe.com/products/copy-of-ultra-fine-embossing-powder-icicle
Color coded Blender Brushes, set of 5: https://amzn.to/2WhcmIM [AMZ]
Katz Coaster Blanks: http://estore.katzamericas.com/category/Blank-Coasters

 

Blog Roll:

Tania Cordie
Tanya Boser- that's me!
Justin Averill

Instagram Roll: 

Tanya Boser
Justin Averill
Adam Karle

Stash Busting: Episode 1

I have been getting some monthly kits for the 2 years or so. I don't always get the time to play with them. Ok, honestly. I don't ever get the time to play with them! I love them in theory, but have trouble allowing myself to used the stickers, ephemera, and patterned papers in kits. Dies and stamps, no problem! I have challenged myself to start using these fabulous kits I have been collecting!

These two cards were created with the Spellbinders July 2108: Fun in the Sun, and August 2018: Deliciously Summer kits of the month. These kits are LOADED with stuff, and will make dozens of cards! Neither of them are available anymore, but they are still on trend.

This patterned paper with the women of many colors is one of my favorites!! Brown people are seriously under-represented in papercraft products, so seeing this makes me happy. Plus, flip flips and sunglasses! The dies in this kit are awesome!

The sentiment is actually a sticker, which I struggle to use. This actually turned out well.

Then there is this Yeti eating watermelon. Or is it a sloth? I don't know, but he sure is cute!

The sentiment is mostly sticker, but one part is gold heat embossed with a retired Stampin Up set, Sunshine Sayings. Maybe you already have it in your stash too.

That fantastic die behind him is from PaperTrey Ink, and is called Shape Shifters: Circle Die 2. It is backed with some pink glitter paper. There are also dots of Nuvo Crystal Drops in Rhubarb Crumble.

What's in your stash? What better time than right now to start pulling out all those kits we just haven't had the time to play with!

Supplies used:

Crafty Christmas Club: April

It is April 25th, so time for another Crafty Christmas Club Hop! Since we are all at home, flattening the curve, maybe there is more time to get ahead on our Christmas card creating 😁

My craft room is a great place to shop, and there is an abundance of Christmas themed stamps. Some haven't even seen ink! It's time to remedy that with some of my Christmas stamps sets. The My Favorite Things Ready, Set, Snow stamp set was waiting for me to be ready to use it. I purchased it this December and never got around to using it. I don't think it's available anymore, sadly. But since it's in my craft room, I can use it whenever I want to!

This background was an experiment I had made, trying to see if I could extend a 6 x 6 background stamp to stamp on a 5 x 7 panel. It worked out pretty well. I am really liking 5 x 7 cards lately, and this will make it easy to send photos with the card.

This is the Concord and 9th Pinstripe Background stamp, which I stamped in Cracked Pistachio distress ink. Then I ink blended with Shabby Shutters, Cracked Pistachio, and Peacock Feathers. This panel was my inspiration for this card.

The tree layers are made using the Hero Arts Tri-fold Edge Winter Pine fancy dies. That's a mouthful!

I colored the little penguin with Copic markers and added some Sakura Gelly Roll pen details.

I added some Clear Wink of Stella details to the snow splash and over the penguin's body. It's tough to see here, but is really shimmery in real life. You will just have to trust me 😀

Since I don't have a slopes stencil, I used a cloud stencil to create puffy details under the sentiment on the inside of the card. Please ignore the slightly fuzzy sentiment, there was a little shifting of the paper in my MISTI that I didn't catch. Of course, this was the last thing I did on the card and I wasn't about to start over.

Don't miss any of the other fantastic projects from the rest of the Crafty Friends! We have a brand new friend joining us this time. Please give a warm welcome to Carrie Rhoades! Blog roll at the end of this post.

Some of the supplies listed below are affiliate links, some are not. If you use an affiliate link here to make a purchase, I may get a small compensation. I only use things that I love, and do not create paid posts.

Concord and 9th Pinstripe background http://shrsl.com/28vd4 [C9] http://shrsl.com/28vd8 [ScB]
My Favorite Things Ready, Set, Snow stamp set
My Favorite Things Ready, Set, Snow dies
Hero Arts Tri-fold Edge Winter Pine dies http://shrsl.com/28vch [ScB] http://shrsl.com/28vck [HA]
Distress Oxide ink pads and refills: http://shrsl.com/24gdb [ScB]
Versafine Onyx Black ink pad: http://shrsl.com/24gv2 [ScB]
Memento Tuxedo Black Ink Pad: http://shrsl.com/24gus [ScB]
Copic Markers: http://shrsl.com/24gts [DB]
Color coded Blender Brushes, set of 5: https://amzn.to/2WhcmIM [AMZ]
Katz Coaster Blanks: http://estore.katzamericas.com/category/Blank-Coasters

Blog Roll:

Tanya Boser
Carrie Rhoades
Jenny Hall
Justin Averill
Tania Cordie
Sue Plote
Marcia Caradinta

Instagram Roll:

Adam Karle
Tanya Boser
Carrie Rhoades
Jenny Hall
Justin Averill
Marcia Caradinta

Spring Celebrations: Cinco de Mayo

Hey Festival Friends!! This past Christmas, I decided to invite some crafty friends to join me in a Festival of Christmas with a themed limited run series of social media hops. It was so fun that we decided to do more limited run series!

And it is time for another one: Spring Celebrations. There are five episodes in this series, and this one focuses on Cinco de Mayo.

I love the bright colors and sheer joy of this celebration of the Mexican culture. Cinco de Mayo is not the Mexican Independence Day, as is commonly believed. It is a celebration of culture, and not actually a widely celebrated holiday in Mexico. But it is embraced by the Hispanic communities in the US as a way to celebrate their heritage. Parades and fiestas with lots of food, music, and dancing-what's not to love?!

So, while I wouldn't generally send a Cinco de Mayo card, I would definitely send a card with Mexican flare!

Concord and 9th has this adorable Pinata Party stamp set that coordinates with the Fringe Frenzy kit, and I have been dying to use them. This is the perfect opportunity.

The background is stamped or White Satin Pearl heat embossed,  and the scalloped mat. actually has a. beautiful die cut pattern that you can't really see here. I used Abandoned Coral Distress Oxide. ink to make the colored panels.  I think is matches the pinkish-red fringe paper.

This sentiment is from the Pinata Party set, and the streamers are  left over from the front panel.  I could not resist using them inside the card.

Concord and 9th really had a lot to offer me for this theme! This uses the Special Delivery stamp set and dies along with the woven stripes background stamp.

The background is ink blended with Mowed Lawn and Twisted Citron distress oxide inks then heat embossed with white embossing powder using the Woven Stripes background stamp.

The next panel is heat embossed with white satin pearl embossing powder with nothing else done to it. I like the elegant appearance it gives to have a pearl embossed image repeated on a background.

This taco food truck is colored with Copic markers and diecut with the coordinating die. The taco on top is from the same stamp set and is also colored with Copic markers and cut out with a coordinating guy.

And the inside is very simply finished with this sentiment from the hero arts it's fiesta time stamp set. This stamps that features a couple of Chihuahuas with a Mexican theme. If I had enough time I
would've made a bunch of cards with the stamp set too for this blog hop!

That's all I have for this hop. If you're interested in any of the supplies are used in these cards check out the listed at the bottom of this post.  And don't forget to visit the rest of the crafters on this hop for more ideas!

Some of the supplies listed below are affiliate links, some are not. If you use an affiliate link here to make a purchase, I may get a small compensation. I only use things that I love, and do not create paid posts.

Supplies:

Piñata Card:
Concord and 9th Fringe Frenzy kit http://shrsl.com/28pq6 [C9] http://shrsl.com/28prk [ScB]
Concord and 9th Piñata Party stamp set http://shrsl.com/28pqe [C9] http://shrsl.com/28prf [ScB]
Concord and 9th Piñata Party dies http://shrsl.com/28pql [C9] http://shrsl.com/28prg [ScB]
Concord and 9th Piñata Party bundle http://shrsl.com/28pqu [C9]
Hero Arts Papel Picado Confetti die http://shrsl.com/28pr2 [HA] http://shrsl.com/28pr4 [ScB]

Taco Truck Card:
Concord and 9th Woven Stripes Background stamp http://shrsl.com/28pqm [C9]
Concord and 9th Special Delivery stamp set http://shrsl.com/28pqn [C9] http://shrsl.com/28pr8 [ScB]
Concord and 9th Special Delivery dies http://shrsl.com/28pqo [C9] http://shrsl.com/28pra [ScB]
Concord and 9th Special Delivery bundle http://shrsl.com/28pqr [C9]
Hero Arts It’s Fiesta Time stamp set http://shrsl.com/28qi7  [HA] http://shrsl.com/28qis [ScB]
Hero Arts It’s Fiesta Time dies http://shrsl.com/28qig [HA] http://shrsl.com/28qix [ScB]

Both:
Distress Oxide ink pads and refills: http://shrsl.com/24gdb [ScB]
Versafine Onyx Black ink pad: http://shrsl.com/24gv2 [ScB]
Versamark ink pad: http://shrsl.com/24gsr [ScB]
Hero Arts White Satin Pearl embossing powder: http://shrsl.com/2639q [ScB]

Blog Roll

Tania Cordie
Sue Plote
Justin Averill
Tanya Boser

Instagram Roll:

Sue Plote
Justin Averill
Adam Karle
Tanya Boser