Hats off to the Graduate!

Hi Crafty Friends,

  We have some very special young people in our lives who are graduating so I turned to my Jaded Blossom stamps and dies to make them cards.  I chose a simple design that I can change up by using their different school colors.

Here's the original design.

I'll be making several more using different colors and accents.

Here are the Jaded Blossom stamps and dies I used:

Hard Work stamp set

Star Dies

School Dies

Card Mat Dies

Card Layer Dies 1

Alphabet Dies

Thanks for dropping by today.

Jaded Blossom Celebrates Earth Day

Hi Crafty Friends,

Time for another Jaded Blossom special April post.

Today we are celebrating Earth Day.

One small way to keep our Earth beautiful is to plant flower seeds.  Seeing the beauty in the flowers helps everyone keep a positive perspective, especially during these trying times.

I made a card and gift bag to hold seed packets.  It's a sweet way to share beauty.

I used the following Jaded Blossom products:

Seeds of Friendship stamp set

Smell the Flowers stamp set

Card Mat dies

Spring dies

Heart dies 2

Goody Bag die

Be sure to visit the Jaded Blossom blog (link above) for more Earth Day projects.

Cut it Up Challenge #198 ~ Our Beautiful Earth

Hi Crafty Friends,
Our Cut it Up challenge celebrates our beautiful earth.
I hope you are staying safe and well during this worldwide pandemic.  It's strange that during all this illness and fear, our cities are taking a break from the pollution that so often affects the air.  We are seeing clearer skies and brighter stars.
I created this mini shadow box featuring a quote from Lady Bird Johnson.

The background is a digital background from our sponsor, Digital Delights by Louby Loo.

I also used Jaded Blossom's Flower Dies and Scalloped Rectangles.  The World Heart is from LaLa Land Crafts.

Please follow the Cut it Up link above to join in our challenge.

The winner will receive a gift certificate from

Digital Delights by Louby Loo

Jaded Blossom ~ You and Coffee are the Best!

Hi Crafty Friends,

It's my design team day on the Jaded Blossom blog.

I chose a coffee theme for this post.  I just love all of the great coffee dies and stamps you can find  at Jaded Blossom.

For this card I used papers from Echo Park and the following Jaded Blossom products:
Coffee Banner Dies
Coffee Dies
Card Mat Dies
Coffee is Life stamp set

This card will go into my friendship stash.

Thanks for stopping by today.

Jaded Blossom celebrates National Pet Day

Hi Crafty Friends,

Since we're not having an April release at Jaded Blossom, we're adding a few extra posts, sales, and challenges this month.

Today we're celebrating National Pet Day.

Along with Copic markers and Doodlebug Design papers, I used these Jaded Blossom products:

Card Mat Dies

Stitched Square Dies

Mushroom Dies

Puppy Love stamp set.

And here's some important news!

Be sure to visit Jaded Blossom for more Pet projects and to enter our animal challenge and take advantage of this special sale.

Jaded Blossom Monthly Challenge ~ Rainbows

Hi Crafty Friends,

Are you ready for Jaded Blossom's new monthly challenge?

This month is all about rainbows.

I made a cute birthday tag.

I used the following Jaded Blossom products for this tag:

Kawaii Weather stamps set

Cloud Stencil

Treat Tag Die

I hope you'll join our challenge.  Just use the link above.

Cut it Up Challenge ~ Hopping Down the Bunny Trail

Hi Crafty Friends,

Are you ready for the next challenge at Cut it Up Challenge Blog?

Our theme is Hopping Down the Bunny Trail/Easter.

Here's my card.

I created this card scene using die cuts from Jaded Blossom's Spring Dies, Fall Dies, and Mushroom Dies.

The eggs are from Pretty Pink Posh and the background paper is Doodlebug Designs.  The sentiment is from JB's Spring Signs.  I colored the eggs using Copic markers.

This challenge is being sponsored by Taylored Expressions.

https://www.tayloredexpressions.com/

Just link up to our challenge blog for a chance to win a $25 gift certificate.

Happy Easter Gnomie!

Hi Crafty Friends,

Finally!  I'm back to crafting, just in time for my Jaded Blossom Design Team day.

My broken foot is on the mend and I can now tolerate limited weight bearing allowing me to access some of my crafty goodies.  I missed the March release at Jaded Blossom so I'm excited to be able to use some of the new goodies.

Here's my project using the new Happy Easter Gnomie set.

I stamped the background using the single carrot from the set and then added some color using Prisma pencils.  The gnome was colored using Copic markers and then popped up on the background.  The sentiment is also from the set and I added carrots from Spring Banner Dies.



I hope you're safe during this trying time.  My thoughts are with the entire crafting community.

Pearly Sparkles April challenge ~ Bears, Bunnies, Birds

Hi Crafty Friends,

It's time for our April challenge at Pearly Sparkles.

I chose to share some bunnies for our Bears, Bunnies, Birds challenge using a fun new stamp from The Rabbit Hole Designs.

I colored using Copic markers.  Since I've had limited access to my supplies (broken foot, no weight bearing, and can't maneuver in my craft room) I used some ribbon from a kit I had close at hand and colored the pearls with my markers.

I hope you'll join us for this challenge.  Just follow the link above.

Cut it Up Challenge #195 ~ Green with Envy

Hi Crafty Friends,
It's time for our first Cut it Up challenge in March which is Green with Envy.
I made a cute little St. Pat's treat bag.

I used my Gemini Jr. to cut out Jaded Blossom's Fancy Topper Die and a clover from the St. Patrick's die set.  The papers are from Authentique.  I filled the bag with M&M chocolate mint crunch candies (my favorite!)  I just added and twine bow and a banner from the paper set. Easy Peasy!
I hope you'll join our challenge. We have two sponsors offering prizes for this challenge.
Avery Elle - $20 gift certificate Your Next Stamp - $15 egift card to the YNS store.