Pearly Sparkles August Challenge ~ Dots and Stripes

Hi Crafty Friends,
We have our new monthly challenge posted on the Pearly Sparkles Blog.This month we're using Dots and Stripes.  I love polka dots!  My grandmother used to tell me that one wasn't truly "dressed up" unless you were wearing polka dots!
Here's my friendship card using papers from Echo Park.  I love their papers because they always coordinate their colors.

I've also used a card mat from Whimsy stamps and die cuts from Jaded Blossoms Build a Booth: Garden Add Ons.

Hope you'll play along with us this month.

Cut it Up Challenge #283 ~ Animals on Parade

Hi Crafty Friends,
We are featuring Animals for our next Cut it Up challenge.Our theme for #283 is "Animals on Parade."  We need to see an animal and, of course, a die cut.
I wanted to play with an inky background and LaLa Land Crafts has the perfect dies to go with the scene I created.

I had so much fun with a circle mask and Distress Oxides.  I love paper so much that I forget how pretty ink blended backgrounds can be.  The sentiment and sentiment strip is from Jaded Blossom

I hope you'll play along with us.  Just follow the link above.

Christmas is Gnoming

Hi Crafty Friends,
I have one more card for BYSH Christmas in July Linky Party.
Jaded Blossom is one of our many sponsors and I've used JB stamps and Dies on this card.

Products used:Christmas is Gnoming Christmas is Gnoming Outline DiesStitched OvalsEcho Park 6 x6 paper padCopic Markers
You have two more days to link up your project for a chance to win a variety of prizes offered by each of our sponsors.

Merry Christmas Slider Card

Hi Crafty Friends,
Here is another entry for the BYSH Cardmakers July Linky Party and card #20 for the BYSH FaceBookCard a Day challenge.
Pink Fresh Studio has an A2 slider card die that I've been so anxious to try. I've also used Doodlebug Designs papers and Doodle pops.  It is a fun interactive card and easy to make once you figure out the best way to set it up for what you want to create.

I adhered it to an A2 card base so there is a place to write.  

The Card a Day challenge goes through the end of the month and the

July Linky Party is open through the 28th.

I hope you'll play along.

Christmas Blessings

Hi Crafty Friends,
Here's another card for the BYSH Cardmakers Linky Party and the Card A Day challenge on FaceBook.
I'm using stamps and dies from one of our amazing sponsors, Jaded Blossom.

I've used these Jaded Blossom products:Christmas BlessingsChristmas Blessings Outline DiesChristmas DiesWindow Card Mat DieSnowflake Stencil.
Our Linky Party is open until July 28th.  All of our sponsors are providing prizes to be awarded to some lucky participants.  We hope to see your projects linked up.

NOEL

Hi Crafty Friends,
I have another card to share for Build Your Stash Holiday Cardmakers Christmas in July Linky Party and the July Card A Day Facebook challenge.
I've combined die cuts from 3 different companies to make this panel card.

The card mat is Jaded Blossom's Window Card Mat Die.  JB is one of the wonderful sponsors for the Linky Party.  The bow is a Spellbinders die and the other die cuts are from Spellbinders. I thought using mirror, glitter, and shimmer papers would add a nice touch.

The Linky Party is open until July 28.  I hope you'll play along.

Santa Claus is Coming to Town

Hi Crafty Friends,
Today I'm sharing a Christmas card that I will link to Build Your Stash Holiday CardmakersChristmas in July Linky Party and their July Card A Day FaceBook.  This is my 17th card for the July challenge.  My holiday card stash is growing - woohoo!
Here's the card using stamps and dies from Crafter's Companion.

I hope you'll play along with one or both challenges.

BYSH Cardmakers Christmas In July ~ Linky Party

Hi Crafty Friends,

We're so excited for our next Linky Party at Build Your Stash Holiday Cardmakers.We have an amazing list of sponsors which means LOTS of prizes to be won.You won't want to miss getting a head start on your holiday cardmaking. When you visit the blog, you'll find lots of inspiration from the design team.  Here's my design team project.

I used a Cuttlebug embossing folder for the background.  

The mailbox, decorations, and sentiment are all from Spellbinders:

Parcel & Post Mailbox

Parcel & Post Christmas Decorations

Parcel & Post Sentiments

The foil papers are Recollections.

You'll have from July 21 - 28 to link up your projects using the link above. You may enter as often as you'd like. Prize winners will be randomly selected.  

Be sure to visit our BYSH FaceBook page for daily inspiration and to enter our monthly sketch challenges HERE.

Jaded Blossom Blog ~ Vacation Memories

 Hi Crafty Friends,

It's my turn to post on the Jaded Blossom blog.

Today I'm sharing the inside pages of a vacation memory book that I'm making for my daughter.  The cover and inside back cover were revealed during our Tiki release.

Here are the front and back cover pages.

And now for the 4 new pages.  The album size is 5 x 7.  The photo mat sizes are 3.5 x 5.  If a die cut is on part of the photo mat, I attached the cuts in such a way that the picture could be slipped under the cut.  I used the Cinch Mini to bind the album.

I used these Jaded Blossom products:

Ocean Waves Stencil

Flag Dies

Picture This

Picture This 2

Capturing Memories

Tropical Dies

Tropical Dies 2

Layered Frame and Journal Die

Gnome Dies: School Add Ons (pencil)

Border Dies (journal strip)

Tropical Flower Dies

Gnome Dies: Tiki Add Ons (hibiscus)

Gnome Dies: Beach Add Ons

I have a few more pages to complete.  I'll share in the Garden of Creativity.

Thanks for stopping by,

Build Your Stash Holiday Cardmakers Sketch 35 ~ DT Card 2

Hi Crafty Friends,
I'm back with my second card for the BYSH Facebook team using sketch 35.
You have lots of time to join our challenge by adding your card to the Facebook Group Album.
Here's my card using papers from a DCWV stack that I've had in my stash for years.  All I added was a twine bow and some gold discs.  Don't you love papers sets that include a variety of sentiment blocks?It sure makes things quick and easy.

Cut it Up Challenge # 282 ~ Look Up in the Air

Hi Crafty Friends,We have a fun new challenge at Cut It Up Challenges.Our theme is "Look Up in the Air."  So many ways to interpret this theme.  I hope you'll play along.

Here's a fun card using the Floating Bunny die set from Spellbinders.  It also comes with balloons, but for this theme, I thought the clouds were perfect.  The sentiment is from the Whimsy Stamps Fly By set.

Just follow the link above to play along.

Build Your Stash Holiday Cardmakers ~ Sketch 35, Card #1

Hi Crafty Friends,
It's Christmas in July for a lot of cardmakers blogs but at Build Your Stash Holiday Cardmakers it's Christmas EVERY month.  I may actually have enough card come December 1.
Here's my first design team project using sketch 35.

I have so many wonderful Echo Park 6 x 6 paper pads so it's easy to find coordinating papers and go from there for embellishments.  I dug out some BRADS for this card.  I knew that drawer full would come in handy and my corner chomper - some tools are just too good to let go.

I hope you'll play along with us on our FaceBook group HERE.  Just add your projects to the Sketch 35 folder.  A winner will be chosen at the end of the month but you'll be a winner because you'll be ahead on your holiday cardmaking.

Jaded Blossom July Celebration Sale and Mini Release ~ Available NOW

Hi Crafty Friends,

 It's time for the July 2023 Celebration Sale & Mini Release!  For those eager to shop the sale and release, click HERE

Jaded Blossom is releasing a bunch of fun new items on Friday! 

Here is what I created using several of the new items.

 

This is the back (and final) page of the memory photo album I'm creating using the release freebie  Aloha Word Die (conditions apply) and a sentiment from Tropical Vibes (NEW.)

I think it's a perfect final page since it means "Good bye and Thank You."

I also used these products:

Tropical Dies

Tropical Dies 2 (there is a larger tiki torch in the new Gnome Dies: Tiki Add ons.)

Spring Dies 2

Ocean Waves Stencil

I will share the inside pages on my next Jaded Blossom Blog post on July 19.

Click HERE to check out the new items.

Don't forget we also have our July Celebration Sale going on now!

Your purchase earns you tickets! 

 Also the return of the Golden Ticket

Our design team has made some wonderful projects using the new items! Make sure to check them all out. Links below..  

Jamie

Rosemary

Cynthia

Cindy

Julee

Nicole

Lee-Ann

Larelyn

CLICK HERE TO SHOP

Jaded Blossom July Celebration Sale and Mini Release ~ Sneak Peek

Hi Crafty Friends,

 It's almost time for the July 2023 Celebration Sale & Mini Release!  

Jaded Blossom is releasing a bunch of fun new items on Friday! 

Here is what I created using the new items.. 

My daughter and son-in-law vacationed in Hawaii this year so I made a 5 x 7 photo album for them to share some of their favorite pictures.  This is the cover.  I'll share some pages and the back inside cover tomorrow so be sure to come back!

I used these Jaded Blossom products:

Tropical Vibes (NEW)

Gnome Dies: Tiki Add Ons (NEW)

Build a Booth: Tike Add Ons (NEW)

Hibiscus Stencil (NEW)

Sweet Travels

Picture This 2

Build a Booth Dies

Gnome Dies: Weather Add Ons

Tropical Dies

Gnome Dies, Girl Gnome Dies

Click HERE to check out our new products and don't forget we have our July Celebration Sale

also starting on Friday!

Your purchase earns you tickets! 

 Also the return of the Golden Ticket

Our design team has made some wonderful projects using the new items! Make sure to check them all out. Links below..  

Jamie

Rosemary

Cynthia

Cindy

Julee

Nicole

Lee-Ann

Larelyn

You're a Koalaty Friend

 Hi Crafty Friends,

  It's my day to post a Jaded Blossom project here and on the Jaded Blossom Blog.

I have loved Jaded Blossom for many, many years so my stamp and die collection is quite extensive.

I categorize many of my stamps by theme but I also have 3 shoeboxes full of general stamps, easy to forget what I have since I never got on the record keeping train.

Anyhoo - I thought it would be fun to do a blind selection and create a project from whatever I picked out - sight unseen- from my collection.

Here's my project using the G'Day Mate stamp set (randomly selected.)

I also used 3 dies from the Card Mat Dies, the Birch Tree and Vine Stencils and some leaves from the Tropical Flowers Dies.  The image was cut using a Scan N Cut and colored using Copics.

Thanks for stopping by,

Last Minute Manda Clipart ~ Happy Independence Day

Hi Crafty Friends,
Time to share another project using the fun clipart from Last Minute Manda.
Today's project uses an image from the Little Bees are Patriotic PNG set.

The image was printed and then cut using a Scan N Cut. The die cuts are from Jaded Blossom and so is the sentiment and outline.  The pattern papers are from Doodlebug Designs.

Such a fun image to use and there's a similar one on the inside.

Be sure visit the LMM FaceBook Group for more ideas using both clipart and digital images.

When you visit the ETSY shop (link above) you can use my code: LARELYN25.

Jaded Blossom July Challenge ~ Anything Goes

Hi Crafty Friends,
Happy July!  Our small town had a wonderful Independence Day celebration with a parade, street marker, activities and fireworks.  Our community always comes together to share these special times.So, in keeping with our 4th of July home town theme, I created another patriotic card forJaded Blossom's July challenge ~ Anything Goes.

I'm having fun creating designs for this double Z fold style.  I love that it folds flat for mailing.

I used Doodlebug Designs 6 x 6 papers and embellishments.

I also used these Jaded Blossom products:

Card Mat Dies

Gnome Dies

Gnome Dies: Patriotic Add Ons

God Bless America

God Bless America Outline Dies

Follow the link above to join in our monthly challenge.  Be sure to include at least one Jaded Blossom product.

Happy 4th of July!