My project today for Pajama Crafter Stamps is making sweet waves with this card of encouragement. Featuring two lovable whales and the perfect pun: "everything whale be okay, " it's sure to bring a smile to anyone's face. Let these gentle giants deliver ...
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"Joy in a JAR" - 5 new articles

  1. Everything Whale Be Okay!
  2. Freshly Made Sketches #668
  3. Happy New Year!
  4. Winter Poinsettia with Stamp Simply
  5. Freshly Made Sketches #661
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Everything Whale Be Okay!

My project today for Pajama Crafter Stamps is making sweet waves with this card of encouragement. Featuring two lovable whales and the perfect pun: "everything whale be okay," it's sure to bring a smile to anyone's face. Let these gentle giants deliver some much needed positivity!

I started by ink blending a stencil from my stash using three Distress Oxide inks: Tumbled Glass, Salvaged Patina, and Peacock Feathers. I stamped the sentiment from Whale Wishes in VersaFine Clair Nocturne ink and then stamped my whales (Oh Whale) also in Nocturne. I embossed the whales with clear embossing powder, and then added a few highlights with alcohol markers. I fussy cut the whales and popped them up with foam tape. I filled in some of the areas with a few pink and teal flat sequins. Finally, I added a couple of half clouds from my stash to finish the sky. A fun patterned paper finished the mat, with a light pink card base. 

I hope this card brings a smile to someone today! 

   

Freshly Made Sketches #668

A quick post today to share a card I am sending to a friend this week! I love this mug, don't you? It's from a cute little set by Unity Stamp Co. called Mug of Hugs (retired). I think it packs a punch in black and white!

For my layout I used Karren’s awesome sketch at Freshly Made Sketches. Last week I was very literal, and this week I took some liberty with the longer strips, shortening two up for interest and to keep my card a one layer CAS. 


I stamped my images with VersaFine Clair Nocturne and added some of my fun washi tapes for the strips. I need to use those more. I love the look and the fun patterns! 

Be sure to check out the incredible designs from my teammates on the FMS blog! Our challenge is open until Monday, January 13 at 3 PM EST! Come join us! 



   

Happy New Year!

Happy New Year! I am so excited for 2025 to really enjoy my crafting time! And what better way to start the year off than with a new sketch from Freshly Made Sketches! This one is from the very talented Cecile and here is mine!


I had a ton of fun making this. But it sure went in a different direction than I had planned. I ordered a new ink from the VersaFine Clair line (LOVE it!) called Arctic. Well. I was thinking it would be white. Like an arctic fox! Imagine my surprise when I opened it to stamp my snowflake (Winter Snowflake - Colorado Craft Company) and it was blue. I even stared at the ink for a couple of seconds thinking "that's a weird white." HA. But I went with it anyway and love how this mixed media card turned out (which it wouldn't have been in white!). I stamped the blue, and then added some white embossing powder, black and white paint splatters and a trio of icy blue gems. Sentiment by Picket Fence Studios.

My husband and I are enjoying (right) our first bouts of Covid to start the New Year, so it can only go up from here! Our challenge is open until Monday, January 6, at 3 PM EST. We hope that you will join us! Check out my amazing teamies' cards on the FMS Blog!

   

Winter Poinsettia with Stamp Simply

Hello crafty friends!

Today I am on the Stamp Simply blog sharing this Winter Poinsettia from the Floral Cluster Stamp and Die series. I absolutely love these stamps - there are four stamp sets in the series and ONE DIE cuts them all. Brilliant!

In the world of holiday greetings, the traditional red and green colors often take center stage. But every so often, it's fun to break the mold, offering a fresh take on festive elegance. I chose blues and greens for my main colors, along with some blue vintage paper, for my card this week.


Poinsettias are a staple of holiday decor, and while those with red leaves are the most common associated with Christmas, other colors have come into the fold over the years - including white, blue, purple, pink and multi colored/spotted! Do you have a favorite? 

To color my image, I first stamped in VersaFine Clair Nocturne ink (my favorite black), and then embossed with clear embossing powder so I could color with alcohol markers. This card was colored with Ohuhu markers. I then splattered with white paint (Spellbinders) and then cut the die out with the coordinating die. I cut a second out of vellum for a nice airy "shadow." The sentiment is also stamped in the same ink and embossed.


You can find out more about the products I used on the Stamp Simply Blog today!

Stamp Simply Supplies:

Floral Cluster - Winter Poinsettia

Floral Cluster & Sprigs Dies

Christmas Blessings - sentiment

Craft Consortium Baroque 6x6

Luxury Pearlescent Metallic White Cardstock

Kaisercraft Pearls (Mine are Ice Green, but any!)

VersaFine Clair Nocturne

Other Supplies:

Spellbinders Oval Nestabilities

white, sage cardstock

white splatter paint

vellum

clear embossing powder

alcohol markers




   

Freshly Made Sketches #661

Hello everyone! 

It's Wednesday and time for a new sketch from Freshly Made Sketches! This one is from the very talented Jacquie and here is mine!

I had a ton of fun making this. Dies are my favorite to work with! I used several different companies' projects on my card today:

Impression Obsession - Primitive Snowman die
Memory Box - evergreen trees
Paper Smooches - sentiment
Simon Says Stamp - snowflake cover palte
Papertrey Ink - snowflake die

Our challenge is open until Monday, November 10, at 3 PM EST. We hope that you will join us! Check out my amazing teamies' cards on the FMS Blog!



   

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