Joy Clair and Therm-o-Web...Collaboration Fun!

Hello there Joy Clair friends!  It's Kerry here and today I'm sharing a few fun creations featuring the gorgeous stamps from Joy Clair and the deeelish products from Therm-o-Web!  I created a couple fun cards and I thought I'd share how they were made...Take a peek!  

My first card features the stamp set Thankful and Blessed.  I stamped the flower and colored using Copics and Leisure Arts Colored Pencils.  After coloring, I cut the stem/leaves off so that I had just the flower head.  Next, I used the I-Craft Ultra Bond Adhesive Pen to doodle the word "Fall" and some random squiggles onto some pumpkin colored cardstock.  After that, I applied some brand new Amber Watercolor Deco Foil and ran it through my laminator.  When it was done, I distressed the edges using some Pumpkin colored ink.  

To add some fun embellishing, I applied a strip of Deco Foil Stick on/Iron on Border Trim Elements (leaves) and then trimmed the edges.  I like this embroidery element because it is self adhesive and provides for an amazing textural element to my cards.  Give it a try sometime!  I attached this panel to a Bazzill Bling cardstock card panel (burgundy) to give it a nice fall look.  After tying on some black twine, I attached the flower image and then attached this panel to the white card base using the I-Craft Dries Clear Ultra Bond Adhesive.  To finish things off, I attached a coordinating sentence and my card was done!  

I thought this flower reminded me of some tiny sunflowers I collected once so I colored the image using yellows, oranges, browns and greens.  

Look at that shine!  I love Deco-Foil and how it just makes everything so fancy!  

Next up is my second card.  It's a bit more playful but incorporates some of the same doodly aspects when applying Deco Foil.  For this card, I drew some "grass" on the card base and applied some BRAND NEW Emerald Watercolor Deco-Foil to make it shine.  Next, I stamped the sentiment onto a pre-cut kraft shape and then stamped and colored the turtle buddies using Copic Markers.  

Aren't these turtles the cutest?  I stamped and colored the turtles from the stamp set Best Buds and then fussy cut them.  Next, I selected some aqua cardstock to mount the "grassy paper" onto and then mounted this cardfront onto a lime green cardstock.  If you take a peek, you'll notice I also added some decorative flowers.  Such a fun treasure hidden...and rediscovered in my stash!  
Just a few squiggles/strikes on the paper with the I-Craft Ultra Bond Adhesive Pen and I have a fun/shiny grassy background. 

 

So delish.  Love the shine, love the smile this cute card provides! 

Thanks so much for hopping over today.  I hope you found our creations inspirational and I hope you come back tomorrow for some extra collaboration fun with Joy Clair and Therm-o-Web!  

RG Studio 360 Weekly Bundle: Easter Blessings

Hello there inky friends!  Today's card features the gorgeous new release set called Amazing Grace.  This set is included in this week's fabulous trio of stamps in this week's bundle "Easter Blessings"!  It's sure to sell out QUICK so head over to the shop to pick it up for a 24 hour discount of 15%! 

To create my card, I started out by creating my background.  To achieve the background, I applied ink  (Sour Guava, Sour Mist and Rich Honey) to the floral stamp in the Gain Balance stamp set, spritzed it with water and brushed off much of the ink with a paint brush before stamping onto the Vanilla Cream cardstock.  I then used the diamond stamp in this set and stamped over the background with Powdered Sugar ink.  After I was satisfied with the design, I flicked ink over the image with a small brush then brushed some ThermoWeb Transfer Medium over this design in random strokes.  I applied a strip of Opal Deco Foil over this and ran the whole thing through my laminator.  Once removed, this background panel revealed an opalescent shimmer and shine that was translucent over the background. 

To finish the background panel, I machine stitched all around the edge and set it aside so that I could work with the cross that I had printed from the digital file (I copied and resized to my preference) and cut out. 

Next, I started working on the digital version of the cross I had printed from my computer.  I painted the flowers and the twigs with Sugar Drops (same colors as the pads) diluted with water and in some locations blended with Ivory acrylic paint.  Sugar Drops are just fabulous medium for my mixed media projects!  I love that I can mix it with so many other medium!  Just take a look at the background below.  You'll notice the brushstrokes left behind as they are opalescent strokes now. 

Once painted and dry (this combination of inks/paints dried almost immediately), I applied some microfine glitter.  I then added some foam squares to the cross and started to assemble the card. 
I mounted this panel onto a card base of Sour Mist cardstock. 

It's a real BLIZZARD! TCP SNOWFLAKES!

Hey there inky friends!  I'm back with another fun SNOWFLAKE card featuring fun new dies from The Cat's Pajamas.  Today, I'm sharing TWO projects that were created using the same materials- kind-of a Twofer you might say.  I was on a roll and I just kept rolling!  HA HA.  I think it helped having a yummy cuppa coffee in my new and colorful handmade mug by Caleb Zouhary (ZouharyPottery on Etsy) right at my workstation.  

I wanted to create a whimsical plaid pattern in somewhat Christmas Colors so I pulled some green, red and golden yellow Copics and drew some lines.  I followed that up with two different Staedtler pigment markers.  After creating the "plaid", I diecut the J and Y from the J*Y die ($5.00 set!!!) and then a few snowflakes from the new Five Snowflakes die set ($4.00 set!!!).  

I used the snowflake dies from both sets to create an embossed background and layered a few fun elements to make my letters and snowflake appear like floating ornaments.  DecoFoil Glitter Dust Photo Frames were a perfect little sticker element and backing for these dies.  

To add a little stamping, I diecut the little pennant from the Framed Up 2 CutUps dies. I stamped the sentiment from the Your Gift stamp set. 

Just a little distressing on the edges, a few sparkly gold pearls and this card was finished!  

Next up, I wanted to create another JOY card with my materials sitting on my desk so I diecut the letters in gold sparkly cardstock assembled the little plaid snowflake and cut some icing from the adorable Icing CutUps die.   This card came together quite quickly, but I think it's a favorite now.  :)

Such fun to create your own plaid paper.  Yeah, I have a problem cutting up pretty patterned paper so I make my own.  HA HA! 

To include some stamping, I stamped one of the sentiments from the One Liners stamp set -a piece of the sentiment "Life Is Short, Choose Happiness" and replaced the "Happiness" with the JOY! 

Thanks for stopping by today to check out my snowflakey creations.  I am having a ball filling up my Christmas Card box with pretty (and sparkly) cards!