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I AM A SOLDIER IN GOD’S ARMY

Posted by on May 25, 2017 in Journaling, Joy Clair Designs, Recent Works | 0 comments

I AM A SOLDIER IN GOD’S ARMY

I am a soldier in God’s Army is a very special stamp set from Color by Faith Collection. When you see it for the first time, you’ll think it is a masculine set and you may be right! This is a perfect stamp set to create masculine projects but it is also a great set to demonstrate our faith. Take a look at my page: I made this look by stamping the boot images several times with sahara sand classic Ink in different positions. Then, with color pencils, I gave a different tone to each pair of boots, but I kept the base in the same...

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DAD’S DAY HIGHLIGHT

Posted by on May 24, 2017 in Cards, Joy Clair Designs, Recent Works, Tutorials | 5 comments

DAD’S DAY HIGHLIGHT

Welcome to our  Father’s Day Highlight featuring Dad’s Day Stamp Set from Joy Clair Stamps! This set is perfect for honored and celebrate the man of home, and you can use it with different stamping techniques to create beautiful cards or scrapbook layouts in no time! Today I have a card to share with you, here it is: I choose the basic black card stock for the base and whisper white card stock for the second layer. Let me share with you the steps that I followed to make my card: Cut the card base using basic black card stock. The size is...

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RETARTE 98 – ANYTHING GOES

Posted by on May 23, 2017 in Cards, Digital Art, Recent Works, Retarte Challenge, Scrapbooking | 3 comments

RETARTE 98 – ANYTHING GOES

Bienvenidas a Retarte 98 – Anything Goes hemos preparado proyectos maravillosos con las imagenes de uno de nuestros sponsors mas queridos Pickled Potpourri, que también nos acompaño hace un par de meses cuando comensamos esta nueva etapa!!! La ganadora recibirá como premio un certificado de $7 dolares de su tienda con el que podra adquirir las imagenes digitales que desee. Y antes de seguir con todo lo que les tenemos preparado les cuento quien fue la afortunada ganadora de Retarte 97… #7 FR Creaciones Por favor mandáme un email a...

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ANCHORS AWEIGH INSPIRATION

Posted by on May 23, 2017 in 3D, Joy Clair Designs, Promotions, Quick Quotes Scrap., Recent Works, Scrapbooking, Tutorials | 1 comment

ANCHORS AWEIGH INSPIRATION

Hello crafty friends, Martha Lucia here with you  to share an Anchors Aweigh Inspiration frame that I made using some summer photos that I printed from my phone. I am so happy because now it is very easy for me because I can do this with my Canon PIXMA TS 9020. Let me show you my frame. This is an 8″x10″ frame and I love to change the photos and design that I have around of my home and since summer is around the corner I found in Anchors Aweigh the perfect design to create something new.  The first thing that I did was print my...

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POLO SEA HORSE IS HERE AGAIN

Posted by on May 20, 2017 in Cards, Crackerbox & Suzy Stamps, Die Cutting, Recent Works, Tutorials | 0 comments

POLO SEA HORSE IS HERE AGAIN

Hello dear friends, Polo Sea Horse is here again and you can find it on So Suzy’s Store. This was one of my favorites images that was “retired” for a few months but now is available on the store and I am happy because I can create new cards and projects with this. Take a look at my funny card: Create this card was very fun and as usual I keep my CAS style. Let me share with you how to make this: Cut the base using Sahara Sand card stock Cut a second layer using a Postage die cut and Whisper White card stock. Create a...

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PARTIAL EMBOSSING IN MAGENTA COLOR

Posted by on May 19, 2017 in Cards, Imagine, Recent Works, Techniques, Tutorials | 0 comments

PARTIAL EMBOSSING IN MAGENTA COLOR

One of my favorite techniques is embossing, but since I can´t use this technique in all my projects, I can use it partially, don´t you think?  Take a look at my card: Today I want to share with you a partial embossing technique using color layering stamps. It’s very simple and fun and you can get beautiful results on your projects.  Let me tell you how I made my card: Stamp the first layer of the stamps using Memento Ink. For my flowers I used Lulu Lavender and for the leafs Pear Tart. Stamp the second layer of the flower using Memento...

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JOY CLAIR & IMAGINE BLOG HOP DAY 2

Posted by on May 18, 2017 in Cards, Imagine, Joy Clair Designs, Recent Works, Techniques, Tutorials | 21 comments

JOY CLAIR & IMAGINE BLOG HOP DAY 2

Welcome to the Joy Clair & Imagine Blog Hop Day 2, the perfect match with stamps and inks! I am so happy to have you here for a second day!!!   We have two different design teams, full of talented ladies that will surely inspire you along the way. And of course amazing prizes to share with you!!! Just be sure to leave comments during the hop so you can be entered to win one of two $25 Joy Clair Stamps Gift Cards and one of two $25 Gift Cards from Imagine!!! If you came from Imagine’s Blog or Joy Clair’s Blog, or you are starting...

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JOY CLAIR & IMAGINE BLOG HOP DAY 1

Posted by on May 17, 2017 in Cards, Die Cutting, Gina Marie Designs, Imagine, Joy Clair Designs, Recent Works, Techniques, Tutorials | 24 comments

JOY CLAIR & IMAGINE BLOG HOP DAY 1

Welcome to the Joy Clair & Imagine Blog Hop Day 1, the perfect match with stamps and inks! We are so glad you joined us for this fun collaboration blog hop.   We have two different design teams, full of talented ladies that will surely inspire you along the way. And of course amazing prizes to share with you!!! Just be sure to leave comments during the hop so you can be entered to win one of two $25 Joy Clair Stamps Gift Cards and one of two $25 Gift Cards from Imagine!!! If you came from Imagine’s Blog or Joy Clair’s...

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ANCHOR OF HOPE: COLOR BY FAITH STAMP SET

Posted by on May 15, 2017 in Cards, Journaling, Joy Clair Designs, Recent Works, Tutorials | 0 comments

ANCHOR OF HOPE: COLOR BY FAITH STAMP SET

Anchor of Hope: Color by faith stamp set! is one of my favorites from the new release because with it I can create different layouts or jounaling pages over my bible, but I can also make masculine projects too! Today I want to show you an idea that I made for my bible. Take a look of my page: This month the theme on our Joy Clair Design Team is layers, every type of layer, so I decided to use different layers of ink with different textures, colors and looks. Let me share how I made my page: Sponge the background of the page using Distress...

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COLOR LAYERING GOLD FISH STAMP SET

Posted by on May 13, 2017 in Cards, Die Cutting, Hero Arts, Recent Works, Tutorials | 0 comments

COLOR LAYERING GOLD FISH STAMP SET

Color layering Gold Fish stamp set is another adorable set from Hero Arts. I said adorable because you will love change the colors of these gold fishes and how easy it is to create different effects on them. Take a look at my card: This month our challenge is to use sentiments and this stamp set includes a great sentiment for life. So with my design I wanted to create a special frame just for the sentiment. Let me share how I made the card: Cut the base using green card stock. Cut a second layer using whisper white card stock and emboss this...

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