HI there! I just pop up to share with you the easy faux shimmer coloring with shimmer paper and illustrator markers from Spectrum Noir. I am fascinated with this faux technique and a lot of you have been asking how to make it. It is real simple and the trick is use shimmer paper to stamp your images. In my sample I stamped the new Blooming Texture stamp from RG Avenue into White Shimmer using Finesse Alcohol Proof Dye Ink Noir Black from...

Hello crafty friends, today I have a special rainbow card with Rinea Foiled Paper. It is special because it is not a traditional rainbow! This month we have a cross promotion with Poppystamps and they have amazing dies! My rainbow is not traditional rainbow because I used the scraps of a collection of cards that I made recently. I embossed the Rinea Foiled Paper with a metallic stencil and covered the free areas of it with StazOn Pigment Ink on...

Fax Watercolor is the easy way to create the watercolor effect with inks and so quick. Today I have a card and tutorial using Spectrum Noir inks and markers. Directions: Cut a layer of Spectrum Noir Premium Watercolor Paper of 5-1/2” x4-1/4” and select the colors of Harmony Ink that you want to use for the background. The colors of Harmony Ink used on these background are down to up: Spring Meadow, Grasshoper, Ocean Blue, Oasis and Baby Blue....

Hi there! Create textured backgrounds with Harmony ink as a pleasure. Today I am sharing a tutorial with Spectrum Noir. Directions: Create the card base using high weight card stock. Sometimes this type of card stock has a special texture by themselves. You can also use Spectrum Noir White Premium Marker Pad. Add masking paper or post it tape around of the four borders to create the frame and select the colors of Harmony Ink that you want to...

Hello friends, happy weekend. I just pop up to share two good things: this weekend is Free Shipping in Joy Clair Designs for USA & Canada. You only need to use the code JCDPOWERW and enjoy your shopping! I made a card using the Paper Tattoos stamp set. This is a great set with 4 different images and a complete alphabet. You can use the alphabet to create your own sentiments and words. Let me share how you can get the look of this one layer...

Hello there, I am up with Kat Scrappiness and for today I am sharing one of the stamp sets from Joy Clair Designs that is available in Kat Scrappiness Store and also is perfect for the Spring Time, the Easter Greetings.   This is very easy design that you can create and enjoy at the same time. Let me share with you the quick steps: Create your card base using a dark color. I love to use the line of purples and burgundy during this season....

Hi there! I am featuring in my today post several of products available in our Joy Clair Designs Store. If you have not recently visited the store, assure them that you will like what you will find in it. Let me show you the new products:   Details: You knew that I am a lover of die cuts and flowers and this cover plate is simply gorgeous!. It is the Flower Tiles Background and you can use it partially cut as well as cover plate. I used it...

Hello there, I am up with Joy Clair Designs Blog and I prepared two different occasions cards, Mardi Gras & St. Patrick Celebrations. I used the stamp sets Unashamed and Lucky Charm. Let me start with the Mardi Gras card. Unashamed is a Color by Faith stamp set that can be also used for Mardi Grass. This set also includes amazing sentiments that you can use in your journaling and bible journaling. But let me give you more about this card....

Hi there! Today I am up with the Perfectly CAS Challenge and I prepared a Shape Stamped Card featuring the Saved by Grace Stamp set from Joy Clair Designs and the Embossed Edge Rectangle Dies. Directions: The base of my card is basic black card stock and the second layer whisper white. To create the shapes that is the theme of this month in Perfectly CAS Challenge, I stamped first the big flower included on the Saved by Grace stamp set using...

Kissing Technique is an easy way to combine your stamps and create unique designs for your stamping projects. Just select one solid design and combine it with another pattern and create different layouts. SHOPPING LIST: Memento Lulu Lavender Memento Grape Jelly Craft Mat Full Heart Stamp and Stripepddle Stamp by RG Avenue. Whisper White Cardstock by Stampin Up Acrylic Block by Stampin Up TUTORIAL GUIDE: Select the stamps that you want to use...