JOY CLAIR AUGUST 2018 NEW RELEASE BLOG HOP

Posted on August 2, 2018 in Cards, Coloring, Die Cutting, Joy Clair Designs, Recent Works, Techniques, Tutorials

Welcome to another Joy Clair August 2018 New Release blog hop!

There is an amazing prize up for grabs!!  Just leave a comment on each of the design team blogs to be entered to win a $25 Joy Clair gift certificate!  The winners will be announced in the Joy Clair Blog  at the end of August.

Also we are starting our Anniversary month and we have a lot of surprises, special event, prizes and promotions to you!

Today I am featuring the new stamp set Life is Sweet with two special techniques: Coloring on Kraft and inlaid die cutting.

Joy Clair creates the most beautiful fruit sets!  I love how they look, because they make me want to improve my coloring skills!  🙂

Technique 1: Coloring on Kraft cardstock

For my card, I started by stamping the fruit  images from the stamp set Life is Sweet onto Crumb Cake or Kraft cardstock with Whisper White Craft Ink and coloring them in with Prismacolor Premier colored pencils.  It is a simple process. I picked the fruits from the Life is Sweet stamp set for my card. I went with these images because of its size and the amount of open space. Whenever I do pencil coloring I make sure that the images bring me the possibility to color and do some color blending.

I did very simple coloring with minimal layering and blending. You don’t need to go crazy here and do a ton of blending because these images already has gorgeous details. I picked out the pencils that mimicked my selected color scheme and I swatched them on the back of my paper in order to see what the colors would look like. Ideally, it’s bets to have a color chart on the same kind of paper you plan to color on.

Technique 2: Inlaid die cut

Once my coloring was done I die cut with a stitched rectangle frame die the center of the card to obtain three different pieces. I pasted the large piece directly onto a regular card base of Poppy Parade cardstock and added the second frame (real frame) using dimensionals. Then I pasted the small piece on the center, directly over the card base. As final touch, I added some drops of Nuvo Morning Dew.

PRIZES

To celebrate this release, Joy Clair is giving away a $25 gift certificate to ONE lucky winner! Please leave a comment on the Joy Clair Blog and ALL Designers Blog by Sunday, August 5th, for a chance to win.

The winner will be announced on the Joy Clair Blog on 8/31/2018. 

Our new products are now available in Joy Clair Store! We hope you find something you like!

BLOG HOP

Ready for more inspiration? Here is the list of design team members hopping…

Joy Clair Blog

Martha Lucia Gomez- -> You are here!

Lindsay Andreon

Andrea Bjork

Nicole Winslow

Donna Green Idlet

Helen Gullett

Kerry Urbatch

Angie Cimbalo

Jenny Fruchey

Ceal Pritchett

Monica Maier

SUPPLIES:

*All product links for August 2018 New Release are listed here too. 

I’m listing the products I used below. Click on the link to go directly to the product. Where available I use compensated affiliate links which means if you make a purchase I receive a small commission at no extra cost to you. Thank you so much for your support!

Crumb Cake Cardstock by Stampin Up Shop at: OT	Poppy Parade Cardstock Shop at: OT	Stampin’ Craft Whisper White & Refill Shop at: OT	Big Shot Shop at: OT | SB | HS
Stitchet Rectangle Frame Die Cuts Shop at: OT	Stamparatus by SU Shop at: OT	MISTI Original Shop at: C & S S | SB | HS	Stampin Trimmer Shop at: OT
Prismacolor Premier Colored Pencils Shop at: C & S S | OT | HS	Premium Colored Pencils by Leisure Arts Shop at: OT	Novu Crystal Drops Morning Dew Shop at: C & S S | KS | SB | HS	Double sided foam Tape or Dimensionals Shop at: OT
Fast Fuse Adhesive Shop at: OT	Foam Adhesive Strips Shop at: OT	Tear & Tape Shop at: OT	Snail Adhesive Shop at: OT
Life is Sweet Stamp Set Shop at: JC Stamps	You Got this Stamp Set Shop at: JC Stamps	Sprinkled with Love Stamp Set Shop at: JC Stamps	I Am – Stamp set Shop at: JC Stamps
Heartfelt Sympathy Stamp Set Shop at: JC Stamps	Good Vibes Stamp Set Shop at: JC Stamps	Fruit of the Spirit Stamp Set Shop at: JC Stamps	Doodle Lines Stamp Set Shop at: JC Stamps
Deer Friends Stamp Set Shop at: JC Stamps	Dancing Donut Background Shop at: JC Stamps	Creeping it Real Stamp Set Shop at: JC Stamps	Blessed Harvest Stamp Set Shop at: JC Stamps
Barn Party Stamp Set Shop at: JC Stamps	Party Animals Stamp Set Shop at: JC Stamps