Kiwi Lane and Tim Holtz Patriotic Card with Queen & Co bling

I am so excited today!  I finally get to tell everyone!  I have been chosen to be a part of the Kiwi Lane Designs Fall 2014 Design Team!!  Wooo Hooo!  I am so thrilled to be a part of the Kiwi Lane blog team!

Therefore, today's project uses Kiwi Lane templates:  Playtime 6 and Adventure 1 (star).  I also played a great deal with the background.  I started with the wavy corrugated navy paper.  It was a little too dull and plain. I knew I was using the Tim Holtz Seasons Kraft Resist image and wanted to grunge it up.  I started with Walnut Stain sprayed over the corrugated background.  Then I added a red ink spray I had mixed up using some Smooches and Ranger spray inks.  Finally,  I sprayed a top coat of vanilla Smooch Spritz.  This ended up tying in beautifully with the Queen & Co star bling. 



I was trying to mimic the shield in the Tim Holtz image. I cut the playtime template from the same kraft paper as the card base.  I traced another shield on navy card stock and cut it about a quarter inch in to get the "layer".  I cut the stripes from the same red shimmer paper as the star (adventure 1).  I added some adhesive and lined them up on a slick release sheet.

Then I used the template to cut the bottoms of my "stripes".

Here's a good view of all the spritzing I did.



All edges are chalked with Quick Quotes Powder Puff Blue Moon.

Don't forget about my blog hop this Friday!

Here's the blog candy for the hop:

Here's a link to a super cute card that I made with the above paper.

I am entering this in the following challenges:

http://redcarpetstudiochallenge.blogspot.com/2014/06/rcs-73-born-on-fourth-of-july.html until July 12

http://www.thekraftjournal.blogspot.com/2014/06/challenge-178-red-white-and-blue.html until July 6

http://craftspotbykimberly.blogspot.com/2014/06/monday-challenge-142-patriotic.html until July 6

http://classycardsnsuch.blogspot.com/2014/06/ccns-challenge-39-red-white-and-blue.html until July 6

http://www.craftindesertdivas.com/2014/06/craft-it-up-link-it-up-red-white-blue.html until July 6

http://open-mindedcraftingfun.blogspot.ca/2014/06/challenge-13-patriotic-colors.html until July 4

http://cupcakeinspirations.blogspot.com/2014/06/challenge-267.html until July 4
here's their inspiration:

Thanks for stopping by! Have a blessed day!

Tim Holtz Patriotic Card using Your next Stamp June Sketch

Good day to you!  I was super busy over the weekend.  First I created some Independence Day cards using the Tim Holtz Seasons Kraft Resist paper pack.  For this card I followed the Your Next Stamp June Sketch.

I embossed the red card stock with a star embossing folder.  Then I added some navy washi tape.  I layer the Tim Holtz image on navy card stock and kraft card stock.  I stamped the Fiskars' sentiment with Indigo Mix'd Media ink on kraft card stock.  Finally, I added some bling!  Oop, I see where one fell off before I took the picture!  All edges chalked with Quick Quotes Powder Puff Blue Moon.

Here's the sketch:

I want to invite you all to my very first blog hop!  This Friday, July 4.

Here is the blog candy:

Please join us on Friday for a chance to win!

 I am also bursting at the seems to tell y'all my secret. But it has to wait one more day.  Check back tomorrow for a big blogg~y announcement!!

I am entering this in the following challenges:

http://ynschallenges.blogspot.ca/2014/06/yns-challenge-13-final-week.html until July 2

http://thepaperplayers.blogspot.co.uk/2014/06/paper-players-challenge-202-sandys-tic.html until July 4

(any shade of blue, patterned paper ((Tim Holtz image from Seasons kraft resist paper pack)) and bling)

*(maximum 3 challenges total)*

http://pumpkinspiceblog.blogspot.com/2014/06/saturday-challenge-77-red-white-and-blue.html until July 12

Thanks for reading!

Take Ten Kit layout with Fireworks!

Today, I created a faux pocket page layout with my June Take Ten kit:

Close up of the "subway" art card (4x6) that I created on card stock.  I used the white sticker letters from the kit, star stamp from the kit, old Mrs. Grossman's metallic red and blue sticker letters, Creative Memories sticker letters and several alphabet stamp sets.

I cut the die cut with my Cricut.

I love the enameled arrows from the kit.  I also used the tab stamp.

The entire page was centered around the very cool 4x6 card from the kit in the center.  I also cut the title with my Cricut (Creative Memories Traveler Road Trip Font~I think).

Another view of my very cool "subway" art.

I am entering this in the following challenges:

http://heather-bittenbythebug2.blogspot.com/2014/06/summer-fun-cricut-challenge.html until June 29

http://pdelinkyparty.blogspot.com/2014/06/pde-linky-party-13-with-team-a.html until July 7

http://pinspirationalchallenges.blogspot.ca/2014/06/pinspirational-challenge-113.html until June 30

Winner!

http://perfectlyrustics.com/2014/06/16/prdc25-starbursts/ until June 30

Winner!

http://polkadoodle.blogspot.com/2014/06/wk-26-red-white-or-blue-polkadoodles.html until July 11

http://cutitupchallenges.blogspot.com/2014/06/twilght-challenge-48.html until July 9 (this isn't "twilight" exactly but we had lots of small children so this was when it got just dark enough to see the fireworks and then off to bed for the wee ones).

http://thestampingboutiquechallengeblog.blogspot.ca/2014/06/new-challenge-red-white-and-blue.html until July 3?

http://milkcoffeechallenge.blogspot.com/2014/06/summer-fun-challenge.html until July 2

http://creatingwithpaperandmore.blogspot.com/2014/05/birthday-word-challenge.html until June 30 (celebrate is the word in my "subway art")

Thanks for stopping by!

June Take Ten Kit Cards

Today I have for you 5 cards I made from the June Take Ten kit.  I don't pocket scrapbook so I tried to find some other uses for the kit.

This one I made with one 3x4 card, some enameled shapes, one of the stamps in the stamp set and some of my own card stock.

Here's another with a 3x4 card on this one I used a stencil I made with my various size hole punches and some scrap card stock along with some inks that matched.  The tab is a stamp that came with the kit.  I cut the banner with a Spellbinders (I think).  The white letters came with the kit.

Here is another 3x4 matted on some of my own card stock. This one I made a "mini" card it was the leftover from the 8.5x11 glossy card stock I used for the large card below.  The orange outline stars were printed.  I added the blue brad stars and the row of stars at the bottom which are wood veneer stars from the kit sprayed with gingersnap Smooch Spritz.

This is one of the larger cards I made with the 4x6 card from the kit.  I added some of the wood veneer stars in their natural state and embossed the "leo" stamp in the corner.  I have lots of leo friends one of whom will probably receive this card.  I mounted it on kraft card stock and outlined the wood stars with a blue wink of stella pen. The photo does not do this card justice.

On this card I used some Kiwi Lane templates and card stock to create the background, one 3x4 card from the kit, a Stampin Up sentiment stamp, a tab stamp from the kit and some enameled hearts from the kit.

I am entering these in the following challenges:

http://fattastictuesday.blogspot.com/2014/06/fan-tastic-tuesday-challenge-41.html until June30

http://craftycatzweeklychallenge.blogspot.com/2014/06/challenge-237-anything-goes.html until July 2

http://simplycreatetoo.blogspot.com/2014/06/mid-post-challenge-64-your-sentiment-is.html until July 3

Sketch N Scrap June Card Sketch Birthday Cards

Hip Hip Hooray!  I used some more of the same We R Memory Keepers papers to make a set of cards with the Sketch N Scrap card sketch.  I also cut and embossed some card stock with Spellbinders for the oval.  This first card has brads but on the subsequent ones I used enamel dots.



The sentiments are also cut from the papers.  I mounted some sentiments on cardstock to make them pop!

Here's the sketch:

I am entering this in the following challenges:

http://sketchnscrap.blogspot.com/2014/06/card-sketch-27.html until June 30

http://fattastictuesday.blogspot.com/2014/06/fan-tastic-tuesday-challenge-41.html until June 30

Top Three Winner:

http://partytimetuesdays.blogspot.com/2014/06/ptt178-anything-goes.html until June 30

http://pdelinkyparty.blogspot.com/2014/06/pde-linky-party-13-with-team-a.html until July 7

http://movingalongwiththetimes.blogspot.co.uk/2014/06/big-birthday-bash-and-blog-hop.html until July 3

http://simplycreatetoo.blogspot.com/2014/06/mid-post-challenge-64-your-sentiment-is.html until July 3



Thanks for stopping by!  Have a great day!

Jessica's 5 Year Anniversary of her 30th Birthday Blog Hop!!

Hello!

Welcome to Jessica's 5 Year Anniversary of My 30th Birthday 

Blog Hop!!

You should of arrived here from Jessica's blog, but if you did not, please start at the beginning at Jessica's Blog!

For today's blog hop, we are celebrating..you guessed it, a BIRTHDAY!!! 

PLUS the 5 years will represent Jessica's 5 Favorite things:

1. Close To My Heart (We ALL know Jessica lives, breathes, and SLEEPS Close To My Heart)!

2. Jaded Blossom Stamps (Jessica is one of their TOP stalkers, lol)

3. SVG Cutting Files (Jessica LOVES the ease and the creativity in Anne's projects!)

4. Kiwi Lane Design Templates (Jessica just found and wondered how she EVER went this long without using them in her layouts!)

5. Die Cutting Machines (Jessica uses her Cricuts/Cameo/Evolution Advance in almost EVERY project!)

So, EVERY project will be birthday themed using one of the 5 items mentioned above!!!!

Now, you KNOW every hop HAS to have some giveaways!!! 

Here are our sponsors and prizes!!

Jessica-Craftin and Stampin

Close To My Heart FREE TO BE ME Paper Packet

Jaded Blossom WEDDING CANDIES Stamps

$5 Gift Certificate to SVG Cutting Files 

AJ Scrapbooking and Cards

• The Scrapbooking Queen

Royal Sayings Stamp Set

• Freckeld Fawn

Flair Buttons-- Set of Two Buttons

Filigree Rhinestone Stickers 

Connie Can Crop

 12" Border Template Set "Chevrons" 
from Kiwi Lane Designs

Michele Smith

http://michelescraftroom.blogspot.com/

 Jolee's Boutique Sweet Shop Stickers

We R Memory Keepers Enamel Dots

American Greetings Birthday Stickers 

DoYouScrapbook.com

Echo Park Designer Die 

Now that we showed you the prizes, onto my project!!!

I tried to combine Jessica's favorites!  I have used a Cricut cut (Creative Memories This & That) for the sentiment.  I have used Kiwi Lane templates. The paper collection is Hip Hip Hooray from We R Memory Keepers.  It is so bright and birthday~y!  I also added some bling and twine along the way...

Close up:

On the following cards I used a CTMH Cricut Cart Artiste and matching stamp along with Kiwi Lane Designs templates:

Happy Birthday Jessica!

Be sure to FOLLOW and COMMENT on ALL blog stops in order to be eligible for the prizes!!! 

Now, onto Melissa!!

Here is the blog lineup in case you get lost!

Jessica-http://craftinandstampin.blogspot.com

Alicia http://goldengoddessdesigns.blogspot.com/

Melissa http://papershenaniganz.blogspot.com

Lori - http://www.scrappinmystressaway.blogspot.com/

Denise www.craftconfectionery.com

Gina - http://californiascrappin-gcinderella21.blogspot.com/

Madge - http://www.thescrappinlounge.com/

Connie - http://conniecancrop.blogspot.com

Audrey - www.kreativekreationbyaudrey.blogspot.com

Angela- www.crazy3monkeys.blogspot.com

Jenny- www.crazyaboutcricut.blogspot.com

An'Jenic- http://www.anjenicgibson.blogspot.com/

Winners will be announced on July 1st (since Jessica is away celebrating CONVENTION AND HER BIRTHDAY in CA with Close To My Heart!!!) 

Thanks for hopping!!! 

I am entering this in the following challenges:

http://fattastictuesday.blogspot.com/2014/06/fan-tastic-tuesday-challenge-41.html until June 30

Top Three Winner

http://catchthebugblog.blogspot.com/2014/06/june-bingo-challenge.html until June 28 (starts with B=Birthday, bling, and player's choice use yellow)

Heartfelt Creations and The Paper Loft June Sketch challenge

Hello!  Today I have played with some of my favorite coordinating stamps and dies that I do NOT use enough!  I continue to purchase Heartfelt Creations stamps and dies because they are so darn beautiful but they find their way into a pile and I don't ever get around to making the gorgeous creations.  Well, I purchased a new set at Mega Meet and took one of their classes as a refresher course AND you get a free stamp set of your choice with every class.  You can't beat it!  So here is finally a Heartfelt Creations creation worthy of their product:

Close ups of the flowers:

First, I stamped the flowers in Mix'd Media Truffle then embossed with Sparkle N Sprinkle Root Beer Fizz.  When they cooled, I inked the flowers with 3 colors different colors of chalks and inks with sponge daubers.

I used the Paper Loft Gear Head collection and this month's sketch on a DCWV square card base.

Here is The Paper Loft's June Sketch contest and the sketch:

I am entering this in the following challenges:

http://totallygorjuss.blogspot.com/2014/06/challenge-241-flower-power.html until June 27

http://fattastictuesday.blogspot.com/2014/06/fan-tastic-tuesday-challenge-41.html until June 30

http://partytimetuesdays.blogspot.com/2014/06/ptt178-anything-goes.html until June 30

http://pdelinkyparty.blogspot.com/2014/06/pde-linky-party-13-with-team-a.html until July 7

http://craftingfromtheheartchallengeblog.blogspot.com/2014/06/challenge-24.html until June 29

http://www.simonsaysstampblog.com/mondaychallenge/?p=1568 until June 30

http://chalk-ah-lot.blogspot.com/2014/06/welcome-back-chalk-ah-lot-61.html until June 29

http://die-cut-divas.blogspot.com/2014/06/is-it-yours-mine-or-ours-june-challenge.html until June 30

http://www.lovesrubberstampschallenges.com/2014/06/challenge-109-handmade-flowers.html until June 30

http://allsortschallenge.blogspot.com/2014/06/week-264-how-does-your-garden-grow.html until June 27

http://www.blogquickquotes.com/2014/06/friday-challenge-40.html until June 25

Queen & co This is my Territory! card

This is some Queen & Co product I picked up at Mega Meet.  

The base of the card is cut with a Sizzix with a Tim Holtz movers and shapers label.

Thanks for checking me out!

I am entering this in the following challenges:

http://natalieandamy.blogspot.co.uk/2014/05/challenge-21-no-design-papers.html until June 30