Finding the Calm and Hello Summer with Joy Clair

I have two more cards for the Joy Clair blog today. This first card uses the two of the sets from the most recent release. The sentiment is from You Got This while the lines are from Doodle Lines. 

My second card uses a sentiment and citrus slices from Life Is Sweet.

Check out the blog Here for the details of the cards.Thanks for stopping by, please leave a comment or follow me for blog updates! Have a great day!

Monica

Stick It Down- Sept sketch!

Here is Stick it Downs card sketch for September!

I decided to do a one layer card and try to keep the sketch. So I used two different colors...

The colors ended up being a little closer in tone than I intended, but I still liked the idea so I just went with it. I used a large background stamp to stamp half in blue and the other half in green. Then with the sentiment I did he same thing flipping which color went on the two halves of the stamp. Once the Sentiment was stamped, I then heat embossed it with clear powder and added some geometric shapes for a little more design. 

You can see the variation in color a little better in the close up. Don't forget to stop by the SID blog and play along with the sketches. If cards aren't your thing there are two scrapbooking sketches to play with as well! Thanks for stopping by and have a great day. 

Monica

Papa's jeep with Joy Clair

I have two projects to share today using set from Joy Clair's latest release. The first is a scrapbook layout I did showcasing the new set Good Vibes.

For my second project I did some journaling in my bible using the Fruit of the Spirit set.

To see all the details of my projects visit the Joy Clair blog here.

Thanks for stopping by, please leave a comment or follow me for blog updates! Have a great day!

Monica

Supplies:

Joy Clair- Good Vibes

       

   Fruit of the Spirit
        

ATSM #309- CAS

Here is my card for Addicted Stamps and More's Clean and Simple challenge.

I used colored cardstock with a stamped image and sentiment. To color the image I used bleach to remove the color of the cardstock for a slightly ghosted look of color. Adhered to my card base and added some adhesive pearls to dress it up a bit. It's such a simple card and love how the bleached areas can vary, and the different looks we get depending on the colored cardstock.

Don't forget to stop by the blog and play with this weeks Clean and Simple challenge, I can't wait to see what you share with us. Thanks as always for stopping by! Feel free to leave a comment and follow the blog for updates with new posts! 


Monica

Be kind with Joy Clair

I have  two posts today... this post is for Joy Clair's September challenge you can visit the Joy Clair blog here and see how my fellow teammies were inspired. If you would like to see the post for Merry Little Christmas challenge you can click HERE.

Love the theme and coloring in the inspiration photo!

I started this card by taking images from Blessed Harvest to create a border for the cardstock strip that I will add. Before the cardstock strip gets adhered I ran my panel through my Big Kick with wood grain background die cut from Lawn Fawn.

I stamped and embossed the sentiment from Deer Friends in white on vellum. I die cut it with a circle die and adhered it to the panel. I had a die cut wreath near my desk and added it to the gray strip around the sentiment circle, then popped the strip up with foam adhesive.

Thanks for stopping by, please leave a comment or follow me for blog updates! Have a great day!

Monica

Supplies:

Joy Clair- Blessed Harvest 

                        

and Deer Friends

                              

Season's Greetings wreath

Today is a post for the Merry Little Christmas challenge blog. As always the challenge theme is anything goes, so you can create and use what ever your crafty heart desires as long as its Christmas! If you want to see my post for Joy Clair's September challenge click HERE.

For my card I used a new set from Stampin' Up that will be available starting on the 5th! I adore the easily layered look of the set with just one stamp and that bow... swoon! I added some sticky pearls to the wreath to finish the card. 

Don't forget to check out the Merry Little Christmas blog to see what the design team has created for our second month. 
Thanks for stopping by, please leave a comment or follow me for blog updates! Have a great day!

Monica

Supplies:

Stampin' Up- Wishing You Well, Granny Apple Green, Merry Merlot and Gray Granite

Go Wild Joy Clair it's your birthday!

Here is my card... make that 2 cards for the Joy Clair blog today celebrating their birthday!

This is a fun technique to do as it create a window look for the card.

On the first card I used one image from the Party Animals set, colored the image and did a little paper piecing for the balloon. Then cut my panel into 6 and adhered it to a black scrap for a border around the mini panels.

For card two I did the same technique, but stamped my image in a gray ink multiple times and the main image in black so I could color it to stand out.

Thanks for stopping by, please leave a comment or follow me for blog updates! Have a great day!

Monica

Supplies:

Joy Clair- Party Animals