Celebrating Cath + Technique Tuesday Blog Hop

Hi everyone! Happy Monday! I'm in a very special blog hop today:

I am super-duper thrilled to be sharing projects using the new Technique Tuesday stamps and dies by Cath Edvalson! :) You can check out the new stamps and dies HERE. Aren't they fabulous?

To celebrate the release, there's a special hop today. You should be coming from Kimberly's blog, or if you want to start from the beginning, the Technique Tuesday blog.

Here's what I made:

I made a set of cards with the inlaid die-cutting technique. First, I die-cut the Garden Flowers dies in white and trimmed down the base flower to make  a backing. Next, I used old Mint Julep BasicGrey papers to die-cut the outline flower. My Big Shot got a work-out! I know Cath likes homespun designs, and these papers reminded me of her. :)

I in-laid the pieces and made a couple of flowers at once. It's not a 10-minute card, but this technique is great for card sets (and using up 6x6 paper pads).

Next, I stamped a leaf from the Garden of Life stamp set and stamped a few yellow flowers in the background. The sweet sentiment is also from the set. This die is *perfect* for this technique!

Here's my next card:

This card uses the same stamps and dies for a very different look. I started by stamping the leaves from the Garden of Life set. I partially colored the leaves with Copics and fussy cut them. I love the boldness of these stamps! Next, I die-cut the Garden of Life flower base die on vellum and heat embossed the flower.

I layered a Citrus Bliss paper and a chipboard frame. For the sentiment, I die-cut the "friend" sentiment from the Garden of Life set in charcoal grey. Here's a close-up:

Giveaway
Technique Tuesday is giving away three prizes! One winner will receive all five of Cath's new products (wow!). The other two winners will receive $25 gift certificates to Technique Tuesday. The winners will be randomly chosen from all of the comments left during the hop.

To enter, leave a comment here and at each of the blog hop stops. The more comments you leave, the more chances to win! You have until midnight PST on September 16th to leave comments, and the three winners will be announced on the Technique Tuesday blog on September 18th. 

Here's the whole list:

Technique Tuesday

Julie Ebersole

Laura O'Donnell

Heather Campbell

Julia Stainton

Daniela Dobson

Kimberly Crawford

Jocelyn Olson <-- You are here.

Tobi Crawford

Laurel Beard

Melissa Phillips

Laura Williams

Jaclyn Miller

Donna Mikasa

Birgit Edblom

Kalyn Kepner

Laura Bassen

Julie Campbell

Lisa Adametz

Linda Barber

Teri Anderson

Cath Edvalson

Thanks so much for stopping by! Next on the hop is the awesome Tobi. Have a great day!

Friend

Hi everyone! Are you doing anything fun this weekend? My niece and nephew are visiting, and it's always great to see them. :)

My friend Taheerah has a column on the Winnie & Walter blog, and she video-interviewed me for the column. :) I'm also sharing a Winnie & Walter card on the blog:

The "flower" is the tree ring in the Winter Woodland set that I watercolored. I layered a piece of fringe, awesome Citrus Bliss wooden heart, a Sunshine Glow sequin, and a label with a sentiment using The Big, the Bold, and the Happy set.

Here's a close-up:

I dug through my stash and found these cool acetate and foil leaves from Studio Calico. The leaf die-cut is The Big, the Bold, and the Extras Cut File. It's always hard to photograph foil, but I managed to get a shot of how cool the foil looks.

Taheerah also made a card based on my card, which you can see over at the Winnie & Walter blog.

Thanks so much for stopping by! Have a great weekend!

Paper Smooches August Releases

Hi everyone! Ready for the week? We did a quick, final getaway to Minneapolis before school starts. We stopped at Ikea (yeah!) and I finally bought a Raskog cart (yeah!).

I wanted to share a couple of cards from the Paper Smooches August release. Kim released one new stamp set and five new dies. :)

First up, I used the Chum Pals dies and Bosom Buddy stamp set:

The bear and moose are from the Chubby Chum Pals set, and I used the Chum Pals to die-cut them. Am I the only one who doesn't know what a moose nose looks like? I had to Google it (the things we do for crafting), but I ended up going with lighter colors. Anyhoo, I played around the positioning, and I finally liked how the bear has his arm around the moose--like friends. :)

 I die-cut a window using the Duo Die 4 and added the sentiment from the new Bosom Buddy set:

Next up, I used the new Great Chemistry dies:

The professor, beaker, and sentiment are from the Great Chemistry set, and I used the Great Chemistry dies for the beaker and professor. Instead of a lab coat, I paper pieced him with a plaid shirt--pretty snazzy for a professor.

I mixed in some October Afternoon All Boy papers and a journaling card:

Thanks for stopping by! Have a great day!

Smooth Sailing

Hi everyone! I hope you're having a great weekend. :) I finally got my computer back (my computer was down for six days). Yeah!

I wanted to share a card that was on the Neat & Tangled blog earlier this week:

 

Pardon the greenish photo--like I said, I was without my regular computer and editing software. 

I die-cut a hole in a Webster's Pages Ocean Melody journaling card--isn't it pretty? Then, I stamped and paper pieced the boat from the Neat & Tangled Sailmates set. Love those polka dots!

I was going to hide the bottom of the boat under the banner, but when I was playing around with the Clouds set, I realized the woodgrain looked a little like ocean swells. I have no idea why I stamped the ocean in yellow--ha ha. Creative license I suppose. ;)

I added Crystal Clear and Pumpkin Satin sequins at the top and stitched through them. I added a Twine + Ink puffy star....love those little puffy stickers.

Thanks for stopping by! I hope you have a great day!


Supplies
Cardstock: (linen white) Ellen Hutson; (white) PTI
Stamps: (boat, sentiment from Sailmates; waves from Clouds) Neat & Tangled
Ink: (Black hybrid) My Favorite Things; (Yellow Brilliance) Tsukineko
Patterned paper: (Ocean Melody) Webster's Pages
Die: (circle) My Favorite Thigns
Embellishments: (sequins) Neat & Tangled; (puffy star) Twine + Ink; (chipboard love) Webster's Pages

Snow-one Like You

Hi everyone! It's the second (and last) day of the Newton's Nook Design's November release!

Today, we're sharing projects using the Frozen Friends set, and you can see the stamps on the Newton's Nook blog.

Here's my card:

I used a bunch of the stamps from the Frozen Friends set on the card--both snowmen, the arm twig, the coffee mug, the heart, the sentiment, and the snowflakes. I did a little masking with the coffee mug on the right to have the snowman holding it. For the snowman in teal, I drew snow lines below him to look like the other one.

Here's a close-up:

Aren't they cute snowmen? This set will be given away to two lucky winners!

 Here's how to win:
1. Comment on Newton's Nook Design blog.
2. Comment on the Design Team member and guest blogs (see the list below).

You have until Thursday (tonight) at 9 pm CST to comment, and the winners will be announced on the NND blog on Friday.

Be sure to check out the rest of the Design Team and the guests!

Tessa Wise

Jocelyn Olson <--You are here!

Samantha Mann

Jennifer Ingle

Ashley Marcu (Guest Designer)

Danielle Lounds (Guest Designer)

Have a great day! Thanks so much for stopping by!


Supplies:
Cardstock: (white) PTI
Patterned paper: (red zigag from It's Christmas) Webster's Pages; (teal zigzag from Bundled Up) Crate Paper
Clear stamps: (all stamps from Frozen Friends) Newton's Nook Designs
Ink: (Sky Blue) Fresh Ink; (Tuxedo Black) Tsukineko; (Opaque White Mr. Huey's mist) Studio Calico
Washi: Freckled Fawn
Copics

Guesting at Runway Inspired Challenge

Hi everyone! I'm really excited about today's post. :)

The ever-awesome Jennifer Rsaza asked me to guest at Runway Inspired Challenge. I love the inspiration pictures she chooses and the design team members always have jaw-dropping cards. I'm *really* honored to participate!

Here's the inspiration photo from the L.A.M.B Spring 2014 collection:

Isn't it cool? I actually started three different versions of a card for the challenge. I stamped, I altered cool digital papers, I stamped something different, and I finally ended up with one card:

I started by stamping the Thick Stripes in the background, and yes, I am completely in love with this stamp. I can't stop using it! The print on the model's skirt reminded me of a Rorschach test, but instead of going in that direction, I stamped two leaves from the Thankful for You set.

The patterned papers, the sentiment, and the label are digital, and all of them were altered to get the colors and scale I wanted. *sigh* I love that about digital. :)  I was going for a crazy mix of patterns, and I think that happened. Hee hee

Here's a close-up:

I love that it's imperfect. :)

Like the inspiration picture? Ellen Hutson is the sponsor for this week and you could win a gift certificate to the store:

You can enter your cards HERE.

Be sure to check out the RIC Design Team--they are always inspiring!

Jennifer

Tasnim

Joni Nina

Pamela

Virginia

Aga

Wida

Nina

Thanks again, Jen!


Thanks for stopping by! Have a fab day!


Supplies
Cardstock: (White Linen) Ellen Hutson; (Premium Matte Photo Paper) OfficeMax
Cling stamps: (Thick Stripes) Impression Obsession; (Thankful for You) Amuse Studio
Ink: (Angel Pink, Tuxedo Black Luxe inks) Tsukineko; (Overdue, Silver Mr. Huey's mist) Studio Calico; (metallic mist from Antique Silver) Maya Mist
Digital elements: From The Lilypad: (label from Diptych collection) Paislee Press; (grey damask patterned paper from Woodprints) Lynn Marie; (red stripe paper from Crazy for You collection) One Little Bird; (sentiment from This Much Word Art) Paislee Press. From Pixels & Co.: (grey and white spirals paper from the Devoted collection) Karla Dudley