Because Wood Journaling Cards Exist

And that, my dear friends, makes me interminably pleased! I do so love them. I mean, think about it. They are journaling cards. And they are wood. And they are journaling cards.

FABULOUS!!!!

For reals, though. And the best part is that they can be so easily be used for both cards and scrapbooking! YAY!

Teri, over at Moxie Fab World, has put forth a challenge to create a paper crafted project using a journaling card! This challenge is inspired by the fabulous Photo Pocket Scrapbooking issue from Paper Crafts and Scrapbooking Magazine, in which I have two projects. One is a card (that totally uses a calender journaling card, dude!), and the other a tag that I kind of love with all of my heart. So, I wanted to create another card, but one that is totally different from the one I have in the magazine. That's when I reached for the wood! LOVE!



Actually, this card uses three journaling cards. And you can't even tell! WHAT? Yup. Totes, dude. I used one large 4x6 card from the My Mind's Eye Just Splendid journaling card kit for the background paper! LOVE IT! I then backed the wood card (also from the kit) with a small card with the same pattern. I stamped directly on the wood using pigment inks and then stamped and trimmed the bow to add it inside the heart. This was SUCH a fun card to create!



And there you have my fun little card! I am linking up all of the supplies I used below, so be sure to check them out! This one uses a couple of fun stamp sets. Also... my tip for the day... ALWAYS use pigment ink when stamping on wood. It keeps it from bleeding out into the wood. WHY, you ask? Well, dye ink is formulated to seep into a porous surface such as cardstock. This gives you an awesome, even stamped image when working on cardstock. However, when you have a wider grain porous surface, such as wood or fabric, the dye ink will feather out and won't look crisp. Pigment ink, however, is formulated to sit on top of the porous surface. It needs a bit of tooth to dry properly, hence the porous surface, rather than a slick one, however, it doesn't imbed itself into the fibers as much and thusly, does not feather out or bleed.

Welcome to the science behind crafts with Jingle. HA! That's all for today, folks! On the 'morrow!

Have a Happy!

*RESERVE Winnie & Walter THE BIG THE BOLD AND THE HAPPY Clear Stamps	Waffle Flower Crafts Bowtiful Stamp Set	*My Mind's Eye JUST SPLENDID Journal Kit Record It! REC125	*My Mind's Eye 6 x 6 JUST SPLENDID Paper Pad Record It! REC121
*My Mind's Eye JUST SPLENDID Decorative Tape Washi Record It! REC123	*My Mind's Eye JUST SPLENDID Wood Dots Record It! REC124	*Mama Elephant MOJITO Creative Color Ink Pad ME-MOJ	*Mama Elephant APPLE Creative Color Ink Pad ME-APP
*Simon Says Stamp Card Stock 100# GREEN LEAF GL11	*We R Memory Keepers Cropadile CORNER CHOMPER	*Tonic Studios 12"" INCH PAPER TRIMMER Guillotine Cut Trim	*Martha Stewart MINI SCORING BOARD Score Craft Tool 42-05013 New 2012
*Fiskars Compact STAMPING PRESS Stamp Entire Project at Once! 02958	*Tombow MONO MULTI Liquid Glue Two Applicators 62191	*3M Scotch ATG GUN 714 Use GOLD 1/4"" TAPE ROLL Adhesive Applicator Glue Stamp	*3M Scotch ACID FREE 1/4"" x 36 Yard REFILL Advance Tape Glider Rolls

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Share the Love Blog Hop with GIVEAWAYS!

When Jenn over at Shurkus.com asked me to be a part of this super fun blog hop I was not only honored, but excited as well!  I LOVE making fun and unique Valentine's Day cards and, well, as you know, I LOVE sharing them!!!  YAY!!!  AND, there are giveaways, to boot!  DUDE!

I recently won some amazing new goodies from My Mind's Eye and I was itching to pull it out and play, so I decided to use that for my card today!  This is from the Record It!Charmed collection.  YAYNESS!!!



GASP!  But where is the pink?  Where is the red?  Oh, dear ME!!!!  Whatever shall we do?!  Shhh....it is a little known secret that you do not HAVE to use pink and/or red on a Valentine.  I KNOW, RIGHT?!  Shocking news.  I'll give you a moment to take that in.

You good?  K.  Good.  Moving on...

I LOVE the gold, black, and white! Love.it.  AND, I really really love this little quote card!  It is SO perfect for my husband.  For reals.  Seriously perfect.  And those glittery enamel dots?!  SWOON!



Now, if you are just now hearing about this fantastic hop, you are going to want to head on over to Jenn's blog to check out the whole list!  We each have our own day to post, so it's a 14 day gig, here, folks!  Yup.  We know how to party!!!  Yesterday Nicole posted an ADORABLE card and tomorrow we are looking forward to seeing something fabulous from the absolutely adorable (and talented, of course) Paulina!

Sharing the LOVE! Since this is the season of L-O-V-E be sure to leave me a little love and the other hop participants a little love as well throughout this series. (hint: we LOVE comments) Let me know in the comments how you are sharing the LOVE of this blog hop- you can share the link on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram or Pinterest. The more times you share, and the more days you share the better your odds of winning! I will be randomly picking some sharers and posting them and the prizes at the end of this series.

Have a Happy!!!