Two Cards for the Price of One!

 Well, 'price' probably isn't the right word, but basically, I started out creating one card and ended up with two very different designs from the work I put into it. I kind of love them and how very different they turned out even though they use the very same basic supplies all around.

Here are the supplies I used:

Simon Says Stamp Leafy Leaves Background Stamp

CZ Designs Chunky Thankful Die

Prima Watercolors, Decadent Pies

And a Neat and Tangled Maple Leaf stamp that is no longer available, but you can find a similar one in this Simon Says Stamp set

Oh... and some cardstock, bristol, and May Arts twine. 

Fir this one, I stamped the background on bristol and watercolored it to create a nice fall background look. I then die cut the sentiment, saving the middle pieces, adhered the painted panel to a card base and then adhered the sentiment pieces back into the 'Thankful' to make a cool outline look. This let the background be the star of the show for this card.  A simple wrap and bow with twine finished it off nicely.

Now, as you know, I don't normally just jump into a supply list. BUT... for this one, I had to because... CHECK IT OUT! After making this card, I realized I had the perfect makings for a beautiful clean and simple design with the leftovers!

There is a slight chance I like this one even better. Even though the painting took a bit of time and effort and you can't really tell that as much here, BUT, alas...I still LOVE the way that die cut sentiment looks cut from the stamped and watercolored background. It's like.... perfect. So, I used the outline that was left over on a simple white panel and then just stamped a few maple leaves to finish it off in a nice deep red tone. 

Two cards from one set of work! LOVE IT! And I hope you do, too. Never forget to check out what your 'scraps' are giving you! You may just find some treasures in there!

Because Shimmer and Shine!

Happy Wednesday!!! It is another glorious summer day here in Boston, and our Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge fits in nicely with a glorious day! This week it is all about Shimmer and Shine! We want to see you add some SHIMMER to your cards! The Design Team is playing with Lindy's Gang products this week. Lindy's Gang kindly provided us with some fun products to play with and let me tell you, I am IN LOVE with these Magicals powders! They make for a fabulous shimmering watercolor when you use them with waterbrushes!

I combined the Magicals with some gorgeous floral stamps from CAS-ual Fridays Stamps to create this beautiful design on watercolor paper. I just love how much the colors shimmer! And they go on nice and opaque, too, which is totally fun!

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I simply dipped my waterbrush into some of the powders and then mixed them with a bit of water on a silicone craft mat. I was then able to paint with them just like any other paint. I love how well the colors layer!

Now it's YOUR turn! Create something and Add a Little Shimmer and then link it up over on the Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge blog for your chance to win a $50 Gift Certificate to the Simon Says Stamp Store! WHAT?! Yup. Totally.

Have a Happy!

Calling All Sistahs!

It's time to CHECK YO SELF, ladies! That's right, it's time for the Calling All Sistahs blog hop!

This is a blog hop that not only provides you with logs of inspiration, but also a reminder to be sure to check your boobies! We do this blog hop on the 17th of each month because that is the day that Michele, the owner and designer of CAS-ual Fridays Stamps, discovered that she had breast cancer. She caught it early and jumped on her treatment. She is now CANCER FREE! Because that can happen. And it DOES happen. And it is wonderful!



This very idea inspired this card. NEVER. GIVE. UP. For reals. I love this awesome Dream then Do stamp set and even though it isn't officially a part of the Calling All Sistahs collection, I think it is a perfect fit for this message, don't you?

AND.... if you would like to pick up some awesome CAS-ual Fridays Stamps remember that you can save 15% off your order by using the code JINGLE2016!

Your next stop on the blog hop is Joanna Harty! Be sure to head on over there! And if you just stumbled upon the blog hop, head back to the CAS-ual Fridays Stamps blog to start from the top! Comment on EACH blog for your chance to win one of THREE awesome prizes!!!

Have a Happy!

Anything GOES!

It's ANYTHING GOES week! Yup! It's that time again! And this week the Design Team is playing with Stampendous! goodies! You know I had to pull out a fun little critter for this one! 

These little ice cream bunnies know how it's done, ya'll. I stamped them on watercolor paper and painted them, adding just a touch of texture with some Enamel Accents because, well, because chocolate chips. For reals, though.

The sentiment is from the Simon Says Stamp Ice Cream Dream set. It worked SO perfectly with this image! I love it when that happens! YAY!

And now it's your turn! Create something fabulous (remember...it has to be NEW) and link it up to the challenge over on the Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge Blog for your chance to win a $50 Gift Certificate to the Simon Says Stamp Store! YAY!!! 

Have a Happy!

It's CAS-ual Fridays Stamps RELEASE WEEK!

It's RELEASE week, my friends! Yup! We have all kinds of brand new fun coming at you from CAS-ual Fridays Stamps! We are starting out today with an absolutely AWESOME new stamp set and coordinating dies, too!



This set is called Pretty Posies. Because, well... they are PRETTY POSIES! For reals, this set... I should apologize now for how much I'm going to be using it. Because I'm gonna use it a LOT. I absolutely LOVE it and the dies fit so perfectly, making them even more versatile!



And this is just the beginning, you GUYS! Be sure to head on over to the CAS-ual Fridays Stamps blog to check out what the entire team has created using this fantastic stamp set. I so love what everyone made! You are going to enjoy this little tour of posies! Also I just actually typed possies instead of posies. So, perhaps your posse will enjoy the posies? HA! You can also enter to win this stamp set! WHAT?! Yup. For reals.

Also, hold on to the code JINGLE2016 so you can save 15% on your next CAS-ual Fridays Stamps order! Yup. I've got your back. I'm your posy posse.

Have a Happy!

TAG! You're It!

Good News! I'm not going to make you run after me on the playground. Even BETTER news! We have a brand new challenge for you over on the Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge blog! This week's challenge is TAG IT! We want to see you create a tag, add a tag, whatever! Make tags a big part of your design and link it up! The Design Team is using Tim Holtz products this week. You don't have to use them to play along, but if you've got some on hand, we'd love to see what you do with them! I pulled out my Crazy Birds stamps for this one, along with some Distress Inks for some watercolor fun.



I die cut the base with the brand new Stitched Dressed Up Tag dies, with which I am in love. Obviously. I watercolored the base and then stamped my bird on more watercolor paper and painted some more! Because I love watercolor. Lots.



If you know me, this tag is a little hilarious, because I'm the farthest thing you can find from the 'bah humbug' type. I LOVE CHRISTMAS! But this bird... he seemed to be the bah humbug type. And I love him for it. SO FUN!

Now it's your turn! Create something awesome and link it up over on the Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge blog for your chance to win a $50 Gift Voucher to the Simon Says Stamp Store! WOOT! WOOT!

Have a Happy!

Create Joy!

Have you seen the newest release from Simon Says Stamp? It's called Create Joy and it is so fabulous! I am super excited about this one. Simon kindly sent me a few of the new goodies to show off and I think you are going to SUPER love them. For reals, you guys. For. Reals.



I used the absolutely GORGEOUS Ornament Die and turned it into a globe with just a bit of watercoloring! LOVE IT!

I die cut the image in black, green, and watercolor paper. I then painted the watercolor background and pieced the parts together to create the full globe ornament.



Be sure to head on over to the Simon Says Stamp store to check out the entire release! My links are affiliate links and your support is always appreciated!

Have a Happy!

Celebrate!

Hello, friends! We have an exciting new challenge for you on the Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge blog! This week we challenge you to create a CAS Christmas card. The Design Team is showcasing Memory Box products. You don't have to use them, but if you have some we would love to see how you rock them on your cards!



I pulled out two awesome Memory Box dies that aren't necessarily in the 'Christmas' category, but they were totally perfect together for an awesome holiday card! I used watercolor paints to add the color and then stamped the holly and the additional sentiment from a CAS-ual Fridays Stamps set that I LOVE! Speaking of CAS-ual Fridays Stamps, the new release is now available in the Simon Says Stamp Store! You won't want to miss out on this one,  you guys! It is AWESOME!



Now it's  your turn! Create an awesome CAS holiday card and link it up to the Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge Blog! One lucky participant is going to win a $50 Gift Voucher to the Simon Says Stamp Store! WOOT! WOOT!

You can find my complete supply list below. All links in this post are affiliate links. Your support is always appreciated!

Supplies:

Stamps: Merry KissMas Clear Stamps by CAS-ual Fridays Stamps

Dies: Desk Lamp Die and Celebrate Die by Memory Box

Watercolor: Kuretake Gansai

Watercolor Paper: Tim Holtz

STAMPtember® Blog Hop Time!

I have a FIRMOO Glasses GIVEAWAY, too! Be sure to check that one out, as well!

Oh, boy! Oh, BOY!!!! We have some EXCITING stuff today! The Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge team not ONLY has a new challenge for you today, but we also have an AWESOME STAMPtember® blog hop with PRIZES! WHAT?! Yup. Totes, you guys. For. Reals. We are celebrating the amazing STAMPtember® release with a big 'ole party! If you are just now finding the hop, be sure to head on over to the Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge Blog to start from the top!

Speaking of the CHALLENGE blog... our challenge this week is nice and easy! We want you to USE A STAMP! Yup. That's it! It has to be a rubber or clear stamp, we ask that you don't use digi images for this challenge, but other than that, you've got LOTS to choose from!



The Back to School stamp set is just TOO CUTE! I absolutely adore this little girl with her sweet little backpack on! I pulled out my watercolors to give her a fun, playful look for her first day of school! You can find my complete supply list (with links) at the bottom of this post.



The next stop on the hop is the EVER fabulous, JO! Seriously. her stuff is always amazing. I just love her work!

Before you get going, however, let's talk PRIZES! We have a $50 Gift Voucher to the Simon Says Stamp Store to give to one lucky challenge participant! Just link up your project on the Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge blog for your chance to win!

BUT, that's not all, folks! That's right! You could win not just one, but TWO FABULOUS PRIZES!!! Enter the challenge by linking up your project and comment on MY blog for your chance to win a Simon Says Stamp GRAB BAG! WHAT?! Yup. For reals. (P.S. EVERY blog in this hop is giving one away! Woot!)

GO! Make something! Hop! Have a HAPPY!!!

Supplies:
(All links included in this post and below are Simon Says Stamp affiliate links. Your support is greatly appreciated.)

Stamps: Simon Says Stamp Back to School
Patterned Paper: Amy Tangerine Finders Keepers 6x6 Paper Pad
Watercolor Paper: Tim Holtz/Ranger
Watercolors: Sakura Koi Watercolor Sketch Box (This thing is brilliant! I take it on airplanes with me. Super easy to travel with and to pack for crops and stuff!)
String: May Arts Iridescent String
Ink: Simon Says Stamp Black
Cardstock: Blueberry Sour Bazzill Card Shoppe

Easy Chalkboard Place Cards with Spellbinders

Hello, friends! I hope you had a wonderful weekend and I hope those of you in the US enjoyed your Mother's Day weekend! It was a gorgeous weekend here and I was lucky enough to spend LOTS of time outside! Love that!

I have a super fun tutorial over on the Spellbinders® blog to share with you today! I created these fun place cards using a couple of die sets and the popular chalkboard look!



Seriously, you guys. These are SO MUCH FUN to create and they would be perfect for a garden party, wedding, shower, and so much more! Head on over to check them out and let me know what you think!

Have a Happy!

(inter)National Scrapbook Day: Bazzill Basics Paper Blog Hop Event

Hello, FRIENDS! Today is going to be a BUSY day around here. No, like, totally for reals. I have four, count 'em FOUR exciting posts to share with you throughout today and tomorrow! We are celebrating (inter)National Scrapbook Day and we are doing it in STYLE here on Just Jingle! Lots of inspiration, lots of prizes, and LOTS of fun!

Happy National Scrapbook Weekend! The Bazzill Basics Design team is excited to celebrate with you! Today we want to share some inspiration to help kick off your weekend creativity!

Now, let me remind you, I am a card maker. Yes, it is true, I began this journey as a scrapbooker, but the simple truth is, I was WAY better at card making and they sort of took over my life. But, JUST for you guys, I decided to create an actual scrapbook layout since, well, it is National Scrapbook Day. For reals, I totally did it. (This is a rare sighting folks, I assure you! You may want to take out your cameras, however, do so slowly and quietly as to not frighten the card maker.)



I was inspired by my amazingly talented friend Beck Beattie to give a watercolor background a shot and then layer stuff over it. I am a clean and simple girl to the core, so I kept it fairly simple, but I absolutely LOVE this photo and I actually am thrilled with how this layout highlights it. It tells the story. My story. Our story. And that, my friends, is what scrapbooking is all about, isn't it? For reals, though. I do have some hidden journaling on the pull out tag behind the photo, but I wanted to keep the page within the space I had intended and kind of like that the journaling is just my own, tucked away in there.

Bazzill Basics Supplies:

Lily White Bazzill Classic Cardstock (p.s. I was pleased with how well this took watercolor), Bazzill Fourz Zinc Cardstock, Bazzill Stripe Kraft Foil (SWOON!)

Other Supplies:

Spellbinders Chevron Border Die, Zig Kuratake Watercolor paints, Shimelle Cork Stickers, Lawn Fawn Alphabet stamps, American Crafts Thickers, VersaFine ink (a great ink for stamping on textured surfaces), string (yes, I pulled out the turkey string again), sequins

Click on over to the Bazzill Basics Facebook Page for more inspiration and for your chance to win this AWESOME prize!!!! Also, don't forget to share your projects on our Facebook Page or to Instagram tagging us @bazzillbasicspaper #bazzillbasics. We can't WAIT to see what you create!

Be sure to check in throughout today and tomorrow for lots of (inter)National Scrapbook Day fun!

Have a Happy!