Joy Clair December Challenge

Happy December!  Can you believe it's December already? This year has flown by.  Welcome to Day 9 of my 25 days of Inspiration Series. 

Today's card is not only for my series but also for the December photo inspiration challenge at Joy Clair.

Below is our Photo Inspiration, I mainly went with the colors and the beverage in the picture. 

To create my card I used the Joy Clair set Tea Time so I could also enter it in the  Fall/Winter Coffee (and Tea) Lovers Bloghop. I stamped the tea bag and then masked it off and used a stencil to create the background behind it.  I added the tea cup at the botton and colored it using Copic Markers 

Joy Clair November Challenge

Hello November! 

Wow can you believe it's November already? With that comes our monthly challenge at Joy Clair. 

To play along all you have to do is use the inspiration photo for your card. You do not have to use Joy Clair stamps but if you do it increases your chances to win. Here is the inspiration 

photo

To create my card I started with a white top folding card base and a piece of patterned paper. I stamped the coffee cup from the Coffee Lovers set on floral side of the paper and fussy cut it out, I stamped the image again and colored the sleeve and the top with a Copic marker and heat embossed the heart with white embossing powder. I added a paper doily behind the cu and went around the perimeter of the base with the same red marker. 

Joy Clair September Challenge

Happy September! 

It's time for our monthly challenge at Joy Clair.  To play along all you have to do is use the inspiration photo for your card. You do not have to use Joy Clair stamps but if you do it increases your chances to win. Here is the inspiration 

photo

For my card I used the photo of the wooden bridge as my inspiration. To create my card I started with a top folding white note card, a piece of faux wood designer paper and a white panel cut down 1/4 inch smaller than the card base. I stamped the deer from the Deer Friends set and then masked it off and stamped the leaves from the Hello Autumn set. I removed the mask and then colored it with Copic markers. I put the card together by adhering the faux wood designer paper to the card front and then adding the focal panel. To finish the card I added a greeting also from the Hello Autumn set. 

Smile

Happy Fri-Yay

It is time for another challenge at CAS-UAL Fridays, it's an easy one so I hope you will join us and play along.

Every time I use the word smile on a card that song from Harry Connick Jr. pops in my head.

Smile, though your heart is aching,

Smile, even though it's breaking,

When there are clouds in the sky,

You'll get by,

If you smile, through your fear and sorrow

Smile, and maybe tomorrow

You'll see the sun come shining through 

For you

Light up your face with gladness

Hide every trace of sadness

Although a tear may be ever so near

That's the time you must keep on trying

Smile, what's the use of crying

You'll find that life is still worth while

If you just smile

Though your heart is aching

Smile, even though it's breaking

When there are clouds in the sky

You'll get by,

If you smile through your fear and sorrow

Smile, and maybe tomorrow

You'll find that life is still worth while

If you just smile

On to the challenge 

To create my card I started with a top folding white card base, a black panel and a white panel cut down with a stitched die. I used the Daisy Chain stamp along with my MISTI to line it up and stamped it in Versafine Clair Nocturne ink and then to finish the card I added the smile using the Smiling Fri-dies.

Butterflies & Rainbows

It's time for another challenge at Casual Fridays and its all about two of my favorites, rainbows and butterflies.

To create my card I started with a white top folding card base and a white panel cut down with a stitched die. For the butterflies I used the Be set and stamped the butterflies in rainbow order, the greeting is from the Peaceful Garden set

CAS-ual Fridays Heat Embossing

Today is my first challenge post as a Girl Friday!

I have loved playing along and now I get to play as a girl friday so exciting. Our challenge is Heat Embossing and runs for two weeks so I hope you will have tie to play along. 

To create my card I started with a white top folding card base, a white panel cut down with a stitched die and one of the newest CAS-ual Fridays sets Peaceful Garden. I stamped the flowers using Catherine Pooler inks in All That Jazz and Flirty Fushia and then stamped the greeting using Versafine Clair Nocturne ink.  It's kinda hard to tell used clear embossing powder on the swirly part of each flower and on the greeting. 

July Challenge

I can't believe it's July already, but with it being the 1st that means it's time for our monthly challenge at Joy Clair.  Our challenge is always anything goes and you can use any stamps but if you use Joy Clair it increases your chances to win. Here is the inspiration photo

To create my card I started with a white top folding card base and some patterned paper.  I stamped the image from the set Lighthouse and colored it with Leisure Arts Premium Pencils.

Joy Clair May Challenge

Happy May Day! It's the first and time for our May Challenge at Joy Clair. To play along all you have to do is use the inspiration photo for your card. You do not have to use Joy Clair stamps but if you do it increases your chances to win. Here is the inspiration photo

To create my card I started with a Pink Piroutte card base and a watercolor paper panel cut down with a stitched die. I used the set Hugs and Smiles set along with the MISTI to stamp the flower image on each end, because of the texture of the watercolor paper. After I stamped the image I used Daniel Smith watercolors to color them.  I used the set Hello Sentiments for my greeting.

Joy Clair April Challenge

It's time for our April challenge at Joy Clair Stamps. Our challenge is always Anything Goes with a mood board. If you play along you will have a chance to win a $25 gift certificate. You don't have to use our stamps but if you do, you increase your chances to win.

To create my card I started with a white top folding card base and a white panel cut down with a stitched die. I stamped the Tea Party Background using Versamark ink and embossed it with white embossing powder. Next I used some  distress oxide inks in Shaded Lilac and Blueprint Sketch and blended them across the panel. To finish the card I added the greeting from the Hugs & Smiles set

Blue Poinsettias

Hello and welcome to day 21 of my 25 days of Christmas Inspiration. Can you believe it's only 4 days until Christmas?? that's insane where ha this year gone??

To make todays card I started with a Night of Navy top folding card base and a white panel cut down with a stitched die by My Favorite Things. This is a layering stamp so of course I used my Mini MISTI. I randomly stamped the poinsettia in Catherine Pooler inks It's a Boy, Daydream and Juniper Mist, and the leaves in Green Team and Eucalyptus.  After I achieved the background I wanted I used the "Merry" die by Concord & 9th. I cut the word merry five times  in Night of Navy and then once in the panel, this allowed me to get a more finished look. This technique is called the Eclipse. To finish the card I stamped the greeting on a white strip and bumped it up on the panel.

I drew inspiration from the colors on The Fusion challenge