All things grow with Love...

Hello there... Today I would like to share my inspiration for the Leinzlove Tear Bear Challemge Blog (http://leinzlovetearbearchallemge.blogspot.com)

Our theme this month is pastel flowers, so I created this really simple drapery fold card to share with you all today.  This card measures 4.25" x 5.50". My card base is made using ReCollections card stock. For the drapery portion of the card, I used double-sided patterned card stock from Pebbles.

To create the drapery fold on my card, I cut my patterned card stock down to 4" x 11.50". I then scored this piece at 3", 4", 6", 7", 9" and 10".  I then carefully lined up my paper on my cutting board and cut diagonally from the 3" score mark up to the other end, leaving about 1". I folded all of my scored lines and created my "drapery". I adhered this drapery portion onto my card base using Art Glitter Glue. 

I then cut .50" x 5.50" of the patterned card stock and used it as a border up on the top of the card. I adhered three flower embellishments from ReCollections on the left hand side of the card. I also added three green jelly dots from Queen & Co. on the border piece on the top right.

In the lower right corner, I added my sentiment, "all things grow with Love", which is part of a stamp set from Ki for Hampton Art and is stamped in Studio G dye ink.

I hope that you enjoyed my creation for today and I hope to see you come back soon and visit again! Happy crafting my friends!

~ Jana 

Coffee Lovers.......

Hello my crafty friends and Happy Monday!!!! Today it's all about the Coffee. Actually, everyday is all about Coffee for me because I LOVE, LOVE, LOVE my Coffee, LOL! And that is why I just had to stop everything and play with the new Shoptastic Cuties Coffee files from KaDoodle Bug Designs.

My first card is created using the Shopstastic Cuties - Togo Coffee Cutie which you can find here: http://kadoodlebugdesigns.com/shop/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=60&products_id=1138

The second card is created using the Shoptastic Cuties - Coffee Pot Cutie which you can find here: http://kadoodlebugdesigns.com/shop/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=60&products_id=1139

And the third card was created using the Shoptastic Cuties - Coffee Cup Cutie which can be found here: http://kadoodlebugdesigns.com/shop/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=60&products_id=1140

All three cards measure 4.5" x 6.75" and are made using Bazzill & ReCollections card stock.  I uploaded the svg file to my Cricut Explore and cut out each piece. Once all pieces were cut, I chalked each one using Color Box Chalk Inks (Creamy Brown, Gray Whale, Blackbird, Aquamarine, Rose Coral, Maroon & Dark Brown) as well as Tim Holtz Distress Ink (Tea Dye) and Pebbles Pearlescent Chalks (Shimmer Shades).  Once all pieces were chalked, I adhered them together using Art Glitter Glue and added some highlights to each using a white Gelly Roll pen.

To create my card base, I cut out a mat (4.5" x 6") using ReCollections card stock. I used a stamp from Craftin' Desert Divas "Got Coffee" stamp set to create my coffee blotches. I stamped these using Stampin' Up - Baked Brown Sugar stamp pad.

For my sentiments, I used my Cricut Explore to write them using the Cricut Alphabet font with the "Candy Crystal" Cricut pen.  I then used the Craftin' Desert Divas Banner Dies to cut out each sentiment. I adhered them onto a larger oval shape created using Bazzill card stock. I adhered a 3/8" ribbon that I had in my stash to each card and attached the sentiment to it.  For my final touch, I added a few Rhinestone Gems to the ribbon.

And there you have it - These cards were so much fun to make and super easy as well.  I hope you enjoyed my creation for today and hope to see you all again soon. Thanks for stopping by!!

Hope your Day Blossoms.....

Happy Monday my crafty friends!!! Today I am stopping in to share a card that I created using an adorable file from KaDoodle Bug Designs.  I've had this file for a while and finally got time to play around with it. I absolutely LOVE Sunflowers, so this file is just perfect for me.

This card measures 4.5" x 6.25". The KaDoodle Bug Designs file which I used is the Cutie KaToodles Sunflower Bear which can be found here: http://kadoodlebugdesigns.com/shop/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=55&products_id=1058.  I uploaded this file to Design Space and re-sized him a bit. I cut out all my pieces using Bazzill card stock and then chalked each piece using Color Box Chalk Inks (Dark Brown, Creamy Brown, Dark Green and Citrus Yellow). I also used Pebbles Pearlescent Chalks (Shimmer Shades) as well. Once all my pieces were chalked, I then adhered them together using Art Glitter Glue. Once my piece was dry, I added highlights using a White Gelly Roll Pen and a Pigma Micron Pen (005).

The patterned card stock that I used for my card base and my sentiment tag are from DCWV - The Preppy Princess Stack.  My sentiment was written on my Cricut as well using the "Moccasin" colored cricut pen in the Haley font. I added four (4) small gold brads to each corner of my sentiment tag and adhered it to my card. I then adhered my piecing to the card as well as a mix of gold and green sequins along the right side of the card. 

I hope you enjoyed my creation for today. Thanks for stopping by and I will see you again real soon!!

Birthday Gift Tags

Happy Tuesday!! Today I am here to share this super cute set of Birthday gift tags that I created. I can't wait to use these and add them to a birthday present!!!

To start, I created these using the Shoptastic Cuties files from KaDoodle Bug Designs. You need to stop by and pick these cuties up if you haven't already. They are adorable!! And the possibilities of creating with these cuties is endless. Stop over and view the entire collections at: http://kadoodlebugdesigns.com/shop/index.php?main_page=index&cPath=62

So for this first tag, I used the Shoptastic Cuties - Birthday Cupcake Cutie which you can find here: http://kadoodlebugdesigns.com/shop/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=62&products_id=1091

My next tag was created using the Shoptastic Cuties - Birthday Cake Cutie which can be found here: http://kadoodlebugdesigns.com/shop/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=62&products_id=1088

And for my last tag, I used the Shoptastic Cuties - Birthday Present Cutie which can be found here: http://kadoodlebugdesigns.com/shop/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=62&products_id=1087

Each of these files were uploaded and cut out using my Cricut Explore. I then chalked each piece,  adhered them together and added a few extra little embellishments to each.

          Here is a list of all the supplies used to create these cuties:

• KaDoodle Bug Designs SVG Files (links above under pics)
• ReCollections & Bazzill Cardstock
• Color Box Chalk Inks: Warm Violet, Toffee, French Blue, Gray Whale, Rose Pink, Sour Apple, Citrus Yellow
• Art Glitter Glue
• White Gelly Roll Pen
• Adhesive Gems from Studio 112
• Stickles
• Banner Dies from Craftin' Desert Divas
• ReCollections Washi Tape
• 3/8" Ribbon from Celebrate It
• Stamps from Stampendous
• Jet Black StazOn Ink

 I hope you all enjoyed my creation for today. Have a terrific day and I'll see you all again soon!

Happy Easter Bunny.......

Hi everybody. Today I would like to share my inspiration for the Leinzlove Tear Bear Challenge Blog (http://leinzlovetearbearchallenge.blogspot.com)

For the base of this card which measures 4 x 6, I used ReCollections Card Stock and patterned card stock from DCWV - The Glitter Stack.

The oh so adorable bunny was created using the Eggie Buddies - Bunny svg file from KaDoodle Bug Designs, which you can find here: http://kadoodlebugdesigns.com/shop/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=54&products_id=698 

I uploaded this file to Design Space and cut out each piece using my Cricut Explore. Once all the pieces were cut, I used my Color Box Chalk Inks to shade each piece. To adhere them together, I used Aleene's Tacky Glue. Once completely dried, I used a white Gelly Roll pen to add some highlights to the finished piece. My "Happy Easter" sentiment was written using the Baby Steps font on my Cricut Explore as well. 

I hope that you enjoyed my creation for today and I hope to see you come back soon and visit again! Happy crafting my friends!

~ Jana 

When life hands you a lemon....

Happy Wednesday!!! Today I am sharing a card I created using two files from KaDoodle Bug Designs: Cutie KaToodles Lemonade Turtle http://kadoodlebugdesigns.com/shop/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=55&products_id=806 and Shoptastic Cuties - Lemon Cutie http://kadoodlebugdesigns.com/shop/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=62&products_id=1089.  I just love how easy these files can be used together.

This card measures 6" x 6". The base of this card as well as the paper used for my sentiment are made with patterned paper from Me & My Big Ideas - Mambi Sheets - Baby Girl Stack.

My adorable little lemon cutie and turtle are made using Bazzill and ReCollections card stock. Each piece was cut using my Cricut Explore and then hand chalked using Color Box Chalk Inks and Pebbles Pearlescent Chalks.  Pieces were adhered together using Aleene's Tacky Glue and highlights were then added using a white Gelly Roll Pen and a Pigma Micron pen (005).

My sentiment, "When life hands you a lemon.... Make Lemonade!" was written using my Cricut Explore using the "Chloe" font with a Cricut Pen in Sour Apple.

I hope you enjoyed my creation and will see you soon with more!!! Have a terrific day!!!

Make a Wish.....

Happy 5th Birthday to KaDoodle Bug Designs!!!!! In honor of their Birthday, I created this adorable gift bag using their Cutie KaToodles Happy Birthday Cat file which you can find here: http://kadoodlebugdesigns.com/shop/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=60&products_id=1075

For my gift bag, I used two (2) pieces of 12" x 12" patterned card stock by Lilybee Design (Hello Sunshine - Twirl). On each piece, I scored all four sides at 3". I then folded on my score lines and trimmed off the excess and adhered my bag together using score tape. I punched holes on the top of each side and added a piece of red satin ribbon from ReCollections.

For my paper piecing, I used both Bazzill and ReCollections card stock along with Velvet Paper (Blaze) which I used on the cats hat and bow tie.

I used Color Box Chalk Inks in: Maroon, Blue Lagoon, Seattle Sky and Yellow Citrus to shade each piece. I adhered all of the pieces together using Aleene's Tacky Glue and added highlights using a White Gelly Roll Pen.

For my sentiment, "Make A Wish", I used my Cricut Explore to write it using the "Thoughts and Phrases - Brush Script" font onto a scalloped circle and then added some blue stickles along the edge.

I made a 1.25" rosette using ReCollections paper and added a few pieces from the banner file. I added white stitching to each piece using a White Gelly Roll pen. I again, layered and adhered all my pieces together using Aleene's Tacky Glue.

I love how this project turned out and I am very Happy to be celebrating KaDoodle Bug Designs 5th Birthday with them!!!

Thank you for stopping by today!! I hope you enjoyed my project and I hope to see you all again real soon!!