You're So Berry Sweet...

Good afternoon my crafty peeps...... I am in a coloring type mood today, so I am sharing this card that I just colored and created. 

To create this card, I first uploaded a Digital Stamp file entitled "DS Chocolate Strawberry Bear" from KaDoodle Bug Designs.  This adorable DS (as well as the cutting file) are this week's Freebie over at KBD.  If you'd like to stop by there and pick it up for yourself, you can find it here: http://kadoodlebugdesigns.com/shop/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=49&products_id=1329

I colored this cutie using Spectrum Noir markers (DG2, DG3, DR1, DR3, EB1, EB2, EB5, FS6, GB8, GB10, PP3, TB1). I love coloring, but I will be honest.....I have not used my markers to color in quite some time..... BUT, I do like how this image turned out!!! I think I may have to start coloring again more often (It can be quite addicting!!!)

After my image was colored in, I used a white gelly roll pen as well as a black Micron pen (05) to add some highlights and definition to my image. 

This card measures 4.5" x 6.25" and is made using ReCollections cardstock.  I added a strip of Green Glitter Mesh (from Celebrate It) to adorn the card. My sentiment, "You're So Berry Sweet", was written in the "PS" font and the "Elizabeth" font using both a Black pen and the Very Berry Pen with my Cricut Explore.  I attached my pieces on the card and added a small ribbon (from Celebrate it) and three Green Jellies (from Queen & Co.) to complete it.

Thank you for stopping in today! I hope you enjoyed today's creation and I will see you all again soon!

~ Hugs ~   Jana 

Darling It's Better Down Where It's Wetter......

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

The theme this month is water, so I created this double page "Under the Sea" layout to share with you all today.  My adorable little mermaids along with the guppies and some of the corals are from a cut file from Little Scraps of Heaven Designs entitled, Mermaid Buddies Collection. The other sea life and corals shown are from Cricut Design Space. I used a mixture of both Bazzill and ReCollections card stock to create my layout. I uploaded all my cut files to my Cricut Design Space, sized them accordingly and cut them out using my Cricut Explore.  Once all pieces were cut, I then used my Color Box Chalk Inks to shade them and added highlights using a white Gelly Roll Pen. I also added some additional rhinestone gems and stickles to some of the pieces for added texture and definition.

I hope that you enjoyed today's project. Feel free to come back soon and visit again for some more inspiration and crafty ideas.

You're turtley Awesome....

Hi crafty friends! Hope everybody is having an awesome day. Today I am sharing a quick card I whipped up using an adorable cut file from KaDoodle Bug Designs.  This file is the "Cutesy Sea Turtle" and can be found here: http://kadoodlebugdesigns.com/shop/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=2&products_id=1181

This card measures 4.5" x 6.25" and is made using both Bazzill and ReCollections card stock. The patterned paper used is from the "Surf's Up" paper pad, also from ReCollections. To start, I uploaded my file to Cricut Design Space and cut each piece using my Cricut Explore.  I then chalked each piece using my Color Box Chalk Inks (Pink Sky, Candied Yams, Aquamarine, Deep Green and Olive Pastel). I adhered all my pieces together using Art Glitter Glue and added some highlights and details using a white Gelly Roll pen and a Black Micron Pigma Pen (005).  My sentiment, "You're turtley Awesome" is from the Totally Turtle stamp set from Craftin Desert Divas and can be found here: http://craftindesertdivas.com/totally-turtle/ and is stamped using StazOn Jet Black Ink. To finish off my card, I added My Mind's Eye - Now and Then - Mildred "With You" enamel dots.

Thank you for stopping by today. I hope that you enjoyed today's project and hope to see you again soon! Have a fantastic crafty day!!

Like the flower & bee......

Good afternoon my crafty friends.  Today I am sharing a card that I created using another completely adorable file from KaDoodle Bug Designs.  This file can be found here: http://kadoodlebugdesigns.com/shop/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=2&products_id=1164

This card measures 5 x 7 and was created using Bazzill and ReCollections card stock.  The patterned paper I used for my card base if from Hall Pass and is entitled "Rose".  To get started, I uploaded my file to Cricut Design Space and re-sized my image. I then cut out each piece using my Cricut Explore.  Once all pieces were cut, I used my Color Box Chalk Inks (Dark Brown, Dark Peony, Aquamarine and Citrus Yellow) to shade each piece.  I adhered my pieces together using Art Glitter Glue. I used a black Pigma Micron Pen (005) and a white Gelly Roll Pen to add highlights and details to my piece.

 I used my Cricut Explore to write my sentiment, "Like the flower and the bee, great friends are we" using the Elizabeth font. I added three enamel dots to my sentiment for that special added touch.  I also added Stickles to the center of each flower on my card base to give it just a small touch of sparkle (although you probably can't really see it in the picture.... sorry).

Thank you so much for visiting today! I hope you enjoy today's creation and hope to see you again soon!

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!!