JDS - I REEL-Y MISS YOU!

Good Morning my Crafty Friends!

Once again, it's time for a card featuring Jan's Digital Stamp Shop using this wonderful set called Gone Fishin. This new set is on sale for the month of April so it's your chance to go grab it.

I REEL-Y MISS YOU!

Today's card was quite simple and easy to do and here is how I did it.

I first sized and printed the Fishing Basket and Rod at approximately 2" x 3.3" on Accent Opaque 80 lb and colored the image with the following Markers:

Basket - Copic: E33, E35, E37

Rod - Ohuhu: G5, G8, G7 and GG1, GG2, CG5

The basket and Fishing Rod were then fussy cut and stacked 3 times to give it a little dimension.

I then proceeded to ink 2 pieces of Hill Shaped cardstock with Distress Oxide Mowed Lawn. The sky was inked using a Cloud Shaped Hand-made stencil and a light touch of Distress Oxide Broken China.

I printed the sentiment and matted it with some black cardstock and then proceeded to assemble the card. Here are my panel sizes:

Cardbase - Accent Opaque 100 lb : 4 1/4" x 11" scored at 5 1/2"

Black panel - Accent Opaque 80 lb made black with a Black Marker: 5 1/4" x 4"

Sky and Grass Panel - Accent Opaque 80 lb: 5" x 3 3/4"

And that was it, very quick and simple card.

I hope my card will inspire you to create! As always, I encourage you to go check out the Challenge Blog to see the rest of the DT creations. We would love to see you join in on the fun so please show us your creation for a chance to win. Please remember that you can enter up to 5 Times per Challenge. All the details are on the Challenge Blog.

Be sure to follow Jan's Website in order to get notified when Sales and Freebies are announced.

Stay Healthy, take care and thanks for stopping by!

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JDS - Love

Hello my crafty friends and welcome back to my blog.

Today's card was quite fun to do as I got to crack open my brand new set of Ohuhu Markers! I have to say that I am quite pleased with how they perform! For the price, you cannot go wrong. They blend very well and the brush tip is very similar to Copic. On top of it, the alcohol smell is way less noticeable. If you want to try alcohol markers and can't spend all your dollars on Copics, I highly recommend Ohuhu. I purchased the 120 set and I am quite pleased with the combos you can do with it.

Now to my card. I am using the brand new stamp set from Jan's Digital Stamps called SpringTime.

I first printed the Bird on some Accent Opaque 80lb cardstock and used the following Ohuhu Markers to color the image:

Blue: B64, PB8, PB7

Yellow: Y6, Y3,GY6

Next step was to create my panels. Here are the colors and dimensions of each pieces of cardstocks:

Stampin Up Granny Apple Green: 5 1/2 x 4 1/4 and 2 1/2 x 3 1/4 with Distress Oxide Broken China

Stampin Up Pacific Point: 5 1/4 x 4 with Distress Oxide Black Soot and Mowed Lawn

Simon Says Stamp Polka Dot: 5 x 3 3/4 with Distress Oxide Mustard Seed in a blotchy way all over and then Broken China

White Accent Opaque 80lb: 2 1/4 x 3 1/4b with Distress Oxide Broken China

I then stamped and fussy cut the word LOVE and glued each letter 3 times. The same was done with the BIRD. It was then time to assemble each layers and once all that was done, I added some hearts to balance the image on the card.

All letters and the hearts of course also have some sparkle from my SN Clear Sparkle Pen.

And voila, a quick, easy and fun card.

As always, I encourage you to go check out the Challenge Blog to see the rest of the DT creations. We would love to see you join in on the fun so please show us your creation for a chance to win. Please remember that you can enter up to 5 Times per Challenge. All the details are on the Challenge Blog.

Be sure to follow Jan's Website so you get notified when Sales and Freebies are announced.

Stay Healthy, take care and thanks for stopping by!

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JDS - You're O-FISH-ALLY the BEST!

Hello my friends and welcome back to my blog!

Today's card is once again featuring a digital stamp from Jan's Digi Stamps and was inspired by the lovely Deb Davis from @amped2stamp. When I saw her card, I just had to case it and here is my take on it.

You're O-FISH-ALLY the BEST!

To create this card, I first copy/pasted and resized the FISH that came in the Stamp Set. I did this several times until I had a nice Background filled with FISH of different size and shape. The Background was then printed on Accent Opaque 80 lb Cardstock. 

You can find the stamp set here at https://www.janmahew.com. The stamp is called By the Sea.

Using a Blender Brush, I lightly inked some Distress Oxide Mermaid Lagoon all over, and then colored the FISH with my Copic Markers.

Blue Fish - BG11, BG13
Yellow Fish - Y15, Y18, E35

Green Fish - Y15, Y18, BG13 

Here is a closer look at the FISH Background:

 

The BIRD was then printed, fussy-cut and colored using the following Copic Markers:

Beak/Paws - Y15, Y18, E35
Fish - BG11, BG13

Bird - W00, W1, W3

Here's a closer look at the BIRD :

I then proceeded to cut and stack four 5 x 3 3/4 panels ending with a total of 2 panels with some dimension. The first panel was made with the Fish Background and the second one was with the Sentiment that I had previously printed on White Accent Opaque 80 lb Cardstock.

Here is a closer look at the Sentiment:

In order to follow the card I was casing, I created a sketch deciding where I would place my pieces and with a pencil I slightly marked where I would cut. Both panels were then cut exactly the same. The goal was to leave a 1/4 inch gap around each pieces. I then discarded the extra pieces that I would not need for my project.

All remaining pieces were then glued on a SSS Black 8 panel sized at 5 1/2 x 4 1/4. That panel was then glued to my top folding base card from Accent Opaque 100 lb Cardstock.

To finalize the card, I then glued my BIRD and using a 005 Micron Pen I created some stitched lines all around the panels which added a nice final touch.

And here you go, this was quite an easy card to do. Go checkout where I got my inspiration from here on Deb's Instagram Post.

As always, I encourage you to go check out the Challenge Blog to see the rest of the DT creations. We would love to see you join in on the fun so please show us your creation for a chance to win. Please remember that you can enter up to 5 Times per Challenge. All the details are on the Challenge Blog.

Be sure to follow Jan's Website so you get notified when Sales and Freebies are announced.

Stay Healthy, take care and thanks for stopping by!

Mel Sanz - In a Crafty Mood

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Summer Lovin Instagram Hop Giveaway

Hello, my crafty friends, Mel Sanz here from In a Crafty Mood!

Today’s card is part of an Instagram Hop called #summerlovincardhop meant to celebrate the last month of summer. Please join us on Instagram for a chance to win a few prizes.

Contest is  now closed the $25 Gift Card to SSS winner is: @weebmonster7 

YOU ARE HERE: @in_a_craftymood

NEXT HOP: @mckinneyleeann

PREVIOUS HOP: @mnyce13

Winners will be chosen randomly from the comments left on each hop and will be announced on our respective Instagram Posts on Aug 09, 2020. You have until the end of day August 03, 2020 to participate.

Hello Sunshine

To create this card, I first printed the Lighthouse from Sweet n Sassy on 4 x 5 ¼ NeenahSolar White 80lb Cardstock. I then drew the rocks to make it look like the light house is on a cliff and printed the bird called Ahoy, Matey! from Whimsy Stamps.

I created the sky using a blender brush and Broken China Distress Oxide and for the Sea, I used Salty Ocean and Blueprint Sketch. The white foam was created with my White Gelly Roll pen.

Here is how I colored the images with my Copics and Spectrum Noir:

Grey for Bird and Lighthouse: W00, W1, W3

Aqua for Bird and Lighthouse: BG11, BG13, BG18

Beak and Feet: Y18, E33

Rocks: IG1, IG3, IG5

Grass: YG03, YG93, YG95

To make the card pop, I mounted the panel on 2 pieces of 4 1/8 x 5 3/8 Black Cardstock and glued everything on a top folding 5 ½ x 4 ¼ Accent Opaque 100lb Cardbase.

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I really hope you will enjoy our hop and good luck with the Giveaway!

As always, happy crafting!