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Tuesday, February 16, 2021

Name Change for my new Blog

Please note: My new blog https://jackiesinklings.blogspot.com Come by and see the new changes.

Have a fabulous day, thanks for stopping by!!

Wednesday, May 9, 2018

Hi Everyone, I can't believe how long it's been since I last blogged. Life just seems to be going in a different direction these days. Don't get me wrong, I have made cards for friends and family, I just haven't blogged about it. Anyways I'm super excited to be asked by Maria from Paper Garden.ca to make a card for my Mom in their Mother's Day Challenge that she is hosting. They also sent me a sample of their fabulous cardstock that is so fabulous plus they have matching envelopes. Please check out their gorgeous cardstock here: https://www.paper-garden.ca

There are 2 Prizes to be won: Prize #1 Reader Voting: Winner is chosen by votes from your blog readers, and Paper Garden customers. Limit one vote per person. A chance to spend

$100 at Paper-Garden.ca

Prize #2 Peer Choice: Paper Garden will choose 4 finalists. Bloggers who participated in the challenge will then vote for their favourite card and a chance to spend $100 at Paper-Garden.ca

Here the basics of my card. I started off using 6"x 12" using Stardream Bronze metallic cardstock which you find here https://www.paper-garden.ca/products/stardream-bronze-8-1-2-x-11-text-weight-metallic-paper.html at Paper-Garden. I added 3 layers of paper using Prima Marketing "Love Clippings Collection" I then cut out next layer using Marianne Design Die LR 0445 using a light metallic paper. Layering on top of that using Pink Gloss Glitter Paper using a middle circle that comes the die. I stamped out the flowers using Simon Says Limited Edition Stamp Card Kit Mother's Day called 'Mom's Clematis using VersaFine Clair Nocturne. I then coloured them using Lindy's Stamp Gang Magicals. I added Nuvo Crystal drops Bright Gold for centers. Then I added Gold hearts for the center. I added a puff gold heart along with some gold leaves plus some tags that I cut out from Prima Marketing paper. Then matted them on Rose Gold mirror cardstock and 1 was cut out of Shimmer Sand Cardstock. I also cut out Mom using the same paper and the die that came with Stamp kit. I embossed it with a heart embossing folder by Sizzix. I then stamped a saying from Simon Says stamp set called 'Mother's Day Zingers using Versamark ink and embossed using Ranger's Rose Gold EP.

This is what I did for the inside, I layered down 2 pieces of paper from the Prima Marketing 'Love Clippings Collection. I used a piece of paper from "Bliss Collection" that was in the Simon Says Limited Edition Stamp Card Kit Mother's Day. I then cut out another piece of paper using the same die that I used on the front of the card. I stamped the sentiment using VersaFine Clair ink and used the stamps from the Mom's Clematis. Thanks for looking and please don't forget to hop over to Paper-Garden.ca to vote for your favourite card!!!

https://www.paper-garden.ca/pages/mothers-day-2018-cards.html

Have a fabulous day, thanks for stopping by!!

Tuesday, April 14, 2015

Karen Burniston's April Challenge - ACCORDIONS WITH DC TEAM & FRIENDS

Hi Everyone, it's been ages since I last blogged. Lots has happened to me, first my uncle passed away 2 days before Christmas, just get over the funeral and my Mom's first cousin passed away 3 weeks later. On January 14th, 2015, I had to put my beloved yellow lab named Sarah down because she had cancer. It took my creative spirit away and I haven't had the inkling to do anything in my craft room. She was the love of my life/companion after my husband passed away from cancer 7 years ago in which he gave her to me for Mother's Day..
On March 17th, I decided to buy an early birthday present for myself, meet Gracie who is 11 month old white lab. She is a great companion to me and my son!!

My fellow Canadian (Karen Aicken) who is a member of Karen Burniston's Design Team invited me to play along in this month's challenge!!

APRIL - ACCORDIONS WITH DC TEAM & FRIENDS - April 13, 14, 15 Between us and your guests we'll have 21 albums for the post! The theme is wide open and you can decide if you and your guest are coordinating your projects or not. Any Accordion die, any number of pages. Stacked, doubled, etc. - all fair game. Fun! You and your guest post April 13-14. My post will be on the 15th.

Thank you Karen for the wonderful honor of being your design partner, and she posted yesterday her wonderful creation which you can see here!!!

We were allowed to pick out an accordion die from Karen Burniston's awesome collection at Elizabeth Craft Designs. I picked out the new Accordion Rectangle die to play with.

Both Karen and I decided to a dog theme card in honour of Gracie who is now a member of our family. Karen did a beach theme which you can see here and I decided to do a Paris theme. Three years ago Cameron and I went to Paris and London for the 95th Anniversary of Vimy Ridge. I too decided not to use the Accordion Frame Edges, instead cutting the Accordion again from patterned paper and trimming it down on each side.

First panel I cut stripe paper, cut out the Eiffel Tower from Eiffel Tower Pop Stand die from double sided adhesive paper. Apply Pewter and Black Microfine Glitter. Applied a Paris sticker over Eiffel Tower. Cut out 3 gold Paris Edges and apply them to the first and fourth panels. Apply a second Paris Edge to the first panel on the front side. Apply 3 black glitter borders as shown.

The second panel, cut pattern paper to fit accordion. Cut out 2 bones, dish and 2 fish from Props 4 die by ECD using double sided adhesive paper. Apply Pewter, Chocolate and Black Microfine Glitter as shown. Apply Cafe sticker & Croissant as shown. Here Gracie is going to a Cafe for breakfast.

Third panel, cut pattern paper to fit accordion. Cut Buster the Dog (Gracie) using black and white velvet paper. Place white velvet overlay (dog) over black (solid Dog) velvet paper. Cut out collar using pink velvet and gold paper. Added stickers as shown. Gracie is going sight-seeing around Paris.

Fourth panel, cut pattern paper to fit accordion. Add stickers as shown.

Elizabeth Craft Designs:

972 Accordion Rectangle, Pop it Ups - Karen Burniston (Elizabeth Craft Designs)
984 Buster the Dog, Pop it Ups - Karen Burniston (Elizabeth Craft Designs)
979 Paris Edges - Karen Burniston (Elizabeth Craft Designs)
982 Props 4 Set
978 Eiffel Tower Pop Stand - Karen Burniston (Elizabeth Craft Designs
601 Basic Black Silk Microfine Glitter
602 Pewter Silk Microfine Glitter
607 Chocolate Silk Microfine Glitter
409 Pink Velvet Adhesive Sheet
405 White Velvet Adhesive Sheet
406 Black Velvet Adhesive Sheet
sku 7010 Glitter Borders Assorted Color Black/Silver
509 Elizabeth Craft Designs Transparent Double Sided Tape 152 mm

Other

Whisper White, Early Espresso Cardstock - Stampin'Up
Pattern Paper - Now Boarding Collection by Kaisercraft
- French Industrial Paper Collection - Tim Holtz
Stickers - Paris by Paper House, Eiffel Tower Repeats by EK Success

***I would like to Thank Karen Aicken for inviting me to play with her, Karen Burniston for letting us Guest Designers play and Elizabeth Craft Designs for their awesome products. Please check out Elizabeth Craft Designs products here!!! Check out Karen Burniston's blog for great ideas using her products.

Wednesday, December 31, 2014

December Monthly Card Challenge - To use Glitter and Simmer Sheetz

Hi Everyone, It's that time again for Elizabeth Craft Designs Monthly Challenge. This month's challenge is to make a card or a project using ECD Silk Microfine Glitter and Shimmer Sheetz. So here is my card using glitter and Shimmer Sheetz.

Here are my instructions for making this card:

1. Create card base from black cardstock. Cut 10"x 17" rectangle; score and fold in half (5"x 7" finished card size).
2. Cut blue paper 4 3/4"x 6 3/4" and then cut patterned paper 4 1/2"x 6 1/2".
3. Add dark blue border (box) using 3mm ECD Transparent Double Side Tape. Add light blue border using 6mm tape as shown. Adhere Deep Turquoise Silk Microfine Glitter and Royal Blue respectively.
4. Cut out Gold Metallic Shimmer Sheetz with Bamboo Trellis. Emboss using Berry Branch Embossing folder. Apply Azure and Iris StazOn ink to raised areas. Adhere using pop up dots as shown.

5. Apply lace to ECD Transparent Double Side Tape. Apply Deep Turquoise Silk Microfine Glitter. Burnish well and sweep off excess before applying Solar Gold glitter.

6. Remove lace and apply Solar Gold Silk Microfine Glitter. Burnish well with finger.

7. Cut out with Kimono die.

8. Cut out overlay with black Velvet Adhesive sheet. Adhere over Kimono in step 7.

9. Apply ECD Transparent Double Side Tape onto white cardstock. Cut flowers using Crystal Flower Set 1. Apply Deep Turquoise and Solar Gold Silk Microfine Glitter. Cut small flowers out with Gold Metallic Shimmer Sheetz with Bunches of Flowers Die and attach as shown. Place 1 large flower in Swirly Curves Embossing Folder and highlight with Azure StazOn inkpad.

10. Adhere blue glitter dot to center of flower. Adhere blue Glitter Border to the outside of card as shown. Cut out "Happy New Year" with blue and black Velvet Sheet.

Supply List:

Elizabeth Craft Designs
924 - Crystal Flower Set 1
728 - Bunches of Flowers
744 - Kimono
727 - Bamboo Trellis
943 - Happy New Year
E119 - Swirly Curves Embossing Folder
E103 - Berry Branch Embossing Folder
SS 0212 - Gold Metallic Shimmer Sheetz
406 - Black Velvet Sheet
407 - Blue Velvet Sheet
505 - Elizabeth Craft Designs Transparent Double Side Tape 3mm
506 - Elizabeth Craft Designs Transparent Double Side Tape 6mm
509 - Elizabeth Craft Designs Transparent Double Side Tape 152mm
sku 7010 - Blue/Gold Glitter Borders Peel-Offs
sku 7018 - Blue/Gold Glitter Dots Peel-Offs

Cardstock and patterned paper- Whisper White, Night of Navy, Basic Black -Stampin'Up,
Asian papers- unknown.
Other- Azure, Iris StazOn ink pads- Tsukineko,

On a sad note, this is my last post for Elizabeth Craft Designs. I would really like to Thank Elizabeth Craft Designs especially Els Van de Burgt and Joset Van de Burgt for letting me design for them this past year. They are a wonderful company to work for and I love their product line.

Sunday, November 30, 2014

November Monthly Challenge- To make a project for Gift but no card!

Hi Everyone, It's that time again for Elizabeth Craft Designs Monthly Challenge. This month's challenge is to make a project that simplifies as a gift. So here is my project a treat box and you can find the instructions here.

Instructions:
1. Create treat box using Early Espresso cardstock as per instructions.
2. Cut cream paper 1 1/4"x 4 3/4", adhere to top of box. Cut window with tag from Lucy Label Pop Up die. Adhere clear acetate to fit inside of box.
3. Cut 2 pieces of Triangle vellum 5/8"x 4 3/4". Adhere to both sides of box.
4. Cut gold snowflake paper
3 1/4"x 4 3/4", adhere to base. Cut stripe vellum 3 "x 4 1/2" adhere to gold paper.
5. Cut gold tag using Tags & More 1 -Lace. Cut stripe vellum 2 3/4"x 4", adhere to gold tag. Cut cream paper 2 1/2"x 3 3/4" adhere to stripe vellum. Cut a strip of Triangle vellum 7/8"x 2 3/4". Adhere to stripe vellum. Add gold ribbon.

6. Add Transparent/ Gold Glitter Borders as shown.
7. Cut "Peace", and "Merry Christmas" using Silver Shimmer Sheetz. Cut tag from Lucy Label Pop Up die. Place "Peace" on top.

8. Place Black Decorated Christmas Trees Peel-Off onto white cardstock with double sided adhesive on top. Cover Peel-offs with Cool Diamond Silk Microfine Glitter and polish glitter with your finger. Use a brush to brush off the excess glitter. Follow Els’ step by step instructions for this technique HERE. I used Tombow Dual Brush Markers although they do require extra time to dry as they are water-based. Use alcohol-based markers instead of water based markers if you prefer.

9. Add Red Glitter dots to Christmas tree along with Transparent/ Gold Glitter Stars to top of tree.

10. Cut Snowflakes from Stripe Vellum paper. Adhere using pop up dots. Add Transparent/ Gold Glitter Stars to top of snowflake.

Here is my second project which is Lip Balm holder. You can find the complete instructions here. I just change the opening for Lip Balm using a 3/4" punch.

The Black Christmas Cup Cakes Peel-Off were done the same way as in Step 8. Cut oval out using oval from Katie Label Pivot Card with stripe vellum paper. Add Transparent /Gold Glitter borders as shown.
1. Add Black Best Wishes Peel-Off as shown.
2. To close the box add a piece of Velcro.

Supply List:

Elizabeth Craft Designs

768 - Katie Label Pivot Card

779 - Lucy Label Pop Up

951 - Tags & More 1 - Lace

750 - Peace

745 - Merry Christmas

757 - Snowflakes

sku 2527 - Christmas Cup Cakes Black Peel-Offs

sku 8526 - Decorated Christmas Trees Black Peel-Offs

sku 7010 - Transparent /Gold Glitter Borders Peel-Offs

sku 7078 - Transparent/Gold Glitter Stars Peel-Offs

SS 0211 - Silver Metallic Shimmer Sheetz

507 - Elizabeth Craft Designs Transparent Double Sided Tape -10mm

Cardstock and patterned paper - Early Espresso, Whisper White - Stampin'Up, Metallic Stripe, Metallic Triangle- My Mind's Eye, Magical Lane, Ornamental Magic - Reminisce

Other- 993, 256,351,977,969,062, N00- Tombow Markers, Paper trimmer, Scor-it Board, gold ribbon-Michael's

Friday, October 31, 2014

Elizabeth Craft Designs October Monthly Challenge - Use Tags

It's that time again for Elizabeth Craft Designs Monthly Challenge. This month's challenge is to make a project or card using the newest tag dies. For this challenge I immediately thought of this card to showcase the tags. You can find the complete instructions here on Splitcoaststampers.

Instructions:
1. Create card base from gold snowflake paper. Cut it down to 8.5"x 11". Follow instructions as per Splitcoaststampers on how to fold card.
2. Cut white paper 4"x 5 1/4" and cut it on an angle as shown. Cut Ornament paper 3 3/4"x 4 3.4" again cut it on an angle. Adhere both papers using Double-sided Adhesive.

3. Cut out tags using Tag 1 (3"x 5") and Tag 2 (3"x 4") dies using gold metallic paper. Apply Ornament paper to gold tag an cut it out again using Tag 1 die. Cut out reinforcements that come with Tag 1 and Tag 3 using gold metallic paper. Apply gold Ornament Peel-Off along with Gold Holly Peel-Offs as shown. Cut out bow using bow from Ornament Set 3 using Red Adhesive Velvet Sheet. Add Red Glitter dots as shown.
4. On Tag 2 cut out white paper 2 3/4"x 3 1/2" and place in Pinecones Embossing folder and emboss. Apply Frayed Burlap Distress Ink over the embossed area.
5. Cut a piece of vellum 2 1/2"x 3 1/4" and adhere it over the embossed paper using Double-sided Adhesive. Add Black Merry Christmas Peel-Off along with gold Holly Peel-Offs as shown. Adhere Red Glitter dots for berries as shown. Add ribbon to finish off tags.

6. Front of the card cut out 2 pine branches from the Candle die using white Velvet Adhesive sheet. Add red Glitter dot Peel-Offs as shown. Place 2 Gold Ornament Peel-Off onto white cardstock with double sided adhesive on top. Cover Peel-offs with Cool Diamond Silk Microfine Glitter and polish glitter with your finger. Use a brush to brush off the excess glitter. Follow Els’ step by step instructions for this technique HERE. Colour it using Copic Markers using the following colors. Use 1 ornament for the front and 1 for the inside of the card.

7. For the inside cut white paper 4"x 51/4" and adhere to base. Cut out gold stripe vellum 3 3/4"x 5". Cut out tag 2 using the Decorative Overlay using gold ornament paper. Cut out 2 pine branches from the Candle die using white Velvet Adhesive sheet. Add red Glitter dot Peel-Offs as shown. Add gold ornament as shown.

8. Cut out another tag using the middle die from Tags (763) using white paper. Add gold bow as shown.

Supply List:

Elizabeth Craft Designs
951 - Tags 1
952 - Tags 2
763 - Tags
919 - Candle
927 - Ornament Set 3
E123 - Pinecones Embossing Folder
402 - Red Velvet Adhesive Sheets
405 - White Velvet Adhesive Sheets
sku 7018 - Red Glitter Dots Assorted Peel-Offs
sku 2576 - Black Merry Christmas large Peel-Offs
sku 842 - Gold Corners & Borders Straight Peel-Offs
sku 2586 - Gold Jackie's Christmas Dolls in Circle Peel-Offs
sku 2573 - Gold Christmas Ornaments Round
642 - Cool Diamond Microfine Silk Glitter
502 - Elizabeth Transparent Double sided Tape Sheet

Cardstock and patterned papers- Whisper White- Stampin-Up, Metallic Stripe Vellum-My Mind's Eye, Metallic Music -Colorbok, Cozy Christmas -Simple Stories, Magic Lane, Ornamental Magic -Reminisce

Other: Paper trimmer, Scoring Board, E87, Y28, Y26 and Colorless blender- Copic Markers, Gold Ribbon - Michael's,

Monday, October 6, 2014

Ruby Rock and Elizabeth Craft Designs Blog Hop

Hello Ruby Rock-It and Elizabeth Craft Designs Fans! We are very excited to be partnering together this month, and to bring you this fun blog hop!

Each of our companies is offering a beautiful prize! Here's all the fun details on how you will be eligible to win!

Start at the beginning of our hop right here! And then simply follow the order listed below, making sure you stop and leave some love in the comments section for each designer! Please make sure to include your email in the comments section, so we will be able to contact you should you win!

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Comments will close Friday, October 10th at 11:59pm PST, and we will announce our winners the following week! Be sure to come back next week to see if you have won!

Ruby Rock-It

Elizabeth Craft Designs

Ruby Rock-It is offering our beautiful Essence Empire Bebe collection to one lucky winner!

And the Elizabeth Craft Designs prize is a package full of fun Peel-Offs from their new collection, Stand Up Helpers Set 2 and a pack of Watercolor paper.

If you're here from Mary Prasad, then you’re in the right place, if not then you may want to start at the beginning right here! .

Hi my name is Jackie Smith and the project I like to share with you today is this quick Happy Birthday card using Elizabeth Craft Design Peel-Offs and Ruby Rock-it Papers.

Instructions:

1. Create card base from Kraft cardstock. Cut 7"x 10" rectangle; score and fold in half (5"x 7" finished card size)

2. Cut Blue glitter flower paper 4 3/4"x 6 3/4" and Rain drop paper 4 1/2" x 5". Adhere using Double-sided Adhesive sheets.

3. Cut dark green paper using the Tree edger from the Outdoor Edgers (914) and cut the light green paper using the plain edger from the same die. Adhere using pop up dots.

4. Cut out "Happy Birthday" using blue/red heart paper. Apply as shown.
5. Place black Rubber Ducky & Umbrella Peel-offs onto white cardstock with double sided adhesive on top. Cover Peel-offs with Cool Diamond Silk Microfine Glitter and polish glitter with your finger. Use a brush to brush of the excess glitter. Follow Els’ step by step instructions for this technique here.

6. Color Rubber Ducky and Umbrella as desired. I used Tombow Dual Brush Markers although they do require extra time to dry as they are water-based. Use alcohol-based markers instead of water-based markers if you prefer. Adhere Rubber Ducky and Umbrella using pop up dots.
7. Adhere self-adhesive Droplets using pop up dots as shown.

Here is a bonus card using some more papers.

Instructions: Card #2

1. Create card base using red cardstock. Cut 51/2"x 5 1/2" square paper; score & fold in half.
2. Place Lots of Pops PopUp; making sure the nibs line up on the fold line. Cut another rectangle 6″x 12″ for the backing card.
3. To create a “back wall” and a “floor wall”, cut (2) red block paper
51/4"x 5 1/4". Place Lots of Pops PopUp on the edge of paper and die cut PopUp insert. You will need your scissors to cut out the Lots of Pop insert completely. Do this on both papers. Karen explains this step in her video as well.
4. Place gold Tea pot, teacup, creamer and sugar bowl Peel-offs onto white cardstock with double sided adhesive on top. Cover Peel-offs with Cool Diamond Silk Microfine Glitter and polish glitter with your finger. Use a brush to brush of the excess glitter. Follow Els’ step by step instructions for this technique here.

6. Color Tea pot, teacup, creamer and sugar bowl as desired. I used Tombow Dual Brush Markers although they do require extra time to dry as they are water-based. Use alcohol-based markers instead of water-based markers if you prefer. Adhere them using glue dots.
7. Add blue, red and yellow twine to the sticker in the left hand corner as well as to the tag. Cut out "Congratulations" using the Congratulations Standup Helper die using blue paper. Adhere under the tag. Apply flower sticker as shown.
8. For the front of the card, cut red paper 5 3/4″x 5 3/4″ and red circle paper 5 1/2″x 5 1/2″. Layer and adhere using double sided adhesive.
9. Cut flowers out using Floriade paper leaving a halo. Adhere using pop up dots. Add tag along with 3 colours of twine. Add sticker using pop up dots. Adhere self-adhesive Droplets as shown. Add red Glitter Holly Borders as shown.

Supply List

Elizabeth Craft Designs
914 - Outdoor Edgers
937 - Happy Birthday Stand Up Helper
778 - Lots of Pops
935 - Congratulations Stand Up Helper
sku 2531 - Coffee & Tea Gold Peel-Offs
sku 2588 - Rainy Day Black Peel-Offs
sku 2572 - Rubby Ducky Black Peel-Offs
sku 7051 - Red Glitter Holly Borders
642 - Cool Diamond Silk Microfine Glitter
502 - Double-sided Adhesive Sheets

Cardstock and patterned paper - Real Red, Whisper White, Crumb Cake- Stampin'Up, Handi Scandi pattern paper collection - Ruby Rock-It,

Other- Droplets, Twine, Die-cut pack, Tag pack, 3D stickers - Handi Scandi Collection by Ruby Rock-It, Tombow Markers - 491, 555, 993, 772, 727, 933, 969, N15 and N00

Thanks for joining me and please hop over to Kaka Costa blog to see what she has in store for you. Don't forget to leave a comment on each of the designers projects.

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