Roses-in-Bloom Create A Card by Crafter's Companion

Hello Crafty Friends!

How is your day going?  I hope well!  It is rainy here in Nova Scotia but I do not mind at all.  Rain can be quite pretty, peaceful and it provides nourishment to the spring gardens.  Right now my tulips, daffodils and lungworts are in bloom.  Last weekend I saw a plump bumble bee scooting by me to visit the gardens.  The little visitor made me smile.  Spring is such a sweet time of year!

My roses are not in bloom yet but there are roses on the card I am sharing today.  I used Crafter's Companion Create-A-Card set "Roses-in-Bloom" as the base.  It is stunning in black card stock.  Inside the card is paper from the Enchanted Forest Collection.  A CC stamp was applied in the center of the paper's bright sphere.

The paper rose was placed on layered Torn Circle dies and strategically placed above the sphere.  It looks so neat when closed!

All of the Crafter's Companion product is available online at the CC store, on HSN (in the U.S.) and on TSC (in Canada).

Thank you so much for stopping by!
Have a happy, crafty day.
Big Hugs,
Kathy Jo

Foil Fun!: You are never too old

Hello Crafty Friends!

It is my turn to share at Quietfire Creations and I am sharing a fun foil card using three Quietfire Design stamps: Butterflies, the Grid Background, and "You are never too old".

For more details, feel free to hop on over to the Quietfire Creations post.

Thanks for stopping by!
Have a great week.
Big Hugs,
Kathy Jo

"With Love" butterflies and lace

Hello Crafty Friends!  Happy Friday!

I do hope you are having a happy, crafty day.  :)

I thought I would end the week with pretty butterflies, lace dies and luxury gold details.  This card was a demo on the recent HSN show with Crafter's Companion.  It used all of the goodies from the Rustic Cottage small bundle.  The patterned paper colors are so soft and pretty.  The dies are a perfect combination to the papers and stamps. 

The butterflies look so delicate!  They were die cut from luxury gold card stock and mounted as shown.  It may be a little difficult to see the wings so I took a snapshot (below) that may help show the curves I created in the wings.  The butterflies just "pop" off of the lace...how pretty!!

Thank you for stopping by!  Have a lovely weekend.
Hugs,
Kathy Jo

Gin & Tonic...for amazing dance moves

Hello Crafty Friends!

This card is definitely different than yesterday's nautical card with the hand watercolored seaside image.  Today's card uses the oh-so-fun Gin & Tonic stamp from Crafter's Companion.

 I thought the black satin bow added some "class" to the card front...that and the gems/pearls I recently purchased at the local dollar store!  :) 

Simple to put together but the card looks "amazing".  :D

Thanks for stopping by!  Have a happy, crafty day!
Big Hugs,
Kathy Jo

New Crafter's Companion release!

Hello Crafty Friends!

It has been over a month since my last post!  Time has flown by.  I have been busy creating samples for the current Crafter's Companion show on HSN since we last spoke.  Oh- it has been crafty crazy here and I love it!

Today I want to share one of my favorites cards I created using the newly released Nautical Collection.  The images were stamped onto Spectrum Noir Aqua paper and then colored using Spectrum Noir Water Reactive Inks.

The Nautical Collection has some lovely Nautical themed dies, too.  The look great on a step card.  :)

The entire collection is fabulous!  Feel free to hop on over to HSN to check out the bundle. 

Thanks so much for stopping by!
Have a happy, crafty day.
Big hugs,
Kathy Jo

"Be a Mermaid" mixed media card

Happy Sunday, Sweet Crafty Friends.

Did you know that Mermaids are very wise?  I had no idea until I saw this quote.  :)  Isn't it great?  I think we should all be Mermaids in this large, fishy ocean!

The stamp set is from Crafter's Companion.  Actually, there are a couple of different stamps to the Mermaid set but I only used the silhouette set for this card.  The quote was so sweet that I had to make sure that it was elevated off the card for a little bit of extra emphasis.

The background used the new Spectrum Noir Sparkle Jars.  If you are familiar with the Sparkle brushes then you will be happy to know that now the Sparkle ink is available in jars so that you can use a wider brush and create a background such as on this card.  The results are sparkly and stunning.  Such wonderful colors with a glimmer finish!

For extra details, I used my Nuvo drops to make fish bubbles and water lines.  It looks so neat in person.

Spectrum Noir Water Reactive inks were used to dye the seam binding.  The purple metallic papers are also from Crafter's Companion.

Hope you enjoyed the card, my Mermaid Friends! 

Thank you for stopping by!
Have a happy, crafty day.
Big Hugs!
Kathy Jo

Beautiful Vellum Butterflies card

Hello Crafty Friends!

Happy Saturday!  Are you planning to craft today or head to your favorite crafty store?  Oh- I so enjoy the weekend spending time with the hubby, my furry family...and crafting when I can.  Yes, weekends are the best!

Sharing a card today that recently aired on HSN in the U.S.  It was a sample created using papers from Crafter's Companion Flutterby collection.  There is a gorgeous vellum sheet of white butterflies that I just had to use.  I fussy cut out three of the butterflies and then applied Spectrum Noir Tri-Blend markers to the underside.  Aren't the butterflies pretty?

 The metallic paper is from the same collection and the gate die is also from Crafter's Companion.

A sweet little double bow and the card was complete!  This card would be great to try in different colors, too.  There are a lot of butterflies on each vellum sheet so you can create many cards.

Thanks for stopping by!
Have a happy, crafty day.
Big Hugs,
Kathy Jo

Crafter's Companion Foil Monogram card

Hello Crafty Friends!

Have you seen the foil machine from Crafter's Companion?  It is a fun tool that can add even more splendor to your crafty projects.  The foiling is addictive and time seems to fly when you are playing with the machine.  I set it up one Saturday and planned on foiling for 30 minutes.  Next time I looked up at the clock 3 hours had flown by!  Time does fly when you are having fun!

My first foil project to share is a sweet monogram card.  It was created using the simplistic foil stamp dies and letters.

The foil sheets are available in many colors from silver to rose gold to red and light blue.  Today's card used the gold.  Gorgeous!!

Foiling is a good way to use up scrap pieces.  When I foil I pull out my paper scrap bin and look for ways to use those scrap papers that I just could not recycle.  Finally... those wee scraps are getting used!

Thank you for stopping by!
Have a happy, crafty day!
Big hugs,
Kathy Jo

Join me tonight for a Facebook Live tutorial!

Hello Crafty Friends!

Join me tonight at 7pm EST on Quietfire Design for a Facebook Live tutorial.  I will show you how to make the bright and cheery bloom card:

Hope to see you there!

Big Hugs,
Kathy Jo

Video Tutorial and new release! Watercolor "Best view"

Hello Crafty Friends!

The HSN show is fast approaching for new Crafter's Companion product.  Have you visited the Fan's of Crafter's Companion on Facebook to see all of the product samples and projects other crafters have created?  Some of them are just jaw dropping gorgeous.  Don't you just love seeing other crafter's creations?

Today I am sharing another card created using a newly released Crafter's Companion product: The Best View stamp.  The stamp is from a four piece set:

The stamp is another inspirational quote that I wanted to use on a bright and happy project.  I went with a sweet watercolor hill scene with lovely flowers and beautiful sky.

If you would like to learn how to make the card, I created a YouTube video showing the steps.  Feel free to see below or follow the link here.

The card would be nice framed and given as a gift for a dear friend or family member.  

Hope you enjoyed the video and card!

Thank you so much for stopping by!

Have a happy, crafty day.

Big Hugs,

Kathy Jo

Quietfire Design stamp and watercolor card: Living is not enough

Hello Crafty Friends!

Today is my day to share a project at Quietfire Creations and I created a card using the inspirational quote from Quietfire Design, Just living is not enough.

Feel free to hop on over to Quietfire Creations for more information.  :) 

Thanks for stopping by!

Have a happy, crafty day!

Bug Hugs,

Kathy Jo

New Crafter's Companion Release! "Go where your Dreams take you"

Hello Crafty Friends!

How is your day?  Are you taking time to craft?  Or looking for crafty inspiration?  I have a fun day in store: my little niece is coming over for a visit and we are making cards for her grandparents.  It will be a time filled with creativity, smiles and ink.  :)

Before she comes over, I wanted to share a card using one of the newly released stamps from Crafter's Companion.  Just like yesterday's stamp, today's stamp is part of a set:

The base of the project is a pocket card created using the Royal Lattice die set.  It was die cut in black, formed and then Spectrum Noir Metallic Wax (in pink) applied.  Next, I used the Provence Oval die set (also used on yesterday's card) to cut lilac pearl card stock and gold luxury card stock (both from Crafter's Companion).  The quote was stamped onto the gold oval and heat embossed in black.  The frame was mounted directly onto the card front.  The oval sentiment had foam tape applied to the center and double sided tape just at the ends.

Next, seam binding was dyed using coordinating Harmony Water Reactive ink, dried, and adhered to the front. 

Another project on my project list is to make a similar card but use ivory card stock and another stamp from the collection- like the "Be your own kind of beautiful".  Will make sure to share when it is done.  :)

Thank you for stopping by!
As always, have a happy crafty day.
Big Hugs,
Kathy Jo

New Crafter's Companion release! "Angel Feathers"

Happy Saturday!

Another day...another Crafter's Companion share.  The card today is using another new quote stamp, Angel Feathers.  It is part of a stamp set with two other stamps, watermark ink and embossing powder:

Of course I had to use feathers on the card!  I picked up a bag of white feathers from the dollar store (bargain!) to use behind the quote.  Oh- and the wood grain paper (from the newly released Sew Homemade paper pad) had the floral background foil die used in gold.  It really adds more sparkle and pretty details to the card:

The elegant ovals are from the previously released collection, Provence.  It was die cut/embossed twice and placed behind the sentiment.  What a lovely die.  I find I have been using it again and again so I should just keep it on my craft table.  :)

Thanks for stopping by!  I do hope you enjoyed the project and that you are enjoying the daily project shares.

Have a happy, crafty weekend!
Big Hugs,
Kathy Jo

Crafter's Companion Release! Elegant, lovely layers!

Hello Crafty Friends.  Happy Friday!

Are you getting excited about the upcoming Crafter's Companion shows on HSN?  I know I am!  I enjoy seeing all of the new Crafter's Companion products, demonstrations, and samples.

One of the new releases is a paper crafting collection, Sew Homemade.  The collection is full of pretty papers, delightful dies and sweet stamps.  Today's project uses various pieces from the collection...but I wanted to show the versatility of the collection by creating something a little out of the box.  I hope you enjoy!

All the papers are from the new collection.  The cut/emboss folder was fussy cut along the top and bottom. Spectrum Noir Metallic Wax in gold was applied as shown.  The lovely tag is from the same collection.  (It has three different sentiments to choose from.)  I highlighted the Thank You with a red Spectrum Noir Alcohol marker.  The little gold key is from the embellishment pack.

After layering the card I added a double bow and flowers.  More gold wax was applied tips of the flower petals.  The finishing touch was red pearl drops added around the center cutout and on various raised details.

Interested in the collection?  Be sure to pop on the HSN site for the new releases.  :)

Thanks for stopping by!
Bug Hugs,
Kathy Jo