Woofing You A Merry Christmas

 Hello and welcome to my blog!  

It is certainly hard to believe that Christmas is only two months away from today!!!  I hope everyone is getting a start on those Christmas cards.  Today I am showcasing the Dog Gone Digital Stamp Set.  This set is also available as a clear stamp set.  

My card for today is an A2 card (4 1/4 x 5 1/2 inches) made with white card stock.  To begin I stamped a piece of white card stock with a music background cover stamp in light gray so it would just be a background and not too bright.  I cut out the sentiment, dog, dog house, and bone from the digital download and colored these pieces with Copic Markers.  I used a stencil from my stash to make the clouds and green ink for the ground.  I drew trees in the background using a Copic Marker.  I glued the dog house on the card after gluing the bone in the entrance of the dog house.  I used foam tape to pop up the dog in front of the house.  I used white ink and a sponge dauber to put the snow on the the card.  I used grey ink to make the shadows under the dog and dog house.  I used a dog print stamp from my stash to make the dog prints.  I splattered white paint to make it look like it was snowing.  I popped up the sentiment, added a few sequins, and the card was finished.  If you had the clear stamp set, there are paw prints available to put them on the card.  

I enjoyed playing with this stamp set.  There are two adorable dogs in this set, I chose the one that reminded me more of my dog and looked like he was singing.

Thank you for taking the time to check out my blog.  Please make sure you follow Joy Clair's Facebook Page, Color by Faith Bible Journaling Facebook Page, Instagram, and Twitter.  Joy Clair also has a YouTube Channel and Pinterest Page. You can find great inspiration on any of these sites.

I hope you have time to check out this great stamp set and all the other crafty goodness at Joy Clair. Joy Clair is also carrying lots of fun dies and stencils.  If you have any questions, please feel free to comment below or email me at lindahpd@aol  Stay safe and stay well!

Happy Creating, 

Linda

Backgrounds and Sentiment Cards

 Hello Everyone and welcome to my blog.

Today I am showcasing "Band Together".  This is available both as a digital stamp set and a clear stamp set.  I am using the digital version of the set.

My first card is an A2 size card( 4 1/4 x 5 1/2 inches) on a white card base. I ink blended the background on a piece of white card stock with a stencil from my stash.  I die cut the piece with the Pleated Lace Rectangle Die.  I glued the die cut piece to a red piece of card stock and glued this to the card base. I printed the out the Band Together Digital Stamp set and cut out the sentiment.  I glued this to a piece of red card stock and cut around it to make a shadow for the sentiment. I glued this to the middle of the card and accented it with sequins from my stash.  A fun card with just a background and sentiment!

The second card is also an A2 card.  I ink blended a background on a piece of white card stock and sprayed it with a glitter spray from my stash.  I die cut the circle piece with the Polka Dot Cover Plate and glued it to the ink blended piece.  I glued the whole thing to the white card base. I cut out the 3 sentiments, layered them with purple card stock, and popped them up with foam tape.  With the glitter on the blended piece, there was no need for any further embellishments.  

Both of these cards use a fun background and sentiments.  I love the way they turned out!

Thank you for taking the time to check out my blog.  Please make sure you follow Joy Clair's Facebook Page, Color by Faith Bible Journaling Facebook Page, Instagram, and Twitter.  Joy Clair also has a YouTube Channel and Pinterest Page. You can find great inspiration on any of these sites.

I hope you have time to check out this great stamp set and all the other crafty goodness at Joy Clair. Joy Clair is also carrying lots of fun dies and stencils.  If you have any questions, please feel free to comment below or email me at lindahpd@aol  Stay safe and stay well!

Happy Creating!!!

Linda

 

National Coffee Day Blog Hop

Hello and welcome to my blog.  Today I am here with Joy Clair Designs creating along with the National Coffee Day Blog Hop. Joy Clair is a Super Sponsor in the blog hop.  Take time to check all the great creations on the Coffee Lovers blog hop for a chance to win a great prize.

Please be sure to check out the Joy Clair Designs Blog and see all the wonderful creations made by the design team members.  Joy Clair has a great collection of coffee stamps, both digital and clear stamps. In honor of the hop, Joy Clair is offering a 25% discount on all coffee themed stamps, digital and clear, from September 29th to October 2nd, 2020 using the code NCD2020.  One $15.00 gift card to Joy Clair Designs for stamps only, will be given to one lucky person who left a comment on the Joy Clair Designs Blog only.  Good Luck!

I am using the "Coffee First" digital stamp set for my card. 

  

To create this card I die cut the Polka Dot Cover Plate Die from a heavy piece of card stock.  I used this die cut as a stencil and stenciled onto a white piece of card stock using difference shades of brown ink.  I cut this piece to fit inside of the brown frame made by using the Pleated Lace Rectangle Die and a brown piece of card stock.  I glued the polka dot piece to the rectangle die cut piece and sprayed that with a glitter mist.  I cut a piece of navy blue card stock to 5 1/4 x 4 inches to layer onto the A2 white card base.  I glued the brown polka dot piece to the navy piece and placed that onto the white card base. I printed the download onto an 80# piece of white card stock and fussy cut the sentiment and the cat image.  I colored the cat with copic markers and glued to sentiment to a piece of navy card stock.  I popped up both of these with foam tape and placed them on the card.  I used a thin blue line sticker to ground the image.

I have linked to the "First Coffee" digital stamp set below.  There are lots of fun images and sentiments with this stamp set!

First Coffee

Thank you for taking time to check out my blog and the National Coffee Day Hop!    Please make sure you follow Joy Clair's Facebook Page, Color by Faith Bible Journaling Facebook Page, Instagram, and Twitter.  Joy Clair also has a YouTube Channel and Pinterest Page. You can find great inspiration on any of these sites.

I hope you have time to check out this great stamp set and all the other crafty goodness at Joy Clair. Joy Clair is also carrying lots of fun dies and stencils.  If you have any questions, please feel free to comment below or email me at lindahpd@aol  Stay safe and stay well!

Happy First Coffee!!!

Linda

Celebrate with RG Studio 360!!! Make Amazing Happen!!!

Hi Crafty Friends!

Today is the DAY!  The RG Studio 360 new website launches today and we are having a great blog hop in honor of the new opening.  Each Studio 360 Designer on the blog hop will be giving away their own personal favorite digital download to one lucky winner who posts a comment on their blog. So there will be lots of chances to win.

Today's blog hop features the "Foxy Fall" digital download and it is SO CUTE!  I have completed two cards using this digital download. You should have arrived here from Michelle's YouTube video and to continue, you will go to Melinda's post next.  If you get lost on the way, a full list is at the bottom of this post or go to RG Shares.


My first card is a landscape fold A2 card featuring two Foxy Fall characters.

I created the background of this card using a 4 1/4 x 5 1/2 piece of white 80lb card stock.  I used the ink smooshing technique by inking an acrylic block with green, yellow, and blue inks then spritzing it with water.  I placed the card stock on the block, let it soak up all the color until I liked the results, and set it aside to dry.  I fussy cut the two foxes from the download along with the arrows and colored them with Copic Markers, but any coloring medium would work perfectly. I used a rectangle die to cut the background piece to 4 x 5 1/4 and adhered the two foxes using foam tape to pop them out.  The arrows were placed directly on the background. I also used foam tape on the sentiment and inked the edges of it.  I adhered the background piece to a slightly larger piece of green card stock and glued this to an A2 white card base folded using the landscape mode.  After the card was assembled, a clear glaze was placed on the foxes and the arrows.  I used decorative drops to accent the background. 



My second card is a portrait A2 card featuring a bear with a wobble element.

I created the background of this card using the ink blending technique with red, orange, and yellow inks on a 4 x 5 1/2 piece of white 80lb card stock.  I splattered the background with water after it had been inked and let it dry.  I die cut the background using a postage edged die. I colored the cute bear from the download and made extra copies of the download to get twelve leaves and colored them.  I fussy cut the bear and leaves and adhered the leaves to the background.  I used a piece of twine to add interest behind the fox.  The bear was placed on a wobble mechanism and put in the center of the leaves.  Glaze was added to the purple headdress.  The sentiment was adhered at the top of the card. As a finishing touch,  decorative drops were added to the background.

Here is the list of links for everyone that is part of the RG Studio Blog Hop celebrating the launch of the brand spanking new website.., if you get lost please return to 
RG Shares.

RG Shares

Tenia Nelson

Victoria Calvin

Eva Bussom

Rose Curtis

Misty Knott

Michelle Saddler Arrue
*please note this is a youtube link, check the comments to go to the next link!

Linda Gorman-You are here.

Melinda Beltran

RG Studio 360

Thanks so much for hopping along with us and celebrating the new website!!! Subscribe to the newsletter to keep up with RG & the Team and remember to comment on each blog for the possibility of winning a free download from each designer.

"Foxy Fall" is an adorable digital download that can be used all year long!  I love all of the digital downloads but my very favorite is "Wild Blooms".  It is so easy to color and looks professional every time.  Make sure you comment on this blog post and you might be the lucky winner of "Wild Blooms".  All winners will be announced by the end of the month. Pictures of both the downloads can be found at the bottom of this post.

I hope you enjoyed my cards.  If you have any questions, please feel free to ask in the comments or email me at lindahpd@aol.  Thank you so much for taking the time to hop along with us.  Please make sure you visit the new website and check out the the RG Studio Community Page on Facebook.

 
Stay Crafty and Make Amazing Happen!
linda