Recognition

Wednesday, January 8, 2020

Valentine's Day Card with Joy Clair Stamps

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Hello and welcome!  

It's Angie here with my first Joy Clair post for 2020!  Happy New Year to you all!
I'm happy to be here to share with you my love of Joy Clair Stamps.  There are so many exciting things happening this year - stay tuned - you won't want to miss a thing!  

I decided I better get busy and make Valentine's Day cards for next month so I pulled out some of my favorite sets and made 2 cards.  

I used  Joy Clair's "I Think You're s'Whale" stamp set and the Joy Clair "Love Languages" stamp set for this first card - for all the details on how I made this card, click HERE to go to the Joy Clair blog.

I have also linked all my supplies below if you are interested in them, scroll down to the bottom.

Here's a closer look at my first card:

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I included one more picture because I made a matching envelope and for my return address stamp, I used a custom Joy Clair stamp.  Joy Clair has quite a few styles of these they can make for you and they can even make special stamps from your logo, etc.  (I've blocked out my address with a post it for privacy.)

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For my 2nd card for today's I used Joy Clair "Best Buds" stamp set and the Joy Clair's "Valentine Background Builder" stamp set.  For details on this card and how I made it click HERE.

Here's a look:

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Here's a closer look:

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I hope I have inspired you to create some Valentine cards!  My grandkids always love getting them and so do other family members - it's nice to be remembered on holidays!  If you are interested in my supply list, please scroll down to the bottom of this post.

Also sure to subscribe to my blog (just scroll up a little and add your email address to the "Follow by email" bar in the right margin above), and also follow the Joy Clair blog!

You don't what to miss out on any of the exciting new happenings!
Thanks so much for stopping by!




I will enter the first card in:
HLS Watercolor Jan Challenge
Try in on Tuesday What a Cutie Challenge
  


I will enter the 2nd card in:

Time Out Challenge #152


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JC s'Whale
JC s'Whale
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JC Best Buds
JC Best Buds
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LF Wave Borders
LF Wave Borders
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GKD Foam Tape
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GKD Connect Glue
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Versafine Clair Nocturne Ink
Versafine Clair Nocturne Ink
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Blender Brushes
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DOX Fired Brick
DOX Fired Brick
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Nuvo Dew Drops
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SSS Heart Breeze
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DI Victorian Velvet
DI Victorian Velvet
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MB Dotted Rectangle dies
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Zig Clean Color Markers
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Glossy Accents
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MB Stitched Squares
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Wink of Stella
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GKD White Card stock
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SSS Bone Folder
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Scoreboard
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Carabelle Flight of Hearts Stencil
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Sizzix cutting Plates
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Big Shot Express
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Sunday, January 5, 2020

Rainbow Proud of You with Pinkfresh Studio & Simon Says Stamp


Hello and welcome!

The card I have for you today consists of a large die from Pinkfresh Studio and a sentiment die and inks from Simon Says Stamp.  I used the inks direct to paper to make a rainbow effect and then went back over the edges of the colors with blender brushes to smooth and even out the color transitions.

I am new to Simon Says Inks and bought my first 6 pack of inks a while back and have discovered that they are quickly becoming some of my favorite all time inks.  The colors are gorgeous and the blend beautifully.  They also are a great ink to use if you like to ink up embossing folders.
But don't be fooled by the initial splotchy look you get when you use first them, because after they dry they a such a gorgeous hue and very even tone.

The large flower cover die was cut twice and layered and the sentiment base was cut 4 times out of white, once out of black and the inside letters cut once from white - all stacked up!

Here's a couple of close ups to you can see what I'm talking about:




I have linked all of my supplies below if you are interested.

I'm so happy you stopped by and hope you will let me know what you think in the comments!

Have a great week!




I will enter this in:

Pinkfresh Studio January 2020 Challenge
I chose July - Diecuts
Always Fun Challenge #144
Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge
YNS Challenge #129
My favorite inks SSS I bought at end of 2019
  
   

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SSS Ink Pad SUN AND
SSS Ink Pad SUN AND
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PFS Folklore Die
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SSS CZ Proud of You
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GKD White Card stock
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 GKD Black Card stock
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Blender Brushes
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WV Make Art Station
WV Make Art Station
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TH Glass Media Mat
TH Glass Media Mat
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Big Shot Express
Big Shot Express
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Scoreboard
Scoreboard
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Sizzix Adapter Shim
Sizzix Adapter Shim
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Sizzix cutting Plates
Sizzix cutting Plates
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SSS Bone Folder
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GKD Connect Glue
GKD Connect Glue
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Stick-It Adhesive Sheets
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