World Card Making Day – Joy Clair

Joy Clair is offering a chance at a Grand Prize for participating in four of their World Card Making Day Challenges, so I had to give it a try (the first was my Studio Post Here). I started with the Rainbow Colors Challenge.  I stamped my new Joy Clair Coffee To Go Background in Monarch … Read more

My Paper Crafting Mayhem Space

One of the World Card Making Day Challenges at Joy Clair is to share your crafting space.  I thought about cleaning my space-up, but decided to share today's reality instead. Here's where I've been creating today.  My MISTI is always right at hand … as is my Pink 3M Tape Gun.   My Gina K. … Read more

Inspirational Arrows

Since I still had my Joy Clair Inspirational Arrow stamps on my studio table, I couldn't resist inking them up again for this week's CAS(E) this Sketch. I chose colors from the Color Throwdown for my Palette (perfect excuse to use my new Pineapple Ink from Taylored Expressions). I added a few cork arrow stickers … Read more

Be Fearless

My card is inspired by the July Inspiration Challenge at Joy Clair Stamps. I took my inspiration from the colors in the photo and a few other elements. The sentiments from Joy Clair Inspirational Arrows were inspired by the anchor quote in the picture.  I also added a knot to my ribbon and some red … Read more

Blue Baby Tax Deduction

It's an Anything Goes Challenge at the Joy Clair blog in April inspired by this photo board. For some reason, even though the pictures are tea/coffee themed, all of the blue made me think of a baby card, so that's what I created.  I just love the Joy Clair New Baby Onesie set. I pulled … Read more

A Cup of Christmas

It's been fun collaborating with Joy Clair Stamps for the month of March.   Today I combined stamps from Joy Clair's Christmas Coffee & Ugly Sweater Background Builder (I love how the repeated design elements work together).     Remember, leave a comment on all of the posts with the Collaboration Image (below) for a chance to … Read more

Washi Tape Resist with my Gel Press Plate & my MISTI

Today I'm going to share with you cards I made using a stamping and masking technique using Eyelet Outlet Washi Tape, my Gel Press Plate and My MISTI. I started with a piece of 4 1/2" x 6" watercolor paper.  I attached my 5" x 7" Gel Press Plate to my MISTI and stamped it … Read more