A Patriotic Card for You!

Hello everyone!  Jessica B. here with a fun card made with some gel-a-tins stamp sets and some really fun Robin's Nest paper.  I thought this could be fun for an invitation to a cookout on the fourth or even for my husband's aunt who has a birthday on the fourth.  Don't tell!  It could be a surprise for her :)

 

 

I had to start with that fabulously sparkly paper.  I used the Xyron 510 to attach it to the front of the card and then I got to stamping.  Those "fireworks" are really two stamps from a gel-a-tins flower set, and I did those on the white paper first in blue, red and yellow inks.  The sentiment is from the Make a Wish set.  I layered that with a die-cut star (from another of the fun Robin's Nest papers) and ahand cut banner (more glittery paper!) and used foam adhesive to stick it all together.  I added a little embellishment made from stamps in the Save the Date set.

 

I hope that you've stopped by The Robin's Nest and checked out the work they share on their Facebook page!  Be sure to stop by our page as well.  We have some great things coming up this summer and you won't want to miss a thing!

 

Happy Halloween!

Good morning and Happy Halloween to all you gelly fans out there!  I hope everyone had a great weekend and is all set to get some yummy candy tonight!  We are very ready for a night of fun and friends at my house.
Tomorrow we're going to start introducing you to the new gel-a-tinas, so I hope you'll be sure to check in! 
I have one final project from our current DT to share with you. This one is a layout from Ellen.  She used the Save the Date set to add some accents to this page.  I love the way you can use our sets in so many ways!

"Love these little dots from the Save the Date Stamp Set!!! I used my hole punch and then accented the confetti like pieces
with the small circles and the used the date part of the stamp on the tag. "

Supplies:
Core'dinations Cardstock
CI button
Twinery Twine
Cosmo Cricket alpha stickers

A great big thank you needs to go out  to our first gel-a-tins design team!  I hope you've enjoyed all their great projects! 

Back with more cards for you!

Today we have cards to share with you that were made by DT members Ellen and Cherie.  I don't know about you, but these projects are really making me eager to get my hands on the  Chocolate Bliss and Save the Date stamp sets!

"Grab your Embossing Powder and use it as an accent and layer it over stamped images. I mixed and matched sets here...The Save the Date set and Flowers II."

By Ellen

Supplies:
Patterned Paper: Pink Paislee
Carstock: Core'dinations
Buttons: misc
letters: Jenni Bowlin
Inks: Stampin' Up!

That was Ellen's project made with Save the Date, and now let's see Cherie's Chocolate Bliss card...

"I just love how well chocolates suit the Jillibean Apple Cheddar Soup collection."

By Cherie

 Please go check out our Monthly Challenge while you're here!  I love seeing our fans win!

Merry Monday!

Hello again to all you gelly fans!  I hope you all enjoyed your weekend and are ready for some more crafty goodness!  Today I have projects to share with you that were made by DT members Cassie and Gladys.  Let's get started with a card from Cassie!

"This set is perfect for brides that want to get the word out well in advance to 'Save the Date' about their wedding. It was beyond easy to make, and a bride could even simply it even more. So easy and fun!"

Stamps: Save the Date
Ink: SU Bermuda Bay, SU Soft Suede, SU Melon Mambo, SU Kiwi Kiss
Paper: buttercream, BG Hello Luscious
Accessories: Soft Suede ribbon, Peacock Liquid Pearls, Circle Nestabilities

Now I have another card, this time by Gladys.  Check out all the pattern and texture on this one!

Supplies:
Paper: Sweet blush cardstock from pti, Melissa Francis - 5th Avenue
Ink: Versafine smokey gray, Memento rose bud
Stamp: hello from gelatin, tiny tags from pti
Others: Edger#2 collection die, doily collection die, tiny tags die, favorite words die, white buttons, scallop circle felt and candy strip circle from my etsy, 1 3/4 circle punch, 1" circle punch, pearl

That's it for today, but don't forget about our Monthly challenge!  Head over to this post to check it out and make your entry!

Too much good stuff!

I have such amazing projects to share with you today!  Angela and Cassie really went all out with these and I know you'll be glad you stopped by today and got to see them!

Angela made a set of cards with the Chocolate Bliss set that is wonderful!  I love that she did this color combo and I'm sure you'll love it too :)

"Had a lot of fun making a little gift set using the Chocolates set!"

"I made a card, a little gift bag which I filled with mini chocolate bars, and a tag and matching envelope."

"I stamped the chocolates in Desert Sand and Chocolate Chip ink and then glittered some using a Spica glitter pen. The paper is Farmhouse by Crate Paper."

"This is a detail from the front of the bag."

"I cut the library card style envelope using my Silhouette digital cutter, and then made a tag to fit inside."

"The sparkly bits are Pink Paislee glitter stickers, and that Spica glitter pen again!

The chocolate stamps stamp so smoothly and I confess I had a chocolate craving or two - that chocolate bag is not as full as it should be!"

Every one of those is awesome!  Thank you, Angela!

Cassie made a card with the Save the Date set that I can't wait to lift.  The colors are so perfect together and if you look closely you'll see that she made everything from the patterned paper to the embellishment with the stamp set.  What a great way to save money (and you end up with a card that looks a million times better than anything you can find in a store!)

"I made an anniversary card for my in-laws using the Save the Date set. The circles could be used on all sorts of projects, but I think they made a great background paper. There are just so many possibilities with this set!"

Stamps: Save the Date

Ink: SU So Saffron, SU Baja Breeze, SU Real Red
Paper: SU Saffron, CDS Cottonball White, SU Baja Breeze
Accessories: red ribbon, dimensionals, Circle Nestabilities

Now, the Operation Write Home challenge may be over, but we still have this month's challenge going on.  Head over here to check it out and then get going on a project to enter!

Fabulous Fall Friday!

We're enjoying beautiful fall weather here in Arizona and I love it!  I have my Halloween decorations up and I've been doing some fall/Halloween crafting this week.  The nice weather makes crafting even more enjoyable for me.

Our DT has been working with their sets to make some projects that should inspire you whether you're ready for the weather to keep cooling off or not.  Let's see what Cassie and Gladys have to share!  First up is Cassie...

"I really enjoyed using the Save the Date set. I'm not a scrapbooker, so it was a challenge to think of how to use it. However, I discovered that this set has tremendous usability for a card maker! Here is a treat container I made for my husband in honor of our anniversary."

Stamps: Save the Date

Ink: SU Pink Pirouette, SU Ridinghood Red, CDS Hot Cocoa
Paper: SU dp, buttercream, Chocolate Chip
Accessories: Circle & Scalloped Circle Nestabilities, twine, paper crimper

I love those little favors!  I made them one year for my kids to take to school and give to the kids in class for Valentine's Day.  Gladys made such a beautiful card to share with us today and I know that I need to lift it!

"This card is made using the Hello gelatins stamp set. Love how the big stamp show through the pattern paper!"

  

Supplies:

Paper: Kraft cardstock from pti, Emma's Shoppe Collection 6 X 6 Pad from crate paper
Ink: versafine Onxy black, vintage photo distress ink from tim holtz
Stamp: Hello from gelatins
Others: Edger #3 die, turning a new leave and Bloom builder #3 die, button from pti

Check back tomorrow for the winner of our Operation Write Home challenge!

What a week!

Busy times for me!  We're coming up on fall break which means that right now it's all about half-days, assemblies and parent-teacher conferences.  Throw in a new DT to choose and you have one busy girl! :)

Our current team has been wonderful and they're still working hard on projects to share with you!  Let's check out one from Ellen to start off this fall Friday!

"I love love to create my own backgrounds with cardstock, stamps and ink!"

Here are a few more with the save the date stamp set
Supplies:
Core'dinations Cardstock
CI button
Twinery Twine
Cosmo Cricket alpha stickers

We have another card by Cassie today for you!  I love the Halloween set and this card is making me think about all the other projects I need to make with it for October!

"I didn't just want to use black, although I struggled not to, haha. I pulled out some navy paper, and gave it a roughed up look by rubbing the ink pad directly onto the paper. For the main panel I used my Copics and my airbrush system to get the same sort of color as the navy paper, and then I embossed the little ghost in white."

Ink: Craft White, Black Soot distress ink
Paper: SU Not Quite Navy, CDS Cottonball White, MME Gertie
Copics: T3, B39, BG75, & airbrush
Accessories: Circle & Labels 11 Nestabilities, white embossing powder, white Liquid Pearls

I hope you're all inspired to get crafty this weekend!  Don't forget that tomorrow is the day that we announce our new monthly challenge (and the winner for this month)!  See you then!

Working for the Weekend!

Are you singing an 80's song now?  Sorry about that :) 

More card cuteness is coming your way today!  Cherie has been working with the Save the Date set this month and every time I see another project I want that set that much more!  Check this one out!

"I love this set; so many different ways to use it. It's even great to use on cards!"
 

Patterned Paper: My Mind's Eye
Die Cuts: Quickutz Silhouette
Stamp: Gel-a-tins

Karin has been working with the Build Your Own Flourish set.  She has such a gift for making great cards!  I need to lift some of these ideas :)

"Build a Flourish is absolutely wonderful for creating your own patterned paper - I just LOVE it. For this card I used the Faded Jeans ink from Tim Holtz distress inks for the flowers and then went over my flowers with my ink blending tool adding the same color - which I think turned out quite nice. The label/doily is cut with my Silhouette SD and then stamped with a flower from the "Bulid a Flourish" set and a sentiment from Gel-a-tin's great set Happy Days - filled with different and very useful sentiments for birthdays and other celebrations!"

Well that's it for today!  Be sure to check out yesterday's post and learn about our Operation Write Home challenge, and don't forget about the monthly challenge too!  We want to see you win!



Hello and Happy Wednesday!

We're back to get you through the middle of the week with more inspiration!  Today we have two more cards to share with you.  Let's get to it!

This first card is by Ellen and I love this grey and yellow color combo!

"I love the idea of having wedding cards available since we go to so many and I never seem to have a card. This Save the Date stamp is perfect!  Mix and match the circles to create your own design."

Supplies:

Save the Date Gel-a-tins stamp
Teresa Collins pearl
Creative Imaginations button
Bazzill Cardstock
Authentique Papers
Prima Flower
AC Pigment Ink

Angela has another card today that she made with the Build Your Own Paisley-Floral set.  I love all the different ways she's been showing this off!

"I went with a monochromatic look for this card, heat embossing the paisley onto a die cut using White On! Gelly powder. I then sponged ink over the embossed image. The background paper is stamped using the same colour ink and the dotted outline paisley stamp from the set."

Be sure to check out our monthly challenge and give it a try!  See you again tomorrow with a challenge and a way to help a great cause!

You can do so much with a stamp!

Today we've got two projects that show you two very different ways you can use our stamp sets!  First up is Cherie with her sweet layout that uses the Save the Date set for her embellishment.   I just love that set!

"I stamped the numbered circle, then I stamped the line circle inside and then the date inside of that! I cut it out and added it to my page as a main focus embellishment."

Cardstock: Bazzill Basics, Core'dinations
Patterned Paper & Stickers: Echo Park
Stamps: Gel-a-tins
Ink: Stampin' Up!

This card is by Jessica.  Using a patterned paper with a monochromatic background and adding a solid stamp to it makes for a great look for a layered card or layout!

"I started with this one by stamping the different stamps from the Shifting Gears set all over the background paper.  Some of them I left looking a little rough, I think it adds to the mechanical, masculine look of the card.  Once I added that paper to my base, I misted some chipboard gears and added them to the card with foam adhesive.  With an ink around the edge and a sentiment, I was done and I love it!"

Paper: Imaginisce

Card base: Canvas Corp.

Sentiment: Cosmo Cricket

Ink: Staz-On and Ranger

Gears: Unique Pages

Adhesive: Xyron

Wednesday cards!

Hello again!  Today was have cards by Cassie and Ellen to share with you.  Be sure to read through our other recent posts.  We have the Design Team call still going on and you have a chance to win a stamp set again this month with our monthly challenge (not to mention that you'll want to check out any projects you may have missed).
First up today is Cassie!

"It's hard to believe that October is right around the corner! The bats in this set are so cute, and I really wanted to highlight them. I used scraps of 4 different designer papers, each from a different collection to make my back panel. They were glued down to another lightweight paper so that I could stamp and emboss each bat."

Ink: Versafine Onyx Black
Paper: SU Sahara Sand, CC Mitten Weather, MME Gertie & Mabel, CC Social Club
Accessories: black embossing powder, dimensionals

Now it's time for Ellen's project, this sweet pink card.

Core'dinations Cardstock
Stampin' up! Ink
misc. Ribbon
PTI die for the window

Save the Date Gel-a-tins stamp
*I also used the Beary Much stamp sent for the sentiment*

Save the Date and Build Your own Paisley!

It's a happy holiday Monday here in the states, but I hope that you're having a great day no matter where you are!  We have more great projects for you today, but before we get to that I want to remind you that we have a design team call going on until September 18th.  Get those entries in!  Just go here for directions.  Good luck!
Cherie is up first today with an adorable layout that was embellished with our Save the Date stamp set. 

"I love these date stamps. I can see them working their way onto many of my scrapbook pages."

Cardstock: Bazzill
Patterned Paper: Simple Stories
Die Cuts: Jillibean Soup
Stamps: Gel-a-tins
Ink: Stampin' Up!
Chipboard: Fancy Pants
Letter Stickers: Lily Bee, Jillibean Soup, Sassafras Lass
Sticker Accent: My Mind's Eye

This thank you card was made by Angela.  She used the Build Your Own Paisley-Floral set to make this one stand out!

"This thank you card was fun to make and very classic looking - paisley is such a classic pattern. Here I was thinking of autumn colours of cranberry, navy and gold. I used the Many Thanks set for the sentiment."



Fun Friday projects!

Hello again!  It's finally Friday and we want to send you off for your weekend with some more card inspiration!

I (Jessica) made this first card.  I got this Big and Wild Things set and this was exactly the kind of project I thought it would be perfect for!  The first thing I did was stamp three of the images onto some canvas I got at Michael's.  I used three different greens for a natural, watercolor kind of look.  I trimmed the canvas down and backed it with some green cardstock.  I sewed around the edge with my machine and then inked and attached it to a kraft cardstock card base by Canvas Corp.  The butterflies were punched from craft and I stamped on them with another of the stamps from this set to add some pattern to them.  They got some brown Stickles around the edges to add a little more detail.  The sentiment just got attached to come more card stock and then the card (with foam dots this time). 

I really like the way this turned out!  I am going to have to use this set a lot more, especially on some layouts.

Supplies Used:

Canvas Corp Card

Bazzill cardstock

gel-a-tin stamps: Big and Wild Things

Ink by Ranger and Close to My Heart

Sentiment from Joann's

Stickles by Ranger

Xyron Adhesives

Ellen made this cute card (and I think any boy would be excited to get it)!

"I love the tiny circles in this Save the Date Gel-a-tins stamp! I used it to accent the bling on this card."

Supplies
Core'dinations Cardstock
Stampin' up! Ink
misc burlap
gel-a-tins stamps
want2scrap bling
Teresa Collins tag