A Banner Day!

Sometimes I just plain ol' forget to pull out my stamps to use on a layout. "It's Your Day" collection not only inspired me to use stamps on today's layout, I built my layout and title around the awesome banner stamps in this set.

The picture of my daughter, Lily, is from when she first learned to ride a 2-wheeler. Totally "a banner day," right?



I used three kraft tags to start. To create the outer two tags, I used the two larger banners stamps in the "It's Your Day" collection.
I wanted to create swooping banners so I just kept rotating my tag as I stamped the banner images with black Archival Ink. The fun banners were then colored with Faber-Castell Pitt Pastel Pencils. I smudged the colored in images just a bit here and there to get different shades of color.



I hope you are now inspired to stamp on your next layout!

Gel-å-Tins (http://gelatinstamps.com) Supplies:
It's Your Day Collection

Other Supplies:
October Afternoon Paper
Co’ordination Cardstock
American Crafts Thickers
Ranger Archival Ink
Faber-Castell Pitt Pencils
Helmar Craft Glue

Thank you for visiting today!
~Katie
http://www.scissorsspatulassneakers.com

U Stop My Heart

Hooray, it is February! Who else LOVES this month? Can you smell the LOVE in the air? It's Jessi from Kissin' Krafts and today I am excited to show this card that I made using the gel-a-tins STOP gelly jr. stamp!



I have always enjoyed the red, pink and aqua color combo and decided that this was the perfect card to make using those colors!

The STOP gelly jr stamp is stamped in pink and hand-cut. Using a variety of stickers and chipboard, I created the rest of the "sentiment". To add to the card, I used different embossing folders to add to the back layer and pink strip. The final piece to add was the simple twine,even though it is some what messed up in the picture !

Thank you for stopping by today! Please share you gel-a-tins creations on our Facebook page, we would love to see what you come up with!

Supplies:
gel-a-tins - gelly jr. STOP sign
Recollection Kraft cardstock
Cuttlebug Embossing Folder - Seeing Spots
Paper Studio Embossing Folder - Woodgrain
Trendy Twine - Tickled with Teal
Lily Bee Design - Alpha Stickers
My Little Shoebox - Chipboard Letter
Misc. Chipboard heart

Yellow Umbrella

Don't let rain bring you down! A sunny yellow umbrella and some heart shaped rain drops will certainly bring a smile to your friend's face.



A bit of watercoloring and sponging add interest to your design.



Start off with a sheet of paper that is 4 x 12 inches. Score everyone 4 inches to create a tri fold card. Embellish as desired. Remember to add some interest to the inside as well!

Supplies:
Gel-a-tins Stamps: Rain is Falling All Around
Paper: The Robin's Nest
Ribbon, pins, button, Dew Drops

Happiness Is...

Here is a layout I did using the Happiness stamp set. I like this set because of the variety in the dot set & the flower set. This week I used the dot borders but I have plans for the flowers very soon. This is such a cool stamp set!

So for this layout, I used the single dot border stamped in black on the grey striped patterned paper. Then I used the four row dot border stamp in two different spots on this page. Unfortunately, it didn't scan as well. I stamped with a grey chalk ink and it's not showing up so well in the scan.

Hope you're inspired to check out this stamp set!

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Thanks!

Shake Up Your Valentine's Day

Hey there!  It has been a while, but I'm back to share a card with you.

It seems like I get to scrap more for Valentine's Day than I do for just about any other holiday.  It's a more calm time of year so I have more free time to work on projects (plus there is some cute Valentine stuff out there!). 

I decided to make a shaker card to share with you today.  Check it out...

 



 The first thing that I did was stamp some of the small hearts from the A Hundred Hearts set onto some white paper with Versamark ink.  I made three of them and embossed one with the Cherry scented gelly powder, one with the Hawaiian Breeze gelly powder and one with the plumeria gelly powder.  My scraproom smelled so good while I was working on this card :)

The shaker box is madde from layers of foam adhesive that I made with my Xyron machine.  I cut the heart for the top out from a shape that I drew, and I used pinking shears because I thought it was cute.  I used papers from a little American Crafts stack I picked up at Target and the other items on the card are Stampin' Up inks, a Jenni Bowlin Fiskars punch, twine by The Twinery, ribbon by May Arts, and heart sequins by Queen and Co.

I also threw some beads in there for a little more sparkle in the shaker.  This took a little bit to put together (I didn't start out with a real plan for the shaker), but I LOVE how it turned out!  I hope you're inspired to make a little something with your gel-a-tin stamps this week!

Be sure to check out our Facebook page and DT member blogs for even more inspiration!

Pretty in Pink

I really do love this gel-a-tins SWAK stamp set, for this card I went pink and made a Valentines card that is as sweet as candy!.



Products Used

gel-a-tins SWAK Clear Stamp Set
Xyron 9" Creative Station
Xyron Mega Runner
docrafts 'With Love' stack from the 'Me to You' range
American Crafts White textured cardstock
Websters Pages Trims and Crochet Embellishments
docrafts Capsule Collection Buttons

I matted and layered the papers and created paper flags from contrasting sheets and set in place using the Xyron Mega Runner.



I stamped and heat embosssed the SWAK large lips stamp and layered on matching papers.



I held this in place using foam pads and finished by adding a mini peg. Add the buttons using the Xyron Mega Runner.

To see the full range of gel-a-tins product go to the web site at www.gelatinsstamps.com

Simple & Sweet Cards

While I love cards that have lots of details, sometimes a simple card is just as lovely.



The "It's Your Day" Collection definitely has a variety of cute stamps to help whip up some cute, quick
cards in less time than you can drive to the store to buy one.



Gel-å-Tins (http://gelatinstamps.com) Supplies:
It's Your Day Collection

Other Supplies:
Papertrey Ink Cardstock
Ranger Archival Ink
Faber Castell Pitt Pens
Misc. brads

I hope you have enjoyed my simple & sweet cards today and are inspired to create some of your own!

~Katie
http://www.scissorsspatulassneakers.com

Chevron Love

Hello, everyone! It's Jessi here, from Kissin' Krafts! Can you feel the love in the air? With Valentine's Day next month, have you started you cards or projects yet?

I made a CAS card using the gel-a-tins Gingerbread House Set and Cheverontastic Set:



I love the kraft, white and red combination, which makes it perfect for Valentine's! Using one of the Cheverontastic stamps to create the fun border at the bottom of the card. A red heart is added for a special POP. Foam letter stickers are used for the sentiment on the card. The last step is to round the corners of the card.



Thanks for stopping by today! Check out our amazing stamp selection at our online store!

Rain

Showcase longer sentiments by keeping the rest of your card clean and simple. Here I used bling to carry on the rain theme. A fun bow adds texture. Use color to highlight the words or ideas you want to shine forth!

Supplies:
Gel-a-tins Stamps: Rain is Falling All Around
Dew Drops from The Robin's Nest
Ribbon, cord

Hearts for Coffee

My dad got me a Keurig for Christmas and I am in love with this thing. I had to document how much I adore this little machine.

The stamp set I used for this layout is Gelatins It's your Day. I adore the little banners. Those hearts could not be any cuter!

I also added a strip of the silver gelly gems because I like to see a little bling:)

Other supplies used:
Echo Park Love Story collection - patterned papers, cardstock stickers
Elle's Studio - cut outs, strips
Crate Paper Paper Heart collection - cardstock stickers
Bella Blvd - buttons
Prima chalk ink - red ink