Lemonade Boy Shake It Up Shaker Card

Hi there Crafty Friends,

I’m here to share another card with you using this amazing digital file, Lemonade Boy Sitting With Slices from Paper Crafting World.  This week I decided to create this cute little shaker card.  My sentiment (created by me) is a play on words.  See if you can figure it out.

Please do go over to the shop and check out the gorgeous cards and other cutting files available from Paper Crafting World. Don't forget about the every day 50% off code, too!

 

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Christmas In July…Day 2

Welcome to day two of

We just couldn't stop playing with the holiday theme, so we've got a second day filled with great ideas that you can start creating now for Christmas.  Along the way today, you'll find card and gift ideas, a scrapbook layout page or two and even a couple great decorating ideas.  We hope this hop gets you in the holiday spirit a little early this year.

We'd like to say a HUGE THANKS to our sponsor today.

Theresa is giving away a $20 Stampin' Up Gift Certificate to one lucky winner AND take 10% off any order placed through her (not available on website) by July 30th.  Email her at scrapsbygracie AT gmail.com with your order.  All you have to do to win this fabulous prize is comment on each of the blogs.  That's it! It really is easy.   Of course, we would love it if you became a follower too. 
Comment buttons can be found at the bottom of the post (on most of the blogs).  Now on with the hop!

I have a couple more cards to share with you today as well as a throwback to another project that I created a couple of years ago.  First, take a look at these cute cards…

A couple of years ago I purchased a couple of glass blocks to make light boxes.  Here’s how they turned out:

Here is today's hop line-up in case you get lost along the way.
Theresa
Barbara
Kim
Alicia
Lisa
Enclade
Holli
Sharon *you are here*Sarah
Amanda
Jearise

Christmas In July…Day 1

Welcome to Christmas in July!

 

 

Get ready for some great ideas that you can start creating now for Christmas.  Along the way today, you'll find card and gift ideas, a scrapbook layout page or two and even a couple great decorating ideas.  We hope this hop gets you in the holiday spirit a little early this year.

 

Theresa is giving away a $20 Stampin' Up Gift Certificate to one lucky winner AND take 10% off any order placed through her (not available on website) by July 30th.  Email her at scrapsbygracie AT gmail.com with your order.

All you have to do to win this fabulous prize is comment on each of the blogs.  That's it! It really is easy.  Of course, we would love it if you became a follower too.  Comment buttons can be found at the bottom of the post (on most of the blogs).  Now on with the hop!

This is the first of a two day hop so please make sure to check back again tomorrow for more projects from our talented hop members!  Here are my cards for Day 1.

 

 

Here is today's hop line-up in case you get lost along the way.
Theresa
Kim
Alicia
Lisa
Enclade
Holli
Sharon *you are here*
Sarah
Amanda
Jearise

Be sure to hop tomorrow too for even more great holiday projects and ideas.  You can start tomorrow at Theresa's blog.

Lemonade Stand Bear

I’m so happy to be back to share another card with you today featuring Paper Crafting World’s wonderful cut files!  This week I used the Bear With Lemonade Print and Cut file and the Lemonade Stand Girl file to create this cute little card.

 

 

This card is inspired by Kelly Griglione’s Lemonade Stand Banner Card.   If you would like to see a video tutorial featuring this style of card, check out Christiana Reuling’s take on this card where she uses some really fabulous Lawn Fawn stamps!

 

 

I hope you enjoy this card I made for you today.  Be sure to stop by Paper Crafting World and see all the great files waiting for you!

 

July Technique Blog Hop–Watercoloring and Ink Smooshing

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It's month six of our year long adventure into different card-making techniques, folds and paper crafting products.  We hope you got the chance to hop with us each month.  It's not too late to hop and comment to be entered into our prize drawing. 

If you missed any of the previous months, you can click on the month below to be taken directly to the start of that month's hop.

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This month we are playing with watercolors and you won't want to miss the amazing and fun cards we've got for you today.  We really love feedback, so please leave a comment on each of the blogs in today's hop. Each comment on the 12 hops throughout the year will be entered into a drawing for a $25 Blitsy.com or Stampin' Up gift certificate (Winner's Choice).  Now on with the projects.

 

I was excited about this month’s hop because watercoloring is something I’ve been wanting to do more of.  My girls got me the 60 pack of Zig Clean Color Real Brush Watercolor markers for Mother’s Day and this was the perfect opportunity to practice my skills (or lack thereof, lol).

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

I used my Zig pens to color in a page from an adult coloring book I purchased.  It’s not bad for my first attempt but I definitely have some more practicing to do.  I added a sentiment and a butterfly to the card to finish it.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

For my second card I dabbed some Tim Holtz Distress Ink onto my craft mat and spritzed it with water.  Then I laid a piece of watercolor paper from the Recollections Color Splash Resist Paper Pad on top and smooshed the ink around.   I didn’t really like where it was going so I took that piece of paper and cut it into strips then weaved them together to make a card.  I added a clear jelly sentiment sticker to the front to finish it off.  Simple yet I still feel it’s pretty.

 

 

 

 

My last card was created using the Recollections Watercolor Crayons.  I love these things because they are so pretty and shimmery although you can’t really see the shimmer in this picture, but, trust me, it’s there. I embossed a piece of watercolor paper with a large flower background stamp.  I covered some clear acetate with some of the different crayons and spritzed water over them to blend them together.  Then I laid my embossed watercolor paper over the top and rubbed over it with my hands to spread the ink around.  I layered that onto a piece of teal cardstock and adhered it to my white card base.  I added the sentiment and ribbon to finish it off.

 

That’s it for me.  Next in line is the fabulous Lisa.

Don’t forget to visit the rest of my friends.  Here’s today’s line up in case you get lost along the way:

• Theresa
• Kim
• Claudia
• Debbie
• Sharon **you are here**
• Lisa
• Jearise
• Denise