Distress It With A Sketch

Hey peeps.  I'm participating in the distress it challenge on Simon Says Stamp and the sketch challenge over at My Favorite Things.  I loved both of these challenges this week so why not combine the right?  😉

I used some pretty distress inks and a beautiful stencil from Simon Says Stamp.  I also used the pierced stacked circle and the hello dies from My Favorite Things. 

Thanks for stopping by today.  I'll see you back here tomorrow with a video sharing some of my favorite holiday and border die cuts.

Happy Independence Day - Just Beclaws

Hey peeps.  Happy 4th of July to all my USA peeps.  I'm enjoying the day hanging with the hubs at Disney World in Orlando.  However before I left I had to make sure I made a card celebrating our independence day. I’m entering my card into the Red, White and/or Blue challenge over at Simon Says Stamp. 

If you saw my Instagram feed I had colored these adorable crabs, umbrella and shell from the My Favorite Things Just Beclaws stamp set during the 30 day Color Challenge last month.  They were all ready to get cozy on a card.  I used some of my favorite Doodlebug Designs Stars & Stripes paper to make my card.  I love this paper so much I have four packs of it.  Unfortunately it is no longer available so now you know why I purchased four packs. LOL This card just makes me happy!!

Doing a quick and easy layout was a breeze with this fun paper.  I used the wonky stitched rectangle dies from MFT along with some distress oxide inks and the cloud stencil from MFT to make a little scene for my images to sit on.  I stamped the let's celebrate from the Concord & 9th Triple Step Hooray stamp set in blue jay ink from MFT for my greeting.  I also used foam tape to pop everything up on the scene panel.  Lastly I added two little matte enamel dots to finish off my card.

I hope everyone here in the USA has a safe and happy holiday.  If you are traveling please be safe and remember NO DRINKING AND DRIVING!!  Buckle up and have a great rest of your week. I'll see you back here soon!

Geometric Stars By My Favorite Things

Hey peeps.  Happy Monday.  I'm back with a quick card and tutorial using the Geometric Stars stencil by My Favorite Things.  This stencil is part of their June release and I'm so excited to have it in my little hands.  I'm pairing this stencil with the Martini Time stamp set as well from My Favorite Things.

I used peacock feathers and cracked pistachio distress oxide inks today to make my card.  I love the blue green color combo.  I'm going to be making more cards with this stencil so I'll be looking forward to using pinks and purples and also some gray color combos as well.

For the martini glass I heat embossed the image with InkOn3 juicy ink and Rangers Princess Gold embossing power.  LOVE this retro martini glasses.  You get a great variety of glasses in this stamp set as well.

Here's a quick tutorial.  You can watch it here or over at my Youtube channel mzdanajoy.  I've used affiliate links for your convenience at no cost to you.

Thanks for stopping by today.  I'll see you back here soon.  Have a great day!!!

2018 Stamping For Autism Awareness Blog Hop

Hey peeps.  I'm so honored to be part of the 2018 Stamping For Autism Awareness Blog Hop.  This is hop is organized by Veronica and Tenia and they have done an outstanding job in making this happen.  They have a done of awesome sponsors and its going to be a wonderful hop.  So grab yourself a cup of coffee or your favorite beverage and enjoy.

Make sure to check out Joscelyne's Instagram.  For my card today I pulled out some of my favorite companies to make this card come together.  It was a pretty easy card to put together as the crafting die from Technique Tuesday and the pretty paper from My Favorite Things did all the work for me.

I have a quick tutorial for as well. You can watch it here or over at my Youtube channel mzdanajoy.  I've used affiliate links for your convenience at no cost to you.

Make sure to hop around to each blog below and leave a comment for your chance to win one of the prizes from the generous sponsors.  Next on the hop is the wonderful Wanda!! For an extra chance to win, post ONE card creation to the link up over on Veronica's blog.  You have until SUNDAY APRIL 8 11:59 PM CST to leave your comments.  Winners will be announced TUESDAY APRIL 10th over on Veronica's blog.

Veronica Zalis 

Erica A-B

Sandy Allnock

Amanda Bodine

Kimberly Crawford 

Joscelyne Cutchens (Instagram)

Dana Joy

Wanda Guess

Jill Dewey Hawkins

Jennifer Ingle (Instagram)

Emily Midgett

Kay Miller

Carly Tee Minner

Miriam Prantner

Elena Roussakis

Heather Ruwe

Amy Tsuruta

Marcie Sharp

Alice Wertz

Vera Yates
Melissa Phillips

Tenia Nelson

Katherine Cosimano

Rachel Parys

Pocono Pam

Terri Burson

Becca Dawn Cruger

Have a great time hopping around.  I'll see you guys back here later in the week.

Last Christmas Card Tutorial for 2017

Hey peeps.  Well this is it!!  My last Christmas card tutorial for 2017.  I really don't know where this year has disappeared to.  It seems like I blinked and it was gone.  I'm blessed to say that I made it through so far. (wink wink).  Only a week and some change and this year is over.

For my last tutorial I thought I would end with a shaker card.  I really challenged myself to make some last minute interactive cards so I can swing in the new year keeping up that trend.  The more I do them the less I'm afraid of them.  LOL  I used the adorable Santa's Wonderland from Neat & Tangled and the Stitched Collage Frame from My Favorite Things to make this shaker card.  I've listed all the products I used below.  You can easily make any kind of shaker card with this die cut.  This one will be used a ton as I'm already in love with it.

Here's a quick tutorial on how this shaker came together.  You can watch it right here on my blog or over on my YT channel mzdanajoy.  I have links below using affiliate links however there is no additional cost to you.

Have a great Monday everyone.  As I stated I will not be posting anymore tutorial until the beginning of the year but I will have some Christmas and winter inspiration here on the blog.  Hugs to you all!

MFT Cool Day and Merry Christmas Circle Die

Hey peeps.  Happy Wednesday.  We are getting closer and closer to Christmas.  I'm still shaking things up in my room with some last minute cards.  Here is one I made for a sweet little girl who wanted an interactive card this year.

I stamped out the cute polar bear from the MFT Cool Days stamp set and colored him up with Copic markers and paired him with a sweet little birdie and sign.  Next I die cut out some snow drifts and the Merry Christmas circle die to begin the assembly of my shaker.  I used some older paper from my scrap bin and some lovely sequins from my ever growing sequin collection. I made sure to stamp shake me on the sign so she knew to shake the card so the sequins could move.

I'm trying to challenge myself to make a least one interactive card a month.  This way when I do make them I won't feel so overwhelmed and scared.  I outdid myself already this month and made a spinner/slider card last week.  You can find it here.

Have a great Wednesday everyone.  I'll see you back here soon.

Christmas Shaker Tags

Happy Monday everyone.  I'm back today sharing some sweet Christmas shaker tags and I'm joining in on the Simon Says Stamp Wednesday challenge.  Making tags is such an easy and fun way to add a special touch to your holiday gifts.

For my tags I used the Dashing Deer stamp set from MFT and the Tag Builder Blueprints 5 die-namics along with some Birthday Blowout pattern paper.  This shaker tag was a breeze to put together.  Instead of using foam tape I die cut out the shape of the tag six times to build up the thickness of the tag. This keeps the sides of the tag clean.  Since this tags are small I only needed one image inside and just a few sequins.

Adding just a banner sentiment across the top of my tag and my shaker tag was complete.

Have a great day everyone.  See you back here later in the week.

MFT Dashing Deer Simple Holiday Card - Tutorial

Hey peeps.  I'm back with a quick tutorial to share that you can pull off those last minute cards in record time. Pull out those 6x6 paper pads, set aside a little time to color while your watching those holiday movies and you'll have a set of cards done in less than five minutes

This card uses just two paper pads, one image and one die.  You can use just one paper pad and mix the paper within that pad or just run color cardstock through an embossing folder if you like.  I used some older paper pads for my cards but I will link to two that would definitely work.

Let me show you how easy this card was made.  You can watch the video here or over on my Youtube channel mzdanajoy.  I've used affiliate links below for your convenience at no cost to you.

Have a great day everyone.  See you back here on Friday with another tutorial.

Winter Challenge Card and Winner Announcement

Hey everyone and Happy Monday.  I'm back today to share a cute winter card as I'm participating in the Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge and the MFT Sketch Challenge.  I decided to make a spinner card since I needed to make an interactive card for a friend of mine to give away to a sweet little girl.

I will tell you, I was CHALLENGED big time with this one.  It's simple process but I have been battled a cold, my mind was in a fog and I could not get my little bear to spin on the track. I reached out to my interactive genius friend Ilda from I Love Doing All Things Crafty.  She is like my superhero of interactive cards to figure out what I was doing wrong.  I even Periscoped with my favorite peeps to try to get this card done.  FINALLY I had to walk away and when I came back with a clear head I could finish it off and I LOVE it.

I used the bear from the Ski-sons Greetings from MFT and colored him with Copic markers.  To create the downhill slop for him to ride down I used the Surf and Turf die-namics.  For my background I used some distress inks in the colors of chipped sapphire, broken china and wilted violet.  I used the stitched hillside border dies from Lawn Fawn to make my snow drifts.  The sentiment, snowflakes and trees are from various Lawn Fawn stamp sets. I stamped the "I move" sentiment on the bear so the recipient knows that the bear moves.  That sentiment is from the Heffy Doodle Interactively Yours stamp set.  I sprinkled the card with a few pink, purple and blue gems.

UPDATE:  This card was "spotted" on the My Favorite Things blog!!  Woot woot!!  Thanks so much MFT for your sweet showcase!

Now for our winner announcement.  The winner of the Lawn Fawn stamp sets is:

LOIS WYCHE

Lois please email me at gotjoycreations@gmail.com to claim your prize. Thanks for stopping by today.  I'm working on some last minute cards so make sure to swing back by as I will have some quick tutorials to share with you.  Have a great day everyone.