Day 17 - Happy Birthday Mermaid Card

For day 17 I am bringing you a card featuring The Greeting Farm's Mermaid Anya cling stamp. 

To create the the 3d affect and still use the twine behind the image I cut out the stamped image that I colored beforehand, and glued the twine on the back of the image. I then placed 3d foam tape on the back.

I used pearl accents to represent bubbles and to give the card a little pizzazz; cause, you know, who doesn't like some extra bling. 

Supplies I Used: *Paper Studio and La Petite products are found at Hobby Lobby

red textured cardstock

navy and white stripe paper - Paper Studio

Mermaid Anya cling stamp - The Greeting Farm

sentiment - Simon Says Stamp

markers - crayola

pearl accents - La Petite 

twine

Day 9 - Coloring Book Card

Today is day 9 of Kathy Racoosin's 30 day coloring challenge. And for today I am sharing another coloring book card that I colored during days 6-8 and finished today. 

Day 6 landed on Sunday and I don't always have a lot of time to color or create anything. Excuse the mess at the bottom of the page, I was trying out some different colors.

For Day 7, just like Day 6, I didn't have a lot of time to color. But this time the problem happened to be orders, which is a good problem to have mind you. 

I added some yellow to the mix for Day 8. I hated that the process was going slow but love how it all unfolded.

And for Day 9 I finally finished the card. It kind of reminds me of a stained glass window. What do you think?

I hope you enjoyed today's card. Come back tomorrow for another fun card. And just a reminder, you can follow my coloring journey on Instagram. jessica.marie.backer

Supplies I used: 

cardstock - red, teal, black, and yellow

coloring book page - Coloroma, Color Me Happy! 

markers - Crayola

sentiment - LJD For the Boys clear stamp set (My Favorite Things) 

Day 5 - Birthday Wishes Card

Today I'm sharing a clean and simple card for Day 5. 

Again I used my cheap markers for the butterfly. I'm starting to get real comfortable using them even if they don't blend as well as the more favored brands. 

I used washi tape along the side, but of course a strip of paper could be used. 

I hope you enjoyed today's card. Come back next week for some more fun projects. Remember, I may not always blog everyday but I will blog at once a week and will highlight the days I missed. And if you are on Instagram, you can also follow my coloring adventure here Jessica.Marie.Backer 

Supplies I Used: *Paper Studio 

white cardstock

dandelion and sentiment clear stamp  - Dandelion stamp set (Technique Tuesday)

butterfly clear stamp - Take Flight stamp set (Technique Tuesday)

pink polka dot washi tape - Paper Studio

markers - Crayola

Day 4 - Coloring Book Card

It is now Day 4 of  the 30 day coloring challenge and I am sharing a card that I made from a coloring book page that I was working on days 2 and 3 and just finished today. 

I brought out my markers for this. Unfortunately all I have are crayola markers; I do plan on getting a better set, just haven't been able to yet. 

  After I finished the page, I trimmed it up and glued it to a turquoise sheet of cardstock.

I then cut the sentiment "Aloha" out of gold glitter cardstock with the Cricut machine and attached it to a frosted sheet of vellum. I then placed a bit of eye candy embelishment in the corners of the vellum paper. 

I absolutely love this card turned out, it's so bright and cheery and was a lot of fun coloring! 

Well, I hope you enjoyed today's card. Here's a little sneak peek of tomorrows card. 

Supplies I used: *Paper Studio and La Petite are found at Hobby Lobby

Turquoise textured cardstock

Tropical coloring page - True Colors adult coloring book (Penny Press)

Frosted white vellum

Gold glitter cardstock

Aloha sentiment die cut - Summer Love cartridge (Cricut)

Cricut machine 

Eye candy embellishment - Paper Studio

High Five Graduate Card

Hello. I hope everyone had a good Father's Day today!
I wish I had a Father's day project to share with you today, but the card I had planned on making this week had to be postponed due to orders that had to be expedited. I wouldn't have even had this card if it hadn't been that I needed a card since we were invited to a graduation party Saturday.

I cut a strip about 1/4" of gold glitter and I accidentally didn't cut it straight so I overlapped the purple polka dot paper to cover up the seam.

 The photo frame and the girl have been cut out using my new cricut explore air, and I backed the frames with gold glitter paper.

I just love her little high heel shoes.

Have a good week everyone!

Supplies I used:  *La Petite and Paper Studio are found at Hobby Lobby

Cardstock 

Glitter paper - Classic Glam Glitter pack (Paper Studio)

Polka dot paper - Back to Basics pack (Paper Studio)

Photo frames - Small Talk Frames and Tags die (Cricut)

Girl - Create a Friend (Cricut)

Explore Air Machine - (Cricut)

Mom and Dad Owl Cards

Sorry I haven't been blogging much. I keep intending to and either I get too busy to blog or I just forget. Anyway I'm showcasing a couple new cards I made over the weekend.

#1 Dad

 I Picked these owl stickers up at Hobby Lobby a couple weeks ago because I thought they were so cute.

The tile letters are from Simon Says Stamp Game Tile Letters Stamp Set

I Love You Mom

The flowers are some that I purchased off of Etsy a while back and the seller no longer carries them.

Supplies I used: *La Petite and Paper Studio items are found at Hobby Lobby

cardstock - Paper Studio 

paper - (#1 Dad) Woodland Retreat Paper Studio, (I Love You Mom) Fresh Floral Stack DCWV

tile letters - Game Tile Letters Simon Says Stamp

owls - La Petites 

ribbon flowers - Etsy

Someone Who Changes Everything - Best Friend Card

Hello, I hope everyone is having a good morning! Today I'm sharing another card for the Best Friend Challenge over on the Simon Says Stamp blog and I am using one of my new stamps from Some Odd Girl which also happens to be my first stamps from them. 

For this card I chose a Clean and Simple design. I haven't made to many with that design and it's been awhile, but I love how this one turned out.

I mostly used colored pencils to color this sweet couple, but for the dress I used my brother's gelly roll pen and for the collar of the tux I used my black zebra pen.

I know I used the same sentiment on the card I made the other day, but I just can't help it!

Supplies I used:  Paper Studio products are found at Hobby Lobby

card - Paper Studio

First Dance Mae stamp set - Some Odd Girl

hearts - lawn fawn

sentiment - Stampin Up

gelly roll pen - sakura

black zebra pen 

I am entering this card in the Simon Says Stamp Monday Challange - Best Friends

Best Friend Ombre Card

Today I'm sharing a card that I made for a challenge, two challenges actually. I know it's been awhile since I have participated in a challenge and I hope I get to participate in more this year.

This is a new design for me, I have never made a card like this. The background is made up of hexagons that was punched out of several shades of blue and then pieced together to create an ombre background, I then scattered tiny red hearts all over.

I just love this sentiment from Stampin Up,  it says "once in a lifetime you meet someone who changes everything"

I had so much fun making this card and I already have some more ideas for cards.

Supplies I used:

Textured cardstock - Coredinations

Hexagon hand punches - Fiskars

Heart punch - Paper Studio

Sentiment - Stampin Up

I'm entering this card in two challenges.

Simon Says Stamp Monday Challenge - Best Friends

Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge - Simon Says:Ombre

Firehouse Dog Birthday Card

Good Morning everyone! I apologize for having been a bit MIA in the blogging world. I'm trying to discipline myself to make time to blog and it's very difficult.

Anyway, moving on. Today I am sharing a card that I made for a special little man who turned two last week. 

I made this card with crayola pencils and cricut die cuts. I colored the background by hand, to create the landscape and then the rest is die cuts.

If I use my cricut die cuts for cards, I love creating little scenes for them. I just feel like it makes the card a bit more special.

It's hard to tell, but the pup is mounted on 3d foam mounting tape. 

Supplies I used: 

Textured cardstock - red, black, yellow, white, and green

Crayola colored pencils - blue, light green, and tan

Die Cuts - Cricut, Create a Critter

3d foam mounting tape

Glue runner - 3L Mystick

Jessica Marie

Our Little Angel - Baby Sympathy Card

Today's post is bittersweet and the card that I am sharing with you was made with tears.

Last Wednesday a sweet lady in our church miscarried her baby. And through the loss a little angel was born into Heaven.

This type of card has been difficult for me to make. Not only is it a sad, painful card, but it has been difficult for me to capture and convey the sadness and the sweetness and the peacefulness of it. Sad because of the loss. Sweet and peaceful because of the fact that the family will see the child in Heaven.

Day 1 of 30 Day Coloring Challenge - You've Got A Friend In Me

Hi all. I have decided to participate in Kathy Racoosin's 30 Day Coloring Challenge even though all I have are cheap colored pencils. For more info just visit Kathy's blog here,

I probably won't get to blog every day but you can see all of my projects over on my instagram @kraftiekidz

For to day I decided to color an image for a birthday card for a special little boy in our church.

 Here is the image

And here it is on the card

This image was a bit of a challenge. It has a lot of small detail and to be honest I'm not crazy about teeny tiny detailing, but I think this came out really good.

Supplies I Used: *All Paper Studio products are found at Hobby Lobby

- brown textured cardstock - Paper Studio single sheet

- white cardstock - Paper Studio single sheet

- red bandana paper - Paper Studio single sheet

- rubber stamp image - EK Success 

- colored pencils

- sentiment - hand lettered in black pen

- paper trimmer

- glue runner - 3L Mystick