Perfect Paper Crafting Blog Hop

Hello and welcome to my post for the 

Perfect Paper Crafting

Blog Hop.

If you have come from Got Joy Creations you're in the right place.

If you have just happened across the blog hop, you'll find links below to all the

participants.  You won't want to miss any of them, so be sure to check them out.

For this hop we are featuring the newest products from Perfect Paper Crafting

These are the Perfect Layers Mini Tools and the Perfect Cutting Mat

These are both wonderful tools for cardmakers and scrapbookers alike.

For my card today I stamped "Patchwork Sun" (#6104) from

QKR Stampede

onto white card stock and colored it with water color crayons

then fussy cut it and adhered it to yellow card stock.

Using my 

Perfect Layers Mini Tools, my Perfect Cutting Mat 

and a craft knife, I cut mats around my image then layered it onto

a card where I had cut several layers of patterned and plain colored card stock.

The Perfect Layers Mini Tools gives you perfect mats every time.

I also used the tools to draw the lines around the outside of the card.

I simply used a pen rather than a craft knife.

Be sure to check out the video showing just how easy it is to used the 

Perfect Layers Tools.

Follow my link and you'll see my code to receive a discount on any purchase from

Perfect Paper Crafting

Thanks for stopping by today, be sure to leave a comment,

 as there will be a lucky winner from this hop, who will win a 

$50 gift certificate

to the Perfect Paper Crafting online store.

There will also be on winner who will win a  

$25 gift certificate 

 for SugarPea Designs 

Leave a little love on all the blogs to have more chances to win.

Now on to the next stop on the blog hop, hop over and see what

Kim Bush

has to show you.

Until next time, Happy Crafting!

   Perfect Paper Crafting & Laura Lynn http://blog.perfectpapercrafting.com

  Wendy Ramlakhan http://sugarpeadesigns.com/blog/

   Pam Sparks http://expressionswithheart.wordpress.com

   Roxie Glaza http://paperscaper.blogspot.com

   Jenny Gropp http://onekraftykat.blogspot.com

Susie Moore www.thedieshaveit.com

   Kim O'Connell http://www.kimoconnell.com

Jeanie Witmer http://thespottedchick.blogspot.com

Heather Hudson http://heatherahudson.blogspot.com

Lori Brown http://savingmine.blogspot.com 

Kat Ancheta http://creat-w-kat.com

Joy Dana http://www.gotjoycreations.blogspot.com

Kristie Maynard http://www.kristiekreates.blogspot.com -- you are here --

Kim Bush http://kreativekim.blogspot.com

Diane Bove http://1cardcreator.blogspot.com

Patti Gilliam http://www.cherisheachpreciousday.blogspot.com

Linda Kaiser http://www.paperboutiquewithlinda.com

Cathie Rigby http://www.creativecutterroom.com

Linda McClain http://cateredcrop.com

Leigh Brunton http://leighsbdesigns.blogspot.com

Nancy Baier http://shadytreestudio.blogspot.com

Jenn Cocran http://www.jaxbeanstalks.blogspot.com

Lezlye Lauterbach www.lezlyes.blogspot.com

Faith Abigail Prado http://www.faithabigaildesigns.com

Easter card with bubble stencil

Hello Blog fans!

Today I have an Easter card I made to show you.

I love this little "Happy Duckling" (#6807) image from 

QKR Stampede

Sorry, but I don't have a clue who made the sentiment, 

I borrowed the stamp from a friend at a crop 

and didn't note which company it was from.

The 'bubble' background was made using a stencil I created

 with my Silhouette Cameo.

I placed the stencil over white card stock and inked it with 

Distress Inks using a foam blending tool.

The Duckling and sentiment were stamped onto white card stock,

colored with water color crayons.

The duckling was fussy cut and was adhered to the background, 

along with the sentiment with foam tape.

Which was then layered onto a white card base. 

Thanks for stopping by today.

Please come again soon.

Until next time, Happy Crafting!

Birthday card for my God Daughter

Hello blog fans!

I know I haven't been around much recently and I'm sorry for that.

I won't get into the particulars, but let me just say things have been pretty busy

with me and mine. 

Hopefully, I'll be posting on a regular basis now.

Today I have a card that I made for my little God Daughter for her

2nd birthday.

I used "Watering Hearts" (#8403) from QKR Stampede and

"Happy Birthday" (#36314) from Biblical Impressions

I stamped the Watering Hearts image onto white card stock and 

colored it with water color crayons, then fussy cut it and adhered it to 

the patterned paper.

For the hearts I colored some card stock with water color crayon and 

punched hearts to adhere to the card front.

To finish off the card I added some faux stitching around the edges.

Thanks for stopping by today,

I hope you have been inspired in some way.

Come again soon.

Until next time, Happy Crafting!

Perfect Paper Crafting and Splitcoast Stampers Challenge

Hello blog fans!

There is a challenge going on at Splitcoast Stampers

with Perfect Paper Crafting and this is my card that I made for it.
The challenge is to make a card, or other project using lots of layers.

Easy peasy when you use Perfect Layers rulers to cut the mats.

With perfect layers, you get a perfect cut every time.

For this card I have used 

"Love You" (#10301) and 

"Ball Jar" (#23102) both from

QKR Stampede

Using my links to Perfect Paper Crafting 

 you will find the code to receive a 5% discount

on your purchase.
Check out the Perfect Layers and all the 

perfect tools they have to offer.

Thank you for stopping by today, 

now why not check out the challenge on 

Splitcoast Stampers 

and join in the fun.  

You'll find a lot of great inspiration there.

Until next time, Happy Crafting!

Card Swap and more

This month our theme in our

Art Swap Group

is using a doily on a card.

It took me a while to decide what to do,

then I hit on the idea of making my own doily

with my Silhouette Cameo.

Once that was done, I used that file to cut a stencil.

I used the stencil with Distress Inks

 and inked over a piece of white card stock

 to create this lovely pattern.

I cut the card stock down to size

for the card and layered it onto Kraft card stock.

I cut a perfect mat with my

Perfect Layers rulers.

With the Perfect Layers, it is quick and easy to cut a

perfect mat every time. 

 And with 10 different border measurements to choose from,

you always have a perfect mat. 

 I also used the Perfect Layers to cut the banner.

Here is a closer look at that banner.

"Just a note" (#6405) is from Eureka! Stamps

Here is another card I made with that same piece of

doily patterned card stock.

One more, made with a scrap of doily card stock.

Thanks for stopping by today,

I hope you have been inspired in some way.

Please come again soon.

Until next time, Happy Crafting!

Doily

I have a friend who is an enabler!

I think we all have one.  You know what I mean.

That friend who encourages you to buy some more!

More craft supplies, more paper, more tools.

My friend encouraged me to buy a Silhouette Cameo and I'm so glad!

On Black Friday I got an incredible deal on a Cameo.

It arrived quite quickly, but I just didn't have time to open it and learn to use it.  Finally a couple weeks ago, I got it out of the box and loaded the software into my computer.

WOW!!!

Am I ever loving this machine.

There are lots of tutorials online, so I watched one and created along with it.

Here is my first Silhouette project.

This doily is very much like the one created in the video, but I'm so excited that I did this myself. 

If you are thinking about a Silhouette Cameo, I encourage you to go buy one.  It's really quite wonderful.

This particular cut is about 4" but the real beauty of creating it is that I can size it to whatever size I want.

I even made a stencil with a transparency sheet.
I'm having so much fun!
Let me be your enabler.

Go buy a Silhouette right now my friend!

 

Thanks for stopping by today.

Come again soon

and you'll see something I created

with the stencil I made with my Silhouette.

 

Until next time, Happy Crafting!

Anything Goes Challenge

Hello and welcome to my blog.

Today starts the
"Anything Goes" challenge on the

Eureka! Stamps Blog

I have used

"Pirate Balloon Holder" (#23907)

"Parrot Balloon" (#23906)

"Heart Balloon" (#5204)

"Oval Balloon" ( #5201)

From Eureka! Stamps

"Field Grass Right" (#38925) from

Biblical Impressions

"Happy Birthday" (#22803) from

QKR Stampede

Biblical Impressions and QKR Stampede

are sister companies of Eureka! Stamps

The pirate and balloons were all stamped onto white card stock, colored with water color crayons and fussy cut.

The sky background was done with a template that I got from my friend Roxie's blog  Paper Scaper

Roxie is very talented, so check out her blog.

You'll find the template link along the right hand side of her blog.

I used Distress inks to color the sky as well as the hill the pirate is standing on.

My great nephew just had his 5th birthday and his kids party had a pirate theme.  To stay with that theme, I made this card for him.

I think he'll like it.

I hope you've been inspired and will play along with the challenge.

You might also want to check out the

Eureka! Stamps Store

and see all the wonderful images they have.

There are a LOT of these balloons and holders,

so pop over and see what you like.

Thanks for stopping by today,

come again soon.

Until next time, Happy Crafting!