Hi Everyone!  I’ve had such a blast guest designing for Gerda Steiner Designs this month! Today I have a second card to share, with June just around the corner I thought I’d get started on teacher cards! I started by creating the card front and die cut an A2 sized rectangle with Bristol Smooth card stock. I then blended Distress Oxide Inks in Cracked Pistachio and Squeezed Lemonade using Heffy Doodle’s Numicon Stencil. Next, I stamped the main image from All Cats and colored

Hi everyone! I’m super excited to be guesting at Scrap ‘N Stamp this month! Today I have a super cute card featuring Flora & Fauna’s Bohemian Woodland Animals and Spectrum Noir TriBlend Markers. I started by creating an A2 sized stitched rectangle using The Stamp Market Color Crush Pattern Paper. Next, I stamped and colored the main images with Memento Tuxedo Black Ink and Spectrum Noir TriBlend Markers. I absolutely love that these markers take the guesswork out of blending

Hi everyone! Oh yay, it’s Friday! In celebration, I’m hopping along with Scrap ‘N Stamp and this month it’s all about Floral Frenzy. It’s been forever since I used Hello Lovely by Concord & 9th and I think it’s perfect for the challenge and Mother’s Day! I started by creating the card front using grey reactive ink and the Cross Walk Stencil by Heffy Doodle. Next, I stamped the main image with Memento Tuxedo Black ink and colored in using Spectrum Noir Markers. For the sentime

Hi everyone! Happy Easter! Today I’m sharing a quick and easy floral Best Buds card featuring Altenew. I started by trimming down grey card stock to 6×8 inches, scoring at 4 inches. For a little interest, I added splatter using Spectrum Noir Aqua Markers. Next, I stamped the main images from Best Buds with Memento Tuxedo Black ink. For this card, I only used 3 marker colours – Altnew’s Starter pack in Mango Smoothie, Cotton Candy and Frayed Leaf. To finish off the card I adde

Hi, Everyone! It’s Jessica here with a pretty purple and gold Easter card featuring our brand new Days-E stamp set. I started with the card front by blending Distress Oxide Ink adding stenciling detail for interest.  To set the scene, I die cut an oval in the center to resemble an Easter egg and added a vellum layer. Next, I stamped the bouquet with Memento Tuxedo Black Ink and colored in using Spectrum Noir TriBlend Markers. For the sentiment, I die cut an Easter word die in

Hello! Thank you so much for stopping by,  I’m super excited about our Week of Giving Thanks over at Crafter’s Companion! We’re spreading a little DT love and I’ve got a $10 Gift Certificate for one lucky winner. For your chance to win, leave a comment below letting me know your favourite part of Thanksgiving dinner. (We’ve already celebrated Thanksgiving here in Canada and I must say the mashed potatoes and stuffing were SO GOOD 😍) We truly appreciate everyone in this amazi

Hi everyone! Thank you so much for hopping along, today is THE day! I’m getting married guys! Eeek! I love when things just work out when I’m brainstorming cards and Geology Rocks was PERFECT for my Bridesmaids thank you cards. I started by choosing a soft floral print for the base of the card and Die cut a 4.25x 5.5 rectangle to create an A2 card. Next, it was time to have a little fun with the Jet Alphabetters. This took a little practice to figure out placement, I also fou

Happy Sunday! The leaves are changing colours, the air is crisp and I’m finally getting into a Fall state of mind! One of my favourite things about the season change? Cute rain boots! First, I started off by stamping the the Simply Stamps Craft Rain Boots stamp. I decided on a little colouring with my Spectrum Noir Markers, PL3 &PL4. Then I fussy cut them out using my Tim Holtz Craft Mini Snips leaving a white border. To finish everything off I added polka dots with my white

Happy Sunday! Halloween is creeping up fast, we have our costumes all set and I thought I would share fun treat bags using spooky craft stamps by Simply Stamps. Short Bat Halloween Craft Stamp on a brown lunch paper bag. I made sure to leave space for added embellishments. Next, it’s time to create a tab that will keep the treat bag closed; I used stacked circle dies from my stash in two difference sizes. For the larger circle I used pattern paper and for the smaller one I us

Hello! Happy Saturday and World Cardmaking Day!!! I’m so excited to share this super cute FREE digi from Heffy Doodle Stamps! Head over to the blog here for all the details. Thank so so much for stopping by! Jessica #HandmadeCards #cardmaking #Spectrumnoir #worldcardmakingday #papercrafts #rubberstamps #Heffydoodlestamps

Happy Saturday!!! In honour of autumn arriving fashionably late, I’m sharing a very pretty seasonal card featuring the Fall Designer Model Craft Stamp from Simply Stamps. I started with a little water coloring using my Spectrum Noir Aqua Markers (any water coloring medium would work perfectly). My first step is always heat setting clear embossing powder with Versafine Onyx Black Ink. The embossed lines aren’t necessary, just be sure to heat set the ink with your heat tool to

Hello! Happy Sunday everyone! Today I wanted to share another fun ‘soak up the sun’ project using Simply Stamps, we have a few end of summer BBQs coming up and I thought a wine tag would pair perfectly with our hostess gift. It’s all about Rosé All Day, Heart shaped Sunglasses and of course my favorite – the Beach Bicycle stamp, you can find these summer gems here. To create the panel, I started by trimming a piece of card stock to 3” inches by 8” inches and stamped a pattern

I’m very excited to share that I will be joining the Simply Stamps Design Team for July-December! Look out for fun projects in the coming weeks. Here’s a little sneak peak of my first card: 😍😍😍 My little guy was so happy to find some goodies especially for him as well! Rosé all day, laundry all day, or craft all day, however you spend it, happy Sunday! -Jessica #HandmadeCards #cardmaking #DesignTeam #glossyaccents #Spectrumnoir #papercrafts #rubberstamps

July is officially underway! Canada Day weekend was an absolute blast and day camp is about to start. I’m ready to settle in with longer nights and summer treats with my little guy. July also means HSN is exactly ONE week away!! Here’s a few products that will be featured: Stamps By Chloe Sara Signature Autumn Morning Die’Sire Create-A-Card “Happy Birthday“ Spectrum Noir Illustrators If you think any of these are perfect for your collection check out HSN July 11th! For even m

Hello! I wanted to quickly pop in and share my little collection of Father’s Day Cards, I have to say this “A-MOOSE-ING” Lawn Fawn set stole my heart. Crafter’s Companion* and Simon Says Stamp saved me in the mature & grown up Father’s Day Card department. (*Sneak Peak Alert*, check out more Autumn Morning on the Facebook Live Watch Party) For some there’s Dad, Father, Papa – my little guy has a Jordan. No matter what you call him, don’t forget to laugh at a couple of his jok

Hello! It’s that time of year again, school’s almost out! My little guy is heading off to grade 2, I can’t even believe it! Ry’s teacher is amazing which inspired me to create with her in mind. I pulled out my Lawn Fawn “Thanks a bushel” stamp set and paired it with lined and floral pattern paper. To create a chalkboard I used white embossing powder on black card stock and cut a frame with wood grain pattern paper. It’s hard to tell in the picture but the anti-static tool lef

Hello Crafty friends! I’m so excited to share this super sweet Oma card for Mother’s Day. This card is truly a blend, I mixed and matched colouring mediums and stamp sets. The super cute Owls by Lawn Fawn were water coloured during The Daily Marker 30 Day challenge (so fun and super productive, I highly recommend joining the next round!!), the floral background by Waffle flower and letters by SSS were all about my new Spectrum Noir Pastel markers. I had so much fun creating t

Happy weekend! *HSN Sneak Peak Alert* I thought I would share a couple Design Team projects featuring the very neat Create-A-Card Circle Center by Crafter’s Companion. This is the first time I’ve ventured from a standard A2 size card, and I have to say I kinda love it. The set up is super easy, after trimming a piece of cardstock to 7.5″ by 5.5″, place the outer shapes with the circle die that has score lines to find the exact placement. Secure circle with low tack tape and r

Hello Crafty friends! I don’t know about you, but my son has started to lawyer me with Easter Bunny questions, so my solution: a tag signed by the Bunny himself. I am so NOT ready for him to grow up just yet, and hoping this works for at least this year, wish me luck! I hope everyone is having fun wrapping up their Easter projects, as usual my cards are hitting the mail tomorrow, here’s hoping for a little Canada Post magic LOL. Thank you for stopping by! -Jessica https://www

Hello! I hope everyone is enjoying the last little bit of the weekend! Recently I was asked to design a set of cards for a very special Mom I know who is far from home. I jumped at the opportunity to create fun, pretty, vibrant cards that will make lots of dear friends smile. After much debate and “mock ups”, I finally put all the pieces together in a way that I was happy with, but it was seriously a process this time around. Does anyone else have those moments of indecision