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Feature Friday with Concord and 9th – Star Turnabout

June 15, 2018 Jentimko No Comments

I’m thrilled to be able to share my projects for this week’s Feature Friday with Concord and 9th today. Today we are highlighting the amazing Star Turnabout bundle and they are fabulous. If you are new to the “turnabout” concept, let me tell you…it is such an original concept and really fun. On this first card today, I did three of the turns with some selective inking on the stars to leave room for my sentiment. The sentiment is from Shine On (part of the June release as well) and I love how it works with the stars! I stamped both the sentiments and the stars using Versafine Onyx Black in and then heat embossed with clear embossing powder. This adds, well, shine.

Once I got all the stamping done (your Misti makes short work of this and there are great tutorial videos over at the Concord and 9th site that show you how this works), I moved on to adding more shimmer with the Summer Glitter Paper Pack. You get this FREE with any $60+ order through July 8, 2018. And oh, look at this blue! It is spectacular. I cut out some of the paper with the Star Turnabout Dies and used the little cutouts on my card. I attached the stars and dots using a Sakura Quickie Glue Pen which made it super easy. Then I added a layer of the glitter paper behind my stamped panel attached to the base of the card (4-1/4″ x 4-1/4″). I love that this is a great card for just about anyone who needs encouragement.

I could not resist making a second card with this great bundle. This time I stuck to neutrals and played with variations on silver. The Neutrals Glitter Paper Pack provided the sparkle and some Smooch Accent Ink gave the silver finish on the word die and extra stars. I cut the white card stock with the Star Turnabout Die once (multiple cuts are seriously cool too). I put the Silver Glitter paper under the popped up top layer. Then I added a layer of washi, Silver Glitter paper and the sentiment.

All I had done was cut the sentiment and then paint it (and some of the stars from the white cut out) with the Smooch Accent Ink. While it dried, I cut out some stars and dots from the Silver Glitter. Then I popped all those on the card. The “Shine” used some foam tape and the star and dots the same glue as the first card.

I hope you like these projects for today’s Feature Friday. I’m certain that you fill find tons more inspiration over at the Concord and 9th Blog today. Thank you so much for stopping in and I will see you for another feature next Friday. Lots more coming next week too! See you then!

Supplies (affiliate links included):

Stamp: Star Turnabout (Concord and 9th), Shine On (Concord and 9th); Paper: Thick Whisper White (SU), Neutrals Glitter Paper Pack (Concord and 9th), Summer Glitter Paper Pack (Concord and 9th); Ink: Versafine Onyx Black; Accessories: Big Shot, Star Turnabout Dies (Concord and 9th), Shine On Dies (Concord and 9th), Washi Tape (SU retired), Smooch Accent Ink in Silver Fox (Clearsnap), Quickie Glue Pen (Sakura)

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Freshly Made Sketches #341

June 13, 2018 Jentimko 6 Comments

I love the new sketch that we have from Freshly Made Sketches this week!! The lovely Narelle has given us such a great one and I knew I had to use flowers…because, well, Narelle is the queen of gorgeous flower cards. This pretty stamp set seem tailor-made for the sketch so I just went with the easy choice.

Banner in Bloom has such wonderful images and this banner with the flowers is an easy go-to. I stamped with Versafine Onyx Black and colored with Zig Clean Color Markers. The pretty pastels seemed just right for the image and I love how they looked agains the Fog Gray color from Simon Says Stamp. To add to the sketch elements (that were really already incorporated in the image), I thought it would be nice to add a bit of black metallic thread behind the banner. The card seemed a little too clean (even for me) so I pulled out an old favorite embossing folder called Softly Falling to add a little bit of texture. What a difference that makes!

And there you have it! Fun coloring and a sweet little card for my stash. I’m busy stamping this week for some upcoming projects. Can’t wait to share them all. Until next time, thanks so much for stopping in!

Supplies (affiliate links included):

Stamp: Banner In Bloom (Reverse Confetti); Paper: Bristol Smooth (Strathmore), Fog Gray (SSS); Ink: Versafine Onyx Black, Zig Clean Color Markers; Accessories: Big Shot, Banner In Bloom Confetti Cuts Dies (Reverse Confetti), Misti , Black Metallic Thread (SU), Softly Falling TIEF (SU)

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Shine On With Your Bad Self

June 9, 2018 Jentimko 3 Comments

I am so super excited to finally share some great news! I am a guest designer for the June release from Concord and 9th!!! I mean really, this is so awesome that I’m almost without words. I mean really, have you seen the June release yet?? If not, just run right over and take a look right now. Here is the link to the New Releases (live at 9am MT on the 9th of each month).

The first set being feature today by the guest designers is called Shine On. It. Is. Awesome! I love this fun Edison style light bulb and all the accessory images and sentiments. And then there are the coordinating dies. But let’s get to the sentiments. Because the second my boys saw this one, they demanded that I use it. Who am I to argue?? I stamped the light images with Momento Ink and colored with Copic Markers. I used the coordinating dies to cut out the light and fixture then also cut the “Shine” from black card stock. And then I had a thought…I know….dangerous…. *smile* Wanna see??

Yeah, I decided I needed to add a Chibitronics circuit under the light. Because it needed to actually shine. The oldest trusty assistant helped me with the circuit (because summer…and trying to keep brains from rotting on video games). The youngest trusty assistant is featured in the above photo since he really liked the end result. All you have to do is push the word shine and it does.

I’m so glad that you stopped in today. Make sure you hop over to the Concord and 9th Blog to see who the other guests are this month. I’ll give you a hint….you are sure to be in love with their creations! Thanks for joining me today. See you soon!

Supplies (affiliate links included):

Paper: Thick Whisper White (SU), Pineapple Punch (SU); Stamp: Shine On (Concord and 9th); Accessories: Big Shot, Shine On Dies (Concord and 9th), Chibi Lights LED Circuit Stickers (Chibitronics), Stitched Rectangles Dies (SSS)

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Freshly Made Sketches #340

June 6, 2018 Jentimko 7 Comments

Hi everyone! Glad to see you today! I hope your week is going well so far. I am starting to adjust to the fact that summer has really begun and my boys are home from school. That also means a little more flying for us airline people so that we can get all of you to fabulous destinations! What does that mean…well, I have to be pretty efficient with my stamping time! *smile* Good thing Karren has an awesome sketch for us over at Freshly Made Sketches this week. We can always count on her to color something amazing and so it is no surprise that she created a sketch that is perfect for colored images. (Just in time for The Daily Marker 30 Day Challenge and, hopefully, a place to use some of the things you are coloring)

I chose this sweet bouquet from Gina K Designs and pulled out my Copics for a little bit of “me” coloring time. The little flowers are so fun and because the are small, the image doesn’t have to be time consuming. Perfect! You know what I found out?? I used some soft blues for the jar, namely the B3X Copics and specifically B32 (with a little bit of B00). The new Balmy Blue Card Stock from Stampin’ Up is a great match to this blue family and it is really, REALLY pretty! There are packs in the new catalog that have only the new card stock colors and I cannot recommend enough that it is a good add for you. The colors are clear and happy and really pretty! The revamp has been super on point, in my opinion. Enough with the gushing on card stock…yeah, I know….but really, the colors are wonderful. I added a sentiment from the same bundle and called this one done. No extra embellishments (although I did try) and I love the clean simplicity of it.

Well, I’m looking to get in some more coloring and I hope you will too. You can find many examples on social media using #thedailymarker30day and you can use that to get all kinds of support from those joining in. I hope you have a happy Wednesday. Until next time, thanks for stopping in!

Supplies (affiliate links included):

Stamp: Hearts and Flowers StampTV Kit (Gina K. Designs); Paper: Thick Whisper White (SU), Balmy Blue (SU); Ink: Momento Tuxedo Black; Accessories: Big Shot, Hearts and Flowers Dies (Gina K Designs), Misti

Thinking of You for Newton’s Nook Designs

June 5, 2018 Jentimko No Comments

Today is my day to share a project on the Newton’s Nook Designs Blog. As I sat down to create, I was drawn to subtle and soft colors and decided that the pretty Wedding Frills stamp set would be perfect for them.

Using a piece of Bristol Smooth paper I inked up the background with Distress Inks and then splattered a bit with water. I stamped the little flower (in truth, I stamped three of them) and then colored with the Distress Ink and used the coordinating Wedding Frills Dies to cut out the images. I love the fonts in the Peony Blooms stamp set and thought the muted colors could be perfect for a “thinking of you” kind of card….could be sympathy, could be just because. I had planned to put three flowers down the edge but when I was playing with the final layout, I found I liked it with just one. To add a little more detail to the card, I splattered on some Smooch Accent Ink in Moonlight. So pretty!!

I hope you are inspired to get inky today!! I love when I can create just for fun and this card really was just that. Make sure to stop by the Newton’s Nook Designs blog for daily inspiration. Thanks so much for stopping in and I’ll see you soon!

Stamps: Wedding Frills (Newton’s Nook Designs), Peony Blooms (Newton’s Nook Designs); Ink: Versafine Onyx Black, Tim Holtz Distress Ink (Antique Linen, Tattered Rose, Weathered Wood, Bundled Sage), Smooch Accent Ink in Moonlight (Clearsnap); Paper: Strathmore Bristol Smooth; Accessories: Big Shot, Wedding Frills Dies (Newton’s Nook Designs), Misti

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Freshly Made Sketches #339

May 30, 2018 Jentimko 9 Comments

I hope your week has been good! Sorry to be a little bit absent lately but end of the school year obligations have taken over at my house. Not much time for anything else! I did get a moment, though, to create a card for this week’s Freshly Made Sketches. Love this fun one from the awesome Jennifer Brum!

As soon as I saw the sketch, I knew I wanted to use this brand new stamp set by Stampin’ Up called Serene Garden. It is part of a bundle by the same name and it is gorgeous! I stamped both corner images and then the extra flowers and the butterfly onto Thick Whisper White card stock. I colored them with Copic Markers. So pretty!! I love them! Using the coordinating dies, I cut out the extras and layered them, adding the bigger flower to follow the lines of the sketch. The sentiment is from an old Paper Pumpkin….love that script.

I hope you have had a nice week so far. The sketch this week is really fun and has lots of room for creativity. I think you will enjoy the DT’s inspiration too. A big thanks to the amazing Jill Hawkins for being our guest this month. Make sure you stop over and tell her how fun it has been having her along! Until next time…have a great week!

Supplies:

Stamps: Serene Garden (SU), Paper Pumpkin Sentiment; Ink: Momento Tuxedo Black, Copic Markers; Paper: Thick Whisper White (SU); Accessories: Big Shot, Garden Scene Dies (SU), Mini Dimensionals, Dimensionals

Freshly Made Sketches #338

May 23, 2018 Jentimko 6 Comments

Happy Freshly Made Sketches day! I have been running around getting end of school year things done but I was happy to take a break and enjoy this fun sketch by the lovely Kim Singdahlsen. The trio is going to help inspire some great cards this week!

For me, I knew I wanted to use this long leaf die (Layering Leaves) by Concord and 9th. It is perfect, don’t you think? I also just got the pack of new colors from Stampin’ Up (they are doing a whole color revamp and the new colors are fresh and fun!). I chose Gray Granite for the card. It is less steely and blue than Smokey Slate and it has moved right to the top of my favorite neutral colors. I cut the leaves out and then created a shaker card. I put the acetate behind the cut outs, then glued the die cuts back on top of the acetate piece. Sparkling Clear Sequins are the perfect filler for the windows (I did debate a bright color but settled on the shimmer of these). For my sentiment panel in the sketch, I used the die cut FRIEND from the Posie Fill In Die set cut from Thick Whisper White. After cutting them out, I laid them back in the negative and added the foam tape behind the letters. Then just attacked it to the card that way. Helped keep the word all lined up. Nice and clean and even ok for a masculine card. Always need some of those in my stash!

I hope you are having a great week. Back to crafting today. Working to get ahead for some fun things coming up. Until next time, make sure you pop over to visit the design team’s work. Amazing as always! Thanks for stopping in. See you soon!

Supplies (affiliate links included):

Paper: Thick Whisper White (SU), Gray Granite (SU); Accessories: Big Shot, Layering Leaves Dies (Concord and 9th), Posie Fill In Dies (Concord and 9th), Sparkling Clear Sequins (Pretty Pink Posh), Dimensionals, Acetate Sheets, Foam Adhesive Strips (SU)

Newton’s Nook Designs May Release – Newton Loves Boxes and Newton’s Donut

May 17, 2018 Jentimko 29 Comments

Welcome to the last day of the May Release from Newton’s Nook Designs. And for the last day we have not one but TWO adorable Newton sets for you. YAY!!! Yep, two of the greatest things in the world….boxes and donuts.

If you have ever known a cat, you already know all about the phrase “if it fits, it sits”. Well, the new Newton Loves Boxes is all about fitting and sitting!! It is hilarious. When Jennifer Jackson first showed the team the images, we all went just a little bit crazy! Pretty sure that will be the reaction from all of you today too. I created a background with the Pawprints Stencil and Distress Inks and then cut it out with the Frames and Flags Die. I colored up out furry friend and his box and then cut him out with the coordinating die set for the stamp. Don’t you think this sentiment is perfect for the image. Seriously, this cracks me up.

For my second card, I get to introduce Newton’s Donut. Well, I actually colored MY donut. That I want. Right now. But until I can figure out how to get it from him, it is Newtons’ donut. *smile* And because I am pretty sure sprinkles should always include pink and lime green, that is what I chose for the colors.

I made the donut into a chocolate version with vanilla frosting (a favorite of mine) and then tucked in this adorable kitty colored with gray. And there is something about the images with kitty “beans” (paw pads) that make me smile! I used a base of lime patterned paper and some great (retired) pink washi tape to pull the colors from the sprinkles and then added on some sequins in the same colors. On a technical note, I just have to tell you how well engineered this donut die is. Look at the placement of the cut-outs…really fantastic and easy to use! I love the time that is put into each of these sets. It always makes me so proud when I can support Newton’s Nook Designs and their hard work!

This daily double is a real win and I know you will all be as in love with the sets as I am. And now for a chance for free stamps!

Would you like to win the “Newtons Loves Boxes” or “Newton’s Donut” Stamp Set?

Each set will be given away to ONE lucky winner!

Here’s how to win:

Comment on the NND blog and Design Team blogs (see list below)! The winner will be chosen at random from the collective reveal posts. Make sure to check out each of their blogs and comment for your chance to win. You will not know which blog has been chosen so the more you comment on the better your chances are of winning! You have until Thursday, May 17th at 9pm CST to comment — winners will be announced on the blog post on Friday, May 18th.

Check out all the awesome Design Team Blogs below to enter:

Newton’s Nook Designs
Amanda Bodine
Holly Endress
Ellen Haxelmans
Larissa Heskett
Samantha Mann
Naki Rager
Maria Russell
Jennifer Timko (you are here)
Tatiana Trafimovich

Thanks for stopping in today and during this whole week. Make sure you stop back in tomorrow for Day 2 of the release.Supplies:

Stamp: Newtons Loves Boxes (Newton’s Nook Designs), Newton’s Donut (Newton’s Nook Designs); Ink: Versafine Onyx Black, Distress Inks (Tim Holtz), Momento Tuxedo Black, Copic Markers; Paper: Bristol Smooth (Strathmore), Calypso Coral, Thick Whisper White (SU), Tutti-frutti DSP (SU); Accessories: Big Shot, Newton’s Loves Boxes Dies (Newton’s Nook Designs), Newton’s Donut Dies (Newton’s Nook Designs), Misti, Sequins (SU and Pretty Pink Posh), Pop of Pink Washi Tape (SU Retired), Frames and Flags Dies (Newton’s Nook Designs)

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Newton’s Nook Designs May Release – Papa Bear plus Freshly Made Sketches

May 16, 2018 Jentimko 28 Comments

Welcome to day 3 of the May Release from Newton’s Nook Designs. Being Wednesday, it is also Freshly Made Sketches day so I have used that inspiration to show you the new Papa Bear stamp set.

I just think this Winston set could not be more perfect for Father’s Day. I love that you can add additional little bears as needed too. I thought it would be fun to color on kraft paper using my Copic markers for this one. I love how it turned out! You see, I have a little blonde one and a bigger brown headed one so I colored the “kids” to match that idea. The boys thought it was a fun idea and since this will be from them, yay! I kept all the coloring tone on tone except for the heart and then added some red framing panels to pull that color out a bit. the corrugated kraft adds a nice bit of texture along with the twine. I tried hard to keep this dad-like with no frills or extra “stuff”.Our sketch today is perfect for showing off image sets (like this one) and I can’t wait to see what you all do with it this week. Linda Callahan, she of great humor and even greater talent, is our sketch hostess….it is going to be a fun week!

Now you know the deal by now! Time for a chance to win!

Would you like to win the “Pap Bear” Stamp Set?

Each set will be given away to ONE lucky winner!

Here’s how to win:

Check out all the awesome Design Team Blogs below to enter:

Newton’s Nook Designs
Amanda Bodine
Holly Endress
Ellen Haxelmans
Larissa Heskett
Samantha Mann
Naki Rager
Maria Russell
Jennifer Timko (you are here)
Tatiana Trafimovich

Thanks for stopping in today and during this whole week. Make sure you stop back in tomorrow for Day 2 of the release.Supplies:

Stamp: Papa Bear (Newton’s Nook Designs); Ink: Momento Tuxedo Black, Copic Markers; Paper: Kraft (SU), Corrugated Kraft (SU), Cherry Cobbler (SU); Accessories: Big Shot, Papa Bear Dies (Newton’s Nook Designs), Twine

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Newton’s Nook Designs May Release – Peony Blooms

May 15, 2018 Jentimko 31 Comments

Welcome to day 2 of the May Release from Newton’s Nook Designs. Today we get to share another floral set and I’m thrilled to introduce Peony Blooms. And do I ever love peonies!!

I was totally inspired by my own peonies that are blooming right now. These flowers are so special that I decided to keep the rest of the card pretty simple. I stamped the image onto Bristol Smooth paper and colored using Zig Clean Color Markers. A few shades of each color was all I needed.

After coloring the flowers, I cut them out with the coordinating die. Then I cut a frame from the Framework Dies (shown yesterday). This scalloped frame is really wonderful, don’t you think? I added a sentiment from the stamp set (LOVE this style of script) and then popped the frame and the flowers up on foam tape. I added a few colored pearls that I thought were pretty with the image. Mostly, I didn’t want to do anything to take away from the beautiful art of these flowers!!

And speaking of flowers, here are my gorgeous peonies from over the weekend. Yep, the timing on this stamp set could not be better. Now let’s go see what the rest of the team created! Now on to everyone’s favorite part of release week. A chance to win!!

Would you like to win the “Peony Blooms” Stamp Set?

Each set will be given away to ONE lucky winner!

Here’s how to win:

Check out all the awesome Design Team Blogs below to enter:

Newton’s Nook Designs
Amanda Bodine
Holly Endress
Ellen Haxelmans
Larissa Heskett
Samantha Mann
Naki Rager
Maria Russell
Jennifer Timko (you are here)
Tatiana Trafimovich

Thanks for stopping in today and during this whole week. Make sure you stop back in tomorrow for Day 2 of the release.Supplies:

Stamp: Peony Blooms (Newton’s Nook Designs); Ink: Versafine Onyx Black, Zig Clean Color Markers; Paper: Thick Whisper White (SU – card base), Strathmore Bristol Smooth; Accessories: Big Shot, Framework Dies (Newton’s Nook Designs), Peony Blooms Dies (Newton’s Nook Designs), Dimensionals, Pearls

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