Tuesday, March 29, 2016

Soft Blended Background with Mint Owl Studio Lilies of Hope Set



Hello crafty friends! Today I have a birthday card featuring Mint Owl Studio. I used masking and Distress Ink to create that soft background and share some tips in the video for how to achieve the look. The coloring of the lilies from Lilies of Hope was also done with great care as a fade from purple to white was a new challenge for me. To finish it off I added some sequins from the Royalty Mix. Check out the video for more detail.





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Friday, March 25, 2016

Coloring a Hedgehog Digital Stamp Freebie for Coffee Lovers Blog Hop


Hello crafty friends! Today I am sharing a card for the Spring Coffee Lovers Blog Hop. Today I'm sharing another card with my digital stamp and some tips for coloring the hedgehog spikes.


For this round of the blog hop I am sharing a free digital stamp of a hedgehog holding a coffee mug. If you are interested in the digital stamp please scroll down to the picture and right click and choose the option to "save as" and save it to your computer. 



This had been such a fun hop! I've enjoyed seeing all the amazing inspiration and look forward to future hops!

Wednesday, March 23, 2016

Masking for a Bold Background for the Spring Coffee Lovers Blog Hop


Hello crafty friends! Today I am sharing a card for the Spring Coffee Lovers Blog Hop I also have a short video tutorial to go with it.


I really wanted to keep it clean and simple while showing off this easy technique so I took a spring colors angle with the theme. But I'll be back later to share a card where my free hedgehog digi is enjoyed a full on spring theme.


For this round of the blog hop I am sharing a free digital stamp of a hedgehog holding a coffee mug. If you are interested in the digital stamp please scroll down to the picture and right click and choose the option to "save as" and save it to your computer. 



 I will be back throughout the hop with some video tutorials featuring coffee themed products from some of my favorite companies and a video sharing how to color the hedgehog to get the realistic looking variation in the spikes. 




Monday, March 21, 2016

Rainbow Coffee Love for the Spring Coffee Lovers Blog Hop

Rainbow Coffee Card by Jess Crafts for Mint Owl Studio

Hello crafty friends! Today I am sharing a card for the Spring Coffee Lovers Blog Hop. I have two cards and a video tutorial featuring the new Mint Owl Studio Coffee Craze stamp set and the new rainbow sequins. I could not be more excited for this Kaleidoscope mix.

Rainbow Thank You Card by Jess Crafts for Mint Owl Studio

My second card with the bold sugar packet color involves reverse stamping and I have a little tutorial to explain it more. 


For this round of the blog hop I am sharing a free digital stamp of a hedgehog holding a coffee mug. If you are interested in the digital stamp please scroll down to the picture and right click and choose the option to "save as" and save it to your computer. 



 I will be back throughout the hop with some video tutorials featuring coffee themed products from some of my favorite companies and a video sharing how to color the hedgehog to get the realistic looking variation in the spikes.