Jaded Blossom June 2022 Release BLOG HOP!

 Happy Friday everyone! Welcome to Jaded Blossom's June 2022 Release Blog Hop. Now if you're here from Candace's Blog, you're in the right place. If you're just passing through start at the beginning because you don't want to miss a thing. I also have the complete line up at the bottom.

For today's project, I created a Name Frame. I painted a wood shadow box frame pink, and then cut a piece of kraft cardstock a little smaller than 8 1/2" so it would fit inside the frame. I cut 2" squares from various patterned paper and glued them an equal distance apart.
 

To create the cowgirl, I used Girl Gnome Dies with the Gnome Dies: Cowboy Add Ons. I used the Farm Fence Dies to cut the fence and then added it to my project with foam tape. I placed my cowgirl gnome at the top of the fence with foam tape also. The rooster is from the Farm Scene Dies. 

 I used die-cut letters to create my friend's name. The label in the top right corner with the little chicks came from a paper pack in my stash. The sentiment is from the Howdy Gnomie Stamp Set. 

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Now on to the HOP....

Next up is Cindy.

Just in case you get lost here is the Entire Line Up:

Candace

Rosemary

Cindy

Cynthia

Lee-Ann

Nicole

Larelyn

Ladybugs, Ladybugs, Ladybugs!

My friend was recently invited to a little girl's birthday party and wanted something homemade for the gift. The theme....ladybugs!! Thank goodness I had two Tilda stamps with ladybugs! I suggested she order a Name Frame for the birthday girl and she loved the idea so I got to work. I decided she also needed a matching card and gift bag. :)

Here's what I made:

Ladybug Gift Bag: I cut out big red circles and then cut them in half for the ladybug bodies and glued them to a plain black gift bag. Next, I punched out smaller black circles for the dots and heads (circles cuts in half). For a little bling, I added flat sparkles for their eyes.

Ladybug Birthday Card: The layout for my card was inspired by a card I saw on Pam Spark's Blog, Expressions With Heart. She is an AWESOME cardmaker and I love her fabulous creations. Her card can be seen here.

I used Ladybug Tilda and colored her with Copics and chalks (all of the shading). I added stickles to the black dots on her jacket, black tummy area, white lacy areas of the hearts and the lacy trim of her hat. I cut the scalloped circle using my Spellbinders Classic Scalloped Circle Large Die.

The ladybug border punch is from Martha Stewart. The red glitter scroll background paper is from Deena's Penny Lane Cardstock paper pack. I'm not sure who made the LOVE dp. The bottom ladybug paper came from TPC Studio 8x8 Bugs and Butterflies Cardstock Pad. I cut out extra ladybugs and popped some of them up on popdots to add additional dimension (you can see it better from the side view below).

Name Frame: For the name frame I created a little scene to go in the corner using Tilda with Ladybug. I used chalk to created the blue sky. The fence with sunflowers is a 3-D sticker. I just placed the sticker on top of my scallop circle (cut with my Spellbinders Classic Scalloped Circle Large Die) and then cut off the edges with a craft knife. I colored Tilda with Copics and chalk. Stickles were added to her dress and to the dots on her pockets. I added CTMH Liquid Glass to her boots for some extra shine.

Here's the completed Name Frame: I used a Ladybug Martha Stewart Border Punch around the picture of Kinley.

Inside the white 12x12 Shadow Box Frame:

The gift was a huge hit and Kinley's mom actually placed it on the cake table with the matching card for additional decoration. My friend showed me pictures of the party and I have to say the "Ladybug" party theme was sooooo cute and the cake was adorable! All that cuteness makes me want a baby girl sometimes. Then my son runs me ragged and I think I'm back to my motto of "one and done", LOL!

Happy Scrapping with love!

Rosemary :)

Cohen's Name Frame using Surfer Edwin

My friend Tiffany's son, Cohen, just had his 2-year old birthday party. She loves to do party planning as a hobby, but in my opinion, she needs to make it a profession! The theme was Chutes and Ladders and I'm telling you there was no detail of this party left out. From the wooden cut-outs, to the cake/snack table, to the party favors, to the table decorations, to the color of the drinks.....every detail was fabulous!! If you're a "boy" mom, you should definitely check out her blog at http://pedicurestopuddles.blogspot.com. She finds awesome "boy" party themes and cool "boy" clothing (and if you're a "boy" mom, you know how hard it is to find cute, cool boy things!).

 

I was told they were re-decorating Cohen's room from a "little baby" jungle theme to a "big boy" vintage surfer theme. I decided to make him a surfer birthday card and Name Frame using Surfer Edwin from the Magnolia Stamp Company (you can view the surfer birthday card in the post below this one). Magnolia stamps do not have mouths because they are angels and they speak from their hearts, and therefore, do not need mouths. But, since this was a gift for a little boy, I decided to add a little mouth so he wouldn't be freaked out about the "no-mouth" thing.

 

For Cohen's Name Frame, I paper-pieced Edwin's wet suit from a black piece of paper in the DCWV Tahiti Beach paper pack. I colored his surfboard with Martha Stewart Glitter Pens and Office Gel Glitter pens. On this image I added the CTMH liquid glass to the surfboard only to make it shiny.

 

To create the beach scene, I glued sand I bought at The Basket Warehouse (an outlet for Hobby Lobby) to a piece of paper that I tore. It was a huge jar for only $1.00 and there were various colors so I snatched them all up! The palm tree with surf boards is a sticker and so is the crab (Jolee's).

 

I cut out squares from various papers that matched the surfer duvet cover Tiffany bought. I ran all the squares through my Xyron Sticker Maker to get an even coverage of adhesive on all pieces. It makes assembly go so much quicker. Then, I added Bubble Sticker Letters (Bubble-A-Bilities by Paper Studio) for his name. His picture and mat are cut out using my Spellbinders Classic Scalloped Circle Large Die.

 

 

Here's the completed project in a white 12x12 Paper Studio Scrapbook Frame I found at Hobby Lobby.

 

 

Tiffany truly loved it, which made me feel so happy and thankful! I can't even explain in words the feeling that comes from giving a home-made gift and the person on the receiving end is genuinely grateful. She said she likes it so much she may have a hard time moving it from the living room to his bedroom!

 

I hope this inspires you to use your stamps on other projects besides a card. I'm a big scrapbooker too, so I generally try to incorporate my stamped images onto my scrapbook pages. I can't wait to ink up Surfer Edwin again for a future scrapbook page of my son.

 

Thanks again for all your sweet comments and as always Happy Scrapping!

Rosemary :)

Sadie's Name Frame

Here's another 12x12 Name Frame I made for my friend's daughter, Sadie. I used various glitter papers for some bling and sticker bubble letters. The 12x12 scrapbooking frame has some added depth to it, like a shadow box, so I can add various elements and pop-dot them off the page for dimension.

I can customize these in various colors and themes so if you're interested in purchasing one, just click on my profile button and email me!

Hugs,
Rosemary :)

Isaiah's NAME FRAME

I finally finished a project that I've been working on for a while....Isaiah's Name Frame. My 3-year-old son Isaiah is part Hawaiian, and I wanted to create something to hang in his room that reflected his Hawaiian heritage. I cut all the squares of patterned paper for the Name Frame and put most of it together last year, but couldn't decide on what images I wanted to use for the corners. Then I ran across this cute Surfer Ian from The Greeting Farm and knew it was a perfect match! Here's a close up of my Surfer Ian:

I colored Surfer Ian's skin and hair with copic markers and then went over his hair with some chalk for additional shading. His shorts, surfboard, and the scallop circle behind him are all from DCWV Tahiti Beach Stack. I cut out the surfboard and added CTMH Liquid Glass to the top to give it some "shine". Then I glued Surfer Ian to the top of the surfboard. His head and body are actually on dimensional pop-dots, but it's hard to see that from this picture. The scallop circle is cut using my Spellbinder Classic Scalloped Circle Large Die and is also on pop-dots.

I still needed something for the other corner of my name frame. So, I searched the internet and came across this awesome surfboard clip art image. I saved it in Adobe Photoshop and resized it to 5 inches tall. I also used Photoshop to change the colors of the second surfboard. Both images were printed on glossy photo paper, cut out, and raised up using pop-dots. Here's a close up of the surfboards:Now for the Pièce de résistance....the completed "Name Frame": (the second picture shows the project inside a black, Paper Studio 12x12 Scrapbook Frame)

I love how it turned out!! I hope you leave me a comment to let me know how you like it!

Hugs and Happy Scrapping!

Rosemary

Happy Birthday Kaylie!

Today is the birthday party for my friend's daughter. Now, I've known about this party for several weeks and actually whipped out an Easel Birthday Trinket Box for her around the time I found out about the party. I also knew I wanted to make her a Name Frame, but I kept putting it off, thinking "Oh, I have several weeks to go so I'll work on it later." Well, guess who was up til 2:00am this morning working on that dog-gone Name Frame....yes, ME!

I finally got it done (through some sweat and tears, LOL)! I decided to use my first-ever Magnolia image that I bought online at www.magnoliastamps.us. Some of you may be asking....what's a Magnolia image? Well, they are just the cutest stamps ever! I must admit, when I first saw them they kinda freaked me out because they don't have a nose or mouth. But the explanation for that is...Angels speak with their hearts so they don't need mouths.

After a while, I found them growing on me (or should I say growing in my heart) and I just had to start collecting them. Right now I don't have that many, but believe me I plan on buying a whole bunch of them, along with a lot more Copic markers! Here's a close up of my 60's Tilda (the pics are a little dark so I'm thinking a future purchase might include a photo light box):


I colored her with the following Copics:
Skin: E000, E00, E31, RV21
Hair: E49, E37, E31
Clothes: V15, BV00

I also added glitter glue to the dots and trim of her dress and bows. I need to work on the whole light source thing and making areas lighter and darker to give it more dimension, but for my first Tilda, I didn't think it was too bad.

Here's the actual Name Frame:


I used various squares of paper and aligned them up on a 12x12 piece of solid lavender cardstock. Unfortunately, I cut most of this paper into squares a while back and now can't remember who manufactured the various sheets of paper. I used pop-dot to raise up the roses and Tilda to give it more dimension. The sticker letters are made by Paper Studio and called Bubble-A-Bilities.

Following are pictures of the Easel Birthday Trinket Box. I found the tutorial on splitcoaststampers.com when I did a search for Easel Cards. You can find the link here. Keep in mind that at the time I made this, I didn't have any Magnolia stamps, otherwise, I would have used one. The image is called Megan and is from The Greeting Farm.

The dangling charm...is actually a shrinky dink (do you remember this stuff as kids??). Well, it's available at craft stores and I love it! I make all sorts of charms, necklaces, bracelets, etc. with this stuff. It's awesome!!

Well, I'm off to bed now! I hope you enjoyed my first ever Magnolia creation!

Much love to all of you!
Rosemary