Guest Designer - Jennifer Lewis

 Today we have a brand new guest designer here on the Cropstop blog. Her name is Jennifer Lewis and she makes some super cute cards! (You can visit her Splitcoast Stampers Gallery by clicking here.) Jennifer is sharing a fun masculine card with us today. In her own words Jennifer says:

"This card started with a magazine print transfer on my Gelli Arts Gel Printing Plate.  I've found that the Ranger Distress Paints work really well to get just the right thin layer of paint to pull a good print.  But the travel magazine that I used had pages that were a bit too glossy to get a great print. No problem, It still makes a cool background.  And because I had been using a travel magazine, I was inspired to make a card using my Art Impressions "Born to Ride" stamp.  In order to make it look like a Polaroid picture snapped on a road trip through this place in the magazine picture, I masked off a square to stamp the biker and sponged in some blue sky all around him. I popped my "Polaroid" up on foam squares at a carefree angle and tied it up with a bit of black twine."

Stamps:

Art Impressions "Born to Ride"

Inks:

Memento Tuxedo Black and Bahama Blue

Distress Ink -  Black Soot

Spectrum Noir Markers

Other Products:

Gelli Arts Gel Printing Plate

Distress Paints in Black Soot, Wild Honey, Spiced Marmalade and Picked Raspberry

Spellbinders Card Creator A and B dies

 Now it's your turn to share the projects you've been working on! Stop by the current link party and link up any creation that includes a product or two from one of the companies carried in the Cropstop store. Hope to see you there!

Guest Designer - Donna Phelan

 We're back with another "Guest Designer Friday." This is our third and final week to share the talent of Donna Phelan of Crafting by the Beach. Today Donna has created an awesome masculine card just in time for Father's Day!  Here's what Donna says about putting this masterpiece together: 

"Good Morning!

I am back Guest Designing over at the CropStop Blog, this is my

3rd and final day!  What FUN it has been. 

Thank you all so much!

They have the most wonderful Challenges and an amazing CropStop Store

where you can find all of your paper crafting needs. 

Dies, Embossing Folders, Storage, Punches and Paper, just to name a few. 

Go on over and check them out, you'll be glad you did!

Today I am sharing a Father's Day card with you all.....there's still a little bit of time

to create one for the man in your life too!

This is an A2 Top Folding Card.

4 1/4 inches x 11 inches, scored at 5 1/2 inches.

My Designer Paper is Sea Glass by Craft Smith.

I used the My Favorite Things dies;

Notched Border, Harlequin Border, Mini Pennants and Mini Tabs.

Spellbinders; Classic and Scallop Oval dies.

Stamps by Gina K Designs; By The Sea and Masculine Tags.

Inks in; Raven Black and Tempting Turquoise.

Twine.

Brads.

Foam Squares.

Image colored with Copic Markers."

Thanks for sharing your work with us Donna - you did a fabulous job of guest designing and made my job easy with all the details, photos, and links you provided! 

Now it's your turn....stop by our CURRENT LINK PARTY and showoff any projects that include a few products from companies Cropstop carries in the store! I'll look forward to seeing your work appear in the gallery!