Huge Birthday Wishes

   This card sketch from Stick It Down features a banner element. When I came up with this sketch I immediately thought of a birthday card that I happened to need for my brother's birthday this month. 

  This cute card might be a little young for my big brother but it is so perfect for him since he loves animals, like I do.  

Supplies: cardstock (Cardstock Warehouse), pattern paper (Studio Calico), stamps (Avery Elle and Hero Arts), ink (Hero Arts, Ranger, and Tsukineko), die cuts (Pretty Little Studio), washi tape (Queen & Co.), alcohol markers (Spectrum Noir), and tools (MISTI and Picket Fence) 

  I changed up the card opening on this one so it was almost like a tri-fold card. 

   I am still working on my coloring skills, as you can see I need more work and also need to refill one of my markers since I didn't have a lighter gray to use in the blending. 

 You have until the end of the month to play along with any - or all! - of the sketches.  Just add your creation in the link in the Stick It Down sidebar.  If you share on social media, please use the hashtag #StickItDown.  We’ll choose one winner from the entries and they will be invited to guest design for us in July.

Dandelion Card

 This month's card sketch at Stick It Down is a great sketch to showcase some stamping. 

   When I saw this sketch I knew that I wanted to do a clean and simple style card. I love the breezy feel of the dandelion stamp that gives this card. 

Supplies: cardstock (Cardstock Warehouse), washi tape (Scotch Brand), stickers (Prima Marketing, ink (Hero Arts and Altnew), stickers (Studio Calico), glitter glue (Ranger)

 Those are canvas letter stickers that I colored with ink. 

Here is what you need to do if you want to play along. You have until the end of the month to play along with any - or all! - of our sketch challenges. Just post a link to your creation in the Stick It Down sidebar. If you share on social media, be sure to tag #StickItDown. 

One randomly selected winner will receive a prize! We'll also choose one winner from each sketch to be a guest designer!

Cupcake Card

 Hope everyone is feeling inspired today to create a card. This month's sketch at Stick It Down is fun that that allows a nice focal element. 

 I created a fun birthday card that was inspired by the watercolor dotted pattern paper.

Supplies: cardstock (Cardstock Warehouse), pattern paper (Studio Calico), washi tape (Studio G), embossing folder (?), stamp (Crafter's Companion), markers (Crafter's Companion), ink, (Altnew and Hero Arts) and tools (Misiti, Spellbinders, and Sizzix)

 This stamp was another one I got for Christmas. It seemed perfect for the birthday card. I colored them with aqua makers from Crafter's Companion

   Since I used the same pattern paper for all three banners I edged the two outer ones with pink ink. 

Here is what you need to do if you want to play along. You have until the end of the month to play along with any - or all! - of our sketch challenges. Just post a link to your creation in the Stick It Down sidebar. If you share on social media, be sure to tag #StickItDown. 

One randomly selected winner will receive a prize! We'll also choose one winner from each sketch to be a guest designer!

Hello... Stick It Down

     Hello everyone. This month's card sketch at Stick It Down  is a clean design and can be used on any size of card, including the popular slimline. 

I created a rustic style card, that floral paper is from a super old 6x6 paper pad from Crate Paper that has been in my stash for maybe 10+ years. 

Supplies: cardstock (Cardstock Warehouse), pattern paper (Simple Stories and Crate Paper, die (Spellbinders), stamp (Crafter's Companion), ink (Hero Arts), embellishment (Studio Calico), mist (Heidi Swapp), washi tape (Pebbles) 

 I might have gone a little overboard on the misting. I originally wanted to do a few splatters but I couldn't unscrew the top so I misted it. In the end, I love how it came out. 

   I got some fun stamps for Christmas and this is one of my favorite so I had to use it inside of the card. 

Here is what you need to do if you want to play along. You have until the end of the month to play along with any - or all! - of our sketch challenges. Just post a link to your creation in the Stick It Down sidebar. If you share on social media, be sure to tag #StickItDown. 

One randomly selected winner will receive a prize! We'll also choose one winner from each sketch to be a guest designer!

Feb. Card Sketch

    Hello everyone. This month I am the featured member at Stick It Down for the card sketch so I am posting my card earlier than usual. 

This month I created this Valentine card that features a mixture of older papers from The Paper Studio and Studio Calico. The cardstock and fabulous mirror cardstock is from Cardstock Warehouse. 

 

 Isn't this mirror cardstock great. It sure brings more wow facture to paper projects. 

   I used my typewriter for the sentiment strip. I love the look of this. I accented it with some sequins by Spiegle Mom Scraps.

Here is what you need to do if you want to play along. You have until the end of the month to play along with any - or all! - of our sketch challenges. Just post a link to your creation in the Stick It Down sidebar. If you share on social media, be sure to tag #StickItDown. 

One randomly selected winner will receive a prize! We'll also choose one winner from each sketch to be a guest designer!

Party Easel Card - DRU

 Welcome back. Today, I have a Dies R Us post. It is a fun easel card. This type of card looks advance but it is super easy to put together. 

   First off you need to die cut the base with a large die, I used one from Spellbinders. Place the folded cardstock within the die so you get a connected shape. You will also need to die cut the same shape again but no need for the fold. I am also using the dies to die cut the pattern papers that will be used to decorate. 

To create the easel fold the front of the card base in half. Then, glue the extra die to the folded half. 

I used the dies from Frantic Stamper to create the embellishments. Monique was die cut twice so her dress was different. To add more personality to her I used markers to color her hair and shoes.  

   Here it is all decorated. I even added layers of dies to the inside of the card. This also helps to keep the card open popularly. 

 Dies R Us Product Used:

Frantic Stamper - Dies - Party Icons Set

Frantic Stamper - Dies - Strolling Monique

Spellbinders

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WCMD Recap 3 - Hello Card

   I didn't forget my WCMD recap, I just have been getting my new laptop set up. Today's card features the only hello theme card that I created on the card making holiday. 

 Supplies: cardstock (The Paper Studio), pattern paper (American Crafts) die cuts (Pinkfresh Studio, Studio Calico and Pebbles Inc.), manual die (Crafter's Companion) die cutter (Spellbinders)

   Here is a side view. You can see this is a 3D card. Most of the cards I share here are available in my Etsy shop (MJ's Kraze) 

   Here is a closer look at the "box" goodies. 

Wishing Birthday Fun

    July has been a busy month of prep work for Christmas in my shop. Even though I work most of the day sewing I still sneak some me paper crafting time at night. 

Today, I am going to share a page using a Sketch~N~Scrap sketch. 

   I loved all the layers from the sketch.

 Supplies: pattern paper (Studio Calico, KaiserCraft, My Mind's Eye and Colorbox), wood veneer (Jillibean Soup and Jenni Bowlin), washi tape (Scotch Brand), die cuts (Echo Park Paper Co.) and journaling card (Project Life)   

 I ended up fussy cutting the hexagon paper. I still love to do splatters.

May SID

   Welcome to another card sketch reveal from Stick It Down. This month is fun and allows a little mixed media. 

   I created this card for Mother's Day from my dad. I love that big flower cut-out. It was on the cardstock packaging of some stickers from Pretty Little Studio. I love that there packaging is a "freebie" product. 

Supplies: cardstock (Bazzill Basics), sticker (My Mind's Eye), chipboard (Basic Grey), brads Eyelet Outlet), wood veneer (Studio Calico), tag (?) enamel dot (?) stamps (Studio Calico and Stampabilites), ink (Tsukineko), watercolor crayon (Faber-Castell), watercolor paper (Faber-Castell), typewriter (We R Memory Keepers), flower cut-out (Pretty Little Studio)

   Here is a little closer look. I got to use some old items on this. I love how everything flows together. 

  Be sure to stop by Stick It Down blog to see the whole reveal and even play along. This month's sponsor is Cheapo Dies. 

Sept. Stick It Down Reveal

   This month over at Stick It Down sketch blog we have a special sponsor, SpiegelMom Scraps. She is offering a special coupon code to all the SID peeps so they can enjoy a 20% off with code SIDSMS.

   Here is this month's sketch.

   Here is my take on the sketch. I created this fun Love card and used the Authentic You sequin mix from Spiegelmom Scraps.

Supplies: cardstock (The Paper Studio and Bazzill Basics), pattern paper (Studio Calico), die cuts (Pretty Little Studio), wood veneer (Pretty Little Studio), sequins (Spiegelmom Scraps), and washi tape (My Mind's Eye)

   Here is a closer look. 

Aug. Card Stick It Down Reveal

   Today's is the full reveal of this month's card sketch over at Stick It Down sketches. 

   Here is my take on it. I started off by flipping the sketch over on its side. This card was given to my Mom for her birthday. 

Supplies: cardstock (The Paper Studio), stamps (Concord & 9th, Stampabilities, and Studio Calico), ink (Tsukineko), watercolor crayons (Faber-Castell) and sequins (Spiegel Mom Scraps )

   I opted to do citrus images on her birthday card since she loves it. Make sure you check out the complete revel over at Stick It Down.