RELEASE 2015 JRL Creative Challenge #1

Happy Friday crafty friends,

Hope your week went well and are getting ready for a fun weekend of crafting! Today’s post is for the JRLCreative Challenge. Our challenge was to create a project reflecting our goals or resolutions for 2015. I didn’t make any “resolutions” and have some goals, but I wanted to do a layout with my word for the year. I thought a lot about it and the word that came to me was Release. I am asking the Lord to release so many things in my life…personally as well as professionally. And I want to accomplish all that I believe I am capable of accomplishing…BUT it will only happen with…RELEASE…..Release of past mistakes. Release of a new direction…Release to be free to move unencumbered in the direction the Lord has for me….RELEASE. So here is what I came up with.

The birdcage was cut in plain white cardstock from the Artfully Sent cartridge. and then embossed with Gold embossing powder.

I didn’t have the right color paper for the mat, so I used my peony purple marker to color in some plain white cardstock for the outer mat to the scripture that defines my “release”

I used my various shin han touch twin markers to color in the pretty butterflies from the Your Own kind of wonderful stamp set. I used my black ink pad to stamp the butterflies and then cut the large ones out by hand. I stamped the little tiny black butterflies right onto the layout after I placed the large ones where I wanted. I then finished off the look by adding some scattered sequins.

I used the bodacious banners stamp set along with my sky ink pad to stamp the banners. I then turned to my Glamour Uppercase Alphabet stamp set  and my black ink pad to stamp the letters onto the banners. The banners were cut with my Art Philosophy cartridge 

For the pretty swirls, I used my The Best Things stamp set and my black ink pad to create the pretty borders.

Here is one last look at my completed layout. I think it is a pretty visual reminder that I will hang in my craft room for 2015!

Products Used For This Project

Cricut Expression	Cricut Art Philosophy	Cricut Artfully Sent	Year Noted Paper Pack
Your Own Kind of Wonderful	Bodacious Banners	Glamour Uppercase Alphabet Set	The Best Things Stamp Set
Cerulean Blue Marker	Golden Yellow Marker	Peony Purple Marker	Cherry Pink Marker
Leaf Green Marker	Gold Sequins	Gold Embossing Powder
Foam Tape	Black Ink Pad	Sky Ink Pad	White Cardstock

Well, I think that about covers it for today. I hope you have a wonderful weekend! Be sure to come back tomorrow as I announce the winner of last week’s blog hop candy and share another fun and hopefully inspiring project. 

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I Heart U Forever Card With Stamps And SVG Card Base

Happy Monday crafty friends,

Hope you had a wonderful weekend and kept warm. It was unseasonably cold here in Florida this past weekend. But, I am not complaining. I know there are many areas of the country enduring extreme cold and snow and continue to pray for all those involved in that horrific pile-up on a Michigan highway…real close to my home town area. Today I am sharing a card I created for someone near and dear to me for the upcoming Valentine’s Day. It was a lot of fun to create so let’s get started with the details.

Here’s a look at my finished card. It is a 5.25 x 5.25 finished size. I created the SVG base with my Pazzles Vue Software. Creating with the software is a snap. I created the base with some black cardstock I then cut a piece of red cardstock for a mat and then used my machine to cut out the white cardstock. I used a little bit of my black shimmer tape to add just a touch of bling to the overall look.

Once I cut the white cardstock background piece, I used my Whisper Ink Pad and the Amour Stamp Set to stamp the script background.

Once I stamped the white background with the script stamp, I added the black cardstock lattice panel to it.

Here’s a closer look at the smaller layers with the die cut I heart U Forever. I cut the red mat and then used the same script stamp from the Amour stamp set and my Slate Ink Pad to stamp the red mat background. For the heart, I cut it out of white cardstock and then used the heart shaped stamp from the Forever In My Heart Stamp set. I stamped it with my Slate Ink pad. After I did that, I used the Amour Stamp from the Amour Stamp set and my Black Ink Pad to stamp the Amour Onto the heart. I then added one of the cute little Red puffy heart stickers from the Stuck On You Puffies sticker set to finish off the look. In this closer look, you can also see the black shimmer trim I used on the black pennant. It is a subtle way to add just a little extra flair.

For the sequins, I used my Shin Han Touch Twin Marker: Carmine Marker to color my Silver Sequins to match my project. I love that you can use the Alcohol Markers to color in the lighter sequins to change the color. What a great and economical way to get just the right colored embellishments!

Here is one final look at the finished card. It came together very quickly and very easily.

Products Used For This Project

Pazzles Inspiration Vue	Amour Stamp Set	Forever In  My Heart Stamp Set	Slate Ink Pad
Whisper Ink Pad	Black Ink Pad	Stuck On You Puffies Stickers	Black Shimmer Trim
Carmine Marker	Silver Sequins	Black Cardstock	White Cardstock
Adventure Cardstock	Tape Runner	Foam Tape	Mini Glue Dots

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Well, that about covers it for today. Be sure to stop back by tomorrow for another fun and crafty creation! Until then,