Stamping | Papercrafting with Kelly Janes

Today is my one year blogiversary and also my 1ooth blog post!!! To celebrate I have a scrapbook page to share and also a GIVEAWAY!

Let me give you a few details of this layout before I get to the really fun stuff…This layout is super simple and was based off this sketch. Using Tommy Paper Packet* B&T Duos™ and White Daisy Cardstock to create the base. The title is cut using Cranberry Cardstock and the Artbooking Cricut® Cartridge. To create the pattern on the cardstock I used the nautical background stamp that came with the Tommy Workshop On The Go™ Scrapbooking Kit* and Outdoor Denim Exclusive Ink™. I added a couple wood veneer accents from Studio Calico, a little stitching using the Stitch Guide, and splashed a little color on the White Daisy Cardstock using a waterbrush* and Outdoor Denim Exclusive Ink™. {*=retired item}

Now onto the giveaway…actually it’s not just one giveaway…it’s 3 DAYS WORTH OF GIVEAWAYS!!! Each day I will be giving away a different stamp set! Be sure to “like” my facebook page so you can stay on top of all the giveaway action!!!

The first stamp set is the Cricut® compatible True To Life Stamp Set.

There are 4 simple steps to enter!

1. Go to my Facebook page

2. “Like” the giveaway post

3. “Share” the giveaway post

4. Guess a number between 1-350 in the comments line.

The person who guesses the correct number without going over will be the winner!!

Be sure to visit my Facebook page each day to enter!!

*And because every giveaway has to have rules…..This is an exclusive offer from Kelly Janes-CTMH Independent Consultant. Available to US residents only. One entry per person for each giveaway. The winning numbers will be drawn at random and all guesses must be submitted by Tuesday, June 24 11:59 PM EST. All three winners will be announced on Wednesday, June 25 via my Facebook page. I will send out a message to each winner via private Facebook message. Each winner has 48 hours to respond or will forfeit their prize.

Good Luck!!

-Kelly

Yesterday was the day we celebrated all the great dads out there. I was so busy getting ready for the BBQ we hosted that I didn’t get this blog post up!!

Before I dive into the cards I want to give a shout out to the amazing fathers in my life. I am blessed to have an amazing father. He is my son’s best friend, and I don’t know what our family would do without him. My dad is terrific in helping with our cars {He’s an ace mechanic!! You can ask anyone in our town!!}, he helps with home improvement projects and gives the best advice. My father-in-law is a wonderful man. He has the biggest heart and is such a blessing to us all. My husband…..my husband. His parenting skills amaze me. He is a natural with our son and takes on so much responsibility. I am abundantly blessed!!!!

I have so many papercrafting projects that I’ve been working on, but my Father’s Day cards were not on that list!!! So as I’m scrambling last minute to make them I had to run to my Pinterest boards!!! The first card I made was inspired by this card by Amy Kolling. Using CTMH Whisper Cardstock and a Tim Holtz woodgrain dry embossing folder to start, followed by a small strip of CTMH Slate Cardstock, add a little Baker’s Twine, and a Happy Father’s Day sentiment* stamped in CTMH Archival Black Exclusive Ink™ makes this card complete!! This was the first I have used the Archival Black Exclusive Ink™, and I loved it!! It gave me the crisp, clear image just as Stazon™ does, but the clean up wasn’t nearly as messy. {*The sentiment comes from the retired Say It In Style Stamp Set}

The second card I made I’m not overly in love with, and let’s be honest with ourselves….we’ve all made cards that we just feel “eh” about. This is definitely one of them. I think if I had a little more time to play with this card I could have made it better, but as I mentioned before I was short on time. For this card I used multiple layers of B&T Duos™ from the CTMH Timberline Paper Packet, cut the frame using the Artiste Cricut® Cartridge, and used a sentiment from the CTMH Holiday Tags Stamp Set in CTMH Twilight Exclusive Ink™.