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More Monochrome

8/25/2022

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Hello friends, today I am back again for another monochomatic card! Apparently sticking to one color when creating seems to be "m.o." : ) If you missed any of my monochromatic posts, please check out this trio of thank you cards, the Christmas mandala trees or these monochromatic torus rings (a personal favorite of mine)!
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​What's great about working with monochrome colors is that if blue isn't your color, try recreating it in red, or purple or green. The options are endless!
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Card details: 

​The base of this A2 sized card is made from 80 lb. Neenah Solar White smooth cardstock. I cut a 5 1/4" x 4" piece of the same white cardstock and ran it through my Big Shot using the Blooming 3D embossing folder from Memory Box. This embossed cardstock is the first layer of the card. I then used alternating pieces of cardstock from the 6" x 6" Ocean Blue paper pack. These strips measure 5 1/2" x 1/4". I used the same color cardstock to create the three layer Floral Star. I also added in a piece of glitter cardstock from the Twinkling Jewel Paper pack. I die cut Layer B from this glitter cardstock. I adhered all three layers of the Floral Star layering dies together with liquid glue.  
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​I took a chance and cut the finished Floral Star in half hoping to make it the focal point of the card. I stamped "hello" in turquoise ink on a thin white strip of cardstock and placed it between the two halves of the Floral Star. I think it pulled the two halves together more cohesively.  
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I really like how this card came out, in fact, I think I'll try it in a few other colors too!
Thanks for visiting and have a wonderfully creative day!
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XO, Crystal 

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Just (Rainbow) Butterflies

8/6/2022

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Hello friends!  This is Design Team member Crystal Komara here with you today sharing a slimline card featuring the beautiful Just Butterflies digital stamp set.  I love to create cards using flowers and butterflies, they are probably among my favorite.  I also enjoy creating slimline cards.  Have you jumped on the slimline card trend yet?  They're easy to make (though consume a little more paper) but if you size yours to 8 1/2" x 3 1/2" it will fit inside a regular #10 business envelope and require no additional postage!  Plus, it gives you more space to create on!  Today's card features the Just Butterflies digital stamp set from Joy Clair Designs.  
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Card details:

​The base of this slimline card is made from 80 lb. Neenah Solar White Smooth cardstock.  Using a slimline die with three circular holes, I created the base frame.  Behind the three circles I adhered some multi-colored plaid designer paper.  I printed the Just Butterflies digital stamp set onto Neenah White cardstock and colored the images with Copic markers.  I kept the coloring very simple and only used two colors for each butterfly. I fussy cut each butterfly and adhered it to the card using 3M foam adhesive for added dimension.  I printed the sentiment "wishing you a colorful day" from the Pencil Me digital stamp set.  Lastly, I added a coat of clear Wink of Stella to the butterflies for added sparkle and tiny dot of white gel pen for more dimension.
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Thanks for visiting and have a wonderfully creative day!  For more inspiration, you can follow me on Instagram, Facebook and on my YouTube channel.

XO, Crystal

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Purple Wispy Blooms

8/5/2022

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Hello friends! Today I am on the Birch Press Design blog sharing my passion for the color purple!  I used the Wispy Blooms Contour Layering Dies to create these two monochromatic cards, however, you could re-create them in any color imaginable and have a rainbow assortment to choose from.
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​For this first card, I used a piece of 80 lb. Neenah Solar White Smooth cardstock as the base of my card. I also cut a 5 1/4" x 4" piece of the same white cardstock for the first layer. I ran this sheet of cardstock though my Big Shot using the Blooming 3D embossing folder (from Memory Box). I die cut one large white oval circle and adhered it to the center of the card. 
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​Using the Wispy Blooms Contour Layering dies, I cut multiple flowers from three different purple colors of cardstock in the 6" x 6" Twilight paper pack. I die cut the stems from two shades of green cardstock found in the 6" x 6" Lush Green paper pack. I adhered all the flowers together with a fine-tip liquid glue. I adhered the flowers to the center of the scalloped circle to create one giant bouquet. Lastly, I stamped the sentiment "thinking of you" in purple ink on a thin strip of white cardstock. This sentiment is from the Classic Sentimental Wreath stamp set.  
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​Because I had so many flowers leftover, I decided to create a second card using them, rather than waste them:
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​The base of this A2 sized card is also made from 80 lb. Neenah Solar White Smooth cardstock. I embossed a 5 1/4" x 3" piece of the same white cardstock using the Blooming 3D embossing folder (from Memory Box) and used a 5 1/4" x 2" piece of purple plaid paper for the other side. This paper is from the Spring Plaid slim paper from Memory Box. I die cut a large scalloped oval from Twilight cardstock and a smaller white oval for the center. I stamped the sentiment "hoping today is as wonderful as you are" in purple ink on the white oval. This sentiment is from the Kind Hearts clear stamp set. I adhered some of the leftover flowers into this white oval frame. I found that more than three flowers was too much, so I limited it to just the three.  
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Thanks for visiting and have a wonderfully creative day!
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XO, Crystal 

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August 2022 Mood Board

8/1/2022

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Hello friends and happy "hot' August!   We hope you are having a wonderful summer so far!  Today the Design Team at Joy Clair Designs is sharing the mood board for this month.  Mood boards (also commonly called "inspiration" boards) are a combination of colors, images, textures and patterns that can offer guidance or direction.  If you feel like you don't know where to begin a project, try looking at a mood board and let the creative juices flow.  You might just be surprised by the end result! Let's take a look at the August 2022 Joy Clair Designs mood board:
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This month mood board celebrates weddings and summer picnics with this beautiful navy, peach, gold and white combination.  It's classic and yet so elegant with the touches of gold.

We would love to see YOU create using this mood board as inspiration too!  Feel free to use similar colors in whatever brand of cardstock you have readily available.  We'd love for you to use your Joy Clair Designs stamps if you have them!  And if you don't have any yet CLICK HERE TO START SHOPPING TODAY!
Be sure to tag us on social media using the following hashtags so we can see your cards or other papercraft projects:
#joyclairdesignsmoodboard
#joyclairmoodboard
Thanks for visiting and have a wonderfully creative day!  For more inspiration, you can follow me on  Instagram, Facebook and on my YouTube channel.
XO, Crystal


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