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Hello readers! I hope you are all having a wonderful week so far. Cheers to the weekend coming soon! Today I am on the Joy Clair Designs blog sharing a card that was inspired by this month's mood board. In case you missed the post on the first of May, here is a look at this month's mood board:  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! Here is my card that was inspired by the colors of yellow, gray, black and white:  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 yellow gingham paper as my first layer. I die cut a scalloped oval from white cardstock (the same Neenah as used above) and adhered it to the center of the card. I printed out the boots and flower image from the Extraordinary digital stamp set. I colored the image with Copic markers and then I fussy cut the image out. I adhere the image to the card using 3m foam adhesive for added dimension. I printed out the sentiment "you are simply the best" on a thin strip of white cardstock. I adhered the sentiment also using 3M foam adhesive. Lastly, I added a coat of clear Wink of Stella to the flowers for added sparkle.  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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Hello friends and happy Wednesday! I hope your week is off to a good start! My mother is THE single most important woman in my life and I'm honored to call her my very best friend. I hope you are all as lucky as I feel to have a special woman like this in your life - be it a mother, a grandmother, an aunt, niece or even an older mentor you admire.  Card details:The base of this A2 sized card is made from 80 lb. Neenah Solar White Smooth cardstock. This is my go-to white cardstock for e-v-e-r-yt-h-i-n-g from die cutting, to Copic coloring, ink blending and yes, for printing my digital stamps too! I used a piece of this Neenah paper to die cut the butterfly background. I printed the two roses from the Spring Rose digital stamp set from Joy Clair Designs onto the Neenah Solar White smooth cardstock. I also printed the butterfly from the Just Butterflies digital stamp set. I colored the rose and butterfly using a lot of colors in the purple family of Copic markers. I fussy cut the butterfly and roses and adhered them to the card using 3M foam adhesive for added dimension.  I printed the sentiment "Happy Mother's Day" onto white cardstock and used a large oval punch to punch the sentiment out before adhering it to the card also using 3M adhesive. Lastly, I added a coat of clear Wink of Stella to the roses and the butterfly for extra sparkle. You can never have enough sparkle!!   I hope you have enjoyed today's card and that it inspired you to think about the special woman in your life. Mother's Day is coming up on May 8th this year.
"Here's to strong women. May we know then. May we be them. May we raise them." Thanks for visiting and have a wonderfully creative day! For more inspiration, you can follow me on my website, Instagram, Facebook and on my YouTube channel. Follow UsBe sure to sign up for Joy Clair Designs newsletters. You will receive notifications of new releases, sales and exclusive offers to subscribers. You can also follow the team’s creations from Joy Clair Designs on Facebook Page, Joy Clair Stamp Projects Facebook Group, Instagram , Twitter, Pinterest and YouTube! Hello crafty friends and happy April! This is Joy Clair Design Team member Crystal Komara here with you today sharing a card that I created inspired by this month's beautiful mood board colors. First, let's take a look at the April mood board:  Swoooooon! This month's magical dreamy board is made up of all my favorite things - from the pinks, purples and fuchsia colors to the tulips, marble, macarons and YES to whatever is in that pretty looking pink drink! I envision lots more creations this month inspired by this color palette, but here is the first card I created:  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 black cardstock. I stamped a plaid printed background stamp on this black cardstock with Versamark ink. Then I heat embossed it with black embossing powder. I LOVE a black-on-black background and they especially make for powerful backgrounds against brighter floral images. I die cut a large scalloped oval from white cardstock and adhered this to the center of the card.  I printed the lilies from the Refresh the Soul digital stamp. I enlarged the lilies to 5" x 2 3/4". I colored the lilies with Copic markers and then I fussy cut the images out by hand. I adhered the lily on the right directly to the card. I adhered the second lily slightly on top of the first lily, but used 3M foam adhesive to make this flower pop. I also printed the sentiment "happy birthday" on the Neenah White cardstock and then punched it out using a scalloped oval punch. I adhered the sentiment to the bottom right of the card using 3M foam adhesive. Lastly, I added a couple pink rhinestones to the card for extra sparkle.    I hope you love this beautiful color palette as much as I do! Thanks for visiting and have a wonderfully creative day! For more inspiration, you can follow me on my website, Instagram, Facebook and on my YouTube channel. XO, CrystalHello Joy Clair Designs friends! This is Design Team member Crystal Komara here with you today ready to celebrate spring. Okay, so it's only March and we are just two days into spring, and it's 45 degrees outside, BUT, the daffodils sprouting up in my yard (through the snow) are that promise that spring IS coming. . . eventually. . .  Card details:The base of this A2 sized card is made from 80 lb. Neenah Solar White smooth cardstock. Using a lattice frame die, I cut the first layer also from white cardstock. I printed out the daffodils from the You Are Loved digital stamp set (part of the Springish Fiesta collection) onto this same Neenah cardstock. I printed both daffodils at 4" x 2 3/4". I colored the daffodils using Copic markers and then fussy cut the flowers by hand. I adhered the flowers to the card using 3M foam adhesive for added dimension.  I also printed the sentiment "know that you are loved" from the same You Are Loved digital stamp set. I punched out the sentiment with an oval punch and adhered it to the top left of the card using 3M foam adhesive. Lastly, I added a coat of Clear Wink of Stella to the flowers for added sparkle.  I hope that wherever you live spring is on its way soon too! Thanks for visiting and have a wonderfully creative day! For more inspiration, you can follow me on my website, Instagram, Facebook and on my YouTube channel. XO, CrystalHello crafty fans! Today I am on the Joy Clair Designs blog and it's all about pink! I love the color pink (and purple too!) and today I'm sharing this pinkspiring card using the beautiful Truly Inspire digital stamp set from the Springish Fiesta collection. Joy Clair Designs has some beautiful digital floral stamps and after almost 22 years of cardmaking, floral images still remain my favorite designs.  Card details:The base of this A2 sized card is made from 80 lb. Neenah Solar White Smooth cardstock. I used a piece of pink pre-printed watercolor paper for the first 5 1/4" x 4" layered mat. Using a background plate die, I cut the frame from Neenah white cardstock. I printed the flowers from the Truly Inspire digital stamp set in two sizes. I printed one large flower at 3 1/2" x 3" and the other three flowers at 2 1/2" x 2". I colored the images with Copic markers and then fussy cut the flowers by hand to adhere to the card.  After fussy cutting the flowers I adhered them to the left side of the card. I adhered the large flowers directly to the mat and then I used 3M foam adhesive to adhere the three small flowers and give them added dimension. I printed the sentiment "you are an inspiration" from the same Truly Inspire digital stamp set. I printed this sentiment also on Neenah white cardstock. I trimmed the sentiment down to a thin strip and notched the left edge. I adhered the sentiment to the card using 3M foam adhesive. I added a coat of Clear Wink of Stella to all the flowers for added sparkle. Lastly, I added a couple clear self-adhesive raindrops to the flowers to make it look like dew.   I hope you have enjoyed this very pink card design. Thanks for visiting and have a wonderfully creative day! For more inspiration, you can follow me on my website, Instagram, Facebook and on my YouTube channel. XO, CrystalHello readers! Today I am on the Joy Clair Designs blog sharing my first floral card that was inspired by this month's mood board. Today's card also uses the new Count Me In digital stamp set which is part of the Springish Fiesta collection.  Card details:The base of this A2 sized card is made from 80 lb. Neenah Solar White Smooth cardstock. This is my go-to cardstock for e-v-e-r-y-t-h-i-n-g! I use it for ink blending, stamping, die cutting, distress oxides, stencils, card bases, and printing digital images. I printed the beautiful floral image from the Count Me In digital stamp set onto this Neenah White cardstock. I also manipulated the sentiment "with deepest sympathy" so that it would fit inside the center. I colored the flowers using this month's mood board colors. I printed the image and then fussy cut around the entire floral border.  I then cut a black wide strip of cardstock to mount behind the sentiment to make that sentiment "pop." Lastly, I added a clear coat of Wink of Stella to the flowers for added sparkle.  Here is the March mood board from Joy Clair Designs that inspired today's card:  Thanks for visiting and have a wonderfully creative day! For more inspiration, you can follow me on my website, Instagram, Facebook and on my YouTube channel. XO, CrystalYou might also enjoy:
 Hello friends and happy Fri-YAY, I hope you have fun things planned for the weekend ahead! I’m excited to share with you that today I am participating in a fun blog hop to celebrate the new Springish Fiesta digital stamp release from Joy Clair Designs. Please continue reading to the end of this post for all the details about the blog hop to include a list of prizes and stops along the way!   Here is a slimline card I created using the Good Luck digital stamp set. Card details:This slimline card measures 8 1/2" x 3 1/2". Slimline cards are designed to fit inside a regular #10 business sized envelope and require no additional postage. The base of this slimline card is made from 80 lb. Neenah Solar White Smooth cardstock. On an 8 1/4" x 3 1/4" piece of white cardstock, I used a basket weave embossing folder and this became the first layered mat of my card. Then I die cut six 2 1/2" hearts out of red, orange, yellow, green, blue and purple cardstock. I adhered the hearts down the card in a ROYGBIV rainbow pattern.  I printed out the lollipops from the Good Luck digital stamp set on Neenah Solar white cardstock. I colored them using Copic markers, also in rainbow colors. I fussy cut each lollipop and adhered the lollipop over its corresponding color heart. I used 3M foam adhesive to adhere the lollipops for added dimension. I printed the sentiment and adhered that to the top right of the card also using 3M foam adhesive. Lastly, I added a coat of clear Wink of Stella to the lollipops for more sparkle. You can never have enough sparkle!  Here is a look at the entire new release: Always in Style - https://www.joyclair.com/products/always-in-style-digital-stamps Count Me In - https://www.joyclair.com/products/count-me-in-digital-stamps Good Luck - https://www.joyclair.com/products/good-luck-digital-stamps Refresh the Soul - https://www.joyclair.com/products/refresh-the-soul-digital-stamps Sweet Friends - https://www.joyclair.com/products/sweet-friends-digital-stamps Truly Inspire - https://www.joyclair.com/products/truly-inspire-digital-stamps You Are Loved - https://www.joyclair.com/products/you-are-loved-digital-stamps Springish Fiesta Bundle - https://www.joyclair.com/products/springish-fiesta-2022-bundle BLOG HOP DETAILS All you have to do is hop along to each stop & leave a comment along the way to be entered to win! Winners will be posted here on Joy Clair Designs Blog by business end on February 22. You must check this blog & claim your prize within one week. PRIZES: Grand Prizes: One comment from this blog post will win the"Springish Fiesta Bundle 2022" with entire release. Three comments from all designer's blog hop post will win two digital stamp sets each one from our New Release "Springish Fiesta 2022". BLOG HOP PARTICIPANTS: Joy Clair Designs Colleen Balija Crystal Komara - You Are Here! Nonni Niskanen Joy Wilson Rebecca Rapanaro Martha Lucia Gomez Esther Asbury Anila Dikay Priscilla Joseph Jyoti Adhikari Betsy Birge Maureen & Michele Marj Banzales Bonnie Crane Jamie Martin Hannelie Bester Susan Powell Sandhya Lyer Have fun shopping and hopping! XO, CrystalHello readers and happy Fri-YAY! I thought we'd take a break from the traditional holiday cards this time of year and enjoy this fun mermaid slimline card as we head into the weekend. This sweet image is a new digital release called Mermaid Hair from 88 and Clear. The package deal (seen at the end of this post) offers both the digital stamp and the coordinating digital paper.  Card details:This slimline card measures 8 1/2" x 3 1/2." Slimline cards are designed to fit inside a regular #10 business sized mailing envelope and require no additional postage. The base of this card was made from 80 lb. Neenah Solar White Smooth cardstock. I cut a 8" x 3" piece of Mermaid Hair Print #2 and placed it beneath a circular slimline frame. I printed out the mermaid images from the Mermaid Hair digital stamp set and colored the images with Copic markers. I fussy cut the images and adhered them to the card using 3M foam adhesive for added dimension. I added a couple colored beads to the card for more dimension. Lastly, I add a coat of clear Wink of Stella to the mermaids for added sparkle. You can never have enough sparkle on a mermaid!    Here is the Mermaid Hair digi-NEXT collection from 88 and Clear. This digital package includes both the stamp set and coordinating papers.  What a fun and magical card and it was equally fun to make! Thanks for visiting and have a wonderfully creative day! XO, CrystalYou might also enjoy:
 Hello crafty readers and happy 1st of October! The Design Team at Joy Clair Designs is excited to share the October 2021 mood board designed to help inspire YOU to create. 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! This month’s mood board is inspired by the colors and images of Halloween. But you are welcome to create for any season, holiday or occasion, as long as your project incorporates these colors. We’d love to see you use Joy Clair Designs stamp set too, if you have them. If you don’t have any, you can start shopping NOW! Here is a card that I created using this month's mood board colors combined with the boots stamp from the Extraordinary digital stamp set:  Card details:The base of this A2 sized card was made from 80 lb. Neenah Solar White Smooth cardstock. First, I cut the first matted layer from the same white cardstock using a scalloped rectangle frame. Then, I cut a 4 1/4″ x 3 1/4″ piece of black cardstock. Additionally, I adhered a 4 1/8″ x 3 1/8″ piece of white cardstock directly on the top of the black cardstock.  I printed out the boots from the Extraordinary digital stamp set on white cardstock. I increased the size to 75%. Then, I colored the boots using Copic markers in G03, Y13, Y17, YR09, YR68, YR02, C4, C7 and YG41. Additionally, I fussy cut around the boots and adhered the boots to the card using 3M foam adhesive. I wanted this card to look more fall themed, so I stamped some of the leaves from the Love Endures stamp set in Memento Tuxedo black ink and colored them using the same Copic markers. Also, I fussy cut the leaves and adhered them to the card. Then, I printed the sentiment from the Extraordinary digital stamp set on white cardstock and adhered it to the card. Lastly, I added a coat of Clear Wink of Stella to the entire image for added sparkle.  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 my website, Instagram, Facebook and on my YouTube channel. XO, CrystalHello! Thank you for taking the time to visit my website today. If this is your first time here, welcome! You can check out my card gallery for lots of crafty inspiration. If you are a regular visitor, then thank you for continuing to come back. I hope each visit brings something new and inspiring! Today I am sharing a card I designed for Joy Clair Designs using the beautiful Spring Rose digital stamp set. If you are interested in learning more about working with digital stamps, please read this post. Over the past two years, I have really enjoyed working with digital stamps mostly for the simple ability to resize them, as I did for this card.  Card details:The base of this A2 sized card is made from 80 lb. Neenah Solar White Smooth cardstock. Using the Waffle Flower Angled Strips background die, I die cut the background from white cardstock. I printed the sentiment from the Joy Clair Designs Spring Stamp set onto 80 lb. Neenah Solar White Smooth cardstock and die cut it using a 2 1/2" Scalloped Circle Die from Lawn Fawn. I printed the flowers in two different sizes and colored them using Copic markers.  I adhered the sentiment circle to the upper right corner of the card using 3M foam adhesive. I added the two roses to the card also using 3M foam adhesive for added dimension. Lastly, I added a coat of Clear Wink of Stella to the flowers for added sparkle.   I love how this card turned out, simple and elegant. I might even make the same card in a few other colors! This card would work well for a variety of occasions from birthday and get well soon, to sympathy and thinking of you. Thank you for visiting and have a wonderfully creative day! XO, CrystalList of supplies:
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