Spellbinders Jane Davenport Artomology collection - Part 3

Hello crafty friends,

I'm back with my third and last blog post in my Jane Davenport Artomology series! If you've missed the previous two, you can find them here and here.

For today's post I've made a scrapbook layout and a card using the Fair Feathers Etched dies. The idea is the same on both, a dreamcatcher. Besides the dies I also received a couple of other products from this collection, and I really didn't want to waste them! There are two packages of washi sheets (Washi Girls and Washi Mermaids) and  with amazing designs that would make stunning art journal pages, but since I don't do art journals, I decided to come up with something else. I took a sheet from the Washi Girls set, because it's got a rainbow of colors on it, and stuck it on white card stock. I first die cut a circle around the sentiment for my card so I knew what I have left of the paper.

Then I die cut a bunch of feathers from the remaining paper. I actually used up all of it! I love that my feathers are an array of color!

I trimmed my photo into a circle and die cut another big circle from a patterned paper from the Fancy Pants On Our Way collection. I placed them on foam adhesive to give them dimension and also so I can tuck the twine under it that I was going to hang the feathers from. Next I hung all the feathers on the twine as well as a few other things like journaling spots, tags and die cuts and glued them in place. I added a few buttons to some of the feathers and a couple of embellishments around my photo. I wrote my journaling on one of the tags, stamped my date, and that's about it!

As for the card...Like I mentioned above, I die cut the text from the washi sheet which I found to be a great sentiment. I used a basic circle die for this. I then added a couple of different yellow watercolors as well as some black splatters to an A2 size white card stock and let it dry. Then I adhered this panel onto an A2 size top folding card base.

I checked where I wanted to have the circle on my card. Then I just glued 3 feathers on the card front and layered the circle on them. I wrapped some twine around the circle and tied a bow at the top. Done!

I hope I could inspire you in some small way to go and start crafting!

Thank you for stopping by and have a wonderful day!

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Pinkfresh Studio Share Cheer Campaign & Card Drive

Hello friends,

Happy World Cardmaking Day! Today is a day filled with fun & crafting, and I am so excited to be joining in on all the festivities! Today Pinkfresh Studio is revealing a very special stamp & die set called Share Cheer that is available for purchase now!

When you purchase this set, 100% of the net profits will benefit UNICEF. I myself have been supporting UNICEF with a monthly donation for almost 15 years and I applaud Pinkfresh Studio for organizing this campaign! UNICEF helps children and operate in more countries than any other humanitarian organization. They work in 190 countries and territories, the world's toughest places to reach children and young people in greatest need. You can learn more about what they do here. 

The Share Cheer stamp and die set is only available in a set for $30. Discount codes are not valid due to the charitable nature, including the Welcome 10 discount.

The second part of the Share Cheer campaign is a Holiday Card Drive benefiting The Holiday Project, which is local to Pinkfresh Studio Headquarters in Houston, Texas. Pinkfresh Studio would love for you to send some holiday themed cards to them, and they will personally deliver each card they receive to The Holiday Project! The Holiday Project needs about 3000 cards this holiday season, so let's put our best foot forward and make a dent in that number! Share your card drive projects through the link list at the bottom of the Pinkfresh Studio blog post, and then physically send them to:

Pinkfresh Studio

11261 Richmond avenue, Suite #G108

Houston, TX 77082

USA

All of us in this blog hop created a card with this gorgeous set! Here is mine:

I've incorporated my love of color and patterned paper in this one. I hope you like how it turned out!

GIVEAWAYS: 

The spirit of this campaign is about giving and we really hope that those who are able will purchase this adorable stamp/die set for a good cause. But PFS also wants to be giving as well, so they are going to do 7 giveaways of holiday themed stamp sets! They will draw 4 of the winners from all of the blog comments and 3 of them from the Card Drive link-up. So, by commenting and creating you have the chance to win one of the following sets:

• Squirrel Friends
• Joy & Cheer
• Simple Joy
• Magical Christmas
• Happy Holidays
• Train Ride
• Home for the Holidays

The winners will be posted on Sunday, October 21st on the PFS Giveaway page. You must check that page and claim your prize within 2 weeks. Please note that the Card Drive link will stay up until November 30th for those who want to participate BUT will not be eligible for the giveaways after October 21.

Alright, that's a whole lot of text but I hope you read it through because it's all important information :).

Since I am the last stop in this blog hop, from here you go back to the Pinkfresh Studio blog. However, I'm attaching the blog hop list below for your convenience!

I hope you enjoyed this hop and love this beautiful stamp as much as I do!

Thanks for stopping by today, I wish you a wonderful day!

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Spellbinders Jane Davenport Artomology collection - Part 2

Hi there crafty friends,

I'm back today with the second part of my 3 blog post series showcasing the gorgeous new exclusive Jane Davenport collection at Spellbinders, called Artomology! If you've missed my first post, you can find it here.

I have 3 cards for you today, all using the same Sunflower Journal Etched die in slightly different ways.

For my first card I die cut two flowers from a light pink patterned paper from the Maggie Holmes Willow Lane collection (I actually used this collection on all my cards today). I then backed one of the flowers with 2 different pink patterned papers.

I die cut some stems and leaves - also backed two of the leaves with green patterned paper. I've made an A2 size top folding card base, then cut a striped patterned paper piece for my card front, also A2 size.

I played around with arrangements until I finally settled on this one. I adhered the left flower to the background as is, then added the second one, that I backed with patterned paper, on top of it using foam adhesive. To finish off this card, I placed an embossed sentiment on the flower and flicked some black ink all over it.

For my next card I chose a pink/black/white color scheme. I die cut the flowers 3 times, from 3 different patterned papers. I backed one with a polka dot paper and white card stock, then placed the other two on top and adhered them down slightly offset, so all 3 can be seen.

I didn't cut stems this time, only a bunch of leaves from a black patterned paper. I then prepared my card base, which again is A2 sized and top folding. I added some striped, some polka dot papers on top, then glued down my embossed sentiment too.

I used foam adhesive to adhere my flower to my card base. I tucked some gold tangled thread under it. A few black ink splatters and done!

I wanted my last card to be a bit more artsy, so I drew the stem and leaves with a blue pen on an A2 size white card stock. I die cut the flower from this panel as well as some patterned paper. I adhered the panel on an A2 size top folding card base, placed the blue flower in the cut out and glued it down.

Because I am sooo bad at throwing scraps away, I simply used some leftovers to piece the flower back together. The strips in the middle I raised a bit with foam adhesive, just to add some dimension and interest.

I embossed a piece of card stock with WOW! Copacabana Embossing Powder (my fave color at the moment!) then die cut a sentiment from it. This sentiment is included in the You Are Unique Etched die set and I find the shape and size perfect for this card!

I added some navy and coral paint splatters as well as some Bronze Nuvo drops for finishing touches.

That's it for today! I hope you like my projects!

I'll be back with my last post featuring Artomology in a couple of days!

Until then...Have a lovely day!

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