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The Way of Water – Colorado Craft Company Featuring images by Anita Jeram

Always FUN to have a NEW release by COLORADO CRAFT COMPANY and a completely new style of images from Anita Jeram. Sea going creatures in this release that includes three (3) large 6 x 6″ sets with matching sentiments and one 3 x 4″ and one 2 x 3″ sets all with matching dies all with a nautical theme. This time there are Mermaids, Seahorses, Whales and Penguins!

I tried something a bit different with the MERMAID and WHALE set this time. It’s been awhile since I’ve done some paper piecing and this set was just perfect for it!

This is a great way to use up any colored paper scraps and have some fun decorating . I added some coloring to some of the pieces but, mostly I just stamped and fussy cut the pieces. I stamped the image on Distress Heavy Stock and then began adding my pieces from the top down.

This next card is from both of the smaller stamp sets Walrus Mini and Seas the Day. I did a little masking as if the Walrus is trying to squish through the Pilings to say “Hi!”

I love the sentiment that is included in the Seas the Day set that I used here. Living in Alaska for most of my life I was able to see Walrus on several occasions. I colored him in with Copies and enhanced a bit with some colored pencil. Pier pilings always seem to need rope on them or at least that is how I always picture them so I added a couple of pieces on one of the pilings. Some easy Distress Ink blending for a soft but slightly stormy backdrop and some glitter on the clouds that I added with the Lawn Fawn Cloud stencil. The sentiment is heat embossed in Versafine with clear embossing powder.

Colorado Craft Company is so generous and seem to always have a giveaway and will be giving away one free clear stamp set per designer. These will be randomly selected and will contact the winner. The other giveaway YES! There is another giveaway to WIN the entire release. You MUST make a purchase from the individual designer to be entered to win.

Enjoy the Hop that the other designers have for you along the way.





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all occasion,Colorado Craft Company

Colorado Craft Company – June 2021 Reveal Savvy Sentiments & Lovely Legs Collections

WoW! Such versatility in these sets and so exciting to share them with you today! There are (8) eight lovely new sets in todays release! The Savvy Sentiments sets are so classic and fun with different font styles that work with whimsical, classic and graphic looks! Have a peek at all of them.

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https://www.coloradocraftcompany.com/product-page/bb512-big-bold-build-a-rainbow

https://www.coloradocraftcompany.com/product-page/ss515-savvy-sentiments-old-chap-birthday

https://www.coloradocraftcompany.com/product-page/ss516-savvy-sentiments-birthday-blessings

https://www.coloradocraftcompany.com/product-page/ss517-savvy-sentiments-thinking-of-you

https://www.coloradocraftcompany.com/product-page/ss518-savvy-sentiments-general-greetings

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https://www.coloradocraftcompany.com/product-page/ll520-lovely-legs-summertime-birthday

So many choices but, chose the “General Greetings” set from the Savvy Sentiments collection!

This set has six (6) all occasion sentiments from Happy Birthday, Forever Friends, Happy Anniversary, Thank you, Precious Baby, to Always & Forever. A sentiment for every occasion!

This was a fairly quick & easy card using a Lawn Fawn stitched die to create the circle opening. Cutting a 4.25 x 4.25″ of Ballet Slipper card stock, placing it in my Misti along with my card, I positioned the Precious Baby sentiment to it fit where I wanted it. Removing the outer card, I embossed my sentiment using Versamark embossing ink and white heat embossed my greeting. Adding a little accent with the coordinating circle sentiment of “too cute” I stamped, fussy cut and mounted it on a circle die cut of pink card stock. I grabbed the cute little bunny from one of Anita Jeram’s images “Bunnies & Robin” from Colorado Craft Company. The bunny was colored using Copic Markers and a glittery tail. (Who doesn’t like a glittery tail?) Teehee. I love dimensionals and used them to “pop up” the bunny and accent greeting.

Another from Colorado Craft Company’s new release is from the “Lovely Legs” collection. Summertime Birthday is celebrating tan legs and SUMMER! The main image is a pool side scene and (8) sentiments. I had fun creating this one!

Summertime Birthday

After stamping my focal image on Neenah cardstock, I masked the image and ink blended the background with Lawn Fawn inks in blues and yellow. My main image was colored with Copic Markers and highlighted with colored pencils. The beach ball is “Paper Pieced” using Lawn Fawn’s Watercolor Wishes 6×6 Petite Paper Pack in Lucky Penny, Shooting Star and Wishing Well. My sentiment is stamped on a Lawn Fawn Stitched Circle and lifted up using dimensional foam squares. Finished my card by mounting it on Lawn Fawn’s Paper Bag Card Stock.

Thank you for stopping by! Shopping links listed below are for your convenience, substitutions are sometimes listed. Shopping my links does provide some compensation at no additional cost to you.

Lets get Hopping and leave a comment on each blog below for a chance to win one of (8) eight giveaways from Colorado Craft Company!

Adrienne Kennedy CCC

Jenn Gross

Bibi Cameron

Jennifer Kotas

Kelly Griglione

Daniel West

Caly Person

Mansi Bhatia

Kassi Hulet

Erin Thompson

Melissa Andrew

Donna Hitz

Nichol Spohr
Amber Davis
Sara Torzullo

Amy Young

Instagramers:

Joe Sysavath

Traci Jenkins

Happy Summer!

all occasion

Its a LOVELY DAY for FREE SHIPPING! Colorado Craft Co – Anita Jeram Release

If you haven’t STOPPED and SHOPPED do it NOW! Free Shipping saves you $5.95 for domestic shipping and a discount for non USA destinations of $5.95 per order. Do it SOON as the FREE SHIPPING option expires tomorrow (May 18) at midnight. Use the discount code: FREESHIPPINGDH to qualify for the free shipping discount.

Before I share today’s HOME SWEET HOME card I wanted to THANK YOU all for your kind words and comments. They really brightened my day and put a smile on my face and often a giggle! Nothing brings me quite the JOY as sharing what I LOVE with others. So thank you. Tons.

I love being home. Our three kids don’t live under the same roof any longer as they grew up and went on to live lives of their own leaving memories of all our fun times together. Our dogs keep us busy chasing balls (LOL) though.

I love this scene from the HOME SWEET HOME set by Anita Jeram for Colorado Craft Company. Our home isn’t yellow and doesn’t have those quaint little stones but, we do have a purple door. Such a fun and relaxing image to watercolor. I trimmed my paper and mounted it on purple card stock to A6 card size which is 4.75″ x 6.5.” The set comes with one solid scene (shown here) and also individual images and a matching die set and several sentiments. I used Daniel Smith watercolors in my ever expanding collection.

Another shot from my card for today.

Thank you for stopping by along the hop these past several days. If you haven’t already stop in at each blog on the HOP and comment for a chance to win a $25.00 giveaway from Colorado Craft Company!

Colorado Craft Company- Adrienne Kennedy 
Debby Hughes
Jennifer Kotas
Kelly Griglione
Bibi Cameron
Angelica Conrad
Daniel West
Sandy Allnock
Mansi Bhatia
Sara Torzullo
Kassi Hulet
Erin Thompson
Laura Volpes
Donna Hitz <<<YOU ARE HERE>>>
Nichol Spohr
Koren Wiskman
Emily Midget
Amy TsurutaJennifer Gross

INSTAGRAMMERS
Chris Dayton
Joe Syvath
Traci Jenkins

Suggested product substitutions were made when exact products could not be found. Shopping the links listed below do allow some compensation that help offset blog costs etc., Thank you muchly!

all occasion,Birthday

Watch This! – Colorado Craft Company Anita Jeram

Another in the May Release of Anita Jeram stamp sets by Colorado Craft Company! Hopefully you have followed along on the BLOG HOP and enjoyed all the beautiful cards. So many cute cards using the Watch This set featuring the cutest pups! I’m all about cute pups, in case you follow me on Instagram or Facebook, you already know that!

It’s always time to Paw-ty!

This adorable stamp set includes a separate ball and bone, along with the 3 dog stamps and 4 sentiments!

I stamped my own background using the ball and bone, colored my dog with Copic markers, mounted it on dimensional squares on a Stitched Rectangle die with a heat embossed sentiment from the set. But, wait there’s more! I had 2 more dogs left! So on the inside I did this.

So many possibilities with this stamp set but the upright dogs just seemed to be perfect for a little pop-up. Pop up cards are super easy either using a pre-made pop up brand clear plastic “pop block” or one you can make yourself.

Never enough Happy Birthday stamp sets and this one with the pups is so versatile!

Shopping links listed below are for your convenience. Affiliate links do allow a small compensation to me, at NO COST to you! Thank you SO much for all your kind comments, they make my day! Be sure to stop by all the Blogs on the hop and enjoy their inspiration!

Colorado Craft Company- Adrienne Kennedy 
Debby Hughes
Jennifer Kotas
Kelly Griglione
Bibi Cameron
Angelica Conrad
Daniel West
Sandy Allnock
Mansi Bhatia
Sara Torzullo
Kassi Hulet
Erin Thompson
Laura Volpes
Donna Hitz <<<<YOU ARE HERE >>>
Nichol Spohr
Koren Wiskman
Marci Snee
Emily Midget
Amy TsurutaJennifer Gross

INSTAGRAMMERS
Chris Dayton
Joe Syvath
Traci Jenkins

Be sure to leave a comment on the blogs to have a chance to win a $25.00 giveaway to Colorado Craft Company!

Thanks for stopping by!!!

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Coffee, Pups, Hedgehogs & Home Sweet Home – Colorado Craft Company

More stamps and dies, cuter and CUTER! Impossible to choose a favorite from this adorable new Anita Jeram release from Colorado Craft Company! Anita Jeram’s artwork is best known thorough the paintings that she made for the children’s classic book Guess How Much I Love You by Sam MacBratney (Walker Books 1994).

So much fun in the studio this week working with the four (4) New Anita Jeram sets. Two are the larger 6×8 size and two sets are 4×6, all have matching dies!

You are welcome to SHOP HERE at Colorado Craft company or follow my shopping links below. There will be special bundle pricing for purchasing the entire Anita Jeram bundle! Shopping my links do allow me a small commission at NO EXTRA COST to you – and helps with blog costs & and an occasional coffee. SPEAKING OF COFFEE!!!

Coffee House

Why just drink your beans when you can juggle them, too! I masked the little mouse jumping up on the fancy ( paper pieced) coffee bag and stamped a couple of beans so he could juggle along! There are 8 images in this huge set along with 5 separate sentiments. Truly going to be a FAVORITE among COFFEE stamp LOVERS!

Alaskan’s love their coffee roasters and I am partial to one sold locally in Anchorage but, roasted in Homer, Alaska.

Copic markers colored my image along with a bit of enhancing with colored pencil.

ONE MORE, because I just can’t stop sharing ALL THE CUTENESS!

Hedgehog Day!

The cutest party ever happening in this little hedgehog forest!

Fell head over hedgehogs when I saw these darling images! All colored with Copic Markers and enhanced with colored pencil. The Den die cut is layered with fun foam creating the dimension for the forest. The other little hedgehogs were colored, die cut and popped up on dimensionals. And, then there was glitter. Glitter added a bit of sparkle to the sky. These, hearts make me swoon. I’d get the set for the hearts, alone! LOL!


AJ483
Anita Jeram~Coffee House 6 x 8 Clear Stamps
AJ484-DAnita Jeram~Coffee House Dies
AJ487Anita Jeram~Home Sweet Home 6 x 8 Clear Stamps
AJ488-DAnita Jeram~Home Sweet Home Dies
AJ489Anita Jeram~Hedgehog Day 4 x 6 Clear Stamps
AJ490-DAnita Jeram~Hedgehog Day Dies
AJ491Anita Jeram~Watch This!  4 x 6 Clear Stamps
AJ492-DAnita Jeram~Watch This!  Dies

A word about how I choose colors with Copic Markers. I have my “go to” favorite colors with Copic Markers. Since I started using them over 10 years ago I have a much larger than needed collection. (Ssssh, don’t tell my husband lol!) That said, I sometimes grab and try and grab another color until I get what I’m looking for. So sometimes by the time I’m done with my masterpiece my desk has markers all over. So, I try to give you my best guess at the colors I chose and if I’m “off” I apologize. The best advice I gave my students in class was choose the color combo’s that suit you! That’s what’s important!

DID I MENTION A GIVEAWAY? Colorado Craft Company is generously giving $25.00 to one Winner who has left a comment on my blog! Please stop by each stop on the HOP to qualify! I will pick the WINNER on MAY 19 and announce them on MAY 20. BE SURE TO LEAVE A COMMENT! WOOHOO! Thanks for stopping by!

AND YOU MAY HAVE ARRIVED HERE FROM THE FABULOUS Laura Volpes and YOUR NEXT STOP WILL BE ON TO THE INSPIRING Nichol Spohr WHO IS ALWAYS WOWING ME WITH SOMETHING FUN!

And in case it helps to see the entire list of Bloggers….

Visit and Comment to Win on the Blog Hop here:

Colorado Craft Company- Adrienne Kennedy
Debby Hughes
Jennifer Kotas
Kelly Griglione
Bibi Cameron
Angelica Conrad
Daniel West
Sandy Allnock
Mansi Bhatia
Sara Torzullo
Kassi Hulet
Erin Thompson
Laura Volpes
Donna Hitz <<<YOU ARE HERE<<<
Nichol Spohr
Koren Wiskman
Marci Snee
Emily Midget
Amy Tsuruta

INSTAGRAMMERS
Chris Dayton
Joe Syvath
Traci Jenkins


										
				
						
			
			
			
all occasion,Colorado Craft Company

Colorado Craft Company – April Reveal 2021

So exciting to take part in this FABULOUS Blog Hop with all the AMAZING designers from around the World! There are so many cute stamp sets in this RELEASE it’s impossible to choose a favorite!

How about this adorable “LOVE ART” – AJ479

LOVE ART

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This watercolor background is diffused against the LOVE ART image stamped on Vellum and colored with alcohol markers and colored pencil.

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Visit and Comment on all the BLOGS for a chance to win a $25.00 Gift Certificate to COLORADO CRAFT COMPANY Stop by each designer and leave a comment in order to be entered to win. The giveaway will end on April 13th at midnight. Winner will be chosen on April 14, 2021!

  1. Adrienne Kennedy (CCC)
  2. Amber Rain Davis
  3. Angelica Conrad
  4. Bibi Cameron
  5. Caly Person
  6. Cathy Zielske
  7. Chari Moss
  8. Chris Dayton
  9. Daniel West
  10. Donna Hitz
  11. Emily Midgett
  12. Erin Thompson
  13. Jennifer Gross
  14. Jennifer Kotas
  15. Jennifer McGuire
  16. Jennifer Shurkus
  17. Joe Sysavath
  18. Kassi Hulet
  19. Kathy Racoosin
  20. Kelly Griglione
  21. Koren Wiskman
  22. Kristina Werner
  23. Laura Volpes
  24. Mansi Bhatia
  25. Marci Snee
  26. Nichol Spohr
  27. Sandy Allnock
  28. Sara Torzullo
  29. Traci Jenkins
  30. Yana Smakula

Links shown below hopefully make your shopping easier. I do receive a small compensation, at NO cost to you, that help offset blog costs and the cost of my IT Guy! LOL!

Thanks for stopping by!!

all occasion,Christmas,Fall/Autumn

Friendly Fall Hello!

Falls last gasps in Alaska have blown the leaves right off the trees! School has begun and so have our card classes! September’s class was filled with familiar faces and friends making fall and wintery cards, kind of getting us into the “mood.”

 

 

Exciting things happening this year with more classes starting soon at a new location (to be announced) and things in process to expand our business, hopefully making products available during class times and in between. Updates on that soon!

Sharing a few more wintery cards today, that will be featured in our October card class to be held October 27 – from 1-3:30. October’s class is SOLD OUT but, follow our space here for news on our next classes!

 

Using Lawn Fawn Snowflake dies on this gorgeous 3-D Textured Impressions embossing folder by Sizzix and blending Distress Oxide ink for the background, makes this Holiday card come together quickly! I just love the fonts in Simply Winter Sentiments also by Lawn Fawn!  I made this one with a little band around the background but, thinking it would be just as pretty without it, too!

 

Another card with my favorite bit of whimsy to it is this using images from Mama Elephant

 


So many cute penguins to choose from in this Cool Penguins set! Love a clean and simple card!

It has been busy around the studio but, my favorite kind of busy! My sister calls me the “FACILITATOR OF FUN.” That could be a euphemism for Trouble but, in a good way! I’ll leave you with a few unbelievably late blooming flowers from my porch and some shopping links to “facilitate some fun!” Shopping my links do compensate me, at no cost to you, and help offset my blog costs, etc.,

Happy FALL!!!

 

 

all occasion,Waffle Flower

Rainbows, Books and Coffee – Waffleflower Crafts

Sometimes card inspiration comes from what is laying random on my desk in front of me. My desk was full of that sort of inspiration since I had been busy getting ready for company and enjoying my time with them. So Waffleflower Crafts Rainbow die, still on my desk from a recent order, was waiting to be put to work!  I love a colorful, sparkly, glittery rainbow and used American Crafts glitter tape as the base for my rainbow. The glittery tape surface doesn’t shed glitter so I used Copic markers to color unconventional rainbow stripes and then die cut it.

 

 

 

That’s when the whole “Reading Rainbow” idea came to me! Ha! Now that little tune is going to be spinning around between your ears! So using Waffleflower Crafts, “Books and Coffee” stamp set was just perfect for a fun, all occasion card.

 



Summer in Alaska is winding down, the last salmon are making their way up stream and reading and coffee are sounding like a good idea. Affiliate links below for easy shopping (no extra cost to you, however a small compensation to me). Product substitutions made where necessary. Thank you for stopping by!

 

 

 

all occasion,encouragement

Keep Swimming – Essentials by Ellen – Inner Mermaid by Julie Ebersole

An “Action Wobbler” has this Mermaid’s tail flipping. This from a new set in the recent Essentials by Ellen release featuring some very magical sets by Julie Ebersole. Many images on today’s card are from the Inner Mermaid set which pairs nicely with an earlier set called Mermaid’s Tail.  Both have very fun and sassy sentiments that work with nautical themed cards.

Watercoloring seemed perfect for my mermaid, shells and starfish and is one of my favorite ways to color backgrounds or images. It comes together quickly and is so relaxing. I used colored card stock for my background and some random sequins and stars for some magical touches.

Here it is in action:

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Action wobblers are such an easy way to put a bit of pizzazz in a card. Affiliate links for easy shopping below. A small compensation is given to me if you shop direct from my links, below (at NO extra charge to you). Thanks for shopping with me or stopping by!

 

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