Tiny Treasure Workshop

 Hello all! Happy Monday! I’m sharing this super fun card inspired by “Pop Art” today. I used stamps from the Electronic Icons stampset and colored them in with alcohol markers. I arranged them on coordinating Brutus Monroe cardstock and toppped it off with a sentiment from the “You are” stampset. This came together quickly but think it’s a super fun technique that I’ll be using more often! BRU Codes: BRU5451 "Brutus Monroe | Cardstock | 8.5""x11"" | Buttercream"                         BRU5505 "Brutus Monroe | Cardstock | 8.5""x11"" | Poison Apple"                         BRU6540 "Brutus Monroe | Cardstock | 8.5""x11"" | Flamingo"                        BRU5550 "Brutus Monroe | Cardstock | 8.5""x11"" | Heather"                    ...

Hello everyone! I’ve been working away diligently on the AECP courses and loving every minute. This card is inspired by the “Ink Blending Techniques” course taught by Amy Lee.  First I masked off a border from the card panel, so that when I ink blend I would be left with a thick white border. I combined a few techniques discussed in the course such as the emboss resist and ink blending the background panel. I embossed the flowers from the “Charming Flowers” stampset in white. This might be an exclusive stampset from the “SCT Crop and Create” event since I am not finding it on the website.  Then I ink blended Distress Oxides in Picked Raspberry, Seedless Grapes, and Blueprint Sketch on top. I chose darker colors to really show a strong contrast against the white embossing. It looks stunning! Next, I cut out the “Hello Friend” sentiment from the  Craft Your Life Project Kit: Sunshine Flowers . I did the background in vellum to soften the look and did the sentime...

Hey all! I’m back with another card for my AECP journey! Today, I am showing a card inspired by the “For the Guys” class taught by Jennifer Rzasa. I think most of us can agree that masculine cards are HARD. Luckily, the techniques taught in this class made it easy to put this card together!  I used the “Geometric” technique discussed in the course and used the  Grid Stencil  to create the background. I originally wanted to ink blend but then I decided to use the  Acrylic Markers . I really wanted that deep, saturated look and these markers were perfect! They are very opaque and loved the color range. I used shades of blue, gray and black and colored them randomly to create the background. For the sentiment, I used the Birthday Wishes  stampset. I did a light stamping of numbers to accent the birthday sentiment. I mounted the card panel on black cardstock to finish off the card! Thanks for stopping by! Follow me on  Instagram ...

Hello everyone! Today’s card showcases my final card after the “Celebration Stencil Techniques” class taught by Laurel Beard for  the  Altenew Educator Certification Program ! I will admit that I don’t use stencils as much as I should..and when I do it is the very basic ink blending use that they are typically used for. I was delighted (and maybe a little scared?!) to see the various ways to use techniques in this class!  The main one I wanted to focus on was using embossing in the background. I used a gorgeous Rose gold embossing powder on the  Deco Wallpaper Stencil . I decided to give it a more “grungy” look by not embossing the whole panel and letting it fade out towards the top. I love how it turned out. I am all for adding as much shine and shimmer as possible so I love this technique.  Next I used the  Craft Your Life Project Kit: Sunshine Flowers  stamp and stencil to create the floral images. I used the layering stencil and love ho...

Hello everyone! I’m here sharing my final card after completing the “Clean & Simple Boutique” cards taught by Jennifer Rzasa. This is part of  the  Altenew Educator Certification Program  that I am so honored to be a part of!  Out of all the classes I have taken so far, THIS has to be my favorite! There were so many techniques and tips in this class I actually ended up jotting down notes so I wouldn’t forget!  I will say my style is evolving, but most of my cards tend to gravitate towards the “Clean and Simple” (CAS) look so this was right up my alley. I definitely went out of my comfort zone with some of the methods here.  The main technique that unfortunately is so hard to capture on camera, is the “Faux Letterpress/Embossing” technique for the sentiment. I couldn’t stop running my fingers over the sentiment because I loved the embossed feel it gave to the card. I used the  Timeless Sentiment Die set The next method I want...

  Isnt this snowman just SO adorable!? To create this card, I  started off ink blending a soft halo of blue on a card panel. I minimally colored the snowman and propped it on top of the blue halo with foam squares. Lastly, I  stamped some snow prints in the background and embellished with Red flat back crystals! This card came together so seamlessly!  Thanks for stopping by! Follow me on  Instagram  for more cards, reels and crafty fun! Jill

  2CuteInk is the amazing sponsor this week at  Passionate Paper Crafters and Family Facebook Group ! We have lots of fun over on the group and lots of inspiration and projects are constantly shared! Come join us! There is a special sale going on now!  Halloween spirit is in FULL swing! I love this cute little images from 2CuteInk. I decided to make a fun halloween birthday card! I used my Cricut to cut out a film strip in black cardstock. After coloring the images with alcohol markers I arranged them in the film strip. I cut out the sentiments and mounted them on purple cardstock and propped them up with foam squares! I embellished with some purple and orange enamel dots! Thanks for stopping by! Follow me on  Instagram  for more cards, reels and crafty fun! Jill

How fun is this  Gnome Christmas Tree  from Twistoon!? I colored this in with my alcohol markers and added some white highlights with a white gel pen. I layered it one some patterned cardstock and used a "merry&bright" Stampin' Up! sentiment. Lastly, I embellished it with some Pearl Green Nuvo drops! I entered the card in the following challenges: TTCRD: Anything Goes Challenge Crafty Sentiments: Anything Goes Lil Patch of Crafty Friends: Ch 167 Crafting Happiness: Ch 115 Thanks for stopping by! Follow me on  Instagram  for more cards, reels and crafty fun! Jill  

All Dressed Up is the amazing sponsor this week at  Passionate Paper Crafters and Family Facebook Group ! We have lots of fun and a special discount just for this promo! To be 100% honest, Halloween cards are not ones I make often this image might change that! I had so much coloring this image in with alocohol markers and then I mounted it on black cardstock. For the web, I used my Cricut (yay!!! My husband will be happy to hear I am putting it to use). I found a spider web SVG and cut it on some silver cardstock. I glued it on purple cardstock and foam taped my image on top if it. I embellished with some sequins and opaque white Nuvo Drops!  Thanks for stopping by! Follow me on  Instagram  for more cards, reels and crafty fun! Jill

  I loved this floral bouquet stamp included in the SSS September Card Kit! I colored it in with my alcohol markers and mounted it on some green cardstock that was included in the kit. I also mounted the Tim Holtz sentiment sticker on the same green cardstock. I used a bright yellow cardstock as as the slimline card base. I decided to use these gold seed beads in the flower centers for some added fun and dimension! I entered this card in the following challenges: Crafting Happiness Ch 114 Make My Monday: #157 Autumn/Fall Card Crafty Catz #564- Anything Goes Polkadoodles: Wk 38 Anything Goes Colour Crazy Challenge: Week 37 Thanks for stopping by! Follow me on  Instagram  for more cards, reels and crafty fun! Jill  

   Hey everyone! We have another lovely challenge at  The Crafter's Cafe Challenge Blog ! The theme for this challenge is "Favorite Color Combination sponsored by  Sheepski Designs . I chose this "Little Wish" digital stamp and printed it in white cardstock. I thought this image was PERFECT for young kids or babies! My favorite color combination is turquoise and gold! Leave a comment below to tell me your fave color combo! I printed the image twice and cut one out as a mask so I could color the background. I used Catherine Pooler Ink in "All That Jazz" with a blending sponge to create the soft background. I used alcohol markers to color in the elephants and then heat embossed the heart in gold. I layered some striped gold patterned paper with a turquoise background and cut out the "baby" sentiment using my Cricut. I am loving using my Cricut to do quick word sentiments! I added the word on top of some gold glitter washi tape!  I entered this card ...

  This SimonSaysStamp kit from the August Card Kit has been my go to stamp set for cards for kids! So fun and Playful! I used the patterned paper included in the kit to create the background and then colored in the stamped images with colored pencils. I added "googly eyes" to the frog for a little extra fun 😄 I entered this card in the following challenges: Crafty Calender: September Challenge 'Anything Goes' TaylorMadeCards4U:September 2021 Challenge #9 Crafty Catz #563 Masculine birthday Week 36 - Anything Goes Colouring Challenge Thanks for stopping by! Follow me on  Instagram  for more cards, reels and crafty fun! Jill  

  If you can't tell by now, I am ready for FALL! I wanted to create another card with the CC Designs New Release! CC Designs is the lovely sponsor this week at  Passionate Paper Crafters and Family Facebook Group ! Make sure to check out the Facebook Group for a special sale going on now! I wanted to do a 3 circle popout layout. I used my Cricut to cut out three circles to act as a frame for the stamps. I colored them in using my alcohol markers and fussy cut them out and arranged them in the circles. I used two patterned papers that I thought complemented each other well and embellished with some navy blue half pearls! Thanks for stopping by! Follow me on  Instagram  for more cards, reels and crafty fun! Jill

  I was in need of a birthday card for a birthday party this weekend..but was kind of in a creative rut. So I found a sketch online to follow! I realized getting some inspiration is just the boost I needed. I used this super cute hippo image from 2cuteInk . I colored in the hippo with my alcohol markers and used some patterned cardstock for the background. I used some white pearls to embellish the card!  I submitted this card to the following challenge: Tuesday Morning Sketches #622 Thanks for stopping by! Follow me on  Instagram  for more cards, reels and crafty fun! Jill

  CC Designs is the lovely sponsor this week at  Passionate Paper Crafters and Family Facebook Group ! Make sure to check out the Facebook Group for a special sale going on now! This stampset is PERFECT for the fall season ahead. I love the images and variety of sentiments! I decided to use a few of the images and make a mini autumn scene. I colored in the images with alcohol markers and then fussy cut them out and arranged them. For the background, I inkblended yellow and blue distress ink using my SSS cloud stencil. I love how this turned out and especially love how all the colors play together! I entered this card in the following challenges: Creative Knockouts #418 Through the Purple Haze: #184 CCC Digi Challenge #129 No Patterned Paper Creative Moments Challenge #222 - Anything Goes Thanks for stopping by! Follow me on  Instagram  for more cards, reels and crafty fun! Jill

A new month means a new challenge at the  Get Creative Challenges  Blog! The theme for this month is "Anything Goes" and my image, "Me & My Snowman", was sponsored by Star Stampz . Head over to the challenge blog to see the Design Team's lovely creations and submit one of your own! I tend to gravitate towards the same layouts so I looked around for some sketch inspiration and came across this one from "Make the Cards Challenge"! Thought it was unique and fun so decided to follow along! I usually color first and then find matching cardstock, but for this one, I knew I wanted to use my "Farmhouse Christmas" from Echo Park, so I chose the papers first and then colored! I embellished with some opaque colored dots.  I entered this card in the following challenges: QKR Challenge #427 Pixie's Snippets Playground - Challenge #411 Penny's Challenge #504 Crafty creations September Challenge (#425) - Through the Purple Haze: #184 Thanks for ...

Another lovely image from All Dressed Up for this card! I was still in the mood to play around with my distress oxides so I ink blended the background and stamped some fun white embossed elements.  I colored the image using colored pencils and mounted it on a patterned cardstock that had silver diagonal stripes. I used the "Happy Holiday" sentiment from a wooden stamp I had in my stash and used a piece of bow to embellish it! Lastly, added some winter-y sequins to top it all off! Thanks for stopping by! Follow me on  Instagram  for more cards, reels and crafty fun! Jill

  Hey everyone! Today I am sharing my DT project for  The Crafter's Cafe Challenge Blog . The theme is "Anything Goes" sponsored by My Besties Shop .  Head on over to the blog and join the fun! Leave a comment if you submit a card, I'd love to see your entry!  The image I used is the "Pheonix and Ella Urban Bestie Doll 01" . I colored this in using my alcohol markers. To create the background I ink blended Stampin' Up Spot Inks in Only Orange and Fuschia. I used masking tape to mask off some stripes. On the stripes, I stamped the sentiment "You're the best" and "So sweet" in alternating stripes.                                           I cut out two different sizes circles from pink and patterned pink cardstock. I stamped a simple "Happy Birthday" in white embossing powder and embellished the card with some sequins!  Thanks for stopping by! Follow ...

Rachelle Ann Miller is a wonderful sponsor over at the  Passionate Paper Crafters and Family Facebook Group  and graciously shared a freebie on her site! I love the sketchy doodle effect and decided to turn this into a mini card. I colored in the image with my alcohol markers and used Nuvo drops in pink to embellish the centers of the flowers. Pink opaque Nuvo drop for the flower centers for some added dimension I had this sentiment in my stash so I stamped it on some white cardstock and mounted it on a green cardstock. I love the simple clean effect of this card, so decided to keep it as is without extra embellishments! Thanks for stopping by! Follow me on  Instagram  for more cards, reels and crafty fun! Jill  

Sassy and Crafty is the lovely sponsor this week at  Passionate Paper Crafters and Family Facebook Group !  Fall is right around the corner (even though summer felt like 0.2 seconds) so I am definitely getting in the Fall cozy mode. I got this perfectly Fall themed stamp set from Sassy and Crafty "Pumpkin Spice". I colored all the images using alcohol markers and arranged them on the corner of some patterned cardstock. I used some  twine to add some more interest and used opaque yellow and gold dots to embellish. I stamped the sentiment with gold powder on some green cardstock and used twine to make a bow and attached it to the card. Thanks for stopping by! Follow me on  Instagram  for more cards, reels and crafty fun! Jill