May Arts Handmade Christmas Card Hop

Welcome to the May Arts Ribbonista Christmas Card Hop! 

It's never too early to start making Christmas cards. At least in my book that's how it goes. Most paper companies come out with their new Christmas lines in July, so that gives everyone a nice head start, plus, you can always find amazing ribbons to go along when you search the May Arts catalog!

I created this card with Authentique Paper's "Believe" collection. This collection is perfect. Plus, you can get the cardmaking stack which comes with pre-scored cards. Makes things a lot easier when you have to create a bunch of cards! What card would be complete without some yummy ribbon?! I used the 1/2 inch Pom Pom String in Red, 3/8 inch Metallic Velvet in Parrot Green, and 5/8 inch Solid/Plaid ribbon in blue for this card. 

Be sure to visit fellow ribbonistas Karen Baker, Jennifer Davey, Jenifer Cowles, Jen Shears, Charlene Driggs, and Gini Williams Cagle today and don't forget to hop over to the May Arts Blog for more inspiration! 

May Arts/Avery Elle/ UmWow Studio Blog Hop!

Welcome to the May Arts, Avery Elle, & UmWow Studio blog hop! 

For my project I decided to create a fun little card. I LOVED the Needle Little Love stamp set from Avery Elle. So perfect for cardmaking! I also fell in love with the Butterfly Confetti from UmWow Studio, I knew I had to use it on this project! Of course, what project wouldn't be complete without some lovely ribbon from May Arts?! 

Thanks for stopping by today and don't forget to visit the other ribbonistas today as well as our friends at UmWow Studio & Avery Elle.

Jen Shears

Gini Williams Cagle

We have 3 prize packs for you to win!

1 Stamp Set
1 roll of ribbon
1 mask, flair set & layered chipboard set

To enter you must post a comment on each blog: May Arts, UmWow Studio, and Avery Elle. 

Products Used:
May Arts- AKB10, 408-15-10, SM10
UmWow Studio- Butterfly Confetti, Butterfly Kisses Flair
Avery Elle- Needle Little Love Stamp Set
Authentique Paper- Accomplished collection

Radiant Neon Blog Hop

Welcome to the Radiant Neon Blog Hop! If you are just stopping by today, be sure to start at the very beginning on the CardMaker Blog. 

I made this fun card by spreading some Radiant Neon inks in a rainbow pattern on a piece of white cardstock. I didn't know how it would turn out, so I just played around. These inks are so fun and so beautiful that any card created with them will brighten someone's day. 

I thought this sentiment was PERFECT for this card. After adding that I finished it off with a beautiful bow. 

If you are following along and collecting the electric words today, your electric word from this stop is

RADIANT NEON

Your next stop on the hop is Lovely Linda Lucas: http://lovelylindascraftcentral.blogspot.com.au/

For your chance to win a FULL SET of these amazing Radiant Neon Inks, visit the Imagine Crafts blog for the full list of rules and find out how to enter! 

Thanks for stopping by today!

Products Used:
Imagine Crafts/Tsukineko: Radiant Neon Ink- Electric Pink, Electric Coral, Electric Orange, Electric Yellow, Electric Green, Electric Blue, Electric Purple; Fireworks- Tuxedo Black; Sponge Daubers
The Crafters Workshop: TCW219 Punchinella 6x6 Template
Unity Stamp Company: Delightful Little Things Stamp Set

May Arts & Scrapbook Adhesives by 3L Blog Hop!

May Arts has teamed up with Scrapbook Adhesives for a week of inspiration!

For my project today I created this lovely little Winter card. I LOVE the 3D Foam Squares from Scrapbook adhesives! Whenever I use a lot of die cuts, I like to have lots of dimension and these little foam squares are perfect for adding dimension! They stick really well too! 

Some of my favorite go-to May Arts ribbons are the Jute String and the large Pom Poms. I use them on almost every single project that I create. 

Thanks for stopping by today! Don't forget to visit the rest of the Ribbonistas this week! 

Here are your stops this week:

Monday

Virginia Fynes

Shellye McDaniel

Latrice Murphy

Tuesday

Lalo IK

Karen Baker

Jessica Kephart

Wednesday

Jenifer Cowles

Jen Shears

Gini Williams Cagle

Thursday

Emily Lanham

DeeDee Catron

Friday

Christina Colón

Charlene Driggs

Candy Rosenberg

May Arts Ribbonista Card Hop

Welcome to the Ribbonista Christmas Card blog hop! Be sure to check out the May Arts Blog to see all of the fabulous cards today! 

I created this fun card with the "Joyous" Paper Crafting Kit from Authentique Paper. I really love this kit because it came with these adorable file folders that easily double as cards! It also came with die cuts so creating this card was quick & easy! This kit is PERFECT for card making this holiday season! 

 A new love of mine is the large Pom Pom ribbon! This stuff is AWESOME! It gives a really nice finishing touch and dimension to all projects! Then again, ALL May Arts Ribbon gives a nice finishing touch! 

Isn't that bow PERFECT?! Well, my trick is simple actually... I used the new Bow-it-All from Zutter! If you love ribbon and want to make a perfect bow every time, you MUST own this tool! 

We've got PRIZES!

To win 3 spools from the May Arts Christmas Category, you simply need to post a comment on any stop along the way.

Products Used:

May Arts- 377-38-46, 462-09, 444-58-14
Authentique Paper- "Joyous" Paper Crafting Kit

Zutter- Bow-it-All

Petaloo- Flowers
DCWV- Gem Stickers

Autumn All-in-One Envelope/Note Card

Happy Fall ya'll! It's gotten quite cold here in Ohio and we've even seen our first snow already! Yes that's right, I said the dreaded S word! The crisp air had me excited to create Fall projects. 

I am in LOVE with DCWV's new Pumpkin Patch stack. The rich colors are perfect for this time of year! I created this cute little envelope/note card to share today. This was so easy to make! I'm going to share how you can create this yourself!

Start out by cutting your envelope template. You can use any square die and a decorative edge die. You will need 2 squares and one with a decorative edge for the envelope flap. 

Roll out some color onto your envelope with a brayer and Kaleidacolor pad. Ink edges with an ink blusher by coordinating colors from the ink pad. 

Tape the shapes together with washi tape. You may need to cut the shapes down a little so they fold inside each other like an envelope.

Cut the same shapes with patterned paper and adhere to inside.

Mist some bare embellishments with coordinating Fireworks colors. 

Glue ribbon to a smaller piece of paper and add to the bottom part of the envelope. Add between the flap and patterned paper as well. This way you can tie your envelope shut.

So simple, right? These would make perfect little place cards on a Thanksgiving table. 

You can even leave a little note inside for your guests and let them know why you are Thankful for them!

Thanks for stopping by today! 

Products Used:

DCWV- Pumpkin Patch Stack, Corrugate Naturals 6x6

Imagine Crafts- Kaleidacolor: Autumn Leaves; Fireworks: Potter’s Clay, Bamboo Leaves; Ink Blushers
May Arts- SM27, AF38
Basically Bare- Flower & Leaves Embellies
Epiphany Crafts- Round 14 tool & bubble caps
Speedball- Brayer
Spellbinders- A2 Matting Basics, Creative Book Pages

May Arts & Lawn Fawn Blog Hop

Welcome to the May Arts & Lawn Fawn blog hop! We started this hop on Monday, so if you are just stopping by today, be sure to visit the May Arts & Lawn Fawn blogs to get the full lineup for the week! 

When I was told we would be working with Lawn Fawn, I got excited, I was immediately drawn to the adorable "Admit One" stamp set. I paired it with the Lawn Fawn "Dewey Decimal" paper pad because the colors were bright and fun.

I decided to try my hand at some cards today. I can't take full credit for the idea, I stumbled across it on Pinterest and fell in love with the little paper bags as envelopes. 

I added some of my favorite ribbon from May Arts, Teal Metallic Velvet (377-38-15) and Natural burlap string (SM09).

We are also having 2 giveaways of 3 spools of ribbon along with 1 stamp & die set. The first giveaway will take place Monday- Friday, the second will be over the weekend, Friday-Monday. Visit the May Arts blog for more details! 

Don't forget to visit ribbonistas Erin Thiem and Leah Farrar-White who are also up today with some great projects!

Products Used:

May Arts & CardMaker Magazine Blog Hop!

Welcome to the May Arts/ CardMaker Magazine blog hop! If you came from Dee Dee's blog, you're on the right track! If not, be sure to start back at the beginning by visiting The CardMaker Magazine blog!

For my card, I thought I would stick with the upcoming Valentine's Day theme... so I worked with the "Lovely" collection from Authentique Paper. 

I tried a new technique that I learned at CHA last week... but it didn't turn out how I envisioned when I added it to my card...

First, take your ribbon (I used EA09 which is very similar to seam binding) and tape off sections with washi tape. 

Next, spray your ribbon with your favorite mist. The washi tape should create a mask and leave sections of your ribbon plain. Mine didn't work... I think the mist went through this particular washi. The technique DOES work though. I tried it at CHA and it turned out really neat. I need to invest in some thicker washi. I would assume this would work with painters tape or masking tape, you just want to be sure to use a tape that will peel off of your ribbon and not leave sticky residue. 

Another good tip... if you have white ribbon and need a desired color- use mists! I buy a lot of my ribbons in white or cream just so I can get some use out of my mists and match colors to other embellishments. 

May Arts will be giving away 4 spools of lovely ribbon (winners choice)... all you have to do is comment along the way! 

Now hop along to Erin Thiem's blog for more inspiration! 

Products Used:

May Arts- EA09, XL16, 393-25-17

Authentique- "Lovely" 12x12 & Details Stickers

Heidi Swapp- Color Shine-Tinsel

JAFDT Card Challenge & Sale!

This week Just A Few Design Team had a card challenge, I'm not much of a cardmaker, but it was fun to try something different! I decided to do a Tropical themed Christmas card using my Close To My Heart Tropical Christmas stamps. The front features a Surfing Santa and says "Mele Kalikimaka" which means Merry Christmas.







Check this card out on eBay HERE, bids start at just 99 cents!!!



Also make sure you check out all of Just a few design team's items on ebay by searching JAFDT, this week there are several listings starting at just 99 cents!