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Saturday, May 31, 2025

Jaded Blossom May 2025 Monthly Challenge

Theme: Anything Goes

Hello crafty friend, I hope you know how Pawsome you are and thanks so much for stopping by and checking out my entry for Jaded Blossom's May Monthly challenge: Anything Goes! This month I created a couple cards for a friend's twins 3rd birthdays. I have been wanting to create dino cards for a while now and think these turned out so cute.

For both these cards I used the Card Mat Dies to make a grassy background and a brown strip that I inked using the Mini Dino Stencil. I layered the background on a 1/8-inch larger mat with a coordinating dinosaur color and lined the brown strip with peel offs from Love From Lizi. I used the Gnome Dies and the Girl Gnome Dies and dressed them up as dinosaurs using the Monster Add Ons 1. I gave them both a cute little cupcake to hold from the Birthday Add Ons and then cut out the words Party Time from the Birthday Word Dies.

Thanks again so much for stopping by to check out my creation! I hope this brings you inspiration and invite you to join in on the fun and enter in your own project for the monthly challenge HERE, and while you're at it check out all the other amazing entries and design team inspiration! Below you will find a list of all the products I used, have a Pawsome Day!

Jaded Blossom Products

Gnome Dies

Girl Gnome Dies

Monster Add Ons 1

Birthday Add Ons

Card Mat Dies

Mini Dino Stencil

Birthday Word Dies

Other Products Used

P13 stamping pad skin tones

Doodlebug Designs Rainbow Petite Patterns

Recollections foil cardstock

Sizzix textured cardstock

black glossy cardstock

Simon Says Stamp Pawsitively Saturated Ink

MISTI

Bearly Art Glue

mics. foam squares for dimension

Gina K Designs Intri-cut

Tim Holtz sidekick

Love From Lizi Peel Offs

Sunday, April 27, 2025

Fire Hazard Birthday with Jaded Blossom

Fire Hazard Birthday

April Guest Designer for Jaded Blossom

Hello crafty friend, I hope you know how Pawsome you are and thanks so much for stopping by! I have had so much fun being a Guest Designer for Jaded Blossom the month of April and sharing my creations and inspiration with you! For my final design I have this super cute birthday card I made for my husband!

With my husband being a firefighter, the Firefighter Add Ons are one of my absolute favorites to play with! I used the Gnome Face Add Ons 1 and Gnome Faces stamp set to give him those adorable eyes and the stereotypical firefighter mustache! My favorite part was creating our dog and having him playfully hanging out in the cloud of smoke that was cut out using the Border Dies 2 and popped up with foam tape. I cut the background and the smoke out using the Card Mat Dies and added a baseboard using the Border Dies, then used the Sound the Alarm stamp set for the sentiment.

Thanks so much for stopping by and checking out my creation and I hope you have a Pawsome day! If you didn't stop by from the Jaded Blossom Blog and would like to see my featured post and all their other amazing things, CLICK HERE.

Jaded Blossom Products

Sound the Alarm Stamp Set

Border Dies & Border Dies 2

Other Products Used

Tim Holtz mirrored kraftstock

black glossy paper

SSS Pawsitively Saturated Inks

Ranger Archival Jet Black Ink

silver metallic cardstock

Cricut textured cardsock

Doodlebug Design and Sunny Studios paper

MISTI

Bearly Art Glue, ATG tape

Gina K Designs Intri-cut

SB.com Magic Mat

Tim Holtz Sidekick

Mint Tape

1mm and 2mm foam squares

Sakura white gelly roll pen

Black glaze pen

Tuesday, April 22, 2025

Speedy Recovery with Jaded Blossom

Speedy Recovery

April Guest Designer for Jaded Blossom

Hello crafty friend, I hope you know how Pawsome you are and thanks so much for stopping by! I am so honored to be a Guest Designer for Jaded Blossom the month of April and share my creations and inspiration with you! Got any Gnomies you need to send a Get Well Soon card to? Well, I created these 6 cards to help you get started on showing them just how much you care! All the cards are A2 size and feature the Happy Healing collection from Doodlebug Design.

CARD 1

This sweet caring bear was made using the Bear Dies and Faces and is holding an x-ray from the Medical Add Ons. The red background was cut out from the Card Mat Dies and the bear is nestled on a Stitched Square. The sentiment comes from the Speedy Recovery stamp set and coordinating dies.

CARD 2

This Gnome is holding a band aid from the Medical Add Ons and is sitting on a set of nestled stitched Octagons. I used two papers for the background cut from the Card Mat Dies and the sentiment was stamped and cut out using the Speedy Recovery stamp set and coordinating dies.

CARD 3

Need a tissue??? This thoughtful Girl Gnome has a box from the Medical Add Ons for you! The background and sentiment were created using the same products as card 2. I used a white velvet cardstock for the tissues so they would be nice a soft and not hurt your nose!

CARD 4

For this card I turned the pill bottle from the Medical Dies into a fun shaker piece and placed it on a stitched Rectangle. For the background I used the Card Mat Dies for the white and accent papers and then added some black hearts from the Embellishment Clusters Die along with a few black gems. I used the same Speedy Recovery set for the sentiment and outlined it with a black marker to help it stand out.

CARD 5

This handsome lad is ready to relax and recover in his big comfy Chair after taking his meds! I used the Border Dies to create a baseboard for wall and floor and added a few blue hearts using the Embellishment Clusters Die. The sentiment is from the Speedy Recovery set and his pill bottle is from the Medical Add Ons.

CARD 6

The Mrs. is ready to rest and relax in the other room after having to take care of his (card 5) man cold! She rocking a curly hair do from the Hair Add Ons or it may just be frizz from all the heat her other half is giving off! This card features all the same dies as his card and a few pretty pink enamel hearts.

Thanks so much for stopping by and checking out my creations and I hope you have a Pawsome day! If you didn't stop by from the Jaded Blossom Blog and would like to see my featured post and all their other amazing things, CLICK HERE.

Jaded Blossom Products

Speedy Recovery Stamp Set and Dies

Embellishment Clusters Die

Border Dies

Other Products Used

Nuvo Crystal Drops - Ebony Black

SSS Pawsitively Saturated Ink - Fairway

SSS White Pigment Ink

woodgrain, black glossy, silver, white shimmer cardstocks

Doodle Bug Design Happy Healing 6x6 paper pad, 12x12 textured and patterned paper

Doodlebug Design 6x6 rainbow petite paper pads

Doodlebug Design Crushed Velvet Cardstock

Doodlebug Design Shakers - Pill Better

Doodlebug Design Shape Sprinkles - Heart Attack, All Better

P13 Stamping Pad Skin Tones 4x6 paper pad

Neenah Classic Crest Solar White 110# cardstock

Sizzix textured cardstock

Bearly Art Glue, ATG tape

Gina K Designs Intri-cut

SB.com Magic Mat

Tim Holtz Sidekick

Mint Tape

1mm and 2mm foam squares & strips

Tombow Marker N15

Sakura white gelly roll pen

Ranger Archival Jet Black Ink

Love From Lizzy Peel Offs

black gems

MISTI

Sunday, April 20, 2025

Happy PUR-thday with Jaded Blossom

Happy PUR-thday

April Guest Designer for Jaded Blossom

Hello crafty friend, I hope you know how Pawsome you are and thanks so much for stopping by! I am so honored to be a Guest Designer for Jaded Blossom the month of April and share my creations and inspiration with you! I always tease my mom about turning into the crazy cat lady, so I made her the purfect birthday card to fit.

I used the Card Mat Dies to make a background panel from Doodlebug's Pretty Kitty 6x6 Paper Pad and added a 1/8in larger layer in a teal cardstock and added them to an A2 sized card base. I then added the "PUR" letters cut from the Alphabet Dies to a strip on the bottom and stamped the rest using the Happy Hello stamp set. I dressed up the Girl Gnome using the Halloween Costume 2 Add Ons, Birthday Add Ons, and Hair Add Ons, then placed her on an orange tone on tone kitty Stitched Oval and added a few yellow enamel hearts.

Jaded Blossom Products

Halloween Costume Add Ons 2

Birthday Add Ons

Hair Add Ons

Stitched Oval Dies

Other Products Used

Doodlebug Design Pretty Kitty 6x6 paper pad

Doodlebug Design 12x12 textured solid cardstock

Doodlebug Design shape sprinkles - Love This!

Tonic Studios Mirror Card Gloss Cardstock (balloon and PUR)

black glossy cardstock (whiskers)

Sizzix textured cardstock

Recollections foil cardstock (balloon string)

P13 skin tones

Bearly Art Glue

Gina K Designs Intri-cut

Tim Holtz Sidekick

Mint Tape

1mm and 2mm foam squares

Ranger Archival Jet Black Ink

SSS Pawsitively Saturated Ink - Charcoal

MISTI

Thanks so much for stopping by and checking out my creation! I hope you have a Pawsome day! If you didn't stop by from the Jaded Blossom Blog and would like to see my featured post and all their other amazing things, CLICK HERE.

Monday, April 14, 2025

Gnomie Easter with Jaded Blossom

Gnomie Easter

April Guest Designer for Jaded Blossom

I started off making 8 backgrounds using the Triangle Card Mat along with Doodlebug's Bunny Hop and Rainbow Petite Prints 6x6 paper pads, and kraft cardstock for the brown frame. I used the new Stitched Arch Dies and created a backdrop for the gnomes to sit on using vellum. I then dressed up a matching boy and girl gnome using a combination of the Easter Add Ons & Easter Add Ons 2 making a total of 4 different looks for the cards.

Jaded Blossom Products

Gnome Dies

Girl Gnome Dies

Easter Add Ons & Easter Add Ons 2

Stitched Arch Dies

Triangle Card Mat Die

Other Products Used

Doodlebug Design Bunny Hop 6x6 paper pad

Mixture of Doodlebug Design Rainbow Petite Prints 6x6 paper pads

Doodlebug Design Crushed Velvet Cardstock (bunny feet and ears)

Tonic Studios Mirror Card Gloss Cardstock (bunny balloon)

Recollections foil and kraft cardstock, and vellum

Sizzix textured cardstock

white shimmer cardstock (eggs)

Copic marker R20

P13 skin tones

Bearly Art Glue

Gina K Designs Intri-cut

Tim Holtz Sidekick

Mint Tape

1mm and 2mm foam squares

Sunday, April 6, 2025

Jaded Blossom April 2025 Monthly Challenge and Guest Designer Spotlight

Jaded Blossom April 2025 Monthly Challenge

Theme: Animals

Hello crafty friend, I hope you know how Pawsome you are and thanks so much for stopping by and checking out my Guest Designer creation for Jaded Blossom's April Monthly challenge: Animals! I am so honored to be a Guest Designer for Jaded Blossom the month of April and share my creations and inspiration with you! What better way to start it off than with an "Adventure" themed birthday card?

I just love how this card turned out so much! I started out by cutting an A2 sized panel from Bella BLVD's Bug Explorer - Nature Study 12x12 cardstock and used a brown ink to dirty up the edges. Then I used the Tropical Dies to cut out a piece of 12x12 Bella BLVD DADstyle - Hustle & Heart cardstock for the ground. Using the Off Road Vehicle dies I cut several different cardstocks and then dirtied up the body with brown ink. The gnome is dressed up using the Safari Add Ons and I add glossy accents to the goggles to give them some fun definition! And now my favorite part... the LION!!!! He is created using the body of the Penguin dies, the head and paws from the Bear dies, and his mane, snout, and ears are from the Animal Add Ons and then I gave him black enamel dot eyes! Isn't he just the CUTEST?!?!? I finished up the card by adding a few yellow hearts and adding the "Adventure Awaits" and "4X4" sentiments using The Road Less Traveled stamps and coordinating dies and dirtied up the edges using brown ink.

Now on to the inside... I used the same paper and dies to cut out more ground and added the sweet little backpack from the Safari Add Ons, obviously if it came from his vehicle it had to be dirty too! I add the happy birthday sentiment from Happy Trails Gnomie stamp set.

Jaded Blossom Products

Gnome Dies

Tropical Dies

Car Dies: Off Road Vehicle

Gnome Dies: Safari Add Ons

Gnome Friends: Penguin Dies

Gnome Friends: Bear Dies

Gnome Dies: Animal Add Ons

Happy Trails Gnomie

The Road Less Traveled Stamps

The Road Less Traveled Dies

Other Products Used

Altenew Essential Black & White Enamel Dots

Doodlebug I love Christmas shape sprinkles

P13 stamping pad skin tones

Bella BLVD Boy Value Stack

Recollections cardstock, textured cardstock, and foil cardstock

Sizzix textured cardstock

black glossy cardstock

Simon Says Stamp Pawsitively Saturted Ink - Cappuccino

Ranger Archival Jet Black Ink

MISTI

Bearly Art Glue

mics. foam squares for dimension

Ranger Glossy Accents

Gina K Designs Intri-cut

Tim Holtz sidekick

Friday, April 4, 2025

Happy Wicked Birthday

HAPPY WICKED BIRTHDAY

I made this WICKED awesome birthday card for a dear friend of mine and added a special touch to a gift card holder to put inside! We were just talking about how much we both loved the movie so I figured it would be the perfect theme for her!

I started by inking a 5x7in panel of white cardstock down the middle in yellow and then used a slightly darker yellow to ink the Brick Stencil over top. Then I blended in green and pink from opposite sides to meet up with the yellow brick road and framed it in using black ink around the edges after trimming it down a 1/8in from all four sides (equaling 4.75 x 6.75). To give the background a sparkly touch I added a couple light sprays of Gink K Designs Glimmer Mist which I tried to capture in the picture below. I layered the background on black cardstock cut at 4.875 x 6.875 inches and attached it to a 5x7 inch card base.

Using the Alphabet Dies I cut out the word WICKED in a black glitter cardstock and used the Happy Hello stamp set for the Happy Birthday and inked them using Distress Oxides. I used the Sentiment Strip dies to cut them out and then glued it all down to the background. I wanted to add a special touch to gift card holder, so I quickly blended a little bit of green and pink and the used the Wicked Strong Coffee stamp set for the sentiment.

Now, on to the witches!

For Elphaba: Girl Gnome and Girl Gnome Face Add Ons for body parts, hair, and dress. Halloween Costume Add Ons 2 for hat and broom

For Glinda: Girl Gnome and Girl Gnome Face Add Ons for dress and body parts. Hair is made using a combination of Animal Add Ons, Girl Face Add Ons, Hair Add Ons, and Mermaid Add Ons. Halloween Costume Add Ons 2 for tiara, tutu, and wand.

Jaded Blossom Products

Girl Gnome Dies

Girl Gnome Face Add Ons

Gnome Dies: Hair Add Ons

Halloween Costume Add Ons 2