Happy Birthday Sailor

Hi friends! I'm popping in today to share a fun birthday card featuring Jaded Blossom goodies. It's my birthday today, so I just had to make a birthday card to share.

My Girl Gnome is all decked out with a little sailor outfit courtesy of the Gnome Dies: Beach Add Ons and Gnome Dies: Leg Add Ons. All pieces are die cut from white cardstock and colored with alcohol markers.  To get a metallic worn look to the anchor, I added some Tim Holtz foundry wax.  

The beach background paper is from an old Kaisercraft paper pad and cut with the Card Mat Dies.  I finished off with a sentiment from Ahoy Gnomie, cut with the coordinating outline dies.

Thanks so much for stopping by today! I hope you have a wonderfully creative day!

Meet Meow at the Tiki Bar

Hi friends! Today I'm popping in to share a little Jaded Blossom inspiration with you. Our family is pretty excited to be adopting a kitten this afternoon, and in his honor I have prepared a cat card, tiki style.

This little kitty is from the adorable Mew Did It set and I colored him with alcohol markers then cut with the coordinating die.  The tiki bar is built with the Build a Booth Die, and Build a Booth Die: Tiki Add Ons. I used both the hibiscus and leaf banners cut from colored cardstock.  The tiki torch is from the Gnome Dies: Tiki Add Ons, adding a bit of shading with alochol markers.

The pina colada is from the Tiki Hut Dies. I used some a white paint pen to give that creamy colada look, then created a teeny pineapple wedge from a circle die cut to accent the cup.

The sentiment is from the Pineapples for Sale set. I love how the sentiments all fit the die from the orgiinal Build a Booth Die.  

Thanks so much for stopping by today! I hope you have a super creative day.

July 2023 Jaded Blossom Mini Release and Celebration

Hey Everyone! It's time for the July 2023 Celebration Sale & Mini Release!  For those eager to shop the sale and release, click HERE

Jaded Blossom is releasing a bunch of fun new items on Friday! 

Click HERE to check out the new items.

Here is what I created using the new items... 

When Mark and I traveled to Maui several years ago, we visited a different place for coffee each day. So I knew when I saw this release that I would need to make a coffee card!  I started this one with the Girl Gnome Dies, dressing her up with a hat and the grass dress from the new Gnome Dies: Tiki Add Ons. To add a little depth to her hat, I coated the bottom layer of the pineapple hat with some crackle texture paste, then layered the crisscross piece over it.  Once it was dry, I then added some stickles accent to each cross piece.  Love how it turned out.

Next I reached for the gorgeous new Hibiscus Stencil. I stenciled on white cardstock with pinks and yellows for my first print, then added a little water to the left over ink on the stencil and did a clean up print on another piece of white cardstock.  I used the first stenciled background to die cut the surfboard from the Gnome Dies: Beach Add Ons.  I then cut one of the stenciled hibiscus from the leftover piece to add to her hat for a little accent.  

I used the clean up print for the background, smooshing with the same colors of inks until I had a background I was happy with.  I die cut the Aloha Die (freebie with a qualifying order this weekend) and the coffee cup from the original Gnome Dies from the leftovers. Next I hand cut a layer of light blue and two layers of kraft cardstock for a sandy beach, using some speckled egg distress oxide on the mioddle layer and frayed burlap on the bottom layer. I added the surfboard sticking in the sad between the two layers, then finished off with my Hawaiian girl and the die cut word.

For my second card, I made another Girl Gnome, decking her out with the Gnome Dies: Tiki Add Ons set.  The sentiment is from the Tropical Vibes stamp set. I cut it out with a Stitched Circle Die, then crowned it with the die cut for the pineapple crown.  A little fringe and some washi tape give a little space to ground my gnomie, and I finished off with a few holeless sequins for accent.

Thanks so much for stopping by today! There are so many fabulous deals in the shop. Check out all the details below.

Don't forget we also have our July Celebration Sale going on now!

Your purchase earns you tickets! 

 Also the return of the Golden Ticket

Our design team has made some wonderful projects using the new items! Make sure to check them all out. Links below..  

Jamie

Rosemary

Cynthia

Cindy

Julee

Nicole

Lee-Ann

Larelyn

CLICK HERE TO SHOP

July 2023 Jaded Blossom Sale and Mini Release Sneak Peek

Hey crafty friends! It's almost time for the July 2023 Celebration Sale & Mini Release!  

Jaded Blossom is releasing a bunch of fun new items on Friday! That's just one more sleep!

Click HERE to check out the new items.

Here is what I created using the fabulous new goodies. This is one of my favorite releases ever. So fun! My gnomie is working the tiki bar today, with the most fabulous pina coladas on offer. Many years ago I went on a Caribbean cruise and it spoiled me for Idaho pina coladas. I seriously have never tasted another pina colada that could compare!

I went with a tropical color palette for my card, creating a tiki bar with the new Build a Booth: Tiki Bar Add Ons and adding one of the Gnome Dies behind the counter.  That pineapple banner really makes me smile. I added a little gold stickles to each of the cross pieces on the pineapples for a poky look. The hibiscus flowers have stolen my heart and I used them to decorate the bar. The pina colada is from the new Gnome Dies: Tiki Add Ons.

I added a subtle texture to the background with freebie Mermaid Stencil from the Mini Beach Release. It's not in the shop right now, but the freebies often come back in a few month or so.

Don't forget we also have our July Celebration Sale starting on Friday!

You don't want to miss this, Michelle and Candace are so generous with their sales! Stock your carts now with your favorite items because things tend to sell out quickly during their sales.

Your purchase earns you tickets! 

 Also the return of the Golden Ticket

Our design team has made some wonderful projects using the new items! Make sure to check them all out. Links below...  

Jamie

Rosemary

Cynthia

Cindy

Julee

Nicole

Lee-Ann

Larelyn

Prehistoric

Hi friends! Can you believe it's July already? Time flies and that means it's also time for a NEW monthly challenge at Jaded Blossom. This month is an easy one.... ANYTHING GOES. I hope you'll give it a go and can't wait to see you in the link up over on the Jaded Jaded Blossom blog.

July Challenge:

ANYTHING GOES
(must use at least one Jaded Blossom Product)

I'm so excited for this week as the 4th of July is one of my favorite holidays to celebrate. We're having a big barbecue with family, and my brother and his family are here for the first time in a few years.

Speaking of my brother, he's the one in the family who enjoys sarcastic cards, so here's his birthday card for this year. I thought this sentiment was the perfect fit. I used the Extinct Tag in combination with the Luggage Tag dies to create a pocket for a gift card on the front of the card. I colored the images on the tag with Copic markers, then pulled out some Doodlebug papers for the layout.

I created a little pull tab to stick on the gift card with glue dots, using one end of the label die from  Mini Tag Dies 2. I then embossed a sentiment from the Birthday Candies: Grid Style set on the pull tab. I finished off with some foam tape for the pocket and some enamel dots for accent.

Thanks so much for stopping by today! I hope to see you in the Jaded Blossom challenge link up this month! Have an awesome day.