Jen Shears Designs

Thursday, September 25, 2014

September 2014 PTI blog hop

This month the challenge at PTI is a lovely photo- here's how I was inspired:

vintage cream card base, smokey shadow panel (embossed with herringbone stencil by dreamweavers). Focal panel die cut with spellbinder die, stamped with 'wreath from all seasons".

Gorgeous bow made with May Arts 1.5" iridescent two-tone ribbon in purple; olive satin leaves accent.

Always amazed how fast the month goes!

Happy hopping!

Tuesday, September 23, 2014

May Arts + Authentique + Imagine Crafts

Welcome to Day 2 of the May Arts, Authentique & Imagine Crafts Hop!

I had a ton of fun working with these products! I was given product from the Harmony line to work with from Authentque, so that is what all of my projects feature!

First up- this pretty card :) I sprayed the left side of the card base (which I'm so in love with- card bases ready to use in gorgeous paper? YES, PLEASE!) with irresistible texture spray in wedding dress. I used momento luxe ink in morocco to drag my white frayed flowers across so they would match the pretty flowers in the card base.

I added some 1.5" pink tulle around the focal panel for some extra texture! The irresistible spray is so cool- subtle, but you can FEEL it!

This next card I sprayed the card base with Fireworks Tangelo- hard to capture in pics, but there is a ton of shimmer!

I used a sticker for the detail on the top & bottom of the focal panel, tied 5/8" salmon faux canvas around the base & popped the element on top of it all.

Last I've got another fab card base. I sprayed my 1.5" white solid/wrinkled ribbon with Fireworks Summer Sky to tie in the blue in the focal image (from the card stock sticker sheet). I also spritzed some on the 'life card' before tying that (now) blue ribbon around it & adding the focal element. The 5/8" dark silver satin pleats add another pretty detail. :)

That's it for me today- but be sure to check out the inspiration all week! Details on the giveaway are below!!

Here's the list so you don't miss any stops!

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Now, of course, we have a chance for you to win some goodies of your own! We have 3 sets of prizes up for grabs, each composing of the following:

1 spool of May Arts Ribbon – winners choice!

This set of goodies from Imagine Crafts pictured below:

A prize pack from Authentique

What do you have to do to enter to win? Simple! Post a comment on the May Arts Blog!

Wednesday, September 17, 2014

Dressed Up Gift Bag

I'm up at May Arts today- Head over to check out the details on this cute ensemble!! :)

Sunday, September 14, 2014

MIM #179: Emboss Resist Using Diecuts- Take 2

One more for the challenge at PTI this week- Erin sent me too many fun cover plates & dies to only make one card! :)

This one I used delicata gold ink over the resist, then sprayed the 'hello' with sparkle- so hard to capture the shimmer on this card- but it's LOADED!

(I've added a couple of different angles below with the hope of showing the shimmer!)

Red 5/8" glitter elastic makes it all pop!

Thanks again to Erin for getting me creating today :)

That's it for me!

Hope you have a great week!

MIM #179: Emboss Resist Using Diecuts

Ah,,, Sunday. Where has the week gone?

This week the challenge was to use diecuts or cover plates to create a heat embossed resist for our background. I still don't have any cover plates.

WHAT?

But my ever trusty friend & owner of many a cover plate saw to it that this fact did not stop me! Erin not only sent me some cut out cover plates & dies, she sent them in this week's No. 1 card- talk about happy mail!!

So in honor of Erin I've used a cover plate AND a die :)

This one I used some fresh inks in blues & faded down to the silver delicata in the lower right- hence the silver metallic string under the 'thanks' die. (I brushed that with ink too)

Monday, September 8, 2014

Super Hero Gear

I'm up at May Arts today! Head over to check out the details :)

Sunday, September 7, 2014

MIM #178: Back to School Easel Card

This week the challenge was to make an easel card using a die from our stash.

I went with a Spellbinder label die; the base is embossed with the PTI woodgrain plate.

I used vintage cream ink for the chalk look & the wonderful words 'teacher' set for stamping/teacher die.

May Arts Baker's twine & 5/8" burlap stitched ribbon in brown anchors the DCWV chalkboard paper.

This is a really fun technique & I had such great intentions of making several cards this week, but here it is after 11pm on Sunday.

*sigh*

I do have a fair excuse- THIS happened this week:

WHAT?

HOW did this happen?

More of that fab DCWV paper with REAL chalk for our sign!

(yes, I did coordinate the ribbon with her outfit for the sign!)

And yes, she IS nearly as tall as I am already.

Chuckle.

Thanks for stopping by! I hope you have a great week!

Wednesday, August 27, 2014

Ribbon Trimmed Robe

I'm up at May Arts today- head over to check out the details :)

Monday, August 25, 2014

SAF 2014: 1920's

Here's my take on the PTI SAF 2014 glitter & rhinestone challenge inspired by the 1920's:

The focal panel is pink paislee; ribbon is May Arts 1.5" silky crush in pewter.

I do love me some glitter & bling- fun to combine them!

SAF 2014: 1940's

I was only able to get a couple SAF projects done-

Here's my take on the 1940's hand-stamped symmetrical pattern:

All stamps/paper PTI. May Arts Baker's twine. This was so fun- I love creating stamped patterns!

Tuesday, August 19, 2014

Meet the May Arts Team Week!

It's time to meet the new team! I'm honored to still be a returning Royal Ribbonista!

Make sure you head over to the May Arts blog for the details of the GIVEAWAY!!

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Thursday, August 14, 2014

MIM #176: Embossing Paste Backgrounds- take 2

Another shot at the embossing paste background for this week's challenge.

I used a dreamweaver stencil & spray ink again to color the paste.

The die is cut from DCWV paper 3 times, the stamped portion is heat embossed on vellum.

1" grosgrain/satin edged ribbon in light turquoise is machine stitched on the edge & a few sequins finish it off.

MIM #176: Embossing paste backgrounds

This week the challenge is to use embossing paste for backgrounds. I don't have any cover plates (what!?) so I used a stencil from dreamweaver & also used spray inks from dreamweaver to color my embossing paste. I was shooting for an ombré look- sort of worked ;)

I also used the die from pretty peonies 3 times with DCWV paper to create the sentiment & the stamp is also from that set. A bit of May Arts burlap string in parrot green & a few sequins finish it off.

Saturday, August 9, 2014

MIM #175: Creative Card Borders

This week the challenge for MIM was to use non-border dies to create a creative border.

I used Pretty Peonies stamp set, and Momento Luxe inks in pistachio & morocco on a vintage cream panel.

The ribbon is May Arts 3/4" parrot green velvet/corduroy topped with copper ombre raffia. Speaking of raffia- did you see May Arts came out with a bunch of new raffia colors? They are fab!

I love the look of the dies off the edge- very fancy!

Hard to believe I'm not posting this at 11:30pm Sunday night too! WOOHOO!

Hope you're having a great weekend!

Tuesday, August 5, 2014

May Arts Fall/Winter 2014 New Release Week: Flag Banner Ribbon

Welcome to Day 2 of New Release Week!
I'm featuring the 1" adhesive flag banner ribbon!

I started with a simple card:

Next up I added some DCWV patterned paper, brads, Graphic45 alphabet stamps & Staz-On Ink:

The adhesive makes adding them to toothpicks super quick:

And perfect for decorating treats:

The reason you read this far- Salted Caramel Chocolate Cake decoration! Attached to skewers; I stuck them to themselves so it's cute on both sides of the cake:

Added a bit of burlap string:

Yes, I know that salted caramel center is distracting you from the amazing banner of ribbon.

Last up- we decorated a plain white t-shirt! We used the adhesive backing to place the ribbon then stitched with coordinating ribbon to make sure it would survive washing.