Just a Few Tags

 

I have been purging my craft room, aka, JulieWorld and came across a set of really cute, what I thought were, stickers.  I purchased them at a local big box store long, long ago and rather than pass them along in the purge I got out some tag dies and made quick work of them.

I soon discovered that these cute mixing bowls were not stickers at all but rather metal brads!  I snipped off the "brad parts" and adhered them to the layered tags with foam tape.  The sentiments were collected from miscellaneous stamp sets.  I do bake and give away batches and batches of pumpkin bread every year so I will definitely be putting these to good use.

Thanks so much for visiting!  If you celebrate Christmas I hope Santa is good to you.  If not, Merry Everything!!!

Jules

Reindeer Cards

 

Merry Christmas Eve, Eve my Crafty Friends!  We are all super busy so I'm going to make this a quick post.  It's a THREE-FER!  If you have any questions about the process just shoot me a comment and I'll get back with ya.

I bought this "I hafta have this!" die set last December and it's only now seeing the light of day.  This reindeer is super cute and I have absolutely no regrets.  

Supplies:

Honeybee Stamps - Vintage Reindeer die set

Simon Says Stamp - Scandinavian Christmas embossing folder

Spellbinders - sentiment stamp

Pink and Main - sentiment stamp

Thanks so much for visiting!  Happy Whatever You Celebrate...or Not!!!  I embrace it all.

Jules

Realtor Cards

 

Just a quick post to document a gift bundle I created for my awesome South Carolina realtor earlier this year.  (We purchased a second home in the spring.)  She went above and beyond to help us out during and after our "out of state" purchase so I wanted to show our appreciation.  

I made a bundle of twelve of these in different color schemes.  She really loved them.  The background is all white...not sure what the bluish hue is.  Most likely an editing error on my part.  LOL!

In case you're wondering, the house die set is from Spellbinders.  

Thanks so much for visiting!

Jules

Recent Birthday Creations

I have several November/December birthdays in my family and I do try to make specialized cards when I have the time.  This fall was one of those times.  I am sharing three cards in this post, starting with one I created for my mama who turned 83 a week ago.

 

I created this one with a mix of products from Spellbinders.  I must have something for hands and bracelets because I own at least three die sets from different companies.  Mama loved this one.  

I created this next card for my new son-in-law.  He hasn't received it yet but I do think he'll like it.  He is in his first year of law school in Columbia, SC where their mascot is... get this... The Gamecocks.  Yeah, I still giggle when I say that.  Their colors are red and black so I did my best with the only "cock in my stash."  (yeah, giggling at that too.)

The rooster is from Erin Lee Creates, the sentiment from MFT stamps, the embossing folder is from Spellbinders and the cute little chicken tracks are from Ellen Hutson.

And lastly this final one is for my grandson Fin who turns 11 in a couple of weeks.  That is so hard for me to believe.  He isn't into sharks quite as much these days but I always try to make a play on his name when designing his cards.  

The fish are from Hero Arts.  They all come in a single background die but I did add one extra one in an empty corner.  The sentiment is from Crafting Desert Divas, the background die from  and I had to add a googly eye to each fish.  Given that he's asked for cash this year I think he'll love the surprise inside this one.  *wink*

Thanks so much for humoring me.  I hope you found something inspiring in this post.  

Jules

My Personal Protest

 

I do try to keep my blog and Instagram accounts free from controversial subjects however the time has come for me to speak out in my own crafty way. 

If you do not share my views and wish to unfollow me that is your perogative.  There will be absolutely no hurt feelings on my part.  

But today, on No Kings Day, when our Failure in Chief has decided that his multimillion dollar birthday party is more important than using that money to better the lives of working Americans and law abiding immigrants I need to voice my dissent.  

And what better way to begin other than with the Notorious RBG.

Supplies by Hero Arts and Spellbinders

Next up is my take on a meme I've seen floating around.  It's a sad world when you can ask the smallest of questions and everyone knows exactly what you're talking about.

Supplies from Spellbinders and Hero Arts

And don't even get me started on the tariffs and their affect on small businesses, especially our beloved crafty shops.  Behold the Taco Truck.....IYKYK.

Supplies from Spellbinders, Erin Lee Creative and Sizzix

I'm actually happy that I don't have any dies that could be used as ICE agents because that card would not have been pretty.  

No matter who you voted for, this IS NOT OK.

Thanks for visiting.

Jules

Card Dump

 

Hey Crafty Friends!  Are you familiar with the term "Brain Dump"?  i.e....

“the act or an instance of comprehensively and uncritically 

expressing and recording one's thoughts and ideas.  

Well today I'm doing a Card Dump on my blog.  Every so often I find myself with some extra time on my hands so I create for the sake of creating.  No challenges.  No deadlines.  No rules.  I am not going to spend any time on sharing my processes but will include a few details.

Mostly older Spellbinders products here.

A card for a one year old beach lover.

One for a friend who recently had to say 

goodbye to her furry friend.

And just me making yet another tag from leftovers.

If you want more information on any of the products/techniques just leave your question in the comments below.  

Thanks so much for visiting!  Your time is always appreciated here!

Jules

Floral Cards with Extra Bits

 

Today is a rather random post.  I don't know about you but I tend to die cut far more elements than I typically need to create a card.  Most of the time I will put them all to good use in one sitting, either in additional cards or tags/bookmarks however sometimes the leftovers get filed away in clear baggies for the future.  Well I've had several of these baggies shaming me for months now so I decided it was time to clear them out.  I created three very different cards mixing and matching up the elements from several Spellbinders sets.  

I want to keep this post simple so I won't go into any design details.  If you have any questions please ask away in the comments and I'll be happy to answer them.  I will say though that all of these elements were cut from white cardstock and then colored with inks.

If you use my Spellbinders Affiliate Links to make any purchase it earns me a bit of crafting cash at no additional expense to you. TIA!

Spellbinders - Fresh Picked Trumpet Flowers

Spellbinders - Sentiments of Wonder Better Press Plates

Spellbinders - Rain Boot Bouquet
Spellbinders - Stylized Lattice embossing folder

Spellbinders - Sweet and Savory stamp set (no longer available)

Assorted gems

Whew!!!  I am feeling quite accomplished...she says as she pats herself on her back.  No more shame and more cards for the stash.

Thanks so much for visiting!

Jules

Wedding Cards

 

I have spent a bit of my free crafty time creating cards to fill the holes in my stash.  I recently discovered that I had little, if any, wedding and/or baby themed cards.  Today I'm sharing a two-fer of wedding themed cards.  

Believe it or not, I actually began with this gorgeous outer frame.  It's a recent purchase from Jillian Vance Design.  She was having a 50% off sale (which is still ongoing, by the way) and I picked up this Art Deco Backdrop set along with a couple of other die sets.  Unfortunately the one I received was a manufacturer's dud.  I emailed her, sent her some photos and I had a new set on it's way to me the next day.  What you see cut above are from the replacement which cuts like buttah!  I was so impressed with their customer service that I ordered a few more items with the continued "before the tariff" sales.  (Don't even get me started on that subject!)  Anyway...I just wanted to give them an UNSPONSORED Shout Out for their excellent service after the sale.

On to the rest of my card...

I pulled out a very old set from MFT for the focal image.  It's hard to tell but both the black and the white cardstocks are from the Spellbinders Brushed Collection. If you don't own these you should really check them out.  They're just so beautiful!  Card One does a white frame on light blue cardstock while Card Two does a blue frame on white cardstock.  I added a trio of little pearls to each card as a final touch.  I really love how these turned out!

If you use my Spellbinders Affiliate Links to make any purchase it earns me a bit of crafting cash at no additional expense to you. TIA!

Spellbinders - Brushed Black cardstock 

Spellbinders - Brushed White cardstock

MFT - Let's Say I Do die set 

A Jillian Vance Design - Art Deco Backdrop die

I will be back soon with a whole slew of Baby Themed cards.  Until then, Happy Crafting and Thanks for Visiting!

Jules

Challenge Cards

 

I have two crafty resolutions for 2025.  The first is to use and empty my NBUS bins.  The second is to play along with blogs other than my current design teams challenges.  Today I'm sharing two cards.  The first one was created for the Inspirational Challenge blog and the second was made for the January Simon Says Stamp Instagram Challenge.

Up first is Inkspirational where the first challenge of 2025 is Pretty Quilts.  I am not a quilter however I think the pattern of the background die I used gives that sort of warm cozy feeling.

I chose papers from an older My Minds Eye paper pack to do some inlaid die cutting on the front panel.  I set off the die cut sentiment by adhering it to a postage die cut which I popped up on the panel with foam tape.  (The alpha letters came from my NBUS bin.  Yay me!)

Supplies:

Pigment & Co. - Mosaic Flower cover die

Unity - Postage Stamp die set

Sizzix - Alpha die set

My Mind's Eye - 6x6 designer paper pad

The prompt for the Simon Says Stamp IG challenge is White on White.  I love the look but boy was this one hard to photograph.  

 

This one is a mix of Spellbinders Brushed White cardstock along with Neenah Solar White.  The Brushed White background was embossed with a folder.  I chose to feature the debossed side of the pattern.  The floral background is double layered in Neenah while the HI is layered four times, the final layer being the Brushed White.  I added a few white pearls as adornment.  (The floral HI die set also came from my NBUS bin.  I'm on a roll baby!)

Supplies:

Spellbinders - Floral Hi die set

Spellbinders - Loops embossing folder

Honeybee Stamps - Cool Pearl stickers

And we can't forget to flood Darnell's blog with our NBUS creations! 

 

I'm hoping to juice up my creativity with some new and fun challenges.  Thanks so much for visiting!

Jules

 

Postage Style Holiday Card

 

I have another holiday card to share with you, this time using the very popular postage design.  This card will be going into my 2025 holiday stash.

I die cut the postage background, stenciled the edges lightly with pink ink and began a search through my holiday dies for elements small enough to fit within the perforations.  Layering these tiny elements is a bit fiddly but like I've said before, it reminds me of paper dolls and I'm all in.  I really love how sweet this turned .... pun intended.

Supplies:

Waffle Flower - Postage Collage die and stencil

Waffle Flower - Wine dies

Waffle Flower - Shelf Additions dies set

Spellbinders - Santa's Sippin' Sayings stamp set

Miscellaneous - holiday dies...very old (Right at Home, Impression Obsession, Poppystamps)

Happy Holiday Season!  Thanks for visiting!

Jules

One Stencil / Three Ways / Four Cards

 

I took advantage of (too) many Black Friday crafty sales but put a few of my new goodies to use right away.  (Like my justification?)  One of the first things I wanted to try was a layered poinsettia set from Simon Says Stamp.  I used three different color combinations with this one stencil resulting in completely different holiday feels on four different cards.

and my personal favorite....

I used dye inks on the white cards and Distress Oxides on the black one.  After completing the stenciling I stamped over top of each panel using a crackle background with white pigment ink.  It tends to just soften the overall look, something I prefer.  I used different die and stamp sets for the sentiments and added pearls for a finishing touch.  These will come in very handy next year.  

Supplies:

Simon Says Stamp - Layering Poinsettia stencils

Simon Says Stamp - Crackle Background stamp

Simon Says Stamp - Merry die and shadow

Simon Says Stamp - Noted Holiday stamp set

Simon Says Stamp - Ho, Ho, Hello die set

Simon Says Stamp - Layered Vine embossing folder

Spellbinders - Sending Joy Better Press plate set

Altenew - Notebook Edge die

Neat & Tangled - Gift Card Christmas set

Trinity - pearls

Thanks so much for visiting!!!

Jules

Gingerbread Men

 

A couple of weeks ago I shared two felt stitched gingerbread ornaments using dies sent to me by Spellbinders.  (If you missed that post you can find them here.)  I wasn't quite ready to put these away yet so I die cut them from cardstock and used them on holiday cards.  

Because of their large size I enlarged these cards from A2 to A7 (aka, 5x7) and popped them up onto some holiday designer papers, added tag sentiments and a bit of glitter glue to the hats.  These will go into my stash for next year.

Supplies:

Spellbinders - Stitch and Create Felt Gingerbread dies

Spellbinders - Swallowtail Tag dies

Spellbinders - In the Pines embossing folder

Spellbinders - Santa's Sippin' Sayings stamp set

MFT - Tiny Tag dies

Spellbinders - Christmas Memories Included stamp set

Thanks so much for visiting!!!  Happiest of Holidays to All!

Jules

Elegant Holiday Cards

 

I have been seeing a lot of magnificent cards made by dry embossing metallic cardstock and wanted to have a go at it myself.  They are just as pretty in real life as featured on Instagram.  Take a look!

This one started with the beaded ornament.  My BFF recently retired 

and is dipping her toes into the crafty world.  She's been making these 

"paint by numbers" bead creations and I just had to turn mine into a

card. And being the snarky friend that I am, I added the "I Made This" 

to my tag's tag and mailed it to her.  I'm sure she will get a big kick out of it.

While I had the embossing folder out I decided to create 

another metallic card in green.

I added a huge Joy sentiment and a few pearls and called this one done.

Supplies:

Spellbinders - Loops embossing folder

Spellbinders - Swallowtail Tags die set.

Spellbinders - Christmas Memories Enclosed stamp set

Spellbinders - gold pearl stickers

Simon Says Stamp - Joy die

If you haven't tried running your metallic cardstocks through a 3D embossing folder I highly recommend you give it a whirl.  It provides a lot of bang for the buck.

Thanks so much for visiting!!!

Jules

Christmas Cards for Mom

 

My mom was searching the aisle of the grocery store for holiday cards.  Let's hear it for a Collective GASP!!!

In her defense she was looking for cards that would hold unfolded cash and we all know that A2 size cards are too small for that.  She didn't want me to go to any extra trouble but ... she's my mama.  :-)  

Today I'm sharing two new holiday A2 sized cards (perfect size for gift cards) and five mini slim line cards that are perfect for a crisp bill.  I dug deep into my holiday stamp and die stash and have a wide variety of well loved products and even a sprinkling of NBUS to share with you.

This is going to be a long post so I'm skipping the design processes of each card.  I will however leave the supply list at the very bottom of the post.  If you have any questions regarding the design/assembly leave it in the comments and I'll get back to you.  

I tried to personalize these for each recipient (all family members) so you will see they are totally different with the exception of the two for my nephews.

Up first...a card for my niece who has a black kitty named Puff.

Next is the card for my daughter.  She longs to live in a 

mild climate with occasional snow.

A gender neutral design for each of my two nephews.

One for my North Carolina grandson.  

And two A2 sized cards.  One for my future Son-in-Law...

and probably my favorite of the bunch...one for my nephew's fiancé.

Mission Accomplished!!!  Mom was very happy and these were a fun break from assignments.  Keep reading if you're interested in the supplies.  Otherwise Happiest of Holidays to Everyone!

Love ya!

Jules

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Kitty

Cottage Cutz - Santa's Hat Cat die set

Cottage Cutz - Pine Tree Forest die set

Colorado Craft Company - Savvy Sentiments Holiday Wishes stamp set

Poppystamps - Art Deco Celebrate Christmas stamp set (inside)

Honeybee Stamps - designer paper

Snowman

Spellbinders - Snowman die set (NBUS)

Spellbinders - Twinkle Lights die set

Spellbinders - To You and Yours stamp set

Spellbinders - In the Pines embossing folder

Santa Belts

Spellbinders -  buckle from really old die set

Spellbinders - Brushed Black cardstock

Spellbinders - In the Pines embossing folder

Spellbinders - Deco Holiday stamp set

Alligators

Poppystamps - Whittle Tropical Gator die set

Right at Home - Holidays are on the Way die set (gifts)

Impression Obsession - Candy Cane die

Poppystamps - Holly die

Spellbinders - To You and Yours stamp set

Kaisercraft - Yuletide stamp set (inside sentiment)

Simply Graphic - designer paper

Candy Canes

Spellbinders - Holly Jolly candy canes (really old)

Poppystamps - Art Deco stamp set

Poppystamps - Celebrate Christmas stamp set (inside)

Fun Stampers Journey - Love Stripes embossing folder

Flamingos

Cottage Cutz - Christmas Flamingo die set

MFT - Festive Flamingo stamp set

Fun Stampers Journey - Cozy Knit embossing folder

Colorado Craft Company - Holiday Wishes stamp set (inside sentiment)

If you made it all the way here, thank you!  I appreciate each and every one of you.  

Jules

Penny Black - Permission to Play Series 1-2

This past summer Jill Foster from Penny Black Inc. shared a ten part series that she titled Permission to Play.  Her goal was to create cards for the pure joy of it.  She provided ten sketches and over the past four months I've been slowly playing along.  I am going to share the cards I created, popping them in here and there in between regularly scheduled DT assignments.  

Today I'm sharing cards one and two based upon her series.  I won't be going into any details other than sharing my supply lists but feel free to ask any questions in the comments.  

Design 1

Sketch 1

Design 2

Sketch 2

Supplies:

Spellbinders - Layered Daisies die set

Spellbinders - Leafy Helix embossing folder

Spellbinders - Essential Sentiment stamp set

Ellen Hutson - Clear Droplets

Penny Black - Hats Off stamp set

MFT - Porthole die set

Ellen Hutson - BearWare Grand Tour

Papertrey Ink - Linen cover plat

Simon Says Stamp - Kaleidoscope embossing folder

Honeybee Stamps - tiny gold stars

Thanks for stopping by!  Your time is much appreciated.

Jules