"Inspired By" Blog Hop Hosted by JoysLife.com

Hello!  Glad you can join us for Joy's Life's "Inspired By" Blog Hop!

If you came over from Maria then you are in the right spot.  If you stumbled across this post and want to start hopping from the beginning, you can do so here.

  I must have been hungry when I got my inspiration for this hop!  I remembered seeing these cool Rainbow cakes and figured with all this color, I ought to be able to create SOMETHING!

With Easter right around the corner I used pastel, instead of primary colors for my project. 

Here's what I came up with!

 
It's a neat candy container stamped with sayings from Joy's Everyday and Holiday Occasions sets.  If you'd like a set of your own, grab them here.  
 
Now for a look at the backside of the mug.  (I know I could have added something to the candy sleeves but decided that the mug would be the main focus.  It was also getting a bit cramped after I stuffed all the sleeves in.)

For this fairly simple project, I covered a glass mug with papers and stickers from Doodlebug's new Flower Box collection.  I then stamped "Happy Easter" with Memento's Rose Bud ink and added a brad to the center of the flower on banner.   I then wrapped twine around the handle to spice it up a little.  M&M's were sorted by color and then packaged in 1x8 cellophane bags to give the rainbow effect. 

OK, you've stuck with me so far so...

*** how about some GREAT Blog Candy?? ***

I'm going to give away That Tastes Punny  to a lucky hopper!  It's one of three GREAT new stamps sets created by Joy!!

 

You have up to four chances to enter this drawing.
It's up to you how many comments you'd like to leave for your chance to WIN!

1st Comment: Leave me a comment

2nd comment: Leave a 2nd comment  if you are a follower/subscriber of my blog
3rd comment: Leave a 3rd comment if you like or have liked my Facebook page 

4th comment:  Leave a 4th comment if you are a follower of Joy's Design Team Blog

You have until March 30th to post comments.  The lucky winner will be announced soon after so be sure to stop by to see if it is you!

*** Your next stop is June!  She's got a special project that you're going to enjoy!! ***
 

Here's the entire lineup in case you got lost along the way.

  Joy: http://joyslife.com
Maria: http://joyfulstamper.blogspot.com
Patty: http://craftykitten1.blogspot.com
June: http://simplyelegantpapercrafts.blogspot.com
Jenny: http://jennyplace26.blogspot.ca     
Staci: http://preciousmem.blogspot.com  
Megan: http://thoughtsoftraveling.blogspot.com
Kimberly: http://hellocutiecrafts.blogspot.com  
Laura: http://www.laurascraftsandmore.com   
Debbie: http://bugjuiced.blogspot.com    
Lori: http://got2bcrafting.blogspot.com   
Cyndy: http://arcyscraps.blogspot.com    

I hope you enjoy this fun blog hop and are "Inspired by" our creations.

Father's Day Card Made With Aloha

Hello, all! Hope you are doing well!  This week for Joy's Life, the Design Team is celebrating Father's Day.

 My father passed away 5 years ago but I thought I'd make a card that he would have liked. Being an islander, this captures his spirit. 

The stamps I used are from Joy's Holiday Occasions set. 

If you'd like a copy of this versatile set that you can use throughout the year, you can get it here.

The Origami shirt was very easy to make.  Here's a link to a great tutorial.  Let me know if you try this technique.
 I used some mesh in my stash that has adhesive on the back to mount the saying on.  


Hope you enjoy this card made with aloha.  

Have a great day!

Something in store for you...

Happy Monday to all of you!
   I hope you are having a good day.

This week for Joy's Life's Design Team, we were able to do a project of our choice.  

I have a gift card holder for my niece that I made with several of Joy's stamp sets. 

The top flap lifts open to reveal a gift card.

This stamp is from the new Tag You're It - Set One. 

 On the inside, I used stamps from Everyday Occasions and Holiday Occasions.  (Love how you can mix and match!)

If you don't have these versatile stamp sets yet, you can purchase them here. 

Now for the details... I turned to my trusty Silhouette for this project.  (I know, I need to give my Cricut some love in the near future!) 

 I found this free and super cute store with awning SVG here.  The card is a simple gate-fold card.  It measures 5.25"x4.25".  The red patterned paper is from Hobby Lobby's The Basic Paper Pack.  

Thanks for stopping by!  I hope this got some creative juices going for you.  Thanks for stopping by!  I read and appreciate every comment left!  :)

Joy's Life St. Patrick's Day Blog Hop!

Welcome to The Crafty Kitten for Joy's Life's 

St. Patrick's Day Blog Hop! 

If you have come from visiting Nina at Waffle Flower then you are in the right place.  If you just happened to stumble upon this post and want to start at the beginning at Joy's Life, click HERE.

The Design Team is putting on the green by featuring projects made with Joy's wonderful rubber stamps.  

Here's what I came up with!

Here's a closeup of the pot of gold. I filled it with those fun chocolate coins!  The saying is from Joy's You're So Punny stamp set.

Here's a closer look at the dog card.  I had a lot of fun making him!  The saying is from Joy's Holiday Occasions Stamps. 

 

Both projects were made with my Silhouette.  The pot of gold is 6"x6" and the card is 5"x7".  Instead of using Nestabilities for the ovals on the card, I used two Silhouette files and was able to size/stretch the ovals exactly as needed.

Now how about some Blog Candy??

I am going to give one lucky hopper their choice of any in stock Joy's Life stamp set. Yay!!

  You have two chances to be entered in this drawing:

1) Leave me one comment on what you think of my projects & how you celebrate St. Patrick's Day 

2) Leave me a SECOND comment if you are a follower or have become a new follower (I appreciate you all)

That's it!  Easy peasy!  

You have until March 24th to post comments.  The lucky winner of the stamp set will be announced on March 25th!

*** You're next stop on the hop is Sarabeth.  She's got a fun project waiting for you! ***

Here is the entire line up in case you get lost along the way.
Joy: http://joyslife.com/
Ashley: http://theglamoroussideofscrapping.blogspot.com/
Amy: http://redheadedcrafter.blogspot.com/
Jennie: http://earthyscrap.blogspot.com/
Julie: http://www.cricutchick.com/
Laura: http://www.laurascraftsandmore.com/
Lori: http://got2bcrafting.blogspot.com/
Megan: http://thoughtsoftraveling.blogspot.com/
Nina: http://waffleflower.com/
Patty: http://craftykitten1.blogspot.com/ *you are here*
Sarabeth: http://www.chroniclesofsarita.blogspot.com/
Stacey: http://staceyscreativecorner.blogspot.com/
Susie: http://www.thedieshaveit.com/
Joy: http://joyslife.com/

Be sure to stop by all the participants and leave them some love.   There is Blog Candy all along the way!!

I hope you have a wonderful and safe St. Pats!!

Happy Birthday Shadow Box Card

Hello, paper crafters! I hope your day is going well.

For our Design Team project this week we were to use either Joy's Life's
Holiday Occasions or Everyday Occasions stamp set.
I decided to work with both sets today.
This card is my first attempt at a Shadow Box card. You can easily do this
with a scoring pad but I decided to draw mine on my Silhouette.

Here's what my Silhouette Mat looked like:

If you are using a scoring pad, you'd cut the card back and front at
4.25" x 5.5". Score both cards at 1/2" and 1" on both sides. Use your
Nestabilities to cut the window out of one of your pieces of card stock.
The card folds flat for easy mailing!

Here's a closeup of the rubber stamp that I used.
If you don't already have these versatile rubber stamp sets,
you can buy them HERE!


I used Echo Park paper's Country Drive for the card. The flower basket is from Silhouette.

Thanks for stopping by! Your comments are always appreciated!

Stay tuned for more Joy's Life projects!