@ Joyce Casaldi

@JoyceCasaldi

Hello everyone! Just a quick post today to play along with this months PTI blog hope.

I had so much fun making this card with the Make It Market Mini Kit Butterflies.

For the background I sponged with fine linen ink, then stamped the Friendship Jar flowers in the same color.

I was just playing with several different stamps and stencils in the kit for the butterflies.

I'm trying to learn how to use a white pen, I'm not sure if it's just me or I can't find a really good white pen where the ink flows nicely without looking blotchy, or seeing where the ball hits the paper.

Click here for more info on this moths PTI blog hop.

Thanks for stopping by!

Make It Market Mini Kit Color Pop Butterflies

Friendship jar flowers

PTI Ink Fine Linen, Smoky Shadow

@JoyceCasaldi

Hi everyone!

I'm excited to share my first video with you today. My video is for the Altenew Video Challenge #6. I had a crazy time trying to figure out how to video tape it. I started with my phone that stopped recording, then switched to a camera, which worked buy then I realized you are actually seeing what I'm doing upside down. There is a bit of a learning curve to videos, but I think it was a positive learning experience.

Click here to see the challenge details on the Altenew blog.

Thanks so much for Altenew for the challenge, it only took me 4 takes with different apps to learn how to edit a video. Then next one should be easy!

Thanks for stopping by and happy crafting!

Altenew Beatiful Day Stamp Set

Altenew Ink- Lava Rock

Versamark

Ranger Clear Embossing powder

Copic Markers BG10, 23 YG 03, 25

Prima jems

Gold foil tape

@JoyceCasaldi

This week I've found several challenges to play along with. Today's cards are for the Simon Says Stamp Wednesday challenge. But I've also been trying to figure out how to best make a video of my card making process for the Altenew video challenges. My first two videos have not been a success.

For my first card, I decided to add the polka dots myself with a copic marker.

And my second card I used polka dot paper.

I was inspired by the colors in Altenew's Warm Gray collection.

And I guess the colors just said monochromatic to me.

Card 1
Altenew Beautiful Day Stamps
Altenew Warm Gray Ink
MFT Scalloped rectangle
Pretty Pink Posh sequins
copic marker
Misti

Card 2
Altenew Beautiful Day Stamps
Altenew Warm Gray Ink
PTI stitched circle die
PTI patterned paperhttp://www.simonsaysstampblog.com/wednesdaychallenge/simon-says-lets-do-the-polka/
ScorPal
Misti

@JoyceCasaldi

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@JoyceCasaldi

And that can happen anytime soon! After having our mid April snow I am so ready to move on to April showers and even more happy to move on to May Flowers. I was looking up what I can actually plant this month so I'm looking forward to getting the garden ready to go, and hopefully get some things planted this weekend. Yay! I love getting my hands in the dirt!

I watched this video by Kelly Latevola on the Simon Says Stamp blog today. I was first thinking no way am I going to play with bleach. That just sounds like a disaster waiting to happen. But then I actually watched the video and there was no bleach involved, just water. So here is my take on the technique and this weeks Simon Says Stamp Monday challenge.

For a first go, I don't think it turned out badly. The paper did get a little bend from heat embossing, the water technique worked well, I do think I'll go a little darker with the copics for more contrast. The do tend to blend more as the paper dries.

Thanks so much for stopping by and have an awesome week!

Flower Stamp- Wplus9

Sentiment- Simon Says Stamp Prayers

Die Cut- Simon Says Stamp Prayers

Zing embossing powder- white

Dristress Ink

Studio Calico sequins

Copic Markers

@JoyceCasaldi

Hello Blog Friends,

Just sharing a fun Succulent Saturday card I made for the Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge Anything Goes.

I started by just die cutting and using my Misti to stamp the MFT Succulents.

Then I pulled out several of my green copic markers and colored until they were all finished.

I think I used every shade of green I own. And I love how they turned out.

Then I used a quick an easy method for my background.

I used my score tool and scored random lines on each corner.

I stamped the sentiments I chose, then added the pot and one of the succulents I colored.

Seriously took less then 5 minutes, already having the stamps cut and colored.

Here is a close up to see the score lines and coloring a bit better.

Thanks so much for stopping by.

MFT Stamps and Dies - Sweet Succulents Stamps

Cardstock- Papertrey Ink.

@JoyceCasaldi

Hello everyone, If your enjoying holidays this weekend I hope they are fabulous. For us we are working on getting our daughter an apartment. We finally found one we like yesterday and have moved forward to secure it for her. Just 5 more days and she will start her 17 hour journey back to PA. I couldn't be happier.

Sunday we will have Easter dinner with my parents. But not having little ones it just isn't the same. We buy sweets for the neighbor children, and of course have to have some ourselves. But that's about it. I didn't die a single egg this year.

Anyway, today I'm sharing a card I made for CAS(E) this sketch #165 along with the CASology cue card.

I made this card thinking of a friend who is down with the flu for a week now.

I hope she is better until she gets it as it has to make it's way to Canada and can't mail it until after the holiday weekend.

I think I stuck pretty well to the sketch and keeping it pretty clean and simple.

And this cue card worked out perfectly!

Thanks so much for stopping by and have a great day!

Paper- PTI

Stamps- Studio Calico

@JoyceCasaldi

Hello everyone, I took some down time today to play along with the TCP Tuesday #310 challenge using Freshly Made Sketch 228. I needed some down time. We have been apartment shopping to move our daughter from Arkansas to Pennsylvania. We live in PA and are about 2 hours from where her new job will be. Unfortunately the apartments we have been seeing are not nice at all. As a protective Momma I am just not happy with her being in place I wouldn't feel safe. So this has been occupying our time, our heads and our hearts. But she will be closer and we will see her more often so I know it will all work out.

This weeks TCP Tuesday #310 is to use bunnies! And in this case Buns. I just love this adorable hot air balloon and I love making it different colors each time. I started by using my copic air brush to make the background. The stamped the stamp on multiple colors of paper and once on white cardstock to make my base image. I colored the basket and buns with copics, then cut the patterned paper to fit the balloon. I finished by adding die cut clouds and a sentiment.

Freshly made sketch 228 gave me a jumping off point for my final placement of image and sentiment.

And here is a close up.

Hope you have a great weekend!

Various copic markers w/airbrush

White Cardstock PTI

Stamp The Cat's Pajamas

Patterned Paper- Fancy Pants

@JoyceCasaldi

If your here your stuck with me for another one of my challenge cards.

I was saw drawn to this stamp set. I have always loved succulents not sure why, but they tend to be one of the only things I can grow. Succulents and Orchids seem to do well for me.

Anything else in my house just dies.

I'm combining the Simon Says Stamp Monday Challenge this week to make your own background and the MFT Color Challenge #41 Green.

I started by stamping all random images for the MFT Succulents set. I love that the set has this little heart.

Then I die cut it with the MFT rectangle stitched die.

I used water color pencils to color the cactus and pot, and blended with Gamasol.

The sentiment is stamped on an MFT washi die.

Thanks so much for visiting:)

MFT Succulents Stamps

MFT rectangle stitched die, washi die

Prisma Colored Pencils

Gamasol to blend

@JoyceCasaldi

Ok, so Zig Clear Color Real Brush Pens have been in my drawer forever! So I thought this weeks Simon Says Stamp Monday challenge is to take a leap into the unknown. These are definitely unknown as I had to unwrap them.

So here is my very first time trying them.

They defiantly take some getting used to. They feel more like paint pens then water color.

I'll have to play with them some more and see what they can do.

MFT Succelunts Stamps

Momento Tuxedo Black Ink

Zig Clear Color Real Brush Pens

Misti

@JoyceCasaldi

I'm here today with a quick and easy card I made using the sketch from CAS(E) this sketch!

This is the beautiful sketch.

I love using sketched, it is such an easy way to get your creative juices flowing,

kinda like painting by numbers;)

I love the border but didn't have anything similar so I used a banner die cut for my focal base.

I then die cut and stamped my flower and leaves.

I I thought I would keep the colors very simple so the bright flower would stand out.

I stamped the "Sending" part of the sentiment and had to fill in part of the g with a black pen because I wasn't using it as intended. But I think it worked. I finished the sentiment and added twine to finish the card.

PTI- Painted Petals Stamps

PTI Twine

PTI Dies- Boxy Banners, Painted Petals

PTI Inks- Bright Buttercup, Harvest Gold, Summer Sunrise