Lindy’s Stamp Gang’s Birthday Blog Hop

Posted on April 27, 2013 by Jessica Griffin

Welcome to the Lindy’s Stamp Gang blog hop! If you’ve arrived from the LSG blog, you’re in the right place, if this is your first stop, you’ll want to go back to the beginning to get all the details! The beginning is the Lindy’s Stamp Gang Blog.

We are celebrating Lindy’s birthday this week! In honor of Lindy’s birthday, we’re having a birthday themed blog hop. All the designers have created something with a birthday theme. Of course no birthday is complete with out a birthday card!

Products used:

Magic Moon Pearls Embossing Powder
Sunset Pink Glitz Spritz
Frozen Jack Frost Starburst Spray

Copic Markers; RV66, V25, YR65 and 0 (the colorless blender). The floral stamps are from a variety of Unity Stamp Co’s kit of the month, and the sentiment is from Papertrey Ink. The butterfly is from Martha Stewart.

Kate, who is on the LSG design team shared a video tutorial featuring this technique. It’s amazing! Kate’s video can be found on her YouTube channel.

Yvonne is your next step on the blog hop!

Introducing a new Printable Card Shoppe!

Posted on October 4, 2012 by Jessica Griffin

Hello friends! Welcome to our blog hop where we’re celebrating the launch of Smitha Katti’s Card Shoppe! I’m so super excited, Smitha is extremely talented, and an absolute doll. I know you’re just going to love the cards she’s created!

If you’ve arrived from Ashley you’re in the right place! If this is your first stop, please go back to Smitha’s blog so you don’t miss anything!

Smitha just launched her new Card Shoppe, where you can buy fun and cute cards that can be printed in the convenience of your very own home! Since the cards are already crafty, and absolutely adorable, anyone could just print them out and give them as a greeting. Gramma, mom, dad even. They’re perfect for everyone! Definitely saves lots of time at the grocery store, mulling over cards, waiting in line to pay, etc.

Here’s one of my favorite sets, perfect for fall and Thanksgiving. You’ll notice, each set comes with two complete cards.

For my card today, I used the Pink Hearts set. Smitha intended for each set to have two cards, but, I love the sentiment so much I decided to use it on the inside of my card! (Leave it to me to break the ‘rules’!)

I hope you’ve enjoyed my card! Smitha has all the cards on sale right now, they’re 99 cents. Two cards, for 99 cents, and all you have to do is print them! For my printer, I am using an Epson Artisan 800 (which I love!).

Make sure you leave a comment on each blog, you could win five cards from Smitha’s new Card Shoppe!

Now, if you’ll hop on over to Joscie’s blog, I’m sure she has something beautiful to share with you!

And just in case you get lost along the way, here’s the blog hop order…

Smitha
Annette
Ashley
Jessica <– that’s me!
Joscie
Kristin
Nirupama

AquaMarker video tutorial

Posted on September 24, 2012 by Jessica Griffin

Today I have a technique that is new to me, but maybe not so much everyone else. AquaMarkers are a very new product to me. In fact, working with water anything is new to me! I knew I wanted something I could do that is quick and easy, but could achieve a beautiful finish. Coloring on a stamp block is new to me, and the end result is just beautiful! With the new AquaMarkers, the colors are endless! That’s what I love about AquaMarkers, you can mix yellow and blue to make green!

To add the beautiful shimmer, I used Lindy’s Stamp Gang’s Creme Brulee Cream.

Letraset has generously donated a set of the new AquaMarkers for me to giveaway to one of my blog readers. If you’re interested in winning a set of twenty BRAND NEW AquaMarkers, simply comment below, and head over to Letraset’s blog and comment there as well! Easy peasy!

Letraset’s NEW 2012 Limited Edition Autumn Collection

Posted on August 7, 2012 by Jessica Griffin

I can’t help it. I’m in love. Have you SEEN the new 2012 LIMITED EDITION Autumn colors? No? Well, let me show you!

Aren’t they just beautiful! Lots of great things to come from this collection. Not to mention, they coordinate beautifully with several colors in the ProMarker and FlexMarker line.

To color this image I used Wild Cranberry, *Maroon** and Plum Preserve to color the petals. I used Apple Cider and *Fresh Meadow** for the leaves and stems. And to add a little shadow, I used Tawny Owl and Grey Squirrel. (Colors marked with an asterisk are not part of the Limited Edition collection.)

This is one of my favorite images to color, Delicate Blossoms by Hero Arts. If you’re just starting out, or wanting to work on your blending, this is a great image to do that with. This image is also great for learning about shading and shadowing.

I’ve got a set of the new 2012 ProMarkers to giveaway on my FaceBook page: Can You Pixel This? All you have to do is “like” my page, and comment on the page telling me you’d like to be entered into the giveaway! Quick, easy, done.

I’ve spent some of my ‘down time’ over the last month, revamping my blog and learning CSS. I’ve changed the fonts, and a bunch of other things… what do you think?

Hope everyone is having a fantastic week, thanks for stopping by! xo

Spellbloggin’ time!

Posted on April 4, 2012 by Jessica Griffin

I’m pretty excited! If you follow me on FaceBook, you already know I’ve been chosen as Spellbinders guest blogger, after they reached a FaceBook milestone of 12,000 “likes.” I’ve had the pleasure of working with Kelly on this project, and when she said they were going to be doing a “spring cleaning” theme… well, I couldn’t resist!

In the post, you’ll find pictures of my creative space. In addition to an in depth look at how I organize my Spellbinder dies. And, a few of my favorite cards! You’ll have to stop by the Spellbinder blog and check it out!

If you’re new to my site, welcome! I can be found on YouTube, FaceBook, and Twitter. With FaceBook being the most up to date. If you like what you see, I’d love it if you followed my blog! You can do so by clicking “sign me up!”

In my attempts at Spring Cleaning I’ve unearthed a (brand new) set of Lacey Circles, a set I loved so much I actually bought twice! Although I could exchange this set out for another, I decided to give them away instead. Besides, that’s more fun, right!

(Please note, this giveaway is NOT sponsored by Spellbinders. This is, as previously mentioned, a set I had purchased for myself, that I’m kindly giving away.)

All you need to do is leave me a comment telling me how you store your Spellbinder Dies. That’s it! The giveaway is open internationally and will close April 15th 2012. I’ll pick a winner and announce him or her on the 20th! Make sure you stop by the Spellbinder blog to see my guest post!

I was really hoping to create something new for the feature, but time slipped away and we are actually moving from Texas to Washington State… we leave Thursday (like, tomorrow)!

Anyways, I picked four cards to feature with my spring cleaning post. Although they aren’t new, they do offer something I hope will inspire you. In addition to a few video tutorials.

I created this card for my sister’s 21st birthday (which is also tomorrow- the 5th). The details of the card can be seen by clicking the card image itself. There is a video that shows you how I’ve added some finishing details that really complete the image.

I felt inspired by a sketch and created this card. The details of the card can be seen by clicking the card image itself.

I created this card for my brother’s 13th birthday. The details of the card can be seen by clicking the card image itself. With this card, you’ll find a video tutorial demonstrating how to make a shaped card.

And last, but not least…

I created this card for my gramma’s 80th birthday. The details of the card can be seen by clicking the card image itself. With this card, you’ll find two other cards, one that features layering, and another that features simplicity. All with a complete supply list.

Well, back to work! This house wont pack itself! Thanks for stopping by!

Picking Strawberry video tutorial.

Posted on March 2, 2012 by Jessica Griffin

It’s only appropriate to greet you on a Friday with a big, HUGE… TGIF! And let me tell you, I’m so glad it’s Friday! I was hoping to have this post up MUCH earlier today, however my computer didn’t like working so hard, so early in the morning. So here’s to saving, and more often!

Anyways, I had a brilliant idea, and if you follow me on Twitter, then you may have already seen this photo that I shared with Ikea, if not, no worries, it’s below!

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I made the long drive to Ikea earlier this week and picked up a few things. I grabbed a Lazy Susan and some tin buckets. Then, I put a hole in the bottom of each bucket and used a screw to attach them to the Lazy Susan. Once attached, I filled them with markers! It’s not the most ideal solution to marker heaven, but for now, it works perfect!

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I made a new video for today- in the video I’m using Flourishes Picking Strawberries clear stamp set. I used a combination of Pro and FlexMarkers which are ‘noted’ in the video. (Lots of red and green!)

The technique I used to color this image isn’t new- it’s called tip to tip blending, and is something I learned when I began using my Copics. However, you’ll see in the video how simple tip to tip blending is with Letraset markers.

I hope you’ll give this technique a try, it’s really simple! Just remember to clean your blender off after each use, or you may end up with a color you weren’t expecting!

Now for the winner of the FlexMarker giveaway!

Luz, please email ( jessica@canyoupixelthis.com ) me with your mailing address and your choice of a FlexMarker 12 pack!

We’re off to see the Lorax! Looks like it’ll be great fun for the kids! (And DH has never heard of the Lorax, can you believe that?!)

PDS115 & Letraset (FlexMarker) giveaway!

Posted on February 23, 2012 by Jessica Griffin

The challenge this week, at Pixie Dust Studio, is to case an old card. So I went through some of my older PDS cards, and found one that inspired me!

Picked a color combination…

And created this:

Somewhere along the lines, I lost the blue… but, I loved the green and orange together!

I used Pixi Lilly for this card. You can get her as a free digi download from Kathy HERE. She’ll be perfect to use for this weeks challenge!

Instead of using copics, I’ve been using FlexMarkers (and a few ProMarkers as well). So, for this image, I used several different colors, which are photographed below. If you’re not able to read my writing, please feel free to email me! jessica@canyoupixelthis.com

The letters next to each (P/F) just indicate if it was a ProMarker or FlexMarker that I’ve used. I’ve done a rather sloppy review of the markers, which include information about a giveaway.

Letraset has kindly donated one set of 12 FlexMarkers to one of my blog followers! I’m going to sweeten the deal by offering an additional set of 12 FlexMarkers to one of my TWITTER followers!

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~~I have a video, that will take another 2 hours to upload, but, once it’s live, I’ll edit this post to add in the video.~~ The video is now live! In the meantime, follow on my blog, and follow on Twitter for your chance to win! Winners will be contacted by March 1st.

Happy Thursday friends!

I’ve added this card to the following challenges:
Phindy’s Place Challenge #93: Bling it up!
Moving Along With The Times: Lots of layers!
Stamp and Create: Valentine’s and Love.
Sarah Hurley Challenge: Die Cuts!
Paperplay Challenges: For a female relative!
Delightful Sketches: Use pattern paper.
Cute Card Thursday: Winged Things.

Yvonne is your next step on the blog hop!

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To color this image I used Wild Cranberry, Maroon* and Plum Preserve to color the petals. I used Apple Cider and Fresh Meadow* for the leaves and stems. And to add a little shadow, I used Tawny Owl and Grey Squirrel. (Colors marked with an asterisk are not part of the Limited Edition collection.)

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