Spring Gifts Blog Hop: 3 Card Set in 30 Minutes

We're having a blog hop!!! 

Welcome to the 

Woodware and Clearsnap 

Spring Gifts Blog Hop!!!

Whether you're getting ready for Mother's Day (US), graduation season, or just because, these gifts ideas can be made with a few Clearsnap inks, Rollagraph Stamp Wheels, and Woodware Craft Collection Clear Stamps. All week long we'll be sharing inspiring gift ideas on our blogs here:

Clearsnap Blog: http://clearsnap.blogspot.com

Woodware Blog: http://www.woodware.co.uk/blog/

And, what's a Hop without a giveaway?? So we're having a giveaway!!!!


To enter, leave a comment on each blog each day of the hop, like the Clearsnap Facebook Page, like the Woodware Facebook Page, and then leave a comment here letting us know you "liked". 


Here's the prize pack up for grabs!

3 of our newest Rollagraph Jumbo Stamp Wheels!!!
PLUS Choose any 3 JUMBO Self Inking Cartridges from the colors below:

 AND receive a JUMBO Rollagraph handle to use your new Inks and Wheels in!! Winners will be announced on our blog on April 30, 2012.

I received the most adorable Woodware Craft Collection acrylic stamp set!! These high quality stamps have a wonderfully deep etched quality that works well with any Clearsnap inks.

Apply Stephanie Barnard ColorBox Premium Dye Ink in Chocolate to a Jumbo Rollapgrah Wheel in the Simple Dots pattern. Roll the Wheel along a 4" x 5.25" piece of Basic Grey Basic Kraft Collection Cardstock to give it added texture and depth. 

Die Cut a piece of Bo Bunny Homespun Collection Cardstock with a Memory Box Woven Circle Die and ink the edges with ColorBox Fluid Chalk Ink in Chestnut Roan. Apply the Die Cut Circle to the center of a 2" circle punched from Bazzill Brown Cardstock using a 3D Foam Tab. 

Wrap Ribbon around the card front either horizontally or vertically and adhere to the back of the card front with Adhesive Tap Runner. Apply this card front to the front of a card created from a piece of Bazzill Brown Cardstock cut to 8.5" x 5.5" and folded in half to create a 4.25" x 5.5" card.

Apply the Stacked Circles to the ribbon strip and add a coordinating bow. Stamp one of the icons from the stamp set onto Bo Bunny Homespun Collection Cardstock and cut out, about 1/8" from the edge of the image. The butterfly was stamped in Limited Edition ColorBox Archival Chalk Ink in Sea Crystal, the hand was stamped in Stephanie Barnard ColorBox Premium Dye Ink in Chocolate with a ColorBox Fluid Chalk Ink in Lipstick Red heart detail added, and the house was stamped with ColorBox Donna Salazar Mix'd Media Inx in Wisteria. 


Stamp sentiments on scraps of Bo Bunny Homespun Collection Cardstock in the same color as the icon for each card and trim into a flag shape. Add to the card front using 3D Foam Tabs. 


Set each card into a Color Catcher and spray with Smooch Spritz, from about 18": away -- the butterfly card was misted with Ice Rink Smooch Spritz and the home card was misted with Cashmere Smooch Spritz. 


To add more detail, Want2Scrap bling was added to the butterfly and sentiment on the butterfly card. The heart on the home card was painted with Smooch Accent Ink in Taffy. After the Smooch had dried, a coating of Smooch Glitz in Pink Fizz was applied over top for a double sparkle effect.


These cards came together in a matter of minutes! They could be give as a set as a gift or kept in your desk for the next time you need a last minute card.




Head on over to the Woodware Blog to see what they've created today!! And don't forget to follow Woodware on twitter and follow Clearsnap on Facebook :)


Happy Hopping!

Posted by Jennifer Priest

http://hydrangeahippo.blogspot.com