Thanks OAK Tree DT Post

Good Afternoon OAK Tree Fans, I just wanted to share a few quick and easy Thanks tags I created.  I made them just to have back ups for cards or any other special thank you gifts I may need.  

All I did was....

1. Cut or buy pre-made kraft colored tags. 

2. Stamp with  your favorite image with Black ink. Would be really cool in white too...

3. Cut out thanks or any one word, in a fun color. Let it hang off the tag it's more fun that way. 

4. Glue on the center letters to your tag. 

5. Add sequins, hearts, stars, any bling really. 

6. Finish off the tags by adding twine that matches your die-cut word.

What I used:  

OAK Tree Stamps -Bear Hugs Stamp Set 

Cricut Explore 

Tag- Ashlyn's Alphabet Cricut Cartridge 

Hello You Thinlets Dies- Stampin' Up! 

Momento-Tuxedo Black Ink

Enamel Hearts- From Tuesday Morning 

Twine From Dollar Tree 

Paper Studio-Kraft Cardstock 

Recollections Colored Cardstock  

Thanks For Stopping By -Chris 

  

Hello, I Love You!!!- ScrappyDew DT Post

I'm back creating
for ScrappyDew... I'm so excited to be back, I forgot how much fun these little guys are to paper piece.
What I used...

I Pick You 2012 ScrappyDew File
Pre-made Christmas card base from Hobby Lobby
Paper scraps-mostly recollections
Fun Stampers Journey- Bot Love Stamp Set
White Gelly Roll Pen
Various Tim Holts Distress Inks
Scrappy Dew-Facial expressions stamps
Red Rhinestone Bling

Thanks for stopping by make sure you check out ScrappyDew.com!!

-Chris

Valentine's Day Tags for Pocket Letters

Good Morning Crafty Friends!!! I wanted to drop in to share these cute tags I created. I got them from Michael's for 50 Cents, not knowing what I'd do with them. I  signed up for a couple Valentine's Day Pocket Letter swaps so I figured I'd use them for that!!! The heart shaped one will probably end up in  an art journal.  

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I stamped the Girl in Black Licorice- True Color Fusion Ink.  I then randomly stamped the flowers from the same FSJ stamp set Media Artist. I colored her with markers, colored pencils, chalks, and a Gelly Roll pen.   

These will be going in Pocket Letters. I stamped the flowers in Sweet Berry- True Color Fusion Ink. then stamped the sentiment from FSJ's Stamp Set Bot Love.  I added Journey Twine to finish off the tags. I think they will look really cute in pocket letters!!! 

You can fin all the Stamps and Inks on over on my website; 

www.funstampersjourney.com/chrisslopez

Thanks for stopping by!!!! 

 -Chris 

Paper Clips- Oak Tree Design Team Project

Hey Oak Tree Fans!!!  I am here to share another easy project using Oak Tree Stamps Digital Files with Print Then Cut on the Cricut Explore.  I am addicted to making paper clips for my planner and I figured I'd show you how quick and easy it really is to make your own.

1. First Print Then Cut your images (2 inches). You can make them whatever size  you'd like just make sure they won't take up your whole paper clip. 

2. Ink the edges. I just like to ink everything!!! (this step is optional) 

3. Cut out 1" circles or smaller depending on your images. 

4. Hot glue your paper clip to the back and add the circle over the glue. Make sure your paper clip is facing the right direction, see the pic below. If you glue both the rounded parts down you won't be able to clip it to your pages. 

DONE!!!!! Can't get much easier than that. The hardest thing is making sure you don't glue the paper clip upside down. They are so cute and you can use them for just about anything you can think of. I use mine for my planners, bookmarks, journals, and Pocket Letters.  

Don't these just look so cute peeking out... 

If you don't have the digital files, you can easily do this with the stamps and color them whatever colors you'd like. 

What I used : 

OAK Tree Stamps-Chibi Boy Expressions Coordinating Digital Files 

OAK Tree Stamps Hello Spring Digital Files 

Dollar Tree Jumbo Paper Clips 

Fun Stampers Journey Cardstock-Whip Cream 

Fun Stampers Journey Cardstock- Black Licorice 

Cricut Explore- Print Then Cut 

Tim Holtz Distress Ink- Black Soot 

Fun Stampers Journey- Punch Handle

Fun Stampers Journey- 1" Circle Punch 

Hot Glue Gun & Glue 

Thanks For Stopping By!!!

 -Christopher

Shop Here: oaktreestamps.com

Happy New Year & Fun Stampers Journey Promos

First I'd like to wish you all a Happy New Year!!! I hope to be more active in my blog with GIVEAWAYS and Projects!!!! I am going to be doing a lot of Glam Planning and hopefully get back into mini albums and junk journals.  Now for FSJ news!!!!

You can join my team and start your own Journey!!!! FOR JUST $99.00 + tax and shipping!!!
More info on my website: http://www.funstampersjourney.com/become-a-coach
THIS IS AN AMAZING KIT & PRICE!!!! If it's not for you maybe you know someone who would love the opportunity!!!! It's great for Hobby Crafters also because the quarterly minimum is only $150 and you don't have to do it all in one order!!!!

Here is what is in the Kit:
 


Also from FSJ.... You can now order form the Spring Catalog!!!!  I am so excited about the Planners and all the new stamps!!!! EEEK!!!!  Here is the link to the catalog:  SPRING CATALOG
You can also just go directly to the my website and hit Shop!!! You will find all the goodies under there too!!!

Again Happy New Year and Journey On!!!
-Chris

Heart Background Card- Brutus|Monroe DT Post

Happy Monday!!!! I'm so excited to share first this month...  I know a lot of us have our Christmas cards done so why not start on Valentine's Day cards. I was inspired to make this card By Jennifer Mcguire of Jennifer McGuire Ink on YouTube. I'll share the link to the video/channel at the end of this post.

I used 3 different heart stamps, the large one is from the Many Thanks stamp set and the two smaller ones are from Serena Bee's Deadly Desserts stamp set. I used 3 different stamp blocks to make it easier, but if you just have one or two it's easy to swap the stamps.

Cut a piece of white cardstock to 4 X 5.25 inches, and start stamping. I used 5 Brutus|Monroe Premium Chalk Inks. I started with Wagon, there is no right or wrong way to do this just stamp randomly and have fun.

 Just keep going changing colors until you reached the bottom. If you mess up don't worry you can cover it with your sentiment, twine, or bling. Or, just trim it down like I did.  (tip:don't stamp the images in a straight line, let the different colored stamped images mix and blend)

I used a 3.25 X 4.5in die to cut out my background. I inked the edges with Black Soot Distress ink, and added it to a black card base.  

To finish off the card I added a sentiment from Love You Moon, and backed it with piece of black cardstock. I also added black rhinestones. Here is my finished card, I really hope you like it. 

Products I Used: 

Brutus|Monroe Stamp Sets

Love you Moon 

Many Thanks 

Deadly Desserts 

Brutus|Monroe Premium Chalk Inks

Wagon 

Jack-o-lantern 

Phonebook

Jurassic

Oz 

Fun Stampers Journey Cardstock

Whip Cream 

Black Licorice 

Fun Stampers Journey Rectangle Dies  

Momento Tuxedo Black Ink 

Distress Ink-Black Soot 

Black Rhinestones

Here are the links to the YouTube channel and video:  

https://www.youtube.com/user/jennifermcguireink 

  https://youtu.be/glapnmtCKVE

Thanks For Stopping By - Chris 

From MEOW To You Card- OAK Tree DT Post

Good evening I made a simple but super cute card for my Design Team project using the OAK Tree Stamps Cat-titude stamp set. Here is my card...

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I cut a piece of yellow cardstock  to 4in.X 5 1/4in.. I stamped several images from the Cat-titude stamp set. I also used a tiny heart from Baby Bumps. I like to use a ink that is a similar color as my cardstock it gives it a great watercolor look.  There is no right or wrong way to do this just stamp the larger images first. Then fill in the small spots with little icon stamps.  I added the stamped paper to a A2  card base and added a little flag I hand cut and stamped my sentiment on. I added little enamel hearts just for a finishing touch.

I hope I inspired you to give this a try, it would be super fun with the Puppy Love or Baby Bumps OAK Tree Stamps sets. Please share pics if you give this a try!

What I Used:
OAK Tree Stamp Sets: Cat-itude & Baby Bumps
Momento Tuxedo Black Ink
Fun Stampers Journey True Color Fusion Ink- Pineapple Smoothie
Recollections Cardstock
Enamel Hearts-(i think i got them at Tuesday Morning)

Thanks For Stopping By -Chris