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Spread Joy Not Germs Blog Hop

ByJill Lipscomb
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Welcome! If you’ve never been here before, I’m Jill of Jill Cameron Creations. I’m going to share four cards with you today. Each card is unique and uses stamps from various kits from The Hedgehog Hollow’s monthly kits. Before we get into the cards, let’s talk about this hop just in case this is your first stop. If you know the deal then scroll on down.

If you get lost along the way just go to Catherine Pooler or The Hedgehog Hollow for the complete list of hoppers.

The next stop on the hop is Kary Lim’s Blog.

Sponsors

We have a ton of sponsors for this blog hop! And there are PRIZES!! Winners will be randomly selected from the comments on all of the blogs. I have a Gift Card for The Hedgehog Hollow! The deadline to enter is April 24th and winners will be announced April 27th. Now let’s check out some inspiring cards!

Note: All products used are listed at the bottom of this post.

Smile In Contrast Card

Smile card using Pink and Main stamps and die. The background image is from The Hedghog Hollow.

I started this card by creating the background panel. I stamped the floral boarder image in Distress Embossing Ink and used Broken China Distress Glaze to emboss the image. I squared up the image inside of the Lawn Fawn Scalloped Stitched Rectangle frame.

Then I die cute the sentiment from the Smile Pink and Main die and stacked up three of them. I die cute the shadow in a contrasting color. I added the rest of the sentiment and popped it up with foam tape.

Finally, I adhered everything to a grey card base and add some contrasting sequins. Also, as a finishing touch I added Glitter Brush Marker to the entire smile sentiment and then a coat of Glossy Accents.

Mom Heart Card

Mom would love this card using stamps from The Hedgehog Hollow

To be honest, this card didn’t start out like this. This card is the restamp of Alcohol Lift ink. I really love this heart image and wanted to use it as the negative space on an alcohol inked panel but that didn’t go as planned. The image was just a little to delicate to look nice on a bold background of teal, pink, and purple alcohol inks.

But I didn’t let it go to waste. I stamped the image off on regular Neenah Solar White and trimmed off one side of the panel. Then I stamped the “mom” sentiment in Versafine Onyx Black Ink and used clear embossing powder over it.

I added a black cardstock panel behind the stamped panel and popped it up with some foam tape panels. As a finishing touch I added Nuvo Dream Drops around the sentiment and down the side of the heart.

Would you like to check out other Alcohol Ink cards? Click here.

Stars Card

Without dark we'd never see the stars using stencil and stamps from The Hedgehog Hollow

I love making cards with black. I think we sometimes forget how powerful the color can be without being negative. Think about the message of this card “Without the dark we’d never see the stars.” How true is that?

This card uses a bunch of techniques. The bright silver lines of stars and the clusters of stars are from a stencil by The Hedgehog Hollow. For the bright silver stars I used a small sponge dauber to apply Versamark Ink. Then I added a sticky embossing powder and heat set it. The embossing powder is sticky enough to add either Deco Foil or Nuvo Gilding Flakes. I added Gilding Flakes in silver.

The darker lines of stars are Nuvo Embellishment Mousse.

I then stamped large star images and tiny star images on the panel. I used clear embossing powder and Satin Pearl embossing powder.

I popped the entire panel up using foam tape and added a strip of silver glitter paper to the edge.

Hugs and Heart Card

Heart stamp by The Hedgehog Hollow and the die cut sentiment is my own.

This heart image is just so pretty I had to use it again. I stamped it clear Versamark Ink and used black embossing powder. The key to that is to use anti-static powder tool over the entire surface of the card panel.

I trimmed off some of the card panel on both sides then adhered it flat to a top folding notecard. The hugs sentiment is my own design and cut out using my Silhouette Cameo. I added Ivory Nuvo Drops across the front of the card for some additional shine.

I hope you enjoyed these cards today! And the rest of the hop! Don’t forget to leave a comment below.

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Jill Lipscomb has been creating cards for over 15 years and blogging about card making for over 3 years. Jill's passion is teaching others how to create handmade cards. Jill has online card classes for new card makers as well as experienced card makers.

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164 Comments

  5. Wow I love these! I really like the heart stamp and how some of the cards have the raised sayings! I love dimension! 🙂

  8. All cards are fab but my fav is the second one
    Hopping on by, have a good day
    Take care x

  16. I love the way you used heat embossing on the smile and hugs sentiments. Looks like they are enameled!

  23. Love seeing the Distress Embossing Glaze in use. Tone on tone is so effective! Great cards!

  25. Wonderful cards!! Fab ideas!! Thank you for the inspiration!! Take care and stay safe!!

  28. so much great cards… you were so busy… Thanks for sharing your inspiration.

    Hugs
    Ute
    DT Whimsy Stamps

  37. Love the starry sentiment! So true. Love this hop, thanks and please be well!

  38. LOVE all 4 cards but especially the Mom card! That heart is perfect and dainty!

  54. Oh, love the pink and main big bold sentiment and how it just fills the card front. Thanks for sharing.

  58. I enjoyed seeing your cards. I love the one on black with the stars. Good reminder, I’m going to scrap lift your idea. Thank you for sharing.

  60. All your cards are lovely.. The smile is so beautiful and the stars and the florals in the heart shape.. All of them are lovely 💓💓💓

  62. Love your cards and especially the Star Card. Love the black background and sparkle! Thanks for sharing your beautiful cards. Thanks for helping to spread the joy.

  64. My favorite is the Mom and Heart card! Thanks for sharing your talent and creativity with us.

  66. Pretty cards. I’m always hesitant to make a black card but your starry design is so cheerful that I may try something similar

  68. Love your simple and effective cards. Also love that you carried the design over on to the envelopes.

  74. All of your cards are great, thank you for you sharing them with us. I really liked the silver stars.

  81. I like all your cards, but I think I like the star one the best. Thanks for sharing!

  82. Great cards. I like how you decorated the envelopes as well as the cards. That just extends the joy I think. Thanks for sharing joy with your project for the Spread Joy Not Germs Bloghop. Blessings.

  83. Wow! You were busy!!! These are all fabulous! I do really like the star card with the black background!

  84. Your cards are beautiful. They will surely bring a smile to anyone. Thanks for sharing. Stay safe.

  86. Love all of your CAS cards and also really love how the Glossy Accents made your sentiments pop! Thanks for spreading some joy today and being part of this amazing hop!

  87. Beautiful cards Jill! I think my favorite is the Mom card with the floral heart! Thanks for the inspiration!

  92. Very pretty cards Jill. Love the scalloped edge on the first one… the floral border image is lovely. That heart is lovely on the last card. The layered sentiment looks so cool! Thanks for the inspiration. God bless!

  104. Love, Love, Love the star card! I really like the different textures and all that glitter. Really a cool card!

  105. I really liked all the techniques that you used on your cards. Some, I never heard of and it’s nice to see how they’re used. I like the sentiment on the Stars card… so true. Thanks for sharing!

  107. Such beautiful cards created for this blog hop. My favorite is the Mom Heart Card. This would be perfect for Mothers Day or any day really. Moms need to be reminded they are special and loved.

  110. Very creative cards, love what you made. My favorite Wow embossing powder is Fairy Tale.

  120. Great job on all the cards. My favorite are the black background with the stars and the floral heart. TFS!

  121. FABULOUS cards, Jill. Thanks for sharing your talents and inspiring us in this special event.
    Blessings,
    Karen Letchworth

  131. Fantastic cards.
    Love the heart on the mom card.
    The wispy coloring is great.
    The shooting stars is gorgeous.
    thanks for sharing
    txmlhl(at)yahoo(dot)com

  132. 4 x FABULOUS cards!
    ALL are such CHEERY designs, my favourites are the ones with the SMILE and the STARS 🙂
    Thank You for sharing and INSPIRING!

  133. Fantastic cards. The Star card on the black cardstock is my favorite. It’s stunning!!

  134. Wonderful cards Jill! I particularly like the Mom with the heart & the stars. The stars is definitely my favourite due to the design of it & the saying which is so adroit in these times, or just in “normal” times when people are struggling.

  136. I really enjoy the way you pick such contrasting colors. The pop in a way that instantly puts a smile on your face!

  139. Fabulous cards! I have sticky embossing powder that I don’t use and I’ll try using it with foil. Thank you for sharing your ideas.

  142. A great set of cards, Jill! All beautiful, but I love the design on your super stars on the black background! Thanks so much for sharing! Stay safe! 🙂

  143. Cute cards. I like how you decorated the envelopes too. Thank you for sharing. Please stay safe.

  149. Oh, the black background of the star card is so dramatic – love it! Thank you for participating in this excellent way to encourage stay-at-home!

  150. Hi Jill 🙂 Your cards are delightful!!! I love to stargaze so you can guess which card immediately caught my eyes! Thanks fro inspiring me 🙂

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