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Archives for April 2021

VIDEO: Salvaged Patina Distress is HERE (+GIVEAWAY!)

24 Apr
Salvaged Patina by Jessica Frost-Ballas for Scrapbook.com

Good afternoon and Happy Saturday!!  There is a brand new distress color available now and it is an absolute MUST-HAVE!  Salvaged Patina has just shot to the very top of my favorites list...I can't get enough of this color!  It's sold out in many places but it's available and shipping now over at ... View Post

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card-making, crafting, guest-designer
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distress ink, distress oxide ink, honey bee stamps, scrapbook.com

Lawn Fawnatics Challenge #99: Create a Scene

19 Apr
Bubbles of Joy by Jessica Frost-Ballas for Lawn Fawnatics

Good morning!! It’s time for a new Lawn Fawnatics challenge and it’s a fun one! I can’t wait to see what you’ll create!! And here's what I created: I love the Bubbles of Joy set and wanted to create a card with it using ink blending (instead of alcohol inks)! I started by blending ... View Post

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card-making, crafting, design team, lawn fawnatics
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lawn fawn, lawn fawnatics

(VIDEO) Alcohol Ink Background in Real Time + Celebrating 10K Subscribers Video Hop WINNERS!

9 Apr
Alcohol Ink Background

Good afternoon!!  Today I'm sharing a new video and the winners of my recent Celebrating 10K Subscribers Video Hop!  You can find the full list of winners below!  If you won, please send me an email at JessicaAFrost@gmail.com with 'Video Hop Winner' in the subject and I'll get those prizes out to ... View Post

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card-making, crafting, video tutorial

Hero Arts April My Monthly Hero Blog Hop (+GIVEAWAY!)

5 Apr

Good afternoon!  Today is release day for the April My Monthly Hero kit from Hero Arts and I’m sharing a stenciled using this fantastic kit!!  This fun and unique kit is now available for purchase at Hero Arts; but remember, once they’re sold out, they’re gone for good so make sure to head over and ... View Post

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bloghop, card-making, crafting, design team, hero arts
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hero arts, my monthly hero

Layer Stenciled Birthday Card – Waffle Flower April Release Blog Hop (+GIVEAWAYS!)

5 Apr

Good morning!  I’m so excited to be a stop on the hop for the April release from Waffle Flower!  Here’s what I created today using some of the adorable new birthday products!! To start I blended squeezed lemonade, dried marigold, picked raspberry, and abandoned coral distress oxide ink onto a ... View Post

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bloghop, card-making, crafting, design team, waffle flower
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waffle flower

Hero Arts April Countdown, day 2

2 Apr

Good morning!  We’re continuing the Hero Arts April My Monthly Hero Countdown today and I’m sharing a bright and cheery card using the fun new kit! The kit comes with three fun layering stencils and I decided to just use one stencil and rotate it to get different designs!  I started by inking ... View Post

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card-making, crafting, design team, hero arts
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hero arts, my monthly hero

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