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Catch a Falling Star Celebration Release – Colorado Craft Company (GIVEAWAYS!)

20 Oct

Good morning!  I’m so excited to be helping Colorado Craft Company celebrate a year of offering exclusive Anita Jeram designs to the stamping community!  Today I have two very different cards using some of the new release stamps!

Jessica Frost-Ballas for Colorado Craft Company

First I stamped the adorable mouse and sentiment from A Star is Born with versafine and heat-embossed them with clear embossing powder.  I also stamped a mask, fussy cut it, and placed it over the mouse.  Then I blended spun sugar, kitsch flamingo, shaded lilac, blueprint sketch, and prize ribbon distress oxide ink over the background.  I also added a little hickory smoke at the bottom to ground my scene.  I splattered the panel with water, shimmer spray, and white gouache and let it dry completely.

Jessica Frost-Ballas for Colorado Craft Company

Once it was dry I removed the mask and colored the mouse with copic markers.  I used R00 and R02 for the ears and feet; T1, T3, T5 for the mouse; and Y00, Y11, and Y13 for the star.  I added a thin layer of nuvo crystal glaze to the star and then sprinkled it with prisma and chunky glitter to finish the card.

Jessica Frost-Ballas for Colorado Craft Company

For my second card I sprayed a panel of distress cardstock with distress oxide sprays in cracked pistachio, peacock feathers, mermaid lagoon, and black soot.  I let the panel blend together and then once it was dried I added additional splatters of black soot, white gouache, and shimmer spray.  Once that was dry I added splatters of gold and pearl metallic paint for additional stars.

Jessica Frost-Ballas for Colorado Craft Company

Next I stamped the mouse from Twinkle Little Star and the stars from Falling Star with versafine and heat-embossed them with clear embossing powder.  I colored them with copic markers and then die-cut them with the coordinating dies.  I used R00, R02, E40, E70, E71, and E74 for the mouse and the same yellow copics for the stars.  I stamped a sentiment from Falling Star with versamark and heat-embossed it with gold embossing powder before adhering the mouse and stars.  Finally I added a little more nuvo crystal glaze and glitter to the stars to finish the card!

Make sure to check out the full release as well as all the amazing Anita Jeram designs Colorado Craft Company has to offer! Thanks so much for stopping by and have an amazing day!

To celebrate the release Colorado Craft Company is giving away an autographed bookplate and the book Guess How Much I Love You illustrated by Anita Jeram. Any order placed between October 20-23rd will be entered to win!

And each guest designer is giving away the Dream Big Mini stamp set!  Leave a comment here on my blog or instagram before October 23rd, 11:59 PM MT for a chance to win!  Good luck!

Interested in the products I used?  To make them easy for you to find, I have listed them below. (Affiliate disclosure can be found here). Your purchases help keep my blog running and I thank you for the support!

Catch a Falling Star bundle
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Falling Star
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Falling Star dies
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Star is Born
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Star is Born dies
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Twinkle Little Star
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Twinkle Little Star dies
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Dream Big Mini
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Dream Big Mini dies
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Comments

  1. Denise Bryant says

    October 20, 2021 at 12:23 pm

    Sweet cards and beautiful backgrounds you have created for the hop! I love the mice and the sparkle!

    Reply
  2. Laurie says

    October 20, 2021 at 12:34 pm

    How delightful is this – the image, the colors, just everything. A winner for sure.

    Reply
  3. tjgrdina says

    October 20, 2021 at 12:47 pm

    This release is absolutely adorable!! And your cards are gorgeous!!

    Reply
  4. vickiedavis77 says

    October 20, 2021 at 1:28 pm

    Your cards are so adorable! Love them!

    Reply
  5. FRANNIE REID says

    October 20, 2021 at 2:24 pm

    Wonderful cards. I especially like the 2nd card… great background colors!

    Reply
  6. Mary Lehett says

    October 20, 2021 at 2:25 pm

    Jessica, your cards are gorgeous. Your ink blended backgrounds are stunning.

    Reply
  7. Bunny Hoyle says

    October 20, 2021 at 2:29 pm

    Happy Anniversary to CCC for their AJ line. It is my favorite from them. Your cards are adorable. I love the backgrounds and the chunky glitter on the stars. This line is going to be used for various occasions. It’s going to be a lot of fun.

    Reply
  8. Geri S says

    October 20, 2021 at 3:15 pm

    Adorable cards! Congrats on one year – have been avidly following for each new release and loving CCC!

    Reply
  9. Roleen Thoele says

    October 20, 2021 at 6:13 pm

    Beautiful cards! I really like the dark background.

    Reply
  10. Talitha Wright says

    October 20, 2021 at 6:49 pm

    Love this release and your cards! Thanks.

    Reply
  11. Sharon Gullikson says

    October 20, 2021 at 7:00 pm

    The glitter and dots add so much to this adorable image. I LOVE the chubby rodent.

    Reply
  12. Lauryne Cunningham says

    October 20, 2021 at 7:53 pm

    I love your cards! The backgrounds are beautiful!

    Reply
  13. Angie L says

    October 20, 2021 at 7:58 pm

    The sentiments on this release are awesome. I love what you did with this stamp set. I can almost feel that little mouse squeezing that star so tight!

    Reply
  14. jshixon says

    October 20, 2021 at 8:00 pm

    Love both your beautiful cards. Your color blending is outstanding, and you’ve added just the right amount of glitter bling.

    Reply
  15. Marisela Delgado says

    October 20, 2021 at 10:11 pm

    Such a sweet card!

    Reply
  16. Alexandra Y says

    October 20, 2021 at 10:12 pm

    These are absolutely stunning!!! I love the backgrounds you created, that pink to blue gradient is so beautiful!!!

    Reply
  17. Marisela Delgado says

    October 20, 2021 at 10:13 pm

    Duh…I meant that in plural. Such sweet cards. 💜

    Reply
  18. Laurie Brown says

    October 20, 2021 at 10:22 pm

    I love this line of stamps!! Your backgrounds are gorgeous!!

    Reply
  19. Jeanne Beam says

    October 20, 2021 at 10:35 pm

    Such adorable cards! Love the mouse. Fantastic colors…
    Thanks for sharing.

    Reply
  20. Annie Cianciolo says

    October 20, 2021 at 11:17 pm

    Nice Mousy sky!

    Reply
  21. Jeanne Rice says

    October 20, 2021 at 11:22 pm

    Love your cards. Thanks for providing steps in creating your masterpieces. I love the new release and especially the mini stamp set. Can’t wait. Thanks for the inspiration.

    Reply
  22. mandalj says

    October 21, 2021 at 12:00 am

    Such beautiful cards! I love the glittery star the first mouse is holding and the background of your second card!

    Reply
  23. momentsofcrafting says

    October 21, 2021 at 2:01 am

    As always your cards are wonderful Jess! These little mice with the stars and sweet sentiments are just so cute!!! Love them!! Thanks so much for the great inspiration. Stay safe! 🙂

    Reply
  24. Deborah Cooper says

    October 21, 2021 at 7:44 am

    What wonderful cards! Love these “little” stamps!

    Reply
  25. Claudia Lo says

    October 21, 2021 at 9:05 am

    I love the care and time you put into making those layers of splatter!

    Reply
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