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T3: Tools, Tips and Techniques for Festive Graduation Cards
Every Tuesday at 4pm (Arizona time) FSJ comes to you LIVE on Facebook and YouTube for our T3 video – that stands for Tools, Tips, and Techniques. Recently, Kim Kesti shared two creative (and simple) handmade cards for graduation. Tis the season, right? Today’s projects both begin with the Hats Off Die Set. On today’s video, Kim will show you step-by-step how to assemble this fun and festive graduation die set. The most fun part is that you can customize the mortarboard for whatever color you’d like. Use cardstock to match your graduate’s school colors, or just pick a color you love! Once Kim assembled the die, she began creating…
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Introducing Sprinkled With Love, the June 2019 Stamp of the Month
Hello crafty friends! We are so excited it’s June, because a new month means a new Stamp of the Month! Sprinkled With Love is a super sweet red rubber stamp set with a magical unicorn and her delicious donuts! Let’s take a look at this darling set: There are so many fun ways to mix and match the donut and frosting. Pair the sweet treats with the unicorn, or use them separately. And those sentiments – SWOON! So cute for friendship, love and celebration cards! When you sign up for FSJ’s Stamp of the Month Club, you’ll receive this stamp set, plus a new stamp set each month right in…
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How to Celebrate Community Heroes With Handmade Treats
Hello crafty friends! Nicole here, excited to be guest blogging today on the FSJ blog โ something I havenโt done since 2014!ย Itโs Memorial Day Weekend โ the official start of summer, for most a 3-day weekend (yes!) and most importantly, a time to reflect and honor those who have sacrificed so much for us to enjoy the freedoms and privileges that we as Americans enjoy.ย In that spirit, I can think of no better time to share with you a bit more about a recent activity that Reagan and I did, and to challenge you to do the same. Many of you have already seen glimmers of this during our…
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Introducing the Hello Summer Launch Party Project Kits!
It’s an exciting day, crafty friends! Today we begin counting down to FSJ’s next live event, the Hello Summer Launch Party, on June 22. Beginning today you can order some of the new stamps, dies, and more from the TWO collections being released at the launch party. We’re exploring the sea and the sky with our two latest collections. The first is called Starry Night, where you’ll be whisked into a celestial sky of stars and planets and a few cosmic friends. The second is called Splash Zone where you’ll dive into a crafty sea of underwater creatures and beautiful mermaids. Today in the FSJ shop, you’ll find two awesome…
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Sending You Loads of Love with Handmade Cards
Most of us don’t get too excited about laundry. The pile on the bathroom floor. The basket-full that needs to be folded. The mystery of the ONE missing sock. Can you relate? But crafting up some laundry? I think we can all get behind that one. Send loads of love to your girlfriend who’s knee-deep in cloth diapers and desperately needs encouragement. Or maybe a thank you note to your mom for all the loads of your laundry she did as you were growing up. Today, let’s take a look at three sweet cards featuring the Loads of Love Stamps and coordinating die set, from the Easy Breezy collection. FSJ’s…
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How to Use One Small Stamp Set for Four Mighty Cards!
The Fun Stampers Journey ATS sized stamps are small rubber stamp sets that can be used in MIGHTY ways. On today’s featured T3 video (that’s Tools, Tips, and Techniques) Kim Kesti explores FOUR gorgeous ways to use the Love Block stamp. This stamp was released as part of the Follow Your Heart collection, which was a Valentines themed release of stamps, dies, and accessories. But as you’ll see today, the floral details on this stamp make it fantastic for springtime cards too! Today’s cards all begin with white embossing on colored cardstocks, Summer Days, Watermelon Fusion, Lemongrass and Turbo Teal. After embossing the sentiment on each color, Kim fussy cut…
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How to Make the Most of Your Paper Scraps
Hello crafty friends! We’re going to ask a possibly scary question today – are you ready? How’s your paper scrap stash looking? Is it a hot mess, or is it well organized? Kim Kesti recently shared an awesome T3 (that’s Tools, Tips, and Techniques) video with us, and in this episode she’s dealing with her SCRAPS. Let’s take a look at three coordinating cards she made using cardstock and printed paper from her stash, plus her tips to create with your own scrappy stash. Kim began her card set by choosing 3-5 colors of scraps, and these became the color palette for all of today’s projects. Kim chose Bubble Gum,…
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Introducing Natural Dreamer – the FSJ May Stamp of the Month
It’s always a great pleasure to start each new month by introducing you to the latest Stamp of the Month Club set from Fun Stampers Journey. This month is no exception, and we are thrilled to share Natural Dreamer with you. This set is whimsy, beauty, and a little boho-chic with gorgeous floral details. Let’s take a look at a few projects made with the Natural Dreamer stamp set: This card builds on the beautiful floral and natural elements in this stamp set. The layers of diecut foliage add so much color and personality to the watercolored girl. If you’ll be hand-delivering your handmade cards, don’t be afraid to create…
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Easy Breezy Spring Launches Today!
We are so excited to celebrate the release of the Easy Breezy Spring collection from Fun Stampers Journey, and we’re ready to PARTY with you! Will you join us for project demos, giveaways, product bundles, special guests and lots of FUN?! If you missed the live launch party, have no fear! The party continues and you can access the whole thing on our YouTube channel. Click here for a direct link to the video! Let’s take a look at a fun new project featuring a stamp set from the Easy Breezy Spring collection. It’s the Cute Boots stamp set! A little bit of watercolor and some Journey Glaze brings this…
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How to Make a One-Sheet 3-Pocket Mini Card
Hello crafty friends! We have such a fun project to share with you today. But first, let’s take a look back at a project we shared earlier this year. One of our best-loved recent projects was the one sheet 3-pocket card that Nicole shared during our Follow Your Heart live event. With one sheet of 12×12 cardstock, Nicole taught us how to use the FSJ Scoring Board to make a darling accordion-folded card with pockets to fit gift cards, notes, photos and more. Here’s a reminder of that project -we’ll link up the tutorial at the end of this post. Since we all love that project, we couldn’t help but…