New IAR Challenge... Nerd Alert!

Hey, Friends! Happy Good Friday! 

It is the 15th of April and you know what that means... time for another I Am Roses Blog Challenge!!

What is an I am Roses Blog Challenge? Well, It is a crafting challenge held monthly by I Am Roses over on the IAR Challenge Blog. Participants can enter their projects for a chance to win amazing IAR merchandise.

Here is how to enter...

RULES:

•  Participants are limited to one project entry.
•  Create a project using a minimum of 3 I Am Roses Products.
• Post your project onto your blog or forum and Label it "April IAR Challenge". 
• Add a direct link to your blog to the IAR challenge blog the InLinkz tool.
• Must be a current IAR subscriber/ Follower to participate.

The theme for the April Challenge is- Anything goes,

The Contest will be open from April 15th to May 8th.

Once closed, IAR will choose 5 WINNERS to win a $30 IAR Voucher.

Winners will be announced on May 15th alongside of the next monthly Challenge.

For more details and additional inspiration, head over on over to the I Am Roses Challenge Blog!

And finally, here is my project for this month's Challenge...

I Am Roses Products Used

Soft Pink Arabian Jasmine Flowers

White Achillea Cottage Flowers

Pink Achillea Cottage Flowers

Other Products Used

Marquise (Diamond Press)

Border Die (Diamond Press)

Foliage- Leaf Die(Diamond Press)

Scalloped Border (Diamond Press)

Mega Runner (Xyron)

Creative Station Lite (Xyron)

Stamp (The Greeting Farm)

Pink Diagonal Striped Paper (Bella Blvd.)

Clean Color Real Brush Markers (Zig/ Kuretake)

VersaFine- Onyx Black ink (Imagine Crafts)

Distress Oxide- Black Soot (Ranger)

Cardstock- Black, Gray (Recollections)

White Cardstock

Tacky Glue (Thermaweb)

Label Maker (Dymo)

 

Aloha Card - IAR February 2022 Challenge

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Hey there, Crafty Friends!! It's February 15th! And you know what that means... Time for another I Am Roses Blog Challenge!! And boy, do we have a surprise for you!!

If you are new here or are unfamiliar with the I Am Roses Challenges, it is a crafting challenge that is held monthly on the I Am Roses Challenge Blog.  Participants create a project using at least 3 I Am Roses products and uplink them to the I Am Roses Blog to enter for your chances to win amazing IAR prizes! Each new challenge starts on the 15th and runs throughout the remainder of the month.

Aaaaand... SURPRISE... instead of our usual top 3 winners, IAR is now choosing 5 WINNERS to each win a $30 voucher to the I Am Roses website!! How AWESOME is that?!!

For additional information, head on over to the I Am Rose Challenge Blog.

And here is my project for this month's challenge...

I am an island girl, born & raised, and I miss home so much! During these cold winter days, I miss it even more! So I created my card to be Hawaiian-themed and surrounded my little hula girl with bright and sunshiney colors! 

I hope you enjoyed my card and that it inspires you to create something beautiful!

THANKS for stopping by!!

~Mitsyana

I Am Roses Supplies Used

Medium Red Gardenias

Yellow Spring Cottage Flowers

Yellow 2-tone SemiOpen Rose Buds

Tangerine Orange Variegated Cherry Blossoms

Small Green Rose Leaves

Tiny Green Rose Leaves

Other Supplies Used

Big Shot Foldaway (Sizzix)

Eileen Hull Heart Mandala Die (Sizzix)

Patterned Paper (Simple Stories)

Hula Anya (Greeting Farm)

Creative Station (Xyron)

Mega Runner ( (Xyron)

Mini Multi-Stick Glue Gun (Xyron)

Alcohol Markers (Diamond Press)

Black Craft Foam (Creatology)

White Cardstock

Gnome For The Holidays Blog Hop

WELCOME to the I Am Roses "Gnome for the Holidays" Blog Hop!

Season's Greetings from all of us at I AM ROSES! There will be no IAR Challenge this month but we have a festive blog hop for you. We'd like to THANK YOU from the bottom of our hearts for all your support this year. There will be TWO Prizes up for grabs!
 

(2) $50 Voucher

 

Sit down and relax with a warm hot cocoa or the holiday drink of your choice.

 

Here’s how to play:

 

Hop along to each of the Designers’ blogs and be sure to comment on their individual IAR Blog Hop Post

• There are 2 HIDDEN BLOG CANDY PRIZES up for grabs spread throughout our  Designers’ blogs!

• Be sure to Subscribe/Follow the I Am Roses Challenge Blog

• Commenting along the way highly increases your chance of winning a Prize Voucher.

• Comments will be CLOSED on 11:59pm PST on December 21st (This blog hop has a duration of one week)

• We will be randomly selecting 2 winners from the comments made on our Designers' blogs and will announce the winners here on the I Am Roses Challenge Blog on January 1st!

Let's get this hop started!

 

(*November Challenge Winners will be posted tomorrow on the 16th)

And now it's time for some holiday inspiration... Here is the card I created for this month's Blog Hop!

Here are all the different I Am Roses Flowers I used...

And here are close-up views of my card...

I am Roses Products Used

Red Semi Opened Rose Buds

Red Mini Open Roses

Red May Roses

White Summer Cottage Flowers

Green Tiny Roses Leaves

Other Products Used

Santa Claus Paper- (Authentique)

Red Polka-Dot Paper

White Cardstock

Scalloped Background Die (Diamond Press)

Mega Runner (Xyron)

Don't forget to visit my crafty design team sisters!!

Alexandra Vologdina
Aleksandra Ziomek

Mitsyana Wright
Roselany Caroline

Rosemary Bridges
Tamara Potocnik

 
Enjoy the hop! Please come back here and comment that you finished!

 GOOD LUCK!!

IAR April 2021 Blog Challenge

Hey, Friends!! It's that time again! It's time for another I Am Roses Blog Challenge!

If you don't already know... Every 15th of the month, I Am Roses holds a Blog Challenge. To enter, all you have to do is create a project using I Am Roses products and link them up onto their blog. The winners of the challenge will receive gift vouchers to the I Am Roses website. More details are available on the IAR Blog.

Here is what I created for this month's challenge...

I Am Roses Products Used

Indian Jasmine Rose- Mauve

Sweet Moon Roses- Purple

Achillea Cottage Flowers- White

Other Products Used

Big Shot Foldaway (Sizzix)

Magnetic Platform (Sizzix)

Sending Hugs Die Set (Diamond Press)

Faith-Based Foliage Dies- Berries (Diamond Press)

Creative Station (Xyron)

Pam Bray Carefree Paper (Wild Whisper)

110 lb Cardstock- Greens, Cream (Recollections)

Shimmer Cardstock- Purple (DCWV)

Quik Grip Glue

Craft Foam

These deep purple (mauve) Indian Jasmine Rose are what really inspired this card. The darker hue really caught my eye and I built this card around those particular flowers. Usually, when creating, I build my project around the biggest flower... but not this time. This time I focused on the smaller deeper colored flowers and went through my stash to find the perfect accompaniment to them.

Even though it is smaller in stature, these Mauve Indian Jasmine Roses have a much bigger impact compared to the much larger Lavendar Sweet Moon Roses. Depth and richness of color will do that when laid alongside softer and more muted colors.

I added sprinkles of natural-white Achillea Cottage Flowers for balance and they actually pop from their lack of color since it's such a stark contrast.

Then, I kept my wired stems, created spiraled accents, and tucked them in between the flowers to act as a filler.

It looks like a little garden and I couldn't be happier with my results!

I hope you really enjoyed my Blog Challenge creation!!

Don't forget to head over to the I Am Roses Blog for more details on how to enter this month's challenge and to see what the rest of the team created!!

Until next time...

HAPPY CRAFTING!

~Mitsyana

 

Eileen Hull Sizzix Chapter 2 Release Party

Welcome to our Chapter 2 Release Party! Today we are sharing Folio Journal accessory dies- the Waterfall & Tags and Book Binding dies and the new Bigz L Camper ScoreBoards die! But don't be limited to keeping them in a book- you can also use these elements in different size journals, cards, and layouts!

Check out all the different ways to use these dies on our Blog Hop. Click through and leave a comment on each of the designers' posts and be eligible to win a $25 gift certificate in Eileen's Etsy Shop!

Join us on Facebook Live and YouTube Live for an up-close and personal look at the team's projects. I will also demo how to use the dies during the show. Really hope you can join us for this fun event- prepare to be surprised!!

Here is what I created using these new releases...

For the base of my journal, I used Eileen Hull's Folio Journal Die from the Chapter 1 Release...

Folio Journal

Also from the Chapter 1 Release, one of my favorites too! Eileen Hull's Mandala Die...

Mandala

This die I was really excited for...

The new Bookbinding and Label!! Now I can add pages to my journals with ease!!

Bookbinding & Label

And POCKETS!! We can't forget our pockets tucks, and folds!!! And Eileen, being the genius that she is, has made it super simple for us to add them to our pages because she made a die for that too!!

Folio Page Pocket & Flowers

If you are like me and had envied all those cool flips and tiered layers in journals and albums... this cool new die is for you... The Card, Waterfall, & Tags die set makes those features practically effortless!

Card, Waterfall, & Tags

I know I usually go way more into detail but I promise you a full tutorial is coming very soon! Today I just wanted to give you a sneak peek at all the awesome new dies and give you a taste of what they can do.

So many possibilities, so little time!!

Hope you enjoyed my quick take on all Eileen's new dies!

Don't forget to head on over and check out all my amazingly talented friends and give them some love too!!

Eileen Hull Designs
Julia Aston
Madeline Arendt
Jennie Atkinson
Karen Bearse
Susie Bentz
Sarah Lizzie Dodd
Sue Eldred
Maggi Harding
Lisa Hoel
Jenny Marples
Elizabeth Robinson
Tonya Trantham
Mitsyana Wright
Cheryl Waters

We are so happy that you came to join us today and hope you have a wonderfully creative day!!

Until next time...

Happy Crafting!!

~Mitsyana

IAR Monthly Challenge - You Are Loved Card

Hello Crafty Friends! 

It's March 15th and time for another I Am Rosses Blog Challenge!!

If you are unfamiliar with the IAR Blog Challenge,  Every month, on the 15th, there is a new Blog Challenge. Create a project using I Am Roses products and link your project to their blog by the end of the month and winners will be chosen to win some amazing prizes. I recommend you head on over to their blog to check it out!! There you will see inspiration from the I Am Roses Design Team and what other creators such as yourself are making.

For more info or to participate and link your project, go to the I am Roses Challenge Blog.

Here is what I created for this month's Challenge...

IAR Supplies Used

Pink Variegated Belinda's Dream Rose

Pink Variegated Cherry Blossoms 

 Hot Pink Variegated Rosebuds

Pale Green on Soft Yellow Leaves

Other Supplies Used

Big Shot Foldaway  (Sizzix)

Eileen Hull Mandala Die (Sizzix)

Chrome Precision Cutting Plate (Sizzix)

Die Brush w/ Magnetic Pickup Tool (Sizzix)

Rejoice Sentiment Dies- You are Loved (Diamond Press)

Creative Station (Xyron)

Mega Runner (Xyron)

Disposable 3"Sticker Maker  (Xyron)

Patterned Paper  (Kingston Crafts)

110 lb White Cardstock

Distress Oxide Ink- Picked Raspberry (Ranger)

Blending Tool, Mini Ink Blending Tool (Ranger)

Heart Rhinestones (Buttons Galore)

Clear Drying Liquid Glue

I started by building my card base from a 5 1/2" x 11" piece of 110 lb white cardstock folded in half to create a 5 1/2" squared card. Then attached a 5 1/4" piece of Kingston Crafts' teal and white polka dot patterned paper using my Xyron Mega Runner.

To create the intricate doily, I ran more white cardstock through my Creative Station machine and die-cut it using my Eileen Hull Mandala Die through a Big Shot Foldaway machine. Because this is a very intricate die, I substituted one cutting plate for a chrome precision plate to ensure that it would cut out each tiny detail. Then poked out all the tiny tidbits with ease with the help of my die brush tool.

I created a simple shadow for my doily by placing my mandala die flat onto a piece of pink paper, also from Kingston Crafts, and tracing out its silhouette. Then cut it out by hand with a scissor.

I adhered the mandala die-cut on top and inked around the edges using Picked Raspberry Distress Oxide Ink and a mini blender tool then attached it to my card base.

Finally, I can start building up those beautiful flowers...

I usually start with the biggest which is the Pink Belinda's Dream Rose. This one I wanted in the center of the arrangement.

Then I surrounded the big rose with a bundle of three Pink Variegated Cherry Blossoms on each side.

Next, I tucked in Pale Green Leaves. I used a total of six.

Then I tucked in draped small Hot Pink Variegated Rose Buds. I used a total of ten of them. You will see all of them in the final card pictures.

I planned on sending this card to a dear friend of mine who is going through a difficult time so I wanted the sentiment big and heartfelt. So I chose this sentiment that says "You are Loved" and die cut the background from vellum and the words itself from more white cardstock. 

Then to blended on more Picked Raspberry ink onto the die-cut to tie it onto the card better.

Lastly. I used these tiny heart-shaped rhinestones and attached them by sticking them onto my mega runner and peeling them up. It applied instant adhesive to the backs of my rhinestones without having to wait for any glue to dry. Then I simply added the gems to my card.

And here is my finished card...

I hope you enjoyed today's project and are inspired to create something beautiful of your own!

Don't forget to head on over to the I am Roses Challenge Blog for more inspiration 

OR

To enter and link up your projects!!

Thanks for stopping by and 

HAPPY CRAFTING!!

~Mitsyana