Graciellie Design

We have so much inspiration for you today! Graciellie Design is teaming up with Paper Temptress for the day and we are all going to be sharing pure gorgeousness featuring stamps from our shop and stunning specialty papers from Paper Temptress. We'll be showing you techniques and tips on how to use digital stamps with these beautiful papers. I am using today a stunning Opal Mica Metallic cardstock for my mixed media background that you can find on Paper Temptress online shop. The quality of these cardstock is amazing and with this project I was happy to discover that you can actually watercolor the mica cardstock and it's shimmer will show through. Amazing right? Also, I am featuring one of our new stamp sets:  Hello Gorgeous . It includes a detailed flower image and beautiful modern sentiments. I watercolored both the flowers and the background with Stampin' Up Watercolor Crayons in Earth Tones. I added touches of Gold Deco Foil here and there using a Deco Foil...

Today I'm part of an awesome celebration. So glad you're joining the fun too! Welcome to the Got Joy Creations blog hop.  Dana has some very exciting news to share. She started her Youtube channel a little over a year ago and she has reached 1,000 followers! We are so happy to be able to celebrate with her. Along the hop today, you will see some amazing projects all featuring a touch of gold.  It could be ribbon, glitter, embossing powder or even sequins. Here is my take for today... One of my favorite gold products lately is foil. If you follow me you might have noticed it (lol). I decided to go for a vintage / shabby chic free style collage card. It is certainly a more modern take on shabby chic, but I do love all the elements together. The little cupid was die cut from Deco Foil double sided foam adhesive to which you just have to add the foil directly, no heat required (view the tutorial here ). There's another hint of gold hidden beh...

Happy Sunday! It's time to announce some winners! Thanks so much to all of you for stopping by. Really enjoyed reading each of your comments. With no further ado, the winners are: The winner of my complete stamp collection (a total of 13 stamp kits!)  by Unity Stamp Co.  and a Memory Box or Poppystamps die  of your choice from StarlitStudio  is Vicki Robertson The winner of A $20 gift certificate  to CAS-ual Fridays Stamps & Dies, a stamp set of your choice from Sunny Studio Stamps , a $12 gift certificate to Sami Stamps , an online class of your choice at Stamp Academy , and a $12 gift certificate to A Day for Daisies stamps is: Carrie Sheridan Congratulations ladies! Please send me an email here so we can coordinate your prizes. I invite you all to stay tuned for a new blog hop and giveaway I'll be joining tomorrow! It'll be a great celebration! See you then.

HAPPY NEW YEAR! A new year is the promise to all of what you've been wishing for or to just continue to enjoy the simple pleasures in life that make all of our effort and hard work be worthwhile. I wish you all the best as this new year begins! Open your heart to all the possibilities and have faith... Endure and you will succeed! Today I have 2 awesome reasons to celebrate! First, I'm excited to be joining the Season's Givings Blog Hop! And also, this month I celebrate my blog anniversary! So I decided to fuse both giveaways and create a massive blog candy with the help of some wonderful friends in the industry! One lucky winner will receive a heavenly collection of crafty goodies! International followers are welcome to participate! Here is what YOU could win: My complete stamp collection (a total of 13 stamp kits!) kindly sponsored by Unity Stamp Co. A Memory Box or Poppystamps die  of your choice from  StarlitStudio ! A $20 gift certificate...

Thanks so much to everyone who joined my Birthday Giveaway Celebration on my blog, on Facebook and on my Youtube channel. I so appreciate all the beautiful comments you left. THANK YOU! Here are the lucky winners: Winner of Prize #1 Dorothy S June 3, 2015 at 6:06 AM Happy birthday! This is new to me - I look forward to checking out your creations. Winner of Prize #2 Antoinette Tristan Hi Graciellie. Happy BIrthday and Thank you for all your inspirational fun and creations. So glad that i was introduced to your beautiful works and become a follower and subscriber. BIg Texas Hugs, AntoinetteT Winner of Prize #3 Marilyn Mathis May 31st, 13:23 Happy Birthday!! I am subscribed to your Youtube channel, your blog and here. Love your creations. (Winners were picked thanks to the help of my old friend Randomizer.org) Please winners contact me ASAP. Please use the contact form on my sidebar to send an email and please include your complete name and address so we can send ...

Welcome to our end of term blog hop and DT call. If you're interested in working with us a House of Cards for a six month term from July through December of 2015, please put DT at the end of your entry name when you link up!  This hop will run from June 1ST AT 6:00 AM CST through June 15th at noon. Any card style is welcome and we've got a gorgeous photo inspiration for your crafting enjoyment! Here's our photo inspiration: We've got some fabulous sponsors to share with you! Our team will be using a variety of products from these amazing companies! Deedee's Digis Prize: Gift Card to the online store. Eclectic Anthology Prize: $50 gift voucher to the shop. Great Impressions Prize: Prize Package Inspired By Stamping Prize: Gift Card to Store Stitchy Bear Prize: $10 gift voucher to the shop. Here's the card I made using beautiful digital papers from Eclectic Anthology! Hope you like it! I love the colors f...