A new Story Begins

So in the madness of 2020, many online stores found themselves caught inside a dilemma. Do you keep your customers safe and close your doors, or do you solider on? One company that found itself closing its doors for over six months was White Rose Crafts. This is a small company whose owner, Kay, (who is English but lives in the USA) found herself trapped over seas and unable to get home.

Well, it has been a long hard road, but White Rose Crafts doors are back open. If you are unfamiliar with this online shop, it specializes in paper crafts with an international flair. There are all kinds of papers, stamps, dies, stickers, and so much more from all over the world that you just don't always find state side.

I felt it was only fitting today, as I create a new project for WRC, that we focus on new beginnings, since reopening the store is in all intensive purposes a new beginning for White Rose Crafts.

I started by stamping three images from the Consortium Craft (England) Winter Woodland stamp set onto some white card stock.

Using Nuvo Creative Pens, I colored the images and fussy cut them out. I used the Organic Greens, Natural Browns, and Fair Skin Tones.

I trimmed up a piece of two sided printed paper from the Carta Bella Let it Snow paper pack. I trimmed the snowflake side of the paper to 4.25x5.5 inches and trimmed the blue plaid side to .75x5.5 inches. I adhered the paper to an A2 card frame.

Using a liquid adhesive adhere the fussy cut stamp images onto the card frame.

I finally added a sentiment from the Kaisercraft (Austrilla) Romantique Sticker Sheet.

Make sure you pop on over to White Rose Crafts and share some love with the store being back open again!.

Some October Sketch Inspiration

As I am sure you know by this point, White Rose Crafts has a monthly sketch challenge.  We are so excited about the October Sketch Challenge and thought we would share a some inspiration to help inspire you.  

Esther

We just love how Esther paired stamped leaves from the Stampendous Glasswork Leaves stamp set and the Bo Bunny paper pack to create this fall inspired card.  

Alison

Can you believe that Alison created this Halloween themed card using an Easter stamp set?  Yep, those adorable critters are from the Lawn Fawn Easter Party Stamp set, and we just love how it has been paired with the Kaisercraft Bombay Sunset paper pack and Doodles Paper Playground Trick or Treat Sparkle Blend sequins.

Annie

Annie's card is spook-tacular with the combination of the Stampendous Fall Season stamp set and Lawn Fawn Knit Picky Fall Petitie paper pad.  

EK

EK's challenge card is so simple, yet so sweet with the use of the Carta Bella Fall Break paper pad, Waffle Flower Boo stamp set, and Doodle's Paper Playground Pumpkin Spice Sparkle Blend Sequin pack.

We really can't wait to see what you create this month for our sketch challenge.  Don't forget to add your project to our Facebook Gallery Album for your chance to win a $15 WRC gift card.

Need more information, all of the details can be found here.

Back to School with Guest Designer Meghan

Hi Crafty Friends,

It's Meghan and I am so excited to be Guest Designing for White Rose Crafts this month! The optional theme for the Sketch Challenge is BACK TO SCHOOL. It's time already! So I made this cute little card from the School For Changito for my twin sister who is a teacher. 

Make Crafty Friends Q & A:

Q: What was your favorite grade in school?

A: Me? I love 3rd grade (see pic below and play the guessing game... which one is which?). My third grade teacher was amazing! And I loved learning cursive which I don't think kids do anymore... I am aging myself!

First Day of School in Third Grade! Guess which one is which? I'm Meghan, Her Name Is Lauren.

I started my card with the chalkboard pattern paper as my panel 4 x 5.25 mounted on my red card base.

I used other papers from the pack to fill in the squares and rectangles, I used the glue and scissors, the pencils and the lined paper.

 I die cut a white banner so that the sentiment would stand out from all the patterned papers.

After I taped all the characters and different school supplies on the card, I used my Misti to stamp the sentiment and the A+. I finished my card with some little red gems on either side of the banner.

Supplies:

White Rose Crafts 6 x 6 Paper Pack School

White Rose Crafts School For Changito

Frame Die Cut

Red Gems 

Did you Catch it all?

For the past couple of months we here at WRC have been lucky enough to have a couple of amazing Guest Designers creating some of the most amazing projects.

We wanted to make certain that you saw all their amazing work, so we thought we would take a quick moment and recap all the amazing work the Guest Designers have created.

Adam Karle

Fishy Sentiments

We just adored how Adam combined Distress Oxides and the Lawn Fawn You Are Sublime stamps.

You Make Me Happy

We love how Adam used the bold colors of Distress Inks and paired it with the ultra friendly Humming By stamp from Your Next Stamps.

Toadally Awesome

Nothing could be cuter than the Toadally Awesome Lawn Fawn stamp set created on the Lawn Fawn Polka In The Meadow paper.

Another Year Older

We are inthralled with how Adam paired the Your Next Stamps Fishy Fun and the Lawn Fawn Perfectly Plaid paper.

A Hoppy Birthday

This Distress Oxide 'watercolored' card is 'toadally' perfect with the Lawn Fawn Toadally Awesome stamp set.

You're 'Fintastic'

We think this card is just 'fin-tastic' with how it pairs the Lawn Fawn Manatee-rific stamp set and Distress Oxides.

Karen Sessions

Only You

We just love how Karen layered the BoBunny Early Bird paper with the Couture Creations Its A Beautiful Life die.

Encouragement Card

Karen handled the crafting of this encouragement card with such grace and elegance and we just love how the Darice Cross with Words pairs with the BoBunny Early Bird paper.

Mixed Media Vintage Cards

We are blown away with this duo of mixed media cards Karen created.  We just love how Karen showed us how to use paint and the Kaisercraft Timeless Botanical Butterfly stamp on our projects.

Layered Treasure

This layered card of Lace, Flowers and Butterflies are simply perfect with the ScrapBerry Butterflies paper pack and the Kaisercraft Timeless Botanical Butterfly.

Remember this Moment

We love this scrapbook layout Karen created using the Laser cut Circle Vine chipboard and the Craft O'Clock Always Together paper pack.

Chipboard Cards

Afraid of using chipboard, then you should see how easy Karen makes it look with these cards featuring ScrapBerry Butterflies paper pack and Lasercut Bicycle Chair Heart and the Flourish chipboard.

We want to extend the biggest thanks to both of these amazing Crafters for creating for us for the past couple of months.

We are also looking forward to introducing you to two more talented Guest Designers these next two months.  So make sure to pop back in and check out the amazing work our new Guest Designers create.  

Want to get in on the fun.... We are excited to announce that we are starting our hunt for our Fall Guest Designers.  Want to created with us during the months of October/November or December/January than apply today.

If you love to create cards, scrapbook pages, journals, altered items and mixed media projects- We are looking for you!

 We are looking for enthusiastic, dedicated candidates with a variety of strengths and styles, who must be able to take clear, bright, quality photographs of their work and be familiar and comfortable with posting on a variety of Social Media platforms. If this sounds like you, please see below for application requirements and details!

Guest Designer Requirements

• Must reside in the USA or Canada.
• Must Love Paper crafting and creating with a variety of products.
• Must love working with products from a variety of different companies (visit www.whiterosecraftsllc.com to see the brands and products we carry).
• Must be able to take clear, bright, quality photographs of your projects
• Must have an active Blog and Facebook account.  Pinterest, Instagram, and Youtube accounts are a bonus, but not a requirement.
• Guest Designers are required to share a minimum of 3 projects per month, for a two month stint, using products available at White Rose Crafts. Projects are to be featured on our Facebook page, Blog and our Instagram page. You will not be restricted to use only products sold at White Rose, but we do ask that they be the primary focus. Please do not use image stamps or patterned paper packs that are not available for purchase at whiterosecraftsllc.com.
• Must be willing to post projects on your personal social media pages and in any Facebook groups you are a member of that will allow it. We ask that you link back to whiterosecraftsllc.com wherever possible and always use your personalized Guest Designer Watermark that will be provided to you.
• Guest Designer terms are for two months (coordinated with WRC), with six project dates (three each month) coordinated between the designer and design team coordinator. 

Guest Designer Compensation:

• $30 store credit (plus free shipping) to purchase crafting products of your choice. 
• Additional exposure for your work, as we will be featuring it on our company social media pages and Blog.
• Links back to your personal blog, and tag backs on Instagram and Facebook for all posts featuring your work.
• Access to our incredibly supportive design team, dedicated to encouraging each other, building collective confidence, and sharing knowledge and expertise in our strength areas.  

To Apply for the Fall 2019 White Rose Crafts Guest Designer term, send an email to WhiteRoseCraftsLLCBlog@gmail.com with “WRC Guest Designer App” in the subject bar, and include the following information:

• Name, Location, and a brief description of who you are and your crafting style.
• All of your social media links (must include Facebook and a Blog, but Pinterest, Twitter or Instagram are a bonus) 
• 2-3 quality photo examples of your work
• Links to 1 of videos you have shared, if applicable.

This call closes on August 30th, 2019

We will do our best to respond to all applicants, but depending on the volume of applications we receive, that may not be possible. Thank you for understanding.

August Sketch Challenge

It is the first day of August, so that means it is time for a new Sketch here at White Rose Crafts.  

Pop on over to our to our Facebook Gallery  and share what you are creating with us.   Show us what you think this sketch means.  

Create a card, a scrapbook layout, a tag, mix media project,  or even a piece of altered art.   Just show us how us how you were inspired by the sketch.

This month's sketch challenge will be open from August 1st till August 31st at midnight EST.  We will randomly picked a winner and they will be announce on September 1st here on the blog!

For a bit of additional fun, this month we are adding an Optional theme to this month's challenge.  We are focusing this month on a Back to School theme.

You might just win a $15 WRC e-gift card.  

(minimum of 3 entires needed for prize to be awarded).

Just get crafting with White Rose Crafts products and share your creation with us.  
Minimum 3 entries per person.

All week long the design team is going to be sharing how this sketch inspired them, so make sure to stay tuned to see what they come up with!

And we can't wait to see what you come up with!!!  

Are you looking for the winner of last month's challenge!

Our randomly selected winner from the July Sketch Challenge is

Amy Gidget Royce

Please email us at whiterosecraftsllcblog@gmail.com to coordinate your prize.

Want to get in on the fun, then simply load your project for this month's sketch onto our Facebook page.

July Sketch Challenge with Adam

Hello Friends,

Adam here! (Guest Designer for those of you who are asking yourself who the heck is Adam.) Today we are using the White Rose Craft’s Monthly Card Sketch Challenge for inspiration. I chose to make the card by rotating the sketch 90 degrees. I hope you all can see this sketch in my card. 

The theme for July is water so I have included a water scene in my card for this month. What better way to invoke summer then an image of cool water and the creatures that live in it.

Supplies: 

                Your Next Stamp – Fishy Fun

                Lawn Fawn Paper- Perfectly Plaid  

                Lawn Fawn Paper- Let’s Polka in the Meadow

                Tim Holtz Oxide ink- Peacock Feathers and Broken China

                Memento Tuxedo Black ink

                Doodles Paper Playground Sparkle (sequins)

I like to start by cutting out all of my paper needs for the card.  I am using a standard A2 card base. I cut a 4 ¼“ x 5 ½” layer of Lawn Fawn Perfectly Plaid. I then cut a 5 ½” x 3/4” piece of Lawn Fawn Let’s Polka in the Meadow for the strip down the side and a second piece large enough to use for the sentiment.  Finally, I die cut an oval out of white cardstock and a strip of white 4 ¼” x ¾” for the horizontal strip. I always like to suggest that anyone wanting to case my cards to do so but feel free to choose papers and colors that suit you.

I stamped all the elements/pieces on white cardstock and cut them out. I colored the pieces using Tim Holtz oxide inks for the backgrounds and Copic Markers for the rest. I blended the oxide inks and splattered with water to create the water bubble effect. The seaweed and coral from the Your Next Stamp Fishy Fun stamp set is only a part of this image filled stamp set. The sandy bottom is an oval cut down to create the ocean bottom. It was cut out of tan cardstock and splattered with Tim Holt’s re-inker in brown.

The final step is to assemble all the pieces. Using double sided tape, I attached all the pieces. The sentiment is stamped in MementoTuxedo Black ink and attached using foam tape to give dimension. Then I thought the card needed a bit more pop/dimension so I used foam tape to reattach the sea turtle to the scene.  As you see my cards you will soon learn I cannot stop until I add a few sequins or shiny bits to the card. What better way than to add some Doodles Paper Playground Sparkle Blends (sequins).

I hope you enjoy seeing my projects and shop White RoseCrafts for this projects supplies as well as all your crafting needs.