I feel a card coming on. . .

Long time no see!

2012-01-19T17:57:00.000-08:00

Hello there. I'm not sure if anyone will see this, because I have not been active in blog land in such a looong time! I have had a busy year! We moved (same city), my husband had back surgery, I did some traveling (in the US) etc. I HAVE made some things, but I just haven't posted stuff. So, anyway. . . Here's some pictures of things I've done during the past year.
I used NBA Team Dimensional Stickers on this first card. I made it for my neice Sally, who loves the Lakers! It's the first "pop-up" type of card I've ever made. The basketball is a "slider" which goes in and out of the hoop.

Next is a get well card I made for my neice, Sunny. I made a rosette (here's a tutorial) with a Martha Stewart edged punch, a big Favorite Findings button, some vellum, scalloped Spellbinder shapes, and some old lace that belonged to my husband's grandmother. I also used Tim Holtz distressed ink Dried Marigold for inking edges.

Here is another get well card I made for a little girl, Elizabeth, who had to have brain surgery. I stitched the wavey edge of the card with embroideray floss and I used several fun embellishments.

A Get Well Card for my son's wonderful teacher, Liz:

Next is a tri-fold, or shutter card I made for my good friend Gloria for Thanksgiving. Here is a tutorial for it on You-tube.
Using a Spellbinder die, I made a little "plaque" for her based on I Timothy 4:7. It is removeable; not secured into place. A fun card to make.

And here's the first Hanukkah card I've ever made. It was for my cousin, Denise, in San Jose. The iris folding pattern is from Circle of Crafters website, and the menorah is a pattern I got from Silvia at Crafts U Print. I used a craft knife to cut the patterns out. I used origami foil paper for the folds. I used a paper punch for the flames to the Menorrah on the inside of the card.

The next one was for my friend, Sonya's baptism. I used a little iris folding kit from Dedra's

The next post is a project I did for my grandson, Tanner.
Thanks for looking and Happy Crafting!

Story Book for Tanner

2012-01-19T17:00:00.000-08:00

This was a big project I made for my little grandson, Tanner. I made it for his birthday and based it on the things that he loves. The book is an 8X8 photo album. There are lots of pictures!

Jazzy Paper Designs #13 Challenge

2010-09-10T15:13:00.001-07:00

Hi! This week, each of the designers for the JPD team got to choose their own inspiration from the very cool website: Verve Music Group! The awesome sponsor for this challenge is Limelight Papercrafts. They have donated a Basic Grey Jovial 6x6 Paper Pad to the random winner of our challenge! Take a gander at this pretty collection: Jovial.
Here is my card based on the album cover for artist Theresa Andersson. The album is pictured above. The card was for my daughter's 23rd birthday. She has taken to country western dancing and is really getting good! Thus, the cowgirl theme. The pink designer paper is by Paper Studio and called Pink Gothic Stripe. I cuttlbugged the "foot" portion of the boot to try to similate leather. I combined a couple of different boot patterns that I found online to get the right look and then paper pieced the whole thing, covering a base outline and popped the whole boot out on the green cardstock. For the sunflowers, I used a stained glass pattern found here.
I colored them with Copics and then sprayed them with Marshmellow Glimmer Mist. I used gemstones on the flowers and on the patterned paper. The embossed boot stamp on the inside is "Old Boot" by Stampabilities. I used Spellbinders dies for the inside frame for the sentiment. I distressed the edges of the card with a Tim Holtz tool. I used Rose Distress Ink around the edges of the boot.

I choose this album cover for the colors. But I enjoyed listening to some of this artists' music. Here is a sample: Theresa Andersson
Thank you for stopping by today and I hope you have a great day!

Beate's Fresh & Fun

2010-05-23T09:21:00.000-07:00

I need to share this ladies blog. I lost track of her a few months ago. I'm so glad to have found her again. She is very inspiring!

Graduation Cards

2010-05-23T09:02:00.000-07:00

I have two graduations to celebrate this year, one for my niece, Leandra and one for my dear friend's daughter, Keelie Jo. Congrats girls and and Godspeed!
Here's a tutorial showing how to make a Tassel. Here's where I found the cap template

Mother's Day Card

2010-05-22T09:45:00.000-07:00

I'm posting this after the fact, but I thought I'd share the card I made for my Mom this year. used Spellbinders Fleur de Lis Shapeabilities for the medallion and Scalloped Edge Frameabilities for the frame. The DP is Basic Grey.

Jazzy Paper Designs Challenge #8

2010-05-22T09:36:00.001-07:00

This is the inpiration piece for Jazzy Paper Designs Challenge this week! Isn't it cool? AND we have a great sponsor this week! ......2 Cute Rubber Stamps!!! Heidi is the owner and she has the cutest rubber and digi stamps.
Regarding our inspiration piece: Bob Brookmeyer is an American jazz trombonist, pianist and arranger. He was born in 1929 and is 81 years old now and he continues to perform. He presently teach jazz composition at the New England Conservatory of Music in Boston Mass. He has also worked extensively as a composer and conductor in Europe. He started a school in the Netherlands teaching improvisation and composition. He received an Emmy Award Nomination for his 2005 Album Spirit Music. You can hear a sample of his music here.

I enjoyed this color combo and I can't wait to see what everyone else comes up with! The DP is from the collection of DCWV Nana's Kitchen.

Jazzy Paper Designs Challenge #7: Art Tatum

2010-05-01T05:20:00.000-07:00

Good morning! Tenia has a really cool challenge for us this week!
The colors of our inspiration piece are Black, Grey and Ivory. This turns out to be a perfect combination for a wedding I'm attending later this month. These are their colors!
The Jazzy Inspiration piece is this album cover for Art Tatum.

I used Spellbinders Fleur de Lis Shapeabilities for the medallion and Scalloped Edge Frameabilities for the frame. The DP is Paper Studio.

We are being sponsored this week by Cosmo Cricket! The Jazzy winner will receive the Material Girl collection pictured here. You have until May 15th to participate. So join in the fun!

Arthur "Art" Tatum Jr. (October 13, 1909 – November 5, 1956) was an American jazz pianist and virtuoso. He was nearly blind since childhood. Tatum is widely acknowledged as one of the greatest jazz pianists of all time. Critic Scott Yanow wrote, "Tatum's quick reflexes and boundless imagination kept his improvisations filled with fresh (and sometimes futuristic) ideas that put him way ahead of his contemporaries ... Art Tatum's recordings still have the ability to scare modern pianists." A child prodigy with perfect pitch, Tatum learned to play by ear, picking out church hymns by the age of three, learning tunes from the radio and copying piano-roll recordings his mother owned. He developed an incredibly fast playing style, without losing accuracy. Tatum built upon stride and classical piano influences to develop a novel and unique piano style. He introduced a strong, swinging pulse to jazz piano, highlighted with spectacular cadenzas that swept across the entire keyboard. Here's a sample of his music: Tatum

Have a great day!

Crafty Creations Challenge: Distressing

2010-04-22T17:43:00.001-07:00

Hi there. I am entering my card in this weeks Crafty Creations Challenge where the challenge is to use distressing in your card.
I have used stamps by Flourishes "From the Garden" set. I love this set! I've colored it with Copics and added some Stickles for shine. The DP (which I've distressed) is cardstock by Heidi Grace: Only Time. I used Spellbinders to cut out the panels. A jumbo flower brad by Spare Parts in the upper right was covered with Stickles and then I added tiny gems and a pearl to it.
Thank you for looking!

Stampin Sisters in Christ Challenge #35: Flowers

2010-04-22T16:22:00.000-07:00

Hi there. I am entering my card in SSIC challenge this week. The stamp is a Lockhart stamp. I've colored it with Sparkling H20's and Copics. I've spritzed it up with some Stickles. I Cuttlebuged the pink panel and used pearls to embellish. The flower is a put together by Taylored Expressions. The ribbon I got from Hobby Lobby. I ironed it to smooth it out and it wrinkled it all up because it was too hot, but I ended up liking the effect, so I still used it. Hope you like it!

Be sure to check out the DT cards. they are exceptional!

Jazzy Paper Designs Challenge Prize!

2010-04-09T08:04:00.000-07:00

Hey! Check out this week's new challenge on Jazzy Paper Designs! There is a prize offered to the winner. Here's the list of goodies:
Provo Craft Cuttlebug Disney Mickey Mouse cut and emboss folder and die
Hero Arts Clear Stamps set: Share Laughter
Sampler Card Kit with instruction guide for 4 cards by Lisa Bearnson
One 3” x 2.5” handmade Happy Birthday slider card
4 different colored pieces of 1/8” ribbon, 37” long each
5 pieces of 8x8 various patterned paper, 9 pieces of 6x6 Cardstock, variety of colors

Come join us, we'd love to see your creations!

Here's a cute little Easter project

2010-03-27T11:28:00.000-07:00

Just follow the above link for instructions.

Sketch Saturday and One Stop Craft Challenges

2010-03-23T14:35:00.000-07:00

Hello! Here's another spring time card I've made using my lovely new stamps from Flourishes. (From the Garden) LOVE these stamps! The sketch is for the Sketch Saturday Challenge (a very fun sketch) and the theme is for the challenge at One Stop Craft: Let it shine. The shiney portion of my card is the the orange paper behind my stamp. Its from DCWV's Citrus pack. It is very shiney and sparkly! The DP I've used is Basic Grey Two Scoops: Dreamsicle. The pink paper is CoreDinations Love Potion. I've used Copics to color my stamp and two flower brads with a gem in the middle to accent the green strip (which I Cuttlebugged with Swiss Dots)
Thank you for looking today!

Friday Sketcher and Secret Crafters Saturday Challenges

2010-03-23T14:08:00.000-07:00

Hi there. I've made a card using the sketch from Friday Sketchers. It's a really fun sketch! And the them for Secret Crafters Saturday Challenge is Spring, so this card fits for this as well! I've used one of my new stamps from my Flourishes prize package, Flourishes from the Garden. Isn't it pretty? I love this stamp! I stamped it in Memento's Tuxedo Black and then heat embossed it with Ranger's Enchanted God and it gave the ink a shimmery copper color. So I used some copper paper behind it to accent it. I've used the Copics in the picture for my potted flowers. The blue paper is by Die Cuts with a view in Robin, such a yummy color! It's been a while since I've placed eyelets on a card, so it was fun to do this and then I used some twine to tie the bows. Thanks for looking!

Jazzy Paper Designs Inspiration Challenge #5

2010-03-19T13:59:00.000-07:00

This week, Jazzy Paper Designs is featuring Kenny Dorham's Trompeta Toccata, recorded in 1964. Kenny was an an American jazz trumpeter, singer, and composer. (1924 to 1972). Universally admired and respected by his peers and fellow trumpeters, Dorham worked with every major figure of the modern jazz movement--Billy Eckstine, Dizzy Gillespie, Art Blakey, Bud Powell, Charlie Parker, Thelonious Monk and Max Roach. He was only 48 when he died of medical problems. There is now a "school" of Dorham trumpet playing. Here is a sample of his music on YouTube.

Aren't the colors of this album fun?!?! I have to admit, I wasn't too sure if I could pull it off, but I am happy with the combo after all! To make the Dahlia, I cased a card I found on Becca Feeken's blog. (She is soooo amazing) And Here is where you can find the instructions to make your own Dahlia. The sentiment is by Hero Arts. The center of my Dahlia is made with pretty pieces by Taylored Expressions.
Be sure to join in on the fun this week! We have a wonderful prize offering to the winner sponsored by one of our talented DT members, Betty!

HORRAY! I received the Sharing the Light Award from ODBD!!

2010-03-19T08:30:00.000-07:00

Wow! I can't believe it! I am so excited to receive this award from Our Daily Bread Designs! I participated in their 2nd Anniversary celebration and one of my cards (pictured) was highlighted and I received this award! Cool, huh? Thank you so much ODBD!!! And thank you for sharing the good news of our Lord Jesus Christ in all that you present in your store and on your blog and through your DT members! (This award is also on my side bar and links to their awesome store)

Our Daily Bread 2nd Anniversary Celebration Challenge: Day 4: Favorites

2010-03-16T17:14:00.000-07:00

Today's challenge at ODB is to use your favorite stamp. Well, I love all of their stamps, but only own a couple. So, I have chosen two stamps from their "Quiet Waters" set. I was inspired by Connie McCotter's beautiful card and attempted to copy it. Somehow, my card emerged into my first wall hanging. I think it turned out okay. I'm going to give it to my best friend's husband who is turning 50 this weekend. I love the song that uses this scripture verse. You can hear it if you scroll down to my play list and select #197. I hand copied the words onto the back of this hanging. In one photo, you can see that I've used some Stickles to add sparkle to the water (sorry the photo is blurry). I've used Copics to color this. Thank you for stopping by. Thank you and Happy Anniversary to ODBD!! God bless your day.

Our Daily Bread 2nd Anniversary Challenge: Day Three: Silver or Gold

2010-03-15T13:22:00.000-07:00

Silver and Gold are the traditional gifts for those special milestones in a marriage... the 25th and 50th Anniversaries. Today's challenge on ODB is to make a project that includes silver and/ or gold. I have chosen Gold and created the card with a particular song in mind. I've used one of ODB's stamps from their You are the Potter set and used Copics to color it. I used nesties for each panel. I found this pretty ribbon in my stash that matches quite nicely. The song is featured on the inside of the card. This song, Refiner's Fire, is one of my very favorites. If you'd like to hear it, scroll down to my playlist and select #107. Thanks for stopping by. Hope you are blessed today.

Our Daily Bread 2nd Anniversary Challenge: Day two: china

2010-03-14T11:17:00.000-07:00

The "contemporary" gift for the second anniversary is CHINA. ODB has an Inspiration Challenge that involves "CHINA" today. I have done a teapot and cup/saucer. The teapot is done in Iris Folding and the cup/saucer is cut out and then a photo of the pancy print behind it. The pattern was created by Ingrid from New Zealand. I layered Nesties fro the sentiment (computer generated) and used a piece of vellum to make the tea-bag pocket. I outlined the pot and c/s with a copic marker and used a gold Uni-Ball pin around the c/s, to reflect the gold rim on so many china pieces. Purple is my favorite color, so I enjoyed using lots of it here. The piece is rather large at 7.25" X 7.25". I think I may frame it without glass and allow the recepient to hang it in her kitchen and replace the teabag whenever she wants to.

Thanks for stopping by. God bless your day!

Our Daily Bread 2nd Anniversary Challenge: Day one: Cotton

2010-03-13T13:02:00.000-08:00

Today, ODB is starting their 5 days of their 2nd Anniversay celebration. The challenge today is to use cotton in your project. Cotton is a traditional gift for a second anniversary. For my card, I used a piece of cotton fabric as a curtain. I gathered it by sewing the top of the fabric first and sandwiched it between papers. My DP is from DCWV's sweet stack. My sentiment on the inside is by Hero Arts Birtday frames. I used a nestie for the tag and the window. I'll be sending this to my daughter-in-law for her birthday. She loves both pink and chocolate, so I think this card is appropriate for her! Here's hoping for a chance to win some beautiful ODB stamps!
Thank you for stopping by!

Our Daily Bread 2nd Anniversary Celebration

2010-03-07T05:05:00.000-08:00

I am copying this awesome post from ODB for my own tracking as well as to help any of you that would like to have the info. I hope I win some stamps! I love their stamps!!

Sunday, March 7, 2010
Our Daily Bread designs Second Anniversary Celebration Challenges: Sneak Peek!

Hello everyone!
Our Daily Bread designs is going to be celebrating it's second anniversary on March 17th! The sticks in the bread basket are celebrating too!!! We have come up with 5 days of fun and excitement for you, so you can join in as well!!! Beginning on Mar 13th, we will have a daily challenge. Cards will be due in by 8PM EST that day, and the winner will be announced on the ODBD Blog the next day. There WILL be prizes! Oh yes... there will be prizes every day of the celebration (Mar. 13 through 17) and there will also be blog candy on various Design Team Blogs! Yup! Lots of fat free, sugar free candy!!!

We thought we'd give you, our loyal readers a heads up on the challenges so that you can be ahead of the game with your challenge projects! Since it's an anniversary we are celebrating, we used an anniversary theme as our inspiration!

Mar. 13th - The "traditional" gift for the second anniversary is COTTON. Our talented Challenge Team will kick off this first day of festivities by challenging you to use cotton in some way on your project. It could be cotton fabric, cotton crocheted items, flowers made of cotton, or even cotton balls! Get creative and show us what you can do with cotton! There will be prizes and candy so please play along! Due: Must be linked to Mr. Linky on the March 13th Challenge Post on the ODBD Blog by Mar 13, 8:00 pm EST to be eligible to win. (That post will not be posted until the 13th so for now, get creating and have your creations ready to post on the 13th!)

Mar. 14th - The "contemporary" gift for the second anniversary is CHINA. We will have an Inspiration Challenge that involves "CHINA". Here is a photo that you can use for your inspiration. You may choose one pattern, several, or go for an overall look. Just have fun with it! Must be linked to Mr. Linky on the Mar 14th Challenge Post of the ODBD Blog by Mar 14, 8:00pm EST to be eligible to win.
Mar.15th - Well known anniversary gifts are SILVER and GOLD... celebrating those big milestone years! We challenge you to make a card or project that uses either SILVER OR GOLD! How easy is that!!! Project must be linked to Mr Linky on the Mar. 15 Challenge Post on the ODBD Blog by 8:00 pm EST. Winner will be announced on the 16th challenge post!

Mar. 16th - This is a Favorites Challenge! We challenge you to use your ALL TIME FAVORITE Our Daily Bread designs stamps! No limitations on what you create or what you use except that it must be new work....no back links to older projects. Just have fun with it and show us your favorite! To be eligible to win, project must be linked to Mr Linky on the Mar 16th Challenge Post on the ODBD Blog by 8:00 pm EST.

Mar 17th - This is the big day... no challenge but a BIG reveal Blog Hop to show you the special edition Second Anniversary Sets that will be released on the 17th! You will NOT want to miss this hop! There will be prizes and candy and so much fun for all!!!!

Just one more little tip.... All during the festivities many of our design teams and challenge team members will be giving away some fantastic blog candy to a blessed commenter on their blog. You won't know ahead who has the candy... but if you visit the blogs of the team members who participated in that day's challenge, you might also win their candy!!! How sweet a deal is that? The links will be given right in the blog post for that day along with their creations for the challenge... but if you visit them and leave a comment... you might win their candy too!!!

So we hope you will join us for each day of the festivties! There are so many prizes waiting for you, and there will be plenty of inspiration as well... so see you on March 13th right here on the ODBD Blog!!!
Grace: Design Team Coordinator

Stamp Something Challenge: Something Girly

2010-03-06T14:41:00.000-08:00

I've made a card for the Stamp Something challenge this week. The prize is 4 digital images from the Sassy Studio Shop!

I used a template from Mirkwood Designs to make this folding flower card. I think it turned out really nice and Girly!

Thanks for visiting. Have a blessed day!

C.R.A.F.T and Cute Card Thursday Challenges

2010-03-06T14:25:00.000-08:00

Here's a Mother's Day card for my Mom. The theme at C.R.A.F.T. is Mother's Day and/or flowers. They are giving a Stamping Bella Stamp and some handmade flowers to the winner! The challenge at Cute Card Thursday is Lucky Green in honor of St. Patrick's Day, using green as your main color. They are giving away four digi stamps from InStyle Stamps!

I used a Spellbinders rectangle to make the window for my card. The flower stamp is Penny Black "Clique" which I've attached pearls to the middle of. The sentiment is also by Penny Black. I punched the flowers around the front window and added gems. The sentiment is on the inside of the card.

Hope you have a great day!

Jazzy Paper Designs Challenge #4

2010-03-04T13:00:00.000-08:00

Hi there! This weeks challege at Jazzy Paper Designs is inspired by the album cover: The Sidewinder by Lee Morgan, pictured above. Lee Morgan was a leading jazz trumpeter and composer. He recorded up until a day before his death in 1972 at the age of 33 in NYC. He was a member of the Dizzie Gillispie Band at age 18 and later recorded 25 albums, working with 250 musicians during his short life. Here's an audio clip of his song Sidewinder if you'd care to listen. It is really quite moving.

The flower stamp is Penny Black "Clique" which I've attached pearls to the middle of. The sentiment is also by Penny Black. I punched the flowers around the front window and added gems. The sentiment is on the inside of the card. I like how it turned out. I'm going to give it to my best friend Teresa in PA. The sentiment makes me think of her. Thoughts of her truly do fill the garden of my life!

Thanks for Stopping by and please: enter the Challenge this week and earn a chance to win a wonderful prize offered by one of our DT members, Janice!

Cupcake Card

2010-03-04T12:55:00.000-08:00

I love this pattern for cupcakes! It's from Valita's Fresh Folds. She is so talented! This will be for my best friend's daughter's birthday. Hope you like it!

I {heart} to stamp Challenge

2010-03-02T07:06:00.000-08:00

I've used the sketch for last weeks challenge on Jen delMuro's blog. It's a birthday card for one of my son's nurses. The stamps are Inkadinkado's Gem Stone Flowers and Insects. I colored them with Copics, sprayed them with tattered angels glimmer mist. Then I cut them out and popped them up. Hope you like it. My nurse loves butterflies.

Thanks for visiting me today!

A card for 4 Challenges

2010-02-16T13:15:00.000-08:00

I made a card to fit 4 different challenges! I really enjoyed putting it all together. Stamp Simply's challenge #126 was to use purple and green. (My favorite color is purple!) The Sketch is from I {heart} to stamp (a great sketch that I'm sure to use again), Stamping Sisters in Christ's #26 challenge is to let someone know how much God loves them, based on I John 4: 10 "This is real love—not that we loved God, but that he loved us and sent his Son as a sacrifice to take away our sins." They are giving a really cute Simon Says stamp set to the winner. And at Fred She Said, the challenge is to use one of Tracey's digis (she has lots of awesome freebies) on your creation. She is giving a $20 voucher to her store to the winner!

I used one of FSS's freebie digital flowers. I copied it 4 times on regular paper. I colored each blossom with watercolor pencils and blended with lavendar oil. (first time I ever tried this technique. Usually people use mineral oil, but I didn't have any. The lavendar worked nicely.) I used Copic marker to color the background of the medallion and along the edges of each petal. The ivory card base is Bazzil Shimmer paper, the dark purple green papers are from DCSW shimmer stack. I cuttlebugged the green panel. I wrote the sentiment on Tinsley by EK Success.

I love this color combo! I hope that this card will bless someone needing to know how much God cares about them.

Thank you for visiting me!

Crafts for Eternity, Our Daily Bread, and Saturday Spotlight Challenges

2010-02-15T13:56:00.000-08:00

Hi. Here is a fun card that I made for three challenges: Crafts for Eternitywhich is a recipe challenge offering a mini card kit for the winner, Our Daily Bread: where you need to use red or pink and some bling and offering a $15 gift certificate for ODB stamps (which I would LOVE to win), and Saturday Spotlight: whose challenge is to use a household item to make your card. They are giving 4 digi's from Victoria Case as a prize.

Here is my card recipe:
The zebra is a chipboard from Debbie Mumm's Noah's ark, the polka dot paper is from Paper Studio, I've cuttlebugged the red panel and used a Spare Parts jumbo flower for bling. (I colored a pearl with a Copic marker and added tiny pearls around it.)The green panel paper is by Francis Meyer. I used a Spellbinders die for the red panel on the outside and the black one on the inside. I wrote the sentiment by hand. Now for the fun part: For a household item, I used two swimsuit bra hooks (Dritz) on the front with the striped ribbon through it. and then, most of you will recognize the bra extender on the inside.

I'm going to give this card to my sister-in-law who is quite buxom! I, on the other hand, am not! Hopefully, this card will not seem off-color to anyone. I hope it makes you smile instead.

Have a great day!

Jazzy Paper Designs Inspirations Challenge #3

2010-02-13T15:00:00.000-08:00

This weeks inspiration comes from Ornette Coleman's CD cover. Ornette Coleman (born in 1930) is an American saxophonist, violinist, trumpeter and composer. He was one of the major innovators of the free jazz movement of the 1960s. Check out the challenge blog for a link to hear a sample of his music.

SIMPLE DOODLES DIGIS is our gracious sponsor this week. I have used two of their stamps on my card: the heart and the sentiment. Trish will be giving 3 digi stamps of your choice if you win the challenge! So, come and play with us, we'd love to have you!

I used my new Spellbinders Fleur De Lis Pendant to frame the heart. Notice the white in the background? It's the Colorado snow!

Thank you for visiting me today, have a blessed day!

Woo Hoo! I won! I won! All Four Flourishes newly released sets!!

2010-02-13T14:00:00.000-08:00

Wow! Did I ever hit the jackpot!! I am so excited to recieve these sets! They are so beautiful. I have been wanting to purchase Flourishes stamps for quite some time, but due to budget constraints, I've been waiting, but NO MORE! I cannot wait to use them and show you how great they are!

Thank you so much Flourishes!

And by the way, you should check out the talented Design Team they have. They blow my socks off! I'm not kidding.

Hugs,

Jennifer

Stamp Something Challenge: Something Cute

2010-02-13T11:39:00.001-08:00

This week's challenge at Stamp Something is to make something cute. Their sponsor is Wags and Whiskers (very CUTE stamps). I have made a card that I think is cute. It's for my step-mother who had knee replacement surgery this week. I've used Basic Grey DP (Lemonade), sentiment by Printworks (Scripture), buttons by Spare Parts, leaf punch by EK success,some stickles for accent, and ribbon from Hobby Lobby. The design of the card is by Angella Crockett from Our Daily Bread. I even used the same designer paper!

Thank you for looking today!

Daring Cardmakers, Dutch Dare and Simon Says Challenges

2010-02-13T11:07:00.000-08:00

Hi! I've made two cards of the same design, just different colors for three challenges this week. Daring Cardmakers: Have a Heart, Dutch Dare : Valentines Day (to win two stamps by Crafty Sentiments)and Simon Says: What's love got to do with it? (to win a $25 voucher and a pile of goodies from CHA!).

I used a stamp runner by Inkadinkado for the heart border, the border punch is Martha Stewart, the "i love my family" stamp is by Heidi Grace (We are Family) and the polkadot paper is by Paper Studio.

Thank you for looking today!

Flourishes "What's Your Cup of Tea?" Challenge

2010-02-11T20:50:00.000-08:00

Hi. I've made this card for my neices birthday using the theme from Flourishes this week. (favorite drink) They are offering three of their new release sets! I would love to win!!!

My favorite drink is eggnog with a little bit of Bailey's Irish Cream, and a dash of cinnamon!

The design for my card is based on a card I saw in the recent paper Crafts magazine.The designer is Maile Belles. I've used embroidery thread and a button for embellishment. I used Versamark to emboss the green and burgandy patches, and the DP on the bottom left is by Jillibean. Very simple, with a terrific result!!

Thank you for looking. Have a great day!

Jennifer

Card Positioning Systems Challenge

2010-02-10T14:15:00.000-08:00

Hi! I've made this card for my grandson's very first Valentines Day! This is for the sketch challenge at Card Positioning Systems. They are offering a great prize from PaperTrey! The Iris folding pattern was designed by a talented lady named Ingrid McKracken. The Birdie is a digital stamp from Simple Doodles.

Thanks for stopping by!

Stampin' sisters in Christ Challenge: Matthew 18:4 "Therefore, whoever humbles himself like this child is the greatest in the kingdom of heaven."

2010-02-06T19:13:00.000-08:00

The Challenge on Stampin Sisters in Christ this week is to make a card with something that is childlike. Well, I thought: BALLOONS! I made this for my friend Danielle today. the Designer paper is from K&C Company: Amy Butler. The stamp on the front is by Autumn Leaves: Word Flourishes. The first two pictures is the matching envelope that I made for the card. Thank you for stopping by!

Stamp Something Fridays, Charisma Cardz and Cute Card Thursday Challenges

2010-02-06T19:08:00.000-08:00

I am loving this new technique! Again, you can find a great tutorial on Valita's blog.

I am entering my card in Stamp Something Fridays Challenge and Charisma Cardz. Both challenges are based on "Love". I am also entering my card in Cute Card Thursdays where the theme is Spots and Dots! I have made this card to give to my daughter next weekend. Thanks for looking!

Jazzy Paper Designs #1 and a prize Give Away!

2010-01-24T19:56:00.000-08:00

Hello! Happy Saturday to you. Here is my card for Jazzy Designs very first challenge! This is a color challenge based on the album cover shown above. We (Jazzy Designs) have a fresh new look and DT! I am so excited to be a part of Tenia's first challenge!

The sweet love bird stamp I have used is a Digi Stamp from Soft Pencil Digi Stamps. They have a great selection well worth checking out! They are also giving away $15 credit for the lucky winner of the challenge to spend at the SoftPencil Store!

And the smaller stamp is from Stampin Up! figures of speech. I've colored my love birds with Copic Markers. I used Spellbinders die cuts for the oval and circle punch. And then some little black brads to finish it off.

hey, thanks for stopping by. have a great day!

Baby Announcement for my Grandson

2010-01-16T22:38:00.000-08:00

My first grandbaby was born on November 13th 2009, a baby boy, named Tanner. He's such a doll!! Just look at that picture! I made baby announcements for his parents about a month ago, and I am finally posting them. They put his picture on the inside with his birth data. I got the idea from Paper Crafts Magazine. Enjoy!

Jennifer

Charisma Cardz Challenge~Get well card for my Niece

2010-01-16T12:51:00.000-08:00

Here's a fun card that I made for little niece, Emmie. She had open heart surgery last week. She is doing well.
The Charisma Cardz Challenge is to use something new. Well my balloon punch is new and this is the first time that I have used it! I hope that qualifies.
The idea and tutorial for the card can be found here: Valita's Fresh Folds

This is such a fun card. I'm going to make more! And perhaps use flowers or hearts.

Have a good day!

I {heart} to stamp challenge

2010-01-10T08:53:00.000-08:00

I've made this card for three challenges. Jen Del Muro's sketch challenge (with a possible $200 prize!!), Our Daily Bread: Hearts challenge, and the ABC Challenge: N is for new. (used my new Spellbinders Fleur De Lis Pendant)

The heart and sentiment are freebies from Simple Doodles.
Notice the white in the background? It's the Colorado snow! My sister-in-law made the little note in the snow on the railing before I took the picture of my card.
Thank you for stopping by today.

Remmi

2010-01-03T19:45:00.000-08:00

I did a recent photo shoot with my little guy, Remmi. He is so photogenic and I love his smile! He is wearing his Dad's hat. He turned 8 on December 27th.

Enjoy!

My new Grandson

2010-01-03T19:40:00.001-08:00

I just have to post pictures of my beautiful grandson Tanner! He was born on November 13th in Dallas, TX. My husband, son and I went out there for 4 glorious days to meet him. He is so so so cute and precious. I miss him so much. He has already changed so much! Enjoy.

Christmas card 2009

2010-01-03T19:33:00.000-08:00

I didn't make many Christmas cards this past year, but here's one.

Some pics of the Baby Shower

2010-01-03T19:18:00.000-08:00

Here are some pics of the shower I hosted for my friend. I made a diaper cake, cute, huh? Using some of the same pattern paper I used to make the announcements, I made a ribbon around some candles as a party favor. I also made a set of thank you cards for the Mommy using the same baby carriage themes. My daughter, Kelsey, made the cupcakes for me. Aren't they great? And the last picture is of myself and the sweet little baby.

Babies, Babies, Babies!

2009-10-17T13:20:00.000-07:00

I guess I've got babies on the brain lately!

I'm going to host a Welcome Baby shower in a couple of weeks for a friend of mine. She had a baby girl on Oct. 8th named Amelia. I made 22 invitations. Just thought I'd share pics of them.

Thanks for looking!

Be blessed.

Baby Boy Card

2009-10-15T12:51:00.000-07:00

Hello! It's been a while. My family and I have had the flu! Awful stuff.

This card is for my neice, Kathleen. She is having her first baby in a few weeks. She's having a little boy and his name is Titus.

I've made this card to fit 3 different challenges. Stamping Sisters in Christ #8; which is to make a baby card, Crafty Creations #37; which is to use the color Blue, and the sketch is from the challenge at Sketch Saturday, which is my first time to enter with them. It's a great sketch, by the way!

My image is a clear stamp from Hampton Art's Doodlebug Baby. My DP is all from the Paper Studio: Baby Blue Paisley, Blue Tiny Toes Baby Feet and Blue Safety Pins. I used some Nestabilities dies for some of the squares, the baby feet ribbon is from Hobby Lobby, the buttons are from my stash, the sentiment is from the Bible ;), and I used Stickles for the border of the baby face.

Thanks for stopping by. Have a blessed day!

Jazzy Inspirations #20 and Stampin Sisters in Christ #6

2009-10-03T08:18:00.001-07:00

This week on Jazzy Inspirations we are using a really cool inspiration piece. It's an Art Tatum CD cover. The colors are Black, White, and Purple. You should see the creations of the DT! They are awesome! Above, you can see the picture of the CD cover.
The PRIZE for the winner this week is a stamp set from Autumn Leaves! Submit your entry by Oct 10th.

The challenge this week on Stampin Sisters in Christ is to make a card that comforts or encourages someone. My card hopefully fits the bill for this.

I've made this card using Nestabilities die cuts, Cuttle bug to emboss the 2nd panels, and pearls for the centers of the flowers. The stamps have all been heat embossed. The verse is a Printworks Clear Art Stamp from their Scripture collection and the other stmaps are from Inkadinkado's Gem Stone Flowers.

Thank you for visiting and have a blessed day!

Stamping Sisters in Christ Challenge #4

2009-09-17T22:03:00.001-07:00

I am really excited about this new blog! I love the concept of a challenge blog that lifts up the Lord! I've been wanting to submit a card to their challenges since they started, but this is the first time I've had the chance. The challenge this week is inspired by a scripture and then they have an awesome sketch.
Jeremiah 29:11 "For I know the plans I have for you," declares the Lord, "plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future."

This scripture is perfect for the card I chose to make. It's for my daughter-in-law's baby shower this weekend for my very first grandbaby!

I had fun making this. She is decorating his room in vintage cowboy style, so I made a card to go along with it.

thanks for visiting!

Jennifer

Jazzy Inspirations 19

2009-09-07T11:40:00.000-07:00

Hi! This weeks challenge for Jazzy Inspirations is inspired by an Ella Fitzgerald and Dizzy Gillespie poster!! The colors are: Light Blue, Purple and White!! Tenia is giving away some candy to the winner! She'll be giving away a couple of stamps from Autumn Leaves. So, be sure to enter by Sept 12.

My card is a project designed by Valita. She is soooo creative and talented. You can find her project HERE.

Enjoy your Labor day weekend!

hugs,
Jennifer

40th for my brother

2009-08-29T10:55:00.000-07:00

Hi. Made a cute card for my brother. Hwy 40 runs along the Rocky Mountains here in Colorado, so I thought this would be cute. I just cut out the shapes from a picture on line and made my hwy out of white card stock. I used Stickles on the numbers. Hope he likes it.

Thanks for stopping by.

May God be with you today!

Jennifer

Jazzy Inspirations #18 with Candy!

2009-08-21T22:30:00.000-07:00

This week's inspiration piece is a photoprint of a Sonny Rollins CD Cover. The photoprint uses the colors Black, Gray, and White with a "pop" of Green. Here's a link to a YouTube video of one of Sonny Rollins' songs. My one and only love.

BE SURE TO ENTER THE CHALLENGE FOR YOUR CHANCE TO WIN COPIC MARKERS THAT TENIA WILL BE GIVING AWAY!!
I used the awesome sketch from the last Basic Grey challenge. The butterfly and green flowers are from SU's Reason to Smile. I heat embossed the butterfly and sentiment. I used a cuttlebug embossing folder on two panels. The DP is Bo Bunny Midnight Paisley.

I'm going to give this to my daughter for her 22nd birthday. Her birthstone is Peridot, so this matches quite nicely!

I'm including a picture of her as well. Isn't she lovely?

Jazzy Inspirations #17

2009-08-09T09:08:00.000-07:00

Here is my card for our #17 challenge. This week we are excited about being sponsored by The Digi Shack. They have the cutest stamps! They offer a free stamp every Monday! Check them out. We had such a great turn out last week at Jazzy Inspirations! We hope to see another one this time!

I used a Spellbinders Impressabilities to make the lampshade and lamp base. I used a Spellbinders die for the red frame and white circle. I used a cuttlebug embossing folder for the red frame. The background text was done on my computer. I cut the lamp out and popped it up with foam backing.

Thanks for stopping by!

Jennifer

Mojo Monday #98

2009-08-08T09:32:00.001-07:00

I am entering my lamp card in Mojo Monday's challenge this week. Their sketch is really great.

I used a Spellbinders Impressabilities to make the lampshade and lamp base. I used a Spellbinders die for the red frame and white circle. I used a cuttlebug embossing folder for the red frame. The background text was done on my computer. I cut the lamp out and popped it up with foam backing.

Jazzy Inspirations #16 Challenge and Blog Candy!

2009-07-29T15:44:00.000-07:00

Good morning ladies! Happy Saturday to you. Today I made a card for the Jazzy Inspirations challenge this week. I love the color combo! The inspiration is a photographic print called Three Trumpets. See the picture above. If you haven't ever entered in our challenges yet, this would be a great time to do it because we have a new sponsor who will be offering two new stamps as a prize AND two of our DT members are offering HUGE blog candy! Stephanie is offering a $50 (yes, $50.00!)gift certificate to the shop of your choice!! And there's more!! Nicole is offering a wonderful assortment of goodies as well, including 3 of the so very cute stamps from Sunshine and Giggles, a Basic Grey 6x6 pad, Basic Grey brads, 3 bottles of Smooch, a bottle of Shimmerz Spritz, 1 bottle of Glimmer Mist, 1 pkg of Blue Moon Charms, 1 Fantastix Coloring Tool Brush Point, and Assorted Ribbon in Summery, Sunshiny Colors! Can you believe it?!? Hope to see you there!
P.S. There will be more blog candy connected to Jazzy Inspirations in the coming weeks, so stay tuned!
Hugs,
Jennifer
My card Recipe:
I used a cuttlebug folder to emboss my main panel. Cut three circles out using Nestabilites die cut, then did Iris Folding using mulberry paper. for embellies, I used ivory pearls and colored the three in the circles with a turquoise Copic marker.

JK Wedding Entrance Dance

2009-07-25T18:07:00.001-07:00

This is one of the sweetest, craziest, happiest things I've ever seen!!

Whimsie Doodles First Challenge!

2009-07-25T12:46:00.000-07:00

Isn't this stamp the cutest?! And guess what~it's FREE!

I made this card for their first sketch challenge using their free turtle digi stamp. This was a really fun sketch to work with. I used my Cuttlebug to emboss a couple panels, I colored the cute little guy with Copics, used Stickles for some sparkle, and I distressed the edges with my fingernail! Whimsie included a sentiment stamp, but my printer decided to die on me, so I hand wrote it.

I'll give this to my Uncle in Fresno who is recovering from major surgery.

Awesome Blog Candy and Jazzy Inspirations has a new Sponsor!

2009-07-25T08:19:00.000-07:00

Hi, I am a proud DT member of Jazzy Inspirations and we have a new Sponsor!! It is Sunshine and Giggles Stamps.
You've got to check them out! See a sample above. They specialize in African-American children's stamps. They are so unique and awesome. I've never seen stamps like this anywhere! And for tomorrows Jazzy Cats Challenge, the winner will receive TWO of these stamps!! So check it out on 7/25!

Also, a member of the Design Team for Jazzy Inspirations is offering very generous and amazing blog candy: visit Jazzy Inspirations for the details on 7/25!

Words of Inspiration

2009-07-23T08:12:00.001-07:00

Good Morning. Just thought I'd share an amazing commentary/devotion from the Chaplain of the Motorcycle Club that my husband and I belong to. Here is a picture of us in our leathers. It is a christian M.C. and we love it. Our Chaplain, Bud is a devoted man of God and brings us a biblical word every day. I would like to share them with you from time to time. Today's was especially good.

Daniel 3: 17- 18

If that is the case, our God whom we serve is able to deliver us from the burning fiery furnace, and He will deliver us from your hand, O king. But if not, let it be known to you, O king, that we do not serve your gods, nor will we worship the gold image which you have set up.

The power that our God has is miraculously awesome. There is nothing that He is unable to deliver us from. It doesn’t matter how intense the fire in our lives becomes or how threatening those who are around us may seem, God is able to deliver. These guys stood strong in their faith that God would deliver them, if not from the fire then from this world. They didn’t question their faith and whether God delivered them from the fire or not was not the deciding factor of their worship and faith towards Him.. They were going to remain obedient to God even at the risk of their own lives. God is still God even when we don’t get the victory. He has the right to do nothing and His choice is fair. God is sovereign so however He chooses to do something is just and good. Can we bring ourselves to this same trust and discipline in our lives so that when it doesn’t go our way we can still trust God and be committed to following Him despite what we might go through. Do we only trust Him when it feels good? We are spoiled; we haven’t had to face any real life threatening situations for our faith in America although the day may be quickly coming upon us. These three guys recognized that whether their lives were spared or not wasn’t the point, God is their reward. And the same holds true for us, it doesn’t matter whether we live or die, God is our portion, He is our reward. God promises us a life that will be abundantly better and when we get to heaven I guarantee it will be, but to be honest, even now I would much rather go through the difficult times with God than without Him. We are servants of God and our faithfulness to Him makes it our duty to trust in Him no matter what the cost. It isn’t about whether He can save us from the fire or whether we live or die, it is about our faith and obedience to Him and our complete trust in Him over all circumstances.

Basic Grey is Back!

2009-07-20T18:28:00.000-07:00

Here is my challenge card for their grand re-opening. They had a great sketch to use! I have used a small piece of Lemonade Doilies from their Lemonade line. The butterfly and green flowers are from SU's Reason to Smile. I heat embossed the butterfly and sentiment. I used a cuttlebug embossing folder on two panels. I used the colors based on Jazzy Inspirations challenge this week.

Thanks for stopping by!

Whimsie Doodles: Cute freebie Digi stamps and 1st Challenge

2009-07-19T11:54:00.000-07:00

Hi, I found a fairly new blog called Whimsie Doodles. Their Digi Stamps are so very cute! I am going to enter their first challenge. Here's the sketch and a copy of their freebie digi stamp.

ABC challenge: W is for Window

2009-07-18T10:51:00.000-07:00

This is my first time entering the ABC Challenge. I've been wanting to. It's such a fun concept, don't you think? Here is my window card. I made it for my husband this past Christmas. I used a 3D image for the front of the card. I used a Penny Black stamp called Hope is Born and cut it into three sections. I used an Inkadinkado stamp (O Holy Night) for the inside. I used Stickles and gems to embellish and a MS border punch for the curtain and side of the card.
Thanks for looking and have a wonderful day.
Jennifer

Caardvarks Sketch Challenge and Cute Card Thursday #69

2009-07-17T19:23:00.000-07:00

I've made a card for the sketch challenge at Caardvarks. This week, they are using a sketch from Sheetload of Cards. It's really cute and they have a great prize!

I've made it a Christmas card for the challenge at Cute Card Thursday, which is Christmas in July. Fun, huh? This is a 3D image, backed with silver mirror cs. The snowflakes are MS. I've used stickles and a braided ribbon.

Thanks for stopping by.

Jazzy Inspirations #15

2009-07-11T07:46:00.000-07:00

Hi! This is so exciting... Here is my very first creation as a DT member! And I get to be on the team until December! As I mentioned the other day, the blog is called Jazzy Inspirations. Every other week, their challenge is inpired by a different Jazz Album cover. This concept opens up all kinds of creative ideas! You can make anything you want based on the colors of the album. This week, we are featuring Jazz musician Sweets Edison. Here is my card and the album which inspired it. Be sure to check out the cards that the other DT members created, they are awesome! Enjoy!

Recipe:
Tree Stamp: Penny Black, splendor
Inks: Stampabilities, lime green; Memento, tuxedo black
stars: uniball signo pen, white
moon: circle paper punch
jazzy cat: hand made and cut
fence: hand made and cut
music notes: stickers by EK Success
accessories: Stickles, Star Dust; Judikins diamond glaze

One Stop Craft Challenge #37: Guest Designer: Furry Things

2009-07-11T07:33:00.001-07:00

Happy Saturday to you! This is my second week to design for One Stop Craft Challenge. I am so pleased that I had a chance to do so. These ladies are very talented and their challenges are great fun, with wonderful prizes! Here is my card for the theme Furry Things. I decided to make it a Christmas card. I only have 3 or four made for this year, so I thought I'd better start getting in the groove. Thank you OSCC!! Have a great day!

Jennifer

moose: Whipper Snapper designs
Sentiment: The Boyds Collection
Color: watercolor pencils and markers
paper on window: frosted vellum
snowflakes: peeloffs by Paper Studio
die cut: nestibilities
branch: my own design
pine: MS punch
doodles and holly: by hand

I made it! I'm a Jazzy Cat for Jazzy Inspirations!

2009-07-08T13:04:00.000-07:00

Woo Hoo! I am so excited! This is my first Design Team spot! And I just love this blog! Tenia Nelson is the coordinator. She is such a talented and awesome lady! The blog is inpired by Jazz album covers. How creative is that? So, stay tuned, I'll have my first creation for the blog ready by Friday!

Hugs,
Jen

One Stop Craft Challenge: Stars and Stripes

2009-07-04T06:03:00.000-07:00

I won a guest designer spot on One Stop Craft Challenge this week!! I'm so excited! The theme is Stars and Stripes.
Check it out!

I have used mirrored paper and a star stamp by stampabilities on a tri-fold card. Hope you like it!

Happy 4th everyone!!!

A wonderful tutorial

2009-06-24T20:55:00.000-07:00

I came across this amazing tutorial for a post-it holder by Liza. Her blog is called Pink Candy Stripes. I can't wait to try one of these. Isn't it so cute?

Three Challenges: Charisma Cardz #23 and CPS 120 and Simon Says

2009-06-19T15:33:00.000-07:00

Here's a birthday card I'm going to give to a little 7year old girl today. The challenge for Charisma Cardz is "Diamonds are a girls best friend" which is very fun for me, because I love sparkles. The card has lots of Frosted Lace Stickles accents and the cuttlebugged piece is actually on shiny silver paper, which may be hard to tell on the pic. I also used a sparkly black Sakura Jelly roll pen to go over the cupcake stamp and sentiment. The sketch is based on thechallenge for CPS, found here: http://cardpositioningsystems.blogspot.com/2009/06/cps-120-sponsored-by-2redbananas.html
The challenge on Simon Says is Birthdays, so this works well! http://simonsaysstampschallenge.blogspot.com/2009/06/happy-birthday-simon-says-stamp.html

The stamps are from Hero Arts birthday frame pack. I used Martha Stewart border punch for the pink strips. I cut the cupcake stamp out to make it 3D.

Thanks for looking, have a blessed day!

Stamptacular Sunday Challenge #11

2009-06-18T19:21:00.000-07:00

This is my first entry on this fun blog. They have a great DT and lots of fun challenges. This weeks challenge is Father's Day. I made this card for my husband. It says Happy Father's day on the inside. He is a guitar player and songwriter. He's awesome! (See him in the picture) I got the sketch from a freebie site. It's made by Tracy Drane. Can you tell that this is a guitar? (kinda abstract) In the middle of the guitar, I pasted words to a song that my husband wrote for me. We actually had the song produced last year by a wonderful singer/songwriter named Randy Stonehill. We didn't have the funds to finish the CD project, but this one sounds really great! I've basically paper pieced the rest of the card, and used gold embellies around the center circle.

Thanks for looking!

3 challenges in one: Created by Hand, Our Creative Corner and One Stop Craft challenge

2009-06-18T18:54:00.000-07:00

Hi! I've been absent for a bit due to busy family commitments and visitors.

Here's a card that fits 3 challenges this week. It's a wedding card for friends of ours who are getting married on Saturday. We're excited for them because it's a mid-life, second chance at love couple! Those are so fun! I didn't think I'd ever get married! I was 35 when I finally found my prince. (I sure got tired of frogs)

I used parts of the wedding announcement to make the cake on the card. Their wedding colors are black, white and ivory, so I stayed with those colors. The challenge on Created by Hand was our choice this week. (love that!) The border punch is a Martha Stewart punch (Our Creative Corner Challenge: http://ourcreativecorner6.blogspot.com/2009/06/occ-challenge-border-punches.html ) I've used Stickles glitter on the cake and the embellishment (One Stop Craft Challenge #33: http://onestopcraftchallenge.blogspot.com/2009/06/challenge-33-add-some-sparkle.html ) The flower is a paper flower and the middle of the flower is also from their announcement.

thanks for stopping by!

Midnight Madness Stamp Challenge #3

2009-05-31T11:20:00.000-07:00

There's a great blog that's fairly new called Priscillas styles. They host a weekly challenge called Midnight Madness. They have a huge prize this week. The DT makes awesome cards and they award you with the cutest label. Here is my design for this weeks sketch.

My DIL is about 16weeks preggers now, so this card will be sent to her.

I used an A Muse stamp, colored with Copices, paper pieced the bundle the stork is carrying, Heidi Grace is the striped paper. Buttons, a heart charm, ribbon and stickles for embellishments. Thanks for looking!

I found a really fun card making blog!

2009-05-31T04:25:00.000-07:00

Just wanted to pass this along. I came across this really clever blog that features Movies each week. The DT makes some incredible creations!!

Here's a sample card from the movie Charlie and the Chocolate Factory: (scan down to see the quilling)

Cinema Saturday Creative Challenge: Cinema Saturday Creative Challenge - #24 - Charlie and the Chocolate Factory

Isn't that fun?!

A new Challenge blog and DT Call!

2009-05-28T11:06:00.000-07:00

Here is my entry for the design team call at a really cute blog called Nutshells. Clever and fun name, huh? The stamped image was a freebie from them with a sketch to follow. The stamp is oh so cute, isn't it? I really had fun with the sketch too, though it was a challenge to find so many papers to go together well. BUT, with Basic Grey to the rescue, I think I've come up with a pretty flattering design for this great image.
Jennifer

LOVE STORY (Taylor Swift) meets VIVA LA VIDA (Coldplay) - Piano Cello - by Jon Schmidt

2009-05-27T23:02:00.001-07:00

This is a truly beautiful piece of music. Enjoy.

New Challenge Blog starting

2009-05-27T14:55:00.000-07:00

Stampin for the Weekend is a new challenge blog starting up on 6/5! They have a great DT ready to go. They have fabulous blog candy to launch their site!

Check them out!

I am a Guest Designer! on CCC

2009-05-26T20:01:00.000-07:00

I am so excited to have the chance to be a guest designer! This is my first time. So I am very grateful to the very talented Design Team at Crafty Creations for giving me this opportunity. The theme for this week's challenge is butterflies. My butterfly on the front of my card is an origami fold. Then there are two bookmarks inside. One has a Nestie butterfly and the other has small punched butterflies. I've used origami papers throughout the card and some oriental peeloffs. Take a look at the beautiful creations that the DT came up with!

Thanks again Deena!!

Crafty Creations Challenge #16

2009-05-25T15:20:00.000-07:00

Here is my entry in CCC this week. The boot on the card is a metal pin! And the little star is metal too. Hope you like it.

Jen

Are you a Doer or a Dreamer?

2009-05-22T06:13:00.001-07:00

Here's my results:

You Are a Doer

You are primarily concerned with what is actual. You tend to be a practical person.

You love to stay busy, and you are always immersed in projects.

You are in touch with your senses, and you enjoy indulging them. You're likely a crafter of some sort.

You crave different sensations in life, whether it's working with your hands, playing sports, or eating your favorite meal.

Are You a Dreamer or a Doer?

Weekend Sketch Challenge #81 and One Stop Craft Challenge #29

2009-05-21T18:47:00.000-07:00

This was a great sketch to do by Charmaine! And the One Stop Challenge was to use the colors pink and brown (love that combo!)Here's the link to One Stop: http://onestopcraftchallenge.blogspot.com/2009/05/one-stop-craft-challenge-29.html

I've made a Get Well card for a special freind of mine who had emergency surgery.

I used the cuttlebug for one panel. I printed some encouraging scriptures on the tan paper and blotted the edges with Tim Holtz Distress ink Tea. The flower is a combo of Bazzill and a kit from Taylored Expressions. I got this pretty ribbon from Hobby Lobby. The sentiment is a gold peel off. What do you think? Thanks for looking.

Card Positioning Systems #116

2009-05-21T18:13:00.000-07:00

Great sketch this week on CPS! Here is a card I made for my Dad who had shoulder surgery today. The image is by DJ Inkers, colored with Copics. I hand wrote the sentiment. I used Cuttlebug folders for two of the papers. The hanging pine are punched from Martha Stewart's fern punch. The card base is craft paper. I love mooses! do you like?

Basic Grey challenge #35

2009-05-19T09:50:00.000-07:00

Here is my card inspired by the Basic Grey challenge this week, which was to use ice cream in your design or use colors from your favorite flavor. Well, I just got this stamp from Stamps Happen, so I was tickled to use it. Isn't it fun? I colored the ice cream with Copics and used stickles as accents. I've used BG papers from the Sultry line which go perfectly with this! I used Bazzill Shimmer paper for the card base. I think I'll use the card for a birthday, but I'm not sure yet. What do you think?

Dutch Dare challenge #48

2009-05-19T09:42:00.000-07:00

This was a color combo challenge. Use blue and white and one other color. Here's my card using Blue, White and Mustard. The white card stock is Bazzill shimmer, I used some ribbon and gems. The image is from a free zone, I made it into a 3D. I'm going to use it as an anniversary card for my sister. She loves Blue and white together. Her whole house is blue and white!

Thanks for looking. All comments are welcome.

Jennifer

Copics Color Challenge #13 and Color Throwdown #42

2009-05-17T18:33:00.000-07:00

This card is for two challenges. The link above will take you to the Copics Color Challenge and here is the link for the Color Throwdown: http://colorthrowdown.blogspot.com/2009/05/color-throwdown-42.html

I love the sketch from Copics and the colors for the Color Throwdown were awesome together! I'm going to use that combo more often!

My Stamped image is a Penny Black's Garden Poems stamp. Copic colors I used are: B04 and G24. The sentiment is from the Craft Lounge's In His Name clear stamp set. I used Black Stickles around the border. The patterned paper is by My Minds Eye: Kaleidoscope Blues. The flowers are from the Bazzill collection: The Flower Box. They are so pretty!

Hope you like it. Let me know what you think.

Jazzy Inspriations Challenge #11

2009-05-15T09:59:00.000-07:00

Hi. I was really inspired by the Jazzy challenge this week. The featured jazz album is a Charlie Parker album. I've made my card in honor of one of the songs he plays on his album, "Summertime" by George Gershwin. This is a long-standing favorite of mine. Years ago, as a young woman, I took voice lessons. "Summertime" was one of my favorites. I didn't realize how much I would come to appreciate music like this down the road. I hope you enjoy my card. I have made my own embellishments, mostly by copying images from the internet and cutting, coloring and pasting them. I printed part of the musical score for the song as part of the card.

Our Creative Corner

2009-05-10T16:35:00.000-07:00

Here is my entry for this week's challenge, it's a card for my mother-in-law. The stamp is by Stamps Happen. It's colored with Copics. I cut out the ovals myself. Used some stickles around the edge of the image and a peel-off for the sentiment. Thanks for looking!

Friday Sketchers #48 challenge

2009-04-19T11:56:00.000-07:00

Here is a card I made for this weeks challenge at Friday Sketchers. I really like the sketch! It was fun to do. I used a Penny Black stamp on Neenah paper and then some pieces of scraps to fit the sketch. I colored the cute little butterfly with Copics. The sentiment is a peel-off sticker and I also used some stickles to accent. I've made an envelope to match.
thanks for looking!

Card Positioning Systems 111 Challenge

2009-04-17T11:34:00.000-07:00

Hi. My son's birthday is next week and I chose the sketch on CPS to do his card with. He is an assistant project manager for a commercial construction company in Dallas, TX. I am so proud of him! And he and his wife are expecting their first baby (our first grandchild!!) I used vellum to print the lyrics to a song on the front of this card. I made my "blueprint" paper from a google image. I made the tags with Nesties and cut out images that I thought were appropriate for his job from google.
This was a fun card to make. Hope you enjoy!

Mojo Monday Challenge 82

2009-04-14T17:15:00.000-07:00

I've made a card for the Mojo Monday sketch. The sketch is really a nice one. I made this card for a friend of mine who lost a family member. The pansy stamp is Penny Black, the sentiment is Paper Inspriations. I used Neenah paper to stamp on and Copics to color the flowers. I do not know what brand the DP's are, I've had them loose in my stash for a while. Hope you like my interpretation.

thanks.

2009-04-08T06:42:00.001-07:00

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Caardvarks Challenge

2009-04-01T08:39:00.000-07:00

The sketch callenge this week is by Heidi. It's really a nice sketch: simple with lots of possibilities! The prize this week is amazing!
http://caardvarks.blogspot.com/2009/03/did-you-ever-know-that-youre-my-hero.html
My stamp is by Abracadabra which is stamped on Neenah paper with Tuxedo Black ink, and colored with Copics. The Scripture is printed from my computer. The Cardstock is Bazzill Cameo (really yummy and rich). I used a ribbon by American Crafts Elements. The edge is cut with Fiskars Scallop scissors.
Thanks for visiting today! And thank you Caardvarks!

Created by Hand Challenge

2009-03-30T14:23:00.001-07:00

I have found a new challenge blog~ It's called Created by Hand.
http://createdbyhandchallenge.wordpress.com/2009/03/30/tuesday-challenge-easter-andor-easter-eggs/
I found it through Deborah's blog Cards and Things.
Their challenge is Easter, so here is my card.
thanks for looking!

Stamp Something Challenge

2009-03-30T12:20:00.000-07:00

Stamp Something has a great sketch this week and they have really nice prizes!
http://stampchallenges.blogspot.com/2009/03/sketch-something-challenge.html
Here is my card for a friend of mine that had a baby on St. Patricks Day.
I don't know where I got the shamrock paper, the striped paper is Bohemian by My Mind's Eye and the paper with the crosses is Amazing Grace by Flair Designs. I cuttlebugged the brown square and used a tag I received from Jillibean Soup. For bling, I used some Hero Arts Gems, Stickles and Diamond Glaze on the Shamrocks. I made a matching envelope.

Thanks for taking a gander today.

Basic Grey #28

2009-03-30T12:07:00.001-07:00

Basic Grey has a really fun sketch this week.
http://basicgreychallenges.blogspot.com/2009/03/challenge-28-follow-sketch.html
Here is my card. I made it for my sis-in-law's birthday coming up.
All the papers are from the Sugared collection, except for the paper I stamped the Penny Black elephant on (Neena). I used Copics to color the image. Made a envelope to match.
Thanks for stopping by!

Flight Attendant doing raps!! (complete ed.)

2009-03-27T02:01:00.001-07:00

This is awesome! My daughter used to be a flight attendant, (not SW) and she told me that the crew would sometimes come up with fun stuff, but nothing like this!

Now This is Colorado

2009-03-26T17:57:00.000-07:00

Here's what's out side my door today! We've had such a dry and unseasonably warm winter and then BLAM! Here you go! This is the Colorado I'm used to.

One Stop Craft Challenge #21

2009-03-25T17:50:00.000-07:00

Here is my card for this weeks challenge which is to use a tag on your card. http://onestopcraftchallenge.blogspot.com/2009/03/challenge-21-tag-it.html
It is for a young friend of mine who will be 16 soon. The patterned paper is Daisy in a Bucket (Finley). I've used Dew Drops from Taylored Expressions, the Fiber is by AIC and I got the tag from Jillibean. The sentiment is a clear stamp by Hero Arts. I made an evelope to match.

TFL. Have a great evening. My husband is going to take me to a movie!

Challenge Sketch from I{heart}2Stamp #14

2009-03-25T17:35:00.000-07:00

Here is a card a made for the Iheart2stamp sketch this week. Jen made a great sketch.
http://iheart2stamp.com/2009/03/21/sketch-for-you-to-try-14/
This will be a birthday card for my sister-in-law next week. She is a cowgirl at heart. I had this boot pin for quite a while, so I'm glad to have found a use for it. Do you think it works on this card?
Patterned papers: Daisyd's Ric Rac Stripes and Karen Foster Design Stars (with my doodling. The silver metalilic paper base and punched hearts are made by Grafix (got it at Micheal's) I used black gemstones by Hero Arts (to match the rhinestones in the boot) and then some checkered ribbon. The sentiment is hand written and Stickled.
TFL
Jennifer

Basic Grey #27 Challenge: Texture

2009-03-24T17:10:00.000-07:00

I love Basic Grey papers! I don't have enough of them. But I sure try to use them. Their challenge this week is to use texture on your card. http://basicgreychallenges.blogspot.com/2009/03/challenge-27-texture.html
So, here's my card. The texture I included is Stickles glitter, punched flowers, gems, and homemade paper ribbon. The paper is, of course, Basic Grey. It is from their Sugared line. The stamp is CTMH. I colored it with Copics. They are giving away some beautiful Prima flowers and ribbons. (I hope I win...Pick me, Pick me!)

xoxo,
Jennifer

Our Creative Corner Challenge and Crafty Creations #8

2009-03-24T16:50:00.000-07:00

I've made an Easter card to go with the sketch on OCC and Crafty Creations (a bunny challenge) this week. Here's the links: http://ourcreativecorner6.blogspot.com/2009/03/occ-sketch-challenge-givaway.html
http://craftycreationschallenges.blogspot.com/2009/03/challenge-number-8-bunny.html

My stamp is CTMH. For PT's, I've used DCWV Sweet Stack. I doodled on the yellow cardstock (Bazzill Basics Mexicn Poppy). I punched out the butterflies and glittered them by using double sided tape. I colored the stamp with Copics. I've used stickles on the image because I love to do that!

Here's the pic. Thanks for stopping by.

Jennifer

Crafty Creations, I {heart}2stamp sketch, Easter

2009-03-20T09:49:00.000-07:00

I made an Easter card based on Jen's sketch here:
http://iheart2stamp.com/2009/03/14/sketch-for-you-to-try-13/
This is also my entry for Crafty Creations challenge this week. Here is their link:
http://craftycreationschallenges.blogspot.com/2009/03/winner-of-challenge-6.html
They are also having a DT call! I have expressed my interest. Let's see what happens. I really enjoy their blog.

I used DCWV paper from Sweet Stack. I cut the ovals out myself to fit the stamped image that was part of what I won from a challenge on Crafty Creations. The stamp is a CTMH image. I colored it with Copic Sketchers. I used stickles to polish it off. thanks for looking!

Jennifer