XOXO ~ CTD277, SSC68, CMCC5, Card Concept2

 

This card combines several challenges....Color Throwdown 277, Sunday Sketch Challenge 68, Colour Me Card Challenge 5, and the Card Concept 2.

I used the color combo from Color Throwdown but it also fits into Color Me which asks to use any five colors...mine are Baked Brown Sugar, Blushing Bride, White, Soft Sky, Gold, and Champagne Glimmer.  The card concept calls for texture on your card and mine was added in the form of the embossed Hardwood and dry embossed banner (which I rubbed with gold ink to make the texture stand out even more).  I guess my card would be classified as Clean and Layered....even though it has some sponging.  I don't think it fits under the heading of Shabby Chic.....hmmm.

 

 

Can we talk about the Hardwood stamp for a second????  This is such an amazing image!  I have not seen one project made with it that I don't like.  It's so versatile!  It can go girly, like this card, or obviously masculine.  I adore!!!!

 

Supplies for this card

Stamps: Hearts a flutter, Hardwood, Chevron

Paper: Baked Brown Sugar, Soft Sky, Blushing Bride

Ink: Baked Brown Sugar, White Craft, metallic Gold

Accessories: Thinlits die, Hearts a Flutter die, Pretty Prints EF, Square punch, White EP

You can order most of these supplies HERE!

 Thanks for taking a peek!

Jenny

 

 

Bird On A Wire ~ Seize the Sketch 12

The Owl punch....he's so classic and cute.  This card is for Seize the Sketch #12.

I also used the color combo from Color Throwdown 276....although I missed the deadline for that one.  Oh well!  I see the card that was the top pick for the week used this little owl punch too....great minds think alike I guess!  Haha!

Supplies for this card

Stamps: Tape It, Just Saying, Hardwood, an old hostess set that I can't recall the name of.....

Paper: Going Gray, Crumb Cake, White, Red Glimmer, Polka dot Parade, black

Ink: Real Red, Crumb Cake, Daffodil Delight

Accessories: White string, Owl Builder punch, 1/2" circle punch, Just saying die

You can order most of these supplies HERE!

Thanks for taking a peek!

Jenny

Paper Crafters Sampler ~ January

 

Time to release the 5th year of the Paper Crafters Sampler.  Once again we start the first issue by preparing for upcoming Valentine's Day.  We've made a few changes this time around by avoiding the most common color associated with Valentine's Day, red.

Inside the January issue, Venetian Valentine, you'll find soft and subdued colors, fancy flourishes, embossed surfaces and splashes of gold.  Tres le femme! The template of the month is the Fliptop Heart Trinket Box.

Here's a sneak peek of my project!

 

Here's a look at the other designer's projects!  There's lots of talent here!



Another Great Year Chalkboard ~ CCMC284 & PP177

 

The chalkboard technique...I love it!  When I saw the color combo over at Create with Connie and Mary this week, I thought it would be great to showcase this technique.  Then The Paper Players came out with their weekly challenge and guess what?  It's the chalkboard technique! 

The chalkboard technique is super simple and looks sooooo cool!  I think it offers a lot of bang for your buck, so to speak!

I started by pulling out some of my new supplies from Occasions Catalog.  This Another Great Year set has some great birthday images.  I also used Petite Petals, as well as the coordinating punch.  I stamped the flower three times in Strawberry Slush and twice in Bermuda Bay and punched them all out.  I cut the Bermuda Bay flowers apart and turned them into leaves.  Once I had the flowers arranged on the corner of my card, I tucked the leaves in under them.  I sort of bent the petals of the flowers up to give them more dimension.

 

 

Lastly, I tied some bakers twine from the Sweet Sorbet Accessory pack that will be available in the Sale-A-Bration catalog.

 

Supplies for this card

Stamps: Petite Petals, Another Great Year

Paper: Bermuda Bay, Black, Strawberry Slush DSP, White

Ink: Strawberry Slush, Bermuda Bay, White craft

Accessories: Petite Petal punch, corner rounder punch, bakers twine, pearls

You can order most of these supplies HERE!

 Thanks for taking a peek!

Jenny

Fresh Yippee-Skippee ~ CCMC283

 

This card is for the latest Create With Connie and Mary sketch challenge. 

It's pretty simple and I keep looking at it thinking, what else can I add.  I'm really a more is more kind of girl.  It will be totally suitable for a kid's birthday anyway.  I used a couple supplies from the new Occasions Catalog.  The printed paper is from a fun new paper stack called Fresh Prints.  Sometimes I have a hard time remember the names of the paper packs, but this one will stick with me because of a play on words.  Remember the show The Fresh Prince of Bel Air with Will Smith?  I heard a silly little joke not too long ago and it went like this....how do you find Will Smith in the snow?  Check out the fresh prints....hahahaha!  You're welcome.  I bet you'll never forget the name of this little paper pack either!

Anyway the Fresh Prints paper stack is chock full of bright and bold prints.  Super fun! 

 I'm trying out a new way to put my card supply information in my blog.  I don't know if I'll keep it....it's just a trial. 



 

Supplies for this card

Stamps: Yippee Skippee

Paper: Crumb Cake, Real Red, Fresh Prints DSP, White

Ink: Real Red

Accessories: Stars Die #2, Neutrals button, Cherry Cobbler bakers twine, Dotted Scallop border punch

You can order any of these supplies HERE

Thanks for taking a peek!

Jenny

 

You & Me ~ FMS117

       

 



I love pink, black and white together.  It makes such a striking combination, don't you think?  I added a little gold in the form of the NEW sequin trim from the spring catalog.  Isn't it cool? 

The sketch is from Freshly Made Sketches. 

The Ampersand embossing folder is also a new item from the spring book, and also soooo cool!  After I embossed it I rubbed it with a little gold metallic encore ink to tie into the gold sequins. The encore pads are being carried over from the holiday catalog to the spring....Oh, happy day! 

 

 

The You/Me stamp is an oldie from a hostess set called Best Yet.  The stamp really says "to you from me".  I just inked up the "you" and "me" with my black marker and used my stamp-a-ma-jig to place it on the ampersand.

 

 

Here's a list of my supplies....

Stamps: Best Yet

Paper: Black, Vanilla, Strawberry Slush, Modern Medley DSP

Ink: Black, metallic gold

Accessories: Ampersand EF, Gold Sequin trim

 

You can order most of these supplies HERE.

 

Thanks for taking a peek!

Jenny

 

  

Fusion Deer

 

Not only did I have time to stamp today, I also had the inspiration to get something done!  After the holidays I crashed for a few days.  I spent one whole day doing absolutely nothing but watch one movie after another.  It was wonderful!  I did some stamping for classes and others before the holidays, but didn't get any of the cards photographed before I gave them away.....hence my absence from blogging. 

I was browsing around the internet for challenges today and found that Fusion Challenge is still up from a couple of weeks ago. 

I loved the inspiration photo so much and wanted to do something with the deer stamp. 

 I love this stamp soooo much!  I've made many cards with it so far, and my favorite technique is to use heat and stick powder and glitter.  I love this image with some sparkle!  Since Christmas is over, I wanted to go into a masculine birthday sort of direction.  I know that glitter isn't very masculine, but I just can't help myself.  It just look so cool!

 

 

The Natural Chevron ribbon is a new product from the Spring Catalog.  It's pretty neat!

 

Here's a list of my supplies....

Stamps: Remembering Christmas, Chalk Talk, Layered Labels

Paper: Early Espresso, Crumb Cake, Real Red, Sweater Weather DSP

Ink: Versa Mark, Real Red, Crumb Cake, Early Espresso

Accessories: Red grosgrain ribbon, Natural trim, Natural Chevron ribbon, Heat and Stick powder, Red glitter, Linen thread, 1 3/8" circle punch, Wood Grain EF, Apothecary Art die, Sponge

 

You can purchase most of these supplies HERE.

Thanks for taking a peek!

Jenny