Ever have a doily hankering???

Hey y'all! Hope everyone had a great Christmas and a wonderful New Year's Day!! I have been super busy with family time and haven 't really been in my craft room much. But I did play around with the sweet ladybugs from the Love You Lots hostess set and the Jars of Love Stamp set as well. I used an old doily for the background because the new doilies I ordered from the occasions catalog aren't here yet. I had a doily hankering and when you have a doily hankering, you MUST act upon it!!! You know what I mean...

I used my blender pens and the watermelon wonder ink pad to color the sweet friends in the jar. I used the watermelon wonder in stacks paper collection for the background paper. A bit of white ribbon and a sentiment from Rose Wonder and this card was done! Doily hankering satisfied! hahaha.

Until next time...

Jen

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Countdown to Christmas - Day 10 - Faux Washi Tape Card

Hey y'all, thanks for stopping by! TGIF!!! Today we will be making this gorgeous card using a faux washi tape technique.

I saw a card similar to this on Pinterest and the designer used washi tape for the background. I didn't have any festive washi tape at the time, so I decided to make my own using designer series paper. I happened to have a bunch of scraps lying around from previous projects, so I just trimmed them up a bit to make them different widths. You could just cut your paper into thin strips to achieve the same result. Then I die cut the deer from the Santa's Sleigh thinlets from Dazzling Diamond Glimmer Paper. Tie a red bow from some bakers twine and pop him on the card with dimensionals. Very simple.

If you want to watch the video, you can do that here.

Hope everyone has a fabulous weekend and I'll see you on Monday!

Until next time...

Jen

Countdown to Christmas - Day 4 - Joy to the World

Hey Y'all... Here's our double ''duty'' card. Haha. I'm so juvenile. This card is a countdown to Christmas AND a stash in a flash. It is simple, yet elegant and I absolutely love it.

It features the Tin of Tags stamp set which is on sale right now. Go grab yours at 25% off!!!
I love using soft sky with snowflake images. I think it is the perfect color!

I added a few of the star subtles enamel shapes just to add a bit of bling to this card.

If you want to watch the video, you can do that here

Tomorrow we will be making a sweet bookmark from the cookie cutter Christmas set!!

Until next time...

Jen

Countdown to Christmas - Day 2 - Joy Card

Hey y'all! Welcome back to day 2! Today we are using the lush fabulous foil designer acetate to create a gorgeous Christmas card. We will also be using the Vintage leaves stamp set. I know, I know. Vintage Leaves??? That's autumn... fall... nature... TOTALLY non-Christmas! Ahhh, take heart, young grasshopper... I shall lead the way! We will make them into holly leaves. Gasp! Holly leaves, you say? Indeed!

Take a gander...

I'm not one to say "I told you so".... But, ...... See, I told ya!!!

Look at the awesome acetate paper on the white card stock with the green "holly" leaves. How cool is that???? The other thing I love about the acetate paper is that it is gold on one side and silver on the other. So it will match with EVERY project. I hate it when my patterned paper has gold embellishments in it and my design incorporates the color silver. Or vice versa. But, alas, young grasshopper, this paper solves that problem! I used the owl builder punch to make the berries. The largest circle in the punch was the perfect size for this. I also used the word "Joy" from the wonderful wreath framelits.

Wanna watch this project come together? Of course you do... You know you do... So click here.

Until next time...


Jen

Stash in a Flash - Timeless Textures

It's that time again... Time to see me make a fool of myself whilst making a card for my stash in about 5 minutes. This is a fun one. Timeless textures is probably my favorite stamp set at the moment. It is such a good "filler" set. It can be feminine with the lovely flourish, but there are so many other images in there, that it can be masculine also. I used it with Guy greetings for many manly cards. Haha. Many manly cards. Hmmm.... new series???


Look how beautiful this card is.

What lovely lady wouldn't love to receive this lovely card for their birthday? These are my 2 absolute favorite colors also. Mint Macaron and Tip Top Taupe. Oh the sad sad day when they will retire. I may just completely give up being a demonstrator. There once was a color called Sage Shadow that was similar to Mint Macaron that was almost just as lovely. But Mint Macaron has my heart.

I used the flower shop stamp set and coordinating punch and the petite petals and coordinating punch for the flowers. The butterfly basics set made my sentiment and the background was, of course, Timeless Textures. I plopped and enamel shape in the center of the flower and called it done.

If you want to watch me go all catty-wompus and try to get this card done in AROUND 5 minutes, click here.

Until next time...


Jen

Triangle Box with sleeve

Hey y'all! Today we will be building this sweet triangle box with a sleeve closure that is perfect for gift giving. You could fit tons of tiny trinkets inside here. I used the neutrals and in colors paper stacks to create the sleeves with the matching card stock colors for the base.

For this particular project, I used it to hold the earrings we made on the final day of the 31 days of Halloween. I intend to use them for the gift packaging for the Christmas versions I will make for the holidays coming up as well. If you want to watch the video, you can do so here

The card stock measures 4x8 and the dsp measures 2x8. So, it is really a sweet project using minimal supplies. I used the botanical blooms thinlets to create the flower and leaf from coordination card stock colors on the front of the box.

Come back soon because I will be starting a new series for Christmas that you don't want to miss!

Until next time...

Jen

Stash in a Flash - BYOP

Hey y'all! Welcome to a BRAND NEW series I am calling Stash in a Flash! This is a series where I will help you create something for your stash in a flash. In each video, we will make a project in ABOUT 5 minutes from start to finish. These will be all occasion, minimal supplies and just like me... extremely random. HA!

Today's project is a birthday card that uses the Number of Years and the BYOP stamp sets.

The card on the left was my example, the card on the right was the one I made on the video. ( I think I get nervous when I see the timer going!!!)

The card stock I used was:

Whisper White: 3 7/8 x 5 1/8
Rich Razzleberry: 4 x 5 1/4
Pacific Point: 4 1/8 x 5 3/8
Melon Mambo: 4 1/4 x 5 1/2
Thick Whisper White: 4 1/4 x 11 scored at 5 1/2

I used the coordinating ink colors for the flowers and the sentiments.

On the card that I made in the video, I used some melon mambo stitched ribbon on the bottom of the card.

If you want to watch the video, you can do that here.

Until next time...

Jen


Supplies:

 

Melon Mambo Ink Pad                                Old Olive Ink Pad                            Pacific Point Ink Pad
 
 Melon Mambo Card Stock                   Pacific Point Card Stock                   Rich Razzleberry Ink Pad

Thick Whisper White Card Stock                                                 Rich Razzleberry Card Stock                   Whisper White Card Stock

 Number Of Years Stamp Set                                                     B.Y.O.P Stamp Set                         Melon Mambo 1/8 Stitched Ribbon

















Tombo Multipurpose Liquid Glue

31 Days of Halloween - Day 29 - Big Ole Eyeball

Day 29... Gimme an EYE!!! Look how cool this card is!

This card uses the 'necked' tree from the sheltering tree stamp set to create the bloodshot eyeball. How stinkin cute is that?

I took a piece of 4 1/4 x 5 1/2 cherry cobbler card stock and used the layering circles framelits to cut a circle (approx. 2 3/4 inches) for an ''eye'' in the upper left corner. I used another of the layering circles (approx. 1 1/2 inches) to cut an "iris" from marina mist card stock. And the smallest black circle was cut using the owl builder punch cut from basic black card stock.

 I took a piece of whisper white card stock that measured 3 x 5 1/2 and stamped the branches of the 'necked' tree in cherry cobbler ink to create the bloodshot effect that would show from behind the circle that I had cut out of the cherry cobbler card stock. Then, I did the same in marina mist ink on the marina mist circle to give that circle some dimension as well.

I took the spooky eye stamp from the Jar of Haunts stamp set and stamped it randomly on the cherry cobbler card stock in cherry cobbler ink to create a subtle background. The spider came from the Mr. funny bones stamp set and I stamped it in basic black archival ink. I heat embossed one of the sentiments from the Mr. funny bones stamp set in white embossing powder.

I adhered the whisper white behind the cherry cobbler and then the marina mist in the center of the circle to create an "eye". I added the black circle to create the pupil and dabbed a bit of white pen for an accent.

Lastly, I rounded the corners of the top of the card to give it a bit of a smooth finish.

If you would like to watch the video, you can do that here.

Tomorrow is probably my most favorite project of all... so be sure to check back with me then.

Until next time...

Jen

31 Days of Halloween - Day 26 - Let's Get Inky!!

Today we will have messy, inky hands. That's the sign of a good crafter... Bad hands. Ha! Kind of like the old saying... Never trust a skinny cook. Anyway, here's our project for today:

I saw a card like this on pinterest and wanted to CASE it. I wanted to showcase the crow (or raven) on the tree, so I made sure my moon was big enough to encompass it. I used Sheltering Tree and Cookie Cutter Halloween Stamp Sets for the images. The sponging was done with sahara sand and soft suede for the ground and smoky slate and memento tuxedo black for the sky. I just used a 2 inch circle punch to create a mask for the moon. If you want to watch the video, you can do that here.

Tomorrow is all about the Ms.... 3 of them to be exact. You don't want to miss it, so stay tuned!

Until next time...

Jen

Supplies:

Thick Whisper White Card Stock                                                               Whisper White Card Stock                 Basic Black Card Stock

Soft Suede Card Stock                                                                            Sheltering Tree Stamp Set           Cookie Cutter Christmas Stamp Set

    Memento Tuxedo Black Ink Pad                                                           Basic Black Archival Ink Pad               Sahara Sand Ink Pad

Smoky Slate Ink Pad                                                                                   Soft Suede Ink Pad                 Stampin' Sponges

 

Stamp-a-ma-jig                                                                                    Snail Adhesive                                           2 Circle Punch  

31 Days of Halloween - Day 23 - Wreath of Candy

I told you that I was not going to be using the cookie cutter Halloween set for a while, didn't I? I promised. And I try not to break my promises. Other than the smaller images in that set, I won't be using it for any of the future projects either. *Gasp* I'm trying to use sets other than that one and the Jar of Haunts. However, I did use the candy corn and sentiment from the jar of haunts for this card.  Now I'm not saying they are gone for good, just that I am branching out with other sets.  We need to use all of our stamps. We don't want anyone getting jealous. ~Wink

Here is our subtly Halloween-y card using a traditionally non-Halloween stamp set.

This one was a fun one. I saw the idea of a gray wreath on pinterest. It was hung on a door and had ghosts and witches as decorations on it. I took the gray color as inspiration and came up with this card. It is just whisper white card stock with a touch of Halloween night DSP and a faux bow. What's a faux bow? Ahhhh.... young grasshopper.... watch and learn here.

I actually learned the faux bow from my amazing upline, France Martin. She rocks. Hard Core.

Let's see... what does my crystal ball say we have in store for tomorrow? "Owl" keep it to myself...

Until next time...

Jen


Supplies:

Thick Whisper White Card Stock     Jar Of Haunts Stamp Set           Wonderous Wreath Stamp Set

 

Whisper White Card Stock                Basic Black Card Stock              Halloween Night Specialty DSP

 

Peekaboo Peach Ink Pad                     Smoky Slate Ink Pad                 Memento Tuxedo Black Ink Pad

Foam Adhesive Strips                                  Paper Snips                        Brights Stampin Write Markers

Peekaboo Peach 3/8 Ruched Ribbon     Everyday Jars Framelits                       Big Shot

 

Tombo Multipurpose Liquid Glue         Snail Adhesive