Stamp-a-faire #3

I'm on fire peeps!  This card took literally 10 minutes to complete.  Once I saw the challenge  I knew EXACTLY the kind of card I was going to make!!

Here it is:

Supplies:

(all supplies are Papertrey Ink unless noted otherwise)

Cardstock (Select White)

Die (Limitless Layers)

Stamps (Vintage Ornaments, Signature Christmas)

Ink (Dark Chocolate, Raspberry Fizz)

Twine (Carribean) - The Twinery

Gems - Tulip

Stamp-a-faire Card #2

Whew!  This card came together super fast and I L.O.V.E how it turned out!

Check it out:

Supplies:
(all supplies are from Papertrey Ink unless otherwise noted)
Cardstock (Select White, Smokey Shadow, Raspberry Fizz)
Ink (Smokey Shadow, Raspberry Fizz)
Stamps (Vintage Ornaments)
Ribbone (Gray) - Hobby Lobby

Virtual Stamp-a-faire

Howdy friends!  I'm 'attending' a the Papertrey Ink Stamp-a-faire today.  PTI is hosting a huge stamp party up in Ohio and being that I'm not near Ohio - I'm participating in their virtual faire.  They have some challenges on Nichole's blog that are lots of fun, so I'm going to try and get as many done as possible today.  This is going to be a perfect way to get more Christmas cards done - so I'm going to post them as they get finished.

Here is #1:

Whew  -  one down, several more to go!!

Supplies:

(all supplies are Papertrey Ink unless otherwise noted)

Cardstock (New Leaf, Select White)

Ink (New Leaf, Smokey Shadow)

Stamps (Tiny Treats: Christmas, Signature Christmas, Background Basics: Sheet Music)

Twine - Hobby Lobby

Button - my stash

Howdy all - several cards to share today!!

Wow - where is the summer going?  One minute I'm lounging in the pool, the next minute we are running around doing fun stuff, and now I'm seeing school supplies out - WHAT??!  Believe it or not, I'm not ready for the kids to go back to school and I certainly don't think they are either!

So, I've been out of the swing of all things crafty for the past 3 weeks due to vacation and having family in town.  I finally made it up here and was stuck on what to work on.  I perused some of my usual haunting spots and found a couple of challenges to get my creative juices flowing.  So, without further ado - here is what I've been doing!! 

First up - Papertrey Ink Make It Monday Challenge: Dry Brushing Technique

I decided to do another Christmas card as I'm way behind on my goal of doing 5 per month!  I'm about 15 cards behind now - well make that 14 now that this one is completed!

Next up - Fantabulous Cricut Challenge Me Monday: I Scream For Ice Cream!

Create a project using a cool treat - of course, you must use a Cricut cut on the project.  I needed to make a birthday card and this is what I came up with:

Thanks for coming by today!  Have a creative day!!

Jennifer

Supplies:
Merry Christmas card (all supplies from Papertrey Ink unless noted otherwise)
Cardstock (Vintage Cream, New Leaf, Spring Moss)
Ink (Spring Moss), (Chestnut - ColorBox), (Embossing Pad - Top Boss)
Embossing Powder (Clear - American Crafts)
Stamps (Vintage Ornaments)
Paint (Funky Vintage Lipstick - Making Memories)
Twine and Ribbon from my stash
Adhesive (ATG - Scotch)

Best Wishes Card
Cardstock (White, Blue, Pink - The Paper Studio)
Patterned Paper ( Mod Retro Stack - DCWV, Lost and Found - My Mind's Eye)
Vellum - The Paper Studio
Die Cut (From My Kitchen - Provocraft, Just the Ticket - Papertrey Ink)
Stamps (Just the Ticket, Cupcake Collection - Papertrey Ink)
Ink (Chestnut - ColorBox)
Stickles (Diamond - Ranger)
Gem - The Paper Studio
Adhesive (ATG - Scotch, Dimensional Foam Squares - The Paper Studio)

Niece Cuddles - and a Sympathy Card

Howdy friends!  I had the pleasure of visiting my newest niece and her mommy today!!  Got me some cuddle time with sweet baby "E"!  Also, my 2 nieces on my hubby's side of the family made it in tonight - so I get to see them tomorrow!  Wow!  What a fun time to be an aunt......!!

On a sad note, a dear friend of ours from our Church lost her Grandmother last week.  I wanted to send her a special card to let her know we are praying for her and the family.  This was a perfect opportunity to try a new technique I saw at Nichole's blog for Make It Monday - go on over and check it out if you want to know more about Polaroid - 2 step masking.

This is the card I made to send my friend:

Supplies:
Cardstock (Select White) - Papertrey Ink
Patterned Paper (Stash)
Stamps (Botannical Silhouettes) - Papertrey Ink
Hybrid Ink (Dark Chocolate, Hibiscus, Spring Moss) - Papertrey Ink
Die (Mat Stack #1) - Papertrey Ink
Pearls - The Paper Studio
Ribbon - Hobby Lobby
Pen (Dk Grey) - Creative Memories
Adhesive (ATG) - Scotch

Catching up and PaperTrey Blog Hop

Howdy friends!!  Wow - its been w.a.y too long since I posted here on the blog-o.  Kids are out of school and I've tried to spend more time with them instead of crafting - but sweet, sweet hubby made it possible for me to have some time to create and not feel guilty!  He took the youngest for the morning and the oldest was already gone - so I got busy!!  Oh yeah - and my newest little niece was born a week ago - so I've gotten to spend time hanging out with "E" , my brother, and his wife, so that's been pretty special too.

Anywho - enough rambling, on to the Blog Hop!  Nichole of PaperTrey Ink is hosting the monthly blog hop, now I've hopped around looking in the past but have not participated - so here's to my first PTI Blog Hop :)   Here is the inspiration picture:

And here is my interpretation:

Pretty easy card,  it didn't quite come out the way I planned, but I'm happy with the results - oh, and I pulled out the Copics!  

So hopefully I'll be creating more and sharing the projects, but this summer I'm focusing on my family.  We are in the middle of sewing "K" a dress (she's been helping and learning, and she's hooked!), and "C" is pretty busy this summer, so when he is home I hang out with him.  Oh yeah, and there's my new niece, and my other 2 nieces are coming for a visit next week - and vacation, and canning veggies - whew!  Summer will be over before I know it!! 

ttfn - Jenn

Supplies:
Cardstock (Select White, Aqua Mist) - PaperTrey Ink
Stamps (Mod Squad) - PaperTrey Ink
Hybrid Ink (Hibiscus, New Leaf) - PaperTrey Ink
Pigment Ink (Silver) - ColorBox
Copic Sketch Markers (YG17, YG13, RV17, V91, BG13, Y15, BV11) - Copic
Tools (Corner Rounder) - Creative Memories
Adhesive (ATG) - Scotch

Summer is Officially Here!!!!

Howdy friends! WOW! It is H.O.T out here! That means one thing - Summer is here! The kids are officially finished with school - our youngest finished elementary school and I am sad. No more class parties, field trips, field days, lunch with her at school, etc. But that brings so many more new experiences for her! The oldest will begin his Junior year and that means getting ready for College! Yikes!!! Wasn't I just there myself??

So, in honor of Summer beginning I made a few cookie treats to give the teachers. It was the first time I used mini cookie cutters and I am THRILLED with how they turned out! Check it out: