Happy Anniversary!

Finally, Here's my Fun Filled Friday card! I challenged Kimmy to create Anniversary cards for this week's theme.

I've made wedding cards before, but I've never made an Anniversary card. When I actually sat down to make it, I realized I don't have any images that are truly wedding or anniversary related, other than this "Happy" set from Clearly Wordsworth. It comes with a bunch of words to go with the "Happy," like Birthday, New Home, New Year, Everything, Thanksgiving, Halloween, New Job, Graduation, Day etc. Luckily for this challenge, Anniversary was one of them as well!

I colored "Happy" with a pink Prismacolor Pencil and blended the color with Gamsol. Then I stamped Anniversary in the little space under the H and A where it fits perfectly. I inked the edges and matted it in pink and gray cardstock.


Both, the Silhouette Love Heart from DRS Designs and the word Happy are painted with Shimmerz!

Stamps: DRS Designs- Silhouette Love Heart, and sentiment from Clearly Wordsworth
Ink: Versafine Onyx Black, Colorbox Fluid Chalk Ink in Rose Coral, SU! Regal Rose
Paper: Smooth white cardstock by Office Depot, Colored Cardstock by American Crafts,
Accessories: Prismacolor Pencils, Gamsol, Cuttlebug and Heart Blocks Embossing Folder, Opal Shimmerz, Heart Brads by Joann's Scrap Essentials, Nesties, Ribbon by S.E.I.
Finished Card Size: 4.5" x 5.75"

Make sure to run over to Kimmy's Blog and take a look at her Anniversary card.

Sorry for the quick post, but I'm off to see my cousin & her newborn baby girl, Brielle!

Stay tuned, Kimmy's picked the next Fun Filled Friday Challenge and we'll announce it tomorrow!

Smiles,
Jennifer

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2 Cards in One!

I've been working (what feels like) day & night creating cards with the new stamps from DRS Designs. Unfortunately for those of you following Fun Filled Friday, I'm not quite ready. Stay tuned to see my Anniversary card tomorrow.

And to prove to you how busy I've been lately, I'm sharing two cards in one day! Rarely do I ever do this, but today is the exception!

This latest batch of new releases from DRS Designs are my favorite, and I'm having tons of fun with them! As many of you know, I love sketch challenges. I found time to complete both of this week's sketch challenges from CPS and SCS.

First up, is this weeks Card Position Systems Sketch. I love the bright and cheery colors on this Birthday card. Plus, it was rather quick and easy to make!


I colored this image with marker, and then I cut the sentiment away from the image to follow the sketch. (FYI: on the actual stamp, the image is centered just below the image.) I used my Prima flowers again! Glad I've been able to put them to use lately. I haven't used them in so long they've begun to pile up!

Stamps: DRS Designs- Birthday Candle Burst
Ink: Versafine Onyx Black
Paper: Smooth white cardstock by Office Depot, Colored Cardstock by The Paper Company
Accessories: Bic Markers, Cuttlebug and Happy Birthday Embossing folder, Brads by Recollections and All My Memories, Prima Flowers, EK Success Corner Rounder
Finished Card Size: 4 3/8" x 5 5/8"

Here's the other card I made using the Splitcoast Stamper's Sketch challenge, SC217. Perfect for St. Patty's Day in every way!

This card uses one of DRS Designs Stick N Stamp Sets. These are sets of four images and they have many themes available. You can see them all here.

The background was created by stamping the Four Leaf Clover image and the clover from the Stick N Stamp set repeatedly with Versamark ink. The sentiment was heat embossed with Gold Embossing Powder and I applied Gold Stickles to the coins in the pot of gold and on the hat's buckle.

Stamps: DRS Designs- Four Leaf Clover, Irish Stick N Stamp, Happy St. Pat's Day Sentiment
Ink: Versafine Onyx Black, SU! Handsome Hunter ink, Versamark Ink, Rubber Stampede Embossing Ink
Paper: Smooth white cardstock by Office Depot, Colored Cardstock by The Paper Company, Gold Paper by The Paper Studio
Accessories: Prismacolor Pencils, Gamsol, Brads by Joann's Scrap Essentials, Gold Stickles, Cuttlebug and Charm Dies, Creative Beginnings Gold Embossing Powder
Finished Card Size: 5" x 5 5/8"

Hope you've enjoyed both of these cards today! Thanks for visiting!

Wishing you all a fun filled weekend!

Smiles,
Jennifer

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Ketchup Day!

Well, I guess it should be catch up day! LOL!

This week has gotten away from me...time is flyin' like never before!

Many of you probably remember the post regarding my Great aunt who turned 93 years young on February 5th. To all of you who sent her birthday cards, Thank you all so much!

I took this picture of her on her actual birthday after we went out to dinner. We went back to her house for dessert and coffee. My sister found these cute, individual slices of cake and we all shared them. So, don't think this little lady tried to eat all of this!

You're probably wondering where your card is? Well, by her actual birth-date, she only received these cards thus far, not to mention the ones she received from her own family and friends. However, let it be known that she has received about 25 cards total. The last one trickling in earlier this week! I wanted to take her picture again with all 25 of her cards, but when I was there earlier this week she wasn't feeling up to it and asked that I didn't. I respected her wishes.

I am very happy with the progress! You all have made both of our day's! She's still questioning how I know all these people and very much wants to send each of you a personal Thank you card! I told her that it wasn't necessary because I would Thank you all on the computer. Try explaining the computer, email and blogging to a 93 year old! LOL! So, please accept this post as her personal Thank you!

Here's a picture of my sister and I with her.

While I was on vacation, I also received this Lovely Blog award from my friend Heather at The Best in Life. Make sure to run over and check her out. She does awesome work! Thanks so much, Heather! Oh, and for all you blog candy lovers out there...Heather will have some blog candy soon, and you can also check out Jessica's blog for another awesome blog candy opportunity! I just have to help spread the word! :-)

Stay tuned for tomorrow. I'll have a new card to share with you. Have a wonderful day!

Smiles,
Jennifer

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A Sweet Birthday!

Happy Card Sketch Wednesday!

Here's today's sketch:

To complete this challenge I played with the New cupcake image from DRS Designs again & Liquid Applique. That stuff is so much fun! It's like magic!

The background was created using the Chocolate Chip background stamp by DRS Designs. It's perfect for this sentiment! I used Diamond Glaze again on the cherry. Can you tell is has a wet shiny look to it?

Stamps: DRS Designs- Cherry Top Cupcake, Sweet Birthday Sentiment, Chocolate Chip Background
Ink: Versafine Onyx Black, Colorbox Fluid Chalk Ink in Chestnut Roan and Lipstick Red
Paper: Smooth white cardstock by Office Depot, Colored Cardstock by American Crafts
Accessories: Nesties, SU! Word Window Punch, Copper Brads by Joann's Scrap Essentials, Ribbon by Bobbie M. Designs, Liquid Applique by Marvy Uchida, Diamond Glaze,
Finished Card Size: 4.25" x 5.75"

Make sure to leave me a link if you get a chance to create with this sketch. I'd love to see your version!

Thanks for visiting today!

Smiles,
Jennifer

PS: For those of you who are waiting for the update picture regarding my Great Aunt's 93rd birthday, stay tuned. Tomorrow is housekeeping and catch up day. This week has gotten away from me!

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What's good for the Goose

is good for the Gander!

Have you ever heard that saying before?

Gander actually refers to a male, while Goose refers to a female.

Well, I'm not sure if this image is a Goose or Gander, but it's a fun, new image from Sunflowers and Dragonflies Creative Designs!

There's really not much to this card, but I'm happy with it's simplicity. I colored this image with Prismacolor Pencils and blended the colors with Gamsol. I inked the edges, added some brads, and matted it as shown. The bow was added last.

"DING!" The light bulb just went off. Did you hear it? LOL! It just occurred to me that this goose is walking in water--DUH! I should have added some Diamond Glaze to it to make it really appear that way! I'm going to do it and edit this post to show it to you later. Make sure to come back and check it out, OK?

ETA: Ok, Here it is! I've applied Diamond Glaze to the water. The shine from the Diamond Glaze almost make it look like the water is moving, doesn't it? It kind of gives it that ripple effect!

Stamps: Sunflowers and Dragonflies Creative Designs- Canada Goose Standing
Ink: Versafine Onyx Black, Colorbox Fluid Chalk Ink in French Blue
Paper: Smooth white cardstock by Office Depot, Colored Cardstock by The Paper Company
Accessories: Prismacolor Pencils, Gamsol, EK Success Decorative Corner Punch, Fabric Ribbon by Peebles Inc., Brads by Making Memories and Joann's Scrap Essentials
Finished Card Size: 5" x 5 3/4"

I'll be back later to update this post & I'll have a Card Sketch challenge for you tomorrow.

Happy Stamping & Card Making!

I'm off to play!

Smiles,
Jennifer

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Tag, You're It!

There's a new challenge today on the DRS Designs blog. It's all about tags! This challenge requires you to use tag on your creation.

Here's what I came up with:

I started by stamping the large shamrock in black ink and then stamping it again on a post-it note to create a reverse mask--I cut the shamrock out of the post-it note, to create a stencil. Then, I used sponge daubers and 2 shades of green ink to color the shamrock.

I used my Heidi Swapp Edge Distresser to rough up all the edges on this card. The tag was created using a Cuttlebug Charm Die for the base and the white circle was cut with my Nesties. I tied the ribbon in a knot through the hole in the charm die cut and then put a white brad in the hole.

As a final touch, I added some sparkle by shading the large shamrock with Shimmerz.

Stamps: DRS Designs- Large Brush Shamrock, Happy St. Patrick's Day Sentiment
Ink: Versafine Onyx Black, Colorbox Fluid Chalk Ink in Lime Pastel and Colorbox Pigment ink in Green
Paper: Smooth white cardstock by Office Depot, Colored Cardstock by American Crafts
Accessories: Cuttlebug and Divine Swirls Embossing Folder, Charm Die, Sponge Daubers, Ribbon Trends by The Paper Studio, Eyelets by Joann's Scrap Essentials, Sagebrush Shimmerz, Brads by All My Memories and American Crafts, Heidi Swapp Edge Distresser, Nesties, 3D-Dots
Finished Card Size: 5.25" x 5.5"

Tag, You're it!

It's your turn to participate in the tag challenge!
And when you do, please share your tag creations with us as well. If you have DRS images, please use them...if not, you're still welcome to play and inspire us. The challenges run for two weeks but you can play along with any at any time. If you play, please post a link in the comments section of that challenge with a direct link on the DRS Designs Tag Challenge post so we can take a look at your creation. Also, if you upload to a public gallery, please use the keyword DRSC15.

Make sure to check out the out the challenge projects from the other DT members:

Cathy
Dawn
Heather
Jessica
Vicki

Thanks for visiting my blog and for sharing your comments with me. I appreciate each one!

Have a Wonderful Monday!

Smiles,
Jennifer

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Anniversary Card Challenge

Happy Sunday! I hope everyone is having a relaxing day!

It's time to announce this week's Fun Filled Friday Challenge--I challenged Kimmy to create an Anniversary card!

How often do you make Anniversary cards? To be honest, I don't think I've ever made one! This will be my first, and I've got my thinking cap on. This challenge shouldn't be too difficult, especially with Valentine's Day just passing. I still have all my love and heart themed stamps still on my desk!

I've realized I have several new readers (Thanks & Welcome!) and for those of you who may be new to my blog, I wanted to explain just what Fun Filled Fridays is.

Kimmy, one of my best friends, and I host card making challenges on our blogs every week called Fun Filled Fridays (FFF). We take turns every other week giving a challenge. These challenges are announced every Sunday, and we display our finished cards for that challenge the following Friday. Kimmy and I keep the details to ourselves regarding these challenge cards, so until her challenge post Friday, I have no idea what she is planning on making until I see it, just like you, and vice versa. I think it is so much fun to see how different or similar our cards turn out.

Our Anniversary challenge cards will be posted on our blogs this Friday, February 27th. We'd love for you to participate in our challenges as well. Just post a link on either of our blogs and we'll be sure to check it out. We'd love to see how different or similar your card compares to ours as well.

Happy Card Making!

Smiles,
Jennifer

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First Color Challenge-Failed!

I colored this Rachelle Anne Miller image from Sunflowers and Dragonflies for this week's color challenge on the Magnolia VS Stampavie blog. The challenge was to use Chocolate chip, Old Olive, Not quite Navy and Bashful Blue.

I think this is my first time attempting to participate in a color challenge, and unfortunately, it didn't go so well! I colored the grass, her dress, her hair and basket, and then I got S-T-U-C-K! Based on how I colored it up to that point, I ran out of options when the time came to color the flowers, and I didn't know what to do! So, I ended up "failing" the challenge and colored them light purple instead. I'm happy with how the colors turned out, even if it no longer qualifies for the challenge. Oh Well!

I was however, able to shape this card into fitting this weeks sketch challenge on Splitcoast (SC216). At least I was successful in completing one challenge with it!

I colored this image with pencils and blended the colors with Gamsol. Then I layered and layered (and layered!) to fit the sketch. Do you think it's a little busy?!?!?

It was fun to make and that's the important part, right?

Stamps: Sunflowers and Dragonflies- Rachelle Anne Miller-Picking Flowers
Ink: Versafine Onyx Black
Paper: Smooth white cardstock by Office Depot, Colored Cardstock by American Crafts
Accessories: Nesties, Fiskars Treading water punch, Brads by Joann's Scrap Essentials, Ribbon by Michael's Dashes, Dots & Checks & American Crafts
Finished Card Size: 5.5" x 4.5"

I also wanted to Thanks all of you who sent my Great Aunt a 93rd Birthday card. Thank you so, so much! She received about 25 and she still has them trickling in. She's enjoyed every single one! I'll have her picture to show you tomorrow.

Well, we're under a Winter storm today--expecting 4-8 inches of snow over the next several hours or so. I'm spending it in my craft room, sipping on a nice cup of hot cocoa. Yum!

Stay tuned for more fun stuff over the next few days!

Smiles,
Jennifer

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Take Ten

Minutes that is!

Are you familiar with Take Ten magazine? All of the cards featured in this magazine can be created in 10 minutes or less! How's that for speedy crafting?!?!?!

Well, speedy crafting isn't my style. If you're a regular reader, you've heard me mention before that creating just one card takes me quite a while because I'm a perfectionist. (This trait was given to me by mother & her family--there are several of us women that share this quality!) Luckily, this trait is neither good nor bad, but it makes crafting a little slow for me, however I do enjoy it!

Anyways, getting to my point...Today is Fun Filled Friday! Kimmy challenged us to make a card in 10 minutes, just like those seen in the Take Ten magazine. I did it! Another challenge completed, and yes, this was definitely a huge challenge for me. I had to work very quickly!

Stamps: DRS Designs- Overflowing Birthday Greeting
Ink: SU! Rose Red
Paper: Smooth white cardstock by Office Depot, Colored Cardstock by American Crafts
Accessories: Nesties, Cuttlebug and Textile Texture Embossing Folder, Prima Flowers, brads by American Crafts
Finished Card Size: 4" x 4.25"

Knowing that the time limit was only 10 minutes, I knew a sentiment was in order for this card--No time for coloring! This sentiment is a new one for me that I just received from DRS Designs, but it's not one of their current releases. When I saw this in my package the other day I immediately knew that I wanted to use it for this challenge. I love the wording and the font! It's a beautiful stamp, don't you agree?

Luckily, both circles were already cut out with Nesties for me. I pulled them from my scraps and built the rest of the card around them. (I hope this isn't cheating!) I used the Textile Texture Embossing folder for a little texture and then decorated the card front with some Prima flowers. I have tons of them and definitely don't use them enough. I needed a quick and easy embellishment and what could be quicker & easier then Primas?!

Make to to run over to Kimmy's blog to see her 10 minute Challenge Card!

Did you make a 10 minute card this week? Please share the link with me if you did. I want to see your version too!

Thanks for visiting today! Have a wonderful weekend!

Smiles,
Jennifer

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CPS 103-Happy Birthday, with a Cherry On Top!

I received my newest package of stamps yesterday from DRS Designs. This is my favorite package yet! There are tons of new Birthday images and sentiments & lots of St. Patty's Day stuff too! You can see all of their new releases here.

I used one of my new stamps to play with this week's CPS sketch challenge.

I colored this image with Prismacolor Pencils and blended the colors with Gamsol. I applied Diamond Glaze to the cherry, to give it a shiny look, and Liquid Applique to the frosting, to make it look lumpy-bumpy like frosting really is. Then, I matted it using my Nesties. I stamped the sentiment on smooth cardstock and then ran it through my Cuttlebug with the Swiss Dots Embossing Folder for some added texture. Then, I did a little matting and added the red brads. Finally, I adhered the layers according to the sketch. The matted cupcake was adhered using foam tape to add dimension. This sketch was pretty simple to work with and fun too!

Stamps: DRS Designs- Cherry Top Cupcake, Happy Moments Happy Days sentiment
Ink: Versafine Onyx Black, Colorbox Fluid Chalk Ink in Chestnut Roan
Paper: Smooth white cardstock by Office Depot, Colored Cardstock by Bazzill, American Crafts and The Paper Company
Accessories: Diamond Glaze, Liquid Applique, Prismacolor Pencils, Gamsol, Cuttlebug and Swiss Dots Embossing Folder, Brads by Making Memories, Nesties, 3-D Dots
Finished Card Size: 5 1/8" x 5 3/4"

I've recently been inspired to use Liquid Applique from blog hopping & seeing so many others use it. I asked around a little bit and added it to my shopping list when I was out and about yesterday. What you see here on this card is my first time using it. How fun and so cool! My friend Vicki gave me a little tip--She said she only buys the white Liquid Applique and then uses ink refills to create any color she needs to match her project. Great idea huh? For my cupcake frosting, I used a sponge dauber to apply brown ink to the Liquid Applique. I'm happy with the final look.

Stay tuned tomorrow to see my Fun Filled Friday Challenge card. This week's theme is to create a card in 10 minutes or less. Why don't you give it a try?

Hope you have a wonderful day!

Smiles,
Jennifer

PS: Happy Gray's Anatomy Thursday! Any other GA fans out there? I can't wait to see what happens tonight!

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Who Loves Moose?

The card I made for this week's Card Sketch Wednesday Challenge features another fun moose image from Sunflowers and Dragonflies.

Here's today's sketch:
Here's my challenge card, made especially for all you Canadians and Moose lovers out there!

I colored this image with pencils and blended the colors with Gamsol. The maple leaves were created by stamping the Canada Beaver image twice, coloring the maple leaves with pencil, and then cutting them out. I used my Nesties to cut out the circles and squares (diamonds) that I used to mat them.

Stamps: Sunflowers and Dragonflies Creative Designs- Canada Moose and Maple Leaves from the Canada Beaver
Ink: Versafine Onyx Black, Colorbox Fluid Chalk Ink
Paper: Smooth white cardstock by Office Depot, Colored Cardstock by The Paper Company,
Accessories: Prismacolor Pencils, Gamsol, Nesties, Brads by Recollections and American Crafts
Finished Card Size: 5.75" x 5"

Make sure to leave me a link if you use this sketch. I'd love to see what you create!

Well, I finally received my new stamps from DRS Designs. Have you seen their new releases? They are just too cute--I think this is my favorite set of stamps yet! Today is my day off & I'm plan on playing with them all day. Hopefully the ideas I have in my head go well and I can show you something new tomorrow!

Have a great day!

Smiles,
Jennifer

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Canadian Beaver!

Believe it or not, one thing I'm happy about now that my vacation is over is getting back to stamping. It was a nice break & now it's time to put all of my fresh ideas into play!

Awhile ago Beth, from Sunflowers and Dragonflies, asked me to be a part of her DT so I have been playing with her stamps for several months now. I'm so happy to be able to share these projects with you now!

Here's one I made with the Sunflowers and Dragonflies Canada Beaver.

Can you see all of the Canadian Pride in this Jolly Fella? I think he's just too cute in his Maple Leaf shirt!

I colored him with markers and then stamped him again so that I could cut out the maple leaf from his shirt. I used this as a stencil, laid in a small plain circle Nestie to create the background paper, using red ink and a sponge dauber. I also used my Nesties to create the scalloped edge.

Stamps: Sunflowers and Dragonflies Creative Designs Canada Beaver
Ink: Versafine Onyx Black, Colorbox Fluid Chalk Ink in Warm Red
Paper: Smooth white cardstock by Office Depot, Colored Cardstock by The Paper Company
Accessories: Bic markers, Nesties, Brads by American Crafts

I'm still waiting for my new rubber from DRS Designs and with the US President's Day Holiday this week, my mail is postponed even more. Until then, I'll be busy playing with my new stuff from Sunflowers and Dragonflies. I'll share more cards with Canadian flair often this week. Stay Tuned...

Thanks for visiting today--see you tomorrow!

Smiles,
Jennifer

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Time Flies in Mexico!

Well, I'm home from Cancun, Mexico! We had a wonderful trip! It was fun, relaxing, and hot--just like a vacation should be! The weather everyday was about 80 degrees, with a cool breeze.

One thing I learned is that I don't like the Mexican Minute. The entire 7 days we were there just flew right by! To be honest we didn't do a whole lot except hang out at the pool and collect seashells at the beach. We've developed great tans this way! We also enjoyed many frozen cocktails-like Chocolate Banana Monkeys and Banana Banchees-Both were like frozen coconut drinks, but the Monkey one had Hershey's syrup in it. Yum! I'll really miss those drinks!

Here are a few pics of our resort taken from our balcony. It was Heavenly! (You can click on any of these pictures for a close up view.)

One night we went on a Lobster dinner cruise, which included all you can drink (Yikes!) with steak and Lobster as the sun set. It was a great time as well.

Here's DH and I on the Lobster Cruise--can you tell I have a sunburn?

This is a picture of one of the many, many iguanas we saw. They love the sun & this one was working on his tan! Isn't he huge? Head to tail this one is about 14-15 inches long!

Here's DH & I on the beach. We've stayed at this resort several times before and since one of the hurricanes a year or two ago the beach has completely eroded. The tide has been high ever since. It used to be so sandy and you could play in the waves, but now since the sand has washed away the beach front is lined with big huge rocks. We still made the best of it by sitting on plastic chairs at the shore line and letting the waves splash us to keep us cool. We felt like kids again--you couldn't get us out of the water!

Now that the trip is over I wish we would have a done a little more of the tourist-type stuff, but at the same time I really enjoyed just relaxing and hanging out at the beach. That's not something we get to do often back home in Michigan. Now it's back to reality and to the cold weather! Yuck! It was 26 degrees and snowing when we drove home from the airport.

Well, It's back to work for me, Gotta run!

Smiles,
Jennifer

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Blog Candy Results!

Well, I'm back from Vacation! We had a wonderful time. The weather was great & it's so hard being back here in the cold! But it is time to get back to reality. In the next few days or so I will post some of our vacation pictures & tell you all about it. But, for now, it's time to announce the blog candy winner!

First of all, I want to Thank all of you for visiting my blog and for all of the Birthday wishes you sent. You all are so kind! I enjoyed reading all of the comments. I used Random.org to pick today's blog candy winner...

Here are your random numbers:18
Timestamp: 2009-02-15 17:05:05 UTC

Winner is from comment 18, drawn at 12:05 pm EDT:

Jessica G. said...
Happy Belated Birthday, Jennifer! Sounds like you chose a great place to enjoy it -- some place warm!!

Congratulations, Jessica!

Please email me your address so I can get this package to you!

I'm sure my blog will be very busy this week as I get caught up on everything. I'm so behind! Stay tuned for some new projects using new images from DRS Designs and the new company Sunflowers and Dragonflies. Have you checked them out yet?

Have a wonderful Sunday!

Smiles,
Jennifer

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Birthday Blog Candy Give Away!!

***This post will remain at the top of my blog until February 15th when I draw a winner! Please scroll down for the most current post!

In Honor of my Birthday, February 6th, I'm giving away a little blog candy!

I'll be vacationing in Mexico for the week, but after I return, I'll use Random.org to decide who the winner is from all of the comments left on this post at Noon EDT, on February 15th.

This Blog Candy Package includes:

A 4 pack set of Cuttlebug Charm Tag Dies,

2 Spools of Ribbon, both are 3/8" wide & 9 feet long

3 Sets of Studio G clear stamps: Valentine's Day, St. Patrick's Day and Spring Has Sprung!

Wood Mounted Heart Stamp, images measures 2" x 1.75"

Set of Hero Arts tiny cards and envelopes

All My Memories Studio Collection Guitar Pick Accents

Sandylion Essentials 6 Turquoise flower Embellishments

My Minds Eye Bohemia Transfer Title "Full of Spunk" Rub On

EK Success Rebecca Sower Designs Fresh Tags Memorable Time

Silver Stickles

Set of 3 Hero Arts Wood Mounted Heart Stamps

Jolee's Boutique 13 Valentine Embellishment Stickers

And, I'll add more goodies as the week goes on and I clean up my Stamping Studio!

You can click on any of these pictures to see them close up!

To be eligible for the blog candy drawing just post a comment on this blog post. If you post a link to my blog candy on your blog, I'll give you a second entry in the drawing--Please make sure to leave a second comment saying that you did so with the link so I can view it!

So, help me spread the word that it's my birthday & this blog has some candy to give away!

Good Luck!

Smiles,
Jennifer

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10 Minutes or Less!

Yikes!

10 minutes or less is the theme for this week's Fun Filled Friday Challenge.

Kimmy has definitely challenged me with this one. My cards take me forever to complete because I have an eye for matting and layering. Wish me luck as I enter the fast world of card making for this challenge. I'm eager to see what Kimmy makes with this one as well.

Won't you play in this challenge with us? It should only take up 10 minutes of your time! (Ha! Ha!)

I'd love to see your quickie card. Leave me a link so I can check it out.

Hope you have a great week!

Smiles,
Jennifer

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A Valentine's Day Card with no Red!

I challenged Kimmy to a Stipulation challenge theme for this week's Fun Filled Friday Challenge.

This means that our finished project had to portray the following 5 requirements:

-Main image must be matted on a circle,

-Project must use the color pink

-It has to contain a least one heart,

-It must contain at least one button

-It can NOT have the color Red

I've been thinking these stipulations would make for a great Valentine's Day card, BUT, how do you make a Valentine's Day card without red?

Well, I've done it! It took me a while--I was always reaching for something that was red, then I'd catch myself and remember that I couldn't use it.

My first step in making this card was to heat emboss the Giga Heart Circle image in white embossing powder on white cardstock. Then I used a Brayer and pink ink to "paint" around it. I used my Nesties to mat and layer this image. Next, I stamped the Silhouette Love heart image with light pink ink and used foam tape to mount it on top of the inner circle as shown to create the focal point of my card.

I created the card base from light pink cardstock and then layered it with dark pink cardstock that I ran through my Cuttlebug with the Heart Blocks Embossing Folder. I adhered the focal image to the center of the card base and then added my heart buttons to the upper left and button right corners of the card front.

Stamps: DRS Designs-Silhouette Love Heart, Giga Heart Circle
Ink: SU! Rose Red and Regal Rose, Embossing Ink by Rubber Stampede
Paper: Smooth white cardstock by Office Depot, Colored cardstock by American Crafts
Accessories: Creative Beginnings Embossing Powder, Cuttlebug and Heart Blocks Embossing Folder, Buttons by JHB International, EK Success Decorative Corner Punch, Nesties, Brayer, 3D-Dots, Nice & Narrow Ribbon by Offray
Finished Card Size: 4.25" x 5.5"

So, there you have it...a Valentine's Day card without using Red! See, it is possible!

Make sure to run over and check out Kimmy's Stipulation card.

Think she was able to successfully attempt the challenge?

Thanks for visiting today!

Smiles,
Jennifer

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I've Got a Secret--Or Two!!

Remember the Masculine Moose Birthday card I posted a few days ago? Are you ready for all the details?

I must confess, I've been holding a couple of secrets for quite some time! Now, is the big secret reveal...you ready?

Secret #1:

There's a new stamp company out there. I'm proud to announce the debut of:

Sunflowers and Dragonflies Creative Designs Stamp Company!

The owner of this great stamp company is my good friend Beth, of Sunflowersanddragonflies, whom I met on the Stamp Shack. Beth is from Sarnia, Canada and she is the artist behind many of the images from this company. She has something for everyone, especially Canadians, as many of her stamps have a Canadian flair! From Moose and Beavers to hockey and soccer as well as Architecture and East Coast Themes. If it's Canadian you'll see a stamp for it from this new company. She also features some Red Hat ladies and other products like Twinkling H2O's, Prima Flowers and stamps from Rachel Anne Miller!

Secret #2:

I am honored to say that I am one of the Design Team members for this new company! Yeah!

Other Design Team members include:

Kimmy from Stamps Scraps N More,

Kim from Running on Ink

Kim from Creative Diversions

Can you believe it? I'm so glad I can finally share these secrets with you. I've been bursting at the seams for several months using the new stamps from Sunflowers and Dragonflies and it has been so hard not to share my work with you...until now!

A few days a go I shared this card with you--Read on for all of the details!

To create this card I first stamped the Moose on white cardstock. Then, I stamped it again on a post-it note to use it to do the masking technique as I created the background. I also used post it notes to create the horizon line. I sponged both the sky, and the grass. I colored the moose with markers and created the grass "clumps" with markers as well.

I created the cloud appearance by using a scalloped circle as a stencil and inked just a portion of the edges around the scallops. This creates the "fluffy" look. I matted the image scene on light blue cardstock and then again on dark blue cardstock. I tied ribbon through the opening in the tag and adhered it to the lower left corner of the image as shown. I created the card base from yellow-green cardstock that measures for a 5.5" x 4.75" card. I adhered the matted image scene to the front and I used my Score-Pal to create the embossed score line around the image.

Stamps: Sunflowers and Dragonflies Creative Designs-Moose
ersafine Onyx Black, SU! Ballet Blue, Colorbox Fluid Chalk Ink in French Blue, Blue Iris, Lime Pastel and Olive Pastel
Paper: Smooth white cardstock by Office Depot, Bazzill Cardstock
Accessories: Score Pal, Bic Markers, Offray Ribbon, Metal sentiment tag unknown

Now Run over there & go take a look. She really has a lot to offer and more will be coming soon!

Happy Shopping!

Smiles,
Jennifer

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Valentine Treat Container Challenge!

There's a new challenge posted over at the DRS Designs Blog. With Valentine's Day right around the corner, this challenge was to create a unique treat container to display your Valentine Treats. We'd love for you all to play along. If you upload your projects to an online gallery, make sure to leave a link on the DRS Designs Blog so we can all check it out!

For this challenge, I created these cute little sour cream containers to hold my Conversation Heart Candies. I used the Tutorial found on Splitcoast Stampers. These were fun and easy to make & they would make great shower favors! One 8.5" x 11" sheet of cardstock makes 4 of these!

This one I created by stamping the Silhouette Love Heart image repeatedly on white cardstock using dark and light pink ink.

I love the crimped look at each end. These look like I bought them in a store, Don't they?

This one was made by stamping the Ribbon Heart image repeatedly with black ink and then coloring the hearts with dark and light pink markers. I also sponged around each heart with pink ink.

Stamps: DRS Designs- Silhouette Love Heart and Ribbon Heart
Ink: SU! Rose Red and Regal Rose, Versafine Onyx Black ink
Paper: Smooth white cardstock by Office Depot, Colored Cardstock by American Crafts
Accessories: Bic Markers, Fiskars Paper Crimper, Nesties, Acetate by Avery, Conversation Heart Candies by Brachs, craft sponge
Finished Project Size: 2.5" x 4.25"

Make sure to check out the rest of the DRS Designs DT to see all of their great Valentine Treat ideas!

Cathy

Dawn

Heather

Jessica

Vicki

Can't wait to see how you package your Valentine Treats!

Thanks for visiting today!


Smiles,
Jennifer

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Stipulation Challenge!

It's been a while since I've explained what Fun Filled Friday is all about, so I wanted to give a quick explanation for those of you who may be new to my blog.

Kimmy, one of my best friends, and I host card making challenges on our blogs every week called Fun Filled Fridays (FFF). We take turns every other week giving a challenge. These challenges are announced every Sunday, and we display our finished cards for that challenge the following Friday. Kimmy and I keep the details to ourselves regarding these challenge cards, so until her challenge post Friday, I have no idea what she is planning on making until I see it, just like the rest of you, and vice versa. I think it is so much fun to see how different or similar our cards turn out.

Since today is Sunday, it's time to announce this weeks challenge...I challenge Kimmy to a

Requirement/Stipulation Challenge!

This means that our finished project must portray the following requirements:

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  Main image must be matted on a circle,


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  Project must use the color pink,


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  It has to contain a least one heart,


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  It must contain at least one button


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  It can NOT have the color Red

I'm thinking some type of Valentine's Day card for this challenge, but it will truly be a challenge not being able to use red!

Won't you give this challenge a try?

Smiles,
Jennifer

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Looks Like I'm Stamping on a Chalk Board...

...with this week's Fun Filled Friday Challenge, but I'm not! I'm just using the Chalkboard technique to make it look that way!

Have you ever tried this before? It was a lot of fun and I love the finished look. It really looks like a chalkboard! I used white ink to stamp each image on smooth black cardstock, and then applied chalk (using the applicators that came with my chalk set) to the stamped image before the ink dried. Easy, peasy and so unique. How often do you find yourself stamping on dark colored cardstock?

Make sure to run over and check out Kimmy's Chalkboard technique card.

Stamps: DRS Designs- Silhouette Love Heart, Silhouette Live Flower, Silhouette Believe Butterfly, Happy Birthday Sentiment
Ink: Versa Color ink in White
Paper: Smooth black cardstock by The Paper Company, Colored Cardstock by American Crafts
Accessories: Pink Brads by Doodlebug Designs, Ribbon By Bobbie M. Designs
Finished Card Size: 4.25" x 7"

**Don't forget, you only have a few days left to enter DRS Designs latest Blog Candy offer to win a free roll of 2-sided adhesive. Click over to this post and leave a comment telling us what your favorite DRS Designs image is. You can read more about this adhesive on that post as well. You have until this Sunday evening, Feb 8th to be entered into the drawing!

Hope you all have a Great Weekend! Thanks for visiting today!

Smiles,
Jennifer

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Card Sketch Wednesday

Yeah for Wednesday! The weekend is almost here and I'm another day closer to the warm weather of Cancun, Mexico! (Sorry, I don't mean to brag, but I am terribly exited!)

Since it's Wednesday, that means it's time for another round of a Card Sketch Challenge here at Ink N Scrap Habits. Just a little fun thing I do every Wednesday!

Here's today's Sketch...

And, finally, here's my sketch challenge card for today. (Sorry for such a late post!)

This image is by DRS Designs. I colored it with Prisma Color Pencils and blended the colors with Gamsol. Then I outlined the image with a gray Copic Marker.

This is the first time I've also used the Perfect Paisley Cuttlebug Embossing Folder.

I think this is one of my favorite cards yet! I love everything about it--the colors, the texture, & the sketch layout!

Stamps: DRS Designs- Plant Shelf
Ink: Versafine Onyx Black, Colorbox Fluid Chalk Ink
Paper: Smooth white cardstock by Office Depot, Colored Cardstock by American Crafts
Accessories: Prismacolor Pencils, Gamsol, C3 Gray Copic Marker, Nesties, Brads by Joann's Scrap Essentials, Cuttlebug and Perfect Paisley Embossing Folder, Michael's Dashes, Dots, and Checks Ribbon
Finished Card Size: 5.5" x 4.5"

Won't you join me in this sketch challenge? I'd love to see your project if you do. Make sure to leave me a link so I can see it!

Thanks for visiting today. I appreciate you stopping by & all of your comments!

Have a great day!

Smiles,
Jennifer

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