Sunflowers Out of Season!

Sorry to share this "Fall" card with you today--I know it's a little out of season, but I forgot to post it back in early November when I made it for a contest on the Stamp Shack. To be honest, I'm glad I forgot! I think going to bed late all last week and then cutting down our Christmas Tree this past Saturday in the 20 degree snowy weather has finally got to me & now I'm sick! So, my time in my craft room over the last few days has been limited and my free time is being spent in bed & on the couch! I do have some card layouts and ideas on paper, but I just need to get my energy back so I feel up to crafting. So, I'm glad I have something to share with you today.

Both the image & sentiment were stamped in black ink. I colored the image with Prismacolor Pencils and blended the colors with Gamsol. It's a little difficult to see, but after stamping the sentiment on the yellow cardstock, I ran it through my Swiss Dots Cuttlebug Embossing folder.
The edges of image and the yellow cardstock were inked with orange Colorbox Fluid Chalk Ink.

Stamps: Sentiment by Amuse, Image by Great Impressions
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, Cuttlebug and Swiss Dots Embossing Folder, Ribbon by Maya Road, EK Success Decorative Corner Punch
Finished Card Size: 4.25" x 6"





Wish me luck...not only that I feel better and get some energy soon, but also because I'm planning on baking my first turkey (ever!) for dinner on Wednesday. There's no changing my mind now, as the bird 's been thawing all weekend! (Darn this cold!) I'm even planning on soaking it in a Herb Brine solution today! To add to it I'm even attemping a Sweet Potato Casserole. Sounds like Thanksgiving doesn't it? I figured I've never made a large meal like this before, so who better to practice on than DH! Plus, he eats so often and never complains about what's for dinner as long as there's food to eat. A 10 pound Turkey with a few fixin's should do him good for a few days, don't you think? Let me know if you have any advice to share about brining or making a turkey. I'll gladly accept any tips you may have, like I said this is my first Turkey ever!




Well, I hope you enjoyed today's card. Hopefully I'll be back in the swing of things soon!




Smiles,
Jennifer

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Fun Filled Friday Challenge-Scallops!

Kimmy Challenged us to use scallops in our challenge project this week. I knew my Nesties would be handy for this challenge!

I created a Scallop Circle card. I think this is one of the first "shaped" cards I have ever made!

The image is colored with markers and cut out and layered using my Nesties. As I'm sure you can tell, I also used my Nesties to create the actual card base! I stamped the sentiment on matching dark pink cardstock & used the SU! Word window punch to punch it out.

This is the first time I've really "blinged" up one of my cards as well. The layered image alone on the scalloped cardstock base made things a little too plain, so I thought the bling was just what it needed to dress it up a bit! I also used my white Gelly Roll pen to add the white dots to the light blue scallop.

Stamps: Image-Inky Antics, Sentiment-A Muse
Ink: Versafine Onyx Black, Colorbox Fluid Chalk Ink-French Blue
Paper: Smooth white cardstock by Office Depot, Bazzill Cardstock, Cardstock by Paper Reflections
Accessories: Zots Glue Dots, White Gelly Roll Pen, paper flowers-Prima, Bic Markers, Copic Markers, chalk-Inkadinkado, SU! Word Window Punch, Nesties, Bling by Me and My Big Ideas-Icon Stickers, Darice Finishing Accents and Hero Arts Gem Stones.

Don't forget to check out Kimmy's Scallop Challenge!

Do you have big plan for this weekend? I'm getting together with some of my cardmaking Friends and we are going to craft the night away tonight. I'm so excited I can't wait for them to come over. I plan on keeping my mouth shut and getting tons done. (Yeah right!) Well, I have good intentions of getting a lot done, so stay tuned, I'll have some new cards to show you very soon!

Until next time...

Smiles,
Jennifer

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Happy Fall!

Kimmy's blog inspired me today to get my butt movin'! Sounds like she will be hosting several challenges on her blog. The one she posted today was to create a Fall project.

I've gotten lazy over the last week or so...I usually am coloring images like crazy, so I have them handy when I have time to sit & make a card from start to finish. Well, my colored image stash is empty! However, the image you see here on this card was hidden on my craft table and I just found it last night. Reading Kimmy's Fall challenge post was just what I need to sit down & create this morning. My goal for this afternoon is to get back into my image coloring mode. (I already have over 100 images stamped...now they just need a little color!)

This image was colored with markers several weeks ago when Kimmy and I got together for a craft night. I colored this toward the later end of our session (1am!) and couldn't get my mojo together to create a card with it--until now!

This card doesn't necessarily use your traditional Fall colors, but I like the layout. Kimmy let me have this patterned paper. (Thanks, Kimmy!) Not sure if you can tell, but the ribbon is actually brown felt! Perfect for a warm and cozy Fall-feel!

Stamps: Image by Great Impressions, Sentiment by Amuse
Ink: Versafine Onyx Black, Colorbox Fluid Chalk Ink in Warm Red
Paper: Smooth white cardstock by Office Depot, Bazzill cardstock, Colored Cardstock by Paper Reflections; Pattern Paper by DCWV
Accessories: Brads by Making Memories, Felt Ribbon byRaffit.com, SU! Photo Corner Punch

Happy Monday! (Sigh!)

Smiles,
Jennifer

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Card Sketch Wednesday #1

Starting today I will offer sketch challenges on my blog every Wednesday. If your an avid card maker like I am, you probably love to try out new sketches! You'll even have a chance to win some goodies! Read on...

Sketch Wednesday Challenge Details:
The details are pretty simple--make a card of any theme you choose utilizing the card sketch posted on my blog and then on the sketch challenge announcement post, reply with a comment posting a link to your blog or online gallery so that everyone can view how you utilized the sketch. You have all month to complete each challenge. So there is no confusion, a "month" runs from the first day of the month through the last day of the month--example July 1st-July 31st.

Bonus Opportunity for Participating in Sketch Wednesday Challenges:

Each month, I will assign a number in order from all of the comments/links posted from all qualifying participant weekly sketch challenge cards and draw one lucky winner for a package of blog candy from me! All of the blog candy goodies that I will offer will be craft/card making related--embellishments, ink pads, images, stamps, ribbon, punches etc.

July 9, 2008-Sketch Wednesday #1:

** Please note: blog candy duration for July will run from July 9th through July 31st. For any card utilizing this sketch, please comment with a link to your challenge card here on this post.

Here's the first sketch! Have fun & Enjoy!

Here's my card!

• Stamps: Sunflower-Kodomo Inc., Sentiment-Amuse
• Ink: Staz On Jet Black
• Image colored with Prismacolor Pencils and blended with Gamsol
• Cardstock: Bazzill
• Patterned Paper: DCWV
• Ribbon: Michaels-Dashes, Dots, and Checks
• Accessories: Buttons-Button Ups Adhesive Buttons-Stickopotamus

I can't wait to see your cards! Make sure to post the links to them here, on this post, so we all know where to look to see them.

Smiles,

Jennifer

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