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Friday, July 11, 2014

Reminder post for Jingle Belles + Shopping our Stash!

A recap - the Jingle Belles & Shopping our Stash teams have a joint challenge going on right now, to create a Christmas card using supplies that are at least one year old! Link up with both challenges for a chance to win :)

Link up with Jingle Belles here.

Link up with Shopping our Stash here.

I was super late getting my card made due to this evil, evil flu. All four of us have it now, and as Riley said yesterday morning, "I think I'm going to die. Or get a coma." It's a doozy. I woke up with pinkeye to go with earlier in the week, so I must say eye ointment doesn't really help with the creative process. Anyway, each day is a little bit better - a very little bit - Rob is on day 14 now and still can't hear.

Supplies: PTI stamps; patterned paper from MME; Memento Tuxedo Black ink; Peeled Paint distress ink; Pearl Glimmer Mist; classic small oval nesties

By now you know I can't throw away paper, no matter how teensy. So I made a patchworky background out of the remnants of this paper pad. After I stamped & coloured the candy canes, I decided it needed "something", so I spritzed it with Pearl mist, and then immediately dried it with my heat gun so that the sentiment ink wouldn't run. (Water soluble ink + um, WATER, dummy. I blame the flu.)

All the supplies are approximately 2 years old - the stamps were a gift from Barb, the inks have lived on my desk forever, and the paper pad I remember buying in the fall of 2012. The Pearl mist I bought while I was on the DT for Scrapbooker's Paradise...so it's definitely in the 2 year range as well.

Make sure you check out our reminder cards -

on the Jingle Belles blog this week:

Lauren

Barb

me :)

on the Shopping our Stash blog this week:

Stephanie

Leslie

Donna

and link up by Wednesday July 16th :)

xoxo,

Jessi

Tuesday, July 8, 2014

Seize the Sketch #24!

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Thanks so much!

This week at Seize the Sketch the talented Vicki is our sketch artist - and she's designed a grand simple one that's easy to dress up! I decided to spend some time colouring & thought this layout was perfect for a detailed fairy.

Supplies: digi stamp from Sweet Pea Stamps; Sakura Stardust glitter pen; yellow glitter fabric paint; patterned paper unknown; Spectrum Noir markers: blender; LG2; FS7,8,9; PL2; BT2,4, 5; PP2; CT2, 4; OR1; EB1,2; GB2; TN2

To create the background I coloured it in with a single marker (PL2) and then went over it with the blender pen, and then used the blender pen again to make dots. My first time trying that technique & I love how it turned out. I'm also happier with her hair than I have been lately - slowly but surely practice helps!

Her eyes & the hummingbird are glittered with the Stardust pen, and the lilies have yellow glitter fabric paint to jazz them up.

Here's the sketch:

The linky will be open for two weeks - play along by Sunday July 20th!

Check out what the rest of the amazing DT did!

Jen

I'm also entering this in the Spectrum Noir July challenge on Facebook - Summer Theme (lilies and hummingbirds definitely say summer around here!)

xoxo,

Jessi

Shopping our Stash #159 - Wooden Ships

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This week at Shopping our Stash we're giving you a bunch of options! We want to see you use wood/veneer on your project - or a ships/sailing theme - or hey, you could use both :) I went through & found my oldest veneer pieces, butterflies.

Supplies: Studio Calico butterfly wood veneer; lilybee papers; PTI sentiment; Brushed Corduroy distress ink; Forever in time gemstone; Spectrum Noir marker (to edge banner piece)

Hopefully you can also recognize the sketch from The Challenge #10 at Always Playing with Paper :)

You know you've got some veneer pieces you've been hoarding - or maybe you haven't dived into the nautical trend yet. Come and play with us before next Monday, July 14! - and don't forget to check out what the rest of the gals made:

xoxo,

Jessi

Tuesday Morning Sketches #257 - Twist Week & Patti Rowe, CTMH!

Good morning! This week at Tuesday Morning Sketches we're sponsored by Patti Rowe, who's a CTMH demo & regular player at TMS. I almost missed playing this week because I've fallen victim to whatever scourge of a flu my husband has. The kids have decided that while we're sick they will be "temporary in charge" of the house & take care of chores...aw! So we'll see how that goes ;)

Oh, and remember - it's twist week! You don't need to use the twist to play, but you do need to use it to win. This twist is a colour combo - GREEN, BLUE, and BLACK. Here's my card:

Supplies: butterfly & sentiment stamps from CTMH; Salty Ocean and Mowed Lawn distress inks; Memento Tuxedo Black ink; Queen & Co adhesive border; WRMK washi tape

To create the washi panels, I cut card stock to the sizes needed and wrapped the washi tape around them. The banner notch was cut by hand.

And here's the sketch:

This sketch is open until next Sunday, July 13th - be sure to hop around & see what the rest of the team created!

Angela

Bonnie

Debbie

Jenee

Kris

Melissa

xoxo,
Jessi

Sunday, July 6, 2014

Guest Designer at Quirky Crafts Challenges!

Hurricane Arthur hit us a little less severely than expected, but we still had plenty of wind (and power outages throughout the day). I don't remember having a hurricane this far north this early in the year. Thankfully besides wind & rain, Arthur brought some relief from the extreme humidity & heat, so I can possibly get back to making cards without sweating on them :)

All that aside, I am super excited to be the Guest Designer for Quirky Crafts Challenges #14! The theme is Christmas in July with Dies/Punches.

I've used Bunny in Stocking from sponsor Delicious Doodles on my card, as well as my trusty oval Nesties & a sweet heart from Lil Inkers:

Supplies: Bunny in Stocking digi from Delicious Doodles; Spectrum Noir markers; white & red Fun Flock; classic small oval Nesties; SRM stickers 'merry'; paper from Bo Bunny; Corner Chomper

The heart was in a bag of die-cuts from my dear Barb and was the perfect size for adding the sentiment.

The Quirky Challenges run for 2 weeks, so you have until July 19th to come & play along! Thanks to all the lovely designers at QCC for having me :)

xoxo,
Jessi

Friday, July 4, 2014

Shopping our Jingle Belles Stash!

Surprise! Guess what? Shopping our Stash and Jingle Belles have teamed up for a special stash-busting Christmas challenge - given our teams' different schedules, this is a bonus challenge for SOS. I'm definitely thrilled to be on board with this one - I'm halfway through my second year of crafty resolution to play along with the Jingle Belles all year long!

What we're asking you to do is create your Christmas card using supplies that are AT LEAST a year old. Make sure to tell us what your old stash items are!! As you'll see with the DT creations, your supplies can be much older than a year ;) Then link up your card with both challenges, and ta-da :)

Here's my card, using a bunch of Prima North Country:

Supplies: paper & chipboard from Prima; JOY stickers from Jillibean Soup; blue rhinestones from Dollarama

The rhinestones are the newest supplies on my card - they are a bit over a year old, since that's the last time Dollarama was carrying the multi-size packs (sob). The letter stickers are at least 2 years old, and the papers at least 3. I've reinforced the adhesive on the chipboard & letters because old stickers aren't very sticky (Fuzzy Wuzzy was a bear....for crafty people. lol)

With so many of us playing along, you can visit both challenge blogs to see all the creations -

over at Jingle Belles

over at Shopping our Stash

Lauren

Barbara

Chris

Jessi (that's me!)

You've got until July 16 to link up - we hope to see you there! Make sure to visit both challenge blogs to see the lovelies up for grabs :)

xoxo,

Jessi

Thursday, July 3, 2014

Merry Monday & Quirky Crafts Challenges

I know, I know, just when I get everybody expecting my Merry Monday cards on Sunday I start posting them on Thursdays. Sorry. I hate to be predictable ;) I have two cards to share, one for the white-on-white challenge at Merry Monday, and both for the Stencils/Masks challenge at Quirky Crafts.

For both cards I tried some new stuff. The Christmas card I used snow paint on the stencil. It gave dimension very much like embossing paste:

Supplies: Tim Holtz stencil; Aleene's Glitter Snow paint; Inkadinkado Angel stamp & white detail, moonstone EP; Versamark; Flourishes "joy" stamp; Labels 4 Nesties; wilton doily; pearls & lace from stash

Since it was so hard to get a good photograph I did an auto-contrast edit in Picasa to show the details a little better:

Embossing shine & look at the great texture from the snow paint!

For my second card, I combined masking & stenciling - I wouldn't necessarily do it again, though, because BOY WHAT A MESS! I masked off the butterfly shape and stenciled on top, and the moisture in the embossing paste meant the post-it tore when I peeled it off. It did work, just that I got yellow EVERYWHERE.

Supplies: Making Memories stencil; PTI stamps; Memento Tuxedo Black ink; Mustard Seed, Squeezed Lemonade, and Spiced Marmalade distress inks; yellow glitter fabric paint; Wplus9 banner die; Recollections pleated ribbon; Dreamweaver embossing paste; Ranger Yellow re-inker

I mixed several drops of Yellow ink into a dab of embossing paste with a toothpick, and then applied it to the stencil with my fingers. I suppose I was going to have yellow all over the place anyhow :) I peeled the butterfly mask off right away, as I've noticed the paste works really well as glue once it's dried. After it WAS dry, I stamped the layers of the butterfly.

The boys are finally settling into a summer routine of sorts, so we're a little bit calmer. To celebrate, Riley and Rob are both sick (and now I'm coming down with it too - feels like I swallowed glass). It's always something, right? At least everybody's in a half-decent mood from all the sinus medication!

xoxo,

Jessi

Wednesday, July 2, 2014

A Christmas Story

I have no idea why this jingle belles challenge was so hard for me - I read so many Christmas books to the boys over the years! But there you have it - choosing something to make a card with just wasn't happening. I found this sticker while digging for inspiration, and although it's just the wording that comes from a story, it's what I got.

Supplies: sticker & papers from Bo Bunny; rhinestones from Dollarama

Best part? My funky layout came from determination to use those small pieces of paper, so it's all scraps!

We're in the middle of some super hot & humid weather - I've actually had to wipe sweat from my chin while typing - so I'm going back to being a limp rag now :)

xoxo,

Jessi

Tuesday, July 1, 2014

Shopping our Stash #158 - Your Country's Colours!

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Happy Canada Day!

Since Canada & the United States celebrate their country's birthdays this week, at Shopping our Stash we'd like to see you create a card using YOUR country's colours!

Supplies: stamps from PTI; Barn Door distress ink; red & white card stock

This card looks super simple, but let me just say that lining everything up straight took more than one try. CAS is harrrrrd. lol! No room for mistakes.

So what are your country's colours? Do you love to create with them? Come and play with us before next Monday, July 7!

- and don't forget to check out what the rest of the gals made:

xoxo,

Jessi

Tuesday Morning Sketches #256 - Sweet n Sassy Stamps!

Good morning! This week at Tuesday Morning Sketches we have Sweet n Sassy Stamps as our sponsor, and a great simple sketch. I love these ones that can be made fancy or simple - and the team did a fabulous job of showing off both styles!