I'm Batty for You!

I'm right into the Halloween cards at the moment - and although it's not a big 'card' holiday the images are just too much fun. This digi is one that I have from before I was conscientious about saving artist names with the image - if you recognize it, let me know! 

Supplies: unknown digi image; Spectrum Noir markers; MME papers; PTI sentiment; Memento Tuxedo Black ink; spider brad from Dollarama

The look on her face just cracks me up. I think of Wednesday :) I'd originally left her dress black & white, and Connor said it should be purple - so that ended up influencing my paper choice as well. The edges of the pumpkin paper & the image panel are distressed & rolled. 

This is for the following challenges:

Little Red Wagon - Spooky, Spooky

The Pink Elephant - black & orange plus your choice (I chose purple)

Open-Minded Crafting Fun - Pumpkins & Jack-o-Lanterns (hey, there's both!)

Be right back with another Halloween card!

xoxo,

Jessi

Shopping our Stash #173 - Hello, Sweetie!

**For my Tuesday Morning Sketches post, please scroll down or click here. Thanks!!**

The third Saturday in October is Sweetest Day - so at Shopping our Stash this week we want you to use  a "sweet" theme, and tell us how you interpreted the challenge. Ideas: candy, ice cream, cookies, something for your sweetie, etc. 

So I was going to make something all sweet, and then I realized...Rob might die. So I made this:

Supplies: Stampendous stamps; Spectrum Noir markers; Dress it Up heart buttons; Sew Easy tool; Tim Holtz ruler; paper piercer & embroidery floss

This is what gave birth to the "You Make Me Stabby" card, actually :) And even better, this Changito stamp was NBUS of at least a year and a half! WOOT! 

And as a bonus - remember our joint challenge with the Jingle Belles?  Ira Huberts won with us, and snagged a guest DT spot so you'll see her join us a few times this month.

Ready to create something sweet?  Join us before next Monday,October 20th!

Leslie

Alica

Deena

Lauren

Donna

Chris

 Chana

Barb

xoxo,

Jessi

Tuesday Morning Sketches #271 - DRS Designs!

It's TWIST WEEK at Tuesday Morning Sketches, and we have a super easy twist for this time of year - HOLIDAY FUN! Halloween, Thanksgiving, Christmas...we're all busy with those, right? DRS Designs is our sponsor this week, and they've generously provided images for the design team to work with. I got to play with Cardinal on Branch:

Supplies: Cardinal on Branch image from DRS Designs; Spectrum Noir markers; papers from MME and Crate Paper

I was even the one who designed this week's sketch - it's perfect for those hoarded strips of paper!

This challenge is open until next Sunday, October 19th -  hop on over & see what the design team has created for you!

Debbie

Jenee 

Kris 

Melissa

Nina

xoxo,

Jessi

Think Pink!

You already know that Breast Cancer Awareness is important to me - so of course I had to whip up a card for The Pink Elephant's "Think Pink!" challenge this week!

I was lucky enough to win a gift card for the Aurora Wings etsy store a few weeks ago, and this ethereal ballerina image was shouting my name.

Supplies: Ballerina - Star Dancer digi stamp from Aurora Wings; Spectrum Noir markers; Liquid Pearls and yellow glitter fabric paint; pink rhinestones from Dollarama; sentiment from Annabelle Stamps; Picked Raspberry distress ink; scraps of glitter & textured pink card stock

Since I'd printed out the image basically card-size, I attached it to the card front after colouring and then 'artfully tore' some papers to accent it. The Liquid Pearls were dotted on more or less randomly, and I highlighted the illustrated stars with yellow glitter fabric paint. A scatter of hot pink gems to finish it off :)

This is another hubby-don't-like-it card. I loved how it turned out, and when I showed him he said "She looks weird. Her hair shouldn't be the same as the other stuff." WELL. Insert raspberry noise here! 

xoxo,

Jessi

Neon Christmas!

This is a super quick and easy card - and flat for mailing, bonus! The Merry Monday challenge this week is to use neon colours, and I love that unexpected pop of colour for a fun & funky holiday greeting!

(Forgive me - not the crispest photo!)

Supplies: ornament die cut from Kaisercraft; sentiment from PTI; Broken China distress ink; neon green card stock from Recollections; pink rhinestones from Dollarama

Brighten the season indeed! Just a couple of gems for some sparkle, and ta-da!

xoxo,

Jessi

Inspired by Andrea!

If you aren't already following Andrea at Savvy Handmade Cards, you are missing out. She is talented and I'm always inspired by her posts! A while back she created a card using the Emerging Colour technique, and I knew I had to give it a try - it just took me a while to get to it. The linked post has her clear directions if you'd like to give it a go! I was inspired by her colour choices & as you'll see, the theme as well! 

Supplies: Sentiment stamp from Hero Arts; leaf stamps from Jane's Doodles; Versamark; clear detail EP; Distress inks in Festive Berries, Spiced Marmalade, Mustard Seed, Squeezed Lemonade, Peeled Paint, Brushed Corduroy

Next time I give this a go I'll use a darker ink for sponging on top - I do like the effect of the mottled & muddied colours from the brown, but the 'emerging colour' doesn't pop quite as much as on Andrea's card. Definitely a fun technique!

This is perfect to pop in over at Stamping Sensations, where October's challenge is Warm Autumn Colours!

I have a few more cards to post before deadlines, so BRB!

xoxo,

Jessi

Happy Thanksgiving!

I have a couple of Thanksgiving themed cards for you & thought I would combine them in this post. I'm entering both of these in the little red wagon (Giving Thanks) & Naughty or Nice challenges (Give Thanks). This first one is a cutie-patootie and I'm entering it at The Kraft Journal as well (no patterned paper).

Supplies: House Mouse sticker; sentiment from Jane's Doodles; Brushed Corduroy distress ink; kraft & white cardstock

This one is definitely different! There's a Design Team Call at Naughty or Nice, and BEING NAUGHTY IS SO MUCH FUN! 

This second card I'm popping in at 

little red wagon

The Stamping Chef #50

and of course, Naughty or Nice

Supplies: digi image from The Stamping Chef; sentiment done on computer; Spectrum Noir markers; patterned paper from MME; banner die from WPlus9

Tamara's images at The Stamping Chef are MADE for your cheeky side :)

xoxo,

Jessi

I'm ridiculously pleased with this!

I was working on a card for an upcoming challenge, and joked with my husband that it wasn't really the traditional kind of card for that occasion. That led to us goofing around with ideas for more inappropriate cards, and this one popped into my head and HAD TO HAPPEN:

Supplies: scissors stamp from PTI; word stamps from Paper Smooches; Memento Tuxedo Black ink; AC Thickers foam letters; Candy Apple Red Glimmer Mist from Tattered Angels; Spectrum Noir markers

Oh yeah. It's a little, um, bloodier than I intended, but mist. It does what it wants. I had to add the bloody bits, though, because once I had the idea I remembered the current CASology cue is SPLATTER. I'm a sick puppy. lol!

xoxo,

Jessi

It's Pink Christmastime at Jingle Belles!

I am so thrilled to be posting this - the Jingle Belles host a Pink Christmas challenge every October in honour of Breast Cancer Awareness. Not only do they raise awareness, but Stephanie & Lauren donate $2 each for every single card entered. They want to hit 125 cards this year - can we do it? (Yes we can!)

So WHY am I so excited to be a part of this? Because someone very dear to me fought breast cancer and WON. She kicked its ass. Angela has been a part of my life since I was 15 - she's always in my corner. She wrote about her journey - and she writes about other things too - and you should read her blog, because I told you to. She's funny and incredible and you'll wish she was your friend too :) And to toot my own horn, she wrote about me. She's an autism mom too - seriously, I am lucky to have her as a part of my life. And so that I don't get misty-eyed, and so that there are as many copies of this photo as possible on the internet:

 

Yep, I paid someone to do that to my hair. 

*koff*sniffle*OKBACKTOCARDS*

I had to go big with my card for this! Quilling was the obvious choice, really.

Supplies: quilling paper; vellum; patterned paper from MME; sentiment stamp from Stampendous; Versamark  & white EP; Tim Holtz design ruler, paper piercer, embroidery floss

I start out each snowflake with the six points, and really just let it flow from there. Since this is a keepsake card to be given in a box, I added some more details in a second layer.

To assemble the card, I embossed the sentiment on vellum, and then 'artfully tore' it to form two corner accents. I used the Tim Holtz ruler to pierce along the outer edges, and stitched with embroidery floss, and then glued the finished snowflake on top. 

Here's all the nitty-gritty details for the Pink Christmas challenge - 

The "Pink Christmas" prompt runs at JINGLE BELLES from midnight on Friday October 10th to 6pm EST on Wednesday, October 22nd; Stephanie and Lauren pledge to donate $2 each per linked up card to The Susan G. Komen Foundation.

The only requirement is that all link-ups be NEW holiday cards with some noticeable pink on them (so in other words, not just Rudolph's NOSE, lol!)

Participants may use sketches, combine challenges, and include any other colors in addition to pink; you can showcase however many cards you'd like to in one post, don't worry, we'll still count them all towards the total!

Thank you very much for your support!
♥♥♥

Check out Lauren's and Stephanie's  first cards for the two-week prompt, and keep an eye on all the entries coming in at the Jingle Belles blog! 

I am so excited to see what you all make to join in! 

xoxo,

Jessi

Wooohooo!

My Evil DoubleMint Twin, Chris, sistah from another mistah, has just joined the Just Us Girls challenge team :) She dared me to play along - so bossy, that one! I combined the prompt word CELEBRATE with the sketch from The Challenge.

Supplies: I *think* the paper is MME. Not sure.; sentiment from Paper Smooches; Brushed Corduroy distress ink; Sakura Stardust glitter pen; Wplus9 banner die; MFT star die; classic small circle Nesties

The banners & happy day on the patterned paper were perfect for a celebration-themed card. I spent the rest of yesterday working on tomorrow's card, which I am incredibly excited about :) Stay tuned!

The JUGs challenge closes tonight!

The Challenge #16 is open until October 19th:


xoxo,
Jessi