Jingle All the Way!

This one's a little naughty but FUN! I saw the sentiment in one of those Facebook photos that gets shared around, and instantly knew it had to go on a card. So I went & bought a few new Stamping Chef images &  got to work:

Supplies: image from The Stamping Chef; computer-generated sentiment; Spectrum Noir markers; Sakura Stardust glitter pen; bells!

A little fuzzy but you can see I've given her eyes, bust, and tattoo some glitz! And here's the photo I stole the sentiment from:

Entering over at The Stamping Chef Challenge #58!

xoxo,

Jessi

Damn, you're old!

With the CASology prompt this week, you had to know I was going to play! I love making funny birthday cards - so I made two :)

Supplies: Unity Stamps; Memento Tuxedo Black ink; Spectrum Noir markers; Mod Podge Dimensional Magic; yellow glitter fabric paint

I glossed up the cake stand, and added yellow glitter glue for the candle blaze!

Supplies: Paper Smooches cat stamp; Unity sentiment; Spectrum Noir markers; MME paper

I like this fun offset layout - and that CAT! He is just naughty all over. 

xoxo,

Jessi

Feathered Friends

Full of quick posts this week, I know! Here's my card for Feathered Friends at Merry Monday:

Supplies: paper from Memory Box; sticker sentiment from Simple Stories; Studio Calico wood veneer hearts

I love this paper, and was excited to find two sheets of it still in my stash!

xoxo,
Jessi

Grateful!

I needed to increase my stash of thank you cards, so  this fortnight's Open Minded Crafting Fun challenge was the perfect inspiration! I used Penny Black stickers on all of these.

Supplies: Penny Black stickers; papers from MME; sentiment from Hero Arts; Worn Lipstick & Spiced Marmalade distress inks; Wink of Stella clear pen; assorted gems; Wplus9 banner die

Supplies: Penny Black sticker; MME papers; Paper Smooches sentiment; Versamark & black detail EP; classic small circle Nesties; Tim Holtz design ruler & embroidery supplies

Supplies: Penny Black sticker; Tim Holtz stencil; Lawn Fawn sentiment; distress inks in Seedless Grapes, Picked Raspberry, Mustard Seed, Spiced Marmalade; pink rhinestones

Back to frantic craft show prep!

xoxo,

Jessi

SPARKS-travaganza!

Still prepping for the three shows this weekend - popping in for a couple of challenges! These cards were all made with exclusively Paper Smooches stamps. 

Supplies: Paper Smooches Chubby Chums & Birthday Buddies; Memento Tuxedo Black ink; Spectrum Noir markers; Mod Podge Dimensional Magic; Wink of Stella black pen; googly eyes

This card is for a friend to give her husband - she calls him Moo. My favourite has got to be the upside down guy in the corner! All the noses have Dimensional Magic, and the centre cow has its nose & body popped up for extra dimension. Lots of masking but I love how it turned out.

Supplies: Paper Smooches stamps, Birthday Buddies; Memento Tuxedo Black ink; Spectrum Noir markers; Distress inks in Mustard Seed, Mowed Lawn, Peacock Feathers; AC Thickers letters & numbers; classic small oval Nesties; sequins, glitter, microbeads

Supplies: Paper Smooches stamps, A Little Lovin; Memento Tuxedo Black ink; Spectrum Noir markers; paper & speech bubble from Simple Stories; Corner Chomper; googly eyes

xoxo,

Jessi

Trying to channel my inner Lauren...

...you know Lauren, the most amazing textural collagey-stitchy fabulous designer? So she shared the most amazing torn & stitched collage yesterday, and I thought to myself, SELF YOU CAN DO THAT. Maybe not exactly, but I had fun with it anyway!

Supplies: papers from Webster's Pages; chipboard from MME; stickers from Simple Stories; Antique Linen distress ink; doily, lace, and buttons from stash; Tim Holtz design ruler, embroidery floss 

Both sides of the card are cross-stitched, but I've covered up the right hand side with lace. I 'aged' the doilies a bit with distress ink. 

Supplies: papers from MME; bow sticker from Making Memories; EAD Designs rub-on sentiment; rhinestones from dollarama; green doily from Lauren herself! 

I really really did have torn layers all over this card - and then I covered most of them up. It's the process, people. lol!

Thanks for the inspiration, Lauren! MWAH!

I'm popping these in over at Just Us Girls, having an anything goes challenge this week!

xoxo,

Jessi

Tic-Tac-Toe

Challenges are definitely helping me stay on track getting ready for 3 sales this weekend! Taking a very quick break to post a whole bunch :)

This one was made using the tic-tac-toe grid at The Paper Players this week - I used the horizontal centre line of "patterned paper - embossing - snowflake"

Supplies: sentiment from PTI; snowflake from Stampendous; Versamark & Clear EP; Memento Gray Flannel ink; Tumbled Glass distress ink; paper from Carta Bella; classic small circle Nesties; bling strips from Dollarama

I wanted the paper to be the star - so pretty! - so I opted for a simple centre panel. The snowflake was stamped first, and then the sentiment was double-inked using Versamark & Gray Flannel, and embossed with clear EP.

Here's the board:

xoxo,

Jessi

Shopping our Stash #179 - Free is GOOD reminder!

**Here for my Tuesday Morning Sketches post? Please scroll down or click here - thanks!**

Our FREE IS GOOD challenge is going strong at Shopping our Stash - we have a two-week challenge this time around, so a few of the design team have some more eye candy for you! This time I played with some NBUS stamps that my friend Barb gave me quite some time ago - I've used the set, just not all of the stamps in it ;) 

Supplies: stamps from Lawn Fawn (from Barb!); Spectrum Noir markers; Memento Tuxedo Black ink; patterned paper from Simple Stories; yellow glitter glue

Some masking to hang the stockings on the mantel, and this was a pretty straightforward card! It's also completely flat - the closer it gets to Christmas, the more I seem to focus on postal-friendly :) 

Head on over to the SOS blog to see who else is playing today, and don't forget to link up your project using free goodies before next Monday, December 8th!

xoxo,

Jessi

Tuesday Morning Sketches #278 - Craft Classes Online!

Good morning! I'm excited to see what everyone does with the sketch this week at Tuesday Morning Sketches - it's one of mine, and I really like it. We're sponsored by Craft Classes Online - a free class? You wanna get in on that!

Supplies: papers from Bo Bunny; 1.5" circle punch; Tim Holtz design ruler & embroidery supplies; PEACE sticker from Simple Stories

I cut the centre out of the pink piece used for the background to make the tag, and added stitching. Such a small detail but I love it :)

Here's my sketch:

This challenge is open until next Sunday,December 7th - hop on over & see what the design team has created for you! 

Debbie

Jenee 

Kris 

Melissa

Nina

xoxo,

Jessi

COOKIES!

It's just about time to start thinking about Christmas baking...I try not to do too much, because I sample. I really shouldn't, but I can only resist temptation so far :) When I think of Christmas goodies though, cookies are the first thing to come to mind, so I used this great Bugaboo image (the current freebie! Hurry & pick it up!) for the Jingle Belles challenge - and kept it simple for CASology.

Supplies: Dottie - cookie tray from Bugaboo; Spectrum Noir markers; glitter paper & rhinestones from Dollarama; Simple Stories sticker sentiment; Mod Podge Dimensional Magic

I glossed up Dottie's pretty shoes, her lips & earrings, and the cookie trays. 

Jingle Belles - Christmas Feast

CASology - EAT

xoxo,

Jessi