Sisterhood of Snarky Stampers - A is for...

Now really, what sucker would take Edna on in a fight? You just KNOW the other guy looks even worse! The Snarky Stampers want to see your "get well" cards this time around. I was using these little Bo Bunny monster cards for some other stuff, and came across these two that made me think oooooh, that would work!

Supplies: journaling cards from Bo Bunny; Paper Smooches sentiment; Versamark pad & pen; black detail EP; turquoise gems

I fussy-cut the Uh Oh! from another of the journaling cards, went over the words with Versamark & embossed them. I added the sentiment to the thundercloud, and ta-da!

Check out the huge variety of cards from the Sistahs:

Barb

Chris

Donna

Karen

Lee

Lindsey

Lynne 

Michelle

You've got until Friday, March 6th, to join in with us! 

And don't forget to stop by and leave our guest designer MICHELLE some love for her project! 

I know I've been quiet this week - I put my back out  folding laundry. Why it's never something GOOD I'd like to know...nope, turning to put down a single shirt. Augh. Hopefully I'll flood you with posts tomorrow! 

xoxo,

Jessi

I'm here for you

I played with this great medallion stamp and some watercolour paper for this simple card:

Supplies: Stampendous medallion stamp; Flourishes sentiment; Spellbinders butterfly dies; vellum & watercolour paper; Distress inks in Mowed Lawn & Peacock Feathers; Route 66 Tattered Angels glimmer mist

Using watercolour paper REALLY makes a difference! I inked the stamp with distress inks, and spritzed very thoroughly before stamping. The butterfly was made with two layers of vellum and one of white cardstock for each size. 

I'm entering this over at CAS-ual Fridays Must Love Watercolour challenge, and one more for Open-Minded Crafting Fun's no pink & no red. 

xoxo,
Jessi

Shopping our Stash #130 - Tic Tac Toe!

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

Shopping our Stash has an AWESOME challenge this week! Tic-Tac-Toe is one of my favourite challenge formats - and I couldn't help myself. I needed to build up my stash of not-Christmas cards, and so I decided to make a card for every option in the tic-tac-toe board. 

Don't forget that we're looking for a few new members to join the team - check out the details for our design call on this post here. 

Since completing every option means 8 cards, I'll show you the collage & give you the challenge details, and then put in a jump for the rest :)

We're back to our usual one-week challenge, so you've got until next Monday, December 16th, to link up your projects. Make sure to tell us which items from the tic-tac-toe board you used!

Leslie

Alica

Deena

Lauren

Michelle

Chana

And now for the details on my cards:

MUSE - I'm here for you!

Darnell is the lovely guest designer at MUSE this week - and besides being hilarious, she's clever, kind, and incredibly well-spoken about the subject of breast cancer this week. Read her post here - she discusses the symbolism behind the card she created, and you will come away feeling loved. I promise.

My card is very literally inspired by Darnell's - the layout, the torn vellum and patterned paper, the pearls, and even the same stamp set (I think - I have the same sentiment as her card, but chose another from the set that I hadn't inked yet. NBUS bonus!)

Supplies: stamps from Flourishes; Memento Gray Flannel ink; Spectrum Noir markers; HOTP patterned vellum; MME patterned paper; pearls from Dollarama

Here's Darnell's card:

I've tagged this card with 'get well' also - this sentiment is one that would be perfect for those incredibly difficult situations where a loved one is awaiting test results, and a traditional get well card would be inappropriate in that case.

xoxo,
Jessi

Feel better soon, Reesa!

One of my regular customers wanted to know if I could make a get well card for a friend's dog who'd just had knee surgery. My first thought was "Woofers & Tweeters" - so she chose the closest dog, gave me some colour direction for her fur, and I went to work!

Supplies: Cloud dies, doggie, and sentiment all from Paper Smooches; classic small oval Nesties; paper from Bo Bunny; Bic markers; AC foam Thickers; Memento Tuxedo Black ink; Ranger Inkssentials white gel pen 

The trickiest part? Trying to give paper-Reesa some 'speckles' on her fur! 

I've got to link up with Paper Smooches SPARKS Anything Goes challenge this week - again ;) 

And, in case you've missed it, tomorrow begins the new term over at Drunken Stampers!  This week we've been featuring introductions to our newest design team members, so you should head over & see who's come to hang out in the lounge & get tipsy with us!

xoxo,

Jessi

Playing in Paradise #113 - Use Something Recycled

Good morning, and happy Friday. The kids have today off of school, and Connor's been home since noon on Monday with a head cold - I'm really starting to make plans for that human-sized hamster ball filled with hand sanitizer. It's past the joking stage now for sure.

This week at Playing in Paradise Dawn is our hostess, and she's challenging us to use something recycled in our projects. Just wait until you see hers - oh em gee. 

Mine is NOWHERE near as detailed or fancy - I've re-used the piece of paper I used as a mask for another project. The funny part is that I like my unplanned card better :)

Supplies: Sizzix label dies; Paper Smooches sentiment; Papertrey Ink floral stamps; Distress Inks in Mowed Lawn, Faded Jeans, Broken China, Seedless Preserves, Tumbled Glass

Here is the card that I originally used the mask for:

Additional supplies: Sharpie marker; Martha Stewart butterfly stamp; Hero Arts sentiment; Memento Tuxedo Black ink

This challenge will be open until next Thursday, April 25th.  To add your NEW project to the linky & see what the rest of  the team has created, click on over to the Scrapbooker's Paradise blog, and check out the DT on their blogs too:

Allison

Nina

Dawn

Linda

xoxo,

Jessi

100 Shades of Grey...and a winner!

Tomorrow brings the first Midnight Madness of the 2012 season over in Sackville, which means that I am frantically creating and freaking out a little. So not much chit-chat! Without further ado, let me tell you that the winner of my birthday/Moxie Fab blog candy is....

Nance E Salkeld!

You should definitely pay her a visit over at her blog, Soul Stampin' - she's a super fun, crafty, crazy lady :) 

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The other week I was the lucky winner of the 'secret' challenge at Drunken Stampers, and although I made a card for last week's Asian Inspired challenge, I spaced on posting it. Tsk, tsk! I was DETERMINED not to miss this week, and I ended up making two cards featuring Shades of Grey. I even gave myself an extra push to make them Christmas cards!

Supplies: papers from Cosmo Cricket;
EAD Designs rub-on;
standard circle Nesties;
Sakura Stardust glitter pen;
snowflake quilled by me

Supplies: paper from Memory Box;
Bazill cardstock;
Memento Grey Flannel ink;
EAD Designs rub-on;
Tattered Angels Glimmer Mist - Pearl;
Stampin' Up trees

And just for fun, here's my Asian Inspired card from last week:

Supplies: paper from Basic Grey "konnichiwa;"
Barn Door distress ink;
square punch to notch banner ends;
sentiment from PTI

Drunken Stampers' 50 Shades of Grey challenge ends Friday night!

Be right back with some Moxie Fab challenges.

xoxo,

Jessi

Crafty Creations #192 - Get Well!

It's that time of year when kids go back to school & share all their icky germs with each other, and with us. Perfect time for this challenge from Crafty Creations Challenges, to create a Get Well card. I can't believe I only made one - there will be more this week, but not in time for the challenge deadline (Tuesday night).

Supplies: Studio G sentiment;
Versamark & Pirate Gold EP;
Spellbinders butterfly & scrap vellum;
Japanese handmade paper

I bought a package of handmade Japanese paper while I was in Vancouver, and put it in a safe place. Whoops. And then I found it while I was making room for Christmas supplies - so now it has a proper home where I can hoard it BUT look through it occasionally. There are a few handpainted pieces like this tucked in, and I knew I didn't want to cover it up! 

xoxo,

Jessi

Playing in Paradise #84 - Colour Inspiration! - Sept 14

Happy Friday! Welcome back for another challenge from Playing in Paradise! This week our hostess is Merlie, and she'd like us to create something inspired by this colour story:

I made two cards for this challenge - once I got started I really loved this combination.

Supplies: standard circle Nesties; lacy circle Nesties;
(crocheted by me);
stamps from Annabelle Stamps;
Tumbled Glass, Bundled Sage, and Antique Linen distress ink;
Palette Noir ink;
Pearl Shimmer Spray from Tattered Angels

sparkly!

Supplies: papers & tags from Kaisercraft "Madam Boutique;"
stick pins from little yellow bicycle;
lace from Hero Arts;
sentiment stamp from Annabelle Stamps;
Palette Noir ink;
peacock feather & button from stash

I took the picture before the glue dried...ignore that! This is for the close-up
of the cool vintage button, loops of lace, and pins!

 Our linky over at Scrapbooker's Paradise will be open until next Thursday, September 20th, and as always there's a great prize to win. We're always looking for new players - and let me tell you, there are GREAT odds of winning...but you have to play to win :)

Don't forget to check out what the other ladies have cooked up this week:

Angela

Nina

Allison

Merlie

I'll be home before our next challenge - I can't wait to play along in "real" time :)

xoxo,

Jessi

Playing in Paradise #78 - Cup, Litre, Gallon

Confused? Intrigued? I know I was! It's Angela's turn to challenge us over at Playing in Paradise this week, and lucky for us, she's got a great explanation over at the Scrapbooker's Paradise blog! Go check it out first, and then my blather after the card will make so much more sense!

OK, are you back? I had a bit of a time with this challenge - I find colour challenges difficult, as I've mentioned before, BUT I think that Angela's helped me figure out a great approach. And, like with sketches, maybe it just takes practice to get comfortable. 

Remember for this week, you don't have to use the colours in the prompt above - you can choose others, so long as you're going with the principle :) And with that in mind, my card:

Supplies: kraft patterned paper from Basic Grey "Basics;"
wood button from stash;
grey button from Basic Grey;
sentiment stamp from Hero Arts;
Palette Noir ink;
twine from Paper Smooches;
standard small oval Nesties;
doctor stamp from My Favorite Things;
Salmon Adirondack ink;
watercolored with Distress inks:
Old Paper
Vintage Photo
Black Soot

I think I've got some work to do on my proportions, as it feels a little more like gallon/gallon/cup, but I went with it since I like the layout. My INTENDED gallon colour is white, so I've left an offset white border on each side of the card, as well as using a white panel for my image. Brown is my litre colour - the paper, and the doctor's trousers, and the wooden button. My cup colour is black/grey - and without remembering at the time, I've managed to keep Angela's advice in mind, to use the darkest colour most sparingly. The twine, button, and 'ground' in the image are all small touches that add up. I love the layered button - I punched partial holes at the top & bottom of my card to allow the twine to tie around the card, and threaded the ends through the buttons to tie a bow.

As always, the linky for this challenge will be open until Thursday at noon - this week's ends on August 9. Head over to Scrapbooker's Paradise to check out this week's prize & last week's winner, and don't forget to see what the rest of the team created:

Merlie

Nina

Allison

Angela

And, as is seeming to become a habit, I'll be back later today! Fridays sure are getting busy here :)

xoxo,

Jessi

Playing in Paradise #65

This week at Playing in Paradise we're being challenged by Nina to make something inspired by these gorgeous cherry blossoms:

 

In my last order from Scrapbooker's Paradise I got a 6 x 6 pad of the new Konnichiwa papers from Basic Grey, and knew I wanted to use those!

Supplies: papers from Basic Grey "Konnichiwa;"
sentiment from Studio G;
versamark & Stampendous Embossing Powder (Carnelian);
Nesties Labels 4

 Look at the adorable birds tucked into the cherry blossoms! I had to cover up as little as possible of that pretty paper.

Remember, when you play along with us at Playing in Paradise, there is always a fab prize up for grabs - every single week! Make sure to head over to the challenge post to see this week's guest designer, as well as the nitty-gritty details on the challenge. Super simple - use what you want, make what you're inspired to make, share it with us by noon on May 10th  :) 

And don't forget to check out what the other designers have been up to!

Allison

Merlie

Angela

Nina

xoxo,

Jessi

Get Well Soon

Supplies: Papers from Basic Grey "Indie Bloom;"
rub-on greeting from Kaisercraft;
Labels 4 Nesties; quilling by me

It's that time of year - lots of colds & germs going around. Hard to capture the colours in this card - the reds of the quilled & fringed flowers match, although the fringed ones look brighter. After adding the rub-on sentiment I doodled around the label die cut to bring in a little more black - and boy, doodling around already-adhered quilling is tricky!

I am really loving this "Indie Bloom" pad by Basic Grey - I haven't moved it from the top of my desk since I got it about a month ago. It's not often that I buy more than one of the same patterned paper pad, but I think this one might have to hop into my shopping cart again. I'm loving the colours & patterns.

xoxo,
Jessi

Get Well Soon!

Is it just me, or is My Mind's Eye coming out with more amazing paper every single release? I think I might have said this before, but at the rate they're going they just might replace Basic Grey in my Pokemon-style 'gotta have them all.'

Supplies: all papers from My Mind's Eye;
sparkly flower strip from Recollections;
'get well' sentiment from Inkadinkado;
Memento Tuxedo Black ink;
floral rub-ons (envelope) from $store

You know it's going to be a good day when....
a) grumpy pre-teen child is up before 6, arguing about having hot dogs for breakfast
b) dog and cat having yet another stand-off wake up husband with the hissing & barking
c) the planned beach day begins with pouring rain (even if it's supposed to stop...)
d) the coffee you made up last night was mis-measured - pretty sure there's proportionally a lot more coffee than water going on there. Blech.

SERENITY NOW! Today is the first day of everyone being home for a week and a half, it's only 7:15 am & I'm already ready to kick everyone out! lol I'm going to go sit at my desk for a half hour, play with ink & brayer, get messy, and ignore the chaos going on around me.

xoxo,
Jessi

Wishing you Well!

"Get Well" cards are something I don't make very often - I was going through my stash of cards last week & realized that the get well cards I had, I've had for quite some time. I received this darling little Pure Innocence doctor as a Teaser Time prize from My Favorite Things in January, and had only had a chance to use it once, so I pulled him back out & gave him a whirl. He's watercoloured using reinkers. 

Supplies: papers from Basic Grey "Archaic;"
doctor stamp from My Favorite Things;
coloured with Adirondack Salmon, and Distress Vintage Photo & Antique Linen;
"wishing you well" stamp from Hero Arts, stamped with Vintage Photo

I am nearly finished with my second package of "Archaic" papers...they have been my go-to paper for masculine cards for a long time, and I wish I could find some more! I really like how this turned out suitable for a guy, even though the PI image is pretty cutesy.
xoxo,
Jessi