Last minute rainbows!

For whatever reason, I could NOT come up with a naughty rainbow card for the challenge & DT call at Naughty or Nice - they kept turning out nice. Pffft! Since I'm just about out of time, here's what I came up with :)

Supplies: All stamps from Paper Smooches; Palette Noir ink; Distress inks for watercolouring; Diamond Stickles; Tim Holtz design ruler & embroidery supplies

Supplies: Paper Smooches stamps; Palette Noir ink; distress inks for watercolouring; Lil Inkers rectangle die; transparency sheet & rainbow sequins

The challenge and DT call ends today, so if you've been meaning to post you should probably get crackin' ;)

xoxo

Jessi

Seeing Stars at Naughty or Nice!

So I saw Kate's post at Make the Day Special using die cuts and sequins, and thought ooooooh that looks awesome! I don't think mine turned out as well - but then I had four teenage boys playing some sort of zombie-killing game in the background while I was making mine :)

I thought the stars from Lil Inkers would make the perfect frame for my bright cheery sequins, and thus was born my card for Naughty or Nice this month:

Supplies: Lil Inkers star dies; sentiment unknown; Peacock Feathers distress ink; so.many.sequins.

After lightly marking the area to be sequined with a pencil, I applied them somewhat randomly to the double-sided tape. Dropped a bunch on the dog. Cursed the idea a few times. Applied the orange panel with foam tape more or less where I'd intended to. Swore I'd never do it again....until I showed a few people who loved it. MAYBE I'll do it again :)

xoxo,

Jessi

Sisterhood of Snarky Stampers - J is for...

Just kidding! The Snarky Sisters want to see your funny cards this time around. Here's mine, and then I'll show you my inspiration.

Supplies: unknown flower stamp and stencil; Crushed Olive, Pumice Stone, and Tattered Rose distress inks; paper & enamel dots from MME; Versamark & clear EP; Tonic edge distresser; AC Thickers

You might already know this, but I'm often sarcastic. (Sorry, should have warned you to put down your coffee). One of my friends likes to send me this picture whenever I say something particularly obnoxious:

Now doesn't that just beg to be made into a card?

You know you want to get your funny on with us - 

Barb

Chris

Donna

Karen

Lee

Lindsey

Lynne 

Michelle

You've got until Friday, April 17 to join in with us! 

And don't forget to stop by and leave our guest designers MICHELLE and JANE some love for their projects! 

Before I forget, this is also perfect for the current Naughty or Nice challenge - In Bloom. 

xoxo,

Jessi

Lucky little Girl!

I just love this little girl with her shamrock headband!

Supplies: Digi stamp from Pink Cat Studio; Spectrum Noir markers; classic oval Nesties; buttons from stash; googly eyes

Hard to capture the metallic paper in a head-on photo - such a great shiny green! I'm entering this over at Naughty or Nice challenges (nice for a change, lol!) and at Curtain Call - Lucky!

xoxo,

Jessi

Tuesday Morning Sketches #287 - Stitchy Bear!

We're at the last of our favourite 2014 sketches at Tuesday Morning Sketches, and this week it's Nina's pick!  I made two cards with images from our sponsor, Stitchy Bear Digital Outlet.

Supplies: Hello Butterfly digi stamp from Stitchy Bear; Spectrum Noir markers; Dusty Concord & Milled Lavender distress inks; Versamark & clear EP; classic small circle Nesties; Wink of Stella clear glitter pen; sentiment from Paper Smooches 

I used Versamark on the sentiment and then Dusty Concord so that I could emboss it in purple. The circle was sponged with both purple inks, and I glammed up the eyeshadow & butterfly with Wink of Stella. 

Supplies: Belladonna digi stamp from Stitchy Bear; Spectrum Noir markers; sentiment from Whimsie Doodles; classic small circle Nesties; Peacock Feathers distress ink; Cuttlebug embossing folder

I sponged all the edges and the embossed layer with distress ink. Since this one is a little saucier I'm also entering this second card at Naughty or Nice's Valentines challenge. 

Here's the fabulous sketch:

This challenge is open until next Sunday, February 15 - hop on over & see what the design team has created for you! 

Debbie

Jenee 

Kris 

Melissa 

Nina

xoxo,

Jessi

Sisterhood of Snarky Stampers - G is for...(and blog candy winner!)

Grey. As in, 50 shades!

Never fear - the sisters have ample inspiration for both choices here! I of course went with the naughtier option...

Supplies: Digi stamp from The Stamping Chef; Spectrum Noir markers; wink of stella clear glitter pen; classic small oval Nesties; purple rhinestones

Since this is definitely a naughtier Valentine I'm entering over at Naughty or Nice as well :)

Check out the huge variety of cards from the Sistahs:

Barb

Chris

Donna

Karen

Lee

Lindsey

Lynne 

Michelle

You've got until Friday, February 20th, to join in with us! 

And don't forget to stop by and leave our guest designer AMY some love for her project! (I must tell you, the sisters REALLY love it!)

And, now, drumroll for the blog candy winner for the Anniversary Challenge - Random.Riley picked comment #15, which is Carol L.! Yippee! Carol, shoot me an email at onecraftymama@hotmail.com with your mailing address and I'll get that in the mail for you :)

xoxo,

Jessi

Pig out!

Playing with some more new stuff - I'm generally terrible at getting new digis printed out & USED, so I'm impressed with myself that I've managed to use all the different ones I purchased from From the Heart within the first month of having them!

Supplies: image & sentiment from From the Heart; Spectrum Noir markers; Pink Crushed Velvet Fun Flock from Doodlebug; papers from AC; Snow Writer; googly eyes; green rhinestones from Dollarama

I spent a ridiculously long time colouring the piggy only to end up with it looking like it had some sort of weird skin disease. Even the kids were like....mmmm, not your best work. Fun Flock to the rescue, a nice generous coat makes it fun to touch & covers up my less than stellar colouring job!

Since the digi & papers are new, I'm popping this in over at Naughty or Nice with a rare for me Nice entry, and at Chocolate, Coffee, & Cards where the challenge is NO CIRCLES. 

I spent most of this week working on a gift for a friend that I can't share yet, so I've been quiet - but once I hit PUBLISH I'm off to work with paper again :)
xoxo,
Jessi

SNOW at CASology!

I know I've said it before, but the closer it gets to Christmas the more I enjoy making the funny and irreverent kind of Christmas cards. I made two cards with this image, and I will warn you now - the second one has profanity! The cue card at CASology this week is snow, and so I'm entering the first card there. I'm entering both cards over at Naughty or Nice...because, well, look at this bird's face. And the second card is perfectly naughty, and on its way to one of my Snarky Sisters who also lives in a snowy region :)

So here's the first, tamer card:

Supplies: Digi stamps from From The Heart; Spectrum Noir markers; patterned paper from American Crafts; yellow velvet flock from Doodlebug; Mod Podge Dimensional Magic

I added gloss to his eyes & beak, and fun flock to his feathers, but couldn't get a clear shot in a close up!

And the not-so-simple, definitely naughty card (remember, profanity warning!)

Supplies: Digi stamps from From The Heart; Spectrum Noir markers; patterned paper from Crate Paper; yellow velvet flock from Doodlebug; Mod Podge Dimensional Magic; letter stickers from jillibean soup; Tim Holtz design ruler & embroidery supplies

Now that is something I'm much more likely to say mid-shoveling. In fact, last time I had to clear the driveway I was using the snowblower, and the snow was so wet it was like moving wet concrete. I definitely said that, and a few other choice things. (For what it's worth, the snowblower not only weighs more than I do, and scares the crap out of me - but kept getting stuck & wouldn't go into reverse. Having to tug that GD thing out every time it got stuck...ohhhhhhh the bad words. GRRR.)

xoxo,

Jessi

Do You Hear What I Hear?

I recently gave in & purchased this farting fairy from The Stamping Chef, because well, farts. Farts are funny. And looking at it last week I remembered the Christmas card I got from my Evil DoubleMint Twin last year - Chris paired an adorable farting deer with "Do you hear what I hear?". The kids LOVED it, and I couldn't resist making a few farting fairy Christmas cards. (Now that's not a sentence I predicted I'd type!)

I'm entering these two cards in three challenges:
The Stamping Chef #59 - Anything Goes
Open-Minded Crafting Fun - Unusual Christmas (The first card has unusual colours as well as an unusual theme for Christmas!)
Naughty or Nice - Winter Holidays

Supplies: Fairy Dust image from The Stamping Chef; computer-generated sentiment; Wonky Rectangle Nesties; Paper Smooches cloud dies; Spectrum Noir markers; Sakura Stardust glitter pen; bling from Dollarama

Supplies: Fairy Dust image from The Stamping Chef;  computer-generated sentiment; Spectrum Noir markers; Sakura Stardust glitter pen; classic small oval Nesties; Paper Smooches cloud dies; bling from Dollarama

I popped up her head & wings on the second card - my oval die wasn't large enough for the entire image so I did a modified out-of-the-box technique to be able to use it. And of course, both cards I had to glitz up her eye shadow & wings! 

xoxo,

Jessi

My Favourite Christmas Stamp

I've had this stamp for years, and it comes out to play a lot - who doesn't love a cute little puppy, and the sentiment? Right up my alley! I'm entering this card in two challenges - Naughty or Nice Winter Holidays  and Quirky Crafts' Shake It.

Supplies: stamps from Inkadinkado; Memento Tuxedo Black ink; Spectrum Noir markers; Bo Bunny paper; classic small circle Nesties; sequins, microbeads, and iridescent glitter flakes for shaker contents

Usually I colour the snow behind the dog yellow - but this time I was thinking of my dog, who will approach something icky & then look at me pretty much like this when I say YUCK! (I interpret this look as saying "but MOOOOMMMM, it looks delicious!")

Quirky Crafts Challenges

There'll be a few more posts today - after catching up with all the cards I had to get finished for orders I had to have some free play :)

xoxo,

Jessi

Is it too late to be good?

I ended up going in a totally different direction than I'd planned with this week's Merry Monday prompt. I hope turquoise/aqua counts as blue ;) And this naughty little kitty is perfect for the current Naughty or Nice challenge to use Festive Furballs. This kitty has the holiday spirit!

Supplies: kitty stamp from Inkadinkado; sentiment from The Cat's Pajamas; Memento Tuxedo Black ink; Spectrum Noir markers; Bo Bunny paper; classic small circle Nesties; N&T clear sequins; blue sequins & googly eyes from stash; gems & pearls from dollarama

The googly eyes give this kitty an even more "OH CRAP" look at being caught swinging from the tree. For years (before kids and our artificial Charlie Brown tree) we had to tether our tree to the wall & ceiling after all three cats worked together to bring it to the ground :)

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

Sisterhood of Snarky Stampers - K is for -

I think kraft is one of those colours that you don't really appreciate until you start playing with it. I doubt anyone thinks to themselves "Self, kraft is like theeee best colour, I love it!" (ok, maybe just me) but think about it - you could make a card for anything with kraft, and it would be appropriate. You can dress it up, dress it down...it's like the little black dress of crafting. So the Snarky Sisters want YOU to use some kraft! 

I've got two cards for you - I was DETERMINED to make a snarky card this time around, dammit, and then I forgot & made a cute card. I went back & snarked, and I feel much better now :)

Supplies: Stella - F*@k-up Fairy digi from Bugaboo Stamps; Spectrum Noir markers; Stardust Sakura glitter pen; Sew Easy

Who better than Stella to bring the snark? 

I used a bit of glitter pen on her wings, and outlined her with the lightest pink marker I have to help her pop (not because I went outside the lines a little and was trying to fix it. Nope.)

I'm popping my Stella card in over at Naughty or Nice challenges - and I think I'll be making a few more of these cards, because I can think of a number of people who have the F*#k up fairy visiting lately :)

And here's my not-snarky card:

Supplies: patterned kraft from stash; sentiment stamps from Paper Smooches; Brushed Corduroy distress ink; gem from stash; Wilton doily; clip art & sentiment from Crafty Secrets

I used a scrap from the edge of the patterned paper for the sentiment - I'm running low on kraft and have a few different colours of it. Easy matching! I also went nuts distressing & rolling the edges of the patterned piece & the photo. 

You've got 2 weeks to link up (by September 5th) - and stop by & say hello to my sistahs:

Barb (off this round)

Chris

Donna

Karen

Lee

Lindsey

Lynne (off this round)

Michelle

And we are super pleased to have HAZEL with us this week as our guest designer! She got her Stella on too :) 

*if you're interested, I posted some updated tattoo pics earlier - here*

xoxo,

Jessi

Card Blitz!

I have had a great crafty week! The temperature is cooler, the kids are mellow, and I was able to sit down & make all sorts of fun stuff. We are off on an overnight trip & of course last-minute-Lucy that I am challenges are ending before we get back, so here come a bunch of posts. Oh! And before I forget, some photos of the latest update to my tattoo - not the best quality, being car selfies of the back of my own arm, but you can get the idea at least :)
The newest part is the colour for the large lily & rose. The lyric around the rose reads "With every mistake...we must surely be learning," which is from "While My Guitar Gently Weeps."

So let's see...first up I'll share a journal that I made with the Naughty or Nice challenge & The Stamping Chef challenge in mind: 

Supplies: So. Many. Demented Beauty digi stamp from The Stamping Chef; Dylusions sentiment; Tim Holtz stencil; Dreamweaver embossing paste; Peacock Feathers distress ink; Spectrum Noir markers; Spellbinders butterfly die

If there's something I didn't list that you're curious about, just shoot me a comment :)

This sentiment is pretty perfect for most of the Stamping Chef images ;) To tint the embossing paste, something I am forever mucking up, I scooped a small amount of the paste into a piece of plastic packaging (free mixing dishes! Save those little things!) and added 2 drops of "hot pink" Ranger ink. You can see that it thinned the paste enough to allow some bleeding through the stencil - but I like the overall effect. Next time I try one drop. 

After colouring this pretty girl, I gave her some sparkly strands of hair & of course, sparkly eyeshadow. The piece of tulle was folded into a triangle (and then folded again) and tucked in behind the doily.

To attach the beads to the binding, I use jewelry wire, wrapping it around the coils as I go. Since I've done it a number of times I have a feel for how much the binding can support without making the book impossible to open. Last touch was tying a ribbon at the top coil to use as a bookmark.

Naughty or Nice Challenge - Anything Goes
The Stamping Chef Challenge - Anything Goes

Be right back!
xoxo,
Jessi

Catch the Naughty Bug!

This has been a tough week. And I just deleted 3 starts-to-telling-you, lol. We had to find a new home for Mimi, because the boys were not adapting well. My husband & I had fallen in love with her, but the boys were having daily meltdowns. It was a heartrending decision to give her up, and we'd determined NOT to send her to a shelter but to re-home her privately. After nearly 2 months I'd given up on it, really, and then the perfect home came along. She's settling in really well, and is in a beautiful home with someone who loves her. After only a few days it's very obvious that we made the best decision for the kids, but it still sucks.

We'll always have goofy memories of her - and next week I'll have an entire kitchen floor again. 

Anyhow, onto my card - this one is for two challenges, the Bingo challenge at Catch the Bug, and the Mixed Media challenge at Naughty or Nice.

Supplies: Bugaboo Image & sentiment; Spectrum Noir markers; Dreamweaver embossing paste; stencil from Wal-Mart; Mod Podge Dimensional Magic; AC blue glitter

Immediately after removing the stencil I added glitter - after it dried a lot of the glitter decided not to stay, but I like how it turned out & actually brushed off as much as I could to enhance the sorta distressed glitter look.  Of course, Stella is glossed up :)

I've used the last vertical row in the Bingo - blue, no designer paper, and texture. 

I played with quite a few stencils & glitter while creating this background, so I just might be back with a nicer entry for Naughty or Nice :) 

xoxo,

Jessi