Vintage Christmas

It's just about time for me to start decorating some envelopes to go with all the Christmas cards I've been making! Here are two more, in vintage style for the current jingle belles challenge.

Supplies: papers from Graphic 45; Spellbinders Snowflake die; Hero Arts adhesive lace; angel charm from Just Enough Stuff

I fussy-cut the little angels from a piece of the patterned paper, and adhered them with foam tape so that I could hide the 'loop' at the top of the angel charm. Don't look toooo closely at that snowflake...let me just say, that die & I are not friends. Never have been, likely never will be. Tricky little bugger.

Supplies: Graphic 45 paper; poinsettia & sentiment die cut from K & Co; gorgeous doily from Just Enough Stuff

The doily wasn't part of my original plan, but the patterned piece of paper had a collage of Santas. The lower right corner ended up having a super-creepy stalker-ish looking Santa and he just really had to be covered up. It was no bueno - Christmas really shouldn't give you the heebie-jeebies. 

I'm also going to toss these in over at Simon Says Stamp since you can of course get Spellbinders dies, K & Co, Graphic 45, and Hero Arts products there :) 

I have a meeting with Connor's school today - he is really having a rough start to high school, and I'm certain that today's meeting will bring some good changes. It's been a looooong time since I was able to get a September meeting - probably 6 or 7 years? - which is a very positive sign. The last few years of 'let's wait and see if he can do it' have been miserable for everyone. It's still anxiety provoking, though, as a parent, to go in alone as an advocate for your child - no matter how accommodating and helpful the staff are. 

Wish me luck - and Connor. He could use a break.

And, one last thing - 

PUPPY NOSE!

xoxo,

Jessi

Andrea's Savvy Challenge!

Andrea, from Savvy Handmade Cards, is launching a new challenge on her blog - and I *had* to play along! She's chosen a photo of a bouquet from her husband as the first photo inspiration:

So I printed it out, and it stared at me most of the week...until Andrea posted this card  and I decided that I also needed to try the Faux Patina technique. Of course, I didn't watch the video, I winged it. *koff* so first there was a failure. No photos of that - I'm still trying to rescue it into something else! So here's my card, inspired by both Andrea's faux patina card & her flowers:

Supplies: Cuttlebug folder; Versamark; Pirate Gold EP & sentiment stamp from Stampendous; Distress inks in Pumice Stone, Spiced Marmalade, Peeled Paint, and Seedless Preserves

I'm also going to throw this in the current Simon Says Stamp challenge because that's where I got my last batch of Distress inks - and of course they have all sorts of Stampendous & Cuttlebug products too!

*And I can't believe I spaced out & forgot to link up with Moxie Fab World's "All That Glitters is Gold" challenge! I had planned to, and then *poof* forgot. Thanks Barb & Nance :)

You have 2 days left to play along in Andrea's challenge - go check it out :)

xoxo,

Jessi

(Tuesday) Morning Sketches #216 - Raisin Boat!

MAN. Finally my stamps got here - and with a day to spare so you can still play along with us at Tuesday Morning Sketches! I'll skip the chatter & get right to it - Raisin Boat is the sponsor this week, and they sent each design team member a rental stamp set to play with. Check them out here! The set I received is called "Don't Blow It."

Supplies: Stamps from Raisin Boat; paper from We R Memory Keepers; Distress inks in Brushed Corduroy, Barn Door, Spiced Marmalade, Mustard Seed, Antique Linen; Memento Tuxedo Black ink 

The sentiment is in 2 separate lines - I used washi tape to selectively ink the words on the second line to break it up into 2 so it would fit on my panel. 

Here's the sketch:

This sketch will be open until tomorrow, September 22nd. Don't forget to check out what everyone else made - all of us featuring a different Raisin Boat set:

Angela

Bonnie

Debbie

Jenee

Laura

Melissa

xoxo,
Jessi

Sunflowers

The inspiration photo for the current Curtain Call challenge is absolutely stunning - and as soon as I saw it I had ideas. Plans, big plans.

Supplies: paper from MME; 1/8" quilling paper

Supplies: stamps from Jane's Doodles; Memento Tuxedo Black ink; Distress inks in Shabby Shutters, Spiced Marmalade, Antique Linen, and Frayed Burlap; Bic Markers; Versamark pen; clear embossing powder

The quilled flower is pretty easy - the petals are made from half-length strips, and the centre from two strips joined together & rolled tightly. I use Aleene's Tacky Glue (and a toothpick, and a light light hand with the glue).

On the second card, after colouring the sunflower I coated & embossed it so that I could stamp the leaves in the background. I like the texture this gives too :)

The challenge is open until September 30th, so lots of time to play along!

xoxo,

Jessi

Scooting by...

Another awesome pun. I love those, just in case you hadn't realized. 

Supplies: Paper Smooches stamps; Memento Tuxedo Black & Gray Flannel inks; Barn Door & Tumbled Glass distress ink; Bic markers; Mod Podge Dimensional Magic; Sakura Stardust glitter pen; black Sharpie

I made a little 'road' for the scooter by stamping the 'toot toot beep beep' stamp repeatedly. Before adding the shine to the scooter (which we can all agree makes it so much funner!) I added the glitter pen to the lights & smudged it a little to create a glow. I also traced the 'happy birthday!' sentiment. The stamped panel was then edged with black Sharpie - I love love love this technique for adding a border without adding extra bulk. 

I think this card would be perfect for a young guy - which may make me delusional, but hey. The sky in my world is very pretty too :) Playing along with The Paper Players this week: 

xoxo,

Jessi

I love you like....

**For my Shopping our Stash post, please scroll down or click here. Thanks!!**

**My Tuesday Morning Sketches post will be up as soon as the stamps get here - c'mon, Canada Post!**

The Pink Elephant is asking us to use digital images or papers this week - and since it's time to start on Halloween cards, I knew EXACTLY what I wanted to use!

Supplies: digi stamp from Whimsie Doodles (including sentiment); Bic & Spectrum Noir markers; Cosmo Cricket Matilda papers; Tonic edge distresser; Mod Podge Dimensional Magic; buttons from stash

How could I possibly resist making the brain & blood all shiny? I also made the zombie's shoes bloody & gross.  (ewwwww)

xoxo,

Jessi

Shopping our Stash #119 - Your Oldest Flower

**If you are here for my Tuesday Morning Sketches post, sorry! My stamps didn't arrive in time but I will be playing along as soon as they get here!**

So, here's what should be an easy stash-buster for a lot of us - this week at Shopping our Stash we want you to use your oldest flower embellishments OR your oldest floral stamp. 

I went for embellishments - some tiny Primas:

Not sure there's much point in listing supplies for this one, since most of the sources are 'from my stash' - the heart was sketched in pencil & cut out, the doily I scavenged from underneath my salad at a restaurant, the paper? 

If you click to view full-size, you can see I've layered some of the blooms, so I used 6 out of the approximately 180 flowers left in the box of 250. 

Come & play along with this challenge until next Monday,September 23rd - hop on by & leave the rest of my teamies some love!

Leslie

Alica

Deena

Lauren

Michelle

Paige

Chana

xoxo,

Jessi

Autumn Silhouettes

A combo card for you this time - using the sketch from CAS(E) this Sketch, and CASology's cue card "Silhouette."

Supplies: Studio Calico paper; butterfly stamps from Unity; leaf flourish stamps from Inkadinkado; sentiment stamp from Paper Smooches; Distress Inks in Brushed Corduroy, Barn Door, Spiced Marmalade, Mustard Seed; red & orange sequins

I couldn't escape the butterflies on the sketch - they just had me immediately thinking of these 3 butterflies from Unity (they come as one stamp, but I cut them apart). 

And a final little thing - I'm addicted to Sara Bareilles right now, as in listening to two of her albums at least twice each every day. This song just tickles me!

xoxo,
Jessi

Monochromatic at Seize the Birthday

I'm getting ready to send a big bunch of cards out to my awesome sister, and so while I've been making cards the last few weeks I've been making doubles of some. This is one of my 'doubles' - little differences, so I don't get bored :) They're perfect for playing along with the gals at Seize the Birthday, with the topping option of Monochromatic.

Supplies: image stamp from Paper Smooches; sentiment from Flourishes; Memento Tuxedo Black ink; Purple Twilight Adirondack ink; paper from Memory Box; Bic Markers; Timeless Twine; Mod Podge Dimensional Magic (OF COURSE)

Supplies: image stamp from Paper Smooches; sentiment from Flourishes; Memento Tuxedo Black ink; Purple Twilight Adirondack ink; washi tape from We R Memory Keepers; Bic Markers; Timeless Twine; Mod Podge Dimensional Magic (OF COURSE)

Shiny eyes, noses, teeth, and balloon. Happy :) And I only stuck my finger in the wet gloss on one balloon, so yay me :D

xoxo,

Jessi

Drunken Stampers #141 - Bartender!

PERSON is up in our Person/Place/Thing challenges at Drunken Stampers, and what kind of Drunken Stampers would we be if we didn't acknowledge one of our favourite people out there?

OH YEAH, BABY!

You know the DT has this one all wrapped up in a big bow!

Supplies: image & sentiment from Bugaboo; paper from Memory Box; Wonky Rectangles & classic small oval Nesties; bling from Imaginisce; Bic & Spectrum Noir markers; Mod Podge Dimensional Magic

I've added Dimensional Magic to Stella's glasses and her martini glasses, because of course I did!

Go look at what my sister Yellow Canaries did! 

Barb - Barb's Creative Corner

Donna - Challenge Host - Yellow Dog Greetings

Jacki - Scullduggery

Jessi - that's me!

Lindsey - Bashful Blogging

Lynne - Scrapbook Lynne's

Vicki - The Cheerful Stamp Pad

Remember, you can include a bartender on your card, or use the alternate themes of "drinks or a bar". This challenge is open until next Friday night, September 20. 

xoxo,

Jessi