Shopping our Stash #180 - Favourite Technique!

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Favourite techniques....that's what we want to see this week at Shopping our Stash! It doesn't have to be a super fancy one, but make sure you tell us what it is! I couldn't resist choosing quilling - it makes such an impact visually.

Supplies: basically all unknown items from my stash! Handmade gold paper, quilling paper, assorted bling 

The team has done an outstanding job this week - all sorts of different techniques to inspire you to play along!   so join us before next Monday,December 15th!

Leslie

Alica

Deena

Lauren

Donna

Chris

Barb

xoxo,

Jessi

Tuesday Morning Sketches #279 - Doodle Pantry!

It's TWIST WEEK at Tuesday Morning Sketches, and we have a fun Bingo card for you to play along with if you choose to use the twist! We're sponsored by the ever-fabulous Doodle Pantry this week, and I've used Happy Birdy B as well as the diagonal choices of brads, embossing, and glitter:

Supplies: Happy Birdy B pre-coloured digi from Doodle Pantry; Nesties Labels 5; Wplus9 banner die; sentiment from Paper Smooches; Memento Tuxedo Black ink; MME patterned paper; Cuttlebug Swiss Dots folder; Basic Grey brad; Twine from the Twinery; Wink of Stella black pen; yellow glitter fabric paint

I printed out two copies of this happy little birdie so that I could pop up the wing & head, and then accented with glitter paint. The sentiment was stamped & then I went over it with Wink of Stella for some more glitter. 

Here's the sketch from Debbie & the bingo card:

This challenge is open until next Sunday,December 14th - hop on over & see what the design team has created for you! 

Debbie

Jenee (off this week)

Kris 

Melissa

Nina

xoxo,

Jessi

Day Three of Holiday Chaos!

It's day three! The master post at Catch the Bug has all the challenges for the week listed, and each Inlinkz will open at 7 AM the day each challenge is set for. That way you can work ahead and link up when it opens!

Today's is a colour challenge:

I thought the beautiful Winters Fairy would be gorgeous with this palette:

Supplies: Winters Fairy from Bugaboo; papers from Memory Box; Studio Calico veneer stars; sticker hearts from Simple Stories; Spectrum Noir markers; Diamond Stickles; Tim Holtz design ruler; embroidery floss 

I pierced along both vertical sides of the image panel intending to cross-stitch, and then thought I'd mix it up a little. I like it! 

Make sure you head over to the master post to see what all the designers have created, and then play along for some awesome prizes!

xoxo,

Jessi

The Challenge #20 - Tis the Season!

I've started my nap-a-thon to recover from three back-to-back shows this weekend - and I'm feeling half-human again. My voice might still take a few days to recover! This is still going to be a crazy week, though, because I returned from said shows to orders involving 60+ cards (holy moly!) I'm thinking I'm going to be postponing the bathroom cleaning I'd planned for today ;)

Here's a card I made for The Challenge #20, as part of an order for cat themed Christmas cards:

Supplies: Cat stamp from Inkadinkado; Memento Tuxedo Black ink; Spectrum Noir markers; SRM sticker sentiment; papers from MME; classic small circle Nesties

I've used just the sketch this go-round.

xoxo,

Jessi

Day Two of Holiday Chaos!

Day Two of Holiday Chaos at Catch the Bug! Today's challenge is a sketch:

Supplies: Bugaboo's Little Penguin Winter - Reindeer; patterned paper from Bo Bunny; Spectrum Noir markers; SRM sticker sentiment; Sakura Stardust glitter pen

Super fun sketch - wouldn't it look cool with different papers for the 4 squares? I can't wait to see what you do with it. Head on over to the Catch the Bug blog to see all the designers' projects for today!

xoxo,

Jessi

Bugaboo's Second Annual Holiday Chaos!

ohhh, so much fun stuff to share with you this week! Bugaboo is kicking off its second annual Holiday Chaos today, and we have a full week of great challenges to help you finish off your Christmas card making!

There are some very seriously cool prizes to be won for playing along - I've linked to the master post so you can check it all out! All 7 challenges will operate out of this post, and the new Inlinkz will appear each day at 7AM. 

Challenge number one - 

Sparkle & Shine. Simply create a card that has glitter, sparkle, gems, pearls etc.

Supplies: Bugaboo Winter Snowman;  Spectrum Noir markers; yellow glitter fabric paint; Diamond Stickles; Liquid Pearls; SRM sticker sentiment; green glitter paper from Dollarama; Wink of Stella black pen

You know you love the sparkly stuff too!

xoxo,

Jessi

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