You Octopi My Thoughts!

I'd been wanting to make a Valentine shaker card and this week's challenge at The Pink Elephant gave me a push to get 'er done :)

Supplies: image & sentiment from Zap Pow!; Spectrum Noir markers; home made enamel dots; classic small oval Nesties; Shrinky Dink plastic; various microbeads & confetti bits

This octopus just always has to be purple :)

xoxo,
Jessi

Come One, Come All!

It's Bugaboo's 5th Anniversary! WOW! You've got to have a party for that, and my goodness there's a terrific line up of challenges for you this week, and priiiiiiiizes :) Head on over to Catch The Bug to see what's in store! 

Today's challenge to kick it off is Big Top Bingo!

I've gone with the bottom line of Animal, Bright Colours, and Buttons:

Supplies: Big Heart Bear from Bugaboo Stamps; Spectrum Noir stamps; tags from K&Co; classic small circle Nesties; patterned paper from American Crafts; buttons from stash; Mod Podge Dimensional Magic; googly eyes

This bear just couldn't be cuter! 

Make sure to pop over to Catch the Bug to see what the other designers have come up with & to check out the challenges for the week! 

xoxo,

Jessi

Monster Love

I love this week's Take Your Pick challenge at The Kraft Journal - I paired it with the {expired}sketch from Fusion, and this adorable monster!

Supplies: Monster digi from Dawn Moore; patterned paper from K& Co; Making Memories rub-ons, Cuttlebug embossing folder; kraft card stock; 1 1/8" circle punch; classic small oval Nesties; Spectrum Noir markers; Mod Podge dimensional magic; Tim Holtz design ruler & embroidery supplies

The green piece of paper is a misted snippet that had been laying on my desk - no idea what I used to make it. The end of the patterned piece came die cut that way (the whole pad is). The monster's eye, tooth, horns, and heart are all coated with some Dimensional Magic for gloss :)

Here's the FUSION sketch I used, although it's expired:

And the Kraft Journal options: 


Back to the crafty grind (oh, poor me, lol!)
xoxo,
Jessi

Merry Monday Critters!

I suppose one of the advantages of not having cleaned up my desk in a while is that I had no trouble picking an image for the challenge this week at Merry Monday - this sheet of Penny Black stickers was still out!

Supplies: Penny Black sticker; Stampendous medallion stamp; PTI sentiment; Versamark; Stampendous white detail EP; memory box paper

Very simple, just embossed the medallion & sentiment, put the sticker on white card stock first so I could give it a little border & pop it up on foam tape.

xoxo,

Jessi

Glittery Stenciled Birthday

I had great messy fun making this card - embossing paste, spray mists, inks, sewing! The current (for 9 more hours) Just Us Girls challenge is to use stencils, so that was my starting point for inspiration.

Supplies: Dyan Reaveley stencil; Dreamweavers embossing paste; Peacock Feathers & Tumbled Glass distress inks; Ranger turquoise mist; stamps from Annabelle Stamps; classic small circle Nesties; buttons, lace, and seam binding ribbon from stash

I began with a panel spritzed with Ranger mist, applied the embossing paste, and let it dry overnight. Then I inked Peacock Feathers ink over the stencil which I flipped to fill in other parts of the pattern. The rest just kind of happened :)

xoxo,

Jessi

Shopping our Stash #184 - Hide & Seek!

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

Oh, this is a fun challenge from Shopping our Stash this week - hide & seek! 

use a hidden element on your project (tag in a pocket, a picture of someone playing Hide & Seek, a pull tab that reveals a message, etc.)

I am just in love with how my card turned out - I love it when the final project matches the idea I had in my head!

Supplies: SO MUCH STASH! Cuttlebug embossing folder (maybe used once before?); buttons, lace, doily, K&Co die cut elements; Tim Holtz design ruler & embroidery supplies; glassine bag & pink clothespin from the lovely Amy Tsuruta 

The scrap of patterned paper I used had stitched elements, so I began by using those as a template to add purple stitching along the left-hand side. I tried to do some random-ish crazy stitching as you can see - that took forever and still ended up having a discernible pattern, but I loves it. I stitched the lace in place, and added the doily to the glassine bag to help cover up the adhesive. I then stitched the buttons on top - stitching through lace, glassine, and two layers of card stock. My fingers! 

Finally I used the little clothespin to attach the "smitten" tag to the "I love you" tag, some foam tape to stick those onto the glassine bag, and omg I love it. The "10 reasons I love you" card is just waiting to be filled in for the recipient.

So now that I'm done patting myself on the back (no I'm not, lol) why don't you check out how the other SOS gals interpreted the Hide & Seek theme? 

Leslie

Alica

Deena

Lauren

Donna

Chris

Barb

And you have until Monday, January 19th to join in!

xoxo,

Jessi

Tuesday Morning Sketches #283 - Bugaboo Stamps New Release!

Good morning! We're working with Jenee's favourite sketch from 2014 this week at Tuesday Morning Sketches - Bugaboo is our sponsor, and Jenee has a great prize up for grabs too. I'm featuring one of today's new releases on my card - this little Love Monster is too cute :)

Supplies: Love Monster - coloured from Bugaboo Stamps; patterned paper from AC; Cuttlebug tag die; PSX letter stamps; classic small oval Nesties; Mod Podge Dimensional Magic; Picket Fence distress stickles; Purple Twilight Adirondack ink; heart brad, buttons, and purple cardstock from stash

I printed out two copies of the Love Monster so I could pop up the monster for dimension. I then gave his eyes, teeth, horns, heart, and tail spikes a coat of Dimensional Magic for gloss.

Here`s the sketch:

This challenge is open until next Sunday,  January 18 - hop on over & see what the design team has created for you! 

Debbie

Jenee 

Kris 

Melissa

Nina

xoxo,

Jessi

Tags & Wrapping Paper...uh oh

I wasn't sure I was going to be able to come up with something for the jingle belles "No Time Like the Presents" challenge - I don't use gift tags (I use a Sharpie, lol) and I for once finished off all the Christmas wrap. What's a girl to do? Use the sheets of tags that come with patterned paper!

Supplies: papers & tags from American Crafts; teal rhinestones from Dollarama

I used some partial pieces of paper, scattered some of the tags & gems, and wah-lah!

xoxo,

Jessi

Celebrate the Snow

It's Sunday, so it must be time for my Merry Monday card! I must admit I was glad for an easy-peasy challenge since making Christmas cards in January is harder than any other time. Once again my resolution for this year is to play along in all the Merry Monday & Jingle Belles challenges, so I'm entering over at Open-Minded Crafting Fun's Resolutions challenge. And I was inspired by the beautiful wintry colours of the photo prompt at Curtain Call. 

Supplies: snowflake stamp from Unity; Versamark; Moonstone EP from Stampendous; sentiment sticker from Simple Stories; Tim Holtz design ruler & embroidery supplies; cream card stock; vellum

I found it just about impossible to capture the sentiment in a photo - it really is legible in real life, I solemnly swear. I used a tiny piece of double-sided tape behind the snowflakes to hold the vellum in place while I stitched. 

Curtain Call - Winter Wonder

Merry Monday - Snowflakes

Open-Minded Crafting Fun - New Years Resolutions

xoxo,

Jessi

ETA: Curtain Call has closed the collection, but I'm leaving it in since I was directly inspired by it :)

Sisterhood of Snarky Stampers - W is for...

WOW it's cold! And this week it definitely was, with windchill temperatures reaching wayyyy down into the minus 30s Celsius. Why do I live where the air hurts my face? The Snarky Stampers want to see your Winter themed projects this fortnight. Alas, I have no snark - something about the actual cold made me warm & fuzzy while I was creating.

Supplies: fairy image from Sweet Pea Stamps; Spectrum Noir markers; sentiment from Paper Smooches; Purple Twilight Adirondack ink; Sakura Stardust and Wink of Stella glitter pens; snowflake paper from AC; Tonic distressing tool; purple rhinestones from Dollarama; Dylusions purple spray; Tattered Angels copper & Turquoise mist; classic small circle Nesties; Versamark; shabby pink & gold Frantage EP from Stampendous; Cuttlebug embossing folder

The purple circle was created using my Faux Faux Patina tutorial (here).  After colouring the fairy I used the Wink of Stella pen to colour in her wings, and then used the turquoise mist to paint the background. All the panel edges were distressed gently, and then I rolled up the corners of the fairy panel to tuck in some gems.

What does winter have you thinking? Check out the huge variety of snarky and beautiful cards from the Sistahs:

Barb

Chris

Donna

Karen

Lee

Lindsey

Lynne 

Michelle

You've got until Friday, January 23rd, to join in with us! 

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

xoxo,

Jessi