Hello my scrappy friends! Here we are in April and there are flowers starting to sprout, trees are beginning to show their leaves and the heavens are dumping some pretty white snow on us!! My eleven year old daughter says, as she is walking to her friends house, "I guess this is global warming?". Who knows what is going on outside, I know that the flowers with snow on them are quite pretty! Sort of brings us to my card.
My daughter's school play is next week. This year she decided to play a role behind the scenes as part of the stage crew rather then being on the stage. I love that she tries new things often even if she doesn't enjoy them as much as she anticipated! This is the case with stage crew...she is a little bored having to be at every practice. There is only so much the crew can do each week while the actors are learning their lines. But, it's a new experience to fill her memories! Isn't that one of the things that make life so wonderful? New experiences and memories!
Here is a card I made for her showing my happiness at her willingness and tenacity for new things. We are so proud of her!
This card is has been made from patterned papers from my stash, Cricut's Art Philosophy for the flowers, Tim Holtz and SU! inks and Stamplorations for the stamped sentiment. I am entering into the following challenges...go check them out!
Always Playing with Paper - Challenge #67, a sketch
Scrapping4funChallenges - Challenge #62, anything goes
Share Joy Challenge - sketch and inspiration photo - I was inspired by the sketch and the flowers in the photo.
Stamplorations April CAS - optional use of the color green Not sure is this really is a CAS card but I used the color green and brand new Stamplorations stamps!
Thanks for checking out my card and these fabulous challenges! All comments welcomed :)
Have a fabulous Saturday!!
~Jennifer
Hello my scrappy friends! I totally forgot about a friend's birthday, YIKES! I can get this card into the mail and it will get to her on time. Whew!
I used a challenge from Fun Cuts by Jen
using the letter R for rainbow. I chose to used a variety of colors
that can be found in a rainbow. The colors are Stampin' Up! and Tim
Holtz distressed colors. The flower looking stamp is from CTHM (die
cut) and the sentiment is from SU! (also a die cut from CTMH, Art
Philosophy).
I also am entering this card into the Curtain Call: Neon Nicknacks challenge. The colors of the rainbow in the flower are neon but the photo doesn't do it justice. 2 Creative Chicks challenge is anything goes so I'm entering this card here too!
Thanks for stopping by and leaving some comments~
Jennifer
Happy Easter! A quick post this morning before leaving for Easter festivities. My sister is hosting Easter dinner again this year so I thought I would make a card for her and hubby as a thank you.
A very simple card, one layer, all inked and stamped up!! The four strips of ink are stamps from STAMPloations, mixed media elements, using Tim Holtz distress inks. The celebrate stamp is from my stash, no idea where it came from!
I'm entering this into these challenges:
Fun Cut Creations by Jen - Q is for Quad - four of the same thing - the stamped strips of color
I'll add more challenges tonight or tomorrow morning as I'm being called to leave!
He is Risen! Romans 4:25 - He was delivered over to death for our sins and was raised to life for our justification.
~Jennifer
Hello my scrappy friends! Trying to get some painting completed in the house since deciding to not work full time anymore. So happy the kids want me home in the summer! Since I couldn't open the stupid paint can, I decided to clean the bathrooms, straighten up here and there, wash the never ending supply of dirty dishes and make some crafty things!
The only thing I made is a card for my brother-in-law's birthday which is Monday. Not entirely thrilled with it, but I know he will appreciate it. I always have such a hard time making masculine cards, doesn't help I'm not feeling 100% either.
I used my CTMH inks (pacifica, pear, creme brulee, sorbet and cranberry), The Crafters Workshop stencil (mini cubist) and SU! stamped sentiment, Happy Birthday, from sale-a-bration Perfect Pairings.
I'm entering this card into these challenges:
Always Playing with Paper - #64, A Colour Challenge
Connie Can Crop - #66, Anything Goes
Less Is More - #267, one layer sentiment
Thanks for stopping by and commenting!
Jennifer
Hello again my scrappy friends! I was able to make some more cards late last night and this morning for my husband and children.
This card was from a sketch challenge from Scrapbook.com. I made it for my daughter. All of the papers have a purple hue to them not brown and blue like I'm seeing on the blog. I used Cricut Art Philosophy and Don Juan cartridges for the decorative circle and hearts. The stamped sentiment and flowers are from Stampin Up! set called "What I Love" from the current Sale-A-Bration sale.
This card is going to be entered into Fun Cuts: "L" is for Love challenge and also into Jen's Fun Cuts: Alphabet Challenge. I've already entered into the first challenge (L is for Love) but i just wanted to share another card!
Thanks for looking and commenting~
Happy St. Valentine's Day!
Jennifer
Happy Weekend my scrappy friends! It is cold, cold, cold here in NJ so I'm staying inside for some crafting fun! Unfortunately some laundry and cooking need to be done as well, but those can wait till the afternoon!
I've made a few cards for my nieces for St. Valentine's Day and an anniversary card for my parents...45 years! All 3 cards are being entered into various challenges since everyone is having some type of love or heart challenge! So here we go....
This card is for my 3 year old niece. I used scraps from my stash and the stamp and hearts are CTMH. The inks are Colorbox that I received for Christmas. Love those little inks! This card is being entered into the following challenges:
Get Creative Challenges - must use hearts
Always Playing with Paper - sketch challenge
Fun Cuts: L is for Love - using anything for LOVE
OneCrazyStamper - anything goes
STAMPlorations - theme & sketch (3 of anything (hearts); inspired by the sketch)
STAMPlorations - CASEplorations February
This card is for my 6 year old niece. Again, I used scraps, Prima flowers from my stash and the CTMH heart punch. Again, those little inks from Colorbox! This card is being entered into the following challenges:
Scrap Much? - color challenge
Sketch~N~Scrap - sketch #67
Off the Rails Scrapbooking - Feb. 1 challenge
This card is for my parents anniversary. The hearts are from Cricut Don Juan cartridge. The fibers and stamp are from stash...I can't remember who made them. This card is being entered into the following challenges:
Crafty Gals Corner - use a heart
OneCrazyStamper - anything goes
Bitten by the Bug - sweet valentine
AAA cards, #57 - theme of love
Whew! That's a lot a challenges for this post of 3 cards! I need to make 3 more...for hubby and 2 kids for tomorrow to add with their box of candy! Wishing all of you a Happy St. Valentine's day with your loved ones.
Thanks for your comments~
Jennifer
Hello my scrappy friends! Finally completed a LO I started almost 2 weeks ago I think! Between work, sickness and every day life....well, you how it is! I'm just glad this two pager is done and I can move on to other things!
These photos were from last year's snow storm...one of them anyway! My kids love playing on the swing set, winter or summer! I used Cricut Don Juan cartridge for the title and heart, various patterned papers for embellishments and inks for the edges of said patterned papers.
I'm entering this LO into the Scrappy Friends Challenges!
GrandDivas's Creative Corner - sketch - I used the entire two pager!
Creating with Paper and More - Kelly's Mood Board - I used the snow as inspiration for my photos.
Rochelle Spears - Rochelle's This or That - Ribbon or Twine - I used purple twine on the journal tags.
And another challenge site:
Cut It Up #88 - Love is in the Air, include a heart - My heart is part of the title!
Thanks for stopping by and commenting~
Have a wonderful week!
Jennifer
