Pink Lemonade

You're a deer... ;)

Our CPS Sketch for this week was so FUN but so out of the norm for me! You have to check it out! So I had this cute paper from Basic Grey's Eskimo Kisses line and I just had this funny little pun run through my mind "Thanks, you're a deer"...silly I know but I just had to figure out a way to make it work...so I called my friend Karla at Charleston Scrapbooking to see if she had a deer image that she could cut on her Cricut Expression for me...and of course she did...so I whipped up a fun but silly card. I decided to keep the embellishments to a minimum by just using a bit of May Arts Ribbon and a Prima pearl... Enjoy!

Supplies:
Cardstock: Prism Papers
Patterned Paper: Eskimo Kisses - Basic Grey
Ribbon: May Arts
Pearls: Prima
Cricut Expression used to cut little deer image
Chalks, White Gel Pen & Black Ink Pen used to enhance deer image.
Fiskars Circle cutter.

No cards...but pics of something you have NEVER SEEN BEFORE!!!

Friday it snowed ALL DAY at my inlaws in NC.....I had my family in so we couldn't throw the kids in the car RIGHT THEN and go...but we did on Sunday! We literally went to church, came home, threw together some sandwiches, found every warm or even slightly warm layer we own (living in SC means we hardly ever wear SHOES, flip flops & crocs yes but shoes are only for "special occasions", so boots were certainly out of the question...) so clothes in the car, extra layers, and shoes and anything that resembled outer wear....then the kids and the dog and off we went! We drove for four hours yesterday to get here just as the sun was setting...but we didn't care...our kids were going to play in the snow for the FIRST TIME EVER...and we were so excited that Daddy was still here to share this memory! So I thought I'd share them with you! :)  Enjoy!

 

Lots of Layers & Tons of Trees

This week at CPS is once again sponsor free and we are all doing all sorts of cards using the super fun lots of layers sketch! You need to check it out! I love using my Nested Pine Tree by Spellbinders to add the focal image to this card. Even though it is not the exact same style from the Making Memories paper I think it works just fine with the rest of the elements, right? I added just a hint of Melissa Frances trim to give the card a bit of textile as well.. :)

Sorry if I have been a bad blogger these past few weeks. I do appreciate all your prayers and well wishes as we prepare for my DH and his upcoming deployment on the 28th. I do hope that once he is gone I will have the creative energy to really feel like blogging and creating again. But to be honest, I haven't really been "into it" these past few weeks and so I am glad as all get out that I got ALOT of stuff done ahead of time so I can atleast post a few times a week to my blog! LOL Have a good week, I hope to be back later on this week with some more fun stuff for you to enjoy!

K

Supplies:
Cardstock: Prism Papers
Patterned Papers: Making Memories & Pink Paislee
Ink: Tea Dye Distress Ink - Ranger
Dies: Labels Eight & Nested Pines - Spellbinders
Pearls & Gems: Prima
Trim: Melissa Frances
Paper Piercing Tool
Adhesives: Zip Dry Paper Glue - Beacon Adhesives
3-D Foam Squares - Scrapbook Adhesives by 3L

100% Winter....REALLY???

Evidently the state of South Carolina has not gotten the memo that it is December and that when it is December the weather is supposed to STAY COLD....we have had really icky rainy weather for over a week now and it has been cold on some days, chilly on others....then we have today....a balmy 68 degrees when I got up at six am and supposed to be climbing to somewhere in the mid seventies...SEVENTIES REALLY?? IN DECEMBER??? Ugh....oh well, I will just keep the A/C on low and PRETEND it is cold outside! HAHAHA I am doing my Christmas baking anyway!!!!!

This week over at CPS we have NO SPONSOR! No sponsor weeks are fun because then there is a bit more "creative room" and so I decided to do a very "cardstocky" project...there is a tiny, little, itsy-bitsy strip of My Minds Eye  Colorful Christmas patterned paper on there but it was really just to set the tone of the fun feel to this card...I used it as my jumping off point for my color combination... :) Fun Right? I decided to use a fancy schmancy Renaissance Hearts Pendant die from Spellbinders along with their fun Snowflake Wonder die set to create the main element. Stamps from Impression Obsession's Winter Seals were just what I needed to create the background and cute tag. :) Enjoy!

Supplies:
Cardstock: Prism Papers
Patterned Paper: My Minds Eye
Stamps: Winter Seals - Impression Obsession
Inks: Warm Red, Lime Pastel Fluid Chalk Ink - Clearsnap
Dies: Snowflake Wonder & Renaissance Hearts Pendant - Spellbinders
Snowflake Brad: Creative Impressions
Needle & Thread
3-D Foam Squares

On the fourth day of Christmas...

We are a third of the way through with the Jacksonbelle's 12 Days of Christmas and today I have a little holiday gift bag to share with you! :)

It is simple enough to create and large enough to hold a good batch of Christmas goodies! :) This bag is simply a version of the 2-4-6-8 box. Here I took a full sheet of 12x12 The Merry Days Of Christmas "Santa's Forest" paper and scored at 2", 5 1/2", 7 1/2" & 11". I then turned the sheet one quarter turn and scored across the bottom at 2". I then cut from the bottom of the sheet up the short score lines to the 2" score and folded the tabs in to create the bottom of the bag. I then adhered the tabs, and the side edge. Then I just took a scrap of "Peppermint Stripes" paper and cut it 3" wide and punched along one edge to create a scalloped border, folded it over the top of the bag and punched two holes to tie three colors of May Arts ribbons through to hold it closed. I used another scrap of "Peppermint Stripes" and Spellbinders Scalloped Rectangle Nestie^TM to create the mat for my main image layer. I added a few Making Memories Trees & a Poinsettia, a "to from" stamp from Renaissance By Design and boom, gifty bag complete! :) Enjoy!

 

Clear & Simple Stamps

Our sponsor this week at CPS is the last sponsor of the year! All of December sketches from here on out are sponsor free....so I had to make this one really work! LOL Our sponsor is once again Clear & Simple Stamps. I thought this image was a fun little Christmas image! :) Enjoy!

Supplies:
Stamps: Holly Jolly - Clear & Simple Stamps
Ink: Tuxedo Black Memento Dye Ink - Tsukineko
Cardstock: Suede Brown Med, Herbal Garden Light & Med Prismatics; Simply Smooth White - Prism Papers
Patterned Paper: My Minds Eye
Dies: Labels One & Petite Scalloped Circles - Spellbinders
Twinkle Dots: Amuse
Twill ribbon

You Sparkle

Well I seem to just be needing a few more days in my day...hahaha all the commotion lately here on our end has been a bit much for me to keep up with. Between the holidays and getting ready for DH to deploy once again I have to admit...I am not keeping up with ANYTHING very well it seems. Last week's challenge over at Jacksonbelle Embellishments was to use your favorite product from the store...now you know me...I don't pick favorites very easily! LOL So I just decided to use whatever I was in the mood for! So I used a base of Prism New Black Ridge cardstock...I love the striped texture on this one and the black is sooooo sooty black....then I used a bit of Aluminum Metallic too along with a Prima Frosted Branch, some bling, some Cosmo Rub Ons & a bit of May Arts Ribbon! All from the JBelle Store. :) And did you see my cute little ribbon tag that I used the Rub Ons on?? Yeah of course it's a die cut from Spellbinders Ribbon Tag Trio! It was just the right size for my little You Sparkle sentiment so I just HAD TO USE IT! :) I hope you enjoy!

Decembrrrrrrrrr first!

Wow so we woke up to cold weather this morning...here in SC it doesn't get "COLD" all that often but today it is!!! We even have a fire going in the fireplace to kinda help take the chill out of the air....

We had a great Thanksgiving weekend up visiting my inlaws! :) I didn't have much online time though and what time I did have was subject to a slooow connection...something was up with my laptop and it just didn't want to join the 21st century of highspeed internet last week! LOL

SOO I have last week's Unscripted Sketches #33 Project that will also serve for the Jacksonbelle Tuesday Challenge - to make a holiday card or tag! :) Today is also the first day of the Jacksonbelle's 12 Days of Christmas...check out the blog for all the details!

For my tag I used some of the CUTEST winter papers by My Mind's Eye Colorful Christmas Collection. I loved how perfectly the fun little snowman fit inside the space of the Labels One dies from Spellbinders. It was like he was made for that spot! LOL Along with the papers from the Jacksonbelle Store you will see I have used some Making Memories Flowers & some May Arts Ribbon. The stamps are all from Impression Obsession's Winter Seals stamp set. Funny how I made this card two weeks ago and it is actually BRRRRR BABY COLD OUTSIDE today! LOL I hope you are having a wonderful and warm day wherever you are and that you take time to enjoy the REASON FOR THE SEASON - JESUS!!!

ENJOY!

Be sure to check out the blogs of all of the Jacksonbelle Rockstars:

Tobi Crawford ~ Tobi’s Place

Stephanie Hargis ~ Steph’s Stampin’ Stuff

Jimmi Mayo ~ Stamping & Shopping

Bethany Paull ~ It’s Not All Black & White

Michelle Philippi ~ Inside My Own Private Idaho

Carly Robertson ~ Paper in Bloom

Shemaine Smith ~ Scraptastic

Lynda Benden: Stamp Act

Jill Dunn: Ink Genious

Lindsey Botkin: Embellished

Trudee Sauer: Follow Your Bliss

Heather Lee-Reppen: The Best in Life

Have you ever thought about being a Rockstar? Well now's your chance to strut your stuff!!! Jacksonbelle Embellishments is having a DT Call!!!

Check it out here!

Getting Jumbled???

This week our sponsor over at Card Positioning Systems is DRS Designs....They have sponsored in the past and this sketch was a fun one to get to pick some new stamps for! :) I loved the Jumbled Merry Christmas image! It made for a quick, fun and "different" type of card! :) I hope you enjoy!

Supplies:
Stamps: H295x Mixed Up Merry Christmas, H363 Silhouette Branch Background - DRS Designs
Cardstock: Herbal Garden Light, Med & Dark, Blush Red Dark, Suede Brown Medium Prismatics; Natural Ivory - Prism Papers
Ink: Dark Brown Fluid Chalk ink & Frost White Pigment Ink - Clearsnap
Ribbon: May Arts
Brads: Basic Grey
Dies: Classic Scalloped Squares & Circles - Spellbinders
Distressed Stickles: Peeled Paint - Ranger
Crimper
Adhesives: Permanent Tape Runner & 3-D Foam Squares - Scrapbook Adhesives by 3L

It's an Unscripted Saturday Sunday!

Well once again my Saturday went a bit haywire and I didn't get time to upload this week's Unscripted Sketches project! I decided to switch things up just a bit and I made a cute little gift bag. I just took the My Mind's Eye Merry Days Of Christmas Paper Kit and used the die cuts and paper to alter a plain old paper bag! :) I did use just a bit of Prism's Exclusive Rosso card stock and added a Petite Scalloped Circle layer between the other die cuts for a bit of added depth! I hope you enjoy! And if you get inspired to play along be sure to head on over and leave us a link at Unscripted Sketches!!! :)

Come take a stroll with me...

Does anyone else miss the warm summer sun?? Or is it just me? I love how summery this card makes me feel!!! This is this week's CPS card. I really liked this sketch...kinda fun and easy! LOL This week over at the Jacksonbelle Blog the product feature is My Mind's Eye and so I thought "hey this will work perfectly together!" and this is what came of it! Enjoy!

Supplies:
Stamps: On The Pier - My Favorite Things
Ink: Tuxedo Black Memento Dye Ink - Tsukinkeo
Cardstock: Classic Orange, Butter Cream Prismatics; Natural Ivory - Prism Papers
Patterned Papers: Bloom & Grow, Grow - My Minds Eye
Dies: Classic Scalloped Rectangles - Spellbinders
Ribbon: May Arts
Eyelet: We R Memory Keepers
Flower: Prima
Colored Pencils, Gamsol & Blending Stumps
Adhesives: Permanent Tape Runner & 3-D Foam Squares - Scrapbook Adheisves by 3L

Prism Sneak Peek: I scrapped my pretty little princess! :D

And I guess a little link would help huh??? HAHAHA


THANKFUL

How can you not be inspired...

by one of the ADORABLE dresses over at Hanna Anderson's site?? Today's Jacksonbelle Embellishments Tuesday Challenge is to choose any one of those dresses and create a card using it as inspiration... well I saw that oh so cute "Bubble Hem Dress" and instantly thought of the Melissa Frances Gold Ribbon card and the fancy ribbon on it! The sheer ruffled ribbon beneath is just a simple ribbon that I ran a running stitch on and gathered to make the ruffle. So my card base was done...I just needed to do a main "image"... so I took out my Labels Five Nesties ^TM And cut two layers of cardstock that coordinated with the ribbon and guilded the edges using my Krylon God Leafing Pen. I then added just a bit o bling, some Prima flowers and some Making Memories glittery swirls and I was done! :) Enjoy!

Be sure to check out the blogs of all of the Jacksonbelle Rockstars:

Tobi Crawford ~ Tobi’s Place

Stephanie Hargis ~ Steph’s Stampin’ Stuff

Jimmi Mayo ~ Stamping & Shopping

Bethany Paull ~ It’s Not All Black & White

Michelle Philippi ~ Inside My Own Private Idaho

Carly Robertson ~ Paper in Bloom

Shemaine Smith ~ Scraptastic

Lynda Benden: Stamp Act

Jill Dunn: Ink Genious

Lindsey Botkin: Embellished

Trudee Sauer: Follow Your Bliss

Heather Lee-Reppen: The Best in Life

Happy Thoughts...

Today we have a fun "trio" sketch over at Unscripted Sketches. Check it out! I decided to go STAMPY!!!! I used some of my favorite images from Impression Obsession. :) Solid Florals is just the ultimate in "classy" and pairing it up with Black, White and another color always makes SUUUUCH a strong statement! Enjoy!

Supplies:
Cardstock: Intense Pink, Iced Pink & Black Prismatics; Felt White - Prism Papers
Stamps: Solid Florals & Anytime Sentiments - Impression Obsession
Ink: Black Bird Fluid Chalk Ink - Clearsnap
Dies: Classic Scalloped Rectangles, Classic Rectangles & Butterflies 2 - Spellbinders
Pearls: ?

Jenni, Jenni, Jenni.....oh uh who'd I call?

HAHAHA I can't remember what movie that line is from (He's Not That Into You, perhaps??)  but it totally cracks me up...you know the one where the guy is sings into the voicemail, then redials and thinks he has called someone else?? ANYWAY!!! Not that it really matters...

This week our product focus over at Jacksonbelle Embellishments has been on the adorable Jenni Bowlin Mini Papers and I will admit this is not my most FAVORITE card of all time (what can I say, sick kids all week....) I do love certain elements of it! :) The flower is one of the Prima Homespun Bittles that I just removed the bulky center and added a bit of bling to the middle of it! :) I feel like that totally changes the entire look of it, don't you? The stamps are from Hampton Art Stamps set called: Celebrate Ribbons...I used the one stamp to trim out the far right edge to give it a bit of interest, like it?  I hope you enjoy!!!

Thinking of You Today

I love weeks where we can use whatever product we choose for our CPS cards! It is fun to just really do WHATEVER comes to mind! :)

This week I used LOTS OF PRISM CARDSTOCK! I still adore a good cardstock card...don't you? Something about using lots of cardstock just makes me feel comfortable, like putting on a pair of old jeans...you can just settle in and feel comfy... Adding in just the right stamps and a few really fun embellishments made my card complete! I love how the cute images from the Special Delivery stamp set by Tami Mayberry for Gina K Designs fit PERFECTLY into the Classic and Scalloped Square Nesties TM by Spellbinders. But it was too plain just like that so I decided to use one of my Zva Pearl Swirl Flourishes to really liven up that corner and boom, it was done. Who doesn't love pink and black right?? Enjoy!

Supplies:
Cardstock: Prism Papers
Stamps: Special Delivery by Tami Mayberry - Gina K Designs
Pearls: Zva Creative
Ink: Clearsnap Fluid Chalk Ink
Dies: Scalloped & Classic Square Nesties TM - Spellbinders
Ribbon: Grosgrain

Time for a Tuesday Challenge!

Oh boy I am so late in posting the new Tuesday Challenge over at Jacksonbelle's Blog! This week's challenge is to make something to help celebrate the season! I chose to make a cute little gifty bag....this bag is about four inches across and just about that high...totally perfect for stuffing a gift certificate or gift card into! :) I decided to use some of my newest goodies from the JBelle store! (My Mind’s Eye designer paper, Making Memories flowers and swirl and May Arts ribbon) I love it!! ENJOY~

For more Christmas inspiration be sure to check out the blogs of all of the Jacksonbelle Rockstars:

Tobi Crawford ~ Tobi’s Place

Stephanie Hargis ~ Steph’s Stampin’ Stuff

Jimmi Mayo ~ Stamping & Shopping

Bethany Paull ~ It’s Not All Black & White

Michelle Philippi ~ Inside My Own Private Idaho

Carly Robertson ~ Paper in Bloom

Shemaine Smith ~ Scraptastic

Lynda Benden: Stamp Act

Jill Dunn: Ink Genious

Lindsey Botkin: Embellished

Trudee Sauer: Follow Your Bliss

Heather Lee-Reppen: The Best in Life

Don’t forget that all Inkadinkado and Martha Stewart products are on sale 40% in the Jacksonbelle store.

Does anyone else think 2009 is going too fast??

Surely Christmas is not just around the corner...is it??? Well no matter what I tell myself I can not deny that we are now an ENTIRE WEEK INTO NOVEMBER!!! Amazing I tell you, simply amazing!

Well today I have my Unscripted Saturday Sketch card for you! :) The funny part about this card is that I AM THE SKETCH AUTHOR! Woohoo!! I chose to use some of my new goodies from Jacksonbelle today! She got in the fun fun fun new Christmas and Valentine's lines by My Minds Eye...oh so lovely...if you haven't seen em yet, get over there and fall in love right along with me ok??
My main image is one of my favorite Santa images from Impression Obsession. I stamped him then watercolored him. I used the Nesties^TM Long Classic Rectangles dies from Spellbinders^TM. I love that I can just cut them to the length I need and they still look awesome! :D I hope you enjoy the rest of your weekend, take some time to make a Christmas card or two! Enjoy!

Prism Blog Project Sneak Peek~

Time to head on over to the Prism Blog to see what we are up to this month! Do you think you can guess the theme from this little snippet???

A Cupcake Kind Of Day

Well today I have a fun little cupcake card to share with you. Cupcakes are ALL THE RAGE it seems...and I don't mind a bit! I love cupcakes! Crafts N Things Feb 2010 issue is the "cupcake issue" of the year...wait till you see some of the projects in there...oh my gosh soooo cute!!!

Anyway! Today I have a fun cupcake pedestal card to share with you. The images are from Impression Obsession, they sell them two ways, one is single rubber stamps Cupcakes & Cupcake Kind Of Day, the other is as a clear set! I only have the cling mounted rubber singles but LOOVE the idea of having the entire set! LOL Can you say "time to upgrade"???? Tee Hee Hee! I thought by pairing my Making Memories papers with the Spellbinders ^TM Labels Four Nesties^TM the entire card just kinda fell together...I love when that happens! LOL I watercolored the image using watercolor pencils and an aqua brush...no one watercolors anymore...I have been guilty of forsaking this technique I admit, but today I decided to bring it back! :) It such a lovely soft way to add color with lots of depth!!! I hope you enjoy! Now go get a cupcake!

Supplies:
Stamps: Impression Obsession
Ink: Tuxedo Black Memento Dye Ink - Tsukineko
Cardstock: Brown Paper Bag; White Prismatic - Prism Papers
Patterned Paper: Making Memories
Pearls: Prima
Dies: Labels Four Nesties^tm - Spellbinders
Ribbon: May Arts
Glitter Pen: Sakura Stardust

Tuesday Time Again!

Ok so Typepad is acting REALLY WEIRD tonight...so I am not sure if this post is going to run or not tomorrow....

But anyway here goes!!! Today we have a sketch over at Jacksonbelle Embellishments Blog! You know how I love a good sketch! LOL This card I did up for my Pastor & his family. October is Pastor Appreciation Month and we as a congregation all contributed cards and gifts to show our pastor and his family how much we appreciate their constant service to us as the congregation. The main image is from Our Daily Bread Designs, and inside the card it reads "your ministry is a blessing"....LOVE IT!

The papers are from the Pink Paislee line Amber Road, the flourish is from Making Memories & the ribbon, of course, is from May Arts. :) Have you told someone how much they mean to you lately? It doesn't have to be your pastor, it could be anyone...but DO IT! Make a point today of expressing how you feel toward someone who really ought to know! Enjoy!!!

For more sketchy inspiration be sure to check out the blogs of all of the Jacksonbelle Rockstars:

Tobi Crawford ~ Tobi’s Place

Stephanie Hargis ~ Steph’s Stampin’ Stuff

Jimmi Mayo ~ Stamping & Shopping

Bethany Paull ~ It’s Not All Black & White

Michelle Philippi ~ Inside My Own Private Idaho

Carly Robertson ~ Paper in Bloom

Shemaine Smith ~ Scraptastic

Lynda Benden: Stamp Act

Jill Dunn: Ink Genious

Lindsey Botkin: Embellished

Trudee Sauer: Follow Your Bliss

Heather Lee-Reppen: The Best in Life

Pretty Flowers

This week's sketch at CPS is ROCKIN'!!! At first was not sure if I was going to like it or not but once I got moving on my card I was IN LOVE WITH IT! This is one of those sketches that I will surely use again! :) This week our sponsor is once again Susan Tomaino, Independent Close To My Heart Consultant...I was given a choice on my stamps and then she sent papers to go with it....aren't they perfect?? For this card's main image I stamped my image, then I die cut using Long Classics Rectangle, then, WITHOUT REMOVING THE DIE, I sponged the edges of my main image. Leaving the die in place acts as a mask leaving that beautifully crisp ivory edge showing. :) Pretty nifty huh? I hope you enjoy!!!

Supplies:
All Paper, Cardstock, Stamps - Close to My Heart (CTMH) products courtesy of: Susan Tomaino, Independent Close To My Heart consultant
Dies: Classic & Scalloped Long Rectangle, Classic Scalloped Circle - Spellbinders
Inks: Clearsnap
Gems: Prima

Tea for Two

Our sponsor last week at CPS was My Favorite Things. And since I was busy getting the Breast Cancer Awareness Blog Hop(e) card up, and my Unscripted Sketches cards up I didn't have time to get this one up! LOL So you get TWO CPS cards this week, one today and one tomorrow! :) I did this teapot using a technique called paper piecing. So I first stamped the teapot onto my Scalloped Circle then I stamped it again onto the Eskimo Kisses Basic Grey paper, then again onto Espresso card stock. I then cut out the image and adhered it over top of the image on the Scalloped Circle creating a 3-D feel. :) Fun right?? I hope you like it! :) Enjoy!

Supplies:
Stamps: My Favorite Things
Cardstock: Prism Papers
Ribbon: Renaissance By Design
Pearls: Zva Creative
Ink: Clearsnap
Patterned Paper: Eskimo Kisses - Basic Grey
Dies: Classic Scalloped Circle, Scalloped Oval - Spellbinders

Doubled Up on Unscripted Sketches Today!

Well I totally forgot to load last week's Unscripted card last week! I can't believe how the days just get away from me lately! LOL!!! So here's last week's card to go with last week's sketch! A fun little card using Upsy Daisy Designs paper, Renaissance By Design stamps, Buttons and Brads are from Jacksonbelle Embellishments (I think they are Basic Grey??), and a fun little Classic Scalloped Circle from Spellbinders! :) Enjoy!

Then for THIS WEEK!!!! :) See and you thought the post was over!!! This is why you should ALWAYS stay in your seat at the movies until the LAST CREDIT ROLLS! LOL Hahaha... All supplies are from CTMH (courtesy of Susan Tomaino)... :) Except for the pearls, they are from Prima! Enjoy! And please play along with us, we LOOOVE to have friends drop by and leave us a link to their projects!!!

Breast Cancer Awareness Blog Hop(e)

Today we are "hop(e)ing" along on the Breast Cancer Awareness Hop(e) put together by Michelle at Inside My Own Private Idaho. Breast Cancer is something that we all have been affected by in some way...Michelle had a vision to just dedicate our posts today to spread awareness...Thanks for the inspiration Michelle!

Supplies:
Cardstock: Blush Red Dark, Baby Pink Medium Pristmatics; Simply Smooth White - Prism Papers
Patterned Paper: Eskimo Kisses - Basic Grey
Stamps: Coffee & Tea Stamp Set - Renaissance By Design
Inks: Warm Red & Creamy Brown Fluid Chalk Ink - Clearsnap
Tuxedo Black Memento Dye Ink - Tsukineko
Ribbon: 1/4" Light Pink Grosgrain
Adhesives: Permanent Tape Runner & 3-D Foam Squares - Scrapbook Adhesives by 3L

Now hop along to Sarah's blog so you can be sure to see all the goodies along the rest of the way!

Time for another Tuesday Challenge!

Ok so the fun at Jacksonbelle Embellishments today is as easy as 1-2-3!  One stamp, Two Embellishments, Three layers...no more no less... So for my one stamp I chose to use the Happy Thanksgiving by Inkadinkado, my two embellishments consist of a Prima flower and May Arts ribbon and my three layers are Prism cardstock, Upsy Daisy Designs Patterned Paper & my Curved Rectangles Die cut Prism cardstock. Totally fun challenge if you ask me! Now go ahead and join in and be sure to link your card to the Jacksonbelle Blog.

For more 1-2-3 inspiration be sure to check out the rest of the blogs of the Jacksonbelle Rockstars:

Tobi Crawford ~ Tobi’s Place

Stephanie Hargis ~ Steph’s Stampin’ Stuff

Jimmi Mayo ~ Stamping & Shopping

Bethany Paull ~ It’s Not All Black & White

Michelle Philippi ~ Inside My Own Private Idaho

Carly Robertson ~ Paper in Bloom

Shemaine Smith ~ Scraptastic

Lynda Benden: Stamp Act

Jill Dunn: Ink Genious

Lindsey Botkin: Embellished

Trudee Sauer: Follow Your Bliss

Heather Lee-Reppen: The Best in Life

Because apparently my brain was on vacation....

I forgot to tell you that my latest Prism Project was up on the Prism Blog last Thursday!!! I have never been one to be so utterly forgetful...perhaps it's true that each baby splits your brain power in half...cause now that I have four kids I really do feel like I am working on about an 1/8th of the memory I used to have...somebody - help get me more RAM STAT!!! LOL Anyway if you want to see a layout of mine - CHECK IT OUT!!

Well BUMMER!!!

I thought I had set this one to load and that it had run at the end of last week!! LOL It was set to draft and I never came to finish it up!!! UGH! Oh well! This card was fun to do up because it has lots of different things going on! The die cut flowers are done using Flowers by Spellbinders. I then painted them using Fire Engine Red Shimmerz & Gold Glimmer Blingz..They were our sponsors over at CPS last week and this is the card I did for that sketch. :) I had a Prima twill and denim accessorie that was multiple layers one on top of the other and I decided I had no idea how to use it so I pulled it appart and used the layers here :).  Then all the different patterned papper is from the Farmer' Wife Jenni Bowlin Mini Papers....cute right?? And again, Prism cardstock pulls it all together for that perfect finishing touch...when you have the RIGHT COLORS to work with your fininshed project is so much better pulled together....I hope you enjoy!

Supplies:
Paints: Fire Engine Red Shimmerz & Gold Glimmer Blingz - Shimmerz
Cardstock: Kraft; Vanilla Cream & Blush Red Dark Prismatics - Prism Papers
Patterned Paper: The Farmer's Wife Mini Papers - Jenni Bowlin
Stamps: Blossom & Wilt Stamp Set - Renaissance By Design
Ink: Walnut Stain Distress Ink - Ranger
Dies: Blossom - Spellbinders
Brads: Basic Grey
Ribbon: May Arts
Twill & Denim: Prima Marketing Inc.

WE HAVE SOME WINNERS!!!! :)

I used Random.Org to get the three people who are winners of the three copies of the December Issue of Crafts N Things (see this post - http://pinklemonade.typepad.com/my_weblog/2009/10/an-unusual-post.html#comments) And the random integers are - 1, 38 & 66!!! WOOHOO CONGRATS!!!

# 1 is -Tomi Jo

# 38 is Elaine Moore

#66 is Melody!!!

I hope you all enjoy!!! :)

Tuesday Tuesday Tuesday! :)

And you know what that means right?? Another Jacksonbelle Challenge! :) This week is a sketch challenge...and you know me and sketches! I love how EASY PEASY they make a project! LOL For this one I decided to deviate just a tad from the sketch... ;) (you know me, the rule breaker! HAHAHA)

Anyway the card uses a few different patterns from the Basic Grey line "Eskimo Kisses", luscious satin ribbon from May Arts, pretty green pearls from Prima, dies from Spellbinders, the new set from Gina K Designs (Special Delivery) and card stock from Prism! Enjoy!!!

For more inspiration be sure to check out the blogs of the rest of the Jacksonbelle Rockstars:

Tobi Crawford ~ Tobi’s Place

Stephanie Hargis ~ Steph’s Stampin’ Stuff

Jimmi Mayo ~ Stamping & Shopping

Bethany Paull ~ It’s Not All Black & White

Michelle Philippi ~ Inside My Own Private Idaho

Carly Robertson ~ Paper in Bloom

Shemaine Smith ~ Scraptastic

Lynda Benden: Stamp Act

Jill Dunn: Ink Genious

Lindsey Botkin: Embellished

Trudee Sauer: Follow Your Bliss

Heather Lee-Reppen: The Best in Life