Back to Blogging!!!

5 months later and here I am :-) I've been a busy bee for the last few months and have lots to share since I posted last but it feels great to be  Back to blogging!!YaaaY!!!

I finally finished the baby book I started back in January and am ready to share those photos with you. I will attempt to post these from my phone now...forgive me if the picture quality is not great.
The family tree (2nd photo) is the very first page of the album.
Big Sister, Lil Brother (3rd photo) within the album for the professional pics mom had taken with sock monkey hats on for them :-)
Preggo Belly is the very last page (1st photo) to show off moms growing belly throughout her pregnancy.

Michelle looved the book soo much she asked me to make one for a friend as her shower gift. I can't tell you how thrilled I was to do it!!! :-) :-) :-)
The baby shower theme and nursery was Noah's Ark. I have to upload the photos from my other phone for those pictures.

 Happy to be back here :-)

You deserve the best day ever

I love this sentiment! It feels nice to say and really mean it! It's from Hero Arts and I purchased it at my local Hobby Lobby. Love that store : )  Isn't it great when you can use a stamp on a lot of different projects? This gets ya the most bang for your buck!!! "Just Because" kinda feels the same but this one sounds more sincere and heartfelt in my opinion. It feel personal and I like that.

Thank you
Strawberries are so "sweet" and what better way to thank a friend than with a berry sweet thank you card?!

I'm all about the sewing machine stitches these days : ) I had a stamp set "You have me in Stitches" by CTMH that I sold because I figured it would force me to use the real thing....and it has : ) Yaaay me!

 It can be addicting once ya start so be careful to make sure your bobbin is loaded and ready to go!! Lol!!

Happy Thursday and I hope you have the best day ever ... because you deserve it  ; )

I heart cookies

Yumm : ) I love chocolate chips, don't you?
The Paper Studio pp had printed 'love to bake' on it but I went with I heart cookies as my take! I used my Cricut to cut out the mitt ( From My Kitchen), then embossed it with my cuttlebug (favorite folder). I used red MS baker's twine and tied on a cookie jar charm (I've had forever) from Karen Foster. The heart brad is Basic Grey.
Now I'm off to go get some milk for my cookies :)

Just Us Girls Challenge

"Just Us Girls" Challenges are such a great way to break out of the box. It encourages me to use other zones of my brain besides the comfort zone!

I created the loopy flower with my Martha Stewart fringe scissors - you have got to get these if you don't already have them. Sooo cool and very addicting : ) I added the required colors (pink & red) with splashes of bakers twine in pink and red as my bow. The sparkle on the loopy bow was created with random brushed on glue pen strokes then sprinkled with ultra fine MS glitter. That makes me happy : )

Inspiration Photo form JUGS

This one is sure to tempt you too with Valentine's Day coming up.  Happy Sunday!!! xoxoxoxo

Color Challenge March 8

Color Challenge for March 8th is up at the Outlawz!!!
Here is the inspiration photo Brenda picked out to inspire us

Pink and Orange

March Madness- use flowers!

This is what I came up with!

out for publication!!!!

I made a project using the sweet treat cups purchased from Stampin" Up, finally!!! I had this idea in my head a while now :) Sunflower seeds are inside! Thanks, Mo, my sunny friend : )



Today, I also received an email from Martha Stewart newsletter and it was a fabric covered flower pot. Here is the inspiration pic:
Here is my version!




Thanks for stopping by and peeking in. I hope I inspired you to create something fun this week!

Perfect Pair!

Happy Wednesday to you ; )

I had a sheet of pear stickers and decided to make several various cards with them.
The first one I embossed the tag "the perfect pair" in chocolate powder. Kept the colors neutral.


The next card I texturized a bit. A little tearing, inking and a new embossing folder (Square Lattice) from SU. Still pretty neutral.



I had to go bright with this one!!!! I couldn't take it anymore! I cut up bright pink panels and floral panels and stitched them on to my 6x6 card base with white thread so it would pop out!

I added a few gems and a bee, even a felt butterfly! That felt good!

Nice and bright!

So, which one is your favorite?

Color Challenge January 18 at the Outlawz

Good morning,

Hope you are ready to be inspired by our Outlawz DT samples and a dreamy photo that will have you making bags, boxes,cards,favors, tags and more!
This is one of my all time favorite color combos and I couldn't stop making things for this weeks challenge. Let's see how motivated you get!

Pink and Brown

Little Lady gift bag and box set I made

Gift Bag and tags to coordinate -Bunnies are my #2 fav!!! : )
Card Set -in assorted sizes (they look a little dark but it is brown not black)

Get out that pretty pink paper and go for it! Happy Tuesday to you :)

Color Challenge at The Outlawz

Good afternoon,

Hopefully you are having a very productive Saturday in your crafty space :) I am, well, in between laundry loads and providing snacks for the kids and getting more and more hot tea for me. Brrrr....it's cold.

Have you made a sample for the Red,White and Pink Color challenge yet? Go check out
The Outlawz and submit your entry. The group (pink circle) challenges post on Tuesdays. You have until the end of the month so don't panic!
Each weekly challenge a color photo is posted as inspiration by the Design Team to help get those creative juices flowing!
Week of January 11
Can't wait to see what comes from this!
Here is a little something I found that I previously made but thought I would add it her for fun anyway. My sample is in my last post-the birthday girl with the red chunky glitter on her party hat!






You can make a card, a scrapbook page or even an altered item but it must be done in the colors specified for each week. You may use other colors but the majority of your project must be the specified colors.

Happy crafting!

Jenn

Happy New Year!

I would like to share with you exciting news! I am on a new Design Team called the "Outlawz"
I will be designing in the Color Challenge group and would love for you to come check out all the new challenges going on over there.

My first challenge is to use red,white and pink. It's January and I do not want to start with Valentines just yet, so I went with a birthday card instead. My daughter will be turning 9 at the end of the month so I thought it was perfect!

Hope you like it :)

Cancer Divas

A layout inspired by Breast Cancer Awareness Month

I wanted to incorporate the girls somehow from the Cricut cartridge Forever Young. I chose a variety of cuts and showed how they all have one thing in common-cancer. The "divas" stand and fight together as one.

close ups of each diva:

Friend
I used chunky glitter for her "sweater" and pink cs for her pants

Niece
Pink Vellum makes up her ultra fem dress

Sister
Pink cs for her suit

Mother
Here I used ultra fine Martha Stewart glitter for her (body) hot suit and pink glitter for her shoes! I had to do it!

Me
The dress here is shiny pearly pink paper. I tied a pink ribbon on her waist like a belt. A couple flowers to embellish her gown and she's set.

Let's keep fighting for a cure and save more lives. God Bless all the survivors out there.

Have a peaceful Sunday.

Hope For a Cure

SSC (Simply Scrapping Crafts)is having a color combo challenge that hits near and dear to my heart so I thought I'd play along this time. Breast cancer awareness month is here and I felt inspired to make a pink card too. Let's hope it's soon we find a cure.

Have a great weekend!

Baby Girl (Preemie) Album

Hello!!!

It has been foreeeever since I have posted! I had surgery in August (on my neck) and am now finally on my feet and back to scrapping and card making! Yaaaay! It feels good to be connected once again : )

This is a project I had been working on in preparation for the birth of a baby girl (for someone in my extended family). We were all surprised by her "early bird" entrance into the world on Tuesday the 19th! She weighed in at a whopping 4.4 lbs. Little sweet pea!!!!
I'm almost finished with the book. She was not due until November so I have to now make
a "Baby's First Boo" or "Lil' Pumpkin" page and fit it in somewhere! Lil' Lady would be cute if her mom was going to dress her up as a ladybug! I have a thing for lady bugs!

So here are the pages I have already completed. Hope you enjoy them : )

PS: I have lots of Halloween cards to post after the baby book is done.

Have a great day!


Cover looks a bit bright here in the pic but it's softer in person.
"Little Girls are heaven's flowers." Stamp set from Cloud 9~ Simple thoughts-Girl set

Inside cover(left) I made a pocket out of paper to slip in the card for the parents. This paper is soo soft! It's pink houndstooth by me&my Big Ideas. It's "specialty cardstock" Sooo sweet for baby girls :) I added a strip of eyelet trim and a crocheted rattle to finish it off.
The first page has piece of patterned paper with assorted baby items I just couldn't cover up so I added a cute little saying (or poem) for the parents around the edge and used black ink to tie in the color on the pink satin ruler ribbon.

closer look


The nursery theme is farm animals so I thought it would be cute to announce her
by asking, "Have you 'herd' the news?!!" It came as one long strip so I cut it up and popped it on the cloud as if the butterfly were asking!
The little lamb (once a button) is one of my favorite details. The paper line is by October Afternoon,Farm Fresh and Ducks in a Row. It's so great because they all work so well together.
"Early Bird" how appropriate, right?! Pink stickers by Cosmo Cricket. Rub-on birdy by American Crafts-Dear Lizzy-Perch Accents (mini marks)

I cut the shank off the button and used it like a brad!

Double page view

Prima flowers, waxy flax and pearls to dress up the letters and Miss Duck!

Little Baby title cut from Nursery Rhymes cart (Cricut). Paper is Nana's Nursery -DCWV. Accents are American Crafts / Dear Lizzy


I had to embellish with a little Martha Stewart glitter! She is a girl, after all! ; )







The Stork and Lamb is cut from A Child's year (Cricut). I added glitter to the storks wings and I embossed the lamb with mini hearts cuttlebug folder.

It might be hard to see but I added pink flock to the baby that the stork is carrying! So delicate.




Here is where the whole inspiration started! The bedding from Babies R Us is this to a T! I fell in love and started decorating right away! I used my sewing machine to stitch the grass (meadow) to the background to give it the homespun feel. Gingham and roosters ...farm fresh! Organic all the way!


Pop dot all to add dimension. All animals are from Country Life cart (Cricut)


I made their legs brown and cranberry just like on the blanket-this is so super custom! I hope they love it!!!



It's all about dresses and daisies here!


The ribbon is velvety smooth and silky. Super soft like baby skin.




Sweet Pea was cut from New Arrival (Cricut) There is a clear transparency on the right they will lay a picture on top of it and the bottom will show through to say-sweet baby girl.











November Firsts


December Firsts