Paper Cuts

Time for another Just For Fun challenge with my JiFFy friends!  This month Kim sent everyone “Slate” from Crate Paper’s Little Sprout Collection.  And Carole (appropriately ) chose Cuddle up Carter by My Favorite Things.  Cuddle up Carter was designed as a charity set to benefit kids with Cerebral Palsy (like Carole’s son, Carter) via the non-profit Euro-Peds clinic (www.europeds.org) in Pontiac, Michigan.   My Favorite Things is donating $2 from each set sold through September 2009.  How awesome is that?

Sweet Little Boy

I broke out the Prismacolor pencils for this one.  I wanted a softer look than I get from my Copics.  (I’m impatiently awaiting the availability of those lighter colors!)  Anyway, I roughened the edges a bit and sponged with some distress ink (mostly to tone down the brightness of the teal paper) and added some stitching.

Be sure to check out Lori, Julie, Kim, Carole and Alli’s projects using these same papers and images.  As always, I can’t wait to see! 

Thanks so much for stopping by!  Have a great day!

Stamps:  MFT “Cuddle Up Carter”   Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black, Ranger Walnut Stain Distress   Cardstock:  Prism Suede Brown Dark, Frosted Teal, Natural Smooth   Patterned Paper:  Crate Paper “Slate” (Little Sprout Collection)   Accessories:  Copic markers (E00, R20), Prismacolor pencils/Weber Natural Turpenoid, Rusty Pickle trim, Basic Grey button, linen thread, sponge, pop dots, sewing machine.  Finished size 5” x 5”

Yes, it’s time for another Just For Fun challenge with the Jiffy girls…Julie, Lori, Alli, Carole and myself.  And guess what?!   I’m happy to say we have a new Jiffy girl…our friend, Kim Hughes!  We’re super-excited to have her join us!     Welcome, Kim!!!  

This month Lori chose these two lovely Pink Paislee papers.  (Gorgeous!)  Once the paper was in the mail to the group (but before anyone received it), I chose this frazzled owl by Whimsy Stamps.  Little did I know that Carole has a big aversion to birds, specifically owls.  So, sorry Carole!  But just for the record, if I could have found a way to make this owl’s head turn 360 degrees, I would have done that…JUST FOR YOU!!! 

It’s been lovely BUT…

I very often feel like screaming…like when my daughter insists on wearing half of last year’s Halloween costume to school.  How about my kids’ incessant arguing, name-calling and tattling.  I’m pretty sure I screamed about the  education my children received from the graffitied walls of a Johnny Potty this weekend.    Yeah.  That was especially nice.   Or how about when I realized that I glued the trim on this card wrong side up.  Oh well.  It is what it is.

Be sure to check out what Julie, Carole, Alli, Lori and Kim have done with this same image and paper.  As always, I can’t WAIT to see!  :)

Thanks so much for stopping by!!!  Have a great day! 

Stamps:  Whimsy Stamps Owl, sentiment by Inkadinkado (retired)   Ink:  Memento Tuxedo Black   Cardstock:  Prism Suede Brown Dark, Natural Smooth   Patterned Paper:  Pink Paislee “Beloved” and “Graceful”   Accessories:  Copic markers (E31, E33, E35, E57, C1, C3, W1, Y38, YR23, E0000), Making Memories trim, Creative Memories circle cutter, American Crafts brads.

It’s time for another challenge with the JiFFy Girls…Carole, Lori, Alli, Julie and me!  I look forward to this challenge every month.  One of us chooses paper and once it is en route to everyone, another of us reveals her choice of the image we are to use.  SO much fun! 

This month Julie selected this adorable Sugar Nellie image, Day Dreamer, and for the paper Alli chose “Sliced Leek” (lol) from the Minestrone Collection by Jillabean Soup. 

Hi

I popped up my window, the girl and the flower in the girl’s hair.  The birds were colored and cut from vanilla cardstock and adhered over the “wallpaper” with the tails bent slightly forward.  I created a big “sunflower” using a felt flower button (from Ellen Hutson, LLC) and olive cardstock.  I was a bit stumped as to how to incorporate a sentiment so I made a little “hi” sign and tucked it into the window.

After making the card and finishing the inside, I had a bit of the paper left so I decided to make a coordinating envelope as well.

Be sure to check in with Carole, Lori, Alli and Julie to see what they’ve created using the same image and paper.  I can’t wait to see!

Stamps:  Sugar Nellie “Day Dreamer” (Leanne Ellis); Cornish Heritage Farms “Tag!  You’re It!” (Kim Hughes Collection)   Ink:  Memento Tuxedo Black   Cardstock:  Prism Suede Brown Dark, Stampin’ Up Old Olive and Brocade Blue   Patterned Paper:  Jillabean Soup Minestrone Collection “Sliced Leek”   Accessories: Copic markers (E00, YR20, E57, E77, YR04, R20, R29, B24, YG03, YR31), SU Old Olive marker, ribbon by Making Memories, Fancy Felt Button by Hero Arts, white string, pop dots, McGill tiny flower punch, Sakura 3-d black gel pen.

WOOHOO!  It’s time for our monthly challenge with the JiFFy girls… Lori, Carole, Alli and Julie!  And this month we have a special guest, Sharon Harnist!  :)   Lori is visiting with Sharon and made her card there, so we thought it would be perfect for Sharon to play along too!  (Thanks for saying “yes,” Sharon!)

This month Lori chose this adorable image from Unity called Neighborhood of Simplicity which can be found in the Pixie Lane set.  For this month’s paper, I chose My Mind’s Eye Bloom & Grow Eye Candy (and then covered up most of it). 

The Road to a Friend’s House

I colored the image with Copics (and have had several questions as to which colors I’m using so I will *try* to remember to include that information from now on in the card supply list).  The entire front panel is raised on pop dots, as is the main image (from the Saffron panel up).

Be sure to check out what Lori, Carole, Alli, Julie and Sharon have done with the same image and paper! :)   (I love these challenges!)

Thanks so much for stopping by!  Have a great day!

Stamps:  Unity “Pixie Lane” ; sentiment by A Muse Artstamps   Ink:  Memento Tuxedo Black   Cardstock:  Prism Desert Coral Dark, Natural Smooth; Stampin’ Up! So Saffron    Patterned Paper:  My Mind’s Eye Bloom & Grow “Eye Candy”   Accessories:  Copic markers (YG95, E08, BG49, YR23, E57, E47, B0000), Basic Grey button, linen thread, pop dots, sewing machine.  Card size 5” x 5”.

Hi everyone!  It’s time for our monthly Just For Fun challenge with Carole, Alli, Lori and Julie.  If you’re just popping into our challenge for the first time, here’s how it works.  Each month one of us sends the same patterned paper to all and once the paper is en route, the image chooser reveals her choice to the group before she receives the paper.   It could make for an interesting challenge if the paper isn’t just right for the image, but so far we’ve had good matches.  I know….one of these times…but that’s what makes it fun.  The surprises! And it is Just For Fun. 

A Wonderful Friend

I was thrilled when Alli chose the very sweet Bluebell Bittybloom by Stamping Bella as our image this month.  All of the Bittyblooms are just adorable.  

Julie sent to everyone paper from Cosmo Cricket’s new Girl Friday line.  We used “Saturday.”  Love it!

I paper-pieced my Bittybloom with the dotted paper, coloring in her socks, shirt and top of her hat with an olive marker.  I wanted my embellishments to be small, like the Bittybloom, so I added two thin strips of olive cardstock with tiny buttons on the one side.

My sentiment is from Anna’s fabulous Friendly Expressions set. 

Head on over to see what Alli, Julie, Carole and Lori have done with the same supplies!  I can’t wait to see! 

Thanks for stopping by! Have a great day!

Hi everyone!  I’m really excited about our Just for Fun challenge this month!  Carole and I have invited three more friends to the mix!  I’m sure you know them…Alli Miles, Julie Campbell and Lori Craig!  WOOHOO!  Carole and I are so happy you all have joined us!

This month Lori chose Whiff of Joy’s Willow with Hot Chocolate.  And Carole sent to each of us this fun patterned paper by American Crafts.

Willow Presents Hot Chocolate…or a Caramel Macchiato

There’s a little surprise behind Willow.  No, this time it isn’t a fire. ;)  It’s a Starbucks gift card.

I used two hinges from my stash of We R Memory Keepers hardware and a word window punch to slip the gift card into.  I wanted to place the gift card over the ribbon, but then the gift card stuck out a bit so I settled for tucking it underneath.  The knotted ribbon holds the hinged flap closed. 

The heart brads were actually pewter so I colored over them with a dark brown Copic and now they match the copper hardware.  :)

Be sure to check out Carole, Alli, Julie and Lori’s blogs to see what they’ve done with the same paper and image.  I can’t wait to see!  :) 

Thanks so much for stopping by!  Have a great day!

ETA:  The prices of images on the Whiff of Joy website are listed in Euros, but if you look on the left sidebar, there is a little “currency” window.  From there you can change the price listing to US Dollar, Canadian Dollar, etc.  You can also find some of the images at All That Scraps but they sell out very quickly.  You have to be a stalker to purchase them from ATS.

Stamps:  Whiff of Joy “Willow with Hot Chocolate”; Cornish Heritage Farms “Beautiful” (The Rummage Bin)  Ink:  Tsukineko Memento Tuxedo Black; Adirondack Pebble by Ranger    Cardstock:  Prism Suede Brown Dark, Super Smooth White; Stampin’ Up! Old Olive   Patterned Paper:  American Crafts Everyday “Hey There”   Accessories:  Copic markers, WRMK hinges, Making Memories heart brads, Morex ribbon, EK Success slot punch, pop dots.  Card size 5 ¼” x 5 ¼”.

It’s been way too long since my good buddy, Carole, and I have done one of our Just for Fun challenges.   To refresh your memory, we take turns, one of us choosing paper and the other choosing the image, but the choices are made without knowing which paper or image is chosen by the other.  That’s the “challenge” part.  The rest is “Just for Fun!”

This time around I sent to Carole this double-sided pink and brown paper by Kaiser.  I know you can’t see much of it because I nearly covered it all.  (I tend to do that sometimes.)   But when I saw it, my first thought was “This is so ME!”  I love pink and brown.  I’m not sure if Carole does…I guess I’ll find out. 

Once I mailed the paper, Carole chose this cute Inkadinkado image of birds. 

Together, Life is Sweet!

These little guys (or gals) are a Quartet of friends.  Each one is different from the other, but they love each other just the same, as good friends should.   They don’t ruffle each other’s feathers and they’re always there when they need each other.

I had a hard time matching the paper with my “limited” number of Copic markers, so I blew the dust off of my Prismacolor pencils and used those.  I really should leave them out so I’ll use them more often.

All the panels are raised on pop dots and the hardware was a gift from the very sweet Jessica Rone.  (Thank you again, Jessie!!)

Please be sure to check out Carole’s project!  I’m sure it’s fabulous!

Thanks so much for stopping by!  Have a great day! 

Stamps:  Inkadinkado “Quartet”, sentiment from Gina K. Designs “How Sweet it Is!”   Ink:  Adirondack Pitch Black   Cardstock:  Prism Tawny Medium, Suede Brown Dark, Natural Smooth   Patterned Paper:  Kaiser “Pretty in Pink”   Accessories:  Prismacolor pencils/Weber Turpenoid Natural, Spellbinders Nestabilities, ribbon, Stampin’ Up Aged Copper hodgepodge, sewing machine, pop dots.  Card size 5” x 5”.

Happy Saturday!  Lots to share so let’s get started!

Time for this month’s Just for Fun challenge with Carole!   Once Carole’s ”mystery paper” was enroute, I chose Bikababeabella from  Stamping Bella for our challenge.  (The paper is ”Mischa” from the Hoodie Line by Luxe…love it!)  

Also my fellow stamper, Lynda Benden, who is a member of Our Creative Corner, asked me to be her guest this month.  (How fun!  Thanks so much, Lynda!)  Her challenge for me was to include bling of any kind on a card.  Yay…that’s easy! 

Dare to be Different

I used my Copic markers to color the image then I added some bling. The entire image is colored with some color of Spica glitter pen.

I used a scalloped square Nestability die to frame the image.  I cut two black scalloped squares, cut them apart and then pieced them back together, overlapping one of the scallops on the top and bottom to create a rectangle of the size I needed.  (I got this great tip from Susan Liles.  She’s one smart cookie.  I never would have thought to do that!)

I added Heidi Swapp bling in each scallop, a tiny Hero Arts adhesive crystal on the flower on the bike and the sentiment is embossed in black (for even more shine).

Don’t forget to check out Carole’s project!  It’s bound to be fabulous and, as always, I can’t wait to see it too!

WCMD Fun

Not long ago, Paper Crafts Magazine began World Card Making Day as a time to set aside for getting started on all of your holiday cards.  As one of the sponsors of this project, Cornish Heritage Farms has some fun challenges, chat and prizes to share today.  You can find ALL the details here!

Paper Crafts Magazine has provided to me two copies of their latest publication “Cards, Gifts & More” to share with my blog readers. So here’s what I’m going to do. 

One winner will receive a copy of the magazine. 

.

A second winner will receive the magazine PLUS an SEI Poppy 12 x 12 paper pack, Bazzill In Stitches stitching templates, Basic Grey Journal Flourish clear stamps, Close to My Heart Library Cards clear stamps, an EK Success ready-made scrapbook album and a We R Memory Keepers double-sided tab dispenser w/refill.

All you have to do is leave a comment on this post.  To keep it fair, only one comment per person please.  I will select two winners on the evening of Tuesday, October 7th, approximately 9 p.m. (est) via random number generator.  #1 gets the magazine, #2 gets the loot (and the magazine). 

Please visit the World Card Making Day website for lots of great ideas and ways you can  celebrate this holiday.

Thanks so much for stopping by!  Have a great weekend! (”Say it Like it Is” Saturday will return next week!) 

It’s time for another Just for Fun challenge with my friend, Carole.  This month I sent along a couple sheets from Daisy D’s Chloe Marie.  I actually sent Carole two different papers from the pack but you only see one here.  That’s because I wasted the other sheet.  So I used a dark blue cardstock in it’s place.  (Sorry about that, Carole.)   In honor of “Back to School,” Carole chose Stamping Bella’s Teachabella.

Oh Happy Day!

It seems the schools have made the move to wipe boards as opposed to black boards (around here, anyway).  I suppose black boards are a thing of the past?  And so in keeping with the times, I’ve decided the board in this image is white and not black.  On this board on the actual image are the letters “ABC” but I’ve used what I feel to be a more appropriate sentiment (from Classic Essential Expressions by Cornish Heritage Farms). 

Please do not misunderstand me, I love my children more than anything, but after a long summer (and you could say ours has been a bit stressful), it is time to go back to school.  I will not cry.  I will not do cartwheels on the way home from the bus stop (not that I’ve thought about that or anything), but I will come home and listen to the house fan I’ve missed for the past two and a half months.  (And I’ll worry about how they’re doing.)

Be sure to check out Carole’s project.  That’s what she likes to call her work… “projects.” ;)   I can’t wait to see it! Have a SUPER day! 

m.

Time for another fun challenge with Carole!  This time she sent me the paper and I actually chose a stamp with a Cardinal on it.  (I must really like this image…I’ll explain later.)  I finally had the chance to meet Carole in person at CHA.  She’s so sweet and just as quick-witted in person as she appears online.  I wish we’d had more time to sit and chat.   {{{Carole}}} 

Just a Note

Inkdadinkado has had some fantastic new stamps lately.  I love this one called Duet.  It’s so…wispy.  (Sidenote:  If you like Halloween, you must check out the new Inka stamps and sets at Jacksonbelle Embellishments.  Lots of cute stuff!)

I used Copics to color my images, outlined in gray, then added a few little yellow gemstones to the branches and flower center.

I first painted my chipboard flourish white then decided it didn’t look quite right so I sponged over the paint with Ranger Peeled Paint Distress ink.  It still looks kind of plain to me but definately better than white.

I was happy to color this Cardinal a bright shade of orange as opposed to it’s true color of red.  I am not a fan of Cardinals (even though they are our state bird) and so when I see red, I cringe. I’ve had one of those blasted beasts stalking my house and trying to peck its way inside for two summers now.  If I’m in the kitchen, it will sit on the back of one of my deck chairs, staring into the house and leaving me a present, then about every thirty seconds it flies up to peck on my back door.  If I’m in the dining room, it pecks on the living room window across from me.  It will peck on the long window over my front door, and when it wants to be especially annoying, it will peck on the front door kickplate.  I’ve tried leaving the blinds closed…peck, peck, peck.  I’ve hung post-it notes and paper on the window and kickplate…peck, peck, peck.  This bird is insane and it’s trying it’s best to make me that way as well.  (And I will tell you I am close.  Very, very close.)  I’ve tried talking nicely to this crazy creature and more often than that, not so nice.  I’ll admit it.  I yell at the bird.  It just will not go away.  Maybe I need to surround my house with those big plastic owls with the bobbing heads.  So while Carole is skipping around her yard whistling and making wishes, I’m thinking of ways to get rid of the darn thing.  And, by the way, I forgive Carole for liking Cardinals since she also likes Orioles…Baltimore Orioles, that is. 

Thanks so much for stopping by!  Be sure to check out Carole’s blog to see what she did with this same paper and image.  (…Or maybe you saw it yesterday. lol)

Cardstock:  Papertrey Ink (white base), Prism Super Smooth White, Intense Orange, Intense Kiwi   Patterned Paper:  Scenic Route Ashville/Patton Avenue   Stamps:   Inkadinkado “Duet”; Cornish Heritage Farms “Classic Essential Expressions”   Ink:  Adirondack Pitch Black, Ranger Peeled Paint Distress   Accessories:  Copic markers, Making Memories Flourish (Jigsaw), Hero Arts gemstones, May Arts velour ric rac, EK Success fiber, CHF Perfectly Clear ep (sentiment), sponge, pop dots.  Card size 5” x 5”.