Paper Cuts

Hi everyone!  It’s time for our October Just For Fun challenge with the JiFFy girls!  We’re a little late but that’s ok.  We’ll catch up!

This month Alli selected paper from My Mind’s Eye Colorful Christmas Collection.  Once it was in the mail to each of us and before anyone knew what she had chosen, Julie selected Papertrey Ink’s Autumn Abundance.   I love the paper (so cute!) and I love the image but what a challenge this time!  I wasn’t sure how in the world I was going to make Christmas/winter paper work with a bouquet of mums.   So I ended up using the back sides of the two wintry patterns.

Thanks Just Doesn’t Seem Like Enough

I wanted to try to make my pitcher of flowers look like it’s sitting on a table with a cloth.  I used a craft knife to carefully cut around the bottom of the pitcher, slid my orange paper beneath, added the lace trim and matted the image.

Be sure to check out the other JiFFy girls to see what they did with the same paper and image! 

Lori Craig

Kim Hughes

Julie Campbell

Alli Miles

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

Stamps: Papertrey Ink “Autumn Abundance”  Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black   Cardstock: Papertrey Ink White   Patterned Paper:  My Mind’s Eye Colorful Christmas “Merry Dots” and “Falling Flakes”  Accessories: Copic markers (BG0000, BG01, YR02, YR04, YG63, YG67, C00, C1, C3), Making Memories lace trim, button, white string, dimensional boosters, sewing machine.  Finished size 4 ¼” x 5 ½”.

Hi everyone!  It’s time for another Just For Fun challenge with my JiFFy friends! 

As a quick reminder of how our challenge works, one JiFFy girl selects and mails the paper to each of us, then another JiFFy girl selects and reveals the image before any of us (including the image picker) receives the paper.  So each month, none of us knows what we’ll be using until we have it.   Fun, right?

This month Julie chose this really cute dotted-on-one-side/floral-on-the-other Memory Box “Just Chillin” paper while Kim chose Memory Box’s Twizzle Tree.  And as an extra nice surprise, Ellen of Ellen Hutson LLC decided to treat each of us with the stamp.  How sweet is that?  Thank you so much, Ellen! 

Thanks

I chose to use only the dotted side of the paper, adding some flower lace trim underlined by thin strips of the Crabapple cardstock.  I wanted just a pop of color so I added a lime green button over my bow.

Be sure to check out what the other JiFFy girls did with this same paper and image!  I can’t wait to see for myself!  I love this challenge. 

    JULIE

    ALLI

    KIM

    LORI             

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

Stamps:  Memory Box “Twizzle Tree,” Cornish Heritage Farms “Silhouette Blooms II” (Kim Hughes Collection)   Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black   Cardstock: Prism Crabapple Dark, Super Smooth White   Patterned Paper:  Memory Box “Pink Floral” Just Chillin’ Girl   Accessories:  Copic markers (R0000, R20, R222), Making Memories gingham ribbon and floral trim, Basic Grey button, white string, dimensional boosters. Finished size 5” x 5”.

It’s that time again!  The JiFFy girls have been a little bit “folksy” this month…as opposed to a little bit country or rock n’ roll.  Now you’ll have Marie and Donny Osmond singing in your head all day…if you’re old enough to remember that. 

This month Alli chose the bird image from Unity’s July kit of the month, “A Pocket Full of…” and Carole chose Graphic 45’s “Hot Tomato” from their Times Nouveau Collection.  I think it’s a perfect match.  (I’m still waiting for that really IMperfect match. (I know it’s coming…sooner or later.)

Happy Day

I colored my bird with Copics and then sponged the edges with distress ink.  I used a black 3-d gel pen on the bird’s eye, the solid dots on her tail and the centers of the x’s on her body.

Be sure to check out what Julie, Kim, Alli and Lori did with the same image and paper.   (Carole is taking a bit of a break.)

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

Stamps:  Unity “A Pocket Full of…”, “Following my Heart”   Ink:  Memento Tuxedo Black, Ranger Walnut Stain Distress   Cardstock: Prism Black, Natural Smooth  Patterned Paper: Graphic 45 Times Nouveau “Hot Tomato”   Accessories:  Copic markers (YR31, YR23, G94, G99, E35, R85, W1, W5), clear embossing powder (over sentiment), button, cream twine, Magic Mesh, black Sakura 3-d gel pen.  Finished size 5” x 5”.

Yep, the Jiffy girls have another challenge to share!  This time around Lori chose this adorable (and very popular) Daisy image by Sugar Nellie.  And before she revealed her image to us, I mailed to everyone “Sun Dress” and “Strawberry Patch” patterned paper from Basic Grey’s new Lemonade collection.

It’s Been a While

I used a combination of Copic markers and Prismacolor pencils to color my image.  The girl’s hair, skin and the background were colored with Copics and the rest was done with pencils. 

I shredded the paper edges a bit and then used my psychotic sewing machine to add some stitching.  Normally if my machine is acting wonky,  I would murmur some choice words and start over, but since the card is kind of scrappy, I decided the stitching could stay kind of cr@ppy.

Be sure to check out what the other JiFFy girls have done with this same image and paper:

Julie, Carole, Lori and Alli.  (Kim has a lot going on this month so she had to sit this one out.  She’ll be back though! )

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

Stamps:  Sugar Nellie “Daisy,” Cornish Heritage Farms “Silhouette Blooms II” (Kim Hughes Collection)   Ink:  Memento Tuxedo Black   Cardstock:  Prism Crabapple Dark, Natural Smooth   Patterned Paper:  Basic Grey “Lemonade” Sun Dress and Strawberry Patch   Accessories:  Copic markers (E00, E000, R20, E31, E33, E35, RV95), Prismacolor pencils/turpenoid, edge distresser, buttons, cream twine, Making Memories trim, sewing machine.  Finished size 5” x 5”.

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”.