Jo's Scrap Shack FFC - hello

Heya everyone and welcome to another FUN FRIDAY Challenge over at Jo's Scrap Shack!! I hope you got to play along in last weeks sketch challenge. This week we have a theme VS. a sketch....

Challenge Rules: Use Florals

This challenge starts: Friday, February 28th at 12AM

                        ends:  Friday, March 7th at 6:pm

                                     (central time)

This week we are being brought to you by Bugaboo Stamps and Limited Runs.

For my card I used the "Hello Doodle" digi stamp from Limited Runs. Did you notice that wonderful coloring job...I can not take credit for that. A lot of their digi stamps come in both uncolored and precolored!! I know a lot of you ladies HATE to have to color so this is a wonderful option for you all. I simply printed out my image on my regular ole home printer onto Recollections (Michaels brand) white cardstock. After I punched the image out using my scallop circle punch I noticed that I had a white border at the top and bottom since the image didn't reach those areas. I found a super simple fix, I got out my chalks and a cotton ball and filled in the white areas. You can see that the blue and green I used was a little lighter but that just lends to the overall shading effect. I'm very pleased with the way this turned out :)

So stop by Jo's scrap shack for all the deets and to enter to win some fun prizes. remember, there is always a random selected winner picked so that everyone has a chance!!

Praying For You....

Hi everyone. I have a little something that I'd like to chat about today. As a woman in the workforce I talk to quite a few people on a daily basis and there are some that I talk to time and again. Even though I never meet these people face to face, I work closely with some of them. In doing that you can't help but get to know them and come to  think of them as more than a stranger. they aren't quite a "friend" but they aren't a stranger either...does acquaintance work in these matters? Well, no matter what title we give these types of people, they are in our lives and we can't help but feel bad when something catastrophic happens, like loosing a loved one.

There is someone that I email with quite a bit and honestly she makes me want to pull my hair out. I'm pretty dang efficient at what I do and always try my best to have done what needs to be done so that there are never any ripples in the water so to say. In professional settings, us secretary types have sort of an unwritten rule that we all get along, chit chat among ourselves and try to help each other out. For example if I'm dealing with another company and the gal I'm dealing with is unsure of something I help her out as much as possible and show/tell her exactly what's expected and how to do it if need be. The someone that I'm talking about really doesn't play by those rules so sometimes getting things done on my end are extremely difficult. With that being said, she probably is genuinely a nice person and just is strictly all business which is a good quality to have in an employee. I recently called her because of some late paperwork on their end and learned that there was a death in her immediate family...how as a human being can my heart not go out to this woman? I won't pretend to know how she feels as we all feel and grieve differently but at the same time, as someone she "knows", I want her to know that she is in my prayers and that I'm thinking of her. After much deliberation with my inner self, I decided I would do what us card makers do best, send a card.



 I wanted to make something elegant but basic and clean at the same time. I browsed Pinterest for a little inspiration then pulled out a couple of older DeNami stamps and came up with this...

I just love how this card turned out. I started out with a tall folded A2 sized card base in white. I cut a smaller white panel and stamped my sentiment in the lower right hand corner then ran it through a pretty dry embossing folder and popped it onto the card base with foam tape. For my main focal panel I started out with another white panel in the size I thought was needed. I first stamped one of the flowers from the Small Flower Spray in a grey Momento ink 3 times, then using black Momento ink I stamped the Small Spring Flowers border stamp over it 3 times across the panel to make the little border fill out the bottom. I backed this white panel with a piece of black cardstock leaving a very narrow border then layered that onto a piece of charcoal cardstock that I had previously edge punched with a pretty little pattern. I finished it all off with a piece of narrow ribbon and 3 little black gemstones.


Well that's all for me today. Well, wait, not exactly, lol. There is one more thing...lately I know I haven't exactly been showcasing many DeNami stamps...not really living up to the blogs name am I? I feel like that in the pursuit of my dreams I've let y'all down a little and for that I am truly sorry. I LOVE being on my Design Teams, however, they do take a lot of time to keep up with and take up posting time that I could have used for DeNami inspired cards and projects, but I promise that I'm working on this balancing act and vow to post some yummy DeNami a little more often than what I have been doing!! (hugs) I how y'all have a wonderful day!

The Shabby Tea Room - Challenge #207 - Washi Tape

Hi everyone and welcome to another fun week over at The Shabby tea Room! This week we are playing with Washi!!! Washi tape is so fun and versatile because you can use it as a fun accent, in place of ribbon , as a little flag just to name a few...just so many uses for craft and home decor projects!!!

 Challenge rules: use Washi Tape

Here's what I made, can you spot the 2 Washi Tapes I used???

 

I started off with a black cardbase then added a little paper from a 6 X 6 paper pad along with some digital paper ( the punched music border, large cream piece at the bottom with the swirl and the "alphabet buttons") from this weeks sponsor and then added some yummy grey scale colored Washi above the lace and at the bottom of the card. Using a masking technique I made the little flags from DeNami Designs "Thinking of You" sentiment from the All Occasion stamp set.

This week is being sponsored by Digital papers by Janet on Etsy. I could browse through that etsy shop all day...soooo many wonderful images that I'm dying to have...sigh!...she has everything from fun and cute to vintage and beautiful images. Make sure you enter this weeks challenge to have a chance to win some images of your choice :)

3 Twenty Crafts - day 5 blog hop - "say it in spanish"

Welcome to a special mini hop for 3 Twenty Crafts 2^nd Release! What a wild week...so much I wanted to show you and tell you about...wow! 3 Twenty Crafts has made a special little stamp set that I'm excited to tell you about and to celebrate, we are having a mini hop! here's the line up so you can start at the begining:

• Jo's Scrap Shack
• Candice
• Mayra
• Me  <---- you are here

 When I heard about this little stamp set I was overjoyed with excitement because I've never seen anything like it in my local stamp stores. With America being a huge melting pot of different nationalities I'm betting you may know someone that speaks Spanish....let me introduce you to "Say it In Spanish"...

 "happy birthday"

I have a neighbor who is kinda like an uncle to my hubby & I. I'm excited to be able to give him this birthday card on the 27th in his first language...his English and my Spanish make for some really jacked up conversations, lol!!!!! He's going to be so surprised and tickled over it!!! 

This little set includes a couple of cute images along with the following sentiments (all in Spanish):

• happy birthday
• happy anniversary
• I love you
• congratulations
• new baby
• boy
• girl
• just because
• for you
• hugs & kisses
• happy 
• birthday

That's a lot of sentiments isn't it?? What a fun set to have in your stash!! 

I'm your last stop today,  I hope you had a great  time visiting my Design Team sisters...they've really created some gorgeous projects that will surely inspire you!!

To win today’s stamp set “Say It In Spanish”, make sure you stop at each blog along the mini hop, become a follower and leave a comment. The winner will be chosen randomly and nobody knows which designer’s blog the winner will be chosen from… so don't miss out on your chances, make sure you complete the mini hop and leave some comment love!

I hope you have had an awesome time this week and maybe you could be a lucky winner of one of these amazing new stamp sets! Good luck and stop by Jo’s Scrap Shack thanks for hopping!

Jo's Scrap Shack FFC - Special Friend

Hello everyone and welcome to my very first posting/design as a Design Team Member at Jo's Scrap Shack!! If you aren't familiar with this fun little place let me fill you in!! Every Friday (@ 3pm eastern) there is a new challenge that is sponsored by some awesome companies. The winners are always picked randomly so EVERYONE has a chance at winning...not just the same ole names time after time like on some challenge blogs. What I'll be doing as a Design Team Member is using the particular weeks sponsors products to make a project that fits the weeks theme. I'm excited to be able to bring this little challenge to you and to be able to introduce you to some really awesome companies that you may have never heard of!! 

Lets get started with this weeks theme: It's a sketch challenge!!

What a cute little sketch and sooo easy to work with :)

 Here's my take on the sketch, a cute but super fast and easy layout for those cards you need in a jiffy...

I haven't made a square card in ages, this one is 4 1/4 X 4 1/4. I made the base from chocolate cardstock (all images were printed onto a piece of white cardstock) then layered on some super cute papers (digital also) from the sponsor, The Stamping Chef. All of these papers came from a little set called "I'm Me" that included solids, floral and decorative as well as the darling stripes and polka dot that I used here. I LOVE this set of papers because they match so perfectly that there's no way to go wrong mixing and matching them...plus since they're digital I can print them out how ever many times I'd like!! To finish it all up I added one of the wonderful sentiments from 3 Twenty Crafts brand new release that became available yesterday called Simple Sentiments.

Well that's it for me today, I hope you can join us for the challenge. Remember, it starts at 3pm eastern time and you have a chance to win some wonderful paper or images from The Stamping Chef!! 

Did you have a chance to join me and the other Design Team Gals from 3 twenty Crafts for the new release blog hop over the past 4 days? Well, as a special surprise a few of us are showcasing a special set with a mini blog hop on Sunday at 3pm eastern time...make sure you stop in for a chance to win the set :)

PS: just a reminder that we are currently looking for Design team members over at The Shabby Tea Room (your style need not be shabby!). If you're interested, here's where you can find all the info...The Shabby tea Room DT call

3 Twenty Crafts - day 4 blog hop - "personalize it"

 3 twenty Crafts blog hop - one new design featured everyday 2/17 - 2/20 at 3pm eastern

 

Welcome to day 4, our final day of the 3 Twenty Crafts 2^nd Release! This week has been so much fun and I have had a blast sharing each new stamp set and all my projects with you. So thank you for stopping by each day this week and joining the fun! 

You should have arrived here from Tina C's blog but if you would like to start at the beginning of the hop, simply go to Jo's Scrap Shack.

 Today we are showing you the new and awesome stamp set “Personalize It”. This stamp set also coordinates with Project Life and Smash Books, but like the other set we previously showed on day 2, I took it a step further and want to show you how I used it on cards. This little set is like a check list (for OCD gals like myself it's going to come in handy...hehehe). It comes with a little "check list" note and lots of fun sentiments to use with it....

 here I used the little note frame and added 2 of the sentiments to make a valentine for my hubby

after making the 1st card I was still in a Valentine mood and threw this little card together. I punched a bunch of chevrons and glued them to the front of the card adding one of the sentiments from the stamp set randomly all over then added a big fluffy bow

This set includes everything from New Years resolutions to Christmas wish lists and everything in between like birthdays, goals and even invitations along with a full set of numbers for making dates and numbering your lists! Your imagination can sure soar with this fun little set!!

I'm your last stop today,  I hope you had a great  time visiting my Design Team sisters...they've really created some gorgeous projects that will surely inspire you!!

To win today’s stamp set “Personalize it”, make sure you stop at each blog along the hop, become a follower and leave a comment. The winner will be chosen randomly and nobody knows which designer’s blog the winner will be chosen from… so don't miss out on your chances, make sure you complete the hop and leave some comment love!

I hope you have had an awesome time this week and maybe you could be a lucky winner of one of these amazing new stamp sets! Good luck and stop by here AND Jo’s Scrap Shack on Sunday for another sneak peak & mini hop of an extra stamp set that has a fun new twist in this new release! Thanks for hopping!

3 Twenty Crafts - day 3 blog hop - "say it from the heart"

 3 twenty Crafts blog hop - one new design featured everyday 2/17 - 2/20 at 3pm eastern

Welcome to day 3 of the 3 Twenty Crafts 2^nd Release! You should have arrived here from Tina C'c blog but if you would like to start at the beginning of the hop, simply go to Jo's Scrap Shack.

 Today we are showing you the new and awesome stamp set “Say it from the Heart”.. This set is AMAZING and may just be my fave off all the sets in the new release. It comes with 6 double sentiments...meaning you have a  sentiment for the front of the card then a matching sentiment to finish what you're saying for the inside of the card!! That's something I always struggle with...what to write on the inside, and this set takes care of that for me!! It also comes with some fun and versatile shapes. Here's what I created using this new stamp set:

 I decided to make a fun one layer card using 2 sixes of a hexagon included in this set

 For this card I wanted to go with something soft and pretty - I stamped and fussy cut one of the fancier hexagons and added the "interior" sentiment on the front of the card

I'm your last stop today,  I hope you had a great time visiting my Design Team sisters...they've
really created some gorgeous projects that will surely inspire you!!

To win today’s stamp set “Say it from the Heart”, make sure you stop at each blog along the hop, become a follower and leave a comment. The winner will be chosen randomly and nobody knows which designer’s blog the winner will be chosen from… so don't miss out on your chances, make sure you complete the hop and leave some comment love!

Stop back tomorrow for the last day of the new release blog hop and a look at another awesome new stamp set from  3 Twenty Crafts!