Recipe Card

Hello! I thought I would share a recipe with you today! Whenever I make this soup for my stamping friends there is never leftovers! They lick the crock pot clean! lol Well not really but it is all gone! I love recipe cards and this 6x6 size is perfect for recipe books. I find my 6x6 books at Michael's and they have refill pages too!

I used the new Artful INKables set "South of the Border" for this card. I just love this armadillo guy he is so sweet and his Mexican hat just cracks me up! I really love this set, so many possibilities!

True Friends

When I saw this stamp from the Artful INKables Fun and Friendly set I instantly thought of the Beach! My Hubby and I share a love for the Beach and hope to move there some day. I think this card could easily be given to a guy. I used a little abalone button to tie to the ribbon and some copper brads.

Artful INKables Challenge

I made these cards for the "Think Ink Tuesday" challenge for Artful INKables. The challenge for this Tuesday is a color challenge. You are use the colors black, white and red on your card or project. I made two different cards both using the "Fun and Friendly" stamp set from Artful INKables.

The challenge is for 2 weeks so make sure you join in and link your creation back to the AI Blog by September 1st. They are going to have drawing from all who participate for a grab bag of stamps!

Simple Fall Card

I made this card for an ongoing swap I am in over at ISC (inspire swap chat). If you want to meet some wonderful crafty women, join a few swaps and do some chatting then ISC is the place to be. The swap I am in is a 5 cards a month swap hosted by my friend Deb. I love this kind of swap because you don't have to participate every month and when you do it's for only 5 cards! This month was "Fall Fun". I was trying really hard to do something other than pumpkins, lol and I came across this leaf template I used about 4 years ago for some Bunco invites. I thought it would be perfect for a fall card. The paper is from the DCWV fall stack that I picked up last year. The leaf template is a medium sized maple leaf paper punch that I had punched out and then enlarged on my copy machine to the desired size for my card. Great idea right? Really you could do the same thing with any of your punches!

Que Pasa?

Here is a card I made with the Gecko from the "south of the border" stamp set from Artful INKables. This stamp set has so many cute stamps and they are so fun to color in! If you haven't had a chance to check out the store head on over and look around they have some great stamps, and an awesome gallery with great ideas.



I also wanted to let you all know that over at the AI Blog we are starting to do challenges on every other Tuesday. We are calling it "Think Ink Tuesday". The challenges will change so it will be a different kind of challenge every time. This first challenge starts today and it is to make a card or project using red, white and black. Make sure to link your creation back to the AI blog because I saw there will be a prize for one lucky person!

Artful INKables Blog Hop!

Welcome to the AI Blog Hop! If you haven't come here from Julie Ranae's blog, then you will want to start at the AI Blog so you don't miss anything along the way, and be sure to follow us all the way to the end for a chance to win some free stamps!

Today, I'm showing you a card and travel sewing kit I made using the new set from AI called "Fun and Friendly". The Fun and Friendly stamp set has 9 really cute stamps. It is the perfect stamp set for making cards for your girlfriends!

I hope you are enjoying the hop so far! This is my first time being involved with a Hop and it has been a blast! Your next stop on the Hop is Deb Young's Blog .

Exciting News!!

Coming this Saturday, Artful INKables is having a Blog Hop, in celebration of their 3 new stamp sets for August. If you visit the AI blog during the next few days, you will get to see some sneak peeks of the new stamps.

The Blog Hop starts Saturday morning, August 15th, at the Artful INKables Blog! Make sure to leave comments on all the blogs you hop through and of course, there are prizes at the end!

So, I hope you will join in on the fun and hop with us this Saturday. I know you are going to just love the new stamp sets!

TAC Owls

I got this really cute set of owl stamps from my friend Claudia who sells TAC stamps. If you haven't looked at what TAC has to offer visit here.

For this card, I used some Cloud 9 Paper and colored the owls in with watercolor pencils. I used the masking technique with the owls because, I wanted them to appear to be huddled together. On the inside I stamped "from OWL of us!"

Simple Bird Card

This card was so easy to make and looks great in person, but does not photograph well! I love all the cuttlebug embossing folders there are so many of them! Some of them like this one named "Bird Call" really stands on its own. I went with the monochromatic look, and really you could do this card in any color you like. I used my Pepples Inc. pearlescent chalk on the bird, which gives him just the right amount of shimmer.

Miss You

Isn't this little guy just the cutest! I followed the sketch from Amy R's Friday sketches, unfortunately it is from last Friday, so if you go there today you will find a new sketch for you to try! I have her link on my side bar she has the coolest blog, and I love her Friday sketch challenges. My cute turtle guy is from whipper snapper and my sentiment is from studio G clear stamps.

I am an INK girl!

I took the plunge and applied for the Artful INKables design team and I made the team along with 9 other very talented women! I am a INK girl! I couldn't stop smiling all day yesterday. If you click on the light gray words in the first sentence you will be taken to the link where you can see the list of wonderfully talented women I will be working with! I'm so excited to be given this chance, I can't wait to get started.

Chicken Soup makes everyone feel better....

well, everyone except the chicken of course! I made this cute card to cheer up a sick friend. I had seen a similar card on a blog, and thought what a great idea for a get well card. I went in search of cup of soup packets and found these Lipton soup ones they come 4 in a box for just under $2, and are the same size as hot cocoa packets. I made my card template myself, but if you have a template that holds a hot cocoa packet that will work too. My chicken is from whipper snapper, the saying I typed up on my computer. I think this would make a great group project. Get well cards are always good to have on hand.

-Jen

The Cutest Bear

Don't you agree? I just think he is the cutest bear ever. He is from CC designs stamps. They have him in several stamp sets I have the "Bear Hugs" and the "Scenery Set."

On the first card I used SU paper and when I stamped the bear sitting I also stamped him on a post it note and cut him out, to make a mask. After I water colored him on the white circle, I used the mask to cover him and sponge blue ink for a sky effect. On the second card I also did masking with his feet so he is standing on the grass.

-Jen

Life is like...

...a lot of things, but I think this kid quote stamp by Inkadinkado, is one of the funniest life quotes I've heard. I made this a simple card, because I think the quote should be the focal point. I used lime ricky patterned paper by Basic Grey.
-Jen

Edward and my Twilight Tuesday Challenge

This is my Edward! I have read the Twilight books, listened to them on CD, own the first movie and music soundtrack. I am really excited about New Moon coming out, especially after seeing the trailer and the way Jacob turns into a wolf. What can I say, I am a Twihard!

I made this card for the Twilight Tuesday sketch/inspiration Challenge. I love, love, love their blog, it's one of the many blogs I stalk. Right now they are doing a special challenge with The Greeting Farm and if you enter you have a chance to win a Greeting Farm stamp set. So go on over to the Twilight Tuesday Blog and check it out.

-Jen

Poppies

I love driving through California during wildflower season. The poppies stretch out for miles like a beautiful orange carpet. I saw this poppy stamp by stampendous and had to have it. I colored the image with my watercolor pencils and blender pen, then I applied spiced marmalade distress stickles to the flowers.
-Jen

Butterfly Card

This is the card I put together for card club. I think everyone will enjoy putting it together. I used the new sizzix butterfly die from Stampin Up, an oval quickutz die for the body. I embossed the white paper with my Swiss dot Cuttlebug folder. The stamped saying is a clear $1 stamp.
-Jen

Go Green!

I got this really cute set of go green stamps from Unity stamp Co. I actually copied this card right out of a card magi zine issue. I just really liked it! I did see where someone made a card with the earth stamp that said "you mean the world to me" so I think the set could still be pretty versatile. I found the twill in the trim section for sewing at Joann Fabrics, it came in 4 different colors and a lot cheaper by the yard then at the scrapbook store!

-Jen

4th of July card & some Blog Candy

It's funny I have always loved 4th of July, but I don't really have many people to send a 4th of July card to, so I hardly make them. I found this C.C. designs set on sale at All that Scraps, it has 4 saying stamps and one other cute girl besides the sailor girl I used, so 6 stamps for $5.75. That's a great price for red rubber stamps. They have other cute stamps they are retiring also. I think I will use the Sailor girl and the "ahoy there" saying to make a set of cards for my best friend. Her father was in the navy for 33 years. He passed away a few years ago and as a tribute to him she had a tiny anchor tattooed on the top of her foot.

Here are some really cool blogs with chances to win their Blog Candy. Paper addict and a latte inkin fun.

-Jen

Splish Splash

I am currently making cards from a list of cards I've wanted to try. The list is mostly stamps I have and haven't used, or colors I haven't tried and some are sketches. Some haven't made it to completion but some have worked out really well, like this one I put together today. I think he is soooo cute! I was trying to work with colors I wouldn't normally use. I think it could of used a layer of red between the white card base and the solid turquoise. Oh well live and learn.
-Jen

With You....

...is my favorite place to be! This is the card I made for Braden to give to his daddy for Fathers Day. I'm always saying my hubby is like a polar bear, he's chubby and growls sometimes and he likes our house at a chilly 72 degrees! My mom and I turn it up during the day, but he knows even if it's a degree difference. lol That being shared.

Braden loves, loves, loves, his dad and when they are together it just makes me smile. Braden just can't get enough of his daddy. When daddy is home Braden is all over him.

I picked this stamp up last year at a stamp show with them in mind. I stamped the bears on some white card stock and outlined them with my gray marker to make them pop.

-Jen

How the cluck are you?

I don't know if this has ever happened to you, but it happens to me constantly. I will see a card idea I like, then I will click a link to something else, and then something else, on and on and then, I can't find my way back! Well one day during my crazy Blog Hopping I came across these chicken cards. I thought they were so cute! I want to share this Blog, because I thought her Tuesday Challenges are way cool. Check it out.

I free hand cut the chicken base, and heart wing. I used a med primitive heart punch for the beak and comb, a small flower punch for eye, and a reg. hole punch for the pupil. Misc brown button with twine threaded through.

-Jen

PS- I think "Happy Clucking Birthday" is pretty funny too!

Owl's it going?

I know owls are probably on the way out in some circles, but I still really like them! I was on a computer hunt yesterday for an owl pattern that I could use to make some paper ones. I admit I am just not very good at computer hunting. If anyone knows how I can just search for things in Blogs let me know. Well in my hunt I did come across the cutest owls this lady had made out of felt, and thought I could totally make those out of paper! These are just some of the ones I made. The saying is from TAC, and the paper is all scraps out of my scrap drawer.

-Jen

Foxy and some Blog Candy!

Here is a simple card I made for card club. The fox is from imaginisce the twitterpated collection. I think he is so cute! I didn't have a good saying stamp so I left it blank and figured they could add whatever saying they would like.

Now for the blog candy. Go here to enter for a chance to win some blog candy. I found it by way of Heidi's blog. I just love looking at blogs there is so much creativity out there in the world!

-Jen

Graduation

My oldest Daughter is Graduating from High school this week! I made her announcements, I ended up adding the oval class of 2009, after I took the picture of the example I made. I had some of the pretty argyle foil paper left over so I put together a card to go with her present.

-Jen

Good Friends

My stamping friend Kristine always has the greatest card ideas, so for this card I cased one of hers. If you look closely, you can see the definitions for girdle, girl, girl-friday, girlfriend, girl scout, and girth, right on the dress form! How clever is that! I was thinking you could apply this to almost any shape, just pick your shape and find a good page out of the dictionary that works for that shape.

-Jen

May the waves...

I cased this card from a stamping buddy, 5treasures, she makes the most wonderful cards. She used the seaside stamp set from Stampin up, and I used the seaside stamps from Crafty Secrets. This is one of my favorite sayings. It just makes me smile. I had a hard time taking a good picture, the sky sponging doesn't show up very well. I added stickles to the sand, and used the masking technique for the little girl.

-Jen

Card Club at my house!

I belong to this wonderful group of stampers, we meet once a month at a different group members house where we do a monthly card swap, then we do a few projects that the host has come up with. Tonight I am the monthly host for my card club. I decided to keep it easy and did a spring card for one card and then a tile technique card for the other. I hope they enjoy both of them.

-Jen

see ya later alligator

I have been trying really hard to use what I have on hand in my card making. I can't say I haven't spent any money on my addiction, but I can say it has been significantly less. For this card I used some ribbon that I got in a secret sister swap over a year ago, the alligator is from a Close to my Heart set I purchased well over a year ago, and never used. I used my cuttlebug tiny mosaic EF on the green paper. I have a beach set of stamps I have never used, and that is next on my list, but it looks like I will have to buy a lt. blue and a lt. brown stamp pad to make the card I want. Drats!

-Jen