Tagging Fun

I was reading Scrampin' Mama's blog today and she had an interesting tag game that she was playing, I thought I would play along. The rule is to go to where you store your pictures in your computer, go to your 6th folder and pick the 6th picture and post it on your blog along with a description of it. Then tag 6 of your other friends to do the same thing.

This is my picture it was taken April 2004 when we were first dating, wow that was awhile back. We were wine tasting at the EOS winery in Paso Robles CA.

-Jen

Valentine Cards

I Made a few Valentine cards and thought I would share them, the second card is lovelybella, the paper behind her is from Cloud 9 and came already richly embossed and glittered, I got a whole pack (15 sheets) at big lots for $2! Can you believe that? The first card I used my cuttlebug heart die and wove the ribbon through them, a little tricky when gluing them down, but very cute in the end. I used one of the hearts on the inside with my sentiment "all you need is love."

-Jen

Little Chef

Isn't this little Chef just the cutest! I made these soup recipe cards for a swap I am in. January is "National Soup Month."

The Little Chef is from The Greeting Farm stamps. She has the cutest stamps ever, I love them all.

-Jen

I'll Lasso the Moon for you

I bought this little cowboy a few months ago at a stamp expo in Mesa, he is from Cats Pajamas, I got him in a clearance tub for about $2! What a deal! The saying is from Stamp a Mania. I also got a "Howdy Partner" saying stamp too. I think he would make a cute Valentine card too.

-Jen

Monkey Hi!

I made this ATC for a Changito Monkey swap I am in over at the Stamp Shack. He is so cute! I love pink and brown together. I used cotton candy stickles on the flowers, and little pearls for the flower centers.

-Jen

Ice Skating Bella

I just love Bella! I made a few of these cards this weekend for a winter themed card swap. I really like the way it turned out. I would have liked to add a punched snowflake, but I am sad to say I do not own such a punch. I have had my eye on the Martha Stewart snowflake punch, and I was even at Michael's today, but I couldn't justify the purchase, so I bought some Valentine paper instead! lol

-Jen

Altered Journals

I altered a couple of composition books into journals for my girls for Christmas. I decorated them with some of there favorite things. I had a little trouble with the first layer of paper, but i think they turned out just right.

-Jen

Snowman Soup!

I made a few (25! lol) of these snowman soup bags for my hubby to give to his employees. He wanted to do some baking but since time is his enemy, I convinced him that these were a cute alternative and it's the thought that counts. The snowman is from Whipper Snapper stamps and on the back of the scallop tag I stamped this poem:

Snowman Soup

So, you've been real good this year

always glad to hear it

with freezing weather drawing near

you'll need to warm the spirit

so here's a little snowman soup

complete with stirring stick

add hot water, sip it slow

it's sure to do the trick!

A Few Christmas Cards

Here are a few of the Christmas Cards I made and sent out this year. I usually mass produce all the same card, but this year was hard for me to pick one. Hope your holidays are merry!

-Jen

It's Snowing in Vegas!

We woke this morning to some really cold weather, I was still wearing Capri pants and flip flops just a few weeks ago, really! I thought I would share a picture I took of the snow today, I know it won't last and who knows when it will come again!

-Jen

Sympathy Card

I have been lucky in my life that I haven't had a use for many Sympathy cards. Recently my ex-mother in law's mother passed away. I felt I should send her a card, after all I was married to her son for almost 12 years. I looked at the cards in the store, and just couldn't bring myself to buy one. For one, thing I didn't like any of them, and it didn't help they were all over $4!

So I looked through my paper collection and found this 12x12 paper with a large pattern and thought it would be perfect. I don't own a sympathy stamp, so I printed out the words on my computer, and punched it out with the SU punch.

-Jen

Glitter Window Card

I made this snowman card using the glitter window technique. I used clear shelf liner paper for my windows and the glitter sticks perfectly, and it's so easy to cut to the size you want plus you get a whole roll for around $5! You will have enough to make glitter windows for a lifetime! lol

I am not a good photographer, I either need a better camera or probably some tips on how to use the camera I have. lol That being said, i did my best to capture how cute this card is.

-Jen

Chipboard Ornament

I made these cute ornaments for my friends in the stamp club I belong to. We meet once a month and do a card exchange, and at the December meeting we have a potluck and everyone brings a little gift. I found these polka dot chipboard coasters 4 for a dollar at Joann's and I cut the flower out of red felt with my sizzix die, I added a brad and some stickles on the petals. The green swirly is cut from paper with a Quickutz die. I'm also making some of my famous P-nut Butter balls this afternoon and putting them in goodie bags to go with my ornaments.

By popular demand I will be taking Chicken Tortilla Soup, complete with all the toppings! If you haven't made it at home here is my sisters simple recipe:

Chicken Tortilla Soup

4 boneless skinless chicken breasts

2 cans of black beans

2 cans Rotel tomatoes

1 cup diced green chilies

1 cup of salsa

1 can of tomato sauce

Put all ingredients un-drained into a slow cooker on low. Cook all day (6 hours) serve in individual bowls topped with tortilla chips, shredded cheese and sour cream. YUM!

-Jen

Tea Bag Holder

I made these cards for a Tea Bag swap that I am in. When i get the swap back I will have 14 different kinds of Tea to try, and some fun ideas also. I tired and tried to use a stamped image on the front of the card, that I bought especially for this swap, but no matter how I colored it I didn't like it!! I think it was to artsy for me! lol I plan on sending a few stamped images of it for everyone in the swap to try, maybe they will have better luck coloring it in then i did.

"Women are like tea bags... you don't know how strong they are until you get them in hot water."
-Eleanor Roosevelt

Blog Candy!

Here is a blog I visit daily! Sarah always has fun ideas. Visit her blog and look around, then enter to win some blog candy. All you have to do is leave a comment, naming your favorite Christmas movie. My Favorite Christmas movie is "The Ref" with Dennis Leary & Kevin Spacey. If you have never seen it you should rent it, you won't stop laughing!

So head over to Sarah's Blog and enter to win!

-Jen

Ho! Ho! Ho!

I saw some really cute Santa cards in a Paper Creations magazine that i wanted to make, they had a pattern to use to make their cards and I thought instead of tracing and cutting him out, it would be so much easier to use paper punches! So, here is the card i made and here are the punches I used: the 3" scallop punch for the beard, 2" circle punch for the face, 1" circle punch for the mustache, 1/2" circle punch for the nose, and a reg hole punch for the eyes. The hat and eyebrows I cut free hand, the holly and berries are a Quickutz die cut.
-Jen

COFFEE!!!!

I love sketch challenges and, I will usually try them if I like them. I found this one on this blog. I thought it would work well with my coffee stamps. I hope you like it! -Jen

Seize the Cupcake!

I love this sock monkey stamp set! I paper pieced the monkey with paper from the sock monkey line. He really has so many possibilities! I need to get the extra accessories set that goes with him. I made this card for my dear friend. We have an ongoing joke about the saying!

-Jen

A Halloween Funny

I found this cartoon so funny! I just had to share with my crafty friends.

enjoy,

Jen

Some days you're the dog...

...and some days you're the hydrant! I think that is so true! I got the idea for this card from a friend awhile back and just now got around to making some. The dog, paw & hydrant stamps are from SU, and the saying stamp is from TAC.

-Jen