Craven Creations

Authentique Challenge!!!

2012-01-01T00:05:00.000-06:00

I just love this sketch and it brought back my mojo...

can you tell?

Yes, once again I am using the Gathering paper and goodies!! I didn't realize I was so stuck to this paper until I started posting. lol

Make sure to check out the challenge as you have a few more days to get your work submitted!

Happy New Year!!!

Jennine

Yet another New Years Authentique!

2011-12-31T23:52:00.001-06:00

Well here is yet another card.... I mentioned I loved this challenge sketch, right???

Yes this is more from the Gathering Collection. I also used their embellishments. Made things really easy! The thanks stamp is SU and some generic twine.

You have a few more days to enter this challenge!! I hope you have as much

fun with this as I have!!

Happy stamping!!

~jennine

2012 is Almost here... But for now here's another Authentique card!

2011-12-31T23:43:00.000-06:00

Yes another one!!

Paper is from the Gathering Collection and the saying is from the same collection on the Tabloid sheet. Everything can be found on their blog by clicking the link above.

I used some bling and that same ribbon from PTI!

I did cut the bottom of the saying off and adhered it on an angle to the saying to add some different dimensions in there. A also cut out a few more of the flowers and popped them up for that extra something! It's hard to see here but it looks great in person.

Happy Stamping!!

~jennine

Another Authentique Challenge Card!

2011-12-31T23:37:00.000-06:00

Like I said I had a few cards that I made using Authentique papers and embellishments for their December Challenge. I think I will be using this sketch for some time to come. I just love IT!!!

So here is another card I made.

More paper from the GATHERING collection. This time I cut out some of the flowers and put a pop up under it to give it that little something extra.

Make sure to check out all the wonderful talent over at Authentique!

Happy Stamping in 2012!!

~jennine

Happy New Year with an Authentique Challenge Card!

2011-12-31T23:32:00.000-06:00

I can't believe that it has been 6 months since I have posted. No I haven't fallen off the face of the earth, I just got pregnant. I wasn't doing much crafting over the summer but now that the baby is due to arrive any day I have been getting in as much time as possible. I am currently in love with Authentique Paper!!

I have been having some fun with their December challenge and in order to make them all count so get ready for lots of posts with some really cute cards!

Here is the link to the challenge! Authentique

Here is the sketch challenge (they have a scrapbook lay out too but I only do cards)

Here is one of my cards

This paper and sentiment is from the Gathering collection. I used some misc. bling and some PTI ribbon to finish it off.

I love this saying and this is a great way to ring in the new year!

Happy 2012 to each and every one of you!

-Jennine

Singing in the Rain!

2011-07-07T11:43:00.000-05:00

This is one of my FAVORITE stamps!!!

How could you not love this adorable stamp!!

Again I used the amazing color combo here:

I really did use all of theses colors. I'm not thrilled with the picture but it'll work,

Here is a close up

you get a better look at the coloring I did. I used my copics. I used some browns on the pats, greens on her coat, red on her boots and an orange on his shirt.

I also used ---

Stamp - Unity Itty Bitty (was in the Kit of the Month)

Papers - Jillibean soup (love this stuff)

base - generic white card stock

green paper is Ranger/Coordinations Tim Holtz line

Dies - Sizzix Tim Holzs and Cuttlebug folder

Rhinestones on the umbrella - Michaels

Archival Ink

Distress Ink around edges

Copic Markers

White Ribbon - PaperTrey Ink

There you have it!

I hope you are having a GREAT Thursday!

till next time

~jennine

A new week brings new colors

2011-07-06T20:23:00.000-05:00

So I am continuing with this great class and we are now in week 2!

How about these colors -

some oranges

greens and a red!

I had some fun with this great color combo

What do you think?

I used some fun stuff!

Stamp - Unity distressed dots

Papers - Card- memory box

DS - Jillibean Soup - Watermelon Gazpacho

Die- Tim Holtz Sizzix

Pearls - american crafts

Butterfly - Michaels

This card was created and based off of Guest Designers Nichol Magouirk.

I hope you like it and make sure to come back for more!!

until later

~jennine

Summer Thank You

2011-06-29T11:56:00.000-05:00

So I joined a summer card class and the first week has a color challenge. I am really inspired by the amazing talent of the instructors and the participants.

So I decided to combine this with color challenge with Unity's Kit of the Month Challenge

They give you the sketch and you use a stamp(s) from the

MANY to choose from in the Kits we receive every month.

So this is what I came up with

This card is relatively easy to make, if you like to color. That is really the only time consuming part.

I used

Papertray Paper - Spring Rain and Rasberry Fizz

Designer Paper - JilliBean Soup - Watermel Gaspacho

Markers - Copics, Spica and Slingo White Gell

Die - Spellbinders

Stamps - June Kit of the Month- Unity Stamp Company

There you have it!

Enjoy and have a great SUMMER!!!

till next time

~jennine

A little lemonade anyone??

2011-06-12T12:05:00.000-05:00

Life isn't perfect, we all know that

so when life throws you lemons...

make lemonade!

I created this card for Unity's Monthly Challenge which was to use fruit!!

I added some glossy accents to the pitcher and the lemon.

Hope you like it and are having a great Sunday!

Till next time

~jennine

Friends with Flair and My Birthday... What can be better than this?

2011-05-27T10:49:00.000-05:00

Well today is my birthday. I sooooo don't feel my age.

I still feel 28, not 38.

Life is good and getting better every day!

Today I am going to share a card I made for the Kit of the Month challenge.

I am loving the colors!

I used copic glitter pens to color the cake and then ranger pearls for the base. I used my Jillibean Soup paper that I LOVE!!

Make sure to check out the amazing talent over at the Unity Blog!

You can also get in on the action and get your Kit every month.

Check it out here!

I hope everyone has a wonderful weekend and enjoys the holiday!

till next time

~jennine

Tweet Tweet

2011-05-07T22:49:00.000-05:00

Unity's Monthly challenge is all about the bird!! Here is another card that I made for the challenge. You should check out all the amazing talent. There have been over 100 submissions.

I used this itty bitty for this card.

Are they not the cutest chicks or what.

Here is what I did with them.

I stamped and cut out the chicks. I colored them using my copic glitter pens.

This card was so easy and so fun!!

Have a great Mothers Day to all you moms out there!!

~jennine

Happy Birthday Girl Friend!

2011-05-06T20:10:00.001-05:00

Well I haven't had a whole lot of time in the craft room.

You see it's in my basement and my husband is re-doing our hardwood floors right now in our kitchen.

No kitchen means no easy access to the basement.

If I want to go down stairs I have to go out the front door walk around and in through the back.

Not much fun with these crummy days we have been having.

I did get some in this past weekend though and that is what I am going to share with you.

This is one of my new Itty Bitty's that is also co-branded with Cosmo Cricket.

I love this stamp and was so excited to use it with Cosmo's paper.

You can get this great stamp over at Unity.

Isn't it just great!!

I hope you have a great weekend and I hope the weather stays warm so I can walk to my basement.

~jennine

Last day of Spring Break is great with Friends with Flair!!

2011-04-22T10:30:00.001-05:00

Happy Friday to the cyber craft world. Today is the last day of my spring break and let me tell you I sure could get used to this. Crafting at any time of the day for however long I want. I have been telling my husband that he needs a better job so I can stay home.He's not so sure about that.

Anyway have you checked out My Unity Place yet?

It was such a great idea for them to put us all in one place.

For today's card I incorporated 2 of Unity's challenges. The bird challenge which is on Unity's website and the second is the Inside and Out challenge found @ My Unity Place.

Here you have it!
the outside of the card...

and the inside of the card!

I used some great stuff to make this card.

Stamps - Itty Bitty by Unity - Tail Wagger

and Ippity stamp that you can get from me

I absolutely LOVE those birds. I use them in so many cards from Birthday to just because.

More goodies on this card include

This great paper that I just bought at a local craft store by Collage Press called Hometown Summer

The letters are from Adorn it. I got those from my lss for only .99. Love them!

I used some blue chalk ink and black archival ink on the dog and birds.

I colored using my Prismacolor pencils.

There you have it! I hope you like it!

Have a wonderful Friday and a very blessed Easter!

~jennine

Spring Break is in Full Swing!

2011-04-19T16:19:00.000-05:00

Since I have extra time with being on spring break I though I would post a couple of my cards that got the big "REJECT" from Paper Crafts magazine. The competition is pretty fierce out there so I didn't take it personally. I am happy with all but one card so enjoy.

Both of these cards were created from sketches. Both use Unity stamps.

Hope you are enjoying your week.

~jennine

Puzzled Bird

2011-04-18T21:01:00.000-05:00

I absolutely love this bird. It' is one of the many stamps you get with thee Kit of the Month from Unity.

I hope you like this card as much as I do!

You can get this stamp set too!

Check it out here at Unity!

Have a great one!

~jennine

Unity with a Fashion Spin!

2011-04-15T12:22:00.000-05:00

Unity's monthly challenge...

FASHION FORWARD.

SPRING into FASHION using ONLY UNITY or IPPITY stamps!

(by creating a fashion themed card, layout, or 3d project!)

So my latest craze is using bottle caps to make necklaces.
I absolutely love this stamp -
it is actaully 3 beatiful shoes but I could only use one.

so I decided to use it!!

and here is what I came up with.

I hope you like it and that it inspires you
to create something
fabulous!!

Have a great weekend.
~jennine

Owl Be Darned!

2011-03-14T17:26:00.000-05:00

Over the next week of so I will be sharing some cards that I made for a magazine that didn't get accepted.

Here is one using one of my many Unity Stamp Sets -

What a Hoot

by Samantha Walker.

I cut out the owl and adhered some gems for the eyes. My sentiment is heat embossed.

Here is the complete set!

Make sure to come back as I have more to share!

Happy Monday!

~jennine

A gift for a Friend!

2011-03-10T08:44:00.000-06:00

One of my co-workers is having her first baby. They announced the sex and the name before the baby was born so was able to create this for her.

So there are the letters...

and here is the bag and card that I made to go with it.

a little close up of the flower I made

And the matching card.

It was a big hit.

I used the new Springtime line from Echo park and Unity Stamp on the card. The grass is a die from MFT.

Have a great day!

Huge Blog Candy!! Check it out!

2011-03-08T19:07:00.000-06:00

Holy cow! A set of 72 Copics.... yeah I said it and it is true!!

Check it out here!

The Craft's Meow Store Blog

Check it out and maybe you could be a winner!!

Happy Hip Hop Friday!!

2011-02-25T05:00:00.002-06:00

So I decided to attempt a video tutorial but it ended up being 11 minutes long so hence no tutorial yet!!
Just because there is no tutorial doesn't mean I can't show you what I made.

The first attempt was this card.

Sorry it's not the best photo in the world but for now it will have to do.

I used Unity/Echo Park Stamp set Boys will be Boys along with the Echo Park paper in that line.
My paper is PI along with my ribbon.
Here is that great stamp set!

and check out this paper!!

So then I tried another card - First I made it and then I videoed a second one... which one do you prefer?

Here is the first one I made. I used all 4 of the challenges for this month's ippity challenge.

Here I decided to try a different route and made the red layer1 and embossed the black with white ep.
I used my copic glitter pens on both.

So which one do you prefer?

Well don't forget to check out the current sales over at Unity
and if...
you prefer to get your hands on some Ippity - I am happy to help you with that!!

So there you have it... I don't think I will be posting the video. I think I will try again and see what happens.

Have a great weekend and make sure to check out all of the talent - you can get that list here!!!

A Little Ippity Love!

2011-02-24T07:13:00.007-06:00

I am loving the Ippity Monthly challenges!

Ippity is hosting a weekly challenge - 4 for the month and

yes there is a big ol' prize at the end!

So here are the weekly challenges

This card I made with the inspiration photo on my mind.

I used these great stamp sets

and this set -

The large heart is from the Tim Holtz line I used some white paint and brushed it onto the edges to give it that softer look.

If you like these stamps you can get them from me.

have a great day!!!

~jennine

Unity and a great Challenge!

2011-02-23T19:41:00.000-06:00

Unity is doing it too!!! A monthly challenge that is!!

This month was to use a heart!

Here you have my creation!!

I am a huge fan of the Kit of the month club so of course I had to use my February Kit

I hope you like it!!

Happy Birthday

2011-02-13T19:40:00.000-06:00

A couple of quick cards that took not time at all!

Happy birthday 2 U

Happy Birthday!

Hope you're having a great weekend!

You're out of this World!

2011-02-11T22:06:00.001-06:00

How about some Mojo Monday on a Saturday!!!

I'm avoiding doing laundry and a project for school but does it really matter
the outcome is a couple of great cards!!!

I used the Mojo Monday Sketch

With the Ippity Color Challenge for the week!!

and this is what I came up with!!

After I made this card I realized I made a big boo boo

I didn't use Ippity stamps, just Unity

but that's okay

why?

because it gave me an excuse to make another one!!

To make this very simple card...

Paper - SU, American Crafts

Ink - color box lipstick red

Markers/Pens - Copic glitter pens & White gel pen

other: Tim Holtz stapler, pop up dimensionals

This card is really easy, a couple of cuts, a quick paper piercing, some stamping, gel pen work and you can put it all together!!

Remember that other one I was talking about... well here it is!

AND I am Really HAPPY with this card!!

Again, super easy!!

I did use my ippity stamps this time

on the aqua I stamped and heat embossed this great background.

the set is from Because of you

the happy anniversary is from

Just wanted to say hi

I picked up that butterfly at Michaels today and it works GREAT!!

Again I used my gel pen, I just love that look especially on black paper

So here it is,

paper - su and american crafts

ink - color box chalk lipstick red

embelishments - recollections line at michaels

embossing powder - Zing

So there it is!!!

I hope you are having a great weekend!!

Hippity Hop Ippity style!!!

2011-02-07T00:01:00.003-06:00

OMG!!! I am posting 2 days in a row!!! I can't believe it!

I have joined in on the fun over at Ippity. They are doing monthly challenges, revealing one challenge a week. The first one is...

I am just loving this layout so I made 2 cards using it so far... who knows there may be more in my future but for now here are the ones I have made.

Here is the first one

Stamps: Ippity - QUotes a'la Happy

Ink: Color Box Chalk - yellow citrius

Embossing powder Stampedeous white pearls on the sun

and Detail white for the sentiment

Paper: SU and PTI

Copics: Y15(Cadmium Yellow) & Y19 (Napoli Yellow)

This card was easy and took less than 1/2 hour!!

Card #2 - using up scraps

I decided to use up some of the same paper since it was sitting right there. Again, very easy card that took no time at all!

Stamps: Ippity Devoted set

Paper - SU & PTI

Ink Memento - rich cocoa

Versa mark on the hearts with Red EP from Juki Kins and Blue Wave Zing by AC

So there you have it!! I hope you like the cards and will join us in the Ippity Challenges! If you need some Ippity just check out my stamps for sale!

How about some Mojo Monday on a Sunday!

2011-02-06T18:25:00.000-06:00

Here is my second post for today!! Yep Second!!! I think this is a first!!

Anyway I have my card for the Mojo Monday challenge!!

I decided to go with the round so I could use my Grand Spellbinder dies.

I am so loving this card! I wasn't so sure about this sketch but am so happy with it now that I have completed it.

So here is what I did

I used my Spellbinders grand die

Love these!!!

I also used a retired scrap-booking kit from SU - Crew Kids - Girl

The flowers and brads are all SU

Ink is black for the socks and Chalk Box Maroon for the sentiment

The socks are colored in with various greens, grays and a pink copic marker

I popped up the socks with some dimensional pop dots from hobby lobby

There you have it.

Life is too short to match socks!

Hope you are enjoying/have enjoyed the game today. I am a Bears fan so it's hard to watch the game knowing we were to close. Maybe next year :)

Have a great night!

Make sure to come back tomorrow as I am participating in the Ippity Hip Hop!!

till next time

~jennine

Play Date Cafe Challenge... and a challenge it was!

2011-02-06T11:13:00.000-06:00

So I have made a couple of cards for the Play Date Cafe Challenges but never managed to post them. So typical of me. I am not making that mistake this time because this color combo put me into a tail spin. I ended up creating 2 things, a gift bag and a card (a few days later).

So here is what stumped me! Great colors right? Now try putting them together. That blue looks beautiful in this photo but just threw me when trying to add it to my project. So with out further ado...

Here is a close up of the bag. I started with a mini card. Yes that is actually a mini card on the bag. The problem I was having was using so many buttons on something that someone would simply just throw out... I just couldn't do it so I decided to make it a gift bag because people tend to reuse gift bags right??? I do anyway :)

Here is the entire bag.
I used
Stamps - Unity sets
Paper - polka dot velum (SU), other paper from misc. stores
Ribbon - White american crafts that I colored using tattered angels mist
Buttons - PTI
Ink - Chalk ink
Bag from Hobby Lobby

Now for the piece I like...

After a couple of days and a trip to the local craft store I decided to try again. I get this great stamp that I just had to try out. Again the colors threw me for a loop. I had this great heart and the white card and just didn't know what to do next. I happened to have my Unity stamp set out and realized that this Lots of Love stamp was perfect so I stamped it in the bottom right corner... then I thought it would look even better as a background, so I went to town. Then I thought I really needed some more blue and I happened to pick up some copic glitter pens while I was at the craft store so I colored in all the hearts!!!

This one I like!!!

Here is what I used -
Stamps - Unity
Paper - All different companies (PTI, SU and some others)
Ink - Chalk ink
Markers - Copic glitter pen
Embossing powder- clear american crafts

So there you have it!! I hope you like!

Going out with Friends with Flair

2010-12-31T00:01:00.000-06:00

The perfect way to end the year is with Unity and it's Friends with Flair!

The Unity Addicts Challenge was to create a gift bag or paper. Since I wouldn't be using a holiday bag anytime soon I decided on a bag that I would use for my co-workers retirement gift.

So... what did I use so you can make this card too??? I know that's what you're thinking.

I walked into Hobby Lobby and saw this paper that is by GCD by with the designer being Melody Ross. I thought to myself... Melody Ross, I have Melody Ross stamps from Unity. I was sold.

I used a plain kraft bag and went from there. I hope you like it.

Stamp Set - Unity - Melody Ross - Love Life
Designer Paper: Melody Ross - Homespun Chic
Glitter Paper, ribbon and Zing Metallic Green embossing powder all American Crafts
Flowers by Prima - fushia

So if you just have to get some Melody Ross stamps or some of the other great sets that Unity has to offer you can check it out at Unity.
They are also offering

Make sure to check out all of the amazing talent and you can start at Unity!

Happy New Year! I hope you have a wonderful 2011 and you send 2010 out with a bang!!!

Hip Hop your Firday with Unity Friends.

2010-10-29T06:00:00.000-05:00

It's Friday and yes that means it's time for some amazing Unity inspiration!!!!

For the sketch challenge I came up with this....

The inspiration challenge....

Just a card I made when doing the WCMD Challenges that didn't work for anything.

I haven't been feeling well so I apologize in advance for the short post. Make sure to check out all the other amazing talent on the hop and find the flair for your chance to win some unity goodness!

Happy Thursday!

2010-10-28T00:01:00.000-05:00

I have been making cards for some Unity and Ippity challenges. I thought I would start to share them here.

The first card challenge was to go monochromatic with a splash of color. I think I would stamp the image on something different next time but overall I like the card.

I used some SU kraft and dp. I distressed the piece that the canvas tag is on with some Tim Holtz ink because I wanted it to be a touch darker than the the rest. I stamped my image directly onto the canvas and used stickles on the ornaments and let it dry. I added some extra color to the H's. Lastly, I added some ribbon using raffia and there you have it.

I'm thinking I may do something similar to this for my holiday cards. We shall see because not matter what I do it will have to be simple.

Have a great day!

~Jennine

And the winner is.....

2010-10-16T10:39:00.000-05:00

After writing every name on a piece of paper....

crumpling it up and putting it in bowl.....

the name that was picked was....

Jen

of Jen's Cup of Creations

go check out her stuff!

Thank you to everyone for all of the wonderful comments!

Have a great weekend!!!

~jennine

Friends with Flair on my last day of Growing in Unity!!

2010-10-15T00:00:00.000-05:00

Well ladies this will bring my week to a close. At the time I had no idea that this would be such a great week to do GIU but I must say I lucked out.

I will post a few of my final cards for the wonderful WCMD challenges. I hope you like.

There you have it. I think I have posted all my challenge cards.... there were just so many! I had tons of fun with all the challenges and even more fun with hosting GIU!

Don't forget to check out all the other talent on the hop... just start at Unity

Have a wonderful weekend!
~jennine : )

It's day 4 of growing in Unity

2010-10-14T00:00:00.005-05:00

So I have more of my WCMD Challenge cards.... considering there are 23 challenges I figured I had plenty to share with you this week.

Short but sweet! I hope you like.

Please remember to vote to help babies with cystic fibrosis.

thanks,
~~jennine

Day 3 of Growing in Unity with a Unity Addicts Challenge!!!

2010-10-13T00:01:00.001-05:00

Today I am sharing with you my card for the Unity Addicts Challenge. You are to use fabric or felt. Since I used fabric on my WCMD challenge I decided to try felt. This was a first for me.

I decided to spritz it with my clear smooches to give it some shine. I simply stamped my ornaments onto the felt, (didn't wait for them to dry, I don't recommend that) and then cut them out. I really gives great depth to this card.

The next card is using fabric that I did for WCMD

I went back and forth on whether or not to add something else but like the simplicity and calmness this card gives off.

The next set of cards are some of my oldies but goodies.... hope you like!

I hope you enjoyed today's showcase of cards!

PLEASE don't forget to vote! Just click the link at the top of the page!

Thanks and see you tomorrow,
jennine

It's Tuesday and day 2 of Growing in Unity!

2010-10-12T00:00:00.000-05:00

Today's cards are once again my cards for the World Card making day Challenges.
I am going to start us off with the photo card....

I took this photo awhile back in Galena, IL. It is such a beautiful place and I am fortunate to frequent there because that is where my in-laws live. If you have seen some of my other work you will have noticed that I am into the mosaic look. This card is slightly smaller than an average A7 card but will use an A7 envelope.

This is one of my favorites. This card is based off of this photo from Altered Ambitions blog

I am also in love with anything Donna Downey!

For my mini I used a stamp from the September Kit of the month. It just seemed like it fit so I went with it.

Here is another card that I really like. This was for the distressing challenge.

Lastly is my card for the SOAR challenge... I love this balloon from the KOTM. I combined it with the sentiment from my new Donna Downey set.

There you go... a few more cards. I hope you are having a great week and PLEASE don't forget to vote for babies with Cystic Fibrosis... every vote counts.

Thanks for stopping by,
~jennine

Happy Columbus Day!!! Let's celebrate with some Growing in Unity!

2010-10-11T06:00:00.005-05:00

This week is my chance to share some wonderful Unity creations! I hope you will enjoy this week full of Unity. Don't forget to leave a comment each day for your chance to win some great Unity product!

So for my first day of Growing in Unity I am sharing with you some of my creations from the World Card Making Day Challenges.

The card was created for the paper piercing challenge. I just received my first Suzi Blue stamp and just had to use it.

This is my shaker card. Not my favorite but it'll work.

My next card is for the pop up challenge. I didn't want to do the usual pop up so I did a little searching on the internet. This is the idea I choose.

Here is one more.... I made this one for the ribbon challenge. I love rainbows so I thought what better way to use all my glorious ribbon than in a rainbow!

I hope you enjoy the cards and I have passed a bit of inspiration your way.

~jennine : )

Before you go.... would you please take a quick moment and VOTE TO HELP BABIES WITH CYSTIC FIBROSIS BREATH EASIER. Thanks so much!

The winner is....

2010-10-02T17:13:00.000-05:00

First I just want to say THANK YOU so much for taking the time to vote. We didn't win but we have another chance this month.

The winner with 6 votes was Scrapcollectr!!!!

Please contact me with you mailing address and I will get your goodies out right away!

Thanks again and please remember to continue to vote.

Jennine

FWF - Journal This... with a prize twist!

2010-09-23T20:20:00.000-05:00

I bought this journal kit three years ago. I had paper and everything. I was going to make it for my husband as a wedding gift.... I never did.

A couple of weeks ago, in my continual effort to use items that I already have in the house I decided to finally make the journal. It wasn't for my husband this time but for ME.

As my father has always told me... "Life is filled with hills and valleys and we must make it through the valleys in order to enjoy the hills. The time right now in my life, this journal helps me remember that there are good times ahead and that I can use my journal to help me get through the harder times.

I hope you like my journal. I am very proud of it.

I used my inches, copics, prima flowers, ECHO paper, Websters pages ribbon, and the AMAZING She stamps set (my favorite)

I hope you have a wonderful Friday and a great weekend .

~jennine

PS. The PRIZE TWIST!!!
If you can take the time to vote for the Pepsi challenge..

CLICK THE LINK ON THE SIDE OF MY BLOG OR JUST CLICK HERE!!!

I have a little cousin who has cystic fibrosis. He is very fortunate to have wonderful parents but will live with this disease for the rest of his life. The opportunity that Pepsi is offering will make an enormous impact in SOOOOO many lives. The top 2 will win and we are in 3rd place.

I have decided to give away a prize of goodies to the one person who votes the most between now and the end of the month. If there is a tie than I will pick a name from a hat.

All you have to do is vote daily, and come back here and let me know that you voted.

I will be giving away .....

3 Unity/Ippity stamp(s) and/sets

Tim Holtz Paper

Echo Park paper

A unity Stamp pad

Distress stickels

1 Letterpress Die set

I will add more with every 25 votes that we get. I have a huge stash of goodies just waiting for a good home.

Thanks for your support!

Jennine and my wonderful family!

Unity Addicts challenge Cards!

2010-08-15T14:53:00.001-05:00

Well I decided to give the Unity Addicts Challenge this week.

The challenge was to create at card using the diaper fold technique.

I used some Basic Grey patterned paper, PI card stock, Unity Stamps, Tim's masks and inks.

Etsy Inspired Challenge #100!!

2010-08-08T10:28:00.000-05:00

It's the 100th Etsy Challenge and they have a great and I mean GREAT prize to give away! You can get all the details on their blog at

Etsy Inspired Challege

but here is a little sneak peak......

I have been following this challenge for such a long time now. I have even created some items but never posted them... yeah I good at that. So this time I thought what the heck is there to loose.

I went over to

Cathy Walter's Etsy Shop

Where I found this to inspire me

With this inspiration,

I created this canvas art work ....

Here is what I used

1- 5x5 canvas

Paper sheet of basic grey paper

Stamps - girl by Daniel Torrette and Jill Penny

Sentiment from Unity Stamp by Donna Downey

Ink - brown chalk ink & distress brown

Markers- copic sketch and Atyou glitter pen

Ribbon around edges - websters pagers

Ranger Stickles

Mod Podge glossy

There you have it.

I hope you are having a great Sunday!

Stepping out of my comfort zone with some new stamps!!!

2010-08-07T00:00:00.001-05:00

Since I started selling my work I thought it was time to step outside my comfort zone.

At Prairie Art and Stamps (a local craft store here) I had seen these stamps

by Daniel Torrente & Jill Penney.

They are different, very grunge and dark.

These are not stamps I would normally buy but I got to thinking...

someone will love these

and so I took the plunge and bought two new stamps.

Here are my newest members...

Prairie Misfit

and Moth Fab

So if you have seen my stuff you know these are way out of my comfort zone. Here is what I came up with:

Card using Moth -

In the close up you can read the stamp from Unity by Donna Downey. It says "She remained true to herself"

I used Tim Holtz paper on white card stock. I stamped the image and colored it with copics and then added some stickles to it. I used my slingo gel pen to add the white around the outside and chalk ink for the sentiment. I added dimensionals to the image and adhered it to the card.

My card using Prairie Misfit:

Again I used Tim Holt paper on white card stock. I used copics to color the image and distressed the paper with tim holtz ink. I used a gray chalk ink for the sentiment. This one says "She designed a life she loved."
I used random ribbon, added some dimensionals and there you have it.

The other project I did using this stamp was on paper adhered to canvas.

I went into my Basic Gray stash and found this great yellow paper. Istamped the image, colored it with copics and added stickels to it. Istamped the sentiment from Donna Downey's The Artist in You set.

I sooo sooo sooo LOVE her stamps!!

I distressed the edges with some brown distress ink.

Then glued the paper to the canvasusing a white glue.

I decided I needed something else and

decided onusing Ranges/Tim Holtzs

Rock Candy.

Ithought about adding funky ribbon around the outer edge but as you cansee I decided against that.

Here are some close ups

So there you have it. Some new items and new pieces of art!!! Let me know what you think. I took a step out of my comfort zone... what about you?

Have a great weekend and till next time....

~jennine

Yes it is Friday and that means Unity Friends are showing off their flair!!!

2010-08-06T00:01:00.000-05:00

Happy Friday to all!!!

Here are some of the things I have been working on this week.

First if a small gift box that I painted with tim holtz distress paint. I then stamped it and gave it a shot of heat to help set it. I let it dry for a little while and then added a clear glossy coat and then the flower.

My second item is a small canvas covered in cosmo paper. I pre-stamped the paper, again letting it dry and then added a glossy coat to it. I stamped a tag and distressted it using tim's ink. I stamped and cut out the scissors, needle and thread. I added glossy accents to those items to give them a shiny effect. I used my copics to add some color to the prima flowers and added a cordroy brad. I used Golden Fiber Paste to give it the funky edges. **** If anyone knows what stamp set the stamp I used on the tag goes to please let me know as I have had it sitting on my desk all summer because I can't figure it out. ****

My next couple of items are ceramic times covered in paper and then stamped.

I adhered magnets to the back and bam!! you now have magnets!!!

Note: don't try to add tim holtz distress paint to ceramic, it comes right back off when dry!

Lastly are a couple of cards I made. Not my favorite but I'm sure someone will like them.

I am sorry about the quality of my photos. I was laying in bed for the night when I realized that I forgot to do this post. I have a weekly appointment with my trainer at 8:30 am so I figured I might as well get out of bed and get it done now because after my work out in the morning the last thing I am going to want to worry about is this. So I quickly grabbed some items I have been working on and snapped some photos (not the best but they will do).

I have done so much more and promise to be sharing with you before next Friday!

Well make sure to check out the rest of the talent today. You can start at the Unity blog.

I hope you have a wonderful Friday and an even better weekend!!!

Until next time,
~jennine

Happy Friends with Flair Friday!!!

2010-07-30T06:00:00.000-05:00

Well it is Friday and I am on time with posting my card. This card was created as a wedding invite. One of my co-workers, the art teacher, informed me before school was out that she was engaged and getting married on Labor Day weekend (happens to be the same weekend Aaron and I married). So knowing that she loves handmade cards I suggested that my wedding gift to her could be the materials to help her create her own card. She took my up on it. This is what we came up with.

She was in love with everything Tim Holtz that I had, the bird cage/bird and his paper, inks, stickles, you name it she wanted to use it. One more thing was needed... a wedding stamp. I know the exact one. That Mr and Mrs. stamp from the KOTM set. So we had it. I bought the cards from Michaels in the bulk pack and she found the ribbon at Hobby Lobby. She is in love with the card, we made 100 of them and here is mine which I received in the mail today! I suggested that she not put anything "in" the card and that she put the invitation working on paper that you can put in the card, then people can use the card for a wedding whenever they needed it. There you have it!

Here is another card I made using another wonderful Unity set!!!

Don't you just love the cosmo sets! I do!!!

Here are some of the 3x3 cards I have been making.

Well there you have it. I have these ready to go and farmers market ready!

I hope you have a wonderful weekend.

Don't forget to check out all of the amazing talent on the hop today. Start over at Unity!

Make sure to find the blinke for a chance to win some much love unity!!!

See ya next week... if not sooner!
~jennine

Happy Friday a lotta late!

2010-07-23T13:39:00.001-05:00

Here are some cards that I made this week. I aplogize that they are in plastic already. I have them ready to go for the farmers market in the morning.

I aplogize agin for being sooooo sooooo sooooo late on my post.

Sorry about the late and the lack of descriptiveness to this post. If you have any questions please just email me. All stamps are Unity!

Totally forgot. So sorry! Creating post right now!!!

2010-07-23T13:30:00.001-05:00

Happy Friday! Have a little Faith!

2010-07-16T06:00:00.001-05:00

I am in love with my new Donna Downey stamp set. I had these canvas' that I bought on clearance at Michael's a few months back and have been wanting to use them. So I decided to use my favorite stamps and this is what I came up with.

This was my first one...

That was the first one I did. I used my Tim Holtz mask, some brads from Hobby Lobby and SU, My flowers were cream colored and then I spritzed them. I used copics on my image which I stamped on white inchies. I also sued Tim's ink on the mask. It was pink but when I added it to the yellow, I got an orange color.

My second one I did Thursday night. I had a larger canvas (12x12) and tried that one this time.

A quick recall on what I used...
Tim Holtz - bird, ink, distress paint
Ribbon is misc from store
Brown ink on tag is Unity
Stamped image on white inchies with brown Unity ink and colored with my copics. Here Lips are with real red marker from SU... (beware that this smears when you add modge podge to it!)
The flowers are from Michaels and cordory brads from SU
Butterflies punched out with my Martha punch and then glitzed up with swarski crystals.

Well I hope you like these as I am thrilled with them. I am hoping they will sell at the farmers market this weekend.... we shall see.

Have a wonderful Friday and an even better weekend. Make sure to check out all the amazing talent showcased on this hop.

Start at Unity for the list of amazing talent!

Till next time ~ Jennine

Please Forgive ME :) and Have a wonderful FWFF

2010-05-14T10:25:00.000-05:00

Time went by so fast and I wasn't able to post. I apologize. Here are some cards I have had in the past that I like. Oldies but goodies!!!

I hope you have a great Friday and weekend!

~Jennine

In honor of Angela at Unity! You are not ALONE !!

2010-05-04T14:06:00.000-05:00

I too live in an

organized

mess!

My craft area

looks about the same.

Here is my desk at school. See the cards in the corner? Those are my challenge cards. I bring in most of my stuff to share with my co-workers! I appreciate their feedback :)

What a great group of people I work with!

Back to my desk... I know where most things are. LOL

I will clean it off and get all organized then I can't find anything...

that is why it is an organized mess!!

Angela you are NOT the only one!

Hope you're having a great Tuesday!

Happy Anniverary Unity!!!

2010-05-03T18:53:00.000-05:00

Last week Unity Celebrated their 2nd anniversary. There were tons of games and challenges.

Of course I participted!!! Here they are

Challenge #1 - The Martini Sketch

And my take on this wonderful sketch....

Challenge #2- Unity is going to the birds....

create a new project using a bird or tree image!

My take on this challenge...

I used my new Unity/Cosmo Cricket set, Garden Variety. I also used the Garden Variety paper. The flower is the Tim Holtz Sizzix die and the flowers are from Michael's.

Challenge #3 - LOVE AT FIRST SIGHT! - use your first Unity set!

My first set is Eco Chic... and here is what I created!

I also incorporated the color challege with a twist...

colors were Orange, Green and Yellow - the twist CAS!

Challenge # 4 - The Triple Take Challenge!

The concept of this challenge is:

given sketch
4 patterned papers
a button or bling embellishment

This was a fun Challenge.... and here is what I made

I used my April KOM and Cosmo Paper.. Which I am in LOVE with.. and a 1"x1" inchie. I also used my chalk inks and distress inks. My buttons are from my lot that consist of all different brands.

Another Challenge was from Maren's blog!

She is AMAZING!! I love her work!

Her challenge....

Make a card, layout or project inspired by something in your Paper Crafts publication.

Since I am a subscriber to Paper Crafts magazine and have purchased a number of the special magazines I had no problem finding inspiration.

I used one of Maren's own creations from page 29 of the Card Creations - Start to Finish issue

Here is my card...

Again I used my Unity/Cosmo Garden Variety stamps and I used the garden variety paper! I colored in the tomato with my copics and distressed the edges with some Tim Holtz inks. My ribbon is by Martha Stewart.

One last Challenge is the Hip Hop #5 Sketch Challenge

And my take on this challenge is...

Well that would be a WRAP!!! I hope you like my cards and I hope they win a thing or two, too!

Have a great week!

Jennine

Unity and Cosmo Collide!!!

2010-04-23T05:00:00.001-05:00

Hello ladies and HAPPY Friday!!!

I am so stinkin' excited to share with you the amazing set I bought at Archivers this past Sunday.(and will be back for the Unity Trunk show)

They were having a Tim Holtz demo and I just recently started buying his products

(have you seen his sizzix dies... they are to die for)

I have never been to Archivers before so I thought what the heck... it's only 2 hours away right? lol

So I lined a a couple of friends for the trip... they bailed... I went alone!

It was a nice drive and I have started book 5 in the Woman's Murder Club by James Patterson.

I made a few wrong turns but safely arrived at Archivers. Boy was I excited.

When I walked in I immediately saw the Cosmo Paper that I have been dying to get.

So what do I do... Pick some up for purchase of course.

I then contined to look around and what did my eyes spy

UNITY STAMPS!!!

So I went over there with the hopes of picking up one of the Donna Downey sets I don't have.

NO LUCK :(

But to my surprise I see a label that includes Cosmo Cricket!!! They have the stamps.

But wait a minute...

I didn't think they were out yet.

At that point I didn't care because I was getting my grubby little hands on some! :)

SO I added the Garden Variety set to my basket and contimplated over the other...

2 SETS that coordinate with the Material Girl paper and goodies!!

As I was on a budget :(

I only went with the one set... but OMG was I excited!!!

So without further ado....

How cute is that bee? I used my copic glitter pens to color the yellow on the body and then some clear on the wings.

Everything is Cosmo Cricket and Unity except for the brad (hobby lobby) and the twine which I won on a blog.

Now for one more (becuase I left the other one I made in my classroom and I won't be back at school tomorrow but I promise to post it later next week).

I bought some templates to do the butterfly at Archivers - one of my many wonderful items that I scored on!

This isn't my favorite card but it works. I also picked up the chipboard pcs (that is the flower pot).

The card I made that is at school is with the cow! Way too cute!

Well there you have it... another peek at the new Unity/Cosmo stamps and papers! I am in love!

I hope everyone has a wonderful weekend!

Mine would be even better if we get lucky and find some Morel Mushrooms (MMMMM)!

Later - ~jennine

Happy Friends with Flair on this Good Friday.

2010-04-02T10:41:00.000-05:00

Because I am so late I am just going to post my cards.

I wish everyone a wonderful and blessed Easter.

Enjoy

~jennine

Spring Break on the mind :)

2010-04-02T10:33:00.002-05:00

My post will be up shortly. Sorry for the delay. I have spring break mind and forgot to get my post up.

Happy Friday!

2010-03-19T08:04:00.000-05:00

Short and sweet!

-Just the cards mam, just the cards :)

Sorry for the short post but things are crazy around here. I hope everyone enjoys their Friday and has a wonderful weekend!

~jennine

Friday with Spring in the Air! Love it!

2010-03-12T00:01:00.001-06:00

Happy Friday!

It's time again for a Unity Blog Hop!

Speaking of Unity... I have been creating my little heart out using my Unity Stamps.

Why?

Well I work at a charter school as a resource teacher. We don't receive 100% funding from the District we teach in so we have to have fundraisers. Every 2 years we have a silent and live auction. All of the live items are created by students. Our silent auction items are several other things. I decided to make some cards using my wonderful Unity Stamps for the silent auction. What a great way to get my work out there, right?

So I went onto Splitcoast to look for inspiration and boy did I ever find it.

I pulled out old stamps (screaming to be used) and used my NEW stamps too!

I hope you are inspired!

Here they are.... I used a mix between PTI and SU paper.

Let me know what you think. You comments are feedback are much appreciated!
Make sure to check out all of the talent as you will be INSPIRED!!

Happy Friday!!!
~jennine

Welcome Home on a Monday Hippty Ippity Hop!

2010-03-08T08:11:00.000-06:00

Happy Monday! What a weekend! Aaron and I went to a "mystery party" Saturday night and it was a blast. The host put a name of something on your back and you could only ask yes or no questions to figure out who you were. I was the octomom and Nancy Palosi. It was tons of fun.

Anyway onto what you came here to see. LOL!

Once again I was inspired by my card magazines. I don't have it here with me while I type this so I can't tell you what amazing artist inspired me. I will update that after I get home today.

Isn't this house too cute. I used my Ippity stamp set from the fall line, Devoted (the house stamp) and Simply Home set (the sentiment). I used my Martha Stewart fringe scissors to cut that grass... boy is it quick.

Here they are!

Here is my card. The whole thing!

I used my copics to color, my chalk inks, PTI ribbon and kraft paper, cosmo cricket dp and my white gel pen. Very quick and easy, especially when you get the idea from the magazine!

Well I have to get going.

Have a GREAT Monday!

Make sure to check out all the amazing talent.

The list keeps on growing!

~jennine : )

It's Friday and that means it's time to HOP! & a new Blog Candy Winner!!!!

2010-03-05T08:49:00.000-06:00

Good morning!

Yes I am typing this first thing this morning because I was out running errands until 8 last night and my computer never came out of its bag.

Anyway when I purchased the Card Creations magazine I also purchased the Stamp It Cards. I am just loving the inspiration I am getting from these magazines. This weeks card was inspired by Lisa Henke's creation on page 39 in Stamp It Cards magazine. This is identical to hers except for the papers and no stitching as I can't figure out how to work my sewing machine (lol).

I used my stamps from the KOM set Following My Heart

I colored in the scene with my copics and sponged some blue for the sky! Can you tell I decided to put some dimensional glue on my sun? It looks cute in person.

My threading is done with my white gel pen.

I used Basic Grey paper from the Lime Ricky set! My orange paper and ribbon is PTI. My punches for the sentiment and the edge are both SU along with my blue flower button.

I hope everyone has a wonderful weekend.

Make sure to check out all the talent over at the Unity Blog!

Oh yeah! Pea never claimed her blog candy so I went to random.org and picked a new winner!

CONGRATULATIONS to.....

AMY MOORE!

Amy please email me you address so I can get this box of goodies in the mail!

Thanks everyone and have a fun hop!

~jennine

Altered Art! Oh How I LOVE making it!

2010-03-03T12:02:00.001-06:00

Happy Wednesday! I hate rushing through my week as we only live once. I want to savor every minute I have in life but during the week of ISAT (Illinois' Standardized testing) the week can't go fast enough. I forced myself to create last night despite just wanting to jump into bed at 8pm. Things could be worse right?

Over the weekend I created this frame for my close friend and co-worker, Kathy. She needed something to give as a gift at a baby shower and asked me to create a frame. So I did! I just love altering frames.

I used stamps from this Unity set - Shoot for the Moon!

Recipe -

Stamps - Unity Shoot for the Moon!

Ink- Color Box chalk ink - dark blue

Embellishments - Martha Stewart

Paper - Yellow and Blue - Papertrey ink - Designer paper - SU

Other - Mod Podge® Matte & Glossy Finish on Moon and cloud

Frame - Michael's ($2.99)

The entire frame only took a few hours!

Happy Wednesday and have a great week! See you on Friday for the Unity Friends with Flair!

~jennine : )

Blog Winner Pea Please send me your address!

2010-03-02T13:02:00.000-06:00

Pea you were the lucky winner of my blog candy! Please email me your address.

If I don't hear from Pea by Thursday night I will post a new winner on Friday!

~ Jennine ~

Hippity Ippity Monday and a Blog Candy Winner!

2010-03-01T00:01:00.008-06:00

Happy Monday everyone! I purchased the Paper Crafts Card Creations magazine yesterday!

There is just so much to drool over! I was inspired by a card by Betsy Veldman on page 145. My layout is exactly the same as Betsy's. I was able to make this card in no time flat!
Here is a close up of the sentiment.

And my card!

Recipie:

Paper - very vanilla (SU), Early Bird (Cosmo Cricket)

Ink: Color Box chalk - dark brown, warm red, olive pastel

Hotz Distress - Fire Brick and Vintage Photo

Ribbon - Real Red (SU)

Stamps - IPPITY Simply Home from the fall line

Make sure to check out all the wonderful talent today!

You can get the list here!

NOW THE BIG WINNER!!!!

The Luck winner of my Blog Candy is......

PEA (aka Phillane)!

please send me your address so I can get your package in the mail!

Blinkie Winner Take 2!

2010-02-28T12:49:00.000-06:00

Thanks again to everyone who left comments!

I truly appreciate all of your thoughts!

Kelly sent me a message to re-do the blinkie winner because she is a Unity DT member.

So that is what I have done!

The winner is.....

Number....

15!

Thanks so much to Debbi-

She said

: When you said HIP HOPPING FRIDAY WITH A BIG BANG you weren't kidding. Love the cards. Donna Downey has always been one of my favorites. Whoo-Hoo, the Blinkie. And you're giveaway is awsome. I've never tried SU paper (but sure would love the chance) and I'm signed up for the KOM from Unity, but don't have the three you are giving away. Mmmmmmm. Have a great weekend and thanks for the chance to win and sharing you inspiration.

Make sure to email Unity for your free stamp set!

Unity Blinkie Winner & Blog Candy still available!

2010-02-27T13:49:00.001-06:00

Congratulation to Kelly Landers for winning the Unity Blinkie goodies!

I used the online random generator below and it came up with number 3.... That was Kelly!

3

Random numbers generated Feb 27 2010 at 13:34:48 by www.psychicscience.org
Free educational resources for parapsychology, psychical research & mind magic.

Don't forget that MY Blog Candy is still open! I will be picking a name tomorrow night to post with my Ippity Blog hop!
Check it out here!

***Best of luck!***

Hip Hopping Friday with a big BANG!

2010-02-26T00:01:00.002-06:00

Warning...
This is a lengthy post but WORTH sticking it out until the end!!!
I am so excited... I just got some new toys in the mail.

I just got This BABY!

I have wanted on for awhile now and got it for a steal on eBay!

I also just got this amazing Unity set! The Artist in You by Donna Downey

I have wanted this set for awhile and I finally gave in. Oh Boy am I happy it did!

I also got 7 packages of gemstones from Scrapbooking Supplies for next to nothing.

Lastly, I got my KOTM!!!

OMG!! Have you seen this set! I love it! That is nothing new becuase I LOVE each and every kit that I have received and I have over 12 now!!!

So what did I make for the hop? Well you know how it is when you get a stamp set.... it screams for ink!

First I decided to use my KOTM stamps! I used this adorable bird! I colored it in with my copics (R32- peach, RV11- pink, V06-lavendar, B14- light blue, B01-mint blue and T0-toner gray). Before I started to color I used ColorBox Azurite chalk ink which happens to be ready for embossing powder. Yes, I added some clear embossing powder to my cute little bird. It's very hard to tell but it is embossed. I added my gems and cut it out and adhered it with glue dots.

Here is the card-

I used my scor-pal on the bottom of my card for some dimension. I then added some gems... I just love these guys. My last step was to add my sentiment stamp!

Of course knowing this was a big day for me (you must continue reading), I decided to make another card. I thought I would use the get sketchy sketch for the Ippity challenge. I made this card with that...

Only after I finished it did I foolishly realize... DAH!!! I was suppose to use my Ippity stamps. See I was so anxious to use my Donna Downey set, The Artist in You set that it slipped my mind. I used my cosmo criket paper and ribbon, my chalk inks and one of my already made flowers. I was of course in desperate need to use my new Copic air brush system so I added some color to my flower! Those little gem flowers are from the new ones I just received in the mail today!

Well 2 last things...

First is....

I...

HAVE...

the...

Yep.... that's right, make sure to leave a comment on my blog for a chance to win 25 random Unity Stamps!

I will pick a name from random Saturday morning and post the winner here and on Splitcoast.

Well I did say that I had 2 things right!!!

I decided to share the wealth! I have been very luck lately and have won some wonderful things from blogs so I am sharing some of those things with you!!!

Check it out...

You see 3 Unity stamps/sets and 1 Ippity set from the Fall line. How about all of that paper... have you ever wanted to sample some SU paper? Here is your chance. This is from my collection. There are 1-2 pcs of every color in the collection (minus chocolate chip and a yellow). There are even current and retired in colors included. It is a huge stack of paper. Those litte gems are from the ones I got today.

Anyway to be eligible to win MY blog candy you simply need to become a follower and leave a comment. If you are already one of my 13 current followers you get a double entry because I didn't have to ask you to join you just wanted to... Thanks so much!

I will be announcing a winner on Monday during the Ippity hop!

Best of luck and have a wonderful day! Don't forget to check out all the amazing talent!

Get the list here!

Happy Friday! Have a great weekend!

~Jennine ;D

It's Monday and that means it is time for some Ippity Hip Hop!!!

2010-02-22T00:01:00.003-06:00

Happy Monday ladies! Another Monday has some and so has a little creation with Ippity. My wonderful husband Aaron and I donate our time to cook a gourmet meal that is auctioned off at a Catholic Charities event. Friends of ours buy everything and host it at their home and we do all of the cooking. My husband LOVES to cook so this is a great opportunity for him to make things that he normally wouldn't. The menu was 6 courses and amazing.

Anyway, the couple that won the dinner brought little gifts for everyone. She gave me a gift bag filled with bath and body works signature collection items. So I needed to make a card to say thanks. I wanted something simple that I could give as a thank you so I made some thank you sets to say Thanks!

some close ups!

Recipe for my cards -
Paper: Neenah and SU (rose red and Kiwi Kiss)
Stamps - Ippity - Just wanted to say... and Unity stamp- Royal Day
Inks are all Color box chalk inks
Ribbon - Paper Studio (white) and Stampin Up
Misc - su pop ups, score pal adhesive

Make sure to check out all of the wonderful talent today by going to Ippity's blog.

Have a wonderful week!

Hip Hopping Friday with a little Seed of Hope!

2010-02-19T00:00:00.001-06:00

Happy Friday and welcome to another Unity Hip Hop!

Have you seen their new blog! OMG!!! It is pretty amazing!

Make sure to check it out!

While you're checking things out... how about this card I made?

I used Papertrey Ink paper, Making memories dp, chalk inks, spellbinder dies, a Martha Stewart butterfly punch and SU's oval punch and scalloped border punch. My inks are all chalk inks that I am currently in love with!!! I also colored in the heart with my copic glitter pen.

My layout is based off of the Mojo Monday sketch but my card was inspired by Maria's card.

You can see it here!

My stamps of course are UNITY!!! KOM to be exact!

Well I hope you like the card! And I hope you enjoy today's hop!

Another Monday to Hip Hop Away!

2010-02-15T00:01:00.000-06:00

Happy Monday! Wow are things busy! I did get to create on Friday which was nice. I hope to get that up and posted this week.

Well last week you saw one of my frames. I mentioned that I made two of them and this post shares my other frame.

I used my wonderful Ippity Because of You set. I created the flower myself and used my Stampin Up butterfly die to create my butterflies. The paper is cosmo cricket and the other items are generic purchased from Michaels or Hobby Lobby.

Here we are again, I just love this photo. It is my backgrond on my computer and my i phone. We had such a wonderful weekend this Valentine's day that this frame really puts my feelings into one little saying. He really does make good times great. I am so lucky to have such a wonderful husband.

On to some close ups...

There is is... I hope you like it. I really enjoyed making these frames. Check out my blog later this week to see the art work I made for my bathroom. Love it!

Have a wonderful Monday and make sure to check out all of the great work. Unfortunately I wasn't able to use the new sets which are being debuted today but you can see them at a number of the other talent along the hop!

Hippity Hop Monday

2010-02-07T21:36:00.000-06:00

Another Monday means the beginning of another week!

I decided to branch out from the typical cards and stated playing with some picture frames that I purchased from Micheal's for $1.00.

I used some dp and other embilishments and a little bit of glue. Next thing you know I have this frame. I am really happy with the end product. I
The Ippity stamp I used was from the "Straight from the Heart" set.

I would share the other one I did but my husband took the charger for the camera so I wasn't able to download or shoot some more.

Here is a little close up of the heart I used - it is wood finished with paper. I added some rubons from my stash and did some faux stitching around the heart.

Enjoy! And make sure to check out all of the other great work. I will try to get my other frame up later this week.

Have a great one!

Happy Friday with Unity!

2010-01-22T10:32:00.001-06:00

A quick card for the Friday Hop!!! This card I made for the Ippity Challenge. You were to use black, a neutral and one color.

Here is a close up of the card. I hope you like it...

Make sure to check out all the great stamp kits/sets on sale over at Ippity! Have a great weekend!

Make sure to check out all of my Stampin Up stamps for sale! I am offering FREE SHIPPING on all sets along with the regular discounts I already offer!

Hippity Ippity Hop with a little love!

2010-01-18T06:00:00.001-06:00

Happy Monday Ippity Stlye! Since it is the season of LOVE I decided to use my amazing Ippity sets with hearts. I went with the Straight from the heart and Becuase of you sets. I just love these sets. I used the Love stamp on the left side of my card and the Hello stamps for my sentiment. I also used the Heart from Straight from the heart set on the background and at my main heart with bling! I adorned this heart with 3 different colors of rhinestones that I got at Michael's today. They are 40% off!!! Thank go because it took a lot little rhinestones. I think it was 52 in all. I like it but don't think I will be doing it again. I used two different colors of pink and the black. I like red and black together so I thought I would give it a try. The pink heart in the middle is from Martha Stewart embellishments that I bought last week when they were on sale.

Now for the rest of the card. I used SU paper and ribbon. If you look closely the white paper is actually shimmery white. I also used my pink and clear copic glitter pens to add some glitter to the hearts. The ink is all colorbox chalk inks. I am really loving the coverage with these inks. I scored on a bunch of full pads from Tuesday morning a while back and have purchased some more colors with a 50% coupon from Michael's (those cat eye sets).

Well I think that is about it.I hope you like my card and don't forget to check out all of the other talent today!

Don't forget that you can get these amazing stamps from me by checking it out right here! Just ask your self, Have I seized my Ippity yet? Well if you said no, what are you waiting for!

Today is also MLK Day so as a teacher I have the day off!!! I hope to get some crafting done and hope you have a wonderful week!
~Jennine

You're One of a Kind! with Friends of course!

2010-01-15T08:50:00.000-06:00

Happy Friday ladies. Here is a card I made for my students to give to another teacher who is teaching them a special reading program. She decided to take them out to dinner and a movie. I told the kids that I would make them a card to give to her as a thank you.

I hope you like it. I cased it from Cards magazine November issue. The card was titled Simplicity by Julie Campbell.

Make sure to check out the Unity Sale going on! It's HUGE!

Have a great Friday!

~~Jennine

PS Sorry for the short post, things are a bit crazy over here :)

Amazing candy available!

2010-01-14T11:58:00.001-06:00

This is not only amazing candy but some great inspiration. You should check it out.
This is what she has as her candy!

Publish Post

Raspberry Suite Challenge with Style!

2010-01-10T21:48:00.000-06:00

Dawn McVey is hosting another great Raspberry Suite Challenge! I just love the color choices in all of her challenges! This one includes soft yellow, light aqua, chocolate and cream.

So I have this new stamp from Unity and I just had to use it! I had so much fun with this card. This wonderful stamp is in the Treasure to Me stamp set. It was only available for a short time and then... not until CHA!

Here is a close up of this great stamp! I used some Basic Grey paper from teh Lemonade collection for the dress... isn't it cute? I just love it. I also used some of my copic glitter pens and some generic ones to color the accessories. I used a copic to color the "chest". I also cut out the bottom sash and the sash around the waist from the lemon tart paper from Papertry ink. I used the yellow glitter pen from copic to give it a litlle bling. All my other papers are Papertry ink too (dark chocolate and aqua mist). I used the french script bg stamp from SU to creat a background. I heat embossed it with clear ep. My ribbon is martha stewart.

Well I hope you enjoy my latest. I am hoping to get into my craft area more often once our new windows are installed. We are looking at the Friday so hopefully the basement will be a bit warmer. It gets rather cold down there seeing it's unfinished. My wonderful husband promises me this will make a difference.

That's it for now! Have a great week!

It's a Unity kind of day!

2010-01-08T08:09:00.004-06:00

I can't believe that it has been almost a month since my last post. Things have been relaxing yet crazy with the holidays. One might think that being a teacher and having a week and a half off of school I would have time to craft.... HA! no such thing. I was traveling to visit family and upon our return we cleaned out our basement. We are awaiting new windows for the basement so we needed to make sure they could get them without destroying anything. You see my craft area is also in the basement which meant this was a great opportunity to reorganize. It's amazing how much stuff we can accumulate over the years. My goodness do I have a TON of dp.

Anyway, I made this great little card for this post but never got it uploaded to my computer. Instead I am sharing with you a card I made for the Ippity dt opportunity.

Materials needed: Kraft paper, Red glitter, heart punch, glitter pen, brown, blue, red and green inks and glitter pens.

For the glitter frame I cut the size I wanted out of heavier card stock (I used the white board that comes with the SU DP to keep it flat). I then used a glue pen and made an outline with the glue. Lastly I tossed the glitter on and had my frame. I did have to go back and apply some additional to certain bare spots but no big deal.

Well I have to get going. I hope you have fun hopping around!

A Little Friday Flair!!

2009-12-18T06:00:00.000-06:00

Happy Friday!! This little card was made using my new IPPITY paper and Unity's Christmas List stamp and their brown ink. I made this little flower using the instructions found here!

This card is sooo easy! I hope you like it!

Happy Friday!

PS make sure to check out the sales on at Unity this weekend!

Hippity {ippity} Hop is the way to bounce!

2009-12-14T06:00:00.000-06:00

Happy Monday.... a little birthday card for the Hopping today!

Happy Monday all! I missed last week but was sure not to miss this weeks {ippity} Hop!
I used Life's Little Moments set for this card and the great designer paper that they have to offer. My other paper is all SU along with the ribbon and glitter. I used a glue pen on the "H" and then sprinkled it with green glitter. My girlfriend who is my left arm at work asked me for some birthday cards. I told her that she should circle the Date to give it a personal touch. I made another one in more manly colors too!

Have fun hippty {ippity} hopping along today! Make sure to check out the list of all the great talent showcased today!

A Little Mojo {ippty} Style! & a Winner!!

2009-12-13T11:01:00.006-06:00

Here is my card which I created for the Mojo Monday challenge! I used my NEW {ippity} stamps of course. You can get this set for yourself right here!

This adorable set can be

yours for only $15.00!

For the other details ~

The base of my card is 4.25 x 5.5 (Kraft SU)

Spellbinders round dies

DP is cosmo cricket

Ribbon is SU (sale-a-bration)

Ink is brown available thourgh me!

Oh yeah... now onto the winner of my first Blog Candy!

The winner via random.org.... #3, JazzyH!

Jazzy H please email me with your mailing information so I can send out your goodies!

Thanks for all the feedback. I truly appreciate it!

Have a wonderful Sunday!

~Jennine

It's Unity Flair Time! & My 1st Blog Candy!

2009-12-11T08:46:00.007-06:00

I made this photo mat for a new baby in the family. I used my Unity stamps of course.
The tree and saying are from the Little Sprout. The wand and sentiment are from the November Kit of the month. I used SU paper and some DP from other companies.

I hope you like it. I'm pretty sure that the recipients will be happy with it.

Now onto to some goodies! I just received my latest Unity order in which you received a FREE set with every order. Well that FREE set happens to be on that I already have. Because it is the season of giving I will be having my first blog candy!

If you leave a comment on my blog you will have a chance to win this great stamp set! Just hit the link to check it out.

Christmas Bough

This kit includes all Un-Mounted Deeply Etched Red Rubber stamps. The stamps are pre-cut and mounted on repositionable cling foam.
Branch - 3 x 4.5, Happy Holidays - .75 x 1.25,

Merry Christmas - .5 x 1.25, and Ornament - .5 x 1.75

I will also be including some great paper and another Unity Stamp!
I hope everyone has a wonderful Friday and I look forward to hearing what you think!

HAVE A WONDERFUL FRIDAY AND ENJOY THE FLAIR!

~Jennine

A Peaceful Christmas for an {Ippity} Challenge

2009-12-10T10:30:00.006-06:00

I made this card using my new {ippity} stamps. I am selling these amazing stamps and you can get yours right here.

I used the Kissmas and Mistletoe set. This set is way to cute and is only $15.

I also used some of Unity's Designer Paper which you can get free when purchasing stamp sets from me. Yeah FREE!

My other paper was SU real red and green galore. My ribbon is also SU. The star is from ranger and it is 1/4" thick. I covered it in SU glitter. I tried the chunky glitter first and it didn't work. It made the star look like a big chunky glittery thing. My punch is from Martha which makes ribbon threading a breeze. The fun scallop punch is a new Martha punch too.

I cut out my trees after embossing them with white embossing powder and adhered the right and left one with adhesive and the center one with dimensionals. I also embossed the snow flakes and peace sentiment with my stamps from this same amazing set! As you can see I used white embossing powder.

I am really happy with how this card turned out and would love to hear what you think!

Happy Thursday and don't forget to check back tomorrow for Unity's Friends with Flair! Who knows... there might be something in it for you too!

~Jennine

Another Great Friday with Unity Friends!

2009-12-04T06:00:00.002-06:00

It is late Thursday night as I type this so I apologize for the not including details. I made this card for the family of one of my students (a 7th grade boy). His father passed away Tuesday. I don't like the sympathy cards that are all sad and stuff. Dying is about celebrating ones life and I felt this card was appropriate. I hope you like it. I will try to add more details later.

Here are some more of the details -
My paper is from Michael's and I believe it is K & Co but it's at home and I am at school right now. :)
More importantly the stamp is from Unity of course - it is the from the Quote Bundle Pack which is 50% off right now! This set is a must have for anyone who loves quotes!!

The butterfly (large) is a sizzix die from SU and the little ones are from a Martha Stewart punch. I used misc. bling that I have in my stash. The cordoroy button is SU and the flower is Making memories (I think).

Thanks for all of the wonderful comments! They are truely apprecited.

Happy Friday!
Jennine

Happy Friday! A little Unity to make the day better!

2009-11-20T08:00:00.002-06:00

Happy Friday all! It's Friends with Flair Unity Style! Make sure to start from Angela's blog because you don't want to miss anyone. Okay... you don't want to miss an opportunity to WIN some free Unity!

Today my Unity Friends I share with you a card using my Unity November KOM. Can I say, I LOVE IT!! The Kit of the Month is a must have and the deal of the century! One amazing kit... NO commitments... and for only $29.95 a month (yes that includes shipping)!!! I was so excited when I received it in the mail on Wednesday. I started a card right away but just wasn't happy with it. Maybe I will go back to it this weekend.

I am super happy with this final product. I just love both of these stamps. This girl is just one of the three on the stamp. And how about this Hepburn quote; it is way to fun! My layout was inspired from a card that I found in my cards magazine that I am getting online. I used my copics for the coloring (can you see the cute green olives in my martini?). I also used my SU inks for the stamping. I stamped my girl in creamy caramel and the quote in melon mambo. I also used the melon mambo around the girl and chocolate around the quote to add some depth. For her dress I used the same dp as I did for the squares. This is a 5 x 5 card by the way. I pierced holes around the center square for some extra detail and here you have it!

I apologize for the poor photo but I am having a hard time taking photos lately. You can see from the the photo that I added a little pearl to purse and some of the flowers and lastly under Hepburn.

I really hope you have a great weekend and break a couple of rules while you're at it!
Make sure to check out the great 50% off sale going on at Unity!

Check this out!

2009-11-15T14:02:00.002-06:00

You must go check out Donna Downey's blog for your chance to win some great stuff!

Don't wait... head over there!

Have a great Sunday!

Friends with Flair Unity Style

2009-11-12T21:28:00.005-06:00

Happy Friday! I created this for my Friday Flair with Unity! I used some great Unity stamps on this card! The tree comes from the Tiny Trinity set, The Blessings saying comes from the Birdie Inspiration set and the polka dots is from the Distressed Dot stamp. My paper is kraft and Basic Grey's Indian Summer. My buttons were my late grandma's and the ribbon is Making Memories. I used all my wonderful chalk pads for the tree and saying!

I hope you are having a wonderful November and have a great weekend.

Don't forget to check out the amazing sale going on over at UNITY!

~jennine

Another Great Friday with Unity Flair with Friends!

2009-11-06T08:00:00.000-06:00

Happy Friday! It has been a crazy week which is the main reason I haven't been able to post. I have had something to do after work every day. I was happy to come home and see the my new order arrived! Super excited actually because the one weekend only sets were in that box! I decided to have a go at them for my Unity Friends Flair! ! !

Here we have my first card. I used SU ribbon and paper and Basic Grey Lime Rickey DP. I of course used Unity stamps. This cute little apron is from the new Kitchen Logic set. I picked out the "thinking of you" from another Unity set.

My 2nd card is K & Co. Paper which I love along with some cream and kraft from SU (the ribbon is SU too). I used my new chalk inks on this WONDERFUL new Grow yourself Extraordinary.

Well it's late and I have school in the morning. I hope you like my cards. I'm pretty happy how they came out.

Have a wonderful FRIDAY!!!

Keep Rockin' with Friends with Flair on FRIDAY!!!

2009-10-29T21:22:00.005-05:00

Here is 2 sketches 4 You weekly sketch. It was the basis for my card. I found this stamp at hobby lobby the other day and just knew how great it would go with my guitar from my October Kit of the month from Unity. I used SU and Basic Grey paper. I tried out my new ColorBox chalk inks which I found at Tuesday Morning for 99. What a bargain! I ended up buying every color they had which was 10 pads. Full size pads for 99 cents you just can't pass that up. The next day I went to Hobby Lobby where I picked up this cute stamp and bought two Basic Grey collection packs, Lemonade and Lime Ricky for only $9-. Yes another bargain!!! Just gotta love bargains.

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I am in a bit of funk and had a hard time making this card but it works. For me, it doesn't WOW me but when I read that quote, I smile. :)

I hope you have a wonderful weekend!

Design Team call with a little Basic Grey to mix it up!

2009-10-28T21:10:00.008-05:00

Here they are.... the sketches for the 2 sketches 4 you design team call.

This is what I came up... my first card I used my Folk Inspired set by Unity Stamp Company. I also used my Lemonade Basic Grey paper for all but the stamped image which is stamped on white and colored with my copics. I then took one of my inchies and stamped that and colored that and adhered it with pop ups. I also cut out the whole clock and glued it the patterned paper from Basic Grey. I used some of my copic spica glitter pens and other gel pens to give it a little more bling. I am also entering this little card into the Basic Grey challenge. They are having a color challenge. Use Red, Blue and Green.

Can you see the sparkly pens I used for the detail? What do you think?

Here is my other card. I really wanted to use fabric on my cards so I decided to use it on my elephant. I used my Papertrey Ink Bitty Baby stamp set. My background is Worn Dots from Unity. I am really lovin' this set lately. My paper is all SU along with my ribbon, brad and punch used. The twine was thin but I twisted it 3 times to make is thicker. I am really happy with how this card turned out. I plan on making a set of thank you cards with the elephant as part of a gift for my cousin-in-laws who are having a baby. You always need thank you cards when your first baby arrives right? I'm sure they will love them which makes it that much more fun to make.

Here is a close up of the elephant. The ear is fabric that looks like news print.

And of course a close up of the Happy New Baby, also from the Bitty Baby set.

Well there you have it. My 2 cards that I submitted to the DT call. I hope you like them.

Happy Wednesday ALL!

Rock on with me.... Unity Style!

2009-10-23T00:01:00.002-05:00

Happy Friday!!! Friends with flair here we are!!! For the first time ever I am participating in Unity's Friends with Flair! I was also able to incorporate Dawn McVey's Raspberry Suite color challenge and The Pink Elephant's weekly challenge which just happened to be a sketch. Make sure to check it out! . Better than that I was able to use my UNITY OCTOBER KIT OF THE MONTH!!!!

Here are the copics I used to color my card Rock On Card

I also used PI's paper (the green, pink and brown) while the kraft and vanilla are SU. The awesome stamps are UNITY of course. These are from the October KOM. I used my fiskars punch for the fancy edge and used the SU build a brads and bright delight rub-ons. I also used two of Unity's background stamps, the distressed dots and worn grid.

This card just makes me want to sing. I added the 1,2,3 because it made me think of a band warming up... 1... 2... 1,2,.3... ROCK ON!

This adorable card show cases the KOM stamps!!! Don't you just love them. The clouds are from the July Kit and this adorable plane and banner are from this months kit. I used some of the paper left over with the distressed dots wove in some string stamped the images on Basic Grey paper and there you have it.

Make sure to check out Unity's Fall Garage Sale which is happening ALL weekend!! Deals that you just can't pass up!

Have a ROCKIN' Friday and Happy hopping!

~jennine

Happy Fall Y'All!

2009-10-13T19:35:00.008-05:00

Copics, pumpkins and coloring... what a wonderful thing. I really love coloring with my copics and when I came across this GREAT copic challenge at Copic Creations. I couldn't wait to get started. I didn't realize that I had a pumpkin stamp until after I bought this digital stamp.

The copics I used are seen in this photo.

Here is my finished product. I used the Basic Grey challenge for the sketch. I also kept The Pink Elephant challenge in mind as it is all about FALL!!!

I used my Stampin Up paper for my solids and my Basic Grey for my designer paper, stampin up vellum, my copics as you can see above. The Happy Thanksgiving stamp is from SU too! I used a stamp set from PTI to put the poke a dots on my two small pieces of ribbon.

This sketch from the Basic Grey challenge was a tough one for me. I am really happy with my end product. I hope it can send some inspiration your way.

"ALZEHIMERS MEGA CANDY"

2009-10-12T06:58:00.003-05:00

Holy cow!!! This blog candy is something else... eye popping HUGE! Craft International is giving away this amazing candy. Alzheimer's hit home for me. My paternal grandma passed away back in 86 after having been diagnosed with Alzheimer's for 7 years. This is not a disease you want to live with. They have come a long way in 23 years but there is still a long way to go. On a light note... Check out this blog candy for a chance to win~ Happy Monday!

Just in time!

2009-10-11T22:26:00.004-05:00

Here are a couple of cards that I created today for a few challenges. The spider card is for The Pink Elephants challenge this week. It was a color challenge. You can check that out here! The frazzled card is for the Color Throwdown challenge (here) and Sweet Sketch Wednesday sketch challenge. Check them out... The Color Throwdown and Sweet Sketch Wednesday.

School work, School work

2009-10-08T14:01:00.001-05:00

Well school work is keeping me from crafting. I have so much to do to get organized I have stated taking it home... yuck! This takes away from "my" time which I so desprately need. Hopefully I will get back to crafting on days other than the weekends soon. Sorry I don't have anything to share. I am hoping to partake in 2s4u, the color challenge, sweet sketch wednesday, Mojo Monday and the pink elephant. We shall see... Have a great Thursday.

Splitcoast Challenges.... ARE HERE!

2009-10-04T21:38:00.005-05:00

Here they are... of the 12 challenges posted I managed to complete 6. I write more about these later. I hope you like them.

Happy World Card Making Day!

2009-10-03T14:50:00.002-05:00

Have you been out there checking out all of the amazing companies? Holy challenges and OMG!!! the prizes.... not much to say because there is so much out there and it is all amazing.
Make sure to get to Splitcoastampers.com. Tons of fun other there. 2s4u is also hosting a special sketch for today. I am going to be hitting that one right away!

Have fun creating and I will be back with some newly created goodness!

Happy Friday!!

2009-10-02T08:06:00.007-05:00

Happy Friday folks! Boy has this been a crazy week at school and I am soooo happy that it is Friday! Without further ado here is another card I created this week. This card I made with the Color Throwdown colors in mind. As you can see the colors are basic grey, old olive, rich razzelberry and really rust. I used both the paper and inks from SU in the listed colors. My stamps are from Papertrey Ink and the other set name I will have to get back to you on. I can't think of it off the top of my head and I am not at home. Sorry.

When I started this card I had no idea what I was going to do. I started by simply stamping the background onto the rust and razzelberry papers. I then cut out my card and started cutting my stamped papers to match. Next thing you know I have cut out the basic grey, decided on some stamps pulled out my nestabilites and poof!!! Here you have it. My card. If I could go back and change one thing, I would have stamped the sentiment in a darker color. We live and learn right!

Let me know what you think... your feedback is appreciate!

Have a wonderful Friday and an even better Saturday!

Go Ahead Wish!

2009-10-01T08:57:00.005-05:00

Here are the challenges that I used in this card.

I am SO happy with how this card turned out. This stamp is from the Unity September’s club kit. My paper is from Unity's September Scrapper's kit. I used some paper flowers and a build a brad from SU to make my flowers. My ink is all SU, chocolate chip, real red, very vanilla, and Bermuda bay. I used the Sweet sketch Wednesday sketch for my lay out and my color combo is this week’s Dawn McVey's color challenge.

I have to admit that when I put these colors together I was a bit unsure of how they would turn out. I love chocolate and kraft so that didn't worry me to much but when I added the red... I thought there was no way this was going to work. Luckily for me I found this fab paper which is double sided and had a place to start.

I hope you like it as much as I do! Please let me know what you think. I love feeback!

I just can't get enough, I just can't get enough!

2009-09-30T09:48:00.003-05:00

...of Basic Grey products and challenges!

Here is another card created from the Basic Grey Eerie collection. I simply took a 5x5 folded pc of white card stock and started adding the stickers. This is what I came up with. I also heat embossed the pumpkin to give it a more realistic look. ~ Happy Harvest~

Trio of Challenges!

2009-09-29T22:03:00.006-05:00

I am just loving my new Basic Grey papers and the new September kit from Unity. Things are a bit on the rough side in everyday life so I have been immersing myself in my crafts when I get home from school. I like to take a look at the challenges every week that I follow and then just go for it. Sometimes the get combined and sometimes they don't. This card here ended up being a trio of challenges. I was initially creating this card for the 2 sketches 4 You challenge but in the back of my mind I was keeping the Pink Elephant challenge requirements in mind. The Pink Elephant required you to have dots, a punch and a tag. Lastly I have been using my new Basic Grey papers and they have a challenge right now - embossing! When I took a look at my finished card I realized I ended up implementing all three challenges. Good thing I didn't combine a color challenge into this because I think I would have lost my mind.

The details....
Stamps include Unity September Kit of the month
Papers are Stampin Up Razzelberry and Vanilla, along with Basic Grey's new Indian Summer DP
The inks were versa mark for the heat embossing on the polka dots, Razzelberry on the inside sentiment and Unity's new brown. I used my copics to color in my pumpkin.
My embellishments include ribbon from SU.

I really like the way this card turned out. It helps that I am in love with this paper. I hope you like it! Have a great one!

Basic Grey Challenge Bannanza

2009-09-29T00:00:00.003-05:00

I have had soooo much fun with my new Basic Grey Eerie paper collection. The new bunch of posts are going to be for the Basic Grey challenge ~ embossing. This has been a blast as my own personal challenge was creating without any Halloween stamps. I am really happy with how my cards turned out.

It is difficult to see in this photo but I embossed the letters with clear embossing powder and the bat with dazzling diamonds. I also embossed the orange paper with one of the new plates from SU.

Which one do you prefer? I love to hear what you think!

A Batty Halloween!

2009-09-27T20:41:00.004-05:00

I just put this card together for The Pink Elephant challenge. They used a sketch challenge this week. I used Basic Grey and SU Papers, making memories letters and the bat is from the Basic Grey Eerie collection as is the dp. I dry embossed the orange paper and also heat embossed the bat with crystal effects.

I hope you like it. I know this isn't a good picture but my camera went dead. I will replace it with a better one tomorrow.

Well I changed out the photo for a better one. I am also submitting this for the Basic Grey Challenge. You should check it out. You had to eboss.

Sunshine in a Rainy Day

2009-09-25T11:51:00.003-05:00

A card that brings a little bit of sunshine in my life! I love the butterflies! I may be heading on a road trip this weekend so I may not be able to post till Monday. I hope you have a great weekend.