Sunshine in a Rainy Day

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.

Here is a card I made this summer. I decided to share this today because I need some of this 'zen' time today. The stamp set is from My Favorite Things.

Simon Says Challenge

Today I decided to try out the Simon Says Challenge! I have been wanting to decorate photo mats. When I saw this layout I thought.... this is it. So here is what I did. My stamp sets are from Papertrey Ink, Unity, Hero Arts and Stampin Up!. The ink is memento and Stampin Up. Paper is from Unity and Carolyn Gavin (@Michaels). I really like the way they turned out... what about you?

Unity Bachelor Challenge

So the details for the UNITY BACHELOR CHALLENGE this week were to make an invitation for a DATE with the GUY YOU LOVE.....{or "Bro"} - Whichever YOU prefer. Bro's FAVORITE COLORS are: BLACK - RED - GREEN


So what I decided to do was use my Unity stamps of course. The first one that came to mind was the Whiskey, Beer or Wine because who doesn't like to get together and relax with a good drink, alcoholic or not. The paper is SU, black, and dp from Basic Grey (I think). The ribbon is making memories and ink Tuskeno black. There it is and it took about 10 minutes to make.


The Movie card was created using Unity Frame this Alpha set and stamps from the now sold out Le Chic Vintage set. I used white card and designer paper, my black ink, a red button and clear dew drops. I put black circles on the card stock and put the dew drops over it to make them appear black.


I hope you like them. Simple yet inviting.

Tons of fun with challenges

I made this card with 3 challenges in mind! I can't believe I did it. The three challenges are from The Pink Elephant ~ a school theme. The Color Throw down where the colors were Bermuda bay, green galore and barely banana. Lastly I used the sketch over at Sweet Sketch Wednesday.

Here are the deets!
Stamps include (background) Unity stamps from School Rock Star and the apples are from Hero Arts.
Inks and paper all from SU! are Bermuda Bay, Green Galore and Barely Banana.

Ribbon is SU from the Sale-A-Bration catalog. Scallop Square punch is SU.

So what did I do....
I stamped my card with the stamps from Unity to create my background. I then stamped my apples with my hero arts stamps and then punched them out using the SU scallop square punch. I then punched the green galore squares. I used dimensionals to pop us the apples. I adhered the apples to the card using regular old adhesive. I added the ribbon, tied it then used a thank you stamp from Unity and SU Bermuda bay ink to stamp the sentiment.

I hope you like it. Being a teacher by trade I would love to receive this card.

Happy Sunday and I hope you have had a great weekend!

Cleaning OUT the Stampin UP!!!

I am having a Yard Sale and here is what is on the list!

All Stampin Up stamps in perfect to near perfect condition

ALL CURRENT CATALOG ITEMS AVAILABLE
Current Catalog $ 16.95 Oval All $14.00
Current Catalog $15.95 Animal Stories $ 13.00
Current Catalog $ 18.95 for Happy Everything Your price $15.00
Current Catalog Level 3 Hostess Set Kind & Caring Thoughts Available only w/$+500 purchase Price Now $50.00
Current Catalog $31.95 Enjoy Every Moment Your $ 25.00
Current Catalog $12.95 Wow Flowers Your $ 10.00
Sock Monkey Current Catalog $ 26.95 Your $ 23.00
Boho Backgrounds current catalog $17.95 Your $ 15.00
Thankful Thinking current $13.95Your $ 10.00
Elegant Thank you current catalog $8.95 Your Price $6.00
Dreams Du Jour current $ 18.95 Your Price $15.00
True Friend Current $ 22.95 Your $ 18.00
Big On Christmas Current $19.95 Your Cost $17.00
Pocket Silhouettes Current $18.85 Your Price $15.00
Lots of Bots Current NEW Catalog item $19.95 Your $ 17.00
Love You Much Current Catalog $ 25.95 Your Cost 22.00

RETIRED SETS AVAILABLE
Retired Fall 08 Heartfelt Thanks $30.95 Your $ 25.00
Doodle This Retired Fall 08 $31.95 Your $ 25.00
Retired Symbols of Solitude – Your $15.00
Retired Set – Doodle Alpha & Numbers Your $ 40.00
Three Thoughts Retired Set Your $ 10.00
Retired set Small Script & Warmest Regards Your $ 15.00
Retired Greetings Galore – Your $ 25.00
Retired Set Big Celebration Your $ 15.00
Doodle That RETIRED set Your $10.00
Hostess set Level 3 Time Well Spent – $25.00
Retired Hostess Set Goody-Goody Gum drops $25.00
Retired Set for a Friend level 1 - $10
Retired Hostess Set Level 3 – Older & Wiser $30
Retired Hostess set Make it Count Level 1 - $10
Retired Hostess Set Level 3 – It’s a loop thing - $15
Retired Set Sweet Stems $10.00

Email me if you are interested in any of these sets. Lots of them have never even been used! I can accept PayPal. All payments are to be made as soon as invoice is sent.

I have some more so I will list those soon. Also if you are looking for a set let me know. I might be willing to part with it if I have it.

A weekend without crafting, Oh No!

Crafting is not my favorite thing to go without but I am headed to Chicago for my Aunts wake and funeral. Another not so fun thing to do. Because I am unable to craft and share something new I decided to share something I did over the summer.



This card I call my circus card because of all the colors. The bird is from Stampin up as is everything else except the designer paper and ribbon.

Let me know what you think. I love hearing from everyone.

If I don't get the opportunity to post again have a great weekend!

~Jennine