Out with the New, In with the Old

So instead of doing housecleaning or other projects, I decided to make a card for the 

Sweet Stamp Shop's newest challenge: Use What You Have. 

The goal of the challenge is to pull out some older supplies and create something new! 

**Side-note: You do not have to have Sweet Stamp Shop Stamps to play along!**

My crafty addiction is Paper! You can never have enough paper right! Well, I will sadly admit that I have tons of paper that I have not used! So with this challenge, I brought out an older paper pad from Cosmo Cricket and create this scenery card using Sweet Stamp Shop's Happy Bugs stamp set. 

I LOVE making scenery cards! It feels like it has been awhile since I have made one! 

OK, now that I have that out of my system, maybe I should go clean the house...sigh.

Playing Along with:

Sweet Stamp Shop- Use What You Have #2
Perfect Sentiment - Anything Goes

Supplies:

Sweet Stamp Shop - Happy Bugs stamp set

Cosmo Cricket - Material Girl and Garden Variety

Trendy Twine - Cranberry

Memento Tuxedo Black

Cheery Lynn Clouds and Rain Die

SGC: Dying to Diecut!

I am so excited to reveal the latest challenge at Southern Girls Challenge! Who doesn't love using diecuts? Anyone? Hello...

So I thought this challenge would be too easy for me and wanted to spice it up some for myself. Give myself a challenge! I am mainly a cardmaker! I has done layouts before, but I am not that comfortable with creating them! So I wanted to challenge my self to make a layout using diecuts! Here is my layout:

It might be hard to see, but I used a Spellbinder diecut to cut out the quote. I also used Spellbinders Triangles and pre-made diecut stickers (scallop borders and tab).

I really like the technique of spraying/dripping paint spots throughout the project. However, I should have practiced before I actually did it to the layout. I made a mistake and was disappointed with the outcome. So I used a oval diecut and cut out paper to place over the mistake. I really liked how the layout turned out before that flub. Not so much after. But I learned a lesson and I will now try things out before I put it on the final product! Please note that fellow scrapbook beginners!

So do you have a collection of diecuts you are dying to use? Dust them off and create! Once you are done please share them HERE! Great prizes can be won! 

Need some inspiration? Please check out the fellow SGC design team for some wonderful and fun projects!

Thanks for stopping by! I am off the create!

Supplies:
Cosmo Cricket - Garden Variety Collection
Spellbinders - Pendants, Label 8, Lacey Ovals
Recollection brads
Twine
Misc Quote Sticker
Studio Calico Diecut Stickers
Arcylic Paint

Busy, busy...

I think that this will be my last holiday card!  After all the cards that went out in the mail and the cards for co-workers, bus drivers, teachers, etc I believe that I am done for this year. I think I will get back to regular cards... but I will admit that I had some fun with this one. I have been seeing these ornament balls on several projects and finally got around to it :)

Supplies:

Cosmo Cricket - Mitten Weather

Paper Studio Textured Cardstock

Spellbinders -

Recollection "NOEL" Clear Stamp

Martha Stewart Fine Glitter

Ribbon

Brown Ink

Pop-Dots

This card has been entered into the following challenges:

•  Perfect Sentiment - Sparkle/Christmas Sentiment
• The Paper Variety - Holiday Song Inspiration (The First Noel)
• 365 Cards - Inchies or Rinchies (Ornaments are made with rinches)

So what do you have planned for this weekend!  We are getting our tree on Saturday, my oldest son has hi first basketball ever and on Sunday we are attempting to make Anis Puff Cookies (big tradition in my husband's family). On top of that I have to finish the Christmas projects!

Have a great weekend everyone!

Cosmo Cricket Sketch

I have a dream (like many others) to have a card published! So when I came across this challenge/sketch at cosmo Cricket, I knew that I had to give it a shot. When it comes to a sketch, do you stick by it or do you use it as inspiration and see where it takes you?  I tend to do the latter! (Although, I sometimes stick with the sketch.)

Here is the sketch from Cosmo Cricket:

I have been trying to think of a card to use one of the cute kids from Odds & Ends collection, but I was looking at other entries, someone beat me to it! So here is the card I came up with (and yes, I did not stick to the sketch, I used it as inspiration):

And I continue to use my latest addiction (pop-dots)!

 Supples : Cosmo Cricket Circa Collection Papers, Tiny Alphas
                 Studio G Letter Stamps
                 Pop Dot

Oh, Happy Day!

What a great day it has been!!! My husband called me this morning to inform me that he was named "Volunteer of the Year" at our local YMCA!  I am so proud of him!!!

Skipping Stones released a new sketch challenge today, so I figured I would take a stab at it!

And here is my take:

Lately, I have been trying to use papers that I have in my stash.  There are too many wonderful papers out there, I need to make some room for them!  As I was going thru my papers, I came across a Cosmo Cricket packet that I have yet to use...until today! All the papers are from the Garden variety collection. The stamp is from Ditto by Studio G.

I have an itch to scrap, so I am hoping to get some time in for that!

Have a great day!
Jessi

Baby you're the one...

So I have been cranking out projects this week!  I need to send a special Thank You to my wonderful husband, for giving the time I was craving locked up in my craft room!
I LOVE Lily Bee Designs!  The vintage feel of the papers, the colors, what more can you ask for?  I created this following layout using "This & That" papers.

All the papers are from Lily Bee.  Along with the red alpha stickers and the stamp.  I also used AC Thickers and Cosmo Cricket small alphas. To add a little 3D to the page, I made the flower at the top of the page using a Fiskar circle punch and Basic Grey button.

I also use decorative scissors to cut the edge of the photo mat. I simply folded the edge over and inked the scallops, so they would stand out more.

Have a great one!

Look Who is two...

I am a fan of Jillibean Soup!  I love the colors they tend to use and I absolutely love that they go GREAT with kraft cardstock (my fav to use for cards)!  I used my fav technique (paper piecing) to complete the owl. Here is a pic of a card I made for my adorable niece, Moxie!

Along the variety of Jillibean papers, I used AC Thickers for the number and Cosmo Cricket small alphas for the lettering. I found a template for the owl online...once I find it again, I will link it up!

Challenges:
Pile It On : Fav Technique
Deep Ocean Challenge : Cards
Catch the Bug : Clean and Simple
Mark's Finest Papers : Die-cut as a Background
Cupcake Craft : Pick any past challenge (#29 - include a number)