Scarecrow Card

I saw THIS card on Pinterest and absolutely LOVED it and wanted to recreate it using the product I have in my own craft room.

 I stated off by cutting two pieces of card stock, both at 3 inches by 2 3/4.

I used Crumb Cake and Soft Suede because I had the matching ink as well but you can use what ever you have in your craft room.

If you do not have matching ink for the card stock you can use versa mark ink and it will give you a tone on tone look.

 I used a hard wood background stamp but you could also use a embossing folder and ink up the inside before running it threw your big shot.

I also cut a card base just shy of 3 inches wide.

I added some extra foam tape along the center to attach the hat brim and regulare tape runner to attach the panels.

 For the brim i cut a 3/4 inch wide by 4 1/4 inch long piece and stamped it as well.

I used some circle dies and cut out pieces in Whisper White, Crushed Curry, and Delightful Dijon.

I glued them down with Tombow Mono Glue.

 I realized those circles were too small so I cut them one size bigger.

 I cut the circle in half, then half again, and those half's into half's.

 I used a .08 Project Life pen to draw a squiggle line and some dashes for his mouth.

Finished Card.

Close up, I added a bow attached with glue dots using some ribbon from my stash.

Some basic supplies I use I purchase from Hobby Lobby or Micheal’s with coupons or on sale

Hobby Lobby brand is called The Paper Studio

their website is http://www.hobbylobby.com/home.cfm

Micheal’s brand is called Recollections

their website is http://www.michaels.com/

-I used their Heavy Weight Cream Card Stock

Dollar Store site http://www.dollartree.com/home.jsp

Target Store site http://www.target.com/

Find me on Face Book, click here https://www.facebook.com/Craftyjennifer

Find me on Pinterest, click here http://www.pinterest.com/craftyjeffiners/

I am on Instagram too, craftjeffiner

These ARE NOT affliate links, no way involved with these company’s, I just love their products. These are links to their stores.

My demo is Jenny Rast Find a Stampin UP demon here http://www.stampinup.com/home/en-US/

-I used Soft Suede and Crumb Cake Ink and Card Stock

-I used Whisper White, Basic Black, and Crushed Curry Card Stock

-I used Delightful Dijon Card Stock (retiring June 2016)

To purchase from Becky Higgins the Project Life stuff click here http://www.shopbeckyhiggins.com/

-I used their .08 Project life Journaling Pen

-Ribbon, Glue dots, and Tape runner adhesive can be purchased from any of your favorite local craft stores or online.

CAS(E) this Sketch #174

Decided to play along with anouther sketch challenge and loved it so much it screamed a Halloween sky type card, I made four of them.

Head on over to CAS(E) this Sketch to play along.

I used some DCWV glitter 6X6 stack along with a Stampin UP BOO! die, Star punch, and also a Lawn Fawn star border die.

I choose a very muted gold color of glitter paper.

 I am also using a circle die from my stash along with some Stampin UP Delightful Dijon card stock with is retireing at the end of June 2016.

 I used the soon to be retired Owl Builder punch to make an owl which I adhered it flat to the moon along with the BOO!.

I poped the whole thing up on foam.

 I used a total of nine stars, three big and six small. I adhered them with Tombow Mono glue and a Quick Stick.

I have a 4 by 5 1/4 inch black card stock mat and my card base is the Delightful Dijon card stock.

 I used Stampin UP foam for the back and cut up some of the edges to plae on the back of the BOO!.

Finished card.

Close up

Anouther close up.

I think this would make a perfect little boy Halloween card, not to scary but still fun and playful.

Some basic supplies I use I purchase from Hobby Lobby or Micheal’s with coupons or on sale

Hobby Lobby brand is called The Paper Studio

their website is http://www.hobbylobby.com/home.cfm

Micheal’s brand is called Recollections

their website is http://www.michaels.com/

Dollar Store site http://www.dollartree.com/home.jsp

Target Store site http://www.target.com/

Find me on Face Book, click here https://www.facebook.com/Craftyjennifer

Find me on Pinterest, click here http://www.pinterest.com/craftyjeffiners/

I am on Instagram too, craftjeffiner

These ARE NOT affliate links, no way involved with these company’s, I just love their products. These are links to their stores.

My demo is Jenny Rast Find a Stampin UP demon here http://www.stampinup.com/home/en-US/

-I used the soon to be Retired Owl Builder punch and Delightful Dijon card stock along with the Star punch, all of which will be gone June 2016

-The BOO! framelit retired earlier in January 2016

To purchase Lawn Fawn products click here http://www.lawnfawn.com/

-I believe the star border die came from one of their journal sets, either the 4X6 or 3X4

Freshly Made Sketches #238

Its been awhile since I participated in a card sketch challenge and needed to make more Thank You cards, This sketch was easy enough to produce SIX cards, simple yet elegant.

Go on over to Freshly Made Sketches and play along.

 I have not used my distress inks in a while so I thought I would bring them out and do some simple water coloring.

I used Mowed Lawn, Broken China, and Abandoned Coral.

 I used some Artis Loft water color paper and stamped enough images for six cards, six flowers and 12 leaves.

I took my water brush and made the distress ink re activate and that added a soft subtle color.

I let them completly dry before die cutting them with the cordinating dies.

 I am using the Broken China distress ink and very lightly adding a blue haze effect to kind of ground the flowers and the sentiment.

This is a 4 by 5 1/4 inch mat that I will place on my traditional top fold A2 sized card, I will pop this up on foam.

 I adhered the sentiment banner flat with some regular tape runner adhesive. The Thank You came from a Stamps of Life stamp set.

I placed the flower and leave up on foam, those images came from a stamp set from the Essentials by Ellen line called Bohemian Garden.

Final Photo

I added some gems from my stash to the center of the flower and some dots from anouther Essentials by Ellen stamp set called Bold Blooms, I stamped off then double stamped on the card in random pattern.

Inside of the card, I stamped off once before stamping.

Back of card, again stamped off once before stamping.

Some basic supplies I use I purchase from Hobby Lobby or Micheal’s with coupons or on sale

Hobby Lobby brand is called The Paper Studio

their website is http://www.hobbylobby.com/home.cfm

Micheal’s brand is called Recollections

their website is http://www.michaels.com/

-I used there 100 pound heavy weight cream cardstock

Dollar Store site http://www.dollartree.com/home.jsp

Target Store site http://www.target.com/

Find me on Face Book, click here https://www.facebook.com/Craftyjennifer

Find me on Pinterest, click here http://www.pinterest.com/craftyjeffiners/

I am on Instagram too, craftjeffiner

These ARE NOT affliate links, no way involved with these company’s, I just love their products. These are links to their stores.

To purchase Ellen Hutson products click here http://www.ellenhutson.com/

-I used Bohemain Garden stamp set and the cordinating designer dies

-I used Bold Blooms stamp set

Stamps of Life found here http://www.stephaniebarnardstamps.com/index.htm

-I used the stamps set called thanks4twoyears (which you can only get if your a yearly active club memeber)

I used Tim Holtz ink ink Broken China, Mowed Lawn, and Abandoned Coral - which you can find at your local craft store or favorite only craft site.

Over View, My Pink Stamper, School Days Stamp Set

My Pink Stamper School Days Stamp Set

Even though My Pink Stamper does not produce her stamp line anymore I still will use them because lets just face it the sayings and different font are perfect for projects.

Projects I have made with this stamp set...

Apple Book Marks

Back to School Treat Bags 2015/2016

Here is a picture of the stamp set.

Here they are stamped out in Stampin UP Real Red and Gumball Green ink.

The things I love about this Stamp Set

The different fonts of these sentiments.

That some are bold and some are thin.

That this set can be used for more then just School projects, ie Birthday projects.

That these are Photopolymer and that means I can EEK cut them and re arrange them to the project I am making which in turns means I get more use from the stamp set.

Things about this Stamp Set

It is Photopolymer.

There are 16 sentiments.

It comes on a 4X6 Sheet and fits perfectly in the Avery Elle stamp pockets as well as the backer from the Stamp Set.

Some basic supplies I use I purchase from Hobby Lobby or Micheal’s with coupons or on sale

Hobby Lobby brand is called The Paper Studio

their website is http://www.hobbylobby.com/home.cfm

Micheal’s brand is called Recollections

their website is http://www.michaels.com/

Dollar Store site http://www.dollartree.com/home.jsp

Target Store site http://www.target.com/

Find me on Face Book, click here https://www.facebook.com/Craftyjennifer

Find me on Pinterest, click here http://www.pinterest.com/craftyjeffiners/

I am on Instagram too, craftjeffiner

These ARE NOT affliate links, no way involved with these company’s, I just love their products. These are links to their stores.

My demo is Jenny Rast Find a Stampin UP demon here http://www.stampinup.com/home/en-US/

-I used Real Red and Gumball Green ink

Book Marks DIY design #1

I wanted to make some more book marks after I made a batch for Alvia's pre school friends for the end of the year gifts along with some Dollar Store books.

I decided to use my Cricut again and pulled out my Create a Critter 2 cartridge and found an apple that would go with a stamp set from My Pink Stamper called School Days.

 I decided to go with some Heavy Weight card stock from Hobby Lobby and the Avery Elle book mark die.

I am loving the fact that Hobby Lobby is taking their Heavy Weight card stock and adding more colors to it then just black, white, and cream.

Here is a close up of the nice texture this book mark die makes, I have two of them and I believe after time the texture fades, maybe its because of the pressure from the big shot.

I find it easier to test cut different sizes on plain white card stock.

Here I cut the apple out from sizes ranging 2 1/2, 2 3/4, and 3 inches.

 Here is that My Pink Stamper stamp set called School Days.

I am using the Your'e the apple of my eye! stamp.

Also I am deciding on the size of the apple and where to place my stamp.

 Ok I must admit I did cut these out from green and red card stock and glittered the red heart but I really did not like it so back to the drawing board I went.

I cut two apples, one from brown and one from an old Stampin Up Designer Series Paper stack, also used the same red card stock as the book mark.

I used Tombow Mono liquid glue to adhere the pieces, I also cut the top off the apple and then added it to the brown part.

I used strong tear tape to the back.  I knew one half would be hanging off so I did not apply adhesive to that half.

 Using a stapler and some ribbon from my stash.

I tested some inks on a scrap of the red card stock and choose two Stampin UP inks in the colors Real Red and Baked Brown Sugar.

 Close up.

 Anouther close up.

Finished Book Mark

Some basic supplies I use I purchase from Hobby Lobby or Micheal’s with coupons or on sale

Hobby Lobby brand is called The Paper Studio

their website is http://www.hobbylobby.com/home.cfm

-I used their brand Heavy Weight card stock

Micheal’s brand is called Recollections

their website is http://www.michaels.com/

-I used some green and white zig zag ribbon

Dollar Store site http://www.dollartree.com/home.jsp

Target Store site http://www.target.com/

Find me on Face Book, click here https://www.facebook.com/Craftyjennifer

Find me on Pinterest, click here http://www.pinterest.com/craftyjeffiners/

I am on Instagram too, craftjeffiner

These ARE NOT affliate links, no way involved with these company’s, I just love their products. These are links to their stores.

My demo is Jenny Rast Find a Stampin UP demon here http://www.stampinup.com/home/en-US/

-Real Red ink is still current and available

-I used their Mini Stapler

-The green polka dot DSP is retierd along with the Baked Brown Sugar ink.

To purchase Avery Elle Producs click here http://www.averyelle.com/

-I used their die called Book Mark Elle-Ments

My Pink Stamper Stamps - Currently not available, possibly one ebay or Face Book Sales

-I used the stamp set called School Days

End of year gifts 2016 for Gymnastic Friends

I hope your

summer is 

CHALK

full of fun

I wanted to make easy end of year gifts for Alivia's Gymnastic friends and coaches and decided to look at Pinterest and found THIS free printable, and I also decided to take the printable and make it into two cars as well.

 I started off by printing them via my wireless printer and cutting them apart with my Fiskars trimmer

 I cut some 100 pound white card stock into 4 by 5 1/4 inch mats and ran them threw my Big Shot using a Life Style Crafts Polka Dot embossing folder.

My card base is a heavy weight black card stock and I also cut a 4 by 5 1/4 inch white mat for the inside of the card.

 I used some bakers twine in the color of the stripes on the printable to add a little more texture to the card since I would be hand delivering them and not need to worry about extra postage.

I just use regular tape to adhere it to the back of the embossed card stock mat.

 These are the negatives of my foam circles, I cut them in half and half again and will use them to pop up my printable.

 It a great idea to save the negatives from your foam sheets just for this purpose.

 Then I used some smaller foam for the back of the embossed card stock mat to put onto my card base.

 Then I noticed the printable was not standing out as much against the white embossed dots so I did some card surgery and removed it and added a black card stock mat and replaced it on top of the foam square.

Finished card.

Close up

 I purchased some 4X6 zip top bags from Micheal's and Alivia helped me, she put the chalk in and I added the printable and zipped them up.

 I try and involve the girls as much as possible, so Alivia counted out seven bags and lined them up then put the printables next to them and then one by one added the three peices of chalk in the bag which fit perfectly.

All packaged up and ready to go.

I purchase the chalk from Target in a big box for under $5.

Some basic supplies I use I purchase from Hobby Lobby or Micheal’s with coupons or on sale

Hobby Lobby brand is called The Paper Studio

their website is http://www.hobbylobby.com/home.cfm

Micheal’s brand is called Recollections

their website is http://www.michaels.com/

Dollar Store site http://www.dollartree.com/home.jsp

Target Store site http://www.target.com/

Find me on Face Book, click here https://www.facebook.com/Craftyjennifer

Find me on Pinterest, click here http://www.pinterest.com/craftyjeffiners/

I am on Instagram too, craftjeffiner

These ARE NOT affiliate links, no way involved with these company’s, I just love their products. These are links to their stores.