Sending Joy

Hey everyone - I'm over on the a2z Scrapbooking blog today stretching my stamps with this glittery 'Joy' card.

I love how it could be anything from a non-traditional Christmas card to simple happy mail on a dreary day. It was so easy to put together, too! Go read all about it. ;)

Be sure to come back here on Sunday for THREE posts. Yeah, three...November is a fun, busy month folks! LOL

Happy Crafting!

a2z Scrapbooking Shaker Snow Globe

Hey everyone - it's the first of the month, and that means a new challenge over at a2z Scrapbooking. This month it's all about the shake...shake shake shake...shake your cards!

Yes, I dragged out my Fuse tool again; it went a little better this time. I wanted a snow globe as I found an old die set from Memory Box in my stash. The small bottlebrush tree from Family & Friends Christmas set (which is on sale!) fit perfectly in the 3" circle for the globe, so I set about making a shaker globe. I stamped the tree with the fabulous green ombre ink and the stand in the Cup o' Joe (not that you can see much of it with the sequins there).

The brown cardstock was stamped with the beautiful Bold Branches stamp for some interest and tone-on-tone awesomeness and I broke into my stash of metallic paper for the globe base. Popped the whole thing on a green card base and I was done.

Be sure to check out what the rest of the team came up with!

Supply List:

SALE Hero Arts Family & Friends CL803 Christmas Clear Stamps	Hero Arts Branches Bold Prints Background Cling CG683	Hero Arts Ombre Ink Lime to Forever Green AF320	Hero Arts Quiet Morning Ink Cubes AF238 Pale Tomato Cup O'Joe Soft Pool Field Greens
*Bazzill PEANUT FUDGE Card Shoppe Heavy Weight 8.5 x 11 Cardstock	*Bazzill CARAMEL APPLE Card Shoppe Heavy Weight 8.5 x 11 Cardstock	Bulk Buy: Neenah Paper (3-Pack) Heavyweight 110lb Cover Cardstock 8.5'X11' 10/Pkg Solar White N80996	My Favorite Things INSIDE AND OUT DIAGONAL STITCHED SQUARE STAX Die-Namics MFT607
*DCWV Cardstock 6 x 6 METALLIC Paper Stack Printed Matstack MS-019-00053	Pretty Pink Posh CLASSIC CHRISTMAS 6mm Sequins	American Crafts We R Memory Keepers Photo Sleeve Fuse	Avery Economy Clear Sheet Protectors, Acid Free, Box of 100 (75091)

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Happy Crafting!

Cards, Cards, Cards and an Update

Well hello there - oh boy am I behind in sharing my creations with you! I had foot surgery the beginning of the month which has left me much more tired than I expected. Darn healing process...I want instant gratification!

So, here's a whole bunch of pretty cards and ATCs with their links so you can read all about how they came to be. That should brighten anyone's Tuesday, right? ;)

Ink Smooshing Butterflies at So Suzy Stamps

A Little Hello at a2z Scrapbooking

Shake it, Pluto! at So Suzy Stamps

Ok, I think we're all caught up now. Summer is drawing to a close (not that the weather has noticed, thank goodness) and my little dude starts kindergarten in just a few weeks. Wowza! Maybe by then I'll stop feeling like I'm playing catch-up all the time.

I've started booking fall craft shows as well, though the sidebar needs updating. I'm sending a batch of stuff off to the annual Champlain Valley Expo in Vermont. If you're anywhere near there, take a day and go - it's pretty amazing!

All right, til next time - happy crafting!

Critters and Trees and Ombre, Oh My!

Hey everyone! July is whizzing by me and has been full of birthdays, new releases, and a couple of cute cards for a2z Scrapbooking and So Suzy Stamps! Be sure to click the links to see the full supply lists and tutorials.

Holiday Wishes

May All Your Fishes Come True

I'm linking my Holiday Wishes card up to - Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge, Get in Shape and the Monday Challenge, Anything Goes (the penguin card was from over a week ago, I just forgot to share it here!)

I'm also in the process of editing a video tutorial for the Holiday Wishes card, so be sure you're subscribed to my YouTube channel.

I've added some new items to my Etsy shop as well. As you may have seen on Instagram and/or Facebook, I'm really struggling with it lately and welcome any ideas, constructive criticism, and, well, customers! LOL

All right, happy crafting!

Today was Awesome and Giveaway Winners

Hi everyone! I'm blogging over at a2z Scrapbooking today sharing how I made this gorgeous kraft-white-gold card and how easy it is to mass produce them for all your thank you card needs this summer.

Challenge updates!

• a2z Scrapooking June Challenge - New Beginnings ends TODAY at midnight (must use at least one Hero Arts 'hard' product - stamp, stencil, digital image)
• So Suzy Stamps June Challenge - Congratulations ends TODAY at midnight (must use at least one So Suzy Stamps stamp)
• Mountain Plains Crafters Nautical/Patriotic challenge ends Friday, July 3rd at midnight

Ok, last but not least, thank you to all who stopped by during my Growing in Unity week last week. It was so wonderful to read all of your comments, hear your stories, and have some of you join my little blog family. Unity was one of the first stamp companies I ever really discovered and they'll always have a special place on my shelf. (stop sniffling, Suzy, your shelf is higher than theirs. OK?!?)

Now the fun part - I have winners to announce! Two commenters were drawn at random out of everyone that stopped by before midnight on Friday, June 26th to win a lovely grab bag of 25 Unity stamps. Winners, you have (2) weeks to contact me with your mailing address or I shall have to pick someone else. Just click the email icon over on the right to drop me a note before July 14th and tuck 'GIU stamp winner' in the title, ok? :)

And the winners are:

and

Congrats Paula and Kenneth! Hope to hear from you soon!

All right, I'll be back tomorrow with the So Suzy Stamps July release. It's going to be amazing!

Happy Crafting!

Ombre and Coffee Make Everything Better

Good morning everyone! I'm sharing how I made this beautiful ombre card over on the a2z Scrapbooking blog today.

Hop on over to read all about it!

Thank You Card Set

Hey everyone - I'm over on the a2z Scrapbooking blog today sharing a whole set of thank you cards!

Kitty photo-bomb! Can you guess the kitty?

Be sure to head on over to check out the how-to tutorial.

Supplies Used:
Hero Arts Shadow Inks - Soft Green, Butter Bar, Cup O' Joe, Bubble Gum, Tide Pool, Soft Purple
Hero Arts Thank You/Thanks Wood Mounted stamp
Hero Arts Stamp & Cuts Thanks
Paper - Bazzill Vellum, Bazzill Chocolate Malt, Neenah Solar White cardstock, DCWV Foiled Solid paper pad
DMC Metallic Light Silver Embroidery Thread

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Happy Crafting!

Breathe Because You're Awesome

Hey everyone - it's a busy day over here! I have cards up on both the a2z Scrapbooking blog AND the So Suzy Stamps blog today - phew!

Over at a2z Scrapbooking it's the last day of our April challenge - Stencils

Thanks for being awesome

Over at So Suzy Stamps it's the last day of our April challenge - Birthdays

Breathe

Be sure to head on over to both blogs to see how I created the cards!

Supply List for 'Thanks for being awesome':
Hero Arts Shadow Inks – Butter Bar, Cornflower Blue, Green Hills
Sponge Daubers
Hero Arts Basic Grey Deco Pattern StencilHero Arts Stamp & Cuts ‘Thanks’Hero Arts Gold Embossing Powder
Bazzill Caramel Apple cardstock
Vellum


Supply list for 'Breathe':

So Suzy Stamps - Line Leaf 2, Breathe

Simon Says Stamp - Soft Navy cardstock, Gold embossing powder, Fun Foam

Perfect Pearls Pigment Powders - Perfect Bronze, Perfect Copper, Heirloom Gold

Happy Crafting!

a2z Scrapbooking Birthday Blog Hop Bash

Hello everyone, and welcome to a2z Scrapbooking Birthday Blog Hop Bash!!! You should be arriving from Greta's lovely blog. If this is your first stop you'll want to begin at the a2z Scrapbooking blog so you don't miss out on any of the fun and beautiful creations we are sharing today.

I love a good party, and what's a good party without balloons?? 

I started with lots of white cardstock. Lots. You'd never tell now, right? ;) So, the card base is a standard A2 top-folding card that I cut from a piece of 8.5"x11" paper. The remaining strip I then cut in half and trimmed a bit, giving me my 4"x5.25" card front that I added texture paste to with the Arrow Pattern stencil. The last piece I smooshed with my Hero Arts neon inks in Green, Orange and Yellow. I love these bright colors, especially popped against the white. When the ink was dry I die cut some balloons and then added the stars in black for contrast. Where did they come from? The versatile Hero Arts 'Thanks' stamp and cut set.

I love all the texture and layers! I die cut a banner for my 'Happy Birthday' sentiment from the Glow Girl stamp set, then heat embossed it with some gold embossing powder. I added some fun foam behind my card front for uniform support, then added on my balloons and sentiment with foam tape. I left the balloon strings loose for added fun!

Now your next stop will be Kelly's blog!

Be sure to leave a comment on every blog to be entered into the random drawing to win a $25 gift certificate to the store. You have until Sunday, April 26th at 11:59pm EST to leave your comments and the winner will be announced on the a2z Scrapbooking blog.

Happy hopping!

Butterfly Garden Stenciled Mother's Day Card

Hey everyone - I'm over at the a2z Scrapbooking blog today sharing how I made this bright & beautiful butterfly garden card:

Come over and take a peek!

Supply List:
Hero Arts Large Lotus Pattern stencil
Hero Arts Shadow Inks - Field Greens, Passion Flower, Butter Bar, Grape Juice, Ultra Pink, Orange Soda
Hero Arts Celebrate Everyday stamp set
Hero Arts Butterfly Fancy dies
Ranger Transparent Matte Texture Paste
Sponge Daubers
Hero Arts Assorted Gemstones
Ranger Liquid Platinum embossing powder
Hero Arts Mocha Layering paper (and it's on sale!!)
Zig Wink of Stella Clear

Neenah Solar White 110# cardstock
Pretty Pink Posh Stitched Tags 1 dies
Vellum
VersaMark ink
Tombow - mono multi liquid and Xtreme adhesive

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Remember if you go shopping at a2z Scrapbooking to use code Jennifer15 at checkout to receive 15% off your purchase of $25 or more.

Happy Crafting!

Celebrate Everyday

Good morning everyone! I'm blogging about this CAS card over at a2z Scrapbooking today:

Hop on over to see how I created it and to join in our February embossing challenge!

a2z Scrapbooking has just received the 2015 Hero Arts release so you can get your new “wants” right now at a discount! Use coupon code Jennifer15 for 15% your purchase of $25 or more.

Supplies used:

Hero Arts Celebrate EverydayHero Arts Not PerfectHero Arts Mocha Layering Paper (whoop, it's on sale!)
Ranger Texture PasteHero Arts Soft Green Shadow InkHero Arts Bubble Gum Pink Shadow InkHero Arts Soft Sand Shadow InkHero Arts Arrow Pattern StencilHero Arts Fine White Embossing Powder

Happy Crafting!

Smile, Sunshine!

Happy Friday everyone! To combat this snowy weather, I'm taking the Clean & Simple 4 Online Card Class and loving it. Today's card over at the a2z Scrapbooking blog is my homework from day 1!

Go read all about it, and remember that you have just two days left to join in our January Challenge - use something new with your Hero Arts products.

Happy Crafting!

Sending Love Shaker Card

Happy Friday everyone! Evidently the snow we're getting (again) must have clogged up yesterday's blog post - I was over at a2z Scrapbooking sharing this fun shaker card:

If you follow me on Instagram, you saw me shaking this bad boy the other night...it's fantastic! Hop on over to see the full tutorial.

Happy Crafting!