Stamp Act

Jacksonbelle Embellishment Design Team Call!!!

Hello!

Just a quick post to let you all know that we are looking for a couple new DT members to join our team!!!  You can find out all the details HERE on the Jacksonbelle blog! 

Snowman Ornaments and some other gift ideas ~ All Repeats....

We got back from Great Wolf Lodge late yesterday afternoon and came home to snow!  It just rained in Williamsburg but the closer we got to home, the rain turned to snow.  We are going to put the tree up and decorate so I don't think I will be doing any stamping today so I thought I would share with you some OLD posts of ornaments and gift ideas!!! 

My snowman ornaments are my very FAVORITES!!  I know many of you have seen them already so I am sorry for the repeat!!!

 

You can find the tutorial for these ~ HERE!

Here is a little gift card holder box.  You can find the tutorial for this HERE!

Here is a gift card set.  The instructions for this set is HERE!

This is an already drilled glass block that I got from Lowes.  I saw they had them again this year.  Additional details can be found HERE.

Here's a little treat holder ~

The details on this can be found HERE.

Hope you have a great Sunday!

~Lynda

Crazy 4 Challenges ~ Gift and Gift Card Holder!!!!

Good Morning!

Today's C4C challenge is to make a gift card holder.  I went a step further and made a gift to go along with my gift card holder.  

The six pack holder is by Art Blanche and can be found HERE!  The pretty pink paper is some I picked up at my LSS and is by Melissa Frances.  I punched the top and bottom using my MS scallop doily punch.  The bottles used to hold Prima flowers and now they hold bath bubbles, bath crystals, body wash, white chocolate mint candy and chocolate covered peanuts.  I will give you a closer look at the jars in a minute!  The image is from The Greeting Farm and is called Me Time Anya.  Rachel is currently out but I am sure she is reordering so if you are interested in this set, just contact her HERE!  

Here is a  closer look at the image ~

 

I made the little window using Whisper White CS and adding THIS DP in the background.  The candles are included in the set and I made the shelf from dark brown Bazzill CS.  The "rug" is a large oval punched from Whisper White CS and then I added snow white Flower Soft.  Anya's "towel" was paper pieced using the same pink DP but I added white flock to make it look fluffy.  I also added white flock to her robe.

Here is a closer look at the gift card holder ~

I made the box from a template I made using one I bought at target for $.99.   I will try to figure out how to upload it and pass it on if anyone is interested.  I embossed the bottom of the box, before I taped it together, using my Victoria embossing folder.  The ribbon is from May Arts, rhinestones are from Zva and the darling pin is from Making Memories.  The little flower is from some old trim I had laying around.

Here is the image I put on the back of the carrier ~

 

Some quick details I added on this are white flock on the slippers to make them fuzzy, Stardust Stickles on the bubble and I paper pieced her little headband with the same DP.

Here is a picture of one of the jars ~

I printed the ingredients on the same DP and then punched them all out using my SU! large oval punch and then matted using a white scalloped oval that I cut using my Nesties.  I tied these on using black and white May Arts ribbon. 

Sorry this is such a quick post and definitely lacking in details but I still have so much to do to get ready to go to The Great Wolf Lodge in Williamsburg.  Joey's entire football team and their families are going so it will DEFINITELY be a great time! 

If you have any questions, please don't hesitate to ask!  Now, check out what the CRAZIES did with this challenge!

• Barbara Anders
• Cindy Haffner
• Frances Byrne
• Jessica Diedrich
• Jessie Rone
• Joanne Grzelak
• Joycelyn Turner
• Lori Boyd
• Mercy Kerin
• Robin Willis
• Vicki Garrett

Thanks so much for stopping by and I hope you have a great weekend!

Lynda

Krafty Verve Thank You.............

Hi Again!

I made this card last week and hadn't had a chance to post it so here goes!!!  The layout is based on Julee's Mojo Monday sketch from a week ago.  

 

The base of this card is Kraft CS and then the pink DP at the top is some old Bo Bunny paper and then it was matted with white.  I punched both using my Martha Stewart Doily punch.  Of course I had to add clear MS rhinestones and the ribbon is from May Arts.  The sentiment is from Verve's brand new set called Celebration of Thanks and was stamped on Whisper White using Chocolate Chip ink.  I punched it out using the Martha Stewart tag punch and tied on using white scrappers floss.

The cute little tulip image is from Verve's Miracles Blossom set and the stem was stamped directly on the Kraft CS using Alway Artichoke ink.  I added some green glitter using my Copic Spica glitter pen.  The flower pot was stamped on a scrap of Whisper White CS, cut out and colored using my Prismacolor pencils.  The tulip was also stamped on a scrap of Whisper White, cut out and colored using a blender pen and Pink Pirouette ink pad.  The flower pot and flower were adhered using dimensionals.  Easy peasy!

I hope you have a great day!

~Lynda

Jacksonbelle Embellishments ~ 12 Days of Christmas ~ Day 3...

Good Morning!

Today is the 3rd day of our 12 days of Christmas!  If you haven't been following along, you can check out all the awesome projects so far on the Jbelle blog HERE!  Today I have a couple quick ornaments to share with you!

 

I bought the clear square ornaments at Micheal's and filled them with "snow".  I then decorated them using strips, snowflakes and tree dies from the My Minds Eye Colorful Christmas Collection.  Included in this collection is not only just the darling paper but there is an entire sheet of darling dies that you can punch out and add to your cards, scrapbook pages or ornaments!  I added some orange grosgrain to the top ornament and white polka dot May Arts ribbon to the bottom.  I tied these on using silver cord.  I also added Stickles to add shine to the trees and snowflakes.  See how simple?!?!?  Here is a closer look at one of the ornaments ~

 

Thanks for stopping by and I hope you have a great day!

~Lynda

Jacksonbelle Tuesday ~ 12 Days of Christmas....

Hi Friends!

We are excited the holidays are here and the Jacksonbelle store has some fantastic new products so come join us at the Jbelle blog for our 12 days of Christmas inspiration.  We'll have gift ideas and projects featuring all the fantastic Jbelle products beginning today, December 1st and continuing through December 11th on the blog and then on the 12th day, we will finish out by having a blog hop featuring a special project from each of our fabulous DT members!

Here is my card for today's kickoff ~

 

Our challenge for today was to make a Holiday card.  The base of my card is Tangerine Tango with a mat of Whisper White, Celery and then the snowman DP from MME Colorful Christmas collection.  The next lower mat is also DP from the same collection, cut using one of my EK Success border punches and then matted on Whisper White CS.  I added white polka dot May Arts ribbon, celery grosgrain and some orange polka dot ribbon I got from Micheal's.  I tied the two ribbons on using linen thread.  The darling Stampavie image was stamped on Whisper White using Basic Black ink and then colored using Prismacolor Pencils and Baja Breeze, Tangerine Tango and Razzleberry ink & blender pen.  I added Stardust Stickles on the lights and then matted the image on Razzleberry CS.

Now, check out what the girls have done with this challenge today and don't forget to check back to the Jbelle blog every day for more fun Holiday ideas!

Keri Lee Sereika

Tobi Crawford

Stephanie Hargis

Jimmi Mayo

Bethany Paull

Michelle Phillipi

Carly Robertson

Shemaine Smith

Jill Dunn

Heather Lee-Reppen

Lindsey Botkin

Trudee Sauer

Have a great day!

~Lynda

Crazy 4 Challenges ~ Let's get Punchy!!!!

Good Morning!

If you are looking for the Verve blog hop, either scroll down 1 post or click HERE!!!

Today's C4C challenge is to use our punches!  Use at least 1 punch or more on your card or project!  Since Kraftin' Kimmie is our sponsor this month, I used one of her DARLING stamps on my card today!  Meet Piper ~ 

 

The layout of this card is based on Mercy's Tuesday sketch HERE!  The base of this card is Riding Hood Red with a mat of Vintage Cream (PTI), Chocolate Chip and then one of the patterns in THIS Imaginisce  paper collection.  The mat below the image piece is first Cool Caribbean CS and then another pattern of DP from the same Polar Expressions collection which I might add, I punched using my SU! scallop border punch.  I have no idea where I got the polka dot ribbon but it was PERFECT for this card!!!  I love when things work out that way!  I printed Piper on Vintage Cream CS and then colored using a combination of Copics and Prismacolor Pencils.  Piper is matted with Chocolate Chip CS and the sentiment is from Verve's Celebration of Thanks set and was stamped on Vintage Cream CS using Chocolate Chip ink and then punched using my MS tag punch.  

Don't forget to check out the Crazies creations ~

• Barbara Anders
• Cindy Haffner
• Frances Byrne
• Jessica Diedrich
• Jessie Rone
• Joanne Grzelak
• Joycelyn Turner
• Lori Boyd
• Mercy Kerin
• Robin Willis
• Vicki Garrett

My husband took the kids to NJ for Thanksgiving with his parents and I stayed here to take care of the animals so we are going to celebrate our Thanksgiving together today!!!  It really sucks now because they have been tainted by my MIL's fab cooking!!!  Oh well, they KNOW my cooking sucks so at least they had 1 good meal this holiday season!! LOLOLOL!!!  

Hope your day is awesome!

~Lynda

Verve ~ Thankful Hearts Blog Hop....

It’s new release time at Verve and we’re topping off our Thankful Hearts Blog Party with a blog hop featuring three new sets that just released, all focused on thankfulness. If you’ve been hopping and arrived from Susan's blog, then you’re right where you should be! If you’ve just happened by, then you’ll want to hop on over to Poetic Artistry to start from the beginning! And to make this hop even sweeter, we’ve got a special treat hidden along the way for one lucky commenter. So if you see something that makes you smile, be sure to give a little shout-out in the comments for a chance to win our entire release!

I have a couple of cards to share with you tonight!  My first card is using the NEW Thankful Accents set as well as Holly Jolly ~

I don't know about you but I get so wrapped up in making Christmas cards that I forget that AFTER Christmas, thank you notes need to be sent so here is my FIRST thank you note!!!  The base of this card is Bordering Blue with a mat of Vintage Cream.  The decorative paper on the left is some old paper I have had from Melissa Frances and the strip down the side, which was cut using THIS Pierceabilities die, is from MME Merry Days of Christmas.  The crocheted flower is one that Lindsey used to have in her store.  I added a PTI white button and tied a bow using linen thread.  The sentiment was stamped on Vintage Cream CS that I cut using my Lots of Tags Sizzlet dies using Bordering Blue ink.  I lightly sponged the edges of the tag using Bordering Blue ink.  I then added THESE Zva rhinestones.  BTW, don't forget that Lindsey has 25% off her entire store right now until the 30th!  The rhinestone flourish is also from Zva and can be found HERE.  I stamped the ornaments from Holly Jolly using my Versamark on the MME DP and then heat embossed using Vanilla EP.  I added a top loop to the ornament using linen thread and then tied the ornaments on using linen thread again.

Here is a closer look at the flourish WHICH I might add, I LOVE!!!

 

On the inside I stamped ~ You're too kind from the NEW Thankful Hearts set, using Bordering Blue ink.

Here is a super simple card I made using 1 Corinthians 15:57, which is a Plain Jane stamp ~ 

 

The base of this card is Chocolate Chip.  The off white paper is actually the back of the decorative blue strip on the side and is by My Minds Eye, their Bella Bella Collection.  I embossed one side of the off white paper using my Victoria embossing folder from Provo Craft.  The strip down the side was punched using one of my Martha border punch/embosser.  I then added vanilla Taffeta and off white wide organdy ribbon.  The branches were punched from Artichoke CS using my MS punch.  The flowers are from Verve's Grateful Elegance set and were stamped on the DP using Chocolate Chip ink.  I then cut them out, added the tiny Memory Box pearls and adhered them on the sentiment piece which was stamped using Chocolate Chip ink and cut out using my oval Nesties.  The final step was to add the tiny MS butterflies.

Now, to continue on your journey, you need to hop on over to my AMAZING fellow Diva, Charmaine's blog!!

Thanks for hopping by!

~Lynda

Verve ~ Thankful Hearts Blog Hop ~ Challenge #3....

Are you having fun so far with the challenges and set reveals?  If you have no idea of what I am talking about, check out the Verve Blog to catch up on all the fun!! LOL!!

Now it's time for mine and Michelle's challenge!!!  Our challenge is called embellish with V-E-R-V-E!! Basically, all you have to do is make a card or project using at least one embellishment that starts with the letters in VERVE.  We will consider you cheating if you use VERY pretty brads but if you used VELVET brads, you will not be cheating!!! LOLOLOL!!!  For my card I used RIBBON and EMBOSSING ~

 

The base of this card is Vintage Cream CS from PTI and then a mat of Basic Black and then the K&Co. Black & Ivory DP.  The circle in the center is actually a window.  I stamped the swirled circle image from Verve's brand new set called Thankful Accents, using my Versamark and then heat embossing using black embossing powder.  I added small pearls to accent the embossed image as well as the bottom of the card where I used THIS Pierceabilities die to cut it.  The beautiful silk ribbon is from May Arts and can be found HERE.  I then cut the window using my circle Nesties.  Here is  closer look at window ~

 

The sentiment and little flourish are also included in the Thankful Accents set and were stamped using Black Momento ink.  Here is a look at the inside ~

 

Sorry about the crummy pictures but when these were taken, we were on our 3rd day of rain and drizzle here in Virginia!  Looks like we are FINALLY going to have a nice day today!

Thanks for stopping by and I'll see you back here at 9!

~Lynda

Verve Thankful Hearts Blog Hop!!!!

Hope you had a wonderful Thankgiving!  I sure did!!  Today, Verve has a new release to reveal.  This release is going to be different although just as fun as all the others and OF COURSE Julee has prizes!!  Beginning at 12pm EST and every hour after, there will be challenges and set reveals HERE on the Verve blog!!!  The final peeks will be posted on all the Diva's blogs starting at 9pm EST for the Thankful Hearts Blog Hop!!  Be sure to check back here at 3pm, Michelle and I will post our challenge as well as samples!!

See you soon!!!

~Lynda

Jacksonbelle Tuesday ~ Favorite Product Challenge....

Whoever stole my mojo, could you please return it????  I still have Verve samples to make for later this week and no mojo....not good!!! LOL!!!  I love the products I used on today's card but not the card.  I can't get it together for some reason.  I thought I just needed to take a little break but obviously THAT didn't work!!! LOL!!!  

Today's Jbelle challenge was to use our favorite Jbelle products!  Easy enough!  I have to say that my favorite products right now are the Stampavie stamps and My Minds Eye papers.  I do KNOW though that once my order gets here, my new favorite will be the Zva bling!!!  I amost forgot to  mention, Lindsey is having a store wide sale ~ 25% off everything in the store!!!

Here is my card ~

 

This is actually a very simple card and took me MUCH longer to make than it should have!!  The base is Whisper White with a mat of Basic Black, Tangerine Tango and then DP from THIS MME Collection.  The Stampavie image was stamped on Whisper White using Black Momento ink and colored using a combination of Copic Markers, Prismacolor Pencils and Copic Spica glitter pens.  The Happy Holidays sentiment is from THIS Verve set and was stamped using Basic Black ink.  I added some small Memory Box rhinestones and Martha Stewart flurry glitter on the mouses' hat.  The image was matted with first Basic Black then green DP and finally Whisper White.  I added the orange polka dot ribbon and was done!

Be sure to check out what favorite products the Rockstars have chosen! 

Keri Lee Sereika

Tobi Crawford

Stephanie Hargis

Jimmi Mayo

Bethany Paull

Michelle Phillipi

Carly Robertson

Shemaine Smith

Jill Dunn

Heather Lee-Reppen

Lindsey Botkin

Trudee Sauer

Thanks for stopping by and hope you have a great day!

~Lynda