Stamp Act

Sending some Birthday Wishes.....

First, I must draw your attention to a couple of Blog Candy Alerts!!!  Be sure to visit these amazingly talented ladies ~  Melissa and Jennifer's blogs to see the generous candy they are each giving!!!

This card was stamped just for the FUN of it!!!  No kidding!  I stamped just to stamp!!  I went to our LSS yesterday for about 4 hours.  Last April, my kids school had their annual auction and I donated a custom made, 12x12 scrapbook.  What the HECK was I thinking?!?!? LOL!!!  Actually, I had done it the year before but the gal that won that one still hasn't given me her pics!!!  Anyway, I need to get the scrapbook finished and since my crap room is just that, a CRAP room, I had to go to the LSS which has a big clean table to work on!  Not only do they have a BIG, CLEAN, TABLE, they have lots of STUFF!  I don't get over there very often so it was really fun to check it all out.  I bought some new (OK, new to me) paper by Bo Bunny which is actually considered wedding paper.  Well, I thought it was "whatever theme you want to use it for" paper!!! LOL!!!  The gal I am doing the scrapbook for gave me some pics from her wedding and the bridesmaids dresses were Lavender.  I don't do Lavender very well so when I saw the Bo Bunny paper, I thought, well, I could add a LITTLE Lavender....  Those pages turned out AWESOME!  I loved them!  The Bo Bunny paper is black, winter white and like a kraft color and by adding some Lavender Kaiser rhinestones and a tiny bit of Lavender Bazzill cardstock, the pages turned out great! 

I decided I wanted to use some of the paper today as well as the Lavender rhinestones.  Since my image wouldn't go with the floral pattern I used on the pages, I used a different pattern that was more subtle and would go with my image!  Here is my card ~

The base of my card is Basic Black cardstock.  The top decorative paper is from the new Bo Bunny Unforgettable line.  I added a strip of Basic Black cardstock that I cut and pierced using THIS Spellbinders Pierceabilities.  I added a small mat of Vanilla cardstock just below the the scalloped edge.  The Lavender velvet ribbon is from Making Memories and the Vanilla organdy is from SU!  I added Lavender crystals from Kaiser.  I stamped THIS Inkadinkado Nostalgia stamp on Vanilla cardstock using Basic Black ink.  I then cut it out using THIS Labels 1 Nestabilities die and then ran it through my Cuttlebug using THIS Textile folder.  I had stamped the Nostalgia image a second time on Vanilla cardstock and cut the butterfly out, colored it with my Prismacolor Pencils and then added THIS Iced Lavender Shimmerz before I used a glue dot to adhere it on top of the first stamped butterfly.  I matted this piece with Basic Black cardstock that I also cut using the Labels 1 Nesties.  I added the same Kaiser Lavender crystals on this as well. 

Here is a close up of the butterfly piece ~

Hope you are all recovered from Christmas and ready to ring in the New Year!!!  In case you don't have anything to do New Years Eve, the Jbelle team has a fun evening planned with challenges, prizes and lots of chatting!  We will do the chatting in the Jbelle Paper Crafts Planet group HERE at 3pm EST on Wednesday, 12/31!  Even if you can't play, come by and visit with us!  We will be posting all the challenge details in the PCP group as well as the Jbelle Blog HERE!  Hope to see you there!

~Lynda

Jacksonbelle Embellishments Design Team Announcement!

Hello again!
First I can't post for DAYS and now you get 2 posts in one day!!! LOL!!!  Today's the day that we are announcing our NEW Jacksonbelle Embellishments Design Team!!!!  Oh my gosh, we received SO many AWESOME applicants and wish we could have invited everyone!  Before I tell you, I want to show you my card which I should have posted Tuesday but didn't finish it until Friday!!!   I hate to rush in to anything!!!

The base of my card is Old Olive with a mat of first Poison Ivory and then Chocolate Chip cardstock.  The top decorative paper as well as the Chocolate polka dot paper are both from October Afternoon!  Oh my gosh, their new papers are AWESOME!!!  The decorative paper can be found HERE!  The flower pattern is on one side and the back is the Chocolate polka dot.  The polka dot paper is matted with Poison Ivory cardstock.  The strip of Baja Breeze cardstock which runs top to bottom was run through my Cuddlebug using my Birds & Swirls embossing folder.  I did not mat that piece.  The ribbon is first Old Olive grosgrain and then THIS REALLY cute May Arts fuzzy ribbon!!!!

The Inka Duet image (Lindsey does not have this in stock but if you are interested in one, you can email her at Jacksonbelle@hotmail.com) was stamped on Poison Ivory cardstock using Chocolate Chip ink.  I colored using Baja Breeze, Old Olive and Soft Sky ink pads and a blender pen.  The little Prima flowers were actually a light pink because that was all I had so I painted them with Sunflower Shimmerz and turned them yellow and SHINY!!!!  I also painted some Shimmerz in the centers of the flowers on the decorative paper.  I added a couple of blue crystals to the centers of the flowers and then was DONE!  Makes you wonder why it took me so dang long to finish it!!! LOL!!! 

OK, you probably don't even care about my card, you just want to know who the heck is on the design team!!!  Alright, I'll quit yapping now!  We are SO excited and honored to have these girls join our team!  

Shannan Teubner ~ Pink Tulle with Feathers and Sequins

AJ Otto ~ The Willow Garden

Michelle Woerner ~ Stop and Stamp the Roses

Jennifer Buck ~ The Buck Stamps Here

Kisa Peters ~ Kisa’s Paper Cuts

Maren Benedict ~ Zany not Crazy

Jill Dunn ~ Inkgenious

Heather Lee-Reppen ~ Ink on my Ear

Kimberly O’Rosky ~ Sunshiny Days with Kim

Taylor Usry ~ Musings of an Addict

Melissa Bove ~ Keepsakes by Melissa

Our first team challenge will be a fun New Year's Eve party!!!  There will be lots of prizes and fun!  The details will follow soon!!!!  If you have time, be sure to check out the girls' blogs ~ you won't be sorry!  Thank you for stopping by and I hope you have a great weekend!

~Lynda

12 Days of Christmas ~ Day 9!!!!!

Good Friday Morning!
I have finally finished another project for day 9 of my 12 Days of Christmas!  I would have had day 10 but it sucked!  I spent LOTS of time on it and then when I was done, I hated it!!  I hate when that happens...  Oh well, here is today's project ~

The box is from Papertrey Ink and can be found HERE!  I had a couple of these left from last Easter when I made THIS and THIS!  The Cocoa, Marshmallows, Reindeer Poop, etc... was put in Wilton cake decorating bags which I cut a portion of the top off due to them being too big and then stamped on them using White Stazon and THIS Inka snowflake stamp.  I tied the bags closed using red hemp because it was strong and would seal them tightly.  I then added red Martha Stewart ribbon to cover up the hemp and then tied the tags on using silver cord.  I used Quigly Wiggly font to print the tags on Whisper White cardstock.  I used my red K&Co. glitter paper to cover the inside egg holder portion.  I first traced each circle with a pencil on the back of the glitter paper and then punched out each hole using my 1 3/8" punch.  I then glued it down on top of the egg holder portion using a glue stick.  Here is a picture from the top ~

It's kindof hard to see the glitter paper but believe me, it's there!!!  This is going to be a gift for one of Mary's teachers.  She has a little boy so I also included some reindeer food (oatmeal & glitter) so that will be fun for them!  Here is a closer picture of the front bags ~

For the box ~ I randomly stamped the same Inka snowflake in Close to Cocoa ink and Chocolate Chip ink.  I them used 1/8" handheld punch to punch little circles from the red glitter paper.  I then glued the dots inside each snowflake and randomly around the box.  Here is a closer look at that ~ 

The lid, which is on the bottom, was covered in the new Chocolate 1' grosgrain ribbon using Sticky Strip.  I then added the same snowflake stamped on Whisper White cardstock using Chocolate Chip ink, added a red glitter dot, punched it out using 1 1/4" punch, matting it with a Chocolate Chip circle I punched from my 1 3/8" punch and then added both of them to a red glitter scalloped circle I punched using my Nesties.  I then used Elmer's glue to adhere it to the front of the box.

Before I go, I want to share with you a RAK I received from my friend Cindy Haffner ~

Isn't it darling?!?!?  I absolutely LOVE it!

Hope you all are having a great day and I'll see you back here tomorrow for my OCC post!

~Lynda

Jacksonbelle Tuesday ~ Sandy Winter Birds!?!?!?!?

Happy Tuesday!
For today's Jacksonbelle DT challenge, we were to make a card that SHINES!!!  You know, use glitter, bling, anything to make it SHINY!!!  I LOVE shiny!!!  This card actually isn't my NORMAL shiny but it is shiny!  The layout of it is based on this week's sketch challenge at PaperCraftsPlanet ~ Sketch Challenge Group.  The colors are based on today's color challenge at SCS ~ Black, Sahara Sand and Vanilla.  Here is my card ~

I could not get a really good picture of this!  The vanilla does not look vanilla but it REALLY is!!!  The base of my card is Sahara Sand with a mat of Basic Black.  The top portion, behind the bird, is Poison Ivory Shimmery cardstock and then THIS Prima transparency.  The bottom portion where the Memory Box sentiment was stamped using Basic Black ink is Sahara Sand cardstock.  I cut the bottom of this using a Martha Stewart border punch.  I then added square pewter brads from THIS We R Memory Keepers Collection.  I added a strip of  black scalloped May Arts ribbon to cover the seams!

The beautiful bird image from Inkadinkado's Winter Birds Collection, was stamped 2 times ~ once on Sahara Sand and then again on Poison Ivory.  I cut the Poison Ivory piece in to a square AS THE SKETCH SAID (I ALWAYS follow directions!!! LOL!!!) and then cut the bird using one of my circle Nesties.  I mounted the Sahara bird on top of the Poison one using dimensionals!!! LOL!!!  I "colored the snowflakes, just on the Sahara bird using  Candle Light Shimmerz.  Here is a close-up of the image~

I then added Black Diamond Stickles to the centers of the snowflakes just on the Sahara Sand piece.  I then matted the Poison Ivory square on Basic Black and added the pewter photo corner (from the same We R Memory Keepers Collection as the square brads) using glue dots. 

Sorry to not ramble on for 25 minutes or so but I have to go pick up my kids!  Be sure to check out what the girls have done with this challenge ~

Lila
Kisa
Beth
Lindsey
Maren
Broni
Rachel

Thanks for stopping by!

~Lynda

Jacksonbelle Tuesday ~ A Sketch!!!!

Hello!!!

Today's Jacksonbelle challenge is a sketch!  Here is the sketch in case you would like to play along ~

 

If you decide to play along, upload your card on SCS using the keyword JBE028!  Here is my card based on the sketch~

 

The base of my card is Whisper White and then a thin mat of Going Gray card stock.  I then added a red piece of paper which is included in the Wassail Collection by Basic Grey.  The decorative red piece on the bottom is from that collection as well.  The red patterned piece has a punched bottom in which I used my NEW Martha Stewart snowflake border/embossing punch.  I added a small strip of Whisper White behind the snowflakes to pop them out a bit (in real life they show up better) and I also added a strip of Whisper White at the top of the decorative paper.  The ribbon is first THIS white ruffled ribbon by May Arts and then a piece of Basic Gray Taffeta and then a small piece of THIS white polka dot May Arts ribbon.

The image is from THIS Inkadinkado set called Winter Birds.  I stamped the image on Whisper White card stock using Encore Silver Metallic ink, used Heat & Stick powder and then sprinkled some white Martha Stewart glitter on top.  I cut the image out using my oval Nesties.  I matted the image on first the same red paper I used on the mat and then a scallop of Going Gray card stock.  I mounted this on the front using dimensionals and then added, of course, some clear Martha Stewart rhinestones to the centers of some of the snowflakes AND on the bottom right of the card. 

Here are the links for you to see my awesome teammates cards ~

Kisa
Beth
Lindsey
Maren
Broni
Rachel

Now, a few other things.....

I don't know if you have heard of this new "community" but it is really cool and has LOTS of familiar companies as well as followers!!!  We started a Jacksonbelle Embellishments forum and will be adding LOTS of fun stuff to it continually.  If you would like to keep up with the goings on at Jbelle, add yourself to the group!  We'd love it if you did!!!!  If you have time, stop by and check it out!  HERE is the direct link to the Jacksonbelle forum and HERE is the link for a look at ALL 77 companies/organizations that are on there!  Have fun!!!

Last thing, the surprise I have been telling you about, will start tomorrow!!!  See ya then!

~Lynda

Jacksonbelle Tuesday ~ CASEing Kisa!!!!

I know, it's not Tuesday and YES, I am late with my card for yesterday's Jacksonbelle DT challenge which was to CASE our fellow team member Kisa!!!!   The card of Kisa's a chose to CASE is HERE!  Here is my card ~

The base of my card is Whisper White with first a mat of Artichoke colored paper from the Wassail Collection from Basic Grey and then the snowflake paper (also from Wassail) on the top portion of the card.  The strip toward the bottom is a small strip of Whisper White at the top and then a red bottom border from the Wassail Collection which I punched using my SU! scallop border punch and finally on top of both of those, a strip piece from the same collection.  I added THESE Imaginisce glitter brads on each end and then THIS May Arts Tan Twill ribbon in the center.  I added a little knot of Riding Hood Red taffeta on top of the tan twill knot in the center.

The penguin focal image is from THIS  Inkadinkado clear set called Penguin Pandemonium.  Lindsey does not have them in stock right now but if you are interested in purchasing it, you can email Lindsey.  I stamped the image on Whisper White using Basic Black ink and then added Dazzling Diamonds glitter on the snow using Elmer's glue.  I cut the image out using my rectangle Nesties and then matted it on the same red paper as the bottom scallop which I cut out using my scalloped rectangle Nesties.  I mounted this on the front of the card using dimensionals.

Now, hop on over and see what the girls made ~

Kisa
Beth
Maren
Broni
and Lila

Also, Lindsey just got in a bunch of NEW May Arts ribbon, NEW Memory Box stamps and paper (should be added to the store shortly!) and NEW Shimmerz BLINGZ!

Thank you for stopping by and I'll be back shortly with another card!!!  Yes, I have been busy!!!

~Lynda

Jacksonbelle Tuesday ~ Product Spotlight ~ Holiday Paper!!!!

Hi!
Well, today is Tuesday and it is time for Jacksonbelle's DT's weekly challenge.  This week the challenge is a product spotlight and basically, we can make a Holiday card using any of the NEW Holiday paper Lindsey now has in the store!  We had a choice of Imaginisce, Cosmo Cricket, Fancy Pants or Basic Grey!  I ended up making two cards for this challenge because my I wasn't really happy with my first card so I will show you my second card first ~ I liked it better!!!! LOL!!! 

The layout of this card is based on this weeks sketch challenge at CPS.  The base of my card is Bravo Burgundy cardstock and then a mat of Riding Hood Red cardstock.  The next 2 layers are both from Cosmo Crickets ~ Oh Joy Collection.  The Season's Greetings sentiment is by Inkadinkado at was stamped on the off white Cosmo Paper using Riding Hood Red ink.  I cut the oval out and then matted it on a piece of Bravo Burgundy cardstock which I cut out as well.  The Inkadinkado Duet stamp (this is currently out of stock but Lindsey will definitely get more so if you want one, email her) was stamped on the same off white paper using Bravo Burgundy ink.  I stamped the image again on Poison Ivory cardstock which I then colored the birds using my Prismacolor Pencils and then cut them out.  I adhered the larger birds tail directly on top of the first stamped image.  The bodies of both birds were mounted using dimensionals.  Before adhering, I did add Golden Wheat Shimmerz over their entire bodies so they are nice and glittery!!!!  I added some burgundy Swarovski crystals to the centers of the snowflakes I cut out as well as the leaves.  I used my Quickie glue pen to adhere them.  I tied the ribbon, which is 2 sided May Arts gold/vanilla satin ribbon, in a knot toward the bottom of the card.  I used a couple glue dots to hold it in place.

My second card is pretty much using the same supplies but different stamp and ribbon ~

The base of this card is 5 1/4" square and is Bravo Burgundy.  The next mat is first Riding Hood Red and then 2 styles of decorative paper from the Cosmo Cricket ~ Oh Joy Collection.  The focal image is by Inkadinkado and is called Deer Trails (this stamp is also out of stock so if you are interested in purchasing it, email Lindsey and she will let you know when it is received).  I stamped the image on the off white Cosmo decorative paper using Bravo Burgundy Craft ink.  I then used Heat & Stick powder to get the Martha Stewart White glitter to adhere to the image.  I did add the same crystals as the card above to the snowflake trail.  I matted the image on Bravo Burgundy cardstock.  The ribbon down the side is by May Arts and is matted with the same off white paper from Cosmo.  I punched a hole using my 1/8" handheld punch to make a hole at the top of the image, ran the ribbon through and then took a separate piece of ribbon and tied a knot to cover the hole. 

I hope you liked my cards and now, go check out which Holiday papers the girls chose and see what they made!!!  Here are the links!!!

Kisa
Beth
Lindsey
Maren
Dee
Broni
Amber
Rachel
and Lila

Thank you for stopping by and be sure to check back tomorrow as we are having a special OCC Challenge for you!!!

~Lynda

OUR CREATIVE CORNER ~ A Sketch!!!!!

Good Morning!
I am sorry about the lack of posts....First, I lost my mojo!  If you find it, please return it to me because I NEED it!!!! LOL!!!  I got a cold and everything went down hill from there!  You would think I was a man for goodness sake!!! LOL!!!  Anyway, I do have a card today for you AND already have another one to share later!!!  Things are looking up! 

Today's OCC challenge is a sketch! 

Our HONORED guests this week (YES, I said guests!!) are my AMAZINGLY talented teammates from Jacksonbelle's DT!!!  We have a slideshow of their creations using this sketch on the OCC Blog!  With ALL this inspiration, there is no reason you can't play along and did I mention there is a prize for this weeks challenge??? LOL!!!  Well, there is and it is  a $20 gift certificate from Lindsey's store!  You can check out the details on the OCC Blog HERE!!! 

Here is my card ~

The base of my card is a cocoa color of Prisma cardstock.  The bottom mat is first Soft Sky cardstock then Poison Ivory shimmery cardstock and then the top decorative snowflake paper is the new Christmas line from Cosmo Cricket called Oh Joy.  I used one of my Martha border punches for the bottom of the Soft Sky piece and then added Kaiser Bronze pearls at each point.  The ribbon is SU!'s Soft Sky double stitched ribbon and then a piece of brown gingham which I don't know where it came from.  The next mat is first Poison Ivory and then Soft Sky which I ran through my Cuttlebug using my Birds & Swirls embossing folder.  I added Martha Stewart white glitter to the dots and swirls on the embossed piece using my Quickie glue pen.  The focal image is Inkadinkado's Three to a Tree which is one of my favorite stamps due to how versatile it is!  I have used it for Halloween, Fall, Spring and now Christmas ~ LOVE IT!!!!!  Sorry, got off track there for a minute!!!  I stamped the image on Poison Ivory cardstock using Chocolate Chip ink.  I inked up the stamp with the Chocolate Chip and then used a Q-tip to take the ink off of the birds.  I then used a blender pen and my Soft Sky ink pad to ink up the birds.  I "huffed" on the stamp first and then stamped.  I colored with the blender pen and Soft Sky ink pad as well as my Prismacolor pencils.  I then added the same white Martha glitter to the tree and base of the tree using my Quickie glue pen.  I matted this piece with Chocolate Chip cardstock and then mounted it on the Soft Sky embossed piece using dimensionals.

I want to take a moment to thank my Jbelle teammates for playing along with us this week ~ I REALLY appreciate it girls!!!  Be sure to check out what ~

Kisa
Maren
Dee
Broni
Rachel
and Lila have made!

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

~Lynda

Jacksonbelle Tuesday ~ Wishing you a Merry Christmas....

My card today is for Jacksonbelle's DT challenge to make a card of 4 layers or less!   This card is also for today's color challenge at SCS which was to use pink and black ~ easy enough! 

The base of my card is Pretty in Pink with first a mat of Basic Black, then Shimmery White and then THIS Imaginisce decorative polka dot paper on top.  I stamped this paper using my small dot Inkadinkado stamp and Pretty in Pink ink.   I also added Stardust Stickles to the centers and dots on the snowflake.  I cut the image window using a rectangle scalloped Nestabilitie die.  I then matted the inside with Basic Black cardstock that I cut a smaller rectangle in to mat the picture.  I stamped the penguin image from THIS Inkadinkado stamp set on the Shimmer White cardstock using Basic Black ink.  I added Martha Stewart White glitter on the "snow tree" using Elmer's glue, a paint brush and the glitter.  I added Coal Shimmerz to the black parts of the penguin bodies because they NEEDED to be glittery and then a pink rhinestone star which I adhered with my Quickie glue pen.

I layered 2 white SU! felt snowflakes which I covered in Martha glitter I might add (you aren't surprised I'm sure!!!) and then added a black glitter Imaginisce brad to the center and glued the entire piece down using a pop up glue dot.  I also added the same black brads to all 4 corners of the top piece.  I used my ticket corner punch on the top layers of paper before adding the brads.  The sentiment is included in the Penguin Pandemonium set and was stamped on a strip of THIS paper (pretend it is ribbon since I went over on the layers) using Basic Black ink and then adhered it at the bottom.

Don't forget that Lindsey is having a sale on all of her Halloween and Fall Themed products!  You can check it all out HERE!

Here are the links for my teammates blogs so you can see what they made too!!!!

Kisa
Beth
Lindsey
Maren
Dee
Broni
Amber
Rachel
and Lila

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

~Lynda

Color Challenge ~ Eat Ham......

I started this card on Tuesday for the color challenge at SCS and just finished it Wednesday afternoon...I tend to get sidetracked!!! LOL!!!  The colors to use are Chocolate Chip, Kiwi Kiss and Tangerine Tango.  I don't do the color challenges that often because sometimes, I just can't do a thing with the chosen colors... I know, THAT'S why they are challenges but when it becomes SO difficult to make a stinkin' card, I have to give up!!!  I just don't have that kind of time.  Anyway, here is my card for Tuesday's challenge ~

The base of my card is Chocolate Chip and then a Kiwi Kiss panel that I ran through my Cuttlebug using the leafy branch embossing folder.  Did you notice that I embossed it correctly?!?!?!?  LOL!!!  I then added a strip of patterned paper that is included in the Ski Slope Collection by SU!  I matted it with Chocolate Chip cardstock.  I punched both bottom borders using my SU! scalloped border punch.  I then added MAMBI orange rhinestones at each scallop.

The focal image is by Inkadinkado and was stamped on Whisper White cardstock using Chocolate Chip ink.  I colored using both Prismacolor Pencils and Kiwi Kiss and Tangerine Tango ink pads and a blender pen.  I colored his hat with my Chocolate Chip marker.  I stamped the Eat Ham sentiment on another piece of Whisper White cardstock, cut it out and then mounted it on top of the first image using dimensionals.  I outlined the sentiment using a blender pen and Tangerine ink pad.   Just when you thought I made a card and didn't use Shimmerz....well....YES I did add Angel Wings Shimmerz to Mr. Turkey's feathers.  The Shimmerz toned down the brightness of the Kiwi and Tangerine colors and looks really pretty in real life!  I then matted this image with Chocolate Chip cardstock, punched a hole at the top left and bottom right using my horizontal slot punch, added first felt Chocolate Chip ribbon and then Kiwi ribbon.  Took separate Kiwi ribbon and tied knots at each punch to cover up the punch.  I then mounted the image on the front using Pop Dots.

I will be back later with my Mothers and Daughters Creations post (I need to finish it ~ actually, I need to get started on it so I can THEN finish it and post it for you to see!!!!!!) LOL!!!!  Have a great day!

~Lynda