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Jacksonbelle Tuesday ~ A Sketch Challenge!!!

Good Morning!
Again this week, we have a sketch for our Jbelle Tuesday Challenge!  Here is the sketch ~

If you would like to play along with us, when posting your card on SCS, please use keyword JBE060.  If you don't post on SCS, leave us a comment HERE on the Jbelle blog! 

Here is my card ~
 
The base is Rose Red with a mat of Whisper White and then a mat of floral Fairy Tale DP by Imaginisce.  I punched the top using my scalloped doily punch from Martha Stewart.  The ribbon is from SU! and is old.  The Picnic Time Stampavie image was stamped on Whisper White using Basic Black ink and then colored using Prismacolor Pencils and Rose Red & Pink Pirouette ink pads and blender pen.  I stamped the apron a second time on Whisper White CS which I sprayed using my Shimmerz Baby's Breath spray paint and cut out.  I stamped just the pocket on Pink Pirouette CS and then sprayed that as well with the Shimmerz.  I cut these out and pieced them on the card.  I then matted the image with Rose Red and then Pink Pirouette.   This card is also based on the Clean & Simple challenge which was to add sparkle to the card ~ easy enough!  I also added Stardust Stickles to the centers of all the little flowers on her dress and bow.

Here is a close up of the sparkle ~
Be sure to check out what the girls have done using this sketch ~

AJ Otto

Heather Lee-Reppen

Jennifer Buck

Jill Dunn

Lindsey Botkin

Maren Benedict

Melissa Bove

Michelle Woerner

Shannan Teubner

Kimberly O’Rosky

For next weeks challenge we will have the new DT starting ~ YAYAYAYAY!!!!!  Not only will the new girls be starting but we will have a challenge & prizes!!!!

Have a great day!

~Lynda

Jacksonbelle Tuesday ~ A White on White Challenge!!!

Good Morning!
We have a fun challenge for you today!  If you haven't tried this, you really have to!  I never would have thought to layer white on top of white but what a beautiful effect it has!  I was totally inspired by THIS card of Denise's.  It is SO pretty!  My card actually has more color than I initially wanted.  I will definitely make another card using this technique and TRY to follow the instructions better!!! LOL!!!  I was on the phone with my friend Trudy last night while finishing my card and I was telling her that my card today didn't EXACTLY follow the challenge and she said that I NEVER can follow instructions!!! LOL!!!  I know huh!?!?!  This one is close though, ok....maybe not!!!! LOL!!!!
The base of this card is Whisper White and is 4" square.  I added a white mat that I ran through my Cuttlebug using my Birds and Swirls embossing folder.  The VERY SMALL SQUARE of beautiful blue paper is by Basic Grey and is from their Marrakech collection.  I matted this VERY SMALL piece with a VERY SMALL piece of Basic Black CS.  The black satin ribbon is from May Arts and was ran over the white scalloped oval which I also ran through the Cuttlebug using the Birds and Swirls folder and then cut it out using my oval Nesties.  I stamped the darling Inkadinkado image called Duet on Whisper White CS using Basic Black ink and then cut it out using my oval Nesties.  I colored the birds and branches using my Prismacolor Pencils and colored the flowers using Pink Shimmerz, added black Kaiser rhinestones and then added Candle Light Shimmerz to the birds bodies.

Do you want to play along???  If so, when you post on SCS, be sure to include the keyword JBE048 or you can link your card on the Jbelle Blog HERE!  Need more inspiration from people who can follow directions??? LOL!!!  Be sure to check out the girls blogs below ~

Heather

AJ

Kimberly

Michelle

Melissa

Jill

Maren

Kisa

Jennifer

Shannan

Lindsey

Taylor

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

~Lynda

Jacksonbelle Tuesday ~ CASEing Kisa!

Good Morning!
Today is Tuesday and that means another Jacksonbelle DT challenge!  This weeks challenge is to CASE our fellow team mate ~ Kisa!!!  While the team was pouring over Kisa's gallery trying to figure out which beautiful card to CASE, Kisa was working on a FANTASTIC Easter Basket tutorial!!!  You will definitely want to check it out HERE!!!  Before I show you my card, I also wanted to mention that Lindsey just got in stock BRAND NEW Shimmerz AND she has them on SALE!!!!  You can see them all HERE!!!!

The colors for this card are based on today's color challenge at SCS which is Summer Sun, Kraft and Real Red.  The layout is from THIS card of Kisa's which I chose to CASE!  The base of the card is Basic Black.  The next layer is Kraft with a rectangle strip down the side of Real Red and then a decorative piece of red paper from SU!'s Ski Slope Collection.  The sentiment is from Verve's NEW Circular Sayings set and was stamped on Whisper White using Basic Black ink and then punched out using my small oval punch.  I added the pierced swirl using THIS Pierceabilities die.  I added a little knot of THIS May Arts polka dot ribbon to the side.

The Butterfly is by Inkadinkado (this stamp is currently out of stock so if you would like to reserve yours, email Lindsey at jacksonbelle@hotmail.com) and was stamped on Kraft card stock using Basic Black ink.  I stamped it again on Whisper White card stock, cut it out and colored using a combination of Prismacolor Pencils and Summer Sun ink pad and blender pen.  I added Angel Wings Shimmerz to the colored parts and Coal Shimmerz to the black areas.  Here is a closer look at the shine ~

I cut the image out using my circle Nesties and added tiny red rhinestones on the flourish.  This circle was then mounted on a square of Basic Black card stock which I ran through my Cuttlebug using my Swiss Dots embossing folder.    I then matted the black on Whisper White which has a decorative border cut using my MS Lattice border punch.  Behind the decorative border I added a strip of Summer Sun card stock and then adhered this entire piece on the card using dimensionals.

Be sure to check out the girls creations on their blogs below! 

Beth

Heather

AJ

Kimberly

Michelle

Melissa

Jill

Maren

Kisa

Jennifer

Shannan

Lindsey

Taylor

Thank you so much for stopping by!

~Lynda

Featured Stamper Sunday ~ Stacy ~ AKA: Twinshappy......

Good Morning!
We are definitely getting paid back for the BEAUTIFUL weekend we had LAST weekend since this weekend, all we have had is rain!  That's OK though because I have a lot of cleaning and organizing to do ~ I know, what a shock!! LOL!!!  I started cleaning my crap room yesterday, AGAIN, and will finish today!  I did take some time to do a card for today's featured stamper, Twinshappy.  I found a couple of cards I would like to CASE but for now, chose THIS one.  Here is my card ~

Believe me, I wanted to use the pink and black Stacy used but after looking through my gallery, I see that I use those colors a lot so I decided to try different colors for a change.  Were you wondering what stamps I used???  OMG, I received my Verve order yesterday afternoon (THANK YOU Julee for your SUPER fast shipping!!!) and could hardly wait to start using them!!!  I LOVE all of them and can't wait to show you the others I bought!!!

So, for this card, I used a base of Barely Banana (YES, I said Barely Banana ~ I think that is the name of it!!! LOL!!!) and then instead of Black, I used Basic Gray!!!  I know, I have really gone outside my comfort zone here!!!  The next layer on top of the Basic Gray is again Barely Banana which I punched the side using my SU! scallop punch.  I then stamped the bottom flower, which is from Everlasting Life, using Basic Gray ink directly on the Whisper White card stock.  I then used the "out of the box" technique to cut along the edge leaving the bottom leaves to stick out.  The smaller flowers are from the Miracles Blossom set and were stamped on a seperate piece of white card stock using Basic Gray ink, colored and then cut out.  I did stamp the larger flower again on white card stock, colored it and cut it out so I could pop it up on top of the first stamped image.  I colored the flowers and stems using my Prismacolor pencils.   I also added some Butter Cream Shimmerz on the flowers even though I told myself I wouldn't do it but I couldn't stand it!!! LOL!!!  After I adhered the flowers, I added the ribbon from Michael's, stamped the sentiment from the Everlasting Life set using Basic Gray ink and then pierced the stems on the top 2 flowers and the left corner using THIS Ornare piercing template.  I then added a yellow rhinestone to the top left and was done!  This was a super easy card and I really like the way it turned out. 

I hope you all are having a fantastic weekend and thank you so much for stopping by!

~Lynda

Happy Spring ~ Going Green!!!!

Hi!
I haven't had much stampin' time lately....hopefully next week will be better!!!!  I was able to squeeze in a quick card yesterday for Michele's Ways to use it challenge at SCS which was to use Green.  There were other recyclable things you could do as well but my card did not include any of those, just Green!!  LOL!!  

No wonder I never have time to stamp!!!  Between cleaning, kids, grocery shopping and our animals...who could have time for ANYTHING else!!! LOL!!!  First thing this a.m. I received a call from my neighbor letting me know that our horse was over at his house!  I have no idea how long he had been out so I got his halter and some grain (he'll follow you ANYWHERE if you have food!!! LOL!!!), went over to my neighbors (mind you, 2 days ago it was 80 here and today it is snowing BUT that does make it easier to find where my horse went!! LOL!!!), so I am looking around for him and since he is big, I should be able to find him right???  Well, I can't find him so my neighbor was out and said he saw him go back to my yard....how the heck did I miss him???  He was EATING, as usual, out by our pool.  I didn't even look over there!  My biggest concern is that he would go out to the road and cause an accident.  We live about 200 yards off the road and are on around 200 acres but horses can cover A LOT of ground!!! LOL!!!  Well, he is all locked up now! 

Now, on to another reason I never have time....back before Christmas we adopted a couple of stray cats that found us!  We (the kids and I ~ DH only likes cats for killing mice!! LOL!!) were really excited to have them because they were so sweet and felt so bad that they didn't have homes and now they would have a home and food!!!  Here I was thinking how wonderful we were because we "SAVED" them...well, fast forward to January, 2009, Blackie starts looking fat and then a few weeks later, Callie starts looking fat.  Maybe I should cut back on their food.....NOT!!!  They are both pregnant!!!  WTH!!!  I fully expected to get them in to get them fixed after the first of the year, well OBVIOUSLY I didn't do it quick enough!  Fast forward to last Thursday/Friday....this is what happened ~

 

Each cat had 4 kittens and BOY are they cute!!!  Mary and I have had a blast with them!!!  They are a week old today (above pic is from last Friday) and they are starting to open their eyes.  Blackie had 4 black ones that actually look kindof tiger like and then Callie had 2 black and white ones, 1 orange tiger one and a calico.  SO, in 5 weeks or so if anyone would like 1, 2 or 8, let me know!!! LOL!!!  We are going to keep Callie and Blackie of course and as soon as they wean the kittens, they are going to the vet!!! 

Sorry about the rambling....Crazy Cat lady's do that sometimes!!! LOL!!!  Anyway, here is my GREEN card and it was an easy one!!!

Can I just say that I LOVE the Imaginisce Twitterpated paper?!!?  I am sure I will get sick of it but haven't yet (hope you haven't because I still have more left!!! LOL!!!).  The base of my card is Wild Wasabi with a mat of Real Red then Whisper White and then the Twitterpated DP.  The first ribbon is SU!'s wide Pink Pirouette grosgrain which I ran on top of the Real Red oval.  I then added the red and white polka dot May Arts ribbon on top of the Pink Pirouette and added a bow at the top.  The image is from Serendipity Stamps and is called Chick with Egg and was stamped on Whisper White card stock using Basic Black ink.  I then cut and embossed using my oval Nesties and matted on a scalloped oval cut from Pink Pirouette card stock.  I colored using a combination of Prismacolor Pencils and a blender pen & Pink Pirouette, Wild Wasabi, Barely Banana (chick) and Real Red ink pads.  I also added Opal and Angel Wings Shimmerz to the flowers and the egg.  I used my Quickie glue pen to add white flock to the chick.  Here is a close up of that ~

OK, I am off to get my house straightened up before I have to go to the kids school to work on some stuff!  I hope you all have a great day!

~Lynda

Matilda Muffinbread wanted a cupcake instead of a muffin....

Hi again!
I had a few minutes, OK so it took longer than a few minutes, and wanted to make a card based on today's color challenge at SCS which is Black, Rose Red and Artichoke.  I had this new Bella stamp (Addicted to Rubber stamps has all their Stamping Bella stamps on sale) that I wanted to use and it worked perfectly for last weeks SCS sketch challenge!  Here is my card ~

The base of this card is Basic Black with a mat of Bo Bunny DP from their Alissa line.  The next decorative mat is also from the Alissa line and was matted with Whisper White card stock.  The 2 strips are some old Paper Frills I have had laying around for years.  They are actually black but a washed out black so I turned them over and used the white sides instead.  I added Rose Red card stock below so the Rose Red would show through the holes.  The black dot decorations are rub ons in which I then added Black Taylors Twinkles on the dots using my Quickie glue pen.    The image is Stamping Bella ~ Matilda Muffinbread.  I stamped her on Whisper White using Basic Black ink and then matted with first Basic Black and then Rose Red.  I colored her skirt with Prismacolor pencils and then colored the shoes, polka dots and head band with my Rose Red ink pad and a blender pen.  I used my Pink Pirouette ink pad and a blender pen to color the flowers.  The bows down the side of her skirt were colored with my Artichoke ink pad.  I added black Taylors Twinkles to the bows on the skirt and pink Twinkles to the centers of the flowers.  I pieced the cupcake holder and stamped the cupcake top on a scrap of Whisper White, cut it out and added Clear MS glitter to it using my Quickie Glue pen.  The final step was to add Opal Shimmerz to the wings.  You can't see the shimmer in this picture so I will show you a close up ~

The Opal Shimmerz is to cool because in the picture on line it looks white but it has a pretty, light pink tint to it.  I swear, IRL the wings are shimmery and evenly painted!!! LOL!!!

Have a great day!

~Lynda

Jacksonbelle Tuesday ~ Product Spotlight ~ Prima...

Hello!
Hope you all are doing well!  We had a heck of a snowstorm here yesterday.  Needless to say, my kids were pretty excited about it and actually, I have enjoyed it too!  We got about 7" (that is a lot for Virginia) and it is the light fluffy kind of snow which is really fun to play in.  The bummer about it is that the wind has been bad so it is so cold, you really can't stay out for long.   Here is a picture that I took Sunday night, just after it had started snowing ~

I went out on our top deck and got this picture.  These deer (there were 4 or 5 more coming out of the woods behind these guys) come every night looking for food!  I give them corn this time of year because there isn't much food for them especially when it snows.  Aren't they cute???  I have to share one more cute picture and then I'll show you my Jbelle card for today's Prima challenge!

This is my FAVORITE son Casper (don't tell Joey) and Mary!! LOL!!!  OK, enough personal stuff!  Here is my Jbelle card for today ~
 
This was a SUPER easy card!  The base of my card is Basic Black and then a mat of Pink Passion (YES, this is an SU! color!!! LOL!!!) and then Whisper White.  The next layers are first Basic Black and then THIS cool Prima DP.  I cut the paper so the decoration would be left to hang down below the image.  I stamped the Inkadinkado Duet birds on Whisper White card stock using Basic Black ink, cut the image out using my oval Nesties and then matted it with a Basic Black oval.  I stamped the birds a second time on Whisper White, cut them out and colored using my Prismacolor Pencils.  I then added Pixie Dust Blingz Shimmerz to the birds bodies and the flowers, added a couple small pink rhinestones and then ran some May Arts black and white polka dot ribbon through the left side (I punched a hole), taped the ends to the back of the top piece and then tied a knot with the same ribbon.  I then mounted this on the decorative paper using dimensionals. 

There you go!  See how easy that was!?!?!  Be sure to check out what my teammates have made and if you want to play along, upload your card on SCS using the keyword JBE042 ~

Beth

Heather

AJ

Kimberly

Michelle

Melissa

Jill

Maren

Kisa

Jennifer

Rachel

Shannan

Lindsey

Taylor

Thank you so much for stopping by and I will be back later with more cards!  I have a bunch that I have made but with my computer issues, it was taking too long to post so I figured I'd wait!

~Lynda

CPS Sketch #103 ~ Yes, Butterflies AGAIN......

Hello again!
I announced my give-a-way winner in my post below!  I made the following card for this weeks sketch at Card Positioning Systems ~ AKA:  CPS!  Here is the sketch ~
 

Here is my card, based on the sketch but instead of the embellishment at the top, I put it on the bottom ~

I know, I have used these colors together before but I REALLY like them!  I have never used my Prima felt and really wanted to use it and felt that the Bo Bunny Unforgettable papers would go perfectly!!!

The base of my card is Basic Black and is 5 1/4" square.  The next mat is Arjo Wiggins Cryogen White cardstock which I added a decorative border on the bottom using THIS Pierceabilities die.  I added a small strip of Lavender Lace card stock to the top and bottom so I could tie in the purple rhinestones and butterflies.  The next polka dot layer is from the Bo Bunny Unforgettable line and was also cut using the Pierceabilites die.  The felt flourish is by Prima as is the polka dot flower in the center.  I added Lavender rhinestones which are by Kaiser Crafts.  The center brad is aged copper and is by Making Memories.  The decorative mat that the butterflies are on is from the Unforgettable line.  The butterflies, by Starving Artistamps ~ small freak butterfly,  were stamped first directly on the DP and then again on the Cryogen White card stock using Basic Black ink.  I cut them out of the card stock, colored them with my Prismacolor Pencils and then added Sugar Plum Shimmerz on the entire butterfly.  I used glue dots to adhere them.

I hope you have a great day!

~Lynda

Jacksonbelle Tuesday ~ CASEing Kim!!!!

Good Morning!
Our Jbelle challenge this week is to CASE our team mate Kim!  Kim has also done a fabulous tutorial for us about how to color with Koh-i-noor Pencils and Gamsol ~ you can find it HERE!   Kim's darling card that I chose to CASE is HERE!  I just realized that I forgot to add the sentiment ~ ack!!!  Oh well, too late now!!!  Here is my card ~

The base of this card is Chocolate Chip and is 4 1/4" square.  The next mat is Brocade Blue and then a pretty decorative mat from Basic Grey's Lily Kate Collection.  The pretty blue strip across the lower portion of the card is also from the Lily Kate Collection and was mounted on top of the lower pink square.  I added THIS Antique Gold Twinkle ribbon on top of the blue strip. 

The top layer was done like this ~ I first stamped the swirl from THIS Basic Grey stamp on Cryogen White shimmery card stock using Celery and Close to Cocoa ink.  I then added Coffee Shimmerz on top of the swirl. I then used one of my largest square Nesties, laid it down on top of the swirl so it would cut just outside the swirl.  I use Scotch tape to tape the Nestie down.  I then took a smaller Nestie (2 smaller than the first one I used), centered it inside the first one and then used a small amount of Scotch tape to tape it down.  I then ran the entire piece through my CB and ended up with the center focal piece and then the larger outside frame.  I matted the smaller square with a scalloped square cut from Chocolate Chip card stock.  I added a couple Prima flowers (Lindsey JUST received some BRAND new Prima ~ you can check it out HERE!!!) and added a Basic Grey glazed brad in the center and mounted the flower on the swirl using a dimensional.  I punched a MS butterfly from the blue swirled paper and added pink Taylors Twinkles on the butterfly and blue twinkles to accent the swirl.

Now, don't forget that tonight at 8 EST, I will be picking the winner for my give-a-way ~ all the details can be found HERE!

If you would like to play along, please include the keyword JBE040 when you upload to SCS so we can all see what you made!  Need some inspiration, check out the girls creations ~

Beth

Heather

AJ

Kimberly

Michelle

Melissa

Jill

Maren

Kisa

Jennifer

Rachel

Shannan

Lindsey

Taylor

Thank you for stopping by!  Have a great day!

~Lynda

Featured Stamper Sunday ~ Julie Lacey......

I am so excited to have an extra day off tomorrow!  I don't have to get up early ~ YAY!!!!  I made the card I am going to share with you for today's featured stamper ~ Julie Lacey.  Her gallery is absolutely beautiful!  The card I chose to CASE is HERE.  Here is my card ~

The colors I chose to use were also inspired by Julie's gallery.  The base of this card is Whisper White with a mat of Chocolate Chip and then a mat of Kraft.  The center panel is, from the bottom up, Chocolate Chip, Kraft and then a decorative Kraft striped piece from the SU! hostess pack from last year.   The next piece is first Chocolate Chip card stock and then a decorative piece of Chocolate Chip from last Winter's Ski Slope collection.  The image is from Bloomin' Beautiful and was stamped on Whisper White card stock using Chocolate Chip ink.  I colored using a blender pen and Always Artichoke and Purely Pomegranate ink pads.  I stamped the flower and the leaves a second time, colored them, cut them out and then mounted them on top of the first image using dimensionals.   The white ribbon is by May Arts and the Pomegranate ribbon is from SU!  I pierced the butterfly (MS punch) trail using THIS pierceabilities die.  I added MS clear rhinestones to the centers of the butterflies.  The sentiment is from Verve's Artful Elegance set and was stamped on the Kraft using Chocolate Chip ink.

I added Pixie Dust Shimmerz to the flower, here is a close up ~

Doesn't the Shimmerz look beautiful???   I hope you all are having a wonderful weekend and don't forget about my Give-a-way HERE! 

Thank you for stopping by!

~Lynda