Two Horse-y Cards

To start off this post, I wanted to let you know that Really Reasonable Ribbon is having a fantastic blog candy giveaway. I don't know about you, but I'd love to win all that delicious ribbon.

I have two horse-y cards to share with you today. My sister and I have been working on these together. She loves to color the images and then I make the cards :) She colors with Prisma Markers. The first card features Audrey on Horseback from The Stamping Boutique. I used grape and spring green seam binding for my ribbons.

Here's the inside. I used a Debbie Mumm rub-on to accent the area I leave for a message.
I'd like to enter this card in the following challenges:

1. Sketch Saturday #157 - sketch - Check out their great blog hop, too!

2. Do You Stack Up #21 - animals

3. Crazy Challenge #69 - pets

My second card is for a Dad. That's what the little metal tag says - it's a little hard to read. The image is from the old Cowgirl Stampin store. The sentiment says "A little dirt never hurt."
Here's the inside. I love these bandana-style papers.
I'd like to enter this card in the following challenges:

1. Cute Card Thursday #166 - sketch

2. Charisma Cardz #21 - boy oh boy

3. Lexi's Creations #41 - Father's Day

4. Craft Your Passion #60 - What a Guy

Happy Crafting!

Jen

What I've been up to this weekend

I've been in the craft room a lot this weekend, but haven't done much crafting. DH has redone the craft room closet with shelves and I've been organizing. I still haven't fit everything in, but I CAN see the floor of the craft room now! DH even ran the vacuum.

Happy Crafting!

Jen

Yellow and Purple at Make It Colourful

It's Yellow and Purple challenge week at Make It Colourful! Our sponsor this week is Magnolia-licious - a great place for all your Maggie needs.

I used one of my favorite Tildas - Tilda with balloon. The background is Rainbow Meadow by Make It Crafty. I colored the images with Copics. The purples I used were V17, V15, and V12. The yellows I used were Y18, Y15, Y13, and Y11. I used paper and flowers from my stash and grape seam binding for my ribbon.

I'd like to enter this card in the following challenges:

1. Magnolia-liscious Highlights - May DT sketch

2. Lollipop Challenges #40 - bling it

Happy Crafting!

Jen

New at JLJ Designs

First, I want to welcome Stacie to the JLJ Designs DT! She's been using JLJ Designs paper packs for fantastic cards and I'm so happy to have her on the team.

I have a new set of digital papers in my shop - Steampunk. There are 12 papers and the pack has both 12"x12" and letter size, for easy printing.

I also have new beaded pins to accent flower sprays and for other fun, crafty purposes. Each set is handmade and no two look exactly alike.

Finally, I have seam binding in stock. You get three yards for only 99 cents (50 cents shipping in the US)!

Happy Crafting!

Jen

Tilda with a Birthday Cake

I have an extra-sweet Tilda for you today. I've been working on trying to color Tilda with Copics. I'm not happy with her outfit, but I love this hair color! I added lots of glitter because birthdays need extra sparkle.

I followed the sketch at Just Magnolia #107 for this card. I'd also like to enter the card in wee memories #57 - stamp it and ABC Challenge - V is for Violet.

Happy Crafting!

Jen

Happy Birthday Fairy

It's the last week of the May Monthly Challenge at The Latte Lounge and Stacie has another new twist for us - polka dots!

I've used The Stamping Boutique's Birthday Fairy. I colored her with Copics and was liberal with the glitter :) The papers are all from JLJ Designs' Pink and Chocolate Paper Pack. The craft pins are from JLJ Designs - new in my store! They're perfect for accenting your flowers. The flower, lace, and pearls are from my stash. The sentiment is printed using a font from fonts for peas.

I'd like to enter this card in the following challenges:

1. Sketch Saturday #156 - sketch

2. Charisma Cardz #20 - birthdays in pink

3. Corrosive Challenge #117 - cupcakes

4. Birthday Sundaes #10 - pearls and lace

REMINDER - The Latte Lounge Digi Day challenges are open until Wednesday!

Happy Crafting!

Jen

TLL Digi Day - You're a Special Lady Too

(4th and final post) This is my last post of my projects for The Latte Lounge May Digi Day. You have until Wednesday at 11:59 p.m. to enter the challenges.

I thought it would be fun to make a card or project you'd like to receive for the You're a Special Lady, Too Challenge. I actually made the project I wanted to make, too, since I've been having a lot of fun making altered journals recently. You get to use so many images and papers. This challenge is sponsored by Fresh Brewed Designs.

There are A LOT of pictures in this post, so I could show you all the decorated pages. The cover features Summer Laundry Line from The Stamping Boutique. All of the images are colored with Copics.

Here's the inside front cover and first page. I used Palm Tree and Sunbathing Beach Babe cling mounted rubber stamps from Fresh Brewed Designs.

Lazy Daisy from Fresh Brewed Designs

Luau Party and Beach Accessories cling mounted rubber stamps from Fresh Brewed Designs; Sentiment from The Stamping Boutique

Scooter Surfing from Fresh Brewed Designs

Baby Ellie from Fresh Brewed Designs

Baby Elvis from Fresh Brewed Designs

Cordelia in the Sand cling mounted rubber stamp from Fresh Brewed Designs

Back cover - Cutie Pie Mermaid cling mounted rubber stamp from Fresh Brewed Designs

I'd like to enter this journal in the following challenges:

1. Stampavie #142 - summer

2. Delicious Doodles #26 - let the sun shine in

3. Stamp Something - beachy colors

4. Allsorts #104 - photo inspiration

5. Totally Gorjuss #81 - water, water

6. Copic Creations #50 - yellow - check out Scooter and Daisy

7. Fresh Brewed Designs - Summer

Happy Crafting!

Jennifer

TLL Digi Day - Recipe Challenge

(3rd post) This is my third post featuring my projects from The Latte Lounge Digi Day. Challenges are open until Wednesday at 11:59 pm.

Sara gave us a recipe challenge - 1 image, 2 pieces of lace, and three shiny things - and I cooked up chocolate and cherries. I used two different shiny ribbons and red rhinestones for my shiny things. I made the ribbon roses myself.

The image is If the Shoe Fits by The Stamping Boutique. I colored it with Copics. I added greys (C series) to the inside of the shoe to make it darker. Thanks for the great tip Zoe!

I'd like to enter this card in the following challenges:

1. Paper Creations Ink #1 - sketch

2. Craft Your Passion #58 - cutie patootie

3. Fab 'n Funky #73 - make your own blooms

4. Digis with Attitude #27 - brown/beige +1 - I think you can guess that my +1 is red : )

5. Crafts 4 Eternity #20 - ribbon, flowers, bling

6. CES Challenge #37 - embellish it

7. Really Reasonable Ribbon #24 - anything goes

Happy Crafting!

Jen

TLL Digi Day - Fancy Fold Challenge

(2nd post) This is my second post featuring my projects from The Latte Lounge Digi Day. Challenges are open until Wednesday at 11:59 pm.

Rhonda challenged us to create a fancy fold card. The sponsor of this challenge is Stampin' With Brenda.

I used a die cut that I recently got in a large pack of paper I got at the discount scrapbook store on the front. I used Posie Seam Binding for my ribbon. You can get three yards for 99 cents (plus shipping) in my Artfire Store.

For the inside I used Dilly Dally from The Stamping Boutique. I love this cheerful image. I watched Zoe's video on blending a rainbow to get inspiration. I also liberally applied the Stickles and glitter glue : )

I'd like to enter this card in the following challenges:

1. Cupcake Craft #142 - In the Garden - I used lots of flower paper and I think the rainbow garden would be a wonderful place to be!

2. Papertake Weekly - bloom and grow

3. Paperplay #20 - sparkle galore

Happy Crafting!

Jen

TLL Digi Day - You Better Shape Up Challenge

(1st post) I'm going to have four posts tonight to show all the projects I made for The Latte Lounge May Digi Day. You have until Wednesday to enter the challenges. There is a great prize for each one!

My first card is for the You Better Shape Up Challenge. The challenge is sponsored by The Stamping Boutique.

I tried a shaped easel card. I looked for a tutorial to show me how to do the support pieces, but I didn't find anything - so I "winged" it (laughing quietly at the pun with a fairy image :)

I used Lazy Cynthia. Doesn't that cloud look comfy. I cut the image into separate pieces to fit on the card. The sentiment is also from The Stamping Boutique.

I'd like to enter this card in the following challenges:

1. A Spoon Full of Sugar #152 - anything goes

2. Creative Craft World - anything but square

3. ABC Challenge - U is for unusual fold - I hope a shaped easel card is unusual enough.

Happy Crafting!

Jen

Digi Day at The Latte Lounge!

Tonight's the night - digi day at The Latte Lounge! We have games and challenges galore. We hope to see you there!

I have some new products in my store - handmade beaded pins for your flower sprays. They're not all blue. They're only 99 cents plus shipping.

Happy Crafting!

Jen

Christmas Joy Fold

So my fingers have been itching to stamp since my new Tickled Pink Lil Victorian Steampunk stamps arrived earlier this week. I saw the joyfold tutorial at ABC Christmas and I thought I'd combine the two!

Here's the front of my card. I used TPS Cherrie with Mail and I colored her with Copics. The paper is DCWV.

Here it is with the flaps open. You can see the hidden tag. I thought it would be fun to include a tag in a Christmas card that could be used as a bookmark over the holiday season.
And here's the tag featuring Steampunk Evie. I love her dress!
I'd like to enter this card in the following challenges:

1. Tickled Pink Christmas #3 - tags

2. ABC Christmas - J is for joyfold - thanks for the great tutorial!

3. Everybody Art #142 - tag

4. Truly Scrumptions #57 - anything goes

5. Craft Us Crazy #8 - something new - I used a new stamp.

Happy Crafting!

Jen

Greeting Farm Cards for a Cause

I think this is my last (3rd) card for The Greeting Farm's Card for a Cause campaign. I really like sending cards to brighten up the days of a few Japanese kids. I hope they like them too!

I used Cowgirl Anya. I colored her with Copics on Make it Crafty paper. I used some large paper letters to spell out howdy. I've been trying to keep these cards fairly flat as I'm not sure how they'll travel in Japan. I've used some felt embellishments to finish the card.

I'd like to enter this card in the following challenges:

1. icsketches #115 - sketch

2. iCopic #30 - color blond hair - I used Y18, Y15, and Y11

Did you know that The Latte Lounge is having our digi day this weekend? We'll be chatting Saturday night 8-10p ET. There will be GREAT challenges that you can play until Wednesday! Don't forget we have our monthly challenge - card for moms/special lady in your life. Our kids challenge (INCLUDING CUTE FREEBIES) is going on until the end of the month too - make a card for mom/grandma.

JLJ Designs (me) is having a challenge too - just use any JLJ Designs product and you'll win a fabulous cardmaking prize and a gift certificate to my Artfire store.

Happy Crafting!

Jen

Altered Journal

First, some news - JLJ Designs is sponsoring the challenge at Crafty Sentiments this week. The prize is a $10 gift certificate to my store. The challenge this week is buttons.

I had hoped to post this earlier this week, but blogger conspired against me : ) I've altered a simple journal that I got from my sister. I added Magnolia images to the front and back.

On the front side I used, Tilda with her kitten. I made a little swing for her using a die cut, some fancy fiber and sparkly buttons. I colored her with Copics.

For the back side, I stamped a dancing Tilda on Kraft and colored her hair. I paper pieced her dress and shoes using the same paper I used for the background.

I'd like to enter this journal in the following challenge:

Totally Tilda #22 - Tilda with her cat or dog

Happy Crafting!

Jen

Make it Dotty at Make it Colourful

This week at Make It Colourful it's Dotty Backgrounds. We're sponsored this week by Crissy Armstrong. For an added bonus, anyone who uses a Make It Crafty image will be entered into a drawing for two MIC Digis!

I'm late with my card. I've been under the weather the last few days. I wanted to try out these dotty backgrounds, though. They're so much fun. I used Crissy's tutorial for inspiration. I love the fantasy look that this kind of background can give. I used Whimsical Mushroom (it's on sale right now!) and Alyssa Elvin Princess from Make It Crafty. I colored it with Copics. I used BG10, B000, BV000, and V000 to do the sky dots. I used G82 and G40 for the grass.

Happy Crafting!

Jen

Summertime

Well, it's getting warm here and my A/C appears to be on the fritz :( DH has an appointment to get it looked at tomorrow. Here's hoping it's not expensive!

I had amazing good fortune at the Fresh Brewed Designs chat at The Latte Lounge the other night, and I finally got to play with my new stamps. This card features Sunbathing Beach Babe. I wish my legs looked like that! I colored her with Copics. I added sand, water, and sky to finish the picture.

I'd like to enter this card in the following challenges:

1. Fresh Brewed Designs #45 - beach or summer

2. Creative Cowgirls - anything goes

Happy Crafting!

Jen

Two Cards?

Have you seen Stacie's post on The Latte Lounge blog? We told you there was going to be fun in store for the challenge this month. We've added two new sponsors and an added twist - card for mom or a special lady WITH FLOWERS.

Here's my special lady birthday card featuring The Stamping Boutique's Birthday Fairy and Cynthia Paper Pack. I added flowers from my stash and a chipboard freebie from Cardmaking and Papercraft. The chipboard says Birthday Wishes.

I'd like to enter this card in the following challenges:

1. C.R.A.F.T. Challenge #101 - sketch

2. Paperplay #18 - show us your style - This card definitely shows my style since I designed the papers : ) Also, I love all things pink and girly and I love sketch challenges.

3. Stamp Something - May digi day challenge

4. Paper Sundaes #68 - magical and mythical

My second card today is one for The Greeting Farm's 2011 Cards for a Cause Campaign. The card features Oliver from the Happy Day set. I love this stamp for boy cards. I colored him with Copics and added ribbon from the TLL ribbon swap. I had some large green buttons that had been the lids from the Michael's dollar bin button cups. They just yelled at me for this card. I'll be writing a message and sending this card to Japan. I'm hoping to get a few more done before I send my package.

I'd like to enter this card in the following challenges:

1. ICSketches #113 - sketch

2. Pollycraft Monday Challenge #92 - boyz to men

3. Cards for Men #10 - someone special

Happy Crafting!

Jen

Happy Mother's Day!

Happy Mother's Day! We have so much going on at The Latte Lounge this month. I'm really enjoying the May Challenge - make a project for a special woman in your life. I think there will be some exciting twists with this challenge, so stay tuned for tomorrow!

I made a card today featuring coeopsis from The Stamping Boutique and Pretty Tough Just the Papers from JLJ Designs. I colored the image with Copics and added ribbon from the April Swap Club.

I'd like to enter this card in the following challenges:

1. Crafts4Eternity Challenge #18 - sketch

2. Totally Ladybug Challenge # 26 - going dotty

3. Cupcake Craft - something beginning with C - I used coeopsis and circle paper.

4. Do You Stack Up #18 - purple

Have you seen TLL's May Kids Challenge? There's even a kids freebie from our sponsor Stitchy Bear Stamps. Check out the fabulous cards that member Jenn made with her card club!

Did you know that the Fresh Brewed Designs group has a sketch challenge going on? Heather has some surprises for the group this weekend. So generous!

I have one more challenge for you - the JLJ Designs group has an anything goes challenge as long as you use a JLJ Designs product. There's a $3 off coupon good today for group members. Be sure to check it out.

Happy Crafting!

Jen

Coupon Code for JLJ Designs at The Latte Lounge

Hello all! To celebrate Mother's Day and getting all of my digital products loaded in my Artfire store, I have a $3 off coupon code for my store. You can find the code here. I'd love it if you'd join my Latte Lounge group.

Happy Crafting!

Jen

The Greeting Farm Cards for a Cause Campaign 2011

Before I get to TGF's Cards for a Cause and my card, I've been remiss in several Thank Yous. I've had much good fortune with prizes recently. My memory book won the challenges at TSB's Royal Wedding Challenges at SNR. Thank you Stacie and crew for motivating me to try something new.

I had a great time at the Fresh Brewed Designs chat at The Latte Lounge the other night. My beachy card won too! Thanks girls for being there for me.

My Asian travel journal won Honorable Mention at Digis with Attitude!

I've also won the CK Scrappers prize from the Sunday Sketch and Stamp blog hop and the Heartsongs Designs prize from the IC Sketches blog hop. Finally, I won a gift certificate in the bunny game from Creative Clear Stamps.

Did you know about The Greeting Farm's 2011 Cards for a Cause Campaign? They are collecting cards for the students of Takasago Japan. These are cards of encouragement for the victims of the recent earthquakes. You have got to read the info on TGF website.

I'm hoping to make several cards for this campaign. Not just because I love TGF and would love to win stamps, but because I feel it's a really important cause.

My first card features Cuddle Anya from The Greeting Farm. I think she's a lovely stamp for this purpose. I colored her with Copics. The papers are from my Pink and Chocolate paper pack. I added brown lace and flowers from my stash. I'll be writing a nice message on the inside - something along the lines of "thinking of you." I may have to break out my old Japanese text books and see how far I can get.

I'd like to enter this card in the following challenges:

1. Sunday Sketch and Stamp #53 - sketch

Happy Crafting!

Jen

Tickled Pink with Extra Girly

So the challenge this week at Tickled Pink is lace and pearls. For some reason, this inspired me to go extra girly on my card. I used Tickled Pink's Kellita and colored her with Copics. I used my favorite (borrowed from Zoe) hair color combo of E13, E17, and E19.

The papers are from my Pink and Chocolate paper pack. I used new ribbons (Mulberry Road by fancy pants designs) and flowers that I got at the 1/2 price scrapbook store.

I'd like to enter this card in the following challenges:

1. Tickled Pink #17 - lace and pearls

2. Sketchy Colors #69 - sketch

3. Paper Sundaes #67 - favorite hair color

4. By the Cute and Girly - anything goes

Happy Crafting!

Jen

Here Comes the Bride

I told you earlier this week about my windfall from Fresh Brewed Designs. Here's my first card using one of the images I won - Beautiful Bride. I colored her just a little with Copics and then added LOTS of Stickles. She's very sparkly.

The pink paper is from my Hearts and Flowers paper pack. I went a little nuts with the embellishments, too, but, hey, it's a wedding. I used a Prima ribbon with flowers, a butterfly, more flowers, and a sticker that says "On Your Wedding."

I'd like to enter this card in the following challenges:

1. Fresh Brewed Designs #44 - wedding

2. Cardmadfairy's Digi Days Challenge #7 - weddings

3. Craft Your Passion #56 - anything goes

Happy Crafting!

Jen

Exciting New Adventures at The Latte Lounge!

Scroll down to see the winner of the hidden prize from the Make It Crafty-Mo's Digital Pencil Blog Hop.

The New May Challenge is starting today at The Latte Lounge and is sponsored by The Stamping Boutique. The Theme is "Make Any Project for Moms and Other Special Women in Our Lives." The challenge will be running all month and it's possible there may be some interesting twists along the way,so make sure you check back!

The winner will receive their choice of 2 TSB images.

You may want to combine this monthly challenge with two other challenges that are currently running at the Latte Lounge. If you use a JLJ Designs digi, paper pack or scrap pack, you can enter your project in the JLJ Designs' Group Anything Goes challenge. If you need a great sketch for inspiration, check out one at the Fresh Brewed Designs Group. Use a Fresh Brewed Designs image, JLJ Designs Papers and make something for Mom and you can enter to win THREE great prizes with ONE easy project!

Here's my challenge card. I love these new TSB flowers. I really wanted to focus on them on my card, so I used a CAS design. I added a sentiment that I printed using a font from fonts for peas.

I'd like to enter this card in the following challenges:

1. Craft Us Crazy #7 - Mother's Day and/or flowers

2. Charisma Cardz #17 - April showers/May flowers - I went with May flowers.

3. Aud Sentiments #27 - Happy Mother's Day

4. Sentimental Sundays #53 - Mother's Day/special woman

Happy Crafting!

Jen

Make It Crafty - Mo's Digital Pencil Blog Hop Hidden Prize Winner!

Surprise, surprise! I had one of the hidden prizes from the Mo & Zo's Carnival Blog Hop. I'm so excited to get to give a prize! My prize is the Circus Tent digital stamp from Make It Crafty.

I used random.org to pick a winner from all the commenters on my blog post. The winner is Jennifer Tidwell of Flip Flop Creations. Congrats Jen! Contact us to claim your prize.

Happy Crafting!

Jen

Wrapping up the Weekend

As many of you know, it was a very rough weekend for our family. We had to have our beloved cat Emerson (aka Esserman, aka Pudge) put to sleep. He had a very aggressive cancer. We miss him greatly and he will always be loved.

Rest in Peace

Emerson (April 2001 - April 29, 2011)

I have to say that I am so thankful for all of the wonderful ladies atThe Latte Lounge during my difficult time. Heather of Fresh Brewed Designs had planned for a chat on Friday night, which I looked forward to to get through my tough day. It turned out to be a lucky evening for me - I won two digis and a rubber stamp - on top of themonthly FBD challenge at The Latte Lounge that I'd won earlier that day (5 digis).

Heather gave us two challenges for the Beach party. One was a card with hot pink and sunny yellow and bling and the second was a beach themed tag. Peanut used Beach Accessories rubber stamps to make her tag. She added glitter and bling and a ribbon from the recent TLL ribbon exchange. I had bought some beach fabric confetti from the deep discount bin to use on another project, but decided I didn't need it, so we cracked into it for these projects. You can see a sheer blue seashell on Peanut's tag.

Here's my card. I combined the Beach Accessories rubber stamps from Fresh Brewed Designs with The Stamping Boutique's Summer Laundry Line. I colored the image with Copics. I tried to do a sky likeAnnika, but couldn't quite figure it out. I'll have to keep practicing. I do like the pale blue for the sky.

I'd like to enter this card in the following challenges:

1. ICSketches #112 - sketch (sponsored by FBD!)

2. Copic Creations #49 - sky/clouds

For the tag challenge, I went crazy with the glitter modge podge and the sea themed fabric confetti. They're very bright and sparkly. I used some new beach stickers and the Beach Accessories rubber stamps from Fresh Brewed Designs.

Don't forget the JLJ Designs challenge at The Latte Lounge. There's a 25% off coupon to get you started!

Happy Crafting!

Jen

Announcing my Artfire Store and a Challenge!

I have some special announcements this morning! I'm launching my very own Artfire Store. You'll be able to get all my digital papers, digi stamps, digital scrapbooking kits, as well as cards and other crafts. I'll no longer be selling at Stitchy Bear Stamps and I want to say thank you to Stitchy, Jess and the whole crew there.

To launch my new store, I'm hosting a month long challenge in my Latte Lounge group. The challenge is anything goes with a JLJ Designs product. Check out the challenge post for a 25% off coupon code!

I have a small prize for this challenge along with a $10 gift certificate to my store.

Here's my card for the challenge. I used Party Bunny (he comes with the cupcake digi that's inside the card) and the Pretty Tough Just the Papers.

I colored the image with Copics and added Prima flower embellishments. I printed out "Happy Birthday" using a font from fonts for peas.

I'd like to enter this card in the following challenges:

1. Cute Card Thursday #162 - sketch - I used the sketch from challenge #153.

2. Cupcake Craft #139 - fluffy bunnies

3. Crafts 4 Eternity #17 - anything goes

Happy Crafting!

Jen