The last of the thank yous for now!

I think I'm caught up on thank you cards after this. Now I just need to remember to make them regularly through the year!

I love this image Audrey with Presents from The Stamping Boutique. She's so versatile. I colored her with Copics. The paper is all Basic Grey. I recycled a plastic container from beads and filled it with glitter and glued it on the front to make a shaker. It's the first time I've done something like this, but I like the way it turned out.

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

1. Crafty Creations #100 - sketch + colors + recycled element - Check this challenge out - they're having a celebration with a blog hop!

2. Cute Card #145 - thank you

3. Stamp Something - something with glitter

4. C.R.A.F.T. Challenge #83 - thank you

5. Allsorts Challenge #84 - thank you

I had to find a simple design to get several more thank you cards made fairly quickly. For these, I used the Sizzix Thank you embossing folder with cardstock. The other papers were left over from recent card making. I cut the shapes using a Nestibilities. Can you tell that I'm loving my new Big Shot? The little girl image is a mini from Your Next Stamp. The penguin is from studio g.

I'll leave you with these thoughts. There is lots of fun coming up at The Latte Lounge - challenges, a digi day, a present exchange and more! There is also lots of fun at the Outlaw Women Scrapbook Emporium Club Forum. I'm the Points Mistress - so get posting and participating in challenges so I have to stay busy. You can redeem the points for great discounts at the club.

Happy 2011 Crafting!

Jennifer

Happy New Year!

It's a little more than an hour until 2011 for me. Happy New Year to all my blogging friends! I started this blog a little less than a year ago and look where I am now. Thank you all so much!

There's a new collab available for free with a $10 purchase at Stitchy Bear Stamps - including digi papers from your's truly. I've been working on some new papers and stamps and have uploaded them in the shop.

Some other news from around blog land:

Gin has a new challenge - Creative Clean and Simple Challenges.

Gypsy Angel has blog candy to celebrate her DT position.

Zoe has blogoversary candy.

Jacque has sweet stuff - she is so generous!

Happy Crafting 2011!

Jennifer

More thank you's

A wonderful thing about having a loving family is that your daughter gets showered with presents at the holidays. This means lots of thank you cards. I didn't make my own cards last year, so I didn't realize that I'd need to be stocking up on a thank you cards. So I've been making thank you's like mad this week. I have two to share with you today.

Anne of Green Gables is my FAVORITE book. When I saw this image "Prince Edward Island" by Mo Manning, I fell in love. I'm still watching lots of Suzanne Dean copic videos on YouTube and have been trying to put some of the coloring into practice. I used Basic Gray papers and Prima flowers.

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

1. Meredith Scraps - coloring challenge

2. Phindy's Place #36 - thank you cards

3. Crafty Calendar #15 - sketch

4. Digital Tuesday #91 - anything goes

My thank you features Tilda. I was trying a new coloring technique following Suzanne Dean's instructions for coloring with Copics like distress inks. I didn't have all the colors I needed, but I'm still really happy with the way it turned out. The paper is Basic Grey. I added Stickles and glitter glue around the image and on her crown and slip.

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

Papertake Weekly - Be Thankful

Happy Crafting!

Jennifer

Dots Paper Pack - New Release

I have a new digi paper pack to share today. I call it Dots - it's all sorts of circles in bright colors. It made me happy to make it and I've had fun making cards using it too!

The first card features Cowgirl Anya from The Greeting Farm. I colored her with Copics. I embossed a piece of turquoise cardstock using my new Big Shot and the rest of the papers are from the Dots Paper Pack. I added a sticker sentiment to a freebie chipboard and a silver bow that I got on sale at Michael's. I followed the Saturday Sketch at Club Anya, where I won last week! I'd also like to enter this card at Winter Wonderland - Thank you.

My next card follows the sketch at Cute Card Thursday #144 with Ellie Loves to Bake from Your Next Stamp. The image is colored with Copics and I added a handwritten sentiment. The current Your Next Stamp Challenge #32 is let's party. I hope this qualifies. I'd also like to enter this card in Anything Goes Challenge #30 - letter C(ooking) and Aud Sentiments #18 - anything goes.

For my last card, I have another birthday card.

For this card, I used party bunny my contribution to the December Stitchy Bear Stamps Collaboration. You can still get this collab as a freebie with a $10 purchase for the next few days. I colored this image with the new Prisma Pencils that my sister got me for Christmas. I added flowers that I die cut and a sentiment I'd printed out. I used the sketch at Create 4 fun to make this card. I'd also like to enter this card in Digital Tuesday #90 - lets celebrate.

Happy Crafting!

Jennifer

Not Christmas!

I hope everyone has had a nice day after Christmas. I went shopping with my sister. DH got me a Big Shot for Christmas, but no dies or embossing folders to go with it! So, I headed out to Michael's to get a few to try it out.

I think this my first non-Christmas card in a while. I chose a Magnolia stamp. I've been wanting to practice coloring with my Copics. I watched several YouTube videos by Suzanne Dean as I was making this card.

I used both of the new things I bought for my Big Shot - a flower die and the tropical paisley embossing folder. I embossed orange cardstock and then took gold glitter chalk and rubbed it over the raised surfaces. I added gold glitter to outline many portions of the card.

The Bazzill chipboard was a free gift with a recent purchase at the Outlaw Women's Scrapbook Emporium.

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

1. Friday Sketchers #134 - sketch - they're having a great blog hop as well

2. Cupcake Inspirations #91 - I was inspired by the peachy orange color and the gold trim

3. Totally Tilda #12 - easel card with Tilda

Happy Crafting!

Jennifer

Merry Christmas!

Merry Christmas all! I hope you have had a pleasant holiday so far. We had company last night for Christmas Eve and a fun family Christmas morning. We're about to head out for more celebrations at the in-laws.

I wanted to say thank you to Club Anya - my card won last week's Saturday Sketch - and Creative Cowgirls where I won the blog hop candy earlier this week.

I heard about Debby's challenge to post about your five favorite Christmas cards. I picked my five favorite mainly based on the way they made me feel.

I love the way the coloring turned out on Ian. I won the I {heart} Sweaters set from The Greeting Farm and they're so cute!I love the papers I used on this project and Tickled Pink stamps make me happy.
I won this Cherrie image from Tickled Pink. I love the sparkles and the candy stickers.
I love the red and white on this card. I had fun with all the little images.
I love the way the coloring turned out and it's special to me because it's a present for my sister.

Happy Crafting!

Jennifer

Eve of Christmas Eve

I woke up from a nap this afternoon with this crafting idea in my head. I took snowflake fabric from my stash and an old butter container and made this basket. I used The Greeting Farm's I {heart} Sweaters for the tag. I colored Anya with Copics. I'm really pleased with the way the brown hair turned out - I haven't really colored that before. The paper is DCWV and I added a snowflake brad.

I used Ian to create a matching Christmas card. The paper is also from DCWV.

I'd like to enter these projects in the following challenges:

1. The Greeting Farm - Hostess with

the Mostest

2. Club Anya - Mystery Monday

3. Stampin' with the Dragon #17 - favorite winter color - I think I'm going through a blue period : )

4. Sarah Hurley #23 - Last Minute Christmas cheer

5. 7 Kids College Fund #11 - anything goes

Merry Eve of Christmas Eve!

Happy Crafting!

Jennifer