The Latte Lounge - Digi Paper Challenge #1

Welcome to my first challenge at The Latte Lounge. I'm so excited to be hosting the challenge! My first challenge I call the Digi Paper Challenge #1. You'll receive one of the digi papers from a paper pack for free. You use that digi paper or one from your stash to make a project. Post the project to the challenge thread for an entry to win both the paper pack and two images from The Stamping Boutique.

This week, I have a Thanksgiving paper pack. On the challenge thread, there is a link to download the freebie.

I want to share with you some inspiration from The Latte Lounge DT

Stacie's wonderful paper pieced card uses all of the papers from the paper pack!

Rhonda's sweet card demonstrates that these papers aren't just for Thanksgiving!

Here's my card. I used The Stamping Boutique's Audrey the Pilgrim. I wanted to use an interesting quote for the card and I found this one from Carl Sagan: "If you wish to make an apple pie truly from scratch you must first invent the universe."

Please join us at the first TLL Digi Paper Challenge! The challenge is open until Nov. 14th and the winner will be announced on the 15th.

There are other great challenges going on at TLL:

Rhonda is sponsoring a Colors of Fall challenge until November 4th.

Stacie is sponsoring her first Wacky Wednesday challenge - using real wood somewhere on your project - until November 10th.

Happy Crafting!

Jennifer

Peanut and the last of my Halloween cards

Peanut was a purple fairy this year. We had trick-or-treating last night. She asked for "just one more house" for an hour and came home with over 2 pounds of candy. This is the first yer that she really understands what's going on and it's been a lot of fun.

I have two cards to share to finish out my Halloween cards for this year. Time to get out the Christmas supplies!
My first card features a mummy from Robyn's Fetish. This is a freebie for the Halloween Madness party at the I Did It Creations Forum. The tag is a freebie from Sarah Hurley. I made the sentiment with stickers. I've not really done a black and white card before, but I'm pleased with the way it turned out.

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

1. I Did It Creations Forum Freebie challenge

2. Sarah Hurley Challenge #15 - Halloween

3. Wags and Whiskers #37 - black and white

My second card features an image from Simply Betty. I

colored the image with my usual assortment of markers and used a simple card layout to highlight the image.

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

1. Pixie Dust #46 - Happy Halloween

2. AI Factory - Halloween

3. Anything Goes #22 - Halloween

Don't forget my blog candy!

Happy Halloween!

Jennifer

IDIC Forum Halloween Madness Crop - first two projects

I'm having a great time at the IDIC Forum crop. We've made two projects so far and I thought I would share them. I'm not sure how long I'm going to make it up.

Our first project was a matchbook candy holder. I used a double sided sheet of Basic Grey. This is the front side. The images are from my stash. I stamped them a while ago and didn't write down where I stamped them from. The one with the hippo is for my brother-in-law to hold his gift card for Christmas.

Here's the inside. The sentiment is from a Cardmaking and Papercraft freebie. It turns out these will also hold gift cards, so I'm adding them to my Christmas pile.

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

1. Cards for Men #22 - anything goes

2. Bah! Humbug! #42 - presents - I'm not sure if these count, but they are presents.

3. Crafts and Me #16 - make a Christmas gift

Our second project was to make a card using a freebie provided by Robyn - this sweet scarecrow. I got out my DCWV fall stacks and went to town. Here's the front:

Here's the inside:

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

1. Papertake Weekly Challenge - sparkly and bright

2. Crafty Creations #91 - Halloween or perhaps autumn

3. Polka Doodles #43 - autumn

Don't forget my blog candy!

Happy Crafting!

Jennifer

Anya and Cheeky Rockabilly

After a busy week at work, I'm so happy to be back in the craft room. Peanut and I made a cake for DH's birthday this morning. Then, DH took Peanut to the park this morning, so I'm hanging out and crafting. This is my plan for the day, along with celebrating DH's birthday and sending Peanut for trick-or-treating with DH. Busy weekend!

I decided to play with some new-to-me Greeting Farm stamps to start with this morning. I have Cowgirl Anya. I colored her with my usual assortment of markers. I added pink glitter glue to her hat and belt buckle. I used pink glitter chalk on the edge of the image. The papers are from my stash - actually starting to use up some scraps.

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

1. The Greeting Farm Farm Fresh Friday - cheeky color challenge

2. Friday Sketchers #126 - sketch

3. Simon Says on PCP #10 - buttons galore

4. ABC Challenge - G is for glitter - I'd love a glitter cowboy hat like this!

5. Stamp Something - Something with pink

My second card features Cheeky Rockabilly (have you seen the new Cheeky Xmas?). I sorted my embellishments last weekend and realized that I had a ton of purple, so I wanted to start using some of them. I colored the image using Copics and chalked and glittered around the edge. The papers are all from DCWV. The sentiment is from my Everyday Sentiments - Circles. I added a purple Prima flower from my stash.

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

1. Club Anya Saturday Sketch - sketch

2. One Stop Craft Challenge #104- Anything Goes - It's One Stop's Second Birthday and they're having a blog hop and extra special challenge!

3. wee Memories #29 - anything goes

Don't forget my blog candy!

Happy Crafting!

Jennifer

Halloween Blog Candy

It's party time at I Did It Creations Forum! There are lots of great challenges going on and many prizes to be won. Tomorrow night, there's a cropping slumber party - I don't think there will be much slumbering. To celebrate the party I have a blog candy to offer:

Martha Stewart Halloween Stamps

12 6"x6" papers

4 yds Halloween Ribbon

12 assorted Halloween brads

Please enter using Inlinkz below. You can have a second entry for participating in one of the challenges at I Did It Creations Forum. I would greatly appreciate it if you would spread the word about the candy, but it's not required. Candy closes Wednesday November 3rd at 4 pm central time.

This is my first time using Inlinkz. If it's not here or not working, please leave a comment.

Happy Halloween!

Jennifer

My First Sweet Nellie

I've been drooling over Sugar Nellie stamps since I happened across their blog a few months ago. I finally broke down and ordered some.

I colored this sweet girl using Copics. The paper is Basic Grey - I love the plaid.
This card is another installment in my gift card holder series : ) I used the leftover paper from the front of my card.

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

1. The Sugar Bowl #46 - sketch - I missed the optional theme until after I'd made the card :(

2. Winter Wonderland - recipe challenge - 2 papers, 1 ribbon, 1 snowflake, and 1 charm - I think I have that on the front of the card. I read this as two patterned papers, so I used a plain red to mount the image and sentiment. I don't know if that counts...

Happy Crafting!

Jennifer

IDIC Forum Freebie Challenge - JLJ Designs

I'm sponsoring this week's freebie challenge at I Did It Creations Forum. There is also a color part to the challenge - red and green. The image is Kitty in a Christmas Basket. The winner will get a digistamp of their choice from my store.

I've colored Kitty in a Christmas Basket using my usualassortment of markers. The papers are from my stash and the sentiment is from a freebie with Cardmaking and Papercraft.

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

1. CLP Monthly Challenge - sketch

2. Lothian Crafts #7 - Christmas

Happy Crafting!

Jennifer