CAS 182 Color Challenge

This card is for Splitcoaststampers Clean and Simple Challenge #182.  This week is a color challenge to use dark blue and white.  I'm thinking this might be our holiday card this year.

Paper:  Stampin Up! White, Night of Navy

Ink:  Night of Navy by Stampin Up!, Colorbox white pigment ink

Accessories:  rhinestone gems, silver embossing powder, dimensional tape, 1 1/4" circle punch

Thanks for looking!



CAS 181 on Splitcoaststampers

This week's Clean and Simple Challenge was to make a tent card, and here's what I have come up with this far, I may make another if I get some time this week (HA HA HA!). 

SU! Whisper White Cardstock, Georgia Pacific cardstock (moose only), misc. red cardstock.
Sophie Moose "School Girl" stamp and "I [heart] school" stamp from The Write Stuff set by Sandy Lion @ Michaels
SU! Basic Black ink, Colorbox Dragonfly Black pigment ink
Heat emobssing powder and silver star brads
Colored with Copic/Prismacolor markers

CAS 180 Sketch by Darcie1 on Splitcoaststampers

So,... after not having a stamping mojo for a long time, as well as being consumed with other activities, I finally sat down tonight to do something.  I didn't care what I created, just wanted to make SOMETHING, and here it is, a card for the CAS Challenges on Splitcoaststampers.  This challenge (CAS 180) was to created a card based on a sketch by Darcie1.  I am pretty pleased with this card overall, however, now I see the phrase is slightly askew.  I will have to fix that!

Supplies:  Stampin Up! Whisper White cardstock, Real Red clasic ink, Simple Snowflake stamp, Jumbo Snowflake Punch, Best Yet stamp set

Colorbox Dragonfly Black pigment ink, Stampendous Detail Silver embossing ink, Snowflake embossing folder & Cuttlebug embossing system

Rappy Rirthday!

So Karsyn and one of her little friends LOVE Scooby Doo, and of course her friend is having a Scooby-Doo themed birthday party, what else could I possibly put on her card?  Like, isn't it just groovy, man?  Image was found on Google, then cut and assembled layers from SU! Cardstock.

Happy Birthday!

So this first card is for a little girl that loves fairies, princess, and all things imaginary and great about being a little girl!  The image is a Tinkerbelle coloring image I found on Google, added some Copic markers, Diamond Dust Stickles, a wee bit of fiary dust, and here it is!

This next card has a gift card for a teenager (I CANNOT BELIEVE SHE IS THAT OLD ALREADY!) and is supposed to look like an iPod Classic created with some punch art.  What do you think?

Take Me Out to the Ballgame!

These are the treats I made for each girl on our ball team.  The plastic popcorn container is filled with typical baseball treats-- popcorn, peanuts, and Crackerjacks-- and a game ball.  Finished off with a name tag and cute ribbon.  Thank you to everyone for a great season!

Ink and Stamps from Stampin Up!  Paper from DCWV

Teacher Appreciation Week

How CUTE are these??!?!?!  In honor of Teacher Appreciation Week, I made these cards for my daughter's teachers.  She picked out the colors (Karyns said these were their favorite colors,... I hope she's right!).  Sophie Moose is so adorable, and I wanted to go all school-y on these.  What can I say, I'm a teacher, I love the tools of the trade!

GOAL!!!!!

I always love to make time to watch my students play in the rec league games, and of couse a follow up note is thoughtful as well.  I dusted off my Riley Moose stamp, as well as the Stampin' Up! Crayon Cuties to create this scene.

Off We Go...

These little cuties were thank you notes for the parents who accompanied us on our field trip last week.  I really only had a day to throw them together because I THOUGHT I had a few on hand from last year, but apparently not.  The paper was DCWV Grade School Stack, and the image is from TAC retired school set.

What's Up, Doc?

What's up, Doc?  Yep, these indeed are paper carrots I made for everyone for Easter.  I printed the pattern on cardstock, enbellished with pear pizzazz cardstock at the top which I fringed, and tied it all together with some twine at the top.

Hoppy Easter!

I love this little monkey-- Changito!  It has been quite a while since I made some cards, probably December.  Just been in a funk, then so busy with work and all this year, It was nice to sit down last night and make a card, but I was also stressed because I felt so much pressure to make an amazing card... oh well, maybe I and just warming up.

Thanks for stopping!

Jen

It's a SPArty!

Karsyn wanted a girly-girl spa party this year, and here is what I came up with for the invites:

It is a 5 3/4" square card, hot pink and white cardstock with silver embossing powder on the stamped image.  It was a blast for a bunch of 6 year old girls!

This is the favor we made for everyone:

Again, going with the same image (CTMH Teen Princess, retired), layered over zebra print cardstock, which had hot pink mohair hotglued to the back of it before being attached to the light pink carstock "handbag."

The handbag was made with 5 3/8" cardstock adhered to a brown paper bag with the height cut down.  Inside were all kinds of girly goodies-- lip gloss, nailpolish, gemstone rings, and body glitter lotion.  WOOHOO!

Thanks for being patient to see what they all looked like this year!

Jen

Lucky in Springtime

LJ's spring time swap over on Splitcoast is a broad themed swap-- the only requirement that it be Spring related, and since Karsyn was born in the spring, St. Patrick's Day to be exact, spring is lucky for us.  I also wish my spring semester student teachers good luck as they graduate and venture out to the world of teaching.  Plus, these colors are REALLY pretty!

SU cardstock, Pear Pizzazz ink, and Goodluckabella image.  On the inside, it is stamped "Lucky You (and lucky me for knowing you!)" from SU! Hostess set.  Colored with Copics.

Love Notes

I don't do vintage very often, but I did for my dearie Kelli Jo.  She is hosting a vintage Valentine ATC swap over on Splitcoast.

Colored image is from a blog I found after Googling "vintage vanentine digital."  It was free, and adoarble, so I snagged it, printed on cardstock, coated with shimmer spray and set to the side.  I layered SU cardstock, printedd paper from Colorbok, and some vintage looking sheet music from Lindsay's Stamp Studio at My Grafico.  I distressed the sheet music, piled on the shimmery heart image, used a "Love" stamp that I heat embossed, then finished with embellishments of red sting and clear gems.

Casting Spells with Cutie Smiles....

How cutie-patootie is that smile!  This is the scrapbook page for October 2011.  What an adorable witchy-poo for Halloween!

The page is 12 x 12 adorned with a handmade tag using $1 stamps from Michael's, black glittered cardstock cut with my Cricut (words and 2011), finished up with 3 gem stones on the bottom left corner.

Thanks for hanging in there with me for another year!

For My Volunteers...

How cute are these mini paint cans????  I made these for my parent volunteers at school.  They really do spoil me by helping out with copying, cuting, laminating, stuffing folders & mailboxes, helping with reading & math groups, just about ANYTHING I ask!  As a thank you, I decorated these mini cans (Target $1 Spot on Black Friday), then filled with scented lotions, peppermint foot rub, lip balm, etc.  I am really so lucky to have these parents in my class!

I will attached a tag with the following note:

You are so sweet
To "pamper" our class
With all your help.
Here's a little treat just for you.

Thanks for being a "Scent" sational volunteer!

Wrap it Up in Style!

This first scraf is a polar fleece scarf that I snagged at Old Navy on Black Friday for a buck.  I added the crystal monogram iron-on (at Hobby Lobby for 99 cents!).  This gift was quick and easy to make, and so pretty in real life!

Here's the same idea, basically, except I bought the pill free polar fleece for $5.25 at Hobby Lobby (on sale, 30% off!).  I bought one yard of it and was able to cut it into 4 strips.  Each scarf measures 60" long by 9" wide.

These babies are so EASY to make and look like a million bucks (well, almost... $10 at least!)  Don;t forget to snag coupons and use them to help lower the costs too.  Next year, I think i might be a bit more adventureous and make these wraps from crafty and cooking momma.

Coupons Links:
Hobby Lobby (they ONLY accept their own coupons)
Michaels' (they do take competitor's coupons, but it is only 1 coupon per person per day)
JoAnn's (visit their website and submit your email address to get coupons; they do take competitor's coupons)

monogrammed candle

I know monogrammed items are a b-i-g thing again this year, so here is what I've got-- take a 16 oz. jar candle that I picked up for $1.97 on Black Friday, added some wire mesh as a wrap, embellished with green ribbon and a monogram.  This gift looks like it is worth WAY more than the actual price!

Another use for the cricut and vinyl!  I  L-O-V-E my reusable plastic drinking cups with straws, and since everyone seems to have them these days, how cool is it to personalize one for a friend or teacher for he holidays.  The only thing I caution you about is the cup is no longer disherwasher safe after it has been altered.  I typed up a little note to let the recipent know the cup must be hand-washed with a damp cloths only.

Oh, just a side note, these clipboards are a bit more expensive ($2-$3 each) versus a buck a piece for the mansonite boards, but I will pay the difference as long as I don't have to layers on tons of Modege-Podge!