Celebrate

Well hello there...

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I didn't mean to be gone for so long. But we are currently in transition. As of two days ago we are officially in Oregon.  The weather has been great and the scenery spectacular. On the downside we are still in search of a home. Some great friends of ours were gracious enough to allows us to stay in their home for the summer till we find a place of our own. So we are really pressed with time and praying that God will lead us to the right place.

My craft studio is in boxes in California and to say that I miss them would be a huge understatement. But I do have some cards I created before packing up which I haven't shared with you all :) 

-And while I may not be in a celebration mode there is plenty to be grateful for like this sweet card I'll be giving to a great friend of mine on her birthday :)

I love the newsprint pattern paper and the splash of colors. The sentiment was both handwriting and a stamp. The sweet flower from Lawn Fawn's petite florals with a dab of shimmer adds the perfect amount of embellishment to this sweet birthday card. 

Thanks for coming by I'll be back soon with pics from around the area I'm currently at and more.

Hugs,

Jessica

Coolest Dad

Hi!

I'm back today to share my take on this weeks Tuesday Trigger over at Moxie Fab World. I found this challenge to be quite irresistible and the reason being I just bought 12 molds to make the cutest popsicles and I also found a yummy recipe book ;) 

So my inspiration from the scrumptious looking image was the popsicle itself. I've been wanting to create one for sometime now and this challenge just pulled me right over.

To create it I used PTI's summer rise & kraft cardstock, studio G frame and a handwritten sentiment to go with it. And just to add to the look I wrapped it up in a clear sheet. From top to bottom of stick this card measures 6" x 21/2 (at the widest end). 


Today seems like it'll be sunny and warm day, might be tempted to make a few popsicles ;) 


Thanks for coming by! 
Hugs,
Jessica

Just Saying Thank You

Hello.

Hope your week is going well so far. Mine has been wonderful!! I wanted to stop today and share a couple of cards I created for the latest Lawnscaping Challenge #11: CAS. This one was very fun and I decided to go with bright, summery fun colors.

This card is very straight forward. I stamped a single flower from the Lawn Fawn's petite florals in different hues and then added a sentiment. What added the detail was the rounded corners. 

This second card is just as fun. I used the same exact color combo but did something totally different. I used Lawn Fawn's judy's blooms on the circle rims and the tiny asterisk from harold's abc and created a collage. Again the details are what makes a CAS card stand out. 

Here is a close-up of where I added some of the detail. Each little asterisk has a drop of glitter. The rounded corners also add detail to a card without distracting the eye-keeping the end result CAS :) 

Thanks for coming by! Have a happy hopefully warm day ;) 


Hugs,
Jessica

Sewn With Love

Hello.

Aren't you excited it's Friday!! Well I know I definitely am especially because I have a card I created for the new Moxie Fab World: I'm Sew Excited Challenge!!!  

A bit about how this card came to be...

Inspired by a childhood dream: I think every little girl admires her mommy. Well I was no different and growing up I remember going into her room and seeing all the pretty things mommies have in there vanities like make-up of all colors and shapes, shoes of all kinds; flats, heels, boots and then there was the powder, oh how I loved that big fluffy powder pad (or however you call it) and then the perfumes... and if you grew up with a mom who knew how to sew (which I didn't) you'd get to see her creations on the maiden form and perhaps even get measured up for something pretty (this is where the dream part comes in)  I always wished one of those pretty dresses on the form would be mine. I remember going to Manhattan and looking into those french stores and all the pretty dresses displayed on the windows would make my eyes glow as if enchanted by their beauty... how I dreamed I'd get to try one on. Well that dream did come true and I did get measured up and I did get to play pretty for a day; it was my wedding day!! But that's a whole different story ;) 

Now for the card and some details... I used some fun materials for this one.

For the "mirror" I used a sheet of high gloss faux aluminum cardstock from Paper Source. Then To create the pretty frame I used a 4" paper doily. Which I cut in half then glued it to create an oval and then using my oval shape nestabilities cut out a frame. I then used pigment ink (dabbed right on to it)to add the coordinating color

Because I had different elements on the outside of the card and had sort of created a room theme I decided to add the sentiment on the inside.  Sorry for the quality of this image I'll try taking a better shot ;) 

And of course the highlight of this my card is the actual sweet  little form. I used Lawn Fawn's sew lovely stamp set and dressed it up. I used tulle, silver pen and a measuring tape line rub-on which I adhered to vellum. I think it's so feminine and pretty. 

I think my best friend (which was also my maid of honor way back when) will enjoy this card so much especially if I pair it up with some memories of that special day when we were princesses for a day :)


Thanks for coming by!! Enjoy your weekend.


Hugs,
Jessica  

Congrats

Hello.

I'm here to post my creation for this weeks CAS-ual Friday Challenge #4. This time it's all dedicated to graduates. My card was inspired by an old good friend of mine. When I graduated from HS he told me not to think I was over yet.. but to embrace the beginning of a new chapter. I think this is true whether you're graduating from pre-school, JH, HS or  college. Life is about ending chapters and beginning new ones. With those thought in mind this is what I came up with:

Here's what the card looks like. 

Overall is a fun collage of school themes. The quote is from PTI's All booked up set and reads: "The love of learning, the sequestered nooks, and all the sweet serenity of books". ~Henry Wadsworth Longfellow

Thanks for coming by!! 

Hugs,

Jessica

::Supplies::

Cardstock: Martha Stewart's ocean

Stamps: PTI's All Booked Up, Mixed Messages, Vap Scrap graduation cap, recollections numbers

Ink: PTI's smokey shadow, memento tuxedo black,

Others: zig millennium pen, silver pen, watercolor (for book, small black brad