FSJ "Cookie Exchange" Challenge...

Hey eveyone....

Well it looks like it is Winter.... brrr.... cold out there.....!!!

With that in mind.... it is time to make some cookies and warm up the house...

At the Holiday Palooza held by Fun Stampers Journey I received this adorable stamp set and was "Challenged" to create a card...

Well here is my card....

I am going outside of my comfort zone and trying to create a card with layers... the picture may not show the layers very well but they are there... ha..ha...

Here is another shot... one with the flash and one without.... just not sure which one I like better so I thought I would show you both...

Here is the stamp set... isn't it cute...????

Until next time... Hope everyone is safe out there in our Winter weather...

FSJ Crayon Resist Demo...

Hey... Everyone...

A few months ago I was asked to create a demo for a Fun Stampers Journey event to be held on November 20, 2012.  The demo was to show Crayon Resist Techniques.

For all of the cards I used FSJ products.... their wonderful ink pads called True Fusion Ink Pads... and their vibrant card stock paper... 

Here are a few of the cards that I came up with....

For this card I used the FSJ Enjoy the Journey stamp set... I just love the color of this one...

This next card I used the FSJ ATS # 017 Beautiful You...

Here is a very cool one that I used the FSJ ATS # 046 Imagine...

Here is my favorite... I used the FSJ Winter Wonderland stamp set... I really liked how this one worked...

This demo was setup at the FSJ Holiday Palooza and it was attended by 40 participants and they all went though my demo and took home a small make and take...  Here is what my demo area looked like...

Here is a close up of the demo boards....

This was a very cool technique to learn... and I love teaching things.... so this was a real treat for me to do for FSJ...

Hope you enjoyed the cards...

Until next time... be safe....

Blue Christmas Hug

Hey everyone...

Here is a little gift card holder that I made last week...  It was made with Fun Stamping Journey paper and FSJ "Snow Buddy" stamp set... 

As I have said in other posts... I love "BLUE" Christmas Cards.... so here is another one....

This card is folded in the center section....  This picture might show it better...

It was fun to make this card....  I like this style of creating layers... I like the ripped look....  Here is a closer look at the layers.... (sorry the picture is blurry)...

OK... so I am not the best photographer....  so all of my pictures show the cards slightly tilted...  Well, you can still get the idea....

I turned these Hugs into the group at our FSJ meeting this month and we were asked to use the same layout and create a 6 x 6 scrapbook page....  here is what I did...

This was such a cute layout.... this is "Junior" and he is just 9 months old in this picture and this was his first experiance with snow... he was jumping and jumping trying to catch snow flakes... this was just so cute....  he is in the front of seveal store windows in a shopping center and all of the workers and store patrons were watching him out each of the front shop windows....  it was quite a sight to see....

Hope you guys enjoyed my card and 6 x 6 page...

Until next time.... stay safe...

Mojo Monday 262...

Hey... Everyone....

Last week Rose Curtis from Fun Stamping Journey challenged me to do the "Mojo Monday Sketch Challenge".... 

So... I tried it and this is what I came up with....

Here is the Sketch Mojo262....

 

 

And here is my card....  I used the Fun Stamping Journey stamp set African Safari.... I colored it using FSJ True Color Fusion Ink Pads with Spectrum Noir Markers....

 

Hope you like the card...

It was really fun to make....

Until next time.... be safe....

"Blue" Christmas Card....

Hello.... fellow crafters.....

Here is a card I made last night....

I created this card so that it could be used in my Fun Stamping Journey Gathering to be held on November 4th....

Ha..ha... believe it our not.... but his is a Christmas Card.... ha..ha... I saw a card with the same colors and just loved it.... so this is my interpetation of a "Blue" Christmas Card....

I used Fun Stamping Journey stamp set Postcard Basics.....  very fun set....

So if anyone out there would like to make this card... let me know and you can join our Gathering on November 4th...

Hope everyone has a great day....  be safe out there....

Rooster Card with material...

Hey everyone…

Just wanted to share with you a new card I just completed…. I made this for a card exchange…  The inside of the cards has “Congratulations on your New Roost” as the sentiment…

The interesting thing about this card… is that 90% of it was made out of material…

Here is what I did…. Now…. Please note…. This is not instructions on how to complete this process…. This is just some quick notes on how I did it…. in case you want to try something similar…

You can use almost any material... just depends on how you are going to cut it for your project... the first two materials in the picture are regular cotton material and the last two are thicker material similar to duck cloth... both of these cut very easily.... but if you use something thicker you will just have to experiment...

Take your material and cut it to fit you paper size.... I just used 8 1/2 x 11 white card stock... using an adhesive spray.... attach the card stock to the reverse side of the material... now you are ready cut...

I used Quickutz cutting dies to make the landscape for my card... one of the cutting dies would have made an area larger than I needed with my green material so I just cut down the material to fit my card....

Then to start the assembly process...  I taped down the blue material to my card.... as you can tell I did not care that the bottom edge was ragged as this portion of the card would be covered with the rest of my items...

I cut out my sun with Sizzix circle cutting die and then added glitter with Goosbumps as the adhesive.... yes, I know it is hard to see the cutting die here... it is the black square thing.... my lighting is not the best.... next time I take pictures I will add more lights so the pictures are clearer...

Here is the coloring part.... I used a digital stamp.... Digi Doodle Shop Rooster Stamp... I have lots of fun with these types of stamps as you can make your project bigger or smaller with your computer... I printed this out on regular card stock and used True Color Fusion stamp pads by Fun Stampers Journey to color in the rooster... just love these ink pads...

As you can see from the close-up.... the coloring process looks really messy and ugly... but once you cut it out....

It cleans up really nice.... and looks like you spent a lot of time coloring the project.... when in reality you only spent about 10 seconds...

One thing that I like to add to my cards.... are extra little bits of flora stuff.... this is just a plastic flora item that I liked and cut down to fit my card...

Now that everything is colored and cut out... you just glue and tape everything down and you have a finished project...

Note that when working with material on material you may have to use really strong glue or glue made specifically for material... I tried using double sided tape and that did not work at all... I had to try a few different glues before I got it just right... OK... really I just gave up and used SuperGlue... as I did not have any glue made for material projects... and   Ha... ha.. I was tired of waiting for the regular glue to dry...

Well that is it for today... hope you liked this project... it was fun to make but a challenge to get it to glue together.... but now I know to be better prepared for the next material project....

Until next time...  be safe...

Halloween Projects....

Hey… everyone out in Cyberspace…

Just wanted to share a couple of Halloween projects that I made a couple of weeks ago…

I recently join a new paper crafting company called “Fun Stampers Journey” and as a new Journey Coach I participate in a card exchange at our monthly meeting…  At my first meeting the theme was Halloween…

Here is what I created using Fun Stampers Journey ATS #047 Cats Meow Stamp and I cut the frame out with the Cricut “Fancy Frames” cartridge…  This was a lot of fun as I colored the background using ink pads and daubers… 

Also, this was fun as while I was creating this, I felt stuck, I made a sample but just was not happy with the outcome…  and a few other Journey Coaches were helping me assemble the cards and all three of them had suggestions on how to make the card better…  and this was the result… also, here is the stamp that I used…

For this meeting… we were asked to also bring a paper crafted treat holder… I decided to bring an Adult Treat Holder… ha..ha…

I made this using Fun Stampers Journey ‘Trick or Treat’ stamp set and again I used the Cricut “Fancy Frames” cartridge…

 Here is the great stamp set that I used....   

 

 

Here are some more shots of the treat holder…

Sorry the pictures don’t show this at a better angle….  Hope you like my projects… they were a lot of fun to make…

Until next time…. Everyone be safe…