Crafty Card Gallery Blogaversary Challenge

Greetings all and welcome to another Challenge from Crafty Card Gallery. I have to say that these challenges always make me stretch my creative muscles (and pump some neurons). We were given paper medallion to work with. Well, I broke out the Cameo and decided to try one of those intricate scroll work borders.

I had this red pattern paper in my scrap pile (yes I NEED to use some of my scraps). and the brads are from my friend Julie from Stampin' Up. 

Card Base: Recollections 5 x 5 textured card
Paper: Scraps
Brads: Stampin Up
Tools: Cropodile, Cameo Silhouette

Please stop by Crafty Card Gallery and show Jen some love.Until next time...

Crafty Card Gallery's Sketch blog hop

Welcome to Crafty Card Gallery's Sketch Blog hop. You all know how much I love these projects. We were given the following sketch to work with:

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And this is what I came up with:

I cut all the elements with my Cameo and wound the baker's twine around it myself. The metal buttons are from Stampin' Up. 

Here is the lineup for you:

Jennifer www.craftycardgallery.blogspot.com

Shawnee http://quiverofangels.blogspot.com/

Rachelle http://www.creationsbyrachelle.blogspot.com/

Lisa http://bitbythecricutbug.blogspot.com/

Zenita http://scrappinwithz.blogspot.com/

Jamie http://craftygirl21.blogspot.com/

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Tonia http://twcards.blogspot.com/ <-- next="" span="" stop="" your="">

Thanks for stopping by. Until next time...

Get Inky Sketch Challenge

Oh Happy Day! It is our first Sketch Challenge for the Get Inky Challenge Blog. I so enjoy sketch challenges and this one stretched my imagination. Since Easter was just around the corner (and hubby usually gets a handmade card), I made that the theme of this sketch:

I fired up my Cameo Silhouette and got started. Here is the card that I made with the sketch:

Do you recognize the "LOVE" stamp under Happy Easter? Well that is from Blue Moon Creations Joyful Jar Drinks. There are 25 stamps included in this set and I used it in my scrapbook page shown HERE. I also have another idea for this stamp set that I will share at a later time. 

Since I liked this sketch so much I made another card:

For this one I cut the frame with my Silhouette Cameo. The little bunny was a digi stamp we received for Easter and I turned him into a Print and Cut with that feature on Cameo. I sponged the frame. The two borders were cut with my Creative Memories Border Maker System and the Frame Chain Cartridge. The bling is from Close to My Heart.

Now come and play along with us. Challenges will take place every other week. This challenge will start April 1st and run to the 14th. Unless you are on our Design Team, you don't need to use Blue Moon Creation Stamps or Digis to play along, but we love it when you do! Normally, the DT will pick a top three, and a random winner will be picked for a free digi stamp by Blue Moon Creation. BUT for this first challenge, everyone who enters will get a digi stamp.You may enter up to three creations, because we love to see your creativity shine! We do ask that you link back to our challenge in your blog post, and that your post is not backdated on your blog. So come on over and play along with us at the Get Inky Challenge Blog.

I am seeing triple....

Triple step stamping that is! I went to a stamping group on Tuesday and learned this new technique. I definitely love it for sure. The paper and stamps are all Stampin' Up. You can see them on this website: Stampin' Up. Here are my wonderful cards:

The card on the top is a little different. I used a Sizzix embossing folder from Stampin' Up, stamped the lighter color in ink and the darker color is heat embossed on. I will definitely be planning on make some other cards like this! Thanks for stopping by. If you want to learn how to make cards like this, you can Google "Triple Step Stamping" and there are Youtube videos. Until next time....

Get Inky Stamps Design Team

Happy Day all.... I am so happy to be a part of a brand new Design Team for Get Inky Stamps. We were asked to make project and I decided to start using my stamp set right away! I decided to make two projects to show you the versatility of these stamps. First up was a card that I made for my eldest son's birthday. 

For the card I used the following:

Stamps: Get Inky Joyful Jar Drinks stamp set

Embossing folder: Sizzix Herringbone

Paper: Vellum, Scrap cardstock

Card Base: Recollections 5 x 5 textured card

Tools: Cameo Silhouette to cut the hearts

Ink: Ranger Ink Black

Now I not only make cards but I also scrapbook as well. I decided to get out some of my new Creative Memories paper and tools and got busy.

Stamps: Get Inky Joyful Jar Drinks stamp set

Paper: Transparency, Creative Memories Cloud  12 x 12 cardstock, Creative Memories Candy Shop 12 x 12 Pack

Tools: Creative Memories Custom Cutting System, Border Maker System with the Hexagon border maker cartridge

Ink: Momento Ink Black

All the sentiments, the jar, and bow are a part of the Get Inky Joyful Jar Drinks stamp set. It is a great set with over 25 stamps. I journaled on the back of the tag. Isn't our grandson a "sweet-tea"? I definitely plan on getting more stamp sets HERE. For any Creative Memories products, you can visit my website HERE. We have two new Catalogs; the March-April Mini Catalog and the Spring/Summer full catalog. Just to let you know that the items in the mini catalog are often limited edition and when they are gone they are GONE. Stay tuned for more projects to come for the Get Inky Stamps Design Team and a brand new tool. Until next time....

A Shout Out to Scrapbook Memories....

I have to say that yesterday I got much more done in 8 hours than I have in months. AND I actually have a finish. It is actually a big finish that has taken me quite awhile. I started an "All About Me" album   to give to my kids and grandkids to know about me. I went to my first all day crop at Scrapbook Memories in Beachwood, NJ. The moment you step in this store you truly feel welcome. I sat with some awesome scrappers and got to work. Here are all the pages I got done to complete my book:

The paper for the last few pages is a Creative Memories Rewards Club exclusive called Candy Shop. I even have the scrap box and it holds A LOT!! The Rewards Club is a fantastic program where you get a discount on your purchases. I had such a ball doing this album that I just had to share. If you happen to be in New Jersey, please stop in to Scrapbook Memories. Here is the website for more information: http://www.scrapbookmemoriesnj.com/. Thanks to Liza and Joe for being the most wonderful hosts. I will definitely be back :)

Need some more inspiration, check HERE.

Until next time...

I learned something new today....

I have been ogling the Cameo face plates that everyone has made. Well, I come to learn that the cut file that came with the Cameo (that I mistakenly thought was an IPOD) is to make a custom Faceplate!! Imagine my delight when I decided to customize my Cameo. Well I could not stop there. I decided to make a little decorating too. Here we are:

I might have to add my name to it as well :) Thanks to Toni in our Facebook group for alerting me to the face plate cut file. Until next time....