Trip of a Lifetime.....Latest Travels

This past month we took a road trip to Memphis, Tennessee; Tunica, Mississippi; Madison, Pell city and Selma, Alabama. Being a lifetime fan of Elvis Presley the highlight of this trip was visiting Graceland for me. In Graceland we got to tour his Mansion, family grave site, his custom airplanes, automobiles, plus gift shops to galore. After Graceland we went to Tunica which offers 9 world-class casinos, dining, entertainment, and excellent campgrounds for RV's. The rest of the trip was vising family throughout Alabama.
Being still new to camping we experienced our first disasters, however nothing serious....one was a pipe fitting came undone and water from the sink start filling our RV's floor, a new fitting fixed that. However, the next disaster was ANTS, yes at 3 in the morning my husband woke up to ants everywhere inside and outside the RV. It took most of the trip after that to control that situation.

Saturday Stampers Winter

This week’s theme on Saturday Stampers is WINTER- so they want to see our Christmas and winter style creations!! I tried to portray a cold winter day by only using blue chalk for coloring.
Products: stamp: Serendipity; Print'n Tint Pastels for a touch of color; Scribbles 3D Paint sprinkled with glitter to add texture to card; ink: versafine with clear embossing power; card stock: Bazzill and Paper Co.

4X4 Friday Challenge Dream

This weeks challenge is to use at least one (or all if you like!) of the words: Dream, Inspire , or Create to your 4×4!
Products: stamp: Artful Illusion; card stock: paper company; chalk on edges

Simply HI

Just a simple HI card.....using a justjohanna's background stamp on the tag. However scanning the card the beauty is lost I feel for the glittery circles don't show up. Products: stamp: justjohanna circle dot background (98K); Rangers: Stickles; Heidi-Swapp: Chipboard alphabet ( painted the letters); Ribbon: May Arts; card stock: Close To My Heart; rub-on stitches

For A Little Prince

Products: stamps: justjohanna ( little prince-228 and rag doll unicorn right-1109J), patterned paper: My Mind's Eye, card stock: Bazzill; Button: unk

Caardvarks Challenge Eyelets

Dig out those eyelets and show us what you can do is this week's theme for Caardvarks.
I chose to make an "ant" with my eyelets and have him attend the backyard bbq. as if he wouldn't...:)
Products: stamp: Diamonds; eyelets: Stamp Doctor; card stock: Bazzill, and water color paper

Wednesday Stamper Children

"This week we would like to celebrate ChiLdReN! They are so precious, innocent and give unconditional love". They deserve this special attention that is what Wednesday's Stampers are portraying on their cards, atc's and scrap pages. This is my entry... family memories of us all celebrating the holidays and posing for pictures.
Products: stamps: Artful Illusion and Hero; paper: Paper Co. and Basic Grey, chalk for coloring

Decorated with Happiness

Feeling jovial last night I began thinking its time to start working on some Christmas card idea's and here is one of the cards I did.
Products: Doodlebug Design: paper and stamps; ribbon: May Arts; card stock: Bazzill; Fun Flock (used on window sill); Stickles on star and ornaments

Saturday Stampers

This week on Saturday Stampers they asked us to use pink ribbon on our project to show awareness of it being Breast Cancer Month.

Products: stamps: Art Impressions (lady), justjohanna (stems 82c); card stock Bazzill; patterned paper: My Mind's Eye; chipboard: Plain Janes Deluxe Design

4 x 4 Friday Challenge: Numbers

This weeks challenge is NUMBERS!!! One must include a number or numbers on a 4×4 card.

Products: cupcake: justjohanna; girl: Artful Illusions; word: Art Impressions; patterned paper: Basic Grey; card stock: Bazzill.

Caardvarks Challenge Scallops

The challenge: SCALLOPS on your card front.

4 X 4 Friday Challenge Black and White

Products: Stamps: Daisy Bucket, Artful Illusion; Gemstones: Hero Arts; Pigment Ink: Versafine; Embossing Power; Card Stock: Bazzill and Paper Company

Technique Thursday Embossing

We are to dust off all those cute little bottles of iridescent powders and UTEE as this weeks challenge and see what we could create. I chose to do a southwest theme card.
To give the card texture, I sprinkled Cloisonne' High Gloss Granules over my card and with a heat gun I melted the granules from the underside of the card.
Products: Embossing Power: Cloisonne'; stamps: B&J Art (shadow stamp), Just For Fun ( Background) and Taylored Artwork; Punch for the jug

Heart' N Holly

Products: stamps: justjohanna ( Heart 104 and Holly 380), patterned paper: BoBunny; card stock: Bazzill; Pop-Dots

Never Too Early....

Never too early to start thinking of Christmas Cards.
Stamps: justjohanna (tree to decorate 384, small ornament 564, Danielle Left 269 and deck the halls 512) card stock: Bazzill

How To Entertain Children....

A fun way, I found to amuse my grandsons is to pull out all my rubber stamps and have them create a card with me ( now this is a bit rough). With Halloween fast approaching we created a card using a variety of justjohanna stamps. Our little card definitely tells a story .........Products: stamps: justjohanna ( short house, 549 small bat, 425 pumpkin, 284 spring tree, 407 ghost bird); card stock: paper company; few punches, (moon, ghost, witch); markers, water colors and chalk all used to create this FUN FUN FUN card.

Winter Fun

K & Company's patterned paper makes the perfect background for our skiing Candace.
Products: stamp: justjohanna (861 snow candace); patterned paper: K & Company (Peppermint Twist Large Holiday Trees); card stock: Bazzill; Stickles by Ranger

Christmas Card Idea Continued with Gift Box

What does one do with left over papers......as you can see from the card I posted yesterday I designed 3 more cards plus a small gift box using the left over paper. The gift box is called 2, 4, 6, 8 because you score your paper at that point, then add another 1/2 in score line. Turn your paper and score 2" from the bottom, and cut away the 2 1/2" rectangle that forms. Fold on all score lines and shape your box.

Sentiment on the gift box: justjohanna stamp(just for you 686)

Christmas Card Idea

Just playing with idea's for the up coming holiday season......this is one of the cards I came up with. The snowman embellishment was self made using up scraps in my stash.

Products: card stock: Bazzill; patterned paper: Frances Meyer; glitter glue: Ice Stickles; stamp sentiment: Hero

Caardvarks Challenge

Caardvarks challenge is to make a card using chipboard on the front of a card.
Products used: chipboards: Heidi Swapp (clock) and Fancy Pants (leaves); card stock: Bazzill; patterned paper: KEI and stamp justjohanna (harvest hello)

Flight Into Color

I've been working hard on using up patterned paper and embellishments I have been hording for a period of time. This card is the result of my left-over paper that just isn't enough to do much else with but make a card. I also include a justjohanna stamp, who I believe just adds to a finished picture of my flight into color on this card.

This card Products: stamp: justjohanna (Danielle 269); patterned paper & Feltz: Junkitz; Rub-ons: Three Bugs In A Rug; card stock: Bazzill

Simple Thanks

Products: stamp: justjohanna (806 Long Legged Sue Right), Patterned Paper: Martha Stewart; card stock: Paper Company; Ribbon: May Arts; Tag: Making Memories

Technique Thursday Buttons

Buttons come in all shapes, sizes and colors...... this week challenge is to use them as an embellishment on our projects. I chose to use 3 small miniature buttons by Lasting Impressions.
Products: buttons and stencils: Lasting Impressions; card stock: Paper Company; scrap material

A Pirate's Life for Me.... Mate's

Products: card stock: paper company; stamps: justjohanna ( 424 pirate ship, 592 skull & crossbones, 600 sentinment), Brilliance Ink

What's Brewing?

Check out these cute stamps by justjohanna with more to be released soon.
Products: stamps: justjohanna ( 549 small bat, 552 bigger crumpled witch hat, 423 pumpkin - Autumn collection, 407 ghost bird - Critters collection, 588 what's brewing? word collection ); patterned paper & ribbon: Martha Stewart; card stock: Bazzill: Dots

Just For You

Products: stamp: justjohanna (285 Birdie cake,686 Just for you with dots); card stock and tag: Bazzill; rub-on stitches: Doodlebug design; ribbon: Sheer Creations

Technique Thursday Attachments

This weeks challenge is to think of fun and different ways to "attach" embellishments, paper, fibers, to our projects. My favorite way is using a double stick strip on embellishments for it gives the card dimension. As in the first card for it elevates the tag. I also tried using eyelets for the first time to attach a tag as in the second sample of this weeks challenge.

Products: Eeeeek Card!.....tag and patterned paper: Martha Stewart; eyelets extra large: We Are Memory Keepers; sticky strips: Therm O Web; card stock: Bazzill

Products: Trick or Treat Card....stamp: justjohanna (S41 Big Gate); tag: Martha Stewart; card stock: paper company; eyelets: Making Memories; decorating chalk used for coloring

Technique Thursday Folds

This week's technique was folds. We are to find new ways to fold our cards, overturn corners, or create fancy borders with fan-folds. I chose to do a simple corner fold, held down by a brad that I stamped on.

Products; stamp: justjohanna (423 pumpkin); big time brad: Karen Foster; patterned paper: Martha Stewart; Paper Ribbon and tag: unknown maker; ink: Stazon

Sweet

Products: Stamps: justjohanna ( 1001 Sweet As Can Be, 881 Jar Labeled, 868 Tiny Strawberry); card stock: Bazzill; patterned paper: Flair Design; Rangers Ink

The Haunted House

All I need is a few photo's from Halloween Night and my mini-album will be complete. The idea of creating an album came from my local scrapbook store.
Products:card stock: Bazzill; patterned paper: Martha Stewart, Cloud9, Heidi Grace; chipboard: Doodlebug, Cloud 9 (stickers); rub-ons: All My Memories; Marvy Punches also used
Note: the album will be held together with metal rings when completed