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So Happy for You

Published on June 30, 2012, by Jackie

I’ve been wanting to participate in the new Dynamic Duos challenge that the super sweet and very talented Lesley Croghan created recently. It’s now on challenge #9 and I finally got around to making a card for it. I love the idea of only using 2 colors and a neutral. I used my Hero Arts Clouds stamp for the background and the sentiment is from the All Occasions Messages set also by Hero Arts. Hope everyone is having a fantastic weekend!

(I’m also popping this one into the Moxie Fab Gingham Challenge.)

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The Craft’s Meow June Preview Day 1 of 5

Published on June 17, 2012, by Jackie

Are you ready for 4 days of fantastic previews for The Craft’s Meow newest stamp sets? On day 5 we will have a blog hop and participants will have a chance to win all 6 new stamp sets! Today we are welcoming 2 very talented Guest Designers, Larissa Heskett and Gayatri Murali. Don’t forget to hop on over to The Craft’s Meow Blog to see what the other Design Team members have created! Here is the card I made with a lovely set called God’s Blessings.

Click HERE to check out all the details and to see what the rest of the TCM Design Team has created! (If you leave a comment you will be eligible to win each stamp set featured in a day from TCM. If there are 2 sets in a day, there will be 2 winners! The deadline to leave those comments is 9:00pm PDT each day) Pop back by tomorrow for another sneak peek!

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RetroSketches #16

Published on June 16, 2012, by Jackie

This past week was a bit of a challenge for me because my creative energies mysteriously vanished. I’m hoping they will return soon. Anyhooo, I have another RetroSketche’s card to share with you today. Our guest this month is the very talented N@! Click HERE to see the AWESOME card that this week’s sketch is based on. Nat’s card was so unique and wonderful with its bold colors and fun shapes I had a hard time deciding on how I would approach this sketch at first. After much playing around with shapes and colors I decided to take a CAS direction and ended up with this card.

You’ll have to check out what the other ladies over at RetroSketches created because they are all so different. I think that’s what I ended up loving about this sketch, it forced us to really think outside of the box. I really am EXCITED to see what the participants will come up with this week! Hope everyone is enjoying their weekend. Glad you stopped by!!!

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The Craft’s Meow May Blog Hop Day 5 of 5

Published on May 21, 2012, by Jackie

Today is The Craft’s Meow Blog Hop! As promised, I have another card using the Typically Teen stamp set. (Typically Teen is May’s Gift with a $50 purchase from The Craft’s Meow.) Yesterday’s Typically Teen card I designed for a young man and today’s card I designed for a young woman. I really enjoyed using fun girlish colors. I added Stickles and gems to bling it up and make it more festive! Before I started stamping I masked off a diagonal strip in order to give the bold sentiment a crisp clean background. I scored on the top and bottom of the strip to give the white space more definition. Did I already say how much I LOVE this stamp set yesterday? Well—I’ll say it again—I LOVE THIS STAMP SET!

All of the FANTASTIC stamp sets that have been previewed these past 5 days are now available for purchase HERE. The illustrators really have created some very cool and beautiful stamps this month!!! I enjoyed using each and every one of them!

Please visit the other Design Team members to see the fantastic creations they have come up with for today! HAPPY HOPPING!!!

Do you want a chance to win all 6 new sets from TCM?
To be eligible, you will need to visit and comment on each blog on the hop.

The Craft’s Meow Blog
Amy Tsuruta
Amy Wanford
Ivana Camdzic
Sharri Seffens
Iwona Palamountain
Jackie Rockwell (me)
Jean Martin
Jen Cuthbertson
Jessica Fick
Annette Allen
Julie Ranae
Karen Baker
Lindsay Amrhein
Michelle Bertuzzi
Nina Brackett

I had the Splatter Technique Challenge over at Moxie Fab in mind when I created this card. I’ll be linking it up today. Being the Paper Crafts Gallery Idol theme is Encouragement, I’ll add this card to the mix as well.

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You Are Spec(s)tacular

Published on May 7, 2012, by Jackie

I haven’t played any of the Moxie Fab Challenges lately and then I saw this one about Spectacles. The first inspiration photo really caught my eye—no pun intended, well, maybe just a little! The colors in the image are so fun! The 2 white stars in the banner gave me the idea to use star patterned paper on my card. I added tiny star gems to give it a little sparkle! The title of the challenge gave me an idea to create a card that had a huge call-out burst. I played around with the word “Specs” and came up with the sentiment. The burst is a cutting file I picked up at the Silhouette Online Store. The sentiment is from the Chit Chat and Alphadot stamp sets by Paper Smooches. The glasses are from the Get Outta Town set also by Paper Smooches. Have a SPECTACULAR night!

To see more cards made with the Silhouette Cameo click HERE or go to the link in my sidebar on the right under MY STUFF.

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Proud as a Peacock Card

Published on August 25, 2011, by Jackie

Just a quick post to show you a card I made with some of my new paper and a new stamp set. I thought this peacock was so darn cute! I was going for a Fall look with this card, even though I’m not quite ready to stop making Summer cards. I also decided to enter this card into the ColourQ Challenge #99.

SUPPLIES:
Stamps: Zoo-pendous by There She Goes Clear Stamps
Paper: Stella Rose–Hazel Paper Pad by My Minds Eye
& Valise by Memory Box, Inc.
Ink: Versafine Onyx Black by Tsukineko, Inc.,
& Holiday Red by Close to My Heart
Cutting Dies: Labels One by Spellbinders
Markers: R24, BG18 & YG95 by Copic & White Gelly Roll by Sakura

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Whimsy Inspiration Challenge #1 – Ribbons and Bows

Published on August 10, 2011, by Jackie

I am so excited to announce that today is Whimsy Stamps first challenge featuring digital stamps! Please stop by the new Whimsy Inspirations Challenge Blog for all of the details. I hope you will join us HERE. The theme of the first challenge is Ribbons and Bows. Here is my card for this week’s challenge featuring the adorable Back to School Bart by Crissy Armstrong.

SUPPLIES:
Digital Stamps: Back to School Bart by Crissy Armstrong
at Whimsy Stamps
Paper: Barefoot and Bliss by BoBunny
Markers: B32, YG03, Y17, & YR07 by Copic
Embellishments: Black Waxy Flax by Close to My Heart
& #3906 Grosgrain Swiss Dot Ribbon by Morex Corp.

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Lawnscaping Challenge #15

Published on August 3, 2011, by Jackie

I am entering this card into my very first Lawnscaping Challenge. I have my blog well underway and pretty much organized the way I want it, so now I can focus on participating in some fun blog challenges. This challenge is all about using a distressing technique. I sanded the edges of my cardbase and then used and edge distresser on the white border and the Lawn Fawn banner. I also used Distress Inks to stamp the banner and the sentiment. Hope everyone has a fabulous day!

SUPPLIES:
Stamps: Bannerific by Lawn Fawn & Everyday Sayings by Hero Arts
Paper: Out of Print by BasicGrey
Ink: Tim Holtz–Peeled Paint & Scattered Straw Distress Inks by Ranger
Embellishments: #402 Embroidery Floss by DMC

Distress Lawn Fawn Flower Card

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Simple Memories Butterfly Card

Published on July 18, 2011, by Jackie

I was so inspired by a card that Therese at Lostinpaper made entitled Enjoy this Day I decided to create my own version. She created her card in answer to Chupa’s CASE Study Challenge. Therese is a fabulous designer and I love her artistic style. I hope you will visit her blog and take a peek at her beautiful creations. (I’m updating this post to let viewers know that the doily background I created on this card is made with the stamp set Simple Memories by Close to My Heart. Aren’t the doily images in this stamp set stunning?)

SUPPLIES:
Stamps: Simple Memories by Close to My Heart
Ink: VersaMark by Tsukineko, Inc.
Embossing Powder: White Fine Detail by Ranger
Embellishments: Butterfly by JoAnn Craft Essentials
& Tulle by Nicole at Michaels

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Hero Arts Butterfly and Print Card

Published on July 5, 2011, by Jackie

I am loving this new stamp set Butterflies and Print by Hero Arts. I rarely do faux stitching or real stitching on my cards but decided this card really needed it. I have a new item I am going to try to incorporate into tomorrows card as well.

SUPPLIES:
Stamps: Butterflies and Print and Everyday Sayings by Hero Arts
Paper: Out of Print by BasicGrey
Ink: Memento–Tuxedo Black by Tsukineko, Inc.
Markers: E000-Pale Fruit Pink, YR00-Powder Pink, YR02-Light Orange, BG10-Cool Shadow & B41-Powder Blue by Copic, White Gelly Roll by Sakura
Glitter: Prisma by Close to My Heart