Deck the Halls...

I know we're barely into the year, but I think I'm on a roll with participating with Merry Monday so far!  This week they have a colour challenge with ribbon added.  I've used Cherry Cobbler, Crumb Cake, Very Vanilla and Chocolate Chip with the Crumb Cake Seam Binding Ribbon sprucing up the ornaments.  (I'm sorry that the embossing powder is so shiny in the photo!)

Here is their challenge:

Also - here are the Weekly Deals for January 21-27.  Remember I'm putting my own order on Friday, January 24 - so if you want to have a chance to receive the Hostess Benefits, e-mail me with your order, or shop-on line at my store and use the Hostess Code….  GW3A4MHJ

Hope your Tuesday has been terrific!

Thanks for dropping by!

Joan

Merry Ornament

I enjoyed yesterday's sketch from Merry Monday - I'm just not sure how I feel with my end product....I think I should have left the pearls off of the framelit.....hmmmm.

Anyway - I used some of the Gumball Green Core'dinations cardstock that I had left over....and I really need to use up some of the Pool Party that I have so I don't get left with too much on my hands.  Just one of those things that I order because I'm excited to use it and then I forget about it.  Duh!

The piece of DSP is from the Print Poetry series - it works perfectly with the Window Frames Framelits Collection.

It's an exciting day - we get to register for convention today - I'll be teaching when it opens up - so I'll have to wait until I get home.....but.....  Woo Hooo!  It's going to be FANTASTIC!

It's Tuesday so there are some new MDS Downloads today....

On Holiday Photobook Template - Digital Download 134376 - $21.95

I am definitely getting this one! I created a book while on vacation last summer without using a template.  Why re-invent the wheel?  You can always easily change elements to meet your needs.

Beautiful Birthday Stamp - Digital Download - 134538 - $2.78

Wonderful Mother Stamp - Digital Download - 134536 - $3.89

Hope you have a marvelous day - thanks for popping by.

Joan

Sunday Birthday Dress

Happy Sunday! - Holly has a great colour challenge for us this week at Sunday Stamps.  I love red and black together - and this week Holly has selected Cherry Cobbler to be paired with Basic Black and Baja Breeze.

I love how easy the Seam Binding ribbon is to use....I had started out with a piece of Baja Breeze and twisted it tightly to form a waistband on this dress. In the end it looked like it really needed a bow - so I added on and "curled" the ends of the ribbon so they flowed nicely.

The "poster" in the background is created from the Designer Frames Embossing folder - I cut the frame out along the embossing and then added a white piece in the centre for the birthday greeting.

Be sure to check out the design team's creations at the Sunday Stamps Challenge Blog - there are cards as well as a scrapbook layout using our colours.

Remember to link your creation back to the blog so we can select a Top Pick!    You have until March 15,  to post your project.  Looking forward to seeing what you come up with.

Thanks for dropping by -

Joan

Supplies: Cardstock - Basic Black (121045), Whisper White (100730), Cherry Cobbler (119685)

Embellishments: - Basic Pearls (119247), Baja Breeze Seam Binding Ribbon (122331)

Lacy Brocade Textured Impressions Embossing Folder - 127819 - Price $9.95

All Dressed Up Bundle Clear - 131095 - Price $43.95

Set Designer Frames Textured Impressions Embossing Folder Die - 123130 - Price $10.95

Petite Pairs - Clear Mount Stamp - 122497 - Price $25.95

Petite Pairs Wood Mount Stamp - 122495 - $35.95

Noel for the future

I know - Christmas is over, but I'm going to try to join Merry Monday this year and get a jump start on unique Christmas cards for next season.

The Merry Monday challenge this week is to use these colours

It's hard to believe that a year ago today a precious, beloved, child of God was welcomed into our family - Elliot is a year today.  Wooooo Hooooo!

Love the baby, love the baby!!!!

Have an awesome day today folks.

Joan

Cards, Scrapbooks and Guest Books...

Look Out....There's lots to look at today!

First - Here is my card for the Merry Monday Challenge - It's straight forward enough that I think I'm going to use as one of the designs for my Christmas in August.  I'm very happy to have happened across this challenge - although I've known Lesley for a while now.  It's helping me plan ahead better!  

I love two step stamping and used watercolour paper with this image.

Now - here are the scrapbook pages that I've created as I follow Lyssa Griffin Zwalonek's "31 Pages in 31 Days...trying to get some paper scrapping done in the midst of all the MDS scrapping. I worked on a number of them yesterday to get caught up - please excuse the cement background - I found the sunlight a lot better to photograph in yesterday than my basement.

Day 2 - Allison groaned when she saw this, but I like this photo.

Day 3 - a double spread.  I copied Lyssa's leaves exactly, but my arrangement of photos is different.  I wanted to use a bunch of the photos my Mother has taken over the years.  I miss the autumn colours of the east!

Day 4 - This sketch centred around the "page element" which was created....the Two Tags with the heading on them.  I created the tags the same way, but changed up the papers for the flower and the page arrangement is different too.  I loved the idea of all the little bits of paper along the edge - great way to use up little pieces - however I did go looking for words that worked with the subject matter.

Day 5 - By the time I started working on this sketch I decided that I needed to go get some more of my pictures copied and enlarged.  The only one I had that I thought I could work with on this sketch was of me in the early 60's.  I've also discovered that my camera now has two little specks on the lens that I can't get off....hmmmm must look into that.

Finally - I'm sharing a book that I was asked to create for a co-worker who is getting married this month and needed a guest book.  I based the cover on her invitation, and actually cut out the names from her invitation so that things co-ordinated.  On the inside I took the "Everything Eleanor" swirl and stamped the top and bottom (alternately) of each page just to add a bit of colour on the inside of the book.

That's it for right now - I'm waiting for some Crystal Effects to dry for today's scrapbook sketch - so I may post that page later this evening....and yes - it may take that long for the Crystal Effects to dry.

Hope you are enjoying your summer day - and the last of the long weekend.  Thanks for stopping by to take a peak.

Joan

Sunday Stamps Hello

Happy Sunday Stamps...where we alternate between colour challenge and sketch challenges.  This week Lisa is challenging us with Pacific Point, Daffodil Delight and Old Olive.  I have to admit that whenever I see Pacific Point I sort of cringe - but look....this week I used it for the entire background...yay Lisa for coming up with an awesome combination.

I used the masking technique with the Lacy & Lovely set.  

The Pacific Point has been embossed with the new Lacy Brocade embossing folder and I used the Large Scallop Edgelit to cut out the Delicate Designs Embossing Folder.

Finally - it's unnoticeable in the photo - but the blue flower and it's centre are raised with dimensionals.  

So - give the colours a try.  We'd love to see what you come up with when you're finished, so be sure to post your creation at Sunday Stamps.  For more inspiration you can visit the Designer Team's blogs

Holly Endress - Hollybeary Creations

Tara (Murphy) Bourgoin - Can't Stamp the Rain

Monica Hornof - Stamps'n Jewels

Hayley Kew - Stampin'Up! with Haley Kew

Lisa Johansen - Snowy Moose Creations
Joan Jeffery (me) - JJ Creations

Thanks for stopping by here today - Hope you have a fantastic day!
Joan

Vintage Mashup

I pulled out the new Core'dinations card stock to demonstrate at my Holiday Catalogue Kickoff yesterday and I am loving it.  The card that follows is the one I put together for my Kickoff....but since the paper was out I decided to use it for this weeks' Friday Mashup because they're looking for....

1. Make a project with a "Stick Pin on it."
2. Or Make a "Vintage" project.
3. Or "Mash it Up" and create a "Vintage project with a Stick Pin on it."

This Core'dinations card stock and the new Lacy Brocade embossing folder works perfectly for a vintage look.  I also pulled out the Natural Composition Specialty paper.  I took a sponge and rubbed Early Espresso ink onto the paper so that the images popped - reminded me of the specialty paper we had a year or so ago where the images appeared when you sponged ink on.

I used the flowers and medallion from Everything Eleanor...fussy cutting the flowers to layer them for dimension.  It was also good to get into my tin of left over Pretties Kit stuff to create a pin to attach.  The sketch, which is from Stamping 411, helped to pull everything together!

Here is what I created for demonstrating the Core'dination paper yesterday - LOVE IT.  I love the Watercolour Winter set too.  I took a piece of watercolour paper - covered it with water before stamping the pine needles and then the cones.  I stamped off some of the Early Espresso ink for the "inside" image of the pinecone. 

Yesterday afternoon I also created a scrapbook page using two of the left over Snow Festival Design Printed Tags.  I had made up a set of note cards....as per Bonnie Thurber's inspiration from Convention.  This scrapbook page is a total case from Lyssa Griffin Zwolanek - she is doing "31 pages in 31 days" and I'm going to see if I can keep up.  I've been doing a ton of MDS scrapbooking and am falling behind on my paper pages.  I've done two pages with Grant now.....so I'd better do a couple with Allison for the next little bit!

I met with my beautiful friend Tamye Dunbar today - it was so good to see her.  Caught up and enjoyed her company.  We got top notch service too because we were the only ones in the restaurant for quite a while.  

Hope you are enjoying this long weekend......it's a gorgeous one.

Thanks for dropping by for a visit.

Joan