Just for Fun.....with a stuffy

A quick bit of background -
My daughter (almost 20) spent a week in Mexico and didn't think she could take her stuffed Zebra, named Bunny, with her. So I said I would take care of Bunny and spent the week taking various pictures of bunny at school and home. I used My Digital Studio to create 5x5 pages to make a little book for Allison when she got home.
It's typical me - I have NO problem with stuffed animals - talking to them, hugging them - in fact two of the bears on the "New Friends" page spent time with me while I recovered from my knee replacements - so Allison was not surprised that Bunny spent so much time with me.

The kids at school were quite co-operative with helping with photos; and my son was patient enough to take a picture of Bunny on his drums for me before their gig - in a bar - on a Friday night. What a good guy!

It's the first I've used My Digital Studio, and while I enjoy the tactile use of papers and embellishments (and DIMENSIONALS!!!!) I did have tons of fun creating these.

Back to card making - thanks for stopping by - Have a terrific day - Joan

Color Dare #98

Woo Hoo Happy Wednesday and Color Dare Day. I LOVE this combination!

Perfect Plum
Always Artichoke
Neutral of Choice - Vanilla

I created some small pieces of "background" paper using the Baby Blossoms set. I ended up using my Stamp-a-ma-jig to get the images matched up better and used card stock Velum as permanent guides...which will stay in the stamp sets' box!

This sketch is an older one (December) from the Sweet Stop Sketch Challenge. I always keep a copy of the sketches from the challenge blogs I visit, even if I don't get it done for that week.


I hope you take the plunge and try out this Color Dare. Be sure to label it CD98 when posting to public galleries, and don't forget to check out the wonderful creations from the rest of the Color Dare Design Team......

Glenda Wyatt
Heather Prince
Joan Jeffery - Me
Marisa Ritzen
Melissa Hubert
Nance Leedy
Riley Fitzgerald

I hope you have a wonderful day crafting and creating. Thanks for stopping by! Joan

Stamp Set/s - Baby Blossoms, You're a Gem
Paper - Very Vanilla, Always Artichoke, Perfect Plum, Regal Patterns DSP
Ink - Perfect Plum, Always Artichoke
Other - Basic Pearls, Victoria Crochet Trim, Vanilla Rosettes, Oval Punches, Sponge Daubers

Springtime Smiles

There's no school today because of it being "Family Day" - so I've been able to play most of the day so far. Now that I have a challenge completed I'll be able to finish a project I've been working on for my daughter who gets back from Mexico on Wednesday....I hope I finish it on time!

Today's card uses the sketch from Mojo Monday and I decided to try using the Build a Blossom again.

My husband is out clearing the driveway (of old snow) so we're not close to springtime - but we can smile in anticipation. Hope you're having a wonderful day! Thanks for stopping by - Joan

Stamp Set/s - Build a Blossom, Easter Blossoms
Paper - Very Vanilla, Rose Red, Sweet And Sour DSP
Ink - Rose Red, Basic Black
Other - Blossom Petals Punch, Oval Punch, Circle punch, Vintage Brads, Victoria Crochet Trim, Neutrals Jumbo Brads, Sponge Dauber

Paris Amour

Good Sunday, Bloggers.... We are having a beautiful sunny day in Northern Alberta today - it may be cold outside, but I don't mind at all as long as the sky is blue and the sun is shining!

Today I'm sharing a card that covers three challenges....
The Sweet Stop - Sketch
Our Creative Corner - Get Wordy - Using a sentiment stamp to create a background
Splitcoast Inspiration Challenge - The website this week was WallTAT and I've included the wall tattoo that caught my eye for inspiration....of course I'm still remembering my summer holiday
in Paris - hard to forget!!!!

I hope you have a wonderful Sunday - thanks for stopping by for a visit. Joan






Stamp Set - Artistic Etchings
Paper - Very Vanilla, Basic Black, Cherry Cobbler, Love Letter DSP
Ink - Basic Black, Cherry Cobbler
Other - Vintage Brads, Sponge Daubers, Dimensionals

Marina Mist Glitter

I honestly think I should have stopped at two Rhinestone Brads on this one!!!! But I am excited about one thing.....I created Marina Mist Glitter by mixing some re-inker and Dazzling Diamonds. Marina Mist is my new favorite blue, and you can be sure I have some of this glitter left over for use on other projects. Wooo Hooo!!!!!

I also kind of like the affect of how the re-inker bled into the Crystal Effects that I covered the petals with. Makes it look like the flower has a fuzzy centre...which is why the brads are so out of place. Oh well....live and learn.

There are three challenges in this card today:
Splitcoast Sketch Challenge - Sketch
Color Throwdown - Light Green (Pear Pizzazz), Ballet Blue (Marina Mist) and Dark Green (Wild Wasabi
Stampin'Up Only - Using a wheel on the card - (Sweet Swirls)

Thanks for stopping by today - have a wonderful Thursday evening. Joan

Stamp set - Friends Never Fade, Sweet Swirls Wheel
Paper - Whisper White, Wild Wasabi, Pear Pizzazz, Marina Mist, Greenhouse Gala DSP
Ink - Marina Mist, Wild Wasabi
Other - Crystal Effects, Dazzling Diamonds, Marina Mist Re-inker, Rhinestone Brads, Dimensionals

Colour Dare 97

WoooHoooo, it's Wednesday - hump day and Color Dare Day! I always liked River Rock, but I don't think I've really used it since it became a standard Neutral. So I'm happy Riley, our Color Dare Creator, had it as one of this week's colours.... which are....

River Rock
Marina Mist
Night of Navy

I don't know quite where the butterflies came from, but I pulled that stamp set out right from the get go - when they jump out, ya just gotta figure out how they want to be used. These little guys blend in well with the one sheet of Presto Patterns Specialty DSP which I've sponged with River Rock.

Be sure to stop in on the other members of the Design Team to see what they've created this week. Also be sure to post your creation over at the Color Dare Challenge Blog because we enjoy seeing what you've come up with. If you post to a public gallery be sure to tag it D97. Here are the links to the DT members - have a wonderful day and thanks for stopping by.

Glenda Wyatt
Heather Prince
Joan Jeffery - Me
Marisa Ritzen
Melissa Hubert
Nance Leedy
Riley Fitzgerald

Stamp Sets - Butterfly Prints
Paper - Whisper White, Night of Navy, Presto Patterns Specialty DSP
Ink - Marina Mist, River Rock, Night of Navy
Other - Basic Pearls, Oval Scallop Punch, Marina Mist Taffeta Ribbon, Dimensionals, sponge daubers

Rose Crumb Blossoms

What a gorgeous day it was yesterday....and I finally got my car washed. I'm pretty sure it hasn't been done since the fall. The kids at school were trying to keep their jackets off at recess...at least that's what I heard.

So, in hopes of spring....I've used the Easter Blossoms set today for the Mojo Monday Sketch Challenge. It will still be a while before there are buds on the trees - but it's nice to think about. I'm sure we're not out of the deep freeze yet.

Have a terrific Tuesday!!!! Thanks for taking some time to stop by and visit. Joan.

Stamp Set - Easter Blossom
Paper - Very Vanilla, Always Artichoke, Rose Red, Springtime Vintage DSP
Ink - Crumb Cake, Always Artichoke, Rose Red
Other - Basic Pearls, Crumb Cake Seam Binding Ribbon, 2.5" circle punch, Scallop Circles Big Shot Die, Itty Bitty Shapes Punch Pack, Dimensionals, Mini Glue Dots, Sponge Dauber, Hole punch

Happy Valentines Day

Happy Valentines Day to all...

I've not been feeling all that well lately, and sort of lost my Mojo....but I'm trying to get back into my stamping room and being productive!!!!!

I made this Valentine for my Husband. We sort of already celebrated it at the end of last week while we were at Teacher's Convention. It's an annual event of staying in the city at a hotel and having a fancy dinner one of the nights. It's one thing about convention that I look forward to every year.

I know that not everyone is into this holiday - my daughter doesn't like it and either do a couple of my friends.....and with the passing of this day we will be able to start stamping more springlike images in hopes that the snow soon disappears and all is restored to greens and florals. WoooHoo!!

Well, I hope you are having a marvelous Monday - Valentines or not - Thanks for stopping by!!! Joan

Stamp Set/s - You're a Gem, Punch Bunch
Paper - Whisper White, Cherry Cobbler, Red Glimmer Paper
Ink - Cherry Cobbler, White Craft Ink, Basic Black
Other - Vintage Wallpaper Embossing Folder, White Taffeta Ribbon, Oval Punch, Large and Small Heart punch, Scalloped Heart of Hearts Embosslits Die, Trinket Key, Dimensionals

Color Dare Wednesday

Welcome to Wednesday's Color Dare...

Garden Green
Bashful Blue
Peach Parfait

These colours just asked me to create something flowery this week and I incorporated this weeks' Sweet Stop Sketch.

When I pulled out a scrap of Garden Green, I found that it already had a floral background stamped on it and the edges were already distressed.....so I just had to use it for my base. I also got the new Build a Blossom stamp set and the matching Blossom Petals Punch. I think it will take a bit of practice for me to figure out these flowers. The ones I've seen look so nice....I'm relatively happy with my creation here, but I need to play around with the set a bit more.

I hope you take the challenge this week and post your creation over on the Color Dare Blog. Also, be sure to stop in and see what the other members of the Design Team has come up with for this week's challenge. I'm sure you won't be disappointed!

Glenda Wyatt
Heather Prince
Joan Jeffery - Me
Marisa Ritzen
Melissa Hubert
Nance Leedy
Riley Fitzgerald

Thanks for stopping by - and have a great Wednesday.

Stamp Set/s - Build a Blossom, Your a Gem
Paper - Whisper White, Garden Green, Bashful Blue, Peach Parfait
Ink - Garden Green, Bashful Blue, Peach Parfait
Other - Blossom Petals Punch, White Grosgrain Ribbon, Oval Punch, Basic Pearls, Polka Dot Embossing Folder, Jumbo Brads, Dimensionals

Star Studded Birthday

Well, I finally got around to doing the Mojo Monday Sketch....on Friday night. I'm not quite sure where the week went.

I think this is such a fun sketch! You could do so many different things with it. I also incorporated the "Clean And Simple" challenge from Splitcoast which was entitled "Rock and Roll" so I knew all week that I wanted to use the Extreme Guitar, rhinestones and stars. I had planned on it being a girl's card - but having used the black and white, it could go either way.

I'm excited about going to a recorder workshop tomorrow and am hoping to gain some stuff to take back to my classroom since I'm working on recorder with Grades 4-6 right now.

I hope you have something to look forward to this weekend. Thanks for stopping by! Joan

Stamp Set/s - Extreme Guitar, Teeny Tiny Wishes
Paper - Whisper White, Basic Black, Neutral Paper Patterns
Other - Star punches, Basic Rhinestones, Dimensionals

Color Dare #95

Happy Color Dare Day!!!!!

I must say when I first saw these colours, I zeroed in on the Daffodil Delight and Black - made me think of bumble bees and I thought I would just add a bit of the Marina Mist - Well - the card evolved and I love this combination together - with all the colours playing their part!!!!

Daffodil Delight
Marina Mist
Basic Black

I've used on of the Sale-a-bration sets - "Sweet Summer" and I like the way the little swirling branches create a nice DSP. I coloured two of the Basic Pearls with a black Sharpie for the centres of the buttons from the Sale-a-bration Ribbon and Button Pack.

Here is the list of the other members of the Design Team so you can visit to see what wonderful creations they've come up with for today

Glenda Wyatt
Heather Prince
Joan Jeffery - Me
Marisa Ritzen
Melissa Hubert
Nance Leedy
Riley Fitzgerald

Remember to post your own creation over at the Color Dare and to list is as CD95 when posting to a public gallery. Have a wonderfully fantastic day and thanks for stopping by!

Rose Linen

Here's a card I completely cased for my upcoming Technique Workshop. The original is in the January issue of Stampin' Success Magazine. I've changed the colours, paper and embellishments.

I'm using the Faux Linen technique - sanding the "gloss" off of the glossy white paper and adding ink to highlight the lines.

I've had a very enjoyable low-key birthday today - it's been just wonderful!

Hope your day has been enjoyable too! Thanks for stopping by!

Vintage SAB

Good Sunday Morning - I'm not sure what the temperature is going to be like today, but the sky is wonderfully blue - so it's all good!!!

Some members of our Stampin'Up! team are putting together some "packages" of SU product to help customers get free Sale-a-bration stuff. I chose to put together a Vintage package, and this is the card I created to be highlighted with the bundle.

I've used the sketch today from The Sweetest Thing. It worked very well with what I had in mind.

I finally got around to creating one of the ribbon flowers which I saw on a card created by a fellow Color Dare design team member, Melissa at My Paper Obsession. I saw the rolled flower for the first time on this card. I went to the tutorial for the rolled flower and did it for the first time today. The Seam Binding ribbon was easy to work with and it works okay nestled up against the Vanilla Rosettes.

I hope your day is wonderfully bright and full of crafting and family time. Thanks for stopping by for a visit. Joan

Stamp Set - Bliss (Sale-a-Bration)
Paper - Crumb Cake, Early Espresso, Very Vanilla, Neutrals Paper Patterns DSP
Ink - Early Espresso, Crumb Cake, Soft Suede
Other - Crumb Cake Seam Binding Ribbon, Vintage Brads, Basic Pearls, Vanilla Rosettes, 1" Circle Punch, Tom Bow Glue, Dimensionals, Mini Glue Dots, Spritzer Tool, Snips

Vintage Extravaganza Cards

Here are two more cards from our Extravaganza on Saturday.

For the Bliss card I added the distressing around the edges of the mat and the punch. When I got home I decided to add a bit of spritzing with the Early Espresso ....just to add a bit more vintage look to it.

I didn't have the stamp set that was "suppose" to be used for this Vanilla and White card....no one at our table did - so we improvised and used the Bliss set again and "You're a Gem". It worked perfectly. I hadn't used the Chantilly Crocheted trim before and I quite liked it - it's narrower than the Victoria. The tiny little flower is in three layers - which is also something that I don't always remember to do.

I would like to do a similar layout of the Vanilla & Black
card as a wall hanging - it's been done before and I've seen them and liked them. Now that I've done a small one I'll maybe get one done.

The temperatures were amazing here yesterday - +8 and warmer today. Seems so strange since we were freezer and being snowed on last week.....that's life in Alberta though. It was actually raining yesterday morning when my husband went out for bus supervision! Incredible!!!!

Hope you have a Terrific Thursday - Thanks for stopping by!

Color Dare #94

Oh I am so loving the colours we are using for our Dares lately. Riley is on a roll!!!!

Today's Color Dare colours are:

Pear Pizzaz
Pretty in Pink
Perfect Plum

The sketch is from this weeks' Mojo Monday Sketch Challenge. In order to follow the challenge, which requested a hat pin, I was able to use some of the pieces I have left over from my retired Pretties Kit.

I'm also featuring on the of the sets which is in the new Occasions Mini called "Thanks for Caring".

Thanks for stopping by today and as you continue checking out blogs be sure to see what inspirational creations the rest of the Color Dare Design Team has come up with.

Glenda Wyatt
Heather Prince
Joan Jeffery - Me
Marisa Ritzen
Melissa Hubert
Nance Leedy
Riley Fitzgerald

When you've completed the Dare be sure to post it over at the Color Dare Blog so everyone can take a peek. Have a Wonderful Wednesday.

Stamp Set - Thanks for Caring
Paper - Whisper White, Perfect Plum, Pretty in Pink, Pear Pizzaz, Paper Patterns DSP
Ink - Perfect Plum, Pretty in Pink
Other - Pretties Kit (Retired), Vanilla Rosettes, Pear Pizzaz Seam Binding Ribbon, Ovals Die, Dimensionals, sponge dauber

Extravaganza Cards

Here are two of the cards we did this weekend at our Team Extravaganza. What a ton of fun we had and we were totally spoiled with the number of projects (cards, scrapbook pages, mini scrapbook and Valentines) we were able to create, plus a terrific lunch!

The first set of cards we worked on were basically cards which could be done easily at a class - but still have Wow factor!

The Espresso and Craft card used the Embossing Resist technique; but we used Whisper White paper and not Glossy.

For the second butterfly note card, we used pastels and a blender pen to colour in the butterfly.

Tomorrow is Color Dare day, so I will share more of our
projects on Thursday.

As I'm posting this, I have my son and two of his friends shoveling the snow off our roof - I hate to admit that I said ......"Don't do something stupid until I get into the house so I can get a better shot." Thus spoken before they did flips off the garage. Oh to be young again!!!! Although I never could do a back flip!

Hope there is sunshine and safety in your life today. Thanks for stopping by. Joan

Enjoy Bird Cages

Today's card is totally cased. I created it a while ago when getting ready for the Extravaganza Display this weekend. It was a bit funny/helpful/bizzare how quite a number of blogs I visited during that time used the Nature Walk stamp set. I have then been able to case some cards to add to my display - and believe me, I will be giving credit to the inspirational stampers!

This idea comes from Nance at Canopy Crafts. She is a fellow Color Dare Design Team Member and I love seeing what she has created on her blog! Below is the card which Nance created. I have to admit I placed all of my birdcages in the EXACT same order she did. I didn't want to mess it up!

I also liked how Nance only crimped up a portion of the Seam Binding Ribbon and it's so easy to do with this ribbon!

I must say I came home from a good day at school, knew I didn't have to go to choir tonight - so I took off my makeup, and had my pj's on by 4:30. I'm going to settle into my stamping room for a while, probably play some games and then I'm ready to hit the sack whenever I feel like it. Life is good!

Hope you had an enjoyable, productive day. Thanks for stopping by! Joan

Stamp Set/s - Nature Walk, You're a Gem
Paper - Marina Mist, Early Espresso, Very Vanilla, Botanical Gazette DSP
Ink - Old Olive, Marina Mist, Early Espresso
Other - Oval punch, Pear Pizzaz Seam Binding Ribbon, Sticky Strip, Basic Pearls, sponge daubers, dimensionals, Stamp-a-ma-jig.

Colour Dare #93

WoooHoooo - it's Color Dare Wednesday and we have another winner. Although I usually cringe with fear when I see that Pacific Point is involved, I'm quite happy with how this turned out. I guess I'm learning how to use a colour minimally.

This Weeks' Dare Colours.....
Regal Rose,
Pink Pirouette
and
Pacific Point.

The sketch for my card is from this week's Mojo Monday

I used two layers of the scalloped circle....punching holes into the Pink Pirouette layer so that the Pacific Point showed through.

The little blossoms are the Vanilla Rosettes which I coloured with Rose Red marker. I think I'm really going to like these little flowers, you can make them go with anything.

I hope you pick up this Dare....be sure that you post a link to your creation over at the Color Dare Challenge Blog. I enjoy going to your blogs to see what you've created....so many talented people out there. Also, if you post to a public gallery, such as Splitcoast, remember to tag your project as CD93.

Now hop on over to the other members of our Design Team to see their inspirational creations.

Glenda Wyatt
Heather Prince
Joan Jeffery - Me
Marisa Ritzen
Melissa Hubert
Nance Leedy
Riley Fitzgerald

Have a Wonderful Wednesday! Thanks for stopping by - Joan

Stamp Set - Fast and Fabulous (Hostess Set)
Paper - Whisper White, Regal Rose, Pink Pirouette, Pacific Point
Ink - Regal Rose, Pink Pirouette
Other - Scallop Circle Punch, hole punch, Vanille Rosettes, White Satin Ribbon, Scallop Trim Border, Basic Pearls, Sponge Dauber, Dimensionals, Mini Glue Dots

CAS Owl

This week's Clean and Simple Challenge over at Splitcoast was to be inspired by THIS card by cindybstampin. I liked the little collage that she created in the corner and there have been many interpretations in the SCS gallery.

The colours have been incorporated from last Tuesday's Play Date Cafe.....

I controlled myself very well by not adding anything to the base of the card - no embossing, no spritzing, no distressing - hey there isn't any distressing on this card at all - WOW - that's almost as odd as me not using dimensionals on a card!!!! (The owl is raised up!)

In order to get the ribbon to go around, I punched a small hole in the "spine" of the card and ran it through.

So, I hope that you too can have a clean, simple non-stressed day! Thanks for stopping by! - Joan

Stamp Set - Teeny Tiny Wishes
Paper - Marina Mist, Soft Suede, Basic Gray, Very Vanilla, Elegant Soiree DSP
Ink - Basic Gray
Other - Marina Mist Taffeta Ribbon, Two Step Owl Punch, Elegant Lines Embossing Folder, Swirls Scribbles Sizzlets Die, Dimensionals

Glenda's Amusing Challenge #100

I am so, so, so excited today to be part of a blog hop with an incredible group of creative women today. Glenda Wyatt from "Glenda's Papers, Scissors & Rocks" is hosting her Amusing Challenge #100 and there's blog candy involved so read on....

Glenda's challenge is to use as much or as little red on your card as you like. You can incorporate it by using paper, ink, ribbon, embellishments, etc. The red on my card comes from the fantastic Glimmer Paper that is included in our current Occasions Mini catalogue. It is so easy to work with....and you don't end up with glitter all over yourself, so that's a plus. Unless of course you like that bit of glimmer on your cheeks, hands, clothing, etc. I used the new "Eat Chocolate" set and the chocolate at the top of the label is raised with a dimensional. The sketch for this card comes from Our Creative Corner.

As I mentioned there is blog candy involved in this hop, but you must complete the challenge to be eligible to win the blog candy. If you play along, please leave a comment on Glenda's blog (http://papersscissorsrocks.blogspot.com) and link back to her post from your post. Glenda will have a picture of the blog candy posted on her blog. If you upload to an online gallery, please use the keyword GRAC100.

You have until midnight Pacific Time on January 23rd to play along and you can play along as many times as you like. The winner will be randomly chosen and announced on January 24th."

Here is a list of the wonderfully creative women involved in the hop. Please note that you don't have to go them in any particular order just sit back and enjoy visiting.

Allison Fillo http://stampinwhenican.blogspot.com/
Allison Miles http://allistamps.blogspot.com/
Beate Johns http://beate.blogs.splitcoaststampers.com/
Belinda Chang Langner http://cadnileb.blogspot.com
Carly Robertson http://carlyrobertson.typepad.com/
Cheiron Brandon http://www.cheironbrandon.typepad.com/
Chris Sather http://cattsscratchingpost.blogspot.com/
Dawn Stein http://www.lavendergiraffe.blogspot.com/
Donna Hitz http://www.frozenstamper.blogspot.com/
Elena Shacochis http://thestampingshac.blogspot.com/
Geeta Suggs http://www.craftyengineer.typepad.com/
Jenn Shurkus http://jennshurkus.typepad.com/creative_chick/
Jennie Moczan http://www.simplycaffeinated.typepad.com/
Jill Grace (& family) http://creativegrace.typepad.com/
Joan Jeffery http://www.j-jcreations.blogspot.com/ (You're here now)
June Gibbons http://perfectlikeacurl.blogspot.com/
Kamila Younkman http://littlescrapsofheaven.typepad.com/
Krystie Lee Hersch http://www.cupcakemartini.com/
Meghan Fahey http://driventoink.com/
Michelle Clark http://www.sparkledesigns.typepad.com/
Michelle Mathey http://msmathey.blogspot.com/
Michelle Woerner http://stopandstamptheroses.blogspot.com
Nance Lempinen-Leedy http://nanceleedy.blogspot.com/
Sherry Czarnecki http://littlestampsbiglife.blogspot.com/
Silke Ledlow http://silkeledlow.blogspot.com/
Teresa Kline http://www.enjoythevasunshine.blogspot.com

I hope you have a lot of fun visiting these blogs and that you step up to this challenge. I'm looking forward to seeing all the wonderful creations! Have a fantastic Monday. Joan