pinterest crafting

I've seen these made for several differant holiday's and since I had a frame I figured I would put it together. It still needs some ribbon or something though.

These are my Christmas card designs for this year.

This is Anna-belle sleeping on my lap. She is adorable when she is passed out across my lap.

   

I made these at Missy Dorby's Stamp Camp. What a great time with all my crafty friends.

I also finished off my ATC's for this month which is It's a wonderful life. As soon as I find them I will post them.

Crop

I had the pleasure of having a brunch of women crafters in my home last Saturday. I have to say it was one of the best times ever. A couple of the ladies did projects for every one. The first was the amazing Amanda Phillips who Show us this tag that she designed. Even the people who never scraped  before had a awesome tag to bring home. I had to take this photo off her facebook page cause I can find my picture.

We also had Debra Egner show us how to ink tiles with distress inks and stamp on them, it was so cute. And thank to Amber and Yvonne for running to the restore and bringing back the treasure.

Vinyl

http://www.thoughtsinvinyl.blogspot.com/

Well now I need vinyl, It's a kit site but I think all of us have a circut and Vinyl. But if you don't this is a really cute site.

More free downloads and a card.

http://gaby-cajubrasil.blogspot.com/2011/04/free-donload-atc-backgrounds.html

Very cute ATC Backgrounds and other downloads.

I picked this little Prima Stamp up from Stickled Pink

I have been doing alot but not completly alot lately, Also I have been painting my new craft room.So I'm hoping to get that done before the crop I'm hosting this weekend. I don't know, need to clean too.

Craft Room

Well I'm trying to get my craft room put together, We found some paint on the mistint table for $8.00 so we got a nice Brunt orange. For some reason I thought a gallon of paint should be able to cover a room but no the contractor white just sucked it right up. I got two walls done.
 But anyway, I also been looking for idea of how to decorate and organize. so here a website with some really cool ideas.
http://thediyshowoff.blogspot.com/2011/11/diy-cat-window-perch-and-diy-project.html

Jackie

Bird Nest and toliet paper rolls

http://www.aholidayhaven.com/2011/03/wired-birds-nest-charm-tutorial.html

The a tutorial for an awesome bird nest jewelery which I have thought of making about 8000 times but never have. It much easier than I thought, maybe this weekend.

I would also like to share some toilet paper roll mini books, the Valentine one is a kit I got from the amazing Amanda Phillips, the second one I did all on my own. what a cute idea. Really who thinks of this stuff.

 I'm also working on a large mini book to document our craft club. What an awesome group of women. Come on ladies let's do it again next year.

I would also like to give a shout out to Hilma who may be  leaving us soon. It's been great getting to know you. Thanks for sharing with us. You are truly a talented lady. You will be missed.

Jackie

Crockpot cooking

I know your thinking what has this have to do with crafting, not much except all of us like to eat. This ite has some easy crockpot recipes that I think I might try. It also has glutin free cooking and other tips as well.

http://stephanieodea.com/

Getting ready for christmas

http://www.papercraftplanet.com/group/cascardgroup/forum/topics/cas-countdown-to-the-holidays

For all of you crafters now is the time to prepare. You should be making cards about now, after reading this list I'm going to start getting prepared. Which is hard cause who is in the spirit before Halloween, but I'm trying to get in gear.

Marvels

http://merchantofmarvels.blogspot.com/

Now this lady has some amazing stuff. So nice I even wrote her and ask if she had patterns for her kits. She doesn't and she lives a long way after from here. How long does it take to make this stuff. Maybe I'm to lazy. But this womans stuff is amazing.

Jackie

Current Projects I've been working on.

I made these little books to go with a drawer year in review that I'm still working on, I'll post when I finished. The one with the bike is made from a mini comp book and the other is made with scrap paper and the Scrap Happy Glue from The Rubber Cafe it works great for making mini books.

This I made from an old garden spade I adhere the picture with a thin coat of glossy Accents. I love the shine it gives pictures. The only problem I had was attaching the clip. I finally used a huge glue dot. and figured it would just hang there, it not like she will use it in the garden.

These are the last couple ATC I made. The first one is Scetch, the next is Medical, and the third is freak show, yes that is me peaking out from behind the curtain.

This is Some Thersa Collins Paper I pick up last nigh with some Smash Book tape. The tape is what was exciting for me. If you try to get Washi Tape or the paper Masking tape it's like 5 to7 dollars a roll. This was 2.99 at SSI. I snatched it right up. I'll have to order more colors. Thanks Karla for making a dream come true from me. Ahhh Paper tape.

Christmas Printables

I almost saved these for myself, but then I thought It's the spirit of Christmas, so here a link with some awesome christmas printables

http://misscutiepiegoes80s.blogspot.com/search/label/%3A%3A%20Freebies%20%3A%3A

Mo's Digital Pencil

I think I posted about this page before but a couple of us ladies were talking about digi Stamps and how much we love them and they had not heard of Mo's. She has by far the cutest and est digi's ever. I have made them in to card and ATCS. That is the great part of digis is that you can adjust the size so easily.

Jackie


http://www.mosdigitalpencil.com/

How to get people to go away that you don't want to talk to.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8wRXa971Xw0

Contains cursing but funny as hell.

Does it have to be English

http://www.edwigebufquin.com/5-index.html

I've look at alot of websites. Not all of them in English, mostly because talent is talent. The minis on this site are excellent. Who know sewing scrap paper and ribbon on thing could be so lovely. I love the travel journal she has. But Her stuff isn't usually what I would go for it's so fun and Happy, and I like dark and moody colors. But anyway take a look.

Jackie

Mini Books Again

http://debspaperjourney.blogspot.com/2011/09/hello-everyone-if-you-have-noticed.html#comments

Not only do I love making minibook, But I got one for my birthday for Deb Thompson, One of my fellow designers from Stamp, Scrap, and Ink. It is quite lovely. She makes some awesome books.

As for me I'm still stuck in Pinterest land. But I have found some great ideas.

Jackie

Washi Tape

I have a serect love (well not serect anymore) for all things Japanese. so it no surprize that when I seen the new masking tape, I wanted some, till I seen the price, then I know I could live with out it. Well ow I don't have to. 'll just make my own. I seen several different tutorail on how to make it. but this is the cheapest and really the coolest.

http://juliekintaiwan.wordpress.com/2010/06/29/make-your-own-faux-japanese-masking-tape-tutorial/

Jackie

mini books

http://www.scrapbook-crazy.com/

I was just chatting with my friend Amanda yesterday about the cool idea for a mini book I found. Then she told me about Scrapbook crazy well now I have a butt load of cool mini book Ideas. Darn it I don't have enough time.

Jackie

Pinterest

http://pinterest.com/

I don't if any of you all are on Pinterest. But if you have a couple hours to spare check it out. Craft and DIY projects. Some of my crafty friends and I have been working on a year in review drawer. so I have a bunch of drawers that I found on Pinterest. So many Ideas for the house. I might have to start painting and decorating. Awesome site, but you can get sucked in so I'm just warning you.
Jackie

ledger page

http://melstampz.blogspot.com/2011/03/happy-weekend-ledger-freebies.html

Stop reading my lame blog and go here for cool freebie. My favorite.

I make Birthday cards for all the people I work with. A lot of them are men so I was exited to find these stamps from Tim Holtz with the trucks, and the sentiment I found in a grab bag from Unity Stamps.

This is Anna Belle. The sweetest cat ever. We got her from the SPCA a couple months ago, I think she is feeling at home now.

http://www.keeponscrappin.blogspot.com/

Look at how awesome these are. What a great site, tons of mini books, which seem to be my fasination right now. I just finish the two I got at CKC. I'll get some photos up. One was a class, the other is from The Button Farm.
Jackie

Make your our Glubbers

http://www.therubbercafe.com/scrap-happy-glue.html  I found this at CKC. How awesome, the lady that owns this company designs all the stamps and develooped the glue. Plus she was just really nice.
Jackie

CKC

http://sunnyslifeinrehab.blogspot.com/2010/08/homemade-decoupage-medium.html

Holy Cow, just got home from CKC last night. It was amazing. Power scrapping in the classes. Shopping for hours on end. Talking to people from all over the area. See the amazing talent out there. Hell they were even have Pride one street over. I made all kinds of new friends. One of them even won a scrapping weekend for 15 of her friends, which I'm a part of. wohoo. Ill be posting picture of my take later. I'm trying to ajust to being back at work right now.
Jackie

The Gap

http://pinterest.com/pin/129442298/
I hate being in the gap, but at least I know I'm not the only one. I believe this is where I am, but given time I will be fabulous.

Cause I said so.

Best Birthday Ever

Huge shout out o the women in my life, Thanks for making my birthday great. From all the wonderful gifts to the homemade carrot cake, and an ATC swap. Excellent all the way around.
Truly Thank you, Jackie

More Shrinky Dink Love

For those of you who can get enough of the shrinky dinks check this out. Sewing on the dinks.
Jackie

http://justsomethingimade.com/page/28/

memory jars

http://aussiescrapsource.typepad.com/aussie_scrap_source/page/3/

How awesome are those, there is one on this site that they antiqued the jar somehow. Guess what I'll be looking for this week. I'll let you know if I find one.
Jackie

Getting Lazy

I have not been at this that long, but I had a few disappointments in my crafty career and it bogging me down. I'm really lucky for the friends I have that hear me and encourage me. I'm trying to work thur the free class they have going on at Big Picture classes right now. About words, It started with Share yesterday and Wonder today. You get a template for a 6 x6 page to work with, so I'm trying to find some inspiration there.

Instuctables

http://www.instructables.com/

If you what to know how to do showthing this is where you go. Crafts, Tech, anything. I've spent hours lost in this website.

I won a stapler. For just something I made. How this truly is my favorite blog. Besides all the awesome free graphics and cool craft ideas. I won this awesome stapler.

http://justsomethingimade.com/page/2/

Today

Today I went to the grocery store at 6 am cause C was sick.

Today I hoped that I could give her a great birthday party.
Today I dreamed of how I could make a crop at my house more fun.

Today I forgot to call home to see hoe she was felling.
Today I heard you can be my body gaurd

Today I read a little bit out of the book it's taking me forever to read..

Today I watched Storage wars.

Today I said "What can I get for you?"

Today I believed that some people are just broken.

Today I felt sad and stressed.

Today I wondered how can I improve my art.

Today I bought a two liter of diet pepsi and drank the whole thing.

Today I cleaned the dead ants off the bottom of the pool. I'm finally able to hold my breath under water.

Today I was me.

 

 

 

List found on Paper View

pop up cards

http://extremecards.blogspot.com/2008/05/pop-up-card-tutorial-lesson-1.html


Here's a great website that has great tutorial on Pop up cards, bunches of different kinds. I find the site a little difficult to navigate, but well worth the effort. Pop up card are awesome, I already took a class with the amazing Missy. But for some reason I never come back to it.I actually just found them this weekend. the thought maybe I would practice some more.
So after my Stat's final and when I'm awake enough to do it. I will be practicing my paper folding.

Jackie

Mo's Digital Pencil

http://www.digitalpenciltoo.blogspot.com/

There are some days the I don't feel like pulling out all the stamps or I just can't find, can't afford, every stamp I want. Then I discovered digital stamps, I know everyones thinking clipart, but go to Mo's Digital pencil. If for nothing esle the card samples are amazing. But she has the cutest digi's ever.
Plus who wouldn't what a house fairy.

Tim Holtz die cut stamps

http://timholtz.typepad.com/my_weblog/2010/12/12-tags-of-christmasday-11.html

I read all of these and some how I missed it till I seen it on another blog, using wonder tape and fun foam to cut out the Die cuts and make them into stamps, Give me a shout if you own his dies and I'll bring some fun foam and wonder tape over.
Jackie

Awesome cards and minibooks

http://creationsbypatti.blogspot.com/
I found this yesterday, awesome tutorials.


Plus I found these on Craig's list a bunch of old country wood piece's and I thought there has to be some way to make these look cool. So here is my first attempt.

You really can't see it but there are purple wire stems popping out of it, and some bling on it.

Studio 490 by Wendy Vecchi

http://studio490art.blogspot.com/

I would buy everything she makes if I had me some money.

Jackie

Gingersnap creations

I was going to give you a funny blog today, but them I realised maybe it's not that funny I just think the girl writing it is hot. So instead you get a craft blog that I having been looking at for about three days now, First thing I see is how to make rusty paper, I have been wondering that forever. So here you go Gingersnap Creations http://gingersnapcreations.blogspot.com/2011/07/valerie-brincheck-rusty-paper-tutorial.html   There is a lot more on there than just that, like I said I have been reading it for days.

Also the rescheduled class at Scrap, Stamp Ink is this Saturday. Hope you all can come, we will be exploring new Embossing techniques using the Embossing folders and  Vintage images. So give Karla a call if you want to come.

May Flaum

In case you didn't know I've had a crush on May since I met her at Charleston Scrapbooking, I guess it was last year. What really impress me was that she didn't have a hard and fast class but, a chance to explore with some new and very cool products, she also went around and seem to just encourage everyone to do there own thing. I did my pages for my mom, kind of a missing you page, I was going to add photos of my family down here and send into her in MN. She also scrapbooks along with all of my sisters. I never did it. May I will now, I just put the page in my scrapbook and didn't send them. But anyway It was cool to see what different thing people could do with the same supplies.

She has a new free class coming up at Big Picture Class, so go check that out, also she just did a review of her favorite stuff at CHA.

http://mayflaum.com/

Jackie

A perfect waste of time

http://a-perfect-waste-of-time-loriete.blogspot.com/2011/04/tutorial-nellie-snellen-flower-stencil.html

If this doesn't make you want to get some of those plastic stencil that I didn't think anyone used anymore, what will. It's kind of like those foam stamps, as soon as someone shows you the coolest way to use it, you start wishing "I sure wish I didn't sell those for a nickel at the last garage sale. Damn it."
But really that is one of the most amazing things. It again makes me wonder, How much time do these ladies spend on one card or layout. I need to up my game.

I seen this book in Barnes and Noble, and for some reason thought of Amber. So amber I hope you rad this. Creepy ass dolls, what more needs to be said.
Jackie

Free templates

So you want to make a shoe card but you just can't figure it out this is the website for you.butt loads of free template. Plus just beautiful work. I mean really. I couldn't tell you how long it would take me to put together something like that high heel shoe on the home page of this blog.Truly amazing.

http://fruarnalilja.se/templates-for-free/

Craft Day

What a great day Saturday was. I was getting a little edgy because I have not been around crafty people in a week or two. So to say the least Saturdays Craft club fit the bill. We had a BBQ, the shinky Dink bracelet turned out great, I love how they just take off and make something even cooler then what we started with. What an amazing group of women. Then then was a dip in the pool.
Thank you to all the ladies in Craft Club.

Blogging

I know a couple of us are new to blogging, so I found this website that gives some great tips on what to do, and how to make it your own.
http://balzerdesigns.typepad.com/balzer_designs/2011/07/some-thoughts-on-blogging.html#axzz1Rpb0nMa7

 I have to say I was a little bummed that my Tag Class did make this week. So I guess I'll show the ladies at the craft club this weekend my projects and see if they think they are good enough and maybe they can offer some tips on what people are looking for.

But I'm real excited about craft club it's at my house this Saturday and we will be having a BBQ and make Bracelets, swimming. Really does it get any better than chilling with my crafty friends. This is what we will be make it's form Cathe Holden at  http://justsomethingimade.com/ one of the most awesome blogs out there. We will be making extra charms to go on it too.

Altered bits

http://alteredbits.com/index.php

I've spent two days at this website and I'm still not finished looking at everything. Plus they have a give away going on, freebies ( my favorite) and tutorials. Butt loads of stuff. I think you should go there now, I know that's where I will be.

cool and creepy

I love altered items, I wish I had more of that vision. I mean check out this website. I look at old mechanical stuff all day long. But for some reason it never occurs to me to make it into a piece of art. I have been looking around now at different thing I see, trying to visualize now to make something awesome out of it. I guess someday I will just have to pick it up and do it. Thanks to all of you who teach me to view thing in new ways everyday.
Jackie

http://remnantsofolde.com/posts/

Tag Class at Scrap, Stamp and Ink

On July 11, I will be teaching a Tag class. It the first class of a new series at Scrap, Stamp and Ink. So along with making two tags, one Patrotic and one with Hot Air Ballons. I'l be using lots of vintage images and showing different techniques using Embossing Folders. Here are the Tags: They use a few of my favorite things like: Tim Holtz Distresing Stains (love Them, and need more) Coordinate card stock and smashed pennies. I just keep adding things to them too. So I'll have a variety of different Images and items to try. I hope you all can make it.
Jackie

little books

http://zuzuspetalsstuff.blogspot.com/
 Everyone know I love little books, I have a collection of them little bible, little poetry books. But this woman is making domino book, can you get any smaller. Plus her stuff is different and beautiful.

Malaysia

I love looking at the work of scrapbooker from different countries. I don't know if it product or style, but they are just lovely. I mean who uses bard to made a zigzag ribbon frame around a picture. Maybe it the amount of time and technique they put onto every layout. It amazes my probably because I can not see myself doing that ever. This blog also has a bunch of tutorials on everything. Well I'm going back to look at some more.
Jackie

http://www.moments-of-tranquility.com/p/tutorials.html

Metal Charms

I love stamped metal charms, but they are usually expenisive. So when I came across this idea. I just know I'll be trying it some day.

http://girlinair.blogspot.com/2010/06/fathers-day-keychain-kids-project.html

ATC swap

Last Friday we at our ATC swap at Scrap, Stamp, Ink I'm part of the group that meets in North Charleston at Barnes and Noble. So our theme was Summer Flowers.

From the left Deb Thomson, Missy Dorby, and me (mine used the Door I got from ArtChix)
Deb handmade all those tiny flower, I don't know what to say about that beside Damn!
Missy's once again the photos don't do it justice.

Starting at the left was Amanda Phillips, Diane McKnight, Hilma Morales-Pesce
All are amazing and my pictures don't do them justice.

So what we learned today is that I get the opportunity to hang with some amazingly talented women, and they are funny as hell. Of course it's Craft club tonight. Woo Hoo. I forgot to bring a diaper, cause when these ladies get together I laugh so hard I almost wet myself.
I'm a busy but very lucky woman.

Craft Club tomorrow night

In honor of craft club tomorrow, which I believe is about flowers, I offer up a blog that has every kind of flower every made. Of course it's not in English, but they do have a translation option. or you can just in enjoy the pictures.

http://inessgold.blogspot.com/2011/05/138.html

More masulane cards

I work with mostly men. Last year I challeged myself to make sure everyone gets a birthday card for their birthday. It was a really great experience and I'm continuing to do it. It's amazing how many guys no longer get a simple birthday card.
So because of this I am always searching for some manly designs that are not about fishing or hunting. Also that don't use brown ( My go to color for a man's card) So I found this website for you today. I must say the stamps she uses are awesome too. I need to get that architechure set. So enjoy.
I hope everyone is having a great week, it been a busy one. We had design Team meeting for Scrap, Stamp, Ink and then on Thursday we have Craft club. We had ATC swap last Friday too. These ladies are amazing. I will try to get photos up this week.


http://leighsbdesigns.blogspot.com/

Creative Weekend

I had a nice quiet creative weekend, so I thought I would share what I have been working on.

I have been obsessed with little books, of different sorts, here is the new cover I made. I use some cardboard, I believe the images came from sum of all crafts http://thesumofallcrafts.blogspot.com/  they have some some great vintage clip art. I also dipped into my smashed penny collection to provide some of the bling for this. I love how it turned out.

I'm starting to scrap my vacation photos, some of those including a wedding down in Key west. The tag on here, was something I taught for a make and take for NSD at Charleston Scrapbooking. I used the Tim Holtz masks and distress inks, the ribbon is from Micheal's and I ran it though the sewing machine to get the frills. The background paper is from one of those paper packs, if you really want to know which one let me know.

This is Olivia and Abby, my Border Collies, it only took ten shots to get this one. And it has to be one of my favorites.

Scrapping me.

This is one of the blogs that I found though Scrapping from the inside out. For me, since I have no kids, I thought scrapbooking wasn't for me, unless there was an occasion involved. But this website gives you challenges on scrapbooking yourself and your feelings. And 15 minutes has some awesome ideas- like the smash book, the uber list and just some great layouts. Everyday I am amazed by the talent out there. And I'm glad that somehow I'm a little part of it.

http://chksngr.blogspot.com/

Awesome Layout of parasailing

Today I would like to share the layout I did for Stickled Pick. It is awesome. Shelly give me some gray tone paper that normally I would never use. But I had just gotten a dot stamp at Big Lots for 2 bucks, so I stamped red dots all over it. Then I used my Parasailing pictures and red mats. And the coolest thing was the Tim Holtz die, that looks like the top of and award ( I can't remember what it's called) I used them in the same colors as the parachute. But in case you haven't noticed I didn't remember to take a photo. So you will have to Stickled Pink to see it.

http://www.stickledpink.com/

Well Shelley hooked me up and send me the photo so here it is.

And it better in person.it's amazing how much more creative you can get when your around creative people. Thanks for letting me hang out.

ughh- picture book

I just lost this huge blog post I did. So I well at least reload the pictures. I just want to cry. Let me know what you all do to keep that from happening.

This is a little thank you book for some of the people in the wedding. It was an amazing time.

 A family is bound by Love.

It was fun using the acrylic covers

 What happens at La Te Da's gets captured in photos

 The brown paper is the new Tim Holtz Glassine paper, it also uses Coorenate paper

 I wish you could make out the awesome Prime bling.

I should have brought more.

I just love the little rub on flip flops