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Hello BlogFriends!!

I had a FAB weekend in Providence, Rhode Island celebrating National Scrapbook Day with an old friend! I just wanted to pop in to say hello and say thank you for all your sweet comments!! I noticed I am up to FIVE followers and have had over 100 hits on my blog!!! So, let's make a deal. When I have 10 followers I will offer some sweet, sweet candy!! I guess I best get shopping!! :) Spread the word so we can get some candy goodness going!


~Hugs, JennRo~

Bride and Groom Card!

Happy Saturday everyone! Hope you're all having a great weekend! I created this Wedding card today using my Cricut and the Stretch Your Imagination Cartridge. I cut the bride and groom several times. First I cut the blackout feature using beige cardstock. Then I cut using the layers feature in Metallic-y grey for the groom's tux and again in the cool beige metallic-y swirl paper (FAB clearance find at AC Moore!!!) for the bride's dress. Lastly, I cut the sillouette feature in black. My cuts were done at 5 1/2 inches. The card background paper is the same beige swirly paper I picked up at AC Moore and then covered (loosely) with shimmer vellum. The ivory heart ribbon in the middle is from JoAnn Fabrics and is topped with a thin piece of ivory ribbon which is also what I made my Groom's bowtie out of! :) I added mini rhinestones (these are actually the kind you use for fingernail art but I thought they'd be more useful on my cards! lol) I also added one to the Bride's left hand to serve as her engagement ring! I used pop dots to add dimension, added Opal flowers to the bottom of the card and Luster Baubles (LOVE them!! lol) in "Ice" to the top to finish the card off. Sorry for the quick post today but I have to get to bed as I have a very looong day tomorrow and it's already 1:23am! YIKES! Good night all!

This picture shows the metallic-y papers better than the previous pictures.

Challenges I have entered this project into:

• Polka Doodles -- "Wedding"
• Penny's Paper-Crafty -- "Anything Goes"

Thanks for looking and please leave a comment so I know you were here!
~Hugs, JennRo~

Get Well Soon Card!

Good evening all! I created this "Get Well Soon" Card yesterday and had great fun doing so! The image is from Dustin Pike that I've been hanging on to for quite some time. I absolutely loved it the moment I saw it but didn't have a chance to use it...until now!! I colored two copies of the image with pencils. The cloud is doodled in by me...I think I have a new job waiting for me...LOL! Anyway, after I colored the images I paper pieced them together so that the bear's head and feet are popped up and so is the dog's head. I added Glossy Accents to the grass, "drool" (lol), dog's spots, cloud, bear's tongue and nose. I LOVE Glossy Accents!! The brown paper is from Bazzill, the "Rose Stripe" paper is from Colorbok and the "Chocolate Mousse" paper (background for the image) is Studio 8.

I used Martha's Scalloped edge punch on the top of the brown paper and bottom of the Rose Stripe paper.

I added bright silver brads to the corners of the image and then topped them of with crystals! I also added a single pink flower to the top left corner using the brad to secure it. I stickled the edges for more bling! The pink w/brown flower ribbon behind the image is from the $ bin at Target (smile) and I added a couple crystals to the middle of two of the flowers on one side and one flower on the left side. The satin pink ribbon is from my stash and is tied with a purple button, gold flower charm (w/ a crystal in the middle!) and thin white twine. I added diamond crystals to the top scallop and copper metallic pearls to the bottom scallop. Three Luster Baubles in "Ice" were the finishing touch and VIOLA! OH!! I forgot my favorite part!! So see where the doggy ripped the bear's arm??!! Well, since the bear is supposed to be stuffed...I ripped up a cotton ball and adhered the "stuffing" to both the bear's arm socket (in the dog's mouth!) and to the bear's body (where the arm was ripped from!). Just thought it added a fun effect, rather than leaving it as a plain white space. :)

Challenges this card is entered in:
DoodleDragon Studios Challenge -- "Recipe"
Penny's Paper-Crafty -- "Anything Goes"

Quixotic Challenge -- "Heavy Metal"

Totally Gorjuss -- "Charming"

Thanks for looking and please leave a comment so I know you were here!
~Hugs, JennRo~

Chic Cody Happy Birthday Card!

Howdy all! I created this Chic Cody Birthday Card using the Chic Cody Digi Stamp from Pollycraft Digi Stamps and More. She was a FREEBIE! Love those! I've been dying to use her in a project and this was the perfect one! :)

This is the first card I've made using REAL stitching on the sewing machine!! Not perfect, but I'll take it! :) I stitched the brown background, and all three panels. I've also loaded this card with texture/dry embossing using my Sizzix Texture Boutique. This little machine has come in VERY handy! LOVE it! I used the Cuttlebug Swirl folder and Swiss Dots folder. I left the swirl embossing as is but decided to ink my Swiss Dots with Vintage Photo Distress Ink so they dots would show up better. I colored Cody with pencils and used Glossy Accents on the pink part of her hat, on her hair, shirt and pants. I paper pieced her together using pop dots. Once everything was assembled, I added this great brown/pink polka dotted ribbon to the left side. I added a pink button tying it with pink twine and adding the Happy Birthday charm. I embellished my charm by attaching a jewelry pin with three pink glass beads. Added my Green/Pink flowers pinned together with a brown/pink brad and PRESTO! I was finished! I know this post wasn't as detailed as usual so feel free to ask questions should you have any!

I have entered this project in the following Challenges:

• Kaboodles -- "Digi Girl"
• Inky Impressions -- "Charm It"
• Totally Gorjuss -- "Texture"
• Friday Sketchers -- "Sketch #97"
• Stamp Something -- "Stitching"
• Lots To Do -- "Embossing"
• Penny's Paper-Crafty -- "Anything Goes"
• PollyCraft -- "Pink and Brown with Yellow OR Green"

Thanks for looking and please leave a comment so I know you were here!
~Hugs, JennRo~

Baptism Blessings Card!

Good evening bloggers! I created this project for my dear friends Mechelle & AJ who celebrated their newest daughter's Baptism this weekend. She is soo cute!! I was going for something a little more simple and I was SO excited I was able to use my new Easter 2010 Cricut Cartridge too!! :) I received the Easter 2010 cart, Create a Critter cart and Tags, Bags & Boxes cart from Hallmark Scrapbook in the mail on Friday and was itching to use them! Just so happens I wanted a scalloped oval (egg cut from Easter 2010) for this card! Have you checked out Hallmark Scrapbook?? They have AWESOME prices on all things Cricut, Sizzix and more plus they have fast shipping too! I received my order within 5 days and that included the Easter holiday! :) Ok, on to the project, which in case you've been following.. COMPLETES my Spring Creation Self Challenge Goal of 30 projects by July 7th...Hmmm...Pretty sure I made my goal! I think I'll be upping my goal to 75 projects! Please keep me motivated by leaving your sweet comments! Ok, on with it...

This project is being entered into the following Challenges:

Rosie D's Challenge Blog -- "Blessings" Theme

Crafty Creations Challenge Blog -- "Paper Piecing"

AllSorts Challenge Blog -- "Petals and Pearls"

Inky Impressions Challenge Blog -- "Charm It!"

I cut this cute little baby and bonnet are from the Cricut Everyday Paper Dolls cartridge at 2inches (I think!). The dress is actually a Jolee's Sticker that came in a Christening pack. It was just too pretty not to use. The oval is actually the scalloped egg cut from the Easter 2010 cart. The pink lacey ribbon and white flowers are from my stash (courtesy of my Mom!). After I cut the Scalloped Egg, I ran it through my Sizzix Texture Boutique in the Cuttlebug Swiss Dots folder. Then I inked the front of the egg with "Moonlight White" ink so the dots would show up more against the pink cardstock. The base is white cardstock with a vellum flowery swirl pattern (from my stash!) layered on top. Pieced my baby girl together. I decided not to put a face on my baby as sometimes my Cricut markers are too harsh and I liked the simplicity of the blank face. I tied the ribbon, white button, pink twine and metal cross charm (from Joann Fabrics bead collection) together and then added my "oval" and baby using pop dots for dimension. I added my flowers using Glue Dots and finally added Luster Baubles in "Ice" to the bottom corner of the card and to the left top of the oval. The pictures below show the shiny-ness of the dress, the metal charm, the dimension and the inside greeting (that reads, "...every good and perfect gift comes from above. Baptism Blessings Cassandra Lynn.)

Can you see the faux stitching around the inside of the card? I've been doing this for years as I think it adds a little finishing touch...who knew "stitching" would become a cardmaking/scrapbooking fad??!! lol

Well, needless to say, my friends were so pleased with this little creation! I hope they save it for her baby book. Wouldn't that be neat?

Thanks for looking and please leave a comment so I know you were here!
~Hugs, JennRo~

Polka Doodles Week #13, Simon Says Stamp and Self Challenge #29 of 30!

Howdy all! This is a quick post for me as I've had quite a long day and really need to put my aching body to bed! I'm entering the following project in both the Polka Doodles Week #13 Challenge and also the Simon Says Stamp Challenge. Polka Doodles required us to create a birthday card and the Simon Says Stamp Challenge asked us to create a card for a child. Put both together and this is what I came up with using a Dustin Pike image. His images are totally kid friendly and I adore them! :) If you haven't been to any of the blogs I've listed you should! You don't know what you're missing!

I used my Sizzix Texture Boutique on the Green (Swirl), Yellow (Flower) and Blue (Swiss Dots) papers. Once i finished coloring Dudley, I added Glossy Accents to the cake, the balloon and a few spots on Dudley himself! A little glitter added to the gloss on the balloon, some bling and doodling around the edges finished this fun card up! The inside is stamped with "Birthday Wishes" in blue ink accented with red bling.

Thanks for looking and please leave a comment so I know you were here!
~Hugs, JennRo~

Almost-Friday Funny!

This almost-Friday Funny is courteousy of a fellow blogger, Maddy. Her blog Mad Imaginations is FAB and you should def. check it out! She creates some of the cutest things! Her "friend" Calvin is very sneaky but oh so cute! Check him out in the link below! :)

CLICK HERE for the FUNNY then scroll down until you see the video (check out the cute bubble-making card on the way down!). Make sure your speakers are on, click play then scroll down like you are reading a comic book! TOO cute!!!

Happy almost-Friday! I hope the sun is shining outside your craft room window!
Thanks for looking and please leave a comment so I know you were here!
~Hugs, JennRo~

Black, White & Red "Happy Birthday" Card -- Caardvarks "Lacy Days" Challenge & Polka Doodles Week 12 Challenge Entries!

Hello again! My Mom needed a birthday card for an old friend and I needed a card to enter in both the Caardvarks "Lacy Days" Challenge and Polka Doodles' Week 12 Challenge! I think it worked out very well if you ask me (smile) and brings my Spring Self Challenge Project count up to #28 of 30! :) If you'd like to see the other projects I created for my Spring Self Challenge, check out the label "Spring Self Challenge" listed in my sidebar.

On to the Challenges and the Project! The Caardvarks Challenge required us to use lace on a *new* stamped project. Not only is this a new creation, I used a brand new butterfly stamp too! :) The Polka Doodles Week 12 Challenge was to create a project based on the following sketch...

Ahh, but there is a catch! We were only to use Black and White and ONE other color! One of my all time fave color combos is Black & Red so I threw in the White and was all set to go! Here's what I came up with...

I used my Cuttlebug Flowery Embossing Folder in my new Sizzix Texture Boutique (LOVE IT btw!!) on the black background and paired it with a bright red mat. I stamped my butterfly using White Pearl Pigment Ink and brushed Perfect Pearls in "Perfect Pearl" over it to add a pearly white finish. I cut out the white oval using and embossed it with the Swiss Dots Cuttlebug folder for another texture. I stamped my "Happy Birthday" Sentiment using Black Pigment Ink and Distressed the edges with the same ink. I distressed the edges of the red mat and popped them together.

I added some White Pearl stickles to the edges of the butterfly oval and drew in the dotted border with a white opaque pen. I added ribbon this great B&W polka dotted ribbon along with some pretty red lace to the base of my card and then began assembling!

I added some mini black pearls to the corners of my sentiment and layered pretty red and red printed flowers to create my three smaller objects alont the side of my butterfly oval. I used plain black brads on two of the flower clusters and a B&W Flower brad on the middle flower.Lastly, I popped everything up using pop dots and added my little B&W polka dotted bow with a glue dot. I tied a little red button with White linen thread to the middle of my polka dotted bow. Too cute! Once everything was assembled my card was finished! I left the inside blank (weird for me, I know!) so my Mom can choose what she wants inside (ie: blank, poem, etc.). This card was fun and easy to create so I'm thinking I will be using this card as a template for future creations!

Ok, so let's double check the challenge requirements...

Caardvarks

1. Use lace on your card, Check!
2. Create a *new* stamped card, Check!

Polka Doodles

1. Use the sketch, Check!
2. Use Black, White and ONE other color, Check!

Seems like I covered all my bases! Time to do a little "Easter Bunny-ing" and a little baking before bed! Hope you all have a great Easter and are fortunate enough to spend some time with your family and/or friends.

Thanks for looking!

*Hugs, JennRo*

"Egg Hunt" Happy Easter Card -- Doodle Dragon Studios Challenge #6 Entry!

Hello all! I hope you're having a great weekend! It is nice and sunny here in Connecticut so that is automatically makes it a great weekend on my end! :) Project # 27 of 30 of my Spring Creation Self Challenge is a cute Easter card using a Dustin Pike image. Have you seen Dustin's blogs? He creates the cutest images and sometimes even gives them away FREE!! Check his blogs out...Dustin Pike and Doodle Dragon Studios Challenge Blog . I used his Easter Bunny freebie image to create my entry over on the Doodle Dragon Studios Challenge Blog. The requirements for entry were to create an Easter project using one of Dustin's images. Almost too good to be true! I had SOOO much fun with my entry, so without further delay...This is what I whipped up!

Isn't Dustin Pike's Bunny Digi Stamp SOOO cute???!!! He looked like a bunny on a mission so I paired him up with the "egg hunt" stamp. I decided to make my bunny a "chocolate bunny" (my favorite!! lol) Once my bunny was colored I added pale pink glitter dust to his ears, nose and belly. I added diamond stickles to his eyes and his eggs and pink stickles to the outside of the white circle. When the stickles finished drying I added Glossy Accents to the eggs and grass for more detail. (You can see the glitter and gloss better in the next picture.) I also flocked his tail with Beary Brown Stampin' Up Flock. I wish you could see it better in these pictures, but my camera isn't great at close up shots. :(

After all my Bunny pieces were dry, I assembled my pieces using adhesive and Pop dots for dimension. You know I loooove my pop dots! ;) I found this FAB "Hoppy Easter" paper in my stash and better yet it was two sided with this cute pink/white egg paper, so I decided it was meant to be and put the two together. I used the MS scallop border punch on both the card base and the pink/egg paper and used my white opaque pen to draw the white dots on the scallops. I tied my little dark pink satin bow, lilac button and a dark pink smaller button, all together with some thin white twine.

I assembled my entire card and added medium sized pastel green pearls to the bottom of the "bounce" lines for added detail. Can you see all my lovely dimension in the picture above?? LOVE it! I doubled and tripled up on my pop dots! Actually, I ran out of pop dots while assembling and since I had a "one day only" coupon for today at M's I decided I'd run down to restock and get a few other things of course! ;)

I like to finish the inside of my cards too so that they are ready to go when I need them (like, tomorrow for this one! lol) I stamped the frilly frame and then the sentiment. "Happy Easter" is from that cute little "Pure Innocence" stamp set I've used a lot lately. I added some tiny crystals to the swirly points in the frame and 3 pale blue pearls to the middle of the sentiment. A close up pic is below...

I hope you liked this creation as it was really fun to create! I love working with Dustin's images and I can't help but have fun when I'm using his images!

*Hugs, JennRo*

Sweet Stampin Challenge #20 & Spring Creation Self Challenge Project #26!

I can't believe I have finished project #26 of my 30 project goal!! It's only April 1st! What will I do from now until July?? LOL I will have to up my goal I think! I have entered this card in Sweet Stampin Challenge #20 which is titled "A Man's World" and our only requirement was to make a card suitable for a man. Have you checked out the Sweet Stampin Challenge Blog yet?? It's a must, if you love stamping and Stampin' Up products!

This was a FUN card to create! I made it for my LOVELY Chiropractor, Dr. Langone, for his birthday. He has helped me feel soooo much better in such a short period of time! Finally feeling some relief all because I put faith in him to help me heal. AMAZING!

I had fun using "Glossy Accents" to create my "gooey" frosting look! I followed a sketch by Polka Doodles for their Week 12 Challenge, however I didn't read my challenge paperwork very carefully (we'll blame it on the FibroFog!) because I completely forgot we were only supposed to use Black and White along with ONE other color...OOPS! So, the sketch is from Polka Doodles, but I will be making another creation so that actually follows the rules! Oh well! One more project to look forward to! :) This cute little cupcake digital stamp is from Regina's FAB store The Cutting Cafe! I was lucky enough to win this set from a Bitten By The Bug challenge a while ago! I love this digital set, so if you haven't checked out her store it is a MUST! The cupcake is so cute on it's own but I jazzed it up with some folded vellum to look like a real wrapper and popped up a second cupcake for a more dimensional look. I cut the balloons (outside and inside) from teh Stretch Your Imagination Cricut Cartridge. I added glossy accents to the balloons for the front of the card and left the inside balloons "glossy-less". I really had fun with this project. Hope you like it and don't forget to leave some love!

*Hugs, JennRo*

Peggy Loves Vintage, Sketch Saturday #96 & Spring Creation Self Challenge Project #25!

WOW! Quite a whirlwind few days here on the homefront. Thankfully the sun was shining beautifully after so many days filled with rain. For me, rain equals more pain so I'm always thankful when the sun is out! :) I combined two challenges in this project. Over at PEGGY LOVES VINTAGE, the challenge was to create something with the following image:

The SKETCH SATURDAY challenge this week was to follow this sketch:

SO, combine the two and this is what I came up with!

--Project #25 of 30--"Easter Blessings" Card--

I used some FAB cardstock from Little Yellow Bicycle and some other papers from my stash! I stamped the sheet music onto beige cardstock to compliment the music in the bunny's hands. I used my new Sizzix Embosser to emboss the pink cardstock for added texture. I inked everything (including the dotted texture!) with Tim Holtz Vintage Photo Distress Ink and stamped my sentiment with the same ink. I used Diamond Glitter Stickles on the bunny image and also on the "frame" of the sentiment. I distressed the small blue circle with Tim Holtz's Paper Distress tool to give it an older look. Once everything was dry I assembled and POP'd everything up using pop dots! LOVE my dimensions!! :) A pretty pale pink satin ribbon to top it off and there ya have it! Hope you enjoy it! :)(Side View -- Can you see all that dimension??!! LOVE it!)

(Sentiment Close-Up)

Happy almost weekend! I hope it's sunny, sunny where you are! :)