Spring Creation Self Challenge Projects #16-23!

Good Evening! Hope everyone is having a great weekend. I am posting some quick pics of Projects #16-23. Not much explaining tonight as I'm exhausted after being up half the night last night! Ahhh, what we do in the name of crafting! lol I hope you enjoy these creations!

--Project #16 of 30-- Small Paper Easter Basket--

Don't ya just love that little girl stamp?? She is sooo cute! I made a few different cards with her and am actually still using her in a few projects I'm currently working on! She's from "Pure Innocence". LOVE her! :)

--Project #17 of 30-- Pebble Magnet--

So I saw these cute little pebble magnets at a craft show one weekend and thought "I can make those!" Honestly, I wasn't sure how to do it but I figured it out and here is my first pebble magnet! They would make good paper weights or even thumbtacks!

--Project #18 of 30-- Cemetery Vase #1--

It is officially Spring here in Connecticut (though it certainly hasn't felt like it the last two days!) and until I can plant real flowers, I thought it would be nice to create Easter bouquets for my Father and Grandparents grave sites.

--Project #19 of 30 -- Cemetery Vase #2--

Easter Bouquet for my Grandparents.

--Project #20 of 30 -- Gear Up For A Happy Birthday Envelope--

About a week ago I created a "Gear Up For A Happy Birthday" Card for my Great-Nephew who will be turning 5 on Wednesday. Today I wrapped gifts (we're celebrating tomorrow) and realized I needed an envie for his card! Of course, I didn't have any that actually fit his card, so I had to make it! My first envie making (from scratch) experience! Not too bad if I do say so myself! :)

--Project #21 of 30 -- "Happy Easter" Blue/White Card--

I completed this card in Card Club at The Inspiration Station! So quick and easy, LOVE that! :)

--Project #22 of 30 -- "Happy Easter" Pink Ribbon Card--
I completed this card in Card Club at The Inspiration Station!

--Project #23 of 30 -- "Happy Easter" Yellow Polka Dotted Card--

I completed this card in Card Club at The Inspiration Station!

(Close up of the grass! It's a punch!!!! :) )

PHEW! That was a lot of creating! I hope you enjoyed what you saw today! Don't forget to sign up for my BLOG CANDY HERE!

Thanks for stopping by!

~Hugs, JennRo~

FibroDuck Brings Fibromyalgia Awareness Through the Decades!

Hi all! As you may or may not know, I suffer from Fibromyalgia, a debilitating chronic pain disorder that affects millions of people worldwide. There is no cure and no definitive treatment plan as this disorder affects each individual differently. While researching this disorder to better understand it myself, I stumbled upon this great website...Fibroduck.com!

"The aim of Fibroduck.com is to raise awareness for Fibromyalgia, whilst making you smile!"

Since joining this FUN, creative way to raise awareness for Fibromyalgia, I have met so many people who "don't look sick" who are suffering with it right along side me. (BTW, I can't stand that phrase!! When I tell someone I'm disabled and they throw back..."well, you don't LOOK sick". Really?? GRR!) Anyway, I am still surprised when someone asks me why I'm taking pictures of this polka dotted Rubber Duckie and they say, 'oh ya, I have that' or 'my (whoever) has that'. I can't believe there are so many of us who suffer and yet so many to quickly reject our illness!!! I don't get it! Why isn't there more known about this? How many more people have to suffer before it's considered "ok" to talk about it?!

OK, I'm off my soapbox (for now, wink) and on to the FUN part of Fibroduck! Fibroduck is also a support group on facebook and every day Jaime (and her support team) ran a contest last weekend to win some yummy handmade jewelry! In order to enter the contest we had to submit a picture of our FibroDuck in a decade of our choice from the 1900's!! How fun is that??! I immediately thought 1950 Sock Hop and even went to a "50's Diner" for lunch the next day in the hopes of getting some great shots. That didn't work as I had expected it to, SO on to the party store we went, my niece Kristin, FibroDuckie and myself! Well, FibroDuckie made a TON of friends at the party store...seriously...who knew they made so many duckies!!?? I even found 1920's Flapper Duckies!! SO FUN! My niece had a good time laughing at my enthusiasm and I had a FAB time posing my duckie in all sorts of decades! Seeing as how I'm EXTREMELY indecisive, I posted my fave pics on my FB page and asked my friends to vote for which one I should submit. The photo that got the most "hits" was the one I submitted and GUESS WHAT??!! I WON the FibroDuck.com Decade Contest!!!! WAHOO!! :) Here's my entry:

Groovy 1960's FibroDuckie spreading the Fibro Word to his Peaceful Friends! Don't ya just love those glasses??!!

The best part of FibroDuck.com is that it's WORLDWIDE! So check it out! You can either look through the pictures page by page or choose your area of the world and look that way! Have fun and please remember, if you see a person who "doesn't look sick" getting out of a car parked in the handicapped spot, please, please don't judge. You just never know how much pain or how "sick" someone is just by looking at them. Please remember the old saying, "Don't judge a book by it's cover". For those of us who suffer with Fibromyalgia and other "invisible illnesses", that saying is our LIVES! For example, tonight I had Card Club and I was in sooo much pain and sooo exhausted I really didn't think I had the energy to create anything! But, I took a quick nap (can't say it helped though!), plastered a smile on my face and off I went with my pillow (to use in the chair!) in tow! I'm a good "faker" as my Chiropractor would say. With a smile on my face, you'd never know how much pain I'm hiding; some days I can hide it so well my Mom doesn't even know how badly I hurt.

OK, with that being said...CARD CLUB! I went to Card Club tonight at The Inspiration Station and had a good time! I LOVE that store! If you're anywhere close I highly suggest taking a trip! Many independent craft stores are more expensive than the retail stores, but this store offers great products, fabulous selection and prices that are usually cheaper than the retail stores! I love Card Club because not only do you make FOUR easy but FAB cards, you get to take home the stamp (or other product) you worked with!! YAY! So cute! I will upload pics, of the stamp set we took home and the cards I made, tomorrow along with a Saturday Sketch Card & a Bitten By the Bug 2 Card! I'm looking forward to my Friday-free of doctor appointments! Check back for those pics and creations tomorrow! Off to bed before I fall asleep and start drooling on the keyboard! Night all!

~Hugs, JennRo~

P.S. Don't forget to play along with the previous post for a chance to win some BLOG CANDY!!!

Spring Creation Self Challenge Projects #4-7!

WOW! I've been awfully busy the last few days! I have been creating up a storm! I have a little bit of everything for you tonight (or maybe I should say, "this morning"...I really need to go to bed!! lol) My wonderful friend, Aleana, took these pictures today for me! My camera was just NOT cutting it! Hop on over to her website to see her AMAZING work!

-- Project #4 of 30 -- "Miss You" Metallic Butterfly Card --

This card is a design of The Inspiration Station where I took a "Quick & Easy" Card making class the other day! LOVED it! Really, they are all quick and easy! :D I took the class for this card. I knew as soon as I saw it on their website who I was sending it to! The "Miss You" sentiment is a stamp from my own collection as they didn't have a "miss you" stamp there to use. This was my very first "ink job" (smile) using Vintage Photo Distress Ink by Tim Holtz. It turned out a little darker than I would have liked but it was a learning experience! I wish you could see how beautiful this butterfly is in "real" life! We used "Perfect Pearls" Pigment Powder (another first for me!) and I LOVED it! I can't wait to stock up! :)

This picture shows the dimension and a close up of the Pearls! Love those too! :)

-- Project #5 of 30 -- Flowery Stamped Note card --

Another Inspiration Station Design. What a beautifully simple card to construct! Would you believe there are THREE different stamps on this card?? Stunning! I have wanted the lacy punch for quite some time and I think I'm putting it on my wish list for this weekend finally!Showing a side view of the dimensions again! LOVE my pop dots!! (And my pearlies too!!)

-- Project #6 of 30 -- "Thinking of You" Butterfly Card --

This card was SO, SO, SO easy to make! We stamped the background image twice; once on the card and once on a white piece of card stock. Colored in the white card stock buggies with our choice of coloring utensils (I used pencils, as my Copic class isn't until next month!), cut the buggies out and pop dotted them right over top of there counterparts on the card! Added some blueish pearlies (smile) and ribbon and VIOLA! Finished Product!! Oh, we also distressed the edges with Vintage Photo ink. Definitely got the hang of it now! :)Close Up of my handywork! :)Lastly, a close up of the Dimensions and Sentiment w/ BLING! :)

-- Project #7 of 30 -- "Oh Happy Day" Squirrel Card --

This last card designed by Inspiration Station was a little more tedious as there was inking, actual paper distressing and coloring to be done! Not to mention wrapping the twine and making sure to have enough left over to tie the button on! lol ;) "oh happy day" is a stamp with the dots added in with a black fine tip marker. The squirrel (Isn't he soo cute!!??) and the logs are stamped and the "bounce" line is hand drawn with a black fine tip marker. REALLY like this card!

Well, those are the card creations for the last day or so...stay tuned for another post featuring some jewelry creations! Which card was your favorite? *Hugs*