Bunches of Love Card!

The challenge over at Digital Tuesday this week was to create something using shades of gray and only one other color (white was allowed). I chose to use red and this cute little mouse digi that I got for free! I'm sorry I don't remember where it came from. I colored him in with pencils and then used glossy accents on his hearts and nose! I used Creative Memories DP and triple matted the image using 2 shades of gray and red. I looped ribbons into tags and stuck them behind the image. I used my alpha beads to spell out love. Don't forget to check out my BLOG CANDY up for grabs until February 14th!

--This project is entered in the following challenges--
Digital Tuesday - Shades of Gray & 1 other color

So Saturday - Valentine

Creative Inspirations - Valentine/Love

40:31 Challenge - Valentine

Papertake Weekly - Anything Goes

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~Hugs, JennRo~

Valentine For a Man Card!

I created this next card specifically with a masculine feel to go along with the Cricut Cardz challenge this week. I combined it with Crafty Creation's poem inspiration challenge. I used ultra shiny red satin paper, Creative Memories DP and a sheet music stamp (in Vintage Photo). I cut the heart using my Cricut and the George & Basic Shapes cartridge, twice; once in shadow and one base cut. I printed the sentiment off the computer (a line from the poem) and then inked over the white paper using Vintage Photo Distress Ink by Ranger. You can't really tell in the photo but the banner is rippled so it looks like it's flying or waving. --This project is entered in the following challenges--
Cricut Cardz Challenge - Valentine for a Man
Crafty Creations - Poem Inspiration
So Saturday Challenge - Valentine

Creative Inspirations - Valentine/Love

40:31 Challenge - Valentine

Papertake Weekly - Anything Goes

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~Hugs, JennRo~

Get Well Card!

I made this Get Well Soon card for a dear friend of mine who had to have her knee replaced. The bouquet of flowers is a rubba' stamp and I textured the darker lilac paper using my Sizzix Texture Boutique and the Cuttlebug Swiss Dots folder. The "Get Well Soon" is also a rubba' stamp. I decided against coloring in the image and went for a simple look. I added three purple roses to finish it off. Another reminder to check out my BLOG CANDY!

--This project is entered in the following challenges--
PaperTake Weekly - Anything Goes & Flowers


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Be My Valentine Card!

This is my first time entering a challenge over at Peachy Keen Stamps Challenge Blog! I thought one of the requirements was to use Peachy Keen Stamps, which I unfortunately do not own, but that is only for their Friday challenge! YAY! The Tuesday challenge is open to use whatever stamp you would like! WAHOO! So this week's challenge is a sketch and make it monochromatic! Here's the sketch: And here's my take! I used various shades of red (pink is a shade!) The stamp is from Ellephantastic and came colored! LOVE that! The ribbon is from Bo Bunny. I cut the heart and circles using my Cricut and George & Basic Shapes cartridge. I then cut the circles in half. I textured the heart and vertical rectangle (after I distressed the edges) with my Sizzix Texture Boutique and Cuttlebug Swiss Dots folder. I went over the heart with Moonlight White ink and then stickled each dot with Diamond stickles. I also inked all the paper edges with Vintage Photo Ink by Ranger. I stickled the edges of the circles also. I faux stitched with my trusty white gel pen for a finished look.
Can you see the glitz?

--This project is entered in the following challenges--
Peachy Keen Stamps - Sketch & Monochromatic
Papertake Weekly - Anything Goes
40:31 Creations - Valentine
Really Reasonable Ribbon - Red, Pink & White

PaperPlay Challenge - Stamp It Out

Totally Gorjuss - As You Like It

Paper Playtime - Anything Goes & Digi

Creative Inspirations Challenge - Valentine/Love

So Saturday Challenge - Valentine

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~Hugs, JennRo~

Thank You Snow Much Card!

Howdy everyone! Hope once again everyone is nice and warm! I'm well over 5,000 hits now and almost at 50 followers! I can't believe it! Please pass on the CANDY word if you haven't already and don't forget to comment! I've decided to keep the actual candy a surprise for the lucky winner! Hurry, February 14th will be here before we know it!

OK, on to today's creation! There is a sketch over at PaperTake Weekly Challenge this week.

Here's the sketch:

Here's my take on the sketch! The image is from the very talented Dustin Pike and was colored using pencils. Then I used Glossy Accents on his top hat and stickles on the hearts and around his snow parts! I faux stitched around the white circle and matted the image on brick red cardstock. The sentiment is a rubba' stamp and says "Thank you snow much!". I used the Swiss Dots Cuttlebug folder on the light blue paper. I used a fine weight white twine on the white buttons.

Hope you like it! Check out the rest of my blog for various blog hops and candy alerts!

--This project is entered in the following challenges--
PaperTake Weekly Challenge - Sketch #52

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~Hugs, JennRo~

Christmas Thank You Card!

I created this cute 4x6 card using Dustin Pike's snowfriends image. I've used this image a few times already this winter but it's just so darn cute! The three background papers are glittery but you can't see that in the picture. :( I hand colored the image using pencils and then stickled around my snowman and on the hats of the penguin and teddy. This card was based off a sketch from Polka Doodles this week (see pic below).
How'd I do on my interpretation of the sketch? I am SO excited as I'm headed up to New Hampshire tomorrow for a 4 day scrapbooking retreat at the beautiful Pilgrim Pines camp resort with some FAB ladies!! I don't know how much scrapping I'll actually get done since we're all so social but it'll be a great time anyway! I hope everyone has a great weekend and is having a great New Year!

--This project is entered in the following challenges--
Polka Doodles - Sketch and hand colored image

Kaboodle Doodles - Anything Goes

PaperTake Weekly - Anything Goes

ABC Christmas Challenge - A for Anything Goes

Lots To Do - New Beginnings (new paper and new sketch)

All Sorts Challenge - Thank You

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~Hugs, JennRo~

Pink and Green Frosty Card!

Only 3 more days until Christmas!! Is all your shopping done and wrapped? My shopping is done and everything is wrapped! I had a hard time wrapping this year; my hips just didn't like standing in one place. Thankfully my Mom was very helpful and did a lot for me. Thanks Mom!! Well, this is my very first "wobbly" card I've made. I saw a great tutorial on it at Fantabulous Cricut Challenge a week or so ago and thought I'd give it a try. You can see the video here! This week at ABC Christmas Challenge the challenge is "Zero Time" because there is zero time left for Christmas card making and mailing. We could choose any of the previous challenges to do over or do if we didn't have a chance to do them originally. I decided to do F is for Frosty and G is for Glitz for a combined challenge. I made this cute card using some Glitzy paper I had from last Christmas' crafting journeys! All three papers are glittery (see below for better pictures). The Frosty image is called heartline and is from Dustin Pike. I made the image wobble as shown in the video below. So easy and so fun! I added glossy accents to his hat and Stickles just about everywhere! Cotton Candy stickles on the hearts and Frosted Lace stickles on Frosty's body. I used two stamps from Hero Arts; "Make the Season Bright" is on the outside and then "Merry Christmas" is on the inside.

--This project is entered in the following challenges--
ABC Christmas Challenge - Zero (G is for Glitz and F is for Frosty)

Digital Tuesday - Celebrate (the Season)
PaperTake Weekly - Anything Goes

Kaboodle Doodle - Clean & Simple

Pixie Cottage - Celebrate (the Season)

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~Hugs, JennRo~

Happy 5th Birthday Card!

The challenge over at Polka Doodles this week is to make something "age related". I made this card for my nephew's 5th birthday. I used the Cricut Alphilicious cartridge and the Design Studio to create the 5 and added a chipboard die cut of Lightning McQueen. I used the Alphalicious cart for "Gear Up" and the Design Studio for the inside writing as well. I faux stitched around the yellow cardstock as well as the "5".

--This project is entered in the following challenges--
Polka Doodles - Age Related

Papertake Weekly - Anything Goes

Totally Gorjuss - For someone special

Lots to Do - Favorite Card of 2010

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~Hugs, JennRo~

Thank You Turkey Card!

I hope you all had a great weekend! I created this cute little turkey card today. I used some nice vintage papers and my cricut with the Create A Critter cart. I inked the edges of everything in Vintage Photo Ink and created the little Thank You sentiment on the computer.

--This project is entered in the following challenges--
Sentimental Sundays - Thankful

Polka Doodles - Give Thanks

Papertake - Autumn Skies

Fantabulous Cricut Challenge - Thankful

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~Hugs, JennRo~

Encouraging Bunny Card!

This week at Friday Sketchers we were asked to create something using the sketch I based this card on. PaperTake Weekly asked for stitching and Sentimental Sunday asked for Encourgaement/Support. Combine all three together and this is what I came up with using a rubber stamp image colored with pencils. I've been on a monochromatic kick lately, I'm not sure why!

--This project is entered in the following challenges--
Sentimental Sunday - Encouragement

PaperTake Weekly - In Stitches
Friday Sketchers - Sketch

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~Hugs, JennRo~

Christmas in June!

Yes, that's right! Christmas in June!! :) The challenge this week over at Digital Tuesday's blog is to use a Christmas digi and this week's challenge is sponsored by (drum roll please...) DOODLE DRAGON STUDIOS!!!! You know I love my Dustin Pike images!!! Fingers crossed the random org. picks my project!! :)

So I combined this with the PaperTake challenge this week which was the following sketch:

I chose one of my favorite images from Dustin Pike (this was not a requirement, I just seemed right since he's sponsoring the challenge!) and colored it with pencils. I used Glossy Accents on Dudley the Dragon and on Santa's nose and boots. Once that was dry, I flocked the trim on Santa's suit with a thick, linen white flocking powder.

I used red cardstock to mat the image and then combined it with green cardstock and shiny snowflake DP. I added some mini roses and rounded my corners to finish the card.

--This project is entered in the following challenges--
Digital Tuesday Challenge - Christmas with Digi Stamp

PaperTake Challenge - Sketch

Crafty Creations - Shine (Dragon, Santa and Shiny Paper)

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~Hugs, JennRo~

BBQ Invitation!

I created this next project for Papertake Weekly as their challenge was "Summer Fun" and I couldn't think of anything more fun in the summer than getting together with family and friends at a Bar-B-Que (BBQ)!! I had this cute Hedgie image from Dustin Pike that I thought would be perfect. This project did not start off as an invitation but don't you just love how our creative minds are able to transform a project right in the middle?! I used bright colors because they remind me of summer (my favorite season, btw!) and I cut the "You're Invited" from the Alphalicious Cricut cartridge twice; once using the shadow feature (blue) and once using the base feature (yellow).

Isn't this Hedgie just toooo cute??!! Oops! I just noticed I forgot something...can you see what it is? Oh well! lol
--This project is entered in the following challenges--
PaperTake Weekly - Summer Fun


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Butterfly Best Wishes Card!

Hello bloggyFriends! Hope you've had a great weekend! I wanted to share a few things with you tonight. This project was created using the PaperTake Weekly sketch #41.

--This project is entered in the following challenges--

PaperTake Weekly - Sketch #41

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Chic Codi Brown/Pink Circles Birthday Card!

I have been very busy at the craft table the last two days! Here is one I just finished up and just under the deadline too! As I might fall asleep at the keyboard I will keep the details to a minimum. I usued PollyCraft's Chic Codi image (I've been using her a lot...hope she doesn't mind! lol) The Challenge over at Pixie Cottage was to create something using a sketch. I think I did pretty well with that and the challenge over at PaperPlay was to create something using the theme "Brown and...". I chose Brown and Pink as I love that combo! The challenge at the Totally Gorjuss blog was to create something with the theme "Round and Round". Finally the challenge this week at PaperTake Weekly was to"Say it with Flowers". So keeping all of that in mind here it is....!!

--This project is entered in the following challenges--

Pixie Cottage Challenge - Sketch

PaperPlay Challenge - Brown and...

Totally Gorjuss - Round and Round

PaperTake Weekly - Say it With Flowers

Don't forget about my BLOG CANDY!! Check out the post to learn more!!

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Dudley Pink, Green & White Birthday Card!

Another post today! I just happened to be on a pink and green kick over the past few days as you can tell by my posts today! lol Oh well! It's a great color combo, what can I say?! :) I created this project for the Doodle Dragon Studios Challenge Blog. The challenge was to use the colors Pink, Green and White. I LOVE Dustin Pike's images and use them frequently. For this project I chose to use Happy Birthday Dudley. I used the Sizzix Texture Boutique and the Happy Birthday Cuttlebug folder to texturize the green background paper. I colored Dudley with pencils and then used Glossy Accents to add some shine to the image. I faux stitched around Dudley's circle and doodled around the pink and green papers. I added pink & white polka dotted ribbon to my green paper then began to assemble my card. I popped the pink rectangle and Dudley up twice (I'm sorry I didn't get a side view pic!), rounded my card corners, added the "Happy Birthday" sentiment (it's a sticker!! LOVE IT!), popped up two shades of pink flowers (which are attached with a pink brad topped with a pink rhinestone!), added some pink bling to the bottom corner (it looked naked! lol), added a pink rhinestone on the top of Dudley's Birthday party hat and finally added some Luster Baubles in "Ice" to the left side of Dudley's circle. I really love the way this turned out and I hope you do too!

Showing the Glossy Accents!

--This project is entered in the following challenges--
Doodle Dragon Studios - Pink, Green & White

PaperTake Challenges - Shiny, Sparkly and Special

Another reminder about my BLOG CANDY running until May 21st!!

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~Hugs, JennRo~