Merry Monday Snowflakes

Hello!
Hope everyone had a great Monday!  Tuesday is a crazy day here but I'm glad we get it over with early in the week!

I decided that I wanted to participate in the Merry Monday challenge.  I had told Lesley a while ago I would get a card ready for the challenge!  I think I must have been envious of all of her beautiful Christmas cards!!!  I finally had a few minutes to sit down in my disastrous craft room and whip up a card!

I really love the Mixed Medley hostess set.  I love the snowflakes and doubly love the mini scalloped circle punch!  I threw some rhinestones on the snowflakes just so they sparkled a little.

Supplies:
Cardstock: Cherry Cobbler, Very Vanilla
DSP: Festival of Prints DSP Pack
Stamps: Mixed Medley, Chock Full of Cheer (Sentiment)
Ink: Cherry Cobbler, Versamark
Other: White Embossing Powder, Basic Rhinestones, Dimensionals


Thanks for stopping by!
Stop by tomorrow to see this week's sketch for the Freshly Made Sketches challenge!

Jen

Merry Monday Sparkles

Hello!
Hope you are ready for the weekend!  I know I am.  I actually thought Caleb would be more tired after a week of school but he wasn't too bad.  I was excited that I didn't have to make any lunches tonight!!!

I wanted to Tackle the Merry Monday sketch this week.  I really love how I can get my Christmas cards at least started before I actually need them!  If I start in January I should be good to go by next Christmas!

Blue and Silver aren't my favourite Christmas colours but I didn't think the snowflake would look too good in a colour other than silver!  I decided to pair the silver up with Midnight Muse (since it's my new favourite!).  I added a lot of dimension to this card oh and don't forget the bling!!!

The embossing folder is retired but I still do love it for Christmas cards!

Supplies:

Cardstock: Midnight Muse, Whisper White, Silver Glimmer

DSP: Midnight Muse Paper Stack

Stamps: Quint-Essential Flower, Mixed Medley

Ink: Midnight Muse, Versamark

Other: Silver Embossing Powder, Bitty Banners Framelits, Embossing Folder (I can't remember the name...sorry!), Scalloped Circle Punches, 3/4" Circle Punch, Basic Rhinestones

Okay so one more picture of my babes...this is Caleb's first day of school (Tuesday).  I made them pose together...one of them was more excited than the other...tonight though they couldn't wait to sleep together!  They are in Jacob's bunk beds happy as little bugs in rugs!

Thanks for stopping by!
Have a fabulous weekend!
Jen

Merry Christmas and Happy Birthday!

Hello!
Hope you're having a great start to your week!  We had a great day today!  Playdates at the park and swimming lessons in a VERY warm pool!  Jacob has turned into a fish and there's nothing stopping him now!  Tomorrow (Tuesday) is a VERY special day at our house!  Tomorrow is my baby's 4th birthday!  I can't believe Jacob will be 4!  Those years have sure gone by fast.  He has changed so much and is now growing up so quickly!  We are heading out to a playdate with his best friend Caitlin this morning then onto lunch at McDonald's....it was his choice...not mine!  Dinner will be tacos - his absolute favourite!

Okay...enough of me and my baby!  Today I decided to tackle this week's Merry Monday challenge.  I'm totally bummed I missed last week's challenge so I needed to get this card made today!  This card took me forever to do...it started out looking very different...honestly...sometimes I wonder about how my brain works!  I think this card looks a bit better in person than it does in jpeg!

I love the lacy brocade embossing folder and couldn't help but use it!  Of course I also had to throw at least one pearl in there!  I also got my hands on the new Stampin' Up! sanding block...must say it's way better than stealing sandpaper from my husband's workshop!!!

Supplies;
Cardstock: Early Espresso, Very Vanilla, Champagne Glimmer
Stamps: Mixed Medley, Bright Hopes
Ink: Versarmark, Early Espresso
Other: Scalloped Circle Punches, circle punch, Very Vanilla Taffeta Ribbon, Lacy Brocade Embossing Folder, Dimensionals, Basic Pearls


Here is a picture of my pumpkin 30 minutes after he was born (6 weeks early)...not the healthiest baby.
Below is a picture of Jacob this past weekend with a fabulous Angry birds card my mom made for him!

Merry Monday Ornaments

Hello!
I hope you've enjoyed the week!  I'm not sure where the week has gone though!  I think that's a good thing!   My husband has developed the plague that is going around our house.  Well...I shouldn't say that.  He has something completely different.  He has a VERY bad cold...almost a flu.  We have our church's VBS program next week so I CANNOT get sick.  My hands are raw from washing!

So I have a few card orders to fill this week BUT my Holiday Catalogue pre-order arrived today!  How could I not crack it all open!  Tomorrow I'll have to just look at it instead of actually using it!  The new ornament stamps were so fun to use especially when there were framelit dies available to cut them out!!!

This week's (or this month's) Merry Monday challenge is to use an old challenge sketch to create a card.  I found this sketch from Challenge #6 and decided to use it!

So...this isn't a traditional coloured card but I still decided that it would be fun to make!  Hopefully on the weekend I'll get a chance to make a more traditionally coloured one!

I have a card done for tomorrow so hopefully I'll get a chance tomorrow night to get it posted.

Supplies:
Cardstock: Very Vanilla, Basic Black, Island Indigo
DSP: Festival of Prints DSP Stack
Stamps: Ornament Keepsakes, Petite Pairs
Ink: Basic Black, Island Indigo
Other: Holiday Ornaments Framelits Dies, Labels Collection Framelits Dies, Chevron Textured Impressions Embossing Folder, Lacy Brocade Textured Impressions Embossing Folder, Basic Pearls, Word Window Punch, Dimensionals

Thanks for stopping by!  Have a great day!

Jen

Merry Monday Sparkles

Hello!
Hope my fellow Canadians are enjoying their long weekend!  I spent most of the day inside with Caleb.  He is still pretty sick.  He doesn't usually get sick and if he does it's only for a day.  He was up most of last night with a fever and feeling sick.  He asked me to sleep at the end of his bed (which resulted in a lack of sleep for me!) which is so unusual for him.  Anyhow, he is in bed now, and his fever had finally dissipated.  We shall see!  I am exhausted and heading to be early tonight!

This is a card I made yesterday using Lesley Croghan's Merry Monday Sketch!  I still can't quite get into that Christmas card making mood but this year I'd like to get my own cards done ahead of time!
I am a girl torn between gold/red cards and blue/silver ones!  Since I had some silver glimmer paper sitting on my desk it won out!

Supplies:
Cardstock: Night of Navy, Glimmer Paper, Whisper White
Stamps: Chock Full of Cheer
Ink: Night of Navy
Other: Snowflake Punch (Retired), Northern Flurry Textured Embossing Folder, Basic Rhinestones

Thanks for stopping by!
Jen

Merry Monday on Saturday

Hello!
I hope everyone is having a great weekend!  I just spent the last hour and a bit gluing the frog unit artwork into the kindergarten scrapbooks.  The sad part is that I only got the JKs done...I will have to do the SKs tomorrow night!!!

I got a few minutes yesterday afternoon (since my husband was home to entertain Caleb!) to make a few cards.  I really wanted to try the Merry Monday sketch so I decided to haul out some Christmas stamps!

Lesley had a challenging sketch this week so I was stumped for a bit while I decided what to do!  I think being stumped while card making is becoming a common theme!  I decided to go with a brown and gold theme since really those are the colours I truly love!

I am starting to like the idea of getting a Christmas card done each week!  If only I had started playing along earlier!!!

Supplies:
Cardstock: Very Vanilla, Early Espresso, Brushed Gold
Stamps: Snow Swirled, Petite Pairs
Ink: Versamark
Other: Early Espresso Ribbon, Scalloped Circle Punch, Circle Punch, Glimmer Brads, Embossing Folder (that I forget the name of), Word Window Punch, Bitty Banners Framelits Dies

Thanks for stopping by!
Have a great day tomorrow!!!

Jen

Merry Monday Challenge

Hello!

I hope everyone had a great day today!  I had a great day!  Got lots done this morning while my husband did some errands with the boys.  It's amazing how much you can get done without little helpers!  It's not very often I can get so much accomplished without interruption!  My new Stampin' Up! order arrived this afternoon!  I was so excited!  It's just like Christmas!  I then looked at everything and didn't know where to start!  I guess we'll try again tomorrow when I'm not so tired!!!

I tackled Lesley's Merry Monday Challenge today!  This is my first time with this challenge.  I figure if I start not maybe by Christmas I'll have enough cards made!!!  I couldn't wait to try out my new Christmas stamp set and paper!!!  I loved the sketch that the design team came up with and decided to give it a whirl!

Supplies:

Cardstock: Cherry Cobbler, Gumball Green, Very Vanilla

DSP: Be of Good Cheer

Stamps: Chock-Full of Cheer, Petite Pairs

Ink: Gumball Green (I LOVE this colour!), Cherry Cobbler

Other: Gumball Green Ribbon, Dimensionals, Embossing Folder (I forget the name!!!)

Thanks for stopping by!  

Hopefully I'll be back tomorrow with a Colour Q or Mojo monday card!!!

Jen