My Cup of Tea

Hello!
Sorry for the lack of posts lately!  I'm currently battling a cold - a nasty cold and haven't felt much like creating.  I also have a new "job"!  I'm working in one of the kindergarten classes doing lunch duty two days a week. Job starts tomorrow.  Hopefully I'm feeling better!  I've heard the last lady quit because there was some ham flying around the classroom.  I'm a little nervous!  This could go rather poorly!!

Okay, today's card is for the Paper Players and Fab Friday challenges.  I really like the sketch from the Paper Players this week.  I had some trouble with the colours though...I actually don't own any Sahara Sand!  How is that possible?  It's probably criminal for a SU demonstrator to NOT own Sahara Sand!  I had to substitute some crumb cake buttons instead!

Supplies:
Cardstock: Basic Gray, So Saffron, Whisper White
Stamps: Tea Shoppe
Ink: Basic Gray, So Saffron
Other: Crumb Cake Buttons, Wide Oval Punch, Extra Large Oval Punch, Boho Blossoms Punch, Apothecary Accents Framelits, Basic Pearls, Square Lattice Textured Impressions Embossing Folder, Dimensionals

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Have a great day!
Jen

Sunday Stamps Challenge #10

Hello!
Happy Sunday!  I hope everyone is having a great weekend!  I can't believe it's Sunday already!!!  Where does the time go?

Today's card is for the Sunday Stamps challenge!  I was asked to be a guest designer this week for them which is such an honour!  This is a great challenge and if you haven't had the chance to check it out you need to hop on over to their blog and give it a whirl.  They alternate between sketch and colour challenges and this week is a great (but challenging) sketch challenge!  Most of you know how I feel about shapes that don't have 4 corners but my fellow FMS Design Team member Jen Mitchell reminded me that ovals and circles are just square with really round corners!!!

I decided to use the Tea Shoppe stamp set for my card.  I also wanted to crack out the Natural Composition Specialty DSP from SU.  I have wanted to give it a try since it arrived at my door!

In hindsight I think I should have cut out the tea cup handles but alas!  I do love those little teacups!

Supplies:
Cardstock: Very Vanilla, Midnight Muse
DSP: Natural Composition Specialty, Comfort Cafe,
Stamps: Tea Shoppe, Sentiment....I can't remember..I just found it on the table!!!!
Ink: Midnight Muse, Cajun Craze,
Other: Basic Pearls, Midnight Muse Satin Stitched Ribbon,  Oval Punch, Scalloped Oval Punch, Word Window Punch, Dimensionals

Thanks for stopping by!
Have a great day!
Jen

Freshly Made Sketches Challenge #40

Hello!
Happy Wednesday!  Halfway through the week already!  I am ashamed to say I didn't make it in the craft room today.  I volunteered to do my son's kindergarten's class' scrapbooks this year (I did the same last year).  The teacher gives me some books, sends home artwork every so often and I glue it in.  I also go on the class trips with them and take pictures.  This year I was excited to do scrapbook layouts of each trip for each kid using My Digital Studio!  It was fantastic and I hope the kids love them!  Our kids are in school until next Thursday so I have a few more days to add the finishing touches to the books.

Okay, enough of kindergarten and onto cards!   So today's Freshly Made Sketches comes from the fabulously talented Lesley Croghan!  You can check her blog out here!

I am never sure what to do with ovals...don't know why.  I work better with squares and rectangles.  Maybe I'm just a square thinker!  I had to use the Comfort Cafe DSP...I just love it!  I thought that the Tea Shoppe set would work well with the paper.  Who doesn't love tea cups?!

Supplies:
Cardstock: Very Vanilla, Soft Suede, Midnight Muse
DSP: Comfort Cafe
Stamps: Tea Shoppe
Ink: Soft Suede
Other: Modern Label Punch, Word Window, Basic Pearls, Soft Suede Taffeta Ribbon, Vintage Wallpaper Embossing Folder

Thanks for stopping by!
Have a great day!
Jen

Happy Mother's Day!

Hello and Happy Mother's Day to you!  I'm a little sad that I'm not celebrating with my mom today BUT I am (or hopefully am) celebrating my 5th Mother's Day at the Happiest Place on Earth!

This is the card that I made for my mom for Mother's Day.  I have been blessed with the perfect mom...no seriously.  She is my best friend!  Don't get me wrong, we don't always get along perfectly but we are perfect for each other!

I'm not sure if she would have received this card on time.  I never know with the postal system how long cards will take!

My mom and I LOVE tea and have a deeper love for tea cups and pots!  I love the Tea Shoppe set and knew that I somehow had to incorporate it into her card!

Supplies:
Cardstock: Soft Suede, Poppy Parade, Lucky Limeade, Very Vanilla
DSP: Everyday Enchantment
Stamps: Tea Shoppe
Ink: Soft Suede
Other: Dimensionals, Very Vanilla Taffeta Ribbon, Basic Pearls, Dots Embossing Folder, Vintage Wallpaper Embossing Folder

Happy Mother's Day Mom!  I love you!!!

Freshly Made Mother's Day

 Hello!
Hope everyone is having a great weekend!  I picked up my brace from the physiotherapist today so I'm finding my movements a slight bit restricted at the moment but I'm sure i'll get used to it soon enough!

Some great news here...I'm being featured on Tiffany Bauer's Blog - My Crafty World tomorrow (Sunday)!  Each Sunday she features "My Crafty Picks" and tomorrow she'll be featuring my blog along with a few others!  Can I convey how totally excited I am!!!

Other news...Stampin' Up! releases their Retiring Stamps list tomorrow!  Stay tuned to the blog!  I wonder what will make the cut?!

It's time for the Freshly Made Sketches Challenge this week.  This week Tui came up with a sketch that challenged me.  I think it took me a few too many go's at it to come up with a card...

Supplies:
Cardstock: Soft Suede, So Saffron, Whisper White
Stamps: Tea Shoppe, Teeny Tiny Wishes
Ink: Soft Suede
Other: Edgelits Dies and Embosslits, Lattice Textured Embossing Folder, Elegant Lines Embossing Folder, Basic Pearls, Modern Label Punch, Circle Dies (Non-SU), Whisper White Grosgrain Ribbon.

Card Sketch Challenge Tea Cups

 Hello!
I had a few minutes this afternoon to start on a card...not the card I need to be working on but a card none the less.  I used the sketch from Splitcoaststampers Card Sketch Challenge (SC370).  The example sketch has an optional front panel/pocket which I decided I would try to incorporate.

It all started out well until I realized that no one would probably realize they are to untie the knot to open the panel!  Perhaps a little tag indicating "Open" is in order!!!

I do love the new Tea Shoppe stamp set from Stampin' Up!  For anyone who truly knows me, you know how much I LOVE tea, tea cups and tea pots!

Well, I did bootcamp two nights in a row and I'm feeling much like rubber...maybe even worse than rubber!  I think closer to spaghetti!



Supplies:
Cardstock: Soft Suede, Very Vanilla, Calypso Coral
DSP: Everyday Enchantment
Stamps: Tea Shoppe
Ink: Calypso Coral, Crump Cake, Pool Party, Lucky Limeade
Other: Very Vanilla Taffeta Ribbon, Dimensionals, Vintage Wall Paper Embossing Folder, Modern Label Punch

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