Challenge #4

Thursday Splitcoast Challenge #67 is Ways to Use It. This week it’s ways to use envelopes.

Here’s my contribution. I used the mini envelope template. All supplies are Stampin’ Up! unless otherwise indicated.

• It Says: Thanks a bunch!
• Stamp Sets: Much Appriciated, Alphabities
• Ink: Pretty in Pink, Certainly Celery
• Card Stock: Whisper White, Pretty in Pink, Certainly Celery, Barely Banana, Creamy Caramel, Double Sided Designer Series Paper, Card Stock Vellum
• Accessories: Mini Envelope Template, Flower Punch, Bone Folder, Celery Marker

Challenge #3

Wednesday’s challenge is a card sketch #78.

I love this layout and use it all the time. Here’s my creation.

• Stamp Set: Wonderful Weaves
• Ink: Pretty in Pink, Barely Banana, Pixie Pink, Close to Cocoa
• Card Stock: Pretty in Pink, Barely Banana, Pixie Pink, Close to Cocoa, Apricot Appeal, Creamy Caramel, Very Vanilla
• Accessories: Flower Punch, Large Square Punch

ps: I GOT MY NEW CATALOG!!!!!!!! THAT’S WHY THIS POST IS LATE. It’s fabulous!

Challenge #2

For Tuesday I did the color combo challenge #68.

Here are the colors assigned to use:

blush blossom
night of navy
bordering blue
regal rose

I didn’t really have blush blossom, so I just used the other 3 colors. All supplies are Stampin’ Up! unless otherwise noted.

• Stamp Sets: Retired hostess Set
• Ink: Basic Brown
• Card Stock: Night of Navy, Regal Rose, Bordering Blue, Very Vanilla
• Accessories: Word Window Punch, Scalloped Scissors (non Stampin’ Up!), Linen Thread, Stampin’ Pastels, Stampin’ Deminsionals
• Technique: Pastels (Beginner), Latch Card (Easy)

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Eric and Maggie mae hung out with me last night while I made this card.

Here theyare in the rocking chair:

Maggie’s favorite spot is on her Daddy’s lap.

Found a blog challenge on Two Peas

Check it out here. Here’s my response:

1. FIRST NAME? Jennifer

2. WERE YOU NAMED AFTER ANYONE? No (ps Jennifer was the #1 name in 1980 – the year i was born…my mom is SO creative!)

3. WHEN DID YOU LAST CRY? Saturday after my grandmother totally burned me

4. DO YOU LIKE YOUR HANDWRITING? i like it when i try to write neat.

5. WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE LUNCH MEAT? turkey?

6. DO YOU HAVE KIDS? i have one fur baby

7. IF YOU WERE ANOTHER PERSON, WOULD YOU BE FRIENDS WITH YOU? yeah…i’m so freakin’ awesome

8. DO YOU HAVE A JOURNAL? i blog about every other day…that’s as close to a journal as i have

9. DO YOU USE SARCASM A LOT? Nooooo, not ME!!!

10. DO YOU STILL HAVE YOUR TONSILS? as far as i know

11. WOULD YOU BUNGEE JUMP? no!

13. DO YOU UNTIE YOUR SHOES WHEN YOU TAKE THEM OFF? depends on the shoes

14. DO YOU THINK YOU ARE STRONG? i’m a wuss

15. WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE ICE CREAM FLAVOR? vanilla…i like to put goodies on it!

16. SHOE SIZE? 9.5

17. RED OR PINK? pink

18. WHAT IS YOUR LEAST FAVORITE THING ABOUT YOURSELF? i put important stuff off til the last minute, i do unimportant stuff right away.

19. WHO DO YOU MISS THE MOST? my younger brother (he’s in m’boro)

20. WHEN AND WHERE WERE YOU BORN? Huntingdon, TN 1980

21. WHAT COLOR PANTS AND SHOES ARE YOU WEARING? dark wash blue jeans…no shoes

22. WHAT IS THE LAST THING YOU ATE? ruffles chips

23. WHAT ARE YOU LISTENING TO RIGHT NOW? a commercial on Yahoo! radio

24. IF YOU WERE A CRAYON, WHAT COLOR WOULD YOU BE? salmon (i never used that crayon. so i want to be that crayon so that i don’t loose the top part of my head!)

25. FAVORITE SMELL? meat cooking…preferably grilling

26. WHO WAS THE LAST PERSON YOU TALKED WITH ON THE PHONE? Eric, my beloved

27. THE FIRST THING YOU NOTICE ABOUT PEOPLE YOU MEET? whether or not they are smiling.

28. DO YOU HAVE A SPECIAL TALENT? i can untie any knot

29. FAVORITE DRINK? naughty Dr. Pepper

30. FAVORITE SPORT? i like to watch football, i like to play racquetball

31. HAIR COLOR? boring brown

32. EYE COLOR? blue

33. DO YOU WEAR CONTACTS? yes

34. FAVORITE FOOD? Ma’s creamed corn w/ cornbread.

35. SCARY MOVIES OR HAPPY ENDING? happy ending.

36. LAST MOVIE YOU WATCHED? (embarrassed to admit) Flight of the Navigator

37. WHAT COLOR SHIRT ARE YOU WEARING? Berry with a white collar

38. SUMMER OR WINTER? winter (so i can wear knitted scarves!)

39. HUGS OR KISSES? hugs all the way!

40. FAVORITE DESSERT? soft serve ice cream

41. WHAT BOOKS ARE YOU READING? A Good Yarn

42. WHAT’S ON YOUR MOUSE PAD? no mouse pad (i’ve got one of those laser mouses/mice???)

43. FAVORITE SOUNDS? cheery songs on the car radio w/ the windows down.

44. ROLLING STONES OR BEATLES? beatles

45. THE FURTHEST YOU’VE BEEN FROM HOME. 1500 miles???

46. IF YOU COULD PICK ANY TWO PEOPLE TO HAVE DINNER WITH, WHO WOULD THEY BE? Paul and my Mom (luckily i get to do this a lot!)

Challenges

I’m going to try and do a Splitcoast challenge every day this week.

So for Monday it’s Try a New Technique: Spinner Cards (find the instructions for spinner cards here)

What’s a spinner card you might ask???

A spinner card is a card that has an embellishment that spins.

On my example below the star spins from side to side when you tilt the card from side to side. All supplies are Stampin’ Up!

• It Says: You’re a Star
• Stamp Sets: Letterpress Alpha, Stars and Swirls (I can’t live without this set!)
• Ink: Night of Navy
• Card Stock: Bashful Blue, Night of Navy
• Accessories: Word Window Punch (to make the slot), Stampin’ Deminsionals, Sliver Grosgrain Ribbon, Mini Glue Dots, Stampin’ Write Marker, 2 pennies
• Technique: Spinner Card (Advanced)

A quickie!

I have been insanly studying for my nursing classes this weekend, but I did manage to make this quick masculine card for a SCS color challenge #67. All supplies are Stampin' Up! unless ortherwise indicated.

• It says: happy birthday
• Stamp Sets: Good Times, Sporting Goods, Everyday Flex Phrases
• Ink: Night of Navy, Only Orange, Certainly Celery
• Card Stock: Night of Navy, Only Orange, Certainly Celery, Whisper White
• Accessories: Word Window Punch, 1/2" circle punch (non-Stampin' Up!)

ANOTHER completed knitting project.

I am so excited by how fast my little felted clutch knitted up. I used a pattern from One Skein (get this book immediately) by Leigh Radford. I used Lion Brand Bolero 100% wool in Tutti Frutti.

Here’s the bag being knitted: Use size 15, 24″ Circular needles (I used 16″)

The bag knitted but not felted:

After felting:

FABULOUS!!!!!

Neato Cards!

Yes…I still make cards. I love this color combo so much I made 2 cards using it. All supplies are Stampin' Up! unless otherwise noted.

 I thought this would be a masculine card with the atichoke, but I think the flowers make it too girly. Foiled again by that pretty flower punch!!!
 

•  It says: Happy Birthday
• Stamp Sets: Tag Punch Box, Wonderful Weaves, Little Pieces
• Ink: Elegant Eggplant, Always Artichoke, Tempting Turquoise, Close to Cocoa
• Card Stock: Tempting Turquoise, Elegant Eggplant, Perfect Plum, Always Artichoke, Very Vanilla
• Accessories: Tag Punch, Hodgepodge Hardware, Flower Punch, Hemp Twine, Eggplant Grosgrain Ribbon, Paper Piercer and Template
• Technique: Paper Piercing (Beginner)

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I'm surprised there isn't any glitter on this card. 

 

• It Says: Many Thanks
• Stamp Sets: Easy Elegance, Wonderful Weaves, All Year Cheer
• Ink: Always Artichoke, Elegant Eggplant,Tempting Turquoise
• Card Stock: Elegant Eggplant, Always Artichoke, Very Vanilla
• Accessories: Hodgepodge Hardware Kit, Eggplant Grosgrain Ribbon, Stamp-a-ma-Jig, Mini Glue Dots
• Technique: Two-step Stampin' (Beginner) 

I’m Moblogging!

I've beenusing my Yahoo! 360° account to do some moblogging the past few days.

What's moblogging?

Posting blog entries with your cell phone.

My entries will consist of random pics of my everyday life with a small amount of text.

I hope you will check it out. 

Free Needles

My Grandmother told me that knitting is not her thing so she gave me all her stash. She had 12 pairs of aluminium needles…various sizes. (They were handed down to her too, so I'm at least the 3rd owner). Yay!!!!

Cards that are pretty!

Here are some pretty cards I made tonight! All supplies are Stampin’ Up! unless otherwise noted.

• It says: Thinking of You
• Stamp Sets: All Year Cheer, Letterpress Alphabet, Itty Bitty Backgrounds
• Ink: Pixie Pink, Pretty In Pink, Certainly Celery
• Card stock: Very Vanilla, Pretty in Pink, Pixie Pink, Certainly Celery, Close to Cocoa
• Accessories: Close to Cocoa Marker, Flower Punch, Celery Ribbon
• Technique: Stampin’ Markers (Beginner)
• My inspiration for this card

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• It says: Thinking of You
• Stamp Sets: All year Cheer, Letterpress Alpha, Print Pattern Background, Little Pieces
• Ink: Close to Cocoa, Pixie Pink, Pretty in Pink, Barely Banana
• Card Stock: Very Vanilla, Barely Banana
• Accessories: Close to Cocoa Marker, Rose Robbon, Mini Glue Dots
• Technique: Stampin’with Markers (Beginner)

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• It says: Celebrate Love. Wishing you love and laughter forever after.
• Stamp Sets: Everyday Flex Phrases, Retired Sell-a-bration Set, Curvy Verses
• Ink: Dew Drop Cosmic Copper Clearsnap (non-Stampin’ Up! metallic pigment ink)
• Card Stock: Simmery White, Vellum Card Stock
• Accessories: Stamp-a-ma-Jig, Sizzix Heart Die and Cutting Machine, Silver Painty Pen

If you like my cards leave me a comment!!!!! I need validation.

WOW!

I actually FINISHED a project!!!!! Here is my knitted clutch before finishing and assembly:

Here’s the completed clutch:

And here’s the clutch in ACTION! Holding my essentials.

You can see by comparing the size to my cell phone that it is not a very big item, but that’s why I got it done so quickly. Also, I think I will add some velcro to keep it closed. I tried felting…yeah it didn’t work. There’s just not enough wool in this particular yarn to achieve a really good felt. All I accomplished was some really gnarly fuzz.

I’m working on the matching coin purse right now. I may also add a wrist strap to the finished clutch…we’ll see though.

A bit ‘o knit

By the way I can knit (kind of). I was making a sweater…that was taking too long soooooo…here’s a new project.

It’s going to be a clutch with a rosette. I’m using el cheapo Hobby Lobby yarn (it’s the only kind they had that contained even a smudge of REAL wool…maybe it will felt).

I may even make the little coin purse too….but that DOES involve decreasing! We’ll see.

Here’s the birthday girl.

It's Maggie Mae's birthday. She's 3 years old today.

 

Does this look like a puppy that had a good birthday?

 

The answer is no! 

Get your Card on

Made some more cards!

 

• It says: hoppy birthday! Inside says – you're toad-lly awesome.
• Stamp Sets: Unfrogettable
• Ink: Green Galore, Tempting Turquoise
• Paper: Tempting Tuquoise, Green Galore, Whisper White
• Accessories: Eggplant Grosgrain Ribbon, Black Stampin' Write Marker, Large Square Punch, Google Eyes, Glue pen

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• Stamp Sets: Beauty of Nature
• Ink: Versamark, Dew Drop Cosmic Copper (non Stampin' Up!)
• Paper: Cardstock Vellum, Shimmer White, Brushed Copper
• Accessories: Irredescent Ice Embossing Powder, Heat Tool
• Technique: Heat Embossing on Vellum (Intermediate), Paper Tearing (Beginner)

Here's a close up of the embossing so you can see the glitter.