♥ Where we Love is Home ♥ JBelle Tuesday!

First off, I want to say Congratulations to all the new Jacksonbelle Design Team members! You all will love being a JBelle Rockstar! You can see the announcement HERE! Second, I will miss all the DT members who are leaving us this week! But I know they won't go too far! Good luck in everything that you do! This week we have another fun sketch that we would love for you to do too! If uploading to SCS, please use keyword JBE060, or you can send a link to your card here to the JBelle Blog!

For my card, I used some of that Oh, so cute Pink Paislee Enchanting paper. I folded it in half and then trimmed that piece in half to form my base. The Maya Road chipboard house is covered in some more Pink Paislee paper, the punched Martha Stewart butterflies are Fancy Pants paper and the background paper behind the house is October Afternoon. But I bet, you all knew that already! ;) I added a Melissa Frances rub-on, some gingham and crocheted ribbon, which was beige, but I added some Mint Shimmerz paint to it as well as some Pink Poinsettia Shimmerz to the heart on the house. I hope you like it!!

Now on to check out the rest of the JBelle Rockstars! Next week, some names will change to reflect the new DT!

AJ Otto
Heather Lee-Reppen
Jennifer Buck
Jill Dunn
Kimberly O'Rosky
Lindsey Botkin
Lynda Benden
Michelle Woerner
Maren Benedict
Shannan Teubner

Have a wonderful day!!

Hugs,

Triple the Sketch and Pink Persimmon! Win a $50 Gift Certificate!!

Pink Persimmon stamps has teamed up with Triple the Sketch for a fun sketch challenge for their 1 year month-long Anniversary Celebration!! And you can win a $50 gift certificate to Pink Persimmon just for playing along! Just visit THIS POST over at Triple the Sketch for all the details and it's also where you would send a link to your card. This is the fun sketch that could be used for a LO or a card.

For my card I switched the layout of the sketch around a bit, because I really wanted to use this adorable set called Little Red Wagon and it was the only way to fit it in! hehe My background paper is by Cosmo Cricket and I also used some Melissa Frances rub-ons, Kaiser Craft pearls, a wooden heart and some May Arts Satin Ribbon. I colored in the images with some Copics. Hope you like it!

I want to give a special thank you to Darcy of Pink Persimmon Stamps for having me be their June Guest Designer! I had a blast and I just adore their stamps! Thank you!

Have a wonderful day!!

Hugs,

Schools out for...summer fun! ♥MMSC7♥

This card is for this week's Midnight Madness Sketch over at Priscilla Styles. What a wonderful blog and talented and sweet DT, Priscilla has! And she is super sweet too! They actually gave me the award on the right side this week! I was so honored! Thank you again Priscilla and the MM DT!

For this weeks card, I used some Webster's Pages and Making Memories Noteworthy papers. I trimmed down alot the MM papers to fit the sketch. The ice cream cone is some Melissa Frances chipboard, which I covered with some pink felt, glitter, more MM paper, ric rac, crocheted ribbon and I made the "cherries" out of some buttons and MF ribbon. The stars are Scenic Route chipboard and the "Summer fun" is a Studio G stamp. Hope you like it?!!

I will be having another giveaway shortly!!

And before I leave, can you believe the day yesterday?! We lost Farrah Fawcett and Michael Jackson! Farrah was sick with cancer, so it wasn't a shock but Michael Jackson!! I am still in shock! My heart goes out to all the families and friends and fans around the world! So sad!!

Have a wonderful weekend and remember to give all those close to you a hug and tell the how much you love them, just because!!

Hugs,

Digi Stamp Thursday! A Baby Frame!

Hi Everyone! Today is Lindsay's Stamp Stuff day around here! So that means time to use the Digi stamps! I decided to use some digi stamps from her Babies and Bows Collection. It's one of my faves! It comes with 11 different adorable baby digi stamps for only 6 bucks! They are all so cute! I decided to use the rattle and print out 2 of the shoes. I adhered the 2nd shoe with some mini pop dots. The papers on the frame are by Bo Bunny and I also used some little metal baby charms, a Melissa Frances Rub-On and some crocheted and satin ribbon.

Now don't forget to get your FREE Digi Stamp by Lindsay! Just visit the rest of Lindsay's talented DT to find it!! :) And also, when you spend $10 in Lindsay's Store, you get a free digi card kit! But hurry, it only runs until the end of June!

Janet
Olena
Michelle H
Kimberly
Tracey
Tamara
Lisa
Margie
Katt
Row
Lindsay~Owner
Cindi ~ June Guest Designer

I will be having a Giveaway soon!! So stay tuned!! ;) Have a Great Day!!

Hugs,

A Dirty Dozen Card!

I can finally show you one of the cards I made for the March Fan Club/Dirty Dozen Gallery over at Splitcoaststampers. Since it is a pay-to-see gallery, I have to wait 3 months before I can show them anywhere. The March theme was "TV Dinners", so we could make anything regarding a TV Show, food, anything relating to either television or food!
This card was made inspired by the TV Show "Amazing Wedding Cakes" on the WE channel. I could watch that show all day long! And now there are a couple of more of these type shows on. Cake Boss, Ace of Cakes! I just love watching them make a creative masterpiece out of flour! I am in awe of anything I wish I could do!! So for my card, I simply drew a stacked three-tier wedding cake on some white cardstock and cut it out, leaving the top on the fold line. Then I ran it through my Cuttlebug with the Swiss Dots folder, added some Rubber Cafe stamped butterflies and Inque Boutique stamped flowers and sentiment, some pearls and some punched Martha Stewart branches. I "painted" the butterflies with some Pink Poinsettia Shimmerz! {And don't forget to scroll down a couple of posts to see how you can win some Shimmerz!} I hope you like it!

And speaking of making cakes, look at my friend Kristine's Blog, where she posts all the cakes she makes! Amazing! I'm so jealous!! ;)

Have a wonderful day!!

Hugs,

An Enchanting Jacksonbelle Tuesday!!

♥♥♥Scroll down to next post for your chance to WIN some Shimmerz!♥♥♥
This week's Jacksonbelle Challenge was to use this fun sketch! And we would love for you to play along too! If you upload to SCS, please use Keyword JBE059, so we can see your card too! Or you can send a link to your card to the Jbelle Blog!

I used Pink Paislee's Enchanting line of papers on my card. I just love those papers! As soon as I look at them I think of a fairy tale like Cinderella! So that's why I decided to add this chipboard Carriage and Dream tag by Sandylion. I also added some Pixie Dust Shimmerz to the carriage and tag and some Shimmerz Spritz in Baby's Breath to the Pink Paislee Butterlies.

And since I have nothing else to do,(yeah right!)LOL, I made another one with the sketch using some Basic Grey papers and Pearls, Scenic Route and American Crafts Chipboard and lots of Shimmerz Paint! The stamps used are by Inkadinkado. Hope you like them?!

And don't forget to check out the rest of the JBelle Rockstars to see what they have created!

AJ Otto
Heather Lee-Reppen
Jennifer Buck
Jill Dunn
Kimberly O'Rosky
Lindsey Botkin
Lynda Benden
Michelle Woerner
Maren Benedict
Shannan Teubner

Have a wonderful day!

Hugs,

Please, Show some Shimmerz Support!! If you do, you can WIN some!!

Craft Critique will be reviewing Shimmerz Paints today, tomorrow and Thursday on their website HERE. Please stop by and show your support for Shimmerz! We would really appreciate it! And in appreciation of your support, we are having a giveaway on the Craft Critique Blog! So make sure you check it out!!
Thank you!! :)

A Tea Party for the Mom's!! Win your own stamps!!

I am in love with these adorable stamps by Pink Persimmon! The little Tea Pot is just so adorable! So I decided to make a little Tea Party set with it. I used Pink Persimmon's new stamps sets called Tea and Cake, Vintage Cupcake and Sweet Greetings. I used some paper by Prima, My Mind's Eye and lots of Bazzill cardstock. I also used some mini flowers by Prima and some Shimmerz Paints in Pink Poinsettia.

Here is a breakdown of everything:

♥Sweets for my Friend card♥
♥Tea Packet Holder♥
♥Inside the Tea Packet Holder♥
♥Place Card♥
♥Napkin Ring♥ Which I made out of a Paper Towel Ring! Nice and sturdy, inexpensive and "Green"!!
♥Home Made Strawberry Jam♥ What's a Tea party without Strawberry Jam?!!
Now for a chance for you to win the same 3 Pink Persimmon stamp sets that I used and also this adorable Wooden Cupcake/Cake Stand! (Wish I could win it!!) Just check this out and then visit the Pink Persimmon site HERE!The CUPCAKE challenge. What's a party without a cake? We want you to create your own Cupcake inspired creation. Make a card, layout, party decor, wall art, anything you want as long as there is a cupcake somewhere on your design (and don't forget the sprinkles!). Winning Prize: Three new Pink Persimmon Stamp Sets (all cupcake themed) PLUS an unfinished large 3-tier wood cupcake stand (made by Glue Art & Paper Studio) for you to decorate for your next party.

Good Luck to everyone who enters!!

Have a wonderful day!

Hugs,

Merci to all my bloggin' friends!!

I made this for today's Limited Supplies challenge, International Flair and yesterday's Ways to Use It challenge, Texting, over at SCS. I used my Hero Arts Old French Writing stamp as my background and the other stamps are by Inque Boutique/Darice called French Fancy. I added some Hero Arts pearls, a Melissa Frances resin keyhole, and some Maya Road Stick pins. Everything was colored in with Copics and Pastel Chalks. This card is dedicated to all my "friends" who visit my blog! I appreciate every single one of you!! :)

Thanks for stopping by and have a wonderful weekend! ♥

Hugs,

Digi Stamp Thursday and a Free Stamp!

Today is Thursday, which means it is Digi Stamp by Lindsay's Stamp Stuff time! But before I get started, look at my awesome new beautiful banner! My friend Kristine, whom I adore, made it for me! She is the Best! Check out her banner that she did herself! Wowzers! Actually, Lindsay, made me my banner for my store, which is similar,(it uses my card on it that just got picked up for publication in CardMaker, hope that's ok! It's only part of it!) but then Kristine, who is awesome at this stuff, made me this one. I ♥ how she put the scalloped pink edge around it and added another one of my stamped butterflies! I love it! So, thank you very much Kristine, for my nice surprise when I woke this morning and saw this! And thank you to Lindsay too, for my store banner! You both ROCK! Ok, enough, of this mushy stuff! Let's get to the card and free stamp!! ;)

For my card, I used Lindsay's Cupcake Tree, which I printed out twice, cut out 4 of the cupcakes, colored in everything and added glitter to the sprinkles and cherries. And popped them up a bit on the image. I just wanted to give a little dimension to it by popping up just a few of them. All the paper is by Collage Press, their Sweet Shoppe line. And I finished it off with some hemp cord and a Melissa Frances Rub-On. I hope you like it?! I know my new friend Jocelyn probably will! She loves cupcakes, right J? :) Oh, and I used the Card Sketch from Wednesday's Sketch challenge over at SCS.

Don't forget to visit the rest of the Lindsay's Stamp Stuff DT Girls to see who has this week's FREE Digi Stamp!

Janet
Olena
Michelle H
Kimberly
Tracey
Tamara
Lisa
Margie
Katt
Row
Lindsay~Owner
Cindi ~ June Guest Designer

Have a wonderful day everyone!!

Hugs,

Midnight Madness!!

Have you seen this awesome blog/site called Priscilla Styles?? I just recently found it and it looks like a great place!! I decided to do this weeks sketch and play along! They have great prizes including CASH that you could win! How fun is that?!

I decided to use my new Webster's Pages papers for my card. They are such fun and cute papers, I can't get enough of them! When I was trimming the card base, I accidently trimmed the wrong side of the paper and trimmed off the folded edge side! So then I was stuck with 2 single pieces of cardstock! Oops! (That's why I usually wait until my son is sleeping before I make a card!! Distractions!! hehe) So I decided to "sew" the 2 pieces together using hemp cord! I actually like the way it turned out. I added some little pearls and brads to finish it off! I hope you like it!

Don't forget to visit Priscilla Styles and play along with some Midnight Madness!! You might just win some CASH!! woop! woop!

Have a great day! ♥

Hugs,

Shimmerz Birthday Blog Hop!!

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Hi Everyone! Thanks for stopping by! Today starts the big Shimmerz Birthday Blog Hop! If you haven't already, you will need to start from the Shimmerz Blog HERE, in order to go in the right order. (You must form a sentence from a word given to you at every DT members blog.) If you have and you just left Linda Albrecht's blog than you are well on your way for a chance to win some great Shimmerz Goodies!!

Here is the project that I made for today's Celebration. Anyone want a Paper and Shimmerz Sundae?? I first made my bowl, by cutting a piece of Penny Lane dp by My Mind's Eye, into an 6 3/8" circle. Then folded it on half 4 times, opened it up and then accordion folded it on the fold lines. Added some styrofoam in the middle, some more MME paper which I curled around a pencil, raffia, some pearls, punched Martha Stewart butterflies, some Melissa Frances Rub-Ons and the most important part of the Sundae!! SHIMMERZ! I "soaked" my Raffia in a mixture of Hotty Pink Shimmerz, Baby's Breath Shimmerz Spritz and some water in a plastic container. Let dry and that was the base of the sundae. I added some Pink Poinsetia Shimmerz to the Pink Poinsettia Shimmerz Cut Out, hehe and the entire project, ribbon and all, was sprayed again with some Baby's Breath Shimmerz Spritz! Kinda like getting extra sprinkles! :)

Okay, so your secret word from me is FROM! I know it's a big one! LOL and now I am going to send you over to Melissa Sauls blog HERE. Remember to be eligible for the grand prize you need to leave a comment at every blog on the hop. Have fun!!

Oh, yeah, and this is what you could win!! Woo-Hoo!!
Have a great day!

Hugs,

Jacksonbelle Tuesday!

This week's Jacksonbelle Embellishments challenge is to use this fun sketch! And you too can play along too! If you upload to SCS, please use Keyword JBE058, so we can see your card too! Or you can send a link to your card to the Jbelle Blog!

For my card, I switched the sketch around. I used some beautiful Basic Grey Sugared papers, a beautiful stamped quote by Heidi Grace, some sheer ribbon, a Maya Road Chipboard Heart, sheer ribbon and some Basic Grey Pearls. Such a beautiful quote isn't it??

Oh, and Lindsey now has Martha Stewart Punches in the store! Yay!! You can see them all here. And alot more are coming!!

Don't forget to check out the rest of the JBelle Rockstars to see what they created!

AJ Otto
Heather Lee-Reppen
Jennifer Buck
Jill Dunn
Kimberly O'Rosky
Lindsey Botkin
Lynda Benden
Michelle Woerner
Maren Benedict
Shannan Teubner

Have a great day!

Hugs,

Want a Little "Dirt"?!!

Happy Flag Day Everyone! :) Just a quickie post today! Just a little sneaky peek of a couple of Dirty Dozen Projects I made, that will go live tonight in the DD Fan Club Gallery over at SCS tonight at Midnight, cst! If you are a member of the Fan CLub, I hope to see you there! This months theme is right up my alley!! I made 16 projects for this months reveal! So can you tell I liked the theme?!! hehe Can you guess what this month's theme is??
Have a great night everyone! Oh, and don't forget to visit the Shimmerz Blog on Tuesday for our Birthday Blog Hop! You could win a HUGE prize of Shimmerz!!

Hugs,

Want to be a JBelle Rockstar??

Jacksonbelle Embellishments is having a DT Search! It is a really great store with a fun and very talented DT and the owner Lindsey and DT Manager Lynda ROCKS!! So give it a shot and try out for the JBelle DT today!! Here are all the details!!!

Jacksonbelle Embellishments Design Team Search

Jacksonbelle Embellishments (www.jacksonbelleembellishments.com) offers a wide variety of stamps, embellishments, paper, ribbon... basically everything you will need to create beautiful paper crafts! We are looking for 4 new design team members beginning NOW and ending June 24th at 12am EST.

Here are the design team requirements ~
1. Each month we will have pre-determined challenges which you will be asked to take part of each Tuesday.
2. Each design team member will be asked to do ONE tutorial during their term. The tutorial can be a card, altered item, anything the member would be most comfortable profiling.
3. You must post in your gallery/blog at least 5 projects a month featuring Jbelle product. This can be combined with the Tuesday challenges.
4. You MUST love the products Lindsey sells!!! This will make designing so much easier and fun!
What you will receive ~
1. 25% off ALL purchases at Jacksonbelle Embellishments.
2. A one time $25 gift certificate to Jacksonbelle Embellishments.
3. Free product throughout your term.
4. You will be part of a really fun group of girls!!!
Term ~
1. Design team term ~ July 1st 2009 to Dec. 31st 2009
Does all this sound good to you??? If so, THIS is what you need to do ~ email DIRECT links to your blog and/or gallery, three samples of your best work!!! It is not required that you use Jbelle products. The email address to send these links to is jacksonbelle.embellishments@gmail.com. The 4 chosen designers will be contacted BY June 28th. The new design team will be announced June 29th!!!

Good Luck Everyone! Have a great weekend!

Hugs,