A Birthday Card!!!

Wow, I haven't made a "special" birthday card in a long time.  But I had to try Birthday Sundaes inaugural challenge.  And I decided to enter this in the 365 Cards ABC Challenge, Pause Dream Enjoy's Fancy Fold Challenge, and Crafty Cardmakers Special Birthday Challenge.

This was my first time ever making a tri-fold style card.  Amazingly Enough, I didn't use my Cricut--Was feeling really lazy!

Recipe:

DCWV Textured White Core Cardstock in Turquoise

Paper Studio Birthday Extravaganza Mat Stack (LOVE THIS!!!!)

Ribbon Scraps

Buttons

Brads

Decorative Clip

Embroidery Floss

Foil Stickers

Vellum Stickers

I am totally loving how it turned out!  A card like this is really cool because you can use up all your scraps, plus it looks like it took hours (well, it DID take an hour and a half, but that was with a few pauses for bedtime stories, prayers, and snuggles).

Head on over to these challenge sites and try your hand at any of these fun challenges!  And let me know what you think!  I read every precious comment, and I love new followers friends!

Jen

Blog Hop Winner--A Little Late

Hey, there!  So sorry this is so stinking late!  It has been a crazy week, and it's only Tuesday...whew!  But the winner of my "I'm So Lucky" Blog Hop Grand Prize Candy is

Jenn N.

Yay, Jenn!!!

You have till midnight Thursday to message me with your snail mail address, and I will get it out to you!

Thanks so much to everyone who hopped along with us and became new followers friends.  I appreciate so much all the new people I have met through this whole bloggy adventure!

Jen

Kich N Bleus Design Team Tuesday

Hi, Everyone...

Today is another fun day at Kich N Bleus Designs.  This time we are showcasing the Kich Travels set, which you can purchase here.  My favorite, favorite image from this set is the one with Kich soaking up the sun on a chaise lounge.  Living in Colorado, and being really tired of winter, I am eagerly awaiting my vacation next week!  It will be sunny and tropical, and I can't wait!!!  In honor of this, I have created a gift bag, and a matching card.

I colored the digi with chalks this time.  I "enhanced" the glasses with a little SU Crystal Effects.  I love that stuff!  I adhered it to a mat featuring SU patterned paper and DCWV paper.  I adhered it to the gift bag, added ribbon, and there ya go.  Very simple, but I'm loving how it turned out.  I'm also loving this orange and pink color combination, which I have spent a lot of time with this week, if you noted my previous post!

Everyone have a fabulous week, and I'll see you back here this weekend!

Jen

Crafting with Cristina Challenge

So, I have been having this wild infatuation with Hot Pink and Orange together lately.  It's so weird because I don't normally like orange--AT ALL--and I love pink, but it is a paler shade rather than hot pink. Then I saw that Cristina at Crafting with Cristina is having a Hot Pink and Orange Challenge!  Woohoo!  Now I know.  I actually have two projects to enter in the challenge, which can use any other colors as well, as long as Hot Pink and Orange are prominently featured.

Entry #1

A scrapbook page from my daughter's 2008 album, which is currently in progress.  I created this page yesterday. (I know, I know, but at least it's gradually getting done).

Recipe:

Hot Pink Core'dinations Textured Cardstock Background 12x12

DCWV Patterned Floral Cardstock for photo mats and bathing suit

Paper Studio Pink Paisly patterned paper for photo mats and towel

Peach Core'dinations Textured cardstock for photo mats and journaling box

DCWV green textured cardstock for lotion bottle

Turquoise Core'dinations Textured cardstock for title

Color Box Cat Eye White Ink for title

Stickles

SU Stampin Write Old Olive Marker

Entry #2

A set of cards, in a box, that I made for my dear friend Jennifer, who has a birthday tomorrow, so I made her this today.

I normally don't get this ambitious when creating!  But I had some time and the motivation today!

Recipe:

DCWV Glitter Stack Papers--Brown Stripe and White Pattern

DCWV Textured White Core CS--Pink and Orange

Pink Toile Paper (Paper Studio, I think)

Vellum

Box cut from Wild Card for Cricut cut using Fit to Page

Acetate (for box window) run through cuttlebug

Assorted Cuts from DoodleCharms for Cricut cut at 2"

Cuttlebug folders for bugs and flower

Assorted Ribbons

Cards are 4 1/4"x4 1/4

ATG Adhesive

I put these in a SUPER cute gift bag that will be posted on Tuesday as part of my Kich n Bleus designs DT project.

Have a great week!

Jen

My Fist Time Hosting a Blog Hop! I'm So Lucky!!!

Recent events in my life have led me to reflect and contemplate the many, many blessings of my life.  I am the princess daughter of a Heavenly King; I have an amazing (I mean, AMAZING) husband with whom I have shared my life for 22 years.  I have two beautiful children, two handsome stepchildren and two exceptional step-grandchildren.  I was blessed to be raised by a mother who loved me unconditionally and taught me the value of service to others.

I decided to host this blog hop to showcase the many blessings of life, and I invited fellow bloggers whose work I admire, but who also love to share their blessings with others.

I am the first stop on this hop, so if you just happened by, make sure you get to the other blogs on the hop in order to be blessed!  And I have some fun blog candy too.  

This hop is about blessings, and I have chosen two layouts to share that I think showcase the blessing of friendship.

This first one is a carnival layout from 2008.  My children and I were invited to spend the day with some friends at a local festival carnival.  We had such an amazing day.

This layout features cuts from Everyday Paperdolls and Paper Doll Dress Up, along with some Gypsy Wanderings (for the frames) and Plantin Schoolbook for the title.  I put all the cuts on my Gypsy and did the layout on there to make sure all would fit.  Then I added stickles and SU Crystal Effects.  

The second layout features my three best girls:  my daughter and two of my best friends.  We took a fun road trip, and I took this picture of the three of them at one of our pit stops.

This layout was very simple, with 1 1/2" squares of different papers accenting the photo.  The only Cricut cut is the large purple flower next to the photo--from Accent Essentials.  

This hop is sponsored by the great people at Beacon Adhesives, manufacturers of Glitter It and Zip Dry.  

The blog candy up for grabs in this hop includes a bottle of Zip Dry (donated by Beacon), a pack of Paper Studio Brads, a Fiskars Paper Tearing edge, a pack of DCWV Safari Die Cuts, and a cute padded address book.  ONE winner will receive ALL of these prizes. (Pictures of Each Candy Item at the End of this Post). 

In order to win the blog candy, you must:

1.  Visit all the blogs on the hop list below and leave a comment on each

2.  Create a project that showcases one of your many blessings and post it using Mr. Linky

3.  If you are not already a follower of each blog, become a follower of each, then leave another comment here on my blog letting me know that you are now following all of the blogs in the hop.  This will get you an extra chance to win.

4.  Have a US or Canada mailing address.  

Submissions close on Sunday, March 20 at midnight, so work diligently to get your project posted by Saturday night.  I  can't wait to see what you all create!

The complete lineup for this hop is:

(Some sites have the list incorrect due to last minute cancellations--this is the CORRECT list!)

Jen H. (Me)   HONEYBEAN CREATIONS  http://huffinatorshangout.blogspot.com

Beth  YOUR NEXT STOP:  SCRAPPY JAVA GIRL   http://scrappyjavagirl.blogspot.com

Paula  RASPBERRY AND LIME DESIGNS  http://raspberryandlimedesigns.blogspot.com

Gigi  THE CRICUT BUG    http://thecricutbug.blogspot.com

Jen C.  THE PURPLE SCRAPBOOKER    http://www.purplescrapbooker.com

Vivi VIVI EN PAPEL  http://vivienpapel.blogspot.com

Cheryl PINK AND PAPER  http://pinkandpaper.blogspot.com

Sharon  MEEMEE’S CREATIONS   http://meemeescreations.blogspot.com/

Michelle  PURPLE MONKEY MOMENTS  http://mumoftwoblog.blogspot.com/

My First Paper Playtime DT Project

Hi, all...

This week over at Paper Playtime, it is the challenge teams turn to play and design for you.  This is a "Choose Your Challenge" Monday...our options were:
1.  Purple and Green
2.  Pink and Glitter
3.  Critter and a Rhyme

Though I LOVE Create a Critter, I had to go where my heart was....pink?  glitter?  pink and glitter?  You know it!

I decided to create an "identifier" tag for my suitcase to make it easier to spot on the baggage carousel...I HATE waiting around to figure that one out.

I used Tags, Bags, Boxes, and More on my Gypsy.  I cut the tag 8 times on plain white card stock at 3 1/2"  Then I cut the window and the blackout as well--I cut these on DCWV patterned paper.  I glued all the white layers together with Zip Dry Paper Glue...now, if you haven't tried Zip Dry yet, you just gotta...it is the BEST glue ever...seriously.  Dries quickly, no bubbles, no warping...LOVE it.  I used a MS red paint pen to ink up the edges of the 8 glued-together tags.   Once this dried, I glued on the window tag to the front, and the solid tag to the back.

To embellish the tag, I cut the suitcase from the Hello Kitty Greetings cartridge at 1 3/4" on plain white paper.  I then cut the layer on a piece of pink scrap paper and added Stickles.  (Did I mention that I love glitter?)  I adhered this to the window section of the tag with Zip Dry.  Then I painted the entire thing with Mod Podge to add a bit more sturdiness and structure to it.

I added a little chain, a few pieces of ribbon and ricrac.  I attached it to my suitcase.  Now, when I'm at the baggage carousel, I'll be able to spot my cutie tag and know that's my bag!  Neither picture is very good; sorry bout that!

Thanks for looking at my project...
Have a FABULOUS day!

Jen

My Very First Kich n Bleus Design Team Project

I am so excited to be part of this DT!  I love, love, love these whimsical "digi's." This time, we are showcasing the "Kich Goes Irish" collection.  It is available for purchase through the button on the right of my blog under "Those I'm Blessed to Design With..."

For my card, I chose to make something for my honey...he is so good to me and to our children.  He is a fabulous human being...here is the front of my card...

The card is a piece of DCWV cardstock from the Grade School Stack, cut at 4 1/2 x 9 and folded in half.  I printed the digi on plain white cardstock, and colored it with a combination of SU markers, MS markers, MS paint pens, and crayons.  The shamrock is cut at 2" from Paper Doll Dress Up for Cricut.  I printed the sentiment on plain white cardstock, then used the "centerpoint" feature on the expression to cut it out.  The ribbon is from Hobby Lobby.  The digi and shamrock (which is inked with colorbox cat eye ink) are adhered with Elmer's dimensional tape for "pop."  

The inside is simple...Sentiment printed on a piece of plain white cardstock...then corners cut with Creative Memories paper edgers, then inked with colorbox cate eye ink.  Adhered with ATG general purpose adhesive.

Thanks for looking!

Be sure to stop by Kich n Bleus designs and check out all the other DT projects for this week!

Jen