Wishing I Could Make You Appear…

 

Happy Friday! OMGosh! I am so sorry for my lack of posts this week. I have had a lot going on this month and am working on several projects behind the scenes for upcoming releases.

Today I have my Friday Sketchers card to show you. This is my week to host so I hope you have fun playing with my sketch! We have a wonderful sponsor this week: My Favorites Things! I {heart} these sweet stamps, especially their Pure Innocence Line! I have used Fairy Girl on my card. She comes with this sweet sentiment. Such a nice one to use on a card.

The papers are my Pebbles, the buttons are Papertrey Ink and the felt flowers are old Stampin’ Up.

Here is my sketch. That is a lot of layers for me! What do you think?

Be sure to check out all the samples that my fellow DT sisters have created for your inspiration. 

Bea, Bev, Claudia, Tanja, Jacque, Janneke,

We hope  you will be able to play along and post your own creation on the Friday Sketcher blog!

I also want to remind you that the Whiff of Joy will have a new release on April 1st but the DT are starting their sneak peeks today! I LOVE, LOVE it and I will have some peeks of my own for you on Sunday……I kinda got carried away with an idea……sometimes you just don’t realize the amount of work something will take…but it is going to be worth it!

Have a great day and I hope you get a little inky!

Hugs Jeanette xxo

Friday Sketchers DT Card

Happy Friday! I am scheduling this post Thursday night because this morning I am teaching a Copic Coloring Class at Scrapbook Centrale. This one is an introduction to copics and I will be doing an intermediate one next Thursday! Lots of fun! We will be working on this fun image from La La Land Crafts stamps and another little boy one from the same collection. I {heart} these cuties and they are so much fun to color! i am definitely going to get me some more tomorrow while I am at the store!

The paper is fresh from CHA and I got them over at Scrapbook Centrale as well. They are from Pebbles and American Crafts! So fun and bright…I am ready for spring!

This week, my sweet fellow DT Janneke has created a fabulous sketch for us all to follow. I had so much fun putting this together! Thanks Sweetie!

Our wonderful sponsor this week is: Cute Stamps and Cards! I order from Jacqueline and my packages are always here so fast! Love this store!

That is it for me! I have a few more things to do to get ready for tomorrow. Always mayhem when we all have to leave the house together! ACK! Usually I get to go home after dropping the kids off or I am going to the gym….don’t think I can get away with my yoga pants and a sweat-shirt tomorrow! HeHe!

Hugs Jeanette

Friday Sketchers Challenge

Happy Friday! Sorry for my lack of postings this week. It is my eldest boy’s birthday today and I have been busy preparing for that. I made him a little keepsake card/easel box and I plan to show you that sometime next week. I used mostly Stampin’ Up stamps on it and distress inks and I {heart} how it turned out. Hope he does too.

Today I have my Friday Sketchers DT card to show you. The sketch is a fabulous one made by the sweet and talented Jacque! I just had to ink up this Magnolia….it has been too long since I colored up one of my Tildas…..I think I was starting to go into withdrawal!

I pulled out some old Stampin’ Up patterned paper. It was one of the Salebration packs and it just reminds me of Spring. I colored her up to match and added a glitter pens to the little hearts but could not capture the shine with my camera.

Be sure to check out all the samples that my fellow DT sisters have created for your inspiration. 

Bea, Bev, Claudia, Tanja, Jacque, Janneke, Jorunn, Rach

We hope  you will be able to play along and post your own creation on the Friday Sketcher blog. Our sponsor this week is Robyn's Fetish Digital Stamps And More!

I am off to start preparing tonight’s supper for my birthday boy. His favorites: lasagna, fresh dinner rolls, Caesar salad and of course a birthday cake….vanilla is what he loves!

I am also preparing these Cinnamon Rolls for a special after-school snack. I have already tried this recipe once and my family LOVES them. The bonus is that the recipe yields so many that you can just freeze the extras and pull them out as needed and they are still delicious. I found this on the Pioneer Woman Blog. I leave the coffee out of the icing :) Just click on the picture if you want the recipe but be warned….they are very delicious and your family will start hounding you to make them!

Have a wonderful day and thanks for stopping by!

Double Challenge Friday

Happy Friday! Hasn’t the week sped by? I can’t believe that it is almost the week-end and that the kids’ Spring Break is almost over. Neither can they :)

Today I have two cards to show you. The first one is for this week’s Friday Sketcher Challenge which is being hosted by the wonderfully talented Rach! Her sketch is sure to inspire you!

I have used the newly released Baking Tray of Love for my card and pulled out some older Basic Grey papers. The ribbon binding is from Stampin’ Up…love this stuff. The huge flower is from my stash and I thought it was a good match for the card. The sentiment is from Stampin’ Up. There is another one stamped inside the card but I forgot (typical) to take a photo of that.

 

Be sure to check out all the samples that my fellow DT sisters have created for your inspiration. 

Bea, Bev, Claudia, Tanja, Jacque, Janneke, Jorunn, Rach

We hope  you will be able to play along and post your own creation on the Friday Sketcher blog. Our sponsor this week is Whiff of Joy! The winner will be able to choose a stamped image of their choice!

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My second card for today is for the Wags ‘n Whiskers challenge which is to have more than one fold on your card. Right away, I though about making a gate fold card. It seems to have been a thought shared by quite a few of us on the team :)

I used the sweet image Snuzzle Love. Once again, I reached into my paper scrap drawers to pull out the paper for this one. I have really diminished my piles but there is still a lot more to go! I machine stitched the panels and even had a go at stitching around the Nestabilitie shape. I really like the contrast it adds and it wasn’t too difficult at all. The flowers are from my stash…no idea really which brand they are! Ribbon is Stampin’ UP in bashful blue.

Hope you will have time to join in the Wags ‘n Whiskers Challenge this week.

Thanks for stopping by!

Hugs Jeanette

Heartfelt Thank-you

Happy Friday! I have had a hectic week and I can hardly believe it is once again Friday. I have hardly posted at all this week but today I do have two cards to show you :)

This week at Friday Sketchers, it is the magical Bea’s turn to create a sketch for us. I always look forward to Bea’s sketches because they really make me think:)

I pulled out some of this paper from MME La Paperie stack that I have had for awhile now. I liked this golden yellow paper so much that I decided to use it.(Not my usual color choice)  I colored up Tilda’s dress to match and added a little W1 to give it a more vintage feel.

The sentiment is Stampin’ Up and I used Papertrey dies to cut it and the scalloped mat out. The baker’s twine is Papertrey as well. The gorgeous butterfly charm is from Katharina, the flowers were from Jacque and the silk ribbon is from Stamp & Create.

I used my new little sewing machine (I am sooo happy I bought it) to machine stitch a couple of the panels.

Be sure to check out all the samples that my fellow DT sisters have created for your inspiration. 

Bea, Bev, Claudia, Tanja, Jacque, Janneke, Jorunn

We hope  you will be able to play along and post your own creation on the Friday Sketcher blog . Our sponsor this week is the fabulous Pink Cat Studio.

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This week over at the Wags ‘n Whiskers challenge, we are to use punches on our projects.

 

I created a Criss-Cross pocket card. (you can find my video tutorial by clicking on the tabs at the top of my blog). I used Stampin’ up punches to create this continuous border. The tabs at the top were also created with a Stampin’ Up punch. I simply folded it in half and added a brad.

I used “Nichola” one of the gorgeous Wags fairy images that you can find ~here~

Hope you can join in our challenge this week and don’t forget to visit the blog to see the stunning cards that the rest of the team has created!

Thanks for stopping by! Have a lovely week-end! It has turned so mild here that our snow is melting at a tremendous rate… I may have to craft us an ark! LOL!

Note of Love ~ Friday Sketchers Challenge

Happy Friday! My week was such a busy one and I had very little craft time but I did manage to get my FS card done and I just “had” to use this very sweet little Magnolia image! What a cutie!

 ****this card is available to purchase on ebay ~ here~ ****

Bev created the sketch for us this week and it is a lovely one and I was able to use up some Basic Grey Just Green paper that I have had for ages. I love the peach and green combo .

A little sponging with distress ink, machine stitching and stickles and of course a few flowers were the added details to my card.

The sentiment is from Stampin’Up. I think this was one the the first sets that I ever got.

I am also entering this card in these challenges:

• ATS Challenge : valentine card but not red or pink
• Papertake Weekly: have a heart
• Double Dutch Challenge: Love is in the AIr

Be sure to check out all the samples that my fellow DT sisters have created for your inspiration. 

Bea, Bev, Claudia, Tanja, Jacque, Janneke, Jorunn

We hope  you will be able to play along and post your own creation on the Friday Sketcher blog. We are being sponsored by 7 kids college fund this week!

Double Challenge Friday!

 

Happy Friday! Today I have two cards to share with you! My Whiff of Joy stamps arrived this week; both the new February release AND the Stamp Kit! OMGosh! They are all phenomenal. I also received the paper pack and it is really gorgeous! Can you tell I was in heaven?

This week the Friday Sketchers Challenge is being hosted by my sweet friend Tanja. Her sketch is wonderful and just the thing to kick start your creativity!

 

I switched the sketch up just a little. I thought this sweet image would look much better in a circular frame rather than the rectangle in the sketch. For the border, I simply taped some pretty lace around the edges. That way the pretty paper isn’t covered up too much! The sweet flowers were a gift from my dear friend Jacque. The edges were created with a Cuttlebug die.

Here are some links for you:

 

Be sure to check out all the samples that my fellow DT sisters have created for your inspiration. 

Bea, Bev, Claudia, Tanja, Jacque, Janneke, Jorunn Inge

We hope  you will be able to play along and post your own creation on the Friday Sketcher blog. We are being hosted by Stempel-Phantasien

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My second card is for the Wags ‘n Whiskers Challenge which this week is a fun sketch. I used one of the gorgeous fairies (available either as a stamp or as a digi) and some beautiful K&Co paper that I have had for ages now!

Here are the links for you:

I hope you will have the time to join in for the fun as well as the lovely prize. please see the challenge blog to see the other Divas’ interpretations!

Thanks for stopping by and have a wonderful day! I hope you get the opportunity to get a little inky!

Friday Sketchers and Wags’nWhiskers Challenges

Happy Friday! I am sooo happy that the week-end is almost here! My eldest son is in his first year of middle school and had mid-terms this week. This is all new to us and he has been only going in for half days all week. What!!! Well, my time during the day got a whole lot shorter since I need to be at the school at 11:30 to pick him up! I am sure he is going to be relieved tomorrow….so many tests to study for.

This week it is my turn to host the Friday Sketchers Challenge. I am sooo happy to let you know that our sponsor this week is Whiff of Joy Stamps! Yippee! So I really hope that you will get the chance to play along with us! I always LOVE to see how YOU interpret my sketch!

Here is my card featuring one of the newly released Whiff of Joy stamps: Nora blowing Kisses!

 

I used two more of the gorgeous new dies that were released this month as well!  I love how the heart shape echoes her heart-kisses!

Here are the links to what I used:

 

Be sure to check out all the samples that my fellow DT sisters have created for your inspiration. 

Bea, Bev, Claudia, Tanja, Jacque, Janneke, Jorunn Inge

We hope  you will be able to play along and post your own creation on the Friday Sketcher blog!

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The second card that I have to share with you today is for the Wags’nWhiskers Challenge! Today the lovely Fairy images will be available to order ~here~ as digi images….and that means instant gratification as well! No waiting for shipping!

My card features one of my favorite Wags images: Say a Prayer. I have used this image for Christmas cards, Baby Cards, Birthday and Thinking of You cards.

The Double Dutch Challenge this week was to create a card that was totally white except for the image. I really {heart} this elegant look. I embossed a 5.25” square of white card stock and then sewed it onto my white card base. I made a few flowers using a Spellbinders flower die and then added a beautiful piece of May Arts silk ribbon….tied with my Bow-Easy of course!

Whew! That was a long post! Thanks for sticking with me and have a great day!

Friday Sketchers & Wags‘n Whiskers Challenges

Happy Friday Everyone! Well, we survived the first week back at school and all the activities starting up once again. I feel a little bit like a taxi driver once again! LOL!

Today I have two cards to show you! The first one is for this week’s Friday Sketchers Challenge which is being hosted by the super talented and super sweet Janneke! I fell in love with her sketch and I am sure you will too!

We are being sponsored by Tickled Pink Stamps.! OMGosh! I {heart} this company and their amazing line of stamps! I used one of their newly released stamps on my card today! I had a blast coloring her…just hope I did this gorgeous stamp justice! I am going to enter this in the Tickled Pink Challenge too…this week the theme is “I {heart} you”!

The papers are Making Memories from last year’s Valentine collection and the little heart and crown stickers are MME Laundry line. The ribbon is my favorite Papertrey Black Gingham. The sentiment is Stampin’ Up.

Be sure to check out all the samples that my fellow DT sisters have created for your inspiration. 

Bea, Bev, Claudia, Tanja, Jacque, Janneke, Jorunn Inge

We hope  you will be able to play along and post your own creation on the Friday Sketcher blog.

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My second card today is for the Wags’nWhiskers Challenge. I thought this sweet stamp from our second release “Steal a Kiss” would be perfect for this time of the year!

I had this left-over scrap of paper (I am sorry…don’t know the line) and it was the color inspiration for me. I kept the card pretty simple but I think this gorgeous May Arts ribbon is the perfect touch along with the little pins and tag.

Please join us in our challenge and stop by to see the gorgeous creations by the rest of the team!

I have some candy up for grabs! The 4 new Wags Pin-Ups girls! Click ~here~ to enter!

Thanks for stopping by and have a great day and weekend! Woot! Woot! I love Fridays!

Friday Sketchers Challenge

Happy Friday! Wow! I can’t believe that the week-end is here already and with it, all the kid’s activities will be starting up again and they are back to school on Monday!

Today at Friday Sketchers we say good-bye to my dear friend Aud who has decided to step down. She will be missed so much. Love you sweetie.

At the same time, we are happy to welcome dear Bev to the team. I am happy to have the opportunity to work with her once again!

Our sketch this week is hosted by dear Jacque and as always, she has created a lovely sketch for us to work with.

I decided to use this wonderful Whiff of Joy stamp from the December release because it was perfect for the sketch!

The papers are Websters Pages and they can be found along with the lace and ribbon at Stamp & Create. The sentiment is also from the December Whiff of Joy release.

Here are the links to the products I used:

Be sure to check out all the samples that my fellow DT sisters have created for your inspiration. 

Bea, Bev, Claudia, Tanja, Jacque, Janneke, Jorunn Inge

We hope  you will be able to play along and post your own creation on the Friday Sketcher blog.

We are being sponsored this week by Pink Cat Studio! Love their sweet stamps!

Friday Sketchers ~ A Christmas Blog Hop

Happy Holidays! Thank you so much for stopping by today! I would like to wish you and all your dear ones a very Merry Christmas! I hope that your holiday will be special and  magical!

Today the Friday Sketchers Design team has something special planned for you! We are having our Second Annual Holiday Blog Hop of Friday Sketchers.

In keeping with this blessed time of the year, here is my card for this week’s Friday Sketchers challenge. Of course I used the beautiful Whiff of Joy nativity stamps!

As usual we have a sketch for you this week. It is Claudia who is hosting us and we would love for you to participate along with us so that we can see your interpretation of this fun sketch shown below. We have a wonderful prize that is being sponsored by Cute Cards and Stamps for one of our lucky participants!

In addition to this, each of the DT members’ blogs has a special prize! We are so fortunate this week because individual companies are sponsoring each of our DT members and are providing some very nice prizes for all of those hopping along.

Just be sure to leave comments at each of the DT’s  blogs so that you will be eligible for the individual prizes. If you have been following the hop then you should have arrived here from Janneke's blog.  If not, then please head over to the Friday Sketchers blog to start the hop! I don’t want you to miss a single stop because the prizes are AMAZING!

I am absolutely delighted to be sponsored by Katharina’s wonderful company Whiff of Joy stamps! I think if you know me at all, then you know how very much I {heart} theses stamps! Here is the amazing blog candy that I have to offer:

If you would like the chance to win ALL these wonderful stamps, please leave me a comment at this posting. There are no special requirements and I will ship internationally! I do ask that if you do not have a blog, that you include an email address so that I may contact you and/or that you become a follower of my blog so that you will see the winner announcement! This candy will run for one week.

The next stop on the hop is  Jorunn's blog!

Enjoy the hop and good luck!

Merry Christmas-Eve!

Hugs Jeanette xxo