Winter Post: Jen's SFYTT

Happy Saturday! I've had a slow start but am feeling better after 11 hours of sleep last night! Schwooo! That's a lot! I checked out some of the sketch challenges for the weekend and loved this week's Sketch For You to Try from Jen del Muro. I whipped this one up in less than 30 minutes, which helps restore my confidence after my failure with Kristina's challenge several nights ago! lol!

I used Winter Post and stamped the skaters in Chocolate Chip craft ink, then heat embossed with Iridescent Ice Embossing Powder. Add a Felt Flurry and some rhinestone brads from the Pretties Kit, and voila! So quick and easy!

Have you seen this Where Women Create publication yet?!


I picked it up at Border's the other night, and it's fabulous! I had heard that Shelli Gardner's (CEO and co-founder of Stampin' Up!) home stamp studio would be featured, and I couldn't wait to see it! I had asked her last year at the SU Artisan dinner if she had everything in the SU catalog in her home stamp studio (she does!), and the way she described her room, it just sounded so special. The other rooms they feature in the publication are amazing too, I highly recommend it!

*edited to add: I just checked out Shelli's blog and she talks about this publication too, go check it out here!

Okay, off to work on some more projects! Hope your Halloween was awesome and you're having a great weekend! Oh, FYI, I did add the pumpkin bar recipe to the post below, and the mystery reading to the children went super, they really enjoyed it! I dressed up like a ghost with a red ball cap and read The Teeny Tiny Ghost, which allows for lots of great sound effects, so it was very fun. Even the 4th graders wanted to hear it and applauded. However, it was very hot under the sheet, and I am claustrophic, so I think I'll plan better next year! lol!

Thanks so much for stopping by! Hugs and happy stamping!

Recipe
Stamps: Winter Post, Warm Words.
Cardstock: Chocolate Chip, Ski Slope DSP.
Ink: Chocolate Chip Craft, Staz-On Brown.
Accessories: Felt Flurry, Corner Rounder, Pretties Kit, Paper Piercer Mat Pack, Iridescent Ice Embossing Powder, Heat Tool, Dimensionals.

Scrapbook Sunday #18 & Jen's SFYTT

Happy Sunday! I'm very lazy today and moving slowly! It's nice hanging out with dh and the dog and watching the Olympics though, in the nice, cool, air-conditioning!

I went to a crop last night with some chicas, and I'm sad to say, this page and card (a 2nd crappy card will never see the light of day!) is about all I made! ugh! And this page wasn't even completely finished, I completed it at home today! lol! No mojo, you know how it goes. But as I've explained before, I mostly go for the girl-time with friends and the exercise (you know, hauling all your crap out and in and out and in!). We had a good time, nonetheless!

For the card, I used the new SU set Organic Outline that I won at Convention (you may remember from here.) I used Jen's Sketch For You to Try...luckily I had a great sketch to work with, thanks Jen!, or I wouldn't have come up with anything! lol!

For the page, I used the new SU In-Color Pink Pirouette in the textured 12x12 cardstock. Love that stuff! The design is based on Sketch This #61, a super easy sketch. I think I'm probably too "literal" with sketches, maybe I'll work on that. I probably should have at least matted the photo, but oh well!

The little circles and letters are from the SU Bella Rosa paper, are you sick of it yet?! For the letters, I used my Cuttlebug & Red Tag Sale Alphabet. Thought I better get some practice as I'll be ordering the new SU-Sizzix Big Shot tomorrow on a demo pre-order! The new catalog goes live tomorrow at noon mountain time, so be sure and check it out!

Okay, I better get moving...that laundry isn't going to do itself! lol! Thanks so much for stopping by! I hope to have some good stuff to share this week as it's my last week of freedom before reporting back to school!

Have you stamped something today?

Card Recipe
Stamps: Organic Outline
Cardstock: Kiwi Kiss, Whisper White, Chocolate Chip, Bella Rosa DSP.
Ink: Red Riding Hood, Staz-On Brown.
Accessories: Vintage Brad, Coluzzle & Circle Template, Paper Piercer & Guide, Dimensionals, 5/8" Chocolate Chip Grosgrain Ribbon, Corner Rounder.

Page Recipe
Stamps: SU So Much, Family quote by Catslife Press.
Cardstock: Pink Pirouette 12x12 Textured, Bella Rosa DSP.
Ink: Red Riding Hood, Staz-On Brown.
Accessories: Vintage Brads, 1/2" Circle Punch, Cuttlebug & Red Tag Sale Alphabet.

Jen's Sketch For You To Try

Happy Friday! Here's a quick card I made this afternoon (when I should have been packing up my stuff for tonight's crop!) using Jen's Del Muro's Sketch For You to Try. I really like long cards, so I couldn't resist trying this one.

After I had most of it assembled, those lines running vertically were making the card look tooooo long and plain, so I went back and stamped the stylized dot leaf in chocolate chip craft ink and embossed with clear embossing powder. The heart from Always has several costs of Glassy Glaze on top of it...I think it's catching a shadow in the picture because it looks kind of weird in the picture, but not that way in real life.

I did use one Contraband Oval Scallop punch, but it's the only one I have, so I couldn't layer any pieces to get dimension. That's why I ended up off-centering the oval scallop and layering the heart on top. I just wish, wish, wish and hope, hope, hope that SU starts carrying more of the big punches and scallop punches. I'm *this* close to ordering those Nestabilities things, but there are so many choices and sizes, it looks kind of overwhelming. Any recommendations?

Okay, gotta run and pack fast for tonight's crop! Thanks for visiting and hope you have a great night!

Recipe Stamps: Always. Cardstock: Chocolate Chip, Soft Sky, Groovy Guava, Afternoon Tea DSP. Ink: Chocolate Chip Craft, Versamark. Accessories: Clear Embossing Powder, Glassy Glaze, Heat Gun, Vintage Brads, Pretties Kit flower, Aquapainters (for flower), Chocolate Twill Ribbon, Paper Piercer, Dimensionals, Slit Punch, Marvy Giga Oval Scallop Punch.