I Love my Shetland Sheepdog

Oh my goodness... have you seen the dog images at JessicaLynnOriginal? If you are a dog lover, you really should check them out. They are so realistic looking. And there are several breeds to choose from.

This weekend - yes, both today and tomorrow - I'm going to feature the JessicaLynnOriginal Shetland Sheepdog Sheltie stamp set. It has so many images in it that I couldn't choose just one to use.

Here is today's card:

Oh how I wish my coloring skills could do this stamp justice.

Here's the inside of the card:

Thanks for stopping by my blog today!  
Please remember to come back tomorrow and see another card with a different image from the JessicaLynnOriginal Shetland Sheepdog Sheltie stamp set.

Image/Sentiment: JessicaLynnOriginal Shetland Sheepdog Sheltie stamp set
Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black and Copic Markers
Cardstock: Recollections
Designer Paper: Paper Studio Spoiled Rotten Paper Pad
Embellishment: Stampin' UP! Ribbon

Happy Birthday

One can rarely have too many birthday cards. We seem to be making them every time we turn around. So you'll have plenty of reasons to participate in the new challenge at One Stitch at a Time, since the theme is Birthdays!

One Stitch at a Time

Challenge #231

Theme: Anything Goes with Birthdays

Sponsor: StitchyBear Digital Outlet

Prize:

Here's my card:

Image: CraftyGirl Creations Heart with Rose Swag

donated by StitchyBear's Digi Outlet

THANK YOU!

Here's the inside of my card:

I'm entering this card in the following challenges:

Creative Card Crew - Birthday with Sentiment
Digi Choosday - Spring Pastels
Party Time Tuesday - Anything Goes
Scrappers Delight - Anything Goes
Through the Craft Room Door - Anything Goes

Thank you for stopping by my blog today!

Image: StitchyBear's Digi Outlet "Heart with Rose Swag" colored with Copic Markers
Sentiment: Stampin' UP! stamped with Memento Tuxedo Black ink
Cardstock: Recollections Black and Stampin' UP! Soft Sky
Designer Paper: from my scrap file
Embellishments: Michael's Pearls and Stickles Glitter Glue

Happiness Blooms in Spring

It's wintertime and here in central Illinois, where I live, we're dealing with snow, ice, and freezing rain. Roads are a bit treacherous. Meetings have been canceled and/or postponed. We're staying inside as much as possible.

Soooooooo... I'm REALLY liking the new challenge at Sweet Stampin'!

February 21 - 27

Theme: Spring Flowers

Sponsor: Petal Lu

Oh, I do love Spring Flowers! And I'm definitely ready for Spring to arrive!!!

Here's my card:

I love daisies!

Here's the inside:

I hope you'll dig out some flowery stamps and play along with the Sweet Stampin' Spring Flowers Challenge this week!


Thanks for sopping by my blog today!

Image/Sentiment: Unity Take Care of You
Ink: Memento Rich Cocoa and Copic Markers
Cardstock: Recollections Sand and Stampin' UP! Close o Cocoa
Designer Papers: Paper Studio Cream Country Crackle and Tiny Music Teal
Embellishments: Hobby Lobby Ribbon and Brads from an unknown vendor

AHoy! What's that I See?

Why, I do believe I see the big yellow sun shining even in the midst of cloud cover...

Don't you just want to say "Argh!" in your best pirate voice?


Which is a good thing because then we'll be ready for the new {PIN}Spirational Challenge...

February 17 - March 2

I hope you'll participate in the challenge!

Here's the photo for our {PIN}Spiration:

The sponsors for this challenge is:

A Random Fan

Thank you for sponsoring! 

We appreciate our sponsors!

Here's my card:

Image: Pirate Adventure (donated to the DT by A Random Fan)

Here's the inside of my card:

Thank you for stopping by my blog today!

Image: A Random Fan Pirate Adventure
Ink: Copic Markers
Cardstock: Recollections Kraft and Stampin' UP! Early Espresso
Designer Paper: A Muse Studio Clouds
Embellishments: American Crafts Ribbon and Buttons Galore Buttons

Die Cut Cuties

Today there is a new challenge at MelonHeadz Friends.

February 16 - March 1

Theme: Die Cuts

Here's the card I made:

I sure wish it were warm enough to wear short sleeves and enjoy a tall glass of lemonade with flowers blooming nearby. But alas, we're having a winter storm instead.

Soon! (at least that's what I keep telling myself.

Here's the inside of my card:

I hope you'll participate in the MelonHeadz Friends Die Cut Challenge.

Thanks for stopping by my blog today!

Image: MelonHeadz Illustrating Baking 2 Bundle
Ink: Copic Markers
Die Cuts: Nestabilities Circles
Cardstock: Recollections Black and Stampin' UP! Summer Sun
Designer Paper: from my scrap file
Embellishments: Foof-a-La Buttons and Stampin' UP! Ribbon

Mother Nature Is Laughing

Okay... am I the  only one that thinks this scenario is funny? Darlene lives out east where they've been getting blasted time after time with HUGE snowfalls. Seriously! I have lost count of the inches, but suffice it to say, the snow they've received in the past 2-3 weeks is deeper than Darlene is tall.

Wait for it. That's NOT the funny part.

The funny part is Darlene is the one of the Dueling Darling Hostesses this month. She and LJ came up with the theme for the duel and then sent kits to their fellow team mates - Darlene to the Dazzlers and LJ to the Divas.... and they chose the theme for the February challenge...................

We're celebrating a little-known February Holiday...

Umbrella Day

Sheesh! Of course it's little-known.............. this is FEBRUARY!

And then to celebrate, Darlene's region has received more snowfall than I can even imagine.

So, tell me............ am I the only one who thinks that's a tad bit funny?


Darlene's kit isn't funny though. It's fabulous! She sent the Dazzlers:

Image/Sentimets: Penny Black April Showers
Designer Papers: ???
Gemstones: Paper Studio
Flowers: Paper Studio
Brads: Paper Studio
Assorted Ribbons: from her local craft store

Thank you , Darlene and LJ for a FUN theme! And thank you, Darlene, for the GREAT kit!

Here's my card:

Here's the inside of my card:

Please be sure and stop by all of the other Dueling Darling blogs to see what they've made. You'll find links in my left side bar.

Thanks for stopping by my blog today!

The only thing I added to Darlene's kit to make this card is cardstock - Recollections Black and Stampin' UP! Perfect Plum

Happy Valentine's Day...

... with LOVE!

And nothing says love quite like this JessicaLynnOriginal Brentwood:

Images: JessicaLynnOriginal Happy Valentines Day I Love You

Isn't Brentwood adorable!?!?!?!?

Here's the inside of my card:

Thanks for stopping by my blog today! 

I ♥ you!

Images: JessicaLynnOriginal Happy Valentines Day I Love You clear stamp set
Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black and Copic Markers
Cardstock: Recollections Black, Kraft, and White
Designer Paper: Recollections All Occasion Paper Pad
Embellishments: Buttons from unknown vendors

Sweet Bunny Greetings

I have been part of a group of swappers on SCS for some time now called the Unidentified Image swap group. Barb started this group, but every other month there is a different hostess. The hostess sends the images to the other group members and we all create with the same images.

Darlene is the current hostess and since the swap is due today so we can now show the cards we made. YAY!

Darlene sent us a Penny Black image called Bees and Honey. It really is an adorable image, Darlene. THANK YOU!

Here's my card:

Here's the inside:

Thanks for stopping by my blog today!

Image: Penny Black Bees and Honey colored with Copic Markers
Sentiment: Stampabilities Hi stamped with Tsukinek Brilliance Rocket Red Ink
Cardstock: Recollections Black and Red and Stampin' UP! Apricot Appeal
Designer Paper: My Mind's Eye On the Sunny Side and Recollections Red Dots
Embellishments: Foof-a-La Button, Stampin' UP! Ribbon, and Stickles Glitter Glue

Big News!

No, the news isn't about snow... though some parts of the United States have sure gotten a LOT of snow in the past week.

The news is - it's the 9th! Soooooooooooo it's time for the 3 Musketeers to show their stuff.

Every month the 3 Musketeers (Barb, Kelly, and myself) create a card using the same image that one of us chose and inked up and mailed to the other two. This month was my turn to choose. As often happens in this group, I decided to choose a stamp that I've had for quite some time - but never used. The reason I hadn't used it before was because I could never seem to figure out what to do with it, even though I love it. So what's a 3 Musketeer to do? Get her partners to help her out.

That being said, after you finish looking at my blog post, be sure to go to Barb's blog and to Kelly's blog to see what they made. Okay?

Here's my card:

Here's the inside:

Thanks for stopping by my blog today!

Now, don't forget to check out what the other two 3 Musketeers did with this image. I'm sure you'll be glad you did... because Barb and Kelly are AMAZING!

Image: Whimsy Stamps Kenny K Collection "News Boy"
Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black and Copic Markers
Cardstock: Recollections Black, Red, and 110# White
Designer Paper: TPC Studios Winter Blues Flurries
Embellishments: Spare Parts Snowflake Brad and Stickles Glitter Glue

Anything Goes with Love

NOTE: The JessicaLynnOriginal BlogHop is still in progress, so if you're here for that, please scroll down or click HERE to go directly to that post.


Are you ready for a new One Stitch at a Time Challenge? I know I am!

One Stitch at a Time Challenge #230

Theme: Anything Goes with Love

Sponsor: Stitchy Bear Digital Outlet

Here's the prize one lucky winner will receive:

I hope you'll participate in the One Stitch at a Time Challenge!

Here's my card:

Image: Coosty Creations Mother Sentiments

Here's the inside of my card:

I'm entering my card in the following challenges:
Crafty Sentiments - Include a Heart
Inspiration Destination - Anything Goes
Penny's Paper Crafty - Use Your Favorite Fold or Technique (I'm a simple kind of gal... my favorite fold is the plain/simple one... mostly because it photographs better than unique folds)
Sister Act - Anything Goes
Through the Craft Room Door - Anything Goes



Thank you for stopping by my blog today!

Image: Coosty Creations Mother Sentiments
Ink: Copic Marker
Cardstock: Recollections Black and Red
Designer Paper: from my scrap file
Embellishments: Colorbok Hear Gem and Michael's Pearls

Hopping Down the Bunny Trail

Welcome to the ‘Some Bunny Special’ Blog Hop created by the JessicaLynnOriginal Design Team! Today we are featuring projects featuring the Some Bunny Special stamp set! This adorable Easter stamp is so versatile and fun and we have created many beautiful projects featuring this stamp. So sit back, grab a coffee and let us inspire you! If you are coming from Jessica's blog, then you're in the right place.

Here's the card I made (using the bumble bee image and coordinating sentiment):

Here's the inside of my card:

 I used the same bumblebee image on the inside, but left it uncolored.

Don't forget to leave a comment on all the blogs for a chance to win an awesome prize at the end. If you hop around all of the blogs and leave a comment on each blog and Jessica will randomly select a winner from the comments to win this stamp set or a $25.00 Gift Certificate toward anything at JessicaLynnOriginal.com.

Be sure to say a big thank you for the prize by following her on Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter!

I'm the last person on the blog hop. So now it's time to hop back where you began... on Jessica Lynn's blog and let her know you've completed the hop!

We - JessicaLynn (of JessicaLynnOriginal) and all the design team members - are so glad you've participated in this hop with us. I hope you were inspired by the projects you saw and that you'll "hop" on over to the JessicaLynnOriginal store and check out all of her AMAZING products!

If you missed any of the "hops" along the way, please go back and check them out. Remember there's a FABULOUS gift being given randomly to one of the people who comments on each of the posts. Here's the list (just in case you need it)...

Jessica Lynn

Justine

Vickie

Sharon 

Jessica

Jeanette - Me!

Thanks again for stopping by!

Image/Sentiment: JessicaLynnOriginal Happy Easter Clear Stamp Set

Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black, Copic Markers, and Zig Wink of Stella Marker

Cardstock: Recollections Black and 110# White

Designer Paper: Recollections Home Basics Paper Pad

Embellishments: Seam Binding and Silk Flowers from unknown vendors

Love Is in the Air

I don't normally care much for the $1 stamps at places like Michael's and Hobby Lobby, but a few years ago I admired an image on a friend's card and she told me that she got the stamp in the dollar bin. Not only that, but she went back to the store and bought another one - and mailed it to me! Wasn't that sweet!?!?!? THANK YOU, Terry!

I must say this is my most favorite $1 stamp EVER! and it didn't cost me  thing.

This "Cupid" stamp was perfect for the  new challenge at Sweet Stampin....

Theme: Add a Heart

 Sponsor: Quixotic Paperie - £10 voucher

I hope you'll participate!

Here's the inside of my card:

Thank you for stopping by my blog today!

Image: Craftsmart Cupid
Sentiment: Penny Black Bunches
Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black, Copic Markers, and Zig Wink of Zella Marker
Cardstock: Recollections Black and Red
Designer Paper: from my scrap file (I think these came from the Dollar Aisle at Target)
Embellishments: Ribbon (gifted to me by Barb - THANK YOU, Barb!) and heart-shaped Rhinestones from an unknown vendor

A Peek at My Week

It’s Friday, so it’s time for…

A PEEK AT MY WEEK

Something I loved about this week…

I was able to mark quite a few things off of my “To Do” list, which is a good thing… because me-oh-my! That was a HUGE list!

Something I learned this week…

A friend of mine contacted me early this week to let me know that she was applying to go on the same mission trip to the Dominican Republic that I’ll be going on in a few months. I’m so glad we get to have this experience together!

Somewhere I went this week…

My husband and I celebrated our anniversary on Wednesday – by going out for dinner. Chinese food. YUM!

Something I created this week…

Messes. Lots and lots of messes. Okay, so I also created some cards. And did I mention… messes.

Oh, and speaking of cards, I made this card with the fabulous JessicaLynnOriginal Brentwood stamp set…

 Image: JessicaLynnOriginal Happy Valentine's Day I Love You

Here's the inside:

Something I’m going to do this weekend…

I’m leading two break-out conferences for a women’s meeting this weekend. I’m super excited about that.

Something I want to accomplish next week…

I am leading an 11-hour workshop for Tutoring Children & Youth in a little over two weeks so next week will be spent working on getting ready to do that.

Did I take the 30-Minute Challenge this week?

What is a 30-Minute Challenge? Basically, I choose something to do – perhaps it’s an organization task that is calling out to me, or a topic I want to research, or (*gasp!) an exercise I want to try, etc. – and I set the timer and invest 30 minutes in that challenge.

No, alas, I did not.

SCORE TIME: Would I give this week a “thumbs up” or a “thumbs down”?

Thanks for stopping by my blog today! I appreciate you so much!

Image: JessicaLynnOriginal Happy Valentine's Day I Love You

Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black and Copic Markers

Cardstock: Recollections Black and Stampin' UP! Cameo Coral

Designer Paper: from my scrap file

Embellishments: Pearl Bling from an unknown vendor