Jacksonbelle Tuesday

Spring has definitely sprung here in Alabama (and my families allergies can prove it) so Easter is right around the corner. So what better time for an Easter Challenge by the DT at Jacksonbelle Embellishments. We would be so pleased to have you play along so fell free to upload your Easter cards to SCS (remember to use JBE047 in the keycode) or attach a link to the comments to this JBE Blog post. For some awesome Easter card inspiration, be sure to check out the designs of these JBE rockstars:

• AJ Otto
• Heather Lee-Reppen
• Jennifer Buck
• Jill Dunn
• Kim O'Rosky
• Kisa Peters
• Lynda Benden
• Lindsey Botkins
  
• Maren Benedict
• Melissa Bove
• Michelle Woerner
• Shannon Teubner
• Taylor Usry

For my challenge card I paired up 2 of my favorite goodies carried at Jacksonbelle Embellishment- Inkadinkado stamps and Cosmo Cricket! I have had this cute little bunny image since last year and this is the first time the little fella has seen ink (shameful, I know.) They are out of them on the website but if contact Lindsey, I'm sure she will see if she can get one for you! THIS cute little egg is still available and actually was part of the line that went along with the bun. For shadowing and accenting this image I used Pink Shimmerz and a paint brush. I really like the way this turned out- much more shimmery in person! I traced the image with a pencil using a Cosmo Cricket Honey Pie Blackboard Shapes egg. After cutting it out, I adhered it the actually chipboard piece. The remaining 2 eggs are from a sheet of Cosmo Cricket die cuts. I added a bit of Stardust Stickles, again using my handy paintbrush, to add some special sparkle to the eggs. This was a fun, mostly scrappy card! Wishing you fun Times and inky fingers! Take care!

Jacksonbelle Tuesday

Agh! I can't believe how long it has been since I lasted posted! I'd like to say something mysterious like I've been working on secret projects or something exciting like I've been traveling on vacation but the truth of the matter is day to day life has been extra busy AND to top it off my camera has been missing for about a week. Yesterday, I finally MADE myself go through the play room and low and behold, there is was. My little Rachel is quite the photo bug and has sticky fingers when it comes to my camera. Fortunately, it is not the greatest camera. But I will have to be more diligent with her when we finally get a new one. So for today's challenge, the Jacksonbelle DT was to CASE a card from the blog or gallery of our own Michelle Woerner! Wowsers, there was a plethora of gorgeousness from which to choose. I decided I had to CASE the LO of this beautiful card. I love the 3 panel background and the flowers in the corner! Instead of Primas, I die cut my own flowers using Sprout PP by Memory Box and this new Cookie Cutter die from Quickutz! I these dies in my Cuttlebug with a Spellbinder magnetic pad to keep everything and place and they worked wonderfully! After die cutting, I inked the edges with pink chalk ink then painted them with Angel Dust Shimmerz. The center are Glitter Dots by Jesse James- one of my most favorite forms of bling! My stamp is Duet by Inkadinkado, sentiment is A Muse, and ribbon is May Arts. I really enjoyed making those flowers and see this die set getting much use in the future. Be sure to stop over at the Jackonsbelle Embellishment blog for a cameo of Michelle and another look at her Shimmerz tutorial (perfect if you are wondering what to do with those little pots of glitter goodness.) Also, be sure to check out the rest of the DT blogs for some rockin' inspiration!

• AJ Otto
• Heather Lee-Reppen
• Jennifer Buck
• Jill Dunn
• Kim O'Rosky
• Kisa Peters
• Lynda Benden
• Lindsey Botkins
  
• Maren Benedict
• Melissa Bove
• Michelle Woerner
• Rachel Hope
• Shannon Teubner
• Taylor Usry

We would love to have you play along and if you do, please, either link your card to a comment on the Jacksonbelle Blog OR use JBE038 in the keywords to your SCS gallery- we want to see your beautiful creations! Wishing you fun Times and inky fingers! Take care!

Jacksonbelle Tuesday

I'm on the run this morning so this will have to be a short post! Today's Jacksonbelle Challenge was to use any of our new products that we had received from Jacksonbelle. I am just in love with the new Imaginisce line "Twitterpated" and was so excited to receive the paper pack! Just adorable. I teamed it up with this little Inka bird for a Valentine's day card. The sparkly flowers- no other than white Primas painted with Shimmerz. Be sure to check out the rest of the DT blogs to see what else Lindsey has "in store" at Jacksonbelle (sorry for the pun)!

• AJ Otto
• Heather Lee-Reppen
• Jennifer Buck
• Jill Dunn
• Kim O'Rosky
• Kisa Peters
• Lindsey Botkins
  
• Lynda Benden
• Maren Benedict
• Melissa Bove
• Michelle Woerner
• Rachel Hope
• Shannon Teubner
• Taylor Usry

We would love to have you play along! If you upload to your SCS gallery, please be sure to use JBE035 in the keywords so we can see your beautiful work! Also, Lindsey is having super clearance sale so you will want to go by and see all of her specials! Wishing you fun Times and inky fingers! Take care!

Jacksonbelle Tuesday

The week of Thanksgiving is always exciting for me! In my mind it is the beginning of the Holiday season and my favorite time of the year! With all the fun and fellowship, comes a lot of hustle and bustle. Each year I vow not to get too stressed. So far, I have not been overly successful but I am slowly learning to take the "little" things in stride and focus on the true meaning of the season. Keeping that in mind, I was faced with 2 "tasks" (although fun) yesterday evening. Since today is the last school day before Thanksgiving, I had to get Rachel's birthday party invitations ready to take to preschool. Also, it is Tuesday and time for a Jacksonbelle Embellishments Design Team challenge. This week we are to use our favorite Jacksonbelle supplies when making a card (narrowing my favs down is a daunting task)! To kill two birds, so to speak, I decided to make a card that would do double duty. Two of my favorite products from JBE are Inkadinkado stamps and Shimmerz. I, also, love the adorable Imaginisce line "Fairest of Them All" and find it perfect for all the little girl projects that I make! Keeping in mind that the card had to be mass produced and that it might be "examined" by curious preschoolers, I decided to be selective with my embellishments. The class has children from 3-5 years of age and I am always careful about including any hard embellishments on projects for the children. When Rachel saw the completed invitation, the look happy look on her face made my night. Of course, she wanted to know if today is her birthday party- it is going to be a long 2 weeks!! Be sure to check out what the other DT Gals have selected as some of their favorite Jacksonbelle Goodies:

• Broni Holcombe
• Dee Jackson
• Kisa Peters
• Lila Holgate
• Lindsey Botkin
  
• Lynda Benden
• Maren Benedict
• Rachel Hope

I hope to be back before Thanksgiving but if not please have a enjoyable and safe one! And just a little hint: you might want to check in at Jacksonbelle Embellishments over the weekend- you never know what Lindsey might have up her sleeve in the way of a sale. Wishing you fun Times and inky fingers. Take care!

Invite deets: Stamps: Beautiful Fairy- Inkadinkado, Sentiment- PTI
Paper: PP- Imaginisce- Fairest of Them All, CS- PTI
Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black
Supplies: Shimmerz, ribbon- PTI, Cuttlebug, Swirl Embossing Folder,
MS scallop border punch.

Jacksonbelle Tuesday & A Design Team Call!!!

Whohoo! Yes, you read that right! This is not just any ole Jacksonbelle Tuesday! Today Lindsey is announcing a search for 5 new Design Team members! Believe me, if you are interested in becoming a designer this is a great team! With the Yahoo group, I have come to know some really awesome gals that encourage, support and make you laugh sometimes all at once! Be sure to check out the details at the

Jacksonbelle Embellishments Store Blog.

So on to the challenge which was to incorporate a Christmas or a snowflake theme. I am working on Christmas cards right now so this was perfect for me! We would love to have you play along and link you card to a comment on this blog so I can see your awesome Christmas creations!
For some super inspiring ideas, be sure to check out the blogs of the following DT members:

• Broni Holcombe
• Dee Jackson
• Kisa Peters
• Lindsey Botkin
  
• Lynda Benden
• Maren Benedict
• Rachel Hope

I have a ton of things to catch up on this morning so I will just leave you with the card deets.
All stamps are Inkadinkado (bird ornament, sentiment, holly flourish); PP is Basic Gray Wassail; ribbon is May Arts- all from Jacksonbelle Embellishments. The scallop and tag were cut with Nestabilities dies; Ink is SU Always Artichoke and Versamark; Clear and Gold EP are Ranger; CS-Bravo Burgundy, Always Artichoke, & Mellow Moss; pearls are from Ellen Hutson. Wishing you fun Times and inky fingers! Take care!

Jacksonbelle Tuesday

First, a heartfelt Thank-You to all the great men and women of this countries military, both present and past, who have stood up for the freedom that we are so very fortunate to have! A Happy Veteran's Day to you!

I'm very squeaking in this Tuesday's card for the Jacksonbelle Embellishment challenge. After my weekend away in Seattle, I have needed to spend some time with the family I love! We have all missed each other and I truly felt the need to slow down the pace of things for a couple of days and enjoy my wonderful husband and sweet daughters!

This is NOT to say that the trip to Seattle was not totally incredible. Truly an experience that I will remember for a lifetime. My trip did end up having a rocky beginning. My fellow travelers and I were all buckled in ready for take off of the flight out of Huntsville headed to Dallas/Ft Worth when the starter on the plane would not work. So... I ended up leaving on Friday morning (after an extra night in my own comfy bed) and thus did not arrive in Seattle in time for the Copic Certification class. The gals that attended the class said it was great BUT that they felt a lot of it did not pertain to coloring the stamped images that we use. Luckily, Marianne from Copic did a mini inservice as part of our Saturday itinerary, and I at least learned that my technique was correct- of course, I still think I need to continue practicing because I see myself feeling more and more confident at time goes by. Tomorrow I plan on sharing more details about my incredible trip and the AWESOME company A Muse!

Today, Jacksonbelle Embellishments DT members were challenged to make a card using this sketchThis is such a fun sketch and we would love to have you play along! If you should make a card using this sketch, be sure to link a card to a comment for this post! I would love to see you beautiful cards. For some more ideas, using this sketch be sure to check out the participating DT members blogs:

• Broni Holcombe
• Kisa Peters
• Lynda Benden
• Rachel Hope

My card today features: Stamps from Inkadinkado, Wassail paper from BG, brads from Imaginisce, and paper ornament from Prima- all available from Jacksonbelle Embellishments,
ink (Always Artichoke), scallop punch and ribbon- SU, scallop rectangle punch- Marvy

Tomorrow I will be back with more deets about Seattle. Until then, wishing you fun Times and inky fingers. Take care!

Jacksonbelle Tuesday

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It's Tuesday (already) and time for the weekly Jacksonbelle Embellishments Design Team Challenge. I'm barely sneaking this one in on Tuesday because I have been under the weather since Saturday afternoon- virus type symptoms: fever, headache, generalized pains- you get the picture. This simple card and short post has taken me ALL day to complete! I was determined to participate today because our challenge was to CASE a card from the beautiful collection of our own DT member, Broni Holcombe. Broni's work is awesome- her coloring is beautiful and her design is wonderful! The hard part was limiting myself to 1 card and if I had been up to it, I might have made more! Be sure to check out the challenge cards made by the rest of the Design Team!!!

• Amber Hight
• Broni Holcombe
• Dee Jackson
• Kisa Peters
• Lila Holgate
• Lynda Benden
• Maren Benedict
• Rachel Hope

For my CASE I chose this card:See what I mean about her beautiful coloring and design! I loved the clean lines of this card AND how the brads anchored that cute focal image! I used my new Inkadinkado clear set- Beautiful Fairies and teamed it up with BG Euphoria (perfect for this fantastical character.) The fairy is stamped with Palette Noir ink then colored with Prismacolor pencils and Gamsol. I enhanced her wings with my favorite Stickles- Stardust. The solid CS is SU Purely Pomegranate, as well as, the satin ribbon (both retired.) The Primas are brand new to Jacksonbelle and the centers are Euphoria glazed brads. A simple, clean card with just enough whimsy to make it fun! Stay tuned tomorrow for a card from the latest Artful Inkables release. And be sure to check out the Grab Bag Special that Kristin if offering at AI!!!! Wishing you fun Times and inky fingers! Take care!

Jacksonbelle Boosday

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Where does the time go? It is already Tuesday once again and time for a Jacksonbelle Embellishment challenge. After a month of some truly inspiring sketch challenges, today's challenge is to use anything from Jacksonbelle Embellishments. Boy, that's a hard one- teeheehee! Remember tonight at midnight is the deadline for submitting cards to Lynda to enter the Jacksonbelle Inka Sketch contest. If you would like to have another look at the details they are here and if you want to see all of the sketches they are here. If you play with the challenge this week be sure to either link them in a comment here OR if you upload to SCS use JBE022 in your key words. I want to be able to see all of your awesome cards! Also, for some great inspiration, be sure to check out the other DT members' blogs to see what they did with their Jacksonbelle goodies:

• Amber Hight
• Broni Holcombe
• Dee Jackson
• Kisa Peters
• Lila Holgate
• Lindsey Botkin
  
• Lynda Benden
• Maren Benedict
• Rachel Hope

I am having so much fun with the Inka Halloween stamps that I just couldn't resist using them for this weeks challenge. From the moment I saw this spooky-cute little group of trick or treaters I knew they belonged in front of the Cuttlebug Haunted House embossing folder. I used a piece of C'ordinations CS for the embossing then sanded the embossed image to create a distressed spooky look. Next, I highlighted the windows and moon with Shimmerz. The little costumed cuties were stamped, colored with Copics, sparkled with Shimmerz then cut out. PP is Cosmo Cricket Haunted, ribbon May Arts, Spider web sticker Imaginisce, hardware corner WRMK. Be sure to check out the post below for a chance at some fun blog loot! Wishing you fun Times and inky fingers! Take care!

Jacksonbelle Boosday

Today is the 4th and final sketch for the Jacksonbelle Embellishments Inkadinkado Contest. For all the specifics, check out the JBE Blog. Before I get to any details about today's sketch, I have some incredibly wonderful news. Lindsey's little boy, Austin, was able to be removed from the ventilator yesterday! He remains on a small dose of nasal oxygen but they feel that if things keep going as is, he will be out of PICU in a couple of days, then home from the hospital a few days after that! Truly the power of prayers is amazing!
So here is today's sketch. Be sure to take a look at the wonderful cards from the rest of the design team.

• Amber Hight
• Broni Holcombe
• Dee Jackson
• Elezibeth Neumann
• Kisa Peters
• Lila Holgate
• Lynda Benden
• Maren Benedict
• Rachel Hope

Remember to use JBE021 in the keywords if you upload to SCS AND be sure to e-mail ALL of your beautiful cards to Lynda Benden, lynda.benden@gmail.com, to assure entry into the contest!

Now for some more exciting news! Today is Release Day for Artful Inkables Stamps! Now, obviously I love AI stamps but with this release, Kristin ,the owner/designer, has completely ROCKED!!!! Can you say beautiful leaves, the most awesome butterfly EVAH, and the absolute cutie patootiest critters! Here is a look at the awesome images for these 4 sets:

The Design Team has divided up the peeks for these awesome new sets so today be sure to check out these blogs today:

Kristin
Julia- please check later this evening
Terri

And what rocks even better than new stamps? What about new stamps at a discount! Besides the everyday offer of free shipping for U.S and Canadian orders over 40.00, Kristin has given each DT member a discount code to share with the readers of our blogs. So I can actually share the love with you awesome folks! You will find this reminder in the column on your right for the remainder of my DT stint:

Be sure to check back tomorrow for some more samples from these terrific new sets! Wishing you fun TIMEs and inky fingers! Take care!

Another Jacksonbelle Boosday

Are you ready for the 3rd sketch for the Jacksonbelle Embellishments September Inkadinkado contest? You can find all the deets right HERE. So far the entries have been awesome and everyone is certainly making it a challenge to choose the prize winners! Remember that there is a prize going to a randomly selected participant that enters at least 1 card for each sketch, also, so there is all kinds of opportunities to get one of the wonderful prized that Lindsey is offering. This week if you upload your card to SCS, please be sure to use JBE020 in the key words. We want to be able to find your cards. Also, every entry must be e-mailed to Lynda Benden at
lynda.benden@gmail.com. Please be sure to check out the other design team members cards with this sketch for some terrific inspiration!

• Amber Hight
• Broni Holcombe
• Dee Jackson
• Elezibeth Neumann
• Kisa Peters
• Lila Holgate
• Lindsey Botkin
  
• Lynda Benden
• Maren Benedict
• Rachel Hope

My card today is super simple, and pretty cute if I do say so myself. It doesn't have as many embellishments as many of my other cards but the focal image turned out to be a bit bigger than I had originally planned and I just ran out of room! All of my images are from the Inkadinkado set Ghouls & Goblins. I initially colored them with Copic markers then I added black flocking to the cat with a Sakura Quickie glue pen and painted Angel Wings Shimmerz on the bone and the TP. This photo was not necessarily the best one to took of my card but I LOVED the way the light bounced off the purple brad and gave the Shimmerz an eerie glow (would like to say I planned that but it was totally an accident)! The little spider web in the corner is actually and adhesive rub on from WRMK. It comes in a kit with sheets of flocking, glitter and foil. After you rub on the adhesive, simple place the sheet of flock/glitter/foil on top and rub it on too. A pretty neat product BUT the adhesive rub ons are extremely fragile and you must take extra precaution when pealing it away from the protective layer. My paper is Basic Black CS and some retired SU Halloween DSP. The sentiment is heat embossed with Ranger Sea Foam EP. Ribbon is May Arts and brads are The Paper Studio. Easy peasy but a purrfect card for one of my nephews! They love animals! Hope your TIME is filled with fun and inky fingers! Take care!

Jacksonbelle Two-fer Tuesday

It's Tuesday, once again! And what makes this Tuesday so exciting? It is the release of Sketch 2 for the Jacksonbelle Embellishment Inkadinkado Sketch Contest! Of course, the DT always wants the readers of our blogs to join the Tuesday challenges but the contest this month makes it extra sweet- especially when Lindsey is offering up a grand prize of $50.00 Gift Certificate to Jacksonbelle Embellishments ,2nd Place $30.00 and 3rd place $15.00! Whahoo! The rest of the details can be found on this post HERE. If you decide to upload your card to SCS be sure to use JBE019 in you keywords- we want to share your beautiful cards with everyone! Also, an important note- a photo of ALL entries MUST be e-mailed to Lynda Benden at lynda.benden@gmail.com. The rest of the DT would love to share their versions of today's sketch. Feel free to check these out:

• Amber Hight
• Broni Holcombe
• Dee Jackson
• Elezibeth Neumann
• Kisa Peters
• Lila Holgate
• Lynda Benden
• Lindsey Botkin
• Maren Benedict
• Rachel Hope

My card today is very straight forward. This cute little Inka snowman was stamped with Memento Tuxedo black on to Solar White CS. I colored his accessories with Copic markers and highlighted him using Sky Blue Shimmerz. The little bells are cut with Quickutz Christmas Cookie Cutter dies from my lss, Once Upon a Scrapbook and then painted with Candlelight Shimmerz. The gold cording is SU, as well as, the retired Totally Thyme ribbon. Paper is Figgy by BG. Here is a better look at today's sketch. Lynda made a wonderful sketch that allows for MUCH creativity !
Last week was a bit rough due to back problems and a subsequent procedure to help. I'm glad to say that I am felling MUCH better. Thanks to everyone with their kind comments and e-mails! Over the weekend, I was able to get 3 of my 4 Inka sketch cards completed with last weeks sketch being one of them. If you did not get around to trying out last weeks fun sketch, it is not to late! You have until the end of the month to do all 4 sketches. You can enter with as few or as many cards as you like, with the sketches of your choice. There will be a special prize given for a random winner who has entered at least one of each sketch! You can find last weeks sketch at this post. I teamed up this cute little Inka Santa with the new BG Offbeat. I absolutely love the way this paper pad coordinates with the new In- Colors!!!!! Here I have paired it with Ridinghood Red for contrast and a Christmasy feel! The Santa was colored with Copic markers and Spica pens for added sparkle. The sentiment is a Karen Foster rub on and the ribbon is Bazzill. Brads are MM and snowflake with brad is Imaginisce. A fun, simple and quick card! Please be sure to stop by tomorrow to see what I have made for the Artful Inkables Every Other Wednesday Challenge. Our fearless leader, the ever talented Kristin, is the "hostess with the mostest" and hmmm, did I hear a rumor of PRIZES for 1 lucky participant???? Also, she has extended the free shipping for orders over 30.00 until September 15th! Believe me, with the beautiful selection of stamps at AI it is NO problem to have that in your cart in no time *wink*! Wishing you TIME filled with fun and inky fingers! Take care!

It's a Inkadinkado Contest at Jacksonbelle Embellishments

Hello!! It's time again for another Jacksonbelle Embellishments Card Contest!! Starting Tuesday, September 2nd, and every Tuesday in September, the Design Team and I will be posting a new Sketch! We'd LOVE for you to all join us! Wanna know what you can win!?
The grand prize winner will receive a $50.00 Gift Certificate to Lindsey’s store! 2nd Place, $30.00 and 3rd place $15.00! All winners will receive a goodie bag in addition to their gift certificate!! If you decide to play each week, creating a card based on all 4 sketches, your name will be entered into a random drawing and THAT person will also win a goodie bag!
SO, you are probably wondering what you have to do!? You have to use Inkadinkado Stamps (newer...from this Spring-until now) as well as our sketches that I will post here each Tuesday! You can enter as many times as you'd like! You are also free to post anywhere you'd like! We will post coordinating Keywords for the sketches if you are posting on Splitcoaststampers, this way we will all be able to see your card(s)! You MUST however email every card to Lynda (lynda.benden@gmail.com). She would really hate to miss any of your gorgeous cards and this will enable her to have all of them!


Following the last Tuesday challenge, (Sept. 29th), you will have until Wednesday, Sept. 30th at midnight (EST) to get your cards in to Lynda. After that, the Design Team and Lindsey will need a few days to decide on the winners! Be sure to check the Design Team’s blog each week for LOTS of inspiration using the weekly sketch!!! We hope you will have time to play with us and if you have any questions, please don’t hesitate to ask!!!!

Due to medical problems, I am running a bit late with my card from this weeks sketch. Just wanted to stop by and share the sketch for all of my wonderful readers to be able to play along!
So here is JBE018:It''s ALWAYs A Stampin' Good Time! Take care!

Jacksonbelle Boosday

"Love is kinda crazy with a spooky little 'cat' like you..." Yes, this is the song that kept going through my head as I made today's Jacksonbelle DT Challenge card! We would love to have you join us, so the challenge (should you choose to accept it) is to CASE a card from the oh-so-talented DT member, Erin McKinney. You can either link a photo of your card to a comment on this post or if you upload to SCS, please, be sure to use JBE017 in the keywords. I would love to see what you create! Be sure to see what the rest of the gals created!

• Amber Hight
• Broni Holcombe
• Dee Jackson
• Elezebeth Neumann
• Erin McKinney
• Kisa Peters
• Lila Holgate
• Lindsey Botkin
  
• Lynda Benden
• Maren Benedict
• Rachel Hope

For my card, I chose this one from Erin's blog. I absolutely love how she mounted the large scalloped square card on the base! Since I was so antsy to use my new Inkadinkado Halloween stamps, I decided this cute little cat would be perfect for this square layout! A quick word about these new Inka stamps- I love line drawn images as much as anybody. They are perfect for using my Copics, Gamsol Magic technique and paper piecing (all 3 favs) BUT for a super cute and quick card, this new Inka line is perfect! While most of the image is solid, there is still just enough to add a POP of color with your favorite color-in method! After stamping the image with Versamark, I heat embossed Sparkle black EP. Next, I painted the moon with Beeswax Shimmerz and colored the hat band in with a Mallow Copic marker followed by a coat of Angel Wings Shimmerz. I cut the image out with a scalloped square Nestie, added the heat embossed and Mallow colored "spooky" with Stampin' Dimensionals and finished the panel with Imaginisce brads in all 4 corners. This was mounted on a square piece of spider web PP by Carolee's Collections and a sheer piece of May Arts ribbon was tied on the side. This panel was mounted to a square scalloped card of Karen Foster PP and the whole thing was mounted to a piece of Doodlebug Sugared paper. Inside the square scallop card the Inka sentiment is stamped in Memento Tuxedo Black and the "R" is painted with Beeswax Shimmerz. Here is a photo of the inside:
If you notice the strip of Carolee's spider web paper on the inside, only outside 3 sides are taped down so I can slide a 5.00 bill in it when I send this to one of my nephews. It is a lot easier than sending a candy treat. Clever idea? Well, not so much. I only had a scrap of the plaid Karen Foster paper and I needed that to cover up the label!!! Stay tuned tomorrow for another Artful Inkables challenge (and this one is a doosie)! Also, later on this week there will be some big shopping news from JBE!!! It's ALWAYs A Stampin' Good Time! Take care!

Another AI Tease and Jacksonbelle Boosday

Hi, All! It's Tuesday once again and time for a Jacksonbelle Design Team Challenge. It is, also, the day 3 out of 4 of sneak peaks for the Thursday release of FOUR new sets of stamps from Artful Inkables. So sit tight, this is a rather long entry but well worth it! First, the Artful Inkables team (aka "The Ink Girls) are spotlighting a most adorable stamp set in honor of "man's" best friend- Top Dog. This is an absolutely darling set that include 3 different dog images (not to mention sentiments and a few doggy accessories.) I love the fact that Kristin was able to create 3 very different dogs so that the dog lover can choose a style very close to their favorite breed. Once again, the set is designed with versatility in mind! Please be sure to check out the other sneak peaks both on the AI blog and the blogs of the rest of the Ink Girls!

• Jennifer
• Julia
• Kim
• Pam

You may want to get out your sunglasses before catching a glimpse of my card for today's teaser! Believe me, the picture does not pick-up half the sparkle of this little card. I love bling but am usually conservative in the amount I use- I'm definitely a "less is more" kind of girl- but the sassy little face of this darling pup image just pushed me right over the edge- bwahahahaha! I started off with a pink Bazzill base and layered a striped piece of PP and a piece of mint green Bazzill. The mint green cs was embellished with the cute little paw print image from the Top Dog set using The Essential Glue pad and Dazzling Diamonds then punched with my MS scalloped border punch. To accent the holes from the border punch, I glued tiny rhinestones using my Quickie glue pen. The "dog collar" was made with Basic Grey ribbon and and the "tag" is a sentiment from the set framed with hardware from WRMK. I made the little tiara by cutting a Prima Say It In Crystals flower center in half then adding a few individual rhinestones of my own to get the right fit. This was the first time I used my Copics to "color" something white. I simply choose the color that I wanted as highlights and shaded lightly around the edges then pulled the color towards the center of the image with the Copic blender pen. Finally, I added some gray shadowing for added dimension. Tomorrow will mark the day of the AI every other week challenge. The Ink Girls will incorporate the 4th new set with the challenge but have expanded it a bit so that everyone who would like to can play along!
For my Jacksonbelle Embellishment Design Team challenge- a sketch, I could wait NO longer to use many of my new Halloween goodies from the store! I started with my Cosmo Cricket Haunted paper pack and went from there. This paper pack comes with an awesome sticker sheet and is absolutely spooktacular! After choosing the PP for the base of my card, I took a piece of Co'ordinations with a off white core and ran it through the Cuttlebug using a new spider web embossing folder. Next, I lightly sanded this layer to bring out the embossing and give it a distressed look. My focal image is from the Inkadinkado set, Creepy Crawly. I stamped it on to vellum with my Essential Glue pad then sprinkled black Art Glitter on the wet image. Once it dried and I sprayed it with a sealant, I cut around the outline of the image. The little spiders are from the same set, stamped in Craft Elegant Eggplant on to vellum then embossed with Rainbow EP from Ranger. The large eyelets are from SU, the ribbon is May Arts, and the "hinge" is WRMK. All paper edges were inked with a sponge and Andirondack Pitch Black ink. This was such a fun card to make! Please be sure to check out the rest of the DT versions of this awesome sketch. I've included the sketch because we would love for you to play along! If you would like, either attach the link to your card under comments on this post or if you upload to SCS, please use JBE015 in the keywords so we can see your beautiful works!

• Amber Hight
• Broni Holcombe
• Dee Jackson
• Elezebeth Neumann
• Erin McKinney
• Kisa Peters
• Lila Holgate
• Lynda Benden
• Lindsey Botkin
  
• Maren Benedict

For some reason, I am having difficulty downloading the sketch but if you catch out the other DT members blogs you will definitely get a feel for this awesome layout! It's ALWAYs A Stampin' Good Time! Take care!

Jacksonbelle Tuesday

Here we are at Tuesday once again and time for another Jacksonbelle Embellishment Design Team Challenge! This week it is time for a Color Challenge and DT member Lila Holgate has chosen to challenge us to use the color PINK ! I'm not sure that is much of a stretch for me because it is a color that I truly love! We would love to have you join us with this fun challenge! If you should decide to play along, please either link your card to a comment on this post or if you upload to SCS use JBE014 in the keycode. We want to be able to see everyone's beautiful pink creations! Be sure to check out the rest of the DTs submissions for this challenge on each of their individual blogs:

• Amber Hight
• Broni Holcombe
• Dee Jackson
• Elezebeth Neumann
• Erin McKinney
• Kisa Peters
• Lila Holgate
• Lynda Benden
• Lindsey Botkin
  
• Maren Benedict

You will, also, want to be sure to check out Jacksonbelle Embellishments to see all the new goodies that are available- new cuttlebug, fall and holiday Inkadinkado stamps, new Cosmo Cricket... the list goes on and on! I made my challenge card this weekend to take to one of my little great nieces for her birthday. The pink PP I choose to use was Basic Grey Two Scoops. I loved the idea of using the sweet ice creamie colors with the Inkadinkado Birthday Cupcakes for a little one-year-olds card! I stamped the largest cupcake image using Momento Tuxedo Black on 3 different pieces of the 6 x6 patterned paper and paper pieced it for a fun dimensional look. I added some white bugle beads as sprinkles, then topped it off the with little "icing" rosebud from the set. The rosebud was first colored with Copic markers then I added some chunky pink glitter from SU. I repeated the rosebud to more times to add as accents on the card. The Nestabilities mat is cut from vellum then the edges are trimmed with the same pink chunky glitter. The ribbon is a sheer piece of American craft topped with a piece of soft yellow rickrack by BG. Rachel starts preschool tomorrow so that mean Mary Elizabeth and I are back to our homeschool glasses. Although it does make for a busy schedule, it will definitely feel good to be back into a routine! Actually makes it easier to find stamping time! It's ALWAYs A Stampin' Good Time! Take care, Beth

You Are The Best...

Just a quick post... Here is a little ATC that I made for a swap hostessed by Tracy Durcan a little while back. At the time, I was so intent on getting these made and sent, that I forgot to take a photograph of it! So better late than never... Here are the deets:

Cupcake ATC:

Stamps: Inkadinkado- Birthday Cupcake, sentiment- Karen Lockhart

Paper: Barely Banana, Curious Iridescent Cryogen White, PP- Daisy D's

Ink: Memento- Tuxedo Black, Tim Holtz Distress Ink in Antique Linen by Ranger

Accessories: Cuttlebug, Swiss Dot fold, Nestabilities, Large oval punch, Copic markers, Sakura Quickie Glue Pen, Treading Water border punch, Stampin' Dimensionals, Dazzling Diamonds, ribbon- PTI Sweet Blush satin,paper piercer

We should be home late Sunday evening. I'll be busy getting ready for the Jacksonbelle Embellishment DT challenge for Tuesday and in celebrating our return home, you might want to be on the look-out for blog goodies in the very near future *wink*! It's ALWAYs A Stampin' Good Time! Take care!

Jacksonbelle Tuesday

Wahoo! It's Tuesday and time for a really neat challenge by the Jacksonbelle Embellishment Design Team. This week Lynda randomly paired up DT members and our challenge is to CASE a card from the blog or gallery of our partner. How fun is that! We would love to have you play along! If you choose to join us, just pick a card from any of the DT blogs or galleries and have at it! For cards that are uploaded to SCS, please be sure to include JBE011 or if you would rather just link your card to the comments on this post! I'd love to see what you create! Here are the other DT gals that are playing this week:

• Amber Hight
• Broni Holcombe
• Dee Jackson
• Elezebeth Neumann
• Erin McKinney
• Kisa Peters
• Lila Holgate
• Lynda Benden
• Maren Benedict
• Lindsey Botkin
  

So for this weeks challenge may "partner in crime" is the very talented Erin McKinney! I love Erin's use of bright colors along with distressed edges- a unique shabby chic look and her LOs are so creative! I was so... excited about this particular challenge! As soon as I knew that I was teamed up with Erin, I started perusing her blog to check out all of the wonderful inspiration which it held. Certainly, the hard part was narrowing it down to only 1 card to CASE. I finally chose this beauty because I absolutely loved this LO! Of course, I took a couple of creative liberties and tweaked it a bit. I truly love the long, slender look of her LO but I happened to have some scraps of this yummy Urban Cosmos PP by Prima that would work perfectly as a 5 1/2 x 4 1/4 sized card so I went with that. Also, I flipped it on it's side so that it would go with this cute little Quartet stamp by Inkadinkado. I had had these little guys for a while but had not used them yet (hangs head in shame)! This is really a very straight forward card. The little corner adornment on the bottom right hand corner is 3 photo holders from my HHH with a brad in the center. The little birds are colored with Copic markers and 2 of them are popped for dimension. Well, I've go several other posts to write. Hopefully, they will each magically appear on the correct date! It's ALWAYs A Stampin' Good Time! Take care!

Jacksonbelle Tuesday

Wahoo! It's Tuesday, once again, and time for a Jacksonbelle Embellishment Design Team Challenge. Before we get started I hope everyone had a Happy 4th of July weekend! Ours was nice and uneventful. We spent the 4th playing in the backyard with water toys, whiffle (sp?) ball, soccer and just basically enjoying family time. So onto this week's challenge- this awesome sketch created by our own oh-so-talented, Lynda Benden! As always, it would please us so much to have you play along! If you do, remember to add JBE10 to the keywords if you upload to SCS so we can see your beautiful creations! Be sure to take a minute to check out the rest of the JBE DT's cards made with this awesome sketch!

• Amber Hight
• Broni Holcombe
• Dee Jackson
• Elezebeth Neumann
• Erin McKinney
• Kisa Peters
• Lila Holgate
• Lindsey Botkin
  
• Lynda Benden
• Maren Benedict

I knew I was setting myself up for failure when I purchased this cute little Inkadinkado stamp set, Happy Belated Birthday- teeheehee! Well, hubby's best friend at work had a birthday on the 4th, and low and behold, I did not get a chance to make him a card last week- thus the need for the belated stamp! This card is pretty much strictly by the sketch (*note- I attempted to upload a pic of the sketch but could not from the file on the DT yahoo group. I will ask Lynda if she has any advice and give it another try a bit later.) I did omit a little row of 3 elements that were to go under the focal image to maintain the balance of my design. This masculine card is very straight forward. Masculine cards are definitely not my forte but this cute little snail and the BG Archaic paper did help me out quite a bit. The little guy is colored with Copic markers then die cut with a rectangular Nestabilities and matted on Basic Black CS. The background is Sahara Sand stamped tone on tone with SU Canvas BG stamp and all edges are inked with a sponge and Sahara Sand ink. Hardware is We R Memory Keepers except for the Pewter Jumbo Eyelets which are SU. I used black twill tape from my stash in place of ribbon for what is hopefully, a more masculine look! Well, that is about all I have time for this morning! I will have a card from the awesome Artful INKables set, Pressed Petals, tomorrow! It's ALWAYs A Stampin' Good Time! Take care!

Better Late card recipe:

Stamps: Canvas BG, Inkadinkado- Happy Belated

Paper: Sahara Sand, Basic Black, Neenah Classic White CS,PP- Basic Grey Archaic

Ink: Sahara Sand, Momento- Tuxedo Black

Accessories: Copic markers, Cuttlebug, Nestablitities, twill from stash, Sakura Stardust clear pen, WRMK hardware, SU pewter large eyelets, Crop-a-dile

Jacksonbelle Tuesday

Where does the time go? It's Tuesday once again and that means time for another Jacksonbelle Embellishment Design Team Challenge. This week is a color challenge that is one of my all time favorites- I guess it should be 'cause I got to choose this month- teeheehee. The colors I picked are Real Red, Bashful Blue and Black. We would love to have you play with us! If you do, use JBE009 in your keycode on SCS when you upload. That way we can see all of your beautiful cards! Be sure to visit the other JE DT blogs and see what awesome creations they have made with this color combo.

• Amber Hight
• Broni Holcombe
• Dee Jackson
• Elezebeth Neumann
• Erin McKinney
• Kisa Peters
• Lynda Benden
• Maren Benedict

Now a few details about my card. From the first time I saw this Inka flower stamp at JBE, I was completely intrigued by it. Whether it took me back to my childhood playing with a Spirograph (did I just age myself) or just the fun whimsy of it, it was a stamp that I new eventually I would have to have. I would consider it with every order, putting it aside for things I "needed" until finally one day, I just said "for goodness sakes, it is less than 6.00, go ahead and get it," thus my little Daisy Blossom stamp came to live with me. Now we won't mention that I've had it for many weeks and this is the first time it has seen ink- just knowing it was in the drawer with all my other Inka stamps made me happy! This evening I inked it up with Momento Tuxedo Black ink and stamped it one Bashful Blue cs. I cut it out with a circle Nestie then matted it with Black cs cut out of a scalloped circle Nestie. The center is a little white brad my American Craft. The little ladybugs are from Inkas Patterned Bugs set. I stamp "her" first in black and cut it out, then repeated this step in Real Red only cutting her body out this time. I then adhered the red body to the black image with a glue dot. Everything else is pretty self-explanetory. I'm pretty critical of my work and it is rare that I say this but I absolutely love this card! Oh my goodness, I didn't drop over dead and the world didn't end when I said that!!!! Maybe I should practice liking my creations a bit more!!!

Now, bits and pieces of news:
Lindsey has tons of things going on over at JBE!!! She has added more items to her clearance section and oh my, you have just got to check it out! Over the weekend, she added a company to the store, October Afternoon! She started with about 10 different styles of double sided PP and 4 different acrylic stamp sets. I am so... glad that I got my order placed because one of my "must have" stamp sets is already sold out and the other "must have" only has 2 left! We are keeping our fingers crossed that the wood mounted holiday stamps from Inkadinkado will arrive sometime tomorrow and the acrylic holiday sets sometime mid-July. Wasn't that nice of them to spread it out so it wouldn't be so much out-of-pocket at one time- teeheehee. If you would like a peak at these awesome stamps check it out here. Finally, be sure to check out the JBE store blog for the details of our next ATC SWAP. I will be the hostess once again and have some fun and prizes planned to go along with a Summer themed SWAP. It's ALWAYs A Stampin' Good Time! Take care!

Bug Hugs recipe:

Stamps: Flower stamp,Lady bug (Patterned Bugs) both by Inkadinkado, sentiment Lizzie Anne Designs

Paper: Whisper White, Basic Black, Bashful Blue, DSP- Summer Picnic

Ink: Real Red, Memento Tuxedo Black

Accessories: American Craft brads, Nestabilities, Cuttlebug, Stampin' Dimensionals, Fiskers border punch, May Arts ribbon, Hero Arts rhinestones

Jacksonbelle Tuesday

Wahoo! Tuesday once again and time for another Jacksonbelle Embellishment Design Team challenge. This week it is Anything Goes- you gotta love that! We would be thrilled to have you play along so if you do, please be sure to use JBE008 in your keycode when you upload to the gallery at SCS. Looking forward to seeing your wonderful cards! Be sure to take a look at the other DT members blogs to see what they came up with today!

• Amber Hight
• Broni Holcombe
• Dee Jackson
• Elezebeth Neumann
• Erin McKinney
• Kisa Peters
• Lila Holgate
• Lynda Benden
• Maren Benedict

First off, a quick disclaimer. My challenge card did not photograph very well. IRL, the yellow in the little bird is not as harsh. Hopefully, tomorrow I can take a better photo in the daylight to exchange for this one.

My Harmony Prima PP had been neglected for a while so I decided to pair it up with this new little Inka bird & frame stamp. After coloring the bird with Copic Markers, I die cut the image with Nestabilities and added a SU rub-on phrase inside the frame. The "thanks" sentiment and the little dotted flourish and flowers are rub-ons from the same pack (Love & Happiness from Sale-a-bration.) I had the most fun with the Prima flowers. The large blue flower is, also, from the Harmony line and the little mesh flowers (are those cute, or what) are brand new from my lss, Once Upon a Scrapbook. The centers are clear button from AL topped with a little piece cut from Prima lace. FUN, FUN! I stamped the kraft colored piece of PP with a CHF Polka Dot backgrounder (I so {{{{LOVE}}}} the CHF backgrounders) using MM paint. The rest is pretty self explanatory. TFL!

I got a bit of a late start this evening on my card because we celebrated Mary Elizabeth's 11th birthday this evening. Our family along with her 3 bffs went to the local Mexican restaurant (ME's fav.) for supper. It was truly a delightful, fun time for everyone. Just wanted to share a couple of photos of my girls when the wait staff came out and placed a huge sombrero on the birthday girl and sang to her! Feel free to click on the pics to see the fun the girls were having!Be sure to stop by tomorrow for Way to Go Wednesday. It's ALWAYS a Stampin' Good Time! Take care!

Inka bird card recipe:

Stamps: Inkadinkado, CHF Polka Dot backgrounder

Paper: Curious Iridescent Crycogen White, PP- Prima Harmony

Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black, Ranger Distress Ink-Brushed Cordoroy

Accessories: MM paint, Cuttlebug, Nestabilities, Copic markers, SU rub-ons, Prima flowers, AL clear buttons, Prima lace, K & Co. ribbon, American Craft brads

Techniques: Stamping w/ paint, alcohol markers