Warm Weather

I want to apologize for not posting lately. I have been spending time outdoors working in my flower beds getting them weeded and ready for some new plantings. I hope to post this week, we are expecting more stormy weather this week so I might not be able to get out and will spend more time in the scrapbook room.  My husband worked yesterday in the scrapbook room doing some honey do jobs and I need to get down there to do some cleaning up, and re-organizing again. I just wanted to post this picture for now to let us all realize here in OH we will soon have warmer weather. This photo was taken with my cell phone so it isn't very good... I was also very disappointed that this tree and another one died this winter, they were pretty while they lasted.......  :( 

Bridal Shower Greeting

Good Morning Friends,

I am so excited today, we are expected to have temps in the middle 80's today here in Southern Ohio.  All kinds of things we want to do today, not sure we can get it all in.

Today's card was a card that I made yesterday morning, it took around an hour to finally get it together, and I gave it away knowing it needed some adjustments but there is just a time when you have to stop working and just let it go, and it didn't help that it was time for the Bridal Shower too.

The idea for this card was not my creation.  I cased this card with my version added.  The lady who created the idea has a wonderful website, it will take you hours to see it all and when you see the creations she does you will want to be her. You can check out her idea for the card Here. I also have a link on my sidebar for her website too. I can't say enough about her work.

Here is my card:

I am sorry it is in the envelope, but I was headed out the door with it and then thought I would probably kick myself if I didn't take a picture of this card.  So it was already to go when I snapped the pic.

This card is a 5x7

Card Recipe:

 Paper: Base/Brown/Gina K

DSP: K & Company

I used a embossing folder on the dress and cut it out with a spellbinders die

Pearls: Stampin Up

Punch border: Martha Stewart

Stamps: Stampin Up

Oval: Stampin Up and tag/Stampin Up

Leaves: Bird Punch

the little flowers on the dress is a negative flower from a border punch

The rose is Prima

Things I will change when I do this again:

Move the heart shape down a little more.  I would use a thicker white paper for the dress in order to get a deeper emboss, add a darker ribbon around the waist.

And take a picture of the inside...ugh..

Thanks so much for stopping by today.  I will be back soon with another card.  I really wanted to make cards all day yesterday but had committments that took me away.  But I will get back to crafting soon....I however will be out enjoying the nice weather today with my family.

Have a Great Day!!!

~Jodi~

Plain Jane/Best Wishes

Good Evening, Well,  here is a card I am calling "Plain Jane" and if you know my cardmaking skills or habits, I am not a plain jane cardmaker.  I love embellishments and I love making my cards busy, more to look at. My real reason for making this card was to see if the flower would turn out.   I am using the "Day of Graditude" stamp set for the flower stamp, then cut it out and made it into a flower. I like it and I don't like it.  I think with some playing time I might make it look a little better, but for tonight, here is my "plain jane" card.  Let me know what you think of the flower. Well, time for bed.  I am hoping to post again tomorrow, but if the weather is as nice as it was today, I might be outside most of the day.....who could blame me.......:) Night all! ~Jodi~ 

Good Evening

Bridal Thank You Notes



Good Evening,

I wanted to post this card earlier, but between internet issues yesterday and camera issues this evening I have had a tuff time getting things posted on here.

I have been invited to several Bridal Showers/Weddings lately for the coming summer and I thought that I would make a few little card set Thank You notes for them.  I will give them another gift too, but I think sometimes it is nice to have some different "thank yous" to send to special friends and relatives.

I thought instead of using the same color ribbon I would use different colors.  Now I wished I had used just one, my next card set will be just one color.  We learn from our mistakes.



The Card Recipe

I cut the cardstock for these 3 1/2 x 5

I used a variety of ribbons and ink colors to match

I used the Perfect Punches stamp set from Stampin Up

I used a embossing folder from Stampin Up

The Bag Recipe

I used the pattern from Angie Kennedy's webstie which I have a link to on my sidebar of the blog under Chic n Scratch You will find the instructions there for the 12x12 Card box.  She also has a ton of other video tutorials there for you to see and use too, she does great work.

I used Martha Stewart Punches for all the decorative borders on the card box.

The leaves are from a sizzix die and the fern leaves are also a punch along with the flower punches I used for the flowers, the brads are antique brads from Stampin Up, I added white ribbon at the bottom and top of the box along the borders. I did emboss the top border.

Thanks for dropping by

See You later

~Jodi~

Happy Mothers Day/love

  Good Evening,

I had wanted to get this card posted this morning but we have had thunderstorms in our area and our internet

went out.  So now it is back up and running and I am here to post my card.

I again used the Mojo Monday sketch 185 for my card.  I like using those sketches, it sorta teaches you how to make something different then what you are normally use to doing.

You should try your hand a working with a few of the sketches.

I have an icon on the side bar of my blog that will take you right to their website.

The inside of this card, I just took paper and ripped the edges and added a few brads.. I thought it turned out pretty good.

The Card Recipe

Started with the sketch from Mojo Monday

Paper: Stampin Up/Base, DSP/DCWV Citus Stack

Flower is made with Gina K/Sweet Corn

Stamps for Flower were: Gold Sunflowers from Heartfelt Creations

cut with spellbinders Blossoms Two, I embossed the flower with a Stampin Up

embossing folder.

Ribbon: Stampin Up

Brads:  I am sure where I bought those but any will work.

Punches: for sentiment/Stampin Up

I sprayed the card with Smooch Spray/ Stampin Up

I hope you enjoyed todays card

Please feel free to leave your comments.

I invite you all to sign up to follow my blog and subcribe to my blog too.

Thanks for stopping by for a visit.

~Jodi~

The Winner of my Blog Candy is: KEVY 1019

Good Morning and thanks to those who commented for blog Candy. Kevy, please go to my contact page and send me your address so that I can get your candy to you. Thanks again for commenting. I will be back later today with a post, a card or some kind of creation... Jodi

My First Blog Candy

Hello and Good Friday Morning!!

Hello,

I am excited to be giving away my first Blog Candy.

I am sure that there are some who will be excited and some who won't but I hope

that whoever gets this will enjoy something among this mix.

I will tell you what is here in this stash:

#1-Silk Blank Frame

#2-Embellishments

#3-Stampin Up Pearls

#4-Stampin Up crochet florals

#5-Fairy tale Roses from Prima

#6-Thank You embossing folders

#7-Sizzix Die

#8-Bliss Stamp Set from Stampin Up

#9-Make and Take Card Kit

#10-Flower embellishments

#11-Make and Take Card Kit

So you are wondering what you have to do in order to win.

1. You need to sign up to be a follower on my blog, if you are already a follower then move on to step 2.

2. You must leave a comment telling me your are a follower and what card on my blog you like the most.

3. Finally, you must leave in your comment what is your favorite cardmaking tool or embellishment.

 

4. You can comment once a day, if you do comment once a day after your first comment (day) all you have to do is put "ditto" in the comment box the next 3 days...that way you don't have to keep commenting and wasting your blogging time.

I will be using Random Number Generator to pick the numbers.

The Blog Candy will be given away on Monday Morning.

Thanks for visiting

and

Good Luck!!

I will be back Monday with the winner and a New Card.