Hello.....

It has been a long time since I last posted a card.
I find it hard to be stuck in the basement when it is so nice outdoors.  I tend to enjoy gardening and watching birds in the summer so it is hard for me to craft.  I however will be getting back in the scrapbook room once the weather breaks. 

I have been busy with photography lately, taking some senior portraits and getting a lot of editing done, which keeps me tied up also.  But soon that will be ending.

Fall is just around the corner and harvest will begin for us, so that will be another hectic time so all in all, I will eventually get back to blogging.

It has been so long they have changed a lot about blogger, now I will have to get use to that now.

I will go now.  I still see your cards and enjoy your work.

TTFN
Jodi

Graduation Cap Box

Hello, Boy what a hectic time it is here.  Graduation time. My sons girlfriend gradatuated on Friday night and her family hosted a party in her honor.  A couple of nights before the party she asked if I could make her a box for everyone to drop cards in....so my mind went spinning trying to think of something I could do to make it special.  So I hit Wal-mart and their fabric dept.  I bought some white satin and ribbon and put together this box. I didn't take this photo, I kinda took if from her facebook page, so thanks to the photograhper for that.  I used the rub on letters for the front lettering on the box, I made a flower for the side and put a rub on, on the button in the middled.  I used the 2011 ribbon along the side.  You can't see but I used white satin ribbon on the sides and on the top around the slot.  Then we attached her tassel from her real cap. Thanks for looking and I hope to be back soon........ Jodi 

Red/White Graduation Card

Hello Everyone, 

Well I have made it back another day to show you a new card.
I am still receiving graduation invitations so I am still making cards.
This one was a little different then the others, still trying to keep it
simple so it is easier to make them in batches.  I really didn't expect all
the invitations I received so I didn't know I was going to have this
explosion of cards to make.

Card Recipe:

I used for the front of this card Labels 18 from spellbinders

"Happy Greetings" from SU summer mini catalog

The hat I used on the front was from some of the stickers I had stored away

The ribbon is from Walmart

I used the embossing folder from Cuttlebug, not sure what the name is but it is perfect for these cards.

Inside:

I used labels 18

The sentiment is a stamp I had from previous years, I just like the message

The top diploma is from sizzix

the small pocket I just put together for the money to rest and put some 2011 ribbon on the bottom.

The 2011 ribbon was given to me by my cousin Pam and I think she might have purchased it from Joanns.

Thanks for looking today!!

Prom Time

It is prom time around our area.  My son graduated a couple years ago, but his girlfriend is a senior so he was able to attend one more year. I just wanted to share some photos.

Graduation time is here

Hello, Hello, I want to apologize for not posting for a while.  Seems like life gets in the way sometimes of the things we would like to do.  I have been busy with yard work, and getting things done for spring cleaning, always good to do that when a new season comes along. Well, graduation time is here and I have been getting plenty of invites. I tried to keep my creations simple so that I could make several in good time. I tried to use the colors of the schools these kids go to, I have 3 more I haven't photographed in red/white also. Card Recipe I used the "congratulations" embossing folder on all these cards.  I thought that was a simple way to add a lot of embellishment to the card. I used the "graduation" sentiment from Stampin Up. The graduation cap and gown is from Sizzix. The "Best Wishes" sentiment is also from SU.

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

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Thanks for stopping by for a visit.

~Jodi~