Thursday, May 31

Thank You using Flowers and One Leaf

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Be sure to peek about in case you missed any
of the fun posts, giveaway announcements, and Blog Hop announcements!
Then Mark your Calendars
and Join in the Fun
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This afternoon I was able to finish a card to play along in the 
#21 - Flowers with a Leaf challenge
and will
be linking up to
Friends with Flair Friday as well !

I'm not overly ecstatic about my novice use
of the liquid pearls, but hope to get the hang
of using it the more I practice!


Base - Goldenrod Textured card stock
 DP - Authentique Free Bird Collection (dbl sided)
Stamp - flowers and flower pot from Rockin' it Unity Style KOM (03/10)
sentiment (from Unity goody bag)
Ink - Vintage Photo
Embossing Powder - Antique Linen
Twine - doodlebug designs
also used Liquid Pearls, Folk Art Acrylic paint, and TH distress tool

Keep Crafting 
:O) 
Jessica

Helping Beckie at Just B Creative Crazy and Praying for Marisa!

I am so blessed to be able
to share blogs
with my sweet Blend
Beckie of Just B Creative Crazy
again today.

A lot of times when I think of Beckie, I think
of all the cards she has made
that are Uplifting and Put a Smile on your Face!

I only hope that she is experiencing ALL positive "side effects"
during her move.
Hugs Beckie!!!

Today I am also blessed to take part in
a Card Drive that I found on a
friend from HS's Facebook Wall!
Thanks Shalin for announcing this today!
The cards will
be mailed to a sweet young
girl by the name of
Marisa Kay
at the Akron Children's Hospital.
Please feel free to visit
Marisa's FB page to read more
about her unique story
and to get involved in sending
your Get Well Wishes!

 If you are interested in mailing a card
to Marisa Kay, here is the mailing address
Marisa Vincent
1 Perkins Square
Akron, OH 44302
Floor 3 Room 3631
You can also take time to create an eCard
and send it directly to the hospital, too.
Here is the link for that
Akron Children's Hospital eCard

And here is my
card to send to this sweet little girl!


The card was created using the following:
Base - Navy textured card stock (4x4)
Sun image - Unity KOM {FOLLOW your own}
TH Distress Ink (Barn Door)
fussy cut and reduced size to fit in corner of card
Whale - Create A Critter cartridge (2 1/2")
inked with VersaMagic Cloud White and embossed with Whispers Opaque embossing powder
Waves - created using a broken piece of a wooden doll house (my kids demolished it, but I knew I would find a use for the roof top pieces...LOL)
Bow - Twinery Twine (charcoal)

This card was made for the sole purpose of helping others!
No challenges will be entered with this card, but it is sure
to make me feel like a winner, knowing
I helped Beckie at her Blog
and helped Marisa by making her smile!

Keep Crafting 
:O) 
Jessica

Tuesday, May 29

All who wander are not lost . . . using 3 Girl JAM Crinkle Ribbon

Happy Tuesday Crafty Blends!!!

Today is my day to share
the fun I had
playing with my
3 Girl JAM Crinkle Ribbon!!!

I truly can't believe that
the entire month of May
has flown by so quickly.
With the month of June upon our doorsteps,
I begin to think of Summer Fun.
Kids laughing and playing in the sprinkler,
Bike Rides, Picnics in the Park,
and
Relaxing days at the beach . . .

With that in mind, I played with some
fun summery colors on this card.  I stepped out of my comfort
zone a little with the color palette I worked with, but
all in all, I feel that I captured my summer idea.

I hope you enjoy peeking at it!

I used the wonderful
Ice Blue, Sunflower Yellow, and Holly Berry 
3 Girl JAM crinkle ribbon




And, if you need to stock up
on all your favorite colors
place an order today!


I also enjoyed inking up some Unity Stamps that
I hadn't gotten to use yet.
I used:
Bicycle - Aug 2009 KOM following my heart
Bicycle background - Apr 2012 KOM {FOLLOW your own}
Sentiment - Travel Notes by Simple Stories

I played with 
 Keep Crafting 
:O) 
Jessica

Thursday, May 24

***PRIZE ALERT**** "Well OWL Be" Blog Hop ~ June 22

It is my Great Pleasure
to announce
to you
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Heather Lynn
of
is hosting
her 1st Blog Hop
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So take a minute
to stop by
her blog
to read the 
Announcement Post
and become a new follower
so you don't miss the Hop
and to
peek at all of her wonderful creations
she has shared at her blog.

Heather and I became friends in an
Ohio Scrappers
group on Facebook a few short months ago.
It was almost as if we knew each other from birth.
She is super talented and super funny.
If we miss a day of not chatting, I really miss her.

The lineup for the Hop is FANTASTIC
and trust me, you don't want to miss out!
Fun Prizes will be Awarded, too.
Mark You Calendars NOW!

********want a chance to WIN a PRIZE?*******
Feel free to grab this blinkie and/or code
to add to your blog to spread the word!
Stop Back here at this post and tell me you did!
For everyone who shares the blinkie on their blog,
I will enter you into a drawing to win 
2 Itty Bitty Stamps
by Unity Stamp Company 


Here are the 2 Stamps to be WON!!!!

AND




Here is the image to add to your sidebar:
And, here is the HTML code:
<a href="http://heathernovinger.blogspot.com" target="_blank"><img src="http://i157.photobucket.com/albums/t72/strgazrblueyes22477/WellOWLBeHopButton3.jpg" width="155 height="155" border="0" alt="WellOWLBeHopButton3"></a>


BE SURE TO STOP BACK AND TELL ME YOU
SHARED SO I CAN COUNT YOU IN THE DRAWING
Keep Crafting
:O) 
Jessica

Helping out My Sweet Blend Beckie - Just B Creative Crazy

I simply ADORE all of my wonderful
Blends
here in Crafty Blog Land!

and I connected a while ago, 
and I am honored to call her my dear Friend
as well as my sweet Blend!

When she asked if I would interested
in helping
her keep her Blog Breathing
during a move she embarking
on, I didn't hesitate to say YES!!!

I really feel bad that she can't get to her crafty
supplies right now, and when I received this
wonderful Itty Bitty stamp from
another sweet Blend~Jessica Esch 

 I knew instantly 
that I would use it to create a card
for sweet Beckie!



The card was created by cutting
an 8 1/2x11 piece of card stock
to measure 5 1/2 x 4 1/4
(scored and folded along the 5 1/2 width)
Then I cut the dp to measure 5 1/4 x 4
I stamped the balloon image then heat embossed with white powder
The sentiment is stamped on white card stock using
VersaMagic-Sea Breeze 

I will be entering this card into

Keep Crafting 
:O) 
Jessica

Tuesday, May 22

A Crafter's and/or Stamper's Dream Candy

My sweet Blend, 
is celebrating
her upcoming 
on June 27th

Candy is an amazing artist with a huge heart.
It is always a pleasure to visit her blog
and see what
she has created next.

I love peeking in at her blog to see her amazing
projects she creates
for her Design Team posts at
Die Cuttin' Divas
and her coloring skills are exceptional and top notch!
Although she doesn't design for My Craft Spot anymore,
this is where our friendship blossomed.
As I would visit for the challenges, I always adored
seeing her projects as a Design Team Member!
She always leaves the most
darling comments for me to read
at my blog as well.

Candy, it has been an awesome journey
to follow you and your talent.
You deserve all the followers
you have at this point, and all those that
will join you in your future blogging journey!
I hope your Blogaversary is
BLESSED
with new friendships,
crafty inspiration,
and hope that you are showered
with all the
LOVE
you deserve sweetie.

HAPPY BLOGAVERSARY

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And, to celebrate, Candy is offering 
at her blog.

She even did a cute video to show all
the goodies up close and personal!

Here is the huge haul of
Candy from Candy!


Keep Crafting 
:O) 
Jessica

Monday, May 21

Makin' It To The Mailbox Mondays #17 {MITTMM17}

Please be sure to scroll down for more posts that you may have missed!!!!

 Welcome to the 17th Post for 
Makin' it to the Mailbox Mondays!

I fell a bit behind on posting
the weekly installments with
all of the celebrations that have
been taking place.
But I wouldn't dream on stopping these posts as they are
a way for me to show
my SINCERE appreciation
and THANKS! 

You are the people involved in 
Magic of Making My Day!!!

I want to take this opportunity to shout a huge

 Thank You Clip Art

 to all of you who have shown me your kindness and  your generosity.


I hope you will take the opportunity to visit
all of the wonderful and talented bloggers
that I mention with each MITTMM Post,
to see their beautiful creations,
wonderful generosity,
and fabulous inspiration.
Those of you who know me,
know I wouldn't steer you in the wrong direction.

There is so much to see and all of these fine ARTISTS are just a click away!!!

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First up,  I would like to say THANK YOU to my sweet Blend
Jessica Esch of Chick-n-Scrap
Since she and I connected, we refer to each other as Jessica and the Other Jessica
and I am so Happy to have met her.
She is super uber talented and
always fun to talk to.
She is a regular visitor at my blog and FB page

and a DT sister on the 3 Girl JAM Design Team.

Well, she was shopping online after a fun win she had and
took it upon herself to order me some Itty Bitty stamps by Unity because
she knows how fanatical I am about their products.
This was a "Just Because" gesture
and I was so emotional over her kindness and generosity
that I cried!

THANK YOU SO MUCH "The Other Jessica"
I LOVE that little birdie...so glittery and cute!!!
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Next Up, I would like to offer a sincere THANK YOU to
Teresa Collins and Xyron
Back in March, Teresa was having a fabulous giveaway at her blog

and 8 lucky winners were offered a Teresa Collins Xyron Sticker Maker.
I was ecstatic, over the moon excited to be a winner.

THANK YOU Teresa and Xyron !
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For the next shout out, I say THANK YOU to the
entire Team at My Craft Channel

They have tons of fun videos, tips, featured buys, and more
to feast your eyes upon every day.
I participated in the Sweeps Week Contests
back in March
and was happy to be a winner
of some fabulous Glitz Design Products

 THANK YOU My Craft Channel and Glitz Design!
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I love to play in challenges as often as possible, there's a SHIOCKER, huh...LOL
I participated in the March Card Challenge
at Get Hippity with Ippity at The Crafters Cafe
and was chosen as
the random March Winner.

I won some random UNITY stamps!  WOOT WOOT!
We all know how happy that made me  :O)


THANK YOU SO SO MUCH goes to Aletha Jane and TCC!!!
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A sweet new friend I made in Blog Land,
Kathy of Kathy's Double K Krafts
was having a wonderful April Blog Candy Giveaway
for reaching 135 followers at her blog.
Kathy has amazing projects, and I highly recommend
stopping by to view her talent.



THANK YOU Kathy!!!
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I won this fabulous handmade box to keep some goodies in
 and a great assortment of fabulous goodies.
Love those Lilies!!!
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A sweet friend of mine from High School
here in Ohio, Billie Hackett, is a
very talented jewelry designer.
She and I reconnected on Facebook a few years ago
and her skills have continued to grow over the last few years.
She was having a fabulous giveaway at her FB Fan Page
for her Jewelry Designs at Amayeli.

I was happy to help refer some friends her way, and in turn, I won
this beautiful set of earrings.

THANK YOU Billie @ Amayeli!!
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If you are new to my blog, you may not have ever heard of
me speak about Mark Montano.
I found his Awesome Blog and FB page
a short while ago, and WOW, I MEAN WOW!
Now I have to visit daily for tons of eye candy.

Every couple of weeks, Mark joins efforts with Krylon Crafts
on his blog and on FB
for a giveaway called
GLITTER BLAST TUESDAY!

THANK YOU Mark Montano and Krylon Crafts!!!
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I WON this fabulous array of Glitter Spray Paint
by Krylon

and

this fabulous Vision Box Idea book
by
Mark Montano
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My last sincere THANK YOU  this week goes out to the wonderful
Erica of Erica's Craft Room
and
My Cricut Craft Room Blog

Erica and the DT at the blog offer amazing
projects and fun themes for cards.  They also
help you to understand your Cricut a little by
sharing projects using specific features each week.

For the month of April, Erica was hosting a fabulous giveaway to
win a Cricut Cake Machine.

I WON!  I WON!! I WON!!!

I was so happy I cried for about an hour.  I couldn't believe it.

My BFF, Teresa of skybluepinkcreations and I,
have discussed going into Cake Making and Party Planning
and this machine will help us on our new venture.


THANK YOU Erica!!
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I hope that if I have inadvertently left anyone out of this gracious THANK YOU, that you all know you are all included in my thoughts, past and present.  Please, if you wish for me to do a shout out to you in a future Makin' it to the Mailbox Monday, don't hesitate to remind me of a prize you sent my way, and I will do my best to give you the credit you so rightfully deserve!!!

Also, if you would like to show off your own winnings, just title your post Makin' it to the Mailbox Monday and if I am your follower, I will gladly stop by to read it once I see it at my dashboard.  Or, if you'd like, you can leave a link with your comment below.  I would love to see the happiness that greets others in their Monday Mailboxes :O)


DON'T FORGET TO:


Happy Crafting
and
Until Next Time
:O)
Jessica

Sunday, May 20

HIP HIP HOORAY!!!! Winners are Announced Today!!!!

Well, the day is Here!

I am announcing the Winners from
the 400 Follower Celebration Festivities!

I first want to thank everyone who 
stopped by to offer lovely comments,
those who played the I Spy Game
and all 
who took time
to be inspired
by any of my past crafting.
I truly love to inspire others, and this 
is one of the reasons I like to craft!

So without rambling on too much...
here are the lucky ladies
who won the Grand Prize, 2nd Place Price, and 3rd Place Prize!

!!!CONGRATULATIONS!!!

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*
GRAND PRIZE WINNER
is
KAREN LADD
with 64 Points  
Karen linked up a whopping 8 projects = 40 points
Shared which creations inspired her = 8 points
Answered all of the I Spy questions correctly = 14 points
Referred a friend = 1 points
Answered the Poll = 1 point
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Karen, part of the Grand Prize was a set of
 jillibean soup corrugated shapes!
so please specify in your email 
your choice of the houses or arrows
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2nd PLACE PRIZE WINNER
is
DR. SONIA SV
with 51 Points  
Sonia linked up an amazing 6 projects = 30 points
Shared which creations inspired her = 6 points
Answered all of the I Spy questions correctly = 14 points
Answered the Poll = 1 point

3rd PLACE PRIZE WINNER
is
EMILY H
with 41 Points  
Emily linked up 5 fabulous projects = 25 points
Shared which creations inspired her = 5 points
Played along in the I Spy game and answered 5 questions correctly = 10 points
Answered the Poll = 1 point

Ladies, please send me an email
with your
full name and address
to 
strgazrblueyes22477{at}yahoo{dot}com
and
I PLAYED AND WON
in the subject line of the email


Keep Crafting 
:O) 
Jessica

Friday, May 18

400 Follower Celebration - *Games, a Challenge, & Prizes*

Happy Friday to all of my lovely Blends!

- - - - -It's The Final Countdown - - - - -



* * * * UPDATED PRIZE PICTURES < < < (more than one)  BELOW * * * *
This post will remain at the top until
the end of the 400 follower celebration on 5/18/12
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Well, the day is Finally Here!!!
Today, I am announcing
the
400 Follower Celebration Events!
So sorry to keep you all waiting, but it took more planning
than I had anticipated!
 All in the name of good fun, so no complaints from me!
First I want to again offer my sincere THANKS to all of 
you who have supported my blog and who support me and  
Jessica's Craft Shaque on Facebook.
^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^
If you aren't a FB fan yet, that link will take you there :O)

 Without you, I wouldn't be able to throw this fun party
!!!!!!!!!!!!!

So, do you have a pen and paper handy?  

Did you write down my email address?

Are you ready to begin?

Let's show the prize that is up for grabs, one more time!
(ADDED Prizes 5/07/12)
 Prize Pack Includes
 Glitz Designs Cardstock Stickers
1 - laced with grace titles
1 - dance in sunshine journaling
 jillibean soup corrogated shapes
winner can pick their choice of houses or arrows
Tim Holtz Distress Ink - vintage photo -
Unity Stamp Co. Itty Bitty - Glowing Hours
making memories 94 piece die cuts Flutter
added 5/07/12
Cuttlebug: Disney Combo Embossing and Die Set - ZIG ZAG TAG
1 Bottle of Perfect Pearls Mist by Ranger (2 US fl. oz)
7 Snag 'em Stamps by Imaginisce (assortment)
4 large craft zippers (adhesive backed)
4 small craft zippers (adhesive backed)

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Every couple days during the Celebration, I will be trying to find
some more fun things to add to the Prize Pack.
As I do, be sure to keep your eye on this post,
because more pictures will be added
to show the extra goodness!

Now that the final days are upon us . . .
I have decided that since everyone is
being so CRAFTY, I want to
add an
additional 2nd and 3rd Place
PRIZE
to the giveaway

For  ONE - 2nd Place Winner
(added 5/16/12)
 Prize Pack Includes
 Cuttlebug: Disney Combo Embossing and Die Set - ZIG ZAG TAG

6 Snag 'em Stamps by Imaginisce (assortment)
4 Middy Bitty Bags (Honeycomb-7.5" X 5")  from Whisker Graphics

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For  ONE - 3rd Place Winner

(added 5/16/12)
  Prize Pack Includes
5 Snag 'em Stamps by Imaginisce (assortment)

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First up, I am going to give you a series of questions
and links all around The Shaque.
You will have to "I Spy" the answers on the pages I link you too and
there will be the need to investigate a little on your own!
To be sure you are in the right spot, 
you should see this picture on each post!

Once you have gathered all of your answers,
email them to me
at strgazrblueyes22477{at}yahoo{dot} com
I will be sure to send an email back to you to confirm I have received your answers.

If you send me an email and are worried that I have not responded back and it
may have not went through...let me know in the comments :O)

For every correct answer in the "I Spy" game, you 
will earn 2 entries towards
the
Celebration Blog Candy Giveaway!


Here are the
"I Spy"
questions:

1.  Back in March 2011, I completed a Heritage Collage to honor
a noteworthy person that fell in my ancestral lineage.
Who is that noteworthy person?
http://jessicascraftshaque.blogspot.com/2011/03/heritage-wisdom-and-advice.html

2.  I have a large family and each year we enjoy our Family Reunion.
I completed a layout in May 2011
to showcase all of the family members that attended in the year 2008.
As of the time the photos in the layout were taken,
How many children, grandchildren, and great-grandchildren did my mother have?
http://jessicascraftshaque.blogspot.com/2011/05/family-reunion-lo-with-generational.html

3.  I enjoy delving into many different techniques, art projects, and home decor.
I love to make wreaths as often as time allows.
I did a search of my own blog to be sure you would get the answer I get.....
Out of all the projects that are pulled up when I searched my blog for WREATH,
How many wreaths do you see?
(be sure to click on Newer Posts at the bottom of the page to see more)
http://jessicascraftshaque.blogspot.com/search?q=wreath

4.  If you know me at all, you know how much I love Unity.  So when you click on the tag/label on my sidebar that says Unity Stamps, scroll through the projects that are shown
and tell me the Post Title of your personal favorite project!
[No Link Provided...I can't make the game TOO EASY   :o)  ]
I have added the fun "I Spy" Picture for your ease in finding the Labels section

 5.  I MOST enjoy GIVING, but like any other crafter who gets an opportunity to win fun craft goodies, I am delighted to find out I have been chosen as a winner.  Whether it be during a Blogaversary giveaway, a Follower Appreciation giveaway, a Craft Challenge, or any
other type of drawing.
To show my appreciation I do a series on MONDAYS (when, and if, it applies)
to shout out to the wonderful Sponsors of the Challenges and Giveaways.
What is the name of this MONDAY installment series at my blog?
Be sure to provide the full name!!!
(No Link Provided . . . get your thinking caps on!!!!)

6.  Referring again to question #5, peek through all of those MONDAY posts.
Tell me the name of a Challenge Blog, Site or Sponsor you are
just now hearing about for the first time from viewing these posts?

7.  Did you visit the Challenge Blog, Site or Sponsor by clicking any given link
in the post?  If so, tell me one thing about their site that you most enjoy  and do you think
you will you return to their site again?

This concludes the "I Spy" game and remember, most of all

HAVE FUN PLAYING!!!!
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For the second part of the Celebration, I am hosting 
a Crafty Challenge!!!

As you are playing "I Spy", be sure to 
make a personal note if you come across a past project of
mine that inspires you to create.
After all, it is my goal to have my creations inspire others to get crafty!!!
If you don't see anything during the game, feel free to peek about my blog, use the labels, do a search at the top toolbar of my blog, and find something that does inspire you.

So here is the Crafty Challenge!!! 
Create a project inspired by one of my past or present creations
(choose anything: a card, layout, altered item, tag, 3D, etc.)
and link it below for
5 extra entries
into
the Celebration Blog Candy Giveaway!

I will give you one extra entry if you leave a comment telling me
the Title of the Post or Give me the Link to the Post
 that INSPIRED your project!

The deadline to send your
"I Spy" answers
and to link your projects
for the
Crafty Challenge
is
May 18, 2012 
That gives you two weeks to play along
and join in the fun!

Be sure to leave as many comments as you desire so that I can keep an eye
on all the traffic during the fun Celebration.

The only comment that will be counted towards entries in the
giveaway will be those that you leave
HERE AT THIS POST
to tell me the title of the post or link to the post
that inspired you for the challenge!

&&&&&&
Extra Entries
can be earned for
any Referrals you send to my blog or FB Fan Page between
May 1st and May 18th
 (when someone says YOU sent them my way),
One Entry for each referral.

All ENTRIES from the Celebration Poll,
Referrals, the I Spy Game, and the Crafty Challenge
will be combined for a total.
The person with
the most ENTRIES wins!
In the event of a tied number of entries,
I will assign a number
to each person within the tie breaker
and let Random.org
choose the winner!

Keep Crafting 
:O) 
Jessica

Crafty Challenge
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Wednesday, May 16

**Handmade Flower Tutorial** 3 Girl JAM, Unity, TCCB #4 and Chick Challenges

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My 400 follower celebration ends in a little over 48 hours . . .
Click HERE to join in the fun
and to try 
in winning
a Grand Prize, 2nd Place Prize, or 3rd Place Prize
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After completing a lot of layouts for the 
Spellbinders Paper Arts
contest
to benefit
Crops of Luv,

I decided to change it back up
and finish a card tonight.
  

 
I was inspired to use
Joan's Sketch

and to use the current theme for the 
 #4 Challenge ~ Butterflies and Handmade Flowers

 I chose a black and purple theme that
coordinated with my butterfly dp.

The scallop "banners" were cute using a cut from Lacy Labels.

Unity Stamps that I used include:
(for the center of my hand made flower/inside the bottle cap)

sentiment from {Ippity} set BE BRAVE...BRANCH OUT
inked on vellum and then heat embossed

and some foliage/berries from the{Ippity} set Where You Should Be
inked and heat embossed

For my HANDMADE FLOWER
I created it in several layers
 (for the bottle cap center)
1. cutting a 3/4" circle from Lacy Labels
2. inking it with a soft lilac Studio G ink
3. stamping the flower and embossing it with black powder
4. adding the small black pearl
5. spraying a mist of Perfect Pearls 
6. gluing the circle to a bottle cap
7. adding a bit of alcohol ink (peridot)

8. adhering the bottle cap to the white cirlce (1")
9. using my MS Scroll Lace corner punch to create the petals 

around the perimeter of the white circle


10. adhering those layers to a purple circle (2")
then to another white circle (2 1/4")
11. The outside "petals" were created by twisting
of the last white circle.

I hope you enjoy my creation!
Thanks for visiting 
The Shaque
.
.
.
Keep Crafting 
:O) 
Jessica

Tuesday, May 15

*** House of Hearts *** 3 Girl JAM DT Post

It is with great honor that I share
the project I completed for my 3 Girl JAM Post today.

I have created this Layout to send to a fabulous
organization called 
Please consider visiting their website to learn more about the
awesome journey that have taken in helping 
families preserve their memories
one page at a time.

I found out about Crops of Luv from Spellbinders Paper Arts
who is hosting a fantastic
contest in an effort to get a lot of scrapbook layouts 
sent to Crops of Luv.
Find the contest HERE

I am also honored to be on the 3GJ DT and to have
had the chance to use the fun 
Cherry Lipstick Pink Crinkle Ribbon from 3 Girl JAM
in my project today.


I created a small pocket behind the 4x6 mat for the tag to hide in :O)
The spider rose created on this Layout was created using the same 
technique mentioned on my layout

Products used on this layout:
Pink card stock base
4x6 mat dp
3x3 photo mats
Studio G glitter glue
Title created using scrapworks alphadotz
Twine on tag from doodlebug design, inc.
Tag for journaling: from Unity Stamp Co.
Stamps on Tag:
House stamp in upper corner:


Keep Crafting 
:O) 
Jessica

Monday, May 14

Spellbinders Paper Arts: NSD Challenge for Crops of Luv™

is hosting
a super fun
contest where the main focus
is to send your completed layouts
in and Spellbinders
will forward
them
to the wonderful
organization.
Visit Crops of Luv™ to Learn More
about this awesome charity!

All submission must be received at Spellbinders
no later than May 25th.

I have really jumped head first into completing as many layouts
as possible before the deadline.

My first project was completed on May 7th
and here is the 
if you would like all the details!

My second project was completed
 a while ago, January to be exact.  But since
I had made this layout and it was full of vibrant, fun colors, and 
it fit within the guidelines of the contest,
I thought it would be great to send
rather than keep it hidden away
with my other creations here at the Shaque.
Here is the 
for all the details

My 3rd project was completed 
for my DT Post scheduled for tomorrow (5/15/12).
So make sure to stop back here tomorrow for all the details
or visit the 3 Girl JAM Blog, too.
Here is a sneaky peeky:

For my 3rd, 4th, and 5th projects,
I had so much inspiration running through
my head, that I was able to complete
them all this evening!
And I think I may still have some MOJO left to create more!!!
  Here are project layouts #4 and #5


If you would like any details on the products I used for these projects,
feel free to leave your questions in the comments section of this post.


Keep Crafting 
:O) 
Jessica

Friday, May 11

****Friends with Flair Friday****


Today I am sharing a layout I finished yesterday
AND 
a little inspiration help from the Outlawz - TT Bingo Challenge
I wanted to try for a full card, but opted to stop before I 
used "Too Much"
my row: Punches/Die Cuts; Design Paper; Distress Inks/Inks


I used card stock by Darice and Recollections,  
Quick Quotes Scrapbook Company Cherry Truffle dp, 
3 Girl JAM Crinkle Ribbon (Ice Blue, Cherry Lipstick, and Sunflower Yellow) for the spider roses and the Chevron Canvas Strip behind the title is also a product available at 3 Girl JAM

The large die cut shapes were cut using my Cricut Cartridge - Lacy Labels.

I used Black Archival Ink by Ranger on all the stamping.

These pictures were taken during our fun Girl's Trip to Akron, OH for the Adventures in Stamping show 
and during our visit to Erica's Room!!! 
So much fun!!! 
 I also want to add that I used the same technique from Becky Fleck of PageMaps that she featured at Scrapbook & Cards Today.
 
And of course I used Lots and Lots of stamps from Unity Stamp Company
Sun and circle words:  April 2012 {FOLLOW your own} KOM

Sentiment in lower left corner
  
Sweet Moment Journaling Box: Ippity set here and now
 


 

Keep Crafting 
:O) 
Jessica

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