WONDERFUL WISHES TO HEATHER LYNN

Hello Sweet Blends!!!!
Today is my Design Team Post at 3 Girl JAM

The Wonderful 3 Girl JAM Crinkle Ribbon never fails to lend it valuable inspiration when I am crafting "under the wire".  With the 4 kids starting school last week, I have found very little time to breath let alone craft.  So when I needed to crunch down in the craft room, I knew I wouldn't be let down when I reached into my scrumptious Rainbow of Crinkle Ribbons to start!

I decided to play along in the current Unity Stamp Company {be inspired} Challenge and to use some of the newest Authentique Paper Collection: Natural, the that I recently won (see images near end of post)!

The ribbon colors I chose for this project included the yummy Hot Chocolate, Antique White, and Gold Crown. 

 I used this crafty opportunity to create a card for my sweet friend, and probably many of yours' as well, Heather Lynn, who battled with a long stay at the hospital recently.  She has made her way back home, but has a lot of recovery ahead of her.  I love her dearly, and wanted to show her how much I AM WISHING for her to be surrounded with ONLY WONDERFUL EVERYTHING.

I pleated the ribbon to bring my two papers to a perfect seam, but the beautiful pleats are a bit hidden behind the stamped flower image. The flowers were stamped using the "donna peony" by Donna Downey and Unity Stamps.  Although the images don't show the fun background stamp I used behind the peony on the yellow squared mat, I did ink up the "cooped up notes" background stamp by Christy Tomlinson and Unity Stamp Co. before inking the flower.

To show off more of the 3 Girl JAM Crinkle Ribbon, I created a fun Ribbon Flower using all three colors I mentioned above.

This style flower, a Loop de Loop Elegant Floral,  is available in my shop at Pinque Peacock if you would like to custom order your own from any of the Custom Colors available by 3 Girl JAM.   I am happy to partner with Julie, 3 Girl JAM Owner and Founder, to create these lovely floral embellishments and I really enjoy using them on my own personal projects. (Plus, I have more excuses to play with my FAVORITE CRINKLE RIBBON EVER!  HOO-RAH!)

The Fabric Buttons in the centers of the Donna Peony stamped flowers can also be found at Pinque Peacock.  The Button on the left is a 3/4" Peacock Silk flat back button.  The button on the right is a 3/4" Farm Fresh (natural burlap) flat back button.

 I am happy to partner with Julie, 3 Girl JAM Owner and Founder, to create these lovely floral embellishments and I really enjoy using them on my own personal projects. (Plus, I have more excuses to play with my FAVORITE CRINKLE RIBBON EVER!  HOO-RAH!

And WHAT DO YOU THINK ABOUT THAT SENTIMENT?   SQUEAL!!!
I am soooooo happy that I was able to add the "....everything wonderful" by Lisa Arana to my Unity Stamp Collection.  

I have only owned this set for a short time and am quickly learning it is a HUGE FAVORITE!!!

If you would like to order any of the colors of Crinkle Ribbon I have used on my project today (or more) , I made sure I provided links for you to hop over to the 3 Girl JAM Shop and grab some for yourselves!  Be sure to check out all the other GORGEOUS Products available while you are there!~

Here are some images of all the items I gathered at the start of my project to work with (some I used, and some aren't showing because they joined the process afterwards...LOL)

Remember 

to 

Keep Crafting, 

Because 

♫ CRAFTING ♫ 

♫ ROCKS ♫ 

\m/-_-\m/ 

:O) Jessica

Hooo's Ready For Spring Blog Hop

Hello! Welcome to the Hooo's Ready For Spring Blog Hop!

We are so happy that you could join us today! In case this is the first time you have joined us for a hop, Heather Lynn and a large group of her friends put on an seasonal owl themed hop every 3 months. Spring is almost here so we decided to do a Spring themed or Spring colored projects this time. Every Crafter in the Hop today is amazingly talented and you will not be disappointed!

The wonderful Pinque Peacock has offered to sponsor my hop. Please be sure to head over to the Pinque Peacock Blog and become a follower. Then, head on over to their Facebook page and see all of the beautiful items they have to offer!
Here are the links...
Pinque Peacock Facebook Page & SHOP - https://www.facebook.com/PinquePeacock
Pinque Peacock Blog - http://pinquepeacock.blogspot.com
^^^psst...there is a current 300 Follower Giveaway there, too^^^

One lucky hopper that hops all of the way through and follows all of the blogs will win a $15 bundle from Pinque Peacock. That will include..

(4) Beaded Stick Pins
(6) Large Felt Poppers
(2) Layered Garden Beauties(2) Large 1.5" Fabric Covered Buttons (FCB)(6) Small 3/4" Fabric Covered Buttons (FCB)(1) 2.5" Splendid Swirl (w/Embellished Center)
Thank you Pinque Peacock!

Heather will choose ONE winner next week!

 For My Project, I decided to fancy up an already adorable Treat Bag.
(sorry for the horrible picture...Spring still hasn't arrived in Ohio)

The bag is from Whisker Graphics.  The alphas were in my stash (so old, I don't remember where I even got them).  The Owl Stamp is by Inkadinkado.  I colored it with my Whisper Strokes Markers.  The small Purple Flowers are a miniature version of the fantastic Layered Garden Beauties at the Pinque Peacock Shop.  You will for sure want to stop over and check out all of the Fabulous Spring Flowers that were just released!

Next you will head over to Teresa's Blog.

Here's the complete line up just in case you get lost along the way.

Heather Lynn-http://heathernovinger.blogspot.com

 Jessica -http://jessicascraftshaque.blogspot.com

Teresa- www.createenjoyshare.blogspot.com

Norma G.-http://lilhoneybeestudios.blogspot.com/

Lisa-http://indymermaid.blogspot.com

Paula D.-http://scrapyourworld1.blogspot.com

Cindy- http://www.cindys-greencricut.blogspot.com/

Janet R -http://janetscreativeworld.blogspot.com/

Tara-http://www.craftindesertdivas.blogspot.com/

Carrie- http://paper-wings-productions.blogspot.com


Thanks so much for joining us today! Have a great weekend!

Remember to
Keep Crafting,
Because
♫ CRAFTING ♫
♫ ROCKS ♫
\m/-_-\m/
:O) Jessica

♥ Lance and I said "I DO" ♥ ... Blog Hop announcement & UPDATES with a Little Secret

Happy Saturday Crafty Blends.  I am so sorry for the delay in 

my posts lately.  So much has been happening in LIFE, that 

I had to take a little break from Blogging

and 

TAKE CARE OF BUSINESS!!!!

I sure have missed you all SO VERY MUCH

This is a long post, but I wanted to be sure to catch up with all of you

and give you some reasons for my lag between posting . . . . 

PLEASE, PLEASE

bare with me, and Read All the Way through!

I Don't Want you to Miss a Thing

"I DO" ANNOUNCEMENT

♥ ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥

On Monday, December 17th, 2012

Lance and I said "I DO"

♥ ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥

 Can I get a What, What???

♫ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♫ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♫ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♫

 Yeppers, we finally DID IT!!!

I can now proudly announce that I am now officially

Mrs. Lance Buffa

(but still hyphenated on Facebook as Jessica Shelton-Buffa....LOL)

We started our journey together on June 3, 2006 and our  ♥LOVE♥ only continues to grow stronger and stronger with each and every passing day.  We often discussed how we felt as if we were already "Married" even though the actual ceremony had not yet taken place. 

 We began discussing holding off on our "Dream Wedding" and just having a Justice of the Peace ceremony now, to make it all official as far as "Society's Standards" were concerned.   The final decision was agreed upon and we pulled it all together  with just a little under 2 1/2 weeks worth of planning.

It truly was One of Happiest Days of My Life!  Only coming in behind the Births of each of my Children and the Day that Lance and I met!

The Judge preforming the ceremony did an amazing job, the kids were so excited, and everything went Beautifully!  It took all I had to hold back the Tears of Enjoyment, but I knew my mascara would run and that would have made for some disastrous pictures afterwards....LOL!

The kids stood still the entire time.  Lance Jr. holding the rings while McKenzie, Ariana, and Haylee stood prim and proper holding their flower bouquets.   

After the ceremony was over, the Judge even commented  "these children are the most well behaved children we have ever  had in our courtroom during a wedding".

. . . . awwww, Proud Mommy and Daddy moment, right there! ;)

 We all shuffled over to Lakeview Beach to take some fun pictures with my Amazing Mother-In-Law serving as our Photographer.

 

We braved the 45 degree temperature and cold, harsh winds shifting towards us off of Lake Erie.

(plenty of opportunity for some extra cuddle time)

We walked out onto a "rock runway" to gaze at the water  and we combed the sand for Heart Shaped Rocks (both being special rituals that Lance and I have shared many, many times in the past)

 

♥ It was super special ♥ 

Each time I talk about that day, browse through the hundreds of photos that were taken, or even just have a passing thought, I am moved to a grin that stretches from ear to ear!

Thanks for sticking with me still . . . . 

I know that was a lot of pictures to have to sift through, but it WAS my Wedding Day . . . so I couldn'thelp but share so many.....LOL!  Trust me, though.  It could have been worse!  My Mother In Law snapped over 350+ pictures that day!
<<<giggle>>>

So, I went easy on you here!

♥ ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥

BLOG HOP ANNOUNCEMENT

I am so super ecstatic for my Sweet Friend Forever (SFF), Heather Lynn of

Random Recipes, Paper Crafts, and Photos by HL

 There has been an Amazing Response to her OWL themed Blog Hops this year and I am so proud of the success she has seen with them. She puts a lot of Time, Love, and Dedication into her Hostess Duties and it really PAYS OFF!!!
♥ ♥ ♥ Love you Heather! ♥ ♥ ♥

This weekend marks the 

Owl Be Home For Christmas Blog Hop

I am honored to be joining her, along with a Super Talented Lineup of our Crafty Friends. 

I shared my Christmas OWL Themed Project over on the Pinque Peacock Blog and would be Delighted if you would swing over to take a peek!

Also, if you Hop this weekend, you will see more Wonderful OWL Projects and can get entered to WIN~WIN~ WIN some really great PRIZES like

 ~

~

~

THIS

and THIS

or Maybe, THIS

and there are OODLES of Blog Candy all along the Blog Hop Trail!

Pinque Peacock UPDATES

Be sure to read the Major Pinque Peacock Update POST to be brought up to speed

on all the latest:

• Products
• Link Up Party
• "Pin Up" Contest
• 100 Blog Follower Giveaway
•  PRIZES

• and the December SALE

A Little SECRET to Share

I want to let you all in on a little secret I have been keeping, too . . . . I am beyond thrilled to have the opportunity to be the Growing In Unity Girl Next Week with

UNITY STAMP COMPANY

<<<<eek, shriek, squeal, dance, laugh, happy dance, and smile>>>

Be sure to stop by EACH day next week to check out a new project every day that I have createdusing the Fantastic Unity Stamp RED RUBBAH!  You will be entered to win some for yourself just for stopping by and leaving some Bloggy Love!  So come by Each Day for  More Chances to WIN~WIN~WIN!

I hope to be at my craft table and my computer more often.   Crafting and Blogging are such a happy part of my life, that I feel complete when I spend more time at it!

Thanks again, for sticking with me and
AS ALWAYS

Remember to 

Keep Crafting, 

Because 

♫ CRAFTING ♫ 

♫ ROCKS ♫ 

\m/-_-\m/ 

:O) 

Jessica

"Owl Made by My Friends" Showcase & Giveaway

Happy Hump Day Blends!

Today, I am happy to be joining

my SFF, Heather Lynn and a group of talented crafty friends

as we all share

some cute Owl Projects

in the 

"Owl Made by My Friends" Showcase!

It is sorta like a Blog Hop

in the sense that you can visit all of the blogs

and swoon over the fun

Owl projects.

Start over at Heather Lynn's Blog

to read about the fabulous prizes

up for grabs!!!

Pinque Peacock Handmade Fabric Flowers

and

All of this Christmas Splendor

 Here is the project I am sharing 

for the Showcase Today:

For my card I used white card stock as the base.

I stamped the Owl Crew using the 

Freakin' Adorable Itty Bitty by Unity Stamp Co.

I used embossing ink and 3 separate colors of embossing powder.

I just sprinkled a light amount of each color

in opposite spots around the image.

(one color at a time and shake off excess onto separate work

areas on your craft table, so not to mix your colors)

The sentiment is from the Owly Hoo sentiment set by K. Andrew.

I finished off with a fun Pinque Peacock Felt Flower 

and Beaded Stick Pin (so happy to be introducing

some orange hues to the fun mix at the store).

Thanks Heather Lynn, for a wonderful

showcase and for letting

me take part!

Remember to 

Keep Crafting, 

Because 

♫ CRAFTING ♫ 

♫ ROCKS ♫ 

\m/-_-\m/ 

:O) 

Jessica

Pinque Peacock has Launched

This has got to be 

more exciting than waking up

on Christmas Morning as a child!

 (well, close anyway...LOL)

Crafty Blends,

I am thrilled to announce

the launch

of

A New Venture . . .

A collaborative partnership 

between Myself and Heather Lynn . . . 

that all began as

A Quest is to remain Quirky 

and offer the Quintessential Products 

for your Creativity to Flourish

Let me Introduce you To

 

 There has been an overwhelming response

to the Official Launch 

of the Pinque Peacock

that began last night, 10/23/12  at 10:23 pm EST!!

We would love to have you 

hop over to the 

Pinque Peacock Blog

Facebook Fan Page

and

Twitter Page

to check it all out!!!

Lots of exciting things are in the midst.

We Hope To See You ALL There!

Remember 

to 

Keep Crafting, 

Because 

♫ CRAFTING ♫ 

♫ ROCKS ♫ 

\m/-_-\m/ 

:O) 

Jessica

Boo Whoo Blog Hop

Are you looking for the
October  Showcase at The Shaque?
CLICK HERE

******************

Thank you for joining us on 

My Cricut Craft Room's 

Boo Whoo Blog Hop.

October 13, 2012

Today's sponsor is Erica's Craft Room, please comment on all of the blogs to be entered to win the prizes: The Teresa Collins Chic & Scary Cricut Cartridge, 
as well at the Pumpkin Carvings Cricut Cartridge. 

You must be a follower of My Cricut Craft Room to win.
 

The projects shared

during the hop today

will have a theme of 

Halloween - BOO

or 

Owls - WHOO

or 

BOTH!

The lineup of talent is amazing and I am so happy

to have you joining all of us.

If you arrived her from Robin Lane's Blog, then you are right on track.

If you just stumbled in and want to start

from the beginning,

head over to My Cricut Craft Room!

For my project, I decided to focus on the Halloween

elements and created a few fun party items.

A lot of the items were from my stash.

I used some packaging from a kid's toy set (old cardboard),

leftover cuts from Cricut Paper Doll Dress Up,

and some fun Spider Web borders that my

SFF, Heather Lynn cut for me during her

last visit to my house.

I started by grabbing some old

papers by Graphic 45 - Hallowe'en in Wonderland

and My Mind's Eye - Stella and Rose

to make my fun party hats. 

 The party hats were cut from the Cricut Artiste cartridge 

at fit to page (7") and then adhered together using my ATG Gun.

 I strung some fun 3 Girl JAM Crinkle Ribbon 

Harvest Orange, Goblin Green, and Tuxedo Black

through the hole in the top and knotted it from the inside.

I added a fun trim using some Orange BOO Ribbon

The linked chain was created by

cutting orange, green, and black card stock

into 1" x 6" strips.  

 I used my Teresa Collins Xyron 1.5" Sticker Maker

for 2 of my Web Border strips.  

Once that was done, they were placed on the strips, then I sprinkled

some chunky orange and fine gold dust glitter on to the webs.

I glued all of the links together to create the chain

with my Hot Glue Gun.

To allow the little Dress Up Frankenstein, Pumpkin Girl, and Ghost

stand upright, I simple took a 2" circle (leftover from my

table decor piece) as a "stand".  I folded it

in half then glued a portion of it

to the foot of the doll.

For my Table Decor Art Piece,

I used an old piece of cardboard that was already tri-folded.

 When the outer flaps were drawn inward,

the front measured 4 5/8" x 6"

 I used a strip of wood grain card stock

to bring the two flaps together in the back.

 A few small scraps to cover the ends.

 I had a leftover piece of leaf card stock, that

just so happened to fit the entire "frame", front and

back, perfectly.

After covering it with card stock, 

and adhering the two flaps together in the back,

it now became a free-standing "frame".

 

I then cut a bunch of 2" circles 

from the leftover Graphic 45 and MME paper.

I placed them on the 4 5/8" x 6" front

of the cardboard in rows,  staggering the colors

of the double sided papers.

I added the small ghost and pumpkin cuts (leftovers from 

previous cuts with the Paper Doll Dress Up cartridge as well)

onto the front and outlined each of them with glitter

 (Stardust Stickles and Orange Studio G)

I am not sure of the brand

of the foam alphas, but they too, are from my stash.

I hope you enjoyed my project and now

it is time to Hop over to the Wonderful

Erica's Blog Candy Blog.

If you are lost anywhere along the way,

Here is the Entire Lineup

to get you back on track!

My Cricut Craft Room- http://mycricutcraftroom.blogspot.com/
Heather - http://heathernovinger.blogspot.com/

Jenn Drowns Jackson -  http://scraphappensembellishit.blogspot.com/
Lisa Chamberlain - http://lisacustomscrapbooking.blogspot.com/
Tara Barnes Bruening - www.craftindesertdivas.blogspot.com/
Anita Thibodeau- http://scrappyhappymommy.blogspot.com/
Lori Johnson Apgar- http://www.scrappinmystressaway.blogspot.com/
Holly Switlik Gagnon - www.ribbonsandglue.com/
Laura Budde- http://coolbeansbylb.blogspot.com/
Erica's Projects http://ericasprojects.blogspot.com/
Tami Allore Matheson- http://scrappinrabbitdesigns.blogspot.com/
Ginger K. Morriello- www.createwithginger.com/
Susie Lewis Gerdes- http://scrappyrandomness.blogspot.com/
Elizabeth Kennedy- http://enchantress2614.blogspot.com/
Robin Carroll- http://cutonedesignsbyrobin.blogspot.com/
Theodora Diamantopoulos-Stacey www.celebratecrafts.com/
Robin Lane- http://create-a-latte.blogspot.com/
Jessica Shelton http://jessicascraftshaque.blogspot.com/
Blog Candy http://ericasblogcandy.blogspot.com/

Remember 

to Keep Crafting, 

Because 

♫ CRAFTING ♫ ♫ ROCKS ♫ 

\m/-_-\m/ 

:O) 

Jessica