"YEEEEEE HAAAWWWWW" Come Party at the Outlawz

Hello Crafty Blends!!!

 Real quick questions to enable you to party (crafty style)

with the Outlawz

Do you like challenges???

There are a ton of challenges going on to celebrate

the 2000 Member Party!!!

Do you like Blog Hops?

There is an AMAZING Hop full of fun tutorials and tips!!!

Do you like BINGO?

Rona, is hosting a Bingo Game and you can pick your words now.  

The BINGO Game starts Saturday, June 30th at 11:00 a.m. CST

Do you like Crossword Puzzles?

Trina is hosting a fabulous puzzle.   It is awesome because, as you hunt

for the answers, you will learn A LOT about the Outlawz and maybe, if you are like me,

learn about some crafty tools and techniques you might not have ever heard about before!!!

There is also a Word Scramble to test your brain, with Pryn as the hostess (she's a busy little bee) . . . that took me the longest...LOL

Then, today when I stopped by, I noticed another game with Pryn - Name that Tune!!!

All the games are FUN, FUN, FUN!!!

They will all end on June 30th at 11:59 p.m. EST (I think)

Here is what Colleen, Creator of the Outlawz, 

had to say about the party today . . . .

"Since it is summer and we have members with vacations and children not in school, busy at work - we are extending the 2000 Member Party for an additional week!! 

 It will end at 11:59 PM July 7th.  

Our regular challenges will start back up on July 1. 

If you haven't come and join the party your missing out on great tutorials, awesome challenges and games and best of all great prizes from The Outlawz amazing sponsors!

These are just a few of the amazing prizes

SCACD $50.00 Gift Certificate is going to the member who enters the most challenges. 

Oozak $50.00 Gift Certificate - you have to find it to enter to win it!

Paper Temptress $25.00 gift certificate is going to the one lucky blog hopper!

Mayzy Art's Digi's are all over the place!

Mo's Digital Pencil gift certifcates are in various challenges!

So come and play the games, see the tutorials and create projects for the challenges.  

Visit The Outlawz Challenges at: http://outlawzchallenges.ning.com/?xg_source=msg_mes_network

Keep Crafting 

:O) 

Jessica

Quick Card for Chick Challenge #33, Stripes for Unity, CAS at Outlawz

If you are looking for the 3 Girl JAM Blog Hop . . . go HERE

If you are looking for ways to enter the *500* Follower Giveaway . . . go HERE

For all other Past Posts . . .have a Peek About!!

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I was down to the wire to

get my card finished using the 

ever so fabulous sketch

by Heather F. 

at Chick Challenges {with Ippity} #33

If you haven't visited Heather's blog, go see her here:

www.papercrafteranonymous.com

and be sure

to peek in at her {ippity} blog, too

www.iheartippity.com

 Here is the fun sketch I used:

Diana at DL. Art hosts such wonderful
Thankful Thursday Challenges
and for the 5/31/12 - 6/16/12 challenge
you are to make a
Scrap Card.

So I got out my scraps!

I also dug through all of my scraps for as many 

papers I could find that had stripes so 

I could play along in the current 

Unity Challenge - Stripes

I also knew I wanted to use the balloons and sentiment

from the Unity May 2012 Kit of the Month

{LOVE in an INSTANT}

 As I was finding scraps, I found a very joyful scheme of

colors to also play 

in the Sunday CAS challenge at the Outlawz - CAS060312

 Here is my finished card:

I used:

tan card stock by Recollections

dp is MME - Wild Asparagus

Aqua Splash - 3 Girl JAM crinkle ribbon

recollections pop foam

scalloped half circle cut using Lacy Labels 

on white card stock then inked with

 TH Distress ink - Vintage Photo

Keep Crafting

:O) 

Jessica

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

Happy Friends with Flair Friday

Today I am sharing a layout I finished yesterday

to enter into the Unity NSD Sketch Challenge at Splitcoast Stampers 

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

 Authentique: Share your Smile Itty Bitty

Sentiment in lower left corner

January 2012 {HEART and SOUL} KOM

  

Sweet Moment Journaling Box: Ippity set here and now

 

 Brick Wall:  Marah Johnson~ Up Against a Wall

Arrows:  SMAK-01/12 Without YOU what would I DO?

 

Keep Crafting 

:O) 

Jessica

April Showers are what my Puppy Sees

Wow, after a few short blog hops and cruising all over the Web, I wasn't sure

if I was going to find time in between Mommy duties and computer escapades to

be crafty at all....LOL!

There were just too many fun blog hops to pass

on the chance to get

some fun inspiration though!

So, onto my card:

So I made a quick CAS card with the help from a few challenge inspirations:
April Card Game at The Crafter's Cafe - Get Hippity With Ippity Group

The Outlawz - CAS challenge Anything Goes CAS042212

Erica's Craft Room Card Challenge

to use Blue, Green and Purple

along with her fun sketch

The theme was to make a card that depicts what your doggie (or other animal)

may see when they look out the window.

Well, my dogs see their doghouse at the edge of the property

and I couldn't resist adding in some rain.  After all, this is April in Ohio. . . LOL!

I chose to use my raindrop background stamp from 

the Unity Stamp 02/12 KOM ~ {lucky to have you}

since the theme of April Showers is being hosted at 

# 19 Get Hippity with Ippity challenge

I used VersaMagic - Cloud White ink and Whispers Opaque embossing powder.  The chipboard elements (puppy, bone, and doghouse) are all from the DCWV - The Pets Stack chipboard box.  The sentiment sticker is by K&Company.  The papers are textured blue card stock (outside), white card stock (base), and the purple, green and blue polka dot card stock is MME - wild asparagus "Family Roots".  I simply applied some foam squares by Recollections onto my MME paper and my puppy and adhered everything else flat to its background.

I like how it turned out, considering it only took a few short moments to create it.  I would love to hear your thoughts, too . . .
Keep Crafting
:O)
Jessica

OSAAT #110 - AG~~My final DT Post with One Stitch at a Time~~

Hello to all of my crafty Blends!  

It is with great pleasure and honor that I have had the opportunity
of being on such a fabulous Design Team
over at One Stitch At A Time.
I have felt welcomed and am thankful for all that I have
learned from my fellow DT sisters and our Fearless Leader, Choccy!


This week's challenge marks my last post with them as a Design Team Member.

This week's theme is to ANYTHING GOES

Head on over to the OSAAT Challenge blog and get in on the fun.

But before you go...peek at this.

For this challenge, I was offered the opportunity to play 

with the beautiful Sign of Spring image by  Donna - Lil Diva Stamps.

You can find all of the images you see on the DT cards at Stitchy Bear Stamps. 

I also was inspired by a few challenges while making my card:
Wags n Whiskers - #77 Anything Goes
Made Especially For You - 3 Flowers
Outlawz - Greeting Cards GC041612 - Distress
The Crafters Cafe (ning) - ME041612 Embellies with a Twist: Flowers


PROJECT INGREDIENTS and RECIPE

Desert Tan CS by Wausau
DP  from 6x6 The Country Diary...stack
Distressed and Inked edges
Colored image using Whisper Strokes Markers
The purple flowers were a gift from my sweet Blend, Nataliya

Sentiment was stamped using VersaMagic Cloud White ink
and embossed with a soft lavendar embossing powder
The sentiment is from Unity Stamp Co. 
03/10 KOM - Rockin' It Unity Style

Thanks for stopping by!!!!

Keep Crafting

:O)
Jessica

New Blogger Changes and Painting some Unity (FWF)

OK so this will be my first post in the "new blogger" screens.  

Wish Me Luck!

It doesn't look like much changed here and I do like how the page header/toolbar stays put and doesn't require you to keep scrolling up and back down through your post every time you need to add a link to a blog or add a picture....that used to be somewhat tiresome.  And wow, I think

that Blogger took its vitamins today, too.  My pictures never loaded this fast!!!!

TWO THUMBS UP

for the New Blogger Changes!!!

I finished another card to enter in the Friends with Flair Friday and for the color challenge going on right nowat Unity Stamp Co.  I had prepped the stamping and watercolors the other day

when I was playing with my paint set.

The flower stamp is from the Unity 03/12 KOM - {from head to soul).  

 I just inked it three times, while masking the previous image with a sheet of paper to create the bouquet look.  The diamond background is from the same KOM that I also painted.  I fussy cut the flowers and raised them up with foam squares.  The twine in the center is from doodlebug designs.  The papers are an assortment of textured cardstock by Darice, luxury stack by DCWV, and cream cardstock by Recollections.

The sentiment is from the Unity set - Dutch Mustard Soup by Jillibean.

Challenge Inspiration:

DL Art - Thankful Thursday 4/4/12 Thank You (any occasion)

My Craft Spot - #52 Make It Pop

The Outlawz - Paper A La Mode PAM041412

Unity Stamp Co. - Pink Green, Off White

Whiff of Joy - #127 Karina's Sketch

Keep Crafting 

:O) 

Jessica

Smile! It Suits You!! Chick Challenge #26

 Happy Sunday Evening Blends!

Be sure to scroll down to Hop with Softpencil Studios Blog Hop

and

just in case you missed any previous posts!!

Now, what did I get done today...lots of DT assignments, closed out some open ended projects,

house cleaning, a walk to the train depot with the DH and Kids and, yes and, I am jamming to some

fun retro songs on Pandora.  It is turning out to be a

fantastic Sunday.

I hope you are as blessed to be enjoying this Day!

I knew when I saw the new sketch over at Chick Challenges #26, that I just had

to get out my new Chevron Packing Tape to use on my card.

I chose to work with the color theme at Play Date Cafe, too.

The photo at PDCC has these adorable bathing suits, which prompted me

to use the Unity Itty Bitty ~ It Suits You

by Jillibean Soup

and for the sketch and a requirement for the Little Scrap Pieces, I used a flower stamp 

from the {Ippity} set Now and Always

AND 

then just placed my sentiment inside a 2" yellow circle (cut with my punch)

I used the new 3 Girl JAM 3 layer Twine -  in Sunshine Yellow

I am entering the Chick Challenge #26

Outlawz GC40912 - Name Yourself Day (I used J-Jillibean Soup)

Little Scrap Pieces - Use a flower

and

Play Date Cafe #127

Keep Crafting 

:O) 

Jessica

You Mean Everything to Me using lots of Unity Stamps

 Check out my new Unity Stamp Organizer ~ HERE ~

 Please be sure to stop by my Blog Candy Giveaway ~ HERE ~

Check out the New 3 Girl JAM Design Team ~ HERE ~

For the MITTMM #15 Post ~ HERE ~

and

If you haven't stopped by my BFF Teresa's Blog go ~ HERE ~

* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * 

For my card today, I started with a white card stock base.  I cut it at 6x6.  Then I cut the colored card stock into 2x2 squares (9 squares total).  I cut my dp (all from my stash) at 1 3/4 x 1 3/4.  I inked the white edges with a soft turquoise Studio G ink.  All of the die cuts that I used were a generous gift from my sweet Blend, Nataliya of Love Crafts Forever.  I used 3 separate Unity Stamps on my project, inked them with black Versa Ink, and heat embossed them with a black shiny embossing powder using my heating tool.  The stamps I used were Vintage Handwritten (Iron Orchid Itty Bitty) on the birdcage, a flower print on the bird is from  A Mother's Love, and the sentiment is from Dutch Mustard Soup (by Jillibean Soup). The roses are from I Am Roses and the corsage pin is one of my very own creations.  The bow at the top of the bird cage was created using 

3 Girl JAM ribbon - Sterling Silver.

 

Challenges That Inspire:
The Crafter's Cafe - GHWI April Card Game

Unity Opportunity - Ippity "Just Say It"

Flutter By Wednesday - #197 Open

Simon Says - Favorite Tools

(lately I have really loved using my heat embossing tools.  Now pair that with Unity Stamps and I am in heaven....LOL)

Fab n Funky - Emboss It

The Outlaws - Color Challenge CC040312

The beads in my creation are one of my very own hand made corsage pins using 

glass blown beads and clear plastic beads.

Die Cutting Divas - #59 Sketch Week

I also will be linking my project up to the current
Unity Stamp Co. -  Friends with Flair!!!

Keep Crafting 

:O) 

Jessica

OSAAT #106 - Anything Goes

Hello to all of my crafty Blends!  

It is with great pleasure and honor that I get to announce the new challenge
over at One Stitch At A Time.

This week's challenge theme is to ANYTHING GOES

Head on over to the OSAAT Challenge blog and get in on the fun.

But before you go...peek at this.

For this challenge, I was offered the opportunity to play 

with the gorgeous Berry image by  Sue @ Beary Dust Stamps

You can find all of the images you see on the DT cards at Stitchy Bear Stamps. 

I also was inspired by a few challenges while making my card:
Simon Says - BINGO
 (charms, diecuts/punches, ribbon/twine)
Card for Relay for Life @ Scrappin with Chriss and Lou
Flutter By Wednesday - #195 - Open
The Outlawz Color Challenge - CC032012

PROJECT INGREDIENTS

Pink, Black, Gray, and White CS by Recollections
DP (unknown manuf.)

Flowers by Recollections
Markers used by Sugar Loaf
Twine by doodlebug designs
Charm and bling from stash
Sentiment by Unity - the TIME is NOW

Thanks for stopping by!!!!

Keep Crafting

:O)
Jessica

Life is Sweeter......

Happy TGIF Eve everyone!

I got a weeeee bit of crafty time this evening, but I have to apologize for my

lack of words in advance.

I created this card with several challenge inspirations

and

the help from a few of my Unity Stamp KOMs.

Challenges that inspired me . . . 

First, I have to announce a dear Blend, Chris over at Get Inspired with ChatterScene, 

is beginning a biweekly challenge that is based solely on using

elements on your creations that may get a little neglected because

you are favoring the use of your cutting machines more than anything.  

The challenges will be called JUST ELEMENTS and you will

not be able to use any Cricut or other Die Cuts on your creations.

She will host these challenges biweekly AS LONG AS there is enough

participation to continue....

so head over and let her know you

want to play along.

Get Inspired with ChatterScene - Just Elements #1

Love to Create - #6 All about the Ladies

 DL Art - Thankful Thursday 3/01 - 3/17

The Outlawz - Greeting Card challenge GC31212 AG

Divas by Design - #26 Use Citrus Colors

Get Hippity with Ippity - #16 Sketch

Cupcakes are from Unity KOM - 08/09 following my heart

 Sentiments are from Unity KOM - 03/10 Rockin' it Unity Style

Papers are from a stash I received with an order from Rona, but I think they may be MME

Card stock is by Recollections

Images were colored using my Whisper Strokes watercolor markers
Glitter by Studio G
Aqua Big Glitter Dots are by Dress It Up

Keep Crafting 

:O) 

Jessica

CSDivas' "Spring Fling" Blog Hop 2012 {Day 2}

Spring Fling Blog Hop!!  March 12th to 14th
Welcome to Day 2 of the Hop
Be sure to go HERE if you missed Day 1

It’s time to celebrate SPRING!!  So come hop along with us
For 3 days as we share our Spring projects.  The Divas have prepared
a wide range of projects that encompass all things SPRING!

There will be one prize offered to one random person.  To be eligible
you MUST leave a comment on each and every Diva’s blog on all three days,
and on each daily post here at CSD, letting us know that you have commented
on each of the blogs.
 GRAND PRIZE

While you are hopping along, you may find that a Diva may be offering
a prize on their own personal blog as well.  So you definitely won’t want to
skip over anyone.
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Did you get a chance to see all the lovely projects the Divas DT created yesterday?
Great inspiration from them all!
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So, yesterday I talked about the lovely blooms that offer a cheeriness to your mood in spring time.  I also love all the bright colors that envelope our idea of Spring.  So, I just had to play with the March 6th Color Challenge at the Outlawz and use this color palette...(and add a rosette)

 Isn't that just screaming SPRING IS HERE!!!!???!!!!

So, I gathered some random dp from a stack I received as Blog Candy a little while ago.  It is a small stack by Rowena Stott.  I grabbed my new Unity Ippity Itty Bitty - fabulous girl, and started paper piecing.  I used some of the papers from the Quick Quotes Cherry Truffle stack for my rosette and added a pretty pink button.  I grabbed some tulle from my stash, Harvest Orange 3 Girl JAM crinkle ribbon and started to put it all together.

My sweet daughter Ariana, will be turning 4 years old on April 3rd and she is the epitome of a girly girl.  She will really enjoy this sweet birthday card.  She is the only person in our household who celebrates a Spring Birthday.  It was fun putting this all together.  Did I mention, I really love this color palette? LOL!

I also chose to work with the sketch from the current Chick Challenge #21

FUN! ! ! !

I will be entering this into a few other challenges to, since they inspired me to create!!!

Love to Create - #6 All about the Ladies

It doesn't get much girly than dresses and flowers and pretty ribbon, right? LOL

Dutch Dare155 - Recipe (1 image, I sentiment, 2 ribbons, 4 embellishments, and 3 dp)

Image and sentiment by Unity

Tulle and Harvest Orange 3Girl JAM ribbon

1 - Rosette, 2 - roses from I Am Roses, 1- button

3 dp all from The Country Diary of An Edwardian Lady paper stack (used on dresses)

 here is a close up of the paper pieced dresses

For my blog candy, I will offer up some 'random' Unity Stamps to one lucky follower and commenter.  Unfortunately, due to personal finances right now and the high prices of international shipping, I will only be able to mail the candy to a winner in the US or Canada.  I really hate to do this, because I have a lot of lucky Blends that live over seas.  I have never not included them, and have been able to ship to as far as India in the past.   But, the time will come when I am offering candy again (some time in the future) where you will ALL be included, once again.  I hope you can understand.

To win, be sure to follow my blog and stop back all three days for the hop and leave a comment on each day's post.


Your Spring Fling Blog Hop Divas are:

Luisa  http://www.creativedesignsbyluisa.com/

Jessica ~  http://jessicascraftshaque.blogspot.com
^^^^YOU ARE HERE^^^^

Liz ~ http://kreateabilities.blogspot.com/

Michelle ~ http://michelleshappyscrappyplace.blogspot.com/

If at any time you get lost, just come back here at http://creativescrapbookingdivas.blogspot.com/

Now…….start Hoppin’!!

Keep Crafting 

:O) 

Jessica

Lucky to Have You

~ ~ ~ Previous Posts~ ~ ~

Vote For Chardon HS to win Rock Your Prom ~HERE~

Save the Date for the CSDivas Spring Fling Blog Hop ~HERE~

FWF Friday ~HERE~

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Keep Rolling, Rolling, Rolling

My crafty mojo is on a roll, NO JINX PLEASE!

I just finished a fun Lucky Card!!

 The image of the clovers, Celtic background, and sentiment are

all from my new

Unity - February KOM Lucky To Have You 

Black and mint green card stock; green Core'dinations card stock;

Charcoal Twine from the Twinery; bling flowers (green of course...LOL);black Archival Ink; Cloud White VersaMagic; Graphically Speak cartridge, Whisper Strokes Markers; recycled corrugated cardboard;  green Studio G ink; foam squares; A LOT OF LOVE!

Challenges:

1. Allsorts - #143 AG
2. Creative Inspirations - #152 AG
3.  DL Art - Thankful Thursday 2/23 AG
4. Unity - Ippity - CAS
5. Craft Your Passion - #99 Paper Piecing
6. Ribbon Carousel - RCC42 AG
7. Sweet Stamps - #55 St. Patrick's Day
8. The Outlawz - Sketch SC0229

Keep Crafting 

:O)

Jessica

~ ~ ~ A Mother's Love is without Measure ~ ~ ~

Have you ever finished a card

and thought to yourself, "wow, that is exactly what I wanted"?

Well, that is what this card is for me.

Exactly what I wanted to create.

I had a few challenges that gave me

inspiration

and 

I couldn't wait

to start putting it all together.

Living quite a distance from my mom, she is on my mind a lot lately as

it has been a while since my last visit to see her.

This card is for her.  

 Stamps: Unity set A Mother's Love and {Ipitty} by Unity set  here and now

White card stock base

White and black card stock rectangles

Green Core'dinations card stock

VersaMagic cloud white ink

Green Quick Quotes powder puff chalking ink

Black Archival Ink

Charcoal twine from The Twinery

Button from stash

Here is where I give due credit to the Challenges that Inspired me to create!!!!

Unity Opportunity - Ippity Challenge - CAS

Unity Stamp Co. - Hearts (not pink or red)

The Outlawz - TT022312 - AG with a touch of Green

Allsorts - #142 AG

The Paper Variety - Leap Year Photo

I love all the green in the photo with the hint of balance between black, gray and white.  It just so happens that green is my mom's favorite color.

Sentimental Sundays - #90 Let's get Sentimental

The Paper Shelter - #52 Add a sentiment

Little Scrap Pieces - Use Green

 

Keep Crafting 

:O) 

Jessica

My 1st Mixed Media Tag

I have a permanent smile right now from all the fun I had creating this next project to share with all of you.

I have admired all of the beautiful Mixed Media projects I have seen over the course of the last year of blogging and was excited to try a bit of it for myself.  

 First:  I sprayed my Perfect Pearl Mist directly onto the Kraft tag and dried it with my heating tool.

 Then I used my homemade mixture of Vermillion glimmer mist.

 For the next step, I randomly stamped some flowers onto the tag using Vintage Photo ink.  After that, I randomly stamped the sentiment onto the tag using the same ink.  I grabbed a few paper scraps from  my stash and inked up the little girl with her umbrella onto cream texture cs, diagonal stripe dp, and a yellow flower pattern dp.  I cut all the pieces out to paper piece together onto the cream cs.

 I stamped the sentiment onto cream cs using Vintage Photo, then added the embossing powder and heat set it.  I fussy cut around the sentiment and then spritzed it with some homemade green glimmer mist.  I prepped my paints and added a few roses and lace directly to the tag.

I placed foam squares behind the girl for added dimension. 

 I trimmed the umbrella with glossy accents, highlighted her boots with a black gel pen, handpainted the grass, used orange watercolors to paint the flower on the sentiment tag, and added all the embellishments to finish it off.

I was inspired by and will enter the following challenges . . . . 

the Unity KOM Sketch Challenge

the {Ippity} LOVEChallenge

(Lace, Orange button and roses, Vermillion ink, Embossing powder)

The Emerald Faerie Garden - #18 Tag It

Anything Goes - Eyes Down for Bingo (charms, choice, flowers)

Simon Says Stamp and Show - AG

Simon Says - Tag It

Fab n Funky - #108 Try Something New

Whimsy Stamp - Anything but A Square Card

The Outlawz - TT021612 Lots of Layers

Allsorts - #142 AG

Items used include:

Kraft tag

Perfect Pearls Mist

Handmade glimmer mists (Vermillion and Green)

Distress Ink (Vintage Photo, Black)

Embossing Powder (Vintage Photo)

Paper Piecing using several dp

Unity Stamps from 03/10 KOM - Rockin' It Unity Style

Butter Cream Twine from The Twinery

Watercolors (orange and green)

Roses from I Am Roses

Charm and Button from stash

Lace trim

Butterfly die cut from Nataliya

Glossy Accents

Black gel pen

Keep Crafting 

:O) 

Jessica