Jessica's Craft Shaque: March 2014

Saturday, March 29

~ All Things Spring ~ 3 Girl JAM Blog Hop

Welcome to the 3 Girl JAM All Things Spring Blog Hop....

You should be joining me after visiting Julie's Blog - Muddy Paws & Inky Fingers.

But, if you just stopped in and would like to hop with us, head back to the beginning and start at 3 Girl JAM.

Make sure to check out the 3 Girl JAM Blog for your chance to win some awesome blog candy for hopping along - and don't forget to read through the Challenge Rules and link up your own project at the 3GJ Challenge Blog for a chance to win another fabulous prize.

Being close to the last stop in the Hop has proved to be quite difficult for me. The 3 Girl JAM Design Team Members are a tough act to follow.

AMAZING PROJECTS, HUH?

Design Team Member, Donna @ Created by ~Donna K, will surely have a great project to share as the next place to visit after you are finished here.

For my Spring Themed Project, I wanted to think outside the lines of creating a Simple Card and decided to create a Home Decor Project to get my kids excited for Spring.

Here in Ohio, it is snowing as I type this post and I am anxious to see the Crocus and Daffodils emerge from the soil. I know my children are anxious to get rid of their Cabin Fever and play outside, too.

Spring is all about the gorgeous and luscious colors of the new flowers, the wind bustling through and making it perfect for Kite Flying, and about the abundance of new life seen in nature. It also marks the time when we all get to indulge our Sweet Tooth. Easter is a staple of the Spring Season as well. So, I was a little unsure what type of Home Decor Project to create.

The Design Team was also asked to highlight the Newest Bundle of 3 Girl JAM Crinkle Ribbon in our Hop Projects today . . .

The *NEW* LG Bundle

Lemon-Lime and Grey-Gray

I used the LG Bundle to adorn the outside of the frame and created a Pleated Petal using the Lime Green Ribbon. The center Rhinestone was added to bring all the shiny silver elements on the inside and outside together. It was imperative that I add a Butterfly charm, too.

I recently purchased these David Tutera WhiteWash Frames and have had several ideas how to alter them. This Blog Hop inspired me to work on one for Spring.

The Silver Starburst on the inside is also a David Tutera product. It is just one of many really cool items he has in his Celebrate Line of Card Making supplies.

I created the small green rectangle using watercolor paper, Tim Holtz Color Wash Spray - Lettuce, Christy Tomlinson's Chicken Wire background stamp by Unity Stamp Co., and some white embossing powder. The "bloom" sentiment was created using K&Company alphabet sticker swatches.

I am thinking of going back and using the fun Color Wash Spray more to create a nice Green backdrop to the Silver Starburst inside the frame. I think it will add just the right amount of contrast!

I would LOVE to give away some Blog Candy today!

I will select a WINNER from the comments left here on my blog post today.
Please be sure to complete the entire hop and comment on ALL the blogs along the way.
The winner will be announced towards the end of Next Week.

Now it is time to hop over to visit Donna's Blog - Created by Donna K!

Here is the Full Hop Lineup for Quick Reference:

1. 3 Girl JAM ~ http://3girljam.blogspot.com/

2. Georgiana ~ http://carsonscricutcreations.blogspot.com/

3. Carri ~ http://doubleclickconnections.blogspot.com/

4. Karen ~ http://karey2005.blogspot.com/2014/03/lg-bundle-blog-hop.html

5. Madge- www.thescrappinlounge.com

6. Nicole ~ http://teachdanz.blogspot.com

7. Cheri - www.djssundries.blogspot.com

8. Marji- http://www.fstampaholic.blogspot.com/

9. Julie - http://muddypawsinkyfingers.blogspot.com

10. Jessica - http://jessicascraftshaque.blogspot.com

11. Donna - http://createdbydonnak.blogspot.com/

Last ~ http://3girljamchallenge.blogspot.com/

Remember

Keep Crafting,

Because

♫ CRAFTING ♫

♫ ROCKS ♫

\m/-_-\m/
:O) Jessica

Monday, March 24

THANK YOU with 3 Girl Jam Crinkle Ribbon and Flair!!!!

Welcome Blends and 3 Girl JAM Friends!!!!

Happy Monday to all of my friends and readers.

I am the Designer up at the3 Girl JAM Blog today and I have a quick card to share with you!

The first Day of Spring arrived last week. Well, as far as the calendar was concerned, it did. But it is still a frosty morning here in Ohio.

The March Challenge is still going strong with 3 Girl JAM. The theme is "Yellow, Green and Orange".

I grabbed my scraps and sifted through for the colors of the challenge....

I found a few to work with and quickly created this card!

The bright Harvest Orange Crinkle Ribbon

and

THANK YOU Flair Button

work perfectly to offer a great Spring Bounce to this card.

I got to play with my new Dies that I received this past week, too!

Here is a link to all the fabulous colors of 3 Girl JAM Crinkle Ribbon:

JOIN THE FUN CHALLENGE

The 3 Girl JAM Challenge for the month of February is
"Yellow, Green and Orange"

You'll always find LOADS of inspiration at the 3 Girl JAM Challenge Blog!
Stop over for wonderful ideas from the Design Team and all those who are linking up!

We'd love for you to Link your Projects to JOIN THE FUN and for a chance to WIN a Gift Certificate to Shop at 3 Girl JAM!!!!

For more 3 Girl JAM Product and Project Ideas, be sure to check out the 3 Girl JAM Pinterest Boards!

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Thanks for Stopping In Today

Remember to

Keep Crafting,

Because

♫ CRAFTING ♫

♫ ROCKS ♫

\m/-_-\m/

:O) Jessica

Monday, March 10

Hopes of Spring

!!! HAPPY MONDAY !!!
Blends and 3 Girl JAM-mers

Happy Monday to all of my friends and readers. I am happy to share some Spring Inspiration over at the 3 Girl JAM Blog today!

Today, the temps in Northern Ohio are better than they have been recently. The snow is almost completely melted and I am anxiously awaiting the first flowers to pop up from below the earth and show us the bountiful colors of Spring.

In the meantime, my hope for Spring Colors led me to create a Spring Themed Tag.

3 Girl JAM Crinkle Ribbon is a fabulous way to had COLOR to your projects.

The March Challenge Theme with 3 Girl JAM is "Yellow, Green and Orange"

and you can see highlights of these colors here in my tag.

is was a perfect way for me to show how much I LOVE HER!!!!

I had a lot of fun using some "mixed media" techniques on this project.

I started with a #8 Size tag that I purchased from Miriam's Crafting Supply.

I sprayed a lot of different mists until I got my desired background

I used the grass die to cut a small patch to place on the bottom of the front of my tag. I used the October Afternoon collection-Woodland Park. This was a sweet gift to me from our 3GJ Leader and my Sweet friend, Julie!

I also decorated the back of my tag and used several dies and coordinating papers from the same collection.

I then used my Fireworks embossing folder (available at Pinque Peacock) to give an appearance of a sunburst in the upper left corner.

I added more color by using my Pebbles chalks as shown here

I had a few colors of pre-cut butterflies, but wanted a pop of pink and red. I sprayed the small butterfly using my Spritzer by Colorbox and some Pink Perfect Pearls.

I love my Unity Stamps and used this darling Flower Bouquet with some white embossing powder for contrast.

For the sentiment, I used watercolor paper and my TH Distress Ink. The sentiment is from a Gift Set of stamps that I received with a purchase a while ago at Unity Stamp Co.