Celebrate!

Mornin' hens!  Sorry for the lack of posts but I've been SOOO lazy since the holidays.  Seems all I wanna do is NOTHING!  {{{snort}}}   Oh and I've been smoochin' all over my new grand baby Jaxon too!!  Have I mentioned lately "I'M A GRANDMA?"  Goodness he's a sweet baby!  I can't get enough sugar from that little guy!  Tee-hee!  I'm not sure if I mentioned this or not, but I had this brilliant idea to send him a birthday card and a little present each month!  I thought it was a great idea until someone reminded me, "You know you're gonna have to do that with ALL your grandchildren now, right?" Ummmm, didn't think of that....  LOL!  Oh that's ok, I only have one daughter, so unless she intends to reinact the movie "Cheaper by the Dozen", I think I'm ok!  Bwah-ha-ha-ha-ha!

So here's Jaxon's January birthday card.  I thought I would try to do a theme card for each month so I went with the New Year baby for January.  I wanted to make a shaker card too, so the confetti would dance around behind the image.  I think it turned out great!

Here's a close up of the shaker circle.  Oh and here's a little tip: Instead of using multiple pieces of foam tape to make your shaker box, cut the complete shaker box shape from fun foam instead.  I used my Spellbinder Nestabilities circle dies and cut the star designer paper, the red cardstock frame, the fun foam circle frame, and the transparency, so they were sure to all be the same size.  Easy-peasy!!  Okee dokee, that's it for me today.  I hope you hens have a TEE-RIFFIC Tuesday!!  {{{hen hugs}}}

Supplies:

Canon PIXMA MG6220 Wireless Inkjet Photo All-in-One Printer (5292B002)	Baby New Year	Classic Crest Cover Solar White 8-1/2x11 110lb 250/pkg	ENVIRONMENT Desert Storm Card Stock - 8 1/2 x 11 in 100 lb Cover Smooth 100% Recycled 250 per Packag	Real Red 8-1/2" X 11" Card Stock	Copic Markers 36-Piece Sketch Basic Set
Polychromos 36 Pencil Metal Tin Set	OCTOBER AFTERNOON "CAKEWALK" 8X8 - WHATS NEW - All Ways Scrapbooking	School Smart Heavy Weight Write-On Transparency Film - 8 1/2 x 11 - Pack of 100	Ranger Multi Medium Bottle, 0.5-Ounce, Matte	Darice 106-118 40-Pack Foam Sheets, 6 by 9-Inch, Assorted	Glue Dots 3/8-Inch Memory Dot Sheet, 252 Clear Dots
Martha Stewart Crafts Mini Scoring Board	EK Success Cutter Bee Precision-Cut Scissors	LF632 Lawn Fawn Ornaments Sequins - Hello Sunshine	Spellbinders S4-114 Nestabilities Large Standard Circles DieTemplate	Fiskars 12 Inch SureCut Deluxe Craft Paper Trimmer (152490-1004)	SINGER 8763 Curvy Computerized Free-Arm Sewing Machine

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Perfect Paper Crafting & Tiddly Inks Blog Hop

Mornin' hens!  Are you ready to win some more moo-lah to spend?  Woot-woot!  If you've come from Rhea's blog, you're right on track.  If not, be sure the start back at the beginning of the hop HERE to be eligible for the cool prizes.  What prizes you ask?  Well, Perfect Paper Crafting is giving away a $50 gift certificate to one lucky winner, and Tiddly Inks will be giving a $30 gift certificate to another.  So, you've got two chances to win!  Yay!   

For my card I used the Tiddly Inks stamp set "For the Birds".  Shocker right?  I can't help it, I love anything CHICK related!  And I love that you can write your own message on their little signs.  How cute is that?  Ok, that's it for me today.  I hope you've enjoyed your visit to the hen house, and don't forget to leave a comment below to be eligible for the hop prizes.  Your next stop along the hop is LISA.

Remember to use discount code Jeanie5% when ordering from Perfect Paper Crafting to receive 5% off your order.

Supplies:

For the Birds	Tsukineko Full-Size Memento Fade Resistant Inkpad, Tuxedo Black	Perfect Cutting Mat	Perfect Layers Mini Tool	WeRMemory Keepers Corner Chomper	EK Success Paper Shapers Small Punch-1/2-Inch, Circle
Fancy Pants Designs - The Good Life Collection - 6 x 6 Paper Pad	LIMITED EDITION COPIC 25th ANNIVERSARY SKETCH PEN SET 36 PENS	Copic Markers MLB2 Multiliner Inking Pen, Set B-2	Sanford Prismacolor Premier Colored Pencil Set, 48/Tin	Classic Crest Cover Solar White 8-1/2x11 110lb 250/pkg	American Crafts Elements Medium Brads, Black

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Happy Birthday LouLou!

Mornin' hens!  Today is my good friend LouLou's birthday.  LouLou lives in Switzerland and she and I me through my blog and have great friends for a few years now.  LouLou has a Westie named Ginger so when I saw this cute image "AnnaBelle Flying High" from TiddlyInks, I knew I had to have it for her.  This was a super simple card to put together too!  I printed the digital image onto some Neenah Classic Crest CS and colored it with my Copics.  Then I cut both the balloons and Ginger out and adhered the two images to this cloud DP from MyLittleShoebox.  I stamped the sentiment from Paper Smooches on the bottom left. I think it fits perfectly with this CUTE image.  Next, I stitched the DP to some SU Real Red CS and then using my Perfect Layers tool, cut the red mat to a PERFECT 1/8" all the way around.  I added some sheer polka dot ribbon and tied it in a cute bubbly bow.  To finish, I rounded the corners and adhered the panel to some SU Whisper White CS.  That's it!  Really quick and Really cute!  Have a GREAT day! 

Supplies: Digital Image - "Anna Belle Flying High" Tiddly Inks; Stamp - Paper Smoches; Copics; Perfect Layers; Ribbon - Michaels; DP - MyLittleShoebox; CS- SU Whisper White & Real Red

Happy Birthday Sis!

Mornin' hens!  Today is my sister's 57th birthday. Woot-woot!  She's taking the week off and she's out shopping all day today!  Lil' booger!  I'm SO jealous!  Anywhoo, I made her this little card using a TiddlyInks digital image that I bought awhile back.  I knew when I saw this image that I wanted to use it for my sister's birthday card. People tell us all the time that we look SO MUCH alike, so I think it fits us to a tee!  Ok, so I printed the image onto some Classic Crest CS and colored it with my Copics.  Then I stitched the image to some DP from October Afternoon's Cakewalk collection.  Next I stitched that to some SU card stock and using my Perfect Layers was able to trim the SU Riding Hood Red mat PERFECTLY on all sides.  I suppose that's why they call it the Perfect Layers tool huh?  I adhered the panel to some SU Very Vanilla CS, rounded the corners, and added a button, twine and tag to the front.  That's about it!  I hope you hens have a GREAT Monday!

Supplies: Digital Image TiddlyInks "Wryn & Emmy"; CS - SU Very Vanilla & Riding Hood Red; Perfect Layers; Copics; Twine. WeRMemory Keepers Corner Chomper; Button; Tag Die - Simon Says Stamps 

Introducing Perfect Tears

Mornin' hens!  So what do you think of Smoochie?  OMG, is she a riot or what?  Goodness I do LOVE this image.  Today I wanted to share a new tool called Perfect Tears.  I had never used a tool quite like this before so I thought I'd give it a whirl.  Now mind you, I  typically always have clean cut edges but I wanted to give this a go.  The 3 rulers in this set are designed for tearing paper and each ruler has two different edges.  For my project below, I used both the deckle and wave edges.  The set comes with a water pen which was the difference between night and day for me.  I tried to tear this MME DP which was quite heavy and was having no luck with a clean tear.  Then I used the water pen and the tearing was a breeze!  To my surprise, I really like this look.  And I like how the torn edges stand up a bit so it really adds texture to the layers.  

This image is from Tiddly Inks and she's called Smoochy.  I'm lovin' those lips!  You hens know I'm a sucker for any kind of farm animal.  Pigs, cows and of course CHICKENS are my favorites.  I colored Smoochy with my Copics and then matted her to some Stampin Up Basic Black CS with my Perfect Layers tool.  I printed her lips again and colored them a second time.  Then I added the second pair of lips on top for a GREAT 3D look.

Then came the hard part.  What kind of sentiment does a fat lipped cow have.  Oh my, that was crazy fun searching the internet for some ideas.  I finally stumbled onto this one and fell on the floor laughing.  What a GREAT birthday card for a girl friend, right?

And here's a close up of the results from the Perfect Tears tool.  See the little edges it leaves?  Sooooo cool?  OMG, I laugh at those lips every time I look at them. 

Here is what you get with the Perfect Tears set.  Currently, the set sells for $19.99 but you can get an extra 5% off your order if you use the code Jeanie5%

Have a great day!

Supplies:

Digital Image - Tiddly Inks; DP - My Minds Eye (Dilly Dally); Copics; CS - Neenah Classic Crest White, Stampin Up Basic Black; Ribbon - Papertrey Ink; Perfect Layers and Perfect Tears tools