It's BLOG HOP time!!

It's blog hop time!! It's blog hop time! Woo-hoo!!

So glad you stopped by today to join me for this SUPER DUPER AWESOME blog hop!

If you've just hopped over from Kim O'Connell's blog (isn't she just uh-mazing?), well you're right on track.   If not, be sure to go back to the beginning of the hop HERE so you don't miss any FABULOUS eye candy along the way.  Not to mention, your chance to win a $50 Perfect Paper Crafting gift certificate AND a $25 gift certificate from Sugar Pea Designs. Yup, that's right, TWO gift certificates are being given away, so don't' forget to leave a comment below for your chance to win.  The hop will be open for comments today through Friday, April 4th!  Woot-woot!!

Ok, so here's my little card I made with the oh-so-wonderful Mini Layers tool!  Honestly, I thought the original Perfect Layers tool was awesome but this mini size is even better!!  

I was so stinkin' excited over this new tool, I even made a video for you hens so I could show you how easy it is to use.  Now I'm far from a professional when it comes to these videos, as you'll see, but I'm trying…. LOL!

If you're unable to view the video, watch it on YouTube HERE.

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

      

Thanks so much for stopping by, I hope you've enjoyed your visit to the hen house and I hope to see ya again real soon.  Now it's time to hop on over to the ever so talented Heather Hudson!

Supplies:

Tools - Perfect Paper Crafting Perfect Mat, Mini Layers; Stamps & Dies - Lawn Fawn "Love You Tons", Simon Says Stamp "Happy"; DP - My Minds Eye "Garden Party"; CS - Stampin' Up Riding Hood Red, Neenah Desert Storm; White Pen - Gelly Roll; Buttons, Twine; Ink Pads - Versamark, Momento Tuxedo Black; White Embossing Powder - Hero Arts

Happy Birthday Dad!

Mornin' hens!  Today is my Dad's birthday!  He's 79 today.  He loves getting my cards, so I really enjoy making them for him.  I used one of my FAV's from Stampendous.  I just love Fluffles the cat.  I found this sketch on Pinterest.  OMG, I don't think I can ever visit that website and not spend half of a day there!  It's seriously addicting!!  Pin, pin, pinning…  Anyhoo, I found this card sketch there and fell in love with it.  Not too busy and perfect for this image.  After I was done watercoloring the image, I wanted to make the balloon stand out, so I added some sparkle using my Wink of Stella glitter pen and then applied some Glossy Accents on top.  The photo doesn't do it justice but it looks great IRL. Okee dokee, that's it for me today!  I hope you hens have a FABULOUS Friday and a great weekend too!  See ya back in the hen house real soon!  {{{hen hugs}}}

Here's a close up!

Supplies:
Rubber Stamp - Stampendous; CS - Neenah Classic Crest Solar White, Yellow - Unknown, Strathmore Watercolor Paper; Distress Markers & Ink Pad - Ranger "Tim Holtz"; Glossy Accents; DP - My Minds Eye "Follow Your Heart - Be Amazing"; Nestabilities; Perfect Layers Tool; Wink of Stella Glitter Pen

REMINDER:  Use discount code Jeanie5% when ordering from Perfect Paper Crafting to receive 5% off your order.

Feelin' A Little Crabby?

Mornin' hens!  Here's another little card I made for Lil' Chick!  She's had her share of morning sickness, poor thing…  I feel so bad for her.  If I could take away all her sickness for myself, I would!  I can't stand to see her feel so bad.  I guess that's just the mother in us, huh?  Sooooo, I thought I'd make her another little card to brighten her day!  She'll get a good laugh out of it for sure.  Tee-hee!  I used this stamp from Gina K Designs and watercolored it using my distress markers.  I cut the image out with my deckled rectangular Nesties and then sponged some distress ink around the edges before removing the die.  I matted all the panels using my Perfect Layers tool, and added some faux stitching using my tracing wheel.  I tied on some twine and added a little button on top to finish.  I hope you hens have a TERRIFIC Tuesday and I'll see ya back in the hen house real soon!  {{{hen hugs}}}

Supplies:  Rubber Stamp - Gina K Designs; Distress Markers & Ink Pads - Ranger "Tim Holtz"; Google Eyes; Spellbinders Nestabilities; Star Die - Simon Says Stamp; Tracing Wheel; Twine - May Arts; Gelly Roll Clear Pen; Wink of Stella Pen; Button; Star Brads - Michaels; DP - October Afternoon "Cakewalk"; Perfect Layers Tool 

REMINDER: When ordering from Perfect Paper Crafting be sure to use the discount code Jeanie5% to receive a 5% discount off your order.

Video Tour of "The Coop"

Mornin' hens!  I finally took the time to do a video tour of "The Coop".  I've been meaning to do this for a long time now, but just never found the time.  I've loved this room since the day the DH and I finished it two years ago.  Seriously, I wouldn't change a thing!  I just smile each time I walk in.   Anywho, here it is….  Enjoy!

If you're having difficulty viewing the video on my blog, you can watch it on YouTube HERE.

Here are a few photos of my new clear stamp storage system seen in the video.  I saw this on Jennifer McQuire's blog HERE, and I knew this would be perfect for me.  These refrigerator bins fit perfectly into my tall cabinets and well… anything is better than how I had them!!  OMG, I was using 3 ring binders and it was such a hassle to flip through them, without the stamps falling out of the page protectors, that I found myself never wanting to even take them out!  Not anymore!!  Now, I just pull out the bin and flip through the storage pockets to find what I'm looking for.  It's GREAT!  Not to mention how neat it looks too!  The dividers are just plastic pocket folders from Office Depot.  I chose the rust color to match my room.  One thing I did add was a clear support at the back of the bin.  You can see this in the last photo.  I just took two old Cuttlebug extension plates and the DH cut them to size for me.  This just provides some support for the stamp sets to lay against.  Ok, that's it for me today.  I hope you hens have a SUPER SUNDAY and I'll see ya back in the hen house real soon!  {{{hen hugs}}}

Happy Bark-day!

Good morning' hens!  Today is my grand-dog Lily's birthday!  Soooo, of course I wanted to make her a little card for her special day.  Tee-hee!  This was a fairly simple card to make since there was no coloring involved.  I think I spent most of my time deciding on which paper to use!! LOL!   

I started with four different papers from the My Minds Eye "The Sweetest Thing - Tangerine" paper pad.  I stamped this cute little dog from Paper Smooches onto two of the patterned papers and also onto some white cardstock and paper pieced the image together.  Next, I matted the green gingham paper onto some orange cardstock using my FABULOUS new Mini Perfect Layers tool!  OMG!!  I thought the original tool was cool enough, but now they've made a mini set for card makers!  Accck!  Seriously, it's wonderful!  They're only 7 inches long and come in a cute little pouch.  And if that wasn't enough, they also have the Perfect Cutting Mat… and it's PINK too!  Woot-woot!  It too is smaller for card makers at only 8"x10".  Now I'm not sure what they did differently when making this cutting mat, but my craft knife cut the mat for this card just like buttah!  Uh, can ya tell I'm impressed??  I'll put a link to both of these items below if you're interested.  

Here's a close up!

Ok, now back to the card, so then I cut a rectangle from the last piece of patterned paper and then using my Nestabilities, I cut a partial circle from the lower right side.  Using that same circle die, I cut a circle from the vellum and some orange cardstock as well. Then I selected a circle die one size smaller, and cut it from the orange circle too, making a frame.  I added the orange frame on top of the vellum and adhered all the pieces using foam squares.  I embossed the sentiment, also from Paper Smooches and adhered it to the card in a banner shape.  To finish, I added some Glossy Accents to the eyes and rounded the bottom corners.  That's it for me today.  I hope you hens have a WONDERFUL Wednesday and I'll see ya back in the hen house real soon!    

Supplies:

Rubber Stamps - Paper Smooches "Chubby Chums" and "Birthday Buddies"; Patterned Paper - My Minds Eye "The Sweetest Thing - Tangerine"; Cardstock - SU Very Vanilla, Orange; Glossy Accents; Vellum - Simon Says Stamps; Vanilla Embossing Powder - Annabelle Stamps; Nestabilities; Versamark, Momento Tuxedo Black, Mini Perfect Layers Tool, Perfect Cutting Mat

Remember - When ordering from Perfect Paper Crafting, use coupon code Jeanie5% to receive 5% off your order!

     

Love ya!

Mornin' hens!  Just looking at this card makes me hungry for a candy bar!  LOL!  Oh yeah, I'm a CHOCOHOLIC for sure! Give me a candy bar and I'll look like the Cookie Monster eating it! {snort!} Ok, so I stamped this image onto some Strathmore watercolor paper and watercolored it using my distress markers.  I sponged some distress ink around the edges before removing the scalloped Nestie, and then matted the panel using my Perfect Layers tool.  Next, I used some dimensional pearls in Expresso to cover the two bees in chocolate.  I used brown embossing powder for the sentiment so it looks like it was written in chocolate too! Mmmmm-mmmm. lip smackin' good!  Okee dokee, that's it for me today.  I hope you hens have a FABULOUS Friday and I'll see ya back in the hen house real soon!  {{{hen hugs}}}

    

Here's a close up!

Supplies:
Rubber Stamp - Alota Rubber Stamps, Sentiment - Simon Says Stamp; Strathmore Watercolor Paper; Distress Markers & Pads; Nestabilities; Corner Chomper; DP - Pebbles; Dimensional Pearls "Expresso" - Adirondack; Cardstock - SU Early Expresso, Woodgrain CS - Simon Says Stamp; Perfect Layers Tool

REMINDER: When ordering from Perfect Paper Crafting, use discount code Jeanie5% to receive 5% off your order.

I'm Sorry...

Mornin' hens!  Isn't this little guy hilarious?  OMG, he makes me chuckle every time I look at him.  I stamped him onto some Strathmore watercolor paper and watercolored him using distress markers.  Of course, I HAD to add some Glossy Accents to the little puddle he made! {snort!}  I matted the image using my Perfect Layers tool and did some faux stitching around each of the panels with my tracing wheel.  Oh, and how 'bout that bow? Eh-hem, I dyed it myself!  Woot-woot!  I'm SUPER DUPER proud of myself.  I saw this  technique on YouTube so I wanted to give it a try.  I used chalk white seam binding and ran my distress ink pad over top of it.  Then, I spritzed on some water, squished it up into a ball, and ta-da! It blended beautifully.  I dried it with my blow dryer and then used my ribbon iron for a smooth look.  Soooo cute, right? Each spool has 100 yards.  WOW!  Just think of all the bows you can make with one spool of seam binding!  I'll put a link in the list of supplies below, where I found mine.  Okee dokee, that's it for me today.  I hope you hens have a TERRIFIC Tuesday and I'll see ya back in the hen house real soon!

{{{hen hugs}}}

Here's a close up!

Supplies: 
Rubber stamp - Penny Black, Hero Arts (sentiment), Distress Markers & Ink Pad (Barn Door) - Ranger "Tim Holtz"; Strathmore Watercolor Paper; Glossy Accents; Seam Binding - Hug Snug; Button: CS - Neenah Environmental Desert Storm, Rose - Unknown; Twine - May Arts; DP - October Afternoon "Cakewalk"; Tracing Wheel; Perfect Layers Tool

Remember - When ordering
from Perfect Paper Crafting, use discount code Jeanie5% to receive a 5% discount on your order. 

I'd really love to but...

… I'm watching my aerobics class.  OMG, is this a riot or what?  And it's SO ME!  Seriously, I hate exercising!  I always tell people if you see me running, look behind me because somebody is chasing me!!  Uggggh!  So of course, when I saw this stamp, I HAD to have it!  Tee-hee!  I made this card for Lil' Chick since she's havin' a little bit of morning sickness.  Poor thing…  At least it made her laugh.  Yay!  Ok, so I started off by stamping this onto some Strathmore watercolor paper and colored it with my distress markers and a water brush.  Then using my oval Nestabilities, I cut the image out and leaving the die in place, sponged some chalk ink around the edges.  I have a video on that technique HERE.  The rest of the card was a cinch as all I did was mat the DP to some rose CS using my handy dandy Perfect Layers tool and then stitched around the edges.  To finish, I added some glitter to her slippers using my Wink of Stella pen and tied on some twine before adhering the panel to the SU Kraft card base.  Okee dokee, that's it for me today.  I hope you hens have a FABULOUS Friday and a WONDERFUL weekend!  {{{hen hugs}}}

Supplies:
Stamps - American Art Stamps; CS - SU Kraft, Rose (Unknown Source); Nestabilities; Distress Markers - Ranger (Tim Holtz); Colorbox Chalk Ink; Wink of Stella - Clear; Twine; DP - October Afternoon "Cakewalk", Perfect Layers Tool

Lil' Chick's Expecting!!!!

OMG! OMG! OMG!  

I'm gonna be a GRANDMA!!  I'm SO excited, I can hardly contain myself!! Of course, I had to make my Lil' Chick the most AWESOME card ever, right?  Can ya tell I'm a wee bit proud?  Tee-hee!  Well, it just relates to how ecstatic I am about the BIG news!!  Ok, so I stamped the little lady onto some Neenah Classic Crest CS and colored her with my Copics.  Next, I cut the letters B and G using my Silhouette Cameo from both the DP and again from SU Early Expresso cardstock using the offset function.  I printed the sentiment onto some SU Kraft CS, folded it into a banner form and adhered it to the top of the DP using a few dimensionals for support.  To finish, I matted the DP using my Perfect Layers tool, stitched around the edges of each panel, and then tied some swiss dot ribbon around the base.

Now I hear being a Grandma is like the BEST thing ever.  So, I'd love for you to leave me a comment below and tell me what the BEST part of being Grandma is for you.  I'd LOVE to hear all about it.  Oh, and tell me what do your grandchildren call you.  I'm trying to decide if I want to be called Grandma or something else.  Ok, I hope you hens have a TERRIFIC Tuesday and I'll see ya back in the hen house real soon!  {{{hen hugs}}}

Supplies:
Stamps - Michaels Dollar Bin; CS - SU Kraft & Early Expresso; Ribbon - Offray; Silhouette Cameo; Copics; DP - My Minds Eye "Dream"; Perfect Layers Tool

Thanks a million!

Mornin' hens!  It might surprise you to know WHO I actually made this card for.  Wait for it…..  our local hospital!  What??  Yup, that's who it's for.  You see, I recently had a procedure done and was absolutely AMAZED at the level of care I received.  While I was only there for about 4 hours, I felt like I was at a 4 star hotel!!  Anyhoo, I just wanted them to know how much their kindness meant to me.  Each staff member went out of their way to ensure I was comfortable and had everything I needed.  Even when I mentioned I was craving my coffee (after not being able to eat or drink after midnight), within minutes my nurse was back with a hot cup of coffee for me.  All I can say is WOW!  I never expected such treatment.  Sooooo, I decided to make sure they knew how impressed I was.  I made this card for the staff and then bought a TON of cookies at the local bakery and stopped by the hospital and gave it to them.  Hopefully, they'll feel appreciated by this little gesture because I DO APPRECIATE them!  Ok, now this card came together pretty easy.  I started by stamping the image onto some Neenah Classic Crest CS and colored it with my Copics.  Then using my circle Nesties, I cut the image out but sponged some chalk ink around the edges before removing from the die.  Next, I stamped the THANK YOU background stamp onto some SU Basic Black CS and heat embossed it with some white embossing powder.  Then I cut the design out using my Stampin Up Top Note die and matted it with some black cardstock.  To finish, I added some Glossy Accents to his eyes, and some black grosgrain ribbon tied into a little bow.  Okee dokee, there ya have it!  I hope you hens have a FABULOUS Friday and I'll see ya back in the hen house real soon.  {{{hen hugs}}}

Supplies:

Stamps - Inkadinkadoo (Robber) and Hero Arts (Background); CS - SU Basic Black, New Leaf - Paper Trey Ink, White - Neenah Classic Crest; Copics; Mini Brad - Michaels; Button; Ribbon - Offray; Border Punch - Fiskars; Glossy Accents; Embossing Powder - Zing; Corner Chomper; Top Note Die - Stampin Up; Nestabilities

With Sympathy

Mornin' hens!  I have to admit, as much as I LOVE card marking, this is not the type of card I enjoy making.  Although, knowing that it may bring my friend comfort to know she is being thought of, makes it all worth while.  The card was quite simple to make actually since there was no coloring involved.  I embossed the DP with the same damask pattern as the DP and then matted it to some green CS using my Perfect Layers tool.  Using my Spellbinder Nestabilities, I created this nested label with the black and green cardstock, and patterned DP.  The sentiment is from an older Taylored Expressions set and I just added a few brads for interest.  I adhered the sentiment with a few dimensionals in between the layers and then finished by adding the black satin ribbon tied in a sweet bow.  Okee dokee, that's it for me today.  I hope you hens have a TERRIFIC Tuesday and I'll see ya back in the hen house real soon.  

{{{hen hugs}}}

Supplies:

Stamp - Taylored Expressions; CS - SU Basic Black, Green - DCWV; DP - My Minds Eye "Traveler"; Mini Brads - Michaels; Ribbon - Offray; Embossing Folder - Cuttlebug; Perfect Layers Tool

Happy Anniversay!

Mornin' hens!  Here's a little card I made for a coworker who requested an anniversary card.  I think it turned out so STINKIN' cute!  This stamp is from Paper Pretties.  The stamp itself is quite large and features the full body of each person, with all sorts of cute things to put in the fella's hand (e.g. candy, ring, etc.)  It's a great anniversary or Valentine's Day stamp set to have on hand.  Ok, so I stamped the image onto some SU Very Vanilla CS and colored it with my Copics.  I cut a heart out of this DP and then placed the image behind the DP adding a few dimensionals for a nice 3D look.  I added a few scalloped borders below, cut from some coordinating DP, and then matted it all on some SU Early Expresso CS, using the Perfect Layers tool, and stitched around the edges.  To finish, I added a few pearls, tag, punched hearts and a satin bubbly bow!  That's it for me today!  I hope you hens have a FABULOUS Friday and I'll see ya back in the hen house real soon! 

Supplies:

Stamp - Paper Pretties Stamps; CS - SU Early Expresso & Very Vanilla; Ribbon - SU; Lace - Walmart; DP - My Minds Eye "Dream"; Pearls - Michaels; Punches - EK Success, Martha Stewart; Perfect Layers Tool

A "Beary" Special Birthday!

Mornin' hens!  Hope you all had a GREAT weekend and SWEET Valentine's Day!  I made this little card using an older set from The Cat's Pajamas. The present and hat are just add ons.  I colored him with my Copics and cut him out leaving a small white border.  I adhered him to this DP with a few dimensionals.  I used my Perfect Layers tool to mat each piece of DP onto some SU Early Expresso CS and then I stitched around the edges.  To finish, I added some green Stickles to the present and tied a bow with this striped grosgrain ribbon.  That's it for me today.  I hope you hens have a TERRIFIC Tuesday and I'll see ya back in the hen house real soon.  {{{hen hugs}}}

Supplies:

Stamps - The Cats Pajamas; CS - SU Early Expresso & Kraft, DP - Bo-Bunny "Camp-a-lot", Ribbon - Grosgrain-StampSimplyRibbon, Burlap-Michaels; Stickles; Perfect Layers Tool

You're TOAD-ally awesome!

Mornin' hens!  I made this little card for my new Son in Law!  Honestly, I couldn't have got a better one if I had taken applications and hand picked one myself!  Yup, he's just that GREAT!  Soooo, why not tell him so, right?  Everybody likes a pat on the back!  I saw this little stamp and decided to make a play on the word TOAD-ally, and since it's a boy, I thought it would be perfect!  I stamped the image onto some Strathmore watercolor paper and watercolored it with some distress markers.  My new favorite coloring method.  Next, I cut the image out with my rectangle Nestabilities and sponged some chalk ink around the edges before removing the die.  I have a video on this HERE.  Using my SU embossing folder, I embossed this frame on a separate piece of SU Kraft and popped it up with a few dimensionals.  Then I adhered the image panel to some matching DP using my Perfect Layers tool.  To finish, I added some Glossy Accents to the toad's eyes, and then tied on some twine with a button on top!  That's it for me today.  I hope you hens have a FABULOUS Friday and a WONDERFUL weekend and I'll see ya back in the hen house real soon!  {{{hen hugs}}}

Here's a close up!

Supplies:

Stamps - Whipper Snapper Designs; CS - SU Kraft; Distress Markers - Ranger (Tim Holtz); Glossy Accents; Twine; Button; Perfect Layers Tool; Embossing Folder - SU; DP - WeRMemory Keepers "Grandma's Kitchen"; Spellbinders Nestabilities

Happy Bird-day!

Mornin' hens!  Today is Lil Chick's HALF birthday!  Oh yeah, we celebrate half birthdays too!  (Hey, any chance to get more presents, I'm in!)  snort!  So here's the little card I made for her special day.  I stamped this adorable Penny Black image onto some Strathmore watercolor paper and colored it with my distress markers and water brush.  I stamped the sentiment from Paper Smooches with Versamark ink and heat embossed with white embossing powder.  To finish, I added these little button brads and rounded the top corners.  Me loveeeeeee!  Okee dokee, that's it for me today.  I hope you hens have a WONDERFUL Wednesday and I'll see ya back in the hen house real soon!  {{{hen hugs}}}

Supplies:

Rubber Stamp - Penny Black; CS - SU Kraft; White Embossing Powder - Zing; Distress Markers - Ranger (Tim Holtz); Brads - Michaels; DP - My Minds Eye "Blink of an Eye"; Spellbinders Nestabilites; Ink Pads - Versamark & Stazon

Love is in the air!

Mornin' hens!  I hope you've had a good week.  Here's a little card I made using an older Stampendous stamp I had in my stash!  Remember me telling you hens that I was going to try and use some of my older supplies this year?  Well, I decided to dig through my box of wood mounted stamps (remember those?) and found this little cutie, so I couldn't resist. Tee-hee!  Of course, I colored him with my new found love DISTRESS MARKERS!  Acccck!  I LOVE them!  This was a pretty simple card to put together too!  After I colored the image I cut it out with my circle Nestie and then matted it with my scalloped circle Nestie. I made the lower panel from four different patterns of DP and matted them to a rose colored piece of card stock using my Perfect Layers tool. Then I stitched around the edges and tied a double bow with some aqua taffeta ribbon. To finish, I added some Glossy Accents and glitter (using my Wink of Stella glitter pen) and rounded the top right corner.  That's it for me today!  Hope you hens have a WONDERFUL Weekend and I'll see ya back in the hen house real soon!  {{{hen hugs}}}

Here's a close up!

Supplies:

Rubber Stamp - Stampendous; Nestabilities; Distress Markers - Ranger "Tim Holtz"; DP - Echo Park "So Happy Together"; Glossy Accents; Wink of Stella Glitter Pen - Clear; Ribbon - Martha Stewart; CS - SU Whisper White, Rose - Unknown; Border Punch - Fiskars; Perfect Layers Tool

Reminder: When ordering from Perfect Paper Crafting, be sure to use discount code Jeanie5% for a 5% discount off your order.

Somebunny Loves You!

Mornin hens!  Isn't this card GREAT?  OMG, I'm in LOVE with it!   I made this card for Lil' Chick and Doug for Valentine's Day.  All together now, awwwww….  {snort!} 

Ok, so here's the BEST part, I watercolored it!  OMG! OMG!  I'm so proud of myself!    I just LOVE this look!  I think I'm hooked!  Seriously, this was my first attempt and I just can't get over it.  Ummmm, can ya tell I'm a little bit excited?  Uh YEAH!  Now I have to admit, Kristina Werner made it look so simple, I had to give it a try, and boy am I glad I did!  Thanks for the inspiration Kristina!  Ok, so I started with stamping the image onto Strathmore watercolor paper, and then using my new Tim Holtz Distress Markers, I watercolored the image. Woot-woot! Then I cut the image out using my rectangle Nestabilites and leaving the die in place, I sponged some chalk ink around the edges.  Here's a video I made awhile ago on this technique.  I matted the image with PTI Pure Poppy card stock, cut using my scalloped rectangle Nestie die.  I matted all the other DP panels using my nifty Perfect Layers tool and then stitched around the edges of each panel.  I stamped the sentiment onto a scratch piece of card stock with some Versamark ink and then sprinkled some white embossing powder over it.  Then I heat set the powder and cut the piece into a banner shape and adhered it to the bottom of the card with a few dimensionals.  To finish, I added some Glossy Accents and some glitter (using my Wink of Stella glitter pen) to the hearts.  Okee dokee, that's it for me today!  I hope you hens have a TERRIFIC Tuesday and I'll see ya back in the hen house real soon!

{{{hen house}}}

Here's a close up!

Supplies:
Rubber Stamp - Penny Black, Stamping Bella (sentiment); Distress Markers - Ranger "Tim Holtz"; Watercolor Paper - Strathmore; Chalk Ink - Colorbox "Lime"; DP - October Afternoon Sidwalks, Nestabilities; Embossing Powder - Zing, CS - SU Very Vanilla, PTI Pure Poppy; Glossy Accents; Wink of Stella - Clear; Waterbrush - Faber-Castell

Reminder: When ordering from Perfect Paper Crafting, be sure to use the discount code Jeanie5% to receive a 5% discount on your order.

Valentine Fishes

Mornin' hens! I've been chosen to be the Guest Designer this month for Perfect Paper Crafting.  Yay!  So here is my card that made for them to display on their Facebook page.  OMG, I feel like a celebrity. Woot-woot!  Anyhoo, here's how I made this little cutie.  First, I stamped this adorable image from Gina K. Designs onto some Stampin Up Very Vanilla card stock and colored them with my Copics and added a little shading around the image with colored pencils.  I added some red Stickles to the little hearts on the girl fish and also used my Wink of Stella glitter pen on her middle section and the tale of the boy fish.  Love that pen! I also added some Glossy Accents to both her lips and the eyes.  Next, I matted each pattern of designer paper onto some Pure Poppy card stock using the oh so handy Perfect Layers tool.  If you've never tried this tool before, it's amazingly easy and gives such a clean look.  It's always been difficult for me to measure my mat by just adding 1/8" or 1/4" more each way and then try to adhere my piece onto the center of the card stock.  Sounds easy enough but it never seems to be even on all sides once I stick it down.  Am I right?  Well, that's where this tool comes in.  You actually adhere the piece you want to mat onto a larger piece of card stock first, and then place this tool on each side and make the cut!  Presto! Perfect mat every time!  Click HERE for a quick video on how this tool works!  Ok, then I printed the sentiment on a scrap piece of card stock and cut it out with my Stampin Up heart die.  I didn't have the next size larger die, so I just took the die I used and drew the outline onto some scrap Pure Poppy card stock and cut it out.  To finish, I tied some aqua Baker's twine around the bottom, added a few mini brads and there ya have it!  I plan on giving this little cutie to my DH!  I hope he likes it!  Hope you hens have a Wonderful Weekend and I'll see ya back in the hen house real soon!  {{{hen hugs}}}

Here's a close up!

Supplies:

Rubber Stamp - Gina K Designs; Copics; Prismacolor pencils; Heart Die - Stampin Up; Glossy Accents; Stickles - Red; Wink of Stella pen - Clear; Baker's Twine; DP - October Afternoon - Cakewalk; CS - Papertrey Ink -Pure Poppy, Stampin Up - Very Vanilla; Perfect Layers Tool 

Reminder: When ordering from Perfect Paper Crafting, be sure to use the discount code Jeanie5% to receive a 5% discount off your order!

You know you're old when...

Monrin' hens!

Here's a little card I made for the DH's birthday this year!  The inside reads:

...you don't even buy green bananas anymore!

Fit's him to a tee!  LOL!  I printed the image onto some Neenah Classic Crest CS and colored it with my Copics.  I fed the image back through the printer for both the number and sentiment.  After I colored the image, I sponged some distress ink around the edges and matted it to some SU Early Expresso CS using my Perfect Layers tool.  To finish, I added some twine and some Glossy Accents to his glasses.  That's it for me today!  I hope you hens have great day!  {{{hen hugs}}} 

Supplies:

Rubber Stamp - CHF; CS - SU Early Expresso; Copics: Perfect Layers Tool; Distress Ink - Tim Holtz; DP - Bo Bunny; Glossy Accents, Twine

Happy Birthday Bobby!

Hi there!  Sorry for the lack of posts recently, but the holidays had me a little bit preoccupied.  Tee-hee!  Santa was SUPER good to me this year and I had an AWESOME Christmas.  I hope yours was as well.  Today is my brother Bobby's birthday.  I made this card for him using my Silhouette Cameo.  Man, I do love that machine!  Ok, so first I cut the word HAPPY out of a spare piece of textured cardstock and I was careful to save those letters for another card some day.  Then I cut the balloons out of some scrap pieces of DP.  I stamped the image from "Stamps by Judith" onto the bottom right corner of the panel and colored him with my Copics.  I created a strip of designer papers to be placed under the cut out letters using 5 different patterns and spaced them so each letter would have a different pattern showing through.  I matted the strip of DP's onto a piece of SU Really Rust CS and then added the cut out panel on top using several dimensionals for a 3D effect.  I added some string behind the balloons and gathered them in his hand.  Next, I stamped "birthday" from Paper Smooches onto a scrap piece of DP and trimmed it in the shape of a flag.  I added it to the panel using a few dimensionals and there you have it!  I just love this card, and the raised panel gives such a neat visual effect.  Ok, that's it for me today.  I hope you hens have a TERRIFIC TUESDAY!  {{{hen hugs}}}  

Supplies:

Stamps - Stamps by Judith, Paper Smooches; Silhouette Cameo; Copics; Cardstock - SU Really Rust, Textured White (source unknown); DP - My Minds Eye "On the Sunny Side"