Button Bugs are invading! :)

Coffee of the Day - Almond Roca

Welcome to the new release blog hop for Angel's Landing!!! Once again I have been blessed to be asked by Judi to be a part of this fabby hop! I am so excited!!! :) Two new sets of digi images are being released this month - Polar Bear Cubs and Button Bugs.

If you have arrived here from *Cheryl's fabby blog*, you are cruising right along. If at any point you get off track during the hop, just head back over to *Judi's blog* and she will get you fixed right up.

Want to give you a bit of background on my projects for today. I am using images from the cute set, Button Bugs. I received an email a few weeks ago from Cath, the editor over at PaperCrafts Magazine. They are creating a Christmas tree to donate to the Festival of Trees, which benefits the Primary Children's Medical Center in Utah. In addition to the Christmas tree, some of the crafters who have contributed to the magazine have been asked to create cards which will be auctioned to also raise money for the hospital. I decided to use these wonderful images from Judi and Angel's Landing for my gift set. In addition to the cards, I have made a card storage box. I hope that the recipient enjoys it as much as I enjoyed making it! :)

The items were all created with the beautiful Prima papers and flowers. The large harlequin paper is actually a glitter paper - oh so fabby-licious! The adorable little bugs were painted with shimmerz glitter paints. Each 'trail' was highlighted with my spica glitter pen. Various trims and buttons have also been added. The letters on the box are also by Prima. They are covered in the most delightful chunky glitter! super fun!

Your next stop on this marvy tour is *Cindy's amazing blog*, so be sure to hop hop hop on over to see what wonderful things she has created! You may also join in the fun chats going on over at PCP and SNR all day long!

Thanks for stopping by! :)

Angel's Landing Blog Hop!!! :)

Coffee of the Day - I think we'll have some Pumpkin Spice today! grins!!! :)


Welcome to the Angel's Landing Blog Hop!!! How exciting is this!!! Thank you sooo very much, Judi, for including me in this hop again! I am thrilled to be a part once again of your fabby new release party!

If you have arrived here from *Lauri's fabby blog*, you are right on track. If at any time you lose your way, just head back over to *Judi's main blog *at Angel's Landing for the master list.

Two new sets are being released today - Penguin Chicks and Season's Tweetings. There are several opportunities for blog candy along the hop as well, so be sure to follow the hop all the way through! Head over to SNR and PCP for some fun chatting throughout the day as well! It's a great place to get to know the ladies of the DT and Judi, as well as other people who love Angel's Landing digis! :)

Now for a peek at a wonderful little fella from a great new digi set!!!

I fell in love with these furry guys from the new set, Penguin Chicks, just as soon as I saw them! Isn't he just adorable with his great hat?!?! My boys all have hats just like these little guys, so maybe that is why they are so special to me. Could also be the special facial expressions that Judi draws on each one of them. A-DOR-A-BLE!!! I used this neat mitten template from over at SCS. printed it out on the new Basic Grey Eskimo Kisses paper. Decided to go with a folksy/country look, so added a bit of patchwork to the mitten. Adhered some wonderful trim across the top with tiny rhinestones I colored to match using a sharpie. Added a few buttons, 'cause what fun would one of my creations be without a few buttons? :), and there we have it!!! I thought that filling the mitten with a few yards of some gorgeous vintage seam tape would make this the perfect gift - kinda completes the whole theme!

Now hop on over to *Cheryl's most amazing blog* ('cause we know that poor little penguins don't fly!) for more pretties with Judi's digis!!!

Angel's Landing Blog Hop! :)

Coffee of the Day - Pumpkin Spice (I just couldn't resist with this card! giggles!)

welcome to my little coffee shop! grins! For those of you who have never been here before, I loooooovvvvve my coffee! almost as much as I enjoy papercrafting! :) so every day I post the 'coffee of the day' which is what I happen to be brewing at my house. so stop by for a cuppa with me! If you have arrived from *Mel's most amazing blog*, you are right on target!

Judi has so kindly invited me to participate in the new release blog hop for Angel's Landing this month!!!! isn't that just so sweet of her?! I loved being a part of her DT and still enjoy playing with all of those fun images whenever I get the chance. Well, this month she has drawn some ADORABLE autumn and holiday cuties!!!! you are gonna do back flips and front flips and cartwheels and everything else under the sun when you see these guys! Autumn Tweetings and Ho Ho Holidays are the new sets - so run check them out when you finish the hop. If at any point you lose your way along the hop, just head back over to Judi's and she'll get you back on track.

I chose the Pumpkin Birdhouse from Autumn Tweetings for my 5 1/2" x 5 1/2" square card. I've been drinking so many Pumpkin Lattes and Fraps from Starbuck's that this was an easy pick for me! giggles! All coloring is watercolors. The pumpkin is painted with 2 coats of orange sherbet shimmerz for extra sparkle. The top orange flower was also covered in the same shimmerz. I used my white gel pen to add a few extra little lines of dimension. The papers are Basic Grey Ambrosia and Daisy D's, velvet trim is from JoAnn's, and flowers are from Making Memories.

Thank you so much for stopping by! Have a great time as you hop along to *ALMA's fabby blog*! and don't forget to take your coffee! ;)

love ya! Jennifer

The bluebird of happiness says thank you and goodbye.....

Coffee of the Day - Caramel

The theme for this week at Angel's Landing is all about Friendship! What a wonderful topic! and so many great images from Judi to choose from! I can't believe that this will be my last posting as a member of the Angel's Landing Design Team...... such a fun time has come to an end. heavy sigh..........

This 5 1/2" x 5 1/2" square card is made using the Mini Bears and Birds set, bird 2 in black. It was printed onto vanilla cardstock and watercolored with SU! inks. I used Pacific Point and Crushed Curry classic inks, as well as white craft for his cute little tummy. The edges of the main image are sponged in kiwi kiss and the edges of the cool caribbean card base are inked with vanilla craft. The decorative papers are from K & Co. Addison collection. The ric rac trim and buttons are from JoAnn's. Buttons are tied with some twine I re-purposed. I am forever trying to re-use what I can. :) I was in need of a thank you card to send to a dear friend who provided a yummy-licious dinner for my family, and thought what better than a beautiful blue bird of happiness! She most certainly brought happiness to me and my family!!! Just like these cute little digis from Angel's Landing bring happiness every time I look at them!

Please be sure to stop by the blogs of the rest of the DT! Leave them some love and let them know how much you have enjoyed their wonderful creations during this term!

A Pretty Kitty Tag Card

Coffee of the Day - Creme Brulee

Just a quickie poo post to show you this card I made using another faboo cat image from Angel's Landing. It is the same kitty as the mini lunch tin, only bigger.

Please pardon the weird colors from my scanner, but irl she is a tortoiseshell like a stray that we have been taking care of for a while. (Periodically she will let me pet her, but not too often.) The papers are K & Co. Wild Raspberry, glitter flowers are Heidi Grace, coolie-o punch is Martha Stewart, trims are from JoAnn's, and seam tape is from Etsy. Edges were sponged in SU! vanilla craft ink.

Have a great weekend!

Love ya!

Jennifer

New Blog Candy Winner for Angel's Landing & Announcement!

ANITA.........
Come on down! you are the new winner of the 2 free downloads at Angel's Landing! Email me your choices and Judi will get them sent right to you! Congratulations! :)

and be on the lookout for my own blog candy coming soon!

Blog Candy Winner

Hey Kathy S.,
I need to hear from you by Thursday at the latest. You are the winner of the blog candy drawing for Angel's Landing, but I need to receive an email from you pronto! :) Otherwise I'll do another drawing on Friday.

So send me an email!!!!!! I know you want some new digis!

Angel's Landing Blog Candy Winner!!!!

It's time to announce the winner of the wonderful blog candy from Angel's Landing!!!!!

Kathy S. - please send me an email with your choice of 2 of the fantastic sets available. (you can find my email addy in the 'my profile' section listed in the upper right hand corner under my photo) Enjoy your new goodies and have fun playing!!!!! Congratulations!

and thank you to everyone who joined us! Thank you as well to all of you who left such kind comments! You made me purrrrrr with delight! ;)

It's a Blog PROWL with Angel's Landing! Meow.......

Coffee of the Day - Hazelnut Spice

It's not a blog hop today, we're cats on the PROWL............ but of course we're COOL cats, man! ;) I'm a huge fan of the Disney movie, 'Aristocats' - it was a fave of mine ever since I was a little girl. So when I saw these fabulous images being released this month from Angel's Landing, I knew that rather than a hop, we were going to be crazy hip cats on a jazzy cool prowl at this happen'in blog! So sit back, grab a cuppa joe, and hang your hat on this slip slappy slick sweetness! :D But if at any time you ever lose your way, just click here to head back to Judi and our home at Angel's Landing. She'll get you back singing in harmony again in no time!

I saw this adorable little, and I mean LITTLE (2 1/2" x 3 1/2"), lunch tin at Target the other day and knew in an instant that it held the potential for something great! Ryan's girlfriend, Chelsea, just happened to have a birthday this past weekend, so what better than to turn this little treat into a fun birthday gift box! To keep with the whole cool kitty theme, we filled it with Swedish fish (which just happens to be one of Ryan's fave ever candies!!). Had to add some sparkly shines to catch that kitty cat's eye, so out came this faboo glitter glue from Studio G. Our cool cat (from the Cats and Kittens set) is painted with SU! inks and a watercolor brush. Being a digital image, I was able to resize everything to fit this small size. For another project I was working on, I took these exact same images and made them 4x as large! And each image came out just as clear, regardless of the size. Added lots of baby Prima flowers with rhinestones and plenty of ribbons - you know how cats love those ribbons! ;) The tag was made from the Cat Paw Prints set. I embossed it immediately after coming out of the printer with glossy glaze ep from SU! There are lots of cute tags to choose from in this set. I happened to pick the 'Best Friends' tag because Ryan and Chelsea have been close friends since 1st grade when they sat next to each other. They were boyfriend and girlfriend back then, too! so neat!!!

Now if you have kept the bee-boppin' beat going with me through all of this, then you are in for a treat! I am giving away BLOG CANDY to a winner chosen at random on Sunday, August 16 at 11:00p.m. What is the prize you ask? Well, you get to choose any 2 Angel's Landing sets for FREE! and that includes the 2 new sets - Cats and Kittens and Cat Paw Prints. Once I have posted the winner on Monday, you will contact me and let me know what sets you have chosen. Soon you will have brand new, wonderful art to use for your snappin' stampin'!

Thanks so much for stopping by! The next purrrrrfect place to visit is over at Alma's place - Me, Myself, and I.N.K..

Be on the lookout tomorrow!

Coffee of the Day - Creme Brulee

Here is a teaser for you - tomorrow is New Release Day over at Angel's Landing! and there is Blog Candy floating around on 2 blogs!!!!! I have something purrrrfect to show you, so make sure you check back!!! ;)

Busy getting layouts together for my workshop on Friday! The ladies are getting excited from what I've been told - me too! It's been over a year since I've taught one 'cause of my health ickies, so prayin' that all is a hit. Working on a sample mini book to use for display. I'll post it later, perhaps over the weeked.

Have a most wonderous day, my dear friends!!!

It's the Angel's Landing Blog Hop!

Blog Hops are so much fun and I'm so glad you have come along for this one featuring the new July releases from Angel's Landing! If you have come from Lynn's blog, you are right on track! (Anytime you find you have lost your way, you can head back to the master list found on Judi's digi stamps blog.) To start at the beginning, head over to Judi's blog and follow the links.

Now on to the fun! There are 2 sets of exciting digital images in the releases this month: Marching Band 1 and Marching Band 2. I am featuring a few little guys from both on my card. I used the smallest images of the set and watercolored them. While the paper was still a bit damp, I sponged with the darkest ink to help add a bit of texture to their cute little bodies. The horns were first watercolored and then covered in a wash of candlelight shimmerz to give the instruments that extra shine. I knew that these little guys were going to be announcing some big news, and what could be more exciting than the news of a brand new baby! The bright colors, which are all the rage right now, echo the happiness! And you know I had to give it my own little shabby, distressed touch, now didn't you?! ;) Papers, flowers, and buttons, come from Making Memories. Charm is a cute little one from my stash. Ribbon is May Arts. Punch is from Martha Stewart.

Now head on over to Sparkle's blog to see what amazing things she has done! This is a VERY talented Design Team that Judi has put together, so you will be truly inspired! And you might find a bit of blog candy along the way!

Have fun hopping!

Jennifer

I stamped!!!! :)

Tea of the Day - Green tea with Mint (thank you, Eva!)

Guess what? I have stamped 2 days in a row now!!!!! Woooo hooooo! This is so exciting! And I am going to get to play in the super uber exciting blog hop for Angel's Landing coming up on Wed., so I hope all of you please check back and hop along with us!

Now on to my card......

I used this faboo craft stamp from Stamps Happen by the Janlynn Corp. called "God's Window". I wanted to make a card to send to my friend, Eva, who's mom passed away several months ago. Eva came over last week to help me out with some errands after I went 'sailing' off the porch with my dogs onto the driveway and ended up in the ER with a nasty concussion. She also brought me some absolutely delish tea (see above tea of the day) since my tum's not quite ready for coffee yet. I wanted a thank you card, but also something to hopefully be a bit encouraging, since she is really missing her mom. I can surely sympathsize. I'll get to that later, 'cause I wanna tell you some more about the card.

The paper is from my preciously hoarded Daisy D's collection. I'm still heartbroken that they are going out of business. I added these wonderful little roses by Prima and some vintage buttons from Etsy. The trim is Wright's. All coloring is watercolors. I used shimmerz on the angel's wings (buttercream) and the opening to Heaven (candlelight).

Yesterday I took a drive - yeppers - a typical Sunday drive! :) It was truly glorious!!!! David, Mick, and Ryan were all out at Camp and Tyler was at work. So I went out for a drive. The day was so beautiful and I was feeling better. My dad and I used to go driving all the time when I was growing up. I had bought a CD for my birthday using a gift card from my FIL. It's the 'Bridge Over Troubled Waters' CD by Simon & Garfunkel. This was one of my dad's faves and one we listened to together MANY times. I guess I should interject here that my dad died almost 17 years ago. I am an only child and he & I were very close. He was really my best friend. Since I hadn't had a chance to listen to my new CD yet, I took it along with me on my drive. What a great time I had, driving through the beautiful countryside, my memories and me. I laughed and cried. But it was amazing. And yes, I still miss him as much today as I did 17 years ago. But I hold tight to the knowledge that I will see him again someday. So I know how Eva is feeling right now. And that is why my special friend needed a little card from me. :)

Love to you all! Thanks for putting up with my rambles!

Jennifer

Shabby Pierced Flowers

Coffee of the Day - Spiced Hazelnut

Another card using the fun and beautiful designs from Angel's Landing. This time I'm going with the floral design from Pierced Flowers. Rather than piercing the flowers, I used my white gel pen to ink the dots. I also added my shabby/vintage feel to the flowers. Hope you like the different approach I took.

The papers are more from the K & Co. Que Sera Sera collection. All pieces of the card, (except the ticket), have been sprayed with pearl glimmer mist. This did cause the inks to run on the flowers and leaves, but I liked that touch in this instance. The flowers and leaves were then sprayed with the ink air tool using the cocoa marker to help age. The piece of paper that the floral bits are mounted on is actually some pearlescent paper I found at a paper shop on the other side of Cleveland a while back. So glad I remembered I had it. You will see it on another card I post in a few days. Some of the flowers are popped up on foam tape and many of the leaves and petals are curved up to give more dimension coming off of the card. Trim is more from JoAnn's. Card base is stamped with a great flourish stamp I found in the $1 bin at Michael's.

Hope that all of you are having a great week so far!

Jennifer

Angel's Landing Daisy D Sugar Glider

Coffee of the Day - French Vanilla

I have another fun card using a delightful image from Angel's Landing! This little sugar glider just melted my heart! She is soooooo cute! Now I admit that I had to research how to color her properly, so I hope I did her justice. Wanted to give her a fun flower embellie and some pretty papers, so I dug into my treasured stash of Daisy D's.

The main image cs is distressed by way of wrinkling the edges while still damp from watercoloring/sponging around the little sugar glider. This gave a really cool effect. I then distressed the matted bit. Her lovely flower is a felt one from Petaloo, while the button is again from SEI. The way cool trim is another nifty find from the trims section at JoAnn's. I frayed the edges a bit. Just added a little tag from the local office supply that is popped up on foam tape (thought the sentiment a perfect pun for her, but also appropriate for a friend needing a boost of encouragement!).

Have a great weekend! Love ya!

Jennifer

Aussie Tree Huggers by Angel's Landing

Coffee of the Day - Caramel

I'm using some of my new, adorable digi stamps from Angel's Landing. These images are just wonderful and print out so nicely! and they're cute to boot! ;)

eta - Judi just sent me an email and she has posted my card on her blog for Angel's Landing. Wow! how cool is that?!?! I am so excited I almost spilled my coffee! She really is wonderful - you should go check out her blog and website!

The card base is some of the 'coffee paper' that I made several days ago and mentioned in a prevous post. I don't know what else it might be officially called, but this is what I like to call it! I took some used coffee grounds prior to tossing them onto my garden and sprinkled them onto some SU! natural white cs. Once the grounds dried, I just brushed them off into the garden (you could put them in the trash if you want - I like to compost mine). They leave such a way cool effect on the paper. More projects will come using this same technique.

Decorative papers are Basic Grey Archaic collection, chipboard leaves and sentiment are from Colorbok My Wildlife eco-friendly collection & sanded to distress, and buttons are from S.E.I. I like the way all the elements come together on this fun card!

Have a great day! :)

Jennifer

p.s. I'm also using this card for the Wacky Wed. Challenge, which is to use buttons and/or chipboard on your creation. It just so happens I used both! :) It also fits for the Digital Tuesday Challenge to celebrate Earth Day - use green and brown on your card. This is about the most eco-friendly card I've ever made!