From My Heart To Yours for WCMD plus Blog Candy

Coffee/Tea of the Day - Victorian Earl Grey tea (Earl Grey with lavender and roses, one of my very favorites!)

Happy World Card Making Day! I hope you are able to get crafty today, and if not, then perhaps sometime this weekend. :)

Some of you might know that October is the month that is recognized for Breast Cancer Awareness. I have been in remission from Triple Negative breast cancer for 6 years now. to say that I am blessed would be an understatement. I am thankful every single day. flat out. I do ask that you use wisdom in the ribbon causes that you support. just do a bit of research. I remember the kindness that so many people shared with me when I was going through my diagnosis and treatments, so kept that in mind when making my card for today's post.

I am afraid that my one day in the craft room this week was a bit much for my poor head and sent me into a tailspin, but I sure did enjoy getting inky again! I was super blessed earlier to have won a kit from Simon Says Stamp, so put some of the elements to use on my project that I am sharing. the sentiments in the "Mandy's Flowers" stamp  set were perfect for the thinking of you card I wanted to make. flower center is dotted with distress stickles. I sure love that stuff!

the kit also included an assortment of papers from the Bo Bunny Early Bird collection. I don't often use Bo Bunny papers, so this was a treat. very pretty and nice quality. I have several of their digital collections, and will definitely add some paper pads to my stash when I come across them.

ribbons are from Really Reasonable Ribbon, with the seam binding distressed as I love to do. :) pink crochet trim is some that I won a while back, so I apologize that I don't have the store to reference. vintage buttons are from my stash. isn't that floral button gorgeous?!  little flower is from Wild Orchid Crafts. so happy to see that the new owner has opened the store. hooray!

now I know that most of you are here for the blog candy! I have 2 that I am offering - one that is pink/thinking of you/breast cancer awareness themed and another that is Halloween/fall themed. I will have these open for only a few days so that they can be mailed out by the end of next week and the winners can get busy playing with their goodies! candy is open to everyone!!!! no need to post on your blog or become a follower unless you just want to. everyone is welcome to come to the table and share a cup of coffee or tea with me. :)

Pink/Thinking of You/Breast Cancer Awareness Blog Candy:

• Breast Cancer Ribbons
• House Mouse cling stamp
• Pink Washi Tape duo
• Heidi Swapp Journal Embellishments
• Prima cling stamp
• Pink polka dot plastic bags
• Pink Buttons with adhesive
• Pink mulberry flowers
• All items shown in photo
• Assorted other buttons, ribbons, and flowers not shown

*Inlinkz tool removed per new privacy laws since all prizes have been claimed. thank you for your understanding. :)

Halloween/Fall Blog Candy:

• Simon Says Stamp ink pads
• Simon Says Stamp cling stamp set
• 3 Treasured Times cling stamps
• SRM Stickers
• Fall Leaves Washi Tape
• Jack O'Lantern Painting kit
• WOW embossing powder
• All items shown in photo
• Assorted other buttons, ribbons, and flowers not shown

*Inlinkz tool removed per new privacy laws since all prizes have been claimed. thank you for your understanding. :)

I do try to add a few extra items to each blog candy package other than just the items shown. I want each winner to be happy with the goodies that they receive. :)

Winners will be announced on Wednesday, October 10. Please be sure that you have entered the appropriate blog candy by way of the little blog froggy link. if you are unable to do so, please let me know in the comments section. otherwise I will not know that you are interested in the blog candy.

*for those of you who are having difficulty adding links, I am very sorry. I have tested it myself and not had a problem adding a specific blog link. you might want to try that or come back again and try again later. I will add your names to each of the blog candy prize drawings. thank you for letting me know about the problem. if you don't mind, I can try adding your entries myself to see if that works also.

Thank you so much for being friends of my blog and stopping by with your kind comments! Have a most amazing day!
Jennifer

Challenges:
Colour Crazy - #40 anything hand colored goes
Creative Fingers - anything goes
Cardz 4 Galz - What's New? (new stamps, papers, and aqua ribbon)
Crafting with an Attitude - anything goes
Crafty Creations - anything goes
Paper Minutes - watercolors
TTCRD - anything goes
Tuesday Throwdown - for a cause (pink for breast cancer awareness)
A Bit More Time to Craft - anything goes
Creations in Pink - anything goes in pink (LOVE this challenge theme!!!)
Digi Doodle - pink for breast cancer or Halloween
Crafty Cardmakers - lace or ribbon (both here)

Owl Be There and Coffee Blog Candy Winner

Coffee of the Day - French Vanilla

I have a card to share with all of you, but I'm sure you aren't really that interested in it since I mentioned in the post title that I have the winner of my blog candy to announce! :)

Our friend at the random.org has chosen Shirl as the winner this time! hooray for YOU! :)  please send me an email (I'll also try to send you one shortly) with your mailing address so I can get this postal the first part of next week.

thank you to everyone who entered! I do have a purple themed blog candy at this post if you would like to try for that one.

now on to my card....

Paulette at Create with TLC has a freebie on her blog for World Card Making Day. I paired it with a sentiment of hers to make a card to send to one of my guys. thought it would be a great 'encouragement' type card for one of them.

bg paper is Basic Grey Juniper Berry, flower is Petaloo, leaf is Prima, olive crochet trim is from Really Reasonable Ribbon, and buttons are all vintage. linen thread and sentiment punch are by SU!

I re-purposed a Starbuck's coffee sleeve behind the main image and added distress stickles to the pine needles for a bit of texture. it's not easy to see, but there is a double border of faux stitching around the edge.

Hope your weekend is going well so far. it is cold and rainy here, but that is our typical fall weather for the most part. don't mind as it's perfect for coffee AND crafts! :)

Challenges:
Allsorts - nature
Crafts 4 Eternity - woodland
Star Stampz - add a sentiment
Fresh Brewed Designs - the great outdoors
Shopping Our Stash - wooden it be nice (wooden decorative paper & woodgrain button)
Dragonfly Journeys - what a hoot

Love You More Than Bacon....and World Card Making Day! :)

Coffee of the Day - Caramel Bacon Pecan (using the last drops of my bacon syrup.... heavy sigh.....)

Now for those of you who know me and my card style, you are probably gonna need to sit down for this one. you'll be quite shocked. it's kinda CAS. yeah, I know you are just downright gobsmacked about now....

but it is for a really really really good cause! I promise! :)

I'm adding this card to the Operation Write Home World Card Making Day Blog Hop.... gosh, I need another cup of coffee after writing that one out. grins!  so in light of the criteria for all of the OWH cards, I needed this card to be pretty simple compared to anything else I make. not to worry, I have every remaining day of this year to keep my shabby/vintage self satisfied. ;)

as I was contemplating just what in the world I could make for OWH that would go along with the 'love' theme, I remembered this amazing Kelly Purkey bacon set. it does have another name, but it will forever be the 'bacon set' to me. :) the set was an exclusive to Simon Says Stamp a while back. the flair was also a KP design for them.

I used the Lawn Fawn speech bubble border die along with the fun set and flair. heart die is from SU! added a wee bit of distressing, a button from my stash, and some red baker's twine. easy peasy. :)  the speech bubble portion is actually the top flap of the card. the 'I heart you....' is stamped on the inside of the card. does that make sense?

just a reminder for anyone who is interested to join my Pink-tober blog candy here at this post.

Happy World Card Making Day to all of you! now I'm off to go get all pink and glittery and inky since my OWH card is done. tee hee! will catch ya laters, babe!

btw - here is a link to the current needs at OWH.

Challenges:
QKR - anything goes
Sister Act - any card goes
A Gem of a Challenge - CAS
Catch the Bug - anything goes
Anything Goes with a Twist - anything goes
Word Art Wed - anything encouraging goes
Crafters Cafe - punches and/or die cuts (both)
Crafting by Design - anything goes
Crafting with Dragonflies - anything goes
Hambo Hoedown - pigs
Scrapper's Delight - anything goes w/no designer paper twist

Our Newest Family Member!

Coffee of the Day - Almond Joy

On Monday Mick was able to rescue this wonderful lab/American bulldog mix from the shelter down near where he lives in Kent. the pup has a new name of Brutus for his new life with Mick! we are all so very excited to welcome him into the Scull family!! :)  the top pix are from Brutus's professional photo shoot at the rescue shelter. these next few are from when Mick took him to the park and then when they got back to Mick's apt.

Brutus and Mick came for a visit to our home on Tuesday while Dave and I took a trip to Indiana to see Ryan for a belated birthday visit. Mick was taking care of our pups here at the house while we were gone for 2 days. evidently Mocha was not too thrilled to have a new family member, but Latte took it all in stride. considering the dogs here are over 12 years old and Brutus is about 2, things went pretty well! :)

we had a great visit with Ryan at IWU. God is just doing such amazing things in Ryan's life there. even though he is so far away, it makes my heart so happy to hear him talk of all that is happening. I am so very proud of Ryan, and his brothers, too!  here is a link to an interview with Ryan done for a neat FB group from his school if you are interested. :)

I am trying to play catch-up on emails and computer stuff today, but should have my Pink-tober blog candy  up by Saturday for World Card Making Day! there will be one big prize and 2 smaller ones, so that gives several people an opportunity to win!  I hope you will stop back by!

take care and know I am thinking of you today! :)

Big Stuff Coming Up!

Coffee of the Day - Creamy Chestnut

big events coming up in the crafty world - World Card Making Day on October 4 and Hope You Can Cling To for the entire month of October. plenty of opportunities to get inky!!!

 I'm spending the day putting finishing touches on my personal pink blog candy for next month to celebrate Breast Cancer Awareness. will also do some sorting and arranging in the craft room so I am ready to be a craft warrior!

 don't feel as if everything you make next month has to be pink. there are so many amazing organizations that collect cards for people with debilitating illnesses. check with them for any specific needs or requests they might have before sending them your cards though. one of my faves is the Jellypark Post Pals Club, sending cards to children and teens with terminal illnesses.

the important thing is to pass the gift of kindness along.... have a great weekend!

and this is the latest news - I was just invited to be in a great Coffee Lover's Blog Hop on Monday!

sure hope you will stop by! lots of bloggers and lots of prizes! of course lots of coffee inspiration, too. ;)

World Card Making Day 2013!

Coffee of the Day - Oatmeal Cookie Crumble

Welcome to my happy little blog today! :) so glad you could stop by!

I love love love World Card Making Day! there is just something about the idea of people all over the world making great cards all at the same time that they will share with the people they love. isn't that just the coolest?!

Be sure to sign up for my Pinktober blog candy while you are here. anyone can enter!

First card up uses images from Scribbles Designs. the cancer support ribbon is currently a freebie and is actually on the inside of the card, popped up on foam tape. the frame image is printed on the card front. card base is sprayed with 2 shades of pink glimmer mist and Mr. Huey's calico white mist. 'scribbles' on frame are highlighted with either fruit punch stickles or beeswax shimmerz paint.  edge of card is framed in doodles I added. ribbon is paper pieced with Basic Grey Green at Heart paper.

Next card is made with a fun Smoochie from The Stamping Boutique, and sentiment from Create with TLC. paper is Basic Grey Serendipity, ribbon is May Arts, memo note is from K & Co Smash, flower is WOC. buttons, washi tape, and rhinestones were also added. pink distress stickles and touches with a clear spica glitter gel pen were added to the main image. LOTS of sparkle on here!

Challenges:

Breast Cancer Support Ribbon Card:
Wags 'n Whiskers - pink/breast cancer support
LUFP - breast cancer support linky party
DL Art - breast cancer support linky party
4 Krafty Girlz - anything goes
MAWTT - anything goes
Penny's Paper Crafty - anything goes
Loves Rubber Stamps - anything goes
Oozak - anything goes
Make it Monday - anything goes
Sparkle 'n Sprinkle - glitter (stickles), flock, and/or embossing
Tammy's Scrappin' Corner - monochromatic

Classy and Fabulous Girl Card:
Creative Fingers - anything goes with ribbons or lace
Create with TLC - WCMD linky party (thanks, Paulette!)
Crafty Catz - anything goes
Pattie's Creations - ribbon
Crafty Ribbons - anything goes with ribbon
By Lori Designs - washi tape
TTCRD - anything goes
My Craft Creations - anything goes
613 Avenue Create - create your own: image, senti, patterned paper, die cut, paper punch, stickles, bling, buttons, flower, ribbon
Catch the Bug - anything goes

It's World Card Making Day! :)

Coffee of the Day - Caramel Pumpkin Pie

Happy World Card Making Day to all of you! I truly truly love this day! I've been participating since Paper Crafts magazine first started it several years ago, and I most certainly wasn't going to let a thing like cancer keep me from taking part again! you know sassy little me! tee hee!

If you look around bloggyland, you will find some fun challenges, great sales, and some of the most wonderful people you'll ever come across. I hope you get a chance to do so blurfing, but also get a bit crafty.

Please hop over to the Jellypark challenge blog. Claire is offering up the  most adorable free image for everyone and a fun challenge for the weekend. I hope to play along today if I can.

I have made this card for giogio's HYCCT challenge of '3 dies or punches and a sentiment' as well as Party Time Tuesday's color/multi fold challenge.


The beautiful mermaid image comes from Krista at Saturated Canary. the card fold is one I had never tried before, so thank you to Beate for her diamond fold tutorial in the Split Coast Stampers resources area. :) papers are Graphic 45, button is vintage, cheesecloth was dyed with SU! crumb cake ink, shimmerz paint and my spica clear glitter pen added accents to the mermaid.

punches used were from Martha Stewart and SU! I also added a Spellbinders die, but if you count that, I go over for a total of 4. eek! I added little dots of water droplets with my shimmer spray.

Last night we had the most fun Friday evening with all of the guys home, sitting around the television, eating pizza, and watching Season 2 of The Walking Dead. pizza, zombies, and family - what could be better in life?! ;)

Challenges:
Simon Says Stamp - anything goes
Craft's Meow - WCMD
A Gem of a Challenge - for the girls
Crafty Mess - anything goes
Paper Crafting Journey - mythical creatures

World Card Making Day is Big Big Stuff!

Coffee of the Day - Pumpkin Spice (gotta go with the fave for this big day!)



wow! how do I contain all of this big excitement?! it is World Card Making Day folks!!! aren't you just bubbling over with the thrills!??! I have soooooooooooooo many things to show you today, so hold on to your coffee cups......

to start, we have a new challenge starting up over at Through the Craft Room Door. this is such a GREAT group of people, folks! the challenge is to create a project to honor Breast Cancer Awareness in pink, with pearls and bling. be sure it's a fun shape!



my project is actually chipboard that was covered with great papers from the Authentique Uncommon collection. the wonderful ribbon & rose image is from The Stamping Boutique. there is soooooooo much glitter pen, glimmer mist, and stickles all over this baby, you wouldn't believe the sparkly shine! my pearly contribution is the pearlized buttons. something a bit different, but still fun! the pretty little roses were also covered in stickles for more shine. the senti comes from Create with TLC. I am also sharing this for my Pink Saturday contritbution. you know how much I love my pink! ;)

Next, I want to announce that I am now a part of the Create with TLC Design Team!!!! I have long been a fan of Paulette's vintage images and fabby sentis. so this is a real treat for me! you will see LOTS of her sentis this weekend! ;)



This card uses a fun image from her November fall image club, 'Pumpkin Time'. Papers are Echo Park Apothecary Emporium. these are perfect for Halloween! I added a touch of distress stickles to the pumpkin after paper piecing the pumpkin. the gorgeous flower is Prima.



Lastly, Jellypark has a phenom fabby challenge going on just for this weekend! you are more than welcome to combine it with the current Design Seeds color palette challenge if you would like to double your chance of winning some fun images! Claire is giving everyone this amazing craft basket image to use on a WCMD card. link it back to the Jellypark blog by Sunday night for your chance to win a 10 pound gift certificate. just for fun, I am going to offer someone who leaves a comment here on my blog the chance to win 2 digis from Jellypark! you have only until Sunday night to leave your comment to be entered to win!


My card uses papers from the new My Mind's Eye A Beautiful Life collection. if you look closely, you will see that everything in this basket matches things on my craft table. I colored each item exactly like what I actually use! :) lots of little accents like flower soft, shimmerz paint, & stickles were added to the various items in the basket. senti from Create with TLC.

Challenges:
All -
Crazy 4 Challenges - WCMD

Craft Basket -
Creative Craft - sketch