Quickie !! Here's another quick post.. this card was a lot of fun :) I love the vintage look.. the lace the doilies the flowers... I love it all .. I scrunched up a doilie to make the little flower, I sprayed the leaves with alcohol ink (stream) in my mini mister ( these things are great )...

Sorry so short but I'm feeling better today so back to work (at Michael's) ... enjoy... Jen

Anyone can be passionate,

but it takes real lovers

to be silly..

Rose Franken

Enjoy Today... Hi everyone, this will be a short post, I'm still not feeling too good (poor me). This is a digi stamp and I colored her with Copics, I think I'm getting a little better :) Isn't she the cutest ! I put some Stickles on her socks and antenna... and you gotta love the watermelon !! Have a good day ....Jen

When one has tasted watermelon,

he knows what the angels eat...

Mark Twain

Mojo 150... Have you ever had a sketch that just gave you fits :)... well this was one of those !! I'm not real happy with it, but I'm tired, I haven't been feeling good and I have a headache (excuses, excuses)... so here it is...

I embossed the blue cardstock with a Cuttlebug "Paisley" embossing folder, bottom is punched with an EK Success punch.. paper is DCWV "Mariposa" matstack...stamp is from the dollar bin at Michael's..

Love the embossing.. wish you could see it better.. Oh, well, hope your having a good day.. thanks for stopping by... Jen

Garden fairies come at dawn,

bless the flowers and then

they're gone...

Author Unknown

Hi Friends.. Here are a couple of pages I did for work... very fast and easy !! I used the sample sheet (see below) cause customers are always asking me "where's this paper .. where's this embellishment" and most of the time we are out of it :( so I wanted to show that you don't need to use the exact same items...

this is the "project idea" sheet...

Back to printing pictures for tomorrows crop... thanks for stopping by... Jen

Tell a man there are 300 billion stars in

the universe and he'll believe you. Tell him

a bench has wet paint on it and he'll have

to touch it to be sure...

Murphy's Law

365 Cards... Here is my card for the 365 cards challenge... I am always needing a card for a man so this is what I came up with.. it was very quick and easy !! The Happy Birthday and swirl are "Peel Offs" .. very fun to use and they come in sentiments and images.. Paper is DCWV "Mariposa" Will have more for you this weekend after the Michaels crop on Friday... Jen

The total history of anyone,

would shock almost everyone..

Mignon McLaughlin

Mojo 149... Hi Ya All !!! I think I've been watching Paula Deen too much :) I tivo all of her shows so I can watch them when I get home from work (with NO commercials) .. Anyhoo... here is my Mojo card for this week.. I am lovin' this little motor scooter stamp.. it's from Imaginecse.. I colored it with Copics, the paper is from DCWV "Mariposa" and "Whimsy", these two packs have great papers... I didn't have a sentiment stamp I liked so I did this in Printshop.. CKlovenote font.. Hope this week is going well for you... will be back later with another challenge card... Jen

A friend knows the song in my heart,

and sings it to me when my

memory fails...

Donna Roberts

Summer at Tiffany... Hey everyone, I found a new card challenge (well new to me)... the minute I saw the challenge I knew I had to do it...

I found these cute stamps at Michael's. they are "Imaginisce" the little poodle was perfect for this !! and I absolutely love the "Ooh la la!" Im always saying that to Alyssa :) I think I will save this for her 5th birthday, which is in a few weeks... the paper is from DCWV "Mariposa" .. and Spellbinders dies. I embossed the poodle & saying with Sky Blue powder (Stampendous)..looks so shiny in person :) you can check out the challenge site.. 365cards.blogspot.com ..and give it a try... so much fun (big grin)..

Hope your day has been a good one... enjoy.. Jen

Whoever said money can't buy happiness..

simply didn't know where to go shopping...

Bo Derek

Candle Cozies !!! Hi friends, I want to share a couple of "candle cozies" I made for Michael's ... I cut two 3" x 12" pieces of paper, glued them together leaving a small seam, then I punched both sides with a EK Success border punch.. this paper was a very heavy cardstock and not at all easy to accordion fold.. but I did manage to get it done (whew) then I punched a hole in the middle with my cropadile and ran a ribbon through. On the next cozies I make I will make sure the seam in in the back.... I don't know what I was thinkin' putting it in the front... (guess I wasn't thinkin')

On this one I used a lighter weight paper and a different, bigger, EK Success border punch...

I put this one on a black candle at work and it really looks good.. very Halloweeny !! (hehe)

And lastly, a little treat box... I plan on making a lot of these for "Trick-or-Treat" this year... I took apart a Godiva chocolate box (the dark choc covered almonds were delicious) and made a template.. I put a piece of acetate for the little window... then punched a tag and added a ribbon... cute !!!

Wow... I have been having so much fun... I'm starting to enjoy going into work in the afternoon, I get so much done in the mornings !!! bad part is that I don't get home till 10 (yuck)...

Enjoy the rest of your day... Jen

The 12 step chocoholics program:

NEVER BE MORE THAN 12 STEPS AWAY

FROM CHOCOLATE... Teri Moore

(words to live by)

Update : this is my second post of the day (woohoo) ... I'm on a roll, just crafting like crazy !! I don't have to go to work till 5:30 ( I'm ready to relax & watch TV at 5:30.. geez) so I thot I would get a few things done.. still haven't cleaned my craft room yet, I'll do that later :)

Love this cupcake stamp from the Michael's dollar bin.. sentiment is from Inkadinkadoo... little flower stick pin is K & Co. The paper is from Scrapbook Inspirations magazine, they always include some paper.. I really like that mag.. its from England and sort of hard to find, but every once and a while you can find it at Barnes & Noble...

These are the Copics I used.. I really must get some more of these !! Hopefully I can get Michael's to start carrying them soon..

Well, I'm off to do some more crafting.. enjoy... Jen

Put "eat chocolate" at the top of your list of

things to do today.. That way at least you'll

get one thing done ...

Author Unknown

Little Black Box.. Good morning ... it's a beautiful day here in Cali., hopefully not too hot (sigh)... anyway, I have been having a lot of fun designing samples for Michael's. This box was a VERY bright multicolor ugly box.. but now it's so cute (at least I think so :) and of course I used my grandkids pictures... I think I will ask some of the employees for pics of their families... I'm sure customers are getting tired of just seeing these two adorable kids !! the checked paper is Rusty Pickle "Scardy Cat" (other side is Halloween cat's) wooden feet & knob I painted black, frames were cut on the Cricut "Storybook" cartridge. Paper on top is T!m Holtz new paper pack "Lost & Found" . I will be using this a lot, it is very cool !! he also has another one "Vintage Shabby" in blues and pinks, cant wait to use some :) The key is also T!m Holtz and I used a little tulle and crinkle ribbon.. and the bling is from Want2Scrap...

I added some little embellie's I had in my stash.. and printed the pictures in sepia tone..

Well, what do you think ? would love to know.. I have a few more project's in the works and I will share those with you when finished.. Now... do I clean up my mess and start making another one or do I just keep working... decisions.. decisions... have a great day... Jen

Some persons are very decisive

when it comes to avoiding decisions..

Brendan Francis

Graduation !!! Well, Alyssa is officially a kindergartner now !! I can't believe she will be 5 soon... This was her graduation ceremony, she was so proud and looked sooo cute in her cap and gown :)

The background and dotted paper are "Recollections" and the yellow flower is "Bazzill".. The big chipboard letters are some I got a Joann's a hundred years ago.. they are plain and I painted them yellow... (I still have a ton, so you will be seeing a lot more of them ) ...

Have a good day ... and stay cool .... Jen

What dreadful hot weather we have !

it keeps me in a continual state of

inelegance !

Jane Austen

Mojo 147... I sure wish you could see this in person.. the butterflies are very sparkly !! Made from all scraps and the sentiment is from Justrite stamps... Enjoy the rest of your day... Jen

It's so hot ..

even my fake plants

are wilting...

Linda Solegato

Paradise... Hi everyone... How is your day going ?? mine is great.. I slept till noon :) man did that feel good !!! I managed to get a page made and start on another one !! I have all four of my furry kids in here keeping me company (ahhh) and watching NCIS ( my fav ) so , like I said I'm having a great day :) This is a sample page I did for work.. I used S.E.I, American Crafts, Recollections and Bazzill paper. The "Paradise" and large brads are Me & My Big Ideas ( all from Michael's ) and I cut out the sun on the Cricut.. Orange and green labels are Spellbinders labels eight.. Enjoy the rest of your day and I will see you tomorrow... Jen

The amount of sleep required by the

average person...

is five minutes more..

Wilson Miezner

4th Of July... I hope all of you had a great 4th.. I sure did, I had my family and some neighbors over for a BBQ and swimming.. first party since we have been in the new house !! Then over to the park to watch the fireworks.. I don't think Joe saw any of them, he was too busy looking for spiders (eek). I had today off and finally got to do some pages for my 2 page layout class at work... Of course this month is " The 4th Of July ". I used Bazzill cardstock, Creative Imaginations & Basic Grey patterned paper. The stars are cut on Sizzix, 4th & 2010 was cut on the Cricut "Stand & Salute" Cartridge. I really enjoyed making the accordion fold flowers.. I guess that's what you call them ! and an EK Success punch to cut the borders...

I need to go check out my favorite blogs now.. enjoy your evening... Jen

I have wondered at times what the

Ten Commandments would have looked like

if Moses had run them through the

U.S. Congress....

Ronald Reagan

Mojo 145... Wow.. July 1st already.. where did the time go !!! Before you know it, it will be Christmas (sorry).. I am really looking forward to fall, I think it's my favorite time of year. We are already getting in all of fall decorations at Michael's.. (love,love,love the fall colors :) everyone that comes in the store says "fall stuff already" but I love walking down the aisles looking at all of the wonderful colors... Anyway, here is the Mojo Monday sketch for this week. I really enjoyed making this card. All of the paper is from Basic Grey "Urban Prairie" collection, the bird stamp was a birthday present last year from my friend Shelley (hey, shelley) and the ribbon is some twill I dyed...

The paper the bird is stamped on is a lightly marbled paper, wish you could see it here, and I Stickles the wing and tail..

I hope you all had a great day and it wasn't too hot where you are.. it was 91 here in Cali today.. waaaay to hot for me :( so tomorrow I will be right here with the air on and hopefully get some pages done !! Thanks for stopping by... Jen

Summer has set in

with it's usual severity !

Samuel Taylor Coleridge

Summer Fun... Another quick post to share with you... This is Fathers Day at my brothers.. Alyssa had a good time in the pool, but she is just like her Grammie and doesn't like to get her face in the water !! so she just played on the steps all day and had a lot of fun :) this is all paper I have had forever and I added a little crepe paper to the corner..the white embellishment was cut out on the Cricut "Storybook" cartridge.

white swirls are "Me and My Big Ideas"... flowers were cut out on the Cricut "George" cartridge

and carnival tickets seem to be all the rage lately.. so I use a few of those.. sort of cute don't you think....

Have a great day... hope to see you tomorrow with a Mojo Monday card... enjoy ! Jen

Well, me don't swim too tough,

so me don't go in the water too deep..

Bob Marley

It's Saturday Night !!! Hey, thanks for stopping by... I was busy at the crop last night making this frame that I totally "lifted" from Lisa Johnson at poppypaperie.typepad.com ... I think it turned out great !!! I used some swirl stamps (can't remember what company) and a friendship saying stamp from Hero Arts.. love this stamp, it's great for backgrounds too. I used some flowers I had and just folded and curled them till I got them like I wanted (sigh) I love flowers :) the flowers look orange here but they are actually pink.. I added a big pink button and some twine from Papertrey ink.. what do you think ?? Well, back to working on a page for Alyssa.. hope you are all having a great weekend and it's not too hot where you are... enjoy... Jen

A mother is a person who seeing there

are only four pieces of pie for five people,

promptly announces she never did

care for pie !!

Tenneve Jordan

Yankee Doodle Dandy... Hello everyone, I have another (and last) 4th of July card to share with you today. This is another image from the "Fashionista" stamp set... I just love this set, lots of different ways to use it.. This lady reminds me of a WWII pin up girl.. The ribbon was some left over from a cute blanket I got, it was tied up with this thick twill. All leftover paper, the "Yankee Doodle Dandy" was printed on the computer.. I've got to start doing that more, I look all the time for sentiment stamps and I just can't find any I like (at least any in my price range :) although I do have an order in at PaperTrey Ink.. love their stamps and I should be receiving an order from JustRite Stamps this week (silly grin) .... but today I think I will work on my granddaughters Fathers Day page... will share it with you when finished... enjoy your day... Jen

A father carries pictures

where is money used to be..

Author Unknown

Little Fish... Isn't he the cutest :) we celebrated Fathers Day last Sunday at my brother's and all the kids went in the pool ( and some of the big kids :) Joe loves the water, he has since he was a little baby. He must have jumped in a hundred times and I think he swallowed half the pool !!! I used some Riminisce "Pool Party" paper I've had forever and some scraps, the "fish" is from "Piggy Tales".. swirls are from "ATD". Another great day here in Cali.. 85 degrees a nice breeze, bought a new washer & dryer, off work, made a cherry cobbler, bbq'd steak, got a page done.. and the Lakers won (woohoo)... Hope you and your family are well and having a great week... thanks for stopping by.. Jen

In winter I get up at night

and dress by a yellow candle candlelight..

in summer quite the other way,

I have go to bed by day !

Robert Louis Stevenson

Hi Friends... Hope you are all having a good day.. I sure am.. it is beautiful here today, perfect weather not to hot a nice breeze and I had the day off !!! even went in the pool :) I have another 4th of July card to share with you today..

I used another little girl from the "Hero Arts" set, paper is "Basic Grey". I haven't quit mastered the Copic's yet.. and I'm not a very patient person but I guess I'm just gonna have to be (darn).. enjoy the rest of your day.. Jen

If one synchronized swimmer drowns..

do all the rest have to drown too..

Steven Wright