Paper Bag Book... I LOVE making paper bag books :) you can put so much in them.. lots of tags and little extra goodies !! I made this book with the "Early Bird" line from Cosmo Cricket.. The frame is from the Michael's dollar bin, it was brown so I painted it cream and inked it with Ranger "Vintage Photo" ink.. flower is Recollections (Michael's).. seam binding inked with "Peeled Paint".. some tulle and a little charm (Michael's) and a Tim Holtz safety pin...

inside pages one and two... some Tim Holtz, some tickets, some vintage lace....

a little envelope cut out on my Cricut "Wild Card" cartridge, some twill tape...

Page four... a doily cut in half, some tags.. and flower (Tim Holtz die) with some Prima flowers added...

These are all of the tags that go inside the pockets..

a little four fold book that will hold eight pictures...

This will hold nine pictures...

I added this drawer pull to the spine of the book... getting tired of rings and spirals :) and of course some ribbon... If you look at the first picture you can see my book is held together with a clip I painted... Silly Me.. I forgot to put the closure on first and when the book was all finished I said "Holy Crap" .... how am I going to keep the darn thing closed ??? So this will have to do.. I don't think it looks bad.. in fact I sort of like it !! What do you think ??

I'm off to make some Easter cards... enjoy your day... hugs... Jen

Memory is a way of holding onto the things

you love, the things you are, and the things

you never want to lose...

"The Wonder Years"

Easel Card... I've been wanting to do something different than just a plain card, so I started blogging and found this easel fold on Splitcoaststampers.... It looks like a normal card....

then you open it up and it folds like an easel....

when you put the sentiment in, it acts as a stop for the top card... does that make sense ??

So fun :) All of the paper I used is "Kitschy Kitchen" from Melissa Frances.. I used my Martha Stewart punches for all of the borders and my new Spellbinders "Banners Basics Two" to cut the little banner.. I think they sort of look like pockets !! The "Seed" image is Crafty Secrets.. I added some seam binding inked with Ranger "Peeled Paint"... a butterfly from Michael's dollar bin some blue and white bakers twine ( can't remember where I got it :( The "You Are Fabulous" stamp is also from Michael's dollar bin... I'm starting on some Easter cards so this easel fold just might show up again :)

Thanks for stopping by ... hugs... Jen

Women really do rule the world.. they just

haven't figured it out yet. When they do, and

they will, we're all in big trouble...

"Doctor Leon"

The Sweet Life... I had so much fun with this card.. and don't you just love the colors :) I didn't feel like stamping so I used a little tag from K & Co. that says " The Sweet Life"... I used Kraft card stock with matching envelope. The paper is K & Co. "Sweet Nectar" and I put a couple of strips of Tim Holtz "Tissue Tape"...

I used one of my Martha Stewart punches, some twine and a little pink bling ribbon slide from Queen & Co. I loved the little pompom trim, so dang cute !! (from Michaels)...

I inked some seam binding so get the color I wanted, the flower is Prima...

My paper bag book is almost finished, so I will share it with you as soon as I get the pictures taken.. hugs... Jen

Life is a great big canvas, and you

should throw all the paint on it you can...

Danny Kaye

Queen For A Day... Hi everyone... hope you are all having a great day ! Its cold and rainy here and I love it :) A "very" long time ago when I was little there was a game show on TV called "Queen For a Day" ( in black and white :) and my mom always watched it, so of course so did I... and that's where I got my sentiment for this card... I cut out the bird with a Szzix die and added some little leftovers for the feathers on the tail... first embossing with a Cuttlebug "Paisley" embossing folder.. I printed the sentiment on my computer and die cut it with Papertrey Ink. labels die Fillable Frames 4 and stamped it with Fillable Frames 4 stamp... The star is "Melissa Frances", crown is "Heidi Swapp" and the pearl is from the Michael's dollar bin !! Background paper is "Theresa Collins"... I think this will make a very cute birthday card for one of my girly friends :) Thanks for stopping by... hugs... Jen

When you look at Prince Charles, don't

you think someone in the royal family, knew

someone in the royal family !!!

Robin Williams

TGIF.... Happy Friday everyone... this week has gone so fast !! I think is was the time change, that one hour sure makes a difference :) Anyway... here is another card I made this week using a mat pad from K & Co.. we got this in at work and of course I had to have it ! its been sitting on my desk for a few weeks and I wasn't sure what I was going to do with it so I just decided to make a card ( big surprise )... The butterfly is Papertrey Ink.. I cut it out in felt and then put the patterned paper over it and a added a little bling... I used gold "Smooch Spritz" on the tag and stamped a sentiment inside (forgot to take pic of that:( I printed the "Girly You Rock" on my printer, (Papertrey Ink has a stamp set with cute sayings including that one) then added some buttons and lined the envelope.. I have a couple of ideas for some paper bag books.. I love those, you can get so many pictures in them... so I think I will go through my MANY paper stacks and see what I can come up with.. Have a great day... hugs... Jen

Girls are like phones..

we love to be held and talked to.

But if you push the wrong buttons..

you'll be disconnected !!

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Nature's Inspiration... This is for Sassy Cheryl's card challenge.. this week it is "Natures Inspiration"... I just love this little watering can and had to get it colored :) I used my Martha Stewart punch around the page for the card and Spellbinders for the image matting... and colored with my Copics.. so fun (big grin) You really can't see it but the little white button I covered with tinsel glitter in white, it really sparkles in person... some Prima pearls and dyed seam binding ribbon... and OF COURSE a digi image from "Sassy Cheryl" ( I saved the best for last !) if you haven't been to her site yet .. you really must go, but first let me tell you that you will have a hard time deciding which one you want because they are ALL cute :) I will have a few more cards to share with you in the next few days... my doctor told me to "do nothing" .. but after doing nothing for three weeks now, I'm ready to do a lot of crafting !! so I have been in my scrap room watching TV and youtube and getting a lot of ideas that I can't wait to try.... Thanks for stopping by... hugs... Jen

My green thumb came only as a result

of the mistakes I made while learning

to see things from the plants point

of view...

H. Fred Dale

I'm Back.... Hi everyone, sorry I've been gone so long. Today is the first time I've felt like getting in my scrap room and doing something :) I have been off work for two weeks and the doctor told me today I can't return till the 29th... This pneumonia is the pits !!! I have NO energy and the cough is lingering on and on... Oh well, enough of that...

I bought this VW stamp (Stampavie) at the scrapbook convention in Feb and really wanted to use it... isn't it the cutest :) I colored it with Copics.. and used my new Spellbinders for all of the elements, a little butterfly and a big purple ribbon...

I sure hope all of you are feeling well and having a great week so far ... and if any of you have relatives or friends in Japan my prayers are with you.... hugs.... Jen

You have a cough ? Go home tonight,

eat a whole box of Ex-Lax - tomorrow

you'll be afraid to cough !!

Pearl Williams

Club Anya 56 This my first time doing the club Anya challenge, I am loving the stamps from The Greeting Farm... I wish you could see the purple bling cardstock I used... it didn't turn out to well in my pic... This little girl is "Tuesday" from the Creeper Crew :) Here is the sketch... I'm really excited to do another challenge with these cute stamps.. :) Have a great weekend... hugs... Jen

A characteristic of a normal child...

is he doesn't act that way very often..

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Mojo 179 I'm finally getting my "Mojo" back.... its been gone for a few days but I'm happy to say I have gotten a few cards done today (woo hoo) .. here is my take on the Mojo challenge... and here is the sketch ... you can play here...

I'm really looking forward to the scrapbook convention tomorrow... hopefully I will come home with two things, Copics and Spellbinders ( I say knowing full well I will come home with a lot more stuff I don't need but really must have :)

Thanks for stopping by.. hugs... Jen

You can never get enough of what

you don't need to make you happy..

Eric Hoffer

Sassy Cheryl's Challenge 52... This weeks challenge is "Spring, Easter, It's your choice"... so I chose this cute little bunny :).. I am SO ready for spring.. we are getting all of the Easter decorations in at work (Michael's) and we have some really cute things this year... ok.. back to the card !! This is the "Funky Bunny" stamp... I love the big bow and I colored it in my favorite colors... I used K & Co. "Sweet Nectar" paper, Spellbinders "Fleur Di Lis" die and Paper Trey Ink butterfly die...the "Hippity Hop" sentiment is from the Michael's dollar bin... Thanks for stopping by... hugs... Jen

Do not rely on a rabbits foot for luck,

after all, it didn't work out to well

for the rabbit...

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Cricut Card... Here is a card I made for the Cricut display at work... I used all scraps ( I don't think I will EVER use up all of the scraps I have ) ... anyway... I used the Storybook cartridge for the"Thank You"

I also used Storybook & some heavy vellum paper to emboss the medallion with my Cricut... yes, I embossed with the Cricut :) so easy and fun !!!

I'm off to work...Have a good weekend... Jen

If you are what you eat...

then eat something cute :)

Author Unknown

Challenge 51.. Hi everyone, hope you all are having a good day... it's cold and rainy here and I love it :).. Here is my card for the Sassy Cheryl's challenge.. this is my first one, although I have purchased a few digi stamps from her... they are all so cute it's hard to decide, but I just loved this little girl.. she could be used for so many occasions... The challenge was to recycle, repurpose, reuse.... the ribbon and paper are from a birthday gift, and being a scrapper of course I saved it :) I can't wait till the next challenge... this one was so much fun !! Time to go figure out what's for dinner... hugs... Jen

If you're enjoying your depression.. then

for goodness sakes ... do not go

skipping !!

Jesse Lane Adams

Happy Thursday... Another stamp from the Michael's dollar bin... gotta love those :) I really love the birds and birdcages.. I have a few of these stamps so I'm going to start using them more... The little bird is from another card but when I got it all glittered up it didn't look good.. so it ended up here and looks much better.. ( I know the bird is bigger than the cage, oh well ) . The paper is DCWV, gem is Jolees, chipboard is Tattered Angels, covered with Martha Stewart "Blue Topaz" glitter...

Well, I'm off today so I will be making a lot of cards and some samples for the Cricut display at work... have a great day... hugs... Jen

Birds sing after a storm..

Why shouldn't people feel as free

to delight in whatever remains to them..

Rose Kennedy

Mojo 178... Wow, I managed to get my mojo on two weeks in a row... I really need to get back in the groove with all of the card challenges..... so this is a good start :) I used all paper scraps, I paper pieced the Sunflower (Hampton Arts) and colored with Copics.. round background piece is Spellbinders "Beaded Circles"... flowers are Recollections from Michael's...

Here is the sketch.. give it a try...

So... I haven't been able to sleep lately and have been getting a lot of paper crafting done and have been having a lot of fun... do I try to get some sleep or keep cutting and pasting ... big decision... not... card making wins :) see you tomorrow, thanks for stopping by.. Hugs.. Jen.

A Morning Glory at my window satisfies me

more than the metaphysics of books..

Walt Whitman

Ooh La La !!! I LOVE this stamp... isn't it cute :)... it's from Paper Makeup Stamps and it's called "Ooh La La". It comes with three images and seven sentiments.. I can think of so many cards to make with this stamp.... I stamp the background with a Hampton Arts "Fleurdy Stripe" stamp, the pink & black paper is from my stash, I paper pieced the image and colored the ruffles with Copics. And added a little Stickles :) pearls are from Michael's dollar bin... I made a little tulle flower and added a chipboard piece I painted, then added a button.. I covered both of them with some diamond dust... I think I will make a few of these in a lot of colors to have on hand for different occasions... (like I need more cards) .. I have three or more cards to share with you so come back tomorrow... hugs... Jen

Unmentionables-those articles of ladies apparel that

are never discussed in public, except in full-page,

illustrated ads...

Changing Times

Got Your Big Girl Panties ??? I have had this stamp for a long time and since I have a lot of girly birthday's in the next few months I thought I would ink her up :) The stamp is from Our Craft Lounge, "Granny's Support Team" ... great name !! I colored her with Copics, paper is DCWV, some little yellow pearls from the dollar bin at Michael's, wrinkle ribbon, and a pin from K & Co....and of course Spellbinders, Labels 8. I am really looking forward to the Scrapbook Convention the end of February.. I need more Spellbinders..... Thanks for stopping by... have a great weekend... hugs... Jen

The two women exchanged the kind of

glance women use when no knife is handy..

Ellery Queen

Mojo 177 I haven't participated in the Mojo Monday challenge for a while... so I thought I would give it a try this week... I used all digi art ... love the watermelons and all of the pink :) Here is the sketch... you can go here to play...

I'm off to do a couple more cards... then to work... have a great day.. Jen

To shorten winter.. borrow some

money due in spring...

W.J. Vogel

Charmed... I'm Sure !! We had this stamp at work and I just had to have it :) I've always loved that saying ! so... here it is. I used Tim Holtz "Vintage Shabby" paper and "Symphony" tissue tape..

The bird image is Crafty Secrets, lace & pearl border & flower are K & Co., vintage frame is Melissa Frances and square jewel is Jolee's...

Enjoy your evening... hugs... Jen

Hospitality is making your guests

feel at home, even if you wish they were..

Author Unknown

Good Morning... In my last post I mentioned the vintage die cuts from K & Co.... well, here are some more (big grin)... For this little wood frame I used the "Flora & Fauna" adhesive borders.. First I painted the frame light pink, then crackled it with Tim Holtz Distress Crackle Paint in "Clear Rock Candy" (you can see it in the next Picture)... I added some Melissa Frances vintage embellishments... I cut out some of the butterflies from the borders and popped them up for some texture..

A little chipboard piece from Tattered Angels that I painted and stamped.. flower is from Prima and the pin is K & Co... and of course I added my grandkids picture.... next time I make a frame I will need a bigger one... Joseph is going to have a baby brother or sister in August... I am so excited... :)

Thanks for stopping by... enjoy... Jen

My grandkids believe I'm the oldest

person in the world... and after two or

three hours with them, I believe it too...

Gene Perret

Quickie :) A short post to share another Valentine... We received some K & Co. vintage die cuts in at work and I "HAD" to have them... so dang cute !! (tickets and little girl) flower is Prima, the little clothes pin and red heart doily are "Celebrations", Michaels brand... The extremely "big" envelope is to accommodate her hat... :) Hope you are having a great week... I sure am... beautiful weather here, sorry for all of you in the midwest with all of the snow... but I bet you will get lots of crafting done !!! Enjoy... Jen

If love is blind..

why is lingerie so popular ?

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