Acrylic Smash?

I went to Splitcoaststampers.com last night to add my Butterfly cards to my gallery and found the Tutorial for Acrylic Smash and I thought I would try it. I am in an Army swap so I thought I would use Stampin' Up's Courage set and see what I could do with it.

I like it, so now I have to figure out how to use it on my pages. If you would like the tutorial just drop me an email jwilson@bctonline.com or you can go to splitcoaststampers.com.

Happy Scrapin',

Janice

Don't forget!

This month is Birthday month at my house and I am giving the gifts to you. Take a look at my Close To My Heart website calendar and see the days

that you can save when you place an order with me or on my website. Click here jwilson.myctmh.com

This is a Cupcake Gift Card Holder.This is something I have been working on for the BCT Bazaar on November 7th, at the Beavercreek Elementary School, 21944 South Yeoman Rd., Beavercreek, OR.

Thanks for stopping by my blog, please leave a comment to let me know what you think.

Happy Scrapin',

Janice

Swinger Instructions.

I started with a 5 1/2" x 4 1/4" side fold Daisy White card, my paper cutter, adhesive, CM Circle Cutter and mat. I used the large Butterfly from D1341 Butterfly Wings and Sorbet and Tulip Inks. First I inked the Butterfly in the Sorbet ink and rocked the Butterfly on the Tulip to get the edges of the stamp. I also used a 2 way glue pen on the butterfly where I wanted to add glitter, and set it aside to dry.

I used scraps of CTMH's new Grace paper pack, one piece is 1" x 4" and the other is 2 1/4" x 4" I put the larger piece on the bottom of the card leaving about 1/8" border on both sides and on the bottom. I put the smaller piece on the top leaving a 1/8" border.

I took a piece of Garnet cs and cut it 2 1/2" x 4" and scored 1/4" from each edge then sanded to get the white core to show through, and placed it just over lapping the two pieces of Grace.

Once I assembled my card front, I opened my card up on the cutting mat so that I could see the card front, and positioned the cutting template over the area I wanted to cut a circle out of.

I cut the Butterfly out and cut a 1" x 4" strip of Daisy White cs, (needs to match the color of your card base.)

Take the strip and fold it in half lengthwise, put adhesive to both sides and put a penny next to the fold. Put adhesive at the top and fold over to seal.

Turn the Butterfly glitter side down.

Lay the card front over the Butterfly so that you can barley see the cuts through the hole.

If you have pop dots (round double sided sticky dots) they work the best, but I didn't so I took about 1 1/2" of Double sided Foam tape and doubled it. Then I cut the bottom edge so that it was rounded. I placed it in the circle cut out on top of the Butterfly.

Then I took the folded paper with the penny in it and put it on the double sided foam tape.

Make sure you put the part with the penny where it is hanging down, not on the foam.

Here is the new swinger card.

Here is a picture of the card at an angle so that you can see that the butterfly moves.

How cool is this? I wish you could see the glitter, it is beautiful!!!

Happy Scrapin',

Janice

Swingers?

Ok, I have heard of Swingers, but not the kind I found on the fabuloslyartsyblogspot. Teresa Black has a cute video on how to make these cards. Below is the same card but with each movement of the card the butterfly moves too. I made this one with some scraps of the Emporium paper pack, along with some olive cs that I scored 1/4" in from each edge then sanded lightly. For the Butterfly, it is from D1341 Butterfly Wings and I used Crystal Blue ink and did the rocking technique on the Sweet Leaf ink pad. I didn't follow Teresa's instructions exactly, I took some short cuts. I will explain later as I am on my way out the door on my Friday Night Date!!!

Here are a couple other cards that I made with some other scraps. The last card is made with Perfect Day Paper Pack and Creme Brulee and Sorbet inks. You do need to have a penny handy to put in the card.

Here is a link to Teresa's video. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NRlg7oAibCY&feature=channel

Happy Scrapin'

Janice

A Sympathy card.

I lost a family member this last week to Cirrhosis of the liver, she was just 39.

New cards.

I finally made a couple new cards today and no they are not the 16 I need for all the October Birthdays on my calendar.

I played with the September Stamp of the Month D1375 Treasures. I used Lilac Mist paper and ink along with Sweet Leaf ink and Ribbon and I used some Daisy White Organdy ribbon too. I used my Cuttle Bug Swiss Dots embossing folder on the white Shimmery paper, and sponges lightly around the edges of the Daisy White CS with the flower on it. Inside I stamped Thinking of you from D1265 Gracious Greetings. I am sending this to my DH's Boss along with the Pictures I took at their wedding last weekend.

This one I made for my Neighbor who's bride just arrived from the Philippines this week. They were married 14 months ago and he has been anxiously waiting for his lovely bride. I made this card to welcome her to the neighborhood. I used D1370 Welcome Home, and again I used Lilac Mist ink and card stock and the shimmery white paper that I found at Big Lots. I also used the Daisy White Organdy ribbon.

I have been working on some other items too, but I am not quite ready to share them yet.

Happy Scrapin',

Janice

Poop?

Yes, you read it correctly. I spent some time last week making some Turkey Poop and Pumpkin Poop for the Bazaar in November. This goes right along with all the other Poop I make and sell.

My Friend Teri Showed me how to make things using oval and circle punches and so I thought that I would try my Cricut and see if I could do the same with it. The punches are easier but now I don't have to go buy all the punches. The Pumpkin was made with Accent Essentials and Paper Doll Dress up. The Turkey was made with Accent Essentials, a tiny Daisy flower punch and a 1/2" circle punch. I cut the beaks out of scraps. The Turkey was very time consuming because I had to cut all the scallops then cut each one apart and put them back together. I used the Xyron with permanent adhesive in it. For the leaves on the background I used the W2013 Give Thanks Booking set. I inked the stamp in the lighter color and then rocked the stamp on the darker color to get the dual tones.

Happy Scrapin',

Janice

Circle cards

I had to make a couple Thank you cards this week so I thought I would play with my Circle Cutter. I love the Emporium Paper pack so I used it and added a flower and some fibers. The flower center is a small circle punch.

Okay, this one isn't quite a circle, but the one above wouldn't fit in the envelope. I still like how they turned out.

Happy Scrapin',

Janice

Sorry I haven't posted any new artwork lately.

I have been busy crafting, instead of Scrapbooking. I am going to have a table at the Beaver Creek Telephone Company Bazaar this year. I have had a table three out of the four years BCT has been doing the Bazaar. I was unable to have a table last year due to a fall which I tore muscles and ligaments in my back. I am so excited to be able to do this again. It will be at the Beavercreek Elementary School at 21944 South Yeoman Rd., Beavercreek, Oregon. I try to sign up for this Bazaar every year because the table fees go to two local charities, Pioneer Community Center and Father's Heart Street Ministries. The Bazaar is open from 10:00 am till 4:00 pm on November 7, 2009. If you are in the area please stop by, I would love to see you.

I make all kinds of things but mostly goofy novelty items, like Cowboy Bubble Bath and of course all the Poops you can think of, Snowman, Reindeer and so on. I even have a Hill Billy Bikini, Hill Billy Washer and Dryer and Cow Seeds to grow your own herd, just to name a few. If you are interested in seeing any of these items and you can't make it to the Bazaar, just email me and I will send you a picture of them. I crochet and knit scarves, hats, socks and gloves. My Granddaughters think they are the coolest kids around with matching Hats, Gloves, Scarves and Socks. I will have to take some pictures of them wearing theirs.

I probably should warn you that October is one of my busiest months. I have four Grandchildren who all turn a year older in October and my Daughter's Birthday is in October also. We made it a little easier for all of us though, we have one giant birthday party and the kids get to invite 3 friends each. We all love Halloween, so we usually have a dress up Halloween Birthday Party. This year they decided to have it on Halloween since it is on a Saturday. This is going to be so much fun!!!

I have posted some specials on my CTMH website on the actual Birthdays, so if you want to place an order and want to save 10% or get free shipping check out my calendar to see when the special savings days are. My specials are in addition to any special CTMH might have. If for some reason they have free shipping, in the Month of October, I will figure something else out.

I will try to post some new artwork this week. I have 16 birthdays that I need to make cards for, this coming month. Wow, that's a lot of Birthday cards!!!

Happy Scrapin',

Janice

The Wedding

We have had rain off and on for a couple days now and today we had rain in the morning and by noon or so it was gone. The sun came out and was beautiful. Pat and Jacki's Wedding was in their back yard and they had a big awning with tables and chairs set up underneath. They were so nervous, as if neither had been married before.

After the vows came a very nice and heart felt toast to both Pat and Jacki from one of Jacki's Beautiful Daughters. She said she was so glad to see a spark back in her Mother's eyes.

They asked my Hubby to help open the Bubbly and set them on each table. So here he is helping.

After the ceremony they served Bar-B-Q Chicken and Steak with Baked Potatoes and Corn on the cob. The food was delicious!!!

Here is Chef Buzz holding his famous grilled pepper and Chef Bohne hard at work cooking the Chicken and Steak. You can't really tell from this picture but Chef Bohne has a Thermometer in the pocked on the Right sleeve of his Chef shirt.

This was the beautiful cake, it was Chocolate with Raspberry filling. YUM!!!

And guess what? On the way home, I realized that we didn't sign that beautiful card I made them. Oh well at least I remembered to take it to them. I did stamp the back so they will know who it is from. I just feel sooooo dumb!

Trip to the beach for Labor Day Weekend.

This is the only picture at the beach that I took. I thought I saw an Otter in the waves but I guess not.

We went to celebrate our 28th Anniversary. The weather was nice and it was so quiet. I took some projects to work on but didn't get much done.

I came home and made a wedding card for Steve's boss who is getting married on the 19th.

I've seen so many beautiful cards done like this that I wanted to make one myself and I think it turned out Beautiful. I stamped the saying from D1341 Butterfly Wings inside. The base is CTMH cs but the other papers are not. The Silver is left over from Stampin' Up and the white shimmery paper I purchased at Big Lots. The butterfly is a Sizzix die cut and the embossing folders are Swiss Dots and Script from Cuttle Bug.

Happy Scrapin'

Janice

Flower Pot Card

I thought I would try a flower pot card with the new Grace papers and D1369 Delightful Things stamp set. I also used C1257 Happy Birthday set. I stamped the tiny Daisy on Daisy White cs and punched it out and used liquid glass to adhere it too a clear button for the flower centers. I stamped the large flower on the yellow fish scale paper from Grace and layered it on Daisy White cs for stability I used pop dots to attach it to the card so that the flowers would stand out over the edge of the pot. This is my first attempt at making a flower pot card. I definitely need to play with this pattern more.

Thanks for checking out my card. I look forward to any comments you wish to leave.

Happy Scrapin',

Janice

Added bonus to the National Stamping Month Celebration!

This is the awesome stamp set that comes in the Everyday Celebration card kit. There are 19 stamps in this set.

This is the package of Mini Medley Chocolate shades collection. I love the square brads and the buckles. Sorry the picture is not very clear.

You also get 2 distressing ink pads 1" square, one is Chocolate and the other is Dutch Blue. A sponge and some Chocolate Ribbon. The instructions are all in the brochure and are very easy to follow.

Now Close To My Heart has added a bonus to the National Stamping Month Celebration. Starting September 1, anyone who makes a purchase will be entered into a daily drawing for a free card kit! To qualify for the daily drawing you only have to place an order with me (through a Gathering Order, Individual Order, or a MyCTMH purchase). This means you don't absolutely have to purchase $60 dollars in stamps to get the card kit for FREE, but it doesn't mean you will actually get one of these Awesome kits either.

In the past Close To My Heart has offered card kits for National Stamping month and they sell out way before the end of the month. So don't wait too long if you really want one of these kits.

I think I might work on putting these cards together tomorrow, so I can show how awesome they really are.

Happy Scrappin',

Janice

Jordan's First pages

Here is Jordan's first 12" x 12" scrapbook pages. Jordan is 10, he is my oldest Grandchild. Can you tell he is proud of his Dad?

I used SCAL to cut the letters out on the Cricut and I used the Cricut cartridge "Stand and Salute" to cut the AK47, the Helmet and the soldier. Jordan put it all together.

Happy Scrapin',

Janice

Sunflower pages.

I finally added Mary's Giant Sunflower pictures to the Tinkerin' pages, and look how cute. I even journaled in my own had writing. I don't like my hand writing so this is a big deal.

Happy Scrapin',

Janice

Mary's First Scrapbook Page.

I just wanted to share the very first scrapbook page My Granddaughter has made by her self. I did help a little, but she die cut all the people and clothes and glued them all together and placed them where she wanted them. I cut the Clouds, waves and Castle on the Cricut. I showed her how to distress the waves and clouds. We used the new Snow Flurries Stamp set (D1384) to make the wind look with versa mark ink.

I think Mary did a great job for being 6 years old.

Happy Scrapin',

Janice

More new cards.

I used the New Grace Papers from Close To My Heart and Gracious Greetings stamp set.

I used the new Delightful Things stamp set with the Grace papers here.

Again I used the New Grace Papers and the New Delightful Things Stamp set. I popped up the daisy flower that I double stamped and hand cut.

This is pretty much the same card, I just swapped the B & T paper.

This card I used the same Grace paper but used the back side of the blue paper and stamped the border and hand cut it and layered a piece of Twilight on the inside of the card and added some Organdy ribbon.

I hope you like the cards. I really do intend on making more scrapbook pages, but I have to keep up with all the birthdays on my calendar.

Happy scrapin',

Janice