Featuring Pemberley

Let's get active - with "interactive" cards that is.

March card class features three interactive cards made with the Pemberley paper package. Waterfall, centre step, and side step, these cards are fun to make and really make a statement to your recipients.

First up the waterfall card using a great new set called "Kick Back". (D1511-14 images $17.95) I love the colours of Indian Corn Blue and Honey together, highlighted with antique brass brads and a smidge of cocoa ribbon and baker's twine. The flower image and the seashell image were inked using the rolling technique. Very effective don't you think?

Let's "Side Step" to the next card. This is a great card that features three steps off to the side. I love the featured stamp set "Card Word Puzzle" (C1494 - 63 images $13.95) and think this is the best value stamp set. The flowers from this stamp set were stamped onto the honey patterned paper and layered with pop dots. A great image from Art Philosophy, edge distressed in cocoa, a couple of butterflys from Flutter Paper Shapes (Z1463 - $5.95) with antenna made from Chocolate waxy flax (Z1088 - $3.95)and this card is completed.

To centre us all back to the front - let's look at the "Centre Step". The shadow images from the stamp set "Childhood Portrait" (D1373 - 14 images $17.95) is another favourite of mine. This set was shown in the Autumn/Winter 2011 Idea Book and will only be available until July 31, 2012. In the cluster of embellishments, I used Paradise Paper Flowers (Z1710 - $5.95), Colour Ready - Garden Wooden Shapes (Z1718 - 24 shapes $5.95), Bouquet Assortment (Z1694 - $5.95) and Paradise Assortment - Bakers Twine (Z1702 - $4.95)

I hope these cards have encouraged you to get "active"!!

Happy crafting.


Jennifer

Footloose Cards

I hope you have all had the opportunity to browse and drool over the CTMH Spring/Summer 2012 Idea Book. I must admit this Spring/Summer Idea Book has won me over. I love the variety of the paper packets, the fresh fun colours and patterns and the wonderful embellishments that co-ordinate with each new paper packet. Not to mention the new My Acrylix stamp sets. I'm in love with it all - especially the new lower prices!!

Maybe it's because I'm dreaming of summer, or that I'm headed for the sunny shores of Varadero, Cuba, or that song .. you know you're singing it - Footloose is one of my favourite paper packets from this Idea Book.

The simplicity of a single sea shell with flourishes and the sentiment "May you find life's simple beauty in unexpected places" - Quick Cards - Shell $6.95 - was quickly a favourite and must have. I highlighted the shell with bronze glitz glitter gel and coloured using water coloured pencil crayons, all from CTMH.

I used images stamped from the set Key Moments B1392 - "Every moment in time is a gift and a blessing" to highlight this card. The key is popped with foam tape and three antique copper brads from the metal assortment provide the perfect finish to this card.

And last but not least, the images from the Art Philosphy cartridge co-ordinated with the Hooray Bouquet D1491 and Vintage Type #D1481 make this card quick and simple to put together. Add some ribbon from the Cocoa ribbon collection, some bling buttons from the Bling Assortment, and you're finished.

I know you'll enjoy the fun of Footloose as much as I do.

Jennifer

Workshop on the Go

I wanted to show you a couple of very quick layouts created with Believe Workshop on the Go. I'm really not this caught up on my pictures, I just decided to scrapbook 2011 backwards. So I am done with Christmas and Thanksgiving thanks to the Dreamin WOTG and Believe WOTG.

Isn't this layout just the cutest. I cut the title with my cricut using the Art Philosphy cartridge from CTMH and changed the size of pictures slightly and bada boom, bada bing - done a 2 page layout.

But Wait...

I then used the left over papers to make a second two page layout - added some Stickease and ta da - done. What could be easier than that.

Take a look at a WOTG from the Spring/Summer 2012 Idea Book. This is Footloose one of my favorites. This is great not only for beach, pool, scrapbooking pages, but also great birthday, thank you, girlfriend cards. The colours are hot, hot, hot for summer - lagoon, creme brulee and sweet leaf. For only $29.95 you will receive the Footloose Level 2 Paper Packet, Footloose Workshop Stamp Set (only available as part of the WOTG) 2 white daisy cardstock sheets, wooden badge buttons and instructional brochure.

I decided to add the Footloose Complements Dimensional Elements $4.95 and the Paradise Assortment Baker's Twine $4.95 to my order, so that I could have the option to add my own flair to additional projects.

Workshops on the Go, a great value and something to be sure to take a closer look at.

Watch my blog for dates for upcoming workshops in March and April featuring WOTG - which one will be your favourite?

Happy Creating.

Jennifer

Remembering January 20, 2000

There are certain dates that will always stick in your mind. For me, one of those dates is January 20, 2000. On that day the boys and I were making our daily trek into school and work. The day changed drastically in a split second. I lost control on black ice, crossed the centre line and was hit by an oncoming car. My worst nightmare was about to begin.

My son, Matthew, in the front passenger seat was critically injured and his life hung in the balance for several weeks. He had a ruptured pulmonary artery, the same injury as Lady Diana, and was fighting for his life. We spent 4 months together in hospital and rehabilitation and the rest of the year at home recovering.

The accident taught me many things - the importance of family first and foremost, the strength of character that my sons had at such a young age, the art of forgiveness, and that no matter what your faith, someone is always looking out for us, especially when we screw up!!!

I always hug my boys a little tighter when we say so long, and make sure they know how much I love them, always tell my family and friends how much they mean to me, and above all else that famiy is always first in my life.


Jennifer

Mojo Monday 222 & Colour Throwdown

I promised more artwork and have two quick cards to share with you.

First up - Mojo Monday 222 Sketch. This was a favourite and there is some terrific artwork on the Mojo Monday blog.

I loved this card when I was done. It is perfect for an upcoming male relative's birthday. This card features a retired paper package called Lucky. It has great colours of sunset, indian corn blue, dessert sand, outdoor denim and olive. I stamped the bicycle image from C1439 Enjoy Life and the sentiment from D1187 For Every Occasion (retired). The embellishments are from green ribbon collection, and olive mini medley.

This is the card I created for Color Throwdown Challenge. I used Grey Flannel, Tulip & Black cardstock. The stickease is from a retired collection called Rough & Tumble and the sentiment is from D1111 Card
Sentiments. Embellishments are licorice opaques and black ribbon collection. The card base is White Die Cut Cards. All supplies from Close to My Heart.

A Special Birthday Invite

My mom is celebrating her 80th birthday this February. I asked her if I could make her invitations. I started with three samples for her to choose from. She deliberated and came up with a combination of two of the samples.

This is the front of the card. It follows the Sonoma Workshop on the Go pattern for add-ons. The card is the 6 x 6 Kraft Die cut card. I have fastened with velcro buttons and added cocoa ribbon instead of the stamped strip.

My mom is a quilter so I wanted to add something that showed her personality. This section is a 5 X 5 piece completed with 1" squares. The squares are also cut from the Sonoma paper packet. This is attached to the inside left of the card.











The inside right of the card is the invite information.

The Sonoma Workshop on the Go is only available to the end of January 2012. The Sonoma paper packet has been carried forward to the Spring/Summer 2012 Idea Book.

I hope you enjoy this invite and I'm off to finish the rest. I not seeing stars, I'm seeing squares!!

Happy creating.

Jennifer

Best Friends Forever

Have you ever met someone and instantly become best friends? I had the pleasure of meeting three such ladies who have quickly become my BFF's. Barb Sinclair, Nancy Ball and Jackie Lupien are fellow Close to My Heart consultants, and fellow Canucks. We had arranged to meet all Canadian consultants just before registration at convention. Yep, that's how we met, simple, but after spending time together, quickly became friends. We laughed at the same things (however stupid) and enjoyed each other's company. We have become "Tweeker Sisters".

Jackie made each of us a decorated card box, card portfolio and cards. Now she added her own special flare by adding Edmonton Oiler mitts and chocolates. She used the paper packet Fanfare from CTMH and decorated with buttons, edge distressing and pop dots. Love everything (well except the Oiler mitts - ha ha ha )

Barb simply amazed me with her creative thinking. The hanging banner will go in my office at work. It is created with the tiles from the Memory Game, inked with Stazon, covered with Roxie paper packet and stamped with Live (Every moment) Love (simple pleasures) Laugh (until your heart overflows) The 5 tiles are strung with an organdy ribbon and tie with a bronze brad. I hope you can see all the details in this project. I think a workshop may be forthcoming on this project!!!

Nancy's project is on it's way and I'll post pictures as soon as it arrives.

I cannot wait to see these three ladies again in Dallas, site of Convention 2012. Dallas in July - - we must be crazy!!! I made each of the ladies a "Dallas" 6 X 6 quick pic album which they will be able to fill with pictures and treasures from convention.

Barb, Jackie & Nancy - my BFF's and lifelong friends.