*For My Beautiful Friend* Blog Hop!

THANK YOU for stopping by to enjoy our

July Stamp of the Month Blog Hop

featuring this month's SOTM:

For My Beautiful Friend S2007

If you've just arrived here from

KRISTA's BLOG

then you are on the correct path.

Today I'm sharing this standard-size card I made using

the NEW-for-July/August Mix-in Paper Packet (X9017)

that includes our colors Glacier, Peach, Smoothie, and Toffee.

All of my stamping was done with an archival Black ink pad,

then I colored the flowers with Coral, Dull Green,
Earth Brown, Fair Skin, and Ice Blue TriBlend markers.
The paper-piecing technique was used to 
create the patterned paper skirt.

Now you can continue on with the blog hop

(back to the very beginning, since I 

am the last in the line-up this time)

to be inspired by more creativity using this 

stamp set by visiting MELISSA's BLOG next!

*Brushed* Blog Hop!

Welcome to our BLOG HOP!

Today, my creative Close to my Heart

 consultant friends and I

are sharing what we've created

using the "Bring Back my Pack"

BRUSHED special paper

collection and stamp sets!

If you just arrived here from

ALYSON's BLOG,

then you are on the right track.

I absolutely LOVE the beautifully vibrant color

combination options afforded by this updated paper collection!

To make these five standard-sized cards,

I used Archival Black, Canary, Green Apple, Lagoon, 

Pixie, and Smoothie ink pads. If you look closely, you might

notice that I included a little bit of (black) heat embossing

on the "Dream Big" card. I also "stamped on vellum" 

the large black butterfly on the "Life is Beautiful" card.

I used the instruction sheet from the Aurora Cardmaking

Workshop Kit (G1205) as my design inspiration for four of

the cards (as you can see from the images shown below).

I really love that our workshop kit instructions can be

utilized so easily with other papers and stamp sets. I love the creative process of tweaking the designs a little, so they can work with other materials, as I have demonstrated below.

The 5th and final card design (shown above) was inspired

by a square-shaped card I found on Pinterest that was

designed by Jody Gustafson back in August of 2014.

(cre8nmemories.blogspot.com)

Thank you Jody for the creative inspiration!

Now you can continue on with the blog hop

and be inspired by more creativity using this 

collection by visiting BRENDA's BLOG next!

*Random Acts of Cardness* Stamp of the Month Blog Hop!

THANK YOU for stopping by to enjoy our

September Stamp of the Month Blog Hop

featuring this month's SOTM:

Random Acts of Cardness S1909

If you've just arrived here from

TERRY's BLOG

then you are on the correct path.

Today I'm sharing two standard-size cards I created

using the SOTM and paper from the brand-new
EVERY LITTLE THING collection (See it here!)

Notice that I used some parts/pieces from 
the Picture My Life card pack (x7248E), as well as, 
patterns from the regular paper packet.
I've also used the vellum die-cuts (z3521)
and colored them with a Mint Shimmer Brush (z4225),
although I'm sure that any color, especially the NEW 
Julep (color of the year!) Shimmer Brush would
work beautifully as well! If you've never tried
making "splatters" by flicking your shimmer brush
at your artwork, then you really should TRY IT!
It's so much fun and very addictive!
I pretty much want to splatter on everything lately! lol.

Now you can continue on with the blog hop

and be inspired by more creativity using this 

stamp set by visiting KRISTA's BLOG next!

February Card Class!

Join us Saturday, February 7th 
(2pm-5pm) or (6pm-9pm)

at Jen's house (in Barstow Heights)

- or -

Order a "Kit-to-Go" for $16,

price includes shipping

(payments can be made online via PayPal.com

to StampwithJen@ymail.com)

All card pieces are pre-cut and ready to assemble.

All kits also include the embellishments shown,

but require that you use your own adhesive.

Please indicate the address you would like your kit

mailed to and whether you would like your

card elements pre-stamped as shown or left blank

so you can stamp them to your own preference.

Let me show you how to create 8 hand-made greeting cards
every month (2 each of 4 designs) for $12 (in-person only)
(that's only $1.50 per card!)…

OR get your class for just $5 (in-person only)

with any $24.95 or more product purchase!
 

This month all cards feature the
HOPSCOTCH paper pack!

Space/supplies are limited, so please hurry,

kits are available only while my supply lasts!

July 11th Card Class will feature CAS (Clean and Simple) cards with Washi Tape!!

Come and learn how to 

step up your Creativity with

Washi Tape!!

Join us on Friday, July 11th (6pm-9pm)

to create these 3 cards for just $5!

(if you want to make multiples, that is an option also,

just let me know how many you want when you RSVP...)

2 each of 3 designs for $10

or 3 each of 3 designs for $15

Please bring your own adhesive to use.

I always have a supply of tape runners available for purchase if you need any.

National Stamping Month "It's Your Day" Blog Hop!!

To celebrate National Stamping Month in September, we are bringing back our popular double stamp set promotion! You can get this new and exclusive My Acrylix® "It’s Your Day" double stamp set (below) for just $5 when you place a minimum order of $35 or more from August 15 through September 30, 2012.

 

You’ll love this double set —two D-size sets in one envelope— which includes nearly 50 trendy images that makes it easy to capture the everyday moments in your life. The double set has a retail value of $35.90, but you can get yours now for just $5 with your qualifying order in person or online starting on August 15th!

WELCOME to our National Stamping Month "It's Your Day" Blog Hop featuring artwork created by more than 40 independent consultants using this fun stamp set!
If you started the hop elsewhere, you should have just arrived here from Jody's Blog.

 Standard size card I created featuring the "It's Your Day" stamp set with the Avonlea papers X7155B. Stamping is done with Black, Olive, and Slate inks. Embellished with NEW Slate Satin Polka-dot Ribbon Z1802.

 Another standard-size card I made featuring the "It's Your Day" stamp set with the Avonlea papers X7155B. Stamping is done with Black, Olive (1st and 2nd generation), and Slate inks. Embellished with a pearl badge button from the Wrangler Assortment Z1780, pins for antennae's from the Bling Assortment Z1466, and black Opaques Licorice Adhesive Gems Z1335.

I hope you feel inspired by my artwork!
Now you can continue on with the "blog hop" by visiting Casandra's Blog next! Enjoy!!

April 13 and 14 Card Classes!!

You are invited to join us for my monthly card classes coming up on April 13th and 14th (6:30pm-8:30pm). Join us on Friday night or Saturday night or even both nights if you want more time to create.

Let me show you how to create a variety of 3 different hand-made greeting cards using the latest NEW stamps, papers, techniques, embellishments, and our Cricut Art Philosophy Cartridge that cuts paper to perfectly fit the images we'll be stamping on them! You get to choose how many of each card you make!

3 cards for $5 or 6 cards for $10 (when you bring your own adhesive)

3 cards for $6 or 6 cards for $12 (when you use my adhesive)

Standard-size card (above) featuring the Pemberley papers X7148B,

Love Clusters C1484 stamp set, and color-ready seam binding ribbon.
To dye the seam binding ribbon, I combined 1-part Outdoor Denim re-inker
with 9-parts water in my spray pen to spray the color on and I also scrunched up the ribbon while it was still wet so it would dry nice and wrinkley!
Here is a link to a FANTASTIC video tutorial made by fellow consultant Connie MacFarlane that shows a few different ways to add color to this o-so-versatile and lovely ribbon!! Thank you Connie for inspiring me so much!!

Standard-size Mother's Day card (above) featuring the Dotty For You papers,
Simple Memories D1472 stamp set, Say It in Style D1283 stamp set,
and Flutter paper shapes Z1463.
(If you won't be in need of a Mother's Day card next month then you do have
the option to use any sentiment that you want to stamp on your card instead).

Standard-size Masculine card (above) that could be used for Father's Day (or any occasion really) featuring the the April Stamp of the Month - You Are... S1204,
Kraft cardstock (for the card base), and the Victory papers X7150B.

Space is limited to 9 guests each night, so please RSVP ASAP to reserve your spot(s) now for either Friday, Saturday, or both nights! I hope you can join us for the creativity and fun!

February SOTM Blog Hop!!

Welcome to our February Stamp of the Month Blog Hop featuring the February SOTM - Thoughtful Tidings S1202! If you have come here from Lori's blog then you are on the correct path.

Today I am sharing a simple standard size card featuring the Florentine Paper Packet X7153B (colors are Bamboo, Brown Bag, Cocoa, Colonial White, Creme Brulee, Garden Green, Goldrush, Olive, Twilight, and Vanilla Cream). To create the base of this card (shown at the top) I used the background stamp from the Florentine WOTG stamp set G1038 to stamp the background with Desert Sand ink on my Colonial White cardstock base. As usual, I used by AP Cricut Cartridge to cut many of the shapes on this card (Rctngle8 cut from Colonial White 1.5", Rctngle8 cut from Goldrush 1.75", Cupcake/Shift/Font from Goldrush at 2" to make the flower, and Petal1/Shift/FontLayer from Olive cardstock at 2"). Stamping and edge distressing was done with Cocoa ink (except for the paper Butterfly that was sponged with Desert Sand ink). I'm including a view of all of the images included in the SOTM set (below), as this set includes so many great sentiments that I will be sure to use over and over again! You can see (all the images outlined in red) that most of these sentiments coordinate well with our Art Philosophy Cricut Cartridge!

Thank you for stopping by! Now you can continue on the hop by visiting Brae's blog next! Enjoy!!

September SOTM Blog Hop!!

WELCOME to our September Stamp of the Month blog hop featuring this month's new SOTM - "Limited Edition" S1109!
If you've just joined me from Gina's blog,
then you are on the right path!

First, I'm sharing a 4.5" square card that features the Typeset papers X7139B and the lace zip strip from Typeset. I used the the Art Philosophy Cricut Cartridge to cut four different parts of this card (Butterfly1 and Butterfly 1 layer are cut at 1.5", Rectangle 1 cut at 2", and Rectangle 2 cut at 2.5"). Colors are Cocoa, Colonial White, Creme Brulee, and Juniper. This little card also fits perfectly in the "Petal Box" (below)!

This "Petal Box" is cut from the Art Philosophy Cricut Cartridge (Bamboo cardstock cut at 11"). This box also features the Typeset papers X7139B and is the perfect size to also fit the five 4.5" square cards that are the "bonus project" for the Typeset WOTG that is shown on page 19 of the Idea Book! Remember, you can
click on any of my photos to see them up close!!

Here is another view of the "Petal Box" (above) so you can see that to get to the box to open it, you simply slide the "belly band" off the top/bottom of the box. The measurements for the "belly band" are one strip of b&t cut to 2"x12" and another cut to 1"x12", then layer and adhere the 1" strip of top of the other, and wrap around the box. Use your bone folder tool to crease the belly band where it will need to bend to wrap around the edges of the box. The ends of the belly band should overlap each other by about a half inch and this is where you adhere it together. Allow the seam where you adhered it together to show on the front of the box so you can cover the seam when you add the stamped tag to the front of it.

I hope you've enjoyed seeing my artwork! Now you can continue on with the rest of this blog hop and see more creative ways to use this "Limited Edition" stamp set by visiting Wanda's blog next! Enjoy!!

$5 Creative Class projects for 9/2!!

Here's a sneak peek at what we're making at my $5 Creative Class coming up this FRIDAY evening September 2nd (starting at 6pm and/or 7pm) in my stamp room here in Barstow! It's only $5 per person to attend and learn how to create one of each of these 3 fun projects with me! I have just 10 spots open for this class and I do expect it to fill quickly now that I have shared what we're creating, so please RSVP ASAP (by phone, e-mail, text, or Facebook message)! You will need to bring your own adhesive (or IF this is your first time attending I will provide adhesive for you). You can also bring a Cocoa ink pad if you have one, since we are doing a lot of sponge daubing with Cocoa ink this time!
Click on my photos if you'd like to see them larger!

Standard size card featuring the September Stamp of the Month - Limited Edition S1109, Elemental papers X7141B, and the Art Philosophy Cricut Cartridge (Butterfly1 cut at 1.5", Rectangle 1 cut at 2", and Rectangle 2 cut at 2.5"). Colors are inspired by the Heart 2 Heart Blog color challenge this week and include
Cocoa, Colonial White, Pear, and Sorbet.

Next, (and by special request!) is a standard size CLEAR card Z1323 featuring the Dreamin' papers X7142B, Harvest Happiness C1463 stamp set, and even more of the
Art Philosophy Cricut Cartridge!

Here is the inside view of the clear card (above)...

...and here is the back-side view of the clear card (above).

Finally, here is a "Petal Box" (above) cut from the Art Philosophy Cricut Cartridge (Bamboo cardstock cut at 11"). This box features the Typeset papers X7139B and is the perfect size to fit the five 4.5" square cards that are the "bonus project" for the Typeset WOTG that is shown on page 19 of the Idea Book! This project also features the
September Stamp of the Month - Limited Edition S1109.

Here is another view of the "Petal Box" (above) so you can see that to get to the box to open it, you simply slide the "belly band" off the top/bottom of the box. The measurements for the "belly band" are one strip of b&t cut to 2"x12" and another cut to 1"x12", then layer and adhere the 1" strip of top of the other, and wrap around the box. Use your bone folder tool to crease the belly band where it will need to bend to wrap around the edges of the box. The ends of the belly band should overlap each other by about a half inch and this is where you adhere it together. Allow the seam where you adhered it together to show on the front of the box so you can cover the seam when you add the stamped tag to the front of it. If you want to learn how to create these fun hand-stamped and paper-crafted items with me, then please join us for our $5 Creative Class on 9/2 if you can!! (a make-up class will also be held on Saturday evening 9/10)!

More Pair-a-Phrase artwork and a reminder (two days left to get 4 stamp sets for $5)!!

There are just TWO DAYS LEFT to take advantage of both the "Extra Extra" August campaign and the National Stamping Month "Pair-a-Phrase" stamp set special at the same time! With your order of $75 ($5 of which can be for the "Wicked" stamp of the month set and the "extra" A Typeface stamp set that comes with it for free during August), you can also get the double stamp set "Pair-a-Phrase" for FREE also! (That's 4 stamp sets for just $5 during the month of August only)!! If you act quickly, this is the perfect time to order your Art Philosophy Cricut Collection Z1686 (which is a "have to have" item anyway) and end up with four extra stamp sets for just $5 more!! Feel free to contact me now to place your order or simply order online from my website: www.StampwithJen.ctmh.com.

I am also happy to share some more artwork with you that uses the "Pair-a-Phrase" stamp set that will continue to be available for FREE with a $75 order during the month of September! These are the creations that some of my CTMH consultant team members and friends made this month for our monthly "virtual team swap"! Each item uses the "Pair-a-Phrase" stamp set in a different way. Enjoy!!

Didn't my team do an amazing job?!! Such beautiful creativity!
Great job, Friends Forever Stampers team!!

August SOTM Blog Hop (featuring "Wicked" and "A Typeface"!)

WELCOME to our August Stamp of the Month blog hop featuring this month's new SOTM - "Wicked" S1108! If you've just joined me from Shannon's blog, then you are on the right path!

First, I'm sharing a standard size card (above) that I created using a little bit of Smokey Plum B&T duos paper from our NEW Sonoma X7143B paper pack. Notice how I've used the "witches hat" image as the stem for my pumpkin! To make the stem I first stamped the image with Black ink on my 3"x3.75" piece of colonial white cardstock. Then I used the "paper piecing" technique to add the green stem by stamping the image again with Olive ink on a scrap of Colonial White cardstock, cutting out just part of the "hat" image, and then adhering that part over top of the first image I stamped with Black ink. To create the pumpkin, I cut out three 1.5" ovals from Sunset cardstock using the "Oval3" button with our NEW "Art Philosophy" Cricut Cartridge!! Then I stamped the honey-comb-like image with Sunset ink ("tone-on-tone" stamping) on each oval and sponged the outside edges with Desert Sand ink. Then I layered and adhered them together over the stem to create the pumpkin! I also used "masking" technique to stamp just the word "Halloween" on the 1"x2" piece of Colonial White cardstock. I added the word "Happy" using stamps from the "A Typeface" stamp set that is your FREE gift "this month only" when you purchase the "Wicked" Stamp of the Month for just $5 with any $50 order! (both stamp set images are shown at the bottom of this post and remember, you can click on any of my photos to see them larger).

Next, I'm sharing a "candy bar pocket" (above) that I created using the the "Tag5" plus "Card" buttons with our NEW "Art Philosophy" Cricut Cartridge (I just LOVE our new Cricut Cartridge and have been playing with it a lot this week)!! The card/pocket is cut from Olive cardstock at the 5.75" inch setting (this allows you to cut two from one sheet of 12x12" cardstock). Colors used here again are Black, Colonial White, Olive, Smokey Plum, and Sunset (the cat is stamped with "2nd generation" Black ink). The "Bling Assortment" Pin Z1466 and Pin Clips Z1612 that I've used on both projects are held in place by being stuck through the 3-d mounting tape I used underneath my card elements to give them some lift and dimension.

Finally, here is the card I created with my customers recently at my New Idea Book Reveal Party and Open House (above)! Don't you just LOVE that this stamp set can be used to create a lot more than just items for "Halloween"?!! I am looking forward to using the "honey-comb-like" image and the "flourishy border" stamp as well as some of the other sentiments on a variety of different projects. This card is also made with a few other brand-new products including the Love Life D1482 stamp set, Roxie paper pack X7140B, Just Blooms paper shapes butterflies Z1463, and Bling Assortment buttons Z1466!

I hope you've enjoyed seeing my artwork! Now you can continue on with the rest of this blog hop and see more creative ways to use this "Wicked" stamp set by visiting Haley's blog next! Enjoy!!

"Blessed" Stamp of the Month blog hop!

Welcome to our April Stamp of the Month blog hop featuring this month's new SOTM - Blessed D1455! If you've just joined me from Haley's blog then you are on the right path!

One of the most fun things about this stamp set is that you get solid image stamps that you can stamp inside the outline images to add a pop of color inside the outlines (and save some time coloring in with markers). With our clear stamps it's easy to see exactly where to line them up so you can stamp one image perfectly inside another image each and every time (you can't do that so easily with wood stamps)! I used 2nd generation stamp-rolling technique with the solid images to achieve the shaded look I have on my flower, bird, and butterflies below. Then I colored the stems and leaves with a Sweet Leaf marker and even added a little bit of green to the swirl inside the butterfly wings as well.

The 8x3.5 card design (above) is inspired by Wishes - Right Design (p. 42) and features the Miracle papers (X7133B). I absolutely LOVE our new 1" wide Sweet Leaf Stitched Grosgrain ribbon (Z1383), so I just couldn't resist adding that wide bow (wide ribbon is very in-trend right now)! Finally, this 4.5" circle card (above) is inspired by Wishes - Simple Statement (p. 11) and it also features our Miracle papers (X7133B). Peeking out from behind the card is a white cd sleeve envelope that I stamped to match and put the card in when I give it away. When the card is inside the envelope, the center of it will peek through the clear window in front - too fun! I also used our paper edge distresser (Z1297) to scrape and rough up the edges of the colonial white cardstock that is then sponged with bamboo ink and a sponge dauber. For just $2.50, our little edge distresser tool is an easy and affordable way to add even more interesting details to our creations! You can click on my photos for a more close-up view of this distressing if you'd like. Now you can continue on the SOTM blog hop and see many other creative ideas for using this stamp set by visiting Kristie's blog next! Enjoy!!

Spring Product Preview Workshop SNEAK PEEK of Jen's creations!!

My friend and downline Katrina and I are busy preparing for our big CTMH Spring Product Preview Workshop that is coming up this Saturday, January 23rd (from 1-6pm). These are the first two cards I've designed that all of the guests at our event will be creating! We will be making a lot more cards in addition to a two-page layout, so this is just a little sneak peek of only some of what we'll be creating. Both cards you see here are inspired by our Wishes card confidence program and the card with the butterfly uses the "puddle pad" technique - very easy and so much fun to do! If you think you'd like more information about attending, feel free to visit the calendar section of my myctmh website (http://www.stampwithjen.myctmh.com/). You can click on any event on my online calendar to read the full details about it, then feel free to contact me with any questions you might have! If you live nearby (Barstow, CA) and you aren't planning to come yet, I hope you will consider joining us as you still have just a few days left to RSVP!