Moxie Christmas and Monday Challenge

Today's card is for the Monday chicks challenge and we are sewing....faux sewing for me...the sewing machine I got for Christmas still hasn't taught me how to use it....still waiting for that to happen;)

My card is also for the Christmas stamping challenge on the Moxie Fab blog!
I used to the upcoming Unity kit called Joy and Wonder for my card and some new Cosmo Cricket Christmas paper.

Weird thing....all of my PTI New Leaf products, ink, cardstock and ribbon are different shades of green....very interesting. Hope you can't notice it too badly on this card!

Check out the rest of the Monday chicks playing today - Jeanne, AJ, & Maren.

Winner Winner...

Blog Candy Winner Chosen from yesterday:

Michelle (mla1111) said...

So pretty! Love your color combo! I wasnt sure about this image at first but of course you changed my mind & made it look fabulous!

August 27, 2009 12:46 PM

Michelle, email me your address!!
jimmipm@msn.com

THANKS!!

It's BIG Hip Hop Day!!

Blog Candy Winner Chosen:

Michelle (mla1111) said...

So pretty! Love your color combo! I wasnt sure about this image at first but of course you changed my mind & made it look fabulous!

August 27, 2009 12:46 PM

Today's Hip Hop is the last Hip Hop................ until the next great Unity spectacular...............I can't wait to see what it is!!!

Be sure to start your Hip Hop fun at the Unity Stamp Co. blog. You won't want to miss anything today!!

So, today I have a card that I personally love, using the fantastical peacock from the upcoming September Kit of the Month:For my card I used this weeks SCS Sketch Challenge and some pretty paper a co-worker gave me (don't remember the name) and some Copics that another fabulous friend sent to me.

This was a fun card to make!!

Now it's time to hop over to **MICHELLE'S BLOG** to see what fabulousness she has for you!!

I will see you in the Unity SCS Forum for all kinds of fun, chatting and prizes!!

Thanks for hopping by!

Anniversary Card and September KOTM Sneak Peek!

Remember THESE wedding invitations I made for my co-worker Marianne?

Well Sunday was her 1 year wedding Anniversary so I decided to dig that stamp set out...that I hadn't wanted to see ever again....and make her an Anniversary card.
I used the same colors from her wedding invites (except the red is not Real Red it's Pure Poppy) and kept it pretty simple.

The stamp set is Garden of Life.

And here's a little sneak peek of the September Unity Kit of the Month:
CA-UTE!!!!!!!!!!!

See you tomorrow for some Hip Hop action...the LAST Hip Hop.....I cannot wait to see what is coming next!!

Jacksonbelle Tuesday Sunshine!

First of all...I NEED square punches...This card took me almost 2 hours just trying to cut squares all the same size.....YIKES!
{that means you are supposed to say it's so cute no matter what, lol!!}

Secondly, the NEW Jenni Bowlin papers are ALL in stock at Jacksonbelle Embellishments!!! Holy Macaroni are they CA-UTE!!
***you know I have to tell y'all to SHOP, right????**

Ok, back to our regularly scheduled Tuesday...

Today's Jacksonbelle Tuesday Challenge is to celebrate SUMMER Sunshine.......the best time of year, I'm so sad to see it go....
So I thought this adorable Inkadinkado stamp worked perfectly to keep Summer in our hearts FOREVER :)
I used the Mojo Monday's "MOJOMARY" sketch for my card and some fabulous Basic Grey paper and embellishments!

Check out the rest of the Rockstars cards, they are SURE to be a treat!

Kristine Breach ~ Ink Something

Tobi Crawford ~ Tobi’s Place

Stephanie Hargis ~ Steph’s Stampin’ Stuff

Mitzi Koons ~ Stamps Jubilee

Loretta Lock ~ Love to Create

Jimmi Mayo ~ Stamping & Shopping

Bethany Paull ~ It’s Not All Black & White

Michelle Philippi ~ Inside My Own Private Idaho

Carly Robertson ~ Paper in Bloom

Shemaine Smith ~ Scraptastic

Lynda Benden: Stamp Act

Melissa Bove: Keepsakes By Melissa

Jennifer Buck: The Buck Stamps Here

Jill Dunn: Ink Genious

AJ Otto: The Willow Garden

Lindsey Botkin: Embellished

Trudee Sauer: Follow Your Bliss

Heather Lee-Reppen: The Best in Life

Thanks for stopping by and I will see you tomorrow!!

Easiest Card Ever...and Some Weekend Pics

When you are in a hurry but want to stamp a SU! Simply Scrappin' kit is perfect!

The challenge today was to use the colors brown, turquoise, pink and orange.
As you can see I forgot the brown and went with Old Olive instead....OOPS!

The Monday Challenge players:
AJ
Jennifer
Brooke
Amber

The sentiment is from Sending My Love that is free with the purchase of the August Kit of the Month from Unit!

The rest is from the Simply Scrappin Kit Sunny Day.

Here are a few weekend pics for you if you'd like to see them...

Mike and I had our 10 year wedding anniversary on the 21st so we headed down to Cape Hatteras for a weekend getaway!

Hatteras is our favorite place on earth...we are seriously wondering how we can sell the house and get jobs down there....we'll keep working on that ;)

Hurricane Bill was churning up the ocean! But we still played {like kids!!} in it for hours on Saturday! I wish I had pics of the waves on Sunday in Rodanthe but it was raining and I didn't want my camera to get wet but they were 10-12 feet! We stopped to watch all the surfers, it was amazing! There were pro surfers there for O'Neill and Quiksilver...it was amazing, did I say that it was amazing??

We rode by the lighthouse a few times:
And we went out Saturday for a romantic, delicious dinner:
Can't wait to see what the next 10 years holds for us....hopefully it involves toes in the sand.....

Have a GREAT day!!

Friday Fun Window

Today's Friday Fun Challenge from Sara is to make a card of project with a window in it!

Now this is NOT my specialty as I am a straight-laced, basic card maker, lol....but I went a little wild and tried the Recessed Window tutorial on SCS and was 90% successful! yay!

The stamps, ribbon and buttons are from Papertrey Ink and and the ink, designer paper and cardstock is from Stampin' Up!

This week's keyword is: FFC45

Check out the rest of the girls cards here:
Sherry
Kim
Kimme
Sara

Thanks for stopping by today, I ALWAYS appreciate it!!

Hip Hop Scrappy-ness!

Today's Hip Hop is all about the upcoming scrapping focused Unity kit "Le Vintage Chic"...which of course I am here to show you is PERFECT for making cards!

I am really in love with this kit!!
For this card I used this weeks SCS Sketch Challenge:

And for this card I used this weeks SCS Color Challenge:

Did you know you can win Unity Stamp Co. stamps for participating in the SCS Challenges? All you have to do it post your card HERE and start winning!!
Good Luck!

Now it's time to hop over to **JENNIFER'S blog**!!

And I will see you in the Unity Forum for tons of chatting and fun!!

Jacksonbelle Tuesday Sketch!

Today's Jacksonbelle Challenge is a sketch!
My favorite kind of challenge!
Here's the sketch we're working with today:And here is my card for the sketch:
I made this card for my friend Kim to congratulate her on her new FABulous job at ULTA...LUCKY girl! I love that chick! Congrats Kim!

I used the gorgeous Basic Grey June Bug line for this card...absolutely no stamping involved! I love the June Bug Pops, they are so fun!

The store has all the spooky new Inkadinkado Halloween stamps in, new Cuttlebug folders and some new Martha Stewart punches, too! LOTS of new stuff for you, don't miss it!

Check out the rest of the Rockstars:

Kristine Breach ~ Ink Something
Tobi Crawford ~ Tobi’s Place
Stephanie Hargis ~ Steph’s Stampin’ Stuff
Mitzi Koons ~ Stamps Jubilee
Loretta Lock ~ Love to Create
Bethany Paull ~ It’s Not All Black & White
Michelle Philippi ~ Inside My Own Private Idaho
Carly Robertson ~ Paper in Bloom
Shemaine Smith ~ Scraptastic
Lynda Benden: Stamp Act
Melissa Bove: Keepsakes By Melissa
Jennifer Buck: The Buck Stamps Here
Jill Dunn: Ink Genious
AJ Otto: The Willow Garden
Lindsey Botkin: Embellished
Trudee Sauer: Follow Your Bliss

Thanks for stopping by today and I hope you'll play along with us (keyword JBE067)!!

Kids Card Monday

Today we are making cards for "kids" and I am really stretching this challenge and taking it into a whole different direction...

Rachel's friend had a baby the other day. Yes, Rachel is 17 and so is her friend but these things happen...so I made a card technically for a "kid" because at 17 you are definitely still a kid ;)

There is so much more to this story but it's too long to tell here and no one wants to hear it anyway, lol....but Rachel did tell me that her friend said she hopes I could be "ok" with everything and that I make her baby a card because she loves all the cards I have made her and wants her baby to have one, too.

So here is my baby card for a new, young mom.
I used new Basic Grey Lemonade paper and my new Unity kit Frame This Alphabet.

Check out the rest of the girls cards:

AJ

Amber
Brooke
Jeanne
Jennifer

Maren

Thanks for stopping by and I will see you tomorrow for a Jacksonbelle Tuesday Challenge!!

Friday Fun!

Time for another Friday Fun challenge!!

Today's challenge given by Sara is to make a card that is any size besides the standard A2 size.

I chose to make a little card with my Top Not die and Sending My Love (since it arrived in the mail last night!!):
The paper, ribbon and ink are from Papertrey Ink.

Check out the rest of the girls cards here:
Sherry
Kim
Kimme
Sara

Thanks for stopping by today, I ALWAYS appreciate it!!

Hip Hoppin' Right Through the Summer....

WINNER IS CHOSEN, thanks for all the sweet comments!!

dclouser said...
Yours is the first card I've seen using that cupcake stamp and it's fabulous! You totally did it justice. I don't have Birthday Chic yet and would love it!
August 13, 2009 5:25 PM

Happy Hip Hop everyone!!

Today you've gotten to see lots of gorgeous samples using this month's incentive kit and some of the August Kit of the Month, too!

I have a few samples with the August Kit of the Month "following my heart...."to show you!

First up, this card uses the beautiful silhouette flower and swirly flower from "following my heart..." and a sentiment from the store kit "100% Happy":


This card uses the yummy cupcakes from "following my heart...":

Now if you've read this far, here is your reward, lol!!

You've reached the end of the blog hop....the Unity Pot of Gold...............if you'd LOVE to win Birthday Chic, one of my all time favorite, most useful Unity kits, then leave your comment right here on this post and I will announce a winner this evening in the Unity SCS Forum!!

No Stamping Tuesday!

Happy Tuesday!!

Today is another Jacksonbelle Tuesday Challenge!!
The challenge is to NOT stamp! Not stamping turned out to be pretty fun!

I used my Prima Say it With Crystal embellishments as the focus of my card and some Cosmo Cricket for the rest (the sentiment is cut out of Cosmo paper and not stamped).
If you'd like to play along with this week's Jacksonbelle Embellishments challenge, we'd love to have you join us! Just make a card or project using NO STAMPING!
You don't have to use Jacksonbelle products if you don't have them yet. Please use keyword JBE066 and leave us a message on the Jbelle blog.

Check out the rest of the Rockstars:

Kristine Breach ~ Ink Something
Tobi Crawford ~ Tobi’s Place
Stephanie Hargis ~ Steph’s Stampin’ Stuff
Mitzi Koons ~ Stamps Jubilee
Loretta Lock ~ Love to Create
Bethany Paull ~ It’s Not All Black & White
Michelle Philippi ~ Inside My Own Private Idaho
Carly Robertson ~ Paper in Bloom
Shemaine Smith ~ Scraptastic
Lynda Benden: Stamp Act
Melissa Bove: Keepsakes By Melissa
Jennifer Buck: The Buck Stamps Here
Jill Dunn: Ink Genious
AJ Otto: The Willow Garden
Lindsey Botkin: Embellished
Trudee Sauer: Follow Your Bliss

Thanks for stopping by today and I hope you'll play along with us!!

Tree-mendous Monday!

Today's Monday Chicks Challenge is to make a card or project with trees!

My card is a hand drawn tree I drew and then cut out of Kraft cardstock, then I traced the top of the tree onto June Bug Basic Grey paper and cut that out and covered the tree-top with it.
Added some June Bug buttons and a little sentiment from Eco Chic and viola...a tree!

Check out the rest of the girls cards:

AJ

Amber
Brooke
Jeanne
Jennifer

Maren

Thanks for stopping by and I will see you tomorrow for a Jacksonbelle Tuesday Challenge!!

Friday Fun Bling!

It's August and that means a new Friday Fun hostess and that is SARA!

This week she is challenging us to BLING IT ON and make our creations sparkle!
If you are playing along with us {and we hope you are!!} then you should use the keyword FFC43 in the SCS gallery or link your card up here so we can check it out!!

My card is made using the exclusive store kit from Unity Stamp Co. called 100% Happy and the Weekend Sketch Challenge#92:

Check out the rest of the girls cards here:
Sherry
Kim
Kimme
Sara

You know how I love to shop and how I love a sale even more?? Well Jacksonbelle Embellishments is having a DOLLAR DAYS sale you have to check out!!

Thanks for stopping by and have a FABulous day!!

Hip Hoppin' In Store Near You!!

Hi everyone!! I am happy to back hopping with y'all this week! I missed you last week!

If you are new to the Hop then you need to hurry back to the Unity Stamp Co. blog and start there to find out where to start the hop and to also see what specials there are for you today!

This week we are showing off the fabulous EXCLUSIVE kit called 100% Happy, available in stores (online stores, too) only and not from the Unity Stamp Company website. You can get yours HERE!

I started my card with this week's SCS Sketch challenge but drifted away from the sketch and ended up with my version of it:

Now hop over to ROBYN'S BLOG and see what she has for you today!!

CHA Pics, Goodies and Fabulous People!

Just to warn you there are lots of pics and lots of "me and" pics, lol!

I was in FL for CHA and the Craft Super Show all week and it was the FUNNEST time ever!! I was there with Unity Stamp Co. and to help out at the SCS booth, too!

Here's a pic of the whole Unity crew that were all staying and working together all week long! I honestly felt like family with these peeps, LOVE THEM!!

(Tommy T, Jen Buck, Eryn, Brooke, Chris, Angela, Ryan, AJ, Michelle and Sherry)

Here is a fun picture of Maren, AJ, Sherry, Jen and I at Kobe Japenese Steak House, we had so much fun and the yummiest Pina Colodas ever that night!

Here's Maren and I in the Unity booth. Aren't the lamps ADORABLE?? Angela and the Unity girls made those with Cosmo Cricket paper. I have to say I am missing Maren like crazy right now!!Here I am with my friend Sara Henton and she is SWEETER in person than in our online chatting!!

Here is Joy from Eclectic Paperie working her make and take in the SCS booth at the Super Show:

Here I am with some of the PTI girls, Nicole Heady and Dawn McVey, they were super sweet and there booth was rocking!! We actually had to wait in line to get into their booth!! I definitley spent enough to get my exclusive free stamp set....lol
Here's some of the line to get into the PTI booth:

Here I am helping out at the SCS booth during the Taylored Expressions make and take. Taylor and her mom are so sweet and beautiful! It was so fun to help her out for a few hours!!

Here I am with the gorgeous and TALL Beate. OMG she is so nice and funny, it was like we were friends forever!!Here is a pic of Lori Craig and Taylor, I love them both, hope that's ok with them, lol!!

OMG here I am with Miss BadSherry herself! We were secert stamping sisters when I 1st started stamping a few years ago and she gave me tons of great tips on stamping and advice...I was so excited to finally meet her!!! She is even better and badder in person, if you can believe that, lol!

Here is a beautiful pic of the Unity booth at the CHA trade show, it was so adorable and people were coming over just to check out it's "adorableness" all week long!!!

This is pretty much what I call heaven!! The May Arts booth at CHA with all the most gorgeous ribbon, ever!
This is a pic of all the free goodies I brought home. You can tell that Angela is very generous to her girls, I got LOTS of new Unity goodies!! I have paper from My Minds Eye, Graphic 45, magazines, Kaiser rhinestones, other rhinestones, glue sticks, a tape roller, Stickles, Glimmer Mist. Making Memories Halloween embellies, Prism paper that I am SO excited to try and they even gave me the Prism swatch book to see all the colors, a stamp from Hanna Stamps and lots more!

And this is all the Papertrey Ink stuff I bought....such a sucker for ribbon and buttons!!

Now I need to get back to "work" so I can get some rest....this was the most FUN but tiring vacation I have ever been on!!!

Thanks for stopping by!