Doodle Dragon's Holiday Release!

 

 

Dustin Pike's done it again! He has released his Holiday images and are they ever cute!

 

Check out the store HERE!

 

 "Melted"

 

Just in case you're thinking something's missing, you're right!

The weather in Phoenix was just too warm for this guy!

 

 

I die cut both the matted, colored image and the acrylic layer out with Spellbinders,

and hinged both with rings.

 

They were then attached to the front of a square card.

 

 

 This image made me laugh so hard!

My husband thought it rather sad, but then he often doesn't get the humor here at Doodle Dragon!

 

There are also some terrific goodie toppers at the store!

 I can't wait to make some of those up for the holidays!

Crafter's Companion goes Hedgehog WILD!

The SWALK release this month "Pawfect Pals",

at Crafter's Companion is all about PETS!

 

I have always loved animals and owned quite a collection over the years.

My household is pretty tame at this time, with only 2 dogs, 2 parrots, and a fish tank.

 

I feel in love with this little image of the little "Prickly" guy and his freinds.

 

 

 

Colored with Spectrum Noir markers

 

Some gingham ribbon, and weathered wood pattern paper make this just country enough to fit into the hedgehog mode.

 

 

Check out all of the new pet-friendly images at Crafter's Companion!

They're adorable!



Santa's been framed!

 

These new vintage papers from

DCWV

"The Traditional Holiday"

are the prettiest ever!

I love the way they capture the feeling of an old Victorian holiday!

 

 

 

 

 

I took a repurposed frame and crackle painted it, highlighting the raised areas with gold.  I used the Spellbinders, "Poinsettia" die and cut the flowers, edging them with gold paint.

 

The gorgeous green and gold pendant is from Blue Moon, along with the gold chain that supports the little sentiment/date hangings.

 

This stack has quickly become my favorite Christmas paper!

 

See the video of all of the new release stacks at

Michael's here!

 

 

 

 



Vintage Holiday House...

I don't know if anyone likes vintage as much as I do...

No, I'm sure some of you do!

 

So, I also know that you are going to love these new

DCWV

Christmas papers as much as I do!

Old vintage images on kraft paper, soft holiday colors...

I love everything about this stack!

 

  

 

 

The beautiful house image is printed directly onto the paper and surrounded by this gorgeous gold embossed frame. Along with swirls, snowflakes, and borders in gold, these papers make your holiday cards so easy to make!

 

I also had to grab some Blue Moon Beads for my bow embellishment!

Aren't those yummy?

 

 

Just wait until you see the other perfectly vintage images on these pages!

Santa, Christmas trees, gifts, the list goes on...

this is my favorite stack of the season...well, so far...  lol!

 

"The Traditional Holiday" is available at Michael's now!

Entered in the "Homeward Bound" challenge at
"Scrap It With A Song..."

 

 



Hoppin' off to school!

I have been trying to be in several places at one time this past few weeks,

and my scrap time has been greatly reduced.

(Translates to "I have little time to color".)

 

So, this week I took out my Crafter's Companion,

Beatrix Potter, "The Tale of Peter Rabbit" CD-Rom.

 

How cool are these!

 

The Decoupage sheets contain several versions of the same image, with various sections seperate from the image so that you can fussy-cut and layer making an adorable 3-D project!

 

My bad for not having discovered these sooner!

 

 

Because so very often I need a card for an unplanned occasion, I leave them blank or don't add a sentiment on the front at all!

 

I can think of many ideas for this little card.

 

 

The details literally just POP off the card!

 

 

I have been a longtime Beatrix Potter fan, and these character stamps, CD's, and pre-colored images are perfect!

 

 

Check out all of the wonderful options that Crafter's Companion offers at their store here!



Halloween 2012

WOW! Time really flies!

 

I remember when this little guy was just a tiny baby,

and his sister wasn't even yet a glint in her Daddy's eye

(Hey, that's an old saying. I didn't make it up!)

 

 

 

If you're wondering what gorgeous paper I used for this layout,

it's the new DCWV "Bewitched" stack that's in stores right now!

It has so many cool patterns that you'll have a tough time deciding which to use first!

 

 

 

These two are just a huge source of happiness for anyone who spends any time with them.  It is such a thrill to be able to share such memories.

 

 



Anthony and Burt send a THANKS!

I am so thrilled to now be a part of the

combined USA and UK

Crafter's Companion Challenge!

 

As a "Thanks" to Marcea in the UK and to enter in the

November monthly challenge

of "Favorite Color Combo",

I have put together this little card:

 

 

I love Anthony and Burt!

These stamps are so full of expression and fun!

 

 

Papers are Echo Park, "This and That".

The green and yellow are so bright and sunny.

And I am so GREEN with envy that Anthony and Burt are getting rain... lol!

Check out all of the terrific stamps at the Crafter's Companion store!

Thank you to everyone for reading my blog today!

 

~Jan~



"Owl" be there!

Ever looking for a simple and easy way to make a little decoration for a party or family get-together?

 

DCWV

makes it as easy as 1-2-3!

 

I used the Fall paper stack

"Autumn Melody"

to throw together these cute little placecards

for a family dinner.

 

 

The "Give a Hoot" Cricut cartridge made it very easy to cut out these little owls, and the papers from DCWV added a sparkle to the project!

I only have a few minutes here and there these days to scrap, so I try and keep my projects as simple as possible.

 

 

Even though most of the dinner guests will be adults, I wanted to add a whimsical flair to the meal. We lost my father after a long illness this last week and it has been so difficult for the entire family.

His grandchildren (my grown kids) and his great-grandson will be here and this will give us a reason to smile and celebrate his life.

 

These took me a total of 30 minutes to whip up!

Not fancy, but sure to get a giggle!

 

Have a great day!

~Jan~



Contest on Crafter's Companion's FB Page

If you've been seeing these very cool storage units

for your achohol markers,

You'll want to win some!

See the FB post here:

 

 

Just leave a comment answering an very easy question and you could win these fantastic racks!

 



I wish it WOULD snow!

DCWV

has a beautiful new paper called

"Arctic Wishes"

 and all the components for making your holiday projects
are in there!

 

 

 

The tree graphics are terrific as a background for a modern tree (like this one by Stampendous) or a realistic Christmas tree stamp, which we all have in our stashes!

 

Here in Phoenix, we won't see snow except on our cards and televisions.

This makes this stack even more special!

Pick yours up at JoAnn's now!

 

And, since I love their stamps and Essentials, I entered this in the monthly challenge at STAMPENDOUS!

Check it out!



New DCWV Card Challenge!

Hard to believe we're looking at a new monthly challenge already!

The holidays will be here before you know it!

 

I used the new

DCWV

" Heirloom Christmas Stack "

available now at Michael's.

 

 

For a gal who just a few years ago said she would never use bling,

 I sure like to pile it on occasionally!

 

 

I decided to make a card I could use for a birthday. There are so many friends and family having birthdays over the next few months!

 

 

I love the elegant and classy look of the houndstooth paper! I could use it over and over! And red and black?  My absolute favorites!

This stack can be used for so many occasions!

 

The red glitter cardstock mats are cut from the

DCWV, "Christmas & Winter Combo" matstack.

 

Enter your own card at the challenge at

DCWV!

You could win some terrific papers, too!



My Farewell to DYSU!



Market Street Stamps

*$25 Gift Certificate

 

First off, some sad news.
Due to my other commitments and scheduling,

I have decided to step down from the
Do You Stack Up? Design Team.

Let me say, though, that these gal's have been THE nicest, sweetest, most encouraging group I have ever worked with!
 

There comes a time when you realize, however,

that there are only so many hours in a day.
 

Wow, now that I've said it, it's really hit home. I will sincerely miss the friends I've made there.

All those times I fussed over the image I was assigned, now I see how they made me a better, more creative artist.
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I also just found out that I will be starting a new job in January!

Well, not a job really, and not even what I would call WORK, but

I will be caring for a 6 week old baby girl for a friends' friend!

Yep, the little guy's Mother I babysat for from the time he was 2 months old until 18 months, has a good friend who is expecting this next month! Another fellow teacher and a sweetheart of a gal!

I can't wait!

I'll still also be packing up 200+ class card kits a month for my good friend, Jennifer,

and keeping up with my other Design Team assignments as well!  Ugh! 

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But, enough chit-chat...

Here are my cards for this week at DYSU!

 

I used the "Honeycomb" stamp from Market Street Stamps, and absolutely love it!

 

Yes, I went the "chicken wire" route!
I saw many folks are into the bees and honeycomb patterns, but I wanted to be different and chose to layer the "Honeycomb" embossed image over the
Recollection, "Rooster Provencial" stack pages.



These are huge glossy images printed on the 12 x 12 paper,
and made for the perfect 6 x 6 cards!
I find myself paying the extra more often to send out the bigger, thicker cards.
I love them, as do my friends and relatives!

 

The Market Street stamp is big, too!
It covered the entire upper 3/4 of my card!
And detailed the embossing so well!
I stamped in Momento, Rich Cocoa, and then sprinkled it with
detail gold embossing powder from Stampendous!

The heat-embossed stamp actually looks so much like metal!

 

I used brads to hold down my "nests" by stringing twine from one to the other and packing in the moss.
The addition of the dried corn was compliments of my little Goffin cockatoo.
Of course, he doesn't know he donated a portion of his mix for these projects!

These will be used a NOTE cards for whenever an occasion comes up where I have something to "crow" about or share a "Thank You!"  LOL!

A big THANK YOU to "Do You Stack Up?"!

I would like to extend my sincere appreciation to Alison, and everyone else at DYSU for welcoming me into their blog and always being there to support me.

 

Never fear though! I have promised to come back to take part in a large group DYSU hop in December!

Have fun looking at all of the team's projects!

And, I'm not going anywhere!
You'll still find me right here!



Humphrey takes off!

Welcome everyone to my very first

Crafter's Companion

Challenge

Design Team post!
 

 Yep, that's right!

My big news, well for me, is that I am now a proud member of both the
Crafter's Companion Challenge Blog
and the
Crafter's Companion Blog!
This means I will be bringing you not only the fun new challenge every month,
but sneaks and releases of the newest Crafter's Companion stamps and products!

 

 

I am so thrilled to be on this team

that I celebrated by coloring this adorable "Humphrey" image

and making this window card

for the

Fall Colors Challenge!
 

 Today's the LAST DAY to get your entry posted!

 

 

Isn't she cute?

The image is

"Swinging By"

and can be found here at the CC store!

 

 

 

Lots of fussy cutting on this little sweetie!

After coloring and cutting, I attached her "rope" and

hung her from the window opening.

The paper used for background is  

DCWV, "Wild Splendor" stack
and the punched leaves are made with the tiny Recollections leaf punch.

 

Quick, join the fun and maybe you could win

a $30 gift certificate to the Crafter's Companion store!
 

~Jan~

Scor-Pal is my pal!

Welcome to the

DCWV and Scor-Pal Hop!

 

Today I am demonstrating how my Scor-Pal score board makes my card making so easy!

 

Rather than just a simple gate-fold card, I like to occasionally throw in a

double gate-fold box card.

 

This can be as thin as 1/4 inch, which allows for you to add small dimensional elements to the inside sentiment/decoration of your project!

 

"Autumn Splendor"

 

First, accurately scoring and cutting your 12 x 12 pattern paper is key.

For this simple card layout,

I use one sheet of two-sided paper as both my base AND pretty background for my card.

This is also where using a very heavy, high-grade paper is important.

DCWV stacks are such quality products that they serve perfectly for these projects.

 

Wrong side up, score 3" from all four sides.

Then cut out the corners and

follow up by scoring 1/4 inch from the first scores...

towards the outer edge of your paper.

That's the easiest, fastest way for me to do it.

 

This will make a 1/4" THICK card when folded.

 

I hope you can see it in this photo.

 

This will leave the front flaps about 1/2" apart when closing the card. I either leave this as is and add some eyelets to the flaps and tie with ribbon,

OR

do as I did with this card, and add several layers of matching paper including punched scalloped layers, and ribbon to lengthen the front top flap.

 

 

The little Blue Moon metal pendant was hung from the bow, with a resin flower glued to its' center.

 

 

 

For the inside, I used Scor-Tape to adhere pattern paper.

This holds so well, and instantly! No waiting for glue to dry!

 

 

The leaves were cut from the Autumn Melody paper with my Cricut and the sentiment is one I found on the web.

Spellbinder Labels Nine was perfect to showcase my sentiment!

And notice that the 1/4" depth gives me the option of adding a bit of dimension to my card! You could add as much or as little as you like!

 

 

These cards could be saved and displayed as "shadow boxes" by your recipients.

 

 

 

Candle is for display only!

Never light a candle near paper!

 

Hope you enjoyed my simple tutorial and will start going "out of the box"

with your card projects!

 

 Enjoy the rest of the hop,
and please leave commetns as you go!