January Stamp Camp

Good afternoon, everyone!  Hope you're having a wonderful Monday!  I'm very grateful today because our street got plowed so we can finally make it into our driveway again without bottoming out the car..  Just sharing the 5 cards we made at Stamp Camp this weekend! And apparently the only way I can write things is if it's a picture caption today, so sorry if this is a bit small and hard to read.  This first card is intended to be a masculine Valentine's card - I know a lot of people struggle with making man cards, but I was inspired by Pootles for this one!

Here's an easy birthday card from the Sale-A-Bration freebie Hello.  Every time I look at it I get Adele's song stuck in my head, but at least it's a gooder!  I love how flexible this set is, with different choices for gender or friends.

This card was inspired by one I saw on Pinterest, however, the inspiration used the new heart stamp set/die from the Occasions Catalogue, which I do not have, so I improvised with an older Stampin' Up set I purchased second hand.  We painted on the stamp with sponge daubers to create the two tone effect.

This is one of my first attempts at using the aqua painters from Stampin' Up.  When I finished it at 11pm the night before class I wanted to cry - I thought it was awful!  But my hubby convinced me to go to bed, and it looked much better in the morning - and I think was actually one of the favorites from the party.  Go figure!  This uses another freebie stamp set from Sale-A-Bration, and I just love all the prettiness. 

This last card features the Balloon Celebration bundle from the new Occasions Catalogue.  The background was created with different stamps in the set as well.  I LOVE this set - it is extremely versatile.  I especially love that the stamps are photopolymer so that you can see exactly what you're doing with the multiple layers.  Well, that's all for today, friends.  Hope you have a great rest of your day! <3 JEM

Christmas Goodies

Happy New Year, everyone!  Just doing a bit of catch up on the last few things I made in 2015.  Below is probably the most complicated card I've made to date, simply because it's a shaker card!  I was so thankful for the very detailed tutorial I found on Pinterest from Cindy.  I had to use a 1-3/8" punch as I didn't have a 1-1/4", but I think the sizing still turned out okay.  And don't worry, the beads I used weren't actually yellow (for the snow), they just look that way in the picture!

 Here's the inside of the card.

 Here's a gift I made for a friend: 5 3x3 cards and a box to match.  The box tutorial is from the amazing Pootles. Seriously, if you haven't checked out all her stuff - do it now.  You'll never have to wonder if anything can be created ever again!

And finally, here are three gift boxes I made for Christmas this year.  CASEd (Copy And Share Everything) from ShawnStamps, ZoKris, and the Stampin' Up! Holiday Catalogue.  These are super easy to make using the Pillow Box thinlit dies.

And now, while I'm still in a "get work done" mood - I'm off and running - hope you liked these projects! <3 JEM

Celebrate the Season!

Merry Christmas, everyone!  Hope your holiday was wonderful and full of love and joy.  Here's one of the Christmas cards I sent out this year, CASEd (Copy And Share Everything) from Cindy Major.  This was my first card that used wet embossing in the framelit.  Truthfully, I was nervous about it at first, but it executed perfectly!  This features the Endless Wishes stamp set from Stampin' Up, as well as For All Things stamp set, and the embossing folder is from last year's Holiday Catalogue.  Colors used are Baked Brown Sugar and Crumb Cake.  Yummy - I think I'll go have a snack now!  Hope you have a fabulous weekend! <3 JEM

The Newborn King

Happy Tuesday, everyone!  Are you done your Christmas shopping yet?  We had one last thing to pick up today, and boy were we glad it was just an in and out stop.  The mall is CRAZY.  I hope everyone is being kind to the mall staff - so glad I don't work in retail anymore.

Here's the Christmas card for today.  I CASEd (Copy And Share Everything) it from Mary Jo.  I love the beautiful rich colors of this card, as well as the white embossing used to make the manger scene really stand out.  This of course features The Newborn King stamp set from the 2014 Stampin' Up! Holiday catalogue, and the in colors Blackberry Bliss and Mossy Meadow.  Hope you like!  See you tomorrow for another card :) <3 JEM

Holiday Home

Hey everyone!  I finally figured out how to get my Christmas cards done... Ready for it?  Stop procrastinating and just do it.  Sheer genius, I know.  Anyway, I finished all my Christmas cards on Saturday and now just have the task of writing and sending them all out!  So for the next few days I'll be sharing all the different cards I made this year.

This card features the Holiday Home stamp set from last year's Stampin' Up! Holiday Catalogue.  I CASEd (Copy And Share Everything) this card from the lovely Laura.  I enjoy many of her creations - be sure to check out her site!  A few things I did differently were using a different order for the background houses and a different border punch.  The background houses are embossed with Pool Party powder for a nice texture.  Enjoy! <3 JEM

Cheerful Christmas

Wow - I can't believe it's been over a month since I last posted!!!  Life has been so busy with a stamp camp, my first craft fair, and trying to get my own Christmas cards done in time!  Today I finished another batch of cards, so I forced myself to come downstairs to the computer to share. 

This card was CASEd(Copy And Share Everything) from the lovely Brian King.  I just love all of the little ornaments in the Cheerful Christmas stamp set from Stampin' Up's 2014 Holiday Catalogue.  I wasn't so fond of cutting out 24 of the little dudes, but I got it done.  When Brian created this card last year, he used the now discontinued Blendabilities markers to color the pearls.  I didn't have that option so I tried using the Stampin' Write markers.  Big mistake!  The ink is not alcohol based, so it never really dried and I had to rub it off with some paper towel.  I had tried leaving it on overnight, but no go.  Fortunately, it did stain the pearls a bit, so there is still a bit of color.  I did have to use a bit of white out on a few of the cards where some smudging happened, but hopefully no one will ever notice!!  Anyway, for those of you who want to know the colors I used, here they are: Night of Navy card stock, Soft Sky card stock, Lost Lagoon card stock and ink, and Whisper White card stock and craft ink with silver embossing powder.  I love how the embossing makes the ornaments shine!  Hope you enjoyed - I'm back to the craft room to start the next batch!  <3 JEM

CONTEST Time!!

Hey everyone!  I'm super excited to announce a contest today!  I'm giving away TWO pairs of tickets to the upcoming All Things Pretty Market Christmas Soiree & Market.  These tickets are for the Saturday, November 21st evening event - which is a limited ticket-only event.  There are 40+ AMAZING vendors (of which I am so happy to be one), treats and live music!  Want to score yourself a pair?  Keep reading below to find out how to enter.

Below are two Christmas cards I just finished.  This first one makes use of the yummy Blackberry Bliss card stock, champagne glitter paper, linen thread, stars border punch, and Endless Wishes stamp set, all from Stampin' Up.  I love how the glitter paper makes the stars sparkle! CASEd (Copy And Share Everything) from Dena Rekow.

This next card uses some coordinating washi tape from last year's holiday catalogue from Stampin' Up.  The background card stock is Pear Pizzazz, and while I didn't have the matching ink pad, I found that the retired Lucky Limeade ink matched pretty well. CASEd from Tara Bazata.

Okay, so here's how to enter the contest - I have a few different ways for you to choose from!  The first way to enter is by finding my page on Facebook (here's the link - JaynErynMCreations), like my page, and vote for which of the above Christmas cards is your favorite).  The second way to enter is by attending my Christmas card camp on Saturday, November 14th @10am or 7pm.  It's $25 and you come home with 5 beautiful Christmas cards made by you - and it's a blast!  Shoot me a message if you want to attend!  Good luck - contest closes Saturday, November 14th @ 10pm Alberta time!! <3 JEM