Raffle Pt. 2

Wow - I really meant to post these much earlier, but I got a terrible flu.  I'm just starting to feel better today.  I'm very thankful for our wonderful couch that I've been sleeping on for the past week (horrible coughing allll night!).  Hopefully I might be able to go to work for a few hours tomorrow.  We shall see!  Anyway, here are the other cards that I had made for the Ladies' Brunch raffle at church.  Pretty much all paper is from Michael's and all other embellishments from Stampin' Up unless otherwise posted.

The ribbon used here is from my mom! The background stamp used here is also embossed with clear powder for texture.

The translucent paper and glitter paint is from a friend!

The ribbon punch is from Michael's and the ribbon from my mom!  Which one is your favorite?  <3 JEM

Raffle Pt. 1

Good evening, my friends!  I am home sick missing out on what I'm sure is a fantastic potluck - so what better way to spend my evening writing a post in between getting not so pleasant things done around the house?  So this batch of cards is for an event happening at our church for the ladies next Saturday morning.  My MIL asked if I would be interested in making a couple sets of cards as a door prize and I gladly obliged (obviously sticking in my business card in the package as well!).  I decided to keep them all Christmas themed and made good use of the techniques I've been learning at Stamp Club.  This card uses the triple time stamping technique I learned at last month's class.  The paper is from Michael's, and the stamps, ink, and pearls are Stampin' Up.

I love the technique of stamping off the page (so simple really, but I'd never thought of it before!).  All paper here is from Michael's, and the ribbon, ink, stamps, pearls, and punch are Stampin' Up.

I discovered how to turn the owl punch into a penguin punch via Pinterest and love the result!  All paper except the translucent stuff is from Michael's, the translucent from a friend, and the punches, stamps, ink, pearls, and brad from Stampin' Up.

This is a simpler card that uses some lovely metallic purple card stock.  All paper is from Michael's, the punches, ink and stamps are from Stampin' Up, and the ribbon is from my mom.

I love the texture of this paper and decided to keep everything else simple so the focus would be on it.  I used a sponge dauber to age the edges.   All paper is from Michael's, and the stamps, ink, pearls, and brad are Stampin' Up.

This antique looking Dasher is placed on a red velvet background for a cozy feel.  All card stock is from Michael's, and the ribbon is from a friend.  I hope you all have a wonderful Sunday evening and a great work week!  I'll reveal the second batch of cards soon! <3 JEM

Anniversary Card

Happy Wednesday, everyone!  I'm heading off to Stamp Club in a bit (eeee!), but I thought I'd do a quick post for you.  This card was for my Aunt & Uncle's anniversary.  The blue card stock is from our wedding photo display, and the rest is from Michael's.  The punches and pearls are from Stampin' Up, the ink is from my Mom (also Stampin' Up), and the stamps are from Scrapbooker's Paradise - which I've heard has closed?  Sad!  I never enjoyed going there much, though.  The customer service wasn't very good - I always felt like I was an intruder...  Anyway...  Hope you all have a wonderful evening!  I know I will :D  <3 JEM

Pastor Appreciation Month

Last month, I was approached by a friend from church asking me if I could make some cards for our Pastors for Pastor Appreciation Month. I was delighted to!  I tried to keep them as manly as possible ;)  The brown and beige cardstock from this card is from Michael's, the corn paper, stamp and ink are from Stampin' Up, and the ribbon is from a friend.

The pearls on this card are from Stampin' Up.  The rest is the same as the first card.

The flower brads on this card are from a friend, and the rest is the same as the first card.

The ribbon and stamps on this card are from a friend, and the ink, "for you" stamp and cross stitch paper is from Stampin' Up.  The cream paper is from Michael's.  Which one is your favorite?  <3 JEM

An Anniversary and a Birthday

I have two cards for you today.  The first one I made a while back and decided to give to my parents for their anniversary.  The brown cardstock is from our wedding photo display, the green from Michael's, the ribbon from my mom, and the rosette from Michael's.  The only thing that didn't turn out so well was the silver ink (which I chucked out after that card since it never worked ANY time I used it).

This card was for my cousin's birthday.  The brown cardstock is also from our wedding photo display, and all other paper is courtesy Stampin' Up.  Same, with all ink, punches, and the pearls.  I was browsing on Pinterest last night and found some really creative other uses for the owl punch so I'm going to have fun experimenting with that.  Hope you have a good weekend!  <3 JEM

October Stamp Club

Happy weekend, y'all!  Thought I would share the cards we made at Stamp Club this week.  The theme was Christmas, and fortunately it was snowing so it really helped me get in the mood for Christmas :)  This first card has a wonderful technique I learned called Triple Time Stamping (except this one is only double ;)).  It's really fast and easy and the cool thing about it is that it doesn't matter if your stamp job isn't perfect because the layering disguises it.

This second card has a more vintage feel to it.  It uses the Big Shot to get the embossed paper.  I ordered a couple Christmas themed items for an order I have coming up and I can't wait to receive them!  This afternoon I'll be working on another order I have, after hopefully successfully donating blood.  My iron and blood pressure are generally low so we'll see if I've guzzled all this water for nothing :)  What are your plans for the weekend?  <3 JEM

Fall Order

Happy Thanksgiving, everyone!  Hope you are enjoying the long weekend - I certainly am!  These cards were from my most recent order, and I received a wonderful compliment about them: It will be really really hard to give these away.  Made my day!  All products used are Stampin' Up except where mentioned (the card body..? is courtesy Michael's.

The "thinking of YOU" stamp is not Stampin' Up - can't remember the company.

I got the button on this one from a knitting shop in Nanaimo.

The button on this card is also from the knitting shop in Nanaimo.  The gold ribbon was from a gift I received, and the Thank You stamp is from the same set as the thinking of YOU stamp.  Which one is your favorite??  <3 JEM