Invitations

Hello everyone!  Happy Long Weekend to you!  We recently passed the one year mark in our place, and felt that we needed to make a better effort at getting to know our neighbours.  So of course I found it necessary to make cute little invitations with our contact information when we went to meet people.  The blue and darker cream cardstock is from Michael's, the lighter cream is from notebook dividers I had.  The ribbon is from my mom, the animal stamps and ink from Stampin' Up and the lettering is from Michael's.

I cleverly concealed the end of the ribbon with one of my labels (with some shameless advertising, of course!).  So far we have had our neighbour across the hall for a visit, and we are looking forward to getting to know the rest!  I still remember when we first moved to this town and our neighbour brought over a handmade card and cookies - it really meant a lot.  I'm hoping to spread that love and hospitality around :)  Hope you have a wonderful weekend!  <3 JEM

July Creations

So this is what I was busy with in the month of July!  First up was my SIL's wedding anniversary.  The blue cardstock is from our wedding photo display, and the white is from a friend.  The stamps, ink, and pearls are from Stampin' Up.  I'm pretty sure that I embossed the red design on there (but it's been a while and all I have is a picture!).  The ribbon is from my mom.

The stamps used on the inside I found at Scrapbooker's Paradise and the punch is from SU.

This card was for the lady who got me into stamping in the first place!  Blue cardstock is once again from our wedding photo display, and the leopard print is from a bag I got.  The other cardstock is either from Michael's or recycled tab dividers from a Grade 8 cookbook.  The circle punch was from a friend, and the flower punch from Stampin' Up.

All these stamps were mine from a while back.  I think I got them at Michael's.

I gave this card to my aunt.  The blue cardstock is from our wedding photo display, the cream from Michael's, and the floral from a friend.  This ribbon, punch, ink, and stamp are from Stampin' Up.

This card was for my uncle.  The photo doesn't show the color well, but it is olive green, white, and brown.  The brown cardstock is from our wedding photo display, and the patterned piece is from a choir concert program I went to last year.  The punch is from Stampin' Up.

The punch I used fro the inside of the card is from Stampin' Up.

This card was for my hubby's uncle.  The brown cardstock is once again from our wedding photo display, and the other cardstock is probably from my friend.  The ink, punch, and stamps are from Stampin' Up.

This card was for hubby's cousin.  The cardstock is from Michael's, and the pink/white is from my cousin's wedding favors.  The flower stamp and punch is from Stampin' Up, and the other stamps I got at Scrapbooker's Paradise.

The pink inside is from my cousin's wedding invitation, the white paper doily is from my mom, and the buttons were from a blouse I never made.

This last card was for my cousin.  The cardstock is from our wedding photo display, and the cream is from Michael's.  The stamps, punch, ink, embossing powder, and brad are all from Stampin' Up.

Hope you enjoyed the cards, and are enjoying your Saturday.  My hubby is at work right now, so I just had to kill a spider by myself (he's really proud of me :D).  How are you spending the rest of your weekend?  <3 JEM

Holy moly - it's been more than a month since I last posted!  I do have a good reason, though.  Hubby and I went on our first summer vacation together!  It was wonderful - we traveled through BC for two weeks.  Now we're back in rainy Alberta.  Sigh.  Orange really brightens my day, however!  So I thought I would share this project that I did this summer with you.  I found my inspiration on, where else, Pinterest.  Here is the link to the post: Puffy Paint Project.  I chose to do mine a bit differently.  We wanted a large painting in our bedroom, and thought it would be nice to have some sort of African sunset.   However, I just knew that whatever I came up with myself would never be good enough for my expectations, so I simplified.  Puffy Paint + Orange Paint = Vibrant African Sunset ;)

I also made a little one that sits on the shelf above our bed.  Elephants are sooo cute :)  What do you guys think?  <3 JEM

Love Cards

Love is in the air!  Lol so many weddings and babies lately...  And I must say, babies are sooo fun to place with and watch.  So here's three cards for you.  These first two are actually recycled cards from some cards I made, oh, 10 years ago?  They were a bit more rectangular and did have the embossed love on them, but to me they were just lacking a little something.  So I cropped the edges and added these white flowers from a friend, added some beads from my sister, and some ribbon from my mom.  Much better!

I like this card a lot!  I used a dragonfly from a string I bought from Ten Thousand Villages a few years back.  The ink is from my mom, the flower stamps are from Stampin' Up and the love stamp was mine.  How are you handling the heat lately?  I've been resorting to lots of ice cream - no AC in the condo!!  Last night we were roughly shaken from a sound sleep by a fire truck horn in our parking lot.  But the lights and vehicle weren't even on - there was just a fire truck in the parking lot.  Didn't really seem like an emergency of any sort.  So needless to say, we had trouble getting back to sleep after that!  I kept having crazy dreams about crazy men crawling up to our window and cutting down plants with machetes!  I had to leave work early today to take a nap.  I definitely had no brain power....  So here's hoping to a better sleep tonight! <3 JEM

Friendship card

Good Morning!!  This card is in honor of all the friends I'm trying to get in contact with this week - which has been interesting, let me tell you!  I'm also thankful to all our friends who have been so supportive and helpful over the past year.  It really means a lot!  So on to the card!  The blue cardstock is from our wedding photo display and all the other paper is from Michael's.  Most of the ink, stamps, and punches come from Stampin' Up.

Nice little note inside too!  Hope you have a great Canada Day weekend everyone!   We are going to check out the local festivities tomorrow afternoon.  What are your plans? <3 JEM

Ma'am, Your order is ready!

This past week I had my second order - how exciting!!! Here's the batch for your viewing pleasure.  The white and pink cardstock is from Michael's, the blue frame is from a friend, the lace doily from my mom, the black ribbon from my cousin's wedding favors, and the stamp, ink, and pearls are mine.

The gray and white cardstock is from Michael's, the pink gingham from a Precious Moments calendar, the black ribbon from my cousin's wedding favors, the brad from my mom, and the stamps, ink, and punches are mine.

Here's the inside of the card.  The multicolored paper is from my sister.

The cardstock and grass paper is from Michael's, the fence from a friend, and the stamps, ink, punches and sharpie are mine.

The cardstock for this card is all from Michael's, and the punches and fancy brad are mine from Stampin' Up.  The black ribbon is from the wedding favors.

And I saved my favorite for last!  The gray cardstock and crinkly paper are from Michael's, the white paper is from a friend, and the brads, punches, stamps, and pearls are from Stampin' Up.  Which one is your favorite?  <3 JEM

Birthday Birthday!

Good morning everyone!  Here are a few recent birthday cards that I've made.  This first one is for my Uncle.  The blue cardstock is from our wedding photo display, and the purple from Michael's, and the white from a friend.  The black ribbon is from my cousin's wedding favors (cute little boxes filled with Hershey's kisses - mmm!).  The leaves are from some non-safety approved lights I got as a Christmas gift a few years back.  I used a plaid background stamp from my MIL and the ink, brad, and other stamps are mine.

A view of the inside.  The punch is mine and the greeting is courtesy of my MIL.

I gave this card to my cousin.  When we were in Winnipeg recently, we had a tour of her house and this card reminded me of her decorating scheme.  All the cardstock is from Michael's, the brads are from a friend, and the ribbon is from my mom.  The silver accent piece is actually something I found when we were on a family cruise to Alaska back in 2006!  It *is* a bit heavy..  The stamp and ink are mine.

This card was for my MIL.  The brown cardstock is from our wedding photo display.  The green paper was from my mom, and the quote comes from a friendship calendar I received from a friend back in 2009.  The dragonfly comes from a string of the same I got at Ten Thousand Villages a while back.  The brads are from a friend.

This last card was for a friend.  I used gray cardstock from Michael's, and the pink cardstock, as well as the black ribbon, are from my cousin's wedding invitation and favors.  I used stamps from Stampin' Up and the greeting is from my MIL.  This card was actually a bunch of errors, but it still turned out pretty neat which is great :)  My plans for the weekend are a mile long, but blogging was one of them - so I can check it off the list!  What do you all have planned for this rainy weekend? <3 JEM