Happy Birthday Rose Card

Hello hope everyone's day is going good. Wanted to share another card with you. Made this one a couple of weeks ago for my Uncle's friend. Favorite Uncle & best customer :-) That rose paper was a little busy for me but I like the result, hope you do too.
Patterned paper is Prima "Little Secret" collection, the cardstocks are Wausau Paper, stamp is G Studio, Black Staz-on, Flower is glimmer misted, although its hard to tell, wanted to make it more pink and red because it was very pink. That, the leaves and ribbon is Recollections.
Oh, you know how you've been doing things for a while a certain way and don't really think about it? Well I've been attaching flowers to ribbon with 2 or 3 dollars worth of Tombow glue to keep them secure (hard on some materials). Maybe I'm exaggerating but not by much. Then it dawned on me duh, hot glue! Well now I use it very sparingly as to not warp the paper and it's great and more secure.

Have a great weekend girlies. :-)
   

Hello I'm alive!

Hi Everybody. It's been forever since I've shared a card with you. Life's busy as always but I really enjoy sharing with you.
This one has an AMAZING rub on flower from Me and My Big Ideas, patterned paper from Autumn Leaves, Bazzill grey and white cardstock, Sentiment is Creative Stamp company, Martha Stewart Monarch Butterfly Punch and ink is also Martha's, small butterflies are fiskars, glitter cardstock is Colorblock, bling is Jolee's and all of the trims are an awesome Valentines gift from my new super talented friend Michelle Philippi  .
Love this card not cuz of me, but because those rub ons are soft to the touch and so pretty and easy to use. Hope you like it!

Jazz the Scraplifter

Hi Everybody, hope everyone's weekend is going good. Mine is going okay. Just getting back to our normal routine. Hubby goes back to work on Monday and the Girls go back to school Wednesday. So you will see me doing the happy dance EVERYWHERE! Has anyone seen that Staples or Office Depot commercial with the Dad dancing cuz the kids are going back to school? Well that's me!
Today my girls went to the Animal Rescue to volunteer and Harriet was adopted by a really nice older couple within the first hour that they were open! I knew she would go fast and I made the mistake of getting attached to her! Bad me, I know selfish. I admit to being a total girl and getting really sad that she was gone.

So on to card goodness. This card is scraplifted. Problem is I don't know from who. I had a picture of it printed out from FOREVER ago. So if this is yours, my aplogies for not keeping better records and please send me a message to let me know and give you credit or remove mine if that's what you prefer. So any who with all that being said, I love this card! I made this card 1 year ago for my Aunt's Birthday and haven't given it to anybody! Am I the only one that does this? Hum ;-)

The Kraft paper is Recollections, the blue cardstock is Coordinations, the red polka dot is from my stash that I've been hoarding, the music paper is DCWV, all of the die cuts are Cricut from the Storybook cart and the Accent Essentials, stamped sentiment is Doodlebug. 

Be back soon, until next time Amigas :-)



A new little visitor

We are fostering this little girl, Harriet. She was found filthy in a dumpster area. My girls volunteer at the animal rescue that took her in. She is fixed and has just been groomed. Looks much better than this, she is 5 months old. She gets along VERY well with our big dogs. Totally adorable, very good natured, send me a message about pricing, it's VERY reasonable compared to what they usually go for. Let's get her a good home PLEASE.

Yay a CARD! How I missed sharing.

Hurray! I am so extremely excited to tell you I have the camera and computer situation under control. Yay!!! That says a lot since one of my Husband nicknames is Jazz the Spazz. Hmm. So many things have gone on here since I have last posted.
But first I have a Christmas card to share. I know, that has come and gone. But I feel deprived of Christmas card goodness. Along with a new camera, which Santa knew he would get choked if he didn't bring, since Santa is the one that broke my old one. I got my first sewing machine. Yep, pretty excited over that. Seems complicated, don't know if I'm the sewing type. We'll see how that adventure goes, my little mind is spinning with the possibilities.
So here is one of my Christmas cards that I am very excited to share with you.

I'm still working on the settings on my camera and the backgrounds. This camera is a bit more elaborate than my last one, so bear with me. I purchased 3 different DCWV stacks from Joann along with stamps and other loose papers. This is my first year making homemade cards to send out I needed to start my collection. I love how this card turned out. The recipe is below but basically I matted this a few times. The fancy trim with the pearls are vintage from a friend, the pointsettias are old, old Making Memories and the brads are cream colored ones that I covered with gold Stickels. That bow is Jolees and I've totally been hoarding them because I didn't buy all of the packages that Michael's had when I saw them, which I totally should have I LOVE THEM! The sentiment is Recollections gold embossed.  I made various different cards including 4 of these. I can't find the pointsettias anymore so this is definitely not one I would try to submit to Papercrafts Mag for publication. Which is my ultimate goal in life or at least 2011, or at least one of them HAHA.

 Last but certainly not least, Melissa again is having an amazing giveaway. Which I would LOVE. Here is her blog, go take a looksie http://keepsakesbymelissa.blogspot.com/2010/12/end-of-year-giveaway.html. She is amazingly crafty!   

Super cute giveaway!

Mellisa has the cutest snowglobe on her blog! I have no idea how she made it, even with the instructions it's beyond me! Anyway she is giving away one of them. Go here and check it out. Very talented I think, I drooled!  http://keepsakesbymelissa.blogspot.com/

Scissor Review

Hello out there. Still no card pictures but today I thought I would share a review of the Tim Holtz Micro Serrated Scissors By Tonic. I have to say I have tried a million different pair of scissors and I'm in LOVE with these. I have the Cutterbee yellow ones as well and I found that they get very gunky and are not as heavy duty. I do a lot of fussy cutting and these have a great micro serrated edge on one side, then you flip them over and they are smooth edged. I have very small hands and I thought this would be a problem but they are not at all. They have a soft cushion handle so they are great. In short, I would highly recommend these scissors. They have made my crafting easier. Hope this helps everyone. Until next time Amigas ;-)





Ridiculously Cute

I am so excited to share this link with you. http://inspireco.blogspot.com/ if it doesn't link because I'm still learning just click on the post title. I got it from the Live learn Craft Blog and I spent a good part of my morning looking at these amazing ideas. Let me tell you I'm Hooked. Yay Christmas Crafts.

Great Blog

Hello back again still no card :-( But working on it. All kinds of fabulous things are going on here and I can't share them, Sigh. However I have has some time to look at other blogs for inspiration. I get so excited when I see some cool work. I am always looking to learn more and I realize you really never stop learning new techniques and card crafty ladies are VERY generous to share tips. I have a list of blogs like everyone else and love looking at all of the pretty things. I have a few I'm still looking for but I found this blog from some link. I can't believe the beautiful work she does. I see she make mostly embellies but I will have fun looking at her amazing work. Here's a link. http://craftbrulee.blogspot.com/ Hope you enjoy it. Until next time amigas :-)

The Blog Gods :-(

Hi guys. Just stopped to say hi to everyone. I have been neglecting my poor little blog that I love so much lately. The blog Gods have been playing with me lately. Everytime I am planning on sharing something comes up, today we had no electricity power outage for 7 hours!! Just came on and my husband reminded me :-)On my daughter's birthday we had a mishap and my camera was dropped by a mysterious offender. HE knows who he is and he is also Santa so hopefully I get a new one for Christmas. Right before that our laptop started acting up and it's the only computer with a card reader. AAAAAAHHHH what the heck. So we've had a lot of things going on and have been having a great last few weeks, but there are always those things that you don't count on happening. Like a broken laptop and camera. I think I saved a few picts on a memory stick and will show you these from before the incident. I'm crossing my fingers.
As a family we have been really blessed, this last month my husband got baptized. Always a good thing no matter what your faith right? YAY. We have been making new goals as a family and things are really good. I feel so blessed. I am definitely not one of those ladies that says everything is perfect. We have 3 teens and TRUST ME this is NO Brady Bunch! We have struggles, debates, financial concerns, mishaps, stubborness (mostly from me) but we love each other and every step towards being a family forever makes my heart want to burst. I wouldn't want to do this crazy life thing with any others than my little monkeys.
I have been making lotsa lotsa cards. I made some save-the-date cards for my cousin, who is like my little sister. She is getting married in April YAY. I made some for Church people (lotsa babies at church) whom I really love, and I ALWAYS need birthday cards for my Family. I have 6 aunts, 2 uncles, parents, 35 first cousins and thier respective spouses and kids and most of us live within 20 miles of each other. That's just on my Mom's side, it's insane (like my Big Fat Greek Wedding) but also a great blessing.
Tomorrow I will try to upload a card that I really want to share, I am sad that I can't share my current cards but hopefully I can find a stand in for mean while. I have some Halloween cards I want to share! So thanks for my long rambling update. Until next time Amigas :-)

Oh Baby!

Hello all! Hope all is well. My week has been extra super duper busy as usual. We are counting down to the 13th Birthday Sleepover extravaganza. There are going to be 14 little girls screaming and giggling at my house this weekend. To prepare for the party I went to the laundry mat a while ago to wash some big sleeping bags because they are too big for a normal washer. I had just gotten them home and of course the puppy peed on the whole pile of them! How did she get up there? Good question. Anyone wanna switch? Just kidding (I think) LOL.
I'm also trying to get my etsy shop up and running. I have definitely been overthinking everything and I'm also married to an overthinker so we were not making any progress. Then my Aunt reminded me of the Nike slogan, "Just do it", another Duh Jasmine moment.
In honor of our new baby (AKA Demon puppy) I am sharing a baby card that I make a few weeks ago. A few weeks ago I found some seam binding in my stash. I have been seeing it all over the place and have been looking for it at stores and what do you know? I already had some. Duh!? Well let me tell you I love seam binding! Fun stuff and it's so soft and pliable. The card needed to be unisex, I think the colors came together very well. I used stamps and things I forgot I had and had never used. It was like when you find a twenty dollar bill in your coat, YAY !!!! :-) Until next time amigas.



Card Recipe: Kraft Cardstock: Recollections, Yellow cardstock: Coordinations, Patterned paper: DCWV Summer Stack, Sheep Die Cut: Martha Stewart, Baby Stamp: Martha Stewart, Pearl flowers: Making Memories, Seam binding: Martha Stewart, Border punch: Fiskars, Embossing folder: Swiss dots Provo Craft, Ranger Pop Its.

Party Invites

Hello All! Hope everyone is enjoying back to school and the (hopefully) last days of heat. Here it's been over 100 degrees. All I can say is EEEEEEEW! I'm ready for Fall for sure. My girls started school and it's always bittersweet. Not for what you would suspect. I'm not suffering from separation anxiety, remember I have teenagers. I'm just running all of the time. So I get a break from them but I am being pulled in 100 different directions with different school times, clubs, family and church obligations and a new puppy (or as I call her new pooopy). Craziness ensues! My Grandma always told us that we will rest when we die, man she was serious! I know just like the toddler years (which I loved), these times (good and tough)will FLY by and I will look back wishing I had slowed down more often.

We are planning my youngest's 13th birthday party for next week. I made these invites for her. She didn't want anything too fluffy or girlie so this is what I came up with. I'll post material later. Hope you like them. Until next time amigas ;-)
The source of my madness, introducing Lilo. She unmade the bed! Holy terror!

Oldie But Goodie for Color Combos Galore 155

Hi everybody. Today is a very very good day! Our air conditioner got repaired and didn't cost us a thousand dollars. Double Yay! So on to card world. This is a card I made for Color Combos Galore # 155. I have the same problem that I hear A LOT from other card makers. That is the problem that masculine cards are hard to make.

I used the K&Company Cut & Paste Stack. I'm telling you, when you see this stack it looks pretty boring and unassuming but I've found TONS of uses for it and it was like $5.99 at Michael's with a coupon. Well I don't know what it is about this card but I wish I could give it to myself! LOL it's my most favoritest card ever.


Card Recipe:
Base: Recollections Kraft, Beige cardstock: Coordinations Grandpa's Trunk, Patterned paper & Cars: K&Company Cut & Paste Stack, Brads: Making Memories, Ink: Ranger Distress Antique Linen & Martha Stewart Copper, Accessories: Ranger Pop It's and Ranger Glossy Accents.

Spanish Happy Birthday Cupcake

Hola Everyone, hope all is well with you all. Today I am enjoying my first full day of freedom from my kids. Not that I don't love them more than chocolate, but I'm a little bit giddy that they are in School again. I have a quick card to share, it's SWEET & simple but I think it's cute. I was so happy when I found this Stampendous Spanish Sentiments set. They are so hard to find and I prefer to give my Maternal Grandmother & a few other friends & family, cards in Spanish since that's her first language. Doesn't the cupcake make you want to gobble it up. Simple & so easy. Until next time Amigas :-)

Color Combos Galore 154

Hi everybody, hope everyone is having a great Saturday. Around here it has been a quiet Saturday of cleaning and crafting. My Favorite things, no really! This is the perfect Saturday for me. I got to make a card for Color Combos Galore 154. The colors are fun, and it was an entertaining challenge to make a card related to friendship using pink, orange, yellow and white. Here is my take, hope you like it.




Card Recipe:
White card base: Recollections, Orange polka dot paper: GCD Spring All Over, Yellow paper: Coordinations, White glitter paper: Color Bloc, Tag: Martha Stewart, Gemstone brads: Autumn Leaves, Stem Stamp: Sandylion, Ink: Versamark Embossing Ink, Versamagic Pixie Petal, Embossing Powder: Ranger Distress Peeling Paint, Daisies and ribbon: Michael's, Heart pearl: Making Memories, Punch: Monarch Butterfly Martha Stewart. Ranger Pop It's