Sketch For You To Try…

Posted by Jen | Bella, MFT, cards, challenges, designer of the month | Saturday, August 8, 2009

Anyone else loathing the summer heat? I can’t imagine that my pregnancy is making it any easier for me, but I am miserable. Then again, the heat index has been hovering over 100 degrees, so I don’t see how it could be very enjoyable. I don’t live in Arizona {anymore}, so I can’t hear, “Well, at least it’s a dry heat.” Nope, here in TX it’s a wet, soggy, humid heat…moist, if you will {I know a lot people squirm at that word, so that just seems appropriate}. Backing up to the “It’s a dry heat” comment. David Spade really said it best in a comedy routine when he replied to that comment with, “Well, so is my oven, but you don’t see me crawling in there.” Point made.

What I am thrilled about is that it is Saturday. I have another Copic class today and of course, a new SKETCH FOR YOU TO TRY…

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Here’s my sketch using Bella stamps {Appley Bowl Huggabugg}…

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Designer of the Month, MEGAN LOCK, came up with this darling creation using My Favorite Things stamps

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Want more samples? Check out the SFYTT Sisters…
Amy Rohl
Amy Sheffer
Susan Liles
Kelly Lunceford
Carole Burrage

When uploading to SCS, please use the keyword “SFYTT.” Also, don’t forget to link your project on this post :) Happy creating! Hugs-Jd

Friday Fun…

Posted by Jen | Bella, The Cat's Pajamas, cards, challenges, projects | Friday, August 7, 2009

Happy Friday Everyone! I am posting a little later today because of swim lessons and general craziness this morning. I am actually at Susan’s house right now prepping for my Copic class tomorrow. Hopefully I will get that all done so I can stamp some more stuff, too.

As promised, I have a couple {I forgot that I already showed several at the release} The Cat’s Pajamas projects to show you and a Bella-rific Friday card, too. So let’s get started with all my TCP creations using all the new sets and embellies

TCP Banner…
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Better Get Better chicken soup packet holder…
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Here’s my card for Bella-rific Friday! Be sure to check out all the other Bella Babes’ creations HERE on the Bella Blog…
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As you may have seen, I will be stepping down from Bella team at the end of the month. Why in the world would I be so crazy enough to do that? Well, with the new baby on the way and me picking up some hours of teaching at Ellie’s school, I need to ease up on my commitments. Bella will always be near and dear to my heart {and wallet}. I love Emily and all things Bella and I wholeheartedly appreciate the opportunity she gave to me to be a Bella Babe. Thank you, Em!!

Have a Magical Day…

Posted by Jen | Bella, cards | Thursday, August 6, 2009

Um, it’s already Thursday! I can’t believe that this week has been flying by so quickly. Ellie is back in swim lessons and is doing great. I am so glad that we were able to get her into another session this summer to reinforce all the skills! She has done a complete 180! The very first day of the first session she was crying and not even wanting to get her head wet. Now they can’t get her attention because she has her face in the water non-stop. She is even trying to comfort the kiddos that are nervous about swimming. It’s really all very sweet!

Anyways, I am sure that you didn’t come here to hear my dissertation on how great swim lessons are going. Today I have a fun Bella {actually, it’s Puff} card for you. I think this would make a great card for a kiddo birthday or just to brighten someone’s day. I LOVED coloring this lil’ guy {gal?} and couldn’t decided on what color combo to choose. It’s fun because you can do an all monochromatic image, or mix 2, 3 or even 4 colors to make him more magical.

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See ya tomorrow. I have a lot of fun The Cat’s Pajamas‘ projects for you to check out and another Bella card {for Bella-rific Friday}.

First Saturday of the Month & Anni-VERVE-sary Blog Hop…

Posted by Jen | Bella, Verve, blog hopping, cards, challenges, designer of the month | Saturday, August 1, 2009

There’s a lot going on today! It’s the first Saturday of the month, which means I get to introduce a new Designer of the Month who will be joining the SFYTT Sisters for the entire month of August. It’s also Verve Stamps’ ANNI-VERVE-SARY Blog Hop!

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If you are hopping along, be sure you started on the Verve blog, came from Teresa’s blog and when you are done here, hop along to Jackie’s blog. And to make this party a real shindig, there’s a mystery jackpot hidden at one of the stops along the hop. One lucky commenter on that blog will win Verve’s entire August release! But of course, it wouldn’t be a mystery if you knew which blog, would it? So if you’re feeling the love, give a little shout out to the bloggers in the hop and you just might have a reason to jump for joy!

Since this is a blog hop, the normal layout of this post is a little different. Scroll down to meet this month’s Designer of the Month. :)

Here’s this week’s SKETCH FOR YOU TO TRY…
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Here’s my sample, which happens to be a super sneaky peekie of a new Verve set {coming out mid-month}…
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Now, let’s give a huge round of applause to MEGAN LOCK, this month’s Designer of the Month…

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Here’s a little about Megan in her own words…
Hi, I’m so excited to be part of the fun Jen provides with the SFYTTs! After I got the email, I explained to DH what had just happened, he said, “ah, you’re moving up in the world!” Ha. Men, especially my kind of husband, are funny. I have been stamping since I was a little kid, but have really gotten into it (aka addicted) about a year ago. My most favorite designers are on this team and it’s a pleasure and joy to be with y’all.

I’ve been married for a little over a year. We were married on the island of Kauai, Hawaii and now make our home in Oklahoma with our two Boxer babies, Emmitt and Ellie. I am a Registered Dietitian and I work for a dialysis center, constantly telling people what to eat, while I sit in my office and eat Starbursts. And cookies. And Starbuck’s biscotti. :) I also enjoy cooking, wine tasting, reading, beading, and knitting. I pretend to like gardening so my DH thinks I like helping him outside. I’m thrilled to be working on these sketches and look forward to seeing what everyone comes up with!

Check out her darling card using Bella stamps…
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Want more samples? Check out the SFYTT Sisters…
Amy Rohl
Amy Sheffer
Susan Liles
Kelly Lunceford
Carole Burrage

When uploading to SCS, please use the keyword “SFYTT.” Also, don’t forget to link your project on this post :) Happy creating! Hugs-Jd

Don’t forget if you are hopping along check out Jackie’s Verve creation next.

Bella-rific Friday…

Posted by Jen | Bella, cards, challenges | Friday, July 31, 2009

I was trying to wait until Emily posted the Bella-rific Friday post up on the Bella blog, but that hasn’t happened yet. I am going to go ahead and do this post, though. I usually don’t post my card that I did for the sketch on the same day that Emily posts all the cards. I decided to mix it up a little and go ahead and do that today. The sketch for this week can be found HERE. I went ahead and made a 4.25″ square. I like doing this size card because they fit into a regular envie and don’t require extra postage {bonus!}. Here’s what I came up with…
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Can you tell that I am still in love with that Dream Street paper? It is probably my fave at the moment and I can’t get enough of it!! LOL! I think that I about to run out, so it won’t seem like such a re-run here. BTW, if you are not familiar with Bella-rific Fridays, you may want to check ‘em out, as Emily gives away some $$ to spend in the Bella store…helpful for weeks like this one where there was a super cute release.

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