BEE Happy!

Here's a cute little card I made for the Cricut Cardz Challenge # 33, just under the wire!! I really wanna start playing around with my Cricut and cartridges much more than I do. This challenge blog is a great way to get involved in that and see what wonderful inspiration is out there. Unfortunately I only have the older cartridges but I haven't even begun to explore what all they do. I just love this cute little bee from the Stentimental's cartridge and knew I had to make something from it. I used the card feature and then added the bee and sentiment. It was still kinda boring so I blinged it up just a little bit. I hope you enjoy it! Tomorrow I have to take a break from scrappin to can some tomatoe sauce and tomatoe juice.

My hubby took some of my salsa to work today and some of his co-workers offered to pay for me to make some! I guess that is a good recipe. I have tomatoes comin out my ears at the moment so that won't be a problem! LOL

Have a wonderful evening and thank you so much to those who have taken the time to leave a little message. It really keeps me going!

Love and Hugs - Jen

HELP! Please I'm Stuck.......

I'm trying to figure out a way to organize my challenges and be more productive. I would appreciate any input ya'll can give me on that. Do you use charts or lists, or what?!???? I spend so much time trying to organize that I don't get time to finish what I want to. Thank you to anyone who takes the time to answer this post!! They're will be a little surprise posted later this week for all that respond.

Have a happy Sunday!
Jen

Michelle's Donkey! (SSS64)

Hope everyone is enjoying their Friday evening. Please forgive my picture. I was having a hard time getting a clear image and then my batteries died and I don't have any more in the house. Boo. So, I had to use what I had taken.

This is the The Sweet Stop #64 Sketch Challenge. I love this image made by MelJen Designs, which are sold through Whimsy Stamps now. It was inspired for Michelle, a fellow scrap blogger that was seriously injured in an automobile accident. If you're in our "scrap" world you know who I mean. God Bless her and all she's been through.

I'm also entering this into Charisma Cardz Challenge #28 Think Pink!! I think this one covers that!!

Lastly, my cute little felt flower qualifies me to enter Paper Makeup for the Weekend Challenge #35. Woohoo

I used paper from my summer pack in pastels. I was following a couple of challenges when I started it but OOPS only made it into this one - he he. The border is a Martha Stewart Punch (she's teaming up with Cricut, did ya hear???). The flowers and ribbon are from my scrap stash! That stash is huge with mismatched stuff but at least I'm finding uses for it.

Well have a wonderful rest of the evening. I'm off to plan out some layouts and cards.

Big Hugs to all!
Jen

Celebrate! (MMSC#62)

Kenny K's Krafty Girlz has some amazing images and they are having their first ever challenge. The first challenge is PASTELS. So I decided to use this hippy chic image called Mad Skillz. It's my girlfriends birthday today and this totally fits her. I followed the sketch over at Midnight Madness's Sketch Challenge #62 (MMSC#62). They're sketches are always fantastic. This one was really easy just lots of layering. I used the glitz pack again. That pretty flower is Prima from my Swirlydoo's kits and some random ribbon. I hope you enjoy it and thanks for taking the time to leave me some love. I could really use it this week........

Hugs - Jen

Flutter By Flora

Here's my Flutter By for this week. I'm so glad those girls are back from vacation! This image is from Mo's Digital Pencil Toocalled Baby Fairy Flora. Isn't she just the cutest little thang!! Everything else for the card is used from my scrap stash! I love it when that works out. Hope you have a wonderful Wednesday!

Hugs - Ms. Jen

Snowflakes in the Summer

FINALLY! I've been workin on some projects this last couple weeks and finally am able to post a card. Silly me I looked at the wrong MOJO Monday Sketch but oh well, The card is pretty anyway. So the sketch is from last week, hopefully I'll have time to do one for this week.

My card is a 5 X 5, I cut my snowflake at 3" from the Christmas Noel Cartridge. Then I ran it through my Zyron. I used Tim Holtz glimmer mists in red velvet and coffee shop. The picture doesn't do it justice how pretty the colors are and how sparkly! When that was dry I attached the gold pearls using my NEW I-Rock. Then I followed sketch using paper from the Cosmo Cricket Wonderland paper pad. The sentiments on the outside and inside were both from the paper pad as well.

Now I just want to say that I ordered my I-Rock and it didn't work. I contacted the company I bought it from and I'm happy to say that Imaginesce sent me out a replacement right away. The first two times I used it it worked. Then it stopped heating up. Thank goodness I hadn't thrown out the other one because I was able to replace the heat core from the one that wouldn't turn on. So now (at least for the time being) I have a working I-Rock tool. Has anybody else ran across this problem? I'm gonna contact Imaginesce and let them know. I enjoy using it I'm just very disappointed in the workmanship of it.

Ok, enough on that. I'm off to make salsa shortly. Our first ripe tomatoes are ready in the garden which means it back to canning!! I just finished 8 cases of Kosher Dill Pickles and two cases of Sweet Pickle Relish. It's hard work but so rewarding! Thanks for stopping by and leaving me some love!

I'm entering this into the following challenges:

Cricut Cardz #32 - Christmas Card with your Cricut

Squigglefly #57 - Christmas Card

Rosie D's #75 - Use Burgundy, Pink and Cream

Hugs - Ms. Jen

Candy Candy Candy

I hope everyone is doing great on this happy Thursday! I've been busy with company over the holiday and doing research the last week or so. And on top of all that my garden is coming due so I've been elbow deep in pickles! LOL So with all that I haven't had much time to scrap or make cards. But one thing I have come across is some GREAT CANDY GIVEAWAYS. I've listed them all on my sidebar. Take a minute to go check them out and while your there look at all the wonderful cards and inspiration they have to share with you. Sometimes just stopping in for a chance at candy will bring you a new friend you never knew you needed. It's happened to me several times!! I noticed a few of their follower buttons weren't working, maybe you'll have better luck. I do have a few things in the works so watch for me to pop back on!

Much love to all!
Ms. Jen