DJ's Sundries

Sometimes, simple is better and I felt that this was one of those times.  I also decided that it had been so long since I had pulled out the watercolors that I wanted to play a bit with them.  Here's what I used: Close To My Heart White Daisy cardstock Close To My Heart Everlasting Life Holidays stamp set (retired) Close To My Heart Your Own Kind of Wonderful stamp set Close To My Heart Coral Reef sequins Essentials watercolor pad Memento Tuxedo Black ink Paper Trey Ink Boutique Borders Sympathy stamp set Neocolor II watercolor crayons - Ultramarine, Cobalt Blue, Violet Black Zig pen You can get your Close To My Heart supplies here . Thanks so much for stopping by today. Remember to take some time to enjoy the little things.

I recently learned a new technique by watching AKCaraboo on YouTube which you can see here .  I love it and will be trying more.  I may even do a technique video showing it to you as well.  After I did my own stencil printing, I had a project to create that you will see soon.  There was a scrap of paper left over that I decided to use to make these pretty little cards.  Since I was using stuff that was left over from another project, these little beauties took only a few minutes to create and I love them. I used: Stencil printed paper (made with Strathmore cold press watercolor paper, Heidi Swap Stencil, Distress inks in Peacock Feathers, Picked Raspberry, and Salted Ocean ) Paper Trey Ink Kraft Cardstock Sakura Jelly Roll White pen Tombow glue pen and Xyron 250 Simon Says Stamp - Butterfly Drift Dye and Butterflies coordinating stamp set Hot pink and teal paper scraps 1/2" Corner Chomper from We Are Memory Keepers     Thanks for stopping by today.  Remember

Recently a friend of ours had surgery and I wanted to make a card to take when we visited him in the hospital. I had very little time to make it but still wanted it to be special. I think I was able to pull it off. Here are the items I used: Kraft Cardstock from Paper Trey Ink Memento Tuxedo Black Bowties 6X6 pad by Basic Grey "The Future" stamp set from Sweet and Sassy Stamps "Originals" Card Confidence Program found here Black ribbon from Really Reasonable Ribbon Sequins from Mainstays Black Soot Distress Marker Lime Twist Bakers Twine by My Minds Eye The whole thing went together quickly. Thanks for stopping by today.  Remember to take some time to enjoy the little things.

I warned you yesterday that you were going to be seeing a few Valentine's from me.  I know they're a little late.  I hope you enjoy them anyway. I used the following items: Cricut - Creative Holiday Cards cartridge Paper Trey Ink - Latte Love stamp set K. Andrew Designs - Coffee and Tea Treats Tag-a-Longs stamp set Hero Arts - Cup-O-Joe and Pale Tomato shadow inks K. and Company - KP Valentines cardstock and Cupid Embossed Stickers Georgia Pacific white cardstock Thanks for stopping by today.  Remember to take some time to enjoy the little things.

I have a mini notebook to share with you today that is cute and can slip into your purse for those quick notes we all need to make. I used the following items: 3 Girl JAM Cherry Lipstick crinkle ribbon Paper from WeR Memory Keepers, Paper Trey Ink - Vintage Cream, and Core'dinations Foundations - Sassy Stamps - Paper Trey Ink - Latte Love; TPC Studios - Coffee Cake; K. Andrew Designs Coffee and Tea for You and Me, K. Andrew Designs Coffee and Tea for You and Me image set, K. Andrew Designs Coffee and Tea for You and Me Tag-a-long Memento Tuxedo ink, Archival Coffee ink, CTMH - Ruby, Denim; Distress ink - Victorian Velvet and Antique Linen Scor-Tape Gelly Roll Stardust - Clear glittery Distress marker - Peeled Paint Zig 2-way marker - Pure Pink Bling (from my stash) Please enjoy the video. Thanks so much for stopping by today.  Remember to take some time to enjoy the little things. I am linking this to the Simon Says Stamp - Anything Goes challenge found here

Recently, I shared a scrapbook sketch that I altered to make a card.  You can read all about it and view the sketch by clicking here .  I decided that I wanted to make a few more of these cards with fall themes and paper.  In so doing, you should be able to see the versatility of using sketches. Supplies: PaperTrey Ink - Counting My Blessings and Boutique Borders Sympathy dye and stamp sets The Paper Studio Cyprus collection Ink - Memento Tuxedo Black & Wild Hone Distress Ink DCWV - Autumn Melody and Neutrals 2 matstackes "Nutty" Fiskars border punch  I go into a bit more detail on the video. Thanks so much for stopping by today.  Remember to take some time to enjoy the little things.

Good morning everyone.  If you are hopping over from 3 Girl JAM, welcome.  I have a little card for a co-worker to share with you today.  I wanted to make her something unique but also pretty.  3 Girl JAM had the perfect combination of ribbons, though I used pieces from 2 different bundles.  Iris from the Spring Flowers bundle and Baby Girl from the Baby bundle paired beautifully to pull this card together. Now I realize that the picture looks a bit fuzzy and I was bummed about that at first.  Then I realized that the vellum overlay was causing that look.  It makes the card feel soft and ready for baby. Besides the gorgeous 3 Girl JAM ribbon that is linked in the bundles above, I used a few other products.  They are: Prisma colored pencils - Sienna brown, dark umber, burnt ocre, black, pink, violet, parma violet, peach Gamsol Charm from a RAK Teddy Bear Vellum Cardstock - white from Paper Trey Ink and Georgia Pacific Colored paper - from my stash (unsure of the

A while back I posted a gift bag that I altered for a friend.  At the time, I also made a card that I want to share with you Supplies: Paper Trey Ink - Latte Love stamp set and Plum cardstock My Mind's Eye - So Sophie American Crafts - red glitter tape Stampendous - Happy Messages stamp set Memento - Tuxedo black ink Tim Holtz Distress Ink - Bard Door and Dusty Concord Tim Holtz Distress Markers - Barn Door and Black Soot Sakura - Gelly Roll Stardust pen Thanks for stopping by today.  Remember to take some time to enjoy the little things.

Kraft card stock is so fun to work with and we are celebrating that with the current 3 Girl JAM challenge.  Are you ready to play along?  I know that I am.  Recently I found a fun tutorial on YouTube by Christina from Creations with Christina ( here ).  I knew immediately that I had to try it for this challenge.  I also knew that I needed some fun 3 Girl JAM ribbon so I grabbed Purple Passion and Dress White. I used some other fun supplies as well: Paper Trey Inc - Kraft cardstock Washi tape from the Target office supply section Hero Arts Cut and Stamp - Balloons Hero Arts - All Occasion Messages Hampton Art white ink Sakura Gelly Roll - white Scrap of white waxed string Foam squares Be sure to link up your Kraft with Ribbon project over at 3 Girl JAM.  We always have great prizes. Thanks for stopping by today.  Remember to take some time to enjoy the little things.

I have a friend who recently had carpal tunnel surgery.  This wonderful little set of stamps from Lawn Fawn is perfect for get well cards.  I knew that I could make her a quick little card.  I started with the following supplies: White cardstock - Georgia Pacific and Paper Trey Inc "One Fine Day" 6X6 paper pad from Three Bugs in a Rug Lawn Fawn - "On the Mend" stamp set Fiskars "Scalloped Sentiment" and 2" round punches Ranger Archival ink - Jet Black Memento ink - Tuxedo Black Spellbinders - Big Scalloped Circle die set Prisma colored pencils Pearls from Michaels Thanks for stopping by today.  Remember to take some time to enjoy the little things.

Good morning everyone.  I hope you are having a beautiful day.  If you are coming over from the 3 Girl JAM challenge blog - welcome. I have seen several different "window" cards lately and I wanted to give it a try so I decided that these birthday balloons would work well.  I also wanted to make this card for an adult male so I wanted it to be more muted and in masculine colors. I used the following supplies and tools: 3 Girl JAM - Gold Crown from the Royal Bundle Paper: Paper Trey Ink (Kraft & Vintage Cream), The Paper Studio (Brown from the Cyprus collection), My Mind's Eye (Fine & Dandy Boy) Inks: Distress (Peeled Paint, Dusty Concord, Wild Honey), Ranger Archival (Coffee) Studio G Glitter Glue Hero Arts: "All Occasion Messages" stamp set and Stamp and Cut - "Balloons" Spellbinders: Labels Number 5 with the Cuttlebug Micron Pen: Black The video today is a bit longer than normal, so thanks for taking the time to view it.

Today I have a special card to share with you.  One of my dearest friends has a daughter who is getting married.  Many years ago, I was a teacher's aid in a Christian school.  My friend was a co-worker and her 3 year old daughter was part of our kindergarten class.  Now this precious 3 year old is all grown up, graduated from college, and getting married.  Yep, I'm getting OLD. While designing the card, I realized that I have very limited stamps for wedding cards.  When this happens, its time to get creative with the stamps you have, right?  As you can see, you could also use this card for other occasions since it isn't "sentiment exclusive".  I have discovered that the "Dress White" from the new Navy bundle at 3 Girl JAM is the perfect color choice for a white wedding card.  You can find yours here . The main paper I chose is from the beautiful "Couture" 6X6 pad from SEI.  I also used paper from Paper Trey Ink. Embellishments are fr

Hello everyone.  I trust you are having a great day.  Today I have chosen a card that was inspired by another card.  Once again, I saw the original in a tutorial from Operation Write Home.  As soon as I saw this card, I loved the design and knew it would be a perfect use of scraps.  I made my design after looking at the picture once, so it obviously isn't an exact copycat.  I hadn't even looked at the original post so I don't know the sizes she used.  If you would like to check out the original post, please click here . If you watch the video, I focused on making the following card: At the end of the video I added a bonus card.  This is one of my favorite recent cards. I used the following supplies to make these 2 cards: Thank You - Scraps from My Mind's Eye - "Fine and Dandy" Martha Stewart - 1" circle punch Hero Arts - "All Occasion Messages" stamp set White embossing powder Versamark Ink Washi tape from Target Coredinations

I trust you are having a great Thursday.  I'm so happy to be with you today.  Do you ever have those times when you just want to let someone know that you are thankful for them?  I know I do.  Recently a co-worker asked me if I had an extra thank you card for just such a person and I knew that I needed to make one that was extra special.  Needing room for multiple people to sign and leave a message, I decided that I would make a 5X7 card.  I grabbed some paper, some embellishments, and a few other items and went to work.  Of course any special card is made more special with 3 Girl JAM ribbon so I also grabbed some Witch's Brew and Antique White . Now I must tell you that there is a NEW COLOR of 3 Girl JAM ribbon that will be coming soon that would have been even more perfect for this card.  I admit that I seriously considered sneaking it in here, but I behaved.  Curious?  You will all have to wait just a few more days.  Let me tell you, it will be worth the wait. Of cou

Today I wanted to show you 3 of the simplest cards I've made in a long time.  They were styled after another Operation Write Home sketch that you can find here .  These sketches are really helping me get caught up right now and I'm so thankful for them.  Remember that using a sketch doesn't take away your own creativity or flair.  A sketch is just a springboard to jump to your own ideas. The first card I made was from the Basic Grey "Life of the Party" 6X6 pad and Element stickers.  The blue card base was something I found in my stash.  I think this will be a perfect male or kid birthday card, don't you? I decided to take a border from the Element sticker sheet to finish off the inside.  Hero Art's "All Occasion Messages" had the perfect little happy birthday sentiment to finish it off with Archival "Jet Black" ink. The second card is definitely for a lady.  I pulled out the "So Sophie" 6X6 pad, Basic Grey "

Hello, I hope you are having a great day.  I am plugging away at birthday cards. I thought I would share 3 of them with you today.  Grab some Daffodil and Harvest Orange 3 Girl JAM ribbon and come and play along. I must admit that this card was really easy to make and I had a lot of fun doing it.  Here's what I used along with the 3 Girl JAM ribbon: Basic Grey - "Life of the Party" 6X6 paper pad and element stickers. Adhesive Blue cardstock cut at 5.5"X8.5" Dusty Durango ink - Stampin' Up Hero Arts - All Occasion Messages (inside sentiment) Operation Write Home - Bonus Sketch #13 (Click here to get yours) Now for the bonus cards... If you look at the purple ones closely, you can see that the purple floral paper is slightly different on each of them. Paper - Paper Trey Inc - Plum Pudding and Vintage Cream; My Mind's Eye - So Sophie 6X6 pad Rich Razzleberry ink - Stampin' Up Daffodil crinkle ribbon - 3 Girl

I have to say that I love the way this card turned out.  Shall we get started?  Here's what I used: 3 Girl JAM - Caribbean Splash bundle Basic Grey - "What's Up?" 6X6 pad Martha Stewart - butterfly punch Spellbinders - Large Classic Scalloped Ovals Archival "Jet Black" ink Paper Trey Ink - Vintage Cream card stock Happy Birthday stamp - TPC Studio Crystal Stickles Adhesive I hope you enjoy the video. Have a great day and remember to take some time to enjoy the little things. I'm linking this to the 3 Girl JAM "It's a Party with Ribbon".  You should come and play along.

Today I have a project for you that was inspired by the current challenge over at 3 Girl JAM's challenge blog.  The current challenge is a sketch challenge using this sketch: Of course, the beauty of using a sketch is to see how you can make a sketch your own.  That's exactly what I did with this one. I used: 3 Girl JAM - Harvest Bundle K & Company - Tim Coffey Designer Mat Pad Prima Flowers Tattered Angels Glimmer Mist - Tiger lily Paper Trey Ink - Vintage Cream cardstock, Counting My Blessings stamps and die Archival ink - black Green paper from my scrap stash The video gives all the tips and tricks from this project.  There is even a tip that wouldn't be obvious from the picture.  LIke this project?  Check back soon for the gift and gift bag I made to coordinate with this card. Thanks for stopping by today and remember to take time to enjoy the little things. I am linking this card to the following challenges: 3 Girl JAM - Sketch Cha

Today I have a project for you that was inspired by the current challenge over at 3 Girl JAM's challenge blog.  The current challenge is a sketch challenge using this sketch: Of course, the beauty of using a sketch is to see how you can make a sketch your own.  That's exactly what I did with this one. I used: 3 Girl JAM - Harvest Bundle K & Company - Tim Coffey Designer Mat Pad Prima Flowers Tattered Angels Glimmer Mist - Tiger lily Paper Trey Ink - Vintage Cream cardstock, Counting My Blessings stamps and die Archival ink - black Green paper from my scrap stash The video gives all the tips and tricks from this project.  There is even a tip that wouldn't be obvious from the picture.  LIke this project?  Check back soon for the gift and gift bag I made to coordinate with this card. Thanks for stopping by today and remember to take time to enjoy the little things. I am linking this card to the following challenges: 3 Girl JAM - Sketch Cha

Today I have a project for you that was inspired by the current challenge over at 3 Girl JAM's challenge blog.  The current challenge is a sketch challenge using this sketch: Of course, the beauty of using a sketch is to see how you can make a sketch your own.  That's exactly what I did with this one. I used: 3 Girl JAM - Harvest Bundle K & Company - Tim Coffey Designer Mat Pad Prima Flowers Tattered Angels Glimmer Mist - Tiger lily Paper Trey Ink - Vintage Cream cardstock, Counting My Blessings stamps and die Archival ink - black Green paper from my scrap stash The video gives all the tips and tricks from this project.  There is even a tip that wouldn't be obvious from the picture.  LIke this project?  Check back soon for the gift and gift bag I made to coordinate with this card. Thanks for stopping by today and remember to take time to enjoy the little things. I am linking this card to the following challenges: 3 Girl JAM - Sketch Cha