thanks for lifting my spirits

Here is another card I made in a Jennifer McGuire class:



Thanks for looking! Comments are appreciated!

Hugs,
Joy

Smile

Here is another card I made in a Jennifer McGuire class:



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Hugs,
Joy

Fun With Fabric Week 9

Welcome to Week 9 (Advent Ornaments) of Donna Downey's Fun with Fabric class! My Mom and I made these on Thanksgiving. I stamped and she cleaned, then she sewed and I punched eyelets.

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Hugs,
Joy

wishing you all things wonderful

Hope you enjoyed the holiday weekend. It was nice spending time with my family.

Here is a card I made in a Jennifer McGuire class:



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Hugs,
Joy

Fun with Fabric Week 8: Lady Sugar Plum

Welcome to Week 8 (Fancy Ladies) of Donna Downey's Fun with Fabric class! We made five fancy ladies and I decided to share one each day this week.

Without further ado, meet Lady Sugar Plum:



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Hugs,
Joy

Fun with Fabric Week 8: Lady Gaga

Welcome to Week 8 (Fancy Ladies) of Donna Downey's Fun with Fabric class! We made five fancy ladies and I decided to share one each day this week.

Without further ado, meet Lady Gaga:



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Hugs,
Joy

Fun with Fabric Week 8: Lady Victoria

Welcome to Week 8 (Fancy Ladies) of Donna Downey's Fun with Fabric class! We made five fancy ladies and I decided to share one each day this week.

Without further ado, meet Lady Victoria:



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Hugs,
Joy

Fun with Fabric Week 8: Lady of Spain

Welcome to Week 8 (Fancy Ladies) of Donna Downey's Fun with Fabric class! We made five fancy ladies and I decided to share one each day this week.

Without further ado, meet Lady of Spain:



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Hugs,
Joy

Fun with Fabric Week 8: Lady Violet

Welcome to Week 8 (Fancy Ladies) of Donna Downey's Fun with Fabric class! We made five fancy ladies and I decided to share one each day this week.

Without further ado, meet Lady Violet:

 

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Hugs,
Joy

Happy Birthday

Happy Saturday! Here is a card I made in a Jennifer McGuire class:



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Hugs,
Joy

November Card Chain Challenge

Happy Weekend!

Deborah hosted another fun Card Chain Challenge in November.

This is the card I sent to Nancy. I'm so glad the flowers arrived in one piece!



This is the lovely card I received from Corey. Perfect for Thanksgiving!

Thanks for looking! Comments are appreciated!

Hugs,
Joy

Supplies
Stamp(s): Hero Arts (CG125 Friend Definition)
Ink(s): Ranger (Vintage Photo); ColorBox (Chestnut Roan)
Paper(s): Recollections (Kraft notecard); October Afternoon (The Thrift Shop)
Other: Prima (Flowers)

Pairing Up Challenge: Day 5

Welcome to Day 5 of my Pairing Up Challenge with Jenny! It has been such a fun week!

Here is another fun card from Jenny. More clouds!



Here is my card.



Be sure to check out Jenny's take on one of my cards HERE.

Thanks for looking! Comments are appreciated!

Hugs,
Joy

Supplies
Stamp(s): Hero Arts (F5293 Bicycle, CL439 Kiss From The Sun, CG125 Friend Definition)
Paper(s): Hero Hues (Folded Note Cards); Recollections (White Cardstock)
Ink(s): Hero Arts (Black Dye, Punch Chalk)
Other: Cricut Imagine (Hopscotch [clouds]); Machine Stitching

Pairing Up Challenge: Day 4

Welcome to Day 4 of my Pairing Up Challenge with Jenny!



Here is my card. I wasn't patient enough to cut out all the little butterflies. LOL.



Be sure to check out Jenny's take on one of my cards HERE.

Thanks for looking! Comments are appreciated!

Hugs,
Joy

Supplies

Stamp(s): Hero Arts (H5365 Scallop Greenery, CG119 Flourish Background)
Paper(s): Hero Hues (Folded Note Card); Neenah (Classic Crest)
Ink(s): Hero Arts (Snow Chalk); Ranger (Peeled Paint, Shabby Shutters, Tumbled Glass, Broken China); Tsukineko (VersaMark)
Other: Prima (Butterflies); American Crafts (Clear Embossing Powder)

Pairing Up Challenge: Day 3

Welcome to Day 3 of my Pairing Up Challenge with Jenny!

Here is another fun and cute card from Jenny -- sweet little birds, fluffy clouds, and the bright sun.



Here is my card. I really like how it came out. Very fun and cheerful.



Be sure to check out Jenny's take on one of my cards HERE.

Thanks for looking! Comments are appreciated!

Hugs,
Joy

Supplies
Stamp(s): Hero Arts (CL439 Kiss From the Sun, CL261 Woodland Creatures)
Paper(s): Hero Hues (Folded Note Cards); Recollections (White Cardstock)
Ink(s): Hero Arts (Black Dye)
Other: Cricut Imagine (Hopscotch [clouds]); Copic (Assorted Markers); Machine Stitching

Pairing Up Challenge: Day 2

Welcome to Day 2 of my Pairing Up Challenge with Jenny!

Isn't this card from Jenny pretty?



Here is my card. I embellished with Hero Arts pearls instead of with buttons. I also changed the color scheme and sentiment.



Be sure to check out Jenny's take on one of my cards HERE.

Thanks for looking! Comments are appreciated!

Hugs,
Joy

Supplies
Stamp(s): Hero Arts (CL434 Just Find Me, S5319 Circle Lace)

Ink(s): Hero Arts (Punch Chalk, Snow Chalk)Other: Hero Arts (CH226 Blush Ribbon, CH211 Blush Mixed Accents); Spellbinders (Dies)
Paper(s): Hero Hues (Folded Note Card); Recollections (Kraft Note Card); Neenah (Classic Crest)

Pairing Up Challenge: Day 1

Welcome to Day 1 of my Pairing Up Challenge with Jenny! We chose favorites from each other's Flickr photostreams and came up with new cards to share with you. This should be a fun week!

When I think of Jenny I think of banners, birds, and clouds. This card shows her fun and cute style perfectly. I like how she made the bird sing!



Here is my card. I printed the cloud patterned paper and little birdie with THIS. Yes, my husband spoils me.


Home Sweet Home



Be sure to check out Jenny's take on one of my cards HERE.

Thanks for looking! Comments are appreciated!

Hugs,

Joy

Supplies

Stamp(s): Hero Arts (H5428 Hello Flags, K5107 Screen Shadow, CG119 Flourish Background)

Paper(s): Hero Hues (Folded Note Cards); Recollections (White Cardstock, Kraft Note Card)

Ink(s): Hero Arts (Black Dye, Latte Chalk, Grass Chalk, Soft Brown Shadow)
Other: Cricut Imagine (Hopscotch [clouds], Best Friends [bird]; Sizzix (House Die); Recollections (Black Pearl); Machine Stitching

Fun with Fabric Weeks 5-7

Welcome to Weeks 5-7 (album) of Donna Downey's Fun with Fabric class!

This project started as a 6" x 12" blank canvas album from Prima. After a labor of love (emphasis on labor) it became this "beloved" album. I had lots of fun creating it. Hope you like it!

Front Cover:



Page 1:



Pages 2-3:



Pages 4-5:



Pages 6-7:

Pages 8-9:

Page 10:

Thanks for looking! Comments are appreciated!

Hugs,
Joy

OWH Be My Valentine Bloghop

Welcome to the Operation Write Home Valentine Bloghop! What says love more than a delicious chocolate cupcake?
 


The Operation Write Home Christmas card deadline has passed, but you still have plenty of time to make Valentine's Day Cards! The postmark deadline is January 7th.

Please click HERE to vote for Operation Write Home to win a $50,000 donation in the Jo Ann Craft for a Cause contest! You can vote one time per 24 hours. The contest ends on December 4th.

Thanks for visiting! Comments are appreciated!


Hugs,
Joy

Please visit Jessica at Certainly Stamping next!

Holiday Thinking Inking Week 6

Happy Wednesday! Hope you are having a great week so far.

Here are the cards I made for Week 5 of Jennifer McGuire's Holiday Thinking Inking class at twopeasinabucket.com.

A pretty fabric flower:



A fabric evergreen in front of a stamped fabric sky:



A clear embossed card:



A clear embossed tag:



Thanks for looking! Comments are appreciated!

Hugs,
Joy

merry and bright

Happy Monday!

Here is a tag / card I made in a Jennifer McGuire class. I like the mix of green and purple and the different patterns.



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Hugs,
Joy

Holiday Thinking Inking Week 5

Hope you had a great weekend!

Here are the cards I made for Week 5 of Jennifer McGuire's Holiday Thinking Inking class at twopeasinabucket.com. This week was all about alcohol inks.








Thanks for looking! Comments are appreciated!

Hugs,
Joy

big hugs

Here is another card I made in a Jennifer McGuire class.The green was stamped and the flowers were made with markers. Isn't she clever?



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Hugs,
Joy

Flowers

Happy Wednesday!

Last night I made a couple cards for the current inking challenge at the Hero Arts blog. I also used the sketch (#41) from the OperationWriteHome Stars and Stripes blog.

Here is the first card. I used markers to ink up the stamp and then sprayed it lightly with water before stamping.



Here is the 2nd card where I flipped the sketch on its side. I sprayed the stamp lightly with water again instead of reinking. The second stamping has more of a muted watercolor look.



Stamp(s): Hero Arts (CG170 Wildflower Garden, CG171 Blooming Meadow)
Ink(s): Tsukineko (VersaMark); Marvy (Markers)

Thanks for looking! Comments are appreciated!

Hugs,
Joy

happy birthday bear

Here is a cheerful happy birthday bear card:



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Hugs,
Joy

you brighten my day birds

Here is a card I made in a Jennifer McGuire class. Lots of distress inks were used on this, plus a healthy dose of perfect pearls / water mist.



Thanks for looking! Comments are appreciated!

Hugs,
Joy

November