Stampin! with Jaydee

Easy Events meets Silver Glitter Paper

Hi Everyone.  Happy Wednesday.

Tonight, I have another card made using last week's FreshlyMadesketches sketch :-)  I really do love the sketches the team puts out.  My last card was a fall inspired card - this one is all about Christmas with lots of bling!

I pulled out the Snow Burst embossing folder, the Easy Events Christmas stamp, some of my newly arrived silver glitter paper and a few basic pearls.  I also used my nestabilities for the circular elements.  Here's what I came up with

Isn't that paper just gorgeous?  It really is so luscious in real life.  I can't wait to use it for some snowflakes!

On a personal note:

My poor little Bilbo was at the vet today and had to have three teeth removed.  He's a little loopy tonight, but seems to be doing OK on the pain meds.  He's just the most adorable, sweet natured, lovable cat and the vet techs just love him.  Luckily our favorite vet tech also baby sits for us, so he was very comfortable with her, but I don't think he was too pleased with her after she had pulled out his teeth!

Lou and I have spent the last two days up in Minneapolis meeting with the builder, going over the official plans, etc. and then, yesterday, we spent the whole day in the design center choosing finishes.  Oh, boy!!!!  We were absolutely exhausted at the end of the day and didn't get everything done.  We don't like the appliance, lighting or carpet packages, so we are waiting for our allowance number and then can go do some shopping.  We choose flooring, kitchen and bathroom door types, handles, tiling, grout color, paint color, ceiling color, window types, trim, exterior colors.... aaaarrrrghhhh it was exhilarating, exciting, exhausting and well.... really... exciting :-) Of course, I woke up at 5am wondering about the decisions and had we chosen the right colors, should we have gone with THOSE floors, etc.  In the end, once I had woken up and re-looked at everything, there is only a couple of things we will change.  Still so much more to do and decide, but it's wonderful.  Thank you to all of you who have sent me emails or left comments of encouragement..... we really do appreciate it!

Now... I am off to look at faucets in the brochures we picked up!  Lou is having dinner with a friend, and I am going to cuddle my Bilbo and make him feel loved :-)

I hope you all have a wonderful Thursday.  Warm hugs and prayers for those of you who need a little lift tonight.

Hugs

Jaydee

Easy Events - Gender Neutral

Hi Everyone.  Happy Thursday....oh...yes.... it's almost a long weekend!!!

Before I post a quick card for you tonight, I wanted to give a shout out to KELLI, LORI and BRENDA.  YOU GUYS ROCK.....  3 more boxes of cards arrived today.  I cannot tell you how exciting it is.  Soozie and Rach also let me know that they have cards on the way.  I can't wait to sit down this weekend and start to package up and sort the cards.  I will also be taking photos of the cards that have been sent in and creating slide shows.   I promise you will have lots to oooohhhh and aaaaah about - and lots of inspiration is in store.  Thank you to all of you who have participated in the card drive.  I really appreciate the rest of you letting me know that cards are on their way, or about to be posted.  It feels like Christmas - only better.  Because the boxes that are arriving are full of goodies to pass cheer on to so many people.  Thank you!

As I have not had a single minute to get into my stamping space this week..... nor did I get the chance to stamp this past weekend... well, it means that I have no cards to show you.  So, I have to show you the gender neutral version of the baby card that I made.  You saw the baby girl card here, the baby boy version here and tonight... here's a gender neutral version for you

I've got to tell you.... I am in love with Wild Wasabi and Pool Party!  You will notice that I kept the polka dot theme going..... this time I reversed the base layer to be debossed.  The square layer embossed and, of course, I made the little dots on the umbrella white with the uni ball pen!  If I haven't convinced you yet, that this is the cutest baby card image..... you can't say I haven't tried:-)

Today, Stampin' Up! revealed the new Holiday Mini and it is full of wonderful goodies.  Really fabulous stuff.  You can click on the mini below and it will take you to the mini catalog on-line 

Let me point out a few of my favorite things from the mini for you:

Quilted Satin ribbon in either Cherry Cobbler or Early Espresso - both on page 30

 

• Pick your Poison DSP on page 10
• Mica Flakes on Page 21
• The Sounding Joy stamp set on page 23
• Frostwood Lodge DSP on page 28
• Christmas Lodge stamp set on page 29 (mine is on the way!!!!)
• Mini jingle bells on page 30
• Snow Burst embossing folder on page 33
• Stitched Stockings Stamp Set with matching buider punch on page 34
• 25 and Counting stamp set with the matching Peekaboo Frames Die - on pages 36 and 37

I promise you, there is something for everyone.  Not forgetting, of course, the fabulous Simply Scored!    

Don't forget....... please let me know if you have cards coming for the card drive, so that I can make allowances for that as I start to get them ready this weekend.  I will be drawing the names of the grand prize winners this weekend, too and packaging up my little thank you gifts for those who submitted cards but were not the lucky winners.  I do appreciate all of you.

Have a wonderful Friday everyone.  For those of you who on the East Coast who have let me know you are OK.  Thank you for letting me know.

Hugs and prayers for those of you who need a little lift tonight.

Jaydee

Easy Events - Little Boy Blue

Hi Everyone.

Very quick post for you tonight.  Once again, I hope all my blog readers on the East Coast are safe and dry.  I continue to speak to colleagues who live out in upstate New York, New Jersey and Connecticut and hear their stories.  I hope all of my blog readers are OK.

I promised to share the other colors that I made with the Easy Events set for the Paper Players sketch challenge #61.  You can see my original card here.  That was the really girl version.  I also made a masculine version.  I know that Lou hates it when I use ribbon on "boy" cards, but seriously, for babies... the card is appreciated much more by the Momma than by baby!  So, I think a little bit of ribbon is way ok!!!!

Once again, I love the repetition of dots and stripes!  I know... I have some kind of disorder!

Here's what I used on the card:

• Card stock:  Pacific Point, Whisper White, Daffodil Delight
• Stamps: Easy Events
• DSP:  Patterns Back - Brights
• Accessories:  Pacific Point ribbon (retired).  Brights Button.  White Baker's Twine
• Tools:  Big Shot, Polka Dot embossing folder.  Stampin' Dimensionals. 

Now that you have seen the second of these cards... you know you are tempted to buy this fabulous set :-)  Funny thing... when I saw this set in the catalog I said... no way, Jose!  When I heard it was one of the sets from convention, I said. Oh.  No!  BUT.... I love it!  So... it shows that it's worthwhile going to a friend's house, or your demonstrator's house and trying something out... Or in my case, flying to Utah!

On a personal note

Thank you to all of you who left a message for me on yesterday's post.  I really appreciated your wonderful, warm comments.  It was the first - and only time I have actually submitted a card for publication.  I'm tempted to try again, but, it's really pretty stressful.  I know there are some people who really are amazing at knowing exactly what to design to be of interest to a magazine.  You learn what pops on a page and trying to think of what trends will be month's from now.  me... I get nervous enough just putting cards on my blog.  You would be surprised how many don't actually make it to my blog - never mind for submission!  Anyway, it was great and i really did like the card, and am so grateful to all of you.

Shout out to my hubby tonight who is, as always, on the road again!

Warm hugs and prayers for those of you who need it tonight.

Jaydee

Easy Events - Paper Players Challenge #61

Hi Everyone.  Happy Saturday night.

I hope you are all having a great weekend and that my blog readers in the path of Irene are safe and dry.

It's my pleasure to host the Paper Players Challenge this week and we have a sketch for you.  I first saw this sketch at convention and loved it.  We hope that you will join us this week.  Even though the sketch has a circular focal element, you can make it any shape you like.  You can also turn the sketch on its side if that suits you better, too.

I decided to stay with the Easy Events for this sketch, but make baby cards instead.  However, I couldn't decide whether to make a gender neutral card, a baby boy card, or a baby girl card.  So.... being the over-achiever (or nutter.. whichever you prefer :-)...)  I ended up doing all three.  I promise I will show them to you over the next week, but decided to go with the feminine and girly pink one for the challenge.

Isn't that cute?  Don't you just love all the pink?  I know pink isn't a color I normally lead with, but I do think the Melon Mambo goes so well with the Pretty in Pink striped grosgrain ribbon.  For the background, I used texture Melon Mambo layered over the Melon Mambo base.

I then chose Regal Rose for the square and ran it through my Big Shot with the polka dot embossing folder.  I love the fact that the polka dots on the embossing folder match the polka dots on the umbrella!  I used a white gel pen to make the dots on the umbrella pop.  A Regal Rose button finished off the card.

• Card stock:  Whisper White, Regal Rose, Melon Mambo
• Stamps:  Easy Events
• Accessories:  Brights Buttons, Pretty in Pink striped grosgrain ribbon
• Tools:  2 1/2" circle punch.  Big Shot.  Polka Dot embossing folder.  Stampin' Dimensionals.  (Both the square layer and the focal layer were popped up on Dimensionals.)

We really do hope that you will join us this week.  The entire design team loves visiting your creations.

I hope everyone stays safe and dry this weekend.  Prayers and hugs for those of you who need a little lift.

Jaydee

Easy Events - Love

Hi Everyone.  Happy Friday.  Oh... yeah!  It's Friday!  I have to work some this weekend, but right now, I am going to take some time and just enjoy this fabulous evening.

I have a card for you tonight made with the Easy Events.  This is one of the cards that will be going to the troop drive and I think it's just perfect.  It's another project that was provided to us by SU during convention.  I love the mixture of Pool Party and Wild Wasabi with a touch of Melon Mambo.  Not a color scheme I would have put together on my own, but I think it works fabulously.

You all know that I LOVE this wide grosgrain ribbon and I think that I need it in Wild Wasabi now!!!!

This card had a couple of tricks that I wanted to point out to you, as they are probably not that obvious in the photo. 

• The corners were cut with the Itty Bitty Bits circle punch
• White Baker's Twine was wrapped around each of the corners to make the frame
• The focal image was colored with blender pens and classic inks.  However... you will notice that the background to the stamp is green and not Pool Party!  Note to self:  make sure the blender pen does not have residual yellow ink when coloring with blue! :-)

Isn't that cute?  The envelope is stamped with the image, too.  I must admit, I am really loving working with the Naturals White paper.

I have a shout out tonight.... MARCIA!!!!  Marcia posted off 180 - yes, that's right ONE HUNDRED AND EIGHTY cards for the troops for our current OWH card drive.  I think that's pretty amazing.  That's 180 serving troops and 180 members of their family who will benefit from Marcia's tremendous gift.  So, Marcia.  Thank you, from the bottom of my heart!  YOU ROCK!!!

Don't forget, you still have until the end of August to submit cards for our troops.  For each 20 cards submitted - with envelopes - you will be put into a draw to win free SU goodies paid for by me!

On a personal note:

It has been a very long week this week.  I don't really feel much like working this weekend, but do intend to take some time tomorrow to do some housecleaning (well, as much as I can with my leg!) and some crafting.  Brenda brought around Harry Potter for me (thank you, Brenda!!!), so I think I am going to watch that tomorrow night after dinner.  Lou leaves town again tomorrow for two weeks and, as I am not able to drive right now, we went out and did shopping this evening and it's off to the Farmer's Market tomorrow to get some wonderful fresh goodies for me to munch on whilst he is away.  I am really looking forward to some fresh cucumber, heirloom tomatoes, summer squash and some freshly picked arugula.  Yumm..  I can taste them already.  I think a little Caprese salad with some fresh argula is on the menu for dinner tomorrow.

Beverly, I know you must be having a FABULOUS time at Niagra - hoping you are managing to stay coolish!  Your convention goodies - and those for Crystal - will be winging their way to you tomorrow.

Jeanne, thank you for your WONDERFUL card!  I am so pleased you you are enjoying your blog candy goodies.  I loved the card you sent, and was so honored that you shared it with me!

Warm hugs and prayers for those of you who need a little lift tonight.

As always, thank you for your visit - and for your comments. Have a wonderful Saturday

hugs

Jaydee

Easy Events - Easy Tags and more convention projects for your inspiration

Hi Everyone.  Happy Thursday night.  Personally, I am so glad tomorrow is Friday!

In my posts last night, I promised to give you a link to some cards and projects that caught my eye as I was trying to capture some of the displays and boards for your inspiration.

Here's a link to some that did just that.  You can click right here to go to my mobile me library to save you having to wait for the pics to download on my page.  Doing it this way makes it much faster for my page to load, and it gives me the opportunity to share more projects and cards with you.

In addition to the projects above, I have make and take we did to share with you. 

When I saw the Easy Events set in the new 2011/2012 catty, I thought.... nah!  not for me.  So, you can imagine how disappointed I was to discover it was a set we were getting at convention!  Well, it was another one of those OH!  I See moments.  We made these wonderful little tags and I fell completely in love with this set.  I thought they made a great hostess gift, friend gift, etc. and you can use many of the stamps to create very different tags.

So, let's take a look at the 4 tags so you can see the color differences.

Aren't they fabulous?  Here's the deets:

• You can see that the card stock is Naturals White
• The flower colors:  Pool Party, Island Indigo, Wisteria Wonder, Calypso Coral
• We used the Itty Bitty Punches to create 1) the hole at the top, 2) the flower centers
• The new white baker's twine was used at the bottom of the tags and to tie the ribbon
• Of course, the flowers wouldn't be "finished" without a little bling!

Here's a pic of the Easy Events set, so you can get an idea of some other tags you could create

 
Aren't they cute?  I'll have a couple more projects to share with you over the next few days using this same set.  In the end, I was very pleased it was a set that we were given, as I really wouldn't have bought it... but LOVED the projects we made with it.

On a personal note:

It's been a very long week since I got back from convention... work has been frantic - it's amazing that just 5 days away can cause such a backlog and chaos.  Luckily I had my time away, as it really has helped me keep relatively calm!  I am itching to get to some stamping and to do something creative though.  Withdrawal symptoms are fairly entrenched right now.

Today... the weather was a little cooler for us.  I know it's coming your way on the East Coast.  It is currently 83 with only 37% humidity!  I swear, it feels almost cold after the high 90s and humidity in the high 80s... pushing the heat index up to near 110.  I know Brenda loves the heat... but me... I hate it. 

However, one good thing.... as I am working in the family room, on the chaise lounge, with my leg raised... I get a fabulous view of the fountain.  Sadly, I wasn't quick enough to get downstairs to my camera (I am a little incapacitated in the speed department :-)...) and missed some fabulous photographs of the hummer taking a plunge bath, two flickers taking a bath and a pair of teenage grackles taking advantage of their very hot - and very wet parents!  I am SO pleased we put in the fountain.  In fact, it has been such a hit, that we are putting one at the front when we do landscaping out there next month, too!

Hugs and prayers for those of you who need a little lift tonight.  Many thanks for those of you who continue to send me good wishes on my recovery.   Lesley, thank you for the fabulous card!

Have a wonderful Friday everyone... thank you for your visit

Hugs

Jaydee