Long time not post

Well I just realized it was January when I posted last wow!  I thought it was March.  My winter was pretty lack of crafting.  I had to put my long time furry friend down Christmas week and I really lost my mojo until spring.  I just worked and moved through the motions.  It was a busy spring and summer.  I started crafting again and started scrapbooking again using project life. Way easy and lots of fun.   I joined Studio Calico monthly card making kits which I really enjoy.   I have posted tons on instagram and have written countless post in my head just nothing real on my blog.  A few weeks ago I was asked if I was going to blog again and I said yes.  So here I am today!  Enjoying a sunny September Sunday.    Today I am sharing I card I made with my new Studio Calico card kit.  It was simple and fast.

Very simple layout.  Stamped the image with PTI new leaf  in across the card, then the sentiment in PTI pure poppy.  Added the dots and called it done.  Love the look and hope you do too!  Thanks for stopping by!  Have a wonderful week!  I will be back later in the week!  

Jessie

Ice and yuck!!

As I sit in my living room this Friday afternoon I am thankful for a great job that let us out early on a yucky weather day. (below is a picture of my deck a few hours ago)  About 10 this am the snow started and since it was so cold it stuck fast then it turned to freezing rain and sleet.  I left work sometime after 12 and arrived home about 2pm.  Mind you I am only 33 miles away from my job!!  It is usually a 40-45 minute drive.  In some area I drove 20 miles an hour!  Plus I was so worried in my new car! I so did not want an accident in it!!

Now hours later it is worse. My deck is covered with ice and slush.  The birds even have ice on them!  I am sitting enjoying having an afternoon off even if I really cannot go anywhere. I was going to my craft room but the house is so cold I am snuggling under a blanket on my couch!  I am sure some of you are laughing at the small amount on my deck!  But realize I live in NC and we have no idea how to handle this!  Well I do but I am one of the few!  Ok now on to my card!!!

I am sharing my last thank you card for the holiday season!  This was really easy to put together!  I cut one inch strips of DP and put it on a strip of black with red twine, then last stamped with a sentiment.  I really love how fast this came together!  Well I am off to enjoy the rest of my evening snuggled under my blankets!  Have a great weekend!  Thanks for stopping by!!

Jessie

Happy Sunday!  I am so happy that there is only one weekend left of Jan!  It means one more month closer to warmer weather! The days are already longer!  I really do not like dark days!  I hope everyone is fairing well with their weather.  We will be cold again this week, but not to cold!  Last week we were suppose to get snow but when I woke up Friday there was nothing and I was so happy!! 

Here is another Thank You that I made for my Christmas gifts.  I used paper I made over the summer when PTI had there stamp camp.  I really love how easy it was to make!  The card came together fast with craft card stock as the base the the home made paper is fixed to a black swatch.  I stamped the Thank you sentiment in the center with black.  I really like the way it came out.  Well I am off to watch the AFC Championship game GO PAT'S!!!  Have a great week!!

Jessie

New Year

Greetings!  I hope everyone is well!  I can not believe I have not blogged since November!  December was a blur.  It was busy, long and one I hope never to repeat again!  I had some wonderful moments, but some really tough ones too. So I am so glad for the New Year and new month!
 I am still trying to figure out how it is the 13th of Jan. already!  The weeks just fly by!!  I don't know about you all but our weather is crazy!  For the last two days we have been in the 70's!  Oh my I had my windows open yesterday and today. I love when I can air the house out in the middle of winter.   I have spent a little time in my craft room but really have not spent that much time.  Since the football season is coming to an end I have a feeling I will be spending more time in there!
Today I am sharing one of my thank you cards that I made for Christmas.  I made the same card in three different colors two of each.  I really like how they came out. The picture is not great I so need a new camera!!  I forgot how fun it is to use the embossing folders!! I plan to use more in my future cards!

Well I am off to watch the rest of the Patriots game and finish making dinner.  I hope everyone is well and has a great week! I will be back sooner than a month this time!  Thanks for stopping by!

Jessie

Family and .....

 Happy Saturday!  I can not believe how fast the past few days have gone! I feeling like sometimes it just goes to fast!  My sister and her family just left, I went and dropped a few things in the mail and now I am sitting down to read and relax.  I love spending time with my sister and her family.  It is sad we live so far apart and can only do it a few times a year.  There are times in my life when I wish I lived closer to her and my Dad.  Well maybe some day!  We had a great Thanksgiving!  Lots of eating,playing and talking.  I have not had any craft time this week but sometimes I think family comes first!   Here are a few pictures of my week and a tag too!  I hope everyone has had a wonderful weekend!

These are two pictures of me and my nephews that we took with my computer's iphoto booth. We took so many it was hard to pick.  My older nephew was hard to keep still so this is the best I can show! The four year old was easier to get a good picture with.  This is one of my favorites! We made lots of silly faces!!

Here is another tag!  I love Papertrey's word dies! I hope they keep coming out with more.  All products are Papertrey except the pearls.  They came from my stash of stuff!  Thanks for stopping by!  More tomorrow!

Jessie

Thanksgiving

Happy Thanksgiving Eve!!  I hope everyone has been having a wonderful week and you all are getting ready for the big day tomorrow!  We have reservations at 12:30 so there is not lots to do here!  Yay me!   I am spending the week with family and friends!  What a great time!  This evening I had dinner with a friend from High School!  We had a great time!  Tomorrow my sister and family arrive!  Today I am sharing another Christmas Card.  

This card I made using the window dies Poppystamps Window die. I bought both the small and large one.  I love how this came out!  I used the Papertrey Tree die.  I used a piece of plastic against the window and used flower soft for the snow.   I then used pop dots to pop it off the page.  This is a one of a kind.  I think I will send it to a friend who does not read my blog.  I think she will enjoy it!  Well I am off!  Have a great evening!!  

Jessie

Tags

Greetings!  Happy Tuesday!  Today I am sharing one of the tags that I have made for gifts this year!  I really love making these.  I love that I can use any shape die for tags.

For this tag I used Paper Trey's Christmas Label Die, The Tim Holtz Flower thingy( yeah not the really name sorry!), The button is Papertrey and the stamp set is Tim Holtz. I used glitter around the edges to make it pop.  I like that I can make these fast and quick!  Thanks for stopping by!  Have a great day!

Jessie

Holidays

Good Monday Morning! I hope everyone had a great weekend! I had a really low key one. After being up way late Friday night it took me all weekend to recover!  Boy I am so not in my 20's!  Those were the days when I could stay up until 1am or later and get up and go all weekend!  Today I am sharing one of the Christmas Cards I made this year.  I tend to make a few of each design to send out.

I love how simple this was! When I start to work on Christmas projects I die cut and gather all my embellishments ahead of time. I also try to have my paper cut and ready to go.  That way when I have a few minutes I can throw together a card, tag or something!  This is the week I really start to get into the Holiday time!  I am now looking forward to getting my house decorated for Christmas! Well I am off to workout and this afternoon I am headed to see Skyfall with my Dad!!   Have a great day! 

Jessie

A busy Fall

Greetings to those left reading my blog!!  I have been so bad this fall posting.  I have not crafted a lot since Sept.  I have finally started to pick up my crafting time this past week.  It might have to do with the fact that I ordered a few things from two places!!
 This weekend I have been working on Christmas gifts, cards and tags.  I still have to take pictures of those projects.   So, today I am sharing the two Halloween cards that I made for my nephews.  I made them in Sept when I had my big crafting day.  I really am not much into Halloween but thought they would enjoy these.  I got this stamp set free from CTMH and had yet to use it! So at least they have now seen ink!

I hope to have time this week to photo the projects I have been working on and will post them!  Hey is anyone on Instagram?  I am totally hooked!  Let me know if you are I would love to follow you!  Have a great week and if you are in Sandy's path stay safe!!  Thanks for stopping by!

Jessie

Sharing....

I was going to post that there was nothing craft related but that is not true! Lisa makes awesome crafts!
A few years ago I was turned on to Lisa Leonard she has a great blog and runs a really neat business selling jewelry.  I have have one piece and love it!! I hope to buy more in the future.  Yesterday she shared exciting news on her blog.  As most of my friends know I am not into reality TV but this I would watch!  She inspires me and I love reading her blog daily! She is an awesome Mom and business woman!   So today I am sharing a little spot she shared on her blog!

Thanks for stopping by!  

Jessie

Fall

I am finding it hard to believe that Fall has arrived but according to the temps at night around here it is Fall.  Tonight is a low of 44!!  YUCK!!  I enjoy my days of the 80's and night of the 50's but 40's!  Oh my!  I have not had time to do a lot of card making life has been kind of busy.  However last weekend I went to crop with my friend Faith and got thirty cards completed and a few tags.  I want to add that a few were almost complete and just needed a few touches.  Today I am sharing one of the cards I made last week using my new goodies I won at Moxie Fab!  Soho Garden rocks!  I love the paper and it came with a bunch of tags and embellishments!  I made this card using all I got in my package.  I added the the twine from my stash.  I really love the look!

Thanks for stopping by!  Have a wonderful week!  

Jessie

Week One

Happy September and more importantly Happy Football Season!!!!! Hence my title!   I am so excited that Football is back on TV!!  I love watching or listening to Football in the fall and early winter!  When it gets cooler here in NC I will craft and watch games for now it is still yard work and outside stuff that needs to be done, before I get to watch Football! I did mange to watch part of one game today in between mowing the yard! (Go Pat's!!!)  Yay!!  I hope everyone is well and enjoying September!
 Today I am sharing a card I made in August.  I used Claudine HelImuth's Neighborhood.  I really like this set! have not had time to photograph any of the new cards and tags I have made.  I am now working on Christmas!  Oh my!!  I not big into Halloween.  I may make a card or two but that is about it.  I am off to get ready for another busy week!  I hope everyone has a fantastic week!  Catch you soon!

Jessie

Girls Weekend

This weekend my best friend Judy came to visit.  She arrived Thursday.  I have been working on the inside of the house for a while. She has not been here is a few years and it needed some help not to mention the spare room was full and a bed was not what was in it!  I finished getting ready Thursday morning. End up getting an areobed 22 inch bed.  I think it will be good.  I do not get a lot of visitors, so I figured this would work.  Judy said it was ok. I realized to late I need a mattress pad for it and I think that will help.  Anyways she arrived and when she walked in she commented on my front flower beds.  Yeah I am not a great gardner!  She said lets clean this out while I am here.  So I was game.  So Friday we spent a few hours cleaning one bed then headed out to find new plants for the beds.  We had a great time came home had a nice evening.  We did have the power go out after a lovely thunderstorm!!  We got up Saturday and spent 6 hours in the yard.  Below are a few pictures from our day.  The first is our feet after the 6 hours!  We were covered in dirt, bug bites and sun burn!!  But we had a great time!

Here is the end result!  It still needs a few bags of mulch to finish it off.  I promised to keep up the weeds and keep it looking well.

Here is the card I made her to thank her for all her help this weekend.  Just so you know  it was not all work. We did manage to do a few other things!  We did go shopping out to dinner and had some time in the craft room!  Sorry the card picture is so poor!

Hope everyone has a great week!  Thanks for stopping by!

Jessie

August

I can not believe that August is half over!  This summer is flying by!  I am having a great time!  Tomorrow my best friend is coming for a girls weekend!  It will be the first one without kids and husband in a while.  I have been preparing for a few weeks now.  I did some painting, changed some fixtures,  did lots of purging and cleaning.  I have not had time for crafting but I have gotten my craft room in order.  We plan to spend a lot of time in it this weekend!  Judy is bring a few projects and I have a few I need to work on as well.  Here is a card I made a few weeks ago when the temps were in the 100's.  I used no stamps and love how it turned out!  Hope everyone is well! 

Thanks for stopping by!  

Jessie

Christmas in July

WOW!  I am trying to figure out how it is almost the end of the month!  I wish summer would not go so fast!! Since it is the 25th and Christmas in July I am sharing a Christmas card I made last week.  I am hoping to get a jump start on my cards for this year!  Sorry it is not the best picture!! I hope everyone is keeping cool!  I am really enjoying the warm weather!!  

Thanks for stopping by!

Jessie

My last Stamp-a-fair Challenge Tie Die

This is the last challenge that i finished.  There are a few more that I have started and have not been able to finish.  Here is my take on one of the three tie die technique's that Nichole shared yesterday.  I have used only PTI on most of my work so I only had two reinkers from PTI black and the old formula of simply chartreuse.  SO I went for it with them and really like how it came out!  I will be doing this one again soon! 

Thanks for stopping by!

Jessie

Stamp-a-fair Make Your Own Embellishment Challenge

Here is my take on making your own embellishment.  I used Melissa Phillips ribbons.  I hope to try them all soon.  It was much easier than I thought it would be!  

Thanks for stopping by!

Jessie

Stamp-a-fair Ribbon Challenge

Here is my ribbon challenge, I really love how this came out! I love all the different ways that the Ladies of PTI used ribbon! I am looking forwards to trying the other techniques!! 

Jessie

Stamp-a-fair Limited Supply Challenge

Here is my take on the limited supply challenge! Really enjoying myself today!  

Jessie

Stamping with PTI

Here I am ready to join the fun tomorrow!!  Looking forward to seeing what is in store!!