Ingenious Inkling

What's Crackin'?

Today's Jacksonbelle Challenge is another great sketch.  I love these fun new Flutter Papers from Making Memories.  They work so well with the very fun What's Crackin'? stamps from My Favorite Things.

 
The leaf design in the paper is embellished with Making Memory Chipboard Flower stickers.  I stamped the cute bunny on watercolor paper and then stamped again on the pink DP to paper piece the egg.  I colored his tummy using a colored pencil.

Jacksonbelle also has new Basic Grey & Pink Paislee 6" paper collections ... and they are awesome.

And a Woot Woot for me ... I was excited to see that my card made the Super Six at the CardPatterns blog this week.

Make sure you check out the sketchy creations of the other Rockstars:

For more inspiration, be sure to check out the blogs of all of the Jacksonbelle Rockstars!

Dawn Lusk

Julie Lacey

Heather Pulvirenti

Windy Robinson

Amy Tsuruta

Pam Varnell

Lynda Benden

Tobi Crawford

Jill Dunn

Heather Lee-Reppen

Shemaine Smith

Lindsey Botkin

Happy Tuesday ... can't wait to see what you create. 

Fabric Flower Fun

This week's Tuesday Challenge at the Jacksonbelle Embellishments Blog is to create a card with the color palette of Brown, Blue & White (keyword JBE095 or link to the challenge post).  I knew I wanted to use these awesome Brown Mini papers from Jenni Bowlin (they're 30% off in the store together wtih Imaginisce, Pink Paislee & in-stock Stampavie ).  I think this is the first package of paper where I actually used every single sheet. Keyword JBEEMAIL at checkout will get you 10% off your entire order.

I tried several different blues and was struggling to get it right ... then I remembered some light blue fabric squares that my mother-in-law had given me on Saturday & the Everything But the KItchen Sink Challenge to use fabric.  I wondered if there were any easy ideas to make a fabric flower?  I found this wonderful Tutorial on the Wise Craft blog and decided to give it a try. 

Instead of cutting out the templates she provided, I punched one 2" & 1 1/2" scalloped circle from cardstock to use as my template.  For the large flower, I folded the fabric in half & held the template in place with my finger while I used a single cut for two flowers.  For the small flower, I folded it in fourths, so I only had to make one cut to get four scalloped circles. 

If you look close (click for larger), you can see the cutting was messy & imprecise, but I don't think it really mattered once all of the pieces were layered (it would be much easier if you had die cuts).  I omitted the pin backing in the tutorial; stitched the flower together; and attached the corduroy brad top with a glue dot (I snipped off the brad connectors).

I finished with a fun new bluebird sticker from SRM Stickers, who has a baby card challenge going on.  I'm thinking this little card would be perfect to welcome a new little one.  Caardvarks also has a sticker challenge that runs through tonight.

Make sure you pop over to see what all the Jacksonbelle Rockstars created for today's challenge:

Dawn Lusk

Julie Lacey

Heather Pulvirenti

Windy Robinson

Amy Tsuruta

Pam Varnell

Lynda Benden

Tobi Crawford

Jill Dunn

Heather Lee-Reppen

Shemaine Smith

Lindsey Botkin

Live in the Sunshine

Today's challenge at the Jacksonbelle Embellishments Blog is to make a card featuring flowers (keyword JBE094 if you upload to a gallery or link to the challenge post) ... maybe if we all make one, Spring will see the beauty and start heading our way.  It will be quite a while before Spring arrives in Iowa, but I know some of you are starting to see small hints.

I can't get enough of these yummy papers from My Mind's Eye.  These coordinated two-sided papers make it so easy to put a card together.  The large flower was included in the die cuts with the set & is embellished with some adhesive bling.  Make sure you check out the fun kits from MME that include papers and embellishments.

The sketch is this week's CPS and the sentiment is one of my favorites from Artistic Outpost's Outpost plate.

Also, make sure you check out all of the new My Favorite Things stamps in the store.  I'm usually not big on Easter cards, but this adorable set has changed my opinion.  The "favorite peeps" sentiment can be used all year long ... and how fun are those bunny ears peeking through the egg.

Make sure you pop over to see what all the Jacksonbelle Rockstars created for today's challenge:

Dawn Lusk

Julie Lacey

Heather Pulvirenti

Windy Robinson

Amy Tsuruta

Pam Varnell

Lynda Benden

Tobi Crawford

Jill Dunn

Heather Lee-Reppen

Shemaine Smith

Lindsey Botkin

Double Pocket Birthday Wishes

The challenge at the Jacksonbelle Embellishments Blog today is to create a card with a unique fold.  I decided to give Judy's Double Pocket card a try.  It turned out so cool with the awesome double-sided DP from My Mind's Eye.  Use keyword JBE093 if you upload to a gallery or just add your link to the challenge post, so we can check it out.

 
I used one of the flower accents included in the Bloom & Grow papers at the top of my first tuck-in tag and a tag from the same accents to tuck into the second pocket.  I stamped birthday sentiments on the hidden tags.  I added accent pearls and a great new sentiment from Hero Arts Essential Messages to complete the design (and for the Hero Arts February Challenge to incorporate flowers into your design).  This card also works for Lucy's Polka Dot Challenge.

Stop by the Jacksonbelle Store to check out all of the new goodies from CHA including Cosmo Cricket 6" Paper Pads & My Favorite Things Pure Innocence stamps.

Make sure you pop over to see what all the Jacksonbelle Rockstars created:

Dawn Lusk

Julie Lacey

Heather Pulvirenti

Windy Robinson

Amy Tsuruta

Pam Varnell

Lynda Benden

Tobi Crawford

Jill Dunn

Heather Lee-Reppen

Shemaine Smith

Lindsey Botkin

Colors of Love

Today's challenge at the Jacksonbelle Blog is to make a card using colors and embellishments that mean love to me.   Use JBE092 if you upload to a gallery or link your card to the Jacksonbelle Challenge Post.

I knew right away that my "love color" was hot pink. However, the more I thought about it, the lyrics to the Stevie Nick's Song Leather and Lace kept coming to mind.  In our marriage, Denim and Lace seemed more appropriate, so I incorporated those into my design as well (which also works for the Cards Blog challenge to make a Valentine using fabric).

 
I stamped Hero Arts Antique Brocade Cling Stamp on a scrap of denim fabric.  I then attached a heart template and cut out my heart (centering it on the design).  I used another scrap of denim for the card base.

I finished with some eyelet lace, My Mind's Eye Colorful Christmas paper (remember, Christmas papers aren't just for Christmas cards) and a sticker sentiment.  The sketch is from CPS.

Make sure you pop over to see what all the Jacksonbelle Rockstars created:

Dawn Lusk

Julie Lacey

Heather Pulvirenti

Windy Robinson

Amy Tsuruta

Pam Varnell

Lynda Benden

Tobi Crawford

Jill Dunn

Heather Lee-Reppen

Carly Robertson

Shemaine Smith

Lindsey Botkin

Buttons, Brads & Bows ... Oh My!

The fun challenge at the Jacksonbelle Blog today is to make a card with Buttons, Brads, and Bows (or at least one of them). I used CardPatterns Sketch 49  and My Mind's Eye Love Me Do papers to incorporate all three.  Use keyword JBE091 if you upload your challenge card to a gallery or link your creation to the Challenge post.

The birds and balloon is a die cut that comes with the set.  I added floral brads to decorate the balloon.

This card is also for the All You Need is Love Challenge from the Corrosive Challenge Blog.

Make sure you pop over to see what all the Jacksonbelle Rockstars created:

Dawn Lusk

Julie Lacey

Heather Pulvirenti

Windy Robinson

Amy Tsuruta

Pam Varnell

Lynda Benden

Tobi Crawford

Jill Dunn

Heather Lee-Reppen

Carly Robertson

Shemaine Smith

Lindsey Botkin

Thing of Beauty

The Tuesday Challenge at the Jacksonbelle Blog is to use holiday papers to make an every day card.  Please link your card to the Blog post & use JBE090 as a keyword if you upload to a gallery.  I'm always on the lookout for papers that have multiple possibilities.

I've had so much fun making Valentines with the Pink Paislee Cupid Post Cards. However, they also work for non-Valentine cards as well.

I combined this week's Get Sketchy! Sketch with stamps from Cornish Heritage Farm's Ornamental Beauty collection.  I added my new Martha Stewart Butterfly punch for an accent and, although it's hard to see in the picture, stamped Hero Arts Design Block Flourish on the chocolate card base. 

To finish I colored the flowers with colored pencils & for Lucy's Glitter Challenge, added Fruit Punch Stickles for an overall sparkle. 

So dig through those Designer Papers you've been saving for holiday cards & think outside the box.

Make sure you check out the cards by the other Jacksonbelle Rockstars from the main post or the links on my side bar.

I can't wait to see what you create.

Masculine Valentine

The challenge at the Jacksonbelle Blog today is to make a card with a Valentine Theme (yes, it will soon be time to get those in the mail) ~ use keyword JBE089 if you upload your card to a gallery ... or just link it up to the Jacksonbelle Blog post.  I wanted to see if I could make a masculine valentine, since those always seem a bit more challenging.

I'm going to be sad when I use up all of these wonderful Cupid Post Cards from Pink Paislee (I love when I get so many cards out of one piece of paper ... no waste).  I thought this design looked a bit "grungy" and worked for a man-card.  I wanted to emboss the background panels with a graphic design, but unfortunately I managed to knock my Cuttlebug off its table and break the handle right off.  I have a replacement on the way, but it hasn't arrived yet.  I'm going to have to find a safer place for it to perch.

So instead, I was inspired by the TV stand sketch from Everything But the Kitchen Sink and used the Hero Arts Designer Woodgrain (and also works for the Hero Arts month-long theme to make cards for Friendship & Valentines).  I resisted adding any embellishments, but I did stamp the small three hearts from a fun Basic Grey Delta stamp set to finish the design (the hearts on the stamp are the same size, but since it's acrylic it has a little "give" so I pushed slightly harder on the right side to get the variation in size).

And don't forget free shipping at the Jacksonbelle blog until Thursday (use keyword FREEJB at checkout).

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Free Shipping at Jacksonbelle

To help clean the shelves & get ready for all of the new goodies from CHA, Lindsay is offering free shipping through Thursday night.  Use code FREEJB at checkout to take advantage of this offer.

She's got the cute new Pure Innocence stamps from My Favorite Things ... and she's even got the awesome Merry Days of Christmas paper from MME on sale.  Happy Shopping!

Bling in the New Year

The Tuesday challenge at the Jacksonbelle blog today is to bling it up.  I really love these fun Zva Creative flourishes & how I can cut them apart into smaller flourishes to make several cards.

This card uses the PageMaps Sketch at the Caardvarks blog.  This is one of my favorite quotes from Impression Obsession.   I scored the lines in the DP and then added some colored pencil to highlight them before adding the bling.  If you upload a card for the challenge, use Keyword JBE088.