Monday, November 16, 2020

Anything But a Card Challenge

 It's No Cards - Anything But a Card challenge time at my Crafting Happiness Challenge blog this week. Come join us!


You'll notice I have 3 different pocket letters I created this month using some of the same die cut images from the Cricut library. The colors may alter a bit on the die cuts, but the pocket letters also have slight differences to them as well.  I'm in a pocket letter swap group on Facebook (which I love), so I was doing a little bit of mass producing with the die cuts and papers.

Supplies:
pocket letter base
washi tape
Cricut die cuts
bookmark created in Cricut
Extra thick twine
ribbon
ink
buttons
flowers
stamped sentiments

Thanks for stopping by today.
:) Janis

Friday, November 13, 2020

Happy Thanksgiving Pocket Letter

 You will be seeing several pocket letters this month here on my blog. This is so fun.


Supplies:
pocket letter base
washi tape
ribbon
extra thick twine
Cricut die cut and paper pieced images
sticker sentiments
pattern papers
puffy sticker elements
cut apart sentiments

Enjoy your weekend!
:) Janis

Challenges:
Country View Challenges
http://sognandoscrap.blogspot.com/
https://creativecrafterschallenge.blogspot.com/
http://heather-bittenbythebug2.blogspot.com/
https://artsystamperchallenge.blogspot.com/
https://2craftycrittercrazies.blogspot.com/

Tuesday, November 10, 2020

Try Stampin' On Tuesday Sketch 483

There is a new challenge starting today over at 
(You do not have to have any stamping on your project)

My Design Team project:


Echo Park, Baby Girl 6x6 paper pad
Various buttons
Stitched square die
Satin bow
The Paper Shelter pre-colored image

And the sketch...

Thanks for visiting with me today.
Hugs! 
:) Janis

Thursday, November 5, 2020

Let's Craft and Create Ch# 165

Hi, everyone!
Today starts a new challenge over at...

The theme for this month's challenge is:
ANYTHING GOES + (OPTION)
A SKETCH
(use any of your favorite sketches)

My Design Team project:


pre-colored image from Leehollandart
Kraft card base
Stampin' Up cardstock
MFT dies
sequins
Shimmer pen on cat collar and butterflies
sentiment from March 2020 -
Echo Park Stamp Club, Oh Happy Day

My favorite Sketch:
Paper Play Sketches #20


Our challenge runs from today to the last day of the month.

I hope to see your project linked up at 
for a chance to grab a top 3 spot 
or win this month's prize!

Hugs! 
:) Janis


Tuesday, October 27, 2020

Try Stampin' On Tuesday Sketch 481

There is a new challenge starting today over at 
(You do not have to have any stamping on your project)

My Design Team project:

Pre-colored image - The Paper Shelter
Martha Stewart dripping border punch
Stampin' Up stitched & scallop circle dies
Sentiment - Cardz TV Stamps, Frankly Frightful set
Papers from Echo Park, trick or Treat 6x6 paper pad
foam tape to adhere image

And the sketch...


Thanks for visiting with me today.
Hugs! 
:) Janis

Monday, October 19, 2020

Guest Designer at Double Trouble


Hi crafters! So glad you are here.
We have a special challenge again this month!
I am the Crazy Cousin Guest Designer 
over at Double Trouble!






Stampin' Up cardstock and web doily
Miss Kate Cuttables pattern papers
Close To My Heart stamped sentiment
Stitched banner dies
Stitched circle dies
gems
Image from The Paper Shelter and adhered with foam tape

Thanks for visiting & commenting!
Boo!
:) Janis
Challenges:

Tuesday, October 13, 2020

Try Stampin' On Tuesday Sketch 479

There is a new challenge starting today over at 
(You do not have to have any stamping on your project)

My Design Team project:

Card cut file -Silhouette Library - Lori Whitlock
Pattern papers - Echo Park, Trick or Treat 6x6 pad
Boo -Silhouette Library
Dew Dropos
Witch and Stars - Miss Kate Cuttables


And the sketch...


Thanks for visiting with me today.
Hugs! 
:) Janis

Challenges:

Tuesday, October 6, 2020

Challenge # 69 & Ch# 70: Special - Crazy Cousin Guest with Double Trouble Challenges


Hi crafters! So glad you are here.
We have a special challenge this time!
I am the Crazy Cousin Guest Designer 
over at Double Trouble!

Since their challenges run for 2 weeks, 
the Crafting Happiness Challenge will also run
for those same 2 weeks.

Plenty of time to create and link up at both challenges!

Here is their challenge - please link up here and there!
(more details about their challenge HERE)


And of course it's 
Always Anything Goes

Here is my Tall Card Mini.
Yes, I made that up.
Tall cards intimidate me, 
so I decided my tall card 
would be the dimensions of an 
A2 card cut in half. :) 


Oops - I forgot to add the cat...
here ya go...


Miss Kate Cuttables papers
Stampin' Up cardstock
Cardz TV Stamps, Halloweenies
Cardz TV Stamps sentiment stamp
Foam tape to adhere image
Stitched banner dies
Gems

Easy peasy, nice and breezy.

Thanks for stopping by!
BOO!
:) Janis

Challenges:

Monday, October 5, 2020

Let's Craft and Create Ch# 164

Hi, everyone!
Today starts a new challenge over at...

The theme for this month's challenge is:
ANYTHING GOES + (OPTION)
PAPER STRIPS INSTEAD OF RIBBON

My Design Team project:


pre-colored image from Leehollandart
Echo Park, It's Your Birthday, 6x6 paper pad
Stampin' Up cardstock
MFT dies
Sequins
Sentiment - MFT Adorable Elephants

Our challenge runs from today to the last day of the month.

I hope to see your project linked up at 
for a chance to grab a top 3 spot 
or win this month's prize!

Hugs! 
:) Janis
Challenges:

Friday, October 2, 2020

My Besties Autumn Card


Hi, everyone!
I'm so excited to be the Guest Designer


Pre-colored My Besties image here
MojoMonday sketch 543


Pink & Main, Pumpkin Spice 6x6 paper pad
Trendy Twine
Gems
Foam Tape to adhere image

Thank you all so much for visiting with me today!
Hope you'll link up over at the My Besties challenge here.
:) Janis
Challenges:

Thursday, October 1, 2020

Halloween Pocket Letter #3

Here's another Halloween Pocket Letter I'm sending out this week.


I find them a little challenging to photograph with the shiny pocket sleeves. 

Various pattern papers
Various print & cuts from the Silhouette library
Gems

These are fun and something different to work on in my craft room.

Have a spooktacular day!
:) Janis

Challenges:

Wednesday, September 30, 2020

Halloween Pocket Letter #2

Thanks for visiting with me today!
So excited to share another pocket letter with you.

Now, if you saw the one from yesterday, you are going to notice that the sent to pocket and the name pocket are on this one too. That's because I ended up using the one yesterday for someone else. I swapped out those 2 pockets with something different.

Here's the front... man I need to get some washi tape.


And here's the back.
The white coin envelopes have goodies inside - whatever the items are on the outside. So one has googlie eyes, and one has buttons, etc.


These are fun. I'm still not sure I'm doing them right. But I'm having fun and hopefully the person receiving these will enjoy them too.

See you tomorrow!
The start of BOO month!!

BOO!
:) Janis

Tuesday, September 29, 2020

Try Stampin' On Tuesday Sketch 477

There is a new challenge starting today over at 
(You do not have to have any stamping on your project)

My Design Team project:


Cow - Cricut Create a Critter
Papers from scraps
White gel pen
Foam tape to adhere cow

And the sketch...

Thanks for visiting with me today.
Hugs! 
:) Janis

Pocket Letter: Halloween #1

Welcome to a brand new week of your life. Make it a great one!

Today I'm going to share with you a pocket letter I made for a Facebook swap group. I haven't made but a few Pocket Letters, so I'm still trying to decide what's enough, what's too much, etc when I build one. Hopefully my swap partner will like this one.

Front
Several of the pockets have ribbon or twine wrapped around the inserts.
Tiny clothes pins
puffy stickers
die cuts
sticker sentiments

Back
The back has little goodies, info, letter, and short little tidbits of my day. I also included a date card for when this was mailed - from who - to who... And I looked up the meaning of the name of the lady I'm swapping with and wrote that definition and pronunciation on a little silhouette of a woman.

It's a little chunky for the envelope, so I added extra postage to it.
Hopefully, she will enjoy it.

If you are a pocket letter seasoned pro, please feel free to give me advice, tips, and tricks on how to make a great one. I wanted to add some washi tape to the part where the holes are for a binder, but low and behold, I have no washi tape. I know. Gasp, right? Just never gotten into that. But it seems I need to start a collection now for these.

Thanks for visiting with me today!
Smiles!
:) Janis

Saturday, September 26, 2020

Home Grown

Welcome to your weekend. Hope it's a nice one. :)


My Besties pre-colored image here
 foam tape to adhere image

Papers from a card kit - no idea who made them

Cardz TV Stamps, Home Grown set

Stampin' Up stitched & scallop square dies

Sequins

Thank you for visiting my blog today.
I'd love to hear from you in the comments.
Smiles!
:) Janis
Challenges:

Friday, September 25, 2020

Cute Pumpkin Card

 It's Friday!


Hello my friends!

Image from Stinkin Cute in the Silhouette Library
and adhered with foam tape

Papers from a Halloween pad from last year

Mojo Monday sketch

That's all I got for today.
Enjoy your weekend.
Hugs!
:) Janis
Challenges:

Thursday, September 24, 2020

My Besties Batty Halloween Card

 My Besties Halloween Card time!


My Besties image HERE

Papers from an old Halloween 6x6 pad (the cover is gone, so no idea what the name of the pad was)

The Bats and polka dots on the paper is raised embossed glitter.

image adhered with foam tape

Anyone want to penpal Halloween cards (USA)?

Enjoy your day!
:) Janis
Challenges:

Wednesday, September 23, 2020

Witch Way to the Candy

 Hi, everyone! 


Stinkin' Inkers image from the Silhouette Library
image adhered with foam tape
Cardz TV Stamps for sentiment
No idea where the papers came from

Mojo Monday sketch

Thanks for visiting!
:) Janis
Challenges:

Tuesday, September 22, 2020

Sweet Friend

 Glad you stopped by!
Want to see my craft room I'm working on?
Scroll down to the next post.


Image from Stinkin Cute in the Silhouette Library
Stampin' Up scallop and circle stitched dies
My Creative Tim Stitched Mini Tag dies and shadow
My Creative Time sentiment stamp
No idea where the papers came from

Mojo Monday sketch

Thanks for visiting today!

Challenges:
https://2craftycrittercrazies.blogspot.com/
http://craftyanimals.blogspot.com/
https://aperfecttimetocraft.blogspot.com/
http://ttcrd.blogspot.com/
https://avenue613.blogspot.com/
http://alwaysfunchallenges.blogspot.com/
http://notjustcardschallenges.blogspot.com/
http://pammiesinkypinkieschallenges.blogspot.com/
http://thepapergirlschallenge.blogspot.com/ (tag, flower, polka dots)
https://creativecrafterschallenge.blogspot.com/

Craft Room Chat

 Good morning! My craft room is upstairs now. 

//throw confettii//

It's not all organized yet, but at least I got almost everything up here. I love all the sunlight and having a big room to myself!

There is an area of the roof we need to repair on one side of the room, so until then, I can't push anything up against that wall. I'm using tables right now for desks, but Tom will be custom building me some desks and storage units / cubbies / etc eventually.

I'm going to share some pictures with you, but no judging! LOL I know it's a mess. You can't see inside the closet, but just picture it stuffed. :)

The walls are lavender and the ceiling is gray.

Tom sanded the floors and we sealed them with whatever stuff you use to do that on floors. LOL It's so cool to imagine that people have been walking on these floors since the 1890s. We just love this old, historic house.

Obviously the windows and trim aren't finished. But, we are working on things and hope to have it completed one day.

The cardboard in front of the fireplace is because we need to seal that so the wind doesn't blow grime and cover my crafty toys.


I put the doggie blanket down because Ginger & Mary Ann go back and forth from laying in my craft room to laying on the couch in Tom's office.

I had to put some stuffed animals on the mantel we bought in Alaska.



Thanks for indulging me in my excitement over getting the craft room upstairs. Hope everyone is well and has a really good day.

Hugs!
:) Janis

P. S. I'll post a card in a few minutes.