Jenny's Crafty Room

Hi All - Hope your weekend is being good to you so far!

 I always love to get sneak peaks of stampers crafty spaces.  Such an easy and wonderful way to get new ideas to make your craft room work the best for you.

I keep everything pretty much within my reach....lazy that way (grin!).

So if I use something often, it is close by.

As you can see I have a corner desk which I have filled from end to end.

In the center is where I create.

I like to keep some of my (precious to me) items where I can see them.  

Sometimes for inspiration, other times just to make me smile.

I need a blank slate to start a project.  

Therefore I always clean up before I begin something new.

I'm funny that way.

Those jars you are seeing on my bookshelf, keep all my ribbon by color. 

I wrap them around a clothespin and put a pin in to hold in place.

I keep my heavy neutral card stock for bases here and envelopes too.

This is where I store most of my embellishments, punches, sheets of chipboard and 12x12 DP.

I use the smaller paper pads for most of my work, so those are stored on top of my desk in organized bins. When I have scraps I keep them with the pad by fastening a big clip to hold everything tight.

My Cuttlebug station is here too with all my dies below it.

All of this shelving is from Michael's - a great deal when you gotta coupon.

Across from my desk is a window with my little sewing machine.

Doesn't it look lonely?

Next to that is a small walk- in closet with all of my stamps and miscellaneous house hold stuff/junk.

I organize those by manufacturer.  Compared to many stampers out there, my stamp supply is small.

However, the folks at Great Impressions have been very generous 

with providing me an amazing array of stamps

to work with...a little like stamp heaven. (grin)

This week the Design Team will be sharing creations using Embossing techniques.
Can't wait to see what everyone comes up with!
Shanna will start us off tomorrow with something jaw dropping I'm sure...
So stay tuned!

Thanks for letting me share my space with you today.  

Hugs,

Jenny

Chicken Scratch ~ Embossing

Happy Saturday everyone and welcome to

another post over here at the Great Impressions Blog

This week is all about embossing... Embossing is such a great

way to just stamp, emboss and go... 

the stamp just shine out and looks great on 

kraft paper or any designer collection

The Queen create this note pad with scrap pieces

of Kraft Paper... Used RED Versa Magic chalk ink

this ink is very moist and this is good for embossing

since it's always a race to put the powder on the stamped

 image before it drys... 

This cute stamp is perfect for the 

"Chicken Scratch" note pad 

C424 Flowered Chick 

The Queen just stamp single images on

the note section ... embossed too

Sweet Tulle Bow hold it all together ... distressing ink

around the edges just add the final touch...

You can Stop The Scrapbooking Queen 

Love to read all your Royal Comments...

Fabulous Friday~Daisy and Seeded Dandelions

Happy Friday everyone! Did we manage to get through our weeks? My week went by fairly quickly believe it or not! And it was a pretty good week.

I have been hearing this rumor that the new store is ALMOST ready! I have (as well as the rest of the DT) taken a few sneak peaks at it and it's amazing! You all are going to be so happy with how this site turns out. Let's just say it's a lot of hard work, time, and energy to get a website up and running and it was well worth it!

Today I have a really simple card for you. Have you ever had this card and couldn't think of a single thing to do with it? That was my problem this week. I just had no idea what to do with it and I looked at tons of blogs and sketches and all that and NOTHING....nothing seemed right so I decided to just go with a CAS card!

Products Used
Image~Great Impressions Daisy & Seeded Dandelions G299
CS~SU!
Flowers~Martha Stewart
Stickles
Copics
Clip~SU!

Have a wonderful weekend everyone!!!

A Bird in Hand...or Fancy Rose Frame!

Happy Groundhog Day!

Did you know there is an official website dedicated to the celebration of this momentous event in Punxsutawney, PA, where Phil, The Groundhog, will check out his shadow and predict whether Spring is on its way or another 6 weeks of winter? (www.groundhog.org)

Me, I'm hoping good ol' Phil's calling for Spring! And just to help him along, I've got a card showcasing the lovely Bird in Roses (F517) stamp - another of January's Stamp of the Month stamps. 

I wanted a simple color scheme with the focus on the bird, so I went with black and white with a touch of red and blue. The border is made using Rose Intertwined Hearts (G450). Ink up just the top edge of the design and stamp around the card.

Hope you've been inspired to get out your Great Impressions stamps or pick up a few new ones (locate a store near you!) Psst! The Great Impressions online store will be up and running very soon...and when it does there will be some challenge fun going on here! Just thought you might like to know...

(Update: Nope, I didn't stay up to watch the webcast, but I did just check to see what Phil had to say...according to our furry friend - Six more weeks of winter! Which I suppose I can attest to as we are expecting a snow storm this weekend. Better get out the hot chocolate!)

Have a Great Thursday and stop by tomorrow to see what April's been up to...

Inky hugs,

Angi

Stamps: Great Impressions Lace Background (K97), Rose Intertwined Hearts (G450), Bird in Roses (F517), Fancy Rose Frame (H223)

Inks: Memento Tuxedo Black; Archival Ink Jet Black; Tim Holtz Distress Inks Vintage Photo; Copics (R24, 29, 46; B02, 04)

Tools: Tim Holtz Tiny Attacher, heat gun

Other: Vellum, glue pen, glitter; American Craft Zing Black; Tim Holtz Perfect Pearls Powder Pearl

Valentine wishes from the heart

Love this adorable kitty! It's the "Purr-fect" stamp to use on a Valentine's Day card for my pet loving friends.

Supplies used:

Great Impressions Stamps:
F371, B148
Versafine Onyx Black Ink for saying
Memento Tuxedo Black Ink for main image
(Cover paw prints when inking stamp)
Copic Markers:
R46, RV21, B32, B24, YG03, YG21, YG63, C1, C2
Cardstock: Red, pink and white
Scalloped border cut with Carl rotary cutting blade
Sizzix Texture Plates #15
Spellbinders Nestabilities Dies: Standard Circles Sm,
Standard Circles Lg, Scalloped Circles Lg.
Red Heart Rhinestone for collar
Ribbon, button, thread, glue dots and adhesive.

Beachy Chick

This beachy chick doesn't give a cluck about what anyone else does.

She is heading to the beach where the sun is at her back and the sand between her toes.

So wish that were me! (lol!)

This stylin' chick is colored, paper pieced and fussy cut.  Her arms were laden with beach gear...so I slid a life preserver on her tail feathers.  Cosmo Cricket's Snorkel line gave this beach scene lotsa dimension with fun chip-board pieces.  For even more texture the beach is 

actually sand paper I snuck from my DH's workshop (grin).

Supplies
Not Shown:  Coarse Sand Paper :)

InLinkz.com

Think I may have to send this to my mom when she heads to Arizona for a month.

So jealous!

Thanks for stopping by Great Impressions!

Hugs,

Jenny

Happy Monday Happy Monday. How many have been watching all the sneak peeks???? I have I have! I love it all. I cannot wait to start ordering some new products. I have started some wonderful projects. Some of those which I hope to be able to share with you soon. Even some new techniques I have been practicing.

 

 

So for today I just made a simple Valentine card using the image Love Chicks B189. I stamped them in Stampin' Up Ink Pretty In Pink. I then proceeded to use my my scalloped square spellbinder dies to cut out some white and pink cardstock.  I used some Bo Bunny papers and pink tissue paper along with ribbon and twine as well as some pearls and some Rosy Red Glitter. I also added a charm that was given to me as a gift so I have no clue who makes it sorry but who doesn't LOVE a little LOVE!

I hope you find inspiration in my card today and come back to see what else we have to show you this week.

My craft room

I've been asked what my craft room looks like so I thought I would share some photos of my work space and my storage system.

I started out using a small table, a lateral filing cabinet to hold my cardstock and paper, 3 rolling carts and a tall plastic cabinet. This wasn't working very well for me so my dear hubby went to Home Depot and bought some white cabinets, peg board and a counter top. I store my dies, embellishments by color in plastic containers, sewing stuff, envelopes etc in the upper cabinets and my 3 ring binders that hold my clear and ezmount rubber stamps in the tall white cabinet. Also store stamp sets in cd cases on the counter top and along side the tall white cabinet. Most of my ribbon is wrapped around spring type clothespins and stored in glass jars. My coloring supplies, watercolor paper, finished cards and ink pads/refills are stored in the tall tan plastic cabinet.

Deloris

Hugs & Kisses

Hello Everyone and Happy Saturday...

The Queen want to send you all a Royal Hug & Kisses

so she created this adorable easel card using her Great Impression Stamps 

and her Spellbinders Dies...

Isn't this little girl stamp just the most 

adorable stamp you ever seen...

She called Dress Up Anne 

{F08}

The Queen used Hugs & Kisses for

the adorable sentiment...

{A78}

The Queen colored her with copic markers

How sweet this card just folds up very easy

and can fit in a sweet envelope ...

Make anyone day to receive this really cute hand stamp card..

Hugs & Kiss

The Scrapbooking Queen

Fabulous Fridays~I'm so Sorry

I am sooo sorry but my title represents the image that I am using today.....where is my image you ask???? OMG.....my very nice "expensive" camera is having some technical difficulties when I was trying to take my picture yesterday so I am having my DH look at it today and I'm praying it's just ME and not the camera. So....I do have a backup camera that I keep in my purse...well...I must have kept it on and it's dead....soooo dead that the lens is actually out in like "take picture mode" ugh...and I can't find the charger since I don't really use that one much. Soooooo today I am volunteering in my son's room and thank goodness his teacher and I are friends and she is going to let me take my pictures with her camera at school today...lol...so I will be back later this afternoon with my full post! I don't know why I don't work further in advance...this wouldn't be an issue if I did!!! Anyway...heading out the door to school be back later!

April

Getting Inked!

{Sorry for the delay in posting! Just realized that I didn't hit 'publish'...well...here you go! ~ Angi}

Welcome back! It's already Thursday and it's been a week of adorable projects, wouldn't you say? These last few days have been busy ones for me...looking forward to the weekend and getting a few more cards finished for Valentine's Day. Glad to have the Great Impressions' blog for some crafty inspiration in the meantime!

Have you gotten any of January's Stamp of the Month stamps, yet? If not, what are you waiting for?! I highly recommend them! I am finding all kinds of fun ways to use them...especially the Rose Banner (E744), 'Always Cherish Memories' (E745) and the Rose Intertwined Hearts (G450).

The Rose Banner reminds of those old fashioned valentines with the hearts and swags, so I couldn't resist (pun intended!) getting my heart inked up, dressed up...embossed, crackled and popped up!

This is one of those projects that I finish and then when I revisit later I find that there are a few things I'd like to tweak...like on this card, I could send it as is, but I think I'm going to add a few things to this card...maybe a second ribbon on top of the red one...maybe a few pearls along the top edge...I try to keep my cards simple, but I don't usually succeed (have you noticed I like a lot of technique on my projects?)

Thanks for stopping by today! If you've left us some comment love - thanks! We appreciate you taking the time to let us know how we're doing...

Have you created something fun with Great Impressions' stamps, too? Do tell...

Inky hugs,
Angi

Stamps: Great Impressions Rose Border (E744), Always Cherish Memories (E745), Rose Intertwined Hearts (G450)
Inks: Versamark Watermark
Tools: heat gun; Martha Stewart Doily Lace Punch; EK Success Heart Punch
Other: Ranger Distress Crackle Paint Rock Candy; American Crafts Zing Embossing Powder Wave, Silver; Tim Holtz Distress Ink Vintage Photo; Ranger Perfect Pearls Mist Pearl; Wild Orchid Crafts Mulberry Paper Roses

Just sitting here thinking about you!

I love this little kitty. Thought it would be fun to use with a flip flop style card that turns when you open the card.

Supplies used:
Great Impressions Stamp #E617
Memento Tuxedo Black Ink
Saying printed with Comic Sans MS #8
Paw print paper from Hobby Lobby
Copic markers: R35, R37, C1, C2, C3, E31, E33, E35
Gold Marvy Twinklette Marker
Cardstock: Red, White, Black
EK Success Circle Punches: 1", 1 1/8", 1 1/4"
Ribbon, glue dots and adhesive
Here's a great tutorial for making the flip flop card:
http://www.splitcoaststampers.com/resources/tutorials/swing_flip_flop_card/