Fantabulous Monday - Spooky Time

Boo Morning to you all! It's another fantastic Fantabulous Cricut Challenge

me Monday. We were asked to make something with a spooky ghost. Mine looks a little more cranky than spooky. lol but I did cut his arms off. lol.

Please be sure to come check out our design teams projects and be sure to enter in the challenge yourself. We have such a great team and so many talented ladies.

Recipe:

Simply Charmed

White pigment ink, embossed

Recollections Paper

Paper I got from the Scrapbook Convention in June

White Gel Pen

Spider sticker

I-Top button

Purple hot rocks

Purple ribbon

Christmas in July Blog Hop

Welcome to the Christmas in July Blog Hop for our Inking it Up Crazy Design Team. We would love to share some holiday ideas with you today. Each Fabulous Inking it Up Crazy Design Team member will be featuring a project made especially for this hop. We have a very talented and creative team, so make sure to check out each members blog. There will be some fun prizes along the way, so get to hopping!!!!

I had a lot of baby food jars that my bestie gave me and my friend Laurie gave me a great idea to decorate them and I can give them to my co-workers at work. I thought that would be a Fabulous idea. All I need to do is add a little tag and put in a little bag of candy. You could also do this for a party favor or for any holiday!!!

Recipe:

Storybook cartridge

Simply Charmed cartridge

Red Ribbon

White gel pen

rhinestones

Misc. Christmas scrap paper

Oh and check out a card I made just for ya'll too! Simple, but very cute and shiny.

Recipe:

Joy of the Seasons cartridge

Plantin Schoolbook cartridge

Storybook cartridge

DCWV paper

Recollections paper

Stampin Up stamp

Silver ribbon

Quickutz snowflake embossing folder

Ok, so how about some blog candy!!!! WOOO!!!!! I would love it if you would become a follower but that is completely up to you. Just leave me a comment if you would for a chance to win this blog candy and I will draw a winner Monday or Tuesday next week. Also, 2 people dropped out of the hop so please follow the order I have here on my blog. Be sure to visit us all and check out our wonderful projects. If your interested, check out my facebook page and "like" me. I love new friends. http://www.facebook.com/pages/JME-Creations/122487277837879

Ok, one lucky winner is going to win a $25 gift card to Oh My Crafts! Please leave your email address. :)

Next stop is my sweet friend Susan and see what she has made for you today.

Here is the order of the hop in case you get lost along the way.

Jamie- http://www.jmecreations.blogspot.com/ -- HERE
Susan-http://itsmesusanp.blogspot.com/ -- Next
Lisa- http://lisa-craft-blog.blogspot.com/
Linda-http://www.fancyframework.com/
Holly - http://recycled-genius.blogspot.com/
Courtney-http://keekerzcrafts.blogspot.com/
Kassidy- http://www.inkingitupcrazy.blogspot.com/

Last minute Christmas cards and ornament

It's been a crazy busy month and I have about lost my mind. I had to rush and put these 3 cards together for 3 awesome ladies at work who are always there for me. The only thing I did not get done last night was the mug I am doing for my bubba. I am just trying to use the MTC program and cut out the Texas Longhorns logo so I can etch it on the mug. I probably will have it done tomorrow. No more work until Monday anyway. Oh, so I cut the peppermint from the Simply Charmed cartridge and wrapped it in cellophane paper and tied ribbons on each end. I thought it turned out pretty neat. I remembered my sister in law gave me some metal aluminum sheets of every color. I cut them down with my scissors and not sure if I ruined my scissors by doing this. I guess I will find out. I embossed the blue sheet in my snowflake embossing folder by QuicKutz. Then I cut out the snowman from the Doodlecharms cartridge and I used my 3D effects to accent his nose. I thought he needed a hat so I cut out a santa hat from the Christmas Cheer cartridge. And for the Santa card, I embossed the green metal sheet with the divine swirl cuttlebug emobssing folder. I cut the santa head out from the Doodlecharms cartridge and I only flocked his mustache and the ball on this hat. Then I used 3D effects to accent his nose. WHEW did this wear me out. Then I just HAD to get an ornament done for my Stampin up girl Lisa and I could NOT make one right. I made the biggest mess and after the 2nd ornament, this is all I could do. I used Pledge floor shine and some red chunky craft glitter. I used my super sticky tape on the outside which are not perfect and used my Martha Steward fine silver glitter. Then I added some crystal rhinestones and some silver tinsel ribbon for a bow. I am SO happy the girls loved them today. I wished I could have done more. I was up until midnight and I got up at 4:30am today. I am so glad I made it through today. I am headed to my Dad's tomorrow to spend Christmas Eve with him. Then Christmas Day is at my house this year with my husbands family in the morning and then lunch and then dinner with my mom, my bubba & Mandy and my sister and nephew. My husband will be frying 2 turkeys. I can't wait to see all my family and a very blessed Christmas. I hope all of you out there has a wonderful and most fabulous Christmas. MERRY CHRISTMAS!!!!!!!!!!!

Jamie

Santa Card

I'm BACK! Now that everyone is getting the cards I made, I decided to post them this week. Here is the first one. I used the Simply Charmed cricut cartridge. I embossed the green background with my christmas tree cuttlebug embossing folder. I stickled the top of the santa hat with my diamond stickles. Then I added the Happy Holidays with a clear stamp I got at Joann's last year and chalked the red circle with my white ink pad. This was one of the 20 cards I made right after Thanksgiving and I finished them up on the 4th. Hope you enjoy this cute guy and I can't wait to see what Santa brings me! Hehe.

Jamie

Birthday Fishes Card

This is the card I made for my Mama's birthday on Friday. She loves to fish and I really thought she would like this. I spent time with her on Sunday and she is doing great. She really looks great too. I cut out this cute little fish and the pole from the Simply Charmed cartridge and I stitched the reel and the fish with my black marker. The water is from the Life's a Beach cartridge that I used my white gel pen to give it some detail and the scallop is from the Storybook cartridge. I stamped the Birthday Fishes on there with my Stampin Up alphabet set. I rushed home to get this one done. I am dropping it in the mail tomorrow. I can't wait to hear how she likes it. I HAVE been really busy with decorating the front yard and the house and working on 20 Christmas cards that I am trying to get done this week. I will have more posted soon. Please enjoy this silly fish.

Jamie

Cupcake Scallop card

I was up very late last night trying to finish this card. I made this for one of my childhood friends. Her birthday is Saturday. I really needed to make this super cute to cheer her up. She is really sick. She has been battling Lupus her whole life. She went into remission in high school. Since being out of school, she has been sick off and on. Now the doctor's are running out of treatments that will actually work for her. I am praying she will pull through this and get to feeling better soon. I have been very emotional the last 2 days just thinking about her and then thinking about my mom who is fighting Cancer and then thinking about my father-in-law that I lost to Cancer 3 years ago. It's really been a tough year and I am so thankful for my family and friends and the time I am able to spend with them. SO, I messed up this card and it took me 3 times to get it right. I was so tired and could not focus. The card if cut from my Wild Cards Cartridge. I cut the circle out from my Storybook Cartridge and I embossed it with the cuttlebug divine swirl embossing folder. I cut the cupcake out from the Simply Charmed Cartridge. I used my red stickles on the cherry and on the cupcake wrapper. I used my white gel pen on the cupcake and around the card for some detail. My hand was really shaky and tired. It took me forever again to tie a bow with this ribbon. I decided to go with red sheer ribbon. And I added some glam rocks with my I-Rock tool to the embossed circle. This card does make me smile when I see it. Of course after reading all of this, it makes me sad. I am trying not to let this get to me. I hope you like this card and I hope it makes you smile.

Jamie

Happy Scarecrow Card

Happy Fall! I finished my little scarecrow I had to cut out from the Simply Charmed cartridge that my wonderful sister-in-law let me borrow. I really want this cartridge SO bad! It's one of my favorites from the new cartridges out there. I of course used my jelly roll pen in silver, white and gold. Orange and Yellow glam rocks and glitter of course. I also cut the circles out with my Storybook cartridge and then used my divine swirl cuttlebug embossing folder for the green circle. I hope you like him as much as I do. I just entered him in the following challenges.

GETTING CRICKY's CARTRIDGE CHALLENGE: BOYISH CHARMS at http://kandrewdesigns.blogspot.com/

Challenge Me Monday #35 Color/Shape Challenge at http://fantabulouscricut.blogspot.com/

Jamie

Simply Charmed cake card

I borrowed this cartridge from my sister-in-law and finally cut something out. This is a birthday card for my Stampin Up gal Lisa. I didn't do much but use my turquoise glitter glue on the candles, used my white gel pen and hot rocks for some details. I also embossed the background with the Happy Birthday cuttlebug embossing folder. My brain has been in overload all day from thinking and thinking about all the cards I have to make and how I am going to do it all. This is all I could get done tonight. I am exhausted. I think this card is really growing on me. Hope you like.