ACCIDENTAL ART

   I was looking at a paper arts magazine, Somerset Life, which is no longer being published unfortunately, and I saw a tag that gave me an idea. So I die cut a tag, found a piece of paper to cover it with, thought for a minute about how I was going to do the tag, which involved cutting scalloped circles out of patterned paper to make a flower, and then some hearts that I had punched out of some very pretty paper earlier that day caught my eye. I laid three of them on the tag, and voila! Accidental art. It was nothing like what I was planning to do, but I love it! I should have put the words on in a different order, but it's too late now.

   I am knee deep in hearts here, and hope to actually put them together on some cards this week. Stay tuned!

Blessings,
Janis

CATCH UP POST

   I have some photos that I haven't posted, so I'm going to throw them together here and hope that this catches me up with posting my new cards, etc.. I should have titled this "Hodgepodge".

These are all the treat boxes that I made for Halloween. So much fun!

   I took some pictures of Christmas cards, some of which are really old.  

   And finally, the pockets that I made for gift cards, these were fun too.

Blessings,

Janis

MORE STAMPIN' UP! SALE-A-BRATION SAMPLES

   I have made a couple of cards using Sale-A-Bration sets, dies, and punches. I also used some stamps and dies from the new Mini Catalog. I am just loving the products that Stampin' Up! is putting out these days!
   This is my favorite card that I have done lately:

The products used for this card are:

     Stamps: Thoughtful Blooms

     Punches: Small Bloom Punch

     Paper: Whisper White, Blueberry Bushel, Balmy Blue

     Ink: Blueberry Bushel, Balmy Blue

     

The next one is about half and half: half SAB products and half mini catalog products. I really love the decorative strip at the top and bottom, which is a die from the Lily Pad die set. The punch, die, and Thoughtful Blooms stamp set are all free products that you can get during Sale-A-Bration, which runs from January through March.

Products Used:

       Dies: Lily Pad

     Punches: Heart Punch Pack

     Paper: Whisper White, Real Red, Granny Apple Green

     Ink: Real Red, Granny Apple Green

     Stamps: Thoughtful Blooms, Heartfelt

   I have two cards for my next post, and then I will be caught up, I hope.

Blessings,

Janis

   

MY FIRST CHALLENGE ENTRY

   I have been wanting to enter challenges for years, but it never happened. When I saw this one from the As You See It Challenge blog, I knew I had to do it. As soon as I saw the requirements to meet the challenge, I knew what I wanted to do, but unfortunately my first idea didn't work out, so I modified it, and I'm not as happy with it as I thought I would be, but oh well, it is what it is.
 
The requirements were:

 
I had already used the Stampin' Up! Subtles embossing folder with silver foil before and loved it, so I knew that was going to be my background. After I finished the card, I realized that I had made something that was impossible to take a picture of. I finally ended up with one halfway decent picture, but it isn't the greatest and doesn't show the sparkle on the snowflakes, which were cut out of white glitter paper.
 
The home for this challenge is: http://www.asyouseeitchallenge.com/2020/01/challenge-216-recipe-for-sparkle.html

And here is my entry:

 
Blessings,
   Janis

 

MY FIRST STAMPIN' UP! SALE-A-BRATION SAMPLE

   When I received an order with new cardstock, stamp pad, and a stamp and die set, which was free because of SaleA-Bration, I sat down and made this card. I am not really crazy about it, but I guess it's ok, I like the colors anyway. During Sale-A-Bration, January through March, you

can get free stamps, dies, paper, and embellishments with your Stampin' Up! order. I call this one my "Monet card". I used the following products:

Cardstock: Rich Razzleberry, Pear Pizzazz, and Whisper White
Ink: Rich Razzleberry and Pear Pizzazz
Other Products: Blue gems, Wink of Stella, Balmy Blue and Purple Posy Stampin' Blends
Stamps: Lovely Lily Pad
Dies: Lily Pad

    I will be posting another card made with more SAB products tomorrow, one that I like a lot more than this one.

Blessings,
Janis