DJ's Sundries

Good Morning everyone.  I trust you are having a great day and are looking forward to a good weekend.  I know that much of the country is hot so I think this card is perfect for today.  This card was designed for a swap over at Art & Sassy. For more information on their great swaps, click here .  I made 3 cards for the swap and have an extra one to encourage someone else. For this swap, I used the following items: Paper lunch sacks from the dollar store "Ice Blue" ribbon from 3 Girl JAM ( here ) Recollections - yellow paper from the Spice Market and Jewel packs My Mind's Eye - Stella and Rose "Hattie Papers" in 6X6 Close to My Heart - Indian Corn Blue ink Memento - Tuxedo Black ink TPC Studio stamps - Slice of Life Spellbinders and Cuttlebug Clear glitter glue Scrappy tape and ATG adhesive After I was all finished, I went to the dollar store and bought a box of individually wrapped lemonade packets.  I stuck a couple in each front ...

Good morning everyone.  I hope you are having a beautiful day.  If you are coming over from the 3 Girl JAM challenge blog - welcome. I have seen several different "window" cards lately and I wanted to give it a try so I decided that these birthday balloons would work well.  I also wanted to make this card for an adult male so I wanted it to be more muted and in masculine colors. I used the following supplies and tools: 3 Girl JAM - Gold Crown from the Royal Bundle Paper: Paper Trey Ink (Kraft & Vintage Cream), The Paper Studio (Brown from the Cyprus collection), My Mind's Eye (Fine & Dandy Boy) Inks: Distress (Peeled Paint, Dusty Concord, Wild Honey), Ranger Archival (Coffee) Studio G Glitter Glue Hero Arts: "All Occasion Messages" stamp set and Stamp and Cut - "Balloons" Spellbinders: Labels Number 5 with the Cuttlebug Micron Pen: Black The video today is a bit longer than normal, so thanks for taking the time to view it. ...

How many nursery rhymes pop into your head when you think of rain?  Undoubtedly a few.  Today's 3 Girl JAM challenge is all about April Showers.  The Cricut "Imagine More" cartridge had the perfect image for the theme so I decided to use it to get started.  3 Girl JAM Red crinkle ribbon from the Red, White, and Blue pack was the perfect accent for this card.  Unfortunately, this color is not currently available, but there are other reds available and some new colors are coming soon. Other supplies: Echo Park  - Dots and Stripes 6X6 pad Spellbinders - Labels #5 Archival Black ink Adhesive Glossy Accents Red Stickles Stampendous - "Happy Messages" stamp set K. Andrew Designs - "Splashtastic Summer" stamp set 3 Girl JAM Bowmaker (found here ) In the video, I not only walk you through the card, but I also show you how I made the pretty little bow with the 3 Girl JAM bowmaker.  It is so simple to use and fun too. So come and play a...

To find out about the giveaway going on right now, please click here . Today I have a super simple gift card holder to share with you.  Now I typically wouldn't do a gift card holder as a get well card, but wanted to give this friend who was recently diagnosed with cancer a special encouragement as she goes through the next few rough weeks and months. Here's what I used: Cricut Artiste cartridge - The card uses the card feature on the "j" key and is cut at 3" Georgia Pacific white cardstock DCWV - Nana's Kids matstack (green paper) - Cut one piece at 2 7/8" X 3 3/4" for the back of the card and 2 pieces at 2 7/8" X 3 1/2" for the front and inside of the card 3 Girl JAM Witches Brew ribbon Spellbinders - Classic scalloped ovals large Lawn Fawn - On the Mend stamp set TH Distress ink - Peeled Paint TH Distress markers - Fired Brick, Peeled Paint, Forest Moss, Crushed Olive (and my water brush) Want 2 Scrap purple pearls B...

I have a really fun birthday card to share with you today.  I have been busy trying to get quite a few birthdays wrapped up, so I hope you aren't getting tired of them. I recently found some stickers by Jolee's Boutique (Circus) on clearance at Hobby Lobby.  I thought that they were so cute, so I grabbed them.  I think this is the perfect card for a little boy's 1st birthday. Here are the other supplies that I used: Red card base cut from the "Soda Pop" collection by Recollections Maraschino Twine - The Twinery CTMH - Ruby pigment ink Stickles - X-Mas Red Basic Grey - "Shine On" 6X6" pad Spellbinders - Classic Scalloped Ovals Large Fiskars border punch "Happy Birthday" stamps from an unknown source Don't forget that there is a challenge going on with some great prizes on the 3 Girl JAM challenge blog.  Head on over and check out the rules and link up a fun project.

I have to say that I love the way this card turned out.  Shall we get started?  Here's what I used: 3 Girl JAM - Caribbean Splash bundle Basic Grey - "What's Up?" 6X6 pad Martha Stewart - butterfly punch Spellbinders - Large Classic Scalloped Ovals Archival "Jet Black" ink Paper Trey Ink - Vintage Cream card stock Happy Birthday stamp - TPC Studio Crystal Stickles Adhesive I hope you enjoy the video. Have a great day and remember to take some time to enjoy the little things. I'm linking this to the 3 Girl JAM "It's a Party with Ribbon".  You should come and play along.

Hello everyone.  I am so happy to be sharing my very first 3 Girl Jam Design Team post with you today.  I needed to make some altered envelopes for a swap over at CraftHappens.net.  I decided to use my favorite 3 Girl Jam ribbon - Witch's Brew - at the same time.  Now I have to admit that I used a lot of products on this one, but don't be intimidated.  Use what you have.  I didn't buy anything special for this project.  I went through my stash and used what I had.  Isn't that a great way to plan a project?  I thought so too.  However, if you don't have any 3 Girl Jam ribbon, you can try it by going to www.3girljam.com Front of the Envelope Here's what I used: 3 Girl Jam ribbon - Witch's Brew Prima - flowers and bling Tim Holtz Distress ink - Antique Linen, Tea Die Tim Holtz stamps - Playful Journey Homemade glitter spray - Perfect Pearls and Metallic Purple Ranger Archival ink - black Tim Holtz word bands Nestabilities - L...

It's unfortunately time to say good-bye to a great co-worker.  Her husband is being transferred to another state and we are going to miss her.  Melissa has a very quirky sense of humor and so I wanted to make a card to reflect that.  This is definitely a one-of-a-kind card that is fitting only to Melissa, but I hope you can use some of the techniques to make your own card. I have never attempted a pop-up card before, so to start I had to find out how to make the die cut on the inside POP.  I found this video on YouTube (click here ), and decided to give it a try.  This is a basic pop- up card though the original tutorial I found had much more complicated techniques also. I started with the inside of the card because if it didn't work out correctly, I wanted to be able to start all over again without re-doing the outside.  Thankfully, it didn't come to that. My bus was cut from Doodlecharms and is cut at 3 3/4" using the flip feature.  I needed ...

Today's project is one that I made for a special young lady who will soon be getting married.  Our little church is hosting a shower for her next week and we wanted her to have special invitations for it. I used the following supplies and tools: Pink and Burgundy card stock from my stash.  White card stock is Georgia Pacific Burgundy trim from JoAnns Spellbinders Nestabilities - Labels #2 Stylized Flowers - Cuttlebug folder Tim Holtz "Heartfelt" stamp set and "Victorian Velvet" Distress Ink Black adhesive flat back pearls from Want2Scrap I am entering this in the following challenges: Little Scrap Pieces - Use Purple and/or Pink Craft Your Passion Challenges - Use die cuts and punches Joyful Stamper: Inspire Me Fridays - Anything Goes Craft Friends Challenge: #2 - Use 2 dies (I really did use 2 different sizes from this die set to make the sentiment and frame) Now I must admit that this video is a little "blurry".  I have a lot...