DJ's Sundries

We all know that you can use ribbon on cards for girls right?  Of course, its great for holidays and babies.  You can even squeeze it in on kid's cards now and then.  But how about those cards we need to make for all the guys on our lists?  Today, I'm going to show you that you can.  So grab your 3 Girl JAM Harvest Orange ribbon and come play along. I wanted to make a little card that I could tuck a gift card into.  I pulled out my Cricut Artiste cartridge from Close To My Heart and cut this little card at 3" using the card feature and the "j" key.  I pulled a brown sheet of 8 1/2" X 11" cardstock from my stash.  Since I had everything loaded, I went ahead and cut 2 cards out at the same time.  Now I have a card to use later. I pulled a piece of paper from the MME "Fine and Dandy" 6X6 pad and cut a piece at 2 7/8" X 3 7/8" for the back and a piece at 2 7/8" X 3 5/8" for the front.  I then found my "Happy M...

Welcome to Challenge #9 - Anything Goes (with a ribbon). We are being sponsored by Clear Dollar Stamps and there's a great prize up for grabs.  You can find great digital images as well as clear acrylic stamps on their website.  Ready to play along? I used 2 different stamp sets from Clear Dollar Stamps ( "New Butterfly" and " Elegant Accents ") and and mixed it with some pretty " Iris " 3 Girl JAM ribbon to make my card. I used the following other items as well: PaperTrey Ink - Plum Pudding, Stamper's Select White, and Vintage Cream card stock. Prismacolors (Still need lots of practice here) DCWV - Lavender Chateau Matstack Dusty Concord Distress Ink Crystal Stickles Glossy Accents  I really like the way this card turned out.  I made it for a special friend and I'm really looking forward to getting it over today.  Thanks for stopping by today and remember to take some time to enjoy the little things.

Hello.  I'm so glad you decided to stop by today.  I trust you had a wonderful Christmas and spent time celebrating our Savior's birth.  I must admit that I had a great time, but it was not without its challenges.  To begin with, I worked around 40 hours from the 21st -23rd.  I woke up on Christmas Eve pretty sick and ended up visiting my Dr.'s office.  I then worked 6 hours on Christmas morning.  Feeling much better, I was able to have a delicious lunch (much of which was fixed by my great daughter).  I was back to work today and have 2 more shifts this week. I have decided that since I was unable to post the last 2 tags in time for you to link up, that I will extend the deadline.  You may now link your tags until Midnight on January 1.  I know that there are more tags ready to be linked and I don't want anyone to miss out.  I will plan to choose a winner on January, 1 and post it sometime late that day. Thanks for your patience...

I had planned for these to be finished by Christmas Eve.  Life happened and I didn't make it.  I want to post the videos quickly.  I will choose a random winner in the next couple of days.  Thanks for putting up with the crazy posting schedule. Don't forget to link up a tag for the prize. To clarify - the tag or tags you link up do not have to follow the 12 Days of Christmas theme.  Maybe next year I will limit it to this, but I feel that if I am limiting it to this theme, we should have started at the 1st of the month to allow you time to plan who you were going to give your little surprises to.  I want to see LOTS of tags this year though, so I can't wait to see what you make.  I am going to be linking my own tags to make it easier for you to click quickly on to scroll through the 12 days. Rules - 1. Link up your tag. (Please no back-linking) 2. Be a follower. I am also linking this tag to the 3 Girl JAM Christmas Inspiration Chall...

Welcome to Day 10.  I am going to leave this one to the video as I am swamped and ready for bed.  The items used to make the tag are discussed in the video. Don't forget to link up a tag for the prize. To clarify - the tag or tags you link up do not have to follow the 12 Days of Christmas theme.  Maybe next year I will limit it to this, but I feel that if I am limiting it to this theme, we should have started at the 1st of the month to allow you time to plan who you were going to give your little surprises to.  I want to see LOTS of tags this year though, so I can't wait to see what you make.  I am going to be linking my own tags to make it easier for you to click quickly on to scroll through the 12 days. Rules - 1. Link up your tag. (Please no back-linking) 2. Be a follower. I am also linking this tag to the 3 Girl JAM Christmas Inspiration Challenge. Thanks for stppping by and remember to take some time to enjoy the little things today.

It's back to work for me today.  I can't believe how fast the last few days flew by.  I didn't even come close to accomplishing what I needed to, so I'm going to be burning the midnight oil to get done.  I think all my shopping except for the miscellaneous food item is complete.  My kids have been banned from my bedroom though because I have presents to wrap.  I also have lots of things to make.  Let's start with the next tag - #9 and do some blending with Distress Inks. #8 tag from Ranger Distress Inks - Festive Berries. Iced Spruce, and Evergreen Bough 3 Girl JAM - White (from the red/white/blue seasonal pack) and Aqua Splash Saying from here. Cricut Art Philosophy Cartridge Black cardstock White embossing powder Versamark ink pad Inkadinkadoo stamps- Snowflakes Perfect Pearls mixed with water Glossy Accents Don't forget to link up a tag for the prize.  Doesn't the prize package look like fun? To clarify - the tag or tags you link...

Welcome to day #8 of the 12 days of Christmas tags.  Can you believe that there are only 4 more to go?  I have finished all 12 and now just need to post them.  Today's "technique" is all about Washi.  Be sure to watch the video to find out how I made it. #8 tag from Ranger Distress Inks - Festive Berries Saying from here. Cricut Art Philosophy Cartridge Black cardstock Glossy Accents Washi Tape from Teresa Collins - Christmas Cottage, Martha Stewart and Recollections Martha Stewart Baker's Twine Paper Scrap for the "8"  mat and for the back of the tag Don't forget to link up a tag for the prize.  Doesn't the prize package look like fun? To clarify - the tag or tags you link up do not have to follow the 12 Days of Christmas theme.  Maybe next year I will limit it to this, but I feel that if I am limiting it to this theme, we should have started at the 1st of the month to allow you time to plan who you were going to give your little ...