WOW....

It has been a long time since I have posted anything and the last post was about why I hadn't been around much.  Well not much has changed, still busy but that is all good news.  I have even set up a table selling my items at a local art center.  Besides my business keeping me busy, I have also been running and organizing a fundraiser for my local SPCA shelter.  Last Nov. we raised $1500 for them with a craft show.  I was even asked to go on the radio the day before to promote it and then had the TV news crew there the day of the show!  I was a bit nervous but made it through.  Anyway, here are some things I have made over the past few months. 

Tie Dye Shirts ~ Got the Yudo Machine and love it!

Halloween Gifts & Items using my Cricut

Thanks for checking them out!



Where has Jade Been???

First, just want to state that this is in no means me complaining... in fact I am very happy about all of this, I just wanted to share why I haven't posted much over the last few months.

Ok, so I have never been a person to blog everyday or even a couple of times a week) but I haven't done much blogging at all over the last few months. I have a very good reason for that!!! It isn't because I haven't been crafting anything to share, I have been doing a lot of crafts, just been so busy that I really haven't had a lot of time to take pics, edit them and post them. I hope to do more of it soon. I have also passed my weekly ad challenge on the Cricut MB to another crafter since I could not give it the time it and the other MB members deserved. So thanks for visiting and please come back soon to see more of my crafts.

My latest stamp set!

I have found some of the greatest stamps... giving my projects a little heat!  They are Bombshell Stamps!  They are a vintage pinup, tatoo style stamp line.  Here is my first project with the "Bombshell Angel" stamp set, it is an altered domino.  I stamped and colored it and added a magnet strip to the back of it.

Check out their website to see more great stamps.  They also have a great forum to share your work and get ideas!

"Ad Inspiration Challenge" #46 & 47

Here the challenge for week #46 :


You can use the color scheme, ad layout, or anything else in the ad for inspiration for a card. This is all for fun to see what you get from the inspiration. 

Ad is from http://www.target.com/. Please post a comment with a link to your card here or at the post for this challenge on the Cricut Message board here.

Here the challenge for week #47 :

Ad is from http://www.macy.com/. Please post a comment with a link to your card here or at the post for this challenge on the Cricut Message board here.

Cute Bear Blog Award

 This is a fun award to get.... and very cute one as well.  Thank you Raq for this award.  Now, I'm supposed to pass this on to 12 other people...  Here are some craft bloggers I like to check out from time to time!




Capadia Designs
The Scrapping Cat
Cricut Crazy
Froggaritaville
Impressions
Indigo Inklings
Okieladybug's Crafts n' More
Scrappin Disney
SCRAPS 4 FUN
Popsicle Toes
Stamping in my PJ's
Robins Creative Cottage

Ad Inspiration Challenges ~ I am back.....

... from all my fall and holiday crafts shows.  Thank you to Colleen for continuing the Ad Inspiration Challenges while I was gone.  I will get an update with all the past challenges here soon, but till then here is the last one I posted on the Cricut MB.

You can use the color scheme, ad layout, or anything else in the ad for inspiration for a card. This is all for fun to see what you get from the inspiration. Please post a comment with a link to your card here or at the post for this challenge on the Cricut Message board here.


This weeks ad is from www.teleflora.com

Michaels Photo Entry - Illuminated Paper Gingerbread House

Michaels Photo Entry - Illuminated Paper Gingerbread House
I have entered my Illuminated Paper Gingerbread House into a contest on the Michael's Craft Store website. Please help me by rating my handmade holiday decoration (Illuminated Paper Gingerbread House) by clicking on the snowmen below the picture. You can rate it one to five snowmen. Feel free to share with other to rate it as well. Thank you for your help!!! Heather
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Great new crafting blog!

I was surfing around different crafter's blogs and while at one of my favorites blogs (http://capadiadesigns.blogspot.com/) I found a post about a great new blog. It is Cutting Above and the two ladies there (Maggie and Michele) give info about all the different crafting tools and items in the industry now. Be sure to check it out, for their blog launch and to celebrate the Gypsy Grand Opening on HSN they are giving away 2 Gypsies! Go here for more info!

Crafters for Critters

I am organizing a fundraising/ crafts show event to raise money for my local SPCA who is having some finacial problems this year. I am very excited to be doing this and wanted to share this with my fellow crafters. Maybe someone might want to do something similar in their community. I have a small business selling my crafts that I make at local craft shows and though it would be good to do one to help the SPCA. Vendors will pay for a booth space and donate one item to be raffled. All proceeds will go to the SPCA. I am also going to have a booth with different crafts to sell where all proceeds from those sales goes to the SPCA as well. I would love to have a large variety of crafts for the booth. If you would like to help, please donate one handmade craft (even a simple card would be helpful) for this booth. Please e-mail for more info on how to help!

Thanks!

“Ad Inspiration Challenge” #23

Here is this weeks ad color challenge. The ad is from www.macys.com. You can use the color scheme, ad layout, or anything else in the ad for inspiration. Please post a comment with a link to your card here or at the post for this challenge on the Cricut Message board here.

“Ad Inspiration Challenge” #22

Here is this weeks ad color challenge. The ad is from http://www.target.com/. Some more great summer colors! You can use the color scheme, ad layout, or anything else in the ad for inspiration. Please post a comment with a link to your card here or at the post for this challenge on the Cricut Message board here.

Blog Award!!!

Thank you very much Valerie for the Blog award!

The rules for the award are:

1. Thank the person who nominated you for this award.

2. Copy the logo and place it on your blog.

3. Link to the person who nominated you for this award.

4. Name 7 thins about yourself that people might find interesting.

5. Nominate 7 Kreative Bloggers.

6. Post links to the 7 you nominate.

7. Leave a commnet on each of the blogs, letting them know they hae been nominated.

Here are my 7 special nominations for this award. Please click on the link in their name to check them out.

Raquel

Pinklady50

Donna

Melissa

Mousekat

Dawn aka Froggy

Jay

Ok so 7 interesting things about myself.

1. I have lived in PA, SC and VA.

2. I currently have 4 different positions at my PT job where I work approx. 15 hrs. and have worked in all 4 positions in one day before.

3. I have 2 dogs, 2 cats, a turtle and a fish.

4. I'm a very big Sting / Police fan!

5. I'm also a Steelers fan!

6. I play soccer in a local womens league, my position is goal keeper.

7. I have two tatoos.

“Ad Inspiration Challenge” #21

Here is this weeks ad color challenge. The ad is from www.valspar.com. This is a great website to try out different colors together. That is how I came up with these, just added in some colors and looked at what they came up with. You can use the color scheme, ad layout, or anything else in the ad for inspiration. Please post a comment with a link to your card here or at the post for this challenge on the Cricut Message board here.

I was really inspired by these colors this time and got right to work on my card. At first I thought these looked liked great summer colors, but then they reminded me of apples. That's how I came up with this idea. I again stamped the background to match the colors. TFL!

“Ad Inspiration Challenge” #20

I found a cute swimsuit ad for inspiration. The ad is from Target. Since there were two shades of two of the colors, I split the color blocks to show them both. Use which ever color (or both) you like! You can use the color scheme, ad layout, or anything else in the ad for inspiration. Please post a comment with a link to your card here or at the post for this challenge on the Cricut Message board here.

Here is my card for this color challenge!

“Ad Inspiration Challenge” #19

Ok so I have been very bad about updating my blog, esspecially with the Ad Inspiration Challenges! So here is challenge #19. This ad challenge from www.sherwin-williams.com/. You can use the color scheme, ad layout, or anything else in the ad for inspiration. Please post a comment with a link to your card here or at the post for this challenge on the Cricut Message board here.

Here is my card for this color challenge!

“Ad Inspiration Challenge” #18

Here is another ad from one of their paint sample books at Lowes. I know we did another challenge recently using yellow and purple, but this one just caught my eye. I loved it and could wait to use these colors. You can use the color scheme, ad layout, or anything else in the ad for inspiration. Please post a comment with a link to your card here or at the post for this challenge on the Cricut Message board here.

I thought these cards would be good for a masculine card. I had a workshop yesterday and we used these colors in the cards we made.

“Ad Inspiration Challenge” #17

Here is another ad from one of their paint sample books at Lowes. I know we did another challenge recently using yellow and purple, but this one just caught my eye. I loved it and could wait to use these colors. You can use the color scheme, ad layout, or anything else in the ad for inspiration. Please post a comment with a link to your card here or at the post for this challenge on the Cricut Message board here.Here is my card for this challenge. It is for my son's teacher, her birthday is this weekend. The green in the background paper is a little off but it that was the closest I had.

“Ad Inspiration Challenge” #16

Sorry I'm a day (or two) late again. Got caught up in Memorial Day fun! Here is this weeks challenge. I found this ad at Lowes today. It is from one of their paint sample books. I thought these colors looked very summery and made me think of the beach. You can use the color scheme, ad layout, or anything else in the ad for inspiration. Please post a comment with a link to your card here or at the post for this challenge on the Cricut Message board here.



Here is my card for this challenge!

Ad Inspiration Challenge” #15

This weeks “Advertisement Inspiration Challenge” is from toysrus.com. This color scheme is a cute baby set. I seem to forget about using these colors together so I thought this would be a good one for the challenge this week. You can use the color scheme, ad layout, or anything else in the ad for inspiration. Please post a comment with a link to your card here or at the post for this challenge on the Cricut Message board here.

Here is my card for the challenge!

“Ad Inspiration Challenge” #14

This weeks “Advertisement Inspiration Challenge” is from shop.com. This color scheme makes me think of something you would see from New York. I can't wait to see what everyone does with this one! You can use the color scheme, ad layout, or anything else in the ad for inspiration. Please post a comment with a link to your card here or at the post for this challenge on the Cricut Message board here.
Here is my card for this challenge. I use my cuddlebug to emboss it and then inked the raised area. The stamp is from Stampin' Up!