abc, 123, baby, you and me!

Are you singing with me?

Today's Jacksonbelle challenge is to make a 1, 2, 3 card. That means:

1 stamp
2 embellishments
3 (or less) layers

So I used one stamp (Lizzie Anne Designs' Get Well Soon), two embellishments (crystal swirls and flower from Prima) and three layers (including this Mistletoe and Co. patterned paper from Pink Paislee).

I hope you'll play along with us this week. Here's a link to the challenge on the Jbelle blog. And here are all of the rock stars with more samples for you:

Carly Robertson
Heather Lee-Reppen
Jill Dunn
Jimmi Mayo
Keri Lee Sereika
Lindsey Botkin
Michelle Philippi
Shemaine Smith
Stephanie Hargis
Tobi Crawford
Trudee Sauer

Just a note, Lizzie Anne Designs is holding their first GUEST ROCKSTAR STAMPER search. Get the details and throw your hat in the ring, here. The deadline is October 31.

Vellum Snowman

If you don't get the Lizzie Anne Designs newsletter (you can sign up here), then you missed this card, including the tutorial on making a vellum snowman. So I just thought I'd share really quickly here as well. Have a great day!

What's In It?
Stamps: Christmas in the City (LAD)
Paper: blue bayou, bashful blue, heavy vellum (SU), pearlized white (Paper Accents)
Ink: brocade blue, bashful blue, choc chip, pumpkin (SU), tuxedo black (Memento)
Other: ribbon (Cosmo Cricket), tag die (Spellbinders), sponge, stylus, glitter, glue pen, white gel pen, scissors

Fall is in the Air

It has been downright chilly hear lately! Today is actually a heat wave at 64 degrees. Josh and I have been missing some of our morning walks, because it has been 32 ! That's freezing! Literally! Regardless, the air is crisp, the leaves are floating to the ground, and the sky is blue as can be. Yep, fall is most definitely in the air. Therefore, my fall inspired card for today's Jbelle Tuesday challenge.

The challenge today is a sketch challenge. And I knew exactly which papers I wanted to use. These gorgeous, totally autumnal Captivating papers by Pink Paislee. Love 'em. I colored my image (PTI) with SU markers and a water color brush. Made a sentiment flag and accented it with this gorgeous Prima Say It In Studs piece. I use my photo corner punch to make the little flag ends.

Thanks for stopping by, and check out the rest of the team:

Carly Robertson
Heather Lee-Reppen
Jill Dunn
Jimmi Mayo
Keri Lee Sereika
Lindsey Botkin
Lynda Benden
Michelle Philippi
Shemaine Smith
Stephanie Hargis
Tobi Crawford
Trudee Sauer

I hope you can play along with us here.

What's In It?
Stamps: Autumn Abundance (PTI)
Paper: Lovely and Beloved from Captivating (Pink Paislee), banana, bashful blue, pumpkin (SU), watercolor (Strathmore), white card base
Ink: onyx black (VersaFine), chocolate chip and various markers for coloring (SU)
Other: circle nesties (Spellbinders), Say It In Studs (Prima), watercolor brush, photo corner punch

Vellum Challenge

Today's Jacksonbelle challenge is to use vellum.

Hmmmm. I had to think about this one for a little while. Then I decided to stamp my image (from Stampavie) directly on the vellum. By coloring with markers on the back of the stamped image, then you get this nice soft look on the front. And you don't have to worry about your ink smearing, because you're coloring on the back side. I also dry embossed all of her fur trim to make it nice and white, as well as dimensional. Cute, huh? I also edged the vellum in glitter and added brads to my Ooh La La paper.

I hope you find some time to play along with the Jbelle Rockstars this week and incorporate some vellum into one of your projects. It really can give you lots of cool, unexpected effects. Check out the rest of the team:

Carly Robertson
Heather Lee-Reppen
Jill Dunn
Jimmi Mayo
Keri Lee Sereika
Lindsey Botkin
Lynda Benden
Michelle Philippi
Shemaine Smith
Stephanie Hargis
Tobi Crawford

What's In It?
Stamps: Sarah Kay Noel Joy (Stampavie), Damask Design (PTI)
Paper: Ooh La La for Her (My Mind's Eye), pretty in pink, celery, vellum (SU)
Ink: memento black, various SU markers
Other: glue pen, glitter, brads, dimensionals, dry embossing stylus

Just So You Know

I don't have any eye candy for you today. I'm busy cleaning, making appointments, doing laundry, etc, etc, etc. You know how it is. But I wanted to let you know that Lizzie Anne is revealing two more stamp sets today. You can enter to win yesterday's sets, as well as today's. Just stop by the LAD blog and comment on each post. Hope to see you soon, with something pretty to share.

LAD Previews!

The Pilgrim Boy and Girl singles were already released on the first of the month, and now Lizzie Anne Designs is previewing their fall release stamp sets today and tomorrow. I've got a couple of samples for you today, and you can check out lots more on the Lizzie Anne blog, here.

For this first card, I paired the new Fanciful Flourishes with this acorn and leaf image from October's Monthly Mix, A Harvest of Memories. You really must check out the entire set, as there are so many elegant flourishes. I foresee myself reaching for this set A LOT.

And to get ready for winter, how cute is this set, called Way Up North? It has several darling sentiments to work with all of the images, but this particular one reads, "Colder weather brings us together!" Seriously cute! I hate to rattle on and on, but really... I mean, there is a bear making a snowman (or snow bear as the case may be). I just LOVE it.

What's In It?

Acorn Swirl Card:
Stamps: A Harvest of Memories, Fanciful Flourishes (Lizzie Anne Designs)
Paper: kraft, garden green, chocolate chip (SU), Sultry (Basic Grey)
Ink: fresh snow (PTI), chocolate chip (SU), Versamark
Other: clear embossing powder (SU), circle nesties, fake dew drops, organic flourish border (Cuttlebug)

Snow Bear Card:

Stamps: Way Up North (Lizzie Anne Designs)

Paper: chocolate chip, vanilla (SU), flocked snowflakes (Making Memories)

Ink: rich cocoa (Memento)

Other: long rectangle nesties, Copic markers, tafetta ribbon (SU), dimensionals

Black and White +1

Today's Jbelle Challenge is to use black and white plus one other color. I LOVE this concept. I used turquoise as my third color. The felt, flowers and crystal swirls are all from Prima. The polka dotted paper (yum) is October Afternoon, and the bid brad is from Making Memories with a coating of black diamond Stickles.

I hope you get a chance to play along with our challenge. If you do, link up to the Jbelle blog, here. That way we can check out what you came up with. Can't wait to see it.

Oh yeah, and the 25% off EVERYTHING sale continues through Thursday. Use promo code FALL. Seriously, when was the last time you saw a sale this good at an online paper crafting store? How about never?

What's In It?
Stamps: Damask Designs (PTI)
Paper: white (PTI), caribbean, turquoise (SU), Hometown: County Library (October Afternoon)
Ink: onyx black (VersaFine)
Other: black diamond Stickles; Say it in crystals, flowers, die cut felt (Prima); jumbo brad (Making Memories)

And the rest of the rockstars:

Carly Robertson
Heather Lee-Reppen
Jill Dunn
Jimmi Mayo
Keri Lee Sereika
Lindsey Botkin
Lynda Benden
Michelle Philippi
Shemaine Smith
Stephanie Hargis
Tobi Crawford