Jackie's Craft Room

And the winner is.......

First of all I want to say how sorry I am that I have been MIA longer than expected.  Although the move went very smoothly, I have chronic back problems and it is very slow going getting things organized at our new place.  However it is well worth it because I love love love it.  Once I get my craft room together I will post some pics. 

Now the good stuff.  The winner of the blog candy is Becky B.

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"I absolutely love your card! I wasn't interested in the funky four stamp set until I saw your cute card. Congrats on getting this blog up! You should be very proud of yourself."

Thanks so much Becky and to everyone who left such sweet comments and very helpful suggestions.  I appreciate every one of you. 

I don't have a new project ready to post today but just to give you a little color and sunshine I have this little diddy I made with MDS.  It is the b'day card for my uplines son.  I hope you enjoy it.

So now it is back to the boxes.  I hope you all have a great rest of the week.  I should be back in full swing by the weekend.  Crafting Hugs.

Spring Is Blooming

I am sure everyone is happy that spring is just around the corner.  Most of us have had unusually cold weather this year and the cool air of spring is certainly welcome. Actually spring is my favorite time of year because living in Texas the summers can be worse than the winters.  I especially enjoy the longer days that spring brings during daylight savings time. (Don't forget to change you clock tonight if your area goes on daylight savings time)

Of course the other thing that comes around in spring is anticipation of Stampin' Up's Idea Book and Catalog that comes out in July. Stampin Up is giving us the opportunity to get a sneak peek of one of the new stamp sets and designer series papers that will be available in the new catalog.

• Four Frames stamp set is a collection of 4 frames that coordinate with the decorative label extra large punch
• Paisley Petals Designer Series Paper is a beautiful collection of papers that feature large blooms with colors of marina mist, river rock, cherry cobbler, old olive, not quite navy and pumpkin pie.

Supplies used:

• Paper - whisper white, not quite navy, paisley petals dsp
• Stamp Set - Four Frames and Easter Blossoms
• Ink - cherry cobbler
• Accessories - decorative label extra large punch, medium oval punch, cherry cobbler seam binding ribbon 

I am sure you are going to love both these.  The best news is that you can purchase both these items from April 1-31 with a minimun $20 purchase or if you host a $350 workshop in April you will receive them for free. Who does not like free stuff. If you are interested in either option please contact me. 

Beginning today I am packing up my craft room, and the rest of the house of course, to move across town.  I really hate to pack and move but I am really looking forward to our new home.  So if I am out of touch for a few days next week that is why. 

Remember until March 15th you can comment on my first post, Hello, below for a chance to win some blog candy. Enjoy the rest of you weekend. Crafting Hugs.

Winning over Procrastination

Hello all, I hope you are having a wonderful day.  Unfortunately I have had a rough week. It involves a kidney stone and lets just say it is not pretty.  But that is not what I want to talk about today.  I wanted to say a few words about procrastinating because it is one of the things a can do well.

I am not really sure why I procrastinate at times.  I have heard that people who procrastinate are lazy.  I don't necessarily agree.   I don't consider myself a lazy person. Another theory is that procrastination is a way of dealing with stress involved by doing a certain task.  Well I can certainly understand that idea.  Who wants to do something that is stressful or unpleasent.

So why am I rambling on about such a boring subject.  The reason is I often find myself putting off enjoyable task such as making a card I know I am going to need for a upcoming occasion.  I certainly don't procrastinate being in my studio, I do that as ofter as possible. But I can find a million other things I want to play with then making that card that I don't need for another month.  One thing I know is that I seem to do my best work when I am under a deadline.  Go figure. 

Well today I want to say that I did not procrastinate making my Mother's Day cards.  I have them both ready to go and those are the project I have to show you today.  When I started to work with the Springtime Vintage DSP from the Occasions mini catalog it just screamed Mom.  So the first things I make were the cards for my Mom and MIL.  So now all I have to figure out is which one to give to which Mom. Oh, and make a birthday card for upline's son. His birthday was this week.

This card and the one below were both a complete case.  Both were found on Stampin Connection. For those of you who don't know, Stampin Connection is an exclude site for Stampin Up demonstrators. This card was created by Theresa Romani. I used the following supplies: 

• Stamp Sets: Build a Blossom, Something to Celebrate
• Cardstock: Rose Red
• Ink: Rose Red
• DSP: Springtime Vintage
• Punches: Blossom Petals, Eyelet Border 
• Accessories: Big Shot, Top Note Die, Victorian Lace, Dimensionals

 

This card was cased from the very talented Becky Roberts. The supplied used are:

• Stamp Set: Something to Celebrate
• Ink: Baja Breeze
• Cardstock: Baja Breeze
• DSP: Springtime Vintage
• Accessories: Big Shot, Fun Flowers Die, Build a Brad, Ribbon, Dimensional

I hope you enjoy these as much as I do.  Remember to scroll down to my first post to read about the Blog Candy I am currently giving away. 

Crafting Hugs

Hello

 
Hello all and welcome to Jackie's Craft Room.  I would like to start out by telling you that this is my first post on my first blog and I appreciate so much you taking the time to stop by.  I have spent the last several weeks designing and building it, which I was determined to do myself.  Actually it was not that hard thanks to the book Typepad for Dummies by Melanie Nelson & Sharron Lowe. If you are interested in learning about building and maintaining your own blog I highly recommend it.  But enough about that except to say I don't think it turned out too bad for a first try.

For my first project I decided to do a fun and bright "Hello" card to welcome you.  I hope you enjoy it. The supplies used were:

• Stamp Sets: Funky Four, Hello
• Cardstock: Crumb Cake, Real Red,Tempting Turquoise
• DSP: Play Date, Brights
• Markers: Crumb Cake, Real Red,Tempting Turquoise, Old Olive, Daffodil Delight
• Punches: Small Oval, Modern Label
• Accessories: Buttons, Twine

As I am sure you can tell I am a Stampin' Up demonstrator, since 2008, and have mainly been doing it has a hobby.  I have had a couple of workshops/classes that I enjoyed so much I am now going to pursue more of a business aspect.  My blog is one of the first steps toward that goal. 

Well of course you cannot have a blog launch without Blog Candy.  If you are interested in being in the drawing just leave a comment at the end of this post with a link or email address so I can contact you.  I will be drawing a winner on March 15, 2011.  I am not going to tell you exactly what you will win but lets just say, stamps, paper, ribbon and the card featured today.  Also any tips or suggenstion about the blog would be greatly appreciated.  Good Luck.

Crafting Hugs. Talk with you soon.