JM's Creations!

December Daily

2010-12-04T11:16:00.000-08:00

Christmas 2010 is part of a new chapter in my life. I decided that I was going to due a December Daily album like Ali Edwards does every year. I have somewhat of a base album complete. I am one who struggles with making pre-layouts. I was very "gun-ho" to begin with but now that its day 4, I'm sinking!

I think the issue I am running into is the fact that I don't do something Christmas-y every day. The tree is up, has been since Nov 26th. I decided that photos of the tree and all the indoor decor was going to be Day 1. Easy enough...

Then day 2 comes around and I'm thinking "what do i put in my album for today?" So as of right now, day 2 (12/2) is blank. Now, we're at day 3 and guess what?! Nothing! So, day 3 (12/3) is blank, too.

Today is day 4 (12/4) and I think I have decided for now, I will try and blog each day. Then later, depending on pics and what not, I will take what I have here and transfer it to my album. So far today, we have hung Christmas lights outside. I will have to wait until it begins to get dark to be able to take pictures.

So, thats the plan for now...we will see!

And now I've done something to mess up my blog...grrr!

Need a new blog name

2010-07-14T14:52:00.000-07:00

Wow! It has been a long time since I have posted anything to my blog. Alot has happened, most recently I have gotten a divorce. My original blog name was JP's Creations, which were my initials. Now that I've gone back to my maiden name, I don't care much for JM's Creations. I hope to become more active with postings now that I'm starting a new chapter in my life. :-D

Do you have any suggestions for a new blog name? If so, comment below!

Thanks.

Color Inspiration #48 and a "Hi" card

2009-04-04T10:54:00.000-07:00

This is the card I came up with for this week's Color Inspiration challenge over at Kristina's blog. I just received an order from Stampin' Up with the new Stampin' Up Big Bold Cupcakes sizzlit 4-pack dies and the Sweet Little Sentiments stamp set. I thought this was a perfect opportunity to try out my new stuff!

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This card was created last night. I found this stack of paper by Black Market Paper Society at my LSS. I free hand cut the flower out of one of the sheets of paper. The 'hi' is shimmery chipboard from Scrapworks.

Isn't it Spring?

2009-03-28T13:05:00.001-07:00

This is the weather in Oklahoma today...

Color Inspiration #44

2009-03-04T19:31:00.001-08:00

Sorry I skipped last weeks Color Inspiration challenge. I didn't have one of the colors she listed and I know you don't have to use them all but I had a very hard time with the combination as a whole. But never fear, I'm back for this weeks challenge! This challenge is using my favorite color combinations:

And here is my take:

I really need a new camera or something...I had a hard time getting a decent picture of this card. Anywho, ENJOY!

Color Inspiration #42

2009-02-20T13:33:00.000-08:00

Here is this weeks color challenge over at Kristina's blog.

And here is my take...

Color Inspiration #41

2009-02-12T17:06:00.000-08:00

I have seemed to of lost my creativeness lately. I figured the best way to spark it again, is to participate in various challenges. I am a frequent visitor to Kristina Warner's blog and thought I'd start with her Color Inspiration challenges. This week's challenge is this:

Kristina mentioned about possible Valentine's Day cards out of these color combinations. For those that know me, Valentine's Day is my least favorite holiday. I was in need of 2 cards so I used this as my opportunity. Here is what I came up with:

For this card, I used Riding Hood Red SU cardstock as my base, Basic Gray SU cardstock embossed with Diving Swirls folder in my Cuttlebug, Studio G stamp on Whisper White SU cardstock, and Basic Black SU 1/4" ribbon.

For this card I used Basic Gray SU cardstock as my base, Riding Hood Red SU cardstock stamped with a Studio G clear stamp using a Versamark ink pad, Basic Black SU 1/4" ribbon. I didn't use Whisper White on the front of this card but there is Whisper White on the inside.

Long time, no post.

2008-10-09T15:53:00.000-07:00

Sorry I've been MIA. I have been scrapbooking but just mainly layouts.

I recently ran across an ad on Craigslist.com for some Stampin' Up sets. She had 4 sets pictured and wanted $20. I called her to ask if she wanted $20 per set or $20 for the whole lot. She said for the whole lot! I was all over that steal. When I went to get the stamps, she handed me a Wal-mart sack with not 4 sets of stamps but 6 sets. 5 of the sets are Stampin' Up! I was in complete shock! So, I had to tell my fearless leader, Ellie, about this great find. She, of course, wanted me to put them to use. I haven't been able to get to all the sets but here is what I've started with.

Stampin' Up Noteworthy

Stampin' Up Definetly Decorative Crayon Kids

I'll try and use the rest of the sets soon and post!

TFL!

Wedding Card

2008-09-08T15:14:00.000-07:00

Here is a wedding card that I made for a wedding we went to this past weekend. I started off with this:

I like the look but felt it was missing something.

This is my final product:

I don't know how the bride and groom felt about it but I was pretty pleased with the end result.

Backpack Challenge

2008-09-08T14:24:00.000-07:00

I am part of a Stampin' Up group and our fearless leader, Ellie, challenged us to make these backpacks.

I didn't make mine into a backpack per say...here's my take on the challenge:

If you'd like the instructions on how to make the backpacks, check out Stamp Vamp's Stamp Happens blog. She has a video showing how to put them together.

Card for a challenge

2008-08-26T12:54:00.001-07:00

Cards, cards, and more cards.

2008-08-08T20:20:00.000-07:00

I haven't posted to my blog in forever so I figured I'd share some cards that I've been working on.

Just a simple card using the cute little penguin stamp and some scraps of paper. I used some jewels that I found in the jewelry making department of my local Hobby Lobby.

This is just a simple thank you card. The flower is a stamp from a Close to My Heart stamp set. I stamped it in brown on white cardstock, cut it out and placed a small pink brad in the middle. The thank you is a stamp from a Provo Craft set. The paper is just scraps.

I made this card using a set of Studio G stamps. I have no clue what I'll use it for but wanted to make something using those infamous stamps.

I found this sheet of paper in my stash. I wanted to see how many cards I could make using this one sheet of paper. This is the end result.

One more! I got a Cuttlebug today and wanted to play with it. The Cuttlebug comes with a set of embossing folders and a postage stamp die cut. I used the cupcake embossing folder and the die cut for this card.

Birthday card in a pinch

2008-05-01T08:06:00.000-07:00

Not my best work but it'll do for last minute.

Another birthday card.

2008-04-25T22:50:00.000-07:00

I needed a birthday card for my father-in-law that I could do in a jiffy! I had saw a really neat card idea on the Cricut message board that accommodate gift cards. I thought it was a cool idea and decided to give it a try myself. I'd like to say a special thanks to taz11693 from the message board for sharing.

Marker storage

2008-03-22T14:13:00.000-07:00

Cricut has released markers to use in place of the blade in their machine. I kept mine in the original packaging but after so many uses, the packaging was beginning to fall apart. I needed to find some kind of storage. Today I received a container of ribbon from a friend. Its the ribbon you get in the dollar section at Target. After I took all the ribbon out, I went to throw the container in the garbage and then thought "Hey! I bet my markers will fit in that!" Sure enough, its just the right height. So, I set off to alter the container and here it is.

Card

2008-03-22T14:09:00.000-07:00

I created this card for my uncle's birthday. He likes to hunt so I used the Cricut Design Studio to make a moose hiding in the grass. I used the Animal Kingdom cartridge for the moose and the ZooBalloo cartridge for the tree and grass. All was cut using my Cricut machine.

My first blog

2008-03-22T14:06:00.000-07:00

I've decided to stary my own blog. I love to scrapbook so I figured this would be a great way to share my creations with everyone.

Here we go...