I'm a Sketch

Happy Monday All

 

I hope you all are having a great start to 2013. I am praying for a much quieter year then last. One of my few resolutions is to stock up on chill pills. I am trying to work very hard on not letting the little things bother me and picking my battles a little more carefully. We have 8 people (hubby and myself, my mother, our daughter and 4 grands) all living in the same house and tensions run high sometimes. Have you ever heard the saying that grandkids are your reward for not strangling your kids. lol Well I have been rewarded with 4 beautiful and amazing grandkids.

 

For my project today the amazingly talented Betty is making a digi to resemble me. This is the sketch and I was way toooo excited and had to color it up. This is exactly what it looks like in my craft room. The grands are always in here asking to make something and I Love It!!!

 

I wove some Ice Blue and Sterling crinkle ribbon around a scalloped square to make a bit of a frame.

The sentiment is from PTI's Heart 2 Heart #8!!!

My grands definitely make me a better person!!

Frosty the Snowmen

I hope you all have been hopping along our challenge/hop. Everyone has done such a wonderful job on their Christmas Inspiration.

 

So far this year we have not had but a dusting of the white stuff around here so there have been NO snowmen yet so I just had to make my own snow using some gorgeous Sterling crinkle ribbon. My snowmen also have a very beautiful ruby wand that they got from our sponsor this time "Pinque Peacock". The sentiment is from Pink by Designs "Christmas Wishes" stamp set.

 

Stay warm and Happy Crafting

Remember to link up all those Christmas projects below!!



Christmas Inspiration Blog Hop



Welcome to the Christmas Inspiration Blog Hop and Challenge.

If you have arrived here from my talented DT sister Rebecca then you are in the right place but if you just happened to be visiting my blog then head over to 3 Girl JAM so you don't miss out on all the fabulous Christmas projects everyone has made.

 

This year I have been seeing all kinds of wonderful information about "December Daily" albums. I had never heard of them before but have to say they are a pretty cool idea so I decided to give it a go.

The binding is packed full of beautiful "Holly Berry", "Mistletoe" and "Sterling" crinkle ribbon from 3 Girl JAM. The beautiful Beaded Stick Pin and Fabric Flower are from our fabulous co-sponsor Pinque Peacock. All of the journal tags are from October Afternoon and were a wonderful gift from the super sweet Julie. They were such a perfect addition to the album.

 

Throughout the video below you will see the rest of my album.

You will also get to see the newest addition to the 3 Girl JAM store "Christmas Flair Buttons"

 

Your next stop on the hop is the amazingly talented Jessica.

Be sure to also head over to the 3 Girl JAM challenge blog and link up all of your Christmas projects.

A little added bonus.....
For every 10 projects that are linked to the challenge I will give away a bundle of 3 Girl JAM crinkle ribbon.
(1-10 projects = 1 winner)
(11-20 projects = 2 winners)
(21-30 projects = 3 winners)
(100 projects = 10 winners)
so tell your friends, tell your neighbors, tell the person next to you at the store to link up to our challenge.

3 Girl JAM Challenge 7

T.G.I.F.

Has everone been mapping out their Black Friday routes? I will be at work so if anyone is interested in buying a sewing/embroidery machine come on over for a visit or give me a shout out and I will hook you up for Christmas.

With Thanksgiving just under a week away we want to see all those Thanksgiving projects with just a bit of a twist. We want you to use these beautiful Fall colors.

For my project I used 3 Girl JAM "Merlot" and "Sterling" crinkle ribbon.

The adorable Bingo Card, Frame and Background Paper are from our Challenge 7 sponsor "The Cutting Cafe"

Now head over to the 3 Girl JAM challenge blog and link up your Thanksgiving projects.

The winner for this challenge will receive 3 files from our sponsor.

and

a ribbon bundle from

Monster Mash Blog Hop

Welcome to the Monster Mash blog hop! If you came from Kate's blog then you are in the right place. If not and you would like to start at the beginning please go HERE.

3 Girl Jam and Jaded Blossom have teamed up for this Monster Mash blog hop! We are using

Jaded Blossom's Monster Mash stamp set

and

3 Girl Jam crinkle ribbon

For my first project I used the cute little Monster from the Monster Mash set and colored him in with my Spectrum Noir markers. I added glossy accents to his eyes and boils. I added some X-press it tape to the back of my circles and ruffled the Goblin Green crinkle ribbon.

For my second project I cut this sweet monster couple from Scrappy Dew's Franky Halloween cut file. When I saw the "Love Monster" sentiment, in the Monster Mash set, I knew exactly what I wanted to do with it. I masked the stamp so each word stamped seperately. The couple is pop dotted on top of the Celebrations crinkle ribbon.

Your next stop on the hop is Abby.

Before you go we have some blog candy up for grabs.

PRIZES:

Jaded Blossom and 3 Girl Jam are both offering a $25 gift card to their store!

How to win:

You must be a follower of Jaded Blossom and 3 Girl JAM's blogs.

You must also comment on every blog in this hop.

For an additional entry:

LIKE Jaded Blossom and 3 Girl JAM on facebook then go back to those two blogs and let them know you liked them on facebook.

Also 3 Girl JAM is offering a discount code through Monday. Just enter MONSTER30 to get 30% off your order.

Prize winners will be announced on Jaded Blossom and 3 Girl Jam on Monday September 3rd

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Blog Hop Line Up:

Julie
Michelle

Jessica E
Kate

Gloria

Abby

Cheri

Crystal
Jovan

Candace

3 Girl JAM "Craft Queen"

Hello everyone,

Today is my 3 Girl JAM Design Team post.

I can not believe this year is half over already. Can anyone tell me exactly where the time has gone??

Today I have been playing with tons of summery papers and the fabulous 3 Girl JAM "Sterling" crinkle ribbon to make a cute little bow. I colored the Simply Betty Stamps crafty girl with some Tim Holtz distress markers, added some Liquid Pearls and home made Dew Drops. The sentiment is from K Andrew Designs "Crafty Friends" stamp set.
The 3 Girl JAM design team is really getting excited about the upcoming blog hop and it is only 3 short days from now so be sure to....... 

Mark Your Calendars

for the

Beautiful Bows Blog Hop

*New Product Launch*

**Giveaways**

***Link Up Party***

&
you can join the FB Event HERE
We hope to see you there!!!