A Friendship Is Born

Hi everyone.  How has your week been?  Myself?  Well struggling with this virus has been a pain.  I am hoping it is all over by tomorrow.  It has dragged me down enough.

This purpley card is for Crafters Companion.  It is made using the Sentimentials-Friends and Family Set.  If you follow me, I have been using it a lot.  It has so many fun options for sentiments.  LOVE IT!  Hope you will pop on over to the CC site and check out all of their products!

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Hambo Hoedown time friends and followers of Jax Bean Stalks!!!  

This week at the Hoedown Wee Henrietta Popcorn is challenging all of you to create a card with lots of dimension. I have two layers of dimension on my card.  My 1st layer of dimension is using the EP Note to Self paper and the 2nd layer is Hambo Stamps Wee Henrietta Popcorn popped up on the EP paper.  

LOVE this 1/8" diagonal striped ribbon in orange from Really Reasonable Ribbon.  

Thanks so much for joining me today.  I hope you will take the challenge and POP (up) on over to the Hambo Hoedown!

Supplies:
Image: Hambo Stamps-Wee Henrietta Popcorn Digital Image
Ribbon: Really Reasonable Ribbon-1/8" Diagonal Striped Ribbon Orange
Paper: EP- Note to Self
Copics:
E000,04,11,21,55,57
C00,2,3,5,7
YR07,09,18,68
B91,95,97,99
Y06,11,15
R20,46
N6
100

If Friends are Flowers...

TGIF to all the followers and friends of Jax Bean Stalks!  So glad to have you stop by this fabulous Friday!  Today I have a special card I made for my Bestie Sasha!  It was her birthday back in June...but getting ready to leave for Florida made it had to feature on my blog.  So here it is for you all today!

I am featuring ribbon from Really Reasonable Ribbons "July Ribbon Club".  It is a fantastic mix of bright summer colors.  I have used the Random Dots Tangerine with White Dots and Diamond Satin Acid Green. 

The image is by Hambo Stamps.  Smiling Flower is one of my favorite stamps from Hambo.  It is a cheery little sunflower perfect for every occasion.  The sentiment is also Hambo called: Best Buds.

 I have also used twine that is not in the July Ribbon Club.  It is called Bakers Twine Orange.  I made the adorable little twine bow using my Bow Easy Tool.

Thanks so much for stopping by!  

For more Really Reasonable Ribbon inspiration from me go 

HERE.

For more Hambo Stamps inspiration from me go

HERE

Supplies:

Ribbon:  Random Dots Tangerine with White Dots, Diamond Satin Acid Green, Bakers Twine Orange

Image: Hambo Stamps:Smiling Flower and Best Buds

Paper: EP

Really Reasonable Ribbon Blog Hop- Red White and Blue!

Hello friend and followers of Jax Bean Stalks!!!  Thank you so much for joining me on the beautiful Monday morning.  Today I am so excited to be participating in my very 1st hop as a DT member of Really Reasonable Ribbon (this should be your 1st stop on the hop).  If you are hopping with us today you should have arrived from the very talented HEIDI'S blog.  

I am really enjoying working with all the fantastic ribbon that Bonnie has to offer.  Today I am featuring ribbon from the May Ribbon Club.

I am just loving this assortment of 4th of July themed ribbons.  They are all so festive!

I have used stamps from Prickley Pear Rubber Stamps.  The set I used is called Mini Butterflies 2.

I had so much fun "ruffling" this pretty lace.

I don't know if you can tell by now, my card is a "Joy" fold card.  So easy and fun.  I literally haven't made one of these in over a year.

Thank you so much for hopping with Really Reasonable Ribbon today.  I hope you are feeling inspired to start out your week!  The next talented designer you will be visiting is MISTY'S blog.

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For more RRR inspiration you can follow me via Google+, Facebook, or Twitter.

Look left for the hook up on all three of these social media sites!

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Supplies

Ribbon: Really Reasonable Ribbon May Ribbon Club

Stamps: Prickley Pear Rubber Stamps- Mini Butterflies 2

Paper: Authentique-Fresh

Adhesive: Helmar Premium Craft Glue

Spray and Ink: Tsukineko-Fireworks, Memento, and Versa

Happy We Are Friends!

Good morning Jax Bean Stalks friends and followers.  I am really thrilled to bring to you a lovely card for my first post over at Really Reasonable Ribbon.  I am also excited to be able to use one of my most favorite companies stamps on this project.  Is is Teddy Chasing a Butterfly from SP and Company Stamps!  

The Really Reasonable Ribbon I used on this project is:

1/8" Diagonal Strip Ribbon-Orange.

I have colored this adorable stamp with my Copics (of course)!

I really love how this ribbon added such a fun POP of color to this card.

This is one of my favorite sentiments from SP and Company!  It is included in the Sunshine Emma Set

My entire project was put together with Helmar Craft Glue and Zap Dots.

Thank you so much for joining me today.  

Supplies:

Ribbon: Really Reasonable Ribbon-1/8" Diagonal Strip Ribbon-Orange

Stamps: SP and Company- Teddy Chasing Butterfly and Sunshine Emma (sentiment included in set)

nks: SP and Company- Ocean Waves and Tsukineko Fireworks Spray and Memento

Adhesive: Helmar Craft Glue and Helmar Zap Dots

Designer Paper: EP-Splash

Copics: 

YR 02, 15,68

E 59, 57, 55, 53, 50

G 14, 17

BG 0000

Challenges I have entered:

Cards und More- Animals

Creative Craft Challenge: Animals I won TOP 3

Tuesday Throwdown-My Mother My Friend

Craft Dee Bowz- Must use a handmade bow

Pause Dream Enjoy-Outdoor Critters

Stamps and Fun Creativity-Buttons

SP and Company Stamps "April Release Blog Hop"

Welcome to the SP and Company April Blog Hop! Not only do we have an brand new Design Team sharing creations, we have a fabulous Guest Designer, Leah L'Orange, showcasing her creations using SP and Company product all month long. Today we are showing off our brand new releases. We've got so many great, new supplies to add to your crafty fun.

Last month we introduced our new Die Tools, and we have even more Die Tools coming out this month! And don't forget about the new SP Storage Binder System to help with organization of dies and stamps. This month, we also have amazing new artist, joining the SP family - Gill Roberts! We will be releasing lots of new Gill Roberts Collection stamp sets today, along with a few coordinating dies. 

Scrapmaster's Paradise is now IN COLOR with the release of six new SP exclusive colors. Our exclusive color line now includes button mixtures and coordinating premium chalk ink pads.  The ink pads will begin shipping mid-month, but the buttons are available starting right now in the SP and Company Store. What's great about our new button mixtures is they come in adorable metal tins for easy storage and organization!

I stepped out of my comfort zone with this card.  I used my watercolor pencils to color in "Teddy Chasing Butterfly".  I like it BUT I have to say I still LOVE my Copics.  Nice thing about coloring with the watercolors is that all of you who do not own Copics still have the options without spending a fortune (like me) on expensive mediums to create.  

Image: Teddy Chasing Butterfly- Gillian Roberts for SP and Company Stamps

Sentiment: Timeless Typewriter Alphabet set by SP and Company Stamps

Die Tools: Sunshine Emma Die Tools

Ink: Memento

Medium: Watercolor pencils and Copics

Designer Paper: EP Bundle of Joy (March SP and Company Kit Paper)

Ribbon: Turquoise Chevron Stripes Twill-SP and Company

Thanks for stopping by!  Hope you enjoy the hop!

Challenges I have entered: Creative Card Crew: Clouds Paper Minutes: Chevron

SP and Company Banners Challenge

Well we are back into our 1st full week of school since we were on spring break.  So hard to get back in the swing of things.  You would think with a whole week off I would have had oodles of time to make pretty projects.  NO way man.  I lived in the car the entire time.  From the movies to the hot springs!  FUN FUN FUN.  I didn't want it to end.  
Do you think sunscreen goes bad even if it has not yet expired.  I sprayed myself several times when we went to the hot springs and it was as if I put cooking oil on my skin!  Holy Moly did I FRY!  My sunscreen expiration date is in 2014.  Any thoughts?  It was an off and on cloudy day here in Colorado.  So I new I better lather on the protection or else.  But sadly I looked like a cooked lobster when I got out of that warm water.  Better now... I am not at all a fan of burning, but at least my skin turns brown and I have a nice tan line to start out spring.  
What all did you do for the break?
Today I have an adorable little boy who has a "Furever Friend".  This is my sneak peek/challenge project for SP and Company Stamps.  We are so excited to have a new artist in house Gillian Roberts.
Please join us for a "Banner and Flags" Challenge.
SP and Company: Furever Friends Designer Paper: Scoot EP Buttons: SP and Company "Clown Fish" Twinery Twine: Mandarine 

These are the Copics I used to color my Furever Friends!

Ink Memento

Adhesive: Best Glue Ever

Pearls: Miriams Crafting Supplies

Thank you so much for stopping by.  Please join us on April 10th for the full release hop.

Stampotique Designers Challenge: Flowers

Hello!  Here is my Stampotique Designers Challenge project.  Our challenge is hosted by my teamie: GEZ!  Love this challenge idea!  LOVE all of the pretty flowers you can find at Stampotique!
Today I used Dandelion Duo and "The Earth Laughs in Flowers"

Thank you for visiting!