February 9, 2010 by Jessica Griffin
The Slice cards finally arrived!! I say finally because it feels like an eternity when you’re awaiting the unknown! Much of the suspense was in the “what did I actually win!” Now that I know, I’m happy to share!
Check out the little “peep hole”! I don’t remember if the older ones have the cute little cut out to show the SD card, or not. But, they are super cute boxes!! Haha.
Can’t wait to play with these!
Right now I’m working on the make and take for Mega Meet in Novi, Michigan May 6th-8th.
I’m also getting ready for the blog hop this weekend going on over at ScrapTiffany! Be sure to stop by Saturday to check out all the fun stuff we’ll be celebrating! 
Posted in Slice, making memories | Tagged 2010, Alex Griffin, Blog hop, cha, design cards, jessica griffin, ScrapTiffany, Slice, winner | 1 Comment »
February 8, 2010 by Jessica Griffin
What better way to celebrate any occasion, than with a gift card? Or even cash! My siblings are all old enough to shop for themselves, and they’d probably prefer to get cash.
So, I made a “holder” for all those little things. When we were in Michigan at Christmas I picked up some tin gift card holders from Meijer! They were on clearance and I got two for seventy cents! They are the perfect size for business cards too!
The pattern on the card is beautiful, but it was too bright for the card and I felt like it detracted from the stamp. So I sanded the paper down to dull the color/pattern.
The detail of the stamp is absolutely incredible! As always, you can click the pictures to view them bigger!
Happy Monday everyone!
Supplies used.
Paper: Making Memories Flea Market. Alphas: Pink Paislee. Tim Holtz: Adage Tickets. Creative Memories: black pen. Ink: Versa Fine black. Stamp: EarthArt International Ladybug. Maya Road: chipboard butterfly. Adhesive: Glossy Accents and ATG tape. Distress: Creek Bank Creations Big Brother. USArtQuest Wire.
Posted in Cards, Earth Art International, Maya Road, ScrapTiffany, Stamping, US Art Quest, making memories | Tagged adage tickets, bee, butterfly, card, chipboard, earthart international, flea market, hello, making memories, Maya Road, pink paislee, tim holtz, versa fine | 2 Comments »
February 4, 2010 by Jessica Griffin
First, let me tell you about Brenda! She’s amazing!
She has made these beautiful pages, and is giving them to us! GIVING them! You can download them to your computer and print them. Very simple.
There are 14 FREE DOWNLOADS (7 of the of the downloads are months) to put together something that works for YOUR lifestyle !
Since this is the third year Brenda has put together a calendar, I thought I would show you 2009 and 2008.
I have an amazingly talented friend who sews. She and I often trade crafts, since I know paper better than fabric and vice versa. She loves altered journals, and anything she can write in or on, so I thought I would give her the paper napkin “folder” I made last week. In addition to Crystal Wilkerson’s scheduler and meal planner, I’ve printed out Brenda’s beautiful pages!
Here’s a picture of the APRON she made. And the JOURNAL I made her. Not exactly practical, so I’m shooting for practical and reusable this time!
I used the “bind it all” to bind the pages (imagine that!) at the top. I also put a thick, sturdy piece of chipboard at the very back of all the pages to make it easier to write on. It also allows me to stick the chipboard piece in the pocket allowing ease when flipping through months, and making notes of birthdays, anniversaries, weddings, etc.
Be sure to leave Brenda a comment and tell her I sent you- we’re trying to get her to make another year!
Posted in Giveaway, free, jessica sprague | Tagged 2010, brenda, calendar, digital, jessica sprague, planner, scrapbooking | 2 Comments »
February 1, 2010 by Jessica Griffin
This week at Scrap Tiffany the theme is “baby!” I have a few of those floating around! How about me as a baby?
The girls have looked through the albums I’ve put together over the last year and continue to say “I’m still looking for you mom! Where are you?”
So, here I am… 26 years ago!
Don’t forget to check out the blog hop, happening next weekend! There’s still time to enter if you’d like to join us! Just email Tiffany: Tiffany@scraptiffany.com and make sure to read the details HERE!
Have a great week everyone!
Posted in ScrapTiffany | Tagged American Crafts, basic grey, chipboard, lemonade, Maya Misters, Maya Road, october afternoon, stickers | 3 Comments »
January 30, 2010 by Jessica Griffin
Let me start by saying, “I never win anything.” I truly despise people who say that. I don’t feel inclined to “pick” you when you tell me you’ve never won, and you won’t be surprised when you don’t win on my blog. (For future reference.)
With CHA being last week, there were TONS of companies hosting several giveaways on their blogs. I follow, but don’t usually try my hand at winning. My family always tells me, “if you didn’t have bad luck, you wouldn’t have any luck at all!” Now, that’s stretching it a little, but… let me tell you.
We moved from an apartment to a house. We’ve moved several times so moving was no big deal. I thought we would transfer everything as normal, and I did. Except, we live in an area that only select companies service. In fact, only ONE electric provider, ONE cable company and ONE phone company etc. Because of this, these companies charge a ridiculous amount of money to use their service- in fact, we have to pay a $500 deposit to have electricity. Just to have it turned on! Our credit does not matter, our payment history with our previous company does not matter. On top of that, Alex tried to use the ice machine this morning and it spit water at him. He opened the freezer door and EVERYTHING melted. Our food… thawed. Our fridge/freezer, WARM. I swear, for every good thing, three bad things happen!
When I saw that Making Memories was giving away FOUR slice design cards, I nearly hit the floor! They requested no more than five entries per person. So, I entered my five. Then I got to thinking- they didn’t limit five entries per house! So I called Alex and asked that he enter the giveaway too! I always leave meaningful, thought out comments. Not to mention POSITIVE!
Out of 632 comments, my dear, sweet, loving hubby won!! AHHHHHH!! I’m still SO excited!! I’ll be sure to post a picture and let everyone know what design cards I received. That was a big question- WHAT CARDS WOULD YOU WIN!
AHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!! Did I mention, I’M SO EXCITED!!
More exciting news to come… soon!! Very soon. Very, VERY exciting!
Did I mention, my girlfriend won the giveaway just before me? Yup! She wont the entire Flutter line! YAY MICHELLE!!
Here’s a look at all the new design cards coming from Making Memories, for the Slice! Not to mention the “hands free” kit for the Slice! Can’t wait to get that!
Posted in Giveaway, Slice, making memories | Tagged Alex Griffin, CHA 2010, design cards, Giveaway, Slice, winner | 5 Comments »
January 29, 2010 by Jessica Griffin
Going to keep it short and sweet tonight. I’m offering a freebie. Nothing spectacular, but it’s fun! I made a cover for this cute little note pad. I recycled some paper I wasn’t going to use, or didn’t have a use for, put a hole in the center and put it on a ring! Easy peasy! Perfect for all the little hands in my house, my purse or taking to conventions to jot notes down!
Okay, to save the image, right-click, and “save to computer” (unless you have a mac, then just drag and drop to your desk top). When you print it, I recommend printing at 3.5″X3.5″ and you can print six on one piece of paper! Have fun!
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January 28, 2010 by Jessica Griffin
Last week we made the crayons using the silicone mold from Target. Well, the molds melted right along with the crayons! The mold also had crayon stains on the mold- which I love! So, I decided to do something with it. I used PPA gloss and filled each heart with just enough PPA to seal the crayon.
I bought a 12X12 canvas, slathered it with PPA and adhered the paper. Once that was try, I put some PPA on the back of four hearts and laid it on the paper. Then I put the bottle of PPA on the mold to add some weight, make sure nothing shifted. I let it sit over night and this is what I was left with…
Now, I’m debating on adding embellishments… like flowers, maybe some broken crayons… or whole crayons… hm… Any suggestions?
It’s almost the weekend… thank goodness!! I need it!!
Posted in Layouts, US Art Quest | Tagged broken, canvas, crayons, frame, silicone mold | 2 Comments »
January 27, 2010 by Jessica Griffin
I picked up some silicone heart molds at Target for $2.50 and a box of 64 crayons for less than $2.00-
We had a crayon peeling party on Thursday! My husband did the best, who would have thought! And Friday we had a crayon melting party!
We started out by breaking the crayons apart and matching colors to make “pretty” heart-shaped crayons, instead of brown ones.
*I would NOT recommend spraying the molds with pam, or any non-stick spray.*
Preheat the oven to 250 then put the crayons in the oven. In about seven minutes the crayons should have melted. Take them out and put them in the freezer to cool, if you’re impatient like I am. It will take about an hour for them to cool. Otherwise they can cool at room temperature.
Friendly reminder! Don’t bang the mold on the counter top or you’ll have broken hearts.
These make great Valentine’s Day gifts!
Posted in Tutorials | Tagged crayola, crayon, heart, melt, molds, silicone, Valentines Day | 2 Comments »
January 26, 2010 by Jessica Griffin
I’m really excited about this project. I really got to try some new products and put my “skills” to the test.
Materials used:
There might be a kit in the near future!
Check out www.JessicaSprague.com to purchase Crystal Wilkerson’s scheduler and meal planner!
Posted in Crystal Wilkerson, US Art Quest, jessica sprague | Tagged Crystal Wilkerson, jessica sprague, napkin, perfect paper adhesive, perfect pigments, ppa, studio cloth | 4 Comments »
January 25, 2010 by Jessica Griffin
Last Monday I posted about my love for Michael Jackson, so it shouldn’t come as any surprise that I was deeply saddened by his death. Secretly, I cried for days. I couldn’t pull myself away from the TV, the press, the media and all the coverage. Especially his funeral. I was expecting he would pop out of his casket- as disturbing as that sounds. I just wanted it to be a terrible joke. But… it wasn’t.
I’ve been extremely fortunate to not have suffered the loss of a close loved one.
I continued with the black/white and pink theme using Heidi Swapp, Thickers and prima flowers sprayed with Tattered Angels.
Posted in ScrapTiffany | Tagged Heidi Swapp, Michael Jackson, Prima Flowers, scrap tiffany, tattered angels | 2 Comments »
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