Jessica Griffin

Clear Scraps Blog Hop

Posted on January 14, 2013 by Jessica Griffin

If you’ve arrived here from Tonya Dirk, you’re in the right place! If not, please go back to the beginning so you don’t miss anything!

Welcome to the Clear Scraps new release blog hop!

When Clear Scraps introduced Mascils, I was elated! I am getting ready for CHA and wanted a bag for my iPad. Something small that would carry my iPad, some business cards, and my cell phone. So I went to work… I whipped up this cute little bag using white canvas.

The bag is deep, so I used fleece to line the inside bottom of the bag. That will help protect the iPad. Then on the top, I lined it with a decorative cotton. I added a magnetic closure at the top, so it snaps shut.

I created a video to show you a variety of ways to use the mascils. It’s rather long, but there are about five different techniques. So it’s worth the watch!

Leave a comment for your chance to win a wonderful prize from Clear Scraps. When you’re done, hop on over to KC!

Posted in Clear Scraps, Sewing | Tagged color, gang, lindy's, mascils, masks, spray, stain, stamp, stencils | 37 Comments

Thanksgiving Day 2012

Posted on December 4, 2012 by Jessica Griffin

I took the kids out for a quick photo shoot Thanksgiving day. Moo had a fantastic sale on all their printed products, and I wanted to do some Christmas cards! So here’s our family Christmas card for 2012.

I had it printed as a 5X7 postcard, they’re beautiful! Nice thick postcards, which I’ve already mailed to our friends and family! I managed to get some photos of my husband with our daughters, and one of him with our son. The kids stood still just long enough to get one of each of them individually. Fortunately I move quick! I made this layout with one of the photos I took.

Products used:
Template from Captivated Visions
Silver & Gold 1 and Silver & Gold 2 from Nancie Rowe-Janitz
Merry and Bright Brushes from Nancie Rowe-Janitz
Joyeux Noel from Glitz Design
Font: My handwriting

Alex GirlsWM This is the photo I used in the layout.

I don’t really like using one photo on a layout, especially since I take so many photos! But, I love this set so much, and I really wanted the one photo to be the focus. So I flipped the layout above, changed the photo and a few of the elements. I changed the elements because I didn’t want the pages to be the exact same.

AlexParkerWM This is the photo I used in the layout.

Here’s a photo of the two layouts side by side:

You can click on the above photo to see it bigger.

I’m not worried about the dark lines in the middle of the two pages because that will be in the binding of the book once the pages are printed.

Holiday 2012 Promo

My girls spotted these cute little socks while we were grocery shopping a few weeks ago, and I thought they’d be super cute (and fun) under their Christmas dresses! I loved the way this picture turned out, and it makes a great ad! Hope you had a wonderful Thanksgiving! Thanks for stopping by! xo

WatermarkPHOTO

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Project Life: April 25th Digital Layout

Posted on November 20, 2012 by Jessica Griffin

Last week I shared a two page, project life layout. This week I have one that’s plain and simple. I didn’t use any paper on this layout because I didn’t want to distract from the photos.

Journaling reads:

Just a few days after moving to Washington, I heard about a Tulip Festival, and I insisted we go! We managed to get there the last day it was open, April 25th. I couldn’t believe how many different colors there were! We took our pictures with each and every color! We learned more about Tulips than we ever thought possible! It was a great day!

Here’s some of my favorite photos that I didn’t use on this page. Lets face it, you can only have so many tulip photos, no matter how much one may love them!

And my two favorite guys…

Photos taken with a Canon Rebel XTi using a 28-135 mm f 3.5-5.6

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Project Life: October 20th Digital Layout

Posted on November 13, 2012 by Jessica Griffin

I’ve been on Jessica Sprague’s creative team since January 2010. I’ve learned so much about digital scrapbooking in that time. So much that I’ve given up 70% of my ‘collection’. You know, all the paper, adhesive, bling, rub-ons, etc. I’ve been using my computer so much that everything else has been collecting dust. Here is some of what I’ve been doing…

12X24 layout.

Through Jessica Sprague, Becky Higgins offers Project Life, digitally. A lot of people like to use Project Life to record one week at a time, using one photo for each day. I like to record one moment at a time. One of my favorite things to do is take, what I call, action shots. For example, the right page above shows my daughter throwing the leaves in the air. The first photo is of her picking up the leaves, and the last photo shows the leaves raining down on her. But what I love the most about these photos is her facial expressions. Naturally, she’s a smily and happy child, so I knew an activity like this would allow me to capture her ‘excited’ face. Even on a bad day that child can light up a room!

Journaling reads:

Several of my childhood memories include visits to Cider Mills. For you kids, growing up in Texas, you never really knew what Fall was. We went Trick-or-Treating in tank tops and shorts. You didn’t know what ‘bundling’ up was like… until we moved to Washington! Now that we’re here, we’ve had to buy lots of warm clothes! But, with the cooler weather comes an incredible Season, one Dad and I love! It’s called Fall. It’s a beautiful time of year, the leaves change colors and begin falling from the trees. Pumpkin patches open up and serve fresh, hot Apple Cider and donuts. One of my favorite parts of Fall is playing in the leaves. It’s so much fun raking them into a huge pile and jumping in! Or tossing them into the air. Today, October 20th, 2012 you played in the leaves for the very first time! I couldn’t be more proud of the wonderful memories we’ve created today! I hope you’ll remember today forever!

My kids were in awe at the size of the leaves, and the fact that the leaves were as big as their faces! Here are a few of my favorite photos from that day…

Photos taken with a Canon Rebel XTi using a 50 mm f 1.4.

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Invitations and Announcements

Posted on October 31, 2012 by Jessica Griffin

If you’re interested in custom invitations or announcements, please feel free to contact me at: jessica@canyoupixelthis.com Please check FaceBook to see more of my digital works of heart!

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Bob’s Corn Maze and Pumpkin Farm in Seattle, Washington

Posted on October 23, 2012 by Jessica Griffin

I’ve taken on a part time job as Bob’s photographer, at Bob’s Corn Maze and Pumpkin Farm! I haven’t had much time to blog, but I’ve been updating my FaceBook page on a regular basis. If you don’t already “like” my page, I’d love it if you did. CLICK HERE TO GO TO MY FACEBOOK PAGE. I’ve been posting all my paper crafts and photographs.

I’ll be back in a few days with some of the announcements and invitations I’ve created. For now, here’s a few of my favorite photos of an individual.

I have a project on the Clear Scraps blog, I’ve created a “Pinspiration Album.”

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Clay pendant video tutorial:

Posted on October 5, 2012 by Jessica Griffin

*If you’re here for Smitha Katti’s blog hop, please scroll down, or click here.*

Hello! I first discovered Lindy’s Stamp Gang about two years ago, when I was looking for Mica Powders. I love color and variety of Mica Powders available through LSG.

This technique isn’t new, but, it is new to me. When I discover something new, I tend to go a little overboard! Making clay pendants is so easy, so fun, and requires very little work or effort to create something beautiful! So here are four that I’ve made thus far…

Here’s a video tutorial to help you create your own, totally awesome pendants!

When I have some time to sit down and work on these a little more, I want to get some DMC floss and make a necklace! (You know, like the friendship bracelets we all use to make.) My girls would love it. Don’t forget to create your hole before baking the clay. You can also add a pendant bail, and cook it right into the clay.

I hope you’ve enjoyed my post today! I’d love to see any pendants you’ve made, or anything else you do with Mica Powders. Please feel free to share them in the comments, and don’t forget to add a link to your blog!

Posted in Earth Art International, Lindy's Stamp Gang | Tagged art, change, clay, color, colorful, earth, gang, how, international, lindy's, make, Mica, of, powder, red, rubber, stamp, stamps, the, to, use, white | 2 Comments

Introducing a new Printable Card Shoppe!

Posted on October 4, 2012 by Jessica Griffin

Hello friends! Welcome to our blog hop where we’re celebrating the launch of Smitha Katti’s Card Shoppe! I’m so super excited, Smitha is extremely talented, and an absolute doll. I know you’re just going to love the cards she’s created!

If you’ve arrived from Ashley you’re in the right place! If this is your first stop, please go back to Smitha’s blog so you don’t miss anything!

Smitha just launched her new Card Shoppe, where you can buy fun and cute cards that can be printed in the convenience of your very own home! Since the cards are already crafty, and absolutely adorable, anyone could just print them out and give them as a greeting. Gramma, mom, dad even. They’re perfect for everyone! Definitely saves lots of time at the grocery store, mulling over cards, waiting in line to pay, etc.

Here’s one of my favorite sets, perfect for fall and Thanksgiving. You’ll notice, each set comes with two complete cards.

For my card today, I used the Pink Hearts set. Smitha intended for each set to have two cards, but, I love the sentiment so much I decided to use it on the inside of my card! (Leave it to me to break the ‘rules’!)

I hope you’ve enjoyed my card! Smitha has all the cards on sale right now, they’re 99 cents. Two cards, for 99 cents, and all you have to do is print them! For my printer, I am using an Epson Artisan 800 (which I love!).

Make sure you leave a comment on each blog, you could win five cards from Smitha’s new Card Shoppe!

Now, if you’ll hop on over to Joscie’s blog, I’m sure she has something beautiful to share with you!

And just in case you get lost along the way, here’s the blog hop order…

Smitha
Annette
Ashley
Jessica <– that’s me!
Joscie
Kristin
Nirupama

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Carmel Popcorn Recipe

Posted on October 2, 2012 by Jessica Griffin

INGREDIENTS
1 cup butter
2 cups brown sugar
1/2 cup corn syrup
1 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon baking soda
6 quarts popped popcorn

DIRECTIONS
Preheat oven to 200 degrees F. Melt butter, stir in brown sugar, corn syrup and salt. Bring to a boil, stirring constantly. Boil without stirring 5 minutes. Remove from heat and stir in baking soda. Pour over popcorn, stirring to coat. Place in a baking dish and bake in a preheated oven, stirring every 15 minutes, for 1 hour. Remove from oven and let cool completely before breaking into pieces.

Courtesy of my aunt Pauline. (And mom.)

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Art Impressions: Jumbo Dancer

Posted on September 28, 2012 by Jessica Griffin

I love this little lady! She’s such a fashionista!

Materials used:

Stamp: Art Impressions Jumbo Dancer.
Pattern Paper: Cosmo Cricket’s Upcycle.
Markers: Copic W0, 2, 4 and Spica Glitter Pens.
Dies: Spellbinders Circle and Scalloped Circle.

Directions:

Cut background paper to fit card.
Die cut scallop and circle.
Stamp your image onto the circle card stock and color.
Stamp your image onto pattern paper and cut out hat and dress.
*VERY IMPORTANT* Ink the edges of your pattern paper with the same color you stamped your image. This is a minor detail that makes a huge difference.
Color the purse and flower with glitter pens.
Adhere the circle to the scallop circle, and adhere the scallop circle to the card base using pop dots.
Optional: To finish this card, I used the same glitter pens to outline the yellow and grey design on the card base. You can see the lines of grey the best.

A few things to keep in mind when you’re fussy cutting… I like to cut INSIDE the stamped line. That way, if I mess up a little bit, it’s okay, because I always use my black Memento marker to line the cut piece. So, after I cut out her dress I held my marker at an angle and gave the dress an outline. Why do I do that instead of cutting outside the stamp line? Because, that would be TOO easy! No, no… doing it this way allows the line around the dress to be the same thickness. So it’s not darker, or thicker in one area than another. I’m a tad bit OCD, please don’t tell my hubby, I’ve been denying it for years!

Hope you’re having a fabulous weekend! xo

Posted in Art Impressions, Copic | Tagged art, art impressions, clothing, Copic, cosmo, crew, cricket, cut, cycle, elephant, fashion, fashionista, fussy, fussy cutting, glitter, impressions, pen, spica, style, up, upcycle, zoo | 4 Comments

Jessica Griffin

Clear Scraps Blog Hop

Thanksgiving Day 2012

You can click on the above photo to see it bigger.

Project Life: April 25th Digital Layout

Photos taken with a Canon Rebel XTi using a 28-135 mm f 3.5-5.6

Project Life: October 20th Digital Layout

12X24 layout.

Photos taken with a Canon Rebel XTi using a 50 mm f 1.4.

Invitations and Announcements

Bob’s Corn Maze and Pumpkin Farm in Seattle, Washington

Clay pendant video tutorial:

Introducing a new Printable Card Shoppe!

Carmel Popcorn Recipe

Art Impressions: Jumbo Dancer

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