Bunny Slippers Set

Aren't these stamps adorable? This is a sneak peek (aka MFTeaser) of a NEW stamp set from MFT coming out on July 2nd. It is called Bunny Slippers! This set is perfect for "relaxing" OR "get well". For this ensemble I chose the get well option! I was itching to use the RX bottle. It reminded me so much of Nyquil! LOL So, I went to Walmart to buy Nyquil for stamping. My husband asked me who was sick and my reply was: "No one, it's for stamping." LOL Surprisingly he didn't say a word more. heehee So yes, I altered Nyquil. Call me silly, but I just HAD to do it. LOL I need someone to get sick ASAP so I can give them this set. :)

The Nyquil bottle was covered with patterned paper and a cute sentiment and RX bottle embellishment was added. The focal image on the card was colored with Copic markers and paper pieced.

July marks MFT's 2nd birthday AND Kim's 40th birthday, so there are LOTS of discounts and deals this month in addition to all the MFTeasers and your chance to become MFT’s next Guest Designer! Check out the MFT forum for all the details!

Here are some details for the upcoming MFT release on July 2nd:

• Sets are released on Wed, July 2nd at approximately 10:30 EST.



• The FIRST 50 orders will receive a full sized Stickles glitter glue FREE!



• Orders under $40 will ship for $2. Orders over $40 will receive a $2.75 discount on shipping.



• The Girl Who Wants It All special for the July Collection is $49.95. This will buy you all SIX releases! YES, SIX! :)

Ice Cream Class

Yesterday, I taught a class at a LSS in El Paso. The class was centered around a new stamp set by MFT, Here's the Scoop! You can purchase the stamp set HERE!

I used Lauren's FABULOUS directions HERE for the cute flower basket. I modified the template and made a thinner "box" to put goodies in as well as adding one more layer of "poofy" flower petals. I also added a card stock handle to make it a little bag. :) Thanks, Lauren for the inspiration and directions. :)

The card is a basic lay out. The emphasis this month was coloring with Copics and I was AMAZED by the coloring the ladies did this weekend! It looked wonderful! They all choose color combos to suit their personalities and I loved them all!

I hope you all are having a wonderful weekend! I hope to be back soon with more stamped goodies. :)

Sticky Sale Now CLOSED!

Thank you to all who participated in the sticky sale. It is now closed. The final order has been placed. I expect to begin shipping out orders on Monday. :) If you missed out this month, do not worry. Sticky sale will return in July with TWO new products!

Soon, I will start a MAY ARTS RIBBON SHARE! Wooohoooooo! I know many of you have missed the ribbon and I now have some NEW ribbon to offer all the ribbon lovers out there! YAY! I expect to post that sometime in the next week. :)

Have a GREAT day! I hope to get some stamp time in today after a busy week! :) Stay tuned for some stamped goodies. :)

JUNE STICKY SALE!!!

NEW product for June:

I have now posted the JUNE STICKY SALE. Click HERE to view the products for sale and get the details on how to order!

I am introducing a NEW and EXCITING product for you this month! DO shaker boxes frustrate you? Do your beads and glitter fall out because you have gaps in your foam adhesive? Do shaker boxes intimidate you? Or are you just looking for a new product to make it EASIER on you? I have the PERFECT thing for you!

Introducing the new die-cut NESTING CIRCLE SHAKER SET! Awesome huh? I made a quick card this evening to show you how the product works. I will be showing some different ways to use them in the coming days so stay tuned. :)

I will also be offering the same 5 sticky products that you all LOVED ! Again, CLICK HERE to view the sticky sale details. :)

Basic instructions on how to use the nested foam circle shaker sets:

If you have any questions about this project, please e-mail me at: texasjodylynn@yahoo.com ! Thanks. :)

Have a wonderful day!

A JUNE STICKY Sale!

Having the right adhesive for a paper craft project is SO important! I found the PERFECT adhesive products! I have been using these for well over 6 months and am SO impressed that I decided to share the opportunity with you! These products are USEFUL, UNIQUE and just plain AWESOME!

I am also introducing a NEW PRODUCT this month! Check it out in the product details below! Nesting foam, double sided adhesive circles PERFECT for shaker boxes! This is an AWESOME product I have added to the line up this month! I will be showing you some awesome uses for this product this week!

For approximately one week (or less if the quantities available are depleted prior to the deadline) I will be taking orders for this STICKY SALE! At the end of the one week period I will place the order for the STICKY products. It will be a fast turnaround time!

All of these products (with the exception of the white foam dimensional boosters and shaker circles) are made using RED LINE tape! It is ULTRA sticky! It is great for adhering beads, glitter, flocking, embellishments, foils and anything else you want to use! It WILL stick! It is also ACID FREE! I am a HUGE fan of the red line dimensional boosters. I love to pop up my layers and these will stick to ribbon, embossed panels, glittered panels and other surfaces that regular dimensionals will not stick well to.

The price on the dimensional boosters is significantly lower than similar products on the market and these are made with RED LINE adhesive! I stock up on things like crazy because I use them every time I stamp! I am in love and I know you will be too!

Please read the ordering instructions after the product details.



Here are the product details:

CIRCLE SHAKER SET (NEW FOR JUNE)

• 3 white foam, double sided, adhesive nesting circles
• 3 red line double sided adhesive nesting circles
• 6 rings and one 1/2 inch dot per nesting circle
• each foam ring is 1/8 inch wide and 1/16 inch thick
• largest circle is a 2 inch diameter, smallest is 3/4 inch diameter
• PERFECT for making PERFECT circular shaker boxes!
• Revolutionary NEW product!
• ACID FREE
• Set of 3 nesting foam circles and 3 nesting adhesive circles for only $4!
  
  
  

BLACK BOOSTERS:

• 384 RED LINE, black foam dimensional boosters (hexagon shaped)


• 14, 3/4 inch RED LINE, black foam dimensional boosters


• 5, 1 inch RED LINE, black foam dimensional boosters


• OVER 400 pieces


• ACID FREE


• 1/16" thick


• $3.50

MIXED BOOSTERS:

• 192 RED LINE, black foam dimensional boosters


• 192 "regular" white foam dimensional boosters


• 14, 3/4" white foam dimensional boosters


• 5, 1" RED LINE, black foam dimensional boosters


• OVER 400 pieces


• ACID FREE


• 1/16" thick


• $3.50

STICKY DOTS:

• Die-cut RED LINE adhesive dots


• ACID FREE


• 50, 1/2" dots


• 50, 3/4" dots


• 50, 1" dots


• 150 pieces total


• $5.50

STICKY SHAPES:

• 2, 6 X 6" sheets of die-cut RED LINE shapes


• ACID FREE


• includes squares, circles, ric rac, zig zag


• $3

• 

STICKY STARS:

• 2, 6 X 6" sheets of die-cut RED LINE stars


• ACID FREE


• 20 stars per sheet


• 40 stars total


• $3

STOCK UP SPECIAL:

• If you order 12 of any ONE type of adhesive, I will add one more for FREE!


• NO LIMIT!


• Make it a baker's dozen!

Check out my post on SUPER STICKY TECHNIQUES, HERE!

US shipping will be a flat $5 for any amount of STICKY stuff ordered. If your order exceeds $100, your package will ship for FREE! US buyers: insurance is optional at your cost. I will not be responsible for packages once they are shipped.



Canadian shipping: your STICKY stuff with ship for a flat $6. Other international: contact me for shipping rates. International buyers: buy at your own risk. Postal wait times may be long.



No fee for paypal! Paypal is preferred! It's quick and easy! If you need help or would like me to send you an invoice please e-mail me at texasjodylynn@yahoo.com .



Ready to jump in? Send total amount and DETAILED note about exactly what you are ordering AND the quantity you would like to my paypal address: texasjodylynn@yahoo.com If you do not know how to use paypal or are having a difficult time, e-mail me at that address and I will send you an invoice that will make it easier to send payment. :)



If you would like to pay by check or money order please contact me at texasjodylynn@yahoo.com with the details of what you would like to order. I will hold your spot and send you my mailing address.



As always, I will keep you updated throughout the process on my blog and/or e-mail. Shipping time may vary based on shipment from manufacturer, but I will move quickly once I have received the products to lessen your wait time. Thanks in advance to anyone joining! If you have any questions, please feel free to e-mail me at the address listed above. Thank you and happy STICKY day! :)

You're Better Than Ice Cream!

I made this card for the SKETCH CHALLENGE on SCS.

I used this acrylic block to stamp the ice cream cones in a straight line. It was amazingly easy because I used the etched lines on the block to orient the cones and evenly space them apart. I stamped the cone in creamy caramel and then colored them in with a Copic marker. I was amazed that the ink didn't run. I didn't realize I could stamp in dye SU ink and then color in with Copics. I will be doing that again I am sure! The scoop of ice cream was stamped in Memento black ink. It is the best black ink that I have found for using with Copic markers so far! It dries super quick, requires no heat setting and is a nice rich black. I colored in the ice cream scoops with a Copic marker (BG10 I think). Then I decided I wanted some bling for the scoops so I placed a strip of 1/8 inch red line tape to the bottom of each scoop. I lightly heated with my heat gun (to increase the stickiness) and then dumped some clear seed beads over it. Then I "smoosh" the beads in and let it set for about a minute. All I could think about was a "cherry on top", but I didn't want to introduce another color, so I decided to make a glittered dew drop and added on to the top of each cone.

As always if you have any questions about my card please e-mail me at texasjodylynn@yahoo.com . :)

Stamps: MFT Here's the Scoop (this set is currently sold out, but will return to stock in a couple weeks)

Paper: creamy caramel, basic black, PTI white

Ink: creamy caramel, memento black

Accessories: Copic markers, seed beads, dew drops, dazzling diamonds, silver brads, Janome sewing machine, red line tape, polka dot May Arts ribbon, Marvy rect and scalloped rect punches, slot punch tool (BG), black foam dimensional boosters, glue dots

Cowboy Birthday

Here is a card I made for Jen's SFYTT. You can check out the sketch and see some more samples made with the sketch HERE.

My hubby needed a birthday card that "was horses or western or something". LOL This is what I came up with. :)

Stamps: Bronc Buster, Boho Backgrounds, CHF Jean, CHF barbed wire

Ink: Versamark, Palette Burnt Umber, chocolate chip

Paper: sage shadow, Cosmo Cricket Wanted PP, chocolate chip, close to cocoa

Accessories: soft hemp, copper brads, Heidi Swapp ghost shape star, sponge, Tonic paper distresser, Janome sewing machine

My New Stamp Room!

Hi everyone! My reward after moving was being able to set up my new, bigger stamp room! I am SO excited to be able to have a space that I can actually WALK in. In my previous stamp room, I was able to leap from one empty spot on the floor to another! LOL I was lucky to be able to have a space that was 12 X 12 to work on. LOL I had so much stuff on my table because I didn't have anywhere else to put it, that it left me little space to work on. Now I have three stamp tables set up and have plenty of space! I am in stamp room heaven. Now, I realize that there are many stamp rooms out there that have beautiful furniture, paint, "pro" organizing tools and that are just plain awesome! My room is NOT that! LOL It is functional, organized and set up in a way that I will be able to use (and find) all my goodies. :) That is enough for me. :)

Here is what I like to call my tower of power! LOL I started with a couple drawer sets a couple years ago and it has evolved to this! LMBO! I like to be able to find what I am looking for and the best way to achieve that is shallow drawers. That is why I love these! You can lay most of your things in these drawers in ONE layer and be able to open them and see exactly what you have in them. I love it. I like being able to see all my stamps at a glance. I recently broke up a LOT of my Stampin Up sets (the horror) and organized my stamps by occasion and type. I had gotten the point where I didn't even know which stamps I had and even knowing I had a stamp, didn't guarantee I could find it. LOL Now, I just have to go to the LABELED drawer and I can find it pretty quickly! In these drawers, I have embellishments, glitter, adhesives, stamps, paper and more! Note there are some EMPTY drawers. I made room to grow... LOL

Here is a peek inside my chocolate stamps drawer.
Here is a peek inside one of my animal drawers.

Here is a set of 2, 6 foot chrome shelves. I LOVE this storage. Previously, I used some cheap plastic shelves from Walmart. When we were moving, my hubby said I "had" to get better shelves to hold all my things. LOL I chose these because they are only $50 a piece and they hold lots of stuff!

Check out what I was able to do with my lever punches! I LOVE that they fit in the "holes" of the shelf! I was able to fan them out and can see EVERY punch I have without having to open a ton of drawers (my previous storage for them). I can remove any punch without having to move another punch and they are just to the right of where I sit to stamp so they are at arms reach. YAY for the new punch storage. That is one of my favorite things about my new room. I also have some more frequently used things under that shelf. On the bottom shelf, I placed all my BG stamps. I was tired of digging through drawers for those. I used my DYMO label maker to label all the stamps so I can see what is there. I "stick" my CHF backgrounders to the sticker side of my SU BG stamps and leave them there. I also labeled the CHF backgrounders on the block. If I ever remove them, I will just have to remove the sticker and re-do it. I am excited to be able to grab any BG stamp I need now! I also placed my sewing machine (plugged in) on the shelf. If I need it, I can just grab it and place it on my stamp table to use, then put it back.

I am mildly embarrassed about this picture. LOL This is some of my alterables. LOL EEEK! What in the world was I thinking?!?!?! In my last stamp room, most of this stuff was shoved in a closet. Now that I can see what I have, I plan to use them more. :) The little "tower" to left of the shelves contain my daughter's stamps and things. They have their own area, but I do let them use pretty much anything in my stamp room. Yes, even the ribbon. :)

Here is a view from the doorway. You can see some drawers that hold more alterables, child memories and ribbon. On top of the drawers, I have my CD player and gifts I have been sent by friends. The painting was given to me by my son last year. He painted it in art class.

Another view from the doorway. My hubby's game room is through the doorway. We plan to divide it somehow (curtain?).
2, 6-foot tables. The one closest in the picture is for my girls. That is their personal tool caddy and paper trimmer. :) My table is on the far side.
Alterables drawers, stereo, gifties :)
More alterables, ribbon and gifties. :)

My Cuttlebug area. I was adament that I have a space that is dedicated to this. Trying to clear an area to use my CB on was getting REALLY OLD! LOL Now I have my nesties, CB dies and CB ready for action!

This is how I store my card stock. This picture is bugging me. I think I need to use my label maker to print out the names and then stick in ON the color of CS it is labeling. Note to self: get on this ASAP!

This is how I store my scraps. I have one drawer for white/vanilla, black/grey and each color family. The tote on the top houses my "in color" scraps. I recently labeled them so my girls would be able to find scraps to match the inks they choose. I also labeled my color caddies so they would know what to look for. :)

If you've made it this far... thanks for reading. :) If you saw something you would like an explanation for, please feel free to e-mail me at texasjodylynn@yahoo.com and I would be happy to give you more details or take a close up shot. :)

I have stamped a little bit, so I should have some goodies to share soon! I am also working on the sticky sale and should be posting that this coming week. :)

Stay tuned! :)