JoBoogie Crafts

happy friday! finally - a card!

I have to apologize for my lack of posts lately... You see, I live in a 3 bedroom condo... And while it suited us just fine when DH and I got married, it started getting smaller and smaller and smaller when we started having kids. 2 of our bedrooms are upstairs. 1 is downstairs and it is used for an office/scrap room. My poor daughter - we started her off in our bedroom, in our bed... then moved her to a playpen next to our bed... and now she's in a playpen in the office.

Last night I wanted to work on cards SO BADLY that I put her to sleep in my bedroom (my hubby was at work) - in her other playpen. Yeah, I suffered for it - she woke up at 4:45am, saw me, and wanted to PLAY! She had been sleeping through the night for weeks and for the past week we kept  her in the office. But I was desperate for some ME time last night that I just made a judgment call - to put her in my room. Yes, I got 3 cards done, but I sure did suffer for it! *lol*

Anyway, I've got a card to post everyday for the next few days so be sure you guys keep coming back for more!

Here's today's card:

This is probably one of my top 3 Anya images from TGF! We're hoping to go to Hawaii next April with the kids. *crosses fingers* If all goes well, we will. It's been over 3 years since our last trip - we're going through withdrawals. *lol*   

Anyway, this card front is based off of this week's sketch over at Card Patterns! This has got to be one of my favorite sketches for a 6x6 card so far. Super easy and fun!

And for the rest of the card:

It's an EASEL card. My very first one. The ladies over at Crazy 4 Challenges challenged everyone this week to give it a shot. :) I apologize for the blurry pic. I was trying to figure out where to focus and I think I got it wrong. *lol*

Anyway, I have to make this short today. My kids are driving me crazy and are in need of my attention!

Happy Friday! (It's my Monday tonight.)

supplies:
CS: Kiwi Kiss, Whisper White (SU!); Yellow (Prism), Pure Luxury White CS (Gina K.)
DP: Unknown
stamp: Hula Anya (The Greeting Farm)
sentiment stamp: Amuse
ink: Tuxedo Black (Memento, Copics, Vintage Photo (Ranger)
accessories: dew drops (Robin's Nest), large oval punch (SU!), dimensionals

brrr. it's cold out there!

I'm such a California girl. I'm used to warmer weather and sunshine. So when the weather has been windy and cold like it's been these past few days I complain! I know it's nothing like those of you who have snow! I don't know how you gals do it! One day, when I retire, I want to retire in warmer climates - like Hawaii! :)

Anyway, this post comes a little late (I like to try and post in the morning!). I was hanging out at my parents' house all day with the kids and without internet access. I was going through some serious withdrawals, lemme tell ya!

Today's card is based of of this week's sketch over at Card Patterns (CPS38)! Super cute sketch to use! And I just HAD to use my new Emma stamp from C.C. Designs! This stamp was part of a pre-order Winter set from last week - I missed out on the Fall pre-order and regretted it so you KNOW when they did another pre-order for Winter Emmas and Trevors, I just had to get in on it!

I had a lot of fun with this Emma image - I popped out her legs and mug and placed her on the little bench (also came with the pre-order!).

The sentiment stamp is also from C.C. Designs. I punched it out with the Modern Label Punch from SU! The rest of the card is from the Christmas Key Ingredients Kit at Taylored Expressions! I painted the chipboard snowflake white and added some Frosted Lace Stickles and let it dry. I really love the way it came out. Hope you did too!

Thanks so much for visiting today! Have a fabulous day! :)

feeling TALL!

I'm pretty short - 5'1" barefoot - so TALL isn't something I normally feel, not even in heels. *lol*

As I was cruising around my favorite challenge blogs this week, it seems as though there's a "tall" theme going around! Seriously - I think there were at least 3 sketches I came across and 2 themes to make your cards TALL.

Tall and skinny cards aren't something I normally do, but it was pretty empowering to give it a try.

I'm submitting this card for the following challenges:

1. Card Patterns Sketch 37
2. All that Scraps Wednesday Challenge: How Tall Can You Go?

It was challenging for me to make this card because it's 4x7 (I think! I know the length is 7 inches, but I can't remember what the width is! *lol*). I hate wasting paper and to cut it into funky sizes makes me cringe a little. haha. I'm such a cheapskate!

I colored this Cowgirl Anya and realized I wanted to make her vest into a cow print, but I was too late! So I did the next best thing and colored her skirt into a cow print - I really like the results!

I used CP's Sketch 37 and tweaked it a little. I wanted a little more versatility to I put Anya outside of the half circle and added the buttons at the bottom. Does anyone out there have a MILLION buttons like me? I'm trying to NOT buy buttons and at least make a DENT in my stash. It doesn't seem like I'm getting anywhere. *lol*

Anyway, hope you all have a wonderful day! TGIF!

supplies:
CS: Kraft, Bravo Burgundy (SU!); Pure Luxury White CS (Gina K.)
DP: Dirty Rodeo (The Greeting Farm)
stamp: Cowgirl Anya (The Greeting Farm)
ink: Tuxedo Black (Memento)
sentiment: Chit Chat rub ons (SU!)
accessories: Copics, Copic Black 0.3 Multiliner SP, dimensionals, buttons, linen thread, Coluzzle, chalk

tales from my craft room...

As I type this, M is taking her nap in her Pack 'N Play - in MY craft room.

You see, our home has 3 bedrooms - the master bedroom and 1 bedroom (Jonah's) is upstairs. the 3rd bedroom is downstairs. It's already an established office/scrap space for me and it was too hard to sleep train Malia in a room completely on a different floor! So, poor thing - she sleeps in the office for her naps... and at night she sleeps upstairs in a 2nd Pack 'N Play in our bedroom (so I can craft!)

Last night was my first night to myself in a LONG while. Both kids were in bed by 9pm - so I was able to create a couple of cards... I'll be sharing them with you over the next few days. :)

Here's the first:

It's based off of this week's sketch challenge at Card Patterns. Simple card... I also made it for this week's Stampin' Sister's In Christ challenge - create a baby card/project! I made it super simple because I thought I'd keep it on hand just in case I need to give it to a mommy-to-be of a boy OR a girl. I'm probably going to add a little baby boy/girl image whenever the need arises.

You can't really tell, but I tried my hand at paper tole with this card. I realized after I took the pic and uploaded it to my laptop that I should have probably taken a pic at a different angle so you can see it! Oh well. *lol* But I popped the little bear's head and legs with some dimensionals. I liked paper tole-ing (is that a word? *lol*), I'm going to have to try and find more images to do it on!

Anyway, as always, thanks for visiting today! Enjoy your day - it's almost the weekend! Yay! :)

supplies:
cardstock: So Saffron, Kiwi Kiss (retired) - SU!, Pure Luxury White CS (Gina K.)
DP: SU! (retired)
stamp: C.C. Designs
ink: Tuxedo Black (Memento)
sentiment: Chit Chat rub-ons
accessories: large ovals, scallop ovals Nestabilities (Spellbinders), Copics, corner rounder, dimensionals, mini brads.

give thanks.

I placed my last SU! order as a demonstrator last week. I didn't fill my whole wishlist (that would require a lot of $$), but I did get what I wanted. (Hey, my DH just got himself a "new" motorcycle. It's only fair I support my hobby too, right? *lol*) I ordered a bunch of Big Shot dies and Texturz plates, some ribbon, punches, and a couple of stamp sets...

Anyway, and I FINALLY had a chance to play with my September Key Ingredients kit! I LOVE the colors in the kit - so pretty. Definitely PERFECT for Fall

I'm submitting this card for the following challenges:

1. CardPatterns: Sketch 33
2. Stampin' Sisters in Christ: Using the colors of fall

I really enjoyed playing with this sketch... It allowed me to make another 6x6 card that I have a difficult time with. I thought that using this Anya from The Greeting Farm would be perfect for a Fall card... And I had to use my newest SU! set (Holiday Best) for the sentiment. You all KNOW that holiday cards are my weakness! *lol*

Anyway, thank you all for visiting today! Hope you have a beautiful Friday!

supplies:
stamp: Navajo Anya (The Greeting Farm)
ink: Tuxedo Black (Memento)
sentiment: Holiday Best (SU!)
SU! markers: Dusty Durango, Chocolate Chip
white CS (Gina K.), Very Vanilla (SU!)
all other paper and CS: September Key Ingredients kit (Taylored Expressions)
accessories: wide oval punch (SU!), dimensionals, Copics