Birthday Card

Hi All,
I’m slowing down a little in my posts… so apologies in advance!  I can’t keep up the frantic pace I had the last few weeks with all the blog hops etc.  I have to focus for the next week on some home/work/app stuff, and getting my birthday thank you cards completed…. So I probably will be a little light on the posts for the  next week or so….
But I do have a few cards that have been on facebook but not on the blog, so for those of you who haven’t been to the facebook page, this will be a new card for you!  If you’re not a fan on facebook, check out the page here: 

Here’s a card I made for a guy friend who’s an accountant (like me) and who loves money (me too).  This was my first pop up card… He really liked it!

St. Paddy’s Day Blog Hop 3/17 @ 11:30pm to 3/19 @ 12:00am Eastern ST

Welcome to St. Paddy’s Day Blog Hop 3/17 @ 11:30pm to 3/19 @ 12:00am Eastern ST!  I was invited to be in this hop by my friend Dee.  This is my second St. Patricks hop and my 2nd St. Patricks day card ever….
If you’re following along, you should have come here from faith http://faithfulecreations.wordpress.com/.  If you were just visiting my blog, be sure to grab your favorite drink & settle in the hop!  
If this is your first stop, you’ll want to go back to denise http://deesdesignsfrommyheart.blogspot.com/ to start at the beginning…

Since I don’t typically do St. Patricks Day cards, I don’t really have any supplies (except lots of green paper).  I was thinking of pots of gold (can you tell I’m an accountant???)… and wanted to put coins on the card… so it needed to be an easel card.  

So I went to JoAnn & found the pot of gold and the coins as part of their St.Patricks stuff (not part of scrapbooking)…  So I cut the stick off the pot of gold, and made my own rainbow with my copics (remembering ROYGBIV).  I had cloud paper so I cut out one cloud & inked the edges.  I then put some green butterfly paper & the coins on the bottom of the easel.  I stamped Celebrate since I don’t have any St. Patricks day stamps…

And of course I have candy…

How to enter to win?  Become a follower and leave a comment.  I will select the winners Wednesday night using my random number generator app from all comments for the weekend.  

Here are the prizes:

1) A free copy of the Crafty Card Gallery iPhone app.  I will email you a free code for the iPhone version of the app.

Thanks so much for visiting!  Your next stop is karel http://karelj.blogspot.com/.  Have a great St. Patrick’s Day!
Jennifer

Here’s the lineup (in case you get lost)…

1. denise http://deesdesignsfrommyheart.blogspot.com/
nicole http://canadiannickelscrapn.blogspot.com/
bonnie http://ascrapabove.blogspot.com/
5. PAM http://pammejo-scrapbookflair.blogspot.com/
jenn http://creativearmywife.blogspot.com/
jill http://thescrapoholic.blogspot.com/
Martha http://pattisscrapingtime.blogspot.com/
shannon http://shannonleffew.blogspot.com/
Tricia Veinot-Moore http://lshdesigns.blogspot.com/
becky http://beckscricards.blogspot.com/
Ellen www.cardmonkey-business.blogspot.com
faith http://faithfulecreations.wordpress.com/
jennifer www.craftycardgallery.blogspot.com
karel http://karelj.blogspot.com/
Liliana http://www.midnightscraps.blogspot.com/
Lori Hornick West http://thepaisleyturtle.blogspot.com/
meighen http://scrappin3rdeeschik.blogspot.com/
sandra www.365daysofcricut.blogspot.com
Sigrid- http://www.lovescrapreflect.blogspot.com/
Brenna Anderson http://brennasblitherings.blogspot.com/
Cheryl Gibson http://cheryl-gibson.blogspot.com/
Gill McCall http://creationsbygillm.blogspot.com/
jessica http://thatzuneek.blogspot.com/
Lisa Peters http://handmadewithlove-lisa.blogspot.com/
nicolette www.beyondscrapin.blogspot.com
Monica http://scraps2treasure.blogspot.com/

Lucky Leprechaun St. Patrick’s Day Blog Hop on Thursday 3/17 12am to 12pm

Hi,
Welcome to the Lucky Leprechaun St. Patrick’s Day Blog Hop on Thursday 3/17 12am to 12pm hosted by my friend Nicolette…. 
If you just happened to come across my blog, please go to http://www.beyondscrapin.blogspot.com/ to start at the beginning.  You should have come to my blog from Erin at http://www.spantastikreations.blogspot.com/

So sit down and hop along with us…
This is my first St. Patricks Day card, ever, I think…  I had fun with it though…  

This is a 6″by 6″ card.  I used holographic paper (I’ve had it for a long time, I think I bought it at a toy store), and metallic paper for the scallop shape.  I used celebrate with flourish for the luck of the irish sentiment & shamrocks.  I did pen stitching with my white gel signo pen and added some bling.  There is also some green twine at the top.
I have some blog candy:

How to enter to win?  Become a follower and leave a comment.  I will select the winners Saturday night using my random number generator app from all comments for the weekend.  

Here are the prizes:

1) A free copy of the Crafty Card Gallery iPhone app.  I will email you a free code for the iPhone version of the app.

Thanks so much for visiting!  Your next stop is 
Creations with Kathryn http://www.creationswithkathryn.com/ 

Happy St. Patrick’s day!
Jennifer

And here’s the whole list in case you get lost…
1. Nicolette http://www.beyondscrapin.blogspot.com/
2.Bonnie- http://www.ascrapbookabove.blogspot.com/
3.Jennifer Anderson- http://www.creativearmywife.blogspot.com/
5.Pammejo- http://www.pammejo-scrapbookflair.blogspot.com/
6. Karel- http://www.karelj.blogspot.com/
7.Denise-http://www.deesdesignsfrommyheart.blogspot.com/
8. Janice http://www.cricutconfessions.com/
9.Scrappin Sista- http://www.onescrappinsista.blogspot.com/
10.Martha- http://www.pattisscrappingtime.blogspot.com/
11. Tiara- http://www.imacraftysista.blogspot.com/
12. Laura- http://www.makinprettythings.com/
13. Ann- http://www.yourstrulee.net/
14. Erin- http://www.spantastikreations.blogspot.com/
15. Jennifer- http://www.craftycardgallery.blogspot.com/
16. Creations with Kathryn http://www.creationswithkathryn.com/
17.Erin- http://www.agirlandhercraftbox.blogspot.com/
18. Michelle- http://www.queenofmycraftroom.blogspot.com/
19. Sigrid- http://www.lovescrapreflect.blogspot.com/
20. Krista- http://www.kristaspapercafe.com/
21. Liz Cline http://tryin2craft.blogspot.com/
22.Jessica Baker http://www.thatzuneek.blogspot.com/

Winners!!!

Hi! I hope you all enjoyed the blog hop this past weekend! I had a blast! Thanks so much for visiting, all your great comments & happy birthday wishes! I had a great birthday!!!

So I tallied up all the comments for the weekend and there were 128 comments (57+26+13+13+9+10)

Here are the prizes and the winners.

1) A free copy of the Crafty Card Gallery iPhone app. I will email you a free code for the iPhone version of the app.

Winner is:
9

9 Nicolette said…
Happy Birthday Jennifer!! Your card is very pretty. Love the tulips. Perfect for spring!!

2) A copy of the Bite Size Body Guide.

Winner is: 22
22 Brenna said…
that is a really cute digi stamp, love tulips too!! the colouring is great too, love the two tone green leaves!! tfs
brenna
[email protected]

3) 5 sheets each of Mrs. Grossman’s Scrap Metal and Vellum Stickers

Winner is: 103 (57+26+13+7)
7 Ola said…
Your cards are fun & fantastic!!! And, I always love sparkles!

Thanks so much for sharing!!!

~Ola
okj83 at live dot com
zloe.blogspot.com

4) A roll of 1/2 inch ATG tape (1/2′ * 60 feet)

Winner is:86. (57+26+3)

3 Nikki T said…
Gorgeous card. I love everything about it.
Nikki
March 13, 2011 9:54 PM

5) A pack of hello kitty hawaii post its (who doesn’t love hello kitty!), some yellow ribbon & a package of green jolees hotfix (work great with your i-rock!)

Winner is: 89 (57+26+6)
6 QC Kelsey said…
I’m not hopping … but I still wanted to pop in and say how awesome this card is! I’ve got to make a couple birthday cards for this weekend – my good friend’s birthday on Saturday, and mine on Sunday! 🙂

And… as mentioned previously one more prize… which is a clear stamp, and the clear base and some embellishments

Winner is 14
14 Jamie said…
Happy Birthday Jennifer! I hop you have a great day. Love the tulips. Nice job coloring. http://craftygirl21.blogspot.com/

Congratulations to all the winners! please email me at craftycardgallery at gmail dot com Thanks so much for visiting!
Be sure to come back for the St Patricks day hops!

– Posted using BlogPress from my iPhone

It’s my birthday blog hop Post 6 3/15/11

So all of the patterned paper is from the citrus stack, and the solid paper is just paper I had.  I can’t remember what cartridge the sentiment & shape came from…

I hope you liked the card…

Of course, I have blog candy!!!  It’s a birthday celebration – there has to be candy!!!

I am also celebrating a couple of milestones this weekend!!!

I got to 200 fans on my facebook page:  

and I got to 400 followers on my blog!!! 

These were my goals to get to by my birthday so I’m very happy!!!

If you’re new to my blog, be sure to become a follower.  Crafty Card Gallery is an iPhone app (works on iPad and iPod Touch) that is now available for Android Phones. It is a card gallery for handmade cards.  You can follow great designers, and look for ideas.  It’s updated monthly so there’s always new great content for you…  New update just came out last week – over 400 cards!  Sandy & Operation Write Home are featured in the app!

You can get it from the iTunes App Store here

Or in the Android Marketplace here

How to enter to win?  Become a follower and leave a comment.  I will select the winners Wednesday night using my random number generator app from all comments for the weekend.  

Here are the prizes:

1) A free copy of the Crafty Card Gallery iPhone app.  I will email you a free code for the iPhone version of the app.

2)  A copy of the Bite Size Body Guide.  I am co-author of this diet and fitness journal.  The design was done by a talented designer and is very attractive.  It’s compact and fits nicely in your purse.  The journal has all of the tools you need to help you reach your diet and fitness goals.  Special Deal!!!  If you order a copy of the Bite Size Body Guide today ($17 + tax if you are in CA), you will get $1 off, free shipping (if you’re in the US).  Check it out here  To order with this special deal, comment below and I’ll send you a paypal invoice…

3)  5 sheets each of Mrs. Grossman’s Scrap Metal and Vellum Stickers

4) A roll of 1/2 inch ATG tape (1/2′ * 60 feet)

5) A pack of hello kitty hawaii post its (who doesn’t love hello kitty!), some yellow ribbon & a package of green jolees hotfix (work great with your i-rock!)

And… as mentioned above, one more prize… to be determined…. 🙂  Who doesn’t love surprise prizes???

Thanks so much for visiting! So on to your next stop!  Alina at http://neverstopscrapping.blogspot.com/

Thanks so much for visiting and celebrating my birthday with me – and have a great time hopping!  Be sure to come back again over the weekend to see the other cards & increase your chance of winning… 

Have a great Wednesday!  Be back on Wednesday for blog candy & Thursday & Friday for St. Patricks day cards!

Jennifer

Here’s the full lineup:

Crafty Card Gallery www.craftycardgallery.blogspot.com

Alina http://neverstopscrapping.blogspot.com/

Meighen http://Scrappin3rdeeschik.blogspot.com/

Lisa T http://bitbythecricutbug.blogspot.com/

Pam http://www.pammejo-scrapbookflair.com/

Lezlye www.lezlyes.blogspot.com

Denise http://deesdesignsfrommyheart.blogspot.com/

Nicolette (Beyond Scrapin) www.beyondscrapin.blogspot.com

Ellen Jarvis (Cardmonkey) www.cardmonkey-business.blogspot.com

Kellie (Crafty Baskets) http://craftybaskets.blogspot.com/

Miss Adri http://www.macheriecreations.com/

Giselle http://crossmyheartpapercrafts.blogspot.com/

Cammy http://www.pinkroomtherapy.com/

Ashley http://www.theglamoroussideofscrapping.blogspot.com/

Courtney http://keekerzcrafts.blogspot.com/

Laverne http://acraftershaven.blogspot.com/

Lissa Marie http://www.somanycrafts.wordpress.com/

Sandy http://acolourfulworld.blogspot.com/

Audrey http://audreyscardsbydesign.blogspot.com/

Brandi http://learningthecricut.com/

Cherie http://cheriescraps.blogspot.com/

Jamie http://craftygirl21.blogspot.com

Shel http://Shellyrharris.blogspot.com/

Jenny http://jennyplace26.blogspot.com/

Laura  http://scrappycraftcorner.blogspot.com/

Leslie Rahye http://leslierahye.blogspot.com/

Lucy http://love2createitall.blogspot.com/

Michelle (Scrappin with my Bug) http://www.scrappinwithmybug.com

Monica http://simplycricutting.blogspot.com/

Dawn http://dawnsdesignsthatdelight.blogspot.com/

Shawnee http://quiverofangels.blogspot.com/

Sigrid http://lovescrapreflect.blogspot.com/

Scraps to treasure www.scraps2treasure.blogspot.com

Haidee http://created2bunique.blogspot.com/

jessica www.customcreationsbyjessica.blogspot.com

Kim http://rickettscricuts.blogspot.com/

Kimberley http://kimberlydianespapercrafts.blogspot.com/

Liz www.mywhichcraft.blogspot.com

Jennifer A http://creativearmywife.blogspot.com/

It’s my birthday blog hop Post 5 3/15/11

Hi! 
Welcome to the It’s my Birthday Blog hop!  In honor of my 38th birthday… What better way to celebrate than a blog hop??

Today is my actual birthday & it’s been very special with everyone’s happy wishes!
Be sure to come back again tonight, as I’ll be posting one last card!

There are 38 other bloggers participating in this hop and they’re all very talented – so you’re in for a treat…. I’ve been impressed with all the great cards so far, and I know several bloggers have posted new cards..

www.craftycardgallery.blogspot.com is the first blog in the hop, so you’ve started in the right place!  If you were just here visiting, be sure to hop along & see all the great posts… Can’t wait to get my Venti Iced Skinny Cinnamon Dolce Latte & start hopping!

So this is my 5th card; 

So when I made my easel card (you’ll have to wait until St. Patricks Day to see that one), I saw instructions on how to do a double twisted easel here: http://www.card-making-magic.com/doubletwistedeasel.html  Their card was so cute I had to try it!!!

I have a lot of March Birthday’s at work, and as you know, man cards are so difficult!!!  

So all of the patterned paper is from the rustic dcwv stack, and the solid paper is just paper I had.  The images on front are just from two different sticker packs (one I got in the bins at JoAnns and the other I just had a few pieces left over).  The happy birthday sticker I just had…  This was a super easy card & I really like how it turned out!!!

I hope you liked the card…

Of course, I have blog candy!!!  It’s a birthday celebration – there has to be candy!!!

I am also celebrating a couple of milestones this weekend!!!

I got to 200 fans on my facebook page:  

and I got to 400 followers on my blog!!! 

These were my goals to get to by my birthday so I’m very happy!!!

If you’re new to my blog, be sure to become a follower.  Crafty Card Gallery is an iPhone app (works on iPad and iPod Touch) that is now available for Android Phones. It is a card gallery for handmade cards.  You can follow great designers, and look for ideas.  It’s updated monthly so there’s always new great content for you…  New update just came out last week – over 400 cards!  Sandy & Operation Write Home are featured in the app!

You can get it from the iTunes App Store here

Or in the Android Marketplace here

How to enter to win?  Become a follower and leave a comment.  I will select the winners Wednesday night using my random number generator app from all comments for the weekend.  

Here are the prizes:

1) A free copy of the Crafty Card Gallery iPhone app.  I will email you a free code for the iPhone version of the app.

2)  A copy of the Bite Size Body Guide.  I am co-author of this diet and fitness journal.  The design was done by a talented designer and is very attractive.  It’s compact and fits nicely in your purse.  The journal has all of the tools you need to help you reach your diet and fitness goals.  Special Deal!!!  If you order a copy of the Bite Size Body Guide today ($17 + tax if you are in CA), you will get $1 off, free shipping (if you’re in the US).  Check it out here  To order with this special deal, comment below and I’ll send you a paypal invoice…

3)  5 sheets each of Mrs. Grossman’s Scrap Metal and Vellum Stickers

4) A roll of 1/2 inch ATG tape (1/2′ * 60 feet)

5) A pack of hello kitty hawaii post its (who doesn’t love hello kitty!), some yellow ribbon & a package of green jolees hotfix (work great with your i-rock!)

And… as mentioned above, one more prize… to be determined…. 🙂  Who doesn’t love surprise prizes???

Thanks so much for visiting! So on to your next stop!  Alina at http://neverstopscrapping.blogspot.com/

Thanks so much for visiting and celebrating my birthday with me – and have a great time hopping!  Be sure to come back again over the weekend to see the other cards & increase your chance of winning… 

Have a great Tuesday!

Jennifer

Here’s the full lineup:

Crafty Card Gallery www.craftycardgallery.blogspot.com

Alina http://neverstopscrapping.blogspot.com/

Meighen http://Scrappin3rdeeschik.blogspot.com/

Lisa T http://bitbythecricutbug.blogspot.com/

Pam http://www.pammejo-scrapbookflair.com/

Lezlye www.lezlyes.blogspot.com

Denise http://deesdesignsfrommyheart.blogspot.com/

Nicolette (Beyond Scrapin) www.beyondscrapin.blogspot.com

Ellen Jarvis (Cardmonkey) www.cardmonkey-business.blogspot.com

Kellie (Crafty Baskets) http://craftybaskets.blogspot.com/

Miss Adri http://www.macheriecreations.com/

Giselle http://crossmyheartpapercrafts.blogspot.com/

Cammy http://www.pinkroomtherapy.com/

Ashley http://www.theglamoroussideofscrapping.blogspot.com/

Courtney http://keekerzcrafts.blogspot.com/

Laverne http://acraftershaven.blogspot.com/

Lissa Marie http://www.somanycrafts.wordpress.com/

Sandy http://acolourfulworld.blogspot.com/

Audrey http://audreyscardsbydesign.blogspot.com/

Brandi http://learningthecricut.com/

Cherie http://cheriescraps.blogspot.com/

Jamie http://craftygirl21.blogspot.com

Shel http://Shellyrharris.blogspot.com/

Jenny http://jennyplace26.blogspot.com/

Laura  http://scrappycraftcorner.blogspot.com/

Leslie Rahye http://leslierahye.blogspot.com/

Lucy http://love2createitall.blogspot.com/

Michelle (Scrappin with my Bug) http://www.scrappinwithmybug.com

Monica http://simplycricutting.blogspot.com/

Dawn http://dawnsdesignsthatdelight.blogspot.com/

Shawnee http://quiverofangels.blogspot.com/

Sigrid http://lovescrapreflect.blogspot.com/

Scraps to treasure www.scraps2treasure.blogspot.com

Haidee http://created2bunique.blogspot.com/

jessica www.customcreationsbyjessica.blogspot.com

Kim http://rickettscricuts.blogspot.com/

Kimberley http://kimberlydianespapercrafts.blogspot.com/

Liz www.mywhichcraft.blogspot.com

Jennifer A http://creativearmywife.blogspot.com/