I'm booked...

Happy Monday!  Did you have a wonderful weekend?  Mine was good though I think I'm getting sick again which is no fun at all, darn it!  I'm back today to share a Too Cute By Jessica file with you.  Today it is a wonderful bookmark made with the stack of books and bookworm files from the My Little Bookworm File.  This is such a cute file to use for anything school for sure but I also thought it would be cute to use for a bookmark.  Check it out:

See???  I told you that file is so fun, right?  The bookmark base was cut on my cameo and many of the other elements are from Jaded Blossom.  The bookworm file, in its original state, has glasses and a bow tie but I wanted my bookworm to be a girl so I lost the glasses, drew in eyelashes, made the bow tie into a 'hair' bow and added a crystal.  Just a couple of more sequins (from Craftin' Desert Divas) and crystals and I think it looks adorable!  I'll be giving this as a fun and practical Valentine's Day gift. 

Please check out the Too Cute By Jessica blog tomorrow for a brand new challenge and please play along - - it's so fun and you could win a TCBJ file!

Pink, Red, and White

Happy Thursday friends!  I don't typically like color challenges all that much but Stamp Anniething is having their first challenge so I thought I'd join it.  It is to use the colors Pink, Red, and White.  Well, I love that color combo so why not give it a go, right? 

I actually started off making this card by coloring the image.  I just chose some pink and red Copics hoping I could make it work for a card.  After I had her colored I saw this week's Freshly Made Sketch and decided I could make that work for what I wanted to do.  I'm still pretty new to the shaker card idea but I love this heart die from the Heart of Hearts Dies at Craftin Desert Divas so I knew I had to try it.  I've used SU! dazzling diamonds glitter paper (and boy is it glittery!) running it through my big shot with the die and then just pushing the little hearts that were cut by the die out and putting them aside.  I then found some acetate (I didn't think I had any!) and made the shaker.  I was going to originally use sequins and such but decided I would probably need to many so I thought a patterned paper and the cut out little hearts would work and it did!!  I added Kelly to the card and ran one of the arrows (from the same set linked above) through the big shot and placed it on top of the die.  I also added one of the die cut hearts to Kelly's shirt.  That panel is, of course, popped up and placed on the patterned paper and then both are on the base of SU!s shimmer paper. 

Inside I stamped the Jaded Blossom Valentine Luggage Tag image and then layered in red with the white base.  Perfect, I think!  Soooo...what do you think of my Valentine Card in Pink, Red, and White?

I'm entering this into the following challenges:
Freshly Made Sketches - sketch 221
Stampin' Anniething - Pink, Red, and White
The Sisterhood of Crafers - The word love or a heart 
Creative Card Crew - Anything Goes
Paper Play Sketches - Inaugral Chalenge show a card made with any sketch

Forever Yours

It's Tuesday...that means we've shaken off the dreaded Monday and are onto the fun of the week, right?  Excellent!  How about I share with you another card I made with some fabulous Great Impressions Stamps?  Okay...

I've made another Valentine's Day card using the following stamps:  E859S Forever Yours,A54S Hearts & Dots, and A78S Hugs & Kisses.  For this card I used papers from Jillibean Soup/Dutch Mustard Soup (which I've had forever), the main panel/wave panel is cut with a frame from Craftin' Desert Divas, and the heart is from SU!.  I also used Illuminate smooch on each of the solid hearts on the top layer of the card.  I LOVE the new to me Forever Yours stamp as it is exactly how I feel about my hubby!

Inside is just a little bit of patterned paper that was left from the main panel and plenty of room to write a sappy message.  *wink, wink*

I would love for you to come and join our monthly challenge.  If you use a stamp from the Great Impressions online store, please link it up in our Customer Gallery, too!  

I'm entering this card in the following challenges:
Sketch Saturday - Sketch
Cut It Up:  Use a heart
Aud Senitments Challenge Blog:  Anything goes and a sentiment

Turtley In Love

Happy Monday!  I hope you all had a fabulous weekend!  As I type this it is a beautiful day here in my little corner of the world...in the 40's temperature wise, sunny, and blue sky...ahhh...I LOVE it!  Anyway, it is Monday here on my blog so that means it is time for a Too Cute By Jessica file share.  I really love working with Jessica's SVG's.  They are so easy and so darn cute!

For the outside I used a brand new file from the Turtley In Love set...ADORBS, right?!?  The paper is from Be Mine paper pad from Pebbles, the little flag is from Craftin Desert Diva's and I used the large die from the Card Mat Dies for the main panel.  A little bit of twine and I was all set...so fun!

Inside I just stamped a Valentine's greeting leaving some room to write a personal message to finish it off.  I'm sending this card to my grandma for Valentine's Day this year.  I will be making a card for my husband grandma too so watch for that soon!

I have some exciting news...

Too Cute by Jessica is looking for a few new design team members. If you would like to join us please send your submissions to jstarr4383@yahoo.com with DT Call in the subject line. You should include your name, and tell us a little bit about yourself as well as a few examples of your work.

Design team members are required to create 1-2 projects a week, comment on the fanpage and in the gallery, share new files and announcements on your facebook page, be active in the dt group and participate in challenges, hops etc.

Thank you for your interest and support for TCBJ.

Remember please send submissions to jstarr4383@yahoo.com

I'm entering my card into the following challenges:
Taylored Expressions - Sketch & Tic-Tac-Toe hearts, buttons, sequins
Addicted to stamps and more - Make Your Mark  (white gel pen)
 HIMCR - Any Holiday