What is Craftsy?

Happy Wednesday everyone. Hope you're doing great today! I would like to let you know that Craftsy is offering FREE, yes FREE, classes. Check out what they have. Enjoy!

What is Craftsy? Craftsy is a worldwide craft community offering online classes. It also has a patterns marketplace where independent designers can sell their patterns; a supplies shop with great deals on yarn, fabric, and class kits; and a projects section where members share pictures of their latest craft successes. With over two million members and counting, Craftsy has something for just about everyone, in categories ranging from quilting, sewing, knitting, painting, photography, cooking, and more.  Why should I take a class online? Online education isn’t just for schools and universities anymore. Craftsy courses provide you the convenience of a world-class instructor in your home, whenever you want to learn. Online education, no matter what subject, is a great alternative to in-person classes for a number of reasons.

With many online learning opportunities being on-demand, you are able to learn at your own pace, anytime. Online learning is a fantastic alternative to in-store craft classes for people with busy schedules or who have difficulty leaving the house. It also allows you to watch a troubling section over-and-over again, so you can see exactly how a technique is carried out, or refer back to your class for relevant concepts before beginning any new projects.

Here are the Free Craftsy Classes that I was telling you. What do you get? FREE classes!!!

SBC's Challenge #4: Twisted Easel technique

Good morning and happy Sunday everyone! Hope you're laying down cozily in your bed as you are reading this post. This week, SBC is challenging us with the Twisted Easel technique. What is that? Well, like the name says, it's an easel but twisted on its side! Now, how cool is that?

Here is what Mary from Cardztv has done:

and here's is my version using Bugaboo's Stella and Gus - Mariage. This cracked me up!

I went with a simple design since I wanted the image to shine. Love the sentiments too LOL. I colored the image with my prismacolored pencils and baby oil. The leaves are made with a stencil. Papers are from my stash.

This is the card when partly shut but it lays flat and goes in an A2 envelope. 

Please check my fellow teamies for more inspiration here. 

Challenges:

Color Me Creative Challenge - Any goes

Word Play Sat Challenge - Any goes

Fun-Day Fri Challenge - Any goes

Sister Act Card Challenge - Cards only

Stampin for the Weekend- Any goes

4 Krafty Girlz - Any goes

Crafting by Design - Any goes

Pennys Paper Crafty Challenge - Any goes

You're invited to a ....... Party!!!

Happy thanksgiving Monday to all my Canadian friends!!! Hope you had a blast yesterday and that you had lots of turkey, pumpkin pies and cherry sauce. We had a simple family gathering but boy, are we stuffed! Lots of leftovers though...

The image is from Sassy Studio Designs called Cheers Sassy and she was given as part of a monthly progressive challenge over on Paper Craft Planet. As always, I have colored her using my prismacolored pencils with baby oil. I cuttlebugged the white background cardstock, inked it before I matted her with some bazzill cardstock, Papers are from a We R Memories kit. 

If you missed on my tutorial to color with prismacolored pencils and baby oil, please have a peek here. 

 My sketch comes from Sweet Sketch Wednesday and the sentiments are from the Simon Says Stamp July Kit.

Challenges:

Sassy Studio Designs Monthly Progressive Challenge - Oktoberfest

Sweet Sketch Wednesday Challenge - Sketch

Simon Says Stamp Wed Challenge - Use Rubber or Cling stamps

Happy Birthday!!!

Happy Wednesday everyone! I hope it was a great start to  your work day. For me, it was even though I don't technically work at a 9 to 5 day job :-) I wanted to share this Happy Birthday card that I made for my special friend's birthday. Hers is tomorrow and we're all meeting her up for dinner. Ah, a girl's night hehe...

I colored Mud Piggy with my prismas and baby oil, matted the iamge with kraft cardstock. Papers are from Anna Griffin and the sentiment is from an old company that I don't have the name of. Psst, if you want, you can check my tutorial on how I color with prismas and baby oil here.

 The following are a close up of my image and the inside. Stamps are from the Inkadinkado sentiments set.

My sketch comes from the I{heart} sketch #37.

Card Recipe:

Cardstock - Kraft (Recollections)

Paper - Anna Griffin

Stamps - Mud Piggy (Doodle Pantry), Inkadinkado

Accessories - Circle, Scallop (Spellbinders), prismas, flower punch 

I would also like to enter this card into the following:

Doodle Pantry Challenge #39 - Use any image

Link Up For Pink - Use Pink

Simon Says Stamp Wed Challenge - Rubber or Clear (Used both on inside and outside)

SBC Challenge #3 - Triple Time Stamp Technique

Hi friends!  Jennyfer here for ScrapBook Blessings Club to share with you the Triple Time Stamp Technique.

First, I have my tip of the day for you....Write down the measurements on the cardstock after you have cut down your pieces. First hand experience, I got mixed up in the measurements and had to re-measure again :-)

Onto today's project...

This is a card that I made for my mom. She loves blue and her birthday is coming up.

Here is what you need:

• cardstock: blue and dark blue
• adhesive
• ink pad
• paper cutter

Instructions: 

• First, cut your card stock base
• Measure and cut all 3 layers as shown in Dawn's video tutorial. You will find it on the SBC's site.
• Stamp your sentiment 
• Using your background stamp (in my case, I used the PTI stitching set), stamp all over the layers.
• Adhere your layers (TIP - Make sure that you follow the designs of your stamping when you are gluing everything back together)

I hope your enjoyed today's project.

I have today's post over at ScrapBook Blessings Club where you can see what my teammates made for today's challenge.

And as always, comments are appreciated.

Thank you for stopping by and Have a blessed day!

~ JENNYFER

 SBC Team Designer

SBC Blog Hop + giveaway

Welcome to our first Scrapbook Blessings Blog Hop. Today, we are celebrating a exciting new journey at the Scrapbook Blessing Club! So let the party begin!!!

 

We are so super thrilled to introduce our new SBC Design Team. At SBC, "we are making crafts and saving memories one technique at a time." We have daily themed posts, bringing you lots of fun and creative tips, techniques and tutorials to use for all your paper crafting projects.

Also, we have a sponsored video tutorial challenge every 1st and 3rd Sunday of the month, for us to learn fun ideas and for a chance to win great prizes. We also have our own Facebook group, Scrapbook Blessing Club found HERE and with our  team we will be bringing you great tips, sites and online deals each and every day.

Take a few minutes and hop along with us and check out all the talent these ladies are contributing to our Club here. You should have hopped over from Sandy but if you are just joining us you can start at the beginning over at Scrapbook Blessings Club. 

I am so pleased to be part of the SBC DT. I don't have a card for today but I do want to share my favorite tutorial with you: coloring with prismas colored pencils and baby oil. 

I am giving away a little something for today's hop. 

To be eligible to win this prize:

• Follow Scrapbook Blessings Club
• Follow my blog Jennyfer Creates
• Leave a comment on this post

1 Stampendous stamp set

1 unknown company sentiment set

1 3D Studio112 stickers

2 Colorbok paper packs

1 washi tape roll

1 pack of adhesived bling

 4 different kinds of ribbons (note these will be sent with the small cardboard box as seen in the picture)

P.S: I am adding a magnolia stamp in it too but forgot to include it in the picture

I will ship anywhere. Good Luck!

Your next hop is Luisa.

Here is the entire line up order for you. Don't forget to comment on each blog, follow here at the club and on their blogs for a chance to win some great prizes!

SBC

Marilyn

Cindy 

Teresa

Lynne 

Carolyn 

 Cristina 

Sandy

Jennyfer
Luisa

Play

Happy Wednesday!!! Today I chose to play with Wagon Ride, a Friday freebie from Whimsy Stamps.  Digi Sketch Challenge has a sketch and the theme was boys. I followed both and this is what I came up with.

This is a close up of the image. I made my own clouds' background by fussy cutting some clouds from a cloud stamp (small but I love it), used my sponge and my Memento ink. As usual, I colored the image with prismas and baby oil. I fussy cut my own banner and wrote down the word "play" with my black gel pen. 

Card recipe

CS- Recollections

DPs- 

Image - Wagon Ride (Whimsy Stamps)

Accesories - Bakers twine, black gel pen, adhesives

Challenges 

Digi Sketch Challenge - Sketch or boys or both (Both)

Creative Craft Challenge - Anything goes

Simon Says Stamp Wed - We're going dotty (dots from my dp)

PaperTake Weekly - Anything goes