Now unveiling....

I've finally put the finishing touches on my own website!

Come on over and join the fun!

http://www.inkycraftyfun.com

it's awesome! you will love it!  Come and drop me a note and tell me what you think of the new digs!

Love is in the Air...

... and on my craft table!  Here are a couple of little cards I made up on Tuesday before my girls came home from school:

 The first one I made using the Hearts a Flutter stamp and framelit set and some More Amore DSP

This one is also using the Hearts a Flutter bundle as well as the Valentine promotion, labels framelits and the Vintage Wallpaper embossing folder.

What I am really linking right now is how fast I can pull out some paper and this stamp and framelit bundle and whip up a quick cute card.  I've been on a valentine kick lately and I think I'm going to use all these cards to send out to my girlfriends in the mail.  Who wouldn't like that?!

Give a little love

As promised, here are two valentines I made with my girlfriends this weekend.  We had an impromptu girls' night complete with cheesy poofs, wine, and crafting (though, not together... well, the wine and crafting went together ;)


Here's what we came up with :

Cute and simple right?  These are made using the Hearts a Flutter stamp set and framelets.  The top card is using the new Vine Street embossing folder that's available for FREE!!!! through Sale-A-Bration  and the embossing on the bottom card is my new favorite Honeycomb embossing folder.  I am seriously using this on everything!  Also note my obsession with twine ;)

I'm having a really good time pinning valentine ideas over on Pinterest and I think I might just make a bunch and send them out to girlfriends and family.  Who doesn't like mail?  If you want to follow my boards, I'm on Pinterest as Jeannethequeen :)

Introducing.... StampAcadamy!

I'd like to introduce a new venture I've partnered with called StampAcadamy.  They offer awesome Online classes that you can take whenever you want (even in your pajamas ;)

Stamp Academy is the place to learn new and exciting ideas for  your Paper Crafting supplies!  All classes have full VIDEO and PDF instruction!  The Project Parades even have a complete supply list of products used!

Go click on over for some awesome projects and inspiration.  And check back here tomorrow for some more valentines.  I promise I will post them up by then :)

It's SALE-A-BRATION!!!

It's SALE-A-BRATION time again!!! Just what does that mean, you ask?  It means you can get tons of free stamps, paper, ribbon, embellishments with every order!

 or click here to SHOP!

Paper Pumpkin

IT'S A MAGICAL PAPER ESCAPE EVERY MONTH! Sweep away the mundane-your creativity carriage awaits! I'm Paper Pumpkin . . . I come to your door each month (a fully decked-out creativity carriage). I'll help you to escape your life with some paper fun. I come in a sweet box, but you'll really love what you find on the inside: All the stamps, ink, paper, and accessories to create pinable projects. Create stuff like cards, journals, décor, and more! Paper Pumpkin by Stampin' Up! is a new monthly kit program that anyone (even you) can enjoy! Get Started It's so easy to get started. Simply sign up for the program starting Monday, January 14 by visiting www.mypaperpumpkin.com and click Get it. Every month a new, surprise project kit arrives at your doorstep. Just think of the anticipation of creating a fun project to pin, showoff, and share with your friends and family-every month! Of course, you'll want to know more. So here's the nitty gritty: Each month we send you a unique, surprise kit with a project-cards, journals, décor, and more! (We've even color-coordinated, measured, and cut everything for you!) Each kit includes stamps, ink, paper, and accessories-everything but adhesive. Each kit gives you and your customer a 30-minute creativity escape. We will ship your Paper Pumpkin on or around the 15th of the month.   You need to sign up for a kit by the 10th of the month to get that month's kit. If you sign up on the 11th of the month, your first kit will come the next month. (Let's say you sign up on May 10th, we'll send your kit around May 15th. If you sign up on May 11th, we'll send your first kit around June 15th.) A Paper Pumpkin membership is $19.95 per month (and shipping is included!) There's no commitment, you can cancel your monthly Paper Pumpkin at anytime. You can also skip a month if you want. Starting in early March, we'll offer a Try-It kit if you'd like to try Paper Pumpkin for one month. Here's How You Order Sign up for your monthly Paper Pumpkin by visiting www.mypaperpumpkin.com and click Get it. Starting in early March, you can try Paper Pumpkin for one month by visiting our online store. A Free Gift in Your Very First Kit The Welcome Kit is the very first Paper Pumpkin you will receive in your first month of membership. The Welcome Kit includes a free gift-a clear acrylic block! Paper Pumpkin is the perfect introduction to Stampin' Up! We designed it for crafters that want to create a project each month, but aren't quite ready to build a stamp collection.  So head over there and check it out! Don't forget to select me (Jeanne Devine) as your demonstrator so I can keep you in the loop about any new fun things that come along with this great program.

Better late than never

Off to see some friends today that we were supposed to see over the holidays, but due to rampant illness and just general malaise, we're just getting there now.  As you may have guessed, I made some cute little gifts to bring with us.

The first is a little jar of hot cocoa mix with mini marshmallows.  it's in an 'upcycled' jelly jar, but looks way fancier now:

Next I have a cute little stack of note cards.  Who can't use a last minute birthday or thank you card?

And finally, I have something large and wrapped for the kiddies... I'm not telling what is in the package, but it's something super fun to jump on that is not a sofa ;)

I also finally gave out some Christmas cookies that had been hiding in my freezer for almost a month!  These came out super cute as well:

Now that we've finally gotten through Christmas here, maybe it'll be time to start on Valentines Day.  Stay posted :)

Manly Stamping

The day before yesterday, Stampin Up! started showing a whole new kit that I find kind of hysterical:









It's called, "Dude! You're Welcome" and I think it's sort of awesome and sort of hilarious.  Go on over to my shop and check it out...  There's even a tutorial to watch.

:)

Let it snow!

Here are a few shots of some fabulous flakes I made with the snow flurry die.  I had to borrow this from my friend, Nicole, as I somehow missed it in the fall/winter catalog.  SO SAD!

But look how cute they are!  Let this be a lesson to all: Make sure you get your product in a timely fashion!!!

Yesterday I was pleasantly surprised to find the UPS man on my porch with a snappy little brown box!  I hurried the kids to bed and made this cute little card:

I'm thinking it's perfect for my mom for valentine's day.  Pool Party CS; Pool Party, Pretty in Pink and Rich Razzleberry inks; and Hearts a Flutter Framelits and Stamps

Not too froufrou and easy as pie! And since it's almost Sale-a-bration, I got some preview goodies that I don't think I can show yet.  But I'll whip up some goodies maybe this weekend and post the finished product :)

Happy Stamping

Christmas Break...down

So it would appear that the Christmas holiday got the best of me.  The husband was sick. the kids were sick.  and then the unthinkable... I was sick.  Craftiness fell by the way side as I shoved my BigShot over to make room for the cool mist humidifier and slept in my craft room.

But now everyone is well enough to return to work and school and so I have a free moment to post up a quick little card set I made from my Perfectly Preserved framelit and stamp set:

I think I will package them up with some of that same raspberry ribbon and make them into part of my teacher appreciation gift for the spring.

I'm starting to think about Valentine's day and I just put in an order for some supplies to have a little Valentine Card Party here at my humble (and hopefully cleaner by then) abode.  Once I get my delivery and make up my projects, I'll post them up here and maybe put a few in my etsy shop.

Craft on!