What was I thinking

 Yesterday, a girlfriend of mine called, and asked me if I would make a card for her to give to someone who is retiring. Sure I said, Why not? Well, WHAT WAS I THINKING! Now I know why I don't make cards....its just not my forte lol.

  I made 2, and might even make a third...this way she can have her choice of the better one.

This is the first try:

 I cut the card shape at just over 6 inches from the Art Philosophy Cart.

Cardstock- white- CTMH
                   purple- Bazzill
Pattern- My stash
Butterfly punch-EK
Ink- Purple Pansy-CTMH
Feather flower and lace- Webster's
Twine- 3 Girl Jam

 I'm just not feeling it. I'm not usually a layered, fancy type crafter, I like CAS, but I got my box of goodies from the Webster's sale they had and thought I would give it a shot... Tomorrow I will show you the 2nd, maybe the third..and I'll let you know which one she picked:)

There's Still Time.....

To link up your project to the 3 Girl Jam Beautiful Bows Blog Hop. You don't want to miss out on this. You win one of Julie's new bow makers!!!! Hurry, you only have until July 15th!

Don't forget to link up your Beautiful Bows projects by July 15th for your chance to win a $10.00 voucher to the 3 Girl JAM store.

EDITED: to add the linky

The Best Laid Plans,

 Hey Crafty peeps. I am slowly recovering from my Canada Day Long weekend, and slowly getting my crafty groove back. Are my US friends ready for your 4th of July Parties, BBQ's and other fun events?

  So I thought I would show you all what my PLAN A was for the 3 Girl Jam-Beautiful Bows Blog hop (excuse the pics, they're from my phone)

 You can't tell from this pic, but the white letters are sparklie. I had the intention of making her name in 1 shadow from, haha, but the letters where a tad too big...bummer. So I scraped that idea, and put together the pin board. I woke up Saturday morning and thought, "Hey, could I not use 2 shadow frames?" I have a stack of them so I gave it a shot. Its not what I had planned, b ut it works, and I think I like it a bit better, because it is different.

 Well, off to make some more ladybug decorations for my youngest birthday.

Ladybug, Ladybug...A 3 Girl Jam post

 Hello crafty friends. How did you like the Beautiful Bows blog hop? Pretty cool eh? Busy weekend for us Canadians this weekend...It was Canada Day Yesturday, so I have to go back and finish hopping.

 Today is my day to post for 3 Girl Jam and today I'm showing you the banner I made for my daughters 5th birthday. Its on July 11th, but her party will be on the 14th:) I asked what kind of birthday she wanted and she said ladybug.....so here it is

  I used 3 Girl Jam Red Crinkle Ribbon and its all attached using her red twine because this will be for outside, I needed something with some strength incase its windy. I shadow cut the letters at 4inches, but I can't remember from what cartridge. I dry embossed the red with my Big Shot using the swirls folder. I didn't have a cart with a ladybug on it, so I used the George basic shapes cart to cut different sized circles and made my own ladybug. The rosette is from the Tablescapes Spring and Summer Cartridge.


  Alright folks, I'm off again to enjoy the last day of our Canada Day long weekend...have a great week. Oh, but if you're looking to buy some crinkle ribbon, nows the chance.... 3 Girl Jam  has a flash sale going on, but only until July 5th....buy 2 bundles, get one free. And while you're over there, make sure to get a fabulous bow maker for only $5.99!!!

Beautiful Bows Blog Hop

 

Hi Folks, Welcome to the Beautiful Bows blog hop. We have some wonderful projects to show you today, so grab your favorite drink, get comfy, and have some fun!!


 If you've come here from my talented DT sista Jessica E then your at the right stop...but if you just happened upon me today, then you might want to go back at start at 3 Girl Jam. You don't want to miss at Bowtiful projects:)

 Today we are showcasing this wonderful new tool that Julie has made....a BOW MAKER!!! How exciting, right? I know there are a few tools out there to make bows, in fact, I have one somewhere up in my cupboard...BUT 1. Its ugly, and 2. Its so complicated to use, so I just don't! But this one....

  Is beautiful!!! And SOOOO easy to use!! This is the one I have ^^^^, but there is another color too if you prefer:

 Aren't they cute!! The Bow Maker will sell for $5.99. Cute, simple to use, and so affordable!! And if thats not enough, all bow makers with come with a special 4 yard bundle of her new summer ribbon!


 As with most of my Plan A ideas, it didn't work the way I planned, so on to Plan B....well plan B proved to be a challange also....why? you ask, well I didn't have the color of ribbons that I wanted to use for this project. I was planning on doing this idea alittle farther into the summer so I would have time to order some ribbon that was the color I wanted:( So I worked with what I had, or with what I could get at the store. Here is my project:

 I have been promising to redo my oldest daughters room for 2 years now. So I am slowly starting. This is a pin board that will go on her wall once I paint it. I will have another row of three to complete it. They are all made of 12x12 cork that I have covered in fabric. I've added bows to a few of them. I used 3 different types of ribbon... a wide sheer pink, a think medium width poke-a-dot and the white crinkle ribbon from 3 Girl Jam. And they all tied with ease!! What I love tho, is with the crinkle ribbon, it was easy enough to make a double bow, even a triple!! I can't say enough about how versatile 3 Girl Jam really is.

 Now, on to the fun tidbits of the hop...
1. Julie has been kind enough to offer a sale on ribbon bundles until JULY 5th, BUY 2 get ONE FREE!!! How great is that!
2.After hopping along, gathering some great bow inspiration, head back to 3 Girl Jam and join the Linky Party. All you have to do is link a project with a bow. It doesn't have to have 3 Girl Jam ribbon, but awesome if it does:)

 So, head on over to Jovan at Cards by Jovan and admire her bows:)

Here's the line up incase you get lost:

Girl JAM  http://3girljam.blogspot.com/
Julie: A Little Bit of Bling http://jk-littlebitofbling.blogspot.com/
*Special Guest Designer*
Heather: Random Recipes, Paper Crafts, and Photos by HL http://heathernovinger.blogspot.com
Jessica E: Chick n Scrap http://chick-n-scrap.blogspot.com
Angie: The Crazy "Scrap" Lady http://crazyscraplady-angelpie.blogspot.com/
Jovan: Cards By Jovan http://www.cardsbyjovan.com/
Mackenzie: Cheese and Crafters http://cheeseandcrafters.blogspot.com/
Ashley: The Glamorous Side of Scrapping http://theglamoroussideofscrapping.blogspot.com/
Jessica S: Jessica's Craft Shaque http://jessicascraftshaque.blogspot.com/
Zeni: Scrappy Zeni http://www.scrappyzeni.com/
Avery: Iowa Craft Girl http://iowacraftgirl.blogspot.com/
Gloria: Oma's Crafts http://www.omascrafts.com
Carri: AKA ABusyBee http://doubleclickconnections.blogspot.com/
3 Girl JAM http://3girljam.blogspot.com/