Happy Little Jar of Joy

 Happy Friday, all! Hope you have some fun weekend plans! We plan to go out on the boat tomorrow with some family!  

I have a cute little card today using the new set called Jar of Joy along with its matching punch! I was experimenting with a fun bookbinding fold I recently saw (I believe it was on the Inque Spot's blog), and so had a card already made but had never finished.  I used some retired Parakeet Party papers for the base, but needed a focal point.  I was looking at the images in the Jar of Joy set and thought how cute that little snowman would look in some non-traditional Christmas colors! So here we go:

I stamped the snowman in Versafine Black and his hat & scarf in Strawberry Slush.  I added some Balmy Blue snowflakes and some Wink of Stella for snow!  The jar was stamped in Lemon Lime Twist and the lid was also created using Strawberry Slush, shaded with a blender pen:

It went on a Every Day Arches diecut, using the Toadstool Gardens DSP.  I stamped a sentiment from Tractor & Co, then another Jar of Joy sentiment on the inside:

There are more cute little images to put inside the jar, so I know I'll be using this again!  I am going to enter this at the Krafty Chicks challenge, where "Anything Goes"!

Thanks for popping in today!  Enjoy it and be blessed!

Project Details—All Products SU! Unless Otherwise Specified
Stamps	Jar of Joy, Tractor & Co
Card stock & Papers	Basic White, Strawberry Slush, Parakeet Party (ret), Parakeet Party DSP (ret), Toadstool Gardens DSP (ret)
Ink	Versafine Black, Parakeet Party, Balmy Blue
Accessories	Glitter Ribbon (ret), Dimensionals
Tools	Cut & Emboss Machine, Every Day Arches Dies, Jar Punch, Wink of Stella

Tractor Fun

Happy Wednesday, peeps! I have a "just for fun" card today using a new Online Exclusive set that came out yesterday called Tractor & Company!  I usually steer clear of bundles with lots of fussy little pieces because inevitably, I find them too time-consuming, but since I grew up on a farm and have lots of farm-y people in my circle of acquaintances, I thought I'd go for it!  The first card definitely took a while to create, but it was fun:

My dad had Massey-Harris tractors when I was young, so I chose to make my tractor red!  I diecut and stamped all the images and created a little cloud for the sentiment using the retired Basic Borders die.  I also used the diecut edges to sponge some other clouds in the sky:

Cute sentiment, too!  My second one was much simpler; no diecutting, just stamping.  I really messed up my snowflakes, but this one was easy enough that I may just do another one:

I have a couple more ideas for this set, so you'll probably see it again soon!  Thanks for popping in today! Enjoy it and be blessed!

"Happy are those who reject the advice of evil people, who do not follow the example of sinners or join those who have no use for God.  Instead, they find joy in obeying the Law of the Lord, and they study it day and night." Psalm 1:1-2

First Project Details—All Products SU! Unless Otherwise Specified
Stamps	Tractor & Co
Card stock & Papers	Balmy Blue, Basic White, Basic Gray, Basic Black, Garden Green
Ink	Real Red, Pumpkin Pie, Cajun Craze, Crushed Curry, Garden Green, Versafine Black, Craft White
Accessories	Dimensionals
Tools	Cut & Emboss Machine, Tractor & Co Dies, Basic Border Dies (ret), Grass Die (Impression Obsession), Sponge Dauber

Second Project Details—All Products SU! Unless Otherwise Specified
Stamps	Tractor & Co, Greetings of the Season, Spruced Up (ret)
Card stock & Papers	Basic White
Ink	Shaded Spruce, Real Red, Balmy Blue, Smoky Slate, Versafine Black
Accessories
Tools