Hello, and Happy Father's Day to all the Father's out there.  Above you will see the cards that I worked on for the special occasion.  I hope you all had a lovely day filled with laughter and love!  Also thank you to Pinterest and Kristina Werner for inspiration on two of the cards!

~ NJ

I just wanted to wish everyone a very blessed Christmas!  Jesus is definitely the reason for the season.  Have a blessed day with family and friends today! 

~NJ

This weekend, I forgot to get a card for a birthday party we were going to.  So I did what I do best, I made my own birthday card.  It was really quick and I was able to get rid of some scraps in the process.  Yes, this card was made from scraps!!!!!  Yea!!!!!!!  I have a nice size bin I have been trying to use, so I was happy to get rid of 5 sheets of scraps, and create something beautiful at the same time. 

So the next time you forget to purchase a card, and need one quick, I would suggest going through your stash, set your timer for 15-20 minutes and create a card without much thought...meaning when we put too much thought into our scrapbooking, we tend to spend more time worrying about what others will think or doubting ourselves and our ability to creating something nice, thoughtful and special.  So let's not doubt ourselves....just CREATE! 

~Nati J.

For today's Mother's Day card, I took a challenge from Elizabeth Kartchner's 52 More Scrapbooking Challenges book.  Challenge #3 was:  Life a design idea from a home-decor item.  In our living room, we havea tan colored chair that has dark-brown and blue pillows as seen above.  So hence the card: First I cut my card to size, then ran it through my Sizzix Texture Boutique to emboss the card front.  After that, I used Tim Holtz Broken China and Vintage Photo distress ink on the front of the card.  Next I stamped the sentiment with Dusty Concord Distress Ink and inked the edges on the sheet with Vintage Photo Distress Ink.  And that was it, a really nice and simple Mother's Day card.

Happy Scrappin'!

-NJ

Although I have a tool to make things a lot easier for this technique, I must say I still had a hard time debating on which Embossing Folder to use.  First I picked out my cardstock and then selected my embossing folder before sending it though my Sizzix Texture Boutique Embossing Machine.  After embossing the card front, I used my craft sheet and applied Tim Holtz Dusty Concord Distress Ink to the card.  Lastly I finished the card off with some embellishments I had on hand and stamped the sentiment onto the embellishment.

I will have the materials used to make this card and Monday's card up tomorrow, so

My first card for Scrappy Monday is a Mother's Day card I made using some scraps and some Embellishments that I had on hand.  I really just picked five pieces of scraps I had in my scrap bin.  Cut them down to the size of the card and topped them off with some embellishments.  I had a good time making this card, it was quick and easy.  So go to your craft spot and pull out those scraps and make a card for a special Mom in your life. 

See you tomorrow where I will showcase a card for Technique Tuesday!  I wonder what time of technique will be discussed........

Happy Scrappin'!
~NJ