Janna Wilson

crafty happy...with my Big Shot

Last week it was Christmas for me...I got a Sizzix Big Shot!!!  Special thanks to an old friend and someone I admire tremendously, Julianna Hudgins, who is one of the celebrity spoke people for Sizzix/Ellison. 

I was a kid in the candy store as I opened the packages and admired all the awesome new dies!  WOWEE!!!  The Tim Holtz Alterations dies are some of my favorite...though I really LOVE these Scoreboards too!  Check out some of the newest and latest on the Sizzix blog! 

Love this one...

I wanted to share my first project that I used my New TOY to create.  Something I'm going to be adding to my Whimsy Shoppe is custom fabric stash/sticker bins in sets of three (they hold the long sticker sheets, amen :).  The thing I love about the Sizzix (original and the Big Shot) is that it cuts fabric like butter!  I created a very cool canvas label for this bin with the Styled Labels Die from Tim's Collection.

Oooh...wouldn't it be awesome to cut leather with these too!  COOL!  For these canvas labels...I just Heat N Bonded TWO layers together and Fray Checked the edges so the fabric won't ravel. 

(don't mind the poor photo...took this with my phone)

Anyway...I love how this turned out!  It was the perfect label idea.  You could stamp the label, use rub ons, or just write on the fabric.  Very cool.

I'll be creating the bin covers in some other patterns included a fabulous black and white damask, maybe some animal prints...who knows!?  This brown paisley is very classy!

In other news....

We had a great week last week...man it felt good to let my hair down and relax for a few days.  The girls and I did some crafty projects...we are not quite done, but we're making a bed for the American Girl dolls!  It's pretty cool if I do say so!  Yep...I can't wait to show y'all that!

We went to the Little Rock Zoo...stayed over at my sisters house and visited for a couple of days. 

(Cash was the map navigator)

Well, I better go for now!  Have a great afternoon!

FREE FOR ALL FRIDAY! {Cut&Create}

Hi there!!!

I'm enjoying my time off SO SO SO much.  It's totally sparked my creativity!  The girls and I spent yesterday sewing...making a bed for their American Girl dolls and I've been on a bin making BINGE!  Coming soon to the Whimsy Shoppe!  LOL!

Anyway...something I'm going to TRY to do on a fairly consistent basis is introduce FREE FOR ALL FRIDAY!  I'll post a free project or download for your crafty enjoyment.  Did you notice I've recently added two FREEBIES to my list?  Check out all of the projects if you haven't had a chance already!

Check out these super SASSY DIY CALLING CARDS/LABELS...also featured at Executive Homemaker HERE.

 

Today I posted a FUN Flower Tutorial...you can use it for lots of paper crafty goodness!  Hope you enjoy!

Happy Friday!

week 12 -- 52 week SFSB challenge!

HARD TO SCRAP PHOTOS...I had these crazy colors, funky FUN birthday pictures and I was determined to get 'em scrapped!  Usually I remedy problems like this by converting photos to black and white...but when I did that it just didn't capture the fun of Sara's birthday.  SO, I was on a mission!  I found some common ground with the red and light blue in the photos-- and grounded the colors on a fairly neutral background (brown dots and a light blue pattern)

I actually love how it turned out!  Definitely not a mix of papers I would just put together any time...but I think it totally works with the photos!!!  Did you notice that the gifts in the pics are wrapped with RED HOUNDS TOOTH wrapping paper!  (hounds tooth is one of my all time favorite patterns)  The little pop of yellow was just dash of "happy" this page needed too!

Dig into those hard to scrap pics you've been putting off...just DO IT!  You might like it!

Products/Tools Shout Outs:

Lots of Teresa Collins Design papers (the brown and the hounds tooth).

Thickers (letters) and paper (light blue) by Pebbles Inc. both via American Crafts and the little "happy" die cut from October Afternoon...the cutest!

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If you want to play along link up your page on your blog...you can scraplift my layout or do your own thing!  Be sure and add your page to the Flickr photo pool and tag it with week 12 so everyone can enjoy YOUR inspiration too!

Happy Scrapbooking!

HARD TO SCRAP PHOTOS...I had these crazy colors, funky FUN birthday pictures and I was determined to get 'em scrapped!  Usually I remedy problems like this by converting photos to black and white...but when I did that it just didn't capture the fun of Sara's birthday.  SO, I was on a mission!  I found some common ground with the red and light blue in the photos-- and grounded the colors on a fairly neutral background (brown dots and a light blue pattern)

I actually love how it turned out!  Definitely not a mix of papers I would just put together any time...but I think it totally works with the photos!!!  Did you notice that the gifts in the pics are wrapped with RED HOUNDS TOOTH wrapping paper!  (hounds tooth is one of my all time favorite patterns)  The little pop of yellow was just dash of "happy" this page needed too!

Dig into those hard to scrap pics you've been putting off...just DO IT!  You might like it!

Products/Tools Shout Outs:

Lots of Teresa Collins Design papers (the brown and the hounds tooth).

Thickers (letters) and paper (light blue) by Pebbles Inc. both via American Crafts and the little "happy" die cut from October Afternoon...the cutest!

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If you want to play along link up your page on your blog...you can scraplift my layout or do your own thing!  Be sure and add your page to the Flickr photo pool and tag it with week 12 so everyone can enjoy YOUR inspiration too!

Happy Scrapbooking!

Out for Spring Break! {closing up shoppe} YAY!

Just in case...I thought I'd go ahead and post this over here too....

My kiddos are on spring break this week and so I'm closing up shoppe until Monday the 29th of March.  If you would like to purchase something, just be aware that I will not start creating/making up orders until the 29th.  If you have a question...I will do my best to get back to you though I'm planning on enjoying most of the week enjoying my kids and some sunshine!

Be blessed! 

Janna

week 11 of the 52 week SFSB challenge!!! {giveaway winners announced!!!}

It's been five years since we went to Disney...and this is the second page I've done of the photos (and I just did the first one last week :).  I giggle when people infer that since I scrapbook "all the time" that I'm not behind, like they are.  Nope, I'm behind, and I really don't worry about or plan on getting caught up...I figure I've got to have something to do when my nest is empty, right?  My family enjoys what I do have done and that's good enough for me :)

I love the  mix of kooky patterns here and the scallop tape!  Lots of visual textures.  It just makes me so happy to look at it and remember that sunny, fun day we had at the beach.  With the addition of a trio of buttons and part of a lanyard that we got on the trip, oh, and a title...this page is complete!  30 minutes...BAM!!!

Oh and wanna know a secret...I use hot glue A LOT...on my pages...much better for holding big honkin buttons, flowers and ribbon in place :)

MIX it UP!!!  Try some  fun bright patterns and do something that makes you happy!

Products/Tools Shout Outs:

I used a medley of favorites here...including Cosmo Cricket (the red dots and sunshine paper), Sassafrass Lass (the blue pattern paper and scallop sticker), and Making Memories (puffy letters)

Kreaxions Circle Cutter available at Just Imagine Crafts.  Their blog is here and has lots of great info on there including this info sheet on the circle cutter.

Thanks again to my pal Deb at Just Imagine Crafts for providing me with a great giveaway this week!!  

The LUCKY WINNERS are:

Sarah K

Grandma Bonnie

Dayna Johnson

Kreaxions Circle Cutter available at Just Imagine Crafts.  Their blog is here and has lots of great info on there including this info sheet on the circle cutter.

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If you want to play along link up your page on your blog...you can scraplift my layout or do your own thing!  Be sure and add your page to the Flickr photo pool and tag it with week 11 so everyone can enjoy YOUR inspiration too!

Happy Scrapbooking!

It's been five years since we went to Disney...and this is the second page I've done of the photos (and I just did the first one last week :).  I giggle when people infer that since I scrapbook "all the time" that I'm not behind, like they are.  Nope, I'm behind, and I really don't worry about or plan on getting caught up...I figure I've got to have something to do when my nest is empty, right?  My family enjoys what I do have done and that's good enough for me :)

I love the  mix of kooky patterns here and the scallop tape!  Lots of visual textures.  It just makes me so happy to look at it and remember that sunny, fun day we had at the beach.  With the addition of a trio of buttons and part of a lanyard that we got on the trip, oh, and a title...this page is complete!  30 minutes...BAM!!!

Oh and wanna know a secret...I use hot glue A LOT...on my pages...much better for holding big honkin buttons, flowers and ribbon in place :)

MIX it UP!!!  Try some  fun bright patterns and do something that makes you happy!

Products/Tools Shout Outs:

I used a medley of favorites here...including Cosmo Cricket (the red dots and sunshine paper), Sassafrass Lass (the blue pattern paper and scallop sticker), and Making Memories (puffy letters)

Kreaxions Circle Cutter available at Just Imagine Crafts.  Their blog is here and has lots of great info on there including this info sheet on the circle cutter.

Thanks again to my pal Deb at Just Imagine Crafts for providing me with a great giveaway this week!!  

The LUCKY WINNERS are:

Sarah K

Grandma Bonnie

Dayna Johnson

Kreaxions Circle Cutter available at Just Imagine Crafts.  Their blog is here and has lots of great info on there including this info sheet on the circle cutter.

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If you want to play along link up your page on your blog...you can scraplift my layout or do your own thing!  Be sure and add your page to the Flickr photo pool and tag it with week 11 so everyone can enjoy YOUR inspiration too!

Happy Scrapbooking!

the latest Whimsy...

Be sure and check in the SHOPPE! It's been super busy and I'm loving every minute! You'll find something fun and free at the end of THIS POST!!!

A- mazing!!!! (with a big huge A)

Stunning, Fabulous...absolutely AMAZING.  You gotta check this out...right here.

all I wanna do is...DIG IN THE DIRT!

Welcome to my humble abode.  ;) So this old house that we love so dearly...came with a lot of trees and some great established plantings.  Several of which...are now GONE!  We all five worked our fingers to the bone yesterday after church and the most notable change was definitely pulling the ginormous holly bushes out from in front of the house.  Oh, and cutting down the 8 ft. monster bushes (I don't know what they are) from the right side.  You can see how it looked before here (our Christmas pic 2008)...

The monster hedge is just covering the house up.  I think some updated landscape could really do some anti-aging to the place (built in 1973).  Ah yes, we've got our work cut out for us don't we!?  We also removed a crazy jasmine vine on the back fence and cut down a dead tree in the back.  It looks so much better...I'm sure our neighbors think so too!!!  We are DIY-ers all the way.  I've been perusing landscape and garden design ideas here to figure out what I'm going to do as far as a landscape plan for the house (where we removed the bushes in front).  I probably should have done this last fall...but spring has my thumb turning green :)  Anybody know of any good garden blogs...oh, and we live in the south.  Or I'd love advice from you green thumbers out there.

I raked about a bazillion million leaves yesterday and the kids helped (a little :)...mostly just jumped in the leaves.

Scott had the bright idea to put the leaves onto a huge tarp we had and he rolled it up and pulled it (with his truck) to the compost pile we have.  I wish I would have gotten a picture of that!  It was about 7 ft high/wide and 10 ft long I still have tons of leaves to remove...at least it is awesome exercise and I'm trying to get back to that. 

The back yard is a shady sanctuary...we just LOVE it.  In the summer, it is shaded all day long with the monster trees that provide a shield from the hot summer sun.  But imagine if you will all the leaves that get trapped inside this fenced area...yes, this is the downfall of the shady haven.  This pic was taken last summer.

But I'm all about low maintenance with some container color!  LOL!  Our 3 acres is anything BUT low maintenance.  Well, I guess it's as low maintenance as can be for 3 acres.  Scott mows and mows and mows...and mows. 

So about this front door.  I have to be honest...I kind of like this pumpkin color.  It was this color when we moved here and I just haven't gotten around to updating it.  It needs fresh paint, and well, I'd like to change it now I think.  I'm actually thinking something along this lines...

Is that crazy?  I like the Mediterranean blue best.  I usually like warm colors to "welcome" folks in...but with the house color...I just don't see red (my go to color) or burgundy's working, don't care for gold.  Love a black door, but that is not an option.  Trying to work with what's going on here...and I thought one of these colors might just look very classy and fresh...I could compensate with colorful floral accents in the soon to be plantings there in front and great wreath to the side of the door?  I'd love some feedback here...suggestions welcome!

Oh gracious...I gotta get to work!  Y'all have a great Monday!!!

xoxo jw

Whimsy of the day...

Whimsy of the day...FUCHSIA COUNTRY ROSES...(for Traci)
oh, my this are stunning...

and we have THREE WINNERS {Pretty Packages}

Sarah Higgins!

Marla Pierce!

and

Sonia...THE Scrapbookin Mama! :)

Will send your FREE DOWNLOAD directly to your email, ladies...enjoy this, gals!