JBS at CHA!

Want to see Jenni's booth at CHA?  Head on over to Shimelle's Blog for a lovely glimpse.  :)

JBS Mercantile February Peeks!

As you can see by Briana's layout, "Backyard Botanist," the February kit exudes earthy charm with an infusion of greens and browns . . .

Ah . . . but Mindy shows us the flip side of February's personality with a healthy dose of vibrant color.  This kit does a little of everything and we're enjoying it immensely.  The full reveal will be Tuesday, 1/31, at midnight CST . . .

And have you heard the big news?  We have a new, more user friendly customer gallery and a sweet contest to go along with it.  Check out our new gallery and upload a JBS or Mercantile layout for a chance to win!  And that's not all!  We're having a chat night on reveal night!  Tuesday, 1/31, at 8pm CST we'll be hanging out in the chatroom talking about our new mini-album kit club, the latest JBS release, product we'd like to see in upcoming kits, and who knows what all else.  Plus there's a door prize!  We'll be randomly choosing a winner towards the end of the hour who will receive the February Mini-Album Kit.  See you Tuesday!

Mixing up Magpie

I'm excited to share a project with you featuring the newest Jenni Bowlin Studio release, Magpie! When I first received this collection, I was immediately drawn to two of the papers - Collect, a lovely soft green polka dot and Compile, a multi-colored chevron pattern that is so trendy right now.

I always gravitate toward these simpler, graphic patterns because they are easy to work with and incorporate into a page design.

But while I began my design with solely polka dots and chevrons, I found it was impossible not to mix in several more of the coordinating patterned papers - they all just work so wonderfully together! I've used a whopping 10 total patterns on my completed page:

I've added in snippets from the Accessory Sheet (journal spots and tags) and mini papers, as well as some of the new Quilted Stickers and Printed Tags. And while at first glance you might think Magpie is a feminine paper collection more suitable for baby or girl layouts, the small touches of red in the palette make it versatile for so many more subjects!

And that's why I love creating with Jenni's products. Everything works so fabulously together that it's okay to go overboard and include a little bit of everything! I know you are going to love creating with Magpie - and all the other new goodies Jenni has in store for you.

Stay tuned this week for more peeks from the CHA releases...and happy scrapping!

While They're Away at CHA ...

You know the saying .... "while the cat's away the mice will play ..." ?  Well we've taken that idea and changed it up to read "While they're away at  CHA we'll reveal a new JBS gallery and have a giveaway!"

Now that was a mouthful!

Yes, while Jenni and Jared are showing their wonderful new products at CHA, we'll be having some fun over here!  You can find the new customer gallery at our forum link: JBS Mercantile Forum and Gallery .

Right now, the gallery has some projects from our design team, but we want to see YOURS!  Post a new layout, mini, card, anything ... by February 1st to be eligible for the prize.

And ... we hope to see you at our forum and gallery often throughout the year!  We want to see more of your creations using Jenni Bowlin Studio product and kits!

Here are the specifics!

Love card by Mindy Miller

If you haven't tried the new Jenni Bowlin punches by Fiskars, what are you waiting for? They are perfect for card making (and pretty much everything)!

I used both the Picture Frame Medium Lever Punch and the Blue Ribbon Large Squeeze Punch to create this Valentine's card.

I punched small picture frame shapes from a variety of JBS patterned papers and Coredinations cardstock. Then I arranged the shapes within a small grid sewn on the front of the card.

To set off the JBS pink pearl buttons, I layered them on top of pinked circles made with the Blue Ribbon punch.

While I kept the sentiment simple, I love the dimension of the JBS vintage shadow alpha stickers.

Here's a list of the patterned papers I used:

Be Our Guest Sewing Room

Be Our Guest Tea Towel

Red & Black Extension IV Inkwell

Red & Black Extension IV Letter Chart

Happy Crafting!

Mindy

Guest Star Ursula Schneider

Today we have several lovely creations from guest star Ursula Scheider.  As you can see Ursula is a fabulous product mixer with great attention to detail.  On this first layout, "Dressed Up," she's created a delightfully whimsical design to match her daughter's fun Cat in the Hat sneakers.  My favorite part of this one is all the stamping.  She worked in our new alpha stamps, the lace border, and two Mercantile exclusives (these will be available for purchase on February 1st).

 

Ursula's layout, "Life Lived & Learned spotlights Red/Black Extension IV.  I want to draw attention to another charming detail on this one.  Did you notice the punched bird in flight?  Yes?  But how about the reflected bird misted using the negative punched space as a stencil.  Awesome!

One more project before we go.  A sweet Valentine's Day card because you know we're all about giving holiday inspiration early here.  Isn't her layering amazing on that flower?  See more of Ursula's work on her, "Under Scarlet Bird's Wing" or if you're on Facebook you can follow her there as well.

Thanks for the inspiration Ursula!

Affection Card by Megan Klauer

I knew I wanted the beautiful Carnation card from the Red/Black Line Extension Journaling Cards to be my focal point. I started with a pink card stock base, but wanted to bring in a color that was a bit less typical. So, I pulled out a Mustard color to compliment the journaling card. The back of the Accessory Sheet from the Haven collection was the perfect mix of black & polka dots. I then layered a piece of paper doily under the card and added a few of the pink pearl buttons.
A quick and simple card that can be duplicated in so many different ways!