Would you like to win a $10 JLO Gift Certificate?

I am honored to be able to give away a $10 Gift Certificate to one lucky winner towards a purchase at JessicaLynnOriginal stamps at http://www.jessicalynnoriginal.com/ !

What do you have to do to win you ask? All you have to do is comment here on your favorite animal, location/place, or machine that you would like to see made into a stamp. I will pick a lucky winner on Monday morning, July 14th to receive the $10 gift certificate. If you do not have your email linked to your user profile, please be sure and leave your email in your comment so I can contact you. Good luck! :D

Keep an eye out for Jessica Lynn's Christmas in July sale at http://www.jessicalynnoriginal.com/ . Select stamps will be 25% off - no coupon needed! I believe it is coming up towards the end of the month. So keep your eyes open at the web site above for more details.

Next are a couple of cards I created for the JLO Design Team. We were challenged to use Kerry's sketch #29 (from http://www.stamp-shack.com/) . You can see the sketch here -->

I am not sure you can see all the details, but the background layer was to be white, and the colored cardstock for the strip then your stamped images. Well . . . I had a tough time sticking with all white, so I used a cuttlebugged piece of white cs, and then sponged color onto it to add a little depth and accent to the embossing as well. Unfortunately, my Thanks, Gracias, Danke background did not have the words all in the right place to be vertical with my images, so I improvised a little, and the Thanks is tilted on it's side. Although, I guess it can be whichever way you want it to be. I could turn it and have the cute lady bugs on their side. LOL If you love cute little bug images, Jessica has ya covered with her Spring Bugs set. This set really has a lot of different options with 17 clear polymer stamps. I just love their cute little smiles. You just can't resist.

While you are checking out Jessica's site, you have to take a look at the Dollar stamps. I know I did. This is one that I ordered called Daisy Yorkie Dog This cute little pup comes with a daisy in her mouth and a couple extra for bg stamps or accenting with. I just couldn't resist adding her to my order (especially since she was only $1 -- it's like hitting the Dollar spot before you leave the store *wink*). This was a little closer to the sketch with an extra panel in the back of purely pomegranate and 2 layers under the Yorkie images of groovy guava and purely pom. The cuttlebug folder was used again on the white layer (this time the Happy Birthday one), and sponged A LOT with groovy guava to add some color. A strip of purely pom double-stitched ribbon ties it all together. The images were colored with my SU markers and shaded a bit by coloring with the "copic technique" of picking up color with your lighter marker (creamy caramel) from your darker marker close to cocoa. A closeup of the image to see the detail in the coloring and sponged groovy guava on the edges of the image.

Thanks for stopping by, and don't forget to leave a comment to be in on the drawing for the $10 gift certificate!