Java Jen Creations

Happy Thursday!  It's my turn to be a guest designer over at SHE'S A SASSY LADY  today so I am revisiting a project that I shared over a year ago. (Life has been a little crazy and busy so I pulled this one out of my archives!) :-) I'm sharing a memory file that I made for a friend's 16th birthday.  I love Heidi Swapp's memory files so I created one to help my friend remember her special day! Here is a picture of the completed file and then I'll go into more detail. I started with a plain, standard size file folder. Next, I covered it with paper and stamped the corners with some decorative stamps in my stash. I then began making some elements and embellishments for the cover and inside. I used several Cricut cartridges, including Fabulous Finds, Graphically Speaking, Art Philosophy and Tags, Bags, Boxes and More. I stamped them with stamps I had. Next, I made a mini book to go inside for putting pictures. I, again, used stamps from m...

Hello everyone!! I'm here today to share a simple calendar page with you and all of my friends over at  CRAFT WITH CUTTERS  !  I'm revisiting this project to share it with my new followers - You may remember that I did it last year as one of my regular blog posts. If you have seen any of my previous posts, you probably know that I do a different calendar page each month to showcase on my fridge and then add it to my scrapbook in front of all the pics I took that month.  This month, I decided to show how you can make a calendar grid if you don't have the Designer's Calendar cartridge.  Here is my finished page: Let's break it down a bit. To make my grid, I used my Gypsy, (forgot to take a pic of my screen), and lined up 35 - 1.5"squares to form my calendar. The squares I used are from Art Philosophy because I wanted squares with a little scallop on the corners but any square will work.  After the cut, I trimmed the extra off the edges. ...

Hello everyone! Today's  Craft with Cutters challenge over at  MY PAPERCRAFTING WORLD  is all about April Showers! I chose to make a simple Get Well Card using my new cloud embossing folder from Darice, Cricut Art Philosophy and Liquid Glass from CTMH.   The scalloped card and label are cut from Art Philosophy. Love this folder!  I just brushed the raised edges of the clouds with some white ink. I used Liquid Glass from CTMH for the rain drops.  I LOVE this stuff! It looks wet when it's dry! Perfect for rain drops! Another look at the finished card: Thanks for stopping by today and be sure to stop over at  MY PAPERCRAFTING WORLD  to link up your own creation showcasing RAIN! 

Happy Thursday to everyone here and over at  THE BUGBYTES ! It's my turn to be guest designer over there! Today I want to share a memory file that I made for a friend's 16th birthday. I love Heidi Swapp's memory files so I created one to help my friend remember her special day! Here is a picture of the completed file and then I'll go into more detail. I started with a plain, standard size file folder. Next, I covered it with paper and stamped the corners with some decorative stamps in my stash. I then began making some elements and embellishments for the cover and inside. I used several Cricut cartridges, including Fabulous Finds, Graphically Speaking, Art Philosophy and Tags, Bags, Boxes and More. I stamped them with stamps I had. Next, I made a mini book to go inside for putting pictures. I, again, used stamps from my stash to decorate the pages. You will notice that all the edges are inked. I like how that really completes the look. I jus...

Happy Summer, everyone!! Whew! Here in Texas, it's HOT!!! Like 106 degrees, HOT! Welcome to another challenge Wednesday at  COOKING WITH CRICUT  ! Today's theme is all about celebrating fun things to do in and around water! I chose to do a two-page layout to feature pics from a trip to the Water Park.  I used the H20 seasonal cricut cartridge.  This cartridge is a fantastic summer cartridge! Here are my completed layouts: Now for some close-ups and more details! I cut the water slide at 11.59" which is what my Cricut sized it to when I did fit-to-page. The bottom layer is blue Coordinations canvas texture card stock and the top layer is Coordinations glitter paper.  You will notice throughout these layouts that it appears that there is water splashed on the pages...... that is CTMH's Liquid Glass! I love that stuff!!! It is the perfect product for this project!! If you don't have a CTMH consultant, and would like to purchase this product or any ...