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...

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...

Welcome to another challenge Wednesday here and over at  COOKING WITH CRICUT  ! This week's challenge is all about Summer! We all made BBQ or PICNIC-themed items. I made a picnic invitation using the Fabulous Finds cartridge.  That's how I made the giant paper clip on the front and the window part of the inside. Now it's your turn to head on over to  COOKING WITH CRICUT  to link up your own BBQ or PICNIC-themed project for a chance to win a great prize!! Thanks for stopping by!

Hello everyone! Today I'm sharing a project that I am so excited about!! I'm sharing this over at SHE'S A SASSY LADY  too! Please, check out her awesome blog that has new projects featured everyday!   If you have tuned in lately to  My Craft Channel  , you have probably seen Heidi Swapp's Create to Remember shows! They are so full of great ideas and projects! She has a new product called Memory Files and they are simply decked-out file folders! :-)  I had so much fun embellishing my project and I am quite certain that I will probably be adding even more before I call it done! :-) Here is what I started with: A plain, standard-size file folder THIS  is what I ended up with: This has to be one of my favorite projects yet! :-) I will be giving it to my husband for Father's Day - that is, if I can wait that long! :-) So, in a nutshell, here is how you put something like this together: I used the DCWV Heirloom stack to cov...