Well it’s that time of the week again, time for the JBWW Challenge. But first, I have got some exciting news to share. Well exciting for me, maybe not so much for you, but I’m busting a gut here to tell!

Jeanne Streiff (Inky Paws) and I have been asked to be the new Design Team Coordinators for Rubbernecker Stamp Company. Needless to say, we are very honored and excited to be working with Rubbernecker and look forward to being a part of the exciting changes taking place. The website will be up and running soon and we will announce the Design Team along with the opening of the new website.

Today’s JBWW Challenge is presented by Jeanne. It’s all about critters – you know Jeanne and her critters! So make a card using a critter, upload to your blog or SCS gallery and post a link over on Inky Paws. Remember, when uploading to your SCS Gallery to use the keyword JBWW. Anyhoo, here’s my card using critter – fishy critters.

The images were colored with Copic Ciao Markers and then I cut them out so that I could raise them on the background. The background is made with Ranger Alcohol Inks and Blending Solution. I wanted it to look like the ocean, so I left the marbled background I achieved by pouncing the felt pad. The bubbles are made with Crystal stickers.

Stamps: fishy Fishy (SA86) by Rubbernecker Stamp Company

Paper: Prism Black and Island Mist Light, Sterling Ultra Digital Imaging & Production Toner Matte, Neenah Classic Crest Solar White

Ink: Brilliance Graphite Black, Tim Holtz Adirondack Meadow and Stream Alcohol Inks, VersaMagic Turquoise Gem

Accessories: Copic Ciao Markers, Tim Holtz Adirondack Blending Solution and Felt Pad, Ranger Crystal Stickles, Mounting Tape, Ribbon

Good Sunday morning and welcome to Just Because We Wanna Blog Challenge #2. Wow both Jeanne a/k/a Inky Paws and I were amazed at the overwhelming response we had last week with Challenge #1 and have looked forward all this week to the next challenge. We would like to give a BIG SHOUT OUT OF THANKS to all who participated last week. Every card was just beautiful and glittery and so inspiring! Thank you all for having fun with us.

It’s my turn this week to post the challenge and I have to say that I was inspired for this one. I posted a Sympathy card a couple of weeks ago and Jan Hunnicutt cased my card, posted it on her blog and then sent me an email that it would make a great sketch challenge. So guess what? Yep, it is our challenge this week. Here is my original card:

The original card was 5.5×5.5 square and had rounded corners as you can see in the above photo.

Here is the sketch challenge today:

You are to stay true to the sketch/layout, but can change up the size to a smaller (or even larger) card if you wish, double up your layers, embellishments, etc., the only thing that we ask is that you follow the sketch. Please upload your card to either your blog or your Splitcoast Gallery, (if you upload to the SCS Gallery, please use keyword JBWW) and then come back and post a link here in the comment section.

We can’t wait to see your fabulous creations again this week, and I’ll be back a little later with my own new sample. I was just a little tired (and sore) from cleaning in the basement all day to actually stand and stamp Saturday night (when I was actually working on this post). Yes I’m a stander and my feet hurt!!!!

I have some exciting news this morning! Well, it’s exciting for me and I hope that it is as equally exciting for you. When Jeanne and I were in Orlando, we also got to meet Candy Williams. She came over to the hotel where Stampfest was held and spent the day with us. We laughed, shopped and just had a fabulous day together. The more we shopped together that day, we realized that we all had one thing in common – a wicked sense of humor. When one of us would find something in a booth, we automatically grabbed 2 more of the same thing and handed them back to the others. At some point during the day, probably when we were kicking back in the room, we started talking about how much fun it would be for us to do a blog challenge with our recently purchased items, since we all had the same thing. Now there is only one problem with this – Candy has yet to start a blog. Jeanne and I were talking Saturday and decided that it was time for us to run with the blog challenge.

I asked Jeanne to pick the first challenge that we were going to post, and she has picked glitter. Now here comes the fun part! We would like you to participate with us. All you have to do is make a card using glitter, upload it to your blog and then come back and post a link to either my blog or Jeanne’s blog, Inky Paws. If you are not a blogger, but a member of SCS and want to participate, upload your card to your gallery on Splitcoast (remember though that if you are not a Fan Club Member, you will need to wait to upload until Monday), use the keyword JBWW (just because we wanna) and then post a link here or on Jeanne’s Blog, Inky Paws.

Here’s my card for the first JBWW Blog Challenge. I’ve had an idea in mind ever since I saw this set on Jacksonbelle Embellishments. I actually tried to make it this past week, but the mojo just wasn’t working. The glitter kicked it in for me however, and I finally got it done.

The card is a tall card, 4″ x 8-1/2″, made to fit a regular sized business envelope or just small enough to fit in a padded envelope (which is how I mail all of my cards). The background paper is from DCWV Once Upon a Time Mat Stack, which has just a hint of glitter on most of the papers. The stamps are From the Garden by Fancy Pants Designs. I stamped the wings in Versamark and embossed with Dazzling Diamond Dust. The heart was stamped over the wings. I then stamped a second heart image and filled in the designs on the heart with Crystal Stickles and sprinkled Diamond Gold Ultra Fine Glitter over the Stickles. The edges of all the DP were sponged with Tim Holtz Ranger Aged Mahogany Distress Ink and then sewn to a background layer of Bravo Burgundy.

Jeanne and I hope you enjoy the challenge, and we’ll be back next Sunday with another JBWW Blog Challenge!