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Happy Tuesday Jaderbugs! I am super stoked about this week. I am finishing up on something HUGE and although I can’t tell you now, I promise to share in about a week. I know, I know… You are probably shaking your head at me right!

My good friend Ed Roth designed all of the stencils that I used today. I always look at his stencils and try to figure out what I love the most about them. I finally figured it out. It’s the simplicity of them. So many people think stencils have to be super detailed (don’t get me wrong he has a lot of perfectly detailed stencils) but you get what I mean. It’s the simplicity and repetition of shapes that attracts me the most to his stencils. I have been wondering what I would make with his small stencils and lemme tell you I figured it out. Since I am always mailing notes to friends I figured it would be much better if they opened an envelope to a hand crafted note card. RIGHT!

If you are thinking on the save wave path as me then let’s hurry and get on the stencil train…..or stencil ride…or whatever ride, cause it’s time to do stenciled notecards.

Don’t you love how detailed they are! I just know I will make someone smile with them!

* Blank envelopes
*Blank notecards
*Stencil 1 stencils
*Stencil pouncer

Start by placing the stencil on top of the note card. Gently press one side of the stencil to make sure it does not move.

You can use any stencil you want for this project. When you move to the next section of the note card place the top line of the stencil on the last one that you painted. This will give you consistency overall.

I put a little squirt of each color I am using on my pallet. I love the way dried paint looks.

Make sure to dab in multiple colors when doing one card. You can add a few colors to make it pop.

If you want you can even stencil the envelope!

I hope you enjoyed this crafterooo boo boo! Now off to get some other crafts done. Don’t forget to find me here! Let me know in the comments what color notecard is your favorite. I’d LOVE to know!

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I am pleased to announce the winner of the Martha Stewart giveaway! I want to thank everyone who entered the giveaway. It was a fun one and I am sure Kelly will enjoy every single item. So Kelly if you are reading this, I get your FIRST craft you make! (haha) Just kidding!

*I am inside of the new May issue of Woman’s Day magazine…. It just hit the shelves and the cover has “taco’s” on it. Let me know if you find it.

*I am happy and ecstatic to say Martha Stewart mentioned me on her blog the other day! Super exciting, click HERE to see it.

Super fun and busy week ahead! See ya in the next post Jaderbugs,

Yes Jaderbugs! It’s already “LINKY LOVE THURSDAY” <3 I have some amazing crafts to share from some very amazing designers so make sure and give them some LOVE!

Mark Montano made a super cute JUMBO button and I can’t wait to make a ton of them for my fence! Check out his video HERE.

Margot Potter will totally get you ready for the summer with this cute card! I would love to drink this. Check out tutorial HERE.

Cathie Filian and Steve Piacenza made the best hat EVER with mod podge and fabric! CUHH-YUTTE Check out the tutorial HERE.

Claudine hellmuth: artist + illustrator has a FUN whimsical flower printable… Guess what? It’s FREE! I am always happy to get free things from her! Get it HERE.

I hope you have fun playing around on all of these sites! Give my friends some LOVE !!!!

XOXO, Jaderbomb

There is something about writing in a journal or sketch book everyday. Maybe it’s the fact that you document little tid bits of your day, a memory of something or sketches of things you love. I remember when I was a little girl I had a diary with a key. I loved that thing SO much until one day I went to write in it and could not find the key. I guess I was so paranoid that someone would read what I wrote that I hid the key in a spot that I couldn’t even remember! I think that was an early detection that I had ADD. I wish I still had that diary…

Today I will show you how to decorate a Sketchbook to reflect who you are! It’s super fun and every time you look at it you will smile. I promise.

*Glitter
*Brush
*Mod Podge
* Inspirational Stickers
*Journal or Sketchbook

You can purchase any of the items I used today by clicking on the links.

Are you excited yet? HEHE

I love Cosmo Cricket stickers! They are absolutely my FAVORITE.

Find stickers or words that make you happy and would encourage you to write and place them on the cover. Have fun with it! I wanted my cover very simple but you can put any sticker that makes you happy inside.

Once you place your stickers on the cover coat the entire cover with Mod Podge. You can use any finish that you would like.

Don’t worry about the stickers coming off. The one thing I love about Cosmo Cricket stickers is how thick they are. They almost feel like card stock which I like!

When you put the Mod Podge on it will look white like this picture. I promise when it tries it will be translucent.

The next thing I did was put a little Mod Podge on my plate and sprinkled glitter in it. I used Martha Stewart’s coral pink.

Mix it good together with the Mod Podge!

Then coat your journal anywhere you would like. I did the side to add a little bit of color to it. Remember when it dries it will be clear the and glitter will shine bright like a diamond!

This is the final product! Now my stickers are on for good and the glitter will never come off. Every time I look at this I smile.

What will you put on your journal?

See ya in the next post Jaderbugs

Who would of thunk it! Paper Reinforcements make it so easy to get a perfect well polished DIY french manicure. I am loving this because I personally will not pay anyone for a manicure. Listen, this is so easy that I did it while I was actually working. Imagine that! I have tried using tape but the polish usually goes under it in some spots. Not good for me, hehe. Check out my UP inspired nails, they are so cute. Here is a DIY craft you can do with polish also! How fun!

Let’s get started:

Step 1: Paint your base coat first. The most important thing is to make sure the base coat is completely DRY before moving on to step 2.

Step 2: Place your reinforcements directly onto the nail tips like the picture above. You can decide how thick you want your tip to be. If you mess up while applying it on your nail you can gently remove the reinforcement and re-apply it.

Step 3: Paint the tips

Step 4: Remove the reinforcements as soon as you are done painting. If the paint dries before you peel it off, it can pull off some of the polish on the tip.

Step 5: ENJOY your beautiful new nails!

I hope you enjoyed this easy tutorial on getting a perfect manicure.

See ya in the next post

Happy Bloggy LOVE Thursday! I always get excited for this day since I get to show you all of the cool things my friends are doing! Let’s get to it BOO BOO!

A FASHIONISTA is what you will be when you put on a polka dot shirt! Mark Montano shows us how to “Polka” on anything. He always has the best videos, don’t cha think!
Check out his video HERE.

SERIOUSLY! How does claudine hellmuth: artist + illustrator do it! She has to be the most whimsical illustrator I have ever known. You have to check out her ice cream truck party favor boxes. Like Rachel Zoe says, “I DIE”….
Check them out HERE.

My girl Margot Potter is a star so just watch out. She has a NEW site and I promise you need it in your life. I can’t wait for you to see everything she will be doing on it, you will SYH….(shake your head) Yes, I want to abbreviate like the teens are doing.
She has a stellar giveaway going on NOW, so RUN over to her site and check it out!
Check out the giveaway HERE.

Cathie Filian and Steve Piacenza knows how to MELT anyone’s heart with these Mod Podge melts that they invented! You want to witness talent then you must check them out! Check out this video on the Mod Melts. This is going to BLOW UP JADERBUGS!!!!
Check out video HERE.

Don’t forget about my GIVEAWAY!