BIRTH MONTH Featured Artist - Jani

Happy Friday! I'm SOOOOO excited! For this entire month of October, I'm celebrating my birthday by showcasing some of the wonderful scrappy friends that I have met. This has been a wonderful journey for me since I started blogging in June of last year.  Who would have thought that I would meet so many wonderful people via the internet. 


Today, we have Jani.  She's an amazing artist and very positive.  You'll love her work.

Here is her project and a bit about her.  Enjoy her project. Be sure to stop by her blog, Paper Complusions, and show her some love. 

I am extremely honored that Christel is allowing me to be a part of her birthday celebration. I have worked along side her on a design team, blog hops, and participated in some of her monthly swaps. I think that she is not only very talented, but she is also a wonderful Christian lady that I am very proud to know.

I have been crafting in some form or another since I was a little girl. I have always loved paper crafts. In fact the best birthday present I ever got was a box full of paper when I was 6. Most of my crafts these days are in the form of cards and paper flowers that I make. I also enjoy making my own SVG cut files. My theory is that I am decorating my little corner of the world one piece of paper at a time:)

For my project, I made a center step card with some of Christel's favorite colors.(Purple and red) I used some patterned paper that I love from a K and Co. paper pack called "Que Sera Sera". It has reds and purples in the paper although the purple does not show up well in the picture. I used Recollections card stock for the base and added a butterfly that I cut from one of the SVG files that I made. The roses are cut from white cardstock with one of my cut files. I use TH Distress Ink to color the petal shapes and leaves. Then I shape and mold the little pieces of paper into pretty flowers. (They last a lot longer than real ones so I can enjoy them longer :) I finished the card with a bow that I made from seam binding and Glimmer Mist.

Happy b-day month Christel! Hope you enjoy it.

***BLOG CANDY ALERT***
As a prize for commenting on my blog and showing some love to my wonderful friends, I have a copy of the My Memories Suite software to give away to one of my followers and commenters.  I must say that I have fallen in LOVE with this software.  It's so easy to create a beautiful layout, card, or other digital project in minutes. 

Here is a sample of a recent layout that I created using the software.

1. In order to be eligible for the My Memories Suite Birth Month Giveaway, here is what you need to do.


1. Be a follower of my blog.
2. Go to the My Memories Suite website and check out their digital paper packs.  In your comment under this post, tell me which paper pack is your favorite.
2. Visit my bloggy friends and leave them some love.


Extra chances to win can be gained by doing the following.
1. Go to My Memories Suite Facebook page, like them, and tell them I sent you.  Come back here and post an additional comment.  (One per person for the month.)
2. Go to My Memories Suite blog, follow them, and while you're there check out all the wonderful creations.  Come back and leave another comment for an additional chance to win. (One per person for the month.)
3. Follow My Memories Suite on Twitter.  Come back and leave another comment for an additional chance to win.  (One per person for the month).
4.Share this giveaway on your blog or Facebook.  Come back and share a link to your post with me for an additional chance to win.




If you would like to go ahead and purchase the software, wouldn't you like to save $10 on the software and then a $10 gift certificate to the store?  Well...click on my banner below to claim both! Be sure to enter code STMMMS93181 at checkout. I promise you won't regret it! 


Happy scrappin'!  I love you and there ain't nothing you can do about it!