A bit of Red, White, and Blue!

YAY!!!  It's Friday!!!  I'm happy about that.  For REALS!  We have a brand new challenge for you over at CAS-ual Fridays this week!  It's all about the Red, White, and Blue this week!

I pulled out some stamps I recently got from The Stamps of Life for this one.  I love this Crayons set so stinking much!  I combined the stamps with three little Kelly Purkey sequins from Simon Says Stamp.

Ummm... yup.  Totally LOVING the crayon look of these stamps!  And combined with Ladybug and Bahama blue Momento inks from Imagine Crafts/Tsukineko they look JUST LIKE CRAYON only without the mess.  YAY!  LOVE IT!

AND...it just so happens that this week's sponsor is one of my personal favorites, Simon Says Stamp!  One awesome card maker entering this week's challenge will win a $25 Gift Certificate to the Simon Says Stamp Store!  Woot!

Soooo...be sure to head on over to CAS-ual Fridays to check out what the rest of the Girl Fridays have created!  AWESOME cards this week!  Then take this fabulous Memorial Day weekend (for the US folks, at least), pull out your Red, White, and Blue and make something FABULOUS to link up!  

Have a Happy, fabulous folks!

A Bit of Birthday Pink

Hello, friends!  It is such a pleasure to see you today.  No... really.  I appreciate you.  I just want you to know that.  For reals.

Today I have a fun card to share with you created with Paper Smooches cuteness!



I stamped several sentiments from the Birthday Sampler set in a sort of subway art style at the bottom corner of my card using Imagine Crafts/Tsukineko London Fog Momento ink.  I then added the balloons, also in that set, in the Momento Rose Bud ink.  I drew the balloon strings and then stamped a small bow from Fresh Squeezed Stamps onto the bunch!  FUN!  YAY!



So, when I showed a friend this card she confessed that balloons that are not going straight up sort of make her crazy.  It makes sense.  With helium they simply wouldn't randomly place themselves, they are only going to rise in one direction.  HA!  That being said, I've decided that these have an invisible person carrying them. That would cause motion, which, in turn, would shift the way the balloons are moving.  SO...just in case you were concerned about my balloons not rising correctly as tied to the words...it's all good.  I've got it covered.  HAHAHAHA!

And, with that, my dear friends, I leave you!

Have a Happy!

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Amazingly Picture Perfect!

I love this card.  K.  Glad I got that out.  Because, you guys, seriously, I totally do.  For reals.  Just sayin'.

The latest challenge from Simon Says Stamp Challenge Blog is a super fun one!  Take a Picture!  It's all about photographs, cameras, and film this week!  And the Design Team has some super fantastic inspiration for you, too!


I had SO much fun with this challenge!  I decided to go with photograph frames for my card.  I stamped the frames from the Hero Arts Frames and Feathers set with several different Imagine Crafts/Tsukineko VersaMagic inks onto Neenah Kraft cardstock.  I then die cut the Simon Says Stamp Absolutely die from Hero Arts Grenadine (LOVE THIS COLOR!) cardstock and popped it up with some foam dots.  I stamped the AMAZING from the Simon Says Stamp On the Edge stamp set. 

I just really love that frame and that die and the colors!  *sigh*  It makes me happy.  For reals.  I like things that make me happy.  YAY!  

Now it's YOUR turn!  One lucky participant is going to win a $50 voucher to the Simon Says Stamp Store! Somebody has to win, so why not make it YOU?!  Create a NEW project, post it somewhere along with a link back to the Simon Says Stamp Challenge blog and then link it up over on the challenge post for your chance to win!

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Hipster Coasters for some Moxie Fab fun

Hello, friends!  I have a fun little gift idea to share with you today.  I know... yesterday an album, today a 3-D project, what is going on around here?!  HA!  No worries, I have a very cute card on deck for tomorrow.  I promise!

This one is for the Gift Challenge in the Moxie Fab World that Cath posted as part of the 350 Cards and Gifts Challenges!  I actually have two fun projects in that issue - a tag and a card set.  You should totally check it out!  Just sayin'.  Anyway, I thought I'd have some fun with some super fab hipster stamps and decided to make these cute coasters!


Teeeee!!!!! I kinda love 'em. LOL! Here is the complete supply list for them.

Cardstock: (white) Staples
Clear stamps: (glasses, mustache from What's Up! set, bowtie from Hipster-Potomus set) Avery Elle, (be, you from Simply You set) Technique Tuesday
Die: (Banner from Holiday banners set)Simon Says Stamp
Embossing Powder: (white) Stampendous!
Ink: (watermark) Tsukineko, (white dye ink) Hero Arts
Coasters: Michael's Stores

That's all for today! It's busy busy time! I hope you are having an absolutely delightful week full of smiles, and if not... smile. Right now. It will add one to your week to help it get filled up with smiles mighty quick! YAY!

Have a Happy!

Boston Strong with Punky Sprouts

Hello, and Happy Monday, folks!  I am excited to share that I am guesting over at Punky Sprouts today!  If you aren't familiar with Punky Sprouts, you are going to find some pretty fun stuff!  They have unique mini albums and some really fun embellishments, too!  I got the chance to play with the Rebel Sprout album.  The thing I love about Punky Sprout albums is that you can totally make them your own by putting the pages in any order and adding the rings anywhere!  It's all about YOU!


The Hubbums and I were very fortunate to have the opportunity to attend two Red Sox games at Fenway the weekend following the Boston Marathon bombings. These games were particularly significant due to the tributes and other special events taking place during them, so I decided they would be the perfect thing to create an album on! I pulled some of my favorite photos and highlighted some of the special events from those games in my album. You can check out all of the pages over on the Punky Sprouts blog!


So head on over to Punky Sprouts and check it out! I used the Basic Grey Hipster collection along with the Punky Sprouts goodness, but the entire supply list is over there, as well! I don't do albums often anymore, so this is kind of a special occasion. Just sayin'. HA! Oh...and yes... that page really does say that. WHY? Because Ortiz really said that. If you aren't familiar with the story... google it. It was freaking AWESOME! It was a great day in Red Sox history and a great day for Boston. For reals, folks. For. Reals.

Have a Happy!

Mahalo!

We have a brand new challenge for you up over at CAS-ual Fridays!  This is a fun one, too!  (I think I say that a lot, but, hey!  I like 'em.  What do you want from me?  HA!)

Yup!  We are stamping on Patterned Paper this week!  Yes.  The graphic says "DP" - that's Designer Paper.  That's the fancy way that card makers say it.  I started as a scrapbooker, so I'm still in the Patterned Paper camp.  HA!  Either way, it's fun stuff to work with and you should totally give this challenge a try!

I pulled out the beautiful 6x6 papers from the Basic Grey True Love collection for this card. I love it! And, because CAS-ual Fridays Stamps happens to be our sponsor this week, I also used the Big Thanks set for my card. I love this set! So many happy ways to say thank you! YAY!


One participant this week will win a fabulous prize from CAS-ual Fridays Stamps! Woot! Woot!


Head on over to the CAS-ual Fridays Challenge blog to be inspired by what the rest of the design team has done with this one and then get INKY!!!

Have a Happy!!!

Let Freedom Ring!

Today I have another fun NEW RELEASE peek from Fresh Squeezed Stamps!  YAY!  We have another installment in the Subway Series for you!  SUMMER TIME!!!!  I was excited to see a fun Independence Day stamp in this set!



I've always been a big 4th of July fan.  It's just a super fun holiday filled with warm weather, fun stuff, and good food!  LOVE IT!  I had so much fun creating this patriotic card!


The patterned papers on this are from Fancy Pants and the chipboard hearts and sequins are Simon Says Stamp. A bit of ribbon finished it off nicely! Ummm... I LOVE these papers!!!! Love them. And they are brilliantly PERFECT for this stamp! LOVE. IT. ALL! For reals. No.. like seriously. Totally for reals. Not just a little. Just sayin'.

Be sure to head on over to the Fresh Squeezed Stamps blog to check out the entire set and see what the other DT members have created! AND ... don't forget to ENTER TO WIN this set over there, as well! Woot! Woot!

Have a Happy!