Shake It Up!

***This is my second post for today! Be sure to check out the CAS-ual Fridays Stamps Calling All Sistahs blog hop and giveaway below!***

Happy Wednesday, friends! This week we are SHAKING IT UP with Simon Says Stamp for the Wednesday Challenge! The Design Team is using We R Memory Keepers products this week. You don't have to use them to play along, but if you have some, we'd love to see what you do with them! 

I pulled out my Fuse Tool to create a one of a kind pineapple shaker. I added cardstock below the first layer to create the pattern on the pineapple, and then removed the card so that I could fuse the edges of the pineapple. I filled it with super fun sequins and beads from Lucy's Cards. I love these sets! They are so perfect for shakers!



For this card, I decided to play with the inside a bit, too! I used the We R Memory Keepers Gift Bag Pop-Up to create a gift card holder inside my card. I used some pineapple vellum to keep with my theme. This was SO much fun to make! This is designed to hold a gift card perfectly! You can use it as a pop-up in a card or by itself.

Now it's your turn! Create an awesome project featuring a shaker of some kind and link it up to the Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge blog for your chance to win a $50 Gift Voucher to the Simon Says Stamp Store! Woot! Woot!

Have a Happy!

Hoppy Easter!

Hello, friends! We have a fun Pinterest Mood Board to inspire you, this week, for the Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge! Whether the weather agrees or not (hee-hee...see what I did there?), Spring is coming this week for half the planet, and daggnabbit, we are going to celebrate that!

This week we want to see you created something inspired by this Pinterest Mood board! Choose one image, or a group of images to inspire your design. The Design Team is featuring Bazzill Basics products this week. You don't have to use them to play along, but we would love to see them if you have some on hand!

For this fun little Easter card, I used a few Bazzill products, along with an adorable stamp set from Mama Elephant. You can find my complete supply list at the bottom of this post. I fussy cut the bunny from cardstock and accented him slightly with a Copic for just a bit of visual interest. 

Now it's YOUR turn! Create something inspired by this mood board and link it up to the Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge blog for your chance to win a $50 Gift Voucher to the Simon Says Stamp Store!

Supplies:

Stamps: Mama Elephant Honey Bunny
Patterned Paper: Pink Paislee Bella Rouge 6x6 Paper Pad 
Dies: WPlus9 Timeless Tags 2

Cardstock: Bazzill Dotted Swiss Butter, Bazzill 40 lb. Vellum, Bazzill Card Shoppe Marshmallow
Ink: Momento Tuxedo Black, VersaMark
Accents: DMC Metallic Thread, Pretty Pink Posh Sequins, May Arts Silver String
Embossing Powder: Stampendous! Silver
Tools: Fiskars Stamp Press, Milwaukee Hero Arts Heat Gun, Fiskars Titanium Micro Tip Scissors, Spellbinders Artisan Explorer Die Cutting Machine

You Were Meant To SHINE!

It is ANYTHING GOES week this week on the Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge Blog! This week the Design Team is using Clearly Besotted and/or Lil' Inker Designs products on our projects. You don't have to use them to play along, but if you've got some we'd love to see them! I chose a super pretty stamp set from Clearly Besotted that I had in my studio just WAITING to be inked. I love it!



I combined the gorgeous flowers from the Celebrating You stamp set with the super cute Bella Rouge collection from Pink Paislee. This is one of my favorites right now! I absolutely LOVE it! Just look at that BOW!!! LOVE IT!



I colored the flowers with Spectrum Noir pens and die cut the Spellbinders tag to layer over free-hand cut papers. A bit of ribbon and string help to add accent color and then... THAT BOW! *sigh* I love that bow. You can find my complete supply list below.

Now it's YOUR TURN! Create a NEW project and link it up to the ANYTHING GOES challenge on the Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge blog for your chance to win a $50 Gift Voucher to the Simon Says Stamp Store! WHAT?! Yup. Totally.

Supply List (Note that links are affiliate links. Your support is always appreciated!)

White Cardstock: Crafter's Companion Ultra Smooth White

Patterned Paper: Pink Paislee Bella Rouge 6x6 Paper Pad

Stamp Set: Clearly Besotted Celebrating You

Sequin Bow: Pink Paislee Bella Rouge Sequin Butterflies

Die Cut Sentiment: Pink Paislee Bella Rouge Ephemera

Markers: Spectrum Noir

Die: Spellbinders Build A Tag Two Set

String: DMC Metallic Thread Trio

Stapler/Staples: Tim Holtz Tiny Attacher

Ink: My Favorite Things Hybrid Ink in Black Licorice

Have a Happy!!!

Planting Love and Groot, Yes, That Groot

Today I am SUPER DUPER EXTRA wicked excited to be on the Spellbinders blog showcasing a brand new and totally fabulous die from the Laced With Love collection called Planting Love. Here I am showing a fairly traditional use for this gorgeous die. I absolutely LOVE this tree! AND...the set comes with an entire plate of tiny hearts that you can add to the heart shaped tree. WHAT?! Yup. Totally fabulous, folks. For reals.



I die cut the tree from Planting love several times from brown cardstock and then once from woodgrain paper from DCWV.  I then stacked the cuts to create a ton of dimension and depth for this die. I am SO IN LOVE with it!!!! I used various elements from the Pink Paislee Bella Rouge Collection, with which I am also in love. Seriously, though, you guys...awesome dies + awesome paper? What more can a crafty girl ask for?! A bit of May Arts silver string finishes off the design perfectly! And guess what? Yup. I totally love that, too. Are you feeling the love yet? 'Cause it is all up in this blog today.

HAHAHAHA!!!! I totally just said that. *sigh* That was hilarious. Okay...moving on, for reals, though...



This shot shows that depth from the stacked cuts. I so love this look. If you  haven't tried it yet, you simply MUST. It has such an awesome impact on the simplest of projects!

BUT, my friends, that's not ALL this gorgeous Planting Love die can do, oh, nosiree, BOB! It can also be Groot. Yes. That Groot. THE Groot.

THIS crazy, baby, bobble-headed, dancing in as pot Groot.



Wanna see more? Wanna know how I made him? Well, then I suggest you venture on over to the Spellbinders blog and check out that tutorial, my friends! Don't forget to leave a little love while you are there!

You guys rock, you know that, right?

Have a Happy!

You Are My Sunshine

The latest challenge from Lawnscaping is a texture challenge. I pulled out some of my favorite textured woodgrain paper along with some puffy stickers and some watercolor paper/paints to create my fun, textured card. It has a lot going on, but I like it. It's a fun one.



I stamped, watercolored, and die cut the car, trailer, and trees and then added them using foam tape. I adhered some of the puffy stickers directly to the card and lifted the sun up with foam tape for added dimension. It's just kind of whimsical and playful!



You can find links to the products I used for my card below.

Have a Happy!

Pink Paislee Hello Sunshine 6x6 Paper Pad Pink Paislee Hello Sunshine Puffy Stickers Pink Paislee Hello Sunshine Label Stickers Lawn Fawn Happy Trails Clear Stamps Lawn Fawn Happy Trails Dies Kuretake Gansai Watercolor Set *Sakura KOI MEDIUM WATERBRUSH Water Brush Watercolor #6 *Sakura SILVER Pen-Touch Extra Fine Point Marker 41182 *3M Scotch DOUBLE-SIDED FOAM TAPE Permanent *Simon Says Stamp WOODGRAIN CARDSTOCK WHITE 111 LB *Simon Says Stamp Card Stock 100# COTTON CANDY CC16

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Every Cloud Has a Silver Lining

Hiya! I have a quick one for you today, but it is stuffed with silver linings! No, like, literally...it's a cloud... with a silver lining.



I used the super cute new Clouds set by Miriam Prantner for Neat and Tangled. I kind of love this set. It is super stinking cute! I combine the stamps with some great papers from the Pink Paislee Hello Sunshine Paper Pad and a great Postage Stamp Frame dies from Simon Says Stamp. I used a silver pen to add the outline or, lining, if you will. I kind of love it.



And there you have it! I should probably add some pun about silver linings or something witty, but, what can I tell ya, folks? I'm plumb out of puns today. It happens. I know. Sad story. Sad. Story. But, alas, I still can provide adorable card-ness, so there is that. I do what I can to please. HAHAHA!

Have a Happy!!!

Spots and Dots and Dinosaurs!

Hello, friends! It is time for a brand new Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge and today it's all about SPOTS and DOTS! Yup! We want to see you polka! HAHAHAHA!!! Yup. DANCE, people, DANCE! No, but for reals, grab your favorite polka dots, spots, dots, etc. and make something fabulous! The Design Team is featuring Paper Smooches products this week. You don't have to use them to enter, but we would LOVE to see how you rock that cuteness if you have some on hand!

Ummm.. dinosaurs. I kinda love 'em. For reals, though. Make it a spotted dinosaur and you've just got pure and utter CUTENESS!!!! To achieve that look, I first colored my image with Spectrum Noir pens and then used the colorless blender to remove color to create the spots. I love this technique! It's fun, gives great texture, makes you look all fancy, AND... it's wicked easy. HA!

If you look closely, you may be able to spot the bit of glimmer on the horns of my little speckled friend, there. Yup. Wink of Stella in action, baby! I do so love that thing.

Now it's YOUR turn! Create something awesome with SPOTS and DOTS and link it up to the Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge Blog! You can enter up to FIVE times. Your entries must all be NEW projects and you need to link back to the challenge blog. One lucky participant will win a $50 Voucher to the Simon Says Stamp store! WHAT?! Yup. Totes, you guys. Totes.

You can find my complete supply list in the links below.

Have a Happy!

*Paper Smooches POLAROID Wise Dies Kim Hughes *Paper Smooches WE TOTALLY CLICK Clear Stamps Kim Hughes *Paper Smooches CUTEASAURUS Clear Stamps Kim Hughes Simon Says Stamp Sun and Sunshine Die Set Pink Paislee Hello Sunshine 6x6 Paper Pad *DCWV Cardstock 6 x 6 GLITZY GLITTER Paper Stack Printed Matstack MS-019-00052 *DCWV Cardstock 12 x 12 GLITZY GLITTER Paper Stack Printed Matstack PS-005-00260 Simon Says Stamp Slate Ink My Favorite Things Black Licorice Hybrid Ink *Crafter's Companion GREENS SPECTRUM NOIR MARKERS 404638 *Crafter's Companion BRIGHTS 24 SET SPECTRUM NOIR MARKERS 751729 *Crafter's Companion LIGHTS 24 SET SPECTRUM NOIR MARKERS 751743 *Crafter's Companion PASTELS 24 SET SPECTRUM NOIR MARKERS 751712 *Crafter's Companion DARKS 24 SET SPECTRUM NOIR MARKERS 751736 *Crafter's Companion WARM GREYS SPECTRUM NOIR MARKERS 404560 *Crafter's Companion COOL GREYS SPECTRUM NOIR MARKERS 404577 *Crafter's Companion ESSENTIALS SPECTRUM NOIR MARKERS 404553 *Crafter's Companion BLENDER SPECTRUM NOIR MARKER *Sizzix BIG SHOT MACHINE Powder Blue & Teal 657900 Wink of Stella Clear *ZIG Wink of Stella ELEGANT Set Glitter Black Silver Clear Brush Tip Markers 025375 *Crafter's Companion 50 PACK ULTRA SMOOTH PREMIUM WHITE CARDSTOCK 752252 *EK Success 1/16"" SQUARES 3-D Foam Dots Adhesive SPAF-THS

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