Make for the Border!

Hello, folks! Happy Wednesday! We have a super fun new challenge this week! We are Running for the Border on the Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge blog this week! That's right, we want to see you use border stamps, border dies, create a border.... however you interpret the challenge, as long as it is AWESOME, of course! The Design Team is featuring Memory Box products this week. I pulled out this SUPER cute bow and string border die to create my card. I kind of love it. Kind of lots, actually.

I don't normally do horizontal cards, so that was an extra bit of challenge for me, but I love how this turned out. I used Lawn Fawn plaid paper to create the look of a wrapped gift and then stamped the border strip with HB2U using Lawn Fawn Milo's ABC's. 

Now it's YOUR turn! Create something fabulous based on the Make for the Border theme and link it up over on the Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge for your chance to win a $50 Gift Certificate to the Simon Says Stamp store! YES!!!! You totes wanna win that, yo. For reals.

Have a Happy!

These are Some Awesome Fish

No, seriously, you guys! These FISH! I love them! But I didn't make them. Nope. They are handmade paper fish that were created by a wonderful young lady who is preparing to begin third grade. She is a smart girl with a heart of gold. She is a thinker and a creator. She helps others and she gives entirely of her own accord. I'm telling you, this kid is AMAZING. And her Mom is pretty amazing, too. Kathy (her Mom) runs a blog called Bliss Habits. It is WELL worth your time. As a matter of fact, it is a gift each day. A moment just for you. I highly recommend it. You can also find her on her Bliss Habits Facebook page.

This young lady created these fish and is considering starting a small online business selling them to crafters and card makers like you and me! She sent me a few, absolutely free, to try out and show off!



Yes. Those fish. She made them. By hand. And she sent me several in a variety of sizes including a tiny one that I absolutely LOVE!!!! For REALS, you guys! They are so well made, too! I was actually really super impressed by the craftsmanship. I couldn't have done it better myself and I work with paper a LOT, folks.



I added the fish to a cute background paper and then stamped a simple thank you sentiment on a white panel across the card. A few enamel dots were the perfect accent along with these super cute fish!

Keep an eye on the Bliss Habits Facebook page, as I'm sure if these go up for sale it will be mentioned there! If not, I promise it WILL be mentioned HERE on my blog! Because I love them. And I will be first in line to buy some!

Have a Happy!

Warning: Christmas Card Overload is On The Way

It's true. You will be seeing a LOT of Christmas cards around here this month. The simple fact is, I need to make them FOR people and I need blog content and I have limited time to play, therefore, you get to see ALL OF THE CHRISTMAS CARDS! You are cool with that, right? Right. Good. 'Cause it's TOTALLY happening.



I've had this Simple Stories DIY Christmas paper pad hanging about for a bit now and I hadn't cracked it open yet, so I decided I needed to fix that problem! I pulled out some fun dies and these fun holly shaped Doodlebug Sprinkles to create this layered bit of insanity. HA! It's no really insane...it just has a lot of layers and actually required me to think about the final design before adhering stuff and, well, quite frankly, that's not something I often do. I just start tossing bits and bobs together until a finished card appears. HA! No, for reals, though.... that is basically my process, so pre-planning....that's kind of HUGE for me.



So, let's chat about these dies for a minute. I used three different dies and layered them to get this cool looking ornament. I started with a basic circle die in white. I then stuck the enamel shapes down and layered the Holly Wreath over the circle. The white on white adds dimension and texture without making it too busy. Finally, I cut the Happy Holidays from black cardstock and layered it over the wreath. I love how the colors on this card worked out. They just make me happy. And there is just SO much dimension!!! LOVE it! I cut the silver ornament topper from DCWV glitter paper and then added a bit of May Arts silver string to finish it off. This card actually came together very quickly and it so doesn't look that way! It was really a fun one to create!

That, my friends, is what I have for you today! I hope you have a wonderful day!

Have a Happy!

Patterned Paper, Project Life, and A Golden Hello

I made another card for the Photo Pocket Scrapbooking Challenge over at Moxie Fab World. I couldn't help it. It had to happen. HA!

You see, earlier this week I cleaned things up in my studio a bit. I also did some organizing and such, but, until last night, I didn't have a chance to actually do some CREATING! I hit a few assignments, but then I ended up doing a couple of 'just for fun' cards because, well, IT'S FUN! Silly, Rabbit! Anyway, I recently purchased this My Mind's Eye Market Street paper pad and was having a hard time with the colors, but I decided to give it a shot and I LOVE how this card turned out!



I keep one of those cute little ceramic egg cartons from Anthropologie on my desk filled with sequins and one pretty little wood mounted stamp from Bossy Joscie because I love it too much to actually put it away somewhere. I pulled that stamping goodness out for this card, too! YAY!



I stamped the sentiment on a journaling card from the Becky Higgins Midnight Project Life collection and added a few gold enamel dots because I like them. Lots. No, but for reals, you guys. I love those things.

You can find my complete supply list below.

Have a Happy!

Bossy Joscie Hello Stamp Market Street Nob Hill 6x6 Paper Pad *Becky Higgins American Crafts Project Life MIDNIGHT Core Kit *May Arts GOLD Metallic String *Simon Says Stamp HEART HOUSE Paper Clips SSSPC4 *Tsukineko GOLDEN GLITZ Delicata Pigment Ink Pad *My Mind's Eye CHARMED Enamel Dots Record It! REC104 *Tombow Adhesive Craft Stamp DISPENSER & REFILL Dot Pattern Runner 62143 Permanent *Tombow Adhesive Craft Stamp DUAL PACK Refill 62144 Dot Pattern Permanent Runner *Simon Says Stamp Card Stock 100# BLACK BL8

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Imagine the Possibilities

When these butterfly stamps from Crafter's Companion came out I KNEW I just had to have them!  I'm a sucker for a good butterfly stamp, in general, but these are HUGE and I totally love that! So, that being said, you may be seeing a few butterflies on my blog for a bit because I'm in love. In. Love, people. For reals.



For this card I chose a simple black and white for the butterfly, itself. As soon as I bought these stamps I wanted to do something in black and white with them. They have so many wonderful details! I chose the butterfly from the 'The Butterfly Effect' set and the sentiment came from the 'True Colors' set. I stamped the sentiment with three different colors of distress inks to add both color and movement to the design.



I added a few My Mind's Eye enamel dots and then a strip of Smash Tape along the bottom. And that's that!
I hope you have a truly delightful Friday, folks!

Have a Happy!

So Long!

So Long!  That's the theme over at the CAS-ual Fridays Challenge blog this week!  We are wrapping up this term and lots of folks moving on to some other awesomeness!  We are saying so long and creating long cards at the same time!  We want to see you creating EXTRA LONG cards this week!



I pulled out some of the new dies from CAS-ual Fridays Stamps along with a pretty sentiment from Paper Smooches and a fun stencil to bring together my long card.  I colored the triangles with colored pencils to create my own background and I really like the way that turned out!



Be sure to head on over to the CAS-ual Fridays blog to check out the great designs the girls came up with to inspire you for this challenge and then link up YOUR card!  I can't wait to check them out!

*CAS-ual Fridays HEART BOARD Fri-Dies *Paper Smooches SCRIPTY SAYINGS Clear Stamps Kim Hughes *The Crafter's Workshop MINI TRI MOSAIC 6 x 6 Template *Prismacolor PREMIER COLORED PENCILS 48 Set Lot *Crafter's Companion 50 PACK ULTRA SMOOTH PREMIUM WHITE CARDSTOCK 752252 *Sizzix BIG SHOT MACHINE Powder Blue & Teal 657900 *My Mind's Eye ANTIQUE Enamel Dots Lost & Found Record It LF4048 *DCWV Cardstock 12 x 12 GLITZY GLITTER Paper Stack Printed Matstack PS-005-00260 *DCWV Cardstock 6 x 6 GLITZY GLITTER Paper Stack Printed Matstack MS-019-00052 *Martha Stewart SCORING BOARD Score Craft Tool 42-05002

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Share the Love Blog Hop with GIVEAWAYS!

When Jenn over at Shurkus.com asked me to be a part of this super fun blog hop I was not only honored, but excited as well!  I LOVE making fun and unique Valentine's Day cards and, well, as you know, I LOVE sharing them!!!  YAY!!!  AND, there are giveaways, to boot!  DUDE!

I recently won some amazing new goodies from My Mind's Eye and I was itching to pull it out and play, so I decided to use that for my card today!  This is from the Record It!Charmed collection.  YAYNESS!!!



GASP!  But where is the pink?  Where is the red?  Oh, dear ME!!!!  Whatever shall we do?!  Shhh....it is a little known secret that you do not HAVE to use pink and/or red on a Valentine.  I KNOW, RIGHT?!  Shocking news.  I'll give you a moment to take that in.

You good?  K.  Good.  Moving on...

I LOVE the gold, black, and white! Love.it.  AND, I really really love this little quote card!  It is SO perfect for my husband.  For reals.  Seriously perfect.  And those glittery enamel dots?!  SWOON!



Now, if you are just now hearing about this fantastic hop, you are going to want to head on over to Jenn's blog to check out the whole list!  We each have our own day to post, so it's a 14 day gig, here, folks!  Yup.  We know how to party!!!  Yesterday Nicole posted an ADORABLE card and tomorrow we are looking forward to seeing something fabulous from the absolutely adorable (and talented, of course) Paulina!

Sharing the LOVE! Since this is the season of L-O-V-E be sure to leave me a little love and the other hop participants a little love as well throughout this series. (hint: we LOVE comments) Let me know in the comments how you are sharing the LOVE of this blog hop- you can share the link on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram or Pinterest. The more times you share, and the more days you share the better your odds of winning! I will be randomly picking some sharers and posting them and the prizes at the end of this series.

Have a Happy!!!

Faithful Friends

If you have a dog, it is likely you are aware of how much they add to your life.  They are part of the family.  Creating a card like this one is usually too hard for me when it  is actually needed, so I made this one so I could have one on hand if and when I do need to send this particular sentiment out to a friend.  I used the super wonderful Paws for a Cause stamp set from Paper Smooches (a portion of the proceeds are donated to A Home For Good Dog Rescue) and the Teresa Collins You Are My Happy 6x6 papers that I love so much!



I kept my design fairly simple, but sweet.  I stamped and fussy cut the puppy and popped him up with some thinner foam circles for just a bit of dimension.  The enamel hearts are from Lily Bee Design.  They matched the papers so perfectly!!!  I love it when that happens!



I am linking this one up to the Paper Smooches Sparks Anything Goes Challenge this week.  I like this one.  It's like a hug in card form.  *grin*

Have a Happy!!!

*Paper Smooches PAWS FOR A CAUSE Clear Stamps Kim Hughes *Teresa Collins 6 x 6 Paper Pad YOU ARE MY HAPPY YMH110 *Teresa Collins Enamel Dots & Shapes YOU ARE MY HAPPY YMH113 *Lily Bee Design WE ARE FAMILY Sweet Spot Enamel Stickers WRFS356 *Neenah Environment 80 LB SMOOTH DESERT STORM Paper Pack 25 Sheets *Hero Arts Shadow Ink Pad SOFT GRANITE Mid-Tone 2012 AF226 *Hero Arts Shadow Ink Pad PALE TOMATO Mid-Tone 2013 AF233 *We R Memory Keepers Cropadile CORNER CHOMPER *Tombow Adhesive Craft Stamp DISPENSER & REFILL Dot Pattern Runner 62143 Permanent *EK Success CUTTER BEE Scissors EKCB01

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