Miss You! An Eyelet Outlet and Art Impressions Collaboration

I am very excited about this awesome collaboration week with Eyelet Outlet and Art Impressions!  I have made a super fun card to share with you today using the adorable Willie Front and Back stamp set.  I love these littles peeking over things!  SO FUN!  I combined that with three simple black mini brads from Eyelet Outlet for a CAS card.


Don't you just want to hug him?!!!  I do, dude.  I totally do.  I colored him with Spectrum Noir markers.  
Be sure to check in over at the Eyelet Outlet blog for a chance to win a GREAT prize from Eyelet Outlet and Art Impressions and to see even more inspiration from this collaboration!  
Have a Happy!

Heat Embossing on Patterned Paper - Yup. Totally doing it.

And totally LOVING it.  So, yeah, basically, for this card I started by stamping a large, solid diamond on patterned paper and then heat embossed it with a bold, red-toned embossing enamel.  I love that part!!!



I used some awesome stamps from Hero Arts (see links below).  I LOVE this set!  Seriously.  It's just so USEFUL!  I also totally love that paper and the colors, and, well, basically... you understand.  I know you do.  'Cause you guys are just cool like that.  *sigh* Thanks for being cool like that.


So. That's what I have for you today. I love this one. Not gonna lie. I hope you love it, too! YAY! AND...I hope your day is super fantastic! It is certainly a BEAUTIFUL morning here in Massachusetts, so I'm looking forward to enjoying a few moments today. Moments. That's what it's all about.

Have a Happy!

P.S.  I have lost the source for that sentiment.  If anyone is able to tell me what it is, that would pretty much ROCK!  Thanks!

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A Dapper Dad, Indeed!

Hiya, folks!  It's RELEASE week over at Fresh Squeezed Stamps and I have a SUPER fun card to share with you using the BRAND NEW Father Knows Best set!  This set includes something for every dad out there!  Love that! I decided to go with the Dapper Dad option for this fun card!


Is that tie not the CUTEST THING EVER?! It's stamped in Imagine Crafts/Tsukineko Danube Blue Momento ink. I love it. HA! I combined the stamps with some great Authentique papers and a couple of fun brads from Eyelet Outlet for this Dad-worthy design.


Be sure to head on over to the Fresh Squeezed Blog to not only check out what the other girls have created, but also to ENTER TO WIN this super cute set!!! You can see the whole set over there, too! It's super fab! Check it!

I hope your day is super fantabulous!!!!

Have a Happy!

Because Bunnies are Just Adorable

The Eyelet Outlet team has some fun Easter inspiration for you today over on the blog! I created a fun card using one of the new realistic looking Rabbit Brads. I LOVE this Memory Box birch forest stamp and I thought they would pair quite nicely!


I stamped with my new Hero Arts mid-tone Navy... can I just say that is a GORGEOUS INK! I don't know how I was living without it! I LOVE IT! The patterned paper is from Lilybee designs... they do great ginghams! Just sayin'.


Head on over to the Eyelet Outlet blog to check out what the other girls have created! There are some super cute projects over there! For reals!

Have a Happy!

Jingle Out!

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Lotsa Thanks! (And Winners)

Howdy, folks! It's Thursday. Why is it that the first part of a four day week always comes at you so fast and then the last part seems to take forever? For reals, though. Weirdness. Anyway.... they are predicting a foot of stinking snow over the weekend. 'Cause apparently the two feet we just got the weekend before last was not enough. Yeah. I'm less than amused. HA! BUT...at least it looks like it is coming on Saturday night and Sunday, so Saturday plans won't be ruined, and that's good because I plan to be shopping for some paper crafting goodness on Saturday!!! WOOT! WOOT!!!!

I have a fun thank you card to share with you today using an awesome stamp set called Many Thanks from The Craft's Meow. If you happen to make a lot of Thank You cards, it's kind of a must have. Just sayin'.


I stamped the THX several times and then added the Thanks in pink. As I'm looking at this, I'm reminded of how much I've been loving Hero Arts inks lately...boy did that stamp well! HA! A bit of tape from Bella Blvd. and some Eyelet Outlet pearls accent the card nicely.


Just a fun little thank you card for you today! I also have the winners from my birthday giveaway and the Made for Love Blog Hop to announce today! Woot! Woot!!!

Birthday Gift Certificate winner: Lea L.

Made With Love Blog Hop Winner of the Simon Says Stamp $25 Grab Bag: Lea L.

Made With Love Blog Hop Crafter's Companion Package Winner: Cheryl

Ummm... no... I didn't rig that. HAHAHAHA! Yes... Lea is a very lucky girl today! All winner's were chosen at random and apparently random loves Lea! YAY for Lea! :)

And with that, I wish you a wonderful day!

Have A Happy!!!!

Jingle Out!

Happy Birthday! I'm Impressed!

Hello! Today. I choose to be happy!

Go ahead... say it...out loud... it feels good. For REALS!

I have a fun birthday card to share with you today using some super fun stamps from Paper Smooches and more mustache and glasses brads from Eyelet Outlet. Umm..I DID mention that it's an obsession, didn't I? I think I did. 'Cause, dude, it totally IS! They are WAY too much fun. Just sayin'.


Tee-hee!!!! Seriously, though... how could I resist that one? Yup. I know. I totally couldn't! YAY!


I added a bit of color to the image with Spectrum Noir markers and used super cute paper from Pebbles! LOVE!

AND...I am not sharing a birthday card for no reason today, my friends..I'm sharing a birthday card because today is MY birthday! Woot! Woot! I love my birthday. HA! No, but for realies... I do. So...I thought I'd celebrate by offering a gift to one of YOU!

I am giving away a $20 Gift Certificate to ONE of the following. Winner's Choice!
Simon Says Stamp
I {heart} Papers
Fresh Squeezed Stamps
Gourmet Rubber Stamps
Eyelet Outlet
Ummm...those are some pretty darned good choices! Use the Rafflecopter widget below to enter! (If you are reading from an email or reader you will need to click over to the blog to enter! Thanks!)

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This giveaway is in no way sponsored by any of the above listed entities. The prize is from me.

Have a Happy, folks!!!! Actually...today... have an EXTRA Happy!

Jingle Out!

Hipster Hippo Wants You to Be Mine!

Does that even make sense?  I don't think that makes sense.  Meh.  No worries.  Most of my titles don't make much sense anyway.  HA!

But...for reals... Hipster. Hippo.

How could that be bad?  I mean, for REALS, folks!  It can't be.  It simply cannot be bad.  Just sayin'.


Yup. Totally lovin' it. Totally. The hippo is one of the brand new Avery Elle stamps!!! I got mine from I {heart} Papers on Friday and couldn't WAIT to ink that sucker up! TOO MUCH CUTENESS!!!!

I added some fun brads from Eyelet Outlet along with stickers from SRM Stickers to make my card super fun! LOVE!


I colored him with Spectrum Noir markers...I'm starting to do this whole coloring thing a bit more often... not sure about my actual skills with it, but, alas, I do believe it's coming along. I plan to take a coloring class at CKC Manchester in April, so THAT will be super fun!

So, there you have my Hippo Hipster Valentine card. It makes me enormously happy. Enormously. Just sayin'.

Have a Happy!!!

Jingle Out!

Keep Calm and Sip On

I hope you had a wonderful weekend, my friends!  I had one of my rare unproductive weekends as far as crafting goes, but that's okay.  Sometimes that happens.  The good news is... I always keep a good, strong, healthy stock of tea in my house, and... well, my card over on the Fresh Squeezed Stamps blog today says it all!  Tea fixes everything.  (Okay...so in that case it's hot cocoa, but STILL!)  Just sayin'.  Head on over and check it out!  I'd love to read your comments, too!

I hope you have a stupendous Monday, my dear friends!!!  Have a HAPPY!!!!

Jingle Out!

Happy New Year!

Yikes! Yesterday was a busy one! LOL! Three posts in one day! And...in all of that rush, I don't know if I got a chance to properly say HAPPY NEW YEAR! I hope you have thoroughly enjoyed your celebrations! I had a wonderful holiday season, overall, and I am ready to move forward! Usually I have a bit of trouble letting go of Christmas, but this year I'm good. I loved it, and now I'm good. Strange, but I'm going with it. HA!

I have a fun Runway Inspired New Year's card to share with you today! Here is the photo from the Runway Inspired Challenge Blog that set me off in the perfect direction for this fun card!

The design is from the Bibhu Mohaptra Spring 2013 line! Fresh and ready to go! YAY! Those colors, of course, stood out brilliantly, but I also wanted to capture a bit of that burst pattern. I found this stamp from the Market Street Stamps Shine On set to be a perfect fit!


I used several ink colors (four total, two blues, a green, and a yellow) to ink my stamp. I LOVE how that turned out! I then added a skyfield of twinkling stars by adding Eyelet Outlet Brads to my design! SO FUN! The sentiment is a perfect sticker from SRM Stickers! LOVE THAT!!!


I also have another fun card up over on the Eyelet Outlet blog using this same stamp set in a totally different way! You can check that out HERE!

So...I hope your day is pretty much AMAZING!!!

Jingle Out!

Picture with Santa, anyone?

Did you see the Paper Smooches SPARK! challenge this week? It's all about cameras and polaroids! Totally fun! But...because I have to got and be THAT KID... I went a little different direction with my card. LOL!

So...Are YOU ready for your picture with Santa? HAHAHAHA! This walrus CRACKS.ME.UP. Totally. And completely. And totally. Just sayin'.


And, OBVIOUSLY, he's excited for this amazing holiday photo op! Some people send 'real' photo cards for Christmas, personally, I think this Walrus photo card is more me! HAHAHAHAHA! His expression SLAYS me, I tell ya!


The adorable walrus is from the Chilly Chums Paper Smooches set and that FREAKING ADORABLE Santa hat is from the Eyelet Outlet! LOVE.IT!!! The super fun twisted twine is from May Arts, of course!

You can find the fun goodies I used on this card in the linky below! Have a super fabulous and amazingly awesome Thursday, peeps!

Jingle out!

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