Go and Do

First, let me take a moment to say GO PATRIOTS!!!!!!! Whew! That was a crazy game. And an awesome game. Just awesome!

Okay, now let's chat about the card I am excited to share with you today! I picked up a simple background inking technique from Day 6 of Clean and Simple 4 over at Online Card Classes that I just loved and wanted to try out right away. Tasnim showcased it using one ink color, but I wanted to use a variety to create a unique background, so I pulled out my Hero Arts Soft Vanilla, Simon Says Stamp Slate, and Simon Says Stamp Audrey Blue and I got started!



I used a strip of post-it tape to mask as I inked and I just love how these colors worked so beautifully together! I then pulled out the Neat & Tangled Oragami Map stamp and the coordinating die for the focal point. I stamped the map on vellum and heat embossed and then die cut the entire thing and adhered it with Kool Tac Clear Foam Tape so the adhesive would raise the map, but not be visible. I seriously love that stuff, you guys. For reals.



I trimmed a strip of cardstock the length of the card and heat embossed the sentiment on it before adhering it to the card. A few sequins finish it off with just a bit of sparkle.

You guys, I can't even pretend that I don't love this card. Because I do. Lots. For reals, though.

That's all for today! We are getting another foot of snow today, so... yeah. *sigh* HA! BUT, at least the PATRIOTS WON!!!!! YAY!!!!!

Have a Happy!

You & Me

Tall cards are a challenge to photograph.  That is the lesson I have taken from creating this card.  HA!  HOWEVER, I did have a lot of fun creating it and I am excited to share it with you!  This is my first 'official' post as a member of the Crafter's Companion Design Team!  Woot!  Woot!

The Crafter's Companion Challenge this month is all about HEARTS!  Yup!  Seems like a good time of year for that, doesn't it?  Tee-hee!  I received this amazing heart rainfall die for Christmas and I HAD to use it for this fun hearts challenge!



And I felt like it NEEDED a tall card.  At least this time around.  So, thusly, a tall card was bon!  I used VersaMagic inks around the edges to create a cloudy look before stamping my sentiment from the Sentimentals - Imagine set to look like the sun and adhering it along with the die.    I love the glitter paper hearts!  They make me happy!



We would love to have you join us!  To see the full rules and to link up your creation, be sure to visit the Crafter's Companion Challenge Blog.  One lucky winner will recieve a $30 Gift Voucher to Crafter's Companion.  You must use CC products, so be sure to check out the full rules!

Have a Happy!!!

How About a Little Bit of Ink?

It is Wednesday and that means it is time for a new challenge over at the Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge Blog!  This week, the design team is using some super fun goodies from Tim Holtz/Ranger!  As for the challenge, well, it's ANYTHING GOES time!  Make something fabulous over the holiday weekend and link it up!



I challenged myself to go a bit outside of my usual box for this one.  Since we were encouraged to use Tim Holtz products, I checked out my stash and pulled out a GORGEOUS stamp I've had around for a bit and then decided that inking was simply in order.  I mean, who can be inspired by Tim Holtz and NOT lay on the ink?!  LOL!  I 'colored' my image with distress inks!  SO FUN!  Of course, his beard is shimmering with Wink of Stella clear because I pretty much am having an affair with that thing.  Just sayin'.  I accented his hat with a bit of enamel accents, too!  SO MUCH FUN!!!!



I also added some of that fabulous film strip ribbon from Tim Holtz.  I LOVE that stuff!  I don't use it often, but it is just SO much fun!!!  Plus... it totally comes in an little adorable tin and I love that.  Good stuff, folks.  Good stuff, I tell ya!  You can find links to ALL of the super fun goodies I used on this card below.

And, as per usual, the absolutely fabulously generous Heidi is offering one lucky participant (chosen at random) a $50 Gift Voucher to the Simon Says Stamp Store!  Happy Happy to YOU!!!!!  

Have A Happy!!!

*Tim Holtz Rubber Stamp HOLIDAY COLLAGE Santa Stampers Anonymous U2-1106 *Tim Holtz LOT ALL 36 DISTRESS INK PADS Complete Set *Tim Holtz DISTRESS INK PAD PEELED PAINT Green Ranger *Tim Holtz Distress INK PAD SHABBY SHUTTERS Green Ranger *Tim Holtz Distress Ink PAD WORN LIPSTICK Pink Ranger *Tim Holtz DISTRESS INK PAD FIRED BRICK Red Ranger TIM20202 *Tim Holtz DISTRESS INK PAD WALNUT STAIN Brown Ranger *Tim Holtz Distress Ink PAD VINTAGE PHOTO Brown Ranger *Tim Holtz Distress Ink PAD TEA DYE Brown Ranger *Hero Arts SHADOW Ink Pad SOFT SAND Beige AF144 *Ranger ENAMEL ACCENTS Black White Opaque Dimensional Glaze Inkssentials *ZIG Wink of Stella CHRISTMAS SPARKLE Glitter Gold Silver Clear Brush Tip Markers 025368 *ZIG Wink of Stella GLITTER CLEAR Brush Tip Marker 025320 *Tim Holtz Idea-ology FILM STRIP RIBBON Transparent Filmstrip Clear *Simon Says Stamp ELIZA SNOWFLAKE Craft DIE 111308 *Simon Says Clear Stamps SMALL FOLDED BANNERS Holidays *Simon Says Stamp SMALL FOLDED BANNERS Pair of Dies S137 *Simon Says DIE & STAMP SET HOLIDAY FOLDED BANNERS SetHF08 *Martha Stewart GLITTER GLUE SET 24-PK 40-00011 *Tim Holtz Idea-ology TINY ATTACHER Stapler Tool Mini Staples TH92800 *Tim Holtz Idea-ology TINY ATTACHER REFILLS Staples Mini Refill *Sizzix BIG SHOT MACHINE Powder Blue & Teal 657900 *EK Success 1/16"" SQUARES 3-D Foam Dots Adhesive SPAF-THS *Glue Arts CARTRIDGE HANDLE Glider Pro 00211 *Glue Arts Glue Glider Pro 1/4 x 58 HighTac REFILL Adhesive Applicator

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And the Wood Shone With Gold

***This is my THIRD post of the day!  Yikes!  It's busy around here!  Please click HERE to check out my CAS-ual Fridays Stamps release post (it's AWESOME!) and click HERE to check out my Newton's Nook Designs release post (it's ADORABLE).  Or simply click on my blog banner and scroll down to see them all!***

Yup. That blog post title makes precisely ZERO sense. Whatevs. It's what popped into my head. You get what you get around here, folks. 'Cause that, my dear friends, is how I roll! HOWVER, sense or no sense, we have a brand new Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge for you this week! YAY!!!

This week we are all about THANKS and THANKSGIVING! We want to see your best thanks and thanksgiving related projects. The design team is using Hero Arts goodies this week, so if you have those, we'd love to see you use them, but you don't have to in order to enter the challenge. I had a LOT of fun with the challenge this week! Here is the card I came up with!


Ummm... yes, that wood journaling card from Studio Calico IS awesome and yes I DID cover it entirely in rich, glorious, Tsukineko Delicata Golden Glitz ink. Yes. It's awesome. That bears repeating.


I used lots of other fun stuff, too, all of which you can find in the links at the bottom of this awesome post. Yup. The post is awesome now, too. For reals, you guys. It's just a day of AWESOME! Wicked awesome, dude. Wicked awesome.

And, of course, the fabulous Heidi is offering one lucky participant a $50 voucher to the Simon Says Stamp Store! Woot! Woot! Christmas shopping, anyone? (For yourself, anyone? HAHAHAHA!)

Have you checked out the new Simon Says Stamp blog yet, guys? 'Cause it rocks. You should. The Monday and Wednesday Challenges are both easily found through the SSS blog, too. And they are giving stuff away CONSTANTLY over there. I mean, for reals, you guys, it's like it's goin' outta style or somethin'.

Have a Happy, folks!

*Hero Arts Cling Stamp ENVELOPE LINER BACKGROUND cg461 2012 Rubber Unmounted *Hero Arts Clear Stamps CELEBRATE EVERYDAY 2011 CL498 *Simon Says Stamp STAMPtember�® POINTED FEATHERS Craft DIES S194 *Studio Calico JOURNALING CARDS Wood Veneer Shapes Thataway 331505 *Hero Arts 40 Assorted GOLD METALLIC Decor Embellishments ch187 Self Adhesive *Hero Arts Shadow Ink Pad JUST RUST Orange Mid-Tone AF256 *Hero Arts Shadow Ink Pad PUMPKIN PIE Orange Mid-Tone AF255 *Hero Arts SHADOW Ink Pad SOFT SAND Beige AF144 *Tsukineko GOLDEN GLITZ Delicata Pigment Ink Pad *Crafter's Companion 50 PACK ULTRA SMOOTH PREMIUM WHITE CARDSTOCK 752252 *Bazzill PEANUT FUDGE Card Shoppe Heavy Weight 8.5 x 11 Cardstock *Tim Holtz Core'dinations KRAFT CORE NOSTALGIC Colorcore 4.25 X 5.5 Cardstock 278945 *Glue Arts CARTRIDGE HANDLE Glider Pro 00211 *Glue Arts Glue Glider Pro 1/4 x 58 HighTac REFILL Adhesive Applicator *EK Success 1/16"" SQUARES 3-D Foam Dots Adhesive SPAF-THS *Fiskars Compact STAMPING PRESS Stamp Entire Project at Once! 02958 *EK Success CUTTER BEE Scissors EKCB01 *Sizzix BIG SHOT MACHINE Powder Blue & Teal 657900

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