A Card and an Introduction

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This is Morgan! She is the newest member of our family. She is ten weeks old and a bundle of sheer puppy joy! And exhaustion. Joy and exhaustion. LOL! So far she loves boxes, her stuffie, and is absolutely fascinated by the world around her. It is a lot of fun to watch her discover and learn.

I also wanted to share another super fun card I created with the Simon Says Stamp July Card Kit. I love this one. It's a bit of a more rustic style than I normally do, but I just love the elements and how they came together!



I did cheat just a bit and used another Simon Says Stamp die with my kit contents, but shhh! Don't tell. *wink*



I hope you had a wonderful holiday weekend if you are here in the United States, and a wonderful non-holiday weekend if you are somewhere where there wasn't a holiday. HA!

Have a Happy!

Oh, My Stars!

Why, yes, I do happen to absolutely ADORE this sentiment. For reals, though. I do. Like... lots.



It is my turn to be up over on the CAS-ual Fridays Stamps blog today and I created this super fun card because, well, gold, white, and stars. Seriously. What more do you need in life? Yes, that's what I thought.

Gold.

White.

Stars.



I die cut the large star using the Star Fri-die and then stamped and embossed the pattern onto it using three stamps. Ummm... love. For reals, though. The star stamps and the sentiment are from the Twinkle set. Which you need. Nowish.

#thatisall

Have a Happy!

It's Your Time to Shine!

We have another awesome new stamp and die set from CAS-ual Fridays Stamps to release today! Do you guys love stars as much as I do? 'Cause, for reals, I REALLY love stars. Lots. That being the case, I REALLY love these stamps and dies! Lots.



I die cut two of the stars, overlapping them, to create the shaker window. I then added my acetate and popped up a star frame over the smaller star to highlight it a bit. I traced around them with a grey pen for some added definition.



I heat embossed the sentiment on patterned paper for a quick and easy finish. This is just a shiny, bright, & happy card. I love it.

The Ink Squad has done some SERIOUSLY amazing things with this set! You really have GOT to head on over to the CAS-ual Fridays Stamps blog to check them out!

AND...there is no waiting! These Twinkle stamps and Star Fri-dies are available for purchase in the CAS-ual Fridays Stamps store right now! WOOT! WOOT!

Have a Happy!

It's time for a new Challenge! (I know...I just said that in banner form, but now I've said it in word form, too, so it is REALLY time. For reals, though. No.. really....it's time.)

This week we are SEEING STARS! That's right! The challenge is all about STARS this week! The Design Team is using Studio Calico products and if you have some we'd LOVE to see you rock them, but they are not required to enter.



I created a fun little starry city scene using both glittered chipboard star stickers and star sequins from Studio Calico. I used dies and an embossing folder from Spellbinders® along with them to create my scene.

Now it's your turn! Create a fabulous project featuring STARS in some way 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!

You can find a complete supply list below.

Have a Happy!!!

Supplies

Dies: Spellbinders® Row Houses, Spellbinders® Pierced Rectangles, Spellbinders ® Matting Basics A,  Simon Says Stamp Sketchy Banner Dies, Memory Box Urban Lowercase Alphabet Dies
Embossing Folder: Spellbinders® Bricks and Bark
Star Sequins and Star Stickers: Studio Calico
Ink: Wedding Dress Momento Luxe, VersaMark - Tsukineko
Embossing Powder: Stampendous!

Freaking Fantastic Blog Hop and Giveaway

For reals.  It's a Freaking Fantastic Blog Hop, dudes.  Today a group of us are showcasing an awesome new stamp set called On The Corner from Neat & Tangled.  This set was designed by the one and only Miriam Prantner!!  Woot!  Woot!  I love it.  Totally.  Love. It.  If you came from Elena's blog you are  already hopping along happily.  YAY!  If you didn't, you may want to head on over to the Neat and Tangled blog to start at the beginning because you won't want to miss this!



I used a stencil to create the starry embossed background and then stamped, colored, and fussy cut the sign.  I love how good it looks popped up!  I did extend the post a bit with some masking so that it would extend the entire length of my card.  The sentiments in this set?  Ummm.. yeah... they are all pretty much amazing.  Just sayin'.



Be sure to check out each stop along the way!  Two lucky winners who leave comments on the hop posts will win this awesome stamp set!

You want it.  You know you do.  And you may or may not have just started singing the theme to Sesame Street.  (Oh...you didn't?  Maybe that's just me, then.  K.  Moving on....  )

Next on the hop is JJ Bolton!  Whoa!  Go check her out!

Here is the complete hop list:

Danielle/N&T
Miriam

Elena

Jingle
JJ

Jocelyn
Joscie
Nina 
Wida 


Also...a note... I still have a few Mystery Boxes available!  The first two I sent out have been recieved and the recipients were very happy with them!  I have two more going out today!  So exciting!  Please let me know if you would like one!!!  You can find the full info HERE!

Have a Happy!

On the Corner *Simon Says Stamp Stencil FALLING STARS SSST121332 *Memento TUXEDO BLACK REFILL WITH INK PAD DUO SET *Versamark WATERMARK Rubber Stamp Emboss Chalk Resist INK PAD *Crafter's Companion BRIGHTS 24 SET SPECTRUM NOIR MARKERS 751729 *Crafter's Companion COOL GREYS SPECTRUM NOIR MARKERS 404577 *Simon Says Stamp Card Stock 100# BLACK BL8 *Crafter's Companion 50 PACK ULTRA SMOOTH PREMIUM WHITE CARDSTOCK 752252 *Tsukineko Embossing Powder WHITE Emboss *Precision Heat Embossing Emboss Tool Gun Hero Arts PW200 *Fiskars Compact STAMPING PRESS Stamp Entire Project at Once! 02958 *Tombow MONO Adhesive PERMANENT Tape Dispenser *EK Success 1/16"" SQUARES 3-D Foam Dots Adhesive SPAF-THS

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Fresh Squeezed Star Fields!

That, my friends is what I am showing off over on the Fresh Squeezed Stamps blog today!  I pulled out the brand new Weather Through set for my fun card!  Head on over to check it out!!!

Have a Happy!!!

Jingle Out!