CAS-ual Fridays Stamps RELEASE WEEK!

You GUYS! It's CAS-ual Fridays Stamps RELEASE WEEK! I am so excited to share a TON of new stamps with you this week! And we are starting with some AMAZING sets!

Start making your lists! And don't forget that you can save 15% in the CAS-ual Fridays Stamps Store when you use the code JINGLE2016! Have you seen the new remodel over there? It is AMAZING!!!

And now for the first new stamp sets... 

Today we are introducing two new stamp sets and a fabulous new set of dies. These DIES, you guys!!!! For reals, though.

This card was created using the super pretty new Snowy Sayings stamp set. I stamped the border with Brilliance ink, so it has wonderful shimmer! The sentiment is overstamped in a dark grey that works so well with that blue! 

And this one. THIS ONE!!! These DIES, you GUYS! I know. I already said that. It bears repeating. For reals. This is the Bring on the Flakes stamp set and the Funky Flakes Fri-dies and all I can tell you is that you need them both. The end. 

'Cept that wasn't really the end quite yet. Because you have GOT to see what the team has created with these stamps and dies! Head on over to the CAS-ual Fridays Stamps blog to check out the complete sets and to see what the Girl Fridays have created! It's good stuff, folks. Good. Stuff.

Have a Happy!

Peace and Happiness

I mentioned how much I LOVE the new Create Joy release from Simon Says Stamp, right? Well, I am mentioning it again. Because, you guys... FOR REALS, I love it. And this wreath die. I love this wreath die LOTS! I pulled out some glitter papers to create a super fun and super sparkly design! Because: GLITTER!



I die cut the wreath four times, once in each of the colors, and then reassembled the pieces to create my sparkly finished wreath. I then heat embossed the sentiment on vellum so that the wreath could shine through while still standing out enough to be seen.



I used the Ring Wreath die and the absolutely AMAZING So Very Merry Stamp set. I seriously love this sentiment set! They are gorgeous and some can be easily used outside of holiday stamping, as well! LOVE versatility.

Have a Happy!

Be Different. Be Beautiful.

Those are the same thing. Just in case that wasn't clear. It was, though, huh? Yeah... it totally was.

In other news: I love flamingos. And I love that they aren't ACTUALLY pink, but they are pink, but they aren't pink. No, for reals. ACTUALLY, they are pink OR Orange-ish. And they are born a light grey color. They eat brine shrimp. LOTS and LOTS of brine shrimp. And blue-green algae that is loaded with beta-carotene. THAT, is what causes the colors. They also eat some mollusks and other crustaceans that contain similar pigments. The pink or the orange tones depend on the specific shrimp and algae types they are eating. AND, because people expect them to be pink, zoos will actually add a color chemical to the flamingo food to maintain that color. It's all in the food, folks. If you change their diet, they wouldn't be pink anymore. You are what you eat!



AND...I even have an ink pad CALLED Flamingo. It's from WPlus9 and it is probably that fabulous pinkish-orange color because it ate a lot of shrimp. And algae. I'm sure of it. I used it for my Flamingo. Then I stamped his legs and beak in Simon Slate ink and layered a WPlu9 tag cut from Bazzill Vellum over him. A bit of May Arts Silver string grounds the tag to the card. The accent stripes are from the Clearly Besotted Diagonal Stripes stamp set. I love those stamps for accenting!



And that sentiment. I love it. I love it a lot. I am different. I like it that way. It works for me. I hope you are different, too.

Wow. You came to see a card and got a science lesson AND a mini motivational speech! Who knew?

Have a Happy, friends!

Cardstock + Vellum + Patterned Paper

WHAT? All of them? One one card? Yup. I totally did it. Actually, I did it on THREE cards. Yes, my friends, it is true! You can check them out on the Bazzill Basics blog today! GO! SEE! It's fun stuff, folks!

You can see the paper/cardstock combo I used to create this fun set of cards along with more details over on the Bazzill Basics blog.

Have a Happy!

April Showers and Such

April Showers and Spring Flowers! Yup! It's Spring time (at least on half the planet) and this week we want to see you inspired by the April Showers and Spring time flowers! The Design Team is using Memory Box products this week. You don't have to use them to play along, but we'd love to see how you use them if you have some on hand! 

I had a little bit of fun with the Raindrops Texture stencil from Memory Box on this card, along with the fun new Avery Elle Super die set. I added a Bazzill Vellum heart cut with the Sketch Heart die from Simon Says Stamp. I used my Wink of Stella to add both shadow and shimmer to the edge of the skyline created with the die cut.

The sentiment comes from the Simon Says Stamp Sending and Wishing stamp set (a new MUST HAVE...for reals, though..I love this sentiment set!) and is simply embossed on a little banner at the top of the card. A few small hearts in a bright color finish off the card and add a little punch!

Now it's YOUR turn! One lucky participant in the challenge this week, will win a $50 Gift Voucher to the Simon Says Stamp Store! You know you want that to be you! You have to enter to win! 

Have a Happy!

A Very Chickaniddy New Year!

I am very excited to be guest designing over at Chickaniddy Crafts for the month of January! I love Chickaniddy products and I am so excited to share some fun projects with you over the course of the month! Today is my first post over on the Chickaniddy blog! I created a super fun New Year's card with a vellum pocket shaker feature! SO FUN!



I filled the vellum pocket with die cut pieces from the Jolly Good Die cuts collection. They are numbered and absolutely PERFECT for New Year's! I stitched the pocket shut for a fun accent!



Be sure to head on over to the Chickaniddy Crafts blog!

Have a Happy!

I Need More Vellum in My Life

Seriously, though. This small 6x6 sheet of polka dotted embossed vellum came in a Simon Says Stamp Card Kit and I may or may not have hoarded it. Until now. And now I need more. Because I love it. And it makes me happy. K? K. Glad I shared that with you. Now... WHY do I love it? LOOK!



Ummm... because it helped me make this card and I love this card. Lots. It was so totally inspired by the Runway Inspired Challenge photo. The one below. I LOVE this inspiration photo. So much so, I actually created two cards based on it. I haven't photographed the other one yet, so that will come later, but I HAD to share this one with you! I've had these great flower dies in my stash for some time and I hadn't used them yet, so when I saw the inspiration, I KNEW I had to use them! I love them. Lots. I may or may not be in a rather lovey mood today. At least in terms of paper crafting goodness. Or so it seems.

Seriously, though. Isn't that awesome? Bring that dress up above the knee and I would so love it!!!! (That length sort of makes my legs look like tree trunks, so I avoid it. For reals, though. I have big calves and I cannot lie.)


I love the bright, bold florals combined with the woodgrain. Seriously, though. That's pretty awesome. For reals. Oh...and I used clear foam tape to adhere the vellum, placing it strategically behind the die cut elements. I love that stuff. For reals, though.

Anyway, I hope you have a fabulous day.

Have a Happy!

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Cheers,Sunshine!

Today we have a brand new Simon Says Stamp Challenge for you over on the Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge blog! The challenge this week is SUMMER! We want to see your summer time creations. The design team is using Simon Says Stamp exclusives this week! You don't have to use them to join in, but we would love to see them if you have them!

For my summer time card I used the Adult Beverages stamp set, die set, and accompanying sentiments. I love this fun bunch of goodies! I stamped and embossed the drink glass on vellum and then used distress markers to color it and blend to create a yummy looking drink! The other pieces were stamped on white cardstock and colored with markers. I slit the glass so the straw could go through and slit the cherry to allow for the toothpick to go through that. Lots of fun stuff!

Now it's your turn! Create something with the summer theme 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!

Also, don't forget about the kids challenge currently running, too! Your kiddos can create a something fabulous and link it up for a chance at 3 prizes!

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