My Paper Fairy

I am getting ready for the Crop For Tornado Relief today, as the big day is tomorrow, but I did want to share this little Scrolls Work project with you really quickly! Scrolls Work only has a few days left and everything is 70% off, so go get yourself some great stamps while you can!



I stamped the two images and colored them with Prismacolor markers. I then added glitter because, well, REALLY? You have to ask? HA! And used foam tape to stick them together giving them dimension. I love the flower behind her head...it makes me happy. Just say'n.





Have a Happy Friday! So excited for the crop tomorrow! It's gonna be awesome!

It's Tips and Tricks Thursday over at Skipping Stones and We are Going to Play with GLITTER!

I am excited to be sharing a SUPER stinking fun tutorial today over on the Skipping Stones Design blog! It is all about pulling out that glitter and having some fun!



This is the card I created for the tutorial and you can see the full step by step over at Skipping Stones! I hope you stop by and let me know what you think!



As for the answers to some questions that came up yesterday...
...Yes, that is my real hair and yes, I really did dye it blue. I love it. It suits me beyond measure. The Hubbums encouraged me to go ahead and do it after talking about it for a super long time and I am so glad I did! It works for me.

...The photos of the street are taken from the Museum of Science Parking Garage roof. The Museum offers this fun event to members every year allowing us to participate in the crazy fun festivities of Boston's Fourth of July celebration without having to deal with the crowds that you deal with down at the Esplanade. It is SO fun and you get an AWESOME view of the fireworks.

...Yes, I mentioned not taking any fireworks photos and there are a couple in the street shots....funnily enough, a town over was doing theirs while the Pops and Martina McBride were doing their performances prior to the Boston fireworks and I caught them way in the distance in those shots. I kinda love that! I didn't take any of the ones we actually went to see because I just wanted to sit back and enjoy the show!

So, there you have it! And...always know that you can feel free to ask questions here! Just remember to put your email address in when you leave your comment so I can reply! I always feel bad when a no-reply blogger leaves me a question and I can't find a way to contact them!


Hee-hee! He's from the museum, too. I love gnomes. Just say'n.

Jingle Out!

Our Fourth of July {Wordless Wednesday}

In Boston at the Museum of Science and then on the roof of the MOS garage for the Fireworks! (P.S. I took precisely ZERO photos of the fireworks. They were awesome, though!)


















I hope you had a great Fourth of July!

You Make A Difference {Skipping Stones Design Sketch Tuesday}

Whew! What a great holiday weekend! I'm exhausted, but we had so much fun! Now it's time to jump back in at full speed! Lots of fun stuff planned this week and then the Crop for Tornado Relief is coming up this weekend! We still have spaces available if you are in the New England area and would like to sign up!!! We have had SO MANY fabulous companies send us fabulous donations! We seriously could not be more thrilled!

And...it is a new month and that means a new Guest Sketch Artist over at Skipping Stones!!! And, ladies and gentlemen, it's gonna be a great month! Kim Kesti has joined us with some fabulous sketches! Kim's work is amazing and I am so excited to be working alongside her this month!!! We also have two wonderful guest designers this month! Karen and Karen!!! :-)

Well, that's enough chatter, already, let's get on to the cards!!!



I created this card using Lily Bee background paper with a bit of Basic Grey. The stamp set I used is the ever beautiful Cancer Schmancer set for this card. You may have also seen this set used on a card by Renae Curtz in the most recent issue of Paper Crafts Magazine (p.35)! It is really a beautiful set with so many wonderful images and encouraging sentiments.



And don't forget to check out what the other Stamp Tramps have created!

Tamera Beaton
Barb Turpin
Kandi Phillips
Wendy Jordan
Amy Tsuruta
Jennifer Ingle *You Are HERE.
Brenda Weaver
Gladys Chia

Kim Kesti *Guest Sketh Artist
Karen Baker *Guest Designer
Karen Christensen *Guest Designer

I hope you have a fabulous Tuesday!

Jingle Out

Happy Fourth of July!

Yes, here in the United States it is Independence Day and there is lots of fun to be had! I hope you all have a wonderful and save 4th as you celebrate! And, for those of you not in the U.S., well, I hope you have a happy 4th of July anyway! And maybe we can all have a happy 5th of July, too. Just say'n.

I do want to share a fun little holiday card I created with a super cute image from 100 Proof Press today before I head off into the festivities!



This is the Kids in Wagon image and I colored it entirely with Tombow markers. I love how vibrant the colors are!



The papers are a mish-mash, to be honest...I pulled from the 'ole scrap pile and used red from Cosmo Cricket, blue from October Afternoon, and the white notebook paper is an old one from Scenic Route.

I hope you all have a firework-tastic Fourth of July! Have fun today, folks! See ya later, dudes!

Jingle Out!

It's a 4th of July Blog Hop and it's gonna be GREAT! {p.s. Prizes are to be won. Just say'n}

Yes, my friends, today I am joining with a fabulous group of talented card makers for a super fun summer themed/ 4th of July blog hop! And there are lots of great prizes to be won, too, so be sure to hop along and be inspired by these WONDERFUL creations! If you came from Lee's Blog you are well on your way! If not, hop on over to Taylor's blog to get started on this fun adventure!

I created a super fun, glittery, and totally festive 4th of July card using the Skipping Stones Design Home of the Brave stamp set, which, by the way, is currently on sale!!!



I stamped the flag in the center using ink from Tombow Dual Tip Markers in order to have the proper colors represented on my flag. Then I used my Tombow Glue Pen to add Martha Stewart glitter to the stripes and some sparkly Stickles for each star on the flag.



I hope you take a few moments to hop along and check out the fabulous cards everyone has created and maybe win some great prizes, too! Your next stop is Krissy! Have fun!



Here is the full hop list for you:

Taylor
Cyndi
Lynn
Patricia
Alison
Berenice
Erica
Mary
Janelle
Erin
Maria
Jennifer D
Pam
Angelique
Sandie
Wendy P
Suzi
Kathy
Beth
Wendy J
Kerry
Louise
Liz
Laura
Lee
Jingle (You are HERE!)
Krissy
Sunghee

Prize sponsors are:

Stampendous, Chi Chi Memories, Pixie Dust Studio, Dreamweaver's Stencils, Karber Digital Studio, Maria Levine, Skipping Stones Design (YAY!), Cindy Coutts/Christian Paper Crafts, Sunghee Chon, Little Potato House, and Your Next Stamp! So, as you can see LOTS of great prizes to be won!!! Have fun and Happy Independence Day!!!

You have until Tuesday, July 5th at 6:00 PM EST to comment on as many blogs as you can. Winners will be drawn from random comments on blogs, and announced on Wednesday July 7th on Taylor's blog.

Be Brave {Friends With Flair}

It's Friends With Flair Friday over at Unity and, as usual, I am playing along! I have to apologize for the poor photo quality. You see, I'm wicked smart and I decided to wait until the very last minute to photograph my card and so I did that at about six o'clock this morning and then after taking two very nice shots, my camera batter, which I ever-so-intelligently haven't charged in ages, died promptly, therefore not allowing me to upload the photos to my computer until it is charged....which it will be when I get home from work today. Just say'n. Soooo....that means you get phone shots today. Thank you, my dear friend, Mr. Droid. Just say'n. HA!



I used the She Sprouted Wings set for today's card along with a wealth of happy Crate Paper goodness!!!



(Does anyone know if there is a Droid app for macro shots? 'Cause I could TOTALLY use one! Just say'n.)

I actually tore paper for this card. That's pretty amazing considering I'm generally NOT a torn paper fan. It usually bugs me. To no end, actually. For reals. But this card kept telling me it needed some torn edges, so I went for it, and voila! By George, I think it was RIGHT! Hmph. Go figure. At least I got to ink the heck out of those torn edges. Inking the heck out of anything pretty much makes me happy. Just say'n.

So, what are you up to this fine weekend? Here in the U.S. we have a holiday weekend to celebrate Independence Day. They keep it quiet, but in England they celebrate us leaving on the 4th of July. HA!!! Anyway...any fun plans? We have some fun plans. I will have photos for SURE! Happy Friday, folks!

Jingle Out!