How Did Bandaids Get To Be Something We Consider Cute?

I mean, really. It is a question to ponder. In reality they are kind of icky. I mean, their sole purpose is to block blood from streaming out of our bodies when the skin isn't interested in doing it's job. BUT, somehow, every little kid wants one, and now, as grown ups, we make cute stamps and dies out of them and use them on cards. Odd, really. But I'm okay with odd. Actually, I THRIVE with odd. So, alas, here we go... let's do the cute bandaid thing.



SEEEEEE!!!!! They really ARE wicked cute! For reals, though. Adorbs, people. A.Dorbs. I super love these adorable stamps and dies from Lawn Fawn! I used both the Get Well Soon Stamps and the adorable coordinating Lawn Cuts dies. These are both small sets, so they are super inexpensive and totally adorable which pretty much adds up to my favorite combination EVER! For reals, though. I'm kinda cheap.



The background on this card is totes my favorite part! I used light pencil lines drawn with a t-square to get everything in place. It seems like it might be arduous, but the truth is that it was very quick work. I stamped the orange heart in just a few of the bandaids for cuteness. Because...cuteness. AND, because glitter, I used my Wink of Stella to add a touch of sparkle to the chick's nursing hat and the hearts, as well. YAY!

I created this card with inspiration from the Lawnscaping Summer Color Combo Challenge. This is the first time I've played along with Lawnscaping! I'm not really sure how that happened, but I'm glad I'm in now!

You can find links to the super cute goodies I used below!

Have a Happy!

*PRE-ORDER Lawn Fawn HELLO SUNSHINE Petite 6 x 6 Paper Pack Lawn Fawn Get Well Soon Stamps Lawn Fawn Get Well Soon Lawn Cuts My Favorite Things Black Licorice Hybrid Ink My Favorite Things Orange Fizz Hybrid Ink My Favorite Things Lemon Drop Hybrid Ink *Tim Holtz Distress Markers SQUEEZED LEMONADE Ranger TDM38290 *Tim Holtz Distress Markers PEACOCK FEATHERS Ranger TDM38238 Wink of Stella Clear *ZIG Wink of Stella ELEGANT Set Glitter Black Silver Clear Brush Tip Markers 025375 *Sakura KOI MEDIUM WATERBRUSH Water Brush Watercolor #6 *Sizzix BIG SHOT MACHINE Powder Blue & Teal 657900 *EK Success 1/16"" SQUARES 3-D Foam Dots Adhesive SPAF-THS *Tombow MONO Adhesive PERMANENT Tape Dispenser

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Let Me Be Clear

Those words are often uttered by one of my absolute FAVORITE politicians. To the point where it is totally SNL skit worthy, actually. The good thing, I suppose, is that she is a favorite of mine, so I usually agree with whatever it is that follows! LOL! However, this week, we over at the Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge blog are making those words a bit less political and a whole lot of CRAFTY! That's right! This week we want you to be CLEAR! Use something clear on your project, be it acetate, clear plastic, glossy accents, clear sequins, vellum, or some other fabulous clear thing-a-ma-jig. Clearly, it's going to be fabulous. (HA! See what I did there? Clearly. *sigh*)

The Design Team is using Clearly Besotted products this week. You don't have to use them to enter, but if you have some we'd love to see what you do with them! I used a super fun landscape die along with my clear element - vellum. (Okay, so it's probably more 'translucent' than actually CLEAR, but, clearly we aren't going to be that picky. Mostly because I said so. Clearly.) I mean, technically, I also used clear VersaMark ink for the embossing, so there is that.



Ummm... why, yes, I do LOVE this card, thanks for asking! I don't know what it is about it, but I just love how it turned out. Bright colors, a fun design that was a totally different direction that I had originally set out for, but I totally love it and it's actually cooler than my first idea, anyway. Clearly. (Yes, I am going to keep doing that. I find it hilarious. Clearly. HA!) For the sentiment, I stamped and embossed in white and then stamped on the white strip in black and layered that over the embossed version to make it more interesting. And just kind of totally cool. For reals, though. Clearly.



You can find the complete list of the fun stuff I used in the links below. Including those cute papers. And the die. And the stamps. And the ... well, clearly.

BUT, more importantly, now it's YOUR turn! Create something with a touch of CLEAR and link it up to the Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge Blog! DUDE, you could win a $50 voucher to the Simon Says Stamp Store. For reals. You want that. I know, because I want that. Clearly.

Have a Happy, folks!

*RESERVE Winnie & Walter THE BIG THE BOLD AND THE HAPPY Clear Stamps *Studio Calico HERE & THERE 6 x 6 Paper Pack 331325 *Studio Calico HERE & THERE 12 x 12 Collection Pack 331324 *PRE-ORDER Lawn Fawn LET'S POLKA Petite 6 x 6 Paper Pack *PRE-ORDER Lawn Fawn LET'S POLKA COLLECTION KIT 12 x 12 Paper Pack *Bazzill WHITE 40 LB VELLUM 8.5"" x 11"" 25 Sheets *Crafter's Companion 50 PACK ULTRA SMOOTH PREMIUM WHITE CARDSTOCK 752252 *Clearly Besotted TREE LANDSCAPE Thin Metal Dies *Versamark WATERMARK Rubber Stamp Emboss Chalk Resist INK PAD My Favorite Things Black Licorice Hybrid Ink *Chickaniddy Crafts TWIRLY GIRLY Enamel Hearts TG14EB07 *WOW Embossing Powder OPAQUE BRIGHT WHITE SUPER FINE WL01SF *Sistema KLIP IT 3 Containers Clear Three Pack 1523 *Mini Plastic TASTING SPOONS Pack of 100 47051 *Precision Heat Embossing Emboss Tool Gun Hero Arts PW200 *C-Thru T SQUARE RULER JR12 *Sizzix BIG SHOT MACHINE Powder Blue & Teal 657900

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Feeling a little Foxy

Have you guys SEEN these awesome Sew Easy Templates from We R Memory Keepers? Simon Says Stamp carries four of them and I am in LOVE! This one caught my eye, not only for the fox (because.... FOX.), but also for the super cute mustache, the diamond, the giant ampersand, and the amazing hot air balloon. I'm digging the flower and the arrow, too, actually. So, yeah... basically, I had to have it and at that price, who would turn it down? For REALS, you guys! Awesomeness!!!



I wanted the stitched fox to shine on this, so I kept the design SUPER CAS. I chose to do the stitching with burlap string from May Arts in black and a rust color. The sentiment is from the Reverse Confetti Lots to Say set stamped in black hybrid ink. I love that sentiment set!



You can find the products I used on my card in the links below.

Have a Happy!!!

Reverse Confetti Lots to Say My Favorite Things Black Licorice Hybrid Ink *We R Memory Keepers NEEDLES Sew Easy 4 Pack *We R Memory Keepers PIERCING MAT Sew Easy Pink *We R Memory Keepers COMPLETE FLOSS SET Sew Easy We R Memory Keepers Icon Sew Easy Template *Crafter's Companion 50 PACK ULTRA SMOOTH PREMIUM WHITE CARDSTOCK 752252 *May Arts BITTERSWEET Twine String Burlap *May Arts BLACK Twine String Burlap *EK Success 1/8"" CIRCLES 3-D Foam Dots Adhesive SPAF-PD

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Don't Worry...'Bout a Thing

'Cause Every little thing... is gonna be alright! (Yes, I just started your week win an ear worm. If you are a Boston Red Sox fan, it's an even better one, if not, it's still a pretty happy though, so just go with it, k? K. Good. Glad we worked through that together.)

AND... WHY, my dear friends, did I begin your week with that ear worm? Because The Stamps of Life has a brand new stamp set out and I LOVE IT!!!! Super love it, actually. Super love it lots and lots. And lots. It's called chalksayings2stamp and it is super cute and I love it. Lots.



I stamped and embossed the sentiment in white on black cardstock and then added a heart from the The Stamps of Life Love, Hugs, and Hearts set. I combined the stamps with Teresa Collins Urban Market papers, which I also LOVE.



Be sure to head over to the The Stamps of Life site to check out more fun goodies made with this fabulous stamp set! I like it. Lots. (Did I mention that, yet? tee-hee!)

Have a Happy!