A Cure For The Monday Blues ... On Tuesday

Have you seen the Cure for Monday Blues Challenge over at Fill Your Paper with The Breathings of Your {Heart}? Every Monday a new inspiration photo is offered as inspiration and every Monday I see it and want to create something! They are awesome inspiration photos! For some reason, likely due to the fact that I see them on Monday and Monday is, well, Monday, I never get around to actually creating something, so this time I DID IT! I got some new Winnie & Walter stamps in the mail and when I saw them, that photo came to mind and I HAD to combine the two!

Two words folks. Two words: Mint and Gold.

Yup. I was pretty  much in love. So in love, in fact, that I actually created not one, but TWO cards based on this inspiration photo using the V for Chevron and The Big, The Bold, You sets from Winnie and Walter.



I stamped the solid chevron and the open chevron alternately with mint ink. I then went back in with the open chevron and gold ink to add a touch of gold. The sentiment is stamped in black with a few metallic gold dots to finish off the look.



Using the same basic supplies, I came up with a second card in the same color scheme. I was going to choose my favorite to post, but that simply wasn't happening. I kind of loved them both. THUS, a two card post on this fine Tuesday morning. Suffer me if you will.



For this card I chose an even simpler design. I stuck with simply a single solid chevron and, rather than stamping the gold, I used my gold Wink of Stella brush to add a slightly heavier gold line around the chevron. I stamped the sentiment directly over it and added a single, wood star as an accent. This card makes me happy.



So, there you have it! Two fun cards based on this great challenge using some super awesome stamps! You can find all of the supplies I used in the links below.

Have a Happy!

Winnie and Walter V for Chevron Stamp Set Winnie and Walter Big Bold You Stamp Set My Mind's Eye Metallic Dots My Mind's Eye Wood Shapes Necessities *Simon Says Stamp Premium Dye Ink Pad MINT ink017 *Tsukineko GOLDEN GLITZ Delicata Pigment Ink Pad My Favorite Things Black Licorice Hybrid Ink *ZIG Wink of Stella GLITTER GOLD Brush Tip Marker 025306 *Crafter's Companion 50 PACK ULTRA SMOOTH PREMIUM WHITE CARDSTOCK 752252 *Fiskars Compact STAMPING PRESS Stamp Entire Project at Once! 02958 *EK Success 1/16"" SQUARES 3-D Foam Dots Adhesive SPAF-THS

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Because Captain America

Well, I saw Guardians of the Galaxy over the weekend, did YOU?! It was fun. Totally fun. And it will hold me over nicely until the next Avengers movie comes out. SPEAKING of Marvel movies. And the Avengers. And Captain America. This card... it was fun.



Yup. That would be the newer version of the Captain America suit translated onto a card. Yes. I am a dork. Yes. This does please me greatly. Good. Glad we got through all of THAT super fun stuff!!! Ummm...I {heart} super hero movies. For reals, though. Lots. Even Captain America and his old fashioned ridiculousness.

To create this one I die cut the star using the Avery Elle Ornament Simply Tags set from silver cardstock. Yup. Christmas dies. For a super hero card. 'Cause I like stretching my supplies, THAT'S WHY! K. Moving on... I scored the die cut star and used varying levels of foam tape to adhere it to the card so it would maintain some kick ass dimension. LOVE THAT! Then I cut silver strips, trimmed the edges to angle them properly, and adhered them. So simple!



The sentiment is stamped and embossed, keeping it simple, but perfectly on point. That is from the (unfortunately discontinued) Kelly Purkey DUDE stamp set.

This one was fairly easy to make, but TONS of fun! I kind of love it.

Have a Happy!

*Avery Elle Steel Dies ORNAMENT SIMPLY TAGS Set D-02-14 *DCWV Cardstock 6 x 6 SHIMMER Paper Stack Printed Matstack MS-019-00049 Simon Says Stamp Soft Navy Cardstock *Bazzill TAFFY Card Shoppe Heavy Weight 8.5 x 11 Cardstock *Bazzill NEUTRALS Card Shoppe Variety Pack Heavy Weight 8.5 x 11 Cardstock *Versamark WATERMARK Rubber Stamp Emboss Chalk Resist INK PAD *Ranger Embossing Powder WHITE EPJ36685 *Precision Heat Embossing Emboss Tool Gun Hero Arts PW200 *EK Success POWDER TOOL Applicator EKT001 *Fiskars Compact STAMPING PRESS Stamp Entire Project at Once! 02958 *Martha Stewart MINI SCORING BOARD Score Craft Tool 42-05013 New 2012 *Martha Stewart STYLUS Tool *EK Success CUTTER BEE Scissors EKCB01 *EK Success 1/8"" CIRCLES 3-D Foam Dots Adhesive SPAF-PD *Sizzix BIG SHOT MACHINE Powder Blue & Teal 657900

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Some Birthday Wishes

Things you need in your life: Twix Iced Coffee. Sugar with extra milk. If you happen to be local, Heavenly Donuts makes an awesome one.

You're welcome.

K. As I sip my coffee, I also want to share that I have not one, folks, but TWO, that's right, TWO fabulous cards up over on the CAS-ual Fridays Stamps blog today! Okay, well, you can decide if they are fabulous or not, but that particular sentence needed an exaggerative adjective. (No, exaggerative isn't a word. Or, at least it wasn't. Until ten seconds ago. When I used it for the first time, thereby inventing it. For reals, though.)



I created this one using the Mum's the Word stamp set. It may look like  Mother's Day set at first, but seriously, you guys, it is just an awesome set for lots of card types! I layered papers from Chickaniddy designs and found a couple of ink colors in my stash that I feel worked SO well with these papers! It's a happy card.



BUT! I told you I had not one, folks, no, not just one card on the CAS-ual Fridays Stamps blog, but TWO! Yes, that's right, TWO fabulous cards! (Insert The Count laugh here.) Yes. I do. I'm not showing you the other one here, so you are just going to have to mosey on over there to see it! HA!

Okay, fine, I'll be nice and give you a sneak...



Look. There's sparkle. You know you don't want to miss sparkle, so just head on over there and check it out! Don't forget to leave some love!

Have a Happy, folks!

*CAS-ual Fridays MUMS THE WORD Clear Stamps CAS-ual Fridays Heart Beats Stamp Set *CAS-ual Fridays HEART BOARD Fri-Dies *Lil' Inker Designs STITCHES AND STRIPES Die Set LILD108 *Chickaniddy Crafts 6 x 6 DATE NIGHT Paper Pad DN14PD01 *Chickaniddy Crafts DATE NIGHT Enamel Hearts DN14EB07 *Crafter's Companion 50 PACK ULTRA SMOOTH PREMIUM WHITE CARDSTOCK 752252 Simon Says Stamp Soft Navy Cardstock *Ranger Archival Ink Pad VIRIDIAN AIP30669 My Favorite Things Hybrid Ink Insulation Pink *Versamark WATERMARK Rubber Stamp Emboss Chalk Resist INK PAD *May Arts IRRIDESCENT WHITE Metallic String Wink of Stella Clear *Ranger Embossing Powder WHITE EPJ36685 *Precision Heat Embossing Emboss Tool Gun Hero Arts PW200 *Sistema KLIP IT 3 Containers Clear Three Pack 1523 *Sizzix BIG SHOT MACHINE Powder Blue & Teal 657900 *Kool Tak DOUBLE-SIDED TAPE Clear Foam Adhesive *Elmer's CLEAR BOND Foam Mounting Tape Permanent Adhesive

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