A Shimmery Valentine on a Monday Morning

Well, it is Monday and it is currently about 16 degrees (F) outside. Ummm...that's nuts. And sadly, I know that isn't the lowest we will see for the winter. Someone remind me why I live here, again? Hmmmm...

Well, I did finally get around to visiting my local Big Lots yesterday. I know...fancy shopping, eh? HA! Well, the thing of it is, they often have supplies for great prices and I picked up a few little things that I'm super excited about including some GREAT grey yarn that will be PERFECT for hair for my dolls, some Basic Grey stickers and embellishments (they had paper and stamps, too, but I decided not to get them), and a couple of Creative Imaginaations embellishments, too. I was excited! All for about $5. YAY!

Oh...and I dyed my hair blue.

Yes. For reals.

No. Not all of it.

We just put in some streaks. I. LOVE. IT. For reals, you guys, I can't even tell you!!!! NO. Really. Love it. Photos will come sometime when it isn't 5 something in the morning. Just Say'n.

Blue.

In my hair. For reals. SO EXCITED!!!!!

So, yeah. Well, here is the card I wanted to share with you today. I pulled my inspiration from the Moxie Fab Metallics Color Challenge. The colors are Gold Leaf Metallic, Satin Wedding White, and Pinkini (Bazzill names).

And here is my card using those gorgeous colors! I love the softness of it. I just wish you could see the shimmer really well, because it is STUNNING in real life. That paper is a shimmer, giving a true gold and satin look. Beautiful.



The stamp is a tiny little sneak peek of a soon-to-be-released Skipping Stones Design set. I love it! The perfect font for this card! Stamped in Clearsnap gold ink. The ribbon is Close To My Heart and the brad is from Making Memories. That adorable tiny tag is Jolee's By You (EK Success).





So, it is a shimmery happy Valentine! And a simple one, at that, but you know...sometimes I think you gotta let the paper shine! I mean, really, if it is already willing to do the work, let's let it do it. Just Say'n!

I hope you have a fabulous Monday! I hope some of you get to spend the day off due to the holiday today. The Hubbums' gets to stay home, but, alas, I am off to work. At least it will be somewhat interesting as I'm showing up with blue hair! HA! Have a super fabulous day!!!

My Love Has Wings

So, I pretty much had a great day yesterday. I got to spend time with The Hubbums and spend tons of time creating! It was super productive, too! My favorite kind of creative time!!! This is one of the cards that I created!


My Love Has Wings

I stamped a Skipping Stones stamp on the acrylic wings with Staz On and layered the fun little stuffed felt heart over that with stacked vintage buttons tied together with a pale blue thread. I love the color combination!



I was inspired by a couple of fantastic challenges that really gave me some great ideas to bring the design together! Jules, over at Gingersnap Creations challenged us to stamp on acrylic for the Once In a Blue Moon Challenge. I SO often forget I even HAVE acrylic in my stash! It was a great reminder to pull it out and make it fabulous!

And then...you guys know how much I love the Design Dollies! WELL, they had a really great color combo challenge showing off kraft, white, red, and blue! What a great combination!



This card is, admittedly, SUPER bulky, due to the acrylic and the stuffed heart, but that makes it even more FUN if you ask me!!!

I can't wait to share some of the other projects I have going with you!!! Many are in progress and some you will see later this week. FUN STUFF, folks! Just say'n!

Have a happy Sunday!

Happy Brrrthday!

I decided to create a card tonight just for fun! I love doing stuff just for fun! I played with some Studio Calico paper that I just got, along with a fun Skipping Stones Design stamp set and my Tombow markers! YAY for happy things!



So...funny little thing. I took three shots like this. One with the orange paper as the background, one with the brownish paper as the background and this one. I decided to showcase it using this one. HA! You can see the other two if you click on the photo and check out my Flickr stream. Oh, the joys of being indecisive! Just Say'n!



I used several layers to give the card dimension. I love doing that! I created the fun banner at the top (totally inspired by the Moxie Fab Trigger Tuesday), by punching lots of small circles and then putting just a dab of Tombow Mono Liquid on each dot and then I placed the string onto the dots. I love the look and totally need to keep this in mind for future designs! Such a fun little thing to add to a card or layout!

Moxie Fab Trigger



I also am entering this one in the Polar Animals challenge over at Gingersnap Creations! I love this adorable penguin!!!!

I hope you have a super fabulous weekend!!! It's late and I'm kinda tired, but I just had to share this fun and cheery card!

Jingle Out!

HA! CRACKS. ME. THE. HECK. UP.

every time.

every. single. time.

Just Say'n.

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Just a Cute Little Pin Cushion

We had a SNOW DAY yesterday! This was the view from my studio window:



Yup. A bunch. About a foot or so.



So, because The Hubbums is a teacher, he had the day off (actually, he has today off, too) and I called in yesterday because I couldn't get in if I had wanted to, so we got a nice day in the middle of the week together. It was fun! Now back to work today for me, but such is life, I suppose.

I also have a cute little pin cushion to share with you today. This is a super simple little project, but I love making them and they are just so darned adorable I can't help myself! HA!



I used Samantha Walker fabrics from Riley Blake. I love the fun pattern and the FABULOUS bright pinkness of it all!



It's just fun! I embellished it with some embroidery floss and a vintage white button. I love vintage buttons. They make me happy. Just say'n.



I am joining the following parties:

Samantha Walker Blog Hop Day! An Art Doll, A Wreath, and a Valentine! AND WOYWW!!!

If you came from Pinky's blog you are on the right track! If you just popped in here, feel free to jump on back to Samantha's blog to begin the hop!

I have THREE WAY FUN projects to share with you, so there will be LOTS of photos. I won't talk too much since I know you want to make the other stops and because, well, if I do, this post will be days long. Just Say'n.

Project #1: Princess Wreath

I love burlap! This wreath is wrapped in burlap and I made the flowers from the Cowgirl collection by Samantha Walker for Creative Imaginations! The sticker is from the same collection.



Project #2: Gorgeous Valentine Card

You see, you don't have to use Valentine themed products to create fabulous Valentines! This card is made with papers from the Sweet Tooth Collection by Samantha Walker for Creative Imaginations! I also used one of Samantha's fabulous holey cardstocks! LOVE!!!




And finally, my personal favorite.....a new ART DOLL!!!! She is a fabric and paper clay doll. Her body is made with three patterns of Samantha Walker for Riley Blake fabrics and I love them all!!! Her head, shoulders, and legs are sculpted from paper clay and her arms are stitched from fabric, stuffed and sewn on. She is adorned with ribbon, lace, and flowers. I must say, this pretty girl was SO cooperative when we did our photo shoot. She sat and posed SOOO beautifully. I was proud of her. Her name is Evanthe and she would be happy to go pick some flowers from the field with you! She is really a very sweet girl. Mild mannered, yet fun.







I ALSO wanted to share with you my workspace at the moment which has, well, my projects for today on it! HA!



BUT...I did keep my promise to clean it up over this past week. Then I used it again. But in all honesty, this is clean for me! HA!

For more Workspaces in action check out The Stamping Ground!

To continue on the FABULOUS Samantha Walker blog hop your next stop is Guiseppa's AMAZING blog!!! ANNND...if you just so happen to stop by and comment on all of the blogs, there is a GRAND giveaway in store and you can find out more about that on Samantha's blog!

Happy Wednesday!!!

Skipping Stones Design Blog Hop AND Sketch Tuesday!

Read to the bottom to see the winner of the SSD Stamps!!!

Welcome to the Skipping Stones Design Blog Hop to celebrate the release of two new sets, Heartsong and Purse Birthday! Today the Stamp Tramps and Guests of SSD will be featuring cards using Heartsong. If you've just happened upon my blog today, make sure to start from the beginning at Skipping Stones Design. If you have already begun hopping with us, you should have arrived here from Rae's blog.

Combined with the blog hop today, it's also Skipping Stones Sketch Tuesday which means we're showcasing another great creation from our Guest Sketch Artist this month, Amy Sheffer. We'd love for you to play along with the sketch and link your card at the Skipping Stones Blog. A lucky winner that joins our sketch challenge will win a fabulous prize!!!

Now...on to my card! I created the background using Sally the Cricut (Just Because Cards Cartridge). Ummm...WAY easier than trying to punch in a rectangle! Just say'n. HA!


The butterflies are stamped, of course, with the amazing new Heartsong set from Skipping Stones! I LOVE this stamp set! It is so pretty! I attached them in the center and then lifted the wings a bit to give them dimension. I love that they look like they will flutter right off the card!

I hope you will join us with the sketch this week for your chance to win! Your next stop on the blog hop is Becky's blog!

If you get lost along the way, I have included the entire blog hop list below! Have fun hopping!!!

Amy Sheffer
Wendy Jordan
Tammie Beaton
Tami Mayberry
Rae Barthel
Jennifer Ingle
Becky Olsen
Kandi Phillips
Jen del Muro
Gladys Chia
Brenda Weaver
Barb Turpin
Ann Kranitz
Amy Tsuruta

Today I am linking with the following parties: