Another year better......

HI All!!

i was able to whip up a little eye candy for you this morning.....but i have to keep this super quick.

we will get right to it:

isn't that sweet?  i {luv} the newsprint designer series paper......{{luv}}
something to note about that flower:

the first two layers in the front are from the new fun flowers bigz die in the mini and the back layer of petals are punched from the new blossoms petal punch, also from the new mini.  I had to wrinkle them up before adhering them together with an antique brad.

cardstock: sahara sand, baja breeze, basic grey, newsprint dsp

ink: basic grey, sahara sand

stamps: growing green, bring on the cake

accessories: antique brads, very vanilla seam binding ribbon, big shot, fun flowers die, blossoms petal punch, framed tupils embossing folder

oh - sweet cupcake!!

Hi Stampers!!

I busted out a little cutie for you today!  I took my inspiration from cupcake wars that I watched the other night.  The cupcake was green tea flavor with a fondant cherry blossom on top - looked pretty - don't think the flavor would be that great though.  Wanna see?

The card base is soft suede - are you feeling the love I have for soft suede?  lol!!  I punched three flowers out of soft suede and adhered them down to give a "faux" dry emboss look.  Can you see that in the picture?  

Wanna closer look at that adorable cupcake that was punched with the build a cup cake punch??  How genius is this combo in a stamp set/punch????

Gotta run.....chat with you later ;)

Because I Care.....

Hi All!!


Guess What?????  I got to stamp again!!!   Whooohoooooo!!!!!!!  I have a whole basket of new goodies from the Occasions Mini that cry out to me.  I have to say one of the first sets I was drawn to in the new mini was Nature Walk.  I absolutley love the artsy-ness of it....the realistic images...the delicate beauty of nature.  I just love it!!!!  I started this one with the sketch from Stamping 411.

I really liked the wide open space at the top of the sketch....perfect for a linen technique I have been wanting to do with this set.  Wanna see what I did with it?

The card base is soft suede.  I stamped the egg stamp along the bottom stamping off with soft suede ink.  The no.147 stamp if regular soft suede.  Don't you love the text page???  I sure do!  It is from First Edition in the Occasions Mini - this paper is so awesome - it is thinner, more like regular old text pages.

The sentiment is from the level one hostess set, Because I care.  The main image is where the fun begins.  I stamped the images randomly all over tissue paper.  I then balled it all up in a wad....then carefully smoothed it out.  It is adhered to a piece of very vanilla with stampin up's glue stick. After the glue dried, I ran the image through my big shot with the new Framed Tulips Embossing Folder.

Before adhering the card together, I used the tea stain ink pad from the distressing kit to age my papers and card stock.  I then accented it with some seam binding ribbon in cherry cobbler and a button from the neutrals button collection.

With all my heart......

HI Stampers!!!

long time, no chat, huh?  sorry about that.....my life has been so hectic lately that i can't seem to catch a minute.  the hubby brike his ankle the night before thanksgiving and had surgery and is now laid up at home for 16-18 weeks....i thought that might give me a little more time to myself....NOT!!!!!  what i didn't realize that i was going to take on his responsibilities as well as my normal stuff........i really need to get a pool boy or a gardener.  do you think my hubby would go for that since we live in western pennsylvania, it is winter, and we don't have a pool!!!  i could have them do the "manly" stuff around here.  you know, carry the laundry up two flights of stairs to be put away.....push my dishwasher around (yes - we still are in the stone age of portable dishwashers.....but i would give it up for anything- i hate to do dishes!).......oh yeah and then the really manly stuff like keep the sidewalks shoveled, take out the garbage.....you get the picture?  lol!!!

well....anyway - i have a little eye candy for you today. 

i started with the mojo monday sketch for a little....ok - a lot - of inspiration ;)

things to note about this little cutie - i used the lots of love letterpress plate on the background with pretty in pink craft ink.  i bough tthis a long time ago and this was the first time i was able to use it....i gotta say - i am lovin the letterpress plates!  glimmer brads - oh my - what's not to love about them????  i paper pieced the little dress - talk about fussy cutting - but i like the look in the end.  i think these little greeting card kids are adorable....and i gotta say - faces usually don't do it for me at all on stamps....but i really was drawn to this set.  bitty buttons - how cute are they???

be on the lookout - i have a stamp camp brewing using the new cupcake stamp set and punch as well as soon product shares!!!