Friend Handbag

I love the saying on this tag! Friends are the family you choose yourself. :)

There is not much stamping on here, but it has lots of stitching on it. :) I just love this dark grey thread. It feels so luxurious to me. It's not your everyday thin white thread. :) It almost feels like I am sewing with rope. LOL

The tag was made by punching a hole in my Heidi Swapp flower and then attaching it to the sentiment with a jumbo brad from SU. I love these jumbo brads. I tied it all together with some grey taffeta ribbon from SU.

Stamps: SU sentiment

Ink: Basic Grey

Paper: patterned paper from SU, Basic Grey SU

Accessories: Jumbo brads SU, Heidi Swapp ghost flower, SU taffeta ribbon, Janome sewing machine, grey thread, red line tape, round tab punch, cropodile

Have a wonderful day!

Chocolate Ice Cream Ensemble

This is a little set I made! My goal was to use the super cute "tub" of "ice cream lip gloss" I found at Cracker Barrel. Isn't it ADORABLE! I let the flavor of the ice cream inspire me and decided to go with a monochromatic brown color scheme. The image is from a set called What's the Scoop from MFT. I LOVE this set. It is SO adorable! The image was colored with Copic markers. I stitched a couple panels together.

The card is finished off with some PTI brown twill ribbon and a fun flower embellishment. I started with a Heidi Swapp ghost shape flower. Then, I stacked this awesome wooden brad/button on it WITH a copper decorative brad placed in the holes of the button. Susan Liles (susiestampalot) sent me a package of the wooden brads and I am HOARDING them! This is only the 2nd of 5 that I have used. I wish I could find more somewhere! I just love them! :)

I made the little basket/box to house the lip gloss. I was winging it, so I don't have a pattern. I started with a piece 4 1/2 X 5 3/4 scored at 1 1/2 and 3 on one side and 1 3/4 and 3 1/2 on the other side, but I trimmed off a bit here and there as I went, so I'm not sure exactly where it ended up. :) I made the handles out of the SU round tag punch and cut slits in them with the horizontal slot punch. I threaded some PTI twill in the holes and added a punch and molded flowers to cover the ribbon adhesion point. The label was stamped in palette burnt umber and the ice cream scoop was stamped in creamy caramel and colored in with a Copic marker.

Stamps: Here's the Scoop MFT
Paper: dark chocolate PTI, caramel, PTI white
Ink: palette burnt umber
Accessories: heidi swapp clear flower, wooden brad/button, copper brads, copper decorative brad, PTI ribbon, Janome sewing machine, black dimensional boosters, round tab punch, key tag punch, horizontal slot punch, flower punch, red line tape

Magnetic Cupcake

I started with a magnetic tag from MFT. They are super cool. There is a magnet hidden behind paper that wraps the tag. It keeps the front and back closed. It is the perfect space for a gift card (or some cash). I enjoy altering it. :)

I decided to make a pink, black and white creation. This has been one of my favorite color combos since I started stamping. :)

The cupcakes (What's Up Cupcake-MFT) were stamped with Memento black ink and then colored in with Copic markers. The frosting and sprinkles were stamped with pretty in pink. A pink Swarovski crystal was added to the top of each cupcake.

I cut the sentiment apart and used it as shown. The sentiment comes as one long piece. Again, don't be afraid to cut your acrylic sentiments. It's a lot easier than masking! :)

I finished off this project with lots of beautiful ribbon from May Arts and a glittery Prima flower.

Stamps: MFT What's Up Cupcake
Paper: pink pirouette, black, PTI white
Ink: memento black, pink pirouette, pretty in pink
Accessories: copic markers, may arts ribbon, Prima, circle punches, Swarovski crystals, black dimensional boosters, magnetic tag from MFT, paper piercer, white gel pen

Distressed Cone Flower

Image was stamped on linen vellum from PTI. I stitched and distressed the panel. Ink is splattered everywhere using my air art tool from SU. The sentiment is from Verve (love their sentiments). Ribbon is double tied and distressed with ink splatters as well.

Edited to Add: The cone flower stamp is made by Paper Inspiration. It was a gift from a friend. :)

Stamps: flower stamp, verve sentiment, SU BG polka dot
Paper: tangerine, PTI linen vellum, PTI kraft
Ink: tangerine, white craft, caramel, cocoa
Accessories: air art tool, brads, ribbon, Janome sewing machine, black dimensional boosters, sponge, paper distresser

Floral Sock Monkey

Well look who jumped into my hands while I was stamping this afternoon! LOL Mr. Sock Monkey makes a return in a fun floral print!

This is my first flap card (I think). LOL Thanks to Rose Ann for the challenge. :)

You can find the pattern HERE.

I pieced the monkey out of the new designer paper, Bella Rose that SU will be coming out with on August 11th. I used the fuzzy dot ribbon (LOVE that stuff) and tied it together with a clear button and some black floss.

The card stays closed with a magnet that is hidden behind the pattern paper.

Stamps: sock monkey, friend definition
Paper: bella rose DP, red riding hood, kiwi, PTI white
Ink: memento black, VM
Accessories: fuzzy dot ribbon, clear button, black floss, circle punch, nesties, oval punch, copic markers, paper piercer, white gel pen, dew drops, magnet

Verve in Pink!

This is another card I made for Jen's sketch challenge. This is part of the dare to get dirty week on SCS. You can check out Jen's challenge HERE. You can check out Jen's blog HERE as well as her weekly sketch BLOG challenge HERE.

This is actually the first card I made for her challenge. I stamped in the new color by SU that is coming out on August 11th. It is SO soft and pretty IRL, but the pink gets washed out a little in the photo. If you click on the photo to enlarge you should be able to get a little better view of it. :)

I used my new stamp set from Verve to stamp all 5 panels. The center panel uses a flourish that you line up on all 4 side to create a larger version of the flourish used on the smaller panels. I was rather impressed with that! :) It was very easy to line up also. I then adorned the 5 panels with Swarovski crystals each individually glued down with a small amount of crystal effects. You have to be VERY careful when doing that or glue gushes out the side. The ribbon is from the latest stitched satin share. I added the sentiment as an afterthought. I really needed something to pop and decided the beautiful sentiment would work well on here.

Stamps: Verve

Ink: Pink Pirouette (plain and textured) , basic grey stone grey

Paper: pink Pirouette, basic grey, PTI white

Accessories: Swarovski crystals, word window punch, paper piercer, white gel pen, ribbon, crystal effects, black dimensional boosters, red line tape

Distressed Baja

Here is another card I made for this week's dare to get dirty challenges on SCS!

I was asked by my friend Jen (genie1314) to make a sample for her challenge and this is what I came up with. It is made from her card sketch. I love card sketches because it gives you a starting point. Just choose your images to fit the panels, choose some colors and start stamping. She also hosts a weekly sketch challenge on her blog. You can check out this week's blog challenge by clicking HERE.

This card uses 2 background stamps on the background and 2 background stamps on the back layer. The 4 square pieces were created by stamping in Versamark and clear embossing. Then I created a color wash with reinkers and water and brushed it over the embossed images. The same was done for the front panel. Always start light and add more reinker to your mixture if needed. I distressed the edge of everything, adding some stitching, fab ruffled ribbon and a couple dew drops on the corner of the focal panel. I decided at the very end to highlight the sentiment square panel by placing a flower under it to draw your eye to it. It was feeling very symmetrical and I was trying to break up the symmetry a bit. All the layers are popped up using black dimensional boosters.

Stamps: SU Fresh Cuts, CHF ledger, SU french script, CHF grid, Hero Arts Diamonds

Ink: baja breeze, white craft, versamark

Paper: baja breeze, black, PTI white

Accessories: ruffled ribbon, paper distresser, clear EP, dew drops, black dimensional boosters, flower, Janome sewing machine, sponge

My Girls LOVE Little Tees!

Yesterday, I shared my story with you of my girls and their very different tastes. There is one thing they have had in common the past several days: They LOVE the Little Tees set! They are SO cute in the stamp room adorning their tee shirts! They worked in there for several hours the other day. I was thinking they were working on ONE tee shirt. Imagine my surprise when I went to check on them (I was asked to leave the room since they wanted to make something for me and didn't want me to peek) and they had each made several shirts! *proud mommy moment* When they were done, they proudly showed off their creations and each presented me with a tee shirt made just for me. :) Awwwwwwwww!

Madeline's tee shirt to me was stamped with "super mom". Those are 2 different stamps and she did SUCH a good job of lining them up! The tee shirt is colored with Copic markers. YES, I let them use my Copic markers. I think I deserve some sort of award for that. :) She cut the tee shirt out and then added a detail that I think is ADORABLE! She added fringe to the sleeves of the shirt! See how she made many little cuts in them? SO CUTE!

Bailey's tee shirt for me was stamped with "U ROCK mom". Awwwwww! Those are 3 different stamps, although I kept U ROCK together when I trimmed my stamp set. She colored the sleeves with Copics and cut it out. SO CUTE!

Again, I will say that I think this set is SO clever and you KNOW you need one! :)

You can purchase the set HERE! It is only $19.95 for the set of 37 stamps! It is already mounted to cling cushion, so all you have to do is trim the stamps and start stamping. :)

Little Tees

Surprise! I am a guest designer for Melanie's new set released by Gina K this month! YAY! I met Melanie in Arlington and she was so sweet! I was surprised and honored when she asked me to design with her new and different set. When I first saw it I was SO excited and impressed! This is truly a unique set with so many possibilities!

The very first idea that came to mind was my 2 daughters and their different personalities. I wanted to make them a little something to hang on their prized bulletin board that would remind them that I love them both and appreciate them for who they are.

I think it's time for a little back story... when we moved (6 weeks ago) my husband and I purchased all 3 of our kids a new comfy bed. With their new comfy beds, came the need for new comfy bed linens. I being the PRACTICAL one in the house preferred that the girls get something that coordinated so I could decorate their room nicely and it would be all matchy matchy. They being the SWEET GIRLS they are... wanted different sets to match their personalities. We searched 5 or 6 stores, but they wanted what they wanted. They were willing to compromise to the other sisters taste, but neither was happy about it. We had words... we had tears... we had drama. FINALLY after HOURS of looking and negotiating, my husband being the caring dad he is put a stop to all the drama. He told them to each get what they wanted and that was the end of it. He told them we would decorate the best we could and we would make it look cute despite one being blue, celery and brown and the other being hot pink, black, yellow, teal and MORE. *sigh* Can you see my dilemma? LOL Well, each girl got their very own bed set in their very own style and I left feeling like I had won the worst mother of the year award. Looking back, it wasn't THAT big of a deal. I should have been more flexible, but I am who I am and I do my best. :) It was a good thing he was there to calm the storms and make everyone happy again. He uses a line: "that's why I'm Dad." LOL Thanks, Dad for being there to make everyone ok and for showing me that colors that clash are OK. LOL (he is color blind by the way) *wink*

OK, back to my creation... Bailey is sassy and girly. She goes by Princess. Madeline tries to be a rocker chick. She plays a mean guitar hero! :)

When creating their tees, I thought of them and their personality. Note that in "normal" life, I would NOT pair soft sky and bright yellow, but this is for THEM and they will like it, so I am good with it. :)

When I was done with it, I showed them and they went bananas! They LOVED it! Maybe I earned back a bit of my award winning mother of the year in that moment. :) After they thanked me, the next question was: CAN WE MAKE OUR OWN TEE SHIRT? LOL They are CRAZY over this set! They went to work creating their own tee shirts (which I will share with you in the next couple days). They are so excited about this set and told me they wished it came in a "life sized" form so they could create their own REAL tee shirts. For now, they are loving using it on paper. I think this would make an excellent birthday or Christmas gift for a little girl. I know mine LOVE it and TRUST ME... they know a thing or two about stamping and they know the good stuff when they see it. :)

The hanger was purchased at Hobby Lobby. It had a notepad on it, but I ripped it off and gave it to the girls so I could use the hanger for my vision. :)

I will be back in the next couple days to show you even more samples with this adorable set! :)

Check out more sneak peeks and read more about the new set LITTLE TEES HERE!

Have a wonderful day!

Melanie's T set!

I will be back soon with my sample using Melanie's new T-shirt set! It is SO SO SO cute! :)

For now, you can read about it and see a sample on Gina's blog HERE.

Monochromatic Kiwi

Sorry for the Kiwi obsession! At least I have moved on from Mr. Sock Monkey (for now). :)

This is another card made for the dare to get dirty challenge. This challenge was hosted by Lauren Meader. It is a monochromatic color scheme. I would have liked to pull in other greens, but they were fighting with kiwi and I was dead set on using it, so... I went with one color! :)

I stamped the image on watercolor paper. Then, I stamped notebook paper BG by CHF lightly in the background. To achieve this effect, simply ink up your stamp and then stamp on some scratch paper before you stamp it where you want it. I have also this referred to as "generational stamping". When I grabbed my watercolor paper, I saw some thick clear sheets from accucut that I bought at the LSS. I decided that since I couldn't pull in any other colors, I would use the clear panel as a layer. I needed something to add embellishments to and layer with and this was the perfect choice. I cut it with my guillotine cutter and then removed the protective liner. The floral panel was stitched and then popped up on the clear panel using black dimensional boosters. The sentiment (PTI) was stamped on linen vellum (PTI) and then stitched on the clear layer. I was VERY scared to break the needle on my sewing machine, but it worked fine. I chose the sentiment to tie in the stitching... or was it the stitching to tie in the sentiment. LOL My card still seemed a little bare, so I added a Prima flower BEHIND the clear panel. In the center of the flower (on the front of the card) I added a button. It was purchased at Walmart in the sewing section. It has a little loop on the back. I punched a hole in the clear layer and card stock so the loop could stick through and a glue dot held it securely in place. I know technically I added a little bit of brown, but I wanted some bling and this had green in it. :)

I hope you have a great day! Go stamp something! :)

Cake Inspiration

I am sure you are looking at this card and wondering what in the world it has to do with cake? :) This challenge is hosted by Jenn Balcer. It is an inspiration challenge and the inspiration piece is a super beautiful cake. It inspired me to make this card (which I am in love with).

Want to participate in the challenges? Check it out HERE.

When I went into my stamp room, I went right for my stash of black and white doodlebug patterned paper. I wanted to replicate the 3 tiers of the cake with 3 different patterned papers. I stamped the flower image on linen vellum and stitched it to a piece of black. The 3 pieces of patterned paper were adhered to the black panel and then stitched as well. Everything was popped up using black dimensional boosters. I used the new fuzzy dot ribbon (lovin' it on this card!). I attached the sentiment with a cool little embellishment by Heidi swapp. I am not sure what they are called because I do not have them in the original packaging, but it is a little clip that has a part you can fold over. I used it to hang the sentiment from. In the open area, I adhered a swarovski crystal. Sentiment is by Verve and was punched using the SU word window punch. I LOVE the new color Kiwi Kiss that will be released in the upcoming new Stampin' Up catalog! It is LUCIOUS!

I hope you all will stop by the challenge forum on http://www.splitcoaststampers.com/ to participate.

Have a wonderful day!

Dare to get Dirty!

This week the Splitcoaststampers dirty dozen past and present are hosting "dare to get dirty". It is a week full of challenges! I love challenges to get me stamping. It's like a list to me... and I LOVE my lists. (yes I am one of THOSE that have lists everywhere... heehee) You can read more about the dare to get dirty event HERE.

I decided to tackle a challenge by Julie tonight. It was to make a clean, white card. THAT is a challenge for me. I had to fight the urge to go wild with embellishments and layers.

My first step was to stamp the flower. Then, I chose a sentiment from Verve and stamped that. I was sitting there staring at it thinking... no... this cannot be all I do! LOL So, I grabbed my sewing machine and stitched some crazy lines of white stitches. Ahhhh, getting better! Hmmmm, a button... yes, a button to hide my starting and ending point from sewing. I NEVER leave a button naked, so I slipped a piece of black hemp in there. Then, in a moment of weakness I grabbed by ink splattering air art tool and gave the sentiment a few spurts of ink to tie in the yellow on the flowers. Oh ya... speaking of the yellow portion of the flower... I used a scraper thingy to make some texture in that portion of the flower. That part of the flower is supposed to be fuzzy and I wanted to achieve that look by distressing the paper a little bit.

There it is! Simple, lots of white showing. Challenge: CHECK! :)

I am looking forward to participating in more of these this week! My card stash is sadly bare!

Have a great day and give this challenge a shot! Read all about the challenge HERE.

Nestabilities Basket

I placed the final sticky stuff and ribbon order for this month. If you missed out, I will have a little bit of sticky stuff leftover. All the ribbon is sold out, but watch for late this month/early August for some new-to-my-blog ribbon. :) Send me an e-mail if you would like stickies and missed the deadline. texasjodylynn@yahoo.com

This is another one of the projects I made for my class last Thursday. I used the Nestabilities basket that I got directions for from Lauren. She makes the cutest little 3D items!

Directions can be found HERE on Lauren's blog.

The front panel image is stamped on PTI white, then color washed with watered down reinker. The edges are distressed. The tag was made with more images from the set. The bag is filled with lifesaver mints. Want to know why? They are white and they MATCH! LMBO! Yes, even the candy has to be matchy matchy! :)

I hope you're having a great day!

Ribbon Matches!

Hi everyone! I wanted to let you all know that the ribbon order has arrived and I spent the better part of 2 days cutting, packing and addressing. I will be shipping out the majority of the ribbon share and sticky sale orders on Monday. I am waiting on one more ribbon shipment and sticky shipment and hope to receive those by this Friday for shipping the following Monday. As always, I will send out individual e-mails letting you know your stuff has shipped. :) I LOVE the new ribbon. It is SO cool! I took a couple pictures for you of some of the colors. I was SO SO SO excited that some of the new ribbon matches Stampin Up's new in-colors. WOOHOO for matchy matchy! :) Some of the colors are not EXACT matches, but still look great together IMHO. :)

I do have some of the ribbon left from the ribbon share. I made a mistake and cut some ribbon I wasn't supposed to (OOPS) so I now have extra satin and also some extra fuzzy dot. You can view the original post with details HERE.

If you are interested in any of the "leftovers", please e-mail me at texasjodylynn@yahoo.com and I will confirm that I still have space available. If I get a slew of interest, I am willing to open up another group so I will start a wait list and contact you if I can fill a group. :)

Some of what I have left is a "partial share". What that means is that the ribbon wasn't *quite* long enough, but it's close. Maybe 1/2 yard or so is missing of some colors, but not others. Maybe a couple colors have more than they were supposed to, but others were a little short. With ribbon companies, 30 yards is NOT 30 yards. They mean 29-29 1/2 yards. It drives me crazy! Anyway... moving on since I am rambling now. Since some of them are "partials" I am offering a small discount to offset any ribbon shortage. Shipping will be a flat $5. You may add on anything you would like from the sticky sale HERE as well for no additional shipping.

Here is what I have available:

Fuzzy Dot: 6 partials $19 each ($3 discount)

Stitched Satin: 4 partials $19 each ($3 discount)

Stitched Satin: 5 full shares $22

Full Spools Available. Contact me with type for price. Thanks. :)

Again to see pictures and descriptions of the ribbon, click HERE.

If you have any questions, feel free to send me an e-mail. :)

Monkey-less Sock Monkey Project

I am taking orders until Monday morning for the July Sticky Sale HERE! :)

OK, I am trying to avoid using the sock monkey set again. You know... overkill, BUT while planning a project for a class I had at my house this past weekend I couldn't help but grab the set again! This time, the monkey stayed in the case and I opted for just the cupcake and sentiment.

This is a "nugget tin" with a belly band around it. On the belly band I adhered one of those awesome Nestabilities "blooms" that Lauren Meader has me hooked on. They are so easy to make and have a real WOW factor if you ask me. :) (not that you're asking but... LOL) The bloom was given dimension using the large black dimensional boosters. The cupcake is stamped in black Memento ink (LOVIN it for Copics) and colored with Copic markers. I used stickles on the cupcake frosting. Holes were pierced using my circle plastic canvas template and a simple brad finished it off.

The ladies that came to the class really loved this project. It is perfect for a birthday gift to use for cash or a gift card.

I will be sharing more projects we made at the class this week. :)

Thanks for visiting and I hope you are having a GREAT weekend! :)

HUGS!

Polka Dot Organdy Quick Share

Hi Ladies!

I have a quick polka dot organdy share for you. :)

This the THE most popular ribbon on my blog. :)

I have the ribbon CUT, on hand and ready to ship out on Monday.

The first nine people to e-mail me and claim a spot in the share will be e-mailed an invoice for payment through paypal. You MUST pay through paypal for this quick turn-around share. If I receive more than nine requests, I will start a wait list and let you know soon via e-mail if I will be able to open another group (ribbon for wait listed participants will need to be ordered so it will not ship immediately). Unfortunately I cannot add on this share to previous sticky orders or ribbon share orders. I am in the process of packing those up already and it would be a nightmare to open boxes and add anything. LOL

All nine shares ON HAND are SOLD OUT! If you would like to be placed on a waitlist and contacted when more ribbon will be available, please e-mail me at texasjodylynn@yahoo.com . Thanks!

Details:

• May Arts polka dot organdy


• 18 colors (all available colors) picture shows 10 colors, but you will receive 18 color


• 5 yards of each color


• 90 yards total


• $40 INCLUDING shipping (Canada too) (shipping portion of the cost is $4)
• colors include: white, turquoise/brown dots, lavender, black, green/fuchsia dots, red/black dots, pink, fuchsia, burgundy, yellow, light orange, light brown, light blue, red/green dots, parrot green, red, fuchsia/black dots, pink/brown dots

Again, please E-MAIL me prior to sending payment so I can verify you are one of the first nine. :) texasjodylynn@yahoo.com

Sticky sale and fuzzy dot/stitched satin update coming soon. :)

Textured Sock Monkey

I felt like stamping a card tonight and went into my stamp room ready to play with some of my new stamps. I literally have a PILE of stamps I have bought that need some lovin'. I saw Mr. Sock Monkey sitting there and decided to save the untouched stamps for another day and use him again. He is just SO darn cute! What is wrong with me? When did I start liking sock monkeys? LOL

This time, I was all about the texture. I wanted to make him more sock monkeyish (yes, it's a word... I said so). Last time he was fluorescent green... this time... an aged pumpkin and caramel. He was colored with Copic markers. The orange polka dots were hand drawn. I pierced holes on him and hand stitched the linen thread that is holding his arms, legs, tail and bootie on. Next time, I will only put two stitched on each limb. It was VERY close and the holes were on the verge of ripping and becoming one. EEK! I would have been maaaaaaad since I had already colored him. LOL The hat and cupcake were colored, then cut out and adhered with a black dimensional booster. The "fluff" coming out of the top of Mr. Sock Monkey's hat is some burlap that I shredded. The caramel panel is stamped with CHF's burlap BG stamp and embossed with clear EP. I added some caramel brads to the corners to stay with the natural tones. Some pumpkin pie textured card stock for the base finished off the card well.

This card took me forever to make. It took a whole Jewel CD (newish CD that I LOVE) and most of Taylor Swift. :) Geesh! Fact about me: I listen to music when I stamp. Occasionally if someone is stamping with me, I turn it off, but for the most part I am a music stamper. :)

Stamps: Sock Monkey SU (being released in the new catalog which is released on Aug 11th), CHF burlap, birthday stamps SU (no clue which set... I broke apart most of my SU sets and now have 2 "birthday drawers")

Ink: Memento black, versamark

Paper: caramel, black, pumpkin, PTI white

Accessories: caramel brads, linen thread, black dimensional boosters, Nestabilities, circle punch, burlap strands, clear EP, paper needle

Another Hidden Style

I am SOLD OUT for the current ribbon share. If you missed out and would like to participate, please send me an e-mail so I can place you on a wait list. If I have enough interest, I will open another group and e-mail you an invoice. The ribbon has already been ordered and is on it's way to me. YAY!

I am still taking orders for the STICKY SALE HERE. I will be taking orders for a couple more days, so if you have been waiting to order, please do it asap. :) Also, if you are currently signed up, please send your payment if you haven't done so already. :) Thanks to all who have participated!

Yesterday I brought you a set that no doubt left your face sun burnt from the bright colors... today... I bring you simple. :)

Did you know I have a massive collection of AMuse stamps? No? I never use them... LOL I think they are super cute and buy them like crazy, but then don't use them. OOPS! I am a closet AMuse fan! It's confession time! :)

I bought a bunch of stamps from the AMuseapalooza release this week (see stash above) and agreed to make some samples for the LSS in El Paso to use for display and the AMAP event. :) These cards are not my "norm", but I stretched myself and attempted to use them in the way they are intended. Simple. It's harder for me to make simple cards, but I tried. Be gentle. LOL

I was laughing hysterically when I came up with the "On Chrismoose" card. I actually DREW! Yes, it is only a line from the moose's tail to the intertube, but I DREW! That was a major accomplishment for me. LMBO! I am NOT an artist! I used the clear sentiment set (not shown in stash picture) and CUT 2 of the sentiments to form that sentiment. YES, I cut clear stamps when I want to make something different out of them. It is usually sentiments. They won't grow back together so stop your gasping. LOL They easily line up again for stamping. :) Try it. You can come up with some creative uses for your current clear sentiments. :)

Stamps: AMuse
Paper: AMuse, PTI white, black, choc chip, real red
Ink: Memento black, palette burnt umber
Accessories: Copics, AMuse ribbon, AMuse clear sticker thingy, Prima, brad, stickles, black dimensional boosters, liquid applique

I hope you all are having a wonderful weekend!

Put on your Sunglasses

It is not often you will see me using super bright colors. That is a little ironic since when I first starting stamping over 5 years ago, the first set of ink, paper and embellishments I purchased from Stampin Up was bold brights. I remember those "stamping" days quite well. I had to put stamping in quotes because really... what I was doing was NOT stamping. LOL I would throw down some ink (and maybe a few fingerprints) and call it a card! ICK! *shudder* LOL

I pulled out the bright colors and my new sock monkey set to make a birthday gift for a friend of mine. She loves bright colors and I aim to please so... put on your sunglasses. :) This card is full of irony because never in a million years would I have thought I wanted a sock monkey set, but I saw it... it called my name and the rest is history. I think he's pretty cute! :)

I plan to put some gifties in the tin for her. I hope she likes it.

I hope you all are having a wonderful day and I hope you didn't get a sunburn after viewing this set. :)

Oh and Carole... I was thinking about you when I made this card. :)

Stamps: sock monkey, SU sentiment

Ink: Memento Black Ink (LOVE THIS for Copics)

Paper: Making Memories patterned paper, green galore, pumpkin pie, PTI white, black

Accessories: Copics, SU ribbon, May Arts ribbon, fuzzy brad, Nestabilities, Heidi Swapp ghost shape, tea tin, 1/4" red line tape, stickles, black dimensional boosters, punches