Stampin' Up! Love is Kindness

One of the stamps in the new Stampin' Up! Occasions catalog really caught my eye and I was excited to get it to color!  It is just beautiful and that quote is amazing!   I kept my card very simple to highlight the image.   I finally got a darker red Copic marker for Christmas, so I couldn't resist making the tulips red so I could take it for a spin.  :)  

Stamps:  Stampin' Up! Love is Kindness
Ink:  Mememto Black, Copics
Paper:  Neenah Solar White
Others: Lil' Inker stitched rectangle dies, Pretty Pink Posh clear sequins, misc red ribbon

Some serious stamping.  lol  She had pink fingers at the end, but she had fun and that's what matters.  :)

Monday Inspiration from Prickley Pear

Happy Monday!   It's still cold here in Texas, so we are grumbling and bundled up.  lol   I wanted to share my card for today's Prickley Pear inspiration.  I went for an simple yet elegant card.  I love the flower flourish and paired it with a gorgeous indigo color.  

Stamps:  CLR-002 Hibiscus
Ink:  Memento Black, Island Indigo, Copics
Paper:  Neenah Solar White, Island Indigo
Others:  PPRS-D042 Scallop Oval Nesting Dies, Island Indigo 1/4 cotton ribbon

Be sure to stop by the blog and see all the inspiration from the rest of the team!

Sometimes your Hello Kitties need to ride in the Hello Kitty car.  :)

Happy 2015

One of my Christmas gifts were some cool number dies from Lawn Fawn.   I have always wanted some numbers but in all the years I've been stamping, I've never owned any.  Crazy.  Jason fixed that though and I was able to make this super cool card!  It was so fun to do too.   Now I need to try it with my alphabet dies.  Because I used something new, I'd like to enter this in the Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge this week.  :)

Hope you have a great weekend!  Stay warm.  :)

My serious stamper.  lol

Always Here For You

I thought I'd share another card I made for the Winnie & Walter birthday celebration.  Vanessa's challenge was to use a gradient (or ombre) for your card.   I stamped my leaves in 3 different colors, Bermuda Bay, Coastal Cabana, and Pool Party.   I cut out and popped the middle one up to add a little dimension.

Stamps: Winnie & Walter A Tree for All Seasons
Ink:  Bermuda Bay, Coastal Cabana, Pool Party
Paper:  Bermuda Bay, Whisper White
Other:  Lil' Inker Stitched Rectangle dies, SU Doilies, misc sequins

We are off to Laila's checkup and I'm dreading it.  She's so scared of people, so we are anticipating a lot of freaking out and screaming.  We've tried prepping her and getting her excited about seeing Dr. Lloren, but we'll see how it goes.  Wish us luck!

Freshly Made Sketches Winter

Time for Freshly Made Sketches to return!   Yay!   We start the year with a fantastic sketch from our oh so talented Amy.   I didn't get that many Christmas cards mailed out, so my plan is to eventually get some winter cards sent.  Yeah.    (remind of that, okay?)  

Stamps:  MFT Pure Innocence Holiday Hugs Snowman, Simon Says Stamp Hand Lettered Winter Wishes

Ink:  Pool Party, Smoky Slate (both Stampin' Up!)

Paper:  SU Whisper White, SU Winter Frost

Accessories:  Lil' Inker Stitched Rectangle dies, Martha Stewart Snowflake Punch, sequins, SU Basics Glimmer Brad, SU Pool Party Baker's Twine

Now my laptop is about to die so I'd better sign off!   lol  

Two Paper Divas Inspiration

Today is my first post showing off the awesome stamps at Two Paper Divas!   I'm so excited as they have some really cute images.   To start though I wanted to use this fabulous sentiment.   It has a great message for all us crafty, creative people and I have so many friends that I can use it to make cards for.   For this one I tried to be a bit artsy and pulled out some gesso and then watercolored with some distress inks.   I love how it turned out!  I would definitely recommend adding this one to your stamp collection.  The font is just gorgeous!

Stamps:   Love With Your Heart
Ink: VersaFine Ink, Onyx Black, Ranger Distress Inks,
Paper:  SU Basic Black, Ranger Distress Watercolor Cardstock, Miscellaneous cardstock
Other:  SU Basic Black Satin Ribbon, Pretty Pink Posh sequins, White Gesso, MFT Blueprints 20, Lil' Inker Stitched Rectangles

Have a great day!

Happy Birthday W&W

One of my favorite new companies, Winnie & Walter, are celebrating their first birthday.  How exciting right?   They have some fun challenges going on and I've been trying to play along as I get a chance.   The first one I did was Shay's One challenge to use one of something.  I used one stamp set and one color.    I got distress inks for Christmas and I was so excited to play around with them.   I added some water spots and splattered some diluted white acrylic paint on my background once I'd inked it up.  Fun stuff!   The background has some hearts stenciled on in embossing paste.  It's one of those "simple" cards with lots of steps (and drying time!).   :)

I also use the very awesome current sketch at Retro Sketches.  Love this one!

Be sure to come back tomorrow for two fun posts! 

Pictures were acceptable yesterday.  LOL  Toddlers!  

Prickley Pear Monday Inspiration

It's Monday, so time for some new inspiration from Prickley Pear!   I wanted to switch away from Christmas for a bit, so I went with a favorite, vanilla, black, and the pop of a red flower.   So stunning and so gorgeous!  I got a darker red Copic marker for Christmas, so I was finally able to do a more true red and I love it!

Stamps/Dies:  CLR002 Hibiscus, PPRS-D002 Hibiscus Die Set

Be sure to go check out the blog for lots more inspiration!

Laila doesn't like me to take her picture much anymore, so I might not be sharing as much as before.  She is in a weird stage of that and not liking strangers (to the point of screaming and clinging on to us for dear life).   It's making it hard to have anyone over, but we'll make it through it.  Going to the doctor this week will be an ordeal for sure though.   Anyway, she came to snuggle with me on the bed the other day and had her two Hello Kitty purses, her Hello Kitty cup, and her hat.  She's so silly.