CDS Sneak Peek - Yummy Cupcake (SOM)

Welcome back to the last day of the Clear Dollar Stamps sneak peeks! Today I have the Stamp of the Month called Yummy Cupcakes to show you in all of it's sparkly goodness :) This is one really shiny card! I, um...went a little crazy with the stickles...not that you could really tell or anything ;)




I used an assortment of designer papers on this card that included basic grey and my mind's eye but with another special edition of some Pineapple Twist Clearly Coordinating Card Stock. The Clearly Coordinating line is exclusive to Clear Dollar Stamps and comes in both textured and smooth and is lightweight for layering/matting multiple layers of papers = Love it!!!



The cupcake was water coloured with my tombow dual brush pens and a water brush, cut out, layered and then smothered in stickles. I broke out the dingle balls as a decorative adornment for this baby! Really, whenever I see this kind of ribbon, all I can picture in my head is a pimped out El Camino with the dingle balls handing around the windshield and some fuzzy dice in the mirror. Ah, it makes me smile every time! lol

Well that's all I have for you today, so while I'm off to finish up laying laminate floors in my house, feel free to pop on by to the blogs below to see what the rest of the girls have been up to :) Thanks for joining me and have fun!

Angela Thomas
Tricia Traxler
Cassie Trask
Linda Anderson
Laurie Wilson
Lori McCrosky
Linda Borneman
Nancy Grant
Katie Renz
Candy Fosta
Sarah Taylor
Trudy Sjolander
Wendy Hall
Tori Wild
Stacy Morgan
Rebecca Ednie
Sarah Gilreath
Tracy Johnson

Card Recipe:

Stamps: Clear Dollar Stamps - SOM Yummy Cupcake
Paper: Gina K, Pineapple Twist, Basic Grey, My Mind's Eye DP, Water Colour
Ink: Versafine Onyx Black, Ranger Distress Old Paper
Accessories: Sewing Machine, Cuttlebug and Embossing Folders, Spellbinders Dies, Clear Embossing Powder, Pop Dots, Sponges, Stickles, Ribbon, Eyelet, Cuttlebug Tag Die, Linen Thread, Tombow Dual Brush Pens, Water Brush, Corner Rounder Punch

CDS Sneak Peek - Frisky Kitty

Yes, it's that time again! It's sneak peek time for Clear Dollar Stamps! Today is day one of three that will have you oohing and awing over all the new goodies that will be available on May 1st including my newest stamp set, Frisky Kitty.

This sweet little fellow is one of three cat illustrations in the set and I'm thrilled to be showing it to you today. I made this kitty set, because...well, a girl can never have too many cats, can she? LOL I'm kidding! Ashlynn is the kitty lover in our house and has been begging for a pet kitty for awhile now. I personally have never owned a cat before and have some mild allergies, so this is something that I'm a tad bit hesitant about...so I created this set in honor of Ashlynn and her love for the feline variety :) I should add that she was over the moon when I showed her the stamps :)



As always this kitty was water coloured with my Tombow Dual Brush Markers and then was cut out and placed on a sponged in background that I found in my scrap pile. I love it when I find tidbits and treasures to use from there!

The papers are from October Afternoon and Imaginice and I thought that the had the perfect amount of playfulness to match the kitty. This kitty by the way is a bit cheeky and has a few goodies in the set to play with like and surprised looking bird, stray feather, thought bubble with sentiments like "tastes like chicken", fish bones and a cat nip mouse. It also has a "Here's a gift" and "From: the cat" sentiment to pair up with them because we all know how those cute kitties bring, um...lovely prezzies to us sometimes! ;) If you would like to see a photo of the complete set, please visit the Clearly iStamp blog.



That's it for today from me I'm afraid, but please come on back here on Friday to see what other creation that I have up my sleeve for you. Until then, be sure to pop by and see what the rest of our wonderful DT has created to share with you :)

Angela Thomas
Tricia Traxler
Cassie Trask
Linda Anderson
Laurie Wilson
Lori McCrosky
Linda Borneman
Nancy Grant
Katie Renz
Candy Fosta
Sarah Taylor
Trudy Sjolander
Wendy Hall
Tori Wild
Stacy Morgan
Rebecca Ednie
Sarah Gilreath
Tracy Johnson

Card Recipe:

Stamps: Clear Dollar Stamps - Frisky Kitty
Paper: Gina K, Basic Grey, Water Colour, October Afternoon DP, Imaginice DP
Ink: Versafine Onyx Black, Baja, Kiwi, Olive, Artichoke, Sand
Accessories: Sewing Machine, Cuttlebug and Embossing Folders, Spellbinders Dies, Pop Dots, Sponges, Clear Embossing Powder, Dew Drops, Ribbon, Button, Linen Thread, Corner Rounder Punch, Tombow Dual Brush Pens, Water Brush

Oh Happy Day!

And what a happy day it is - I actually have a card to post! Ha! I knew that my missing mojo had to return at some point...coincidentally it came back when my deadlines disappeared ;)

I so *love* this set! It's an older set by There She Goes called Happy Day and I have been itching to ink it up since it arrived in my mailbox a few weeks ago. I love the whimsical look of the images and that fact that it was just begging to be jivin' with the paper tole :)



I used my tombow dual brush pens and a water brush to water colour the images up before making them 3D. I then sponged the background with various inks and placed my image on top so that it really popped.

The papers that I used are both from October Afternoon and I thought they fit so perfectly with the images to help make the card cheery. I then rounded the selected corners and added the word window punches and ribbons to balance out the card. The sentiment banner also helps to disguise my boo boo.....ahem, intentionally modified Spellbinders die cuts. You may or may not notice that 2 of rounded the sides have disappeared from the cut outs...yes, that really was done on purpose *cough...not...cough* ;)



So, now guess what I did when I came upstairs from my studio to edit these photo's on my laptop? You will never guess. Go ahead. At least try! I *almost* spilled and entire glass of water on my card AND on my photo card! *GASP*

I was lucky enough to have misjudged the edge of the counter (in the dark - yeah, I'm pretty S-M-R-T) and thankfully the card and the photo chip were in my other hand as I slipped in my spilled water on the linoleum. Not a drop of water on the card, just all over my floor and patootie ;o) What a girl won't do for the sake of a card, hey? LOL

Card Recipe:

Stamps: There She Goes - Happy Day
Paper: Gina K, Water Colour, Black, October Afternoon DP
Ink: Versafine Onyx Black, Baha, Kiwi, Artichoke, Olive, Turquoise
Accessories: Sewing Machine, Cuttlebug and Embossing Folders, Spellbinders Labels 3 Dies, Pop Dots, Sponges, Clear Embossing Powder, Brads, Ribbon, Corner Rounder Punch, WW Punch

Last Day for TSG Sneak Peeks!

Hi again ladies! I just wanted to pop back in and to let you all know that today is the last day of the TSG sneak peeks. If you swing on by the TSG Blog and follow along with the hop of sneak peeks today, you can enter yourself to win this fun Domestic Goddess set that is being previewed! All the Blog Hop info and contest details can be found here.

Have fun and make sure to leave lots of love for all the girls along the way ;) This part time DT girl has deadlines to get back to so hopefully I will see you back here in a day or two for some more stampin' goodness :)

TSG Sneak Peek - What's Up Buttercup?

Welcome back for day 2 of the There She Goes sneak peeks and today I actually have a card to show you ;) If you arrived at my blog from Jodi's then you my dears, are in the right place :) If not, then please pop by the TSG Blog and start blog hoppin' from the beginning and leave a comment for everyone along the way in order to have a chance to win the What's Up Buttercup? set that is being previewed today. I know! Cool beans, huh?



My buttercup card turned out with totally different papers than I started with and with a new sizing and different layout as well....you could say that it evolved ;) I must have cut up 15 different designer papers before I decided on these ones. Does it ever happen to you where you have this grand idea in your head and it looks a little weird when you apply it to paper? Yeah, that was me and this was the end result of trying to avoid the "weird". LOL

The buttercup was water coloured with my Tombow Markers and a water brush and then I applied Utee to the surface for the cracked glass effect. Most of the papers were run through my cuttlebug for extra texture and the vellum ruffle was created with my Martha Stewart Scallop Punch and my Scor Pal.



Now it's time to hop on over to the very talented and newly "Dirty", Lisa Henke's blog to see her stunning creation :) Thanks for coming by today!

Card Recipe:

Stamps: There She Goes - What's Up Buttercup?
Paper: Gina K, Artichoke, Vellum, Water Colour, Basic Grey DP
Ink: Versafine Onyx Black, Ranger Distress Frayed Burlap
Accessories: Sewing Machine, Cuttlebug and Embossing Folders, Spellbinders Labels Dies, Sponges, Pop Dots, Utee, Corner Rounder, Circle Corner Punch, Pearls, Tombow Markers, Water Brush, Ribbon, MS Scallop Punch, Scor Pal, Bow Easy

Sneaky Peeks

I ladies! I just wanted to pop in and to let you all know that there will be sneak peeks going on for the next 3 days by There She Goes! If you swing on by the TSG Blog and follow along with the hop of sneak peeks today, you can enter yourself to win the Daily Grind set that is being previewed! All the Blog Hop info and contest details can be found here.

I will be previewing a card tomorrow, so come on back and see me then! Have fun along the Hop :)

Flowers Forever

It's been awfully quiet around the my blog this month! This month has been pretty hectic for myself and my family so I didn't even realize that I haven't updated my blog for awhile! Oops! So today I am bringing you a project that I made last May for the Dirty Dozen Gallery - Art for Every Woman.

I actually made this as a keepsake for me! After all...what woman doesn't love flowers, especially ones that don't die? ;)

I adore Victorian and antique everything. I stumbled across this pewter frame at my local thrift store and although it isn't an antique, I knew that it had potential to be really beautiful. I cleaned the frame and added some half pearls to decorate the frame and then took the glass out and tossed it aside. The mustard coloured oval behind the flower was stamped with flowers and embossed and then sponged with mustard and caramel inks. I then took my paintbrush and blended all of the colours together to create a smooth backdrop. I water coloured the flower and paper toled it so that it really pops out of the frame (the glass is not in the frame). This is quite a simple little project is such a lovely little keepsake ;)

Thanks for coming by today :)


Recipe:

Stamps: SU Bloomin' Beautiful, Inkadinkado
Paper: Watercolour, Basic Black, Inque Boutiqe DP
Ink: Versafine Onyx Black, More Mustard, Creamy Carmel, Old Olive
Accessories: Sewing Machine, Cuttlebug, Spellbinder's Large Oval Dies, Pretties Kit, Sheer Ribbon, Tombow Markers, Waterbrush, Dimensionals, Sponges, Kaiserkraft Pearls, Thrift Store Pewter Frame