CDS Sneak Peek - Peony and BIG NEWS!

I am so excited that this day has finally come! I have to apologize while I bounce up and down as I try to type! I have been holding out on you, my wonderful friends! Since the end of January, I have been keeping a large, nasty, festering secret...wanna know what it is? Huh? Do ya? *grin*




Welcome to my dirty little secret *snort* Dreamtime Designs is the name of my brand spankin' new line of stamps that I have illustrated for Clear Dollar Stamps. Yep, you heard right. I'm now a stamp illustrator! Yay! I have been bursting at the seams to tell you and try to explain my absences from by blog while I was working on this...




What do you think? This Peony stamp set is my very first release and will be followed by many more in the months to come! The Peony set will be released for sale on June 1st over at Clear Dollar Stamps and really, that's just 3 more days that you have to wait *wink*




Just to give you an idea of the size of the flower, the card is 5 1/2" square and I have placed the peony in the largest labels 4 nestability. Its the perfect size for colouring up and maybe doing a little paper tole work too :) Illustrating stamps is a dream come true for me so I want you all to help me celebrate! I have a little blog candy to share with you!

All you have to do is leave a comment below and on June 1st at 5:00 Pacific Time I will close the comment section and draw a winner :)




Here is what you will win:

Peony Stamp Set
Recollections Copper Brads (pkg of 100)
Prima Vintage Style Flowers from the Nursery Collection (pkg of 24)
Prima Die Cut Felt Art Strips (pkg of 2)
Crafty Secrets Sweet Chips Chipboard Little Girl Outfit (pkg of 1)
Chocolate Offray Sheer Ribbon (5/16" wide by 9ft)
Celebrate It Ivory Satin Ribbon (5/8" wide by 10ft)
Martha Stewart Metallic Weave (7/8" wide by 3.6 meters)

I just want to say a little thank you to Lori McCroskey (owner of CDStamps), Laurie Wilson (DT Coordinator) and Vicki Conquest (Stamp Illustrator) for all your help in making my dreams come to fruition! You guys are THE best people to work with and I just want to dole out hugs all around!...In case you hadn't already noticed...I am in fact a big sap *grin*

And before I close this post off for today, I just wanted to provide you with some links to view some more sneak peeks:

Laurie Wilson
Lori McCroskey
Linda Borneman
Nancy Grant
Katie Renz
Candy Fosta
Tori Wild
Angela Thomas
Cassie Trask

Stacy Morgan

Card Recipe:

Stamps: Clear Dollar Stamps -Peony
Paper: Gina K, Always Artichoke, Watercolour, My Mind's Eye DP, Scenic Route DP, K&Co DP, 7 Gypsies DP
Ink: Versafine Onyx Black, Creamy Caramel
Accessories: Sewing Machine, Labels 4 Spellbinder's Dies, Cuttlebug, Sponges, Dimensionals, Kaiserkraft Gems, Hodgpodge Hardware, Satin Ribbon, Martha Stewart Scallop Punch, Corner Rounder Punch, Waterbrush, Tombow Markers