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Whipper Snapper swap & more blog candy!

Up for grabs so far is one cigar tin and two stamp sets (Sandi Lion).

Today’s cute card uses the Provo craft embossing folders, the stamp ‘dust bunnies’ is from Whipper Snapper designs . The color combo is unusual, but given the nature of the card, I wanted something a bit odd and different. After playing around I finally settled on the combo above. It features stamping up card stock in Pacific point, Tangerine tango, Blush blossom, and yo yo yellow. The scallop, the circle and the small square where cut using my nestabilities dies.

The image is colored simply with copic markers and the small square is sponged with yo you yellow ink. I embellished her wings with glitter glue and popped up the square.

I hope you enjoy the card!

Have a great weekend and stamp happy!

To honor my 201st post!

Hello Everyone!

I hope you are hanging in there! I made am using this cute Penny Black stamp (hedgies) for an upcoming on line swap. It came out so adorable. The patterned paper is from one of those paper stacks you can get from the craft store. I used the Stamping up Tangerine Tango card stock for the base and layering piece.

I’m looking around for loose change and dollar bills, I’ve ordered a pizza and refuse to use my debit card. I could have sworn I had more cash! I really need to make it to the bank tomorrow.

Chad is starting to feel better. I’ve got him taking OTC Advil and some throat spray. I am hoping we are on the up swing and that I won’t get sick. (Please pray for me!)

Today is my 201st post, and to celebrate I will start offering blog candy today. The first offering will be a small cigar tin for you to alter. There will be other surprises in your goody box along with the things I list. So please be sure to post.

You may post a comment anywhere on the blog, for every post I put your name in the hat and will draw on March 27, 2009.

Have a great night and a wonderful weekend!

“R” is for rememberance

I made this journal for myself. I just needed to be creative and alter something. I used some designer paper I picked up from my local craft store to cover the small album. The album was found at the dollar store!

The small flower/butterfly medallion is actually the page marker. I used “Yes” glue to attach all of the layers of paper. Any 3-D objects (flowers, etc) are attached using E6000 glue. I embellished the project with pretty ribbons and (of course) glitter. The project took me a total of 2 hours to complete. I will alter a pen to match the set later on.

I hope you guys are having a wonderful day. Mine day has been dis-jointed as my youngest kiddo, Chad is sick with the flu bug. Mommy is tired. I simply do not sleep well when I have someone sick in the house, every noise causes me to go check in on him. He hasn’t had as high of a fever as in the past few days so I am hoping we are at the end of this sickness.

Craig called home this evening, he had had an interesting week and just needed to touch base. My sweet Michael calls this his ‘touching base and keeping grounded’ call. I miss him and am always so excited to get that happy voice on the end of the phone telling me about his day and the adventures in his life.

Have a great evening. Go create something! Stamp Happy!

Stamp TV

Want hot new stamping video’s and tutorials? Really want to watch your art come to life? Click here and learn more about Stamp TV! It is sponsored by Gina K. Designs and I was invited to join them by Jane.

Thank you Jane, I’m already enjoying the fun tutorials and new friends on the sight!

Today’s picture is of Craig, Chad and I at the river walk after his graduation from basic training.

Create it crafts is re-opened. I have not had a chance to visit the store, but those of you who are local, I hope you will check her great stereo out!

Have a great night! Stamp Happy!

Penny Black card swap!

These are two of the four card swaps I am doing for a Penny Black stamp swap hosted on SCS. Click on ‘swap’ to reach the thread. If you are interested in participating.

I used paper from a paper stack (purchased from the craft store) for the backgrounds of the cards. The hedgy snowman card used one of the sheets that has several different patterns already built in. I especially loved using my new Provo craft paper edging punch on the end. It reminds me of a postage stamp edge. I used a scrap of the same paper at the end.

Are you lucky enough to have seen the great new edge punches from Provo craft. They are awesome. They have a little leaver on the bottom which keeps them closed and they take up 1/3 of the room of the traditional punches. They even have a spiral binding punch (like the stampin up one, but bigger/better). You guys are gonna love them. Save those 40% off coupons!

The puffy stuff is liquid applique that I added glitter too and then heat set so it was puffy.

Before I forget, for those of you who have emailed me about where I obtained my cigar boxes, here locally most of them came from a store on Ft. Meade road (aka MD 198) there is a tobacco store in front of the target, the most expensive box was like $8.00. She has a great selection.

Another great place for the boxes is at Anne Arundel Mills in their tobacco shop. The boxes are a bit more expensive, but she has a really nice selection.

So my advise is check out your local cigar/tobacco stores, they are a great resource for these great alterable boxes.

Have a great rest of your Sunday!

Stamp happy and big hugs! Edited to add one more Penny Black stamp swap card and to change the text color. Thanks for the advise on the color combo, I agree, black is much better!

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