a layout sneak!

hey there!
today i have a layout up on the Butterfly Reflections Ink blog! i just LOVE it! 
here's a little sneak of what it looks like, along with some of the goodies i used from the Butterfly Reflections Ink shop!! 

so fun!
thanks so much (in advance!) for checking out the layout!
enjoy!

Sweet Stamp Shop's June Release

hello!!

were you anxiously awaiting the June Sweet Stamp Shop Release? it's a good one! i had SO much fun with these images!

i used the adorable petite set Treats to create this FUN card!!

i can't wait to use send it for a my friend's birthday! but it could have also been an encouragement or congratulations card, too! that's how versatile it is!! 

all of the little images were colored with copics and popped up! that viewfinder shape is from a cut file i used with my Silhouette! 

i also made this fun little card, because i can't get over how ADORABLE that cooler is!!

i colored it with copics, and popped it up against that textured and watercolored background! i love the soft blues and the red of the cooler! so fun! this Little Cooler set is of my new favorites, for sure! 

be sure to follow the Sweet Stamp Shop on Facebook to keep up with all of the new releases, giveaways and sneak peeks! :)

And you can check out the rest of the release here! 

oh, and most of the shop has been restocked too! like this little cutie - Super Boy!

i used that awesome set along with Alpha Tabs and Outline Lower Alpha to create this FUN Father's Day card i made for my husband this year!

he's a huge Batman fan, so i just had to color him in Batman colors! 

i love that little guy! and the Girl Power set is JUST as cute!! 

so yep - i think that's it! 
have a great weekend, and happy Sweet shopping! :)
\enjoy!

come sail away

he he he - the Styx song is SO in my head right now!
anyway - that's not the reason i started this blog post! ha!

today i have a card on the Create a Smile Stamps blog!
here's a little sneak peek:

ooooo.
ahhh.

now head on over to the Create a Smile Stamps blog and you can read about how I created this card and more!
enjoy!

Inky Paws Challenge - Birthday Theme

hi there!

today is the start of a new Inky Paws Challenge! so exciting!

that's right, this time, we just want to see something birthday related!! and i just LOVE this photo - it totally inspired my card!

i used my distress inks, my finger and some water to create the background! i would dab my finger in a color of ink pad, lightly dab that in water and lightly tap my paper! easy peasy - confetti background! i loooooove how this looks! and it was so fun! i can't wait to try it again!

i used the Newton's Birthday Bash stamp set and colored the images with copics. fun fun! 

to finish of the card, i added wink of stella to just some of the 'confetti' in the background, as well as some glossy accents to the present and party hat!

i can't wait to see what you create for this challenge - it's going to be SUCH a fun gallery of products!

be sure to play along for your chance to win some Newton's Nook of your own! 

enjoy!

hello hot air balloon

hi there!
today i have a card up on the Newton's Nook blog!
woo-hoo!

i used the super sweet Newton Dreams of Paris stamp set! 
i colored the image with copics and then fussy cut it out and popped it up on that background!

for the background, i just used my lightest shade of blue distress ink and very lightly added a watercolor background to recreate a sky. 

the sentiment is from Delightful Doxies and i just thought it went so well with that hot air balloon image! :)

so that's my card!
thank you so much for stopping by!
enjoy!

once upon a dream layout

hello!

today i have a fun little layout up on the Butterfly Reflections Ink blog!
i was inspired by the incredible June Mood Board! have you seen it? swoon! it rocks!

here's a sneak peek of my layout with all of the goodies i used from the Butterfly Reflections Ink shop!

happy father's day to everyone, and also happy shopping!
enjoy!

thank you card

hi again!

today is my day on the Create a Smile Stamps blog! yahoo!
i made a card with the new Magic Flowers stamp set! here's a peek:

to read more about this card, and how it came together, head on over to the Create a Smile stamps blog!

and don't forget...the Sending Sunshine kit has been restocked and will be available for purchase Saturday!! eek! don't miss out!

enjoy!

Newton's Nook Designs June Release - Fetching Friendship

happy tuesday!
today is the start of June release week with Newton's Nook Designs! i just LOVE release weeks!

today, the whole DT is showcasing the new, super happy and adorable Fetching Friendship stamp set! don't you just LOVE this set? they are definitely some of the cutest puppy images i've seen! 
you can totally use this to scrapbook, create a project life type spread, gift tags and, of course, cards! all of the new sets will be available for purchase on June 18th, right here!

for my first card, i was inspired by one the tiny companion images in the set: the tennis ball!

so i made my card tennis ball shaped! ha!
i just used a circle die to cut the initial ball shape. then i cut the green patterned paper gain with the circle die, to create those 'lemon' type shapes out of the green paper! i just positioned them against the white base so it would have a white border, and easy peasy: a tennis ball!

i colored that adorable lab with copics and popped him up!

i also used some wink of stella and glossy accents for the puppy paw! and i couldn't resist adding coodinating green splatters to the ball! sue me! ha!

on to my 2nd card!
i tried to make a black lab, as best i could, anyway!
i watercolored him with Distress Markers and then popped him up against that background!

the background was made by randomly stamping the paw print and then adding some pops of watercolor with various Distress Inks! 

i heat embossed the sentiment onto some vellum, and it was the perfect place to sit the lab on!

Would you like to win “Fetching Friendship”?

This set will be given away to ONE lucky winner! 

Here's how to win: 

Comment on the NND blog and Design Team and Guest blogs (see list below)! The winner will be chosen at random from the collective blog release posts. Make sure to check out each of their blogs and comment for your chance to win. You will not know which blog has been chosen so the more you comment on the better your chances are of winning! You have until Wednesday, June 17th at 9pm CDT to comment  -- winners will be announced on the blog post on Thursday, June 18th. 

Check out all the awesome Design Team Blogs below to enter:

Newton's Nook Designs

Taheerah Atchia

Lydia Evans

Larissa Heskett

Samantha Mann

Crafty Math-Chick

Jess Moyer

Stephanie Muzzulin

Danielle Pandeline

Kimberly Rendino

Yukari Yoshioka

Vera Yates - Guest Designer

Newton's Nook Designs June Release - In Slow Motion

happy tuesday!
today is the start of June release week with Newton's Nook Designs! i just LOVE release weeks!

today, the whole DT is showcasing the new, super happy and adorable In Slow Motion stamp set! don't you just LOVE this set? these slow moving critters are some of my favorites EVER!!! i can't get over the cuteness of the inchworm and the sloth!! 
you can totally use this to scrapbook, create a project life type spread, gift tags and, of course, cards! all of the new sets will be available for purchase on June 18th, right here!

my first card just HAD to feature that adorable sloth! 
he's too cute!

i looooooooove him!
i colored him with my distress markers and then fussy cut him! he's popped up over that subtle night sky image!

oh, and i thought it would be fun to hang him off of a ribbon! eek! adorable!

that sky was created with Evergreen Bough and Peacock Feathers Distress Inks and my all time favorite star stencil!

oh my 2nd card, it's so happy!!

i sprayed the background with some gold mist from Mr. Huey's. Those little worms were colored with copics and then fussy cut out! i even popped up the birthday worm himself! ha!

i LOVE that tiny party hat! so cute!
i added some white sequins and a strip of my favorite colorful washi!

Would you like to win “In Slow Motion”?
This set will be given away to ONE lucky winner! 

Here's how to win: 

Comment on the NND blog and Design Team and Guest blogs (see list below)! The winner will be chosen at random from the collective blog release posts. Make sure to check out each of their blogs and comment for your chance to win. You will not know which blog has been chosen so the more you comment on the better your chances are of winning! You have until Wednesday, June 17th at 9pm CDT to comment  -- winners will be announced on the blog post on Thursday, June 18th. 

Check out all the awesome Design Team Blogs below to enter:

Newton's Nook Designs

Taheerah Atchia

Lydia Evans

Larissa Heskett

Samantha Mann

Crafty Math-Chick

Jess Moyer

Stephanie Muzzulin

Danielle Pandeline

Kimberly Rendino

Yukari Yoshioka

Vera Yates - Guest Designer

Lawnscaping Challenge 108 - Stars & Stripes

good morning!

today is a brand new Lawnscaping Challenge! yay!! it's my favorite way to start a monday! ha!

LOVE this!

for my card, i chose not to go 'red white and blue', but i did use lots of stars and stripes!! 

i started by heat embossing the stars from Starry Backdrops all over my card base! (it wasn't until i literally FINISHED the card, that i thought...why are there stars in the grass!? siiiiiiigh.)

then i used Chipped Sapphire, Seedless Perserves, Tumbled Glass, Shabby Shutters and Mowed Lawn distress inks to blend the background together. loooooove the blending people! :) i also splattered some water...because i literally can't resist that, people!! ha!

i colored the ADORABLE boxer puppy from Critters at the Dog Park and then popped him up on the heat embossed banner sentiment!

i also heat embossed the fireworks from Happy 4th onto some vellum! then i fussy cut them out and stitched them onto the card! YES i did! and i LOVE it! 

for even more inspiration (if you can stand it!), check out the lawnscaping facebook page! we're dedicated to keeping your creative juices flowing! :)

this week we're sponsored by lawn fawn! so get your card making on, and you could win a stamp set of your choice! :)

DIY onesie with stamps!

what's up?
today i'm sharing a few onesieson the Sweet Stamp Shop blog that i made for my friend's new little guy! and i made them using stamps from Sweet Stamp Shop!

i used two stamp sets: Mr. Octopus stamp set and one of the balloons from Balloons stamp set! below are the finished onesies!

be sure to head on over to the Sweet Stamp Shop blog to see how i made them! it was SUPER fun, and took less time than when i make a card! ha! 

enjoy!

Countdown to the Create a Smile June Release!

hi there!
exciting things are happening in the Create a Smile world! it's currently release week, and not only will there be 2 new stamp sets (some of the best ones yet!!), there will also be DIES!!!! yeah! we're all pretty excited about that!

I have two cards on the Create a Smile blog showcasing one of the new sets called Uplifting! i LOVE that set!
my first card is all boy!

i love it!
i started by blending two yellow Distress Inks (Mustard Seed and Squeezed Lemonade) and then flicked some water on top!

the images were colored with copics and then popped up! i framed the scene with some stitching and the used some layered patterned papers! love the blue and yellow together! oh yeah, i added some glossy accents to that fun window, too! 

my second card is the opposite - girly! ha!

i watercolored the background and also that AWESOME hot air balloon and cloud images! 

i finished off the card by flicking on some water and the very gently adding gold perfect pearls! people are loving gold right now! so why not add some fun gold!? perfect pearls are so fun, and i don't use this gold as mush as i should! :) ha!

be sure to head over to the Create a Smile stamps blog and see the INCREDIBLE card by Kelly that uses the other stamp set being released! :)

thanks again!
enjoy!

Lawnscaping Challenge #107 - Calling all Critters

it's monday!
it's a new month!
and it's the start of a new Lawnscaping Challenge! and this is a really FUN one! ha! (they're all fun, i know!)

yes - it's critters!! pretty much the easiest challenge with Lawn Fawn stamps! ha!

i used the adorable little penguins from Critters in the Snow! they're on they're very own summer vacation! 

here in SC, my little mann's last day of school was Friday, so we're totally ready and in full summer mode! That awesome floatie is from the Swimsuit Season set (and dude, that's on sale now!!). i added some white polka dots with my gel pen for a little fun!

that background was created with distress paints and inks! i swiped the background with my distress paints (Cracked Pistachio, Peacock Feathers and Mermaid Lagoon)! once that was dry,i used the same colors in the ink pads and watercolored them in the corners to sort of soften the edges and make it look more 'watery'.

so that's my card! are you ready to play along?

for even more inspiration (if you can stand it!), check out the lawnscaping facebook page! we're dedicated to keeping your creative juices flowing! :)

this week we're sponsored by a brand new sponser for the Lawnscaping Challenge - Ellen Hutson! so get your card making on, and you could win a $25 gift certificate! hello!! :)