But you'll look sweet upon the seat of a bicycle made for two...

Hey, y'all! I have a few things to catch up on post-wise, and here are a few of them! During the month of January, I was honored to be one of the guest designers for the Splitcoast Color Challenges. My LSS recently started carrying Wplus9 stamps & dies, so I made a few samples for them to display at the Heirloom Stamp Convention a few weeks ago.

I pulled out A Pocketful: Valentine for CC356: Lucky Limeade, Island Indigo, & Basic Gray. Of which I had...Gray. Improv time!



To be totally honest, this isn't one of my favorite cards by a long shot. I think if I had left off the glitter and the lollipops weren't olive green, I'd feel better about it. But the stamp set and dies did sell out the first day of the convention. So I guess somebody liked it!

This week's challenge (CC360) was White, Island Indigo, & Pool Party. Of which I have...white. *giggle* I inked up Love You More for this one because the dessert option for the challenge was using a sentiment as your main image.



I used VersaMagic inks...I love how they look on Kraft. A very Clean and Simple layout, but I think it works for such a fantastic main image.

The last card I created was what happens when I get to sit down and just PLAY. Ever since I played with Love You More, I wanted to layer this image with one of the hearts from Heartfelt Mix. I am LOVING how it turned out!



I cut a piece of thin kraft colored chipboard with the Label Layers 2 Die, then stamped the houndstooth pattern heart in red Versamagic ink right in the middle. Then I stamped the cute line/strand image and the love banner in Versamark and embossed them with white embossing powder. Then I added the Hugs Kisses sentiment inside the banner and embossed with black detail embossing powder. A teensy pink felt heart cut with the Love Notes Die looked too cute in between the words so I added that as well. I wanted the image to look like it was hanging by the heart, so I tied some Caribbean Twine from The Twinery across the strand image, then tied a bow around with Buttercream Twine.

The background layer was stamped with the houndstooth heart image repeatedly, then sponged on the edges with Daffodil Delight. A strip of Echo Park Yours Truly paper was great along the bottom edge, and to finish it off I added a doily spritzed with Chalkboard Glimmer Mist and three heart cutouts.

Well, that's it for me today...I will be back soon with some Bella fun. Until then...have a fabulous day!

A Pocketful: Valentine Stamp Set by Wplus9	Love You More Stamp Set from Wplus9	Heartfelt Mix Stamp Set from Wplus9	Love Notes Die from Wplus9	Hearts & Clouds Die from Wplus9
Label Layers 2 Die from Wplus9	Buttercream Twine from The Twinery	Caribbean Twine from The Twinery	Memento Tuxedo Black Ink	Copic Markers
Detail Embossing Powder by Ranger	Tutti Frutti Two Scoops Cardstock by Bazzill Basics	Versamark Watermark Ink	Glossy Accents	Stickles
Hug Snug Seam Binding	White Paper Lace Doily	Versamagic Turquoise Gem Inkpad by Tsukineko	Versamagic Sea Breeze Inkpad from Tsukineko	Stampin' Up Ink

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Favorites of 2011

Happy 2012, blog friends! I'm a day late, but I still wanted to post my favorites of the year like I did last year. If you click on the photo, it will take you to the original post where you can find details and all the good stuff. I hope you enjoy...this was fun to do!

January

February

March

April

May

June

July

August

September

October

November

December

Thanks for stopping by...I'll see you tomorrow with some Skipping Stones Design fun and another fun announcement! Have a fabulous day!

Say oh, got this feeling that you can't fight...like this city is on fire tonight...this could really be a good life...

Happy Sunday, y'all! How are ya? Sorry it has been a while since I've posted...I was super wicked sick this past week. Yuck! But I am back, and have lots of goodies to show you. First up, a card I created using last week's Fall-to Layout #166.


Here's my card using some yummy new Verve stamps:


Isn't that little reindeer adorable? He's from the new Santa's Helper set, and I colored him with Copic Markers before I cut him out and tied some tiny jingle bells to his neck. I stamped and embossed two sizes of snowflakes from Glad Tidings on the white base layer, then sponged Memento London Fog ink around the images to make them pop. Behind Santa's Helper is the Notebook Paper Plain Jane embossed in white on kraft, then a heart cut from patterned book print with the Jotted Heart Die and a small red glittery one from the From the Heart Die Set. A red patterned frame from the Rounded Scallop Frame Die frames the whole thing. Here's a closer look:


I can't get enough of that sparkle...I added Diamond Stickles to each of the hearts and then sprinkled them with Coarse Crystal glitter. The little banner was stamped with a sentiment from Santa's Helper...I LOVE that font Julee chose! Before I adhered the banner I added some faux stitching with my tracing wheel. I added some distressing with my scissors around the base layer before layering onto my kraft card base. Maybe not so Clean and Simple...but I'm ok with that. *wink* I hope you like it!

Make sure you check out Verve's latest release if you haven't already...you can see all the new goodies HERE, and all the great stuff on sale HERE. One great thing about Julee is that it's still not too late to order now for your Holiday cards and items...they will be in your hands in no time!

Thanks for stopping by...stay tuned for lots of updates this week, I have a lot to share! Have a fabulous night!

Santa's Helper Stamp Set by Verve	Memento Tuxedo Black Ink	Copic Markers	Glad Tidings by Verve Stamps	From the Heart Die Set by Verve
Jotted Heart Die by Verve	Rounded Scallop Frame Die from Verve	Pretty Pattern Paper Pack by Crystal Wilkerson	For the Record Paper/Element Pack from Echo Park Digital	Detail Embossing Powder by Ranger
Versamark Watermark Ink	Stickles	Coarse Crystal Glitter by Martha Stewart Crafts	Serrated Tracing Wheel by Dritz

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