Let me take you down...'cause I'm going to strawberry fields...

Happy Thursday, y'all! I did some more stamping yesterday, and decided to play along with this week's Waltzingmouse Sketch Challenge.
Fun sketch, right? Here's what I created:
I pulled out Say it Loud and heat embossed the sentiment in white. The strawberry is from Big Berries, and I inked that up using the Rock and Roll technique and then added the stem before cutting the whole thing out. Here's a closer look:
Using a tracing wheel, I added the faux stitching to the edges of the panels and sponged some Tea Dye ink as well. To finish it off, I sprinkled on a few Bon Bons from Stamping Bella...love those things!

Thanks so much for stopping by today...I hope you're having a fabulous week!

Shiny, happy people laughing...meet me in the crowd...people, people...throw your love around...

Hey y'all, happy Tuesday! I have a surprise for you today...some crafty stuff! I've been playing along with the Dare to Get Dirty 2012 challenges over on Splitcoast and having a great time! I've completed 2 cards (of the *ahem* 21 challenges that have been posted), but I sure had fun! 

Here's my card for Lydia's Challenge:
I used an old Cuttlebug alphabet die set (Red Tag Alpha I think it's called?) Then I covered the letters with Glossy Accents and dipped 'em in coarse crystal glitter. Here's a closeup:

Polka dots, scallops, and glitter. Makes me happy!

 

The next card I made was for Stacy's Challenge, and I LOVE how it turned out:

I paired stamps from Back in the Saddle from Waltzingmouse Stamps with papers from the Wanted collection by Cosmo Cricket. A match made in heaven! I stamped the sentiment first in Black Stazon on Kraft cardstock. Then I stamped the horse and rider image in Versamark on top. Here's a closer look:

I had a little helper who decided that my OTT-Lite was a perfect warmer and a great spot to nap, so I thought I'd show you. *grin*

 

Thanks for stopping by...hope to have some more good stuff for you to see soon! Have a fabulous day!

We don't need your money, money, money....We just wanna make the world dance...

Happy Thursday, y'all! I'm back with another fun Clean and Simple design...this time with some Waltzingmouse Stamps goodness. I save these sketches *every week* and I finally made some time to play! Here's the sketch that the Mischief Makers brought us this week:


I have had my Faux Fun Circles set on my desk for a few weeks, and I pulled this stamp out for a quick little birthday card.


The striped circle image was inked up in VersaMark and then in Melon Mambo ink. That way I could emboss it with my clear embossing powder. Yes, I know I've been obsessively embossing everything lately. I can't help it. Here's a closer look:


This started out as a Christmas card, but I loved this sentiment from Half Pint Heroes so much, and it worked so well with my design that I just went for it. I cut a felt flower in half for the top of my little "ornament," and then added some crochet thread and a button to finish it off.

Thanks for stopping by today...have a great day!

Where there is faith...there is a voice calling, keep walking you’re not alone in this world...

Happy Tuesday, y'all! Thanks for all the love you left me the other day on my card. I hope to start posting on a more regular basis...so keep coming back to see me, ok?

I am still in the process of a major craft room overhaul...currently I'm organizing and putting things together so I can find out what kind of storage I need. I found my stash of Waltzingmouse Stamps, and HAD to ink them up...here's what I came up with:


Isn't that background image gorgeous? It's from the Free Spirit - Boy set. I wanted to keep the card super clean and simple and let the image take center stage, so I decided to make it white-on-white. Like the cool funky splotchy look? I spritzed the image with a few colors of Glimmer Mist instead of using ink, and I love how it turned out! The sentiment is from the Words of Wisdom set.

Instructions:
1. Randomly spritz large image with blue, yellow, and pink dye ink spray
2. Cut and emboss image with Spellbinders die
3. Stamp sentiment in black ink
4. Next time make sure your black ink pad is not dry before you stamp on your main image panel
5. Cut white card base and emboss with polka dot embossing folder
6. Adhere main image panel to card base with foam dimensionals.

Here's a closer look...you can even see some of the shimmer:


I think I'll probably make a few more of these with different sentiments...but I think heat embossing them would be beautiful. What do y'all think? Any other ideas?

Thanks for coming by to see me today. I hope you have a fabulous day!

Stamps: Free Spirit - Boy, Words of Wisdom (Waltzingmouse Stamps)
Paper: Stamper's Select White (PTI)
Ink: Black Stazon (Tsukineko)
Accessories: Nestabilities Labels 8 (Spellbinders), Glimmer Mist (Tattered Angels), Polka Dot Embossing Folder (Provo Craft), Foam Dimensionals (SU)

Yeah I'm sorry, I can't afford a Ferrari, but that don't mean I can't get you there...I guess he's an Xbox and I'm more an Atari...

Happy Tuesday, y'all! I'm here with my card for Mercy's Tuesday Sketch Challenge. Here's this week's sketch:



I have had these Waltzingmouse Stamps for a long time and I decided it was time they saw some ink. Here's what I came up with:


Yes, music stamps!! Gorgeous, huh? I stamped the Balm of Friendship stamp from Rescue Remedies in Cherry Cobbler ink on white cardstock. Then I sponged the edges with Crumb Cake and Memento Rich Cocoa ink. I loved the way the Crumb Cake smudged the Cherry Cobbler ink, so I smudged all over the white panel. Here's a closer look:


For the center strip, I stamped the music score from Musical Backgrounds in Crumb Cake ink on Kraft Cardstock. After I sponged the edges, I layered it with Early Espresso cardstock with scalloped edges. The Kraft card base was embossed with the Kassie's Brocade embossing folder, sponged around the edges, and layered with Early Espresso. Then I added two strips of Cherry Cobbler cardstock across the card to finish it off. The final touch was some sparkle, of course...Diamond Stickles!

Thanks for stopping by to see me today. Don't forget to check out what Mercy has for you, as well as the rest of the muses:

• Cindy Haffner
• Jackie Pedro
• Julie Lacey
• Jessica Diedrich
• Crystal Birr
• Jodi Collins (November 2010 Guest Muse)

Have a fabulous day!