Donuts

Hello there! Here's the sweet treat I promised, DONUTS!!!! Don't they look yummy?

The stamp set is from Simon Says Stamp called I Love Donuts. I stamped the donuts in Khaki ink from SSS and colored them in with Copics, use what you have, it doesn't have to be Copic markers. I filled in the glaze portion of the donut with Ranger Glossy Accents and dumped some Martha Stewart chunky clear glitter over the top. I punched out the center of the donut with a small circle die. The background paper is from Studio Calico's August card kit called Sandlot. I cut the front panel with Avery Elle's Custom Panels dies to make the arch. I stamped the word Donut onto the card base in SSS Lavender and then clear heat embossed over it for some shine. I arched the sentiment for the bottom part of the panel and stamped in SSS Blue Violet. I traced around both sentiments with Wink of Stella clear but it doesn't show much. Finally, I popped the whole panel up with some foam tape and called it a day. Enjoy, I'm going to the kitchen to look for something sweet. Bye!

Cherish the Moment

A big yay for insomnia, it lets me blog at 3 in the morning! Here's a pretty little number I put together today.

Pretty right? I love this stamp set from Mama Elephant, called Bloomsies. I picked out just the simple rose to give the whole thing an old school tattoo kinda vibe. I stamped the roses with Simon Says Stamp's Schoolhouse Red, Lipstick Red, and Cotton Candy and Green Apple and Green Leaf for little leaves. The striped paper is from SSS April card kit. The front panel was made with Avery Elle's Finished Frames die, I'm nuts about this die set. You will be seeing lots of cards made with this die set! I went over a few roses and leaves with Wink of Stella clear brush marker for some shine. I stamped and die cut the banner and adhered it with foam tape. I popped the whole panel up with some foam tape as well. The sequins are SSS moonshine. That's it for today, tomorrow is a sweet treat for those who have a sweet tooth like me.

I Love Fall

Well, hello there! I was using my circle dies for the shaker card the other day and decided that I don't use them as often as I should. Also, the second part of my inspiration for this card is this card layout that I keep seeing everywhere. The two half circles at the bottom...yeah, those. I see everyone doing cards like this so I thought I would make it mine. Here goes...

Pretty, right? I'm trying to channel fall and winter since it's been so darn hot out here lately, it gives me something to look forward to. Lawn Fawn's Into the Woods was my inspiration, it oozes all things fall and cutesy. I stamped the acorn and fox with Memento Tuxedo Black, Copic colored the little guys and gave them a little Wink of Stella love before I die cut them. I stamped the leaves onto the card base with Studio Calico's Doc Brown and Orange County and then used Simon Says Stamp's Lipstick Red, Green Leaf, Lemon Chiffon, Green Apple, and lastly, Khaki. I randomly chose a few leaves to brush a touch of the Wink of Stella clear for a bit of sparkle. I stamped the sentiment with the Dew Drop Galaxy Gold and set it aside to dry while I worked on the front panel. I die cut the circles and then made a ring to pop up with foam adhesive to frame the circle and add depth. I used some gold embroidery floss and Paper Smooches Stitched & Toppers Dies to make that little gold tag. I used that Galaxy Gold pigment ink again, just stamped it onto scrap paper, let it dry and then die cut it. I used foam adhesive to pop up the whole panel so the window would have even more depth and adhered the little critters into their new home. That's it for now, hope you like it.

Thinking of You Shaker

Hello there! I decided to make a pretty card today and I wanted to play with my inks. So, here it is.

I die cut the circle with Sizzix circle dies and taped a bit of acetate on the opposite side to create the window. I die cut the tiny pink heart with Simon Says Stamp's Mini Hearts Dies, inked it up with SSS Cotton Candy dye ink and hit it with a touch of Wink of Stella clear. I used Neat & Tangled's  Gifts for You to stamp the hearts onto the card base. The ink colors include Cotton Candy, Lemon Chiffon, Orange Peel and Sunshine from SSS. I stamped the sentiment with Simon Says Stamp's Sending Happy Thoughts stamp set with Versafine Onyx Black pigment ink. I created the sequin barrier with foam tape and used sequins from Neat & Tangled's Pink Lemonade Mix along with some dollar store sequins to fill in the shaker. I stamped the lots of love on the front panel, adhered the whole thing on to the card base and glued the tiny heart to finish.  Simple and pretty.  Thanks for stopping by today, see you soon!

Holy Crap

Well hello there! I feel like I needed some redemption for yesterday's disaster so I kept it really simple today. It's so simple that it's killing me not to put something shiny on it. Here's a look.

I used Tumbled Glass and Salty Ocean Distress inks for color and got a mildly interesting ombré effect. I used the mini ink blending tool to do all the work for me. I used Simon Says Stamp's To Thine Own Shelf stamp set and heat embossed in white. The Holy Crap came from Studio L2E's Sucky Day Part 1 1/2. I thought it needed a bit more so I die cut the X's with Paper Smooches Stitched & Toppers Dies before the Distress inks and did an inlay after the card was inked. I'm sure I'll have to give this one away because I'm never wrong...or sorry. Just kidding. Bye and see you later!

Pattern Balloons & Pocket

Hello hello! Let's talk about what happens when you try too hard to make it work. OVEREMBELLISHING is what happens. DO NOT TRY THIS AT HOME!!!! Yeah, I know it's too much. I'm sure there's someone out there I could give this little guy to....no? Well here it is anyway.

I started with the paper from Simon Says Stamp's September card kit for the background, pocket and balloons. I used Paper Smooches Shopping Bag die and SSS Balloons die. The sentiment on the pocket is from SSS Birthday Balloons and the blue banner is from Studio Calico's You Put a Spring in My Step stamp set. The sequins are from Lawn Fawn and Studio Calico. Pretty basic, just completely overdone. I wonder if I put some cash in that pocket it would make it more appealing....
Thanks and bye for now ;)

Rocket Ship

Hola! I was inspired by EVERYONE trying this Distress ink background. So, I jumped on the background bandwagon but was also inspired by a little boy I know who is completely in love with all things space. Here it is.

I started with Tim Holtz watercolor paper, smooshed my Distress inks on my craft mat, spritzed the inked mat with water and then turned the watercolor paper onto the inky water for this effect. I used Shaded Lilac, Dusty Concord, Seedless Preserves and Faded Jeans. I let it dry under something heavy to keep it from warping and adhered it with some Scor Tape to the card base. I used Lawn Fawn's Blue Skies for that adorable teeny tiny star and Tsukineko Galaxy Gold dew drop pigment ink. The rocket ship is from My Minds Eye, called Boy Crazy. I gave the rocket a quick wash of color with some Copics and then went over the whole thing with my black Wink of Stella glitter brush pen. I cut it out and popped it up with foam adhesive. The sentiment is from Simon Says Stamp, called Birthday Balloons, I just gold heat embossed it onto vellum. The sequins are from Neat & Tangled called Birthday Bash. Hope you like it. See you soon.