Happy Birthday Hugs and Kisses

Hi Everyone!

I'm here just really quickly today to share a card I made for my hubby's birthday which was this past Monday. I wanted to create a fun background with a stencil and some small stamps. I adhered the stencil from Simon Says Stamp to a piece of Neenah white 110lb card stock and then stamped the heart and star in alternative patterns. Then I used my masking pen to cover the stamps so I could daub the distress inks through the circles. A couple of the heart stamps didn't mask well; but that's ok.

For the smaller front panel, I used Terracota Tile card stock from PTI along with Sea Glass, and Smoke from Simon Says Stamp. I cut the two top panels using the Circle Border die from SSS. I stamped the Happy Birthday sentiment with black ink and then heat embossed the xoxo sentiment with versamark and white powder. Both sentiments are from Hero Arts "Year Round Sentiments"

Finally, I added a few sequins for a little glitz and shine and a small line of white faux stitching around the inside of the sentiment circle and then the ribbon on the side to finish it all up.

Thank you so much for joining me today! I will be back again tomorrow (or...maybe Sunday) with this week's Coffee Cafe!

Challenges:

Anything Goes:
Aud Sentiments
Craft Rocket Challenges:
Crafting with an Attitude
Southern Girls Challenge:

Creative Knockouts: Sparkle and Shine

Supplies: the following are affiliate links (which means if you choose to purchase any of the products below through these links, I will receive a small commission at no extra cost to you)

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Get your Creativity On: It's STAMPTEMBER!!

Hi Everyone!

Sorry for the late post today, It has been a busy day. However, I did remember that it is September 1st. Do you know what that means?

It's time for STAMPTEMBER!!! YAY. Stamptember is such a fun time over at Simon Says Stamp where there is fun, blog hops, new products and GREAT prizes including a MEGA prize package featuring a dream craft give away. You should get on over to the Simon Says Stamp blog and register for that awesome prize package as soon as you can!

STAMPTEMBER is also a great time to be creative! Get out your stamps and make something fun! The new products are great and I intend to make a couple of purchases; but don't feel as though you have to use new products only. Use what you have, whatever you have... Just be creative!

STAMPTEMBER is definitely inspiring me! I intend to make a few additions to the blog over the next week or so and I hope you will join me as I start a new journey with it.

In the meantime, I will leave you with just a sample of some of the new products available over at Simon Says Stamp. There are SO many more that I just didn't have time to link up here, so make sure you head on over there and check them all out!

I will see you again tomorrow with a new card to share!


The following contain affiliate links which means if you purchase items through these links, I receive a small commission at no extra cost to you:

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Live Life with Joy and Flower Watercolor

Hi Everyone!

I'm so glad you've come to visit me today. I hope this isn't your first time visiting my little blog here, but if it is, welcome! Today, I'm sharing a card that I wasn't sure I wanted to post here or not. I like it, but it didn't come out exactly the way I had envisioned. Sometimes, I think I overestimate my artistic abilities! However, I decided that I should probably just go ahead and share it and put my flaws out there for all to see!

Don't get me wrong, it's not a bad card. I just had some difficulty with the stencil staying in place...even after securing it with painters tape around the edges. My original thought was to watercolor the flowers through the stencil; but the stencil moved a bit, so when I pulled the stencil away, the edges were a little splotchy in places. Then I tried to outline the flowers; but I didn't have the pen I wanted, so I ended up just using a simple ball point pen, which is pretty obvious in a few places!
Finally, I decided the cure all would be sequins! Sequins always make things look pretty, right?! And I also used some gold stickles! I added the sentiment which is from Hero Arts. A set called "Live Life" which I don't think is available anymore.
That is it for me today, have a great Wednesday; and I will see you all again on Friday!


Challenges:

1. Lemon Shortbread
2. Sunny Day Crafting: 
3. Through the Craft Room Door
4. Crafty Gals Corner:
5. Simon Says Stamp

Supplies:
(Non-Affiliated links)
Paper: PTI True Black
Stamps: Hero Arts Live Life
Ink: SSS Doll Pink

Affiliated Links (If you decide to purchase these products through the links here, I will receive a small commission of the sale, at no extra cost to you)

Fiskars Personal Trimmer	Fiskars SureCut Personal 12	My Favorite Things MIX-ables Stencil, 6 by 6-Inch, Abstract Petals	Canson Artist Series Watercolor Pad, 5.5	Master's Touch Watercolor Paint Set	Tombow Stamp Runner Dot Adhesive Applicator + Refill, Clear, Value-Pack
Tombow Stamp runner	We R Memory Crop-A-Dile Corner Chomper 1/4 & 1/2	Mini Misti Stamp Tool - The Most Incredible Stamp Tool Invented	Pentel Arts Aquash Water Brush Assorted Tips, Pack of 3 (FRHBFMBP3)

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