Friday, September 2, 2016

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

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Thursday, September 1, 2016

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!


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