Monthly Archives: February 2016

Boho Hearts Inspiration

Posted on February 14, 2016 by | Comments Off on Boho Hearts Inspiration

In honor of Valentine’s Day, here is a fabulous Boho Hearts Inspiration Photo.  I want to make these, eat these and WEAR these.  So COLORFUL!  But wouldn’t these make a great CARD, too?  Stamp or draw your favorite heart outlBoho Hearts Inspirationine and fill in with doodles or even Zentangle.  Different color markers would make this so easy.
You could also take this idea and “marker” your stamp – below is a perfect image from the Bordering Blooms stamp set in the 2015-2016 Catalog for this technique.  Embellish the stamped image with dimensional dots or crystal effects to add texture and bling!  What will YOU do with this Boho Heart Inspiration?

Bordering Blooms

 

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#imbringingbirthdaysback

Posted on February 11, 2016 by | Comments Off on #imbringingbirthdaysback

#imbringingbirthdaysback

One of my fave’s from Stampin’ Up!, Shannon West, has come up with a brilliant idea, called #imbringingbirthdaysback!  The premise is that we have gotten away from sending birthday cards and become more dependent on the quick and easy social media way.  Now who doesn’t LOVE a birthday card (or any card, really) that you receive in the mail???  I used to send a ton of them out, and I have gotten out of the habit, too!  Stampin’ Up! thought this was SUCH a good idea that they are now going to issue a stamp EXACTLY as Shannon made her own above.  As soon as it is available, I’ll post a link, but no need to wait to jump onto this great idea – start your own revolution!  If you want a great stamp set with birthday sentiments and images, too, “Endless Birthday Wishes” would be a great start!  If you want a hand-stamped birthday card from ME, just comment with your request, and message me privately with your name, birthday and address, and VOILA! your card will hit the US Mail when the time comes!  #imbringingbirthdaysback – how about you???

stack of IBBB cards

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Thinlits to make DIY Bakers Box on sale this week!!!

Posted on February 9, 2016 by | Comments Off on Thinlits to make DIY Bakers Box on sale this week!!!

DIY Bakers BoxThere is nothing CUTER than a DIY Bakers Box!

 

 

This week through the Weekly Deals, Stampin’ Up! has a number of super cute things, one of them being the awesome Bakers Box Thinlits so you can make your own DIY BakersDIY Bakers Box Boxes.  There are so many options with this box!  You can make it from Designer Paper, Stamp on plain card stock, even emboss on vellum!  You can cut a window in the box with the included dies, and glue a bit of clear acetate or plastic inside to see the goodies.  I’m hungry just thinking about it!!!

What would YOU put in this adorable DIY Bakers Box?

 

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Day 2 Coloring Challenge

Posted on February 4, 2016 by | Comments Off on Day 2 Coloring Challenge

image …we’ll this is MY day 2 Coloring Challenge as I probably will not make 30 separate posts over the challenge! At any rate, I did color in the flowers a bit this morning – using my Stampin’ Up! Stamp pads, a bit of water and a very small paint brush.  I like to layer and combine colors, so these flowers were done with FIVE different colors!

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I like this so far… now to the stems.

Have you taken up the coloring challenge yet?

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30 Day Coloring Challenge!

Posted on February 2, 2016 by | Comments Off on 30 Day Coloring Challenge!

I just Love Sandy Allnock!  I’ve taken a class with her (at The Queen’s Ink), and she is fun and so great with her color lessons.  I have all the Copic Sketch Markers (!) and just can’t get enough coloring with them.  Sandy’s blog is on my everyday list and she has inspired me to go in directions that I would never have thought of (and to drool over several watercolor products that I hope someday to afford, because, like the Copics, I have to have ALL the colors!).  This week Sandy talked about the 30-Day Coloring Challenge on Kathy Racoosin’s blog THE DAILY MARKER.  Who doesn’t like to color? (I say…)  So I got started this am, not very far, I admit, but it’s a START!

First I stamped and fussy cut THIS imageColoring Challenge1a from the Helping Me Grow brand new stamp set in the new Occasions Catty.  Then I stamped it again on my favorite paper (Shimmery White), placed the cut-out on top and spritzed with a couple different Smooch Spritz’s.  Clearly I was not worried about keeping the underneath image pristine, because I will be coloring and layering colors on top and often the serendipity of my “sloppiness” will actually enhancColoring Challenge1be the final image.  This coloring challenge is all about going out of your “safe” coloring zone and using OTHER coloring products in your stash.

So what will day 2 bring?  I have some ideas already! – Stay tuned!

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