LOOKS LIKE SUMMER....

Well, it is the unofficial start to summer, the pool opened this weekend and well, yeah... I'll be one of those fat-bottomed girls there minus the bikini or 'bequeeny' as my son calls them.

Thanks for looking and here's to a great summer!!

Additional Info
Stamps: Mo's Digital Pencil: Little Umbrella
Paper: white
Ink: SU!
Accessories: aquapainter, markers, ribbon, crystal effects

No Hour Wasted...

I made this for today's CAS & TLC challenges. I used sponges instead of my brayer and combined SUs Bareback horses with Theresa Momber's Out West sentiment. Added some twine and a silver star charm.
Thanks for looking.

WHAT'S SUP?

Just wanted to share this card I made for a previous VSN.  Did you know I love hot air balloons?

Happy Friday!



SPRING FEVAH...

This is for those of you suffering from spring fever....

hope you Get Well Soon!!

CAS Note of Thanks...

I made a big batch of these clean and simple, monochromatic thank you notes.  Love the Pocket Silhouettes stamp set for this kind of card.  Added the ribbon with some tape and a little bling on the flower - done!
Thanks for looking!

CAS True Friend...

Additional Info
Stamps: Simple Friendship
Paper: StudioG
Ink: stazon
Accessories: primas, bling, butterfly embosslit

HAMBO HOEDOWN #25

Summertime, summmertime, sum-, sum-, summertime!  Aren't these flip-flops adorable!!! Our Hambo Hoedown Challenge for today was to make a monochromatic card - with a color that you don't use much.  Well, I hardly ever use purple.  I decided to make a long and skinny, clean and simple card for today's challenge.  I paper pieced my image using various patterned papers with the same color.  I decided my card needed a little pizzaz, so I added some star brads to the thong and some silver liquid pearls for some zing.
Now it's your turn!!  Grab a Hambo stamp (or download a digi for free), pick a color you rarely use, and get stamping!  We want to see what you create.  Head on over to the Hambo Hoedown blog for the details...

Additional Details...
Stamps:  Hambo- flip-flops #3411
Paper:  elegant eggplant, whisper white, patterened paper
Ink:  stazon
Accessories:  ribbon, star brads, silver liquid pearls

Thanks for looking and hope to see you at the Hoedown!

YOU'RE GETTING OLDER WHEN...

Inside: Your bra size goes from a 36C to a 36 Long.
hahaha!!

I used the CAS sketch turned on it's side. I found my baggie of dew drops.. remember when they were all the rage?

Thanks for looking.

Additional Info
Stamps: Bugaboo
Paper: bermuda bay, whisper white, various dp
Ink: various
Accessories: aqua painter, punches, dew drops

GET YOUR SPARKLERS READY!!

For the CAS Sparkle Challenge....  EEK!!!! I even have a sparkler stamp- how perfect for the Sparkle Challenge.. hahaha!!!

...used some black magic on this one.

Additional Info
Stamps: HAMBO: Sparkler
Paper: white, blue, black
Ink: craft white
Accessories: prisma color pencils, ribbon, bling, stickles
Techniques: black magic

RED, WHITE & BLING!

I made this for the CAS Challenge. I used ribbon for the 4 square panel background and punches for my main image.
Thanks for looking & Happy Independence Day to all of my fellow US stampers.

Additional Info
Stamps: none
Paper: red, white & blue
Ink: none
Accessories: markers, ribbon, punches, bling

SAILING AWAY...

I made this card for today's Clean and Simple Sketch Challenge combined with the Technique Lover's Challenge - Patchwork on Split Coast Stampers.
I used my new Hambo Sailboat Frame stamp combined with the Sizzlin' Summer sentiment. I stamped my imaged twice, colored with my aquapainter and popped up the sail on dimensionals. I added some rope around the image and matted it on early espresso cardstock. I dusted off my sewing machine and stiched some brown thread over the patchwork background.
Thanks for looking.

All stamps can be found at HAMBO STAMPS.

Additional Info
Stamps: HAMBO: Sailboat Frame, Sizzlin' Summer
Paper: SEI Bissette Pack
Ink: stazon, baja breeze, cherry cobbler, summer sun, early espresso, not quite navy
Accessories: aquapainter, twine, stitching,
Techniques: stitching

Getting old BITES!

Today I pulled out my Hambo 'dentures' for the CAS challenge - Play on words. This was such a fun challenge and this image paired with this sentiment is perfect. Inside reads: Losing your teeth SUCKS!

You can find these stamps at HAMBO STAMPS!

I used this week's Mojo sketch. Thanks for looking!

Additional Info
Stamps: HAMBO: Dentures, Getting old BITES!
Paper: whisper white, basic black, Colorbok Pattern Pack
Ink: stazon, baja breeze, soft sky, blushing bride
Accessories: aqua painter, punches, ribbon, nestabilities

IT WAS SUPPOSED TO BE CRABS!

So, after a long and wonderful holiday weekend, I wanted to stamp for fun! I looked at the challenges for the week, and not to be one who wants to miss ANY! I decided to combine a few.
Well, with all of the synchronized swimming at the tea party, I wanted to make a crab card. Let's face it, summer is here, I want to go to the beach, and I want to eat crabs.. and since I'm not at the beach - YET! I figured I could do the next best thing and bring some crabs to the tea party. The crabs could also serve double duty by encouraging Syd and her students to keep their bodies at the top of the water... so that card may yet be created, stay tuned.  If you have NO idea what I am talking about, see Cindy's post for this week's Teapot Tuesday here.  I'll bet you have never seen quite a teapot like the one she is sharing this week!
Since I combined the tea party with the color challenge, I couldn't figure out how to make red crabs work, so instead I used some of my newly purchased primas - thank you to my parents and students for the wonderful gift card to ACMoore - you know what I LOVE!
I also made this for the CAS challenge to scrunch and fold my ribbon and used this weeks MOJO sketch!
Thanks for looking... and keep a look out for the crabs - they may be arriving soon!

Additional Info
Stamps: SU
Paper: basic black, whisper white
Ink: stazon
Accessories: ribbon, punches, embossing folders, ticket corner punch, bling, primas

JUST BECAUSE..

I'm heading in the back door of the tea party and with the frustration of trying to load this card setting in, I would like to have some 'strong' tea! Not to mention some cookies and blueberry tarts!  After three attempts and some nasty 'can't read your file' messages, it's done, it's loaded.. whew!
This is for several challenges, as you can see listed in the keywords. I won't bore you with the details of each, suffice it to say I did bend quite a few color and technique lover rules. But, for the Mothermark I do have a hummingbird on my card..
Thanks for a fun challenge Cindy.. and I would love to participate in the destination station. Wonder who will load to the teapot gallery after me?? And who will be ahead of me!! Can't wait, I'm already stalking my mailman...
woot!

Additional Info
Stamps: Our Daily Bread
Paper: SU! and non-su dp
Ink: stazon, kiwi kiss, baja breeze, soft sky, not quite navy, black
Accessories: punch, nestability, sponges, half-back silver pearls, embossing folder, ribbon

THANK YOU...

My hubby needs some thank you cards, so I cased myself - ha! Changed up the stamps a little.
Thanks for looking.

Additional Info
Stamps: pocket silhouettes
Paper: su
Ink: su
Accessories: punch, bling

WHEN PIGS FLY...

I made this for today's featured stamper.

Additional Info
Stamps: Hambo digital stamp
Paper: SU
Ink: stazon, various
Accessories: aquapainter

BEE AT THE HOEDOWN...

Those ogres at the hoedown better watch out... there is a bee on the way - bzzzzz!

Additional Info
Stamps: Hambo
Paper: craft, elegant eggplant, ivory
Ink: stazon
Accessories: primas, edge distressor, color spritzer, aqua painter

SNOW INSPIRED ZINDORF CASE...

I cased a gorgeous card by Michelle Z.. I changed a couple of things. I love how easy it was to make and how it came together quickly. These will be Christmas cards for my hubby to give to his co-workers.
Thanks for looking.

Additional Info
Stamps: Season of Friendship
Paper: whisper white, cherry cobbler, crumb cake
Ink: crumb cake, stazon, not quite navy
Accessories: Martha Stewart snowflake border punch, bling, sponges, ribbon

CAS SILHOUETTES...

This is what I came up with for a catty case swap that I am participating in for August with a local demo group.
Thanks for looking!

Additional Info
Stamps: Stem Silhouettes, Because I Care
Paper: Early Espresso, Crumb Cake, Whisper White, Peach Parfait, Poppy Parade, So Saffron, Old Olive
Ink: SU! Markers
Accessories: pearl accents, lattice embossing folder, color spritzer, itty bitty punches

GERIATRIC FLIGHT......

You can fly on a bike right?!
This is for today's Technique Lover's Challenge: One Layer Wonder.... and the Clean and Simple: Things that Fly. I know it's a strecth, but ....
Thanks for looking...

Additional Info
Stamps: ? Image from a friend
Paper: whisper white
Ink: various SU!
Accessories: aquapainter