Blog Hop with Shrink Plastic!

It's time for the Denami Design Blog Hop again! 

This month's theme is "Girlie Girl!"

You should have arrived here from Colleen's blog, but if you get lost just go back to the beginning.

I went all out for this one and created some jewelry for one of my great-nieces.

Yep...jewelry with Denami stamps!

See those tiny teddy bears and beads on the bottom of my card? 

It's actually a bracelet and I used Shrink Film to make it

!  

The Teddy Bear image was perfect for making charms. But I wanted to add a bit more to my card so I used the small Heart Pair, and two sentiments from the Heartfelt Greetings set. All CS, ribbon, and buttons are also Denami products...they have everything!

You can see here I stamped the teddy bear on 2 different kinds of shrink plastic, Clear and Matte. I also stamped them with both brown and black Memento ink to see which looked better once it had shrunk, and colored them with Copic markers.

Look how cute that tiny charm is! I love these pink teddys!

I put the bracelet on to show you that I created 5 tiny teddy bear charms, but only 4 are visible here. The bracelet is sized for a little girl, so it was stretched tightly on my own adult wrist! *chuckle*

Your next stop on the Hop is DEBBIE'S BLOG!

Be sure to comment on each participant's post for a chance at one of TWO $20 Gift Certificates from Denami!

I am officially addicted to stamping with shrink plastic now. More will be coming for sure.

Thanks for stopping by, I hope you have a good one!

*mwah*

It's FRIDAY!

Yay for Casual Fridays! 

Are you wearing jeans to work today? No? Me neither...I have to wear my uniform...blah.*frown*

 But at least it is the end of the work week, and
the
WAIT.
IS.
OVER!

Today is the FIRST challenge ever issued by the CAS-ual Fridays challenge blog... TEXTING.

 Woo hoo!

Get out your supplies, put on your thinking caps, and show us your mad texting skilz!

*chuckle*
Use text in any form you can dream up; PP, stamps, embellishments, etc.

I used a piece of aged text PP and a simple sentiment from PTI, against an alpha impression plate. Some melon, kraft, and vintage cream CS all aged with tea dye ink, and pulled together with antique brads finished it off.

What does "texting" mean to you?

Link up your project at the CAS-ual Fridays blog for a chance at an awesome prize from our sponsor, Crop Stop,

and the possibility of a super-special CAS-ual Fridays blog badge! The winner also gets bragging rights as the FIRST CAS-ual Fridays challenge winner ever! YE-HAW!

Go check out what the talented "Girl Fridays" have created just for you. You won't regret it.

See you there peeps!

*mwah*

CASEing myself

Hi friends!

In an attempt to get a head start on my school-end thank yous I CASEd myself and created this card.

The original can be seen here, from last June. I changed things up a bit by adding more stitching and using the alpha impression plate and notebook border.

Red and green are hard colors for me to put together without it looking too holiday-ish, but Teacher's Apple is a great set and it works somehow!

I also want to remind you that our first CAS-ual Fridays challenge is coming up tomorrow! Are you excited to play along?

 I think there is a contest happening at the Facebook fan page too so go check it out for a chance to win some prizes! And be sure to leave a comment saying that DANA sent you!

I hope you'll stop by tomorrow to see my first post with CAS-ual Fridays!

*mwah*

Bridal Shower masking

Morning all!

How've you been? This has been the most insane busy, hectic week in a long time for me! Thankfully I have something super sweet to look forward to this weekend...a stamping retreat with some PTI forum friends! So excited!!!!

Today's card was made for the newest card challenge at Simply Scrapping Crafts. MASKING!

I'd forgotten how fun masking could be. Don't these umbrellas look cute?

This card was for a customer. A MIL of the bride to be asked for a fun, happy shower card and told me to use Kelly green, red, orange, and yellow. It's larger, an A6 size. Stamps used: Scattered Showers.

Thanks for stopping by today, have a good one!

*mwah*

Denami Sketch challenge

Hi friends!

Today I'm posting a card I created for the Denami Sketch challenge. Can you tell I was in a krafty mood? HA!
I love the large sunflower stamp, and couldn't resist paper pieceing and popping the tops up. The gold pearls in the middle make me happy. The sentiment is from the Thoughtfull Greetings set. A bit of stitching and some twine finish it off.

Wendy created such a cute sketch, don't you think? I turned it on its side, but I think I was the only one! *chuckle*

Be sure to look at all the DT samples, so fabulous!
You can check out all the details and see the cards on the Denmai Blog. I sure hope you'll play along for some sweet Denami prizes! There will be three Top Honors and one $20 gift Certificate winner! WOO HOO!

Thanks for stopping by,
*mwah*

It's secret spilling time again!

I have some more happy news to share with all of you!

Does the above card give you a hint?

Yes?

No?

I am the Guest Designer for Denami Design for the month of May!

Woo hoo! Not only do I get to work with some adorable, high-quality, deeply-etched rubber stamps, I also get to use their awesome textured CS, pretty patterned paper, lush ribbons, and gorgeous buttons too! Am I lucky or what? *grin*

Everything you see above came from Denami. The grey and green CS, the citrus slice image, the sentiment (from the heartfelt greetings set), the pink grosgrain, the fun PP and the button too! (I did color that with Copics though...)

And just wait until you see what fun things are coming up with the rest of the Design team and on the Denami blog, you won't want to miss a thing. *wink*

Thanks for sharing in my fun news today!

You all are the best, most supportive readers out there.

*mwah*

OH, and HAPPY ROYAL WEDDING DAY TOO!

Dangle Charm with digital stamps

Here's what I love the most about digital stamps: they can be resized!

 I've had this Vintage dangle charm DIY kit for a while and just couldn't find stamps that fit perfectly into those gorgeous silver frames. Until now that is.

CS Designs has some really awesome, quirky, artsy digital stamps that I just cannot resist. And because they can be resized I knew they were perfect for this kit.

I used Charisma Montage, and Arty Expression 2. 

The first brand of crystal lacquer I used made the ink run so I bought a new kind and covered the second image with great success.

I attached this fun dangle to a beautiful silver necklace chain and plan to wear it soon!

Thanks for stopping by,

*mwah*

Color challenge

Today's card is something I created last month for a color challenge debuting today on SSC! It's actually my first personal color combo to be featured and I'm so excited with the samples the rest of the DT created!

Go check it out here.

Think you can play along?

 Our sponsor is BearyDo Paperie and the sweet golden glittery bird is from their shop! They are offering a nifty prize package to the winner too, so join us!

Thanks for stopping by,

*mwah*

(almost) Wordless Tuesday

Card LO was cased from Oct. 2005 issue of Stamper's Sampler magazine. Stamps and felt are PTI.  Thanks for stopping by today!

Requisite post-holiday pics

Those of you who know me or have been following my blog for a while, know that I like to post photos of our holiday festivities.

Because I don't scrapbook, these posts serve as a visual reminder of how fast time can pass when we aren't paying attention, and help us remember the little things!

Stamped, heat embossed, dyed eggs. Let's just say that Versamark does not apply to eggshells as well as it does to paper...

PTI sets used: Masculine Motifs, Turning a New Leaf.

P-dub's Apple Dumplings. Ready to go into the oven...or almost...I forgot the Mountain Dew. Yes, you read that correctly, her recipe calls for pouring a can of soda over these babies right before putting them in the oven. Not allowing HFCS in my house, and having children allergic to food dye, I subbed ginger beer (ginger ale in super spicy form) and these were DIVINE!

Apple dumplings fresh from the oven. Can you smell the cinnamon? Yum! We served them with vanilla ice cream for breakfast. My kids thought I was truly super-mom. *wink* 

I allowed my 11 year old son to design the centerpiece and gave him many things to choose from. This is what he decided on! Pretty isn't it? (please ignore the wrinkled tablecloth!)

After dyeing eggs we had tons of leftover dye, so I let the boys "decorate" the sidewalk with all the colors.

 

Here is my dinner plate: Seitan ham with pineapple dijon sauce, fresh grilled pineapple, ginger glazed carrots, roasted asparagus, red-skinned smashed potatoes with chives, and corn pudding. Forgive the few bites missing...*sheepish grin*

Thanks for stopping by today! I hope everyone had a great Sunday!

*mwah*

Sweet face

Thanks for sharing in my happy news yesterday, you guys are so supportive!

Today's card features yet another of the adorable Babushka eggs by CS Designs. I cannot stop coloring their sweet faces! And I was tickled to see that an old CB embossing folder matched her dress rather well. It's always a good feeling to use supplies long forgotten. *smile*

Happy Easter to those of you who celebrate,

HAPPY news!

So, on the tail of the sad news of my Godmother's death, I have incredibly HAPPY news to share with you! I created this special card JUST for my announcement today.

A new challenge blog is starting up and it is going to be a bit different than the crafty world is familiar with. And different is good. Very good. What does CAS mean to you? "Clean and simple" is the typical answer, but I prefer "clean and sophisticated" to paraphrase one of my talented teammates.

*SQUEAL*

 Do you see that incredible headline marquee above?

 IT HAS MY NAME IN IT!!!!!

I am officially a Girl Friday at the CAS-ual Fridays Challenge blog. *swoon* 

I am so honored and giddy to be chosen to work with such a talented team. 

Julie and Michele have my undying devotion, not only for their talent and how hard they work, but for giving me a chance to showcase my CAS cards and work with some really incredible designers like:

Karen Baker

Virginia Lu

Laurie Willison

Kryssi Ng

Jaclyn Miller

and a few more to come! *wink*

My announcement is at the CAS-ual Fridays blog, so go check it out and leave me some love! I feel seriously outnumbered by all the talent on this team and hope I can prove my worth.

Thanks for sharing in my excitement!

*mwah*

Sad news.

Hi everyone. I'm home from vacation and back into the swing of things.

Sadly, I came home to bad news. My Godmother (and my mom's BFF from college) passed away, so we are pretty torn up. I was relatively close to my Godmother, and have called her Aunt Bunny since I was old enough to speak.

Some of you may remember the card I made for her to thank her "in advance" for her continued love and support. I'm sad to think she will never receive it...*sniff sniff*

The larger card above was made for a challenge at Simply Scrapping Crafts last week to "stamps a scene."

I've ALWAYS had trouble with scene stamping but was really happy with how this one turned out! 

All  stamps are Unity. The gold bird and gorgeous blue seam binding are from Bearydo Paperie.

Thanks for stopping by today, I'm glad to be back. Keep us in your thoughts...

taking a break

Hello bloggy friends!

I am taking a week off to rest and gear up for some big things coming soon. I can feel myself beginning to feel overwhelmed with real life responsibilities, and I want to make myself and my family a priority before things come crashing down around me! *chuckle*

See you next Thursday!

big hugs,

CAS thanks

I've been limited in my crafty time lately and this problem seems to lend itself well to producing CAS cards. This one was made in a mere 15 minutes.  And those 15 minutes were hard to come by too! 

I tend to plan things out in my head in advance so I know JUST what to grab or reach for when I sit down! With not a lot of "play" time I compose cards in my head all day at work, while driving, while cooking dinner, etc. Granted, they don't always turn out...but that's another story. *chuckle*

Although the card base and ribbon are vintage cream, I added a few tiny dots of white gel pen to the flower. You can't tell it doesn't match!

Thanks for stopping by today friends. I really appreciate each one of you who visits...it makes creating and sharing worthwhile IMHO.

Big hugs,

Carstock, die cut, music and sentiment stamps are all PTI. Flower (Queen Anne's Lace I believe-my FAVORITE!) stamp by Unity.