Pink Lemonade

Tweet Birdy Purse

I don't know why but for some reason  feel such PRESSURE to give above and beyond with my CHA samples and so I came up with this new purse design!!! :) I loved it the moment I found it worked! LOL I hope to have a tutorial up next week with how I have done this purse so if you are interested just keep checking back!

Ink: Tsukineko VersaFine – Habanero, Toffee, Olympia Green, Onyx Black
Stamps: Crafty Secrets Clear Art Stamps - Bird Notes
Cardstock: Prism Prismatics – Tawny Medium, Desert  Island Mist Medium & Dark; Metallic Copper; Brilliant White
Embellishments: Creative Impressions - Brads and Cream Silk Ribbon
Dies & Die Cut Machine: Spellbinders –  Scalloped Oval, Classic Oval Nestabilities Dies & Hardware Buckle Die
Tools: Tsukineko Fantastix – Brush & Bullet Tip
Scor-Pal Scoring Tool
Fiskars –Eyelet Lace Embossing Border Punch
3-L Scrapbook Adhesives – 3-D Foam Squares

Love Warms Every Nest

ETA: If you liked the JustRite cards the last two days you need to check out CPS this week!!! JustRite is offering a WONDERFUL package of fun and goodies as a prize this week!

Isn't she sweet??? :) This is a 6x6 scrap page...who needs patterned paper?? ;)

Ink: Tsukineko VersaFine – Habanero, Toffee, Vintage Sepia, Crimson Red
Stamps: Crafty Secrets Clear Art Stamps - Bird Lovers, Bird Notes
Cardstock: Prism Prismatics – Tawny Medium, Desert Coral Medium, Blush Red Dark ; Metallic Crème Brulee
Embellishments: Kandi Corp – Brass It Up 4mm Copper Dome, 4mm Light Siam Crystalina Rhinestones
Creative Impressions – Brown on Brown Swirl Sheer Ribbon
Tools: Tsukineko –  Jumbo Sponge Dauber
Kandi Corp – Professional Hot Fix Applicator
3-L Scrapbook Adhesives – 3-D Foam Squares

More JustRite...oh how I love em!

Well, I certainly hope you aren't sick of the JustRite cards just yet... hehehe because I have another to share...and I am sure once I am home from my little vacation I will be using this awesome stamp tool on a regular basis!!! Enjoy!

Supplies:
Stamps: DIY Monogram Stamper, Special Occasions Font, c-45 Small Letter Set - JustRite Stampers
Cardstock: Vanilla Cream, Tawny Light, Sage Light Prismatics; Natural Smooth, Copper Metallic
Patterned Paper: K& Co
Inks: Lady Bug, Rich Cocoa Memento Ink, Toffee Versafine Ink - Tsukineko
Small Scalloped Circle Die, Large Classic Circle Die, Brackets Die, Tan Embossing Mat - Spellbinders
Jumbo Sponge Dauber - Tsukineko
Ribbon: May Arts
Professional Touch Hot Fix Applicator & 4mm Crystal Gems colored with dark brown Copic Marker.
Copper Leafing Pen - Krylon

This card is JustRite!!!

This week Card Positioning Systems is being sponsored by JustRite Stampers....and they TOTALLY SPOILED the team!!! Here is a pic of what they sent to us! :)

I mean talk about a bountiful loot...and I have had such fun working with these images!!! Here is my first card... Enjoy!

Supplies:
Stamps: DIY Monogram Stamper, Special Occasions Font, c-45 Small Letter Set - JustRite Stampers
Patterned Paper: K& Co
Inks: Frayed Burlap & Walnut Stain Distress Inks - Ranger
Small & Large Classic Circle Dies, Large Classic Oval Die, Tan Embossing Mat - Spellbinders
Jumbo Sponge Dauber - Tsukineko
Twill and Brads - Creative Impressions

You make my heart sing ~

More Tsukineko CHA samples! :)

Ink: Tsukineko VersaFine – Habanero & Toffee
Stamps: Crafty Secrets Clear Art Stamps - Bird Notes
Cardstock: Prism Prismatics – Tawny Medium, Desert Coral Light, Desert Coral Medium, Island Mist Medium; Metallic Crème Brulee
Embellishments: Kandi Corp – Brass It Up 4mm Copper Domes, Krylon Copper Leafing Pen
Dies & Die Cut Machine: Spellbinders – Petite Scalloped Circle, Classic Circle Nestabilities Dies
Tools: Kandi Corp – Professional Hot Fix Applicator
Fiskars – Paper Crimper
3-L Scrapbook Adhesives – 3-D Foam Squares

Soooo want to see some CHA samples??

As of today I am on vacation...I have been going like gang busters for the last month straight and I can finally catch my breath...so what better place to do that than on the beautiful sandy sunny beach???

However, I am THINKING AHEAD and have set up my blog to show some CHA samples I created last month. The powers that be at Tsukineko needed some Versafine samples again for CHA and asked if I would be interested....I thought, "UMM INTERESTED??? SURE THING!" lol Well, they are releasing two new ink colors at CHA and asked that I use them as the prominent colors for the projects. Again I thought "Sure no problem!" When the colors arrived I about had a heart attack!!! The one color "Habanero" sounds just like it's name!!! HOT ORANGEY RED....at first I was a bit freaked out! LOL But once I stamped with it I was IN LOVE!!!! Well the other color "Toffee" is aptly named as it looks EXACTLY like toffee candy!!! Well so then came the tough part...PAIRING THESE COLORS TOGETHER EFFECTIVELY....so I decided to go to my fav color spot - The Color Scheme Generator. Bookmark it baby, it is a great site! Anyway I found a palette I liked and then shot from the hip...Oh and did I mention that Tsukineko also wanted a "Bird Theme"... LOL Well needless to say, I was able to get these projects done....in a day and a half! ....it was a tight deadline but I was on my way to Florida two days after the inks arrived so I KNEW I had to get it all done and sent in just a day and a half!  Anyway, no more chit chat...here is my card that I created to show my color palette...the rest of the projects over the next few days will be the rest of what I came up with for this show....

Egg in Nest Card
Ink: Tsukineko VersaFine – Toffee, Habanero, Olympia Green, Crimson Red
Stamps: Crafty Secrets Clear Art Stamps - Bird Lovers, Bird Notes
Cardstock: Prism Prismatics – Vanilla Cream, Suede Brown Dark, Blush Red Dark, Tawny Medium, Desert Coral Medium, Island Mist Medium ; Brilliant White
Embellishments: Kandi Corp – Brass It Up 4mm Copper Dome, 4mm Topaz Crystalina Rhinestones
Tools: Tsukineko Fantastix – Brush & Bullet Tip & Jumbo Sponge Dauber
Kandi Corp – Professional Hot Fix Applicator
3-L Scrapbook Adhesives – 3-D Foam Squares 

Whew, what a day!!!

I head out for vacation tomorrow...we are heading to the beach for a bit, no work, no work , no work...oh and did I mention NO WORK??? Sand, Sun, Fun, Family....What could be better? So as you can imagine, I have been sooo busy getting the car packed the clothes folded and ready, the house cleaned up and ready to rock and roll....

But tonight I have a VERY SPECIAL card to share with you....and before you fall in love with the cupcake image...it is not a stamp...it is AN ORIGINAL IMAGE HAND DRAWN by a friend of mine...Mary Duffek over at MoeJoeDesigns had some really cute doodles on her blog and I commented on them and when I did she emailed and asked for my address and then SENT ME SOME!!! AHHHHH I was elated!!! I love each of them!!! But man is it stressful to color an original image...cause if you screw up you can't restamp it and start over!! LOL But anyway here is the card...I love this cupcake image...more than I can express!!!!

Supplies:
Cardstock: Herbal Garden Dark Prismatics - Prism Paper
Patterned Paper: K&Co
Scalloped Square Die - Spellbinders
Rosy Red Glitter - Sparkle N Sprinkle
4mm Swarovski Gems & Professional Hot Fix Applicator - Kandi Corp.
Ribbon - May Arts
3-D Foam Squares - Scrapbook Adhesives 3L

DRUMROLLLLLLL PLEASE!

And the winner of the necklace purse set iiiiiiiis....

LAURIE in MN!!!!! Congratulations!!!!

And she wrote:
I like how the necklace looks and it's nice to have more creative options from our stamps.  I can't imagine soldering is easy.

So Laurie, please send me an email with your address and I will get this right out to you~! Congrats Again!!


Thank you all for such lovely comments, this was lots of fun!!!

K

Masks and Spritzes

No no not a day at the spa!!! I am talking about a technique where you lay down masks, then spritz over top of them with a glimmery shimmery spray. I make my own by simply adding Polished Pigments by LuminArte Inc to a small spritz bottle and adding alcohol. I know some people do this tech using water, and some do it using Perfect Pearls and reinkers, but I like to use alcohol because it dries faster, and the Polished Pigments are all you need...you don't also need a reinker...they have the color and the mica all together in one! :)

Ok then for the masks...do any of you buy unmounted stamps? The ones with full sheets of "plastic coated paper" on the back are great because that sheet of plastic coated paper makes a SUPER mask! I keep all my CHF Backgrounder papers and ScrapBlock papers for this purpose! All you have to do is die cut them, then apply temp adhesive and stick them where you want them and then spritz them! I also did a bit of extra sponging on the bottom left corner of this card.....Ok so then once I did the mask (Spellbinders Flying Beauties and Butterflies 2)  and spritzed and sponged I let it just sit and dry out. I then stamped the Pin Dot ScrapBlock using Coffee Bean Brilliance ink in the top right corner then stamped {Happy Birthday} (from Birthday Centers - CHF) in the bottom right. I then took a piece of white silk ribbon and colored it using my Copics...and then added Kandi Corp Hot Fix Crystals to the ribbon and each end of the sentiment. And  finally as a finishing touch I die cut one more  butterfly and embossed it. Then added color using I-Kan-Dee Chalks while the die was still in place, using it as a stencil of sorts. I added a bit of Coffee Bean Brilliance once again to the edges of the butterfly and the card itself to kind of "ground" the entire project. The inside is pretty self explanatory. This card was inspired by Michele over at Chelemom Blog. Enjoy!

The gift to go with the card....

If you haven't already be sure to check out my BLOG GIVEAWAY. I will draw a winner later today!!!

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I know sometimes we get "stuck in the rut" of making a home made card and just letting it sit there...well this time I wanted "THE WHOLE PACKAGE" so to speak. Remember this card?

Well last week I whipped up some matching wrapping paper and a gift tag too! Now remember this is for a 15 year old guy...so you can not get TOO FANCY or it will not "work"! LOL So why not just take a bit of Kraft paper and stamp stamp stamp!!! I think that although it is just a piece of brown paper it really lends itself to not being too fancy...

Then here is a close up of the tag!

Supplies:
Cardstock: Blush Red Dark, Suede Brown Light Prismatics - Prism Papers
Stamps: Little Cuties - Pink Persimmon
Inks: Vintage Sepia Versafine, Lady Bug Memento - Tsukineko
Frost White Colorbox Pigment ink - Clearsnap