Random thoughts of a Confessed Stamp-A-Holic

Ewe Who!

Happy Sunday!  A cute and simple little card for you.  I (might have mentioned before) am *so* ready for spring to arrive.  This little stamp just says "spring" to me so I just could not resist using it.  I just barely colored in the wool and then I covered these fuzzy little ladies in sparkly ultra fine glitter.  They shimmer and shine *love*  I added a few paper flowers to add to the "spring"iness of the card.  I colored both the flower and the rhinestone with my copics to match the card better.  

materials used: sheep (stampavie); concord crush cs (SU); plum pudding, stamper's select white (PTI); tuxedo black (memento); copics; plum pudding ribbon (PTI); glitter (martha stewart); flowers; rhinestones (SU)

Not really sure what I am going to do with this card but I feel like it will bring a smile to someone's face :)  I mean how can it not?!?!? Look how cute they are!!!

Thanks so much for stopping by today! Hope you are having a wonderful weekend :)

Celebrate YOU!

This is my first time playing along with the ColourQ color challenge.  I "found" them through a link from another blog that I regularly read and when I saw this week's Challenge #74 colors I *had* to play along!!!  I love these colors together!!!!  Best part???  It can *totally* work as a "man card".  I am so man card challenged but I think this one would work!  I wanted to add a little fun to this card so I added a strip of pompom trim (LOVE that stuff!!!) and then a few curly ribbons.  I love making curled ribbon-it's such a cute look and *so* easy to do.  You wrap some ribbon (must have some polyester in it) around a dowel, secure ends with clothespins, and then bake them in the oven at 275* for about half hour or so.  When you remove them from the dowel the ribbon keeps this curly-q shape! Fun!!!

materials used: party hat (outlines), sentiment (SU); bordering blue, tangerine tango, early espresso, pear pizzazz, WW cs (SU); pear pizzazz dp (SU); tuxedo black (memento); early espresso ink (SU); tangerine tango pompom trim, early espresso grosgrain (SU); star brad (SU); copics; rhinestones (SU); stickles

We had a little teaser of spring the last few days but today we are once again reminded that it is still in fact winter.  It is SO cold out today (well, I guess not really but it just seems it since we've had such nice weather recently).  *sigh* at least the sun is shining and the snow is melted......could be a lot worse :)  

Thanks so much for stopping by today!!  Hope you have a great one :)

A little Mojo for your day

This week's Mojo Monday sketch is a fun one!  I always love the last week of the month sketches since they offer such fun shapes :)  I dug (literally) this little stamp out of the depths of my stamp room.  It's been *far* too long since she's been used.  I am SO ready for spring to arrive and thought she fit my longing perfectly.  I colored her in using my copics and added a touch of stickles for the flower center.  I used the Fun Flower sizzix die to make the flower.  The flower is finished off by a fabric brad in the center.   I *love* this card!!!  I am SO pleased with how it turned out. Just one of those cute little cards to brighten anyone's day!

materials used: flower pot girl (printworks), sentiment (whipper snapper); soft suede, regal rose cs (SU); stamper's select white (PTI); so saffron, regal rose dp (SU); tuxedo black (memento); copics; stickles; regal rose ribbon (SU); fabric brad (SU); fun flower die (SU); scallop edge punch (SU)

I've been "bad" about playing along with challenges lately even though I love them!!  I'm ready to jump back in with both feet though :)  Challenges give me a great starting point for my stamping sessions.  I find that once I do a challenge card or two, I'm on a nice stamping roll.  Thanks for hanging in with me while I've been slacking a bit.  I do appreciate it!

Thanks so much for stopping by today!  Have a great one :)