My Desk, My Brain, My Mess

So this is the status of my desk right now… and consequently my brain as well.  Too many projects going on at once with bits and pieces and tools strewn everywhere!  LOL  But I wouldn't have it any other way.  Love the creative process… don't love the mess!  (Imagine if my kids' rooms looked like this?!?!  They'd be in so much trouble!  LOL!!!!)

More Apothecary Art? Yes, Please!

I can't get enough of the Apothecary Art Stamp set and the coordinating Labels Framelits so here's another sample for you!

Colors used include Soft Suede, Peach Parfait, Pear Pizzazz (for the banner), Lucky Limeade (for the markering).  The DSP is from the In Color Stack.  Love.  And I used a couple different types of ribbons, some I put rhinestone brads on, others had pearls in the corner.  Just little touches here and there.  Love playing with all the doodads. I don't know if you can see it but I also put a dab of Dazzling Details in the center of all the flowers and used the Color Spritzer tool with the Peach Parfait marker on the main image just to shabby-it-up a little more.   Oh and if you look closely, the one with the Crumb Cake ribbon I put the Vintage Wallpaper embossed image "raised side up" and on the other card I put the embossed card stock "raised side down."  It's fun to play and change things up a bit here and there!

Hope you like!

Monster Birthday Card

So while I was borrowing Tracy's Make a Monster stamp set (see this earlier post) I used it again to make a fun, gender neutral, kids birthday card!  I wish my markering job was a little darker on the Happy Birthday stamp but oh well, some child won't really care I'm sure!  LOL

This stamp set is so fun to play with I think I will need to add it to my collection soon!

The designer paper is the Just Add Cake series.  And the base layers to the card are Poppy Parade and So Saffron.  (I'm LOVING the Poppy Parade color lately!)

Cards for no real reason…

How often do you check your snail mail?  6 days a week, right?  How often do you get something other than a bill or a catalog or junk?  Not often enough!  Back in January I made some cards and sent them out to a few people for no real reason than to say 'hi' and thank them for being a friend, on my Stampin' Up! team, themselves, or all of the above!  I heard back from many of the recipients saying how nice it was to get a card out of the blue.  I need to do this more often.  I mean, I love making the cards, right?  So why not send more??

These cards use the Apothecary Art stamp set from the Occasion mini  (I do LOVE this set!!) along with Sweetly Said.  I used the Labels Collection framelits as well.  I cut out around the edge of the first layer with my paper snips then popped this up with dimensionals on a label of the same color.  The designer paper is also from the Occasions mini, Attic Boutique. 

I don't know why these pictures are so blurry but I can't take anymore because like I said, these went out in January!

Maybe the picture below can show better the dimension and the various patterns of DSP I used, the various banner colors, and flower colors!

My Baby is Turning THREE!

I know everyone says it but seriously, where does the time go?  I remember so clearly trying to have our first baby and now my youngest is three?!?!  Crazy!

Anywhooo… he requested a Monsters, Inc party and immediately I thought of our Make a Monster stamp set.  Of course I didn't have this set (sigh) but Tracy was kind enough to let me christen hers!  Thanks Tracy!  I thought I could for sure make a pretty believable Mike Wazowski (my son's favorite character from the movie).  And my thoughts were affirmed when I showed him the card and he blurted out "Mike Wazowski!".  Success!! 

Here's Mike Wazowski…

(C) Disney

And here are his invites…

 Supplies Used:
Pool Party CS and ink
Lucky Limeade CS and ink
Basic Black CS
Jet Black Stazon ink
Everyday Enchantment DSP (From Sale A Bration brochure)  I love how the blue dots look like eyes!
Star Punch – I punched out a Pool Party star, stamped the letters on the points, trimmed the points of the star and glued them to the
White Baker's twine and voila~ a party banner.
silver brads
Blender pen
Circle punch
Make a Monster stamp set

And to give credit where credit is due… I was certainly inspired by this great card I found on the Stampin' UP! demonstrator web site…