Die D-Lite on the Spellbinders blog

Hi everyone!  I'm blogging over on the Spellbinders blog today.  This week we focused on the Die D-Lites and I chose the cute Flower Burst die.

Here is a sneak peek.  If you have a minute, head over to the Spellbinders blog and leave me a comment over there and let me know what you think. 

Cork flower on the Spellbinders blog

Hi everyone!  I have a card posted on the Spellbinders blog today.  This week we focused on die cutting other media and I chose cork paper.

Here is a sneak peek.  If you have a minute, head over to the Spellbinders blog and leave me a comment there and let me know what you think.  

Simple washi tape cards

Hi everyone!  I had a chance to play with some Prima washi tape and have a couple cards to share.  These are super duper easy peasy.  A couple strips of tape and a few embellishments laying on my desk and done!  

This first card uses the Spellbinders Hearts One die, a flower from the Multi-Pack Divine Collection (now discontinued) -link to mini flower dies to use instead.

This second one is even easier, with only the same flower, rhinestones and sentiment as embellishments. These would be perfect for quick thank you cards.

 Well, that's it for today.  Thanks for stopping by and have a great day.

CAS-ual Friday stamps: more May release cards

 Hi everyone!   I have a couple more cards to share from the CAS-ual Friday Stamps May release.  Wasn't it a fun release? 

 My cards use Brickworks, which is a great set for Grads and Dads.

 

My cards are basically the same with some minor differences.  The first card is embellished with sequins and the second with wood veneer stars.  Both have the open brick border colored with a swipe of copic markers.

Thanks for stopping by and have a great day!  I'll leave you with some close up pictures.

Card Deets:
Stamps - Brickworks
Ink - Memento Tuxedo Black
Paper - (Gina K Designs) white cardstock
Accessories - (Cartwrights Sequins) 5mm sequins; (Studio Calico) tiny stars wood veneers; (Stamp Simply Ribbon Store) light aqua mini cord; copic markers; glitter

CAS-ual Friday Stamps: Brickworks

 

Hi everyone!  Welcome to day Two of CAS-ual Friday Stamps May release sneak peeks!  Today we are spotlighting the set, Brickworks  This set has a 4 brick border patterns and 8 really cool sentiments for Dads, Grads and much more. 

My card uses the solid zig zag brick border and 2 of the sentiments. I selectively stamped the bricks in aqua inks and added a die cut flower I had on my desk.  There is no pattern paper on this at all, which seems to be a theme for me with Michele's stamps!!  Oh and nothing like a staged picture to make you notice you glued the square panel crooked!  Oh well...

The set has an outline brick border that coordinates with the solid bricks.  It didn't really work with my card, but it's a cool effect, so I thought I would show you. Tons of possibilities with this set.

Be sure to check out what my fellow Girl Friday Ink Squad girls have to share on the CAS-ual Friday Stamps blog, and Michele will be giving away this stamp set to one lucky commenter on the blog, so head on over!
Thanks for stopping by and have a great day!  I'll leave you with a close up picture.

Card Deets: 
Stamps - Brickworks (CAS-ual Friday Stamps)  
Ink - Ocean Mist (Gina K Designs); Chocolate Chip (SU!)
Paper - white, Turquoise Sea, Sweet Corn cardstock (Gina K Designs); melon cardstock
Accessories -Spellbinders Jewel Flower and Flourishes die set, Squares LG and Scalloped Squares LG; 2mm turquoise rhinestones; stickles; button; burlap string

Celebrate bracket borders card

Hi everyone!  I had a chance to play with some new JustRite stamp sets and have a card to share.  As soon as I saw the border stamps from the Bracket Borders One set (which coordinates with the Spellbinders A2 Borders One dies) I knew I had to use it. The bracket border shape is one of my favorites.  The sentiment frame is from the Vintage Banners stamp set.  I wasn't so sure I wanted white for the sentiment banner, but I tried kraft, yellow and blue and nothing looked right, so I settled -just one of those things.

For my embellishments, I had some extra flower die cuts laying around from my scrapbook page project (Savvy Saturday video on the Spellbinders blog) and ended up putting one behind the yellow Interlude Prima flower.  I used some My Mind's Eye stick pins from my stash, but Sharon has lots of beautiful pins in the store that you could use to recreate this.

Well, that's it for today.  Thanks for stopping by and have a great day.  Here is a close up picture.

All supplies can be found at The Stamp Simply Ribbon Store.

Card Deets: Stamps -JustRite Papercraft (Bracket Borders One, Celebration Labels One & Bracket Borders One stamp sets)
Ink - brown and kraft
Paper - white, yellow and kraft cardstock; So Noted 6x6 pad (Carta Bella)
Accessories - Spellbinders A2 Bracket Border and Jewel Flowers and Flourishes dies; JustRite Vintage Label and Banner Dies; Prima Interlude C flowers; White Wrinkled ribbon; Kaisercraft silver and aqua rhinestones; button; stick pins;

Savvy Saturday video up on the Spellbinders blog

Hi everyone!!  I have my second Spellbinders Savvy Saturday video up on the Spellbinders blog today!  If you have a minute (or 11), please stop by, watch it and leave me a comment over there to let me know what you think.  Behind the scenes this video went much more smoother and quicker.  I find I actually like doing videos, who would have thought?!?

Here is a sneak peek of the project I made -a summer scrapbook page!  Thanks for stopping by and have a great Saturday!

Reverse Confetti Release day

Hi everyone!!  Today is REVERSE CONFETTI’S VERY FIRST Release Day! To get things started, we invite YOU to hop along with the Confetti Crew and a few other talented stampers that are helping to launch this fabulous new stamp company!

The hop started over on the Reverse Confetti blog, and you should have made it here from Tiffany’s blog. If not, it would be worth your while to start at the beginning of the hop so you don’t miss a thing. There are tons of inspiration for you to see using Reverse Confetti’s first 4 brand new stamp sets!

I am showcasing the set Happy Harbor which is available NOW!

I thought the paper from Fancy Pants, Trendsetter would be perfect with this nautical theme stamp set.  I let the stamps shine with only a few sequins as accents.

The next stop on the hop is Joscelyn’s blog. If you get lost along the way, you can find the hop order and list of all the participating designers over on the Reverse Confetti blog.

Thanks for stopping by and enjoy the hop!  I'll leave you with a close up picture.

Card Deets:

Stamps - Happy Harbor (Reverse Confetti)

Ink - Night of Navy (SU); Red Hot (Gina K Designs)

Paper - white cardstock; Trendsetter 6x6 pad (Fancy Pants)

Accessories - Spellbinders Circles LG and SM, Scalloped Circles; 5, 6 and 7mm sequins (Cartwrights)

Reverse Confetti: Happy Harbor sneak peek

Hi everyone!!  I so am excited to be a part of the Reverse Confetti sneak peeks!  My friend, Jen Del Muro has started a new stamp company called Reverse Confetti and today we are peeking her very first set Happy Harbor.  It's a darling harbor/sailing themed set.  All the sets will be available to purchase on Wednesday the 8th!!

I fell in love with this little whale and just had to get him inky!  I used some new Kate & Co. papers from My Mind's Eye and some darling mini rope (which I glued down with Glossy Accents).  This one came together pretty fast.

Be sure to head over to the Reverse Confetti blog to see who else is peeking Happy Harbor today because we have a little something for YOU! Leave a comment on my post today for your chance to win a $25 Gift Certificate to REVERSE CONFETTI! You have until 1 pm EST on May 7th to leave a comment. (Only one comment per blog per day, please). The winner will be randomly chosen from all the DT blogs and Sneak Peeks for May 5-7th and announced on the Reverse Confetti blog at 5 pm EST on May 7th. Good Luck!!

Thanks for stopping by and have a great day! I'll leave you with a close up picture.

Card Deets:

Stamps - Happy Harbor (Reverse Confetti)

Ink - Night of Navy, Pacific Point (SU)

Paper - white and kraft cardstock; Kate & Co 6x6 pad(My Mind's Eye)

Accessories - grey mini cord (The Stamp Simply Ribbon Store), 2mm gold rhinestones, Tim Holtz mini stapler

some Savvy rejects and a Spring cleaning winner

Hi Everyone!!  I have a couple "rejected" cards to share.  These were submitted for the recent Stash Savvy call from Papercrafts magazine which will be an issue that focuses on unique and savvy ways to use your regular crafting stash.  I was lucky enough to get 2 cards accepted, but these 2 were not chosen so I can post them.

This was sent in for the "Savvy ribbon" category.  I used a gluber glue dot to make this ribbon blossom.

 This next card was sent in for the "Savvy washi tape" category.  In retrospect, it may not have been savvy enough, I used washi tape as the sentiment of the card as well as die cut a matching circle piece from the tape.

    ...and now for my winner!  I want to thank you all for your lovely comments on my reorganizing/Spring cleaning giveaway post.  Random.org helped me chose number 26 as the winner.

Sabrina May 1, 2013 at 2:08 PM

Wow Your area looks wonderful. I am just starting on mine and boy do I have a long way to go! Thank you for the chance to win.

Congrats Sabrina!  Please contact me (my email is on the sidebar) and let me know your address info and I will send the goodies out ASAP.  You have until Friday the 10th to contact me. 

That's it for today.  Thanks for stopping by and stay tuned for a special sneak peek post I have scheduled for tomorrow!!

Some reorganizing and a spring cleaning giveaway

Hi everyone!  So last Friday, I made an impromptu trip to IKEA and ended up buying stuff to reorganize a portion of my craft area.  If you're like me, it's fun to get some new  organization stuff every once in a while.  Here are a couple pictures of what I did.

 Here is my main area, which is off the family room (on the left).  Yeah, I admit it, I have organized clutter everywhere.  Every surface of my craft area has a box/container of some sort with my stuff in it.  But, hey, I like things out where I can see them!

This is under my desk.  Because my desk faces a window, don't have a lot of wall space for shelves and such, so I utilize EVERY INCH of floor space I have.  I bought a couple Billy height extension unit pieces (both the 20" and the 32" sizes).  Technically, they are supposed to go on the top of the bookcases, but I used them on the floor to give me a sturdy way to have extra shelf space. I installed under mounted lighting (also from IKEA) to help me see where things are when I craft at night.

The white boxes are Kassett boxes, they are a stiff cardboard material and work perfectly for stamps, ribbons, buttons etc.  I keep my Gina K stamps in A5 clear 3 ring binders which I buy online at Univenture.  The middle shelf on the left are all my AMuse stamps and those colorful plastic organizers (between my Gina K stamp binders) are from Joanns (Jewelry section) and I keep all my buttons in them sorted by color.

Here is under the left side piece of the desk where I keep all my cardstock (Gina K, Amuse and Bazzill Card Shoppe) and my May Arts ribbon.

Here is a close up of how I store some of the ribbons from The Stamp Simply Ribbon store.  I use the clear plastic boxes and sort the ribbons by category (silk, stripes, ric-rac, etc).  They help me keep my ribbons neat and organized.  You can see them behind my cardstock in CD boxes I bought at Target.

 Here is the top of my work space.  I have a slight addiction to inks and am constantly struggling how to store them.  On the left I have my AMuse and SU inks in the SU ink holder with extension (I have so outgrown this).  On the right I have my extra inks and all my Gina K inks.  The top of the 4 tiered unit is supposed to be for ribbon, I removed the ribbon rod and I now use it to hold embellishments and more inks.

 

 Here is how I store my newly purchased sequins (love these)!  I had these little plastic containers from my friend Heidi who used to have an online store.  They held Dew Drops remember those from years ago?

 While I was doing the reorganizing/ spring cleaning, I found some extra goodies that could use a new home.  So I have a giveaway!

Here is what I have to pass on:

Paper Creations, Spring issue

Brand new GCD and Pink Paislee Christmas (used 3 sheets) paper packs 

 and

Corduroy brads, wooden buttons, wood veneer shapes, ribbon, flowers, buttons and bling!

To be entered, just leave me a comment here on this post and I will pick a winner on Sunday, May 5th.

Thanks for stopping by and have a great day!!