Deasy Designs "My Happy Place"

 It's Monday

Today's the first day of school here so I'm a little sad. 

 My kiddos and I had an awesome summer and the new school year came WAY to fast.

BUT I have this happy little card to share.

 I'm over at the Deasy Designs blog today.  Come hop on over and check it out.

Isn't that image the cuties?

He's from the "Aero Boy" set

 

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Squiggle Sunday

 Steampunk??

I don't know if this is my style but I sure do love this image.

 Here's Jessabelles "Flight"

 It's another Squiggles Challenge and this time around the theme is "Stash Attack"!

 Used up my stash here.  I'm talking about paper scraps, short ribbon, and half a rub-on!

American Crafts and Instagram

 I have a long list of obsessions and instagram is right on up there.

If the first step in paper crafters anonymous is admitting your obsession...

The second is to scrap about it right?

 SO here it is

 The American Crafts Studio blog has been showcasing instagram layouts so I thought it was the perfect time to share this page.

I actually made it for the DT call but can you imagine all the awesome entrees they got?

I didn't make it but I just love this layout  using all American Crafts goodies.

Everything but the thickers are from the Dear Lizzy "Neapolitan" line

Lemonade in a tube

Yum!

Yes it's lemonade in a tube AKA crystal light on the go 

These clear tubes from SRM is so fun to play with.

 Here's the inspiration for this lemonade on the go

Lawnscaping

Got to get this Lawn Fawn mini "Make Lemonade" stamp set.  It's so summer!

karma?

NO craft today just a story

If you haven't heard by now, My ribbon dreams came true.

I get to be a cameo ribbonista for

So AWESOME right!

Even awesomer still when you hear this story...

When I heard that I made it into the second round of DT calls for May Arts I decided to check out a local craft store (one I haven't been to before) for their selection of May Arts.

I walked into, the door made eye contact with one of two worker behind the desk, I smiled and said "Hello"

No response, just a look not even a smile back...they were have their lunch or something...I think, okay not friendly people.

Not more then a min. later another woman walks in and from the same woman that shrugged me off got a really friendly "Hi, can I help you with something?"

WHAT???

I looked around and got out of there...there was things I wanted to get but didn't!

I'm a total supporter of local products and local stores but went online to order my ribbon.

Sad to say this isn't the first time something like this has happened to me.

I always say I get better service when I'm with my husband...for whatever reason.

If it's the way I look, the bag I carry, what I wear, how I talk...I don't know but it made me making it on to the DT way more sweeter.

I'm not going to say what store it was...that's not my style

SO thank-you craft store in HI that was stink to me...I don't need to get May Arts ribbon from you now!

You are brilliant

I've been wanting to use this "Simon Says Stamp" Die since I got it like a month ago.

I have no idea what took me so long to bust it out but I did for this card and I LOVE it!!!

"You are brilliant"

 The inspiration for this card came from the uber fabulous-ness that is 

Runway Inspired Challenge

 The colors, the patterns, and the POP of hot pink

LOVE IT!

Showing May Arts love...

 Okay bloggy friends I think you all know by now that I'm trying or make that wishing and hoping to become a May Arts ribbonista!

Oh what a dream ... Fabulous ribbon all over my desk!!!

They just posted the DT hopefuls list over on the blog and it is filled with wonderful projects.

Including my "simple ribbon flower tutorial" and "Jazzing up a simple ribbon flower tutorial".

and there's a GIVEAWAY 3 spools of their new release

All you have to do is stop by THIS POST and leave a comment on what your favorites are

(( ... me, me, me ... I hope ... ))

Alright now in honor of the awesomeness that is May Arts ribbon I decided to Jazz up one more "simple ribbon flower"

 You can see the faux ribbon flower.  

This time I added twine, netting, feathers and an awesome Paper play studio flair.

Wanted to use this one as a brooch to jazz up my plain sweater!

Deasy Designs water color flower card

So super uber HAPPY for this...

I'm on the Deasy Designs blog today sharing this card.

  Click on over to the blog and check it out

(grab this super cute badge while you're there too)

 SO do any of you recognize the stamps I used?

 Yes they're from "Floral Fusion" and you must get this set! 

(click HERE if you have to have them now)

 

When I first saw these beautiful blooms I knew they had to be water colored  and so I did just that.

I've been obsess with water color pencils lately.  Such a fun new way to play with stamps.

 Now to announce the winner from my frame give away using Deasy Designs "Our Heroes"

INDY

She said she would put a picture of her gramps who served in WWII in the frame.

LOVE it Indy, contact me (email at right sidebar) with your mailing address and I'll ship it out to you.

Are you a follower of Deasy Designs like Indy is?

Will if not get on over and join up ... there's sooo much amazing inspiration there!

Creating with Clearsnap blog hop

 Tami Mayberry loves Clearsnap

 and so do I!

 Clearsnap has generously provided inks for both the CPS team and the Tami Mayberry Design Team so we are doing a blog hop to showcase some of the awesome Clearsnap products.

 If you came from the amazing Ceal Pritchett's blog then your on the right track.

Here's all the goodies I used for my project.

Tami Mayberry stamps I used: Vintage Notes & Masculine Tags

(Check out all of Tami's amazing stamps by Gina K ... HERE)

(Take a look at all your awesome Colorsnap products ... HERE)

 An awesomely shabby Tami Mayberry & Clearsnap notebook

Dye Ink:  Colorbox "kettle", Colorbox by Stephanie Barnard in "Raspberry"

Smooch: Spray in "Cherry ice", Glitz in "Plum Spice"

 * Take a look at that SHINE *

Here's a look at the inside pages and some cool colors by

ColorBox Premium Dye Inkpads by Stephanie Barnard

"Raspberry"

"Mustard"

"Pumpkin"

"Cornflower"

 "Plum"

 See the ghost masculine tags stamp?  

That was inked up with ColorBox pigment Queue "Heritage" inkpads in "wheatgrass"

There's a giveaway too!

Just go to the beginning of the HOP aka Tami Mayberry's blog and leave a comment.  

One person will win an awesome prize filled with Stamps and Clearsnap.

Okay peeps hope you had fun so far there's alot more inspiration, 

your next stop is the uber talented

Donna Bowman

If you just joined in don't be afraid to start from the beginning with the 

Super awesome 

Tami Mayberry

Pinning & Paper strips

I now have two brand new obsessions

Pinterest & Paper Play Studio flairs

Wanna know why? 

 I'm so loving how this card turned out.

Got the inspiration from Pinterest (see the pin HERE)

and that fabulous flair from Paper Play Studio just brings it all together.

 The paper strips are wood-grain embossed kraft paper painted white then inked and sanded to give that weathered beachy wood feel!

And one more interpreted a little different 

 

 So what brought on all this paper strip play?

CAS-ual Fridays

Avery Elle is Moxie Fab!

 Yes it is.

I got my Avery Elle stamps and I can't stop stamping.

So I'm playing over at the Moxie Fab World with these two cards.

 When I first seen the "Bright Days" stamp this is the card I saw

 LOVE these elongated triangles.  So I stamp the uber hip sentiment from "Framed fonts", masked it and then used the triangles to make a pattern.  Putting this into the

Stamp It! Cards Birthday Challenge in the Moxie Fab World

 While I had these two sets sitting on my desk I had to make another card right!

 My bloggy friend from "My Creative Endeavors" made some awesome cards for this new challenge site and I was so inspired that I had to join in (thanks for the inspiration Lisa)

CASology

and their first challenge is SUN.  How perfect is this challenge and me?  Like at least half my cards have a sun image on them.  So I had to play!

Also because it's all stamped up and Moxie Fab...this one is for the

Stamp It! Cards Congratulations Challenge in the Moxie Fab World

Text ME

 Happy hump day

It's only Wednesday and I already so can't wait for the weekend.  Yes it's one of those weeks.

But I got in sometime to make this one-layer card and it just makes me happy!

 CAS-UAL Fridays

 Text Me

 Thought I would use text in two different ways

1. Kissing stamps

2. A clean and simple text sentiment

Okay short and sweet post today.

I found a new obsession: Pinterest 

I know I'm late to the pinning party but I was afraid it would become another obsession...I was right!

Jazzing up your ribbon flowers

 This is my part two of May Arts round two of their DT call.

Confused!?!

In the previous post I showed you how to make a "simple ribbon flower" and now I want to give you some ideas on how to jazz them up.  Like so...

 Here's some things I used

May Arts ribbon in 3/4" Twill/Stripes

Fabric brads

Ink (colorbox pigment ink)

Glitter glue (smooches glitz)

First Check out the flower tutorial HERE

Jazzing it up the first way

Before you fold and stitch your ribbon,

Ink up the middle

It should totally NOT be perfect, just dab along the strip then continue on to make your flower.

Jazzing it up way two

This is for all you who like the vintage look.

After your flower is all made (using the "ink in the middle" technique above)

cut along the top rib of the whole ribbon.

Then using your fingers, gentle pull at the top where you have cut.

Letting the treads of the ribbon "loose" like so...

Jazzing it up number three

This one is easy and for all you glitter gals.

Just add a some glitter glue to the insides of the folds in your flower.

It really helps to use a glitter glue with a paint brush tip like this "Smooch Glitz"

Jazzing it up the forth way

Before you sew your ribbon add a piece of ribbon with color in the middle.

You want to fold the Faux Linen ribbon around the colored ribbon and then sew.

 Jazzing it up the fifth and last

Simple ... Add a brad to the middle :)

 In my "simple ribbon flower" tutorial I said how I like to add my ribbon flower to a clip 

and here's why

 If you add it to a clip you can do so much and here's what I did with mines

Adding it to a headband...

 And of course, putting it on a card...

 Just tucked it in the back of paper panel.  Take a look.

 Okay all, I hop you liked all the Jazzed up versions of a simple ribbon flower.  

It would be a dream to play with pretty ribbon and I'm sooo itching to be on the May Arts Design Team.

Wish me luck!