Friday Sketchers #13!!! by ME!!

It's time for another crafty installment of the Friday Sketchers Challenge!!! Hahaha!! And it's my week to design and share some inspiration!!

I actually took the sketch from a card I made a little while ago, because I liked it so much! You might remember the square card in this post. Well I wanted to make another with my original sketch, so here it is!!



I decided to make a pirate card, aaarrrrghhhhh!! All the stamps that I used on this creation are part of the August Project of the Month over at High Hopes Rubber Stamps!! If you purchase all of the images, you get them at a 25% discount!!! Yippee!!!



So I stamped On Guard Oberto on Wausau bright white cardstock using Archival Brilliance Graphite Black ink and coloured him in using my Copics, of course!!! I stamped the Treasure Map on Kraft cardstock, sponged around all the edges with distress ink and then crumpled the heck out of it!! I think it really looks like an ancient piece of parchment that might have a secret map on it, don't you???



The patterned paper is by Deja Views and the colours are perfect for a pirate card. The square card base is Chocolate Chip and for accenting and matting I used Really Rust, Vintage Violet, Creamy Caramel and Certainly Celery. I stamped the Ship's Wheel on the Creamy Caramel strip in CC ink and sponged the edges of it as well. The round antique brads are from the dollar store and I stamped the sentiment on the CC strip. Lastly I made the little layers of circle punches in the corner and popped up Polly the Parrot on top! Isn't he cute??

Now be sure to head over to the Friday Sketchers blog and check out what our fabulous team of artists have come up with to inspire you!!!

AND as if the inspiration to get stampin' isn't enough.......Phebe at The Town Scrapper is sponsoring this week's challenge and would you like to know what you could win???? Of course you do!!! One random winner will win The Jungle Background, Timothy Tiger and Friends Furr ever from the High Hopes line of awesome unmounted stamps!!!

I am taking off for a couple of days with my family, so I'll be away from the computer. We really need to spend some time together and just relax! We're really looking forward to it. But I won't be posting again until Monday morning!!! Try not to miss me!! hahahaha!! Have a wonderful weekend!!!

My Very First ATC's!!!

I don't think I've ever shown you these!! A bunch of the MFT Design Team Girls did an ATC swap and I joined in! I was a little scared and intimidated because a) I'd never made a set of them before and b) I mean come on, these were the MFT Girls!!! Gack!!!

So I went over to the Resource section on SCS and followed Jen's tutorial on how to cut an 8 1/2 x 11 sheet of cardstock into 10 cards. That's how many we had to make. That got me started.

The set that I was signed up to use was Friends Fur-ever, so I stamped the main image ten times on Wausau bright white cardstock and coloured them in, then cut them all out. The ATC bases are Brocade Blue with a layer of Real Red on top. Then I made the smallest layer from So Saffron, sponged around the edges with SS ink and paper pierced the frame. I stamped the sentiment on them all and attached a piece of pawprint twill with a brad, then pop dotted the Saffron layer. I adhered the main image and added some Xmas Red Stickles on the dog's collar. I signed and numbered the back of each of the cards and sent them on their merry way! I hope the other DT members thought they were okay!



Today I will be packing a few things as we will be taking off for a couple of days. Al and I both have several days off from work, so we are taking Emileigh and going up to Northern Michigan for a little mini-holiday. We're going to do some hiking and picture-taking and of course some shopping, but mainly we'll be relaxing. I need some of THAT!!

I'll be back tomorrow with my Friday Sketchers challenge card. It's my week to provide the sketch, so I hope you like it. Have a stampin' good day!!

Whiff of Joy Preorder!!!

It's up!! It's up!!! The Whiff of Joy website is up and currently taking preorders for these wonderful new images!!!



The winter release is just so sweet and I am in love with the new doe eyed characters, Charlotte and Charlie!!



Don't forget that all preorders come with FREE SHIPPING!!!



Head on over and take a look!! I dare you not to fall in love with them!!! **giggle**




I will leave you with these sweet new images!!!




Try not to drool on your computer screen!! Heehee!!

Sending You Hugs.....and Hugs and Hugs.....

Wow!! There is a terrible summer thunderstorm going on here right now!! Those thunderclaps are LOUD!! And lots of rain.....I may have to wait a while before making my daily trip out to the mailbox!!! OH the horror! *giggle*

Today's card features another underwater creature from the new High Hopes release! I stamped Olivia Octopus on a square of Wausau bright white cardstock and coloured her to match the Groovy Guava in the Happy Me designer papers that I used (it really does match in real life, don't know why the colour looks funky on my screen). Then I coloured the water around her to match Soft Sky...not sure if you can see it in the pic. I used some SU eyelets, stitched grosgrain ribbon and doodled around her frame. I stamped the sentiment on a coordinating piece of dp and rounded the corners of one end. Then I traced around the octopus image with a sparkly pen to show her off!! She's such a pretty Octopus!!



Be sure to head over to High Hopes to check out all their newest releases, Hot Off the Press, if you haven't already!!

Well, I'm in to work this afternoon and working the late shift, but then I am off for FIVE whole days!!! Woohoo!! It's like a mini holiday!! My hubby has the time off too and we are hoping to get away for a couple of day trips or something....not sure yet!!! But I'm looking forward to it!!

Hey Cutie!!!

Yes, I'm talkin' to you!!! **giggle** I just love this sentiment which is part of the new sentiment set by CCDesigns that will be released next Monday!! I'm lettin' you see some of them ahead of time because you're special!! It's just between you and me, right?? Heehee!!

I made this card on Sunday night because I'd been stamping new release samples all day and I wanted to do make a card just for fun. So I pulled up Natasha's Dare to Get Dirty Challenge which was a great sketch. I pulled out one of my very favourite Tilda stamps and some Nana's Nursery DCWV patterned paper. I just love the colours in those papers and they are both sparkly and fun.

The card base is Lavender Lace with So Saffron and Certainly Celery for accents and layers. I used my Copic markers to colour the image and I drew in my own grass line. I also used my new scalloped edge border punch that will be in the upcoming Stampin' Up catalogue for the saffron piece across the bottom. Then I used my slot punch to make a wide slot to feed the lavender satin ribbon through and knotted it.



I made the sentiment layer using a couple of circle punches and I used that adorable sentiment from CCDesigns....Hey Cutie!! Heehee! I added Stardust Stickles to her wings and pop dotted that layer, then I added some highlights with white acrylic paint. Such a cutie!!!

Rockin' Edwin ....... and a Winner!!!

Well, Happy Monday morning stampers!!! I hope everyone had a good weekend. I only had one day off but I did get a lot of stamping done! Just WAIT until you see the August releases!! heehee! I'm such a tease!

I'm sure you'd love to know who won the Magnolia Blog Candy......well, the random winner is............TaraG!!! Congrats Tara, be sure to email me with your mailing address and I'll get it right out to you!!!

For today's card, I used one of the new Edwin images from the Party/Vacation release! I love this one playing the guitar....reminds me of my Daddy-o! It's also for Michelle's Dare to Get Dirty Challenge over on SCS, to create a 'manly card'!!

I started with the main rectangle of Wausau bright white cardstock and stamped the party lanterns across the top. I stamped Edwin and the fire on a separate piece of cardstock, coloured everything using my Copic markers and cut them out. Then I layered them on top of the main piece and matted it on Really Rust. The card base is an Old Olive square and the patterned paper is by Scrapbook Walls. I used some buttons from the dollar store, linen thread and stamped the sentiment by Hanna Stamps. I finished the card by pop dotting Edwin and adding some highlights with white acrylic paint! Isn't he rockin'???

Also, if you'd like to win an All That Scraps Gift Certificate....and I mean really, who doesn't....head on over to the ATS Blog and let Christine know what kinds of things you'd like to see in the store!! She spent the weekend moving the store and now has more room!! So let's tell her what she needs to fill it up!!! hahaha!!

Hope you have a stampin' good day!!

Hope You're Feeling Whale!!!

Happy Sunday morning everyone!! It's a beautiful sunny day in Ontario and not too hot today either, which is nice. Yesterday, it was so muggy and the air was so heavy, it was like walking through pea soup! Yuck!

Today is my only day off this weekend, Emileigh is spending the day at a friend's house and my honey is sleeping (because of course, he works nights)!! Aaahhhhh....silence!!! I have a TON of new release samples to work on, so I'm going to be having some inky fun!!

How do you like the new High Hopes releases?? Aren't they a hoot?? The underwater line is just so full of wonderful images and here is another one!! I stamped Whitby Whale on Wausau bright white cardstock and cut him out using my circle Nestabilities. Then I drew in the waterline with my Zig pen and coloured him in with Copic markers. The scalloped layer is Lovely Lilac and the card base is Certainly Celery. I used Flowers for You dp by Stampin' Up and embossed a layer of Cool Caribbean cardstock using the tiny bubbles Cuttlebug folder (I don't know the real name of it, because I just open them up and play with them and toss away the packaging!). The iridescent flowers are by Creative Impressions and I attached them using brads by The Paper Studio. I finished off the card by stamping the sentiment on the bottom, adding some Dew Drops and finishing off the spout of water with Stardust Stickles!!



Don't forget that you still have until tonight at midnight to enter for my Magnolia blog candy giveaway!!! I will post the winner tomorrow morning!!! Have a stampin' good day!!!

Whiff of Joy Preorders!!!

Well, I had to work all day at the library today so I'm just getting to posting now....after supper. But I wanted to share some exciting news with you!!!

If you have checked out Katharina's blog today, you will know that she is planning to take preorders for her oh-so-adorable new stamp line, Whiff of Joy, on Wednesday, July 30th!!! I can't wait, can you??? People have already been asking me when they can order those doe-eyed beauties!!!

As a special offer, any preorders will receive FREE shipping!!! Ack!! What could be better???? The expected shipping date of any of these preorders is August 11th and yes, she will ship worldwide!! Woohooooooooo!!

And as if THAT isn't enough, Katharina is offering some more blog candy!!! Did you want to WIN some new rubber??? Just help spread the word about the Whiff of Joy preorder!!! Grab the banner above, add it to a side element of your blog with a link and then let Katharina know that you've done it!!! You will be entered to win one of the new Charlotte or Charlie stamps!!!

Speaking of Charlotte and Charlie, have you seen the new images??? How about this for winter cuteness!!!?




Heehee!! I'm SO excited!!!

Friday Sketchers Challenge #11!!

Can you believe it's Friday again?!! Man, this summer is just flyin' by!!! Well, it's time for another fabulous sketch challenge from the Friday Sketchers girls!! This week's card was designed by the lovely Jacqueline from the Netherlands!!

For my card I used Lucky from CCDesigns. He and his sentiment are in the It's My Birthday stamp set from All That Scraps.

To start, I pulled out some boyish paper because this card is going to my nephew, Cameron who will be 6 years old. I used the coordinating papers from the DCWV Glitter Stack and I specifically chose these ones because they had little stars on them. I continued with the star theme and punched two big stars out of orange glitter cardstock, also from DCWV using my new large star punch from SU. I coloured in Lucky with matching Copic markers, then cut him out. The blue card base and also the green layer are Bazzill Bling cardstock that I also got from ATS. I just LOVE the bling cardstock.....it's so shimmery and pretty!! I added some orange brads, wide white satin ribbon, pop dotted Lucky, one of the stars and the sentiment!!




Be sure to head over to Friday Sketchers and see what the other girls have whipped up using this sketch!! Then you can play along and there's a fabulous prize for a random winner, too!!!

Well, I'm working the late shift tonight and then again all day tomorrow, but I hope you have a great weekend!!!

Exciting News to Share!!!

Well, some of you have already seen my big news but some of you probably haven't......so here it is!!!

My friend Katharina is making her dream come true, by starting her own stamp company!!! She is an amazing artist and a super nice gal and I check her blog out every day!! Well, when I was over there the other day, I saw her announcement and a sneak peek of one of the images!



Is that just too cute or what??? This is Charlotte. I love her big eyes, don't you?? Well, Katharina had announced her Design Team and then asked for people to submit their creations for a Guest Designer spot. I thought, how wonderful to be able to work with these gorgeous new stamps and to work with Katharina, who is uber-talented!! So I made a card using her sketch and emailed it to her, saying that I would love to be a Guest Designer but I understand she's probably got a lot of interest, so if not this time, maybe next time.

WELL! I got an email back from Katharina the very next morning, asking me if I would like to be a PERMANENT member of her Design Team!!!! AAACCKK!! Of course, I said yes!! I am SO thrilled to be able to begin this exciting adventure with Katharina and her truly talented Design Team! The store will be called Whiff of Joy!

Here is another picture of one of her new images, this one is called Charlie!



I believe that she will start taking preorders for them soon!! I don't know about you but I'm itchin' to get my fingers on them!!

And as if THAT excitement isn't enough, Katharina also has the totally amazing artist Elisabeth Bell on board!!! She will be designing exclusive stamps for Whiff of Joy!
Wanna see some???



This is the first girl.....



...and this is the boy!!

Katharina is running a contest to name these two cutie-pies, so head over and make some suggestions! You could WIN some stamps!!!

She is also looking for a Guest Designer and you still have time to enter!! Just use her wonderful sketch and submit your creation!!! Wouldn't you love to play with those new images???!!! Who wouldn't?!

So that's my totally exciting news and thanks for letting me share it with you! Have a stampin' good day!!!

Dare to Get Dirty and Katharina's Sketch!!!

Okay I was going to hang on to this post until tomorrow, but I can't wait! I LOVE how this card turned out and I want to share!!! Today, I don't go in to work at the library until the evening, so I spent the whole morning working on this card!! I know *insert eye roll here*!! YES, it really does take me that long to create ONE card!! Oh well, I think it was worth it!!!

Firstly, I wanted to use Katharina's sketch that she has posted for this week's Papertake Weekly Challenge!! Then I HAD to join in with Jody Morrow's Dare to Get Dirty Challenge for Ribbon Addicts like me!! The challenge was to choose your ribbon first and then let it dictate the style and colour of the rest of your design!!

Well, I have been literally drooling over this ribbon.....actually lace, I guess that came on a spool from Inque Boutique which coordinates with the latest Cabana line of papers that I got from the wonderful Phebe at The Town Scrapper!!! I am in LOVE with this line!!! So summery but still soft and sweet!!! So I started with the lacey ribbon and chose the dps to go with! Then I stamped the brick wall on a square of Wausau bright white cardstock and coloured it using several grey and brown Copics for shading. Then I stamped this lovely new Tilda image and coloured her in using coordinating Copic markers. Can you believe this is the first time she's gotten inky?? Tragic, I tell you.

I cut out Tilda and also one of the chubby little birds and attached them to the brick wall layer. I used a 6x6 base in textured Groovy Guava cardstock and used So Saffron and Apricot Appeal for accent layers. I attached my lace using Zip Dry glue which is AWESOME stuff!! It can be used with ribbon and lace and it doesn't seep through the fabric or show up underneath!! It's amazing stuff and works for many other embellishments too! I pop dotted the middle layer and attached some Prima Hydrangeas with Paper Studio brads and added Stardust Stickles to her wings and I did some highlighting with white acrylic paint.



Now, you may be noticing my sweet little sentiment at the bottom there. Isn't it SO appropriate for this card??? Well, I got the okay from Christine at All That Scraps to share this card with you, because it features one of the yet-to-be-released Sentiment stamps on it!!!! They will be available in a set with over 30 perfect sentiments!!! It is a MUST have set....wait until ya see it!!!

Okay, I've also got some SUPER exciting news to share with you, so I'll wait to do that until tomorrow!! Heehee!!!

Anything BUT a Card Challenge!!!!

Ever since the Glam Girls by CCDesigns came out, I have wanted to get my hands on them and last week, they finally came to my house to play!!! Today's challenge on All That Scraps is to create 'Anything BUT a Card'!!! So I pulled out my Glam Girls and went to town!!!

I am having such fun altering these mini journals from the $ store! Can you believe they are only 4 for a dollar??? So 25 cents a piece?? It's crazy.....I'm going to have to get more!!! So I decided to make a very glamorous notebook using my new Euphoria papers by Basic Grey that I got from All That Scraps and all the coloured cardstock I used is Bazzill Bling from ATS too! Can I just say that I have never used any cardstock other than SU, but I LOVE the shimmery Bling.....it's lover-ly!!!

Anyhoo, I covered the notebook with the purple cardstock and then covered the spine with blue. I stamped the image on Wausau bright white cardstock and coloured her face and hair in with my Copics. I used coordinating Euphoria dp to paper piece her groovy top and pants and doodled a frame. I added a rhinestone heart on her cool handbag and then covered her glasses with sparkles using my Sakura Stardust gel pen. The sentiment is part of a phrase stamp in the Froggy and Friends set. I pop dotted the main image and then added some polka dot ribbon on the side.

The funny thing about this sassy little notebook is that her glasses weren't even dry yet and my daughter's best friend begged me for it!!! I told her that as soon as I was able to take a picture of it in the morning, it was all hers!! That really made me feel good that even my daughter and her friends think that my stuff is cool!!! *smile*

Be sure to head over to the ATS Blog and Gallery and check out what the other DT members have created! Then go ahead and whip something up yourself and show it to us!! We'd love to see it!!

I don't have to work until later this evening, so I'm going to try to get some stampin' done!!! Inky hugs!!!

Well, Shiver Me Timbers!!!

I had yet to play with the Pirate line of stamps that have just been released by High Hopes, so this weekend I made this one!!!

I pulled out Peg Leg Pete and stamped him on Wausau bright white cardstock using Archival Brilliance Graphite Black ink and coloured him in using my Copic markers. This guy looks JUST like a cute pirate should, with his skull and crossbones, his sword, his 'pirate shirt' and his peg leg!! Hahaha! I sponged around the main image with Tea Dye ink by Ranger using a cosmetic wedge sponge. Then I took my distressing tool and roughed it all up. I did the same to the Really Rust layer underneath and then added three antique brads on the upper right.



The 'old' paper underneath is just a piece of dp from the Once Upon a Time DCWV stack and I crumpled it all up several times, distressed the edges and stamped the sentiment on it. I attached it to the Not Quite Navy card base and wrapped some linen thread around it three times. I pop dotted the main image and that's the front!!



Then I made a layer for the inside using the Anchor and another sentiment. I think any little pirate would enjoy receiving a card with those cute stamps on it!!! Don't you, Savvy??

Don't forget that you have until Sunday night to get your entries in to win some DELICIOUS Magnolia Kandy!!!

MFTSC40!!! You could WIN!!!

This week marks the 40th sketch that the wonderful Cindy Haffner, fellow MFT DT member, has created and posted in the forum over on Splitcoast!! Join in with the challenge this week and you could win one of the yet-to-be-released August stamp sets from My Favorite Things!!!

For my card I got to play with my new Euphoria dp and buttons by Basic Grey and I paired it up with a couple of my fave MFT stamp sets!! I used the new Call Me set along with Twisted Sentiments. I chose Orchid Opulence for the card base and some Bazzill Bling cardstock that I picked up over at All That Scraps. It's so sparkly!! I paper pieced girlie's pants....don't they look groovy??



I added some satin ribbon, used my Nestabilities for the circles and pop dotted the main image. I stamped the sentiment on the reverse side of the rose coloured bling cardstock and then rounded the right end with my corner rounder and added a turquoise button on the left end. Makes me feel like hangin' out in my jammies.....wait a minute....I'm already in my jammies!!! **giggle**

Isn't it a great sketch?? Make sure to join in the sketchy MFT goodness and you could be a winner!!

Well, I've got the whole day off today, so I'm gonna do some more stampin'!!! How about you???

Buds and Blossoms....and a Birdie!!

It's been quite a while since I've had the chance to join in with the sketch challenges over on SCS,but I got to play this week with SC185. I eeked out this card one morning before I headed in to work.

I love nice and simple sketches and this one was perfect!!! I pulled out my Buds and Blossoms DCWV stack because I just LOVE the nice bright colours in it! I used all Magnolia images in this card and stamped the bench first and then the adorable little birdie on the post. Can I just tell you how much I LOOOOOVE these birdies!? I've been itchin' to get my hands on them for SO long and they finally arrived at The Town Scrapper!! I got them along with several other stamps including the bench!! I drew the grass line beneath the bench by hand and stamped Tilda separately. (Uh, I guess it's obvious how much I am enjoying this particular Tilda as I have used her a couple of times lately....are ya sick of her yet??) I coloured everything with Copic markers, as per usual and cute Tilda out and layered her on top of the main image. I used some retired Bliss Blue cardstock for the base and then So Saffron and Pink Passion for matting. I pop dotted between the pink and the saffron and threaded some lovely striped ribbon that my CCDesigns Secret Sister sent to me.....I love it!! Then I added some Prima hydrangeas with glitter brads, some Stardust Stickles to her wings and some white highlights on Tilda and her bluebird!



Well, it's supposed to be yucky and rainy today which is fine by me, because I have LOTS of stampin' to do!! I hope you can get inky today too and don't forget to enter my challenge for some Magnolia Blog Candy!!!!

Friday Sketchers #11!!

We have another fun sketch for you all this week, this one provided by Claudia!!

I decided to play with one of my favourite new stamps from the recent High Hopes release, the mermaid!! I stamped Anabela on Wausau bright white cardstock and coloured her in using my Copic markers. The patterned papers I chose to use are from the new Cabana line by My Mind's Eye that I got from The Town Scrapper. I love it SO much and you'll probably be seeing a bunch more of it in the weeks to come. It's so summery and fun!!

Anyway, I cut out Anabela and put her aside. The card base is regular size and it's Groovy Guava, which I love and will be sad to see go when the new catalogue comes out. I used some accent colours of cardstock in Certainly Celery and So Saffron. I took a square of dp and ran it through my Cuttlebug using the D'vine Swirls embossing folder to give it that underwater feel and this was my background for Anabela. I attached the Creative Impressions sheer blossoms and the upper strip with yellow glitter brads and pop dotted the mermaid. Then I stamped the sentiment and she's all done!! I had a lot of fun with this one...it feels so beachy, don't you think?

Anyhoo, be sure to head over to the Friday Sketchers blog and check out what all the other dt members have designed....they are fabulous as usual!

And don't forget about my sketch challenge!! Be sure to join in and you could win a bunch of Magnolia stuff!!!

I'm off to work all day today, but then I'm taking Emileigh and her best friend to the movies to see Mamma Mia tonight!! Fun!!

My New Datebook............and Magnolia Blog Candy!!!

YEP!! You've been waitin' for it and here it IS!!! Your chance to win some AMAZING goodies from Magnolia Designs!!! But WAIT!!! You have to read about my creation first..........or you can just skip over it and go straight to the bottom!!! It's up to you!!

Well, you know I love my job at the library.....really I do. BUT it's not my passion. My passion is stamping, papercrafting.....creating. I wish I could do it for a living.....but alas, I need the income of my 'real job'. It takes up a lot of my time, so I have to really manage my 'spare time' properly in order to complete my list of designs, samples and challenges for each of my Design Teams. I need to know what needs to be done by when, emailed to who, uploaded where and blogged about when!!!



SO I decided to make myself my very own crafty datebook!!! I bought some 4x6 recipe cards at the dollar store and cut two covers, slightly bigger than the cards themselves from the thin cardboard that comes in the SU designer paper packs. I covered them with Blue Bayou cardstock and used my Bind-it-All machine to put it all together with spiral wire. Then I decorated the front with Lavender Lace cardstock, DCWV Baby Boy dp, stitched grosgrain ribbon, button brads, Prima flowers, a glittery purple brad and I added a bunch of ribbon on the wires. I actually added a bunch more after I took the picture, so it's even more lovely now. Of course, I used one of my new Tilda stamps from the Summer Stamp Club Kit and coloured her in with my Copics, then added Stardust Stickles to her wings and added some highlights to her cheeks with some white acrylic paint. She is sitting in an oval layer that I made using my Nestabilities and I pop dotted the whole thing. I really love it!! Now I have this little notebook that I keep beside my computer and I can keep myself completely organized! And it's so PURDY too!!!

Anyhoo.....so I'm guessin' you wanna know about the candy.....Kimmie's Kandy!!!? Well, if you would like to win everything shown in this picture......



all you have to do is create something using the layout on my datebook as inspiration!! It can be a card or a scrapbook page....it can be your own datebook!! Just use my layout!!! You can use ANY stamps or supplies you want!! Then post it to your blog or gallery and link me up!! I wanna see it!!! Use the keyword KKMC1 for Kraftin' Kimmie's Magnolia Challenge #1. The deadline to join in the fun and win this awesome loot is Sunday, July 27th and I will announce the winner the next day!!!

So what are you waitin' for??? Get stampin'!!!!

ATS Sketch Challenge!!

This week's challenge over at All That Scraps is a sketch challenge!!! Nothin' makes me more creative than a sketch!! Have I mentioned that before??? Heehee!!



Yesterday was a very happy mail day!!! I got a box full of rubber from Christine at ATS and I got all the new stamps for August........whooooo-eeeee! They are some real cuties for sure!!! Wait 'til you see! And I also got a couple of other sets to play with as well, including this one....It's My Birthday!

So I pulled out the Monkey (who is nameless at this point) and his party hat and balloon and stamped him on Wausau bright white cardstock using Archival Brilliance Graphite Black ink. The patterned paper that I pulled out is from The Paper Studio and I've had it in my stash for quite a while......can you guess what attracted me to it?? YES....it has pink and brown!! Very good!



The card base is a 6x6 square of Pretty in Pink textured cardstock and I matted it with a big square of the dp. I got to pull out some of the VERY retired Mint Melody cardstock that I still have and ran it through the Cuttlebug with my new Swiss Dots embossing folder. The sentiment was stamped on white and I used my oval Nestabilities to cut it out and emboss it along with the pink matting underneath. I added some pink taffeta ribbon, some button brads and some Prima flowers! Cute and yummy!

The other Design Team's creations will be up on the ATS blog later this morning, so be sure to head over and check them out. Then join in the sketchin' fun and create your own, then upload it to the ATS gallery!! We'd love to see them!!

I'm off to work again today.......boooo! But I'm going to try to whip something up before I head in!! Have a wonderful day!!!