A Work of Heart!

I've been working so hard over the last week or so (not to mention working at my 'real' job) getting ready for a couple of upcoming releases, that I don't have anything new to show you today. *gasp* I know!! How shocking! And then I remembered that I hadn't posted this card yet!!

This design features one of the Hanglar stamps that a friend sent me a long time ago! And the sketch that I used was from a challenge a while back but I can't remember which one. The patterned papers that I used are from the Pretty Please paper pack by My Mind's Eye.

The card base is a 6x6 square card using Sparkle Bazzill Bling....love that stuff! I also used Regal Rose, Pretty in Pink and Apricot Appeal for matting. I coloured the image in using coordinating Copic markers and used my rectangle Nesties to cut her out and emboss her. I actually made this card before I started keeping track of the marker colours that I used, so I can't tell you that. Sorry!

I used my slot punch on the main layer and tied some satin ribbon. I also added some tiny flower punches and rhinestones down the left side. The sentiment is from AmyR's Friend Sentiments and I pop dotted everything!




I can't wait to show you all the new release stuff I am working on right now. There is so much fun stuff coming up...so cute!! If only I didn't have to go to work so much...*insert giant eye roll here*.

Have a super summer day!!

A Work of Heart!

Wow! It's finally Friday, people!! Yaaaaaaaay!! It seems like it took way too long to get here, don't you think? I'm a happy camper...I mean stamper... because I have three days off in a row now! How lucky am I???

Today's card features a Hanglar stamp that a friend sent me ages ago and I just now had a chance to play with it. Again, I decided to use these great Pretty Please papers by My Minds Eye. The card base is Sparkle Bazzill Bling (very close to Soft Sky...that's why I love it) and I accented with Pretty in Pink, Apricot Appeal and Regal Rose. I stamped the little girl and her kitten on Wausau bright white cardstock using Memento Tuxedo Black ink and coloured her in with coordinating Copic markers. I cut her out and embossed her using my Nesties and left a little space down one side so that I could embellish.

The layout is from the Saturday Sketch blog from a couple of weeks ago and I really like it. I punched a trio of little flowers and added some tiny rhinestones in the centers. I also used my slot punch and threaded some shiney satin ribbon through it and I added a great sentiment from AmyR on a scalloped layer and pop dotted everything.



Well, my parents are coming down this afternoon to hang out and have supper. It's my Mom's birthday tomorrow, so I'll be able to show you the card I made her then....it's a new release sample by CCDesigns....but you'll have to wait until tomorrow to see it! So be sure to come back....it's adorable, if I do say so myself!! Heehee!!!

Happy Friday!!!

Happy Hanglar Christmas!!

Here is another one of my precious Hanglar stamps and I was able to play with it for the first time on Sunday afternoon. I pulled out my Wassail papers by Basic Grey (which have hardly seen the light of day yet) and made this simple holiday card!

I used Always Artichoke for the base along with Riding Hood Red for matting. I stamped the Hanglar girl on Wausau bright white cardstock using Memento Tuxedo Black ink. Then I coloured her using my Copic markers. Now the image is just the girl standing holding a string....which didn't make sense to me. There must be some accessory stamps that would go with her but I don't have them. So I decided to make it look like she had a string of ornaments. I drew in the 'hooks' hanging over the string and then used some glittery green brads as the ornaments!



I sponged all around the layers using Always Artichoke ink and a sponge. I also drew in the ground and then sparkled up her wings with my Sakura Stardust gel pen....love that thing! I used some of my new striped Riding Hood Red grosgrain ribbon, used a CCDesigns sentiment and punched it out with my oval punch and then pop dotted everything! Happy Christmas!!

A Very Hanglar Christmas!!

This is going to be a very quick post today as I am heading in to work all day....on a Saturday!! *ugh*

On my day off this week, I got a chance to play with another new Hanglar, this one I made into a Christmas card! I stamped her on Wausau white using Memento Tuxedo Black ink and coloured her with my Copics.

The dp I used is some of my favourite new Christmas paper by My Mind's Eye that I got from Phebe at The Town Scrapper. I added some buttons with embroidery thread, some pink ric rack and some Imaginisce snowflowers and attached them with an Imaginisce brad. I pop dotted the main layer and the sentiment layer, which is a new one from the Whiff of Joy release and finished her off by adding some Stardust Stickles to her hat and the snowline.




Well, I'm sure it's going to be another awesome day at the library...*cough, cough*...but I hope you have a nicer day with some rubber and ink in your hands!!!

Hanglar Laundry Girl and a Winner!!

Well, I had a chance to play with another one of my precious Hanglar stamps the other day. It was Wednesday....I remember because the sketch challenge was posted on SCS and I actually got to play!!!

I stamped little Miss Laundry Girl on Wausau bright white cardstock using Memento Tuxedo Black ink. The papers I decided to use for this card were from the Washington Apple dps by Stampin' Up....love 'em. The card base is a 6x6 Riding Hood Red square matted with Bashful Blue. I coloured the image using my Copic markers and I'm actually really happy with the way it turned out.

The sketch is really fabulous and I plan to used it again. I punched the dp out using a square punch and layered them on Pumpkin Pie, added some taffeta ribbon, pop dotted the image and finished it off with some SU buttons and linen thread! Yay!!



Yesterday was a great day off and I completed several projects that were on my list. I made two 6x6 sb pages for MFT, a card and altered box for Magnolia, I mounted all my new Whiff of Joy stamps and made two cards with those!!! What a productive day!! Now today I have to work 9-5pm....another Saturday, sheesh!! But then I have Sunday off....there are a few things I want to get done around the house, but hopefully I'll get to fit in a little stampin'! Have a wonderful Saturday!!!

OH WAIT!! Did you want to know who won Chimney Sweep Charlie?? Well how appropriate is it that Charly won Charlie???? Hahaha!! Charly, send me an email and I'll mail out your stamp this week!!!

My very first Hanglar!!!!

Look at that! A second post for today!! Woohoo!! Look at me go! I was able to play along with the Ways to Use It challenge this morning, which was to use your corner rounder!

So I pulled out this precious Hanglar stamp that I just received in the mail from my friend Inger Marie! She lives in Norway and was able to purchase some Hanglar stamps for me and I just got them in the mail a couple of weeks ago! I've been DYING to play with them and today was my first opportunity!! Thanks Inger!! You're the BEST!!!



I stamped this little sweetie on Wausau bright white cardstock using Memento Tuxedo Black ink. I wanted to use my new Rainbow Sherbet dp from Stampin' Up so I broke open the package and pulled out several coordinating pieces. I coloured the image in using my Copic markers in matching colours and matted her on Tempting Turquoise. I also used Green Galore for matting the large piece of dp and then I sewed them together using my sewing machine. I used my corner rounder to make a scalloped border on two of the layers, pop dotted the main piece, added a sentiment by CCDesigns and attached two Prima Painterly Petals (from The Town Scrapper) using rhinestone brads. The finishing touch was to add a tiny bit of highlighting using some white acrylic paint.

Ain't she cute???