Sweet & Simple

Yet ANOTHER gift enclosure (are you sick of them yet???).....Stamp from CTMH - Memento Ink, Copics, Stickles, paper flower accent and sheer ribbon from A Muse.

Happy BarK-day

 

Have I mentioned that I REALLY like Paper Smooches stamps??  I mean I REALLY, REALLY like them??  Of course I don't care for ALL of them......but if I had to do some mathy-math - I'd have to say that I like about 95% of the images.  That's a pretty high percentage.....so obviously I really like Kim's quirky, fun & whimsical style. 

 

Unfortunately once again the Kraft CS looks a lot like CRAP CS.......sigh....... 

 

Stamps: Paper Smooches; Memento & CTMH Pigment inks; Copics; google eye; mini pom-pom; Cuddlebug embossing folder; Basic Grey B&T

Shhhhhhh.........I'm napping........

Please, be vewwwy, vewwwy quiet, I might be dweaming of hunting wabbits.........

Snoozy greetings from Iris.............

P.S.  My mama (Creepella) made me the lovely little floral pillow (guess she was tired of me using the remote)......it matches the blankie that her mama got for me from IKEA.......sure I'm kinda spoiled, but I totally deserve EVERYTHING and oh-so much MORE...

Why, Hello there...

Greetings from the beautiful and lovely Lily....................

Fun O'clock

I know, I know, I knowwwwwwww - I'm a broken record.....but I can't help it - they are what they are.....and what are they?  Well, they're so stinkin' cute it should almost be illegal.  Paper Smooches, that's what I'm talking about!!! 

Another gift enclosure (3 x 3-ish)......with just a circle punch (Marvy) of white CS and some quick stamping with Memento inks, a fast swipe around the edges with some CTMH pigment ink, a bit of Copic coloring, a well-placed gemstone and a trim here and there with zig-zag scissors, an eensy bit of polka-dotty ribbon from May Arts and a scrap of B&T paper (????) and it's definitely "Fun O'clock"!!

Sniff-sniff.....CAKE???

Such a wee little stamp......to make such a large card.......but get some help from some handy-dandy Basic Grey B&T and ta-dahhhhh, you're done!

Stamps - Hero Arts & Cat's Pajamas; Memento Ink; Copics; Stickles; Liquid Glass/CTMH; Basic Grey B&T; Marvy Punch.

Party Girls

So Friday, Pam and I were FINALLY able to take Debbie out for her b-day celebration (only a month late....)

Did I mention is was PRINCESS Pamela.....????

And uhmmmm, well, plain ol' me..............

 

And the b-day girl herself, Darling Debbie.......

And well, EVERYONE knows this one......right?????

It was a lovely visit and we had some well-deserved FUN.......

Stamps:  PSA Essentials (Smirk Girls), CTMH; CTMH CS; Cuddlebug Embossing Folder; A Muse Ribbon; Making Memories Brads; Marvy Punches; Memento Ink; Copics; Spicas

Green Gardener

This summer Creepella has been busy tending the raised beds garden.  I LOVE cut flowers so they planted one bed with JUST flowers.  As you can see (look closely), she's had a bit of help with the flowers.  I guess there are two mantises that have been hanging out.....so one day she decided to snap a few photos!

Happy Place

Definitely Chef Bo-Bo's "Happy Place"......bags are packed for D-Land (see the B&T paper?).  Another little gift enclosure....I think it's about 3 x 4-ish.  I'm too lazy to see the paper manufacturer but it's all Disney-related (Heidi and I purchased the last two pads from Stamper's Corner).  I've used it quite a bit and as you can see, I dressed it up a bit with some Stickles application.

Stamps - Paper Smooches; Memento Inks; Copics; Stickles

Been busy with making cards for the craft fair so I haven't had time (i.e. keep forgetting) to snap any photos but that's #1 on my list for the weekend.  Hope to have some ready for next week's posts.  Increased stamping means decreased stitching time and that makes me kind of sad.  While I'm grateful for the continued and steady paycheck, working full-time REALLY cuts into my crafting time....sigh......

But fun times are scheduled for this evening - Pam and I are taking Debbie out for a belated B-day celebration - wheeeeee, what fun we're going to have - those two crazy women are ALWAYS fun!!!

Sky High

Only a wee bit of stamping on this card.  As you can see, it's mostly paper, paper, paper goodness.  Oh, and toys - I mean TOOLS of the trade.  Paper is from CTMH, A Muse and Doodlebug.  Stamp is from Memory Box, Bakers twine and cloud die-cut from A Muse, weird scissors from Martha Stewart. 

I Robot

That was a weird movie.....one that Creepella and I agree could happen.  Technology and the advancement of Artificial Intelligence - not a good thing.  Great potential but even GREATER weirdness.  Now don't get me wrong, I'm totally good with most weird....I'm just not a fan of THIS type of weirdness.

I stamped this gift enclosure (it's a 3 x 3 card) during the Girl's Weekend that Heidi and I had in April.  Actually, I borrowed Heidi's set....yep, this is an oldie but goodie - a WOOD-MOUNTED set from CTMH.  Kinda fun to stamp with wood-mounted stamps every once in a while.  I don't realize how often I've come to depend on being able to see "through" stamps until I whip out a wood-mounted stamp!

Stamps & CS - CTMH; Memento Inks and Stickles and about 4 minutes later, you've got a cute little gift enclosure!

Neener-Neener

Not certain how many times I've used the above for a Post title.....but when it comes to Iris, it's pretty darned fitting!!

Here's another little card - a b-day week card for Creepella.  Stamp is from Paper Smooches, cool B&T paper from CTMH, Memento & Colorbox Chalk Inks, Copics and a heart punch from Marvy were all that were needed to whip up this Iris-inspired card.

Been busy stamping - talked to Heidi today and let her know that I was FINISHED with my b-day card sets (we're each doing 10 sets with 3 cards in a set).  I'm feeling pretty good about it (yes, even rather smug), but I really wanted to get a jump on getting them done BEFORE school starts.....I've got a little more than a month to go - so I'd better keep the momentum going.....wish me luck!

Hello Kitty "Hidden" Mickey

While I'm not a huge fan of Hello Kitty, some of them are pretty cute.  These are in the PSA Essentials line.....it's a gardening set of Hello Kitty (I also got the "Autumn" set - hopefully I'll remember to use it in a couple of months!). 

Made this mini-card (it's just a smidge over 3 inches) for Chef Bo-Bo Head.  The B&T is from CTMH, the CS is just scrap pieces (remember, this is a small card, it doesn't take much).  Memento Inks, Copics and a bit of Spica action finish up the color coordinating.  Marvy punches and Fiskar scissors were the rest of the hardware needed to complete the card. 

Cheerio!

Hmmmm, I have NO idea how long I've had these stamped (and colored) images.  The images themselves are CTMH (but these stamps are wood-mounted so that will give you a clue as to their age).  STILL love them though - they're so Happy!!  The teacup on the envelope is from A Muse - a nice match, yes?  The rest of the card materials are items found here & there in the stamp room.....remnants pretty much.  The sentiment is from Cat's Pajamas.  I colored these with Tombows (again, pretty much dates things don't you think?) - my go-to markers before I was introduced to Copics. 

Re-use, Re-purpose & Make Do

I've got YEARS of Mary Englebreit "page-a-day" calendars.  Once in a great while (when I have my crappy-ola together) I make The Perfect Card from one of the pages.  Basically this page fit the bill because the cat is wearing a name tag indicating his name is Bob and he's a party.  I doctored it up a bit by adding a gift (which hides his tail because our Bob is sans tail) and replacing the party hat with a PARTY Hat and finally......I used some colored pencils to tone down the WHITE kitty into a darker kitty (remember, our Bob is Midnight-ish). 

Creepella loved the card and I loved being able to actually "recycle/re-purpose" something half-way decent.