Clear Dollar Stamps - Sneak Peek #4 - April Flower of the Month (Daisy)

Hi everyone! I hope you are having a wonderful Saturday. The fam and I are going to go down south to Nordstroms to return a pair of shoes we purchased for the boys only about a month ago. We bought 2 pairs and one is fine and the other is literally falling apart. I can't believe it since we paid $50 for these shoes for a 3 year old. I would never in my right mind spend that much, but we had gift cards... anyway, while we are down there we decided that we would also head on over to a Sushi buffet restaurant called Blue Fin. We all LOVE sushi :) Please, remind me to take my camera. I've noticed that I have not been taking pictures of late and I know that I'll regret it and I keep telling myself that I can't take pictures unless I have the camera - duh huh???

So while I'm gone, you can feast your eyes on another lovely set that will be available tomorrow at Clear Dollar Stamps along with TON of other new releases for March. It is a big month for new stamps... I know that I will have a very full cart, plus... lots of other goodies will be available come March 1st. I'm so psyched for some awesome charms and other fun stuff at the store. If you head on over, you will be able to check out some of those fun new things.... shh.... I didn't say.... *wink, wink*. I was so tempted to place 2 separate orders, but I'm being a good girl and only placing one, but trust me it will be first thing on the 1st.

So, enough of the blabbering (sorry)... as I said earlier, today's peeks are of flowers - Daisies! This set is another really cute one and you just can't go wrong with Daisies. My first card features my new found love of watercoloring. I've decided that the key is the watercolor paper. Up to this point, I've always managed with nice quality cardstock, but the watercolor lets you color and color forever without ever breaking down. For this card, stamped my image with Black Versacolor and melted clear embossing powder over that. I used my ink pads and a waterbrush to color in my image. And then I used my Nestabilities Label One to cut and mat my image. Here's a close up of the coloring for you.

For my next card, I decided to go for a brighter and definitely a cheery color scheme. I based my card around the ribbon that I had purchased a long while back at Michaels. What I did was took the font stamp in the set and used Versamark to stamp the entire background of the cardstock. I used clear embossing powder and then I took a sponge and its hard to tell in the picture, but I used multiple colors and sponged them over the entire background. In this case, I wasn't interested in being able to read the words, but rather just knowing that there were words in the background. I then stamped my smaller daisy image 3 times and used my deckled nesties to cut out each one. Before I removed my cut though, I took another sponge and sponged the entire piece with a light blue. Then, when I removed the die, I get a really crisp white border around the cut.

Well that its for me, but make sure to stop by Laurie's, Tori's, and Candy (via Clearly iStamp blog) to see some more delicious eye candy!


Thanks as always for coming to visit me and I'll make sure to eat a spicy tuna roll for you (hehe)

Oh, one more thing... If you want a chance to be a GUEST DESIGNER for Clear Dollar Stamps for the month of MARCH click -->HERE<-- for all the details!!! You have all of today to get your entry in. Remember if you don't try, you won't ever know, right???



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Recipe for Card #1: STAMPS SETS USED: April flower of the month CARDSTOCK AND PAPERS: strathmore watercolor paper 140#, Heidi Grace designer paper, Summer Sunrise (Papertrey ink), Olive, Vineyard berry (CTMH) INKPADS:Versacolor black, goldrush, orange, olive, vineyard berry, autumn terracotta (CTMH) ACCESSORIES AND EMBELLISHMENTS:Clear embossing powder, heat gun, water brush Recipe for Card #2: STAMP SETS USED: april flower of the month CARDSTOCK AND PAPERS:topiary, sunflower, white (CTMH) INKPADS:Sunflower, sunny yellow, goldrush, dutch blue, (CTMH), Memento tuxedo black MARKERS: Copics: G07, y17, Y38, YR23 ACCESSORIES AND EMBELLISHMENTS: Clear embossing powder, heat gun, sponges, ribbon, deckle edge nestabilities

Clear Dollar Stamps - Sneak Peek #3 - Ageless Antiques

Good morning friends! Today's Clear Dollar Stamps featured set is called Ageless Antiques and is another fun, unique, and different stamp set for you. I know I say this over and over again, but this is another set that I love. Its different, yet has a lot of different uses and literally just makes fun cards.

My first card is one of my favorites and I had lots of fun putting it together. This was another challenge card, but it was an inspiration based on... Kim Teasdale's shirt (lol) I love this little lamp and shade. The shade was colored using markers and a waterbrush and then cut and lifted with dimensionals. The pretty floral paper is actually left over Basic Grey Wassail from the holidays.

Here is the inside view:

My second card is perfect for that long distance friend. Don't we all have at least one if not most?
This image reminds me of a replica phone that we had at home when I was a little girl. Phones these days are definitely not as pretty as they were in the past.


Well, that is it for me today... I hope you have a Fantastic Friday! Now, don't forget to check out these other talented DT members for some awesome projects:

Alex, Laurie, Candy, Nancy

Recipe Card #1:

STAMP SETS USED: ageless antique
CARDSTOCK AND PAPERS:sweet blush, pink patterns (Papertrey ink), Basic Grey Wassail, 140# watercolor paper
INKPADS: Versamark Black
MARKERS:Le Plume - #12 gray, CTMH Blush
ACCESSORIES AND EMBELLISHMENTS:Clear embossing powder, heat gun, craft lace, sewing machine, oval nestabilities, water brush
SPECIAL TECHNIQUES (if any): watercoloring , embossing

Recipe Card #2:

STAMP SETS USED: ageless antiques

CARDSTOCK AND PAPERS:dark chocolate (papertrey ink), Olive (CTMH), Strathmore watercolor paper, Basic Gray Wassail

INKPADS:Versamark black, cocoa (CTMH)

MARKERS:Le Plume

ACCESSORIES AND EMBELLISHMENTS:Water brush, Oval nesties, Corner Rounder, Clear embossing powder, heat gun, SU! word window punch

Clear Dollar Stamps - Sneak Peek #2 - Charlie Daisy

Well first off, I have to share this photo from yesterday afternoon. I was completely caught off guard and that was probably becuase I hadn't been watching the news, but WOW! It all started with our normal rain, then it turned to hail, and then finally snow and it hasn't really stopped since.

The funny thing is that Hunter and I were just talking about how we probably wouldn't see any more snow - how wrong was I??

So now onto some light, fun, and definitely springy stamps from Clear Dollar Stamps.

I'm showcasing the ever so popular Charlie and today he definitely has a spring in his step. To be honest my favorite component of this first card is the butterfly. I thought this paper from TaDa Creative Studios just worked so well with Charlie - doesn't he seriously look happy :)

My second favorite component to this card is the sentiment. Everybody should be happy shouldn't they? No matter what, everybody deserves to be happy. I also used a new nestability that I managed to get my hands on at CHA - the deckled edge. The little flower I colored with my Copic and layered on top of a silk one and topped it off with a bit of Kaisercraft bling.

My next project was made to meet Laurie's (our teams fearless leader) challenge for using something recycled. I've been using the containers that Crisco cubes are packaged in for a while now to store my cuttlebug dies and small embossing folders. They fit perfectly in the containers. Laurie's challenge was the perfect incentive to actually decorate my little containers.

See, you can actually see the expiration date - not my intention (lol) I used a really cute flower border that is included in the Charlie Daisy set and then added Flower Soft to where the flowers are in the stamp. I'm telling you, you've got try the flower soft. It is just too terribly cool. The color I used here is Sweet Pea and is super versatile. Here is a close up. I would also recommend getting the bottle of glue that Flower Soft makes for application.

Now, here is a picture of the container being used for its "new" purpose.







So there you have it - another must have set. All you have to do is wait just a few more days. In the meantime, head on over to these lovely ladies blogs for even more inspiration and eye candy.

Laurie
Kim
Monique
Alysabeth
Linda
Stacy
Alex
Candy and Lori (Clearly iStamp)

Thanks for coming to visit and I hope you have a wonderful day!!

Recipe for Card:

STAMP SETS USED: charlie daisy
CARDSTOCK AND PAPERS:TaDa, Sorbet, Twilight (CTMH), PTI white
INKPADS: Memento Tuxedo black, PTI fresh snow
MARKERS: Copics: YG63, BG96, BG09, BG72, BG10, c-1, R32, R05,E35, E37, E57, BV29
ACCESSORIES AND EMBELLISHMENTS: Silk flower, sateen flower, Deckle edge nestabilities, sewing machine, hero arts bling

Recipe for altered crisco holder:

STAMP SETS USED: Charlie Daisy
CARDSTOCK AND PAPERS: White, Sorbet (CTMH)
INKPADS: twilight (CTMH)
ACCESSORIES AND EMBELLISHMENTS: flower soft, edge distresser

Clear Dollar Stamps Sneak Peek #1 - Songbird Silouettes

Good morning friends, today is one of those days :) Its preview time for Clear Dollar Stamps and you won't be disappointed. There are a lot of stamps being released and they are all fabulous!

But before I get going... here's your chance for Guest Design Spot for the month of March. Click -->HERE<-- for all the details!

Today I am featuring a stamp set called Songbird Silhouettes (available March 1st) that is a wonderful classic set. You will be reaching for it over and over again. I've got 2 cards to share with you where I've tried to vary the overall look of each.

My first card I went with a bold yet classic look using the colors black, red, and white. I know you've seen that color combo here on my blog before - it is truly one of my favorites.

I used Versamark Black (I think I need a new and juicier pad though) and then used clear embossing powder to give it a nice shiny texture. I used my oval nestabilities to cut and frame him as well as a nestability as my frame for my sentiment. And as always, you can never go wrong with the Swiss Dots Cuttlebug folder!!

Here's a close up of the embossed bird.

Recipe: STAMP SETS USED: songbird silhouettes CARDSTOCK AND PAPERS: pure poppy, white (PTI) INKPADS:versseamark black, CTMH black ACCESSORIES AND EMBELLISHMENTS:clear embossing powder, oval nestabilities, double ended tags trio, kaisercraft rhinestones, swiss dots embossing folder

My next card definitely uses some different colors for you. I definitely prefer the black, red, and white, but these are nice in their own right. One of my favorite sentiments was used on the next card: "Sing a Spring Song" it just has such a sweet sound to it.

Recipe:

STAMP SETS USED: songbird silhouettes
CARDSTOCK AND PAPERS:PTI white, Ocean, Autumn Terracotta, Twilight (CTMH), We R memory keepers designer paper
INKPADS:twilight, ocean (CTMH)
ACCESSORIES AND EMBELLISHMENTS:fiskars treading water punch, trio tag nestabilities, music notes cuttlebug folder

Again, I used a cuttlebug embossing folder, the music notes for this one. I thought it paired up so nicely with the sentiment.

Well, that is it for me, but go check out my fellow Design Team Members that each have another beautiful way to highlight this wonderful stamp set.

Laurie
Kim
Monique
Alex
Linsey
Candy
Stacy

Thanks for visiting and come back tomorrow... I'll have more :) Have a wonderful Wednesday!!!

Back to Business and a Card

Hi everyone! Life goes on and I'm back to the regular old grind of being Mom. The boys have been very sweet and are still telling me that they missed me while I was gone. I really missed their cute little faces too.

So, I have a big of news to share. If you would like a chance to be a reporter for Craft Critique head on over for all the details.

And here is a card that I made before I left that I didn't get around to sharing. Its just a continuation with my fascination and practice using my watercolor brush. Now that I have found the joys of using good watercolor paper, I'm hooked. I borrowed this gorgeous flower stamp from my stamping friend Becky and stamped it 3 times with Versacolor Black ink and embossed it with clear powder. I then used a Twinkling H2O from Luminarte to color in my flowers. If you haven't Twinkling H2O's, they are a lot of fun to use and super easy. Another cool aspect about them is that they have a lot of shimmer incorporated in them too. My final step was to cut out various pieces of the flowers and layer them with pop dots.

I paired my stamped image with some Basic Grey and added some stitching for some extra interest. And of course a little bit of bling from Kaisercraft never hurts.

Note, this card ended up being approximately 5x7.



















And finally, one last piece of information to share. I have another tutorial on the Clear Dollar Blog that I had a lot of fun doing. I also used the Twinkling H2O's for that tutorial. Go check it out :) Here are a couple of hints:



Thanks for visiting and have a great day!



Recipe:

Cardstock: white, ripe avocado (PTI), Sweet Leaf (CTMH), watercolor paper
Designer Paper: basic grey euphoria
Ink: Versacolor black
Stamps: PSX
Other: Clear embossing powder, sewing , Kaisercraft rhinestones, twinkling H2O's, waterbrush

Where I've been...

Hi everyone! I would like to introduce you to my wonderful Grandmother aka Halmoni. Halmoni is the Korean word for Grandmother. When my brother and I were adopted, we both spoke Korean but due to the fact that there was no one to speak to, we lost the language except for the 2 words for Grandmother and Grandfather. My Mom's parents loved the fact we said it in Korean and it has stuck this entire time.

If you've noticed I've been absent for a while, it has been because I've been down in Florida with my Mom taking care of business for Halmoni. In a relatively short time she went from independent care living to a nursing home. The day she left her apartment to go to the hospital was the last day she was at home. She hasn't shown any signs of improvement and will continue to need nursing home care from now on.

Mom and I went through all her belongings and and we had an apartment sale on Friday. The time in Florida ran the gambit of emotions, wishing she was the way she used to be, glad that she didn't realize what was happening to all her belongings, terribly sad to see her in this state of mental confusion, but glad to see her looking relatively healthy. She looked so old, small, weak to me though compared to the last time I had seen her.

My last visit with her was a very positive one. She recognized me and called my by name and we "talked" about everything. I don't mind hearing the mental confusion and the randomness of thoughts and times, but it hurts to see her sad and crying. During this visit, she was even laughing and every time she started getting teary, I'd tell her "Halmoni, I don't want to see you cry, I want to see you laugh" and thankfully, it worked and would refocus her. She really seemed to enjoy where ever she was in her thoughts and she seemed to enjoy the individual moments of each of her stories. It was a good visit. It will be nice when we move her closer to us.

Anyway, we are all finished and everything is finally taken care of. We leave tomorrow morning and I will be home by Sunday night - woohoo. It will be so nice to see all my boys - big and small and to get back to my regular routine!

Thanks for letting me share. Take care!

Happy Valentine's Day

Ok, I'm sending out the love today :) Finally, after a very long week, my hubby is coming home sometime this afternoon - Yikes- I hate it when he's gone.

I have to share a cute little story too. Yesterday, Grandma Rhyneer sent Valentine's Day cards to the boys. There were little stickers on the envelope and the cards that were sent and Will and Nate both thought they were pretty cool, so the frist thing they did was stick them on the refridgerator. Will was especially enamoured with his card and he kept it with him the whole afternoon. I decided to drop the twins off at my friend Bekcy's and Will insisted that he take his card to show Becky and I said no problem. Fast forward to late this evening when I was talking with hubby about the Valentine Cards that his mom had sent the boys and it was like a bell ringing. Earlier that evening, I remember Will asking me about his "card", he couldn't find it anywhere and he was sure he had left it at Becky's. Well, I had completely forgotten about the card and did my usual "uh huh", "sure", " ok sweetie" and ignored it and moved on. So of course when that bell went off it was a big "uh huh" moment and we will be heading back to pick up his Valentine's day card. How sweet is that???

So, I had done a tutorial on these cute little candy holders and knew that I wanted to do 2 more so I would have one for each of the boys. They are really very cute. Click -->HERE<-- for the tutorial. Then, I just got my scalloped heart shaped Nesties from Clear Dollar Stamps and I knew I had to make 3 little Valentine's Day cards for the boys out of them. The funny thing about that little cherub is that I completley disliked it when I first saw it, but it looks so cute on these cards.

Anyway, gotta run! Hope you have a "sweet" day!

-Katie

Just for fun

Hi everyone! Do you ever just make a little something just for fun and to create a bit of organization for yourself? I'm sure you do and in my case, I wanted a little box to house all my Kaisercraft pearls and rhinestones. They were getting lost in my drawer, so I thought this was a perfect little way to house them.

I used some really cute paper from TaDa Creative Studios and one of the coordinating stamps and then embellished with no other than some Kaisercraft Rhinestones.

Well, that's about it for me for today - short and sweet. I hope you all have a wonderful day. I've got some errands to run with all the kids -no public school today and that is about it. I'm anxiously awaiting Kevin's return tomorrow and I've got to finish up some more posts and such.

Thanks for visiting!



{Recipe}

Cardstock/Designer Paper: GP White, Tada Creative Studios - TaDa Line
Ink: Sorbet (Close to my Heart)
Stamps: Tee Hee Sprinles (TaDa)
Other: Kaisercraft rhinestones, scor-pal

School Valentines and Box

Hi all, I wanted to share the box that I put together for Hunter's Valentine's school party. We've never had to make a box before so I wasn't exactly sure what we were supposed to do. I fully admit that I did all the work, but Hunter helped picking colors and design. Luckily I had an envelope box that was almost empty that I could alter.

I used some Close to my Heart retired paper and accented with some Martha Stewart Valentine's stamps. The Valentines themselves were all cut using my Cricut - you gotta love that machine - at least I do :)

I can't believ its Thursday alraedy. The week is flying by and I have a ton of things I want to get done before I hit the road. I am missing the hubby, but will see him Saturday night and then I whoosh on out of here again and will be gone for a full 7 days. Its been a crazy month so far.

Thanks for stopping by and I hope you have an awesome Thursday!

You Make Life Bright

Good morning friends! So what is on my plate today?? Let's see... I decided to take the boys (twins) to the twins' group playdate, hey as long as they get to run they'll be doing great.

I stopped by Michaels yesterday and that's what they did the whole time I was there (mind you just one aisle). They "raced" psychotherapy from one end of hte store to the other - yes, I guess I'm "that" mom.

Then, I am meeting a friend at the local scrapbooking store to pick up some stuff that I left at her house - duh!!! I swear, I would forget my own head if it wasn't attached. Then we'll probably stop by the grocery store before we head on home. And let me tell you, after that I'll be done!

So, now that the mundane is over... let me get to my card. I LOVE how this turned out. I'm a huge fan of red and black anyway, but when I saw this Unity stamp set called Shine On, I was a huge fan of this too. I got my set from Limelight Papercrafts.

I kept everything pretty simple, but added some bling with some Black Diamond Stickles and some Kaisercraft Rhinestones. I used a Copic Marker to color my lamp shade and used my long rectangle nestability to cut and mat the image.

If you are looking for a fun little candy heart treat holder head on over to Clear Dollar Stamps blog Clearly iStamp for my Tuesday tutorial.

Thanks for visiting and I hope you have a wonderful day!



{Recipe}

Cardstock: Pure Poppy, White (PTI)
Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black, Sunflower (CTMH)
Stamps: Shine on (Unity Co.)
Other: Nesties, Copics, stickles, kaisercraft rhinestones, ribbon

CPS + Papertrey ink Challenge and Sketch

Wow! I told you I am all sketchy and challengy recently! If I have time (which I probably really don't) I try to do them because I enjoy them, but if there is the chance of a great prize, I'm definitely in (hehe)

So, this card meets the sketch challenge for CPS (Card Positioning Systems) Blog and they have teamed up with Papertrey ink to celebrate their anniversaries. It also is my card for the Papertrey ink challenge on Nichole's Blog, which was to make a "friend" card. Go to either/or both sites to get all the details.

Its almost time to get the oldest from school, so I am scedadling asap.

Thanks for visiting again or for the first time if that is the case :)




I used all Papertrey ink products except the Bazzill flower and tools.

Recipe:

Cardstock: Ocean Tides, Aqua Mist
DP: Everyday Blessings
Ink: Ocean Tides, Aqua Mist
Stamps: Floral Frenzy, Shapes by Design
Other: MS lace punch, circle punches, Bazzill flower, sewing machine

Dutch Dare in the Limelight Challenge Card and Stamp Something Challenge

I am in a challenge frenzy I guess (hehe). Anyway, this one is doing double duty for me: the Dutch Dare Card Challenge and the Stamp Something Challenge Blog.

Limelight Papercrafts is sponsoring the Dutch Dare Card Challenge Blog for this week so I had to play along for that one, but their challenge is a bit sneaky. How about a Valentine card but with out any RED or PINK. So, I went to some of my Close to my Heart paper. This particular paper is called Magic Moments and it is fun, fun paper. I was excited to be able to finally get into it.

I did want a heart incorporated on my card so I used my cricut to cut a heart out. I used my Expression machine, George Cartridge and cut two hearts out at 3 and 2 3/4. I then stitched them together and used my SU! slot punch to lace my ribbon through.

The cupcake is from an A muse stamp called Cupcake Builder. I have quite a few cupcake stamps and I have to say I love them all. I haven't used them all, but I do love them all, plus I thought the sentiment in this one is perfect for a Valentines day card for my sweetie. The cupcake bottom, frosting, and sprinkles are all separate. I stamped them, cut them out, and then attached them with pop dots.

The bling is Kaisercraft Rhinestones and you can find those at Limelight too. Just a little side note here. I loved hearing the reps from Kaisercraft talk at CHA. I had no idea how many international companies make some of my favorite products.

Thanks again, for stopping by and I hope you have a great day!



{Recipe}:

Cardstock: colonial white, cocoa (CTMH)
Designer Paper: Magic Moments level 2
Ink: cocoa, sunflower, barn red (CTMH)
Stamps: Amuse
Other: Sewing, SU Slot punch, CTMH ribbon, crict expression, george cartridge, kaisercraft rhinestones

Papertrey ink Sketch card

Hi all! Here's another submission for Papertrey ink's anniversary celebration contest (random drawing). This time it was for a sketch card and they are always fun!

It was supposed to be Ocean Tides, but I grabbed Aqua Mist instead and by the time I clued in, the card was done. It all worked though, just not how I had intended it. Isn't that the way it always seems to go anyway?? I did end up using the right ink and ribbon though. Oh, I used Fresh Snow for the white ink.

I used last month's release set called With Sympathy for the floral and the sympathy sentiment and then used most everyone's favorite Polka Dot Basics to create my background.

Not much else going on here. I'm solo this week, but otherwise I really don't have much else to share. Sorry, not feeling the animation here.

Clear Dollar Paper Craft Planet Color Challenge

Hi everyone! I had a great day with both my clubs yesterday. I so enjoy getting together with all the ladies - if you are reading you are all a hoot!

I wanted to share this card that I made for the Clear Dollar Stamps color challenge over at Papercraft Planet. There is usually always one going on every weekend. Head on over and get all the details.

I put a bit more emphasis on the blue color, but I like how it turned out. I cut out an extra fence and hooves and used pop dots for a 3-D affect. The really pretty paper is from October Afternoon and you can find it over at Limelight Papercrafts. Mandy has a great selection and I'm really liking the entire line.

That's about it for me... I'm off to bed and I just want to say thanks for dropping by. Have a wonderful Sunday!



{Recipe}

Cardstock: CTMH
DP: October Afternoon
Stamps: Charlie fenced in (Clear Dollar Stamps)
Ink: memento tuxedo black, hollyhock (CTMH)
Other: Nesties, CTMH ribbon, SU! ribbon punch, sewing, fiskars treading water punch

Papertrey ink Challenge

Hey all, I just wanted to share a quick card with you. If you haven't heard, Papertrey ink is doing a huge anniversary celebration. This card was made for the color challenge. I think I'm in the nick of time. I love to win free things and I say this unabashedly!

I'm in a total rush so I'll fill in later if I get time. The details for the challenge and the colors are -->HERE<-- Thanks for visiting. All products are PTI.

Tea for Two - Sketch and Product Challenge

Hi Everyone! You may or may not know, but last month was my last month as a DT member for Mandy at Limelight Papercrafts. I was sad to go, but one of the perks is that I still get to play with all those fabulous ladies.

Here is my take on the sketch - don't mind the fact that I altered it a tad and then forgot the oval shape for my sentiment. Sorry :(

Well, if you love that tea cup you can find it at Mandy's store and I'm not positive if that paper is available, but if not, there are other papers from TaDa that are available.

Which leads me into my story. When I first found Limelight, one of the paper lines that I adored was one called TaDa. I hadn't heard of it, but it was really fun and when the holidays came around I fell in love with one of their holiday lines. One of my most favorite projects of last year was that paper Christmas ornament and matching box that I made with the TaDa line and for a DT group project. You can find that -->HERE<-- along with the tutorial. Anyway, Mandy was kind enough to let me know that TaDa was hosting a contest and since I had that awesome project already done, I submitted and guess what??? Yup, I won and in turn received TaDa's entire line of paper and 6 stamps of my choice.

Fast forward and skip back to a couple of weeks ago when I was at CHA and guess who was there walking the show? Yup, I'm sure you guessed correctly again. The two fabulous ladies who created TaDa - Annette and Mary. It was incredibly cool to meet with these very innovative designers of scrapbook paper. Their line is very fresh, fun, unique, classic, all rolled into their distinct lines. TaDa will be coming out with a fall line up and I'm positive that it will be fabulous. I can't wait to see it. Annette and Mary, if you happen upon this post, you guys are awesome!

So that's it for my story. The designer paper and the teacup stamp is from TaDa, but the sentiment "tea for two" is actually from a mini Hero Arts stamp set as are the bits of bling.

Thanks for hanging in there with me and I know its early, but I have been working on sneak peeks for the next Clear Dollar release and I have to say I {heart} them all. Can't wait to show you. I also have to say that I'll be posting a *sweet* Valentines project/tutorial next Tuesday on the Clear Dollar Stamp's blog - Clearly iStamp - too.

Have a great day!



{Recipe}

Cardstock: Spring Moss (PTI)
Designer Paper: TaDa
Ink: Cocoa (CTMH)
Stamps: TaDa, Hero Arts
Other: Hero Arts gems, Round Nestabilities

Treasure Chest - Argh Matey

Hi everyone! Woo hoo, Hunter has no cavities. I always feel relief after every appointment. Me on the other hand... cavities all the time it seems. I will blame it on my lack of preventative dental health in my early childhood... sorry I'm digressing here.

Well, today I am revisiting something I made last week just using a different theme. I made a Valentine's Treasure Chest for Lori's Clearly iStamp blog. You can find the tutorial for it -->HERE<-- At the same time, Clear Dollar Stamps was releasing a new stamp called Wood Grain and I thought it would be perfect for a less sweet treasure chest. I finally got a chance to put that stamp into action again.

After I stamped my cardstock, I added some darker colored cardstock for my chest straps. Because I didn't have enough brads, I used my Versamark pen and gold embossing powder to create the dots (nail heads I guess). Either way, I like how it turned out.

Today, I'm headed out to go rock some babies and I'm hoping to get some more stamping in later today.

Lori is offering up blog candy -->HERE<-- and you've got plenty of time to play along and then head on over -->HERE<-- to check out my Stamp Spotlight post for Clear Dollar Stamps.

Thanks for stopping by and have a fabulous Tuesday.



{Recipe}

Cardstock: Desert Sand, Cocoa (CTMH)
Ink: Cocoa (CTMH)
Stamps: Wood Grain (Clear Dollar Stamps)
Other: Gold Embossing Powder, Heat Gun, Versamarker pen, Brads