Happy Spring

My last entry/link up for the Spring coffee loving papercrafters blog hop.

Click on the above link to take you over to the hop page.  Play along!  There's always amazing inspiration from so many coffee loving papercrafters... or tea... or cocoa!

AND Sponsors!  Win prizes!  Woohoo!  A special thank you to the organizers of this event!  and the very generous sponsors.  These blog hops are my favorite and so much fun.  I appreciate all you do!

This card I created using the Unity coffee cup stamp again; colored with The Stamps of Life markers and a water pen.  I layered white on white cut with stitched rectangle dies from The Stamps of Life.I added few pearl embellishments, little epoxy heart and twine bow.

Coffee. Craft. Repeat.

YES!  Linking up this card for the SPRING coffee loving papercrafters blog hop.

This card has a picture of me.  haha.  Just kidding... but kinda. ;)  This one of my oldies but goodies and a favorite stamp from Fresh Brewed Designs called Crafty girl.  The Coffee sentiment and rings/stains is a fun little stamp set for Altenew. Stitched rectangle and stitched square dies are The Stamps of Life.  I colored it with The Stamps of Life markers and water pen.

May your coffee ....

kick in before reality!  HA!  Another link up for the SPRING coffee loving papercrafters blog hop! 

This is such a fun stamp set by Stamplorations/Big Grins.  I colored it with The Stamps of Life markers and a water pen.  The bunny I colored with white chalk pencil. Sadly, I didn't have good lighting when I took this, but I sponged versamark ink all along the flower border, bottom corner to top and wet embossed it with glitter EP. It looks pretty. :)  Stitched rectangle dies and papers are The Stamps of Life.

Beauty is being....

I have another entry for the hop. For more information on the hop, scroll down one post or click HERE.

I just recently bought this stamp set from Unity.  It's so pretty!  I could not resist!  AND it was on sale, so woohoo!  I used it with the Sizzix/Stephanie Barnard rectangle flip it card die set.  I colored it with markers from The Stamps of Life and a water brush. Papers are TSOL.

It's Spring and it's time......

.... for the Coffee Loving Papercrafters SPRING BLOG HOP!  Join in HERE!

When: Friday, March 24 - Friday, March 31

Time: 6 am pacific

THEME: Spring

USE: coffee, tea &/or cocoa images

The first card I'm linking up is an Easter coffee card I created using a Sizzix/Stephanie Barnard step up die.  The bunny, coffee cup, carrot, word bubble, grass and Easter eggs are all stamps/dies by Stephanie Barnard/The Stamps of Life/Sizzix.  The funny punny saying stamp and Java happy Easter is Stamplorations/Big Grin's bunny stamp set.  

I hope the Easter bunny brings me a basket of coffee.  :)

This hop is organized by AMAZING coffee loving papercrafters and has SO MANY GENEROUS sponsors for prizes.  The inspiration during these hops is incredible!  

Instagram: #spring2017clh

Pudgie..

Here's a little mouse you're going to love.  Mousepudgie2stamp, plus dies. So cute!  I hear it's going to be a new line of stamps with different pudgie animals. How fun! 

Here are two cards I created using this new set:

There's pudgie!  I added some little google eyes. :) I created the cheese card base with the tsol circle die set. I inked the under color with banana ink, and then sprayed it all with some mist spray I had in my stash. I need to find more. Anyway.... that's how I created that card. The mouse is colored with tsol markers....

 This card is a mini step up card die set. The word bubbles are from the sizzix birds and tree set. papers tsol. :)

CUTE!  I look forward to finding out what the new pudgie animal will be. :)

Best Wishes

NEW today is a beautiful new circle die set that says Best Wishes. It's really pretty! Apparently, Stephanie made an error- in your favor! The price is awesome, so go get one now at The Stamps of Life. :) 

Here are two samples I created:

Here I used it on the front of a gate card using the sizzix half A2 card die set and panel die.

 For this card, I used the circle flip it card. It fits perfectly on it as does all the other circle word dies (see below, congrats).

 The stamps, bird die, and flowers are from hippo2stamp and it's coordinating die set.

border words

NEW!!  at the Stamps of Life today:  sizzix border word dies.  Really pretty!  and FLASH SALE ITEM today 3/15.  Go get it for an awesome price!  :)

Here are a few samples to share with you:

All products used are Sizzix and/or The Stamps of Life.

THANK YOU

NEW!!  today at the Stamps of Life:  sizzix thank you drop in card die set. It's also a flash sale item TODAY 3/15, so get it now at an awesome price. :)

This is a really pretty thank you card set.  Here are a few samples I created to share withyou...

 I used the cut out hearts inside...

 For this card, I cut off the top.. just to change it up a bit. :)

sunburst!

This is a NEW background stamp from The Stamps of Life and it's pretty amazing! 

Sunburst2stamp

 I used part of it here for a beachy scene using the flamingo2stamp and dies....

 and here I used it with a scripture from light4jesus stamp set.  I used TSOL banana ink, which was drying a bit too fast, so I first used my versamark ink pad directly on the stamp and then the banana ink. This did not affect my banana ink pad, but gave it a stickier surface without drying too fast.... then I heat embossed it with a sparkle embossing powder. I did a couple of coats.  I think it turned out cool and was worth the extra effort. :)

more SHEEP

As always, it's the 7th of the month, so coordinating stamp sets for the stamp of the month at The Stamps of Life, are released.  There's not just one, BUT TWO this time:  patterns4sheep and sayings4sheep. OH! and the patterns4sheep is a FLASH SALE item today! 3/7!  Get it for an awesome discount. :)

Here is a sheep load of samples I created to share (ha. did you see what i did there). ;)  Okay...

 This is using the patterns4sheep. Also: circle die, stitched circle die. inks and embellishments tsol.

 Patterns4sheep. inks are tsol.

 Sayings4sheep on the happy birthday step up card die set. stitched rectangle dies. inks and papers tsol.

 and lastly, using tsol felt and stitched rectangle dies, sayings4sheep, grid heart die, tsol inks and embellishments.....

I love sheep!  Fun sets!  :)

NEW sizzix/sb items!

New Sizzix/Stephanie Barnard half card panel dies are available now at The Stamps of Life!  They are soooo pretty! 

Here I used the heart swirl one to create a sleeve for this gate card.  The heart is so pretty and happens to match the pattern of the heart in the A2 size half card die set.  :)

 And here's the pretty flower pattern.  I used the sizzix dragonfly triplits with it.

 Again, the the flower, but I put it on one card. The funny thing is.... I purposely didn't line the two up, because I thought it looked good like that, but now .... months later... when I see the card, it bugs me.  What was I thinking?  Do you ever do that?  lol!  It's still pretty!  BUT!  This card has one of the newer sizzix/sb circle word dies. 

SHEEP

It's a new month, so that means... new stamp club stamp set and diehard dies over at The Stamps of Life!  :)

This month is sheep2stamp.

It's so cute!  Of course, I love farm animals, so.....

This is a real quick and easy stand up using the mini square stand up card die set, along with the get well bandage dies.  On this sheep, however, I used some liquid applique to make him wooly looking. :)

 Here I created a scene with all the little sheep stamps/dies. I also used one of my old but still favorite sets: hot4balloons stamp/die sets.

 Here's a little birthday sheep card using a scalloped stand up and the party hat triplit dies. You can't tell in the photo, but the sheep have white felt for wool. :)